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VOL.1. NO. 49. CAMDEN, 8. C., THXfljj|PAY, JANUARY 5, 1905. S1.UO Per Year. REPORT IS UPHELD ? ? ? % GoYemment Officials Cilia Accaracy Far Cottoa Fifares KJIUSON SIDES WITI WilEAU Director North Seta Forth Hit Posi tion In a Letter to the Texas Mem* ber of Congress at Whose Instance the ProvWan Was Ineterted in the Censue Act Says the Bureau Can not Compete With the Proposed Ginners Association and That Spec ulators' High Estimate Would Again Prevail ? Mr. Burleson Sxpreeeee His and Senator Baileye Concur rence. Washington, Special. ? Director , of the Census North, tn a letter to Repre sentative Burleson, made public, takes notice of the situation presented by the cotton statistics given out for publlca y ilon Thursday and expresses his sur prise and concern at the recent alleged movement In the Southern States "ap parently approved and augmented by the cotton growers themselves." to de stroy the census reports by concerted refusal of the glnners to make returns. Director North asserts that a continu ance of the cotton ginning reports is Impossible without the systematic and whole-hearted co-operation of the gln ners of the South. Immediately after > the receipt of the letter, Mr. Burleson, a member of the House census commit tee. and the author of the provision making appropriation for the gathering or cotton statistics, gave out an "inter view in which he upholds the director In the work now being done by his bureau. The letter is as follows: "Washington. Dec. 1904. "Hon. Albert S. Burleson. House of Representatives. "My Dear Sir: It seems proper to ' 'Invite your attention to certain anom alous conditions which confront the Census Office In carrying out the pro visions of section 9 of the act to es tabllsh a permanent Census Office, di ? reeling the periodical collection of the statistics of cotton production through the agency of the glnners. This pro vision was inserted in the law at your urgent request and that of other Southern Representatives on the plea that it was necessary for the protec tion of the cotton producers against the speculators and others Interested in depressing the price of the staple for their own profit. It was stated * that enormous losses resulted from the untrustworthy estimates put forth every year by speculators and sgeQts of the Liverpool market and that early and trustworthy official Information regarding the slas of the crop would protect the grower, disarm the specu lstor snd msrket manipulator, and per mit the law of supply and demand to regulate the price. ACCURACY UNQUESTIONED. , "Since the law was passed. Congress lias appropriated and this office has disbursed more than $125,000 a year in the collection and dissemination of this information. The system has been gradually perfected until it has be come more nearly perfect than any similar plan for obtaining exact knowledge of the size of any agricul tural crop during the progress of har \ vesting. "No complaint has been made that the census reports arc not accurate ; indeed, for a year or two past, we havn l>een able to trace the crop so closely that practically every balo has been * accounted for. "The statistics Increase in value ev ery year;^or it becomes possible, bv comparison of the statistics of one year with thoap of tho same date in pro ceeding years, to Judge the size of successive crops with an accuracy never before known or approximated. "The glMlng reports of the Census Office hav# crowded out tho specula tive and Interested estimates referred % to. and the single object which the Southern Ren resentatives had in view > In urging ' wis legislation has been successfully accomplished. DINNERS' MOVE DEPRECATED "In vlow of these facts. 1 have been surprised and conserncd at the pres ent movement in the Southern Slates. , which is apparently approved and aug mented by the cotton growers them selves, to destroy the census reports, by the concerted refusal of the gln ners to make the returns upon wWh ft they are based. Thus far the move ment has not seriously affected our . work, but if It continues and spreads, it will necessarily destroy Its value during the coming year. It appears to have been suddenly discovered that these reports, undertaken solely at. the demand of the cotton grower, are hlehlv detrimental to his Interests. Mr. E. F. Webber, president of the Mem phis cotton exchange, is quoted as de . 'daring that 'the cotton Interests of ^ the South hnvo evciythlng to lose and , nothing to gain by their continuance; they put the manufacturing interests In possession of information that is beneficial.' "My attention has been called t.o the U so-called 'National Cotton dinners' Association.' the purpose of which is stated to be 'to gullier accurate hnd reliable Informaiion regarding the amount of cotton produced, In advance of the government report. 'It also ap pears that 'this Informullon la to be vent in code and I ho member* of the association will be sworn not to di vulge It.' ? The Information is still highly" desirable, but possession of it ^ is to be restricted to those who grow and gin the eotton. ! New Bureau Chief. Washington. Special. ? President Roosevelt haa appointed J. Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia, chief of the Bureau of Manufacturers of the De ' V partment of Commerce and l>ahor. Mr. Moore Is president of the National ? League of Republican Clubs and was formerly cl?y treasurer of Philadelphia, f He has accepted the appointment and will enter upon the discharge of hlc du ties shout the first of the yoar. IN SOUTH CAROLINA Many Nmny Items Gathered Fronr ?II Sections. General Cotton Market. Middling. Galveston, steady C% New Orleans, easy ~. Mobile, firm %% Savannah, quiet IH Charleston, qolet IH Baltimore, nominal 7.00 New York, quiet 6.86 Boston, quiet 6.86 Philadelphia, quiet 7.10 Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid to wagons: Middling 1% Tinges 6^4 to 7 8tains 6% to 6 7-16 City School Superintendents. Columbia, Special.? The second and lsst session of the Association of the City School Superintendents was held (n the parlors of Hotel Jerome Wed nesday morning and the reading of papers and their discussions was re sumed at 9:30. The first topic considered was "Com pulsory Education." The discussion was opened by Mr. T. C. Walton of Anderson, who made sn earnest plea for compulsory education. Interesting discussion followed, the sentiment being In favor of compul sory education. Mr. Nathan Toms of Darlington then read a thoughtful paper on "High School and College Coordination." The discussion thst followed this paper brought out many valuable sug gestions with reference to this great and important question. "The Necessity of Drill Work in I^atin." was the next subject on the programme. The discussion was opened by Mr. A. R. Banks of Lan caster. who argued forcibly in favor of I^atin in the High school and of thor ough'drlll work in this subject. "Religious Instructions in Public Schools." was the next subject on the program mem and was opened by Mr. E. S. Dreher in a timely discussion. A great deal of interest was mani fested In statistics prepared by Mr. Drher to show the sad fact that the children of the secular schools are not fsmlllar with the Bible. ' Twenty questions were submitted to one section of the eighth grade of the Columbia .High school, consisting of 23 girls and 17 boys. The results were such as make aul(?st the need of a more definite and comprehensive study of the Sacred Scriptures. The answers given in many instances were startling , and pathetic on account of their ab* surdity. The answers were all marked and graded; the average for the class being but little more than 50 per cent, out of a possible 100. Following are the questions which the graded school children found so difficult: 1. Name the mountain on which the ark rested. 2. Why wers the Egyptians afflicted with plagues? 3. Name five of the plagues? 4. What was the Passover? 5. State the circumstances under which the ten commandments were given to man. fi. How was Jericho captured? 7. How did A*bsalom meet his death? 8. What remarkable thing happened at Heishazza's feast? 9. Who wrote most of the Psalms? 10. Who wrote the Book of Pro verbs? 11. Who went to heaven without dy ing? 12. Name the last Book of the Old Testament? 13. Is the Book of Hebrews in the Old or the New Testament? 14. Name Ave miracles recorded is Old Testament? 15. Five In the New Testament. 16. What was Herod's greatest rrlme? 17. How was Saul of Tarsus con verted? 18. Who presided at the trial of Christ? 19. What was the transfiguration? 20. Have you read through the New Testament? Elected Bishop. Tho Rev. William T. Manning, vicar of St. Anne's Church. Trinity Pariah, Now York City, has been elccted Blah op of the new Proteatant Episcopal Dioceae of Harrlaburg, Pa. Ho la forty years of age, la a native of England, a graduate of the Univeraity of the Mouth, Sewanee, Tenn., and waa form erly in charge of a Church in Nash ville. Tragedy at Cheraw. Cheraw, Special. ? Cheraw had a fa tal accident as Its quota of Christmas casualtfea. Saturday night a number of persona were in the utore of Mont gomery & Croxton. A party, waa stand ing in tho rear of the store discussing the danger of platol carrying. Mr. L. II.. Croxton in a spirit of levity. It ia aaia. to scare the crowd, pointed his piatol behind him and fired. A negro man named Ben* Perry, who waa alt ting on a sack back of the group and who had not been noticed, began to complain. On examination it waa found that he was shot through the Momach. Every attention waa given to him, but he died on Sunday morn ing. Capt. French's Death Accidental. Chattanooga, Tenn., Special.? A* In vestigating board of the seventh env Slry appointed by Colonel Pearson concluded the Investigation of the cause of death of Capt. Howard W. French, who w'as found dead with a bullet through his heart on Tuesday. While the board refused to give out Its flnd ir.ga until It la sent to the War Depart ment, It la understood that accidental killing was the verdict. STILL HOLDING OUTj Fart Artfetfr Slaadf firm Afalast the Assaalt* af tie Japaacse GENEtAL IOND1ACBIO IS SLAIN ?* Relisf is Confidently Cxptcttd by March 1st and ths Russian Jrooyi Ars Determined to Resist as Long as Thsrs is Ono Soldier Left. Toklo, By Cable. ? Trustworthy ad vicM from Port Arthur confirm the re port thst General Kondrachko has been killed, and that General Stoessel has been Injured by falling from his horse. General Sntilnoff Is also re ported wounded. The advices say that the stern of the battleship Sevastopol has sunk In thallow water. Her bow Is damaged in two places and tho steering room gear is also damaged. The garrison Is reported to be con fident in the belief that relief will arrive before March 1st. Despite Its heavy losses November 26 and sub seueqntly, the garrison is said to be cheerful and resolved to continue the ttruggle so long as a single soldier lomains. The army claims to hav? Fufflcient provisions to last until Feb tuary. The i.avy possesses about one nionth's stores. The price of food In the beleagured fortress Is high. Beef Js a rouble and one-half per pound* horse meat six copecs per pound; dog meat twenty-five copecs per pound; turkeys 150 roubles apiece; eggs 160 roubles per hundred. But few Junks bearing supplies* reached the garrison the past month. It is expected that the capture of the heights of Plgooif Bay will furthei curtail the landing of supplies. . Quiet at the Front. Huan Shan, By Cable. ? Everything continues quiet along the front of the hostile armies. There is little expec tation of a decisive movement till ( pring, when It will be possible for both sides to throw In strong re-en forcements and re-coniuience iue cam paign in earnest. In the meantiire the chi^f Japanese uneasiness seems to be with regard to their communica tions eastward. They have an un usually full equipment of narrow guage Held railroads, one of -which connects General Kuroki*s base at Shahhedzi with Feng Wang Cheng, .with a branch to Slamatsa. A supple mentary line Is being constructed with a care unusal in field operations. This elaborate system has been seri ously threatened by General Renne kampff's raids southeastward/ There are many evidences that the Japanese are strengthening and for tifying their line of communications toward Korea, which necessarily will absorb a considerable force. List of Casualties. Tokio, By Cable.? The authorities publish a list of thirty-three officers killed and fifty-six wounded. No locali ties are given, but it is presumed that the casualties occurred at Port Arthur. The naval authorities also publirh a list, nine officers and sixty-five men killed on special duty. The nature of the duty is not explained, but it is sur mised that another cruiser has been sunk, or damaged, and that the offi cers and men lost their lives in this manner. Deleware Republicans. Wilmington. Delaware, Special. ? As n result of several serious conferences concerning ;be political situation in this -State, ihe Republicans of both factions have determined to organize the Legislature without a ripple of dissension, and Tor the first time in many years, following out the har mony agreement* of the reccnt. cam palgn, tho Republican Legislature of Delaware will go into a general cau cus on the subject. All the caucusing will be done here, which will be tho c-vo of the assembling of the extra ordinary session culled by proclama tion of tho Governor to amend the defective Judgment Hen law. Two Killed by Falling Tree. Macon, Ga., Special.? A special to The Telegraph from Bill jay. Qa., says that William Cantrell and Joe Chastlne were killed and a brother of Chastlne's seriously injured near Burnt Mountain by a falling tree. The tree was blown by a high wind across a small framo houso'ln which the men were sitting at the time. Archaeologists in 8esslo*. Boston, Special. ? The Archaeologi cal Institute of America opened Its sixth annual convention hero nnd will continue until Friday next. Several papvrs and addresses have been pre pared. which are Intended to appeal Mrongly to i* 11 persons Interested In tho archaeological side of art. Prof Charles Elliott Norton, founder and ex-prenident of tho Institute; ex-May or Seth Low, of New York; Prof. Wheeler, of the School in Rome, and distinguished visitors from \thens Jerusalem and other foreign art cen tres, are attending the convention. Big Steamer Stranded. Norfolk. Special ?Battered by heavy teas that have been lanhed to fury by the 40 mile gale, nn unknowt> steamer lie** helplesr on the inner Diamond Shoals, eight mlle-j off Cape Hatteras, end faint lights Hen now and then carry a message to the life saving corps on the shore that there arco hu man liven aboard the w rocked craft tbat. cannot he itvod until wind and sta havo calmed sufficiently to allow the surf boats to be launched. SOUTIEKN Recorded ??T UNEASY rtcee Brtlk HMMffly M tfe? Indica tion of the Cimm Bureau's Raport That the Crif WttfM Ik? 4 ths OovtrnmMtfi IMjaute ? TM Fig* ur?? the Lowest M Three YuA. New York, Spdftai .-?The cotton market broke 30 to #6 points on the Ccusaa Bureau'* gtipere* report tadl eating a crop in elewi of the govern* ment's estimate. There was very heavy trading on the decline. The beara contended thpi the ginners* re port probably torehasted a crop eC nearly 18.000.0M htffe* ? Following the refljSh prices, which had abown weaknMT alace the open ing, broke aharpty. Ing around 6.M, 6.96. or a net d and a break of In two week's January seH ?81 and May 22 to 25 points, ly $6.00 a bale be market was very active during the afternoon wltt^ I big short Interests covering, while there was also heavy liquidation and on every little bulge the bears seem ed disposed to withdraw their buying orders and sell more cotton. The low figures reaehed in the slump are the lowest that cotton has reach ed in nearly three jNtars. The Burnett Figures. Washington, Specfcl- ? The Census Bureau Wednesday issued a report giving the quantity cotton ginned in 137 counties np to December 13th last, to haVe been 11,986.614 running bales, which la the equivalent of 11, 848.118 commercial hales. The com mercial balea reported to the same period for 1903 amounted to 8,747.669. In arriving at the number of com mercial bales, round bales are counted as half bales. The report to the same date last year covered 812 counties, as against 737 this year. The rdport for the pres ent year covera thd ^Output of 29,657 ginneries, while - In the report for of the different In running bales, 13th, is as " Alabama. 186; " 797; tucky, issippl, Carolina. South Carol 271,235; 9S0. were included The product for this year, ed to December Arkansas, 769, Georgia, 1.795, , 433,755; Ken . 870,518; Miss Missouri, 36,444; N. Oklahoma, 294.041; ; Tennessee, 52,819? Virginia 14. turning Their Cotton. Macon. Ga.. Special. ? A special to The Telegraph from Fort Gaines, Ga.. says the farmers and merchants of Clay county met Wednesday at Fort Gaines and decided to burn their share of two million bales of surplus cotton. A starter was made when a bod Are was made of cotton on the streets of Fort Gaines. It Is not yet determined where it will stop. They have decided to set the pace and are moving deter mineuiy. A large crowd paraded with wild whoops and yells and much spec tacular ceremony. The object is to show that the farmWs are ready to sacrifice a few bales for the benefit of the masses. The Are Is still burn ing and excitement is increasing. Cotton Buyer 8ulcides. Barnesvllle, Ga., Special. ? J. B. Har rison, a prominent cotton buyer anl brother of J. M. Harrison, of Forsythe. fatally shot himself at 4 o'clock this afternoon in his room at the Magnolia Inn, the ball entering just above the right ear and lodging in the brain. Heavy losses on cotton contracts led to the act. His losses are estimated at about $25,000. He has boon despondent for the past few days and this afternoon bought a pistol from a hardware store. Immediately thereafter, seeing the figures giving the close of the market for Wednesday he went to his room and shot himself. He was 45 years old and stood well among the people here. Besides the losses sustained he had conrtderable property and money left, amounting to $12,000 or $15,000. 8outhern Educators Gather. Jacksonville, Fla., Special. ? The ad vance guard fov the Sou|)iern Educa tional Association came In, the first party arriving from Texas, others from Southern Carolina and Georgia. Ex ercises will begin tomorrow evening In tho board of trade auditorium. The hotels will be filled to the limit, reser vations already being made for several hundred. Eff:!nent Scholars In Chicago. Chicago, 111., Special. ? Some of the j-.ost eminent hlstorlr.ns, political scientists and economists in the Uni ted States are In. attendance at the convention of the American Histori cal, tho American Economic and the American Political Science Assocln llona which opened here at the Uni versity of Chicago. The programmer lr.cludo several Joint sessions of the threo associations. Among the speak ers are President Harper, of Chicago University; Prof. F. J. Goognow, oi the Political Science Association; A! i" 'd T. Mnhan, th > nn''>l author/ ;y and others. New Orleans Excited. Now Orleans, Special. ? With the reading of the glnncrs' report on the cotton exchange W'cdnoc.lay cotton slumped 47 to 55 points. Extraordi nary excitement attended the break. The market was hammered with great energy. After the first excitement the mar ket grew quieter, though the decline was not arrested. January cotton went to 6.40, which in a decline of about 4 cents during the last three months. WOM AKLU) Of LAWftAKtKS Soma Measures That Will Eaflaga tha Attention of the Lawmakers. The moat important problems the new Legislature, which convenes on' Tueeday of this week, will have to solve will be compulsory education and the matter of raisins more revenue by taxes, though of course the dispensary situation will bob up In aa entirely new light and about lta head already the clouda are gathering for a line old storm. There sre many other matters or minor Importance, but concerning which there Is more or leaa feeling, and altogether the session promises to be an unaaually interesting and entertain ing one. Two-thlrdb of ttafs Legislature Is entirely new blood, and la therefore largely very fresh from the people. The unexpected then Is to be expected, and tbe end of the session may see some ?ery Important and far-reaching chan ges In the ststute law of the State, This Is not what Is known sa an elec tion session, but this Legislature will nevertheless hare several important positions to All by ballot. A new Speaker is to be chosen, but so- fa^ ss la known Mr. M. L. Smith, of Csmden, has no opposition for re-election to tihis position. T. C. Hsmer will atoo be re elected clerk" of the House without ap position. it Is thought. Mr R. R. Hemphill will be opposed for clerk of the Senate by Dr. T. T. Sturkle. of Orangeburg. A new superintendent of the penitentiary is to be elected. D. J. Griffin will likely be re-elected" without ' opposition, though It has beeu suggest ed that he will be opposed by Dr. Ew> gene Jarnigan, of Marlon. Two new Judges are to be elected by this legis lature, the terms of Judge D. A. Town send. of the seventh circuit, and Judge Earnst Gary of the fifth circuit, expfr lng this year. Both will be candidates for re-election. Judge Townaend win have rivals in the persons of Senater D. E. Hydrick, at Spartanburg, and Sena tor F. P. McOowan, of Laurens. Judge Gary's opponents win be Senator Hay. of Kershaw, and J. W. Vera, of Edge field. Several college trustees and mem bers of tho penitentiary board are to be elected. COMPULSORY EDUCATION". A strong sentiment in favor of com pulsory education ss a complement to the child labor law has been rapidly crystallcing throughout the State the past several months. The Slate press generally has expressed Itself in favor of such a law, and that those who are the closest to the school problem want it is shown by the resolution recently adopted here by the joint association of county and city school superintend ents. Governor Heyward, who has zeal ously interested himself in the educa tional problems of the State, favors a compulsory education law. Some effort may be made to carry out State Superintendent of Education Mar tin's recommendation to bring the Citldel here and combine It with the South Carolina College as a baa Is of a State university, but it Is not thought that this scheme has much chance of success. Though the South Carolina College will likely be started out on a university career, by the Legislature granting the trustees' recent request for an additional appropriation of $10,000 for that purpose. AS TO TAXES. The State Is face to face with a se rious probblem with regard to taxea. Nearly a million and a quarter Is re quired to meet the present needs of the State government, but though there is now about 1204,000,000 worth of prop erty on the books, a Ave mills levy does not seem to be sufficient. The State is running behind, the great bulk of the taxes not being collectible until the spring. The State has so far borrowed $500,000, and there will have to be greatef revenue by about $200,000 If the State is to have any hope m getting back to cash basis. The quadrennici assessment of real estate will be made next yoar, and If this class of prop erty can be gotten on a more equitable basis there Is some hope of getting all the additional revenue from this source. In this connection an effort will be made to get a law passed re quiring market value returns Instead of returns on a 60 per cent, basis. By the present valuation thore is in round numbers $100, 000,000 worth of this class of property In the State. Of course it is argued that a market value return of this property would be unjust be cause of the ease with which personal property dodges the tax collector, and the fact that the constitution fixes 3 mills as a levy fo'r school purposes Is also used against the advocates of a greater valuation of real estate. But it Is pointed out that the greater valua tion will provide enough additional school money to allow the doing away with the special school levies, which prevail in almost every school district and that after all the real estate owners will pay out no more than they are now paying to maintain the schools. THE DISPENSARY. What will be done with the dispensa ry is altogether problematical. The feel ing Is growing steadily stronger that the system In Its present condition is n menace to good and honest govern ment and has a corrupting Influence on politics In nil departments of tho State government, but not only does the constitution forbid a return to the old bar system, but there Is no general desire to go back to this, the prohibi tion sentiment having steadily gained ground. In case the present dispensary system Is wiped out It Is difficult to predict whether local option? each county controlling Its own whiskey traffic under dispensary regulations or high license, with dispensary regu lations. would take Its place. Another change that is possible Is the passage of the original Brlee bill, which allows n county to vote out Its dispensary without tax to maintain prohibition and without forefeitlng Its share in tho g<neral dispensary school fund. When Cherokee county voted out Its dispen saries by such a decisive majority there was trembling among the dispensary coherts. but the predictions that other counties would be quick to follow suit seem to havo come from false prophets Tho State board has Indicated a wil lingness to allow a community to do away with Its dispensary, but this mat ter Is tied i*p In an Injunction and the decision week after next may deny the State board's authority to do such a thing. The suggestion from Senator Tillman Is that the saletif whiskey be farmed out to some responsible con cern. but this Is not likely to prove popular. HAS ALMOST FALLEN I Port Artbar las Reached the Poiit ?( SHrreadcr raoposiTioK is made t? nogi Japanese Commander Receives * Let ter From General 8?mel Relating t* the Surrender of the Meged City and Fortreaa # Original Carri ed* of 4QJDOO Men Now Reduced to |15i000 ? Capture of 20&-Metre Mill Wae the Beginning of the End.. Toklo. By Cable. ? Great M?gl reports that he has re-reived a letter from Un ?*al Stoessel relating to- the- surrendxr ot Port A'rthur. The nerws that tho Russian forces at Port Arthur have been reduced to such a strait that at last the heroic com mander has been forroj to propose j surrender <ollows upon a montih. of re verses. The siege began almost with the firing et the first gun in thci war, now nearly 1-1 months ago< and when perhaps the greatest stronghold, in the world was garrisoned by 40.000 Russian soldiers, supported by a formidable squadron of modern battleships,, cruis ers and torpedo, boats. These war ship* have been destroyed or dispersed until but a few torpedo boats remain in the harbon. The garrison at latest accounts, had b*en reducccd to> about 15.000 men. On. December 4,.Higl* (?203 Metre) Hill. va? captured by tile Jap anew. On December 19. the ' Kast Keekwan fort was taken by Chens and the Rlhlung fert fell on December 29. From the hour of the fall or Kast Keek wan events seem to be hastcaing to ward the culmination for on December 31. Sungshu Mountain fell into the haads of the besiegers and ooiy a few hours later the "H" fort, another strong position was captured. The report that the nou -combatants of Port Arthur had been accorded asy lum behind Llao Tie Mountain may have been an indication that the Jap anese commander foresaw that the sur render of the Russians within a very brief time was assured. Think Fortress* Fait Near. Toklo. By Cable. ? Following the dramatic capture of Sungshu Moun tain Saturday morning, the Japancso Sunday captured "H" fort and a recent ly constructed fort, on Pan Lung Moun tain. which gives them possession of the entire lline between Riblung Moun tain and "H" fort by way of Pan Lung Mountain. Simpultancously. tho ex treme Japanese right, pressing south along Pigeon Bay. captured the heights south of Housanyentao. A telegram received late Sunday from the beselglng army says: "Part of the center, dislodging the enemy occupied 'H' fort at 7 o'cloek this morning and also captured a new fort on Pan Lung Mountain. Thus the lino between Rlhlung Mountain and 'II' fort via Pan Lung Mountain fell firm ly into our hands. "Part of our right, which commenced a bombardment at 8 o'clock this morn ing and dislodged the enemy, who re sisted stubbornly, firmly occupied a height south of Housauycntuo nt 2 o'clock." News of the continuance of Japa nese successes at Port Arthur is ro ceivod with elation in Toklo. It Is known that tho Japanese losses were comparatively light. It is believed here that the Russian garrison is finally reaching its limits of strength, endur ance and numbers. The Emperor and Emperess held a brilliant New Years ceremony at the palace Sunday. From early in the morning they received In audience Japanese statesmen and peers and naval and military officers, who of fered their homages in order ??f pre cedence. The more prominent officials received the diplomatic corps at 2 o'clock, p. ni. Shot Out Boy's Eyes. Newport News, Special.? Fred West inghousc, tho small boy who was shot yesterday at Orlana by tho premature explosion of a gun which was being loaded by a negro, will lose his eye sight as a result of tin* accident. The shot struck him full in tho fu:e, de stroying both eyes. Police Officer Shot. Charlotte, Special.? Rural Officer S. E. Cole, of Belmont Park, wns killed Sunday afternoon at half-past 3 o'clock by a negro. Will Springs. The homicide wns committed nt the railroad crossing near Sugar Creek church and within 200 yards of Zion negro church. Mr. ( Cole s-Hon-ln-lnw, Mr. II. B. Nabors, a machinist at Liddcll's, was there and wns shot also. How seriously he was wounded does not yet appear; It seems though, that he Is not much hurt. Mr Cole was attempting the arrest or a negro for the larceny of a bicycle be longing to another negro. Dr. Chadwick Not Arrested. New York, Special.? Dr. Lcroy S. Chadwick. husband of Cassle L. Chad wlek, arrived In this country Satur day on the steamship Pretoria, ran the gauntlet of big crowds which had wait ed for hours to see nlm, was haled to Hoboken police headquarters and to the recorder's court, and finally left for Cleveland, not as a prisoner, but as the guest of Sheriff Harry, who had come from Ohio with a warrant for the doctor's arrest which ho did not htvc. WEST STORM SWEPT flcavy Saows aid Ufb Wtofe Caase Lass cf Life aitf Property ?ALF TIE CONTINENT INYMfEP Most Widespread Afmdvpherlo W* tiirbMc* 1r? 15 Year* Extend* Pmm Winnipeg, Canada, to New Orleans, and From tha Rocky Mountains t or New Yerk ? Gale and Snow in ther Northweat, Electric Stbrma in- the 9*uth an# Fog in the Eaet*. C14cago. Special. ? One of the moat ?ever* storm* of recsat years has been ragln* throus* the Grrrltory lying be tween the Reeky Mountains and tho Great Lakes slace earlljr Tuesday wont ing anti has caused much trouble to | street "ar companies, railroads and tel ?graphltt companies. In its ffitent Phe storia was the most widespread of awy during the last fif teen yean*. Counting the- fog as a com ponent pi?rt of t!te storn?. it stretched clear from the Rocky Mountains to New York and fr?wn Winnipeg to New Orleans. Tile fatalities reputed here as doe to the storm, ure three-men killed. They were: Alexander Stelnor. a teamster, killed while unloading co?l. A coal chute was blown from its fastenings and struck him on the head, killing hint instantly. Thomas Walsh, a laborer, was struck by a heavy hoard while quartering a new building. Tho board cut his head nearly off. Prank Kavanaugh was killed at Mun clo. Ind., by an oil derrick falling on. him. At 10 oVitx-k Tuesday night the storm was reported as subsiding at Kansas City and at other points on a north and South line from that city. In Chicago and cast of here tin* storm was still raging with great vilocity. antl was expected to cootinuo through the night, the center of ihe storm being between Chicago and Cleveland. Reports from Kansas City were that th* storm extended from Missouri, as fa\ south as Indian Territory and was accompanied throughout its entire length by high winds and snow. In the Northwest the storm was even more violent. In St. Paul! tho snow commenced to falL early Monday night and grew heavier all through the night, while the wind increased until' it was blowing fifty miles an hour. The heavy snow and tne gate worked havoc with' the wires, and soma passenger. trains from the Pacific coast were reported as tweuty-four hours over due. The storm reached westward from St. Paul until it covered almost the entire Northwest. In the South, conditions were some wfiai better, the snow in many places being changed to a heavy rainfall, which was preceded by thunder and lightning and followed by high winds. Nashville, Louisville, New Orleans. Montgomery and Memphis ad reported exceedingly heavy rains. . a rapidly falling thermometer and terrific winds. In the Ohio river valley the first heavy rain in five months commenced falling early in the day and continued throughout the night. The storm was appreciated by the boatmen along tho Ohio and Its tributaries, for the stag" of water in these streams has of iv.u been very low. The storm struck Chicago shortly af ter noon and increased with great, rapidity until it had assumed hurri cane violence at 5:1.0 o'clock, when th? wind tore throueh the downtown streets at the rate of 72 miles an hour. It fell away after that and by 7 o'clock had dropped to f.0 miles ati hour, where It remained throughout the night. In the evening the mercury dropped from '.54 to 11. The late reports from Wisconsin are that the storm was the most severe experienced in that section of the country. Damage in the city of Madison is estimated at $100. 000. In Indiana the damage done by tho storm was especially heavy in the oil fields, when; fully five hundred derricks were blown down and all operations suspended. Loss on derricks alone in the neighborhood of M unt ie, is placed at $200,000, and at $50,000 around Port laud. Company Ask* Position. Washington, Spe< ial? (Jeneral Wil son, chairman of the inaugural com mlttee, received a request from Lieut. C. B. Mallard, In (omniuud of Company K., Hlrminghar, Ala., Uilles. for a place In the inaugural parade. His totnpnnv desires to attend the ceremonies a;-, the representative of the Third Kegiir.ent of the Alabama National Guard. Peculiar Pistol Accident. Atlanta, Special ?Max Silverman, traveling salesman for a New York house, is In the Grady Hospital hero In a serious condition with the pnper wadding from a blank pistol cartridge In his right lung, as a result of having been accidentally shot bv Sol Grood zlnsky. The accident Is one of tho most peculiar the ospital authorities liavo had to deal with for some time. The pistol was fired at a close range, and so great was the force of the shot that, the wadding from tho shell went entirely through Silverman's thick clothing tore through the body and penetrated the right lung. Physicians are not yet able to tell whether thu wound will prove fatal. "Tom Watson's Magaiine." Albany, N. Y . Special. ? Thomns R. Watson, of Thompson. Ga.. the candi date of the People's party fnr Presi dent at the last election. Incorporate! with tho Secretary of State a stock company called Tom Watson's Maga zine. for the purpose of publishing and circulating a monthly literary periodi cal of that name. The corporation H | capitalized at $125,000, divided Into 1 l'.'.f.OO share#.