The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 30, 1903, Image 6
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jHHHHHKsEMGNTS of
^the division iutellet
sional amusements,
tiling to l?e seen rati
pHBp ty for on the one side am
|VVV^.. Iy life of eities, which is
uDUl to professional amuse
the spectators, and n<
Hly waiting to be amused become
sourceiui in taemselvea and more dej
, ?nd the task becomes an increasinj
umpbitheatre lay as an absolute law
i ministering to popular pleasure. A s
r* tive to the participants, gives no satis
severe training, a sacyiflce of every <
simply that those who play may gi
not play.
Young men have only about so
squandered in ainusemeut. it is nece
asm. ought to run in the channels of
forward their own achievements, like
makes its claims on others, it leave
youth who crowded the coliseum, an
mean the breaking up of l'ree, pcrst
place the strained efforts and xtroi
and forward as mobs. The passion f
is to be explained, in part, as an of
lost in the dispersion of academic wo
\ Mysteries of
By the Editor of the
m&mmm liiftt HEMISTS from oil
tional congress at 1
- W , _ ^ reveal, lu a darken.
1 iug weirdly in the 1
T on a piece of paper
Jt a of a grain, was of
P 1 polonium, the com
Ji world's astonishmei
_ -jtivbi lously." those say
Mm njimt-ip is.
Light-bearing as they are. these i
through the darkest coiners of the t
like radium, is derived from uranium
presence has to be imagined with a j
ordinarily from pitchblende, which, ii
son knows nothing about. Somcwhe
of Lake Superior the observant scle
"wherever cranium exists it will tur
earth, to a green tint.
Mystery still resides, uot only for
aelves, in these strange now radiant
?f the infinite?but do not let us In.
and wonderful knowledge, they tipse
Solng on. They seem to conduct us
la nature that transcends all the ace
lions. There are emanations from
Axe these emanations in themselve
merely vibrations in a passive modi
an uncut little particle, or is it a
Strange powers and properties?
These are questions that the clien
thej' chase these radio-active elemenl
through its uraniums and thoriums
tjewilderlngl^ vast and lofty problem
and others in their speculations and d
twwilderingly momentous question ra
ns into the presence of the whirling
{Watts was when he wrote, 200 years
, , "Lord, on a
'Twixt two
'And so far as we can tell from u
ns, we must staud there for a little t
Fishermen Sh<
By Former Proslder
fprnmsmmum* OST of us who lisli iu :
' fkiB I pleasures of ou
I the apparently uualter
A I fisli, under the spur of
name of fisherman.
JSSkjJSk ? AV,th those who fish f
S oatc*1 ^pfi- We have,
than this, with the mi
fishing is to make larg
pursuit is.the gratification of a greed
with whom we have so little sympa
gravitation, classed together in the
Occasionally weak attempts have be
tcrnlty under the name of anglers,
efforts have always failed. E^ea Is
?f human thought by calling his im
It seems, however much those who fi
8ition and character. In motive and
nil must abide, to the end of the cln
world, within the brotherhood ealle
grouping of incongruous elements i
those of us who properly appreciate
biHty of decent fishing from coming t
of congratulation and certain rules o
At this season, when the activit
fitting that a word should be spokei
fort and satisfaction, but may guard
even the best of fishermen.
We who claim to represent the
inclined to complain ou days when
~ Worse exhibition that this of an cut
for our benefit. We should always r
side thousands of those who claim
cause, tn a way, they love to fish, v
are contented only when capture is <
pleasures of fishing rests upon unin
moment upon the consequences of 1
loose upon fish that would bite ever
nicely the vicissitudes of fishing ha1
usefully the fatal attack of diseourc
days when we catch few or no fish -u
should Immediately give way to sat
spurious and discouraged fishermen
tinder trees or on golf fields, instead
of just such unfavorable days. We
easily taken at all times the fishing '
populated, a horrfble thing to contem
erations as these savor of unchnrita
xire only recognizing the doctrine of
fishermen, and claiming that these "
What has been said naturally lei
quires those of us who are right m
selves as to the number of fish we s
vount should edible fish he caught
restraining ourselves in this matter
growth of greed, we prevent wicked
the fall between what wo may dete
luck, or no luck, aud we make ours
fishermen.
We ought not to forget these tliii
summer's fishing. But in any event
tackle, good bait and plenty of patie
so much the better, but let's go. wbe
we shall add zest to our recreation,
outing and the recreation?more be)
Sained in any other way.?The Indej
sements.
ge life have undergone a change akin to j
tual interests. They have become proves- i
L-*\ thr\cA *\f tVft r?irr?ii42 f\f tbofltrp* f?nniP
ler than to ho shared, something labored
1 paid for on the other. Crowded life, tin; |
at once near and remote, inevitably tends j
ments. They call for no participation in
> social sympathy between them. Those
ever more critical and exacting, less re>emlent
on thers. They must be pleased,
sly difficult one. The commands of the
on those whose lives were held cheap in
icrult game of ball, no matter how recrca(faction
as a spectacle. Football demands
ompeting purpose, and incurs serious risk,
ve sufficient excitement to those who do
much enthusiasm to spend, and if it is
ssarily lost to productive labor. Knthusitheir
own lives, and so buoy up and bear
well freighted vessels. If this enthusiasm
s those who generate it, like the Iioman
i ignoble hand. Professional amusements
)uai, communal effort, and putting in its
lg passions which sway men backward
or sport which prevails in our universities
fort to regain that unity which has been
rk.?The Atlantic.
jzs JZS
the Atom.
i Mail and Express.
over the world, assembled at an Interna*
ierliu, gathered to see a German professor
ed room, particles of various metals shiu*
light cast by a tiny speck of dark powder
. This j>owder. which weighed but lo-lOO
the lately discovered element and metal,
ipanion of radium as an object of the
at. It gives out light and heat, "miraeuwlio
have not yet found out what the
substances had to be chased for centuries
arth before they were found. Polonium,
i, where it is so thinly distributed that its
great effort; and uranium itself is derived
a turn, Is something that the ordinary perre
on a lonely spot on the northern shore
ntist may stumble on a little of it. Yet
n a bit of colorless glass, thrown on the
the lay mind, but for the chemists thernmetals.
They bring us to the threshold
At the same time that they promise new
t most or me intones iuut ?? uaic uw-h
into the presence and power of an agency
epted rules and necessitates new explanamatter
which we know nothing about,
s a special kind of matter, or arc tlie.v
um? And is the atom really an "atom,"
whirling vortex, possessing all sorts of
lists are trying to find the answer to while
;s through the dark corners of the earth?
and heliums and radiums. Between the
s presented by Dr. Alfred Itussel Wallace
lisputes about the starry universe, and the
ised by these chemists who are conducting
radiant atQm, we?are just where Isaac
s ago:
narrow neck of land,
infinities, I stand."
'hat the scientists have so far revealed to
ime yet.
/&
oikld
Be Classified
it Grovcr Cleveland.
i fair, well-bred and reasonable way, for
tion and as a means of increasing the
rselves or our friends, may well regret
able decree which gives to all those who
any motive?good, had or indifferent?the
We certainly have nothing in common
'or a livelihood, unless It be a desire to
in point of fact, no closer relationship
trderously inclined, whose only motive in
e catches, and whose sole pleasure In the
y propensity. Nevertheless, we. and those
thy, are, by a sort of unavoidable law of
same fraternity, and called fishermen,
en made to classify the best of this fraor
by some title of that kind, but such
aak Walton could not change the current
mortal hook "The Compleat Angler." So
sh may differ In social standing, in dispoambltion,
and even In mode of operation,
ipter, in the contemplation of the outside
d "Fishermen." Happily, however, this
mder a common name does not prevent
the importance of upholding the respecta:o
an agreement concerning certain causes
if conduct.
ies of genteel fishing usually begin. It if
i that may not only redound to our con>
l us against temptations that easily beset
highest fishing aspirations are sometimes
the fish refuse to bite. There can be no
ire misconception of a wise arrangement
emember that we have about us on every
membership in the fishing fraternity, be. hen
the fish bite?and only then. These
constant, and their only conception of the
terrupted slaughter. If we reflect for a
turning an army of fishermen like these
y day and every hour, we shall see how
re been adjusted, and how precisely and
iging bad luck selects its victims. If on
re feel symptoms of disappointment, thes^
isfaction when we remember how many
are spending their time in hammocks or
of with fishing outfits^ solely on account
have no assurance that if fish could be
waters within our reach would not be deflate.
J/et it not be said that such considbleness
and selfishness on our part We
the survival of the fittest as applied to
nuesi Kuoum uave iue ursi iiiuuir.
ids lo the suggestion that consistency reinded
fishermen to reasonably limit ourhould
take nu favorable days. On no acin
such quantities as to be wasted. By
we discourage in our own natures the
waste, we make it easier for us to beai
nrine upon as decent good luck and bad
elvjfc at all points better men and better
ngs as we enter upon the pleasure of our
let us take with us when we go out good
uce. If the wind Is in the south or west,
rever the wind may be. If we catch fish.
If we catch none, we shall still have the*
tlthful and more enjoyable than can be
pendent.
HUNDREDS KILLED IN BATTLE !
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Terrible Fighting in South American
Republic.
Soledad. Venezuela, By Cable.?
Since the last dispatch was sent to
! the Associated Press at 3 o'clock
j Monday afternoon, the battle bei
tween the revolutionary forces at
Ciudad Bolivar and the Venezuelan
1 government army, commanded by
I General Gomez, has raged madly.
Block after block was disputed, the
government troops entering the city
slowly. The city appears to have
been struck by a cyclone.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, when
the inhabitants of the commercial and
j foreign parts of the city, near the
Alameda, saw the advance of the govI
eminent troops, they all abandoned
| their homes and sought refuge in
! other parts of the city, crossing the
streets amidst a hail of bullets and
3hells. Many men, trying to protect
the women, fell, struck by bullets in
the middle of the streets.
The government troops, however,
acted with humanity, especially the
forces of General Rivas, who, fighting
bravely, was the first to order the attacking
forces to be merciful.
The government troops soon after
V* 0M0 r\f thn Ala. !
IiapiUi CU IIJC UUI IU Oiug VI vuv j
meda, the public park of Ciudad BoliI
var, which has been defended by a
double row of .barricades. Behind one
; of these were found more than thirty
dead soldiers lying on .top of each
other, while wounded men were seen
on all sides.
The soldiers on both sides have had
no food for two days, no ambulances J
j are being used and the fighting still
! continues. The Dalton block, the property
of the United States consul.
J where all the leading German and
I French firms reside, is now being ati
tacked. The jail J3 in the center of a
| terrible resistance. All the defeated
revolutionists have concentrated
there. It is estimated that 200 or more
have been killed in that vicinity.
The capital is still in possession of
the revolutionists, but the complete
success of the government forces is
assured.
Wrecked a Train.
Roanoke, Va.. Special.?Detective
William G. Baldwin, of Roanoke,
Tiir-arlov nio-Vif orroctoH larncB W P.fttl.
ey and John W. Kennedy near Shenandoah,
charged with wrecking a Norfolk
& Western passenger train near
Greenville on the night of December
28 last, when Engineer Wesley Bailey
was killed. The men had a hearing today,
pleaded guilty and were sent to
Staunton jail without bond. They are
charged with .murder. In a sworn confession
they say they planned with
Mrs. Ellen Painter to wreck the train
and kill auy passengers who might escape
death in the wreck. Only the
engineer was killed and the plan for
I wholesale murder was abandoned. Mrs.
Painter comes from North Carolina
2nd will be arrested later.
Suit Against Un?on.
St. Louis, Special.?What is said to
be the first suit ever filed in St Louis
for damages resulting from a labor
strike by employers against eraploves.
has been instituted in tne circuit court.
The suit was brought by three firms
manufacturing bank, bar and office fixtures,
against the great union of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America for an immediate
writ of injunction restraining the defendants
from in any way interfering
with the operation of the plants of the
complainants and judgment of $40,000
for damages alleged to have already
been sustained as a result of the action
af the defendants.
Electric Road In Virg'nla.
Roanoke, Va., Special.?Work was
Tuesday begun on an electric road to
tun from Christiansburg. on the Norfolk
& Western main line, to the
United States Arsenic Mines, in Floyd
county, a distance of 20 miles. The
Westinghouse Company, of Pittsburg,
have been awarded the contract for
constructing the road, their bid being
175,000.
Siung to Death By Bees.
Rockingham, Special.?Dr. N. C.
Hunter, of this place, lost his horse in a
very unusual manner. While making a
call the animal was hitched near a bee
gum. The bees attacked the horse, and
completely covered him. He was cut
loose and an effort made to brush the
boos off, but so vigorous were the insects
in their attack that all efforts at
rescue were of no avail and the horse
died in a very short time.
Fatal Storm In Chicago.
Chicago, Special.?Two persons were
killed outright as the result of a storm
here Tuesday. The doad are: Bessie
Jilovie, two years old, crushed to
death beneath a piano blown from the
hands of movers; Henry Temm, struck
by a bolt of lightning while standing
on a street corner. Many persons suffered
from broken limbs and severe
cuts and bruises due to runaway accidents.
The storm was accompanied
by a hi?h wind and the hail which
formed in jagged pieces of ice while
flying played havoc with plate glass
windows throughout the downtown
district
Oil Interests in R uniania.
Bucharest, Roumania, By Cable.?
The Roumanian petroleum interest
have secured the consent of the Dos
:onto-GeselIschaft, of Berlin, to employ
$4,000,000 in the development o
the oil industry of Roumania. Strong
efforts are being made to interest othe;
oowerful German financial Interests ir
the Roumanian fields. The Minister c.
Finance has promised the completior
of the reservoirs, now building at Kus
tendji, by January next
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FIGHT IS ABANDONED:
Ihe Assistant Foreman Reports For
Work.
BOOK-BiNDERS NOT TO STRIKE.!
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Union Officials State Their Case to I
Secretary Cortelyou and Public j
Printer Palmer.
Washington, Special.?The Bookbinders'
Union which has been fighting
the re-instatement of W. A. Miller, the j
assistant foreman in the government |
Printing Office, has abandoned any in- :
tention of walking cut even though j
Milier has resumed work. President |
Tatum, of the International Brotherhood
of Book-Binders, is now en route
here from Chicago to advise with the
local leaders. The latter have decided
to abide by the decision of the Public
Printer and avoid any clash with the
government. Miller reported for duty
about 10 o'clock Saturday morning and
was assigned to duty. The union officials
announced that there would be no
ad ion on their part for 30 days, during
which time they anticipated that the
question would be solved by the Public
Printer. It is expected that a national
arbitration council will meet to discuss
the situation.
The union officials called on Secretary
Cortelyou and Public Printer Palmer
and left with them a statement
regarding what was done at the meeting
of the book-binders. It stated- that
Miller would be permitted under protest
to continue in the position to
which he had been re-Instated and that
there would be nothing done at present
by the book-binders that would interf?
re with the work of the office. It
give j assurance that this action is inspired
by a regard for the action of the
President and for the Federal statutes,
and expresses the belief that the charges
against Miller will be substantiated
on invesifeation. A similar statement
was filed with the Civil Service
Commission.
The Charlotte Evening News gives
this summary of the affair:
A man by the name of W. A. Miller,
assistant foreman in the Government
Printing OfTice, was expelled from a
local organization of book-binders and
his name was subsequently dropped
from fie roll of employes of the Government.
Recently he was restored
to his i lace in the Government employ,
by a special order from President
Roosevelt, which reads as follows:
"Wm, A. Miller on May 18 last was
removed by the public printer from his
r osition of assistant foreman in the
Government printing office, because he
bad been expelled from the local union
of the National Brotherhood of Bookbinders.
Mr. Milbr complained to the
civil service commission, and on July
C it requested Mr. Miller's reassignment
to duty, his removal being contrary
to the civil rules.
"Complaint also had been made to
! the President and by his direction Secretary
Cortelyou investigated the matter.
On July 13 President Roosevelt
wrote a# follows: I
"My Dear Secretary Cortelyou: In
accordance with the letter of the civil
service commission of July 6, the public
printer will reinstate Mr. W. A.
Miller in his position.
"On the face of the papers presented
Miller would appear to have been re- ,
1 moved in violation of law. There is no
objection to the employees of the Gov- 1
trument printing office constituting 1
themselves into a union if they so de- i
sire, but no rules or resolutions of the
union can be permitted to override the
laws of the United States, which it is
iny sworn duty to enforce.
" 'Please communicate a copy of this
letter to the public printer for his information
and that of his subordi
nates."'
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Newspaper Change.
Philadelphia, Special.?George McCain.
for 14 years connected with the
editorial staff of The Philadelphia
Press, has purchased The Colorado
Springs Gazette. Mr. McCain will sever
his connection with The Press August
1. and take charge of The Gazette
August 15. After the latter date The
Gazette will be issued as a Republican
irstead of a Democratic daily.
Whlt-'slde Will Case.
Chattanooga, Special.?After being
on trial for thirteen days and being
the hardest fought civil case in the
history of this section, the contest over
the Whiteside will came to an end late
last week when Judge Allison charged
the jury. A decision will be rendered
tomorrow though a mistrial seems
probable. This is a contest made by the ,
sons of the late Mrs. Harriet Whiteside,
who was the richest woman in the
State and who left her property to her
two daughters and her grandchildren.
Dnder influence, especially by the use
of Christian science, was the ground
for the contest.
A Woman Burned to Death.
London, By Cable.?The St. Petersburg
correspondent of The Daily Mail
sends a report to the effect that near
the village of Schalajifka, in the district
of the Don. 33 female field laborers
were burned to death in a barn,
where they had locked themselves to
escape molestation by male laborers,
who, in revenge, fired the barn and
watched it burn, without heeding the
shrieks of the victims.
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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Price of Raw Cotton.
The Fall River Daily Herald would ,
not be astonished if it should be made
plain that cheap raw cotton and cheap
cotton apparel, as compared with values
which have long obtained, are ?
passing. It says:
If the day of six-ccnt cotton or eight- |
cent cotton has not gone by, we may
realize before many years have been
(ounted that it is going by with a rush.
This may not mean that coarse cotton
cloth is a thing of the past, and it may <
nr\t moon thof fha rrtnat OYnanoivo r?nt- !
"** " """ * i
fon fabrics will rival silks and satins I
in price it may mean, however, that I
cotton as a commodity will command
considerable more money than has been J
asked fo:- it heretofore,and that 15-cent
cotton will breed no curtailment or
give rise to the slightest astonisment.
The Herald elaborates its theory as
follows:
Although considerably large quantities
of cotton may be grown and marketed
in the near future, it would not
be surprising if all concerned, and particularly
3pinners and individual consumers,
were forced to place a much
higher estimate upon the value of cotton
as a staple. At any rate, a number
of indications go to show that the drift
is in the direction of higher prices for
cotton in the bale and in the finished
product. The alvance which has been
made in weaving suggests that the demand
for cotton fabrics is going to be
heavier than it has ever been before
it is lighter. What are known as the
fine-goods" bills are multiplying, and
for countless purposes their output is
to be preferred to silk or satin. They
are rapidly coming to take the place
of material which have long been be- I
yond the reach of the average pur- 1
chaser, and that ,too, in the eyes of I
ihe more extravagant members of so- c
ciety. If this demand enhances the t
value of dre8sfabrics, it is clearthat the t
value of the cotton of which they are t
composed will be Increased. Further- t
more, apart from the estimate placed g
on the finished product by those who ?
spin and weave it and those who wear
it, it is evident that the spinners and (
weavers, the great mass of operatives J
in civilized countries, must be taken ?
into account. If progress is made, and r
the cotton industry advances as it must I
if it prospers, it follows that the cost I
of production must be increased In the ^
matter of wages. Whatever the effect e
af improvements in machinery may 1
have upon this cost, it will hardly af- a
feet the additions which must be made ^
to the cost of labor. In the long run, c
it is idle talk about paring down thati d
cost or substituting a cheaper class of t
help. - f
The call will be for skilled employes t
rather than for a class that is lacking s
In intelligence and that is content with ?
low standards of living. And so, apart c
rrom all considerations connected with e
the staple or the demand for the out- r
put from the looms, manufacturers will I (~
be forced to pay more for what they I ?
produce than they are now paying.
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Erwin Cotton Mill. 1
The Erwin Cotton Mills Co. of Dur- v
ham, N. C.. has extended its charter \
sixty years and filed notice with the
rhartir authorities that its capital
stock is increased from $500,000 to $3,000,000,
to be issued In both common C
and preferred shares. This company b
takes this action to cover the invest- e
ment being made in mill and town c
near Dunn, N. C., where it is building 11
a plant of 70,000 spindles and 2000 t<
looms, in accordance with announce-* P
ments as detailed previously. Denims ?
and cfcmlets will be the product. g
Textile Notes.
Spartanburg (S. C.) Knitting Mills.
H. D. Wheate, receiver, will expend
about $5,000 for betterments, including ^
the Installation of twenty additional
knitting machines and other equip- o
ment. ^
Wampum Cotton Mills of Lincolnton.
N. C.. will build plant of 10,000 e
spindles. The company was reported tl
last ifconth as incorporated with $160,- g
000 capital. _ P
Worth Manufacturing (jo., wortnville,
N. C.. mentioned last week, will 1
not erect additional buildings, but is e
merely discarding some old-style cards e
and replacing with more modern equipment;
also installing new pickers. ^
Edwald Wolff, Mrs. Ricka Wolff and t
Miss Bertha E. Wolff have incorporated
the Edward Wolff Cotton Waste
& Linter Co. of Macon, Ga., for dealing
in cotton yarns, linters, waste and
other products. The capital stock is r(
S5.000. \ *
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Lumber Notes. w
rpv- Pr.na T.umher Co. of Hag- w
I lie U^tu A ? _
erstown, Md., has been incorporated. ^
with a capital of $230,000, to acquire s;
timber, coal and oil lands. ii
Tho United States Veneer co. 01 muston,
N. C., has been chartered, with
a capital stock of $15,000. E. E. Gray
and others are stockholders.
Effective August 15, rates on lumber n
will be advanced two cents per bun- f
dred pounds from Texas, Louisiana v
and Arkansas producing points to SL ?
Louis and other Mississippi river
points and to poin s beyond. P
Mr. N. 0. Gray, of Kuttawa, Ky?
and Mr. M. C. O'Hara of O'Harra, Ky? a
who represent Eastern capitalists, in- g
tend to establish a hardwood plant iu
Knoxville, Tenn., at a cost of $50,000 g
The plant will be erected at one*-. *
MAY BE NO WAR
A Settlement Between Russia and
Japan in Prospect
JAPAN AGREES TO WAIT LONGER
??? ?????
Impossible to Embark ia War With
kti?5 a Single-Handed?Support of
England Not Expected.
t /-?n/? nn Rv p.n hi p?.tjinan tl/ls de
:ided to observe the policy of waiting
ind watching Russia, advocated by
Jreat Britian. In the meantime she
trill urge China to carry out the as'urances
given to the United States
especting Manchuria and will enlea
vor to obtain the opening of adlitionaj
porta. At the Japanese lega:ion
here the following statement was
nade by an official to the Associated
Press:
"I can assure ycu that the talk of
*-ar between Russia and Japan is an
nvention. Japan bas not the least in.ention
of taking that course. She proxies
to wait and maintain her atti:ude
of watchfulness. Japan and
Vmerica are acting on the same lines
ind it would be difficult for any other
jewer to withstand the pressure they
ind Great Britain could apply."
It is said that Japan intends to do^
lothing till October, when the hnal ^
wacuation of Manchuria must occur,
["he failure of Russia to withdraw
rora Manchuria would be followed by
i serious move on the part of Japan.
The Russian cmba33y here regrets
he confusion which has arisen in conequence
of the publication cf the re>ort
that Prince Ching, head of the
Chinese Foreign Office, had written to
dinister Conger, refusing to open
>ort8 in Manchuria. The Russian offl:ials
believe with Washington that
he note was 3ent before China gave
icr assurances and they asserted posiively
that Russia intends to carry out
o the letter the assurances she has
riven and that she will not interpose
ibstacles in the way of China observng
her pledge to Secretary Hay.
A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram
Company from St. Petersburg, dated
uly 20, savs: "The attitude of Japan
nd the warlike tone cf the majority
if the Japanese press have attracted
nuch attention in official circles here,
t is declared by the best informed
al?a *1 ~ U1/AllkAA/l
(tsupie ujul iuvic V? uu iir.cuiiuuu UL
var, certainly not upon Russia's intlative.
It is stated that Russia has
very motive for desiring peace, chiefy
for financial reasons, with which
ire wound up a desire for extensive
lomestic reforms which the governuent
considers to be tb-9 most offiacious
manner of disarming internal
liscontent and nipping the revoluionary
propaganda in the bud.
"It is believed to bo impossible
rom the Russian view point for Jaian
to embark in a conflict with Rusia
single-handed, and it is thought
he will secure the material support of
Ireat Britain and of the United A
>tates. Nevertheless, Russia is taking w
ivery precaution to strengthen her
ilitary and naval position in the
)rient, believifcg this to be the surest
neans of discouraging Japanese agression.
VM. Lessar's Port Arthur conferrtr>a
ia coM tn hava >1palt rhipflv with
hese measures, though thoy are delared
to be entirely precautionary,
k-ar being the furthest thing from the
/ishes of the government of Russia."
Aga'n Active.
Kingstown, Island of St Vinvent. By
!able.?The Soufriere volcano has
een slightly agitated since July 19*
mitting puffs intermittently which
aused electrified clouds and low rumbings.
A severe earthquake shock wa3
sit at 1:40 a. m., Tuesday, accomanled
by a subterranean sound of
racking which shook the buildings
ere and threw the populace into a
tate of consternation.
Pulling Out of Central Union.
Philadelphia, Special.?A serious
low waa dealt to the Central Union
f Textile Workers, which is directing
tie textile strike, when the Loom Fix
r* 1- -il .Jj T> .fiAt.l A n/v/.ln
rs rroiecuve ana Dencutun
lon withdrew from that organization,
liroilar action is said to be contemlated
by the Beamers' and Twisters'
Inion, the Warpers' and Warp Dressrs*
Union and the Power Loom Fixrs*
Beneficial Union, all of which met
onight to consider the matter. The
IcGrann Mill granted th 5 demands of
he strikers.
Killed Hl< Wlf?.
Carrollton, Gi, Special.?Sews
caches here from Whitesburg that
lobert Smith, a young farmer, shot
om ambush and killed his wife
fcursday. They quarrelled and Smith
hipped his wife. She left him and
'ent to her father's house. It is sup-*''
osed her father persuaded her to rejrn
to her husband, who shot her as
he was on the way. A posse i3 huntig
for Smith.
Condemn Nor'hern Press.
Memphis, Special.?The fourth anual
meeting of the Industrial Conerence,
an ex-slave organization, conened
here Friday, with reports of 34
Kates in attendance. Resolutions were
assei condemning the Northern press
or its attitude on the negro question
nd extending a vote of thanks to the
louthern press for their stand in reard
to the reoent lynching in the
lorthern States.
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