Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

HIE snrrrn WXTCIIM AN, Established April, 18*0. ?'Be Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTIEROX, Established Jone, ISM, Conso.Viated Aur. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0M SATURDAY, MARCH 2i, 1014. REBELS IN DIFFICULTIES. -_ in i in vs UQri intivist. t ili >i i?\ck M \k tokiuon. Hearts are ( riboml by Hebels but ffcej vimit Hem?] lighting;?Qem Huertu * 'alms Sweeping Vkiorios anil HUM to \ttack 1 hihunhuu. i I i'uno, March is?The federal uro operating simultaneously against ? |gg Ml Jimlm-x. Tiny will win ieejMt vfetegf and both ponces win he ?upturvd unless the constitutionalists i . nm? diately reinforced, accord? ing to an announcement made by (Jen llinita to the Junto today. The rebel commander Gen. Hcna vid?f?. is reported to have been killed and hie 3.500 men are in Immediate i!.uiKtr of being annihilated. The constitutionalists are strictly < < nsc i1 ng all geWl from the scene of fghtirg. Tin y admit that terrific fighting is Kolng on uround Torrcon. ? ut rt 'use to state the results. The federals arc already planning to move on Chihuahua "wnen rebels ha\e been swept back from Torrcon." MeglCO City. March 19.?President rta tud.i v * cr\ ? d not i ??? or the bankers of Mexico City thut they w ill have to contribute onerously to the ftupport of the government or be classed as foes to the republic. The dictator Is furiously angry at the refusuf of Mexican financiers to bar? him I ??.<"?'>.Ooo. tie declared that unh-ss they reverse this decision he will establish a government bun*. An .UlW ial denial WhM today issued of the report that Minister Kojas will renew negotiations with special Of John litnfl Mexico City, Man Ii I S.?Forced by the* increasing seriousness of the financial situation in Mexico, Presi? dent Huertu at last appear* ready to resume negotiations with John Lind. President Wilsons personal repre? sentative, which Urere broken off last August, If reports current in the c api? tal t a' inn JoieS Lope? Portlllo y Pojas, minis? ter of foreign affairs, has been direct? ed to reopen tho ofTicI tl diplomatic exchunges with Mr. land, according' to the report here, anil for that pur? pose want to Vera Cruz today. Where ho will meet Mr. land Is not known. Every effort bus been made to ke. ,? the meeting a scen t, and should It full It take place, the government could lepeat the explanation already gl\en that the minlst>-r is taking the trip to celebrate a saint's day. President Heerte t >day summoned It the National pulace Co of the wealthiest Mexicans icsiding in the Capital and Intimated that indirect financial support WOUld hi highly agreeable. He reminded them that a decree issued ses.ral months ago calling on owners of haciendas to c?|Uip and maintain ten men for pur? poses Of defense, never has been com? plied w.th. Such compliance would mean, according to the otllcial figures. the maintenance, of about Iff). men. as it is estimated that there are .'?2.000 haciendas and smaller ranches within federal Jurlsdltcion. President Huertu also requested ?heae inen to furnish hirn with hots, s for <atinon tappeted to arrive soon from Japan and la rope. Hi inked their moral support. fHlgVeSllllg that tin . form a *ort of military so? ciety, not for gttuej flojhtlgoj Uint InsiKni i be won. h\ the members |Oj identify them um Uinu loyal to tin goverrno nt. The r- p-'rt that i lark'" numbi r ol those who mntin'.id recently at jojutia b ed ? n eaeentod i* hoes it on an oral statement mach* h> (Jen. Jimines f'ustro to the war minist? r. ton. Castro was roc ?!'.< d from the military ?overnorehlp ami reported here today. Ileliti < t ? the rept?rc of ftghttns north of Toireon, <i. n, Blnnquel said t .night: ? I nfo! tun.ttel> it is not true." The war department reports that I'mmmml I'.istlllo Itrito. a rebel b ob r. h is in? t with a BOYOTi d? fcut St To| ? >|.,ue in the State of T ikis. ,,. The d part meat adds I Isaf I he rem? i mi-* of i rito's ft-res are fleeing to* w ard * 'i ..?t. m.< I i in i he Magistrale41 < ourl. William Thomas was arrested b) IHsfsd PoUceeaaa Norrie Tuesday fee eneeoeHeej t?ie spud Haiti and was fined |ll i v MsjHelratt Welle, William Hprott eras arrested on the charge of lag drunk ami dis? orderly and re- sired a gentonce of $le .?r ?'> da s p. opte:inr?i idrcrioe, Mr w Perej smith has been glided to the haafd at dlret Ion oi ihe >ee> plesj Uses' ACT THROUGH CONSULS. ENGLAND WIIX MAKE REPRE? sentations in ORDINARY CHANNELS, I vplaliu <l Thai Treatment Of Cnr ran/u Will Not Bo Different Tioin Past, Waahlngton, March it.?After a I conference today botwoon Boorotary Bryan ami Blr Cocil Bprlng-Rice, the Drlllali smbasssdor. ii was said that hereafter when tin- British, govern meiii lias occasion t<? make reprossn tati. ni to the Mexican constitutional? ists authorities in Chihuahua it will do 80 through its vice consul at the oapltal of that BtatOi Or, where the lncld< r?t oceun at Juares, through the British consul etstloned at Bl Paso, Texas It was SXplalflOd thai this does not Involve any Change in polk-y; that representation! were made through the American government when Gen. Carranai was at Nogales only be* cauM there was no British consular ofllcc in that part of MeilOO at the time. Now, however, when the con ?tltutlonallst ohlel appears in the . Ity i>f Chlhuahue the British vice consul resident there will not hesitate 10 communicate with him. tips is not regarded as constituting in any de? gree political recognition of the con* ctltutlon ills! government it was pointed out that ail American con* uli in Mexico OCCUpy a similar status to? wards the Huerts government. In other parts of Mexico w re the British government has no consular officers Secretary Bryan has under* taken t>> continue the practice of having American consuls look after British Interests. British Consul Perceval stationed at QalVOStOn? who hai oeen at 121 PaiO in connection with the effort to eecertaln facts regarding the death of William Benton, win leave El Paso tonight or tomorrow on his return to Qalveston. a new version of the Benton tragedy reaching officiate hers i^ that in at od of being ehot, as was at tirst reported, Behtda WSS K tbbed to death in Qen. VUla'i ofBee. The body, this report ssysi was mu* tilated, then buried In the neighbor* hood of .lua-' Instead of at Chi? huahua, us VI Is has olalmed. When the *eporl of the oommls Kion appointe d by Qen. Carransa t<> Investigate the killing of Benton has been f iralshed to Beoretsry Bryan, it will be transmitted1 to tho British overnmenti which then will deter? mine whether reparation ihall be demanded. M i l t .' s URITIHlI?AMERtCAN AGREEMENT. Senator Jones Charge* that PsnSBIS Toiu Policy of President Doe to Provlonely c oncocted Rchesne, Wsshlngton* March H??Declaring that the repeal of the olaust oxempt Ing coaol wist shipping from the pay? ment ?>f I'.ma ni ? anal tolls, follow? ing Great Brltaln'i protesti would I?.- part of th<- prlCC tho United States must pay lo ^et the help of foreign powers In the adjustment of the un? fortunate Moxtean situation. Senator Jones, ol We tlngton, In the senate today < ailed up ? resolution ssklng the president ror full Information ai to all foreign protests against the en? actment of the Democratic platform pledge o 1 the tolls question. Jones everely criticised the administration, declaring thai sgroemont for an alii unco \.ith England had been reach? ed sad thai ae a part of it Great Brit* nln la t<? seek reparation for III less On < fonft del ate hoiids. MINISTER moms RESIGNS. I ptteaval In rVonch Cabinet Not Vet Ended. Paris Manh lt.? One ??ther cab? inet upheaval came today as the re kuIi of the assassination of Editor ? 'tim.it '. when Minister of Marine Moms ii Igncd, He will be succeeded by Alfred U brun, AH the power of the Prench gov? ernment in being used to prevent the revelation of Hti te Beeret? when Mme. Calllaua 1. broughl to trial for the as a tin itlun of M, Calmette. \ M I \ PI IIMHIIES PLAN. Pfnsslm Ursnd A?wauli on Torrooii Manila:. Juares, Men. 11 The com tltutlon* ahsi leader, Qen. Villa, today announc? ed t hat 1 he allie d coi utitul lonalli I urmj will make ? grand nnmiuli on Ton. in Sunday. It |fl claimed thai t? d? tais ore being drh 1 n fi om I hai outpost Inte Torcon. Tin- reported death of Qen. Menu video i- sppnrentl) untrue. The ecli ein el i n: th il h. w .'I 1 nter the ton 11 of 1 lei 111 llllo in a ft w hoitra ATTORNEY PILES PETITION WITH PRESIDENT. Zollne Charges Judge With Preju? dice Against Ryan and Other Con? victed Labor Leaders. Washington, March i".?Applica? tion for pardon by eighteen of the labor leaders convicted In the "dyna? miting Caw s" was filed today with the department of justice by the prison? ers' attorney, Elijah N. Zollne. The petition alleged that the men were Innocent and that Judge Anderson, Who presided over the federal dis trlct court at Indianapolis w hen they were convict* d, did not give them a fair and impartial trial. Mr. Zollne announced that at least 20 members of the house and several senators would appear before the de? partment or the president In behalf of the convicted men. Tho.se applying for the pardons are Frank M. Rrj an, president of the In? ternational Assoc iation of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers; Michael J. Young, Qeorge Smytho, Paul J. Mor tin, Frank T. IllgglnS, T. E. Munsey, Fred Mooney, John H. Bury, PetOI J. smith, George Anderson, William 63, Reddin, Prank B. Fainter, Henry W. Legleitner, Finest w. Bady, Er? nest W, Clancy, Michael J. Hannan, William Shape and Michael J. Cun nane. The supreme court Of March J 9 refused to review the conviction of these and six other members of the iron workers' unit n. The application alleged that Judge Anderson allowed only such excep? tions to his ruling as suited his fancy; that he repeatedly seized op? portunities to make long speeches to tin- jury commenting upon the case in a way calculated to show that de fendantg were guilty, and that he ridiculed and intimidated counsel ami Witness for the defense. In a SUPplsmental letter to Presi? dent Wilson, Zollne stated that a spe? cial train to convey the defendants to the Leovenworth penitentiary was ordered 40 dnys before the verdict of ihe jury aji? that the men were on their way to the penitentiary one hour after sentences were pronounc? ed upon them. it was also alleged that Judge An d? rson during the trial frequently c?nsulted with the attorney of the i rectors' association and heard sug rstions from him privately in ab . nee of the defendants and theil t ounseL in support of his charge that Judg? Andorson ridiculed counsel for th< defendants, Mr. Zollne quoted from the transcript Of the trial record where Judge Anderson in reply to Senator Kern of counsel for the de? fense saiil he could no' "control a lot ?'f school hoys." Judge Anderson's Itatement to Cluster H. Krum, for? merly United states district attorney a tu. judge in St. Louis, that "You ex hib t gtrange Ignorance as to the prac? tice of attorneys in court in asking iiif to note an exception," also wee referred to. FIERY SPEECH TO COMMONS. Honor 1.aw Maims That Premier Must Settle Home Knie Question or Arms will he Resorted to. London, March i!'.?Bonar Law, I he opposition leader in the house of 'Ommons, this afternoon moved a v.tte of censure against the govern? ment in a lieYy speech and presented counter proposals for the settlement of inane rule in Ulster province. Con? cluding his speech, Law said: "if Premier Asqutth don't accept this of? fer, it will be because he prefers t" settle these questions by bullets rather thun by ballots." INDIANA DEMOCRATS MEET. Resolutions Endorsing National Ad minist rat ion Introduced. Indianapolis, March 19.?The state State Democratic convention opened iit l'? o'clock this morning. The res olutlon committee presented a report endorsing a State-wide primary, woikmcn'fl compensation act, and the Katlonnl and state administrations. It . I I KpO< ted tili' r< port Will he apploV ed. WIPE SLAYER HOES PHEE. William Uodgc* lequlttod on Charge of M?rderin? His wift?lllegcs \i i ah nt. Wilmington, N. C\, March 19, Wil? liam I lodgeH, v. ho shot and killed his \ i,. io ;i i?hoenla Im t August was t?? d. y dt i i.ii od not guilty by a Jury at Sonthport. 'i he defense clalmod the killing to pe iiceldcntal. DUKE PLANS WAREHOUSE. GREENVILLE MEETING FAVORS SCHEME. Spcakcri Express Opinion That Proper Organisation and Hacking Will Bring Success. Greenville, March 17.?The propo siti?>i of J. 1'. Duke for the organi? zation of a great warehouse company with capital and storage room .suffi? cient to handle the cotton crop of tthe South and keep it from being dumped on tho market each fall as t>oon as it Is grown was indorsed here this morning at a meeting of Green? ville manufacturers, tankers, cotton merchants and business men gen? erally. All who were present at the meet? ing were convinced thai with the eo ? peration ?>!' Mr. Duke and the finan? cial force; with vVhieh he is allied such a company can be organ? ized, and that its operation will be of great benefit to the South. Among those whej spoke at tho meeting today were W. s. Lee of Charlotte, who presented the plan evolved by Mr. Duke, Lewis W. Par i kcr of Greenville, president of the Parker Cotton Mills corporation; John D. Harris ??f Greenville, a rep? resentative farmer; C. s. Webb of Greenville, a ce)tte?n broker; S. W. Cramer of Charlotte and W. A. Law, i Philadelphia banker. There was much enthusiasm th fhoUt the meeting and each e>f '.he speakers received applause. 1)11) NOT PLAN REVOLUTION. Gen. lb bo Kolley Had net Idea of Starting Anything. Sacramento, Cab, March IS.?"Gen. Kolley," the commander of the "army of unemployed'" who started from San Francisco te> Washington today laughingly denied the reports that his "army" Intended to seize the govern? ment arsenal at Hock Island, 111., and start a natlon-wldo revolution. "We would neit think <? f sue h a scheme," sa el Kelley. Most of the "army" has ICattered today, following threats to Jail them. AHEAD OF NFAY YORK. Chicago is Now i'irst City in Amer? ica in Voting Strength. Chicago, March Is*.?Chicago is th? first city in America In voting strength following additions to the voting list yesterday e.f 60,119 women and 81, l r?T nu n. The- total number ???' reg? istered voters Is 693,625, Now York has 069,162. FIRE IN TUSCALOOSA. Alabama City Suffers Loss of tSOO, ouo. Tuscaloosa, Ala., March is.?Firs swept the business portion of this City this morning. The loss is esti? mated at $"00,000. FIERCE RATTLE RAGES. j Rebels Bum Railroad Cars and House's At Monclovla. Mexico City, March l*.?A fierce battle is raging between the federals I ind the constitutionalists ;?t Monclo | v ia, State' etf Choahuia. today. Heb? bels burned three hundred railroad cars, eleven locomotives anil many houses. IS IT WAR IN ULSTER? , English Govcrnmcul Strengthening Military Forces in Ireland. London, March 18.?The govern? ment has largely Increased the strength of the royal constabulary In Ulster province today and large ship? ments of ammunition are' being se? cretly sent by the government. Capt. Crnig, the unionist leader, left for Belfasi today on a mission that is re? ported to be connected with tin- mob? ilisation of lour thousand veterans of the Boer war. The highest tension prevails on both sides. _ A REVOLUTION SUPPRESSED. - The Negro Uprising in Brazil is Prac? tical!) at an End. Buenos Vyros, March 18. The n< gro rev i d u t ion ist s in the state of Caera, Brusll, have destroyed many plantations, but In other sections of Brazil the government ha?; regained ontrol, according to dispatches re e. i\r,i i(iday. Prohibition ami Boxing Bills Killed in Kentucky. Prankfort, March Is -The Ken lucky legislature adjourned early this morning and Ihe possibility of State? wide prohibition died. The bill to legalise t< n rounds of boxing bouts ilso l a lied of passage. MEASURE FRAM ED AT WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE MADE PUBLIC. Prohibits One Corporation EVom I Acquiring Directly or Indirect^ Stock of Concern in Cumpctiti 4 With it?Bona ride Subsidiaries Continue. ^ < - 0 Washington, March 1 -9 he] "holding company" bill as ^p* ived at a White House < onfi j last night lor incorporation in t admin? istration trust legislation pi ?gramme was made public today by Represen? tative Clayton of Alabama, chairman of ihe house judiciary committee. Designed "to prohibit unlawful re I I straint of trade or monopolies in in? terstate or foreign commerce by cor? porations through ihe device of inter I corporate stockholding/' the bill wai drafted by Representatives Clayton. Carlln and Floyd, it probably will be consolidated with other proposed measures that trust legislation may be taken up for passage as one bill. The "holding company" bill would t provide; "That it shall be unlawful for one corporation engaged in interstate or foreign commerce to acquire directly OP indirectly the vhole, or any part of the stock or other share capital of another corporation engaged also in interstate or foreign commerce, where the effect of such aetpjisition is to eliminate or control competition." it would further provide, however, "that this act shall not apply to cor? porations purchasing such stock solel) for investment, and not using the same by voting, or otherwise, to bring I about, or in attempting to bring about the lessening of competition." Violations of the act would consti tute misdemeanors, punishable by a line not exceeding $5,000 or impris? onment not exceeding one year, or both, ami the measure sets forth thai "any indiv idual, who as officer or di? rector of a corporation or otherwise, orders, takes action or participates in carrying out transactions herein . forblddt n shall be held and deemed guilty of a misdemeanor under thh section*" ' . "Nothing contained in this act," lh? lull continues, "el all prevent a Cor? poration t ngaged in interstate or for? eign commerce from causing the for? mation of subsidiary corporations for] the actual carrying on of their imme? diate lawful business 0p the natura. and legitimate branches thereof, oi from owning and Padding all or part of ihe stock of such subsidiary cor? porations, when the effect of such formation is not to eliminate or lea? s' n a preexisting competition." The measure provides that "noth (ng contained in this act shall be held to affect or impair any right hereto-. I .ore legally acquired." HELPED MAN WHO STOLE TEAM. Loaned Mule and Buggy to Stranger, Who Mas Disappeared With it. t Nelson Montgomery, colored, of the Du Boso Cross Roads section, was in town on Tuesday with a very pitiful tale. He sought the aid of the sher? iff and of the police force, but wheth? er they can help him remains yet to be seen. < hi Monday morning a negro, who came to his house several nays ago and whom he had wanking for him for a while, went off with Montgom? ery's mule ami buggy and, man ami beast have not been heard from since. The negro gave his name as John ifbbinson and said he came originally from Georgetown. Montgomery de? scribed him as a very black negro of medium size. < >n Sunday the man complained of being sick and Monday morning ho asked Montgomery for some medicine. Not getting this he borrowed 75 cents, all that Montgom? ery had in ready cash in his house, and tin- mule and buggy and set out. presumably for town to si t l>r. Blr nlo. Montgomery had seen nothing more of him and this morning, when he did not return, he set out for Sum tor himself to see if he could secure any information. This he was unable to do, although the police were no? tified and are on the watchout for In? formation. BOAT AM) CREW LOST. New Orleans, La., March 19.?The auxiliary sehe.aa r L. N*. Dantzler; with a crew of eleven, foundered in a severe storm off the coast of Cuba Sunday, according to a cablegram to? day. Lifeboats of ihe wrecked boat have been washed ashore. A la ense to marry has been issued to Solomon McDanlel and Malverlno McHulHc, ot Oswego. NINE COTTON GRADES. MOW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE SUBMITS. I - A a of GoverjsMSBHl Cotton s Believed to Bo in Nature of di to Cerl>erus. -Now York, March 17.?Pubmission to tTTc nine type system of cotton grading favored by the United states government was acknowledged today by the board of managers of the New York cotton exchange in the adoption of a resolut ion making- the govern? ment standaid types of cotton the basis for trading on and after April 1, lulf>. The resolution reads: "Resolved, That the government standard types of the following grades of cotton, i. e., middling fair, strict food middling, good middling, strict middling, middling, strict low mid? dling, low middling, strict good ordi? nary and good ordinary, shall be the basis for determining the grade of all cotton for delivery upon contracts maturing on and after April 1, 1915." The _3 cotton grades heretofore maintained by the New York cotton exchange have been ciiticised severely r the South and it was said by some f those in touch with the situation that today's action was taken to fore? stall possible antagonistic legislation jy congress. The nine grade system has been applied by the New Orleans exchange for years and is said to simplify the marketing of tne product. Concilia* :or\ action was taken last fall by the New York exchange, but the conces? sion did not completely appease dis? satisfaction in the element which has insisted on a complete surrender, it is I said. AGAINST FOREST FIRES. Fore** Service Warns Against Setting Fires?Injures Land ? l*revents -razing. Post cards cautioning forest users in the Appalachian region against set? ting lires in the woods have recently been sent by the federal forest service to residents in the vicinity of the for? est areas which have been purchased by the government. Thtse poet cards state that burn? ing ??:' the woods does not improve tKe grazing, and does not exterminate poisonous insects or animals. On the ther hand, the cards say such burn ng injures the grazing value of the ind by billing o'Y the better grasses, y decreasing the fertility of the soil nd by Increasing the possible dam ape to the ground, and its covering of vegetation, from frost, sun. wind, and rain. Furthermore .they state that burning injures the timber, impairs its merchantability, and lowers its selling price; that it increases insect damage by weakening the vitality of the trees and affording: an entrance for insects through fire scars; and, in addition, that it kills out the young trees which arc just getting started. For the reasons enumerated, it is announced that no grazing will be al lowed on the government lands Which have been recently burnt, the rule being enforced in order to give the range a chance to recuperate from the effects of the burning. The effect of this prohibition will be to close certain areas against grazing; I therefore, fires set through a mistaken notion that they will improve grazing will curtail the forage resources. The cards further ask cooperation of all forest users in the prevention and control of forest fires. INCOME TAX CONFIDENTIAL. Collectors Warned to Keep Returns a Secret. Washington, March 17.?Warning was issued to all e-edleeteirs of inter? nal revenue tonight that Income tax returns are "Inviolably confkk dial/' that disclosure of returns is in vio? lation of the> law, ami the* Slightest Infraction will be punished. The warning was in the form of a letter Mom Secretary McAdoo to Commis? sioner Osborne. t AMPI N ( IIA ELECTION. c. II. Yates Elected Mayor by Nar? row Margin. Camden, March 17.?in a hotly contested election today C. H. Yates was elected mayor of Camden by a narrow margin. His election e-amo as a distinct surprise, even to his most ardent supporters. A se'cemd raw 6 w as considered almost a certainty, as there were* fe?ur candidates. There was a good crowd at the "Old Hoss" sale at the A. C. L. freight depot Wednesday and a big pile of goods was Sedel.