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.THE ! PLANTER'S LOAN AND SAVINGS .BANK. .AUGUSTA, GM VOL. 69. EDGEF?ELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1904. TEE NATIONAL BANXl OF AUGUSTA' ??. CJHAY??B, FRANK G. FORD, - President. - . Cashier.' CAPITAL $250,000. Surplus ) ??<? Undivided Profits. $125,000 Our New Vault contains. 410 Saftj-Lock Boxes, which we offer to' our patrons and thc public at three to ten dollars per annum. NO. 23. WAR NEWS Russians Reported as Being on the | Run - Tokio, By Cable-The JaJpanese army swept, tao Russians from Kin Chow -Friday- morning," and in a des perate attack stormed the almost impregnable position o? the Russians on Nanshah H|llt.west of Tallen Wan. The hattie raged in the hills all through the night, and fragmentary telegrams from the Japanese head quarters report that the engagement !s still: in progress, and that the Jap anese are still pursuing the Russians . south from Nanshan and the head of : Talienwan hay. The Russians had made elaborate preparations to check the Japanese movement south on the Liao Tiing peninsula, toward Port Ar thur. They had fortified the high ground cn the shore of Talienwan bay, their works extending to the east and the west. The extreme Russian right was at Hushangtao, and the extreme left at Nanshan Hill. The hill was the strongest part of tue line; a series of batteries, strongly emplaced, crowded Its crest, while rifle pits extended around its sides. Mines had been, placed lower down on this hill, and around the base on-the northern and eastern sides were stretched woll made~ wire entanglements. Another line ' of defenses, also protecter with : wire entanglements, extended from -Yen Chia Tung, near the head of Talienwan bay, due north of LIuchia Tien,.which lies south of Kin Chou. ? strong Russian force was posted at Kin Chou. It consisted of infantry and artillery. The Japanese first occupied the line of hills to the east of Kin Chou. Their position formed an almost perfect right angle, showing, its southern front to Talien Wan, and its western front to Kin Chou. Chiu Li Chan village . i xras'the apex of this angle; the ex - treme right of the Japanese Mne rest ed at. Chen Cha Tien, which is almost due aiorth of Chlu Li Chan, while the extreme tefUwas at Chaitsuho, a vil lage due east of Chiu Li Chan. Back of this angle, the attacking force as sembled in complete security. The Russians apparently attempted to draw Japanese attack last Saturday .. . for- their, batteries opened fire slowly - sBB^hov/eyer,. refused to be drawn into an attack until the positions of the Russians, their guns and their strength fiad been fully developed. .To this end the Japanese began a se ries of careful manoeuvres, their offi cers working their way close enough ' to the Russian position to draw the enemy's fire. They thus secured frag ments of shells for the purpose of ascertaining the calibre of the Russian guns. They discovered that the bat teries on Nanshan hill included four howitzers of about fifteen centimes calibre, ten old-style cannon of be tween nine and fifteen centimes cal ibr?, and two quick-firing guns of twelve-'centimes calibre. $ The Japan ese also discovered a number of large emplacements, -but they, did not learn the number of guns contained therein. These emplacements faced to the north and east. Cost Many Lives. ' Tokio, Special-Revised figures show that;61 non-commissioned officers and 378 blue jackets were killed and" drown ed; seven officers, 13 non-commissioned officers and 50 blue ~ jackets slightly wounded, and 12 blu? jackets seriously wounded, in-the sinking bf the Japan ese battleship Hatsuese by tho mme at Port Arthur on May 15. Two hundred Russian Cavalry Routed. Tokio, By Cable.-Gen. Kuroki re ports that on Wednesday afternoon, during the battle at To-Pu, the enemy's cavalry took up a position at Pa Toa Sti. The Japanese thereupon attacked and routed them. Natives report that three of the enemy were killed and eighteen wounded. During the after noon, a patrol' captured one officer and one private. Mortgage Sale of Lumber. Macon, Ga., Special.-In the United States-' Court a consent order was passed, under which the receiver of the Red Cypress Lumber Company may sell over three million feet of lumber at the company's plant upon -which a lien is claimed by Receiver Albertson, of the First National Bank, under a mortgage executed by the lumber company to toe I. C.- Plant's Son Bank for an aggregate of $114,000, to secure loans made by them to the company, which mortgage ?waa transferred-to the First National Bank. It is provided in the order that all of the funds arising from the sale of such, lumber, or any part of. the .ame, shall be deposited and held as a separate fund subject to. the,lien. Senator Quay's Condition. Beaver, Pa., Special.-Senator M. S. Quay passed a satisfactory day, is sleeping quietly and his attendants profess to be well satisfied. From the nature of his disease, he may live for a month, or may succumb at any time to a sinking spell. All the members of his family are with him. Within the last few days the Senator has put his worldly affairs in such shape that 'there would be no complications if he died at any moment. Russians Cut Off. . Berlin, By Cable.-The Tokio cor- ! respondent of The Tageblatt sends the following under date of May 27th: "It is generally believed here that Gen. -Rog! (Oku) succeeded on May 26th in cutting off a portion of the Fourth Russian sharpshooters' div ision,-"boder Major General Feck, hav ing taken the heights between Port Arthur and Kin Chou on May 24th 'and ?5th, and that the capitulation of thie body is expected. The fight was most bitter and' stubborn on beth sides and tho losses ware ser [VEN IN F?LL i and thirty-five non-commissioned offi cers and men lost their lives on the cruiser Yoshino, which was rammed and sunk* hy the cruiser Kasuga. The Navy Department has not received ? detailed report of the two disasters. SENATOR QUAY DEAD Chronic Gastritis Which First At tacked Him a Year Ago, the Cause of His Death; Beaver, Pa., Special.-Col. Matthew Stanley Quay, senior Senator from Pennsylvania, passed . peacefully into death, at 2:48 Saturday afternoon, after an illness which had been more or less persistent for the past year, which took a turn for the worse ten days ago., and which the doctors diagnosed as chronic gastritis. The funeral win be.held at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 31st, and the remains will be interred in the historic family burial plot in Beaver Cemetery. Senator Quay's illness began about a yer.? ago. It was a recurrence of the trouble that beset bim during the lat ter part .of 1900 and the early days Of January, 1901, when he was under going tho strain of a desperate fight for re-election to the Senate. These Will Attend Funeral. Washington, Special.-The following Senators have been selected by Presi dent Pro Tempore Frye to attend the luneral of the late Senator M. S. Quay; Penrose, Frye, Allison, Aldrich, Alger, Gallinger, Elkins, Hansbrough, Stew art, Platt, of New York; Allen, For-' aker, Mitchell, German, Daniel, Teller, DuBois, C?ckrell, Tillman, Blackburn and McLaughlin. - President Wires Sympathy. Washington, Special. - President Roosevelt, immediately on learning of the death of*Senator Quay, wired the following to Mrs. Quay: '.Mrs. M. A. Quay, Beaver, Pa. "Accept my profound sympathy, of ficial and personal. Through mv term as President, Senator Quay, has been ny staunch and loyal friend. I had hoped to the last that he would, by sheer courage, pull through his illness. Again accept my sympathy. (Signed), "THEODORE ROSSEVELT." News of the Day. Ten miners were suffocated at Wil liamstown, Pa. . Democratic State conventions were held in Ohio, Alabama and Tennessee. ' The assignment of bishops was made by the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church (Northern) at Los Angeles, Cal. The General Assemblies of the Southern, Northern and Cumberland Presbyterian Churches continued their deliberations at Mobile, Buffalo and Dallas, respectively. The Congressional Merchant Marine Commission, which has been sitting in New York, will soon hold a session in Baltimore. The coal inquiry was continued be fore the Inter-State Commerce Com mission. . The Federation of Women's Clubs elected officers for the coming year and adjourned at St. Louis. The Civic Federation took steps to arbitrate the freight handlers' strike In j New York. The Japanese having failed to cap- I ture Dalny are unable to prosecute the siege, of Port Arthur effectively. Admiral Togo's fleet, it ls an nounced, bombarded Port Arthur an hour Tuesday. , The Korean Emperor finds opposi tion to taxes for rebuilding his palace. French socialists are actively urging a separation pf church and State. Liberal Gains in Belgium. Brussels, Special.-In the elections Sunday for the retiring Senators and Deputies the Liberals gained consider ably in votes, but won few seats, not enough to seriously reduce the Cath olic-government majority. These are the first Liberal gains during 20 vetjrs. The Liberals anticipate the overthrow of the government in the elections of 1906. ? Quarantine Still in Force. Monterey, Mexico, Special.-Notwith standing the quarantine recently estab lished by the State of Texas against ali. Mexican points has been lifted, it rs still in force against Monterey. This is due to the fact that the Texas au thorities had received word to the ef fect that a case of yellow Wer existed at Tampico, and they rerused to lift the embargo against Monteray unless a" quarantine should be put on against" Tampico. Gen. Reyes, upon Inquiry, states there is no yellow fever at Tam pico, and states further that he will not be justified in plaoing a quarantine against that city. This is the situa tion as it now stands. Won Swimming Match. Annapolis, Special. - Midshipman Kenneth Whiting, of Larchmont, N. Y., won che annual swimming match at the Naval Academy Saturday. The distance was 50 yards, and the time made was 32 4-5 seconds, which is 1 2-5 seconds slower than the record time established by Walter B. Isward, when t cadet at the Naval Academy. Midshipman Pat terson B. Marson, cf Florida, a mem ber of the third class, was second, and laurence M. Ewell, of Baltimore, of tho third class, third. Nominate State Officers. Nashville, Special.-The Democratic State convention assembled Thursday morning and the effect of a long night's session is manifest in reduced attend ance. The nomination of State officers followed the call to order, and the fol lowing were nominated by acclama tion: Secretary of State, John W. Mor ton; Comptroller, Frank Dibrill; Treasurer. Reau E. Fdlk; Railroad Commissioner, B. A. Enloe. Names were then presented for delegates et larpe IP tte notional convention. ' , DEPOT AT SANT?C BURNED Firebug Caught Red-Handed and Im mediately Landed in Jail, ?nion> Special;-Lee Carter; a ne gro, was arrested and placed in jail on a charge of having . burned or had part in robbing and burning the South ern depot at Santuc Friday night. It is said that Carter left here at 9.05 for Santuc. Saturday morning . Mr. Wm. Nelson, the night operator at the Southern here, as soon as he found out that the negro had gone to San tuc started walking down the railroad and met him several miles below the city and arrested him. Carter lives at Monarch Cotton mills, and after be ing arrested admitted that he got up' about 4 o'clock and we?t down in that section of the cou?try? The burning and robbing occurred between 12 and i o'clock. As to how much money was taken and the total loss by fire could not be learned, as the telegraph office was in the depot aa well as the South ern express onlce. On account of it being in the dead of the night it is said very little, if anything, was sav ed. For several weeks past robberies' of different classes have been com-' mitted in Santuc and community. The last was when some one broke into the store of Mr. L. B. Jeter, taking about $50 or $100 worth of goods. Just a little further down, at Carlisle, the store of Mr. K. D. Bailey Was broken Into and m?ny goods takeiL Negro Wa8 Fatally Wounded. Union, Special.-At 2 o'clock Satur day afternoon at Neals Shoals one ne gro was fatally wounded while picking out some rock .and another may die. Previously dynamite had been used to blow up the rock and dirt but on this occasion one of the sticks failed to discharge and while these negroes were picking the 'point of the picks struck the dynamite, exploding it di rectly in the faces of the two pickers. The head and face of one was badly mangled and there is no por i ble chance for his recovery, but it io said there is some hope for the other. The names Of the wounded negroes could not be learned but they were from Columbia. The gentleman who gave the story said he had a very narrow escape himself, being only about 10 feet away. He was one of the bosses and was overseeing the work, Palmetto Briefs, The State Democratic executive com mittee held a meeting in Columbia Thursday. It was decided that there1 should be no county to county canvass where candidates have no opposition. It was also settled that the campaign should, open,on June 21st* Wken it dential electors the following nomina tions were made for electors at largo: T. J. Cunningham of Chester, George Johnstone of Newberry, D. S. Hender son of Aiken. On the first ballot Mr. Cunningham was elected and there was a tie between the other two candidates. Mr. Henderson's name was withdrawn and the election of Mr. Johnstone was made unanimous. The following elec tors were named from the congression al districts: M. P. Howell of Colleton, E W. Crouch of Saluda, H. H. Wat kins of Anderson, W. T. Jeter of Union, W. M. Shannon of Camden. Olin Saw-, yer of Georgetown, A. W. Summers of Orangeburg. An interesting case was brought up in chambers before Chief Justice Pope last week. This was the case of W. S. Mason vs. Hampton county and C. J. Gray as county supervisor. The plaintiff ap tenant on a farm, brought an action against the defendants, the county of Hampton and the supervisor of Hamp ton county, for damages to his crop in opening a public road over the land of his landlord, and applied to the chief justice for an injunction restraining the county authorities from working and operating said public road. The appli cation for injunction raises Interesting and important questions as to the pow ers of the county authorities and the rights of minors under the statute reg ulating proceedings for condemning private lands for public uses. A specialTrom Cnester to tne vjoiurc bia State says: "Two more soldiers of the 'thin gray line of Confederates have joined the silent majority.' J. H. Ashford, aged 73 years, died on 22nd inst, and William Carter, 68 years old, died on the same date. Both of them served through the war, and both were wounded during the battle of Seven Pines." The State board of equalization met on the 31st inst, and revised the factory taxation and the board of railroad as sessors meets on June 3rd for the pur pose of going through the railway as sessments. Both of these boards will hold second meetings in order to hear any complaints which may be made. Did Not Travel on Sunday. Mobile, Ala., Special-Although the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church adjourned sine die Saturday night, those members who found it im possible to reach their homes by mid night Saturday will remain in Mobile until Monday, as the Assembly is on record as opposing traveling on Sun day. The visiting ministers supplied the Protestant pulpits of the city Sunday. To Fight Against Fever. Mexico City, Special.-The superior board of health reports that only two places are infected with yellow fever, Merida, capital of the State of Yucatan, and Techuantepec. The latter has three cases and Merida nine suspected cases now under observation. Active operations have begun at Contzacoal cos, the Gulf terminus of the Tehuante pee Railway, to prevent an outbreak of yellow fever. Russia's Offers to China. London, By Cable.-The Tien-Tsin correspondent of The Daily Express says that Paul Lessar, the Russian minister, informed Prince Ching that RnssiA -will finally excavate New Chwang, provided China grants a con cession for a railway from Kalgan across Chinese Mongolia to Klakta, 80 miles from Lake Baikal, or that Rus sia will exacnate Manchuria outright if China leases the Iii territory to Russia. PALMETTO POINTS GIVEN IN BRIEF COL. JAMES A. HOYT DEAD. Well Known South Carolina Editor Passes Away. ? A special from Greenville, S. C., says: "Col. James A. Hoyt, editor-and proprietor of the Greenville Mountain eer, died Friday afternoon, at his home here after a brief illness. Col. Hoyt has been prominent in South' Carolina for roan}' years. He served gallantly throughout the civil war? ris-; ing from private to colonel of his reg iment. He was-once wounded badly but refusod to leave the field, and remained in command of his detach ment to the end. In 1885 Col. Hoyt was elected president of the State Baptist Convention, and was re-elect* ed nine successive times. For twenty years he was a trustee of Furman University, and was once president of the Southern Baptist Convention . ?n 1900 he was a candidate for Govern- . or on the Prohibition ticket, and was defeated by a small vote. At the re cent Democratic State convention he Was elected a district delegate to the. St. Louis convention. He leaves a widow, three daughters, and one son, James A. Hoyt, Jr., city editor of- The Columbia State. South Carolina Gleanings. An unknown white man, supposed to ; be John Sheehan of Augusta-from a letter found in his pocket addressed in j that way-was killed by Southern veg- < etable freighl;-train No. 72 at 3 o'clock Thursday morning on the Walker sta- ! tion siding, a small station a few miles north of Blackville. He was said to be ! a trespasser and at the time of his , \ death was beating his way out of Sa- : vannah toward Columbia along with three others. Conductor McCoy put the i four off the train at Hardeeville, again at Allendale and again at Blackville, j At Walker he ran them away from the j train into the cornfield while he was ? waiting for train No. 29 to pass. In at- \ tempting to board the train again as it pulled out of the Walker siding the . man fell under the wheels, both arms i and both legs being so badly crushed j that he died in 30 minutes without re- j gaining consciousness. The other three J trespassers did not stay to see the fin ish of their comrade. At Chicaco College commencement at \ Greenville last week the following \\ young ladies received diplomas: Bac-^ calaureate of arts, Annie Hunter Far-'jj mer, Grace Graham,;Bessie Belle Pe-ry den, Nellie- Gaines,. .Ruby. Fdtine^ain?;j; mond; baccalaureate of science, Lelia Devlew Crowe, Lela White Thompson! Mittie Lee Shaver, Extra branches-v Sarah Cleveland Beattie, Sarah An nette Pack and Ethel May King, ex pression and physical culture; Ada Lee Graham, art; Lois Amanda Smith, pi ano; Susie Graham, art; Jessie Mc Hugh, china painting and physical cul ture. Graduates in special schools Marie Elizabeth Cheatham, Ella Blanche Clinkscales, Susie Graham, Ethel May King, Janie Marie Mc Whirter, Annie Augusta Cunningham, Rosa Pauline Davenport,-" Elizabeth Caldwell Kay, Mildred Lindsay, Anna Barron Spann, Kate Murphy. . It is rumored that the Southern Cot ton Oil Company will dismantle its Greenwood Mill No. 2, which was pur chased from the Farmers' Cotton Oil Mill Company last year. The ma chinery will be used to enlarge the company's Greenwood Mill No. 1 at Greenwood and its mill at Newberry. In case this is done it is stated that the power and buildings of the dis mantled mill will be used for a large fertilizer factory, and Greenwood will not be a loser by the operation but will ? gain another enterprise. The Secretary of State has chartered the Vaughn Furniture Company at Darlington, capitalized at $4,000. The officers are: Smith T. Vaughn, presi dent; Arthur Erwin,.vice president, j and Eugene Vaughn, secretary. Mr. J. M. McAdams, who lives near Antreville in Abbeville county, suffer ed a severe loss by fire Wednesday morning. About 1 o'clock fire was dis covered in one of the outbuildings and two barns, two cribs, 200 bushels of corn, 4,000 bundles of fodder, buggy and wagon, four or five tons of hay, farming tools, tc, were destroyed. The loss is $1,500 or $2,000 and it is not' known here whether there was any in- j surance. It was suspected at once that the fire was of incendiary origin. 1 A Charleston special of recent date says: The Sea Island Telephone Com . pany was sold by order of Judge Dantz br of the Circuit Court, the property . bringing $8,200 at auction. The prop erty was bought by Broker Gibson, probably for some party or corporation which will undertake the management of it. The line extends through a num ber of the Sea Islands and was former ly operated in connection with the In dependent Gordon Company, recently purchased by the Bell Company. At a recent meeting of the board of trustees, Miss Mamie Hill, of Ninety Six, was elected teacher of the prim ary department of the Batesburg grad ed school and Miss Carrie Lou Harmon, of Greers, was elected to take charge of the music department. It ir . ow pretty certain that ex- 1 Governor John C. Sheppard, of Edge field, will be in the race for Congress from the second district this summer. The Fun-Flower Carnival at Colum bia last week was largely attended and is reported to have been quite an en joyable occasion. The strawberry season is now closed and many millions of crates of berries were shipped to Northern markets, bring.j.g much money into the State. Fighting Long and Desperate. London, By Cable.-The correspon dent at Tokio of the Central News Agency cables that the Japanese at tacked Nan Quan Ling, on the narrow est part of the Kwang Tung peninsula, yesterday, and drove back the Russians by main force. The attack on I Lin Chou, the dispatch adds, was begun at dawn today, and by noon Kin Chou was in the hands of the Japanese, who occu pied the castle. The fighting con tinued during thc afternoon and was Df the most desperate character,. The casualties were heavy, The Weather Has Been Warmer arid Favorable for Growth; ? The week ending 8 a; m., May 23rd? fiad a mean temperature of 71 de grees; the normal for the1 same period ?s 74 degrees. The day temperatures ?were normal, or above; the nights ?were unseasonable cool, with light frosts in Union county on the 15th ?and 16th and in Greenville county or the 18th, doing no damage. The low est temperature was 44, the highest Ws 87 degrees. The relative humid ity was unusually low and the sun shine excessive. The winds were gen erally light westerly. I Showers occurred oil the 17th and 18th, with amounts ranging from 1.10 Juches at Florence and Lugoff down to ?race. In general, the northeastern .counties had beneficial rainfall; it was |ight, insufficient or none fell, in the north central, northwestern, western, Rentrai, southeastern counties and throughout the Savannah valley, in [Which districts the drought is becom ing severe. ? The weather was favorable for farm .work, which is well advanced, and cul tivation keeps pace with the needs find growth of field crops, that are ?free from grass and weed. There is J widespread complaint of the scarcity Of laborers, and their unsatisfactory services. i A general, though slow, improve ment in corn is indicated for all Sec ts ??ions, except on bottom lands where [worms continue to destroy stands. Ita :color continues yellow in the dry dis tricts. Some corn is yet to plant, and some that was replanted is slow in germinating. j Improvement in stands, color and growth of cotton is noted in all sec tions where the rainfall was most ^copious. In other sections stands con tinue broken and irregular, with much aot/up, particularly in stiff, clay and red lands, and replantings. The cool nights are detrimental to the growth j and vitality of cotton; some places re port plants dying from this cause and the drought. Lice have appeared in Bamberg, Hampton and Marlboro counties. Chopping made slow pro gress; cultivation is thorough. Sea Island cotton is dwarfted, has poor stands and is suffering for rain. \ Tobacco suffers from the cool nights and remains small. Rice needs freshet water for flooding, although its gen eral condition is fairly good; sowing continues. Oats improved in the east ern counties, and are poor in other Sections; with spring oats practically T?t&ilnrei?Ux Harvest is .-.under.; -...way.;! Wheat looks well and its appearance indicates an average crop. Peaches are ripening and shipments have be gun. Minor crops and truck are gen erally poor, except where the rainfall has been fairly constant and sufficient since planting time.-J. W. Bauer, Section Director. Another Arrest Made. Newberry, Special-An important turn in the baby murder case was taken when a warrant was sworn for Lottie Spehl, a young white woman living on the outskirts of the city, charging her with being the mother and muraros? of the child. A preliminary trial has been held before Magistrate J. H. Chap pell, only a few witnesses being exam ined. Frances Franklin, a negro woman, who, it is thought, knows something of the case, was re-arrested and was present at the hearing. There being practically no evidence against her, however, she was released from cus tody. The hearing of the Spehl case was continued for a few days until a further investigation is made and more v/itnesses summoned. In the meantime the defendant was allowed to return to Ker home without giving bond. This Js the case which has baffled the police for two weeks, and Involves the plac ing of a dead infant, with ' its head crushed and neck broken, in a cheap valise, and putting it aboard the east bound Southern passenger train, which passes Newberry at 11:40 p. m. The case has attracted no little attention in this community, and it ls hoped that the guilty parties will soon be found. The Spehl woman was represented at the preliminary by Fred H. Dominick, Esq., and Lambert W. Jones, Esq. George Johnston, Esq., represented the Franklin woman. Dragged to Death. Westminster, Special.-Alex Mason, a white man living between here and Oakway, with his aged father, was go ing to mill Saturday ?fternoon and while going down a slant one of the holdback straps gave way, causing the horse to become- frightened and un managaeable, overturning the wagon and throwing the old gentleman out unhurt. The younger man was drag ged a short distance under the wagon and died a few minutes later. The dead man was about 45 years old and unmarried. He was a farmer and a well-to-do and respected citizen. Barn Burned. Iva, Special.-The barn belonging to Mr. W. T. McGee, near here, was de stroyed by fire Saturday evening. The origin of the fire is unknown. When the flames were discovered several head of stock were in the building, but all were gotten out except one mule, which perished. Besides the barn and mule, a reaper and a quantity of corn, fodder, etc., was destroyed. Mr. Mc Gee's loss was some $600 or $700, and he had no insurance. " To Organize Chapter. Clemson College, Special.-A dispen sation has been granted to the Clem Bon Masonic Lodge to organize a royal arch chapter. The "blue" lodge was or ganized here nearly a year ago, and has had anu nusual degree of prosper ity. "Calhoun" is to be the name of the new chapter. The officers named in the dispensation are: Prof. SL M. Martin. E. H. P.; Dr. G. E. Nesom, king; Prof. H. Benton, scribe. One meeting has been held, and the work I of organization is progressing satis jjfaclorlly. HAD A FATAL FIRE Town of Greenwood, South Carolina, Suffers Severe Loss -?-_ MRS. ANNIE MOSELV A VICTIM She Was Burned io Death in the Cen* tral Hotel, .of Which Sh? Waa Pro prietor, and Where the Fire Orjgi-i nated. Greenwood, S. C., Special.-Fully one-half the business portion of Green wood waS wiped out by fire between 3 hnd 6 o'clock Wednesday morning, and . Mrs. Annie M?sely burned to death. The fire is supposed to have origi nated in the kitchen of the Central Hotel. The'flam es were first seen by an engineer of the Charleston & Western Carolina, who gave the alarm with the whistle. Although roused, Mrs. Mose ley, proprietor of the hotel, was so overcome with fright that she refused to jump. She was overcome by the flames and was burned before it was possible to rescue her. Her charred re mains were found this morning. The total property ,'oss is estimated at not less than Si:J3,000, with not over ?75, 000 Insurance, if so much. Contracts are now being made to rebuild. The First National Bank building which was totally destroyed, issued handbills by sunrise, announcing that lt would be opened for hus?ue?3 by the usual hour, 3 o'clock. .-Ul the bank's books and papers were saved. Mrs. Mosley's two children, who were visiting in Anderson, arrived at noon Their father, while constable, was shot here five years ago, and this makes the mother's horrible death doubly sad. The burned district embraced eighteen stores: Spigel Bros., National Bank, Greenwood Hardware Co., J. W. Sproles, A. F. Hasan, New York Ba zaar, D. J. Raborhe, M. Switzer, L Switzer, Palmetto Grocery, Western Meat Market, E. Borgerro, Lloyd's res taurant, C. P. Culclasure, jeweler; J. I. Chipley, bicycles, guns, etc. His re pair department was the fines, in the upper State; A. M. McD. Singleton, g.ocer; Auld Bros., dry goods; Lesser, dry goods; Mrs. A. J. Sproles, millin ery; Western Union Telegraph office; Hinton, grocery; J. S. Chipley & Co., cotton; Baker & Nicholls, insurance, and many other stocks badly damaged by water and removing. The work of rebuilding will begin ; soon. . Improve .ffi?nta~will "li? *made ih-placihg;-'^m!W;: j stores. Many merchants are ordering goods by wire. Tyner and Barrett Acquitted. Washington, Special.-Within twen ty-two minutes of the retirement of the jury in the case of James M. Tyner and Harrison J. Barrett, tried on charges of conspiracy in connec tion with their duties as law officers of the Postoffice Department, a ver dict of not guilty was returned. The thron j which filled the court room throughout the arguments to the jury hardly had time to leave tho building before the jury was back and thc foreman announced that a verdict had been reached. . Arrested While in the Pulpit. Ocala, Fla., Special.-Rev. J. A. Boyd, a negro preacher, was arrested by a deputy United States marshal Wednesday night, at Orange Lake, near this place, while in the pulpit preaching to a large congregation. He is charged with robbing tho United States mail, by cutting open a mail pouch and appropriating the con tents, the pquch having been lost by a mall carrier. The Crime Confessed-Two Arrests. Mobile, Special.-Ira and Henry Carter, brothers, the negroes arrested for the killing of Askew, had a pre liminary hearing before Justice Wacker, at Yellow Pine, and were or dered held without bail. They were brought to this city Wednesday night and lodged in jail by a deputy officer bf the Mobile & Ohio. Ira Carter confessed that he did the k....ng, say ing that his brother Henry handed him the gun and urged him to shoot. Will Send Minister to Pekin. Mexico City, Special.-Diplomatic re lations will soon be fully established between Mexico and China. The Chi nese minister at Washington will ar rive here shortly and present his cre dentials as minister to this republic, and on leaving here will place a diplo mat already in the city in charge of the Chinese legation, while Mexico will send a minister to Pekin. Ten Miners Suffocated by Gas From A Locomotive. Wilkesbane, Pa.., Special. - Ten men were suffocated by gas from a small locomotive in a mine near Wil liamsburg. Fifty others were brought out unconscious, but will recover. The dead include Michael Golden, the general inside foreman. The Carwin Not Lost. Seattle, Wash., Special-The steam er Cottage City from Lynn canal re ports passing the Nome steamer Cor win on May 21 between Ketchi..an and Wrangel Narrows. This disproves the report that the Corwin was lost on the Vancouver coast. A Shoof'ig Affair. Monterery, Mexico, Special.-While Val Gonzales, a lawyer, and Daniel Madrigal, a merchant, were conversing in the Patio of the fturbide Hotel, Gon zales, it is alleged, drew a revolver and shot Madrigal through the heart. No cause is assigned for the shooting. Gon zales made no attempt to escape, and was taken in charge by the authorities. On Wednesday 200 houses were de stroyed by fire at Yazoo City, Miss., and a nroperty loss of several million dol lars, Market Price of Skeletons. The price of skeletons runs from ?10 to ?100. The difference has lit tle to do with the condition of the subject when alive. In the cheap skeleton only the framework is pre served. Cheap second hand ones can often be had as low as ?3 or ?4. The expensive ones have the nervous and circulatory systems preserved. Some of the French skeletons are novels of ingenuity lu this direction, each nerve or muscle being fitted with an attach ment connecting it with a spiral spring or wire. I Fond of Good Society. While a menagerie was being derail ed at Plauen, in Saxony, one day last summer, a bear escaped and bolted up the main street of the town. An elec tric train frightened the animal, and it made for the open air bathing lake in the park. A number of ladles were in the water, and were frightened almost out of tneir wits when the shaggy beast came plunging in among them. With one accord they all clear ed out of the water and ran for their lives, leaving Bruin in undisputed'pcc ' session. Farrand Organs The Bese in the world. The Factor}' does three quarters of a million dollars worth of business a year. Quality considered they are tde CHEAPEST ORGANS made. Over fifty now in stock. Terms accommodat ing. Write me before buying elsewhere. Other magnifi cent organs in appearance at Forty-Five Dollars, with stool and box. Freight paid J. A. Holland . NINETY SIX, S. C. THIS SPACE IS TAKEN BY The Leading Grocers of Augusta Ga., ARRINGTON BROS. COMPANY, 839 Broad EkWW. F. SAMPLE of Saluda County and H. H. SCOTT, JR., of Edgefield County are with us and want to see you. Am getting up a car of McCormick Mowers, with Reaping attachments, for the coming grain harvest. Also McCor* mick Binders. Write postal card at once, if interested. E. J. NORRIS. W. J. Rutherford & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF g AND DEALER IN Cement, Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Ready Roofing and other Material. Write Us For Prices. Corner Reynolds and Washington Streets, Augusta, Georgia. Wagons ' Buggies FURNITURE Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons and buggies just received. Our stock of furniture and house furnishing* is complete. ? Large stock. COFFINS and CASKETS. always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt ly responded to. All goods sold on a small mar gin of profit. Call to see me, I will save you money. _ _ GEO. I*. COBB Johnston, South Carolina,