The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, January 05, 1915, Image 1

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.- - ? ? 1 " " 1- - -,- - - . | , | RV C?ANKSCA (.ES <fe LANGSTON- ANDERSON. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1897. .!,. XXXTTT NO. 17 ?. E. SEYBT DIES BY HIS OWN HAND LAIEJIONDAY DEPLORABLE ACT COMMIT TED AT HIS ELEGANT COUNTRY HOME CAUSES SHOCK TO COMMUNITY Funeral Services Will Be Held This Afternoon' at His Residence. In the presence of his wife and in j spite of the efforts of his young son ' to avert the act, U. E. Seybt, one of Anderson's most prominent citizens and a gentleman universally liked, ended his life instantly at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his elegant country home east of Anderson by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. He bad been discuss ing with his son the inadvisability of the latter returning to college on ac count of the general financial string ency, and depression over this and other affairs is accepted as the cause of the deplorable act. News that Mr. Seybt had ended his life reached the city quickly and came as a great shock to hundreds of friends and acquaintances who learned ot lt. Funeral Services Today. The funeral services wilt be held'' thia afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the residence, after which Interment will be In Silver Brook cemetery. The obsequies will bo conducted by the Rev. J. W. Speake, pastor of St. John's Methodist church, of 'vhich Mr. Seybt was a member. The F.?ev. John r. Vines, D. D., pastor ot the First Bsp tist church, will assist in tho ser vices, j The pallbearers invited to serve ? are: Messrs. J. D. Hammett. R. 1.-. 1 Robinson, D. ?. Gray. H. H. ^atkins, John K. Hood and R. E. BurrtSs. i . ?amstp*! Investigattes. ? No formal Inquest waa held, but Coroner Hardin investigated the facts surrounding the tragedy and satisfied himself, that lt was a case of self de struction, rendering his statement in ' these words: "This ls to certify that I was called to the hom* of U. E. Soybt to view his dead body. After t taking all the testimony I could get ' 1 found that be came to his death by ? his own hands and that no living per son was responsible. Therefore, I did not think it necessary to hold an in quest" Statements with reference to Mr. Seybt's death were made by Harry B. Seybt his son; James R. Anderson, a neighbor, who hurried to the house and who was the first person outside of the family lo reach the scene: and the attending physician. Dr. J. L. Gray. WAi Up Town. Mr.- Seybt was in the city through out tbs forenoon, leaving town around 2 o'clock and arriving at his home about 2:30. He was in The Intelli gencer office during the morning to look after some matters ' in connec . (CONTINUED ON ?AOK FOUR ) | News From B indicates I (By AswdfttMi Pms.) * Upper Alsace appears to be the center ot the most important fight ing in ?he western war erena. Vio lent engagements are being fought in the region or Sonnheim, which the French call Cernay, about eight miles northwest of Meulhausem French forces have occupied the heights around Sennhelm and also have driven the Germana out of Stein bach, a village further to the north. At other points along . the front there has been only intel nittent catt- j nonadlng, a..th Russian and Gormans admit no Important change has taken place on the front along- the left bank of the V?stela; In West Galicia the Russians ar? making steady progress and, accord ing to their official statement, have captured many Austrian prisoners. Russian troops bane crossed th? crown land ot Bukowina and. occupied Buosaws, near the Austro-Rumsnlan frontier. A Berlin Tageblatt correspondent at Austrian. headquarters exp?alas the recent change in the situation in Ga licia by the statement that the Rus sians hare t been reinforced from Kier. Another German correspondent ssys the Russians gre bending every effort to reach the fortress ot Cra cow. but have met with, repulses and heavy lesses owing to th? well select* OOOOOOOOOGOOOOOOOOO o o o ,1 HOOPS TOO LATH TO o o PREVENT LYNCHING, o o (By ABBociated Presa.) o o MONTGOMERY. Ala., Jan. o o Two negroes, James and Ed o o Smith, were taken from jail early o o today at VYetumpka, near here, o o and hanged by a mob. The ne- o o groos were held in connection o o with Ute killing of R. A. Stillwell, o o a farmer. State troops, sent from o o here IQ automobiles, arrived too o o late to prevent tho double lynch- o o lng. ' o o Governor O'Neal issued a state- o o ment here tonight asking the o j o courts to make a thorough inves- o o tigation and condemning tho o o practice of lynching. The history o o of every State, he said, showed o o that mob law did not check, but o o increased crime. o o o ooooooooooooooooooo BODIES BURIED BENEATH WRECK Derrick Overturns While Trying: ; to Hoist Oil Tank Car From Bottom of Embankment. (By Associated Press.) MOFGANTON, N. C., Jan. 4.-Mem bers of a wrecking crew sent from Asheville late last night to clear up a freight wreck here on the Southern Railway, were buried beneath their derrick, which, early this morning, in trying to hoist an oil tank car from the bottom of a 50-foot embankment, was overturned by its load and three are believed to have been killed. The body of Ernest Lewis was recovered about noon today wbile Signalman Bailey and an unknown negro are re ported to be still under the wreck. The conductor of the wrecking crew. Thomas McNeely, of Asheville, has both legs broken and internal in juries from which he may die. Two derricks called out from Asheville have been unable to lift the first der rick and digging has become so dan gerous that it lias been abandoned pending the arrival of a third wreck ing- crew from Knoxville, Tenn. It will be some time tomorrow perore the other bodies can be recovered. ORDER INQUIRY INTO AUTHORITY Of President to Make Recess Ap pointment During Sesakr t f Congress. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.- Differences between President Wilson and some senators over federal' appointments culminated tonight in the senate judici ary committee ordering an Inquiry into the authority of the Pr?sident to make a recess appointment to fill a vacancy created during a session of Congress. , Senators emberson, . Reed. Walsh, j Brandegree and Borah were named to conduct the investigation. This action followed the decision ot the committee to recommend rejection of the appolntmnt of Ewing C Bland? of Kansas City, to be United Stafsa marshal for the western Missouri dis trict Bland was given a recess ap pointment to the marshalship. After the present session bogan his nomin ation was sent in. and Senator Reed has been fighting its confirmation. *--~--T-".- i.-.-..tm.-. . attie Fronts Little Activity i ; i ed Austrian positions. - British warships have bombarded Dar-Es-salaem. capita! ot German isaat Africa, where lt ts reported mich dema?a wes inflicted and all German vessels In the harbor were disabled. The. British government wi'.i reply to 'the American note concerning con traband within a few days, langland sud her allies ?re said to have reach ed an understanding with Italy which promises to be satisfactory to all the countries affected. It was a German submarine which' sank the British battleship Formida ble New Year's day lo the English channel. This announcement is made from Berlin, which was so ad vised by a wireless dispatch from the subma rine. The Formidable,, according to the ssme authority, met disaster oS Plymouth. Ah Italian battleship and a coast guard hare shelled Durasso, Albania* where a Mussulmans' committee had demanded from Esaad Paaha, the pro visional president, that the French and Servian minister be handed ovjer to them. ' An attack on the city by the Mus sulman rebela followed a refusal to comply with this demand and the ftallon legation was-appealed to for help. Beth Italian and French lega >n officials and the members of the colony hare embarked on the ufes, BODY OF SLAYER FOUND, WITH HIS OWN HEAD ? BLOWN OFF JEALOUSY GIVEN AS THE CAUSE Gruesome Details Given at In- ; que".-Year Old Baby Found ! in Mother's Arma. LURAV, Va., Jan. 4.- A coroner's Jury, investigating tbe murder of Mrs. Charles E. Burner and her three little children In their mountain home live miles from here some time on Satur day night, today returned a verdict that they came-to their death at the hands of William Nichols. The body of Nichols was found this morning in the home of Wesley Price, where he ho-i blown off bia head with a ahot gun. It developed at the Inquest that wben Mr. Burner left hla borne on Saturday evening, Nichols remained at the Burner home to look after the stock. ; What happened after that and before the murders never will be known. Nichols, it is said, had been paying welcome attention to Mrs. Burner and Jealousy over the return ot her hus band, recently released from the State convict force, is assigned as the cause. Gruesome details were given at the inquest. Hamilton, five years old, the oldest child, had been struck with an axe, the blade penetrating the brain, . two Ongera were cut off and the body ' mutilated. Walter, four years old, was pulled* from the bed and hla face spilt open from ear to ear, and one of hla hands is missing. The year-old baby found tn its mother's arma, had been .tilC** SJ?1 & utGTT Ou ?u? u???. Deep gashes cover the entire body of Mrs. Burner. r Nichols ia a son of Christopher Nich ols, si Rsppah?nr.ook county, and re cently aer?ed three years i~ thc Vir ginla penitentiary for forgery. After the murder Nichols went tu the home of Price, who waa away on a visit, forced his way in with an axe, found Price's shotgun and blew hie brains out Destructive Fire at Charlotte. CHARLOTTE. N. C., Jan. 4.-Fire which originated in the dry cleaning establishment of Ben-Vonde. tonight at 7:30 o'clock destroyed the Ben Vonde building and another adjoining occupied by 0\ er cash and Prospt, contracting Tomlinson Decorating Company, and Messner and Drano, chemists. The loss is estimated st $60,000. I 1 Phillies Fleet Officers. PHILADELPHIA. Jen. 4.- William F. Baker, president, and other officiate of tbe Philadelphia National League baseball club, were reelected today. The selection of Patrick J. Morgan as manager for the season of 1915 ?'aa , ratified. , _.\ o ooo o o o ? O O o . AN AP o We are convinced that in o has a real work to do in the city o be raised in order that this wor o The policy of this Board o help themselves and to reject o does not deserve help and reiti: o at any honest job, and able to g o lion's aid or otherwise, o Every possible precaution o against imposition and to see o used only for real, deserving d o We therefore, appeal to t o send in their contributions to G. o Any amount from one ce o consider this the work of the ??'h?' ; ? . ? ?. ? ' . . . ? ? 0t?;-?? fei o ... \ : o. . . .> '. y - . "r ? . -Mt o'. '. .'. .0 o . o ''%'t^i:^>'. ' u *->:\:'-v'.C;'. O''. oo o o o o o o N. Y. ATTORNEY RELEASED ON BOND , Maurice Deiches Arraigned on Charge of Conspiracy to De fraud Government. (Rv An?ocfct?1 PreaO NEW YORK, Jan. 4.* -Maurice i Deiches, a New York law: j**, arrest- : ed lu Philadelphia Saturday, was ar-. ralgned here today on a chargo ot ' conspiring to defraud the government in connection with the issuance of, fraudulent passports. He was re leased on SS.o?O ball for a hearing on ] January ll. ^?^B ; Deiches ls one of ll defendants and j material fitnesses arrested by 'fed eral agents in an effort to break up an alleged conspiracy to f urti len Gorman army officers and reservists ! with American passports to enable then to return to Germany from this country without danger of molesta tion by the Allies. Other arrests prob* ably will bo made soon. HOUSE FASSES GRAIN GRADES Provides for Federal Inspection of Grain in Interstate Commerce. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-The house today passed the grain grades, and provided lor federal inspection of grain in interstate commerce by a vote of 220 to 16. The measure would authorize the secretary ot agriculture to establish uniform standards of qi VVi. and con dition and would make lt unlawful to sell grain, by grado, in. interstate commerce unless it conformed with the standards. The bill carries a 1475,000 appropriation to establish machinery for grading and Inspecting. COMMENT HAS BEEN SCANT French Newspapers Have Had Lit tle to Say About America'? Protest. i'ARiS. Jan. 4,-French newspaper comment on the American protest to Great Britain against delays to com merce through the search o.' vessels has been scant. Journals represent ing the official point of view contin ue silent. Maurice A., Jam, under-secretary of mercantile marine, contributes an ar. ticle to La France which, while recog nizing what he calls tho "bad humor of American exporters, develops his view that American Interests Ho in allowing Great Britain to carry out her work of policing the seas tran quilly for the sa'.atlon of Europe and the world." Decrease lo Bereave* " T WASHINGTON, -..-Customs revenues 'for the six months ending December 81, last, amounted' tn ?1?"?. 732.934 compared with $158,367,918 for the last six months of 1913. At tue office of Assistant Secretory of the Treasury Peters, in charge of cus toms, the figures were said to con firm . the department's estimates and to show the necessity of the war rev. enuc bill._ oooooooooo PEAL o ie Anderson Relief Association o and suburbs and a fund should o k may begin at once. o is to help those who cannot o every applicant for work who o ie fiid to any one able to work o ;et such a job with the Associa- o o i will be J taken to provide o that the money contributed is o istress. g o he people not to delay but to o H. Geiger, Treasurer, at once, o nt up will be received, as we o 'hole community. o G. CULLEN SULLIVAN o President, o J. E. BARTON, o Vice President, o G. H. GEIGER, o Treasurer, o J. H. GODFREY, o RUFUS FANT, o P. A. WHALEY, o H. A. POWELL, o W. F. ASHMORE, o R. S. LIGON, o C S. SULLIVAN, o Board of Directors, o OOO O OOOOO? EUROPE'S BITTER NEED OF BREAD CAUSES NEW WAR PRICES EVERY BUSHEL OFFERED, SOLD United State? Virtually the Only Big Exporting Nation in the World. CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Europe's bitter need of bread resulted today In spec- j tac ul ar buying of wheat and caused ? new war prlcea here In earnest. It j waa pointed out, however, that tho ? tiptop quotation attained today,1 $1.34 3-4 for May delivery, waa still. roundly 50 cents a bushel under the $1.85 forced here in 1898 by JOBeph Leiter during a world-wide peace. Notwithstanding that wheat today at one time allowed a rise of 3 3-4 cents over Saturday night, the upturn apparently had little if any effect on farmers. Country offerings were de cidedly meagre as they have been for some time past. I Although the prime lmpetU8 for j high prices today came from seeming ly unlimited export demand, the home demand waa general and especially so In the last hour of the session. Millers, too, were said to be .anxious buyers, fearing that the C amendous export call would leave them short of supplies. Roughly, the total Balir. I to Europe today in the United states j were estimated at three million bush els. Of this aggregate, 750,000 bush, els were definitely known to be for the relief of the starving people of Belgium. Experienced observera failed tn notice any usual excitement, despite the swift upward swing of the mar ket The one striking fact waa the steady absorption of every bushel ot wheat oSfsred for sale. Talk among broker., centered al most wholly on the looa that for the time being, the United States was vir tually the only big exporting nation in the world. Nobody seemed to look for an Immediate opening ot the Dardanelles and it seemed io be tak en aa a certainty that owing to pro hibitive vessel rates, Argentina would be unable to lako care even of con tracts si ready made, especially with Italy, where embarrassment will be aetious if large amounts expected prior to March I from 'Argentina are not received as bargained for. 91411 7-8 in St Loni?. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4.-May wheat reached $1,31 7-8 on tho Merchant's Exchange here today, the highest price recorded for wheat s in co war began. The Increase was attributed to heavy export demand and to the elimination of the Argentine competition aa tho result of high ocean freight rates] VERY VIOLENT ENGAGEMENTS Allies Capture German Works West of Carney After a Very Violent Attack. (By Awodt.cd Pre?.) PARIS, Jan. 4.-The following offl dal communication waa lasuefl by the war omeo tonight: . j "The only reports which have been received up io the present have refer ence to Upper Alsace, where engage ments of a very violent nature con tinue in tho region of Carney, (Senn helm). "Last night ou * troops lost, then regained the territory around tho church at Stelnbach. This morning they occupied the entire village. "The German works to the west of Ce may captured by us yesterday were lost tor a brief period following n ifery violent counter attack, but the Germans were not able to maintain lt, and this position remains In our lands.". Te the Memory et Gen. Stuart WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. - Governor Stuart and Senator Swanson, of Vir ginia, asked President Wilson today to honor the memory of General J. E. R Stuart, Confederate leader, by appoint ing his grandson, J. E. B. Stuart, of Norfolk, to Weat Point The President ?romiaod to consider the request Aeroplanes Bernhard Kiel ce. PETROGRAD, Russia. Jan. 4.-(via London. 7:25 p. m.)-Austrian aero planes are dally bombarding Kiele?, tn Rassisn . Poland, 64 miles north east of Cracow. Ten bombs were dropped on the railroad stations snd freight shads on January 2. Little lainage was done. O O O O ?) O O O ,) o o o o o o o o o o o o o SHOCK TO AMERICAN o o SALOON KEEPERS, o o -? o o (By Associated Press.) o DOUGLAS, Ariz., Jan. 4.-Agua o Prieta, the Mexl^n town across o tho border, has gone dry, shatter o lng the hopes of American saloon o keepers, put out of business De o cember 31 by the Arizona law o and expected to reopen In the o Mexican town. o Colonel Arnulfo Gomez, tho o Constitutionalist commandant of o Agna Prieta, issued this order to o day:. o "No liquor may bo brought o across the border, even though o duty be raid: and no liquor may o be sold or given away, in? Ama o Prieta, under penalty of $200 fine o or 30 days in the cuartel." o oooooooooonooooooo REPLY TO PROTEST WILL BE FRIENDLY British Ambassador Calls at State Department For First Time Since Note Was Sent (n. ?... '?TM? 1 I WASHINGTON. Jan 4.-Slr Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, called at tho state department today for the first time since the United Slates sent Us protest on shipping to Creat Britain. Though he has received no instruc tions concerning tho answer to be made to th? American note, the Brit ish ambassador Indicated it would be of n most, friendly character. That Slr Edward Groy in his talks' with Ambassador Paie similarly showed that England received the American note in a most amicable snirlt and Intended to ameliorate the shinning situation so far aa pos-, Bible, was learned also today from high obel?is. ? Another development regarded as sfforrtine a solution of one point un der disnute is Washington'* decision to certify American carrons as to their exact contents before leaving ? American ports. Secretaries Bryan ! and BedSeld and Acting SAcretarvj Peters, of fhn treasury department. I conferred today on the formulation of) a circular to be Issued tomorrow ure-1 inc cooperation bet^ee? American ex- ; porters; snippers a?d the government in regard to manifest? of neutral , shins used to carry American car goes. Exports- will be or*ea to accom pany the nroducts with affidavits tell- | lng exactly the^ contente of their i shipments. PRFSFNTS FOR RUSSIAN CHILDREN, American Contributes 3,500 Gifts to Little Ones Whose Fathers Are at the Front fPv A?wi?t?vt Pram.) PETROGRAD. Jan. 4.-A member of ? the American colony of Moscow has contributed 3,500 presents for Russian children whose fathom are at the front. The gifts consist ot gloves, caps snd other articles of clothing, and their distribution ts to be completed . bef/>-? th? Russian Christmas. George T. Marye, Jr., the American I ambassador, Mrs. Marye, Henry D.. I'n. commercial attache of the ' American embaasey. and Captain New ton A McCulley, naval attache, who j have gone to Warsaw and are expected , to distribute Christmas presents from America at the front, will spend the. Christmas holidays at Moscow. Generals to O The Interna (By Aamcialttl PrewO WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Brigadier General Scott, chief of staff of the United States army, and General Vil la have arranged to confer on the In ternational bridge at El Paso with a view to arri' Jug at an understanding that will permanently pre rent further firing into American territory by Mex ican factions fightipcr oioug tho Inter national line. General Scott left Naco, Arts., tor El Puso tonight and General Villa ts on hie way north, doe to arrive at tho? border Wednesday. The conference ?rill be held Immediately on the arri val of the Mexican chief. General Scott has been at Naco for I Expoeltlea Celas. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-An Issue ot coma to commemorate the Panama International exposition would he au thorised by. a senate biiTwhich passed the house today. It would authorise the coinage of fifty' dollars, two and a half dollar and one dollars gold pieces, and fifty cent sliver pi?ces. A part cf the ot gold $60 pieces would be octagonal like California coins In 1851. THE SHIP BILL Mi ISSUE IN CONGRESS SE?vATOR FLETCHER DE CLARES WAR HAS PRO DUCED SHIP FAMINE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ENOUGH SHIPS To Do Any Good. Pie? of Opposi tion-Points to Dangers ol IntornatJoal Complications. (Dy Aiuti?4ni<<tl Pi*?.; WASHINGTON*. Jun. 4.- Go'vern tnent purchase ot ships as proposed in the administration bill to create a ship wing board, finance-a 810,000,000 ship ping corporation and expend not to ex cecd thirty million dollars lor the pur* chaso or chartering of ocean carri?re, became today the foremost issue be lo re Congress. P>y a vote of 4G to 29 the senate made tho Bhip purchase bill the unfinished business, to be supplanted only by ap propriation bills. This action, on. mo tion of Senator Fletcher, acting, chair man of the commerce committee, pre cipitated a shown g on the part'ot tho * opposition senators which gave certain indication that ' there . were breakers ahead for the propo-nd legislation. Charging that an effort waa being made to rush the bill with undue haste. Re publican membcra, among them Sena tors Gallinger, Lodge and Root, served notice that the measure would be fought to the last notch. Minority members of the committee filed a report, written by Senator' Bur ten and endorsed by Senators Nelson; Parkina, Smith (Michigan) and Oliver, asserting that tho . plan proposed would not relievo sh tobin r conditions becanae lt would be Impossible for th? government ot get sbipa enough ta do any good. It pointed also to dangars Or International complications arising, de claring that "every craft set afloat by the government would add one more ri8k of our .being drawn Into the pres- 1 ent war.' Senator Fletcher, who has charge ot the bill and who recently conferred with President Wilson concerning it, urged the measure in a lenrthv sneeeh after Republican senators had issued their pronunclamento of opposition. He declared the war had produced a "ship famine" and that the interests of alt people In the United States de manded that the government take im mediate atepa to aupply ships to carry American producta' demanded in the marketa of Europe and South America. He instanced the fact that cotton sold at 19 cents a pound in Germany when lt waa bringing 7 cents In the United States. Germany would consume 500, 000.000 poonda ot cotton lt sho could get lt, he said, and tho South had fif teen times that amount to sall. When the war waa begun. Senator Fletcher declared, England had G.000 and Germany 2.000 vessels in the over seas trade, while the United States had only six. He said that American mer chant? gave annually to foreign ship ownera 1300.000,000 in ocean frieights. Charter rates here had increased, rn some cases 400 per cent. Since the war began, he added, and ships under the American flag, were not obtainable at any place. The emergency bill opening Ameri can registry to foreign built craft, Sen ator Fletcher asserted, had not met the needs of American manufacturers. (Continued en Page Four) ont ar on Monal Bridge two weeks trying to bring about an agreement between Governor May torena, . commanding the Gutierres force attacking the Mexican town of ' that name, and General Hill, of tho Carra?as garrison. Hill agreed to withdraw, bat Maytorena baa post poned enter?:.? into a final agreement, awaiting, lt ts said, ?ha arrival of Gen eral Cabrai on hla way north with 8,* OOO men to take charge, of the situa tion. The conference with Villa ls un derstood to have been sought not only because of the delay at Naco, bat that any agreement reached might apply to the whole pt the International line. Trata Wreak Near Whifcralre, NORFOLK, Va.. Jan. 4.-Lc<ome tive No. 75. mall car and combination car of train No. 6, known aa the At lanta-Birmingham special on the Seaboard Air Line Railway, was de railed near Whitmire, S. C at Sief? o'clock tonight The train was lo charge of Conductor Meal and En gineer S. M. Shiver. The latter wac slightly injured bat the fireman waa seriously hart,