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IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. Governor Heyward Appoints Mr. E. J. Watson to the Position of Im migration Commissioner. News and Courier. Columbia. February 2.-Governor Heyward is very much interested in the newly created department of immi gration. He wishes to make it a suc cess from the jump, and he thinks that he has succeeded in giving it the proper start at the outset, and tonight announced that he had appointed Mr. E. J. Watson, of Columbia, as com missioner under the provisions of the recently enacted law. The idea of a department of this kind is dear to the heart of Governor Heyward. and before he started in on the campaign which resulted in his election he advocated the establish ment of such a department, and in fact ever since he has been in pub lic life he has been earnestly endeav oring in his quiet way to have such a law enacted. Then, when the law was passed, the General Assembly pointedly placed the responsibility for the success of the undertaking on him and his appointee. On this account Governor Heyward has been careful in making his appointment, and he feels that he has taken the first step for ward in the right direction by the ap pointment of Mr. E. J. Watson to the position. Governor Heyward's pur pose was to nnd some one who had some experience in this. who was a hustler, who could and would devote his entire time to the work and who was in no way in politics. Mr. Wat son has never been a candidate for po litical preferment, and his selection by Governor Heyward was entirely vol untary. Mr. Watson made no over tures for the appointment, and it was at the suggestion of friends of Gover nor Heyward and at the solicitation of Governor Heyward himself that Mr. Watson accepted the position. For more than a year Mr. Watson has been the secretary of the Colum bia Chamber of Commerce, and it was in connection with that work -that Governor Heyward was impressed with the character of his work and -the desirability of placing him in charge of the newly established de partment. Mr. Watson has made a dis tinct success of the Columbia Cham ber of Commerce, and there is every reason why he should make a similar name for himself in the department of immigration. Mr. Watson has lived all his life in Columbia and is a graduate of the South Carolina College of the class of 188. After his fraduation he went into newspaper work and has been associated with the State ever since its establishment in i8gi. For very many years he was the city editor and w_on an enviable name and reputation for himself by his hard, conscientious and effective work. Recently he was promoted to the pbsition of news and telegraph editor of the State and he will retire from this position to accept his new work. It is not expected that the new de partment will be ready for work until about the 15th of March, as Governor Heyward is anxious for Lhe depart mnent to be started out in good shape. Mr. Watson was elected secretary of the Souith Carolina Immigration Association and is a member of the executive committee of that organiza tion. And he has been in close touch with the preliminary work that .has recently been done in connection with this movement. Governor H eyward's appointment is; distinctly fortunate. If there is any possibility of the immigration depart mnent being a success and its resulting in good for the State at large. Mr. Watson is the right man to bring about the result. He is young, pro gressive in his ideas, active, quick in conclusions, and altogether. Gover-' nor Heyward has made a splendid se lection and one on which he should be congratulated. THINKS JAPAN WILL WHIP. Admiral Bowles Believes Japanese~ Navy Holds Key to Situation. Boston Post. "It is in the interest of the United States that Japan should be victorious in this war, and I certainly expect that she will be." This is the opinion of Rear Admiral Francis T. Bowles, member of the board oi strategy in the Spanish wvar. anid probah!y the. best in fo.rmed man in America regarding the eastern situatni. In an interview in his fnice at the Fore River Tron wvoris rhe man wvho ha- been indentitled with navy since its beginning talked of the arst battle in which torvedoes have ever been successfully used. "Japan seems to have played tair throughout." said the admiral. "and our interest in preserving the integrity of Manchuria and Corea is the same as her own, although perhaps not as great. There is no danger of the Unit ed States being drawn into complica tions in the east. but I regard it as very necessary that Japan should win. Admiral Evans. who is in command over there. is the very best possible man for the place, and there can be no question but what the rights of Ameri cans will be safeguarded so long as he is in charge. "The fact that Japan began hostili ties before making any formal declara tion of war has precedents enough: the United States did about the same thing in the Spanish war. The first blow counts a good deal, and Japan getting that first battle, means much, which her skilful naval men realize. In numbers the Russians and Japa nese' fleets are about the same in eas tern waters, but in reality that of Ja pan is much superior, are faster and are better armed. It is probable that she will soon defeat Russia at sea. and it will then be a case of how long Russia can. or wishes to prolong a hopeless struggle. Russia has, of course. immense rescources, and can transport troops over the Siberian railway in an almost endless chain. But if Japan commands the sea. I am convinced that she can land forces enough to defeat the Russian armies as fast as they are brought over. "But is not the railway a very crude affair. one that could easily be de troyed?" was asked. "It is not a good railway as we know railways in America." said Admiral Bowles. "but it is a very good railway, neverthe less. A friend who went over it a few months ago assured me that it was in far better condition than had been re ported. Neither nation has any sub marine boats, although I believe that a few of the Holland type are now building on the Baltic, which the Rus sian government is expected to buy. These, however, cannot be completed in time to be of any' service in the present war. "What chiefly interests naval men in the reported engagements is the use of the torpedoes. Torpedoes are really an unknown factor in modern warfare. I have always believed in their utility, but though they have been carried on warships for years, there has been no practical demon stration of their availability. They were not tried in the Spanish war, and while some sort of an attempt was made to use them in the Chinese war. it amounted to nothing. The engagement at Port Arthur, if as the newspapers tell us, proves conclusive ly the use of the torpedo boat. They cannot, of coursce. .be used in a battle in broad daylight, but at night or in a fog they can do tremendous execu tion, as it is evident resulted in Port Arthur. All of the battle ships in eastern waters, both Russian and Jap anese. carry torpedo tubes, but not all of them the submarine ones. "Russia has some very efficient offi cers as well as Japan, but in the per sonnel of the ships I should say J'pan is the superior." The Retort Courteous. Baltimore Sun. A Baltimore girl who has been liv ing in California for several years and who has recently returned home has brough with her a number of sto ries of the wvay of the "heathen Chi nee" as he appears to the dwellers on the Pacific coast. Thinking that her I ,idryman could understand pigeon English only. the girl from the effete east addressed him on one occasion thus: "Me no likee my washee brought home Friday. Me likee was hee Thursday. Why you no blingee wvashee Thursday?" And the Chinaman, to her complete discomfiture. replied. "Madam, it was not convenient." After that frost, so the teller of the story says. nothing but the most irr p)roachably correct English of the uni xersity type was spoken out to that Celestial. An awvful family tragedy occurred near Calf Creek, Madison county, N. C., on Monday night. It is said that a oung man named Hensley eloped with the daughter of Tom Kess; that Kess sent wvord to the young folks to return to his home. and upon their rtrn he drew~ his pistol and shot his daughter. imtieting mortal wounds. .\t'r Ke.e had shi t his datught er the younig bride'gr' m wren.ched the pi . o i :.'., 1K'-' hau and =hot hi' IN FEBR ARY GARDENERS SHOULD PLANT I Beans, Lettuce, i Peas, Radish, Cabbage, Carrot, Collards, Cucumber, Turnips, Parsnip, Beets, Corn, Squash; -Egg-Plant, ' Melons, Celery, Spinach, Salsify. We have the Best Variety of these. Buist's New Crop Seed! The Reliable Seed Store. W HEN you grow wearyi of your winter dresses and hats call on The Riser Millifler Co. We receive every week the latest novelties from New York, and can give you the very thing to Ugliten You Winter s3 Our buyer in New York keeps her eyes always open for the NEW AND BEAUTIFUL, and nothing escapes her notice. In five days after the new things come out there we have them here. 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