Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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April 28-DON'T MISS THE CHAUTAUQUA_May 4 Intelligence? ESTABLISHED i860 7*sUj, Establiafted IBM} Dafly, ?ss. 1% m*. ANDERSON, S. C., FRIDAY MOANING MAY 1, 1914. $1.50 PER YEAR I REFUGEES FLEEING FROM MEXICO WIRE WILSON TO FIGHT IT OUT THREE HUNDRED STRONG, ON ONE SHIP, THEY DECLARE OUTRAGES SUFFERED IN MEXICO SHOULD BE REVENGED BY AMERICAN GUNS Consultation Is On In Washington As To Advis ability of Mobilizing the Militia of South Carolina and Other States and Colum bia Will Be Muster Ground If Call To Assemble Is Made / (By Associated Pres*.) New York, April 29.-Brigadier General Rob ert J. Evans, commanding the Department of the East of the United States army will go to Washing ton tomorrow to take up with the war department the question of sites for the training camps of the ninth and tenth divisions of the state militia in the tevent of a general mobilization. In the ninth division are the national guards of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, and pi the tenth Alabama, Mississippi, .Tennessee and Ken BK I I RE?tJG?ES ENT?it VIGOROUS PROTEST T? ENDING WAR .. New Orleans, April 29.-Hundreds of United States refugees aboard the Ward liner Mexico, now at quarantine ninety miles ddw'n the river , are pre paring resolutions protesting against the media tion of differences existing between this country and General Huerta of Mexico, and urging that the United States army move on to Mexico City. The resolutions will be wired to President Wil son from New Orleans Saturday when the Mexico docks here. The refugees on the Mexico number 393 and all are from the Mexican capital. They tell of in sults and mistreatments endured on their trip from Mexico City to Vera Cruz, but bring no reports of deaths of Americans from violence at the time of their departure. The 2 ? refugees from Progreso, who were brought to quarantine Oby, the >3rittsh steamer Qyvisbrook tell of thej .?stoning of the American consulate at Progres? on. April 23 and the hoisting cjr the Mexican flag over the building after the Stars and Stripes had been torn down. Serious rioting at Progreso was reported. STATE TROOPS TO MUSTER AT CAROLINA CAPITAL CITY Washington, April 29.-It was learned at the war department this afternoon that Cojurribia will be the mobilization point for the South Carolina militia if it is called into service for duty in Mexico or on the border. MEDIATION PROGRAM SPREADS TO EMBRAC? ALL MEXICAN AFFAIRS (By A?*oei*t?d Pr*??) {Mexico which have rent the re Washington, April 29.-the public for many months, scope nf mediation plans for'the Cerraasa Accept* Pimn. settlement of the Mexican crisis M Ts. s\&n*1 enlargement of ?he , , j jt "t . ., mediation program followed the was suddenly broadened tonight rcciet)t iate\odfav of a form?l ic so :is to include the ?n?ird ranirelr?pi?nce bv General of Mexican affairs--not along the of the constitutionalists, of the critical issue between the United principle of mediation, as propos ?tes and the Huerta regime, *<n dollie conflict ^t^en thc ele-p g?n? * " Argentine ments of northern ami southern t Already the United State? and General Huerta had accepted the good offices of these South Ameri can envoys and now as a further step, General Carranza has been brought into the deliberations so as to draw every element and fac tion within the range of any set tlement which may be attained. Ask For Armistice. Early in the day the-mediators ?made another decisive move, in asking the United States and Gen eral Huerta to agree to an armis tice by which ali aggressive mili* tary movements would be sus pended pending the outcome ot the negotiations. The mediators confidently expect both sides to? accept the armistice proposal. A separate proposal for an armistice as between Huerta and Carranza will be made, and with its accep tance all of the warring elements throughout Mexico as well as the American forces, would maintain a military status quo. i he American government in its formal reply to the armistice proposal will stipulate expressly that any untoward act toward Americans will be regarded as in fraction of the armistice. The South America envoys were in session throughout the day. Up to adjournment they had progressed steadily on their plans, and foresaw a definite state ment within the next few days of their contemplated action. Dur ing the evening thc envoys indivi dually conferred with their col leagues in the diplomatic corps from Central ?find South America to lay before them what had been done and discijss the general situ ation. J .. FffaOtS MEM ?msSTMIS This emphasized what the me diators have been seeking-a purely American settlement of a crisis which affects the political integrity of all Spanish-America. The patriotic unity of all Mexico and all Spanish-America was ex pected to give a signal evidence to the world at large* and particu larly to Europe of .What the Amer ican republics could do for the tranquility of the western hemis phere at a tim? i*f s?preme C!.?is. The American government to night had not m?de formal repl> to the first proposal of the inter mediaries for an armistice, but il was undrestood one would bc made within the next twenty-foui hours. The United States has nc objection to the request for an ar mistice, for while the term usual.} implies ^ suspension of hostilitie: during a state of war-which lh< United States does hot recognize as existing-there had been a de cisi?n bv the Washington admlni stratton to permit no acts of ag gression by. the army and navy a Vera Cruz while the mediatior w?s being carried on. In formulatiiv - the agreemei. to suspend hosti itles, the Amen can government, however, wil stipulate that Americans in inter ior poin*-: v: Me tico must be af forded protecttot. Wh?n asket about the armisti ce Secretary Bry an's only comment was: "1 as sume there wlY be no hostilitie during the p'ociss of mediation.' Secretary Bryan conferred onb with the Brazilian ambassado during the day, and from him re ceived the formal proposal for th< armistice. The report that Eu rope was asked by the envoy from Argentine. Brazil and Chili to use its influence with the Unit tates to obt?in Ute withdrawa ..?estiott of eliminating Hu erta from the proposals of iii American government, was me W?th the cortiment at the state de partment that the United State had not submitted any terms 01 thc main points Involved. Yass&srbSi Haas Merge. New York, Apr?' Directors ? tbs New York Central and Hudso River Railroad company today adopte 'thc =s?e?T?*t '?A"**?! ta? ti na the Ceo trat, the Lake Shore, the- Mtchlga Southern and various subsidiarles c the Vanderbilt lines. This merges al their properties un??sr one head wit s blanket mortgage 913,000,000 rt cent ly authorised the lnterstat commerce commission. MEXIC OFFICIALS D?CLARE U. S. WARSHIP SH??4,ED mm m. mirw #v Kt ?I ? ts.' T? il TROOPS TO FR?N' : "T Funston Will Have Compte Unit of Army VW?n Solcfiers Reach Vera Cruz :----i " ; (By AoHoclated presa) Mexico City, April 2*).-The port of Manzanillo on the. Paci fic coast was bombarded' iester day by an American warship ac cording tu a telegram received here today by General ?ureliano Blanquet, minister of w?iy from General Jose Maria Mier. According to General Wier's message the warship entered Man zanillo harbor at 1 o'clock in the afternoon on April 28. At ,4:30 the telegraphers left their; posts carrying their Instruirte them and at 5 o'clock tin bom bardment began. The telegram says the and,adjoining buildings tro ved by shell fire.'' Daniel* Dertiea-AlftH^^/.x tary Daniels sai? tonight he" did not believe the Mexico City rafe, port that a western seaport had, been bombarded by an American warship or that marines had been landed at Salina Cruz.. He said he was in constant communica tion with Rear Admiral Howard, whose last report was.that ^11 was jquiet on,the Papfie coast. Mere Troops To Front. Galveston, April 29.--A com plete unit hf the United States army will be under command ot Brigadi?r General Frederick Fun ston when the troops of the Sixth Cavalry, regimental headquarters of the field artillery and the horses and mules of both the cav alry and field artillery, sailing on the converted transport San Mar cos today, reach Vera Cruz Satur day. . The San Marco carries to Vera Cru:', the necessary cavalry for covering the ''advance of artillery, while the'35o mules aboard will pack the mountain guns already enrqute to Vera,Cruz. With the arrival of the ship at Vera Cruz, armv off io. ;i'ui today that General Funston would be in po sition to make a campaign toward Mexico City, along tlfe line of the Mexican railroad. Other troops* and great quan tities of supplies are here ready to be sent to Vera Cruz. Colonel Lucien G. Berry, of thc Fourth Field Artillery, was senior in command on ttyp San Marcos, which carried 17 officers, 3oo en listed men and 360 horses and mules. i Brazil Acta For U. S. mexico sCiiy, April 29.-Th? archives and documents of the United Stoles, embassy were handed over to thtrtJraziiian min ister by Sir l.?onel Carden today at noon. Jose Manuel Cardoza De Oli Iveira.eth? fVa;if#nrster, in a forded by me to the Americans who yet remain in Mexico. The Brazilian legation and Hs staff is I ai their disposal." Archives of the American em bassy had been turned over to Sir Lionel hy Net&n 0*ShaughS^>j th? American charge d'affaires, when he de parted for Vera Cruz. 24 APPEAL DENIED - RYAN AND PALS MUST SERVE PRISON SENTENCE SAYS SIX GET REHEARING Expected Defendant? Who Lost Out Will Be Ordered to Pen itentiary May 16 (Fy Aipoclatod Press.) Chicago. April :>'.?.--Tho jolted States circuit court of appeals today . granted the petition of tlie government : for a rehearing of tho appeals of Olaf j A. TrcKinuf, mciiard ii. Houlihan and and William llernhart, liihor leaders, convicted in tl?e dynamite conspiracy j trials in Indianapolis. Ileoritisr Muy Kt. The court also directed that argu ment on the petition for a rehearing be set for May IG and that all the de fendants in the dynamite cast-s ap pear In court that day. Another order denied the petit iou i for a rehearing filed hy william Shape.j of Chicago, and Peter J. Smith ind ' (?eorge Anderson of Cleveland. The order of the court of appeals directing the presence of counsel for I all the men .found guilty in th? dyna-! mite trials whoso cases ?ra now be fore it, was interpreted as 'r.dlcatiug that the court either will ttl rec! that tl?e defendants be taken directly to the Leavenworth penltenMiry to 'inlsh their terms dr that a mandato bo ip BUeds,4^^?.'tb*; Indiqua District court to exe teated o? boh^ahor Wfi^?%.<sf np-1 feats toole jurisdiction. Those who Lost, Th? twenty four men whose sent iences were affirmed'today are: ; Prank M. Ryan,Chicago; ITngeue A.. Clancy, Ban Francisca; Michael ' J.' Young, Boston ; Frank C Webb. Xew| (Continued on Page Five) . - t Armed Mexicans ly?exico C; MEXICANS wer? thoroughly ar subsequent serious complica) shows how volunteer soldier to Mexico City to enroll in States. The bottom picture shows ti vrtjw?? of na Uro Mexicans talking war HIT HARD BLOW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RE FORT SAYS PRICE HAS UNDULY ADVANCED LOBBY WAS KEPT UP Commissioner of Corporations Flays Many Associations For Records of Past (Dy Associated Press) Washington, * April -Lumber manufacturers' 'associations, through euiubinutiou and agreement, hove in creased (bb 'price of lumber and en deavorT lufOSgu iuuiiying io innII enco legislation .according tn a partial report on the lumber industry made public toduy hy tin- commissioner of corporations. Tho report opposes any effort to exempt 1 malar associations from the op?ration? of the Sherman anti trust law. <'liantes lu Keporr. This partial report is part '4 ot the Undings in a complete investigation of the lumber industry, and deals only with combinations to restrict trade or raise lumber prices. After reciting (hat "price combinations among lum ber production, associations exist, it Bums up the (ladings as follows: "While some of the avowed purposes of the association? are to bring about mid foster pratice.8 that are beneficial both to producer and consumer, the chi."!'' purpose apparently has been to increase, profits by advancing price?. Shoved up Use Price. "In the'earlier years many agjocin TJons openly.'attempted to curtail . tho output and to lix -the wlmeiifafeT pr1 CeV of. lumber: later .because of th?*r fear of the law they djsovowed any such Intent, but the practica they pro posed to abandon have been continued. ^ ; ^ (Continuedon Page OJ)^ Flockte tty For5 Its D?fense ! outed by the Tampico incident ?nd the Jons which followed. The top picture : flocket on ttatn tops sod ta ?sc: cars the federal army sgstnst the United bo f?d?rai fort in .Mexico City, with undsr the shadow of ito walis. E DEAD IN WITH FEDERAL TROOPS AL MOST IN SIGHT WARRING FACTIONS BATTLE ON WIDE IS DISORDER Clearing of Martial Sky Hoped For Today When Trcop '."rain Reaches Battleground (H Associated Press.) Heater, April ?0.-Unloradu's ?even months coal industrial coatlk't* toduy claimed ii toll of at least nine Unman ii'c?. 'i'n'ft uns ihr trrinr? rerora ?o night, divided a? follows: List of the Slain. I Al Forbes ?even mine guards and ! <?ue striker dead, with two other I strikers believed to hare bren hilled? At Wulseriburg, ene officer of the militia hospital cora? hilled, one of lirer and I wo enlisted mea wounded. The Forbes camp wat a Krone ef denotation, v Irl nally all the mine buildings having been destroyed by Ure*. Here It was the werk af eely n few Heit inc hoers,. It was about &iSO u. m. when the striker-/* opened their attack In force. With the wemen ?ad children of the ramp barricaded Sa the mine ?tope, the guards responded spiritedly. .?i?i?^I??u*ft 'djret-fis^'.t??f'l xteriwind and Tabasco. According to Superintendent vidioi of the mine, three strikers wera seen io nimble down (he'hillside. 1 (fighting at Walsenburg! between strikers; militia and mine guards last, ed live hours. Major P. P. Lester, ot the hospital corps, met his death, shot through the left brents, whit? drsaats-r the wounds of a comrade within; 100 yards of the strikers' position. Pixing eeased shortly after 3 o'clock. With two troops cf United" States rivalry in the Fremont county field's and citizen volunteers and militia oh guard In Boulder county, state officials tonight prepared for sudden outbreak* . in Las Animas and Hu?rfano counties, where federal troops were not expect ed to arrive before tomorrow morning. The militia detachment relieved hy Federal soldiers in Fremont county, was hastening to Colonel Verdeck berg's assistance at Walsenburg. Members or the legislature' contin ued to reach the capital for Informel conferences preparatory to the con vening of thc special session on May 4, but tonight to tangible program had been decided On. TAMPICO LOSES MOST AMERICANS Still Some Citizens of U. a*, main There, Not Caring To s. Leave (By Associated Press.)' Tampico, April 29.-The American exodus from Tampico which began. Wednesday April 22 virtually reached its end today with the departure tor Vera Cruz of about sixty American refugees on board the tank steamer Canfield. The total number of refug ees sen.t from here to American porta since the movement began ls officially given at 2.270. A score or Americans still are In Tampico.. They, are being;skettariAlsi the homes* *Y- Mexican Friends along ^P^nco,rtjer.* and ?ref to litt!* No credible reports hare reached here of any damage to,the oil wells, tanks and pipe lines in the Tampico and Panuco regions,' hut th? Corona amt other arrea* wells in the Panuca districts are overflowing. The Amorlcaas who left Tampico Sunday were quartered aboard the cruiser Des Moines, where they re ' the Canfleiu, ?h?eu is now inking them to Galveston. The steamer Monleviedo flying the Spanish naval ensign and In charge of officers and men tress tfcs SpscUh cruiser Carlos V. arrived off the port Sunday to take on Spanish subjects, sim left today for Vera Crus with 160 refugees, including four American?,