Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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UHJBOTlMtfS FLOODED OUT BY WATER ATTACK ON COAST ABANDON KD STATE WAREHOUSE BILL FULL TEXT OF LAW CREATING KENBUttRS IAKE 6NI fiAIRS FOR A NEW CAMPAIGN. .TiKioain nomiT. Dcmocrato Triamph 1b MaMBchaaettR amd la TcaBwee New York Cap* turad by RepoMlcaaN—PearoM BeatH MltcbaU Palmar la Pcaanyl- ▼anla—Democratic Room Bed need Sweeping Republican gains over the country, which reached a climax In New York by the overwhelming victory of Charles 8. Whitman, for Governor, and James W. Wadsworth to succeed Elihu Root in the United States Senate, were indicated Tues-. day night in early returns of thi elections. Heavy falling off of the Progressive vote in many states, the return to Congress of former Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, decisive Republican gains In New York and Illinois in the House membership and the over whelming defeat of Representative A. Mitchell Palmer by Senator Boles Penrose In Pennsylvania were fea tures of the early returns. Democratic leaders, however, were pleased by a triumph in Massachu setts, where former Representative Samuel W. McCall was defeated for the Governorship by Governor Walsh. Early returns indicated that the Democrats would retain control of Congress with approximately no change in the Senate majority but by a decidedly reduced majority in the House. At a late hour results in Illinois, Indiana, California and Colorado as to Senatorships were in doubt. Jn Illinois Roger C. Sullivan, who had the endorsement of most Admin istration leaders, Secretary of State Bryan excepted, was leading in Chi cago and Cook County by a large plurality over Senator L. Y. Sher man, Republican, and Raymond Rob ins, Progreasive, but Senator Sher man was running ahead in the coun try districts and was clalmlng^the election. ; Senator Shively, Democrat, found in the Indiana early returns a strong opponent in Hugh Miller, the Re publican candidate, with former Sen ator Beveridge, the Progressive Can didate, polling a smaller vote than generally had been expected. Sen ator Shively's vote began to pick up at a late hour and Administration leaders, were claiming bis re-election. In Colorado, Senator Charles 8. Thomas, Democrat, was being hard pressed by Hubert Work, Republican eaadtwta. The triumph of Senator Penrose, In Pennsylvania, over A. Mitchell Palmer, Democrat, who was one of the original supporters of Woodrow Wilson, and Gifford Plnchot. Progres sive, was overwhelming. The Sen atorial fight in Kansas was also un certain. according to early returns. Charles Curtis, former Republican Senator; Congressman George A. Neely, Democrat, and Representative Victor Murdock, Progressive, engag ed in spirited contest for the seat of Joseph L. Bristow. Senators reelected as the result of hard battles were: Frank B. Brande- gee, Republican, of Connecticut, op posed by Governor Simeon E. Bald win; Albert B. Cummings, Republi can, of Iowa, who defeated Repre sentative Maurice Connolly; John Walter Smith, Democrat, of Mary land; William J. Stone, Democrat, of Missouri; Jacob H. Gallinger, Repub lican, of New Hampshire, who was opposed by Representative E. B. Stevens. In Tennessee there was also a change of party control, when Gov ernor Ben W. Hooper, the Republican Incumbent, was defeated by Thomas C. Rye, Democrat. In Pennsylvania, where occurred one of the most spirited compangns, Martin G. Brumbaugh, Republican,- early took a long lead over Vatace Mc Cormick, Democratic candidate for Governor, who was endorsed by the Progressives. In Ohio the race for Governor be tween James M. Cox, Incumbent, and Frank Bi Willis, Republican, was close, with Governor Cox in the lead pn the early returns. Defeat of^woman suffrage in Mis souri and North Dakota was indicat ed. Meagre returns from California showed Governor Hiram W. Johnson, Progressive, leading Fredericks, Re publican, and Curtin, Democrat, by a slight margin. The Senatorial sit uation also was in doubt, Representa tive Joseph B. Knowland, Republican, Jas. D. Phelan, Democrat, and Fran cis J. Heney, Progressive, all show ing strength. In Ohio the prohibition Issue was uppermost. In Cleveland and Day- ton the "wet*’' were victorious by large majorities. Democratic Senators in the South were re-elected without difficulty, new Senators from Southern States chosen being: Oscar W. Underwood, ot Alabama , and Representative Thomas W. Hardwick, of Georgia. Former Governor J. C. W. Beckham, Democrat,' 1 of Kentucky, was chosen for the long term. Francis E. McGovern, Republican, was elected, according to the early returns, to succeed Senator Stephen- son. Republican, from Wisconsin. The triumph of former Speaker .Joseph O. Cannon, Republican, over Ffank T fFHalr for ■RanreaanteUae. In the 18th district of Illinois, seem ed certain on the early returns. Other niinbis Republicans who were turned ont of the itonse 1 in the last Demo- eratic landslide who will be returned to Congress are Wm. B. McKinley, New British Ravy Chief is Expected to Oioee North Sea to All Shipping —Turkey at War. That the German army has aban doned its attempt to hack its way along the Belgian coast to Clsis is agreed by all the official reports of Tuesday night. A combination of inundated land, a remnant of the Bel gian army under King Albert.'and the activity ot the British warships, seemingly all contributed toward ending the costly struggle. A Berlin official report attributes the failure of the Germans entirely to the flooded state of the country, where the water, In places, is over a man’s head; but it declares that Em peror William’s army withdrew in good order and without losees. After nearly three weeks of des perate fighting the brunt of the at tack has shifted to the Ypres regififn, where the English army of Field Marshal Sir John French, reinforced by Indians and territorials, apparent ly must meet another onslaught. To the scene of this contemplated battle, according to reports, Emperor Wil liam has gone to encourage his men. A state of war exists between Tur key on the one sjde and Russia, Great Britain and Servio on the other, yet the Ottoman government appears as a house divided against Itself, one sec tion seemingly desiring war, while the conservatives are T ' trying to smooth over the situation arising from the attacks on -Russian ports and ships by Turkish war vessels di rected by German offlcei^- Russia, apparently, has welcomed the war and will not give the Turks a chance to draw back, while the Brit ish cruiser Minerva has smashed the Turkish base of operations against Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Aka- bah. The Turkish ambassador in London has as yet made no arrange ments to leave and the embassy still maintains a conciliatory attitude. The closing of the North Sea to all shipping except that which places it self under the protection of the Brit ish fleet is recognized as the first stroke of Admiral Baron Fisher, the new first sea lord of the admiralty, and as one of the most Important events of the war. All cargoes des tined for German or Austrian con sumption must run the gauntlet -of British inspection in the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar or the Suez canal. The making of the North Sea a military area already has brought ad verse comments from Germany. The Cologne Gazette claims that Great Britain virtually has proclaimed a blockade of the North Sea which its fleet will be unable to enforce. The newspapers of Holland also raise ob jections to the restrictions placed on navigation in the sea. RUSSIA GLAD OF CHANCE. Great Bear Will Now Settle Turkish Question to His Satisfaction. The apology of the Turk for the assault of his fleet on Russian ports on the Black Sea has not accom plished its purpose. Both Russia and Great Britain have undertaken active military measures against him and hostilities have begun on the Red Sea. A series of Incidents shows that Turkey’s efforts to hold aloof from the general warfare came too late. Constantinople reports officially that Russian troops have crossed her fron tier in the Caucasus but were driven back. A British cruiser has shelled and occupied the Turkish fortified town of Akabah, on the Red Sea in Arabia. It Is announced la. a new dispatch that Emperor Nocholas has ordered his Caucasian army to cross the frontier and attack the Turks; the Turkish ambassador has left the Russian capital; the Russian foreign minister has replied to the Porte that negotiations now are impossible and an imperial manifesto issued in Petrograd says Russian confidence is firm that intervention of Turkey will only hasten the fatal issue to that empire and that Russia will now find a way to settle the Black Sea prob lem handed down to her by previous rulers. Charles E. Fuller and John A. Sterl ing. Republicans also made gains in New York, Oscar W. Swift defeating Representative James H. O'Brien in the 9th district; Rolin B. Sanford de feating Representative Pettr G. Ten Eyck, Walter W, Magee succeeding to the seat of Representative John R. Clancy, while R. L. Haskell, Repub lican, was elected in the/10 district. The defeat of Representative Chas. A. Korbly, Democrat of Indiana, by Merrill Moorefl also marked the gen eral trend of Republican gains over the country. Serono E. Payne, Republican, of New York, one of the oldest members of the House in point of service, was reelected without difficulty. . Ejection of State officers resulted in a few turn overs. In New York Governor Glynn, the Democratic can didate for re-election, was defeated decisively by District Attorney Whit man, Republican. Frederick M. Davenport, Progressive nominee, in support of whose candidacy Ex-Pres- ident Roosevelt devoted most of his. campaign, was left far In the rear, his vote being exceeded by that of William Sulzer, who was deposed as Governor last year. ‘ Canal Tolls Greater, The canal tolls for October, $377,- 0Q0. was Jk-Aain. of ever those of September.' , ■ , Preparing Second Contingent. Canada ia preparing a contingent of 15,000 troopa to reinforce her 25.- 000 already In Europe. THE STATE SYSTEM. The Act Passed by the Last Legisla ture Regelates the Storage, Grad- - ---T- r ;—5tT——— lag aad Marketing of Cotton. Owing to the great amount of in tereat taken in the State warehouse system, we are reprinting In full the text of the law which was passed at the last legislature, which empowers the establishment of the same. The bill reads: A Bill to regulate the storage, grading and marketing of cotton. * Whereas, Owing to the war, there is a lack of ocean transportation, and with the demoralization of the foreign market, where two-thirds of our crop is consumed, it is unwise to force the staple upon the market un der such conditions; And whereas, South Carolina will produce one million four hundred thousand ( 1,400,000 bales of cotton, costing about ten (10) cents per pound, It is necessary, lit order to protect the people of this State from an irreparable loss, to provide some general plan of warehousing, and to finance the crop by converting cotton into a negotiable security which will command respect in the money mar kets in the world; * Be it enacted by the general as sembly of Hie State of South Caro lina; That, within the police powers of the State and for the general wel fare, there is established as herein after provided, a Cotton Warehouse System for the state of South Caro lina. Section t. There shall be elected by the general assembly forthwith a suitable person to be known as the State Warehouse Commissioner, whose salary shall be three thousand ($3,000) dollars per annum, and who shall hold office for the term of two (2) years or until his successor is elected by the general assembly. Sec. 2. That the Warehouse Com missioner shall accept, as authority the standards and classifications of cotton establisl ed by the federal gov ernment. . * Sec. 3. The commissioner shall have the power to acquire property, for the warehousing of cotton, by lease, and settle the terms upon which private or corporate ware houses may obtain the benefit of State operation. And it shall be Ills especial duty to foster and encourage the erection of warehouses in the va rious towns in several counties for operation under the terms of this Act, so as to localize the storage of cotton as far as possible. Sec. 4. The said commissioner shall also have the power to sue or be sued in the courts under the Civil Code of South Carolina, upon the same terms as an individual or cor poration. the action to be against or by him as representative of the State, and not as an individual, except in case of tort of neglect of duty, when the action shall be upon his bond. Suits may be brought in the county of Richland, or in the county in which the cause of action accrued: Provided, however, That the weights, classes and grades of cotton on stor age are under this Act only guaran teed by the State in favor of those who loan money or buy cotton stored In warehouses: Provided further, That the State shall not be respons ible for such fluctuations in. weight as represent ordinary climatic condi tions." The board, w here "fully satis fied as to the title to same, shall re ceive for storage lint cotton, prop-' erly baled, with an inspection tag, showing that it has been legally weighed, and that a federal or State inspector as may hereinafter be pro vided, has graded said cotton. There shall be receipts issued for such cot ton, under the seal and in the name of the State of South Carolina, stat ing location of warehouse, name of manager, the mark on said bale, weight, and length of staple, as to be able to deliver on surrender of re ceipt the identical cotton for which it was given. The receipt for cotton so stored to be transferable by writ ten assignment and actual delivery, and the cotton which it represents only on a physical representation of the receipt, which is to be marked “Cancelled’’ when the cotton is taken from the warehouse. The said re ceipt carries absolute title of the cot ton, it being the duty of the officer accepting same for storage, by inspec tion of the clerk’s office, to ascertain whether there is on file crop mort gages or liens covering said cotton before he accepts and issues a re ceipt: Provided, however, That in case of all cotton deposited hereun der any lien thereon shall be and take effect only as of the date of the execution tfhereof, the registry lawm of the State to. tfife contrary notwith standing, It shall be the duty of the Clerk of Court or Register of Con veyances of the respective counties to furnish, without charge, from his rec ords, a certificate as to any lines and mortgages, upon request Y)f the Ware house Commissioner or officer under him charged with responsibility un der this Act. Sec. 5. The grades, weights and identification (narks provided for in Section 4 shall be evidenced by tags affixed to the bale of cotton, and shall also be branded on the bagging with a stencil and ink, which tags shall be so designated that the brand, "South Carolina,” will be unmistakable, the Palmetto Tree, with a bale of cotton lying at the roots and the Shield of the State on either side. Sec. 6. The commissioned, in set tling the terms upon which cotton stored in Ipcal warehouses may be taken over,' shall not operate any warehouse which does not 'pay ex penses, It being the declared purpose of tfftjL Act 'to be self-sustaining and TIT'operate at cost, without profit to the State. See. 7. The State Warehouse Board shall make an annual report to the general aaaemblf, setting forth, tri*: j- ' "A"—Number and location of each 1 warehouse where cotton haa been re ceived for storage by the State. ••B"—Cotton on storage and that delivered on presentation of receipt*. "C"—Moneys received and dis bursed. Sec. Y. The commissioner shall have the power to appoint clerks, of ficers and all necessary employees to carry out the provisions of this Act, and fix the salaries of tuyne. He shall, to safeguard the Interests-of the State, require bonds from duch og- cers. clerks or employees fer ^he faithful performance of their duties. He shall prescribe rules and regula tions, not inconsistent with the intent and spirit of this Act, to carry same in to effect. - Sec. 6. The person elected under the first section of this Act shall give a bond to the State of-South Caro lina in the sum of fifty thousand f$50,000) dollars, to guarantee the faithful performance of his duties, the expense of said bond to be paid by the State, to be approved as other bonds for State officers. Sec. 10. The warehouse receipt books shall be designed by the com missioner, and furnished the man ager of each warehouse. Receipts must be numbered, and the ware house receiving such book must ac count for each receipt. The receipts in such book may have the auto graphed or engraved signature of the State Warehouse Commissioner, but the same shall be signed with pen and ink by the manager of the local warehouse. _ Sec It. The manager of any warehouse, or any agent, employee or servant, who issues, or aids in is suing a receipt for cotton, knowing that such has not been actually plac ed in the warehouse under the con trol of the manager thereof, shall be punished for each offense by im prisonment in State penitentiary for a period of not less than one, or more than five years, or by a fine not ex ceeding five thousand dollars Sec. 12. Any manager, employee or servant who shall isue, or aid in issuing, a duplicate or additional re ceipt for cotton, knowing that the former receipt or any part thereof is outstanding, shall be punished as in the laws of this State provided for forgery: Provided, The party apply ing for a duplicate upon the repre sentation that the original has been lost or destroyed, give to the State Warehouse Commissioner an indem nifying bond in an amount to fully cover any amount or loss or litigation that might result from the issuance of the same. Sec. 13. .\ny manager, employee, agent or servant who shall deliver cotton from a warehouse under this Act, without the production of the re ceipt therefor, or who fails to mark such receipts •’Cancelled'-’ on the de livery' of the cotton shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thou sand ($5,000) dollars or imprison ment not more than five years, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 1 4. Any person who shall de posit or attempt to deposit cotton upon which a lien or mortgage ex ists, without notifying the manager of the warehouse. %hall be punished by a fine and imprisonment for a period not more than one year, and a fine not more than one thousand < $1,000) dollars. Sec. 15. If any particular section of this Act shall be held unconstitu tional. such holding shall not invali date any other portion thereof. Section. It is hereby declared that no debt or other liability shall be created against the State by reason of the lease or operation of the Ware house System created by this Act, ex cept as by this Act provided; the Warehouse Commissioner being speci fically forbidden to lease or take over any warehouse where the revenue de rived from same is not sufficient to pay the expense of operation. Sec. 17. The commissioner shall insure, and shall keep insured for its full value, upon the best terms ob tainable, by individual or blanket policy, all cotton on storage. In case of loss he shall collect the insurance due and pay the same ratably to those lawfully entitled. Tho insurance pol icies to be in the name of the State, and the premium collected from the owner of the cotton, the State to have a lien o nthe cotton for insurance and storage charges. The same as other public warehouses in the State. Sec. 18. To put this Act in imme diate effect, the sum of fifteen thou sand ($15,000) dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be subject to the order of the State Warehouse Commissioner, to be paid out on a warrant drawn by the Comp- Iroller-General, accompanied by an itemized statement from the Commis sioners, showing for what and to w hom the said money is to be paid. Sec. 19. The Warehouse Commis sioner, when rway from home in tlie discharge of his duties, shall be paid his aeutal expenses for which there shall be filed cn itemized account, to accompany the warrant from the Comptroller General on the State treasurer. Sec. 20. The money appropriated under this act, and all sums collected under it shall be held in the State treasury as a separate fund for the purpose of this Act. Sec. 21. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. BATTLE Aq,\IN. Carranza and Villa About to Start Revolution Over. ’ Without answering Carranza's re fusal to relinquish the provisional presidency of Mexico the Aguas Cal- ientes conference has ordered an ex tensive movement of Villa troops to ward the qouth. Ten thousand men of the com mands of Gens. Natera and Robles antL.ti)2-fanjion commanded by-Gen. Angeles, have arrived at the conven tion city and are preparing to pro ceed' south, according to official ad vices received In Juarez. Fighting between Carranza and Villa forces already haa begun south of tbt, con- ▼eotion eity REPORTS OF RAILROADS. bow lYiat Development of South Was Greater Than Other Sections. r--- . ' . * . Reports of the railroads of the United States to the interstate com merce commission for the year ended June 30, 1914, throw an interesting light on the development of the South during the year as compared with other parts of the country- One of the best : neasures ot the progress of a community is afforded by the gross operatinW revenues of its railroads. Measured 1ty this stand ard, it will be seen that the South is the only section of the country that did a larger business during the fiscal yeas than In the last preceding twelve months. , In the eastern district, north of the Ohio and Potomac Rlyers and east of a line running from Chicago to St. Louis, thence down the Missis sippi to the mouth of the Ohio, gross operating revenues for the year show a decrease of $960 per mile or 4.1 per cent. In the Western district,, em bracing all of the country west of the Chicago-St.Louis line and west of the Mississippi river there w as a decrease of $440 per mile, or 4.3 per cent. In the southern district, embracing the territory south of the Ohio and Poto mac rivers and east of the Mississippi river, there was an increase of $21* per mile or 2 per cent. These figures show that the falling off in business in ail other parts of the United States during the fiscal year did not limit southern develop ment as a whole but that, while some lines of business may have been af fected by the falling off in demand in other parts of the country, there was a substantial growth in the business of the South as a whole. In the light of these facts it is reasonable to sup pose that when the temporary de pression resulting from the crisis in the cotton market has been passed over, the South will again lead all other parts of the United States in its rate of business development. An interesting fact brought out by the reports to the interstate com merce commission is that the rail roads of the South did not share in full measure in the prosperity of the section. While their gsoss operating revenues increased at the rate of $215 per mile, the increase in oper ating expenses ami ‘ taxes was so great as not only to absorb the total increase in gross operating revenues but to make an actual reduction in operating income of $s5 per mile or 3,2 per cent. DESPERATE FIGHTING. German Armored Trains Keep Army in Touch With Tavalry. A Berlin dispatch says fighting now- on the northwestern flank is of a par ticularly savage character. Many of the wounded suffer from bayonet thrusts, which often pass completely through their bodies. The Germans, along the stretches of the battle front in northern France have removed the civilian populations from the~vicinlty of operations, stop ping 1 the enemy’s main sources of in formation. The French artillery, which in Pirlier struggles along thg Alsne showed a certain superiority as a result of this information, is now working to less advantage. The Germans are using armored trains, particularly in ascertaining how far the railroads are in opera tion into hostile districts and in bringing up supplies of ammunition and provisions through dangerous country. They are being used to maintain communication with ad vanced cavalry divisions. ROND ISSUE KILLED. Not Voted on in .Many (Vmnties— Vote fast Was Against It. Reports from various parts of the State show that a very light vote was polled Tuesday. The situation in re gard to the proposed cotton bond issue of $2 4,000,000 was a hopeless mess. Apparently the question was voted upon at only a small percentage of the polling precincts, in some counties not at all. The election is a nullity, of course. In some of the counties the election commissioners did not attempt distribution of the ballots and in others the ballots reached the precincts after the polls had opened. CONVICTS MAKE CHAIRS. Superintendent Griffin Experiments to Find New Field for I>abor. "We expect to begin work in the chair factory in a few days,” said D. J.. Griffith, superintendent of the State penitentiary, Wednesday. The mill has been closed for several weeks. Uapt. Griffith said that it was the purpose of the directors to manu facture about 1,000 chairs. “If we find a market for these chairs, wc will continue to operate the factory, 7 he added. There are about 200 prist oners confined in the penitentiary and on the State farms, according to Capt Griffith. e| •% SINK MirnSB SHIPS ffiliu BEET iei mam: iCUST TUB MTHE W FOUB SHIPS DAMAGED j , Two British Cruisers IMp6|»jr«d and Two Others Damaged — British Ships Escaping Are Said to be Bot tled Up German Attacking 8qnad» ron Seems to be Unhurt. Admiral Graf von Snee, commander of the German fleet in Pacific waters, arrived at Valparaiso, Chile, Tuesday morning and made the following re- r <f port concerning a naval engagement with British warships at sea off Cor- onel last Sunday evening: “On Sunday, November 1, between 6 and 7 o’clock in the evening, dur ing a heavy rain and rough weather off Coronel we sighted the British men of war Good Hope, Monmouth and Glasgow and the armored cruiser Otranto. "An engagement ensued imme diately. All the ships opened a brisk cannonade with all their artillery*' "Tlie Monmouth was sunk and the Good Hope, after a great explosion on ^ board, took • fire. Her subsequent fate is unknown owing to darkpess having set in. . “The Glasgow and the Otranto were also damaged, but the darkness prevented our obtaining knowledge of the extent of it. “Our ships, the Scharnhorst an^ Nurnberg, were not damaged T Gneisenau had six men wounded Th rest of our ships also were undarua ed." The German warships Gneisenau,'. Scharnhorst, N’umberg, Leipsic and- Dresden attacked the British fleet off Coronel, Chile. The British cruiser Monmouth was sunk. The cruiser Good Hope was very badly damaged and she was on fire and is supposed to have been lost. The British cruiser Glasgow took ref uge in the harbor of Coronel and is now bottled up. The German battleships Scharn horst, Nunberg and Gneisenau an chored at midday Tuesday in Valpa raiso harbor, uninjured. ' The Good nope, Monmouth and Glasgow were under command of Rear Admiral Sir Christopher (Ta- dock. They had been searching South American coasts for--several weeks for the German cruisers which had been destroying British merchant vessels. The Monmouth was, 440 feet long, and 66 feet beam and of 9,800 tons displacement. She had fourteen 6- inch guns, eight 3-inch guns, three 3- pounders and two 18-inch torpedo tubes. Her complement was 655 men. The Monmouth was built in 1899. The Good Hope was the flagship of the squadron. She was 500 feet long. 71 feet beam and displayed 14,100 tons. She was built thirteen years ago and represented the British na tlon at the Jamestown exposition in 1907. Her armament consisted of tw^o 9.2-inch guns, sixteen 6-inch guns, fourteen 3-inch guns, three 3- pounders and two 18-lnch torpedo tubes. She had a complement of 900. The Glasgow was built in 1909 She was 430 feet, long, 47 feet beam and displaced 4,820 tons. She had a complement of 376 men. Her ama.- ment consisted of two 6-inch~guns and ten 4-inch guns. She was equip ped with two 18-inch torpedo tubes. A dispatch from Santiago says all hands are reported to have perished when the British cruiser Monmouth took her plunge beneath the sea after thirty minutes of fighting with t Germans off Coronel. , The British cruiser Glasgow is ain reported to have been badly damaged in the naval battle off Coronel. The German armored cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau are sister ships of 11,600 tons. Both were built in 1906 and are 440 feet long on the water line. Each has a com plement of 765 men, carries eight 2- inch and six 6-inch guns, twenty 24-,, pounders, four machine guns and.four torpedo tubes. The Scharnhorst and Gneistnau on September 22 bombarded and de stroyed Papeete, on the French is land of Tahiti, in the Society group. They also sank the dismantled French gunboat Zelee in Papeete harbor. The-Nurnberg is a smaller cruiser of 3,450 tons and carries 295 men. She has ten 4.1-inch guns, eight 5- pounders, four machine guns and two torpedo tubes. It is believed she is the vessel which cut the cable con necting the United States with Aus tralia in September. The Dresden and Leipsic are also small cruisers. The Dresden is of 3,600 tons and the Leipsic of 3,250. They have complements of 321 and 286 men, respectively. ^ ^ ORDERS TROOPS. Senator Goff Collapses. United States Senator Nathan Goff of West Virginia, collapsed at Clarks burg, In that state, while making his last campaign speech. Physicians pro nounce his condition as "not serious.” ‘Puts Names on Engines. The Southern Railway has put the name of all engineers who have been in service over 25 years on the engine they drive. '"Burns Prove Fatal. Mrs. S. P. Matthews of Greenwood her residence, caught ftrfc-— when her clothing Turk Destroys ‘Cossack Battalion. News from Berlin is that a Russian Cossack battalias was destroyed sear -Ordulla by s Turkish ferce. .VI United States Cavalry Sent to Enforce Federal Judge's Order. Secretary Garrison Tuesday order ed four companies of the Fifth United States cavalry from Fort Sheridan. 111., to Fort Smith, Ark., for use In maintaining order in the Hartford valley coal mining strike district. These troops will be commanded by MaJ. Nathaniel F. McClure, who hug had experience with cavalry tro In the Colorado mining fields. It is intended that tht trobps ma it.possible for the civil officers to per form their functions and the pro- cesser of the federal court to go on. was burned to aeath Sunday night at| "This ip a matter that ennrorn,. B federal court alone; the State of Ar kansas has nothing to do with it,” said Secretary Garrison. Maj. Mc Clure was selected by the secretary because of the manner in which he performed his very delicate duties -ia the Colorado coal strike.