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- PORT ARTHUR IS BLOCKED Japanese Get the Best of the fljht On Ali Sides ? TUB LAST DBSPEVATE ATTACK * Admiral Togo'? Report of Tuesday's Operation* ? The Blockading Flotlll# Was Scattered by a Gale. Toklo, By Cable. ? Vice Admiral To go's official recital of the latest en gagement off Port Arthur, which was received here Sunday, shows that the Japanese have blocked the entrance ^to the harbor. On Tuesday morning after the blockading llotilla had been scattered by a gale and the commander of the flotilla had signalled in vain that the attempt be abandoned pending the moderation of the storm, the crews uf the separate vessels, In no wise daunted by the weather which isolated them from their companions, proceed ed to the work on their own desperate Initiative. They forced their way in the face of the Russian fire, which was more deadly than ever before, as result of the improved Russian de fenses. over the field of mines. Many ot them exploded, vet flvo of the Japanese blockading ships were jam med into the channel and now pre vent egress from the harbor to all craft excepting small boats. This at tack exceeded all its predecessors in desperation and the courage displayed by the volunteer crews is equal to that shown in any event in the war history of the world. ' Although Vice Admiral Togo again avoided damage to a single one of bis vessels, the attack proved to_ be ex pensive in lives. Commander llaya 8hi, who was In command of the ex pedition, observed the impossibility of keeping the llotilla Intact, owing to the lAvv seas, and signalled to abandon uio attack. These signals were repeated until 2 or :? o'clock in the morning, but they failed to reach the vessels of the ex pedition. which were swept apart by the tempestuous sea and proceeded aepuratly to the mouth of the harbor. Driven From New Chwang. New (lhAva'ii'. By Cable.? There Is every Indication that tho.-, Russiaus have decided to evactu e Now Chwang. Troops hnv been leaving liere all day long. Forts have been dismantled and all artillery has been placed on board trains. All the local transportation has been commanded by the Rtflslan authorities. Theffc IgK Current hero a native rumor that Japanese troops are In Fou Chou Bay (on the west side of the Mao Tung peninsula, and about sixty mllos north, of Port Arthur), but this report lacks confirmation. a ejh(e(Hrerda,ttts,cB.yedaelbhaljrve The fear is held here that If the I Russians leave and the Japanese do j not at once take possession of New Chwang, the brigands, who are now across the river near Yin Kow, wTll pillage the place. The foreign rest- , dents are prepared to resist the brl- : gands should they come over. Tho | British consul has requested that a : gunboat be sent to New Chwang. j <. Tho Russians probably wll! doslroy | the gunboat Slvoutch before leaving. Tho vessel Is at Now Chwang. Japanese troops fired on what was probably" the last train out of Port Arthur as It passed near Port Adams. 6?riou? Fir# Raging. m WilHamsport, Pa., Special.? A tele phonic message from Couderaport, Pot ter county, to The Gazette and Bulle tin, sjates that Are of unknown origin la raging In the Bartow Glaso Works, manufacturers of decorated glass table ware, and that the plant is practically destroyed. The loss will be from |50. 000 to $76,000, but the insurance is not known. One. hundred hands are thrown ont of employment. ? Two Lynchlnaa. Montfomery, Special? Two. lyncbings have occurred In; Alabama within the past 80 days. offe for alleged criminal assault, and the other for an alleged assassination of a white man by a negro. Acting Governor Cunningham Friday took decided action to have theeo lyncbingH investigated and the guilty punished. He addreaaed letters to Circuit Judges W. 9. Anderaon and T Scott Sayre, casing their attention to tbel yncbiftge' and urging, them ip bold apeci^ terms "of their respective court* to bring the lyncher* to Justice. He gave an interview in whtiQb he sa!4> '?I beM**e~that prompt effort to bring lynchers to Juatlce wfll noTiJMy lMtti iho la\7 a terror to criminals., tot *Jso to those who disregard it by substitut ing Inching* tor courts of Justice. " ^ A Triple Hanging. Winchester, Tenn., BpWal.? Henry Judse Joe Delp and John Bran* were hanged hero for the marder of Simon. Rtaber and bla. wife Ausust The lfcrM men exhibited the same indtrfer mee and stolidity that mnrfted tnelr cootfeet dating th? trials aa| walked wUbogt assistance to the ?o*ffo?d. irafli. of tbem km# a apeocn sxptms All aaM tfrat tbeir :4fs ss ssrss fii They used artillery and small arm it, and killed or wounded several Chi* nese. It is reported here that Viceroy Alexleff wan slightly wounded prior to his departure from Port Arthur. He barely escaped from there before the Japanese cloned the lines of com munication. ^he Russian general staff have gloved from Llao Yang^o Mukden, itusslans here will not talk of the sit uation, for fear that they will Impart some Information. They do not con sider lhat their forces hero are sufll clent to hold thin section of the coun try. It iu probable /hat the Russian troops will withdraw lo Harbin. The Russian civilians at New Chwang are leaving hurriedly, and many natives are fleeing the rlty in foar that they will bo subjected to maltreatment at the hands of the brigands. More Bad News for Russia. Two official dispatches calculated to Increase the depression existing among all circles in Russia were given out Sunday night. From the point of view of the progress of the campaign, the most Important is that regarding the capture by the Japanese without oppo sition of Feng Wang Cheng, on May ?th. The second gives details con cerning the killed, wounded and miss ing among the troops uudo&* the com mand of lieutenant General Zassalltch, as the result of the fighting on the Yalu, the number of which totals 2,397 officers and men. Gen. Kuropatkin forwarded a mes sage fiom Lieutenant General 55as salilch, who Imd been left in command of the column retiring from Feng Wang Cheng, which described tlje movements of the enemy in connection with the occupation of the town. The Information caused no surprise to the officials who lmd already been advised of the decision that no at tempt would be made ' to hold Feng Wang Cheng, the superiority of the Japanese in all fighting arms ensuring aXdisaster similar to that a Klu Lien Chjtng. Therefore, Gen. "issalitch was glveu strict orders that there should be no light of thfe rear guard. The Russians left while Gen. Kurokl was making his dispositions for a big battle. Mors Casualties. _ Tokio, By Cable. ? The casualties in the laflt attempt of the Japanese fleet to block Port Arthur, which took place on May 3, aro one officer, Commander Takyangl, commanding the steamer Ye<Jo M*ru, and Bix men killed, four men seriously and five officers and 11 men slightly wounded. Fourteen Offi cers, and 74 men are missing and eight officers and 36 men were rescued unin jured. AIL the officers of the blockad ing ship#? including Commander Takayangi, who was killed, have been decorated and granted annuities by the Emperor. Th? Forty.Mij jjori Warrant. Washington, Special. ? The Treasury warrant for $40, 000, 000 to be delivered to J. P. Morgair &?Co., of New York, on account of the Panama Canal purchase, was taken to that city by Secretary of the Treasury Shaw. It will be deliv ered by the Secretary to Uorgan & Co. Thursday. The Secretary also took with him certain bonds which have been deposited with the government as security for public monies, which are lo be returned to the banks surrender ing their deposits. Mr. J. H. Edwards, private secretary to Secretary Shaw, accompanied him to New York. By Wire and Cable. A subcommittee of the Republican National Committee met In Washing ton and made arrangements for the meeting of the convention In Chicago next month. It is thought the Increase in the elec toral vote will have an Important bear ing on the result of the Presidential electlo* this year. It Is probable ex-Secretary of War Hoot will preside aa temporary chair man of the Republican National Con vention. Attorney-General Knox makes an of ficial explanation of the connection of Morgan & Co. with the payment for the Panama canal property. The trial of James N. Tyner and Harrison J- Barrett on charges ttf con spiracy In oonnectlon with the Post office Department cases was continued. Tr?_. _ . en hum Morris recel.v ere of the Btackstone anfl 'Southern Railway. ? ?Jdfcn B. JaeKsop, United States Min ister to Greece. Roumsnla and Se#vla. will soon present hie credentials to King Peter, at Belgrade. Ada Vee, colored,- with a pistol Area st M*ry Robinson in a Newport News mi bur baud police court. Th? Lexington Presbytery ia In seS Hlon at Riklns, W. Va. RepabUoaaa are to- nominate a full municipal ticket In Norfolk, witk John L. Roper for Mayor. 3. O. Fori, a carnival showman, was Ane4 WOO la Norfolk fpr^ beating a small boy. A largSs Parkar club was formed in Richmond. THE 0ATTUE IN pfONT OF WIJU They Line up ort the I. land of Klneto ?nd Throw 8helie to the Manchrul fin Side of tho riv^r, WlJu, By Cable.? When the early mist drifted from the Yalu river this morning the Japanese Infantry wm disclosed lined w> for battle on (lie low *andy island of Kepeto, which In in' front of Wiju. The walls and towers of tho city on the hill. rising abruptly from the south bank of the river and the nearest of tho three channels, were crowded with Japanese and Korean spectators of the forthcoming attack. Tho soldiers were spread out In their black lj?'es three miles long, from ft point on the island opposite tho vil lage of Chlu Lien Cheng, on the west, to a point opposite the extremity of the Hgera Head on the oast. Two bat teries begun the action. Two batteries began the attack by throwing shells to the Manchurian side Oi the river for half an hour, while the Bun was rising. They sprinkled with shells the embankments whence the Hussian guns had been firing for the past Wrrk, but iiU rfnponm; to their fire was forthcoming, a mi It looked i,n if the Russians had removed their bat teries during the night. HoOn after 7 o'clock the Japanese begun to advance. When they were a few hundred yards from tho hills on the Manchurian side they threw themselves prone nn the ground and began volleying. In the meantime the Jnpanese bat lei ios searched tho hills with shrni) nel. The Russians now eon Id be seen at intervals where tho road .was exposed, l.uriying In small s<iuads along the l-illtf. The%e exposed stretches of ti.n road made fine targets for th<> Japams* gunnel's. A fio.ee fi<e WH? concen trated on (>nr- open space, half tho shrapnel being thrown, bursting over a wmall area with won/Wrm I?! ecjKjgn. t "*e Russians remained silent Tiie.o was no answering fire from thorn until the first Japanese lino was witlil.j n few hundred yards or the rlvor bank. I hen sharp volleys burst almost simul. tancon.o'y from several trenches and the attacking Japanese found ti?em Mlvet? under a heavy an I contluuoiu H'-e ai easy range, from covered posi tions high above them. They lay behind sand hi|lo< ks reply, ing bravely and hotly (,, o,e fire whib* their own batteries pumped shells ?Ver their heads. Soon After 8 o'clock (he Russian firo was largely silenced by the combined aitlllery and infantry attack of (he Japanese, and parties of the enemy's troops could be seen hurrying upward ever the mountain roads in retreat. Two regiments of Japanese troops, one directly -opposite Wljtt and --another near a village on the west, ran to in tercept them, cheering as they hurried forward, which echoed clear over the piHln Their formation was closer than T,' bl A wcricaii troopa nil L ? Wked as though their losses must bo great. They waded up the e ' uu #hi a?r?88 th0 8Hn<l8 an(1 ,;"mb >w?rm t ?P* ro,!ky like a swaim of ants, the!r red and- vellow cup-uaaus B.eunuug in (he sun. X H orming party Mn (he WPH( ^ (>f heanSL?mOU,lte<1 a h,U commanding tne Russian retreat. Just as the iron tWherehnV , tl"ckly ~ tho hill two Japanese shells burst Whon8th T',0y haf| fa,,Pn short. Whon the smoke cleared away a dozen , bodies could be seen where the .JS had exploded, and tho remainder of the t imi ty wer? <:,arab??'lng down lh l ' ? escape this unexpected fire Snnlr rCar' fho of the rifle ? hi i? passed on over the hills as & pursued tht> retreating on who h??ho 7l" ?f weary "oMIora who had been almost two days without rest was trudging down the river to c.fnrKrtotntl,ng' Where tho Japanese work? W0r0 fil?emnK thfi Russian "8ay a Prayer for John F Hayes." Washington. Special. ? The State De partment has received through the consul general at Tangier. Morocco, a riote from the British consulate at Dar albalda," under date of April 21. 1904, transmitting a bottled paper picked up on the beach at Caaablanca on April 19,' 1904, which reads as follows: "Juno 0,-1908 ? Finder will please ?ay a prayer for John Hayes, Richmond, Va., United States Amorica." Wall 8trest Man Arrested. New York. Special.? Horace Black mur. Jr.. of Brooklyn, was arrested iu Wall, street on a*' charge of grand lar tehy and was held In $1,000 ball by a police magistrate. Blackmur was ar rested on the complaint of S. M. David ton, Bell's Valley, Va., who alleges that be recelved.Jetters from Blaemur, w.io was a member of the Wall street Arm of W. T. Edson & Co.. Inviting him to Invest money. He states that, he sent the Arm to Invest In Atchison, prefer red, mt 67U- A few days later, he al leged Jj?at ho ordered the firm to sell Tor his money, he says that gjt was not returned to him; He then as\ed that Biackmur be arrested. Italian Colony In Bad Shape. MobHei Ala., special.? A local paper lias Hcelved a letter from a mernbet^f -the Italian tokwy ft P?l?h??r?. 4wty Dalle* north of Mobile. stating that tho colonists ore fW? wool, tbet children need food", and that conditions at the ! colony are pitiable An appeal la made for mid, and the writer aays the Italian . ennaol at No* Orleans has been ad vised of the situation. The colony Is made ttf of Rails w fwwty hron*w ' ttom New York city. t SOUTH CAROLINA CROP BU LLETIN I Conditions Reported by Department for Pant Week. Tho week ending # h. in.. .May stth. ha<j[,a mean temperature of ?9 degrees \vhi? lt is slightly Ittis tliau one degree Ijflow normal, due to cool wcathoc dur ing tho first, and --warm during the last of tho week. Tliert wus more than the normal amount of cloudiness, and tho deficiency In sunshine was harmful to rice and cotton. i Tho rainfall was below normal, and ranged from a molt* trace to over an Inch and a half. Tho western. and the second tier, from the coast, t>f eastern counties had the largest amounts, tho north central on en the smallest. The showers were lot al in character, and largely Insufficient, but It Is safe to an- ! sume that in one-third of the .State (he drought has been relieved, or nearly so, although more rain Would prove beneficial In all sections. Hail occur- ? red at a few places, doing no damage 1 The week was favorable for the rapid progress of farm work, and staple crops ! have been planted with the exception 1 of bottom lauds and late rice. As a rule ( cultivation hns kept pace with 'he growth of ctopK and Holds ai-e free from grass and weeds. Cut worms, hud worms and hit da coijjtinue to damage stands of corn on bottoms, and Col- 1 orado beetles have appeared on white' P'llatUes. There I* a general Improvement noted In torn where showers or. urred. ' In stands, growth and color, but where ' the rainfall was light, or where none fell, it remains amall and yenow. Most of it has received Its first cultivation and some its second Considerable re-' planting is being done. Cotton is cbmlng tip better, and i stands have improved materially dur ins the last week, and. generally the plants have a healthier look, hut on tell, and clay lands germination and growth continue vslow and unsatisfac tory. Karly cotton is being teplanted In many pectlona: while later plant ings are coming up to good stands on sandy lands. &oino have recti ved itH first ctiltivatlon and has been chopped In the southern counties. Sea Island tolton wan greatly Itrnefited by thft' shower* and ?humid, warmer weather. Tobacco transplanting is finished, but growth has been alow. The acreage is only from one-fifth to one-half that of last year Oats a;e poor, and aie head ing low In all sections, except on moist bottoms. Wheat is more promising, and although low. Is heading well, ami is in bloom. White pc.tatocs are. poor in the coast districts, and promising in ihe^lnterler. Shipments have begun from the former sections, alsuryf l*ans. Truck is late, except strawberries that are bearing exceptionally well. Exces sive dropping of peaches is noted in all save the. "ridge" sections, where from three-fourths to a full crop Is In dicated. Early peaches and plums are ripening along the coast. Apples and cherrle? are promising In the western counties. Sweet potato sprouts are scarce, Minor crops are in. normal coix? dltion. J. W Bauer. Section DlKctor. THE FUN-FLOWER C ARMlVAyL?\ ' Columbia People and Visitors ?,Will Have a Great Entertainment. Columbia Is preparing for a spring carnival which will exceed lir attract l/euess anything before attempted at At this time of year by Uie capital k'.iiy. The Chamber of Commerce l? ? back of the undertakil&. and bus re ?ceived assurance from a number of towns tn the Slate which Indicate thut the attendance will be as large as the crowds which gather In Columbia fair week. The day of attractions on the streets will be one of the best, carnival shows that could be obtained, and the great. night attractions will be the fireworks ? the fall of Pompeii ? by the Pain Company, presenting a ballet of 300 people. " But the great feature of the week will be the floral parade Thursday afternoon, May 26. ? There will be two miles of vehicles gaily decorated, the proeesslon being led by the king and queen In 8tate. The coronation will take place at the State eapltol Just before the gorgeous caravan proceeds tip Main Rtreet. This feature alone will attract many people to Columbia, for the most beautiful feature of a reunion week last year was the floral parade. Thursday night there will be a grand ball, which will equal in pomp and circumstance the State balls of fair weeks. Indeed It is proposed to make tho Fun-Mower carnival an an nual fe(e, and the ball will be aa much o i a feature as the State ball Is fair week. The chamber of com'merco has se cured reduced rates on railroads, and has procured two of the beat bands In the State. There will be a grand tournament Wednesday, and knights from all over the State will participate for the prizes in gold, aggregating $150. and for the silver Y-up for horse manship. . Another feature which will draw many people to Columbia is the gath ering of the Elks. There will be a meeting of all the lodges In the State, and a number of other secret orders are preparing for a like cele bration. Columbia is prettiest just at this time of year, and the. .people _ol that, city think that a spring floral carnival ts'jnat. the pn>ppr thtng'to give pleas ure to the people of the State at a big tiprlng Jollification ^ ' To Build OH Mill, f ' Walhalla. Special. -Capf. W. A. 8trother, o? Walhalla, and Mr. Jamen Phfnney. of West Union, are preparing to build a 20-ton cotton wed oil ^illl at Wegt Union. They have jgirchaaed all Ihelr machinery and expect to be ready for thf* year * aeed crop. Mr. Kobert H. Jarkwon. of Aadtrum, !? h*re m*k V.c.d ether enterprise* . t s&s ? inm PALMETTO POINTS ! GIVEN IN BRIEF " ' | A Barn Burnod. Aiken. SpMal,? A Imrn and stable , building on tho limitation of Cttpt. A. I K. Helgler, Mlx miles north (if Aiken, ' was burned luwl Thursday. The burn I contained about twenty stalln. with vvagon sheds, etc. Tlit"1 barn had not been entered for about three weeks. <*apt Setgler and liix farm hands wore in tin* yard an. I the tlrm knowl edge of the flro whs obtained when the flames burnt through the ioof and the whole barn wo* seen to4>o on tire. Tbo farm is one of 1 1?? largest In tbo oouu ty. and the burning barn wan mtr* rounded by many other building?, which wore In danger/ The ilm wag ?onflmd to the building In which it originated. 'The cause of the tire Is HuppoHcii 10 bo from i ho boating of the fodder. The property burned was valued hi aboiit $800, partially covered by insurance. ?*?*** ? Escaped from Chain Gang, Aikon, Spoolal. ? (bounty Supervisor ftldsou has offoied n reward of $10 each for the capture of Luke Selgler and Hotnan Mitchell, negro convicts, who esoa pod from the county chalngung Y<?itfi dny afternoon, Selgler in about five feci, ten Inches high, weight 170, a little round shouldered, and has h pe cular expression of his eyes. lie \va? sent np for hou?sbieaklng and larceny. | Mitchell is a coal black jpan, about, the same bdght as Selgler, weight, about 1:?r?, largo eys and Hotnan nose. He was pent up ror forgery, - I Palmetto GKaningi, Hcnufoit. Special?The Hoanfort Vol nn leer Artillery Naval Reserves have re. ? i vc.i their trow rapid Are yun from the factory at iiiidgeport. Conn. It will uhoot 36 shots a intitule. It has live ammunition chests, which will carry a total of J.jO rounda ? 30 rounds to each chest. It has a sliding breech and can bo loaded very swiftly,' it will prole ably be used at th* cemetery on Me morial Day, May 10tli, t/j fire a salute with blank cartridges. The gun Is now in good working order, the soldiers having been aided by Meflsrs. H. Y. Cunningham and Cl^W. Kershaw, ma efiinists. In placing the various pieces of the gun together. The Southern's depot at Hunters vllle, Mecklenburg county, was hurnetl to the ground Monday night. In addi tion to the building a large lot of mer chandise was also consumed. Just how the building caught Is not known,1 There was no Are In the office, and It la thought that It caught from a passing engine, or wag struck by lightning, Tho burned building was a frame Btruc I ore; -?sa WrTST QulcTrty7"Tfie COU. tents were nlso of the Inflammable kind, and this add*-d to the fury of Hie flames. Governor Aycock Tuesday morning fixed June 15th aujhe date for the. exe cution of three murderers: Adam Hunt, of Person county; Arch Lipscomb, of Greenville; and William R. Muun, of1 Cumberland. These are cases in which appeals from Hndings and aentencea In lower courts have been afllrmed. tunk* lug +i, necessary for new dates to~>e set for hangings, Revenue Collector Hare, of Raleigh, made a raid I tl Johnston county re cently and found Mrs. Hob Eason making whiskey In her kitchen lu n 60 gallon distillery. It baa been In operation for a long time. Ho destroy ed the still. Her husband furnished the supplies and she manufactured the whiskey. He sold It. A charter has been granted the Gas tonla Furniture Company, of Gastonla, with a capital stock of $50,000, mainly held by Rufus M? Johnson. The State also charters (he Charlotte Day Nurs ery Association, no capital stock. Also the I-awlng-Robblns Furniture Com pany, of Charlotte, with a capital stock of $10,000. Four Bandit# Garroted. Santiago do Cuba, By Cable. ? Pour bandits convicted of murder were gar roted In the provincial Jail. It was tl?o first. legal execution Mince < l?? Spanish regime. Two executioners who arrived here from Havana yes terday with thu garrot worn almost mobbed while on their way to the Jail. President Palma wan petitioned to commuto the sentencoB, but he de clined to Interfere. Over the Precipice. Livingston, Mont., 8poclal^-*A party of Eastern tourists, traveling through Yellowstone Park, have had a narrow Qseape from being dashed to death In a chasm along the (?olden Gate road wjyr'n ie&u>> Into the park from Gardi ner. A coach containing flvo pasbeo K^l-s fdlpped over the side of a 'pro:-! pice. It was caught by brush and Its descjMit stayed for au instant, duilng which the paPK'nger? managed to ex tricate themselves and escape, cling* ing to the rocks and brush. The atage soon fell with a crash to the borrotrr at the rsTiTon, feet below-, kllllug th? horaex and demolishing ibo vehicle. AH the passengers painfully bruised. ffl Two KUlad In Collision. PaHeetlne. ft*.. Special. ? In a head on eolllslon on the international and Great Northern between Phejfcp. and Dodge two trainmen were klned and others serfosuly hurt. The dead are: Conductor Prank < Austin, Fireman Armstrong, and Che Injured are Engi neer Will Meyers, Brakeman John Bryant and Conductor Joe Wolff. VI , the men reside hnre, and their j 'have been brought to tblg frctat. APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOLS Meeting of the New State Board of Education Last Week. Tho State Huh rd of Kducatlou met ui?l week In tho office of (ho State superiutoudonf of education. The fol lowing monitors wore present ; Messrs. A. It. Banks, NV. K. Tiite, A, (I. Horn hurt, I). W. Daulel, A. J. Thackstou, B. J. WoIIh ami J. 15. Bo land, in (ho absence of tho chair man, Governor Hoy ward, Col. Hunks wuk asked to take (ho chair. Tliroo appeal cases wore brought before (ho hoard. Tho first ea??y^hi? thai of i ho trustees of Ht, Stephen school district, No. 0, appellants, vh. thi; county hoard of education of Berkeley county. Thu following reso lution was adopted: "Ilesolvod, That litis boa id concur in and aftlrm tho decision of tho Berkeley county hoard in nil point s raised except tho romovrtl of Dr. M. A. Floyd ax trustee of H(. Stephens Scliiiol district, and tho dor cislon removing tin- ssld Dr. Si. A. Floyd Is hereby reversed on (ho gromid (ha( ho In an employe of tho town council and not an officer. In tho case of tho trustees of Canipo hello u liool district, In Spartanburg county. ap|H>llan(B, vh. Professor Mo? Ltsalj the action of (he county hoard wan sustained. Tho next cane was that of district No. 19, Nowborry county, appellants, vs. (he county hoard of oducatlon, praying for I ho removal of tho school house to another site, and it was do cldod to postpone the rendition of judgment in this case until the noxl mooting, witl^n view to securing fur ther (cstimonV accompanied by maps, drawings, ete.Jaotthig forth more fully tho facts of the case. A commit toe consisting of Messrs. Hombwrt, Tate and Wolls '\pas ap pointed to formulate a four) .years' graded course of study upon which examination of teachers is to he baaed. The examination for September will be based upon the following subjects in addition to the regular subjects ex amined upon heretofore, vj vs.: "Knocb Arden," "Silas Mnrner," "Petcrinan's Civil Government," "Hughes' Mistakes In Teaching, " and the la*t twelve months of general current history, It was recommended that, tho Clem- ] son scholarship examination be held on .July 8th, the same date on which tho examination for scholarships fn Winthrop Is held, Mit l. W. Bowman was appointed t?s member of tho Orangeburg county board of education to succeed Prof, Thackaton, recently appointed on staff of tho State board. Tho ConvonTlon -or rpTioop?H<)ni. Florence, Special.? The one hundred and fourteenth annual Council ofUhe Dlocfssn Convention of the, K pi scope) tCJjurch, which ha* been In session here i?lifro Tuesday morning, adjourned at i.eon Friday, and" In 'the language of Bishop Capers it was "One of the best councils- ever hold." "It was," said he, "xiui. only one of the !?? t, but the iuOBt pleasant as well as tho most faithfully intended Council, especially by the laity, that I have ever attended." Be fore adjourning the usual resolution of tiisuks (p the citizens of Florence was paiued by (he Council. Money for School*. Some of the dispensary taxes will be distributed among the schools of the State In a short time. The deficiency fund, approximating about $75,000, has been paid out, and tho State treasurer row has on hand about $40,000 to be given to the schools.^' By the coming week there will hb gboui. $25,000 more, waking a total of $Uo,000 for the echoolu. ' Killed By Conatabls. Columbia, Special. ? Newa was re ceived here that Dispensary Constable Davenport had killed a negro at Nine ty-Six, Greenwood county. The con stable, It Is claimed, was assaulted by the negroes in his attempt to search their premise* and fired when he was set upon with stick*. The matter hat not been reported to Governor He/* ward officially. News of lh? D*y . Four men convicted of murder were garroted at Santiago. Cuba. ? Four men were killed, In a powder mill exploalon at Newport, !nd. A cloudburst in Central Texas re sulted in the drowning of Ave children, the washing away of five miles of rail way track and other damage. The steamer Prince*** Irene arrived at New York with eight seamen rem oved from a waterlogged Austrian vts- 1 sel In mldocean. The Tblrty-flret General Conference 01 the "Northern Methodist Rptscopai Churcq opened 1n Uox Angetea, Cah ? Admiral W. S. Schley, wa? the guest of honor at the banquet 'of the Crucible Club at Pittsburg. Mayor Capdevllle asked tb?" Poliw COhiutfsMoners of New Orleans to re sign upon their being charged with "grafting." 9 It- was rumored In New York -that fe-nator Gorman was In a deal with Guff?y? oTPonnsylvanla, and tha Tarn, many loader* to beat Judge Parker to? the IMmocratlc nomination. "Sam" Par*#, w-ted Ulw H??. died In Sin* Stat Prison of ?jps?nfc It was reported Ttt Jffw Tor* t**t Wuator cWk m to marry Va .% AIMUV v ? ? A WIRELESS SYSTEM Greensboro, N. CM Man Has Worked Our a Scheme PLAN IS ONE OF GREAT SIMPLICITY it Will be Fully Teated at the State Normal College ? Said to be Won derfully Simple. ^ Greensboro. N, C., Hpecial,~--A Greensboro man, in the person oi Pfot. William Hummel, instructor of science at fho State Normal aud Indnatrittl College, Iiub invented a wonderfully simple and practical wireless telegra * phy system. It la a simple butt agent* i)uk device, which has ben tested at the Johns Hopkins Hospital idK^tlr more, and found to bo perfect tttfiVSfy i ospeot in sending and receiving mes nages. The wireless system will be in stalled at the Normal College, and mca uugou from one building to another will be HftHhttd back and forth through wuIIh, doors And all oilier hindrances, lo teat tbe strength and efficiency Of the system It hag been tried already aud proved successful, but Prof. Ham inel intends to elaborate his test by tfuublishlng a regular system of wlre Ithh telegraphy. The students tham selvcH are showing a great deal' of In terest In thlH wonderful invention and me. iiKHihtin jir*J>rof. Hammel In his ef fort!*. V j,; Site for the Kaiser'? Gift. WiiHhingiou Special. ? It has been permanently decided that the replica of (he statue of Frederick the Groat, which the Kaiser has givpn to the American people, i* to be. placed in iv pronitnent position in tbe grounds ef tft?v war college. commonly U?ow?r. heretofore as&fhe Washington bar racks. The statue will be unveiled November 20 with appropriate cere* monies, lu whi.'h I lie President and Ha run Speck von Sternburg, the Ger man embassador, will take part The ambassador will bo, (he immedflate* representative of {ho German Hmper or, \Vlni Is cxpeetpd to send a' letter lo the President to be read at the un voting. making the tender of ihe atatne a* a gift 1# the people of the United atateB. Hlies have been se lected In the college grounds fojr six military heroes of the world, and this of Prerterfctc tji erGrpat lathe first to bo provided for. . Application# for Pensions. Washington flpocial.? Although recent order constituting the figs Utt* dlsaJbmllltjfr- In granting pension# has been in effect barely three weeks, the Pension Office has alffeady been Hwarapcd with applications under it. lip to Satur?lay the number of appli cations filed had reached a totfil Of "1 1 ,000, and Hiey are stlllrolttng in ?t the rate of several thousands a day. One reason for the ?haste in filing ap plications -that- alt hough ihajpai ment of the pensons may not begin fer ho vera I months, they actually date from tho. time of filing, and the^ ac--. crued pensions wDI be paid in ? tamp when the certificate is iss]Ued. The minimum pen sjQh under the order ?? $0-a month, which covers the 62 year limit, and ranges up to f 12, according to age above that limit. ? - ? I Htnry Wledner In JaM. Cincinnati, SpecJuJ. ? Henry Wledner, president of the German National bank, of Newport, Ky? It In jail for Mia keeping. He loat^hi* fortune through the speculations of Cashier Frank i'- 1 own, ? who ban been in Honduras since wrecking the bonk. President Wiedner has been acting queerly tor vlolont. *? -* \ - / " ' Business Fortiori Destroyed hjrFIwrr^ Paris, Tox., Spoelal. ? Tho buslneea portion of Duport, twenty miles south oa?t of Ph?Ih, near the lino of Red " River county, was destroyed Tburt*. r day. The "Arc started in J. W. Regta ter'k store and consumed eighteen buildings, all ths business portion ex- " ( opt the Deport Bargain Store and llie First National Bask. The tela phone communication "waa cut off, aad no further particular* are obtainable. The lowrwttl approglmato $50,000. ~ . por fcaftsr HdwrstHft Chicago, Special.? The better edu cation of negro ministers haa been de clared imperatively Bishop James A nanny, of Baiiimore, who, add**? Ing the Afrtean Methodist Bplseolpel Couferenwv saia. "lgpOr*hl rotnlstry lapnot prcach to an educated p?w. snd unless the ministers Jtoday keep . ahrad cf 'he srmy of coJ6i*jtf>H who are warming from si-hoofsTrbet aeon be out oTlobi " '* ' Twfiel . . *>,. Columbus, Oa., ftpeclal, ? The t^ne X Mountain Tunnel on the Southern Railway betw^n bar? and Atlanta ;?a? J?y Tjasd i&Ur__Aii **? woodwork - was consumed aad through traiaa haA I to be stopped. Traffic over that part [ ol.tho rbad will mfc hn resumed , wont w?;ek. y