The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 29, 1904, Image 1
IBUT LITTLE IS DOING
Iwaf News Scarcc and Practically No
B Developments
MOTH PARTIES MOVING SLOWLY
?
|j?pane?e Have a Way Opened For th?
: ( landing ?f Troop* ? Russians Arm
Ala*?lng Large Force.
St. Petersburg, liy Cable. ? Olflclal
[dispatches regarding the fighting
jfcouth of the River Pomuku were re
ported last Friday, in which a Russian
^detachment had three men killed and
^two officers and thirteen men wound
ed, t>ay that a Japanese troop-laden
bargo and other boats emerged from
? the wouih of the Ponlaku and attempt
^ ?d to cut. off the Russian retreat. The
"barge was sunk by the Russian guns.
Capt. Smelzln, who commanded the
^detachment, has disd of his wounds.
The Kutshuln had one officer wound
ed. Further details concerning the
* Skirmish south of the River Pomaku
; say that, in following up the go^eral
; plan to harrass and impede the J^pan
? ho crossing of thfe Yalu, the Russian
outposts on the lfVor sent a detach
ed Incut of volunteers in boats on the
night of April 2L for the purpose of
setting tire to the Japaneao pontoons
and other bridge material.
The boats grounded on a suudbank
? near tho Korean sido and drew the
. flre of the Japanese ptTtttysta, 'rhere
was a sharp fusilad^--arclose yange.
'The positions ofAhe boats) waB
highly critical, owing to the appear
ance of a number of light barges filled
Vftch Japanese, coming out from a
? small tributary stream called the Po
makua, which is unmarked even on
the maps of tho Russian gonerat'wtaff.
u The intention of the barges was to
mH off the retreat of the Russians.
This was noticed from the other bank,
two miles distant, and a couple of
field guns opened tire. A lucky shot
$>ank one of the barges, and the others
withdrew, frhe Japanese casualties
are not known.
, Tha/japanese Objective.
R^JPefersburg, By Cable. ? Apparent
ly reliablo Information In the posses*
Kkin of tho general staff leads to fche
belief that the objective of the /Jap
anese campaign does not involve the
ambitious invasion of the interior of
Manchuria with the purpose of'Veach
ing and overwhelming the majfi Rus
sian army. If the Japanese efer en
tertained the hope of accomplishing a
fcask Bimilar to that which tyfopoleon
net for himself, present advices indi
cate that they have abandoned it, and
lmYr??<ropted ft much more cautious
nnd less hazardous programme. It this
Information is correct there wla be no
advance upon the army concentrated
?t L4ao Yang and Mukden, with its at
tendant constant lengthening find
"weakening of the Japanese line of com
munication. Instead there seems ? to
be a determination lu slick as ilusewr
possible to the Bea, where lies Japan's
natural base of communication, she
having established herself in Korea.
Tho general staff reports that the
Japanese have three other objectives ?
the occupation of a line across the Llao
Tung Peninsula, for the purpose of cot
ting oft' Port Arthur, the /Isolation of
Vladlvostock, and the establishment of
: & base. The last mentioned movement
might be accomplished by a landing
near the mouth of Tayang fiver, wnTeh,
hy threatening the flank of the Russian"
position at Feng Huan Cheng, might
render it untenable and make the ad
vance a column from Korea compara
^ tively easy. *
Will Not be Hurried.
T?ndon, By CdtbieA-The far Eastern
dispatches Monday morning are chiefly
concerned with the reports and specu
lations concerning the Japanese land
ings and the plan of campaign. The
Dally Telegraph's Tokio correspondent
soys the present delay js more appar
ent than real, both as regards field and
naval operations. The Japanese, ac
cording to report, are acting prudently
and wW not be hurried. They realize
that certain movements must precede
tho next coupe by land and sea,' and
?hey. are awaiting both favorable
weather and occasion, and trom Porf
Arthur to Vladlvostock / arc on the
alert. The Morning Fust's Shanghai
correspondent that 8Pl?? k*ve in-d
formed the Ruslsans at Kin Chan that |
Japanese warships, conveying trans
ports .with 30.000 troops, are steaming
northward. The Dally Telegraph's cor
respondent cables that a second Japan
ese army will sail shortly and will
land on tho Island of Dlawato, near
Yongampho. ^
PLUNGED NINE STORIES.
Fearful Fall of Dr. Henty Lee, a
Leading 8urgeon of Chltago.
Chicago, Speclal.?^Or. Heqry Lee, a
leading surgeon of Chicago, and a
well-known clubman, plunged nine
stories to almost Instant death 8atur-Vl
day (n the clubhouse of the Chicago
Athletic Association, where he made/
his home. The open shaft surronnd1
lng the winding stairway was the
space through which he shot, and a
moment after he had been chatting
with a friend on- the ninili $bor the
biif clubhouse, bis lUete&sTbody was
tying on the marble QooPbf the street
ieteT. more than 125 . feet betow. The
TaTVwas accidental, there being no fug
*bstlon"Cf suicide.
The Senate Wtl^jCUar fta Calendar.
Washington Special. ? The; time of
MCBciint? the preeont week will bo
derated to clearing the calendar pre
paratory to adjournment, which most
ftonWtortt say Win ocew during the
pwieW
one appropriation bill to be pasei il
by* the Senate, that for tb? Military
;JSu^NMr. A number of supply bills
THE WAR TO DATE
Continuous Record of the righting of
Russia and Japan.
February 6? Japan broke off diplomat
ic relation# with Russia.
robruai y 7? The Japanese seized
I Masai ipho, Korea, as ? base of <>P
I tug tic us, and began landing troops
\in^l?/rea.
February 8-9 ? Three HiiKsian vessels
were disabled by Japanese torpedo
boats, at port Arthur. A general en
gagement between the hostile fleets
and bombardment of Fort Arthur
followed In the forenoon. In which
four more Russian w a rah l pa were
sun or disabled.
February OwRusslan cruiaer Variag
and gunboat Korletz aunk off Che
rautpo,' -Korea, after an hour's battle
with a Japanese squadron. iSecre
tary Hay sent a note to the Euro
pean lifewera, asking them to Co
operate in preserving the neutrality
of China.
February 10? The Czar issued a decla
ration of war, accusing Japan of bad
faith. The Mikado also Issued a dec
laration of war,*
February 11 ? President Roosevelt Is
sued a proclamation of neutrality.
February 12 ? Russian torpedo trans
port blown up by submarine mines
at Port Arthur.
February 11 ? Six Kuaian colliers cap
tured ''by the Japanese, Attack oil
Port Arthur by Japanese torpedo
boats.
February 15 ? Landing of 10,000 Japan
ese troops at Chemulpo. Russians
occupied Nluchwang.
February 16? Korea grants Japan the
right to manoeuver on Korean terri
tory. Cruisers Nlshin and Kasaga,
bought from Argentina, reach Japarf*
February 17? All Korean telegraph
lines seized by, Japan. Japanese
troops landed on'Wonson.
February IS? Czar cSHs for volunteers
under 40 years of age. Russian
troops nioved intd 'Korea, Russia's
army base was established at Harbin.
February 19 ? Russia declined to issue
an exequatur to E. V. Morgan, ap
pointed United States consul at
Dalny. Russian squadron at Jlbutil
was ordered back to Cronstadt,
February 20? Cnssacks routed n Japan
ese scouting party in Northern Ko
rea, 18 miles south of Wljl.
February 21 ? (jeiMM'al Kuropatkin,
Russian Mtnls?A^' War, was ap
pointed to comtmmd of Czar's armies
in the far KasL
February 22 ? Japanese captured four
Russian torpedo boats at Port Ar
thur.
February 23 ? The Russian Vlariivo
stock squadron made an attempt to
bombard Hakodate, but was prevent
ed from entering the Strait* of
Tsugaru.
February 24? The Japanese fleet tow
ed four hulHs, laden with stone, into
the harbor of Port Arthur and sunk
theip In the channel. The Russian
forts and the battleship Reivizan re
turned th? fire of Admiral Togo's
wanhlps.
February 26? The Japanese fleet again
attacked Port Arthur, sinking one
Ruslan boat.
February 29? Russian outposts en-j
Pingyang and retired.
March 3 ? The Vladivostock squadron
attempted to pass around the north
ern coast of Japan, but found the
enemy's warships on the watch, aitd
returned to port,
March 4? More than 20,000 Japanese
troops were landed from 40 trans
ports at Chi-nam-pho, Korea. ...
March 5-^Rdssian troops, which had
advanced as far south as Anju, re
tired toward the Yalu.
March 6 ? Japanese warships shelled
? Vladivostock, ?
March 7? A Japanese squadron took
possession of the Island of Lalyun
tan, of the Elliott group, In the Ko
rean Sea,
March 9 ? Admiral MakafOff made a
sortie from Port Arthur late at night
with six Russian torpedo boat de
stroyers and attacked the Japanese
torpedo boat flotilla. One Japanese
torpedo. boat was torpedoed and sunk
? arid one Russian torpedo boat de
stroyer was also lost. The crew of
the latter was either drowned or
taken prisoners.
March 10? Admiral Makaroff made a j
sortie from Port Arthur and attacked
r the Japanese fleot. A Japauese tor
pedo boat and a Russian torpedo boat
destroyer was sunk. The Japanese
fleet ggaln bombarded Port Arthur.
March 19 ? Russians were reported to
be hastily fortifying Nluchwang-ln...
anticipation of a Japanese landing
and attack.
March 2fc-?Japanese bombarded Port
Arthur aiid sunk seven merchant
^steamships to block the entrance.
MarcH 23? Russian cruiser Bayan
blown up by striking a submarine
mino at Port Arthur.
March 24? The ice broke up at Nlu
chwang and the river Ltao was
. opened to navigation.
March 25 ? Korea opened the port of
Yong-am-pho to the trade of the
world.
March 26? General Kuropatkln arrived
x at Harbin.
March 27? Japanese made another at
tempt to. bottle up Port Arthur. Rus
sians sunk the- steamers and .plan
fails. ^ v x
March 24? Russians place Niuchwang
undfr martgi law and remove flags
of foreign poweta. j
March $9 ? Cossacks and Japs meet at
ChcmS-Ju. Russians retreat, both
tide# suffering mall losses. Amer
ican fla# ordered down WRusslans
at Nlsfihwaeg.
MARCH SO ? Small Japanese merchant
ship sunk by Russian fleet. America
protests and her flag goes back up at
March 31? Japan has more hnlks to
??.; nee In future attempt* to block Port
Arthur Ohtnew active along boun
i ihtteej \ "~l~ "* ' " ? ?
April l-rrAle*1eff visits Pert Arthar.
Apciwi? Japsieee army occupies Sang
' ekeng without opgpalOon. More
at ChM?l-?ko.
Ajtfil Wajayee compKrte occupation
Kerea
April 0 ? Japanese fleet divided to ,
gu?rd Port Arthur and Vladivostok.
April 7- 'l^ulanB plant inlnea along
the coast of Taku-shan and alonK
the estuaries of the Yal\i.
April 8 ? ItxiBBta mobilizes the ttlack Sen
reserves.
April 10? Japanese tship.s observed
near Port Arthur.
April 13-14? Kuasian battleship Petro
pavlovBk Btmk with most of her of
ficer* and crew, including Admiral
MakarofT, hy striking u mine while
. Japanese made attack on Port Ar
thur. Torpedo boat destroyer
Hezstrashul cut off and sunk by Jap
'nnrun with all her crew. Battleship
pobeida badly damaged.
TRFATY IS KATIFIfcD
Another Step Taken in the Isthmian
Canal Matter.
Paris, Hy Cable. ? The Associated
Press Is authorized to annouuee that
the' contract by which the ownership
of the Panama canal passes to the
United States, is signed, sealed, do* (
llvered and complete.
The title to the canal route is now
vested in the government of the
United States.
The document hy which this tran
saction Is consummated uoars the
signature*' of President Ho and Direc
tor ltlchman, pf the Panama canal
company, who signed for the company
as Its responsible officials.
The transfer Is complete and with
out reservation and the United States
secures a perfect title.
This result has been accomplished j
quietly and most unexpectedly, as the
public had been given to understaiffl i
that tho contract would not be exc: !
cuted until after the meeting of the
stockholders of tho canal company I
tomorrow, at which the question of
ratification would be presented. As
a matter of fact, however, when the -
meeting takes place tomorrow Presi
dent Bo will announce that the sale
hat) been completed, and Instead ot
asking for authority to execute a fu
ture contract, it will only remain to -
ratify tho contract of sale which tho
officers of the company have already j
formally completed.
It is confidently believed ' that tho
completion of tho sale before the
meeting will Increase the vote for rat
ification, as it will bo recognized that
nothing more remains but to acqui
esce in tho action taken by tho highest
officer of the company.
When \V. A. Day and Charles W.
Russell, the United States Assistant
.Attorneys General, who ure In ?.P?r1s
to assist in the transfer of the prop
erty, were seen tonight by the Associ
ated Press, they reluctantly admitted
that the transfer had been consum
mated, and in order to avoid: misun
derstandings regarding a transaction
of this magnitude, they furnished the
following official statement In writ
ing:
"The papers transferring the rights
and property by the new Panama
Canal Company to the United States
have already been executed and.
llvered. They will be ratified tomor
row by the stockholders' mooting.
"The arrangement includes a gener
al conveyance and provision for deeds
. and *re-slgning in the Republic of Pan
ama aud in the canal* zone now un
der tho jurisdiction of the United
States, in which zone tho
United States civil laws continue In i
force, by reason of the session of the i
zone frbm a civil law society." All for
malities of the local law on tho is
thumus have been arranged for and j
secured to the United States.
,"Tho property will shortly he do- !
llvered on tho isthmus, and upon that j
being do?e the purchase price will
be Immediately paid. f
"Tho full text of the prlnclpalvdoc* !
uments will be made public tomorrow '
night.
"The United States gets an unen
cumbered title."
?* !
Japs on Swedish Coast,
Chicago, Spccial. ? Aspccial cablg
to The Daily News from Stockholm
says: "It is reported in0 responsible
quarters that cerJtallfc~:at range craft, ;
supposed to be Japanese submarines. \
are hoveling on t^e cast coast of
Sweden. They weHe last seen off the
fortified harbor of Faro Sound, in the
Island of Goetland, In the center, of
the Baltic Bca. It is reported that tho
St. Petersburg authorities have in
vestigated tho matter."
News Notes.
The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Graphic is responsible for ' the
latest rumor regarding the betrothal of
Crown Prince Frederick 'William of
Germany. He says^ that the Crown
Prince .may possibly return from Co
penhagen, where he is now visiting,
formally affianced to Princess Thy?,
third daughter of the Cfowv' Prince of
Denmark.
? The Increased length of the mod
ern great Atlantic steamers has made
the piers at New York too short for
them, and there has been a project to
have them estend farther out into the
North River. Tho Secretary of War
has Just refused to permit this on tho
^ground that it would not be wise to
encroach farther on this waterway,
which is one of the bualeat In the
world.
Link Rollls. a well known merchant
of Cocke' county, Is dead.
Pire butted Victory Talking Machine
? . Store.
Camden, N. J., Special-?-' the inter
KM- of store Of tHe VlOTOr Talking
Machine Company, of thla city, wrm
totally destroyed by fire Saturday af
ternoon. causing a low eettmmtMt by
jul official of the company at nHrl.v
1 100,000. Tho concern carried an In
stwmneo of fMO.eOO, Upward of a.
, half , mKllon phonographic disc roc
I ovde and 1M00 tsllrhm moithiaso, f?
?artotss stages of cot*?Ution, srer*
J destroyed. The oritfonl records,
w nic? vardoi 99 wW wotq
reined,
" . ? . ' ? - y.
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS
Royth Carolina Crop Development#
For th? W??k Ju?>? Cloned.
Tbo week ending S a. m.. April 2&ib,
liud u mean temperature of '>7 degrees
?Jhleh is nearly 9 degrees below normal,
ihio to extremely low temperatures at
the beginning of the week vM|b slowly
Increasing warmth to about normal at
Us close. Frosts occurred on tbe 1Mb.
L'lhi And 23rd, generally tight, but
heavy to killing in the northern sec
tion was not sufficiently advanced to
suffer much Injury. The frost of tbe
22nd was quite general ami covered
tbe State nearly to the coast. Ice was
observed on the 19th and 20th, ami on
(be latter date the ground was frozen
In York county. The low temperature
was unfavorable for grdwth and ger
mination. but did little damage other
wise,
There wan very light precipitation 111
nearly all parts, but beneficial amounts
In only a few. The precipitation on the
20th was In the form of rain, sleet and
snow In the western counties. Tbe
ground 1b very dry, and bas Insufficient,
moisture for tbe germination of re
cently planted seeds, and for the
growth of grain crops, and for plowing
In many places.
Planting operation made rapid prog
ress and are nearlng completion in the
eastern and central portion, but the
preparation of lands is rendered largely
impracticable by tbe drought, except
on light, sandy soils. Some bottom
lands are being prepared for corn. The
season is about 10 days late, in tbe wes- ?
tern counties.
) Coin planting Is progressing slowly
in tbe west.- although uplands are
nearly finished. In the eastern parts,
all but bottom lands has been planted,
and considerable replanting has been
done. Stands are from fair to good, but
are being broken by birds an/r?tworms.
Tbo cool weather Is Inimical to the
growth of corn, and has caused somo
to turn yellow. Cultivation is active in
many places.
Cotton planting is nearly finished in
tbe eastern parts, and about half fin
ished In the western ones. Garmlna
tion is slow and poo#, and only a small
purl of tbe erop Is up to poor stands.
Some that was up was killed by frost,
and Is being replanted. Seed for re
planting is scarce. In the western parts
only a small portion is up. Sea-Island
Hilton Is not doing well owing to the
prevailing low temperature.
Most of the early rice crop has been
I lantcd. Much of It is up to good
stands, but tbe cool weather has stop
ped Its growth and made it turn yel
low. Wheat ?optinues to improvo
slowly, except on sandy lands where
II is not vtooling well. The condition
oi oats is variable, but they are very
) romising on moist' lands and general
ly poor on sandy lands where rain is
needed. Both grains need rain. Melon
seeds are germinating poorly and some
are rotting in the ground. Peaches ap
pear to be safe on high grounds, but
are badly damaged by frost In low
places. Other fruits are more promis
ing. The weather was too dry and cool
for truck, although shipments contin
ue heavy. Gardens are generally poor,
?j, W. Bauer, Action' Director,
TH? 8tate Convention,
As the time for the May convention
approaches there Is more talk&of tho
nomination of four delegates at large
-to the i?atlonal-vonrentlont Bom? ume
ago it was predicted from Washington
t*at the "big four" would be Gen.
Wllle Jones, State chairman; Senator
15. R. Tillman. Senator A. C. Latimer
and Gov. Hey ward. Gov. Hey ward s
friends wanted him to. go, but be has
not Consented tojlet hhi hame bo used.
Ex. -Gov. McSweeney, .has been men
tioned/ , ? . .. ..
It was stated on good authority that
Col. Jno. C. Haskell's friends may put
his name before the convention, antt it
was stated on other authority Just as
Lood that Hon. R. Goodwyn Rhett.
mayor of Charleston, would like to bo
sent as a delegate at large or a district
delegate. <
Krom this . district several uameif
have been talked of. among them
being Congressman A p- Le^?V;
G. Duncan Bellinger. Capt. Wra. Er.
Gonzales, Col. R. D. Lee of Bumtei
r.nd Mr. B. H. Moss of Orangeburg.
it la an honor to which tew aspire,
as the delegates pay their own ex
penses. which calls for transportation,
betel bills and other Incidentals. Or
dinarily It Is a difficult matter to get
delegates from the respective congres
sional districts, each being entitled to
two. This year when there H.no pru
vect of tiny excitement, the candidates
nre even alower In coming out. But
on accoun* of the exposition at SL
Louis It may be that there will be good
material from which to make up a del
t?The situation In this respect Is very
different in South Carolina from that
presented In many other State#, where
the portion of the delegate lB
sought for. So far as known, with the
exception-' of some cussing for
Hearst, there has been no organized
work in this Stole for any candldato
lor the presidential nomination, and
although an attempt may be maue to
set a few Hearst men on the delegation
tne probability I. tbal ?
will be made up not according to tho
preferences of the delegates *b.!"
line but because of their 8^?|IJ1dl?? lv
?he narty The delegation will likely
?6t b? Instructed T'KSlrBoth
State is very favorable to Parker. Botn
the senators have so ox pr
selves, although Mr. lAtlmer %as to
roerly for Gorman: as was Oen. Willi
JOT.M, who now believe. PnrMr l? th?
best man in night. 'fa
"C ?b. ?v
aassss
i:ney ronic to th? SUM "J""'0"- ^
tun nomination.
c<m*e?*lon.? 'Columbia State.
JipiMM Put Out Third Army.
Berlin, By <*Urv-THe Tokfo cor
respondent of The Tageblatt an
noMoeed lh? mobilization of * third
J^panm ?rmy. He Mjri It to now'
dlftfloMd that a rf*er*% brigade, eor
revpondln* to each dtVialon of the
amy. ha* bee* Mobilised them
with, and that, coaaaqnently, ?tcb
army ??hrace? nearly oae hundtc.l
toatead Mag the
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The Doinyn of the National House *n<j
Senate From Day to Day.
1 \ House Proceedinyu.
The House Monday passed a large
number of bills, including (tic Alaska
hill. The bill to authorize the con
j tit ruction of a liKht house and fog sig
| n a! btatloa ul Diamond Shoals, N. C.,
occasioned a lengthy debate, it finally
being passed without division, after
speeches in its favor had been inado
by Messrs. KlutU, Thomas and Small,
of North Carolina.
Mr. Hardwlck, of Georgia. sent to
the dcak and had road a letter from
Thomas Watson, of Georgia, repeating
his charge that ex-Prcsldent Cleveland
had favored mixed fechools; that he
had appointed a negro, C. il. J. Taylor
minister to Hollvla, and that he had
included Fred Douglass in the liat of
guests at a reception closely following
bin wedding.
Mr, .Watson, in Ills letter, aaid he
wished it read in the interest of fair
play ? ?,in order that it shall be known
upon what | based statements which
Mr. Cleveland Ho insultingly denied."
To offset this Mr. Rartlett, of Geoi'J
gla, put into the Record u published
letter from Mr. Watson, In which Mr,
Watson, according to Mr. Hartlett, ad
mitted that he was not a Democrat,
He did this, he said, so that "Watson
no longer would masquerade before
the people of Georgia as a returned
Democrat."
Mr. Flood, of Yiiginia, made an earn
est plea in behalf of the tobacco
growers of the country. An objection
to a request by Mr. Grosvenur for
leave to print brought. a mild protest
from liiin, which aroused Mr. Gaines,
of Tennessee, who chargod that Mr.
Grosvenor Imd printed everything in
the record about President Roosevelt
which the Presideutd Id not do. ; "And
plastered the present occupant of the
White House," added Mr. Williams,
"with union labels in every position lie
lias held for 20 years," ??
Mr. Grosvenol* came back with the
statement that Mr. Williams up to
date had contributed 208 columns to
?.he Congressional Record,
There was loud Democratic applause
when Mr. Williams declared that every
column he contributed lmd been con
tributed on the floor of the House.
The House on Thursday gave evi
dence of approaching adjournment by
passing a large number of bills, among
them being one to provide a tempo
rary government: for the Panama Canal
zone.
A rule was adopted after the Demo
crats .had. forced a roll call for the con
sideration' at any time of the bill cre
ating a commission to Investigate the
merchant marine of the United States.
/ ftcr the bill was read it was tem
porarily laid aside,
Messrs, Adamsoif, of Georgia;
Stevens. of Minnesota, and Richardson,
of Alabamn. member# of the commit
tee on inter-State and foreign. com.
uierce, urged its passage, contending
tbat it was word (or word similar to
tbat Jefferson had suggested and ap
proved for the government of the ter
ritory of Louisiana,
Bacon on Truttt.
Whether the President shall order
Ihe "co&BTnietTOQ Or'Ihe battleship pro
vided for In th? naval appropriation
bill or wait until the war in the far
East demonstrates the comparative
utility of the sea fighter, and the tor
pedo boat, 'or submarine craft, waa a
question raised in the Henate by Mr.
Hale, of Maine, on the adoption of tha
conference report. It was developed
lhat the language of the hill was per
missive, aid that the President. and
Secretary or the Navy could defer ac
tion if they deem It advisable. Mr.
.Hale declared that if- ho were Secre
tary Of the Navy he should not dare
to go on now srtid commit the govern
ment to the building of an immense
battleship, for it would not surprise
him If events of the Russian-Japanese
war demonstrated that the $150,000,00
for big battleships were a batf Invest
ment for this government. Several
Senators counseled delay until the
question of the best craft for sea fight
iug had been brought to an issue.
Mr. Bacon: "I desire to call atten
tion that when this naval bill was un
der consideration, 1 suggested that the
improvement in submarine engines
was such that it would be comparative
ly a short time be protected against
the ordinary projectile, would be out
of date and obsolete."
Mr. Hale: *'Tho Senator was wise In
his suggestion. Cut events since then
hava advanced with such startling
rapidity that the suggestion becomes
more apparent. The trouble with a
lofty battleship Is that when she is
hurt she can light no longer. Other
structures may be hurt, may be splin
tered, may be damaged, but they keep
on fighting.
"But If an explosion lakes place
through hurried firing in a turret, U is
more than likely to Ignite the maga
zine and the whole ship is blown Into
the air and everybody on board killed,
Aside from the occurrences In the Eaut
where the large Russian battleships
have been disabled within a year. And
it* Is onlv-the breadth of a hair that',
prevented the entire battleship Mis
souri from being entirely destrdyed.
Just such an accident as that is likely
to occur in any turret at any time
during any battle."
Mr. Bacon awoke on the Dolliver res
olution on the question of the capital
Invested - in "trust" combinations In
comparison with layestmtnta by indi
viduals or copartnership* independent
of "trusts." He took issue with Mr.
Dolliver in the statement, as Mr.
Bfccon construed it. that evidence of a
"good trust" was the faet that a trust
was "still alive."
In speaking of the fate of his reso
lution calling on the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor-for certain "trust" or
"anti-trust" information, Mr. Bacon
&*I4 It -waa sufficient nctlca to Mm -that
the resolutions would not be adopted
When Mr. A Id rich asked to have them
go to the committee on flmmce/and he,
said: "For I know that the Senator
from Rhode Island is the mouth plec*
of his party in the Senate on all mat
tars of tariff."
Mr. Aldrieh said ha had made the
motion for the purpoae of pnttlng the
resolutions in "soma sort of shape."
Mr. Bacon contiaa*} to discuss ike
oato hi foreign countries of American
prdacts at a leas prica vhaa Ue saw*
product* are sold in I he Culled Stute?.
He said he should give concret? illua
u at Ions and proceeded to apeak of
sewing machines Mold in tlto United
?States at $25 and $ t r> In ICngland.
"Can the Senator give the name of
i he company?" asked Mr. Aldrich.
"lie ban said h*1 would give concrete
t a sea."
"I tan give the name, and later will
do so." Mr. Macon then read a letter
from Charles M. H.hwab to H. 0.
Flick, statin^ the i\>bi of mauufaetured
steel lulls, which, Mr. Ilacon said,
showed that the "tnist" needed no po
teetlon ugalnst [Cngllsh steel itianufuc*
Hirers. The letter said rails <ould he
told at a proilt of $l<? per ton'
MUST ENTER AT ONCE
All .SUiulartthipji at CleiitAon (lust l}?
l ilted Till* l ull.
The general assembly in February
last passed an t^'t creating 124 new
fccholarships at Clemson college, de
f-lgned more particularly to aid stu
i!ents desiring agricultural educations.
Recently President Meil wrote the
Plate superintendent of education ask
ing him to obtain from the attorney
general an opinion ou the manner in
which the scholarships are to he given.
I resident Mfil does not desire that nil
of the student* shall enter the intuitu*
lion at onco as this would greatly
crowd the facilities.
Attorney (leneral IT. X. tinnier, Jr.,
has rendered his opinion on the aub
ject . Ho thinks that all of the 124 ca
dets must enter Clonumn this fall. He
F'tys;
"Your communication, enclosing a
letter from Dr. P. 11. Mell. president of
Clemson college, requesting to be ad
v'sed whether tinder an act approved
February 21>th, Ht04, providing foi> beu
e.'lclary scholarships in Cleinaon col
lege. has been considered.
"The trouble, as 1 apprehend it. is
that the act establishes and c.reaten 124
s< holarahipa. each of the value of $100
per annum, to continue foy four years.
thereby erealitig a ^pgprttlon the first
year and every four yearn thereafter,
which condition it is desired to relieve
by appointing an installment this year
and anottfPT next year, if such ad ion
can be taken legally.
"After considering the act I am of
opinion that the whole number, 124,
must be appointed this year. Under the
act that number of RcholarBhlps is
created, to he available when the act
becomes effective, front and after July
1st next. There Ih nothing In the ret
periulltflir^Q reduction in the number
of scholarships; if one is available ail
must be.
"Having reached this conduction that
al! the scholarships are available this
year. I am requested to advise whether
the number can be divided between
ihe freshman and preparatory clasaea.
I Mild nothing in the act limiting ad
mission to any particular clans. It is
true the act provide# that such Hcholar
ship ??hall continue for the term of
four years, or for such length of time
rvn the beneflslary shall he able to
maintain himself and comply with the
rulen of the college.' But I do not think
that. It can be reasonably contended
ihat the term four years la arbitrary,
and that a student can attend for ex
?jmTToifr yeara. If k stUddflt cAU WW
plete' a pourae in Jess time thfln four
years he cannot for that reason be de
rled the benefits of the act. That period
I* the maximum limit for which a
scholar can avail himself of the benefit
i.f a scholarship. Provision Is made for
an annual examination to All vacan
cies to meet this contingency. '?
"Some provlBlbns of the act, such as
thtv examination feature, may lead to
some confusion, tun am aallefled Hist
the above is the proper view."
State New#.' . ;
Spartanburg. ' Special. ? Founder#'
Day 'at Converse College occupied the
attention of tho city an<l the exercises
woifo of a most Interesting character.
The birth of Mr. Converse, the founder
of the college, was celebrated in a
moat fitting manner. The two princi
pal features of the celebration were
the senior class day exercise* on the
campus of the college this afternoon
and the addresses by the two Gov
ernors, followed by a reception at
night. Tho class day exercises con
sisted of processions of the Converse
Rlils by classes through tho campus
before the Governors and their staffs,
tongs, decoration ceremonies, the
planting of the class treo and at the
end an open-alj- play. The address of
Governor Ayeock was listened to by
about one thousand people, the large
auditorium being nearly filled. His
speech was pronounced by all* one of
the ablest addresses ever delivered In
this city and one of the most effective,
l^atta. Special.? Louise, the 6-year-old
daughter of Mr. O. C. Fove. was
taught in the shafting of the brick
.mill of the O. C. Fove Ginning and
Manufacturing Company Saturday af
ternoon about 4 o'clock and severely
hurt.. All her clothing was torn from
her before the machinery could be
stopped. Late this afternoon her phy
sician expressed bright hopes of her
speedy recovery. &
Wlnnnsboro, Special. ? The friends ot
('apt. Henry A. Galllard have Induced
him to consent to mako/the race for the
Senate. Senator Rags chile has an
notlnced that ho will not be a candi
date for ^-flection, and at the present
!t seems that there will be ufb op
position to Capt. Galllard, who some
years ago was one of the most promi
nent members of the State Senate and
afterwards clerk nf that body for
tc v erafteWn??~
Croft In tha\v*ad.
Monday'* State saysvof Xbe Con
gressional primary:
"Yesterday l>eing Sunday It
dtfflcylt to obtain additional return*
from the 8econg~-"g!itrlctr BoJtdi
fropt the rural sections will not
carried to the court house town* jm,
til this mbornlng. So far, T. G. Croft
bat a amall majority over hia three
opponents' aggregate vote, and If ttaia
be maintained he la ?lo?t?& In this
primary. Twenty-seven of Aiken's ft
well, all of Bamberg, 7 of ? Ip 4*9
Hampton and 10 of ?7 (a Safwda. ..
PALMETTO POINTS
GIVEN IN BRIEF
Preserving history. *
j Marion, Special. ? Tho Marion chap
ter, Daughters of tho confederacy,
j was sent to every Confederate veteran
In the county a letter requesting them
j to write their reminiscences of the
; war, Including experience*} that were
thrilling or that might ho of Interest,
It Is the desire of the Daughters to
have au account of the service of
every Marlon soldier in the great
struggle and the request is that the
veteran Khali give the story in his own
words, "Just as if he were talking to
his ehildren.'' The papers submitted
will be read before the Marion chapter
and afterwards w4U bo Kept on file,
that the coining generations may read
and be benefited by the personal rec
ord of tho soldiers.
Mmie Medical Association,
Darlington, Special.? The " State
Medical association came, to order
Thursday at 12 o'clock noon In tho
oitnory building. Dr. T. Grange Sim
ons, of Charleston, chairman of tho
executive committee of the Stalw
board of health, in his report to tlio
Association, showed that the present
appropriation was wholly inadequate
to carry on the work required at the
bauds of tho board, and made clear the
pressing ^fleed for a larger appropria
tion. Hey on d the transaction of the
regular routine business, no other im
portant matters enmo up.
. ? /* ^
Vote Was IJnuolmoMS
Conway, Special. ? At an election
held here it was unanimously voted
that Solids should be 'issued. tor., tfe...
erection of a new school building at
Conway. The issue is for $10,000, 20'
year bonds"' bearing interest at 5 per
cent. It Is not. expected that there
will be any -difficulty in placing- tho
bonds, and the eltieens of thlH pro-.
gresHivo school district are enthusias
tic at the prospect of securing a mod
ern school bu'ldlng such an is pro- 4
Jected.
Hnorhiious Appropriations.
Tho general pension appropriation ''
bill, carrying an appropriation of over *
$ 137.000, 000,' and the' emergency river
and harbor appropriation bill, which
carries $3,000,000, were passed by the
Senate, leaving only the general defi
ciency and. the Military Academy bills
or tho entire list of supply measures
still to be considered by tho Senate. -
The House bill, increasing the ulzo of
the homestead entries in western N*?
brAitka to 640 acres, blso received fa
vorably consideration, While thffrlVBr~""
and harbor measure was under consid
eration, Mr. Gprman aaked for an ex
planation at to why a general bill was
not to be passed.
Mr. Blkins replied that the Judgment
of the committee on commerce had
teen that a general hill could ttftt be
passed, and tha tthe sute oi the Treas
ury and of the public business Would
not justify sifch a measure. There was
a controversy between Mr. Aldrlch and
Mr. Gorman, the latter (barging the'
Republicans with a determination to '
force an early adjournment for polit
ical purposes, and Mr. Aldrlch assert
ing that Mr. Gorman -rcould;
public questions as tongas he chose.
Mt. Gorman criticised the Republ
-a. Ju
HVM? iV>7 ny? gf f
harbor bili> -which was dne to
cree, coming from ^n *JU?poi.
source, against the, pollct of which
hone could resist."
Speeches were made on th? pension *
bill by Messrs.* McCutnber and Scott,
tho former defending the recent pen- -
a ion order, and the latter declaring
that lie favored a service pension of
926 per month.
Nrws o! the Day. * *
When the board of trustees of the
West Virginia Conference Seminary
changed the name of the school to the
"Wesleyan University of West Vir
ginia" and decided to erect several >
large buildings the students were giv
en n holiday and held a celebration*
"Bob" Henry ^colored. of Sun, mado
an assault _on Hat tie Nelson 8aturday
night, it is chnrgedyffirt
ed to throw her down the shaft at the
Sun mine. He was .arrested aud
started to jail, but slipped away from
the constable and escaped. It is
thought he has gone to McDowell
county, and Constable. Flint Js after
him. T .
Jonathan Sams* aged &6 years, died
Sunday in Parkersburg.
The fown of Hickory last week is
sued bonds to the artoimv 6f f?0.090
the conBtrttctieo of a system of water
works for the town. These. bonds were
bought by the Shuford National Bank,
of Newton, through Its* cashier, Mr. A.
H. Ofrowell, for a Cincinnati firm.
There were severaFbldljTdr thebOttde,
but that of the Newton bank wan the
highest,. The bonds brought -?* liitlo
above p^r.
Congress baa appropriated $11,000
to continue the coftfttruetion^
largement otf
at 8*?li ^
ttug to thta amount. 14.200 is provided
-for the aalarie* of employes,- ?
Tbe new flhepherd College
has b eeh accepted from Co
S. A. Westenhaver. Dedicatory
clses will be held on Tuesday,
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