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THE 8UMTKR WATCHMAN, I-Ntai dished April, 1850. "Be Just und Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, IMC SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1913. Vol. XXXVII. No. 26 ?III' FLEESIO FMtTRESS Plot of Dictator's Followers to Over? throw Him Discovered. Huerta Take? Up Residence in Old Fortress in Outskirts of City and Issues Orders for Arrest of Political Foes. Cen. Blanquet Holds Possession of Nationa1 Palace and Has Replaced Huerta's Guards With His Own Men. Mexico City. Nov. 18.?Internation? al complications were overshadowed today by the discovery of a plot amocK ' ?? n. lluerta'a followers to oust bim from the presidency. Gen. llucr ta has taken up his residence in the ..Iii f..itr- of t 'bapultel'? c on the cut sklrta of the city. From tv -evi? dential quarters In the foi , the dictator has ordered the arrest cC many of his political foes. Minister of War lilanguct is now in practical poaacsHlon of tin- Natlonul 1'alace with hi* own men d- t lUed M guards, sup? planting those selected by Gen. IllK-l ta. Many otllcers and soldiers be? longing to tho Federal garrison threaten to mutiny because they have not been paid. Dictator Huertu continues to defy the United States, notwithstanding the pressure from Kuropean and South American gov? ernments. Congress Is expected to compute Its orgnniaztlon by Thurs? day and no important developments are expected before then. MFXICAN SITUATION \CVTK. Assert, an* and Mevlcuns Flee From Mexico; rearing Another Revolu? tion. Vera Cms. Nov. 18.?Sixty Ameri? cans, three-fourths of them women and children, arrived here today from Mexico City? They declared the sit? uation acut** due to the dissensions in lluerta'a cabinet. *n3F^*vo\x!^fttt?<\ vm the sane train. CAITVRF. CITY 09 MFXICO? I'lM-ouNrirHNl Wirdes?? Mi ssuge Itc n lml at (?aheston Dcdurc* Rebels Have Taken Capital. Oalveatnn, Texan, Nov. 18.?An un? confirmed wireless message from ?,'ic o says the t'lty <?i Mexico has been captured b> rebi 11 TIIOI s\M>s CO ON sTRIKF. Veritable - strike licit" Stretcher Al nio-,i \ round tin* Wolld. London. Nov. 20.? Labor unrest prevails throughout the world. Over eighty-three thousand workmen are on strike in Not-hern Russia, pro lesttasj against the arrest of employees of Industrial works for "Illegally quitting." Nearly ten thousand Fust ma are striking in South Afrit a. i'hev d.m nid fllll I-itUenahlp. A \< i itable region of terror exists. Nearly the whole ot New Zealand is paralys? ed by a transport Uriki-. It threat* n to Hioe.id to other Kngllsb t-rritory. The maritime tratllc ot Dublin is para In zed by a transport strike. Tin strike of three hundred liremen of the L.iw r.-n.-e, Mass., Textile mills treat SSM to throw thirty-live thousand io?n and wni? n out of work. I \MIM IN MKX1CO CITY. Sappl\ of Fim*I sImui and Frier Out of 11'.?1 o <?r i'?M>r<-r Classesi Mexico City, Nov. 20.?Famine threaten* hundreds here. Supplier savet l is i to It is ii ?? "in of i aaeh of i.rer classes. Stores of c'iil d?-en in.ii.Ii through street* lagging 'omuls. The lower clases are tun? ing ag;?mst llueita, blaming bun fol the huh i me of food. Friends of <;< n H ? aejMet s> - Ian tbat he Mi Huerta SS ?? adJastSil tin- differences and are now workli.g harmoniously. KIM fcf|| |? on |io\D. _ i Maderos ami Fellow I'rUotnrs Out on Issel Vera Cru*. Nov. 1h?efrftflfltO ani Daniel Madero. rclatl\es of the late President Madero, aid Leandrn \ | dls and his son. who have bet n eonllned here several \\..ks. charged with se? dition, were released today on |.; j|. They have seen red ipuirtefl her?. Th?? Madero* were arrested In t?c tobrr nt Monterey. The Frilled Mutet iiotitbd I he Mexteai sjovemssenl I ha I it would resjard with dlapleassift saj accident to the priaoiiei*. REBELS DRIVE FEDERALS. steadily ( losing In On Mexico City? lla\e Captured Six Important1 Towns Within t-Ust Twenty-four Hours. M<BXlea ( ity, Nov. 19.?The rebels arc steadily driving the federals bac\ io the constitutionalist campaign t> invest the capital. Six strategic towns have botn cuptnred within the last twenty-four hours. The rebels are eoncoritroting around Orizaba which capture would open the road directly to Mexico City. The constitutionalists soldiers are now wearing new khaki uniforms and seem to have abundant supplies. BRITISH WARSHIPS SAIL Foil. MEXICO. Three Criiis4?rs Were Ordered to Pro? ceed Immediately to Vera Crux. I Bridgetown, Barbadoes, Nov. It,? j Three British cruisers were today or ! dertd to sail immediately for Mexico. They left at dawn for Vera Cruz. FREIGHT RATE DECISION. Interstate Commerce Commission Makes Billing Against Georgia Itallroud. Washington. Nov. 20.?The Inter slate Commerce Commission joduy ruled that the present freight rates on the Atlanta, Birmingham and At? lantic railroad are unjustly discrim? inatory againts Dour las, On*, favoring F*lHgtinld. Valdosta. QuKmun, Tbom asviiie, Moult rle, Tifton and Way "ross und ordered the rates equaliz? ed. TO DISSOLVE GREAT COMPANY. \mcricuii Telephone und Telegraph Company Charged With Violation of Anti-Trust Law, Chicago, Nov. 19.?The hearing of the Government suit to dissolve the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, as a Violator of the Sher? man Anti-Trust law, was began to? day. The Government charges the corporation with purchasing compet? ing lines in such way as to destroy competition urn! cause diserimination against Independent lines. CURRENCY BILL COMPLETE, Senate Committee Votes to Report Bill to Senate Saturday. Washington, Nov. 20.?The senate banking committee today voted, seven to five to report to the senate Satur? day the hOUtC currency bill, together with the Owen and Hitchcock amend? ed dralts. The usual explanatory re? ports will not be made. SHOT WIFE AN D MOTHER-IN-LAW I MBH) Trouble Results In Triple Tragedy. Pittsburgh, Nov. 20.?Charles DoltS this morning . hot his wife and moih er-ln-law at the mother-in-law'? home at Braddock, Doth women are badly wounded, Diets then sent n bulb t into his own left temple caus Ing Instant denth, The couple had been separated, A Bit; COTTON MNP. Record lit caking Cargo forwarded 11 oni Wilmington. Wilmington, n. c. Nov, 19,?The Bi hi in a. amer Holtye, making h< r maiden voyage, sailed this morning for Bremen with the largest cargo of cotton ei er eari l< d I mm this port. She tallies It,314 halt s, valued at |1,< Itl.fft, THIRTY AUTOMOBILEN III llM.li. Hundred Thousand DollUf l ire in Bal? timore. Baltimore, Nov. 19.?The snndruck Wagon A (Carriage plant was burned toduj Thirty automobile? wer< burned, The lost is tttlntnttd at a hundred Hi.sind doltura 11 was be lieved thai the nre v\as Incendiary, REBELS DEMAND RECOGNITION MEXICAN REBEL REFUSJ?S TO CONTINUE INFORMAL Mi COTIATIONS. Leader of constitutionalists Desires Formal H.cogii-tiou by Untied Mates If Ho Is to Continue Negotia? tions with Special Envoy Hale. Nogales, Bonora, Mexico, Nov. is.? Francisco Kseuardo, minister of for i < l eign relations in the Carranza cabi? net, asked William rayard Hale, Pres-, Ident Wilson s agent, late today to j present his credentials before con 1 tinning further with the conferences which have been under way here in? formally for several days. This was interpreted by many as a virtual demand for recognition of the I constitutionalists before the exchanges j between the Carranzistas and the ' Washington government are con ! eluded. "For OUV Part unofficial negotiations 1 are ended," Ksruardo said. "We have ; asked Mr. Hale to presen' his lor j mal credentials 1 w .d receive ' them ai minister of lorelgn relations and transmit them to my chief. "We have been very glad to meet Mr. Hale on tcrnn of friendliness, ; knowing of his previous investigations in Mexico, and in view of his relations j with Mr. Wilson and Mr. Rryan. The cabinet members on previous occa? sions met as individuals only. The ex? change of impressions now has end? ed." Announcement was made today that Gen. Carranza was preparing a man? ifesto setting forth his position with regard to the internal and interna? tional relations of Mexico to be given out tomorrow or next day. Reports of continued military success today in? creased the contidence of the revo? lutionary leaders and their estimate of the dignity of their cause. Gen. Car? ranza plans to move his civil and military headquarters back to Her moslllo, capital of the State of Eo nora, where the constitutionalist movement was born. 1 v.is movement, it was announeod, would be fol^t/ved by a vigorous prosecution of the cam? paign against Guaymas, the Sonora seaport on tho Gulf of California, which is held by the federals under (Jen. Pedro Ojeda. t arranza's mili? tary chlefl are plant ing other cam? paigns in the interior. The announcement of the constitu tlonallatl on the American side ex? pected a rennest for formal recognit? ion of the insurgents, even in the event that permission to Import war munitions from the United States were granted. At the beginning of the negotiations Gen. Carranza asserted that the con? stitutionalists were not seeking rec? ognition?in fact, did not desire it ? J and only wanted the embargo on the j importation of arms lifted. A ( hange had been noted In the de I meanor of the constitutionalist* since the capture of Juarez and tho sub? sequent successes of the revolutionists that gave been reported from diiTor ent sections of the republic. The only credential* Mr. Hale pre? sented at his first meeting with Car? ranza and his provisi mal cabinet Is said to have consisted of a personal letter from President Wilson, saying that Mr. Hale was a personal friend of his and an unofficial investigator of the United States. Mr. Hale made only brief comment when informed of Ksouardo's state? ment. I "You must have misunderstood Senor Escuardo," he said, "for this is a complete misrepresentation of what occurred today." NO OFFICIAL COMMENT. Hide's Attitude Toward Carranza Not That of Ambassador. Washington, Nov. 18,?No official comment was forthcoming here to? night on the action of Gen Carranza's foreign minister, Francisco Bscuardo, In asking William Bayard Hale to pre? vent credentials before continuing tho conferences which have been In prog? ress at Nogales between Mr. Hale and the Constitutionalist leaders. .Mr. Male, it has been understood in offl< isi circles, was eent to the bor der In a purely unofficial capacity for the purpose of putting the Washing? ton administration In touch with the Mexican revolutionists. He was ex* pected to Inquire as to the attitude of Hen, Carrunta toward an armistice pending the establishment of a new provisional government and to discuss tentatively the quostlon of lifting the Amerlcun embargo on munitions uf war. it never has been suggested hero that the administration was consid? ering formal recognition of the ion st It tit lonn liste under existing condi? tions, NO CHANGE IN POLICY. EMPHATIC DENIALS that o\sii\i'<;iTXi:ssY has new instructions. Statement Made In Morning Papers That American Charge d'affaires at Mexico City Had Received New In? structions from Washington is Km- ; phaticnUy Denied at the White House Today. Washington. Nov. 20.?A vigorous denij.' was made at the White House today that new instructions had been sent the American charge d'affaires, ; O'Shaughnessy, at Mexico City. The reports that any communications presaging a change of policy on the part of the United States were sent to O'Shaughnessy by either the presi dent or Secretary Bryan arc denounc? ed as fabrications. This denial is the only Information relating to the Mex? ican situation which has been given out at the White House today. READY TO LAND MARINES. United States Now Has Force off i:i54> Men at Vera Cruz Vera Cruz, Nov. 20.?The United States scout cruiser, Chester, arriv? ed here last night and anchored near the battleship Rhode Island and gun? boat Wheeling. Thirteen hundred and fifty men can now be landed at a mo Rient'S notice. Rumors are flying to . day tha marine.4 will .-/ion be landed. Mexican Cong.'^s Meets. Mexico City, Nov. 20.?The Mexican congress meets this afternoon in di? rect defiance of the demands of the United States. President Huerta will transmit a message defending his course in dealing with the recent con? gress which was controlled by Madero followers and declares that his course has not interrrupted constitutional government. There is no doubt but that con? gress will endorse the dictator's course. The utmost tension prevails among Mexican government officials. J '-cars pre.a? umonjf all for*tgu real dents. Members of the diplomatic corps refuse to discuss the situation, saying "We will await events." WALL STKFi.T WOLF ABROAD. Stock Exchange Bays Unknown Is Circulating Derogatory Reports About It. New York, Nov. 19.?As a result of the many rumors and reports re ] cently circulated in Wall Street re j fleeting on the financial standing of I various banking and brokerage houses, the New York stock exchange today issued the following state? ment: "Our attention has been called to tin- alleged activities of some person or persons who, through telephone I calls and underground methods, are seeking to undermine confidence in various houses in the financial dis trict. "This is nothing less than criminal and if any one can assist us in plac ? Ing responsibility where it belongs we shall be glad to bring the matter be? fore the district attorney." THIO "LON<; HAUL PULL.'' Mileage Hearing Will Be Held Today by South Carolina Railroad Com? mission. Columbia, Nov. 20.?The mileage book hearing will be held before the rallroaa commission beginning todaj at 11 a. m. The right of the railroad to pull mileage for the long haul Is questioned. The attorney general re? cently gave the opinion that the rail? ways had no right to pull more mile? age than the cash fare. Representa? tives of the traveling men of South Carolimi will be present as well as officials of tin- railways interested. SMITH SFItVF.S 'POSSUM. Hoke of Georgia Delights Fellow Statesmen. Washington, Nov. 19.?A 'possum and sweet potato dinner, prepared in typical Georgia style, was given at tin rapltnl today by Senator Hoke Smith A 12 pound swe? t potato and a 'pos? sum sent the president by a Georgian had been prepared by the senate cooks, The guests were the Georgia congressional delegation and Georgia's delegates to the conservation con? gress, IMItAHKAROI! T<> Itussi \. President Kcilris Nomination of llcnr> Findel to Senat?'. Washington, Nov. 20 President Wilson today sent nomination to He .senate oi id nt> Plndel as ambassador to liusttia. UM 10 LI mi Dictator Will Take the Field Against Rebel Forces. Declares He Will Lead in Battle Greatest Army Ever Raised in Mexico?Tells Correspondent There Has Been No Change in Relations With United States. Mexico City, Nov. 19.?Gen. Huerta intend! to take the held against the Mexican Constitute nalists who are ?weeping all northern Mexico captur? ing towns and opening the way for the advance on the capital. He de? clares he will lead to battle the greatest Mexican army ever gathered. He calls upon the governors of the va? rious States to put into the field im? mediately every available - n. Hi expects to r-"- ***** ue hun? dred lilt). ? en. T . .iac other Mexican of TO LOCALIZE COTTON FUTURES MoLAlKlN PROPOSES HEAVY TAX ON INTERSTATE TRAFFIC Would Require That Contracts Be for Delivery in State Where Staple is Rained is ills Plan. New York, Nov. 18.?Ex-Senator John L. McLaurin of South Carolina proposed a plan for ending objection? able gambling in cotton futures, In an I address today to a committee from j the New York cotton exchange which is considering changes in the rules to meet criticism directed against j present methods. Mr. McLaurin said the failure of congress to enact legis? lation at this sessior imposhu; a tax j on dealings in cotton options was due I to the fact that no plan had been de ? vU* d' to' Htatrc? grtabriokr ter ?on* ? tracts which does no: also involve the ( destruction of legitimate business I neoegeary to keep open such channels ; of trade as could not be closed Witt)? ' out disastrous effects. Mr. McLaurin said the present sys I tern was objectionable because cotton prices made 0U (he New York ex? change were based upon the supply of cotton in New York warehouses. As this stock of cotton is only a com? paratively small part of the total, he said, it was possible for speculators t<> manipulate prices for gambling pur? poses in a way which would other? wise not be possible. Under present me.hods, contracts made on the New York exchange call for delivery of warehouse receipts ' for cotton stored in New York ware? houses. Mr. McLaurin suggested that the plan for a tax on cotton op? tions which was considered recently by congress be amended to provide for a heavy tax on all contracts made through all exchanges in the United States provided that cotton delivered in the State in which it is grown be exempt from the tax. "What would you do then?" he said. "Your New York stock of cot? ton would be absolutely valueless for the purpose of inflating or depressing prices. You c< uld not afford to de? liver cotton except in ihe South. Why should not the great New York ex change get in the van and lead this progressive movement. Instead of] being driven by a congressional lash." ADDS TO PENALTIES. Revision Committee of New York Exchange Sets Differences on De? liveries. New York, Nov. in.?The revision committee of the New York cotton ex? change at its meeting here tonight In? creased the penalties on low grad> Cotton by from 10 to BS points, mak? ing low middling 12F> points under middling and placing good ordinary cotton at a discount of S00 points, compared with the old difference of 80 and 216 points, respectively. I Muh grade premiums also were In? creased slightly and tin most general comment of brokers, who bad stayed down town to receive the report, was thai the committee had adjusted the differ* nee to meet Ihe requirements of a low made crop. Kil l I I) sl I I AND MOTHER. Chicago Mnn shot His Mother and Iben Killed Himself. Chicago, Nov. 20. albert Elnkle, nged fort) lour, today shot and kiiieii his mother then commltteed suicide Once rich, the family Is now in : 11 .i ightened circumstances, ficiuls, believes the United States grill take no steps to oust him unless he administers a crushing defeat to the ?a revolutionists. To an American correspondent to? day Gen. Huerta said: "There is no change in the relations of the United States and Mexico. What follows de? pends nn your government. We are waiting; any action altering our re? lations must originate in Washington, not here." Seemingly more alarm is felt here I over the constitutionalists success I than over the trouble with the Unit : cd States. NOTHING NEW, SAYS BRYAN. Huerta Won't Answer letters and No Developments in Situation?Won't Discuss Carranxa's Demand for Rec? ognition. Washington, Nov. 19.?"There have been no developments in the Mexican situation during the past forty-eight hours. We have received no reply from Gen. Huerta to our last note. I do not care to discuss the Carranza I Hale incident," said Secretary of State l'.ryan today. It is learned however, that the administration is preparing j j to give Dr. Hale "unofficial creden? tials," to enable him to continue the conference with Carranza's adminis? tration. The administration does pot care to formally recognize the Con? stitutionalists party. Y ? Jm *-?2-~ LET MKXICO SETTLE PROBLEMS. Most Congressmen, sa>s Byrnes, Would Welcome Fight-tt-Out Solu? tion of Matter. ! Augusta, Ga., Nov. 19.?Congress | man James F. Byrnes of Aiken de? clares that if a poll was taken of the members of congress on the Mexican situation two-thirds of them would very probably declare themselves in , favor of lifting the embargo on arms and leaving the constitutionalists and the federals to fight it out among themselves. The congressman bases his opinion upon the apparent tem? per of the members when he left Washington, and could not saywheth er the recent developments, when Car? ranza's minister ot foreign relations demanded Bayard Hale's passports, thus practically demanding recogni? tion of the belligerency of the rebels, mav have had on the views of the con? gressmen. Mr. Byrne does not he* Ueve that the special session of con? gress will be adjourned, but that it will run right on into the regular ses? sion which begins early next month. i ' THE WHITE HOUUSE WEDDING. Elaborat?' Musical Programme Pre? pared lor Wllson-Sayre Nuptlls. Washington, Nov. 20.?An elabor? ate musical programme has been pre? pared for the wedding of Miss Jessie , Wilson and Francis Sayre at the White House next Tuesday. The marine band will be present and the boy choir of St. Johns Episcopal church will sing chorals. Guests began arriving today for the rehearsals. Miss Mar jorie Brown, of Atlanta, and Miss Adeline Scott, of Princeton are al? ready lnre. The noise and activity incident to the wedding preparations drove the president from his study last night and he sought quiet in the executive offices where he worked until past ten o'clock on his forthcoming message to con- resa III.ADS *? rURKEY" PARADE. ?ov. t olqultt Leads Martyr Birds Through Streets. Cuero, Texas, Nov. if.?Gov. O. B. Colquitt of Texas headed the annual "Turkey trot*' parade here today, con? sisting of the thousand live turkeys which stalked through the streets in droves of a few hundred each behind trained leaders. One m int bronze turkey gobbler drew a baby carriage with a small child, never seeming to mind the load. There were also allegorical and Industrial tloats in the parade. , The turke) trot celebrates the an? nual Thanksgiving business ? t south