Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WRECK OH NORTHWESTERN. hEMU\L PEOPLE KM I IM IN JtlUl S W ill N t (lU IIIS i t UN OVEH IN HfOK Capt. flown Thought to Have Brok? en Klb? Mrs Mostly from llorutlo Sustains Krai tore of t ollar Hone? Other* HcxvDc llruisoe?To 0|hmi lAm This Afternoon. From the Dally Item. Aug. 14, A wreck occurred on the North? western railroad this morning near Whites Biding In which several bsjo plo received more or less serious in? juries and all of the passengers on the train received a severe fright Mid were considerably Jostled when the passenger and baggage coaches and lour freight care wo%> overturned. The injured, ns learned at the Northwestern "Mice thin afternoon, were Capt. Jno. l>. Dowen. Suinter. conductor, scalp wound and thouglit to have broken rib; Mrs. Moody, llo ralto. broken collar bone; Mercer, Bumter, a telegraph lineman, tlesh wound on hie arm; U B. Jennings, Bumter, bruise on head. Several others also received minor bruises or eo tUuslons. It was stated that no definite rea? son could be given as the cause of the wreck, but It Is thought that it was caused by a broken truck under one of the freight cars on the train. This oaused the car to leave the track, car? rying other cars with it. The white passenger coach, the colored coach and baggage car and four freight curs were overturned. Beon after the news of the wreck ws* received at the Northwestern of flce a special ws? prepared und sent out to the scene. The injured were given attention first at the wreck, and ?ben placed on tho special and brought back to town. A crew of workmen were also tak? en to the scene and set to work t. remove tho debris and restore the track, about one hundred and fifty feet of which was torn up. It was stated that the track will bo cleared this afternoon and the train will be able to go out on Its regular after? noon schedule. WILSON CONSIDERS (OTTON. IVotot to England E\|sxtcd to Fol? low President's Study of Trying Stt ?uou. Washington. Aug. 22.?President Wilson will take up this week the situation resulting from tho placing of cotton on the contraband list by Great Uritaln. As a result of his study of the situation his protest is expected to be sent forward to Lon? don. W. IV Q. Harding. Southern mem? ber of the federal reserve board, who investigated tho cotton situation for the board last January, during discus? sion of the plan to have tho board act as the central committee in the ad? ministration of $ 13&.uuu.oou cotton loan fund, will confer with the presi? dent tomorrow. I Isprescntagffg. I sjl gf, < I sj u ggf n gi the house committee on agriculture, with a committee of cotton growers, was to have seen the president tomor? row, but the engagement was can? celled because during a conference with the president last week Mr. Lever became convinced that the gov? ernment planned to do everything possible to relieve the situation. t.ALYIvsroN MOVING FOIlWAItD. AJtliougti Without 1 ?uul Drinking Water ami Electrical Power City \fi"" ?< ic Normal. Ualveston. Aug. gg,?Although still without Its usual supply of drinking water and electrical power, tlaUes ton made further strides today toward normal conditions. No business, SfSS transacted and urh the exception of ihr? forces at work clearing away the wreckage left by last week's storm, Sunday was generally observed. The list of dead on (labeston island and vicinity was increased to 111 today by the finding of another body. 1C< ports that bodies had been .eiosered on Holivar peninsula base not been con? firmed. The number of rnJgSing Stood at ?>'J tonight. N. l>. WOMIILE CHOSEN MAYOIL IWcaU .1. It. Msycs la Election at Mayc*\lllo? s^iicer t Ihm ii on < ouim 11. Maycsvllle, Aug. 'i?,.?In the special municipal election held today to < led as mayor to succeed J. \\. Thomas, resigned, and u warden to succeed Q< C. Warreti, wie? has mo.ed a way, N \>. Womhln was chosen CVS! J. ? Mayes for mayor, and E. 0, Sprue? r was elected warden without oppo \* lion. Mayor-elect Woinbh- is freight agent for the Atlantic Coast lane and ?orved several terms g| mayor I ft S years ago. Doth SQSdldelf ? were strong men and the election wu* one of the most Interesting ever held here. E. O Spencer Is assistant cash? ier of the Dank of Ma\esvllk and ban served on council before. Mayor Thames resigned as hr will move to Hishopvllle about September 1. COTTON GROWERS GLAMORING. MAKE FLAKS mn THEIR own REUET. Southern Senators Make Vigorous Protest on F.nglaiid's Declaring Cot? ton i'ont'-alwiml?Wunt Sharp Note to llrltulii. \\ ashington, Aug. 24.?The South? ern cotton grOWejffl ere planning steps foe their own relief. sfeAdoo'i an n?>uneeinent to lend thirty million dol? lars to safeguard the crop is pleasing, but unsatisfactory. The Uritish con? traband order was bitterly denounced by Southern senators and congress? men, many declaring that it the ad ministration don't lile a drastic pro? test, they would make the entlro question a national issue, when con? gress convenes. It is predicted freely that President Wilson cannot expect congressional support for reprisals against (lerinany lor the Arabic sink lug, if ji' does not deal slatply with ?reel BrltOln for hampering the American cotton trade. hh.i.i.k YIELD OF CEREALS. International Institute Makes An? nouncement. Washington, Aug. 211.?Larger har? vests of cereals than last year are forecast for the world's principal producing countries in a report of the International Institute of Agri? culture at Home, cabled today to the ?U |)artmeut of agriculture here. Pye production in Spain, Ireland, Italy, Kuropean Russia, Switzerland and the United States aggregates l.OL'D.OOO.OOO bushels, an increase of 18.7 per cent over 1914. OOjOJ production in these countries and Fngland, Scotland and Tunis ag? gregates 2.64 3,000,00 bushels, an In? crease of 21.1 per cent. Parley production in these nations and Japan aggregates 907,000,000 bushels, an increase of 19 per cent. Wheat production in the ten coun ' in ; named and India, and tho win? ter wheat of Canada, aggregate 2, IU,ee*j,ltt bushels, an increase of 17.9 per cent. town UNDER watfh. Most of Newport's Inhabitants Report? ed In Two Hotels and Court House. Utile Kock, Aug. 23.?A large proportion of the Inhabitants of New? port, Ark., a town of 6,000 persons, are marooned in tho two principal hotels and the court house there, according to a telephone message re e? i\ed here late today. From live to 12 feet of water Is over the entire town as the result of tho levees breaking. Two white boys were drowned to ? lay near Newport, bringing the mi tth list In the Hood to eight. Two steamboats continued running through tho oil trough bottoms res? cuing peoplo in danger from *the Hood waters. Tho Wfcttt river at Newport has come nearly to a stand late tonight and is expected to begin falling to? morrow. BAR THANK PICTURES. Atlanta Authorities Forbid Inhibition of Lynching Movies. Atlanta, da., Aug. 23.?Exhibitions of moving pictures of the body of J.eo M. Frank as it swung from tho limb of a tree near Marietta on Au? gust 17 were stopped here today by the police. Chief of Police Mayo, on learning that pictures wen- being shown at a local theatre, purporting to show the body and scenes at the bloee Of the lynching and in Marietta ami Atlanta subsequent to the finding of Fi ink's body, dispatched a detail of officers to the theatre. HAILWAY OFFICIAL PASSES. E. II. PteneentS I Mos After Service of mm Twenty-five lears. Washington, Aug. 22.?E. 13. iMia ants of Wilmington, N< C, for II > ea rs ehlef engineer of roadways for the Atlantic Coast Line railway, died of apoplexy on his private cur here todey, Me was ?'.."> years of age. With his wife and two daughters Mr. Pleasants left Wilmington yes t rday for Blue Ridge Summit) Pa, The body probably will be sent to i is III more. Jewy Reinem Verdict In Frank Case. Marietta, Aug. 14.?The coroner's jury returned a \erdiet at nOOfl that i imis eemc to ins de.ah "at the hands of parties Unknown lO the jury." William i-'rey testified that he saw three nutomohlles pass ids home at sunrise, but did Rot recognize any of ehe oeeunantPi He earns to Muri? Otts and learned of Prank's eaptnre. < ?n hi.s return he found the body hanging to a tree near his gin house. Rig Fire In Augusta. Augnota, Aug. 14,? Sylveeter Sons' riot hing repair shop was burned last nlsjhl and adjoining buildings were damaged, causing a loss of forty thou? sand dollars. ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES TUAX ONLY GOVERNOR CAN CALL ELECTION. Matter Conies -up in Beaufort Case, Where* Citizens Want to Resort to KeenII?Manning Away from State at Present. Columbia. Aug. 25.?The attorney general's olllce yesterday ruled that the absence of the governor from the State does not authorize the lieu? tenant-governor to assume the duties of the chief excutlve. This opinion w s written by Thomas H. Peeples, attorney general, upon request of An? drew J. Bethea, lieutenant governor. Requesting the opinion Mr. Be? thea. said: "1 understand that his excellency, Hon. Richard I. Manning, governor of the State of South Carolina, is out of the SUite and will be absent until about September 1st. A matter of importance and demanding reason? ably prompt action has been brought to my attention by the citizens in a certain community of the State and I I have been requested by petition to | fake otlicial action as acting governor, of the State of South Carolina. i "1 therefore desire and will thank you, as the head of the legal depart? ment of the State, to advise me whether or not in your opinion I have^ the authority to perform the duties of the governor in the absence from the State of the chief executive of South Carolina. "In this connection, I beg to call your attention to article 4, section 9 of the constitution of 1896, which states among other things that "in case of the removal of the governor from office by Impeachment, death, resignation, disqualification, disabil? ity, or removal from the State, the lieutenant governor shall then be governor,* and also 'In case of the temporary disability of the governor the lieytenant governor shall per? form the duties of the governor.' "I am not satisfied in my own mind as to just what is my author? ity as provided in the above article and section of the constitution, and as I wish neither to assume authority which is not mine nor to shirk a duty which I should perform, I shall greatly appreciate the value of your counsel in this matter." Mr. Bethea Bald yesterday that several citizens of Beaufort county had filed a request for a recall elec? tion for tho mayor and a member of council and that he had referred the m .tier to the attorney general's of? fice for a decision. Tho final paragraph In tho opin? ion says: "I am of the opinion that the mere temporary absence of the governor from the State does not authorize the lieutenant governor to assume the duties of governor during such Ojb; ?eiiOO unless the governor may pub? licly place the lieutenant governor In charge of the government so that the term of absence of the governor shall appear of record." It was said at the governor's office that no petition had been received in the Beaufort case. Gov. Manning is In Boston attending the governor's conference and will returh to Co? lumbia about September 1. Yesterday following the decision by the attorney general, Mr. Bethea sent the following letter to Niels Christensen of Beaufort: "Referring to the petition signed by certain citizens of the town of Beaufort asking for an election for the recall of Mayor Danner and Councilman Marscher and addressed to mo because of the absence of Gov. Manning from the State, I respect? fully beg to return herewith tho said petition to you and regret to say that 1 feel it my duty to decline to act in this matter. "immediately upon receipt of the petition, I referred the matter to the Hon. Thomas H, Peeples, attorney general of the State of South Caro llna*and requested him to give me I an opinion as to my authority to act in the absence Of the governor, and as you will observe from the conclu? sion of the said opinion by the at? torney general, copy of which is herewith inclosed, It is tho opinion of the attorney general that the lieu? tenant governor is not authorized to act in the governor*! absence? " 'Unless the governor may pub? licly place the lieutenant governor in eharge of the government so that tho term of absence of the governor shall appear of record.' "Gov, Manning has not so placed me in charge of the government, and as stated above, I feel It my duty tQ decline to .act upon the petition." AID TO FLOOD VICTIMS. six Persons Dead and Thousands Without Pood. little Rock, Aug. IB.?Five hun? dred tents and two carloads of provis? ions w ere sent to the flood sufferers at Newport) Where the sufferers number IWO thousand Hlx are dead from exposure nnd the lands are flotjSA With the carcasses of livestock. WANTS JUDGMENT WITHHELD. GERMANY ASKS THAT ACTION BE NOT TAKEN UNTIL HER SIDE OF CASE IS STATED. Ambassador Says That Germany Had No Intention of Harming Ameri? cans OB Arabic and Expresses Re? gret at Their Death. Washington. Aug. 24.?Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador communicated to the state department today a message from his government expressing sympathy if American lives were lost on the Av.abic, and asked that the United States delay taking a definite attitude until Ger? many could be heard from. J This was the first word from an j official German source concerning the [Arabic, on which two Americans per? ished. No attempt was made either at the state department or at the White House to interpret the ambassador's communications. Officials merely said that the American government, of course, would await the German ex? planation of the action of the sub? marine commander in sinking the liner. . Count von Bernstorff telegraphed the state department from New York the text of his instructions from Ber? lin: "So far no official information avail able concerning the sinking of the^ Arabic. The German government trusts that the American government will not take a definite stand at hearing only the reports of one side which, in the opinion of the imperial government, can not correspond with the facts, but that a chance will be given to Germany to be heard equally. Although the Imperial government does not doubt the good faith of the Witnesses whose statements are re? ported by the newspapers In Europe. It should be borne In mind that these statements are . naturally made under excitement which might easily pro? duce wrong impressions. If Ameri? cans should have actually lost their lives this would naturally be conirary to our intentions. The German gov? ernment would deeply regret the fact and begs to tender slncerest sym? pathies to the American go\ inment." Secretary Lansing indicated he did not intend to reply to the ambassa? dor's message now. He agreed to its publication with a statement that he had no comment to make. Particular attention was attracted here by the assertion in the German communication that, In the opinion of the imperial government, the ac? counts of the sinking of the Arabic which have come from England could not correspond with the facts. These accounts in affidavits by the captain of the ship and American survivors have agreed that the Arabic, an unarmed passenger ship bound for the United States with no contraband in her hold cargo, was torpedoed without warning by a submarine. It may be a week or more before Germany is heard from further. The report of 'he submarine commander must be awaited in Berlin and it is known that sometimes ten days or more elapse before the underwater boats return to their base. In the mean time the state depart? ment will continue compiling evidence forwarded by Ambassador Page and consular officers. In connection with the German am? bassador's communication today it was recalled here that three days af? ter the sinking of the Lusitania the ambassador presented a note express? ing the sympathy and regret of his government for the loss of American lives. There was no attempt, how? ever, to deny that the Lusitanla had been sunk without warning, and blame for the disaster was placed upon tho British government, which permitted a vessel carrying contraband to sail with passengers, including neutrals. It was reported tonight that Count von Bernstorff expected to come to Washington shortly to discuss the situ? ation personally with Mr. Lansing*, Mr. Lansing said that no engagement had been made, though he would be glad to see tho ambassador. President Wilson and Secretary Irnsing were in communication sev? eral times during the day. They con? ferred briefly after the department had sent the German ambassador's message to the White House. The usual cabinet meeting was not held today and it is probable that the situation will not he placed before the cabinet until the German explana? tions and all reports from Ambas? sador Page have been received and tho president is ready to shape the course of the United States. Town Marshall Kills Man. Canton, Ga., Aug. 2.r).?Town Mar? shall John Collum shot and killed George Turner, a liveryman and garage keeper this morning. There were no witnescs to the shooting. Win Run For Governor* Columbia, Aug. 'jr..?Cple Please, in a letter states that he will |'un for governor again in 1916, His sup? porters claim he is gaining strength. 10 PUT BURDEN ON SNIPPERS OFFICIAL NOTICE OF BAN ON COTTON RECEIVED AT WHITE HOUSE. England Will Force Ships Carrying Staple to I*rovo its Destination? Protest from Untied States, it is Expected, Will Force a Change in Tliis Method of Procedure. Washington, Aug. 25.?The under? standing in official quarters that (Ireat Britain intends to put the burden of proof on the American shipper of cot? ton when cargoes of that staple are seized as contraband furnished the state department today an additional cause for protest. A telegram was received from Am? bassador Page at London transmitting a royal British proclamation placing raw cotton, linters and cotton yarn i on the contraband list. This dispatch was the official con? firmation of the action of the British government making cotton contra? band. The department now has in prepa? ration a note of protest concerning the recent contraband cotton decree, as well as the general blockade sit? uation brought about by the previous order in council. In seizing cotton cargoes under the order in council Great Britain, has endeavored to make the shipper prove the cargo was not intended ultimately to reach) one of Its enemies. ft is now understood Great Britain will employ the same moth jds In con? fiscating cotton cargoes under Its contraband decree. It is the position of the state de? partment that the burden of proof should be upon the nation seizing the cargo and attempting to confis? cate it. Instead of forcing shippers to prove that a seizure is illegal and the detain? ed cargo is really for a neutral coun? try, this government insists Great Britain should be required to prove that the seizure is legal. The oldfashioned American doctrine that a man is innocent until proved guilty applies, in effect, to the present diplomatic situation. The United States Is expected to dema. d that Great Britain apply this principle to the cotton seizure ques? tion. The British attempt to shoulder off the proof of cotton shipment destina? tions onto the shippers undoubtedly will draw a stronj; reply from Wash? ington, It was said. If the cotton shippers were forced Into such a stand It would not only be In contradiction of all legal prin? ciples, officials declared, but would enable Great Britain to seize vessels oa the slightest pretext, hold them in prize court for an indefinite period until the shipper could prove the ship? ments were for neutral destination and aside from imposing a terrific nnancial burden upon the shipper, open up the way for a resumption of the notorious delay of Britsih prize courts, which already has drawn a request for more speed from tho American government. It is believed Great Britain will not attempt to any great degree to avoid assuming proof of cotton destinations, but little hope was expressed in offi? cial circles that any American pro? test would invalidate the contraband order. SEEK RUSSIAN TRADE. United States officials Want Embargo LUted. Washington, Aug. 23.?Prompted by news that shipping congestion at the Russian port of Archangel had been relieved largely, officials here today renewed efforts to close nego? tiations for lifting the Russian em? bargo against ports to the Un'ted States. Cablegrams wero sent urg? ing early ratification of an agreement reached with the Russian embassy here. Mr. Barker, American representa? tive at Archangel, said: "Probably half the large supply of American cotton accumulated at Archangel has now been transported to the interior textile mills that bought it. "I would suggest that important American interests send special agents to Archangel. Conditions will bo exceptionally ffcvorable next spring for shipping American goods, such as cotton goods, ?iu Archangel, ss there should be enough water in the interwaterwaye for transport all over Russia. "Archangel Is now one of the busiest ports In tho world, ranking almost with Now York in the arrival of ships." Further complaints were received today that export cargoes at Arch? angel consigned to the United States were being held up. Want More Troops on Border. Brownsville, Aug. 25.?The United States military authorities have ap? pealed to Washington to send ,more troops, reporting the forces 'on the holder insufficient to combat the Mex? ican raids, DANIELS WANTS STRONG NAYY TELLS GOVERNORS OF HIS WORK AND AIMS. Gives Executives Taste of Sea Life and View of Mimic Torpedo Attack. Boston, Aug. 25.?A powerful and great navy and efficiency, so that it will be ready to defend the country against attack from any quarter, is the aim of Secretary Daniels. This he declared before the governors* con? ference at an adjourned session on board the flagship Wyoming of the North Atlantic fleet in Massachusetts bay. j For two hours the secretary stood on the bridge of the flagship while Admiral Fletcher put the fleet through manoeuvres illustrating attack and defense. Then he joined the gover? nors) in the admiral's cabin and told them why he had made them his guests for the afternoon. "The navy must abide in the hearts of the whole country if it is to be strong and powerful and made great," the secretary said. "It is for the peo? ple, not the president or myself, to say how great it shall be. As you go to your homes you will speak the word that will help to determine this question. "The greatest things that the navy is doing are not heralded. Since the war began there is not an officer in any department of the navy who has not taken advantage of its lessons. Experiments are proceeding day and night and today in every element our navy has no superior in the world. Wo do have superiors in size and numbers and it is for us to continue to strengthen our navy. "I believe we ought to increase our navy steadily so that in times of stress and emergency the real first strong arm of our country will be ready to defend our country if it is at? tacked from any quarter." The Wyoming picked up the gov? ernors at the Charleston navy yard; and, taking a position a few miles east of Boston lightship, became the target for attack by 25 torpedo de? stroyers after they had passed in re? view with ten battleships. After the review appeared to have been ended, the destroyers suddenly reappeard. On the flagship a general alarm against torpedo attack was sounded and soon the big guns of the Wyo? ming began to fire blank shots at the onrushing destroyers. The destroyers circled the flagship, pouring forth dense volumes of smoke made by ex? cessive use of oil. Soon the destroyers were hidden behind the cloud. The screen suddenly was broken by the destroyer Ammen, which was ob? served dashing headon for the Wyo? ming. The battleships' guns imme? diately were trained on the attack? ing ship and thundered away. The destroyer, however, came on and when she had approached within 3,000 yards discharged a torpedo. The missile was seen to strike the a> water and then, submerged, make its way towards the flagship. Th: latter, however, in an instant had been put slightly to starboard, with a full head of steam, and the speeding torpedo passed a few feet astern. The attack by the destroyer was counted and they withdrew. After these exercises Secretary Daniels met with the governors and made his address. Late in the after? noon the party left in launches for Gloucester, where they stopped for a moment at the home of John Hays Hammond. Thence they went In au? tomobiles to ho Eastern Yacht club at Marblehead, where they were en? tertained at dinner by the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Secretary Daniels responded to a toast to President Wilson, paying a high tribute to the executive, and de? claring that the president had left nothing undone to establish the prop? er defense. MUSCOVITES READY TO FIGHT. Shell Crl-is Over, Russians Will Sooo Have Plenty of Munitions of War. London. Aug. 25.?The shell crisis in Russia is over, according to an an? nouncement by Chairman Shingareff [of the duma defense committee to The Daily Chronicle's Petrograd cor? respondent. The quantity of muni? tions, the statement says, has been more than doubled and all necessary supplies are going forward promptly. The Russian army now is In splendid fighting condition, it is stated. AMERICA TO PROTEST. Will Object to Seizure of Solretg. Washington. Aug. 25.?The United BtatOS will protest to France against the detention of the steamer Solvcig. recently transferred from Norwegian to American registry. The Solveig is one of the several vessels acquired by the Trans-Atlantic company, an Amer? ican corporation financed by German capital. The vessel is held at Mar? seilles subject to a French prize court decision on the legality of her changs of Hags.