VOL. XXVIII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1913 NO.1

ESTIMATES CROPGOTERNMENT REPORT FOR SEA

SON Of 1913-1914

LOWER THAN LAST YEA!Federal Estimate of the Growin1

Crop Reaches 13,677,000 Bales-

Total Production for South Caro

Una Estimated at 1,330,000 Bale

-Texan Crop Short.

The American cotton crop for thiseason of 1913-14 will amount t<13.677,000 bales of 500 pounds. (noincluding linters), according to th4Arst estimate made by the govern-ment this year through the crop re

porting board.- bureau of statisticsdepartment of agriculture, and announced Friday afternoon. Thicompares with 13.703.421 bales o:500 pounds. exclusive of linters. nro.due-d last year. when the total cropinelusive of lintprs. was 14 21 2.O(b*lPs of 500 minds: 15.692.701hales In 191.1. which. In1naine lint.prs. amounted to 16.250.276 bales;I I CAItr ,9 l ~1.5- t 1 4 4A T"U 4-%

eludine lintors. vniintoI to 12.0A;.,ge9 hvlaa- In nA 04q halps in l9nqwhijrh. i-elinAine lin+prq. ,pon+tA te

i 21.2R hales: 12.041.709 balos Ir149.8 whch nenn;-ne 11ntoreamnntPA to 12.5R7.1"4 bloe. and11 1n17Io' '41-14 qn 1Ion'? whqf.. in.

clinilItngln+4'. amOnnt4d to 11.27441 hsl.q. The av0a-Rty of thp cronref 1n -1?.111.047' bales. ex

clnotvo of linb+1s.The% ava-0' int->l nen-Anefnn. emK

elnavih of lntare. for the fia v4o

f'nIolot7to 1911 wot 1o.q1 Lni

bal.n. The v-1io of thp ron. inel-id.Ine eaCaA. fe- +1%0 QAmo nerinel avar"aW

ed 9qEVl 4fAl AOA. whils tho 1911rovn. lint ond eQoed. was V411d q1$90.#9A non. tl'e valne of the linibei~ng S169 91A AAA: t'hp 111 roent

emn, IMP JA0AAA. the lint binevale4 0t $719 490AIn. nrl thc1910 conn. 9#.1R0.0f0. the Tnosival-nahlp Pver n,'Arced. the value olthe lint bene 98?0.2?'0.000.The estimated production, exclu-

sive of linters and stated in 500-ponud bales, by states, with compari.sons, and the aggregate value of -thecrop, with linters and seed, follow:

Virginia-Total production, 25,000bales, compared with 24,398 bale!last year and 15,270 bales, the aver-

age of 1907-11. The value of -thecrop, with seed, last year was $1,-670,000.North Varolina-Total production,

765,000 bales, compared with 865,-653 bales last year and 726,968 bales,the average of 1907-11. The valueof the crop, with seed, last year wa!$58,980,000.

South Carolina-Total production,1,330,000 bales, compared with 1,-182,128 bales last year and 1,240,399bales the average of 1707-11. Thevalue of the crop, with seed, last yearwas $80.880,000.

Georgia-Total production, 2,275,.000 bales, compared with 1,776,546bales last year and 2,017,371 bales,the average of 1907-11. The value oithe crop, with seed, last year was$121,800,000.

Florida-Total production. 68,000~bales, compared with 52,760 baleslast year and 61,646 bales, the aver-

age of 1907-11. The value of thEcrop, with seed, last year was $4,.190,000.Alabama-TOtal production, 1,.

510,000 bales, compared with 1,342,-275 bales last year .and 1,278,70ibales, the average of 1907-11. ThEvalue of the crop, with seed, last yearwas $90,280,000.

Mississippi-Total production, 1,-195,000 bales, compared with 1,046,.418 bales last year and 1,334,712bales, the average of 1907-11. Thevalue of the crop, with seed, lasiyear was $71,720,000.

Louisiana-Total production 400,-000 bales, compared with 792,fl95bales last year and 405,844 balesthe average of 1907-11. The valuEof the crop, with seed, last year was$25,370,000.Texas-Total production 3,330,00C

bales, compared with 4.880.210 baleslast year and 3,188.t66 hales, thEaverage of 1907-1t. The~value o;the crop, ivith see-1 last year was$321,430000.

Arkansas- -Total production, 9' r,-000 bales. ccmpared wi1* :±0bales last yea" andO SA.32q bales, thlEaverage ofl'-0- 1'. The value of th;crop, with seed, Tast year was $53,.63-0.000.Tennes'e -Total prod netion. Z3-.

000 bales, compared with "76.i-4~bales last year and 329,507 ba'e:the averrge of 19C7-1. The valu<of the cron with seed, last year was$1 8,930.000.

Missouri-Total production. 66.000 bales, compared with 55.69:bales last year and 59,946 balec. thiaverage of 1907-11. The value othe crop, with seed, last year was $3,800,000.Oklahoma-Total production 820.

000 bales. compared with 1,021,23(bales last year nd 808S.640 bales. thiaverage of 1907-11. The value of thicrop, with seed, last year was $67,200.000.

California-Total productIon, 18,000 bales, compared with 9,000 .balelast year.

Wouldn't Stand for It.Charles Nelson of C'hicas~o, bacl

from two years' wandering kicketup a rumpus when he found a stranger occupying the grave he bought Tohis own use, and is suing an undertaker.

Cause Many Accidents.gobble skirts, aided by higch heel!

have caused 13S accidents on Pennsylvania railroad trains in the las

-'tree months, according to statisticecymned hy the company.

MAY TAKE THEM OVER

GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH OWN

ERSHIP CONSIDERED.

Postmaster General Burleson Wil

Submit Findings on Question in

His Annual Report.Government ownership of tele-

graph and telephone lines throughoulthe country is being seriously consid-ered by President Wilson. Confer-ences between the president andPostmaster General Burleson haveled to a gathering information aboutthe practical working of governmentownership in those nations wheresuch a system Is in operation. Thesubect will be discussed at some

length in the postmaster general'sannual report, soon to be made pub-lie, though it is by no means assuredthat he will make any positive rec-

ommendations.The postmaster general saw the

president for a few minutes Wednes-day and while they did not discussthe subject. Mr. Burleson said as heleft the White House that on previousoccasions when he discussed the sub-ject with the president he had foundhis mind open and receptive to Infor-mation. Though bills have beendrafted by members of congress look-ing to government ownership. none

has been agreed upon as an adminis-tration measure. while the result ofMr. Burleson's investigations are be-ing awaited.

"There is no doubt," said Mr. Bur-leson, "that the Inauguration of theparcel post and the postal savingssystem have given a tremendous im-petus to the desire of people all over

the country to have the governmentown the means of communicationeverywhere. It is a subject involv-ing two or three hundred milliondollars and we must go very slowlyin inquiring into it. Every greatnation except us has adopted it."When Sir Herbert Samuels. post-

master general of Great Britain. was

here recently, I had two long talkswith him. It has proved a success in

England. I do not want to make anyrecommendations to congress until Iam absolutely sure of my ground."

Although Mr. Burleson seems tofavor the plan for government owner-

ship, it is said that it will not meetthe unanimous approval of PresidentWilson's cabinet. It is believed in of-ficial circles Attorney General Mc-Reynolds, for one, would show hisaversion to such a plan if the matteris seriously taken up in the WhiteHduse.

WILL INVESTIGATE REPORT.

Fake Story of "Burning" Steamer

Sent by Wireless.

The Mallory Line steamer RioGrande arrived at Brunswick, Ga.,Wednesday morning from New York.The captain reports no trouble on thetrip down. There has been no fire onthe Rio Grande nor did those on thevessel know of any unusual happen-ing at sea. The dispatches, read bymany wireless operators in the vicin-ity of the Virginia Capes, were trans-mitted to the revenue cutter service.which immediately rushed two shipsto sea and later turned them backafter communicating 'with the RioGrande herself and being assured shewas In no need of aid.A confusion of ships' names also

served to perplex those who wereready for the work of rescue. Thedispatches said the Rio Grande's pas-sengers were taken off by the steam-er Swanmore, which was at that mo-ment at her wharf in Baltimore.while the Rio Grande was reportedtwo hundred miles north of the Dia-mond Shoals. The rescuers thenraised the Merchant's' and Miners'Liner Suwanee, thinking she mightbe the rescuing ship, at her captainknew nothing of the report.Finally came messages from the

Mallory Line officials saying the RioGrande carried no passengers. Reve-nue cutter officers and wireless offi-cials then concluded that the S. 0. S.calls purporting to come from theRio Grande were false and it remain-ed for the arrival of the ship atB~runswick to confirm their susni-ions. Every available agency of theoverment w ill b" used to investi-

gate the affair generally. *

CORN SHOCKS VALUABLE.

Nehiaska Robber Hides $1,000 in

Field of a Farmer.

Hugh M. Fins. 20 years old, arrest-ed two days ago on suspicion of beingthe man who robbed the bank atPrimrose. Neb., last Thursday. hasconfessed the crime, according toSheriff Shutton, of Greely county.His confession is said to have impli--cated Paul Carston, on whose farmnear Primrose the ofhecers found S3,-K700 of the $4.000 taken from theSbank. The money was hidden In cornshocks. Carston was arrested.

Cotton Prices Steady.Cotton ranged uniformly better

since the opening of the season thisFall than it did the previous year.There have been fewer spurts and.~the prices have been on a compara-tirely steady base. So steadily hasthis been the case that on Novemberthe market showed a cain of~ trac-

tion over three cents above the piiceon November 1 Iast year. The pricethis year was 13 cents, against about10cents a year ago. It was fivecents better than in 1911.

Gray Haired Women Found Guilty.Five gray haired women of the vil-

lage of V'olo, Ill., who rode Mrs. JohnRichardson on a rail one night lasi-.July because her name was linked byossip with that of her brother-n-

alaw, have been finei $200 and sen-h- +etetosi months in i.t

'MENACE PROPERTY,FOREIGN POSSESIONS IN SEN.

ALOA IN DANGER

FEDERALS LEVY WAR TAXBecause of Threatened Confiscation

Upon Failure to Pay Tax Foreign-ers Have Appealed to Their Con-

suls Who Are Taking the Matter

up With Their Home Government.

The' American charge d'affaires,Nelson O'Shaughnessy, recently noti-fied Washington that the property offoreign residents in the State of Sin-1aloa was in imminent danger of con-!'fiscation by the Federal authoritiesas a war measure. The charge has I

received instructions to investigatethe constitutionality of the act, and Iif he finds it is not sanctioned by law,to register a protest with the Mexi-can government.The confiscation of property has

been threatened in default of pay-ment of a 5 per cent tax arbitrarilyimposed by the government of Sina-loa. Foreigners generally have ap-pealed through their consuls to the C

diplomatic representatives in the tMexican capital. The French minis- t

ter has reported to his government,asking for instructions; but the Eng-lish and German minister have ad- e

vised their nationals at Mazatian to C

pay the tax under protest. The Amer- dican charge has prepared a memoran- f

dum for presentation to Senor Mo- a

heno, the Mexican minister of foreign s

affairs. The order of the governorrequires the payment of a tax on all c

real and personal property, regard- r

less of the nationality of the owner, tand a warning is issued that unless t

the tax is paid by December 18 con- c

fiscation will be summary.Consular reports say the governor

explained that the levy was absolute- s

ly necessary to raise money for the c

payment of the troops. Two* banks c

and several commercial houses dalready'have closed their doors andthe conditions of the people generally 0

is becoming desperate from lack of t

money. Business houses, including c

those under foreign ownership. a

already have contributed 115,000 il

pesos ($57,500) to a fund for theictroops, according to consular advices. v

A parade of 200 young women inthe capital Wednesday reflected the ii

impoverished condition to which 0

many of smaller towns have been re-

duced. They were seamstresses a

thrown out of employment by the r

closing of factories, where the exclu- s

sive output consisted of soldiers uni- r

forms. These same women recently h

appealed to President Huerta. They r

went to the palace again, and again pthe president refused to see them. tiAfterwards they marched through V

the principal streets, displaying ban- oners on which was inscribed, "We allwant work." The husbands of many aof these women are in the army ser- svice and the women are dependent f:upon their own resources.Prsident Huerta again has asked C

congress to vest him with full exe-cutive powers to conduct the affairs s

of the departments of war, finance s

and the interior. A bill to this effect o

was introduced Wednesday in the C

chamber. The deputies had just ap-Coproved a measure authorizing the t:fotation of interior loan of 100,-

000 pesos at 5'per cent, to be imm e-

diately issued. This was to be theirst of a series of five loans, and if I

congress approve the president's re-quest for power over the finance de-partment, it will enable him to putout the remaining four without fur- a

ther formality.That the reactionary Catholic party f

element in congress has been inducedto see things from the president'spoint of view was indicated by a, Ispech made in congress by FranciscopPasquel Garcia. leader of the party. Ciniwhich he declared that he was con-f Fvinred of the necessity of the country Fibeing ruled by a dictator should beCsubject to congressional approval. * b

TELLS OF KILLING. C

Mining Man Tells How Bandits Mur-

dered American. C

George Baker, a mining man, whoarrived at Nogales, Mexico. Saturday,brought an account of the killing of yhis partner, Moris Root. Baker saidthat on the day that Root was killedeight Mexican employees had becomeTdrunk at a celebration of the consti-tutionalist victories. They covetedRoot's revolver and entered his houseto attack him. One of the Mexicans Istabbed Root through the heart frombehind and also inflicted other knifewounds.Taking the murdered man's revol1-y

ver and waving the knife with which ahe had stabbed Root, the Mexicanand several companions had advancedupon Baker, demanding money. Bakertmanaged to evade them, and after re-

maining in the neighborhood longenough to bury Root's body, left for.1the north.*t

I I I

Lost a Good Friend.The South-the social, agricultur-

al and commercial South--lost oneaof its best friends when President W.:W. Finley, of the Southern Railway.died lately in Washington. His faithIinthe South and in all things South-tern was almost without limit, liewon confidence wherever he went.tHis death is deeply regretted. Hecwas a native of Mississippi and was acmagnificent man, whose place will behard to fill.

Owl Slaughters Flocks. 1

Residents of Weiser, Ind.. are ex- C

cited over the depredations of a gian:owl. It has annihilated many flocksof chickens, killing 30 In a single.

PLAN FOR RURAL CRD[

COMnISSION HOLDS CONFE1R

ENCE WITH PRESIDENT.

Rural Banks Under Federal Charte:

to Lend Money on Land ThrouglMortgage Bonds.

At a White House conference Wediesday members of the United State-ural credits' commission submitted:o President Wilson a tentative draf)f its report, and a rough outline ots bill to facilitate farm credits,hich they will recommend to con

ress for passage.The report submitted by the com

nission is a comprehensive and voliminous document, dealing with theubject of rural credits in all of iti>hases. In it are embodied manyraluable suggestions and recpmmen-lations. based for the most part uaporhe exhaustive study and investigaions of the commission on its Euro)ean trip last spring.As he indicated In his first annua

ddress to congress, President Wilsor-egards the question of rural creditsts of paramount importance. It isLot known what suggestions, if anye made to the commission concern-

ng the report and bill. It Is believ-'dlikely that he will read them withare and analyze their recommenda-ions and provisions before commit-ing himself finally.The position of the- president con-

erning rural credits makes It almostertain that the report of the Ffetcherommission, and the bill to be intro-uced by the Florida senator, willurnish the basis of legislative actiont this session of congress. Few pas-ages in Mr. Wilson's address to con-ress attracted so much attention andommand so much applause as hiseference to the farmers of the na-

ion. Among the matters of "domes-icconcern", It was the first to re-eive attention at his hands."I present to you," he said, "the

rgent necessity that special provi-ion be made for facilitating theredits needed by the farmeis of theuntry. The pending currency billoes the farmers a great service.hat the farmers need and should

btain is legislation which will makeheir own abundant and substantialredit resources available as a found-tion for joint, concerted local actioni their own behalf in getting theapital they must use. It is to this*eshould now address ourselves."Dwelling on this question, the pres-lent invited attention to the work

f the Fletcher commission, and said:"Conscious of this backwardnessnd neglect on our part, the congresseccatly ;pthorized the creatmn of a

pecial comniission to study the va-

ious systems of rural credit whichave. been' put, into operation In Eu-Dpe, and this commission is alreadyrepared to report. Its report ought)make it easier for us to determine-hat methods will be best suited tour own farmers. I hope and be-eve that the committees of the Sen-teand House will adldress them-elves to this matter with the mostruitful results."While none of, the details of theammission's report will be made

ublic until after they have been pre-ented to the president, it Is under-tood that the plan for the creation

f a national rural banking systemontemplates, primarily, the creation

f a division of rural banking in thereasury department.

PHYSICIANS LICENSES.

xainers Admit Eighteen Out of

Forty-four.

As a result of examinations held onovember 11, 12 and 13 before the

tate board of medical examiners theallowing are licensed to practiceiedicine:D. A. Barrow, Roxbury, Mass.; 0..Eurorton, Petersfield; WV. D. Chap-elle Jr., Columbia; L. M. Daniels,olumbia; R. B Durham, Perry; R..Flowe, Kannapolis, N. C.; Samuelriedheim, Rock Hill; B. H. Henry,linton; Edmund '-Jphnson Jr., Abeeville; A. T. King, Johnston; A. F.

ahoney, Ferguson; R. T. McCraw.xford, Ala.; T. E. Miller Jr., Char-?ston; W. C. Myers, Meldrim, Ga.;.H. Neill, Clover; C. L. Scott, Clio;.S. Sharp, Seneca; T. G. Sharpe,

'harlotte, N. C.; J. D. Smyser, Flor-flee.Homeopaths admitted are: G. I.

ythcott. Charleston; J. A. Mason,ishopville.Mary B. Herbert of Chester Is ad-

itted to practice as an osteopath.

NEAR TO DEATH.

Toung Florence Man is Said to Have

Taken Strychnine.erge McGee 'of .' Firene;a

oung man of good appearance andman of supposedly good habits, isiaidto have attempted siiici'de by poi-oning Monday morning. He denieshathe had taken anything. Hisriends claimed that he had taken

trchnine and wood alcohol abouto'clock. A friend brought McGee

his boardning house, and, aftereporting the case, summoned twcoctors. They were with him forome time. and pumped his stomachnd found that he had taken sometrychtnine.There is no positive cause assign-dfor this rash act. He told the doc-orsthat he owes $10 and that hao

ne cares whether he lives or not scbatit doesn't matter one way or the

thr. Heo also stated that he was'utof a job and was desporrdent.

Cotton is Burned.A carload of cotton containing 2Sales became ignited in some unas-'ertained way Thursday afternoon ii1heLancaster & Chester railwa3

-ardsat Chester and considerable

[ TRUSTS COME NEXT

-WILSON PLANS EARLY MONOP-

OLY LEGISLATION.

President Holds Conference With

House Committeement and Other

Prominent Leaders.

The scope of President Wilson'sprogram of aiti-trus't -iegislationWednesday became fairly well definedat the end of a conference at theWhite House .between the presidentand, six. Demo'ratic members of theHouse judicial committee that Is toundertake the preparation of the ad-ministration bill. The measures tobe advanced for action at this sessionwill aim at the following results:

Definition of the various forms ofmonopoly and restraint of tradewhich would be "conclusively deem-ed" unreasonable and in violation oflaw.

Placing upon the defendant theburden of proof to show that there isno "unreasonable" restraint of trade.

Prohibition of interlocking direc-torates in large corporations.

Establishment of an interstatetrade commission, to exercise regu-latory powers, make original investi-gations and aid the courts in carry-ing out decrees of dissolution oftrusts.The details of legislation were not

worked out at Wednesday's confer-ence, nor was a complete understand-ing reached as to the number of billswhich will be pushed for action atthe present sessfon. -The presidentmade it clear, however, that he favorslegislation along the general line ofthe Lenroot-La Follette bill, whichhas been before congress since-lastJune, and when was- designed to-clearup the "twilight zone" of corporationactivity.

This measure was the subject ofmuch of the discussion, and membersof the committee will take up itsprovisions for further consideration.It would define by law nearly a dozenforms of contracts; agreements. re-

straints, price-cutting and the like,the "reasonableness" of which now isleft to the courts, but which wouldbe conclusively deemed to be "un-reasonable and in restraint of trade"by the proposed new law.

President Wilson's trust confer-ences of the last two weeks have in-cluded long talks with Attorney Gen-eral McReynolds, Senator Newlan ds,chairman of the interstate commerce

committee; Secretary Redfield, of thedepartment of commerce: Represent-ative Clayton and Joseph E. Davies.,commissioner of corporations. Thepresident again is to confer with Sen-ator Newlands and other members of;the senate committee thatewili handletrust legislation.The House committee at once will

begin work on the preliminary draftof trust bills, but the members willseek further discussions with thepresident over the form of the meas-ures before completing them for sub-mission to the House. The presidentemphasized the need of legal boundstor this,. activity that will place thesmaller business man upon an equal-ity with the larger and that will giveto the business world in general aclear legal definition of the forms ofcombination that are i'nlasvful.Senator Newlands' bill for an In-

terstate trade comumission, also in-troduced in cofngress early last sum-mer, is expected tQ be the basis..forlegislation along -that line. The pres-ident- is understood to~ favor manyfeatures of this propvee law. -Itwould establish -a coininissin withpower to regulatie corndrtilons doinginterstate 'business, to-aid the attor-ney general in the prosecution ofthose accused of montorolistic ac-ions and to carry out th'e dissolution

of trusts that have boen decr-eed asillegal by the courte.. . . ... .. .. .*

WILL 3MA1E TEST.

Barnwell to See Hail's Maturing Ma-

chine Tested.

~Tir (B' Hall; of -Philadelph&, :dn'-vetrof -Hall's cott'on maturing pr6--cess, arrived in Barnwell Wednesdaywith a party of northern capitalistswho are associated with him In mar-keting his invention. A model ma-chine has been expressed to Barnwelland is now being erected at theBarnwell Oil Mill. A practical demon-stration was made Thursday morningat which time two tests were made,one showing how much cotton will besaved on an acre by maturing frostbitten boils. There will be a weighttest, the bolls being weighed beforethey are treated in the machine. Theseed cotton will be weighed after ithas been matured.%90%141, stated that a plant for

thmanuacture of the 'machines willbe located i the near -future. Stockin the conippny is to be offered to'the farmezn"'and business fen. The

reglts 9.fthe demonstration will beeac'iwt great interest.

Shot by Friend.While out riding with Mason Wil-

liams, a friend, Mills B. Lane Jr., ofSavannah, was killed at Valdosta, onSaturday. Williams claims that Laneattempted to draw a revolver, butthis statement is not believedc, as nopistol was found on Qie lead man.

Slays His Roommate.'While three other mentally derang-

ed patients looked on unresistingly.George Friege, an Assyrian, chokedWilson Wainick to death in, one ofthe dormitories of the State -Hdspital1for Nervous Diseases at' Little Rock,Ark.--

Stole Money to Buy Drug.Confessing that he broke into the

post office at Kingston, Ga., and stoleabout $75, taking it to buy a drug.George A. Clark, about forty yearsold, was Thursday senttenced to thir-te'en mnonths in -the Aliadi te

MAKES TOR[ STOP!AMERICAN ADMIRAL PROHIBITS

BATTLE AT TAMPICO

OFFERS TO OPEN FIREHuerta's Men Held Position in Town

Where They Were Protected byShells From Gunboat Bravo-They

Manage to Retain Town Until

Fletcher's Mandate End Strife.

Rear Admiral Fletcher, command-er of the American naval forces inMexican waters, Friday ordered therebels and federals fighting at Tam-pico to cease firing, threatening toopen upon them with the guns of thegunboat Wheeling if his order was

not obeyed. Both sides compliedwith the order.

This iriformation is contained In a

dispatch received at Mexico City Fri-day night by Sir Lionel Carden, theBritish minister, from Rear AdmiralSir Christopher Craddock of the Brit-ish cruiser Berwick. which is lying 1off Tampico. The federals hold thecentre of the town of Tampico and a

the water front. Rear Admiral |Fletcher has ordered foreigners totake refuge on board the ship or to Icongregate-on the water front,.where r

they will be under the protEction ofhis guns.Two thousand federals at Tampico,

protected by the shells of the gun-boat Bravo more than by their own

efforts, late Friday were waiting for a

a forward movement of the rebels or 1some other manoeuvre that might de- r

ide th'e fate of the seaport. Thefighting, which began two days ago, twas then continuing. iHow many rebels are engaged in t

the attack on Tampico is not known Ibut it is estimated that their number iis at least twice that of the federals, tand their operations Indicate that tthey expect more men from Victoria, 1capital of the State of Tamaulipas, s

which lies half way between Tanifpico v

and Monterery to the north. The E

rebels, who are in possession of therailroad yards and shops and large o

tores of material, have detached (rom their lines sufficient men to un- gdertake repairing the railroad north fand west from Tampico towards Vic- ttoria. C

Occasional shells fell in the heart e

>f Tampico during the day and bul:- e

ets from rifles and machine gunswere-numerous enough to make It J1.dvisable that all residents not en- c

aged in the conflict seek cover. The r

rebels hold the area between Tampico n

proper and the coast, including Dona hecilia and Abol Grande, where are

ocated the storage oil tanks of theWaters-Pierce company, the Cowdray[nteests and the Hsuarae company. 4rhe Waters-Pierce refinery Is at Ar-bol Grande. The Codwrays also haverefinery there, but it is not yet in>peration.According to reports the rebels a

ave not damaged any property, but t

he firing, especially that fror the 1ravo and a few federal cannon, en- C

angers the tanks of the refinery of I

he Waters-Pierce company. Theederals have their positions In thati Iart of the city behind a triangle Iormed by the Panuco river, which is Ieally the city's harbor, and the canal a

unning into it between the city and i

the coast. Just below the mouth of tthe canal, and above Dona Cecilia, ties the Bravo.The rebels are utilizing a hill abdut S

00 feet high in attempting to land Ihells on the Bravo, which. in turn,s trying to render their position un-enable. To the west or rear of the Icity the federals have a defense In'the Tanezi river, which also flows S

into the-Panuco, a stream not easily trossed. Trains entering Tampico a

from the west do so over a draw.. tbridge which the federals are keep-ing open. No rebels yet have appear-d on that side of the city, to theonderment of the government ob-

servers.'The track of this raIlroad has beenespected, and two train loads ofrefugees were taken out of the town.allure of the rebels to throw out ofommission this line, which extendso San Luis Potosi, before the inau-uration of their attack, enabled theovernment materially to strengthen

the garrison of Tampico. Threetrain loads of men were run into the e

tdwn from thewest.The meagre information availabletIndicates that the federals at[ampico will be able to do nothingore than resist the rebel attack. It

t not believed likely that the 800en the war office says left VeraCruz for Tampico will be able to en-el'the town, as the rebels hold thebktiks of the river from the coastrther in :than Dona Cecelia. The

olgs of life in the fighting at Tam-pico- probably has not been great.

Meteoric Showers.At 10:30 o'clock Thursday night

there was a meteoric shower near i

Sheraw. One aerolite burst with afterrific noise, like a clap of thunder, sthe shining fragments flying in all A

directions. Mlany persons in that jtown mistook the crash, thinking Iomething had fallen in their housestand lighted lamps to Investigate.Onefamily thought their mother had<fallen out of bed and went to get herthack in bed. Many supposed it was<n earthquake and made for out-tdoors, badly frightened. However,they have settled back into their old Iihabits, and no damage was done. I

Says Deer Chases Children.John Jackson, a farmer of Mfah-I

wah, N. J., has asked permission of~thegame warden to shoot a deer thatinsists on chasing his children. Thefarmer fears for the safety of hisiyoungsters, as the animal is vicious i

Wdinsits upon loitering ab~out hisl,

TAKEN FROM CONSULATE

REBELS DRAG YOUNG TERRAZA

FROM! HIS ASYLUM.

Outraged British Vice-Consul Denied

Means of Communication to His

Home Government.

Americans who came Thursdaynight into Juarez from Chihuahua re-

ported that the rebels, since theiroccupation of that city, had enteredthe British -vice-consulate and forc-ibly seized Luis Terraza Jr., a son ofthe wealthy land owner, and after

arrying him through the streets,placed him in jail. According to theAmericans, the rebels also served no-

ice upon 100 Spanish residents of.hihuahua that they must leave theity within ten hours.The entry of the British consulate

Lnd the seizure of Terraza, who hadone there for protection after hear-ng that his life was in danger, were

-eported to have taken place duringhe absence of British Vice-Consulcobell. It was said that Scobell, en-

aged at the action of General Fran-isco Villa's troops, was denied facil-ties to protest to the British minis-er at the City of Mexico or to the3ritish ambassador at Washington.nd that he th'en appealed to Uniteditates Consul Marion Letcher.The foreign ministers are said to

iave joined In a protest in what was

egarded as a violation of the rightsf asylum under a foreign flag. Thetory told .by the Americans was that[erraza, in charge of much of hisather's estate, including great cattleanges, had been left in Chihuahuafter the evacuation by the Federalso look after women and childrenembers of his family.Becoming frightened he went to

he British vice-consulate, and dur-g the absence of Vice-Consul Sco-ell, the rebels, who had been search-ag the town for Terraza, rushed intohe consulate, seized Terraza andhen paraded the prisoner throughhe streets, afterwards locking himaa cell in the state building. It was

aid that a demand for $250,000,rhich he failed to pay, was the chiefaotive in the arrest of Terraza.Luis Terraza Sr., the aged father

f the prisoner, recently arrived at)jinaga with the Federal troops. His

reat wealth has been a special markordiscussion in the propaganda ofherevolution, while the thousands

f his cattle over the state have serv-

d to feed both the rebels and Fed-rals.United States Consul Edwards, ati

uarez, sail he had received no offi-lalconfirmation of the arrest 6f Ter-aza up to a late hour Thursday

ight. The telegraph between Chi-uahua and Juarez was not working.

MADISON CONFESSES.

tate Game Warden Says Negro Ad-

mitted His Guilt.

Scott Madison, the negro underentence of death for firing the shot!hatkilled E. Peyton Best, a well:nown merchant of Barnwell, hasonfessed his guilt, according to A.eRichardson, chief game warden of

outh Carolina. The confession, Mr.ichardson said, was secured whileadison was being brought to the

tate penitentiary after he had beenentenced. While on trial at Barn-rellthe negro denied his guilt andolda story in conflict with the tes-imony of other witnesses. He has

een sentenced to be electrocutedometime between Decembr 19 and

"I talkd to the negro on the trainrhilehe. was bein'g brought to the

enitentary," said Mr. Richardson.He confessed that he fired the fatalhot,declaring that he was drunk atretime. He said that another negro

napped the gun several times andhathe then grabbed the pistol and

Illed Mr. Best."

WILSON TO THE RESCCE.

'resident Plays Knight Errant and

Rescues Fallen Maiden.

President Wilson late Tuesday was

alkingin Rock Creek park, near theVhiteHouse, when he noticed a rid-rlesshorse galloping by. He turned

thedirection from which the horsead come and at the top of a little

isefound a little girl on the ground.he was Ruth Donaldson, aged 13.

rhohad-been thrown while trying toakea hurdle. The president was

ccompanied by Secretary Tumultynd Dr. Carey Grayson, U. S. N., hishysician. All immediately went to

elittlehorsewoman's assistance."Are you hurt?" asked the presi-

ent as he helped the girl to her feet."No," she said, "I'm used to that.'yeridden a long time." Miss Don-

ldson was slightly bruised, but sheountedher horse and rode away. *

Boys Prevent W~reck.Two boys of Anderson, Ind., one S

nd the other 10, who modestly re

usedto give their names, WecdnesdayavedBig Four passenger train No.

S from a probably disastrous wreckustnorth of their home town. The

loysweretakir~g a short cut alongheralroad track on their way to

hool and found a rail 1G6 inches outf place. They knew the passenger

rainwas about due and rushedown the track to meet it, took of

heircoatsand from the middle of!hetrackwaved them until the engi-teerbrought the train to a stop.>aesngers from the coaches made up

.largepurse for the boys. *

Played Jekyll-Hyde Role.Working as a millwright by day

.ndburglar by nirht, John McCon-teli,ofPortland, Ore., has been ap-pehended by detectives and placedmderarrest. Thousands of dollars'rorthof property was recovered

HALT REBEL MARCHVILLA CAN NOT GO SOUTH ITI

MERCADO BEHIND HIM

MUST RETAKE OJINAIAOther News Prom War-Stricken

Country Shows Rebels in Great

Force Around Tampico, Where

Fight is Being Waged-HuertaAppears to be Unmoved.

Convinced that Gen. Salvador Mer-cado, with his 4,000 soldiers, the -

largest -body of Federals in the north,is preparing at Ojinaga, on the borderopposite Presidio, Texas, to make adesperate stand against an attack,the rebel Mexican Thursday sent an

artillery regiment with ten cannon toreinforce the 3,500 rebels already ap-..proaching Ojinaga.

Until the outcome of the situationat Ojinaga is determined Ge. Fran-cisco Villa's march southward will bechecked. The rebel leader, now at.Chihuahua. Informed his headquar-:ter3 in Juarez that he would not leavethe north with Federal troops behindhim. He ordered the artillery sent'toOjinaga in the belief that the townwould have to be besieged becausethe Federals have build extensive de-fences there. It is believed that inattack at Ojinaga would be of longduration, as the town stands on a hilland from the forts the Federals havea sweeping survey of the approaches.During the Madero revolution the

place long held out against superiornumbers, even though the water sup-ply had been cut off and a fortifiedditch from the river had to be dug.The only guns the Federals have atOjinaga are those which they carrfedwith them in their retreat from Chi-huahua and these are believed by therebels to be few, because the Fed-erals lost heavily In ammunition andarms in their lights south of Juares.Dispatches from Hermosilla, Son-

ora, tell of the plight of the Federalsat that place, saying that a mutinyamong the two thousand or moreFederal troops defending Guaymas Isthreatening, according to reportsreaching the Insurgent lines. It isreported that three Federal desertersarrived with news of the execution of-Federal officers to prevent their de-sertion to the Constitutionalist side.The refugees, who brought arms

and ammunition with thein, said thatFirst Lieut. Gastel and'Second Lieut.anzonax were executed as an exam-

pie to other Federal officers. It was'stated they had attempted to leaveGuaymas with their command of six-ty men, taking arms and supplies.The Federals had not been paid forthree days, it was said, contrary tothe usual custom of making smalldaily payments.A decree has been issued-by the

department of the interior -of' theonstitutionalist government, warn-

ng all mine owners in states held byinsurgents that taxes paid to theuerta government would not beecognized by the revolutionaryarty. It is said that many Amerian mining men have paid taxes to~exico City on property located in

erritory under Constitutionalist con-rol.According to the news from Mexi-

o City in describing conditions at-he capital, says the knowledge thatampico was in danger of falling intoebel hands did not appear to disturbresident Huerta In his routine offfairs, and late Thursday he was theuest of honor at a banquet at Tacu-aya, a suburb, to celebrate the in-uguration of the Interurban railway.en. Hluerta gave the impression thatie was not troubled by the posibleutcome of events at Tampico.At the time of the celebration, ac-ording to a private message, fightingvas in progress at Tampico, the reb-els being in possession of the freight'ards at Dona Vecilla, between Tam-ico, and the coast, from which pointhe Federals had- been forced backinto the city. Official messages Indi-ated that the Federals would beble to resist the attack, but opti-ism was lacking in the messages.

SAD DEATH OF LITTLE BOY.

ied From Hydrophobia After Being

Bitten Nine Weeks.

The Greenwood Index says the lit-tleseven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.M. Rhodes, of Ware Shoals, diedonday from what was reported

o have been hydrophoia. The littlefellow was bitten nine weeks ago by

a mad dog. The dog's head was meat .

o Columbia immediately after for ex-mination and was found to havebeen affected with rabies. At oncethe parents had the little boy and higsister, who had also been bitten,iven the Pasteur treatment and theittle fellow had seemed to be gettingiong well until Monday morningwhen he had a quick change for theorse and passed away despite medi-

al skill. The little girl is gettingalong very well and It Is believedthat she will recover.

Child and Mother Burned.On Thursday while Nora Jackson.

f Chesterfield, was standing in front-ofthe great with her back to the Ireand in some way her clothes werenited arnd before the fire could bemothered by her mother who, imme-diately enveloped the child in he?

skirts, both mother and child wereburned.

Late Dinner Caused Shooting.Because his dinner was not ready

when he returned from work. JohnB3enich, a rubber worker at Akron,0.,shot his wife three times in the

body. and then, thinking her dead,placed the muzzle In his mouth andpuole tbe trimmer. Bot usg 19.