TWP LEDGER.I1 TltUKLOW S. CABTC J EDITOR AND MANAGER. i??Mili !> mm imi i ii MUMiiiH mm> i i i i I88UKD WEDNESDAY AN T) SATI H1)AY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMKEIt 10, 1 DOT SUBSCRIPTION $.60 PER YEAR , S Tho War. , Thore has hoen little ti'htioe fl during the past week, hut conai i, derahlo talk of olTort to bring ? about poueo between tno he litre o rents in the far East. It seem" i( that Japan, in an unofficial capaei- ; ty, sounded Russia as to whether | she were willing to enter into nc- \ gotiatioiiB, and found that hIio was not, and so ended llio matter for a the present. It scenis, however that Japan expects a more favor- v able outlook for ending the was g when the fall of Port Arthur has c been accomplished. That accom- y plishmont is yet in the future, for ,j only rumors have come from the tl beleaguered garrison since last c Monday. One' of these stated | that General Stoossel had asked | an armistice, and another was to the effect that the Japaneso of ficors feared a message when they o finally captured the city, the Jap- |] anese soldiers being so exasperat- |] ed by the prolonged siege. t Iii Manchuria Il?o armies contin- s no to face each other at such close s quarters that the Russian and q .Japanese soldiers are'said to lie ,] able to s.vap cigarettes and other things and to joer each other. But the fighting seems to bo at a minimum, both sides apparently c waiting for something to turn up. t Meanwhile the severe Manchurian t wiuter is coming on. When sol- { diets can do little more than main | tain themselves and hold their positions. A Russian correspondent of the Associated Press, telegraphing from Mukden Saturday declares t that the report circulated some c time ago that General Kuroki was v killed during the battle of Liao < Yaner has keen confirmed. Ho assorts that his death occured on | October 4th, and that his body j was sent to Japan. It seems almost impossible that tho death of { bo prominent an officer should bo | concealed for over a month, and, t therefore, there may be some j doubt as the accuracy of the in- ( formation. However, whon it is ^ recalled that the Japs kept in doubt for months tho fact that the battleship Yashaima had been sunk, despito reports of the event j which were circulated shortly uf- terward, they could doubtless do the same thing regarding the death P n n ( of Kuroki. If it is trno that he is doad, Japan has lost one of her hrint mon It ivno (lin nrmi; nnrl.ir ' vvuw UJVIJ. -A V IKIO I 11V Hi HI 7 MllUVi his command which won the vie- ^ tory at Liao Yang, and he was t rated as one or tho best oflicors t Japan had in the field. i Tne Russian Squardron is con- j tinning its course toward the scene of hostilities, and is now oil the coast of Africa.-Charlotte Observer. " In Minnesota' the; Democratic 0 nominee for governor was assail- ,l ed on the ground that his mother 11 was a washer-woman and tho vot- v ers turned out and elected him, A although tho state wont for Hoose- * volt by 150,000.?New Yoik ^ Herald. t Secretary Hay To Remain. Washington, Nov. 11. ? President Roosevelt made the announ* 1 cement today that Secrotary Hay i would remain secretary of the' i State during the four years begin- n ning March 4, 1005. When ask- ( ed concerning any . other possi- 1 ] Wle changes, tho president indicn- 11 ted that nothing was to be said at present. I Dispensaries Closed at Once in wlierokee. L'i hibition Now Prevails Under the Price Law. Much Interest in the Matter. L'lio State, I2ih mst. There lias been great interest ill over the State, and even out- 1 lido the State, in the first election ' 1 tnder tho Price law, which re ulteil. in suc'i a heavy majority igainst the dispensary in Chcro- ' tee county. lie tact that 011 the ' ippeal ot lho (ti-priiMiry devotees Senator l'lllumo went to Chcro- 1 loo ami made a speech in support 1 if the "great moral institution" ' ir tperh fumigated has added to ' ho interest in tl>e result. The Cherokee dispensarn s h iv 1 Irea ly closed the law going into Hoot at (Ulceus soon as the result 1 i*us declared Tho Galfnoy papers 1 ay that County Supervisor Whol- f hoi tabulated the voles for di.s- ' icnsary* and no dispensary Thurslay and sent tho following com- 1 nunicution to N. II. Littlcjohn, ' hairman county hoard of con- 1 rol: 1 [\? X. 11. Littlejohn, Chairman 1 lioai d of Control: 1 1, ,1. V. Whelchol, county sup? 1 i visor or unerokee county, S. C, 1 icreby certify I hut at tlio election ' ic;l?l on Nov. 8th, lt>04, and from he returns made by managers of aid election, tirado and the election of live Republicans in Missouri. It also lounis Nevada as sending a lepuhlican to coagrcss. On hat basis the Republican majoriy will be 102, far and away tho argest the Republicans have had here since 1S94, when tho county ovorscd its overwhelming Demo ratic verdict of 1892 and elected national house of 249 Ropubliins and 108 Democrats and Popilists. Then the Republicaes had clear majority of 141. The lig ires tor the next hon*e will not ary matonnlly from t!io one i int iven; and the majority will be in he neighborhood of 100. The Lepuhlicans will have almost two lords of the membership. Do Kalb Mill Goes to Hlock. Charleston, Nov. 11. ? .Judge Jrawlcy in the United States court oday signed an order directing a esale of the DeKalb cotton mills it Camden. Standing Master Jrdhland is authorized to sell the property December *21 at not lews than $150,000. The decree is Iho third ordering the sale of tho mills. ? Worse Than McCue Case. Young Man Charged With Murdering Both Parents, Sister and Littlo Brother, and Then Firing the House. Auburn, (Jul., Nov. 13. ? Adolf Weber has been placed under arrest, charged with the murder of liis parents, sister and young brother lust Thursday night .and with having set the family residence on lire afterwards to conical the crime. Wehor took his irrcst coolly. The arrest took place immediately after ho left the witness stand, and aftep ho had reluctantly answered the p'.estione asked htm bv Coroner Shepard, the distt ict attorney and several of the jurymen. The latest theory in the Weber ^ murder case is that the murderer ] jh >t the father first; then, as the lister appeared in the hall, he shot hi ; and then tho mother, seeing what had been done, screamed and darted from him, when ho shot Her. She continued on across the room, and raising her left hand, took down the tclepbono receiver L > cull for help, at which time she j received tho second shot which penetrated the body just under ' the left arm. Tho child being the ; only ono loft, tho murderer struck him over tho head and felled him The operator at the central telephone office says that the line at Weber residence showed "busy" it about half hour before tho fire was liiai'uvuiua. Adolphus Weber, in jail this morning, had nothing to say beyond that t o had a good night's rest. No effort has been made to got the )oung man out on a writ by Ins attorneys. Weber'8 description is said to tally wii'i tho description of one of tho robbers who robbed the bank hero. - r Washington Swept bv u Snow ; Storm. Washington, Nov. 18.? As a result of a snow storm which set it here shortly before 11 o'clock this morning. Washington today for several hours was completely cut off from telegraph and telephone communication with the outside world. Later a wire w is obtained west, hut nono north, south or eust. Both the Western Union and the Postal Telegraph companies report severe damages to their wires and their inability to get any messages through. Inquiry at tho railroad stations developed the fact that trains wero departing on schedule time but that incoming trains were three or more hours late. Tho snowfall of today was the ~e 4-1,? a : i nidi ui inu suiiMju, acvuii&i menus covering the ground It stalled with a drizzling rain which later turned into heavy wet snow. Tho local telephone service was seriously bumpered in its operations Murdered Fumdy ai'.d Burned House. Auburn, Cal. , Nov. 11.?It is now known that .lulius YVebor, his wifo. their 19-year-old daughter Bertha, and their son Paul, aged 14 years, w?-ro muidered last night t> ran unknown ase wsin, who set lire to the home in an of* fort to cover his crime. According to reports we are soon to havo a self-operated type- , writer. What tho most, of ns ! J ronlly need is a machine that will ] get hu*y and do its own thinking. > # ?-4 1 We might us well have nominated a Southern man for prosident, after all, for all the support we had from the Northern .states in the fight for Purkor.?Charleston Post. ?r i)i i EVER OFF J Our Mr. Heatli INorlh, where lie in dress goods an morons to mcntic BE.0 Being' the preyai in those two shac ed Cheviots and shades. Our not right up to the 11 wish in that line Jackets and Cap< think the pretties this market. Ai preeiated and wi ( We are still ha c?iotuiit|C nTaiiui n> more. Also A. i lenburg & Co., a terns in browns, call tor. All \vc we do not dress isfied for any of < We are still ban DOUGLAS, G , I y Shoes, which arc lines ilmi are ana py over, have . . *. j. Lani - ^ y roods liiREI) TO THE P lias just returnee scooped iti some stai id lots of other bargi ui. OTS AND GREEN: i ? I I iui^ eoiors, we not ies in Moliair, Cnu Whipcords. Broad ion department is e otch, and anytliin we liave it. Tailor 38. A tremendous st and cheapest evt I inspection of sann II insure us a sale. NOTHING ndling the celebrai nf i . i ci UtUlCMU UJ h Kirsehbaum & C nd other lines. B grays and any colc ; ask is to give us a you up, we will be ] our competitors to 1 dling the ODMAN, and DUE *. ; hree of the, best a iiiiifactiircd. ft of wi r?s*l*?al tftw IIIV^ *1^. es a lid Voils. mi c< hast' for surely th? 1st ?eceivcd a lie: very cheap. lie s inery Opening, first day. AM the lad iroceries of all kiin he inner man. Tha mi hoping for more Yours to sc F \ . | 0 OP I B 7 H 8fi /Vi W IBS i\ Ba XiL B* \m ei nrrr?n CASTER S. ( % IS fit UBLIC. [1 from the rtling values ;ains too nuS iglit heavily rinetts, Mixcloths in all complete and g you may made Skirts, line, and we ?r shown on } wiii be ap% ted high art t l Bro., Balti'o., and Sneleautiful pat>r you may t look, and if perfectly satlave the sale. :\V SELBY md strongest siting to car; |H'ict on all tine, at once sy will go at Hititul line of A ~ ^ - ? lure IU WHICH Wednesday ies are cords and sucli inking all for in the future, jrre, i!l? <1. IIIC10,J. I