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OF AUGUSTA. -AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. CAPITA^ " - jsgggas m Surplus & Profits. ' We shall be ; 140,00a j pleased to bare you open an] this Baak. Customers md< :s assnred of .?err courtesy^ and accommodation possible, nnder conser 1 vatlve, raodern Banking: method*. < NO, 9. Aflft?f?ir High Russian C .'e- By Anarchist i : sf?^RY-ASSASSIN IS ARRESTED] Moscow/ ; By. Cable:~-"Within ,the [Uncle of th?^Czar and G?vern?r Gen eral of Mbsoow 'Instantly<>~ Kill?dl /.. " . . ? ?' -erf" ? Jsr~v .??r While Driving1'From "ttisTalac'e Tn 8??f& ' . ' rZ'?? V ? the Ancient Capital--by a Bomb " ? -J ThrowfrBeniath His Carriage From . .?t ? * cj ? iSP^S " \Je^ a Sleigh/ by a Member of.' 'the Socialistic-Revolutionary' Party, A W?l?s" of the. far-famed Kromlin Pal; ;acey and "almostunderneath the his "^rIcaT^?wer^from"~^tt'ich ' Ivan, the . - - ?? . ?.Terrible -watched the,-heads of his enemies falling ten?aWthe'axe of the i . ?amous red square, and withi? & j V stone's, throw of the great WU of Mos <cow, Grand .Duke Sergius, uncle "and "brother-in-law qf ^ Emperor' ?Nichb??s; . and, the chief p?the reaciibnarteSrffiOt ?Ka terrible death, shortly ^b?tore 3 ?o-'clock^l"^^^ deed <. was5 committed;" by "V single'terrorist, who threw beneath the carriage of the ?Grand Duke a bomb charged with the same -^bjgh-^ower^^ explosJvej;~whieh, Twrou^nt 'Minister Voa Phiero's tteatu,'] Toe missie was packed .with nails and, r;?a?r^gmentatfof^irxmv-'ttnd'*its- explosion tore the. imperial victim's body to ghastly fragments, which strewed the snow for yards around. Every win dow in the great, lofty facade of the palace of justice -was shattered, and bits of iron were imbeddeo^d?eply -In the wallg of the ars?j?^^^h?ndi-'ed *^d3. away. HAD ^B^Yik^^:^klSC^^?i . .. ' The assassin-belongs^toVthV n?ted'l . *?flghting group%pf!*.th?' solialistic-rev olutionary party^which' has removed .other prominent pfBciais andi long .* since passed sentence of ' death 'inpon; Grand Duke Sergius. The Grand B?ke: knew that he stood in the shadow pt death? He was the recipient of re peated -warnings, and elaborate prej , ^ga??M?^^^fer}l> 4rr-^fi5tfr^hir The s'cene.of the crime was the great 1 ?openN triangles within the Kremlin, ?-"-'-I.-"hounded hy the arsnel, treasury and --courts of justice, in ene angle of which ; ls the Nicholas, or, Little Palace, where the Grand-Duke -dwelt. At the op . posite cornerais the. Nikolasky gate,. .' ; the : exit to the. town .beyond the ram-. --'X?eV'mlm'?'feVt?for?'the heil of the t'?J?Z?tie? sounded the hour! of 3, ^ the - equipage of the Grand Duke emerged ^-?.rtrom the g?tes of the .palace and pro - needed, foHowfedjby^l??gfis^cbntairiing secret police." It swept to a smart.pace .towards the ?gate, passing, the ChoudefE j Cloister, Ivan's Tower, the great Czar | - ? ,"beli. and.lohg; rows pf-c?naon captured j ? rom Napoleon in the winter retreat of ;\':^1:18?2i"r-In a minute-the carriage was.j In front ol the courts of justice, where .. Ihor-walls -of the. triangle approach, forming ? narrow entrance to the Nik olasky gate. There . a man clad In -workman's attire stepped forward from the sidewalk and thrcv a"bomb, which ihe had concealed beneath his, coat A terrrible explosion followed, and ? hail ?of iron pelted the grim stone walls of I the arsnel and courts of justice. A| "thick cloud of smoke, snow and debris - arose. When it bas cleared, a ghastly sight was presented. & ..-'"<* On the snow Jay iragments.-of the body of Grand Duke Sergius, mingled - -with th e" wreck of the "carriage. The Grand Duke's head had been torn from . his body, and reduced to a shapeless pulp, and-the- trunk and limbs were .frightfully mangled. A-.finger bearing .a rich seal ring was found lying sev tral yards away. The crimson, tint and a sickening, smell.of blood were every-1 .where. Only a few fragments of cloth Improved Demand For Print Cloth Fall River, Mass., Special.-Sales in ; tne ; print iclotlr market for the week . are .estimated at from 175,000,to 200, 000 pieces. An improvement in the demand for goods, and . especially * 36. and 38 1-2 widths, is reported, the* .~bulk~ of the -trading~during~the-week' ~ being .confined to .these styles. ^ Regu-:. -lars; which sold last week.at 2" 11-16, ? are now quoted at 2 5-8. _ i Whole Family Asphyxiated. - Cleveland, :0.,- Special-Four persons were found, dead in a small house at - No. 50 1-2 Central Avenue today. The ^dead . are:, Charles Heller, Josephine ! CHe??er? -tifa'' wife; * George- Nolan, a sp?-in-Jaw; May Nolan, wife of George Nolan, and daughter of the Hellers. :*When the neighbors entered the No lan house today the natural gas was-] still burning in the stove, but the rooms were filled witb a strong odor of gas. The only living thing in the house was a small dog, which was found wrapped , in a^lanket. It w?s imconscibus.; ' . . sj Body F?tind Near Railway Track^^i ..:4^dsb^??^ai^Tiie body Pf 'a dead negro was'found lying beside the railroad track about a mile this side of Beston by the engineer of the A. & N. Cf "Shoo-Fly," going east. He saw the' body ' as - the train was ap proaching and stopped. An examina tion revealed that,,the negro had been, , shot in the head. The coroner, Dr. Thoirias" Hill,'of this city, was notified <ana went - down,- to -Beston this>-after noon to investigate the affair. .-:S .'._. ---r~ Killed by Falling Timber. Concord^ SpeciaJ.-r-Friday < evening about 4 o'clock a 'phone messagefrom - ' pi'?^er^Mil^b'r?nis^ th"?t' ^r-K.MantiS Mg?[hifgr, the l^ear-oW. ^m^^& Sa?t?fl? S? McWh?rter, wf?l ' killed iat his honie?by falling timbers. 'adli?on'to^ne '"bouse and/the^young. man had^ gone u?r^.the hoase^to'p?t un somfr'-props wnen^the heavy^tim br?iiE'^eTlnserei unc?nscf?tia for ' in hour, whep bo died? ?ff?ci?l B?own io Atoms Bomb Thrower 2_ - :;.>.-..-.'-. ? I . ? iTL?i^X?^^S^?^^?riScL once been cl??.h?<L~-The coachman lay moaning with;p?in beside -; ar deep hole in the .pavementr -The horses, draging- the front-wheels pl the-carriag?, had dash .ed off, m?dctenL?d with* ^a?l- to sink dying before^they reached the g|t& : ASSASSIN GLOR?ES IN DEED. S Tite assassin was tBfown to^ the gro\ind? artrly stunned ,by 3he, force of tie explosion^ hut "ne wfj^tekiy arose and ran tov/ard jfifi. g&te, attempting to escape-. Ills "haste and the blood st??&S??ng. from'his face -where he had been wounded by fragments ?f th? bomb, attracted the ?ti?flt?o? O? ? sergeant of police wB9 seized fi?m...be foreS&c coula &aw his revolver- The man--^7^"^|feAy*:tn^'Q^i?%;''tr?t on the Contrary .gior?ed lu its success. .He feip^?sked his': satisfaction that he ?it?&en'afil? todkill the Grand Duke j without involving the latter's iflftSftent -wife. He avowed kia Membership in {the Socit? reW^W.9n?ry army, but re fused;W ?is-name'; and at the. jaU M^-jpapers^were; found to be false. CAUSES' v??^-i POPULAR HATRED. Much of the responsibility for th? catastrophe at the ??W??ti?n ot Em peror Nicholas ?h M?scow-, when sev-_ 1 eral thb\i8?hd people were crushed to death ai tire time of th? distribution of the imperial gift?v was laid at Grand D?ke Sersriu5't,door. Jt^was^held that h^u?ffnot tat?en sufficient precautions '.and the I?berats- after th?: affair hef? of January 22.placed tue ma-iof portion of .the. .btoms.,pa.?i?^p?id?rs;...,... THE CZ?R PROSTRATED. ' The news bf the assassination of the Grand Duke reached Tsarskoe Seio while the imperial family was enter taining Prince Frederick Leopold, of Prussia. .It created the greatest con sterna?pn?v The Emperor ls reported .J^/3iSv,e^;;been. cociletely prostrated* All^fes?yf?esjin honor ot the Prussian ^^^-.^re^ajjonce abandoned-. 2? ^?id?^affelpapoa Ambassador Mci; Coi^i?^iknd?.the other ambassadors ;'?r^v?'*^!m^i??lace to express their ? official:condolences, also leaving their 'cardsvat^tb?^alaces of the various members'of. tiie imperial family. PJ3LLTICAL EFFECT OF TRAGEDY? Opinion That lt Will Inaugurate a r,_JR3^ctiori^Not General ry'^fTare^ anlT a High Authority Declares That the Parliament Will B? Summoned as Announced-The Crim? ' Universally Denounceek - St. Petersburg, By Cable.-The as-'| isassinatlon'of. Grand Duke Sergius un doubtedly, ?was the work of the .fight-' ing^^g^izat^ Revolutionary fi?r^?.w?fcfrc^d?lul?^? and^ eiecl?ed G?iint ?[obrikoff, gover nor general of Finland, and M. Sipia gume and Von Phlihve, Ministers of the interior. It is regarded as a direct challenge from the terrorists bo the autocracy, and a revival of the famous duel between the Nihilists and " the government 25 years ago. i Opinions .differ as to the political ?effect of the tragedy, some inclining to the view that the killing of a member of the imperial family may result in Nicholas IL reviving a period of re action; but this opinion is not gener ally shared. Peace Formally Considered. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-It is learned on exceptional authority that .the.. question of peace was formally 'considered by Emperor Nicholas and his ministers at the conference .held at Tsarkoe Selo. No particulars are ^obtainable, as, before the discussion began, the Emperor exacted from each one present a solemn promise not to divulge the slightest hint of what transpired. The belief, is', however, that the possible conditions and terms were under consideration. > . - Lookout Inn.Damaged. Chattanooga, Special-Investigation made showed that Lookout Inn, the noted summer hotel on Lookout moun tain, had been damaged to the amount of $1,000 by recent bad "weather. The roof vvas broken in several places by -the weight^>f snow-and- ice upon: it and burst pipes were found all over the -building.: Repairs will be made at once so that the hotel can be opened on time next month., Japs Lose Vantage Point. - St. Petersburg, By Cable!-Lieuten ant General Sakharoff, General Kur? patkin'?; chief of staff, telegraphs that the Russian artillery, February 13,-de stroyed the buildings and walls ? of Na'ngusi, from 'which - the Japanese had been bombarding , the Russian trenches. The Japanese were driven out. In regard to the attack on the bridge between Guaplin and Fantzia tun, February ?2) General Sakharoff says the Japanese-force comprised lop cavalry and 200 Chinese bandits. Rus sian frontier guards drove off the. at tackers, who subsequently destroyed a few rahs, blew mp a telegraph pole southward of the bridge, and then fled. .-:-p- j ? Jfresh r~r?tTl Ah?. Wresg? ? The-German Reichstag-has referred the commercial treaties to a .special committee. . .$ Presidena Roosevelt has sent Lady Gregory" $25 toward : the purchase of Irish pictures for the proposed gallery in Dublin. .. 'A-British' squadron, under Prince Louis of Battenburg, in October next will visit America, the commander makirig stops at Washington and An napolis. - Russia is alarmed at a threatened epidemic of cholera in the spring. : George -von Xv.Meyer, American Am bassador, was the * only" Ambassador accompanying -the-King of Italy on a shooting trip. : Th^Budget ; Committee - of ^the Ger m?n'Re?chsta'g"decided to strongly for tify, j^iaochou, Germany's Chinese port. . Attorney- Shearn, at the Coal Com bine hearing, said the railroads fiad -made'the coat strike a source of pro -?sP^. * 5? ^ . ^ ? ^%is tndught. the present BHtiefi Gov Trament' wm last tfnuT the end/ w Ibis ?efesl?i^gf Filament, ?EG?SLATIVE SESSION NOW OVER Both Hou?e? of S?uth Carolina G?ner .*al- Assembly Closed Their Work Sat urday. : ? ' : ?3 ' S_?a " The ciernson Bill. . ?fef?t? began Friday in the senate on the Pollock bill. This is the house bill to establish at Winthrop an in . spection bureau ta examine feff.iHze?'s; -'Clemson new derives the tStitf ihcbm?? from ?h? privil?f%.t?x.?'?d if..the billi p?6s?s the sen?t? Wmt-hrop1 will be1 Ti! part beneficiary jfij fr ; TheYbjlH. i??s been. oh. the. calendar j fer sC?u? tirqe'^ever since, it came over from the house. Senator W. J. John son has on the senate eclondar a sim ilar bjU hut fie will let it rest now that the Pollock bill has arrived. A good deal of speech-making was engaged in Friday on this bill, but no action was taken. Its connie! oration occupied both the merilla* afld even ing., sessteiv. The h?us? pf r?jgres?nt?ti'i'?s has declined ;> to. ,p?|l"' ?riy .legislation to amend tji? dispensary law. Saturday the; senate bill was considered as a substitut^ for Mr. Brantley's bill, and the who.t: matter was indefinitely post poned after a long fight. Will Increase Levy. The "supply bill," or'the bill to fix the levy for taxes for tho current year, was given second reading in,the house of representatives Saturday. The ..l?vy fdf St?t?. and..county pur poses Ms r?ise.d iii the. bill from 5 to 5"l-2"mills; -Tilg, is the first time in two ;scor&* years . that the levy, has ex ceeded 5 mills-. This bill occupied prac tically" the entire time in the House. In the Senate routine business .only ; was Considered-. Many m?mb?rs were ' absent ~" . ... Tn? Reformatory Bill. -. The Reformatory bill came up in the Senate Tuesday but was not disposed of. The bill to give -part of the ferti lizer tax to Winthrop College failed to pass. Earlies In the session the militia bill passed third reading without . ? murmur. As it ha? alr&ad.y passed..th^ House, lt i8 UOW i;??dy for. ratifica tion. The bili. t8 c?d?.thB.. land for the State ; ?r'm?ry Was also favorably re -ported. The bill to allow" Robert L. i^g^ouse pf .Dorchester to be admlt ;tetf to-^ examination was ^unfavorably reported and this report was adopted. The judiciary committee recommended that the bill to reduce passenger -ates be continued until next year and -chis, was done. Senator^MelV?r submitted ? resold^ tioa th?t-thr?? .s?natbrs.B? appointed to ?x?min? the bboks of thc State offi cers-. .There is a resolution in the house providing for the appointment . pi five, representatives. ways and means committee of the House and finance committee of. the Senate in the matt?r of the legisla tive committee and Secretary of State Gantt was read and will be printed in the journal. ~. -A. communication from the legisla ture bf Arizona asking that our sena torial ! and congressional representa tives be asked to plead fOr stat?ho?d . for. that -territory was r?c?ived as in form atiph.j>^_ ? }. " jj BotK'Hliouseirirot'.'*tli??t I^gTsIature" rounded up uncontested measures Wednesday, with the result that a hun dred or more of these were passed, and the calendars are relieved of prac tically all of their dead wood and are both short. The Legislature has now practically finished its work, and is to be judged by what it has already done.. All that remains to lie done now is for the two houses td agree on the measur?s that have already passed one branch or have passed both with amendments that have to be agreed "upon. Mr. K. D. Edwards introduced a res olution forbidding the use of the hall of the House for State ball purposes. The resolution will be killed. The House refused to raise the pay of Supreme Court Justices to $3,500. Instead it passed the bill as it came from the Senate raising the pay $150 each. . . 1 he Appropriation Bill. The free conference committee on the appropriation bill reported that it had been agreed that differences be tween the two houses should be set tled as follows: The salary of the electrician of the State House shall begin January 1, 1905. ? ? A stenographer at a salary of $350 per annum shall be allowed to the immigration department. The House concurred in the amend ment to increase the comptroller gen eral's printing appropriation from $2, 500 to $3,000. The Senate receded from its amend ment as to purchasing "Efird's Digest." To the bill was added a subdivision: "For the purpose of purchasing land and building armory in accordance with the act passed in 1905, $7,750. Also as a subdivision: "The commis sion for the completion of the inside of the State House is authorized to sell the old boilers now in use and complete the work now in their charge." The Senate receded from its amend- , ments increasing the appropriation to the South Carolina college. The re port of the free conference committee was adopted and thus the appropria tion bill passed. Committees. President Sloan announced the ap pointment of the following commit tees: To examine the books and accounts of certain State officers-Senators But ler and Douglass. To examine biennial sessions legis lation-Senators Mciver, Rogers and Hood. To investigate the work of the code commissioner-Senator Hudson. To ! investigate the affairs of the State..dispensary-Senator Warren. To examine into the financial and physical condition of the State col leges-Senator Hardin. . To examine the fish and oyster indus try of the State-Senators Christensen and McLeod. To examne the penal and charitable institutions of the State-Senator Brooks. SENATE. By far the most important work of the Senate was on the reformatory bill. This bill was fought to an issue and finally a vote was taken and at first appea.-ed by the deciding vote of the president of the Senate that the meas ure had survived. A second vote was taken and the bill by one vote was con tinued until next year. Among the other important matters was the Senate's concurrence to the free conference committee's report on the appropriation bill. When the appropriation bill came over from the Senate, Mr. Moses asked for it to be submitted to the ways and means committee that the amendment might he considered. The committee took the bill under consideration ohd reported unanimously for concurreaue Ja the folioing senate amendments; " S?mrjr bx governor's stenogra P?00 to $750:, ....... Comptroller general's printing 1 $500 to $850. ???iroad commissioners' st.en< pher, $400 Nj UW: fjlfcuit judges, $24,000 to $30,000 Solicitors, $12,300 to $15,600. Court stenographers, $10,200 to 900. Insurance, Cedar Springs, $1,344, Printing, general election, $5,00 nothm?- ' William Elliott: if:- .fee, ii,0|)0: Dispensary r-Bmmissi?n; Sxpei $3,b??: . .., ., And several small, claims; .." . The House.r-efused to concur in Senate's amendment as follows: Increases for South Carolina coll $300 for stenographer of commissi? of immigration; $3,000 for tax der ment. ; . Increase in appropriation for ; chase of copies of "Efird's Digest" f $300 to ?600\ Some impoFtent W3rK; The cBnterlRce committee appoii on these four .itemS- consisted of .? atois Raysor ?pd J?flrd and Repre: tatives Harrison, Spivey and Be guard. When this committee was abie to agree, the free conference ci mittee appointed on the bill consh of Senators Manning, Brice and Hai and Representatives Moses, Lyon Sinkler. *"* The H?use agrfcetl td . the ger amendment, ?pp?i?tiBg the^ ?ttbr general instead 3f.the ,Secretary state as ? member 6fJ:h? hoard to hi the State afn^bnry: The ?ther come stoners are the gpy?rn?f afrd the jutant general:. Th? House also agr to the Senatl'? amendment .to api priation bill taking out bf the hand.' the secretary of state, historical cc mission and comptroller general supervision of the construction of f proof receptacles for documents in State House. The State house comn sion is charged with the execution this work. The House members of the free c ference committee on the solicite bill consisted of Messrs. Gaston, Bra ley and Cothran, The matter at ta was th? pr?posed f?i?e' i? salari?s: The Houle concurred i? the Seri; amendments to the supply bill and the legislative appropriation bill a the bill providing for jurisdiction a pay of magistrates. These were s< ?to the engrossing department for < rollment as acts. The House of Representatives yest? day granted the use of ita hall to t Conference fop Education in the sou at it? meeting h?r? th? 26tii of April PAY CERTIFICATES. The pay certificates were filled c at the afternoon session and the me: bers of th? House came up and recei ed their per diem at $4 for 40 days a mileage. The pay certificates we cashed at the banks, which kept op until dark for the-*-?iSO^oindation the member*. ?, "w>* "All those in favor of the motion the senator from Lee, that the sena do now adjourn, will make it kno\ by saying, aye1, and those opposed u It appears to the chair that the ay have it. And the senate stands a Journed sins die;" said President Slot and his gavel fell sharply three timi And so at seven minutes after foi o'.clock"Saturday afternoon the WOJ of the senate was ov?r for" the ye? of 1905. ^ . - It had been a long and tiresome d? and yet nothing was done. It was ti wait which wore everybody out. Tl senate met early in the morning, ho ing to get through by noon .at leas but there was ?n un?v?id?bi? del? and after waiting s?veral hours fe some bills from the engrosing depar ment the few senators who had r< mained in the city decided to com back in the afternoon. At 4 o'cloc or thereabouts the last acts were rat fled and the work was done. When the body met in the.mornin at 9 o'clock there was a scanty attenc ance. A large number of the lav makers had left the city. Empt chairs glared at one where the day bi fore had sat the senators. The senat took a recess and the members of th body wandered back and forth hetwee; the house and their own chamber, o else sat about and talked about th' session and politics in general. Everj body was yawning and stretching thei arms by ll o'clock, but there Was evei then no end. The trouble lay in the en grossing department, and yet it wa: in no way the fault of that excellen department for the employ?s ha< worked until 4 o'clock yesterday morn ing. While waiting for the acts to b< ready for ratification, tne senate heh a short session about 11.30 o'clock anc the usual resolutions were submitted by Senator Brown thanking the presi dent, officers of the senate and news paper men. The resolution to Presi dent Sloan was no empty and formal tribute, for he has held his office with great dignity and clearness this year. While his rulings are decisive, he is al ways willing to explain them courte ously, and no appeal was made during the entire session, nor a parliamentary manual called into use for reference even in the most delicate situation. The first two of the resolutions read as follows: "1. Resolved, That the senate de ?ires to put on record its high appro elation of the ability, courtesy and dig nity with which its president, the Hot John T. Sloan, has discharged the dif ficult and delicate duties of his office. "2. Resolved, That the senate tend ers to the Hon. Richard I. Manning, its president pro tem, its thanks for h:s able, courtly and efficient performance of the duties of the chair." .. These two resolutions were adopted by a rising vote on motion of the Sei ator from Newberry. President Slosn expressed in fitting words his gratifi cation trat his services had been ap preciated. The report of the committee to in vestigate the boiler explosion was reid and the senate again took a rec?is. About noon the speaker and the clerk came over from the house, and a num ber of acts were ratified, but this dd not finish all of the work, for the ?p propitiation bill and several other in portant measures were still in tie hands of the engrossing departmeit. At 1.30 it was decided to adjourn un il 3.30 o'clock and at this hour the senae again came to order, with Senators Hay, Earle, McLeod, C. L. Bleas, Brice, Christensen, Williams Effiri, Davis, Rardin, Wells and E. S. Bleaie present. The speaker and his clerk were sa nounced, and to the surprise of tie senate, the members of the house w?o were in the State house also attended the ratification of the acts. There we? five acts in all and the speaker let the chamber at 10 minutes to 4 o'clocc. A committee of Senators Wells, E. ?. Blease and Effird was appointed to ii form the governor that the businejs of the senate had been dispatcher and presently ?Private Secretary Nc ment. appeared with the regular mci sage. Clerk of the Senate Hemph il 1 infirmed the house that the senate wr s ready to adjourn and e??rk of tie House Hattier visited the senate wt'h a similiar. raesage. Senator McLeod ? SS? S??3 ?not!??} !? Miuu ;' ' i ... ; -? . ? . ' . j.* The City of Indianapolis Suffers By Sunday Blaze LOSSES ARE MUCH OVER A MILLION Fit F?u> Houri Flames Originating Ifi ? brbg Establishment Threatened the Entire Wholesale District of the City, But //ere Finally Controlled After Extensive Ravages. Indianapolis, Special.-Fire which Started in the large wholesale millinery house bf Fahiilfiy % M?Cr?a, located in ?8ut?i Meridian street, Sunda? night spread to adjoining buildings, and within 45 minutes had completely de stroyed eight buildings and is now me nacing that portion of the wholesale district bounded by Meridian street and Georgia street, Jackson Place and the Union station. Several explosions" hav? occurred in tfee ?: Kiefer Drug Company's ware roomS; and 6h account Cf tii? inflam able material stored in the adjoining buildings the fir? is yet beyond control. A storm of firebrands is falling over the business portion of the city, and many fires are expected io result: The damage already done is estimated at over a million dollars. Among the heaviest losers are Fahn ley & McCrea, wholesale milliners; the A. Keifer Drug Company; Griffith Bros., wholesale milliners; Delmetsch &~Co., toys and. druggists' sundries; the Urited States Express Company's ware rodm?; th? Savory Hotel; St: Charles Hotel, ??cl ?h?fmah House. Th? roof" of the sheds at the Union d?p?t i? bri fir?. Later-The total loss is $1,500.000. When the fire was brought under con trai, eight buildings, among which were three hotels, had been completely de stroyed. One fireman was hurt by fall ing walls. Death Bf Young Battle, ?ti?apdlis, Mci; ?p?6ial?-Midship; man Samuel Westray Battie? bf ih6 second class at the Naval Academy, and a son of Surgeon Samuel Westray Battle, United States Navy, retired, of Asheville, N. C., dropped dead as the brigade of midshipmen were called to rijnm^ fnnrmtion uhortly after 12 o'clock ^Sunday; ffeSia?jUsJ take? his place as third pettycm??ceTw-9?ikJL second battalion's nintb company when he' was stricken with heart fail ure. He fell before any one reached him, and was dead when picked up by his mates. Young Battle entered the academy ,in August, 1902, from Asheville, and was 21-y??rs ola. s He y?s popular with his class and school mates and^stood well In ' his studies.-' He was. an oarsman and pulled stroke in last year's varsity eight at the academy, but did not become a candi date for the crew this season. He was also a member of the academy hop committee and was prominent so cially. His parente have been noti fied by th? authorities, but flo arrange ments have been made yet regarding the funeral. Will Be No State Funeral. St. Petersburg-By Cable-It has now been definitely decided that the remains of. Grand Duke Sergius will not be brought to St. Petersburg for the present, but will be placed in a tem porary receiving vault of the Chaudoff Monastery to await the completion of the alterations now in progress in the Romanoff mausoleum in the cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, where the permanent interment will occur, among the tombs of his ancestors. Another reason is that even Governor General Trepoff has recognized the fact that no precautions can furnish an absolute guarantee of immunity against aa act of terrorism; and at a great stat? funeral, where ancient custom requires that the Emperor and all of the Romanoff family assemble and follow the coffin on foot, a single bomb might wipe out the dynasty. Tillman Advised to Rest. Columbia, S. C., Special-Senator Till man reached his home at Trenton Sunday after a brief stay in Philadel phia under treatment of specialists. The Philadelphia physicians confirmed the diagnosis of his personal physician, Dr. J. W. Babcock, that Senator Till man is suffering from grip poisoning affecting one of his nerves. The throat ;rouble with which he suffered last win ter has been entirely relieved, and the specialists agree that the Senator's ireneral condition is exceller^.: but he will not return 'to Washington during | this session of Congress, being advised to rest for a while. Bank at Fayetteville Fails. Charlotte. N. C., Special.-State Bank Examiner J. 0. Ellington took charge of the Bank of Fayetteville, N. C., Saturday, posting a notice over lis signature on the door of the insti tution stating that there was a short age of $28,000 in the accounts of the cashier and teller and that the bank ivould be closed for an investigation 3f the books by expert accountants. Cashier John C. Haigh and Teller Gfeorge Myrover are under arrest, but ?vere released on $10,000 bonds. Memorials in House. Washington, 'Special.-Sitting in medal session, the House conducted memorial services in tributes to the memory of the late Senator Matthew Stanley Quay, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Dalzell presided. Messrs. Adams, Sib ley, Kling, Brown and Bates, of Penn jylvania; Grosvenor, of Ohio, and Goul den of Nev/ York, eulogized Mr. Quay's life and character. The remarks were particularly expressive of the esteem [n which he was held, and extolled him ?S a man, as a useful public servant and an organizer of wonderful ability. rreezing Rain Again Endangers At lanta's Communications. Atlanta, Ga., Special.-A cold rain is ailing, freezing on the wires and trees is it falls and threatening a repetition >f the disastrous sleet storms of the jast two weeks. No damage has been .eported so far, but unless conditions .hange, communication with the''out side world may be interferred with PALMETTO AFFAIRS Many Newsy Items Gathered From ail Sections. Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid to wagons: Strict, good middling ? ;. 7^ Go?t! mfudling ; ; i :. ; : ; ............ .7V? Strict middling ; : ; ; : ? .... 7% Middling .;;..;7'4 tinges .. ; : ;. ;.- .6 to 7 Stains.:.5 to 6 General Cotton Market. Galveston, steady.7 9-1G New Orleans, firm.:-IV2 Mobile, quiet .7% Savannah, quiet.7 7-16 Charleston, quiet,.7% Wilmington, steady .,,,.7% Norfolk, steady ... ;. ;.7% Bal timbr?, nominal ...-7% New York;, Steady .7.80 Boston, q?i?t .t. . 7.80 Philadelphia, steady -8.05 South Carolina Items. A serious rear-end collision between two local freights occurred Monday morning about 6 o'clock on the South ern railway betw??il Crfiert? and Tay lors", it appears that both trains were running ?? extras, southbound, "nd the train in front ???? stopped to get up steam, when the train following crashed into the train which was standing. The engineer on the front traifl, wft?se. llame could not be learn ed, sustairi?d p?iriful though not seriua injuries. One of his arms was broken and he was considerably bruised about the body. The colored fireman on the rear train whs badly hurt and is not ex pected to live. Physicians were sum moned immediately and went to the scene of the accident. Mr. F. G. Trefzer, the well known jew?iei', who mysteriously disappeared from Union Oil Tuesday afternoon, Feb ruary 7th, was late Thursday afternoon foun.d in thu Fair Forest creek and evi dently tSmmitted suicide while i? a state of mental ?uerration, as a wound was found near his heart. F^f a week the keenest anxiety has prevailed and searching parties have scoured the country, but though many idications pointed to his body being in the creek, nothing could he really done, as the stream Was greatly swollen on account of the recent melting Of the snows, and not until Thursday afternoon was it possiblest? take out a boat and insti tute a thor?ugli seareh. His body was discovered about 4:?5 ii?d the wound near his heart was apparently iilade by a 38-calibre pistol ball. The discovery was made by J. E. Mabry at the bend in the creek, a stream about six miles west of Union, half a mile below the big Rice bridge, The body was kept under swater by some WiH?W trees. ?TTh><rj2ssing of ah' ?lfictric light wire with telepl^nT^Jvires^at Rock Hill early Monday morning, a~???-wiifJ. caused outside of the telephone office""! which called for the fire department's attention.. The damage to the telephone I system put All telephones in the city except.tho.se on; Main, street out of ser- J vice. Some were' b?ftfeiT e?t entirely. T It is difficult to estimate the financial loss. The street lights were out and the large force of men seeking for the crossed wires; were unable to find them. This is the second blow to the tele phone system within a week. Much damage was done recently by the bliz zard, add thfl company had not quite finished the w?rk Of l'?paring. Will Brown, c?lor?d, .was accident ally shot Monday morning at Travel ler's Rest, Greenville county, by Mr. Otto Evans, a merchant. Brown was in Mr. Evans' store and was wounded while handling a pistol. The ball en tered the stomach and. inflicted a dan gerous wound. Dr. Goodlett, of Green ville, was immediately summoned and gave the injured man every attention but it could not be learned whether or not the wound would prove fatal. Mr. Evans is very much distressed over tile occurrence, While her mother had gone out to a well for a bucket of water, Ethel, the three-year-old daughter of R. W. Lewis, head of the card roora of the Tucapau mills,, at. Spartanburg, played too near the fire and the flames from the open grate set her dress on fire. She was fearfully burned and despite the attention of several physicians, died of her injuries. The police department of Spartan burg is to have a "hurry up" wagon. This was determined at a meeting of the city council Monday afternoon. Capt. John Adams, for 12 years f keeper of the life-saving station on Sullivan's Island, near Charleston, died suddenly Sunday morning from natur al causes. He was bdried Monday af ternoon from the Charleston Trinity Methodist church. Capt. Adams was in his 58th year. Col. John D. Cappellmann, of Char leston, has been appointed to succeed himself as a member of the board of visitors of the State school for the deaf, dumb and blind at Cedar Surings. Capt. N. A. Walker, superintendent of that institution, reports the affairs of the school to be moving along in a very satisfactory manner. The friends of W. Greenberg, the Jew who was shot last Saturday by Mrs. J. D. Bivens at Breech Hill, on acount of alleged improper conduct, have begun a collection for the pur pose of further investigating the shoot ing. Greenberg was buried Monday in the Berith Shalom cemetery. Albert White and Kit Green, color ed, while on their way Monday morn ing from Coosaw Island to the Farm ers miines near Beaufort in search of work, were drowned by the capsizing I of their row boat. Ed Mack, colored, was convicted of murder without, recommendation at Maning. Mack slew one negro with a shotgun and tried to kill two others, the load wounding the second one in the arm. Judge: Klugh sentenced him to be hanged Friday, March 31st. The two hundred and more members of the South Carolina Medical associa tion will go to Greenville for a three days' session April 12, 13 and 14. It has been decided to have a banquet after the business of the .meeting is finished, and a reception wT?l be held at which the delegates will meet tho citizens of Greenville. The loc2l com mittee is already at work preparing for the visitors. Dr, Robert Wilson, of Charleston, president of the associa tion, will presido at the session. Dr. I 0. B. Eurie', of Greenville, is vii'e-prtwl deot. ..' ?HO??iiATS ?AKBL iCream one h?lf ??p of butter and ?wo cups of sugar, add ?wo beaten eggs and beat again, add one half cup ?f milk: Melt one square of chocolate in one half cup ?f hot strong coffee and add this slowly to the butter, su^ gar and eggs, beating all the time. Sift two cups of flour with four level teaspoons of baking powder and add to the first mixture, beat and flavor wkh two teaspoons of vanilla. Bake in one loaf in a moderate oven, lt Will take about forty minutes to bake we)l< Cover With a boiled icing. ? $3,5oo Verdict Nashville, Special-In the circiut court the jury in the case of the Southern Railway company vs. the United States Marble company reported a verdict for the defendant of some $3,500 damages, $1,200 being land and the remainder for damages sustained to other property and non-user of the property. The jury , of view is said to haye allowed $200 I more than the verdict calls for, and this bas been the rule that the original jury of v??w' Was" more liberal than the verdict of juries which flat on the case after appealed to court. This is one of i the many condemnation proceedings. , The Man Whu MIghf.. \ My grandpa used to tell us boys * About a man he knew *W?y out In northern Illinois, In eighteen forty-two; This fellow's brag of how he might When first out west ho come Have easy bought Chicago's, site For one ?mall jug of rum. We'd always ask grandfather why The feller did not trade. An' he'd say: " 'Twas just a lie The ?hap made up. I'm afraid; But even though he'd looked ahead And heard the busy hum Of future years, when all ls said, He'd rather had the rum." Then- grandpa*d laugh a blt air" say, "As we go down the years-~ No matter where extends the way. Or how our fortune steers. We'll surely meet tho helpless wight. At every turn, I vum! Who might have bought Chicago's site For one small jug of rum." -Pittsburg Post Squadron Leaves Li bau. Libau, By Cable.-The third Pacific squadron sailed at noon Wednesday. Grand Duke Alexis and Admiral Bire leff inspected the squadron before its departure. The ice-breaker Ermak cleared the way. The battleship Vlad imir Mon omach, was the first, to start and the others were towed out in turn. All the vessels were out at sea by nightfall. Whitman's Saddles, Bridles, Whips, Blankets Etc. The finest line of Trunks, Satchels^ Traveling Bags and suit cases in the city. Masury's House Paints, A full line of all colors always in stock. 749-751 Broad wa}7, Augusta, Ga. W. J. Rutherford & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Cement,. Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay - ) : :;^Ready hoofing Write Us For Prices. Corner Reynolds ?tnd Washington Streets, augusta, Georgia, THIS SPACE IS TAKEN BY Tlie Leading Grocers of Augusta Ga., ARRINGTON BROS. COMPANY, 839 Broad ?W. F. SAMPLE of Saluda County and H.H. SCOTT, JR., of Edgefield County are with us and want to see you. Wagons Buggies FURNITURE: Large Shipments of the beat makes of wagons and buggies just received. Our stock of furniture and house furnishings is complete. A 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. R COBB. Johnston._South Carolina, WE HANDLE EVERYTHING IN BUILDING MATERIAL ] "PAROID ROOFING" . "POTTS OLD PROCESS TIN PLA TE" MANTELS; ASH PIT DOORS, TILE, TARRED ROOFING, GRATES, VENETIAN BLINDS, HARDWARE, SLIDING BLINDS, TIN PLATE, GAS FIXTURES, SHINGLES, ELECTRIC FIXTURES, ASH DUMPS, COMBINATION FIXTURES, Il AIR, SASH, DOORS, FLOORING, CEILING, WEATHER BOARDING METAL SHIN GLES, DE i LING FELTS, . BUILEING PAPERS.} WEATHER STRIP, PLASTER, r METAL LATHS, SPARK GUARDS, CONDUCTOR PIPE, GUTERING, "GAUGER", bist white lime; Genuine "OLD DOMINION" cement; Cornice work a speoialty. NEPONSET RED ROPE ROOF ING, the best cheap roofiDg made. Agents Monaich (Acetylene) Gas Machines,. Catalogue on application* The simplest and best machine on the-market. Call and see it. DIRECTORS. H. P. SHEWMAKE, JOH ii T. "SHEWMAKE F. J?; ELMORE, 917 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, G^. tim