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?1)C Ufotcljman nn? Sonaron. ra? ???T?B WATCHMAN, Eatabiianed April, 1850e "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at be thy Country's thy God's and Truth's.' THE TH?? SOUTHRON, Established Jone, 126 ?osolidated Aug. 2? 1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. JULY 27, 1904. Sew Series-Yoi. XXIII. No. 52 I fCj? ?somali ait?r Soa?|rm 3?iblis2i6d Wednesday j --KT * TERKc I ABT??TI 3 B X X K T : OneSqua: nrpr ....--.?'v-vr.....$1 CO Ivery 8ub*Kp?^t c-.ser^-_. 50 Contract-' ?a? tHree ti#r tbs. or longer wH oe m?de at taro*** -aies % Ali coaatvfiic&uonc ?hieb R-bserve private interests will be charged for as ad vertiefen ts Obituaries and tributes of respects will be barged for. _ TSE ffi?OeB?TIC B?ilBH?B. . . :_ Seimtor Gorman has Been Asked to Taie Chairmanship, but has hoi Yet Accepted. New York, Jaly 19.-Senator Gor? man, tts a resnlt of the conferences of th? distinguished Democrats who have been meeting ^ere last night and to? day, has been asked to become chair? man of the Democratic national com? mittee. With great reluctance he has taken the request ander consideration, b*t it seems certain that he will de? cline. Wm. F. Sheehan is the nest - onoice, but he also may not accept, chiefly because he regards his health unequal to the strain. Should neither Senator Gorman nor Mr. Sheehan ac? cept the chairmanship opionion is quite nncertain as to who may be chosen, Jndge Parker has declined tb say who shall ?be the ' chairman, preferring to leave the matter enttrely with his ad? visers and the national democratic oom mitteee. The Democratic leaders who c?ame to New York at the suggestion of for? mer Senator Henry G. Davis, the Dem? ocratic candidate for Vice President to talk with him regarding the campaign, continued Informally, the conference last night. The rooms of Ex-Senator David B. Bill, at the Hoffman fiasse, were the storm centre. Mr. Davis, Senator Gorman, Nor? man E. Mack, of Buffalo, the Dem? ocratic national cemmiteeeman from /Kew York State; Ex-Senator James Smith, Jr. of New York ; Jamas 3? Head, national committeeman from Tennessee; Senator Bailey, of Texas, and William F. Sheehan, of Bnffalo, were among those who cai ?ed on Mr. Hill today and talked with him ^ ??tteVaao>hr?mseives about the gen? eral outlook and the chairmanship. MR. Davis 'fend Mr. Hill had a long conversation. Mr. Davis spent a ?con? siderable portion of the day a*, hts room in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, receiving callers, among them Senator Hill and all others who participated in . the conference. Senator Hill intends to visit Judge Parker the latter part of tins week. John W. Kern, of Indiana, in discus? sing -the question of chairman of the Democratic national committee, de? clared thii afternoon he was strongly in favor of Thomas Taggart for chair? man Mr. Kern said he had not seen any difference in the situation since the last meeting of the national Dem? ocratic committee at St. Louis. MT. Kern was asked if the failure of the committee to elect Taggart chair? man would have any effect on the vote ; in Indiana, and replied : "I- wonld not* like to say that it wonld make any difference, for that wonld simply bj a threat. <* Mr. Cern was asked if the thought the repeated conferences were due to opposition on the part of Judge Par? ker's friends to the candidacy of Mr. \ Taggart for national chairman. He said in reply : "I know that what New York State wants is past understanding." Commerce of Other Countries Seems to Be in Danger in the . Far East. CHINESE STEAMER SEIZED. Sbar.ghai, Inly 19.-The British steamer Lien Ching, which arrived befe from Wei Hai W?ei today, reports that she was signalled by the steamer . Pei Pong (owned by the Chinese En? gineering and Mining company of. Shanghai), whose commander asked the Lien Saing to advise the owners of the Pei Ping that the ship and cargo had been captured by the Japanese cruiser Hong Kong, and that the ves? sel was proceeding to Japan with a prize crew on board. The news of the capture of the Pei Ping was com? municated, to the British admiral, whose squadron is anchored in Yung Ching bay. ENGLISH SHIP CONFISCATED. Suez, Julv li?-The Peninsular aid Oriental companys' steamer Malaca, captured by the Russian volunteer fleet steamer St. Petersburg in the Red sea, while bound from Antwerp for Japan, entered thc csnnl today on her way to Liban, on the Baltic. The company's agent attemDied to board the vessel, but the Russian comman? der refused him admission. DENY MOBILIZING WAR FLEET. London, July 19.- Tte formen officp this afternoon authorized the state? ment that there is absolutely no truth in the 6tory circulated in tbft United States by a news agency tl at j Great Britain bad informed Germany of the dispatch of a British fleet to Alexandria with the intention of checking Russian illegalities in the Red 6ea. The foreign, office also says there is no foundation for the belief ej:pr?S?ed in the dispatch frc m Maila to The Daily Express of London this morning that the British Meoitena nean squadron's departan* from Ma?ta might be connected with the presence of the Russian volunteer fleet in the Red Jsea. ENGLAND TALKS WIR. Seizure of fte SaiaccaHas Inflamed the Empire. 60?ERMHT PROTESTS. Prompt Actions Taken to Compel the Czar's Acknowledgement of Error-The British Press Speaks Out. St. Petersburg, Joly 20, 6.35 p. m. -SIT Charles Hardinge, the British ambassador tb Kassia, this afternoon, in beialf of his Government presented strong protest to Russia against the seizure in the Red sea and? detention of the Peninsula and Oriental steamer Malacca, which was carrying 300 tons of British government stores for the naval establishment atHon gkong, eacn case of which was marked with tire "broad arrow, which is the goven mcot stamp. .The ambassador also presented a general protest against the action of the Russian volun teer fleet steamers in tbe Tied sea. The protest was in the form of a vebal note made in conformity with telegraphic instructions from the British govenment. It does not raise the question of the passage of the Da danelles by vessels of the volunteer .fleet, it being understood that Great Britain isrelu<:irantto reopen the ques? tion of the passage of the Daranelles and that she will not do so unless as a last resort. Russia has reason to believe and .contends that the'Malacca, in addi? tion to British government ?tores had on board munitions intended for Japan. ENGLISH? ARE FIGHTING MAD. London, July 20.-The Associated Press tonight interviewed many prom? inent persons connected and iu close touch with the government relative to the seizure of British vessels by steamers of the Russian volanter ?eet in the Red sea. As a result of these inquiries there is shown to be a re? markably hostile feeling against Rus? sia of ? strength and a bitterness al? most without precedent since tbe Crimean war. Even the most conserva? tive who havefbeen in the servio? of the government for many years and wiro openly deplored the haste with which they tiioe gb t Great Britain had plunged into the,Transvaal war tonight frankly declared for a policy of rep? risal against what is regarded here as Russia's violation of treaties and her pi/ratical attack on British eomrnetoe. The warlike tone of such napers as 'The Times, The Standard, The Mem? ling Post and The Da''ly Telegraph, which in national crisis hitherto almost invariably advieed caution bas had its inevitable effect. There has been stir? red up*a storm of indignation among all classes in the United Kingdom and strength with which the Government ! itself can scarcely gauge. Those who deplored the outbreak of ! the war between Japan and Russia and j insisted publicly and privately that Great Britain, crippled financially af? ter her South African experiences, must not at all costs be drawn into the far eastern struggle, are now (amongst the most outspoken champions of a physical force that will prevent the repetition of the Malacca incident in tbe Red sea. ""Lord Lansdowne," says The Daily Telegraph voicing the views of the gov jerument, "has faced the situation j created by the abuse of the right of : search in the only manner worthy of a British minister compelled to . defend [the interest of the British commerce I and the honor of the flag, and, acting with unhesitating firmness and promp? titude which recall the strongest days of the national policy, he has justified the trust of the country. "While not one rash word should be said wbich could have the effect of in? creasing the tension of an anxious and dangerous interval, it would be futile to disguise the character or to mini? mize the risks of the situattoa which has arisen. We hope and believe that solution of the difficulty may still be found in the withdawal of the Russian government from its false position." The Telegraph goes on to say tht the stores of the Malacca were plainly marked with the broad arrow, show? ing that they belonged to the Brit? ish government and were destined onlv for a British depot. "It would be impossible to conceive a more remarkable accumulation of il-1 lecaJity and error than has attenaen ths present, case,"' the paper says, "if; this country w* ri' capable ruder any circumstances of tamely enduring* so] grave an injury to its honor we should hav*> forfeited our rlaifn to be a great : nation. In any circumstances we j think it may be a-sumed that the Ma- i lacea will never be navigated by a prize j crew to any Russian port. Sho is watched, if not actually stopped, by British warships and she will, in any case, be restored to her owners i.ins before she can b<> taken through the ! Dardanelles or navigated to Libsu. "This ernergencv in son:e respects is the most critical that ha* marked our ? relations with Rus-ia in the last 20 ! yebrs and in faces of the inflamed state ; of public of public opinon in St Pe- i fcersbnrg it would be unwise to blind ! ourselves io the existence of possibili- i ties that would otherwise be unthink- j able. This country bas adopted with ! decision and compoure an attitude I from which there can be no retreat j or flinch n**. We seek a simple re-I dre*s ior a violent and unprovoked in- j juty and where tbn r-eace of the west! depend upon the will of the czar we cannot believe that civilization will look %n bim dur n^ the next 48 hours in vain." The foreeointr pronouncement from i an organ so notoriously inspired, with I its open reference to a possibilty of j j wai, adds nominously to a situation that ' already was gravs enough. Every other London morning paper ! devotes its leading editorial to a simi- j lar view cf the situation. War with j Russia is openly contemplated! by the f i most staid papers of the empire as a j i contingency much to be regrette,d but j S nevertheless inevitable for [the honor of the nation unless speedy reparation be made for what is alleged to be' a dire insult to the British flag. THE BEAR HOLDS HIS GRIP. PDrt Said, July 21.- The British Steamer Malacca, which was seized as a prize by the Russian volunteer stesmer St. Petersburg a few days ago sailed for Russia this morning witii a Russian prize crew abroad. The officers ito charge denied that the Russian government had any inten? tion of surrendering the ship in re? sponse tc the protest of tte English government. LONDON ANTICIPATES WAR. > London, July 21.-The news of the departure of the xMalacca from Port Said with a Russian prize crew on boaird caused a sharp decline of con? sols It is interpreted as meaning trouble. A part of the British fleet reached Alexandria this morning and more cruisers have been ordered to Alexandria at once. RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY. St. Petersburg, July 21, 1.42 a. m.-The Associated Press has just been informed that Emperor Nicholas in an interview with Count Lamsdorff, the foreign minister, expressed his dis? pleasure at the possibility of complica? tions with Great Britain aris;ng ont of ibe detention of British . ips by the Russian volunteer fleet steamers in the Red-Sea. This pacific attitude, if the report be '?orrect, will doubtless lead to an immediate and amicable adjustment of the -diifficu?lties. Ike London Papers Are Excited and ai! Cali for War in Defence of British Merchant Ma? rine. London, July 21.-The authoritative assurances that the Malacca will be released cabled by The Associated Presis from St. Petersburg to the Unit? ed States, do not appear in the Brit? ish morning papers. Special dispatch? es to a somewhat similar effect from St.. Petersburg do not allay the alarm- . .ist views of the leading organs,- which construe Premier Balfour's post mid? night announcement that the govern? ment had received no notice of the. re? ported release of the Malacca to mean that, the incident remains unsettled. A oother cause for great apprehen? sion is the broader question of Rus? sia' 3 right to send vessels of her vol? unteer fleet through the Dardanelles. A striking evidence that the danger of the situation has not been mitigat? ed in the least'so far as the British official and public opinion is concern? ed is afforded by the Daily Telegraph which under a large type caption, "An ACT te Crisis," declares that "the relations between Great Britain and Rnssia have reached tho stage of au acute crisis, but behind the incident of the Malacca is the far larger ques? tion of the status of the so-called vol? unteer fleet. It has, we believe, been ' made clear to the czar's government than the transformation of merchant vessels passing the Dardanelles as sucJi into armed cruisers cannot be re? cognized under any pretext whatever as justifying Russia's interference with British shipping. It is not im? ponible that as a concession to Rus? sian dignity the government may offer to permit the Malacca to put into some neutral port, where her cargo may be examined and the statement verified thal; whatever munitions she carried were intended for the use of the Brit? ish China squidron." In its editorial article this morning The Daily Telegraph becomes even mora alarmist, declaring that upon Russia's response to Lord Lansdowne's demands, "the issues of peace or war are stated.-' Continuing, The Daily Telegraph says: "The point which has been made clear to the czar's government by Lord Lansdowne is that Great Britain will not permit a lightning change from a merchant vessel to an armed cruiser. In ether words, it these unchartered libertines of the Russian navy attempt I to srop or to search a British vessel I they will be called upon to desist and I if ti ey refuse to obey the demand.they j will be fired upon and sunk. We fcr I tiier understand that the Ottoman gov I ernrient will take steps to prevent the passage of these janus faced vessels thrcugh the Dardanelles and, in the ever t of their evasion will notify our government of their departure." The significance of snch language by a paper so much in the confidence cf thc government and which has been strongly in favor of an Anglo-Russian entente can <>carcely be over estima-1, ted. .'The Standard also sees little abate? ment in the gravity of the crisis as a [ result of tiie statements from St. Pe? tersburg that the Malacca will be re? leased : "Our dignity and self-re? spect," says the paper editorially, 1 "de:nand that she be released before she reaches the Baltic. The admiral in command of the Mediterranean squadron has received his instructions his cruiser.- are being rapidly directed ! to riie proper points and we presume 1 that if riie Malacca is not voluntarily ' surrendered siie will be intercepted be- j fore she can pass the straits of Gibrai- 1 tar." "j No Pity Shown. uFor years fate was after me ?outin- r< t;ou-y" writes F. A. Gulied^c, Verbena, t T.IH. "I had a terribie c&ob of Pites ii causing 24 tuiuor?. When all failed ? Buckien'K Arnica Saivc cured me. Equally 1 ?Ood for Burns and all aches mid pains, i: i)uiy 25c at J. t'. >V. DeLorint)'* Drug ci iStore ? COMMANDER OF ST. PETERSBURG TO BE MADE THE SCAPE BOAT. ? Russian Ambassador Gives Assur? ance That No Infringement of British Rights Was Intend? ed, London, July 21.-The Associated press learns that Count Benckendorff, the Russian ambassador, at a confer? ence with Foreign Secretary Lans? downe, yesterday afternoon, made what may be considered to be a pre? liminary reply to the British protest against the seizure of the steamer Mal? acca. He assured the foreign secre? tary that his government had no in? tention of infringing on the rights of Great Britain or any other neutral power and that if a mistake had been made in the seizure of the Malacca unquestionably the steamer wiri im? mediately be restored and damages would be paid. The ambassador pointed out that it was unreasonable to suppose that th? Malacca had been seized without the commander of the St. Petersburg having good grounds to believe that she had contraband on board. Un? less this suspicion is effectually dis? proved the matter will have to 20 be? fore a prize court, which procedure Great Britain herself follows. In the meantime Russia will make full in? vestigation in order to establish de? finitely the grounds ou which the com? mander acted. There is reason to believe that the Russian authorities incline to the conclusion that the commander of the St. Petersburg made a grave mistake in seizing Jthe Malacca. This can be established by his reports, which have been telegraphed for, and if this opin? ion is conrfimd orders will be tele? graphed to release the Malacca. MALACCA TO BE RELEASED. St. Petersburg, July 21, 5.10 p. m. -The Associated Press can state au? thoritatively that the Malacca will probably be released at once. The exact status of the case at present is as follows. Count Benckendorff, the Russian ambassador to Great Britain, has asked for Lord Lansdowne's offical assurance that the munitions on board were British government stores. If this is given, orders will instantly be issued to release the vessel. At the same time, Great Britain will be notified that ships stopped by Russia whose manifests are not in order will be held. Russia will maintain the legality of the status of the Smolensk and St. Petersburg as warships. They are under the orders of the admiralty and were commissioned by the admiralty's instructions. Under the regulations of the volunteer fleet Russia claims that the ships belonging thereto can be converted into warships without previous notice, upon orders from the admiralty. When the Smolensk and St. Petsrsburg reached Suez ou their way out they received from tho Rus? sian consul the admiralty's instruc? tions commissioning them as warships. The Centre of Life. We live only by the food that is digest? ed and assimilated, hence thc stomach is the ^centre of Hf e.'' If tho, stomach is veak, the body will be proportionately weak. Strengthen the "centre of life" by using Ry dale's Stomach Tablet?. 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