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The Abbeville Press and Batllifc# I ' . v: x / :M 1' ?? $1.50 A YEAH ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1914. ESTABLISHED 1844 M i j, . ,?M BIG SLUMP IS REPORTED FROM TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA OTHERS NOT SO RAD Georgia Shows a Good Crop Pros / pect But Texas' Big Yield Is a a Sockdolager Washington, June 1.?Comparison? of conditions on May 25, by states fol low: States 1914 1913 10-yr. av. Virginia ,83 83 86 North Carolina .. .76 76 S3 South Carolina ... . ..72 68 79 Georgia . ,80 69 8C Florida 82 83 84 Alabama .. 85 75 80 Mississippi 87 81 7S Louisiana . ... 82 81 7S Texas .. ..65 84 81 Arkansas 79 85 80 Tennessee .. '..80 87 82 Missouri S6 90 S2 Oklahoma 68 87 84 California.. .... 100 9G ? Washington, June 1.?The condition of the cotton crop of the country if lowest Binfo 1871 with tbo ovpontinn of 1903 and 1907, the department of agriculture announced today. It. is sued statistics showing the condition on May 25 as 74.3 per cent of a nor mal, or seven per cent below the ten year average. The low condition Of the crop, it was said? was due largely to exces jsiva rai'nc anri ovPonHnnallv pnnl ? nights in central and northeastern Texas, eastern and southern Oklaho in?., and southwestern Arkansas, which brought the condition percentage in those states down to 65, 68 and 79 re spectively. In Texas many farmers were obliged to replant several tirn es. No estimate of the acreage planted to cotton will be made by the depart ment until July 31. Unofficial estimat es of the acreage have placed it fron 3.5 per cent decrease to 1 per cent in erase. In a detailed review of the conditions in the cotton states, the department makes favorable report on the prog ress of the crop in the heavy produc ing sections of Mississippi an<J part; of Louisiana, Oklahotaa, Georgia, Ar kansas and Alabama. In Texas, sayi the statement, cotton is making om of the poorest starts witnessed ir many years. Wevil In Mississippi. The Mississippi crop is probably tei or twelve days late. There is som< complaint of weevils. But "taking thi state as a whole," the department says ."conditions are excellent." In parts of Oklahoma, the depart ment says, the crop will average a much as ?? weeks late, while too mucl rain in lower sections has preventec cultivation. In semi-arid regions however, the crop is declared to b< in excellent condition. While the crop is declared to be tei days to two weeks late in Alabama general conditions of cultivation an regarded as excellent. Cool weathe has restarted growth somewhat ,an< weevils are active in the southwesteri portion of the istate. By far the most promsing conditions to be found in Texas, says the report are in the northwest, where "rain: have given the best asset of moistur< in six or eight years." In the greate: part of the state, however, excessiv< has retarded growth somewhat anc cool weather has caused poor germina tion. Much replanting has been neces sary. The report adds:' "The rains seem to have ceased ii most portions of the state and grea activity is now being witnessed in al the affected cotton area. Labor seem. ample, and if siunshine will prevail fo; a week or ten days, the crop can bi well cleaned." Good Crop In Georiria. The early planted cotton in Georgia "consisting of probably eighty per cen1 of the total acreage," is reported ii good condition. "A small portion oi the crop is not up, and will not conn up until it rains," adds the report. Tht Georgia crop is estimated to be abou a week late. In North Carolina the crop is aboui two weeks late, due to dry, cool weath er. The early planted cotton, how ever, is reported as in "almost perfec: condition." Dry weather is held responsible foi the backwardness oi the crop in Soutl Carolina, where "probably twenty pei cent" is reported as not up to stand Dry winds have necessitated much re planting, and rain is needed to germi nate the late planted seeds. "The cot tnn standiner is in almost nerfect con dition," say the report. Louisiana conditions are declared tt be "too wet or too dry, but generally the crop is satisfactory." Some lati planted seed is not up.and the croi averages about two weeks late, in creasing danger from boll weevil. "Southwestern Arkansas," says th< report, "has had entirely too mud rain. The fields in that section ar< foul with grass and weeds, and a por tion of the crop is up, and "the plan is perhaps only half as large as i should be at this time. It lacks vigor the color being rather poor." Some sections of Florida have suf fered poor stands account of the dr; weather, but plants are well cultivat ed. El Paso Tex., June 1.?A semi-offi cial statement from General Carran za's headquarters at Durango, crit cizing the actions of the "A. B. C CLOSING FESTIVITIES : BEGIN AT WINTHROP > Mock Commencement Causes **-- l r. d- : j d~ mum run?a icmuciu o tvcwcp tion to Senior Class Rock Hill, June 1.?"Coming events cast their shadows before," 'tis said, and if the success of the "mock com mencement" held at Winthrop College Friday evening presages success, then Winthrop's ending festivities for 1914, will break the rccord. This was a benefit affair for the Winthrop annual and was greatly enjoyed. Certain prominent personages who have spok en in the auditorium were mimicked to nerfection in the various "address es" made. In the delivery of diplo mas the degrees of B. P. 0. E., R. F. D., C. 0. D., R. S. V. P., and others were conferred, some of them only af ter strenuous objection on the part of some of the quondam officers and fac ulty members. The whole affair was carried off in the best 'spirit and was very clever indeed. The president's reception to the senior class an affair of the com mencement season which is looked 'orward to with delightful anticipa tion, was given Friday evening at their home on the campus by President and Mrs. Johnson. All things proved fav orable and the affair was a most plea sant one. The home was decorated In the class colors, yellow and blue, ind brown-eyed susans were every where in evidence, while six juniors in yellow and white served the refresh ments. k Miss Withers, Mrs. Funk house, Miss. Chamberlayne and Prof. Thomson met the guests at the door: Misses Marcum and Duntz presided at ! .he punch bowl and Misses Whitte- ( Tiore, Patten and Means in the dining hall. Receiving with President and . virs. Johnson were several members of the faculty and officers of the Col- , lege and the class officers: Miss Ella- ! vVilkes, president; Miss Virginia Tay- . lor, vice president; Miss Frances ! Marshall, secretary; Miss Mary Men- ( ienhall, treasurer. VOLCANO FN CALIFORNIA , The First Eruption In Seventy Years, 'It Is Said. (By Associated Press.) Redding, Cal, June 1.?Mount Las sen, a latent colcaco, of the Cascade range erupted for 18 hours beginning Saturday, throwing out smoke, steam, rocks and volcanic ash. Tonight the mountain again was quiet. An expe dition will go to the peak tomorrow to see if a new crater has been formed. The outbreak is the first recorded in California in seventy years and the first of any importance in two hun dred years, although the Lassen vol canic region .is a< the western edge of a lava field reaching as far east as Montana and contains many craters. W J. Rushing, forester supervisor at Mineral, is inclined to believe that an active geyser suddenly had devel oped. He said his subordinates, who reported the eruption had seen no Eire, although the disturbance lasted a whole niglit. The smoke and steam 2olumi. he said, rose about 200 feet. A Mansion Burned. Windsor, England, June 1.?Fire which the police say was started by suffragettes, today destroyed a man sion n<v.r here. The house was form erly the residenc of the Duchess of Sutherland. mediators at Niagara Falls, anjf an announcement from General' Villa re iterating his allegiance as a miitary leader to Carranza, were the devel opments today of the MJexican situa City from Torreon on his way from Jon here. Villa arrived at Chihuahua laurez. Carranza was reported as lavipg begun preparations to move by way of Torreon to Saltillo where he will perfect his provisional govern ment was established several days ago, was arlriresspH tn thp nrpss nf the press of the United States with a note !o the effect that it had official sanc tion, although it was not a formal dec laration. The telegram, in part, fol lows: "The dom.aaiit sentiment of the con stitutionalists regarding the proceed ings of the mediation commission at N'iagara Falls is one of astonishment that there should be such an apparent #ck of understanding on the part of that body, not only with regard to con ditions in Mexico, but as to the atti tude of the constitutionalists regard ing the mediators. This lack of under standing is not confined to the com missioners tremselves, but seems to be srared by a large portion of the Amer ican press a.? well as by the govern ment. "Judging from what has been pub lisred from day to day the mediators appear to consider General Carranza and his followers as negligible quan tity, scarcely worthy of attention, and every conclusion the commission may who, perforce, must agree to what reach. They do not seem to be aware of the fact that the constitutionalists are conquerors, that they have inau . guarated and carried almost to suc cessful completion a revolution, and t the rest of the world. Recent success 3 that this means the establishment o* c a governmnt ntitld to rcognition by of the constitutionalist army, and oth , ers are imminent, are conclusion proof , that the power of Huerta is practically . ended. His troops will not fight They either run away or oin their opponents with every sign of willingness. ^ "All that prevents the constitution alists from entering Mexico City is the horrowing scenes were witnessed in physical obstacle of the destruction ol the railroads. With communication restored which is being accomplished j. with rapidity, tlie army would be in Mexico City in less than a week." THAT IS THE REPORT RE CEIVED FROM COLUMBIA J LAST NIGHT NO WITHDRAWALS * _____ That Is About All That Can Be Gathered From the Meeting At Capital Monday In view of the published statements bad," a close friend of Senator Mc Laurin, to the effect that there would be spme kind of caucus or conference among Blease leaders in Columbia this week, The Intelligencer made in quiry of Columbia last night and was informed that there was no news. It was stated that there are about 50 known Blease leaders in Columbia, but they deny being in any confer ence. Sam J. Nicholls, at Spartan burg, Sunday told some Anderson friends that he was going to such a caucus in Columbia today, and it has been talked openly in Columbia. It is reported that John Richards is one of the candidates for governor who attended the conference. The supporters of Senator McLaurin have resented Richards' trying to nose him out, and it is said that there is some bad feeling over this proposition. There have been rumors that^ov. Blease is being urged to make the race for governor, for the sentiment seems to be growing that his party will have a hard time to elect a gov ernor out of the present mixup un less several candidates voluntarily withdraw. It is also rumored that }ominick and Geo. Bell Timmerman have been urged to run. One rumor had it that Senator Clifton, of Sumter, might get into the race. The whole matter is greatly muddled. One thing is expected out of Co lumbia if the conference should be held, and that is some statement as ? to the enrollment of voters. e About all that could be learned from Columbia last night was that there t 3eemed to be a good deal oj soreness c an the part of friends of some candi iates for governor because those can- . iidates had been asked to stand aside l.o make way for others. Just how nuch accuracy there is in the rumors j! :ould not be learned last night. 3000060000000000000 ^ 5 A BLOODY ANCHOR o } ) 0 l 3 Montreal, June 1.?The sharp o j 3 point of an anchor, projecting o 3 from the twisted bow of the o s 3 Storstad, may explain why that o a 3' vessel did such terrible execu- o j 3 tion when she rammed the Em- o f 3 press or Ireland. An examina- o s 3 tion today of the collier's shat- o c 3 tered plates revealed the an- o c 3 chor jammed in a position o t 3 where it could have ripped o i 3 through the hull of the Em- o f 3 press like a great can opener, o f 3 The anchor and portions of the o r 3 battered steel surrounding it o ? 3 bore stains of blood. o 5 ' 0 c DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 'Greece Bays Big Boats. Washington, June 1.?The senate ^ late today amended the naval appro- c priation bill so as to authorize the a sale of the battleships Idaho and Mis- t Greece Js understood to be the pros- r era dreadnought with the money, g Greece is understood to be the proos- t pective purchaser. t FRENCH CABINET QUITS c Will Assign Reasons In an Official Statement Saturday. \ Paris, Jun? 1.?The French cabinet under the premiership of Gaston Dou mergue has decided to resign. The resolution was reached at a cabinet I council today. The cabinet will meet tomorrow to draft a statement explaining the rea sons for its retirement. Harorwing Scenes. Quebec, June 1.?The work of iden tifying the bodies of the victims of the ( Empress of Ireland disaster, began t immediately aftey the bodies were ( landed. The most important of the j identifications made to date was that of the body of the late Sir Henry Se- ? x V *-? ? TVyTomr f loa-xvarr, luc uig &a.uie uuuici. manj the temporary morgue as relatives or friends found persons for whom they were seeking. WERE acquitted Men Accused of Conspiracy In Naval Stores "Trust." Savannah, Ga., June 1The four of ficers of the suspended American Nav al Stores Company, charged with viola tion of the Federal anti trust laws were found not guilty in the United States district cmourt here tonight. The defendants, E. S. Nash, S. P. Shot ter and J. P. C. Myers, of this city, and Carl Moeller of Jacksonville? Fla. were accused of a conspiracy to monopolize the naval stores trade CUMMINS NOMINATE!) The Senatorial Race In Iowa Is Now Lined lip. Des Moines. Iowa, June 1.?Senator Albert B. Cummins today was nomi nated for re-election to the United States senate by about 40,000 over A. C. Savage, according to estimates based on early returns tonight from the primary election. Congressman Connolly apparently defeated E. T. Meredith by 20,000 for 'he democratic senatorial nomination. days it is inopportune time roi Guard to Leave States?Cor respondence in' Case Columbia, June 1.?Gov. Blease has refused to allow the South Carolina ;roops to participate in the encamp ment of the ninth division at Augus :a, Ga., assigning as a reason that in new of the Mexican situation he does not think the troops should leave the state. He promises that if the peace conference results satisfactorily he will take the matter up for further :onsideration. The decision was nade known in a letter from the gov jrnor to the adjutant general. "The reasons you assign for refus ng to allow the National Guard to jarticipate in these instructions are lot well founded," says Adjt. Gen. VIoore, in a letter replying to Gov. 31ease. He points out that the mili ,ia could be transported to the mobil zation camp at Camp Wilie Jones in ive hours if war breaks out with Mexico, and could be more quickly nobiJized than if they were at their lome stations. He asks the govern >r to reconsider his decision and per nit the troops to go to Augusta. Gov. Blease's Letter. The following is a copy o fthe let er received byAdJt. Gen. Moore from n this paper last week from "Sin jov. Blease: "I am in receipt of a communication rom you, transmitting communica ion signed W. A. Simpson, requesting nformation regarding the joint en :ampment of instruction to be held lear Augusta, Ga., for the troops of he ninth militia division from July .0 to Augfct 12, 1914, inclusive:-You equest me to advise you at once vhether it is my intention to have the National Guard of this state partici >ate in these instructions on the dates uentioned. In reply I beg to say that n view of the present Mexican sltua ion I do not think the South Carolina roops should leave the state to parti :ipate in this encampment. If the >eace conference now being held ihould result satisfactorily I wil then ake the matter up for further consid iration." > , The communication was signed by he governor as commander-in-chief >f the National Guard. Following is Adjt. Gen. Moore's re >ly: "I beg to acknowledge receipt of rour letter of May 29, in reply to in lorsement upon letter from the com nanding officer of the department of he east, requesting information as to vhether you proposed to have the Na ional Guard of this state participate n the joint camp of instruction to be ield near Augusta, Ga., July 10 to August 12, 1914, inclusive. In reply I yill state that the rea ;ons which you assign for refusing to illow the National Guard to partici >ate in these instructions are not well ounded, because of the fact ^that hould the National Guard be called >ut for duty in case of war being de ilared with Mexico, they could be ransported to the mobilization jrounds in this state within five hours rom the time orders were issued. In act, they could be mobilized much nore quickly from this camp of in duction than if they were at their lome stations. In view of this fact md the tendency to stifle the interest if the National Guard, especially the inlistea strength, should they not be illowed to participate in these instruc ions, I trust that you will reconsider rour decision and advise me at once >f this change, in order that detail of irrangements can be arranged be ween this department and the depart nent of the east for this camp of in itruction, as it requires a considera te amount of correspondence, to gether with proper estimates and re [uisitions, which must be made in ad vance of such encampment." CARRANZA MUST TALK AMERICAN Mediators Cannot Get Much In formation From His Adroitly Worded Statements Niagara, Palls, Ont., June 1.?More ixplicit information regarding the at ude of General Carranza than was :ontained in his last communication )y Juan F. Urouidi, or the unofficial itatement to the press telegraphed rom Durango tcnight, is awaited by he mediators before deciding upon he subject of constitutionalist repre lentation here. This informaiton may >e obtained from the Washington gov ernment. The diplomats claim that from the fery outset they have kept the inter jsts of the constitutionalists in mind ind have planned to give them a great share in the new government as is proportionate with their strength. The American delegates argued at length with the mediators today about ;onstitutiotionalist participaion. At :he conclusion of the conference, Jus lice Lamar said that he was "hopeful" md that the views presented were 'not so far apart." Upon the developments of the next two days depend the trend of the en tire peac program. Should the con stitutionalists remain obdurate and re fuse to meet the terms fixed by the mediators the negotiatinos here will not be disrupted on that account for the United States, it is known, will not insist to such a degree as would upset what bas already been accom plished toward obtaining a change of administration in Mexico. Now is the time to paint your house. Use DeVoe's and you won't be sorry. Speed's Drug Store. HUERTA HIKES IS THE REPORT SAID TO BE ON HIS WAY FROM MEXIC CAPITAL TO THE COAST HIS WIFE HAS GONE Such Is the Statement That Has Reached Vera Cruz?Ships Acted Somewhat Strange Vera Cruz, June 1.?Coincident with the sailing of the Hamburg-American steamer Ypiranga from here late to day, persistent rumors, originating in Mexico City and brought here by refu gees, were circulated that Senora Hu erta and her four sons were aboard the ship. The Ypiranga cleared for Eu- 1 rope by way of Havana. As she left the harbor the German cruiser Dres den unexpectedly hauled up anchor and followed to sae. There is no means to. verify the report or to get a posi tive denial. A similar report of a more vague na ture was in circulation Saturday, but this the ship's officers and agents de^ nied. There was an element of mystery, however, in eight locked staterooms, originally reserved for Dr. Urruita, the former minister of interior, which were not othrwise disposd, ol although he had proceeded to the United States. Accordng to the reports in Mexico /Miir Cannrn T-Tliorfn onH >1 Or QOTIQ WPT1 + Viw;, wguuio nuvi ba uuu uw. .. to Puerto Mexico several days ago on a special train escorted by palace guards, boarded the Ypiranga there ?nd remaind in seclusion during the steamer's stay in this port. It was reported also from the capi tal that Senora Huerta drew from the bank one million pesos before she started. Still another report from the capi tal had it that President Huerta him self had left for Puerto Mexico several days ago in a sleeping car, with train loads of the 29th Infantry ahead and behind. Refugees de'clare that they passed a train of this nature this morning on the way J!rom Mexico City and noted that more than 300 soldiers of the 29th infantry were aboard. These reports are generally discred ited here but are viewed as showing a general belief in the capital that Hu erta may depart secretly at any mo ment MINERS WIN OUT . i Owners Will Hare to Collect Does1 For The Unions. Charleston, W. Va? June 1.?Yield ing to the contention of the miners that the operating companies should collect the union dues of the United Mine Workers of America, a number of coal companies operating on Paint Cree"k today signed a working agreement and reduced the number of idle' miners "fl? ? ?~ 1 ? ftAA nnnvAvfrnotalv 9 HPl fl n uiil ?&t\J\J\J IU appi VAiuiuvvijr Wjwwv. At other points in the Kanawha coal field formal settlement was expected before the end of the week. TO PBOTECT BICE BLBDS GoTernment Will Not Allow Them To Be Killed Off. Washington, D. C., June 1.?Notices have been isued by the U. S. Depart ment of agriculture calling attention to a proposed amendment in the fed eral regulations for the protection of migratory, insectiveorous birds. Un der the new rule reed or rice birds can be shot in September and Octo ber in the states of New Jersey, Penn sylvania and Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia and South Carolina. The law requires three months' notice of this change If it is decided to adopt it, the rule will be officially promulgated at the end of that time and will go into effect on September 1, 1914. The effect of this change will be to extend to sportsmen in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware the priv ilege of shooting the birds during a period of two months. This they can now do in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia and South Caro lina. As the season is so short it is not believed that the birds will suf fer appreciably in numbers. In the late summer and early fall, they migrate to the far south where they are known as reed or rice birds. They are regarded in the states where they can now be shot as offering good sport. ooooooooooooooooooo 0 o o SAVED 418 u 0 0 o Montreal, June 1.?The latest o o lists furnished by the Canadian o o Pacific Railway indicate that a o o total of 969 persons perished in o o the wreck of the Empress of o o Ireland. The saved number 418. o o The tabulation follows: o o First cabin; o o Passengers carried 87. . o o Passengers saved 325. o o Passengers lost 55. o o Second and third class, (of o o whom 153 were second class:) o o Passengers carried, 868. o o Passengers saved 18. o o Passengers lost 688. o o Crew: o o Carried 432. o o Saved 206. o i o Lost 226. o o o ooooooooooooooooooo Russian corn cure makes rough roads easy. For sale at Speed's Drug Store. - / 0 , ACTION OF HOUSE OF REP RESENTATIVES ON THE WEBB BILL HAS NO OPPOSITION Would End 'the Sherman Law Provision Making a Labor Union a Trust Washington June 1.?Trade unions and farmers' unions would be spicifi cally legalized in their existence and declared not to be combinations of re straint of trade by a paragraph which the house today incorporated in the Clayton bill to supplement the anti trust laws. Although it is decided only toclarl 'fy existing law, organized labor lead ers say the final passage of this amendment will mark the culmination of a fight waged by them for four teen years?since the passage of the Sherman anti-trust law for exemption from prosecution under' the laws against monopolies and restraint of trade. On a vote to perfect the labor provision the house was recorded 207 for and none against. :, As adopted the provision declares that "nothing in the anti-trust law shall be construed to forbid the ex istence or operation" of labor unions or farmers' co-operative associations, oer to forbid or restrain members of such organizations form "carrying out the legitimate objects thereof." Sup plemental to this provision,'the house adopted an amendment proposed Representative Webb, in charge of this bill, and agreed on by organized labor representatives, which would provide that thees organizations. shall not be 'held or construed to be illegal com binations or conspiracies in restraint of trade under the anti-trust laws." Progressive Leader Murdock and others asserted that it would be years before the courts would define finally just how far the exemption went and what it meant. THE ANTREVILLE SCHOOL Commencement Exercises Will Begin On Friday Evening, Jane the 5th.? Dr. D. 5T. Ramsey Will Deliver An Address.?The Pnblic is Cordially Invited To Attend All the Exercises An Interesting Program Arranged. The Antreville school is nearing the end of the most successful year in its history. Having ere.cted a new build ing, it has, in its new quarters done efficient work. Prof. W. H. Hand, who inspected the school on May 8th, made the statement that "No school or com munity in South Carolina has made greater progress in the last year than has Antreville." The commencement of the school will begin on Friday night, June 5th, and will continue until Monday morn ing, June 8th. The public is cordially invited. The good people of Antreville will throw open their doors, which has always been given to bounteous hosDitality. to all who wish to visit us at Commencement. We shall be only too glad to entertain all who will come. The program is as follows: Friday night, June 5th, Mother Goose Play, and drills from the primary and in termediate departments. Saturday a picnic will be held all day, on the school grounds. The fea tures of the day will be a basket ball game in the morning at 10 o'clock. At eleven o'clock, in the auditorium, the audience will be addressed by Prof. Ayers, who will give his farewell; also, Prof. Moore, who is expected to be Prof. Ayers' successor, will ad dress the audience. Special music has been provided. In the afternoon a lase ball game will be given. On Sunday, Dr. Ramsay, President of Greenville Female College, will de liver the commencement sermon in Shiloah church at 11 o'clock. On Monday morning at 10:30 the graduating exercises and the delivery of diplomas will be held. Solicitor R. a PniMiof nno nf thA oanHMatoQ fnr n. WUV V 1 VMV governor of South Carolina in the coming election, will deliver the ad dress to the graduating class. Special music will bo furnished by the Magill Orchestra. In the graduating class there are five girls and one boy. They are; Win ton Crowther, President; Bertha Pat terson Annie Bell, Zula May Suber, Sadie Prince and Archie Keaton. The school has gotten out a very attractive book of all the school groups and a history of the work done during the year. These books may be liad at 50 ccr.ts. It contains large pictures of the school building and the school groups. BE BY THE EVIDENT STUBBORN NESS OF THE CON STITUTIONALIST HITCH SOMEWHERE * x jU1' V ; Although Everything Seems, To Be Moving Slowly Bat Sorely To a Peace Protocol ' * Washington, June ! ?American del egates to the Mexican mediation con ference at Niagara Falls were in fre quent communication today with the Washington government in isolation, it is said, to the hitch in the negotiations which has arisen since the note was sent last week to the mediators out lining the position of the constitution alists. It further was reported that the matter of recognizing or. rejecting representatives of the constitutional ists as participants in the peace con ference now was squarely up to the mediators themselves. It was stated here that General Hu erta's representatives had regarded the development with a degre of favor as indicating hope for future peace. Their determination to leave the matter to the mediators, it was asserted, was reached by the Mexican delegates on the day that Mr. Urquidi, representing Rafael Zubaran, arrived from Wash ington with the Carranza note. That Justice Lamar and Mr. Leh mann have been urging recognition of OAAmAil TVIA^A O nno fho-n vai lau^a ocvuigu iuvic op|/(u bub kuim* ever in Washington tonight. Late last night, a long communication was ad dressed to the American commission er. from the state department after a conference between President "Wilson and Secretary Bryan. After they had received it, other communications passed between them and the Wash ington government. President Wilson personally sent messages to his rep resentatives the nature of which was held in the strictest confidences He srill follows closely his policy of si lence regarding the mediation proceed ings. v "Is mediation progressing satisfac torily?" Secretary Bryan waa asked. "It can be said that the conference is progressing satisfactorily," he said with a smile. Whether mediation will come 'to x naught in case the South American envoys should determine to reject all proposals for enlarging the scope of the conference as Include representa tives of the' Mexican revolutionists was the uppermost subject of discussion here today. Many held, that the Huer ta's representatives would be adhered and that the United States would then await developments in Mexico. Others inclined to the view that the constitutionalists would proceed with increased vigor to the physical over throw of the Huerta regime, capture the government at Mexico City and then protest there was nothing to med iate. Sopie definite announcement from the mediators regarding the problem is expected here hourly. Representa tives of th? Constitutionalists confer red again during the day. They insisted that no news had been received to alter their position. Long Ago. This night in May upon old Charlestons Battery wall, alone, I muse And recollection sweeps the vistas of the past, I live again the happy, happy hours that can not lose, Though long, loug years have come and gone, their charm?the witching spell ?they softly cast. nmlllof tanaa Aaar amlln nnm luniln. jl~ amuiui iuwu, uv?m t vmw ?o? For some has come the end, And earth no longer holds them;?and all?how changed! One there was who with that fair moonlit scene In complete harmony seemed to blend As if for her sweet radiant presence that setting of the sea and sky and shore some spirit had arranged! Ia the still moonlight, 6'er the mirroring bay we gently glide Methlnks I hear the very voices softly all the old songs singing And hear the wavelets 'gainst the sea wall lapDing with the rising tide And smell the drowsy perfume from the gardens blown o'er the tiny waves to which they're clinging. And then comes through the misty air faint and afar Like fairy iantasles the tinkling tones, now clear, now hushed again, As some deft hand sweeps o'er the strings, ?the sound of a guitar; And-co one listens thrilled with tense de light almost akin to pain! As then so now the moon is softly shlnlnsr down And as I lean upon the railing of the 1 Battery wall And muse upon the beauty and the story of this proud old town I wonder not that once a heart has felt her spell it never can but answer to her call. John Bailey Adger Mullally. Charleston Hotel, May, 1885-1914. Light your way with an Ever-Beady Flash Light. For sale at Speed's Drug Store. No candy like Huyler's. A freeh lot just received at Speed's Drug Store. " Landreth's seeds fresh at Milford's.