The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 07, 1914, Image 5
ANNEXATION TAW
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*N EVENT O FWAR WITH MEXICO
WILL FLAG REMAIN.
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* WHO WILL PAY THE COST
Sentiment is Working Up for the Annexation
of Mexico Should Ameriw
can Army Hare to March Over It?
Wilson Ideas. However, Seem to be
Favored by a Majority.
As the long-gathered Mexican warclouds
begin to precipitate their tor'
rents and emit their electrical dis.
-charges, with prospects of a protract,k$|,
ed tempest, there i;? a uroat deal of
I JL talk in congress to the effeo.t thnt if
r the United States must go into Mexico
and undertake its pacification, our
flag shall not be withdrawn. Many
Democratic congressmen express
agreement with the utterance of Senator
Borah of Idaho last week that
hostilities with Mexico meant the an^
nexation of that country and the
" steady advance of the American flag
until it coverod Central America and
the Isthmus of Panama.
This talk is deplored by the cooler
loaders, but proper reporting of the
tacts require that notice bo given to
the aggressiveness of the jingo spirit.
Since Senator Borah, a Republican,
* had his fling on the subject, Col.
Henry Wattorson has taken occasion
to follow suit in his Courier-Journal,
and endorsers of the idea at the capitol
are so numerous that they will be
formidable if they vote as they speak.
They contend that it would bo folly
for us to come out of Mexico and
j leave ourselves the same work to do
over and over at enormous expense,
And thoy ask with vehemence where
we are to get our money back for
our present operations unless we hold
on to Mexican terrtltory?
However, it is likely that when it
comes to a question of encountering
^ the administration on this question,
the congressmen who are supporters
of the Wilson assertion at Mobile,
that we want no more territory by
conquest, will be found in the majority.
and that those whn ftir thnlrl
lows to the contrary so vociferously
1n corridors of the capltol will not be
^ Able to accomplish anything. The
plan of these "expansionists" Is to
prevent the adoption of anything like
a Piatt amendment to the formal declaration
of war, when the declaration
. is made. Some of them swear "by
the nine gods" that they will vote for
W no declaration containing any senInIa
tonce or paragraph suggesting that
* It is our intention to get out of Mexico
after our work of pacification Is
over.
But there may not be any declaration
of war at all. If things should
turn out so unfortunately that both
Carranza and Iluerta attacked the
United States, against whom would
wo make our declaration of war?
Certainly not against Mexico, for we
should regard Mexico as in a condition
of division and turmoil requiring
our intervention in order that a real
government might bo established.
There would appear to be no wisdom
In making a double declaration of
j# war against Huerta and Carranza,
neither of which we recognized. The
obvious course would seem to be to
proceed under the authority of the
resolution already passed or to broaden
that resolution so as to cover the
necessity of wholesale police operations
as suggested by Senator Lodge.
^ As to the reimbursement of the
United States for what we may have
i to do in policing Mexico until order is
restored, there is a parallel in the
Chinese Boxer affair. After that was
over, the various nations which sent
troops to Peking to protect the foreign
lives and property which the decrepit
Chinese government could not
1 0 or would not protect, rendered claims
/; for damages. The only wrong about
j these claims was that they were excessively
large and included a heavy
punitive percentage which was unfair
to the average Chinaman who had
to help raise the money.
v It stands to reason that the United
J v States will have a claim upon Mexico
financially for the cost of pacifying
that unhappy country if the long and
expensive operations which now seem
For the payment of such claims, made
For the payment ofsuch claims, made
reasonable and merciful In amount,
any established Mexican government
^ would be responsible. We could al^
low plenty of time, but it would be
out of the Question for us to commit
ourselves to the principle of policing
our neighbor's immense territories
at our own cost entirely, particularly
when the policing Is made necessary
by the brutal and hostile acts of
those to whom we render service.
An interesting fact in connection
with the Chinese indemnity is recalled.
The United States, regarding
the amount of indemnity demanded
hv tlie nowern n? ovr>o?alVA r/\ I
I the Chinese government that portion
of our shard of the indemnity which
jp represented punitive claims. The
Chinese government, appreciating the
act, has set aside ^hls returned
amount as a fund to pay for the education
of Chinese students at American
institutions of learnings
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CLEMENT FOUND GUILTY
GIRL GOES FREE BY VERDICT OF
BABY MURDER TRIAL.
Spartanburg Case Ends With the
Conviction of the Man and the Release
of the Woman.
"Clyde Clement guilty with recommendation
to mercy; Fleda Pendleton
not guilty" was the verdict of
the Spartanburg jury In the case
against Clyde Caldwell Clement and
Laura Fleda Pendleton, charged witb
the murder of the two-months-old Infant,
Virginia Virl, alleged to have
bfton tfiafr riftiiirhtfir who wnn drown.
ed in White's mill pond at Lawson's
Fork at Spartanburg on the night of
January 30. The indictment was
When the verdict was announced
there was a demonstration in the
crowded court room. Many of those
presont cheered and clapped their
hands. When the jury filed in young
Cleraont straightened up, his muscles
tightened and his face whitened.
When he heard his fate, he fell over
on the breast of his aged mother
weeping. The Pendleton girl retained
her composure, and when the verdict
was announced, she sank into
her chair as if relieved of a great
strain.
In her testimony the girl admitted
that she accompanied Clement to the
mill pond on the night of January 3 0,
but she denied that sho knew what
was to be the fate of the baby. She
claimed that sho came from Greenville
to Spartanburg under the supposition
that she was to marry Clement,
and that he was taking her to a
boarding house.
Clement in his testimony asserted
that he accompanied the girl to Lawson's
Fork, but he was under the
opinion that they were to discuss
their predicament. He testified that
the Pendleton girl suddenly threw the
baby over the side of the bridge before
he could stop her
The body of the infant was discovered
on the morning of January 31
by "Buck" Seay, the miller, and the
girl and Clement were arrested almost
simultaneously on February 3,
the former in a Spartanburg boarding
house and the latter as he was
nearinir the North Carolina lino on
his way home.
PROPOSAL OF MEDIATORS.
Ask Cararnza and lluerta to Resign
Tlioir Positions.
At El Paso, Texas, Robert Pesquiera,
diplomatic representative of
Gen. Carranza, announced Friday
that he had received information
from the confidential agent of the
Mexican rebels in Washington as to
the plans whcli the Argentine-T3razilChile
mediators would propose as a
basis for the settlement of the present
inter-necine war between the two |
opposing Mexican factions. T1 e
scope of the inquiry which originally
had concerned itself only with the relations
existing between lluerta and
the United States has now been widened
considerably, and seeks to include,
if possible, a settlement of the
entire Mexican stiuation.
According to this information the
mediators will propose a commission
form of government for Mexico, until
an election can be held for a new
president. It i3 planned to request
the resignation both of Carranza and
of lluerta. and to leave the enMro
control of the government in the
hands of Ave commissioners, who
will continue in authority until after
the election can bo held:. After the
election the regularly nominated
president will assume his office, ruling
it Is hoped over a united Mexico.
This program includes the absolute
cessation of all hostilities on
both sides, either between the Mexicans
themselves or between Huerta
and the United States. The commission
of five men, acting together with
representatives from the governments
of Argentine, Brazil, Chile and
the United States, are in control of
the election, With full powers to see
that absolutely fairness and impartiality
is maintained by the partisans
on all sdes.
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DEMANDS PAIR TRIAD.
Brazilian Minister Hands IT. S. Protest
to President Huerta.
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At Mexico City, the Brazilian ,
mnister early Friday morning made
a formal demand upon President i
Huerta and the Mexican government ]
that Edward Ryan, the American (
Red Cross physician, who has been j
ieported arrested at Seacatecas and i
sentenced to die as a spy Saturday ;
morning must be granted a full and
rair trial. The demand was made to i
Foreign Minister Rojas, who replied i
that he would Investigate the ease 1
Immediately. The Brazilian minis- <
ter warned the representative of the i
Huertian government that any lack I
of justice towards the accused American
would result in serious oomplica- 1
ti<ms. i
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329 Mexicans Killed. \
An enumeration cf the Mexican '
casualties in the fighting with the 1
American forces, canvassed from 1
every available source, give the dead
as 126 and the wounded 196. 1
ARMY TAKES CHARGE1
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GKN. PWN8TON'8 BRIGADE RELIKVKS
MARINES VERA CRUZ
SOLDIERS POLICE CITY
March of the Brown Clothed Regulars
Liooked on With Amazement
by Natives While Americans Greet
Their Countrymen With Shouts of
Hearty Welcome.
Tlio task of guarding the city of
Vera Cruz and its environs was taken
over froir the navy Thursday by
Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston and
the Fifth infantry brigade sof the
United States army. While martial
law stll continues in force the actual
municipal government is being conducted
by Robert J. Kerr. American
civil governor, who has enlisted the
aid of Mexcan civilians to act under
bis guidance and in accordance with
Mexican laws.
After a morning enlivened by the
marching to and fro of large bodies
of American soldiers, sailors and
marines, the city resumed Us normal
and somewhat sleepy daiiy life. The
evening, however, was made gay by
outdoor dinner partios at the cafes
and restaurants, accompanied by
music and sometimes by dancing
The American troops began their
disembarkation from the transports
at an early hour in the morning. Before
noon all had marched to their
posts in various parts of the city and
jutlying suburbs.
As the various detachments swung
into the streets, tlioir flags flying
and with bands playing martial airs
leading them, the natives appeared
on their balconies or came out on
the sidewalks and gazed with undisguised
wonder at the solid ranks of
brown clothed men. The people also
seemed to marvel at the precision
of the Amercan soldiers' movements
and their sturdy appearance.
Many American civilians who had
been taking their breakfast outdoors
left their tables and watched with
pride the passing of the newly ar- j
rived troops, shouting volleys of hurrahs
and waving hats or handkerchiefs
at them. Shortly after the
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last of tho4 troops had passed through
the streets of the city, Brig. Gen.
Funston, with several aides, drove
by in a carriage and was greeted with 1
an outburst of applause.
When the men had taken up their
stations and the reports had been received
by Brig. Gen. Funston, official
calls were exchanged between *
Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger
Gov. Robert J. Kerr and Brid Gen.
Funston Later in the day an order
was issued by Rear Admiral Fletcher, 1
who had been in command of operations
ashore since the landing of the
American naval forces, covering the
wi.xole of tfie events since the taking of
Vera Cruz and read as follows:
"The naval forces occupying the ;
city of Vera Cruz will at 2 p. m., ?
April 30, 1914, withdraw and turn \
the command of the city over to the
United States army. ]
"The navy landed at 11 o'clock a. 1
m., April 21, 1914. From shortly j
after their landing our men were j
under an almost continual fire until ?
8:30 o'clock on the morning of the <
22nd. ]
"At that time, when all organized <
authority in the city of Vera Cruz i
had ceased to exist, the order was
given to advance through the city. ,
"The brigade, under the command j
of Capt. William R. Rush of the U |
G. N., had to fight Its way from
street to street against a stubborn j
rifle fire from house tops, windows, ,
steepls and from places of conceal- j
ment in all parts of the city. At 11
o'clock a. m., the city was in posses- (
sion of the brigade. j
"The splendid advance of our men t
In the morning after being under fire
all night was deserving of the high- f
est praise, and the occurate and time- \
ly gun fire of the Chester and Prairie <
and the San Francisco in the harbor j
showed effective cooperation ashore
and afloat.
"The praiseworthy conduct of our ^
men In establishing and maintaining i
good order and restoring confidence i
among the Inhabitants of the city after
the fighting reflects the greatest
credit upon the discipline and roBourcefullness
of the men of the navy
and the marine corps. c
In nine days work the city of Vera <
Cruz was occupied by the navy, law- *
lessnesa and disorder were suppressed,
11,000 fire arms were taken in
possession and a line of defenses established
around the city aganst an x
army threatening to recapture SL ?
"Business has been restored and t
normal conditions restored. The
municipal government of the city has
been reestablshed under the control
5f Its people and a civil government \
formed to carry out the laws of the fl
State and of the federal government _
"All preparatons were made dur- c
Ing time for the landing of the army
Mid for the relief and wthdrawal of f
cur forces. The officers and men of t
the naval forces deserve the highest j
commendation for having done this c
work completely and having done It
well.
"The highest honor is due to those t
who gave their livek In the service g
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HAY SEE REAL WARFARE
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VOLUNTEER "BILL REMvstES OLD
ORSTACLES IN THE LAW. 1
Under Measure Recently Passed President
Is Empowered to Appoint All |
Officers.
There Is a chance for volunteer ,
:roops who want war to soon see the
eal thing. Defects In the old law
!or raising a volunteer force in time
)f actual or threatened war are beloved
to have been eliminated by the
3ill just passed by the Senate. The
>111, which had already passed the
Mouse, was passed by tlio Senate
vith several committee amendmonts.
It is specially provided that the 1
volunteers shall bo mustered out as
mon as practicable after the nroRi
lent shall have Issued his proclama:ion
announcing the termination of
:ho war, or the passing of the emergency
or imminence of war. Heretofore
there was no provision as to
svho should decide when the services
the volunteers were no longer
needed, although th maximum term
nf enlistment was set at two years.
The president is authorized to appoint
all the officers of the volunteer
forces instead of having the regimental
and company officers appolnt3d
by the governors of the States and
territories. The measure provides
for the additional officers nocessary
for efficient recruitment of all arms,
corps, and departments; depots for
the enlistment and training of recruits
are to be established and transfers
of disabled officers and men be
made to these depots from organizations
in the field in exchange for ablebodied
officers and men from the depots.
Tn this way, the organizations In
the field may bo kept full of ablebodied
fighting troops, while at the
iame time the service of partly disibled
men may not be lost. Provision
is also mado for the employment
3f retired officers and enlisted men
for recruiting duty. Raising of the
volunteer forces under the bill is by
proclamation of the president, which
jhall state the number of men dedrod
for each arm, corps and department,
within such limits as may
)e fixed by law.
Some interesting figures were presented
in a letter from the war department.
These figures show that
during the five principal wars in
which the United States has been engaged
of the total number of men
enrolled 7.5 per cent, were furnish3d
by the regular army, 69.7 per
cent. were volunteers, and 22.8 per
cent. were militia, rangers and emergency
men.
ISSUES PROCLAMATION.
Pie teller Informs Vera Cruz That
There Will he no Interference.
The first proclamation issued in
Vera Cruz by Americans since tl\e
war between the United States and
Mexico ended In 184 8, was posted in
Spanish Thursday and read with interest
by the Mexican inhabitants.
The proclamation of Rear Admiral
Fletcher was addressed to the "People
of Vera Cruz" and reads: "The
naval forces of the United States that
ire under my command have occupied
temporarily the city of Vera
3ruz to supervise the public administration
on account of the disturbed
conditions which at present prevail
In Mexico.
"All employees of the muncipiality
pf this port are Invited to continue
In the discharge of their offices as
they have done up to the present.
"The military authorities will not
intervene in civil and administrative |
iffairs so long as good order and
peace in the town are not impaired.
"All peaceful citizens may confliently
continue in their usual occupations,
certain that they will be projected.
"The commander signing gives assurances
that there will he no inter'erence
with the civil authorities, ex;ept
cases of absolute necessity and
guided always by the observance of
he law and order."
"The taxes due and the use of them
vill continue being made in the same
'orm as up to the present time and
n conformity with law."
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Cotton Market.
New York, May 1.?Cotton steady, (
>ne lower to two higher. July, 12.33; ,
October, 11.38. Stocks good, frac- :
ions higher, but soon reacted. 1
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Mail Truck Falls Into River. j
A mail truck in New York loaded 1
vith Southern mail fell into the Hud- \
ion river Tuesday. The driver saved <
ilmself by jumping. ]
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Harrison Not Consulted. 1
Secretary Garrison said Monday ho <
tad not been consulted as to the '
tending of troops to Colorado
>f their country.
' In withdrawing my commands ]
rom Vesa Cruz I wish to extend to <
he officers and men who took part l
n Its occupation my deepest appro- 1
tlatlon of their gallant conduct and
upport.
"In turning our work over to the
irmy, the navy extend? Its best <
ta best wishes and good will." <
ACCEPTS MEDIATION
HUERTA S REPLY FAVORABLE
TO DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGES.
SPAIN REPRESENTS HIM
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Spanish Ambassador Receives Important
Message From Mexico City?
Though Still Hoping for Peace
Washington Administration Prepares
for War.
Spanish Ambasador Riano announced
late Sunday that ho had received
private advices from Mexico
City stating that Gen. Huerta has
accepted the offer of Argentina, Brazil
and Chile to use their good offices
to bring about an amicable settlement
of the difficulty between the
United States and Mexico.
When the formal acceptance from
Mexico City is in hand, the South
American diplomats will bo ready to
proceed with their plan, no intimation
of the naturo of whch has yot
been given. It generally has been understood
thore, however, that peace
envoys expect to deal directly with
the situation created by the Tamplco
Incident and other offences against
the honor and dignity of the United
States, hoping to bring about a peaceful
settlement.
Administration officials appeared to
be much gratified at the prospoct of
having the proposals of the great
South American republics listened to
by Gen. Huerta. Until the nature of
the plan is known no officer of the
administration cared to make any
comment.
President Wilson. hopeful; though
not confident, that war may bo avert
ed through the efforts of Argentina,
Brazil, and Chile, conferred with Secretary
Garrison, approving orders for
the joint jurisdiction of the army and
navy over Vora Cruz and vicinity
wiien Gen. Funston, who will be in
command, arrived Monday to reinforce
Admiral Fletcher's forces.
Tension over the one pliasG of the
situation which may at any moment
upset peace plans?the safety of
Americans in Mexico City and othor
Interior points?was partially relieved
by the announcement of Secretary
Bryan that through the British embassy
the Huerta officials and Admiral
Fletcher had arranged for the
safe departure of Americans from the
Mexican capital and the free exodus
of Mexicans from Vera Cruz.
The Brazilian ambassador and the
ministers from Chile and Argentine,
who have undertaken to solve the
Mexican problem by diplomacy, were
in conference most of the day.
They had not received the reply
from Gen. Huerta through the Spanish
embassy at Washington, who is
caring for Mexico's interests in the
United States, as to what ho thought
of the tender of good ofllces accepted
by the American government, but
the three diplomats wore confident,
they said, that Gen. Iluerta would
accent.
Acceptance of good ofllces is in no
way binding on either party to agree
to any conditions, but it opens a way
for discussion of proposals of mediation.
Admiral ifadger wired the communication
between Vera Cruz and
Mexico City was irregular, that an
outpost of Mexican Fedorals eight
miles away refused to permit linemen
to roimlr thA nohU
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cable was reported repaired. While
a break In communication between
Vera Cruz and Mexico City will embarrass
the sending of messages by
the three South American diplomats
to their representatives In Mexico
City, there Is another line of communication
via Sallna Cruz and the
Pacific coast cable which can bo utilized
in emergency.
Secretary Bryan requests the Brazilian
embassy to endeavor, through
the Brazilian legation In Mexico City,
to obtain the release of some thirty
American refugees reported by Amer- .
can Consul Canada as having been
taken from a train at Aguas Called- |
tes and held by Mexican soldiers. [
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Thor? May be Many Others.
During the election campaign ip .
the Canadian province of Ontario last
year, a member of the legislature offered
his services to the saloon Interests
for $10,000. A few weeks
ago the fact was discovered and the
member was denounced in the legislature.
As a result his party expelled
him and he was compelled to resign
his seat in the legislature. The justice
meted out so swiftly to a legislator
offering to sell his Influence might
(veil be imitated in other cases. A
legislature is chosen, whether in Canada
or in this country, to serve his
people and not some interest. When
ine proves false to his duty he should
Po summarily dealt yith.
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Five Burned to Death.
Mrs. Mildred Verner, aged 26, of
Mt. Vernon, Pa., and her four chiliron,
were burned to death Monday
light in a fire supposedly started by
lurglars. ,, .
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Rebels Hold Monterey. I
The Federal stronghold of Monterey
has at last been captured by the
Constitutional 1st* says a dispatch.
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KEEP WATCH ON BORDER
THIS COUNTRY TO RE PREPARED
FOR REREL HOSTILITY.
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Adequate Force to be Kept on Texaa
Rorder as Precaution Against Alliance
of Mexicans.
While the attention of the American
government for the past several
days has teen concentrated on restoring
order at Vera Cruz and expediting
the departure of Americans
from Mexico, a watchful eye has been
trained on the transcontinental boundary
between Mexico and the United
States for any signs of hostility from
Mexican rebels.
Conferences at the state department
between Mr. Bryan and representatives
of the Mexican Constitutionalists
resulted In the dispatch to
Gen. Carranza of a telegram by the
latter, strongly advising him to remain
neutral and assuring him that
the American government intended
to withdraw its forces from Mexico
as soon as Huerta had made satisfactory
reparation for ofTenses.
The advice given Carranza was
that, by assuming a hostile attitude,
ho would draw all Mexico into a
war; Huerta would be perpetuated
and the Constitutionalists' cause lost.
The position of the American government
is tlrm that an offense against
its dignity and national honor has
been committed, and that it must enforce
reparation from Iluerta.
Signs of uneasiness abroad because
the United States, though not having
declared a blockade o * a state of
war, is exercising jurisdiction at Vera
Cruz between measures short of war
and actual war became apparent.
Cabinet officials said no attempt
would be made t9 interfere with the
regular channels of commerce anywhore.
Munitions ,of war alone will
bo held at the Vera Cruz custom
house, if landed, provisions and other
commercial supplies not being detained.
The army and navy continues
plans for holding Vera Cruz, for the
care of refugees, for the provisioning
of American forces and for the
maintenance of a strict border patrol,
not only to prevent raids an<J uprisings,
but to keep all factions in Mexico
f-om obtaining munitions, arms
and ammunition. The war department
continued its plans for mobiliz
tng regulars and volunteers, should
the president call lor them. Army
transports, bearing infantry and artillery,
sailed from Galveston to reinforce
the naval forces at Vera Crus.
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SHOT TO HEATH. I
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Political Club Meeting Starts Enmity
That Heads to Heath.
A meeting to organize a political
club was held in Woodmen's hall at
the Hay store, Carver's Bay, noar
Georgetown, Wednesday evening. As
a sequel to the meeting George Powers,
a white farmer, is dead from a
gunshot wound inflicted by his brother-in-law,
Isaac Roberts. During the
evening, it seems, George Powers and
Isaac Roberts, brothers-in-law, had
several disagreements and not loss
than throe tiiuos came to blows. Thoy
were separated by mutual frindo following
each set-to-.
After the meeting Powers and Roberts
started home together. When
they reached Roberts' house their
quarrel broke out afresh. Roberts
went inside, got a doublebarrol shot
gun, came out and fired a load of
buckshot into the side of .'Powers, it
Is said. This was about 9 o'clock
Wednesday evening. Powers fell unconscious
and died/the next morning
shortly before 6 o'clock.
Followlpg the shooting, which occurred
In the rt>ad in front of the
house, a messenger was dispatched
for a physician. When he arrived he
saw at once that there was no hope
of saving his life. The marvel was
that Powers had existed so long.
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