The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, September 29, 1904, Image 7
A FURIOUS ASSAULT
jifiicK Si'ii Tiffiaf Awsy At fl?
littlu StTM|M4
?KEAT LOSSfcS AT POIT AKTIUK
Rumton MM*** Wow Up WMh Bat
taltoM, But th* Japan*** P*r**v*r*
In th* Determination to Finish th*
W*rfc.
Paris. By Cable.?Th* Martin's St.
Petersburg correspondent telegraphs as
follows:
"Telegram* of which th* general staff
hare as yet no knowledg* reached th*
Emperor at 4 o'clock Saturday morn
lag. I can affirm that they concern Port
Arthur, regarding which place tha
greatest anxiety prevails at court. T%*
Jspane** are now engaged in a g?n*ral
amsuIt, which is more furious than Its
predeceaaors, attacking th* town on
three sides simultaneously and employ
ing their whole forces, being determin
ed to flnish the business. Russians
mines blew up whole battalions. Oene
nal Pock especially distinguished him
self, directing the fir* from th* wall
which the Japanese reached after In
describable massacre.
"The whol* of Admiral Togo's and
Vice Admiral Kami mum's squadrons
sre rJdlng the struggle, which. It is
feared here, will be flnnl. The besieged
forces are flghtfng *s In a furnace. A
perfect storm of shell Is falling on thej
tows, port and fortress from the whole
Mil and roadstead. General Stoeeaaf
lf> going from tbrt to fort, encouraging
the defenders In their desperate efJ
forts.
"In St. Petershurs th* facts concern
ing th* tragic ??ent. which perhaps will
terminate by a glorloua fall *f Port Ar-|
thur, are wholly unknown. At court!
hop* has aot yet been entirely aban
doned.
Bnasians Uae Balloon a.
Mukden. By Cable?'The Ruaaiana are
ualag war balloona southeast of Mult-*
den, for the purpose of oha*rrlng the
worementa of the Japaneae In that di
rection. The tlae of outposts eatafr-j
liahsd by the Japanese la ao effective!
that not area th* Chinese hare b*en
able to penetrate it It Is lmponalbl**
therefore, to aay definitely hew Manjuia
Oyame has disposed his forces. It M
hollered that General Kurokl's army]
atretshea from Bensiha to Bentalaputxe
aad the armtea of Generate Oku an<
Nodsu from Yentai along the high
aad railroad to Shapepu, alxt**n mil
south of Mukden, while a fourth
la morlng from Dslantcbuh acroas th*
Da Mountains All th**e roads con-?
verge st Mukden. Of the tomr armies,
those of Oku and Nodza are nearest)
Mukden, and their progreaa will havW
to be Blackened in order to permit!
Kurokl and the flanking oolumna time!
to come up. Meanwhile. Oku and Nod-J
au bare commaM of the railroad. Sup
plies of grain and ammunition are car-j
ried from Yentai orer heavy roada ex
posed to capture by enterprising Cos-'
sack raiders. There has been an lm-j
provement fn the weather, which has
been of great help to the Japaneae.
Imperial Tombs Endangered.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.?A brie{
telegram was received from Lieutenant
Oeneral Sakharoff. announcing the ad
vance of the Japanese from Bentisa
putze on Ae village near Fu Pass, eaat
of Mukdjp and the site of the imperial
tombs. Which is likely to revive the
fears expected at Pekln that an engage
ment may be fought at the burial place
r.( the Manchurian dynasty. No men
tjen la made of realatanoe to the ad
vance, but It Is not believed this in
dicates that the Ruaaiana do not intend
to further oppose the march of tha
Japaneae on Mukden. It probably sig
nifies that the Japaneae force Is ualng
iho small road to Fu Peas, between the
highways leading to Mukden and Fu*
Khun, with the intention of taotating
the Riiaalan columns guarding Pushun.
The Japaneae are atill trying to turn
(Jboeral Kuropatkln'a left flank, but
there la no Indication of their moving
west of the Hun rlv*r.
Slnmlntln la still held by the Cos
ascka.
Still fating Boll Waavila.
Washington. Special.?The Secretary
of Agriculture has approved the plan
for further atudiea of the "kelep," the
hotl weevil-eating ant. O. F. Cook,
who discovered the ant in Guatemala,
and three assistants are now in Texas
making preparatlona to eetablish ths
colonies for the winter. Two sssistant*
will be sent to Guatemala to observe
the habits of the snt during the com*
ing winter and to aend more colonies l|
the latter are required. ?t la during
the wlnted aeaaon In tbla country that
the cotton crop In Guatemala Is grown.
The Secretary states thst of the 89 col
ouiea already Imported only one baa
been loat and that through as accident
Tax Collection Short
Mobile, Ala., 8peclal.?A special to
the Register from Montgomery says:
"Assistant St^te Examiner Sedberry,
who has been In Mobile for tho past
two weeks examining tho tax books
of 1899, filed his report with the gov
ernment. The report states thst for
nix Tax Collector John Case is In
dehted to the State $K,80K91. Cane,
who Is now chief of police of Mobile,
aaid he had nothing to say
? 1
Spain Stopa Russian Crualer From
Coaling.
Las Palmas. Canary Islands. By
Cable.?The Kuaeian cruiser Terek,
Which has been etoplpng British ves
sel* in the vicinity of Gibraltar, com
menced coaling here yeeterday, but. on
orders received from Madrid, nhe was
stopped from coaling and was ordered
to leave here during the morning. Her
commander replied that he waa unable
to put to aea. owing to the Terek's en
gines needing repairs. 8he was. how
ever. forbidden to take on board any
more coal or any water o?' atores.
Nln* School Qlrta Suffocated.
Cincinnati, Special.?School closed
Friday at Pleasant Ridge, seven mile*
north of Cincinnati, with the Drat
quarter of the aeaelon, when nine,
possibly ten, aohool girl a were auffo
vatod In a rault during the forenoon
rocean, and a score of othera narrow*
Ijr escaped the same horrible death.
During the rest of the day the sub
urb was wild with mingled ?xclte
nont, sorrow aad Indignation, and
tho*o openly charging the calamity to
official negligence are making aerloua
throats. among them being many wo
ICWS TIMMMUT IK CMRTIT
01 MImr
From Many
Through the South.
A man named Tyco, at PoUt Com
tort. W. Va., killod hia wife and hlaa
ooU.
Additional partlcnlara of the karoo
fey the late storm on the Taotwa Shore
of Virginia hare boon received.
The Atlantic Connt Line la planning
to bnlld n largo export terminal at
JackeonrlUe, FUL
Dr. Julian M. Bnkor. at Tsrboro. K.
C., waa acquitted of the murder of Dr.
H. T. Base.
In Mnrtlnaburg a Jealous negro blew
np a bouse with dynamite, killed hla
rival and mortally Injured two negro
women.
Governor Montague baa granted a
respite to Henry Dlckeraon, colored,
who was to have been hanged Friday,
until October 21.
Ex-eSanotr Henry G. Davis has been
made, the Vlrglnln maneuvers are pro*
nounced to bare been generally advan
tageous to State militia organisations.
A Laredo. Tex., dispatch ays: Rain
has ceased to fall, and for 12 hours the
skies have been clear. The watera of
the Rio Grande river, however, are
still on the rampage, and no marked
decrease In the high sUge Is looked
for for several days.
Two shocks of earthquake were felt
at Auguata. On. Within the city llmlta
the dlaturbance waa noticed only by n
few. but on the hills went both tremors
were distinctly felt The 11 rat was no*
tlced at half-past 2 and was followed
In live minutes by the second. No dam
age waa done.
A special from Waynesboro, On.,
says: "An sttempt waa made to bur
glarise the Citisens' Bank here Wednes
day morning. A large hole waa dug
under the vault, but the metal was not
pierced. During the night tbe home of
Cashier Berrien, of the same bank,
waa robbed of silverware aad Jewelry.
In pursuing the robber Berrien fell and
broke a knee-cap."
At the qnnrterly meeting of the Co
lumbia chamber of commerce Tuesday
night the river navigation committee
reported that unless a company was
organised with a capital of from #12.000
to $15,000 for the purpoee of building n
boat to put in the river, the matter of
river navigation for Columbia had bet
ter be abandoned for the present. A
meeting of business men to organize
such a company will be called in n few
days.
Waahington Happeninga.
Trade condltlona throughout
country are reported good, but not so
favorable as last year.
Organised labor will seek recognition
In the appointment of a successor to
Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of
Labor.
It Is stated that dismissal from the
srmy of Second Lieutenants W. W.
White and Charles F. Smith and First
Lieutenant Harry J. Collins has been
approved.
In the North.
Ex-Senator Henry O. Davie ahs been
consulting Senator Gorman in New
York about his letter accepting the
Democratic nomination for the Vice
Presidency.
Connecticut Republicans are hold
ing their State convention.
Governor and Mrs. Warfleld held a
reception In the Maryland Building at
the St. Louis Fair.
Wheat rose to $1.18 In Chicago and
$1.27 in Minneapolis on news of
blighting frosts In Canada.
Six persons wero burned to death In
a tenement house fire in New York.
Five bandits held up and robbed a
Rock Island express train near I^tts.
Iowa.
The American Bankers' Association
begun its annual convention In New
York.
Tbe Interparliamentary Union rep
resenting many countries, began Its
convention at St. Louis
Foreign Affaire.
Prince Herbert Bismarck died at
Frledrlchsruhe, Germany.
The Uruguayan Insurgenta aaked the
Government for peace terma.
The conflict at Port Arthur has re
duced both armies to ferocity, and aw
ful scenes are witnessed.
Major Gorgas reports tbe sanitation
of Colon will be difficult, but is an ur
gent engineering necessity.
Tashl, Lama of 8hlgatse, was pro
rlslmed at Lbassas as successor to th?
spiritual dignities of the Dalai Lama.
Father Aglus, the new Apostlic Del
egste to the Philippines, was consecrat
ed In Rome Archlblshon of Palmyra.
When the Kaiser drove through
llaraelin, recontly, hundreds of chll
Q'*n ?tood along tbe route dressed
either as rats or In the picturesque
costume of the famous "Pled Piper's*'
period. '
Miscellaneous Doings.
Certain tribes of Indalns In the In
dian Territory object to negro children
attending their schools.
Joseph Jefferson, the famour actor.
Is reported to have permanently retired
from the stage.
Insurmountable Ice prevented the
Zelgler relief expedition from reaching
ths Arctic exploration steamer Ameri
ca, in Frax Joscfland.
Mexico City was gaily bedecked with
the flags of ait nations Friday, the
Mexican banner predominating, the oc
casion being the 94th anniversary of
the achievement of independence by
the Mexicans of the Spanish.
Chief Oeorge W. Horton, of Balti
more, delivered an address on the HW
tlraore Are to the International Asso
ciation of Fire Bngioeors nt Chatta
nooga.
A HEAVY FAILURE
1 \
W. 1 Sattk-WUey tecs t? to
Van rif a Uift A Mait
OWES OVEt A MILLION. IAS $I,IM
H? to Um Senior Membtr of tho Wm
B. Smith-Whaley Company, of Be?
ton, and Waa the Promoter of Sov
oral Cotton Manufacturing Enter*
tsrprises in tha South.
Boaon, Special.?Owing over a mil
lion dollars, with assets of $1,200. Wll*
Horn B. Smith-Whaley. the financial
?upporter of several cotton manufac
turing enterprises in the South, filed a
?oluntary petition in bankruptcy In
the United States District Court Tues
day. Mr. Whsley was the senior mem
??r of the Smith-Whaley Company, of
thia city, and Is a resident of Newton.
FV>r some time he has been interested
tot raising funds for textile, Industries
In the Southern States, particularly In
South Carolina, which have not result
ed favorably. Mr. Whsley s total lia
bilities are $1,114,155. The secured
olalma amount to $1,087,951. and the
unsecured to $26,174.
In his petition Mr. Whsley states
that his only assets sre personal prop
erty valued at $1,100. real estate worth
$100, and household goods. There sre
91 creditors. The Individual "'?'??t
range from $500. the lowest. tt> $176,000.
the highest. Among the principal se
cured creditors are the Merchants' Na
tional Bank, New York. $175,094; the
Draper Company, Hopedale, Mass.,
$107,000; Fales ft Jenk, machine manu
facturers. Pawtucket, R. I.. $107,000;
Baltimore Trust and Deposit Oompsny,
Baltimore, $45,000; J. C. Sheehan, Bsl
tlmore. $25,000; Carolina Loan fc Trust
Company. Chsrleston, $30,000; Carolina
National Bank, Columbia. 8. C., $63.
050.41; Carey. Bayne 6 Smith Company
Baltimore, $20,000; Bank of Coulmbla.
Columbia, S. C.. $17,000; Merchants'
National Bank, Camden. S. C.. $15,000;
People's National Bank, Charleston,
?10,024; Merchants' National Bank.
Baltimore, $10,000; Orangeburg Msnu
facturlng Company, Orangeburg, a C..
$10,000. The largest unsecured clslm is
for money sdvanced by the Olmpia Cot
ton Mills. Columbia, 0. C.
F. L. Norton. Mr. Whaley's counsel,
said In regard to the petition: "While
nominally it appears to be a large fail
ure, It Is not nearly so bad as It looks.
The obligations sre distributed from
New York to South Carolina. Mr.
Wbaley was Interested simply in finan
cing these Southern mills, and la a
measure they have fallen down."
Killed by Unknown Man.
Asheville, Special.?A special to the
Citizen from Clyde, N. C., says that
Ralph Wells, a traveling salesman,
who died at Columbia, S. C., today
from the effects of blood poison, re
ceived his Injuries at Clyde from a
bottle thrown by an unknown man.
with whom the deceased had quarrel
led. The light Is said to have taken
place several days ago. Mr. Weils
was the son of H. N. Wells, a promi
nent physician of Murphy, and had
relatives living In Asheville, who
state that they have received the de
tails of the manner in which the de
ceased mot his death. He leaves a
wife and two children.
Supplies Taken by Jspsnese.
Toklo, By Cable.?Field Marshal
Oyama, commanding the Japanese
forces In Manchuria, telegraphed as
follows: "An investigation of the
trophies captured by us, made since
our last report, shows the number of
Russian buildings occupied by us in
the neighborhood of Llao Station to
be 353 houses and 214 warehouses,
covering an area of 58,000 square
yards. We also seized 79,360 bushels
of barlqy, rice, wheat, and millet;
1,300 cases of kerosene. 1,800 cases
of sugar, 166 tons of coal and much
cord wood. The amount of coal cap
tured by General Kuroki will be re
ported later."
?
One Candidate Stabs Another.
Macon, Ga.. Special.?A special to
The Telegraph from Way cross says
that Dr. J. M. Spenoe, Representative
from Ware county, was probably fa
tally stabbed near Waresboro, by J. R.
McDonald, who Is opposing him as an
independent. It Is said that Spenoe
went to McDonald's home for the pur
pose of forcing him to sign affidavits
withdrawing certain charges, and the
affray followed. It Is claimed that a
friend of McDonald's held a pistol on
Spence while McDonald was stabbing
him. Owing to the prominence of the
parties concerned, there Is considerable
excitement over the sffalr.
Fatal Poisoning.
Augusta. Ga., Special.?Rev. Byron
Woodward, pastor of North August^
Baptlut Church, la In a critical condi
tion and his wife died, an a result of
ptomaine poisoning. Three days ago
they were taken violently 111 after eat
ing canned goods which had been open
ad and left standing over night. Theli
two children jnere not affected.
New Army Order.
Washington, Special.?That no army
officer be permitted to marry until he
has first secured the permission of the
Secretary of War and satisfied that of
ficial that his income is sufficient to
support himself and family and that
ho Is entirely free from debt Is the re
commendation made by Major Oeneral
H. C. Corbln, Adjutant General, com
manding the Atlantic division and De
partment. of the East, which was Issued
? ? thP War Dnnartuent.
8hot Nephew For Squirrel.
Greenville, Special.?Tuesday after
noon, seven miles from Oreenvllle, A.
G. Fussell and Samuel Derr went out
hunting squirrels. They separated In
the woods and while creeping about
Mr. Fussell saw the bushes shaking.
Thinking a squirrel was In the bush
he fired and was horrified to discover
that he had shot Mr. Derr. The load
struck Mr. Derr in the face and head
and he died in a few minutes. Derr
was a young man from Goldsboro, and
was visiting relatives in this county.
He was a nephew of Fussell.
MOT! CAtOUlU CMP HUCTIN
Iputubvri on the lttk. and sf maxi
mum of || at Bisslinrg and Black
mi? on the Utt and Blackvtlle and
Klngstrea on tba 1Mb.
The precipitation vu confined to the
?astern part of the State. and waa ax
oeadTi from Horry to Chsstarflsld
counties, the grsatsst amount being
4.70 Inches at Conway. Tba rainfall
occurrad on tba 1Mb and 14th. Tba
otbar days wara generally (air. Prac
tlcally no rain (an In tba western part
of tba State.
Tba week baa been favorable (or
(arm work except In the eastern por
tion of the State wbare the storm of the
13th and 14th delayed work and did
great damage to growing cropa.
There were numeroaa re porta at de
terioration of cotton doe to mat and
?bedding, and la the eastern countlea,
caterpillars are still doing damage.
Considerable r is reported In the
northeastern counties from the storm
on the 14th. Cotton Is opening rapidly
and picking boa become general
throughout the Stats.
Corn la reported to be in good condi
tion generally exoept In the northeast
ern counties where It waa damaged by
the storm of the 14th. Fodder pulling Is
practically completed.
Rice was not damaged aa much aa
was first reported; harvesting and
threshing are progressing.
The weather baa been favorable for
haying during the past week. The for
age crops are good. Potatoes are gen
erally good, but poor In a few placea.
Minor cropa are vary promising.
The New Lawmaker#.
After the second primary the follow
ing is a complete llat of the State's new
luwmakera:
THE N*2W SENATORS.
The following are the new aenatora:
Dr. J. B. Black. Bamberg; Geo. H.
Bates, Barnwell; E. J. Denote, Jr.,
Berkley; N. S. Connor, Dorchester;
W. J. Johnson, fklrfleld; T. O. Tal
bert. Edgefield; Walter H. Wella. Flor
ence; Wm. L. Mauldln, Greenville; J.
Hampden Brooks, Greenwood; F. P.
McGowan. Laurens; D. F. Eflrd, Lex
ington; C. L. Blease, Newberry; J. R.
Earle, Oconee; E. 8. Blease, Saluda.
Senators Aidrlch of Barnwell, Forrest
of Saluda. Sharpe of Lexington and
Talbird of Beaufort were defeated. Sen
ator E. J. Dennis died and is succeeded
l?y his son. Senatora Dean of Green
ville. Ragsdale of Fairfield, Ragsdale
of Florence. Hern don of Oconee, Gaines
of Greenwood, Goodwin of Laurens.
Mower of Newberry. Sheppard of Edge
field and Mayfield of Bamberg did not
offer for reelection. Of those reelected
Senators Holllday, Haydrlck and W. E.
Johnson had opposition.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The members of the house of repre
sentatives ore:
Abbeville?J. Fraaer Lyon, J. N.
Nance and J. C. Lomax.
Aiken?Dr. L. B. Etherfdge. O. L.
I Toole. Jodn R. Cloy and B. K. Keenan.
Anderson J. W. Ashley, J. B.
Watson. Geo. E. Prince, M. P. Trlbble
and J. C. Mlllford.
Bamberg?J. S. C. Faust and E. T.
Lafltte.
Barnwell?Dr. Ryan Giles, J. E. Har
ley and Dr. J. Milton Turner.
Beaufort?C. J. Colcock. Jos. Glover
and W. N. Heyward.
Berkeley?E. E. iiallentlne. W. L.
Parker and Geo. B. Davis.
Charleston?Hugcr Slnkler. R. S.
Whaley, J. E. Herbert. R. M. Lofton, E.
M. Seabrook, D. J. Baker, D. McK.
Frost and A. O. Hamlin.
Cherokee?J. C. Otts and W. D.
Kirby.
Chester?A. L. (.aston, Paul Hempdlll
and T. C. Strong.
Chesterfield?0. K. Laney and W. P.
Pollock.
Clarendon?D. J. Bradham, R. S. Des
(hamps and D. L. Green.
Colleton?W. C. Brant. J. M. Walker
(Ihird place to be filled.)
Darlington?L. M. Lawson, J. P. Kir
ven and A. .L. Gray.
Dorchester?J. A. Wimberly.
Edgefield?B. E. Nicholson, J. W. De
Vore.
Fairfield?J. C. McCnnts, A. Homer
Brlce, C. 8. Ford.
Florence?W. B. Gnuse, F. T .Ker
chaw and J. H. Ponton.
Georgetown?M. W. Pryatt and J. W.
I>oar.
Greenville?B. A. Morgan, T. P. Coth
ran, John R. Harrison, L. O. Patterson
and John J. Watson.
Greenwood?M. P. Osllison, W. H
Yeldel and J. F. Morrison.
Hampton?G. M. Riley and T. B.
Whilst.
Horry?D. D. Harrison and D. A.
Splvay.
Kershaw?M. L. Smith and J. O.
Richards.
Lancaster?J. W. Hamel and H. W.
Foster.
Laurens?W. C. Irby, Jr., R. D. Boyd,
J. H. Miller.
I/ee? M. H. Pittman. W. McD. Green.
Lexington?E. J. Ethredge, J. M. Bp
ting snd Paul E. Hutto.
Marion?Jno. C. Seller?, Geo. R.
Reaves, L. M. Gasque.
Marlboro?D. T). MeColl, Jr., W W.
Bruce, J. p. Gibson.
Newberry?F. W. Hlggins, J. W.
Earnhardt, J. W. Taylor.
Ooonee?E. E. Verner, J. D. Sheldon.
Orangeburs?J. A. Banks, T. P.
Brantley, R. P. Dukes. D. O. Herbert,
E. L. Culler.
Flckana?Laban Mauldln, T. J. Maul
flin.
Richland?A. I). McFaddin, J. D.
Rawllnson. P. A. McMastsr and L. W.
Haskell.
Saluda?W. A. Webb. J. C. Edwards.
Sumter? Altamont Moses. T. B. Pra
ter. J. H. Clifton.
Spartanburg? C. P. flkndera. J.
Wright Nash. W. M. Walker. K. D.
Rdwtards. H. H. Arnold, W. J, Gibson.
Union?H. C. Little, L. J. Browning.
Williamsburg? W. L. Bass, Jno. 8.
Graham. Philip Stoll.
York?Dr. J. E. Massey. J. W. Ar
dray; J- E- Vtaaiguard and Dr. J. H.
To Worm Second Army.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.?Acting
upon the advice of his military advis
ers. Emperor Nicholas has decided \o
form a second Manchurlan army. It
will be formed of the corpse which are
being sent to the far East, and Lieu
tenant General Llnevltch probably will
be given the command of the second
army. General Kuropatkln will be
come chief of both armies, but pro
bably without tha title of commander*
In-chief.
BEMHCK TIE IRAN
Hmmtti For Gtvera? By the New
Ytrfc Dements
ALL NOMINATIONS UNANIMOUS
?tat* Democratic Lodiw Find a Way
ta Harmonises Action?Murphy'*
Opposition Fatal to Gout and McCar>
ran'* to Shepard.
Saratoga. N. Y., 8p?cial.?Out of a
situation which at times seemed al
most Impossible of an amicable solu
tion. the leaders of the Democratic
party found a way to unanimous ac
tion, and at S:3S o'clock the State con
vention adjourned without day, after
having nominated unanimously the fol
lowing ticket:
For Governor?D. Cady Herrlck, of
Albany, at present Justice of the State
Supreme Court.
FOr Lelutcnant Governor?Francis
Burton Harrison, of New York, now a
Representative in Congress from the
thirteenth district.
Secretary of State?John Wallace.
Jr., of Monroe, now a member of the
Assembly.
For Attorney Oenenil?John Cuneea,
of Bra, the present Incumbent.
For Comptroller?George Hall, of
St. Lawrence, now mayor of the city
ox Ogdensburg.
For 8tate Engineer and Surveyor?
Thomas H. Stryker, of Rome, Oneida
county.
For Chief Judge of the Court of Ap
peals?Bdgar M. Cullen, of Kings
(Democrat), now an Associate Justice
of that bench and the Republican nom
inee.
For Associate Judge of the Court of
Appeals?Wm. E. Werner, of Monroe
(Republcan), now of the bench by
designation of Governor Odell, and the
Republican nominee.
Dynamite on Track Kills ?.
Melrose, Mass., Special.?An out
ward bound electric car containing 32
persons waa blown to pieces in this
city Wednesday night by striking a
50-pound box of dynamite that had
fallen off an express wagon. Six per
sons were killed outright, three more
died of their injuries within an hour,
and 19 others on the car were taken
to the two hospitals suffering from se
vere injuries. At least a score of per
sons In the immedlste vicinity of the
explosion were hurt by flying glass
snd splinters.
The following dead have been idem
tilled:
Mslcom E. McLennan, Melrose
Highlands.
E. B. Haynes, Melrose.
Wlnfleld Rowe, Saugsa, Mass., mo
torman.
E. A. Stowe, South Boston.
Fred D. Marshall, Boston.
The unidentified dead were three
women and a three-year-old girl.
Edward A. Waterhouse, of Melrose,
had a foot amputated, and was other
wise badly injured.
Dr. Perry, of Wakefield, had both
legs broken.
Mrs. John Conway, of Melrose, had
both legs broken.
George H Andrews, of Melrose, re
ceived a compound fracture of the left
leg ouu uia foot was also amputated.
All of these are likely to die.
So great was the force of the ex
plosion that all but 10 feet of the rear
portion of the car was blown Into
small pieces, while windows within
a radius of a quarter of a mile were
shattered.
The Immediate vicinity of the acci
dent presented a fearful spectacle
when those in the neighborhood
reached the scene. The ground van
strew with legs, arms, and other por
tions of the bodies of those who had
been killed, while shrieks and groans
came from the writhing forms of the
injured. Ttie car contained mostly
men on their way to their homes in
this city, the accident taking place
only a mile from Melrose's centre.
King Peter Crowned.
Belgrade. 3ervia, By Cable.?Petei
Karagorgevltch was crowned King of
6crvla Wednesday. There were no hos
t'le demonstrations and no attempt to
carry out tho numerous threats against
the new king's life. In these solemn
ritual of the Greek church and in tht
elaborate state procession which pre
ceded and followed the coronation the
tragedy of Servia's previous ruler
found no echo Amid the thunder of
the saluting guns from the royal palace
find the garrison King Alexander's
murder was at least outwardly forgot
??n.
Sign of a Settlement.
Fall River, Maw., Special.?The first
Intimation of a settlement of the strike
In the cotton mills in this city, which
began in July 25, came when it became
known that one of the manufacturer!
had bought a large quantity of raw
cotton to be delivered the latter part
of October and that oth?*r manufactur
er were trying to place similar orders.
It Is the general belief that any settle. |
ment of the strike within the next two i
or three weeks will be In favor of the i
operatives.
Nominations In New Orleans.
New Orleans. Special.?The Demo
crats Wednesday nominated a city
ticket headed by State Auditor Martin
Hehrman, for mayor. The convention
eclected J. P. Porter Parker for dis
trict attorney In place of Chandler C.
I.uxonberg. Considerable feeling w?
i'roused by Oovernor Blanchard's al
leged Interference In behalf of Mr.
Parker, after the nomination had been
conceded to Mr. Lusonberg, but the
convention put through the Governor's
candidate. Oovernor Blanchard said
that the attacks of the press forced
him to Insist on the Parker ticket.
Russians Cloee to Japanese.
Toklo, By Cable.?A telegram re?
celved from military headquarters In
Manchuria, says that portions of the
Russians troops engaged In reconnls
sonce, while returning from Ping
Taltse, continued in touch with the
Japanese lines along Mukden and
Kushu roa:ls on September 18. There
*as no fighting.
THC 6ARBEWS SHE MW
Cfcat Wltfc mm Kipnt Om mt Ik* IHi
PMteMl TmIiV His Trad*.
Mr. (?ilmmerton took notice of the
fart tliat in tin* ??nrw> of trimming his
jhnir mid lH*ur?l the barter use<l three
^Uffcrt-nt Kiiml pairs of shears.
.. "And why no ninny?" he asked,
i -Why." Mid the barker, "simply for
kicater convenience In the work. I
pould do It all with the same pair of
?hears, but I ean do It eaaler and bet
ter with three pairs of shears, eaeh
jbest salted for the particular part ot
[the work to be done with It.
t "Now, these heavy shears.** he con
tinued, as he held up the largest pair,
"I use for the rough work; that Is. the
heavy work on the top of the head
[where the hair Is thickest, and where
jttae shrpe of the head makes the work
?11 plain sailing.
1 "There such shears can be used to
Advantage; but for the back of the
head, and around the neck and the
|ears, where there are more and shorter
curves to cover, smaller shears are bet
ter and also handler to use. And then
In trimming the beard I use smaller
shears still.
"These shears with which I am now
trimming your beard. I have had for
fourteen years, using them continuous
ly. all the time, and for some years now
on beanls alone. They were an inch
longer in the blades when I first got.
them, but they have lost that in re-*
peated grindlngs. But they are per
fect shears for my use, and I would
not part with them, half worn out as
they are, for twice what they original
ly cost.
"How much do barbers* shears cost?
Two dollars a pair, and they are not
very large, either. So you see bar
bers* shears are rather costly. They
must be of the finest material and per
fectly made and adjusted in order to
make them serviceable nnd adapted to
their work. But, expensive as they
a^e, and supposed to be all good and
line, they may really differ greatly in
quality or character. They vary as
much, in fact, as razors do.
"Of two pairs of shears of the same
make and grade and same shape and
size bought at the same time, one pair
might turn out perfect shears and the
other not nearly so good. One pair
might need to be ground every two
weeks, and the other might cut per
fectly for a month or more before need
ing grinding.
"So on the score of economy, as well
as because of their greater comfort
and convenience in use, a good pair of
shears over the shears that get dull
and must often be put out of commis
sion for repairs, la something highly to
be prized. The good shears, less of
ten ground, last longer to begin with,
,and then it costs less to keep them in
! order.
. "The barber keeps his own razors In
{order himself, but when his shears
(need grinding he must send them to n
I grinder, and, to put it in figures, it
i costs twenty ccnts for the grinding of
ja pair of shears. So the difference in
'the cost of upkeep between two pairs
lOf shears, one good and the other poor.
'tmay amount to dollars In the course of
:a year; certainly a consideration of Im
portance.
; "And so. taking everything together,
jthe barber?who becomes attached to
?the tools of his trade, just as the men
|of any other craft or calling become at
tached to theirs?mny easily come to
|have for a good pair of shears, thut he
has long been accustomed to, a feeling
of decided attachment, as I have, for
instance, for this pair that I have had
,8inee I began in the business, the pair
(wlth which I am now trimming your
'beard."?New York Sun.
JkptineM Man Power.
The present war in the East is prob
ably the only instauce of a great cam
paign between civilized nations in
:which one of the combatants has re
lied almost entirely on man power,
instead of horse power, for transport,
the whole of the supplies of each Jap
anese division of infantry being car
ried by as many coolies, or porters, as
there are fighting men. The Japaucxe
porters are mainly men whose phy
sique is not judged to be good enough
to entitle them to fight in the line of
battle, though according to modern
European notions theirs would be con
sidered rather the more arduous task
of the two. But the Japanese have
shown up till now that their choice of
means has generally been correct, and
It Is not likely that they have made u
mistake in this case.
They know their own people, nnd for
centuries human transport has been
the occupation of a large class of their
unskilled labor. The litter, or rick
shaw, has been adopted, In Imitation
of their method, even In Simla, the
governing city of India. By a simple
mechanical contrivance they have also
greatly facilitated the work of bear
ing burdens. A bamboo is curried on
a kind of pad over the shoulder, and
the load, carefully balanced, is sus
pended to each end. The carrier thus
avoids one of the greatest cources cf
fatigue, namely, the effect of picking
up the burden when it has been laid
down to rest, for by merely raising t!io
bamboo and putting bis whole body
under It, he lifts it with the least pos
sible effort.?London Spectator.
Entombed in ? Corn*r-Kton*>.
There is nothing especially impres
sive iu itself about the practice of put
ting caius under the foundation stone
of a new building, especially If the de*
nomination of the coins Is nodes t. Yet,
this harmless practice is the shadow of
an older tragic custom. The money
stands, theoretically, for the ransom of
the human being, who, by aneient sup
erstition should have been hurled in
Its place. Otherwise, it was held, the
building would not stand firm and en
dure.
There was a time when this particu
lar kind of human sacrifice had a
vogue extending to most parts of the
world. Even in England skeletons
have been found embedded in the
bases of castle walls, and there is re
cord of one Herman fortress at the
building of which a child was bought
from Its mother with hard cash and
walled In to the dlnion tower?tho un
natural mother, according to the story,
looking on the while. Effigies of hu
man beings are still used In some parts
of Kurope as harmless substitutes,
ami in remoter and more ruthless
places the old custom crops out from
tiiue to time In all Its grim reality.?
Mm Vr,i.|. Tlfiino
!lN SOUTH CAROLINA
Many Newsy Items Gathered From
all Sections.
Nobody Claimed Checks.
The State Treasurer has finished
writing off of the books all old checks
for which warrants have t>ee.i issued
and which have ne\cr been presented
at the hanks. The bunks of the State
have had this monev on deposit for
years and at the last session of tha
legislature It was decided to write all
of these old claims off and turn the
money back into the general fund. Tha
work has been going on for the past
two months and the books hare now
been balanced up to date with a total of
$150.89 written off. Following are the
items:
Carolina National t>ank, check No.
754, payable to W. McB. Sloan, and
dated March 21. 1884. for $3.95 (Inter
est on console 54-100 dollars and Inter
est on deflcU $3.31.)
C*roIil* National bank, check No.
4326. payable to Mrs. C. A. Adls. and
^.ated Oct. 24, 1888. for $3.00 (pension.)
National Loan and Exchange bank,
check No. 153, payable to W. B. Low
ranee, and dated Dec. 29. 1887. for $.93
(consol Interest).
National Loan and Exchange bank,
check No. 370, payable to M. A Mit
chell. and dated Oct. US. 1888, for $3.0#
(pension warrant.)
South Carolina Loan aad Trust Co.,
Charleston, check No. M, payable to
B. O. Johnson, and dated Sept. 11. 1888.
for $15.00 (pension warrants, three.)
First National Bank of Charleston,
check No. 903, payable to D. O'Neill &
Son. and dated July 14. 1882. for $1 59
(consol Interest.)
First National Bank of Charleston,
check No. 1931, payable to J. E B
Sloan. Bxor. Hall, dated July 16, 1886.
for $32.26 (consol Interest.)
First National Bank of Charleston
check No. 2000, payable to A. H. Belin
trustee, and dated Nor. 23. 1886. for
$13.49 (consol Interest.)
First National Bank of Charleston,
check No. 3082, payable to Mrs. Sarah
E Carr, and dated June 25, 1890, for
$11.50 (consol interest.)
People's National Hank of Charles
ton, check No. 2349, payablo to Miss
Ann R. Robertson, and dated Dec. 23.
1890, for $19.50 (interest on consols.)
People's National Bank of Charles
ton, check No. 3928, payable to Bank of
Charleston. N. B. A., and dated Dec.
28, 1893, for $4.76 (interest on consols.)
Bank of Charleston. N. B. A., check
No. 1614, payable to Mrs. M. I. Orr,
nnd dated June 28, 1886, for $2.77 (con
?ol interest.)
Bank of Charleston. N. B. A., check
No. 26663, payable to H. E. Young, and
dated July 6, 1889. for $39.15 (consol
interest.)
Bank of Charleston. N. B. A., check
No. 3431, payable to I. Stremmell,
Exor., and dated Aug. 11. 1891. for
$6.39 (consol interest.)
The above, amounting to $15L\89, has
been carried to the general fund and
is subject to your warrant.
Palmetto Bank and Trust Co.. check
No. 1123, payable to Walker, Evans He.
Cogswell Co., and dated Aug. 19. 1897,
for $3.25 (dispensary warrant.)
This Item has been carried bark to
credit of dispensary fund.
Daring Safe Robbery.
Kingstree, Special.?About 3 o'clock
Thursday morning the most daring rob
bery in the history of Kingstree was
successfully accomplished, when the
back door of the postofflce was battered
In and by means of high explosives the
large safe for postal dopo.sits was
blown open and rifled of everything of
value except a few books end papers.
The value of the stolen articles ap
proximates $5,000. which includes a
registered package containing $4,000
for the Bank of Kingstree. This pack
age, shipped from Charleston, arrived
here at night, and, the bank then being
closed, was left in the postoffice.
The loss Is fully covered by Insurance
in transit.
The other articles stolen iuclude
about $260 In cash, being postal funds.
$160 in stamps and about $500 worth of
Jewelry bellnglng to various members
of the family of Postmaster Jacobs.
Several people living nearby heard two
distinct explosions about 3 o'clock
Thursday morning, but thought little
of the reports and not until 7 o'clock
was the true cause of the disturbance
discovered.
South Carolina Items.
Cleorge W. Taylor, a well known and
well liked photographer of Bennetts-,
vllle, shot himself Thursday. He had
been drinking heavily and believed that
some boys of the town were seeking to
kill him.
The store of Folger and Thornly at.
Pickens was entered by burglars last
week.
Claims Against Reailroads.
The railroad commissioners received
from A. H. Plant, auditor of the South
ern railroad, a cotrn unlcatlon in re
gard to the rule# for the collection of
'-lalms. The commission In its last an
nual report called attention to the fact
tnat the legal machinery for the col
lection o/.clflips against the road was
slow and cumbersome. The auditor
stated that since tTlis report was put
In the road had changed Us system of
paying claims and has established tbe
office of special roflte agent for this
State. This agent has visited 110 sta
tions in the State and has paid 13,764
Halms. In addition to this the South
ern has on deposit with connecting
lines over $600,000 for other claims.
Fierce $torm in Macon.
Macon, Ga., Special.?Several thous
and dollars' worth of property wax
riamaged here by the fiercest blow
known in Macon In years, and until
daylight comes It will he impossible to
ascertain just how serious matters are
In this resnect The display of Hght
BJajr was hljnding and nrraHlonally ap
palling in fearful Intensity. No
llrfcs hare yst been reported lost. Ed
ward Strauss, of New York, a traveling
talesman, was In his room at the Hotel
tinier when the onsJatigh of .the Wlndf
tfce ipindo^r. inflicting painful
wounffs oh hfs jfisruitx.
To Protect Priaoners.
Tallahassee, Fla., Special.?Adjutant
General Foster issued orders to the
Jacksonville IJ*ht Infantry to act hh
a guard to the prisoners recently ar
rested at Haxter, charged with being
implicated In the murder of I>eputy
Sheriff Thrift. There are 21 prisoners
who will be taken for preliminary trial
from Jacksonville to McClenny. It la
said that the State will ask a postpone
ment and that this will be opposed by
the defendants.