The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 21, 1904, Image 7
"THE WAR IN'
Recent Battles Have G
of the
jap losses greatly isagerateo i
I
Puzzling lack of Further News at i
St. Petersburg?Tokio's Silence Considered
Significant.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.?The lack
of further official news regarding the
engagement at Port Arthur on the
night of July 10th is very puzzling.
That the Japanese were heavily defeated
is not doubted here, but in the absence
of further information, the extent
of the disaster that befell them is
beginning to be seriously questioned.
Definite news has been received from
Viceroy Alexieff's headquarters at
Mukden that a week before the engagement
at Port Arthur. Major General
Foek administered a severe defeat
to the Japanese on July 4 and July 5.
driving them from the heights commanding
Lunsantan Pass with a loss of i
2.000. This is considered here as proof '
that there has been heavy fighting before
the fortress of Port Arthur, and as
making the silence of Tokio regarding
It all the more significant.
Other Reports of Losses.
. Ta Tche Kiao. By Cable.?The latest
'reports regarding the storming of Port
Arthur. July 10. place the Japanese
losses in killed and wounded at 25,000
and those of the Russians at 5,500. The
Japanese retired and the Russians occupied
the position. The Japanese have
now changed their frontal position and
a big batle is expected at the eastern
portion of the defenses, owing to the
Japanese turning movement.
Must Not Mention Ships.
St. Petersburg. By Cable.?It is possi1
ble that the fourth ship of the Vladivostock
squadron, now off the Japanese
coast, is the cruiser Bogatry, as the repairs
to that vessel were known some
time ago to have been nearly completed.
In view of the approaching departure
of the Baltic squadron for the
far East, extra precautions are being
taken to prevent the publication of
news of the movements or condition of
the Russian ships. The newspapers are
strictly forbidden to mention their
names, and even foreign news dispatches
referring to the Russian vesl*\r
tha hAnsor
snn ai c hui j'aoo^u \jj vvmw?>*
Further Fighting Imminent.
Liao Vans. By Cable.?Fighting is
imminent at Ta Tohe Kiao and HaiCheng.
The Japanese are entrenched
six miles south of Ta Tche Kiao. Much
skirmishing is taking place. The
weather is favorable for the movement
of troops. No rain has fallen for a
whole week. The thermometer has reglhtered
as high as 50 degrees centrigrade.
It is rumored that a Japanese
column has appeared on the Mukden
road. Troops are constantly arriving
here.
Troops Shifted.
Ta Tche Kiao, By Cable.?The Japanese
have withdrawn from the west
side of the railroad and are massing
their armies on the Russian left. Reconnaissances
in force carried out by
Russian cavalry and artillery yesterday
and today aJmost as far south as Kai
Ofcou, failed to disclose the Japanese. A
diversion is expected from Ta Pass. It
is possible that some of the Japanese
forces have been drawn ofT to Port Arthur
to replace the terrible losses of
July 10.
Report of Losses Confirmed.
London, By Cable.?A dispatch to a
it?'we agency from St. Petersburg says
the War Office announces the receipt
of a dispatch from Port Arthur confirming
the report that the Japanese
sustained considerable losses on July
11 *iie pyflpt narticaulars of which have
not yet been- ascertained. According to
the dispatch, the Russians recaptured
all the positions lately taken by the
Japanese.
Officer Wounded.
/ St. Petersburg. By Cable.?General
hennenkampff was wounded, but not
seriously, in a skirmish near Salmats- j
za. A bullet passed through the calf of \
one of his legs. General Sakharoff. who j
reported the wounding of Rennen- i
kampff. says it occurred July 13, be- j
twcen Liao Yang and Saimatsza, in a I
skirmish in which the Japanese were
repulsed.
Losses Now Placed at 2,000.
Mukden, By Cable.?In the fighting
*i the right flank of the line of de- .
f< cces of Port Arthur July 3 to July 6 j
the Russians drove back the Japanese j
nwnniod thp past bank of the Lun- |
vvv*.j..w? ?
santan and the heights commanding ;
Lunsantan Pass. The Japanese losses j
were about 2,000. Those of the Russians
were insignificant.
Russian Submarine Tested.
St. Petersburg. By Cable.?The subHfc
marine boat Fulton, which has been at
HH Croistadt. is reported to be in the j
Neva, undergoing tests. It is not known j
whether she will go to the far East by I
rail or with the Baltic squardon.
^ Killed Whole Family.
Buffalo. N. Y.. Special.?One of the
most shocking tragedies that ever occurred
in this city came to light Friday
when the dead bodies of Edgar T.
L Washburn, a member of the grain firm
' of Heathfield & Washburn, on the
board of trade, Washburn's wife and
his young daughter, Gladys, 15 years
old. were found in a bed room of their
home at 83 Putnam street, this city. Mr.
Washburn held and shot and killed his
wile and daughter, and then turned the
weapon upon his head and killed himself.
. /
THE FAR EAST
iven Russia the Better
Fight
Tien Tsln, By Cable.?The Chinese
minister at Tokio has telegraphed the j
Wai Wou Pou (the Chinese minister
of foreign affairs) that the Japanese
government has presented a scheme for
the administration of Manchuria, the
principal clause of which is that the
Japanese will govern the province with
the number of Chinese troops now in
the country. Information has been received
here that unless China suppresses
the rebellion in the province of
Kwank Si. the French Government has
threatened to land troops and put it
down. The Chinese Government is
much perturbed in consequence. A
feeling prevails in Tien Tsin that the
Japanese has suffered a terrible reverse
at Port Arthur. If they had not,
it is thought that the Japanese Government
would have contradicted the
reported disaster days ago.
KUROPATKIN VINDICATED
His Strategy Declared to Have
Proved Beyond Reproach?Matters
in Which He Was Wiser Than His
Critics?Apparent Blunders, Such
as Zassalitch's Fight on the Yalu j
and Stakelberg's March, Seen to j
Have Had Valuable Results?Now j
Able to Accept Battle.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.?Experts
who, until recently, were inclined to
criticise General Kuropatkin's manage
raent <j/l affairs in the far East, de- |
clare. as the situation develops, that j
his strategy has proved, so far, beyond
reproach. He has successfully tided
over a pressing danger?how pressing
only those in close touch with the far
East realize. His apparent mistakes,
like the prolonged resistance offered by
Lieutenant General Zassalitch on the
Yalu, turn out to be acts of the highest
military judgment. General Kun>patkin
then had so few and such poor
troops at Liao Yang that the Japanese
would have had an easy task to crush
the main force of Russians, had they
been permitted to cross the Yalu without
severe punishment, and the thousands
lost by Zassalitch practically
saved Liao Yang. Zassalitch, until disgraced.
occupied an important staff position.
General Baron Stakelberg's
march, which also was criticised, is
now admitted to have been necessary.
The march was a reconnaissance on a
grand scale, and not only enabled General
Kuropatkin to ascertain the enemy's
strength and disposition, but materially
disturbed the Japanese plans
relative to the siege of Port Arthur,
gradually drawing the bulk of the
Japanese army to follow the retreating
column, and thus distracting attention
from the vulnerable spot between Liao
Yang and Mudkden. Meanwhile, the
men at Kuropatkin's headquarters are
improving. Fifty thousand of the best
troops from European Russia have
reached Liao Yang within a month, and
if the Russian commander-in-chief in
the far East now chooses to accept a
battle, he will be able to inflict a heavy
blow. All Russia is looking iorwara
with confidence to the issue of the
fight.
Advance Posts Driven Back.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.?Under
date of July 16. Lieutenant General
Sakharoff reports that the chasseurs
are driving back the Japanese advance
posts southward of Siakotan and east
of Kanchi. The Japanese, the general
says, have re-captured Kechinhia. They
are still fortifying the passes between
Fenshui and Motien. The Japanese,
the general says, have evacuated Sekeyan
and Van Dikan. The country from
Siaossyra up to Sihu Pass is free from
Japanese, but the pass Itself is occupied
by a detachment of the Japanese advance
guard. General Sakharoff reports
several minor encounters with
practically no casualties.
May Lead to Extradition Treaty.
Mexico City, Special.?George B. Barriere,
a Cuban arrested in Vera Cruz,
will be returned to Havana. His alleged
defalcation amounted to $33,000,
Mexico will probably receive in exchange
an alleged diamond thief named
Soler. Mexico and Cuba have no extnrtition
treaty, but this exchange of
prisoners may lead to ihe negotiation
of such a treaty.
No Settlement In Sight.
Chicago, Special.?All chances of
peace in the packers' strike has vanlohoH
fnr the time heine- at least. The
end of tbe negotiations came late Saturday
after a conference which had
lasted nearly all afternoon between the
officials of the strikers and a number
of packers. The final break resulted
when the union officials insisted that
all the men who had gone out on strike
be taken back and given their old
places. The packers declared that this
would necessitate the discharge of all
the men they had employed since the
commencement of the strike, and that
they could not, and would not, consider
it. The conference then broke up.
and the strike will continue.
Roosevelt's Notification.
Oyster Bay, Special.?President
Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb are perfecting
arrangements for the ceremony
incident to the President's formal notii
fication of his nomination, which will
j occur at Sagamore Hill on the 27th
Inst. All of the details have not been
worked out. but the preparations practically
have been completed in a general
way. The ceremonies will not be
' elaborate or ostentatious. Indeed, they
! will be marked by simplicity.
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NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY j
Paragraphs of Minor Importance j
Gathered From Many Sources. I
Through the South.
Several persons in various parts of}
Virginia were killed by being struck by
lightning.
Senator Elkins. of West Virginia, in
a speech opening the Republican State
Convention, eulogized his father-inlaw,
Senator Henry G. Davis, but did
not advise Republicans to vote for him.
There has been placed in the State
Library, at Richmond, plate armor
taken from the body of a Federal soldier
on the Seven Pines field. It is
claimed that this sustains the charge
that Northern soldiers wore armor.
row escapes.
Wshington Happenings.
It is likely that if American battleships
go to Turkish waters they will
not sail before August 1.
Representative J. W. Babcock, chairman
of the Republican Congressional
campaign committee, speaks hopefully
of the outlook.
Baltimore is third in a list of four
cities which lead in negro population,
Washington being first.
Extensive plans for the erection of
a war college building and other improvements
at Washington barracks
are being pushed.
The Canadian Government, it is understood,
may protest against what is
styled the kidnipping of a Louisiana
alleged defaulting postmaster in Montreal.
Reports received in Washington indicate
that the Perry memorial fund Is 1
swelling rapidly.
Major Theodore A. Bingham was re- ]
tired as a brigadier-general. ,
The War Department Intends reselling
$3,000,000 short-term Philippine ,
bonds falling due September 1 next.
in tne Norm.
Fearing that he would have to close (
his restaurant because of the high price ;
of beef, John J. Mahoney committed >
suicide in New York. I
"Al" and "Ben" Wade were electro- 1
cuted at the Ohio Penitentiary annex,
in Columbus, for the murder of Kate !
Stillivan, at Toledo, April 14, 1900. 1
Two negroes?Frank Ousley and '<
John Johnston?were hanged together
at Pittsburg for the murder of James
Donnelly, a grocer.
Difficulty is being encountered in !
placing the blame for the wreck of a '
picnic train near Chicago, in which 21 '
lives were lost.
Anti-railroad-merger Republicans of '
Minnesota are talking of nominating
an independent State ticket.
The State Board of Health of Illinois
has issued an interesting circular ^
on "The Cause and Prevention of Con- ]
sumption." * j
A committee of Pennsylvania laboring
men, who called at Oyster Bay to ^
present a petition to the President ,
about the Colorado situation, were un- '
able to get an interview with him. *
The hundredth anniversary of Alexander
Hamilton's death was observed .
in New York city. .'
A trainload of Italians and Aus- I,
trians, recently arriving at Victor, Col., |
were speedily deported. | ^
The Mallory Line Steamship San j
Jacinto was damaged to the extent of (
$40,000 at Roach's Shipyard, Chester, .
Pa. 1
Foreign Affairs. \
Oom Paul Kruger, former President i
cf the Transavaal Republic, diel in <
Switzerland. 1
The Japanese were reported to have
occupied Yin Kow. port of Niuchwang,
without resistance.
A battle was reported in progress at
Ta Tche Kiao.
President Castro, of Venezuela, has
sued the New York and Bermudez As- '
phait Co. to recover about $10,000,000
damages.
The rumor of 30.000 Japs being
killed was not confirmed. i
A tremendous ovation was given Joseph
Chamberlain, who delivered a
speech in Albert Hall, London, under
the auspices of the Liberal-Unijnist <
Council. 1
William Waldorf Astnr's newspaper, 1
the Pall Mall Gazette, nanounces the "
engagement of Mr. Astor's daughter ^
? 11 U Qr.or.rW-r In v 1
raunne iu L<ipi. n. ii( uwv? ,
formerly of the Life Guords.
It was rumored in St. Petersburg ^
that the Japanese were repulsed at
Port Arthur, with immense I03S, esti- }
mated at 30,000. ?
Bulgarian insurgents dynamited a ?
train between Salonica and Constant!- t
nople, causing injury to 20 persons. c
The armies of General Count Keller
and General Kuroki were reported facing
each other across the River Liank,
ready for a battle, 28 miles cast of
Liao Yang. '
The arbitration treaty, between Great
Britain and Germany was signed in
London.
Miscellaneous Doings. I
Messrs. Cockran, August Belmont i
and McCarren had a conference with i
Judge Parker at Esopus. I
STILL ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFAIR
Prominent Newberry County Man Probably
Mortally Wounded.
A special from Newberry to Saturday's
State says: Mr. P. C. Smith was
shot throught the right breast by Mr.
T. J. Davenport at about 9 o'clock.
Both men are prominent and respected
citizens of this county. The affair occurred
near Independence and was the
outcome of a dispute over a road which
had been closed by Mr. Davenport
against the wishes of Mr. Smith.
Messrs. Smith and Davenport were on
horseback, accompanied by Mr. R. T.
Workman, when the shooting occurred.
It is stated that Mr. Davenport fired
pointblank at Mr. Smith with a 38calibre
revolver, the ball taking effect
in the right breast above the nipple.
Several physicians are in attendance
upon Mr. Smith and it is not yet possible
to state whether or not the wound
will prove fatal. Mr. Smith is a member
of Gov. Heyward's staff.
Mr. Davenport came to Newberry
immediately after the shooting and
gave himself up to the authorities.
When seen in the office of his attorney
he said that he had no statement
to make as yet except that the shooting
occurred on his own land and that he
deeply regretted the affair.
Disappeared at the River.
Holly Hill, Special.?On Monday last
a colored man was arrested in Eutawville.
a few miles above Holly Hill, for
cursing a white man on the streets. He
was fined $5 and being unable to pay
the fine he was locked up in the guardhouse.
Tuesday morning the place was
found empty, the lock being broken,
and two buggy tracks leading to the
river were found. Search for the missing
man, who is a resident of Eutawville,
has continued but without result.
The trail disappeared at the river and
ko?A V?Aon floViintr fnr V) \ m fhoro
luauj na*t ucvu *.%/* u*w
since Tuesday.
D. G. Low Twee Shot.
Bethune, Special.?A personal difficulty
occurred on Tuesday afternoon
last between Messrs. D. G. Law and
Thomas Barnes, who live a few miles
below here, during which Law was shot
twice, once with a parlor rifle and once
with a shot gun. The wounds while not
necessarily fatal, are very painful. The
trouble originated concerning a horse
and buggy which belonged to Law.
Palmetto Items.
Gov. Heyward, Commissioner Wat3on
and Prof. Spillman of the agricultural
department are preparing to go
to Charleston. The party will leave here
Sunday afternoon and spend the following
day at Green Pond, which is in
the heart of the rice growing country,
and the whole rice situation will be
looked into.
The Bank of Lamar will be open for
business by the 1st of August. Its
r.eat building will be completed within
the next few days.
The governor has appointed W. F.
Norton magistrate at Mullins vice W.
VI. Jones, who died on the 17th of
I uuc.
The McColl knitting mill has been
completed, and the plant is about ready
'or operation. Two hundred operatives
-mostly adults?will be required to opirate
the "new mill.
Gov. Heyward upon the recommenda:ion
of the county delegation of York
las appointed W. B. Williams, Jr.,
:ounty auditor to take the place of his
'father who recently died.
Governor Heyward could not attend
:he veterans' gathering at Leesville
Saturday on account of extra pressure
:f duties due to his absence from oflce
the past several days.
Better Rates on Live Stock.
Washington, Special.?The InterState
Commerce Commission has sustained
the contention of the New Orleans
Live Stock Exchange against the
Texas & Pacific Company, that the imposition
of an additional freight rate
of $15 per car when less than ten carloads
of live stock constituted a shipment
was unreasonable.
Strike Clash at St. Paul.
St. Paul, Minn., Special.?The first
lash between the sheriffs force and
he striking butchers of Swift & Comiany'8
plant at South St. Paul occurred
Saturday night, when a spirited and
mrtly successfud effort was made by
he company, assisted by Sheriff Grisim
tnd deputies, to force about 25 men
hrough a big crowd of strikers, who
vere congregated about the entrance
.0 the packing house yards. A severe
:and-to-hand encounter ensued, and
several on both sides were bruised. One
)f the strikers, J. K. Banks, marshal of
he striking pickets, was arrested later
md fined $25.
Full Time Resumed.
Pittsburg, Special.?With a display
jf fireworks surpassing that on the
Fourth of July, the Homestead Steel
Works started operation in full blast
Saturday night with the employes
working double time. The plant has
been operating only about half time for
the past year. By the starting of the
mill at its full capacity 7,000 men will
have steady employment.
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PALMETTO CROP BULLETIN
Conditions for the Growth of Crops
Have Been Favorable.
The week ending 8 a. m.f July 11th,
had a mean temperature of 81 degrees
which is about 1 above normal, due
to very even night temperatures and
moderately hot days. The extremes
were a minimum of 61 at Greenville on
the 5th, and a maximumof 99 at
Blackville and Yemassee on the 7th.
There were several local high winds
accompanying thunder storms, most
damaging in a part of Sumter county.
The relative humidity was above nor
iral along the coast, and normal, or
below, lit the interior. The sunshine
v?as generally deficient.
There were frequent thunder storms
In the central and northeastern counties
throughout the week, and over the
extreme northwestern ones during the
closing days, with practically no n*in,
rr widely scattered light showers, in
the Savannah valley from Anderson
county southward to Hampton. The
weekly amounts ranged from "trace"
to over three inches. Over the greater
portion of the State the rainfall was
ample for all crops, and in parts of
Chesterfield, Darlington and Marlboro
counties it was excessive to an injurious
extent. The moisture deficiency
appears to be most injurious in Greenwood,
Saluda, Barnwell and Hampton
countie?, with many other localities
that are suffering. Additional reports
indicate that the hail storm of the 2nd
in Marion and York counties was more
destructive than at first indicated.
There were numerous hail storms on
the 7th, but they were destructive over
very small, widely separated areas
only.
The week was generally favorable for
farm work and for laying by crops, except
in the counties named as having
had excessive rains. As a rule crops
continue clean and well cultivated,
though some places report grassy and
weedy fields.
In many parts of the State corn is
"firing" owing to insufficient moisture,
but where rains occurred the corn crop
continues very promising, especially
j'oung com on bottom lands.
The majority of the reports on cotton
indicate further improvement, but
some deterioration is noted due to both
lack of moisture and excessive moisture,
causing the plants to yellow, shed
their foliage and squares. Insects that
puncture squares and young bolls have
been noted in Greenville and Pickens
counties, by some thought to be boll
worms, by others to be boll weevils.
rne plants are dooming ireeiy m
places and bolls have been noted In a
few localities. Sandy land cotton is
better than that on clay soils, the latter
being unseasonably small. Sea Island
cotton has good color and growth
and is blooming freely.
Tobacco is very promising, with selecting
and curing making fair progress.
The rains were very beneficial
to rice. Melons are ripening generally
and shipments are heavy. Stock water
still scarce in places. Fruit is
scarce in the eastern counties and plentiful
in the western ones. J. W. Bauer,
Section Director
Slayer Captured.
Spartanburg, Special.?Henry Jones,
the negro who killed Constable C. W.
Jones near Easley, last Thursday night,
has been captured and is now in jail
at this place. Mr. F. A. Metcalf, of
Inman, caught the negro about three
miles east of that place about dusk
Sunday night and brought him here
Sunday on the train. Chief of Police
Smith, of Easley, and Magistrate J.
M. Jameson are in the city and state
that the feeling is very high against
the negro all through the counties of
Greenville and Pickens. Sheriff White
has refused to give the negro up to the
authorities of those counties on the
ground that the prisoner would not be
safe there. The negro, Jones, has admitted
his guilt since coming to this
place, although he protested his innocence
when Mr. Metcalf arrested him.
There is no danger of lynching here
f'.il the Governor returns and sends in
Ptructions for the further keeping or
the prisoner. There was a reward of
$100 offered by the people of Pickens
county for the negro, dead or alive.
This reward will be paid to Mr. Metcalf.
Big Still Destroyed.
Iva, Special.?Sheriff Green and
State Constable Newell captured a
40-gallon still on the Savannah river
about ten miles above here. Joe Eaton,
who it is alleged was operating
the still, was also captured and
placed in jail. Ten gallons of whiskey
was found at the still and several
hundred gallons of beer was destroyed.
Examinations Held.
Laurens, Special.?The county
board of education conducted the
rpecial examination last week for tl<o
three Clemson College scholarships,
one each for Winthrop, South Carolina
Coilege and the College of Charleston.
Twenty young would-be
farmers competed for the Clemscn <
scholarships. For the Winthrop appointment
33 young ladies enteral ,
the contest. Four young men desire i
to go to the South Carolina College, 1
' " " * fnv th.i I 1
wane une lias uu uppvucuw ivi vuv
College of Charleston.
Miraculous Statue Crooned.
New York, Special.?In the presence .
of 25,000 people an Imposing ceremony
took place when, by special permis- '
slon of the Pope, the miraculous statue i
of Our Lady of Mount Oarmel, belong- ,
ing to the church of the same name, ,
was crowned by Archbishop Farley.
The function is a rare occurrence any- 1
where, and It is the first time that such '
a ceremony has ever been performed in i
the United States.
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PALMETTO MATTERS
Occurrences of Interest In Various
Parte of the State.
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For a Handkerchief Factory.
Newberry, Special,?Another enter*
prise has been added to Newberry
county'3 already large number of manufacturing
industries. This enterprlae
is the Whitmire Manufacturing Com- 3
pany, of Whitmire, the purpose of the ,<t/
organization being the manufacture of
handkerchiefs. This is the only Indus- t
try of its kind In this section. The corporators
of the concern, which has al- 3
ready been granted a charter, are J.
V. Thompson, W. H. Riser and W. H. 1
Scott. It is expected that work on the .J
buildings will begin at an early date.
South Carolina Items. J
The Clinton Cotton . Mill Tuesday ^
increased its capitalization from i
$150,000 to $300,000." A handkerchief
factory is to be started at Whitmire. * ,:j
LeRoy F. Youmans, of Columbia, has
been appointed a special judge to hold
court at Greenwood, beginning Au- y*
gust 8, and running for the specified
time. The appointment has been
made on account of the illness of jH
Judge Gage. t J|
As a result of conferences with
Horry county promoters, Commission-* |
er of Immigration Watson will go t#
that county in a few days and make ^
arrangements for a colony. It is expected
that about 60,000 acres can be
obtained for colonization purposes in :J|
that section.
Chief Justice Pope has notified the
governor of the appointment of Hon.
J. E. McDonald, of Winnsboro, to
hold special court at Chester, beginning
in September. This is in re
sponse to a petition by the Chester bar, ^ J
calling attention to the fact that it .Jg
had been nearly two years since any
civil cases had been heard.
Commissioner of Immigration Wat- . f
son is arranging ror me u-anspuru*tion
of a number of immigrants from
Marseilles, France, and after being 'f|
brought to this State they will be Jjj
located in the Pee Dee section. This \*
is the beginning of a movement to #|
bring a large number of these industrious
people here and locate them in ?j
various parts of the State. |?M
Pelham Wheeler, who was injured jjj
in an automobile accident in Colugi- ^
bia Sunday night, was just alive Mon- - |
day, but there was hope for his re- \ ^
cove.y. Mr. Wheeler was driving a
machine for P. D. Hardy. They ran '3
into a negro preacher's buggy, and
the automobile turned turtle. Engineer
McAlister of the Southern Railway,
who was in the vehicle, was ren- / ' 3
dered unconscious, but was better next ' ^
day. Mr. Hardy suffered numerous
deep cuts.
Sheriff Coleman, of Florence, Wednesday
morning received a call to go
to Eastover to investigate and report *
on a destructive fire at that place. ' ?
The blaze destroyed a barn which
was the property of Mr. H. P. Clark,
and the contents of the barn, which
belonged to Mr. S. J. Dwight These
consisted of about 2,000 pounds of .
oats, a horse, twelve hogs and a? jj
valuable set of farming instruments.
The sheriff will make a report on this
to the comptroller. |||
Comptroller General Jones has . -j
Just completed copies of the testimony
taken in the case of S. J. East, '4
the policeman in Florence who was
arrested on the charge of burning
down the Pee Dee tobacco warehouse.
The testimony gives an account of an
interesting detective case which was
Kv o citizen of Florence, Mr. s
nviAVU *-fJ w ? - -?
C. H. Barringer, and how East was
tangled in a lot of circumstantial
evidence. East was granted bail
Wednesday in Sumter, but it is understood
that be will be watched and
wot allowed to leave the State.
There was turned over to tne comp- 1
troller general Wednesday an old
State bond of $100 of the series of
1866. These bonds were issued under ^
the Administration of Gov. Jas. L. Orr
and under the present law are redeemable
at 50 per cent The bond matured
in 1886 and the interest is
lated on up to that time and added
the face value of the bond, the total^HH
being divided by two. Tothis is added
interest at 4 per cent, to the prestime.
Forty-two Buildings Burned.
Wilmington, Del., Special. ? Fire
Tuesday night destroyed 42 buildings
in the business and residence section of
Millington, Ma., causing a loss of $200,000,
partly insured. Not a store remains
in the town and the streets are filled
with homeless men, women and chilaren.
The fire Is late tonight under
control. 4
To Speak in Doubtful States.
New Orleans, Special.?A telegram
from Jackson, Miss., says that Congressman
John Sharp Williams will
r.iace his services at the disposal of the>
national Democratic committee and
make speeches in the doubtful States
during the coming campaign. He ex- ^ }
pects to go to Esopus about the time
Lhe national committee meets. t
Stanley Lower* His Record.
Mount Washington, N. H., Special.?
F. E. Stanley, of Newton, Mass., who
yesterday made the eight-mile ascent
cf Mount Washington in 31 minutes, 15
seconds, breaking the previous record
Ly 17 minutes, 44 seconds, lowered bis
own figures by nearly 3 minutes, going
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up the mountain in 28 minutes, 19 2-5
seconds.
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