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$2.00 A YEAH ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 1912. ESTABLISHED J844
WILSON CAE
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Much Interest Taki
in Northern Stal
Casts the Lai
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New York Evening
son Will Carry ]
State Exo
The vote in Abbeville Coun
heard from Wilson gets 771; Taf
The result of the election yc
seems-to indicate that the great
will be the next President of the
New Jersey, his own state, g
jority with the largest vote that!
tion.
It seems that Taft will carry
All the candidates for the i
cratic side were elected in New "S
The New York World says
York by 150,000 plurality.
Syracuse, New York, goes I
the first time in the history of th<
New York State outside oi
91,000; Wilson, 106,000; Roosev
heard from. In 1908 the same d
129, 809 to Bryan.
The New York Herald conc
cept two to Wilson. The Heral
will give Wilson 300,000 pluralit
Sulzer, according to the Br
by a good majority.
The Baltimore Sun, in a d
wuson oy a plurality 01 su,uuu v
At eight o'clock indications
New York American says N<
will both be Democratic.
Boston for Governor?367 01
chusetts, including all but eight
Progressive, 81,429; Foss, Demo<
lican, 35,308.
New York Sun says Wilson
jority.
Uncle Joe Cannon probably <
Louisville?52 precincts oul
Wilson 8,000 majority, while in 2
plurality of 95; Taft hardly show
The Associate Press Dispal
Roosevelt will carry Illlinois o
90,000 plurality, if returns conti
Charlotte: Indications pract:
ator Simmons. Governor Kitche
ten to twelve thousand.
Frank Munsey concedes a tr
The Philadelphia American ]
velt will carry Pennsylvania by
Fifty-six towns and cities i
48,187; Taft, 41,376; Roosevelt, 2:
Portland, Me., returns giv<
Wilson, 39,878; Roosevelt, 35,60<
Out of 246 towns and citie
16,149; Taft, 16,509; Wilson, 11,
Returns from 475 out of 11(
gives Roosevelt, 46,670; Taft, 5G
WAS ATTEM1
TO STEAL
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0 Spartanburg, S. C. Nov. 5, '12 0
0 To Wm. N. Graydon: 0
O An attempt is being made in 0
0 this county to steal election of 0
0 Democratic Electors. Tickets..0
0 have been destroyed. I fear it 0
0 is general. Look out and have 0
0 tickets printed If you are short. 0
0 John Gary Evans. 0
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Hon. W. N. Graydon, county chair
man of the Democratic party, yester
day received the above telegram from j
the State chairman, John Gary Ev-'
RATS
LRIES
OME STATE
I
en in the Election
tes?New Jersey
rgest Vote in
istory.
Herald Says Wil
Every Doubtful
ept Two.
ty was small. Out of 13 boxes
t, 12; and Roosevelt, 3.
ssterday as far as heard from,
Democrat, Woodrow Wilson,
United States.
foes for Wilson by a good ma
has ever been cast in any elec
' New, Hampshire.
Supreme Court on the Demo- ,
fork and Brooklyn. j
that Wilson will carry New {
?
>emocratic in this election for
} city.
F New York City gives Taft
elt, 68,400 in the districts 1
iistricts gave 170,858 to Taft,
edes every doubtful State ex- *
d also claims New York City
y.
ooklyn Eagle, will be elected i
s
ispatch, claims Maryland for j
otes. (
were for a victory in Illinois, r
3W York Senate and Assembly ]
[it of 1,103 precincts in Massa
Boston precincts, give Bond,
;ratic, 65,021; Walker, Repub
carries Virginia by 40,000 ma
iefeated for Congress.
t of city and county, give
!06 precincts Roosevelt showed
ed any strength.
bch says indications are that
utside of Chicago county by
uue in iae present rauu.
ically insure re-election of Sen
n and Justice Clark, majority
emendous landslide to Wilson
gives in a dispatch that Roose
a large majority.
n Connecticut .gives .Wilson
1,825.
3, 387 out of 637 districts, to
0 and Taft, 21,250.
s in Vermont, Roosevelt gets
169.
32 precincts in Massachusetts,
1,954; Wilson, 68,062.
PT MADE
ELECTION ?
ans, of Spartanburg.
While there was some shortage of
tickets here it could in no wise have
been attributed to an effort at crooked
work. The telegram from Chairman
Evans was a distinct surprise to all
who read it.
Chairman Evans did not say in his
tplpcrram wVin wna rpnnnnsihlp for
the alleged attempt to destroy the
tickets, but it is supposed that he will
take proper steps to push the prose
cution of any persons guilty of such
conduct
LEAD
Wilson carries Connecticut.
Later reports put Roosevelt
in the lead in Illinois.
Wilson carries Alabama by
60,000. Georgia goes for Wil
ay the largest majority ev
er given a President. Every
county goes for Wilson except
about six, which will probably
go for Taft. Roosevelt will not
carry a single county.
Wilson carries Delaware.
The New York Sun says
that it is likely that the Elec
toral college will be: Wilson,
309; Taft 110; Roosevelt 82.
Staunton, Va., Gov. Wilson's
birth place, gives him 632;
Taft, 289 and Roosevelt, 65.
The returns as heard from
up until going to press last
night, were of necessity, in
complete, and it is difficult
even now to make any definite
statement as to the final result.
However, the sky looks rosy
for Wilson. In all probability
there will be a second race or
rather the House will have to
choose between Wilson and
Roosevelt. Taft has not shown
the strength that old line hard
shell Republicans have had a
knack of showing at the cru
nal moment.
It looks like a general De
mocratic victory all around.
But the Western States, ow
ing to a difference in time,
will not be heard from at all
until to-day.
REMOVAL OF HEADQUABTEBS
)f State Mission Board Will Come
n.r n ir.? n.
Dviurt tuuteuuuu ncrc 111 nc*
cember
An important matter that will come
jefore the Baptist State Convention,
vhich meets in Abbeville December
trd to 6th, will be the question of re
noving the headquarters of the State
Mission Board from- Greenville to
Columbia. For half a century Green
r'ille has been the Mecca for Baptists,
lotwithstanding its geographical
)lace in a corner of the State. For
3everal years there has been a grow
ing desire on part of those Baptists
ivho live in the lower part of the
State to have the Baptist headquarters
located in the Capital, which is in the
geographical center of South Caro
ina. At the Convention last year the
matter took definite shape and a com
nittee was appointed to investigate
the situation and report this year.
The committee consists of Rev.
Howard Lee Jones, Charleston, chair
man; George H. Edwards, Esq., Dar
lington; H. H. Watkins, Esq., Ander
son; Prof. B. E. Geer, Greenville; and
the Rev. G. A. Wright, Newberry. This
committee has looked carefully into
the situation and will report the find
ings and conclusions of its labors to
the Abbeville Convention.
Greenville has long been regarded
as the Baptist headquarters for the
State. In Greenville, the Baptists have
their State college for men; one {or
women; the denominational newspa
per; the State Mission board* the
ministerial education board and other
interests. But the Baptists of Colum
bia are strong in numbers and influ
ence. There are seven Baptist church
es in that city, and beyond the city
there live great hosts of Baptists who
desire to be in closer touch with
"headquarters," hence the efforts at
removal.
The Baptist associations which are
"below" Columbia, including Rich
land county, with their membership,
follow: Aiken, 3,022; Barnwell, 4,879;
Charleston, 3,776; CheBterfleld 2,796;
Colleton, 3,150; Dorchester, 539; Edge
i? - ij o 1 1 n . m j : ?a _ i onn . j o
neia, o.in; rjuitsiu, l.ott ; rairueia, o,
060; Florence, 2,322; Kershaw, 2,524;
Lexington, 2,506; Moriah, 3,457; Or
angeburg, 3,832; Pee Dee, 5,509; Ridge,
3,467; Santee, 2,726; Savannah River,
3,640; Southeast, 2,457; Waccamaw,
4,699; Welsh Neck, 3,611; total, 72,
036 members in the 21 associations.
The "upper" associations, with their
membership, are: Abbeville, 3,438;
Beaverdam, 4,855; Broad River, 8,
145; Chester, 1,896; Greenville, 7,992;
Laurens, 4,744; North Greenville, 5,
118; Pickens, 2,141; Piedmont, 3,110;
Reedy River, 1,198; Saluda, 8,979;
Spartanburg, 10,330; Twelve-Mile, 2,
732; Union County, 2,773; York, 1,763;
total, 66,441, for 14 associations. These
figures are taken from the minutes of
1911. It will be seen that, while less
than half the Baptists live in the
Piedmont section, the proportion is
much larger than for the reBt of the
State. The report of the committee will
no doubt evoke considerable discus
sion.
MR. WRIGHT BUILDS
MODERN', COMMODIOUS HOME
Mr. F. W. Wright, one of Abbeville
county s moat progressive rarmers,
who lives near Martin's store, in the
Lowndesville section, has completely
renovated his residence and will erect
a modern, up-to-date home, which
will be a credit to the community.
Mr. Wright is one of the substantial
citizens of his section, and his friends
are glad to note this evidence of his
prosperity.
FLINGS SIGNALS OVER WIDE SEA
Navy's Wireless Plant tat Arlington
Opened. Plans to Encircle the
Globe
Washington, Oct 28.?Crackling
and sputtering with life the navy's
new wireless station at Arlington
Va.?the most powerful plant in the
world?tonight flung from its lofty
aerials the first message which sig
nalzied the completion of an import
ant step in the building of' a globe
girdling wireless system which will
keep every ship of the United States
within instant communication with
the capital. Wireless operators pro
fessional and amateur, on one side
of the globe probably had their in
struments at their ears straining to
catch the faint buzzes as tne power
ful apparatus sputtered out its calls
for Panama, Colon, and the Atlantic
coast navy stations.
Down in the sound-proof operating
room, windowleBs and protected by
double doors, some of the navy's most
expert operators, directed by Lieut.
Woolworth sent out the first flashes.
N-A-X (the call for Colon 1,875 miles
away) was sent hurling through the
ether. At intervals the instruments
sparkled off N-A-R (the call for Key
West, 975 miles away. No other offi
cial messages were sent but the results
of the test were noted at all stations
on the Atlantic coast.
Covers 8,500 Miles
The radius of the new plant will
be about 3,500 miles. This range,
probably the acme of wireless opera
tion, will be attained gradually and
it may be weeks before the big plant
is "tuned up" to its highest efficiency.
Communications with the Pacific coast
? .111 Anlv of nirrltf fnr
Will UC ancuiptcu uui; at uigui,
the present. Later on throughout the
day, the secretary of the uavy at his
desk in Washington will be within
instant communication with Key
West, Guantanamo, Colon the naval
coaling station, the winter manvoeure
grounds and all '"Atlantic stations.
When the system is working perfectly
and the chain of stations is complet
ed Washington will be in touch with
Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, the Philippines
and Pearl Harbor. The completed sys
tem will cost about $1,000,000. The
seas will not longer be a wilderness
for the navy. Ships because of weak
er equipment, can not talk with pow
erful plant at Arlington but they may
relay messages to the various stations
for transmission to Washington.
Three Huge Towers
Three huge towers on the brow of
a hill overlooking the Potomac and
dwarfing the Washington monument
hold the aerials. In their construc
tion some skilled iron workers who
had braved death on many skyscrap
ers declined to work at such dizzy
heights. One tower is 600 feet above
the hill, where its base rests and that
is 200 feet above the river. The others
measure 450 feet.
At the base of the towers are the
sound proof workrooms, quarters for
operators and barracks for the ma
rines who will -guard the towers.
Within a year the towers ate ex
pected to be talking with the Philip
pines by relays through Guam a;ad
Hawaii. Within the next few days
i-' ?HI niUmnf AAmmnn{/IQ.
LUC BlttLlUU Will ailCUl]/l l/UUlliiUUiva
tion with the powerful station at Clif
den, Ireland, the nearest working
plant on the other side of the Atlantic.
Officers are hopeful of the outcome.
Constant communication is now be
ing maintained by a connected com
pany with Clifden and Cape Race,
New Foundland, and other stations
are being constructed for the purpose
of bridging the Atlantic with aerial
intelligence. A commercial company
virtually has completed the erection
of a powerful plant at Sayvllle, L. I.,
which will have as its European ter
minus a station of similar design in
the vicinity of Berlin. Still another
near New York is projected with its
sister plant in Norway.
The Arlington station however
marks, the most advanced step thus
far taken n the establishment of reg
ular and steady communuicatlon by
wireless over long distances although
the records of the army and navy de
partment disclose many "freak" mes
sages sent and received over great
spaces. These, however, were ex
changed under the most favorable con
ditions and for the most part are re
garded as accidents.
PLANNED TO "GET" BURNS
McNamara Not Harmless Even in Cell
Strange Story on Stand
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct 31.?That
John J. McNamara, the dynamiter,
since his imprisonment in the State
penitentiary at San Quentin, Cal., has
plotted to "get" William J. Burns, the
detective, and also to "get" Walter
Drew, who worked up evidence
against him, waB the substance of tes
timony at the trial of the alleged dy
namite conspirators today.
The story as related on the witness
stand in the federal court was that
Herbert S. Hockin went to San Quen
tin last spring and McNamara, while
in conversation with him through the
oars 01 me ten t#aiu, x u u*e lu nee
them get burns and Drew."
Edward J. Brennan, an agent of
the department of justice, testified the
alleged plotting was related to him by
Hockin. Brennan said that on May
22 last he was called into the federal
district attorney's office at Indianap
olis and there Hockin had confessed
in substance as follows:
Hockin had gone to San Quentin
and had talked to McNamara. Mc
Namara said: "I'd like to see them get
Burns and Drew." Hockin then went
to San Francisco and met Olaf A.
Tveitmoe, a prominent labor leader.
Tvietmore advised Hockin to remain
in San Francisco until Anton Johan
son, another labor leader, could be
called from Los Angeles. Th'.3 Hock
in consented to.
When he was going to the station
to return to Indianapolis, Tveitmoe.
Johanson, Lewis and Theodore Yeill,
accompanied him, Johanson saying
on the way, "Mac (meaning McNa
mara) is anxious for them to get
aurnB.
DEMONSTRATION ALL WEEK
The Dargan-King Co., will have a
demonstration of their Range all
this week which will continue until
the 13th. See their half page adver
tisement in this issue and attend the
demonstration. An expert will be in
charie.
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RISE IN THE 1
COTTON MARKET
Has Been Gradual Increase in 1
Price.
RAH8IM FR9M 12 31 TO 121-2. <
Everybody is Hoping tor a Con- ^
tinuance of High Level?
Local Market Good.
The most interesting news of the
week has been the advance in the Cot- I
ton market. Gradually the market has 1
eased up until the price is now rang
ing around 12,40.
The Abbeville cotton market has all
through the season maintained a high
er level than any market in this sec
tion of the State, in some instances
the price paid here being as much a?
a quarter of a cent above quotations
in nearby towns.
Whether the market will hold the
advance and increase still more is the
question that everybody would like to
have answered. The general opinion
seems to be that while temporary
breaks may be expected from time to
time, in sympathy with speculation,
there is little probability of a lower
price level, and some even believe
that cotton will go still higher.
Yesterday being election day, the
cotton exchanges were closed and the
prices of Monday governed the local
market. As high as 12 1-2 was paid by
the local cotton mills yesterday.
Y-PRESIMNT SHERMAN
LAID TO REST IN UTICA
High Officers of the Nation and State
Among the Mourners
utica, iv. y. wov. z.?rue nation
paid Its final mark of respect today
to the memory of Vice President
Sherman through funeral ceremonies
which were attended by President Taft
and many of the country's foremost
men. Prior to the main ceremonies,
which took place in the First Pres
byterian Church, members of v the
"Sherman family and its most intimate
friends knelt in prayer at the dead
statesman's bier. These services were
brief. A few minutes later the funeral
procession was on Its solemn march
from the Sherman home to the church.
To Rev. L. P. Holden, D. D., pastor
of the Reformed Dutch Church, was
assigned the sole conduct of the cere
mony at the house while the services
at the church were placed under the
direction of Dr. M. W. Stryker, presi
dent of Hamilton College, assisted by
Dr. Holden. The program for the
house service contained no provision
for a sermon or eulogy. Its principal
features were prayers from the Dutch
church liturgy and scriptural read
ings.
Proceedings of a more general char
acter were provided for at the church,
which was heavily draped in black, al
though liberal prevision was made for
the display of the American colors.
Provision was made for only brief
est service possible. It was arranged
that it should be largely choral and
in addition to the music, prayers and
scriptural readings were provided.The
program also included a brief address
by Dr. Stryker.
JNO. K. AULL HAS
RESIGNED POSITION
Greenwood Journal.
Mr. John K. Aull has resigned his
position as court stenographer for
this, the Eighth Judicial Circuit, to
take effect December 1st. At that
time he will remove from Newberry,
his old home, to Columbia, where he
will engage in other work. Mr. Aull
has not stated what position he will
fill in the Capital City.
Mr. Aull has been court stenogra
pher in this circuit for several years
and has made many friends who will
regret to know that he has tendered
his resignation. His successor will
be appointed by Judge Frank B. Ga
ry, of Abbeville.
In this connection the following
dispatch fr<}m Columbia which is not
denied by Mr. Aull, is interesting:
Columbia, Oct. 26.?It is rumored
here that John K. Aull, court stenog
rapher ef the Eighth judicial circuit,
is to be appointed as private secre
tary of the governor, to take the
place made vacant by the resignation
of Alex Rowland.
TVILSON TO USE INSTRUMENT
TOLD CLEVELAND OF VICTORY
Princeton, Nov. 4.?Wilson will re
ceive the returns here through the
same instrument that ticked off the
victory to Grover Cleveland in 1892.
Commodore Benedict, Cleveland's
friend, sent the historic sounder to
the governor today and the nominee
had it substituted immediately for
the one installed.
The governor said that Benedict
told him he had Cleveland playing
cribbage the night of the election
and Cleveland complained because
the instrument worried him and in
terrupted the game.
OLD DISPENSARY BUILDING
IS SOLD FOB $125,000
Columbia, No. 4.?The old state dis
pensary building in this city, famous
as the home of the G. M. I., was sold
at auction today to Christopher At
kinson, of this city, for $125,500. There
were several bidders.
The legislature in 1911, passed a
resolution not allowing the building
to be sold for less than $100,000. The
sale was conducted by the sinking
fund commission of the state.
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rEACHERS APPEAL (
FOR IMPROVEMENT
\sk for Fund* with Which to (
Beautify Surrounding*;.
iiRCOUR LETTERS SENT TO PA110NS.
tfoney is Needed to Improve 1
/
Grounds and Buildings a nd
Add to Library. -
The following appeal to friends and
jatrons of the city schools has been
ssued by the teachers: e
ADoevuie, s. u. uci. ai. \u. c
To our Patrons and Friends: I
Your child is a pupil of the City e
Jchools, and tnereiore you have a i
personal interest in the school. e
Your child's educational 'develop- t
nent will be shaped not only by i
.he teacher, but also by its environ- f
nent. A large blank, bare building,
llled with a few desks, pupils.. and c
:apable teachers does not make a 1
veil ordered school. e
When you enter a home where the e
vails are bare, you feel that some- t
hing is missing. A beautiful picture s
nakes the room more cheerful. We t
leed a few pictures on our walls. c
Your yards are well shaded, set
vith evergreens, and bordered with j
ovely flowers and your children de- s
ight in such surroundings. Ours are t
>are, rough, very little shade, over- t
frown with weeds (now fcut down),no a
valks, nor drives, no place for the o
ihildren to play because of the rough
iess, no benches where the larger e
jirls and teachers might congregate fc
it recess or other times. The rooms a
lave no adequate equipment, such as t
i complete Dictionary, Maps, a full z
Cyclopaedia. We have a cheap Piano, ii
>ut it is out of tune. ij
Generous friends have offered to
luplicate any amount that we might 1
aise. . \
With the above statement of cqndi- g
ions are we asking too much to ask t
ou to send us one dollar that we d
night at once improve the existing d
onditions and make your child's sur
oundings such that the school will be
i place of pleasant memory and the
aore profitable to the child.
Ought not the equipment and sur
oundings of our school measure with
ither cities? Help us bring about the
hange with your dollar, and receive
*ur most grateful thanks.
Very respectfully*.
Marie Duke,
Eunice Calhoun,
Elizabeth Eptlng,
May Robertson,
Margaret Klugh,
Eloise Britt,
Rosa Winkler,
lone Smith,
Mary Devlin,
Sarah White,
Mary Parker,
Helen White,
R. B. Cheatham.
VISITORS TO STATE FAIR
Among those who from Abbeville
ounty, who enjoyed the State Fair in
Columbia were: Congressman Wyatt
Liken, Messrs. R. S. Link, R. S. Mc
Jomba, W. T. Magill, J. Allen Smith,
r., W. N. Graydon, E. R. Thomp
on, H. R. McAllister, R. L
Vardlaw, Representative-elect P. C,
tobinson and Mrs. Robinson, of Mc
Jormick; J. P. Clinkscales, Hugh
iowen, Preston Speed, Wallace Har
is, Gordon White, W. A. Templeton
olm H. McDavid, Miss Carrie Cochran
nd Miss Hannah Cochran.
THORNTON-CHEATHAM,
The following invitations have been
ssued:
Mrs. Joseph Freeman Thornton
equests the presence of your company
at the wedding reception of her
daughter
Ola
and
Mr. Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
n Tuesday evening, November the
twelfth
at eight o'clock
At Home,
Abbeville, South Carolina.
!0MMITTEE HEABS
NO WITNESSES
Columbia, Oct. 31.?The Disptn
ary Investigating Committee, which
eld such sensational sessions in Au
usta last summer, met today at noon
a the library of the State House to
repare its report for the Legislature,
fo witnesses were called for today,
'his is the last meeting of the com
littee before the General Assembly
jeets.
MR. CROMER ON VISIT
Mr. Philip S. Cromer, of Atlanta,
aid a short visit to his sister, Mrs. W.
\ Nickles, last week, on his honey
loon trip. Mr. Cromer was married in
!harleston last Wednesday, October
Oth, to Miss Frances Pitcher. Mr.
Iromer is an Abbeville boy whose
riends are glad to note his success,
le is chief engineer for a large con
racting firm, with headquarters in
itlanta.
LOST?MONEY ORDER
One of our valued subscribers sent
o The Pres3 and Banner a letter con
aining a Postoffice Order for $2,
,-hich was lost before proper credit
ould be given. If the label on your
ape:r does not show a one year cred
please notify us and have your
ostmaster issue a duplicate order.
Should anyone find the lost Money
>rder they will confer a favor by re
timing to The Press and Banner.
PERSONAL.
Mr. W. M. Bell, one of the wide
wake farmers of the Lowndesville
ection, was in town Saturday on bus
less.
Mr. J. A. Mcllwain, of Long Cane,
ras in town yesterday.
Messrs. W. A. Calvert, J. L. McMil
in, James A. Gilliam and Pat Roche
rent to Augusta yesterday to attend
lie Georgia-Carolina Fair.
Wn..s
CONSTANTINOPLE IS
AFRAID OF MOSLEMS
Jause Great Fear in Ancient
Clty
CIVIL WAR ANOTHER DARfiER.
Che "Young Turks'' May En
deavor to Overthrow Govern
ment?Expect News of
Decisive Battle.
Constantinople, Nov. 4.?(Uncensor
id.)-^-Constantinople is in a fever
if excitement over the alarming re
ports from the field of battle. Foi
ligners and natives alike are suffer
ng from the tension caused by the
eries of wild, disasters and although
he city is in a state of seige, -crime ?
n some quarters is unchecked. Many
amilies are leaving the city.
The people fear, first, an outbie&ie
if Moslem fanaticism by the turbu
ent elements, the lower classes and
econd, a rising of hordes of madrten
d soldiers, who are being drvcn by
he Bulgarians to make their last
tand a few miles outside of Consian
inople and then, perhaps to fall back
in the capital.
The battle still continues on the
ilains of Thrace and if the Turkish
oldiers fall back within the gates of '
he city, it is feared they may turn
heir guns and bayonets on those who
.re awaiting here in trembling tne
mtcome of the conflict
There is a large and unruly ele
nent of the population which would
ie glad of any pretext for massacre
,nd pillage. The presence of more
han 10,000 refugees from the war
one, who have lost all their posses- -
ons, adds to the danger of the sit
lation.
Rumors are current that the Young
'urks committee may start rioting ,
irith the object of overthrowing the
;overnment, but there have been no
angible proofs of such a plan. It is .
loubtful whether a rising would be
rected against foreigners, as much
.8 native Christians, but the danger
o foreigners is very real. If the .
.'urkish army sustains complete de
eat, the lives and property of thou
ands of foreigners as well as native
Jhristians will ibe in eminent, peril.
.,he presence 'of - warships is of
he greatest importance and would be
he surest guarantee of the_ security"
f foreign interests and puouc oraer
;enerally.
A brigade of infantry has been dia
latched in Tchatalaja with orders to
irevent all fugitives, particularly sol- ? /
Hers, from proceeding to Constanti
lople but it is questionable whether
he brigade under conditions could
airy out such an order.
On Tuesday diplomatic repre
entatives of all the nations held a
onference. Just what measures
\rere decided upon is not known, but
he Austrian ambassador visited the
oreign minister and called attention
0 the disquietude on the part of the
oreign residents, respecting their
afety.
Expect News of Battle
Definite news of the great battle is
xpected hourly. According to a gov
rnment official, Nazim Pasha's plan
1 to surround the Bulgarians, while
lahmOud Mukhtar Pasha is working
o the northwest of Visa. A column
f 30,000 will then be ordered to make
sortie from Adrianople to join
ands with him and baik a Bulgarian,
etreat to the north. The Turkish f
rmy at Dedeaghatch is to hem in
be western flank of the Bulgarians,
fhile the main Turkish forces, occu
ying the line between Tchorlu and
lerai is expected to deliver the de
isive blow against the enemy.
The defenses at Tchatalja have been
epaired and strengthened and dur- /
ag the past, few days many guns
ave been mounted there. But if the
'urks are beaten at Tchorlu and
'cherkesskeui, an effective resist
nce along the last line of forts is
n probable.
'WVITEY COMPANY MOTES
"~INTO NEW MODERN BUILDINtt
The G. E. Conkey Company of Cleve
md, Ohio, have just moved Into their .
ew five story building which has
een equipped especially for them
rith the latest improved machinery
jr the manufacture of the famous "'
Don't Worry" line of poultry and
tock remedies.
The Conkey Company's growth has
een little short of marvelous as they
ave had to double their manufactur
lg quarters twice within the past
tvo years.
This is due of course to the splen
id quality of their goods and to the
act that everything they make is
old on the distinct understanding
aat it must give satisfaction or the
urchase price will be cheerfully re
unded.
The Conkey Company believes that
ewspaper advertising is more valu
ble than any other form they have
sed and their results should prove
elpful to other advertisers.
HOT BELT MOVING lTP
That the toned zone is moving up
n the temperate and the temperate
j pushing the frigid zone off the map
i borne out by actual demonstration
j the satisfaction of The Press -and
lanner office.
Mrs. Fred Cason sent to The Press
nd Banner office, a few days ago, a
mb of an orange tree, with five full
[pe oranges thereon, grown right
ere in Abbeville. Now everybody
nows that oranges grow only in semi
opical climates, ergo, this is becom
lg a semi-tropical climate. Mrs. Cas
n has a great fondness for fruits and
lowers; and all kinds of plants grow
ke magic under her hand.
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The Abbevijle Chapter U. D. 0
C. will meet Tuesday after
noon at 4 o'clock, November
12th with Mrs. L. T. Miller.
Will all members who have not,
paid annual dues, bring
1 send same to this meeting?
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