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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-21
TO ENTERTAIN VETERANS.
Annual Reunion Will be Held in
Aiken April % and "a.

Aiken Special to Columbia
State, Feb. 20: The South
Carolina division, United Con-
federate Veterans, will hold
thelr annual reunion in Aiken
THIS year, and Gen. B. Ham
met league, who is at the head
of the South Carolina veterans.
has set April % and "a as the
reunion dates. The invitation
TO the veterans was recently ex-
tended by the Aiken city coun-
Gil, through General league.
who, welcoming an opportunity
to have the veterans meet this
year in his home town, has ac-
cepted the invitation.
No definite program has vet
been arranged, although Cen
eral league is at work on this
at present. He announces.
however, that on the first even
ing there will be arranged a
musical entertainment for the
veterans and visitors; the usual
ball will be given by the Sons of
Veterans to the sponsors and
maids of honor and ladies ac-
companying the veterans. on
the second evening, and for
those veterans who do not par
tlclpate in these festivities.
General league hopes to ar
range a theatrical performance
at the new Thestone theater.
where the sessions of the re-
union will be held.
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PRAY FOR WILSON.
Southern Presbyterian Laymen
Send Telegram to President,
Elect.


Memphis, Feb. f9.-Todav's
sessions of the laymen's mis-
sionary movement of the South
ern Presbyterian Church in con-
ventlon here were devoted to
song services, scriptural read
lngs and addresses by promi-
nent divines and laymen from
many sections of the South.
Prominent among the speak
ers on the program were: Rev.
S. l.. Morris, d. D., executive
secretary home missions, At
lanta, Ga: W.\F. Stephenson
Cheraw, S. c.; Marion M. Jack
son, Atlanta, Ga. and Joseph E..
McAlee, secretary home mis-
is. A.
The following telegram was
ordered sent to Presidei1t-elect
Woodrow Wilson I'VE, as rep
resentatives of the men of the
Southern Presbyterian Church
the church of your fathers
ministry and your own first love
in convention assembled wish
to assure you of our prayers
that, as the chief executive of
our nation, your faith fail not.
and that your administration
be directed and approved at
every step by God HIMSELF"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-21
Eight Tons of Mail Shipped.

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 90
More than eight tons of mail,
destined to Mexico, was shipped
from the San Antonio postofice
to New Orleans, where it will be
reshipped to Havana and there
taken aboard a vessel bound for
Vera Cruz.
The mail has accumulated
since train service on the direct
line from Laredo to Mexico CITY
was discontinued. Until train
service is restored all mail from
the United States will be dis
patched via New Orleans and
Vera Cruz. i.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-21
Sumter Boy Drowned i'm Rain.
Filled Hole.

Sumter Special to Columbia
State, Feb. 19.-Neill McCor-
mick, the 8-year-year son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Mccormick.
was drowned about 2 o'clock to-
day at a water hole at the yard
of the Sumter brick works.
He and another little bOv
were playing at the hole and he
stopped over and fell in.
The other little boy ran for
assistance, but when the men
ca1e the boy was not to be
seeN. After three hours of
dragging the body was recover
ed.
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at ll:O5 until 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning.
IN THE SENATE

The fight on the local option
compulsory education bill was
renewedn the senate this morn.
ing by Senator Werner, fbis
measure being made a special
order for today and will have
right of way until disposed of
Inc Oconee senator scored the
low salary paid to school teach
ers and said this needed rem
edylng before attempting any
compulsory education law. He
bill. ''- VIC
Senator Mars, in charge Of
the bill to abolish the hosiery
mil IN the state penitentiary
wanted to substitute the meas,
ure which passed the house for
the bill on the senate calendar
but enough opposition deveIop-
ed to prevent this.
The finance committee has
not yet finished consideration
OF the general appropriation bin
and there is small doubt but
that the general assembly will
nave to come back next week to
finish its work.
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Southern Society Dinner.

New York, Feb. 20.-Seven-
teen states were represented
among more than 1000 persons
who attended a dinner of the
Southern Society here tonight
celebrating Washington's birth
day. Stockton Axson, profes-
sor of English at Princet.n and
brother of Mrs. Woodrow Will
son, made the principal address.
Miss Jessie Wilson, daughter
OF the President-elect, was a
guest.
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FIFTEEN THOUSAND
HOMELESS BY FIRE

Toxic Swept by Destructive
Blaze Which Started in Sal
walton Army Hall-Loss a
Million Yen.
Toxic, Feb. 2O.-Over $4,000
persons were deprived of homes
by fire that swept through
the center of the Kanda district
OF Toxic yesterday. The fire
started in the Salvation Almy
hall. A high wind famed the
flames and they spread rapidly
from street to street, DESTROY
ing $500 buildings. The loss
Is estimated at several million
yen.
Among the buildings burned
were several churches, inculd-
ing the Baptist Tabernacle and
a number of educational institu-
tlons. Troops were called out
to assist the firemen but thew
were almost helpless against the
Wlnd-driven flames. Many of
the homeless were sheltered to-
day in Kudan park.
The official report of the fire
states that two persons were
Killed and 100 injured. The
damage amounts to $2,5OO,OOO.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-21
ADDITION TO
EUREKA MILLS
Ground Broken For Extension
of Weave Room of Factory at
Chester.

VI weave NOOm Oh fdctOry at
Chester.
Chester Special to Columbia
State, Feb. 20.-Dirt has been
broken at the Eureka cotton
mills for an addition to the
weave room. 1t will be 125 feet
long and 40 feet wide, and will
have $500 spindles and 100
looms.
The machinery for the addi-
tion has been ordered and is in
fact already on the ground. J..
A. Jones of Charlotte has the
contract, and as soon as the ex-
cavatiOns have been completed
a force of hands will begin the
work of pushing it rapidly
through.
The Eureka is owned by Col.
Leroy Springs of Lancaster and
was enlarged only a year or two
ago. This second enlargement
shows the prosperity that it is
enjoying.
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Mexico City, Feb. 19.-Gen.
Victoriano Huerta was elected
provisional President by Con-
gress at special session tonight.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-21

ord-Breaking Cargo of Corn.
baltimore, Feb. 20.-What is
believed to be a record-breaking
cargo of corn taken out of an
Atlantic port, is in the steamer
Valdurn, which sailed from
here for Amsterdam todav
There are slowed in the vessel
324,615 bushels.
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CABINET TO DECIDE
THE FATE OF MADERO
DepOsed President Being Held
Prisoner of Huerta-State of
Detection.

oh td-hOtdtt vi
Detection.
Mexico City, Feb. 2O.-The
fate of Francesca /. Madero is
to be held in the hands of the
cabinet and probably will be de-
cided tonight. Ex-President
Madero tonight is the personal
prisoner of General Huerta, who
refuses to accept responsibility
for his disposition.
General Huerta was on the
point of allowing Madero and
Jose Pine Suarez to leave the
country today. He was, how
ever, counselled against this to-
day by close friends who con-
sidered that Madero might use
his freedom TO formulate new
plots.
The provisional President de-
clared he would place the case
of Madero before the cabinet
ministers Immediately after
they were sworn into office.
Indications also pointed to
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-21
Hard For Divorce Seekers Now

Carson City. New, Feb. 20
Governor Oddie today signed
the Barnes amendment to the
divorce law. 1t became effec-
tive January /, 1914. After
that date an applicant for di-
vorce must have lived in Neva-
ola a year instead of six months.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-21
SENATE REFUSES TO
CONFIRM HOUSEAL

| upper House Blocks Governors
Attempt to Gust DIR. Babcock
Hot Debate Precedes Vote.
Columbia Special to Charles
ton News and Courier, Feb. 20:
DR.. w. Gustave Houseal of New
berry was tonight appointed by
Governor Blease as superinten-
dent of the state hospital for the
insane, succeeding DR.. J. w.
Babcock, the incumbent. The
appointment was sent to the
senate, and by request of the
governor, was read in open ses-
sion. An executive session will
be held by the senate to pass on
the appointment.
Governor Blease had expect
ed DIR. Houseal to be elected a
member of the board of trus-
tees of the Charleston Medical
College and said that he gave
the position of superintendent
of the state hospital for the in
sane to DR.. Houseal to show
what he thought of him, the
governor being very much dis
appointed over the failure of
the general assembly to elect
DR.. Houseal as a trustee of the
medical college.
DIR. Houseal is resident of
Newberry and the personal
physician of the governor.
DIR. Babcock was appointed
superintendent of the asylum
by Governor Tillman during his
first term in the early COS and
has held the position ever since.
The constitution gives the gov
ernor the right to appoint the
superintendent and board of
regents of the state hospital for
the insane.
The naming of DIR. Houseal to
succeed DR.. Babcock came as a
great surprise to the general as
sembly and to people generally.
and caused much discussion.
The reason for the appoint
ment is attributed to the fail
ure of the general assembly to
name DR.. Houseal as a trustee
of the medical college.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The senate went into execu-
tive session at once to consider
the appointment of DR.. w. G.
Houseak as superintendent of
the state hospital for the in
sane. A hot debate took place
over the matter, and during the
course of the discussion the
splendid work which DR.. Bah
cock has done for the state asy-.
lum was lauded by member
after member. DIR. Houseal was
referred to in highest terms.
but the senate did not approve
OF the governors attempted
ousting of DIR. Babcock.
The statements that the con-
stitution requires, that the
board OF regents of the asylum
and the--superintendent be ap-
pointed with the advice and
consent of the senate; that the
constitution forbids the holding
of any office for life, except that
of notary public, and, that the
appointment Of DIR. Houseal
was illegal, were brought out
during the threshing out of the
matter.
By a vote of 81 to 3 the SEN
ate refused to confirm the ap-
pointment of DIR. w. Gustave
Houseal to be superintendent of
the state hospital for the in
sane, and DIR. Babcock will hold
over. The vote came after mid
night; and before it was taken
the governor was scored bv
several for his action. The rea-
son assigned by the governor
for his action was severely de-
nounced.
Governor Blease was on the
floor of the senate when his
message first came in, but left
soon afterward. His sudden
action caused a sensation.
DIR. j. w. Babcock would not
discuss the matter and said he
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Subjected to Notorious ''Fug-
tive Law" and Running For
His Life, Falls Dead Under
Shower of Bullets From Rebel
Guards.
Mexico City, Feb. 19.-Gus-
tavo Madero, brother of Fran
cisco 1. Madero, the deposed
President of Mexico, was exc
cuted here today as a sequel to
the upheaval here yesterday
when the Madero administra-
tion was turned out by the
commanders of the Mexican
federal army.
The former President and his
brother, Gustavo, were sent this
morning as prisoners to the
arsenal from which Gen. Felix
Diaz, the rebel commander, had
bombarded the city for 10 days.
Soon after their arrival there
Gustavo Madero was subjected
to the notorious fugitive law"
by which he was free to run un-
der the rifle fire of his guards.
He fell dead under their bullets.
FATE OF MADERO UN-
KNOWN.
Nothing is as yet known con-
corning the fate that awaits
former President Madero and
his cabinet. Ugly reprisals are
feared because of the finding of
a list of "those who ought to
die" among the official docu-
ments of the Madero govern
ment.
Francisco /. Madero, the de-
posed President, was taken un-
der heavy guard from the ma
tional palace and lodged in the
arsenal. There he was a pris-
oner of General Diaz in the very
place which for over a week he
had caused to be battered with
cannon in his efforts to sub
jugate the rebel army.
Had Francisco Madero sue
ceeded in defeating Diaz there
seems little doubt that bloody
reprisals would have been made.
"Those who should die" is the
caption on an official Maderist
document found last night. In
the list of prescribed, there are
22 names of prominent men, in
Guiding Francisco De la Barra,
Jesus Flores Magon, Manuel
Calero, Alberta Gercia Grana-
dos and DR.. Vasquez Gomez.
For some days De la Barra
believed he was in danger of
assassination and he therefore
hid in the British legation,
where he heard that numerous
hreats had been made to cap
ture him.
Mexico Citv Fob 10 Con
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-25
ADJUSTMENTS

1t is but a few years ago that
Gene Stratton-Porter gave to
the world "Freckles." 1t proved
a ticker to the palate of mod
ern fiction readers, with the re-
suit that more than a million
have been delighted with its
quaint story of the folks of the
Limberlost Swamp Company of
Indiana. There have been many
stories, strong in all intrinsic
points which go to make up an
absorbing story, but they are of
no value to the stage-the ac-
tion is lacking. "Freckles, how
ever, is the reverse. 1t is
stronger as a play than it was
as a novel.
The New York producer, A. G..
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-25

The state senate when it ad-
journed, was engaged in a fill
buster on the part of opponents
to prevent a vote on the COM
pulsory education bill now pend
ing in that body. You may
filibuster, gentlemen of the SEN
ate, but the time will come when
you will have to give an ac-
count of your conduct in oppos-
ing a measure intended for the
benefit of the masses of the
people. AS Lincoln said you
can fool all of the people some
of the time and some of the peo-
pie all the time, but you can't
fool all of the people all the
time. No, you don't want the
people to be enlightened, be-
cause you know when they be-
come so, your names will be
Dennis" There are some men
in public life today by reason of
the way they have pulled the
wool over the eyes of the peo-
pie.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-25

Mrs. Porter's tale of "The Linn
berlOst. He secured the bril-
liant dramatist, Neil Twomey,
the author of several success
full plays, among them "Har-
rington Reynolds" "The An
gelus," to dramatise "Freckles," !"
and it will come to the Mackey
opera house next Wednesday,
March 5th.
The dramatist has followed
the text of the story in a most
faithful manner, and every one
of the new familiar characters ;
"Freckles," "The Swamp An
gel" Mclean" Mrs. Duncan" +"
"Wissner," "Black jack" and
all the rest, will be in the play,
living, breathing characters.
MIR. Delamater has given the
play magnificent scenic in
vestiture and has secured a
strong cast of players, in a word
it will be up to the regular
Delamater caliber. From the
standpoint that TIE play is
stronger than the story, it is
safe to say that it will be vastly
popular. In the short time it
was produced last season it
proved triuph from a stage
point of view, and it is undoubt-
edly destined to be one of the
most substantial successes of
the decade. Seats on sale Mon
day.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-25

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall,
Humpty Dumpty had great fall;
All the Kings horses, all the Kings
men
Cant put Humpty Dumpty together
again
Senator McLaurin of Marl-
boro met with a like fate, when
he fell from the United States
senate back to his farm in that
county, after climbing from the
House of Representatives,
through the attorney general
ship and the lower house of
Congress. The senator, doubt
less thinking there was a
chance Of getting himself ito =
getheragain, concluded to start
all over, so got himself elected
to the state senate. He has be-
gun by advocating measures
and things which may tempor-
iarly make him popular, but
which in the end will prove his
undOing. For instance, after
the supreme court had declared
the cotton warehouse act un-
constitutional, he introduced
patched-up bill in the senate of
the same tenor and purpose, and
while the legislature did not
Kill it, it got it out of the way
by continuing it to the next
session. lie is an advocate also.
OF selling the state farms, be-
cause they come in competition
with the farmers of the state.
And his latest stand is against
compulsory education. Senator
McLaurin is in many respects.
an able man, and we are sorry
that ne is beginning again to
show unmistakable signs of
demagogism. No, Senator Nc
Laurin, there is little chance of
your reaching again the high
position you once held, by pand-
ering to what you think will
make you popular.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-25
Lancaster Leads.
FOR LANCASTER PEOPLE

Lancaster Citizens Experiences Fur
nish Topic for Lancaster Discus
sion.
The following experience occur
red in Lancaster. A Lancaster citi-
zen relates it.
Similar experiences are occurring
daily.
Lancaster people are being re-
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Lancaster people testify, Lancas-
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Remember the name-Doan's-
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-25

1t would seem that Governor
Blease in fixing the time for the
holding of the general election
for Congressman from the first
congressional district before the
time for the holding of the
Democratic primary election
ordered by the state executive
committee, prefers that the
Democrats of the first district
should not express their prefer
ence for Congressman before
the general election. Yet this
same governor is wont to pose
as a great believer in the pri-
maries. But the good of the
party must give way to an op-
portunity to hit at the executive
committee.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-25

The Winthrop College girls
continue to pass resolutions of
confidence in President johnson.
While this is all very nice and
not improper, we would sug-
gest that such resolutions can
not wipe out the mistake made
by Winthrop's president in his
seeming effort to belittle DR..
Mitchell through the medium
of Cole Blease.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-25

We regret to hear of the crit
ical illness of Ex-Governor Will
liam j. Northern at his home in
Atlanta. He was plain farm
er who made a model governor
of his state when some of her
sister states where in the hands
of demagogues and politicians.
He is, besides, a fine type of
Christian gentleman who has
been an active worker for the
moral uplift of his city and
state. We hope the venerable
statesman may be yet spared
for longer service.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-25

Governor Blease says that he
did not expect the legislature to
elect Dr.. Houseal superinten-
dent of the state hospital for the
insane in place of DR.. j. w.
Babcock, the incumbent, when
he nominated him, and that his
idea in appointing him was to
compliment his friend, es-
pecially after the legislature
had not elected him one of the
directors of the new state m&di-
cal college. Even the interests
OF the state are subordinated to
the governors wish to stick to
his friends.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-25
WALL STREET TALES
UNFOLD WEDNESDAY
Various Stock Exchange Re-
form Bills of Governor Sulzer
Will be Discussed at EXecu-
tive Hearing.

Albany, n. Y, Feb. %
Tales of Wall street from the
point of view of the speculator.
investor and broker are expect
ed to be unfolded Wednesday
when the various bills recon-
mended by Governor Sulzer to
reform" stock exchange meth
ods will be discussed at a legis-
lative hearing.
The governors proposal that
all exchanges be compelled to
incorporate after September |
and that the maximum rate of
interest on call loans be fixed at
10 per cent, are declared by the
governors of the New York
Stock Exchange to be particu-
larly unwise. Eleven measures
all told are acheduled for con-
sideration. These do not in
clude the bill proposing to dou-
bic the tax on transfers of stock
which promises to be vigorous
ly opposed.
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MEXICO A DISGRACE TO
CIVILIZATION.

The assassination of Fran
cisco l. Madero and Jose Pine
Suarez, eX-President and ex-
Vice President of Mexico, while
being transferred from the
palace to the penitentiary Sun
day night, is shocking beyond
expression. 1t has occurred,
too, upon the heels of the noti-
fication of the United States to
General Huerta, provisional
President, that this very thing
must not happen. The circum-
stances surrounding the death
of these two men point strongly
to it having been a prearranged
plot on the part of the present
regime to make way with these
men. President Huerta says
the killing of the two men was
incidental to a fight between
their guards and a party at
tempting to liberate them. The
governments account of the af-
fair is that thirty of the
guards surrounded the priS-
oners, while the remainder dis
posed themselves to resist an
attack. About SO men came
afoot and some mounted, threw
themselves on the detachment
guarding the cars and the eX-
change of shots lasted 20 min
utes. When the attacking
party fled, the dead bodies of |
Madero and Suarez were then |
found" 1t appears from this
that after 20 minutes fusillade |
of bullets from at least a cou-
pie of hundred of men no one
was touched save the two un-
fortunate men whom the for
tunes of civil war had placed at .
the mercy of General Huerta. |
1t will be remembered, too, that |
only few days before this as
saSSination of Madero, his wife |
made a piteouS appeal to Huerta !
to be allowed to see her husband |
but the hard-hearted monster
refusedand she was also refused |
the privilege of seeing him after
he was dead until an autopsy
was made. General Huerta, who
was a trusted officer under
President Madero, had his chief
secretly arrested and himself
proclaimed provisional Presi-
dent. A man guilty of such
treachery is none too good to
have planned the assassination
of Madero, whom he feared
might be restored to the head
of the government again by
successful counter revolution.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-25

1t was indeed nice compli-
ment to a very fine man, when
the legislature of South Caro-
lima, out of 27 nominees, gave
DR.. w. w. Fennell of Rock Hill
the highest vote as one of the
directors of the recently Great
ed State Medical College. DR.
Fennell is not only one Of the
most eminent surgeons of the
state, but a man of as high
sense of honor as can be found
anywhere.