The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 22, 1904, Image 1
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VOLUME XV.
CAMDEN, S. C.. FRIDAY, J b I _ V 22. l!)Ot.
JvO. 28,
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JSSIANS LOSE- HEAVILY
k
'A Again the Plucky Japanese Get Their
Adversaries on the Run
iSIANS I.OSE OVER A THOUSAND
f
& *
Lengthy Dispatch From General
|uropatkin Describe# the Fight
10 In the Pf saes ? Strength of the
lpanese Found Too Qreat te
intend With, Necessitating a
Withdrawal After Heavy Los* ?
Accurate Information as to Japan*
Be Positions. and Movements Lack
It. Petersburg, Hy Cable. ? The fob
ing dispatch, from General Kuro
tkin, to the Kmperor, dated "July
on Our Eastern Front," was given
t Monday night:
"After the occupation by General Ku
ril's army of the passes In the
mshui mountain chain, our informa
>n concerning his forces and dlsposl
?ns was In general in .deq^pite. Ac
irding to some reports, his ftrniy had
>een re-inforced and ho had even ex
Trnded his forces towards Salmatza.
?ther reports stated that a displace
lent of. his troops had been made in
he direction of Ta Pass aiid Siu Yen.
''here were even indications that Kuro
1 had transferred his Headquarters
rom Tskliaikhekan to Toulupti.
"On July 17, In order to determine
|tho strength of the enemy it was de
welded to advance against his position
Jlu the direction of Liansbankwan.
|lvieutenant General Count Keller had
I'heen Instructed riot, to start with the
? object of capturing the pass, but to
?act according to the strength of the
force that lie would find opposed him.
7 "During the night the Japanese had
evacuated i^iaokao Pass and the
heights surmounted by the temple,
leaving only outposts there. At dawn
TJeperal Kastallnsky's column occupied
these passes, driving back the Japan
ese advance post*.
"At abou' 5:30 on the morning of
July 17, the Japanese, in considerable
stfength and with numerous guns, oc
cupied Wifankwan a,nd-the bluffs to
t the south on the flank of Gen. Kashtal
insky's column. From this position
ufid from the crest of the mountains
tp the east of the heights^wurmounted
g- <&' the temple, the enemy directed a
f' Very heavy rifle and artilery Are.
?? "General Kashtallisky advanced to
t-. . occupy the bluffs, sending forward at
K first one and then three battalions,
pp but the attempt failed, notwithstand
ing the support given by the horse
| mountain battery, as our field guns
could not be brought into action On
ST account of the nature of th'e ground.
"At about 8 a. m., Gen. Keller, who
r was directing the fight around fkhavu
en, deemed it necessary to lend as
I' Bistance to Gen. Jvashtallnsky's column
by bringing up from the general re
serve three batalllons to the heights
Kur mounted byjthetemple. In order
? to maintain uie ISSBTttons ire had? al-j
| \ teady occupied it was necessary, owing
to the enemy's pressure, to reenforce
immediately, with other reserves the
troops in the fighting line, but these
5 . positions, owing to their situation, were
IT. untenable.
"General Keller found the strength
of thfl enemy so great compared with
ours that he decided not to continue
the light and not to bring up either the |
Special ^Or the general reserves, espe
cially In view of the fact that in case
c?_ his ultimately taking the offensive
v It would be necessary to attack with
out support of the field artillery. In
consequence of this, General Keller
decided, about 10:30 to withdraw his
troopB to the positions originally oc
: cupled in <he Yanze Pass. The troops
retired slowly step by step and in per
fect t*?redr, covered by the fire of a
field ^Battery, which had been brought i
into action.
"Towards midday an offensive move- 1
\ nient by the enemy in the right flank
o!' the Yanze Pass position developed,
mid at the safne time a Japanese moun
tain battery was brought into positnon
in tho village of Tsouldaputse, two and
I- a half miles south of Ikahavuen. Af
tor 34 shots had boon fired from' tho
Third Battery of the Third Brigade,,
which held the Had die of the south of
Yanzo Pasd, tho Japanese hattery was
finally reduced to silence.
"The fight ceased at 8 p. m.f and tho
troops returned to lkahvun. The Jap
anese advance was stopped ahovo the
valley of the lantakhex river at a po
sition ocupled and maintained by us.
"In consequence of a sleepless night
and tht heat of tho day, our troops
were greatly fatigued, having been
over ftrteen hours on foot and lighting.
Our- losses have uot yet been exactly
ascertained, but General Keller reports
tit at they exceed 1,000.''
KUROPATKIN VINDICATED
Hi? Strategy Declared to Have
Proved Beyond Reproach ? Matters
in Which He Was Wiser Than His
Critics ? Apparent Blunders, Such
as Zassalitch'* Fight on the Y&lu
and Stakelherd'8 March, Seen to
Have Had Valuable Results ? Now
Able to Accept Battle.
t?t. Petersburg, By ?able. ? Exports
who, until recently, were inclined to
criticise General Kuropai kin's manage
ment of affairs in the for East, de
clare, ns tho situation develops, that
hip strategy has proved, so far, beyond
reproach, lie has successfully tided
over a pressing danger ? how pressing
only those in close touch with tho far
East realize. His apparent mistakes,
like the prolonged resistance offered by
Lieutenant General ZasBalitch on the.
Yalu, turn out to be acts of the high
est military judgment. General Kuro
patkin then had so few and such poor
troops at Llao Yang that the Japanese
would have had an easy task to crush
tiit- main force of Russians. had they
been permitted to cross the Yalu with
out severe punishment, and the thous
ands lost by Zassalitch practically
saved Llao Yang, Zassalitch, until dis
graced, occupied an Important staff po
sition. General Baron Stakelherg's
inarch, which also was criticised, is
now admitted to have been necessary.
The march was a reconnaissance on a
grand scaie, and not only enabled Gen
eral Kuropatkin to ascertain tho ene
my's strength and disposition, but ma
terially disturbed the Japanese plans
relative to the siege of Port Arthur,
gradually drawing the bulk of the
Japanese army to follow the retreating
column, and thus distracting attention
from the vulnerable spot between Llao
Yapg and Mudkden. Meanwhile, th ^
men at Kuropatkin's headquarters art.
improving. Kilty thousand of the best
troops from European Russia -have
reached Llao Yang. within a month, and
if tho Russian commander-in-chief in
the far East now chooses to accept a
4wttie, h?.jvni_be able to inflict a heavy
blow. All Russia Is looking forward
with confidence to the issue of the
light.
> St Petersburg, By Cable. ? The lack
of further official news ''regarding the
engagement at Port Arthur on the
night of Julj?_ JOth is very puzzling.
That the^&panes&were heavily defeat
ed Is not doubted here, but in the ab
sence of further information, tho ex
tent of thfe disaster that befell them Is
beginning to he seriously questioned.
Definite news has been received from
Viceroy Alexloff's headquarters at
Mukden that a week before tho en
gagement at Port Arthur, Major Gen
eral Fock administered a severe defeat
to the Japanese on July 4 and July 5,
driving them from the heights com
manding Lunsantan Pass with a loss of
2.000. This is considered here as proof
that there has been heavy fighting be
fore the fortress of Port. Arthur, ,4n<Y "as
making tho silence of Toklo retarding
t it all tho more significant. /
Officer Wounded.
St. "Petersburg, By Cable.? General
Rennenkampff was wounded, but not
^ eeriously, In a skirmish near Balmats-.
tn.- A bullet passed through the ca.lf of
one of his legs. General Sakharoff. who ]
reported the wounding of Rennen
kampff, says it occurred July 13, be
tween Llao Yang and Saimatsza, in a
skirmish in which the jTapanese were
tv pulsed.
Losses Now Placed at 2,000.
7 Mukden, Ry Cable.? In the fighting
right flank of the line of de
. fenerndf Port Arthur July 3 to July C
the Russians drove back the Japanese
' nnfl occupied the east bank of the Lun
?- sant%n* and the heights commanding
Lunsantan Pass. The Japanese losses
' tvere about 2,OQO. Those of the RusslanX
-? were insignificant. .
Russian Submarine Tested.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.? Tie sub
marine boat Fulton, which has iteen at
Cropstadt. is reported to be in the
Neva, undergoing tests. It is hot known
? \?T?A*htr sbe will feo to the far East by
rail or wltB thvlisiticrequawlo^
V'L ' __ *?'
Killed Whole Family. V
MM fto-y ;u ^ . fifc . *'J ,
May Lead to Extradition Treaty.
Mexico City, Special. ? George B. Bar
riere, a Cuban arrested In Vera Cruz,
will be returned to Havana. Hlfl alleg
ed defalcation amounted to $33,000,
Mexico will probably receive In ex
change an alleged diamond tblef nam
ed Soler. Mexico and Cuba have no ex
tradition treaty, but this exchange of
priHOners may lead to the negotiation
of such a treaty.
. No Settlement In Sight.
Chicago, Special. ? All chances of
peace in the packers' strike has van
ished, for the time being at l?tost. The
end of the negotiations came late Sat
urday after a conference which had
lasted nearly all afternoon between the
officials of the strikers and a number
of packers. The final break resulted
when the union officials insisted that
j all the men who had gone out on strike
; be taken back and given their old
places. The packers declared that this
would .necessitate the discharge of all
the men they had employed since the
commencement of the strike, and that
they could not, and would not, const*
der it The conference then broke up,
' and the strike will continue.
Roosevelt's Notification.
Oyster Bay. Special.? President
Hooserelt and Secretary Loeb are per
fecting arrangements for the ceremony
incident ttTtEe Pr?sT<ICfllrg format -not*
fixation of hli nomination, -which will
occur st Sagamore Hill on the l?th
inst. AU of the details bare not been
'.forked Out, but the preparations prac
tically bav? been completed In a gen
wrt way. The ceremonies will not' be
' elaborate or ostentatious.' Indeed, they
? rrm bo by Simplicity.
NEWS THIOUGNOUT Tflb COUNTRY
Paragraphs of Minor Importance
Gathered From Many Source*.
Through the 8outh.
Several persons in Jlarioua parta of
Virginia wore killed #y being struck by
lightning.
Senator Elklns, of West Virginia, in
a speech opening the Republiearf State
Convention, eulogized bis father-in
law, Senatojr Henry G. Lhivis, but did
not advise Republicans to vote for blin.
There baiv^>o<m placed in the State
Library, at Richmond, plate armor
taken from the body of a Federal sol
dier on the Seven Pines field. It Is
claimed that this sustains the charge
that Northern soldiers wore armor,
row eacapeu.
W?hington Happening#.
It is likely that if American battle
ships go to Turkish waters they will
not sail before Anguat 1.
Representative J. W. Habcock, chair
man of the Republican Copgfesaional
campaign commltte?, speaks hopefully
of the outlook. ^
Baltimore Is third In a list of four
I cities which, lead In negro population,
Washington being Jlrat.
Extensive plans for the erection of
a war college building and other Im
provements at Washington barracks
are being pushed.
The Canadian Government, it Is un
derstood, may protest against what is
styled tho kldnipping of a Louisiana
alleged defaulting postmaster in Mon
treal.
Reports received In Washington in*
dlcate that the Perry memorial fund Is
swelling rapidly.
Major Theodoro A. Bingham was re
tired as a brigadier-general.
ThO ^ar Department intends resell
ing $3^000,1)00 nhort-term Philippine
bonds falling due September 1 next.
Pn the North.
Fearing that lie would have to doso
hlB restaurant because of the hljn price
of beef, John J. Mahoney committed
suicide ip New York.
"Al" and "Ben" Wade wtuo electro
cuted at (ho Ohio Penitentiary annex,
In Columbus, for tho murder of Kate
Sullivan, at Toledo, April 14, lyOO.
Two liegroes- -Frank Ousley and
John Johnston? uqpre hanged together
n't Pittsburg for thd niurder of James
Donnelly, a grocer.
Difficulty is being encountered in
placing the blame for the wreck of a
picnic train near Chicago, in which 21
lives were lost.
Anti-railroad-merger Republicans of
Minnesota are talking of nominating
an independent State ticket.
~ The State-ttoard of Hertlth of Illi
nois has iasueT an interesting circular
on "The Cause and Prevention of Con
sumption.".
A committee of Pennsylvania labor
ing men, who called at Oyster Bay ?o
present a petition to the President
about tho Colorado situation, \y;ere un
able to get an interviow with ixim/\
The hundredth anniversary of Alex
ander Hamilton's death was observed
in New York city. '
A tfalnload of Italians and Aus
trians, recently arriving at Victor, Col.,
were speedily deported.
Tho Mallory Lino Steamship San
Jacinto was damaged to the extent of
$40,000 at Roach's Shipyard, Chester,
Pa.
Foreign Affairs. \
Oom Paul Kniger, former President
of the Transavaal Republic, diol In
Switzerland.
The Japanese wero reported to have
occupied Yin Kow, port of Nluchwang,
without resistance. ,
A battle was reported in progress at
Ta Tcho Kiao.
President Castro, ^of Venezuela, lias
sued tho New York and Bermudez As
phait Co. to recover about $10,000,
000 damages.
The rumor of 30,000 Japs being
kiljfcd was not confirmed. ?
A tremendous ovation was given Jo
eeph Chamberlain, who doliverei) a
speech In Albert Hall, London, under
the auspices of the" Liberal-Unionist
Council.
William Waldorf Astor's newspaper,
tho Pall Mali Gazette, nanounccs the^
engagement of Mr. Astor's daughter
Pauline to Capt. H. H. Spender-Clay,
formerly of tbe Life Quords.
It was rumored in St. Petersburg
that tho Japanese were repulsed at
Port Arthur, with immense loss, esti
mated at 30,000.
Bulgarian insurgents dynamited a
train between Salonlca and Constant!- 1
nopie, causing injury to 20 persons.
" ~Th? armies <A General Count.Keller
and General KurokL were reported fac
ing each other across the River JJanlc.
ready for a battle, 28 miles east of
Liao Yang.
^The arbilriiHdn treaty between Great
Britain and x Germany was signed tn
London.
Miscellaneous Doings.
Messrs. Cbetoran. August Dslowmt
rod McCarren bad a conference with
J?4c? F?rV?r ?t Esopus.
20 KILLED ON TRAIN
Gay Crowd of Excursionists Meet
With Horrible Accident
A COLLISION SOUTH OF CHICAGO
Running at F6rty Miles an Hour, a
? Picnic Train Plunged Into a
Freight Which Wat1 Backing on
to Another Track.
Chicago, Special. ? Twenty persona
were killed and about twenty-five
Injured Wednesday night in a collis
ion on the Chicago & Kasteru Illinois
Italiroad, at Glenwood, 111., 23 miles
scuth of Chicago. The collision oc
curred botween a picnic train from
Chicago, which won returning from
Momence, 111., and a freight train, in
to the rear end of which the excur
sion train dashed at high speed. Tho
picnic train was coming north, and
the freight wan on the south bound
track. A misplaced 'switch threw tho
picnic train on the south bound track,
and boforo the engineer could apply
the breaks, it ran at forty miles an
hour into tho rear of tho freight.
The engine, baggage and soveral
coaches were demolished, and tho in
jured were in two of tho coaches.
Tho picnic was tho annual outing
of the members of Doromus. After
spending tho day on the picnic grounds
at. Momenco the train load started on
the return trip, running in as the sec
ond section of the regular passenger
train, which is duo in Chicago at 8:25
p in.
When the picnic train reached Chi
cago Heights, four miles beyond Glen
wood, whore tho accident took place,
l? was switched to tho regular south
bound track, and although it was com
lng north, It was given a clear track
by tho operator at Chicago Heights uu
til It should reach Glenwood, four miles
away. The train, after leaving Chica
go Heights, erradually increased Its
speed and when half tho distance be
tween the two stations had been cov
ered, it was plunging along at the rate
of 40 miles an hour. Just half way be
tween Chicago Height** and Clenwood,
there Is a sharp curve. As the picnic
train tore aropnd this on the south
track, a flight train was backing
from the south bound to the north
bound track. It was partly on both
tracks, and no train could have passed
it in either direction. The bend is so
sharp that the engineer of tho plcnio
-train did not see tho freight until he
was almost on it. It was too late to
do anything but set tho brakes, but be
fore thoy coifld tako effect tho passen
ger train smashed into the freight at
full speed. Tho locomotive and the
baggago car of the passenger train
went through the freight and were pil
ed up in a heap of wreckage on the
further side of the switch track.
Tho first coach of tho picnic train
piunged into the wreckage and burlod
Itself in a ma&a^ef kindling wood. Near
ly all ot^tne passengers in the first
coaeh.Jtfere caught beneath tho mass of
debrinCBudlt was here that the loss of
life occurred. Tho people in tbe rear
coaches were hurled from their seata
and many of them were bruised, but
all of the serious casualties v<>ccurred
in tho first car. Tho uninjured passen
gers and the trainmen at once hasten
ed to the relief of those who were
pinned under tho Wreckage. The
wreck was two miles from anywhere,
and much delay ensued before some
ol tho injured, who were held down
by heavy timbers could bo extricated.
Nothing could bo done for them un
til lifting machinery came from Chica
go Heights. The first train to arrive
at the wreck came from Chicago
Heights, and It carried six physicians.
A short time afterward a second train
arrived from Glenwood, bringing ad
ditionel physicians and a number of
nurses. Darkness had fallen and res
cue went on by the light of bonfires.
Oku Advancing.
Che Foo, By Cable. ? A dispatch ro
celvcd here from Lloyd's agent al Now
Chwang says: "Japauese scouts were
seen this morning at Blackwood's Fond
six miles south of here. Gen. Oku,
with 50,000 men, Is advancing rapidly
between thfa place and Ta Che Klao.
Shipping and trade are progressing as
usual,"
Gautemalan Anta Effective.
Washington, Special. ? The effective
ness of the Quatamalan ants in check
ing tho ravages of the boll weevils in
tho cotton fields has been tested and
Mr,^4)o0frr^e expert of tho Depart
rtffent of Agriculture, in a telegram to
Secretary WilsoiNannouncea that tho
apts promptly desfc*Qvod th? weevil
and the Texas rod anw^s well. The
telegram, which was theNmbJect of
great satisfaction to SeoretaT^Wll
son, was from the chief of.the Bulxiy
of Elant Industry and is datod VUV
tqrta, T?#as. It Is as follows: j
"After T^ur weeks of captivity /ind
of sugar diet, the Guatemalan ant*
promptly <fe*troyed tbo Texas bolf
weevils and also the Texas red anta J
the harmful species which it was fear*
ed they might rescepbte." ..
~ Successful Gl&atrocutLons.
Columbus, O., 8pecial. ? Al and Ben
Wade wrro electrocuted shortly after
midnight at the Ohio penitentiary aa
nex for the murder of Kate Bntlivan, at
Toledo, fh 1900. Al Wade wmH4o-tfc?
chair first . Only onfcahock waa ad
ministered and he waa pronounced
dead at 12:11 o'clock. 'Ben Wade Waa
strapped In the chair at '31:14 and only
one shock *ra? given. He waa pronoun
ced dead at 12:2fc Both electrocutions
v ere gqcc? fuL \ gggg
STILL ANOIIItl) SI100TIN0 AFI AIR
Prominent Newberry County M*n Pro
bably Mortally Wounded.
A special from Now berry to Satur
day's State says: Mr. 1?. O. Smith was
shot throught the right breast by Mr.
T. J. Davenport ?it about 9 o'clock.
Both men aro prominent and respected
> itlzeiiH of this county. The affair oc
curred near Independence and was tho
outcome of a dispute over a road which
had been closed by Mr. Davenport
against the wishes of Mr. Smith.
Messrs. Smith and Davenport wore on
horseback, accompanied by Mr. H. T.
Workman, when the shooting occurred.
It is stated that Mr. Daveuport fired
polntblank at Mr. Smith with a 38
calibre revolver, the ball taking effect
In tho right breast above tho nipple,
Several physicians are In attendance
upon Mr. Smith and it in not yet po?
slble to state whether or not tho wound
will prove fatal. Mr. Smith la a mem
ber of Gov. Heyward's staff.
Mr. Davenport came to Newberry'
immediately after the shooting antf
Rave himself up to tho authorities.
When seen In the office of his attor
ney ho said that ho had no statement
to make as yet except that the shooting
occurred on his own land and that ho
deeply regretted the affair.
Disappeared at ihc Rivc-r.
Holly 1111!, Special.? On Monday last
a colored man was arrested In Eutaw
ville, a few miles above Holly Hill, for
cursing a white man on the streets. He
wan fined $.r? and being unable to pay
the fine he was looked up in the guard
house. Tuesday morning the place was
found empty, the lock being broken,
and two buggy tracks leading to the
river were found. Search for the nilsn
ing man, who In .1 resident of Eutaw
ville, has continued but without result.
The trail disappeared at the river and
many have been fishing for hint there
since Tuesday.
D. G. Low Twee Shot.
Bethuue, Special.? A personal difli
? ulty occurred ou Tuesday afternoon
lust between Messrs. D. O. Law and
Thomas Haines, who HVo a few mllta
below here, during which Law wan shot
twice, once with a parlor rlfio and onco
with a shot gun. Tho wounds while not
necessarily fatal, ore very painful. Tho
trouble originated concerning a horse
and buggy which belonged to Law.
Palmetto Items.
Gov. Hey ward, Commissioner Wat
son and Prof. Spillman of tho agricul
tural department are preparing to go
to Charleston. Tho party will leave here
Sunday afternoon and spent! the fol
lowing day at Green Pond, which is in
the heart of the rlco growing country,
.and the whole rice situation will be
looked into.
The Dank of L"Umar will bo open for
tu-.Biuess by the 1st of August. Its
r.eat building will bo complotcd within
tho next few days.
Tho governor has appointed W. F.
Norton magistrate at Mullins vice W.
M. Jones, who died on the 17th of
June.
^The McColl knitting mill has been
completed, and the plant is about ready
for operation. Two htmdred operatives
?mostly adults ? will be required to op
erate the new mill.
Gov. Heyward upon the recommenda
tion of the county delegation of York
has appointed W. 13. Williams, Jr.,
county auditor to take tho place of his
father who recently died.
Governor Heyward could not attend
the veterans' gathering at Leesville
Saturday on account of extra pressure
of duties due to his absence from of
fice the post several dayB.
Strike Clash at St. Paul.
St. Paul, Minn., Special. ? Tho first
C-liiBh between the sheriff's force and
I he fstrlktng butchers of Swift & Com
pany's j>lant at South Sfc Paul occurred
Saturday night, when V spirited and
partly successfud effort, wns made by
the company, assisted by Shc.riff Grlsim
and deputieB. to force about 2i"> men
through a big rrowd of striker*, who
"were congregated about the entrance
to tho packing house yards. A Bevero
hand-to-hand encounter ensued, and
several on both Hides tfere bruiBCd. OnV
of the strikers. J. K. Banks, maiHhal of
the striking pickets, was arrested later
and fined $25.
Full Time Returned.
Pittsburg, Special.? With a display*
ot fireworks surpassing that on the :
Fourth of July, the Homestead Steel !
Works started operation In full blast i
Saturday night with the employes J
working double time. Tho plant has
been operating only about half time for j
the paat year, Dy the starting of the :
mill at Its full capacity 7,000 men will j
have steady^emnloyment. ,-J
Better Rates on Llva Stock.
Washington, Special.? The Inter-* '
Slate Commerce Commission has sus-| ,
:ttDfHa~Ctro "contention of iha.Ncw Ori
Hans Live Stock Exchange against th<4
Texas ft Pacific Company, thst the 1B&-T
position of an additional freight rata i
of $16 per car when less than ten car
load* of live stock constituted a ship
ment wWonrwwmahlc. "
SOI Til CAROLINA CKOPS
Good Raina and Warmer Weather Pre
vailed.
Tho week ending H ?. m., July 18th,
had a moan tomperature of ho dog rocs
which in slightly below normal. Tho
departures below normal wore greater
on t ho coast limn In tho Interior. Tho
extremes were a minimum of GO at
Greenville on tho ltth and u maximum
of 98 at Dlat'kvllle on I ho ir>th. Thoro
wore no destructive high winds. The
relative humidity was about normal
gver the entire State. Tho sunshine
wan slightly deficient.
There were quite general showers on
the 12th, and again on tho l(iih, but
they wore local and partial in charac
ter, with many placea that bad no rain.
The relative wet and dry hivsh remain
about the samo as lnsl week, with com
plaint of too much rain in Chefctei-ilyjld,
Marlboro and Marlon counties, an<f of
increased severity of the droughty con
ditions In the middle and upper Savan
nah valley counties, extending Into tho
Inlorlor over Greenwood, Newberry and
I .aureus counties, with many smaller
ai'oa?< in the central counties taiit are
suffering for ruin. Hain would be very
beneficial over tho western half of the
tjtttto, in which division wellH and
streams are very low, and water for
ptock Is scarce.
Laying by crops in general and tho
work Is well advanced, except that
ntuhhle land corn, and cotton on red
and clay lands, continues to* be culti
vated.
Tho co!"'ltion of old corn is critical
In the dry sections, and the prospective
yields w|jl be materially lessoned un
less rain comes soon. Late planto:!
corn continues promising.
The cotton crop suffered from nn ex
cess of moisture in tho extreme north
eastern counties, and from drought, in
the western ones, but as whole con
tinues very promising. It has attained
seasonable tjlze in the eastern half of
the State, and remains undersized over
? ho western halt,. There are a few
reports of tot) lar??o a weed. Cotton
Is blooomins and fruiting well in nil
section;;, and many full grown bons
have been nolcnl. Insects Infest fields
In Greenville,, Pickens and Spartan
burg counties, while wilt and black root
or black rust have been noted in Green
ville and Orangeburg counties. Consi
derable cotton has been laid by in gen
erally clean condition, Sea-Island cot
ton 1r becoming somewhat grassy, and
is blooming freely,
Tobacco curing Is now general ; the
crop is a fine onb. Rice Is beading, anil
Is In need of more freshet water; June
rico Is doing fairly well In the George
town district. Melons are bearing well,
and shlpYnonts ore heavy. Minor crops
vary In condition according to the
moisture supply, and range from oxeel'
lent to very poor. ? J. W. Bauer, Sec
lion Director, Columbia, S. C.
Cotton Region Letter.
The following cotton crop Jetton Is
furnished as information by W. F.
Klumpp & Cv. Weather^, conditions
continue favorable for tlie crop and
While there hav? boon complaint*? oL
too much moisture- In some sections of
T Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, caus
ing .fields to become grassy, showers
have been a benefit to the crop in the
Eastern belt, and! with tho return of
fair weather within tho past few days
farmers havo bee? able to do consider
able Held work.
The Boll weevil la causing consider
able apprehension in many sections of
Texas, and It remains to be seen to
what extent this pest may ravage the
crop. , .
The crop generally Is in good condL
lion and making rapid and satisfac
tory growth, blooming and fruiting
well, nnd is at leant fifteen daya ahead
of last soa?on. and with favorable
weather, picking- will bo general In
Southwest Texas lattor part of this
month, and Southern Tx>ulslana and
Mississippi by the middlo of August.
Weather conditions will continue to
govern the course of prices. Any un
favorable reports would cause a rapid
upward movement as a large crop is
nccesaury to replenish stocks.
Bide For Philippine Bondo.
Washington, Special.?' Tho Insular,
bureau of the War Department has Is
sued a circular inviting propon?ls for
the ?ale of $3,000,000 of Philippine 4 pQf'
cont., one-year bonds. bids will itc
received until 2:30 p. m., August 22. /hy
proceeds to be applied to the retire*
ment of the outstanding $3,000,005
rhnipplno bonds.- - ,
' .
A Tragic Death.
A special from Newberry say3:
"Ncwh was recced In this city Sun
day, of the tragic death of Mr. John A.
McLean, of Ulythewood. S. C., a youn?
man well known in Newberry, where
lie made hin home for several years.
Mr. Mclean at the time of his death
was running aa flagman on the South
ern's through fruit train from Florida
to New York. When near Edmunds. a
email station 10 miles south of Colum
bia, the tender of the engine jumped
fhe track, wrecking ten cars. Mr. Mc
Lean was standing in the cab at the
time and was thrown a great distance
from the track, death resulting in
stantly. The other members of the crow
trcaped serious Injury."
Brltlefr Fleet Moves Nearer.
London/' By Cable. ? The Dally
press Trfesday morning prints the fol
lowing 'dispatch, dated July 18th, tram
it* correspondent lit Malta: "The Brit
1*h Mediterranean fleet left here Mon
*' ^'JOfljP.fcxandrla. It Is bell*v*4 that
thfNMpfcatldh orttnrfleet n^Ly -bo. coar.
neoHNPWUli the pretence of the Uvs
j.lan volunteer fleet stesmers In thr
Red flea. The British cratim* Terrible la
^iHRo bare salted from Boee^oday^or.
tbr pnrpoee <jf looking after the Inter
est of British merchantmen."
PALMETTO MATTERS
Occurrences of Interest in Various
Parts of the State.
For a Handkerchief Factory.
Newberry, Special.- ? Another enter
prise has been added to Nowberry
county'# already largo mi miter of man
ufacturing Industries. This enterprise
Ih tho Whltmlre Manufacturing Com
pany, of Whltmlre, the purpose of the
organization being the manufacture of
handkerchiefs. This is the only Indus
try of its kind ia thin section. Tho cor
porators of the concern, which has ?l?
re&dy been granted a charter, ,aro J.
V. Thompson, W. H. Riser and W. II.
Scott. It is expected that work on the
buildings will begin at an early date.
South Carolina Items.
The Clinton Cotton Mill Tuesday
Increased its capitalization Yrom
$160,000 to $300,000. A handkerchief
factory is to be started at Whltmlre.
Le'Rby F. Youmans, of Columbia, has
been appointed a special Judgo to hold
court at Greenwood, beginning Au
gust 8, and running for the epcclflod
tirao. The appointment has been
made on account of tho illness "A
Judge Cngo.
An a result of conferences with
j Horry county promoters, Commission*
j ec of ^lmmlgCrtiion Watepn will go to
I that county in a few days and make
arrangements for a colony. It 13 ex
| peetcd that about 60,000 acres can bo
; obtained for colonization purposes In
' that section.
Chief Justice Pope has notified the
Govorrfbr of tho appointment of Hon.
J 10. McDonald, of \Vinndboro, to
j hold special court at Chester, begin
; uing In September. This is in re
sponse to a petition \ry the Chester bar,
I calling' attention to tho fact that it
i had been nearly two years since any
civil cases had been heard.
Commissioner of Immigration Wat- -
I son ia arranging for the transporta
tion of a number o? immigrants from
Marseilles, Franea, and.. alL??__belng
brought to tUift State they will be
located In the Pee Deo section. ThiH
is the beginning of a movement to
bring a large number of these indus
trious people here and locate them In
various parts of the State.
Polham Wheeler, who was Injured
in an autompblle ncciricnt in Colum
bia Sunday night, was just alive Mon
day, but there was hope for Ills re
covery. Mr. Wheeler was. drlvt
machine for P. D. Hardy. They ran
into d negro prencher's buggy, and
tho automobile turned turtle.,- Kngl*
nc^r McAllster of - tho Southetn Rail
way, who was In tho vehicle, was ren
dered unconscious, butSVas better next
day. Mr. Hardy suffered numerous
deep cuts.
.. Sheriff Coleman, of Florence, Wed
nesday morning ^received a call to go
to East over to investigate and rcpnft ..
on a destructive Are at that, place.
The blase destroyed a barn which
was the property of Mr, H, P. Clark,
and the contents of the Jnr n, whlctr_ .
belonged to Mr. 8. J, Dwtght. TheSe
consisted of about 2,000 pounds of -
oats, a horse, twelve hogs and a
valuable set of farming Instruments.
The sheriff will make a report on this '
to tho comptroller. ,,
Comptroller General . Jones fcjis
Just completed copies of the teutl*
tnony taken In tho case of S. J. East,
the policeman in . Florence who was'
arrested cn the charge of tmnriny *
down the Pee Dca.tpbacco warehouse.
The testimony gives an account of an
interesting detective case which was
worked by a citizen of Florence, lit. ~
C. H. Barrlnger, and. how East was,
tangled in a lot of circumstantial
evidence. Ea?t was granted bail
Wodnesday in Sumter, but it Is u*?
derstcod that he will be. watched and
not allowed to leave the State. .
There wus turned over to the comp*
?.roller general Wednesday an ohl
Slate bond of $100 of the series
1866 T>ese bonds were issued und
the Administration of Gov. Jas. I ^ Orr
and under the presont Jaw are redeem
ablo_.at. 5Q . per cent. The bonf xnatur- s
od In 1886 and The '"Interest- Is- calcu- .
lated on up to that time and added to
K-fno face value of tho bond;, the total
being djvided by two. Tothia is ad
ded interest at 4 per cent, to the pros
ont time. ? ^ >.
Wilmington, Del., . Special, -r- Fire
Tuesday night destroyed 42 buildings
in the business and residence section of
Millington, Mo., causing a loss of
000, partly Insured. Not a store
in .the town and the streets are
with homeless men, women and cl
dren. The Are Isolate tonight und^r
control.*. im|
To Speak in Doubtfi
tyew Orleans, Special
from Jackson, Miss., as
fcvcssmaa John Sharp ^HHfamW'wlll
i;Jace hi h services at the disposal of the
national Democratic d
make speeches in the doubtful States
during the coming campaign. He ex
pects to go to Bsopus about the time
ihe national committee meets.
8tanley Lowef4r*Hf? Record, v
1 ? MmmK Washington, N. H.. 8iwria!.?
F. E. Stanley, of Newton, Mas*.
yesterday made the elgfe^jjalle
?r.f Mount Washington In 3
^cc'on'gg, bz faxing Uw <
: y 17 min'uKsf
own figures by nearly T I
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