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Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 39. BLUE DIRECTS CLEAN-UP. fICRGKOX GKN f.HAL assumes CONTROL of situation. ?*+ry Effort Will lie Mmk* to Un ? dent Spread of Plague anil to Avert Troohftre. New oilcans, Jufy 2.?Surgeon General Rupert Hlue of the United State? public health und murine hos? pital service, today took churgo of the bubonic plague situation In New Orleans. While no new rases devel? oped today Surgeon General Blue de? clared at a meeting of business men and health officials thut some time would be required to eradicate conta? gion. He suid a thorough rat sur very of the city must be made in or <t?r to determine the extent of in? fection and to guard against any out? break of the disease in a new zone. Alt vessels leaving here will be thoroughly Inspected, fumigated and cleared of rats. After this Inspec? tion by government agents. It was announced, ships will be admitted to all ports which otherwise would en? force a rigid quarantine. It was ex? plained that ships given pratique here under usual rules of maritime pro? cedure would not be subjected to further Inspection even at ports thut had quarantined against New Or? leans. Vessels arriving here from in? fected ports aro admitted without in? spection when they show proper ere tlAcates from health authorities. Health officers from Alabama. Texas and many nearby coast cities approved plans adopted at tho con? ference with Surgeon General Blue. They stated there would be no general quarantine against New Orleans so long ai local conditions remain fa? vorable. Plague experts from Washington will be ordered hero by Surgeon Gen? eral Blue and probably a corps of ?ipert rat catchers also will be brought from San Francisco. The touros of Infection has been traced to fleas, carried by rat? In a lodging ?*? SsssSHSSsers tho two borbonlc plague patients contracted tho disease. With the destruction of all rats In the in fected district it Is believed by the health authorities that all danger of further spread will be removed. W. W. Wilkinson, tho sole sufferer from the disease at this Um?, is still reported us Improving. CAMDFN BUK K PLANT BURNS. Lose of $10.000 In Snstah. d?I* Prop? erty of U. A. Gulgnard of Columbia. Camden. July 3.?The plant of the Caniden Brick company was burned at I o'clock on Thursday, sustaining % loss of $20,000. Tho lire was hught to have been started by u ? vitch engine that had been there a f w minutes before. The plant Is the property of G. A. Guignard of Columbia und is under the management of W. C. Jlough. Th* plant had boon closed for three weeks and although there were seve? ral laborers there ut the time of the Ore, it could not be cheeked, consum? ing tho dry kilns, muln building and buildings that housed the machinery. A million brick wero ^?n hand at th< time of tho lire. Very little insur? ance was carried on the buildings. A new plant will bo rebuilt but rot on the old site. The new site is mar the ncKro remetery and Is uhovo high water that often handicapped the old plant In time of freshets. TO DI II \ l It VESSELS. Arrangement* Made for Trun>fcr to Greece. Washington, July ?>.?Arrange? ments for the transfer of the battle ahlp Idaho, now at Naples. to the Oreek government wen- completed today and the battleship Maine was ordered to sail from Philadelphia Wednesday for the Italian port |?j recelvo the Idaho's crew and the naval academy midshipmen aboard her. Tho battleship Mississippi will be turned over to Greek sailors at Newport News. Va., next week. A cheek for $12.000,.?. the pur? chase price of the two warships, probably will be delivered at the navy department tomorrow. The (ireek government will be represented by tho agent of an American shipbuild? ing company. noMirmi: in m\< on. Prominent IgrWftf KHK < ar|* nter In Front of iNmtoSlee. Macon. July 4.?Judge A. W Stokes, a lawyer this mormnu shot and killed Virgil Thomas a rarpenter. on Mulberry street. In front .,i tin pom..ttire Stoker accused Thomm al ruining his home. Stokes ?um nd< i I to tho sheriff immediately. WHITE MAN KILLS NEGRO. CHAKLKY WKLLfl SHOOTS CHAK IH Hi-:miIi-:KT ox LIBERTY STKHET. Xogro l'.ndcavors to CM Away After First Shot Im Fired, hut Wells Fol lows Ulm iii? Shooting Ulm Twice More?Sentiment Against Wells. From The Dully Item. July 4. A great deal of excitement was caused yesterday afternoon a few minutes before (I o'clock by the shoot ing of Charley Reinsert by Charley Wells. The shooting oeurred on Liberty street in front of the Citizens' Meat Market and seems to have been entirely uncalled for. Sentiment has been stirred up against Wells because of the shooting and the testimony at the inquest this morning seems to warrant the feeling of condemnation. Charley licmbert was one of the 1 drivers of the city carts and has been i driving "Old Billy" the cx-flre horse, for some time. He is reported to be of a peaceable disposition and an in I dustrious neuro. Wells is of a family who have lived here many years I and has his home on Broad street He is well known in town, where he sells poultry, eggs, and fruits and vegetables. He was arrested imme? diately after the shooting, even while he was endeavoring to tire his pistoi at the body of the prostrate negro, by Policeman A. D. Owens, who was on that beat and who heard the shots fired. He is reported to be half craxy. From the testimony at the inquest this morning it seems that Wells had his wagon at the side of the street in front of the fountain at which ani? mals drink. The wagon was so placed that other animals coming from Main street could not drink at the fountain. The negro drove up and asked Wells to move on, if his horse had I'm tehee I drinking, so that his, the negro's horse could drink. Wells at llrst did not pay any attention to the negro, but later told him to let his horse dr nk out of the trough. .The negro! drove around Wells' wagon and got out of his cart, taking the rein of Wells' horse so as to hold its head aside while the other horse drank. Wells said something about the "ne? gro would be sorry for it" and upon tho negro replying, "I don't want to have no fuss with you," he reached around and secured his pistol, either from his pocket or under the seat of the wagon, the witnesses did not know which, und tired at the negro from his wagon. The negro was stand? ing between the two horses and did not attempt to move until after Wells had snapped his pistol ami bred at the third attempt, when he started across the street. Wells jumped out of his wagon and lircd at the negro as he ran around behind his horse. l!otb shots look effect, the (lrst on one side of the breast ami the second on the other side of the breast. The negro then started up to? wards Main street, when Wells follow? ed and shot bun a third time in the: side. The negro fell and Wells snap? ped his pistol oneo or twice more be? fore Policeman Owens reached the scene and arrested him. Mr. Claude M. Melton of Spartan burg, a drummer, was standing on tho sidewalk and overheard the conversa? tion between the negro and Wells and saw the whole of the affair. When Wells pulled bis pistol Mr. Melton called to hlin not to shoot, but Wells did not pay any attention to him. When the horses Jumped at tho llrst ?Bot? Mr. Melton caught Wells' horse just as Wells jumped out of tho Wag? on. Wells' brother ran out the mar? ket then and started toward bis brother, telling Melton to bob! the louse. He ran up behind Charley, but did not attempt to take the pistol away from him. Wells elalmod that the negro bad cursed him. when he lirst came up and that be bad polled him from his wag? on and sttuek him With the butt of his Whip, but witnesses denied tb.s statement and an examination of Weils by oiii. < is revealed no signs of uny Violence save a small scratch on bis Cheek Which Wells s;ii.l the ne? gro bad done with his linger nail The Jury after hearing ?several wit? nesses retorned s verdict that Item bcrt had come t.. his death from gun? shot wounds received at Ihe ha mix of Charey Wells on Frida) afternoon Liberty stre< t. josirir < iiAMiii Ki.\ix m:\i>. DMlnguMicd Kgffltwll stale-man l-fcggfd Anny Thursday Night. London, July :'>.?Joseph <'bami.or? igin, the famous British stalesmun, died late last Right, Aged TV Tin news of bis death was Kept seiet Uli? III today. DISORDER AT GAFFNEY. ABORTIVE ATTEMPT TO HOWL POLLOCK DOWN. Acrid Exchange! Between Stioakcrsl und Members of Attdienoe Feature of Session. i Gaffncy, July o.?For tho lirst tinioj since the campaign opened there was a concerted and well-directed effort to howl down a senatorial candidate at the Cherokee county meeting today. The speaker was W, 1'. Pollock, the cundidatc from Cheraw, Chesterticld j county. It was placing the non-enforcement of the laws in Charleston directly at the door of the governor that pre? cipitated the llrst confusion, and ask? ing of the members of the audience if they wished to he lined up with the I "king of blind tigers of Market Street" j on the ?governor's staff. j When the first ^ hiff of the gather? ing storm hau blown over, another' ' gust swept down on the speaker when he began to Hay the governor for the I part he had taken in the trial of Dr. ! Klcanora B, Saundcrs. It was only I by skilful tacking, stinging replies and the assistance of the remainder of the ! crowd that the speaker was able to resist these onslaughts and fairly beat his antagonists at the game. The governor, too, was showered with derisive questions and was sub? jected to numerous rebuking utter? ances. One of the hecklers he called a "liar" and a "darned fool," and told him that if he had justice he would In all probability be in the peniten? tiary for stealing. There were approximately S00 voters at the meeting today. The spea>ing was held in the court house, which did not accommodate all who wished to hear. In the audience were Sam J. NlOholll and Solic itor Albert C Hill, both Ukase leaders in Spartan burg county, li. A Dobson, the coun? ty chairman, presided, and the Kev. H. A. Knox offered the prayer at the opening. Mr. Pollock was the first speaker.^ lie discussed his legislative record, saying that he was the first to labor for State aid for weak country schools and also wrote a Jim Crow car bill practically as the present law now stand?. The man from Cheraw then took up the records of two of his Oppo? nent! and said that Senator Smith s record was too small to stand upon and the governor's too bad to hold up any good man. When the speaker charged that the governor was responsible for , the > non-enforcement of the laws in Char? leston and that he was trying to line the good people of the State up with Vincent Chlcco ami James Bottlle. *he Please forces became incensed and ?plied the speaker with questions. "Why weren't you at church?" one asked, when Mr. Pollock referred to the bar in a Charleston hotel, which he saw in full operation the Sunday the senatorial party spent in Charles? ton. Another retorted: "I'd just as soon be lined up with them as with 'nig? gers.' " However, it was not until the trial of Dr. Saundcrs was under discus? sion that the disturbers got in full sway and persistently whooped ami harassed the speaker. When the asylum Investigation was taken up, X. W. Hardln, who was a member of the Investigating commit? tee, arose and asked if the governor throughout the report did not say that Or. Saundcrs was Innocent. The speaker answered in the affirm? ative, but proceeded to read from the record what the governor had said about the decent women leaving the asylum it' they knew the tall; that was goin^ on. and also c ited the find? ings of the committee that in-, laun? ders was exonerated from all insin? uations and innuendoes and all allega? tions, which report was signed by Mr. Ilardln. It was at this staue thnt t lie* howling WftS most intense and tin speaker had most difficulty in wurriWK off the hecklers. When Senator Smith was intro? duced ho reminded tin- Cherokee au? dience thai in- received the greatest majority sis years ago ever given by the State to uny one for the olllce. "You'll not gel it this year." some one culled out. The senator evidently recognised Ids accuser as not loin -r from ihe farm. ".lust wait." tin- s|ieuker said, shuk inn Li fori tm:? r :it Ii I Ii?, "Just wail until > on he ir from i he i" uplc w ho make Ihe fond you eal anil Ihe < lothi s S ou wear Tin * II slnnd by I Id Knill I? and he's going hack In the senate \<\ i he grace ol t}< >d." The speaker em phn> l/.ed I he In* I w oi d \\ it Ii tt ship on his ? hei i und 11 I was followed b> lumtilluous shout lug. I 'n different StUUlpS III Use campaign' m. L. smith and RICHARDS AROUSE EXT1Ii si asm. Speaker Declares That lie t anccled Business Engagement to Attend Convention and Vote Against Btonoo, ? Camden, July :j.?Cltixene of Kcr ?Haw County gave Mendel L. Smith I of Caimlen an ovation today after he declared that he cancoled a busi? ness engagement In Richmond to go to the State Democratic convention <>f 1912 to vote against Jilease for delegate to the national Democratic convention at Baltimore. A small group of men in the audience at Camden showed a marked disposition to interrupt various candidates and to seize every opportunity to yell for! Bleaae. The voclferatora were In the minority, and though the Camden meeting was marked by many Inter? ruptions and some heckling the men responsible for it could be counted on the lingers of cue hand. As a whole the Kcrshaw audience was as Well behaved and as respectful as any in the 13 counties previously1 visited by the candidates for State offices. John G. Richards and Mendel L. Smith, Kershaw's two candidates for governor, were both vigorously up-; plauded when they announced their i candidacies in one minute speeches! today. The ovation for Mendel L. Smith came later in the meeting; when W. C. Irby Jr., gave him time to answer a part of his speech. The I watermelon and flowers presented to (Mendel L. Smith and the Mowers and peaches given to John Q. Richards by admirers today added a decidedly I vegetative touch to the Canton meet? ing. A very palpable error occurred in the report sent by this correspondent of the Chesterfield meeting which ap ipearcd In The State of July ::. A [sentence in the report read: "Mr. [Manning declares compulsory educa? tion impracticable." Thlfl sentence i should have read: "Mr. Manning I declares Statewide compulsory edu? cation impracticable." The sentence 'in the report as printed was an evi? dent contradiction to Mr. Manning's advocacy of the passage of a law to permit the citizens of each county to vote on the question of adopting a local system of compulsory school attendance. ? Senator Smith has been accused of , being derelict in his duty as regards immigration. This accusation was an? swered today when the senator said that he Wanted to nail Up the wide open doors to Kuropean riffraff and put the thumb screws on people "who Work cheaper than you do, live on rot ' ten oranges and black bananas, and then sting you to death on election day." The speaker further said that it takes 21 years to raise a native born citizen, but the shipping companies could raise one In a year. Senator Smith also quoted ligures to show that there were more immigrants Within the last 12 months than male babies born In the United states. Hcnator Smith ful.'y discussed his amendment to the new banking and currency law, whereby farm produce and real estate were made collateral and the time limit for farmer:.' notes extended from !'?i days to six months until a crop had been produced. He also explained bis work In getting cotton grades standardized and the testing of tin- tensile strength of dif? ferent grades, which work was done at Clemson College. "Yet they say l haven't done any? thing" the speaker said. 'If 1 haven't," he continued, "I tried like the dickens." in concluding, the speaker chal? lenged every man. woman and child in the audience to search his record. "If you lind a single instance." he said, "whether by vote or failure to raise my voice, that I'VC failed to light your battles, point to the time, und i n resign." Oov. Hlcusc followed Senator Smith and at no time since the campaign opened has the governor s?> furiously ridden his "nigger" hobbyhorse or so freely lushed with whip and spur. Senator Smith was accused of he? lm? a member of the llaskell conven tii n. He was also taken to task for approving the appointment nf James 1. Sims as rnited states mar? shal -"a man who once set type on a negro Republican newspaper, when you were lighting lo throw off Ihe rule of the negro." The senator was also (axed with supporting a rcsolu lution lo pa> a negro fainil) $U,000 in the event a member was lynched. Sen? ator Smith was also charged with fail me In support a resolution offered al the Baltimore convention in 101? to THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. PRESIDENT WILSON ATTENDS GREAT CELEBRATION IN PHILADELPHIA. Delivers Address Tills Afternoon ami in the Forenoon Reviewed Greet Pa? rade from Independence Hall. Philadelphia, July 4.?The biggest celebration Of the fourth of July in the United States was held today In the home of the declaration of inde? pendent*'. The city is gay with flags and Independence hall, and other his-( torie buildings are buried in bunting. President Wilson tame from Washing? ton and will deliver an address this afternoon. I President Wilson occupied the same chair in which John Hancock sat when he signed the declaration of independence and In front of him was placed the table upon which the dec? laration was signed. Sc hool c hildren by the thousands sang patriotic songs and soldiers and sailors in large numbers were present. Sane and Safe Courth. Chicago, July 5.?The country gen crally is today experiencing the "safest and sanest" Fourth of July in history. Many places have prohibited the sale of fireworks and few acci? dents have been reported this morn? ing. JOY RIDERS KILLED. Automobile Plunges Down Seventy Coot Cmhankmont. Birmingham, July 3.?William Xet tzell master mechanic of the Tennes? see Coal and Iron company was kill? ed and < >. M. Piddle, c ivil engineer, and A. E. Meohl a liquor dealer badly injured late last night when their automobile plunged over a seventy five foot embankment near Lake Purely. The stealing gear went wrong. _ DARLINGTON HORSE SHOW. Dig Crowd Gather for Event. 1 Darlington, July 3.?(Inder good J weather conditions, and in the pres , encc of a large crowd gathered here from the county and surrounding ' tow us the annual horse show was pulled off here this morning on the 'public square. The line horse llcsh, which as heretofore characterized these exhibitions, and that has made Darlington and Darlington county a reputation in this line, could bo seen hcre> this morning in Its usual high atadard. The show was judged by Mr. Wray of Ashcvillo and Mr. Little of Camden. Mr. Wray had been chosen for this work, but l>ecause of ti misconncction on the road was delayed in reaching here and until 11 o'clock Mr. Little kindly offered bis services. The decisions of both met With ge ne ral approval. In the afternoon at the race track a good crowd gathered to see the trotting and running races and motor? cycle races. repeal the 1 1th amendment. The governor promised that If he was sent to the senate and din't have the negro civil service appointees re? moved within the next four years he would not auain msk for the office. Today the chief executive was more ! inclined to believe the new spapers than on former occasions. To substan? tiate some claim against Senator Smith about a committee appointment, he read a dispati h from The State. He also quoted an editorial from the Charleston News and Courier stating that. In the former senatorial race some men voted for Senator Smith, under compulsion. A good number of voters left the court bouse today when the governor had finished. This opportunity was seized by Mr. Jennings to hurl de liance at the dispersing I "lease ites, and to urge that they couldn't afford to slay and hear the truth, lest they he converted. The mayor of Sumtcr derided the governor's "nigger" programme. "Yes. the governor has much to say ubout the negro," he begun, "is it worse," be asked, 'to have here and there u neuro delivering the mail than it |s to have more than H00 criminal negroes turned loose in the- commu? nity ?" Mr. Jennings prophesied the death of Rleaseisin nn August lt>. "if l read I he Blgns of the i im?. right." he continued, "ihe epitaph of I Mease ism will be written at the next election and there will be no i? *ur rect ion in South Carolina." The speaker said that h< didn't ap? prove of many of the men in the run? ning for governor, but, he added, "from nil t hat bum h \ on can*I clei I a man who'll ever make the record cd' Cole Please." WASHINGTON OFFICIALS STILL THINK THERE is CHANGE Foil SOLl T tON OF MEXICAN PROBLEM. Douglas Confers With Hi.van After Long Co?lWttOM With Constitu? tionalist Agents In the National Cap? ital?Commissioners Call on Wilson. Washington, July 3.?With Mexi? can mediation in recess pending ac? tion by the constitutionalists, ollicials of the Washlngtor government to? night refused to ye that all chances for pear /fled. Administrate /rs held \o this optimistic vie mW /ite the iuct that no definite f ad conn- from Gen. Carranza, ^ aief of the constitu? tionalists v .cting the conference with h . w ..rdinatcs over the invi tatfog . the mediators for his 9 age/ v i trtlclpate In discussion wy /Huerta representatives. To v Auk. Douglas, one of Carranza's o. /llors. who has been chielly in? terested in efforts to bring about the meeting between the Mexican antago? nists, had a long conference with Sec? retary Bryan. Previous to this he had conferred for hours with Rafael Zu baran and Luis Cabrera, Carranza's chief agent in Washington. It was admitted that messages had been re? ceived from Gen. Carranza at Sal tillo but it vas learned these mes? sages asked for further information about the proponed conference and also with relation to the attitude of the United States. It was intimated that some assur? ance^ were wanted by the constitu? tionalists as to when the United States would retire from Vera Cruz in the event that the constitutionalists should agree to a provisional government pending a constitutional election. Mr. Bryan wou'd not discuss the situ? ation but the general indication in all sources was that nothing definite would be known concerning the con? st it utlonaltst's decision for several , days. ? - That the Washington government still is exerting all possible inlluence upon the constitutionalists to yield to the proposed conference again was apparent, and John li. Sil Ii man, vice I consul at Saltillo left tonight, to re? turn to his post there, to do every? thing in bis power to induce Gen. Carranza and his associates to agree to a provisional government. Mr. Sii liman had a. long talk with President W ilson before his departure. ? Mr. Cabrera and Mr. Zubaran still expressed hope that a favorble re? ply world be received from Gen. Car? ranza. despite the fact ttu t Fernando Igtesias, leader of the Liberal party in Mexico and personal friend of Gen. Carranza, authorized the statement that the constitutionalists never would treat with iiierta's delegates except upon terms of surrender. Mr.jCnhro* ra and Mr. Zubaran would not com? ment upon this statement, but it was pointed out that the chief agent of Gen. Carranza in Washington, through whom all oRictal statements were transmitted, was Mr. Zubaran. Mr. Zubaran Insisted that there was no delinite word from his chief re? garding the proposed conference. Justice Lamar and Mr. Lehmann, the American commissioners to the Niagara Falls conference, returned to Washington today. They talked brief? ly with Pre .dent Wilson and Secre? tary Bryan. The president congratu? lated them upon their painstaking work. No formal conference was laid, but the commissioners expect to see the president again, probably next .Monday. At the constitutionalist headquar? ters, it was apparent that the Imme? diate source ol anxiety was their own internal troubles, chiefly the differ? ences between Con. Villa and Gen. Carranza. The conference at Tor reon, with a View to settling these differences, ?\as reported still to be In progress and unofficial statements were made here tonight that all dif? ferences would be satisfactorily ad? justed within a short time and that the military campaign against Mexi? co City would be renewed shortly w iih Inci case 1 \ Igor. The Man and His Policy. The Slate a: Us: John G. Richards tolerant of evil merely because he does uol vote for Smith'.' What could be more absurd and ''unthink? able?" it is not Uichards refusal to \ot< for Ki*tlth that make ttU n> of us distrust him, but h'.s declared in? tention to \ nie for Bl? am and I'ieaso's support of Kieharos. II Uichards Is ;i 1 Ihe State claims him to be how ? o,s ii account for the political rompon) that he has chos? en?--Orangeburg Times und Demo? crat.