The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 25, 1908, Page SIX, Image 6
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
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' 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
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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,
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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. Nio one who takes Dr. C
King's New Life Pills is ever sub- ri
jected to this fright fid ordeal They [V
work so quietly you don't feel tlram. ^
They cure constipation, headache, *
capable of performing the best service.
Hence a boy's chances of get- ^
ting a good position when he gets
through school are generally reduced n
if lie smokes cigarettes. The boy who
does not smoke cigarettes will get a
better position than the boy who does
smoke.
TRADE
REG1
Plain Talks
A Talk to
You use a fertilizer S
of coursc, but do you y
use enough ? ^
The yield per acre, ?
and the profit therefrom %
increases in far greater
proportion than the cost
of additional fertilizer.. .lj
What is an increase in
cost of $2.00 to $10.00
per acre for fertilizer
when the returns therefrc
show an increase of $50.00
$250.00 per acre?
" - The big Magnolia Fri
| Farms at Durant, Miss., test
| the well-known Virginia-G
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| quantities c
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1>000 lbs. p
* i acre were us
{ the protit w
i ?y5.00 morep
) acre than \vh<
5 0 0 lbs. p
? p.rvc were used.
Thb in modern intensive ci
1 iv.re. the method that is don
1 V - : arict trebling the crops
i ait of fruit in
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ed no- matter what method he Mjfl
\r- now uses, should get the Vir- gnHR
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