Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? LTTTLF. KINt.DOM GIVFS CP HARD WON CRI AND PLAtM ITS C.U'SK IN POWF.HS" HANDS. <Yt*b* I* Now l'ast und Mo\c of Aim Mi And Italy Into Albania Is Nut Nmlel?Movements of Turkish Commander* Vwalual with Interest London, May 6.?King Nicholas of Montenegro, having placed the fu? ture of Scutari in the hands of the Kuropean powers, the settlement of the Albanian trouble now depends upon whether Essad Pasha and Djavld Pasha will obey the orders sent by the sublime porto to withdraw, their armies to the Turkisl empire. It Is believed that as Montenegro has aban? doned Scutari, Ksoad Pasha will rec? ognise the futility of his aspirations to the kingship of Albania in the face of threatened Austro-Italian ex? pedition to expel him. One of the ambassadors at th close if the ambassadorial confer? ence nere today said: ' i ne situation Is saved and the er.sls Is past. The repor?.?d Austre Italian action in Al? bania has no point now." Another meeting of the ambassa? dorial conference will bo held on Thursday when arrangements with regard to the future of Scutari and Albania wilt he discussed 8ir Edws.rd Orey, the British for? eign mtnliter, announced at toda\'s meeting of the ambassadors that Mon? tenegro unconditionally had placed the oueetlor. of the future of Scutari In tbe ha ids of the Kuropean powers. The de Ision reached "by King Nich? olas at tht last moment had the effe t of relieving Immediately the tension In European .Politics. It caused un? bounded satisfaction to diplomats and the general pubMc. The ' stock ex? change responded at once. It Is generally hoped that this ac? tion of Montenegro will do away with all necessity for military Incursions Into Albania, such as Austria and Italy were contemplating against Es savad Pasha. DJuvbi Pasha and other Independent leaders. The telegram fro-n King Nicholas to Sir Edward Orey. the British sec? retary, announcing that he had sur? rendered, was as follows: "My dignity und that of my peo? ple do not a'iow me to submit to iso? lated ordern. I therefore place the Oestiny of Scutari in the hands of the great powers.'' m\y mow: \nyhow. Reported by Cologne Gaaette That Two Nation* will Send Troop* Into Albania Soon. Cologne, Germany, May 5.?It seems certain, the Cologne Gazette editorially declares this evening, that Austria and Italy will send troops Into Albania. Irrespective of the out? come of the conference of Kuropean ambassadors In London. TO GIVF t I? THRONK? Reported MchoU* Will Abdicate a* Montenegro's Kubr Frankfort-on-t he-Main. May 5.? King Neholaa will abdicate the tsnrons of Montenegro in the near fu? ture, according to a telegram rec dved today by the Frankfurter Zeitung from Its correspondent at (Vui. tantt nople. (LF.ARs I "M IK M AIR. Monti-negro'* < oiM ers-don Helps the Ii.iIk,?it Situation. Home. May. 6?The political at naanphere has cleared since it n<..\ Iganasjffg unnecessary to coOfOt Moc tenegro. , rat urns, however, continue. Austria and Italy being convinced >f tin- noeoOOtty of landing aufll? lent fotOOJ in Alban IS |g reeatablish law and order. Italian *nd Austrian tfSjaf*] |g tint territory It Is pointed out. will nerve to main? tain respect for the Albanian fron? tier fixed by the London conference MADF NO CONDITIONS. Berlin. May B.??N ? conditions were mentioned ??y .Montenegro today, when she informell the <;? rman for? eign office that she had decld d to place Scutari In the hands oi the powers. on the other hand, the foreign ie* rtce says there i* no evidence that any concrete step in this direction has yet been taken and doubt is express? ed by officials US to tho veracity of the reportM that M ? - n' < ?iit-m <? has al ready evacuated the city. No d*te for the evacuation Of S? n larl t?y the Montenegrin troops was glv^n In the communication received here from t'ettinje. but there is rea *or? lo nollev?< that the Oermati min Ister In the Montenegrin capital re? ceived assurance* from King .Nicholas that the first steps would be taken within ?4 hours News received from the German minister at Cettinje and the strength of the Vienna market confirmed the belief of Herlin financial OlfelSS tkat a peaceful settlement was In sight. cotrim HOARD MEimXti. liltllo Husiness Attended to?-Another Meeting Culled for Thursday, May 1 Uli. ?mm?~? The county board held Its regular monthly meeting in the Supervisors office Tuesday. Very little business was, done, as the new appointees on the board had not tiled the bonds and received their commission. How? ever, Mr. W. S. Hurkett. one of the newly appointed members was pres? ent, as were the former members of the board who had been reappoint ?4 W. I). Weaver was granted an ex < 'onfederatc pension and a large num t of Mill were gone over und au? thorized paid. It was decided to have anode r meeting <>f the board on Thursday, May 15th, when it was thought that tho new members of the board would be present. The election of a rural policeman to succeed A. M. Hateman was postponed until this mcetin.r. It is possible that at the same tim<, If a full membership of the board Is present, that steps will bo taken to? wards making changes in the county i Jail. j KNGINKS TIKI> TO TRACK. F.ffort Iteliur Maile to il aoli Some Settlement in Miller Case. Tuesday afternoon through orders from Sheriff Bradford two of the At? lantic Coast Line engines in the yard at Sumter were fastened to the tracks in the yard and up to noon Wednes? day they were still being held in or? der to bring the railroad officials to some agreement of settlement In the Miller case, a case which has been thrashed throughout the courts sev? eral times and which has attarcted state-wide attention and interest. The verdict for $35,000 has never been paid by tho railroad company and the attorneys for Miller, it is un? derstood, wish to bring the matter to a head, arriving at some agreement on a settlement. At present there is an appeal from a decision made by Judge Ernest Gary, refusing a new trial on alleged after-discovered evi? dence, pending In the Supreme Court. It is understood that the railroad com? pany 1s awaiting the decision of the State Supreme Court on this issue be? fore they will come to terms. On the other hand it is understood that the attorneys for Miller wish to arrive at some understanding of the case. They allege that Judge Ernest Gary's juris? diction in the matter ended when ho left this circuit and that an order from him ordering action in the mat? ter delayed until the Supreme Court decision is announced is without effect. In the meantime the engines are be? ing held In order to bring the mat? ter to an immediate head, and two other engines were sent hero from Florence to do the work on the yard. TWO HHOTIII .ItS DU J). Charlie ami Alex Gray Parsed Away In Lamur. I.amar, May I,?Two brothers, both well known and highly respectedi died last night. Charb v tlray WSS at the bad Mi of his brother. Alex Gray, near Lamur last Bight Ales Gray, who had bean la falling health for some tune, died at i< o'clock last BlCht Mis brother Charlie Gray, went homo and fhiI morning he was found dead by his younger brother. Mi death was dm- to heart failure. Alex Gnr was a Confederate vet leran and sm B man widely known ami beloved throughout Darlington eovaty, Me had held public office at different times. Charlie Gray was a farmer and had many friends. Their reaaalni were interred in Lake Swamp Cemetery today These deaths have a gloom o/er ihev community. To BUCCKRD Mills l onostki.I.t. Announced that Mrs. II. W. J. Hamm Has Beea Made Postmistress Washington, May 7. ? Mrs. Hehn Longstreet, widow of the famous Con? federate general, today lost her fight for reappolntmeut }ls postmistress .,! Oalaeaellle, Ga. Mrs. H. w. j. Hamm was nominated to the office after President Wilson had consulted '.be (.corgi.i Senators. it was learned thai Postmaster Gen? eral Burteson's reports of the condi? tion of the postofllce over which Mrs. Long street presided alleged thai the otn< s w ?s poorly managed. Much Interest had been manifested in the appointment, and Mrs Long street's friends had n.led the White House with telegrams ami petitions In her behalf, An appeal setting out her fears that Influences were work lag BgAtnsl her appointment or her confirmation was sent to the senate today by Mrs Longstreet. Secretary a. g. Waterman of the Chamber of Commerce has returned to the citv from Charleston where he went last Friday to address the Chai leetos Ad Club, an Invitation having been extended to him |0 do so. PRESENTED TO SENATOR TOLL? MAN BY MAYOR GRACE OF CHARLESTON, Afliduvi's Showing QM of Money by i harleston Official Will bo Used in Opposing Seating of R. s. Whnley. Washington, May 7.?Affidavit! (?f an intensely interesting and highly ?ensatlonal kind are said to have been shown OF made known to Senator Till - man of South Carolina here yesterday by Mayor John P. Grace of Charles? ton, who has been in Washington for several days paet gathering informa? tion, SO far as can be learned, re? garding the steps to be taken towards I preventing Congressman-elect 11. S. Whaley Of Charleston from taking his seat in the house as the successor to the late George S. Legare. One of these affidavit! is said to indicate that' a prominent Charleston county officer I had large sums of money In his pos- j Saailon on the days when the two pri- ; marlei were held in the First South Carolina district and that he offered at least one man $!>00 and other amounts to other persons to vote for Mr, Whaley. In addition to this it is understood here that the Charleston mayor will make an effort to show that the Official had his pockets stuffed with greenbacks and offered to pay liberally for votes. Just how many affidavits of this kind Mr. Grace has is one feature of j the easa that Will only be developed after Mr. Whaley takes his seat and his case is referred to one of the house committees on election for in? vestigation, if this course is followed. Mr. Grace is not here now and de? clined to make public what he in? tended to do before he left for home last night, but enough has leaked out to show that he has prepared affi? davits regarding money used in the election which may not only involve j Mr. Whaley's seat in the house if they are reliable but may also touch the county official referred to and other well known South Carolinaos should it be proved that they used money for an unlawful purpose. It all depends upon the character lof the men making the affidavits. Mr. Whaley expects to be sworn in tomorrow. ' SHOULD EVACUATE BCUTARL Montenegrin Troops Expected to Withdraw From Captured Turkish Town Immediately. London, May G.?King Nicholas of I Montenegro was informed today that the international squadron blockading the Montenegrin coast has been in? structed to arrange with him the im 1 mediate evacuation of Scutari by the Montenegrin troops, according to a ; dispatch from Vienna, it is not stated whether international troops are to {occupy the city. DENY THE REPORT, Neu spa per s Say FflSad Is Not Sot dlsant King. IVenna, May t>.?Semi-official news? papers declare on the authority of the foreign consuls at Tirano that Essad Pasha has not proclaimed himself king of Albania. On the contrary, they say he la ready to obey the porte's Instruction! to withdraw his army to Turkey. It la therefore suggested that Austria and Italy should promote an alliance between Essad Pasha and the provisional Albanian government whereby Bssad's army might h uti? lized to maintain order in Albania. This, it is contended, would render an austro-itallan expedition for the pur? pose needless. EXPENSE STATEMENT FILED. Hughes and Whaley Fach Spent Large Sums in Recent Primaries. Washington, May 7.?The (ex? pense Statements, Which have been Hid to date with the clerk of the House of Representative! by tho candidate! I in the recent Democratic district of South Carolina arc as follows: R. S. Whaley, $4,753.10; E. W. Hughes, $2,756.92; J. H. Purifoy, $533.34; G. F. Von Kolnitz, $204.65; J. <; Padgett, $177.60. These statements are Inclusive of both primaries for Messrs. Whaley ami Hughes, who spent in the first prim?r... according to their state? ments, only $69.60 and $ ? 1 s. I U re? spectively. The final statement of Mr Hughes is yet to bo made, hut Mr. Whaley's is on the hooks. I ilami iteei Completed. The hand reel for th Are depart? ment which they will take to Abbe? ville in June has been completed ami is now nt Mr Harry Weeks' garage on Hampton avenue, where it can be seen hy all Who care to look at it. The reel has been painted a battleship gray ami attractively finished off. The wheels are six feel In diameter ami solldl) constructed, in all the reel is a handsome article snd the Sumter boyn will ha\e to turn out u fiandeome team to equal it In appearance. J'rac tlce will be commenced in racing at once, >? FOUR POUND GUILTY, New York Policemen Convicted of Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice. New York, May 6.?James F. Thompson, James B. Hussey. John J Murtha and Dennis Sweeney, the four demoted police inspectors charged with a conspiracy to obstruct justice, were convicted by a jury In the su? preme court shortly after 8 o'clock tonight. Only 38 minutes were taken by the jurors to reach their verdict that the defendants were guilty of a misde? meanor In plotting to keep a pros? pective witness against the "system" from making graft disclosures before the grand jury. The accused officials stood outward? ly unmoved as they heard the ver? dict. The crowd in tho court room caused a disturbance, shuffling chairs and feet, until attendants checked the disorder. The prisoners gave their pedigrees and after being remanded for sentence Friday, were returned to their cells. Counsel announced that a certificate of reasonable doubt will be sought, which would give the prison? ers a chance to go free on bail pend? ing efforts to (d)tain a new trial. The penalty for obstruction of jus? tice Is one year in jail or a tine of $500 or both. It was reported that the jury required only one ballot to reach its decision! An attorney for the the d*fen*e de? clared the verdict was "a shock" and J the briefness of the jury's delibera? tions a "surprise." Another of the prisoners' lawyers said no other ver? dict was expected. "The atmosphere of the city of New York is surcharged at the present time with a determination to convict," , he said. The conviction of Thompson, Hus? sey, Murtha and Sweeney is regarded j by Mr. Whitman as the most import? ant victory yet won in connection with expose of the police "system" that was shown to link law enforcers with the city's underworld, when Decker, the police lieutenant hired the four gunmen to murder Herman ?Rosen thai, the gambler, last summer. TROUBLE FOR WHALEY. Mayor Grace of Charleston May Op? pose Seating of Congressman Whaley. Washington, May 5.?It Is under? stood here today that Mayor John P. Grace of Charelston intends to oppose ' the seating in the house of K. S. Whaley of that city, who was recent? ly nominated in a primary and later elected as representative from the First district in a special election or? dered for the purpose. Mr. Grace came to Washington Sat? urday with his law" partner, W. Tur? ner Logan, and from all that could be learned here has been engaged in looking up precedents and securing data to be used when the South Caro? lina, congressman-elect presents him? self before the speaker's desk in a few days and announces that he is ready to take tho oath of office and be I sworn in. It has been difficult to learn who will assist Mr. Grace in the matter or what member will make the ? b?rge that because of the very large amount of money spent in the election there should be. a congressional investiga? tion. It .stands to reason that there is no Democrat in the house who will oppose the seating of the South Caro llnaian, although a surprise may be sprung and some one not now known may act for Mr. Grace. As Mr. Whaley is expected here in a few <lays something interesting is looked for. When seen today by The State's cor? respondent, Mr. Grace would neither affirm nor deny that he intended to oppose Mr. Whaley. Being pressed lor an answer one way or another, and being Informed that there were rumors that he would fight Mr. Whaley, he said that he had nothing to say on the subject at this time one I way or another, but that later he might have a statement to make pub? lic. There seems to he no doubt that Mr. Grace Intends to take some action against the seating of Mr. Whaley, hut ..... in just what direction or at what time is not now known. TALK IN CHARLESTON. Charleston, May 5.?For some time there has hern talk of efforts being put forth to prevent R. s. Whaley from qualifying as representative of the First district or taking Ins seat, but there has not seemed to be any? thing tangible in it and the talk has been looked upon more as idle po? litical gossip than anything else. it is known that Mayor Grace went to Washington on various matters connected with the affairs of the city, and there has been nothing said here of his taking any part to keep Mr. Whaley out of office since the latter's elei lion. Mr. Whaley could not he rommunl cated e ith tonight, but ' it is not thought that he has an\ tears about not assuming the duties of the office lo Which he was elected. von: postponed ON under. WOOD by representa? tive mann. First Democratic Tariff Hill in Twent) Years Nears its Passage?Cheering a Feature Of Last Hours or Fight? Speeche? for and Against Hill. Washington, May 7.?After all of the fireworks preparatory to passage, of the Underwood bill in the house j had been set off, a Republican parlia? mentary manoeuvre blocked passage by the Democratic majority and the house was forced to adjourn until to? morrow with the bill still pending. When the valedictory speeches on the bill had been delivered and crowd? ed floor and gallery were prepared for the final action, Republican Leader Mann replied to Majority Leader l'n derwood's opposition to a roll call on the Republican amendment proposing a tariff commission by declaring he would demand the reading of the "en? rolled bill." It was impossible for the enrolling clerk to complete the enroll inent of the bill before tomorrow af? ternoon and amid the dissatisfied mut terings of the members who had wait? ed through the evening in the expec? tation of a final vote, Representative Underwood moved that the house ad? journ until 2 o'clock tomorrow after? noon when the vote on the bill will be taken. In the closing hours of the session the ways and means committee amended the income tax section of the bill so as to exempt from its pro? visions the citizens of Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Amid clamor that at times drowned (voices of champions and opponents of ' the Underwood tariff revision bill, the first Democratic tariff measure in 20 years was rushed towards passage in the house tonight. Party leaders primed for the final political thrust of the tariff debate hurled their defies across the chamber With alternating currents of applause reverberating through the chamber, the packed galleries frequently joining in the demonstration. When the echoes of approving cheers had died away after the defeat Of the last Republican amendment, 'while the house was in the committee of the whole, Representative Garrett !of Tennessee, chairman of the com 1 mittee, turned the gavel over to Speak er Clark. Majority Leader Underwood i then placed the bill before the house and moved its passage. Debate on ' this motion was being hastened as rapidly as possible with prospect of a roll call about midnight. Prior to the vote on the last amend? ment, Minority Leader Mann, Major? ity Leader Underwood and Speaker Clark were given rising ovations. j ] With an overwhelming Democratic majority on hand to send the bill on Its way to the senate, the session to? night was marked by an exuberant spirit of triumph on the Democratic side of the centre aisle. Every mem? ber who could possibly attend was in his place to hear the conclusion of the debate on tho bill and to cast h i vote. Although several Democrats had an? nounced theii intention of voting against the bill, Majority Leader I'n derwood and his lieutenants had plen? ty of votes on hand to insure its pas? sage and the defeat of Republican and Progressive efforts to amend, j As the end of the two weeks of po? litical spellbinding and weary efforts to amend the bill that marked Its progress through the house drew to B dose, the expectation of a vote drew great throngs to the galleries of the j house chamber. Early In the evening all of the seats were filled and tie crowd had taken possession of the gallery aisles. After the gallery doors Were closed the crowds continued to come and soon scores were lined up In the corridors trying in vain for a glimpse of the floor. The gowns and Mr millinery of fashionable women lent color to the crowded galleries. I The last skirmish on the details of the measure came on the administra? tion clause, allowing a 6 per cent dis? count on the duty on all goods brought Into the United states in Amerldcan ships. Republicans attack? ed this provision vigorously, declaring that it was "political buncombe" and that it" it had any meaning. It meant an advantage to foreign vessels and foreign shipping combines. After an hour *11' vigorous debate an attempt to strike out the provision was defeated h> a rolling chorus of Democratic "Noes." Amid a chorus of cheers and thun? derous applause from floor and gal? leries, the leaders on both sides closed debate on the bill. Representative Mann told the Democrats that they must accept a tariff commission n >\\ "or we will jam it down your throat in the next congress." "Your bill has now been before th? country for two months."' he said ""and already has been universally condemned. Business is more or leas stagnated In the U :\v thjtl >o|ir will injure industry*. i hope that fear Will disappear. Hut you are try? ing to continue prosperity by threat? ening prosperity, and If you ?ucceed you will have accomplished the im? possible We. turn over a prosperous country where the people are happy, where there is work for all to do Take it and see whether you can do lg well as we have for the country will judge you not by what you say here, hut by the future." As the Republicans applauded Rep? resentative Payne of New York arosv "I have heard mightly little criti? cism of the present law," he said. "There has been some denunciation, not much, from gentlemen who ap? pear on this floor for the first time and most of them for the last time. All of them say they don't like some of the provisions of this bill." Shaking a finger at the Democratic side of the chamber, Mr. Payne advanced across the well of the house and shouted: "If those of you (who arc voting for this bill and hohl ling your noses because you don't like (the odor of it were to vote according I to your convictions there w ould not j be enough votes to insure its linal passage. Mr. Payne sat down and the chair ' man recognized Speaker Clark. There was a roar of applause from the Dem? ocratic side as the speaker strode down the centre aisle. Democrats and Republicans alike arose out of respect to the speaker and stood un? til the applause subsided. "In the language of the old hymn.'* i said the speaker, "this is the day I long have sought." He got no further. Applause that swept the Moor and galleries left him silent in the midst of pandemonium. After some time the noise subsided and he continued: "A few of us have been fighting for 20 years to accomplish what we are going to do in a few minutes. We have faced a majority of 124 on the other side of the aisle. You now face a majority of 191.'* The speaker congratulated Repre? sentative Underwood and the Demo? crats of the ways and means commit? tee for their work in the preparation of ihe bill and congratulated both sides of the house for "courteousness, kindness and good feeling" that marked its consideration. "It seems our manners as well as our politics are improving in this house," he said. "No tariff bill was ever so thoroughly considered in the house. Two weeks in the Democratic caucus, and they can say what they please hut that caucus brought about unanimity in the house. We have brought in no rule to limit debate or amendment. You cant kick or squeal that you did not have an opportunity to offer your ideas as to what should be in the bill. The unanimity in the house was not brought about by the lash of the taskmaker. You Repub? licans say that the last time we passed the tariff bill we split up. This time we will pass the tariff bill and stick together. "This bill is the consensus of the opinion of His men in the house, 49 In the senate and one man in the White House. We've got a bill on which we can go to the country and the country will rise up and call us blessed. We want a wider market for our surplus products and that's what this bill is going to give us." Reresentative Mann reintroduced his tariff hoard amendment as a rider to tho ' dumping'' clause which would assess a penalty not exceeding 15 per cent ad valorem on imports sold in this country at a lower price than abroad. Representative Mann proposed that the secretary of the treasury in arriving at a fair mar? ket value for such goods be assist? ed by a tariff commission appointed by the president. This amendment w.is voted down after a debate of 30 minutes. An amendment by Repre? sentative Uordney to include articles on the free list la the 'dumping ' clause ulso met defeat. The real parliamentary battle took place after the completion of the reading of the bill for amendment when Representative Payne took the door and presented for the Republi? cans a lengthy motion which would have carried the bill back to the WSVS and means committee with Instruc? tions to alter various provisions. It contained the Republican bill for ? tariff commission, the Republican substitute for the wool schedule with a duty based on II cents s pound on raw wool. ?uders to prepare a ?otton schedule according to the re? port of the tariff hoard, orders to change ail rates on the basis of the difference in the cost of production at home and abroad and to substitute specific duties for ad valorem wher ev et pOMible, l.vrr> Hog Has 111- l>a>. To be worried with the dreaded mange. When your dog gets it. don't worry. Strike a bee line for Hearoa s Pharmacy or Sihert's Diu?; Store and K?M a fat cent bottle of Ostoen s Mange Cure. Soon alter applying the mange will disappeared and your dog will at the same time become leuinal and , healthy again?Advt. Very little cotton is coming in aoa from the country, although some i?? taken out of the war? house nlmoei