Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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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 I II ?? 10 14 ? * I 11 11 \ II . ? 13 I I 1 7 1 I II 3 ? ? I 1 l 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.