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tHE eAMDEN CHRONICLE. VOMIMK XVI. CAMDEN, S. C.. Kill DA Y, MAKCII 17. 15)05. M). 10. 7 President Roosevelt Made a Vigorous and Wholesome Address. ?-> < ?? THE GLORY OF TRUE MOTHERHOOD In an Address Before a National Gath ering the President Emphasizes the Prime Importance of a Wholesome Home Life to the Perpetuity of the Nation and the Happiness of the In dividual. Wellington, Special. ? An address by President Roosevelt was the feature of tho evening session of the National Longress of Mothers, now holding its Ui-enniai convention at the Metropoli tan M. B. chiirch. There was an im mense attendance. The President was formally introduced to the audience by Mrs. Frederick Sr-hoff, of Philadelphia, tho president of the congress. Ho read his speech, but occasionally interjected ?<Jtne extemporaneous remarks to om " pnaslze a point. The President spoke as follows: "In our modern Industrial civilization theie are many and grave dangers to counterbalance the splendors and the triumphs. It is not a good tiling to see Jlties grow at disproportionate speed jelatively to tho country; for the small and owners, the men who. own their little homes, ami therefore to a very arge extent tho men who till farms, the men of the soil, have hitherto made, he foundation of lasting national life in every tftato; and if the foundation becomes either too weak or too narrow, the superstructure, no matter how at tractive, is in imminent danger of fall ing. "But far more important than the . question of the occupation of our citi zens is the question of how "their family life is conducted. Nq\ matter what that occupation may be, us long as there is a real homo and as long as those who make 1 1 p that home do their duty to one another, to their neighbors and to the State, it is of minor consequence whether the man's trade is plied In the country or tho city, whether it calls for t!io work of the hands or for the work of tho head. "Hut the nation is in a bad way if there is no real home, if tho family is not of tho right kind; if the man ie not a good husband and father, if he is brutal or cowardly or selfish, if .tile woman has lost her sense of duty, if she is sunk in vapid self-indulgence or has let her nature be twisted so that she prefers a sterile pseudo-intellectu ality to that great and beautiful' (level opment of character which comes only to those whose lives know the fullness - oflMluty done, otoffort made and self eacriflco undergone. HOME LIKE ALL-IMPORTANT. "In the last analysis the welfare of tlie- State depends absolutely ~~ upon whether or not the average family, the a \ erase man and woman and their chil dren. represent the kind of citizen ship fit for the foundation" tsf a great nation; and if we- fall to appreciate this we fail to appreciate the root mor ality upon which all healthy civiliza tion is based; "No piled-up wealth, no splendor of j material growth, no brilliance of artis tic development, will permanently avail any people unless it&l home life is healthy, unless the average man pos sesses honesty, courage, common sense, and decency, unless h.e works hard and is willing at need to1 fight har3; and 'unless the average woman Is a good wife, a good mother, able and willing to nerform the first and greatest duty nf iyomanhood, able and willing to beah, and to bring up as. they should be brought up. healthy children, sound In body, mind and character, and nu , morons enough so that the race will Increase and not decrease. DIVISION OF LABOR BY ?EX. '?'I'h re are certain old truths which will bo tn\? as long as the world en dures, and which no amount of Drog resfucan alter. One of these is the truth that the primary duty of the husband is to bo the home maker, the bread-winner for his wife and children, and that the primary duty of tho wo man is to bo the. helpmeet, the hou?o wifo and mother. The woman shotild have ample educational advantages; but save in exceptional eases tho man must. bo. and she need not^be, and gen erally ought not to he trained for a life long career as the family bread-win ner; and, therefore, after a certain point the training of the two must normnlly be different because the duties of the two are normally different. This does not mean inequality of function, but it doos/jVne.nn that normally there must, bo "dissimilarity of function. On . the whole, I think the duty of the wo man tho more Important, the' more difficult, nnd tho more honorable of the two; on the wholo I respect the woman who does her duty oven more thnn I respect tho man who does his. WOMAN'S WORK THE NOBLER. "No ordinary work done by a man Is either as hard or responsible as the work of?ft woman who Is bringing up a family of small children; for upon her time and strength, demands are made not only every "hour of the day but often every hour of the night. She may tiaVe to "go tup "night aTteY night to take care of a sick child, and vet must by day continue to do all her household duties as well; and 'if the ^s^jamlly meansaro scant must nsual Tare holidays taking ?her whole brt>od ot children with her. The birth pangs make all men the debtors of ail women. Above aH our sympathy and regard are due to the MnftHar wive* -among thoae whom ? Abraham Mneoln called the plain peo ple aari whom he a? loved and truated; ? ? tor the Uvea or these women are often taMm the lonely heights of quiet, self sacrificing hirttffMh." ??.hint as the happiest and moat hon orable and moat useful task that can Hbe iH any man is to earn enough for the support or hla wide and fhmtlr, tor the briflglng up and starting In life of ... tk? most honorable and Mrable lank which can be set any woman is u> o? a good wiaa mother in it homo murked by h??J f reaped and mutual forbear ance, by willingness to perform duly, and by refusal to sink Into self-indul Kcnce or avoid that which entails ef fort and 8olf-sacral\ce. Of course there are exceptional men ami exceptional women who ran do and ought to do much more than this, who aan lead and ought to lead great careers of out side usefulness in addition to?not substitutes for ? their home work; but I am not speaking of exceptions; 1 am speaking of the primary duties, 1 am speaking of the primary citizen, the average men and women who make \ip the nation. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Slate Superintendent Martin Write# Letter to County Superintendent*. Mr. O. B. Martin, State superintend ent Of education, is planning a series of conferences at which he hopes to xneet as many county superintendents of education and their boards as pos sible. In a letter to the county super intendents, he says: "1 wish to discuss with you various plans for our work during the coming year. I especially desire to confer hi regard to summer schools, libraries, the school building act, and other re cent legislation. 1 think that we can facilitate the work by coining together and making mutual suggestions. To this end, therefore, I shall be at the following places on the following datos and I wish to urge you to meet mo at tho place most convenient to you: "Clemson College, March 14, 10 a. m.; Hartsvillc (high school), March 1G. 10 a. m.; Orangeburg (Supt. Melli chanmp's ofliee), March 24, 10 a. in.; Chester (Supt. Knox's office), March 27, 10 a. m.; Greenwood, (Supt. Rog ers' office), March 29. 10 a. m.; Spar tanburg (Supt. Elmore's office), March 30, 10 a. m.; Charleston (Supt. War ing's office), April 4, 12 in. IMaase let me know as early as possible where you >can meet me and also whether any members of your board will be present." Superintendent Martin has received an invitation to address the next an nual meeting of the Kentucky Educa tional association to be held at Mam moth- Cave, Ky., Jupe 21-23. This meeting conies so near to the opening of the State Summer schools that M r. Martin is afraid that he shall he un able to accept. Superintendent Martin received a check last week for $1.()<)0 from Dr. S. A. Green, general agent, of the I'ea body board. This money is to be used In aiding the summer schools work. The department of education has re ceived many inquiries in regard to Senator Mauldin's bill for celebrating Calhoun's birthday in the public schools as "South Carolina day." The bill Is on the senate calendar and will likely pass next session. It. does not provide for a holiday, but simply that the teachers shall use part of (his day to impress Important facts of South Carolina history upon children ami pa rents. The date^ March 18. is appro priate not only because it is the natal day of one of South Carolina's great est statesmen, but also because it comes at a time whc:? the schools are In session. Scuppernongs by the Carload. * Mr. E. J. Watson, commissioner of Immigration, has been in communica tion with one of the largest wine man ufacturing concerns In Missouri, with a view to the opening of a market fy?\ South Carolina raise, 1 snuppemougs, this grape grow fog so- generally and easily in almost every portion of the State. Commissioner Watson stated yesterday that he had Just been ad vised by the concern that It would "he in a position to take all the scupper nong grapes that may be offeted this fall" if the scale of prices can be ar ranged satisfactorily. Mr. Watson is now looking Into the transportation feature as lie is doing in the matter of opening an extensive market tor sweet potatoes, and is hope ful of accomplishing resolutions that will establish a new and profitable In dustry. The concern that wishes the grapes is willing to pay a^ fair price for the grapes in quantity. V^ry likely a trifle more than the market price governing the locality where grown. The company referred to is largo enough If all arrangements are mad*> to take the entire output of the Stato in scuppernongs. Junt as soon as (he matter reaches the stage where exact figures can be quoted a circular t<? grape growers will be issued, just, as U proposed to be done in the case of tho market for sweet potatoes if satisfac tory* prices can lie obtained after all the details of transportation are worked out. The company is in a posit ion nls'? to purchase all of ibe scuppernon?; wine that can be made in South Caro lina, but the dispensary law is so con structed that people residing in the State cannot make wine to he shipped outside the Slate or for otlujr than per sonal use. ? Columbia State. Seeking Incorporation. .The Saluda River Power Company of Greenville yesterday npplied for a charter. The concern was given char ter rights by the legislature wit!* tho understanding that a "charter must be secured - H*? regular manner from rbe secretary of state, so that a charter fee could be collected. The capital stock will be $300,000. The corporator* ore Ia W. Parker. A. G. Furman. .?. I. ^Weajervelt and H. J. Haynstfouh. And still another bank has heen cr~ ranized. This is a recotd breaking year for such Institutions. WtlhelU is to have "The people's Dank" with a capitalisation of fan.000. Corporators, W. R. Stmt her. stiles P. I>endy, Julius' R. Karle and C. R. B. Burns. Ireland in making a hold l>ld fo'r a Ifading position In tho British fmlt markets. Orchard cultivation Is being encouraged by tho. Autho-ltlca and ar rangements are being actively proce eded for the drying and packing of frnlt in American fashion tor export* tloa. The Irish fmlt Is among the fin est in the world. Occurrences of Interest in Various Parts of the State. Ch?#*lotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid to wagons; Strict good middling ?,7 ll-lfi Oood middling . ,.7-li Strict middling: Middling 7r,s Tinges <r>; to 7 '4 Stains 5 >4 t.o *5.0') Geneal Cotton Market. MidJKntf. Galveston, firm 7-/j New Orleans, steady 7 3 - 1 ?> Mobile, steady 7:,h Savannah, firm 7% Charleston, firm 7:!>r Wilmington, steady L.7'4 Norfolk, steady !..7->i Half (more, normal 7~* New York, <iuiet 7. MO Hoston, quiet 7. 'JO Philadelphia, steady 8.15 Houston, steady .,...7% Austin, firm 7% Memphis, steady 7% St. I^ouiH, steady ? 1 l/j lioulsville, firm 7% Heavy Sales of Fertilizers. The sales of fertilizers appears to he increasing. In the eight days of March the State treasurer lias received ovr f 17.000 from the lag tax against 7. 'Son last year. This shows an increase of nearly $1,000 a day. For the months of January and February there had been a ivjiisked falling off, and now it is probsBle that the month of March will nearly offset the difference of $.13,000 between the months of January an J February of last year and the sa mo months tljis year. Indeed if is quit? probable that Clemson college will re ceive royalties nearly as heavy this year as last year, when the total reach ed $118,000. The total figures from the privilege tax are as follows: 1001. I '.HIS. January $35,008.90 $ I0.S'?5 February 45,789.50 40.t?;>ii.r>0 $80,798.40 $57.521 .50 The total for January. February and the first eight days of March. 11)01. Is JS8.427, and the total for the same period of ihe current year is $74,411. a difference of $13,980 more for last year than for this year. But the first day of March ihe difference was $33 000. Whether these sales naean that the farmers will use more, fertilizers on a smaller acreage or whether they will use fertilizers in intensive fanning oii hinds used for other farm product.:; is not shown, but the figures show that fertilizers arc being sold in great quan tities this month. In two days the V.-C. O. Co. sent In checks aggregating $5, 000. At the rate of 25 cents per tori this would represent 20,000 tons of guano. Sinking Fund Commission. Tho sinking fund commission met Thursday for .tho first time since ihe adjournment of the legislature, when a great many bills were passed to per mit counties to borrow money from iho sinking fund commission. Over half of the counties in the state are asking for loan#/ and all. of course, cannot be granted. ? It will be necessary to make the loansl on a pro rata basis, as was done last year. The commission de ferred action in compliance wljji the fallowing report and resolutions fyom thfeOoan committee: "Ther-Joan /com mittee respectfully reports thtft: after conferNng among themselves and with the attorney g^ueval are of the opin ion that The*1Warch 1st apportioning of fund In hand among applicatant counties, under section 95 of volume 1902, should be made under the fol lowing rules and unless It be other wise ordered l}y the commission that the apportionment be so made: First Funds to be apportioned under this section constitute not only thev car,!i on hand on March 1st of each' year, but. also those outstanding annual loans (made nnler laws requiring repayment and authorizing reloaning annually), which fall duo during tho year within a reasonable time after March lr.t. Second. In apportioning such 'unds among applicant counties, the county shall be charged in the apportionment with all of Its such outstanding an nual loans then unpaid but failing duo during the year, but the eountv shall not be charged with any unpaid portion of any special loan extending over <dv eral years made under some special a? t authorizing same." An Aged Convict. Portir.an Oosnell, a negro of ad vancer! age who is serving a sentence on the chaingang in Greenville coun ty for violation of the dispensary law, Ik said to he an. object, of such pity that a petition has been sent to CJov. Hey ward asking for hint to be pardoned. The convict is too old to work, is con fined to the jail, is 05 years' of age and has nine children, all but one of whom have deserted him, and this one is a child 11 years old. % Rock Hill Pastor Resigns. ?' Rock Hill. Special. ? llev. J d J oh nes, rector of the Church ol Our Savior, has resigned his charge he:e .o take up work In California. He will begin his new duties' about the 1st of April. Mr. Johnes has been rectoy.. of churches here and In Yorkvllle for rev ?eral years, hut recently he has devoted bis entire time. to this parish. He has al8o. doriejra.uclL- work in Lancaster, Blacksburg and other towns of thtB section. The expressions^ of regret heard since his decision t& leave Rock Hill have been many and sincere. Mr. JohneB is a man of rare personality and has endea:ed himself to the community as a whole irrespective of his own church. ' >y Want* a Reward Offered. flov. Hey ward haa received from Mr. Simeon E. Smith of Barnwell An ap peal for . the- State to offer a. reward In addition to that which he has et ready offered for the arrest of the par ty who killed hia brother. ^T. Smith. Jr., of Will is ton. Mr. Simeon R. Smith T* a lawyer ? Barn wfctt and has of fered a reward of |1,0C0 for the arrest ?ecoaeary. O- ' - - - ? i LAST Vt Airs CROP CONDITIONS ' A Review of Conditions of Month# la 1 eued by Section Director Bauer. The annual review of weather and crop conditions issued by s? < (ion IM- j rector Dauer for 1004 Is full <>f interest | to all Who are affcetod or nt all coil- j corned about audi matters. The re- i view says: The year waa. seemingly. an anom- I olous one in the relation between tlie j prevailing weather ami crop produc tion. The spring waa cold, especially I during April, and waa very dry wo 11 j into early sumiuor* -conditions adverse to favoralde germination and rupid f growth. During June. July and Aug- ' l,ht, slightly more lliau 4.j per ecu t , of i the year's precipitation was recorded, ami during the same inotitiis the t ?> m - perature was unusually equable, witli no long periods of extremely hot weather. Both of these conditions were /cry favorable on props that had their principal period of growth and devel opment in these months, such as corn ! and cotton, and the previous l<?n>{ peilod >f dry weather had utforded ample op- I poitunlty for thorough ctillivntion, which is an essential factor in cans- | ing large yields of these crops. I low- j ever, increased yields, over i;u?:{. were not coniined to those two crops, but in cluded wheat, oats, tobacco, rite as well is less important crops commercially, such as fruits, hay and tjie ninny minor crops that have a large economic im portance though of snuill commercial value.- Nearly all of the latter crops wero not materially affected by the mid-summer rains, having matured before the rains set In. or having had their growth prolonged to the less fa vorable autumn, and yet they produced more abundantly than in the previous year, -hence the auontoly. The seeding time for wheat and oats, late in 1903, was not favorable; the winter was an unusually cold one; the spring was cold and dry; the summer had an equable temperature and co pious rainfall; tht> autumn was unusu ally dry; the killing frosts somewhat later than the average date of occur rence; the closing months were fairly favorable for seeding wheat ami onts. This is a brief epitome of the weather for 15)04, to which may be added that the year as a whoh> was colder than usual, and had the smallest average amount of precipitation since systematic records have been kept. January was unusually cold with less than the usual precipitation; there was some snow in parts of the State, but not enough to afford protection to winter grains. Wheat and oats were, in places, Injured by freezing. Less than the usual amount of plowing was done. February was colder than usual, ?with much alternate freezing and thawing that was Injurious to v Inter grains. The precipitation was slightly below normal, but was very evenly distributed. Plowing made rapid prog ress in the eastern parts, but the ground was generally too wet in the western parts. A large acreage of spring oaip was sown; tobacco seed beds<.,Vvere burnt and soeded; garden ing was begun, but the ground was too cold for favorable germination.^ The cold weather retarded the budding of fruit trees and was to that e.xtent bene ficial; in the extreme soutivayi parts, both peaches and plums began to bloom. March was slightly warmer than usual but with considerable freezing weather over the western parts, and with frequent light to killing frosts. rl ho precipitation was below normal, while the number of rainy days was greater than usual. Farm work ad vanced rapidly, although planting op erations were .restricted to the eastern half of the State. Wheat and oats did well; the weather was favorablo on truck in the coast regions, and early vegetables were marketed. Fruit tre?s of all varieties bloomed throughout the month. Some corn and cotton wero planted and came up to fair stands. April had perlstent low temperature with frequent light to killing frosts, until the 22nd. The soil remained too cold for quick germination of seeds and tho rapid growth of plants that were up. so that early cotton came up to irregular stands and the plants looked sickly. Early corn had .poor stands, and was ravaged some by cut worms, so that much replanting was necessary. The April precipitation was but little more than one-third of the normal amount, ami a severe drought developed In the coast truck regions ie duclng yields materially. Planting op erations progressed rapidly and were unusually jwoll advanced by the close of the month. Wheat and oats, developed into promising crops. Tobacco trans planting was finished, though the soli was. in places, (no dry to secure full stands. Peaches, plums, cherries and , apples continued promising, the low i .^omperature being, seemingly, favor able toward their development. May was cool, owing principally to the low night temperatures, a condi tion favorable on fruits apd on wheat, but unfavorable for the germination or late planted corn and cotton and for [the growth of thes* crops. The greater part of the month was very dry. but copious rainfall during'" (ho closeitig days partially relieved the drought, and taused a material Improvement In the condition of all growing cropH. The lalns came too late to benefit wheat or oats, both of which began to ripen and come oats were cut. . Kruits remalneJ promising. (Jardens suffeie l severely. The absence 'cl rain nisdo the thorough cultivation of field crops possible Both corn and cotton attained fairly good stands on all but clay solla, where some of the seed lay dormant owing to the lack of moisture. June growth and development of all crops was very satisfactory, due to generally favorable temperatures nnd well distributed rainfall. Tho soil was rarely too wet for cultivation of fteM crops, and IkXIi ?orn and cotton wero easily kept freo from grass and woeda. During the middle of the month cotlpn suffered slightly from cool nights, fanning ice to develop, knit- higher temperatures soon caused it complete ro?o\ ery without giving ihf plants a malt rial setback. Some I. looms appeared <>n cot (on ad or tlx' 2tuh. Corn developed favorably. Stands of both corn Hint cotton wore excellent. \\'lu>at and oats wort- har vested. Tobacco improved rapidly ? and became very promising; selecting ami curing were begun ltlce suffer ed from lack of resb water for flood ing. Tliv commercial peach crop rip ened; it whs a large crop of superior quality. Melons were somewhat later than usual in ripening July temperatures were moderate, with only two periods of extreme neat, both of which were too short in dura Hon to damage any crop. The rain fall was slightly l<?s th??n usual, but ample for all crops. There was too much rain in portions of the eastern counties to lay by crops properly, al though crops were ns a rule laid by clean and well cultivated. Corn im proved steadily. Cotton developed favorably, having been favored by the weather throughout the month; the plants bloomed heavily freely and fruited heavily, and maintained a healthy, vigorous growth. Tobacco developed a tine quality of leaf, but the late tobacco w<?h injured to some extent by an excess of rain. Minor crops were in very promising condi tion. August had an extreme temperature with no extreme beat. The rainfall was copious during the lirst half of the month with less frequent, loss general I and lighter showers during the last half. Corn became very promising. ICarly corn reached maturity. Cotton continued to grow and to fruit freely throughout the month, though the fre quent rains Induced some shedding, and rtist developed on sandy lands, but, on the whole, the deterioration was loss than is usual during August. It began to open about the middle of the month and a little was picked. Tobacco curing was finished. Hire harvest was begun. Fall truck was. planted and grow rapidly. Tlur weather during this month w^n favora ble on all crops, particularly on gnu/a for hay. September temperature was about normal, except that the closing days had mid-summer heat. The precipi tation was deficient. A severe storm damaged crops severely in the north eastern counties, otnerwlse the weath er was favorable on all crops, and was particularly favorable for picking cot ton, which work became active after the 5th. The bulk of the corn crop reached maturity during this month, with the grain well developed and hard. Maying made favorable pro gress. All forage crops made large, yields. It was too dry by the end of the month for fall plowing, and for t l?e growth of late root crops. October had nearly normal tempera ture and very scant rainfall. Frosts were frequent after the lGth, but did little jldmage. The weather was par ticularly favorable for harvesting op era/ions. Cotton picking made rapid progress, and the lint was saved in thffbest condition owing to the almost entfre absence of rain. A large and well matured crop of corn was housed. Mlflior crops gave very satisfactory yields. It was mostly too <Jfc*y for plowing and seeding, though somo fall oats were sown. November was much cooler than us ual, with about normal precipitation. The weather continued favorable for finishing gathering. props, and -the last half of the month for seeding wheat nnd oats, although slightly too cool for quick germination". Th?? first gen eral killing frost of tho season occur red on the 15th, which ended the growing season of 1904. December was slightly cooler than usual, and had a slight, deficiency ^n precipitation, though what rain fell was practically absorbed by the soli, keeping it Just about wet enough for plowing and seeding operations. i/ l:or Lieutenant (l'>v_'r.inr Representative K. Mitchell Seabrc^k of the Charleston county delegation, will probably make the race for lieu tenant governor n.t the next State election. While ho has made no defi nite announcement, it is understood that this will be forthcoming later on. Mr. Seabrook has /represented hUlh;*o Island in tiie Charleston delegation for 1<t years. He is a successful long sta ple cotton planter and during his ca reer in the legislature he has paid speMal attention to agriculture mat ters. Ho in the chairman of the agii cultural committed of the house. Gift to Liviriystone College. New York. Special. Hooker T. Wash ington railed npi:h Andrew Carnegie in company with Mlshop Clinton, nno of the trustee:?. anil Dr. W. If. floler, ? the president ?f l.ivlnpston College, for colored i/'ople. at Salisbury, N. C., un di'V the pulpites rf t lio African M. 12. ZJon ChtJveh. They siAggopted to Mr. Carnegie that he present the college with a library, building This Carne gle consented to do. The amount of the gift was not made public. 'i imply Topics. Kxtensivf plans for t in* improvement of the Soey. t'anal are now well under way. Society in Washington seems deter mined to Introduce "the Continental ?Sunday.'^ Copper money in. France is being gradually replaced Ibis year by alum inum bronze pennies of a pale yellow color. The Corcoran Art (iuHcry. at Wash Kington, 1). I.'., recently p:iid lor an oil painting of a < o.ltMi by William M. Chute. Our Korean Interests. American commercial interest* in Korea were declared greater than i1iom? of nnjr other European Power by Mr. l*addock, l7nlted States Consul-Genernt at Seoul. The Hallway Karniug*. % Kail tray earning* f n February were only 5.1 per* cout. smaller lliait hst year, despite the terere weather at the start. ? ?? I I mmmmrnmm* T ' Domestic Wnent Reports. Karly In the week all douie?tic wlieat ' markets were excited and demoralised. DEAD COVER MUKDEN FIELD Thousands of Japs an I Russians Killed in Latest Battle, GENERAL KUROPATKIN RESIGNS j < it|>( in i*tl l? v llm MIUmiIo'o Troop ? Mrtjuv (ioner.il NiiaIiIiiioIV Aiikiiik i Die ('H|ilurvtl? f forly Tlmnniinl I'iIbuiim j kih l'i?k?ii~Kaeh ltrpoit liirroatit Slut ! of IMf>u?t<T til lttift*litll*. Tokio, Japan. Kvery olllclal report j f 1*1 mi (lie front adds tn the magnitude of the Russian <1 Itsa s I i'i*. anil the intll* cations titi* Unit tln> whole truth of! the crushing blow d livered h\ Field j Mondial Oyatna to tin- Russian arms will not be known for some days. ow ing to tin* fact that tin casualties are so great and tln> spoils so large that it is impossible as yet to get accurate figures. As an indication of the losses ? 1 1 li i< - 1 <>< I on the enemy. a dispatch received at headquarters states that the Russian losses in front of the armies in tin* Slia River direction aloiii' wrrc to.ooo prisoners, including Major ( icucral Na shinioff, and 20,r?oo dead It'll nil the lb-Id. It is est hunted that tin' total killed and wounded nnmfiM al'oiit '.10, (KHI. The spoils taken hy the .lapanese comprise a nmnher of eolors, sixty guns. GO, 0<M) rltles. 2<K?,<H>0 shells. 000.000 rounds of small ammunition. ?Jihhi horses, twenty three cartloads of maps, a vast supply of provisions, fod der, file! and clothing, railway and teh graph materials, accoutrements ;>nd supplies of all kinds. Kvery dispatch received adds to the ininilicr of prison ers taken and guns captured. ThO -official dispatches state that tin' pursuing detachments which started front the right hank of the linn River reached a line thirteen miles north of the river. On the following day the pursuit of the retreating Russians was vigorously continued. A. detachment which left the Pu I|lvcr, thirteen Utiles from Mukden, on the Tiding road, that forenoon had an engagement with a large column of the enemy which was making Its way northward as rapidly as poslhle. The Japanese charged the Russians and a hand to hand light occurred. I'ltimate ly most of the column was surrounded and captured. Those of tin4 column who succeeded in escaping continued to tight hopelessly for awhile and tin ally (^rendered. The whole Held was eov<?n?d with Itussian dead. The Jap anese have since heen engaged In bury ing their, own dead and those id' the enemy. The Japanese uisuallU'N reported since February 20 uuinhct; 41,222. No report has been received from the Japanese operating in the direction of lliiingcblng. Reliable unofficial reports slate that a detachment of the extreme Japanese left has reached Slut tin, oil the Mukden road, ten miles south of Tieling. A detachment from Fushun has occupied La nn 1 wo, ten miles north, having re pulsed several Hank attacks by Russian forces from the mountainous district to the northeast in the direction of the Kalyunn and Tnlin mad. I/ondon, England.? Iu a dispatch just Hied, the St. Petersburg correspondent of tiie Times confirms the reports of (leneraj Kuropatkln's resignation. The Council of War has been summoned. KILLS 34, (KM) IN WEEK. Indian Government Destroys Sections of Towns by Fire. CalcuttiK India.? Thn deaths from the plague H? one wWk numbered .'M,(Nio. Htatisiies show/ that in 1003 the mor tality in India from tin- bubonic pin goo was 850,000. The In lest number of deaths reported, quoted above, while extraordinary, i.s not nnpreeedented. The infection recently spread in Hur inali, where it is making rapid strides. This season of tlie year always favors its spread. The Indian Government is making every effort to eradicate it, destroying by tire whole sections of town and segregating the inhabitants. Hot ow ing to the climate and the sanitary con dition of the outlying districts and na tive sections of the towns, it Is ditlU-ult to cope with the epidemic, wnlch breaks out continually at fresh points. ' ENDS NOKTII SKA INCIDENT. Hussion Ambassador Pays $:t'2o,<)00 lo British Foreign Secretary. ft London, England.? Count Ileuken dorff, the ltiissiaii Ambassador tc Gren'; Britain, paid $325,000 to Foreign Secretary Lansdowne in settlement ol the North Sea claims. The incident was thus closed. VILLAGE DESTROYED. Two Lives Lost in Fire at F rid ley. Minn.? $500,000 I >amage. St. Paul, Minn. ?The village of Frhl ley, Minn., nlie.'een miles northwest of St. Paul, was destroyed bj tire nt night. The property los< Is half a million dol Jars. Two men are dent! in the ruins. Dog Tears Out Bny*S Eye. Playing on a rug in. bis father's par lor. Clarepicf Cook, of Newark. N. J., was attacked by a bulldog. The buy'# left eye was torn from Its socket. Mayor Harrison at Yale. Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, 111., lee, tured at Yale University, lu New Haven, Conn., on municipal reform* Long Succeeds Wyndhain. Official announcement wna inado In Tendon. England of the appointment of Walter Hnmr l,onjrr president of I lie Ixxtif Government Hoard, to sue ceed Mr. Wyndliainos Chief Secretary for Ireland. To Coutiuue War. _T]?* Rtwatiln?UaTcrwueni^-U- "w#* Mia. has decided to send another arm) to the Far Raat. and to order Adwlra; Rojwttrpsky to f , - buttle to A4mtn Tofo. LOOKS LIKE PEACE IS CERTAIN Despite Strenuous Denials by the Rus sian Ambassador, the Diplomats Are Convinced That Russia Will Ask FOi* Peace, and Expect Definite Notice of Such Intention to Be Signified aa a Result of the Czar's War Council. Washington, HpociuJ. ? When the C/ur mils his war council ho will b<? able to inform thcin thut Japan will welcome peace on reasonable terms, and will promptly name her condi tions, provided she receive* trustwor thy assurances thut they will be per iously* considered. This the Emperor has learned from friendly ehancellar ics in Kurope as well us the general terms aco<>ptnblo to Japan. Those, It is Huld. will be retention by Japan of Port Arthur, u Japanese protectorate over Korcu. and an Indemnity. A hlgl* t>UU lal stales that Russia ban recalled her second Pacific squadron. An at tache of a Russian embassy in Ku rope is quoted as expressing the be lief that Kuropat kin's recent defeat, will force Russia to ask for peace. Hrletlv, these were the reports current in the diplomatic corps Monday, and, as a result of this important Informa tion, Official Washington believes that Russia and Japan are on the verge of pence, if i( be true that the sccond Pacific squadron has been recalled, ev en the most optimistic of Russia's friends admit that this is a strong in dication that Oyama's mighty blow has made for peace. Count Casslnl, the Russian ambas sador, is the notable exception in the group of foreign envoys here. "How ever generous the terms which Japan might offer," the ambassador said, "Russian prestige is not among them. That is the one thing for which the war will he fought to tho end. Vic tory for the Russian arms will alone make for peace. If not at Tie Pass, then at Harbin; Russia will assemble another army mightier than before, , and with that army she will settle the Issue. ' It may be six months, a year or perhaps two years. Time will be no consideration." At the Japanese legation, It is de clared that St. Petersburg, and not Toklo, is the capital from which the world must hope for peace proposals. Mr. Takahlra, the Japanese jnlnistor, said In the most emphatic manner that Japan had not directly proposed peace. He <Hd not deny that neutral powers, through their envoys, from time to time had sounded Japan as to tho terms on which she would accept peace; but these, ho said, fteceBsarlly changed with the program of hostlll-^ ties, the intimation being that Rus-V sla could have obtained better terms after the fall of Port Arthur than af ter tho capture of Mukden. If the Japanese government were as sured that peace pronrtsals Would be considered by Russia, there is author ity for the statement that Japan would respond immediately. Officials here expect \that by Tiwra^ day St. Petersburg will have fully corn" prehended the extent of Oyama's vic tory, arid then will make known lts decision regarding the continuance of tho war in the face of Mukdon's fall. 50,000 Wounded Recently. St. Petersburg. I3y Cable. ? General Kuropat kin, In a dispatch dated arch 12, says BO, 000 ROsslanB .were wound ed during the iWgt few days' fighting. Genera] Kuropat kin says: "According to reports from tho rear guard, a Jap* anese force consisting of a division and a half is within a short distance of the Russian guard. The Second Army Is marching continually under the fire of tho pnemy, who is advanc ing from tho east and west. . ?? General Kuropatkin adds that the ; roar guard advanced in perfect order/ but that the movement of the trans port along the mandarin road was very difficult, owing to tho Japanisse cannonade. The country between Tie Pass and Mukd??h Is intersected by r I vera and steep banks, and- the Rus sian wagons wero, obliged to halt and await, their turn, causing much delay. General Kttropaikin compliments the Japanese intelligence department. He savH: "Thankajo tho organization of their intelligence department and their roconnoissances, the Japanese always knew the l.ost lions occupied I by our army." Tho first regiment of Siberian Ri fles bad tho most fighting. They marched under iho Japanese Are from east and west almost continuously. Col. Ixcscl succeeded In extricating three ofllcorc and 150 fitym of the regi ment with Hk colors and one battery, in the battle of March 6 tlfo regi ment lost over 1,000 men. V Fall River Weavers Want Material .In crease, Fall Ilivor, Special. ? The Cotton Manfacturcrs' Association hclU a. gen eral meeting to consider tho complaint of tho weavers concerning the ten loo;ns system. It is understood that the mill nien are disposed to raise tfc^o rate of weaving under "this system from 14.72 cents a?eut to IS. cents, an inci enr.e of about 1 1-2 p<t* eent. Secre* tary Whitehead, of the Weavers* Union said that this would aot be acceptable ' Spoils Taken Near Yen Ken. Toklo, Hy Cable.? -The following re-, port was received from tqe b^adQiiar tors of the Japanese army itfihe field: "It is estimated that the spoilt which fell into Our hands in the diTOctloa of Sinking (Yen Ken) since the oc? cupallfirt by m aaWJWWH _T Rifles, 27,200; machine guns, 9; small ammunition. 320,000 rounds; shells. ' 11,600; entrenching tools^.000: wire, 1,200; wagons for tho railroad, 450; garment?, 40 cart loads; coat mining. U.achlncvy for eight pits; timber, 4.000 pieces. - -? "Besides these, we took large quan tities of cereals, fodder, tants, beds, ->?ove3 and mAps and telephones, Mills Adopt 10 Hour Qiay. . Union, S. <3., Special.? At a.ake^HMt' ; MomUy ?f the directors of the UhtO i : Cotton Mills and Buffalo CottOt Milb, of Union, it was voluntarily . ~ "w reii.ee wpVKIng tlm?.0 da>\ This action wan that\there will be IJLercfpducUOtt^ italisedy at $1.1 spindle^ while capital stock nf: swindles