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New-York tribune., 1911-04-17
GASOLINE BLOWS MAN
AND WIFE INTO WATER
Terrific Explosion Destroys Boat
and Makes Pillar Of Flame
Seen for Miles.
TWO ON BOARD RESCUED
Three Tanks, Each Containing
5000 Gallons, Go Up on Barge
Off City Island, Making
Spectacular Display.

few minutes after fire was dis
covered aboard the gasolene supply boat
Texas. If the Texas Company. ~ No. II
Battery Place. shortly after 10 o'clock
last night. three gasoene tanks, re-
ported to have contained 300 gallons
tach. exploded and completely wrecked
the vessel, which was anchored in Long
Island Sound opposite schofeld street,
City Island.
captain John Pierce and his wife were
thrown from the vessel when the first
explosion occurred. and were picked up
by Daniel Oakes in his motor boat and
taken To the Prospect Hotel. The boat
broke its moorings and drifted in the
direction Of Execution Lighthouse.
Flames shot two hundred feet in the
air. and the illumination caused 10y the
burning oil was seen in The Bronx.
Brooklyn and many parts Of Manhat-
tan, and far up the Sound.
Firemen and volunteers jumped into
boats and raised the anchors of vessels
near the burning boat and moved them
cut Of danger. The fireboat George g..
Mcclellan was summoned from East goth
street Streams Of water were turned on
the blazing vessel. but il did not extin-
gIish the burning oil The blazing boat
drifted SLOWLY down the Sound. illuni
mating the whole Of city Island and a
part Of The Bronx. II was followed by
the freboats. and streams OF water were
kept on il TO prevent the explosion Of a
5000 gallon tank stored in the rear of
the vessel. which was said to contain
kerosene
The Texas. o few moments after the
explosion was a complete wreck. The
loss is estimated al $4,000. According
To the captain Of the vessel who had
lust rowed 10 the boat after attending
a church service on City Island. he dis
covered fire near a forward tank, which
he tried to eXtinguish. but the blaze
was beyond his control
Seeing that his life. as well as that of
MS wire, was endangered, ne Stdl w
descend to the rowboat. The moment
they reached the side Of the vessel a
fame two hundred feet in height shot
into the cir. and he and his wife leaped.
The two other tanks Of gasolene ex
ploded moment later. Persons who
witnessed the explosion rushed 10 motor
boats and other craft. knowing that the
captain and his wife were aboard.
Daniel Oakos leaped into the Tritzie
and put out toward the blazing boat at
full speed He rescued Captain Pierce
and his wife and brought them To- the
floating stage at Carroll street.
The sleeping quarters and cabin Of the
wrecked vessel which were between the
two forward and the two aft tanks.
were blown away. and a dog. which the
captain is known 10 have had aboard the
boat. Ia thought 10 have been killed.
The Texas was about two hundred yards
from shore when the explosion oc-
Cured and the impact was felt I'm city
Island
The nghting cf the hre on the oil
craft was done at the risk Of the fire.
men. as a tank containing FIVE thousand
gallons Uas intact and was expected 10
explode AT any moment
New-York tribune., 1911-04-17
NEAR ZERO WEATHER UPSTATE
Snow to the Depth of Four Inches Falls
in Sullivan County.

Monticello. - y. April l6 \ cold wave
e,.d snovstorm swept Sullivan County last
nigh, and this morning. the mercury
dr.nped 10 degrees above zero and moro
than four inches of snow fell. The lakes
arc all fully covered with ice. and In some
looslitits five feet ~ frost Is " the ground.
The season is the most backward IN a
ouarter cf a century
New-York tribune., 1911-04-17
Believes Intervention Near, Un.
less Rebel Leader Makes
Terms.
DENIAL AT WASHINGTON
Diaz Adherents Say That Strong
Representations Have Been
Made to 1nsur-
gents.
MOTIVE BEHIND THE MOVE
Suspicion That Disturbances Along the
Border Were Intended TO Forcs
the Hand Of the United
States.
MOTIVE BEHIND THE MOVE

TIE substance OF the following dis
rs.ch from, The Tribune's special ccrre'
spondent in the City Of Mexico was read
TO a hah government official in Wash
inoton last night. He said he knew o. no
conditions existing that would Justify tre
belief of tho Mexican officials that the
State Department was preparing TO rut
pressure on Madero. or that any act -
intervention was being considered by ths
Stat. Oepartrert The dispatch was
taken in Washington TO reflect tho on'n-
ion of Mexican officialdor, rather than
actual conditions.
That there is decided undereurrert
favorable to a peaceful conclusion of
Mexieo's troubles is confirmed in the els
patche. from EI Paso and Washington
stating that messages from Or. Gomez
the representative Of Madero in Wash
inoton, to the insurgents in front o.
Juarez prevented an attack on that town.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-17

Continued on SEC ond rsg,
New-York tribune., 1911-04-17

Each $3.50 invested now ought ~ he
u,rIh 500 ~ later Chamber Commerce ref
er-nces II YOU have money TO invest inves-
t.ate Bc4 lie, MI Vernon. Ohio.-AdYt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
HE DECLINES TO GO.
The Governor Is Invited to Go to the
Hot Place.

While at Greenville on Wednesday
Gov. Blease made the following state
ment:
"I will show the people that a
county officer like Goodwin can't tell
the Governor of this State to go to
Hades. / expect to pursue the regu-
lar course In presenting papers fo1
the collection of the salary Of Detec-
tive Head, and, if the county OF
Green7ille refuses to pay the money
I will secure the services Of lawyer
and take the case to the State courts.
If that fails, I will take it to the Su-
preme Court. -
The statement was made in con-
nection with the Supervisor Good
wins refusal to pay the salary OF
Officer Head, dispensary constable ap'
pointed by Governor Blease, for the
reason that the county delegation
failed to make appropriation for the
salary and therefore the county has
no funds to apply to this purpose.
The Greenville view is that the Gov
ernor has misunderstood the situa-
ton. Supervisor Goodwin, in an in
terview says he has always treated
the Governor with utmost respect,
especially in the matter under dis
cuSSion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
NEGROES NOT WANTED.
The Lily Whites So Declare at Their
Meeting.

Indorsing the administration OF
President Taft and pledging him the
IS delegates from this State for his
denomination and placing itself
squarely against the appointment OF
negroes to federal offices In the
South, the executive committee OF
the white Republican party Of South
Carolina, numbering Is men from
all Of the congressional districts OF
the State, met in Colum bia Wednes-
day. The meeting was held by call
of John G. Capers. The meeting IN
Columbia was held for the purpose of
perfecting the organization set on
foot in Columbia last October when
the negroes were eliminated. The
resolutions adopted ~~re mosr faV-
orable and indorsed the Taft admin
istration throughout. This white Or
ganization has not yet been recog-
nized by the national party.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Wind AND hail
BAD STORM PLAYS HAVOC IN
EASTERN MISSOURI.
Many People Were Killed and In
jured by It as It Swept Over
State.

A St. Louis dispatch says nine
persons are dead and nearly 100 in
jured as result Of the destructive
wind and hail storm which passed
over Eastern Missouri Friday at.
ternoon. In this city three are dead
and property valued at between ST.
100000 and s2,000,000 was destroy
ed.
There was a remarkable participa.
ton Of hail stones. Some Of these
are reported as being three inches IL
diameter. Hail caused the greatest
damage.
Thousands Of windows in west-end
residences were broken. Green
houses were demolished. Chcrche:
in the path Of the storm d.! not
escape and many s.c;ned glass win
dows were broken.
At Wales Mine, Mo-, the tornado
killed four persons and seriou y III
jured score more.
At Cadet, Mo-, two women are
known to have been killed aud IL
persons are reported injured.
At Shelbyville. ILL.,, hail stones
eight inches in circumference were
reported. At Anna, Ill, growing
crops were badly damaged BY the
hail and wind.
The tornado which wrought de-
struction in Cadet and Wales Mines
swept over and did considerable dam
age to several points in Washington,
Montgomery. St. Francis and Je1er-
son - the lead belt counties - and
among the towns suffering heavily
were Flat River, Esther and ElV1ns'
In the three towns named fifty per
sons were more or less seriously IN
iured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
WHEN THE WAR BEGAN.
half Century Ago Fort Sumter Was
Fired On.

Thursday was the fftieth anniVer-
sary of the firing of the Confederate
forts and batteries on Fort Sumter,
then garrisoned by the United States
troops. precipitating the civil war,
eliminating in the surrender Of Fort
Sumter two days later, are compara-
lively few and fast becoming extinct.
The battle was witnessed by thou
sands Of people, who crowded the
water front in Charleston.
For two days the battle endured
at intervals, more or less protracted
and by night as well as day, the
crowds of interested and enthusiastic
people lined the lover water front
and witnessed it. The booming Of the
guns would call the crowds to the
water front, as quickly as a tempo
rary termination Of hostilities would
result in dispersement Of the spec
tators. The engagement was par
ticularly beautiful at night with the
hurting of the red hot projectiles
through the air and the bursting of
many bombs, causing fires frequently
wherever the shells landed.
A three-cornered fight was in pro-
gress. From the "Iron Battery on
Morris Island, so-called because IL
was constructed of railroad iron, laid
at angles to defect projectiles, from
Fort Johnson, from Fort Moultrle
and from a floating battery at the
end Of Sullivan's Island, near the
wharf Of the old ferry company, a
steady stream Of shot was poured at
Fort Sumter and the game little for
tress returned the fire, pluckily hold
ing out to the last before Major An
derson was finally compelled to sur
render
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
A POPULAR SENATE
HOUSE VOTES FOR DIRECT ELEC-
TION BY PEOPLE.
First Bill on the Democratic Program
Rushed to It's Passage Over Fro
tests of Republicans.

The house of representatives, by a
vote Of 296 to 16, early Thursday
evening passed the Rucker resolution
proposing a constitutional amend
ment for the direct election OF
United States senators. This is the
first Of the Democratic program
measures passed by the house. Back
ed by a solid Democratic phalanx, 1t
went through without modification
and with e. speed that brought pro-
tests from the Republicans.
The resolution, as the house ap-
proved it, is in the form Of the Boz
ah resolution reported out OF the
senate Judiciary committee In the
closing days Of the last congress. Re-
publican opposition to the Rucker
resolution in the house was based
on the fact that 1t did not contain
the change afterward made in the
fight in the senate, which assured to
congress continued control over cleo
tions in the several states.
After six hours Of debate, In WHICH
many demands were made for this
change in the resolution, all but Is Of
the Republicans voted for the pas
sage Of the resolution.
MT. McDermott (Ill.) was the only
Democrat voting against the resoiu-
ton.
Jos. G. Cannon, former speaker,
Jas. R. Mann, Republican leader, and
Others OF the Republicans who voteo
against the measure declared that its
form was such as to threaten federal
government with the loss Of the con-
troll over senatorial elections in the
States given to safeguard the tnteg-
rity Of these elections. They insist,
ad did other Republicans who ulti-
nately voted for the resolution. that
the direct election amendment should
be offered without any language at
tached that might be dangerous to
the future congressional supervision
Of senatorial elections.
Democratic leaQeTS QeCIaTeQ lAdt
the resolution was open to no such
construction and that 1t offered the
most nearly perfect constitutional
amendment that could be devised. An
amendment offered by Representative
Young (Mich.) adding language that
resembled that OF the Sutherland
amendment adopted in the senate two
months ago, was defeated by a: party
vote, 121 to 100.
The Republican insurgents, led by
Representative Lenroot and Cooper
of Wisconsin, forced record vote on
the final passage of the esolutior.
The house voted overwhelmingly IN
favor Of the measure when Speaker
Clark called for the viva voce vote,
but the insurgents demanded roll
call in order to put the house on
record on the subject. The Demo-
Gratis quickly seconded this demand.
It was day of lively debate. Prac-
tically every man who spoke favored
the direct election amendment. The
difference arose mainly over the con-
stitutional argument Of whether the
powers Of the federal government
we're In any way threatened.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
TORE UP THE CROPS.
Great Damage is Done in BsrnWeu
County by the Hail.

A special to The State from Barn
well says the section in and around
Zorn's mill, few miles from Barn,
~ell, was visited by most disastrous
hailstorm Saturday evening, which
lasted about 20 minutes and did
great damage to tender young crops
and gardens. A light shower of hail
stones also fell here during the thun-
derstorm of Saturday.
The stories told OF the storm and
she havoc wrought are almost unbe-
lievable. The stones, many OF which
are said to have been as large as q
good sizen marble. came down in
reritable cloudburst, and the ap-
proach Of the storm could be neafu
at quite a distance.
R. L. Ussery said that in ditcnes
the drifts Of stones we're from II
inches to two and three feet deep.
Gardens were badly damaged, but
luckily no crops were up in his I'M
mediate neighborhood.
c. B. Swann's garden and tine
patch Of rye, waist high, were lit
eraly torn to shreds, as were sew
eral acres Of beautifully growing
cantaIoupe and watermelon vines.
Mr.. Swami stated that he had just
fertilized some 20 acres OF land, US
Ing 1000 pounds Of fertilizer to the
acre, and that the rain washed prac'
tically all Of it away. He will have
al; Of his work to do over again, with
the great loss Of time and money
incident hereto.
A local physician, returning from
a. visit to a patient in the country,
was forced to get out OF his buggy
and hold the buggy seat over his
horses head to protect it from the
hailstones.
Stones which had been on the
ground since Saturday night were
from one-half to three-fourths OF an
inch in diameter on Monday. They
must have been fully one inch IN
diameter when they first fell.
It is impossible at this time to es-
innate the great damage done by the
storm, as many farmers living in that
section have not been heard from
but it will likely run into the thou
sands Of dollars.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Paid Not to Marry.

Three New Haven, Conn, girls, the
Misses Belle, Henrietta and Marion
Feuchtwanger, will receive $4,000
each from the estate Of their uncle,
Meyer Feuchtwanger, who died In
New York April 6, for not marrying
during his lifetime. The young wo-
men have just filed petition, saying
that they had complied with their
uncle's wishes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Auto Turned Over.

AT Kansas City Ned Crane, driving
a Buick racing car in a practice test
at Elm Ridge track there late Fri
dav afternoon, preparatory to an at
tempt to be made tomorrow to estab-
lish a new record, vas instantly kill
ed when his machine threw two tires,
and turned over. An employe OF
the Buick factory, riding with Crane,
wa. dangerously injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Fell Into Boiling Soap.

While playing with other children
in the yard of hel parents none,
near Friendship Baptist church We'd
nesday, Gertie HargroVe, aged -;
stumbled and fell into a kettle Of
boiling lye soap, Sustaining burns
from which she -Sied early that day.
The child vas the daughter Of Mr..
and Ms. Henry Hargroye, promi-
ne1t family Of Stokes county, N. c.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
CALL them DOWN
PRESIDENT TAFT SERVES NOT
ICE ON MEXICANS.
That American Soil Must be Respect
ed and Lives Of Our People Not
Endangered.

President Taft is determined thai
battles between Mexican Federals
and insurrectos shall not be fought
on American soil. He is equally de-
termined that the lives Of American
non-combatants shall not be endang-
cred by the forces Of President Diaz
and those Of Gen. Madero.
Future combats between the rebels
and the forces of the Mexican Gov
ernment must not be fought out so
close to the American line, as to put
in jeopardy the lives and propert,
of Americans.
Through the State department, the
President Friday night notified the
Mexican Government that it must see
that in the future no such unfortu-
nate incident as that at Aqua Prieta,
when two Americans were killed and
eleven wounded, be allowed to occu:
Through the war department. and
through the department OF justice,
the President sent the same sort OF
warning to the leader Of the insured
tos at Aqua Prieta. The belief is ex-
pressed that these warning will be
obeyed to the letter.
Neither the President nor any Of
his advisors was Inclined to regard
the incident as Aqua Prieta az a
forerunner Of anything more serious,
but they did conclude that 1t must
not be repeated.
President Taft feels now that his
order sending the troops to Texas
has been justified by the develop
dents Of the last rev days. He is
more certain than ever that condl-
tions in Mexico are alarming.
He is hoping that there will be no
need for any further movement to
the South, but if there should be, he
knows that 10000 American troops
are near the Rio Grande and that
along that river the Mexican force
Is very small.
The Douglas, Arizona, Chamber OF
Commerce has reported to the State
department the casualties Of Thurs
days battle. In reply to this, the
President said In a message:
stMr. E. P. Hill: This Govern
ment is much distressed at the Sit
uation as you have described It..
Steps will be taken by which a de-
plorable incident will be avoided in
the further In the meantime, I
hope that the Chamber Of Commerce
and the authorities of Douglas will
use all influence possible to keep all
as far away as possible from the zone
Of fighting and to avoid taking, sides
in order not to aggravate the situa-
tion -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Damaged By Storms.

Considerable damage was done to
crops and property in central Loulsl-
ana wednesday by rain, hail and
wind storms. At Covington, on Lake
Pontchartrain, several residences
we're shaken from their foundations.
In New Orleans the streets we're
flooded. Reports from Baton Rouge
saw the storm was the worst exper :
enced there in several years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
SLUSH FUND STORY
ATTORNEYS DIsCREDIT THE DE-
NAL OF HINES.
Drawing the Lines Tighter and Tight
er Around Him and the Other Cor
ruptionists.

Developments in Thursdays nea1>
ing at Springfield, H., Of the State
senate committee Investigating the
election Of United States Senator
William Lorimer were attempts by
attorneys and Investigators Of the
committee to discredit the denial of
Edward Hines, Chicago lumber
man, accused of having collected a
fund to elect Senator Lorimer, and
the practical refusal Of Edward Til
den, Chicago packer and banker,
to produce before the committee his
accounts in the various banks
through which he does business.
Mr.. Tilden's attitude on the wit
ness stand resulted in the serving Of
second subpoena upon him as he
stepped from the witness, chair this
afternoon.
1t commands Mr. Tilden to produce
before the committee next thursday
the records Of his various bank ac-
counts in the year 1909.
Refusal to do so, Mr.. Tilden vas
given to understand by the commit
tee, will result in an order OF con-
tempt being issued against him.
The testimony given week ago
by Clarence S. Funk, general 1oan-
ager OF the International Harvester
Company, was corroborated to con-
siderable degree by Herman H. Het-
tier of Chicago, president Of the Her
man Hettler Lumber Company.
Although Mr.. Hettler stated that
Mr.. Hines said nothing Of the use Of
money or improper methods in the
election of Senator Lorimer, Mr.
Hines was quoted as boasting per-
sonal achievement in putting Lori
mer over"
Mr.. Hettler said he had the con-
versation with Mr.. Hines in the C:-
ion League club, the same place IN
which Mr.. Funk testified that he met
Hines when an alleged proposal to
contribute $4,000 to the Lorimer
election fund was made to Mr. Funk.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Took His Own Life.

A. C. Hutchins, formerly of Ch1r.
lotte, n. c.. president and treasurer
of the Alta Vista cotton mills at Alta
Vista, a short distance south OF
Lynchburg, Va, shot himself through
the head Wednesday, death being in
stantaneous. 4 coroner's Inquest re-
turned a verdict of suicide bu- the
evidence threw no light on the cause
leading to the act.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Killed Himself.

Jacob W. Clute, three times mayor
of Schenectady, N. Y, killed himself
with a pistol in the bath room OF
his home Wednesday while the sheriff
and under sheriff were waiting at the
door with a body execution for him,
growing out of alleged irregularities
in the handling Of an estate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Admit Negro Women.

Jacob G. Schurman, president Of
Cornel University, Monday brought
to an end the controversy which has
been in progress for few weeks oy-
er admitting negro women students
to Sage college dormitory. In state
ment issued to Mrs. F. S. Martin OF
the women's advisory council, he says
that all negro women students are to
be admitted to the privileges Of the
woman's dormitories if they request
admission.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Perish in Flames.

At Bombay, B. r., two hundred
men, women. and children were
burned to Geath Monday night in d
fire which destroyed a thatched struc-
ture in which they had gatherd for a
festival. Five hundred persons were
in the building when the fire broke
out. There was only one exit and an
indescribable panic ensued.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Sisters Are Drowned.

While driving from Brookport, ILL.,,
to Metropolis Ill, eight miles away,
Mrs. Louis Herter and Mrs. James
Wilford, sisters-in-law, were drowned
when a bridge across Massa creek
gave way, throwing both women into
the swollen stream. The two horses
the women were driving, swan to
shore and thus gave the first alarm
Of the double drowning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Blown Into River.

At st. Louis an eight-story grain
elevator valued at 100000 located
in the extreme northern end Of the
city on the Burlington tracks, was
blown into the Mississippi by Sc
we're wind storm Thursday night.
Two women are reported to have died
from fright, making three deaths up
to the present, traceable to the storm.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Train i'm the Ditch.

Mobile & Ohio passenger train No.
l. leaving Mobile Tuesday morning
went into the ditch two miles south
of MuIdon, Miss, that afternoon. The
engine and baggage car was deral!ed,
the engine turning completely over
and killing Engineer Jasper Adams
and injuring the baggagemaster, por-
ter and five passengers.