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THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS ;BANK. ?AUGUSTA, GA.| Pays Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited. Ii. C. HATNK, Pr?sident, CHAS. C. HOWARD/ Cashier. VOL. 69. EDG?FlELD, S? C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 11,1904. THE MIWAL OP AUGUSTA' L. CSHATNB, FRANK G. FOB?, President. Cashier.' CAPITAL $250,000. Surplus ) Undivided Profits. [$125,000 Oar New Vault contains 410 Safer-Lock Boxes, which we offer to oar patrons and tho public at three to ten dollars per anacra. -.vs.. NQ.3r. SEIZURES TO CEASE Russian Authorities Deplore Action? Violating International Law WILL RELEASE THE LATEST PRIZES Apparent Delay in Delivery of Oredrj to vthe Volunteer Cruuisers Explains the Capture of the Scandia and the Ardov. - St Petersburg, By Cable.-The Asso ciated Press is able to announce that Russia has informally notified Great . Britain that orders have ?een issued to the Russian: cruisers in the Red Sea not to arrest any more merchantmen, and it has been agreed between the two. powers, that if, pending the receipt q? these orders by the captains of the St. Petersburg and the Smolensk, any other ships should be stopped and held as prizes, these acts shall be regarded as not having taken place and the ships concerned at once released. Although it was authoritatively stated yesterday that the Malacca had already reached Suda Bay, it now transpires that when the Malacca sailed from Port Said she was bound for Algiers. Unless orders are delivered to her on the way, she ' ? will, upon arrival there, find an order to proceed immediately to Suda Bay, where, under the agreement reached between Britain and Russia, an exam ination of her cargo will be made by the Russian, and British consuls. Russian Conference. St Petersburg, By Cable.-Grand Duke Alexis presided at SUD ' ly's coun ' eil, which Count Lamsdorfi, the For eign: Secretary, and Vice" Admiral Avel lan, chief of the admiralty department, and'other high naval officers attended.' The result of the conference removes all doubts concerning the present atti tude of Russia with regard to the vol unteer fleet The validity of the view expressed in the British note regarding the irregularity of the position of the vessels was so far admitted that the council agreed to waive the right of search. After a long ' discussion, in which Count Lamsdorff took a leading part, it was decided that the present status of the volunteer fleet was not . sufficiently well-defined according to in ternational law, to render further searches .and seizures advisable, and that, therefore, Russia, in the interest v.?. of friendly relations with the powers - , should withdraw the authority given :.*he volunteer fleet in this respect Or ?e-rs. were sent to the volunteer-fleet steamers. St Petersburg and Smolensk to-refrain, from interference, wi th for eign shipping. :.: .' Rooseyelt Notification. -6 ^?nea^s^^ e cation of Theodore Roosevelt ot'liis: nomination for the Presidency, by the . . Republicahj.: party. The ceremony will take place on "Wednesday, the : 27t?h inst, at 12:30 p. m. Following custom, , the notification will be at Mr. " Roosevelt's home, Sagamoro Hill. The . members of the notification committee appointed by the Chicago convention havo been requested to assemble at tho Waldrof-Astora Hotel, in New York, on Tuesday evening, to make preliminary arrangements for the cer emony of the day following. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, chairman of the committee, will arrive in New York tomorrow. The committee will leave Long Island City on a special train for Oyster Bay at 10:30 Wednesday morning*, arriving at ll o'clock. On account of the isolation of Presi \. dent Roosevelt's home, only about 125 persons will be in the party, in . eluding the members-of the notifica. tion committee and relatives and friends of President Roosevelt, who reside in the 'vicinity of Sagamore Hill. The ceremony of notification will be as simple and unostentatious . as possible. The wide veranda almost surrounding the President's house, will be draped with American flags. If the weather is fair, the committee will assemble on the lawn, and if not, ' on the veranda. Luncheon will then follow. i The Parker Notification. Bsopus, N. Y., Special.-Judge Par ker has fixed August 10 as the date for the ceremonies notifying him of his nomination by the Democratic nation al convention as a candid?te for' the Presidency. Judge Parker reached his decision concerning the date in a long consultation with William F. Sheehan Saturday, and a telegram'was at once sent "Champ Clark, of Missouri, chair man of the committee named by the Democratic convention to notify the nominee for President. Champ Clark is expected to call a meeting of his -committee, probably to be held in New York, and he may also come to Rose mount to talk over arrangements with Judge Parker, although no plan for Buch a conference has yet been made. 125 Ready* for Work. Cleveland, Special-One hundred and twenty-five men who have- said they were willing to take the places of strik ers at the Chicago packing houses are awaiting the word which will send them to the scene of the great strike. Manager J. F. Shields says he has ap plications from experienced butchers who want to go, now that the packers have declared- their intention of keep ing all non-union men employed. - Major General Henry C. Corbin, com manding the department of the Atlan .f '-' tlc, has sent to Adjutant General John . -. D. Frost an invitation to the governor and two members of his staff to be . ' present at the regular and militia maneuvres to be held near Gainesville, Ga., September 5 to 10. It is not yet known whether or not the governor will be able to accept, but from the ?. present prospects it is hardly probable that he will. He is forced to decline almost all of his invitations now on ac count of the increased work of the of fice. _ Homicide in Barber Shop. New York, Special-A quarrel in the ; 'barber shop of Vincenizo Saitto, in Third avenue Saturday, ended in a cus tomer, a well-dressed, unknown man, eing shot dead and Saitto, with a bul let wound in his shoulder, being held for murder. The shooting caused a -.- panic in the shop,-which was filled with customers, and the police reserves were called ont to handle the crowd that uiekly gathered. i SOLICITOR MAKES REPORT 4 ' I - '. Tells the Governor That He Has Suffi? j cient Information? Saturday evening ?overnor Hey ward's Office received tho renort of Solicitor Hildebrand on the matter of , tue alleged "lynching" at Eutawville. 1 Mr. Hildebrand mentions no barnes, but it is plain from bis statement that ? bc has information sufficient to pro ( ceed upon at the proper time. Once again "lynchers" are to be prosecuted ! in South Carolin?. The solicitor's report is as follows: "Hon. D. C. Heyward, Governor, Col umbia, S. C.: Dear. Sir: Pursuant to your tele graphic order, I proceeded to Holly Hill on" last Tuesday and spent the day there, within seven miles of where the lynching of Kitt Bookhard took place, and also drove several miles in the country in order to spend the night previous to attending the inquest at Eutawville, which was held cn Wednesday last. -1 had two reas ons for proceeding in this manner, ene of which was the railroad connec tions, and the other and controlling reason was, a belief that ? migbt find out something of how the tragedy took place, and at whose hands this unfortunate man met his death. On Wednesday I proceed to Eutaw ville and met Magistrate Wiggins, who seems in entirely accord with yourself and with all of the good peo pie, in his efforts to bring to justice tho perpetrators of this fearful crime. Upon arriving at Eutawville, about 8:30 a. m., and after consulting with the magistrate, acting coroner, we began to take testimony at 9 o'clock, in the town hall. As a matter of cau tion I had twelve persons sworn in as special constables to keep the peace, and included in that number several colored men. There were a large number of colored persons and white people present. The crown was variously estimated, but no esimate that I heard was less than 1,000. The behavior on the part of tho people ar? a whole was entirely satisfactory, or- ; derly, and I thought, very commenda- . ble. i The jury of inquest had been pre- : viously organized, but answered to . their names upon the call, after some i ielay. Upon the jury of inquest were \ tWQ very respectable looking colored nen, and the foreman of the jury was -1 ?r.-R. G. Causey, whom I am inform- * ?d is the county Democratic chairman f )f Berkeley county, and whom I know ? Mk^tK '^^*^^^t'f-^^' A.f%- a ^^a^d^^^th^P^cl^^^c^^v^^ H dade.as required by-4 law,-for all per- j ons 'here present" knowing anything pf the manner in which the deceased tad met bis death, to come forward t ind let their names be known, and let c heir testimony be taken. Tn .re- t iponse to this proclamation, after ?orne difficulty, some names were as :ertained, and I proceeded to take tes- t imony. The testimony has been ( jublished mostly In the newspapers, T o-wit: The State and the News and fourier, but of course you must un terstand that that testimony does not < -epresent one-tenth of what was said t >r done; and, indeed, we did not de- ( sire that all the testimony should be reduced to writing or published, be- j caube some of the details were too ttorrible to appear in the coiumns of I any respectable newspaper. I think it is hardly necessary that I should i rehearse to you the testimony, after 1 Its .publication already stated, al- ( though the testimony of all the wit- ? aesses has not been published. I will sav here that I have the able assist- : ance of Messrs. Raysor & Summers, | a law firm of Orangeburg, than whom 1 I know of no more able counsel, and we are satisfied; I think the acting coroner is satisfied, and indeed I 1 think every citizen who heard the testimony is satisfied as to the per sonnel of the guilty parties. We think the perpetrators of this crime number ed not exceeding six. All of the wit nesses who offered their fi?mes were carefully examined and 'everything was done that would shed light upon the transaction, so far as I could see. The coroner's jury seemed to be composed of a lot of conscientious and upright men, willing to ascertain the truth, and were willing to make a pre sentment as to certain parties, but af ter advice and consultation, it was decided to l^ave the finding of the verdict open until some future day, upon additional testimony, for the reason that we want no innocent man punished and no guilty man to es cape. I will say here tl at so far as I could ascertain, public sentiment in "nc community regards it as a most heinous offense, and one that certainly ought to be met with the most con dign punishment. The good people are outspoken in their denunciation, and I am sure they will lend my office and my associates every possible aid in ferretting out and bringing to jus tice these culprits. Awaiting . your further instructions, I am your obedi ent servant, P. T. HILDEBRAND, Solicitor. Governor Hey ward is out of the city and no action will bo taken on this report until his return, even if it is then necessary. The solicitor and magistrate, have-ample power to pro ceed. New Corporations. The Summerton Hardware company has received a charter from the secre tary'of State. The capital is $5,000 and the officers are J. C. Chantran, presi dent; C. M. Davis, vice-nresident, and J. A. James, secretary and treasurer. ? new banking concern is the Jeffer son Bank of. Chesterfield county which has a capital of $15,000. The corpora tors are'W. S- Blakeney, of Charlotte; F. M. Welsh and W. M. Miller, of Jef ferson. Memorial Exercises. Rock Hill, Special.4^ the meeting of the college section of the State .Teachers' Association on Friday ev ening eloquent memorial audresses were made by the Honorable George Jonhstone in honor of the late Rev. Wm. Moffat Grier, D. D., LL. D., for many years president of Erskine Col lege, and by the Hon. J. J. McMahon in memory of the late Prof. R. Means Davis, of the South Carolina College. Pope Pius X officiated at mass in St. Peter's on the annlvarsary of the death of Leo XIII. japanese Wirt Another Victory With Desperate Valor ---?* flEAVV LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES -h The ; Russians. Had .Fortified the Place and Defended it Stoutly, Los ing 1,000 Men and Inflicting a Loss of 424. Tokio,. By Cable.-General Kuroki, after a severe fight, occupied Kiao Tung on July 19. The place had been fortified by the Russians, who defended it stoutly. In the fighting General Kuroki's troops drove the Russians from their strongly fortified position on the Chi river, which is northwest of Motien Pass, and east of Anping, in-' fiicting upon the enemy more serious .Iosss than,they sustained themselves. The fight began on the 18th and ended on the 19th. The Japanese lost 424 men in killed and wounded. The Russians Iosess are estimated at 1,000. General Kuroki began his advance early in the morning of the 18th. He uncovered and followed the enemy e?Lng the Chi river. The Russians seemed to be retiring to the northward, when suddenly two battalions with eight guns turned and attacked the Jc.panese advance guard vigorously. At this point the Japanese suffered se- ! verely before relief came, one company losing all its officers. At a late hour in the afternoon the Russians* posi tion was developed. They occupied an eminence on the banks of the Chi. The river guarded their left flank and high precipices protected their right. The only approach to their position was through a narrow defile. The fighting continued until dark, when the Japa nese forces bivouacked. The Russians made two counter attacks, but were repulsed in each case. The Japanese renewed the attack at midnight, posting their artillery in the valley below and in high ground to the south of the Russian position. The pain Japanese body was assigned to ittack the Russian center, a small de ;achment was sent toward the right lank, and another to" watch the ene ny's left flank. After these positions iad been taken, the fighting ceassd or a time, but it was resumed at lawn. The Russians had 32 guns in ^y^and^e^yigorously shelled the_ bnrc hours. Touring this time ap??ese infantry moved forward "and he flankers had succeeded in staling he .heights on the Russian right by 3 ('clock in the afternoon, at which hour he main force was ordered to storm he Russian centre. The Japanese ar illery protected this movement splen lidly, but the infantry met with a se vere fire and" lost heavily in gaining he heights. The final successful ;harge was delivered at half-past 5 in ;he afternon. The Japanese succeed id in partially cutting off the Russian .etreat, and this soon became a rout The enemy -went in two directions, to lae northward and to the eastward. The Russian forces engaged included, in addition to the artillery, seven bat talions of infantry and a regiment of dossarks. Th? enemy left 131 dead and 300 rifles on the field. Prisoners t tak^n estimated the Russian losses at f 1,000. The Japanese lost one officer and ^ 54 killed and 18 officers and 351 wound ed. On July 19, the Japanese forces at tacked a battalion of infantry and 1,000 cavalry who occupied Chi-Chiato, to the northward of Shaotientsczu. After four hours of fighting, the Russians re tired across the Taitsu river. In this engagement the Japanese had 17 men wounded. $20,000,000 Cotton Company. Trenton, N. J., Special-Articles of incorporation of the Southern Cotton Corporation, having a capitalization of $5,000,000 preferred and $15,000,000 common were filed here recently. The ?ar value of the preferred is $100 a share, but the par value of the common, which will be taken largely in the South, will be only $20 a schare. Japs Seize Merchant Vessel. Shanghai, By Cable-The British steamer Lian Cheng, which arrived here from Wei Hai Wei, reports that she was signaled by the steamer Pie-Pieng lownod by the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, of Shanghai) whose commander asked , the Lien Shing to advise the owner of the Pei Pieng that the ship and cargo had been captured by the Japanese cruiser Hong Kong and tho vessel was proceeding to Japan with a prize crew on board. The news of the capture of the Pei Pieng was communicated to the British admiral whose squadron is anchored in Yung Ching Bay. Russian Forces Retreating. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-The Czar has received the following dispatch from General Kuropatkin, dated July 19: "There has been no special change in thc situation since July 17. At 5 in the afternoon of July 18, Japanese advance forces of considerable strength were observed in the direction of Sikes ya? on the Liao Yang-Siamatsza road, moving against a detachment of our troops. After two days' fighting, the latter force is retreating towards the village of Hout8iatze, east of Anping." Czar Dislikes Complication. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-The As sociated Press has just been informed that Emperor Nicholas, in an inter view with Count Lamsdorff, the For eign Minister, expressed his displeas ure at the turn events had taken and at the possibility of complications with Great Britain arising out of the deten tion of British ships by the Russian volunteer fleet steamers in the Red Sea. This pacific attitude, if the re port be correct, will doubtless lead to an immediate and amicable adjustment of the difficulties. PACKING STRIKE AGAIN ?N fORCI Alleged that Discrimination was M?di iii Rehiring, Ail the Active Ur?icfr Men B?ing Rejected-?ppiica?ti for Re instatement Left in a Body Chicago, Special,-The stocky aids Strike, which was renewed Fr'idaj morning in Chicago and all the othei points where'the big packing 'compan \ les have branches, because the strikers were dissatisfied with the manner in which the employers proposed to rein state their former employes pending a settlement by arbitration, will continue for another day at least. A Joint con ference between representatives of both sides to the controversy and represen tatives of the allied trades, in an at tempt to bring about a peaceable ad justment of this second strike, was ?? Buccessful and the meeting was ad journed at 8:30 o'clock, with the un derstanding that another conference would be held. At Friday's conference, which lasted five hours, a committee of ten. consisting of five representatives of the packers and five representatives of the meat butchers" union, went over the ground thoroughly. Whether the difficulty can be satisfactorily settled is problematical, as both the packers and the strikers, maintain that they are living Up to Wednesday's agreement for a settlement by arbitration, and that lt is the other side that is respon sible for the ren?wai of hostilities? Af ter adjournment, a committee appoint ed for the purpose merely announced that the peace negotiations had failed, but that there was still hope .that an agreement could be reached iii the near future. No written statement of what transpired in thii meeting was given out, as has been customary at, former conferences, and the committee declin ed to give any further information ex cept that another meeting would be held Saturday. Unless a settlement is reached the general belief is that a sympathetic strike of the allied trades In the packing industry, which was threatened last week to enforce the de mands of the strikers, will be called. These unions have signified their will ingness to stand by the butchers if they ire called on to assist' in the struggle ivith the packers for supremacy. In the following statement, given out friday night by Mr. Donnelly, presi lent of the Butchers' Union, the rea ion why the strikers refused to return o work is given: "The packers signed an agreement hat there would be no discrimination n the re-hiring of the men. This was ccepted in good faith. On the return f the men this morning, they were Ined up like cattle. "The foremen, superintendents and thers, walking through the line, would lek out a man and say: 'You come p.' The next man would be pushed ut of line and told that he could not e used, and it was always the good,, ctive union men whom they could not se. mSttE??ii^^ thp^cr uage: 'You went ^y^^T?f^resse? nd we will take you back I?to^ff^ - According to estimates, 8,5&i>*-. erp directly affected in Chicago aloa y Friday's strike. Fully that number f strikers were on hand at 6 o'clock xpecting immediate employment, rhile others were expecting reinstate ?ent later. The cattle butchers left in body, and Mr. Donnelly's general or er declaring another strike followed, t was sent to all employes of various acking houses in the different cities ffected by the previous strike, and ead: "Order out all the departments gain. Companies violated agree aent." Bad Wreck on Southern. Near Franklin Junction, Va., Friday ifternoon, local passenger train No. 9 unning between Washington and Danville, was wrecked at 4:05 o'clock. The door from a box car on a freight rain passing 20 minutes before had allen across the track and the train .unning at a rate of 30 miles an hour, ^countered the obstruction, derailing ;he engine and three cars. The train vas in charge of Conductor Burgess md Engineer C. E. Hall. The latter vas killed, as was his fireman, W. 0. Willoway, white, and Ed. McClannahan, vhite, a flagman, George Burke, white, jaggagemaster. and a newsbody, were slightly Injured. No passengers were killed or injured. A Heated Discussion. * London, By Cable-The proposals of ;he budget bill have kept the House of Commons in continuous session all night, and Thursday morning a heated iebate still continues.. The discussion developed itself into a test of strength between ministerialists and their ope ents. Two Killed in Wreck. Olean, N. Y., Special.-Two mea w< killed and a third seriously injured the wreck of a passenger train on tj Pennsylvania Railroad at Shippen, PJ Sunday. The dead are: Fireman Krof ster and Sullivan, both of Buffalo;. Gi A. Henson, of Buffalo, baggage em ploye, was seriously hurt Georgia Allowed Brigade. Washington, Special.-Senator Bacon of Georgia, has made arrangements with Major General Corbin, command ing the Atlantic division, whereby the State of Georgia will be represented by a full brigade of its National Guard at the manoeuvres at Manassas, Va., next September, on condition that presence of the 600 men in excess of the State's quota should entail no expense to tte United States beyond the amount ori ginally allotted to Georgia. On Eastern Coast of Japan. Tokio, By Cable.-A fisherman e ports that the Vladivostock squadrm was off Miyako Thursday, going ina southeasterly direction at a speed of 30 knots. If this course and sped is maintained, the squadron will be off Yokohama today. The eastrn coast of Japan is shrouded in og. Shipping has been suspended, await ing the location of the Russian ftet. The report of Joseph Chamberlm's tariff commission recommends a en eral tariff for Great Britain. / News by Wire. Britain protested to Russia aginst the Red sea seizures. The freedom of the city of Lodon was presented to Lord Curzon, j A great drouth is injuring Ganan crops. ! Mrs. Florence Maybrlck, the loted life convict, was freed from Eglis'a custody on ticket of leave and lit tor Franca, ?R?LINA AFFAIRS Occurrences ?f interest ?ri Variou? Parts of the State. 4 .... ?n?th?r Sad kil l ind; . 6r??iiVood? Sp?cial;-Thomas J. ?F?n; magistrate for Yeldeli t?wriship, ^'P^* county, shot arid instantly kill edgbJs son-in-law, ?d.'Stevens',- Tues daj.afternoon about 5 o'clock; Stev en^ was shot through the heart and di|d instantly. The fatal shot was fired while the two men were clinched a?fl scuffling on the ground. The kill in^-took place in the public road di rectly in front of Stevens' house, and was the result of the second attack made on Lyon during the day by Stev en!.. .The first att?tk was made while the two men Were at a fish fry at Brook's s?tfng> ? few miles from their ?ffijf- Lyon asked Stevena to help clean some fish and Stevens made an kiting remark, so one of those preterit states, and after a reply by Lyon, struck Lyon over the head with a i?ek twice. The men were separ atej.;. An effort was made to get Stev en^, to apologize to Lyon, but he re ?yon started home, unarmed, in vc |<bug?y with J. M. McCain. Some one insWted on his taking a pistol. He did|and put t in the foot of his buggy 'W$en fie arid McCain arrived in front o?$?t?v?ns's house Stevens arid Gary Dd}*?- met them, also in a buggy. St^yehs jumped: Out and strdck Lyon onffihe head with the butt end of his bng)Sr-;>hip. They then clinched and in^e. struggle Lyon shot him. Dorn thea-tried to get Lyon's pistol, but faffiS, Lyon agreeing to give it up to his-daughter, Mrs. Stevens. -ifyon drove to Greenwood in com pany:-with T. W. McMillan, chief of police of Greenwood, who was visiting in^he neighborhood. He went at once", to.^tho jail and surrendered vol untarily. The shooting seems to be the/.?ulmination of a long and bitter enmity against Lyon by his son-in-law and;;jhis son-in-law's father. , Dorn is a magistrate and once de cided a case against Stevens, Sr., which, it is said, started the bad feel ing.;.;. When interviewed Lyon said that .he-would not talk. He expressed his^great sorrow at what had been doltey but also said that it could not haye' been avoided. In speaking of Stephens he said: "He married the chojcestrof my family. I always treat ed'Him as my own son." JO '- . - - . Fifteen New Dentists. The State Board of Dental Exam ?nele^ of Drs. G. F. S. ~ -tr? uesiuju.iy, ?uiiu- u'il p-i??ijjvert, Sparenburg, completed sSg^amination of applicants on Fri agffiZ conipleting the examination in time :for the opening of the annual State meeting. The names of the new licentiates are: W. T. Wallace, Spartanburg; R. M. Kennedy, York ville^ H. B. Hair. Blackville; J. M. Wallace, Union; J. L. Gibbson, Ben nett8Ville; R. W. McCord, Mullins; J. R. Nickels, Hodges; J. L. McLaurin, Clio; A. G. Codey, Edgefleld; J. W. Gray, Lamar; Thos. Littlejohn, Paco let; H. G. Fullers, Ninety-six; R. Mc iver, Wilbur, Charleston; S. G. Rut ledge, Kershaw; W. D. Durham, Ber lin. Saluda to Have Railroad. Columbia Special-It is now thought that, the Southern will build its ex tension from Wards to Saluda in a few* months. Engineer R. E. Har woo'd, of the Southern's surveying de partment, has been in the city on business connected with the survey of the proposed line and there seems little doubt but that the road will be built very soon. There has been in th?? section of the Stae a movement to (build an independent line from Sa luda by way of Johnston, a distance o? ?bout forty miles, but nothing has been heard from this recently, and it is supposed that the promoters are waiting to hear more definitely from the Southern. State Capitol Notes. Recently C. A. Power, county auditor of Laurens, inquired of Comptroller General A. W. Jones if he should levy ari extra tax of two mills on the prop erty of a school district in that county. ?e d C. Boleman ,and the returns on real aid personal property amount to $515, 762. In the last two years there has ben an increase of over two million dollars worth of taxable property in Anderson. ! - Killed by Lightning. Timmonsville, Special.-Miss Mary Reynolds, a young lady of 18 years vho lived near town, was struck by lghtning and instantly killed. She was utting on the back piazza with the i'amily, some of whom were within three'feet of her, but were^imi^redL Decides to Remain. Washington, Special.-The Navy De partment has been informed that Lieu tenant Newton A. McCully, the Ameri can naval attache, who succeeded in reaching Port Arthur from Mudken, on the last train entering that city, has declined the offer of the Japanese ad miral to give bim a safe conduct from the besieged city and has decided to re main until the city falls or is relieved. It is understood that the French at tache and Lieutenant McCully are the only foreign attaches left Hail Storm at St. Matthews. St. Matthew?, Special.-An electric storm passed over the place last week accompanied by 2.10 inches of rain fall and some hail. The latter seems to have fallen very irregularly in the area, affected. A few fields of cotton were beaten a:ad torn badly; also a portion of the tobacco crop was moje or less injured. This is probably moro rainfall than has fallen in this section within the past three months. Corn has suffered greatly from drouth and the cotton was beginning to show evidences from the long and contin ued drouth. > SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS Bood Rains and Warmer Weather Pre vailed. The week ending . 8 a. m., July 18th, had a mean temperature of 80 degrees which is Slightly below normal. The departures below normal were greater on the coast than in the interior. The extremes were a minimum of 60 at Greenville on the 14 th and a maximum of 98 at Blackville on the 15th. There were no destructive high winds. The relative humidity WaS about normal over the" entire State. The sunshine was slightly deficient. There were quite general showers on the 12th, and again ori the 16th; but they were local and partial in charac ter, with many places that had no rain. The relative wet and dry areas remain about the same as last week, with com plaint of too much rain in Chesterfield, Marlboro and Marion counties, and of increased severity of the droughty con ditions in the middle and upper Savan nah valley counties, extending into the interior over Greenwood, Newberry and Laurens counties, with many smaller areas in the central counties taht are suffering for rain. Rain would be very beneficial over the western half of the State, in which division wells and streams are very low, and "water for stock is scarce. Laying by crops is general and the work ls well advanced, except that stubble land corn, and cotton on red I and clay lands, continues to be culti 1 vated. The condition of old corn is critical in the dry sections, and the prospective yields will be materially lessened un less rain comes soon. Late planted corn continues promising. The cotton crop suffered from an ex cess of moisture in the extreme north eastern counties, and from drought in the western ones, but as a whole con tinues very promising. It has attained seasonable size In the eastern half of the State, and remains undersized over the western half. There are a few reports of too large a weed. Cotton is bloooming and fruiting well in.all sections, and many full grown bolls have been noted, insects infest fields in Greenville, pickens and Spartan burg counties, while wilt and blackroot or black mst have been noted in Green ville and Orangeburg counties, Consi derable cotton has been laid by in gen erally clean condition. Sea-Island cot ton ia hecoming somewhat grassy, and i? blooming freely. Tobacco curing is. now general; the crop is a fine one. Bice is heading, and is in need of more freshet water; June Ivirr^llH?O??fliw^ VU1TJin-urjJJuxvjL','ir',v<n.TO?iuj,i ...i - ... . moisture supply, and "rang? from excel lent to very poor.-J. W. Bauer^Sec,, tion Director, Columbia,.:S.;-C_.-?o>; Cotton Region Letter. The following cotton crop letter ia furnished as information by W. F. Klumpp & Co: Weather conditions continue favorable for the ; crop and while there have been complaints of too much moisture in some sections ot Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, caus ing fields to become grassy, showers have been a benefit to the crop in the Eastern belt, and with the return of fair weather within the past few days farmers have been able to do consider able field work. The Boll weevil is causing consider able apprehension in many sections of Texas, and it remains to be seen to what extent this pest may ravage tho crop. The crop generally is in good condi tion and making rapid and satisfac tory growth, blooming and fruiting well, and is at least fifteen days ahead of last season, and with favorable weather, picking will be general in Southwest Texas latter part of this month, and Southern Louisiana and Mississippi by the middle of August Weather conditions will continue to govern the course of prices. Any un favorable reports would cause a rapid upward movement as a large crop ls necessary to replenish stocks. Bids For Philippine Bonds. Washington, Jpecial.-The insular bureau of the War Department has is sued a circular inviting proposals for the sale of $3,000,000 of Philippine 4 per cent., ne-year bonds. The bids.will be received until 2:30 p. m., August 22. the proceeds to be applied to the retire ment of the outstanding $3,000,000 of Philippine bonds. A Tragic Death. A special from Newberry says: "News was received in this city Sun day, of the tragic death of Mr. John A. McLean, of Blythewood, S. C., a young man well known in Newberry, where he made his home for several j-ears. Mr. McLean at the time of his death was running as flagman on the South ern's through fruit train from Florida to New York. When near Edmunds, a small station 10 miles south of Colum bia, the tender of the engine jumped the track, wrecking ten cars. Mr. Mc Lean was standing in the cab at the time and was thrown a great distance from the track, death resulting in stantly. The other members of the crew escaped serious Injury." British Fleet Moves Nearer. London, By Cable.-The Daily Ex press Tuesday morning prints the fol lowing dispatch, dated July 180^, from it? coi respondent at Malta: "The Brit ish Mediterranean fleet left here Mon day for Alexandria. It ls believed that the destination of the fleet may be con nected with the presence of the Rus tan volunteer fleet steamers in the Red Sea. The British cruiser Terrible ls said to have sailed from Suez today for the purpose of looking after the inter est of British merchantmen." In Precarious Condition. Newberry, Special.-Mr. P. Clarke Smith, one of the county's most promi nent citizens, and a member of Gover cr Hey ward's staff, who was shot and seriously wounded on Friday morning by Mr. Thomas- J. Davenport, a man also prominent in county affairs, still lies in a precarious condition at his home near Independence, this county. Physician;, say that it will be several days before the result of the wound can be foretold. Mr. Davenport, who gave himself up to the authorities im mediately after the shooting, was re leased on a bond of $5,000 and returned io his home in the county. After commenting upon the number of modern Portias who flourish in large cities, The Housekeeper asks the question: "How long will it be be fore we have women jurors?" The modern juror, it goes on- to say, is not a person of giant intellect or legal learning, nor is he accustomed to grappling with weighty judicial mat ters. All that is required is a modi cum of intelligence and common sense, and how often is this modest demand not realized! There is no ap parent reason, it goes on to say, why women could not render as intelli gent a verdict as men, especially in cases concerning their own sex, and It quotes an English jtfdge as admitting that it would be much more satisfac tory to litigants and save a deal of valuable time if juries of women were employed in such cases as disputes involving dressmakers' claims, and actions brought by maids against their mistresses. If women are capable of making successful lawyers, there seems to be no reason why they can not make effective jurors. Thrice Wrecked in a Week. In 1883 as the schooner Albatross was driving east across the Banks lix a murky storm she met her. end from a low lying berg. 0? her crew of ten only two escaped, having cut clear the dinghy and launched it over the stern. Next day they were picked "up' by the fishing schooner Energy,,making for the Newfoundland coast." Driven south by bad weather she sighted two days later the steamer Liddes dale, with a load of cdtbonrfrom' the Southern States for England. The steamer agreed to take -the cast aways, and in approaching to get to them collided with' the Energy and sank her, though saving-the crew. Thirty-six hours later the 'Liddes dale herself went ashore near Ca/pe Race and became a total loss. Thus the two men from the Albatross were wrecked three times within a week -berg, steamboat and rock-an expe rience probably unique.-P. T. Mc Grath, in McClure's Magazine. Farrand Organs The Bese in the world. The Factory does three quarters of a million dollars worth of business a year. . 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