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COL. OF 3D BE6IMENT REPORTS. ((M.sWKUi UKITI S Hi I \SK OF A IK I N * IMF HIIOBI.KMS. ? ? iiiuutiMikigc Ottlccr <>f Regiment K. . t.iniii' i- that Georgetown ?nU B?rry Cumpauie? win. ti Fahl iloOi own I \p? u-? ?? be K? ioi bwa ? Toll* of DllhVul.U? of hs>%eral l ommaiul* aud Argument* M*.i. lo Their rliiiair ?Governor Comni*s?tbi Col. Cogswell fur HI* V. I.no. i I - w Columbia. July U.?Qov. Bleaae Is In receipt of a report from Col. Jullua ?L Cogswell covering the recent en? campment of the 3d regiment In Alk? en and the Incidents connected with the departure of the Harnwell, Ham? burg ard Orangeburg companlea from ramp after they were there only three daya Col. Cogawll report* that the Oeorgetown and Horry companlea eei?*d without pay and paid for their earn transportation and aubalatence because they did not have the re? quired minimum, and recommends that all theee companlea be relmbura ed. The report of the colonel of the 3d regiment will be Intereating and la aa follow a: Headquarters Third S. C. linfantry. Charleston. *. C. July 25. 1*13. The Hon. Cole I* Bleaae. Governor. ? oluinbta. 8. C.?Dear Hlr: Owing to the uncertain ties aa to whether there would be an encampment and the very short notice given the regiment to prepare for It (only four daya. Includ? ing Sunday.) coupled with the fact that the members ol the regiment are baseness men. who have to arrange their civil or bread-winning affairs in advance In order to gel off for their voluntary and non-profit bearing du? ties aa militiamen, the 3d regiment was forced by circumstances to go into camp with depleted numbers. The companies, which were abort in numbers, believed, and in my Judg? ment had good reasons for believing, they would be furnished transporta? tion and aubalatence by the United Plate* government or by the State. Baun after arrival in camp, however, l.jeut Bos well, U. 8. A., repreaenting the lovarnment, and Brig. den. W. W. Meore, the Adjutant General, repre asataag ISM altate informed me there would be no pay. tranaportatlon nor subsistence for sny company of less than the prescribed minimum number, via. SI men and two officers. The die burs in? officer. Col. O. W. Dabb, was not |n camp at the time, but he 1*0? r agreed with the above so far as the United States government was concerned I promptly called into conference tha company commas de rs of the com? panlea concerned, via. Companlea K. Barns ell; F. Georgetown; H. Con way; I. Bamberg and L, Orangeburg. We discussed the mstter for two hours, but could make no Impression on Lieut. Musweil. who claimed that he was present only in an adviaory ca? pacity, nor on the Adjutant General. 1 did not have in camp all the or? dere issued by the Adjutant General, but I quoted as nearly aa I could from memory General Order No. 30, para? graph 4, A. G. O. C. tf., to the effect that tranaportatlon and aubalatence Would be provided out of the com? pany's share or the State appropria? tion, but to no svsil. The Adjutant General stood tlrm and would not al? low aubalatence. He denied thut Gen srsl Order No. 30'was issued by him. All the men in the companies In question were perfectly willing to serve without pay, but It was a phy? sical Impossibility for them to aerve eight daya without food. Company U Orangeburg, was. in my Judgment, particularly oppressed. During the spring Inspection Company I. came up as the etandard required by the Uni? ted Statea government and waa so re? ported. Upon my requesting- that they be aMowed subsistence and have same taken out of their State allowance the Adjutant General (for the first time i believe) announced that Com puny L had not come up to the standard re? quired by the state and that they Would not re<ulve any part of the btat* appropriation. It was this that Made ( apt. t'laffy say he thought he nad better take his company home. It was Impossible foi me to hold them In < amp without food, so I had to con? sent, ujoat reluctantly, to allow them es returu. iitparn I Hamberg, had no officer present to represent thsin nor handle them, they had to go home. ? ompany Iv Hainzell, gsgt trod to remain, but Inter leaned tbat they esubl not lerrunaje |g procure BWasftst en> e for themalvcH. so 1 bad to let them go ?"ompuntes K, Georgetown, Miui h C'>nv*ay. who were short tin require i thirty-eight men, determined to n mm They not onl> served without p4i>. answering etil? ientlj cvcr> de mand made upon them, but they pa iriotbally furnished their own food ut th^ir OMII pelHOIUll expense, Aa to the detl< p ro es of the com pstdes report.-d |a the war depart? ment as ' deli, icnf' after last spring inspeet but. I wrote I he Adjutant Gen? eral ou Mav a. May Jo and July 11. asking him to Tttrnlsh me a statement ' of these gVsfeota so 1 might Intelll gently endeavor to have them cor? rected A knowledge on my part of these "defect** * w ould have been of inestimable advantage to me and to these rompanies on this recent camp of instruction. Cnfortunately 1 have not yet received this statement of these "defects.'' If we cannot find 1 out what they are we will Probably make the same mistake again when these companies are given their sec? ond chance under Mr. Garrison's ugreement. As to the government's liability for subsistence, I tried to argue, from memory only, Bulletin No. 13, page 16, war department current aeries, ? ut not having the data with me in the Held, I failed to impress Lieut: Bos ' well and later, on the arrival of Col. Babb, I found that he viewed the matter from the same viewpoint as Ueut. Boswell?he would not pay for the subsistence of Companies F and H. I waa confronted by a condition, not a theory. I believe 1 had right on our aide, but rights and arguments with? out food will not stave off starvation; I allowed the men to go home. I would respectfully request that such steps as are proper be taken to pay promptly Companies K and H for eight days' subHlstence, and Compa? nies K, I and L? for three days' sub? sistence. The 3d regiment was the first to go into camp just as it was the first to be Inspected last spring?the pioneer, so to speak?in this the first yeur when the letter of the requirements would be insisted on. We knew not thut we would be subjected to such rigid re? quirements. Orders had never before been so strictly er forced. In other States 1 am informed the same pro? portion of shortcomings were found In the first regiments n camp, but the State paid for the subsistence and transportation. The Adjutant General of South Carolina, however, could not find means to do this. With only four days to get ready for camp after ho many uncertainties, I think we did well. The other South Carolina regiments have hud the benefit of our experience and have had more time to prepare. I trust they will meet every requirement. (Signed) Julius E. Cogswell, Colonel, Gov. Blease addressed the fol? lowing in answer to Col. Cogswell's letter: Col. Julius R. Cogswell, Charleston S. C.?Dear Colonel: Your letter of July 25 received. I was sure you were doing what you thought was right, and I most heartily approve of each and every one of your acis, and 1 wish I had a man with aat much military train? ing, with as much backbone and with as much bruins for Adjutant General. I will try and have the matters mentioned attended to as early as possible. I am also endeavoring to get the three companis to encamp with the 2nd. regiment. I hope that you will ind it person? ally convenient to visit the other camps and give them the benefit of your long service and training. With kindest personal regards, Very respectfully, (Signed) Cole I* Blease, Governor and Commander-in-Chlef. NFAV WFATHFH CHIEF. ? harlc F. Marvin Picked For Pluce. \ _ Washington, July 29.?Prof. Chns. F. Marvin has been selected for chief of the weather bureau to succeed Willis I* Moore, recently reim ved. Prof. Marvin is now chief of the In? strument division. He was appointed to the old signal service in 1884 from Ohio. President Wilson will send his nomination to the senate probably this week. Prof. Marvin was born at Colum? bus, Ohio, and was* educated in the public schools there and at < >hio State university. Hi MMt to Washington in !^ I and entered the government ser? vice in what was then known as the signal service. since renamed the weather bureau. He became head of the instrument division of the bureau in 1888, which position he has since held. Under the new chief more atten? tion will he paid to weather reports ami forecasts as they affect or are likely to affect agriculture and general tainting conditions throughout the country, Other change* are to i>.> made in the bureau by Sen clary Houston. He was not ready today lo announce them. WILL si < ci:i:i> \ ash. Wilmington. \ <'. July SO. Offi? cial circles of the freight traffic de? partment ot the Atlantic Coast Line i i.ioi company here announced the appointment of w. F.. Rennecker ol t "ha rleston, s (', as assistant general freight agent, aucceedlng Robert N. Nnsh, resigned, tu accept service with I be 11 ?ffte deimi 11 men! of the i n c? ?ystem with headquarter! at st. Louis, Mo. HEYWARD JOJE COLLECTOR. < n.\l<l,i:sTON M.W CHOSEN VOR THE OFFICE. South Carolina senators an<i McAdoo Liilte on Former Statt* Fxceutlve. - Washington, July 29,?Formsr Gov. D. C, Hey ward of South Carolina Will lie COliSCtor of internal revenue for South Carolina just as soon as his name is sent to the senate by the president and confirmed, this agree? ment having been reached here today by the two South Carolina senators and Secretary licAdoo. When it was announced last week that the president had issued an executive order re-establishing the South Carolina collection district, Mr. Heyward took the matter up with his friends here and asked the members of the South Carolina delegation in congress for their support. While other names have been dis- , cussed it has been apparent from the j first that Mr. Heyward would be the man who would be selected. Today's action verities these predictions. Gov. Heyward came to Washington Sunday with Wilson G. Harvey of Charleston and spent yesterday and today in a canvass of the situation. This afternoon it became evident that other names would be eliminated and that Mr. Heyward would be the win? ner. When Senator Smith, who has been active in the matter of establishing the new district, was asked about the. situation he confirmed the story that Mr. Heyward would be named, and said that the matter had been satis? factorily arranged with the Whlto House and the treasury department, ; and that the nomination might be ex? pected possibly tomorrow. The fact that this appointment has been agreed upon will be good news to the frlsnde of this popular Carolinian elsewhere, as it is in Washington. ATTACK ox BOND ISSUE. McAdoo Alleges Concerted Hear Campaign to DafgfOsa Prices. Washington, July 28.?Secretary McAdoo issued a statement tonight llatly charging that the decline of government 2 per cent bonds to 95 1-U? a new low record?was due "almost wholly to what appears to be a campaign waged with every indication of concerted action on the part of a number of influential New York city banks to cause apprehen? sion and uneasiness about these bonds in order to help them in their efforts to defeat the currency bill." Banks throughout the country own almost $7:10,882,130 of the 2 per cents. Their market value today was ap? proximately $30,000,000 less than when the banks bought them. Almost all the entire issue is used as security for national bank notes. At the pres? ent price, however, the discrepancy between the market value and the issues of notes against the bonds is covered by what is known as the B per cent redemption fund, deposited by the banks with the treasury to care for retirements of national bank notes. Secretary McAdoo announced it was not his intention to require the banks to charge off the present depreciation below par, but that the banks might continue to put In the bonds at par in their statements to the comptroller Of the currency "at least till some ma? terial ?bange in conditions should compel the adoption of another course." boys LEAVE von ENCAMP? MENT. Will Spend Next Ten Days at ("amp Wille Jones, Near Columbia. The members of Company L, N. G. S. C.i left Tuesday morning for their annual encampment, which this year will he in the sandhills of Lexington county, about twelve miles from Co? lumbia'on the siP which was recent? ly purchased by the Stato for a rille range. In the company when It left here Were thirty-eight privates and two officers Connected with the 1??< .11 militia and a part of the regiment were quartermaster Qeo. w. Hutch eson, Major J. W. Bard ford of the third batallon and others. Several of tiie battalion and regimental staff of? ficers from Sumter were not aide to go on the encampment this year. The company left on a apecial train with companies from Hartsvllle, Dar? lington, Tlmmonsvllle and other places, all ot them members of the second regiment. The men are look? ing to do some good work in this ? nceinpment ami hope to learn much from ibe regulars with whom they will be encamped, Mad due ted to private- , Com? pany L, Second South Carolina In fan try, Camp WUie Jones, Columbiu, s. c. The suits men wear In the South are made in the North. They are too h<.i\.\ for the South. Why not manu i ii< i lire i lol bine, in i he Sout h lie il suited to the South? Wilmington Star. AMERK .'ANS WIN DAVIS (TP. j Mcl.uoghlin Defeats Dlxon in Straight Sets uiui captures Emblem of fehl promaoj Wimbledon, Eng., July 28.?World supremacy in lawn tennis tests with the United states. The struggle for the Dwlght F. Davis trophy, em? blematic of the international tennis championship, ended today on the Wimbledon courts in a victory for the ? United States, when Maurice E. Mc? Laughlin, the American singles champion, defeated Charles P. Dixon, the veteran Knglish played, 8-G, ii-2. The rules of the cup contest called for the best three in live matches, and the Americans, previously having taken a match each in the singles and the doubles, were the winners of the coveted trophy when Dixon went down before McLoughlin, the .score by matches being: United States Great Britain 1. The Britishers had gained their only point when J. S. Parke, the Irish player, won a single match from Mc? Loughlin last week. AGAINST CLARKE HIDEH. New Orleans Exchange Oppoaflg Cot? ton Future Tax. New Orleans, July 28.?Declaring that if the Clarke "rider" to the pro? posed tariff bill becomes a law, the effect of changed conditions because of the absence of hedging "may cost on the coming crop anywhere from $100,000,000 to $300,000,000 or pos 1 sibly $400,000,000," the New Orleans cotton exchange today issued an offi? cial statement protesting against the Clarke "rider" which provides a tax of 1-10 of a cent per pound on cotton futures or an everage of 50 cents per bale. The statement is signed by W. 1*. Stewart, vice president and act? ing president, and H. G. Hester, sec? retary. "In order to correct any misun? derstanding," says the statement, "this exchange asserts positively that the cotton future contract business and the system of hedging through future contracts which have saved many hundred millions of dollars i? the marketing of the South's cotton crop will be completely destroyed if the Clarke 'rider' to the tariff bill be? comes a law." The statement adds that competi? tion wilt be lessened because under the rider buyers will be forced to re? quire a heavy margin between buying I and selling prices and the necessity for increased capital and credit will drive out nearly all of the small buy? ers. It is also pointed out that this tax of 50 cents per bale will be naid by j the producer because the "buyer will see to it that the tax comes out of the price he pays to the farmer, thus making the latter bear the burden." It is declared that nine-tenths of the crop is moved through the means of hedging agreements and that every sale of spot cotton on any terms will be affected by the tax. GROCERS MUST PAY FINE. Federal Judge Indicts Monetary Pen alty. Birmingham, Ala., July 29.?Fed? eral Judge Grubb today lined the Southern Wholesale Giocers' associa? tion $2,500 for contempt of court in violating a decree issued in 1911 com? manding the organisation to abide by federal anti-trust laws. President J. H. McLaurin of Jacksonville, Fia., was lined $1,000. H. Lacey Hunt of Wilmington, N. C, and D. A. Bleichers of Charleston, S. C, were lined $1.000 each and the costs were assessed against the cor? poration and the three individual de? fendants according to costs of their respective witnesses. The trial was resumed this morn? ing after a recess since Saturday and District Attorney Street completed his argument for the government in re? buttal. Judge Grubb immediately an? nounced his decision. Walker Percy of counsel for the defense announced that appeal probably would be taken to the supreme court. THE SECOND IN CAMP. Columbia, June 30, The 2d regi? ment of the South Carolina National Guard, encamped at Camp Wille Jones, al Styx, in Lexington county, got down to work this morning. Col. Llpscomb, Lieut. Col. Early, all of the line oUlcers and each company, with an average of over forty men ami two oiiceis. are making Indications of a splendid week of Instruction. Tin* Orangeburg company, of the 3d rem ment, is encamped with the 2d, bring? ing the total number of companies up to twelve. Company, battalion and regimental drills are being given each ? lay. Orders tor the day promulgated by Col. Llpscomb: f irst cull foi reveille at A. M.; taps at la P, M. 'Plains are run Hum the union sta? tion here lo the camp nt convenient intervals, giving the men an ei \ schedule to aud from tha city, THE MEXICAN MUDDLE. PKF.MDF.NT \\l> KFARKTARY DFVOTF i Ml MM I.VKs To STUDY Ol ' m !?< ?UTK. Considered I Nissibh* i it.11 Mexicans ThrmsffilTnii May Bring Peace to Their Troubled Country?Other Means for Peace. Washington, July 29.?President Wilson and Secretary Bryan devoted themselves today to a Study of the voluminous reports at their disposal on conditions in Mexico. Indications were that with the appearance before the senate committee on foreign rela? tions tomorrow of Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson, the last stage in the programme of the administration to discover the facts of the situation be? fore announcing a policy would be reached. While a resolution in the house called for a joint committee to obtain documents in the Mexican situation, and another in the senate sought the ? I opinion of that body on the question of the recognizing the belligerency of ', the constitutionalists, administration officials again declared there would be I no haste in formulating a definite pol? icy toward Mexico. Secretary Bryan declared no prop? osition for mediation had been sub? mitted to either of the two factions in Mexico, and incidentally remarked that he might go back to the lecture platform in a few days. The present condition of affairs is not considered acute here. I The development of a policy by the United States may be delayed to ob? serve the outcome of efforts being made by leading Mexicans to bring about an understanding between the two warring factions. Some administration officials have proposed that the American policy be pursued aiong a succession of al? ternatives: First. They suggest the United States should refrain from interfer? ence while the Mexican leaders them? selves endeavor to compose their dif? ferences. The attitude of the United States against recognizing the Huerta administration is already recognized in Mexico, according to reports here, as indicating the abdication of Huerta In favor of a compromise provisional president as inevitable. Second. Should all efforts 1 y the Mexicans to adjust the dispute fall, it is proposed by inlluential members of the senate that the embargo on arms be lifted and the two factions I De permitted to obtain munitions of war on an equality. Some senators J freely predict a decisive result In quick time under those circumstances. Third. Should peace be delayed, the suggestion is that the United States offer to mediate through a commis? sion. Fourth. As a last resort, it is sug? gested that a tripartite commission composed of representatives of the United States and Latin-American na? tions could endeavor to bring about a settlement by peaceful means. A declaration from President Huerta that no American in Mexico shall suffer injustice or violence "with his cognizance'' was made public, by : the state department today in the fol? lowing announcement: "President Huerta has expressed himself as regretting very much that ! the American government should ascribe to the influence of tho Mexi? can government any action which might be construed as antagonistic to Americans during his occupancy of tho executive authority and desires I the state department to be nssured that no Injustice or violence shall be dime to Americana with his cognizance while he is in his present position. "The Mexican 'consul at ESI Paso has informed the Mexican foreign office that tho matter of the shooting of Dixon has been satisfactorily arranged ami it is stated that the government at Mexico City seems most desirious of meeting the desires of the Fnited States In every way possible." Reports to the state department to? day said that Carlos IVreyra, who has been acting secretary of state since July 10, pending the arrival of the newly appointed secretary, Frederic Qamboa, left office today. In the in? terval before August 7. when Secre? tary Qamboa will take office, the portfolio of foreign affairs will be held by the present minister of public In? struction, Dr. Qarsa Aldope. He has spent some time in the United States and department officials said he was in sympathy with American institu t ions. Commander Kittlle of the gunboat Wheeling repotted from Front era that American fears there have been al? layed by the arrival Of -loo Mexican federal troops who are driving the rebels away from the city. Admiral Fletcher, commander of the Ameri? can squadron in tin- Qulf of Mexico, reported that he intended to order the gunboat Wheeling to \isit Puerto Mexico, Vera Crua State, Campeche, tabasco and I'rogreso, Yucatan, to observe conditions a.s they affect Americans ami other foreigners In those ports. Ksai Admiral Cowles, commanding the Pacific squadron, reported that he had observed an aero plane n>n k over ?iuaymas harbor, evidently trp ing to drop a bomb on 11*?- Mexican federal gunboat Tarn pico. He did not verify unofficial report* that the Tarn? pico had been destroyed by tbe aero? naut. . REFERRED TO NORTHERN w<?. MEN. Senators Object to BI?dsoe Article Which TUIaaan Had Printed. Washington, July 29.?An article on "The Mission of Woman," which Senator Tlllman had printed in the Congressional Record of yesterday, cauaod ? hurry of protest from North? ern and Western senators on the floor of the senate today. The article in question was by Dr. Albert Taylor Blodsoe, and appeared in De Bow's Review, which, before tin- war, Senator Tillman says, was the representative magazine of the South. It contained some reference to Northern women and to the wo? man suffrage movement, which brought excited protests in the sen? ate from Senators Gallinger, of New Hampshire; Lodge, of Massachusetts; Bristow, of Kansas; Works of Cali? fornia; Thomas, of Colorado, and oth? ers. Some of these senators complained particularly of the reference to North? ern woman, and others, representing j States where women have the ballot, j were disturbed, especially by the criticisms of woman suffrage. Sena? tor Tillman was not |u his seat when these protests were registered. Senators Bacon and Bankhead said they felt sure that he wan not aware of any invidious references in the ar? ticle when he obtained permission for its reproduction An the Congressional Record and its printing as a public document. The South Carolina? senator later appeared upon the floor and confirm? ed this assumption of Senators Ba? con and Bankhead, saying that he had been particularly struck by the his? torical passages with which the ar? ticle opened, and had not noticed the paragraphs of which complaint was made. Senator Tillman then asked that the article be withdrawn from I the Record and. be not printed aa a , public document. Of course. It has gone all over the country in the Rec? ord of yesterday, and the protest will cause it to be more widely read than if there had been no public objec? tions. missionary ENTERTAINED. Home and I'm reign Missionary So eietle* of Trinity Church Shower Miss Attaway. I One of the most delightful events in the history of the home and for? eign missionary societiea of Trinity Methodist church, was the shower given at the parsonage Tuesday even? ing in honor of Miss Bertha Atta? way, a young missionary to China. About fifty guests assembled on the piazza, after greeting the honor guest, and spent the time pleasantly in conversation. Dr. Mary Herbert recited several ' selections which added much to the pleasure of the occasion. After ice cream and cake were served the guests were invited abo the parlor where Misa Attawa> was informed that her washing had come There little Dora Herbert and Manda McLeod, dressed as washwo? men bore in the clothes basket laden with daintily tied parcels. Miss Attaway in a few fitting words thanked the ladies for their tokens of love. She opened each package, and passed it around for inspection. These were many and varied, some of them beautiful, but all useful. These pres? ents were only small tokens to show love and appreciation for thia grand young woman, who is giving up home and friends to go into foreign fields to teach Christ to those who know Him not. LONG war si:i:ms CERTAIN. London, July :10.?"The Southern? ers, profiting by their earlier mis? takes, are repairing defects and get? ting In large auppllea of ammunition, says the Daily Telegraph's Peking corespondent. "A long, wearisome war seems certain. 1 understand 100 Japanese officers will join the Can? ton army, Which Consists of 40,000 good troops." The Daily Telegraph's Shanghai correspondent reports that the name City there is on lire in three places as a result of the cannonading of the arsenal. The dispatch probably re? fers to Monday's fighting? The correspondent had an Interview with Dr. Wu Ting Fang, who thinks President Yuan Shi Kai s uncompro? mising policy dangerous, but blames both sides for rejecting proposals fof a compromise. In another interview with the cor? respondent Dr. sun Yat Sen declared he would leave southward in a few davw on business He was uncoiicuin ed, according to the correspondent, concerning u settlement of the war ??r the threat of eapuletofc against him.