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THE eAMDEN GHRQNI6LE. VOLUME XVI.lS CAMDEN, S. 0., HHIDAY, ,1 1 ' > K !?, No. 22 DETAILS OF THE GREAT * NAVAL BATTLE Admiral Togo's Men Give Out Stories of the Three Days' Fighting. PRESIDENT URGES PEACE , t / v> * ( The llrnwirkiilily Clever Mnnoiirerliig of (lie Mlkxtlo'* l'leel ? Ki|)?ri Mnrli? limnahlj) (,'auu* Trrrlhli) llavnc on the lto<t?l?a VeiinUoVeltojnliift'* Niir rendtr Severely Criticism! in St. I'rtert* IttirK? Tnklo CeleltralCD tlie Victory? l'roi>oap(l Mon u iixdi t to Victorious Admiral? Kii*hI? Now S**v?>nili Nnval Power? Togo Alceln llnjetil Tcunliy. Tokio, Japan? A .Japanese ofiieer who 1ms returned to Sasebo. gives the following account of the .sea tight olT the Ts-u Inlands: "At half-past live on Saturday morn ing a wireless message reading "The enemy's squadron Is in sight' reached the naval bn.se. This message was Iransmitted to all our ships lty the llaj: sbip, with instructions to get ready for action. Our squadron left their ren dezvous and .Jleaded lor the eastern channel oil Tsushima. "When Tsushima was sighted to th.? southwest the sea was rough and the 4orpcdo l?oats were forced to run for the shelter uf the island. Our third lighting squadron with the Takashiho to port reconnoitere.l the Russian i <?our.se, and at half-past eleven a. in. informed the inniu squadron by wire less. telegram that the Russian ships were passing into the eugfj^jjFlinnnel, ?whereupon our main squadron, chang ing its course somewhat to the south- j .ward, cahit* ??? ?o??m \n w.?nii?-aiim;i .<i j one oVlneir ?? the afternoon. The third division arrived later ami joined the main squadron. The llrst and second divisions. accompanied by the de-qroy er J'otilla, changed to a westerly course, while the third division and the fourth destroyer llotilla headed blightly eastward. "During the maiieuvre the Russian flagship appeared to the southward at 3.45 o'eloek. The Russian* steamed up in double column. The tteet was nu merous, but 110 living being was visible. The Russian ships seemed to be in good order. Our .-hips hoisted the tlag of action, the Mikasa signalling? 'The .destiny of our empire depends upon this action. You .are all expected to do your utmost. ' 'Qttr "in en seemed t.o. silently weigh the Hignltlcnnce of thli< signal. "Our tlrst and second divisions turned to tic Russian's starboard, while the third division kepi in close touch with the preeoding two divisions. With the Japanescships proceeding fn this order it was thirteen minutes after two o'clock when the Russians opened tire. The t:r.st two siiot< fell short of our line and it was sonic minutes later before v.v commenced firing. Then Hie battle we. ?" on. t h tiring from both sides. Our destroyers kept on the port He. to of the main squadron, and in this formation we p'-esved the Russians (igalunt the roast of K lush in and they were obliged to change their course to the east. "We so maneuvivd our ships as to have their bows para 11"! to tlio north side of the Ruoian line. The Mikasa. of our tirsi division, which had been leading, changed to the rear of the line, white five Knsuga headed the line. The eii?ageir\ut ur.w became very tierce. Tlife lt3i'J\lico wr.s seen to be on til?. KlUft(i|)illS tlio l!u]nliinf>. littivir. tor 1 lie Russians headed west and vV changed our courst? ac cordingly. Pivoshlps of our second di > isioiA i-onrrVitriiUMl their fiiv on the Borodino. Our first first division now beg;n>J firing vigorously. proceeding parallel w i 1 1 1 the Russian line, and as wo began to press against the head of the Russian !ine our third division veered .to ? lio Russian rear, thus envel oping J^eir ships. "Thy engagement proceeded hotly. Our second division followed a course parallel w.'th the northern side of the Russians, and this movement complet ed the envelopment. The Russian ships were sven trying to break through and our destroyer flotilla intercepted their now course. This state of envelopment continued until the following day. with the ships n't varying distances. Tims, enclosed on all sides. the Russian# were helpless and powerless to escape the circle. "l'iwious Instnu-iions had been given Hip destroyers and torpedo boats to attack the Russian ships. Follow ing instructions, the fifth destroyer fl-v . tilla advanced against a ifiis?lnn ship. npo:i which the second division .-had^ be;*:) concent vat ins its tin*? ^fguslllng. ?\\"c are gniii|fTo gl'Ffe ^ho last thrust R at iheii!.* jgT", eontlnue<l to fight. . nim neeing fne approaching torpedo boats jdlrccted its flvo oj then:. Uu rr?i-.n- .. r - Hyde Mnfc-s Fight nt Albany. Jamo* 11. Hyde, "Through counsel, is Conducting a strong light at Albany, IS*. Y., to prevent State Superintendent of Insurance Ilendrlcki from makiu* a drastic report of conditions In the ? Equitable.' - To Supprm Demon* tratloni. inperUI It Petw -- - - nUlsrtBptf itertor, with ?oppress daunted, our destroyer* pressed for ward, (ho ("hltOxe meantime continuing its tire. The torpedo flotilla arrived "'lin -NX) metres of l ho Russian ship and l ho Shlranus tired flu? nr*t Rhot. J wo other torpedo boat* llred one each. Th* Hhiranus received two shells, lull the other boat* were not damaged. *1 )i?> Russian ship wan cone pletely Miink. Sundown saw tho battle raging fu riously. u,u. nh?*ll|i wore evidently telling on the Russians, who showed n -m ^ confusion. Our tifth torpedo (lot din, nfter destroying the Borodino, rol lowed In the wake of our second dh vision the signal reading} "Something like t lip Russians' submarines have het4i sighted. Attack them.' "ihe flotilla followed and located the object, which proved to he a sink ing ship, with its overturned bottom allowing. Thirty survivor* clung to the wreck, crying for assistance. Fir ing ceased with the approach of dark ness. "According to orders previously given for a torpedo rttta?:ky after dark, all tho destroy ci' llotilia. dividing into two squadrons, proceeded to attack the Itusslaus during the whole fight. Tho Russians frustrated the lirst and second attacks with search lights. A third attempt was carefully made and the Yuglrl sank n ship of the Boro dino type and also hit others. During the night the Russian* con tinned to move, and we preserved our euvelopiug movement some distance from tho Russian position. The Rus sian ships headed northeast. aflor day hroak, hoping ti) reach Vladivostok. Our oilicers and men were determined that not a ship should escape ami re solved not to i lax their effort* until they had succeeded in either sinking or capturing every Russian ship. "Our ships always kept ahead of tho Russians. The battle was resumed at nine o clock Sunday morning, twelve mile* east of Chiyuyon Hay, and lasted all day. Here the Russians suffered their heaviest losses. They seemed unprepared to repel night at tacks. During our iirst night attack the Russians showed nine searchlights and frustrated the attacks, but clearly gave us the location of the Hoot, which brought success later." A number of wounded Japanese sail ors have arrived at the hospital at Mal/.uru Navy Yard. They described part of the battle as follows: Thirty-two Khl|i?, "At dawn Saturday our .squadron left ifs rendezvous* and advanced through the Tsushima Channel. At 2. OS In the* afternoon we sighted the Russian jleet. Cradua liy closing in. we found the Kniaz Souvaroff leading the line, with the Borodino, the Alexander III., the Orel, the Oslyabya, and the Navarln following in th(> order named. The Nikolai I. brought up the rear. I'aral J.(l' . Vl1" " " "'"served live eruD Alter them < a me tm. special ships and torpedo boat dost rover/ We (minted thirly-lwo Russian ?jdp* j? >f '? Nuri-riitl< r. " I lie Japanese ileet continued t(? maintain enveloping positions from i sundown \ui til dawn. Suiuiav morning opened misty. but the weather soon cleared and thfjA-tttytrci) for the rem nants nf t he ItiffiMuu fleet was begun I'lve Rus.Jau ship.-* wore discovered in the vicinity of Llaueourt Island mm they were immediately surrounded. "One. supposed to be the Izunmul. escaped at full speed. The four others offered no resistance and hoisted the Japanese flag over tiie Russian colors, apparently offering to surrender, ("apt. Yashfro. commanding th? Asama. start ed hi a small boat to ascertain the r??al intentions of tho Russians-, when Ad miral Nebogatoff lowered a boat and j came on board the Axama, where he formally surrendered. The prisoners were distributed among tiie Japanese | ships and prize crews were selected to , take possession of the captured ves ve.'.--. .t About this (line we received a mes sage sey in g that a portion of our squad ron was holly engaging the reAiaining Russian ships. The Asaina hastened to tho scene of combat and found the Rus sian cruiser Dmitri llonskoi vigorously resisting the Japanese attack. The Douskol attempted to escape ami we pursued until after sundown, res.um ! big tm-pedo attacks at nightfall. On Monday morning the search was resumed by a portion of the Japanese squadron, and It was learned that the Douskol had been beached at Ulloun Island." Itojeiii Yciiakjr'4 Capture. London, Eng.?1 The* Telegraph's cor-, respondent at Sasebo, describing Ad-? iniral Hojestvensk.v's capture, says that wJien lie embarked on the destroyer' Hiedovy from the Borodino, the de stroyer attempted to break away, first ? pointing her head one way and them another in her efforts to find a gap in. the ring of the enemy's guns. The Japanese destroyer Sasanami advanced from the lines to meet, the Hiedovy. pouring a terrible lire into her at close range. The Bledovy beenme disabled and her steering gear was ttse Icss. Admiral Hojestvensky and his chief of staff were wonnded when they left the Knia/. Suvaroff ami were wounded again on thr? Hiedovy, the Admiral ser iously. The Sasanami's erew boarded the Hiedovy and made all aboard of her prisoners. Admiral Hojestvensky was discovered last, at the bottom of the hold, bleeding freely. lie was removed to a special ward of the naval hospi tal at Sasebo, where Japanese naval surgeons are attending him. He had a shell splinter In his forehead and slight wounds In the baek and legs. Hit was very fatigued and pale. The converted ^misers Nippon Maru and Hongkong yraru, wji)ch were des patched to search the seats, laden with food and medical comforts, have re tui-r.cd. They saved more than. <!00 Russians. The total number of pris oners is now nearly SOCO. Must Leave Vladivostok. St. Petersburg lias received ft dls nateh saying that nil non-conabntants | have been ordered to leave Vladi vostok. ? - . Hlfclns Signs Etaberg BlflB. Governor Hlgglna, at Albany, T., signed two Important election bttla of Bmitor Kleberg. ? Slot to Taarekoe-8ek>. ' Many p?now were wounded In an. anti-war riot noar Taarakoe-Selo, But Nnboiftttnfl *? Diagrttcr fn 1 Shotiiuft. j The accounts received hero of t !?? surrender of Vice-Admiral N?d>ogatofT ; differ, The correspondent of the Tel* 1 ograph at Saseho ?l^Korll?o? 11 a* h (lit* uraoeful opUode. l(o say* unit nu ei? animation of his captured squadron show* (hat while the fcnns wore rusty | and painted red anil tho ships b?doW t In* water 1 i no were covered with mosa, t li fro was no lark of uctuul lighting rte ' sources. _ ? . t There \vero heaps of ammunition. No j traee of damage by Japanese shell* j wiik found. Tho surrender of tin1 ships cannot bo accounted for. A despatch l ?.? t ho Tllnen from ToklO states that the lOmperor Juts ordered that Vice- Admiral Nohogatoff ho re leased in order that ho may tako to the I'sar IV I'opOrt of tho battlo of I ho ilapan Kea and a list of tho Russian casualitics. St. Petersburg. Russia? "COward" and "traltoi'" were tho execrations hlltfled at Admiral Nehogatoff h.V most Navy Department officials, though a fow urged that until all tho eireum: stances aro known Nehogatoff should not ho condemned for surrendering the Orol, Apraksin and Soniavlno. Tokln C>lctirAt?n Victory. Tokio, .lapan ? Admiral Togo's vic tory was celebrated hero hy tho entire city. ',10 very hutldinu was decorated with Hags and bunting, l.itorary ox-"*" ? ivisr* and sports woro hold in Hiblya Park, Mayor O'/aki presiding. Thou* sands of persons tilled tho park and cheered lustily. Tho Naval Staff oc cupied prominent scats on tho plat form. Various organizations and guilds paraded tho streets, the proces sions nil converging at iiibiya Park. Vieo-Admlral Togo visited Vice-Ad* in Ira I ltojcstvonsky sit tho Naval Hos pital at Sasobo, and expressed his syin* pathy for tho wounded Admiral. Ho praised the desperately courageous tight of tho Russians, and expressed Wis hope that Admiral Rojost vonsky would soon bo able to return to llussla. Tn response to thousands of sugges tions and inquiries received, the Navy Department has decided to erect an enormous lighthouse on Oklno Island as a monument to commemorate Ad miral Togo's gvont naval victory <>ver__ the Russian llect in the battle ofxfapan Sea. " f To HoIphhc llic l.oim. J San Francisco, Cal.? ' The authorities at Mare Island Navy Yard\liave re ceived from Washingtou^'-ji. in structions to permit iluMtussiau auxll- J iary cruiser Lena. now interned at the navy yard here, to proceed to Asiatic waters. The Lena will go to Vladivostok for use its a hospital ship. Tho Lena will I be prepared for sea within a month and it is believed that Iter tirst destin ation ???ll !?? .1n|iail. T I It'll* Silo ivlll probably he used to convoy any wound* | ed Russian ollicers to Vladivostok. I'rcftlUrnt IT rjt?n l'ene*. TVashingLon, 1). C.? In a conference ;? r ilr.' White House with Count Cas sin!, ilic Russian Ambassador, Presi dent BoosevHt expressed the earnest hope that Russia would forthwith eon ehule peace with Japan, Prolongation ?i? tin? -wtftv^ho believes, wilt not re sult In victor^" for the Hussion arm* and can only servo to increase Japan's demand? and render more difficult the drafting of a treaty of peace which the Czar, as well as the Mikado, can sign, 'ihs President spoke, he said, as the friend of Russia no less than of Japan, and on hehalf not only of the Wash ington Government, hut in the interest of humanity. Until his words have readied T. rskoe-Selo and. have been <? mmuni'-alcd to Emperor Nicholas in the friendly in which they were uttered. tb?ir effect cannot be estimat ed. Soon after returning to the Em bassy. Count Cassiiji began the prepa ration of a dispatch t*y his government. Figures prepared lqf the Naval In telligence Bureau o." tl^e Navy Depart ment under direction of Captain Sea ton Schrorder. its chief, show that, as result of the battle just fouirht and ;:s predecessors, Russia has dropped t'iuHj third fnu seventh place in naval power and .laptui has risen from sev enth to sixth. V The battle has put the United States up from fifth to| fourth place and Ger many from fourth to third. The naval powers now rank in this order: Great Britain. France, Ger many, United States, Italy, Japan, Russia and Austria. Prior to the bat tle of the S*ea of Japan they ranked as follows: Great Britain, France, Rus sia, Germany United States, Italy Japan and Austria. * Austria is the only power "whose ranky is unaffected by the battle. Italy moves from sixth place to tlfth. Practically all that Russia has left Is tne Black Sea fleet. Of her nine teen battleships only seven remain; of her eleven coast defense vessels, in cluding smaller battleships and moni tors. only seven; of her seven armored cruisers, three; of her twenty other cruisers, fifteen; of her forty-one tor pedo boat destroyers, thirty-three; of her eighty-five torpedo boats, eighty two. . Manil.i, I*. I.? Boar-Admiral Enquist, accompanied by Bear-Admiral Train j and the French Consul, formally called on Governor-General Wright. After the usual greetings had been ex changed, Governor Wright asked: "Admiral EnquiKt, do you wish to stay at Manila permanently?" Bear-Admiral Enquist replied: "My. ships are unscaworthy. I hav* not heard from my Government, and I request time to make repairs." Governor Wright then said that ac cording to Tils construction of the neu trality law* the Russian vessels could remain long enough to make necessary repairs, and.^ifter these were finished, they must leave within twenty-four hours, or'fllsmantlc and interne. Bear Admiral Eoqulst requested permission to bring his ships behind the break water for repairs. This " request was granted. COMMONS CHANGER SPEAKERS. Gully to Retire Owing to III Hcaltu and Ix>wther Likely to Succeed Him. fx>ndon.~ England. ? William Court Gully will shortly retire from the post of Speaker of tho House of Couamone, owiac to Ui health. Jamas William Lowtber, the deputy Speaker, will likely be nominated to aneeee* him. Germany baa 6.800,000 women who earn their own Urine. ? PALMETTO CROP CONDITIONS | Conditions For Past Week as Given ! Out by the Department. The first of the week tMldinB Mon- I lay, June 6th, wils warm, ilio in i<t l l<> j portion cool, and tht* close had normal j torn pent I urd. There was widespread | complaint thill tool nights wore nn favorable oil cotton. There was more lhan the usual amount of sunshine over the western and central parts iind less than usual over (he eastern parts. There were local high, damag ing winds in the northeastern coun ties oil the .'50th and 31st. accompany inu thunderstorms': A large4 portions of the Kiat" had no rain during the week, hut there were heavy raids in the east central. [ eastern mid southern counties op the 30th and 31st, furthei delaying farm | work and Increasing the foulness <>f corn and cotton. Farm work made rapid progress ov er the larger portion of the State, hut cultivation is difficult owing to the i rank growth of grass and weeds and ! the rapid drying of the soil which rem ? dors it baken and crusted, The weath er was generally favorable for growth of crops, and there Is a marked im provement noted Where they lia\e been cultivated, but the general coudi- i tion of all field crops is Mill poor. There is a marked Improvement in cotton which looks w<;ll where work ed, especially on cltty noils, but is still poor, yellow and smalt on sandy ami gray soils, with less complaint of plants dying than last week. I .ice are prevalent in the central and east ern counties. There yet remains a | small portion of the crop to chop to stands. Favorable progress" was inado in cleaning fields of grass and weeds, byj/fnuch remains foul, and some will T>e abandoned owing to ihe rank j growth of grass and the scarcity of laborers. First squares have been noted in many parts of the State. The conditions of corn is variable, ranging from good to very poor, and much of the crop Is suffering for want of cultivation. In many places it is yellow and undersized. Where proper ly cultivated it is fine. llotiom lands were prepared and planted during the week. 'Worms continue destructive in the southern counties. Hire looks fairly welK A large acreage of Juno rice will be; planted in the Georgetown district. Melons arc lnte. Wheat Is being liarveWd and tin* yields are poor, owing to rust and ' too much rain. Oals are ripe and bteiflig gener ally harvested, with yieldaji ranging from excellent to poor. Spring oats continue promising. Readies are be ing shipped; the quality Is good, but the fruit is small. In places peaches are rotting badly. Gardens are doing well but need rain in the west. Pas Lures good. Minor crops generally promhdnsr.^J. W: BflUOlT Section Di rector. W. F. Klumpp & Co.'s Cotton Crop Letter. The following cotton crop letter is furnished by Messrs. W. F. Klumpp & Co.: The weather conditions the past fortnight have continued unfavorable, and private advices with few excep tions report the crop to be very back ward, compared with last season, far mers being unable to work the fields on account, of the protracted rains. In the eastern belt, the plant is making better progress than in the central and western belt, but as a rule over the ejitire region the crop is doing poorly, especially in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, where the plant is badly in the grassland in Texas and Arkansas, .where the outlook in many sections is very discouraging, farmers having been unable to finish planting, and Kome fields being abandoned on ac count of wet weather. The crop Is alnnit two weeks later than usual, and considering the reduc tion in acreage, of about 15., as per our crop letter of the thirteenth ult., the weather conditions of the next thirty days are of greatest importance, an they will throw more light on the chances for a r.rop in keeping with consumpt ion. Weather conditions will continue to govern jf rices for some time to come. Riot in Aiken County^ Columbia, Spcclal. ? A race riot is in progress at Bush, in Aiken county, the scene of the old Ellenton riots of the reconstruction period. So far a white man named Burwcll McClain is dead, and his son mortally wounded and two negroes are dangerously wounded. These were fired upon from the house of a negro named Gordon High. Mc Clain had been deputized to go and bring a negro child to a magistrate, the child being in dispute in a case to bo tried before the magistrate. High de fied McClain. who was re-enforced by hi$ son. and two negroes and High and his friends fired upon the approach ing party, with the result that Harwell was killed and the others wounded. High then made his escape into the forest. Other negroes have armed themselves with Winchesters and shot guns and declared that they will pro tect High, after whom a large and well armed posse has started. High will be lynched when he is caught. A long dis tance 'phone message from Aiken Kays further bloodshed is expected. Battleships Go South. Norfolk, Va., Special. ? The first di vision of the battleship squadron, un der command of Hoar Admiral R. I). Evans, composed of tho flagship Maine, Kearsargc, Kentucky and Mis souri, sailed from Hampton Roads for th? Southern drill (rounds. After two Hays' Evolutions at sea the squtdron will sail for New York, and the ships wlH then disperse for repair* *t the I northern aavjr yards. Occu'iencej of Interest In Various Parte of the State. G*ne?l Cotton Market. flalvcKtoh, quiet . . . New Oi lcans, easy . Mobile, II rm Savannah, steady . . Chai lesion, steady . Wilmington, sternly Norfolk. steady .... Baltimore, normal New York. (| ii i<- 1 . . . Boston, quiet Philadelphia, steady I loiiHton. ?)iii?>i . . . . Augusta* quiet Memphis, steady . . St. Ir>uis, linn . . . . . LouisVille, firm . < . . Charlotte These figures (o wagons; Goo J mid dli tig Strict middling Middling Tinges Stains MiddlillK s->i s I K i .j ? s :> ii" s?? . .x-% Cotton Market. represent prices . . :? <Hi ? .H-\ lilt, . .i?.oo l>a d . S'i > s ,i;>i Poison in Food. One hundred and ten convicts in I ho Stain penitentiary won* made deal lily ?icU nt dinncy Tuesday. At first iht1 cause was a inystory hut a later Investigation is reported as fol lows: "TIkmc was atsuJih in t li<' dinner which poisoned 110 of the convicts at t ho State prison TtiPficlay. Dr. W. B. Hunioy. tho State chemist, has not made Ms fc.v<nal repWrt of llu> analysis undertaken at tho request of Captain P. .1 Critlllh, sUperintonclotll of tho penitentiary, hut ho said Informally that ho had discovered tho prosonce of afsonie in considerable quantities in tho sample seni him fi r examination. Tho prisoners who Were poisoned lulvo recovered from the severe ill ness and none was left in tho in 11 r mary. It is fortunate t h it ? while so many wore sickened tho nausea eanio upon them ho soon after the meal ^iai (hey were saved from serious /con sequences. / / "Superintendent (Jrlllltdi and Captain W. W. Avams, captain c f the guard, made a careful investigation Wednes day and they have arrived at the conclusion that the poison was put In to cabbage with malice and the party guilty of the crime has. been spotted. Buggy Burned by Moonshiners. Spartanburg, Special. ---Chief (Jrady and several of the local constables had a lively tim* of it raid in the Dark Corner Monday night. Arriving at (Jowansvillo, their vehicle broke clown, and they secured another and pressed forward in their quest of illicit distilleries. Their raid carried them into the lonely, unfrequented sections of the Corner, and t<iev wer? firecl.on sevrral times, but without results. Their search proved fruitions, and, re turning to Qowansville for their team, they discovered (hat It had been cut to pieces and burned up by the; irate moonshiners. Their horsoa had not been molested and (he men secured an other carriage and came home. To Increase School Tax. Laurens, Special. ? At the annual meeting of the citizens it was voted to increase tho special tax levy for the city schools from 2 3-4 to 3 mills The terms of the three trustees having expired, Messrs. (). H. Simmons and T. J. Mousley were elected to succeed themselves. The treasurer made his annual report ami announced that tho salaries of a number of the teachers had been Increased the past year. The meeting adjourned to meet again next Tuesday, when the report of the au diting committee will he made. New Enter prised. Application was madr* recently for tho Tlmmonsville Lumber company. Tirnmonsville, to have a capitalization of $40,000. The corporators are: B. 1). Dargan and V. L. Wilcox. V The Yorkvllle Monument Worl<saiso applied for a commission, the corpora tors being W. H. Moore, W. H. Wvlio, B. N. Moore. (). K. Wllklns. W. I. Witherspcxm, S. W. Heath and fC. I>. Blakeney. The i.apital stock will be $10,000. The Carolina plumbing company, of Columbia, was (barten d, capitalization to be $",,000. Officers are: W. A. Clark, president and treasurer. John A. Civil, secretary and T. H. Melghan vice president. The Siimmnrton Ileal Estate agency was given a commission, the capital stock to be $5,000. W. J. Muldrpw and A. P. Burgess, corporators. Lewis <*ohen & Co., of Charleston, jvere given a charter. Capitalization ?5,500. General merchandise. A charter was granted to the indus trial Training Home, of flreenvllle. The object of this institution will Ik> to of fer a place of refuge for fallen young women who have been living In shame and to give them employment under Christian Influences. The officers are: John S. Mercer, president: S. L. Rich ardson. vice president: W. A. Capps, treasurer, and J. J. McSwain, secre tary. The Camden Baseball" and Amuse ment. Park association was given a commission. The purpose of this or ganization will be to ?buy a park, en close same and use It for baseball and other sports. The capital stock will be $1,000. Corporators: John 8. Lind say. W. J. P. We*ks, and B. B. Clark. Child Drank Poiaon. Chester. Special.? A most distressing casualty occurred here Thursday. John son Woods, aired two years, youngest child. of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Woods, got accent to a phial of medicine which was used hy the child'a father, and the little one Ufck an overdose. In spite of prompt attention by a physician the child died In about two hours. The par ents lost last ye ar their 11 rat born, Q a bright little girl. Their many JCrienda . sympathise with than in their frtfh 1 wi?. ; J S. C. PlltSS ASSOCIAT'ON Splendid PtOQrHmmi That |Ha8 B "en i Prepared for Occasion. Tin* following '"?* 1 r,':i j arrange! by (lie Executive Commn tee j for i lit! (hlily llrsl annual meeting of 1 the Association, which will ho held a' , Will to Stone Llthia Splines, Spattri- ) huiR, county, fl. C.. July li lt: TCEHDA V, JCLY il s :U' I' M . W?*h ome meeting in t li ?> Hotel ai:- ! ditorium. A ppoint meiit of eommitti ?>s. W K I >N Erff ? A Y ? ? W : MO A M Iteports of officers, coin mi It i e 's. mis- i cMlfineouH business, etc. | Papers will he read on the 1'ollowiiiK j subjects hy the persons name!: "Lit oral u re of South Carolina" Mis. ? Virginia I). Young. Enterprise, Fair fax. "The Advertising Agent a" A. (!. j Kolloek. News, Darlington General diaruKsion of the at ove ??ub Ipi'Is: AFTKKNOON HESS I ON :l O'CLOCK. "Ethics of Journalism"*? Paul M. Price, Itccord. Columbia. "Newspapers* and Mm :? 1 i I ly"? - J. T. Higham. Lantern. Chester. General discission of the above fieb J?'i is. Opening tin1 question box, and dis cussion relative to Hie question* aske.l, M isc< 1 la neons business. EVENING SESSION S : V.n O'CLOCK. The Price ol a Country Weekly" A. U. Jut don. Hi raid. I >il|on "Js'i'WKj.apn* n? Lawmakers"- 11. T. Kiowne Courier, Walhallrt. (?? neral discussion of (he nbovo Sub jects. A v Jjdlrfceltanehus business. ^ TIllJICHDAY A. M. M iscoilaneritts business. "The Press, the Pulpit, til" Politi cian"- Itev. W. P. Jacobs, l>. I >. . Our Monthly, (Minion. "Voting Cotili s(s. Gift Proposil ions. eto.'Do They ' ' Pay W. Wolfe, IteeOrd, Kingsp.ee, General discussion of (lie above wub !?!Ct8. Opening the question box, and dis MSdlon relative to the q?es(i?ns i sited. Miscellaneous business. \ITEKNOON SESSION -3 O'CLOt -K. "Should th<! Foreign Advertiser Ue^fl ?eive a Lower Price than the Local Patron?"? W. II. Wallace, Observer, Newberry. "Our Country Cousins"- J. C. llemp hill. News and Cyii'iier, Charleston. General dlscurtiiion of the abovo sub jects. Opening thf/ question box, and dis cussion rebufcve to the questions askel. EVENING SESSION? 8:30 O'CLOCK. Miscellaneous business. Address by Mr. St. Elmo Massengale, of Atlanta, Ga., on the relation of the Advertising Agent to the Newspaper Publisher. FRIDAY- 9: 30 A. M, Miscellaneous business. "My Esteemed Contemporary Across the Street*- N. Chrlstensen, Jr.. Gazette, Beaufort. "Getting the News"? P. II. Fike, Her ald. fipartanhurjr.. General discussion of the above sub jects. Opening the question box. an.l dis cussion leiative to the questions asked. A FT Kit NOON SESSION Miscellaneous business. "The Lights and Shadows of a lie porter's Life" ? Wm. Hanks, The State, Columbia, "The Business End of It" ? J. L. Sims, Times and Democrat, Orange burg. General discussion of the above sub jects. EVENING SKSSION? 8:30 O'CLOCK. Final meeting- -Miscellaneous Busi ness, Election of Officers, etc. ACTIVITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Geherai Movement to Increase thr Number anri Importance of the Sea board's Connections. Thorp Is increasing manlfe slat Ions <?f a general movement to incrno.^o the j number and Importance of f.^aboird j connections In this State, and this, to- | gether with some other schemes that i have recently been projected, pictures unusual activity In railroad construc tion In this State for the immediate | future. Whether therSeaboard or the j communities interested took the inltln- i tlve 1 iv 'the several different enterprises that /iave been blocked out to extend the Seaboard's territory in the low country as well a" ^n the prosperous J Piedmont section, where the cotton mills alone furnish a big freight busi ness. is of no Immediate concern to the numerous South Carolinians whoso business will be facilitated and proper ty enhanced in value irnj r.ill roqd facilities. Certain it is. however, thaf activity in these, various pro.'. els has become marked almost slmu:;a neously. The Union and Glenn Springs rail road has just been completed and put in operation, giving Union and neigh boring mills a Soaboard connexion at Pride's, and a movement has boon started at Spartanburg to build a con nection between Buffalo, the present western terminus of the new road, and (Jlenn Springs, which would bring the Glenn Springs railroad Into uso as f*?r as Roebuck, which is only six mlk i front Spartanburg, the most Important cotton mill county in the State. The Seaboard could then ro into fcn*rtan* bnrg o\tfU" the Charleston and Western Carolina tracks or build a line of its j own from Roebuck. Then In the opposite tier of Piedmont ( counties there Is a scheme to establish t a Seaboard connection for Greenville, i with its numerous cotton mills, at j Greenwood by an extension of the old Carolina f: Knoxvllle road from Green- i vllle to Greenwood. This road Is now ; In operation from Greenville nearly to the North Carolina line, Expects Attack. Vladivostok, By Cable. ? It Is expert- { ed here that a Japanese attack or. the fortress will net be long delayed. There la, however, a calm and determ ined spirt manifested by the popula tion In the face of the forthcoming crista. The defenses* of on whia# steady work haa.^fth In J progress sine* th? ? - ?fl| >r uy. t-vSli HIKE 'LEMHI IS JAILED # Leader of Chicago Striking Teamsters Taken to Prison WAS l.AUR RUT: AS 1:1) ON BOND ? ? ? ** President Shen, of the Teamsters' Union Together With President MacGce, of the Truck Drivers' Urv Ion, iu Taken into Custody on In dictments Chargaing Conspiracy. _ Chicago, Kpe. till. Cornelius P. Shea, incident or the International Brother hood nf Ti'Jiiisu'r!*, and lender in I h?i st i ike whh'h has existed In Ctatoago for tho last, t wo mouth:?. was arrested and n to jail Moihl.i) night. With liini i-n tho journey from tho naloon In v. Iiirli 1*0 wan arrested to I ho. office of tho sheriff, fl lid then I') tlio jjjJl, wn3 Hugh Mac Geo, president of tho Truck Drl Voi H' l.'nloh. P?o!h in * n wore tnken Inio custody on capiases Issued on in di? i nioiilK charging them with eonsplr ;ii-y. \" 1 1 i <!i WOi ?? votod h.v (ho grand jury that adjourned last Saturday night. Wiirn n. rested, Shea lost his temper completely and denounced the sheriff and all hlr. works in emphatic language. Ilo Wft:; (old by the Hherlff thai' ho won Id ' lie given nil ilfcoEsary time to procure bondsmen, but that hp would lie taken (o Jal! a( once un less he moderated hln manner of talk i iicr. 6 Shea again broke into violent lan guage. and the !<hc?'tff, Inrning to Depu ties lionau and Wllfton, commanded them (O take Shea lo jail Immediately. Slim saw that lie had gone too fai*, iind uMcinplod to Hay something to tho sheriff hut tho deputies took him quick Jv Into hall add from there to the fttyoct, whero they hailed a cab and conveyed him lo jail. President Mac Coo followed in another cab, and in a few minutes the fnen were inside tho Jail. Both were searched, according to the. usual custom, by Jailer Whitman and we:c then taken to ceils and lock ed up; After hpingr' a prisoner for a II ttlf* more than two Injurs, both Shea ami .MacCee were released, their attorneys having procured bond#, which were ap pioved hy Judge Tuthlll. t. Vessels Muat Leave Manila. ^ Washington, Special.? Admiral En* qulst will not be allowed to repair hlf ships at Minila. This Government has decided (hat aa the in juries to tho ves^_ s?ds were Hot enuseil by oithcr sea or storm they will be obliged to refuse permission for the vessolu to bo paired there. Socrctary Taft cabled the following instructions lot Governor Wright, at Manila, regardittgtihe ships: "Time cannot be given for the repairs or injuries received in battle. There fore the vessels cannot be repaired un less Interned until the end of hostili ties." ,'v Admiral Train has been . Instructed accordingly, it is stated by Secretary Taft that if the ltuaslan vessels agreed lo lenve Manila in thoir prpsent coitdl-" tion they were welcomftto do so, but as It did not appear that thoy had suf fered from any damage caused by sea or storm, this Government was obliged to take tho position above out lined. 0 Tho President's decision regarding tho disposition of tho Russian vessels at Manila, that thoy shall intorno or put to sea, Is, it is said here, In ac cordadftr* with tho best naval opinion and is In pursuit of tho polity of strict neutrality followed by the Washington government from tho beginning of the war. It Ifl specially declared that (here is no intention to show the. slightest favoritism In tho matter, and everything possible will be done for the comfort of the wounded Russians. Tho ships, when Interned, will of course be allowed to be put Jn habit able condition, and such repairs as are necessary to keep them nfloat will be allowed. ? ?> More Headed For Manila. Hongkong. By (Table. ? The steamer Zallrlo, which tins arrived hero from Manila, reports having sighted a Rus? sinn volunteer fleet steamer, two sup^ pesed torpedo boatn and a threo-fun neled cruiser, accompanied by a deop ly-ladon transport, Monday morning, in latitude 20 r>9 north and loh^ltudo 115.23 cant. The vessels were steering southward. Matter Rests With Enquist. St. Petersburg, By Cable. ? Both the Foreign OJUce and the Admiralty say the doclslon whether to disarm thv three Russian cruisers at Manila or effect repairs there and endeAvor to rtaeh a Russian port, was left In A<K unrul's Ec.ouist *8 hands, to determine according to his best Judgment, Lit tle doubLgwas felt that the cruise^ would beTirtomod until the ehd of the war, as before the repairs wblcV. < Euquist cables .aro imperative could r, be effected, a Japanese nqitadron would be off CorregidOY Island, wait* lr.jr to capture or sink thorn. Funil For Kentwcy Colltgt. (( Frankfort, Ky., Special. ? Oov? Beckham received frfrro Hon. W? Bryan, of Nebraska, a check tor to be pai l lo tho Kentucky 4flf tural and Mechanical and College, aiijl invostod;. proceeds ore to the beat imT " Vhtn tapart nt n tx