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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19
PEACE IN BALKANS.
BETWEEN BULGARIA
AND TURKEY NOT SIGNED.
but Not Doubted That an Arrange
mcnt Has Been Made and Peace
VIII Follow Soon. There Is Ru
NOR OF Friction Between Bulgaria
and Scrvia.

London, April 15.-News of the ac-
tual conclusion of an armistice be-
tween Turkey and Bulgaria appears to
be premature. but there is little doubt
that it Is on the eve of ARRANGEMENT.
First reports regarding the armistice
came from COnstantinople and the
Russian government is in receipt Of
similar news. According to reports
current in st. Petersburg the armis-
tice will be the result Of Russian me-
diation.
In diplomatic circles in London the
view is held that the peace conference
Will soon reassemble in the British
capital. A Constantinople dispatch
admits the existence of some sort of
truce as precursor of an armistice
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19

HEADED FOR CAPITAL.
REBELS PLAN TO CAPTURE CITY
OF MEXICO.
State Troops in Sonora Take AnOth-
er Town and Gen. ObregOn As
serts That They Will Take Capita,
Within Sixty Days.

Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, April 15
evacuating EmpalmO,
which Immediately was occupied by
State troops, the 600 federals there
late today fortified a strong position
In suburb of Guaymas. FaH
All federal forces evacuated EN-
palmo early today, moving across the
bay to Guaymas, while State troops
occupy the town, according to
direct advice received today. 1t
was reported that the federals pre-
pared to depart by boat for the south,
leaving the State troops in full pos
session of the State.
The Guaymas-Empalmo garrison
consisted Of less than 600 men. while
the State troops have begun mobiliza-
ton of nearly 5000 troops to assault
the California gulf port town.
The destroyer Paul Jones arrived in
Guaypas bay today from San Diego,
Cal, with meningitis serum for the
cruiser Cailfornia's crew There are
no cases of the epidemic here !or at
Empalmo. Only one case is said to
have been developed on the California
some time before it arrived here. The
patient died and was buried at sea-
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GROWING MORE STRAINED.
Relations Between Bulgaria and Ser
via Not Pleasant.

London, April IA Vienna dis
patch to The Chronicle says that the
relations between Servia and Bulgaria
are becoming increasingly strained.
Servia claims for herself Egri Pal
anka, Kratova, Veles, Uskup and Ok
brida, in total disregard of the treaty
concluded before the war between
Servia and Bulgaria, under which
most of these towns, being Bulgarian,
would go to Bulgaria.
The Neue Freie Presse, the dispatch
adds, learns that Bulgaria suspects
her allies of purposely delaying the
conclusion OF peace in order to re-
tain the Bulgarian army at Tchatalja
as long as possible, while Servia con-
eentrates her army along the Vardar
river and Greece has forces near
Saloniki. Bulgaria now Is preparing
to divert all available troops from
Adrianople and Tchatalja to Mace
dOnia.
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THEIR JOBS ARE SAFE.
REPUBLICAN POSTMASTERS
WON'T BE REMOVED AR
BITRARILY.
BurlcsOn Explains That Administra-
tion's Policy Will be to Continue
Efficient Men In Office.

Washington, April 15.-Postmaster
General Burleson announced today
that it was the administrations policy
to continue all Republican postmast-
ers now in Office TO the end Of their
terms providing no charges were sus-
tanned against their efficiency. The
policy applies to all classes of post
masters.
My department will be run on bus
mess lines and not by politics." said
Mr.. Burleson, explaining the new pol
icy. He declared there might be some
removals but he believed that the ma
jority of the postmasters were efficient
and would not be disturbed. There
will have to be specific charges Of in
efficiency. however" he added, "be-
fore any one will be removed"
Mr.. Burleson said the decision had
been reached after conferences with
President Wilson. who favored the
merit system.
AT present a plan Is being worked
out to secure sufficient efficiency under
the civil service, fourth class post
masters having been placed under
that Jurisdiction on an executive or
der by Mr.. Taft.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19
FLORENCE BOY MEXICAN VIC
TIM.
William COrric Killed During Border
Fighting.
Florence Times.

Florence Times.
When the news came over the wiro
to The Times a few days ago that
two Americans from q war ship had
been killed in the fighting on the Mex
lean border it was little thought that
one Of these was practically a Flor
ence boy. One was William Wallace
Corric who belonged to the good ship
California, which was on the coast
Tor the protection Of American and
foreign interests. He and his COM
panion had shore leave and were in
the American town watching the
progress of the fight. The Mexican
town is divided from the American by
just street, and across this the bull
let's were flying.
1t is said that the young men
were shot by the chief Of police on
the Mexican side.
Young Corric was the son Of Alex
Corric who learned his trade in the
old Northeastern shops of this city
and was for some time engineer on
tn Northeastern road. He went to
Charleston afterwards as engineer on
the old South Carolina road and he
there married Miss Jennie Wharton.
They afterwards went to Atlanta
and there the young man was born.
Afterwards they went to san An
tonic, Texas. The young man "a he
grew mp went into the navy, and he
was a fine boy. He is a nephew of
Mrs. L. \. MCCorllle of this city
and "f Mr. Herbert C0rric of Mars
Bluff.
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POWERS REPLY TO BALKANS.
Note with Satisfaction Disposition
for Peace OH Part of Allies.

Sofia, April 13.-The representatives
of the Powers today handed to
Premier GuechOff their reply to the
last of the allies regarding the propo-
sails for mediation. NJ. Guechoff prom
iSed to obtain the allies views on the
note. The reply of the Powers reads:
THE Powers note with satisfaction
the disposition Of the allies in favor Of
peace and reply in the following man.
ner to the points raised by the allies
note. TO the first point, Bulgaria's
demand regarding the Turko- Bulgar-
ian frontier, no objections are raised.
ON the second point the Powers point
out that the fate of the Aegean Is
lands. having been reserved for con-
Sideration of the Powers, this point
can only be admitted subject to dccis-
ions arrived at regarding certain of
the islands.
"On the third point = Powers in
form the allies that tie. are ready
to communicate to them at once the
north and northeastern frontier of Al
bania and that the southeastern and
south frontier will be communicated
to them as soon as it is determined.
ION the fourth point the Powers
state that the solution of all questions
Of financial character having been
reserved for a technical commission in
Paris. in which delegates of the helM-
gercnts shall take part. they do not see
any reason for giving any of their
view" at present on the question of
indemnity"
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BIG FIRE IN COLUMBIA.
Several Stores and Hotel Badly DAM
aged--Loss Over 100000.

Columbia, April 15.-Fire early
Main street, consumed the stock of
goods of Lorick & Lowrance, practi-
cally ruined the store building, burn
ed the rear of the Columbia Hotel
building and damaged the goods and
store of the Jones Crockery Com
pany, entailing in all a loss of from
100000 to $15O,OOO, partially COW
cred by insurance. Water and smoke
damage added to the fire loss.
The fire broke out this morning
about o'clock in the rear of the
block on which the Lorick & Low
rance Company store stands and soon
the entire store and the rear of the
Columbia Hotel were in flames. The
fremen had to fight the flames down
narrow alleyway and the blaze prov
ed TO be a very stubborn one. Car
tridges and powder which was stored
in Lorick & LOwrance's store, explod-
ed at frequent intervals, adding to the
danger to the firemen and adding
spectacular scene to the occasion. Af-
ter two hours strenuous work the fire
was gotten under control.
At one time a falling wall narrowly
missed burying six firemen beneath
the smOuldering ruins. One of the
fire fighters was overcome by the heat
and had to be carried out to the fresh
air before he revived.
Guests in the hotel were awaken
ed by the early alarm of fire. and
frightened by the explosion of the
cartrides and the ncarness Of the
flames fled without waiting to robe
themselves i'm their day garments.
Several women escaped from the
building in their night clothes and
were taken across to another hotel.
One man, said TO have been Mr..
Jones. an auditor of the Southern
hallway, jumped from a second story
window 10 the ground and escaped
uninjurcd. Most of the hotel fur
nishings was either burned or dam
aged by smoke and water.
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Consolidated Aug. 3, 1881.
LOADED WITH TROUBLE.
CALIFORNIA HOUSE ADOPTS
MEASURE AIMED AT JAPA-
NESE.
It is Worded SO as tn Forbid Any
Foreigner From Owning Land for
Moro Than One Year.

sacramento, Cal, April 15.-An
anti-alien land ownership bill. design
ed primarily to prevent Japansese
from acquiring title to real property
within the State so worded as to pro-
hibit any alien from owing land more
than one year except upon q declara-
tion Of his intention to become a citi-
zen, was passed by the lower house
OF the legislature by vote of so to
Is. After two hours had been spent
In debating proposed amendments the
bill went To a roll call without word
Of argument.
The measure was drafted by a SUBJ
committee OF the judiciary committee
as substitute for bills previously in
troduced. all of which specifically pro-
vide that aliens ineligible to citizen
ship should not hold lands"
The committee. however. proceeded
on the theory that such a statute
might be held In violation OF the
treaty rights OF Japanese to include all
aliens who had not declared their
!ntention OF becoming citizens.
In order not 20 embarass foreign
corporations the committee did
MAZE the corporation clause Of the
bin apply only to "aiiens not eligible
to citizenship"
Several proposed amendments we're
defeated In quick order before As
pembiyman ". 4. Johnson proposed
TO put back In the bill throughout the
ALIENS nOs eligible to citizenship
clause.
Many a young Englishman," he
said. coming TO America with money
20 invest. has promised his parents
that he never would surrender his al
legiance TO the mother country: but
he made no worse neighbor for that.
and his children have grown up as
good citizens rs any OF U.s."
1T In question greater than dol
isrs and cents" replied Assembiyman
Bioodgood. 1T amounts to another
great race problem, Ten miles from
sacramento I saw a Japanese man
and white woman living together.
There was a baby. What was that
baby? 1t was the beginning of a new
race problem. problem of the fusion
Of races unassimilabie."
The amendment was defeated, Sc
to 20.
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GREAT BELGIUM STRIKE.
NOW WELL OVER A QUARTER OF
\ MILLION OUT.
SO Far WaIkOut Has Been Confined
to Industrial Centres-Mcn Pre-
serve Admirable Discipline.

Brussels, April 15.-Out of the well
ter Of contradictory and incomplete
figures it is impossible tonight to do
more than approximate the total num-
Der of WOrkmen who have Joined in
the strike throughout Belgium for
manhood suffrage. Independent esti-
mates place the number between ESQ.,
600 and 100000 although the Social
lists, who are responsible for the
movement, claim 100000.
Except in the industrial centres the
strike has had no apparent effect.
The general public has not been in
convenienced and consequently is not
impressed and las the strikers gene
rally maintain admirable discipline,
they have not alienated the sympa-
thies of the Liberal capitalists who
are contributing to their funds. The
proprietor of a large hotel in Brus-
sells is giving 100000 weekly until
the strike has been lost or won.
The situation was the subject of de-
bate in the senate which reassembled
today. Answering attacks by the Lib
erals and Socialists, the premier said
the government was and is ready to
take conciliatory action but that it
had no intention to abdicate before
the strike.
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WILL TAKE CAPITAL.
Rebels Expect Soon to be I'm Mexico
City.

Naco. Ariz., April 15.--Within GO
days the constitutionalists will take
Mexico City. was the declaration today
OF Gen. Alvaro Obregon, commander
in-chief Of the Sonora insurgent State
troops, which on Sunday took Naco.
Sonora. IF the federals do not leave
Guaymas we will be joined in the
campaign by 5000 troops from Sina-
loa State and 1000 from Tepec terri
tory under command Of Col. Mar
tinez Pinozo, 1000 under Gen.
zapata from Morelos and $4,000 fsrf.l
Coahuiia under Gov. .Carranza.
With this force and with Car
ranzas as our commander will march
triumphantly into the national capt.
tai. Gov. Carranza doubtless will be
the next president"
The State troops opposite this
point, numbering nearly 1900, are
recuperating from the Naco campaign
before departing toward Guaymas.
They will leave within q week.
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HOW LONG?


Washington. April 15.-The war
department today asked the state de-
partmcnt to decide how long the
United States should continue to keep
open house" on the Arizona Mexican
Dorder for the entertainment OF Mex
lean federal refugees who have come
into the United States to escape cap
ture by rebel armies AS a result it
Is probable the state department will
give instructions to release the several
hundred MeXicans now kept on the
border and being fed from the stores
ot the United States army maintaining
the border patrol.
Many Of these refugees have been
cared for at Nogalcs, Ariz., ever since
their Hight from Nogalcs, Mexico, n
Few weeks ago. When the number Of
alien boardcrs was increased by about
500 through the recent flight OF Gen.
oJeda S forces from Naco, Mexico.
INTO Naco. Ariz., the commander of
the American forces at NaCo decided
To ask for instructions as to how long
the refugees should be fed from the
government lardcr.
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PRESS Is EXTREME.
Papers OF Tokyo Take Very Violent
Attitude

Tokyo, April l5.-Thc leading news
papers of Tokyo, The Asahi, The
Kopumin Shimbun and The Jill
Shimpo, which are usually conserva-
tive. have assumed an extremist atti-
tude on the projected alien land own
ership legislation in California. The
Kokumin Shimbun is almost violent,
while The Asahi Is pessimistic.
The younger element among the po-
litiCal factions which melted the re-
cent riOting have called mass meet
ing for Thursday next. 1t will be
held i'm a building, the capacity of
which is 1900.
Lengthy special dispatches from
san Francisco and Washington indi-
cate that the situation is hopeless, but
many of the Japanese assert their
confidence that the Americans. par
tiCularly CalifOrnianS will surely deal
Justly and fairly with the questions.
Delegations representing various
bodies are calling on the secretary Of
the American embassy. Arthur Bailiy-
blanchard. almost hourly i'm an en-
dcavOr to bring about an amendment
Of the proposed measure.
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EFFORTS TO PREVENT FRIC-
TION.
Wilson, Bryan and Japanese Am
bassador Hold Conferences Over
Antl-elien hill


Washington. April 15.-Efforts to
prevent friction between the United
States and japan over the proposed
California alien land holding bill were
continued today by President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan. in conference
with viscount Chids, the Japanese
ambassador. The ambassador called
first at the White House to- talk with
the president. and then proceeded to
the state department TO confer with
Secretary Bryan.
There was no announcement as TO
the nature OF the conferences. but IL
was admitted that the California
problem was under discussion.
Without offending the people Of
California by any official interference
with Legislative proceedings, the presi-
dent and his secretary OF state have
unofiiclally conveyed TO certain in
nuentlal persons in California the
hope that the projected legislation
that would justify the Japanese gov
ernment In asserting that II constl-
tuted n breach OF the treaty obliga-
tions OF the United States The pur-
pose OF today's conference. II is un-
dcrstOod, was To ascertain whether
the senate bill as amended still is
Objectionable To Japan and IL so in
what respect. The ambassador is
said To have indicated that further
changes must be made I'm the bill be-
Tore II can be said 20 he acceptable
to japan and that these changes mast
take the form of amendments To place
all aliens on even terms. The Japan.
ese government contends the bill i'm
Its present state does not do this. In
Spite OF the assertion Of the pro-
moters Of the measure i'm the Cali
fornia senate that discrimination con
talned in the first bill has been re-
moved.
n was pointed out today that as il
stands. the bill would permit the sub
ject OF European state TO acquire
land in California 10y the simple pro-
cess of declaring his purpose 90 he
,ome n citizen of the United States
while the Japanese can not acquire
citizenship 10 IL admitted that it
would be difficult to amer the meas
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RAILWAY AGAIN OUT.
Rebels I'm Jimincz Once More Destroy
The Bridges.

Mexico City, April 15.-Repairs on
the Mexican Central railway north of
Torreon were almost completed when
message was received from Jiminez
announcing that the rebels had cut
the bridges to the north and south
OF that point and dominated the re-
gion.
Announcement was made after a
cabinet meeting today that the gov
ernment would send strong forces into
all the disturbed districts to carry on
vigorous campaign. The interest Of
the public. however. is divided be-
tween the ordinary phases of the revo-
luton and threatened financial crisis
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MANY ASK EXEMPTION.
DEMOCRATS SAY INSJTRtNCIS
COMPANIES WONT ESCAPE
TAX.
Work on Cotton ScheduIe-Nppon-
entS Make Determined Eft But
Effect NOthing-Dlstics 1aDle
Still Under COnsidcra' = When
Meeting Closes.

Washington, April Democratic
representatives from : sections are
being besieged in - and b. per-
sonal representa- of insurance
companies prot against their
inclusion as ia : organizations un-
der the corr On tax provision Of
the bill now .er consideration be-
fore the house Democratic caucus.
Representative Hull of Tennessee ,au-
thor of the income tax feature, said
today his desk was piled with mail
from insurance companies protesting
that they are not profit it-making or
ganizations The matter may be
brought up in caucus, but the Demo-
cratic leaders declare that insurance
organizations were given careful con-
sideration when the law was framed
and that opposition will not avail.
With the caucus making slow prog
ress on the tariff bill the wool sched-
ule probably will be reached tomor-
row, when the opposition Democrats
will make heir most strenuous fight.
The anti-f.'ee raw wool representa-
tives have organized for the contest,
and, although the odds against them
are admittedly overwhelming, they
propose to make determined strug-
gle to bind the caucus to a Is per cent
duty on raw wool, as a substitute at
the request of President Wilson. Rep
resentative Ashbrook of Ohio is
chairman of the free wool opponents
conference. Failure in the caucus may
result in requests for exemption from
thc pledge, so the fight may be con-
tinued on the floor of the house.
Citrus fruits and cotton and wheat
were the chief targets Of the oppo-
sition in the caucus today, the cotton
schedule still being under considera-
ton at adjournment.
No changes were made in the COM
mittee's bill as a result of the days
discussion, advocates Of increased
duties on wheat, as we'll as those ia
voring it's free listing, being voted
down, and members who urged in
creased duties on citrus fruits, pine
apples, cotton yarns and other ar
ticles meeting a like fate.
Representative Underwood, chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee, who was i'll yesterday was able to
resume control in the caucus. Repre-
sentative Rainey of Illinois had charge
of the agricultural section for the
committee.
The most formidable fight was Of
fered by some of the Southern men,
bers on the cotton schedule. Repre-
sentative Webb wanted to increase
goods. The Webb amendment would
increase the rate, beginning at 10 per
cent on the low grades and running
up to 80 per cent on the higher
grades.
The amendment was voted down by
a vote of 10 to 81.
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TO REVISE PARTY CONSTITU.
TION.
State Chairman Evans VIII Name
Committee shortly.


Columbia, April 1.-THE commit
tee of seven members to investigate
the constitution Of the Democratic
party and make a report containing
suggestions for a plan to safeguard
the primary will be appointed at an
early date. according to John Gary
Evans. chairman of the State Demo-
cratic executive committee. who was
among the visitors in Columbia today.
Under a resolution of the State ex-
ecutive committee the committee Is
to make report to the full committee
before the end OF the year. The re-
port will be submitted to the 1914
State convention for consideration.
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ure to meet this objection without
developing strenuous opposition from
the large European colonies in Cali
fornia. The negotiations are being
carried on very cautiously and it is
assumed that the japanese ambassa-
dor Is communicating at every step in
the exchanges.
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BULGARIA WILLING.
Finds Last Note OF Powers Satisfac-
try TO Her.

London, April 15.--The Bulgarian
government, according to a Sofia dis
patch to The Post, has notified the
other governments of the Balkan
league that the terms of the latest
note of the gerat powers are accepta
BILE to Bulgaria and asks the alliesto
assent promptly to the conclusion of
peace. 1t Is probable adds the dis
patch, that an armistice will be ar
ranged this week.
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Governor Blease has appointed
sam J. Nichols, Of dictaGraph mem
"rN, special asSociat, justice on the
Supreme Court to hear the r. B.
Evans case in place Of Chief Justice
Gary, who is disqualified To sit in the
ease. Now what do you think of
that'--prangchurg Times and DEM
ocrat,
- sAkSs
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AbAcvillc, April 14.-This has been
one of the coolest days over expc-
ri"nccd her" in April. 1t has been
cold and raw all day and snow and
Slcct have been falling at intervals.
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STOLEN JEWELRY RECOVERED.
handsome Ornaments Found at Amer
icus, Ga, by Carpenter Engaged i'm
Digging Post Hole.

Americus, Ga, April 14.-Jewelry
valued at $1,7O0, which was stolen at
Blackville, S. c., six weeks ago, to-
day was unearthed by w. P. Comp
ton, a white carpenter, while digging
warehouse. South Carolina and Geor-
gia detectives have been conducting
vigorous search for the jewelry,
which consisted of a pearl lavaliere
and a handsome lorgnetia. reward
Of 800 was offered Cor the recovery
of the articles.