University of South Carolina Libraries
PART ONE VOL. 1. NO. 1. Weekljr, K t WUhe4 1860;Doily, Jan. 18, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PEF ANNUM. fi? UNEXPECTEDLY Had Been 111 Ten Day* With Kidney Trouble SENATE WAS "SHOCKfeb AT NEWS Had Been Member of Senate Many Year* *n<5 Leader on Foreign Relation? : Committee (By Associated Press.) Washington. Feb. ?4,?'Augustus Oc tavlus Bacon.- United^-States senator, from Georgia; for nearly nineteen years bad chairman of the foreigr relations' committee .since tbo escen]., dancy of.thc democratic party. Mprch\\%?"Y'A^L*?' 4. l9l3..today^ied in.a hospital her?Pen adi^^!i after an Illness or tea days. He was the first United States' senator eloct : win o? iue people uuder the. seventeenth constitutional amend ment Though Senator Bacon )?ad been se riously ill with kidney trouble and complications developing from a broken hip, his death was unexpect ed. It came suddenly at 2 o'clock in the afternoos ?mT news of the end fell upon the Senate aa a shock while it was in exeoucive session. The immediate cause of the Sena tor's death was diagnosed as a blood clot In the heart. Throughout the morning he had been in good spirits and it: was announced to h!a collea gues that he was feeling better than #-.-,-?-;?I-0 bury hurried to the hospital and at-l ter Conferring, announced that the funeral would be held Tuesday fb the Senate chamber.- The Senate will appoint a committeee on arrange ments on Monday, when cards of in vitation will be sent to the President, members of the cabinet and diplo matie corps on Monday. Trie servi ces will be conducted by the Bev. Forrest <?. Prettyman, chaplain of the Senate, assisted by an Episcopal rector to be selected by the family. Anno un ment of Senator Bacon's death was made in the House later in the afternoon and resolutions of respect, presented, by Representative Bartlett of Georgia were adopted. Speaker Clark appointed as a special .committee of the House to co-operate brith a Senate committee for the fune ral, the members of the Georgia dele gation, and Repre?entativcs Ferris, 'fills, Mann, Payne, Gardner, An tony, Dyor and Prouty. The House ?or aaversi^seys. )Si<au^ ??H-rsk^saj MjSi-mus iiaa acr terir.inod that an operation which had been contemplated was unneces sary. HOespite his 75 years, U ap peared -that *he affliction which he -suffered was of recent origin, and 'specialists believed it would yield to treatment. This -conclusion relieved considerably tj^yajjadejif^fl! JbJbjjiSriends and ar sociale* *k <iteQ?re8s. - . Talked WUh Baeghter . ?bit en hour before bis, death the Senator talked with hjfl daughter, Mrs. W. B. Sparkes of Georgia. She had just lert the room when he rais ed himself in bed. As Mrs. Sparkea re-entered the room her father fell back in. collapse "end never regait>d consciousness. In the absence of Senr.tor Hoke Smith of Georgia. FJenator Overman m was notified and proceedings in the * Senate . were .ibruptl?. hatted when the North Carolina./>enator nnnounc od ?ij death. A brief resolution of respect was "adopted and the Senate adjourned. ' ,' ' For several minutes, the senators, ^shocked at the suddHi tidings, re mained in the - ?hAmhti. discussing what should be done, but later ar range?fbtfie were made for public funeral in the Senate chamber neat Tueaday;, afternoon at 2 o'clock, to bo attended: by the Senate and H ou so of BeptHMKOtatiTsa, the President of ?he Uattfj?-Statea and his cabinet, justices of the supreme court, mem-. bora of the .?diplomatie corps, the admiral ot, -the i navy and ohief or staff of .the-.army. Hcene Was UuusaaL The scene on the floor of the Sen ate was an unusual one. Not only had the death .of their colleague shock ed the senators, but the effect of ? '-cc^ ?. liuio warnt important foreign relations measures were pending at once Impressed itself up-' on the mines of -democratic and re . publican leaders. A resolution of respect then was sent to the vice president's desk and adjournment followed. A Senate committee waa Informally appointed to consult with the deceas ed Senator's daughter aa to her ehe*, it bel?g the hope of hie col? eagues that * Btate funeral could be held in keeping with the high posi tion Senator 'Bacon held in the ser vice of the nation. Arrange For Fanerai. ' Vice President Marshall. Senatcfi Kern, Overman, SWvaneon and Sauls --y?-?? Successor jut Chairman. }. The successor to Senator Bacon as chairman of the' foreign relations committee probably will be Senator William J. Stone of Missouri, rank ing democrat on the committee, who now is confined to his home by 111 nos3. In bis absence Senator Shiv ely of Indiana, next in rank, is serv ing as acting chairman of the com mittee. Seniority usually prevails is succession on this committee, un less the ranking member does not de sire to undertake the task. Should Senator Stone waive ' the honor, a democratic conference probably would be called to discuss the chair manship. As to succession in the Senate, no cc-etest can arise because of the sev enteenth constitutional amendment. After this amendment had been pro claimed,, the Georgia legislature was called in special session, and, afte Senator Bacon had been re-electc tor hie fourth ?erm, ?u ^:W?kjj?(m ?ilWpW that lite governor of the State should make tf**Sbf^;&^*^t fill #fai> cf ticy until the next.special eleotian. This'taw was passed upon the ad vide of Senator Bacon MAM^pWl mnkes j impossible euch compllcatioua as recently arose in Maryland and Al?b?ma, which the Senate settled within the loit month. Ooreraer WOI Appoint. The regular election In Georgia will occur next October, at. which time] the senatorial election will occu?.B Meauiirae Gov. John M. Siaton, of Georgia, will name a temporary suc cessor. r Former Gov. Joseph IS: Brown, and Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, were mentioned here today among possibilities for the temporary appointment. Gov. Siaton, It Is said, wilt be candidate at the primaries in August for the sanato ria! r.c-iir.ation. Caw&d Great Sorrow In Georgia Capital (By Associated Press.} Atlanta, Ga., Feb. It.?New8 df the death at Washington today of Senator A- O. Bacon- was'the <!HrIse ef '^r;st! sarrow-among members of tbo Geor gia Bar Association, of which he k was a member. - Robert C. Alston of Atlanta, ? dent of the a*soctaio*n t^r?^ht pointed a special committee wh> will Officially represent that organ! ration at Senator Bacon's innere!,? com panying the body from Atlanta to Macon. Senator Hoke Smith, who now is 'n Atlanta, expressed profound grief at the death of Senator Bacon. "The death of no other senator," he said, "could have been so great a .loss to democracy.. It will be Im possible to fill the place which this great man for eighteen years occu pied in the Senate." Should members of Senator Ba con's family decide to allow bis body to lie hi- state here, the State rapitol -Jias'been placed at their disposal by Gov. John jr. Siaton. #n Run 's Old Home (By Associated Press) Richmond. Ve., Feb. it.?The lower branch of the general assembly to day adopted resolutions urging .con* gress to acquire Monticello, the home and tomb of Thomas J?fferm,u, and maintain It as public property. The senam ???? be ?ttked ?v wwbeur Mun Anv Mr*. Mir?i?i ??? ??"-llctc~, sf aw York, is an address before the legislature. eai? that a New York ms?? offered last year to boy Moeticello. and present it to the state of Virgmla, but tbat the offer, trans mitted to Cosgreaamon Jefferson M. l*vy, of .Nets York, the owner, through Governor Mann,, was never acknowledged. 'r$;K^s^5? There was quite a dramatci inci dent wihle Mrs. Uttleton was speak ing. Mindful of the fact that the time allotted for her address waa al most up, a member suggested that she dispense with tho rending of her petition and proceed with her re as an unfriendly at tern ut to eat discussion, and her vote* was bt fcy sobs. Team, came to. her eyes, but the member was qwtck to explain that no disconrtesy wai Unleaded. When ahe conrlc**d the resolutions wera unanimously adopted. SANDERS BILL TO THE SENATE Senate was not In Session end House Did little mi*--.-1? aestcraay ? Special Correspondence. Columbia, Feb. 14.?The House ' sent to the Senate today the much dis cussed Sanders bill to abate houses of 111 repute which the ministerial on * Ion in Columbia has been working to I bave passed. I Tbe Welch bill requiring tbe build ing of a new union station in Oolum i Ma by 'the Southern and Atlantic I Coast Une under the supervision of three engineers was passed to third reading by the House. I The larger part of the morning see ! ?Ion was devtijed to local and uneon tested matters. The'Senate was not in session, Asylam Investigation. Dr. J. L. Thompson, Are assistant medical officer of the State Hospital for th? Insane, who made written complaint Dec.. 2; 1918, to the board of regents alleging interference by Dr .E;ie:uu?r? u. Saupdefgstated -on tbe^>4??>|Saturday that be end, ; Bauaderu had^'jecn. brought, togr ' ; often in tb> dfechayga.of the* and'( that'.bey.' bad always worked {.harmoniously. j Dr. Saunders,'against' whom ' these I charges bf personal and professional .discourtesy are being investigated by 'a legislative commmittee, continued her established policy of putting the witnesses through a rigid crois ex amination. Answers to her adroitly worded queries resulted in Thomp son practically repudiation ht- the allegations contained in the written complaint presented to the board of regents at the meeting when It Whs voted to ask Dr. Saunder's immediate resignation. The asylum investiga tion committee wilt meet again Toes day afternoon. MAHINtS SENT TQ MEXICO CITY ! rrt^rer^A??-j ? TO GUARD BRITISH LEGATION IN CAPITAL ? imagwrra that Mexican Aufhori tlea are Anxious for Other Power to ?I? Same tie* Sot only'were "willing bbt that" other diplomatic rebres* (By Associa fed Press.) Washington. Feb. 14.?A small le gation ?uard of. marine? and machine guns tram a British cruiser at Vera Crux to the legation at Mexico City was ordered only after the state de partment had been advised of the plan through the American embassy i? L-ondeo. Threats that the British legation would be made a particular obj?ot ?n iho event ot a public up rising to the precautionary measure and It was intimated at the state de partment today that Mexican authori I tle? ???t'only were wflling.p^t abxtoba ttnf :i possible American tht urge Charge - Kumae or Mexican or i communicated to bfm.' t McL P. Hause, who today. was - ordered ity at the naval war ! ?r<* vm ur QBCOaiB chief, of the staff of Bear Admiral Fletcher', commanding the American cquadros. Tbe post is a new one; A letter from Rear Admiral FIet-| cher, dated Feb. 4. and received today. | said epidemica of smallpox and ty phold>fsrer atill were raging at Tam satd the federal garrison comprised of 700 men and that there wore about 2,006 rebels In the vici nity who npparently were awaiting reinforcements. SEMINOLECASE ATLASTENDEDl Growing Out~of Suit of Stock holders Against the Trustees la, Feb. 4.?In an opinion made public today Judge Memnupm* clears WTBe Jonas. W. A Clark and fryan. all or Columbia, of tbe charge of gross carelessness brought against them as trust?es of tbe Sem tn&ie Securities Company by several who sought to have held liable of the toss 1 sustained in the failure cf the Seminole and the Southern Life inscris oca Con>n?fly which H owned. i3.a* was heard In Columbia in ; r^TA.-oi^-w? 191.1. Judge M?rumtnger ; ,"nrw!ii(1 >fiff I.in ia??-tl?n *?*i;5cs 'cause Of the plaintiffs quotes the Latte veree "It le sweet and decorous that ebd to all thine*.*' He quotation is very apt tied to the BerotecI? affairs jve been In the court* for a Greatly Action bleased Cub'a At MAJCRIlE AGUES j Would niiiJipjW als from Claims (By Asso Chicago; *eh League lf:v: dec 'Johnson nothing to ell management of league club from It Is to my mind dent Teuer cf tfcvs and Herrmann of mission, be clothed thorlty to remove' league any club o detriment to the Johnson, roused Murphy's t Nation Baseball; t to the ed Press.) The American war," said Ban e will atop at the' present' cage National nlted baseball.' tial that Presl ?O?i? League I National Com-1 h absolute au-! the national r held to be a| Chtrles W. o leJTAl action j against him, today'woke the silence he has maintained since the Joint league conference. isT. New York and outlined his plan to ofttintain between the major leagues^me good under standing which, > jjj?asseried, waa menaced by the present conduct of the owner of the Cabs. The Amer I can t-*a*ue,, its pared to go the the National agr l-? length of changing] eeraefat. or of iavol mHtanother major j late pot?er I ia remove " as ! lag the for league. 'I am by the any club a detrim fottr^ths*e, I tald them that, if the! I National .fceagse could -.nejife I'this discontent liement here cago, that the American, would i no 4na?er be able to dove- { tali with their /organization. L told | I tlienV that akuter and should have the .power that si te remove any club owner erb? !? a menace to to- game. There wtM be no backward'step on the part of the American League. We are prepared to go any length to get rid of this in fluence in Chicago. "-We had.? .four hours session,"] Johnson added, "and at its conclusion I I understood the National League | owners would go into executive ses sion and take action in connection ' with the situation as I presented it to them. Saeretmjy John Heydler of the National League promised to send me a copy of wie record of.whatever waa done, for ipy information." GREAT SAVING FOR THE SOOTH Amendment Offered by Sanatdr Smrth on Cotton (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 14.?A saving of ?15,000,000 a year to the eoM*?? ;rcrr <jib or tne South, it Is estimated by Senator Smith or South Carolina, would result If, the amendment be proposed to offer to the agricultural appropriation bill is adopted. Ke .would appropriate about $1,000,000 to furnish each ahipping point in the South a set of government standard grad?s of cotton, together with a set of samples snowing the spinning val ,ue of each grade, ?n *h?* hereafter ] producers of cotton mig?t not be de-j oeived b y buyers and by valves arbi trarily fixed by cotton exchanges. Senator Sodth received today ?ro.n llisji^Mpiaent of agriculture the I results of Us tests as to the different ! grades of otton standardized by the government to d?termine the amount of waste, in converting a given num iber ot bales Into yarn; to establish I i the actual strength of the yam from I CiC-h SVtmto, xa breach' wie cotton and yarn from each grade; and to deter-] mine the coat' and recruit. of bleach ing. Only the "full grades' were! tested. Navy Tug Potomac Will Probably be Loat1 (By Associated Prase) Washington, Feb. It4.?The navy tug Potomac, caught is ?be ice in the iGulf of St. Lawrence, probably will I be lost, bat her crew are in no dan scccrdis* ?o a- ?bmhso today from the tag's commander, Boat* tswnin Wilkinson, to the navy d?part ant lee'ht piled twenty feet high out the vessel, the message said, j and a southerly wind would force I the whole mass Into the straits of Belle l?bv?ruehtng the tua. WARNING GIVEN NATIONAL BANKS Must Signify Within Sixty In tentions as to New Syatem (By Associated Press.). Washington, Feb. 14.?Warning was issued to national banks today by M. <'. Elliott, reserve bank organize lion committee, to comply with the currency act they must signify with in sixty days of its enactment their Sniuation to join the new system. Several banks had expressed the be lief that the law allowed them 12 months in which to uv?ce known their intention. Under the. law, na tional banks which do not so signify within sixty , days must prepare to liquidate, and - are Allowed twelve months for this process. Mr. Elliott called attention b> his circular to the provision that within thirty days of the day. the organisa-, tioh, eomanittee fixer the ' ?eographl cM timlts of a resreve rflsrrlct' and names the city where a district re serve, bank- Is to be crested.'- banks In that district which with to come in, must subscribe to the stock of the [reserve bank. This action" is sup ! pl?meniary to - the formal application for membership. ! The circular explains ekjo that State banks and . trust companies which signify their Intention of be coming members of the system will be allowed to participate in tbe se lection of director* of the reserve banks in their districts. At the close of business at the treasury department tonight, 6,830 national banks had applied for mem bership out of a total of . 7,500 In the United States. The time limit tori applications is Feb. 22. Will TAKE STAND IN DAM AGE S??T AGAINST A\ tttM C'fclahoma City Banker Teflfe of h Effort Made by Jacobs to Settle Case (By Associated PrestO >. '.' Oklohama City, Feb. 14.?United States Senator Thomas P. Gore, will probably take the witness staod Mon day in the hearing of the $5,000 dam age suit instituted against him by Mrs. Minnie E. Bond. The senator hjw exneetod tr> Joli h la vafAtnn jvf litt* meeting in a Washington hotel, when Mrs. Bo'i? alleges that the scnatbr attacked her. but his counsel, at tub last moment decided to call other Just -belfo'r*' adjournment. William M. Bonner,.an Oklahoma CUy, banker, was placed on the sand ,by. senator rOfifla?V,.counsel. Bonner told bf an alleged offer made to h to by James B. Jacobs, the witness whom Mytui for Mrs. Bond Is; holding for rebut .at testimony. . "Jim Jacobs told me," said Bonser, "that tor $25.000 he would sea thai the zzzz ???iu,i ?cuplor uore waa dropped." Bonner said that when he asked Jacobs what he would do with the-money,. Jacobs told him he would go "somewhere and start a newspap er." Nine witnesses today were exam ined for the defense and two deposi tions were Introduced into the record. The defense continued Its effort to prove its contention that Mra. Bond's suit was the result of a political con spiracy, it also endeavored to lay the foundation to Impeach the testimony of a number of Che plaintiffs wit nesses. Bonner probably will be recalled to the witness stand Monday. Senator Gore, who la expected to be the only other witness for the defense, rill. t? is believed, conclude his testimony .during the forenoon. ! SERCOUS CHARGE MADE BY WOMAN Mrs. Jetton Claims that D*md Man Attempted An (By Associated Press) Charlotte, N. C. Feb. 14.?Mrs, R. M. Jetton, whose husband is ? drug gist, la charged with the murder on Feb. 10 of Or, W. H. W?sten, of Dav idson. N. Ci tod?y tesUSed hers at habeas corpus proceedings for Jet i urn on ban th eftWMgan was attornpt |tng to assault bar at the thn? her I husband la alleged to bare shot him. |. Ia hie dying statement-, Dre Woof en lie said to have declared the* he had |goae to the Jetton home at Mr&. 5et j tone "Hggeftion and that ehe was showing him a new dress; \when her husband entered and without allow ing an explanation, whot Mm. Mira. ? Jetton today. ?.'on the stand declared that the' physician struck her husband when, he entered the room and that after - she fled she heafd Uie shot fired. * Senator Hoke Smith Pr?senta Argument For this Section Hurry to Of Strand ice chooner ?ifHI (By Associated Preaa) ! Norfolk, Va., Feb. 14? Hurrying to the assistance or stranded schooners, (two revenue . utterar arc proceeding in opposite directions tonight. The revenue cutter Seminole is en route to assist the schooner Bayard Hop kins in distress.-., twenty-five miles southwest of Diamond Shoals light ship and the./X?Kenue cutter Paraiico is speeding to the assistance of the small schooner Lucretta ashore off Mlddleton Anchorage. In Patnltco Sound. The latter vessel le reported I to be ni a critical condition. She Is < ominu-iidcd by Capi, E. ?. sewall. FOR SEPARATE RESERVE BANK The Senator Contended That Groupa of States Need . Not Be Necessarily Self* Supporting Alleged Embezzler Arrested 1?Knoxville (By Associated Press.) Atlante. G si, Feb. i4.--r,Thtf ar^?on... of the country which Is self-support ing two-thirds of the year Is epjitjed to'receive a separate rocerro dls^Ust and a reserve bank under .the ; provi sions or tlio new currency bill,:, ac cording to Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia. Senator Smith had so In terpreted the so-called sustaining provision.; of the law in a statement before the organisation committee of the federal currency r?aerve system (By Associated Press) Kno?v'.iie, Tenu.; Feb. 14.?Benja-i mln Round, want**- fcr embezzle ment* of fifteen thousand dollar? at Syracuse, N. Y.,..trom an express company, today Is, under arrest here, He >hae been in Knoxville several days,1 going under the name of Ed ward F. Godfrey.' He had-one thous and dollars when arr*?*??d ^ind hed Jus*, bought and paid for a new auto mobile. Round, it is charged, took th? 'money on. Jan.' 29 and has been living high since. Wihen arrested the officers in* he not only admitted bis identity, but also* admitted having ' t*ken the money. here. '! em very strongly soa~is?ciM twit under this bin the southeastern, sec tion should receive '.a separate re serve - district and establish tii&Mjpff serve bank", the senator declared. The fact that a section Of the country finds it necessary" to borrow money from another section .during a period of crop movement, y Senator Sniiih- said, doea not render it&at sec tion dependent "This legislation.^ he added, "does not intend to put a Chinese wall around 9*t^imM?j^ district and have it keep all its mon. ey within its own border*. It carries f facilities ; suggested by ib? s?eretary Of the treasury for.uv>vwmaut I from one part of this country to the 'a ?r*nnf]S?rkra other of retoutcee. Iram ..reserve ?^auaOrOR bunks U, ittftr from TammCO- ' For efcatheetf**n fik. r-u?-? ._,_, \ Sendfor S?iW?tin>s^t;; . (By Associated Press) , I committee was fflnde at Vern Cruz, Feb. 14.?Rear Ada*lr?l|tw<> days' heariag of argument Fletcher's tmuard^e? to.dtfy returned from Tampico. , It -vi reported, that the constituUonaU*.^ governor of Tatnaoiipas. Gen.* Luis. Cabai'enr, whd has been threatening/toaa*faek,/reov> pico, hen returned to (iuldad .Victo ria, tApparentiy the rebels 'plan? |MR]T'of tho establishment of a fed eral reserve district in the aoutheaa*' tern section. By their question? yesterday and today, members or the cottttnitteehad created the impression that one of their problems was to unite, a group heve been changed completely; and ! ss? ?'^pendent sa to make the entire the attack on Tampico has been post- ' poned indefinitely opposrn OL TO GAMES 'American Tendencies" of* Committee (By Associated Press) Berlin, Feb. 14.-r-Th>*-imperial par* liambnt d^cussed again today the proppke*.appropriation of $50,000 for the Olympic games to be held here la 1916? The expropriation was re jected by the budget committee, Jan. 15, bin. a number or conservatives. 1 uk.._i. . _?_ j,_i_ ?_._..._. _ I region solf-austolning under ordinary eireiima?iine.>K These Statements liwl some to believe that it udght.be the purpose or the committee to create districts by combining southern and northern States and locating the re serve banks at the northern end of iJia dl*tr^tB. Members of the committee had drawn from advocates of a reserve district in this section the, admission jhat the region was not entirely self supporting throughout the year. Sen. jit or, Smith expressed the opinion that a bank intr* section would be s?lf supporting uwordlng to his '.nterprsn tatloh of the law. In this convention he said: Sight ?ssks S?Mnfw?? This bill requires eight banks. It vre Chi tio eri I James McCravey of Lsuren?, la spending a few day's In the city, the gneat of his brother, Frank WcCra vey. the money from all of the banks in thai one upon the theory that, in this (Continued on Page Four.) berals and radicale ?, Introduced s {allows- twelve. There ore those who ution to restore the item to the believe that the ideal system. wa? to budget. I h??o h,.? b=h zr." * ^iTcrr--.Vai ui opnuon among the f German turners appear' to be. the chief obstacle to the passing ct the appro pi iation. The turser. organiza tions disapprove of the alleged "Am erican tendencies" within the Olympic remittee and the reputed American eels of sport and .Be '"prostitution the chase fo:- >rda," were criti cised by several epenhei*. The final vote Fob. it, depends largely on the attitudo of the clerical party, which today was silent. J. Howard Moore For Lieut.-Governor Special Correspondence. Columbia, Feb. 14.<r-J. Howard Moore, representative from? Aubevii?s, announced definitely tonight that be would run for lieutenant governor. Jit bad beer? reported that he would withdraw from the race, on account of the indention of Senator Mara of AbbenP*- r> run fOV the same office. Monr&?'s Officer Tale oS Disaster (By Associated Frees) . Philadelphia, Feb. 14.?Ouy Hors ley. fret "fllcer of the Old Dominion liner Monroe, wfotch was sunk in col lision witb the Natttncket two weeks age, , was the first witness today_ in the trial of CapL Ossnyn Berry, of"the Nant ticket, chrrfrwl w??h negligence. Horsley was on we<?h in the pilot house when the Monroe paeeed out to sea on the nictu of the accident, and wont off watch at U p. m. The ac cident oenrred two and a half hours laxer. Capt. Johocor. was autnnmned when the fog set to. he was in the pUot house when Horsiey went off pMnr^'at It o'clock, the first officer testified. In, h la. examination HoTsley describ ed the routine of boat and fire drills and stowing ef cargo, and wee ex haustively questioned regarding the speed of the Monroe and the cours?e she steered from the tftsM she left Norfolk at 7:40 p. nx* until the time he went off watch, flia testimoav did not-differ materially from that < t Capt. IB. E. Johnson a* to th? In cidents of the trip np to 11 o'clock. Horsiey said that at last Qhwau to spection or Hfe preserve cause of br placed. He auo eel life rafts on the forward p* Monroe were I ached down a ed.