JldfOCHATH WILL PROBABLY
1AVI MAJORITY SN UPPER
HOU8K.
Are That Ad
Party Win Have Only
Plurality, With one I?fepeud
Oue Progressive
Woman la Choeen to
Hew York, Nov. Congressional
returns, which war? nearly completed
tonight, aaeured Preoidont Wilson In
the forthcoming administration a
X>e;nocraUc sonata, but with five dis?
tricts still undecided.. the best that
Iks Democrats could claim at mldidght
was a plurality ef four votes In the
touts,
Upon the basis of rovised returns
ths Democrats have elected til mam
ttf the boast and the Rtpublt
111. In addition th?w? havt been
titcted tot Independent ont Soolal
let. out ProtTtttlvt and out ProgTts
srvo-Protectionist. Four districts In
Watt Virginia, two of them normally
and two Republican, and
tittriet In Ntw Mexico, are still
If these davtriett do not
tkt Democrats sill havt SIT
uns tat RstHibttcent t>t, s plurality
of only three. As there will bo four
St stairs of other minority Partie? a
wmtsss: majority for thi Democrat!
It l ?probable unlttt soots of ths mi?
nority members should cboost to cast
User lot with the admlnittraUon
1st statu, according to latest fls>
tns will ?oatsst of 14 Democrats and
41 Ropubnoaaa, a majority of 11.
tenoeratic majority In the
eeaate It 14. Tkt only d?vel
in tkt senatorial situation to?
las strongly indicated elee
Uos of A. A. Jones, the Democratic
sswluttlt In Nsw Mexico, who was
sis Republican opponents
A. Hubbtll. by s majority
wusch DsmocrsUc leaders regard as
At unusual feature of tht election
it) list election of tbt flrit woman to
Spent, Mitt JeanneUe JUnkl* <Rs
loan), spparsntly hsvlng btcn
tlso.td In Montaus?
His kouss, according to tatest re
will bs sttldsd psUUsuly as
KtSltuky
Louisiana.
Mali?.
Maaachusetts .
Man land . . ?
Michigan .. ..
Minnesota .. .
MteSsslppt . . .
Missouri . ...
Montana ....
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Nwraeu,.
Now Jersey . .
Ntw Mexico . .
Nsw York . ..
North Carolina
North Dakota
^^M^ * * ? e ? ? e
Oklahoma .. .
Oregon .
Pennsylvania. .
Rhode Island .
south Carolina
south Dakota .
Tennessee . .
Tessa .
Utah.
Vermont ..
Virginia.
Wathlngton . .
West Virginia .
Wisconsin . .
Wyoming .. .
11
II
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10
14
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11
11 \
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13
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7
1
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3
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Totals. 311 316 I
One Progressiv? from Louisiana;
one Independent from Massachusetts;
on? Progressive from Minnesota; one
Socialist from New York, made up the
remainder of the slate.
The only possible chanct for the
Democrats to obta.n a majority in
the house wilt be the election of
Democrats In all of the rive doubtful
districts. This would give them 320
snd s majority over all of five. Until
a lttt hour the Democrats had a
plurality of six and a possible ma?
jority of one but revised returns from
New Jersey indicating the defeat of
Representative Thomas J. Sully by
Robert Carson (Republican) changed
the result.
Calumtt. Nov. 10.?Ths steamer
Castile foundtred off Keweena''-.
Twenty of tkt crew wert lust.
P?B ItlS WEHT.
WILSON DECLINES TO MAK12
COMMENT ON HEARING OF
MIS RE-ELECTION.
Prentdnnt Loaves for Will lams town on
Naval Yacht Mayflower for Chris?
toning of His Grsoddaughler?i
President's Vacation Ends and He
Will Return to Washington Tomor
row.
Long Branch, N. J., Nov. Pres
ident Wilson left here at 7:45 o'clock
on the naval yacht Mayflower for
Rhinecllffe, N. Y., to take a train to?
morrow morning for WUiiamitown,
i, where he goes to act as rod
father for Eleanor Axson Sayro, the
youngest child of Mrs. Francis B.
Sayre, the president's daughter. He
will leave Wllliamstown Saturday af?
ternoon for Washington, arriving
there Sunday night Up to the hour
of Mr. Wilson's departure, Anal fig ?
ures on doubtful States had not been
received although he had assurance
by Democratic National Chairnan
McCorrniek and Col. E. M. House that
the had been re-elected.
Mantalnlng his calm attitude. Pres?
ident Wilson Issued no statement be?
fore hiii departure and continued to
take the position that he would await
the defnits figures before making any
claims. Secretary Tumulty ant other
officials, however, grew more and
more optimistic in their commenti on
the election returns. Secretary Tum?
ulty did not make the trip with the
president, but remained at the execu?
tive offices tonight receiving returns.
Arrangements were made for tor
warding any really important ties
to the president by wireless.
The president remained in his study
most of the day and was in frequent
communication by telephone with
Sccretai-y Tumulty, Chairman McCor?
rniek. Col. House and other Deno
cratlo leaders. Favorable and unfav?
orable nawa was received by him with
almost equal calmness,
On his trip tonight the president Is
I accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, Miss
Maragret Wilson and Miss Halen
I Woodrow Bones, his cousin.
Shortly before he left he was t bid
by Democratic leaders he was certain
to carry California and probably
North Dakota and New Mexico. Fred
Lynch, Democratic National Commit
teaman from Minnesota, telegraphed
he was iure of that state.
Mr. Wilson s departure tor VII
[ijfcmstos'n: brings to a close his au
Ktttnn vsdMjsjUmro, fnetretar? Tim
tow or
morning and will transfer tlieir
Ivttteo to the White House.
GEKMAN8 DRIVEN BACK.
Reinforced Army Pounding Macken
sen's l ines It is Fight to Death
and No Quarter Given.
London. Nov. 10.?Reinforced with
men and guns the Russo-Roumaninns
I are pounding at Oen. von Mackensen's
Unas over a fifty mile front in an ef?
fort to retake the Cernavadoda-Con
stansa railroad.
The Teutons have been driven back
to within ten miles of the cove:ed
railroad. The losses have been tre?
mendous on both sides and as but
few prisoners have been taken. It I is
evidently a. battle to the death, w th
no quarter given.
MANNING NOT TO SEEK SENATE.
[Governor 8ays He Will Not Be Candi?
date When Tlllman's Term Ends,
Columbia, Nov. 10.?"No, I will rot
bs a candidate for tue Ui.'.ted Stales
senate two years hence," said Qov.
Manning yesterday.
A large number of the governor's
friends from various parts of tie
I State have been urging him to be?
come a csndldate for Senator Tlll?
man's seat In the senate and It was
understod by a great many people
that the governor would run. When
asked about the matter, Oov. Man?
ning said:
"No, I will not be a candidate for
the United States senate two years
hence. Among other reasons, I feel
that my undivided attention to the
duties of the governor's office will be
required and my purpose and desl.-e
is to continue to consecrate my best
efforts to the service of the gover?
nor's office.
MYT TENT BLOWN DOWN.
Meeting Hare of Palmetto Troops on
Border Wrecked.
Columbia. Nov. ?.?Q. C. Hunting
ton, of Charlotte, International secrc
retary of the Y. M. C. A., while In
Columbia today said he had receive 1
a telegram from H. P. Demand, secre
tar> of the V. M. 0, A. with the South
Carolina troops on the Mexican DOT1
der. to th* effect that a big win 1
storm blew down the Y. M. C. A. tent
last night end wrecked it Other
quarters will be provided for the Y.
M. C. A. work for the Pnlmctto sol?
diers.
WILSOH HIS 276 TO.
NEW MEXICO AI>DE1> TO DEMOC?
RACY'S TRIUMPHAL COLUMN.
Latest Returns Leave Minnesota Still
In Doubtful Column and State May
Yet Go to Wilson?Republicans are
Bitterly Sore and Refuse to Admit
Wilson Victory?Will Demand Re?
count but Leaders Admit This Step
Is Hopeless.
New York, Nov. 10.?With
Hampshire, California and New Mex?
ico safely Democratic, and Minnesota
still doubtful, Wilson has 276 elector?
al votes, with a possibility of 288.
Chairman McCormick's claim of 288
seems about to be f ulMlled.
At Republican headquarters, how?
ever, Judge Hughes and other lead?
ers refused to concede the election of
Wilson and announced, after a
once, that a recount would b? de?
manded. At the same time some of
the Republican leaders admitted that
this step seemed hopeless.
With a few Democratic precJUypts
I still out Wilson's plurality in Califor?
nia 1? 3,131.
He Is leading in New Mexico by 1,
400, with a few precincts still un
heard from.
Hughes has a lead of one thouaand
In Minnesota, which the Democrats
declare will be overcome by the tote
of militia on the border. This
it borne out by the Internet
News Service figures collected on the
border. ?;
??
Asbury Park, N. J., Nov. 9. Bc?TO
tary Tumulty wired formal nc fjea
tlon to the president of his re-elcctieh.
The message was wirelessed to?the
president aboard the Mayflower. \ it
was aa follows: "I am hei
rounded by the loyal Dornet
old Monmouth, and beg leave
j your our greeting and congratul
The cause you have so nobly
sented has at last triumphed,
greet you. Our hearts, our thi
j and our affections to you."
Secretary Tumulty waited for
flash from the Associated
the president had carried Call
When It came a shout of Joy w<
inside the executive office and.
tary Tumulty, who had told
ldent he would not congratulat
until the definite news wag
sent a wireless message to the
floor giving his congratulations.
? ;
HOUSE A TUB*
Washington, Nov. 10.?]
g w^lstfrwhe* th<r
meats. With only five di
hear from, two Democratic, and
Republican, the returns show that the
Democrats have elected 216, the Re?
publicans 211; 1 Independent, l.Jto
ciallst, 1 Progressive, and one Pro?
gressive-Protectionist. It will f be
necessary for the Democrats to nold
every vote to pass any legislations If
the Republicans and others combine
the house will be a tie.
GREAT NEWS BEAT.
International News Service Poeftltely
Announced Wilson's Election Steven
Hours Abend of Associated Psoas.
New York, Nov. 10.?The Internat?
ional News Service scored the biggest
election beat yesterday ever recorded.
By getting the returns from Califor?
nia at 1 o'clock, central time, ths In?
ternational was able to announce 11
hours ahead of the Associated Press
that California positively had re
elected Wilson. This beat will go
down in newspaper history as the
greatest news feat ever accomplished
in the United States. ?
COLUMBIA MERCHANT ROBBED.
D. M. Shealy Forced to Give up $23
to Two Strangers.
Columbia, Nov. 0.?Held at the
point of a pistol in his grocery store,
931 Gates street, this morning at 7:30
D. M. Shealy, a merchant, was robbed
of $25 by two strange white men. The
men after committing the robbery,
left by a rear door and at 3 o'clock
this afternoon have not beep appre?
hended. Reports that they had been
seen later in the day at Cayce proved
unfounded when investigated by
Sheriff J. C. McCain.
Mr. Shealy stated that when the
two strangers entered his front door
he had live $5 bills In his hand, which
he was in the act of putting in Ills
pockctbook. The two men, shabbily
clad and having the appearance of
hoboes, entered together and one of
them promptly covered him with a
blue steel revolver, "(live it 'up," said
the other, pointing toward the roll of
bills, and Mr. Shealy promptly passed
over the money.
Carrai!74i Retakes Towns.
J*sredo, Nov. 11.?Carranza troops
have retaken Parral and Rosalia.
Tin* fire truck was called out Thurs?
day morning to a smull blase on the
roof a house on Bast Canal street.
Only a few shlnKles were burned be?
fore the fire wns extinguished. The
house was owned by W. M. I*o\i.
QUIET SUNDAY AT EQUINOX
REVIEW OF NATIONAL GUARDS?
MEN ONLY FEATURE.
Magistrate's Constables, Racked by
Soldiers, to Execute Ejectment Pa?
pers Today.
Anderson, Nov. 12.?The day pass?
ed quietly and without incident at the
Equinox cotton mills. The Greenville
coast artillery company, under Capt.
Slattery as officer of the day, was en
guard duty until retreat this after?
noon, when the Spartanburg company,
under Capt. Wallace, relieved them.
The men of all companies except the
Greenville company were allowed
general leave throughout the day and
many of the soldiers attend serv?
ices at the different churches in the
city.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon the com?
panies passed in review before Maj.
Robertson, the parade grounds be?
ing the Glenn street school yards, lo?
cated about one-quarter of a mile
from the Equinox mills.
Hundreds of people visited the sol?
diers in camp during today.
The residents of the Equinox mill
village are still in an amiable frame
of mind and are taking the presence
of the soldiers as a matter of course.
There has been no disorder and none
is expected even when the magistrate's
constable serves the writs of eject?
ment on four strikers at 9 o'clock to?
morrow morning. It Is understood
that none of the four defendants has
vacated his cottage, waiting for the
constable to remove their household
effects from the cottages they now
occupy. The constable will bo ac?
companied by a detail of sodlers
while enforcing the writs, which were
placed In his hands yesterday. Serv?
ices of these writs was postponed
until Monday morning, this course be?
ing adopted by the mill management
end Maj. Robertson.
The soldiers declared this afternoon
that they arc being comfortably cared
for; that all conveniences possible
have been provided for them. Shower
baths will be erected In the cotton
warehouses, which are being used as
camp quarters. These baths will be
established tomorrow morning.
The management of Equinox mills
and of the Gluck mills and Maj.
Robertson have not decided as yet
when the machinery of these two
plants will be started. Conditions ex?
isting at these mills tomorrow will
I guide them, in reaching a decision.
Me far all of the troops are con
[centrnted at the Equinox mills, none
I being located at the Gluck mill, which
has been under a strike since the mid?
dle of August. The Gluck and Equinox
milts are under the same manage?
ment and there are yet to be heard
many ejectments proceedings, the de?
fendants being residents of both mill
villages.) Five of these cases are
scheduled to bo heard before Magis?
trate Cox tomorrow. The Equinox
mills manufacture cotton duck and
until the strike occurred they were
furnishing the allied armies with duck
for uniforms, tents, etc. The Gluck
mill manufactures line grades of cloth
and are located about five miles fx urn
the Equinox plant. Both mills are
outside the city limits.
COUNT BEGINE TODAY.
The Official Tally of Carffolnla's Vote
Starts.
San Francisco, Nov. 12.?The of?
ficial count of California's vote In the
presidential election will begin to?
morrow and stops have been taken
not only to expedite the work but to
Insure its accuracy. Both the Demo?
cratic and Republican State central
committees have engaged checkers
and attorneys to scrutinize the count
of each tally sheet and tonight all
preparations were reported complete.
Except In San Francisco and Los
Angeles, the count of the tally sheets
sent In by the precinct election of?
ficers will be before the board of su?
pervisors in each county. In San
Francisco city and county election re?
turns will be handled by the election
committeeman and in Los Angeles
county by the registrar of voters.
The Republican State central com
mltee was busy today getting ill lig
ures on the individual votes of all
electors In the belief, it was announc?
ed, that at least some of the Republi?
can electors might be found to have
enough votes to qualify for the elec?
toral college.
With 17 isolated precincts still un
. reported, the vote tonight stood:
Hughes 462,828; Wilson 466,106. The
missing votes, it was generally be?
lieved, will not materially chango
President Wilson's majority of 3,171.
BATTLE OX AN CUE RIVER.
British Make Attack on (ionium Po?
sitions, Capturing Prisoners.
London, (Nov. 13,?British troops
on the Bomme are taking German po?
sitions both north and south of the
Ancre river, the war office announced.
A number of Her man prisoners havo
been captured.
KILLS SPO?SE AND SELF.
JOHN S. BABER AUTHOR OF
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Wife Goes in Search of Husband and
Meets Death at His Hands.
Spartanburg, Nov. 11.?John S.
Baber, a 50 year old white man, who
lived in this city, shot and killed his
wife, Mrs. Cora Lee Baber, here this
afternoon, and then turned the sun
on himself and took his own life. The
killing occurred ip an upstairs room
of a boarding house, situated on Mag?
nolia street near the Southern depot,
about 1:30 o'clock. Baber and his
wife had been separated since last
January, but were apparently on
friendly terms, and at least twlco in
the last few months she had come to
town from her home in the country,
where she lived after the separation,
and spent the night wfth her husband.
Early this afternoon she came to
town and inquired of Mrs. L. G. P.
Car oath, the proprietor of the board?
ing house where Baber was staying,
where she could find her husband,
and received the answer that he was
probably up town. She drove away
in the buggy in which she came to
town and later returned to the board
lag house. Baber meantime had re?
turned, and when his wife drove up
he went to the buggy and helped her
out. They went up stairs to his room
and in few minutes Mrs. Carouth
heard the shots and called for help.
J. W. Becknell came in answer to
Mrs. Carouth's call, and when he got
to the room he found Baber lying on
the floor with a pistol in his hand,
dying, and Mrs. Baber lying on the
floor already dead.
Baber had been married to the
woman he killed 17 years, and four
children survive them. It is said that
on account of the father';* love for
whiskey Mrs. Baber left him last
January, but that no cause had been
assigned for a quarrel, and they had
seemed to be friendly since they
parted.
Four shots were fired into Mrs.
Baber* s body, one of which passed
through the heart. Only one shot
entered Baber's body, passing through
his heart.
Mrs. Baber had been married twice
previously, both her other husbands
being dead. She was about 49 years
old. A coroner's inquest was held
over the two bodies this afternoon
and the verdict of the jury was that
Mrs. Baber came to her death by
pistol wounds inflicted by her hys
. tisndy and, that Baber committed sui?
cide, following the murder of his
wife.
PROHIBITION GAINS IN NEW
YORK.
More Than Six Hundred Liquor Joints
Go out of Business?Drys Pushing
for Local Option.
New York, Nov. 13.?The rapid
gains of prohibition in New York
Statev were noted today by William H.
Anderson, State Superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League, in a state?
ment on the election results. On Oc?
tober 1 last more than 600 liquor
selling places went out of business in
this State. This is two-thirds as
many as were closed by Nebraska's
vote for State-wide prohibition, said
Mr. Anderson, nearly as many as went
out of business in the entire State of
Virginia on November 1, and about
three times as many as we closed in
South Dakota as a consequence of the
election this fall. The league Is push?
ing proposed legislation by which ev?
ery community in the State would
have the right to vote on local option.
MACK EN SEN'S HEAR THREATEN?
ED.
Russians Have Crossed Danube River
and Attacked Germans.
London, Nov. 13.?A Rome dis?
patch says the Russians, who are
fighting with the Roumanians, have
crossed the Danube at two points and
are now engaged with von Macken?
sens troops in Dobrudja. The rear of
von Mackensen'! army is threatened.
SERBIAN ATTACK CHECKED.
Another Furious Drive Toward Mon
astir Falls.
Berlin, Nov. 13.?Another furious
thrust by the Serbians toward Monas,
tlr has failed, the war office announc?
ed. The losses were heavy on both
sides.
Minnesota Still in Doubt.
St. Paul, Nov. 13.?Hughes' lead
in Minnesota has been cut to 250 by
the soldier vote. More are to be
counted.
Famous Astronomer Doud.
Flagstaff, Aria, Nov. la.? Doctor
Pereival Lowell, the famous astron?
omer, died this morning of appoplcxy.
Marriage License Record.
A license to marry has been grant?
ed to Charles Anderson and Eva
Ren ja min, Ifayekrllle: John H. Wlnn
and taghelle Wright, Suinter,
ROGERS FOUND GUILTY.
PEE DEE PLANTER MOVES FOR
N13W TRIAD.
Several Cases are Disposed of Satur?
day?Only One More Criminal Ac?
tion.
Columbia, Nov. 12.?Foster C. Rog?
ers was found guilty in United States
district court yesterday on the second
count of an indictment charging
fraudulent use of the mails. The
case, which was begun Thursday af?
ternoon, grew out of financial state?
ments which Mr. Rogers is alleged lo
have made, and which statements it
was claimed did not pan out. There
was a motion for a new trial.
Mr. Rogers was alleged to have
made two financial statements, one to
the Navassa Guano company, placing
the value of his property at 145,000,
and another to R. G. Dunn & Co.,
commercial agents, placing the value
of his property at f 47,000. The gov?
ernment further alleges the use A
the United States mails -is a means of
transporting these ?tatements. Mr.
Rogers was found guilty on the count
involving the Dunn statement.
Bills were returned at this session
of the court ugainst F. D. Kendall.
M. D., of Columbia, charging violation
of the Harrison narcotic act. The
case was yesterday continued until the
next term of court.
A. M. Holland, a Columbian, was
tried for violation of the Harrison act
and was found not guilty.
F. D. Filyaw, a white man, was con?
victed in the afternoon of passing
counterfeit money, and was sentenced
to six months in the Rlchland county
jail and to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
Twe $1 counterfeit coins had been
passed off In Columbia. Filyaw came
to Columbia from Florence in Sep?
tember and the coins were passed on
the night of October 7. He is a car?
penter by trade. ' i
There remains one criminal case to
be tried at this term and that will be
heard tomorrow. After that the civil
docket will be sounded.
COUNTY FAIR BOOSTER TRIPS.
Business Men of Sumter Urged lb Par?
ticipate on Next Monday and Tues?
day?A Four teen-piece Band En?
gaged.
The first Gamecock County Fair
booster trip will be run next Monday.
November 20th, leaving Sumter
Chamber of Commerce at 10 o'clock A.
M. Numbers of prettily decorated
automobiles mied with happy and
boosting Sumter county men, women,
boys and girls, headed by the Krause
Greater Shows splendid fourteen-piece
Italian band will make the trip.
The following- places will be visited
the first day:
Arrive Mayesville, about IIA. M.
Arrive Lynchburg, about 12 noon.
Arrive Elliotts, about 12:50 P. M.
Arrive St. Charles, about 1:25 P. M.
Arrive Oswego, about 2 P. M.
Efforts will be made to reach the
above points before the schools close
for the day. Concerts will, be render?
ed at each stopping place by the mag?
nificent band. The Itinerary for
Tuesday, November 21st, has not
been arranged as yet.
The business and professional es?
tablishments of Sumter county are
cordially invited, and urged to par?
ticipate In these county fair boosting
trips.
This fair is a Sumter county affair.
Every business concern in Sumter city
and county Is Interested In the farm?
ers preparing for the Inevitable com?
ing of the cotton boll weevil, and in
diversification, live at home and buy
at home. The Sumter business estab?
lishments should join In and show
their rural friends and customers that
Sumter is interested in the rural dis?
tricts and in the firs: Sumter county
agricultural, livestock, and rural
school fair. Unlimited concessions on
advertising, free of cost, will ve given
on this booster trip to all concerns
and individuals to advertise their
wares. Free banners for automobiles
will be provided by the committee at
Sumter Chamber of Commerce. The
county fair will be open November
23, 24 and 25, but the Gala Week
starts November the 20th, with the
Krause Greater Khnw? combined with
the Kiause-Dorman attractions, and
football, fireworks, etc. during the
week.
The Sumter Chamber of Commerce
is .anxious to hear from all who will
provide automobiles for this first
booster trip, and who will otherwise
participate by having representatives
on the trip. Phono Number 200
right awy so that the committee will
know how many to prepare automo?
bile banners for.
CALIFORNIA COUNT BEGINS.
Republicans Have Almut Given up
Hope.
San Francisco, Nov. 13.?The offi?
cial count of the vote began this
morning: with Wilson's unofficial plu?
rality standing at 3,621. The Repub?
licans have about given up hope.