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VOL. 14. WPED OUT. / Such Is the Fate that Befell the Russian Baltic Fleet. . V. / CAUGHT IN A TRAP A \\; i n?i! T1 ii. 11 - r\ kupmaii -^miaiu uiuiii itim iiuw it * f Big Russian Battleship Went Down After an Explosion. First Stories of the Great Battle at Sea. * Out of the grra' fleet that went into battle on Situ (lay, May 27, all bu four have t een captured or sunk by the Japanese. The admiral of the II el, Rojost vensky, Is a prt-oix r and uesperately wounded. Admiral Votlkershcm is dead, shot or drowned Admiral NebcgatolT Is a surrendered prisoner. Two vessels^ut of all the gallant Armada that v as headed for Vladivostok have reached that port. Such a catalogue of overwhelming ills seems past precedent and is all terribly true. The Japamso report of the capture of It >) stvensky Is direct and exact, hut St. 1* tersburg insists that the Af mlral has escaped. The Ar'ml rally authorities there Insist that he has reached Vladivostok, and the Londt n Standard prints a dispatch from its correspondent in tlx Russian capital In which lie asserts that Mme It J-stv- r sky has received atehgram from \'hv ivostok signed by her husband, saying that ho bad arrived there on b< ard the cruiser Alms/,, and that he was severely wound ed in the txck, back and abdomen. Against this Is p aced tlx- circumstantial report received by the Japanese Eibatsv that, the commander was captured ou Saturday evening otT the C. rean Island of Utelung, vvlih another admiral aud eigi ty oth"r Russians, Including staff officers. l? seems undoub ed that the Almry. has reached Vladiv ist< k, and in addition to bearing 8< me < nc wlo at any rale claims to lie it Jestvcmky, she carries the story that re ugc es t n board were eyo witnesses of the destruction of two Japan< se bat lltshlpt! It is a d^y of strange sort- s. Admiral 'l eg < is still scouring the Sea of Japan in qu st of some remnant of tl o cueni ) (hat may have es ^ caped him, but the list of vessels "sui k" and vi s els "captured" Is a wonderful one, as it is set out in the official dispatches. Il< re is the tally: SUNK. Battleships- Prince Suvareff, Im perator Alexander III, Borodino, Oshabia, Sissoi-Veliki and Navarln. Cruisers?Admiral Nakiiroff, Demltri D(n>koi, Vladimir Mouomacb, Svietiana arid Z mtchurg. Coast Do feme Ships?Admiral Ush akoff, two spic'.al service siilps, the repair ship Kamtchatka arid three de stroyers. CA1TUHED. Battleships.?O il and Imperator Nlcholal I. Coast Defence Ships?Admiral Ap raxin and Admiral Stnyai.vlu. I) stroyer?itiedovy. Makli g t lie ic1 rlble total of twenty two ships with an aggregate tonag of 1 63 411 Now ihat the glory of the vlc'ory ano the misery of d. are written large, the stories i f d< ad and wound ed men In agony are coming to the front. Wreckage and tledhfigured hodle of dead sailors are beltg waditd ashore along the shores of the Coresii Strait. The twlsicd and shattered hulls of the ltu'S an vessels lie on the shoals or are hung i n the rocks, and Japanese fisheimen are collecting the feaiful lloiram of the light. The cap'ured ships, with prisoners, are arriving at Saseb ; other prisoners have be< n laidt d at Tsu island; 300 have been br< ught to Iwaml, ano the captured v. s-els are helrg brought to Japanese pi rt.s by priz ciews to tie refitted and t< lly the Hag of the Ills Ing Sun. , TOGO 8 POSITION TACTICALLY PJCUKKCT From a score of various sourois, from crippled Russian war vessels staggering Into varl< us ports, from captured Russian <tllcers and men, and from the niggardly reports of the Japamse Navai bureau, additional faots ure learned of the great enc tinier, no e of which change the main facts, but all of which arid vividness, action and co or to the story of the engagement. One intensely Interesting point? and it is made by a Russian inform ant?Is that Admiral Togo's disposition of his forc< s was tactically per f<ct Not only were n s Mpianrot 8 so floated as to guarl both Channels, that to the east aoci that tot'the west I of Tsu Island, but he had^also pre\ pared for a deploy of his foro< s should I R Jestvensky split Ms H et, and send oDe division around Japsn on the out side way, while with the other he ' made a dash for the Sea of Japan and Vladivostok by way of the Corean Strait. Togo, with h!s main pquadron, lay off the Corean coast, in the roadstead Of Masampho, while Ids torpedo flo tiling were disposed back of Tsu la land. Admirals Kamimura and Uriu helc their rquadr< n? furtner north, read] to head off such cf the Russian shipi as might get through T< g .'s lines, oi to scamper up to the Strait of Tsu guru and bar the way there, at th< Instant It was reported that any o the enemy were trying to gain tin outside route. TOGO'S DISPOSITION WAS IDEAL. Togo held the Strait, indeed, an his disposition was Ideal. Togo, oi his flagship the Mlkasa, made hi persons I > quad run tl at of the battle ships; Vice Admiral Kamimura oorr manded the heavy cruisers. Aotin Independently as an advance or scoui ing rquidron wero a number of bgt cruisers commanded by Rear-Admlri iKatacka. So disposed, Togo was pri . I paied for any manoeuvre of the ene my, and bided his time. Hut in addl tlon to these named forces at his ser vice it Is now evident that the Japanese Admiral had other and lltt? rally deep-laid aids at his c mmand. There ! is little doubt now fiat the channel on the Japanese frlde of Tsu Siilma, where the sea way Is narrow and twisted by nuu erous groups of reeky islets, specially Ooaried mines were laid. Moreover, there arc many veiled intimations that submarine boats played a part, Irconsplouous but dreadful, in thb tl^ht. Arid then, per.taps, Togo smiled, when it b came evident that Uojcst vcrsky really Intended to maintain his double column firmation, and was thus steaming Into action, like the attack of a massed brigade across an open plain, To*o mutt have smiled, If ever he allowed himself that un oriental luxury. The tight was to b? fought then and there, and in tantly Kamlmura s q idron steamed through the Kroughton Strait-the channel on the Corean side of TVu Shlraa, and stocd ready to prevent Kojest vensky's attempt to retreat southward, or to attack on the enemy'b port column from the south and west. Nrxt in order came what?s called a master move on Togo's part. K;?mlmura was ready on the south 11 nk, so to speak, of the Kusslans' port column, composed of cruisers. On the eastern side of the Kusslans1 starboard column, that composed of battleships, lay the broken and dangerous shore of Japan. Ahead of the Kusslans lay Togo's complementary squadrons, and gathered for attack on either siJe of Tsu Snima, was Togo's swarm of torpedoers. To say nothing of mines and submarines Togo's masti r move lay In steaming to attack on the port side of the cruiser column. lie thus had the lightest of the Kusslan ships between him and Kojestven.sky's heavier vessels, and while he was enabled with his big guns to reach the double target of cruisers and battleships, the Kusslan admiral's free tiring was smothered by tho line of his own vessels Notonly this, but both Togo and Kami mora were enabled to tire by broadside, while the rear ships of the Kusslan columns could scarcely use any guns at all, coming on as they Old, In line ahead formation KO.JK8TVKN8KY 8 SIGNALS IHSKKUAKKD x lic jiup n uru uuea wir,n criticisms by naval experts on the Russian Arl mlral's obstinacy In too rigid adherence to his tiist formation, but In answer to these it Is stated in St Petersburg dispatches that lie commander's signals were not followed. That con fusion seized the Kmslan columns there is no doubt, nor is there any that the shelling by the Japanese was torriti r and deadly; for all t' i. part of ti e tight, It must be understood, was during the daylight of Sat urday, May 27, and, bef xe the night attacks by the Japanese torpedoers, completed the confusion of the ene my. As to the submarines it is on the authority of Captain RoshlncfT, com m&nder of the armored cruiser Ad Uiiral NakidrnoiT. ai d now a prisouer ot waratMoJi, Japan, tnat his vessel was destioyed, either by a mine or submarine vessel. He asserts that nis ship, which led the crui er column was ento ing the Corean Strait,, when suddenlythe.ro was a Ir* mendoua explosion, the cruiser rose tut of ttie water, fell back a broki n hulk, and ins'ant ly sank, carrying most of her crew down with her. Captain Roshi nc if swam to a damagf d steam launch whtch wandered abou until Sunda> morning, when it was ploke 1 up by a Japanese gunboat, 'the ether survivors used life lioa s, and wore rescued tiy tlshermen. Toe story of the torpedo boat at tack and t e night pursuit of the shatter el Russlun il et i as alrtad> b.en told. Ti e light of bunday has als breri referred io, but only In the light of hurried and fragmentary re ports. Fuller and cor tirmatory dis patches of the action of May 28 are now to hand from Tokto. It was tills tight that rugod ar< und the Llan court It cks on Sunday afternoon These rock barren Islets, lie to the northeast of T-.u Shima. T.iere, It. will be n memt ered, the battleships Nicolal I. and Orel, and the coast defence ves e'8 Apraxin and Senyauin surrendered, with about 2 000 prison ers, Including Admiral Nebogati IT while the protected cruiser lzumrud got away, all live having run the gauntlet of Saturday's tight lu the Strait, and belt g headed for the open Sea of Japan. STAKTKD AKTKK A NKW KOE. With the acceptance of the surren dor of the four ves.els the main force of the Japanese, lleet stopped pursuit and an attempt was made by the Admiral to get something like a comprehensive report from his captains. Hut the luok< uts reporting the appearance of a large vessel In the sooth west, the Japanese cruisers Iwate and Yakumo were dtspatohed to pursue her. Hoth cruisers are lleet vessels of a 21 knot speed and quickly overhauled the enemy whioh was made out to be tbe coast defence ship Admiral UshakotT. At A o'nlnnl/ ?hn A u.v u vvvvk vuu ii<eiug ivuoniftu v?un within easy gun range, and she was Invited to surrender. She refused the bitterifS of the two cruisers were turned loose and the Ushakoff was sunk. Iler crew of 300 men were rescued | by boats and launches from the Iwate i and Yokumo. Up through the Strait | 1 f.tbtr fugitive units were seen and ohised. At 5 In the afternoon the armored cruiser Dmitri Don*kol was . seen in a northwestern direction, and tho Japamse light division and a de ' stroy Cx flotilla were sent to bring her down. She was fired on vigorously and as vigorously replied and made a splendid running fight. The destroy. er flotilla hung on, however, and when I night oame they closed In and brought I down their victim. She was found next morning aground on the south eastern shore of Urleung Inland, eft d the Oorean coast. n The "picking off" process lasted all s Sunday long. The protected cruiser Chlt^se had run northward on the i* lookout for some scattered prize, when g she overhauled a Russian destroyer :- and promptly blew her up. The proit acted cruiser Nlataka, In company il with the destroyer Murakumo, sight 3-1 cd a Russian destroyer In the full light rhr COM of Sunday noon, and chved hrr until she ran aground And so the Sunday's w< rk of chase and destructi? n wont on, and, fr<>m ail reports. It. Is still g- 1 g on, for It veems to be Admiral Town's dread determination to sink or capture every H ating tiling that llios the Ituolm Hag. "ELLS OF I HE FIGHT. Russian Officers Give *ome Fetails of the Tend ble Rattle. Tho JapH 11**1 Two Battle hIi'u* and Two Crnlsera Hunk and Several Torprrto Boata Sunk. A dispatch from Vladivostok, under date of May .'10, says two ships alone of Vice Admiral Rojestvt n>ky's powerful H tllla, the swift cruiser Almaz and the toi pedo boat destroyer Grozny, lie at anchor here today in the curving harbor of Goldenhorn, they havii g eiarated from the 11 et in the early stage of the battle which began In the K rca straits Saturday and h; aded, In obedience to orders, with full speed to Vladlvos ok. Up to 4 o'clock this afternoon no other vessels of the Baltic H et had vet arrived and the signal stations at Atkold and R'nn-kykorsakoff islands reported none In sight. Officers of the Almaz and Grezny say that both lleets had already sustained terrible losses when the Almaz and Grozny broke through the hostile line. Of the Japanese two battleships had kuiio uuhu uoiure uieir ryes, ann two cruisers, their sterns high out of the water, seemed ready to plunge forcmoRt to the bottom of tire sea. The Jananese torpedo boats played t he prlnclpul role In the defeat of the Russian 1 11 jet. They wore Rent lu for action again and again under a perfect hail of shot from the Russian rapid tiring 1 guns More than one half of the J ;p- 1 anese tlotllla of torpedo boats was sunk. The Russian 11 et, they say, was even in a sadder plight. Rajestvensky's flagship, the Knlaz SuvaiolT, and her sister ship, the B rodlne, and the cruls- ! ers Odiahaand Ural were utterly destroyid, and when the fog closed down and liid the scene of battle from sight ?tf the speeding ships, a third great Russian battlas lp, the Alexander 111, seemed in soreols'ress but limping I northward, pu'tlng up a valiant tight against Lhroi gs of torpe lo boats and ' still continuing her attacks on the c uiscrs of the Island e.< pirc Torpedo boats were also clinging around the other ships of the li et like angered *asps, separate II ill das car !ng In again ai d again to launch their weap ons. The Alma/., which ar lved at hei ' anchorage m re Monday ? venlng, bears cars of the bat le. Her mlzz moras Is shot away, and one of her an ol<e , stacks Is pierced by a connon ^hot. Hut thp (?r zny, though engaged f ?r : several hours lu a runnlr g tight, af . short range with a large J.ipmt.se re sbroyer, shows ne> signs of the f<sy. . After he r comma de r, C.ipt Ai*j| drltlski had been wou? de 1 and an ill cor and three me n I ad b en killed, th Oc/, y succeed d la s'uking htroppo- i nent with a lucky pi o d shot and j r ached Vlaeitvos ok with ut furd er ( a vontura at 11 o'clock this nro log As the Atmaz oropp d an ?hejr e x , cit mi nt beyond description st iz dthe j i iro' gir.g spectators wno with frantic ( 1 huzz s" lossed high their caps Clti , zees embraced each oihcr and dance i jubilantly upon the pier, while the crews < f the ships In lire harbor Joined lu wild chee ring. In a trice the loafs were droppe d from the d evlts and In a me uvnt the e ill .er e of the cruisers and torp do bo .Cs In the harbor and fie military olll mis from the fortress , were swarming on boaid the Almaz to learn news of the light , The story was short. Acco'dlng to ( the otllcrrs of the Almaz, the Meet , under Rojeslversky met the Japant.8" in the Straits of K rea near Tsu Island and the opposing llects Immediately closed in. Heing lightly armored, the Almaz, as had been ordered by Admiral R ojus'ven-ky be'ore the battle, separate d Itself from the main 11 jet at the first opportunity and headed for Vladivostok soon after the commencement of the action, but not too soon to observe that the losses on both sides 1 in the titanic combat were great. Eirly In the battle an e til :er of the 1 \!maz, while watching RoJ stvensk's il gshlp, the battleship Knlaz SouvarIf forja signal, saw the 11 >g hip shud der from s'cm to stem as if under a blow from a glgantlo harr.mer and hes rtate In her course, while the waves rose high from her armored sides Then she commenced to list and sink. The ( Ulcers believe that the debut of the submarine boat as an effective agent in uaval warfare, or perhaps a large mine, caused the disaster to the K ilaz Souvaroff. The damsge, however, was so extensive that the flagship soon went down, leaving the deck officers and many of the orew struggling In the waves. One of the Russian torpedo boats, either the destroyer Iluiny or the Hravl, ran in and picked up a number of the swimmers, one of whom was rrcognized through a glass as Admiral R jostvensky. Under a gruelling attack from the Japanese warships, aldid by torpedo boats, mines and submarines, the Borodino, Odlabia end Ural were placed outof action aud followed the fiig.-Jilp to the bottom. The fog, which had raised and lowered Intermlttenly during the morning, began to settle down again, and the distance of the Alrmz, which had now succ eded In disengaging ler-elf In the combat from the struggling ships, made it difficult, for her to see o early, but the officers are positive that they saw two Japanese battleships disappear beneath the tea before tt eir eyes, and that two Japanese cruisers appeared on the point of sinking The arrival of the Or< any at 11 o<clook today whs marked by the same scenes of excitement as those whioti characterized the advent of the Almnz. The corre; pondent of the At-Rociated Press vliltx d the wounded commander of the destroyer, Capt. And riff wi, at the ho9p<tal and the captain conti- m? d the details given by the i ffloer.s of the Almaz. lie described his cn'oln as a running light in which the Grozny was engaged for several hours, finally sit k P^flWJkAJkd dW WAV. 8. C., THUR I A CLOSE CALL. One Hundred and Ten Convicts in Penitentiary Poisoned. J'AHIS CJRKEN USED. It Was Put In Some Cabbage Which the i Convicts Ate for Dinner. Parti- ! clcs of the Poison Used Have I Keen Discovered in and I About the Kitchen. The State of Thursday said there ' lias been a lot of Illness among the ' O'juvlcts at the penitentiary within J the last 24 hours and It is known that j the 110 or moro who were made slok 1 suddenly had partaken of green vege < tables 0( oked in & large pot. None of , the 300 convicts was affected exoept I the ones who ato of the cabbage thus < prepared, and It Is believed that the ' poisoning was not due to any mischtev- 1 ous Intent. Col. I). J. Griffith, superintendent of the penitentiary, stated ( that nearly all of the sick had left the t Infirmary with the exception cf a few < who were not well anyway, and there 1 were no casualties of a serious na- 1 ture. c The convicts who were made sick 1 ate of cabbage cooked In a pot whloh bad not teen used for some, time, al- s though the cooks declared that they t cleaned the vessel thoroughly. It Is f customary to put a little soda into * the vegetables to facilitate the oook- ? Ing, and It, Is possible that the action t of the soda on the Iron of the pot form t ed a chemical change which nauseated ? the prisoners who ate of the r hies prep iri d therein. The nausea appeared so soon after 1 the dinner meal that all of the din- '' ner had not been cleared away, and 1 s^tme of the vegetables were a--?nt to I)r. W. It. Huruey, the State chemist, 1 who was asked to make a oarcful ^ v alysis Ills report had not be<-n made 0 Wemesday night. It Is hardly pro- 1 bablc that the convicts engaged In c gathering the vegetables and In pre 1 paring them could have been so mall 0 slous a1- to want to poison their fellow 0 prisoners, but If there was anything 1 f the kind doue It will not be d;fli ult v 10 tind the ones guilty. Capt. GrltlBh 1 feels very u uch rellev d after all Is ^ ver b'cause rone of the prisoners c fallt d 10 respond Immediately to treat- 1 merit and all will be as will as usual 1 In a day or"two. I arsenic in the l'ot. . Tl eS aieif FiIdcy says there was t irse 1c in the dinner that poisoned r he couplets. Dr. W. B Burn y, the c S ale chemist, has not made Lin f rm s \\ rep rt of the analysis undertaken t it ti e request of C.pt. D J. G tilth, t turerlnt' ndent of the penitentiary, v but. h raid Inforrr a'lv Thur nay night. t 1 hat, he had discovered t he presence of ? i?s rdo in o.m si Truble quantity In the t 5 pie sent, him for examination. < Supt. Or tlb h and (Japt. W. VV. Adams c j-tptdin of the gu%rd, made a an in- ? ve-tlgatlon VVi dncsday and Thursday j ii.id they In v arrived at the conolu 8 i\ n ttiat the p dson was put Into the \ uxuoage witn malice, and the party i guilty of thi crime has te- n spotted. ^ Ah It was stated Thurtday the con- c victs were sickened by eating of din- j ner of oibbitge cooked in p. large pot. v rblnklng that not evon a convict t sh( uld be so inhumanly depraved as c to srek to polslon I.Is fellow convicts c In such a manner, Capt. Griffith was rlhposed at tirst to bells ve It possible hat there might have been some chemical change brought about by reason of the fact that the cabbages were i; oke.d In a pot not used for some time and that soda had been used to facilitate the proccs of cooking. TUB POISON FOUND. Thursday experiments were made with the sample pot and with other pots. It was found that in no case did the cabbage show any signs of poison from the use of soda in the cooking. But In a perfectly clean pot used dally some of the green poison on the window was added. The color imparted to the cabbage was the same as that observed in the dinner that made the conviots sick. Convicts ate voluntalrly with no bad efTeots resulting from the greens cooked with soda. Of course none of them would try the mess oooked with Paris green. Paris green contains arsenlo. Therefore it is probable that the dinner was poisoned with malice aforethought. There has been Paris green In the sup room at the penitentiary and aome of it had been used a few weeks ago to kill bugs on the Irish potatoes. Thursday Capt. Grifilth found traces of the nrronn 41 ?* 1 ii>vu iminou uu tiie winnow sill of the I cooking room and In one of the gut f tera near the kitchen waa found more 1 in the quantity of a spoonfull. Taking ( this in connection with the fact that 1 Dr. Hurney has found arsenio in the dinner of last Tuesday it would appear 1 that one or more of the convicts may ' be found guilty of a dlabollo attempt 1 at wholesale murder. * Raiding Blind Tigers, , At Charleston the "scoial olub," ohartered blind tigers, continue to be i raided by the constables and muoh ex- [i oltement prevails among the propriators and members, especially at thh season of the year, when cold beer is considered to be so very necessary, 1 isptclally with the accompaniments 1 of comfortable quarters, electric fans, etc. The raid of one club Wednesday night netted 24 gallons of high gradt whiskey and nearly 1,000 bottles ol ' export beer. The renewed actlvlt... I of the constables is said to be due special instructions from Columbia v I1 get after the violators of the law. I1 l ogo Names It The raval conflict In whloh the Rus sian fleet was d< s* roved has been variously distinguished as the battle of the Korean St raits and the battle of T^u Inland. Admiral Togo telegraphs to Tokio that "the naval battle fought from the afternoon of May 27 to May 28 in the vicinity of Okino ls'and and extend ng to the vlotnity of Orleuog Island, In railed I I 8DAY, JUNE 8,1Q( TO GET 'tHK KKWABK. A Williamsburg Man I wore Away the liberty of a Kegro. Peculiar Case Brought to Attention of OoTi IIrj ward In a Petition for Pardon. The State says Gov. Iley ward has been asked to pardon a William* burg man who has served several years of a sentence after having bsen convicted unjustly, it seems. The negro was frightened into making a confession by a white man who wanted the reward of 1300. John Harrison was convicted of saving killed Alfred Slngletary and was sent to the penitentiary for life Now c me several affldants who testify ihat Harrleou was at the store of J. M. Brown, 13 miles away, at the time )f the killing. Mr. F. Barron Grlcr, who represented Solicitor Wilson at :he trial, declares the negro deserving )f & pardon. Judge Gary luterprses 10 objeoblon all-in ugh the case Is not 'rosh In his memory. But the singular part about this ?se Is that one Geo. W. Arms tried io swear away the liberty of the ac iusod because a reward of $300 had ieen offered. It is probable that \rms will be indicted on his own cvlicnco against himself. His aflldavit s as follows: "George W. Arms, who being duly iworn, says that he remembers the -rial and conviotlon of John Harrison or murdor, with a recommendation or meroy at the court of general seslons for said county and State, and .hat he is now aware of the fact that he said Harrison 1b confined in the State prison for the remainder of his latural life. "That at the time of the trial of he said Harrison this deponent workid at the jail, and it was to him that he said Harrison made his confession ckoowledging the murder of Single ary; this deponent desires to state iow said confession was obtained in irder that Justloo may he done. Prior o .tin' trial of Ilarrlslon he was in arcerated In the jail at Kingstree; his deponent, In order to get evidence m which to convict said Harrison, ppeared at night at tho ceil door of tie said Harrison and then and there vlth the use of a chain tried to scare he said Harrison Into a confession. Vfter working this scheme for several lights the said Harrison cm plained o this deponent of the occurrence and his dr poncnt told ti e said Harrison hat he had best confe s as sounds he. leard was the gbo>t of Single ary. iven with this pressure being br< ught 0 bear upon tho feellDgs of said Harison, he still maintained his inno1 n e. Finding that this procedure vould not work the results wished, his deponent then appeared at the ell door of tho said Harrison covered vlth a white sheet and demanded ihen and there that he make his con ssion, and it was upon this action lie said confession was made. This leponeut was a witness in the said taso against Harrison on Ills trl 1 aid told his confession in court, and le now honeat.lv hfllpvpu t.hu*. norri on being an Ignorant negro and beng beared, made this confc-sMon hrough fear and under duress and by >elng worked upon by the various nethods set forth in this affidavit, lifter the making of this confession it vas scattered and talked about hrough the entire county and worked tonslderable feeling against Harrison in his trial. "The reason this deponent tried to [et evidence to convict said Harrison vas to try and get the reward of $300 vhich had been offered by the go verier for proof to convict." The governor has written the folowing letter to Solicitor Wilbon in egard to the case: "1 have before me a petition asking or the pardon of John Harrison, who vas convicted In the court of general esslons of Williamsburg county in 895 of murder with recommendation o mercy. "In the record you will note that here is an affidavit from George W. Vrms, wherein he states that the said Tohn Harrison was convicted upon a >onfesslon obtained from him while working in the jail, by means that cared the defendant Into a oonfes ilon, assigning the reason that depon>nt tried to net the ftvidminA in nrHar :o secure the reward of 9300 offered iy the governor for proof to convict \nd the deponent further alleging ihat he honestly believed that the laid Harrison, being an Ignorant negro, and being soared, made this conesslon through fear and undor duress, >etng worked upon by the various netbods set forth in this petition. "If the effect of the guilty confes ilon were obtained in such a manner ind by such means as are alleged by leponent, it Is manifest t|>at such is lot conducive to justice. And while L appreciate the fact that you are not the proseoutlng attorney In this jase?being 111 at the time?as solicitor of that circuit 1 respectfully request that you Investigate the facts *et forth in the petition, and the affidavit whloh I herewith return to you. "I enolose complete record in order that you may note that an alibi is urged as a reason for the pardon." KoMlan Ijomor. Rough estimates made of the Russian losses In the battle fought in the st a of Japan exclusive of nearly 4,000 prisoners, vary from seven to nine thousand. It Is thought that the majority perished. Calculating the complements of the sunken and oap tured ships at upwards of ten thous ana, seven thousand men remain unaccounted for. It Is possible that the ships that escaped resoued some of the members of the crews of the less fortuneato ships. Many bodies have been washed ashore on the Island.) and on the shore of the neighboring coasts under the soene of the battle. Asked for a Man. An enterprising Atlanta firm, according to one of the Atlanta papers, advertised among Its attractions "everything the bride-to-bo would totil 35. CAUSED A SLUMP Different Cotton Reports Var as to the Acreage. OFFICIAL ESTIMATE Lower than the Estimate of the Cottoi Association, Which Was 18 Per Cent Reduction. The Government Reports Show a Reducton of II Per Cent. The following bulletin on theoondi tlon of the cotton crop was Issued b' the department of agriculture Friday Returns to the ohlef of tbe bureai of statistics of tbe department of eg rlculture show the total area plante Iti cott< n In the United States up t< May 25th to be about 28,120.000 a< ri s a decreaso of about 3,610,000 acres, o: 11.4 per cent., from the total aoro ago planted last year. The average condition of the grow log crop ou May 25th was 77 2. a compared with 33 on May 26th, 1004 74.1 at the corresponding date in 10u3 aud a 10-year averrge of 85.3. The percentage of decrease In acre age lu the different States (the com parlson being with tho total area planted last season) Is as follows Virgirti 13. North Carolina 10, South Carolina 11, Georgia 11, Florida 10 Alabama 8, Mississippi 12, Louis ana 14, Texas 12, Arkansas 15 Tennessee 10, Missouri 14, Oklahoma 11,.Indian Territory 10. The condition of the crop by States on May 25th was as follows: Ylrglula 87. North Carolina 83 South Carolina 78, Ge irg a 84, Fl >rida 88, Alabama 87. Mississippi 73 L mis iuna 73, Tex us 69, Arkansas 73, fYn nes'-ee 86, Missouri 84, Oklahoma 88 Indian Territory 81 WANT AN INVESTIGATION. A dispatch from Atlanta says ow log to a difierinc: of 7 percent 1 tno government rep rt Issued Friday and the Southern C tton Association report issued M.vy 31st on the reduction in cotton acreage, the Southern Cotton association has taken action looking to a veritlca'lon of the twi reports Secretary Cheatham of tlu Soutliern Cotton a-soclatlon Ins bee i iostructod to take the matter up wit I government olli dais and Frid ly *d crossed the following letter to Sta1 D tlcian John Hyde at Wushli gtou calling nu h'm for the sources of thr government's Inf or oath n: Atlanta, Ga., June 1. 1905. Mr. John Hyde, Statlactau, Washing ton, I). O. Dear Sir: The government repori on reduction In ci'ton acreage for 1905 1.*sued from your d pirtmentat noon today shows a difference of 7 pet cent, less than the report i. sued by the Southern Cotton Association at New Orleans, May 31. The ats>cia .Ion has been uih i painstaking and conservative In Its report a id desire* to verify It with that of t ic government, and will ask that you f? rward to Its ullcc a copy of the detailed souices from which your report wa: made and the maimer of its final tab illation The association also stands ready tc furnish your department with similar information giving names and post oflloe addresses of the 17,5po reporter? and business in which they are en gaged, from wldch reports theassocla lion tabulated its tiual estimate. A prompt compliance of your ofllcc with this request will very muol] oblige, Your truly, ltlCHAUD ClIKATIIAM, Sect'y. Southern Cotton Association. CAUSKD A SLUMP. A dispatoh from New York says the government's tirst monthly cotton re port of the season giving the average of the stock at 77.2 per cent, and reduction in acerage at 11.4 per cent was prec ded and followed by active selling and excitement on the cottor exchange Friday. The market war weak from the opening under active pre ssure ana before tire report was is sued July sold off to 8.16, Oclobor 8 2i and December 8 H4 Immediately fol lowing tire announcement of the gov ernment figures there was great confusion on tho ootton exchange due t< the New Orleans ma* ket, which shol up over 20 points, causiug a rally of < tO 8 DointH hern. Thin hnmuoi.1" ma subsi quently lost. It developed latei that the average condition wasrcceiv ed In New Orleans at 75.2 instead o 77 2. July sold off to 8.10 In the Nev York market, a decline from Thursday of about 24 points, and lost one hal a cent from the high p ilnts of lasi Wednesday. The market closed stead] in tone but as just about the lowes prices, a net decline of 31 to 34 points iSales estimated 750,000 b iles. Will Hang Himself. A special to the New York Sui from Llnooln, Neb., says that Fran! Barker, convloted of the murder o his brother, Daniel, and also hi; brother's wife, and now confined ii the Nebraska penitentiary awaitinj the nco^e of the hangman for hi double crime, is to be his own ezecu t'oner. As Warden Beeraer shrink; from the duty of springing the trap Barker has s'.epped into the bread and informed tne warden that be wll be his own hangman. Barker hai ir&niuy comes*ca &nai ne is guilty and adoalis that he deserve* the pun Ishment which the law presonbes An electrical oontrivance Is to cou trol the trap, connected with a win running into Barker's hands. He wll he strapped to his lilps, but will hav* free use of his fingers, and will pusl toe button releasing the trap. Trouble Brewing. A dispatch from Paris says it i learned from an unusually well-inform ed source that Dr. Motono, the Japan ese minister, has demanded on fcehal of Japan, from Minister Delcasse, th sum of 600 000,000 franc* (1100,000, OOo) as damages for French breache of neutrality in connection with th u BANK OF CON Wy y CAPITAL STOCK, $20,000.00 TOTAL ASSE i OFFI B. O. COLLINS, President. C. P. QUATTLEBAUM, V-Pkea. Our Bunk, being a local institu building of Horry County and for th suing tliiR policy we take pleasure ii accommodation when consistent witP n With gratitude for the liberal cordially solicit your futuro businesi Respectfi D A^SPIVE Robt. B. Scarborough, H. President. Vice-] ; BANK OE i Conwa Capital Stock DIREC , Robt. B. Scarborough, r Hal L. Buck, George J. Holliday, We will pay you 5 por cent, inte iah savings bunks to thoso wishing ; Try our plan for saving your nicklos these little banks and the interest we help yon. , "LOOK AT KMil,AINI>." i \ Comnarison P?twA?n I i Ftates with the Old Country. Some It up- o?h in Wlitcli the Mo'her Country H piijh to H*vo the Advantage <? Oh. Oohler's Weekly thinks that the IJ ilted States should pay higher alaries. A 1 ba sidors do not get i oug i. Neb her cio cabinet officers. Cue President also Is uuderpalded. II >vv lam >nt b ! "Look at E,gland," fays Collier's 1 In i fleet. E igland pays $100,000 to the lord lieutenant of Ireland, $35,000 to the 1 sp aker of the hi use of commons? > and so forth and so on. "Well, le us accept the Invitation, and look at England. Who pays the tuxes In England? We know who pays them here With us the p >or man pays the taxes. When he c< vers his nakedness when he si islics his hunger, when he builds l is house, when lie byys tools tf work wi h he pays an outrageuuj!? oppressive larlfl tax. U ckefeller pays no more federal tax thau is paid by a one-horse negro farmer In the south. M organ pays less federal tax than many a western corn grower who fed ds stove on iar corn In 1891, becausi It w;is cheaper than coal. Bitsscd are our millionaires! Those 1 of them who are ueglected by con1 gre-s are tenderly cared for bv the fedt ral Judiciary. Biased ar<- the rlclii ?they run the government and the common man pays the bill. ia> k ;il i'j giana. Ail right, wo now look. This Is 1 what we see: Sue ompels her railway corporations to pay an Income tax upon the 1 a-sessed valuation of $190,000,000 She compels the coal barons and the marble quarry owners to pay income tax upon an assessed valuation 1 of $05,000 000. 1 She compels the landlords, bankers and merchant princes to pay income tax upon an assessed valuation of $900,000,000 In ttiis manner she forces her . wealthy classes to pav on property and income nearly two million dollars t annually toward the support of the . government! Her tariff duties are levied exclu . slvely upon articles which are not ne- | i pessaries of life. i Not a dDllar of tariff need the poor ? man pay to live in perfect comfort. This tariff upon tho non necessaries > amount-* to $170,000,000. From int xicaiing liquors the reve . nue Is $150,000,000. Thus It will be seen by a look at > England that the po >r man can feed t himself, clothe himself, build a house i to live In, and supply It with neccssa * ry furniture without having to pay r one dollar of national tax. In this land of the free he must f pay the tariff tax, or go naked, eat v grass and live in a hole in the grouni f But let us "look at Eugland" f again. b We see her operating her postoftice, y carrying parcels as well as letters, t Mie does not allow express companies . to amass fortunes by robbing the people in the carrying of light freight. Thus she makes $70,000,000 Instead i of letting the corporations make five i times that amount. r Hhe owns a< d operator the telegraph s noes, ana mane* ?i? 000,000 per year i Instead of lettirg the corporations < make it s What, therefore, Is the net result of the "Look at Borland?" s . We discover t iat the government , supports itst If upon the possesions of l the people rather than upon thjir ne1 oeKsitles. ? Give us the same system of taxa , tlon?cor.p 1 those who possess the wealth to pav the expense* of govern . meut?and I for one, will say, "Make the salaries what you will so long as e you will make thorn have to pay 1 them." 8 a Quality t? Quantity, Hard muscles and strong body do not depend on the quantity of food you cat, but on Its perfect digestion and 8 proper assimilation. When vou take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure your system C.ll the nourishment out of all the you eat. It digests what you eat 1 regardless of the condition of the ? stomach and conveys the nutrient properties to the blood and tissues, s Tills builds up and strengthens the e entire system, overcomes a.id cures A I nrl I NO. 8. / CONWAY <w? s. c. SUURPLUS FUND, $17,000"" rs, $ 140,000.00. CERS: D. A. SPIVEY, CAsniKB. M. \V. COLLINS, ASST. Cashim. tion, has always striven for the upe betterment of her citizens. In per? extending to our customers ?Tory t sound banking. patronage recoived in tko past, we a. illy yours r-Y, Cashier L. Buck. w;n a ^ .< in n.. A-iromtu, President. Cashior. ^ HORRY, y. 8, C. $25,000 yroRS: W. R Lewis, \V. A Johnson, Will A. Freeman rost on yearly deposits. Will furn% to open small acconnts vrith u*. and dimes, and you will find that i will pay you on your savings will Professional Cards. 4 -Dr^rritforT SURGEON DENTIST, i MULLINS, 8. C. ^OTETMcCordr SURGEON DENTIST, Conway, S. C ""Over Bank of Horry. I W. i?r r? ? *- ourrougns, Physician and Surgeon, Conway, S C* otscssbroi^ 00wwat, . 0., attobhby at law Attorney and Obunsellor at Law, OOWWAT. 8. 0. g. f??d. stalvev, Attorney and Oounaellor at Law, OOdWA'T, a. 0 Conway Market Fresh Meats and Sausage always on band. Orders are taken and promptly delivered every day. Geo. l. Marsh, Propretor. I Trio Halve that l*onetrat< h. I)eWitt's Witch Ilazel Salve penetrates the pores of the > kin, and by its antiseptic, rubifoclent and healing InI (luence it subdues inilammation and cures boils Burns, cuts, Eczema, Tetter, Ring Worm and all skin diseases. A specitlc for blind, bleeding, itching and protruding Piles. The original and genuine witch Hazel Salve is made by E. C DeWitt & Co., and sold by I)r. E. Norton. Hail Killed Sparrow*. A special from Mount Olive, N. O., -ays a severe wind, rain and ball storm swept over tb&t section Thursday, night, unroofing buildings and laying orops in waste over a wide area covered by the path of the storm. The power bouse of the electric plant In the town of Mount Olive was partially wrecked. In a large elm grove on the outskirts of the town, numbers of sparrows were killed by the hill stones were picked up after the storm. Burned to Death. A Pennsylvania passenger train, from St. Louis, struck an oil wagon Wednesday at Stillwater Junction, Ohio. As the oil tank burst the engine fires ignited the oil and Engineer Eiward Qlmbey and Fireman Onarles Pryor, of Columbus, Ohio, were burned to death. The driver of the WHI/rtn nail ""'"1 * " ' ...BVUv..u>irau uuuijurciea. The train wa? not damaged. Billious Bill the sleepy head, Dearly loved to lay a-bed; Couldn't wake him if you shook him; When his slumbers overtook him. Suddenly he started waking Ev'ry morn when day was breaking. What's this magic necromancer? EARLY RISERS, that's the answer. Dr. E Norton. Cblli Drank Poivon. A moat distressing accident occurred at Chester on Wednesday. A little two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Woods, got aooess to a phial of medicine which was used by the child's father, and the little one took an overdoee. In spite of prompt attention by a physlolan the child died in about two hours. The parents lost last year their first born, a bright little girl. Their many friends sympathize with them In their fresh grisf. The Children's Favorite. 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