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RV C?ANKSCA (.ES <fe LANGSTON- ANDERSON. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1897. .!,. XXXTTT NO. 17
If. E. SEYBT DIES
LATE MONDAY
DEPLORABLE ACT COMMIT
TED AT HIS ELEGANT
COUNTRY HOME
CAUSES SHOCK
TO COMMUNITY
Funeral Services Will Be Held
This Afternoon ot His .
Residence.
In tho presence of his wife and in j
spite of the efforts of his young son'
to avfert 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 eist or Anderson by
shooting hiniKel/ through the head
with a pistol. He had been discuss
ing with his son the inadvisability of ,
thc latter returning to college on ac
count of tho general financial string-1
ency, and depression over this and
other affairs Ie 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 Bhock- to hundreds of friends
and acquaintances who learned of lt.
Funeral Services Today. I
The funeral services will be held '
this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the
residence, afijar- which interment, will
be in .Sliver Brook cemetery. ' The
obsequies will .bo conducted bv the
nev. J. \v. Speake, pastor of st. jpbn's
Method fat ch nrafc WJT?hfch Mr. Seybt
f>., pastor of tfjo Vlfffpffljfr
'ihur.cli. vUl assist in the ser-,
? I
, r.rrjljLO.i-pallpQarer* invited to servo
nfc v." .M?nera ^. J. i).( Hammett, ti. 'uv
.Robin? mt. D. 8.- Gray. li. M; Wai kins,1
Jobi* Hood?and* Hf Ti.- Burriss.
downer's Investigation. j
. :;Xp.<?e?mal ihc,uesf was held, nut1
Coroner.-Hardin investigated the facta
furrouuOIng the tragedy and .satisfied
himself that lt wns a case ot ?elf de-?
structlon, rendering bl?, statemer* In I
these words: "Thin is to certify that'
I was called to the home of U. E.1
Seybt to view hts dead body. After i
taking ail tha testimony I could get
.I fouud that he came to his death by I
hts own bands and that no living per-j
Bon was responsible. Therefore, I dkl
not think it necessary to hold an in
quest"
Statements with roferenco to Mr.
Seybt's. death were made by Harry
H. Seybt, his son; James R. Anderson,
a .neighbor, who hurried to the houso
aili! w.|io wns: tho first person outside
of'tija family to roach the seen* ; and
live attending physlcl?n. Dr. :J. i". !
TTse Up Town.
Mrfc.seybf OSB tn tho city through-1
om thc forenoon, leaving towq ^,v,und
II o'clock: and arriving at his homo
about >*?30i;. 'H? was- UV Tho Intolli
geooer office during tn>'.'mmulng to
loqjbt af?** ' boroo matters in connco
.i.lsr>>?- ?'-' '?.?<-?--I
. HCKMrraCEft 0>? PA?E tovn.) J
News From B
Indicates I
(Jiy Awociktsd Prc*?.)
Upper Alsace appears to Le .tho
center of the most Important fight-,
lng/ in the, western war arena; vio
lent engagements are being fought In
the, region of Sonnhctm, which the
French call Cern?y, about eight miles
northwest of Meulhjusen.
French forces have occupied the'
holgbts around Sainhejim end also,
have drtven tho Germans out of Stam
bach, a vlllsge further to the north. 1
At other points along the ' front
there has been only intermittent can
nonading. I
finta Runslan and Germans admit
eo important change has taken place
on the-front skmc the left bank of
the Vistula.
in Wost Galicia the Russians are
making steady prqfrese and, accord
ing to their official statement, have
captured many Austrian prisoners'
- 'Russian troops have crossed th?
crown lan : of'Bukowina and occupied
Suosawa, near the Austro-Rumsnlah
frontier.
A Berlin Tageblatt correspondent at
Austrian headquarters expolias tim
decent 'Change in ?be situation tn Ga
licia by the statement that thc R?aa
alans har?, befa reinforced from
thef German correepocdent
?ya thc .Russians are bending ?very
effort to. teach the fortress ?T Ora*
-ow, rn? have me* with rtpalsre an?
?>ry losses owing to the -well select
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o THOOTO TOO LATE TO _ o
<i PREVENT LYNCHING, o
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o MONTGOMERY. Ala,. Jan. 4.- o
o Two negroes, James and Ed o
o Smith, were taken from jail early o
o today at AVetumpka, near here, o
o and hanged by a mob. The ne- o
o groes wore held In connection o
o with the killing of li. A. Stillwell, o
o a farmer. Slnto troops, sect from o
o here in automobiles, arrived too o
o late to prevent the double lynch- o j
o lng. o
o Governor O'Neal issued a ?tate- o
o mont here tonight asking the o
o courts to make a thorough Invea- o
o ligation and condemning tho o
o practice of lynching. Tho history o
o of every State, he said, showed o
o that mob law did not chock, but o
o Increased crime. p
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BODIES BURIED '
BENEATH WRECK
Derrick Overturn? While Trying
to Hoist OH Tank Car Fro?
Bottom of Embankment.
(Tty AMoeiatrd Prc**.)
MORGANTON. H. C., Jan. 4.-Mem- 1
hers of a wrecking crew sent from '
Asheville late last night to clear up j
a freight wreck here on the Southern
Railway, were buried beneath their
dori lek, which, early thia morning, in j
trying to holst an oil tank car from
tho bottom of a 50-foot embankment, '
was overturned by its load and three (
ar?, belioved to have been killed. The
body of Ernest Lewis was recovered
about noon today while Signalman ;
Bailey and an unknown negro are re- i
ported to be still under the wreck. f ?
Tile conductor ot the wrecking
crew,- Thomas McN*ely, of Asheville, I
baa both legs broken and internal in- t
jurien from which he may die. . Two i
dorrleks called, out from Asheville I
have been, unable to Hit the first der- i
rick and .digging baa become HO dan- I
lElWwiMUiaaiM^
pending the: arrival of a third wreck
lng crew rrom Knoxville, Tenn. It
will be Some''time tomorrow beforo 1
the other bodies can be recovered. , j
ORDER INQUIRY
INTO AUTHORITY ?
? i
Of President to Make Recesa Ap
pointment During Session of
Congress.
(Hy AMOctated Pre**.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.- Differences 1
between Preaident Wilson and some
senators over federal appointments 1
culminated tonight in the senate indict- '
arv committee ordering an inquiry into 1
the authority of the President to make
a recess appointment to fill a vacancy 1
created during a session of Congress, i
Senators Culberaon, Reed. Walsh, j
Brandegreo and Borah were named to
conduct the investigation. j
Thia action followed the decision of ,
thc committee to recommend rejection ?
of the appointmnt of Ewing C. Bland, .
of Kanena i?ty, to be United StateB ,
marshal for the western Missouri dla- ,
trict. Bland was given a recess ap
pointment to the marshalship. After
tho..present, session began his nomin
Sion wu? sent In. and Senator Reed
ia been fighting its confirmation.
'~f~r<t .r,Tf.nitfiu.iinmiaa
attie Fronts
Little Activity
od Austrian positions. I ?
British warships have bombarded
Dar-Bs-Salaam, capital ot German . '
Eaat Africa, where it ls reported much <
damage waa Indicted and all German
vessels In the harbor were disabled.
The British .government will reply <
to the American note concerning con? (
rraband within a few day?. England
and her allies are said to have reach- <
ed ah 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 in the English ?
channel. This announcement ia made ,
from Berlin, which was so advised by
a. wireless dispatch from the subma- '
Hue. The Formidable, according lo i
the same authority, met disaster
off Plymouth. '
I An Italian battleship and a coast ,
guard have shelled iHiraxso, Albania,
whore a Mussulmans' comroltVe had ?
demanded from Euaad Pasha, the pro- ,
? visional president, that the French
and Servian minister be handed ovjer <
to them. ' ,
j Au attack on tho city by the Mns
1 sulman ?rebela followed a refusal to 1
comply T-Uh this demand and the ,
sstWm vme. appos?
help. Both italian and
?nd the mern?)
, Italian col ny have csubst st** <
warships. <
ARE MURDERED
BODY OF SLAYER FOUND
WITH HIS OWN HEAD
BLOWN OFF
JEALOUSY GIVEN
AS THE CAUSE
--
Gruesome Details Given at In
quest-Year OM Baby Found
in Mother's Arms.
LURAY, Va., Jan. 4.- A coroner's
Jury, investigating; the murder ot Mrs.
i 'hurlen R Burner and her three little '
children in their mountain home flvei
miles frotx here some time on Satur
day night, today, returned a verdict
that they came to their death at the I
nonda of William Nichole. The body
ot Nichols waa found this morning In
the home Of Wesley Price, where he
tied blown off his head with a ahot gun.
It developed at the Inquest that when
Mr. Burner left his home on Saturday
evening, Nichols remained at the
Burner home to look after the stock. I
What happened after that and before
the murders never will be known.
Nichols, lt ia said, had been paying'
welcome attention to Mrs. Burner and.
Jealousy over the return of her bus-1
band, recently released from the State
convict force, la assigned as the cause.
Gruesome details were given at the
Inquest. Hamilton, five years old, the
ablest child, bad been struck with an
ixe, the blade penetrating. thc brain,
two lingera were cut off and the body
mutilated. Walter, four years -old, was
|)ulled from the bed and bis face split
If^Jlt?^.MMjj?V ear.i And bile-' bf h in
landa la missing. The yenr-old baby
Found In Us mother's arms, had iven
idled by a blow on the head. Deep
;aaaes coyer tye entire body of Mrs.
Flurner.
Nichole is a son pf Christopher Nich
ols, ot Rappabennock county, and re
cently serted three years in the Ylr
Erinia penitentiary for forgery. After
he murder Nichols went to the hv>m?
>f Price, who waa away on . a visit, '
torced his way in with an axe, fourni
Price's shotgun and blew hi* brains\
TV"_' j
Destrsc?Te I'lgr ai CuarioUe, j
CHARLOTTE, NC, Jan. 4.-Fire
which originated in the . dry cleaning
Establishment of Ben-Vonde. tonight
ut 7:30 o'clock destroyed the Ben
Vonde building and another adjointng
occupied by Over cash and Prospt,
contradir?, Tomltnson Decorating
Company, and Messner and Drone,
chemists. The loss is estimated at
$60.000.
Phillies Elect Officers.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4.- William
F. Baker, president, and other Officials
jf the Philadelphia National League,
baseball club,.- were reelected today,
rho selection of Patrick J. Morgan as
manager for ihe season of 1915 Was
?atjned,^,^ . _
?-~ - .
o O O O' OOO O O fl
? AN AF
r>- We arc convinced that tt
0 has a real work to do In the city
[f be raised in order that this WOT
tr. The policy of this Buard
D help themselves and to reject
ty does Rot deserve help and refu
D at any honest job, and able to g
(> tjpn's aid or otherwise.
3 Every possible precautior
:> against imposition and to see
3 used only for real," deserving d
t> - We therefore, appeal to 1
3 send in their contributions to G.
j Any amount from one ce
ii consider this the work of the u
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N. Y- ATT?RNEY
RELEASED ON BOND
Maurice Deiches Arraigned- on
Charge of Conspiracy to De
fraud Government
(By Aa*o?*.t<xl PresO
NEW YORK, , Jan. 4.-Maurice
Deiches, a New York lawyer, arrest-1
ed in Philadelphia^ Paturduy, was ar-1
rnigned hero today on a charge of
conspiring to deffnud the government
in connection willi the issuance ot
fraudulent passpffrta. He was re
leased on $5,000 boll for a hearing on
January ll. . - ?UVlF'W
Deiche? ls ona nf ll defendants and
material wita essy arrested by fed
eral agenta in an effort to break up
an alleged conspiracy to furnish
German army officers and reservists
with American passports to enable
them to return io Corm an y from this
country without ganger ot molesta
tion by the Allies..Other arreBts prob
ably will be magegjoon.
HOUSE PASSES
GRAIN GRADES
"".'.Sr
Pr?vidas for Foi aral Inspection
of Gram m Interstate
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Tho house
today passed the. grain grades, and
provided for federal inspection of
grain in interstate commerce by a
roto of 220 to 10.
The measure would authorise the
secretary ot agriculture to establish
uniform standards of qu\?|% and con
dition and woul&iaake it unlawful to
sell gratti, by grfile, in interstate
commerce unless lt conformed with
the standards. The bill carries a
$475,000 appropriation to establish
machinery for grading and inspecting.
COMMENTS HAS
BiSEN SCANT
--*?--1 ? i lifwKeiVi'''?^.--.
French Newspapers Have Mad Lit
?e t? Say About America's
Du-t^-ft >
.1'AUIS. Jan. French newspaper
comment ou the American protest to
Great Britain against delays to com
merce through the -search of vessels
has .been scant. Journals represent
ing the official point bf 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 the "bad humor
of American exporters, develops hts
view that American interests lie in
allowing Great Britain to carry out
her work >>t policing the seas tran
quilly for the salvation of Europe and
the woTld."
Decrease In Bereue?* '"n1^
WASHINGTON. Jan. ,.-Customs
revenues for the ala months ending
December 31, last, amounted tn -
732.934 compared with gl58.357.91S
for the last six months of 1913. At the
office bf Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Peters. In charge ot cus
toms, the figures were seid to con
firm the department's optimate* and
to show the necessity ot*the war rev
enue bill. . . .
.o o o o o o o o o o
'PEAL jj
ic 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 fer work
se aid to any one able to. work o
;et such a job with the Associa- o
.. . W:i'-"'- o
i will be taken io provide o
that the money contributed is o
ist ress. ' o
he? people not to delay but to o'
H. Geiger, Treasurer, at once? o
nt up will be received, as we p
rhole community. o
G. CULLEN SULLIVAN o
President, o
Si E. BARTON, o
. Vice President, o
G. H. GEIGER, o
Treasurer. 0
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?
Board of Directors, o
O O O O C 0'40 o o o
WHEAT IRRET
TAKES A SWIFT
UPWARD SWING
EUROPE'S BITTER NEED OF
BREAD CAUSES NEW
WAR PRICES
EVERY BUSHER
OFFERED SOLD
United State? Virtually the Only
Big Exporting Nation in the
World.
CHICAGO. Jan. 4.-Europe'? bitter
need of bread resulted today tn apee-,
tacular buying ol w.;teat and caused
new war prices bere in earncat. It
waa pointed out, however, that tho
tiptop quotation attained today,
$1.34 3-4 for May delivery, waa still
roundly 50 cents a bushel under tho
$1.85 forced here in 1898 by Joseph
Loiter during a world-wide peace.
Notwithstanding that wheat today
at one timo showed a rise of S 3-4
cents over Saturday night, the upturn
apparently had little it any effect on
fermera. Country off erin ga were de
cidedly meagre as they have been for
some time past,
I Although the prime impetus for
high prices today came from seeming
ly unlimited export demand, the home
demand was general and especially
so in the last hour of tho session.
Millers, too, were, said to be anxious
, buyers, fearing that the tremendous
export call would leave''them short
of supplies. Roughly, the total aaltfi
1 to Europe today In the United States
? ere estimated at three million bush
ell. Of this aggregate, 750.000 bush
els were deftfcrtely know* tfr^^flajr
the relief of th? starving peopio of
Belgium,
, Experienced observers failed to
notice any usual excitement, despite
the swift upward swing of the mar
ket. - The ono striking fact was tho
Mteudy absorption of every bushel of
wheat offered for sale.
Talk among brokers centered al
most wholly on the idea that f6r tho
time *>alng, the .United States was vir
tually Ute only big exporting nation
In the world. Nobody seemed to
look for an immediate opening of toe
Dardanelles and lt seemed to be tak
en as a certainty that owing to pro
hibitive vessel rates, Argentkia would
be unable to take care evca of con
tracts already made, ?specially with
Italy, where embarrassment will be
serious if large amounts expected
prior to March 1 from Argentina are
^ not received r>s bargained for.
.LSI 7-8 ia St, Loni?.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 4.-May wheat
reached |1.31 7.8 on the Merchant's
Exchange here today, the highest price
recorded for wheat suce war'began.
The increase' was attributed to heavy
export .demand and to the elimination
of the Argentine competition as tho
result of high ocean freight ratet}
VERY VIOLENT
ENGAGEMENTS
Allie? Capture German Work?
Waaf of Carney After a Very
Violent Attack.
CBy Amo?zjtd PINK)
PARIS, Jan. 4.-The following ofi
cial communication was Issued by tho
I war office tonight: I
"The only reporta which hive been
received up to the present have refer
ence to I'pprr Alsace, where engage
ments of a very violent nature con
linne in the region of Cernny, (Senn
helm). I
I "Last night our troops lost, then
regained the territory around the
church at Stelnhach. This morning
they occupied the entire village.
I "The German works to the west ot
Carney captured by us yesterday were
lost for a brief period following a
Vary violent counter attack, but the
Germana wera not able to maintain it.
and thia position remains in our
hands."
Te the Memory ef Gen. Stuart.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.- Governor
Stuart and Senator Swanson, of Vir
ginia, asked President Wilson today to
honor the memory of General J. B. B.
Stusrt, Confed?rate leader, hy appoint
ing hla grandson, J. E. B. Stuart, of
Norfolk, to Weat Point. The President
promised to consider tho request.
Aeroplanes Bernhard Kieles?
PETROGRAD, Russia, Jan 4 .-(via
landon, 7:25 p. m.)-Austrian aero
planes are daily bombarding Ktelce,
br Russian Polaus, ?4 mile? ^0?|^^i?;^
east of Cracow. Ten bombs were
dropped en the railroad rotation* and
freight atad? on January 2. Little,
damage waa done.
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o SALOON KEEPERS, o
o - o
o (By Associated Pre??.) o
o DOUGLAS, Arie, Jan. 4.-Agna o
o Prieta, the Mexican town across o
o the border, has gone dry, shatter- o
o lng the hopes ot American saloon- o
o keepers, pat out of business Do- o
o cember 31 by the Arizona law o
o and expected to reopen In the o
o Mexican town. o
o Colonel Arnulfo Gomez, the o
o Constitutionalist commandant ot o
o Agua Prieta, issued this order to- o
o day: o
o "No liquor may . ho. brought o
o across the border, even though o
?. duty bo paid; and no liquor may o
n be Rold or given away, in Agua o
o Prieta, un^r penalty of $200 fine o
o or 30 days in tho cuartel." o
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?REPLY TO PROTEST
WILL BE FRIENDLY
[Brinah Ambassador Calls at State
Department For First Time
Since Note Waa Sent.
WASHINGTON. Jen. 4.-Slr Cecil
Spring-Rice, the British ambassador,
called at the state department today
I for the first time since the United
States sent its protest on shipping to
.Great Britain.
j Though he has received no Instruc
tions concerning th? answer to be
; made to the American note, the Brit
' lah ambassador Indicated it would be
of a moat friendly character.
That Slr Edward Grey In his talks
wfgh Ambassador Pago similarly
showed that England received the
I American note in a most amicable
j H Dir lt and. Intended to ameliorate the
. shloptng situation,so far ns was poe*
.siblo. waa learned also today from
high officials.
Another development regarded as
affording a solution ot one point un
der discuto ia Washington's decision
?es *??Wyramerican ei?rgee** ns to
their exact contents before leaving
American oorts. Secretaries Bryan
sud Redfield and Acting Secretary
j Peters, of ?be treasury department,
(conferred today OP the formulation of
a r4reular>'.to bb Issued tomorrow'?t*
lng cooperation between. American ex
porters, ?lxlppers and tho government
in regard to manifests of neutral
ships used to carry American car
goes.
Exports will bc ureed to accom
pany the ni jdu?ts with affidavits toll
ina- exactly the contents of their
shipments.
PRESENTS FOR
RUSSIAN CHILDREN
! American Contributes 3,SOO Gifts ?
to Little Ones Whose Fathers
Aro al the Front
_ CBy AwnHktod Pr***.)
PETROGRAD, Jan. 4.-A member of
tho American colony of Moscow has (
contributed 3,600 presents for Russian .
children whose fathers aro at the
front. The gifts consist of gloves, caps
and othor articles of clothing, and
their distribution ls to be completed !
I be'?"? the pnMian Christmas.
I George T. Marys, Jr.. the American
ambassador, Mrs. Ma rye. Henry - D.
Baker, commercial attache of the
American embassey. snd Captain New
ton A. McCulley, naval attache, who
have gone to Warsaw and are expected
to distribute Christmas presents from
America at the front, will spend th* j
Christmas holidays at Moscow.
Generals to C
The Interne
(By ftitwtlntnt Prem.)
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 arriving at an understanding
that will permanently prevent further
firing into American territory by Mex-1
lean factions fighting along the later-1
national line.
General Scott left Naco, Arie., for
El Paso tonight and General Villa ta
on hig way north, due to arrive at the*
border Wednesday. The conference
will be held Immediately on the arri
val of the Moxlcan chief.
General Scott has been at Naco for
Exaeettfsa Celas.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-An isseaof
[cotna to commemorate the Panama
International exposition would be au-|
' tfcorised by a senate bill which pass
the house today., It would authorise
the coinage of fifty dollars, two and o
half dollar nod* eas dollars guli
pieces. sn* fifty cent stu *r pieces. A
.part of the Issue of gold 969 pieces
. would be octagonal lifer Ce?fornle
(coins io 1*61.
SENATOR FLETCHER DE
CLARES WAR HAS PRO
DUCED SHIP FAMINE
IMPOSSIBLE TO
GET ENOUGH SHIPS
To Do Any Good, Pie* ol Opp?*!
don Poto to Dangers of
Intematioal Complication?.
(Oy AMorUUd mm)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.- Govern
meat purchase ol ships as proposed tn
the administration bill to create a. ship
ping board, finance a $10.000,000 ship
ping corporation and expend not to ex
ceed thirty million dollars for the par*
chase or chsrteriag of ocean carriers;,
became today the foremost issue be
fore Congress.
By a vote of 46 to 28 the. senate made 'i
the ship purchase bill tho, unfinished
business, to be supplanted only, by ap
propriation bills. This action, on mo
tion ot Senator Fletcher, acting chair
man of the commerc? committee, pre
cipitated a showug on the part of the
opposition senators which gave certain
Indication that there were breakers
abend for the proposed le;" '
Charging that an effort was bel
i to rush the bill with undue
publican members, among
torn Galllngor, Lodge add
notice amt the
ifoucht to the last notch.
relieve
would b
government ot get ships enough to dp
any good. It pointed also to dangers ot
international complications arising, d*?,
daring that "every era?, set afloat by
the government would add one more
risk of our being drawn into the pres
ent war.'
Senator Fletcher, who has charge ot
the bill end wno recently conferred
with President Wilson concerning lt,
urged the'measure tu a lengthy say.teh
after. Republican senators had teased
their pronunclsmento- of opposition.
He declared the war had produced ?/
"ship famine- and that Ute interests
of ell people In the United States de
manded that the government take Un?
mediate steps tc supply snip* to carry
American products demandad in this
markets of Europe and South America.
He Instanced the fact that cotton sold '
at 19 cents a pound in Germany when
it was bringing ? cents In the United
States. Germany would consume 500,
000,000 pounds of cotton if She could
get it. he said, ami Gio South had fif
teen times that amount to sell.
When the war was begun, Senator
Fletcher declared, Kngtssd had 6.000
and Germany 2.000 vessels tn the over
seas trade, while tho United States had
only six. Ho said that A tuertees nsf.
chants gave annually to foreign ship,
owners $300.000.000 In ocean frisigfct*.
Charter rates here had Increased, tn
some cases 400 per cant. Since the war
began, he added, and ships nader Uta
American dag were not obtainable ut
any place.
The emergency bil! opening Ameri
can registry to foreign hallt craft. Sen
ator Fletcher asserted, had not met
the needs of American manufacturers.
(Continued ea Pefce Four)
rar-""'-r-'v- r'wtjfr'ri'r-'V'rTT'S
?rifer on
Monal Bridge
two weeks trying to bring about an
agreement between Governor May
lorena, commanding the Gutierres
force attacking the Mexican tow? ot
that name, said! General Hill, ot th*
Carranza garrison. Hill agreed to
withdraw, but Uaytoren* lia? post
poned entering into a fina? agressoeat,
awaiting, it ls said, the arrival of Gen
eral Cabra! on bis way aol tn wit* s>
000 men to take charge of the sltae
tloo.
The conference wlUt VM* ta un
derstood to have been sought net ociy
because of the delay at "Naco, bet that
any agreement rsaeneH ntkht apply
to the whole of the tn^^^ ltee.
1 Trais Wreck 3fec? WldtoJre?
j NORFOLK, Va. Jan. -Looroo
I tire No. 76. mall ?ar and combination
car of ur** No. 8, known ns the At
I laDta-Birm.tigbam special OP the
Seaboard Air Lin* Railrvay. was de
railed near Wfcttmire, S. < .
D'cloct tonight The irn!
'charge Of'Conductor Meal and
gineer 8. M. Shiver. Th? fetter Wf*
slightly injured bm tb? fireman1"**,
: seriously hurt _?v.,^'