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Seralb ahL tws. VOL. XL. NO. 17. NEWBERRY. S. C.. T'ESDAY. MARII 8, 1904. TWICE A WEEK. S1.50 A YEAR THE JIPANESE FLEET BOMBARDS VLADIVOSTOK SEELLS WERE THROWN FOR FORTY FIVE MINUTES. Attack Cost S100.00. In Ammunition. Other News From the Rnsso-Jappa nese War. \'ladivostok. .March 6.-A fleet of iye Japanese oattle ships anld two cruisers appeared off this place at 1.2; o'clock this afternoon. and bombarded the town and shore bat teries for fifty-five minutes. The fleet anproached from the di rection of Askold Island. at the east entrance of Ussuri Bay, and about thirty-fi,e miles southeast of Vladivostok. Entering Ussuri Bay the enemy formed in line of battle. but did not approach to a closer range than five and one-third niles. Thi. directed their fire against the shore batteries and the town, but no damage resulted. as most of their two hundred lyddite shells failed to explode. The Russian batteries, command ed by Gens. Veronetz and Artamo nofn. did not reply. awaiting a clos er approach of the enemy. The Japanese fire ceased at 2:20. and the enemv r.tired in the direc tion of Askoid Island. Simultan eously two torpedo boat dest. y ers appeared r ear Askoid Island and two more near Cape Maidel. The Japanese ships were covered with ice. The attack resulted in no loss to the Russians. but cost the neyi\ 2o0.0,0 roubles iSloo.ooo) in an munition. Most of the projectiles Ivere six and twelve-inch shells. The population of Vladivostok was warned this morning of the presence on the horizon of a hostile fleet and of the prospect 9f an at tack during the day. but it remained tranquil. RUSSIAN LOSSES REPORTED. St. Petersburg. March 6.-Offic ial dispatches received here con cerning the bombardment of Vladi vostok by a Tapanese fleet this af ternoon. do not mention any Rus sian losses. but private advices say that five were killed, four sailors and the wife of an engineer. It is apparent the Japanese were afraid to risk exposing their ships to the plunging fire of the land batteries. and it is considered probable here that the attack was really for the purpose of drawing the fire of the Russian forts, compelling the Rus sians to disclose the position and calibre of their guns. and also for the purpose of ascertaing whether the Russian squadron is in port. if this was the object of the Japanese. it is believed to have failed signally. as the batteries did not fire a shdt, and if the squadron is in port it could not be seen from the Japanese position in the bay of Ussuri on ac count of the high land, which rises from the coast on that side, ob structing the view of the harbor. FIGHITING ON LAND. Russian p)rivate letters disclose the fact that in the recent engage ments between the Yalu River and Ping Yang the Russians. with su perior numbers. defeated the Jap anese. btit lost heavily. Hanged Under Exciting Circumstances C. H. Sparks. a negro murderer. was hanged a!t )peleika. Ala.. on Saturdlar, undler exciting circum stances.' liore being taken from the cell Sparks assaulted and se verelv wounded one of the guards with' a knife. Sparks wvas then p)inned! to' the wZll with a p'tchfork andI the 'sheriff ando deputies over pow:ered anid h'andcuffed him, af ter which he-wasq led to the scaffold. The first dIrop) was unsuccessful on :,1' it wa~ necesary for the mur The r pe wa5 shor'tened after this GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More of Less Interest Con densed Outside the State. TeL* accou of the World's Ex -isition at Chicagi have been clos ed. The t0tal.C't o f the 'x])O-i tion was S3000000. Prairie fires in 0klahoma last Weck caus.d the loss of three lives an a tancial los of half a milli(Iln dQllars. The. lississippi keislature by a Svote reiused to change the iini of the coun11tV of Lincoln to flb:a (.f Davil. It is reported from St. Peters hur- thiat it is teared that Iaron T . the explorer, has perished in the Arctic ocean. .\dmial Walkcr. chairman of the Isthmian canal commission. savs that he exnects that his con inission will sail for the Isthmus on the 22( of this month. The severest earthquake in thirty vears occurred at Lima. Peru, on I:ridav morning. No lives are re porte<d to have been lost. The prin cipal daimage was caused by the cracking of walls of houses. Thcre are 15 persons dead. 15 known to have been injured and three missing as the result of the collapse of the unfinished Darling ton apartment hotel building in New York on last Wednesday. L. 1. Gassetts shot and probably nortally wounded loseph William 07n on Saturday morning. on a -Passengcr train between Citra and Gainell-SVIe. Ga. Bitter words had Spassed between Lthe men on account of a wvoman to whom thv were both paying attention. The New York democratic state c Convention will be held in Albany on the 18th of April. This decision by the State committee was a com promise between the Hill and Mur-' phy factions. the former yielding the date and the latter the place of the meeting. Six men were drowned and four others injured as the result of the collapse of a bridge spanning Yel low Creek. near Irondale. Ohio. oni the Cleveland and Pittsburg rail road on Saturdav. The men were on two locomotives that attempted to cross the bridge together. a.iss M. j. Green. of Macon. Ga., was robbed of diamonds val ued at $2.500. shortly after leaving Salisburv. N. C.. Saturday morn ing. while en route from New York to Macon in a Pullman car. She had left her hand bag. containing the diamonds. in her berth and re turned about fifteen minutes later to find the berth made up and the hand bag missing. \\~mi. I. ( )iBrien, an msanw dis A.'arged soldier. t!ered the wvar (de partment at Washington. on Thurs day. andl shot Robert J. Manning, a inessenger. and Arthur Wiecker. a clerk. The injury to Mlanning is regarded as dangerous. Before the maniac cotuld fire a third time he was overpowered. It required the combined strength of half (dozen men to finally stubdue the man. General Chaifee, chief of staff. grappled with him. As the result of an explosion of poder and dynamite at magazine near Latrobe, Pa.. one man was killed and twventy-one others were inured. A man who was in his: ome half mile from the scene of the explosion wvas so badly hurt he his hotuse b)eing carried1 from t' foundation. that he will die. II uses within a radlius of a mile were tippled from their founda ti. and w.indow gvilasses in houis e twev n ilel di.tant wVere brok iis repo rted fro m Noirfolk. \'a.. tat whe,i I hn < >utlaw. of Curri tuck c.umtv. N. C.. became tired of his wife and two children some weeks -arn he so1,1 the trio, togeth 1Ltow ric Leadel Just Re Two car loads of nice Bt we are going to close out a cant afford to pass us by. The iargest shipment c Saddles that ever struck I and will be sold CHEAP. If you need extra Buggy Shalves, Rubber Curtains, Tire Iron, Spokes, Rims, can't afford to miss. Paint guaranteed not to shows up well, covers well Don't fail to see us, we can Linseed Oils, Harness Oils, Stains, Glass and Putty, et )il, Alcohol, Machine Oil. we handle oils. Atlantic \ lbs. just received, and the heard of. Plows, you want Distributers. Largest lot ! aver struck town, to be soic and Bridle.s. You can't do' Lime and Cement at low Don't fail to get our pricE try Netting and 1arm Fen< Big lot of Garden Rak( Shovels and Spades. CE Wagons just received. T Yours for prompt atter Summe .r with all his love and affection for building The vote hem, to his brother, Jerome Out- and against the p aw. He received in exchange two The national gove ishing nets. The matter was re- t o )orted to the authorities and war *ants were sworn out. The trial inein of t et Iccurred at Currituck. It develop- . d the fact that John Outlaw (lid lot think there was anything wrong f~ 0Vl0 1 n the affair: neither did Mrs. Out- ateia nuli aw nor Jerome Outlaw. When frtespoto lohn Outlaw became awvare thatlra.maigaia here was a possibility of the trans-gis fero S.5 tction being annulled by court he tolO ulig lathered up his fishing nets and lecamped. A pdmco SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.prcatineuri tems of More of Less Interest Con-al(lg iltiect densed in the State. l. Work onl tile New Columbia Fe-SeaoTiln lale college building near Hyatt t ienvl~))0 Park. Columbia. is expected to be- b Xelcia h in ile neCxt few wyeeks.Vrl IlSaon Two negro mnaged in a iht near D)ue W\est. on Saturday. fn uigtl e md one of them cut off tile other's o 8o50 'e withI a shovel.Th 1) irs ntl Mr. Tohn L. Pitts. ayoung farm-i :t~bo1 -r of Iaurenls county, was struck ctrr. erg mdlt instantly killed by a failing * re while at work on his farm on rcin th l)at The to.wn of lKershlaw. in an elec- V etmt( r ion heldl on Saturday. dlecided to crect nd eqip a oders ecL~ tio S.of heSt rs of Hard wrefe ceived! iggies, all styles, which .t prices so low that you They are money savers. )f Buggy Harness and lewberry. Just arrived Tops, Dashes, Wheels, etc., don't fail to see us. Shalves at prices you peal, crack or blister, We have the agency. save you money. Also Turpentine, Varnishes, .c., Neatfoot Oil, Castor Come in and all the way Vhite lead--pure--2OOO lowest price you ever Cotton Planters, Gantt Strap and T Hinges that I cheap. Collars, Hames ,n our styles and prices. est prices. s when in need of Poul :ing-lowest prices. is and Hoes, Ditching ir load White Hickory iey are the best. tion and lowest prices, r Bros. stood 117 for RAILROAD TO SALUDA -nent has de- The People of Wards Vote Unamiously ficres for the To Aid The Proposed New ite militia and Line. -n arranged by st. \\-ard's. Mlarch 5.-A mass meet .o inr-jg of the citizens of the town and -:nhsga-county was held here yesterday to icome of850take definite steps in the matter of aarei e h Cm- the' proposed railroad from tis bl for. tharne- p)oint to Saluda. M1ayor J. A. Sorteee-Satcher acting as temporary chair man, called the meeting to order ydrophobia is and Senator James M1. Forrest was alent in Char- make permanent chairman and Jas. hett issued a A. Satcher secretary. Maj. B. B. g that for' the Evans was present and stated the from Mlarch 5 requirements of the syndicate and hould be muz- Civil Engineer C. 0. Parker, and stated that the road would undoubt edly he built. Without a dissenting dded S224,ooo voice from the committee or the ration bill.- to; citizens. and by a unanimous vote harleston navy Iit was agreed to meet all the re .added to the (quirenment. the house, will Mlr. A. I. Cargile of the Saluda ad a working Standard was p)resent, and gave an t fscal year ot interesting talk on the railroad. and somre timiel" advice to the tax-pay powertiouecr5. referring to the nmany henie power ouse its to the countvyi the roadl is b)uilt (o.. (bar nmanu- from here, as thie entire road would own. exploded be in Saluda county. :completely Mlai. Evans left tonight for Go m1 killing one lumbhia where he will communicate .c 'tes with the syndlicate an(l it is expect a 1ew ot ersIe at an early dlay to see the sur )erty loss is jer in the Sid aind the work enommenced.--The State.