FORT MILL TIMES.
t\y>L. Xlll, ; FORT MILL, S. C? WEDNESDAY, DECKM BER |4, 1904. NO.".:.
CONGRESS CONVENES
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Bul Little Was Done On the Opening
Day Eicept to Meet and Adjourn
^ 1
ISliAL FORMALITIES OBSERVED
The S.,T-at~ in Session Only 13 Minutes
a-d the House 53 Minutes?
Greetings Between Members, the
Great Floral Display and Numbers
ot Beautifully Gowned Women
A*morg ins visitors tvtaae a f-amil<ar
but Always Interesting Scene?
Reso uticns of Respect For Deceased
Senators.
Washington. Special.?With the j
Si'iiute i*t .session 12 minutes and the j
House r?: Minutes, the last session of i
the 58th. Congress was assembled to- !
day. 1"L time of both bodies was !
devoted entirely t i the usual formalities
?'. tided by scenes, familiar, but
ill ways : c? resting. There were the
gieotin ,, between members, the great
tlc.Uil i . ; ay am! the hundreds of
visitor with beautifully gowned women
p. nominating. Corridors, committee
looms and cloak rooms wero
fhrongc The bustle extended oven
to the ?ors of the chambers, although
no wo!*: <y .legislative problems awaited
aelu' 1 m.
Rrading of the Message.
After listening to the residing of tho
I'retdU'?annual message to Congress
*h House adjourned until Wednesday.
During the first 10 minutes
of tho - ion two minor routine matter.:
\v. r.? disposed of. but out side of
these i > ther business was transactOfl.
Sho-: after the elork began to read
Hie i.'CiHuge printed copies were dis
m i. ui oiimiiK in- in uiuers. Democrats
t> ! Republicans alike gave close
aitcnr 10 the utterances of tho
fresid u' an! with the ai<i uf the
liirnt ?? copies intently followed the
? i? i k 1 the reading.
IIpc 'Im conclusion of the reading
ol lb -.sag \ which consumed one
hour ...h minutes, there was loud
appla ? front the Republican side.
The ssage, on motion of Mr.
1'ayn.- u> referred to the committeo
<d' th . hole House on the State of
thi !) . i;. after which the House ad4
jonrn
In the Senate.
The nato was in session for mora
than 1 o hours, and in addition -to
listen s jo the reading of the l/rosi*
- i v -ivi'.l a preliminary
r? :|?o?' "Ta the merchant marine torn*
niiv.Hi- witno: e<! the induction of
Senat Kp. vv and Crane into office,
anil r .eeutive .- .--ion referred tliu
jui slit tail nominations to the proper
- jjin . -.
V/ork of Wednesday.
( pc the lonventing the House,
M*. 1 jhniu. of Pennsylvania, from
t hi i i i.iuiittee oji appro;): iat ion.-,, i rpoitcii
hi legislativ \ executive and ju<iii
?a" >.11, and gave notice that ho
would til the hill ip for eonsldemtton
iiuni< ; ;if?or the reading of the
.10. in.i- The Ilon.se, on motion of Mr.
? i.vr . New York, went into commit
te the wlioie for the purpose of
i i-ii r . certain portions of the I'res)<!?
nt . 'ssage to tire respective comjniltt
iviiii jurisdiction of tin* sev j.l
ts. As soon as this was done,
the i a Ijotirned until tomorrow.
In the Sentate.
'1 h< - nate Wednesday reached a
d< < isa i to take t? vote on the Philippine
f!'. .1 government bill, providing
foi th instruction of railroads on the
1st; in in lire- l?>th iastant, and in addition
.insact i con.-,iilernhle oth?r
biotr. Mr. t'iat:. of New York create
i! . r thing of a stir by introducing
a toll providing for a reduction of the
cong! -ssional representation of tire
Snathe.;. States on the ground that
i may i ' the citizens of those Slat's are
dej li. of their right to vote, and Mr.
Si < tt .nBed the Senate into an exit
pile lily early debate by attempting
!< se tlie na.ssaee of tiiu tan r? .<> ??
11ij ;on to the telegraph operators
?> 1 i h vil war. The debate was not
?< nt 1 .f d. A large number of bills and
ji t?t oluttons were introduced, and
i:mn\ titlon - presented. Tl.e discustoon
" 'he time for voting upou the
I hili ic bill brought out the fact that
th? i> a gent'! ;*! understanding that
tie C -it in as holiday recess will begin
< n Hi *th iit^t int.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
'I'b mu.il light ui the Civil Service
fVur ion was b.*.;un in the Houso
'J loir.' av during onsideratlon of the
)< giti'iiM re appropriate n hill. The oppi
ult i, cnnie trom Messrs. Bartlett.
o! 0 da. 11 *pbnrn. of Iowa, and
(ji<? * or. of Ohio.
Th egislative hill was scrutinized
caref in con-onance with the I'residi
nt ecoiniii' mixtion against evtra\Ulin
Ml' 'li'lirlinm lr>
.rf,- . ./rF.ni<?iii, *ii ? uai B,r 11 L
f r??- i was required constantly to oxplsiir
.-me particular appropriation.
The .. of !ii stenographers to i omtiiiit
of the [i was reduced from
jr. t>( t annum to $3,000. and ttic
lion; . efused > ac cept the provision
inerc t.-ing the oay of the secretary to
the C il S'-rvice Commission. Ftnt
lntle ogress cos t.ia.le on the bills.
T1 Jlouse Friday passed the legislativ
executive. and judicial approjiiai.
m l?i'' or n tic-ally as if came
iron? lie eonit: and adjourned
until Monday. Vith the disposal of
the * rovisi v. - atiny. to the aw
- mm 1
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Service Commission, which yesterday
caused so much discussion and criti
cism, there was no lengthy debate on
nry item today. Throughout the session
the policy of retrenchment hold
full sway, and all attempts to In
crea3 ? salaries failed.
By tno terms of a concurrent reso
lution. which was adopted, the House
agreed to adjourn on Dec. 21 until Jan
nary 1. lhor?. for the usual Christmasholidays.
IN THE SENATE.
The Senate held only a short session
Thursday, and adjourned until Monday.
During ihe open session an attempt to
secure eonsi lcration of a pure food j
dim was de rented by a demand of Mr. j
Aldrirh that the bill fx- read at length, j
which brought an objection from Mr.
Tillman, wfto did not want the time
consumed.
Mr. Tillman brought the case of William
Id. Crum. the colored man nominated
for collet-tor of Charleston. S. C.,
into prominence by asking for a report
from the committee on judiciary
as to the status of recess appointments,
such as that made in Crums case in the
first and second sessions of the present
. Congress.
LABOR WOULD.
Tie members of the Sheet Mclal
Workers' I'nion arc fully employed.
The leather belt in many factories 1'.
being rapidly replaced by the electric
motor.
The Fall River strikers haw received
the first installment of JjoOtJO from the
Federation of Labor.
The dispute between the coal miners
niul the Morris ltun Coal Company bccaino
desperate and a strike was ordered.
Tlie sixth annual ball of Ituffalo (N.
Y.i bartenders was held at Convention
11 a 11. and surpassed all previous efforts
and fullilled every expectation.
On account of the Chicago manufacturers
refusing to renew the usual contracts
with th> union the Carmcnt
Work rs have walked cut. in a body.
Th ? third annual convention of the
International Ilodea Tiers and Ituilding
Laborer ;' Cttion ?t America will meet
in Minneapolis betrinuiir; January 1,
IPOo.
The ne.n union bail rmakers working
at tli > lli ruellsville tl'a.) ships of the
Kri have gone :>nt in a body, showing
' ^hat RTlevanc -exist ther indep anient
of unionism.
The Struthers* plant of the American
Sheet and Tinplate Company, at
Youngstown. O.. employing 4."?> mm,
will resume at on e, after aj idleness
of a year and a half.
The Fall Hiver manufacturers opened
mi 11c i a <!ia . i ? ;! #?? _ .
and were forced to slut clown for a i
indefinite liiue l>nan-? the workers
would not accept we;k under the conditions
ottered.
The trend of Italians to the Poutli ii
one of the striking features of the la hoi
movement of to-day They- Unci alum
dant work at top-uoteli prices awaiting
them. Especially ar they in demunc
for the cotton patch, the lumber dis
iricts and the c jai mines.
KEWS OF Tnr PAT! PAST.
! Mukden reported PxrOJapan --e killc d
In an ambuscade.
The double tracking of the Tran-slJ
< rian Itailway has ?? gun.
Japanese fienera! Xakamurn*.?
wounded leg was amptttaled.
flon era I Kuropatl 11 reported that iiitroops
buried "J.'iU .Ia| atiese bodies.
The question of reinforcing the Italtte
Meet wuh tin- Itlaek Sea llee;
revived.
After four ilayT' lighting the .lap.ae.
ose in North Manchuria t?-11 one' bci
tow Sent,-etiI sin.
ttriti-ii eoliietw. : -.varied by I.ord
T.an-down of the risk t;i- \ run in .siu?
ply ing the belligerents
Ii is reported that ttu i.t ha- ordered
j en army division to |<rot eil from the
i Caueasus to the Afghan tnmtier.
j \ ill', iiiiin -11 i .! I nb-u with elotiitl>g.
medieine qui food. \\:e. s-.-i/ed by
a Japanese warship r.- ir Port Arthur
The Mikado said in opening tile s?m-ond
war In i "Otu c;M dilionary
forces have been vietorious hi every
battle."
Skirmishing w from t'ne
Russian from at Mukden and failure
on tlte part of Hie Japanese o? cut communication*.
The Russian War fHTiei. u* i- nmnvinii
as having received information llint"
Field Marshal Oyania's army does rot
CXtjeod lfilt.tHiO men.
Admiral YoolUersani's divi<ior. |>a .-'od
Fori in and headed lor Aden Two battleships,
two iruisrrs and seven destroyers.
with transports and colliers,
wore sighted.
Dispatches from fJenornl N'ogi said
the (Japanese held ?i?:*. Metre Hill
against nightly attacks, in which the
ltuss'ians had l(?st. it was estimated.
I HOtMi men. It was added Hint the tleet
111 in? tin root' ujiii dihh h;i(i i v battered
liv Jn Ui>nM? ?l?all?
Seagull a Good Barometer.
The seagull makes a splendid living
barometer. If a covey of seagulls fly
seaward early in the morning sailor*'
and fisjiermeu know that the day wil'
ho fine and the wind fair, hut if the
birdn keep inland seafaring people
know that tin- elements will he nn
favorable. Of weather wise rtsh tht
dolphin is the ir.y-t remarkable. Dm*
ing a fierce gale or a storm at sea
the mariner knows that the end ol
it is aCAllif h can see a dolphin. 01
li b ou
CUT MEMBERS OFF :
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Measure to Reduce Representation
Of The South
THE EFFEC1 Qi; THE PLATT BILL
a
The Purpose of the Measure Introduced
at the Instance of the Repub?
lican Club of New York is to Reduce
the Representation in Congress
of Those Southern States Which
Have Disfranchised the Negro?Ac
cording to the Provisions of the Bill
I North Carolina Would Have Eight
Instead of Ten P.epresentatives?
Senator Piatt Issues Statement Concerning
the Measure.
Washington. Special. ? .Senator
Piatt. of New York, has introduced the
bill, prepared under the direction 1>f
the committee on national afSjirs of
the Republican Club of the ?fty of
New York, having as its purp? e the
reduction of the representati 1 in
Congress of the Southern Stat t that
have disfranchised the negr ? ,/otrr.
The measure, if enacted in its present
form, would lessen the membership
in Congress by nineteen, accordinn
t ]\?\ oatlninto Htat ?oo Imnn
made by (he Republican Club, which
originated it. The bill and a statement
issued by Senator Piatt were
referred to the commit toe on the census.
The statement follows:
"This bill is framed uimmi the lowest
limitation possible, and treats as
exclildcd from the suit'rage only the
male negro citizen over ill years of
age, classed by the Twelfth Census
as illiterates, ninh r the 11)00 census
tables published since the apportionment
ait of January H5. lOol. The aggregate
actually < xcltnU d from the ,
suffrage in each of the States men- j
tlotted are in truth larger than those
used as the basis for this act. If all
negro vol aides (i. o.. male citizens
o\ei 21) regardless of illiteracy should
be deemed to be excluded, the reduction
in representation figured from
the same tables would ho nearlj twice
i 1 .? t n f ... I I.ill 1* *--*
ta it ^,1 ? iti a* ovunvi 111 UII I# ill* It 1*'*
quires no evidence beyond ine notorious
historical fact for Congress to ad;?dg.;
wh?t cjnnot i)^ defied. that
the class of negro illiterates, to the
extent stated, is practically exelulod
from tha suffrage in tae States mentioned
in tile bill no matter what may
he nominal provisions of their respective
constitutions or election laws.
The bill therefore, presents the smallest
red tic t ;on practicable and is very
conset \ alive.
"How much * further, meritoriously
considered, the reduction should extend
fan he readily arriv ?-i at by
moio-ApcrijicaWy regarding the actual
far In /of total exclusion in l spect to
earti' -State.. Jn treating (t actions of
repress illation, tho hem fit ' as been
given'in I'aior of the rep - ntation.
! according to the size of the fractions,
j The apportionment remains as fixed
l in 1901. and tho reduction is to
| cease when the facts uliall warrant it.
Tho bill hn* bodn prepared under the
direction of tlto commute.- < :i national
affairs of the Heimblican Club of the
City of Now York; the elph. having
at si:; li'.'si meeting pftv-r the l'rusidentint
election, UMinihiously voted to
a.-lc C;>u^s < .ss ro take! -'action, pursuant
to the representation plan I. m the
national lt< publicnu platform."
The bill provides for the reduction
of rep resent tali on in the House of Representatives
as follows: Alabama, !
from : to 7; Arkansas', 7 to Florida, :
V. to Ceorgia. H to 8; Louisiana, 7
to Mississippi. 8 to (j; North t'aro
Una, to to s; South Carol in i. 7 to f>: ,
Tennessee 10 to 1); Texas. J?> to 15; j
Viiginit. 10 to S. This hi!! -intends
i In* act "miking an apportionment of
icprorcniaiiv s ia Cynirre.- iirono; j
Hie several .Stater, under ilTwelfth
Ceil ns" by adding new si.i tii>ps. Tho ,
lirsi is a preamble ijj, fodou
"Section fi. Whereas, the constitii- j
lion of ilie United States prescribes j
in article I I. sectioji J. that when the ;
right to vote at any election specified
in said article is denied to any of the
male inhabitants of such States. l?eing
21 yeais of age and citizens of the
United States or in anv way abridges,
except for parti ipatioa in rebellion
or other crime.' the basis of representation
therein shall be reduced in tlio
proportion which the number of such
male citizens shall bea- to the whole
number of male citizens 21 years of
ago in suiJi /States;' and further proscribes
in."arti le 15 tliat 'the right of
citizens of thy united States to vote
ehnll not be denied or abridged by the
United statc? or any .State, on account
of race, color, or previous condition of
servitude;* and whereas, the Congress
is satisfied that the right of male inhabitant*
of certain Sta'os being 21
years of age and itizens of the United
States to vote at some of said specified
elections since the passage of ttie act
hereby amended has in fact been denied
ir in some u ay abridged for causes not
permitted oy the constitution of the
United States, ami that the representation
of the Stales hereinafter specified
should be reduced persuant to the
constitution." it then provides that
after the :*rd of March the representation
of certain Sta ea shail be as *iven
above. s ,
The bill also pr vides; "That waenf-ver
hereafter it shall appear lo the
sail.- faction of the rongres^ that the
( r'cht to vote at the oicctionts specified'
/
In section 2. article 14. of th** constitu- J
Hon in any of tin* States last specified
is no longer denied or in any way
abridged for causes not permitted by
tin* constitution of the I nitod States,
then the ntimber of members apportioned
to such State in the House of
Representatives by section one of the
aforesaid act of 1301, hereby amended,
may be restored to said state by a
further amendment to the aforesaid
act. This reduction shall nppl> to the ,
next election for members of the House
of Representatives from said last mentioned
States in lie* Sixtieth Congress.
"Section 7. I'nless the Legislature
of any of the specified States whose
representation is reduced by this act
shall have provided before tin* time
fixed by law for the next election of
Representatives therein for the
election of Representatives by
districts. after the manner denoted
in section I of the aforesaid
act of 1901. herein amended, then the
tuittiKoe <\l' Qnnriie.iiitol ?* ? *
V....... .......... . ... |...c< Iiioui'-a IIUIIl I
such State a a apportioned by the roduction
hereby established shall be |
elected at large, as provided for in said
aforesaid section wherein respect to
rases where the number of Representatives
provided for in any F'al* shall
lie less than it was before the .4tan&n
was directed to be made."
Minor Matters.
Lena Tucker, a colored woman. Si",
years old. was burned to death m
the Colored Old Folks' Homo, while
Natny Wilson, years old. sat by.
too feeble to aid her. The two old
women were hovering over a stove,
one side of which was red hot.
On Monday last Ambassadot Choate
piesentod Capt. it. S. Scott, < omniaink r
o: the British Antarctic exploring
steamer Discovery, with the l'hiladolphia
Geographical Society's medal at
Albert Hall. London.
Bank President Acquitted.
Beaumont. Texas.. Special.- The jury
in the raise of former President J. p.
Withers, of the American National
Bank, of Beaumont, charged with the j
misappropriation <>f S 'stto) of Use fou ls
of the hank, returned a verdict -j( not
guilty. Tlscr- were fifteen lounts iu
the indictment coveting live lido: nt
transactions. lie was a pollt 1 on all
counts.
Reward Offered.
Macon, (in.. 5p > ial. \ r ward o
$df>0 and expense, ha.- m n offeree
for the capture of Mato S. I* ator. tit?
default in;; an I fugitive ca-hi?w of tin
bank so 1 tuvisbovo, ('.a., wh we he "i
digged fo be more than SiM.OOO shor
In his accounts. The reward : off wet
by the officials ?f ti- hate..
Potter Ls only ?_ years >'1 . eiqh
ZOO pounds and .1.1 IK! l-.i am
blue eves. H i t tp pop da . ;uu
Ills friends espr nrpr" ai
action
Fatal Quarrel of Farmers.
"Macon, (lu.. Special.? V in 1 t'
The Telegraph fi<-'n il:i \kin^villc
Gu., says that Tin tn Tint* .s :i
killed by I). \V. Ucid n.i iho msr.tattoi
of a Mr. Jordan Tuchda\ r x\\ :n :
quarrel. Reid claims that d "n
forced ?o shoot in >cii<i.tcr?? Tin
stayer has suit, adored. ti.l :?.>v
incarcerated in the count >
A good man mq: stand on 1 . ?u
rocks like a lighthouse. hut 'i m:;>t r.c>
sail atnongri them or it" v ill '. <* i
ivrefik.
NEWSY OI.I'A NIXCS.
Navigation on the i;;i,e. t; v'v;i nr.
was reopened recently, after h.viiiir
licui interrupted for eighty daj
Timber wolves in the country north
Of I.n amie. Wyo.. are ?:tid i.? more
numerous tics season than for years.
In order lo supply Ihre m ir trade
l>uteli"rs in many parts of the country
have been slaughtering all their own
meat.
A new marine reptile has beet; ills- ,
covered in the Houelkns >u > in I
Hie upper triassie of Shasta Count}". i
California.
Moro than ?H.fH^i.fKiP is to he pud in
the construction of a l.tige rose voir |
and. irrigation sy> -:ui in I'lalte < anyon,
Colorado.
A semi-club and boarding lion- ' for
young women of the stage is 10
started in Chicago, 111., by the Actors'
Church Alliance.
The little ga-niinc schooner I!;;"In ra
Ilcruster returned to Seattle. Wash.,
recently from the Arclie with SoD.POO
worth of whalebone.
Admiral Nelson's statue, at the I'.oyal
Naval College. ?irceiiwi'h, line., was
found the other morning with its nose
n.linleil :i liriflil
The valuable collection of minerals
belonging to tieorge .1 Crush. Tat.'* ili*
rector of Hie Sheffield Scientific School
at Yale University, lias been given to
die institution.
Dr. Tliorley. a medical town conn- 1
ciior. at lioltou. Eng., calls small bet!
rooms death traps, and the Council i<
seeking parliamentary powers to prescribe
a minimum cubic space for bedroom*.
Captain Wise recently arrived at
Margate, having made a voyage of
000 miles from British Columbia in a
two-ond-one-balf ton "dugout" canoe,
called Tiliikuni. The Journey occupictl
thre^ years, thrc^ mouths c,ul ?tV*elTC
daj?. t
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HOT FOR WARSHIPSp
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Russians Shooting Japanese Vessels j:<
With Good Aim
MANY SflCLLS STRIKC THEM !?
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Japanese Enabled to Fire on the Ve3- ' *
selo in Port Arthur Harbor After j
the Capture of 203-Metre Hill?A '
- [ -T-:. ??? r-1 !
Mumuci vi i ncm were oci on r ?rc
and the Others Must Put to Sea or
Suffer Irreparable Damage?Attack !
n Fortifications Continues Day and
Night.
Tokio. By Cable.?The efTvtiva I
bombur<lment of ilie Russian battle- | '
ships in I'ori Ai l bur, which began '
i?ti Saturday last, was one of the re- I (
suits of the capture of 202-Metre Hill, j '
Up to that tiimv the warships had > ,
been able to seek shelter from tho l<
Japanese fire undei IViyu Mountain. ! '
but th capture of the hill. November j j'
2'J-MU, enable the Japanese to train ' ,
their guns on the Russian vessels, ! i
with the result that a number of them 1
have been set on file, and the others ' j
must either put to sea or suffer irrep- ; j
arahl 3 damage. j ?
The Port Arthur besiegers report as , '
follows: "On Saturday. December J, ?
our naval guns bombarded the one- ; :
my's shins. The Pobieila was struck I t
six times, a vessel of the Ftctzivan i
type was hit eight tunes, ami on other i
ships ixtvon shots took effect. On
Monday following the same plan, the t
Polrieda was hit seven times, the Pol- '
tava eleven times, and the Rotvfzan
eleven times. At about f? o'eiloek in
the afternoon one of our shells struck i
a magazine south of Pciyu .Monntam. 1
causing a heavy explosion. The con- '
limitation which followed was not 1
extinguished for two hours. The .1
same day our heavy guns were direct- I :
( id at the enemy's ships. The Peres- J
viot was struck twice, and two mora I
I shells were lodged in other ships. A 1 1
I vessel of the Poltava type was oh- j
I yerved to ire on fire for an hour, send- '
j ing up a great volume of smoke,
j 'The attacking operations against
i the Sungshu Mountain foils eastward
I arc C^ni'jd en dm- nnd night, TWO '
oti-mtllimeire t|ui?k-ilrer.-s \7ei?N captured
Sunday in a half moon fort defending
a countoiscarp on Elihlung
Mountain.
Trying to Retake the Hill.
Tokio, Fly Cable. The Russians ara '
nightly attacking UO'lMetio Hill in a ;
ilt termined endeavor to retake tho I
summit of ilie ground in the conten- |
tion. The Japane e ate ini leasing !
their defenses on the position and [
I : I .* . -?? -?
I licit*. ClIVV* urn TrKJ I II III I l*|H *1 I !1^ ilil |
I liie as. r.uli.;. Tlie Russians liavo KUfI
i'itou I he In aviest It)-, es and if is e:;j
timated that they have sat rlil< > d :
1 000 men in their effort to ret allure
the ground wiiieh the Japanese are
| t ootid, lit in their a'oilily in hold.
I Observation.. indicate i.iat tit - garrison
is feeling the shortage of men*
The wuiks against Siusg Slui momilain
and the fort to the eastward
arc progressing rapidly and ail mili.-utinns
point to ail early g-neral
a an'it, ait hour,h the dale when it
will hegin i- Kept seerct. It is expeeled
ih: r the next ;;e:n tal assault
I will prove sot t < sslul.
Jnns Fall Into Ambuscade.
Mukden, Special.? There is a persistent
riiiiinr that tin* force of .lup ines,.
s at to turn General IteunenkanitT's
i Hank hoc. be n repulsed with gr-' it. to. s.
Tin* story is not yet ofTicially contirmi
oil. but details are given witli treat
i i: cuin.-itoni ialil v. Ii is stated that
i <e ii -ra! Iti imeiilv unpff, \\Jio I.new Iho
(movement. was maturing. awaiteil the
Japanese at the nioiitb of one of the
I raptureil passe. . ami that the Japanese
; turning foiee threw llmmselves nni
sitspe, i inj-Jy into i4ie amhustud" where
j after the fight. the Russians colh'i#ed
i r>00 Japatu corp. es whii h it has ,* u-n
it II pi is: ilile 10 , olleei. owillg I ) 111-- 1 "
of the Japanese. This does not
elude i he .Ja panose loss jn woundeii.
Investigation Ordered.
Hlyria. Ohio. Special.?.fi:;lge Warhhurt:
ha. called a spet ial grand j:.ry at
the direition of l'ro: e. ntor \/io tit roup,
oJ Lorain county, t" inquire into the
Oherlln Rank failuie. The iur> v.ill
be drawn Thursday. \*t effort will bo
made to discover if any crimen were
committed which come within the
jurisdiction of the court. Oherlin is
in tjnnin icinnlv If i; ror.nrtoil lioit
the action m l'rose< ulor Slronp was
taken upon tli*"- request or nmplaint
Oi" Aniin w Carnegie. This report,
however. cannot be . onflrmod. Subpoenas
been i.sue.i for President
Bock with an.I Cashier Spear, of the
close | bank, to appear before the grand
jury to testify.
No Battle Imminent.
Mukd? a, 11y Cable.? ICverythint; now
indicates that the prospect of an irn- :
mediate encounter oa a large scale '
has pass.-d. Dining the bo.-.
low T inkihjtchen, the Rtfssian >os9 1
w i. *j" men killed and 123 wounded.
in< Indinac i wo officers. Seventeen
lan.i:i lonsii m lUcn, one of
v.Uom eonanyt'.ed suicide. . ,
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i FIERY TRAGEDY
unify Murdered and Bodies Were
Burned in Building
CCURRED IN THE HEART OF TOWN
harred Remains of Mr. B. B. Hughes.
His Wife and Two Daughters Found
in the Smoking Ruins of Their Home
in the Center of Trenton, S. C.?
A Bullet Through the Man's Head
and the Skulls of the Women Crushed?
Robbery the Supposed Motive?
Governor Heyward Offers a Reward.
Augusta. Special. A special to Tho
hronicle from Kdgofield says:
"The most hideous of all human hor?rs
occurred at Trenton Thursday
ight. equal in horror to the Statesboro
ffair. if tin1 general accepted theory be
ue that'the victims were first mur
erod before tin* housa was fired. At
o'clock this morning the residence ot
tr. II. 15. Hughes, centrally located in
if town, was discovered ?>n lire. Neigh
ors rushed to the scene, but the tiro
ad progressed so far that entrance to
ie house was impossible. At once in
uiry was made us to the whereabouts
f the inmates, it being thought that
iey had made their escape 111 their
igin clothes. As soon as the tire had
icd down sufficiently, a fearful scene
let the eyes of the beholders. There
ly mi* cuHireu ana umiosr. iinroroKiyabli*
bodies of the entire family, eonisting
of Mr. Hughes, his wife, Eva.
mi two young daughters, Emmie,
ged IP, and Hattie. it years of age
!r. Htigh&i* body lay just below where
ras situated tin* door leading from his
uoui to the ball, with a bullet holu
hrough th > upper part of his bead. A
ustol with one empty chamber lay
lear by. l'art of his charred clothes
vero 011 his person, showing that he
vas dressed at-the time b<* met death
!"he body of bis wife was on the bed
airings, while those of the young ladies
\ ere similarly situate.1. The skulls of
hose three were crushed as if hit with
11* axe or si^tnc blunt instrument. Theit
unties when found oeguple t a most na
oral position. with nothing to indicate
i struggle, "showing that they had liceri
itruek and done to ilKith. while asleep
rite ttewfc spread like wilHire and soon
h<; entire surrounding couaU'j ?tt
lie scene. *
'Tnder the dire'lion o? golic'mtr
riiufmoud, n foronei's juVy wAs im**
landed, liuf ps.,yct" no testimony Inn*
>een taken, it bc;ng thought licst to.
iwsilt further developments. It was sjtid
hrbe tracks were di^'.vvCi'e 1 reading
'rotn the field'up to the r. ar o? th*
louse. The count v "I?l?>o 1 !*o> ids wore
secured and pin on.tin tram, hut tin
ftort has aiajljjkJ arothing. The horror
s veiled in my*tf ?y. Every external
I..,, ...inn *?.. {.Iifulf I !, -if I hA f'lnillti
were :i 11 hilled liefhie (h > house wai
.r? i. One theory-is .1 be house was en
ered for the puupi/s ?of robbery; thai
tpon l>. iitix <li t,\(.; ( .i .'iie robbers an
'<>111 plislif(1 (I'.e n .tfr ! and fired th
n>i:.-,r. Mx. itomerd vhr. - ItUii. but noth
It IX ; ;\sll Will h*i?dott .* . ft) ill the re.jupat
>" Soli< it?H' 'rhuy>nju>i? iiov'Tiior Hey
aa.d h o offered .i r?,a.yl,!"'' the ap*
uehen.-ion of thV y.ffiT* V'fi.'i rt i \
Japa Prepared t^o Spend the Winter
(ieniraj tflvus 1 leadtp >> tor... vis
I-'ii an. Hy Cu.Mc - inlayo^ in Trans
nii.-sion.) -.In iliif 'V i Haiti-I near tin
at t.ual .l ipnnt . e line li nn-; ire be
inn repaired and'built, st ore-; of well
b inn ildK. vilhnjes^ ?ro Ifiint le
ie dt'd of treot;, and quautitn of fuo
n. lieinn prepared. Kv r$ indieatior
joints to the Itiodiiion .to remain ic
tin- present line during the winter
i Ii cold wcaiinr is n > auf?'imik
ilaiiaucso, although the t inj?? raiun
has already lall< n i > .1 l'e>v decree!
n 'low ze.o. T'n i C ^ ' - f?;W >?? U men
Bank Robbed.
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Cold. < -Spci is;k ,Tlte<Fs.nnors
Btate HanV>.6f Ijairfbertf'twa bwn rob
1>. i| by i he men? vfTio 'i15i5;.iiiitod tin
u;'o. obidinFn*^ ?m their-booty .
Whilt two .w?^c juifcjde. tin
third 'guarded them, holding . thi
horse The robbers esr^apod, 'fnakin|
1.>r the (Ilo s ino>':fti.1.1:1* ?' A {touMi i.
in our. nil. . ? ,
- 1 ' ? r .. .
New Japanese Fortifications.
Washington.' RpociA! -Mr .?(Jr|scojn
tiio AnuTiean ininist1 i- i^' To^ip. ha.
tabled tie Slut,.- Jicjrartni>tit'ihat Mr
i isiii r. 1 he Apjoi h iii \i ? rnnsul ?.
Nagasaki, W i?ort s tha? nil ahi0|dii|
ha-; been warned* to koop._ji> ntiloi
t-A.ij- from I Vsendyres. an island of
. no we st eoi? .l of Fui n. >> ,.1 and tha>
ji I.-, reported that,"/ >rt Ifhat ions ari
!x iiu; eonslrut ? it at Scon-:.
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No More Assaults.
Tokio. By Calile. In ,di?a!>l.it)g thi
Russian Meet at I'ori Jt.pthur. preolud
ing tin po.i.siijility of i;? abh
l.o roe.iforce ilu Russian ecotid l'aci
lie (H.iltiej squadron. the. .1 iiionesi
have accomplished the main object o
the desperate assault* against th
fortress which they have been makinj
for the past thr t months. There t;
new a strong proMihillf.y that, whih
Continuing the s togo thuy \\;ill t...Ai
losses of the magnitude already at
Lending their efforts, rnd Instead o
Is-aukIn . will reiy on starving ou
tie garri.eu until it is feuaMy cap ,
trod. yj'/t ?