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HE PICKE S SENINELJOURNAA Butsred April 23, 1908 at Pickens, B. 0., as second class matter, uuder'act of Congress of March 8, 1879. VOL XXXV PiCKN5, SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY05 N2 U1ST INTERN SHIPS OR LEAVE HARBOR Is Instructions Sent Rqgarling Russians At Manila. M1USAN FLEET AT HONG KONG Overhauling Merohantment Near that Port--News from Mancniria Is to the Effect that he Armies Are Hav ing Small Skirmishes. Washington, June 5.-Becretary Taft this moriing will cable General Wright at Manila to .inform Admiral Unquist that in strict pursuance of the international policy adopted by this government he will be allowed o in tern his ships the Aurora, Oleg and Jemtchug at Manila. In case he does not adopt this course, his only alterna tive, after the period allowed by inter national law has passed will be to put to sea. It is fully expected here that Admiral EDnquist will decide to intern is ships and orders have been issued for Admiral Train to take charge of the details of internment if the Rus sian government decides to follow this policy. Russians Overhauling Mqrchantmen. 'Hong Kong, June 5.-Vessels of the Russian volunteer fleet are overhaul ing merichantmen in the waters north east of this port. According to a re port made by the Bit ' teamer Ping Suy -which arrived here . ay. The commander of the Ping Suy says he saw four stcamers overhauled fifty miles from here by two volunf6er steamers. British Crew Reaches Port. Shanghai, June 5.--Twenty-nine of the~crew of the British steamer Bo hemia were landed at Swatow today from a British steamer. The Oldhamia was captured on May 19 by a Russian cruiser. 'She was bound for Yol..alchi with a cargo of kerosene. On May 27 she was re taken by -a Japanele warship during the -battle of the sea of Japan and was aubsequently taken to Sasebo, where she arrived on May 30. The captain, engineer and two or three officers were on board of her when she was recaptured. Japanese Admiral Near Gutzlaoff. !Spanghai, June 5.-Vice Admiral Urfu has arrived off Gutzlaoff island. He is probably coming to Woo Sung. An ex4tussian cruiser is outside this harbor. Gutzlaoff island is situated in Hang Chow bay, a few miles south of Shanghai. More Troops for Qyama. Tacoma, Wash., June 5.-Purser P. C. Marrington, of the steamer Elyria, Just arrived, says that while at Mojit, May 10, 18 transports were seen sailing for Korea. It Is understood the men were to march overland and join the Japanese in Manchuria. The current rumor which has been well authenti cated, is that the Japanese would soon begin a forward movement, having in contemplation the capture of Vladivo stok. News From Manchuria. Tokio, Juno 5.--1:30 p. in--The fol lowing anouncement was made today from the headquarters of the Japanese armies in Manchuria: "IEarl-y in the morning of June 3, the enemy's infantry and cavalry to the number of sozthe 300 men attacked Erhi skipao, 7 miles northeast of Changau, but were easily repulsed. "The same day at 9:30 in the morn ing some 20 squadr-ons of he enemy's horse advanced south of Taiping Chien on the Kwangpingchiatun road, some 50 miles northwest of Fenghwa. A portion of the same force attacked Shinsuha, 9 miles northeast of Kwang ping, but suffered heavy loss by our artillery posted in the vicinity. The *enemy fled west-northwest. "Our casualios were four men slighti ly wounded. The enemy's loss ex ceeded 100 men." Died while Robbing Safe. Des Moines, Iowa, June 5.-With the burglar's drill in his hand, his pockets tilled with skeleton keys, explosives and fuse, a stranger dropped dead of heart disease in he little town of Blakesburg in front of a safe. There was not a trace of violence upon his body and that death came while he was In tent upon the robber-y is evident from the position in which ho had fallen. Before entering upon his work ho destroyed every trace of identity. 'here was not a letter or card upon hi. person. His only possessions were the tools of his trade. 4 Anarchists Arrested in France. uIarseiles, June 5.-Two anarchists, two Spaniards and one Italian, who ar rived from Paris, have been arrested on suspicion of complicity in the re cent attempt on the life of King Al fonso at Patia, May 31. Canal Company DecIgres Dividend. Paris, June 5.--The report of the Sues Canal company for 1904 to, be presented tomorrow proposes a diii. dend of 141 francs per share, not 14.1 per cent, as (able last aight. S Superb Lin4 *ELIEVES IN DiVORVii LAW. Eminent Divine Declare, that in Many instance Divorce Is Welcome. New York, June 5.-In a sermon at the Church of 10iessiah, Rev. Minot J. Savage has expressed the belief that on the whole a large number of di vorces at the present time are alto gether to be welcome. There are to be, he said, nearly always in the interest of oppressed women, giving thenm an other opportunity for a free, sweet, wholesome life. There are cases where the divorce laws are abused, but not nearly so many as the ministers of a gr~eat many' of our chiarches seem to imagine. "Law does not make marriages. The church does not make marriages. The men and women, if they are ever mar ried, marry themselves.. A-ll the law can do is to make a clumsy attempt to protect; all the church can do is to recognize and conserve a fact which already exists. But if there is no marriage, then it is desecration to keep up the sham." CLAIM INTRIGUE IN CHINA. Want Raliroad Concession withdrawn from Americans and Belgians. New York, June 6.--A Herald dis patch from Berlin asserts on what is claimed as the highest authority that an intrigue is being activply worked in China, 'backed by powerful influ ence, the object or which is to with. draw forcibly or otherwise, the cou cession to the American Chinese De-* Development company, in which New York and Belgian financiers are heavi ly interested for building all the im portant railroads between Han Kow and Canton. The withdrawal of the concession is imended, the correspondent declares to -be the first strong step toward clos ing the "open door." Reports of a similar nature were in circulation last January when it was said the Chinese governmnent threatened to aimwl the fianchise because the American syndi cate had sold a controlling inter-est to Europeans. Paul Jlones' Commission Found. Washington, June 5.-Secretary Mor ton received information that the or iginal combnission of John Paul Jones 'as a captain in the navy had been lo cated in Philadelphia, and he will try to obtain it for the navy department. The commission, a copy of which was forwarded here, reads: "MVhn Paul Jones is appointed to be captain in the navy. By order of congress. John Hancook, president. Philadelphia, Oct. 10, 1779. Attest, Charles Thom. son." According to the secretary's informant, the commission has ever-l appearance of being genuine. -Flour, cheaper than any where, a Carte.. TLir. o. 0 of Clothing. 4) IeathB, Must tand Trial for Complicity in the Death of Her Husband. Kansas City, June 5.-The trial of Mrs. Aggie Myers, charged with com plicity in the murder of her husband, Clarence Myers, a pressman, at their home in tills city in May, 1904, was called today at Liberty, Mo., having been taken to Clay county on a charge of venue. Flank Holtman, who, it is charged, was MIrs. Myers' confeder ate in the murder, who was tried, con v'ieted and sentenced to be hanged for the crime, was a witncas for the state against Mrs. Mycrs. Mrs. Myers wvill be a witness in her own defense. The'li defenise will try to prove that there was no motive for killing her husba4nd. The state will try to prove that Holtman and Mrs. Myers were infatuated wvith each other an dlihat they killed Myers in order that they might marry. Mrs. Myers still adheres to her orig inal story that her husband was Iled by negro burglars. The murder was most atrocious, My ers' body being hacked in a horrible manner. H-oltman was arrested at Butte, -Mont., where he had fled. PRISONERS EECAPE FROM JAILt. Among Them Was "Jimmy" Burns, the Noted Money Order Raiser; Wilmington, N. C., June 5.-"J immy" BurnsB, the alleged negro postoffice money order forger, who is charged with operating extensively in this state, Georgia and Tennessee, and who was brought here recently from Sa vannah, Ga., to be tried in the feder al court, was one of the 12 prisoners who escaped from the county jail early today. The prisoners were confined in a cell and during tile night one of sthlem feigned illness, calling up the Jailer, whlo opened the cell door to hand the sick man sonme midicine. Thue pris oners, all negroes, overpowered the Jailer and ran throughl the residecn tial portion of the building and into the street. Morocco's Action Displdase France. Paris, June 6.-Strong tension is developing in the cabinet as the result of the defection of the sultan of Mo rocco from the French Reform pro posals. The situation is similar to that when Foreign Minister Delcasse Isudldenly presentedi his resignation, lHe has not given any indlication of his purl~oses, hut reports circulated in well-!n formed quarters that he may, if 1h1s .\orn;ean policy dtoes not secure th ntd support of the ministers. It is ( xpiectedi that tile sultan's ac tioni in Proposing to refer the question to an international conference wvill be submit ted to tile council of minlisters tomorrow. The juestion of its ac ceptance or re'jction is likely to in volve an acute situationl. - FAIR There are always attractions .n Vohlclos%nmd a1rnos. most exactly Studel are the kind most of thom buy I air. you hoar just as much und the end, and that's a tiue away TFhat! When we soll a Vehicle or a set su.-e of a plesaed cuo m-r, it n your cas. Wo exar.m tuto taea look In? Heath-Bruce. P. S. Studebakor name plate We appreciate ou value receive rith us. uceMo LEADERS IN Steed May' Head of Mercer. Macon, Ga., June 5.-The general im pression here today is that Mr. CILn P. Steed, the well known lawyer andl member of the faculty in the law school of Mercer, will be the next president of Mercer university. It Is said on what seems t'o be very good authority that if Mr. Steed wiii accept the position lie can get it. His father was for many years in charge of the department of theology in the college, and was one of' thle best known educators in the country. The matter will be decided definitely with in a very short time. Big Reward for Anonymous Writer. Oswego, N. Y., June 5.--Driven al most to the point of insanIty b~y nu. merous letters threatening to kidnap or murder his daughter, Rosamond, John Jay Tonkin, a wealthy and prom inent citizen, has offered a reward of $50,000 for the discovery of the person who has for two years beeni wrIting letters to him, demanding a large sum of money or (lire res;ults. The offer of the rewvard reveals a story of months of haunting fear which have mi'ade the life unbearable for the mem bers of the family. Miscreant Steals Pulpit. Olvet, Mich., June 5.---'Somebody on the college hill with an evident ver-y religious temperament has stolen the chapel pulpit, and the big Bible now rests on a common standl. This Is not a newv stunt by any 'means, as one or two li)ts have dilsappeared In past years, never to show up again, and the one which has now been sto len wais away fr-om its alccustomedC~ resting place throughout all of last summer. The faculty is Investigat ing. Prominent Enginear Found Dead. NashvIlle, Tenni., .Junie 5.-Irank{ Mil ligan, a wvell known steamboat engi nleer, was found dead on the river bank at Clarksvlle, this morning. He went to Clarksville yesterday from Nashville \vith a party of excursionists. De~ th Is thought to have been due to natu ral causes. The name of IEd ward 'Milligan, Sheridan, Pa., was found In a book which lie carried. Mull ligan belonged to the marine engin eers' association of Pittsburg. 28 Chiildren Born to Couple. Owlngsville, Ky., .June 5.---Marion K. Vanderpool andl~ wife, whio live In the mountains of whithey county, certainly have strong claim to any medal ever offered by President Roosevelt for (x amples of enemies of race sumicide*. Vanderpool and his wife ar~e the p~ar ents of 26 children, 2;1 of whom arc now living, five having died in infancy. Sen Tav'or wotndan for Photo S - f TIME thO Studcbaker liavilion to) excto spe COi a Iw.: aal to tie rLeple becaux they m- liest nd ncoet their watics. Wheln tiay 1;ut reay t or theso eewe . ' r Ne% f . m w th as faevoraetic coLs t Un seIi, :jahe :. I' a'.: off. ci the t.i:e Wre :I Ihnd h to tihow u:. t1-:, . )n a Vehicle. :. t - a:dtic, on Oehat you have 'v value und n1 I:m a e your business an A for every dollar rrowv v C LOW PRICES .-. NEGRO SWUNG TO TREE BY MOD Victim Attempted to Enter Room of Widow. Louisville, Miss., June 5.--Essie Dos. tic, a negro, has been hanged in the woods near this town by a band of -to masked and arumed men. The negro, in the custody of a number of cilleers, was being taken to Jackson, whe the lynchers appeared and deialdlled t he prisoner. Bostlc was turned over to the band and waRs promptly banged to the limb of a tree, death resultinug speedIily from strangulation. Bostic was charged wilth ha ving afl tempted to enter the room of Mr~s. Sat. rah G(ordon, ai widow, carly Satucrdlay morning. The negro made I we at tempts to gain admission to the house, but was ilnally driven off. He was1 arresteCd shortly atft erwards1 andl was being taken~r [o Jlackc-on for safe-keeping whlcen the cynchin oc currted. Georgia Legislature to Meet. Atlanta, June 5.-Much interest Is manifested in the approaching session of the legislatunre, wvhich convenes on Wednesday, June 28, jusat three weeksz from WVednesday of t his week. Tlhe' nearness of the session is begining to enliven things somewhat aroundl life capitol. Most of the officials have already prepared their annual reports andl sublmittedl thenm to the gover'no)r. These reports have beeni pt need ande will 'be ready for distribution amnucg the members upon t heir arrival. G ov ernor Trrehll has alrea dy begun bhe prepClara tion of hiis a ee nua mw-ateage, wvhich documnent, it is saiei, wvill1 be lriof theis year', though it is explected a number of Imp~or-tant recommenda tions wvill be made. Negro Woman Kills White Man. Rocky Ford, Gla.. Jucne 5.--*.iose'ph Dotugherty, a prominetnt yountg fa rmeer, was shot theraughi thle hera r , while In iis buggy, and killed insut anatly. A nc-. gro woman, Carolinet [tidhly. fir-ed Ithe shot. She (escaiped(. Tis~ti~ t moring. Pauti Jones.x a negro, wa' arrsc*t eel as accessory to thle murcr. c Wilie .JoneCs wvas being taken to thme jail at Ftates b~oro, he madle an atte'mpt to brain the sheriff withi a brick. Tihe sheri ff was partially3 stunnactedl, bu1t. succe: deld len dIrawing lhts pis5tol and Iring. PTe hbul let went throumgh Jones' temp rle, andl~ he wvas killed instantly. Fatal "Side-Swipe. Youngstowvn, 0., JTune 5. -Hiy the side-swviping of an engine of a Lake Rhore freight train by a switebeing en gine early this morning Fir('enan I. A. layward, of Ashtabuk, 0., wn:- ki lied andl Engineer Ilerber't Adams, of the freight engine, who also resides in Ashtabtula, and Alfred Lewis, of this cIty, wecre injured. The freight w as hacking into- the rounslhouse when the aonident Occurred. * Mom mon It thw re iCR D 0 THlE COU RINGIN i ar il give THE PRA YOU SpOnd .E. JJKA'USE, am -3 Fire At Knoxville, Tei:EPR Knoxviie. Telui., .Ju11(. 5.-The ill fath' l o(1I lie irt211 'listiet wich~ has 2( silyoed l oss of10N $2,000,000 )by ]it'(? i OWi !2fl~t ('2 gl hi ycai 1 was the Settlie of a liro ISunlday, which brokoC ouit ill the drly gmmds, noti l(2, 11111u i1Y 102.. o 1) . 11. Arinskeii & Co., -112-11 il ay Ft-i'(It. WVithiin less tll2Lil all hlii, tis 1,o11-- sloey limlldinmg was ('fliiceiy gv-,twud, and14 oii- h).% the hardI ('I'S fron a I lU F s of 1 Hli wo l ' met bo ir ier ~AKoiele, TenCil''' n, Knovl e . Tn ue 5.-lctii iThe8 (1ill ha fom ulere a4 le os~ l of i0,00 b -8:111 I a rt:1 b lree . \'t i e sta ture. Golfemaker Meetin d iago hicag, hm .-aa ter lnak her imtyat he peingothe i fouth nnul cnvetio o che rea f irm rulets as. th wrkngo pres Sue in steam b IoRier . lIi 11 Thee oforSisaLittlC Com aldloo a tem If Yo Advrtiseins: ey saved is ey made. BUYS A FAIR OP FAMOUS 'l THE EQUAL OF ANY 3EO99SnO ON THE MARKET TAKE NO JoIDSTITUTE NTRY IS 0 WITH ISES OF TIIE MERIFORIO&/ AMERICA FO9. $ wsnwr. A Milder Climate In Arkansas; Louisiana and Toxastouck ranges ten to twelve months in tho year, two and three crops grow in a soason. Now is the time to look up a location while the land is cheap. -On February 7th and 21st and March 7th and 21st, the Cotton Bolt Route will sell round trip home-seekers' tiekets from St, Louis, Thebes. Cairo and Memphis to point~s in tihl above named states at a rate of $15 or one fare plus $2, where it makes less less thman $16. One way colo,,wt tickets Febru ar~y 21st March 21 at half fare 1)lus $2. WVrito for map, time table and ask about rates to any point. L. P. Smith, T. P. A., (Cotton Bolt Rou to A than ta. e Details yards of cloth and a mile of bread isn't the whole story of a 00(d suit-not b~y several thlou mdi stitches. takes tailoring brains in plenty ighty clever craftsmanship to lothes in the right way-thc )SS way. irther than this, the looks and the suit dlepend more on the EC details than y'ou could im. For instance, simp)ly the plac he b~uttons and the shape of A have everything to do with. 1 appear-ance of a coat, while. trifle as the proper moulding of makes all the difference be l eautiful-garmnent and a meal lalndle the Schloss5 lino because we know ano better and n~ever found any as good, 11l the new styles and shapes, of course, at desirable colors and pattrnsu. :s cost $m 2., others $i 5 and $20. 120 S. Main Street 9GREENVILLE, S.C. he Sentinel-Journai.