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M'LAURIN FOR SENATE. IMPRESSION PREVAILS THAT HE WILL ENTER RAC E. Man I mm Marlboro IIa? Headquar? ters In Columbia and Talk Is Gcn ????Ml that Ho la Preparing to Enter Primary Next Summer. He Is Non-committal. Columbia. Pec. 3.?The belief that Senator John L. McUiunn is going to enter the race for the United States senate next year is increasing and speculation as to the outcome of a triangular contest between Senator McLaurin, Governor Please und Sena? tor E. D. Smith has already begun. It is admitted that a better trio of atump-speakers could not be found, and political circles are quietly watch? ing for developments in the tight for the Junior senatorship. Senator M i.a inn is In Columbia, but refuses to talk on politics for pub? lication or make any statement as to his plans. It is known that letters hav? been pouring in on him from all sections of the State urging him to enter the race for the senate. These letters come from Tillmnnites, Hleaseites. Antl-Bleaseites, Conser vatles and Keforers. The Marlboro senator Is constantly receiving callers from every part of the State, and many men have been In bis room at the Jefferson Hotel this week to shake his hand and urge him to enter the senatorial ring. There are still some people writing the Marlboro senator to enter the race for governor, but. It Is believed, they represent a email minority. Pressure from strong quarters is being brought to bear on him to come into the sena? torial light; this Is a patent fact to anyone on the ground. Close friends of Senator Mcl^aurin have let drop the Intimation that his Inclinations are to offer for the senate, but on this subject he himself has re? fused to talk when interviewed. He Is pushing the cotton warehouse bill and taking active pa-t in the tight to scamp out cotton gambling on the New York Cotton Exchange. But when the direct question Is put to him l.s to bis entering the senatorial fight he smiles and refuses to be questioned. Senator McLaurin has been preach? ing peace and harmony between the fighting factions of the Democratic party In this State and he says that this Is what he wants to accomplish. He states that he fears if the faction? al fight Is carrisd much further that a split will be brought about and white supremacy threatened. He urges the people to stop and consider where they are heading and warns them against any break in the solidity of the white people. The Marlboro sen? ator says that office is a secondary consideration, lhat what he wants to do Is to bring the people together, and If he can do this he will be satisfied. People are curious to know what Senator McLaurin Is going to do. He is well known In South Carolina and has many friends over the State. He Is In the prime of life, well versed in matters of government, a good poli? tician and one of the best debaters and stump-speakers of the day. With him in the race the complexion would undoubtedly be changed. An entirely new element would be injected, mak? ing It in that event all the BSOfS inter? esting. It is not thought that Senator Mc Uuriii will make any definite an? nouncement until the meeting of the general assembly. WHALEY DENIES CHARGES. Whether Regular Inquiry Is to Re Mu,je Will In* Determined Within Few Days. Washington, Dec. 3.?Congressman bard S. Whab-y. .i.miuu whom charges were recently tiled l>y Mayor John P. Grace of Charleston alleging that he spent ftiO.OOS ami had bought Notes to secure his seat in the house, todus appeared before Him committee who h has the matter under consid? eration and made an absolute denial of the whole thing. Chairman Post of lh?- committee, after receiving this denial from Mr. Whaby. said that it would be considered with the original charges. It ii rxpe. te.i that another meeting ? ?f the committee will bi held either tomorrow or Um day loHowiogi at which meeting |t will be determined whether or not a regular lUVOSllga? lion .Mil he ordered. W r. Whaley told the committee the charges were fal?,. from .start to fin? ish and a lie from fgsj end to the other. A Colled Potato. Manning Herald. Mr. J. L. Christopher brought us a fr- rtk of a potato. Bros "Uncle Re rc' will have to concede that this truly Is a freak Wbd.- itSjfjtag SOtatOOS Mi I hrtOtOUfcSf ohaorrod something un? usual and succeeded in getting out a ose footty polled ' laotgla Bt* I I am vshi? h as perte. ||j simulates the sinu? ous curl of a snake s body as on. . ould I "ii ' i I INSURANCE MONEY IN STATE. INVESTMENTS IX HOl'TII CARO? LINA 1LWE IX LATE YEARS INCREASED REM ARK - ABLV. Total at End Of Current Year Will Im? About Ten Millions of Dollars. Nicholson-DcLaugbtcr Bill Has Had Excellent Effect. Columbia, Dec. 1.?"An increase I from $314.000 to $10,000,000 and an increase from $12,500 to $1,000,000 in five years' time are not bad showings," says F. H. McMaster, insurance com? missioner of South Carolina, in his annual report to the general assem? bly, discussing investments in South Carolina by foreign insurance compa? nies. He points out that December 31,! 1908, the first year of the insurance department, all of the life insurance j eompanies of other States had in-1 vested in South Carolina State, county and municipal bonds and first; mortgage bonds of real estate in j South Carolina a total of $314,067. "The showing to bo made Decem? ber 31, 1913, will probably exceed $10,000.000. The exact figures, of course, can not now be given, but as the total for the life insurance com? panies June 30 last was $8,968,000, i and, as $094,000 has been reported since, and there is yet a month to run, the total for December IS, 1913, may be aafely put at $10,000,000," says the commissioner. "Likewise the fire and miscella? neous companies of other States on December 31, 1908, had a total of hut $12,500 of such South Carolina In? vestments, and by the same tokens on December 31, 1913, such companies may be expected to have about a round million dollars of such Invest? ments, (in June 30 last they had a total of $932.000. "It Is safe to say that these results would not have been accomplished hut for the Continual agitation of the subject, the proposal to exclude from the State all companies which did not so Invest and the enactment of the law allowing a reduction of the li? cense fees to such companies as did invest. "But what of conditions which made such a showing possible "What of the dreary years frofn 1865 to 1908 when so much was going out and so little coming in? "What about the unrelieved desola? tion, and the grinding poverty of those years when the life Insurance savings of the policy holders in South Carolina were being tak. n to make richer the already rich North, or to develop the undeveloped Wes.1 ? "Not in bitterness and not In hate are these questions asked, but that the lessons taught by the last live years of successful effort to cause the Investment of our own funds in our own State may be learned and the previous conditions prevented from returning. "It will not do to say that there were no securities in South Carolina from 1865 to 1908 worthy of invest? ment for trust funds. Selfish seeking for defense by unthinking minds may prompt such a silly answer. Sympa? thy and caution would have found the safe securities of those days upon which present competence and pros? perity are budded. Hut there was no sympathy and less caution wus re? quired in the sections in which life insuruneo funds wore invested In those days. "Incessant effort has gained atten? tion, and prospective prosperity has given assurance and South Carolina is now getting back tho savings of the past 4 5 years. "Incessant activity should not be necessary, and agitation should not tie required to cause to flow in their natural channels the savings of a! people. Experience has proven that I those charged with tho investment of: the vast funds of lite insurance com panics are really, after all, merely human beings, more or Ichs honest I and cautious, more or less narrow and selfish, and it Is necessary to control them by statute Just as with humbler men. "How best to control them for South Carolina's good? "Gormany originated the doctrine of Compulsory investment in German' securities of German life insurance funds, some \2 or 15 years ago. The logic of the doctrine has extended j throughout Frame, Austria, Italy, Russia, and well nigh every other Eu? ropean country and to Argentina, Crugua\, Canada and Japan. With? drawal by American companies from those countries followed, until now generally not more than two or three American companies do business in i any of those countries, and in some of them i?re t?> be found no American companies' now. " Texas is the only American State to enact a similar law so far. This ems followed by the withdrawal of i aboul 17 companies. Hut Texas has stood fast, however, and Is satisfied With hef position. Thirty-eight life companies ,,t other States now doing business in Texas have a total of Texas Investment! ol more than tw. | their total Texas reserves and 23 Texas companies have total iavest ments of about $11,000,000. Last year these home companies wrote 05 per cent of the new business written in Texas, a greater percentage than can be shown by the home companies of any other State in the Union. But Texas passed through an experience of stress and loss of revenue not al? together pleasant and, if South Caro? lina may accomplish desired results without these trying experiences, by other means, such would be prefer? able. "There can be no question that the bills introduced last year by Senator Nicholson in the senate and by Mr. DeLaughter in the house have pro? duced good results, and those repre ! sentatlves of the insurance companies who ask for a delay of one year, to show what might be accomplished, will bo able to show a very large in? crease in investments?probably $2, 500,000 to $3,000,000 tor the year by life insurance companies of other tSates in the South Carolina securi? ties mentioned. "It is true that several companies ? have invested little or nothing, and [ two or three companies show no dis? position to make investments in South Carolina State, county or municipal bonds, or first mortgage bonds of real estate. Hut, under all tho circum? stances, the question arises whether these delinquents may not be reached by other means, and whether it would not be wise not to press for passage of the bills now before the legislature." I INJUNCTION AGAINST DISPEN? SARY. Prohibition Forces of Olanto In Flor? ence County Object to New Order. Florence, Dec. 3.?An injunction has been secured by the anti-dispen? sary people of the Olanta neighbor? hood against the opening of the pro? posed dispensary in that community, which has been from time immemo? rial a strictly prohibition community until the rapid growth of thev town and the new order of things intro? duced the blind tiger. Then many thought that the dispensary would be the best remedy, but the prohibition? ists still oppose both tho dispensary and the tiger and think that both j should and could be kept out. The ? ground on which the injunction was asked and granted was fhttt there was an appearance t^at the county board had not been properly appoint? ed according to law, and that It had no right to exercise functions. The case is brought by Arrowsmith & Paker of Lake City. Each of the members of the board has bite own at? torney, they being ruled as individ? uals. The hearing is set for Saturday af? ternoon at 3 o'clock. SCARLET FEWER IS FKARKD. Friends Asked to Assist the Orphan atgc at Y'orkville. Friends are requested to assist the Episcopal Church Home Orphanage, at Yorkville, where, according to a communication from Deaconess M. T. Gadsden, an epidemic of scarlet fever is imminent. Tdiss Gadsden writes that one case has developed and that others are expecteu. "Funds in hand," she writes, "to enable us to secure a nurse at once to assist in the cottage used as temporary infirmary are needed. If the proper precuatlons are taken and skilful nurses are at hand, a terrible calamity may be averted. (me hundred dollars given at onco will help to avert it." News and Views of Plsgah. Pisgah, Dec. 3.?Oat planting has been going on for some time, but the ac reage is not as large as it should be. In this section the crops are all har? vested. Misses Sadie and Madge Rogers went to Blshopvllle Saturday to visit relatives and friends. The Presbyterian church at Bish opville celebrated its 75th anniver? sary last Sunday. The program showed ROV, Mr. English, Rev. W. W. Wilson, Rev. Mr. Gregg and Rev. Mr. Murchison, former pastors of the church. On the rostrum were sev? eral ministers and the exercises wer*1 very interesting and impressive. A historical sketch of the church dur? ing its long career was read by Mr. Murchison and all the ministers pres? ent took part. During the exercises the mortgage on the building was burnt, showing the indebtedness had been paid. At night Mr. Murchison pi cac hed a fine sermon. The church is a very pretty one and up-to-date in its architecture and con? venience. It reflects great credit on the membership in erecting so fine a building. All the other churches sus? pended services in their own build? ings and attended services at the Presbyterian church, thereby showing their high appreciation of the occa? sion. The many friends of this new church wish for it (i Ion" and useful life and all hope that Its influence for good in the future will be as great as it has been in the p ist? DARK CORNISH N EWS. Crops Good and Farmers Pleased with Price Mostly Gathered? Sickness in the Corner. Dark Corner, Dec. 4.?Farmers arej nearly done gathering, although some cotton and corn is still in the fields. A pretty fair crop of corn, peas and cotton has been gathered hereabouts and the good prices has got the most of the farmers wearning a smile with | their new suits. But "Old II. T." had no cotton, so has his old suit, but hopes to have the smile all the same, j There has been lots of sickness here since my last letter. Mr. J. L. Ardis has been sick, but is better. Mr. lt. U. Thames has been very sick with pneumonia, but is! better. Mr. Blanding Ardis has had a daughter down with pneumonia fors three or four weeks. She was tak- j en to the infirmary in Sumter last Monday for treatment. Miss Elsie Brewer died from pneu? monia last Saturday night. Dr. Furman told me there was a case of small pox on Mr. Blanding Ardis' place and I hear of a case at Plnewood and also two or three cases on Mr. Brooks Mints' place near Pax ville. Some claim it is not small pox and that it is only a severe type of chicken pox. If that's "chicken," I am not wanting any of the kind with mine. Mr. T. II. Osteen got hurt some three weeks ago and has been contined to his bed ever since. Mr. and Mrs. It. N. Owen of Or? angeburg came over to the Syca? mores yesterday und took dinner with their brother and sister-law. Mr. T. H. Osteen, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Johnston, of central Priva? teer, visited their brother-in-law, Mr. J. E. Johnston of this corner yes? terday. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Geddings of Ramsey visited relatives here yes? terday. ? rs. Ronney Kolb of Paxville was on a visit to her grandfather, Mr. W. R. Lackey. Mr. R. C. Brown and wife of Brogdon came over last Sunday to at? tend the funeral services of their sis? ter, Miss Elsie Brown. I was in your city on the 20th, at? tending court and have been sick ev? er since. I have been asked to give some of my ideas on the times, etc., but shall defer until some other time. Mr. Blanding Ardis has on a great big grin, it is a girl the stork left at his house. "H\ T." XO Fit EE WHEAT YIST. Hopes of Reducing High Cost of Liv? ing on This Line Blasted. Washington, Dec. 3.?Hopes that the cost of living might be reduced by free importations of wheat, flour and other wheat products from the great South American grain producer, the Argentine Republic, toda.y went glimmering when Assistant Secretary Hamlln sent notice to collectors of customs that the retaliatory duty on wheat and its products must be en? forced against Argentina and most of the other nations of the world. Un? der the new tariff law wheat and its products are to bo admitted free from countries which admit such pro? ducts free from the United States. Argentina imposes a duty on semo? lina, a product of wheat, and although both the president and congress of that nation are understood here to fa? vor a repeal of this provision of their tariff law, such action has not been taken. ZELAYA WILL DEPART. Former Dictator Agrees to Return to Spain. Washington, Dec. 1.?The interna tional tangle over the presence In the United States of Jose Santos Zelaya, former president of Nicagrgua, appar? ently was solved tonight by Zelaya agreeing to return to Barcelona, Spain,; whence he came to New York a I "month ago. This agreement came aV the result of a day of conferences at the state department between Sollet tor Folk and counsel for both Zelaya, and the Nicaraguan government. In promising to leave the country,; Zelaya stipulated he should have 0,01-1 pie time to transact some important business matters. Speaking with his, counsel, Corry M. Stadden, over the long distance telephone from New York, Zelaya said the next boat from New York for Barcelona did not sail1 until December 11, and that he thought he could finish his business! in that time. PRESIDENT NOMINATES MINIS? TERS. Bends Names of Foreign Representa-1 Uvea to Senate for Confirmation. Washington, Dec. 2.?The presi? dent today sent to the senate the fol-I lowing nominations: Brand Whit lock (Ohio) for Minister to Belgium. Henry Ptndell for ambaaaador to Rus? sia denominated), Qenrge Fred W|l: Mams, Massachusetts, minister to Greece, and Montenegro. DECLINE TO SUPPLY OIL. Fuel Companies of Mexico Deal Se? rious Blow to lluerta Government. Mexico City, Dec. 2.?Preferring! to incur the displeasure of the Huerta1 government to a very practical mani? festation of the rebel's wrath, the producing oil companies of the re public?with the exception of the Waters-Pierce?today cancelled their contracts for supplying the National railways with fuel oil. Late reports indicated that the Waters-Pierce Oil Company still was considering future action with re? spect to its oil contracts, but that the Cowdray interests and Huasteca Oil company already have cancelled their contracts. The Cowdray people sup? ply the Mexican railway. The Waters Pierce company supply less than half the oil used by the railroads. Government officials insist they have on hand oil sufficient to last two months, but much of it is in Vera Cruz, and there is reason to believe that the Mexican railway will refuse to transport it, fearing the rebels will retaliate by cutting the line. This is regarded as one of the most serious blows dealt the government ; because it is likely to bring about early suspension of all railway traffic, which would greatly interfere with military operations and would strike ! vitally at the commerce of the coun i try. Most of the oil used by the rail , ways is produced in the coast region of Tampico and southward. This ter ! ritory is overrun with rebels, directed for the most part by Gen. Candio Aguilar. In spite of Gen. Agullar's assurances : to Rear Admiral Fletcher that the oil ' property would not be molested, rep | resentatives of the companies have ? been given to understand that further ? sale of oil to the government rall i roads would be regarded as too great ! a manifestation of friendliness to the constitutionalist enemy. The oil companies' action In ac i ceding to what practically amounted to a demand, is considered not at all displeasing to the Mexican railway, ' which is the property of a British j corporation, as the cutting of the line from Tampico to San Luis Potosi had diverted shipments to Mexico City over this line from Vera Cruz, and recently the management of the Mexi ! can railway was warned that its line ; would be cut if it persisted in mov j ing oil. HUNTING AND FISHING CLUR. New Enterprise Chartered in Sum ter County. Columbia, Dec. 3.?Messrs. L. W. ' Boykin, of Kershaw county, and E. Sanders, of Sumter county, have formed the Murrell's Inlet Hunting and Fishing Club, of Hagood, in : Sumter county, with a capital of $300. Petition for commission for a charter j was filed today with Secretary of State ; R. M. McCown, and the commission was issued. i _ j DAIRY DEMONSTRATION'. Sumter count*y will probably have , a one day dairy instruction course. The managing secretary of the Sum? ter Chamber of Commerce and Re tall Merchants' Association has re? quested the Division of Animal Hus I bandry and Dairying, of Clemson Col , lege, through its co-operative agent of the Division of Dairying of the United States Department of Agri? culture, to put on a one day demon? stration at Sumter. Correspondence between the local commercial secretary and the Clem? son College dairyman, Mr. R. H. Ma j son, discloses the following informa? tion which is of interest to thousands of Sumter county people. The United States Department of Agriculture and Clemson College are striving to educate the masses as to the proper care of cows and calves, the most hygienic, profitable, and convenient way of handling dairy products. The courses of instruction will con? sist, in the main, of explaining the use of tho cream separator and making the Babcock test, churning and butter making demonstrations, talks on marketing dairy products, raising calves and /ceding of the home cow. The object of these instructive courses is to stimulate interest in dalrylnk, making of better butter on tho farm, and III the general care and improvement of the farm or town cow. The work will be simple, practical, and adapted to sections in. which t tu? demonstrations are held. Secretary Reardon feels quite conn dent that he has landed one course of instruction for Sumter county, but. it is not quite sure .is yet. Six Hundred Bales Burn. Scale, Ala., Dec. I .?Anderson's warehouse with six hundred bales of cotton and tho fixtures of the Scale Bank was burned today. The loss, was forty thousand dollars. The tire is be? lieved to have been of Incendiary ol Igln, BANK TO GO IMXJ LIQUIDATION. Stockholders of Hunk of SL Charles Decide to Wind up Affaire of Bank January 1st. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of St. Charles, held Sat? urday, November 29th, a resolution was adopted directing the board of di? rectors and officers to proceed to wind up the affairs of the bank and to place the institution in liquidation January 1st. The bank is in a sound and sol? vent condition and has on hand more than sufficient funds to pay off all the depositors in full and the stockholders will lose nothing. The declsicn to place the bank in liquidation was reached after mature consideration following a careful analysis of the business of the bank during the year it has been in existence. It was clearly appar? ent that the field at St Charles is not large enough to support a bank, the deposits throughout the year having not averaged a sufficient amount to render the operation of the bank pro? fitable. A canvass of the situation convinced the stockholders that it is not possible to increase the average deposits to the point that would make the business of the bank satisfactor? ily profitable, and as the bank cannot be conducted at a profit without larg? er deposits and a greater volume of business, there is little inducement to continue the bank. The stockholders looked at the matter from a strictly business point of view, and being sat? isfied that the outlook was not encour? aging, decided to wind up the hank and withdraw their money. St. Charles is so situated that the bank located there must compete di? rectly with the older and stronger banks of Sumter, Mayesville and Bish? op vi lie, and while it is a great con? venience to the merchants and other business men of the immediate vicin? ity, the closing of the bank will not deprive them of banking facilities or interfere with their business, the competing banks in the places men? tioned being able and anxious to take care of all the business of the St. Charles section. The experience of the Bank of St. Charles bears out the prediction that was freely made last year when a number of small lo? cal banks were in process of organi? zation in this section of the State that there was no field for these banks and that there was not surfi cinet business in these restricted lo? calities to support a bank and give' tho stockholders a reasonable profit on their investment. WANT TO JOIN SVMTKIt. Seventy-Seven Square Miles of Ter? ritory Wants to Leave Clarendon. Manning Times. Among the visitors to Manning yes? terday was Mr. J. W. Weeks of Pine wood, and in conversation with him we ascertained that it will not be long before the governor will be called upon to issue his proclamation* or? dering an election to cut off about 77 square miles of territory from the western section of the county. As we understand it, the proposed sec? tion to be cut off and annexed to Sumter county, is from the Sumter line through the whole of Fulton township to Cutter's mill, then on to New Hope Church to Santee River. This will take in Rimini, and a part of Calvary township, making in all, according to the plan, 77 square miles, part of which is very fertile land. The main reason for tnis de? sire to go to Sumter county is the fact that practically of the business of that section is done in Sumter be? cause of railroad facilities, and then too, it is nearer than to Manning, and while we dislike to loose these good people, and feel sure that they will learn the move has not been profitable to them, yet it would he useless for us to undertake to argue the matter with a people wrho have determined to take the step. The county commissioners have been contemplating to do a considerable i amount of work in that section, and ! had hoped to begin at an early date, but if the people in Fulton and a part of Calvary are determined to go to Sumter it may aHer tho plans of the commissioners. We presume the election will be hela in this year. KILLED ON FATHER'S FARM. Young OlHc Ra-adlnson Meets Tragic Death. Manning. Nov. 29.?Olllo Rawlin Kon, IS-year-Old son of W. J. Rawlin son. Jr., was accidentally shot and killed on his father's farm near Jor? dan yesterday. According to reports received here, Olli? and a negro boy were in a wagon, going out to weigh up cotton in a field, OUie taking his gun along to shoot some birds while he was out. In some way not fully explained the negro boy, it seems, took up the pun and it was discharg? ed, the entire load of shot entering the head and face of young Rawlin son, killing him instantly. The holiday booze rush is now on in lull blast ami the express company is having heavy receipts.