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vol. xvni. BARNWELL, 8. O,. THUBSDAT, JUNE 15, 1906. NQ. 4L TWO RASCALS. Negro PreacWrs Convicted Committing Pension Frauds of AMD SENT TO PRISON. ML the “Rev.” E. J. WlllUw, Whe Stole the Llrery of the. Lor4 . ' to Serve the Devil b. Cauftrt Up With. The United States District Court at Charleston is making it warm for the negro preachers who have been Illegally prosecuting pension claims. As a result of the prosecution two ministers, Rsv. S&muel B. Thompson and Rev. E J. Williams, of Chester field count) wore Thursday sentenced to terms in the United States prison at Atlanta, and another preacher, Rev. William F. Shepuerdof Beaufort was indicted and will be tried at the next term of the court. Rev. Thompson pictdcd gulltv and was sentenced to one } ear and a day In prison and Rev. Williams entered the same plea, as an accessory, ano was given six months in the Marlboro county Jail. Ribert McFarlan’soase was nol pressed, he having turned State's evidence, althougb it is under stood that p^miinn examiners had proved the case on him and were pre pared to. convict him and the two preachers with whom he operated whether he made his confession or not. His evidence was given, how- was asked for these children. When Thompson filed the claim for Della she was then married to a man named William McNatt and was the mother of one child and instead of being 14 years, she was at least 21. These were sot an the claims which were filed by the preachers, who fouad time in their work of salvation to en gage in the prosecution of pension Among the other claims was one for still another McFarlan, who was alleged to have served in the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth regiment of engineers and who is still a resident of this mundane sphere. McFarlan tells that so far from serving in gen eral Sherman's division,be and^biv away" from the army In question.— uolumbla Bute. itkby siting ever, and he escaped punlshmen doing so. mm Tue case presents some interest! and amusing features, and shows the use to which many "educated” ne grues put their intelligence. .Rev Thom peon bails from Gash’s depot, in Obesteifield county, and is the son of a preacher of the same name. Tbomp son started in the pension business two years ago and in this time filed about a duxen claims, two o: which were gran ed, and these are the cases which have gotten him into trouble with U.>de Sam. The pen siems were secured in the name of Robert and Nero McFarlan. The pa pen were all p'operly prepared and apparently straight on their face, and it was only by accident that the de partment got on to the fact of the fraud. According to the evidence of the pension examiner Thompson secured an allowance of 1262 back money for Nero McFarlan. When the vouchee and other papers were received by Thompson be met Nero by appoint ment at tbe benk ai Cash’s depot and there the signatures were affixed, Taompson directing what Nero should do, and the claimant ohterfully and readily putting bis name to auoh pa pen as were presented. The money came from Washington in due time and was deposited at the bank by Thompson. The preacher had fixed things to his satiafaettun and profit, but he bad to give some money to Nero since the fellow knew thatmooey had been allowed to him, so be drey a check for 125 02. secured a govern ment pension office envelope, and then took himself to Hsmlet, N. 0 , where be bought a money order for the amount and mailed it to Nero. He marked on the outside of the envelope, "E J. Williams, Washing toe, D. G." When Nerd got the money order he went to the poitf ffl.’e to cash it. bad to be idenufi c and the Identification was furnished by Williams, who was on hand, ao cording to the agreement, although the envelope indicated his presence a Waanington. Nero was so pleased with the receipt of the money that be hastened J>o explain to the poatefflue official that Williams had sent the money to him, which Williams prompt ly denied. The posh fflje official coo eluded that something Was wrong so h notified the d -partment and the in vestlgatlon followed, resulting in the making out of cases of forgery and false certification against Thompson and Will Urns jointly and on operate counts. The investigation of t be p nsion ex aminers showed that Thompson had secured a pension of 9417 for R ibert McFarlan, but that the man hau been paid only 9100, having left the rest ou deposit as the pensloi er thought for the purchase of farm supplies, J but when the time came fOr the purchase be found that there was no money "to bit credit in tEe bank. Williams noting tbe success which had attended Thompson's operations, entered tbe business on his own account and put in-a claim for one Jet McFarlan, who was alleged to have died in 1901 when he had died in 1868. Thompson came to Williams’ assistance in find ing one Richard McFarlan as heir to COLUX dIA FIX 9 LX COLLIDE. FRAUD FOUND. Charged That Government Re ports Were Doctored. TO BE INVESTIGATED. 7 Exercises Held for tbe Lxet Time In Present Quarter*. * The commencement exercises of tb€ Columbia college were held Tuesday night in the auditorium, which for lb- last time witnessed the fair scene, for ere another class is sent from within those walls tbe Institution will be in quarters more befitting and more ao oommedatlug f r its needs. Tbe old building whiob has been doing a noble work since its erection In 1859 will no longer shelter the youth and beau ty of tbe Methodist denomination, but will in all probability be given over to an even m bier cause. Tbe hall was crowded to overt! >w lug Tuesday nigh), when the exercises were opened by a piano selection, by iwo of tbe students. These young ladles, Mimes Woodley and Norton, rendered the “Marches Reroique” in style that n fleeted much credit upon tbe college. At the oondoslon of these soft strains Dr. J. W. Fttnn delivered a short prayer asking tbe divine blessing upon the Itsiltution and all its works Dr. W. W. Daniel, tne president, t^en advanced and introduced to the audience one who nt eded no intruduo Uon to a Columbia audience, Dr. J. B. Soberer, president of Newberry college. Dr. Scnerer took as his sub act “Tbe Century in Literature.” Bis oration was a magnificent one, and was greatly enjoyed by all who htard it. The visitors were next entertained with a nocturne by Miss Pearl Nor ion, which was well applauded, and then the president arise and made a short address to the members of the graduating clam and took occasion to announce the winner of the Sylvan medal which is given for the highest average scholarship of the session The winner, he said, was not present, having been compelled to return home but nt vertheless the name would be announced and the prize sent to her. Toe young lady securing this much veted pr'ze was Miss Maud Owfns of Dunbarton. Tbe evt ot which is an epoch in the Secretary WlUon Says ike Charges Ate Ridiculous. Secretary Cheatham, of the Southern Cotton Associ- ntion, Says He Has Docu mentary Evidence. ▲ dispatch from New Tork to the Atlanta Journal says Richard Cheat bam, of Atlanta, secretary of tbe Sontbern Cotton Qrowers’ a s iciatlon, who la in this city, baa declared bis intention of calling Prt Bident ose- volt's attention to what be considers gross irregularities Id both the pre paration and tbe publication of tbe government cotton report issued last Friday wwS7~~ Mr. Cheatham will make no charge of bribery or any other crime, but bis intention is to ask for a rigid invest! gallon, and that tbe resignation of one of the important emplojss in the statistical bureau of tbe department of agriculture be demanded. It la understood that he charges i-ome one In tbe department with having manipulated tbe figures and given them In advance of publication loos. It was poadble, he mid, that somebody connected with the depart ment had been pretending to have knowledge of the cotton figures de partment, but eta matter of fact it AGREE TO PART. Any | Norway and Sweden Peacefully Dissolve Their Union. ; value. “Tbe reports from the various states in tbe cotton belt," mild he “and those from the field agents of the department art received by tbe statistician under seal and placed in a safe. On the day when tbe totals are to be footed and tbe estimates made these reports are taken from tbe safe In the presence of myself the tat'lstian and such assistants as we may need tQ dftJ^e^wgrk.^^Behlnd ooked doors ws examine tbe report and make up tbe report, which as soon aa we complete the task, is given to the public. There is no pomibillty so far as I can understand, of anybody btatnlng advance information as to tbe report made public. lean con ceive that, by collusion with an agent here or therein the country one might obtain a llttld Inf on atlon but it would be of no value whatever.” S c Wilson Indicated intention, however of instituting an Inquiry Into the charges, with a view to possible fraud. He NORWAY WANTS KING Of Her Owa, and the Old Kiag is Asked inUdlamSeteeUM of Oae of His Family to Role Over Nor as a Seperate Na tion. •A dispatch from Christians, Norway, •ays King Oscar’s refusal to sanction tbe bill passed ly the storthing pro viding for a separate consular service for Norway culminated Wednesday in n the passing of a resolution by the statistician of the department had no I union of Sweden and Norway and id-a of postponing bis trip to E arop* on account of the charges which bad been made public. ' WEATHER AID CROPS Some Improvement In Cotton, Bnt Greae Still Seriome'Drawback. Follow!rg Is a report of crop condi tions as made by Section Director Bauer: The first of the week ending Mon day, June 5th, was warm, the middle portion cool, and the dose had normal “ UK ln Ther. .« oom plaint that oool nights were unfa- ing the cotton market. Tbe Southern Cotton Growers’ as sociation is an organization of planters and southern brokers, whose object it. is to regulate, so far as p< saible, tbe acreage of cotton and to protect the planters and other southern interests from manipulation of tke market tending to depress the price of the staple. Officers of the aasodation, declare they have as many experts as the department of agriculture, and make every effort to secure the most trustworthy Informatlcn regarding the crop oonditlon. For several months the statistics gathered by the associa tion have been at variance with those emanating fiom Washington, and the offloers of the association together with brokers and ootton merchants in this city have conducted a secret In vestigation in the hope of ascertain ing the reasons for tbe discrepancy. A prominent broker, it is now as serted, has gathered ti e most impor lant of documentary evidence~in th. case. From employes of the depart ment of agriculture, be ta; s, some of whom are in the habit (f making fnquant visits to this city, he learnt d that advance Information in regard to nr.or .wr, wu u bud udi“* “»«*• ““Id •* Be ** Dr. Daniel called the members of tbe dam forward and presented to thi m the much ttesired diplomas. The fol lowing young ladles received their de grees: Lenore Ruth Ackerman, B. A.; Madge Esling Bethune, B. A Janie Laura Collins, B A ; Annie Elina Dargan. B. A ; Kate Glenn, B A.; Mattie May Morgan, B. A.; Attie Ela Phillips, B. A ; Sarah Elizabeth Reed, B. A. ^ Certificates were given to tbe f >1 lowing young ladlrs: Carrie Maudet^ 10 ?. owed up this inquiry, Inquiring whether or uot the report ties not been changed, and alleges he was suo cessful in this ende.vor, also receiving letters from at least one of tbe prom Inent firms of cotton brokers in tbl- city had such an understanding with at least one officer. Mr. Cheatham was notified of tbe alb ged discoveries by telegraph and made a hurried trip to this city. After many hours spent In consults he journeyed to Wasbiogion, vorable on ootton. There was more than tbe usual amount of sunshine over the western and central parts, and less than usual over tbe eastern parts. There were local high, damag ing winds in the northeastern coun ties on the 30tb and 3lst accompany ing thunderstorms. A large portion of tbe state had no rain during the week, but there were heavy rains In the east central, east ern and southern counties on the 30 ;h and 31st, further delaying farm work and increasing the foulness of corn and cotton. ^ Farm work made rapid progress over the larger portion of the state, but cultivation Is difficult owing to tbe rank growth of grass and weeds and the rapid drying of the soil which ren- dt rs it baked and crushed. Tbe weakli er was generally favorable for growth of crops, and there is a marked Im provement noted where they have been cultivated, but the general oonditlon of all field crops Is still poor. There is a marked Improvement In ootton wbloh looks well where worked,- especially on (day soils, but is still poor, yellow and small on sandy and grfj soils, with less complaint of that the king had oeased to act as king of Norway. Aa address to the king was adopted declaring that no HI feel tog was entertained against him, his dynasty or the Swedish nation and asking him to cooperate In tbe selec tion of a young prince of the house of Bernadette to opeapy the throne of Norway. "Norway from today is a fully In dependent and sovereign state. ” the Norwegian newspapers and it re flects the spirit with which the people of Norway aooept today's action of the storthing when it proclaimed King Oscar no longer king of Norway. At Its meeting Wednesday evening the storthing adopted a proclamation to the Norwegian people in wbloh is given a detailed account of the events preceding the passing of tbe resolu tlon, and in which the hope is express ed that they “will succeed in living In peace and on good terms with all and not the least with tbe Swedish people, to whom we are linked by so many natural ties.” The proclamation con cludes as follows: “All offloials, civil, military must in every respeet afield that obedience, which tbe gST'erament has tbe right to claim according to the authority transferred to it by storthing in the name of the people of Norway. Tbe proceedings throughout the mo mentous session of the storthiog Wed nesday were marked by supreme good order and by the utmost dignity. Tbe plans bad been moet carefully prepar ed and nothing had been omitted to secure the inauguration of a new gov ernment under the best auspices. That the feeling was intense was evidenced by the great gathering of people outside the storthing during the early session, and sfur the an nouneement of the result of the pro weglan republic would alone be a rea son why the step should not command Itself to tbe monarchical powers. It is nowhere thought that King Ot oar will consent to a junior mamber of his family becoming king of Nor way. This proposal is regarded as ao attempt to palliate the blow to the de posed king and the opinion of Engllah newspapers is that the suggestion is quite Impracticable Tbe consular difficulty Is supposed to he only an outward manifestation of tbs deepssatsd separatist aspirations of the majority of Norwegians. British sympathies appear to be strongly on the side of Sw( d?b and King Oscar Tbs Morning Post expresses the very general view in suggesting that it Is eminently a case Tor The Hague* trib unal. _ Will Take No More. Owing to the overcrowded oonditlon of the vxrious wards the authorities of the South Carolina Hospital for tbe Insane at Columbia are taking step- to see that the law passed In 1902 ex] o uding non-residents from tbe hos pital and directing their deportation from this state to other elates, or, in case of foreigners, their removal from the United States through tbe depart meat of state at Wss ilngton The board of regents recently reported to the governor on tbe subject, calling upon the probate Judges throughout the state to guard the interests of tbe State by refusing to s»nd to the hos pital all prospective patients who are not residents of this State. There is now a daily average of 1,250 patients in the hospital. Last year tbe ad missions amounted to over 500 and up to June, of this year, 323 new patients have been taken in. The oonsequenoe is that all the room is need for South Oaroll ulans. The report sets forth that in spite of the law tbe probate udgee have been careless. Twenty- ive non-residents have betn received and thirteen of theee are still lnmate-> of-the hospital. ----- plants dying than last week. Lice are oeedlngaa quiet respect wss shown the Cannon, Lurdne Harvey, Lilian Loul e Merchant, Maty BrlgLam Mot s Lldie Riohburg, Maude Ano Riley, Alma VanMetre, Ethel VanMetre, Cxtrlr Belle VaughiA, Marfe DaL jaohe &Hi|L There was a pretty incident that took place sfu r tbe conferring of de grees when Dr. J. W. Daniel arose and on behalf of the graduating class presented the popular president of the o liege, Dr. W W. Daniel, a bronze bust of Lord Byron. Rsv. E. O Watson, chairman of the the board of trustees, came for ward and annunced toe glad tiding* that the new bxildmg would be ready when the students returned to their duties. Five Coavteia Killed. A dispatch from Biaeayne, Fla., says five negro convicts at the count; camp at O)uo were blown to Atoms by dynamite Thursday night. Dyna mite in large quantities is used in road building and the negroes bad beooms carel< ss in handling it Tne bodies of the dead convicts were in every oat-e badly torn and mangled. One, that of Henry Jones, wss blown 300 feet into the branches of a tree, where it wss subsiquently fjund The exact cause of tbs explosion will never be known, though it is sttrlbut ed to the discharge of a dynamite cap wbloh eat off a b)x containing 150 pounds of the deadly explosive. Death of Rmy. J. M | Oaritstr. Rat. John M. Carlisle, aged 79 years, died at the home of bis daugh ter, Mrs. L. 0. Jennings, Spartan burg, S. 0., Wednesday afternoon The deceased was for years a promt remained a few hours and returned to New York, saying he desired nlgoa lures to a document In his posisa ston. It is said Mrr Gbeath&m will charge that ths figures of the bureau of statistic have been manipulated n tbe interests of a certain bearish element in the market here, and i-tila charge will li’ elude not only the (ur cf “Idvaooi Informailoi pertaining to the goverr menTfigures, but also fal». float ion of these flgur^t*. nent and influential member of tbe ttMrdead soldier, not withstanding the] South Carolina conference. He wss fact that Jet McFarlan bed never /married. A claim was put in fora I child, Pauline wu the name, who was Alleged to have been torn in 1890 to tt|9 man who bad died In 1868, Tbompeon concluded to go one bet ter and he put in a claim for another child, Della, bom In tbe same year, the child being declared a minor of Kunao McFarlan, whose mother died la 1689. The claim must be entered before a ehild la 16 yean, end Tbomp* : saw that tbe ege wae eefely pieced Mn the certod. A claim of 9140 noted tor hie piety and hli attention to all dutiee at a pastor. His remains were buried in Oakwood cemetery Tnureday afternoon. - tfeMun Killed Three. Three men were killed by a sudden rath of steam In a boiler, which they were repairing at the American Steel and Wire Company's furnaces nt Cleveland, O., Wedneeday. The deed: Jemee Donahue, William McBride, unknown man. Several other sen were slightly injured. In the case of t he report larued last Friday he will o' a ge that plans *eie laid a m< nth In advance. WHO THE OFFICER 18. Edward S. Holmts, Jr , is toe name of the governmeut iffi-Jial > hat wilj be repoited to President Roofevelt, b Richard Cheatham, s ere tar y • f the S uihero Cotton G owers’ As&oc atiou. kcretary Cteatham itisKtatid ot xoellent authority, will te 1 Presi d nt R osevelt that not only was •inv&£<& luformatlon ootcerning the g vernment report on o-atoo acresg and condition givt n out to tfcar opei a*ora in New Y >rk, but that the figures of the report were r elite aM> manipulated so as to favor the market > p* ratlori of the prom; neat >p cuia ive Interest involved, by influencing a 1 wer market valuation for lOt'oi; than Is warranted by actual con diilon of the growing crop. Ills further charged that plan were laid practically a mouth in ad vance to secure in tills instance a bearish report, and that the official accused, profiting by the advantages of his position, perfected arrange ments by which such re sult might be obtained. Secretary Chtaiham has in his possession, It is said, numerous signed documents showing conclusive ly that toe figures of the government bureau otrthe ootton senage and dltlon have been manipulated in the Intcresta of a certain bearish Interest In the market. SATS CHARGES ARE RIDICULOUS. A dispatch from Washington says Secretary Wilson, at tbs oonauilon of the cabinet Meeting said his attention bad hem called to ths charges of the Southern Ootton association ttmt there bad beso a “leak” in the Information gathered by ths agricultural depart ment in regard to the ootton crop He characterised the chargee as ridico- prev&lent in tbe central and eastern counties. There yet remains a small part of the crop to chop to stands. Favorable progress was made In clean ing fields of grass and weeds, but much remains foul, and some will be abandoned owing to the rank growth of grass and the scircity of lab iron First squares have been noted in many parts of the state. •> ‘ The o edition of corn la variable, ranging from good to very poor, and much of tbe crop is suffering for want of cultivation. In many places it la vellow and undersized. Where pr >p erly cultivated it' Is flue. Bottom Ian is ur« destructive In southern counties.* Rice looks fairly well. A large aore- ige of June rice will he .planted In r he Georgetown district. Melons arc late. Wneat Is being harvested and the yields are po jr, owing to rust and too much rain. Oats are ripe and be ing gtneraliy harvested, with yield-, ranging from excellent to poor. Spring o*t» rootlnue premising. - P ashes are being snipped; the quality Is good, bur tr>e fruit is small. In placc-t peach es are rot- log nad'y. G irdens arc do ing well, but need rain In tbe west. Ptstures good. Minor crops generally promi-lug. - Fouxtu It Oai. At Belgrade, Servia, a street fight occurndat a purjlo square Wed es- <ay a'*ern«on betw«en former Pre ml r P isle* and M. Nlkolios, the min ister of jus T ioe To- two met and ex change 1 a few wi rds when M. Nlko- to sudd, nly struck' M Pa ics on the h ad with a sMck- M. Pastes se’z d his opp-’Dtnt bythethrjat but by standers interfered aud separated tbe c mbitanta. Tbe quarrel waa tbe -•utcome of diff renoe* due the recent ministerial crisis. Minister Nikollca h?s resigned as a result of the trou ble. - ,, . . . • RelraSrd r rum Lbe Navy. Leo FI ishman, tbe runaway boy from New Yo{k, who waa discovered as an enlisted hnsplteHpprentlos at tbe Norfolk naval training station last month, after his parents had spent over 910,000, in tn unsnccsssful effort to locate him, Wednesday jras released from the hVi and w^l leave for' hla home in New York, accom panied by hla cousin, Miss Wilhelm, who arrived there Wednesday and * him. Dvaaderatio Victory. A dispatch from Wheeling, W. Va., Thos. D. Davis, Democrat, a of Henry G. Davie, waa elected ar representative, from the seoonddiatrict by el jcaiteigbt hun dred majority over James P. Larkin, reverting a pievioas Republican ma jority. mys Tfc brother members as they left tbe building. The crowda were especially respect ful In their ovation to M. Miohelson, tbe retiring premier. Tbe storthing will, if necessary, de fend the step taken Wednesday by force of arms. M. Arctander will be Norway’s first foreign minister. He is now chief of tbe departments of commerce, navi gallon and industry. It ia learned that Crown Prince Gus tave will return from Berlin immedi ately. It is understood that an extraordl nary session of the Swedish riksdag will be called June 26, if not earlier as the result of Wednesday’s action o the storthing. HOW SWEDEN TAKES IT A dispatch from St okholm, Swe was answered here Wednesday by great patriotic demonstrat ion of loyal ty to and sympathy with King O,oar A great procession, accompanied by bands, wsnt to R ssndal castle, when the bands played tbs national anthem. In a few minutes the king and other members of the royal family appeared on a balcony of the castle and wan enthusiastically cheered by tbe demon straton, while a number of ladies ad v¬-d from tbe crowd and presented the king with a bouquet. Tncugi greatly excited over the situation, the populace remains outwardly calm King Oscar held a council Wednesday evening at which the situation was considered. . < Tbe dissolution of the union be tween Sweden and Norway has been pending for some time and had its growth in the desire which grew stronger as time passed for tbe estab lishment of separate consular systems for tbe two countries. One of the causes for the desire in Sweden and Norway for separate con sular systems wss the fact that S *e- den is protectionist and Norway is for free trade and also because of Norway's more extensive sea trade and other divergencies of commercial interests... EUROPE SURPRISED. A dispatch from London says the revolution ini Norway, though anticip ated ind peacefully effected, baa come upon Europe with unexpected sudden and the question is asked with i anxiety whether it will mean intsroatiooal complications. Had Bus I tia not been involved in a difficult war la tbs far east it is doubtful whether | Norway would have taken the present momentous step which is not likely to be regarded with approval by JEu ropsoo powers. The fact that the oonp d'etat is not unlikely to eventu- ia tbe establishment of % Hoc- TIKE THE LIFE 01 Rojestvensky Rather I Have Him Recaptured WAS JlPANESE PLAN, The Oaari Wae lastracM te M I Admiral la PtnasKt st Agrsnstii. . Made With Rsssiaas to Ale* ; Rojestveasky to so the BsdevL A dispatch from Toklo —H M Two Boys Cremated. The bodies of two boys who met a horrible death by cremation on the beach Wednesday have been iden titled as those of Ordner J. Delaney and William Jeffries, both of Atlantic City, N. J., aged 7 and 5 years re spectively. Ths two boys were inssp arable companions. They had gone to a hush heap of pine trees on ths beach front at New Hampshire svs nue, which trees,wars to bj used to build s jetty. They dug a hols bo ncath the pile and crawled under. It is believed they had matches for soon the brush wu ablaze and before the boys could crawl out they were ore- mated. Their charred bines were scarcely reoognlzxhle. Firemen who. responded to pot out the blaze did not know the boys wore under tbe brush until a horseman lifted one end of tbe brash to get .a stream of water under It. He then saw the. two burned bodks side by tide. Gambling Did It. Lawrence W. Wiggins, at one time a prominent merchant and cltizinof Marietta, Ga., committed snloido Sat urday In a room at Folsom’s hotel on Ma*lotta street, Atlanta, by cutting his throat with a razor. He wu at he head of the L. W Wiggins Shoe Company, of Marietta, wnloh failed about six months ago, and formerly owned one cf the handsomest home- io Co' b county, wbloh is said to hav- gone to pay gambling debts. Wig gins married one of tne handsomest and wealthiest women In Mirritta. .and she with two young sons, survive- olm. His wife’s-fortune of some975, 000 is said to hav • gone in the samt manner u his other property, thrdug gimblitg. and speculation. He wu 45 years <>f age and it is said that no man In Marietta had brighter pros pects lhan d d be several years ago oefore he becime practically a slave U the card table. —* ; of lut Saturday says two feorpsfo ilt stroyers which have returned to bo furnish details of the Vice Admiral R?jeatvenak^ —_ — st rovers Kuuml Uiubamo, SaAaatof and Kagerou were ordere4 90 Attack „ the Russian warships the night of May 27, and were steaming ahead when they suddenly encountered a number of Rotsfeo shlpa. Toe Kioto ms narrowly averted a collision with a Russian cruiser, the siossnsei of which seems to have caved tbe de stroyers from being damaged by the heavy fire whiob the Russians dire Hi on them. During the R rasian attack the veto, sels forming tbe destroyer flitilla di vided. The Ssswuuni, and Kiftou continued the search for Rqatian shift throughout tbe night, SM In ton morning discovered two torpedo hOOl destroyers. Oae of them away, but the other so. On approaching the Japanese discovered a white flag flying from the foremut and tbe Bad Onto flag utern. She proved to be Bsdovl with Admiral and his staff on bx^d. The signalled that her eoglels aged and that the was and water. An armed guard on board the' Bedovi to surrepder. The Rutiane requested the nese uot to remove vensky and tbe other officers on ae- oount of their wounds, and the Japn- owe complied with the u« ‘ that the guard would baton kill Rojestvensky in the delay loading to a meeting with Bno> •lan ships, thus running ths dinger el his recapture. The Santinsmi ran n line to tbe Bsdovi and began her. Tbe line parted twice. In the morning ths the Japanese cruiser conveyed the two destroyers to During the trip, tbe countered heavy sans were awash during part of the Bear Admiral Rojestvensky well with no dangerous symploaas ais speedy recovery The offloers of the shtp O -el nave declined to role. They nave haen given on tional day to further question. Wedding Punib mod. __A_speclal from Spartanburg to Thf State says Mrs. 8. T. D. Lanodtln died at her home at Pauline in that county, Monday, June 6, being sud deoly stricken with paralysis while r,be ceremony uniting the lives Of hei daughter, Miss Birdie Lancaster, ano Mr. W. F. Westbrook of Marlb ir viuntv was being pronoucad by the Rav. L. M. Roper. Tne death wait peculiarly sad, and the atmosphere oi Jot, happiness and bliss was trans formed to gloom, woe' and despair Tne bridal party had assembled in the parlor of tbe home, and friends am toeir relatives were In attend knee, rejoicing with tbe happy youn* couple, when the final summons cam with stocking suddenness to tot mother of toe bride. Mrs. Linoa* ters sudden attack of apoplexy and death caused the postponm nt of thi weeding. She was stricken as th, bridal couple entered the parlor, it which she was sitting. The Bryan* Go Abroad. Mrs. William,J. Bryan and hsi daughter Grace sailed for Germany Wednesday for a long trip abroad They will be Joined early In Septembe by Mr. Bryan and the winter will b, spent In some part of the OrtanW Mr. Bryan is going abroad especially tc study the experiments of continental cities at municipal ownership and th* rVlriftyi qiipfllnn Ha arp^fiffl in politics when fib returns. Five Flremsa lajarod. Five firemen were injured and eae Johan Oorbish, will probably die; wb& -igbttng a bad fire in a warehouse of the Now York Dock Company, Brook lyn, Wedneeday morning. The mei were at work on tbe roof when it sni denly gave way, burying (hetf in tfc* burning ootton They work ream (f unoooacloue by fifteen ot their fqllow firemen, who dashed into the burning bettolngitmBrtolroftheiroynlltoe. aci Rear Admiral Roqutot, commander of tbe heavy eruieer equato ron of the Ruetian OeeC ln the late oattie, arrived In Manila hap at • o’clock Saturday evening on fl tg ship, the protected Aurora, accompanied by tbe [ cruisers Oleg and Jemtobug. All Urn vessels were more or ~ and there were many oo board. Rear Admiral Train hoard bta flag ship, tht battle Ohio, with the Wieooosin, Oregon, Baleigh and Otooinoati, waa ontottb. Corregid jr Island manoeuvring whim tbe Aurora saluted with thlrtom guns, and the Ohio answered. Ad miral Train and hie equadron, to* oom pan led tbe Ruatian veto to Mto nila. - Flagged Train fur A Oh w. While a fait freight on the New Y >rk Central r *ad was speeding along e at of R »m*, N. Y., before dusk ooo evening toe attention of the < wa attract d by a man sanding tue track ahead frantically giving the s op signal. The train waa brought tj .a halt. The engineer oiimeddowu from hie cab and asked tbe faltoto that was wanted. “Give me a chew if tobacco,” said the man. Toe train went on to Rome, where the Incident tie reported. Officere went to the §3306 of tbe hold up on a ehlftlag en gine and arrested the Individual, who was found Importuning a switch tend* (dr a chew of tobacco. He gave the name of Jsmee HUL Fall* 200 Fees And Uvea. A fall of 200 feet from a la the mountains at Central, OoL, was the fate of Mra. George Sheldon Sgtil- 1 e Wednesday, bat she still livee and It is said she will recover, althoogh severely bruised and oak Met. who ie an artist, formerly of K a Wia^ M hern with bar haftnad, i York painter, on their hennr They were married Eater Suarn*. ■ Ooatt Lia* Waa —In the United it Qharimtoa order was taken judging the Atlantis road guilty of ~ magma, In tided with Bar