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VOLw (41 'U VOL. XL. NO. 91. NZ"BERRY. S. C.. FRIDAY. APRIL 1-5. 1904 TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR RUSSIANS SUFFER FEARFUL DISASTER BATTLESHIP DESTROYED MAKAROFF LOST. Ill Fated Vessel Struck a Mine in Port Arthur Harbor-Crew of 5oo Men Lost. -zt. Petersburg. April 13.-The fol lowing official dispatch has been re ceived here from Rear Admiral Gri gorovitch, the commandant at Port Arthur. addressed to the emperor. -Port Arthur. April 13.-The Petro pavolvsk struck a mine, which blew her up and she turned turtle. Our squadron was zAnder Golden Hill. The Japanese squadron was approaching. Vice Admiral Makaroff was evidently lost. Grand Duke Cyril was saved. He is slightly injured. Capt. Jakov leff was saved, though severely in jured. as were five officers and thirty two men, all more or less injured. "The enemy's fleet has disappeared. Rear Admiral Prince Ouktolsky has assumed command of the fleet." The following dispatch to the czar -has been received from Viceroy Alexieff: -Mukden. April 13.-A telegram has been received from Lieut. Gen. Stc.essel. commander of the military forces at Port Arthur. I regret to re-, port to your majesty that the Pacific fleet has suffered irreparable loss by the death of its brave and capable commander. who was lost. together with the Petropavlosk." Another dispatch from Viceroy Alexieff to the czar says: "According to reports from the commandant at Port Arthur. the bat tle ships and cruisers went out to meet the enemy. but in consequence of the enemy receiving reinforcement. making his total strength thirty ves sels, our squadron returned to the roadside .whereupon the Petropav lovsk struck a mine, resulting in her destruction. Grand Duke Cyril. who was on board. was saved. He was slightly injured. The whole squad ron then re-entered the port. The Japanese are now off Cape Liao Shan. No reports-have been received from the acting commander of the fleet up to the time this dispatch was sent. A Terrific Blow. St. Petersburg. April 13.-The aw ful di-aster to the battle ship Petro pavlovsk at Port Arthur. with the loss of almost her entire crew'of over six hundred men and the death of Vice Admiral Makaroff. has been a terrific blow. It would have fallen less heav ily if the ship and the commander-in chief of the fleet had been lost in battle. but to be the result of another accident. following upon the heels of a succession of tragedies of which the Port Arthur fleet has been the victim. has created something like conster nation. "Reverses we can endure." said a prominent Russian. "but to have the Petropavlovsk meet the fate of the Yenesei and the Boyarin is heart breaking." Besides, it has just become known that the battleship Poltava, several weeks ago, had a hole rammed in her by the battle ship Sevastopol while the latter was manoeuvring in the har bor of Port Arthur. Vice Admiral Makaroff's death is really a greater loss than would be that of several warships. He wtas the pride of the navy and enjoyed the im plicit confidence, of his sovereign, as weU as the men of the serv'ice. Speak ing of his death officers here remark ed -.:pon the strange fatility that he should lose his life on a heavily ar nmored battle ship, to which he had a particular aversion. This morn ing for the first time he raised his flag on a battle ship. Prev'iously he had gone out on board the cuiser Novik or the cruiser Askold. It was at the urgent request of his friends that he did not risk hi: life in this fashi''n and transferred his flag to THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS. Program of the State Convention To Be Held in Columbia May 2-4. 1904. The twentv-eventh annual State Sunday School c"Invention will be held in Washington Street Nlethodist church. Columbia. May 2-4. The Sunday School association ik interdenominational: its object to build rp the Sunday School cause in South Carolina. Its present aim is to organize every county in South Carolina. Every wide-awake and pro gressive Sunday School of South Carolina may send delegates. Pastors. superintendents. teachers, and workers are all eligible. Following is the program of the ap proaching niee ing in Columbia. as issued by Dr. V. E. Pelham. of this city, chairman of the executive com mittee. It will be seen that several Newberrians have prominent places on the program. First Session. Monday Evening. May 2-8:30. de votional and song service: 8:45 ad dress by the president. Prof. E. L. Hughes. Greenville. S. C.: 9:3o ad dress. -The Sunday School's Call for Men." by the Rev. B. W. Spillman. of North Carolina. Enrollment of members. Appointment of commit tee ov nomination of 6fficers. Second Session. Tuesday Morning May 3-9. devo tional and song service by F. F. Whilden: 9:30. primary teaching. by Miss Minnie Macfeat, of Winthrop college: 10:15. open conference and questions: 10:30. "Teacher Training," Dr. George B. Cromer. president of Newberry college: t1:3o, open confer ence and questions: T2. "The Superin tendent," the Rev. B. W. Spilman: 12:30. conference and questions. Third Session. Tuesday Afternoon. May 3-3:30 devotional exercises and song ser vice: 4. practical primary work. Mis: Minnie Macfeat. before a class: 4:30 report of officers: j. "*An Amateur with a Blackboard." the Rev. B. W Spilman. of North Carolina. Fourth Session. Tuesday Evening. May 3-8:30. de votional exercises and song service the Rev. F. H. Wardlaw: 8:45. "Chrisi as a Teacher." ' the Rev. James A B. Scherer. Ph. D.. Charleston. S. C. 9:45. "A Study of a Bible Charactei for Sunday School teachers." the Re B. W. Spilman. Fifth Session. Wednesday Morning. May 4-8:30 devotional exercises and song service the Rev. J. P. Knox: 9. "How to En list and Hold Young Men." the Rev, Rev. W. B. Duncan. Laurens. S. C.: io, conference and questions: 1o:3c "A Look Ahead." William E. Pelham, chair'man executive committee: IT. "The Question as a Factor in Teach ing." the Rev. B. WV. Spilman: 12, business session. Sixth Session. Wednesday Afternoon. May 4 3:30. devotional exercises and song service: 4. reports of departments; A, executive committee. B. treasurer. C. superintendent primary depart ment. D. home department. Seventh Session. Wednesday Evening. May 4-8:30, devotional exercises and song service; 8:45. "The reacher Getting Ready for Next Sunday." the Rev. B. XW. Spil man: 9:30. "Christ the Great Teacher, His Subjects and Methods." Dr. H. N. Snyder. president Wofford college; adjournment. The Officers. The ofhicers of the association are: President. Prof. E. L. Hughes, Greenville. S. C. Vice president. Jno. F. Tolbert, Laurens. S. C. Secretary. ProU. B. XW. Getsinger. Spartanburg. S. C. Treasurer. the Rev. WV. I. Herbert, Columbia. Superintendent home department. H. E. Ravenel. Esq.. Spartanburg. Superintendent primary depart ment. Mrs. M. A. Carlisle. Newber ry Fxc-.-iive committee. William E. Pelihar. chairman.' Newberry: the Rev. T. H. Law. ). D.. Spartanhurg: J. E. Elierhe. Esq. Sellers. S C.: Dr. F.. C. Jones. * Newberry: the Rev. J. \\. Abell. Spartanburg: H F. Ravenel. .sq.. Spartanburg: the Rev. G. A. \Wright. Newberry: S. B. Fgell. I.sq.. Spartanburg: Prof. E. L. Hughes. Greenville: the Rev. W. R Duncan. Laurens. S. C. A NAVAL HORROR. 6 Officers and 23 Men Killed By Ex plosion On Battleship Missou ri, Near Pensacola. Pensacola. Fla.. April T3.-By the explosion today of two thousand pounds of powder in the after 12 inch turret. and in the handling room of the battle ship Missouri. twenty nine men were instantly killed and ive injured, two of whom will die. The Missouri. Capt. W. S. Cowles. commanding. was on the target range with the Texas. and Broklyn. at about practice noon, when a charge of pow der in the 12-inch left-hand gun, ig nited from gasses. and dropping be low. ignited four charges of powder in the handling room and all exploded. and only one man of the entire turret and handling crew survives. But for the prompt and efficient work of Capt. Cohles. in flooding the handling room and magazine with water. one of the magazines would have exploded and the ship would have been destroyed. CONGRESSMEN CLEARED. Report of Committee -to Investigate I Charges Against Congressmen In Postoffice Investigation. The report of the special committee of the national house of representa tives appointed to investigate the rv port from the postoffice department printed under the caption "Charges Concerning Mlembers of Congress." was made to the house by Chairman M\cCall. The report is signed Iby seven members of the committee. The minority members. however, append supplemental views. The important phase of the report is its nnding regarding the connection of members with the business of the postoffice department. This finding is as follows: "After a careful consideration of all cases specified in the report the committee have unanimously reached the conclusion that nothing has ap peared in connection with said cases that would justify the finding that any member of the house of representa tives has profited financially in the slightest degree. or that any mem ber was guilty of improper conduct i in connection therewith, or that any member has done in connection with any of said cases anything that did not appear to be within the line of hs offcial duty according to long es tablished custom. ti ocuin I"H-av'ing reached ti ocuin the committee feel constrained to add that in their opinion it would be well to make formal as may be. and to retain within the narrowest possi ble limits, the action of the members in connection with .postoffce and the details of other executive matters. and that <'e sev'erance of members from work of that character would aug ment the efficiency of the house of re presentatives." Stock Burned to Death. Three mules. the property of Cluff Glenn.' a negro. who lives near Mr. A. J. Gibson's place. were burned to death "mn a fi'e wvin b dest-oyed Glenn's barn this week. How~ the ire started is not known. Card of Thanks. I wish to express my sincere thanks t.. friends and physicians for the many kindnesses and remembrances shown iny wife during her last illness. May God richly bless them! SENATOR TILLIA ON THE NOMINATION SOUTH CAROLINA NOT COM MIT'ED TO HEARST. Senior Senator Thinks This State Will Send Uninstructcd Dele gation to St. Louis. Senator Tillman has placed a tem porary injunction upon the claim the Hearst managers are making to the South Carolina delegation to the national convention. s.ys a Wash ington dispatch to the News and Courier. ."South Carolina will. in my judg ment. send an uninstructed delega tion to the St. Louis convention." said Senator Tillman. "I have not talkea politics for the past eight weeks." continued Senator Tillman. "but I am pretty well assured that the dem (ocrats of South Carolina are not com mitted to 'Mr. Hearst or any other candidate. In my judgment we will send an uninstructed delegation to smell around for the strongest and best available candidate. who is .not dominated by either the Cleveland or the Bryan element in the party. All we want to know about a man is whether he is a straight democrat and has always voted the party ticket." "Understand. I am speaking . for myself alone." added Senator Till man. "For I have not been able to follow the political situation during the past eight weeks." "How does South Carolina regard Judge Parker as an available candi date for president?" asked the re porter. "Judge Parker is not objectionable to me. so far as I am personally con cerned." replied Senator Tillman. "My views regarding our party's nominee have not cha-ged during my forced absence from the senate. Eight weeks ago. before I was taker ill and compelled to undergo a series of operations in my throat. I then stated that I would be in favor of any clean. conservative man upor whom all thc factions in the party might unite. We have got to pui aside Clevelandism and Brvanism. for it is impossible to prod-uce a sati:; factory mixture of these two conflict ing elements. "I am not worrying my head secur ing a declaration from Judge Parker as to, h'- position on political issues. It is perhaps fortunate that he is without a record on the issues which have heretofore divided the democrat ic party. and also an element oi strength to Judge Parker. that he is not required to do any talking at this stage of the proceedings." "The managers (of Mr. Hearst in sist on placing South Carolina in the Hearst column." remarked the re porter. "I cannot prevent Mr. Hearst's managers from making claim to South Carolina. but I am in a meas ure familiar with the sentiment of our people,regarding a candidate. and we expect to go to the convention and vote for the man we think has a chance of winning in my judgment our present prospects are bright, and I believe that if we can unite our ef forts in behalf of a safe, practical can didate. who is not directly identified with either the Cleveland or the Bryan wings of the party. we can elect him." This is the first political statement made by Senator Tillman since his dangerous illness. He returned to Washington from his home in Edge ield and was given a cordial greet in the senate this morning by his as sociates on both sides of the chamber. In Political Harness Again. Senator Tillman has entirely recos ered from his recent illness. and is ready and anxious to get into politi cal harness again. Several weeks of absolute rest and relaxation from the cares and responsibilities of public ofnce has had a good effect upon him generally. His reception by his sena toral colleagues toay and the letters and telegrams of interested sympathy he received during his absence from the senate were very gratifying to Senator Tillman. The Delegation's Views. In this c-nnection it is said that all .f the S,,uth Carolina delegation in congress. with possibly one ex ception. favor the nomination of Judge Parker. Senator Latimer while not committed to any candidate, is favorably inclined to Judge Parker under existing conditions. So ;are Representatives Legare, Finley, Scarborough. Lever and Johnson. Re presentative Aiken has thus far re frained from expresing a personal preference, but at the proper time he will join the other members of the delegation in cordially supporting the nominee of the party. The report that the South Carolina delegation has been captured for Mr. Hearst probably originated from the fact that some of the over-zealous and perhaps indiscreet missionaries of Mr. Hearst sent to South Carolina over-estimated the effect of their in-. dividual work. One instance is cited where an at tempt was made to intimidate one of the members of congress by threaten ing him with "trouble in his next election unless he used his influence to carry his district for a Hearit del gation to the state convention, which meets in the middle of May." As a result the congressman threatened promptly declared for Judge Parker and organized the first Parker club in South Carolina. UNITED STATES POPULATION. An Increase of Nearly 4,ooo,ooo in Three Years-Growth of the Larger Cities. The census bureau has issued a bul letin which gives the estimated pop ulation of the United States for 1903, exclusive of Alaska and the insular possessions of the United States, as 79.900.389. This is an increase of 3, 905.814 since the census of igoo. The population is estimated for 438 cities having to.ooo or more inhabitants in igoo. According to these estimates New York is now a city of 3,716.139 inhabitants. Chicago is rapidly ap proaching the two-million mark, hav ing 1.873.880 inhabitants: Philadelphia has 1.367.716. St. Louis 612.279 and Baltimore 594.618: Baltimore has 531.313: Cleveland is now a consider able distance ahead of Cincinnati, which cities have 414.950 and 332.934 respectively; Buffalo also has consid erably increased its population. being credited with 331.403 inhabitants; San Francisco and Pittsburg are close competitors. the former having 355 919 and the latter 345.043: Detroit has a population of 309,653, New Or leans 300.625. Milwaukee 312.736, Denver 14.58 Indianapolis 191,033, St. Paul 172.038. Minneapolis 214,112, Washington 293.217. Jersey City 219. 462. Newark 265.394 The following are the estimates of the population in 1903 of all cities given 25.0oo and upwards in the southern states: Arkansas-Little Rock, 42,o36. Kentucky-Covington, 44,759; Lex ington, 27,809; Louisville, 215,402; Newport, 29,315. Louisiana-New Orleans. 300,625. Tennessee - Chattanooga. 30,469; Knoxville. 34,344: Memphis. 113,669; Nashville, 82,711. Texas-Dallas. $4.159: Forth Worth 27,192: Galveston, 31.742: Houston, 50,760: San Antonio. 58.o16. Florida-Jacksonville, 31.798 Georgia--Atlanta. 9650 Augusta, 41.283: Savannah, 64,562. South Carolina-Charleston. 36, 062. Virginia-Norfolk. 35;.149; Rich mond. 86.148. Alabama-Birmingham. 42,O87- Eo bile. 40.686: Montgomery, 32,84 There are no cities credited with 25,ooo population in Mississippi, and iNorth Carolina.