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COUNT CASSINI In North American Review For May. 1 have b •on invited by the North American Review to make a state ment of Russia's position in the far eastern conflict. Contributing articles to magazines and newspapers is not the mission of a diplomat, and I have been obliged to decline many kind invi tations from the periodical press. In furnishing this statement to the North American Review I am actuated by the hope that it will be alike for the benefit of Russia and the readers of the magazine. In the progress of the negotiations begun last summer between St. Peters burg and Tokyo Russia showed at all times a most conciliatory spirit. She modified her terms time and again, so intent was his majesty the emperor upon preserving the peace of the em pire. At all times, however, my gov ernment insisted upon a mutual and unconditional guarantee of the princi ple of the independence and integrity of Korea, on an undertaking to use no part of Korea for strategic purposes, as the authorization of such action on the part of any foreign power was di rectly opposed to the principle of the Independence of Korea, and finally on the preservation of the full freedom of navigation of the strait of Korea. The Japanese government declined to accept these conditions and replied by June H. Carr, Phone 176. Residence, 171. 625 kimestone Street FOR Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, and Plaster Hair, Plaster Paris, j Shingles, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKS. CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Telephone 67. Dr. IS. H. Griffith PHYSICAN - SURGEON;- OCULIST. Former pupil of the celebra ted Oculist,^ Dr. Julian }|J. Chisolm, ot Baltimore. Has also taken special post-grad uate course in the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically. «£* H^“Office in Cherokee Drug Co., B’ldg. Winthrop College Scholarship & Entrance’Examination. ’ The examination for the award of va cant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 8th, at 9 A. M. Appli cants must not be less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacated after July 8, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination. Scholarships are worth jtioo and free tuition. The next session will open Sep tember 21, 1904. For further information and catalogue address PRES. D. B. JOHNSON, Rock Hill, S. C. June 14. The Builders Supply Co. Successors to L. Baker. Will furnish you Building Material of the best that the markets afford and at the lowest living prices. No. 1 heart pine Shingles and Laths, and Devo’s cele brated Paints—guaranteed to go further and last longer than any other in the market. When in need of anything in the building line, call and see us; we’ll treat you courteously and ma«e your es timates for nothing. L,. 15 ii k o 1% Vice-President and Manager. Piedmont High School For boys and girls. Faculty re- ¥ resenting Wake Forest College, he University of North Caro lina, Catawba College, Southern Female College, Littleton Female College and Peace Institute. Pre- f »ares thoroughly for college and or the active duties of life. Non sectarian. Special advantages in Music and Elocution. Magnifi cent scenery. Mineral water. No Malaria. Splendid commu nity. Not a bar room in the coun ty. Board at actual cost. Last • year the average cost of board was $4.87 per month. Tuition $1.00 to I3.00. Room rent 35c per month. Session open July 18th and close April 4th. For illusted catalogue, write to W. D. HCKN8, Principal, LAWNDALE, N.C, June 27. P COUNT CASSINI. demanding again that Russia incorpo rate in a separate treaty between the St. Petersburg and Tokyo governments a declaration defining anew the rights which Japan was to enjoy in Manchu ria and a reiteration of the statements of my government’s future intentions in that province. First because such a subject was quite irrelevant to the ne gotiations in progress and for the addi tional reason that Manchuria was a question to be settled between Russia and China, in which Japan was no more legitimately concerned than any other power my government refused to accede to these demands. To have entered into a separate arrangement with Japan regarding Manchuria would not only have been a violation of good faith with China, but with the powers which, with Russia and Japan, signed the peace protocol of 1!)00. However, in another effort to bring the negotiations to a peaceful conclusion my country did all that dignity would permit and offered to give assurances again that the sovereignty of the em peror of China in Manchuria would be recognized. Such a declaration had al ready been addressed to the powers. Having made this marked concession solely in the Interest of peace, my gov ernment awaited the Japanese answer in the expectation that it would at least be diplomatic in character and would furnish the basis for the fur therance of the negotiations to a satis factory conclusion. Before the Russian minister at Tokyo could deliver this re ply the Japanese answer came not through the regular channels, but as a torpedo attack at midnight. And now that war has come Russia does not doubt the issue. It is not a thoughtless statement that were Japan to obtain supreme control in Manchuria the dominant military spirit of the Japanese would lead them to organize the Chinese into a modern army of such proportions that Europe and America would stand aghast at this menace to their peace and well be ing. That is a phase of what has been called the “yellow peril” that it would be well for the thoughtful and intelli gent classes to consider carefully. The Chinese make good soldiers. To sup pose them to be pusillanimous in char acter is erroneous. They are easily trained by competent instructors, and with a population of more than 430,- 000,000 to draw from an army could be raised that, co-operating with Ja pan, might, with a reasonable show of confidence, defy the civilized world. You in America should pause to con template the result of a union of the two great Mongol races, one progres sive, aggressive, alert, overambitlous, dreaming dreams of standing dominant not only in the far east, but in the councils of the powers; the other imi tative, easily influenced, ready if not anxious to have a stronger hand mold its flaccid character into whatever shape would be best suited to carry out a scheme of national aggrandize ment. You of America us well as we of Europe have this to confront. It is not Russia alone that the danger threatens, but the whole family of Caucasian nations. ’There is another aspect of the ques tion which has doubtless already ap pealed to that admirable, rugged com mon sense for which the American business man is noted the world over. I refer to the commercial feature of the far eastern situation. In the out cropping of that perhaps natural sym pathy arising from a kindly feeling for what has been considered a weak na tion In Us conflict with a powe. ful an tagonist many well meaning people In this country have not taken time to ■ ■' ■•C -'T.' "'5. ' r | contemplate the future. Every man looks to his own interests, and nations and the people composing them are the same in that respect. I know that in Europe there Is a disposition to credit America with the worship of the mighty dollar above all else, but my experience in this great land, many of whose distinguished citizens have giv en me a friendship that I deeply appre ciate, has taught me that money is not everything and that the hearts of meu and women are full of those Christian qualities that place honor and fair play hlglier than mere sordidness. Believ ing that the American people, however much their judgment may have been warped at times by misconception of the truth, will see that there are two sides to the present unfortunate con flict in Asia, 1 do not doubt that they will ultimately reach the conclusion that Russian progress is not only not inimical to their interests, but distinct ly helpful to them. Let us consider the issue in the far east from the practical standpoint and see to what extent it bears on the sen timental. It is claimed that with Rus sia out of Manchuria that great prov ince would be a lucrative market for American textile goods, agricultural : Implements and notions. But would there be no competition in this trade? Immediately the rivalry of Japan sug gests itself. There are no people so quick to learn as the Japanese. They are intelligent, deft, wonderfully imi tative. With the opportunity of com mercial success in Manchuria present ed how quickly they would appreciate the value of learning the art of mak ing the goods demanded by the count less Inhabitants of that territory! Cheap grades of cotton uhrics are! necessary to the Manchurians; Japan would not be long in learning to fash ion them. Manchuria, given up to till ing the soil, requires agricultural im plements; the Japanese would quickly be turning out plows and harrows, reapers and scythes. With their cheap- j er labor and their nearness to Manchu ria no other people could compete with the Japanese. But let us suppose for argument’s sake that Russia, triumphant in this war, finds herself dominant in Man churia. Japan, her enemy, could look for no favors; she could not expect to find encouragement for the importation of her manufactures. But Manchuria would require many things that Russia could not supply or supply at figures reasonable enough to create a market. In Russia agriculture is, comparatively speaking, more important than manu facturing. and those goods which are made in my country are not such as ; Manchuria would need. Russia, too, would be obliged to use the railway, with its high freight tariffs. Contrast Russia’s position commercially toward Manchuria with that of the United States. In this country are made not j only the very materials that would \ find a ready sale among the people of the province, but with American goods l shipped by an all water route the cost of transportation would be much lower than the cost of carrying on the all land routes to which Russia would be confined. Should Russia ship by water to Manchuria from Odessa the dis- ! lance would still be too great to make competition with the United States successful. From Moscow to Fort Ar thur the distance by rail is 5,000 miles. It is therefore easy to realize the privi leged position of the United States in competing over an all water route from the Tacific coast with Russia over an all rail route. What then, taking these matters Into consideration, is the fur eastern ques tion viewed In its commercial aspect from the American point of view? On the one hand stands Manchuria open to the commerce of the world; Japan in competition with the United States, a manufacturing Japan capable of making the goods needed in Manchu ria and of making them cheaper than America can make them and having the additional advantage of short all water freight rates. On the other hand stands Manchuria under Russian con trol, with a friendly hand extended to the United States and Japan given no encouragement. To my mind the con clusion is obvious. What better evi dence of Russian friendship could America have than such an opening or, to merge the practical with the senti mental, what better results could fol low for both America and Russia than mutual co-operation in the stimulation of American trade with Manchuria? TRAGEDY AT ALBANY, N. Y. Fatal Altercation Occurs Between Prominent Business Men. Albany, N. Y.. June 8.—Richard E. Preusser. of the brokerage firm ot R. E Preu: ser & Co., 423 Broadway, this city, shot and instantly killed Miles McDonnell, a traveling man 01: Boston, in the latter’s room on the second floor of the Ten Eyck hotel to day. Preusser then quietly walked down the stairs through the lobby, where; a dozen people were sitting and out to the street to police headquarters. Al the enuance of the latter building he met two officers who were on their way to the Ten Eyck building having be* n telephoned for. Going up to them Preusser said in a quiet tone: ‘Tve just killed McDonnell and I have come to give myself up." He then obtained permission to use the telephone and informed his wife that he had killed McDonnell and was then at police headquarters. Mrs. Preusser arrived at headquar ters a few minutes afterward and the two had a long talk in Chief Platt’s office, after which Preusser was placed behind the bars. In court this morning Preusser’s counsel waived examination and ho was sent to jail on a charge of mur» der in the first degree. His friends claim that his mind is affected. Why Use Many Words to Tell You That The Best FERTILIZERS On Earth ARE MADE BY STRANGE AFFLICTION. American Ladies Have Queer Experi ence In Europe. New York. June 8.—Friends of the Misses Bendy, of New York, have re ceived from Vienna news that the wo men are in a model institution in that city having been taken there for ob servation and treatment while labor ing under great excitement or hyste ria, says a Herald dispatch from Paris. The story of their affliction is a strange one. Six months ago the young ladies, who were of the ages of 20 and 30, left New York for Europe unattended for a trip through the Holy Land. They met a party of Americans who obtained for the young ladies a re liable courier to escort them to Havre where they proposed embarking on their return voyage. They were evi dently in a nervous condition, and told stories of an attempt made to kidnap them. On the arrival of the sisters in Vienna their nervousness became more marked. They evaded the cou rier and moved from the hotel, declar ing their lives were in danger. Final ly they called on the police for pro tection and were turned over to the United States consul-, who is having them cared for ponding the arrival ol relatives. The Virgfinia-Carolina Chemical Co. They have the Best Facilities» use the Best Materials, and mamtain the highest reputation for the evenness and value of their Fertlliieri* Qfte Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. ( CHARLESTON, S. C. 1< oi' IrC n HMurray’s Iron Mixture contains the elements that make it a genuine blood tonic, a re medy that makes rich,red bood.improves digestion, increases appetite, and supplies strength and energy to weak, debilitated, run-down people. jVI i_a t'fci yr I I'C Yi Y XI i^szt ua r-fci s not a temporary stimulant. * The good in every dose sticks. Excellent for pale, emaciat ed. bloodness people, and as a recuperative tonic for those recovering from sickness. Un equalled as atonic to prevent and overcome the lassitude, tired, exhausted and "run down” feeling so prevalent in the spring. A combination that meets with the approval and commendation of physicians everywhere. Price 50c. Guaranteed Satisfactory to every purchaser. AT DRUG STORES. Prepared by The-Murray Drug Co., Columbia. S. c. RUBBER STAMPS Are my long suit. I make any kind except the bad ones. I furnish a Name Stamp and an Indelible Pad for Marking Linen for 40 CENTS5. I have some other goo- 1 things. J WIX-^OIV Typewriters, Office Supplies, Etc. 1334 MAIN STREET. COLUMBIA, S. C. Thrown from a Wagon. • Mr. George. K. Babcock was thrown from his wagon and severely bruised. He applied Chamberlain’s Pain Balm freely and says it is the best lini ment he ever used. Mr. Babcock is a well known citizen ot North Plain, Conn. There is nothing equal to Pain Balm for sprains and bruises. It will effect a cure in one-third the time required by any other treat ment. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cowpens. No woman can ever resist taking the advice of the man who tunes her piano on how to make her rubber plants grow. A Wonderful Saving. The largest Methodist Church in Georgia calculated to use over one hundred gallons of the usual kind of mixed paint in painting their church. They used only 32 gallons of the Longman & Martinez Paint mixed with 24 gallons of linseed oil. Actual cost of paint made was less than $1.20 per gallon. Saved over eighty ($80.00) dollars in paint, and got a big donation be sides. EVERY CHURCH will be given a liberal quantity whenever they paint. Many houses are well painted with four gallons of L. & M. and three gallons of linseed oil mixed there with. Wears and covers like gold. These celebrated Paints are sold by Smith Hardware Co., Gaffney; Blacksburg Drug Co. Blacksburg. Hot Meal Without a Fire. Readers of the war news will have noticed one or two references to the fact that tinned meats for the Russian troops are prepared by a process which enables the contents of each tin to he served hot without a fire. This boon is secured by having the ordinary tins filled with food “Jacketed” in patent tins, says London Truth. The patent tin contains water, together with a chemical mixture, by means of which the water can be raise*! to boiling point In ten minutes or n quarter of an hour. All that it is necessary to do when It Is desired to heat the food is to puncture the top of the patent tin, the chemical mixture being thereby forced into the water, which soon begins to boil. A Fashionable Gem. It is long since anything new in precious stones made a bid for popu larity, says the Pall Mall Gazette, but since It became known that King Ed ward looked with favor on the peridot the beautiful sage green gem Is be ginning to have a vogue. The peridot, the Arabic name for “precious stone.” has for many years been found in Ural mountain quartz and in the rocks of South America, but It has been reserv ed for the khedive of Egypt to find the stone in marketable quantity. The stone Is not prohibitive in price and goes beautifully with almost anything except sapphires. In settings of dia monds or pearls it is effective. It’s very exasperating to have to say good night to a girl in the rain unless she will hold the umbrella. Cherokee Drug Co. ask the readers of this paper to test the value of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Those persons who have used it and who have been cured by it, do not hesitate to recommend it to their friends. Kodol digests what you eat, cures indigestion, dyspepsia and all stomach troubles. Increases strength by enabling the stomach and digest ive organs to contribute to the blood all of the nutriment contained in the food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is pleas ant and palatable. It’s awful generous the way a girl will admit you are fascinating to think she is so beautiful. Dr. C. J. Moffett is a graduate of medicine and has as much right to prescribe for the sick as any physi cian, and gives to mothers his “TEETHINA” as the best remedy they can use for their teething child ren. “TEETHNIA” Aids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels. Overcomes and Counteracts the Effects of the Sum mer’s Heat and makes teething easy. For All The News of Cherokee county read the only up-to-date paper published in the county. The Ledger has the largest paid - in - advance subscrip tion of any semi-weekly newspaper in the State. Only $1.00 a year, strictly in advance. :: :: :: THE LEDGER. ► . , - O v One idea of hades is a place where every man is allowed to boss. Warning. If you have kidney or bladder trou ble and do not use Foley’s Kidney Cure, you will have only yourself to blame for results, as It positively cures all forms of kidney and bladder diseases. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. Southern Railway THIS GREAT RAILWAY RUNS THROUGH A GREAT COUNTRY CONVENIENTLY UNITING ALL THE BEST SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH. W. A. TURK. S. H. HARDWICK. Passenger Traffic Manager. General Paassnger Agent. Washinotoi*. D. C. W. H. TAYLOE, Ass t Gen’l Pass. Agent. Atlanta, Ga. U RUN THE BEST VESTI BULE TRAINS AND HAVE THE BEST DINING CAR SERVICE All kinds of Job Work d <r at T , he office neatlv and at pricea commensurate with high grade work- Try us.