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VOL. XVIII. THEJERMS. Text of Articles of Capitulation of Port Arthur. BARNWELL, S. C. f THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1096. OFFICEfiS PAROLED Bat All Russian Soldiers / r Are Made Prlsoaers of War. All Forts, Bat* ter.es, Vessels and Manitioas Are Transferred to the ^Japanese in Tact The people of St. Petersburg hare received with composure the news, known to the rat of the woild a day earlier, of the fate of Port Arthur. The event had been anticipated, ar d nnder c fflsial direction the minds of the populace were prepared to re eel ve with resignation the announce ment of the fact by the publication of diapatebes forwarded week before last by Gen. Stoeaael djptcrlbiLg the atraita to which the garrLon had been nducid. The expectations in aome quarters that the surrender of for trees would be followed at the 1 iltal by arti-war demonstrations cot been realised. So far as baa been any expreM'on of ling, it baa been for carrying on the war with all the vigor possible. At Toklo Tuesday night the surren der of Port Arthur was celebrated by a lantern procession and a general lllumtnatior. The Jataoe&e diet will formally express the thanks of the nation to Gen. Nogl for his conduct of the aefge. Among Russian cfflciaia there is _ sick and wounded soldiers. During afaeUnu ♦>»»»■ nirriffititMiv 1 ®bob time such oerpe shall be required a reeling *^ 1 to render service under the direction of the sanitary corps and accountants of the Japanese army. Art. 10. The treatment to be ac corded to the residents, the transfer of books and documents relating to that may be made with the fact in ▼lew that in order that peace must be lasting Japan must recognise Russia’s right to free tranait of its ships through waters of the far east. High Japanese < fflcials declare that there is no probability of advances coming at present from their government looking toward peace negotiations. In offioial quarters in St Petersburg It ia said that no tender of good oQKes from a third party would be aco -pteo and that any proposal for peace must eome from Japan direct. The text of the articles of capitula ticn of the Port Arthur garrison signed by the commissioners repre senting Gen. Nogt has been made public. All Rusatan soldiers, marines and olTll cffloials of the garrison and harbor are made prisoners; all forts batteries, vetsels, munltiois, etc., are transferred to the Japanese in the c edition in which they existed at neon of January 3, violation of this dance to operate as an annulment of the negct'atieoa, giving the Japanese army warrant to take free action; the Rii—tciiitary and naval authorities are to furnish to the Japanese army an exhibit of all fortiloationa, under ground and submarine mines, a list of military effloers, of ships and the camber of their crews, and of civil ians of byih sexes with their race and occupations; and all publ c property, buildings, munitions of **r, etc., be left in the present positlo; ing arrangement for tiietr tram ce. .Officers of the a:my and navy ar» permitted to retain thel swords (md inch., of their personol property as is directly necessary hr the malrtenanoe at life and with ons servant < ach may, i pon signing their parole not to take upturns during the continuance of the war, return tc Rut sis. Non-c mmisskned t ffloers and privates will be held as prisoners For tie benefit of the sick and wounded Ruseians the ranltary corps and the iccoutsnts belonging to tbc Russian army and navy will be re quired to serve under the Japanese janttary *oarpe and accountants for such period of time as may be deemed necessary. \.~ ▲BT1CLK8 OF CAPITULATION. The following are the articles of capitulation: Article 1. All Russian soldiers ma rinea, volunteers, also government of fidalsat the garrison and harbor of Port Arthur are taken prisoners. Art. 2. All forts, batteries, war ahlpe, other ships and boats, arms. amir* ,,>>Hnn i horses, all materials for hostile use, government buildings and all oi Jects belonging to the Ros elan government shall be transferred to the Japacese army In their exist ing condition. Art. 3. On the preceding two oondi tions being assented to, as a gnaran tee for the fulfilment thereof the men garrisoning the forte end the batteries on mountain, Sungshu moun tain, Antae mountain and the lice of eminences southeast iherefrom shall be removed by noon of Jan. 3 and the es»wf shall be transferred to the Japa neee army. Art. 4. Should Russian military o» naval men be deemed to havedes .roy ed objects named in article 2 or to have caused alteration Jo any way in their condition at tbe nistlog time, the signing of this compact and tbt Dilations shall be annulled and the army witt take free action. 'Art. 6. The Russian m litary anc naval authorities shall prepare and transfer to the Japanese army a tabh showing the fortifications of Port Arthur and their respective positions, and maps showing 1 the location ol mines underground and submarine l all ether dangerous objects; alsc Showing the eompoeiton anc of the army and naval service* Arthur; a list of army and navy officers, #1th names and rank and duty of said officers; al st of army steamers, warships and other ships, with the numbers of their respecti ve crows; a list of civilians, showing tHe number of men and women, their race and occupations. Art. 6. Arms, including those car ried on the persons; ammunition, war materials, government buildings, ob jects owned by tbe government, horses, warships and other ships, in- cludlrg tbciro contents, excepting private property, shall be left in their present positions and the commission ers of tte Russian and Japanese armies shall decide upon the method of their transference. Art. 7. The Japanese army, con sidering the gallant resistance t flered by tbe Russian army as being honor able, will permit the (ffloers of tbe Rrsslan army and navy, as well as officials belonging thereto, to carry swords and to take with them private property directly necessary for the milntenance of life. The previously mentioned officers, officials and volun leers who will sign a written parole pledgir g that they will not take up arms and in no wise take action con trary to to tbe interests Otthe Japa nese army until the close of tbe war, will receive the consent of the Japa nese army to return to their country. Each army and navy officer will be al lowed one servant, and such servant will be specially released on signing the parole. Art. 8. Non-commissioned officers and privates of both army and navy aud volunteers lb ~ ~ forms and, taking portable feats and necessary private property, and com manded by their respective officers, shall assemble at such places es may be Indicated by tbe Japanese arm The Japanese commissioners will de yrN-eet, ie- ]«oi c.de the necessary details thereof. Art. 0. Tbe sanitary oorps and tbe accountants belonging to the Russian army and navy shall be retained" by tbe Japanese while their ^vices are deemed necessary for the caring for municipal administration and finance, and also detailed fl.es necessary for the enforce ment of this compact shall be embodied in a supplementary com pact. The supplementary o in pact shall have tbe same force as this oom- pact. v Art. 11. One oopy each of this com pact shall be prepared for the Japa nese and Russian armies, end it shall bave immediate effect upon signature thereof. CALLS THEM TIGERS. Chief Constable HammeU Report to tbe Governor. Shows the Sales et the Local Dlapen- sartee to Have laoreaaed Very Greatly In 1004. Mr. U. B. Hammet, chief oonstable, bas submitted to Gov. Heyward his report for the last quarter of the year 1904. Mr. Hammet takes oooasloo to call attention to the charterlrg of so cial clubs in large cities, and he de clares some of these to be flagrantly violating the law. In bis letter sub mitting the report, Mr. Hammet s<ys: “From t'le figures given you will see that the maintenance of the oon- litabulary has reached a considerable :mm, bub when you deduct the value of tbe se cures made and tbe fines ocllected, which went to tbe various oouncies and towns, that expense has been reduced to tbe very small sum, of $34,876 35, with numerous appeal- od cases yet to be heard from. “The illicit dealing in liquors In every section of the State haa been very considerably curtailed, and while I have not been able to enforce the law to the letter, I feel that my ef forts have been of valus in that direc tion, and reports received daily go to show that there is an improvement in the situation almost everywhere. The dispensary law can be enforced, but It . will require the aid of State tffi :ere as 8 “°7 well as municipal, In addition to the constabulary force to accomplish it. “There seems to be a lack of inter A YEAR’S RECORD Of Lynchings, Murders, Hang ings, Defalcations AND OTHEfi THINGS. Scow Isterestlsf Statistics Prepared by tk* CUcifo TH&me for tM Past • * " r* ■* Year, Showing the Number sf Violent Deaths, Robber* ies sad Accidests. Of muoh Interest and ilgfilflcanoe are the figures contained In the Chi cago Tribune's annual review of the year 1904. Especially satisfactory Is the showing that there worn fewer lynchlngs than in any previous year siooe 1885. There was a marked, falling off in the aggregate of dona tions for educational, philanthropic and religious ^purposes. There is a decrease in the number of legal hang ings, in the total of defalcations, for geries and back wreckings and in tbe cumber of homicides. Fire losses small increase. In : <$ft by a ferry boat t; loo by flood in the Santiago, Cuba: wreck fn Russia: Philippines. Tbs distribution fol tows: r Fins, 1 006; drowniogs, 2,745; ft plosions, fatting bnlldlng and like cas ualties, 206; mines, 089; storms and cyclones, 243, lightning, 189; electric ity, 126. Steam railroad accidents caused tbe loai of 2 950 lives, a considerable do orcase from the number of tbe year previous. The seriously injured to tailed 3,843. On trolier lines 479 were killed and 3,204 ir jured. The most fearful disaster of the year oa ourrod Augut 7,. on tbs Rio Grands Railroad, when 118 lives were lest on aooonnt of a broken bridge. Donations and bequests for the ysak total $46,296,988, an compared with 675,000,000 in 1903, and 6123,- 000,000 in 1891, tbs record holding year. Mr. Carnegie has not given so much to public libraries and many multi-millionaires bave decreased tbo amounts of tbelr benefactions. Never theless, Mr. Carnegie bas given 611, 243,000, the big gift being 95,000.000 for tbs hero fund and another 65,000,- 000 for the Pittsburg Carnegie Insti tute. Mr. Rockefeller’s benefactions tola! 61,461,000, one million of which was for charities. Dr. D. K. Parsons i rave 6235,COO to rm%U colleges. Ninety-six colleges have bs?n among the benefloisrles, getting 21,335,000 n the aggregate. L_ A BAD AGCIDAIT. OUR SENATORS. •saator Tillman Was a Busy During tke Bosaion. t, or fear, or something which I hot determine, on tbs part of some of those who are charged with the en forcement of th« tow which prevents thorn from taking as active a part as is Incumbent upon them. In many instances I bave been ably assisted by tbe intendents of towns and a few magistrates, but as a rule there is Ut- oons tabl-s. “In my Judgment the greatest me- naoe to the enforcement of the tow la the promiscuous Issuing cf charters to so called ‘clubs,’ and yet I am inform ed that under our present laws this cannot be prevented. We find them a general business, manufacturing and com merctal way the latter half of the rear was a decided Improvement over : ihe first six months. Lynchlngs for tbs year number 87, compared with 104, tbo previous year, 96 in 1902 and 135 In 1901. -No vember was the one month in twenty ;rears during which no lynching was reported North or Sooth. Of the 87 ynchlogs 82 took place in the South and 5 In the N rth. There were 83 negro victims and 4 whites. ‘ Two women were among the number. The high water mark for lynching* was in 1892, when mob vengeance was wreaked on 235 persona. Mississippi heads the list of States with 18 lynchlngs. Arkansas and Georgia divide dishonor with 17 each, Kentucky, Virginia, Texas and South flourishing in our cities and larger Kentucky, Virginia, Texas and South towns, and while claiming to be Bocial <3«ollna each bas fewer than a half oxen caste to its oredlt. Every state of the Upper Mississippi Valley es- KIllAd aitnaolf. G. C. Wellbrock, wholesale fruit dealer of Charleston. S C., aged for ty-three years, shot and killed him self at bis i ffloe on Tuesday morning of last wees. He had Just entered tbe office and locked the door, when the report of the pistol was heard, and upon the door being broken open he was found lying on the i! or In a pool of blood with a bole In bU right temple and another on the opposite hide of the head, where the ball bad passed out, going through a pane of the window glass before finally sptnd- log Its force. As far as is known there was no cause for the suicide. Mr. Wellbrock ws$ lo company with Mr. Guy Stoner a short time before he retired into his office and to him he gave no intimation of his intention t<}kill himself. Ho left a note, It is understood, to Mr. Stoner, telling him goodbye and expressing the opln Ion that lie would be happier, but not explaining the cause of bis trouble, uncer which he seemed to labor. He was married on last Sunday night to a Mite Sobtmdt. It was learned Tues day that Mr. Wellbrock has been suf Total value ferlhg under some severe menta' •tram, fur a few nights ago he slept , or spent the night, m tbe county jiii upon his own request, stating that he was In fear of bodily loji&ry. Barring this oDe faqtu.MX- WeUbrikk had given no evidence of any mental affection. organizations, complying with tbe re qul rements of tbo law, they are noth ing more nor less than open barrooms. Every effort has been made to put a stop to tbe sale of liquors within their walls, even to the extent of stationing officers in the building to prevent it, but this bas resulted recently in tbe arrest of the constables on a charge of trespass and their conviction and pun- Uhm nt by fine. “Positive and satisfactory proof that seme af these ‘olubt’ sell drinks of all kinds to the general public (tbeir membership in numerous cases being entirely flctltiou 1 -) seems -una vailing in our endeavors to confine them to the rights granted them by tbelr charters, and I desire to earn estly reoomDMnd that-some legisla tion be enacted whloh will affect tbe Indiscriminate Issuing cf such char ter-. “The constabulary f .rce is In good condition, loyal and energetic. Very Utile has occurred to mar tbe admin- UtratloD of the affairs of the depart ment, and 1 look forward to the at- t ill ment of even better resalts in the tuture than we bave in the past.” The total expense for the quarter was 616. ill 81. The amount of sales from the wholesale dispensary wa, $987,313 94, from the retail dlapanuj. ries $l;G38r733fO&—— The summary fur the year is aa f lows: Total cost of constabnla- r* for year $ 64,388 26 of seixute) .8 21.071«! Burned To Death. Fire consumed tbe home of Frank Noeeskl, a Polish miner In Murris Run, Pa., at an early hour Tuesday, and the entire family of ten, except the oldest son* aged 18, was either burned to death or smothered. The Nowtekis lived In a log house on tbe LUtskirlsof Morris Run. Thete were no immediate nelghbo s. It is not known how the fire originated but li is thought that a stove fell over and the burning coals set fire to the house. Noweskl was employed by tbe Morris Run Coal Mining company. With his fellow miners he bas been on strike s>noe tost April. Recently smallpox broke out in Morris Run. and bis family were among the suffer ers from tbe disease but every mem ber of the family recovered and tbe quarantine had jsst been raised from their home. / J (Schooner Wrecked. After a night of' intense suffering from the cold, clinging for dear life to the masts of tbeir shipwrecked vessel, heavy* seas breaking over her decks and Carrying everything before the mad tush of its fury, Capt. F. G Glbba add sit men composed the crew of' the schooner Emma 0. Middleton, from Newport News to Charleston, Total sales tot State dis- peniary for year $2,996,918 30 Total sales fjrJocal dis .. sarles for year.. .....$3,374,786.43 Total number of convic tions for year 344 Total amount of fines imp Med fur year..,.. $ 18,946 00 Total amount of Ante collected for year./.. .$ 8,440.00 Total number of pusoos sent to chklngang... 98 Total number of teams seized 7T _ 13 Total number of stills se zid.... .. 114 In tbe report for the .last quarter, Mr. Hamxeb says in addition to tth seizures of liquor and beer, “tbert were two teams, 35 stills and 1,810 gallons of beer In kegs, the latter of which Is of no value The increase in tbe sales in tbe lock dispensaries over tbe same quarter,of Nowesktj 1903 amounted to $172,007.69. Quits a number of oases against violators of the law have been ap pealed and are now ponding in the court of genersl sessions. Dvnaiuoe. The Canadian Niagara Falls Power company, the ally of the American Niagara Falls Power company, suc cessfully set In motion Wednesday two of tbeir 10,000 horse power tur bines and dynamos befors the offieen )f the power company and dlstingn ished guests, these an the Uurgwi machines in the world add tbelr opera ion marks an electrical epoch with-a eatgo of emit were carried-te Francis Lynde Stetson, of New York, Wilmington by the Wlllmlugton tug Alexander Jones, tbe vessel and her mrgo being a total wreck on Frying Eton shoals. The schooner was struck by Tuesday night’s gals and broke completely in two from stem to stern Capt. Gibbs and crew wore reached by he life saving crew At Caps Faakand Oak Island stations, being later trank ferred to tbe tug. tty, of ed on the tbi and Proideot W. E. Beatt Canadian company, turn power. Cheers were given for King Edward, President Roosevelt and tbe officers of the company. An elaborate lunch was served and felicitous speeches were made by William R fbnkine, Francis Lynde Stetson, A Monrow Grtel, Mr. J. W. Langmaulr and others. A Little Boa ot .prof. Bela Killed by Felling Bricks. Little Henry Bain, tbe 6-year-nld oapee without a blemish. The alleged causes of the lynchlngs were: Murder 36; race prejudice 19; attacks on women 20; murderous as sault 4; conspiracy to murder 2; un known 2; Insults 2; threats 1, and robbery!, ' Naturally the numbir of killed and wounded In war during 1904 greatly exceeds that of -1903, because of the sanguinary conflict between RusMa and Japan. Tne total loss of the year is about 400,000, as compared with 86,000 in 1903, 26,000 In 1902, and 3,000 in 1001. Of these losses approximately 370,000 wer$ on Russo- Japanese battle fields and seas. Oth er losses have been: Armenian mas sacres, 7,864; Thibet 6,492; Philip- lines 3,230; Sumatra 2,379; Africa i,714; Uruguay 2,035; Macedonia 820; San Domingo 240; Bulgaria 239; Morocco 60; Arabia 40. Legal executions numbered 116, as umpired with 123 the year before and 194 in 1902. There were sixty- two executions in the North and 54 n tbe South, of whom 59 were whites, 45 (negroes, one Japanese and one Chinese. In 110 oases the victims were convicted of murder. Six were oonvicted of murder. Six were put to Jeath for attacks on women. Penn- ivlvanla executed 19, Onto 10, New YOrk 8, Missouri 3, Alabama 6, Ar kaesa* 7, California 6, and Indiana 2. Tbere was marked fili ng iff in tbe -last three months of the year. Leaving out the operations of Mrs. Qas*ie Chadwlekr thenxtent of whfcfr nas oot been ssoertalned, the record ef the year shows that man intrusted with public and private funds are be coming mors boneat. At any rate the total ot defalcations, embezzle ments, forgeries and bank wrecking, is $4,742,507, as compared with $6, )62,l65 1n 1903. The figures for the year are smaller than for any year since 1900; one-sixth of those in 1904 and less than half those In 1895. 1896 and 1897. The tabular statement for 1904 shows: From banks $2,242 374 Stolen by public officials... 228 794 By agents.. 1.. 758,879 Forgeries..TTT.. . . . r? 183,490 From loan associations 311,000 By postal employees....... 14,500 Miscellaneous stealings.;.. .637,970 While there was a decrease of Sev eral hundred In the number of horn!- oldee, It Is a significant fact that tbere has been a great Increase in the nnm- her ot murders committed by high, way men, burglars, “hold-up” men abd all that class of Criminals, fihi. jago fir this particular makes gloomy showing. The growth of this variety of crime has been steady for several years. There were 464 in 1903, 333 In 1902, and 193 in 1901 Encouragement has been given to this kind of human slaughter by tbe great percentage of guilty men who eea capture and conviction. The hang ir g of the hoy bandits had apparsotly no deterrent effect. son of Prof, and Mrs. C. W. Bain of the South Carolina college, was found ring bleeding in the yard at his home Friday morning of last week with a rightful wound in tbe back of his Ntod. His skull had been fractured, be bad loet a large quantity of blood and was insensible when found. He was removed fiy loving hands, doctors were hastily summoned and all that tender care and medical science could 0 was bestowed upon him, but the ittle fellow hovered between life and death until 8.50 o’clcck Friday night when he died without having regained consciousness. He went out into the yard only a short time before the ac cident. A servant of Prof Andrew O. Moore, who lives next door, was >asslng not many minutes after and onnd the almost lifeless body on the steps leading into the yard at the side of the boose. Mr. John Taylor, who was visiting at the residence of Prof. Moore, was the first person to arrive at the side of the injured child, and t was he who carried him upstairs. Thereto no doubt that the little fellow was struck by falling brick*, >u«hed from the parapet above by the >ranob ot a tree growing near the house. This branch rests, upon, the brick work, and tbe motiothajuMiby the unusually high wind prevailing at he time had 1 torn these bricks from : he wall and pushed them off. Three bricks were found on toe spot below an Investigation showed that hree were missing from above. The imb waaacafted fry rubbing against toe biioks. Telephone messages soon brought Taylor, Du Bose, Griffith and Fish borne. They discovered a frac ture in the back of the head and atw that the bone was pressing against the brain. The little suHirer was much weakened by the lots of blood The wound was not then regarded as necessarily fatal and any operation was deferred until later. Prepara- tl ons were made in the afternoon to remove the patient to toe Columbia hospital for toe operation. He began to grow weaker, however, and toe doctors decided -to operate at the home. He grew weaker sod weaker as the night came on and before the operation could bs - performed had passed away.—The State. Wants Bis Whiskey. In his mall Tuesday Gov. Heyward received the following comraunica- tion: _“We the under slneis In our own belief will say that one Dave Haek whom had hia whiskey slezed and taken from him by Fran Israel constable has to oar own nolidge never sold any whiskey around this neighborhood whiskey was "bought •oase Facts as to Hie Work Taken From tbo Record. What Seas* • tor Latimer Did. Senator Tillman was a busy man at the last session of oongrem, despite the fact that he was laid up with an ulcerated throat part of the time. Tbe new Oongross!anal Record Index *hows some interesting toiaga about the lines of his activity during that session. He was one of toe mist fre quent speakers In the senate and, de spite bis throat trouble and his en forced absence, he managed to be heard about as often In the total as any member of tbe senate. During tbe session he was appoint ed a conferee once, was appointed a member of one funeral committee, and was excused from serving on the oonfereccd committee to which he had been appointed. During the same time he Introduced six bills in the senate all of them pension bills, «*r bills for the relief of constituents. He offered five motions and reoolu lions during toe seasion. One was to nvestigate the appointment of the ar my officers who went In nnder toe construe live recess policy of the ad ministration. Another was for the in vestigation of the C.*um appointments which by score. Another ^was to ascertain lowers and limitations of the admin istration relative to recess appoint meets. Still another was to reoon aider toe vote bn tbe bill for the ro le f of Q leen Llloukalani of tbe Haw aiian Islands. The other motion was for the Improvement of the Wateroe river. This was the only motton of nth Caro'ina interest, except that relating to tho Crum case, offered Senator Tillman daring the session In two Instances he introdoc- ed petitions for constitaents. It was In talking that tbe senator from SouthXarollna who always com mands attention when he is bitted to speak, Is so busy. He talked at length on the agricultural appropriation bill, discussed the reports of the agricul tural experiment stations, had a groat deal to say on tbe subjmt of ding di animal breeding discussed the subject doth log they could find and from dlspenaary quantity was one and a half gallons.” This is signed by “J. J. Jones, 1 Wilks Stevinson, Lock hart, S. C.; H. B. Ash, Bulox Creek, S. C.; James gault, Lockhart, S. O. George gant, Lockhart, 8. C.” The following postscript Is appended plearietme have a bearing from you at an early Date as I want my whiskey or toe money that I Paid fur same if there is any law for me Im going to have it.” The State says it is somewhat singular that all toe names seem to be signed in the same handwriting, and there appears to be a marked uniformity in the misspell ing of proper namee. A special from Spartanburg to The State saya. Tom Smith, colored met with a tragic death Tuesday morning while engaged in walling the well on Mr. Lip Wood’s premises, near Pacolet station. Some of tbe workmen on the ground were lower ing a massive bucket, fllled/Wlto rocks, to Smith, who was working in toe well, some 25 or 30 feet held#: Bud deoly the hoops of toe over-laden bucket gave way and the entire con tents fell on the unfortunate man’s bend, crushing his skull. Death was almost instantaneous. iterrent Tte principal causes for homicides follow*;. Quarrels, 4,181; unknown, 1,651; Jealousy, 613; liquor, 640; In- Hanc, 271; Infanticide, 15$; atrikes, 55; self-defence, 33. - In the list of great disaster, tbe burning of the steamer Slocum, when 1,031 lives were loet, wSs the wont Six hunited were loet in a storm 00 Lake Baikal, 500 by the collapse of a dam in China, 100 by ah avalanche at known. Dr. Scott does not think he Pragelato, Italy; 100 by a hnrriaane I will ile. Another negro whose I in Cochin, China; 100 by a itorm aft'li unknown tad bis skull crack»d. rated Negro Festival. At a negro fesUvsT at Monti cello 8aa Bell killed Ben Peay and broke Dave Peay’s Jawbone. Wylie Subs shot in the back by a party on A WEAK BOILER Exploded Killing Eight .Hen Seriously Hart Three. MADE A GREAT NOISE. The Tow Best Defender Burned te Ae Water’s Edge. These es Beard Terror Strickea Pfanged late the Water la da Effertte Escape Death. Eight men are known to bs and three seriously injured, tbe re* suit of a boiler explosion and fire which destroyed the tow boat Defen der at Hunting ton, W. Va., on Wed* nesday. Tne dead are: Perry Spender, mate, Point Flea*, ant. Horace Wetxsl, watchman, Pitta burg. James Seeae, lamp trimmer, Welle* villa. burg. Mike Stafford, fireman, Pittebuiv. • Thomas Duffy, fireman, Pittnburg. Will We'z 1, deckhand. George Kidd, deckhand. ~ ^ Injured Ira Ellis, second burg; Robert Hollaod, ert Mum, third cook. Tbe Defender was 1 Mooongahels River Ooneolidal , Pitta James Woodward was in bouse at the time of the aeeMtiat and with the exception of neer and the watohman, tbe der of the crow were a*leep. The ex- plosion of toe starboard boilers I Nit tbe entire side of I awakened tbe s'eeping membeis ot the crow. The noite was heard for three miles. Survivors grabbed what of buildings for the executive depart menta, had some remarks to make abjut the estate of R. W. Bullock and a great deal about the appoint meat of Crum. Tbe constructive re cess business went down hard with him and be had a lot of things to say about it. Ha spoke on a baker’s doz en ot other »ubj wts during tbe eta aim. Senator Latimer had A little to say during toe session, bat was busy along other lines. He concluded* that the only solution of the good roads qua* tlon was to bave them built by feder aid, and one of toe two. tlmee hi spoke during toe seasion was to advo cate his bill along that line. The other time be addressed toe senate to aay lomethlng about rural free delivery, eubjeet that ie Just now one of the standbys of every new member of the house and senate. Mr. Lvtimer introduced three pub ic bills daring the ssssioa. One was to give federal aid to the building oi roads. Tbe second was to change tbe organization of the polloe force of Washington while another was to erect s public building at Andsrson. dr. Latimer made several motions during the seasion. One was an li quiry fur information relative to the im provement of the Peedee river, and another waa to have the department f agriculture ascertain the oast oi road building. He moved onoe during tbe session that the tefikte adjourn and that was when he announced tbe death of Representative Croft. Bummed up, Mr. Latimer introduc ed three pub io bills, and six pr.vate ones, addressed the senate twice, offer ed five motions, presented five peti.. lions and was appointed a member of a funeral commute. Charter Fees. The annual report of the secretary of state has about been completec and the figures regarding the fees re ceived have been made available. Tbi totals show that tbe amount of fees received for 1904 was slightly nndei that of 1903, when the total wa» $18,000, but this is explained by tb« fact that the majority of tbe com panlis organized this year were amah ones with capital averaging $10,000, while toe year previous there wen many new cotton mills and other large corporations formed. The fig ures are as follows: 385 declarations ’....$ 962 50 318 charters 795 00 101 eleemonsynary charter., 303.00 313 notaries public 1,017 25 3 commissioncri of deeds... 9 75 CcftitaStee-^s^sarrw-rrrr. Charter fees ^...... 7,368 2o Foreign corporations....... 400 00 Railroad charters, records.. 276 10 Amendments.. r.' .: ^ 66 5( Increase of capital / ^W?TM2,F76 90 Decrease and dissolutions.. 20 00 Rebewals 384 00 Miscellaneous...... 500 into the ley waters of the Ohio ia tbs effort to escape. The night was Ut ter cold, the thermooM about zero and thoao who were nearly fnsm before they be given shelter. The boat cauaht fire ii following the expiation and drifted down the river about 200 ya$di where she sank in shallow water. Tbe fire continued until she wae burned to the water’* edge. Ellen Walsh, chambermaid, of Pittsburg, tbe only woman on bond the boat, escaped in her night cloth- log. When reacaed she was alreeet frozen. Capt. Woodward says that the origin of the explosion Is a mys tery, as the boilers were so far as known in excellent condition. A number of men are working on wreck Wednesday to recover bodies of toe deal. So far six bodies have been recovered. haspended by Smallpox. The Ffcjteooe Drily Tlmee failed |$ make its usual afternoon eppeeaneo Tuesday because the local board of oealth quarantined the entire lieement and thoroughly toqT building. The foreman of tbe office had developed a ease of varlo* told. Some days before young Smith, the local reporter, was stricken with imalipox and was promptly quaran tined at his boarding boom ia tbe eastern suburbs and it waa tboogbt no further trouble need be apprehend ed but the case of varioloid that da te take further and more drastic steps in order to stamp out any germ* that may remain. The entire oosuMinttr Is .sympathizing with Editof - Hart well M. Ayer In the dosing of his of fice, bat Mr. Ayer Is as tbe board of health that all necessary be taken that will the stamping out of the disease, and w and his entire force have gone vaccination and fumigation. Mayor Of Portland Oro., la dieted George H. Williams, once chief Justice of Oregon Territory, formerly United States senator from Oregon, attorney general in President Grant's second cabinet, and now noayor of Portland, with tbo snow of $3 winters on his bend, was indicted by a Jury of Multnomah county on a < of Malfeasance in clBie. Tbs ment states that on July It, 11 Judge William*, while mayor of Post* land, refused to enforce the-ftalotae regulating gambling. This law, which at the last session ot tbt gives the mayor power to Total V. $14.677 73 Killed Brother end Self. A special from Ozark, A double tragedy occurred A City In the eastern part of tbti county Friday. Arch Pope and Jeisis Pope, brothers, had a heated dismaston ard disagreement over a line fence and tbt former shot and killed his brother with a pistol Arch Pope home and committed suicide by taking strychnine. The Popes are aaooog the coast prominent and prosperous people of •outbeastorn Alahamh* Both men leave famlitia. close disorderly bouses within tom miles of the tifey and ft IsaUegsd ttel re failed to avail hMmtif of power. Bold to Indian*. * -r, Reports from Victoria my Margaret Johnson tho 11- laughter of Sydney Johnson, man from Portland, is being bondage by the Forth The information! m'srionary by I tbe Children’s Protective and Mr. South Is now learn tbe whereabouts ot the 1 tropes of reacting her. The *re said by the m Just retained from tbe ter: lave paid the father $1,000 run for the girl. The Altar ;riy worked in tbe Dai me$r the North.