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VOL. XIII. FORT MILL, S. WEDNESDAY, MAY II, 1901. NO. 8. PORT ARTHUR Japanese Get the Best of the Fightj Or. All Sides THE LAST DESPERATE ATTACK Admiral "* ogo's Report of Tuesday's Operst ens?The Blockading Flotilla Was Scattered by a Gale. Tokii' i<> Cable.?Vice Admiral Toko's it!1. recital of the lul^>st enKasenier off Port Arthur, which was , re? 'ivctl .t re Sunday, shows that tliej Japanese have blocked the entrance to Mir harbor. On T'.esday morning after the l>! Jiru* flotilla had been scattered by i t^ah and the commander of the llotilla ha?l signalled in vain that the j attempt "or abandoned pending the | moderation of the storm, the crews I of the - parate vessels, in no wise; daunted h.. the weather which isolated j them from their companions, proceed- i etl to tin work on their own despcratt j urni:tii\? . i ney rorced tneir way in th?> la? i tif the Russian lire, which was mon deadly than ever before, as a result "f the improved Russian defenses. ever the field of mines. Many < ! tnem exploded, yet live of the Japan -si- idockading ships were jammed int. the chanpel and now preik. i.....i i.. ..n raft i \ < ptjng small boats. This ati:irli ex<? oded ail its predecessors in dcspen.t i?.n and the courage displayed l>\ th" volunteer. crews is equal to that shown in any event in the war histon "f the world. \lth<>,.Kfc Vice Admiral Togo again avoided Vintage to a single one of his vessels, ihe attack proved to lie expen ivt i lives. Commander Ilayashi. whi was in command of the expediiio.. "hserved the impossibility of keep 'il the flotilla intact, owing to tin <nvy sea-t, and slgpalletl to ahainh r. t r.e attack Tie ; < -tgnals were repeated until 2 <>r ; oVle k in the morning. hut they failed m reach the vessels of i lie expedition which were swept apart h.v the t< : ii 'stuous sea and proceeded sepai'iit 1 to the month of the harbor. Dri\cn From New Chwang. New ('l.wanR. By Cable. There is every indnation that the Russians have <i? elded to evacuate New t'hw.tnp. Troops hav been leaving here all day long. Forts have been disnianttt d and all artillery has been placed iboard trains. All the local t ran sp< .ion has been commando I by tin- Russian authorities. There is cut ret here a native rumor that I Japanese iroops are in Kou Chou Hay ton iti< west side of the IJao Tung pciiinsu .. and about sixty miles north of Port \rthur), but this report lacks confirmation. a e hit < Hrerda.tffs.cB.yedaeibhaijrve The f< ;.r is held here that if the Russian* 'nave and the Japanese do not ar < nee take possession of New Chwang. the brigands, who are now across tht river near Yin Kow. will pillage the plaee. The foreign residents ar? prepared to resist the brigands should they come over. The British . misul has requested that a KimiH'H' no sent to New Phwang. The F! issians probably will destroy the gunboat Sivoutch before leaving, j The vessel is at New Chwang. Japanese troops fired on what was > probably the last train out of Port Arthur a.- it passed near Port Adams. I Serious Fire Raging. W'iliiariisport. Pa., Special.?A telephonic message from Coudersport. F'otter county, to The Gazette and Utilletin, ?tar? ? that fire of unknown origin is raging in the Bartow Glass Works, mantila. : :r< rs of decorateil glass tableware. an I that the plant is practically | destroy' t. The loss will be from $r?0.- | tttlrt to JT'i.OiiO. but the insurance is not | known. One hundred hands are thrown out of i rnployment. Two Lynchinoo. M.intce'mery. Special?Two iynehings have m tried in Alabama within the nfKI III f tn' -5 Ann ....:... S 1 I ??V <. Vf 1 Ul|( S.VU i.1 I III I Illl I assault, find the other for an alleged assassination of a white man by a negro. Acting Qovernor Cunningham l'vidav tori; decided action to have I these lyn uings investigated and the guilty punished. lie addressed letters to Circuit Judges W. S. Anderson and T. Scott .Sayre, calling their attention to thel vnchlngs aihd urging them to hold special terms i of their respe tlve < <Hirts tr. bring the (lynchers to just He gave an interview in which he s.? .: "I believe that prnjmpt effort to bring lynchers- to justice will not only make the law a terror to criminals, but also to thoM who disregard it by substituting lynching? for courts o' justice." ( j I' 3>r ft 't IS BLOCKED j They used artillery and small arms, and killed or wounded several Chinese. It is reported here that Viceroy Alexieff was slightly wounded prior to hts departure from Port Arthur, lie barely escaped front there before tin* Japanese closed the linos of communication. The Russian general staff have moved from Idao Yang to Mukden. Russians here will not talk of the situation. for fear that they will impart some information. They do not con sider that their forces here art* sufficient In hold this section of 'he connt ry. It is probable 'hat the Russian troops will withdraw to Harbin. The Russian civilians at New Chwang are leaving hurriedly, and many natives are Hoeing the city in fear that they will he subjected to maltreatment at the hauds of the brigands. More Bad News for Russia. Two official dispatches calculated to increase the depression existing among all circles in Russia were Riven out ! Sunday night. From the point of view j of the progress of the campaign, the most important is that regarding the capture by the Japanese without opposition of Feng Wang Cheng, on May titli. The second gives details concerning the killed, wounded and missing among the troops under the com- I tnan l of Lieutenant General Zassalitcli. as the result of the fighting on the , Yalu, the number of which totals '2.397 officers and men. Gen. Kuropatkin forwarded a message front Lieutenant General Zassalitcli. who had been left in command of the column retiring from Feng Wang Cheng, which described the movements of the enemj in connection with the occupation of the town. The information caused no surprise to the officials who had already been advised t.j the d eision that no at- t tempt would he made to hold Feng 'Vang Cheng, the superiority of the Japanese in all lighting arms ensuring a disaster similar to thai a Kin l.icn Clump. Therefore. Gim. Zassalitch was piven strict orders iliat there should he no fight oi* tiie rear guard. The Russians left while (Jen. Kuroki was making his dispositions for a hlg battle. More Casualties. I Ti Ulo. 15y Cable. T1 e ensu ilties in ti e last attempt of the Japanese fleet to hloi k 1'ort Arthur, whieli took place on May :t. are one < tlircr. Copiniander Tnkyangi. commanding -the steamer Yedo Mam. and six men killed, four men seriously and five officers and 11 men slightly wounded. Fourteen oflieers and 74 men are missing and eight ofileers and 3'> men were rescued unin jured. All the officers of tlio blockading ships, including Commander Takayangi. who was killed, have b?en decorated and granted annuities by the Kin pi ror. The Forty-Million Warrant. Washington. Special.?The Treasury warrant for $10,000,000 to be delivered to .1. !\ Morgan & Co., of New York, on , account of the Panama Canal purchase, i was taken to that city by Secretary of the Treasury Shaw. It will be delivered by the Secretary to Borgan & Co. 'PI ...1 ii>iisun.* . i hi* ot-rri'iary aiso iook with him certain lymds which have beer. deposited with the government as security for public monies, whicli arc j to be returned to the hanks surrender- j ing their deposits. Mr. J. 11. Kdwards. private secretary j to Sec retary Shaw, accompanied him to New York. Ey Wire and Cable. A subcommittee of the Republican National Committee met iti Washington and made arrangements for the meeting of the convention in Chicago I to \t month. it is thought the increase in the electoral vote will have an important bearing on the result of the Presidential election this year. It is probable ex-Secretary of War j ltoct will preside as temporary chair l.ian of the Republican National Con; vrntion. Attorney-General Knox makes an ofI f*? ial explanation of the connection of | Morgan K- Co. with the payment for the Panama canal property. The trial of James N. Tyner anil Harrison J. Barrett on charges of ior.epiracy in connection with the Postoffice Department cases was continued. i Judge Waddcll appointed A. It. Dickinson and itenham Morris receivers of the Blackstone and Southern Railway. John It. Jackson, United States Minister to Greece. Roumanin and Servia, will soon present his redentials to King Peter, at Belgrade. NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY Short tlems of News Gathered From All Points. Through the South. Norfolk linkers are on strike, and a bread famine is threatened. Norfolk Westi rn Railroad director;' propsoe a OOfl.OOO bond issue. A wealthy I'aterson (N. .1.1 man attaeked the night watchman at the Chamberlain Hotel. Old Point. William Coffee, a Norfolk nei;ro, committed suicide by throwing himself In front of a moving engine. Judge John II. Reagan wrote a letter to Hon. W. J. I try an advising him to work for harmony in the Democratic party. Fred A. lleaeh. who is wanted in Chicago on a charge of embezzlement o" $12,000. surrendered himself to the liiof of police at Fort Worth. Texas, lie said that he was tired of dodging officers. Richmond. Va? Special. Henry Woodward. the negro convic ted in February of the nturder of Frank Tabor, a white man. at Pocahontas. December 2?>th. last, was hanged at Taxeweli Friday. Wshington Happenings. Rocause of protests front manufacturers, the War Department will not immediately sell some of its rifles to Cuba. President Roosevelt has directed the reappointment of 1). I). Crutn. collector' of the port at Charleston. S. C.. and Senator Allison gave notice that ac- . tlnn ..-ill t.m I ...I " - I ...... ..... ... iiiik ii n inn * uiiRirw n? convenes. Thomas V. Dawson. of Iowa, has noon appointed Minister to Santo Domingo. Tin* l>i 11 for the government of tho Panama Canal zone was signed hv the Prcsidrnt. The big Chesapeake and Ohio grain elevators at Newport News are to close on May la. Considerable fo? ling exists at the Navy Department among tin partisans for and against the general staff plan. ( erinau-Americans from six Slates and the District >.f Columbia organized in Washington the National Uoosevelt League, for the purpose of aiding in th?election of ITesldent Roosevelt. In an authorized statement John Sharp Williams declares he favors .Iiidge A. It. Paik<r for the Presidential ni initiation. In the North. The crriser California was launched at Ran Francisco. Stewart Hdward White, ilie novedist. was married t< Miss Flizabi tIt IV C.rant at Newport. Mr. Charles .1. llonn parte addressed the National Municipal League. Chicago. on "Partisanship in Municipal Polities." Swindlers in Chicago secured dia- ! mun is by teleplionig to jewelers as if front residences of wealthy citizens. Police declare that Chicago swindlers secured a largf* amount of money hy offering positions at the St. Louis World's Fair. if. C. Ogden was re-elected president of t h< 'Southern Educational Conference at k oiingham. (. . 1>. It. Henderson, former Speaker of the 1'nited States House of Uepresctitatives. said he intended to leav New York and go back to Iowa to live. It was stated hv a friend of lion \V. .1. Bryan. in Kansas City. Mo.. that Mr. Bryan wanted Judge A. B. Parker t<> take second place on the ti<ko; in 1900. Foreign Affairs. Kmp< tor William of (5 or many atTived at Karlsruhe. It was reported that a Russinn column was 20 miles from and in a re hint; on Gensan. Rusisan torpedo I mats of the Vladivostock squadron sank a Japanese transport, the Kinshiu-Maru. of 4.000 tons, 187 being <.nved and 200 who refused to surrender were sent to the bottom with the ship. Colonel Durrr returned from Southwest fricn, and reported the Germans there in sad plight. King Edward and Queen Alexandra aided in the laying of a eornerston? in Dublin. Japan announced its agreement to The Hague convention. .1 h' "? mm mini ?\ ? mi iii? iiu will 11 ptmition along tho Yalu river was begun l>y the Japanese yesterday and tho Russians retreated after being outflanked. Serious fighting hetwe-n the Armenian insurgents and the Turkish troops lias taken place in Asia Minor and 12 villages have been destroyed. Emperor William opened tire new railway bridge across the Rhine at Mainz. The annual banquet of th" Royal Academy was held in London. Pan Antolu Dvorak, the composer. is ('end. Miscellaneous Doings. Providence, R. L. was visited by a 9600.000 fire. Eighteen Assyrians in Pittsburg wete arrested anil charged with intimidating fellow-countrymen and extortion in tho name of a secret society 1 called the "Flower of Benevolence." A WIRELESS SYSTEM Greensboro, N. C., Man Has Worked Our a Scheme PLAN IS ONE OF GREAT SIMPLICITY It Will be Fully Tested at the State Normal College?Said to be Wonderfully Simple. < 5reenslioro. N. C.. Special.- \ Greensboro man. in the person of Prof. William Hntntnel. instrmtoi of science at the State Normal and Industrial College, t:inventeil a wonderfully simple and practical wireless telegraphy svsteni. It is a simple linti ugt niotis device, which has hen ested at j ihe Johns Hopkins Hospital at llal'l more, and fn ml to be perfect in every J rasped in sending and receiving messages The wireless system will he in- j stnll"d at the Nohmal College, and messages from one building to another will he Hashed hack and forth through j walls, doors and ill other hindrances, to test the strength and efficiency of the system It has been tried already and proved successful, but Prof. Ham mel intends to elaborate his test by establishing a regular system of wifeless telegraphy. The students the u...... .. .?s.i .1?1 ?r ! . terest in tliis wonderful invention ai d art> assisting I'ruf. Ilatnmei in hi* efforts Site for the Kaiser's Gilt. Washington Special.? It has been permanently decided that the replica of the statue of Frederick the Great, which the Kaiser has given to UnAmerican people, is to he placed in a prominent position in the grounds of tlte war college, commonly known heretofore as the Washington barracks. Tin stattic will lie unveiled November jo with appropriate core-' monies, in whi.-h the President and Batt'ii Speck von Stcrnlmrg. the German embassador will take part. The j ambassador will lie I lit' immediate representative of the Uernvut Empernr. who is expected to send a letter to the President in In- read at the unveiling. making the tender of tlu statue as a gift to the people of the United Slates. Sites have been selected in the college grounds for six military heroes of the world, and this of Frederick the Ureal is the lirst to he provided for. Applications for Pensions. Washington Special. Although the recent order constituting the age litn it of til! vein's us. e\ iilenci. tdiv ieal disahmility in granting pensions has been in effect hardy three weeks. tin Pension Olliee has already swamped with applications under it. lip to Saturday Die number of applications tiled had reached a total ot 11.000, and they are still rolling in at the rate of several thousands a day One reason for the haste in tiling tip plications is that although the payment of the pcnsons may not begin foi several months, they actually dale from the time of filing, and the a< crtted pensions will lie paid in a lump when the eertillcate is issued. The minimum pension under the order is $0 a month, which covers ihc 02 year limit, and ranges up lo $12. according to age above that limit. Henry Wiedner in Jail. Cincinnati. Special. Henry Wiedner, president of the f!"rman National hank, of Newport. Ivy., is in jail for safe keeping. He lost his fortune through the speculations of Cashier Frank IJrown. who lias been in Honduras s in e wrecking the honk. President Wi"dnei has hern acting queerlv for violent. For Better Education. Chicago. Special. The heller etlu ration of negro minis!ers lias been *!?* flared imperative by liishop James A. Handy, of Baltimore. who, addressing the African Methodist episcopal Conference. said: "Ignorant ministry cannot preach to an educated pew, and unless the ministers today keep ahead of the arm. of colored boys who are swarming from schools, they will soon lie out of jobs." Tunnel Burred. Columbus. (5a. Special.?The IMno Vl/lllnl iin T,inn?l .... . I,.. ATi?fti ii i * ii i ia it lit i mi I II*- nwin mi it Hallway between hen* and Atlanta was burned today. All tho woodwork was ron.sumod and through trains had to bo stopped. Trafllo over that part of the road will not bo resumed before next week. Flood Warnings. Washington Special.?Special warnings havo boon issued for dangerous floods in tho Trinity river in Texas at all points south of Riverside. The crest of the flood will i ?>a< h Liberty May tlth or 7th. CANAL BILL IS PAID . Uncle Sam Pays the Price Per ilie Right of W ay WORK W ILL Bt BEGUN SHORTLY Mr. Morgan Arranges for the Trans- j fer of the $40,000,000 in Paris?The Canal Outlook at Present. " i Paris, By Cable. Having wound up i)v details of the bit; linaneial transI lii'tion connected with the Panama ti.insfM*. I IMerj?ont Mo: gan left Parla Tuesday fur A \-l.es-Mains, Before his departure he gave th correspondent of lh< Associated Press the main points of ?h< Una I agreement as follows: The Panama Canal Company wished to | have Mioiiov turned over in Pari.- in- i I sti mi iif it) ih?> United States, and was i I willing in pay all the expenses Inet- ; j ?!; nt to the payment here. In order to accomplish this the United States has appointed the Morgan company In turn to take a eontraet with the Panama company, wherebv the $40,000,000 will i i oe paid in Paris. This contract specifies the Manque de Prance as depos- ; | itory and also the proportion of the payments going to the old and the new Panama companies respectively The ) signing of tliis contract closes the transaction, it only remaining for the Morgan eampany to carry it out hy , making payments from time to time to the Manque de France. This will he uen? to cause no disarrangement of the American or French monov markets. Carmen Won't Have the Nomination. Washington, Special. "Kven at the , risk of being accused of declining I hat which I probably could not get. if 1 desired it. 1 answer most uneqnivothai if the nomination were ten c red t.i tne I would not accept under I :riv . ireumstanms whatever." Tims ] sir nglv <liil Speaker Cannon. in an an- ! tho izod interview with a Post reporter emphasize his det rminatton with reference to the Vim Presidency. As he j i cm luded dictating what he had to say, the Speaker added: "if there is any iang...ige which can be more decisive write it in." He gave as one j 'if th< reasons for his statement that in his judgment he could do hotter service in any capacity in the House of representati es than in could do olsoI where. Tho decision lie had come to. j i he snid, was final. Cloudburst Strikes Texas. Austin. Texas. Special. This section rid all centra": Texas was visited liy a i< :rltie cloudburst Tuesday afternoon, the rain pouring down in one unceasing ! I invent fo several hours. The streets ! I (.1 the clt> were wrecked by tbc tlood i of water and great damage was done to t i?* <toi s in the fields. A number I o* bridges were washed away during i the storm ? nd country roads will ho ' impassable lor several days. If is the riost terrific rain storm that has visi- i l?ci this sect on in years. The trains arriving here from the | ; north this afternoon came through waI tor six inches on the track and the fain crews had to clear the track of at many po nts. Three railroad bridges and much track waslted away. 3.0C0 to 4,0r>0 Killed. H.t. Petersburg. Py Cable.- In a report received by the emperor from General Kuropatkln under T lesday's date. It is stated that, at least from throe to lour thousand me 1 wi re killed in the t Vr.ln river tight. Japo take New Chwang. i.oiiuon, ?y uanic.? rne Cheioo cornspondent of the Dally Chronicle (:.bles the following under Tueday's i-ate; "The Japanese lan led troops and attacked and captured New Chwnng last (veiling, the Russians fa ling back to ; otect. the railway.' Anti-Jewish Riots. Vienna. By Cable.?I epo ts are ourr< :it here that there wc-e s> rious antiJewish riots in the Batsarabian town of Bender. April ?.Oth. P is t tatcd that <hr -doting began Satui Jay 'forenoon. The mob smashed the wit (lows of brut- in the Jewish quarters, entered tii? houses and threw vouen and children out of the wlndovs. A girl wis murdered in a most re\olt:ng manner. he reports say. Cost arks were sent to restore order. The outbreak is sail to have been due to th? anger of the rowd over Russian -evergee in the far East. These reports lack official confirmation. Dividend Declared. Now York, Special.?A dividend of about 2, per cent, has been declared by J. P. Morgan and company, as mtiTtagf gcrs of the syndicate whirl) took over the $05,000,001) of Atlantic Coast Line ' percent, collateral trust bonds issued to acquire control of the Louisville & Nashville road from J, W. Gates u id his associates. The sydieate w;,s to) have expired last December, but wi s | ixU'C'Jcf! to May. 1906. % How Styles in Shoes Are Made. "Tile ninnufaeturers in shoes tret, out new si vies every :. nscMi." said l.yinan 1*2. Hoss. "ami fry to work up hie sales, hut it is*t.he public which decides whether the styles will ho popular or not The men who set the styles in hats ami cloaks for women can he as arbitrary a> they ph ise. The women will fo'low tlietu to any extreme; but show a man a shoo that lo. lis to him ridiculous ami he will not have anything to do with it. He would rather he out of style than uncomfortable or ritlf' ? is. \iul so the inatuifaeturers are careful no? to make much of an outlav "<>iil they find out how tile new styles will go with the people. They prepare, say. sixty lasts and make up samples at an, expense of only a few dollars. The salesmen lake these ort through the eonntrv. and if orders begin to come in the man u fact liters prepare to make tliom in large quantities." Milwaukee Kveiliiiir Wl<*? Business Portion Destroyed by Fire. Paris, T?*\ Spe 'ial. Tim business portion of Doport. twent> miles south east of Paris, near the line of Ue<| Itiver eotmty. was dest t oyed Thurs day. The lire started in .1 \V. llepjlster's store and eonstiined eighteen buildings. all the business portion ex eept the Deport Harguin Store and the First National Hank. The tele phone eoinnninieat ion was rut off. and no furthet partieulars are obtainable. The loss will approximate $50.01)0. Hail Twelve Inches Deep. Welsh. I.a.. Special. A hail storm here Thursda\ afternoon lasted thirtv minutes and was so thick that drifts 12 inches deep were formed against many buildings. All the glass in a passenger train was broken, about .?n per rent, of the windows of residences ami business houses here were shattered, anil there was heavy damage to good:-. There were six inches of water in the street. N'n news has entile from the country, hut it is feared t hiit there lias been a ve:> heavy less to riee farm res. Happenings nf the Day. lit< mint David Itoyil. recruiting '.ier in New Orleans, having been remove; b\ the Navy Department l?e iMise l>.e recruited no negroes. Sontli i men have been advised no! to a i; ly at all for the service. The 1'nited Clotli I Cat and t'ap 'Ink-rs of North America, began their annual eotivi ntion in New York. Tin- Rosebud Indian lteseriation is to be opened to settlement about .Inly i Wi.e Won't Leave Parents. Knoxville. Tesin., Special, lit the i li.incery court liere Jnlin S. Wado ;i: I a hill for divorce against Nora Wide, of (iillfnrd county North ( iroiintt. The bill recites that they v.' re married October 1. 1X84, sepav. tinu .Fnne 1. 1900, when'.Mrs. Watle d . ted hi'ii. preferring to live with i i . pan lit.-. lie charges that she piently declared sin- would not n eve her parents for tiny man. Si refit -1 d to come with him to this ...... ,..o * *?* ? * itww iinKS the court for a decree of divorce on (lie ground of desertion. Youthful Widow. A woman of 2d, who applied for a niaria>ro license in Hartford. Conn., said that she had boon a widow fourteen years. INDIGESTION I L 1-i iva* irouDied with stom- HI Roh trouble. Thedford'n Black- gt? l>rau{ht did me on-re good 'tbi in one w-.iok than ull the doc- W3 tor'* medicine I took in a jCI year ''? M It H . HA It A II E. ft3 SIIIBFIKLD, EllettHVillc, Iod. ET| Thedford's Hlack I iraught quickly invigorates the uc- Kfi lion of tlx! stomach ami BR niri't even chronic cases of indigestion. If yon will Kj take a small dose of Thed- yd ford's Hlack Draught. occa- Km Mutually you will keep your stomach and liver iu per- JF& feet condition. Sjsj THEDFORD'S | BLACK-DRAUGHT OS Morn sickness in caused by VJ ?! constipation than I?y any jaj other disease. Thedford's ffG Re llluck-I)rauglit not only re- j&| EE lievea constipation hutcure* ;^r. 5^5 diarrhoea and dysentery and ttj U? keeps the bowels regular. ikH Hn All flriiggisis Bell H ZVcent packages. \Uf JjJ? "Thedford's II lark- AJ H Draught is the best nirdi- jlyjj 5* cine to regulate the bowels J E I have ever used." MRS. L'J A. * M. U irA N T , Sn. ads FW CONSTIPATION