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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 159 ?YceL?y, Established 1860; Dally, Jan. 18, 1911, ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 23, 1914. $5.00 PER ANNUM PRICE FIVE CENTS SITUATION IS TROOPS M ATD - j EUROPEAN POWERS ASK FOR INTERVENTION BY THE UNITED STATES HEAVY FIGHTING IN CAPE HA?TIEN Battle Lasted Two Hours Re sulting In Defeat of Rebels and Loss of Thirty-One Of Their Men (By Associated Press) Washington, July 22.-Pressed by European powers, the United States government boa about lost patience wltb the varioua elements .in the re publics of Haiti and San Domingo and will demand a restoration bf peace or threaten armed intervention. Secretary Bryan will confer tomor row with Secretary Daniels about a possible movement of marines Into Haiti.. Already discretionary orders have been given to Captain Russell, of tho battlpship South Carolina now at Cape Ha?tien, but final decision as to whether force ls to be used by thc American government has been defer red. Reports from Cape Haitien of further fighting with added danger to foreigners were regarded tonight as forecasting prompt action by the ma rines now being concentrated at Guan-1 tanamo. ii Not only have military forces in Haiti refused to heed warnings of the American government that fighting had ceased, but dispatches tonight from Captain Eberle, of the cruiser Washington at Puerto Plata, San Do mingo, reported the failure of at tempts to settle the Dominican r?volu ^l^affii^^i|^^|ai^ party has refused to' enter into ne gotiation with the Dominican govern ment, j Secretary Daniels decided today that the additional four hundred ma- | rinca to be sent to Guantanamo for aervice in Haiti would be embarked from Norfolk Saturday, on the trans port Hancock now enroute to Hamp ton Roads from Guantanamo. There are more than 600 marines kt Guan tanamo or on American warships in 1 Hatitlen and Dominican waters. Reinforcement could be drawn from Vera Crut, and Mexican gulf waters. There are now some three thousand marines under General Funstons command and nearly another thou sand could be gathered from the war ships Drum Head Court. Washington, July 22.-Many Haitien j rebels were executed at Cape Hatten' today ater government forces had de feated 600 revolutionists, in a two hour street battle. The rebels entered tbe town early today before the garrison ? aa awake. Captain Russell of . the battleship South Carolina reported the affair by wireless to the navy department. His) dispatch said the government troops j numbering 400, repulsed the attack with a loss of eight men killed. The1 rebels, after having 31 killed, fled In I disorder. Many sought refuge in the houses, from which they were dragged and executed. Captain Ruseella' re port concludes: "Cape Haitien ls quiet tonight, after the fighting this morning a proclama tion was published by the government stating that 's number of. the rebels were known to be hidden in buildings inside the town and that whosoever should*harbor or fail to deliver over such persons should, upon discovery, suffer death. The houses of the town were*searched .and a number of con cealed rebels were' discovered and shot, Some estimate the number shot as high as 60, but that number is not tuuoiuv.vu ? oa?Muni,,tji JTfcW ORDER ISSUED. Cheeks Must be Hade Payable to John E. Bruce., (By Associated Press) CinclnnaU, O., JUly 22.-~Tho Nation al aBseball Conimtsson today-issued a notice on the president ot each major league club .that .payment for. players, purchased or drafted - from minor lesgue clubs, must be made by check payable to John E. Bruce, secretary of the National Commission, who > will transmit the oa?le, endorsed to tho order ot the 'president ot the league of j he Interested minor leagu club is a" mmbcr, to Secretary Farrell, who w,il 1 nturn forward lt to such league pres ident- I This action ls token to afford minor leagues tho opportunity to withhold any amount due from a club to Its lesgue for assessments or for other ob ligations to its league or. to another, club. 1 SSKSi ?> .'" ....> r. :'. '.'../ ' V*''.i.''. ". . GRAVE; LAY MOVE iNCE TO HAITI I COMPLICATIONS , ARE FAST ARISING Officiels Fear Trouble Over the New Regime In Mexican Capital (Oy Associated Press.) ! Washington, July 22.-Peace in j Mexico is far from, assured p-nd the complications both internal and inter- ' national arc rapidly entangling the situation, according to tho administra tion officials, diplomats and Mexicans of both factions here who are in di rect touch with all the phases of the problem. The United States is exerting every diplomatic influence toward harmon izging discordent elements, but cer tain aspects are admittedly grave. Official reports reveal that the most threatening factor-is the aloofness of .General Villa from the authority of General Carranza. . , Foreign complication's are looming up as between Mexico and England, France and Spain, and European cred itors generally who had financial re lations with the Huerta government. < England 1B preparing to ask satisfac tion for the killing of W. S. Benton, and France is making various protests over the. killing of two French citi ' zens at Zacatecas. The Spanish gov ernment is anxious that thc Spaniards driven from Mexico be reimbursed for their losses. i The grievances of these countries . ar. : lodged against General Villa par I ticularly and the estrangement of General Carranza with Villa has now made it difficult for the first chief to settle them satisfactorily., i No indication of Villa's attitude has come, but reliable advices to the gov ernment at Washington are to the effect that Villa has been concentrat ing his troops preparatory to mak ing ^iM^?^i^nW^jnMW Parransa.: The Washington government will, i insist that an amnesty be granted. . Recognition will be withheld until a I peaceful transfer of authority at Mex , leo City ls arranged. MURDERED WOMAN WAS GOING HOME Reconciliation With Husband Had Been Affected When Jealous Admirer Interfered (By Associated Press) I Los Angelos, Cal., July 22.-FearB that Mrs. Edna Sykes, 27 years old, would return to NorcrosE. :;(Ja, and effect a reconciliation with her hus band a banker there, ls believed by her friends to have led to her death yesterday at th hands of Charles H. I Haag, a contractor, who then killed himself. i Mrs. Sykes recently filed suit for , divorce but was said tf> receive $150 , monthly from her husband, and letters ; urging her to return, and friends said today'she had decided to stop seeing . Haag. j When he called at her residence and j learned that she was asleep, be burst Into her bedroom and shot her. ' Deposition, of her five year old son. Leon, awaits advices from the father. Atlanta. July 22.-L. O. Sykes, cash ier of the bank of Gwinnett, Ga., ar rived here today from Norcross, Ga., and 'at, once took steps to learn fur ther details of the* shooting and killing of hie.wife by a supposed Jealous ad mirer 'in Los Angeles Calif. His first intimation of the tragedy .carne in a telegram frpm Mrs. Syke's mother. .Denies Domestic Troubles. M rr- Sykes fomerly was Miss Edna Chlnn of Lexington, Ky. She had been married thirteen years. Her husband said that he knew. nothing of the re port that she bad filed suit for di vorce. "My wife and I never had any trou ? hie," he said. 0 0 0 0 0 o o o o o o O 0 0 ooo o o o .CANAL COMPLETED o o . - o o, Washington, July 23.-Unof- o o fie tal ly word has been received o o here that the Panama canal is o o \ ready for commercial ose and o o that the first steamer ls likely o o tb be sent through within a o o few days unless Governor Go- o o ethals ls instructed'to the con- o o trary by Secretary Garrison. . o o . A message ls expected from o o Governor Goethals at an^ early o o date announcing that the* canal o -o is ready and asking for author' o o tty; to send a ship through. It o o is thought probable that th?. o o. Cristobal, now at Colon, will be o o the first steamer selected. She o, o Is of 10,000 tons register and o o will be the largest vessel to o o'- enter the canal.- o P ."> ? ooo oeoo o o 0 O O O 0 0 o o o ol ?' ?.. , - . < Jas. H. A Early E Special to The Intelligencer. Columbia, July 23.-At an early hour this morning, Dr. Jas. H. McIntosh was shot in the ab domen while ony his way home from the Columbia Hospital. The extent of the injury has not yet been determined. A statement given out by Dr. Janies McIntosh, father of the wounded man, who is a promi nent physician in the city of New berry and who served as a Con federate surgeon in Kershaw's Brigade and is now president of the State Medical Society, is as follws: BOISTEROUS ' BUT THAT'S ALL LAURENS MEETING BROKE ALL THE RECORDS FOR ATTENDANCE SOME "HECKLING The Governor Seems To Think Some Fate Is Pursuing Him Special to The Intelligencer. Laurens, July 22.-The senatorial candidates were greeted by the lar gest audience of the camps ign hero today. It was estimated that " more than ?,500 persons were present from the county. Hundreds came in from Spartan burg, Greenville and Ander son. . Oeofg? A'. BrOwhIng~ acted aa chairman of the meeting and succeed ed well in keeping order. Governor Blease was the first of the speakers and he was savage in his attack on the newspapers, partic ularly the Columbia Record. Thc governor ?aid that a banker and a mill president at Wbitmire told him to "go below," and claimed that at An derson a large stockholder in a cot ton mill came on the stand with a pistol in hand and ho rehearsed the. Norwood incident at Greenville. "No Blease man," be ?tated, "bas attempted to assassinate Senator Smith. ' It was' reported that I would bc assassinated here today," claimed the chief executive. "If the assassin is h?re, there is nothing between mo and the dirty coward. Let him shoot.',' Governor Blease voiced his .belief in fatalism, saying that bis death had been predestined for a certain way, and that nothing could change the manner of his passing-. Predicting that he would be elected to the Senate and making hts usual at tack against Senator Smith. Governor Blease concluded his speech by eulo gizing Thomas B. Crews and John M. Cannon, both deceased. L. D. Jennings, the second speaker, waa received with cheers, he calmly discussed the record of the chief ex ecutive and he was heard attentively by .the audience. After paying his respects to the gov ernor's pardon record, Mr.* Jennings sr^ed: "Would you get rid of the ne i?.ro ruail clerks by tying them at the end ot a hemp rope?" "Yes, yes," replied a number of volcea. "Well, I am sorry for you," replied Mt Jennings, "and I am glad that the batanee of South Carolina does not bel.'eve that way." W P. Pollock, the next speaker, was merciless in his arraignment of the record of Governor Blease. Blease hecklers howled at him throughout his speech, but he finished under dif ficulties. Those howling most were said to be from Anderson, Spartanburg and other counties. A tense moment in his speech was when Mr.. Pollock' held up the torn red union-republican ticket and announced that the name ot J. P. Gibson was en it. "It ls a. lie," cried a man in the audience. Several policemen sur rounded the man and acting chairman Browning' told the heckler he must be quiet "A man can't come to my face and say that 1 am a liar, unlesB he desiree to take' the consequences," replied Mr. Pollock. "It's .only a coward who stands back and insults a gentleman." Mr. Pollock then offered to with draw from th? Tace If Mr. Gibson's name was not on the ticket. Senator, Smith, the last speaker, was heckled by a small- clique, said to be from Anderson county, ss he be gan and he demanded a respectful and quiet hearing from the audience, addressing his remarks to the chair man. The hdwlera then quit. Senator Smith did not depart materially from the cotton si^ech. Chairman Browning had a turbu lent, record breaking crowd to con trol and attention was given to all the speakers except to Mr. Pollock. There I vi:?"*? * ???>, V .,??'. v-Uvs>K'vii''- ?-'.', Iclntosh ? lour This "As Dr. McIntosh was on his ] way home at an early hour this morning, he was accosted by an unknown man who made the re mark, Til fix you so you won't bother Colic,' and fired. ' Dr. Mc Intosh returned the fire hut the would-be assassin escaped by jumping over the wall surround ing the First Presbyterian church. Dr. McIntosh was rushed to the hospital at once and at time of going to press ' his condition could not be learned. lt will be remembered from ac counts of the campaign meeting in Greenville last Saturday, that SOUTHERN RYT IWEST^GATION ?ARGUMENTS PRO AND CON ARE SUBMITED TO THE COMMITTEE AN EXAMINATION i Charges Made By Dulaney Will Be Taken Up By Attorneys For the Road (By Associated Press) Washington, July 22.-Charges that the Southern Railway had heen im posed upon much as the New Haven is said to have been through the un loading upon lt of branch lines of lit tle ...worth, at. tabulae.juices, added an unexpected. .feature today ~ to the investigation- being made by a Senate sub-committee . into alleged discrimi nations against Southern ports in thc coal rates. B. L. Dulaney of Bristo?, Va.-Tenn., made the charges in connection with an explanation of why he believed thc Morgan interests dominated thc South ern Ballway and directed the action of its officials. He finished his direct statement to the committee today. He will be cross examined tomorrow by attorneys for the Southern Rail way. Mr. Dulaney Bald that ho once of fered to sell the control of the Vir ginia and Southern Railway to the Southern for $600,000. A bond is sue of $1,000,000 stood against the Une. His offer was refused, lie said, but later Henry K. McHarg Bold the lind to the Southern for about $6,500, 000 with a profit estimated, at $4,000, 000. The Knoxville and Bristol Railway sold to the Southern for $500.000, Mr. Dulaney said, was.offered for $40,000 and he did not buy because he did not think the line was worth that much. Must Have Belief. Mr. Dulaney testified at length in support of his charge that coal is be ing diverted from . Southern ports. "Coal operators are robbed of the right to do a normal business," he said. "Unless some relief be granted it will be necessary for Independent operators to give up thir efforts. They cannot meet such unfavorable conditions. He. testified that he sold, the Black Mountain Railway, a short line tap ping the Black Mountain Field to.the Virginia aid Southwestern Railway, providing that the Louisville & Nash ville Railway should have the uso of the line. This was done, the witness said, to preserve two outlets to the South for his coal. Mr. McHarg failed to advise the Louisville and Nashville of the agree ment, he added, and was very angry when Mr. Dulaney gave the informa tion. Rates have now been arranged Mr. Dulaney declared, so that the Louisville and 'Nashville cannot move coal from the Black Mountain field, south or east of Mlddlesboro, a con dition barring Black Mountain coal from the Southern field by way of the' Louisville and Nashville. A: number of similar statements were Introduced by Mr. ! Dulaney in support of his contention that inter locking directorates in New York ar range and dictate rates. was a nervous tension today ' before the meeting started ?= there was an expectancy of trouble. Bot this did not materialise, however.. The bold ness and savagery of Mr. Pollock's at tack on the .governor's record seemed to anger the Blease men, yet they did nothing hut howl. Governor Blease re ceived a bouquet and Senator Smith several cotton stalks, a ag Bc? t Shot At Morning J. W. Norwood quizzed (he gov ernor concerning the statement of Dr. McIntosh. To which the governor replied he would have Dr. McIntosh on'the stand in Co lumbia Thursday, which is today. Dr. McIntosh statement was that he did not pronounce Gus Richey, recently paroled by the governor, a purylitic. Whereas, the gover nor claimed that it was on Dr. A. li. Knowlton's and Jas. H. McIn tosh's statement that Richey had been given his liberty. Further details could not be learned at 4 o'clock this morning. M. CAILLAUX STILL ONSTAND iS THE CENTRAL FIGURE IN THE TRIAL OF HIS WIFE MUCH SYMPATHY Calliaux Touched By Attitude of Many In Court As Day's Session Ends (By Associated Press.) Paris, July 22.-Joseph Calliaux, former premier, was again today a central figure in the trial of his wife, M/me. Henriette Calliaux, charged with killing Gaston Calmette, editor or The Figaro. The court room was crowded to its upmost capacity.in the.expecta tion of sensational revelations arising from M. Laborl's closing ultimatum of last night when he declared he would refuse to plead unless a full statement was made by the govern ment regarding documents which, it was alleged, wns important enough to crush Caillauv. On tho opening of court the procu rator general eald ho was authorized by the goverament to declare the doc uments referred to in yesterday's tes timony did not exist. Instead, there fore, of utterly discrediting the ex premier, the incident ended la his tri umph. Exciting Scene. An exciting iiccnc wa9 created dur ing today's session of the trial when, following the testimonf of George Prer.tat, brother-in-law of the slain editor, and chairman of the Figaro company, M. CaiUaux demanded of Ma?tre Chenu, counsel for the Cal mette heirs, If he took full responsibil ity for a statement he mado concern ing the testimony yesterday of M. Call laux. The statement of M. Chenu and M. Challlaux's question canned scenes of intense excitement during which Judge Louis Albanel severely repri manded the spectators. The incident was preceded by a statement on the witness stand by M. Prestat to the effect that theFlgaro had never been in tho pay of foreign banks. He denied that tht Germans ever had held a majority of the shares as had been alleged. M. Calliaux had drawn closer to tho bar in order to hear the testimony of M. Prostat Ma?tre Chenu, comment ing on the testimony of M. Prestat, said: "I will add that it does not be come M. Calliaux to come here and soil the grave his wife made." M. Calliaux, lr. a state of extreme agitation, exclaimed:1 "Since I must take notice of what thlB lawyer has said, I will ask him if he will take per sonal responsibility for his words." When tho. ensuing excitement bad died down, M. Chenu replied: "I take the entire responsibility. You cannot menace mo here. You doubtless do not know the temper of thc man whom you address." Mme. Caillax before today's session had a long conference with Bienvenu Martin, ' the French minister ' 6t Jus tice. Fernand Laborl, her cooneel, and Jules Kerbaux, the procurator general tn charge of the prosecution. Fictitious Document*. Senator Martin, who is acting min ister of foreign affairs, was up most of the night and an active interchange of telegrams took place between him and Premier Rene Vivlani, now In Russia with the president. M. Call iaux and M. La bo rd i made a vehement dornend that public documents men tioned yesterday as having been in tbe hands of Calmette be produced In court. It was said yesterday that the ! documents bad been handed to Pres ident Potncalre who passed them to the foreign office. When the court came to order to day, however, the procurator general rose and said: "I am authorized by the government (Continued on Sixth Page.) A FIST BATTLE AT RIDGELAND Several Real, Human Blows Are Passed-Mr. Hunter Laughs at Threats (By Associated Press.) Ridgeland, July 22.-The county pout of Jasper, the baby county tn South Carolina, furnished the first fist light of the state campaign. It was a real fight and several real IdowB wore passed between lt. A. Ben nett and E. I,. Cooler, voters in at tendance upon the meeting. No ono wnH seriously injured. There were about 1100 voters pres ent, and tho speedier were cut short to allow tho candidates to take tho trnin for Walterboro where the meet ing will ho held Thursday. Tho speaking Friday will be in Charles ton . "I warn you now that if you con tinue these flory at lucks, as Burc as there is a God tn Heaven, I will put you out of the race." was the fiery Statement hurled at J. A. Hunter, can didate for lieutenant governor, by C. I). Fortncr of Spurtauburg who is seeking the office of railroad commis sioner. Mr. Hunter merely Inughcd and said that Mr. Fortner "was too Insignifi cant to answer even." The announce ment of allegiance to thc governor by John G. Richards was cooly received. There war not a ripple of applause. All the candidates made their usual speeches and were ntentlvely receiv ed by the voters. o.. ..Sufis Claim Victory. o Atlanta, July 22.-A prediction that the next national democratic conven tion will insert in its platform a "votes for women" plank was made today by Miss Kate Gordon of New Orleans in her address before the annual con-' ventlon here of the Georgia Woman Suffrage Association. "The victory is alres/dy won," said Miss Gordon. "Our purpore nov/ is to : . whether we Bhall get suffrage through thc states, as we should, ar hy amendaient to the con stitution. ON TRIAL FOR LIFE, COMMITS SUICIDE Alleged Murderer Cute Throat With Steel Shank Taken From His Shoe (By Associated Press.) Boston, July 22.-Lawrence Robin son, who WUB placed on trial here Monday for the murder of Police In spector Thomas J. Norton, committed suicide in his cell during last night. He cut his throat with a steel shank which he had removed from one of his shoes. Robinson was accu red of shooting Norton while resisting arrest on June 19. The officer was attempting to ar rest him st the request of the Michi gan authorities, Robinson being want, ed in Grand rapids for the alleged killing of three clerks Un a Jewelry store during a robbery. oooooo'oooooooo o o o STILL FIGHTING o o O o o o o o o O O O e o o o o Mexico City. July 22.-General An tonio Rojas, a former revolutionist leader who later became a Federal chief, revolted today with 200 men of thc Federal troops stationed at Tacuyba, a suburb of the capital. The military authorities at once dispatch ed a detachment of the 19th regiment in pursuit. Rojas and his men were overtaken in the Sanra Fe hills and 60 of, the mutineers were captured and brought here. General Rojas and General Alatriste. with about 100 men escaped and are being closely follow ed by the government troops, First Train to Coast. The officials of tho Mexican Rail way announced tonight that the gap In the raliway. Une outside of Vera Cruz had been repaired and the first trains since April 20 would arrive in Vera Crus tomorrow morning. Late this afternoon Federal troops were still holding Xochimilco, a suburb against Zapata troops with a slight chance of tho village being tak en. Fighting was said to be going on tonight to the south of Tlalpam fif teen miles from the capital with the Federals reported to have thc ad vantage. Eight trains loaded with troops ar rived here this' afternoon . from Que retaro. The government expects to bring into the city about 40,000 men inside the next 24 hours. War min ister Velasco declined to state the reasons for'this concentration. CONSTITUTIONALISTS ARE ABOUT TO ENTER THE CAPITAL GENERAL OBREGOW FIRST ON SCENE Will Be First Commander to Ar? rive-Hot Enough Troops To Quell All Disturb--^ That May Aric_ (By Associated PreSB.) * Mexico City, July 92.-That an ar mlntlce between the government and the roitHtltatlonallsts was Signed to> uluhl and that hostilities will be HUH pended at once throughout (he repub lic was the statement giren ont Wed nesday by Generci Eduardo ?t?rbido, governor of the federal district, In the name of President Carbajal. * Governor Iturbide added that the peace negotiations will,be advanced upon n basin of giving foll guarantee to everybody, - . Victoria, Mex., July . 22.-General Carranza today got into direct com munication with the City, of Mexico ! through Robles Domlnguoe, confiden tial agent of the constitutionalists. at the capital. Dominguez' acted in the same capacity for Madora.'', and waa placed in charge of the government by Porfirio Diaz before he: fled. The impresi?n prevailed here today -that the fighting and bloodshed ls at an end. It was understood that every pre caution would be taken by General Carranza, as well as by thq authorities in Mexico City to pr^fcl^f^Mer.-0r destruction fo life dr^fftBS?tjr,ut the capital until his arrival. News was received here that troops under com mand of General Panfilo Naturas yes terday occupied Agua Callentes. _____ Mex'co City, July 22AlT^?pee_> tor peace grew brighter today. The ad vance guard of Gen. Abrogon'n consti tutionalists is within an. hour's ride of the capital city. General Obrcgon probably will be the flrBt constitutionalist commander to arrive here. His forme ls, believed Ito be sufficient to Insure-the capital against internal disorder or attacks by bandits now actlce In the south. A majority of the Madero congress men are hore awaiting the sanction of General Carranza to re-uoBomblc and elect a ; o visional president to suc ceed ('arbaj?l. Dissolution of the Huerta.congress 1B con Bldered unnecessary as the term of office of the Madero .congressmen will not end unUl -September '16 next. It 1B probable that tho old con gress will proceed as though its delib erations never had been interrupted. In spite or fighting during the last few days between the federals, sup ported by tjie capital pollue, and the rebel bands which have been attack, lng thc small towns, just south pt Mexico City, thc capital apparently la undisturbed.. Theatres and. caf ea are thronged and the streets crowded. Banks are open and building opera tions are going on uninterruptedly.. Citizens appear confident , the revolu tion is over. . AFTER CRIMINAIS i '] States* Attorney Weaving Net Around Murderers. _____ 1 '. 1 . . (By Associated Pres?) Chicago, July 22.-Charges of police corruption snd evidence to sustain his accusations that the death of o de? tective in a levee district fight a week ago was the unexpected, result of a plot by levee characters to/murder W. C. Dannenberg, chief morals. Inspector were taken before a grand Jury today by MacLay Hoyne, States' Attorney. M. L. C.' Funk ho user, second deputy superintendent of police in charge of the morals department, waa among the first witnesses. He ls believed to have told of the rel nt lons between. detec tives of the regular police and thoso in tho morals department., t, . "Big Jim" Coloslmo, caf a owner, ar rest- \ yesterday, charged With the ob um don of Justice, conferred several hours with the stato's atternoy and later wont before the grand Jury after announcing that he would toll ali he knew of the police shooting- , Hoyuo said Coloshno had nob, been; granted immunity. ..' , The state's attorney declared ho had evidence to prove that tho owners of resorts in the levee m ado desperate by repeated raids by Dannorborg had imported Rocco Vanella, a Now York gunman, for. the purpose of killing the morals inspector. '. ? ? ..