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_JBKtt;Wi ? Tal Frost Tfts Dally fcsm, Hay 9. SMtntrtfcU aoHtntat wu tetlMeUr yesterday aftsirsooa It was rtgsrtiO )wt lbs* tbs Mr of ? aegre mail had bass fousd m tbs Woods an tbs Psjrrffie read Jft* bapas* Faoft?a. TJsoe Isvcatftga tftss, * ?ti MewUNut tig tbs, Mr was mat off Ifcsswa* Rainey. a rjejrro Jtaskmtui off this sttpf wft? ??? * earing oar balasgfftg to Win Jf. tannage* of too OmlMl asks r,aff ftumtsr. Oflssers Spade aft tssttimtioa of the grounds ssd tilt Sftfty ilHm ao to tub Jmsaleide woo fast a pomp polst waft aieeoveted 4? ?mtbes tv short dtetante frost US aSd R la supposed that too mas w**s**ak Is tbs hood wtti this tt?j St*r*s*SL ?1 hi. stall wss ttusfted fts I ItSW^W. of hlsSVoa we* 4 SS Iff as had sips bee^etrue* psjss^tt wsftfteU i ssd^ojsss rscsi ?e*st tbst ?stjsssi baabt ts ** bftewa St tbs ftftsds of pi ? SftftiiSWS So, Ifta Jftry was huosgft* task to tos IS Ms taotftsr, who ?s body tms s^s^pered pp; a ne^r* r% bo was ere****** ***** from s^fl? ^?fc? ^ftr^^Ufc ftJfcH^t\*i tog*to>erWerbv ftrfty was take* t> ittfftscs: st<bb*s4.j two wasired ysros frsm Oft mw+ }?m* and bad jssft rsturssd fstm taking one of tbs man ffyom tfts garage home, Ns farther tfSos of fatal has hasn secured, although tftfti tfte^ifct from indications Uta! tbs mss was fttHsd* between 10 Sod I s**tssk Itasitay* night It Is thought that he was probably struok Is tfts head by some one and takes es* ts the woods, whore the body was after he was desd. Tbs blow sets of hie face Indicated that it wasstruek after he was dead, as there - no blood there. Tfts eher* ttf Sftd a deputies ssd the polios Jmvs boon trying to discover farther Sluts to the murder, but so far save tailed. They are trying to And what reason. If say, anysss had for killing Bsiftsy. or tf fts bad any esemies whs would sib ft* death. He wss un sisrrled ssd wss said to bare been s food negro hsckman. Tfts ear stems to bars been com? pletely swallowed u?> for the present. It wss S Por?l tourins ear and was tfts Property ?>f W. l. Shaw, for whom Italasy was work tag. WAS FArTHFUL SERVANT. Ot?e?ed fa* Dlststory of. the of FSftSsc Rainey of tar. Harvin. Mi.y S.?Eugene Rainey, a eolered automobile back driver of sTumtar. in the employ of Mr. Will J. thaw and Mr. Willie Shaw of Sura tsr, was found dead Tuesday after? noon near Pccalla Springs, a summer suburban resort, where his body, after murder with an iron bludgeon found near his body, had been placed after tbs foul deed, about 40 yards In the woods from the main Burster-Sum? mer ton public road, one mile from Poralftu From hie early boyhood this 1 negro had faithfully served in the family of Cspt. D. W. Alderman, of Aloolu. and subeeqOently of Mr. V. C. Shaw of Humter. He was reliable and trustworthy. The automobile after the murder was carried away by the murderers. The number of the en gins of the Tord car 1? 067.416. The Sumter license number is 647, and the warning whistle ts placed on the car reversely. Quite a large sum has been offered by the Shs* t for the ar? rest and conviction of the miscreants and the recovery of the stolen Ford car. * _* Charles W Bryan, brother of Wil? liam I? Bryan, is the Popuiist candi? date for the governorship of Nebras ftWftfcRS CT IRISH RKVOI7] BT MILITARY COURT AMD SHOT. Chief Secretary for Ireland Retires, Giving as Reason His Mistake In Seriousness of Mmm London, May 3.?Almost simulta? neously wtth the announcement by Premier Asquith In the house of com? mons today that four of ths loaders of the rebellion In Dublin hs.d been oourtmartlaled and shot this morning same the announcement from Augus tta Blrrell, chief secretary tor Ireland, that ho hod resigned as parliamentary hand of the Irish, government. tHo four men shot were all signs series Of ths republican proclamation wlilah sisjseueed the inauguration of the roboPloe Patrick H. Pcarse, provisional prssident of Ireland;" Conaolh* who was sty lei "corn? el the Irish rspub-, J. Clark and Thomas MoDrnesgh wore the ifour for whom sjsath etna meted out Three other sJg^uas>-4k MeDlarmid, X. Osaanat and JepVph nuokstfr?wsre aoatsacod to Um roars la prison. Premier Aeuaith at the same time mooaosd that mt Hagar Casement who was one of the prime movers In the uprising and who m a prisoner in the Tower of London, would be tried with the atmest expedition. Mr. Btrrell made a brief statement and admitted his error as chief secre? tary for Ireland m underestimating ?ha man mein movement adding that he waa Informed that the in? surrection had been put down he ten gored ma resignation to the prime minister and that it had been ac? cepted. John. B?dmend, leader of the Irish parllameatary party, begged the foy Ieminent to be lenient with the. great i of those involved in the revolt Ipad snU.bej. woa partly to Warne for. E)|r. BirreU'n.oarMer eemplj^cyr r<> [opsotlng conditions la Ireland, as he concurred Inl.tfco sscrstaryfs views the saaget of an outbreak-waa m ana? the rotas of his own ambitions there .waa one sad nope in his heart that this waa no Irish rebellion and that now bonds of union might be forged. He hoped that some good might corns loot of this great evil. The prime minister, jn making note of Mr. Birrell's statement said that, without prejudging the decision which might ultimately be taken, he was sure the house had heard Mr. Blrrell not without emotion and sympathy, end he assured Mr. Blrrell that he pos In a peculiar degre the af? fection of all his colleagues. Laurence Olnnell, member for ths north division of Weetmeath ,who Is classed as a Nationalist but follows the leadership of no party, greeted the announcement of the premier that some of the leaders of ths Irish re? bellion had been shot with.the cry of "Huns." For some minutes he pre? vented Mr. Blrrell from making a personal statement and gave notloe that he would move a resolution call? ing attention to the ehooting of "in? nocent men by this Hunnish govern? ment" Patrick II. Pearss was about 33 or 34 years old and was known In Ire? land as an authority on Gaelic litera? ture. He started in life at a barrister, but devoted most of his time to liter? ary and educational pursuits. For some time he was editor of The Gaelic Journal In Dublin and later founded St. Edna's schools, which he conducted up to the time of the Stnn Fein rebellion. Pearss had many friends In the United States. He lectured in this country on Irish ideals and Gaelic lit? erature, the proceeds of his lectures going to the support of his school. Ha was the son of an Englishman, but was himself born and educated In Dublin. He was unmarried. Jsmee Connolly lived for several years In New York, where he was ac? tive as a Socialist and labor agitator. He returned to Ireland about five years ago to aid in organizing the Irish Labor party. fConnolly was about 60 years old. He was the author of a book entitled "Labor in Irish History," published In Dublin, and was editor of a labor paper in that city called The Irish Worker. He was the father of eight children, all of whom survive him as well as his wife. Thomas McDonagh was a close associate of Pearse and a highly ed? ucated man. He was for some time assistant professor of English litera? ture In the National University of Ire? land, but resigned to become assistant J DANGER OF Itic Dispatches indues** '^awS standing Has Bern Mexicans Believe Assfetol*? Will Withdraw m Two Moutns. Washington, May 3.?A. long' tele? gram in code reached the war depart? ment late tonight from Gen. Scott at ?1 Paso, giving a full report OS lila conference with Gen. Obi Carransa war minister. Up, time the message was decodi Washington government had dal knowledge of the result discussion between the twO advisers, although adminlstrat ficlals had made no secret of tin isfactlon over press dlijpetch? bag that an understanding reached and danger of a the de facto Mexican govern re? moved. Gen. 8cott sent a brief maisage during the day that be *ao 'praising a full report for later tn Secretary Baker. The Oen. Bliss, acting chief ot on watch for the report all until far In the night. As passed, however, it became no action toward ratification of the agreement could be taken until after President Wilson had studied//Oes. Scott's dispatch tomorrow. The Mexican problem is berog* han? dled by the president personally, it la understood, and no stepe will be taken without his sanction, v-it has been hinted that Mr. Wilson suggested the El Paso conference. tr.*j Officials apparently tmw. no reason to doubt the accuracy of ptssbTfttffOrtf from El Paso giving the mit*a*sac oi the tentative agreement and tt seamed probable tonight tfcat the *ptrs>tive agreement would be promptly, j unless< state department offic some . element ?in it which further discussion. , 'An indication of the cord of the administration plan, bit upon by Gens. Scott isson of solving ta* border !n# to take eartf action oa sppl Hons for exportation of various ship? ments of arms and ammunition to the 1 Carransa forces. So much doubt has surrounded the attitude of the various Caranaa generals in the north 8tates of Mexico that no war supplies have been given clearance since the Amer? ican troops'started in pursuit of <Visa. JA total of ten million rounds of am muniti?n is said to be' awaiting for? warding permits. Officials of the Mexican embassy took up these questions with the state department today in an Informal and entirely friendly manner. The cam? paign inaugurated against the Zapata forces in Southern Mexico makes it necessary that full supplies be as? sured* for the Carransa forces operat? ing there. ^ State and treasury department offi? cials conferred later, and It Is under? stood that Caransa's representatives were promised that if the results of the Bcott-Obregon conference were as satisfactory as pictured in press re? ports, and the agreement was ratified by both governments, ammunition shipments would be expedited, as the Washington government was anxious to do all in its power to aid in re? storing peace in all parts of Mexico. State department officials are un? derstood to have pointed out that the j (only reason for the delay in the ship? ments was the difficulty in making certain that the war material would go to the loyal Carransa forces. SON KILLS FATHER, [Struck With Baseball Bat in Defense of Mother. Wilmington, Del., May 4.?Defend? ing his mother, Louise Garyantes kill? ed his father, Lawrence Garyantes, with a baseball bat, when he attacked his mother while she was asleep. Murderer Captured. Thompson, Conn., May 4.?John El? liott, the slayer of Sybyl Pettis and her father was captured yesterday three miles from the scene of the crime. He made no resistance. to Pearse in St. Edna's school. Thomas J. Clark was one of the leaders In the Fenian conspiracy of the early '80s. He was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment, but was releused after serving 14 years. After a short visit to America he re? turned to Dublin, where he opened a tobacco store. Clark married the daughter of Mayor John Daly of Limerick, another of the Fenian lead? ers. Ho is survived by his wife and four boys. i. IRISH BEBELS SURRENDER ALL THOSE IN DUBLIN HAVE LAID DOWN ARMS. Nearly Five Hundred Have Boen Tak? en to London?Kimiscortliy Group Given Up. London, May 1.?All the rebels in Dublin have surrendered and those in the countyr districts are doing like? wise, according to an official state? ment issued this evening. The En niscorthy rebels have unconditionally surrendered, it was officially announc? ed tonight. One thousand prisoners were taken in Dublin yesterday, the announcement added. It was officially announced this evening that 489 of the Dublin pris? oners had been sent to England. The official statement says: "All the rebels in Dublin have sur? rendered and the city is reported quite safe. The rebels in the country dis? tricts are surendering to the mobile columns. "There were 1,000 prisoners In Dub? lin yesterday, of whom 489 were sent to England last night "It is reported from Queenstown that hopes were entertained that arms would be landed today in the city of Coric 'During the night of April 30-May 1 the rebels in Enniscorthy made an offer to surrender their leaders and their arms on condition that ths rank end file be allowed to return'to their homes. They were* informed that the only terras that could be entertained were unconditional surrender. These terms were accepted by them at -6 o'clock this morning. It was reported later that ths rebels were surrender? ing today on these terms. 'A column composed of soldiers | and Royal Irish constabulary captured seven prisoners in the neighborhood of Fernes' (County Wexford) today. v "Wlckiow, Arklow, Dunlavtn, Bag lenalstown and New Ross and the counties of Cork, Clare, Limerick and Kerry are generally quiet. The whole of Ulster is' quiet"V 1 ??? THE WOULD-BE SAVIOR, Frogrcssives Can Unite New York, May 1.?Col. Theodore Roosevelt on his return here tonight from Chicago, Issued a sttaement ex? pressing gratification with the recep? tion of his views on "preparedness, national duty and Americanism" In [tho Middle West. Col. Roosevelt de? clared he Is not interested in the poli? tical fortunes of himself or others, and after outlining the principles advo? cated in recent speeches, said: "It Can not bo said too often that this is a time of crisis in the nation's i career. We are laying down the foun? dation and the controlling lines of a pew era In our history. Everything I lean do will be done to see that the people, west and east, realise the facts |knd act accordingly. "As regards myself, I do not believe that the delegates ought to nominate me at Chicago unless they are pre? pared whole heartediy and without reserve to make the fight along the I lines above outlined. I am fighting for certain great and vital principles. '^For that reason I most earnestly hope that the delegates who go to Chicago will nominate some man on whom Republicans and Progressives lean combine and who, moreover, can be heartily supported by all Inde? pendent citizens and particularly by I all independent Democrats who are loyal to the nationalism of Andrew Jackson and who are prepared to put the vital honor and interest of this nation above all mere partisan consid? eration. I hope they will choose a man upon whom all can unite and who, if elected, we can be absolutely certain will put the principal above set forth into actual effect In the govern? ment of the country." SAY COAL PRICE MUST GO UP. Operators State Mino Workers' De? mands Make it Necessary. Philadelphia, May 1.?Anthracite operators here today said prices of prepared sizes of coal will have to be increased to the consumers as a result of the agreement reached with tho mine workers in the hard coal fields. The amount of the increase will not be known until the details of the new agreement have been workod out. New freight rates on anthracite coal will have to be figured in the pro? posed Increased prices. Bulgers Slaughter Greeks. London, May 2.?Fifty Greeks who were captured by the Bulgare invasion of Greek territory were shot to death according to a Saloniki dispatch. COTIOI ACREAGE INCREASE. 6.0 PER CENT. ABOVE NORMAL CROP?DECREASE FERTILIZ? ERS. Ilgures From South Carolina Ap? proximate Smaller Increases in Ac? reage?Planting Late. I, i , / New York, May 1.?Compiling data from the counties of all cotton grow? ing States, The Journal of Commerce, New York, estimates that an increase of 6.9 per cent, in the acreage of cot? ton above normal is indicated. The reduction last year was 14 per cent. Along with the increased acreage put to cotton, this commercial journal approximates a decrease of 25 per cent, in the use of commercial fertilizers, induced by the scarcity of nitrates and the excessive prices charged for available products. Throughout the country planting is late, the delay ranging from 1 to 10 days, with a general average of 5. Small grain crops are reported in poor condition. Statistics were col? lected by 2,000 correspondents. f Figures from South Carolina indi? cate an increased acreage in cottc of 6.3, per cent; decrease in fertif ers 15 per cent; days late 4. Rela < to the general situation The Jo' says: j ? "An increase of 6.9 per cent ** dicated in cotton acreage tr ., compared with a decrease of ? er cent. last year. This is the consensus of opinion of about 2,000 special cor? respondent* of The Journal of Com? merce bearing an average date of April 23. Planting is still incomplete, and it is possible that our next monthly report will show even greater Increases. On account of cold, wet weather small grain crops have done poorly In many localities, which acre? age when abandoned will go Into cot? ton. -A 25 per cent, reduction is re? ported in the use of fertilizers, owing to high prices; and many farmers are increasing acreage to offset a decreas? ed yield. The season is about one week late and germination has been retarded by cold, dry weather- Oh ac count of the scarcity of seed, appre? hension is felt lest drouth should set { In and necessitate replanting, tteesnd is generally well prepared and there is a good season in the ground. "Preliminary estimates of cotton acreage by States, together with; cor? respondents' estimates of fertilizer and the days late or early, compared with a normal season, are given be? low: Estimates by States. Acreage. Fertilizers. Season Inc. Dec. Days late N. Carolina. . .4.2 22 3 8. Carolina . .5.3 15 4 Georgia.4.4 20 2 Florida.5.0 59 3 Alabama. ... 0 34 6 Mississippi . .13.4 23 0 Louisiana. . .14.5 28 1 Texas.5.6 25 10 Arkansas . .10.6 31 0 Tennessee. . . .s.O 32 5 Missouri . . .15.0 0 7 Oklahoma . .15.8 21 9 Average. . .6.9 26 5 BISROPS ASSIGNED TO STATE. j JamcM Atkins to Preside at Lower Conference and W. A. Candler at Upper. Nashville, Tenn., May 1.?The col? lege bishops of the Methodist Epis? copal church, South, today completed the conference assignments of the bishops for the ensuing year. Among the assignments are: Bishop W. B. Murrah, Cuba mission, Cienfeugoes, February 13. Bishop J. C. Kilgo, western North Carolina, Gastonia, November S; North Carolina, Durham, Novem? ber 29. Bishop Collins Denny, North Ala? bama conference, Bessemer, Ala., No? vember 1; Alabama, Selma, Novem? ber 29; Florida, Ocala, Fla, Decem? ber 8. Bishop James Atkins, South Caro? lina conference, Florence, Novem? ber 29. Bishop W. A. Candler, North Geor? gia conference, Griffin, November 8; upper South Carolina, Greenville, No? vember 16; South Georgia, Thomas jville, November 29. The fall meeting of the College of Bishops will be held In Atlanta, Oc? tober 26-29. Owing to recent ill health Bishop Waterhouse was re? lieved from active work for the pres? ent Chief Sumter states that automobile drivers had best be careful in future in crossing streets and in turning at the crossings, as the "stop" signs will be vigorously enforced and failure to obey them will result in arrest and line for the violators. PLAN 10 AID BAM. FEDERAL RESERVE CHECK 6DL LEOFION SYSTEM. Move to Extend Banks Influence Can Not bo Made Effective I.dlssHj but First Steps Afc Taken. -1 i Washington, April SO.?The federal reserve board expects to have its countrywide check collection and clearing system, announced yesterday, extended ultimately to all the banks in the United States. In a letter ta member banks announcing that the new plan would be effective June 16, . and outlining its details, the board says: "It is the purpose of the federal re* serve board to have the collection system developed so as to embrace the collection of checks on non rnember banks and private banks and whil this can not be done immediate* ly / ' ill be taken to afford these fa as rapidly as possible. 0 . federal reserve bank wfll c? at par checks drawn upon all, ? .ember banks, whose checks #m * Elected at par by the reserve ^ a. The federal reserve hanks will ? pare a par list of all non-member ?> inks, to be, revised from time to ime, which will be furnished / , to member banks." Member banks are warned not to impair their reserves by drawing against items in process of collection under! the new system, as such drafts will be charged against reserves'. * "Inasmuch as it is essential that the law in respect to the mainte? nance of required reserves he strictly complied with," says the latter, ?ta* board will fix a penalty to be Imposed upon member banks for eacroacaisff upon their reserves. Member banks can at all times keep their reserves intact by redlscounting with their federal reserve bank." An accurate method of determining the true status of the reserve hajd by the federal banks for eash member bank will be adopted, the letter SM Vend will enable the board to easfcf; the penalty for impairment e^;?fa-< serve." In handling items 'Je* mem? ber banks, the letter says 'federal *s> serve banks wttl aft as ajt* will require authority front;* banks for so acting and negligence will assume no lmbitltyV' LAMAR LOSES APPEAL. Sentence of Two Years in Prison Al* firmed by Supremo Court. Washington, May 1.?The eu court today affirmed the convi David Lamar, referred to as tb%** of Wall street" In the New York era! courts, on charges of imperso? nating - Representative A. AitcheU Palmer to J. P. Morgan and others with Intent to defraud. Lamar is un? der sentence to serve two years la the penitentiary and today's action Is tad final word In the courts. The court decided that a congress? man is an officer of the United States within the rr.uaning of the statuta against the impersonation Of an "offi? cer of the United States." That was the main point on which Lamar rested his case. I STRIKERS ATTACK MILLS. - Five Thousand Enter Planta at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Pa., May 1.?Five thou? sand striking employees of the West* Inghouse plants enered the' mills of four big steel companies in Rank**, and Braddock lato today, attacked employees and caused property dSSsV age amounting to several him ores' dollars. One rioter was arrested. *sl hundreds attacked the police wits stones and rescued the prisoner. The rioting lasted three hours and was ta* most serious since the strike began. A The plants entered were those of Edgar Thompson Works of the Car* negie Steel Company, t$e Amerfsah Steel and Wire Compaay, the Me* Clintic-Marshall Construction Com* pany, and the Standard Chain Works, District Attorney Jackson ordered tn* saloons In Braddock. which had be** permitted to reopen three lours be* fore the trouble, to be closed laden* nitely. DUBLIN AFTER BAIT I.E. Whole Blocks Were Destroyed In tcr or City. Dublin, May 2.?The bodfes sf fourteen women have been found ua? der one building destroyed be> cannon. Many dead are still under the ruins Whole blocks were destroyed in th* central part of th* city. Pieoas of clothing from the dead were taken as souvenirs. The wreckage render* many of the streets Impassable. The sniper who fired the last shot in Dub? lin Monday has surrendered.