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Tne "DO TI?OU, GREAT LIBERTY, INSPIRE OUR SOULS AND MAKE OUR LIVES IS THY POSSESSION HAPPY OR OUR DEATHS ULORIOUS IN THY OA USE," VOL. XX/s xi. BENNETTS VILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1905. OVER AT LAST Russia and Japan Have Conclud ed a Treaty of Peace. JAPAN GAVE ALL UP Rather Than Continue tho War. Witte Was Greatly Surprised al the Gen erous \ction of the Japs in Accepting the Terms Submitted by Him. Tho lon ir and bloody war between Russia and Japan cime to an .honora ble end at Portsmouth, N. H., on Tuesday, August 29, when thc two nations agreed to terms of peace through their coinmlRSioncrs, which had boen negotiating for about ten days at'Portsmouth. The terms bf peaco were settled by Mr. Witto and liaron Komura at the session of the conference Tuesday morning, and Tuesday afternoon pre liminary arrangements for an armis tice wero concluded and the actual work of framing tho "'Treacy of Portsmouth" was, by mutual agree ment, turned over to Mr. De Martens, Russia's great International lawyer, and Mr. Dennison, who for 2f> year? has acted as the len al advisor of the Japanese foreign e nice. This happy conclusion of tho con ference, winch a week ago would have been shipwrecked had lt not been for the heroic Intercession c f President Roosevelt, was sudden and dramatic. For the sake of peace, Japan, with tho magnanimity of a victor, at the last moment yiolded everything still in Issue. Russia refused to budge from the ultimatum Emperor Nicho las had given to President Roosevelt, through Ambassador Meyer, No lu demnity under any guise, but an agreement to divide Sakhalin and re imhurse .Japan for the maintenance of thc Russian prisoners were his last words. They h,ad been repeatedly reiterated In Mr. W! fte's Instructions and in the form of a written reply to the Japanese compromise proposal, they were delivered to Baron Koruma Tuesday morning. Mr. Witte went to the conference declaring he was powerless to change the dot of an i, or the cross of a t In his Instructions. Emperor Nicholas' word had been given, not only to him but to PrcBldor.t Roosevelt, tho head of a foreign state. When Baron Ko mura, thorefore, first offered the new basis of compromise which was *.he complete renunciation of indemnity, coupled with a proposition for the re demption of Sakhalin at a price to be fixed by a mixed tribunal, consisting of representatives of thc neutral powers, in fact if nob in words, the solution effered by President Roose velt. Mr. Witte again, returned a non possumus. lt was what Mr Witte termed In his interview with the Associated Press, the "psycholog ical moment." Mr. Witto did not Hinch, lie ex pected a iupturc and as he expressed lt afterward, he was stunned by what happened. Paron Komura gave way on all the disputed points. With the preclence that has enabled the Japa nose to judge the mental proces es of their adversaries on the ti ld of battle and upon the sea, they l a t realised in advance that peace cou Iii bo obtained in no other way. they hud warned their governments. President R jose velt, had also, it is l.eiioved, ad vi erl Japan that it was better to m :et the Russian position than to trike the responsibility of continuing the war for the purpose of collecting tribute. The mikado at tho ?e sion of the cabinet and the elder statesmen Mon day, had sanctioned the final cooees, sion. When Baron Komura yielded, the rest was mere chi d's play. Articles 10 and ll, (interned war ships and the ll mi tatton of Russia's sea power in the far oas?) were with drawn. Japan agreed that only that portion of the Chinese Extern rall road south of Ohautufu, thc position occupied by Ova ma, should be ceded to Japan. Both sides, once the dead lock was broken, wanted a "jost and lasting" peace, and In that hpirit it was decided to practically neutral!/" Sakhalin, each country binding itself not to fortify its half of tho island, and Japan assuming an obligation not to fortify tho Lo Perouse Strait, be tween Sakhalin and Hokkaido, which would bar Russia's commercial route to tho Pacific The plenipotentiaries went further. They decided to add a new clause, in the nature of a broad provision for mutual Commercial privileges, by . which each country will secure for the other the benefit of the "most favored nation clause" and the "open door." Thc new treaty, therefore, will be a wonderfully friendly document, of character al n o*-1 to raise the suspicion that the two ec un tries have not ne gotiated ? peace, but have concluded tho basis of a fu.ure alliance. There ls, however, no evidence, as rumored, that'any secret clauses are to be ap p dyed to the present treaty. Before leaving tho conference build ing felicitations were exchanged with thc president at Oyster Hay. Roth baron Komura and Mr. Witto tele graphed. The former confined him solf to appraising Mr. Roosevelt of thc conditions upon which poacc had boen concluded. Mr. Witte frankly laid his tribute at the presidents feet. In his message he said: "History will ascrlho to you the glory," and added tho expression ol Russia's hearty appreciation of thc president's "generous Initiative." Mr. IV oscvelt replied with words ol thanks and congratulation. Then began tho jubilation. Mr. Witte ai d Raron He R sen returned to the hotel for luncheon. Tho Ja paneso had remained at tho confer ence hall to lunch with Mr. Pierce. .Thc news that peaco had been con i duded had preceded tho Russian pion ipotentlarics and such scenes of wile rejoicing have never before neon wit newsed In tho stato of Now Hampshire as greeted them upon their arrival at the hotel. Mr. Witte, dazed at the budden and happy termination of tho oonfereroe was fairly overpowered by tho tremendous ovation ho reoolved. He could only express his gratitude by shaking the hands of everybody, and In response to tho volley of questions tired at him as to tho terms, murmor: "Wo pay not a kopeck and we get half of Sakhalin." A scene of the greatest excitement followed the receipt of the nows In the lobby of the Hotel Woolworth. The official bulletin was telephoned from tho conference room at tho navy yard by Mr. Saoto and like an electric thrill Hooded through tho room. There were screams of joy. Men threw their hats aloft, women actual ly wept. Then there was a rush for the telegraph offices and In an Instant the news was speeding to the remotest comers of tho earth, Mr. Witte, ac companied by Itaron De Rosen, came to the hotel for luncheon. There was a wonderful demonstration upon their arrival. A great crowd had gathered under tho porte coohere of thc anr.ex, where thc Russians are quartered and when their automobile drew up, the air was torn with frantic cheers. Hats were thrown aloft. Mr. Witto, as he stepped out of tho motor car, seemed quite overcome. Too full for utter ance, he could only grasp and shake the hands that were extended to him. Raron R son also was equally moved and received the congratulations of the crowd In silence, For about live minutes thc two plenlpotentinries were kopt upon tho porch listening to tho Incoherent praises of thc hotel guests. "Do you pay Indemnity?" was thc universal Interrogation. "Pas un sou" (not a ceut), was Mr. Wltte's response. Forcing bia way to tho door, Witto encountered the members of thc Rus sian mission, who rushed forward to shake his hand. Rrlciiy In Russian he gave them the Joyful tidings. Then, as he started up the stairs, the nows paper correspondents clamored for In formation. "What have you done? How ls lt [settled? ' they cried. "We pay not a kopeck of indemni ty," he repllod as he turned at the landing half way up the stairs. "Wc get half e>f Sakhalin. Tuat ls the agreement in a nutshell." The Associated Tress correspondent accompanied M. Witte to his room. Ile had been quite overcome by the great ovation no had received and tho intense strain he had been under. He threw himself into his arm chair, and after a few minutes to "pull himself together,'1 he began to speak, slowly and deliberately--almost as If he were talking to himself. "lt seems Incredible," ho said, "1 do not believe any otuer man In my place wuuld have dared hope for tho possibility of peace on the oonclitloiiB to which we have Just agreed. From all sides, from President Roosevelt down to my own friends in Russia, I received up to the last moment, even this morning, urgent representations that something must oe paid to Ja pan." At this point M. Witte, who was still laboring under excitement, almost lost control of himself. Groat Forest FlroH. A dispatch from Houlton, Maine, says forest lires continue to bum in parts of Aroostook and Piscataquls counties, and will not diminish until there has been a heavy fall of rain. The ono doing thc most damage ls In the woods around tho southwestern portion of Drews D?ke in New Lime rick, extending into Oakland. Unless rain falls soon thc Oro is expected to reach what, ls known as the "Letter A Woods". Wednesday night the cottages of Dr. Innis and Frank L. Dyer, of lOiterhrook, and tho Ingra ham cottagos, along the south shore of the lak", svere humed. The los.-, was not heavy on these, as mfst of tho furnishings wore removed. II mid Lon and near by towns arc envolopo with sm .-ko, and have been for several days. Fi res are burning In swamps for many miles around Fort Falflield. At presont largo lires are huming In the western part of Dlmostono and near Fort Fair li Jd village, but they are. not speadlng much. The dry, black s wamp soil burns to the depth of two or three feet. Walked to Her Death, At Chicago in sight of hundreds of passengers crowded about the rail of the steamer li estland, a woman walk ?d from the partly swung bridge into the ri vor at Wells street Wednesday night as thc bridgo moved ba'.'k into place, after the passing of the excur sion boat. Tho elTjrts of a di /.on life savers who leaped from boat and docks to thc river were futile, as the viotlm failed to rise to the surface after the fail. Tho playing of the excursion boat's searchlight about the spot and shrieks of the whistle caused much excitement on the boat and among passengers In the Northwestern rall way devot. Scores of suburbanlts missed trains while they lingered about the docks and aided in the starch. it?l>y Killed, At Plainfield, N. J., slipping through the foot bars of lils crib tho baby son of William IO (Jhevers was caught by the throat and strangled to death, The mother entered the room und discovered tho Infant's plight j ist as he waa making the last fcebloet?ort to free himself. Death came before she was able to get him out. She ran Shrieking with tin; body lo nor arms, to a doctor's otllee and swooned when Informed medical attention was use less. The family was preparing to move to Foxborn, Mass. Mutti bo I'/'.ld l?'oi\ . If a Chinese dies while being tried for murder tho fact of his dying ls ; taken as evidence of hts guilt. He has departed, but somebody mus!) suf fer, and his eldest son, If he has ono, , ls therefore sent to prison for a year. If ho no son then his father or his brother gets a Hogging. Its all In the family and somebody has to pay for lt. Croat OH Torror. A violent earthquake ls reported from Sultana and Palona, simultan eous with thc eruption on Vesuvius and Stromboli, Many houses foll, I church steeples tottered and there . was a great panic. Tho population ) Of tho vi 1 lagen litt* lied tO thc. ruin i ? y. A QUEER CLUB Robbed Women of Their Lifetime Savings After Marriage. ONE HUNDRED WIVES That is thc Number thc Rascal Now Sought had. tte Joined the (lang Six Years Ago, and Soon Became a Ring leader Among Them. The New Ycrk American says In vestigation of thc marvelous marital exploits of Dr. George A. Wltzhoff, bigamist, revealod recently that there ls an organlcd hand on tho East Side, numbering seventy- livo members, wbo during thc last ten years have married more than 1,000 ye ung women for their savings, deserting them within a few days or weoks, according to the length of time lt took to cajole them out of their money. The head of this combine ls known as Harry Kaufman, and when arrested and arraigned In thc 10,sex Market Court two years ago he was confronted by twenty six women who claimed him for husband. Dr. Wi?htff, whose matrimonial exploits wore unearthed through the efforts of Miss Dora Dorf, whom he married under Mic name of Weston, j >lmrd tho organization six years ago, and immediately became one of Its ; ringleaders hy leaton of his pleasing address, his accomplishments and tho fact that he could speak six or seven languagos, and woo In all of them. , It was found, through one of his earliest wives, Mrs. Sophie Youcker, of No. 205 Broome street, that Wit?, ht. 1? has married more than thirty young wemen whose names are known, and probably ls the husband of moro than one hundred Hist Side girls, In addition to thc wives he married In other cities. The Identification of WUz'mff, as the husband of tho young women whoso names were furnished by her, was complete, as Mrs. Youcker (thc name under which Witzhoff married her) llrst laid her linger upon a por trait of Wltzhoff, and then upon the name of each woman, exclaiming in turn: "That is tho man that married that woman." / lt was found that Wltzhoff usod the name of Sohotty, Sohottlo, Cohn, Kahn, Stein, Goldstein, Swartz (mar rying two women under that name,) Krieger, Hurwitz, ducker and others, including the thirteen names publish ed recently In "Amor?om." lt was found through a woman who recently called upon Attorney Buna min. Franklin, No. 146 Nassau street, that thc man's real name ls Vlvltz hoff, and that he went under that name when living with his mother at East One Hundred aud Sixth street and Third avenue. Letters received by Attorney Frank lin from out of town showed that tho man sought had wives In Bridgeport, New Haven, Pittsburg, Hartford and other cities, and that he owned prop cr ty In Pittsburg during tho Lime ho lived there, and when he married a young woman named Thorpe. The organized gang, which has been engaged in marrying lOist Sale young women for their money, has had head quarters, and maintained an associa tion as firmly h.?und together as was tho association of "G?mirons." They operated through the medium of ma trimonial agencies, or "Sohaizans," who woro hand-in-glove with the mem bers, and who hunted up the young women eligibles, presenting them to tho mon harpies who sought their t.av lugs. Pinol pal among those sch?tz ons," according to the story of some of the victims to thc "Amorican" were a Mrs. Epstein and aman named Fried man, whose addresses are known, and whose operations will be made the subject of police inquiry. "I was married tu Harry Kaufman, thi Ingleader of the band," said Mrs. E. Rosenberg, of No. 7 E.drldgo street, "and gave him $25. That is all he got out of ma. Toe gang mar ried more than 1 UU0 girls on tho E.ist Sido. Twenty six women were in eourt and aooused him of marrying them. He ls now in Sing Slug." "1 have found more than twenty girls myself that WitzholT, or Youkcr, married," Bald Mrs. Youcker, "atula large number that Kaufman married. Tho organized band of these harpies numbers sevonty live, and they have been operating for many years. Abovo 1,000 girls have been married and do zened by them." A condition of terror pervades the Wast Side in tho district boundod by Kid ridge street, the Etst Uiver, Grand Street and Henry stic.t. Girls who have boen victim'./, d aie afraid of violence at thc hands of the members of tho "oand," as it la o til ed, and hesitated to betray thoir trouble, even ott Unding that they have been mulcted of their life sav ings, lt is this fear that has pre vented the dheovercy of tho opera tions or the band before. Mrs. Anna David, of No. 2?4 Stan ton street, who was marrhd by WlU luff under tho name of "Goldstein," ls now conducting a small and pros perous business, and would not ad mit her Identity as one of the victims of thelma:1.. It had bron said In ad vance, by her friends, that Mrs. David would not make a charge against the bigamist, for fear that some of his friends would shoot her. Additional proof of tho fear of tho residents of the district for tho mem bers of thc gang was furnished when Mf. Sophie Youcker '.vas asked to au company an "Amorican" rcportor and Attorney Bonjamin Franklin, to the houses of sevoral of thc women who have been victim!/sd. "1 v/oidd not think of lt," she cried, "unless 1 have proper protection. The members of the hand would shoot me, 1/ they thought 1 was investigating. 1 will not tako you to soo any mem bers of the baud, for I would be marked for death." Sho was assured if protection. Tho operations of tho gang were unearthed largely through tho efforts of Attorney BcnJ.vmln Franklin and Attorney Abraham Jacobs, No. 03 Canal street, who ls a member of the firm of Greenthal & Grecnthal, No. 40 Chambers street, who aro attorneys for Mrs. Youokor. Numerous letters received by Attor ney Jacobs showed that a largo num ber of marriages of the "Wluhoff" order have taken placo among tho di it rieb, and through Mrs. Rosenberg, a client, he discovered that nine of theso girls had boon married to Wltz h.lT under various names. Attorney Franklin accompanied an "American" reporter on a tour of tho IO ist Side to investigate the report made by Mrs. Rosenberg, and an ama/Jng coudltlou of things was dis covered. "There ls not the slightest doubt," said Attorney Franklin, in the olllce of the "American," after thc investi gation that had been made through the Jewish eiuarter, "that the gang has been operating for more than len years. Witzhoff joined lt moro than live years ago and became a leader. Tho gang nov/ holds tho district para l) 7.od with fear, and undoubtedly haa viottmized ab:)ve l.ooo girls. "I believe that we will be ablo to lind a lanie number of the women who have been married by Witzhoff, Kauf man and the others, but the dilllcultv of getting dlrcot testimony, from even the people who have been swindlod, is understood only by tho.-e who are familiar with the resilents of tho dis trict and their reluctance to air their trouble la court. "And I might say thatthe marriage of those girls to these men, and their desertion, ls the greatest shame that can be put upon a family; therefore you can readily understand why it is that these families pocket their losses and suffer in silence." CoilHt*l)lCH SllHI>0ll(lOCl. Gov. I ley ward has suspended for 30 clays W, J. Gideon and J, P, Ilarllng, two dispensary constables charged with unwarranted conduct. The com plaint was made by J. B. Horriot, a Columbia; butcher, who has been un der suspicion by tho constables. The two named went to Horrlot's resi dence on Gadsden street and presented a searoh warrant on tho afternoon of July 6th. Two ladies were sitting on the porch. Ono constable made a searoh despite the remonstrances of thc ladies that Ilerrlot was not at home. The constables had gone by Horrlot's place of business and had there been told that Ilerrlot was at a hall gamo. Gov. Hey ward acted Tues day upon thc the recommendation of A. S. Osborne, division ohlof constable, who had made a caromi examination of the clrcumitances. Tho suspen sion will last for 30 days. It ls said in Osborne's report to Chief Ilammet that he suspected Ilerrlot of storing liquor In the basement of his residence for Hunt Bros. Ilerrlot, accompanied by a lawyer, presented the papers to Gov. Hey ward Tuesday, and Chief Ilammet was instructed at once to suspend the constables for 30 days. Gov. Hey ward's position ls that the constables should not have searched the placo until Ilerrlot himself was present. They had ample evidence of his abser.ca. Train tVrookoa. At Augusta, Ga., City Policeman F. J. Murphy, acting as quarantine chicer, was killed oughtrlght, Flag man Geo. J. Tott so badly injured that he died at the hospital shortly after, and throe others v/cro slightly Injured in a wreck of a Southern rail waw passenger train on Its way to Charleston within the etty limits there Wednesday morning. Afior theongine baggage car and .second class ouch had passed tho orosslng, the rear wheels of the tl rst class coach owing to a defective switch, took a siding and the car was thrown completely over. Olllcer Murphy, who had jump ed and was trying to dodge, was mash ed beneath the wrook. Flagman Lott's legs were cut nearly elf and ho dlod wolle they were being amputated. Too Pullman In the rear of thc train did not leave thc track and none of ita occupants were hurt. The injured were passengers In the overturned ouch. HoyooK Ignited. Consul General Simm ins at New Chwang has reported to the state de par; m nit as follows In regard to the progress of the anti American boycott lo China: "In regard to the at tempted boycott made to arouse a feulii.g of luistlilfcy to American goods, I have the honor and pleasure to re port that thc movement has boen a failure. Several attempts have been made to organize tho anti American fentime.nt, but each meeting resulted in stronger declaration In opposition to interfering with the sale of Ameri - can goods. A numbor of loading Chi nese merchants assured me that they would have nothing to do with a movement to boycott American goods and they advhed their friends to re frain from agitating the subjoot." Found Dead, A strangor, supposed to havo boon a Mormon elder, aged ahOUt forty-five was fe und dead in thc power house of tho Bristol, Va., iron company late Wednesday night. He had applloi for lodging there early In the evening, saying he was on hil way to Gato City, Va., but had exhausted his funds. An Inquest revealed that his death was the result of cerobral hem orrhage. A Mormon ritual and other papors fi.una on his person indicated I that his name was either Robert C. Young, of Three Mlle Crock, Utah, or IL. W. Youndo, of Bslanto, Utah. ( hio paper contained thc name of H (Miry llalbrook, Greensbooo, N. O. Thc body was burled here this after noon among tho graves marked "Un known." HI?,wu lip. As the result of a race war at Car lisle, ind., tho negro Baptist church waa destroyed early Wednesday by dynamite which was placed under the altar. Bloodhounds have been put on tho ?rall of tho dynamiters. Threats aro being made that if any arrests are mad i every nogro in town will bo driven out, CHIEF EVENTS Of the War Between the Rus sians and thc Japanese. WHICH NOW ENDED. It Lasted Five Hundred and Twenty Seven Days. Tbc First Blow Struck at Port Arthur by thc Japs, Who Were Victorious In Nearly Every Battle. W*r began, Feb. 8, 1004. Duration 527 days. Cost to Ruasla $1,870,000,000. Cost to Japan $1.500,000,000. Russia's casualties lu battle 420,000. Japanese Casualties In battle 170, 000 liiuslau warships lost or cipturod 73 Japanese warships lost or oapturod 12. ! Value of Russian sid ps lost $150, 000 ooo. Valuo of Japaneso ships l03t $15, 000,000. Japan broke off diplomatic relations with Russia^ on Feburary 7, 1904, after hoing 'convinced that further ne gotiations regarding the integrity of ?hina in Manchuria and K >rca and respective saberos of Inlluenoo in those countries were usjlcss. The first blow fell next day. Ad mirai Togo,; in command of tho lirst Japanese fl<>et, reaohed Fort Arthur, sent In his Jorpedo boats and destrjy ers, and during the night and early morning, sank thc cruiser Fallada and drove tho ^battleships Retv'zin and Tsarcvitchjjagrouud in a badly dam aged condition. The Russians were completly taken by surprise. From that timo a serlos of victor ies crowned tho Japanese armH. Fort Arthur was effectively blocked, and the entrauoe almost wholly blocked by sunken merchant steamers. On April 13th Admiral Togo decoyed the Rus sian llagshlp Fctropalovsk over mines that had been planted and the war ship was sunk In three minutes. Ad miral Makaroff, commanding thc Rus sian lleet, and 700 of his ollleers and orow went down with her. The fam ou8 Russian wat artist, Vcrostbhagin, was among tho lost. Grand Duke Cyril was saved. The Jaiv neso continued to bombard Port Arthr <i and in June the Russian lleet atte-'.Red several times to es capo. lu .Vieso attempts the Russian v nt. .i->r,ihqtt.ted or drtyon diss.'tfc-. ' leutral ports. With the oaptu?rdf Port Arthur later on, the Russian sea power In the far E*t>t wss reduced temporarily to zero. The sailing of Admiral Rojestven sky's vast lleet and his subs?quent completo defoat in tho battle of the Sea of Japan aro occurrences of so comparatively recent date as to ne cessitato no review of that memora ble, but one sided conlllct. J AX'S WIN ON LAND. On land the Japanese were uniform ly victorious in the important battles. Victories at thc Yalu, Klnchau, Toi issu, Motion Pass, and Llao Yang fol lowed In rapid succession. In al) these battles the fanatical bravery of the Japaneso won over the slow, but stubborn Russians. Tue battle of Llao Yang was the largest of the war to that time. Half a million men, about equally divided, and L,300 guns were engaged, and for a week tho des perate ligating wont on. Q3n. Kurokl had the Japanese right, attempting a (linking movement; Gen. Oku held tue center, and deo. Nodzu tho left. All wore und jr command of Field Marshal Oyama, Japan's greatest sol riler. Goo. Kuropatkln clung to his strong position with desperation, bringing ut all his reserves. The slaughter was dreadful and the Japanese attack con tinuous. Finally, on the night of Scptembei 4th, Gen. Kuropatkln said ho could hold out no longer and withdrew his weary array across the Tai tao river leaving Llao Yang In il.imes. Con servativo estimates of tao casualties wer?:-, Russians, 10,009; Japanese 12,000. The Japanese captured many Russian guns and some supplies. The siege of Port Arthur was a lon? and bloody one, hut tin J ap??ese tidal ly triumphed after a total loss In kill ed and wounded estimated at lll.oot men. The Japanese captured upwarc of 30,000 men and Immense quantities of guns, small arras and r.ramunltion MUKDUN TUM OU10ATK3T HATTI,IC. Alter tho fall of Pori, Artiiur, Mar shall Oyama had beon drawing bb troops luto position for the battle ol Mukden, which lt was real zed, woulc be the great laud engagement of the war. The forces engaged were throe armies of Russians, numbering 37( battalions of Infantry, 171 batterie! of artillery, 178 sot?las of cavalry numbering :iU0,00i> rlll.iS, 34,000 gun ners, with 1,308 guns and 20,700 sab ors, an aggregate of 301,500 men. Ii ls difficult to speak with acuracy o Um Japanese numbers, which com prised sixteen divisions. A dlvislor may comprise anything from 10,001 to 30,000 men. It may be assumer that they averaged 25,000, maklm, the Japanese arms 100,000. The tota forces engaged stand at the enorm u ligure of 701,500. The live armies en gaged for nineteen days, fighting ovo a front of 100 miles. Thc Russians let. some 30,000 dead. They had over 100, 000 wounded and lost 50,000 prisoners with enormous quantities of foodstuff and war material. The Japanese eas naitica totaled 50,000. Gen. Kuiopatkln was recalled tin next day. Gen, Llnevltch succeeder him, but no Important engagomcn had boen fought-up to tho signing o tho treaty of peaeo. The war i\;\n lasted 527 days. It estimated c ?st to Russia ls very dosi to $1,000,000,000, to Japan $1,100, 000,000. Tho Russian looses in killel and wounded and prisoners were 420, 000; Japanese losses, 170,000. Ru rsl; lout by capture or Birdiing In battle 7 IShips and uiic .lapaiu J 12. Tiie vain of Russian ships was $.50,000,000 am the Janancso $15,000,00y A SAD CASE. Young; Bouzard, lispenior at Fort Motte, Fas Been Arrested For Hoing Short In His Aooonuta Two Thousand Two Hundred ?nd Fifty Dollar?. n. F. Bouzard, lato dispenser at| Fort, Motto, was arrested on Monday at tho Instigation of tho Amorlcan Surety oompany, the complaint hav ing boon tiled by Solioltor P. T. Hilde brand. Ho waa carried before Magis trate BcunBon who lix jd ids ball at' $2,000. Bouzard was short in his ac counts and wa H cheeked up and olosod out on tho 10th of last April. The) prosecution has been delayed in order j to glvo tho accused opportunity toi provo himself innocent of tho ohargo as he olalmed that ho could do. Hut. checks alleged to have been sent have never been received. The amount of the shortage is $2,271.81. Boi.zud is about 30 years of age, a very intelligent young man, and was married less than a year ago. Under the laws of South Carolina lt is the duty of the county board of control to take the initiative in criminal pro coi.flings against defaulters In county dispensaries, and the complaint was| signed by H. C. Pauling, C. A. Stro man and H. lt. Gibson, members of I tim county board. The witnesses named in tho complaint a?e: -A., H. Dean and R, W. Nichols, inspectors; H. O. Pauling, ohairman of the coun ty board; M. H, Mobley, bookkeeper in tho commissioner's otllco, and J Fuller Lyon, bookkeeper in tho State treasurer's Office. Tho ilrst Intimation tho f hidala of the State dispensary had of the irreg ularities In the Fort Motte dispensary was on March 30, 1004, when Capt, A. II. Dean, inspeotor, examined Bou zard's accounts. On this occasion a shortago of over $1 000 was discovcr td, but before Capt. Dean could com plctc the investigation to his own sat isfaction he was called away to look after somo other business of greater lmportar.ca. Mr. W. O. Tatum, the commission er of tho State dispensary, detailed Inspector R. W. Niohols to proceed to Kort Motte with Instructions to open every packago of goods in the ware house of the dispenser at that plaoo. Accordingly, Inspector Nichols com menead his investigation of thia mat ter on April 14, 1005, at which time Bou/.xrd strenuously opposed the open ing of numerous boxes and barrels in tho back rows of the store room, as suring Inspector Niohols that they were "all right" because Capt. Dean had examined them, which statement proved to he false. In spite of Bou/, ard's importunities Mr. Niohols pro ceeded to open every packago in tho establishment in the presence of Mr. IL C. Pauling of the board of control, who had been summoned to assist in tho verification of the Inspector's fig ures In thc account of stook then on hand. Mr. Pauling, by tho way, ls an uncle of Bouzard'a wlfo. At the con elusion of his labors Mr. Niohols dis covered a shortage of 82.271 81 which which inorease was occasioned by his Unding over $000 worth of empty cases In the back rows. Strango to say, Bou/, ird insisted that he did not know how thoeo empty boxes and barrels) got there. This, too, In thc face of the fact that no person but himself worked in that dispensary. Bouzard did not undortake to resort) to the old trlokof an alleged "robbery" to cover up his shortage, but boldly asserted that his accounts would bal mee If ho cou'd obtain credit for live remittances which ho claims to have made by express to the Slate treasur er, from whom, he alleges, ho had not boon ablo to obtain a receipt, although he had written to that functionary in regard to the matter. When the treas urer was advised of the situation by ong distance telephone, he replied that the live "remittances," aggregat ing $1,540.22, were not received and that Bouzard had been so Informed. No such shipments of funds In pack ages or by money orders can be found in thc records of the Southern Ex ! press company. Thl9, lt will be ob served, still leaves a deficit of $722 50. When Bouzaid was confronted with this damaging evidence he stated that ho had sent the State troasurer s yer al hundreds dollars In checks, obtaln .1 by him from various sources and none of them had been acknowledged hy that official. At this juncture In spector Nichols urged Bouzard to fur nish him with tho names of the per sons from whom these checks had been btaincd, so that duplicates might bo )| issued, but Bouzard said he could not recollect the name of a single person eonncotodwltii tho alleged check trans actions. The Amerloan Surety company of New York being on Bouzard's bond 11 in the sum of $3,000, Commissioner f I Tatum sent a notice of claim In this case to Messrs. Moss Sc Lido, attorneys for thc bond oompany in Orangoburg, from which place lt was forwarded to ll Mr. Marlon M.Jackson, general at j|torney for tho surety company with oillcera at Atlanta, Ga., who did not recel yo from the State tho sworn state ment of loss until Juno 21. The delay i In transmitting tho formal claim waa f occasioned by tho confused condition of Bouzard's account, i Mr. Jackson arrived In Orangeburg ) on Juno 20, at which time he received 1 a call from Messrs. Glaze Sc Brantley, attorneys for Bouzard, who asked fur ther time to enable them to Investi gate the alleged Irregularities in the ellice of the State treamror respect r I lng tho missing remittances Bald to t I have been mado by Bouzard. Mr. Jaokson deollned to grant this reqnest, Htating that lt was a matter zesting entirely with the State. It was then asked whether tho sure ty company would romain neutral, pro ? vlding the State made no demand for 1 payment, until the attorneys for tho t accused had had an opportunity to ex f amino tho books of tho Stato treasur er and of the State dispensary commis sioner with a view to sustaining lU.u Zard'Sclaim as to remittances and tho reducing the amount of tho alleged shortago. At tho oarnest solicitation of Bouzard's attorneys Mr. Jackson went with them to tho State dispen sary commissioner aud the attorney general, Mr, Jaokson then statod to them tu Vu tho American Surety company wished to pay the claim, whonover the State asked it, and cxplainod that a delay had been requested ot his comp any but lt had been deollned upon the ground that lt was a question between Bouzardand the State with wbloh the surety company bad nothing to do, and that tho only course left to Mr. Jackson was to pay the olaim when requested by the Stato and then deal with the aooused. bo/.ard was then given until August luth to adjust tho matter. On tho latter date Attorney Moss advised Mr. Jackson at Atlanta, Qa., that Bouzard's attorneys reported that nothing practical has cume out of their investigation. They found that Bouzard had sent five statements, claiming certain remittances had been sent State treasurer, but that nono of tbc8o remittances had been reoeived by tho Stato treasurer, the amount of these remittances aggregating $1,549, 22. On the recommendation of Attorney Jackson thc claim for $2.27L 81 was Immediately paid by tho American Surety company to Mr. W. O. Tatum, commissioner of tue S'-atc dispensary. WHY TBE DIFlfiKENC? ? Homo fie M eli! n;v Qtt Ht lons A ck (1 tho Mayor .ol N wherry, The Ncwborry News and Herald propounds a few searching questions to the mayor of that city. "We are Willing," - says the Eiltor, "to admit for the sake ct,argumcnt that possibly our moral aeumou^t'he i^ht to know thc distinctions between wrong?-is possibly not quite RO acute as that of our distinguished mayor and for that reason we humbly implore the privi l?ge of making an Inquiry without the Intent of condoning wrong doing in any shape or form. We stand for the moral purity and uplifting of this com munity as strongly as does our distin guished mayor, that ls In proportion to our ability to do so. "Now we would like to know where be draws the distinction between a little social game of cards that is not disturbing auy ono and betting on an intercollegiate game of baseball, right out in tho open, or possibly ho and his vigilant policemen did not know such a thing was going on the past summer. Is a social game of oards more heinous in his tight than a bucket shop where a man can go and gamble on the mar ket and lose from 8100 to any amount before he can turu down the steps. "And has he not licensed tho buok ot shop to do business In this ol ty at so much per year and does ho not know that gambling is going on there every day ou a large scale, and does ho oonsldcr that right and proper. Docs he consider tbis right and a lit tle game of cards so heinous that he mu*t make an eavesdropper out of hla policemen to lind out if gentlemen are playing a social game of cards. Under stand that wo are not saying either ono is right but we are asking a nigh er authority for Information and to draw the distinction of moral turpi tude. "Is a mau a 'gentleman' who puts up a hundred on tho cotton market or an intercollegiate baseball game and the one who plays a social game of 0 u iis a gambler. That ls thc question we put to our distinguished mayor. If he allows and licenses thc one why is he so anxious to rectify tho other, ls lt a mora1 and legal question or what?" We will await the answer of the may or with Interest. Like the Eiltor of the News and Herald wo would Uko to have a little light on the questions he propounds. We are old fashioned possibly In our notions, but to our mind gambling ls gambling no matter where it ls done. 1 Many HhnckH. A dispatch from Portsmouth, N. H., says a seilosof earthquake shocks, tho severest ever experienced In this section, woro felt here late Wednes day evening. Buildings trembled I perceptibly, dishes wore shaken from shelves, and In many oases people rushed lu terror from their bouses into thc street. There were three distinct shocks and breach Instance the tremor was accompanied by a s.und like distant explosion. The tirst Impression was that thc powdar magazine at the navy yard had ex ploded, ant\ hundred of queries al ng this line were received as tl ie yard* There had boen no < xplosion, however, and the shocks were felt along thc entire Nesv Hampshire oast line. i >i\" s k'oimmcd. A dispatch from lt ck Hill to The State say8 a great deal of indignation was expr?s ed thore Saturday morn big when it was ascertained that be tween 30 and-lu djgs had been pois oned Friday night. Somo of the ani mals killed were v.limbic as pots and in tlie held, some of them being regis tered and other.-* that would have been registered later, lt has not been de termined whether the poison was placed about in yards wbero the dogs could get lt or whether it was placed at some one point and was takon by thc animals whilo rambling at night. tvl In t Wi Ca??. At Atlanta Mrs. S. J. Stewart, who was in charge of the linen department at thc Piedmont hotel, luis boon ar rested, charged with stealing linen and other articles from tho hotel, lt ls said she confessed to a friend that sho was being worked over timo and took tho artloles In bi>" of salary, whioh sho thought ought to have been paid ber. Tue Stowarts aro said to bo lu destitute circumstances and tho caso presents a pathetic side. She waived examination Thursday and gave a ?200 bond. Oorpso In Woll. Thc Now Orleans authorities con tinuo to have a groat deal of trouble with Italians In the parishes jost above New Orleans. Kxtraordinary ( Hms aro made to concoal cases and report ls made of a body of one yollow fevor victim being thrown Into a woll near Kenner, in order to prevent ul? oovery of the ease. Death on in? Itali? William Hottal, aged 21, son of J, K. Hottal, of Spartanburg, was killed near Laurens on the O. and V. C. railroad Thursday night. Thc young man was on route to Augusta to entor tho railroad buslnosa. Tho body arrlv ! od homo at 3:30 Thursday afternoon. A WILD STEER Runs Amuck in the Streets of New York City. FINALLY SUBDUED. Biby Nearly Killed and a Boy Playing io the Street Saves His Life By Clinging to tbe Horns of the Infuriated Animal As He Ran Wildly On. The Now York A mci loan says there was a wild steer chase, with spectacu lar features, late one afternoon on tho Enst Sido, which ended with the capture of ono of tho animals on the jtcps In front of the residence cf Arch bishop F*rloy, at Fiftieth street and . Madison avenue. The other was caught at Fifty-second street on the same avenue. Credit for tho capturo is largely due the pollco of the E*st Fifty-first street station. The condition of their uni forms and those of tho reserves who participated in the chase attest tho part they took in the work, The bulls, which almost depopulat ed the streets during their brief period of liberty, csoaped from the abattoirs of their United Dressed Beof Comp any, at Forty-fourth street and First avenue. They were frisky and care- v free, and swished their tails as they trotted out onto First avenue. It was a few moments before their escape was noticed by the employes of the company. By the time they discovered the loss, both steers were charging with lowered heads up the avenue, followed by a mob calling out words of warning to those in front to beware of impending danger. When the steers reached Fifty-sixth street they turned west to Second avenue. Children ran to covrr, and women ran soreamlng from the path of the "cows." At Second avenue they turned south again. Ono took to tho sidewalk, and bellowing with rage, spied a red para sol, whioh served to shade a baby car riage, which was being trundled by a young woman. Tho latter saw tho steers coming, but seemed paralyzed with fear. Then Policeman Sohauen berger dashed aoross the Btreet and catching up the child, pulled the wo man into a doorway. The enarged steer vented his anger on the offending par asol. By this time the streets were filled with an excited orowd. Now and again the steers would turu upon their pur suers and the people would soatter. Policeman Saohaucnbcrger joined in the chase; giving an occasional toot on his whistle for warning. Passengers on pasB?n? surfaoo oars trembled with fear. Conductors closed the guards and the cars were sent whizzing away. At Fifty second street toe animals swerved west again. Across Third and Lexington avenues they went at an easy lope to Park avenue, where they crossed the bridge to Madison avenue. Then began the struggle for suprem acy between man and beast. Nearby was a boy at play. The boy tried to Dee, but the steer was olose at his heels. Tho boy literally "took the bull by the horns." Tho beast toss ed his head angrily, but witnesses say the lad held on. Then a mounted po liceman came dashing up swinging a larat. He caught the bull, whioh was thrown, tied and later a wagon took lt back to thc slaughter house. In the meantime the other steer ! was rapidly nearing his end. The clamor had reached the Eist Flfty lirst street station house, and Sergeant Ennis had dispatched all his available men to pursue and capture it if possi ble. At Fiftieth street thc b.-ast took to the sidewalk, and had the door been j open would have paid a visit to Arch bishop Farley's homo. As lt was he s aned up the steps. Tnat was the e. d. Moro policemen oauio to the res cue and Taurus was pulled to tho ground and tied. H.-.: In Suckers Hurt, At Indianapolis, Ind., fifteen per sons, twelve women and three men, were injured in a rush for bargains at a Washington street storo woore some kitchen u-onsils had been advertised for sale at a low price. Bofore open ing time two thousand persons bo selged the doors, knuoking down and trampling on each other in their anx iety to secure tho coveted bargains. Just as tho crowd was admitted a wo man fainted and fell. Others, pushed and struggling behind, knooked two other women down. Then many foll over tho prostrate bodies of the bar gain seekors. When the police ar rived they wore oompolled to use thoir clubs olear the storo. Found Do ad. A social to The S tato from Char leston says Frlongo ProIngo, a Nor wegian diver, was found doad In hts bed at a Market street boarding house Wednesday. An attending phystolan ?javo a certificate that the man died of natural causes and an inquost was not held, Prolnge was regularly em- . ployed by the Riverside Iron Works and he did considerable work about the harbor In examining tho hulls of vessels and other work bdlow the surface of tho water, Ile was 40 years of ago. Ho was without rota tivos thoro and his body will be inter red by the lt1 vcmlde. Iron works. IUI led lu tito Air, At Greenville, O do, Aoronaut Bald win of Los Antivllle, Ind., was Tours day blown to shreds as his balloon was Hosting in the ftl?. Ho was giving at tho county fair an exhibition of the uso of tho dynamite from a balloon for war purposes. Ho had three sticks of the explosive with him. When ho had roaohed a height of 2,000 foot the dynamlto acoldentally oxploded and balloon and man were literally torn to fragments. Baldwin's wife was one of tho several thousand persons who faw thiacoldent.