LATEST WAR NEWS.
A summary of the looses sus
tained by Russia in the first
twenty-four hours of the war
with Japan show that ten Rus
sian war ships were placed out
of action in one way or another,
and that the Japanese did not
lose a ship.
London, Feb. li. ? Dispatches
to the Daily Mail from Tokio
and Nagasaki, dated Feb. 10,
report the arrival at Sasebo,
Japan of two large Russian
Steamers. One is the new Vol
unteer Fleet association trans
port Ekaterinoslav, which re
rently landed troops and arms
at Port Arthur, and the other is
the steamer Argun, belonging to
the Chinese Eastern Railways'
Company. Both were captured
by the Japanese cruisers JSai
Yan and Hei Yan, in the neigh
borhood of Fusan, Corea. The
Ekaterinoslav is of 10,000 tons
displacement, and had been fit
ted up as an auxiliary cruiser.
She had 30 rifles on board, and
was on her way from Vladivos
tock. The Argun was going to
Vladivostock from Nagasaki.
The Russian whalers Glorige,
Nicelai, Alexander and Michael,
captured by the Japanese, have
also arrived at Sasebo. ,
State of W?r Announced.
Washington, Feb. 10. ? Count
Cassini, the Russian ambassador,
called on Secretary Hay today
and left with him the announce
ment of the czar declaring war
on Japan. It was a dispatch
from the Russian foreign office
to the ambassador and was sub
stantially as follows:
"During the night of Feb. 8-9
a detachment of Japanese tor
pedo boats unexpectedly attack
ed the Russian squadron lying at
anchor in the outer roadstead of
Port Arthur. This attack being
the beginning of military opera
tions, obliges the imperial gov
ernment to take immediate meas
ures to reply by armed force to
the challenge issued against Rus
sia. Be good enough to inform
the government of the United
States."
The United States legation at
Tokio made two reports today to
the state department upon the
battles. They related to engage
ments at Port Arthur and Che
mulpo and added nothing to the
fscts already known.
Two Thonmnd Rniilu? PrlioiMim.
London, Peo. 10.? A special
dispatch from Tokio today says
the Japanese have captured
three Russian transports having
on board about 2,000 troops.
Two Ro j>ort* .
Vladivostock, Feb. 10. ? Pri
vate telegrams received here re
port the complete rout of the Ja
panese by the Russians on the
Yalu river. These advices also
claim that Chemulpo, Core*, has
been occupied by Russianj[sol
diers and marines.
London, Feb. 10.? A dispatch
to The Central News from Port
?Arthur says the Japanese fleet
returned there Tuesday . after
noon ^nd again bombarded the
Russian fleet and forts, but that
it soon withdrew.
The losses to the Russians,
the dispatch says, were small.
l)uring the firing a Japanese
cryiser grounded.
IktoOnkMtM*.
Shanghai, Feb. 10. ? The Rus
sian gunboat Mandjur, reported
from various sources to be under
repairs at Nagaski, Japan, where
she is said to have been seized
by the Japanese, is in the har
bor here. She has had her hull
and funnel repainted black and
is ready for sea at a moment's
notice.
Important Strategic Mot*.
London, Feb. 11. ? The Shang
hai correspondent of the Daily
Mail says an important bridge
on the Manchurian railroad has
been blown up and 30 men have
been killed.
?n Alleged RaMlan Victory. N
St. Petersburg, Feb. 10. -Some
of the newspapers here printed
extras today claiming a Russian
victory at Port Arthur. Three
Japanese warships and four tor
pedo boats are reported to have
been seriously crippled. One re
port says ' ae Japanese battle
ship Shikisliima was sunk. The
people began demonstrating but
there is no official confirmation
of the report and the announce
ment is discredited.
Japn Balm Htumpho.
Tokio, Feb. 10. ? Japan seized
Masampho Sunday and dispatch
ed a heavy force there. Japan
will fortify the port and estab
lish a naval and military base
there. Masami)ho is an exceed
ingly important point as it con
trols the Corean channel and is
an excellent base for future op
erations.
? The Japanese have captured
at least five Russian commercial
steamers, including Ekaterino
slav, Moukden, Russia, Argun
and Alexander. They were cap
tured by the Japanese in Corean
and adjacent waters at various
times since Saturday t>y small
cruisers. Some of the steamers
are rich prizes. The small
steamer Koeik is detained at Yo
kohama, its status not being
clear.
Declaration.
Tokio, Feb. 10. ? A formal de
claration of war is expected to
night. The proclamation has
been prepared and approved by
the cabinet. Foreign Minister
Komura has gone to the palace
to secure the Emperor's ap
proval. %
Another Report.
San Francisco, Feb. 10. ? A ca
blegram to the Associated Press
from Nagasaki states thai the
Russian cruiser Variag, which
was reported to have been sank
yesterday at Chemulp6 by the
Japanese fleet, was captured,
and arrived at Sasebo.
The dispatch also states that
in addition to s the Russian ves
sels damaged in torpedo attack
at Port Arthur, seven other ves
sels were captured!
It is also reported at Nagasaki
that Gen Kurehakin has arrived
at Harbin to take command of
the Russian land forces.
Mountain Lumber Interest*.
Pickens, Feb. 8. ? The largest char
ter fee ever paid in the history ot
Pickens county was forwarded to Co
lumbia by the local attorney of the
Montville Lumber company, Mr. J. ?.
Carey ;? The fee wan a little ov?r $800,
paid by the Montyille Lumber com- 1
pany, recently organized in this county
with a capitalization of $500,000. I
The company now has 60,000 acres of
virgin forests? 40.000 in $outh Carolina
and 20,000 in North Carolina, and is'
continually adding to its extensive
purchase.
It bought out the Benedict-Love
Lumber company and in now operating
the extensive plant at Calhoun, one of
the most complete plants to be found
in the State. Its equipment cost about
$40,000. The new company is cutting
about 40,000 feet of lumber per day at
Calhoun and has 1,500,000 poplar and
pine logs at the river'* edge ready to
float down with the rise of the water
courses. This lot of logs is valued a,
about $00,000. There is sufficient quan
tity ot this kind of soft wood, as it is
called by the lumber people, to run the
Calhoun plant for a number of years, i
When the soft woods are consumed
then the hardwoods, consisting of oak,
hickory, chestnut, ash, etc., will be cot.
The soft woods can very easily be
floated down to the company's boom
on the Ktowee at Calhoun anff*cut and
shipped in any direction by rail. Not
so with the hardwoods ? the specific
gravity is too great ? it won't float.
This means that eventually a railroad
will have to be constructed into the
heart of the lumber district. The
Benedict-Lov<> Lumber company
thought of fastening a log of hsrd
wood between two of soft wood, but it
was impracticable on account of the
expense.
The compsny means business and
will spend a great deal of money here
in the development of its valuable in
terests. It also has similar interests
in North Carolina, Tennessee and
West Virginia.
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