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A FURIOUS ASSAULT jifiicK Si'ii Tiffiaf Awsy At fl? littlu StTM|M4 ?KEAT LOSSfcS AT POIT AKTIUK Rumton MM*** Wow Up WMh Bat taltoM, But th* Japan*** P*r**v*r* In th* Determination to Finish th* W*rfc. Paris. By Cable.?Th* Martin's St. Petersburg correspondent telegraphs as follows: "Telegram* of which th* general staff hare as yet no knowledg* reached th* Emperor at 4 o'clock Saturday morn lag. I can affirm that they concern Port Arthur, regarding which place tha greatest anxiety prevails at court. T%* Jspane** are now engaged in a g?n*ral amsuIt, which is more furious than Its predeceaaors, attacking th* town on three sides simultaneously and employ ing their whole forces, being determin ed to flnish the business. Russians mines blew up whole battalions. Oene nal Pock especially distinguished him self, directing the fir* from th* wall which the Japanese reached after In describable massacre. "The whol* of Admiral Togo's and Vice Admiral Kami mum's squadrons sre rJdlng the struggle, which. It is feared here, will be flnnl. The besieged forces are flghtfng *s In a furnace. A perfect storm of shell Is falling on thej tows, port and fortress from the whole Mil and roadstead. General Stoeeaaf lf> going from tbrt to fort, encouraging the defenders In their desperate efJ forts. "In St. Petershurs th* facts concern ing th* tragic ??ent. which perhaps will terminate by a glorloua fall *f Port Ar-| thur, are wholly unknown. At court! hop* has aot yet been entirely aban doned. Bnasians Uae Balloon a. Mukden. By Cable?'The Ruaaiana are ualag war balloona southeast of Mult-* den, for the purpose of oha*rrlng the worementa of the Japaneae In that di rection. The tlae of outposts eatafr-j liahsd by the Japanese la ao effective! that not area th* Chinese hare b*en able to penetrate it It Is lmponalbl** therefore, to aay definitely hew Manjuia Oyame has disposed his forces. It M hollered that General Kurokl's army] atretshea from Bensiha to Bentalaputxe aad the armtea of Generate Oku an< Nodsu from Yentai along the high aad railroad to Shapepu, alxt**n mil south of Mukden, while a fourth la morlng from Dslantcbuh acroas th* Da Mountains All th**e roads con-? verge st Mukden. Of the tomr armies, those of Oku and Nodza are nearest) Mukden, and their progreaa will havW to be Blackened in order to permit! Kurokl and the flanking oolumna time! to come up. Meanwhile. Oku and Nod-J au bare commaM of the railroad. Sup plies of grain and ammunition are car-j ried from Yentai orer heavy roada ex posed to capture by enterprising Cos-' sack raiders. There has been an lm-j provement fn the weather, which has been of great help to the Japaneae. Imperial Tombs Endangered. St. Petersburg, By Cable.?A brie{ telegram was received from Lieutenant Oeneral Sakharoff. announcing the ad vance of the Japanese from Bentisa putze on Ae village near Fu Pass, eaat of Mukdjp and the site of the imperial tombs. Which is likely to revive the fears expected at Pekln that an engage ment may be fought at the burial place r.( the Manchurian dynasty. No men tjen la made of realatanoe to the ad vance, but It Is not believed this in dicates that the Ruaaiana do not intend to further oppose the march of tha Japaneae on Mukden. It probably sig nifies that the Japaneae force Is ualng iho small road to Fu Peas, between the highways leading to Mukden and Fu* Khun, with the intention of taotating the Riiaalan columns guarding Pushun. The Japaneae are atill trying to turn (Jboeral Kuropatkln'a left flank, but there la no Indication of their moving west of the Hun rlv*r. Slnmlntln la still held by the Cos ascka. Still fating Boll Waavila. Washington. Special.?The Secretary of Agriculture has approved the plan for further atudiea of the "kelep," the hotl weevil-eating ant. O. F. Cook, who discovered the ant in Guatemala, and three assistants are now in Texas making preparatlona to eetablish ths colonies for the winter. Two sssistant* will be sent to Guatemala to observe the habits of the snt during the com* ing winter and to aend more colonies l| the latter are required. ?t la during the wlnted aeaaon In tbla country that the cotton crop In Guatemala Is grown. The Secretary states thst of the 89 col ouiea already Imported only one baa been loat and that through as accident Tax Collection Short Mobile, Ala., 8peclal.?A special to the Register from Montgomery says: "Assistant St^te Examiner Sedberry, who has been In Mobile for tho past two weeks examining tho tax books of 1899, filed his report with the gov ernment. The report states thst for nix Tax Collector John Case is In dehted to the State $K,80K91. Cane, who Is now chief of police of Mobile, aaid he had nothing to say ? 1 Spain Stopa Russian Crualer From Coaling. Las Palmas. Canary Islands. By Cable.?The Kuaeian cruiser Terek, Which has been etoplpng British ves sel* in the vicinity of Gibraltar, com menced coaling here yeeterday, but. on orders received from Madrid, nhe was stopped from coaling and was ordered to leave here during the morning. Her commander replied that he waa unable to put to aea. owing to the Terek's en gines needing repairs. 8he was. how ever. forbidden to take on board any more coal or any water o?' atores. Nln* School Qlrta Suffocated. Cincinnati, Special.?School closed Friday at Pleasant Ridge, seven mile* north of Cincinnati, with the Drat quarter of the aeaelon, when nine, possibly ten, aohool girl a were auffo vatod In a rault during the forenoon rocean, and a score of othera narrow* Ijr escaped the same horrible death. During the rest of the day the sub urb was wild with mingled ?xclte nont, sorrow aad Indignation, and tho*o openly charging the calamity to official negligence are making aerloua throats. among them being many wo ICWS TIMMMUT IK CMRTIT 01 MImr From Many Through the South. A man named Tyco, at PoUt Com tort. W. Va., killod hia wife and hlaa ooU. Additional partlcnlara of the karoo fey the late storm on the Taotwa Shore of Virginia hare boon received. The Atlantic Connt Line la planning to bnlld n largo export terminal at JackeonrlUe, FUL Dr. Julian M. Bnkor. at Tsrboro. K. C., waa acquitted of the murder of Dr. H. T. Base. In Mnrtlnaburg a Jealous negro blew np a bouse with dynamite, killed hla rival and mortally Injured two negro women. Governor Montague baa granted a respite to Henry Dlckeraon, colored, who was to have been hanged Friday, until October 21. Ex-eSanotr Henry G. Davis has been made, the Vlrglnln maneuvers are pro* nounced to bare been generally advan tageous to State militia organisations. A Laredo. Tex., dispatch ays: Rain has ceased to fall, and for 12 hours the skies have been clear. The watera of the Rio Grande river, however, are still on the rampage, and no marked decrease In the high sUge Is looked for for several days. Two shocks of earthquake were felt at Auguata. On. Within the city llmlta the dlaturbance waa noticed only by n few. but on the hills went both tremors were distinctly felt The 11 rat was no* tlced at half-past 2 and was followed In live minutes by the second. No dam age waa done. A special from Waynesboro, On., says: "An sttempt waa made to bur glarise the Citisens' Bank here Wednes day morning. A large hole waa dug under the vault, but the metal was not pierced. During the night tbe home of Cashier Berrien, of the same bank, waa robbed of silverware aad Jewelry. In pursuing the robber Berrien fell and broke a knee-cap." At the qnnrterly meeting of the Co lumbia chamber of commerce Tuesday night the river navigation committee reported that unless a company was organised with a capital of from #12.000 to $15,000 for the purpoee of building n boat to put in the river, the matter of river navigation for Columbia had bet ter be abandoned for the present. A meeting of business men to organize such a company will be called in n few days. Waahington Happeninga. Trade condltlona throughout country are reported good, but not so favorable as last year. Organised labor will seek recognition In the appointment of a successor to Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of Labor. It Is stated that dismissal from the srmy of Second Lieutenants W. W. White and Charles F. Smith and First Lieutenant Harry J. Collins has been approved. In the North. Ex-Senator Henry O. Davie ahs been consulting Senator Gorman in New York about his letter accepting the Democratic nomination for the Vice Presidency. Connecticut Republicans are hold ing their State convention. Governor and Mrs. Warfleld held a reception In the Maryland Building at the St. Louis Fair. Wheat rose to $1.18 In Chicago and $1.27 in Minneapolis on news of blighting frosts In Canada. Six persons wero burned to death In a tenement house fire in New York. Five bandits held up and robbed a Rock Island express train near I^tts. Iowa. The American Bankers' Association begun its annual convention In New York. Tbe Interparliamentary Union rep resenting many countries, began Its convention at St. Louis Foreign Affaire. Prince Herbert Bismarck died at Frledrlchsruhe, Germany. The Uruguayan Insurgenta aaked the Government for peace terma. The conflict at Port Arthur has re duced both armies to ferocity, and aw ful scenes are witnessed. Major Gorgas reports tbe sanitation of Colon will be difficult, but is an ur gent engineering necessity. Tashl, Lama of 8hlgatse, was pro rlslmed at Lbassas as successor to th? spiritual dignities of the Dalai Lama. Father Aglus, the new Apostlic Del egste to the Philippines, was consecrat ed In Rome Archlblshon of Palmyra. When the Kaiser drove through llaraelin, recontly, hundreds of chll Q'*n ?tood along tbe route dressed either as rats or In the picturesque costume of the famous "Pled Piper's*' period. ' Miscellaneous Doings. Certain tribes of Indalns In the In dian Territory object to negro children attending their schools. Joseph Jefferson, the famour actor. Is reported to have permanently retired from the stage. Insurmountable Ice prevented the Zelgler relief expedition from reaching ths Arctic exploration steamer Ameri ca, in Frax Joscfland. Mexico City was gaily bedecked with the flags of ait nations Friday, the Mexican banner predominating, the oc casion being the 94th anniversary of the achievement of independence by the Mexicans of the Spanish. Chief Oeorge W. Horton, of Balti more, delivered an address on the HW tlraore Are to the International Asso ciation of Fire Bngioeors nt Chatta nooga. A HEAVY FAILURE 1 \ W. 1 Sattk-WUey tecs t? to Van rif a Uift A Mait OWES OVEt A MILLION. IAS $I,IM H? to Um Senior Membtr of tho Wm B. Smith-Whaley Company, of Be? ton, and Waa the Promoter of Sov oral Cotton Manufacturing Enter* tsrprises in tha South. Boaon, Special.?Owing over a mil lion dollars, with assets of $1,200. Wll* Horn B. Smith-Whaley. the financial ?upporter of several cotton manufac turing enterprises in the South, filed a ?oluntary petition in bankruptcy In the United States District Court Tues day. Mr. Whsley was the senior mem ??r of the Smith-Whaley Company, of thia city, and Is a resident of Newton. FV>r some time he has been interested tot raising funds for textile, Industries In the Southern States, particularly In South Carolina, which have not result ed favorably. Mr. Whsley s total lia bilities are $1,114,155. The secured olalma amount to $1,087,951. and the unsecured to $26,174. In his petition Mr. Whsley states that his only assets sre personal prop erty valued at $1,100. real estate worth $100, and household goods. There sre 91 creditors. The Individual "'?'??t range from $500. the lowest. tt> $176,000. the highest. Among the principal se cured creditors are the Merchants' Na tional Bank, New York. $175,094; the Draper Company, Hopedale, Mass., $107,000; Fales ft Jenk, machine manu facturers. Pawtucket, R. I.. $107,000; Baltimore Trust and Deposit Oompsny, Baltimore, $45,000; J. C. Sheehan, Bsl tlmore. $25,000; Carolina Loan fc Trust Company. Chsrleston, $30,000; Carolina National Bank, Columbia. 8. C., $63. 050.41; Carey. Bayne 6 Smith Company Baltimore, $20,000; Bank of Coulmbla. Columbia, S. C.. $17,000; Merchants' National Bank, Camden. S. C.. $15,000; People's National Bank, Charleston, ?10,024; Merchants' National Bank. Baltimore, $10,000; Orangeburg Msnu facturlng Company, Orangeburg, a C.. $10,000. The largest unsecured clslm is for money sdvanced by the Olmpia Cot ton Mills. Columbia, 0. C. F. L. Norton. Mr. Whaley's counsel, said In regard to the petition: "While nominally it appears to be a large fail ure, It Is not nearly so bad as It looks. The obligations sre distributed from New York to South Carolina. Mr. Wbaley was Interested simply in finan cing these Southern mills, and la a measure they have fallen down." Killed by Unknown Man. Asheville, Special.?A special to the Citizen from Clyde, N. C., says that Ralph Wells, a traveling salesman, who died at Columbia, S. C., today from the effects of blood poison, re ceived his Injuries at Clyde from a bottle thrown by an unknown man. with whom the deceased had quarrel led. The light Is said to have taken place several days ago. Mr. Weils was the son of H. N. Wells, a promi nent physician of Murphy, and had relatives living In Asheville, who state that they have received the de tails of the manner in which the de ceased mot his death. He leaves a wife and two children. Supplies Taken by Jspsnese. Toklo, By Cable.?Field Marshal Oyama, commanding the Japanese forces In Manchuria, telegraphed as follows: "An investigation of the trophies captured by us, made since our last report, shows the number of Russian buildings occupied by us in the neighborhood of Llao Station to be 353 houses and 214 warehouses, covering an area of 58,000 square yards. We also seized 79,360 bushels of barlqy, rice, wheat, and millet; 1,300 cases of kerosene. 1,800 cases of sugar, 166 tons of coal and much cord wood. The amount of coal cap tured by General Kuroki will be re ported later." ? One Candidate Stabs Another. Macon, Ga.. Special.?A special to The Telegraph from Way cross says that Dr. J. M. Spenoe, Representative from Ware county, was probably fa tally stabbed near Waresboro, by J. R. McDonald, who Is opposing him as an independent. It Is said that Spenoe went to McDonald's home for the pur pose of forcing him to sign affidavits withdrawing certain charges, and the affray followed. It Is claimed that a friend of McDonald's held a pistol on Spence while McDonald was stabbing him. Owing to the prominence of the parties concerned, there Is considerable excitement over the sffalr. Fatal Poisoning. Augusta. Ga., Special.?Rev. Byron Woodward, pastor of North August^ Baptlut Church, la In a critical condi tion and his wife died, an a result of ptomaine poisoning. Three days ago they were taken violently 111 after eat ing canned goods which had been open ad and left standing over night. Theli two children jnere not affected. New Army Order. Washington, Special.?That no army officer be permitted to marry until he has first secured the permission of the Secretary of War and satisfied that of ficial that his income is sufficient to support himself and family and that ho Is entirely free from debt Is the re commendation made by Major Oeneral H. C. Corbln, Adjutant General, com manding the Atlantic division and De partment. of the East, which was Issued ? ? thP War Dnnartuent. 8hot Nephew For Squirrel. Greenville, Special.?Tuesday after noon, seven miles from Oreenvllle, A. G. Fussell and Samuel Derr went out hunting squirrels. They separated In the woods and while creeping about Mr. Fussell saw the bushes shaking. Thinking a squirrel was In the bush he fired and was horrified to discover that he had shot Mr. Derr. The load struck Mr. Derr in the face and head and he died in a few minutes. Derr was a young man from Goldsboro, and was visiting relatives in this county. He was a nephew of Fussell. MOT! CAtOUlU CMP HUCTIN Iputubvri on the lttk. and sf maxi mum of || at Bisslinrg and Black mi? on the Utt and Blackvtlle and Klngstrea on tba 1Mb. The precipitation vu confined to the ?astern part of the State. and waa ax oeadTi from Horry to Chsstarflsld counties, the grsatsst amount being 4.70 Inches at Conway. Tba rainfall occurrad on tba 1Mb and 14th. Tba otbar days wara generally (air. Prac tlcally no rain (an In tba western part of tba State. Tba week baa been favorable (or (arm work except In the eastern por tion of the State wbare the storm of the 13th and 14th delayed work and did great damage to growing cropa. There were numeroaa re porta at de terioration of cotton doe to mat and ?bedding, and la the eastern countlea, caterpillars are still doing damage. Considerable r is reported In the northeastern counties from the storm on the 14th. Cotton Is opening rapidly and picking boa become general throughout the Stats. Corn la reported to be in good condi tion generally exoept In the northeast ern counties where It waa damaged by the storm of the 14th. Fodder pulling Is practically completed. Rice was not damaged aa much aa was first reported; harvesting and threshing are progressing. The weather baa been favorable for haying during the past week. The for age crops are good. Potatoes are gen erally good, but poor In a few placea. Minor cropa are vary promising. The New Lawmaker#. After the second primary the follow ing is a complete llat of the State's new luwmakera: THE N*2W SENATORS. The following are the new aenatora: Dr. J. B. Black. Bamberg; Geo. H. Bates, Barnwell; E. J. Denote, Jr., Berkley; N. S. Connor, Dorchester; W. J. Johnson, fklrfleld; T. O. Tal bert. Edgefield; Walter H. Wella. Flor ence; Wm. L. Mauldln, Greenville; J. Hampden Brooks, Greenwood; F. P. McGowan. Laurens; D. F. Eflrd, Lex ington; C. L. Blease, Newberry; J. R. Earle, Oconee; E. 8. Blease, Saluda. Senators Aidrlch of Barnwell, Forrest of Saluda. Sharpe of Lexington and Talbird of Beaufort were defeated. Sen ator E. J. Dennis died and is succeeded l?y his son. Senatora Dean of Green ville. Ragsdale of Fairfield, Ragsdale of Florence. Hern don of Oconee, Gaines of Greenwood, Goodwin of Laurens. Mower of Newberry. Sheppard of Edge field and Mayfield of Bamberg did not offer for reelection. Of those reelected Senators Holllday, Haydrlck and W. E. Johnson had opposition. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The members of the house of repre sentatives ore: Abbeville?J. Fraaer Lyon, J. N. Nance and J. C. Lomax. Aiken?Dr. L. B. Etherfdge. O. L. I Toole. Jodn R. Cloy and B. K. Keenan. Anderson J. W. Ashley, J. B. Watson. Geo. E. Prince, M. P. Trlbble and J. C. Mlllford. Bamberg?J. S. C. Faust and E. T. Lafltte. Barnwell?Dr. Ryan Giles, J. E. Har ley and Dr. J. Milton Turner. Beaufort?C. J. Colcock. Jos. Glover and W. N. Heyward. Berkeley?E. E. iiallentlne. W. L. Parker and Geo. B. Davis. Charleston?Hugcr Slnkler. R. S. Whaley, J. E. Herbert. R. M. Lofton, E. M. Seabrook, D. J. Baker, D. McK. Frost and A. O. Hamlin. Cherokee?J. C. Otts and W. D. Kirby. Chester?A. L. (.aston, Paul Hempdlll and T. C. Strong. Chesterfield?0. K. Laney and W. P. Pollock. Clarendon?D. J. Bradham, R. S. Des (hamps and D. L. Green. Colleton?W. C. Brant. J. M. Walker (Ihird place to be filled.) Darlington?L. M. Lawson, J. P. Kir ven and A. .L. Gray. Dorchester?J. A. Wimberly. Edgefield?B. E. Nicholson, J. W. De Vore. Fairfield?J. C. McCnnts, A. Homer Brlce, C. 8. Ford. Florence?W. B. Gnuse, F. T .Ker chaw and J. H. Ponton. Georgetown?M. W. Pryatt and J. W. I>oar. Greenville?B. A. Morgan, T. P. Coth ran, John R. Harrison, L. O. Patterson and John J. Watson. Greenwood?M. P. Osllison, W. H Yeldel and J. F. Morrison. Hampton?G. M. Riley and T. B. Whilst. Horry?D. D. Harrison and D. A. Splvay. Kershaw?M. L. Smith and J. O. Richards. Lancaster?J. W. Hamel and H. W. Foster. Laurens?W. C. Irby, Jr., R. D. Boyd, J. H. Miller. I/ee? M. H. Pittman. W. McD. Green. Lexington?E. J. Ethredge, J. M. Bp ting snd Paul E. Hutto. Marion?Jno. C. Seller?, Geo. R. Reaves, L. M. Gasque. Marlboro?D. T). MeColl, Jr., W W. Bruce, J. p. Gibson. Newberry?F. W. Hlggins, J. W. Earnhardt, J. W. Taylor. Ooonee?E. E. Verner, J. D. Sheldon. Orangeburs?J. A. Banks, T. P. Brantley, R. P. Dukes. D. O. Herbert, E. L. Culler. Flckana?Laban Mauldln, T. J. Maul flin. Richland?A. I). McFaddin, J. D. Rawllnson. P. A. McMastsr and L. W. Haskell. Saluda?W. A. Webb. J. C. Edwards. Sumter? Altamont Moses. T. B. Pra ter. J. H. Clifton. Spartanburg? C. P. flkndera. J. Wright Nash. W. M. Walker. K. D. Rdwtards. H. H. Arnold, W. J, Gibson. Union?H. C. Little, L. J. Browning. Williamsburg? W. L. Bass, Jno. 8. Graham. Philip Stoll. York?Dr. J. E. Massey. J. W. Ar dray; J- E- Vtaaiguard and Dr. J. H. To Worm Second Army. St. Petersburg, By Cable.?Acting upon the advice of his military advis ers. Emperor Nicholas has decided \o form a second Manchurlan army. It will be formed of the corpse which are being sent to the far East, and Lieu tenant General Llnevltch probably will be given the command of the second army. General Kuropatkln will be come chief of both armies, but pro bably without tha title of commander* In-chief. BEMHCK TIE IRAN Hmmtti For Gtvera? By the New Ytrfc Dements ALL NOMINATIONS UNANIMOUS ?tat* Democratic Lodiw Find a Way ta Harmonises Action?Murphy'* Opposition Fatal to Gout and McCar> ran'* to Shepard. Saratoga. N. Y., 8p?cial.?Out of a situation which at times seemed al most Impossible of an amicable solu tion. the leaders of the Democratic party found a way to unanimous ac tion, and at S:3S o'clock the State con vention adjourned without day, after having nominated unanimously the fol lowing ticket: For Governor?D. Cady Herrlck, of Albany, at present Justice of the State Supreme Court. FOr Lelutcnant Governor?Francis Burton Harrison, of New York, now a Representative in Congress from the thirteenth district. Secretary of State?John Wallace. Jr., of Monroe, now a member of the Assembly. For Attorney Oenenil?John Cuneea, of Bra, the present Incumbent. For Comptroller?George Hall, of St. Lawrence, now mayor of the city ox Ogdensburg. For 8tate Engineer and Surveyor? Thomas H. Stryker, of Rome, Oneida county. For Chief Judge of the Court of Ap peals?Bdgar M. Cullen, of Kings (Democrat), now an Associate Justice of that bench and the Republican nom inee. For Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals?Wm. E. Werner, of Monroe (Republcan), now of the bench by designation of Governor Odell, and the Republican nominee. Dynamite on Track Kills ?. Melrose, Mass., Special.?An out ward bound electric car containing 32 persons waa blown to pieces in this city Wednesday night by striking a 50-pound box of dynamite that had fallen off an express wagon. Six per sons were killed outright, three more died of their injuries within an hour, and 19 others on the car were taken to the two hospitals suffering from se vere injuries. At least a score of per sons In the immedlste vicinity of the explosion were hurt by flying glass snd splinters. The following dead have been idem tilled: Mslcom E. McLennan, Melrose Highlands. E. B. Haynes, Melrose. Wlnfleld Rowe, Saugsa, Mass., mo torman. E. A. Stowe, South Boston. Fred D. Marshall, Boston. The unidentified dead were three women and a three-year-old girl. Edward A. Waterhouse, of Melrose, had a foot amputated, and was other wise badly injured. Dr. Perry, of Wakefield, had both legs broken. Mrs. John Conway, of Melrose, had both legs broken. George H Andrews, of Melrose, re ceived a compound fracture of the left leg ouu uia foot was also amputated. All of these are likely to die. So great was the force of the ex plosion that all but 10 feet of the rear portion of the car was blown Into small pieces, while windows within a radius of a quarter of a mile were shattered. The Immediate vicinity of the acci dent presented a fearful spectacle when those in the neighborhood reached the scene. The ground van strew with legs, arms, and other por tions of the bodies of those who had been killed, while shrieks and groans came from the writhing forms of the injured. Ttie car contained mostly men on their way to their homes in this city, the accident taking place only a mile from Melrose's centre. King Peter Crowned. Belgrade. 3ervia, By Cable.?Petei Karagorgevltch was crowned King of 6crvla Wednesday. There were no hos t'le demonstrations and no attempt to carry out tho numerous threats against the new king's life. In these solemn ritual of the Greek church and in tht elaborate state procession which pre ceded and followed the coronation the tragedy of Servia's previous ruler found no echo Amid the thunder of the saluting guns from the royal palace find the garrison King Alexander's murder was at least outwardly forgot ??n. Sign of a Settlement. Fall River, Maw., Special.?The first Intimation of a settlement of the strike In the cotton mills in this city, which began in July 25, came when it became known that one of the manufacturer! had bought a large quantity of raw cotton to be delivered the latter part of October and that oth?*r manufactur er were trying to place similar orders. It Is the general belief that any settle. | ment of the strike within the next two i or three weeks will be In favor of the i operatives. Nominations In New Orleans. New Orleans. Special.?The Demo crats Wednesday nominated a city ticket headed by State Auditor Martin Hehrman, for mayor. The convention eclected J. P. Porter Parker for dis trict attorney In place of Chandler C. I.uxonberg. Considerable feeling w? i'roused by Oovernor Blanchard's al leged Interference In behalf of Mr. Parker, after the nomination had been conceded to Mr. Lusonberg, but the convention put through the Governor's candidate. Oovernor Blanchard said that the attacks of the press forced him to Insist on the Parker ticket. Russians Cloee to Japanese. Toklo, By Cable.?A telegram re? celved from military headquarters In Manchuria, says that portions of the Russians troops engaged In reconnls sonce, while returning from Ping Taltse, continued in touch with the Japanese lines along Mukden and Kushu roa:ls on September 18. There *as no fighting. THC 6ARBEWS SHE MW Cfcat Wltfc mm Kipnt Om mt Ik* IHi PMteMl TmIiV His Trad*. Mr. (?ilmmerton took notice of the fart tliat in tin* ??nrw> of trimming his jhnir mid lH*ur?l the barter use<l three ^Uffcrt-nt Kiiml pairs of shears. .. "And why no ninny?" he asked, i -Why." Mid the barker, "simply for kicater convenience In the work. I pould do It all with the same pair of ?hears, but I ean do It eaaler and bet ter with three pairs of shears, eaeh jbest salted for the particular part ot [the work to be done with It. t "Now, these heavy shears.** he con tinued, as he held up the largest pair, "I use for the rough work; that Is. the heavy work on the top of the head [where the hair Is thickest, and where jttae shrpe of the head makes the work ?11 plain sailing. 1 "There such shears can be used to Advantage; but for the back of the head, and around the neck and the |ears, where there are more and shorter curves to cover, smaller shears are bet ter and also handler to use. And then In trimming the beard I use smaller shears still. "These shears with which I am now trimming your beard. I have had for fourteen years, using them continuous ly. all the time, and for some years now on beanls alone. They were an inch longer in the blades when I first got. them, but they have lost that in re-* peated grindlngs. But they are per fect shears for my use, and I would not part with them, half worn out as they are, for twice what they original ly cost. "How much do barbers* shears cost? Two dollars a pair, and they are not very large, either. So you see bar bers* shears are rather costly. They must be of the finest material and per fectly made and adjusted in order to make them serviceable nnd adapted to their work. But, expensive as they a^e, and supposed to be all good and line, they may really differ greatly in quality or character. They vary as much, in fact, as razors do. "Of two pairs of shears of the same make and grade and same shape and size bought at the same time, one pair might turn out perfect shears and the other not nearly so good. One pair might need to be ground every two weeks, and the other might cut per fectly for a month or more before need ing grinding. "So on the score of economy, as well as because of their greater comfort and convenience in use, a good pair of shears over the shears that get dull and must often be put out of commis sion for repairs, la something highly to be prized. The good shears, less of ten ground, last longer to begin with, ,and then it costs less to keep them in ! order. . "The barber keeps his own razors In {order himself, but when his shears (need grinding he must send them to n I grinder, and, to put it in figures, it i costs twenty ccnts for the grinding of ja pair of shears. So the difference in 'the cost of upkeep between two pairs lOf shears, one good and the other poor. 'tmay amount to dollars In the course of :a year; certainly a consideration of Im portance. ; "And so. taking everything together, jthe barber?who becomes attached to ?the tools of his trade, just as the men |of any other craft or calling become at tached to theirs?mny easily come to |have for a good pair of shears, thut he has long been accustomed to, a feeling of decided attachment, as I have, for instance, for this pair that I have had ,8inee I began in the business, the pair (wlth which I am now trimming your 'beard."?New York Sun. JkptineM Man Power. The present war in the East is prob ably the only instauce of a great cam paign between civilized nations in :which one of the combatants has re lied almost entirely on man power, instead of horse power, for transport, the whole of the supplies of each Jap anese division of infantry being car ried by as many coolies, or porters, as there are fighting men. The Japaucxe porters are mainly men whose phy sique is not judged to be good enough to entitle them to fight in the line of battle, though according to modern European notions theirs would be con sidered rather the more arduous task of the two. But the Japanese have shown up till now that their choice of means has generally been correct, and It Is not likely that they have made u mistake in this case. They know their own people, nnd for centuries human transport has been the occupation of a large class of their unskilled labor. The litter, or rick shaw, has been adopted, In Imitation of their method, even In Simla, the governing city of India. By a simple mechanical contrivance they have also greatly facilitated the work of bear ing burdens. A bamboo is curried on a kind of pad over the shoulder, and the load, carefully balanced, is sus pended to each end. The carrier thus avoids one of the greatest cources cf fatigue, namely, the effect of picking up the burden when it has been laid down to rest, for by merely raising t!io bamboo and putting bis whole body under It, he lifts it with the least pos sible effort.?London Spectator. Entombed in ? Corn*r-Kton*>. There is nothing especially impres sive iu itself about the practice of put ting caius under the foundation stone of a new building, especially If the de* nomination of the coins Is nodes t. Yet, this harmless practice is the shadow of an older tragic custom. The money stands, theoretically, for the ransom of the human being, who, by aneient sup erstition should have been hurled in Its place. Otherwise, it was held, the building would not stand firm and en dure. There was a time when this particu lar kind of human sacrifice had a vogue extending to most parts of the world. Even in England skeletons have been found embedded in the bases of castle walls, and there is re cord of one Herman fortress at the building of which a child was bought from Its mother with hard cash and walled In to the dlnion tower?tho un natural mother, according to the story, looking on the while. Effigies of hu man beings are still used In some parts of Kurope as harmless substitutes, ami in remoter and more ruthless places the old custom crops out from tiiue to time In all Its grim reality.? Mm Vr,i.|. Tlfiino !lN SOUTH CAROLINA Many Newsy Items Gathered From all Sections. Nobody Claimed Checks. The State Treasurer has finished writing off of the books all old checks for which warrants have t>ee.i issued and which have ne\cr been presented at the hanks. The bunks of the State have had this monev on deposit for years and at the last session of tha legislature It was decided to write all of these old claims off and turn the money back into the general fund. Tha work has been going on for the past two months and the books hare now been balanced up to date with a total of $150.89 written off. Following are the items: Carolina National t>ank, check No. 754, payable to W. McB. Sloan, and dated March 21. 1884. for $3.95 (Inter est on console 54-100 dollars and Inter est on deflcU $3.31.) C*roIil* National bank, check No. 4326. payable to Mrs. C. A. Adls. and ^.ated Oct. 24, 1888. for $3.00 (pension.) National Loan and Exchange bank, check No. 153, payable to W. B. Low ranee, and dated Dec. 29. 1887. for $.93 (consol Interest). National Loan and Exchange bank, check No. 370, payable to M. A Mit chell. and dated Oct. US. 1888, for $3.0# (pension warrant.) South Carolina Loan aad Trust Co., Charleston, check No. M, payable to B. O. Johnson, and dated Sept. 11. 1888. for $15.00 (pension warrants, three.) First National Bank of Charleston, check No. 903, payable to D. O'Neill & Son. and dated July 14. 1882. for $1 59 (consol Interest.) First National Bank of Charleston, check No. 1931, payable to J. E B Sloan. Bxor. Hall, dated July 16, 1886. for $32.26 (consol Interest.) First National Bank of Charleston check No. 2000, payable to A. H. Belin trustee, and dated Nor. 23. 1886. for $13.49 (consol Interest.) First National Bank of Charleston, check No. 3082, payable to Mrs. Sarah E Carr, and dated June 25, 1890, for $11.50 (consol interest.) People's National Hank of Charles ton, check No. 2349, payablo to Miss Ann R. Robertson, and dated Dec. 23. 1890, for $19.50 (interest on consols.) People's National Bank of Charles ton, check No. 3928, payable to Bank of Charleston. N. B. A., and dated Dec. 28, 1893, for $4.76 (interest on consols.) Bank of Charleston. N. B. A., check No. 1614, payable to Mrs. M. I. Orr, nnd dated June 28, 1886, for $2.77 (con ?ol interest.) Bank of Charleston. N. B. A., check No. 26663, payable to H. E. Young, and dated July 6, 1889. for $39.15 (consol interest.) Bank of Charleston. N. B. A., check No. 3431, payable to I. Stremmell, Exor., and dated Aug. 11. 1891. for $6.39 (consol interest.) The above, amounting to $15L\89, has been carried to the general fund and is subject to your warrant. Palmetto Bank and Trust Co.. check No. 1123, payable to Walker, Evans He. Cogswell Co., and dated Aug. 19. 1897, for $3.25 (dispensary warrant.) This Item has been carried bark to credit of dispensary fund. Daring Safe Robbery. Kingstree, Special.?About 3 o'clock Thursday morning the most daring rob bery in the history of Kingstree was successfully accomplished, when the back door of the postofflce was battered In and by means of high explosives the large safe for postal dopo.sits was blown open and rifled of everything of value except a few books end papers. The value of the stolen articles ap proximates $5,000. which includes a registered package containing $4,000 for the Bank of Kingstree. This pack age, shipped from Charleston, arrived here at night, and, the bank then being closed, was left in the postoffice. The loss Is fully covered by Insurance in transit. The other articles stolen iuclude about $260 In cash, being postal funds. $160 in stamps and about $500 worth of Jewelry bellnglng to various members of the family of Postmaster Jacobs. Several people living nearby heard two distinct explosions about 3 o'clock Thursday morning, but thought little of the reports and not until 7 o'clock was the true cause of the disturbance discovered. South Carolina Items. Cleorge W. Taylor, a well known and well liked photographer of Bennetts-, vllle, shot himself Thursday. He had been drinking heavily and believed that some boys of the town were seeking to kill him. The store of Folger and Thornly at. Pickens was entered by burglars last week. Claims Against Reailroads. The railroad commissioners received from A. H. Plant, auditor of the South ern railroad, a cotrn unlcatlon in re gard to the rule# for the collection of '-lalms. The commission In its last an nual report called attention to the fact tnat the legal machinery for the col lection o/.clflips against the road was slow and cumbersome. The auditor stated that since tTlis report was put In the road had changed Us system of paying claims and has established tbe office of special roflte agent for this State. This agent has visited 110 sta tions in the State and has paid 13,764 Halms. In addition to this the South ern has on deposit with connecting lines over $600,000 for other claims. Fierce $torm in Macon. Macon, Ga., Special.?Several thous and dollars' worth of property wax riamaged here by the fiercest blow known in Macon In years, and until daylight comes It will he impossible to ascertain just how serious matters are In this resnect The display of Hght BJajr was hljnding and nrraHlonally ap palling in fearful Intensity. No llrfcs hare yst been reported lost. Ed ward Strauss, of New York, a traveling talesman, was In his room at the Hotel tinier when the onsJatigh of .the Wlndf tfce ipindo^r. inflicting painful wounffs oh hfs jfisruitx. To Protect Priaoners. Tallahassee, Fla., Special.?Adjutant General Foster issued orders to the Jacksonville IJ*ht Infantry to act hh a guard to the prisoners recently ar rested at Haxter, charged with being implicated In the murder of I>eputy Sheriff Thrift. There are 21 prisoners who will be taken for preliminary trial from Jacksonville to McClenny. It la said that the State will ask a postpone ment and that this will be opposed by the defendants.