Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, May 25, 1904, Image 1

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Pays jn?;ere*t on Deposits. Accounts . PUNTERS INGS mm ?AXTG?STA, CA :. Solicited.,, jj. GJ'HAYMB,. President. CHAS. C. HOWARD,< Cashier. YOI .69. THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA' L. C^HAYNE, FBAXK G. FOBD. Preside*. Cashier.' CAPITAL $250,000. Su ruins I Undivided Profits. $125,000 Our New Vault contaiq^xo Saftv-Lock Boxes, which we offer t? oar patrons and the public at three to ten dollars per annum. KDUEFIELD/S. C., W||?E8DA?, ?k?t 25. 1904. NO. 22, A iE? WREC ieai'iest O?niaje Ex?en'enced iii History of Lake Navigation LARGE STEAMER GOES TO PIECES British Steamer Turret Bay. of 2,211 -??fls, GSes to Pi?ces-F?v? of ihi Crew Die While Being Taken to tandi- v '.'J . '-. North Sidney, Nova Scotia, Special. ffhe worst marine disaster in the his tory of the St. Lawrence river coal trade occurred Friday off Gape North, tB? 2orth5rlir?bs.t point of Sapc ?r?to'2; ^he?.:the.?3ritisK steamer, turret t?ay; jan.ded with coai and bound ffom Syd? .^Rj.tbv.^qnUreal;..str?cfe on- the. rocks ot. St. paul's Island, and sank in deep, "water twenty milites later, causing a loss of thirteen "lives. Only nine men from a crew of twenty-two were saved. The dead: J. H. Hayden, captain; M. A. Cara, first officer; G. F. Gray, . second officer; Wi H: Adams, chief feHglneir; H: S:. Matthews, second ?a |i???r; G.eorg? /rohii"^n, boatswain1-, td l?WfS ?S$- &4 Reward,., ?ajne, ijn: known; cook?tmess-roonr hoy. two fire men, a ser man and a helper. " According to the government agent at St. Paul's Island, the steamer v struck near Southwest Light, about 8:30 o'clock Friday morning. A dense fog prevailed at the time, and the sea wag running mountains high. Almost immediately the Turret Bay backed oft into deer]water; _ .but s?riic withid i^-eiity. jniigutej|: Th3. crew ?ttempied |p .clu?r Ih? boats dear, ..but; while thug ??fagecL.lJie^/.v^sseljPlimged[ down bow first, -t?an:yirrgi every -man aboard with herr Some o' the men struggled to the surface and clung to floating pieces of wreckage. Fourteen persons were taken off the wreckage by the life-saving crew that put out from the island, but five of them died before reaching the island. . Th? survivors say that they did not know that, they were in danger until the vessel struck. The fog was so thick Uta* the shore could not be seen, ?h?j he?ri?g th? foghorn ?c th8 light house, they mistook it foi- -the whistle Sr?iroth?r steamer: The disaster occurred, nineteen miles .fibrth of Cape North: There is a light . house: cn the northeast point of St. -?Sul'S 'island; arid also one bn the ;-;s^?^West point, and a steam fog Whis ,?l??^>?S&^Qar:i? souihWe^lIgn?T: ?ROTT K?or'*^- . - . I tlie Turret:B?y^?eari? A . i . ? V v,. Admiral at 'Yladiyostpcki .. . Vladivostok^ By <5ablei-Admiral . ..SkrydloiT arrived here Saturday af-' . t?rnoon. He was met at the station outside of Vladivostock by Major Gen. Vorbnetz and deputations-of the mili - tary, naval and municipal authorities, as well as by an enthusiastic crowd, and- was presented with bread and salt Entering the town, the admiral drove to the pier in an open carriage and escorted by Cossacks, and board ed the cruiser Rossia, on which a short service was held. The chaplain sprink led and blessed the admiral's flag be fore lt was run up to the masthead; Wh?r? it W?s greeted with ? salute from ??l th? cruisers in the harbor. The admiral addressed the Officers and .crew of the Rossia, s?y?ng; "The Emperor orders me to convey his greeting and '.oyal thanks for your gallant. services in consideration of which he reduces your tour of sea fl?ty t? three years:" Admiral Skrydloff's reception Was of the heartiest everywhere, he being ? great favorite when last at Vl?divo st?cki Th? Flood Damage. Fort Collins, Colo., Special.-Esti mates of the damage caused by the flood in the Cache La Poudre Valley run from $1,000,000 upwards. The head - gates ot all the irrigating ditches have been washed away, and miles of em bankments destroyed. Unless repairs can be made in time to save water for irrigating this year, the loss will be nearer $2,000,000 than $1,000,000. One hundred and fifty houses in the Rus sian settlement, at the sugar factory, north of this town, were destroyed. So far as ascertained, only one life lost .."here. The body of a Russian was found today. Senator Quay 111. Beaver, Pa.^Special.-Senator Quay left his brother's home, at Morgansea, Sunday, and is located at his own home at this place. At hk home it was ; said . the Senator stood the journey ' 'well. He was driven from the station to . his home in a closed carriage, from which he was carried into the house. The Senator spent a.restless night last night, and was not so well this morn ing. His condition is said to be not as goodHoday as it has been for the past , few days. . Concessions Granted. Mexico City, Special.-Details of the new concessions secured by the " Southern Pacific railway, authorizing the construction of an extension of .the.branch across the Colorado desert ;:on Mexican territory, are published. The concession authorizes the South ern Pacific Company to "build a line to Ensenada, capital of the territory :;. for.ijower California. The - line must be "standard guage. The rates for passenger and freight traffic are the same as granted to purely Mexican . railroads. Capital Stock Increased. . - Trenton, Special.-The Virginia ;,.Carolina Chemical Co. filed a certifi ; We with the Secretary of State, in ^cr?asing its authorized capital stock ttromr $50,000,000 to $58,000,000, of .^bjch' $38,000,000 ls common stock ^d?v$2Q;O0t>,0?O r#a&r?eoV th* lattsr ?.l?jjohg. 8U per cent, dividends. , Th? icefflflcate Ts signed by S. T. Morgan, ?i)W8ident of t?i? company. ' MORE PROFITABLE LEASE Governor. Ay cock Gets Best Offer Yet . on A. and N. C. Railroad. r .Raleigh,- Special;-Several weeks ago Governor Aycock received a proposition from a Philadelphia firm of bond deal ers to lease the Atlantic & North Caro lina Railway for fifty years, the rate Offered being over. 5 per cent, on an jiverage. Ten days ?go the members of ihe.jivm caine be/rei-saw tbe.gov?rnor, rhen-mari?-a com niete inspection of the road. Last week they sent the Gov ernor a new propostition, on their own motion, which is by far the best ever received, It is for a fifty-year lease, the lJato Offered being. ?. fi-2 pjjr ??rit: ipi the first, ten years, rive, per, cent foi: the second, ten years an.7 per cent; for any part .ot forty-nine'years .after the fifty years, or. tor ithe full term oj? forty nine yeara so added; all interest to bo paid to the State In advance, in Janu ary and July; also agreeing to pay in terest on the bended debt, but desiring that the railway company shall issue refunding bonds to the amount of the present ,d?bt; on 6? before the date present, bonds fail. due, ?t thc lowest rate, ci interest, obtainable; further agreeing^tOj btiiid. iii fiVa.years thirty five miles of'new road, to-be-a feeder of the Atlantic & North Carolina Rail way ,and within ten years thereafter not less than fifty miles more ot new road, also as a feeder; the lessors to have power to examine the road at any time, and if it is found that the lessees Ure not keeping the property up to the stand?r? of ???diti?ri in which ih?f received it, that upon notice from the lessors the, lessee .shay make repairs beforp the,,end ot ihc ?base, year; the actuaL;SUpeiwisien.of the road; -the proposition further setting forth that its makers are not connected with the Atlantic Coast Line or with any other railway, but that the proposition is made in an Indiviuual capacity entire ly. Governor Aycock said that this proposition would almost average fi per cent, for the first fifty years, and then, after a in?ment:S calculation said the 3xact figure was 5 5-18 per cent. The governor -added that it was a substi tute for the first bid, and was a much belter 9n?: Th? Governor was askad if it had riot all the time beert His pur pose tb lease; He replied: "It has been my p?rpos? all ?long to lease the road; whefi .l could lease it to persons who would keep the lease, improve the nbad and secure the' people, but I-have n- jin Hme^e^n-^ijling, _t8 . lease, the ith' ' cienT'guarante.es.?p performance of the.terms of the lease*!" Valuable Mica Deposits. Asheville, Special.-It is - learned that a valuable deposit of mica had been discovered this week on the estate of Philip S. Henry on the moun tain east of the city, and that two workmen are now engaged in taking the mica out in great quantity. It is said that while work was in progress on the estate a few days ago mica was discovered close to the Harris place, now included in Mr. Henry's bound ary, and about b*00 yards from his VZelandi?" residence; Men were put to work digging the mica and chunks of the mineral of th? very finest qual ity have been taken from the mine. The mica is very clear and peels off lit large sheets, ?rid is said by those who have seen it to be the finest qual ity of the product ever found in North Carolina. It is also said that in one day this week over a ton ot the finest quality of mica was taken from the mine, and that Mr; Henry will have ari expert examine the place to ?scertairi if possible the extent of the deposit. Receiver Appointed; Atlanta, Special.-The Brady Union Stock Yards Company was placed in the hands of a receiver here by peti tioning creditors. Judgo Newman, of the United States District Court, named T. D. Meador, vice-preesident of the Lowery National Bank, as re ceiver. The liabilities of the firm are placed at ?125,000, the assets at ?108, 000; Plant Commits Suicide. Macon, Ga., Special.-Robert H. Plant has committed suicide. He was president of the Plant Sons' Bank, re cently placed In the hands of a re ceiver. A coroner's jury, on the evi dence of the nurses and others about the house vhere Mr. Plant lived, re turned a verdict of death by his own hand. He took ac opportunity to. slip from the house upon the short ab sence of the attendants, and, securing a revolver, shot himself through the head. His dead body was found on the back porch of his home. Mr. Plant leaves a wife and nine children. Section Hand Killed. Hamlet, Special.-Allen Bennett, a negro section hand of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, was run over and killed by a switch engine on the yard here Thursday night. While attempting to board the front of the engine, his foot missed the step and the engine passed over both of his legs, mangling them severely. He was taken to the office of Dr. H. F. Kinsman, the railroad sur geon, where au operation was perform ed, in which both legs were amputated. He died half an hour later. A Double Killing. Du Bois, Pa., Special.-At Cardiff, a village near here, a woman sacrificed her life for her husband's hat, being shot down in cold blood by an Italian while recovering the hat, and a half hour later the murderer was lying dead, his head full of buckshot rYora the gun of the husband of the murdered wo man. A quarred of trivial'nature was the cause of the double killing-. There. Is always hope for a maa so long aa be can look at things w^th the eyes ot a child. PALMETTO POINTS ?IVEN i ii A Gruesome Find. Newberry, Special.-A dead negro baby, only a few days old, wrapped in rags and placed in a valise, was put on the Southern's night passenger trai?fy here one night last Wiek. The actions' of a hegr?j^mari at the depp.t had ex cited suspicion'on the part -ttf ?uridu^ *- *r?r ",v,n thought the woman had got on the front part of the baggage coach to steal a ride. The conductor sent one of his men out to look and che vaiise was fou ii ? Willi the baby Jd it. T?( was j)?.t oft;at,Prosperity.. The coroner helli an. inquest this morning. It appears that. the baby .ws& fc?r*$ about last Thursday. Its skull was crushed and its neck broken. A negro woman ha* been arrested by police au thorities here and is now iii tile .guar4 house.- It seems that she got on the train, placed the valise on the front platform of the baggage coach and then get off. This suspicious action led to the discovery Bi the valise, . Negr?.k'i?lem' ? Kershaw,' Spec?al.'---Last Thursday an altercation. Jtoolc p?a?e.h'etween Mr.' Lewis M. Horton, who lives jiist-north of Kershaw, and*>Charlie Brown, col ored, in which the latter was shot with a pistol, the ball entering the side of the neck and lodging in the spinal column, from the effects of which he died Saturday afternoon. Brown1 Was k tenant on Mr.- Horton^ place arid without caf?se left hl? crop' without providing any way to have.it worked. ?y?r.^Hprton was trying to in duce the negro, ip ret?m ?o Iiis $rra when the difficulty, topk place., .porp: uer Caskey, of Lancaster, conducted the inquest, while Drs. Haile and Brasington held the autopsy. The verdict of the jury was that "Brown came to his death from the effects' of a gunshot wound in the hands of Mr. Horton while protecting his life." It is ? clear case of self-defense, as Brown was in close range of Mr. Hor ton and was in the act of throwing an axe when Mr. Horton shot. Mr. Horton Will surrender to Sheriff Hun ter at Lancaster; A Novel Moir? In Coori. Saluda,Special.-The attorneys f or Morg?ii Thraiiidil and Ms" sod C??r: .ence, who are in . jail here charged ^^^^^ Lecky Burton; at,Monetta spine weeks ago? moved Saturday.. befoi^ iudg? Ernest Gary for ari .order to "exhume the body of young Burton for further examination for a bullet the attend ing physicians failed to find at the coroner's inquest." In an order med Judge Gary refuses the motion anet stales that there is no authority of law for a circuit Judge to grant such an order. The supposed purpose of defendants' attorneys in moving for thc order was to lay the foundation -in case the imaginary bullet was not found-for contradicting the State's chief witness, Capt. E. A. Perry. It is said that it is doubtful if such a motion was over before made in the whole criminal practice of South Carolina, Tamp?r?d with th? Switch, Chesterfield, SpeciaL-^-?n Monday morning when engine No. 109 ort the Chesterfield and Lancaster Railway was passing the switch at Thompson's siding, about six mile's from here, the tender went on one track aud the engine cn the other, twisting it bad ly, but as they were going very slow no one was burt. Upon examing the switch Mr. Page found that someone had been tampering with it, and not being able to break the lock they had taken out a bolt, and if the train had been going much faster it might, have been a serious accident. A reward has been offered for the party or parties who tampered with the switch, and if caught they should be severely punished. Owing to the accident the passengers for Charleston were car ried to Bennettsville, and from there to Charleston. Palmetto Items. Hon. J. T. Johnson, of Spartanburg, is pushing claims for horses taken from soldiers and officers at the close of the war. He has already obtained $725 for five persons, and has other claims that he is pushing through the War Depart ment. He will leave for Washington Monday to look after these claims and will not be able to attend the State Democratic convention. Mr. A. E. Hill, a machinist at Union Mills, was badly burned about the face and head while at work on some steam pipes at the mill. Dr. S. S. Linder was immediately summoned and did all tnat waa possible to relieve the suffering man. Mr. Hill is now doing very nicely. Anderson is very anxious to secure the female college to be established by the Episcopal diocese of the State. The chamber of commerce has appoint ed a special committee and a canvass will be begun at once. On the plantation of Mr. S. C. Carter, ten miles northwest of Chester, two ne gro men, Will Wright and Isaac Grant, got into a quarrel about some trivial matter. The result was that Wright fired upon Grant and death ensued in a short while. The slayer was committed to jail. Vote for Good Schools. Dillon, Special.-During the last ses sion of the Legislature a special bill was passed to allow the Dillon Graded School property to be sold by the town of Dillon to the school district and bonds to be Issued to the amount of $1,200 for the payment of the same and I for additional improvements contem plated in the near future. In au elec tion Held Dy the Qualified' voters of 1 salfl district 88 votes were cast-87 f$r and ll aganist the Issue of bonds. NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY paragraphs of Ifo?noV Import?ric? ??afh?r?d from M?nV Sources.' '.'. Through'the;South. . .-. y ? Hanry L. Myers, of Norfolk,'Was se verely wounded by a pistol shot. Mayor A. A. Moss, of Newport News, in a political quarrel struck Commit teeman R. W. Perkins. s Whilfe ijia?ti?g at a lime quarry at Tom's , Brook, .Shenandoah \ Carary"; v*.>, a farge cave was discovered.' . . 1 ** '? ' i f? *i??'i\a 'A. Great preparations are bci?'s mada at Nashville, Tenn., for the Confeder ate Veterans' reunion, June 14 to 16. Kansas City wag chosen aa the next I meeting, place of the Southern Baptist convention, ?na ma?i? ??.~J?tiortal meet ings, were held at. Nashville, Tenn. .j? .^m??rati?-p.rtn^rie,s in Florida re sulted in a victory foi sSiftfor^falfft-' ferr-o for renomination and a likeli ho01 that the State will be for Hearst. f viF ^n,W*2'?rtyt Sussex county, Vlri \ destroyed tiTe" whole, ^usjhess part ihe town, including the banic bail? postoffice, and tho Norfolk & vv . 'rn railroad ? station. Loss, 960,000 insurance unknown. - ; Th6 Soutii?rii Baptist Contention, wjtii?b DQ#ii} its.forty-rii?fi annual ses sion iri Nash\''iie,''.Teririi/ r?-elected ?x Gpyernor Eagle, of Arkansas, pr?sid?n? and Rev..:Dr<.0.'F, Gregory one of the permanent secretaries. Wshington Happenings. A- number of additional witnesses testified in the trial of James N. Tyner and H. J. Barrett, accused of conspir acy in the Postoffice Department. Secretary Taft appointed a Cpmrnla sipn. tB formulate regulations for the conduct o'f the business of the Isthmian Canal Commission; , ? . Since January 1 the .available cas'tf balance, in .the .United Stat?s Treasury declined Croft SS39;374,S95 to $175,714, 879. ... A lively controversy is being waged between Weather Bureau Chief Moore and W. T. Foster, who is classed as a '"long-range" weather forecaster. Government figures show that Cu ban-American commerce has increased greatly since the reciprocity treaty went into effect, in December. Secretary. Shaw transferred to Mor gan & Co., in New York; $4*,00n;09.0 in payment for the canal property an'd re ceived $25,000,000 in bonds as security In return. President Roosevelt promulgated tho rcgu'latititis to govern the Isthmian Cariai. C?mmis?ioti. which will bs under th? direction of the Secretary df W?r* - .. . John Mitchell, of th? Mine Workers' . Union, c?lled President Rd?sev?if*s ?t- : ' :ientlpri to th? Situation arisirig fr?r? Jh?? mine^iroubles.iii ^Colorado. . . Dr; y.,H. Podstata Of Chicago stated that.music. was a gr??t aid in the euro of insanity.' D'4- Robett. Bartholow, ari .eminent physician an'd professor In Jefferspri Medical College, and a nativ? of Mary land, died in Philadelphia. It is announced that President Roosevelt will receive no delegations during his summer visit to Oyster Bay. The President bas signed the procla mation opening the Rosebud (3. D.) Indian Reservation to settlement on August 8. A man believed to have been a New York stockbroker named Shell commit ted suicide by jumping overboard from a steamer in Lake Erie. ! The Illinois Republican convention at Springfield was marked by scenes uf great disorder. An explosion of powder in a mine at Murphysboro, III., killed six and prob? ably more men and injured upward of 80. The question of heresy trials inter ested the Northern Methodist General Conference at Los Angles. The Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers met in convention at Los An* geles, Cal. The Knowling Expedition, after ex treme hardships, arrived at Glenwood, Newfoundland. . The Republican convention in Con necticut elected delegates to the na tional convention and indorsed Roose velt for the Presidential nomination. Dr. Ira Reinsen, president of the Johns Hopkins University, was one' of thc speakers at the inauguration of Prof. C. S. Howe as president of Case School of Applied Science, in Cleve land, Ohio. , Foreign Affairs. Seventeen Americans were killed and five wounded in a Moro ambush at Simpatem, Mindanao. Tibetans are getting arms and threaten more serious resistance to Colonel Younghusband's British expe dition. The Lamas of Tibet are preaching a holy war against the English. Spanish Minister Ajeda says he thinks Spain benefited by the loss of ter colonies. The body of Henry M. Stanley, it has been decided, is not to rest in West minster Abbey. Pririce Ferdinand of Bulgaria and King Peter of Servia will meet today at Nish, Servia, A special dispatch received in Paris shows that Turkish forces have prac tically exterminated the Armenian mountaineers in the Sassoun district. A Japanese torpedo boat was blown np while trying to remove a Russian mine from Kerr bay, near Dalny, 7 men being killed and 7 wounded. Emperor William, in an address at Saarbrucken, Russia, said he prayed for heavenly aid In his endeavors to pre serve peace. Brazil will send warships near the scene of the dispute with Peru about Acre. Miscellaneous Doings. The Angli-Qhinese labor convention was signed in London. It ls stated authoritatively that the coming visit of Cardinal Satolli to this country is not for the purpose of set tling ecclesiastical disputes. The funeral of President Manuel Candamo, at Lima, was largely at tended. lt was announced that Miss Rebecca WcCollough Darlington, of Pittsburg, who bas ?15,000,000 of ber own, is to marry loo'.* Stoddard, of New Haven, Conn. I Tbj& Battleship Hatsuse Struck a Rus ?jar, Mina and the Cruiser Yoshino was Rammed During a Fog by th? Kasuga.' ly . >/; "/: . V. ' V j. - . /?okio, Sy CahT? --Vice Admiral Togo ha? reported as follows: ;?A report from Rear Admiral Dewa says 'that the cruiser Kasuga and Yo shiko collided during a fog off Port ?rehu? ?ri M?y ?5: Th? Y?shino sank, only 90 pf her crew b?l?g ?iv?r?; ?O? the same day the battleship Hat suse" atrucic. ? Russian mine and sfmk." .^diving details of the disaster, Vice Admiral TOKO soj's: . '(A'C.^J-. minutes past 1 in the after noon of Ma$ lili <t d?et? fo? off Pori Arthur, tiie Kasuga ramihcd ti?? Yo shrao, singing the latter in a few min utps. Ninety of her crew were saved. ? 'fht sd ms morning the Hatsuse, while cruising off Pott Arthur, covering th? ia?diiig ?f tire soldier's,- streck ? min? ten kt?ot? ??jkkkksi bl the' harbor entrance.' She signaled i?f arid in>tan'?y,sti;uck anoth??. m?n?', Sh? sank in hall! g? hour. Three hundred1 of pier crew were saveu torpedo boats." ?The Yoshino was a cruiser of 4,180 tote displacement and 15,000 Indicated brjrs?-p?W??v She was built in Eng land, wzs: launched" iii 189'2, was 330 feel long, had 46\?> feet beam, arid Her draft was Vt fsei The armament of the Yo shino consisted of fo'Sr ?-irich guns, eight 4.7-inch guns and twenty-tbiee J* pbuudcrS; . Sh'.? had five torpedo tubes, her armored de?k .W?ft' ^ inches thick and her gun positions were protected1 by. shields. The cruiser's speed was estimated to be 23 knots, her coal ca pacity was 1,000 tons, and her crew numbered 300 men. The Hatsuse was a battleship of 15, 000 tans displacement and of the latest model. SHS vr?s drily completed in 1900, was built in ?ngi&n?; was 4?0 feel long, had 76% feet beam, drew ii feet of water, had 16,300 indicated horse power, and was fitted with water tube boilers. Sha was completely armored with steel, Her armament consisted of f?tiv ^2-inch iguod^fo ?r 2^-poUndefs. She had foui 19:iy?'-g- k^^rew numbered 7-ii men1; St. Pet?ra'?mrg, By Cable.-Th? ??'s's of at least two Japanese warships is officially confirm?d. A messag? dated Bert Arthur, received hy carrier' pigeon at Mukden, was transmitted to the Emperor early yesterday morning, say ing that two Japanese warships had been lost off that port. The message followed the Emperor to Koursk, and no one here knew its contents until late last night, when foreign telegrams brought full details of the ^Japanese loss. Early in the afternoon, reports of the sinking of the Shiklshima ?nd the Fuji, on the authority of Russian ref ugees from Dalny, began to circulate and aroused the most intense interest. When, later, confirmation came of the sinking of the Japanese warships, the greatest enthusiasm was manifested. Without reference to its effect on the campaign, the people attribute the en emy's disaster to divine interposition in thc Russian cause. In naval circles the Japanese catas tiophe is a matter for rejoicing, though regrets are expressed that brave men have lost their lives. But this feeling of sympathy is swallowed up in the greater thanksgiving for the blow in flicted on the sea power of the enemy. Il is pointed out that the Hatsuse was one of Japan's finest battleships* and that the loss of two, and possibly four warships at intervals of a few days, cannot fail to deeply affect Japan and to influence the course of the cam paign. The general staff tonight is without direct news of the sinking of the Japanese ships, but there Is an im pression that it may be true. The re ports, at any rate, have infused fresh life and enthusiasm in official circles, where it is believed the tide has turned. No surprise is expressed by the ad mirality at the Japanese vessels strik ing Russian mines, the admiralty ex pecting that such a mishap to Vice Admiral Togo, particularly since the naval commanders at Port Arthur have faithfully duplicated his plan, which resulted in the sinking of the Petro pavlovsk. Warships Unrestricted. Washington, Special-China has beer informed that the Washington gov ernment claims the right to dispatch warships, not only to those Chinese ports declared by treaty to be open tc the world, but also upon the inland wa ters of China, "Whereever Americans may be and where by treaty witl China they are authorized to engage ir business or reside for the purpose ol spreading the Gospel." Visitors Drowned. Cha/' iston, S. C., Special.-Two vis itors to the Confederate reunion, J. D Carmichael, of Dillon, S. C., and J. W Harmon, a . Confederate veteran o Lexington, S. C., were drowned thil afternoon in the harbor between For Sumter and Fort Moultrie. Two othe: occupants of the small boat swam ti Sullivan's Island and the three other of the party were nearly drowned, .be lng rescued Just in time by men fron the life-saving station. I PALMETTO CROP COl?DfT ? _ Wh?? ih? B?pfirirtiant Says ol er" C??dfti?rrs for tfi? Pris The week ??'uiiVs ? ?. m., ?A bad a m^?n temperature of i degrees. Tho normal for the s .riod'is 72. The nighu? .vtre coo j usual, with an extreme minimi Rt ?ree/jvil.le on the 12th. T I temperatui'?i fr??r&gj?d~ about with an extree maximum c*f Florence on the 10th. There wi 1 than the normal amount of sunshine.- At tltheo the relative j Hf wai very lbw, and the Ugh j desiccating'. TM ???sj? of the J was. cool anV? cloudless. Th? ?ll deficiency ccntii all parts of the ?t?t$ with' ( prevailing except in the extr?m? west and limited localities In tl jtral and northeastern counties ; heavy showers occurred. The ; rainfall ranged fr<im none to 0,6 j the rio'rm?l is 0.90 in'c?l. ginee i ? "? vlf_i X . ' ginning of the crop season th? mulated deficiency' rang?s fror to seven inches. The droug??t i come serious in the coast regie ?the tipper 13r--annah valley and Sati.4 H?H r?gion wells are failii water courses ar? dry'. Stands of corn range" froin g very poor, the latter caused mai i the ravages of worms and bird 1 thought in places poor germir i from lack Of moisture, is the 'Growth ?3 generally slow, a.tl with' exceptions-, ii has a good |:and, under thorough eultivafck g?rrA?nt impbrvenent has taken I Fields are vimWlcably free from j and grass. j Cotton stands range from gc I very poor, former on sandy land j latter on d?y and red lands. Som ' plankings are not yet up, especia j the dryesc Satoris. Replanting I fihu?s particularly O? ??r?y o v.'hicn m*-:es the stands of that lion of the crop ?/r?ke? ?nd irre? An improvement in cond??iO? is I w?i?rS ?li?. fa?nfall was heaviest, deterioration w?i?r? it was Ugh I where none fell. The ni?h?? l^ave too cool for rapid growth, and p 1 are dying in the southern com Sea Island cotton is suffering for Tobacco is being worked, but growth is slow. Rice is doing well in the Ge< town' districts, h?i in thc soutl districts freshet! waier is needed flooding, as the rivers Bave bec brackish Planting continues. Wheat has Improved anri.ifUJXQ ?lg S h cg ;? fiS ter n. parts, but. is fcilL In t^?^^a^^^^^?h^i is short, too short td cut. Spring ar? poor. Harvest has begurt in southern parts. Peache-j haro undergone no cha apples and pear trees arc bligh Stands of melons are p??f; excel Barnwell county. Truck yields teen' reduced one-half, by drough the coast r?gions; in the interior conditions are nioVe favorable.-J Bauer, Section Director. Ask Executive Clemency. Several applications for pardon i acted on Friday by the governor. Jason Waiters Of Spartanburg convicted in July, 1001, of housebn ing and larceny and sentenced serve five years. His sentence commuted to the present time on recommendation of Judge Towns and Solicitor Sease. John Davis of Pickeus, given year and fined $200 for gambling, his sentence commuted to a fine $25. The commutation was rec< mended by Judge Dantzler and So Itor Bogga Son Dial of Greenville, convicted highway robbery and snatching purse, waa .given three years, rardon waa refused. Pardon was also refused E. Harberson of Dorchester, convicted manslaughter and given two years Another pardon refused was. that John F. Richardson of Manning, c< victed of assault and battery and gn five years. He was convicted in I luda and why he wishes pardon not known, as his sentence Is almi out and besides the offense docs r deprive him of citizenship. Converse Teacher Dead. Spartanburg, Specia?.-Miss Le Foster, an instructor in the mode language department at Converse c lege, died at the home of Prof. Aid on Converse campus last week aft three weeks' sickness. Her conditio had been regarded as very grave f ?everal days past, and her. moth came here recently to be with h i in her illness. She was a gifted, s ! complished young woman, and w? , a favorite with the student .body. Tl funeral services were held at the c( lege, and the body was carried to tl former home of the deceased in Co necticut for burial. Getting Ready for Colonies. t Commissioner Watson of the depari ment of agriculture, commerce and In . migration is busy listing the availab] lands in the State for colonizatio 1 purposes. He has now a list of som > 175,000 acres and in this number ar . tracts of 60,000 acres, 25,000 acres, 6,00 j acres, 4,000 acres, 10,000 acres and sev cral tracts of from 2,000 to 3,000 acres 1 Every section of the State, from th i Piedmont to the coast, is represented ' Commissioner Watson will go ti Aiken, Horry co?.nty and one of tin sea Islands next week. Deadlock Not Broken. Springfield, 111., Special.-With th? - deadlock unbroken and with littli i, prospect of a compromise on a can didate for Governor, the Illinois Re .' publican convention took a recess un til Tuesday, having taken five ballots. 3 The recess followed the 29th roll call, L the result of which showed each can r didate with approximately, the same j strength he had when he entered the t convention. The 29th ballot gave the 1 following results; Richard Yates, 481; . Trank O. Lowden, 404; Charles S. i >eaeen, 353; Howland J. Hamlin, 115; vespassfan Warner, 47; Lawrence J. Sherman, 38; John H. Pierce, 22. WHY HE QUIT PLAYING POKER. Ucsrotf Which an oiw Gambler Taught NtfWc? at tho Gari:? An old man (?di ?& a ??t? breakfast in a hotel cafe last Saturday,- Sviien a Vining man with haggard face? ?nr? doW?e?rtt eyes took a place near him. "Tom," s?i? thc newcomer to the att?t?d???,- "? mtist g? Jight, for I play ed, in hard fafift t?St night/' The' old man narc? finished and sat studying the' other's fade ss he ate. Shortly he too'K ? roll ot' bills, from his pocket and laid it ?? front of him. "It's yours," he said. Mc'c?f??Tt?cally and with a trembling' hand the yoting man took the money. "You were in the gsrme?" he said. "Yes, and that ls your mori?Yy aTxmt ' 5300, Quit playing poker. I began' it j sixty years ago on the Mississippi riv er and have made a living out of sucli fools; as you. With my coolness it's robbery IO1 play against your reck lessness, t see desperation in your face, i am told that yoi? are a teller in a bank, aft? that you have' ti wife, to whom you w?ll lie ?b??t your abschace from home last night. Q?tt poker." He walked out, and the yov'Hs man, lowering his head to his folded ariifsi Jid not move until the attendant aroused him.-New York Times. "Th*: firmament showeth ilk' handi work."-Psalm xix., 1. When night her sable veil has flung Far out, until it shrouds the world, We marvel how eaclf mesh ls hung With stars, and how each told la" pearled With strands of living fire W?-SS? glow Comes faintly through th? fttftes mist Where subtle colors ebb and flovY From ebony to amethyst. Then man looks in the jeweled sky Wn?re patiently the planets climb, And thors is held before his eye The unsolved mystery of time. Ko traces all the wanderings Of restless universe and world, But where the hand that onward flings The star.1 with such precision hurlui? 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