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STOESSEL CONDEMNED. !Cza.r is Asked to 'Commute Sontoncc Recommending Ten Years in Prison Instead qf Death. Lieutenant Governor Stoessel wa: oondemned to do;i111 Tliursdny oven lng by a Military Court for the sur {render of Port Arthur to the .Jap nnese. ^ Gen. Pock, who commanded tho 40 Knsl Siberian division of ['or!, Arlh ur, was ordered reprimanded for j disciplinary offence, which was no connected with (ho surrender, am Ge:i. Smirnoff, acting commandant oJ tho fortress, and Major Gen. Kciss chief of staff to Gen. Stoessel, wen acquitted of Hip din ryes against then for lack of proof. The court, sit'lin& at SI. Petersburg, recommendwd that Hie. denIh sentence upon Lieut. Gen. Stoessel ho commuted tci ten years' imprisonment in a fortress and Hint he he excluded from (lie service. Vodnr. president of Hi.- court, read Hie sentences nmid a tense silence. My ;i M-rcal effort of self enntrol Ckii. Stoessel maintained ri?*id soMi,., Jv-lik,. impassivity. (;< >, Sniiriioll was seemingly unmoved, hut 111.-re u. re t.-.-irs in Hie eves of 1 { <' i S S. I he ^'Iilcn.-e iie;iHi was pronounced u|.on rS|oes>el. ''for surrendering the forlress before all the means of delence had heen exhausted, tor Iniliii"- lo enforce his auHiorily n?d for military misdemeanors." ('ommiilnlion ?f the svnlence wns asked on Hie ground Hint "Port Arilmr. beset by overwhelming- forces, 'defended itself under Gen. Sloessel's leadership wil], unexampled stubbornness mid filled Hie world with astonishment nt the heroic courage of its ffamson: Hint. several nssnulls have ''epnlsed will, tremendous losses on I lie pnrt of the enemy; that Gen. Slocss.-I I lii'ituvhoul l lie seiiic hnd Jnninlniud the hemic eoura?e of the '' ' " I'-'-s ami I i.iallv H,il( |1(. fierce I ic pari in ||,ree eampni : 'is." '!e'?>iv (lie sent.'iiee was read mens,,res wen- lake,, In prevent a denuuist rnt ion in favor of Sloesscl by a number id' the younger otlicers, an I witnesses who were present. These laler sent n dispnleh to the Kmpress faying* Hint- they would humbly bear testimony (hat Gen. Stoessel wns the soul of Hie defence of Port Arthur; that ne had nlwnys 'encouraged and put heart in (he garrison. and thai in case of war they would wish to serv-? ag-ain itiider such n hero. They nsked 1he Kmpress graeiousl y to lies pea k from the Kmperor n full pardon. There wns a drnmalic moment after lire reading' of II,o sentence when a detachment of soldiers file.l into he I,nil. 'I lie spectators, thinking' that they were about to seize Gen. Stoessel, displayed great excitement, several women fainting. || developed, however, thai this was merely a guard l"r IIIe disposal ot the court. Gen Stoessel, who was accompanied by his son, was the object or a sympathetic demonstration, friends kissing nnd shaking- him by the hand as he left i,H> leaning on his son's shouldrr. A pniblie festival is being organized 3>.v the municipality of St. Petersburg in honor of the defenders of the fori ress. I lie passing of the sen I cure of donlli upon Lieut. Gen. Stoessel js harsh nn.I frn?ir end inn* In I In* enr,,,M 11 s Knssinu coin,,,ninler. who, three yenrs a ;.., wns ncelainied nrouml the World as the "hero of Port \r1hur." I h l;a>is ot the inductntenl upon which Lieut. Gen. Stoessel. Gen. Foek who coinanded Ith Past Siberian division of Port Arthur, and Majoi Gen. Keiss. el.ief of stuff to Gen Stoessel, were tried for (heir lives was n secret report innde bv Lieut Gen. Smirnoff, on the defence ol Porl Arthur. Smirnoff was nclini commandant of the fortress, Stoesse homy commander of the Kwang-Tuiu "Peninsula. Smirnoff categorically nc <'used Stoessel of cowardice and in capacity, and finally of the deliberate and I reasonable hastening of Mi< surrender to save his own life am defiance of the decisions of (wo sue cessive councils of war. (Sen. Smirnoff declared that llr forlress, which was surrendered ti the Japanese. January 1. 1005, eoul, have held out for six months longer The stands taken by Gens. St'oes sel, Keiss and Pock were that the fat of Port Arthur was sealed with ih capture of the "EagHe's Nest" an. two ollrer positions. The indictment against Gen. Smir nofl charged him with having faile< lo remove Gen. Pock from his com niand, allhough he suspected tin agreement between Gens. Stoesse and I*ock lo surrender the forlress Anatolo A1 ikhailovitch Stoessel was born in 1848, and entered tho arm in 1864. lie comes from a family < s, military men. He served with tl1 Bulgarian militia during Hie Russ< Turkish war of 1877-78 and partic pated i:i the Chinese expedition c s 1900-01. lie w as the first command'* - to enter Tien Tsin during tho Boxc - uprising and rose to the rank of mt - jor general for dash displayed in th atiuk on tlu Chines? Cap'tol. i <Stoessel has been a most sever - disciplinarian. It is related of hit x that lie has sentenced many men t t death for infractions of (he reguln 1 lions. I > GRAYDON BILL DEFEATED. 1 House Kills Measure to Declaro La.\ Relating to Actions for Damages. i Senator (Jraydon' bill to deelar the. law in actions for damages, th fellow servants liability bill, \va called i111 in the house and Mr. Mile made the first speech in its favor. I was also supported by Mr. Tompkins : M r. I >i vimi and others. I Mr. ( arcy made a vigorous lega ;?r:ru men I against the. bill, asscrtim that it is not constitutional. There were numerous other brie argument- on the bill and, allhougl the discussion was ind as proloiigc( as i| was in (he senate on (his bill the fight was just as warm, lint oi Mr. X ash's motion to strike out th. enactintr words the vote was 82 to 2.' and the bill was killed. The vote wai as follows: Yeas-?Speaker Whalcy, Arnold Aull, Bialev, Ballcnt inc.. Banks, Beat tie, Belhunc. A. (!. Briee, S. Brice \V. 1). Bryan, Cauuon, Carey. Carri gan, ('arson, Carwile,(Mary,(Tmkscalc; Cothran. Cox, Culler. Dick, Dingle Boar, .1. B. Dodd, ). 11. Dodd, Douglass, Dowlimr, Ivpps, Frost, Harris \\ . ). (lib sou, (Ilasscoek. (Ireer, Hall Harris, Harrison. Hemphill. Ilinlou II yd rick, lohuslonc, .Tones. Kellahan jl\irven. Lane, Bawson. I,ester, Be j'rare, l.ittle. McColl. MrKeown, M<Master. Mann. Miller. Morrcll. Xash Xesbit. Xicholson. Niver, Xortoii 'Barker, Balterson, Weaves, Kichardson, Uohinson, Bucket*. Sawyer, Save 'Scarborough, Sellers. Slaughter. J. B 'Smith, Spivev, Stubbs. Yander ITorst Yerner, Walker, Wannaniaker. Wiggins, Winvherly, Wingard, Woods Wyehe?82. Nays?Aver, Boyd, Rrantlev. V. M Bryan, Cannon, Courtney, Croft, Dixon, (Ivies, Hardin, ITarman, Hughes Kershaw, Beitner. 'Miley. Nichols Richards, Scruggs. D. B. Smilli Knrt/. B. Smitli. Slillwell, Tatum Todd. Tompkins. Wade, Yeldell, You mans?28. Pairs-?(larv, aye. with Durham, no The bill, which was killed am which was the cause of such a warn fight in both senate and house, is a! follows: Section 1. That i:i every action b; an employee, his executors or ad minis!rators, for damages caused b; the wilful or wrongful act. default o neglect of the common carrier hi whom he is or was employed, a recov ;vy shall not he defeated on accour of the contributory neg'ivence o suc!i employee; but. the. jury shal take mto consideration a 1! the fact aiid circumstances of the case am apportion the verdict in accordant*, with !lie neglige'ice of .ii'C.Mlt of tie pari ie^. i Section 2. That in every action fo I damages caused by the wrongful o ! 'u- 'I act. i'cf-y;h or i .* .'.lucncc ;> 1 < ' r if llie i-i.j iv !.( i-au-y I l?; ' if or our ' >r. ,>f i f. *.? < i ' . " the | 'r _ injured. :i-i ! fellow servant is a superior agent o i otlicer. or a person having a right I (o:it:\d or direct the services of th party injured, whether so exercisin the right at the time of the injury o not. or a fellow servant engaged i another department of labor, or ei gaged about a different piece c work, the party injured or his roy resent alive shall recover such dan ages therefor as the jury may asses: upon consideration of all the fact - and circumstances of the case. Section It. All Acts or parts of Act - inconsistent herewith are hereby r< pealed. 1 'Section I. This Act. shall be eunit - la Jive ol the remedies now exist inj He Wanted a Job. n Atlanta (Georgian. 1 That at least one of the unemplo? . ed in Atlanta is not like that arm - out in Detroit which declined the jo ? of digging a canal, was shown Wee 0 nesday at the office of the Southern 1 superintendent of terminals. A young man. neatly dressed, wit - white hands and clean linen, applic 1 to Superintendent Bradley for a jol - ' doing clerical work in the office. i' "I'm sorry.'' said Mr. Bradle; 1 | ''but there is not a thing here . | could give you. We are not emploj * I ing any one now." y '' Yes, but I need a jol) and musl havo 0110," replied tlio young man, and his businesslike tone impressed >- Mr. Bradley. 1" "There is not n thing1 in the world for you," insisted Mr. Bradley, "un11 less," he continued, smiling as he ,r glanced out of his office window, "you l" want to shovel coal with those ne0 groes at a dollar a day.' "I'm on the job," promptly re.pl ia ed the young man with the white n hands and clean linen. And he was. lie put on overalls and got busy in a coal chute with a shovel, and is still "on the job." Somewhat Mixed. v Margaret Durham *was (he latest arrival at Miss Simmons' select boarding school, and being pretty and well dressed she was popular, says e Harper's Weekly. e Would she bo an usher at the s monthly inusicalc? Margaret was v horribly shy. Sire never could do it 1 ?oh, never! But the chosen live elected her for the sixth, so the evening found her :t perfect fluetter of I while frills and pink bows (this was the pink musicals) awaiting to receive the early comers. Bach of the; p hardened live bore forward an impost i.iv auditor, and Margaret found herI self inquiring of a very ancient and elegant old gentleman in a voice ' scarcely audible, "iSir, shall I show ^ you a seal?' 3 " What, what, what 7" demanded 5 the elderly party, irascibly, holding his hand to his ear. "Sir," screamed the flustered no. vice, "shall I sew you to a sheet ?" Then five lace handkerchiefs were . crammed into live tittering mouths, . while Miss Margaret bolted from the scene of her discomfiture, and the . five were left to do the honors. LICENSE TAX DUE. Notice is hereby given that, city licenses for the year 1008 are now . due and must lie p:\id at once. By order of city council. | J. J. Bangford, Ru'.reiro S. Worts, Mayor. Clerk and Treasurer. REPAIR SHOP?Furniture, lounges, and parlor suits, each upholstered, i recaining chairs, repaired; making and laying carpets and mattings, | cleaning old furniture. In Sunlight Hall, near old colored Baptist church. , Wesley Means. : At Wholesale Prices ' Bananas, S , i : Oranges, r 7 ; Apples, l s and all sorts of Fruits. i S ALSO [} , Homemade ! Candy. I mjiii n This Is Worth Reading. ' Beo F. Zelinski, of OS Gibson St., ^ Buffalo, N. Y., says: "I cured the most annoying cold sore I ever had, with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. I applied this salve once a day for two days, when every trace of the sore was gone." Heals all sores. Sold under guarantee at W. E. Pclham and Son s drug store. 25c. i!*, Marked For Death. "Three years ago I was marked for death. A grave-yard cough was tearing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed to help mo, and hope had fled, y when my husband got Dr. King's b New Discovery," says Mrs. A. C. 1- Williams, of Bac, Ky. "The first 's doso helped me and improment kept on until I had gained 58 pounds in h weight and my health was fully red stored." This medicine holds the I), world's healing record for coughs and colds and lung and throat disk', cases. It prevents pneumonia. Sold 1 under guarantee at W. B. Pelham and Son's drug store. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. 1 ) Plant Wood's (( ! I Garden Seeds \] i FOR SUPERIOR VEGETABLES & FLOWERS. Our business, both in Garden and Farm Seeds, is one of the largest in this country, a result due to the faot that B Quality Is always our J) first consideration, q We are headquarters for Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed Oats, Seed Potatoes, Cow j Peas, Soja Beans and [ other Farrn Seeds. J Wood's Desorlptive Catalogue S' Is the best and most practical ofseed catalogues. An up-to dato and recognized authority on all Qardon / and Farm crops. Catalogaa mailed / I fireo on request. Write for it. / T. W. WOOD & SONS, / SEEDSMEN, - Bichmond, Va Jl Medicine That is Mcdicine. "I have suffered a good deal with malaria and stomach complaints, hnt 1 have now found a remedy thai | keeps me well, and that remedy is 10lootric Hitlers: a medicine that is medicine for stomach and liver troubles, and for run down conditions," says XV. C. Kiestlcr, of ITalliday, Ark. Electric Bitters purify and enrich the blood, tone up the nerves, and impart vigor and energy to the weak. Your money will be refunded if it fails to help you. 50c. at W. E. Pelham and Son's drug store. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAROLINA RY. Schedule in effect November 3rd, 1907 T" ~ - a Lv. Newberry(0 N & Ii.) 12:46 p. m. Ar. Laurens 1:52 p. m. Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:15 ?. m. Ar. Greenville 3:40 p. in. Lv. Laurens 2:07 p. il. Ar. Spartanburg 3.35 p. m. J Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 3:40 p. m. Ar. Hendersonville 0:25 p. m. i Ar. Asheville 7:30 p. m. T,v. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:00 p. m. 1 Ar. Greenwood 2:56 p. m. Ar. McCormick 3:55 p. m. Ar. Augusta 5:40 p. m. Note: The above arrivals and departures, as well as connections with other companies, are given as information, and are not guaranteed. Ernest Williams, Gen. Pass. Agt., Augusta, Ga. Geo. T. Bryan. Greenville, S. C. Gen. Agt. A Dangerous Operation ^ is the removal of the appendix by a ^ surgeon. 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