The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 07, 1905, Image 1
THE SAMDEN
VOLIJ.M K XVI. CAMDKN, S. V... Kill DAY,
AiOTHIR MI HORROR
Fifty People VTctims of Terrible Fire
Damp Explosion
FIFTEEN BODIES ARE RECOVEKED
An Explosion of Accumulated Gas in
Joseph Letter's Mine at Zeigler,
III., Causes a Terrific Explosion ?
The Accident i6 Said to be Due to
the Fact that the Leiter Mines Are
Not Worked ort Sunday, Thus Allow
ing an Accumulation of Gas.
Benton, 111., Special. ? Some fifty
miners were entombed Monday In Jo
seph Le iter's mine at Zeigler by a ter
rific cxi/Ioeiun of gas. Thus iar i5
bodies have been found and more than
30 are said to be dead. The explosion,
Ut Is said, was due to the fact that the
?Teiter mines are not worked on Sun
day, thus allowing gas to accumulate
in the lower workings.
When between 35 and 40 miners
had descended Into the mine to resume
work a terrific explosion blev^K?e."f^
mouth of the mine high into <|ic air.
One of the steel cages was blown to th*
surface from the bottom of a 500-foot
shaft. The shock of the explosion was
felt at Benton, 12 miles northeast of
Zeigler. A teamster drjvlng along a
road half a mile from the mine, was
covered with falling cinders and debris
covered the lloor of his wagon'half an
inch deep. One miner was killed and
four were severely injured at the mouth
of the shaft in which the explosion oc
curred. The work of rescue was begun
at once by miners who were arriving
when the explosion took place. But the
main shaft was demolished so that ics
cue work has to be carried on through
the alrshaft. This has hindered the
work of reaching the entombed men to
such an extent that when darkness fell
only a few bodies had been brought to
the surface. Thess bodies were found 40
feet from the bottom of the airshaft
and this for many hours was as far
as the rescuers were able to pene
trate the shaft.
A committee of union miners from
Duquion and other neighboring min
ing towns, headed by District Presi
dent Morris, hastened to Zeigler soon
after the explosion had occurred and
offered their aid.
C. E. Childress, a striking Zeigler
miner, last October predicted in a
printed article that an explosion was
likely to occur on account of what he
teriiied improper ventilation of the
shafts.
There .was much excitement among
miners when the accident became
known, because there had been a strike
of long duration and many conflicts
had occurred between strikers and non
union miners. An all-day Investigation
tends to show that the catastrophe was
due to the accidental explosion of ac
cumulated gas.
Iron Merger Assured.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Special. ? "The
Southern iron merger, which has been
for several months in its formative
period, is now a practicable certainty,"
was the statement given out by T. G.
Bush, president of the Alabama Con
solidated Coal and Iron Company. Mr.
Bush is in Chattanooga, wprking
among local capitalists and Iron men
In the interests of the merger. This
plan to consolidate certain railroad and
mining interests in Tennessee and Ala
bama has been on foot for several
months. It will unite the following
companies: Teouesseo Coal and Iron
Company, the Sioss-Sheffield Iron and
Foundry Company, the Alabama Con
solidated Coal and Iron Company, and
the Alabama properties of the Republic
Iron nnd Steel Company. Mr. Bush has
taken an important part in the organ
ization of the combined company. He
states that the wltole matter is now In
the hands of the bankers, and that
much encouragement had been secured,
and that the merger would not be in
the least deferred because of lack of-1
capital, as .has l>een reported. According
to Mr. Bush, the new company will be
capitalized at $20,fl0(>/>oo.
*?-* > "7-~" 1
Republicans Carry Michigan.
Detroit. Mich., Special.? Election re
turns are fragmentary but the indica
tions are that Republican State ticket
is carried by upwards of 70.000 major
ity. The Republican candidates are Jo-,
seph B. Moore, of La Pere, for Su
preme Judge, (re-nomlnated.) Arthur
Hfll. of Sjiginaw, and W. H. Sawyer,
of Htllsdafe. for regents of the Univer
sity of Michigan, and W. J. McKane,
of Calhoun county, for member of the j
State board of education.
Renewal of Fighting Soon.
Gunshu Pass, By Cable. ? A renewal
of fighting is expected shortly. The con
centration of the Russian aTrrty is com-'
plete, with its advance lines south of
the statlo^of Slplnghal, 74 miles north
of Tie VwR The Japanese are screen
ing their movements by means of cav
alry and it is difficult to locate the
bulk of their army. A heavy move
ment seems to be In progress,. qi> the
Russian flanks. -The raUjoad station at
'-sQbsntu diMes abpve Tie Pass,
irTJccopt*! by the Japanese artillery,
bat so nr as ascertainable it does not
cpfsr ? large body of troops. ^
: Admiral Evan's First Call.
Pensscolai Fla., special .--Rear Ad
miral Kvan?K^rojW*nder-ln-ehl?f of
the combined fleet, made his first offi
cial call upon the commanders of tha
various vessels Monday forenoon and
M he left each vessel a salute of it
cubs was 4 red by the ship visited. For
orer an hour the daaffculng noise of
Mm W| gnns coald be heard In th* city.
WEATHER AND CROPS
Flrgt Report of the Opening 8eaaon
Issued by the Department.
During both January and February
the temperature was persistently low
and unfavorable for the growth of win j
ter grains or of truck, but with the ai
vent of March the conditions improved
rapidly and the latter part of March
was warmer than usual and stimulat
ed the rapid growth of all forms of veg
itation. The month was unusually frea
from frost, only one heavy frost and
two light ones having been generally
noted, and none of these were damag
ing. During the last week, day tem
perature of above 80 degrees was com
mon.
The precipitation was below normal
during January and about normal dur
ing February, and was deficient during j
March, in the first of the year th?J
conditions undlr which the precipita
tion occurred and that portion in the
form of snow and ice, melting as it
did slowly, were conducive to the re
tention of practically all the precipita
tion that fell, and the soil was well
supplied with moisture, but the absence
of rain during the second half of
March rendered the soil dry in places;
on clay lands it became "talked and
hard. In most places and on all kinds
of upland soil the ground was in good
condition for tillage.
Plowing, and in general, the prepa
ration of lands made rapid progress*
during tlA^ second half of March and
are at this date as well advanced as
usual.
Upland corn planting is nearly finish
ed in the eastern counties and has be
gun in the western ones, with some
corn already up In the former regions.
While, a few fields of cotton have been
planted in the southeastern counties,
this work is not really under way, and
the preparations of lands are scarcely
half finished. Other spring crops liav;
been planted in the earlier portions of
the State. Rice planting has been be
gun in the Colleton districts. Gardens
are either planted or ready to plant.
Wheat and oats made a fair growth
during the last week and where fall
sown oats were not winter-killed tliey
look promising. The damage from
winter killing was considerable in parts
of the State and very slight in other
parts. There was a large acreage of
spring oats sown and some spring
wheat. Both are coming up nicely.
Tobacco plants are of fair size in the
beds. .Truck did well during March,
with lettuce and radishes being ship
ped and peas almost ready to market.
Fruit trees of all kinds are In bloom,
and the indications at this time are fa
vorable for a large fruit crop.
A Hospital For Georgetown.
Georgetown, Special.*? A syndicate
composed of the medica^ fraternity of
the city has been organized for the
purpose of establishing an Infirmary
here to be known as the Georgetown In
firmary. A site has been secured for
the erection of the buildings and all
plans have *becn perfected to make
It one of the most complete and mod
cm In this part cf the rountry. A
hospital is something that has been
rtiuch Jneeded here for a long time and
several times in the near past steps
were taken to endeavor to establish
one. but without result. The one now
under contemplation is practically as
sured and wilj probably be in full op
eration by early.. fall at the latest. The
officers of the Georgeton Infirmary
company are as follows: President, I)r.
M. P. Moore; vice president. I)r. W. E.
Sparkman; treasurer. I)r. L. B. Sal
ters, secretary, Dr. 11. D. Beckmar.;
superintendent. Dr. Wm. M. Gallard.
Presidential Tour Begins.
Washington. Special. -^With cheers
and good wishes resounding through
the Pennsylvania Railroad station.
President Roosevelt left at f?:45 a. m.
Monday on n sperial train for n trip
through the Southwest. The special
train, which is one of the finest the
Pennsylvania Railroad has ever sent
out of Washington, consists of three
cars, the President's private car. Rock
et, the Pullman sleeper. Forest, and
the combination baggage and buffet
car. Viceroy. The train is handsome
ly fitted and contains every known ap
plianre to insure the comfort and saf
ety of the passengers.
Russians Report a Capture.
St. Petersburg, By. Cable. ? General
Llnevlteh In a dispatch dated April 2.
says: "The situation remains unchang
ed. A Russian patrol during the night
of March 27 surrounded a Japanese
patrol consisting of\slx dragoons, In
the village of Raichafiehentse, on the
extreme Russian left. Five of the; Jap
anese were killed. A sergeant- was
captured." [ \)
Off For Vladvostock.
St. Petersburg, By ?Cables? A letter
from Vice Admiral Rojestvensky to his
wife, which has Just been received
here, indicates that the departure of
the second Pacific squadron from Mada
gascar waters is final, and that It. Is
now on the way to Vladivostock. In tho
letter, the admiral wrote that the sail
ing of the squadron bad been fixed for
March 16, but naturally he avoided
mention of the route which it wag in
tended to follow on the voyage east
ward. The admiralty admitted this de
termination on the part of the admi
ralty to order Rojestvensky to proceed
for the Far East. *
To Attempt a Freak.
Richmond, Special.? General Ftt?
hugh Lee, president of the Jamestown
Exposition company, announces that
an effort will be made to have* tho re
mains of Pocahontas, the Indian prtfe
etm, daughter of Powhatan, brought
from rpareeenrt, England, where they
new lie, far re-interment in the old
Many Newsy Items Gatnered From
all Sections.
General Cotton Market.
These figures represent pricQ# paid to
wagons: f
Strict good middling L 7;\i
Good middling 7%
Strict middling v. ????7%
Middling ~.Vr7%
Tinges , C% <v* 7VM
Stains ! . f? l-Ss ty tiVfc
Charlotte Cotton Market. \
Middling
Galveston, firm 7 1 .1 - 1 G
New Orleans, quiet 7 Vj
Mobile, firm 7 ll-l<?
Savannah, quiet 7%
Charleston, Kteady 7%
Norfolk, steady 77^
Baltimore, normal ' *
New York, quiet H 1">
Boston, quiet "M S.15
Philadelphia, quiet X.40
lionston, steady 7 n-l?>
Augusta, quiet 7 13-lti
A MOST HORRIBLE AFFAIR
Voung Man Kills Woman and Ends i
His Own Life.
A Conway special to Friday's Colum
bia State gives an account of a .most
b?rriblo occurrence, as follows:
One of the most awful and sicken
ening tragedies which has ever occur
red within the borders of the county
took place Thursday morning about 7
o'clock at Homewood station on the
Coast line Railway. As/^soOn as the
news reached this plact^' your corres
pondent secured a horifr and buggy j
and went out to the silme ? a peaceful ]
looking, one-room homd cabin, sur-> i
rounded hy a small (bearing, planted
in English peas and Strawberries, in
the midst of (ho pine? woods. In I he
yard, almost in the ajfot where he fell,
lay F. O. Sessions, commonly known as
"Huddle" Sessions, dead, with a bul
let through his brain l>y his own hand,
and on a table within (he cabin was
stretched the prostrate form of Hol!<*
Sessions, a young girl 18 or 20 years of
age, wounded in five places by the hau l
of the dead man lying outside. She
and her mother Betsy Sessions lived
together alone in the cabin, which was
on the land of Mr. George Bray, for
whom they worked as day laborers.
From all that can be gathered, Ses
sions had been persecuting this wojnan
with his attentions for some time past,
having on several occasions threatem
ed to kill her if she would not marry
him, although she was the mother of
two illegitimate children, (he youngest
of whom is said to be his child. It
seems that there was another man in
the case, now living in Florida or Cleor
gia, who was the favored lover, and
who had sent on tickets for her and
her mother to come and join him; they
were to have gone Wednesday, and nad
their trunks hauled Into this place, but
were unable (o lcavo on account of
some mistake or irregularity of the
tickets. The testimony of the mother
at the coroner's inquest, was that she
did not know where they were going,
nor who was furnishing the transpor
tation, but that her only idea was to
#?et,away somewhere in order that the
life of her child might be spared. The
knowledge of the threats made by the
deceased were, more or less, a matter
of common information, and there arc
some^rumors to the effect that they
had even been called to the attention
of the officials, who. however, had not
taken any action, thinking that the
women were unnecessarily alarmed
over mere idle words.
. As neither mother nor daughter have
over been lawfully married, their
house hore a very unsavory reputation
in tho community and no one would
have regretted their departure had they
gotten avyay.
? Just before the hour of the tragedy,
the mother went to the home of Mr.
Bray to' borrow a pitchfork for her
day's work, and after she left the
house Sessions/ who must have been
concealed in the woods, waiting just
such an opportunity, went tup to the
cabin, entered, caught the girl wi^h his
left hand while he pulled his revolver
38 calibre, and emptied every chamber
into her body at arm's length. After
releasing her she staggered a few steps
and fell in the yard where she was
found, with her two small children cry
ing over her. by those who first ar
rived upon the scene. lie then delib
erately unbreaehed his pistol, reloaded
all the chambers, and. placing the muz
zle just behind his right temple, fired
the shot which penetrated the brain,
coming out on the other side of the
he|d' Just above the left ear. The wo
mftn was wounded in both arms, they
being broken between the elbow and
shouldej-, once just below the left
breast, and twice just below the rieht
breast. She was attended by Dr. Hoke
Burroughs, the coroner, and t)r. .Jo
seph S Dusenhury. both of Conway,
and was still alive at 1 o'clock. thouzh
there is no chance whatever of her re
covery.
\ Palmetto Items.
Mr. S. A.> Salley. Jr.. of Charleston,
has been elected secretary of the Stale
historical commission. The selection
Was made after a kind of civil ccrvico
examination. Of th? 2ft who applied
foj the position over n month a<?o
but eight were present for examina
tion.
The Commercial Savings banl; of
Florence has ioreised its capitaliza
tion from |2*.<)T>ft to S50.000. The di
rectors are: Jchtr? Kuker, president;
J. P. Muldrow, E. F. Douglas, v>co
president: J. P. McNeill and A. M. Kit
trell, cashier.
- A commission, was Issued the cor
porators of the Charleston Poultry as
sociation which proposes to hold an
nua! exhibitions of poultry. The capi
talisation la $2,000. T. J. McCaitv, n
W. H miter. J. E. Crass. A. 11. Lucas
J. II. Connelly and W, K. McDowell
are the corporators.
A commission was issued the An
draw Han ley Manufacturing company
of Charleston? doors, saahea and
bltada. Capitalisation $$,000. Corpora
ton, Jaaa Haatay. Andrew Haalcjr, J
r. Pwm mi um* iMakHr
GETS A BRIEF RESPITE
Governor Give6 Ned Mack Time For |
Further Investigation.
Columbia, Special. -? rpon advice <?f ;
Solicitor Wilson, Gov. Heyward granted j
the Mantling negro. Neil Mack, who was
to hang thin week, a respite to April
28 iii order to have a commission pans
upon the question of the negro's sanity
about which there is grave doubt
among many good people at Manning, j
Governor Hayward ban appointed Su
perintendent Habcoek, of the State llos- j
1 pital for the Insane, as one member of !
the commission and has asked Solici
tor Wilson to appoint the other two
members. Judge Klugh telegraphed
that he had no recommendation to
make, hut Solicitor Wilson wlrod to
recommend a respite and in a letter
which followed tho telegram ho says
there is a strong impression at Man
ning that the negro is insane and he
thinks that justice demands that this
impression be respected to the extent
r\t onnnltitlno o '''"v* i'.V.T.u!.!
? ? ft""" v,**o ^ ??. f V.?n
gate.
Greenwood Farmers Meet,
Greenwood, Specinl.- Messrs, Wes
ton, Hyatt an<l Smith addressed a large
and enthusiastic meeting here at the
j court house Monday. The meeting was
I composed of farmers and business men
of Greenwood, and they yave each
speaker the closest of attention and
frequently applauded them. The meet
ing was called to order by County
Chairman J. M. Gaines. Mr. Weston
spoke first. As the secretary of the
State organization he showed some of
the things that had been done and of
fered much encouragement. He was fol
lowed by Mr. F. H. Hyatt. Mr. Hyatt is
the treasurer and also president of ihe
State Good (loads association, lie spoke
very earnestly of the need of good
roads. Mr. K. I). Smith, the president
nf the State Cotton Growers' associa
tion, made a most interesting and
forceful speech. He made a splendid
impression. Much' applause was given
I him and at the close of his speech many
j were heard to say that it was one of
the best things heard in Greenwood in
a long time. The farmers have been
[greatly encouraged In thenr work of
j holding their cotton as a result of the
i meeting. \
I "
Death of Mr. A. Cole Leyles,
Cnlon. Special. ? Hon. A. Cole l^yleg
I died Monday at his home near Carlisle,
| of pneumonia, which succeeded an at
j tack of grip. At. the time of his death
! he was president of the County Cot
j ton (ffowers* association, to which of
j flee he was elected February, 14, 1903,
and until last fall he had served for
six years as Union county's member
of the House of Representatives. Mr.
levies was born in December, 1849. at
Buckhead In Fairfield county. When
a boy he attended the common schools
? and Kings Mountain Military academy,
but had to leave the. latter before grad
uation to go homo 'to work on the
farm, an Industry in which he was ac
tively engaged from that tlmo until
his death, owning a good plantation
near Carlisle. He was in 1877 married
to Miss Josephine Willey, and she and
two children, Mrs. R. G. Hill and a
son about 10 years old, survive him.
Though not a member, Mr. Lyles at
tended the Presbyterian church. Mr.
Lyles was for many years actively as
sociated with the agricultural and po
litical interests of the county, and was
a prominent member of the farmers al
liance movement.
Dispensary Affairs.
The allotment of the dispensary
school money was made by the Comp
troller General. The fund was divided
out among the counties of the State,
according to enrollment of pupils, after
what is known as tho deficiency fund
was distributed. In any county where
the regular school funds do not amount
to $75 for each school, the poorer1
schools a^e given enough out of the dis
pensary money to make tip this $75. To
make up these deficiencies this year has
required $9,552.53. in addition to this,
$100,023.08 was apportioned among the
schools according to enrollment. The
total enrollment is 288,353, the schools
receiving slightly over 43 Vi cents per
scholar.
Chief Constnble Hammett made his
report to the Governor Wednesday for
the quarter of the 1st of March. He
reports expenses of $15,909.11, . paid
mostly in salaries to a force of 60 men.
Seizures were made as follows:
Whiskey ? December, $1,824; number
of gallons. 1,216; January, $1,363.50;
gallons, 909; February, $358.12; gallons,
2 2fc'
Beer ? December, value, $44.66; dozen,
89 1-3; January, $32.91; dozen, 95 5-6;
February. $29.08; dozen, 58 1-6.
In addition to the above, there werf
seized 31 stills, 3 teams, 756 gallon?
of beer in kegs, which are of no value.
The convictions for December were
24; fines, $560; paid, $280; chalngang.
f>. January convictions. 28; fines, $1,175;
paid. $530; chalngang, 9; February
convictions, 27; fines. $1,282.50; paid
$442.50; chalngang. 7. There are sev
eral appeals pending.
Died Under Peculiar Circumstances.
A white man. whose name appear*
to be'D. Pesatta. died In a mysterlouf
sort of wAy at Spartanburg Wodnes
day. and the coroner's inquest ba^
been unable to throw any light on th<
matter. Pesatta was in the picture
enlarging business, but dressed "Vel!.
and seemed to be a quiet young man
lie came to Spartanburg March 4, an C
has been drunk almost continuously
since. He was found in an unconwciom
condition in his room, with a x black
eye. and died as a result of thU
wound. Hh said that he had been ir
a fight with an unknown man. wh<
struck him. after a quarrel about t
picture he had sold him.
Palmetto Items.
Two pardon petitions were refu*eJ
by the -Governor? that of Pink Tolll
son, sentenced at Greenville to seven
years for burglary, and that of Ste
phen Hough, given six montha at Ian- 1
caster for grand larceny. A aumUr oJ
petitions for conimutatlooa will be pre- 1
tented In the next few 1)171, it li ,
thought. This will Include one iq te- ,
fcatf of ft, A, A dame, who was pen
ta?coJ it WiHirtmni to *??*? I
MORE TROUBLE IN WARSAW :
Troops Fire on Crowd in Street,
Killing Four,
jOVERNOR GENERAL GUARDED
luln tlew* Nrw?|iit|irr ImIIIoi* It, Fi leinl
ly M timer mill Whiiin Tin lit I'ruitr I
Ihk 4>u<i<ir?lt i|> ? Sitioiila lln<t?r Itnn
of Siii'ImIIhU Him 1 1 <> l?l Mllkti
l?nU?r Ov< r l'?r<*iiii>.
Warsaw. Poland. -A serious ?-<> 1 1 1! i < t '
on lined sit 7.11'J u'l'lovli in 'lit1 e\ening
in l>/.ika street. Troops and police |
tired into a crowd, killing torn- men
ami wounding fort.v persons.
The (rouble began when, under (lie
pretext <>l holding a memorial meeting
ior a ?>cwi*it r-oeiait*! leaner, a crown
if over mostly .Jews, currying red
(lay, uinrchcd into l?y.ika street, ^aml
was met a , mixed polite aud.mili
t;i i y pa (nd of t wcnly n:en.
The police declare t lk t ? Socialists llretl
revolvers al them, (lie lea tiers inciting
(lie mob (o al(:u!; I In* p.tlrol, whi
l ii ert'il I'loii tl red m'ViT.'.I \olie.ts i.i til ?'
eriiwd.
Tlie crowd reiuoveil :i!i bn( nine oi'
j (lie wounded, two of whom were w on:-'
tn. Those were taken (o the hospital.
The dead and wotinded were ;ii' Jews,
j The polb e made many arrests
(ither disturbances are reported t<i
I have occurred. The streets were pa
trolled throughout the, day, the author, -
lies having anticipated trouble.
Conditions hero ar.e causing much
uneasiness ami nervousness, ?llaml*
printed proclamations have neon found
iu th" streets warning the publie
against walking near < biveruiuent
buildings and oilier places, as bombs
will be thrown in these quarters.
Several parent;^ whose ehildreu are
attending school iu dehaneo of tlie
sehool strike have been warned by let
ter to withdraw (heir children, as the
bchool building will be blown up
Itcprcfcentati ves of tin* party of vio
lence are visiting private, persons and
levying eontrihut ions for "ammuni
tion." They produce lists of names
with the amounts to be collected from
each, and require the contributor to
sign his name opposite these as.?ess
incnls, which range from to $T?0.
When < !o\ enior-tJeneral Maximo
vitch arrived here ten days ago to as
sume his ollfcial duties he ordered that
t^ie Cossack detachment awaiting him
af^lie station he retired, saying he did
niH want an escort. In driving through
the city, however, the < Jovernor-Uen
eral's carriage was surrounded by
twenty Cossacks.
The editors of the Polish newspapers
here were summoned to (he castle,
(t'eneral Mnxlinovltch received each of
them separately in the most friendly
manner ami talked with them freely
on various subjects, especially the
question of the censorship. lie In*
-vltctl (Item lo come to him in ease of
any dlUlcuKy.
WATCH BLOW, FOUR KILLED.
Supposed Cause of Fatal Smash on tbe
Southern Railroad.
Branchville, S. C.? The worst wreck
that has occurred oil this division of
the Southern Hallway in many yeai's
happened In the morning about U
o'clock n few miles below Branchville,
near a small lumber station called Bad
liam. A through freight train from
Columbia to Charleston and the fast
passenger train from Charleston to Co
lumbia ran Into each other at ltadham
hi a dense fog. It was reported that
Kreiarbt Engineer. Hood's watch was
'three ui in ut e? Mow. and tliat this was
the direct cause of the wreck.
Four persons are known ta have
boon killed outright. They are Torn
Conlin, engineer of Hie passenger train;
another white man named .lames
Stokes, a brakeman, and two negro
brakemen named Adams and Stephens.
Engineer Reed had both legs broken,
besides sustaining severe Internal Inju
CIIIN Kfi-TC UIOT IN AFRICA.
Miners Near Kruegersdorp Strike?
Many Injured.
Johannesburg, S. A. ? There was a
serious disturbance near Kruegersdorp
arising out of a strike of Chinese min
ers. The police were called 011 to re
store order, and in thw conflict which
ensued several of the police and many
Chinamen were injured. Many arrests
were made,
JAPANESE LOST HEAVILY.
Ojama Now Reports 57,000 Casualties
In the Fighting at Mukden.
Tokio. ? Twenty thousand Russian
prisoners, taken at the battle of Muk
den. have arrived'ln Japan,
Revised estimates of the Japanese
casualties at tlie battle of Mukden and
the subsequent lighting at Tie Pass,
show that they numbered 37,000.
The President's Trip.
The itinerary of President Roose
velt's \Ve*terifttrip was made public, at
Washington, D. C.
Railroad Operator Dies.
Thomas LI. Wickes, operating head
ot.lhe Pullman Company, died sudden
ly I'i^Chioago, 111.
. ^
H>de Makes Charges
Vice-Pretfilent Hyde, of tlie Equit
able Life Assurance Society, from Ills
home in New York Cffjv charged Pres
ident Jauie* W. Alexander and hi* ad
herent# with bad faith.
. To Remove Fenitentlary*
i Mayor McClellan, o t New York City,
Approved tlie Cooper Mil removing tbe
Kings County Penitentiary to nn island
I In tlie East Hiver.
W. F. Patter Dead.
William F. Potter, president of the
Long Inland Rattroad, died from men*
lugltis nt his home In New York jCUy.
lilt death enroa tbnso month* after
Jr., w ** M
DISPENSARY DIVIDEND
Comparison of Amounts Received By
the Several Counties.
Comptroller (leneral Jones has made
in allotment of $110,000 uf* dispensary j
>roflt8 to the puhlir schools of the |
?>tate. The allotment was made after i
lading out the deficiency In each |
'onnty. This deficiency represented ;
'he amount each school in the county |
VII short of $75. In some counties (lie I
I mill school tax produced revenue
mfflcicnt to pay each school $75, which
t mount is calculated to run a school
hjeo months.
It required $9,552.63 to make up these
tendencies and the remainder of the
profits recently declared by the dis
pensary were divided among all of the
?ounties. Chesterfield's county super
utendent of education having failed
!o respond with the data necessary,
hat county was not included in the
listjlhutlon hut the amount will he
nade up at subsequent distributions.
The total enrollment in the State as
reported is ; and the amount
each pupil will receive from this distri
bution will be 23 % cents. The defl
?i?*nry money was divided as follows
imong the 20 counties reporting that
'.he 3 mill school tax did not afford $75
'or each and all of the schools in these
:ounties:
Abbeville. $297.85; Aiken. $76.30;
Bamberg, $01.04; Barnwell, $32; Chero
kee. $132.68; Clarendon, $71.82; Colle
oii, $401,00; Kdgelleld, $160.24; I'Mor
Mice, $64.63; Georgetown, $267.78;
{reenvllle, $01.84; Hampton, $434;
Horry. $2,004; Kershaw, $128; Lancas
ter. $730.80; Laurens, $170.76; Lee,
(115.90; Lexington, $282.20; Marion,
(242; Marlboro, $150.13; Oconee, $682.
16; Orangeburg, $216; Pickens, $140.16;
Saluda. $1,100; Spartanburg, $10. 1 & ;
Williamsburg, $1)40.
The following table gives in the first
column the names of the counties, in
the second the number of pupils enioll
?:d in the public schools of each, and in
the third the amount u( money each
received from the funds of $100,023.08
left after deficiencies had been made
up:
\bbevllle 8.005
Aiken s, 1 1 4
Anderson 13.321
Bamberg
Barnwell .
Beaufort .
Berkley ..
Charleston
Cherokee
1,287
7,083
4,033
5,452
13,378
4.401
Chester 6,318
Clarendon 6.227
Colleton 5.867
Darlington 5,851
Dorcester 2,984
Kdgefield 6,117
Kali field .. 7.336
Florence . . .< 6,518
Georgetown 3,356
Greenville 12,338
Greenwood 7,304
Hampton 5,035
ilorfy 6,138
Kershaw 4,670
Lancaster 6^20
Laurens 8,007
Lre
Lexington
Marion
Marlboro ....
Newberry
Dconee
Orangeburg , .
Pickens
Richland
3aluda
3partanburg .
3umter
(Jnlon
Williamsburg
York
. 4,511
. 6.771
, 8.411
, 5,782
. 6,989
. 6,094
.14.423
. 6,279
. 8.873
. 5,361
.15,311
. 7,128
. 6,290
. 6,765
.10,215
Tremendous Sales.
It Is stated on good authority that
the Increase In the Halo of liquor by
the State for the quarter ending March
1st, was $222,000. The fiscal year be
gins with December.
At this rate of Increase the salos for
the entire year will show an Increase
of a million dollars, and last year they
wero heavier than ever before. The
total amount bought by the State dis
pensary In tho first quarter of the fis
cal year was $873,000 and the total
amount paid to the State dispensary
by the local dispensaries was $1,200,'
000.
This shows on astonishing array of
figures. The gross sales of the sub
dispensaries in 1903 amounted to $2,
817,000, Just a little more than twice
as much for three months of the pres
ent year. Some ascribe this state of
affairs to the fact that dispensaries
are being patronized now by many
who patronized blind tigers nn?1
imported their supplies a few years
as?>.
102-year old Colored Woman Dead at
Columbia.
Columbia, S. C., Special. ? tannic
Barnwell, sometimes known as Fannie
Brice, died Sunday morning at 3
at ihtt rin/i jn\t\ afrn nf JOg
Hho was for many years a faithful
nurso in some of the best white fam
ilies of this city. She has been kindly
remembered by them during her Infir
mities. 8he was highly respected by
both white and colored. ?
Young Howell's Murderer.
Early Thursday morning Most Brtin
son, a negro suspected of the murder
of young Stephen Howell, was brought
to Columbia from Kershaw. In which
county he has been working. Whether
or not Brunson Is the murderer of
Howell 1s not known. At the time of
the hideous murder, December 21. 1903,
there were many arrests and suspects
but none of them proved to be the right
man. It is remembered that Howell, In
company with an unknown negro, went
into the woods to gather holly for asle
on the stre^ at Chrlstmastide. Hla
body wss not found until several wee'ts
later. Nearby was an axe. wltb which
the murder was committed.
Craekeman In South Carolina.
Colombia, SpeclAl. ? A special to the
State from Heath Springs. Lancaster
county says, tbs safe of the Springs
Banking and Mercantile company was
Mown open by professional burglar*
about S o'clock Saturday morning, ami
from $1,000 to $1,500 was taken.. The
tools wN In effecting an eatraaee to
thetmtfe we at a asar by
blacksmith shop. The blowing open of
the sals was a Mat professional Job.
Bloodhounds are oa tbs trail of the
rohhart, am HH MtfVM thai they
-wm mm*
r
SKIRMISHES AT THE FRONT
Japan to Insist Upon an Indemnity
From Russia,
CZAH'S CONCESSIONS TO FINNS
Ki'mili tu l.strg* Nuniliri* Kii|{H]te ltusalan
Troop* N>mi* II ?i bin? C ?nm?l(le# ' Ave
Hiiiull? lt?* ply of rtttijieror to i'eiltion *
Kritni I'IdI.iiiiI ? I'oxr.lor Cmb Vutuiil
t'ndei' Ship.
**
Harbin. Japanese scouting parties
have Iutd very active in endeavoring
to pierce tlu> screen of the Russian van
guard posts mid develop (lie disposition
and strength of the positions, tlielr at
tempts at times verging on the nnturo
r.f i*r?T<',iii<<!s*;i ??"?? lit i'oirtv few Jap
aue.se batteries wltlcll had pushed far
forward occasionally drop shlmoto
shells in suspected place?. There was
a Mini rt brush where Ceneral MUt
chenko was stationed, the Japanese
pressing forward.
The Kusslans repelled the ndvanco
without uneoverliiu their positions.
1 here were insignificant losses.
Chinese state tliat heavy Japanese
reinforcements are constantly arriving.
Vo I liftl ft! oil 1 Iiilt'liiuily.
London, Knyland.? Peace talk has
heen prevalent everywhere, hut that
negotiations had coniineneed^wns posl
tively denied In ail official circles here.
The Foreign Otllco disclaimed even*>^,
having any knowledge of peace propos
als.
Viscount lla^islil, Japanese Minister
to tJreat Britain, declared that he had
no information in regard to the an
nouncement contained In St. Peters*
burg dispatches that Russia had Indi
rectly made known to Japan the nega
tive conditions on which peace might
|ie concluded, namely, no cession of
territory and no indemnity, bub-he said
unreservedly that the terms then men
tioned could not even ho considered, {
<'zitr'4 ConoeHftlonn In Finn*.
St. Petersburg. Russia. ? Emperor
Nicholas has given an answer to til#
petition of the Finnish Diet asking
that all imperial decrees since the Diet
of 1801), which, It was claimed, were
in contravention of the organic law of
Finland be withdrawn or submitted
for tiuv approval of the Diet. These in- ....
eluded- the Military Conscription act,
the language manifesto of 1000, pro*$'
vldlng for the use of tho Russlau lan;
guuge in the principal departments;
tho Irremovability of judges qnd the.
concentration of the executive powev
in the hands of tho Oovernor-Cjenei'nT/ '
In his decision the Czar concede* two
points? the suspension of the Conscrip
tion act until 100$ when tho whole
quest ion will he submitted to the Dleti
and In lieu of military service Jfiulamji - .
will havo to pay tt contribution of |2.?
000,000 In the name way as the Mussul
mans of tho Caucasus pay 1204,000 ta*>
stead of furnishing recruits In tttfi
matter the Empefor went beyond" the
recommendations of the Russian Ben*
ate, to which the petition vr as sub
mitted, and acted w[>on "^fe&uidvlGe of
Prince John Qbolenaky, i&Kgf&pr-Clen
eral of Finland, wtfo fa^P?N^7con
oesslon to Flunlsli public opmjpiw^The
Emperor also conceded the point of |r?
removability of judges.
The municipality of Yalta, Crimea#
has asked the doverninent for rein
forcements of troops and police. V
I'owJer Cnak Under lluulan Ship, Q
Vallejo, Cal.? Nihilist plots and Jap*
anese spies were the frightened cxpu?? _
nation offered on hoard the lluMlau
cruiser Lena, whlcli is lying at Mare
Island Navy Yard, when a cask of
smokeless powder, to which a long
wire was attached, was brought op
from underneath the ship.
The members of the ship's crow have'
been going under tho vessel In dlvera*
suits to Inspect the bottom of the Lena
to ascertain the condition of the vei-r
sol. While walklug around on the bot
tom of the channel a cask of powder
was found, and to the cask wns'n long
wire which led off toward the wore.
The cask was slowly raised to the tut*
face, and then It was .found that it
was one that had been lost overboard
from the cruiser Tacoma about a year1
WOOD BUFFALO KILLED. '
Hundreds Fall T*rey to Wolves la tbf .
Northwest.
Winnipeg, Manitoba.? Advice^
have just reached Edmouton from FO|r
Resolution, which Is a Hudson, Bay
Company's post situated on the south
orn shore of the Great Slare Lake, ill
the vast Unexplored district of Mack
onzlc, say that wolves have become
Exceedingly plentiful and of alarming
boldness, making it necessary for , the
Indians to consolidate their catnp^ tot
protection. This is in tlie.heart of a
wild wun try, where magnificent speci
mens of the wood buffalo are still at
large. Wolves have attacked herd* of
the animals with unprecedeutoA feroc- v.
Ity and hundreds of theft) have been
slaughtered. At Fort gmlth'thtt !)*?''
been particularly the caae^ fullgrotm
bulls having been kflTe^and devoured.
The settlers apd trappcra of tttfSoia
trlct propose to memorialise the Do
minion Government to take etept to '
preserve the wood buffalo, wklcb, on- "
dor the present arraVrgement, are gohtg -
the way of the specie* which roamed
over the whole Northern Continent la /
days gone by. ? ? .
I REVOLT IN t?ilIKCa, -
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'leiu'ral- Barbu '"LiittdJF-' TUItt COOAUX'
Prepared to Trptect Morale*.
" i Jape Haitlen, Hatti.->At]
reived be re by courier fl
Cristt, on the northern
Republic of SaHtO'lfemt
tjMt Uciioral Bit*
nwnliican.exWff.
CrJstl, And that
riaen :? gainst "
iHNMcblux "
of the ?
of the #v?
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