The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 08, 1913, Image 1
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VOL. 8, NO. 80, SEMI-W E]
PLAN ATTACK ON TARIFF pi
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MANY SUBSTITUTE SCHEDULES. ; "
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Republicans Will Bombard Hill W itli sa
Many Amendments on the j 'D
Floor of the Senate. !
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Washington, July 7.?Republican at
members? of the senate have been !
quietly preparing for some weeks for -p
the attack that is to be made on the *
Underwood-Smmons tariff bill when
It gets back into the senate late this
week. While a program of tariff
policy had not been laid out by the I H
Republicans, leading representatives
of the party in the senate have prepared
amendments, substitute schedules
and protection arguments, directed
at many of the important w
sections of the Democratic bill. | P
Senator Simmons, chairman of the it
finance committee, who Vill bring a
the bill from the committee with the d
seal of Democratic caucus approval . it
upon it, estimates that five weeks ' ti
will be enough to wind up general p
debate and discussion of the meas- b
ure, and to secure a vote on its final o
passage. Prominent Republican senators
doubt whether the tariff can be u
disposed of in the senate in that ! s<
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IIUIC. I ?
The bill has been in the Demo- I b
cratic caucus for more than two ! \
weeks. While the party members i h
were practically agreed upon the tl
general scope of tariff revision before b
the caucus began, it has taken much "
longer than had been expected to a
smooth over debated questions, and h
to bring about an agreement on tar- h
iff rates, income tax and other im- d
portant features carried in the big
bill. tl
The Democrats are not yet in com- tl
plete harmony over the measure, be- h
cause of the Insistence of some L
Western and Southern senators that ! h
the free sugar and free wool plans of , t;
the administration be modified. An , f<
attempt is to be made to put a bind- n
ing rule through the caucus, pledg- tl
lng every Democrat to vote down ; n
amendments in the senate, and to I
support the bill in its entiriety. Pro- t<
nounced opposition to this plan ex- I ii
ists within the party ranks.
FOR UNIT RULE. J
Even though the Demcorats may p
adopt the unit rule and attempt to
stamp out all opposition to the bill i 11
that might come from sugar and n
wool districts, the Republican lead- a
ers will use every effort on the floor c
to break the .strength of the Demo- o
ranks. Advocates of protective
duties on these articles, anu on
ins ?y ot'-Mfa that e.i e been greatly
reduced by the Democratic bill, will
seek to muster strength from the *
sugar and wool states to effect desred
changes.
Two views of the Republican attltude
are shown in the work that has h
been done by Senator Smoot of Utah
and Senator LaFollette of Wlscon- *
sin, in preparation for the approach- ,
Infl fight in the senate. Senator .
Smoot has prepared amendments to .
smores of the Democratic items, and
will offer a complete substitute for ']
the Democratic woool tariff plan. His (
proposal will be for a substantial re
vuqv , TTiiuaui Civauo U1 Dl.
oseph, Mo.;'P. J. Brennan of Danilston,
Texas, and George D. Locke (
if Rogers, Ark j
SUNDAY RlilT LAWS. )
.Ynshington Actually Dry For First
Time in Its History.
Washington, July 6.?Washington '
t'AR catually ''dry" today, probably
or the first time in its history. This
k-as the first Sunday of the new c
ones-Works excise law for the Dls- f
rlct of Columbia and its strict pro- r
isions were enforced to the letter. 1
V iY bvpn a hnno.flHo i?oorlo?oi*?A e
;uest at a hotel could have a drink j
t-lth a meal. The exclufllve clubs
ould serve nothing. Their .officers
lad been warned that the "locker J
ystem" would be construed as a vio- *
ation of the law. They also were '
lotlfied that liquors actually bought
in Saturday could not be Iced and '
erv?d on Sunday.
So stringent is the new plan that fl
he purchases of common alcohol r
or medicinal or commercial pur- 1
loses at drug stores are registered ?
n the same way as dangerous poisns.
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Storm Destroys Churches.
Waycross, Ga., July 6.?Three t
hurches, two negro and one white,
nd five frame houses were almost r
ompletely destroyed here today by t
cyclone storm. No loss of life has r
teen reported. t
aeucnon in raw wooi and on manufactured
Roods, but on such a basis ,
that a reasonable protection will be
retained. .
Senator LaFollette has been at
work fox weeks with the aid of ex- J
perts, preparing substitute schedules :
for many sections oi the UnderwoodSimmons
bill.
He also has again attacked the
woolen and cotton schedules and is
prepared to "make a long and stubborn
fight, in the effort to rally Republicans,
Progressives and some
Democrats to the support of a woolen
tariff that will be much below the
present ratss, but will preserve some
protection. It is expected, however,
that the aFollette proposals will
suggest much lower rates than those
to be made by Senator Smoot.
Other Republican senators have
been working upon various features *"
of the l&riff revision, and will Insist J
upon <nscusslng at length, and from 1
every angle, reductions they think
threaten the life of American indus- I r
tries. It is believed that the tariff (1
debate, even should it start the first I
of next week, as the Democratic lead- j
ers now expect, will not be concluded
In the senate before the last week .
of August.
Lobby Investigations, which grew
out of the tariff revision but have
gone far beyond its realm, promise v
to engross the attention of Congress f
again this week. The senate's Inves- v
tigating committee will begin today J
a series of hearings that Is expect- t
ed to last for two weeks or more v
Interest will -center about the activities
of officers of the National Association
of Manufacturers, who R
have been charged by Martin M. s
Mulhall, one of their former em- ?
ployes, with being engaged in a gen- ^
eral attempt to Influence legislation *
and to control the plppttnn nf 1
bers of Congress n
Should the house succeed Wednefr- 0
day in adopting the resolution de- s
bated In that body Saturday, the
Mulhall investigation will be a* dou- :
ble-barreled affair, with committees
working upon it at each en<l of the F
Capitol. *
The senate committee will dispose 0
of witnesses connected with Wall
street activities, and with the activity
In Washington In support of tariff
duties on sugar and wool before tak- c
Ing up the Mulhall charges. a
Edward Lauterbach, the New York c
lawyer, about whom centered the ex- a
traordinary activities of "David La- b
SKL.Y.
ar," has been subpoenaed to ap- n
^ar and probably will be the rst D
itness before the senate committee,
was In an effort to get Lautehbach
job with the Union Pacific Kail- 2*
>ad or other Interests that Lamar
ild he schemed and planned and
apersonated Congressmen.
He represents Lauterbach as a
an who could "grease the wheels"
Washington.
'OSTPONES VOTE
ON LOBBY PROBE !'i
I in
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ouse Defers Final Action on In- ^
quiry Until Wednesday?All p,
Seem to Wish It. i 11
Wahsington, July 5.?The house .
restled several hours today with a
ronosal for a lohbv Investlentlnn on
s own account and flnaly deferred
vote until Wednesday. Although 1
ebate had been limited to our hour. *
. raged throughout the entire sit- ,
ng and Ignoring warnings of Re- I a
ubllcan Leader Man to "get down to I
URiness," adjournment was forced
n lack of a quorum. I P
Appartently sentiment was almost
nanimouh8 for an Investigation re- i
olution from the rules committee, .
omprlslng not only an investigation
y a committee of seven of Martin M. ?,
lulhall's charges that congressmen
ad been influenced by the lobby of a
tie National Assoclatoin of Manu- .
ling was going on at Stuart & Har- J
lobby" situation. Before the house
djourned all amendments accepted
ad been to broaden the scope. The t
ouse Investigation will probably be p
lstinct from that of the senate. _
The most noteworthy features was *
tie elimination of a provision for t
lie employment of counsel by the M
ouse committee. Representative ^
,evy of New York, opposed to the p,
ivestigatlon, suggested the possibill- j'
v that Samuel Untermeyer, counsel j,
or the "money trust" committee, v
ight be contemplated. Representa- |
Ive Henry of Texas defended Uater- ^
leyer and lauded his work, adding ^
that ha hnH nn " V,? ? -"
?.vy au?o w IIU WiW IUII- 1
emplated as counsel for the lobby f
iqulry. |,
Finally the provision for counsel (
ras dropped. Mr. Henry next Wed- a
esday will renew the fight for em- a
royment of cunsel. i a
An unsuccessful effort was made to r
imlt the time fos report of the romnlttee
to September 1, next, and an
mendment was stll pending specifially
to require that all hearing be
pen.
REUNION OF EIjKK.
iearly 100,000 Mrmlteni of Order J,
C?o to Rochester. a
Rochester, N. Y., July 6.?Nearly Si
very train Into Rochester today ; ^
rought delegates to the forty-ninth '
rand lodge reunion of Elks. The '
onventlon, which la expected to at-| *
ract to the city about 100,000 vial- J
ors. will be open tomorrow night,
imong the speakers will be Goverlor
Sulzer, who will welcome the
lelegatea on behalf of the state.
Among the entertainment feature's
kill be an electrical and floral paade
of floats Tuesday night. Thura- '
lav ttio anniiiil cri-o?>a J- I
..... ........... n.?tiu IIIURC l>uiatll- j
kill take place in the morning and ,
n the afternoon there will be given t
ompetltive drills by uniformed pa- ^
rols. At night there will be a wa- (
er carnival on the river.
Campaign headquarters have been
ipened by many early arrivals and it f
r apparent the election will furnish (
ively contests. The candidacy of f
Edward Leach of New York for ,
;rand exalted ruler, was announced ^
oday. J. Cookman Royd of Balti- t
nore will oppose him. There are
hree candidates for grand secretary, .
j,red C. Robinson of Dubuque, Iowa, ,
he Incumbent; Thomas J. Darling, <;
tostmaster at Temple Texas, and \
)avid McAaron of Port Huron, j
4ich. Four seek the grand treasur- 'f
rship. They are Charles A. White, j
?ast exalted ruler, of the Chicago
nHsu' Wllllon. A P. -A o?
LANCASTER, S. C., TTJE
UIGARS HdH I TC FINISH
IK>,000 MEN WE KE ENGAGED.
avians Have IaisI More Men in
Present Campaign Than in the
Whole Previous War.
l^ondon. July 7.? After 10 days'
ghting, more severe than any In the
ist Balkan war. a little light begins
? break upon the obscure operaons.
The Servians have lost more
len than in the whole previous
impaign, and semi-official statelents
from Belgrade have the apearance
of preparing the public for
ews of a disaster.
Desperate fighting with fiuctuat
ig fortunes, is proceeding along the
ardar and Bregalinitz rivers, aparently
to Bulgaria's advantage,
fews has been received of the Bularian
invasion of Servia through
ielogradehyk. The Bulgarians
laim to have defeated the Servians
nd captured five guns and quantity
f other material, and by the occuation
of the passes, to have opened
tie road to Nish, Servia's most imortant
fortified town.
There is heavy fighting between
he Servians and Bulgarians south
f Istip and in the neighborhood of
[otchana. About 200.000 men are
ngaged and the losses on both sides
ppear heavy.
Bulgaria's strategy appears to be
d hold the Greeks in check, probbly
with comparatively small forces
'hile she deals with Servia.
Unconfirmed reports credit the !
tulgars with victories near Koprili.
iving them the key to Uskup, and
Mth an outflanking movement from
he south of Tahymos lake which
,'ould cut ofT the Greek retreat,
nloniki dispatches report that the j
ireeks have captured 16 guns at j
loiran, Evidence of desperate fight- |
tig is found in the arrival of 8,00o \
rounded at Saloniki.
A conservative ei timate of the
illed or wounded .n last week's
ghting is from 30,000 to 40,000.
"housands of destitute refugees
rom the scene of fighting are pourng
into Saloniki.
The Greeks have made charg-s |
gainst the Bulgarians of burning
nd pilaging all the villages they j
bandon and of commtiting murders,
nutilations and other horrors.
WAR IK ACCEPTED.
liwcf, Hervia and Montenegro Will
Resist Bulgaria.
Washington, July 7.?The Greek
egation here was informed by its
rovernment yesterday that without
i formal declaration Greece, Servia
ind Montenegro have accepted war
kith Bulgaria; that the Greek solliers
had notified the Bulgarian minster
at Athens he considered the
atter's mission at an end. and that
he Greek minister at Sona had been
nstructed to return home.
ll.OOO MEN SLAUGHTERED.
>Vhon Bulgarian Army Surrounded
Servian Division?Over IOO Taken
Prisoners.
Vienna, Austria, July 7.?Eleven
housand officers and men of the Serrian
Timok division were killed durng
the battle with the Bulgarians.
n w? V* 1 < ? V* V. ' -?
ible for any criminal action on the
>art of their agent Jones. The jury
indoubtedly thought the same, for.
ifter being out only a few minutes,
>rought in a verdict of not guilty.
The caae has attracted considerible
attention in this county, as it i?
he first ever brought here for the ilegal
sale of dynamite. It will serve
o put hardware dealers on their
* rd and see that the law is enfore>d.
as it has come to the attention of
he game warden that parties
esorted to unsportsmanlike method"
o obtain fish. f'r
.. ..mv.li me tnvisioii was dereated,
iccording to the Sofia correspondent
>f The Tteeihsport. The division
onsisted of 15,000 trcn who were
mrrounded by a Bulgarian army
vhich had outflanked them. Only
i,000 of the Servians survived and
hese were taken prisoners.
According to other newspaper re>orts.
a Bulgarian column of 14,000
nen has succeeded in reaching the
lervian town of Vranya and Is
hreatening the line of retreat of the
Servian army. The Bulgarian prelumablv
were pushed forward from
Srgi Palanka.
Saloniki. July 7.? Bart of the
Ireek right wing has driven the Bulrarians
across the river Struma and
s now marching on the town of
lerros, according to official reports
rom the Greek headquarters.
UNIQUE CASE IN CAMDEN.
'or Sale of Dynamite to be Vseil
in "Fishing:."
Camdpn Special to Columbia Roo>rd,
July 7,?Not satisfied with the
Ine imposed on Miller Jones, a salesnan
employed by Rurns & Rarrett
ast week in which Magistrate Fin her
was summoned before Governor
tiease to show cause why he should
lot be removed from office. Game
Varden Richardson Saturday
irought criminal action against
turns & Barrett for the sale of the
lynamite. Attorney L. T. Mills repesented
the defendants and held
hat the firm was in no u/o?
iSDAY, JULY 8, 1913.
TARIFF HAS EASY SAILING
l>KM<H'KAT8 WILL STAND I* AT
< 'haii'inaii Simmons SatisfU'il Witl
Showing ami Will K**|?ort Measure
to Senate This Week.
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uaouiiifiiuii, auij (. r oriy-sevci
Democratic senators stood up in th<
party caucus one by one late toda:
and declared their intention to vou
for the Underwood-Simmons tarifl
revision bill as finally approved b;
the caucus a few minutes previously
Two senators, Ransdell and Thorn
ton, of Louisiana, stated that the;
would not make such promises be
cause of the proposal to place suga
on the free list in 1916. Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska and Culber
sou of Texas were absent, but bot]
are known to be in favor of the bill
This gives the Democrats 4 9 vote
for the bill, or a slender majority o
one, wth the vote of the Vice Presi
dent to fall back on in an emei
gency.
An absolute binding resolution wa
not adopted, the poll by individual
being substituted and that poll wa
put only on the ground of persona
promise and was not made binding
a resoiuuon was adopted, nowevei
declaring the Underwood-Simmon
bill a party measure and urging it
undivided support without amend
meat unless such should be submit
ted by the committee. Senator New
lands of Nevada cast the only vot
against this resolution but Senator
Shafroth of Colorado, llausdell am
Thornton, did not vot?.
RESOLUTION AGREED TO.
The resolution was as follows:
Resolved, that the tariff bill agree
to by the conference, in its amende*
form, is dclared to be a party meas
ured and we urge its undivided sup
port as a duty by Democratic sen
ators without amendments. Provid
ait hnu avar #?>., 1. ...... r
VU, i?v ?. V/ ? , niuv HIC WlUCIClIVt' u
the finance committee may, afte
reference or otherwise propos
amendments to the bill.
Senator Kern, chairman of tb
caucus, and Chairman Simmons c
. the finance committee, expresse
entire satisfaction with the outcom
and declared their confidence tlm
enough votes were personally pled*
ed to assure the passage of the meai
ure with froe wool and free sugu
included.
It became at once apparent whe
the caucus convened, that a resolv
tlon which would bind members al
solutely to the bill without anient
ment was distasteful to many seni
tors. The resoluton therefore wt
modified nnd nrecentoH . n tho f
of a party declaration. Before th
was put to a vote, the motion wj
made that senators be asked flatly i
to their intention regarding tli
measure and this was agreed to. Th
roll was then called.
"CONSCIENCE FUND"
HAS DECREASE!
During Past IOO Years Governmei
Has Deceived Contributions Aggregating
Nearly $.">00,000.
Washington, July 7.?Fewer pen
tents, tortured by the "still sma
voice" confessed and surrender*
"conscious money" to the federi
government during the fiscal yei
1913 than for many years. T1
"conscience fund" received durir
the 12 months ended June 30, tota
led only $2,814.4 4. the lowe
amount since 1901 and comparab
with a hundred-year average <
tj inn
That fund is the only official indt
to scruples but no treasury offici
attempts to explain the decrease :
sestitution of money received fro
the government by fraud or error.
During the past 100 years, the go
ernment has received conscience co
tributions aggregating nearly a hal
million dollars, the actual figures i
to June 30 last being $434, 615.C
The remarkable fund was establish*
during President Madison'.-, admini
tration n 1811, when the first coi
tribution of $5 was received. Tl
; largest amount ever received in oi
! year was $3 5,868 in 1902, and ti
! greatest individual contribution <
I $18,669.60 was made to the colle
j tor of customs in New York moi
! than a decade ^go by an unknow
person who prbbajdy had defraud*
1 the government of tariff duties.
Tr^fianrv nfftoiolo 1 il
. . ... ^ vr.ntiu.in nulMMIIIII II
j fund wth a certain degree of sacrei
: ness. Usually the penitent sends h
! contribution anonymously, hut if I
signs his name his secret is locked i
the archieves of the government.
! is the one place in the federal esfal
j lishment where a contrite sinner m?
: make confession and amends witl
' out the slightest danger of proseci
tion.
COOL WEATHER ENDS.
Texas Finds Itself With Hot Weatl
er After Cool "Spell."
Fort Worth, Texas, July 6.?Tw,
weeks of unusually cool weather i
Texas, accompanied in many sectioi
by heavy rains, ended abruptly t<
day, when the mercury mounted 1
100 degrees or more throughout tfc
state. Greenville whioi. ?
, .. ...V... y?i?n |iy.
tinlly flooded by a record broakin
rise In the Sabine river, reports
temperature of 105 degrees. Tt
same temperature prevailed In Foi
Worth, Dallas. San Antonio, Texa
kana and El Paso were only sligbtl
cooler.
| TWO KILliEI>; MANY INJt'KED. 1 j
j 'J rains Meet on Itoller Coaster in
New York. (i
New York, July 6.? Two men
1 were killed and between 20 and 30 |<
persons Injured in a rear-end collis- .
ion of two trains tonight on a roller ,
coaster at Palisades park in New
i Jersey across the Hudson river form
2 Uptown, N. Y. Arthur Olson of
t Bronxborough died soon after being |(
2 from the wreckage, and Frank Lecf
lair of Manhattan died in a hospital j,
f to which he was removed. Of the in- ^
jured one is not expected to live
while a score are suffering from (l
y broken bones and internal injuries
The accident occured after the first '
r incline and descened to the dip be- n
8 yond where it stopped when the elec- f
" trie propelled cable failed to carry 4]
I1 it tip to the next stop. A scond train (
of cars meanwhile reached the top of
8 of the first incline and dashed down
the dip into the stalled train.
The cries of the injured caused a ^
panic in the park, many who rushed f
to the scene of accident being crush- t
8 ed in the jam. j ?
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ij FLORIDA CROWD J
; LYNCHES NEGRO
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After Negro is raptured He is 1
Taken to Scene of His Crime i
and Killed. e
el *
s ! Jacksonville, Fla., July 6.? Sher- ;
ii iff Cherry of Clay county was shot p
I and instantly killed by Roscoe Smith, i
a negro, at Yellow River this morn- r
ing, the negro later beng captured
' and lynched by a mob of infuriated
d citizens. t
d | Sheriff Cherry, hearing that gam- f
i- . bling was gong on at Stuart &Har- t
i- rison's turpentine stll at Yellow
i- River, started for that point, ac[
compained by one of his deputies. ,
r As he reached there he met the negro
r Smith, who, armed with a shotgun.
. was walking down the road. Sheriff
j Cherry hailed the negro and asked: '
e "What are you doing with that gun? j
1 Wait a minute, 1 want to see you."
d The negro made some reply and the (
e sheriff left his buggy and started to- t
it ward the negro. As he neared Smith j
the latter took aim and fired, the load t
f- entering the sheriff's side killing .
ir him instantly. The deputy, who was
armed with a revolver, started in ,
n pursuit of the negro, but his revol- i
i- ver railed to fire. As the news of the j
a- tragedy spread, a posse was formed j
1- and fully 100 men, heaaded by a pack
i- of bloodhohnds for Highlands, start- ,
lh ed in pursuit of the negro, who was j
ai finally captured. He was taken back ]
Ih to the scene of his crime and com- <
is manded to take a walk down the <
is the road. As he started, fully 100 j
i? guns and revolvers were fired at him <
ie the bullets riddling his body. The I
I angry mob then surged around the ?
dead negro and his ears were cut off
for souvenirs.
Sheriff Cherry was one of Flori \
da's most popular officers and was j
well known in this city, where he
spent much time. Reports from the
it the scene of crime tonight are that
everything is quiet, but the negroes, ]
fearing further trouble, are keeping |
withing doors.
11 NKW COTTON WEIGHING RECORD
id
ill
ir Ht. Matthews Man Handles and O. i
le K.'h 525 Hales In 100 Minutes.
Ip St.. \fatthews Special to Columbia
" Record, July 7.?Mr. John D. Anti
ley, familiarly known over Calhoun
' county as "Uncle John." public cotton
weigher for this county for sev- ,
eral terms and still serves the public
;x to the best of his ability, has made a ,
j record for weighing cotton that will
111 stand the strictest investigation by
111 any "doubting Thomasses." Mr.
O. 11. Wienges, one of Calhoun's
v" most substantial farmers and who
1 raises more cotton than any one farmer
in the county, his entire crop aggregating
525 hales this year, and I
| : sold at and shipped from St. Matthews.
These 525 bales were weighM"
ed by Mr. Antley in 490 minutes, a
little less than n bale a minute. In
10 marking these bales "Uncle John"
M> bad to put upon tag, two sets of figM>.
ues, who from and who to. on the entire
amount. Mr Antley speaks very
interestingly of how he managed this
r<" and is also proud of the record.
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.T.r,^ I r, i?f. I lll-KCKI TO FIGHT.
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?' Father and Sen Are Killed by Two
Is _ ^
u. Oklahoma Church Members.
In Lahlequah, Okla.. July f>.? Henry
It Sanders was shot anil killed and his
ti- father, Matthews Sanders a former
iy sheriff of Cherokee county, was stabbt
bed and probably injured at Dykes
J- ' Chapel, a country choureh five miles
South of here today as the result of a
a difference with Henry and Will
Johnson, members of the chourch,
over the management of a Sunday
school class. The Johnsons fled.
The disagreement arose during the
? services. The principals left the
^ building, the audience following, but
>. when the congregation reached the
to RCP no thh frf?OA/lo V. ?1 1
iitin uern enacted.
,f> Young Sanders died in a few minutes
and his father, suffering from sevea
ral knife wounds, was lying on the
10 ground,
rt '
r- Miss Kflie Hatchcock of Columbia
lv has been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Y. Hatchcock.
S.
$1.50 PER YEAR.
UTILES ALMOST INHUMAN
KEEKS ARE ItADLY SCATTERED
loumaiiia and Turkey Growing Restless
and Kalkan Slates May Also
Continue Struggle.
London, July 7.?The most imortant
news from the seat of war
aday Is the report, confirmed from
ona, of the appearance of a large
Bulgarian force at Brauia, threaten?g
the Servian line of retreat. Still
lore significant, as tending to conrra
the belief that the Servians are
uffering defeat, is the announceaent
irom Balgrude that only
aeager reports are being received
rom the Servian army headquarters.
11 addition, a rigorous censorship ou
he newspapers is being enforced.
FEROCIOUS FIGHTING.
The Servian wounded describe tho
lattles as almost inhuman in their
erocity, the men throwing away J.
heir firearms and using their bayolets
as daggers. Thts accords with
he information from many sources
f the bloody fighting in the present
truggle. ?
Whatever the policy of the Euroiean
powers may be, little is now ?
leard of attempts to stop the war.
"he ambassadorial conference met
n London again today, but apparntly
did little except discuss the
toundaries of Albania.
Meanwhile Roumania and Turkey
;ive signs that they will not long be
die spectators and the Balkan states
nay contiue the struggle which will
paralyze them for years to come.
News of the fighting continues conradictory.
It is almost invariably
rom official sources; no Independent
estimony is available.
GREEKS FORGING AHEAD.
A Salonial dispatch says the
Jreeks have occupied Deinirhissir
md Strumitza, and. according to the
nost likely information, the Bulgarian
General, Ivanoff, has been
.lowly retiring before the superior
Ireek forces northward.
Another dispatch asserts that
General Tvanoff. by an unexpected aback,
scattered the Greek army of
10,000 commanded by King Constanine,
and occupied Nigrita and other
mints on the Greek line.
Both reports may be correct, and
:hat crediting victory to Genera}
[vanoff may refer to a date after the
Bulgarian commander was reinforced.
Detailed reports from Greek official
sources describe how the Bulgarians
last week by incessant labor
tiad transformed Kllkish into annher
Plevna with a surprsing extent
af trenches, guns, and defenses, and
issert that the Greeks by their successful
advance prevented the execution
of a plan for a Bulgarian attack
an Saloniki.
FOK SUMMER SKSSIO-'S.
- ..norsr ii puii v apuci Mill.
The demonstration is for the purpose
of demanding that Congress pass a
resolution leaving to the country thequestion
of a constitutional amendment
granting the hallot to women.
Burglar Knters Residence of J. W.
Nance ami Ijoots It.
Union, July 7.?On the afternoon
of the OlorlOUS Fourth between the
hours of 4 and 6 o'clock some unknown
parties entered the home of
Mr. J. W Nance on West Main street
and stole $24 in cash and a watch
worth $125. The intruder entered y
by breaking In the screen at the back '
and raising a rear window, while
Mrs. Nance was up town meeting the
4 o'clock train, and it was not until
she returned that the loss was discovered.
The robbery has been reported to
the police and Mr Nance has offered
$25 for proof to convict the burglar.
i
rresnyiwians anil Baptists Assemble
Near Aslievllle For Conference.
Asheville, N. C., July 6.?Hundreds
of Presbyterians and Baptists
gathered today at Montreat and
Ridge Crest assembly grounds, near
Black Mountain, for the annual summer
conferences of the Southern
Presbyterian and Southern Baptist
denominations. The Presbyterians
are at Montreat and the Baptists are
at Ttidge Crest.
The Presbyterian conference opened
in the big auditorium. Dr. J.
Gary McAlister of Louisville, Ky.,
delivering the address of welcome.
The evening services were led by
Dr. R. C. Anderson, president of the
association.
The morning services at Ridgfr
Crest were conducted by Dr. M Ashley
Jones, pastor of the First Baptist
church of August:., Ga. All the
houses and cottages at both assembly
grounds are filled with delegr.ets.
WOMEN TO ('HAR(iK CAPITAL.
American Suffragists Arrange For
'Attack" at Washington.
Washington, July 7.?General
plans for the descent of woman suffragists
on the capitol were agreed
upon today when officers of the National
Woman Suffrage Association
determined that the "attack" on the
national legislature would he marked
by a monster automobile parade.
Suffragists from many states have
advised the committee of their ^intention
to take part.
The women will gather at Hyattsville,
Md.. on the morning of Julytk.,
A reception will be held there by the"
local committee and. after forming
cars wll / Viornn "?"