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I ??? OISGQVERY ' IT PORT wm Japanese Saki to Save Laid Mines ? to Blow Op Foliations. Reported From Tien Tsin That j Japs Bombarded Port Arthur Three Days in Succession. New York, March 5.-The New York Journal prints a special today from Tien Tsin stating that the Japa- j nese bombarded Port Arthur at inter? vals Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the fleet steaming by the fortifications at a distance of seven to fifteen kilo; meters. No statement of the execu? tion done by the bombardment is given. READY TO BLOW UP PORT \ ? ARTHUR. \ Harbin, Manchuria, March 5.-A dispatch from Port Arthur this morn? ing informed Viceroy Alexieff that while the Russians were placing mines under the fortifications at that place so that they might blow them up and destroy them in case of their capture by the Japanese, they discovered mines placed there already by the Japanese, which were ready to be exploded at any moment Vladivostock Wednesday, March 2, T ria St Petersburg.-According to in -, formation received here 40 Japanese ' transports, escorted by the entire naval fleet, have been energetically !" -landing troops in Corea at Fnsan and -' Chemulpo. It is estimated that fully 100,000 men have disembarked, and it is supposed that an immediate advance into northern Corea is contemplated. From tbe fact that the Japanese fleet is thus employed it is felt th&s no immediate attack upon Vladivostock t cr Port Arthur will be made. The reported landing of 2,500 Japa? nese at Song-Chin, Plaksin bay, on the east coast of Corea, has been con? firmed. . The enrollment of volunteers is pro? ceeding with enthusiasm at Vladivo? stock. London, March 5.-Little change in the far eastern situation is reported . this morning, lt is apparent that the Japanese are busily engaged in trans? porting their forces into Corea, and this work is being facilitated by the enforced inactivity of the navy. According to the Sebastopol corres? pondent of the Daily Graphic, Admiral Skrydloff has learned privately from Port Arthur that the Russian battle-j ship Retvizan lies in such a position j as to block effectually the exit of battleships from the harbor, the pass age being practically only for cruisers. The correspondent adds that Russia's new battleships now building on the Baltic will not be ready for active commission before the end of August The Japanese official who has charge of Japan's financial and com? mercial interests in England declares that his government foresaw the possi? bility of coal being declared contra? band of war, and that it has been col? lecting large stores of Welsh steam coal for years, so that today it has a supply sufficient for the needs of the " navy for years to come. Paris, March 7.-It is reported here on apparently good authority that the Egyptian Government has decided to close the Suez Canal against the pas? sage of all warships of heiligerer,ts. If the report be true, it will bea seri? ous obstacle to Russia in case it is de? cided'by that power to send additional warships to the seat of war in Chinese waters. RUSSIAN DESERTERS SHOT. Tien Tsin, March 7.-Thirty Russian sailors who attempted to escape from Port Arthur were captured after a short pursuit and were shot by order of the commanding general. Tokio, March ?.-Japan addressed a note to the Powers today Li response to the recent communication from Kassia. The note has not been pub . Itshed here. Its contents are un? known. Russia's various communications to the Powers, attacking Japan for its conduct of diplomatic negotiations before their ruptures for its attack upon Russia without d'iclaration of war and for its alleged violation of the neutrality of Corea, have been re? ceived in Japan largely in the spirit of amusement. The Japanese resent what is alleged to be a deliberate attempt to place them in a false posi? tion regarding certain incidents, but in the main do not take the correspond? ence seriously. Responding io the charge of violat? ing the neutrality of Corea, they point to the action of Russia in Manchuria, where thousands of troops were as? sembled long before a diplomatic rup tnre occurred. They say that they are fally prepared to accept the judgment of the Powers on a comparison of their course in Corea, where they landed troops only after a state of war existed and upon the written permission of the Emperor of Corea. They deny that Chemulpo was a neutral port after the Japanese landed on February 8, but whether it was neutral or belligerent Russia began hostilities there. When the Russian guuboat Koritz steamed out of the harbor of Cbcmuiro o?r the afternoon of February 8 she opened fire on the Japanese squadron, msking the opening shot of the war. The Japa? nese gans did not respond, bat the Japanese torpedo boat destroyers an? swered the fire and discharged two torpedoes before the Koritz xetried. The Japaense are confident of the justice and strength of their original position in the integrity of China and the fairness of their proposals during the negotiations. They ft el fnlly justified in commnecing iostilities after breaking off diplomatic relations and serving notice of their intention to take independent action. They are sure their recent assurances that they had no intention of taking possession of Chinese territory and would guaran? tee the integrity and independence of Corea will be accepted by the Powers RUSSIA'S WAITING PLAN. St Petersburg, March 5-Atlb<u?h almost four week? have elapsed since n e -Japanese first attacked Port Axtfcur, here the war is considered hardly to bave begun. Heavy lard ! fighting, npon which the fate cf the j campaign depends, is not expected j much before the end of April. By ! this time Russia will have in the field, ' exclusive of the large army of men re? quired to guard the railroads, four I anny corps, each with a cavalry divi 1 sion and an artillery brigade. All that has happened so far, or is going to ! happen until these forces are in the ! field, is considered, according to the . Russian view, to be nothing more ! than the prologue to the real drama. ? The Russians are determined to de ! fend Port Arthur as heroically as they did Sebastopol. A large garrison will be retainhed there. Ten thousand men are as good as 100,000 for defence while the more men the more mouths ! tO fSCu. There are enough provisions now to last for eight months. In addition there will be a division of Cossacks, with mountain batteries on the penin? sula to oppose landings and harass the enemy if they succeed in investing the city. Viceroy Alexie? still retains his headquarters at Mukden, through which three thousand to four thou? sand soldiers are passing daily to the positions which the main armies will occupy. The Russian plans do not contem? plate taking any chances on the score of inferior numbers. By sheer weight of men and guns, if nothing else, when the proper time arrives, Russia counts on overwhelming the Japanese. ?FURTFER RETREAT OF RUS- ! SIANS. Seoul, March 5.-The Russians, who recently retired from Ah ju to Puk Chen are reported to have moved northward from the latter palee. Vladivostok, March 5.-A fleet* of five Japanese battleships and two cruisers appeared off this place at 1.25 o'clock this afternoon and bombarded the town and shore batteries for 45 minutes. The fleet approached from the direc? tion of Askold island at the east en? trance of Ussuri bay and about 32 miles southeast of Vladivostock. En? tering Ussuri bay the enemy formed in line of battle but did not aproach to a closer rnage than five and one third miles. They directed their fire against the shore batteries and the town, but no damage resulted as most of their 200 lyddite shells failed to bu ret. The Russian batteries commanded by Gens. Vernonetz and Artamonoff did not reply, awaiting a closer ;ap proach of the enemy. The Japanese fire ceased at 2.20 p. m., and the enemy retired in the direc? tion of Askold island.' Simultaneous? ly twp torpedo boat destroyers appear? ed near Askold island and two more near Cape Mai del. The Japanese ships were covered with ice. The attack resulted in no loss to the Rus? sians, but cost the enemy 200,000 roubles ($100,000) in ammunition. Most of the projectiles were six and 12 inch shells. The population of Vladivostock was warned this morning of tho presence on the horizon of a hostile fleet and of the prospect of an attack during the day, but it remained tranquil. MAY EVACUATE NEW CHWANG. Yin Kow, March 6.-The removal of the furniture of the police and mili? tary quarters at New Ch wang, the withdrawal of unnecessary rolling stock and equipment from the New Cbawng railroad terminus and the re? moval of silver from the bank indicate an intended evacuation of New Ch wang. The bank authorities have arranged to leave French and German agents in charge of their interests. A large force of cavalry is expected to"return to New Chwang before the river opens for the purpose of >main taining patrols bewteen the main rail? road and the sea and of reconnoitering the coast I Russian private letters disclose the fact that in tbe recent, engagements between the Yalu river and Ping Yang the Russians with superior num? bers defeated the Japanese, but lost heavily. Refugees arriving here say that Port Arthur has not been attacked since Feb. 26, but that stores and ammuni? tion are still arriving. Work on the mud dock in which it is expected to repair the battleship Czarevitch has been abandoned for the last three days, the foreign engineeer being unable to raise the Retvizan, quitting Port Arthur together with the only other Anglo-Saxon engineer there. ' That considerable damage within the fortifications has been caused by the Japanese fire from Pigeon bay is corroborated by the refugees. Street traffic in Port Arthur, the refugees say, is largely confined to the ammuni? tion carts. All the forts have been provided with naval signal officers for the purpose of identifying Russian ships and preventing the forts from firing cn them when they arrive. TtiE JAPNAESE MOVEMENTS. London, March 7.-The Daily Mail's Che? Foo correspondent says: "I am informed that there will be no advance until 100,000 men have been concen? trated at Ping Yang. It is thawing inland and the waterways have greatly helped the transportation arrange? ments. The Japanese are busy at every landing place and are buying all suit? able craft along the coast. "At noon Friday transport steamers convoyed by the cruiser Takao and two torpedo boats landed men and stores ten miles below Kwangju. Cossacks are keeping a sharp watch on the Japa? nese movements. Washington, March 3.-Armed with a 3S-caliber revolver, Wm. J. O'Brien, alias Wm. Duffy, an insane discharg? ed soldier, entered the war depart? ment today and, going to room 227, in the mail and record division, shot K. J. Manning, a messenger, and Arthur Wicker, a clerk. Miss Emma Saxton, another clerk, barely missed being shot through the head. The injury to Manning is on the right side just above the kidneys and is regarded as dangerous. Wicker was shot in the left arm above the elbow. Before tho maniac could fire a third time he was overpowered by James J. Dawson. It required the combined strength of half a dozen men to subdue the man. Prominent among them was Lieut. Gen. Adna K. Charlee, chief of staff. The lunatic still held the smoking weapon in his hand, when Gen. Chaffee noticed it, and with his left hand on the man's tin cat, took the weapon from him and also the papers in Ins pocket. Majors Kean and Ire? land, of the surgeon general's staff, were hastily sent for, ard gave first aid to the injured men before they were taken to the emergency hospital. A LETTER TO PARENTS. Superintendent Edmunds Gives Wise and Salutary Counsel. Mr. S. H. Edmunds, Superintend? ent of the City Graded Schools, has ? addressed the following communica? tion to the heads of families repre? sented by children enrolled in the school?. What he writes is so well and strongly put that we take great ple.-isnre in transferring it to our columns. It will be found well worthy of careful reading by every parent: Office of-the Superintendent of The City Schools. Sumter, S. C., Feb. 26,1904. After an examination of the reports of the pupils for the past quarter and after careful consultation with teach? ers of the different grades, I am con? strained to address to the parents this communication. It may be thai nothing in this note applies to your child ; but I shall hand a copy of this to a representative of each family in school. My earnest desire is that each par? ent may be a co-worker with the teacher for. the good of the child. 1 should be glad to think that the day may soon come when a perfect un? derstanding will reveal the truth that a teacher is not the enemy of the child ; but, in ninety-nine ?cases in a hundred, the child's friend and well-wisher. Assuming this co-partnership there are certain considerations that can not be too strongly emphasized. A statement of some of them may establish a basis for harmonious and united action. 1. The greatest thing in the world is truth. The way to acquire this virtue is to practice truthfulness in all of the little details of each day's life: to learn to despise everything that may deceive. This is a virtue that is attained by careful cultiva? tion. 2. Another great virtue is self reliance-that quality in one's na? ture that will not permit another to do for one what should be done by oneself. In real life the practice of this ' virtue accomplishes many things. The time to acquire it is when one is young; the way, is to do all of one's duties, however small or great they may seem,, through one's own efforts. o. Perhaps the virtue that yields the readiest and largest practical dividends is courtesy. While one is still at an impressionable age one should be taught to believe that politeness is not servility; but the expression of kindness and gentility. Especially to one's superiors should one never be anything but courteous and polite, even when one feels that one's rights have not been regarded. Patience will reveal justice, and courtesy will deserve consideration. 4. In the mad rush for the mighty dollar and the consequent worship of materialism, this generation is char? acterized by its lack of reverence. This quality is cultivated in the child bv honoring father and mother, thus teaching him to have a respect for one's elders and superiors. From this grows respect for age, reverence for God and for all places where He is worshipped. There is nothing more beautiful than reverential youth. It is seen only where from its cradle the child is taught day by day to have respect for everything that is high. 5. Throughout the grades there is a gradual growth in the amount of study required. There are certain well-defined tasks required of the pupils for each day. If the parents would but take pains to inquire each morning whether all the tasks for that day have been performed and see to it that they are performed not by injudicious assistance, but by interested attention-there would be established a means of inter-com? munication between home and school that would result in a great deal of good and generate an incalculable amount of interest. With each day's tasks well done there would result a love for study and each pupil would develop as he grew the student's spirit-a pleasure in duty well per? formed. 6. A teacher is often found fault with for insisting upon the perform? ance of little tasks which to the un? professional seem insignificant or uncalled for. It is forgotten that "trifles make perfection and perfec? tion is no trifle": that it is only by faithful attention to these little de? tails that the class room can be made a place conducive to teaching and learning: it is only thus that the child may become disciplined and self-controlled-a pleasure to others and a comfort to himself. Why should a pupil be required to be regular in his attendance? Because ir is unfair to him and unjust to his class-mates ro have a pupil feel otherwise than that going to school is his business and he is required by the laws of Cod and mar. to be dili gent in business. Why should a pupil be required to make up time-that he loses during the day on account of being tardy or excused from the room? Because it is of practical and lasting advantage for a pupil to be taught that he (?wes the school so much time each day and he is bound to pay back the pan of it. that he may t??se. Sometimes even here he is made to learn the lesson ?.hat in law and life there are punitive as well as actual damages. Why should one be punished for doing certain things in the class? room that in themselves are not wrong? Because a class-room should be a well ordered organization gov? erned and protected by a set of niles whose infringement causes the in? dividual and the whole class to lose time and attention to which they are entitled. The real friend of the pupil is the teacher that makes perfect orri? r in the class-room lu's ideal. Popularity won by laxity is without foundation in truth and loose meth? ods result in disaster to discipline and to character. In my administration of the affairs connected with our school there is nothing that I have desired more than the intelligent co-operation of parents and teachers, in most in? stances we have had it: in some the tendency has been to reach a con? clusion upon hearing prejudiced testimony and thus condemn a teach? er upon a statement made by a pupil in his own defense. However this may have been I beg that the parents will see in the school au agency for th-yood of his child and in th? u a. her the school's chief agent, ls it wise ta withhold a co operation that will make au agency s?? mud) more efficacious; an agent, a power so much greater for good? s j 1. EDMUNDS, Superintendent of ?School6. THE HALF WAS NOT TOLD OF FAIR AND FERTILE WEDGEFIELD. A Local Correspondent Makes Interesting Mention of People and Things rot Heard of by Mr. Carswell. Wedgefield, Mardi 5.-In the Watch? man &, Southron of this week, I notice an article on "The Garden Spot of Carolina," in which the author gives some interesting sketches of various porminent citizens, but he has un? wittingly left out many more, and if you will allow me a ltitle space, I will add a few dots to his glowing account of men and things. 1 think he failed to mention that although the "Dews", "Frosts" and' "Finds" visit this place occasionally, and indeed, "Strange" to say, at any season, they do not seem to "Trouble fields" very much, good crops being the usual thing. At many of . the lovely country "Holmes" are sparkling springs, high? ly prized, though some of the young girls are partial to the " Wells." Upon one of the farms may he seen magnificent "Ry-an" oats, at another, a matchless "Bull," with the best of pedigrees. A few miles below Wedgefield grow some "Nettles," so highly esteemed that specimens have been transplanted to other homes. Hunters delight in birds and numer? ous rabbitts, but none has killed a "Hare" yet, although some are about here. Large game abound near the "Woods." " We have good "Roads" in this sec? tion, even among the famous "Hills," and a novel way of working them, which others might like to try, so I will de? scribe the method. All citizens drive on the upper side of the roadbed and dodge holes, thus gradually filling in the lower side with clay and sand until it is passable, when they exchange sides, and continue to alternate until the ch?in gang levels both. The work is "Wel-don" and cheap, and well worth imitating, per? haps. But to c "R6soom backwards"-I "Mel-lett" others pass, but I must say a few words about our worthy Mayor. While presiding over the Hall of Justice, he has furnished many able contributions from his pen to the "State," also has been able tosend many contributions to the State k ' Pen' ' or at least " Put them on the road" to that necessary institution. He never winks at evil but has the knack of getting on the blind side of a tiger, thus taking him unawares, when he punches ont his other eye, how? ever fae may "Cornell" and hide. He is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to evil-doers. Our obliging Postmistress gives uni? versal satisfaction and is quite free from the failing so often attributed to her kind. I allude to postal reading. If she has ever indulged in the pastime, no one has suspected it, and .all hope she may preside there many years. Our two beloved physicians deserve mere than a passing mention. One of these, during the past year has mov? ed into his handsome, new residence near the mountain home of his neigh? bor, mentioned in the previous article, but upon a still higher peak, so high, in fact, that when the worthy Doctor sits bareheaded upon his upper portico, to enjoy the cool of the evening, there is very little between him and Heaven. His professional brother, tho' young, has acquired a fine practice in a short time, and has just bought an elegant little farm, and remodelled his dwell? ing, which now contains two fine "Parlers," etc. Some say he is think? ing of other additions. In our midst dwell two wonderful persons, one of tremendous weight, that being no more or less than a "Single-ton." The other is a man who has never made a mistake in his life, for since the hour of his birth he has invariably been "Wright." The young ladies are delighted|with the number of new "Sparks" in the neighborhood, particularly as it is Leap Year. They will gladly welcome "Moore." In church circles, some parties pre? fer the " Bailey" Burner to any other ecclesiastical light, others prefer their own "Way" to illuminate the scrip? tures ; still others are devoted to one, whom no words of praise have ever be-" Lide." Speaking of churches and ministers reminds me of church-yards. We have two of these places quite close, but as they are the very last places I ever ex? pect to enter, I will stop right here and sign myself. ? P. S. My wife says some one will put me there prematurely, if I don't mind ! Rev. John 0. Gough Makes a Deliverance. Editor The Sumter Herald: At our recent meeting which was held in Sumter last Saturday, the long article of Dr. C. C. Brown addressed to the churches of the Santee Association, in which he uses my name quite freely along with others, was read before the body. It was our purpose to make some reply, that the true facts in the case might be given to the people, but after more mature thought, we deemed it best to pay no attention to the false and misleading statements made by Dr. Brown, feeling that if we in any large degree deal with a buzzard Baptist we will only relieve him of some of his filth, and our own robes become soiled. Respectfully, John 0. Gough. ; Manning, S. C., Feb. Oth. Mr. L. Lc Baker Lands. Dispensary Commissioner W. O. Tatum has appointed Mr. L. L. Baker, of Bishopville, Shipping Clerk at the Statt: Dispensary. The position is a very good one, and carries with it salary of 812.") per month. Mr. Baker was formerly local Dispenser at Bishop? ville, and made a good ollieer. The committee in charge of thc movement to collect funds for a monu? ment to X. 3. Gonzales, the distin? guished editor of The Columbia State, will call on th?' people of Sumter for contributions to this fund within the next few days and it is confidently expected that the response will be as liberal as Sumter is wont to make to every mover-iout nf this kind. A planter in Georgia, jus! ns his cotton plants l>egan to form squares, appbed broadcast The Standard Amraoniaio at thc rate o? one hundred pounds to the acre, llhe yield of ?int was 127 pounds nore per acre than iror.i a similar lietel without Nitrate. Twelve similar trials in Alabama showed ar. increase of 120 pounds to 400 pounds per acre. 1 want a Cotton Planter in every county in the cotton belt lo make a similar coticn trial on a smaller scale. I will furnish the Nitrate of Soda Absolutely Free if you wil: use it as I direct and report actual results to me. \V. D. Hunter, U. S. Department of Agriculture, recommends as the cnlj means ot combating the boll-weevil, the early maturing of the crop. Nitrat? of Soda will bring a crup to maturity from one to two weeks earlier than when grown without a?-use. Send name and com? plete address on Post Card None but Post Card replies will be considered. LIAM THE LOUD TALKER SAYS HT THE NEW KIND OF CHEW IR1 ' THAT WON ENOUGH CHEWERS Bpi IN A YEAR TO MAKE am SWEEP-STAKES IH?mm THE LARGEST COMPETITIVE BRAND MpiH OF SCHNAPPS TOBACCO. We have another Car Horses and Mules. We are also selling BUGGIES, WAGONS and HARNESS almost The usual stock of Lime, Cement, Fire Brick,. Flue Pipe and Builders' Supplies generally. DIXIE STALK CUTTERS. We have secured the agency for these cutters in Sumter county. c PERUVIAN GUANO, NITRATE OF SODA, fi URI ATE OF POTASH Are Headquarters. WHISKEY I MORPHINE | CIGARETTE j ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO HABIT. I HABIT. ? HABIT. I HABITS. Cared by Keeley Institute of S. C. i:V>i> Lady St. (or P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence soliciied