The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, July 29, 1904, Image 1

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"DO THOU LIBERTY GREAT. INSPIRE OUR SOULS AND MAKE OiUR LIVES IN THY POSSESSION HAPPY OR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CAUSE." BENN?TTSV1LLE, S. C., QEfRIDAY, JULY 29. 1904 NO. 31 _:_ M4ECHING ONWARD Japs Have Turned the Flank of Gen Keller's Position. A FIERCE BATTLE RAGING The Russians Claim to Have Mude a Successful Keconnatsanoe ia ' Force Under General Jlcrscholiiian, A special from Llao Yang dated July 20, sa} s uews was received from Ta Ache Klao Thursday that the Japauese had bioken the Russian left hank between Liut.-Gen. Count Kel ler's position and that of Gen. Ren nenkampff and tliattliey were rr..\rch iu"g on Mukden. Thc rumors ti tbi effect are persistent. According to a special from Mos cow, the Rusky LisLoku of that city confirms the Associated Press report from Llao Yarg that the Japanese have broken through the Russian left flank and are marching on Mukden. A VIERGE FIO HT RAGING. A Kusssian cori es pondent ci t lie London Dally Telegraph at Mukden, under date o? July 1!?, says: "A tierce tight bas been raging during the past two days and it still continues. Tlie Japanese, who are in superior strength, attacked with great daring and coolness. The Russiaus are con testing the ground splendidly. The Japanese Hanking movements to the east are the real cause of our retire ment. Heavy losses bave been sus tained. The Japanese artillery has again shown its superiority." A UUSSIAN KECONNAISANCK. A dispatch from L'ao Yang, dated July 20, says the Russian eastern army bas attacked the Japauese on the other side of the valley of the Liao river. Lieut.-Cen. Count Keller, after a hard ?ght compelled the Ja panese to retieatwitb great loss. Gen. Hersebelman, July lt), had a Buccessful engagement, forcing the Japanase to rapidly retreat on their main force. The Russian loss wes 200 men killed or wounded. Bands --Of-Chincsc bandits have appeared lu this neighborhood. They attack the Russian sentries. It is reported that Gen. Kuroki is suffering from malaria and that he . follows bis army in a litter. Gen. Oku, lt is rumored, bas re sumed his advance beyond Kaichou. The Russians are expecting a battle. SUCCESSFUL SOUTHS. A later dispatch from Liao Yang, says that Gen. Herschelman on Tues day successfully effected a reconnais sance in force in the direction of Si ke van, .disci ? ring..-large .-forces .of. .Jap:. .'tfn?l?e. lie held his position until evening and then retired with slight loss. Gen. Kuropatkin, in a dispatch tc the emperor July 20, says that there has been no paiticular change in this sphere of operations. "Wednesday night," the dispatch says, "our sharp shooters and Cossacks surprised a Ja panese outpost, at the village of Ivhu .dianza, 10 miles southeast of lkbav uan. Twenty-one of Ihe Japanese were bayonet/ e l. Tin se who escaped were tired upon by mistake by Japa nese who came to their assistance." A dispatch from Tokio, dated July 22, says a fisherman reports that the Vladivostok squadron was oil Myako Thursday, going ina southeasterly di rection at a sp ed of it) knots. If tills course and speed was maintained the squad ri n was off Yokohama late Friday. The eastern coast of Japan ls shrouded In fog. Shipping bas been suspended awaiting the location ol ihe Russian ileet. JAl'S WIN <V NOT! I KU VICTOltV. _ A dispatch from Tokio, date J July ?2\, says (!en. Kuroki, alter a severe tight, ( coupled Klao Tung on July 19. Tbe^place had been fortified by the Russians, who defended it stoutly. In the fighting (?en. Kuroki's tn ops drove the Russians from their strong ly fortilicd position on the Chi tiver: which is northwest of Motion pass and east of Anping, inflicting upon the enemy more serious lesses than they sustained themselves. The ti;,bl bega o on the 18tb and ended on the tilth. The Japanese lost 12 I menin killed ana wounded. The Russian losses are esl i mated at 1,000. (?en. Kuroki began bis advance early in the morning of the I8th. Ile un covered and followed t he enemy along the Chi river. The Russians seemed tobe retiring to the northward whin suddenly two battalions with eight guns turned and attacked the .1 ap? ?ese advance guard vigorously. At this pi ?ut tho Japanese suffered tie fore relief came, one company losing all Its ollicers. At a late hour in the afternoon the Russians position was developed. They occupied an emi nence on t he banks of the Chi. This river guarded their left Hank and high precipices protected the Russians on the right. The only approach to their position was through a narrow .delile. The. lighting continued until dark when the Japanese forces biv ouaced. Thc Russians made two counter attacks, but were repulsed In each case. The Japanese renewed the attack at midnight, posting their artillery in the valley be low and in high ground to the south of the Rus sian posit ion. The main Japanese body was assigned bo attack the Rus sian centre; a small detachment was sent toward the right Hank and an other to watch the enemy's left Hank. After these positions had been taken the lighting ceased fora time but was resumed at dawn. The Russians had Iii! guns in action, and they vigorously shelled the Japanese. To this tire the Japanese replied and the bombard ment lasted for four hours. During this time the Japanese in fantry moved forward, the Hankers had succeeded in scaling the heights on the Russian right by ? o'clock in the afternoon, at which hour the main force was ordered to storm the Rus sian centre. The Japanese artillery protected this movement splendidly, but the infantry met with a severe lire and leist heavily In gaining the heights. The tina! successful charge was delivered at ?::i0 in the afternoon. The Japanese succeeded iu partially cutting on* tlie Russian retreat and this soon became "a rout. Tbe enemy went In two directions to the north ward and to the eastward. The Rus sian forces engaged included In addi tion to the arti.lery seven battalions of infantry and a regiment of Cos sacks. The enemy left 131 dead and 300 riiles on the Held. Prisoners taken estimated the Russian losses at 1,000. The Japanese lost one officer aud 54 killed and 18 otllcers and 351 men wounded. On July 19th Japanese forces at tacked a battalion of infantry and 1,000 cavalry who occupied tbe Che Cblato to tbe northward of Sbotlen tsc/.u. After four hours of fighting the Russians retired across the Taitsu river. Il A M UU KO-A AI Ult IO AN LINE .ST KA .M S ll 11' KKI'OHTED SEIZKD. A dispatch from Surz, dated July 22, says: The Hamberg-American line steamer Scandla seized by the Russians in the Ked sea lias just ar rived at that place. Slie ll es the Rtissslun naval dag, is commanded by a Russian naval olllc^r and is manned by a Russian naval crew. She will enter the canal. Her destination is not known. G IS UM A NV INDIO NA N T. A dispatch from berlin, says: The foreign olllce ls without oibcial in formation of the seizure or the Scan dla, the only thing received up to the present time being a telegram from the Hamburg-American company slating the facts and appealing for assistance. The foreign ellice there upon cabled to the German consul at Port Said for an authentic version of the capture and is awaiting his an swer before making representations at St. Petersburg. The o??iclals discuss tho case with an evident at'.empt to keep cool, but they betray deep seated Indignation at Russia's course. Germany has no warships in the Red Sea and the ques tion of sending vessels there has not yet been considered, but the olllcials plainly intimate that this question must arise unless Russia speedily orders the captain of her volunteer Meet steamers to cease molesting Ger man shipping. The ctlicials refer to the energetic laDguage of the German press as fully justifiable. The seizure of the Scandia is regarded as being so execs si vely un reasonable that the government ofh clals try to assume that the captain of the Russian ship exceeded his instruc tions and thal Russia will make speedy amends. CATTLE HAG I NO AT NEW ('UWANA. A battle was fought Saturday near Ta Tche Kiao, which was attacked, it is believed, with heavy losses. The progress of the battle was watched by many people in New Chwaug from the roofs of houses. The day was clear and the smoke of the guns could be pi?i?iv;.^jita_^ttfi.R?irr.ian losses are. reported to have bean 700. The Japanese are slowly nearing Now Ch wang. Great excitement pre: vailed in that city during Sunday's and Saturday's lights. BitiTisn sn i i's .i/.KU. Advices received say that tho Rus sian volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk tired three b ank shots nen ss the bows of the british steamer Ardova, the cargo of which c insists of coal and ex plosives, and the vessel not stopping Hie Smolensk sent two loaded shots at her, one of them passing over her amid ships aud the other over her stern. The Ardova was then seized and ber crew transferred to the Smo lensk. The vessel will be bi Might lo Suez. The Vladivostok squadron Sunday sunk the steamer Knight Commander, from New York, olf the province of Ism, after transfer? iog the crew of Knight Commander to the steamer Tsinan. The Knight Commander, according to The Marl hue Kegister, is a british steamer of 2,710 tons burthen, com ina lided by Capt. Du rant. Slie sailed bom New York May 0 for Singapore. Last wtek she was reported as having ari i ved at Shanghai. The Vladivostok squadron also cap tured a German vessel, believed to be the Arabia with 30,000 tons of Hour and and unknown british steamer. The two ve ards were sent to Vladi vostok in charge of prize crews. A dispatch from London says that the Russian ambassador bas received oibcial notification from St. Peters burg reporting the capture of two more Kiibish ships in the bed sea and irs'met h ns from bis government to notify Great britain that the same procedure will be followed as In the case of the Malacca, namely, the ves sels will be taken to a nt libral port for exarainat'oii by the consuls of thc two nations concerned. The effect of the additional seizures up n tho british government bas bren to Intensify its determination to settle the status of tho volunteer licet ves sels, lt is understood that the dis patch of the british cruiser Venus to the Ked sea and a number of torpedo boats c f Port S.iid is an earnest of the government's intent'on to protect british commerce. No wari ke in structions have been given bo the commanders but the Venus will closely watch the procedure of the volunteer licet vessels. Some, diplomatic circles regard this as ticing in the nature of a threat to Russia, tut the Russ'an diplomats of London express no con cern. AO ltKK.M KNT UK ACHED. The. associated Pi ess is able to state on the highest authority that tte Russian and Mr.tish govern meats have agreed on a mutually satisfactory hasls ! for a settlement of the questions of the Russian volunteer licet steamers ! in the Ked sea and the sjizure hy them lof british ships. A few minor points j still remain unsettled, but these prob ably will be cleared up, and it is not expected that further complications will arise. Great credit for the satisfactory ter minate n of this incident is due to Poriegn Secretary Count Lamsdrof, who, it is admitted, acted in a calm and conciliatory spirit worthy of a great statesman. The altitude of Slr I Charles Harding, the 1 ! ri tish ambassa dor, both for moderation and'dignity, also provokes praise. In fact the negotiations through out the crises were conducted in a most friendly spirit on both sides. MRS. MAYBMCK FREE. A Mother's Fidelity Has Opened the Prison Boors. 18 SHE INNOCENT OB GUILTY? The Famous and Rich American Wo man Who wasOneo Soutouced to Death Now Goes Free and Unrestricted. A special from Turo, Cornwall, Eng., dated July 20, Bays Mrs. Flor ence Maybriok ls free. Site left Corn wall Wednesday on her way to France. M rn. Maybrlck's imprisonment was not terminated with the clang of doors, tho Inst sound which remains in the ears ol so many of her fellow prisoners who had preceded her to liberty from Aylesbury prison, where she spent more than 14 years of lier life. It closed before the arch door way of the White convent of the Sis terhood of the Epiphany in this little town, with the black-robed sisters softly uttering their blessings and good wishes for ber future. With two companions Mrs. Maybriok enter ed the carriage cf Miss Dalrymple, secretary of the sisterhood, aud was driven rapidly to Staustell, a small station 14 miles away, where, after exchanging good-byis with her com panions, she boarded a train and started on her Journey to Prance. She will not go to America until lier presence there is considered impera tively necessary. The greatest secrecy was thrown about Mrs. Maybrlck's departure. Mother Superior Julian of the con vent said to a representative of the Associated Press that under her ln instructlons she must refer all Inqui ries to the home otllce. Others at the convent were equally uncommunici tive. At the railroad station orders were issued forbidding the emyloyes to dls cu5s Mrs. Maybrlck or even to admit that she was at the convent. Tho. utile town has taken deep interest in this international figure. Crowdsearly stood at the iron gates of the grounds, waiting for Mrs. Maybrlck to appear, but they were rarely rewarded, she going out on'y when the road was re ported clear. When Mrs. Maybrlck tlrst arrived here she .was kept under strict sur veillance, never leaving tire convent walls; even for a walk in the grounds she would have to be under the escort of one of the sisters. Subsequently she was allowed to walk in the Btreets of this picturesque place and in the shady country lanes in the vicinity. Those who have seen the published portrait of Mrs. Maybrlck soon got to recognize the black-robed woman with black bonnet and flowing stiirgs, an] gave her kindly greetings, which fre quently passed unnoticed, Mrs. May brick needling, so tar ?-??.. .po?&Jbhi.io avoid the attention of the curious. 1! jr time at the convent was taken up by Bewing, reading and chatting with the sisters, endearing herself to them by many acts showing that even the many years of servitude at Ayle.->bury prison bad been unable to stamp out ber innate kindly disposition. Those who have talked with Mrs. Maybrick say that within the Uve months spent at Truro were happy ones. She was compelled to observe the niles of the sisterhood strictly, as the sisters were required to carry out the regime of thc prison, but the rules were not enforced by warders hardened by contact with criminals, hut by friendly sisters who have been companions as well as guardians, and Mrs. Maybrick expressed her grati tude to them on her departure. Her past life was not referred to at the convent unless Mrs. Maybrick spoke of it. When Mrs Maybrlck h ft her peace ful retreat this morning she was dressed In gray, she wore a white boa around her neck and she hau a grey hat with Howers upon her whitened head. These garments were sent hy her mother, the baroness de Roques, and were the tlrst colors worn hy Mrs. Maybrick since her imprisonment lf> years Lack. The fact that people at Truro knew her by sight and that newspaper cor respondents had established them selves near the convent caused Mrs. Maybrick to determine not to leave Truro by train on departing from tho town, hut to go to Staustell, where a fast express train stopped. After her departure it was said hy a sister of the convent that Mrs. Maybrlck had given no trouble whatever and that her conduct had been most exemplary, she observing without question all the regulations. She ?had not asked tor and had not been given unusual fa vors. Nevertheless the mother supe rior was glad to be freed froto lu r re sponsibility. Mrs. Maybrick ls not freed uncon ditionally. She ls out on ticket leave, but to all intents .she is as free as any other person, can go where she will and will not have to make a report to the british authority, as once Mrs. Maybrick is abroad she will be outside british Jurisdiction. The barontss de Roques has made preparations at Rouen for Mrs. May brlck's arrival at her quiet home, where she will begin a new life. Mis. Maybrlck, who was Miss Flor ence Elizabeth Chandler, a member of a well known and prosperous .soulhem family, was married July 27tb, 1881, in St. James' church, Piccadilly, to James Maybrlck of Liverpool. She was then 18 years old. Her husband was over 40 years old. In the spring of 188!? Mr. Maybrick became 111 and in a few day she died. His brothers In vestigated his death and charged Mrs. Maybrick with thc murder of lier husband. A long trial followed and a number of doctors swore that the de ceased died of arsenical poisoning. The defense proved that for 20 years Mr. Maybrick had been a confirmed user of arsenic and that he dally took doses large enough to lia ve killed a dozen ordinary men. Mrs. Maybrlck was eventually sentenced tb death by the judge, Sir Fit/. James Stephen, who spoke for two days in charging the Jury. He said lt was impisdble for them to lind her not guilty lu the face of the medical evidence. The judge died some time later In a mad bouse. From the time of Mrs. Maybrlck's conviction ber mother, the baroness de Roques wa* unremitting in ber efforts in behalf cf the prisoner. She succeded in baving the death sentence commuted to penal servitude for life and finally fias obtained the freedom of ber daughter to whose rel oaf o from prison slie had devoted her life. The baroness was aided by influential friends on both sides of the Atlantic. In 1900, arter the death of Lord Rus ted of Kii'owen,' chief of justice of England, a letter which he had writ ten to Mrs. Maybrlck in 1895 was dis covered, lt showed he was convinced that she ought never to have been convicted, and lt has been geuerally understood that ail the recent Ameri can ambassadors to the court of St. James have done everything possible lo obtain Mrs. Maybrlck's pardon. The fact of ber probable release was used as a reason for securing the post ponement of a trial last year of law suits bearing un Mrs. Maybrlck's in terest in land in Kentucky, Virginia and W Virginia until she was able per sonally to testify in these suits. Mrs. Maybrlck and her mother would have lost all title and interest in the many thousands of acres of land involved in the case. On February 4th last Home Secre tary Akers-Douglas, replying to a question In the house of commons, confirmed the reports which had been in circulation that Mrs. Maybrlck bad been removed from Aylesbury prison to a convalescent home, wbere she would remain until the summer, when slie would be allowed her freedom. The liome secretary said a license had been granted to Mrs. Maybrlck under the penal .servitude acts. The transfer of the prisoner from a penal prisou to a quiet country home constituted an almost unprecedented action on the part of the British au thorities. lt was due to the media tion of the Duchess of Dedford. who. as a visitor to Aylesbury prison for many years, bad taken a keen person al interest in Mrs. Maybrlck, and linally succeeded in obtaining the mit igation of her punishment to the ex tent of ber being allowed to spend the last six months of ber confinement outside the prison wells. MRS. NYE LOSES ALL. tSntrusted Her Karate to Maj. \v. M. BreoBe. A special from Charlotte, N. C. says: When the Cnited States dis trict court convened Friday morning for a continuation of the trial of Wm. Breese for embezzlement, the district attorney asked and was granted per mission to Introduce Mrs. E. W. Nye, wife of the late humorist, who resides at Arden. N. C., and who desired to return to her home. Mis. Nye told of entrusting her property and all tho money she pos sessed; $7,500, to the keeping of Breese and said she lost lt all. After 1 the death of ber husbandi Bli' desi.-I to take her children " on a trip to Europe, and before leaving Asheville, she gave Breese her papers and docu ments and instructed bim to invest her money. He bad been a good friend of her dead husband and she felt that she could trust him implicit ly. Mrs. Nye also said she owned properly in New York which was left in charge of Breese and lost this also. br?ese testitied that while lt was true that he had charge of Mrs. Nye's papers, he did not understand that he was authorized to act as her agent In disposing of her property. He collect ed the Interest on her money when due and passed It to her credit. When the bank fallec? he turned the papers over to his son, W. E. Breese, Jr., an attorney, and wrote Mrs. Nye to this ? l?ect. 11 pon her return from Europe, the defendant visited her at Buck Shoal, her country home, and explain ed all the details of the failure. Upon the objection ol the dlslrlct attorney he was not permuted to le?ate the conversai ion. The witness denied that, he drew Mrs. Ney's money out of the bank, saying he could not have done so for the reason that he had not authority to sign name to check. He also denied all knowledge of the lo.s of Mrs. Nye's property In New York. This i property, be said, was purchased by Mr. Nye before his death, and was covered by a mortgage. Breese then went on to explain In detail different notes and said he knew nothing of the charges ol forg ery. Maj. Bree/. 2 admitted that be had signed the name of W. W. Rollins to two neil s for $1,000 each, on April li, 1M?7. These were the notes Maj. Hollins bad declared to be forgeries when he was on the witness stand last we ;k. Tue witne-s Slid his relations with Hollins were cord al and Inti mate. When he unixed Maj. Hollins' signature to the notts, lt was for the purpose of taking up two other notes which had been redise ?unted. Maj. Hollins was out of town at the time and upon his return ratliied the action hy singing and giving Maj. Breese a blank note. Vivo in Aiken. Fire accidentally started in the pine forests in Kustis Park, near the hotel Hark in the Bines, about 12 o'cleck Wednesday. Owing to the drought, the t rees and shrubbery burn ed like tinder for several hours and several acres of the Bark are badly damaged. The burned area is in the .lortliwostei n edge of the city and is beyond the reach of the lire hydrants. The ci Ly street hands were set to work with brushes and they succeeded In continlng the lire to the woods. No residence property was injured, lt is thought that the lire was started by a combination of crap shooters and ci garettes. Dropped Dead at a Danen, While dancing Thursday night at a party given In honor of the Porto Klean school teachers in the Hemen way gymnasium, Cambridge, Mass., Carolous S. Nudd, a student In the seien tl flo department of the Harvard summer school, dropped dead. It is supposed that heai b disease was the cause. Nudd was about fifty-tl ve years old and lt is said his home ls at Franklin Falls, N. H. When the dancing was at its height and bc was guiding one or tho visitors In a quadrille he suddenly clutched at his breast with a gioan and sank to the floor. Elforts to save the man's lifo were of no avail. PBACTIALLY ASSURED Colony of Foreign People to Begin in the Fall. WILL BE LOCATED HEAR CONWAY _ - Commissioner of Immigration IO. J. "Winson, Makes Thorough Inven ligation as to the Possibilit?s Offered hy that County. The fallowing is taken from the State of Saturday willoh says Coui mi.'sloner of Immigration E. J. Wat, son,'who returned Friday from the lower coast counties, talked interest ingly of his trip. "1 have been since Tuesday of last week up In norry county making a thorough Investigation as to tbe p s> sibil?tica offered by tbat county for tbs .establishment of an extensive colony of foreign people," said Mr. Watson. "I made brief investigations atCbadbourn, N. C., as to what had been accomplished there and visited the Homewood colony in Hurry, which is composed of northwestern people, and bas baen exceedingly successful, as the ligures for this year's truck crops have siiown. 1 talked with a number of thesj people in parson and found them all satistied, found that they were not subject to sickness aud were really enthusiastic iu tbe work they are doing. The land in Ilorry, particularly on the Waccamaw Neck, appears to be admirably suited for truck and diversitied agriculture as web as the staple crops. Tbe fields now under cultivation In cotton and corn are covered with crops tbat arc as good as any I bave seen in thc State.^Absence of mosquitoes and the abundant supply of pure water from artesiacs wells and springs is prob ably accounted for from the fact tbat tbe coast section of Ilorry count y is within 'the 02-Gi degree Ljotnermic zone, the same zone In which such counties as Richland, Newberry, Greenwood, Saluda and Abbeville are located. I find, too, that the condi tions in this section, other than those of soil and climate, are such as to make the establishment of a colony there deoldedly advantageous to the settler and the State. Tbe repre sentative business men are thorough ly iroused over tbe situation and see thu possibilities, and are anxious to push the development of Ilorry coun ty to the fullest extent. I find not only that the most influential and ex tensive-land owners of the county were willing to cooperate by offering tbtlr land at a very reasonable figure, but that certain things are in process of development that will mean much tr tho settler. While the hnal .gements were not concluded be ? X ?cuf?kJ Conwiiy it may bo. stated o <??t the settlement of foreign pur-' chasing people upon 00,000 acres of land, ?and bisected by the railroad, is practically assured. This colony will be put in on tbe most approved plan for colonization, so far as the arrange ment of the land is concerned, provid ing In every 320-acre square hr a small community in the centre of the square, thus affording the settlers who may not be able to speak English the opportunity of social life In the even ings. As far as I have been able to go into the f etaiis of the matter I be lieve that we will have in.this colony more of the real elements of success than could be found in the utilization of any other tract of land of this size to be found in this State. "In this connection I wish to say that it ls rare that ene linds young men lu the south doing so much for the developmeut of their .section as is being done by the Messrs. burroughs of the Burroughs & Collins company, which has milling plants, shingle plants, has developed Myrtle beach, has built and is operating succe sfully a railroad line to the beach; which Is now undertaking with o?bers the building of a railroad line to Mari n to connect Conway with the Interior of the State; which ls operating a line of river freight and passenger steam ers, and which is now budding a line boat to furnish a daily passenger serv ice to the port of Georgetown, and which is undertaking many other In dustrial enterprises. These young men, assisted by the pen of Editor Hice, are doing a gieat work; they propose to do much to make the proposed colony a success, and I have no doubt will be of very material aid. ' We hope to have all preliminary matters In regard to this colony In such shape that the n ovement of the foreign people e ui bc gin in the cirly fall. "While on the c< ast I made a trip down Waccamaw Neck as tar us Mur rells Inlet. At this poiut 1 gathered considerable Information from the people along the Inlet as to the devel opment of the State's shell tish indus try. This is something that is now suffering badly, so thu people on the Inlet say, from a lack of proper laws. I am told that tho South Carolina oys ter is the best ol all for canning pur poses and I lind a desire to undertake the canning of shell tish un the part uf many very much in the same way as is now being done by one firm on the inlet. I understand that the mat ter ls to be brought up at the next session of the general assembly and this department has promised to aid as far as possible in Hie securing of outside capital for a proper develop ment of the Industry. 1 do not know to what extent this development can bc pushed, but the matter of shell Uso canning factories on the coast will be one of the things that will receive the attention of my department as soon as some pressing matters have been disposed of." Ono Toteo, tho Other Left. A special to the State from Pickens says during a terrific thunderstorm at Easley Saturday afternoon Mrs. Wil liam Unison was Instantly kilied by lightning. She and ber husband were sitting near a window when the Hash came. Mr. Hutson, who was presum ably a little farther from the window than his wife, was not instantly kill ed, but it ls not believed that he will survive. Mis. Hutton held in ber arms her Infant child and while every bone in her own body was shattered, the child was entirely unharmed. PEAIBES TILLMAN. Cl?relaud Commends Parker's Nollie Coarse In Stating His Views. A special to The State from New York Wednesday says: "Steady, Democrats, Steady," is the title of an j article by Grover Cleveland which will be printed.in Collier's for July i 23rd. In it Mr. Cleveland lauds the . action of Judge Parker in sending bis < "gold telegram" to the St. Louis con- 1 vention, and expr?s es bis satisfaction ' witli thc platform and the outlook in ; part as follows: 1 "No action of Democracy's repre- I sentatives assembled in the late con- I vention can be construed In any other way tban as an acknowledgment of 1 the gold standard, and a willing 1 pledge to its maintenance. This con dition should of. Itself be sufficient to 1 so lill our measure of satisfaction as to cause us to forget any fears or i trepidation that may have vexed us during the days just pa?t. * * * "Herein is found an abundantly sufficient cause for gratitude and con gratulation on the part of all those who love true Democracy. I want tc go further than this and to express a reverent belief that certain conven- 1 Jon utterances apparently untoward have worked together for Democracy's good and that a happy outcome bas 1 been roached through a leading wiser and more certain than the wit of man ' could have devised. I "Senator Tillman and 1 lia ve occa sionally differed; but I hope be will take no offense If 1 applaud and give 1 hearty concurrence to his expression \ of the belief that 'Providence has I taken kindly bold of our affairs.1 " ! After quoting Judge Parker's mes- < sage to Gie St. Louis convention, Mr. ? Mr. Cleveland said: "Those Democrats who nave been I impatient of tiie silence of their ' party's candidate ought tobe satisfied I with the effectiveness of his first ut terance. lt tilled the blank in a dis- I abled platform, it gave leadership to the Democratic cause and rallied sup- I porters by thousands and lens o? thou- 1 sands to the Democratic standard. i "I believe that no man ever did so much for the cause and in so many i directions, in so short a time and in so compact a form as was done by our 1 candidate when ne sent his message to Hie St. Louis convention. He has 1 reminded all who profess Democratic principles tbat they also bave work to do it they like bim, would do the patriotic political duty the time de- ? mands." His Sight Restored. A special to the State from Abbe- ? ville says Mr. Norman S. Cason, an industrious and prosperous farmer of i that county who has been almost totally blind since childhood, met with a peculiar and happy accident while in town Thursday. Mr. Cason was sitting in tho store of Messrs. P. Rosenbery .& Co., and io attempting 'to but, on bis Hat the brim struck hihi' in the eye. For a moment he was rendered totally blind but soon after wards his sight came to him and he was able to distinguish friends and objects never before seen by him. He said be could see the obstruction to bis vision gradually passing away af ter the total blindness came on. The gocd fortune of Mr. Cason bas resulted in bis confusion to a small degree. He did not know the appearance of his brothers and friends and did not recognize them after he bad regained his sight, until they spoke to bim. Mr. Cason's sight improved rapidly during the afternoon and until he left town for lils home. Heretofore., he bad consulted eminent specialists about bis condition butnone gave bim any relief or hope. His friends are now congratulating bim on bis good fortune. Growth ol the Kural Service Tiie growth of rural free delivery service in the United States bas been rapid and the total amount now paid annually is enormous Previous to 11102 these, carriers were paid by war rant or check direct from the tirst as sistant postmaster general's office at Washington, but the growth became so extensive lt was decided that the postmaster at the capital of each State should pay the carriers in his State. In 1902 when Postmaster En sor was made poyraaster for Soutn Carolina, there were 114 rural free delivery carriers in South Carolina, and the amount of their salaries was ino, 100. At the close of the fiscal I year, June 30, mo.'i, there were 333 carriers, receiving the sum of $192, l.M2, over three times the amount paid outattheclose of the tisea.1 year of 11102. In 1902 the carriers re.elved on an average of $f>00 per annum; in 1903 about *f>o0 per annum; for the present year there has been practically a Siou raise, according to the length of the route, most of the carriers get ting 8720 per annum. Thc Hattie ol' Mantissas. Capt. Albert Cronkhite, ot the quartermaster general's department at Washington, has gone to Mantissas, Va., to arrange the water supply and other details prepaiatory to the great army manoeuvres which will take place on the old Hull Hun battle tield in September, brig. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, brig. Gen. Tasker H. bliss and other officers on the board named to outline the movement f>>r the engagement will meet in Wash ington on Tuesday and go to Thor oughfare, Va., to inspect the battle tield. They will then return to Wash ington atul prepare plans to be sub mitted to Maj. Gen. Corbin. Gen. Corbin will direct tho move ments of the twenty-live thousand regular army men and militiamen win. are bo rc-light thc battle of Hull Rim at the time of the joint man oeuvres of the regulars and National Guard of tiie Atlantic division in Scptembor. Col. John W. Pullman, of the quartermaster's department, ls to be chief quartermaster at the manoeuvres. Heavy Hail Storm. Details of a terrille hailstorm which passed over southeastern Alabama have been at Montgomery Ala. Tiie storm covered an area 16 miles long by nine miles and destroyed all vege tation in its path. Cotton alalka were torn to shreds and even the bark on the trees was torn off. Subscriptions for the destitute sufferers are being taken. CIVIL SERVIOS PX ? HIN AT ION. Information Concerning tho Re quircraenta of Candidates. The mid-year Manual of Examina tions for positions in the United States civil service bas been issued from Washington and contains full infor mation for those desiring to stand the examinations for the various branches of the service. The manual gives directions concerning the examina tions which will be held in the fall, ind which .Include almost every de partment of the service. There will, however, be no examination for the1 position of railway mail clerk. On October 19 examinations for ap-1 polntment in the following branches of the service will beheld iuColum- . bia: Apprentice, departmental service; clerk, departmental service; electro- 1 type finisher, government printing t service; electrotype moulder, govern- j ment printing service; elevator con-. t ductor, departmental service; guard, United States penitentiary service; internal revenue; messenger, depart- 1 mental service; press feeder, govern- L ment printing service; skilled labor- c er,-male, departmental service; sten ographer and typewriter, departmen tal service; stenographer and type- 1 writer, Pdllipplne service; watchman, fl departmental service. t Examinations in the following 'J branches will I? gin ou September 14, a the remainder beginning on October t lb: Draftsman, cartographic; obser- e ver, weather bureau; teacher, Phillp- c pine service; bookkeeper, departmeu- e Lal service; civil engineer, departmeu- s bal service; civil engineer, Philippine t service; pharmacist and numerous f ither p.siti?os in the Indian and the t Philippine service. o Persons who wish tc take any of s blie examinations mentioned should write to the United States civil serv- C ice commission, Washington, D. C., t for a blank form of ap pla?ai i-.rn stat- v lng the kind of examination desired, v The application form when received g should be carefully filled out In ac t cordance with the instructions print- t ed thereon and mailed without delay c to the United States civil service i commission, Wasbington, D. C. If 1 the application bas been properly ex- I ecuted, is received by the commission '. In sufficient time to arrange for the I examination, and tbe applicant is ) found to be entitled to the ex ami- 1 nation requested, a card will be sent to bim admitting him to the exami nation. All examination papers are shipped direct from the commission in Wasb ington to the place of examination i and applicants for examinations must I file their applications not less than six days prior to the.date of exami nation. Otherwise the application il will be returned. For descriptions of the style of ex amination required In vho several branches, applicants had best refer to tho Manual of Examinations, which may be had by written request lipon \ the United States civil service, com mission in Washington. The ex uminations are based upon a common school training and a person of ordi nary education and fair intelligence should experience no difficulty in mak ing the necessary percentage. Salaries in the branches offered range from S600 to "81,200. It has been frequently remarked that the south does not avail itself of the opportunities offered in the civil service and tbe figures in this manual, showing the percentage of appoint ments from the" various States, bear out this belief. The percentage of appointments vary from tbe maximum of 2,417 883 in the District of Colum bia to the miulmum of 33.333 in Alaska. South Carolina has a per centage of 88.058; Georgia, 87.83(5. and North Carolina, 00.470. New York lias a percentage of 101.788; Main 110.145, and Wyoming 144.444. These ?gures show the average pro portion of appointments in the south ern, eastern and western sections of the country, the southern States ranking the lowest. A MO i UNDER INDICTMENT. Names of Parties Prominent in Dan ville. A special from Danville, Ya., says The special grand jury summoned to investigate the attempt on the part of a mob to force an entrance into the j city jail for the purpose of lynching the negro, Roy L. Armes, a il ag m an of the Southern railway, Thursday afternoon completed its labors. The jury found indictments against W. D. Talley, bud F. Pruitt, Whit Myers, Charles Pruitt, Walter Clark, Solomon Iludgins, Wicker Armer, brother of the murdered man, W. bal Itigland, Charles Vaughn, Eiward buckner, N. J. Wall, William Harris, Krauk Childrens, R. J. Lynch, George C. Mbls, Elijah Williams, William H. Mann and Pleasant Meyers. The in dictments will be certified Immediate ly to the mayor for trial. Presentments were lound against! Wicker Armes and bud P. Pruitt for | threatening to shoot the mayor and Police Officer Robert S. Wynn while I in the discbarge of their official duties j and against li. J. Lynch for assault ing Deputy City Sergeant R. L. Wol-1 folk while in the performance of bis duties. Commonwealth's Attorney j Thomas Hamlin will immediately file an information >n each case upon [ which the accused will be tried. The Jury also recommended that j certain members of the lire depart ment which department faces on the alley leading to the Jail in which alley i the ofllcets made their stand against, the mob, viz: E. B. Utter and L. D. Pork ins, should be cautioned and rep rimanded by the court for using im proper language towards the police force calculated to discourage them In ! the dlscbargo of their duties and to | Inila me the mob. The jury also compliments this work of the police forco in dealing with the situation and handling thc mob without bloodshed. Another Killing. Thoa. J. Lyon, magistrate In Hlbler I township, Greenwood county, bad a difilculty with bis son-in-law Ed Ste vens on Hard Labor creek Tuesday afternoon. It was renewed at Stevens bouse at Dorusville, wbon Lyon shot him five times, killing him. * THE BOLL WEEVIL. ftemson Entorn?lo, int in Taxa*, to Systematically ?tudy lt. WILL RETTJEN HEXT WEEK. tnd Mato Per H ona 1 Investi Ration of ?. Supposed Investation ot Vari ous Pointe In Thia State. His Letter. The following is taken from tho ?tate of Saturday which says the Jnited States department of agrlcul /ure ls making a systematic study of .he boH weevil, consisting of field ex perience and laboratory work at ?ta lons located in various parts of Texas, mt all in tbe infested regions. The rarious stations represent typical re? dons as to soil and clim tte, the chief me of which ls located at Victoria, vhere extensive laboratory work and leid experiments are unknown in & . section that is quite favorable for be occurrence of volunteer cotton. The region is typical of tho coast belt nd river bottoms, and ls possibly the test place to study the weevil as the arly or volunteer cotton furnishes a bance to study the insect as lt merges from hibernation in the early pring. The investigations, observa lons and experiments made there will urniBb an account of the biology of be weevil at least as complete as that >t any North American species of In? ect. During the last few weeks South karolina lias had a representative ftfeft^ bat place making an Independent & 63tigationof the weevil, and one that viii enable Clemson college at once to ;ive any person all the information hat may be needed to exterminate j he pest, or to recognize its presence, ir to distinguish betwen ic and other nseots that injure cotton, should they lave reason to believe that the pest las been introduced into this State. There have recently been many com jlalnts received at the local weather mreau office from persons who ba ie ved tiley had. discovered boll weevils m their cotton and all such reports were promptly, forwarded by Mr. Bauer .0 Prof. Chas. E. Chambllss, ento mologists, at Clemson college for : hts information. But until Friday noth ing had been heard from Prof. Oham jiiss on the subject, when a letter .vus received that will explain Itself, ind the subject matter of whioh ls of ..ital interest to every cotton grower n the State: Victoria, Texas, July 19,1904. ur. J. W. Bauer, Columbia, S. 0. Dear Sir: Yours relative to the re EKirt ot Mr. J. Tupper Henerey, in .vhlcli he states that cotton In Green ville county is probably Infested with the boll weevil, has been received. At present I am studying that insect in the government laboratory at Vic toria, Texas. I will return to South Carolina during the tirst. week in Au gust, wnich will be early enough to take charge of the Heida in Greenville county, should there be an infesta tion. Without specimens I am in clined to believe that the work of the bell worm has been mistaken for the boll " weevil. However, I shall give the matter my personal attention im mediately on my return to college. I have already this summer vis visited several farms where the boll weevil was supposed to be present, and found only the boll worm. There will be no need of reporting tho.matter to the department, as I would have charge ot the work anyhow. I am preparing a large collection lu which the life history and work of boll weevil will be shown. I am also securing photographs. I shall be glad to leave one collection with you for oillce use. Yours very respcectfully. CHAKLSS E. (Ju A ii BLISS. Driving Out Anaemia. Wonders are being worked in Porto Rico by Capt. R. K. Ashford, assist ant surgeon, United States Army, who ls treating anaemia, whioh la threatening the development of Porto Rico. Hundreds of persons suffering with tbe malady and believed by na tive physicians to be Incurable have been cured by the American doctor, who is assisted by Dr. King, of the Marine Hospital Service. Reports from Porto Rico state that in the dis trict of Dayamm alone the doctors treated 031 cases in six weeks and lost but one case. They are now in Utu-. ava, where the same remarkable re sults are being reported. In Dayamm they reduced the death rate 20 per cent. In the six weeks they worked there among tho 32,000 persons sub ject to the pernicious anaemia, which travelers have said will prevent Porto Rico from enjoying the prosperity it might have with a healthier and more industrious population. The two American doctors do not attribute the disease to starvation and underfeeding, as ttie native doc tors do, and have submitted their pa tients to un entirely different sort of treatment. The results have been as tounding and luve given the natives new hope. Invalids aro brougnt to thc healers in hammocks and on cota and are afforded almost instant relief. His Twenty Sixth Child Dead. William B. Pettlfore of Trenton, N*| .1., iias just lost by death tho twenty sixth child of his family of twenty seven boys and girls. Nozell, the dead boy, was three years old. Tho twenty-., seventh child was born a year ago. Pettlfore, the father, was born a slave fifty two years ago on the plantation of Col. tfdward Bennison in North Carolina. He went north after the war and later located in Trenton. He lias been married twice. Ne/cro Nominee Deposed. W. T. Scott, presidential candidate of the National Negro Liberty party, who is now serving a 2o-day sentence lin the Bellevillle, III., jill, charged I with keeping a disorderly house, has I been deposed. George E. Taylor, of Ottumwa, Iowa, has been ohosen to lill tho place mado vacant by removal of Soott.