The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, September 15, 1905, Image 1
VOLUME XVI.
CAMDEN^ c FltlDA Y,
? SKI'THMBKK 15, 1905.
NO. ofi.
PEACE TREATY
IS SIGNED
Conference of Plenipotentiaries
Conies to an End at Ports
mouth Navy Yard.
Ttlll OF THE AGREEMENT
Simple Ceremonies Murk the Close of
One of (he Worl<V? Molt lXeiu?rk?l>le
Meetings ? Cannous and Hells Peal
Forth m JoyoMs Salute? Koinur* and
Itosen Make Short .Speeches? Religious
Services of the ltnsslans.
Portsmouth, N. n. ? The war be
tween Japan and Russia is ended. At
3.47 o'clock in th&afternoon the Treaty
of Portsmouth, re-establishing pprtce
between the two empires, wns signed
by the plenipotentiaries sent here by
the Czar aiul the Mikado. A moment
afterward a salute of "nineteen guns
was fired at the United States Navy
Yard on Klttery Point, the church
bells in Portsmouth, New Castle and
Kittery were rung, and llags were
hoisted everywhere.
Only six Americans were allowed to
witness the act which ended the great
war. These were Admifyl Mead, Cap
tain Wlnslow, Captain Cfybbons, Gov
ernor McLane, Mayor Marvin and As
sistant Secretary of State Peirco.
Through the courtesy of Mr. Peirce,
the newspaper correspondents were
admitted to the navy yard, arid foj?^
two hours stood in the mud ouiskteitie
* conference bulVling in a mixed group
composed of automobiles, buggies and
dock-yard laborers.
Both trtkUussian and Japanese mis
sions on tWir arrival at the nary yard
fwere received by Admiral Mead, while
two companies of marines commanded
toy Major Moses rendered military hon
ors' and a band played.
On entering the building the Russian
and Japanese plenipotentiaries retired
to t'.fclr respective apartments, while
(theft. 'secretaries jvent Into****. prUmte
room to read over and finally compare
the French and English copies of the
treaty. This occupied half an liour,
.... (while the six guests conversed with
the attaches and junior officials in the
"CemfWMce room. At 3.40 o'clock the
secretaries went into the conference
room and said that the treaty was
* ready for signature.
. M. Korostovets informed Baron Ko
mura that all was ready, and Mr. Ya
maza performed the same service tor
the Russian envoys. The plenlpoteu- ,
tlarles thPh entered the room and took |
their seats. On the Russian side of
the table sat M. WItte, Baron Rosen,
<M. Pokotlloff, Ctftnmander Roussine
and M. Korostovetz,_ Baron Komura
sat opposite M. Witte. The others on
the Japanese side of the table were Mr.
QDakahlra, Mr. Dcnnison, Mr. Yaimaza
and Mr. Sato.
When all were seated the secretaries
brought In the four copies of ttie peace
treaty and laid them .upon
twtJ^renab copies nutrq. phrced-Tn
frout~of Sf. Witt?" a-n^Baron Rosen
and the two ffingfipfi copies before Bar
on Komura and Mr. Takabira.
At 3.47 o'clock the four envoys signed
their names simultaneously to the
papers in front of them, and then ex
changed them for the others. Each
'envoy had to sign bis name four times.
M. Witte was the only envoy who
signed two names, "Serge "Witte." The
others signed "Komura," "Takabira"
and "Rosen.'*
? Not a word "was said In the jroom
(When the treaty was being signed.*
At 8.40 o'clock an offlcitU ran down
the steps from the conference room an?l
?aid to Captain Ilowe of the marine
guard: "Go ahead, Captain."
The officer ran to the corner oL the
building and waved a,red flag, which
;was Immediately followed by the roar
of the guns as they thundered forth an
'Ambassador's salute of nineteen guns,
ftbls announced to Portstnouth and the
surrounding towns and villages that
the treaty had been signed. The salute
.was followed by the ringing of church
bells, the raising of flags and the blow
ing of the whistles of the towboats and
steamers in the harbor.
In the meanwhile, inside the confer
ience room, a remarkable scene was in
progress. Throwing his pen aside, M.
iWltt<wwithout a word, reached across
the tame and grasped Baron Komura's
hand. His confreres followed his ex
ample, and the Russian and Japanese
?delegates remained for a moment in
silence, their right hands tightly
clasped- across the cohference table.
The war was over? Russia and japan
urefs once more friebda.
There was nothing stagy about this
simple ceremony. It rang true, and
deeply impressed the attaches and sec
~ rstaries of the two missions and the Jo
i Vited witnesses.
V Baron Rosen was th<v to break
Lithe alienee. Rt^lug.fr/m bir ae^t^tho
4llAmbas*ador^or>King Barqn Konnlirr
jutfalght lnjfce eye, said a few words
.lwtilcb o?f bad only to h^ar to know
came strtright from his hear:.
iBaron Kooiurn replied that he shared
entirely the views of Baron Rosen.
\__j j lMBUu r iTrrirnTi- ?
PBSJSIDBNT QWJtfi NEWS.
Ifr. ftooMTtlt fiec?l?e? Tiding# at Oj?
ter Bay, N. Y.
- Oyitw Bay, Y.-A telegram re*
r ttbad toy PrwMenr BooNTdt #c
. Wwed fflcMhr tt?t tlM treaty of
MavlllpSttMT o'clock in th*
After thin tyiere whs general hand
shaking, tuid u bntfet luncheon was
served in i he cafe across the^baUJthe
Russians and Japanese /fnfornJuily
drlnkfnK each other's heaUfli; Klivrtly
before 5 o'clock the Kusfiau mlJsion
left the yard for thy thnn\sglvliii/ ser
vice at Christ Church, anaHhe-<fapan
ese returned, to the hotel.
Article 1 stipulates for the re-estab
lish men t of peace and friendship be
tween the sovereigns of the two em
pires, and between the subjects of ltus
sin and Japan respectively.
Article 2? Ills Majesty, the Emperor
of Itusslu, recognizes the preponderant
interest from political, military and
economical points of view, of Japan in
the Empire of Korea, and stipulates
(bat ltussia will not opposo any meas
ures for Its government, protection or
control that Japan will deem necessary
to take in Korea in conjunction with
the Korean Government, but Russian
subjects and Russian enterprises are
to enjoy the same status as the sub
jects and enterprises of other coun
tries.
Article 8? It Is mutually agreed that
the territory of Manchuria be simul
taneously evacuated by both Russian
and Japanese troops; both countries
being concerned In this evacuation
their situations are absolutely identi
cal. All rights acquired by private
persons and companies shall remain
intact.
Article 4? The rights possessed by
Russife In conformity with the lease
by Russia of Port Arthur and I)alny,
together with the lands and waters ad
jacent, shall pass over in their entirety
to Japan, but the properties and rights
of Russian subjects are to be safe
guarded and respected.
? Article B-^rThe Governments of Rus
sia a nd/Jaj(*ur "engage themselves r??
clprocnMjTnot to mit any obstacles to
the general measures (which shall be
alike for all nations) that China may
tnke J|or the development of the com-f
rnerCe and industry of Manchuria.
Article 0? The Mancburian Ruilway
shnll be operated jointly between Rus
sia and Japan at Kouang-Tcheng-Tse.
The two branch lines shall be employed
only for commercial and industrial
purposes. In view of Russia keeping
her branch line with all rights acquired
by her convention with China for the
structlon of that railway, Japan ac
res the mines In connection with
h branch lbie which fails to her.
--rtlcle 7? Russia und Japan engngo
-themselves to make a conjunction of
the two branch lines which they own,
at Kouang-Tcheng-Tse.
Article 8? It Is agreed that the
branch lines of the Mjufciiurlan Rail
way shall be worked with a view to as
sure commercial tra,fflc between them
without obstruction//
Article 9? Russia jV-edcs to Japan the
southern part of pagination Island as
far north as th.qj? llftieth degree of
north latitude, together with the isl
ands depending thereon. The right of
free navigation is assured in the bays
of La Perouse and Tar tare. ,
Article 30? This article recites the
situation of Russian subjects on the
^ southern part of Saghallen Island, and
stipulates that Russian colonists there
shall be free and shall, have- the right
to remain without changing their na
tionality. Per contra, the Japanese
Government shall have the right to
force Russian convicts to leave the ter
ritory" which is ceded to her.
Article 11? Russia engages herself to
make an agreement with Japan, giving
to Japanese subjects the right to flsn
Jn Russian territorial waters of the
Sen of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk and
Bering Sen.
Article 12? The two high contracting
parties engage themselves to renew
the commercial treaty existing be
tween the. two Governments prior to
th#war, in all Its vlgoy. witii slight
modifications in details, and with 'a
most-fnvoredrnatlon clause.
Article 13? Russia and Japan recipro
city engage to restitute their prisoners
of war, on payiug the real cost of
keeping the same, such claim for cost
to be^snppoi'ted by documents.
Artidffc 14? Phis peace treaty shall b?
drown up in two languages. French
and English, the French text being
evidence for the Russians, and tho
English text for the Japanese. In case
of difficulty of - interpretation, the
French document to bo fiml evidence.
Article 1J5 ? ' The ratification of this
treaty shall he countersigned l\v the.
sovereign? of the two Stotes within
fit'O days after Its signature. The
French and American embassies shall
be Intermediaries between the Japan
ese and Russian Governments to an
nounce by telegraph the ratification of
the treaty. /
Two additional articles nro agreed (o
as follows: -- ^
Article 1? The evacuation of Mnn
churin by both armies shall bo com
plete within eighteen months from the
signing of the treaty, beginning with
?the retirement of troops of .tlie first
line. At tlip expiration of.athe eigh
teen months the two parties ^Hii^fv.ily
be nble tfljenve ns guards for the rali
way fifteen soldiers per kilometre.
Article 2? The boundary which lim
its the parts owned respectively by
Russia and Japan in the Haghallen
Island shall bp definitely marked off
on the Rpot by a special llmitogrrtphic
commission. *
Both copies of the treaty, the ftu^
slan and tlie Japanese, have been en
closed in handsome red movooro fold
ers. The folders are tastefully decor
ated with n gold border. A leathpr
portfolio encloses everyrfilfig. *
Czar Writes Llnevltcli About Peace.
The Russian Emperor, from Tearkoe
'Selo. sent to General Llnevltcli a mes
sage saying ^ftat duty to conscience
and to tho Russian people commanded
him not to expose the army to further
horrors of war. ?
Railway Smash in England.
Ten porsont were killed and twe.uty
injured In a wreck on the Great East
ern Railway at Wltham. England.
Muct Quarantine Immigrants.
? America's Consul at Bremen. Ger
many. notified the North German
| Lloyd Line that all psssengcers from
' Russia must be Qtwrantlned la Bm
men at leatt six days before sailing
for the United 8tates. r
r *
Btoab Explosion to Spain.
Om traiBsa srss kilisd. ft v* {*rsoni
ENVOYS AT ? OYSTER 8AY
Peace Plenipotentiaries of Both Na
tioriS Dine With President.
FAREWELL AT SAGAMORE HILL
KumIuhs hik! Jni?ai>ei" Sl'ft
ut Mr. Itooiffi'lt'i Numuur llonu-? !
Tit# Mlkntlo'n ltepreicu'Hltvra K?l?r?
IHuctl In (lie A(l?iritouii iiuil (he Cur'l
In ilio lCvcnlttK uf tlie Kettie Day.
Oyster Hoy, N, Y.- President Roose
velt entertained the peace plenipoton* 1
tinrlcs of Russia and Japan at Saga
more .Ilill. Huron Koinura ami Minis
ter Takohlra, the Mikado's envoy?.]
wore the guest* ut luncheon. M.
W it le antl Huron Rosea, the Hussion
envoys, (lined ut Sagamore Hill in iho
evening.
There was as little ceremony as pos
sible about the visits At the sanfe
time, there was one official purpose Tor
the envoys ? that of taking leave of the
President, and expressing to him in
person their thanks for what be has
done to bring about peace,
The trip to Sagamore Hill was made
in response to invitations extended by
the President on the historic day, just
live weeks ago, when the four envoys
were introduced on board the May
flower. On that occasion neither the
President .nor the envoys could foretell
the outcome of the 'conference. That
his guests might be nt ease, in any
event, Mr. Roosevelt arranged then to
receive the Russians and the Japanese
"separately.
The Japanese envoys co^ne from
New York Oily on the naval yacht
Sylph. It was 12.110 o'clock when the
vessel came to anchor oft' the J. West
Roosevelt pier, which generally is used
by the .President.
The demeanor of the two Japanese
visitors was very different from that
noticed on t ho occasion of their wel
come on board the Muyllower. Jaunty
assuuuice seemed to have given way
to J^Hfevity of manner.
TlIfT lirst one to greet the envoys at
the President's home was Secretary
Loeb, who received them in the li
bray. A moment later the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt came in.
The luncheon served at 1.30 o'clock
was a purely informal affair. All
t- rough the meal the President chatted
gayly with Baron Koinura, whose ac
quaintance lie made when both were
Harvard students, and, Minister Tuka
hlrn, with whom lie lias established
most cordial relations since he became
the Mikado's Minister at Washington,
D. C.
The Iunchcon ended with a toast to
tho Mikado and peace proposed by the
President, and a toast to the United
States and its President, proposed by
Hh'Voh Jvoimtra. After about two hours
spent at Sagamore II 111 the two envoys
again boarded the Sylph and returned
to. New York City.
"'^'iie two Russian envoys arrived at
Oyster Hay on the train due at G.41
o clock. The private cav of President
Peters, of the I.ong Island rouid, bad
been attached to the irain for their
use. On the train were^Secret Service
Agents Byrnes and Gallagher, from the
New YoiTi office, aud Detective Ser
geant*' Foy and Downing, of the Cen
tral Office, who generally act as the
President's body guards on his trips to
Nrrtv York. There had been no body
guards with the Japanese.
The train was several minutes be
hind schedule. In 'the gathering dusk
a crowd of about 200 person's, many
women among them, had assembled 011
the platform. The envoys' private car
was at the rear, and in the ralnitfc or
so that elapsed before the President's
carriage from, tho other end of the
platform, Mr. Witte, towering above
his colleague, Rosen, formed the centro
of an Interested group. There was 110
demonstration.
The envoys were driven rapidly to
Sngnmore^Ulll, where they arrived a
little after 7- o'clock. Half an hour
Inter dinner was served. As at lun
cheon, no member of the family except
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt sat
at the table with the guests.
The President kept up an animated
conversation in French with tho two
envoys, M. YVltte not having mastered
the English language.
The health of the Czar was drunk
standing. As the dinner was brought
to a close, Karon Roso'iV, in prouftsing
the toast of the United States, ren
dered acknowledgment of the great
service performed by the President in
the interest of peace and humanity.
.The envoys returned to New York
on the train which left here at 10.03
o'clock at 'night. M. Witte and Karon
Ilosen, on returning from Sagamore
JU11, ran into a larger crowd than be
fore nt tiie railroad station!" As the
tiain drew out from the station a large
group of women waved handkerchief
and the two envoys raised their bats >
end bowed repeatedly in response.
"EL." CARS JUMP TRACK.
Train on New Yfcrk City's Ninth Ave
?nue Elevated Line Derailed.
New York City.? An (derated rail
road train jumped the track at Fifty
third street and Ninth avenue early in
the morning during the rush hours.
Two cars, packed with passengers, fell
to the street below, killing and injur
ing scores. AtK^jT the ambulances of
the city hospjiSW were snrsr. on the
scene removing those most severely
bait The wrecking crews of the rail
road company -were railed at once, a*
were companies of the Fire- Depart
ment and police reserves.
Anto Race at Night.
An anto race on the roads around J
.Washington, N. J., took place at night
Without judges or steward*.
m '
.Jap Mob Destroys Churches.
? mob Id Toklo, Japan, bnrned and
destroyed U& dnrdxs, Marquis Ito
wan stoasfl. .. ?
[ . Ummitn Baytyi Dtofd.
-Crttirt flan t j funtuiwa thtttaa.
vu,l\T0 BURN VICTIM
Assailant v _
\s the Penalty ol His
* 1 the Stake.
V ? m
Fir At Not ltl?*$ 11
TIioumS?"**1 T,,|?l'?iou?
VlOW till?*" *?"?!???
Wea>!
p* *
Pallas, Texas.
who aaaaiilted Noi011, fl "'tf'o
aid, was burned at tho\U(>m 1Ioxr
Texas, He was arretted^
'n t lie a fteiuoon o clock
orluic. A mob of 200
from the officers and Wher^ 'ilia
pared to lynch htm. %y Ka^ Pl'0*
two hours for prayer, ,j jt0(1^,on
the fanners In the uelborliuod ""
he would he burned ut o\Jnnb Vt
hour the lynching t
ler hour, . i?onipoii\
that
anodic
Avon begged piteoti* not to tic
be burned, i>u t to bo hi^(| or ^hot.
'Hip mob decided to vote jt, mul the
majority voted for buruln a10? tju,u
linked that his sister oiul jtur, eight
inUes away, be called uij ti,0 je|y.
I?b<nie to bid him good bj.JPy plead,
(id ?o the mob over the tel?u) no( to
kill their brother till tli?ouia gPt
to lim and ?ee him for tjigt time.
The mob gave them untllviook to I
renci Howard and 8ee thjuleinucd j
in a Hi
Tl* mot) -was so strong it did
not tvnv the local ofllccPSi ; tile iso
lated location, olT the Wfcjtillroiul,
niadeu comparatively freoq moles,
tation l>y State troops, if should
bo ord.Ved out uy Oovornojibnm.
AronVwa* taken to fonrdnn
lU'own \aruy south of H<d, at 7
ydoek. yiu donated bj owner
of the to'"11 "
xi ill 1110
lumber Maiiused in thojeuilun.
Avon, In b\*'onfes8ion, h while
preparations '),,rn him 10 stake
wore being ulo, said:
"I am twe -one years end was
born in Nav>tn, Texas, ive one
brother nmlte sisters in ? Coun
ty. I en me hi if ox la to iard in
X'tober, l'.Mwl picked eo; -Hinee
then I bavern f orking pud. I
licked cottobr Mr. Nornbont a
week in Junpt. I went be Nor
ris home
went
. 1
went to tuck tloor of' Norris
homo nnit ?!v e woman nik on a
>i to mc. Iror sakl
I struck 011 tlio 1
*,u? m ui? > with h i hit
her four or jimrs In tlinee hikI
UnoeUed lieije bed onloe lioor."
The inntf npplkd t>lie huge
pile of lunil 1 brush a(fii> p. lii.
Avon was e lo a slakeje plead
ed and stry violently, wo thou
sand pei'BC o In the, i>l). The
,rn\\o.v\oa ?] fs of prrfe farm
bulldlngylor miles
>vercd. wl? people
- The iretfn^ies ,ltl on
censed in f'tes. The xS burned
for nn minute
application match, jd nothing
but embde nn<l t<0 charred
body ma spot 0f the awful
tragedy. / was coiipnratlve ly
quiet anontid soon dispersed
The bone}* of tbo letlm were
gathered/ better And sister.
DROWNTIFlcs CLOTHES.
Eocontrifi
Femafl
? rhiln
garment
wyn,
kill. KL
drowned
across
folk
IVs Mostaebe and
Startling Effect.
4-CIad In i,iH wife's
' ?*?"'"* of (ilad
,kfflf i?to tlie Schuyl.
nvinont and was
Jv?8 ferrying n man
?ibled in. \
. 1< elhu|
ter. _
n n&tlv
trade,
nlng 1-,
undergd
ing a"b<j
vated 1
WllhelJ
Whet
lie ga
wife'
Felli
kill \u\
In all
charae
V " old,
l " Potter by
?i version was don
Ills wife, even to
working and walk
48 lie also cult!*
jhes of (lie Kaiser
Effect was novel,
ns a plenlc or pub
put on Lis
attend.
r evonH (he Sehnyl.
this wife's clothes,
he was sane.
cz
Nobogi
sr.
order
inirnl
Hie
niul t
(MOW
llltyll
b.'li
PS ADMIRAL.
:pourt-.Mnrlialcd on
to Itussla.
Hsla.? An Imperial
Isniisslnfr lteiir-Ad
?d the captains of
,11. (now Mio Iki)
|Adinlfnl Nonlnvin
aurl (.'oiioral Ad
tlio Okinoshf'ii!) t
cso in
AH
privcc
w alcliircd t<> t lit. Japan*
" 10 S?a or Japan.
Jesldes hfill? ,i0..
i.i _? nre IMWe to pun
ghmfbrovlliouc of the
Naval
ordered ?lm f all
niTt-udercd their
tli oli* return to
Tli oi
other
vesse
Russil
"^TROUBLE.
RteRjl Working Woll?
Ve.-f "
St
Rnvtli
It Not Dninngcil,
frtpJaln Itohort
,fn, . rVfl,'y'? Arctic
afrf. \ letfPr to i*1*'
Etn,,-^NortU
ifnnrfc ; H?0
* *?lislnetor
uy nf- - ? ?
far 1
Th
Star
drawback tlius
chaners.
iindeti in Xorth
i* ""damaged.
Dlt vnl Mutineers.
Sea fleet
Iftrtve i over 1*000
**** WU. The m?M
,*** utcrt ln Mina]|
E >g ln tLo Ode?M
hlrt 8p*tci,*d to Si
berU
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>op.
^ - reepwffnr ip.
ejjt-M?Tyitj?i aia <
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jilt! EARTHQUAKE IK ilALV
Province ol Calabria Shaken and In
habitants Flco to Fields.
R0M30U VOLCANO IS ACTIVE
KVrroV'Slrlckt'ii Wrrf lln?)t I' to in ltcd
it it <t Fill Strccta? KIiik Victor fti'iul*
lt?llef fun. I ? Wtiolo Vm?iR?i I>??
Airojrtl nu?t II um1r?? l* Are I'vjiOilaii
KIIIimI Hint Injiitu (.
Homo, Italy.? According to estimates
?evernl' hundred persons were kllh-d
aiul huudredM titoro Injur oil by the
earthquake which caused dovtttdallon
throughout Calabria. it was Impossi
bio ovon to estimate tin* properly
losses.
?\ Twenty tlv? villain-* w<*?v destroyed,
Vjie earthnunko was f ??! t nil over Cnl
Via, antt to a errtnin extent lii BIclly.
worst news conies from 1 'izgo and
Moit,, J ,<>0110. I,lj,rht shocks wore felt
As fiUnortii as Naples ami Florence.
Tho VroYlnoo of Calabria Is very
niouutnyious, ami jjlven over to aiirl
culturo,\ 'I'hn people there are very
poor l?u t Wlvjstiious.
KiiiK Victor Kininaimel. who is so
journing a& YxllamhiVupfi, as soon as
he learnoil of tho catastrophe sent
$ KKK) for t lie aid of tho sufferers, ami
instructed the otNclals to afford ev?ry
possible aid. Hnhscrlptlou* for the suf
ferers liyve been opened hy the news
papers.
j The ancient orator on tlio Inland of
St. Horn boll was In eruption, throwing
out lava and Mono*. Tlu> population
of the island is fleeing.
The shook wan felt nt 'J.fifi o'clock in
the morning. It 1 us tod for eighteen
seconds at Cntanzaro, and soon there
after was felt at Messina. IU-kkIo,
Monte Leone, Marlirnno, Stefaconl,
l'iscopio, Trlparnl, Sanunaro, Cossan
11 i. Maldn, Olivadl and other points.
The shock nt Itiygo was worse than,
that experienced J;? ?* *??????
Scenes of indescribable terror en
fiuod. Women aroused from sloop
rushed half clothed lido the street*
screaming with fear. They carried
babies, di*nffi??"
...w,.K uieir other
children, nntl called for help on the
Madonuu and the saints.
The men escaped into the open with
their families, all ?*;i UitiK on their fa
vorite eaiuts for protection. The cafes
were taken by'ossault by the strange
ly garbed crowd.
As daylight came without a repeti
tion of the earthquake the crowd grad
ually melted away until by 8 o'clock
the streets had almost assumed nor
mal appearance, except In the ruined
villager. There the Inhabitants had
no homc& to go to,
The general confusion was added to
by .dreadful cries from the jails, where
prisoners were beside themselves with
fright. In some cases they mutinied,
but all w?i'"
it ilium DOlltUlS.
I Troops, engineers and doctors lmvo
i been hurried to the scenes of d|saster
to assist in the work of rescue and sal
vage. Minister of Piibltty. Works Fer
raris left for Calabria at once.
?Catnnzaro. ? The towns of PI/7.0,
Monte Leone and Mnrtlrano< were al
most entirely destroyed by ea'rthqunke.
At Monte I,eojie seven persons were
killed and many, injured by the col
lapse of the prison.
| At Martirano nil the buildings col
lapsed, including the barracks of the
' gendarme*. 8lx wounded men were
taken from tbo ruins. There are other
victims. , f
LocflHy the shocks lasted eishtcfn
seconds. Tue w/iilo of tho hospital col
lapsed and srrtfie of the patients weVe
Injured. 'J'he Inhabitants of tills city
fled panic stricken from their houses.
All the houses at Stefaeoni were
wrecked. It is feared that 100 persons
are buried in the ruins.
At Martirnno, out of a population of
more than UOO(>)f thorp are 22(H) with
out shelter, j^monpr tile villages said
to he destroyed are the following: Pis
copio, Trlpapnl, Zaimnaro, Ilratico,
8anfeo, San Costantlno and Conidonl.
Practically all the habitations at Ccs
sanisi are wrecked, llowinany dead
are in tlia ruins is not known. At
Spilgnia inid Santo Nobiio almost ail
the houses which have not collapsed
are in an unsafe condition and threat
en to fall. At lhttllna buildings wero
damaged and a number of persons
killed or wounded.
Houses at (tirifalso were badly dam
aged, but there was no lo?s of life. At
Monta'iro several houses collapsed.
NieAstro ? ?*
.i siiuored great
damage to properly, and many persons
were wounded. The property loss was
excessive at Serrastretla, <J I ml lia 110
And Jacuno.
Calabria Is In Southern Italy, form
ing titer 'Southern j>art of the former
Kingdc J) of Naples. It Is divided Into
three provinces? Cosenisa, Calabria and
Catan/.nro? aiid Is traversed by the
Apennines. The region Is subject to
earthquake*.
CZAR AT PEACE SERVICE.
With Members of Roynl Family He
Hoar* Te Dettm Snn?.
at. Petersburg, Kussia.?Tho Czar,
flrarlna, the I>ownjjer Czarina, tlie
Queen of fJreere, the Ornnfl Dukes nud
Grand Duchesses r.nd the court digni
taries were present in tho ehapel at
Peterhof at. a To Deuin sung In celebra
tion of tho conclusion of peace. i
CasU'O Orders Expulsion.
President Cnstro has ordwcd the ex
pulsion of M. BNin, manager of the
Frcrtch Cable Company, at Carcaras.
C*nr WeH Guarded.
v Arrangements are inn kin* toprovlde
winter quarters for Inrge ntimbers of ;
Cossacks, in all tlie villages and ham*
lets around Tsarskoe-Belo, near St.
Petersburg Russia. Cossack canton*
meats will tbus form a close cordon
around the Imperial resident*
rALMtuO CROP CONDITIONS
Woutliflr Conditions Given Out by the
Department Observer.
Tlu' Smith Carolina m-etion of (ho
clininlo and crop wrvico ol' t ho De
partment of A^riculliirc' issues tho
following ollieiftl bill let in of woat her
ami crop conditions for the past
I week
Tho wcok ending Monday, Septem
her 1 1th, whs from two to throw do
gracx cooler than normal, with week* j
ly ox( tvmos of a maxiuniui of 04 ile
gree?? at Hiaokvillii on the <th ami a
minimum of f>4 degrees at Greenville
oil tho f>th.
Tim weather was generally clour
and tho nil- dry with somewhat more
than the usual amount of bright sun
shine.
TIm?vh wo io shojvern, some quite eo
l>iou*< in tiu* #a?ttmi and southern
fount ion, foul fiver the ^renter portion
of the State thcftf was no ruin. ?>??
inappreciable amounts.
Thy treueral abscnee 'of rain was
favortihlo for general l'ariu work, but
was unfavorable on Kro\yiiur crops
which clHeriOitifcd slightly over all
but the coast counties where there*
was improvement. Late corn need#
ni??re moisture in the central conn- I
I ies,
TIipiv ivas no tnmUod change. in
tlio condition of colton. In Homo lo
cality's I hole wan h sliyhf Improve
ment rtnU I In* plants continue In fruit,
while in olh?is then1 was it steady
deterioration due to nisi ? ,1"
mature, opening of small bolls. The
fruit ing season is now i?ver as what
fruitage is taken on after "fins time
is vcrv unlikely to mature. Oil san
dy Boils i ho plants are shedding
leaves and have slopped growing,
while <m clay soil*, ami over'tho west
ern count ies generally, the plants
eon (in lie given except where attacked
by rust. The mature bolls are open
ing rapidly and in many plaees hall'
or mure, of (he crop has been picked
Sea Island wot ton has improved and
as picking' progresses the yields are
better than anticipated, while the
lint is excellent quality. Some open
cotton was injured by heavy rain in
a few central counties, but generally
the lint has been saved in Hue con
dition.
.And but very Into corn lias been
stripped of fodder. Maying made
gwod progress. Truck is comiug up
well in the "southern districts and
poorly in the northern ones. The
general condition of mjnor crops is
less promising though slill fairly
good. ? J. W. Bauer, Section Director.
Killed For Causo.
"The death of Mr. Joe Ben Coleman
was caused on account of the diueov
Wf? i-?- ?
? t? ?mj IUU UL innmiitc relations ex
ist ing between Mr. Coleman mul Mrs.
Blease." Such is the statement of
Stale Senator E. S. Blease concerning
the deplorable matter that has shocl^
ed Saluda Count y and the eh tiro
State. The two men had married sis
lors, the wife of Coleman having been
dead. for about two years, Blease
and Coleman having been the closest
of friends until the report of the
criminal inliltta^y between Coleman
and Blease 's wife reached Blease '?
ears. Then followed a few ? sharp
words at their first meeting with the
sequal that- Coleman wan shot to
death. The matter has caused general
regret.
Greenville Graft.
UveCttville, Spocinl. ? Six former
I"4** " " " ' *
, ? > i mo county board of con
trol who have overdrawn their sala
ries in amounts varying from $30 to
$022, four having paid the money
hack to the county treasurer and two
refusing to pay; one beer dispenser
due neaj'ly $1,000 on August 1, which
ho has since paid ; another beer dis
penser the grand jury thinks is due
about $.">() am] the Case is referred
to the solicitor; former register of
mesne conveyance short about $-J70
which he lias since paid; one magis
trate due county $42, which he has
since paid; recommendation that sue
' A *
? vr.i.imiice investigate . books of
former registers of mesne conveyance;
only two or throe magistrates making
monthly reports rtH'd returns to audi
tor ?n<i treasurer as required by law.
The above are some of the items that j
go to malyi<np .one of the most sen
sational gVand jury reports that has
been handed in for a long while.
Ia ttte Charter Mill.
r our commissions woro issued by
the. sccretarv of state Saturday ns
follows: V tf
?Winyah Traetion and Power com
pany, which promises to {five a street
railway to Georgetown, six miles long.
The Vntital capital is $50,000 and the
ultimate capital . $100,000. The cor
porators are: J. B. Steele, W. W. Tay
lor, E. W. Kaminski, W. H. Andrews,
L. Mouxon, all of
Peoples' Bank of Chester, capital
ized at $35,000. Corporators: G. B.
White, Di J. Mncaulev, John Fraaer,
M. H. Wachtel, W. A- Corhill, C. C.
Edwards. %
A charter was issued to the Farm
ers' Union Warehouse company of
Rock Hill, -eapitattoed i( $5^00. The
officers are: R. 8. Strugia, P. H. Bat
her, vice-president, and W. W. Mil
ler, treasurer. The other o (Been are: ,
J. B. Johnson, John Steele, W.R Wit
son, N. B. WiUiaroa, John T. Rodder I
and D, P. U LefHe.
1 MANY (10 EMI II) Did
Frightful Crop from Elevated Road
i'l New York
12 CILLED AND -<0 BADLY INJURED
Train on Ninth Avonuo Lino Going
at Speed in Expectation of a
Straight Track in Mistakenly
SwitQjied Onto the Curving Sixth
Avonuo Junction and tho Socond
Oar's Couplings Yield to tho Strain '
Plunging It With Occupants 25
Foot Below. ,
N?nv York, Speelal. ? The death IIbI of
Monday's accident on the 91 li avenuo
elevated railroad when a car errowded
with early workers on on their way
down (own pitched headlong into the
street. stand at twelve, Three men aro
In hospitals with fracture dskulla.
One of those, who a? yet remains uni
dentified at Hoosovelt Hospital ,1s un
conscious and not expected to llvo.
More than two score persons were in
jured, many of them seriously.
TUB DBA I).
Jacob m. Anspueh, iv merchant and
member of tho Nownrk, N. J., board
or trade.
nn electrician.
Theodore Morris, colored.
John Cochrane. <
&>lonumy employed by tho
Mutual Chemical Company.
Win Xj6cb, an electrician. \
Joseph !3ucho, a policeman.
Jamew Cooper, employed Uy Fireproof
Tenement House Association.
Emma Conhoven, died in lloosevolt
Hospital.
Albert Wellster, clerk, died In 'IIoobc
velt Hospital.
Jhe dead, tho most frightfully mu
tilated "was James Cooper, whose 'hoad
was completely Severed from his body.
THE SICRI0U8L.Y -INJURED.
Henry Altkens, policeman, fracturo
of ribs and dislocated leg.
p _ ...
Wm. Jlutk'r, fractured arm nn.i
orated head.
Martin Kitzgeruid, Internal injuries.
James Greer, log crushed. ?
Patrick J. Gilliam, l?f C side crushed.
John Grtisel, arm rractured. T
Brldgctt McMabon, internal injuries
and injuriea to head.
John T. McKlun, left shoulder dig*
located and ler criminal
Wm. T. Nlebuher, skull fractured*. ?'
Henry (Merlin, nrm frncturcd.
Seymour Row?, skull fractured.
Fred Wlster, tyoth afms fractured. ? ?
Unidentified man, fractured skull, un
conscious, at Roosevelt Hospital.
The cause of tho accident and the
immediato responsibility remain t6 be
settled. The motorman or . tllo'wrecSr
ed train is a fugitive, while aswitch
man, conductor and four, guards
(inder arrest. Tho switchman 1b charg
ed with manslaughter and the train
men are held as witnesses. Monday
ni^ht Coroner Scholer, who hn? undftf- ?
taften the work of fixing the blame for
the wreck announced that tho switch?,
man's bond had been placed at $5,000 ?
and those of the witnesses at $100 each.
Forty Rtrasiang SJain.
Toklo, By Cable.? On Septoinbor 9
tho Japanese In. North Korea dispatch
ed tho honrcr of a flag of truce to the
RuBSlan camp, but tho Russians refused
t o treat, owing to tho non-arrival of
tho notico that an armistice was to be
arranged. Skirmishing occurred In
Manohurla September 0. Two "
nles of Russian Infantry with two guns
opened an attack, but. were outflanked
by the Japanese and flod In 'disorder,
loavlng forty corpses.
Mixed State of Affairs. .........
St. Petersburg, Fly Cable. ? Dispatches
from JJaku rocolved indicate that in
creased quiet find -bettor conditions are
prevailing tlicre. No further flroa have
occurred nnd tho troops which have ar
rived ther? arc now holding IJie oil
fields under control. The now from
other parts of the Caucasus, however, ?
In very disquieting. Disturbances ' are
spreading all over the region, more or
less seriously.
- Arms For Revolutionists.
Holsingfors, Finland, by Cable-rCus
toms officials on Saturday diacoYjered
660 carbines Of Swedish manufacture,
with bayonet*, and* 120,000 cartridges i
on a barren island ife the Gulf of Both
nia, near Kernl. On Sunday morning ?
a boat belonging to the etisfoxss service
discovered a 300-ton ateamerNifras-Kalt
swaer Rock, 20 miles outside Jacob
?tad. The captain and ma?be*s at t&*.
frow,?who spokb In iBnglinh, declared
that the steamer was fnltejoaded with
rifles andcsrtr1dfe*,and thereupon the
customs officials ordered the captsta to - -
take his ?easel Into port and discharge
the ofcrgo, " *