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WIRELESS SAVES 3 LIVES. PANNONIA KU KS I HO MILKS TO AID OK III HNINO SHIP. C unardcr \%as on Way to New York. Wim <nll Tor Help ltoovlicsl Her Kin* Turned Itoand, and Karins at Full S|**?.il Arrived In Time to Su\c Passengers i>r S|gtnl?h Steamship, whose Cotton largo was on Fin. Keltic Work Fffcctcd in Stormy Mid-ocean. Hamilton, Bermuda. Nov. The Spanish steamer Halmes, with her cot? ton cargo on lire, was towed into St. Georges harhor this morning, con? voyed by the Cunard liner Pannonia. The Cunarder had on board 130 passengers of the Halmes taken off the burning ship Friday morning in nr.d ocean, while heavy seas were run? ning, after a race to the rescue in an? swer to wireless calls for help. The Pannorda, when she had fin? ished her task of convoying the Balmes, pointed her prow toward New York and steamed away at 10 o"clock this morning, the passengers of the Halmes lining her decks and cheering lustily. The fire on the Halmes, which was discovered Wednesday night at 11 o'clock while the steamer was plough? ing eastward on her trip to Cadis, Spain, from Qalveston and Havana, spread rapidly. The wireless operator then began sending out calls for assistance. The call reached the Pannonia, 180 miles to the north, bound for New York, and Capt. Kobert Capper answered he would corno to the Halmes' aid. The British cruiser Sufi oik also answered the steamer's call, but her mossage was Indistinct. Turning south the Pannonia, under forced draught, raced at top speed to? ward the spot where the Halmes had said she was in distress. All of Wed? nesday night and throughout Thurs? day Cspt. Capper pressed the Pannoni i. Thursday night the Span? ish vessels was slghud by the On urder, which was soon alongside the burning vessel. Capt. Capper stood by the Balmes until morning and then took off her passenger*, the captain and crew deettng to remain on their ship to navigate her and fight the Ore. The Balmes' crew fought the fire throughout Friday, but ull the time It continued to gain headway. Satur? day night the flames had reached such proportions It was thought they might spread to the rum In the hold and that the vessel might have to be abandoned. The crew, however, never ceased their endeavors. When the tugs pick? ed up the Balmes and towed her into Kt. Georges this morning, the pow? erful pumps put aboard, soon quench? ed the flame. NA\ AJos ON TIIK WAR PATH. Fifteen II muh d Rally In Defence of Re.iegadon In New Mexico. Santa Fe. N. M.. Nov. 17.?Fifteen hun-lr*-d Navajo Indians have rallied In defence of eight renegades and are reported in armed encampment on Beautiful Mountain, thirty-flve miles southwest of the Shiprock Agency, defying United States Mar? shal Hudspeth to take prisoner the outlaws, who are wanted on Federal warrants charging horse stealing, as? sault and bigamy. Two troops of cavalry have been asked for t>v the marshal and the re? quest has been referred by the war department to Major Gen. Carter, in I ornmand of the bord. r BjgtfOL It Is feared that before the cavalry arrives the renegades will bo Joined Ig many in < rnro ind <?f the medicine men and of the plural wife men. who sr?? reported to bi Sjlfflfgj the Na\a < It rebellion. Hal Indians are fortify lug a high table mountain, the summit of which I* approachable ?.v only one tortuous roud. An Investigation during tin- day by the marshal and the Indian BgSfltl nh .wed that the Indians surrounding the renegade Itastl hi b id r.-undrd up their rat t U i I heep. hm"? ex ted theft ' "rn and Sihof Stlst made n ady for I siege. The Indians are lul by Chief ?be k H..rs.? and l'.u young bucks. Their encampment surrounds the Noel trading post on Beautiful Moun? tain. BRY \\ ( UXi I I.OKI N< I! M W Dr. It?^ Wed (,, Take I IxiimliMtftOSJ for Diplomatic Corps. Floren? ??. Nesj r;.- i:. \. Linen fX Bass, of this ?it>. pu dislor of tin Commonwealth, u weexiy newspaper at this place, has Just Pteetvsa1 ? b't t. r from Secretary or state William Jennings Bryan |e get ? pt | position hi ths diplomatic service, and to eonii te Washington In January to stand tin requisite examination under tin- civil servil ?? commission. Dr. HasM finds, however, that iimlrr the rub- his ag| moy disbar him un? less by xptTiai per sali of the president, ?ahose asslstat < ?? in this matter will !>?? nsked by Dr. Da s ami members of the South Caroling delegation. commerce commission TO PROBE coal CHARGES, Inquiry Will Cover fftttflU Tariff on Freight 1 nun Fields lo Manx Points in South. Washington, Nov. 17.?The intcr st;<t?- commerce conun lesion sn* Bonnets' today ihm a sweeplni inves? tigation of coal rates throughout all the Southeast! rn part of the United States would be made at once. It appeared that rates for the trans? portation of bituminous coal, the com? mission said, from points in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Ten? nessee to points in Virginia, the two Carolinas, Georgia and Florida have been the subject of formal complaint to the commission. It is ordered that proceedings be instituted into the rstes maintained by common carriers subject to the act to regulate com? merce for the transportation of bitu? minous coal in the territory just; named. It has been decided to ascer? tain by a thorough investigation whether present rates are fair and just. The roads which will be investi? gated are the Carolina, Cllnchtleld &. Ohio, Chespeake & Ohio, Louisville & Nashville, Norfolk & Western Southern and Virginian. No time has yet been set for this Investigation to begin, but it will be in its nature one of the most thorough the country has ever known. BRUIN DELAYED THE TRAIN. Hlg Hear Drops on Top of Coach and Trouble Follows. Chesterfield, Nov. 17.?One of the unlooked for amusements In connec? tion with the Chesterfield County Fair, which has Just closed with such success, was the detention of th?3 af? ternoon train for Cheraw In a unique manner. There was exhibiting here at the Fair what is known as a Bear Man, viz. a big brown bear, which was shown by his swarthy keeper. The I Fair grounds are just across the street from the station of the C. and L,, whi^h railroad occupies the centre yf the street. Just before the arrival of the train the keeper of bruin, for a cash consideration, had him to climb a large elm tree, which has a limb whieh projects over the railroad track. When the train arrived somewhat be? hind time and with several passengers anxious to make the Coast Line con? nections in Cheraw, Bruin became frightened at his high perch and pro? ceeded out on the limb, from which he dropped to the top of the coach. Now the problem was before the rail? road as to whose duty it was to re? move the bear. The station agent protested that it was out of his line of duty, as did the conductor. Finally, after much delay and a general rau cas, several pieces of timber were run over to the cars on the siding next to the cotton plattorm and Bruin was persuaded to transfer his perch, from which place he was led on down on the cotton bales and on to the ground. A "SOCIAL WAIt ON AT CAPITAL. Wives of Members of Congress Vs. Wives of Cabinet Members. Washington, Nov. 16.?Feeling be? tween the wives of the members of the house of representatives and the wires of the enblnei memberg has in? come so bitter that a serious situa? tion exists?so serious, in fact, that it has aroused the anxiety of the ad? ministration lenders, including Prsei? nen! Wilson himself. The trouble has been brewing ev? er since the wives of the members of Mr. Wilson's euhinct announced last May that on account of the great number of members of the house they had derided not to call on the wives of the representatives. Senators' wives were not included in this bnn." That made it Worse; and so did the refused of Mrs. Marshall, wife <>f tut Viet President, to omit Ihc congressional calls, Mrs. Marshall <;iiie(] on every eongresslonal "Mrs" Im fore her husband hud I sen much more than six months in nfllce, Indignation in the Texas dele .i ttOfl In the house became acute re oently, when the wife of Rsprtstnta? live Blnydsn Isnrncd, by ? direct ojuentlon nnd answer, thai Mrs. i>a\id l\ Houston, wife of the Secretary of Agrfc ulture, who im-i been her friend for .wars, considered herself bound by the Ma ggreemenl not to visit Mrs. m yden. Tin- Indlee of the Texts delegation have met and decided not to enll o?i the enblnei ladies, and it |g reportsd Hint ths Congressional Club, composed <>f ths wives of both Rep* retsntntlves and senators, will net give the usual reception in honor of tin enblnei members' wlvei and daughters. it hug been euggested thai persons In the eltj who have mngaslneg whic h 'io have lead arrange t?? give them hi Rom? oi the rural schools in the 'v. Many of the schools would be glad In hn ve I h< i g mngaslneg ??n ha ii| fn| t n< pupils to road. COLUMBIANS TU SUMTER. M.Wv will ATTEND SESSION OFI SI l HINK as. Adluh Drum C orps Mill Head Pa rade of "N'obUV on Thanksgiving Day. Tho State. Mystic Bhrinera of Columbia, head? ed by Adluh Drum corps, will go to Bumter Thanksgiving day by special train t(? participate in a ceremonial session of Omar temple. Announce? ment of the "fall pilgrimage" is offi? cially made by Julius 10. CoggSWell of j Charleston, potentate, through the recorder, H. O? Strohecker, aloO of Charleston, in these terms: "Es salamu aleikum! The children of the prophet will harken to the wails of anguish from the profane without our temple gates and assem? ble to receive the most worthy sup? plicants into our caravan now about to cross the hot sands to Mecca. Indi? cations point to this session break? ing the record both in point of at? tendance and the size of the class. . ....Therefore heed, and#disobey not, this my royal decree, and 1 fail not to be present at a ceremonial session, to be holden at the opera house in Sumter, S. C, Duh'l Hajja, twelfth month, twentieth day, 1331, or, in Plain United States, November 27, 1'J13." One feature of the Sumter session will be a parade, In which each Shriner Will wear evening dress, with fez and red tie. The floor work in the initiations will be conducted by the following team; J. Elmoro Martin, Jesse Sharp, 11. Hayns King, O. Frank Hart, J. L. MlChlSi Frank S. Evans, Henry H. Watkins, L. I. Parrott, Ton Simons and John C. Sherrill. Adluh Drum corps <,>f Columbia will lead the parade. Pierre Mazyck Is captain, Frank N. Ehrlich lieutenant, Theo. A. Hell sergeant, T. J. Goodwyn adju? tant, and H. W, Quinn, color sergeant Privates are: W. E. Aughtry, C. E. Bolneau, R w. Baaty, I* a. Black, W H. Gayden, H. B. Hair, J. J. Hope, L.. A.? Holst, L. P. Jones, L. B. Little. G. S. Levy, J. 1>. Lee, George Morri? son, P. M. Puullln, C. L. Schilling, C Hi Suydam, Wm. Watson and Clarke Walker. Julius E. Coggswell of Charleston heads the "official divan" of Omar temple, other officers are: C. A. Mil ford, Abbeville; Zeb Vance Davidson, Chester: E. 11. Wilson, Sumter; Wm. M. Bird, Charleston; H. O. Strohecker, Charleston; O. Frank Hart, Columbia. Representatives Ol the imperial coun? cil are: James J. Johnson, lllian W. Johnson, S. G. Finley, J. E. McDonald. Appointive officers are: H. A. Cooper, James 1 >. Nelson, G. L, Bicker, C. K. Chreitzberg, B. B. Marks, C. B. Col son. J. W. Corbett, G. W. Dick, B. W. Frc> schmidt, Jesse Sharpe, J. E. Mar? tin, B. Hayne King, L. I, Parrott, B. B. Pregnall, G. H. Webber, J. C. Pis sell, G. J. McDowell, C. L. Pcarlstine. Junius Parrott, J L. Hacker, E. N. Wulbern, M. V. Haseiden, B. L. Moore, J. H. Williams, W. W. Fen neii. B. s. Cathcart, C. B. Earie, C. D. Napier. GOMPERS WILL BE HE-ELECTED. Mitchell Refuses to Oppose Him and 11c is Assured of an Almost Solid Vota. Seattle, Wash., Nor. 18.?Samuel QomperS is assured of almost a solid vote for re-election as President of the American Federation of Labor. John Mitchell today refused to be a candidate unless Gompers voluntarily retired. URGED TO RECONSIDER. England Exhorted to Help Panama Exposition. New York, Nov. 17.?The English government was requested today by a subcommittee of the American com? mittee for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of peace among English" speaking peoples to reconsider its de? termination not to participate in the Panama-Pacific exposition In 1915, a proposal to conclude In Ban Fran? cisco the peace celebration has been approved by Charlea C. Moore, presi? dent of the exposition. The full committee will meet In Richmond, Va., December 3 and i. (Jo*. Mann of Virginia will preside at the Ural day's session and Andrew Carnegie on the eecond day. The Richmond conference will arrange for the celebration on special days of un? broken peace between the United Btatea and Prance, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Holland, Italy and other na t lona MUST PULL MILEAGE Georgia Traveling Men win Victory in Supremo Court. Atlanta. Ga., Nov. 1*. The Georgia Supreme Court handed down a decis? ion today reversing the lower court und upholding the state Itallroad Commission making it compulsory upon the railroads to puii mileage on trains In Georgia. It Is a great victory for the Georgia traveling men. BOYS' CORN CLUB EXHIBIT. CLARENDON COUNTY RDYs MAKE REPORTS ON CORN* CROP. Clarence Dinkins of Trinity Section Wins frizes for Greatest Yield and for Best History?Miss Pauline Hodge Gets Prise for Rest Ten Kars. Manning, Nov. 17.?Pursuant to plans previously announced the boys' corn club exhibit was held in the court house on Saturday. While there were not as many individual ex? hibits as on former occasions the Quality of the samples shown evinced that the boys had profited by the les? sons taught In the former contest. Ten-ear exhibits were made by the following: Willie Holladay, Wilson; Francis Castine, Turbeville; Dick Reese, Alcolu; Hugh Kelly, Manning; Kirkland Corbett, Paxville; Clarence Dinkins, Alcolu; James Wells, Davis Station; Horry Hradham, Manning; Willie Young, Alcolu; Bennie Bag gett, Wilson; Thos. J. Stukes, Jordan; Miss Pauline Hodge, Manning. The prize for the best written his? tory of how his crop was grown was won by Clarence Dinkins of the Trin? ity section. This prize is a ^*oid medal and is held until some one wrests it from the winner by produc? ing a better written account at some subsequent contest. The honor of having carried off this prize for the preceding two years belong to Willie Young of the Alcolu section. Both these boys are pupils of the Trinity rural graded school. The prize for the greatest yield was also won by Clarence Dinkins, con? sisting of a $5 pair of shoes, given by J. H. Rlgby. The yield as reported was 79.8 bushels. The second greatest yield was credited to Thomas J. Stukes of the Jordan section, who received $2 cash on a record of 7 7 bushels to the acre. The best tcn-eur exhibit was sub? mitted by Miss Pauline Hodge, who received $3 in cash. The second best ten-ear exhibit was credited to Fran? cis Castine of Turbeville, who received $2 cash. The best report made on the gov? ernment blanks was submitted by Friendly Geddings of Paxville. who won a handsome fountain pen donat? ed by Dr. J. E. Arant. No prize had been offered for '.he best single ear exhibited, but a small cash prize of 50 cents was provided and Hugh Kelly was declared to be tho winner. Prof. Carberry, who is engaged in the canning demonstration work for the government, gave a practical dem ! onstration in canning on the court ! house grounds in the presence Df a large and interested bunch of specta? tors, composed largely of ladies. After this feature Miss Edith Par rott of Winthrop college gave an In? teresting presentation of what is be? ing done along this line in other counties and showed the authorities of this county how the work can be undertaken here. After all the de? tails had been inquired into a con? tract was entered into, whereby it Is hoped that the work will be launched in full force in this county next year. With gills' tomato clubs working en? thusiastically, there would doubtless be a spirit of rivalry aroused in the boys' corn clubs and the whole work would redound greatly to the credit ot the county. BEIZE MI CH DYNAMITE The New York Police Kind "Explo? sive. New York, Nov. 17.?One hundred sticks of dynamite, packed in a small WCOden box, were seized by the police tonight in a Washington street barber shop near the customs house and a short distance from the financial dis? trict. The proprietor explained that the box had been left by a customer about a month ago. As it was small and not in the way he thought no more about it and did not try to learn what it contained. Inspector Eagan of the department of combustibles said it contained enough dynamite to blow up a big Section of Lower Manhattan and per? haps wipe wall street "off the map." Til AW WINS A POINT. Federal Judge Refuses P> Dismiss I la bOBS Corpus. Concord, N. H? Nov. 18.-?Judge Aldrieh In the Federal court today re? fused to dismiss the habeas corpus proceedings which were begun by Hurray Thaw, and ordered Attorney Jerome to proceed with his argu? ment. This decision Is a point In favor of Thaw. ! JEWELRY TRUST ATTACKED. Suits Filed hi Federal Court ludet Sherman Law. New Yoii,, \ov. is.?The Depart? ment of Justice today ii l?-,l a suit In the Federal court against National Wholesale Jewelers' Association and National Association Manufacturing Jewelers, the charge being monopoly in restraint of (rude, SENATE MAY WORK CURRENCY OFF IN TIME EOR HOLIDAY. No Adjournment will be Tnken Without Consent oi* Resident?Mr. Wilson Anxious to Have Congress in (session in Event of Enseesjency In Mexicnn situation. Washington, Nov. 17.?Definite'; agreement today by both the admin? istration and the anti-administration wings of the senate banking and cur? rency committee to complete their drafts of the currency bill and submit them to the senate by Thursday was followed by general talk at the eapitol of an adjournment of congress over Thanksgiving. Informal discussion of the adjourn? ment on both sides of the capilol, however, failed to take any definite shape. No adjournment will be tak? en without the consent of the presi? dent and he has not yet made known his views. In the senate it was believ? ed the president might agree to a brief recess, although it has been known that he desired to have con? gress in session in the event of emer? gencies arising in the Mexican situa? tion. Saturday, Monday and Tuesday have been suggested as possible dates j for adjournment in conference of house and senate leaders. Majority Leader Underwood, due to return from his senatorial campaign I in Alabama on Thursday, is expected to take up this question with Presi? dent Wilson. Both wings of the senate commit? tee continued work on their bills to? day. The six administration Demo crntt reopened their deliberations to consider the advisability Of altering the provision in the Glass-Owen bill for shifting the reservs < f the coun? try frpm the present depositaries to the new regional reserve banks. It has been suggested that the provision might make too great a demand on the banking resources of the country and result in the calling of loans and consequently stringency. The Democrats reached no definite agreement, but Chairman Owen agreed to tabulate the figures avail? able on the subject and present them to the committee tomorrow. Senator Hitchcock and the Republi? cans continued to write their draft of the bill. They Increased the gold re? serve to be held against the new cur? rency to 4 5 per cent and provide that when the reserve fell below that point it would be taxed on a graduated scale down to the minimum of 30 per cent. The bond refunding section was com? pletely changed. As amended it would provide that each regional bank should each year invest 50 per cent of its available capital in the 2 per cent bonds at par, which are the basis of the present bank notes. , ! The regional banks would then be allowed to exchange the 2 per cent bonds for 3 per cent one-year govern? ment notes, agreeing to renew the notes for twenty years. These notes would be available for use in foreign markets to secure gold to maintain the reserve. The Republicans also made numer? ous amendments correcting what they regarded as discrepancies in the bill and making the later sections con? form to amendments already adopted. PRESIDENT N. Y. CENTRAL RE? SIGNS. Generally Believed That Alfred Smith Will Be Successor of William Brown New York, Nov. IS.?William Brown, president of the New York Central railroad, resigned today, the resignation being effective January first. It is generally believed that Alfred Smith will be his successor. Brown Is retiring from business after fifty years of railroading. HOT ON MURPHY'S TRAIL. District Attorney Whitman Will Rut Murphy's Business Partners on Gruft Grill. New York, Nov. is.?District At? torney Whitman this afternoon issued Bubpoenas for the officers of the Bradley Construction company in which Charles Murphy, the Tam? many lender, Is heavily Interested, to testily in the John Doe matt inquiry. This brings the contract graft Investi? gation into New York city. It has heretofore been confined t?> up-State firms. GAVE BLOOD IN V \IV Columbia Students Could Not Sn%c Girl. New York, Nov. 17 Miss Bdith M. Thomas, a senior in Barnard col? lege, died to,fay of anaemia, despite the transfusion of blood from four; Columbia students. The girl's father tried vainly t<? obtain blood from healthy n en through the Salvation Anns but could Und none suitable. The students, friends of the dying girl, then volunteered their services, i,,n she was bo weak that the opera i ion pi n\ ed wit houl avail. M'LAURIN LETTER GIVEN PRESS MARLBORO SENATOR SAYS HE WILL II ELI* IN MORAL AWAKENING. Relieves He Could Be of Service to BtatO in Establisliment of Ware? house System, Refunding State Debt and Preventing Split in White Pronto Columbia, Nov. 18.?Senator John L. McLaurin in making his reply to Senator Tillman's suggestion that he take the stu.mp and help fight Blease Ism stated that before either Gover? nor Blease or Senator Tillman had made statements on his withdrawal from politics he had written letters to friends telling them what he was willing to do and stating that his j friends could give out the letter for publication if they wished. A letter received this morning at the News and Courier Bureau from B. F. McLendon, in Hartsville, en? closed a copy of a letter written Mr. ! McLendon by Senator McLaurin, and it is supposed to be the one he was talking about. "I state to you the de? liberate opinion that factionalism cannot be safely pushed to greater ex? tent," says the senator in this letter. The senator in giving his reasons for withdrawing from politics said that he was willing to serve the peo? ple and that he could be of some ser? vice to the State in connection with a State warehouse system. He says that he is willing to respond to help on a moral awakening in the political world and has received many letters along this line. His letter in full follows: "My Dear Baxter: Both of your letters received. I briefly acknowl? edge No 1 and will now reply more at length to No. 2. "I know that you were surprised at the statement that I made about retiring from politics, but you remem? ber that I had not said that I would be a candidate for office, only that I was willing to respond to a call from the people. "I believed that I could be of some service to this State in connection with a State warehouse system, re? funding the State debt and preventing a threatened split in our white peo? ple. "These are the motives that Impell? ed me to make so many speeches and to attend a conference, not for the purpose of selecting a governor, but to control the next Democratic State convention and prevent the constitu? tional restrictions designed to sub? jugate the negro in the general elec? tion, being used in the primary to dis? franchise white men and place them on the same political basis as the ne? gro. "You life work calls you into close contact with our factory and agri? cultural population. It is a grand work and I am sure you will agree with me that all classes of society need 0 tighter conception of the rights and duties of citizenship. Your influence and example sways the course and in? fluences the minds of thousands of people in this State. "I state to you the deliberate opin? ion that factionalism cannot be safe? ly pushed to greater extent. "Last year we came near a split and if the storm breaks loose again no man can control it. Is it not wise to stop a moment and see what it is all about? Is not returning good for evil a good rule in politics? I think so. The majesty and power of it is great everywhere. "A moral awakening in the political world is sorely needed. You cannot regulate primaries and legislate away bribery, too. That must come through arousing the minds and con? sciences of men. "My dear Baxter, you teach men that they are brothers in the church. I am trying to teach them thot they are brothers in the State. And I am just as willing to serve the people in my way as you are in yours. You are right In saying that no good citi? zen can refuse to serve the state la any capacity. I only refuse to play the role of ofBce-seeker. I did not 1 know nor am I prepared to yet believe that there Is such a demand for my ' services as you seem to think. If I did 1 would not hesitate one moment as to my course. 1 have received many letters like yours, but one can easily be mlstsken about these things. As ever your friend. "John L. McLaurin. ? it. nnettsvllle, s. CM COMMISSION'S DUTIES OVER. Turns Over Court KoSHSJ and Jail to Oslhoun Cosusti St. Matthews. Nov. 17.?This has been a day full of Interest, locally. The commission in charge of build? ing the court house and jail met to? day and formally turned over the court bouse and jail to the count) of Calhoun. ?'ity taxes are due and payable this month. The city treasurer has iot been rushed thus far, hi t bis bus) b?y will be the 2nth.