The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 29, 1904, Image 1
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SUNK OUR WAR SUPPLIES
Ammunition For Philippine Army Posts Sent
to Bottom By Russians
ACT OP VLADIVOSTOK SQUADBOS ]
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Th? Br?*'sh Steamer Knight Conv
">?vnder, 6,000 1 on6, the Vessel Sunk,
Carried a Cargo Owned Principally
ky American Merchants and Con
?tainir,c no Contraband.
? ,
WaKhin^ton, 1). c., Special.? Mtais
' ' 1 (-u,8?r. at Pekin, has cabled the
. ? t)( Darinx.'ni that hu has been
Mot nit <1 that die Russians on Mon
day evacuated New Chwang. He also
?confirms i he pu hlished reports of the
sin"'"g "l0 Vhiilivostock squadron
H'i a r.ri.UHh ;;?( aiin-r with a cargo con
fined i?, Hi,. American Trading Com
pany.
The vessel mentioned by Minister
< onger is the Knight. Commander.
Hopkins Hon. (he local agents of the
American Trading Company, <report
(hat |()V steamer sunk was of G. <*??<)
?h?ns and sailed from New York sixty
<i!,ys ago under charter by Howard,
Houlder. llowatt & Company. London
and N: w York. The general cargo
she carried belonged mostly to Am
??: ican merchants, and was consigned
to the American Trading "Company's
shipping agents at Vokohama, on no*
count of the chartering firm. It is
elated positively that the cargo con
tained no contraband. and it is ex
pected thru the State Department will
Jv addressed on the subject.
The week's Investigation by the
hiate Department of the problems con
nected wiili the operations of belliger
ents ships against neutral merchant
man. has crystallised in a letter ad
dressee'. to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Com pany.
The Department does not doom it
opportune to make the letter public,
but it is understood to be based upon
?expressions delivered in proceeding
administrations of the State Depart
ment which in substance warned ship'
per* against the carriage of contraband
and violation of port rules imposed
hy belligerents In a position to en
force them.
The position of the Department in
Wiis matter will he speedily and pub
licly developed, not academically, but
in connection with the first protest
which is lodged willi the Department
against the action of one of the bel
ligerents toward an American ship or
an American cargo.
The case of the Knight Commander
is regarded here as complicated and
dimcult of treatment. It is appre
hended that if (he contention of the
shippers' agents that the cargo con
tained no contraband is correct, the
general doctrine of "neutral flag cov
ers neutra goods" has been violated
by tho destruction of the ship and
cargo. -
A fact developed which might have
led to Rertous complication had it
not lw>en announced that tho Russian
government had given orders for tho
re'ease at Suez of the British ship
Ardova. This vessel had on board a
large quantity of supplies being ship
ped by the War Department to the
Philippine government, including about
250 tons of powder and much other
material that would fall within the
Hussian definition of contraband. The
stores were being shipped through the
houso of George W. Pea body, of New
York and the Orient, who telegraph
ed the War Department that the Phi
lippine stores \?ore aboard the Ardova,
and asked tluKDcpartmcnt to exert
itself to secure (the release. The ap
plication was promptly taken by Act
ing Secretary Oliver to the State De
partment. but in view of the release
i>?" the Ardova. it is improbable that
any action will be taken by the De
partment. i
Prominent Banker DcacJ.
Jersey City, N. J.. Spbcial. ? Henry
T -em heck. presidjMit of the limbeck &
P.eta brewing Company, president of
I he Greenville Hanking Trust Company
and a director in nearly every banking!
institution in Jersey City, died Monday !
morning nt his hftme on limbeck ,
avenpe. Ills death was due to a com- J
pi lea Hop of discasis. He was 7S years
of age.
Milion Dollar Mortgage,
Austin, Texas, Special? In the Twen
ty-sixth District Court suit was filed
by the Territorial Hank and Trust
Company of Muskogee. |. T., against
the Commercial Telephone Company,
with Its principal office at San Antonio,
for the foreclosure of a deed of trust
and the appointment of a receiver to
take chaw of the affairs of the com
pany. The petitioners allege that on
* August 20. 1MH. the defendapt company
executed a deed of trust on all its prop
erty. franchises, lines, switchboards,
etc.. and the amount of the mortgage
was not to exceed $1,000,000. and that
? pubnequently bonds were issued and
sold by "aW defendant company to de
fray the expenses of constructing It?
lines Id Texas.
Want to Run Washington^ -
.V" ; gt.>Loul?, Special.? A committee wan
appointed by the national convention
of the Lincoln Republican party to in
terrogate Booker T. Washington, J.
Hilton Turner and Bishop H. M. Tur*
n tr to ascertain which one of them
would consent to become a candidku
for President of the United States on
the Woeoln Republican ticket. A na
tion*! committee also appointed,
with K P? J*CDn- ?' RMwond. Va? a?
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14 Hours Hard Fighting.
London, by Cable. ? Cabling under
datD of .July 24, The Daily Malls Now
Chwang correspondent deacrlbes ?
fourteen hours' desperate bftttle with
heavy losses tooth sides, and which
resulted in the Hussian position at.
Tatchekiao being rendered untenable,
by reason of which they will he com
pelled to rotruat towards Hiacheng.
"The battle began at sx o'clock In the
morning," the correspondent nay*,
"the Russians resuming the attack on
the Japanese position on the heights
east of Tatchekiao. After a few
hour*, tht> Japanese left flank from
Taping Mountain captured tlie village
of Tanghudiluen, compelling the Rus
sians to re* rent to Tienghuatuen, six
miles from their base.
"The Russians, now reinforced,
maintained the position uhHl 5 o'clock
in the afternoon, When the Japanese
right Hank made a sudden appearance
on the hills south of Tatchekiao, and
by a tremendous fire, forced the Rus
sians to retreat. The Japanese firing
line extended fifteen miles.
30,000 People Quit Worki
Chicago. July 2*:~ With all peace
negotiations broken off and with all
the allied trades unions at the differ
ent plants with the exception of team
sters and the stationery engneers out
on strike ill sympathy with the butch
er workmen who quit work two
weeks ago, the stock yards Monday
night had settled d'own to what prom
ises to be a long, bitter fight.
As threatened for come time, the
allied trades employed ih the packing
industry in Chicago <piit work, called
to assist the striking butchers in their
efforts to bring tho packers to terms.
In several instances, the men did not
wait for the official notification from
their leaders to strike, but threw
down their tools and quit work of
their own volition. At six o'clock
Monday night the statement was made
by Michael J. Donnelly, president of
the Hu tellers' Union, that every union
man employed at the stock yards with
the exception of the teamsters and
the stationery engineers had respond
ed to orders for a general sympathet
ic strike. The engineers, he declared,
would join the strikers Tuesday, and
unlesR* there was a speedy settlement
of the difficulty, he said, the teamsters
would undoubtedly join the struggle
soon. According, to Mr. Donnelly
Monday's striko swelled the number
of men who have quit work at the
stock yards In Chicago alone to near
ly 30.000 persons. Both sides to tho
controversy declared 'bat they were
perfectly satisfied with tho present
state of affairs , and that they wer.i
willing to mako it a fight to a finish
to determine? "who shall dictate tho
terms of a settlement.
A 142-Day Voyage From Hawaii.
Lewes, Del., Special.? The bark Foo
hong Suey arrived at the Delaware
breakwater Monday from Honolulu,
Hawaii. On the passage the bark
touched at Kaholi, and is 142 days from
that port. The crew was stricken on
the passage with berl-berl and one
man died and was buried at sea. Three
others offering from the disease will
be lamjed at the quarantine hospital
here. The vessel was quarantined and
is awaiting orders. The bark's very
long passage was In consequence of
severe weather and heavy seas.
Train and Street Car Collide
Indianapolis, Specil. ? Two persons
were killed and several injured last
night, in a collision between a Dig
Four passenger train and an electric
car at Washington and Missouri streets
The dead are Samuel Romans and a
colored woman named Jlarrls. The lo
comotive struck the front of the elec
tric car. throwing tho ear twenty feet.
Race Riot Near Danville.
Danville, Va., Special. ? A riot at
; Stokesland, fl five miles from this city,
lair Sunday, resulted In the serious in
jury to four persons. The trouble arose
| with some negroes, who abused a party
| of white men, accompanied by women,
because of the refusal of the whites to
give them matches to light their pipes,
ilivln Cook, white, and William Halt,
j llarvie Gwynn and Harry Flippin, all
colored, received wounds, some of
j which may prove fatal. The women
: escaped without injury. Most of the
j population of the settlement turned out
under arms, and a race war was nar
' lowly averted. The police department
1 ot this city was called upon to fjuell
i tbe disturbance.
? Japs Not Yt&Mt New Chwang.
Tien Tein. By Cable.? Information
?ne been received here to the effect
that the Japanese have not entered
New Chwang. The Russian civil ad
ministration departed last night (Sun
day) and the destruction of Russian
government property began this morn
ing al i u** instance of the admlniatra*
iion. The fighting reported yesterday
took place between New Chwang aod
Tittchekl4to *nd the Japanese tttffiMj
Irom Kaichou were engaged, jfl
:<tagement has taken place at Twl
Packing strike again in force
Alleged that Discrimination wat Made
In Rehiring, All the Active Union
Men Being Rejected ? Applicant*
f<>!" rtft Inatatement Left In a Body.
| Chicago, Special. ? The stockyards
fctrlko, which was lenOWOd Fli?lay
taorning In CMoago huiI all tho other
points whore tho big packing compan
ies have branches, because tho strikers
were dissatisfied with the manner In
which the employers proposed to rein
state their former employes pending a
settlement by arbitration, will continue
for another day at least. A Joint con
ference between representatives of both
Bides to the controversy and represen
tatives of tho allied trades. In an at
tempt to bring about a peaceable ad
justment of this second strike, waft utl
eucceHsful and the meeting was rid
Joumod at 8:30 o'clock, with tho un
derstanding that, another conference
Would be held. At Friday's conference,
which lasted five bourn, it committee of
ten. consisting of five representatives
of tho puckers and five representatives
of the moat butchers' union, went over
tho ground thoroughly. Whether tho
difficulty can be satisfactorily settled
is problematical, an both the packer#
and the strikers maintain that they are
living up to Wednesday's agreement
for a settlement by arbitration, and
that It is the other side that is respon
sible for the renewal of hostilities. Af
ter adjournment, a committee appoint
ed for the purpose merely announced
that the peace negotiations had failed,
but that there was still hope that an
agreement could foe reached In the near
future. No written statement of what
transpired In the meeting was given
out, as has nfeeii customary at former
conferences, and the committee declin
ed to give any further information ex
cept that another meeting would be
held Saturday. Unless a settlement in
readied the general belief is that a
sympathetic strike of the allied trade?
in the packing industry, which was
threatened last week to enforce the de
mands of tho strikers, will be called.
These unions havo signified their will
ingness to stand by the butchers if they
are called on to assist in the struggle
with the packers for supremacy.
In the following statement, given out
Friday night by Mr. Donnelly, presi
dent of the Butchers' Union, the rea
son why the strikers refused to return
to work Is given:
"The packers signed an agreement ;
that there would be no discrimination
in the re-hiring of the men. This was J
accepted in good faith. On the return
of. the men this morning, they were
Hried up like cattle.
"The foremen, superintendents and
others, walking through the line, would
pick out a man and say: * 'You come
up." The next man would be pushed
out of line and told that he could not
bo used, and It was always tho good,
active union men whom they could not
use.
"Superintendent Pension, of the Ar- j
mour canning department, addressed
the employes in the following lan
guage: 'You went away like cattle,
and we will take you back like cattle.' "
According to estimates, 8,550 men
were directly affected in Chicago alone
by Friday's strike. Fully that number
of strikers were on hand at 6 o'clock
expecting immediate employment,
while others were expecting reinstate- j
ment later. The cattle butchers left In
a body, and Mr. Donnelly's general or
der declaring another striko followed.
It was sent to all employes of various
packing houses In the different, cities
affected by*, tho previous strike, and
read :
"Order out all the. departments
again. Companies violated agree
ment."
Bad Wreck on Southern.
Near Franklin Junction, Va.. Friday
afternoon, local passenger train No. 9
running between Washington and
Danville, was wrecked at 1:05 o'clock.
The door from a box car on a freight
train passing 20 minutes before had
fallen across the track and the train
running at a rate of 30 miles an hour,
encountered the obstruction, derailing :
the engine and three cars. The train
was In charge of Conductor Burgess
and Engineer C. E. Hall. Tho latter
was killed, as was his fireman, W. O.
Milloway, white, and Ed. McClannahan,
white, a flagman, George Burke, white,
baggagemaster. and a newsbody, were
slightly Injured. No passengers wero
killed or injured.
News by Wire.
Britain protested to Russia against
the Red sea seizures.
The freedom of the city of London
was presented to Uord Curzon.
A great drouth is injuring German
crops.
Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the noted
llfo convict, was freed from Engll.ia
custody on ticket of leave and left I'.-r
France.
A Heated Discussion.
London, By Cable. ? The proposals of '
the budget hill have kept the House of
Commons In continuous session all
; night, and Thursday morning a boated
debate still continues. The d'scussion
? developed Itself into a test of strength
: between ministerialists and their opon
i ents.
? Two Killed In Wreck.
Olean, N. Y., Special. ? Two men were
killed and e third seriously injured iu
the wreck of a passenger train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Shlppen, Pd..
Sunday. The dead are: Fireman Kvoes
Bter and SSullivan. both of BufTalo; Geo.
A. Hensou. of Buffalo, baggage em
ploye. wsm seriously hurt.
Georgia Allowed Brigade.
Washington, Special. ? Senator Bacon
of Georgia, has made arrangements
with Major General Cofbin, command
ing the Atlantic division, whereby the
State of Georgia will be represented by
a full brigade of Its National Guard at
the manoeuvres at Manassas, Va., next
September, on condition thAt presence
tafethe 600 " men In excess of the State's
Ate should entail no expense to the
Hi tod States beyond the amomtt orl
^Sa!!.v allotted to Georgia
KIAO TUNG TAKEN
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Japanese Win Another Victory Willi
| Desperate Valor
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SlDEl
Tlie .Russians. Hail . Fortified the
Place and Defended it Stoutly Loi
Ing 1,000 Men and Inflicting a Loas
of <124.
Toklo, 13 y Cable. General Kurokl,
after a severe fight, occupied Kino
Tung oil July 19. The place had been
| fortified l?y (ho Russians, who defended
jit stoutly. In tho fighting deilerat
i Kuiokl's troops drove tho RuphIhus
from their strongly fortified position on
| the Chi rivet*, which is nbrthwest of
j Motion Pass, and east ot Anpiug. In
, flirting upon the enemy more serious;
i losss than they sustained IhoniHt'lvos.
| The fight began on the ISth and ended
pn the 19th. The Japanese losl 4".!4 meit
In killed and wounded. Tho Russian*
j Ioboss are estimated nt l.OOu.
I General Kuroki began his advance
early in the morning of the ISth. He \
I uncovered and followed tho enemy
| along the Chi river. The Russians
J seemed to be retiring to the northward.!
when suddenly two battalions with j
eight guns turned ami attacked the
Japanese advance guard vigorously. At
this point tho Japanese suffered se
verely before relief came, one company
losing all its officers. At a late hour
in the afternoon the Russians' posi
tion waa developed. They occupied an
eminence on the banks of tho Chi Tho
river guarded their left flank and high.]
proci pices protected their right.. Tho |
only approach to their position was
through a narrow dofllo. The fighting j
continued until dark, when the Jftpa*
lie.se forces bivouacked. Tho Russians
made two counter AttaekK, but wore
repulsed in each cose.
The Japanese renewed the attack at
midnight, posting their artillery in the
valley below and In high ground to tho
pou th of the Russian position. Tho
main Japanese body was assigned to
attack the Russian center, a small de
tachment was sent toward the right
flank, and another to watch the ene
my's left flank." After these positions
had been taken, the fighting ceased
for a time, but it was resumed at
dawn. The Russians had 32 guns in
action, aud they vigorously shelled the
Japanese. To this fire the Japanese re
plied, and the bombardment lasted for
four hours. During this time tho
Japanese infantry moved forward and
the flankers had succeeded in scaling
the heights oti the Russian right by .1
o'clock in the afternoon, at which hour
the main force was ordered to stornt
the Russian centre. The Japanese ar
tillery protected this movement splen
didly. but the infantry met with n se
vere fire and lost heavily in gaining
the heightH. The final successful
charge was delivered at half-past 5 In
tho afternon. The Japanese succeed
ed in partially cutting ofT the Russian
retreat, and this soon became a rout
The enemy went in two directions, to
tho northward and to the eastward.
Tho Russian forces engaged included,
in addition to the artillery, seven bat
talions of infantry and a regiment of
Cossacks. The enemy left 131 dead
and 300 rifles on the field. Prisoners
taken estimated the Russian losses at
1.000. The Japanese lost on? officer and
54 killed and 18 officers and 351 wound
ed.
On July 19. the Japanese forces at
tacked a battalion of infantry and 1,000
cavalry who occupied Chi-Chiato, to
tho northward of Shaotlentseru. After
four hours of fighting, the Russians re
fired across the Taitsu river. In this
engagement the Japanese had 17 men
wounded.
Japs Seize Merchant Vessel.
Shanghai. By Cable. ? The British
steamer Llan Cheng, which arrived here
trcm Wei Hal Wei, reports that, she
v. as signaled hy t lie steamer Ple-Pieng
(owned hy the Chinese Engineering and
Mining Company, of Shan^ai) whose
(ommander asked the Lien Shing to
advise the owner of the Pel Pleng that
the ship nnd cargo had been captured
by the Japanese cruiser Hong Kong
nnd the vessel was proceeding to Japan
with a prize crew on board. The news
i>f the capture of the Pel I'ieng was
communicated to the British admiral
vhose squadron Is anchored in Yung
Citing May.
Russian Forces Retreating.
St. Petersburg. By Cable. ? The Czar
has received the following dispatch
from General Kuropat^lH, dated July
19: "There has been no special change
in the situation since July 17. At 5
in the afternoon of July 18. Japanese
advance forces of considerable strength
were observed in thA direction ef Slkes
yan on the klao YaW-Slaroatsza road,
moving against a detachment of our
?iroopr. After two dsyo' fighting, the
. latter force ja retreating towards tbe
' village of Houtslatze, east of Anp'ng."
*20,000,000 Cotton Company.
Trenton, N. J., Special. ? Article* of
Incorporation of the Southerp Cotton
Corporation, having a capitalisation of
ffi.000.000 preferred and 116,000.000
common were filed her# recently. Tha
1 ar value of the preferred la $100 ?
share, ^fcthe par vain* of the common,
which WTO be taken largely In the
South, will be only IW a share.
SOI. ICI KID MAKfS REPORT
Tells the Governor That He Ha# Su fti
cient Information.
Saturday evening Governor lloy
ward a ofllco received tlm report of
Solicitor Hildchniud on tin* matter of
tho Alleged 'lynching'' hi Ku( aw villi*.
Mr. I lildohrand mentions no names,
but it In plain from his statement thai
ho haw information surtlclent to pro
ceed tipOn at the proper time. Oneo
again "lynchers'' are to be piottocutod
in South Carolina.
The solicitor's report is as follows:
H<>n. I). (', Hey ward, Governor, Col
uinhia, s
Hear Sir Pursuant to your tele
graphic order, I proeoeded <o Holly
Hill on last. Tuesday and spent tho
day t hole, within seven in ilea of
wln-re the lynching of Kill Hook hard
took place, and also drove several
miles In the country In order to spend
the night previous to attending the
inquest af ICuiawviiie, which was field
on Wednesday last. I had (wo reas
ons for proceeding in this manner,
one of which was the railroad connec
tions, itnd the other and controlling
reason was, a belief that 1 might find
out something of how tho tragedy
took., place, and at whoso hands this
unfortunate man met his death.
On Wednesday J proceed to Kilt aw
villo and met Magistrate Wiggins,
who seems in entirely accord with
yourself and with all of tho good poo
pie, in his efforts to bring to justice
tho porpct rnlors of this fearful erime.
Upon arriving at Kutawville, about
8:30 a. in , and after consulting with
the magistrate, acting coroner, wo
began to take testimony ut !> o'clock,
in the town hall. As n matter of cau
tion I had twelve persons sworn in
as special constables to keep the
peace, and Included in that number
several colored men. There were ?
large number of colored porsons and
white people present. The crown was
variously estimated, hut ho eslmate
that i heard was Ie.;s than 1,000. The
behavior on tho part of tho peoplo a-,
a whole was entirely satisfactory, or
derly, and I thought, very commenda
ble.
The Jury of inquest had boon pre
viously organized, but answered to
their names upon the call, after some
delay. Upon the Jury of Inquest were
two very respectable looking colored
men, and the foreman of the Jury was
Mr. U. G. Causey, whom I aln inform
ed is the county Democratic chairman
of Berkeley county, and whom I know
to be a most. excellent citizen. After
this the magistrate charged tho Jury
in the language of the utatutc, direct
ing them. to find tho cause of death,
etc.. and then the proclamation was
made as required by law, for all per
sons hero present, knowing Anything
of the manner in which tho deceased
had met his death, to come forward
and let tlioir names be known, and l?<
their testimony bo -vtakeh. In re
sponse to this proclamation, after
some dlfllcnlly, some names were as
certained, and I proceeded to tako tes
timony. The testimony has been
published mostly in the newspapers,
to-wit.: The Stato and the News and
Courier, but of courso yoit must urt
dei st and that that testimony does not
represent one-tenth of what was wald
or done; and. Indeed, we did not de
sire that all the testimony should bo
reduced to writing or published, be
cause some of tho details were too
horrible to appear in the eoiiiruns of
any respectable newspaper. I think
It is hardly necessary that I should
rehearse to you the testimony, after
its publication already stated, al
though the testimony of all the wit
nesses has not been published. 1 will
say here that I have tho able assist
ance of Messrs. Kaysor & Summers,
a law firm of Orangeburg, than whom
I know of no more able counsel, and
we are satisfied; I think the acting
coroner is satisfied, and Indeod I
think every citizen who heard the
testimony is satisfied as to tho per
sonnel of the guilty parties. We think
the perpetrators of this crime number
ed not exceeding six. All of the wit
nesses who offered their names were
carefully examined and everything
was done tliaf would sImmI light upon
the transaction, so far as I could see.
The coroner's Jury seemed to be
composed of a lot. of conscientious and
upright men. willing to ascertain the
truth, and were willing to make a pre
sentment as to certain parties, but af
t?-r advice and consultation. It was
d'nlded to leave the finding of the
verdict open until some future day.
upon additional testimony, for the
reason that we want no innocent man
punished and no guilty man to es
cape. I will s-ay here that so far as
I could ascertain, public sentiment in
ho n<.mmi:nity regards It as a most
heinous offense, au'l.yne thal^erttunly
ought to be met. with thq 'hiost con
dign punishment. The good people
a-e outspoke^ in the'r denunciation,
and I am sur?? they will leod mv office
and my associates every possible aid
In fcrretting out and bringing to Jus
tice these culprits. Awaiting your
further instructions. 1 am your obedi
ent. servant.
P. T. HILDEHRAND, Solicitor.
Governor Heywsrd Is out of the
city and no action will he taken on
this report until his return, even if it
is then necessary. The solicitor and
magistrate have ample power to pro
ceed.
N?w Corporation?.
The "ummerton Hardware company
haa received a chartcr from th? a^cre
tary of State. The capital la $5,000 and
the ofnmrs aro J. C. Chantran, proal
dent; C. V. Davla. vlo*'pr?sident, and
J. A. Jamm, secretary and trojviurar.
A new banking cowcrn la the Jeffer
non Bank of Ch?>*to.rfleld county which
haa a capita! ?f $13,000. The corpora
lora aro W.* Sr Bta^enev. of Charlotte,
V. M. WelKh flnd W V Miller. of Jel
SOUTH CAROLINA CROP 8UI.LETII*
Conditions Have Been Highly Favor
able to Growth the Past Week.
Tin. Weather Hureau of the United
States I )? pa i< inent ? if A Kiifii 1 1 ?? r?* Is
siu's tin* following Bulletin for tho
nn < ? |v ending Monday, July 25, 1904:
Tho week ending # h. ni., July 2ft th,
had a moan torn per at lire of HO degrees,
which is nearly two below normal, due
to excessive heat during <b? llrst hulf
and abnormally low (empefaturefl dur
ing the last half. Tho oxtromos were
a minimum of 5'? at Greenville on tin'
21th and u maximum of 104 at Black
Ville and other places on the 21st.
There were numerous damaging high
finds^ and hailistorms accompanying
thunder stormn, hut tho resulting in
jury to ci'hpH was confined to small
areas. Tho riuuxhinc was deficient,
and tho relative fiunildity helow nor
mal. causing corn and cotton to wilt,
during the first half tirifl was above
normal during the latter half.
Numerous and well distributed show
ers occurred fn all parts of the State,
reducing the extent of the ((roughly
areas materially, but t here are still it
number of widely scattered sections
where crops are suffering for tho want
of moisture and where the need of
rain Is urgent. The week's rainfall
ranged from "trace" to 8.14 Inches, tho
latter in eastern Chesterfield county
where lands were badly washed and
low lands flooded destroying the tone
crops on them; low lands also
Hooded In parts of Spartanburg county.
Wells and si ( earns continue very low
In the central Savannah valley coun
ties. hut generally stock Water Is more
plentiful. Thero is need of more fresh
water for flooding rice Welds, as the
lower reaches of the rivers are very
low.
As a rule all crops have been laid by
although excessive rains in a few lo
calities delayed the work, and in some
sections cotton is still smnll enough to
be cultivated. Generally fields are
clean but there is an Increasing num
ber of exception* especially lu tho
northeantefn counties where the fields
are grassy,
The high temperature #oarly In the
week caused eovrt to wllt'and fire, but
the fall in temperature and the accom
panying rains checked the damage be
fore It had become serious. Old corn
was too nearly ripe to be much bene
fitted by the improved weather condj.?.
tions. and In the driest sections is near
ly a failure; young corn Is generally
promising.
Cotton continues to make satisfac
tory growth *tnd Is fruiting well. The
middle crop gives indications of being
a heavy one. There are numerous re
ports of cotton shedding loaves and
squares, hut as yet' the Injury Is not"
serious. The crop as a whole continue* ?
very promising, with less complaint of
Insects and disease than last week. Sea
Island cotton is small, of good color
and blooming profusely.
Tobacco curing made only fair pro
gress owing to the numerous showers
that hindered tho work. Early rice is
bending well; late needs more fresh
water for flooding than is available.
Melons are plentiful; peachoa falfly
plentiful, with shipments of both still
lieavv ; apples are generally scarce;
pear trees are bearing well. There is
a general improvement in pastures,
gardens, peas, sweet potatoes and oth
er minor crops. Ground Is being pre
pared for frtll truck, In the coast dis
tricts.
Tramp Shot Near Trenton.
Trenton. Special. ? Sunday afternoon
about 7> o'clock a supposed tramp was
shot by Mr. M. TV. Hudgens, who lives
about six miles south of here near
Kureka. Some time during the after
noon. possibly about 4 o'clock, a man
came to Hudgens' house where there
was no one except his wife and little
children. He asked Mrs. Hudgens
where the old man was and ?he replied
that lie was in tho orchard getting
i some peaches. The man went to tho
orchard and. not finding Hudgens
there, came hack and. it is said, called.
Mrs. Hudgens a liar, and demanded
something to eat. Mrs. Hudgens fled
with her children to ? a neighbor's
house about half a mile distant and
asked him to go for her husband who
was at Kureka. On the way home
Hudgens borrowed a gun from a neigh
bor.' When he reached the house the
man was still there. Hudgens asked
what he was doing and he hogan to get
back in the house at the same time, it
is claimed, putting his hand behind
him as If to draw a pistol. Hudgens
fired, the load taking effect in the
stranger's right leg. As ho turned
Hudgens fired again striking him in the
small part of the back. He staggered
back further in the bouse and fell.
News and Notes,
Mr. Henry Waltors tells how tho Vir
ginia-Carolina Chemical Company paid
per rent. Interest on $4,500,000 loan.
A (I ok canned a riot In Chicago, In
which five officers were seriously hurt.
President Roosevelt has completed
liis speech accepting tho Republican
nomination for President.
Irish Day was celebrated at the
World's Fair.
The armored cruiser South Dakota
*vns launched at San FranclBco.
The Cook County (111.) Superior
Court enjoined striking metal workers
It cm even talking to men who have*)
taken their places. '
Aitor killing bis wife, Frank Plerof.
3f Canton. 111., barrtbaded his bouse
ind kept the police at bay.
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Because of litigation the anittif
meeting of the Northern PaeWc stock
holders was postponed indefinitely.
Joseph W,?FY>Jk was nominated for
Covernor of Missouri by tho Demo
crats.
The case of United States -Senator
Joseph R, Burton, ace need of accepting
i feo for service before the Poetofftce
I Apartment, w?l! be revlewolLJiy the
United States Supreme Court,
SEIZURES TO CEASE
Russian Authorities Deplore Actions
Violating international Law
WILL RELEASE THE LATESt WINZES
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Apparent Delay in Delivery of Or^drc
to the Volunteer Cruuieera Explains,,
th? Capture of the Scandii ?and the '
Ai'dOV,
Ht. Petersburg, By Cable, ? The Abso
riated PieM ^is able to announce that
Itusnia has infornia\Jv notified Great
Britain that orders have been issued to
(ho Russian cruiaera ill the Red Sea not
to arrest any more merchantmen, and ,
It baa been agreed between the two
powers, that If, pending the receipt of
these orders by the captains of the St.
Petersburg and the Smolensk, any
other ahlpa should bo stopped and held
?s prizes, (fume nets shall be regarded
not having taken place and the ships
concerned at once released. Although It
was authoritatively stated yesterday
that the Malacca had already reached
Hi. da Day, it now transpires that when
(bo Malacca sailed from Port Said she
was bound for Algiers. Unions orders
are dellvorod to her on the way, she
will, upon arrival there, find an order
to proceed immediately to Suda Bay,
where, under the agreement reached
between Britain and Russia, an exam
ination of her cargo will be made by
tl:o Russian and British consuls.
Russian Conference,
Ht. Petersburg, ... By Cable.? Qrand
Duke Alexis presided at Sunday'^ coun
cil, which Oount I<amsdorff, the For
eign Secretary, and Vice Admiral Avel-^ ,
Ian, chief of tho admiralty department,
and other high naval officers attended.
The result of the conference removes
all doubts concerning tho present atti
tude of Russia with regard to the vol
unteer /leet. The validity of the view
expressed In the British note regarding
the Irregularity of tho position of the
vessels was so far admitted that the
council agreed to waive the right of
search. After a Jong discussion, In
which Count LamsdorfT took a leading
pnrt. 'it was docidod that the present
Btatus of the volunteer fleet was not
sufficiently well-defined according to In
ternational law, to render further
searches and seizures advisable, and
that, therefore, Russia, in the interest
of friendly relations with the powers,
should withdraw the authority given
the volunteer fleet in this respect. Or
ders were sent to the volunteer fleet
steamers St. Petersburg and Smolensk
to refrain from Interference with for
eign shipping. i "
Roosevelt Notification.
Oyster Bay, R. I., Special ? Arrange-'
monts have been made for tho notifi
cation of Theodore Roosevelt of his
nomination for the Presidency by the
Republican party. Tho ceremony
will take pla^o on Wednesday, the ,
27th lust., at 12:30 p. m. Following
custom, tho notification will be .at Mir,,. ....
Roosevelt's homo, Sagamore Hill, 'fhe
members of tho7 notification committee
appointed by tho Chicago convention
havo been requested to assemble at
tho Waldrof-Astora Hotel, In Now
York, on Tuesday evening, to mako
preliminary arrangement* for the ear
omony of the day following. Speaker
Josoph G. Cannon, chairman of the
committee, will arrive in New York
tomorrow. Tho committee will leave
Long Island City on a special train
for Oystor Bay at 10:30 Wednesday
morning, arriving at 11 o'clock.
On account of the Isolation of Presi
dent Floosevelt's home, only about
125 porsons will bo In the party, In
cluding tho membors of the notifica
tion committee and nelatlves and
friends of President Roosevelt, who
resldo in tho vicinity of Sagamore
Hill. Tho ceremony of notification
will bo as simplo and unostentatious
as possible. The wide veranda almost
surrounding tho President's house,
?will bo draped with American flags.
If tho woatlier Is fair, the committee
will assemble op tho lawn, and if not,
on tho veranda!. Luncheon will then'
follow. " k
The Parker Notification.
Esopus, N. Y., Special. ? Judge Par
ker has tlxed August 10 as the date for
the ceremonlos notifying him of his
nomination by the Democratic nation
al convention as a candidate for ths
Presidency. Judge Parker reached hi*
decision concerning the date In a long
consultation with Willlam_F. Sheehan
Saturday, and a telegram was at once ?
sent Champ Clark, of Missouri, chair
man of the committee %amed by the
Democratic convention to notify tht
nominee for President. Champ Clark
is expected to call a meeting of hie
t committee, probably to be held In New
York, and he may also come to Rose
mount to talk over arrangements with
Judge Parker, although no plan for
such a conference has yet been made.
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125 Ready for Work.
Cleveland, Special.? One hundred and
twenty- Ave men who have said they
were willing' io take the placea of gtrik
ers at the Chicago packing houees are
awaiting the word which will Mnd
them to the scene of the Igreat strike.
Manager J^-F. Sjttelds says he has ap>
plications from experienced butchers
| who want to go, now that the packers
have declared their intention of keep*
Ingyilt non-union men employed. _
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Homicide In ftarher Shop.
New York, Special.? A quarrel In the
barker shop of JVincenlao Seitto, im
Third avenue Saturday, ended In
tomer, a well-dreesed. unknown aaaft,
being shot dead and Saitttf, with a
let wound In hla shoulder, being
lor murder.. The shouting
panic to theVuop, which waa
customers, and the Mile* res
called out to tfe* ?*?** ^
quickly gathered. ^ ^ *