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-. MEXICAN HTATVS UNCHANGED. ; Page Call* at British Foreign Office Ii? \nk About English Mi.. .?HOT S stand, Washington, Oct. 20.?While there wii no change in either the status of affair* at Mesleo City or the American policy, an International phase of the Mexican situation that attracted wide attention tonight was the formal in? quiry made earlier today by Ambassa? dor Page of I<ondon as to what was construed here as an unsympathetic attitude toward the United States by Kir Lionel Garden, the British am? bassador to Mexico. It is understood that the basis of the inquiry was a confidential report to the state de? partment, the contents of which were not divulged here. It is known, how? ever, that what particularly displeas? ed both President Wilson and Secre? tary Bryan was the presentation by Sir Lionel of his credentials to Pro? visional President Huerta the very day after the latter had proclaimed himself dlctstor. The American gov? ernment felt that Huerta's nullifica? tion of the Mexican constitution, not only by his arrest of the deputies, but by his sssumptlon of legislative pow? ers) had so altered affairs in the Mex? ican capital that the British minister might well have withheld his pre? sentation of credentials. Inquiry was directed to determine whether the British foreign office had Instructed Sir Lionel to present his credentials notwithstanding Huerta's sssumptlon of powers. The explanation of the British for egtn office noted in press dispatches that the presentation of the creden? tials was merely a coincidence and not antagonistic to the American point of view was not commented on by onlclals tonight. Diplomatic circles Interpreted the new development as strongly intimat? ing to Europe the desire of the United States to have a free hand in dealing with the Mexican problem. t. lilt MA N GOVERNMENT AHOVS ED. * . ? . i g) 1? Villa Permitted Americans to Leave, But Holds (German*. Mexico City, Oct. 20.?The holding of forty-three Germans at Torreon by Gen. Francisco Villa as hostage sgsinst an attack by the Federal forces has aroused the German gov? ernment to make strong demands up? on the Mexican fcrlgn office to Insure their safety. Gen. V Ma permitted the Americans to depart from Torreon, but held the Oer)nans, about ths same number of French residents, ten or twelve Brit? ishers and several Spaniards, declar? ing that bis purpose was to use them ss s foil to deter the Federals from attacking the city. He also let it be known, according to advices received here, that they would be as rlneed un? less the effort to retake Torreon was abandoned. What action the foreign office pro? poses to take hsu cot yet been deter? mined. ? NO NEGRO BiSHROP NOW. General Convention of Episcopal Church Adjourn* without Taking Action?1 omii?ttce to Report. r - New York. Oct. 22.?The general convention of the Protestant Episco? pal church today postponed for three /ears action on the question of giving the negroes of the South a bishop to represent them directly In r.he house of bishop*. Majority and minority reports from the committee on Episcopate of the house of deputies approving and op? posing the proposal came before the convention. Neither report was adopted. The entire problem was re? ferred by viva voce vote to a com? mittee, to report to the assembly in the 1*16 convention. Ths decision to defer voting on the metier was reached after several hours of debate participated In by del? egate* from many States of both North and South. The Southern del? egates were divided as to the wisdom of creating a separate territorial mis? sionary district for negroes. Those who opposed the plan held it would mwan ultimately the estab? lishment of a negro Episcopal church entirely apart from the present church; they declared the fiouthern negroes were not sufficiently developed to assume church respormhilitles for themselves, but still were in need of ths Influence of white men. Supporters of the phm de? lared a merger of white and negro gongfgejl Mona In the South to he Impossible and that It was bent to give the ne Stoea a rhurch of their own. The lamsntaM* conditions among; South? ern gajSJTSjeS were nntatod 0SJ|< It was gSSjggj j Um rhurch bad fulled to ;?l le/'.ate thw conditions and that it abouhi experiment with a negro biihop. Rev. A. 'CgjKogtra of Ly?IIa Will preach at i\% laiein street Mission Chspet on Sunday, October i'ith, at H 6. rru EVERYBODY PAYS TAXES. Ami They Pay Their Part of Any Extravagance or Inefficiency In Government. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Whenever ihe question of taxation comes up as a public Issue there are noisy taxspenders who say that poor men and men of small means have no reason to bother about the tax rate. These politicians who make light of the burdens of taxation often succeed in their efforts to blind the eyes of voters to their most vital interests. Many a man is persuaded that be? cause he has no direct dealings with the County Treasurer's office he pays' no taxes. , On the contrary, In proportion to the total amount of their earnings?! what they have to live on and to spend ? che poor pay more taxes than any other riuss. They pay Indirectly, but none the less surely. The hand of the government which reaches into their pockets is not rec? ognized, but It takes their money. The poor often think that the taxes, they pay are part of the high cost of I living. They believe, too often, that the ex? travagance and wastefulness of the public authorities have nothing to doj with the price of food and clothing and the rent of houses and apart? ments. The point they miss is that mer? chants and manufacturers are abso? lutely forced to put most of the taxes they pay into the selling price of the merchandise they dispose of. They would fail if they did not If taxes could be cut in two the competition of landlorda would quick? ly reduce rents, or give better ac? commodations for the same price. When the millions of American voters who pay no taxes directly once get this fundamental fact of govern? ment fixed In their minds there will he much less toleration of officehold? ers who spend the people's money with.a freedom and carelessness they would never thing of fn using their own. If every actual taxpayer realized fully what government costs him, there would be noth'ng more heard from the politicians who are In the habit of sneering at the complaints of those direct taxpayers who know and feel their share In keeping the public treasury solvent. SEVENTEEN DIE IN WRECK. Ninety Soldiers Injured Near State Lines, Miss., Bodies Removed. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 20.?Unless others of the 90 sodldiers in hospitals here die, as the result of the Mobile & Ohio troop train wreck near State Line, Miss., Sunday afternoon, the list of dead will Ptand at 17, accord? ing to the railroad undertaker's re? port tonight. Officials of the railroad company say that there are no other bodies under the wreckage. Physi? cians do not believe there will be more than one death among the in? jured. The most seriously hurt is Private Ostrander of the One Hundred and Seventieth company. The revised list of dead is: Cor? poral A. T. Klavlasky, One Hundred and Seventieth company; Corporal Joseph Johnson, 12ighth band; Cor? poral Frank Chelewskie, Corporal Fritz Copier, Privates Ernest Plaquett, Joseph Lebon, W. H. Bryan, G. C. Oruelke, E. W. Danek, Jos Provance, If. Bishop, O. C. Burleson, Claude Teel, V. Van Stebbens, G. W. Goodes. M. C. Acres of the One Hundred and Seven? tieth company; Private Virgil Kemserl. Thirty-ninth company. President W. W. Finley of the Mo? bile & Ohio believes that the troop train plunged 24 feet into Bube Bur? roughs creek because the front wheels of the engine tender left the track before reaching the trestle. His state? ment issued through the general of? fices tonight, says: "These wheels broke practically every tie in the centre of the trestle. When the ties were cut the truck spread, re? sulting in the train toppling over and carrying the trestle with It A care? ful examination does not Indicate that the track was in any way defective prior to the accident." PIER FOR LONGEST TELESCOPE. Concrete Huso on Mount Wilson Ready for New Glass. - Los Angeles, Oct. 20.?The con? crete pier which will support the long? est telescope in the world was com? pleted today on the ?Test of Mount Wllaoa? The telescope, which will harrt a 100-Inch lens, will Improve th Carnegie Botaf Ohnervntory, which at present Is supplied with a sixty-Inch instrument. My means of the new kIkhh it is predicted photographs o xtiirs will be mude which heretofore ban been impossible. Murrlsw License Record. A li' . use to marry has been grant ed to Daniel McLean und Annie G?r? den of Humter, HOY IS ELECTROCUTED. Claude Bowles Touches Live Wire. Funeral at Chester. Chester, Oct. 20.?Claude Bowles, aged 13, a son of the late W. A. Bowles of Chester, and the boy him? self lived here up to a couple of years ago, was electrocuted close to his home in Atlanta, Ga., Saturday after? noon by coming In contact with a live wire. RESIGNS TO ACCEPT JUDGESHIP. C. J. Ramage Quits Education Board to Bo Special Judge. Columbia, Oct. 21.?C. J. Ramage of Sak.da, appointed special judge to hold courts In the first judicial circuit on account of Judge Gary's illness, voluntarily resigned as a member of the State Board of Education. This is probably the first such resig? nation under the Constitution forbid? ding holding two offices of honor or profit. Gov. Blease commends Mr. Ramage warmly for the action. SULZER CANDIDATE FOR ASSEM? BLY. Former Governor Named in Sixth District, Scene of His First Ex New York, Oct. 20.?William Sul zer, impeached as governor of the State, tonight was nominated for the assembly by the Progressives of the Sixth assembly district. Mr. Sulzer In 1889 began his public career as a member of this branch of the State legislation. Mr. Sulzer has agreed to accept the nomination, it was announced at the meeting where he was chosen as the candidate. Max Steindler, Progressive leader in the Sixth district, who placed the former governor's name in nomination, said Mr. Sulzer reach? ed him by telephone from Albany in? quiring If he had been designated. Mr. Steindler replied In the affirma? tive. He said he asked Mr. Sulzer if he would accept and Mr. Sulser re? plied he would gladly do so. Chamber of Commerce Notes. The first of the regular weekly meetings of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce wta held last evening at 6.30 o'clock. There was a full attendance. Matrers of importance to the organization and of interest to the city and county of Sumter were discussed. 0*0 The new managing secretary of the commercial organization was duly in? stalled in his position and given his cues as to what constitutes a live wire secretary in the estimation of the officers and directors. eon Dr. J. Z. Hearon, the treasurer, made a report of the financial condi? tion of the organization. It was de? cided by tho board that an appeal be made to the membership to pay up their dues promptly as money is the chief Item needed to successfully car? ry forward the affairs of the organi? zation. Of course money is not every? thing, individual interest, and public spirit are necessary. But there are fixed monthly or regular expenses to the organization which must be met regularly in order to keep up the same. And there are other expenses amounting to many hundreds of dol? lars annually. ? * * The meeting of the stockholders of the Sumter Tobacco Warehouse will doutbless mean that the preliminary steps in the inauguration of a tobacco market for Sumter have been taken in concrete form. The meeting will be held at the Chamber of Commerce at 6 o'clock tomorrow, Wednesday, even? ing. President D. D. Moise urges the attendance of every stockholder as matters of importance must bo at? tended to at once. BANK IS PURCHASED. Important Business Deal Is Made by Con way Men. Conway, Oct. 20.?Senator Hal L. Buck has just consummated a deal whereby he has purchased from B. G. Collins and Col. D. A. Splvey their In? terest In the First National and the Cor way Savings banks of this city. At a meeting of the directors of the two institution* late Saturday afternoon B. G. Collins, former president, re? signed and Mr. Buck was elected pres? ident in his steud. Cid. Spivey will re? main as cashier of the two banks until tho first of next yeur, if not longer. In the meantime Senator Huck is ac? tively in charge. Geo.H. Hurst, UNDERTAKER AND EMBAUCER. Prompt attention to day or night sjsjg^ AT OLD J. D. ORAIG STAND, So* N. Main Street. Day Phone Ml. Night Phono Iti. STYLE and Comfort ARE THE PREDOMINATING FEATURES OF Hodarf Corsets. Are an Economical Purchase. A "MODART" frequently outwears two ordinary corsets. It retains its shape. The fact that the "MODART" can be washed repeatedly with? out injury to shape or material appeals to all sensible women. They know the value of this from a hygienic standpoint. The materials are a combination of the most delicate and substantial fabrics, the most flexible and durable boning, manufactured especially for "Modarts." MThe mission of the "MODART" is the idealization of the figure." Let our corsetiere fit you to one of the new models just in. Ask to see style No. 442 at $5.50 and No. T 641 at $3.50?both un? usual values. The Ladies' Outfitting Co. OPPOSITE THE POSTOFFICE. INDICTMENTS AGAINST MANY. Twenty-three Former Ofliclals of St. Louis, III., Indicted on Graft Charges. - St. Louis, Oct. 22.?The indictment today for 23 former officials of East St. Louis, 111., on charges growing out of an investigation of alleged mu? nicipal irregularities, was character? ized by State's Attorney Webb as the forerunner of other indictments to be returned by the grand jury. Those under indictment tonight in? clude a former mayor, a former city treasurer, two former comptrollers, two former heads of city departments, 12 former aldermen and the present chief of detectives. All these were a part of the administration of Charles S. Lambert, who retired from the mayoralty last spring, being succeed? ed by Mayor Chamberlain, who was elected on a reform platform. Among allegations supported by evidence introduced before the grand jury were the following: That East St. Louis was more than $200,000 in debt. That during the Lambert adminis? tration warrants were issued for large sums for the payment of city officials who had contracts with the city in violation of the law. Many of the indictments returned against the various ex-officials cover, the same offenses but are differently phrased to meet legal points. Mrs. Wylie Sholer went to Bishof - ville Wednesday to visit friends. Go to the Fair Well Dressed It may be a Coat, Coat Suit or a Dress for the Ball you need. Your wants can be filled here with the New Arrivals in Fashion's Latest Mid-Season Creations. Stylish Suits?wonderfully pleasing fashionable Coats ?delightfully chic Dresses?all tending toward win? ter's enjoyment and pleasure. Come and inspect the offerings. Evening Gowns for Fair Week at $12.50, $15, $17.50, $22.5?, $27.50 and $37.50. Coat Suits for Fair Week at $45, $40, $35, $30, $25, $20, $15 and $10. Coats for Fair Week $40, $30, $25, $20, $18.50, $15, $12.50, $10 and down to $5. McCOLLUM BROTHERS, The Ready-to-Wear Store.