Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY With us, and then we wii.i lend you money when you need it. Interest Paid on Deposits. The Farmers and Merchants Bank and j The Farmers Loan & Trust Co. ANDERSON, S. C. Combined Resources a Little the Rise of One Million Dollars OUR DIRECTORS: E. A. Hmythe, flco. VV. Kraus, N. ?. Sullivan, YV. Laiixhlln, J. F. Watson, J. V. ISurrls, J. D. Hammett, FoHter L. lirown II. A. Orr, .1. II. Doutblt, J. J. Major, it. a. WitcrKfioon, ThoB. C. Jackson, J. J. Major, i. R. Yandlver. Operatives "Wanted FOR NEW AND MODEL COTTON FAC TORY AT DANVILLE, VIRGINIA. The Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mills, Inc., are start ing up the latest and largest addition to their great plant?the most modern and complete mill in America today. Spinners and Weavers can find here an attractive opening for profitable employment. Further information furnished on application. Address GEO. W. ROBERTSON, Supt, Dan River Cotton Mills, Danville, Va. I oooooooooooooooo o o o IVA NOTES ? o o oooooooooooooooo Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Swan or Boston and Mr. Horton of Now York on their return trip from Cuba stop ped In Greenville and camo over to Iva on last Thursday and apent a few hours visiting the Jackson Mills. Messrs. Swan and Horton are con nected with the A. J. T?wer Co., of Boston, well known makers of oiled clotthing' and other cotton fabrics and have been .large purchasers and users of;the Jackson mills product far sev eral years and these gentlemen wanted to see the making of this cloth in all Its.'processes .from tho raw cotton to the, finishing and packing. They were well pleased with their visit and their heartyapproval, of the Jackson mills and Its workings was expressed with out stint. Mr. J. .T, Bowman of Lowndesvllle was h eve a few hours'Monday on busi 'f>i|gs "-ulu Fintel who" -has been attending the Sacred Heart 'Academy m^envillo, is home for the holidays. J, N. Land and j. B. Leverett of p were here a fow hours Saturday luslness. he; Missionary and Aid Society of vFlrst Baptist church met on lust I afternoon with Mrs. Marshall H. at her homo on Main atreor. . was a splendid attendance and ^.afternoon, was spent in readings Jh> Mlf.s Nancy Pearson, Miss Cor rioitibweii, Mrs. Cliff D. Colemnn, Mrs. Diil^Schrlmp, Mrs, B. A. Wbtt, Mrs. "Wake?eld arid Miss Selmn !&. During tho social part, Mrs. I Served n sweet course. "Essie Cook was hostess at a at nor homo on Friday evening Members of the Iva high school, cension was a pleasant one and /img folks enjoyed themselves to .illeet ox tent. ..-Preston Adams of Lattmor was >ng the visitors here Saturday. fft'TJ. wlllis who has been vis itlng hor sister, Mra| J. F. McDonald of . Andornen ha? returned home. ?r. E. C. "Williamson of Abboville it a few days here lost wook on Inoss. p.Faaater Jones of Starr was ill tine visitors here Saturday. McQet of Anderson spent .we?k-cnd with his mother, Mrs. o MeGoo. Miss Sarah Oil 1 Hand, a student of epessof your favored 7$0te?sir?;<Je .algnc'd, built and flnhdiod to display cre^o the attmcth OM ftnd rhako it a pu rm^rjLpinatinff buyers. !:.yl^glv'e^xm rfblg ndvantage in show case or other I) 11 xturo at low prices. Tell us your ; probjems. Let us help you with suggestions. .GWEtilNVtLLEi " S-H'OVv' CASES'' ?*glU fro m^ carefully selected htsnee. Write' for . descriptive literature, and erfeearillcMantel & Mma ?rccnviUe, & Ci Anderson College, came homo Satur day for tho holidays. K?V. T. C. O'Dell, presiding elder of tho Anderson district, preached In the Methodist church hero Sunday morning from tho text, "Remember them that am in bonds as bound with them; and them which suffer ad vcracily, as being yourselves also it) the body." On account of tho inclem ency of the weather tho congregation was small. Mr. J/>e Sherard was in Anderson Monday on business. Mr. James Watt of Due West Ib on j a visit to hiB brother, Mr. Reose Watt. Tho Philathea class of the Presby terian church will meet at the home of ! Misa Georgia Helle Baskin Tuesday,! the 29th, at :< o'clock. Mr. Swift MaYct, who la a student ! in the A. and M. Institute at Athens,| Ga., Is home for- the hoHday?. o,0o?0oo0o00o00o ooooj o o'l 0 NEWS FROM STARR. o 0 ! ?o o 0 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o I STARR. Dec. 22.?Mr3. Claude Jones j und Mrs. Feanter Jones entertained ! tho Stephen I>. Lee Chanter, U. V>. C, on last Saturday afternoon at the home of tho former. Although the weathor wan bo .bad thero v/aa a good numbor ! of the mombers with Borne vlslt'jra j present to enjoy this unusually pleas ant meeting. Mrs. Jones' beautiful now home with its bright Christmas j decorations and glowing grates pre sented a striking contrast to the wind and rein without. After a few Items of buBlnoBs were disposed of an inter esting program wbb carried out. A selection. "Tho First Christmas After Freedom," was read by MIbs Annie Shirley and a paper, "Is the Christmas Spirit Dying Out,", bay Mrs. A. S. fiowio. Two duets were well render-1 od by Misses Annie Halford and Mabel ! Jones and were very much appreciat ed and enjoyed. A choruB. "Tho Homespun Dross," was Bung by a number of the ladies, and this complot?e Mie program. The genial hostesses served a delightful salad course during " the social hour. Mrs. L. O. McCalla will entertain the | chapter in January, j MIkocb Jesslo and Nelo Smith, Be thla McMahari nnd Rosslo CUnkscale? Of Llmestotno College aro .at home to' spend the Christmus holidays. 1 Dr. und Mrs'. 8. C. Dean and llttlo | Carey left yesterday for a visit of two j weeks in Louisiana. Miss Mildred Goode left Saturday! tor Shelby, N. C, to spend the holi days with her parents. Mr*. Emily Davis Clark of Detroit, Mich., i? visiting her siBters here, Mrs., n. iL Hodges and Mrs. Will Carlisle. . MIbs Annie Halford has gone to her ; home in Blackvillo to spend Christmas with her parents, . Mies Leila Stuart received'a tele gram on last Saturday bringing the sad Intelligence of her father's death ht Fountain Inn and she left Immed iately for her home. The Rev. J. Andrew Smith, synod! cnl evangelist of South Carolina, con ducted a ten days meeting hero which c]osed on last Tuesday night. . Mr. Smith 1b a strong and forceful speak er- and it. was a rare, treat and an. In spiration to hear him. The Starr high school will give an entertainment on next Tuesday even ing beginning at 7:30 o'clock. . The vrvmll admission feo of 15 cents will asked tho proceeds to go to the ?'chool-Improvement Association. ' Misses Lui a Dean and Jessie Smith V.??? ??v.tlro ?.?p?v?y ?c?Ciun7d ?u v??? liigu school \during the absence of 'lisses I Goode and Stuart. I Sails With Cotton For Breman, Germany i : . .... ,_ NORFOLK, Va. Der?. 22.?Loaded "einest to her rail with cotton, the l|?*n^Ty Llpe steamer Denver sailed today fof Bremen, Germany. Not only Is her hold ?lied with cot ton. ; hut. she *1bo has cotton scored j tween decks', ip staterooms and the [social hall,' The Denver carries * crew of 65. t\m coropored entirely of A?rienne.' ~ WILL BE BURIED THIS AFTER NOON AT GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA LIVED HERE Dr. Copeland Was a Native of An derson County and Once Liv ed in City. People oT the city and county of Anderson will be deeply grieved to learn of the death of the Rev. Oliver J. Copeland, D. I)., which occurred early Tuesday morning In Ashevllle, N. C, when; lie had been for several months in tho hope that the climate of that resort would check the rav uges of tuberculosis. lie hud been growing steadily worse for several weeks and friends and members of the family were prepared for the an nouncement of hiu death. The funeral services will be held Wednesday af ternoon ut 3 o'clock ut Galnsvlllc, Oa., after which Interment will he made In that city. The Rev. O. L. Martin, of this city, will conduct the funeral services. It is probable that several friends of tho dead minister and for mer resident of Anderson will go to Gainesville for the funeral services. Native of County. Dr. Copeland was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Copeland. and was born near Cheddar, which lu between Hel ton and Williamston. When quite a young man ho lived in this city and at one time worked for the late R. S. Hill when tho latter conducted the Alliance Store. In later years ho en tered the Baptist ministry and served as pastor of Ilopcwell, Neal's Creek, Mount* Bethel, Mountain Creek and Oakdalc churches for some time. From Anderson ho went to Waynes boro, (la., where he served as pastor for a large congregation. It was dur ing his pastorate at Wayneshoro that Dr. Copeland caused the erection of a handsome church building, one that compares favorably with any In tho State of Georgia. Served in Atlanta. From Wayneshoro Dr. Copeland was called to the pastorate of Jackson Hill Haptist church of Atlanta. After serving there for some time he was called to Gainesville, Ga. while serv ing tho congregation vu' that city a magnificent church, costing some thing like $60,000, was erected, and it was largely due to Dr. Cope land's influence that is was built. It was whilo Dr. Copeland was at Gainesville that Mercer University conferred the degreo of Doctor of Di vinity upon him. Dr. Cc-eland was also elected a turstco of the Institu tion. KesMn Foiled Him. Two or three years ago falling health compelled Dr. Copeland to resign from the ministry. He was given a position us land and indus trial agent of the Piedmont & North ern Lines. He filled this position moat acceptably, as hn was a man of splen did business ability. Dr. Copeland was some 40 years of age. Several years ago ho was mar ried to Miss Elina Cllnkscales, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Cllnkscales of Due West. Sho with two children survive him. One child died while Dr. Copeland was living at Gainesville and It Is buried there. Dr. Hunt Well Known Physician of Town ville Passed Away Monday Night Dr. W. T. Hunt, a well known phy sician of the county and for years a resident of Townvlllo, died Monday night at the Anderson County Hospi tal after an illness of several months duration. Dr. Hunt was taken to Bal timore last summer, where he spent several months In ono of the large hospitals of that pity, , in the hope that his health would be benefltted. A few weeks ago he was brought back tc the city and taken to the Anderson County hospital, it being realized at the time that the epd was merely a matter of a few days. Death wac due to Bright's disease. Dr. Hunt was born at Honea Path some 62 years ago. He lived in the Barkers Creek section until ho was about 17 years ago when ho went tc the University of Georgin, where he took his degree. He graduated Jrom a medical school in AugUBta in 1890 After his graduation Dr. Hunt went to Townvlllo, where he practiced hie profession until failtng health cauaed his retirement. He had two sisters and one brother, E. W. Hunt of Abbe ville and Mesdames E. Z. Seymour and Thomas Cromcr of Greenville. The remains were taken to Town ville yesterday morning and tho fun eral services and Intermont took place there yesterday afternoon. Some two weeks ago Dr. Hunt was married to Miss, .*i.' ? i \ - ulcCarley o? Towriville, the marriage being solem nized at the hospital by the R?*. W. H, Prater, pastor of the First Proshy terlan church. ' . Tough on Both. . Patrick's face was. so homely that it had been described a? an "offense to tho.landscape." and he waa as poor. as ho was homely. Ono day . s neighbor met. him Sod said; "And how are you, Pat?" "Mighty bad." apswefed Pat. "It's starvation that 1b staring mo in the face.'1 .v-.*IS .that' bo?" paid the sympathetic Inquirer. "Sure, and it can't he very -lcasant for aythcr of yo."? PJtU urg cniircmlclo-Tologre^h. Penina is not B now ni'r! untried rcr.cdy?our ^ra:"! fathcra tired it. Fifty years aeo it v/cs on rale, nearly every dru;; stora in the country cu:i supply ic. It is recognized as a house hold remedy in thousand:, cf homes for cou?lm, cold?, grip, catarrh and those troubles arising from '^jc'i disturbances. TODAY XT IS JUST A3 EFFECTIVE, JUST AS RELIABLE AS EVER AND NOTHING BETTER HAS BEEN DEVISED AS A READY-MADE l? EDI CINE. Tlione wlio object <i> l.lquM JHrdtelne will n?ii I'crtimi 1?h IrfH u ?li'Hlriildo rt-??inl>- ?tir CA'IJA II Uli AI. <.ONim IO.\ S. TO SOUTH STOREROOM OF C. A. REED BUILDING ON MAIN ST. BEGIN JANUARY 1 Improvements Will Be Made by Mr. J. L. Masters?Fine Cafe to Be Opened. The contract for the remodelling of the south storeroom of the old C. A. Reed building has been awarded to Mr. J. L. Musteis by Mr. (J. Ii. Balles, the owner of tho property. Work up in the improvements will begin Jan uary 1. An entire new front will bo placed in the store room. The celling will be raised some two feet A tile floor will be put down and steel celling put up. In the rear a stairway will be con structed leading to the floor above. The improvements will cost in the neighborhood of 525,000, it is stated. As generally known, Augustus An toimkas, proprietor pf the Piedmont cafe, has leased the property that Is to be improved and will open up there one of the most up-to-date restaurants In this section of tho Stato. Mr. An* tbnakns, it is stated, has contracted for some $4,0000 -Worth or new fix tures for his new pla"*;. Among tho improvement will bo a new front of rough rod brick. Tho up per portion of the i^ont will be of white stucco. A plate gjass rfront will also bo installed. On the Inferior of the building tho wainscoting will be some 10 feet high and thin will bo mounted on a marhl4 base. The wains coting, tables, counters nid other fix tures will be of mahogany finish. The counters will ha\fc marble tops. The pantry and kitchen win be In the rear of the place iOtid tho sanitation of the entire buildmg will bo most modern. It is the Intention of Mr. Antonakas to fit up private dining rooms on U\p second floor of the building, but this will not bo done at present. Tho ex terior improvements will be mado by the owner of 'J.o building, while Mr. Antonakas will havo the interior Im provements made. The building Is 22 feet In width and whon finished will make one of the neatest and most at tractive eating rlaces in the upper sec tion of tho State. State Supreme Court Reaffirms Its "Order (Dy Associated Pres?.) - COLUMBIA. Dec. 22.?Tho Stite su preme court today,(reaffirmed Its or der entered, two years ago by Which Mrs. Lucy Di<;as Tlllnmn was award ed custody of her. children, Sarah Starke TUlmafl and Donschka Plckens Tlllman. The court directed that B. F*. Tlllnmn, Jr., father or tho children, should h?ve possession of them dur ing con ain periods vot 1015. Today's decision resulted from a hearing on an order which required Mrs. Tlllman to show cause .-why custody V>f her daughters should not be awarded to another person. The proceeding was duo t6 alleged refusal of the children to Obey a court order that, they spend the months of July nnd August. 1914, with United States Senator B .R. Tlll man, their grandfifjher. Pr?sents Credentials* WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.?Dr. Steph en Panaretoff, first Bulgarian mlnlstei to the United States, today presented his credentials to President Wilson. pr. Panaretoff expressed the Kind feelings entertained by tho Bulgarian rulers and people tor the llnltoc States. The president replied, warrals welcoming tho minister. fcistrat nnd niiee *rfwmteafornatde Kit s <P!*.c>.ly uiiu?l)50liiio!y w'thouitjitor Mu.umlili-s?thus , pro?anttnp docopiUO/l tien. Botte? thMSyTll iWtofcs in ti< tforl.I. U?U? on fiotlr.lDr. T.AT COKN". P^'600? <h??fcJ? c* by. .trail. jt>wa BOTANICAL MFT.. Cf>. liHVEN? BEING MADE HT GI?Y HALL GUARDHOUSE ACCOMODA TIONS ARE TO RE ENLARG ED VERY SOON OTHER CHANGES Offices for Policemen Are Rear ) ranged at the Pres - ent. Improvements ot nn extensive na ture are under way in the poiice quar ters at the city hall, and in the near future work of enlarging the guutd house accommodations will hegin. Tito improvements and alterations will greatly improve the facilities of th'j police quarters and guurd house, anu will bring changea which have long been needed and desired. The rooms which are used by the police are undergoing considerable al tering. The front room where the officers' lockers were situated and which was used by the men off duty has had a new lloor put down, and workmen are now constructing a high desk across the room, much like that which divides the room In which the city clerk and treasurer has his (juar ters. This desk will separate the room into halves. The general public will be admitted to the outer portion, or lobby, of tho room when, they have business to transact with tho ppjicc departnieut. The portion of the room behind ,the counter or desk w'lll be private. The office to tho rear of this room will be the chief's private office, and will, of course, he private. The guardhouse accommodations ate to he enlarged by utilizing the brick stables which were built in connec tion with the city hall. These are to bo thoroughly cjeansed and a con crete floor put down. Steel cakes will bo purchased and installed in the room, and thi3 will be used as quar ters for white prisoners. The old j guard house will then be devoted e.x 'clusively to the accommodation or ne gro prisoners. FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED I William S. West, Former United] States Senator From Georgia Dies Suddenly. VALDOSTA, Ga., Dec. 22.?William Stanley West, former United States senator from Georgia, was fovnd dead in bed at ii?a lioine here ' early today. He retired last night np- I parently in good health and died some | time during the night. Physicians stated that death appar- ] cntly was due to apoplexy. Mr. West was appointed by Cover-1 nor Slat on to the United States .senate | March 2, 1914, to fill the vacancy caus ed by the death of Senator A. O. Ba con. His term expired last November ] when Thomas A. ITardwlck, then congressman, was elected tc the s ate. Mr. West was born in Marion Coun ty, Georgia, August 23, 1840, and was | graduated from Mercer University at | Macon in 1880. Tho former senator had been proml uent in Georgia politics for many years. Ho served several torms In. the legislature. He was a delegate at large to thu Democratic national con vention in Denver in 1908. His.wife and 14-year-old son, William S. West, Jr., survivo him. The former senator had a slight at tack of indigestion yesterday, but was I improved late In the day. i Physicians attributo his sudden death -to - haart | failure. Arrested in Connection With Killing of Lawyer LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22.?Glenn Witt and Etholbert C. Ox m an were arrested late today In connection with the killing ot William M. Alexander, a wealthy retired lawyer, by ?>urglars In his home here this morning. Witt 13 said to have confessed. . Witt showed a number of bruises, which police thought were from blows administered by Miss Penelope Alex ander, who grappled- with the' robber aftor her brother, William, had been shot Oxman had a bullet wound In his leg. ; Not Subject to War Tax. WASHINGTON,. Dec.' 22.'?Policy-* loan agreements between holders of life insurance and ' their companies are not subject to the war revenue-tax, accord'ng to a ruling today by Com missioner Osborn. O O o o o o 0 0 o o O O 0 o o 0 o o o 0 o o Christmas. Weather. o - -.?.. fir 1 , ../un/..' _ na '. C*r*ni\_ *\ nnoiimui o py temperatures and clear''skies o 6 will provall Chrlstmar, , day o o throughout tho United States, ac- o 0 cording to tho weather bureau o o predictions tonight. P 6 The bureau's chart map showed o o flno weather everywhere, except in o o gulf States, Which had heen.dark.- o o ened to indicate* approaching o o clouds. Tho forecasters said n?th- o o ing extreme Iii tonv^itturea was o :} o expo rted. The mere tr^-.^alght run o to below the seasonal > ?vages a few ? o degrees, in sopto V?ct?on, Ih'efy o o said, hut nowhero was A likely to ? o be unusually cold. o o o 0 0 0 0 o o o (t o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Il m" i. Do It Now! i Make a small deposit each week in rhis Financial Stronghold, and by adding a little each week to your Bank Account you'll be sur prised at the rapidity with which you can accumulate a snug sum? "Big Oaks from little Acorns Grow." The same applies to our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT WHEN REVERSES COME Your worry will be reduced to a \ minimum if you are in a position I ; to meet ail obligations with a check on The Peoples Bank LEE G. HOLLZMAN, President D. O. BROWNE, Cashier' E. P. VAN DIVER, Viee-Pres. BIcckley Building, Anderson. S. C. jj=== ? Up Presch or Officers Have in Their Possession Dynamite Connected With a 1 to Explode Within Si (By Associate-i Press.) J NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.?The ar-' rest tonight of four men whom the po- | lien say asserted they .wore Germans, i in believed by th? police and detec- | tives to have frustrated a plot to des troy either a French or British steam ship. The police have in their posses- j sion a box containing 76 pounds of j dynamite, connected with' a timing de- j vice set to detonate the explosive six and one-half days frpm tonight. The! plan, according to the police, was to i ship the bomb by express, consigned to a ship at New York, the intention having been that the vessel would bo j blown up after it got to sea. I According ao one 'of the prisoners, ! the police say, the bomb now in the' hands of the officials was iutonded to | destroy the French steamship Roelmm- : beau' due to sail from New York next ) Saturday. From information available , here, the Rochamboau sailed from : New York December 13 and was re ported in European waters yesterday at that time so far away from the j United States that it would be im-: possible tor her to reach New York-! and said at the time designated. One j of those arrested, otc. One of the men arrested stated to ' the police in the presence of newBoa pur i?i??? ih?i the bomb taken from ; them by the.officers was intended to be used in blowing up the Rocham- ! beau after sbo sailed from New York ] next Saturday. According to Infor motion available the Rochambeau sail ed from New York December 13 and was reported In European waters yes eoooooooooooooooooo o - o o HONEP'PATII . .o 0 - o OOqOOOOOOOOOO o.o o o o ? School closed lust Friday .the 18th, for the Chrlstmns holidays, which ex tend to the fourth of January. Friday being the last school day be fore Christmas^ a short Chapel exer cise was rendered. After several ap pr op irate versos of scripture were read and a short talk was made byi the superintendent, the second and: fifth grades sang- .Christmas songs, l which were very , much enjoyed by. all those present. Immedtatelly before .the exercises were concluded one of j the high school boys presented to the! superintendent three gifts consisting1 of a lavaller for; each of the lady teachers and a stickpin for the prin cipal. These were given by* the pupils of the high school. The pipils of tho high school held their usual meeting of the literary society on last Friday afternoon, Dec. 18th. Tho program was as.follows: Debated?Resolves: That Poverty. Causos'More Crimes than Riches. Affirmative?Mary Sullivan and Frank McKenzie. Negativer- Eugene Wright, Eunice Carter and Ansel Pinson. Song , by the society. . Essay--., Lucy .Beard, Current Events? Malcolm Erwin. ' Biography? Marguerite Brock. Reading? Gordon Gaine? - The secretary-of. the society read; ihe program for tho public meeting, which: will bo given sorao time in January. Several members jof tho society are to render this program. ot to Blow British Steamsbi a Box Containing 75 Pounds of Mechanical Device Arranged x and a Half Days. terday, thus making it impossible for the vessel t? leave New York on the day designated by the prisoners. One of those arrested, Peter Lang laan, the police say, told them that while he was willing to blow up a French or English ship, he was not willing to see innocent persons die. After Langlaan had told of his part In the affair the police arrested Prank Helon, alias Hans Hellar, and held him on a, charge of preparing ex plosives to'shlp, In violation pf regu lations cpverln'g the shipment) of such. commo3itles. George Summers and George Brlnkninn were held as ac cessories and Langlaan was allowed his freedom. Hellar admitted, the police say, that he prepared the bomb. Tho police say Summers admitted that he knew Hellar was working up on some nlan of explosives, but den - d knowledge of the plot to blow up tho Rochambeau. After being confronted with his al leged conspirators, the police say Hellar admitted that -it was his in tention to blow up some French or English ship and that if he failed with the attempt against the Rochambeau he expected to try some other vessel. He Baid he was a waiter out of work and wanted to "do something.to help the Fatherland." Detectives who. worked on the case said tonight that Hellar told them that he got the Idea of a clock ar rangement from reading of the opera tion ot the McNamara brothers. SHOWS BALANCE IN FAVOR OF U. S. Custom House Reports From the 12 Distrikts Show Increase of 7,000,000 Over Last Week. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.?Customs house reports from the 13 districts handling 86 per cent of the nation's foreign trade show a balance In favor of the United States for the week end ed. December 10 of $27,028,263, an in crease, of approximately $7,000,000 over the balance for the previous week. The aggregate favorable bal ance for the three weeks of Decem ber was $89,870,091. ; Exports for the week of 'December 19 amounted to $49,440,242. and im porta totalled $22,411,979. During the weok ended December 7 exports were $45,417.932. imports $24,422.446. From November 30 to Docember 19 exports totalled $141,678,800 as against $71, 808,709 in' Imports. ' ' Cotton exports for the week \>t De cember 10 amounted to 286,313 bales. Filibustering Party Destroyed. BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Dec.1 22.? A filibustering party from Texas was "met and, completely "destroyed" by Carranza troops ; , ^pppp6lt? Zapata, Tcxa^, ..cr. ? here, Drvurabor 20. Thla message was received in Matamoros today by th? Carranza connnander ' there. A dosen horses,: 60 rifles and 2,000 rounds or ammunition, it is claimed were captured, The..nutcber of dead iyas not given.