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? -> M * i I M \ .J ? itfV? i 1 lii W<kl) ?t /? tttJ iK? * < f VOL. III. NQ. 33. CAMDEN, S.C.. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 13, li?0?. ? ? j : * ? ?* ??" ?'?? ?* Sl.SO Per Year PALMETTO AFFAIRS Occurrences of Interest From Al Over South Carolina MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS A Batek of Lire Paragraphs Cover inf a Wide Range ? What is Going On in Our Stat*. Colombia Gotten Market. Columbia Sept. 10 ? The cotton mar ket was steady. New crop cotton: Low middling 7 1-2 Strict low middling 8 1 rrr: Stridjl middling. . 8 3-4 j Cor..# middling .9 ^Charlotte Produce' MaifcefT " i 'liicBrns ? Spring. . ....12 to 20 Hen*- -per head. . . . ? 35 Ducfi.L 25 KggI ?{???? r- ? > ? ? ? .? v ,21 to 22 , Hycl 1 . .J. r*.. . 2 ; t . . /. .80 / 1 < 'ortm 73 to 73 i 'ot tfkri ' Seed 22 1-2 On 1*4 Feed. . 47 1-2 to 50 Oh i A? r Seed 55 to 57 1-2 Baltimore Produce Market. l*>altimorc, Md., Sept. 10. ? Flour dull, unchanged. Wuiont: Weak; spot contract 09 7-S t?> 70; Southern, by sample, 50 to Mi. . till1'!' Weak; spot 54 1-2 to 5-8; SiMifliei u white 58 to 59. Oats: Barely steady; No. 2 mixed :t-! U> 35. ? lire.: Firm; No. 2 Western 03 to I 1 t Hui ft r; Steady and unchanged ; fancy iuVilkt ton 20 to 21 ; do creamery 25 to 20"$*ld ladle 18 to 20; store packed 15 & 1G. '*?"?? 23 ? 1 pe$#e:~ Active and unchanged, 13 to. IS 3-2. Negro 102 Years Old Attempts Maur V f der; 1 o .< ^ m. 'Oeorge, Special. ? Magistrate J. W.jrummiiigs of llarlt^ville. commit* 1ed%to jail Friday Caesar Sheppard, coUfrflftf rifcsd 102' years, phiKM1 with ti attempts und threats "to kill Mr. JS W . aftnr M ' ?eepectebie white (jiti the Harloyville section of this coigJty. This old negro has already sei ift-d five terms in the penitentiary for various oflo^s*s,;*ini|ld<tliig hog stealing, lie has* already expressed a willingness to be sent to the penitcn ) i;U"A', and upon his return each time expresses himself as being highly (deltsed with his' trip, and ou^is wajr to Anil Friday he tolcl the constable ?i*i a^vhose buggy he was riding, to ploJtsc driyc a little faster as he was ipedous to get there, and tliat on hix'last trip be wnu made a (trustee) " trust v" at CIcDtson college, where fie?Cookcd and waited on the "hoys." Your.p Lady Accidentally Shot. " Gr cuville, SpeuiaL ? Miss Lucilt. Haddon, a beautiful young woman about 19 years of age, daughter of Mrs. Sarrth K. Iladdoii, met death in n tt'tsl shocking and tragic manner ! early Thursday afternoon. She was ohot through the heart by the neei ?lenl;il discharge of a pistol which "evidently fell to the tloor while she Aw;d| removing several articles of clothing frain a trunk. Miss llnddon ;hnd only a few minutes before rcturu ? Vd from shopping nnd while out she hojtghl n bottle of gasoline to eleaen a skirl. She went to her room and a lew moments later Ihc report of a pistol was heard. When the inern , burs oi' the family reached the room th0 young woman was lying on the flrwr gasping for beat It. She never ... \ *. i . * Advertising Columbia. \ Secretary of tfie Chamber of Com i mirce K. B. Clark has received so ? m Any applications for the "Condens ei|f Facts About Columbia," which : tht, chamber has been issuing, that ^ about- 2, oof) copies have been distrib uted. The distribution has not been b?'OaVlc?Ht ' in a worthless sense, hut has covered ten States and the pam phlets have been sent to boua-iide in quirers. The next advertising book VC'oVnubia us a ? Tourist Hotel Ko . . so/t^'-.has been prepared and will be is^ifcd shortly. , , Death of Mr. pa/rrott.' . ? i . m ?' Sernnton. Special. ? Mg, B. p^rrott died 'htesday M bis home, s jew miles fttnh town flflcr several dats' illness. " 116 'Vas about 73 yt ars of age, and ' se'r'ved faithfully in the War Between , . tb? S(,cl ions. Tlio reuiains were buri ed al^iigb Hill ccinvterv Willi MaSou ^ral child . iy *i|^^ ,4^ wi.low and seye rep >ui vivetjjfn. . . M ? . ' "F. ?? ' , * '?< ??Nov. . Ent?rprise?. . ?^'Vl l^r luffed ?(? llier^idi sNa'Tr/VnliM' c?4n|S:uiv 'of Madison,' Oet'U^e eornly, -ifhc ?'apitnli/ation to be ,f '?,U0O. i'. I'f Stilli.van is president and. tv<j[asurer axid -I. S. K'ice, manager. A commission was issued to the (for porn tors of the (Jnrrcn Kleetrie com pany of Colui.i'iia, capitalization to be <%i $10,000. Those interested are Luther ? Garren, t*. H. Hiooks. Jr., and S. T. Carter. SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS Condition of South Carolina Crop* Tor Week Endlnf Monday, Sept. 3, 1906, aa Given Out by the De partment. Early in the week the weather wai generally cloudy and sultry, but the last three days had ample sunshine. The mean temperature was above normal, although there was no excee | sive heat. The nights were compara tively cool during the middle of thd week, but were again hot as the week ended. The State range of tempera ture was from a minimum of GO de- i grees at Liberty and Walhalla on August 28th, maximum of 94 degrees at, His?lntiM? Hftwmau mid Suwn^i ville on August 31st. The tempera ture conditions were quite -favorable. 'Kxd#Ss!re ^precipitation was noted early in the week at widely sepn rated places, with the heaviest rainfall in the northwest and north central coun ties, while the central counties had the lightest rainfall. Heavy local rains fell in Abbeville, Orangeburg, Pickens, Spartanburg, York and Union counties; Calhoun Falls re ceived (i.G4 inches, Bowman 5.61 in I elies, Liberty 3.54 inches, Spartan burg 6.5*2 inches, Yorkville 4.31 in ches Hock Hill 5.38 inches, Sautuc 3.32 inches. These heavy rains cover ed comparatively small areas and the average precipitation was below nor mal, although the soil continues to have ample moisture in all parts of the State. Cotton Damage in York. Hock Hill, Special. ? There is no doubt of the fact that the cotton crop in this section has been greatly dam aged by the excessive rains for the past week. The wet weather is caus ing the green bollg to rot,- especially those that are beginning to open. As soon as the bolls begin to crack ojk'H they turn black and great quantities of them are dropping off. Mr. W. S. Thomassou, who lives pear the city, was showing a number of full de veloped and matured bolls on the streets that he took from his lield. They had turned black and would have dropped off the stalk in a few more days. Mr. Thomasson reports tbat7his cut ire crop is affected in this satrie'tvrfy and the same' refKSrts come from all other sections of the country. t>ie? For Want of Medical Aid. Anderson, Special. ? Baxter Hayes, the little boy who wa? refused medi cal attention by his parents on the ground that they could cure thir son by diving lienling. died here. The ease has excited .great indignation in the city, llayes is an itienerant preacher, lie believes in the doctrine of faith cure. He refused to let a physician r attend the suffering boy, seeding to save him by means ot' prayer. The. statute law provide# no remedy foi cases of this kind, but prosecution* will probably follow, as it is believed fl::it the common law provides ade quate punishment under the general hen d 'or "neglect and illegal treat ment . ' ' Two White Men Arrested. I. aureus. Special. ? Will Kern and dule (iillespie of Youngs township were landed in jail on u warrant sworrt out by Mr. Sain Burnett, also of Youngs, charging the two men with grain! larceny. Both the accus ed men are white and they are charg ed with sloalin? n mttle and a buggy, from Mr. Harnett, in the upper .part of the county last Sunday night, dur ing services. The men and team wet? captured near llendcrsonville by a party of fox hunters. It is said that Kern and (iillespie showed tight when caught up with and some shots were tired. The sheriff was with the fox hunters and took charge of the rncny* \\ ho were Immghl to Laurens. Hon. R. E. Allison Dead. Lancaster. ' Special. ? Hon. I{.' Mi Allison, the eldest member of the Lan caster bar, (lied at his residence at this place. Mr. Allison was one of the ablest civil lawyers in the State, lie was born in York county, hut lias lived in Lancaster since 1S.*>(>. He was a member of- the legislature for sev eral terms in the 80'h. lie was a consistent member of the Methodist church; 'living up' to his profession,' and \\;:s active in church w<?rl; most of his life. He was highly esteemed by 'all who knew bii.i and will be greatly missed. He ?wus VtM years of age. *' ? Ncjjto Ground to Pulp. Spartanburg, Special,? -Libert Ko-1 Inud, a negro from Koebuek, was inn Aver by - a shift intr engine in the ! t'barleston and Western f'arMina j railroad yards here an*d was I i/ rally 1 gro'niul to fiicceg. Tnr man was niii , tilatufl iu syvh- a imur.eu to make it a hard joWto coiled rctitaius. Mi) wui gfoald bsyoxil rueo/tiiUcu a*, a- bii<nan'talng ?end- Ve*'.- nub led a masa, of vatt^re-^Vai; ' *?' '* ' ' ' . m \ t Ki>rt *<'<??*, Special. ? Joseph Yaca. a Spaniard -. twoiiuiitr at Hie ( 'harh Wrick Ooiifpdny 's 1 plnjt,' \\Ks 'ffi-otvfted' iii the t'M'rtvba river there. Ho was sitting on a limb over 1 fie Water tl-hiiig when the limb broke and precipitated him into the water. He was unable to swim. Four <?er mans were near in a boat and tried to rescue him, but his body has not been recovered yet. STENSLAND COMING ? ?? ; , ? u if . ' > Government Plans Maturing For his Return PRESIDENTS WARRANT MAILED ?tate Department Decides to Gable Authorization to Defaulting Bank er's Captors to Bring*Hi into Amer ica, and Will Either Order Taking Passage by First Merchant Vessel or Waiting for NaYal Refrigerating Ship Glacier. Washington, Special. ? Shortly af ter Charles L. Binns, chief clerk of the State's attorney's office of Cook eounty, Illinois, appeared at the Stale Pepartuient equipped with a full set of extradition papers which had been sent along merely as a precautionary $aeasiirt, because they wiil not be seeded in nil probability to sccurc |lie return to this country of Bank er Stesland, under arrefct at Tangier, Morocco. All difficulties have dis Bpepared excepting the question pf transportation, and that is now re garded as a minor matter. The De railment has decided to send by ca nle authorization to Assistant State's Attorney Olsen and Jrines Keely, a Chicago newspaper man, both of Whom are now in Tangier, to take BtanSland into custody and fetch him to America. t Two courses are open, one to plaee Jthc man on the first merchant ves ael tocuhing at Tangier on her way 'to llie United States, and the other -to await the arrival at that port of the naval refrierating ship Glacier, due in about three weeks on her way Jiome ;o New York. < '? Naval officers are never anxious to use their ships to convey prisoners, but if the State Department makes the request, of course it will be hon ored. In addtiou to the cable author ization, the State Department will send by mail the President's warrant to Messrs. Olsen and Keely to take ?Stensland *tno custody, which docu ment may be of service when the man arrives in New York to thwart any legal efforts to secure his discharge by habeas corpus. The President himself has shown great interest in this ease, having re ceived manv communications from people in Chicago urging the national government to do everything possible to secure a prompt return of Stens land for trial. The State Department has anticipated these requests and has notified Governor Deneen that the De partment is perfectly willing to fully represent < lie State of llinois in this matter until the fugitive is delivered in Cook county. Willing and Anxious to Come. Chicago, Special. ? Assistant State's Attorney Barbour received a message from Assistant State's Attorney Ol sen. at Tangier, requesting that the authoi itics at Washington permit Stensland to return without waiting lor liie arrival of legal documents. The prisoner was said to be willing and anxious to return to Chicago :u once. Receiver Ketzcr, of the Mil waukee Avenue S-?tte Bank received the following disnnteh from Secretary Shaw, in Washington: '? Assistant *Ne?etajy of Slate con sulted the solicitor for the State De partment concerning the $12,000 de posited by Stensland in the French Bank at Tangier. The solicitor sees no e: urse open "out for you to attach the fund according to law and ac cording to the procedure controlling judicial questions affecting the French Bank at Tangier." Two Dashed to Dervth. New York. Special. ? Paul Pietjan, a machinist aged f>0, and Louis Zoe . bet, aged 26, a helper, fell five stories from a swinging scaffold through an elevator shaft on Broadway and 02nd I btreet and were killed. Speech by Taft in Maine Campaign. Bath. Me.. Special. ? William IT. Taft, Secretary of War, addressed a large audience at Alameda llall here and was given an enthusiastic greet ing. It was Secretary Taft's only ap pearance in the Maine campaigns. Mr. Sewall spoke of Secretary Taft as *'the probable successor of Pres ident Rosrvelt." Cruiser Boston Floated. BellitnAjuiih, Wavh.. Special. ? The United State cruiser Boston, damag ed September .'I on Pen Pod rock started for Bremerton navy yard tin dfr her own steam. The divers dis covered the leak in the hull. It is w c I ! under .the bottom am' is 'four' feet Iptu:'. of the plates wjh broken and tends to overlap, making it difli-" cult to stop the flow of water. Oak c.tn wrapped in canvas was inserted in the crack and ' this was compressed * ifh hydraulic tj:nk<. pi i' t es being placed- on fyvfr this. The flow of wat ej- *is go'nfojrly cheeked that no i'ui H<y daiha^e i bfeared. Two Earl^i" Shocks in Hawaiian Group HonolurHt. By Cable.? -Two* earth qnnke shocks are reported from Ililo, on tlio Island of. Hawaii, but it is stated that no damage was done. Af ter one of the shocks hundreds of dead lish were thrown upon the beach es. Apparently, they hao been scald ed to death by a sub-marine eruption. The earthquakes weer not felt on Oa hu, the island on which Honolulu ia situated. BRYAN WELCOMED HOME On* of the L?nm Crowds in Us coin's History. Lincoln, Neb., Speoiai. ? William J. Bryan returned to his home and tha "home folks" weloomed him with every evidence of approval and sat isfaction. It was a neighborly wel come, planned as such, and carried out as planued. > It is doubtful whether Lincoln ever held a larger crowd than that which enme to the city on Wednesday. It was a half-holiday in the city and ev ery train frees over the State ar rived loaded down, bringing not only . Nebraskan people, but many from near-by States. The city was handsomely decorat ed. The non-partisan nature of the reccplioti was emphasized in every way possible. Two hours before the time for the exercises at the capitol grounds, 35, 000 persons struggled for points of vantage around the speaker's stand. Mr. Bryan was escorted to the stand by Governor Mickey from his private speech of welcome, Mayor Brown said : "Before iurtodncing Coventor Mickey who will extend the greetings of the State, Mr. Bryan, I, as mayor, welcome you home; not as a states man, not as a Democrat, but as that dearest to us all, our beloved neigh bor.'** ?'Governor Mickey spoke of the awakening of the public conscience to civic righteousness,. and in this con nection spoke of "bogus reformers." The crowd seemingly misinterpreting his thought, indulged in some hiss ing. As Governor Mickey concluded and Mr. Bryan arose, there was renewd cheering and handolapping. Mr. Bry an began by saying. that in his travels he had learned that the Arabic lan guage contained 600 words meaning camel, and that since returning to the United States he had wished that the American language contained as many words meaning "I thank you." He declared the happiest part of the long journey was the home-coming, aid then went into a general descrip tion of his travels. * Followi.ij Mr. Bryan's speech, a reception took place in the capitol. Thole was a brilliant display of tire works on the State, house grounds. No Postoffice Clerk's Union. Savannah, Ga., Special. ? Conclud ing the most successful session in its history, the seventh annual conven-' tion of the United Association of Postoffice Clerks adjourned Thurs day afternoon to meet next year in Peroria, 111. President, Frank T. Rogers, Chica go; first-vice president, Charles Kirk, Toledo, 0.; second vice president, .1. Thwlow Harnett, New Orleans; third vice president, C. II. Mitchell, Port land. Me.; secretary, William (lib lions, Scranton, Pa.; treasurer, John .1. O'Brien, Poston, Mass.; seigeant at-arms, \V. B. Hunt, Atlanta, (la. It was announced that the asso ciation would not become affiliated with the American Federation of La bor. The association took the stand that while the attitude toward the federation was most amicable, ii would not be advisable to become af filiated with it. .Tack Sullivan of Seattle, intro duced a resolution for the establish ment of a bureau of edncation and publicity to nssist in the passage <-f the classification bill now before Congress. The resolution was passed. Baltimore Has 24-Hour National Bank. Baltimore, Special.?-' The Third Na tional hank of this city last night in augurated twenty-four hour banking facilities. It is the first National bank in the country to make the change. Wife Saw Him Suicide. Louisville. Special. ? Harry B. Payne, head o ftlic firm of Ilarrv Ii. Payne and Company, muchinc manir faeturers committed suicide in the presence of his wife and several oth ers by cutting his throat. He first trit d to shoot himself. Ill health was the Cfiiise. Two Negroes Expiate Crimes. Pittsburg, Pa., Special.? Cornelius Coombs and "Mud" Williams, ne groc, expiated their crimes on the gaflows this morning. Coombs was hanged for the murder of Mrs. fcli zalrt'fli Dickerson. February S, 100, *>. Williams, after killing his mother-in law, Mrs. Maggie t^uiwey at her honic, September H>. 1005, followed his brother-in-law into the home of a neighbor, where he shot him twice. The murder of his mother-in-law was one of the most cold-blooded affairs recorded in the annuls of Alleghany county. Went Governor's Danjhter to Act as Sponsor. Secretary Bonaparte, of the navy, wired the Newport News Shipbuild ing f: Dry Dock < at Newport news, Ya? to c?>i respond ant once with Oov crnor Glenn jelalive to the launching of the armored cruiser North Carolina Oetr.ber (fill. It is the desire of Sce rctary Bonaparte to have the Gover nor's daughter act as sponsor on the occafion of the launching. THE I (KM LIMIT Southern Cotton Association Fixes Minimum Price CROP SHORTER THAN THOUGHT After Two Days' Deliberation Execu tive Committee Adopts Resolution* Declaring That Crop Hss Greatly Deteriorated Since Auf. 15 and Urging All Southern Interests to Stand For 10-Cent Cotton as a Permanent Minimum. ? - ? Hot Springs, Ark., Special. ? The executive committee of the Southern Cotton Association late Friday after noon recommended to its members and cotton growers of the South that no cotton be sold during the present seasou at less than 10 t*?nts per pound. In a resolution adopted by the committee, it is stated that the crop is in a state of deterioration, and for that reason no estimate of the. crop was made. The resolution states however, that the committee is satis tied that the crop will not be as latere as the current estimate. The placing of the minimum price at 10 cents was in the nature of a victory for the con servative element of the association. The resolution adopted by the com mittee, which is in the shape of an address to the public, follows: "Inasmuch as we, the cotton grow ers of the South, know that there has been great deterioration in the cotton crop since August 15, and, "Whereas the consensus of opinion of the members of this committee is that the deterioration is still going on, we deem it unwise to make an estimate of the crop at this time. We are satisfied the crop will not be as large as the current estimate. "We therefore suggest and urge upon all our members and producers throughout the South not to sell' their cotton at a figure less than the cost of production. "We call unon all Southern in terests to aid in maintaining for all time this price as a minimum. We urge the necessity of marketing slow ly and only on an advancing market, and withdrawing all cotton from the market at every decline." The committee took up the charges against Secretaary Richard Cheatham of dealing in futures while an officcr of the association. After a spirited debate, in which J. A. Brown, of North Carolina, led the opposition, the committee decided to go in exe cutive session to consider the charges. Mr. Brown then left the room in which the committee were meeting and announced that he had refused to sit in executive session on the mat ter. Mr. Brown has maintained through out the session that they should he open and not executive. Label Must State Contents. Washington, Special. ? After num erous conferences between Secretary Wilson, Dr. Melvin, chief of the Bu reau of Animal Industry, and about 40 representatives of the various meat packing houses, the problems which have arisen over the question of labels which, under the law, must be put upon meat products, have been set tled to the satisfaction of all con cerned. What prabablv was the last conference was held at the Depart ment of Agriculture Thursday and the packers announced that they would prepare the labels by October 1, when the law goes into effect. Throughout the discussions, Secre tary Wilson stood for labels which would state exactly what the pack apes contained, and this the packers finally have accepted. SYMPLIFIED SPELLING BOARD. I Have Names of 825 College Prosi dents and Professors Agreeing to Use the 300 Reformed Words. New York.- Special.? The simplified spelling board prior to August 1st re ceived the signatures of 825 college presidents, professors, instructors and university officers, who had agreed to use for .'{(M) words as far as practica ble in their own correspondence. Illinois is next and Massachusetts lliitd, California, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Conccticut. lindiaua, Kansas and Md. iu the order named. Shot V/hilo at Supper. Moultrie, (la.. Special. ? John A. Johnson, a promient farmer of the I'ower part of this country, and a former county commissioner, was as sassinated while sitting at his supper table surrounded by his family. He was shot and instantly killed with a load of buckshot that took effect iti his head .artd brain. The shot was find through a hole in the chimin#^. Found Dcp.d in Lake. Newark, Ohio, Special.? The fhid i nir of the bodie* of Nellie Dicboldt a.'cd 17 and Marry Kelly, a glass worker aged !$"?, in Buckeye lake re veal* a mysterious tragedy. The couple went to the lake Monday for labor day holiday. That was the last seen of tliein alive. There were evidence of a struggle precceditig the tragedy. It is thought that per haps in the struggle both wero thrown i from the boat and drowned. AFTER THE DIRECTORY State Banking Commissioner Berkey Appoints Two Experts ? Accounts of Hipplo and Segal Overdrawn More Than $800,000 at Times. Philadelphia, Special. ? To deter mine the responsibility of the direc tors of the wrecked heal Estate Trust Company, State Banking Commission er Berkey came here Tt.u.fday and appcu.tcd as *pec'.M hank examiners CiiiUlii M. Vollum and Meytr Gold smith, expert registered accountants, whol, with the consent of Receiver l.uilc, will at oiu-i1 ..?wu a thorough examination of the assels and liabili ties cf the defunct co.<irn. Receiver Kurle after conference with the directors of the trust com pany. issued a statement announcing that he hopes soon to re-open the doors of the bank and that all de positors will be protected. Held in Heavy Bail. The prel'minary hearing of Adolf Segal, the promoter; AN in. F. North, treasurer, and Marshall S. Colling wjod, assistant treasure**, of the Real Estate Tru?:t Company, took place and the three were h-. Id :n heavy bail for trial. The evidence presented through witnesses by District Attorney Bell at the hearing of Segal. North and Calling wood disclosed the methods by which Segal and Hippie wrecked the trust company. How Wreckers Worked. The most damaging testimony was to the effect that both Hippie and Segal had repeatedly overdrawn their accounts with the knowledge of the treasurer and assistant treasurer. Those overdrafts were carried as cash accounts. On the day Ilipple died there was an overdraft of $64, 000 against the president which was converted by Collingwood into a loan showing Hippie's account to be ap parently straight. These overdrafts ot Hippie and Segal at times amount ed to more than $800,000. There was on deposit in the bank approxi mately $7,000,000 and the loans made to Segal amounted to $5,309,200. Many of the securities which have since been found to be insufficient were bonds and stocks of the Segal entei prises and weer approved per sonally by Hippie. Although Receiver Earle appears hopeful of opening the bank at an early date, many of the creditors ex press some doubts as to his ability to do so. Many depositors who placed money in the bank on Monday and Tuesday after the directors knew that it was insolvent were allowed to withdraw their deposits. TABLET UNVEILED FOR "PEACE DAY." City Bells Rung at Sunrise, Noon and Sunset in Honor of Peace Between Russia and Japan. Portsmouth, N. H.t Special.?1 The treaty of Portsmouth which ended the war between Japan and Russia was signed here a year ago Thursdav at 3.47 o'clock in (lie afternoon anil at the same hour today a tablet was uneviled to perpetuate the memory of the event. The day was observed as "Peace Day" by the ringing of all the bells ol the city at sunrise, noon and sunset. Several hundred people 'rathercd at I lie navy yard in front of the general stores building in which the envoys met a year ago, and with appropriate exercises, cel ebrated the first anniversary. At the first gun of the national saiule, a tablet in eopper was unveil ed by^ Miss Margaret Edwards and Miss Margaret Parker, daughters of <Vi, inlanders James R. Edwards and .James I. Parker of Portsmouth. The copper of which the tablet is made was alloyed with pieces of Ja pauases ami Russian origin so that the event might he perpetuated bv mingled metals. TI13 inscription read: In Ill's building, nt the invita tion f f Theodore Roosevelt, president of tliv* I'm led Stales, was held the p?aee conference between envoys of Russia and Japan. On September ?">. 1IH).?. at 3:17 p. ni., was signed the treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the war between the two countries,'' Pcaco Must Come. Havana. By Cable.- (icncrul Men oca), commenting on the situation re narked that "Peace will be arranged or it will be imposed." lie explain ed he did not mean peace would nec e-saiily be imposed by force of arms but public opinion would compel the ?iisuigentl fo submit to the ivasonabe peace terms which the veterans are ? iTcting in order to avoid further M.l.ng. The Liberal lenders continue to de mand far more than the moderates are willing 1? concede, lu the mean while hostilities to all intents and purposes have ben suspended on both sides. Lieutenant Dunn Dismissed. Washington, Special.? By direction of the president. Lieut. Edward II. Dunn, Cnited Stales navy was d'n missed fr ?ni the service of the I'nii ed Stales. I-ieut. Dunn was attach ed to the receiving ship ludepend encj at th? Mare Island (Cal.) navy yard, and was recently copvictcd by coin imartiu' of scandelous conduct t<> the prejudice of good order nnd mil ? itarv di?clipine nnd sentenced to dis > missal. TIRED Of MURDER Russian Soldiers Grow Into An Ugly Mood A FIERCE ATTACK ON CITIZENS Beginning With Attack on Jews, But Boon Extending it Indiscriminately to all Civilians, Troops in Polish Town of Siedlce Glut Themselves With Revenge for Murdered Com rades, Killing or Wounding Hun dreds ? Three Streets Devastated bj All-Day Riot ? City Now Surround ed by Troops ? Jews Par.ic Stricken. Siedlce, Russian Poland, l?y Cable? A massacre ot' police and soldiers be gan at 8 o'clock Saturday nigut. Im mediately afterwards the troops at tacked the .lews. All Sunday the soldiers have at tained civilians. Christians or Jews, robbing and murderinir them without discrimination. Hundreds of persons were killed or wounded. Three streets were devastated. It is reported that drunken resev ists started the massacre. Troops have surrounded the cifcj' and refuse access to it. A regiment of infantry has been sent from Delia to Siedlce to restore order. The Jews here are panic-stricken. Alarming reports are being circulated in the city. \Y arsaw. By Cable ? Terrorists Sat urday eveing shot and killed two sol diers guarding a government alcohol store at Siedlce. A datclnnent of in fantry rushed up and tired a volley into the crowd, killing two persons and wounding two. Sunday morning the terrorists retali ated by beginning a massacre of po licemen and soldiers patroling the streets, and at noon the infurated troops attacked the Jewish qua.rters of Siedlce, destroying the houses and shops. It is reported that over one hun dred persons were killed or wounded and that the town is in flames. Republican Book Issued. Washington, Special. ? The Repub lican party ? ils achievements for half century ami particularly its re cord in the present Congress ? is commended to the voters of the coun try in the campaign text-book given out by the Republican congressional committee. The book embraces infor mation on practically every conceiv able Hihect upon \\!ii<'Ii information may be desired. Radicalism or con servatism. it is declared, are never matters ot concern to Republicans, but it is slated "they are content, with practical and progressive ideas and the maiming of llieir ideas into positive performance. " To Cost, Directors $3,000,000. Philadelphia. Special. All of the directors of the Real IMale Trust Company, which was wrecked bv its suicide president. I'Yank K. Hippie, principal)^ ihionfji hcjivy loans mad:? to Adolf Segal, a promoter, on flimsy collateral, have agreed to Receiver Karle's plan lor reorganizing the com pany. Air. harle received a telegram from Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, the only member of the board of directors who is away from the city, agreeing to the proposition that the directors con tribute the amount deemed necessary by the receiver. The othc directors had prviouslv assented to the plan. Georgia Declares For Win. J. Bryan. Macon, (in.. Special. ?The uiiani Ii. Otis nominal ioM o| Hoke Smith for governor o| (ieorixia and tbv endorse nrvip o | N\ i 1 1 i -i in .1. ISryan for presi dent mi I'l'i"^. \\;i< the principal busi i"s< t raifact ed by the Democratic State convention. The names <<t oth er candidate for governor were not placed kcloiT 'lie convention. Husband Shoot3 Wife. Newluirn. N. C? Special. (leo. Me. Cartucy. a white woman aved 'J I, was shot by her husband, William Mansoii McCartney Sunday morning. The eir cuinstahe"?' ??f the nlT.iir indicate mur der. but McCartney insists tint the shooting was accidental lie savs that he took the pist >!. which \vn< of the modern hnmnierles k i * d. and wn? carcles>l\ phiyiuv. with it. II. s w i t'.? ff.a* standi r.: by him when t!>c wea pon was iI'M-hi'i ?' <|. tile ball enteiinj; her rir?ht ey* lod"ing in the biain, the woman dyimr in two hours. Oovormaci-t Car.h if: Ready. Norfolk, Special. The money ap prop:inted by i' e lr,.-f Coif'H'.-'S to aid the .1at!.e?town Imposition is now ready for disbursement. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has' advi I the Kxposit ion ofllcials th:;( Mr. I'aul Mael.ane has been made special dis bursing officer of (he fund and that he will pay all voucher* against thl fund properly authorized.