The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, July 25, 1914, Image 1
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 161 Weekly. Eeteollshed I860; Daily, Jan. 18, 191?.
ANDERSON, S. C, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 2 5, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
$5.00 PER ANNUM
AUSTRIA ASK!
TO MAKE
AND IN CASE SHE REFUSES
WAR MAY BE STARTED
WITHOUT DELAY
ALL EUROPE
IS SURPRISED
Austria Is Accused of Having
Taken a Moment Unfavorable
to Other Nations
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(By Associated Press.)
London, July 24.?European diplo
macy Is faced with a situation of ex
treme gravity in the controversy be
tween Austria and Servia. Unless It
1b handled with great delicacy It is
not unlikely that the others will be- ?
come Involved In war. An Austro- I
Hungarian . ultimatum to Servia, |
couched In tono of almost unprece- |
dented peverlty and fastening on the
Servian government and people re
sponsible for the assassination of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his
wife at Sarayevo, has been presented
to Belgrade. It demands satisfaction
within 48 houre.
, The almost universal opinion in th..
European capitals is that the Servian
government cannot comply with sucn
humiliating terms aa are set forth in
the ultimatum, since compliance will
be tantamount to an admission of
Servia's guilt.
The efforts of European diplomacy
should the powers fall to avert the
threatened war, will be devoted to lo
calizing lt. Montenegro has asserted
her readiness to support Servia In tho
event of am Austrian' attack. This
would 'certainly plunge the whole of
the Balkans Into hostilities. Austria
counts ?n the neutrality of Germany
and Italy. but with the possibility of
Russian intervention on behalf of
Servia, Austria Would run great
rleks of risings among'her own great
Slav population.
A fact much commented upon by
the European newspapers Is that Aus
tria has chosen a moment for the is
suing of. her ultimatum when Presi
dent Polncalre 1b absent from France
and two of tbe Balkan premiers are
abroad.
Her?la Will Fight.
Vienna, July 24.?Austria's note, al
though the preemptory character of
the ultimatum and the brief time al
lowed to Servia to reply came as a
surprise to the Auetratn public, .the
government's action meets with uni
versal approval.
The relations between Austria and
Servia were felt to have become tn
tolearable. It was believed In Ser
via that .the time was ripe tor the dis
integration of the Austro-Hungarlan
Empire and that Austria would suf
fer running* the risk of a European
war. Hence the Servian., statesmen
aspired to bring Bosnian and Aus
trian Slav provinces under the Ser
vian rule.
Germans and Austrians have for
several years attributed the bad trade
In the monarchy and the .crushing
taxation caused by the repeated mo
bilizations, to Servian hostilities and
intrigues and there is a feeling of
relief, therefore, that matters there
fore have been brought to a head and
that Servia will be'settled with once
and for all.
It Is believed here that the Servian
crown prince, who is now acting un-:
der the King's illness is under the in
fluence of the war party end will re
ject the ultimatum.
An Evasive Reply.
"Belgrade, Servia. July 24.?The con
tents of the Austro-Hungarlan ulti
matum to Servia became known here
tonight in an .Austrian newspaper re
port and caused a great sensation.
The cabtaettavtataters met today and
will convene again tomorrow ui?m
ing. It ts expected that they will de
cido tn make an evasive reply to Aus
tria. ? ' '''y"".
Raeeta Stands Pat.
St Petersburg, July 24J--At today's
counsel of miniatore Sergius Baaonoff
reviewed the Servian crisis, War MUn
ister Soukhomllno? explained the con
dition Of tho Russian army and the
other ministers spoke of the internal
rltustion was not weighty enough to
It was decided that the internal
situation was no' weighty enough to
warrant Russia abandoning Servia
to her fato. Russia, it was stated was
in far better condition than when she
waa in 1902, prior to the Japanese
war.
It wss the general opia'on of tbe
dnlsters that a nation with flourlSh
. g Anaces and such aa army could
rot afford to permit the humiliation
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o Ullis north'of Los Angeles to- o
o day for bandits who boarded o
o train No. 22 of the Southern o
o Pacific last night near Chats? o
o worth Park, and robbed paseen- o
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of a friendly state and that Austria's
action could only be regarded as a
challenge to Russin.
To this latter opinion, M. Sazonoff
declared that there could be but one j
answer. It was the opinion of the
ministers that should Bulgaria ven
ture to asBist Austria, such would be
attacked by Russia.
May Involve Other Nations.
Cologne, July 24.?An inspired dis
patch from Berlin to the Cologne Ga
zette admonishes the European gov
ernments, the press and the public
opinion as to the danger of encourag
ing Servia. It says that it Is Impera- |
tlve in the interest of peace that the
voice of Europe should impress Ser- I
via with the necessity of submitting !
to the Just demands of Austria and it
concludes with the significant intima
tion that if any attempt be -due Lj
a third power to stiffen Servia's
back the conflict will cease to be
purely Austro-Servian.
BALKAN HERO DIES
Was Wounded During War as Leader|
of the Garibaldi Legton.
(By Associated Press.)
Athens, Greece, July 24.?Count
Alexander Roma, leader of the Gari
baldi legion during the last. Balkan,
war, In which he was wounded, died
horc today. He was. a member of the
chamber of deputies and at one time
was its epeaker.
BIG IMPORTATION OF COEN
Shipment Held Up on Account of
Weevil.
(By Associated Press.)
Seattle. Wash., July 24.?More than
one thousand tons of Manchurlan
corn, one of the first shipments to ar
rive in the United States since the
tariff whs removed, 1b held up on the
Seattle wharves until it cap be deter
mined whether the weevil with which
it Is Infected is destructive. The com
was Intended to be .used .for stock
feed.
A MEMORIAL ON
. BONHAM'S GRAVE I
Prof. Shigo, Eminent Geographer,
a Profound Admirer of That
Hero of Alamo
(By Associated Prese.)
Tokio, -Japan, July 18.?Professor!
Shlgestaka Sbigo. the eminent geo
grnpher. traveller and author, who ]
will go to the United States this fall
to address the American Historical
society at Washington, D- C. will
fulfill during his visit a long cherish
ed desire to erect a memorial at San
I Antonio, Texas, on the grave of the
famous Col. James Butler Bonbam,
whose gallantry In defense of the Al
amo makes one of the brightest pages
In American history.
Dr. Shlgo's admiration of Bonbam
1b an old story.. In hie ; youth the j
professor had two enthusiasms, ohe
for the romantic record of ancient
Japan, the other for the story of the
Unit, d Rtatcs as told by Quackenboo
to successive generations of school
children. The famous defense of the
Texans 4ved his imagination and
when bd discovered In Japanese his
tory or almost exact parallel In the
battio of Naraehlmo during the - To
kriisawa Shogun a te, the. ambition then
grew that Boma day he might find
a way of commemorating publicly the
undying admiration which th? story
of the Alamo had awakned in
a Japanese school boy. His scientific
visit to America offers the desired
opportunity.
Dr. Sbigo will take with him two
blocks of stone from the battlefield
of ( Naraehlmo. A Chinese poem ho
has composed in honor of Bonh?m
will be carved on one of the atones,
which will both be used over Bon
ham's grave.
Dr. Shigo has written to the .mayor
Jof San Antontb asking if the city will
I accept the memorial.'
James Butler Bonbam waa a broth
er of the late Go v. M. L. Bonbam of
this .state and an uncle of Gen. M.
L. Bonham of Anderson. Col. Jss. B.
Bonham practiced law at Pendelton
before he wont to Texas.
MAKE APPEAL
TO WITHDRAW
TOO MANY CANDIDATES IN
THE GOVERNOR'S
RACE
AIKEN HAS ACTED
That County A ? For a Conven
tion To Eliminate Some of
the Candidates
(Special to The Intelligencer.)
Aiken, July 24.?The following call
has been Issued by the Aiken county
delegates to the last state convention
with the object of concentrating the
anti-Bleasc element tor governor on
two or more candidates. The move
ment has the support of the anti
Blease voters In this county.
To the anti-Blease democrats of
South Carolina:
It appearing to be practically the
undivided opinion of those citizens of
South Carolina who would redeem
their state from Bleasism and ail it
represents to the Injury of our be
loved state that the political exegen
cies of the present gubernatorial race
as well as the patriotic considera
Mona, imperatively demand the elim
ination of, at least, three or more of
the avowedly anti-Blease candidates
of 'no state may not be diastrously
divided against Itself, thereby giving
to the opposition a clear and decided
advantage in view of the fact that the
f?lense faction has had the foresight
practically to center upon two men
ox' pro-Blcase proclivities.
And it further appearing, from the
outspoken expressions of that por
tion of the press of the state which
is known to oppose Bleasclsm, with
out respect to the individual candi
dates of the various gubernatorial as
pirants as well as similar expression
from leaders of ' anti-Blease senti
ment In all the counties of the state,
that there is urgent need for definite
action on the part of somebody at this
time in order that the patriotic senti
ment of the state, which stands in op
position to Bleaselaro. . may concen
trata upon ebine one, two or three
candidatos or at least more than the
number offered by the opposition who
will be acceptable to the antl-BK-as??
sentiment of South Carolina, and it
further appearing that unless the
present number of anti-Blease guber
natorial candidates 1b reduced to a
practical working basis of not more
than two or possibly three, the forces
will t.?yve. in the coming primary an
advantage which no amount of pa
itrotism can overcome, so long as
they are hopelessly divided.
We, the undersigned citizens of Ai
ken county, and delegates to the last
state democratic convention, repre
senting our county, ourselves and
others, do hereby take the initiative
in inviting and calling a co/forenco
of the anti-Blease forces of South
Carolina to meet In Columbia at noon
Friday, July 31st, for the purpose of
taking such action In the premises as
the situation seems to warrant, either
by way of requesting the withdrawal
from the present gubernatorial race
of three or more of the avowedly
anti-Blease candidates or In recom
mending the candidacy of one or more
of such candidates and pledging our
hearty support, and that of others
.similarly minded to such candidate or
candidates.
I It ,1b suggested, and we so recom
mend, that this conference, wboee ac
tion shall be binding on all the antl
Bleaoo delegates to the lost state
state democratic convention, with the
addition of such delegates as may be
chosen In mass meeting by the anti
Blease voters of those counties which
were not represented in the May con
vention.
It is recommended and urged fur
ther, that the six anti-Blease candi
dates for governor be represented at
this conference in person and by one
friend.and supporter from each con
gressional district of the state, who
shall have equal voice in the confer
ence with all others who respond to
thlB call. This Is suggested in a
spirit of the utmost fairness. to each
and every candidate concerned and in
order tbat no one of them may have
any ground whatsoever for fearing
that his interests may not be properly
and fairly represented and because
we earnestly and honestly consider it
essential that the best manhood of
South Carolina, apply Itself to this
vital situation withont personal < par
tisanship or ulterior motive to take
the best and most practical ateps for
the redemption of South Carolina
from misrule and one man dominion,
tion.
the clock has struck for Bleasism, If
we do onr full duty as citisene at this
time, Eliminating self and present ?
colia,. milted front to that enemy,
which we all feel and know Is doing
far more injury to our beloved state
than anything with which she has
been confronted since 1876.
We appeal to. all citisene of. South
Carolina, who are opposed to Bleaee
lam, to endorso this voluntary action
of ours and to respond to this call at
once, making this disposition known
by letter or wire to any one of the
undersigned:
? Or. W. D. Wright, Langley; H. P.
Oycbeo, Aiken; H. B. Williams, New-1
MORE OFFRES
OF REWARDS
FOR THE ARREST OF MAN
WHO TRIED TO KILL DR.
McINTOSH
PHYSICIANS MAD;
And Give Out Indignant State
ments Denying Stories That
Are Afloat
(Special to The Intelligencer)
Columbia, July 2i,?Many wild rum
ors have been circulated in .South Car
olina in connection with the shooting
of Dr. James H. Mclntosh. The talk
in many sections of the state is that
be was not shot or that be shot him
self.
Taking notice of these rumors, phy
sicians of Columbia in charge of the
case issued a statement showing con
clusively that Dr. Mclntosh was shot
and badly hurt.
The Columbia medical rociety, at a
meeting today, authorized a reward
of $500 for the apprehension of the
guilty party or partios. The follow
ing statement wae issued:
"This Is to certify., that about 2 a.
m. laet Thursday morning. July 23, I
was called to the Knowlton hospital to
operate upon Dr. James H. .Mclntosh
of Columbia for a wound of the abdo
men. I immediately called Dr. S. E.
Harmon, also of Columbia, to assist
me at the operation. When I arrived
at the hospital I found Dr. Mclntosh
in bed and examined him. I found be
had a pistol wound in the abdomen
and advised immediate explo-atory
operation. As soon as tbc necessary
preparations could be made Dr. Mcln
tosh was placed upon the operating
table and the inaesthetic was admin
istered by Dr. Edith Welborne of Co
lumbia. The wound of entrance was
on the right side of the abdomen, Just
below the margin of. the ribs and was
surrounded by a powder burn of con
siderable extent. T?io. wound of exit
was. about six laches ?rom the wound
of entrance and about on the same
level with it. Upon incision, I found
that the perltoneeum had not teen
penetrated by the bullet. Dr. Mclntosh
had been Instructed by me noi to un
dergo the mental exertion of making a
statement to the newspapers.
"Signed: Geo. H. Bunch, M. D. phy
sician in charge."
"I of my own personal knowledge
know that the facts stated In the
above statement are correct."?Sam
uel B. Harmon, M. D.
The following physicians were pres.
ent at the operation upon. Dr. Mcln
tosh :
I certify that I was present at the
operation upon Dr. James H. Mcln
tosh and I huve read the statement of
Drs. Bunch and Harmon and can af
firm *.hat the same is correct?William
Wes on M. D. ; R. G. Blsckburn, M. D.
Dr. r iackburn Is an assistant phy
sician at the state hospital for the In
sane, appointed by a Blease board of
regents. He is a supporter or the
governor.
Misses Bertie E. May and Mary B.
Turpln, nuraes at Knowlton's hospital,
signed statements that they are nurses
on the case of Dr. Mclntosh and that
he was shot.
Dr. George H. Bunch, physician In
charge of the case, said tonight that
Dr. Mclntosh would be sufficiently re
covered tomorrow to givo a statement
to the press covering the details of the
attack upon him.
Dr. R.' A. Lancaeter. the first pereon
to get to Dr. Mclntosh, has made a
statement us finding Dr.. Mclntosh ly
ing on the ground, after hearing the
shooting end calls for help.
Some time before the shooting Dr.
Mclntosh. happened to be passing the
First Presbyterian churchyard and
discovered a man lying on the ground
in the shadows. The man was drunk.
Dr. Mclntosh took the. unfortunate
man home and was returning along
Marion street when Just as he came
within the glare of th? arc light in
front of the Wbodrow memorial chap
el, a man darted out from behind a
tree and ordered "hands -up!"
For the moment Dr. Mclntosh, as
he told those who came to his assist
ance, threw up his hands. But as
quickly he came down with them and
grabbed the pistol of his assailant
and struggled with him. It was then
that the assailant fired the only sbot
he did ore; and the one which wound
ed Dr. Mclntosh. Dr. Mclntosh fell.
His assailant ran and was leaping the
the wall of the churchyard when the
physician fired twice at him, and three
times immediately after to attract at
tention. The doctor called for help
and fired once more. As his assailant
was going over the wall, Dr. Mclntosh
heard him call back: "Now you won't
bother Colie tomorrow" or f,Now Colle
won't be bothered with you tomor
row."
,->?
holland; J. C. Hntson, Alken; . F.
Holley, Aiken; Dr. J. H. Burnett,
G ran Ite vii lo; Thos. W. Davies, Beech
Island; John Q. Chafee, Alkon; L. J.
Williams, North Augusta, Alken coun
ty delegates to the state convention.
BITTER TALKS
AT LEXINGTON
JENNINGS MADE A SEVERE ;
ARRAIGNMENT OF GOV.
BLEASE
NEW FEATURES !
Blease Accuses Francis H. Western
Of Abusing the Privilege of
His Office
Special tc The Intelligencer.
Lexington. July 24.?The senatorial
meeting here today wub marked by
the bitterest speech of the campaign.
This vitrolic utteTance was from L.
D. Jennings who said the present chief
executive during the last three and
oue half years "has made the filthiest
and most diabolical record ever made
by a white man In South Carolina."
"The governor," he added, "has de
bauched the state worse than Cham
berlain. Scott and Moses of radical
times combined."
When he was speaking tho governor
said that he never spoke to his op
ponents, his reference being to
Messrs. Jennings and Pollock. Allud
ing to them tke governor said" When
men appear on th<? platform to spow
out filth against a gentleman, I don't
notice them. I never pay any atten
tion to any men wUo put themselves
on a plane with John T. Duncan and
Barney Evans."
Mr. Jennings answered this by say
ing that he would Buffer his right
hand to be paralyzed and his tongue
to cleave to the roof of his mcvath be
fore he would speak to a man with
such a filthy record. "And If I should
speak to him," this candidate went on,
"I hope my wife and children will de
sert me." The governor's record was
"as filthy as the nest of a carrion
crow," Mr. Jennings concluded.
W. P. Pollock, the first speaker was
little lese bitter in his denunciation.
When this candidate was drawing the
"blisters" on the administration fol
lowers, there was much heckling and
angry retorting, the Blease faction
trying at times to keep what (the
speaker was saying from being heard.
To one of these Mr. Pollock' replied,
"Yes, hollow for Blease now and two
years hence yoa wiil be like Peter of
old, you will declare you never knew
him."
Another was told that the Bleosites
would be buried August 26 with faces
down. This .he explained would be
done so that "If you scratch out you
will scratch out 1a hell." Thle
speaker told the audience that If the
roll of delegates to the state demo
cratic convention of lost. May should
be examined, " it will be found that
there were members of the Lexington
delegation who were on the Bull
Moose ticket with John C. Capers and
other negroes." The Lexington dele
gation to the last state convention was
reported to be for Blease.
If the governor should go to the
United States senate, Mr. Pollock con
tinued he could not work In double
harness with anyone. He said tho
governor was "out of joint" with every
department of the natioaal govern
ment with which he had any dealing,
that he was working against Senator
Tillman who had stood four square to
the world and would neutralize the
senior senator's good work so that the
state would be practically without
representation. ?
Mr. Pollock again today measured
by the carload the more than 900
negroes pardoned, saying that "there
would be about enough to make up
the biggest negro excursion in South
Carolina.
Senator Smith said todav that he
was in'tho campaign to take care of
his own record, and not to attack oth
ers. "I am not going around," he ex
plained, "picking out the rotten spots
In any man's character. I have not
started a campaign of vinification and
abuse. I am not here to hold up any
man's plteable failure, but here to
hold up E. D. Smith's magnificent suc
cess." '- j
The speech of Guv. Blease was
marked by hi* oompltmeata to The
Columbia Stato, which he paid, though
he apolglzed for doing so. "For once
in my life I want to thank The State,
and I hope lightning won't strike me
for doing so. I want to thank The
State for once' belay, fair to me in
printing this morning the record in
the Richey case."
This la the home of State Senator
W- H. Sharp?, who is state chairman
of the Bleaae rganization.
Today the governor said that one
representative from each county com
posed the executive committee. Un
der each county coromltteeman, he
added was a suborganlzation. with one
or two members from each club In
the county. .? I <t?|%l
Francis H. Weston, recently ap
pointed United States Attorney, was
chart ed today by Blease, with at
tempting to disrupt the democratic
party hi South Carolina. "How long,
I wonder," the governo?, asked, "will
Mr. Wilson, allow to be violated that
democrtlc doctrine of O rover Cleve
ARBITRATON
ULSTER MA1
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o PROMINENT SON DEAR ?,
o Nashville. Tonn,. July 24.? o
o Major lamas Danto! Richard- o
o son, aged 71 years, sovereign o
o grand commander of the Scot- o
?> Rite Marions, southern Juris- o!
o diction, died at 4 o'clock this o
o afternoon at ills home near o
o Murfreosboro, Tonn. o
o He was elected to the forty- o
o ninth congress" from the lift h i
o district of Tennessee and serv- o
o> ed IX consecutivo years, being o
o leader of the democratic minor- o
o Ity in congress when he refused a
o unothcr nomination. o
o Forty-seven years ago he enter- o
o ed the Masonic order ut Eu- o
o fala. Ala., and bis rise was jibe
o nomcnal. He was a Confedor- o
o ate offlcor. v o
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land, that rule laid down by him, that I
federal appointees should not parti
cipate in party politics?" "Weeton,"
he explained "is doing everything in
his power to disrupt the democratic I
party in Smith Carolina by splitting up 1
into factions by working for Smith, so
that If they are defeated they will
have an excuse to go to the general
election."
In connection wltb his discussion of |
the governoi 's record, Mr. Jennings
made mockery of the governor's posi
tion as tho poor man's friend.
"Point to a single act," he cballeng-1
ed the Dlet.bc following, that tho gov
ernor has done for the poor white peo
ple i'lnce he was born, and I'll with
draw from the race," he added with]
em oliasi j.
The tpeaker was equally sarcastic',
in his reference and to the Governor
as "the protector of woman's virtue." j
In this connection the trial of Dr.
Elettore . Saunders, was attain held I
up, the two letters which the crovernor
wrote being characterized as the like
of which had never been written by'
the lowest down man who ever walked I
the face of the earth."
It was also pointed out by Mr. Jen
nings that the extra one mill school'
tax levy which the governor; had said
would cause the last session of the
state legislature to go down in history
had been vetoed by the chief execu
tive.
The meeting bere today was attend
ed by approximately 1,500 people. Geo. |
Bell Timmerman, county chairman
and solicitor from this circuit pre
sided.
During his speech Mr. Jennings said
that some years ago John T. Duncan
and Blease were in the race for the
legislature in Newberry county; that
Duncan got over 1,100 votes and
Blease got 8t>0. That is how the peo
ple think of the two men In their home|
county," exclaimed Mr. Jennings.
SIMMS SCORED
JOHN G. RICHARDS!
Richard I. Manning's Declaration]
For Law and Order b Well
Received
(By Associated Press.)'
Charleston, July 24.?Charlee Car
roll Slmms, "the original" Blease can
didate for governor, severely arraign
ed John G. Richards for his varying
political record at the c?mpalgn meet,
lng here today. Mr. Slmms was re
ceived with much applause. The flay
ing of Mr. Richards appeared to have
pleased the audience of 50 voters who
gathered this afternoon and tonight
to hear tho speeches. Several of the
candidates were heckled by the vot
ers.
Race track gambling was generally
discussed and the statements by can
didates that the laws must be enforc
ed were received with prolonged ap
plause.
A. G. Brices again today charged
"masterly Inactivity" on the part of
his opponent, Thos. K. Peeplcs, for at
torney general.
F.'lchard I. Manning was given an
ovation when he promised to enforce
all the laws if elected.
"I propose to be governor of all the
people and enforce the laws," said
Mr. Manning In conclusion.
Several of the voters told John G.
Richards that he was a "c?at tall
swinger."
DEFIANCE DANGEROUS
Cup Defender Said to be Unfit for Rao*
lng Purposes.
(By Associated-Press.)
Boston, July 24.?"The Defiance has
been abandoned as a racing boat be
cause it would be dangerous to sail
her again without further changes,"
said Henry Taggard, secretary of tho
Eastern Yacht Club, today. Mr. Tag
gard was the representative of the
Boston members of the Tri-State syn
dicate which financed construction of
the unsuccessful candidate for cup de
fense honors.
THE SITUATION APPEARS TO
BE MORE CRITICAL
THAN EVER
TROOPS READY
TO MAKE DASH
Sir Edward Canon Is Holding
the Uulsteritei In Readiness
For Defense
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(By Associated Proas.)
Belfast. July 24.?Official announce
ment today of the failure of tho Buck
ingham palace conference on home
rule, caused no excltcmont here as
telegrams from the Ulster leaders had
been lecelved previously.
The leading buolness men, clergy
men. Tinkers and manufacturers wna
declared for an anti-home rule move
ment were unanimous tonight in en
dorsing the uncompromising attitude
of Sir Edward Carson and Captain -
Ham ce Craig in demanding til o total
and permanent exclusion of Ulster
from the wordings of the home rule
bill.
The Ulster provisional government
awaits orders from Sir Edward and
Captain Craig, who are etiti in Lon
don. It is believed hero that the. next
step will he a general mobilization of
the volunteer force, "aa a kind of
armed demonstration".which may Im
prese the government. If.'th?'govern.*
mont Is still unyielding, it appears
certain, according to declarations by j
prominent Ulster ment, that a pro
visional government \yl\l ...bo--sot. up
before tho homo rule bllP?f phssod
Martial Lhw; m
The belligerent minority,. baa 'de
sired to hoIzo the postonico and cus
toms hau Be and conduct - a kind of
armed republic under martial law but
the conservative element in < Ulster has
overruled them. Belfast probably will
be policed by volunteers drawn from
four local regiments ? who " will be
known as the "town guard." The state
regiments also will furnish a quota
of ten thousand men, fully armed, for
the second Une fighting force.
so-called special service corpa
consisting of about 40,000, men will
comprise the first line of a "flying col
umn." This force will bo ready to
rush to any quarter of Ulster where th
nationalists defy the provisional gov
ernment by rioting and reinforce local
citizen troopss. It is understood the
police in. Belfast probably will be
withdrawn if provisional govern
ment 4s set up, thus leaving every
thing in the hands or the Volunteers.
The Kin ; Fails.
London, July 24.?Formal announce,
ment that the Buckingham palace con
ferences on home rule Could. not
bridge the narrow difficulties which
separated the 11 Isterltes s?d the Nat
ionalists on the Irish homo rulo bill
was made to King George today by the
speaker of the house of commons, the
Ut. Hon. James Lowther, and to the
house itself by Premlor Asqulth.
While the failure of the king's at
tempt to bring about a compromise
was well known Wednesday,, the fact
that the party leaders continued to
discuss the question at Issue kindled
faVnt hope throughout the country
that the deadlock might yet bf brok
en. The definite fall of th?, ?hrtain
on the monarch's plan to bring face to
face the who are most1responsi
ble for present sensational crisis
leaves tb? country in a mo?d of deep
est pessimism.
No one attempts to predict whet the
noxt step may be. No oh? sees any
possibility of a settlement.Of.,the dis
pute unless It be by th? government
appealing to a verdict of the country
through a general election'and auch
etop would be considered .generally,
not a compromise but a surrender by
Premier Asqulth's cabinet;; ?
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THROUGH SERVICE.
First Train In Many Days Hakes Trip
From Caphol to Coast. .
Vera Crut, July , 24^?ho'-.? first
through train from Mexico <ilty alnee
the American occupation ot Vera Cru*
arrived here early this morning, tho
break In the railroad having; at last
been prepared. It brought large
number of adh?rente of tfie. Bj?erta
regime. .?.?*/.?'.
HAINE AT GIBRALTAR
s. Battleship te Bring Home Crew
From Ship Sold to Greece.
Gibraltar. July. St.?The Ainericsn
battleship Maine arrived here today on
her way to VHlofranche, where she la
to take over on July 26 the crew of tbo
battleship Idaho recently purchased
by Gr-o-Oce. . -'S';.;. -'. . -