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tSHOOT EACH OTHER ? STRIKING MINERS IN COLORADO I FIGHT MINE GUARDS i ??? MARTIAL LAW DECUREB i Governor Amnions falls Out State Troops to ltostore Peace?Mine Guards Uso Machine Guns and High I'owor Rifles on Strikers Refore the Arrival of Troops. State troops have boon ordered in<to the coal llolda of Colorado to put an oiid to tho brutal fighting between mine guards in tho employ of tho Colorado Fuel and Iron company and 8,000 striking miners. Gov. Amnions has declarod martial law in tho region, has ordered all mine guards ami -atrikors disarmed and all saloons closed during the continuance of the -atriko. At tho samo timo ho has ^served an ultimatum on tho operators that no strike breakers may bo imported, but that tho troops may be used to protect strikers wishing to return to work. The presonco of the troops it is believed will put an end to the bloody figliting that has characterized tho latter stages of tho striko and may bring about an early settlement. Throo troops of cavalry, two batteries of artillery and a troop of infantry from Denver were joined by lire companies of infantry from Southern Colorado and 500 men from other sections of tho stato in the mining district, where fierce fighting was in progress for 2 4 hours previous to tho arrival of tho troops. In bnttlos at Ludlow, Borwind and Tabasco two miners were killed and a number wounded. Tho men and deputies fought in a driving snow. In a pitched battle at Walsenburg two miners wero killed, four wounded and a number seriously bruised in a fight with mine guards. Tho guards were ejecting a miner from a company house when tho fight startod. High power rifles wore used at close range in driving back tho mob. One guirrd was injured. In another fight in the same city seven men wero killed and a score wounded, including three mine guards. At Ludlow ono mine guard was killed and ono striker reported killed in a fight that lasted 12 hours, during which ballots fairly rained on me lenis in wnicn mo wives and children of minors wore sheltered from the weather. Tho miners of the region have all left the company houses and are living in tents. Strikers captured seven guards at Ghlcosa Junction and, after half an hour of hard fighting, took a machine gun from tho steel cars in which mine guards were being hurried to tho trouble 7.0110. Tho train was forced to back down out of tho region. Detectives were immediately put on trail of tho gun for fear the miners would turn It on tho mine guards. Miners declaro that on several occasions at Dudlow and other trouble centers guards liavo turned machine guns on defenceless tents. They assert also that saft-noso or dum-dum bullets are being usod in the guns. Tho typo is not permitted in international warfare. While tho ordering of troops to tho coal fields followed tho failure of Gov. Amnions' efforts to arrango a sottlement, an additional reason for tho action was found in the list of casualties ana property damage that have marked the 3 5 days of tho strike. These strike incidents were summarized as follows: Battles and skirmishes, 18; killed, 2S; wounded 41; personal assaults, G; buildings and bridges wrecked or damaged by dynamite, 11; property loss estimated, $50,000; loss in wages estimated, $2,500,000. I ? CIIOKRS TO DKATII. 1 A Moat in Throat Causes Death of liittlo (lo/fnejr Girl. Emma Hughes, tho four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes of Gaffney, choked to death Sunday night about nine o'clock, presumably on a piece of meat. The little girl had been sick throughout tne nay, but It was not known what tho trouble was. When the family retired she was givon a close of castor oil, but at nine o'clock the family was awakened by her cries and it was found that she was rapidly choking to death. A physician was summoned and tho meat extracted, but not before life was extinct. Members of the family say that the child had had no meat since breakfast and it is therefore presumed that the meat had been in her throat since morning; conclusively that tho substance meat statod that there was no evidence of digestion having set in, proving conclusively that tho substance of Illinois versus one Sol Butcher, of ' Chicago. The discovery of the birds within tho leg was duo to tho eagle i eye of an officer. Butcher had frequently been seen in tho vicinity of chicken coops, afterwards found to ; be robbed, but no evidence could be secured. He was arrested and fined 1 *2k i POLITICIANS ON JOB COIjVMUIA T1IK1H MECCA DURING FAIR WEEK. J ? Candidates Are There to Meet Their Friends and Plan Edlectivo Cam- | paign Work. ' Fair week Is field dny tlmo with politicians and tho gathoring of men 1 In public life now and thoso with tho political bee in their bonnets has never been greator than this year.. Tho advance guard of tho politicians arrived in Columbia Monday night, and they have boon pouring in on every train, according to a dispatch to Tho News and Courier from its Columbia correspondent. Almost , every man who has his oyo on a State office, or is holding one at present, ' and many members of tho General , Assembly will bo in Columbia mingling with tho peoplo and patching , their fence preparatory for tho race ' next year. Chief in point of importance is the , conference of the Please leaders in tho Jefferson Hotel. Political supporters of tho governor are in Columbia in largo numbers, and his of- . fico in tlx1 Capitol lias been crowded sinco Men ay morning with Please men from the different counties who called by to shake hands and discuss tho outlook for tho Senatorial race with him. Tho conference of the Administration leaders Wednesday night is attracting interest in political circles. ' Senator John L. Mclmurin, of Bonnottsvillo, was one of the first of those expected to make the race for governor next year to arrive. Accompanied hy Mrs. McLaurin he came In Monday night and registered at tho Jefferson Hotel. His friends " have not yet made a definite statement, it is generally believed that he will bo in tho raco for governor. Major John G. Richards, chairman of tho railroad commission and a candidate for governor, reached tho city Tuesday night and will remain ( throughout tho woek. His friends from almost every county in tho State called and brought favorable reports to bis candidacy. Mr. Richards appears encouraged and was wearing a broad sniile when asked bow be felt. Congressman Lever is expected to mako definite announcement this ( week as to whether or not be will ' enter tho race for the United States 1 Senate against Governor Rlease and ( Senator 10. I). Smith. His attitude is unknown beyond tho fact that it is J understood that ho has been sounding out sentiment throughout the [ State in making up his mind as to 1 whether or not ho would enter the race. United States Senator E. D. Smith ' is expected to bo on hand, ho having stated when in Columbia two weeks ' ago that bo would bo back for tho 1 Fair. It is understood tbat a con- 5 ferenco of Smith leaders will be held in Columbia somo timo this woek if ' tho Senator arrives, and go over his ' plans for ro-eloction. Tho Senator's friends are confident that ho can win ^ over any one who enters tho race, 1 and they do not seem to bo a whit 1 less continent than tho governor's friends. Tho Senatorial race is holding the interest in political circles to i tho exclusion of tho raco for governor and many impromptu conferences will be held by loaders on both ' sides this week, it Is expoctod. ' Lieutenant Governor C. A. Smith, * Messrs. It. L. Manning, It. A. Cooper, * John G. Clinkscales, Speaker M. L. * Smith, Mr. Charles Carroll Sims are i all expected in Columbia this week i making friends with voters. Mr. B. t Frank Kelly, so far the only announc- 8 ed candidate for lieutenant-governor, > is in Columbia. Many other pros- 8 peetivo candidates for other State of- t flees are in tho city and the gathering i of political leaders this year is ex- ' ported to exceed that of any previous * Fair. On Thursday night at 8 o'clock in i the Y. M. C. A. ono wing of tho Pro- 1 hibition party will meet in confer- i once for tho avowed purpose of draw- 1 ing up a petition of State-wide prohi- a bit ion to tho voters at a special elec- (i tion to bo held next spring. d c BACK TO OLD SHIP a * e Orgon Men Want to Serve on Canal \ oyago or tho Vessel Jl \ Fifty former members of the crew e of the famous old battleship Oregon t havo petitioned tho secretary of the p navy for permission to enlist for a pe- p riod of CO or 00 days when the ship is c sent through tho Panama canal in t 1915. d These men live in and around San p Francisco and all are desirious of again treading tho decks of the war- r ship on which they made the forced j< run from tho Pacific to tho Atlantic g in 1 898 and arrived off Cuba in time s to play an important part in tho do- tl struction of the Spanish fleet. Inasmuch as the volunteers are now men t of families some moans will havo to ij ho worked out to raise tho funds for a the support of their dependants in the v event of tho limited enlistment being s granted. b ? ? e The Hon. J. O. Richards did not $ attend the Rlease banquet at Colum- g bia Wednesday night. Mr. Richards Is running as a non-partisan candi- s! flate. 1] ADVISES M'LAUKIN iENATOR TILLMAN TILLS HIM TO FIGHT BLEASE SAYS HE WOULD HELP HIM The Senior Senator Does Not UnderHtAiul How Col. C. C. Sinnns Can He a Hleasito After Having Ikvu Such an Ardent llaskollito Hack in tho Nineties. Discussing the announcement made i day or two ago by Former Senator John L. MeLaurln that ho would not become a candidate for governor of South Carolina in the primary of next year, and denominating this statement as tho "swan song" of a very brilliant man who failed to bo \ very groat man, and declaring further than he disowns boiug tho fath3r of Dleaseism, Senator II. it. Tillman Sunday gavo the press an interssting story concerning these maters. "I read in tho South Carolina papers this morning," said Senator Tilltnan, "McLaurin's farewell address or statement withdrawing from the gov?rnor's race and bidding adieu to politics forever. It is a pathetic utterance apdictic because it is the jwan song of a very brilliant man, who failed to be a very great man because he lacked the moral flbro to ilways be true to himself and his conviction of right rather than allow Ambition and selfishness to warp him. His life, in a way, is a sermon which ^oung men everywhere ought to take to heart. Nothing in the State's history is more lamentable. If he had 3ii 1 y been truo to tho Tillinanism to 1 which ho says he was converted in 1890, he would he in the United States senate now and would be an ornament to It. 1 "MeLaurln says, 'It Is tho irony of rate that I who suffered most injus- < ;ico from Tillman personally should I low bo the sole defender of Till mansin.' "There are two things about this statement upon which I desire to jommont. I never did have any personal ill will towards John L. McLau in, and have none now. I denounced him in the Senato because I beleved ho was a traitor to the people >f the State who had sent him there. The peoplo were convinced that my diarge was truo and have sustained t whenever they had an opportunity. "When ho says ho is 'the sole defender of Tillmanism,' ho means imong thoso Bleaseltes to whom he was speaking. lie, of course, knows hero are tens of thousands of Til 1nanites, some of whom voted for and jomo against Gov. lUeaso last year, who have nover wavered in their adherence to Tillmanism as they underhand it. "Mr. Charles Carroll Simms outleroded Herod in this lUeasoisin, proclaiming that it is higher than Tillmanism. Ho illustrates Byron's couplet: " 'Ho stood a foe with all the zeal Which young and fiery converts feel.' "Ho is no doubt as sincoro in his Illeaseism now as ho was in his Hastelisin in 1890. Ho nover under itood Tillmanism at all. Inheriting f i grand name, ho thought ho was an 1 iristocrat and has ended by becom- f ng an anarchist and wants to run * nto the governor's oflice on dema- * logy. Truly, 'politics does make s it range bedfellows,' and if tho Till- ^ nanites who deserted mo last year on ! iccount of Blease vote for Simins for ' governor it will be a remarkable 9 ransformation. It will only show ' low little wisdom or reason governs heir actions. t "There are some things about Mc- i vaurin's statement that are very ad- r nirable, and I say now that I for the b irst time since I denounced him on a ho floor of tho Senate believe he has f t last become a patriot and wants to 1< o tho State all the service he can v luring tho balance of his life. Of 11 ouso ho has played politics so long b nd used diplomacy so much that ven now he can not drop the role all t t once. T have felt heretofore that y e was trying to 'come back' into pel- e tics. I have been hoping that Gov. i flense would indorse him as a sue- s essor in the governor's oflice, feeling t hat that would be enough to damn r oth of them in the eyes of the peo- t le. Rut Rlease had too much pollti- y al sense to make such a blunder as u hat, and McLaurin Is wise in with- s [rawing onco for all into private n Ife." 1 Senator Tillman here goes into a ome detail In denying that Rleaseism t 3 the honest child of Tillmanism and i; oes on to say that the governor has v tolen much of the old time Tillman s h under. n "What McLaurin says about 'fac- t lonalisin making South Carolina a r ittlo Mexico' is all too true," the sen- I tor continues, "and I agree fully s Mth what he says about the necos- a ity for the good and true men of r oth factions getting together and v lectlng a governor who will be gov- e rnor of all the people, and not the t overnor of 'his friends' only. i: "McLaurin has always been a n hrowd politician, and he realizes ful- t j as all thoughtful men must realize, t ADRIFT IN MID-OCEAN WOMAN AND CHILD ENDURES HARDSHIP WITH CREW. Sailors Refa.no to Drink Water for Fear it Would Givo Out?Reach Safety After Thirteen Days. Eleven members of the crew of the barkentino Amaranth, together with Capt. Charles W. Nelson, his wifo and son, the latter less than a year old, are recovering In San Francisco from the effects of one of the most distressing wrecks in the Pacific ocean In recent years. For thirteen days twelve mariners and the fearless woman, clinging to her young son, braved the dangers of the South Pacific while drifting 1,441 miles In two small boats after their craft had been wrecked upon the coral reefs off Jorrls island. Members of the crow with which Mrs. Nlelson and her son, Charles, drifted, proved themselves real heroes when they refused to drink of the fresh water when the Bupply becamo low. They wished to make sure that the woman and the boy should have plenty, even if they perished. The barkentino Amaranth was en route from Australia to San Francisco when she struck a coral reef near Port Jervis. Three hours after tlio wreck every person on board had reached shore, but the island was so barren that it became apparent all would perish if they renia nod there. Risking being caught by sharks, the im-ii* iiKiui: i i rtj urn Lll|#? IU lilt.' HIlip and carried olT canned goods and water to supply the two lifeboats, which were patched with canvas. The charts showed that Christmas and Fanning Islands were only a few hundred miles away, but the contrary winds and currents made it improbable that tho shorter distance could ever bo accomplished. First officer A. M. Johnson took charge of ono craft with six men on hoard and left tho Island. Capt. Nielmn, his wife, son, and four other men manned tho other craft. Capt. Nielsen replenished his supply of water at Danger Island. Again when it becamo low a keg full was caught during a squall. Finally tho uipply becamo so low that only a few pints were left. This tho members )f the crew refused to touch, saving it for Mrs. Nielson and her son. Thirteen days and ten hours after they darted they landed at Tutalai, 90 miles east of Apia. All are now cheerful and happy in San Francisco. that tho loud-mouthed shouters at the Dlease banquet are 'office-seekers' ind nothing more. "Tho statement?'I don't suit them; thejr don't suit me, so I had 1. - rM- * 1 iusi. ?a ?t'n ut' jt man, 1 nai is octier ,han "being governor*?is very, very idmirable. But I would have liked t bettor in this form: 'I do not suit hem. They do not suit me, so I will >e a man hereafter and my own mas;er?not a slave to ambition. That is letter than being governor.' "McHaurin has such great ability hat it is a pity his brains can be of 10 service to the peoplo in a public ;areer now that he has come to his lenses. I agree with him that his lolitical career is ended, but ho is dill a citizen of South Carolina, and here are many avenues open to him or doing the people service. He ihould seek out the one which he ikes best and work for the betternent of the State and its citizens. He ms no equal in the State as a stump peaker. I know, because I trained lim, as ho himself will acknowledge. "If McLaurin will run for the Unied States senate in order to be per11 itted to speak at the meetings?the ules of the party would bar him if ic were not a candidate?he can naly/.e and thus destroy Bleaseism ar better than any other man I mow of. He can do what my health vill no longer permit me to do, and II fl lr n n m on ila f r? li ia -1 uiuvnuu iwi 11 to I'aot ouia aim ilunders. "If I had been able to make even hree speeches In South Carolina last ear, I do not believe Blease would ver have been elected governor, and f I were able now or dared to make peeches lie could not bo elected to ho senate. Because I have faith in ny own honesty of purpose and pariot ism and thing I could show beond possibility of doubt that he is in fit to come to Washington as a pnntnr frnm Qr?ntli Co?* >o ????-i . . x/?ti MWIIU1 \ (II uiillll <11111 o more to bo trustor! than was Mc. ,aurin. I would undertake to do this nyway had not the physicians, all of hem, warned me that it would result n my death while speaking. I am rilling to die for the Stato if necesary, but I realize only too sadly that nv strength now is not equal to the ask and I can no longer play the ole of the gladiator on the hustings, t may ho that the good God will retore my strength so that I will ho hie to take the risk. But if McLauin, as a penace, will undertake the rork, there will ho no need whatver for mo to spoak a word. All ho moral fbrce I possess?and I real?5o I havo a great deal of it among ly fellow citizens?will bo exerted in his fight for decency in State poliIcs." WILSON IS FIRM WILL REPUDIATE CURRENCY BILL IF IT IS WEAKENED MUST BE LEFT ALONE I President is Determined That Senate Co nun ti tee Must Not Alter Bill to Suit Interests?Wants Senate to Pass It in the Santo Form Fundamentally as Passed in the House. The second stage In the flght for an honest revision of the banking and currency laws has been reached. The Sonato committee has been considering the Administration Hanking and Currency bill In secret. Two changes hare been tentatively agreed upon through a coalition of Republicans and Democrats. Many other changes aro scheduled. The changes that have been agreed upon and the changes that aro proposed will not bo acceptable tl the Administration. Here Is the way the lines aro drawn: President Wilson and four Democratic Senators are on one side. Senator O'Gorman of New York, Senator Reed of Missouri, and Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, all Democrats, have gone over to the Republl can cam p. The Senate committee has a nominal Democratic majority of two. There are seven Democrats and five Republicans on tho committee. Tho test votes that have been taken in the last week have shown that tho Democratic defection has resulted in strengthening the position of the Republicans to such an extent that the hill may ho rewritten completely. President Wilson is determined that tho Administration bill shall go through the Senate in the same form that it passed the House, so far as fundamentals are concerned. He is determined that, no hill which was dictated in whole or in part from Wall Street shall go through Congress under this Administration. He is determined that the bill when passed shall wrench another prop from under the old form of capitalistic government. He has been ex-j tremely anxious to have the bill disposed of at this session, but he will not accept compromises that vitiate! the bill. If the Senate committee continues at the pace it has Bet, a halt will be called in tho consideration of the hill and the Democrats of tho Senate will be asked to call a caucus and choose between the leadership of the President and the leadership of the three Democrats who have gone over to the Republican ranks. The President has expressed himself as being extremely anxious to have the bill passed as a non-partisan measure has also expressed himself a* veing willing to shoulder tho consequences of a hill that Is passed as a o '?4n measure, provided it merits nig mature, If the bill is passed as a nononTisan measure, it must be passe \ thout fundamental changes. The President will not accept a non-partisan measure which has been changed for the purpose of attracting republican votes that hare heretofore been synonymous with the big Interests. The President has been surprised greatly by the movements of Senator Reed and Senator O'Oorman. Assurances had been received that they proposed to follow the party's lead. Tdttle attention is being given to Senator Hitchcock, because he is expected to rejoin his party colleagues when it becomes evident that his anti-AdminIs tration fight is useless. The changes that have been made inthe bill thus far and those that are proposed, with the evident acquiesenco of those Democrats, will not be accopttablo at the White House, because they are considered as weaking the measure . The Secretary of Agricculture and tho Comptroller of the Currency were placed on the board of Insure strong governmental representation. Their presence upon the hoard is considered high desirable by the Administration leaders. They were removed from tho board yesterday. The president will not accept the measure until they are returned to the board. The committee spent several hours discussing tho number of reserve banks that should be established in tho system. After considerable controversy Chairman Owen offered to reduce tho number from twelvo to ten. Senator Nelson, tho ranking Republican proposed three. Senator O'Gorman proposed five. A compromise was reached at four. The committee did not voto upon the number. Ten reservo banks is tho lowest number that tho President will accept. He looks upon this as a fundamental fea ture of tho bill, and rather than compromise ho will repudiate tho entire measure. To scatter four or five reserve banks in several of tho great centres, cuch as Noy York, Chicago, St. Louis and San Francisco, would not meet tho demands of legitimate commerco as the President sees them. Ho will not accept a bill in which tho out lying sections of tho contry are handicapped for tho benefit of the powerful and established business groups. THE HORRY HERALD CONWAY. S. C. ' I THURSDAY, NOV. 0, 1013. PROFESSIONAL OAHDS. H. II, MOODvtAHD, Attorney unci Counsellor at I>aw. CONWAY, S. C. B. B. SCARBOROUGH. Attorney at law. CONWAY, S. C. H. If. BURROUGHS, Physician and Surgeon. CONWAY, 8. C. W. E. IfcCORD, -?i Dental Surgeon CONWAY, S. C. RENK RAVENKL land SurTPying and Drainage Rpirey Bnilding Conway, ?. C. r MAIL DRIVER** S'lHIKE New York Mails Are Tied Up For* Four Hours. Most of tho 125 motor trucks of the postal transfer company tied up? for nearly four hours Monday night and early Tuesday by a strike of chauffeurs, were In operation Tuesday morning, with strikebreakers on tlu> seats and the congestion of mail matter, acute for a time, was being rapidly cleared up. Postmaster Morgan, who remained up all night Monday, said that all mails were moving, on schedule time. Secret service men and police accompanied the strikebreakers. Officers on the transfer service said tho places of the strikers were nearly alt /Hied and that those who walked out would not be taken back. The strikwould not betken back. Tho strikers demand a 10-hour day, with ona hour for lunch; $3.7 5 a day, payable* weekly; time and a half for overtime; one day off a week and recognition of the union. The present scala of wages is $100 a month for seven?, days a week work. SHOOTS IN POCKET. ? Friend Hits Pal With Stick, Discharging Pistol. As Deputy Sheriff Sander* was es? coring Judge llayne F. Rice of Aiken,, presiding over circuit court at Anderson, through tho court house to a>. hotel for dinner recess Thursday, a [ friend struck the officer with a stick,, 'causing the officer's pistol to bo discharged. The bullet tore the seat of Sanders trousers, struck the tiled floor, glanced and buried itself in a window jam. The incident caused some excitement as the corridor of the court house was crowded at the* time. While Deputy Sanders was remonstrating with the man who doaltthe blow Judge Rice remarkod characteristically that tho man "had acted very foolishly". The bullet harmed no one. The blow causing tho discharge of the pistol was doalt in a. friendly way and the man dealing theblow was as much surprised as any body when the pistol fired. BABOON AMONG BANANAS, ? Merchant in Chicago Has Desperate* Fight in Freight Car. TnrAnio T ~ ? ? 3?1 ? wiiiia, i:uin in ission merchant in Chicago, had a desperato encounter with a baboon in a freight car loaded with bananas a few daysago. Ho entered the car to inspect the shipment when ?a hunch of bananas, swung clubwise, descended on his head, and a hairy arm encircled his arm. The commission man fought desperately to freo himself, while themaddened animal clutched at his neck and face. Finally ho flund thechattering monkey against the wall. There was one despairing wail and the brute was dead. The bananas had been loaded in New Orleans. Poison Kills Young Husband. George P. Klickner, of Wilmington, Pol., a bridegroom of four weeks, died from the effects of poison taken by mistako. lie swallowed the liquid thinking it was cough medicine. Had ho been taken to the hospital at onco it is said bis life would probably havo been saved. The President is satisfied that a few regional banks would be subject to control through the oprations of the few great groups who are now in charge of the nation's business. IIo does not propose to have a hand in the establishment of a vihlclo that shall accelerate further concerntration of power and wealth.