The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 13, 1904, Image 1
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PORT ARTHUR IS BLOCKED
Japanese Get the Best of the fljht
On Ali Sides
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TUB LAST DBSPEVATE ATTACK
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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.
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SOUTH CAROLINA CROP BU LLETIN
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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
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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.
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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. *? -* \ -
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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 "
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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