Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mr. Farmer! TOMORROW you'll be sending orders to town for your tenants. We want that order. We'll carry your account if you wish, 'till fall without any "extra charges." We think you'll find it cheaper to buy here in the long run, because we handle nothing but FIRST-CLASS, WHOLE PIECE, GUARANTEED MERCHANDISE-NO JOBS-NO SEC ONDS. Everything in stock marked in plain figures, and our PRICES ARE AS REASONABLE as ANYBODYS. Give us your bill for all your wants, at any time-WE'VE GOT THE GOODS. ReadyTo-Wear Garments Staples Underwear Millinery Hosiery Dress Goods Silks Shoes Etc. Etc. MOO RE-WILSON CO. ? I ? .yt ii fi .?..i mmfi FIRST AMERICAN BLOOD FLOWS I BO-FOUR IRIS DE III BAFFLE E E TO THE O. S. (By Associated Press), Washington, April 211-Marines and blue jackets from Ihe American navy today took thc customs house and a large section of Vera Cruz with a loss of four killed and twenty wounded. The loss of the Mexican garrison was not officially known here tonight, but was estimated at 200 killed. This was thc first step in the program of reprisal by the United States against the Huerta government for the arrest of American bluejackets at Tampico and other offenses "aginst the rights and dignity of the United States." First Opes Clash. lt was the first clash between forces of the United States and Mexico since revolution broke out jn the southern republic in ?9?O, and gave the Washington government a Mex ican problem. Though fighting had not ceased at a late hour tonight, Rear Admiral Fletcher had warn ed'the Federal cofnander that he would use the big guns of the American fleet if his men did not stop firing. The American forces had or ders to fire only to defend themselves. The United States intends to take no offensive steps for the present. The salute to the flag which Huerta refused will not be satisfactory repara tion. lt is understood a declaration of apology as well as a salute and a guarantee that the rights and dignity of the United States would be respected can alone cause a withdrawal of the American forces. Senate in Debate Long. While American marines and bluejackets were fighting, the senate debated the whole vessel of a big consignment pf anns; and am* hopes to avert war. With the taking, of the Mexican situation before crowded galleries, munition for the Huerta government- ' j railroad a few miles inland from Vera Cruz, The joint refution that passed the house sup- Germany In Gama. and the two customs houses/lt is believed no porting the-president's proposal to use the ar- Secretary Bryan conferred with .tKc.j&r,.. gttg H$??m ^pv will ,b?, taken. " ^Many hi '"Ii" 'u^^^?'T^^iZ, \"oc ftiini i?MM?-?mbassa4orr -Count von Bernstorff, and officials admit that offensive action by Huerta my and nav-y to. obtain reparation was Being |$ Jg Qf the Gernian v. may draw the American forces into a confit/; delvated in the senate at midnight with pros- emmen( w?1, be ?nttrDosed to prevent the con- ' No Milrti* Calla?, j ' peet of an all'night session. Many republican s?Knment from landing elsewhere in Mexico The militiamen have not been called on. senators wanted ' the resolution broadened to and complicating the situation. The ship car- The national Capitol was thrilled with ex authorize steps to obtain reparation for all r?es fifteen million rounds of ammunition and citerneni. Crwods thronged the senate and offenses committed against Americans in Mexi- two hundred rapid fire guns'and thousands of listened to the debate. Newspaper bulletins co. p I (%? rifles- ' . were eagerly read by thousands as were the The pfefSdlnf went ahead on the authority The president conferred with the secretaries frequent extra editions. In executive quarters of the ex?cut?e, in accord with precedent, be- qf war, state and navy early tonight. No army clerks and officers of the army and navy were cause lie believed an emergency existed- < He orders were issued, but Rear Admiral Badger busily at work all night. Cabinet members gave Rear Admiral Fletcher authority to seize was ordered to Tampico, where another cus- were at their desks after midnight and the the Vera Cruz customs house to prevent the toms house may be seized. The president in- whol? executive machinery of the government landing there today by a German merchant j tends io aci slowly to force Huerta to yield, and was adjusted to the Mexican crisis. CAME HERE TO INSPECT MILL Students From Clemton College Paid a Visit to An Anderson Mill Yesterday (From Thursday's Dally.) Eight Clemson College students of tho toxtllo niasses, came to Anderson yesterday foi' tho purpose of Inspect ing the Brogon Mills. Thc young men were under LUM su>'.?nrvi8lon of Prof. Cromer and from Anderson they went to Greenville, In which city they were also to go over a few of the toxtllo plants. The visitors hero yesterday wem much Impressed with what they saw at the Brogon Mill and said that their text boles could hardly give them a very clear understanding of such mag nificent equipment as was shown thom on their tour of inspection through this modern mill. Every ono of the eight declared the Hmo spr.1t hor? wa? moat tn ..tr .?olive and highly enjoyable feature. DRAINAGE MEN CHEER MARINES National Drainage Congress At j f??va?ir??K Ljstsns tc Gov. Staion Savannah, Ga., April 22. - Delegates attending tho opening session of the National Drainage Congress hero to day warmly applauded the announce ment that senators and representa tives wno were on the program for addresses were compelled to remain tn Washington through a sense of greater .duty to the people. Tho morning session waa brier. Covernor John M. Slaton. in wel coming Ute convention, provoked a demonstration on account of the trouble at Ver? Crus. President Edmund T. Perkins of Chicago, and E. J Wstson of South Cerollas briefly discussed the plan and ?copo of (ho congress. Mr. Wat eon asserted that Secretary ol tho In terior Lane Itad expressed to him. the hope tbat the Washington administra tion would make national drainage tho issue of paramount importance at the next regular session of the federal congress. , "1 have yet to find." said; Mr. Waft Bo?. "ono man in public lifo who "op poses thc reclamation ot on;- vast area of swamp lands." Members of tho convention wont this afternoon as thc guests of the city to Sebrec Island. ' R. W. TRIBBLE HAS BOUGHT COMPANY Becomes Sole Owner of tho E. W. Tribble Company In - This City lt. VA Tribble. heretofore president arri Dart owner o? the R.--W. Trlhblo Company, one of Anderson's leading mercantile bouses, has. secured thc entire stock of this company and ls now solo proprietor of the business. The concern wll hereafter bc known as Ri W. Tribble. Mr. Tribble ls just back from the Northern markets where be bas been spending the last few weeks, buying an extensive line of goods, and he says that this ?oannn will, bo one o? the most successful that his firm has ever enjoyed. He has bought his stock anticipating a large business and says that he can see no reason for being I disappointed. . . STALLION AT CLEMSON The pure bned Percheron stallion and pure bred Hereford bull recently purchased In Illinois by Prof. It. L, Shield- of Clemson college, have ar rived at tho college. Prof. Shields will secure native cows and native mares fur breeding with these sires. Both animals are of fine breeding and come of prize winning stock. Experimenta arc to be made with them for the pur. pose of showing the fermera how to grow into the live stock business by the use of pure bred aires with na tive dams. CLEMENT TRIAL ON THURSDAY Young Couple are Charged With Murder of Two-Months Old Baby Spartanhurg, April 21.-Clyde C. (.lenient, tho college boy who has boon in jail hore Binee February 3, jointly charged with Miss Ploda Pen dleton, a girl telegrapher, with the murder -of a t\wo-rnontfis-old baby found drowned, will bo put on trial Thursday. Frequently swallowing and moist enings hts llpe but otherwise showing no nlgrni of - nervous tensions tho youth, son of Robert C. Clement, a prosperous North Carolina planter, stood in the prisoner's dock for five minutes and heard the clerk of court rend in informal old English the sol emn charge that be did away with Virginia Vlrl Pendleton "against the peace and dignity of the state." "What say you?" asked the clerk at thc conclusion of his long recital. "Are you guilty or not guilty?" "Not guilty, answered the prisoner in a shrill-almost falsetto-voice. "How will you be tried?" "By dod and my country." "Are you ready to conic "to trial?" "No, slr." The lad smiled painfully when the erde?! v.;.:; over and he was allowed to step down from the dock, where hp had been the focus of 2,000 eyes, and taken back to Jail. A colloquy between Judge Shtpp. presiding, and Solicitor lilli, result ed In Thursday aa being eel as tbe date for the trial to begin. Judge sh lop aald he set this date with tho understanding that he would eater tain motions for a continuance. Such motions are almost certain to be made by Clement'a counael. The spectatora who hoped to see Mles Pendleton tbe co-defendant were disappointed. Her counael. Colonel Alvin H. Dean, waived the formality of arraignment. Solicitor Hill waa Inclined not to accept the waiver, but the matter waa allowed to drop. Clement waa pale but otherwise ap peared to be lo good health. He had groomed himself carefully for his ap pearance in court. His hair was fresh If cut and his attire was immaculate. Ile wore a new suit of blue serge. tvJt?n;\kV.!s lawyers* will, yikttd or waive nothing. They demand a Btrlct and literal complianco with every .rulo of jurisprudence bearing- on the case. This attitude is expected to prolong the trial well into next week. The indictment against Clement and Miss Pendleton was the iirst giv en to'the grand jury yesterday. After a tow witnesses had been heard a tru* bill charging the two defendant* with morder was returned. MITCHEL'S FOE PUT ON TRIAL Man Who Attempted To Take Life of New York Mayor . Appears Crazy New York. April 21.-Michael P. Mahoney, who attempted to shoot Mayor Mitchel and wounded corporation counsel Prank L> Polk, was arraigned to day. He plead to an indictment charging him with attempt ed murder in the iirst degree. "I dont want any lawyer," the pris oner Insisted, but Judge Mulqucen as. signed counsel. lt is likely that Mahoney will be committed to an institution for the r^rimina^ *nstanc. PLIES AND RATTLESNAKES Atlanta, April 22.-With the Im pending arrival of the fly season, the city fathers and others Interested la the public hesith anro endeavoring to frighten Atlantians Into protecting themselves properly with screens by citing the fact that the fly is more dan gerous than the rattlesnake. They have found, they say, by ac tual figures that where the rattle snakes have killed dozens, the fly as s spreader of disease has killed thous ands. There wit be more fly swatting this rear than ever before, owing to'cam paigns that have started all over the country. A few more hot days la Atlanta and the swatting will begin. NOTHING TO HIDE SAYS GARRISON In Reply to Special Delivery Let ter From the Governor Of South Carolina (By Associated ProsB.) Washington. April 21.-Secretary Garrison today concluded his corres pondence with Governor Cole -Blesse, of South Carolina over ihe revocation orders establishing a summer maneuv er camp for state militia and regular troops at thc Isle of Palms. Failing to receive a response to bis demands upon Governor Blouse, Secretary Gar. rison stated that the camp would be attended by. the militia of North Caro lina and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and would be held outside or South Carolina. Later he received a long letter from Governor Biease to which the following reply was Bent today: "I cannot understand of what you complain or why you indulge In sus picions and imaginings concerning a matter that ls entirely free and clear. All communications between the di vision of'militia affairs and tba Na tional Guards of the several States are held with the adjutants general. There waa nothing done In the present- caso that was not in accordance with the custom and strictly in keeping with courtesy and propriety. . "It seems to me to be unfortunate that you fielt Impelled to object to this matter being treated In the cus tomary way. bdt since you did, I bad no other alternativo than to adopt the.course, that I.did." .. W. J. HARRIS FOR GOYKRNOK fcx-Senator Will Make the Rare fer Executive** Chair. Atlanta, April 21.-Hon. W. J. Har ris, former state senator, and now director of the United 8tatea census bureau. Is positively going to run for governor of Georgia, His formal an-, noun cement may be expected In the next few day?. While no definite arrangements on the subject have yet been made, lt has been suggested here that bis probable campaing managers will be Herbert Clay, son of the late U. S. Senator Clay and Hon. Jesse Mercer, former editor of the Fitzgerald Enterprise and former state game commissioner,. An interesting coincidence in the probable selection of Mir. Cia/ to lian dle the campaign lies in the fact that the late Senator Clay, before his death, predicted that Harris would ene day be governor of hlB state and United States senator. Mr. Harris as a young man, first becamo a public figure ss the private secretary to Senator Clay, a post which he occupied for 12 years. It is understood that Secretary Red. field, and the administration at Wash, ingto do not think lt will be*tfetOBeary for Mr. Harris to resign as director in order to make the race for govern or. Senator Harris Ms going to make his gubernatorial race, it is under stood, not as a candidate for the nat ional administration, but on his Geor gia record as a former member of the state senato and a successful business man. ANDERSON FOLK TA UFAD ADFDA Many Planning a Trip To Atlante For Gr ?i ni Offer* During Next Wonk A number of Anderson, people are planning a trip to Atlanta, next Week for Grand Opera, when some of the world's finest stars will appear there. Portions of all the Unified States will be represented and it ls probable that the number going from thia etty will be large. Ampngrithose who have al ready announced their intention of making the trip are: Miss Stranathani Miss Anna Trtbble. Miss Eva Mayfield, Miss Ruth- Whtklno,' Misa Ruth Fret well, Miss Elisabeth Fretwell. Miss Zenobia Welch, Frank Johnson and . Clarence Healy. Doubtless theer will be still others in the party when the start ls made for the^Qcorgis city. John Miclnnn, a Boston painter, fell fire stories to the bottom of an ele vator well, and was picked np smiling. < He sustained a broken ankle and sc?- < *ral bruises. . 11 DESPAIRED OF GETTING HOTEL Promoters Hair? Given,Up Their Effort* ??J 3*y That Propo sition WAI Drop ThoBe Anderson men who have been' working so earnestly during the last fortnight for a new hotel In Ander son have great np hope and said yes terday that they were ready to throw up the whole proposition and quit In diftMist. t One of the gentlemen behind the movement for a new hotel said that he ls now convinced of the fact that Anderson peoria do not want a new hotel. He said that be had beard numbers of them complain very bit terly about the inadequate hotel faci lities here but they showed bow much they meant this when they turned down the Richmond proposition. It IR understood that the matter will now be allowed to drop. Pendleton Bemoertatle Clai* The Pendleton Democratic club Will meet on Saturday the 25th. 3 o'clock. . ? ] ? . Samuel McCrary. President. ' -u.-, . O O O O OO 'o O O 0;n n o (By Associated Press) o o Wasklattea, April Mr-Seab?, e e ligara, charge sf the Mexican a e eat bas say here, having received e e. messages from Merdea Ct? a a early la the day, lathaathaJ e e that he might be reeaUed at any a e sse meat, was Ja eon s tant expee- e o tallon tonight that General ? e Heerta would astir j him le re- e e quest hts passports* la anti- ? o elpatloa of his recall, Senor Al- e o gara spent the day la getting e o hts personal affects ia shape so a e that ha ceaM leave the etty o a promptly. e t> 1 o 3 ?> OOOUUOOOOOO #Jtt?Saw*^^