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wuuie to ei 10 prison. Hw.Nfc Ii. HAYXE PROVD OF HIS W >Rk IN IM NOTING PRICK or COTTON. Speoking st Cotton Conference, Dull Ope rm tor. Native of This f*tatt\ EMcito Cheera New Or leer.,. Oct. It,?At the ban? quet tendered here las; nif.ht to the delegates to the cotton conference. Frank B., H*yae, the well-known "cotton bull." speculator and member for Iks so-called "bull pool" of 190?. now under Indictment in the federal courts of Nsw York tor alleged vio? lation of the antitrust lawa, was roundly applauded wh^n he declared that ks would gladly t*o to jail If he had in any way eid?d tks enhance? ment of tks value of the creat staple crop of tks South. "Al->ng with William P. Brown of Nsw Orleans. Eugene Scales of Taxas and Jas. A. Patten of Chicago." said Mr. Hayns. "I was Indicted by a fed sml grand Jury In NsW York on ths gmrs charge of having unduly added ltns.soo.000 to the value of cotton In tks South. It mi some compensation to note that before an audience of rkts kind the crhne with which I am d >es not bring upon me any "I shall be proud to go to Jail if I kave la any way aided In the en tmnoaajftfnt of tks value of the South'? product But If want we did in? New, York is decided to be a violation of U?* law, then I any, God help ths ??Uth?rn farmer* It would mean that the man who sells and sells what no kas not got Is Xp be praised and that tks sann who buys to help ths unbng whom bs has lived Is to hp ?? ??foe South this year. said Mr. Hayns, "probably will rosclvs MM. lens for Its crop of cotton tt received for ths crop of thrt year previous. Those figure*' are ae to on din*, yet the press ' omment of tks country regarding them Is moa gro. Ths press and ths public stand sdrhagt at ths announcement of al reduction of $10.000 a share lr steel Stock, representing a paper loss of tlM.OOs.MC. yet that loss may bo only temporary, and with a eubse it rtso la the price of st**el will! fully recovered. On the othor id, svsry bale of cotton whl h has rkotsd to date this year at #M rUsVulously low prices obtaining represents a loss to ths farmer and as the South which can not be re? trieved." Through ths earnest cooperation od the varied Isterests of theNSouth. Iff. Hague said that the effort to re? store a normal price for cotton would ko realised BTJlfMrO BIUC, RITT I KICK. to Spend His Rc Y?N?rs In Wyoming ? His Rasksnond. Vs., Nov. 1.?-Col. Wm. r. C?dy? Buffalo Hill" to all the world?retired from public life to? night. His show was pscked off to Winter quartern, and kis Indians will return to thsir tepees In what Is left of the Red Mann land, while "Buf Bill" Intsnds to spend his ru? ling yesrs In ths Wyoming Big Hera, where he helped to muke American history. So far a* public eapedttlons srs concerned, he hss shot the ankos from the last cigar and abased ths last Indian. During a careec. which began as a sxprees rider, led him throufh Indian battles than sny other man, and included twenty It years as a showman. Col. Cody Socame known as one of the mos' Bsoturssque figures of American frontier life. Ths sobriquet 1 H jfTa.li BUI" he gnrned In the esrly '60s. when he con greeted to furnish Buffalo meat to laborers on the hulldinir of the Pacific Railroad, and In 1< eighteen months hs killed 4, SJs. KNTKIKM IX HOYS' CONTKHT. Miller and PJehard Wells Only asoys Who ?lave Math- Report*. Only two boys have yet made their top oats In the Boys' Corn Or owing Contest, which according to the rules W/as to have closed last Saturday. Ths entries up to the present time are sands by Edwin Miller and Richard Wei la. Owing to the bad season for corn fke yield this year was not ss large as last year. F.dwln Miller reports n yield of 12 1-2 bushels on his prize and Bl< hard Well? makes a re of 07 bushel* >n hie acre. There sevsral boys to enter the con? tent, but theee two are all that have been heard from yet. and whether at not the other Sags will mako rep sjptj he* not yet been ascertained. Marriage License Record, oely one marrlagn license wan is good Tussday. Oeo. William Rivers and Beulah Rieh udson. colored, were the prospectlv bride and groom SHIRE Oil AUGUSTA CAB LINE CITY TROLLY SERVICE COM? PLETELY TIED CP Mt WALK? OUT. Employe* on Aug*tatA-Alken Branch Will Not Quit If Effort l# Made to Arbitrate. Augusta. Qa., Oct. 81.?Every line of tho Augusta Alken Railway and Electric corporation, in the city di? vision, remains tied fast tonight, fol? lowing the strike at 10:30 today, and no effort will be made by the com? pany to operate cars before tomorrow If st that time. 80 far as can be as? certained from the company, no ar? rangements have been ui??de or are making with a view to early operation of the cars. Since the conference this forenoon,, when the company declined to rein? state the four men discharged for "disloyalty to the company," which it has definitely developed grew out of an effort to organise a union?the striking motormen and conductors have remained pretty much at their] homes or walking about the streets. There is a conspicuous absence of bolsterousness or drink, and quite a little comment on the fact that the conductors gave residents along the bell lines notice before the strike was ordered, and that they carefully de? posited all cars In the barns in good condition before deserting them. 9 A meeting of the men on the Au? gusta-Alken Interurban line Will be held at 1 o'clock tonight, when a letter will be formulated and for? warded to the company, notifying the corporation that the cars on that line will continue in uninterrupted operation unless the company makes sn effort to operate cars on ths city division with Its office force, or with? out making some effort to settle or arbitrate the city division strike. In that event the interurban men will give residents along that line ample notice md then run all cars into the Saras snd leave them. roRTY-SEVE* DOLLARS IN FINES Recorder Had Busy Time Thursday With Sinners. When Recorder Lee had finished 'fining the sinners before him Thursday morning, ths city was richer by forty seven dollars. Those who contributed to the city treasury so generously, and the amounts Which they paid follow. Laura Boyce. drunk and disorderly, ISO or thirty dsya Mary Norment, a partaker of the same refreshments with Laura? re? ceived the aame fine. Caesar Myers, alais "Georgetown," needs no introduction, at least to the chicken coipe of Sumterltes, was up on the charge of vagrancy, not having as yet been In the city long enough to make one of his old time raids on lome coop of unsuspect? ing fowls. Caesar received for his vagrant wsys a fine of $30 or thirty days. He took the days. The gamblers had the floor next. When the roll had been officially call? ed. It being found that no one was present, the following bonds of $ir. were forfeited: Paul Jackson, Rich? ard James and LeRoy Wilson. Walter Plnckney had hie horse un? hitched on the street and the city charged him $2 for reminding him of his carelessness. JOE EVANS SHOT ADAM JONES, One Negro Shoots Another et Wedge Held Sunday Evening. Jos Evens shot Adam Jones Sunday night at Wedgcfleld with a shot gun. inflicting several small wounds In Jones' hack where the shot entered. The occurrence is alleged to havo happened in a difficulty between the two negroes. Monday afternoon Just before train time word was received at Magistrate Well's office over the telephone that fi vans had boarded the train at Wedgefleld. a request was made that he be apprehended In ftumter before he could get farther away from the place at which he was wanted. Con? stable P. B. Mellette hurried down to the station and jumped on as the train wss starting. He and Police? man If. O. McKagen then arrested the man and brought him up to the jail where he was lodged until he put up ball for th<* appearance at court. The warrant sworn out agalnat Fv? ns charges him wl?h assault and battery with intent to kill. He is now resting in the county Jail, pend? ing a preliminary hearing. He Mated that his home is in Ttmmonsvllle. In the Police Court. The following BSSWt were tried in the Recorder*! Court Wedoeeday: Walla*?. steck, public drunkenness and curs'.nir. $?-?>. Dsve lemieeifie. rldtns bicycle on forbidden gJd u ilk, $2.00. Jo*? (Ireeu, transporting whiskey, $10 ,,r 30 da ye. The cotton market was weaker Thursday. The price declining several pOUstli GRADUATE NURSES MEETING SELECT CHESTER FOR NEXT PLACE OF MEETING. Mrs. E. W. Dabbs President and Mis* Minnie Trenholm Vice President. Number of Reports Read. Columbia. Nov. 1.?With the read? ing of a number of reports, the elec? tion of officers and the election of Chester as the next meeting place, the fifth annual convention of the South Carolina Graduate Nuraes' As? sociation, w nich has been In progress here for two days, adjourned yester? day. <*A.t the meeting here which was held at the Columbia hotel 22 new .members were received into the or? ganization which brings the total en? rollment up to 116. The following officers were elected: Mrs E. Wf. Dabbs, Mayeevllle, presi? dent; Miss Minnie Trenholm Colum? bia, first vice president; Miss Arnett Benson, Sumter, second vice presi? dent; Miss Ellen Davis, Sumter sec? retary', and Miss A. E. Coogan, Char? leston, treasurer. Several interesting sessions were held and a number of matters of Im? portance discussed. The members of the association will work to upbuild the profession in this State. They will Insist upon a strict enforcement of ths law with reference to the registra? tion of nurses. FIRES GCN INTO SICK ROOM. John Smiling Alleged to Have Fired Gen into Room Where Two Chil? dren Were Sick With Typhoid Fe? ver. John Smiling, a negro living in the Privateer section, was arrested Tues? day afternoon on a warrant charging him with firing a load of shot from a shotgun into a room where two small children were sick with typhoid fever. The warrant was sworn out by P. \V. Stone, a white man, and alleges that the offence was committed two weeks ago while Stone was away from home. What provocation Smil? ing had to fire the gun into the room is not known, but other parties be? sides Stone have stated that there is no doubt that he la the one who fired the load of shot. Luckily no one was Injured when the charge of shot was fired. The two little children at the time of the occurrence were ill with typhoid fever and were unable to do anything to aid themselves or get out of the way. The fact that some one had fired Into the room was discovered shortly afterwards and a warrant was sworn out and a party arrested, but it was shown conclusively that he was the wrong man and evidence was dis? covered leading to the warrant being issued for and the arrest of Smiling. _ YOCNG MAN KILLED IN CHASE. Attempted to Pursue Alleged Bur? glars and is Shot. New Orleans, Nov. 1.?Edgar H. Farrar, Jr., son of Edwurd II. Farrar, former president of the American Bar Association, was shot and killed here when he gave che^e to two men who are alleged to have robbed the Farrar home last night. Leon Can? ton, alias J. C. Holmes, and Lucien Canton, brothers, aged 23 and 21 re? spectively, who were captured after an exciting chase immediately fol? lowing the shooting, are both being held by the police, who state that the men confessed both to the rob? bery of the, Farrar home and the kill? ing of young Farrar. Mr. Farrar was on his way to his office In the Hiberni? Bank building, when two men at the intersection of Magnolia and Peniston streets, were pointed out to him as the men who broke Into the Farrar home. Mr. Farrar started in pursuit. One of the two men fired at him, and as he fell to the street dead both dash? ed away. A crowd of citizens imme? diately started In pursuit, and mount? ed policemen joined in the chase, Theopolus Hodgers, a negro, captur? ed Lucien Canton, and Leon was tak. en in custody by the policemen a few mlnub s later. The prisoners were taken h if ore tho district attorney, where, accord? ing to the police, they confessed to the crime, and admit* 1 that they had robbed the Farrar home. Policemen visited the Canton home and found the articles stolen from the Farrar residence. Edgar H. Farrar, Jr., was 31 year* of age, and had been married only live months. He was a member of the law firm of which his father Is the senior member. The sumter Cotton Wareh >use is full ?>f cotton thai bus been stored, and no more or less can be put In it. The Werehouea company, however, bus leased tli.mpreai building for? th.? purpose of Ht ?ring cotton, and win be responsible for nil cotton stor? ed the Bfuno as if in the wareh >use but the charge for storage win be eenta pet bole Instead of 85 cents, as heretofore for storing In the ware? houee, i REBELS F1G8T_ LOYALISTS. BATTLES IN INTERIOR OF CHINA CONTINUE. Communication With Hankow Not Restored?Americans Prepare lor Trouble in Peking. Peking. Oct 31.?Fighting between the rebel forces and the imperialism continues. It is believed that the rebels are making a determined re? sistance. Late advices received here Indicate that Hankow city was not retaken by the imperialists, although Gen Yin Tchang captured the rail? way station immediately to the north. Contrary to promisee, howevei, the railway service has not yet been re? sumed, nor has telegraphic commu? nication been re-established. The fact that the Associated Press cor? respondent with Yin Tchang has sent no word from the field in two days may indicate that the censor will not permit him to report unfavorable news. In the meantime there ere serious dangers along the railway lino be? tween the war minister's position and Peking. Disaffection among the troops and the people has prevented communication between the various sections of the loyal army. Yuan Shi Kai started for the front yesterday, and now is at 61 n Yuan Chau. The policy which he will adopt is eagerly awaited. Negotiations looking to a settlement between Yuan Shi Kal and the revolutionary leaders have been under way. The Americans will hold a meeting at the legation tomorrow to decide upon definite measures for the!.* own protection. Foreign troops are guarding the mission houses In Peking. It Is believed that serious trouble In the capital will be averted, but the Americans, like other foreign? ers, are preparing for emergencies Detachments of British, French and other guards have already been dis? tributed to their respective missions, which He outside the legation quar? ter. Many Americans are among the foreigners who are seeking refuge here from the Interior. There is only one American family at Tai Yuan Fu. which is in the hands of the revolu? tionaries, but there are many through? out the province of Shan Si. The native press has received the reform edicts favorably. The reform? ers In Peking are divided Into two parties, the extremes, mainly South? erners, who Insist upon the expulsion of the Manchus, and the moderates, who are numerous throughout the empire. The latter are indifferent as to whether the dynasty Is Manchu or Chinese, but they want great adminis? trative changes and believe that dras tic measures are necessary to give the reforms a fair start The vital question is whether the two wings will be able to unite. TWO MEN INDICTED FOR LYNCH ING NEGRO. Ssmuel Ward and John Atkinson of Tallahassee Charged With Mur? der of Prisoner. Lake City, Fla., Nov. 1.?Charging them with participating in the lynch? ing of six negroes here on May 21, last, the Columbia county grand jury today Indicted Samuel Ward and John Atkinson, residents of Talla? hassee, for murder. A reward of $5,000 had been offered by the State for the apprehension of the persons who took part in the lynching. The negroes who were lynched were arrested In Leon county, on suspicion of having been implicated In the murder of Deputy Sheriff R. B. Smith of that county, several days before. On account of the feeling aroused by the murder of Deputy Sheriff Smith, the negroes were removed to the Columbia county Jail at Lake City. Early on the morning of May 21 a mob composed principally of men who had come from the State capital overpowered the sheriff's son who was in charge of the jail In the absence of his father, who was In Jacksonville, and the six negroes were taken out and hanged. The Florida legislature wa*? In ses? sion at the time and an net was pass? ed offering a reward of $5,000 for jha arrest and conviction Of the mem? bers of the mob. Other indictments hi tho cane are expected to follow. Blind Tiger Pleads Guilty. John Muldrcw, the negro arrested by Officer H. <?. IfcKaken severs days ago on the charge of transport |ng llQUOr for an unlawful purpose, plead guilty in the police court Tues? day to that charge and to resisting arrest. afuldrow was represented by Iff. i>. 11, Moles, who plead guilty for htm. Mr was fined $60, Which sum be at OttCS paid. afuldrow was arrest ed as hs was getting off ths train from Columbia. n< had with him at the time a quantity of liquor which h< was bringing Into town. HI SOCIETY MEETING. AIAj officers for elect? ed to another term. Move to Consider Allowing Carolin? and Clisn*on Free Vf*e Of Foot ball Field Violently Opposed. Columbia, Nov. 2.?At its annual meeting last night the Sojth Caro? lina Agricultural and Mechanical so? ciety reelected for anotner year Its present officers and executive com? mittee. This, as stated In the nomi? nation, Is an indorsement of the work done by the offtcera. The officers for 1911, whom the so? ciety asked to hold over In 1912, are as follows: President, J. a. Banks. St. Mat? thews; president pro tern, Tom C. Ham er, Bennettsville; vice presidents, a, T. Smyths. First congressional dis? trict, Charleston; R. B. Watson, Sec? ond congressional district. Ridge Spring; T. J. Kinard, Third congres? sional district Ninety-Six; Jno. D. W. Watts, Fourth congressional district, Laurens; T. L, Bulow, Fifth Congras sional district, Ridge way; D. A. Splvey, Sxlth congressional district, Conway; E. C. McGregor, Seventh congressional district, Columbia; sec? retary, J. m. Cantey, Columbia; treas? urer, D. G. Ellison, Columbia; assist? ant secretary, T. A, Heise. Columbia; general superintendent, J. D. W. Watts, Laurens. The members of the executive committee, which retains its present personnel, are as follows: J. h. Wharton, Waterloo; Tom C. Ham-ir, Bennettsville; B. h. Boykin. Boykin; Jno. D. Frost, Columbia; J. h. Fenegan, St. Matthews; Richard Singleton, Acton; R. l Manning, Sum ter; D. F. Efird, Lexington; Paul V. Moore, Moore; J. N. Klrvln, Darling? ton; B. Harris, Pendleton; S. J. Sum? mers, Cameron; B. F. Taylor, Colum? bia; L. J. Browning, Union. Ex-offlclo members: J. B. Humbert. Trinceton; R. A. Love, Chester; D. P. DuncAn, Columbia; Thos. J. Moore, Moore; Jno. G. Mobley, Winnsboro; T. J. Cunningham, Chester; W. D. Evans. Cheraw; R. P. Hamer, Jr., Hamer, and G. A. Guignard, Colum? bia. On the recommendation of the executive committee the following were elected life members of the so? ciety. ? W. A. Boyd, Columbia; R. G. Childs, Columbia; J. M. Mobley, Co? lumbia; J. A. Shanklin, Jr., Colum? bia; W. L. Anderson, Ninety-Six; B. F. Alston, Jr., Union; Chas D. Green, Spartanburg; Eugene S. Blease, New berry; H.*C. Little, Shelton; Dr. F. S. Klllingsworth, Columbia; J. J. Evans, Bennettsville; W K. Dent, Dents ville; J. L. Gillis, Rembert; J. T. Gettys, Columbia; Dr T. T. Moore, Jr., Columbia; Ben Hill Brown, Spar? tanburg; E. W. Dabbs, Mayesville; i*. H. Stoll, Klngstree; & A. Black, Columbia; T. J. Peak, Cross Hill; W. B. West, Clemson college; J. L. But? ler, Lockhart; M. A. Coleman, Sil? ver Street; W. F. Coleman, Silver Street, and B. It. Smith, Johnson. President Banks made his annual report. A .motion to lay before the executive committee the matter of al? lowing the university and Clemson to play their annual football game at the fair, without being taxed for $200 for the use of the grounds, met with such a storm of opposition that it was withdrawn. The case of Clemson and the uni? versity was stated by W. A. Metts and P. H. Nelson, who told the society that the students of the two institu? tions contributed toward the support of the football teams and needed :11 the receipts from the fair week game to pay the training expenses incurred. The annual game, they said, drew thousands of people to the fair who would otherwise stay away. They also told the society that it were possible that in future the game might be played on the university's athletic field, If the payment of the $200 for the gridiron at the fair grounds was Insisted upon. The suggestion that the executive commltteo look into the advisability of relieving the university and Clemson of this expense met with stich over? whelming opposition that it was withdrawn. On the motion of J. B. Wingard of Lexington, section 41 of the rules of the societv was stricken out. It reads: "The secretary Is obliged to put the name and address of each exhibitor on the entry card." Mr. Wlngard's substitute for this rule, which was adopted, reads SS follows: "All en? tries of exhibits shall be made by du? plicate numbers ami in duplicate en try books, the number of the exhibit shall be put in the original hook, end its corresponding number, together With the name of the exhibitor, in the duplicate entry hook." The amendment of this section of the rules, it was said, would relieve the judges of the embarrassment of making awards when the name ?.f the exhibitor of the article was in plain view on the entry card W, A. ciark of Columbia, chairman of the historical committee, the other two members of which are W. O. THE CHINA WAR. AN ROW RETAKEN BY IMPER? IAL FORCES, Rejx>rted That Hostilities will Be Kns]>endcd For a Time Pending Negotiation* Between leader of Rebels and New lni|>< r.m Premier. Peking, Nov. I.??The war offke as received a report that the Olperteltsts forces have recovered Hankow and massacred the popu? lation. Peking, China, Nov. 1.?The ap? pointment of Yuan Shi Kai today as premier of China will be followed by a cessation of hostilities of Imperial? ists and the opening of negotiations with Gen. Li Yuen Heng, leader of evolutionists at Hankow. An Imperial edict providing for im? portant administrative changes also accepts the resignations of the mln* Isters, but until Yuan 8hl Kal returns Prince Shlng will continue to perform the duties of premier and the present cabinet will remain in office. All the ministers attended a secret session of the national assembly today which it is understood practically agreed to the demands of the disaf? fected Manchu troops. A member of the war board was appointed to con? fer with the troops and express the assembly's views.. The assembly also discussed the recent loan for which arrangements had been made by a Belgian and French syndicate. The ministers explained that the loan was needed for the purpose of carrying on field operations. It wa? flnaly decided to refer the matter by telegraph to Yuan Shi Kai. The parle among the people of Peking which ensued after the issu? ance of the first Imperial edict has been largely dispelled. Reports re? ceived here that Tun Nan Kl and Fu King have gone over to (he revo? lutionists. Soldiers In north China are avow? edly awaiting the action of Yuan Shi Kal. The government troops and the Yan Shi rebels are encamped not far apart. Apparently they do not Intend to fight for the present at least. TAFT BACK FROM TRIP. Returns to Washington to Leave Again Today. Washington, Nov. 1.?President Taft got back to Washington tonight after an absence of over two months. It was just 71 days ago that the special session of congress came to an end and that Mr. Taft left for Beverly and the summer White House by way of Rochester, N. Y., where he attended the annual ft, A. R. encampment. in the time he has been away, the president has traveled, counting side trips, about 15,000 miles and has vis? ited 26 States. Many important ap? pointments are to be made, and Mr. Taft had to take up executive busi? ness here tonight. He came to Wash? ington by special train from Morgan town, W. Va., where he participated in the inauguration of Thomas Hodges as president of the Univer? sity of West Virginia. Mr. Tait made several speeches during the day. At Morgantown he spoke to sevo^l thousand school children and later repeated his arbitration address to the students of the university. At Fairmant and Grafton ho made short talks. The president is due in New York early tomorrow. He will board the Mayflower and review the battleship fleet now in New York harbor. From New York he will go to Hot Springs. Va., for a four-day rest, and then be will "take the road" again for a trip to Cincinnati and several cities in Kentucky and Tennessee. As now planned this trip will end at Wash? ington November 12. Complaint has been made of chil? dren going on the roof of the Y. M. C. A. building and throwing from there at passersby. While this may be fine sport for the children, it is not enjoyable to thoso who pass b>, and the boys who h .ve heretofore engag? ed In the sport may get lnt"> trouble if they do not desist. All persons in? terested are invited to go through tho building at any time to make an in? spection of It, but those who do got visit the place for an orderly purpose are not wanted. Hlnson of James island ami D. P. Duncan of Columbia. reported that his committee was ready to publish the history of the society as soon as the IInances of the organisation were in shape to advam & th< m the nscsa sary funds 11 p??y for printing the book. Mr. Clark Said that his ommit tee bad gathered much interesting data about the South Carolina Agri? cultural and Mechanical society from Its inception In ante bellum days to tho present time, it is hoped thai the history will be largely subscribed for by members of the society.