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^^my Their \^Hrecte ArnBrom GENERAL Kl'ROPAH RESIGNS Extent of the Russian^Paster is Fai Greater Than Earli^B^oports Indi cated, and It Is No\^B>nriost a Fore j gone Conclusion TB Even Shojlc the Remnants of S Army Reach ( Tie Pass They Would be Unable tc "^Hold It Against Their Pursuers. While General Kuropatkin has ap parently succeeded la saving more ol his artillery than seerbeu possible, his losses in men, ammunition and comi? , |?'garinr supplies, in the battle of MukdAft^are far greater than earlier reportsiifclicated, and even that portion of his ^rmv which he succeeded in extricating from the positions around Mukden te still in serious danger. The Japanese generals, realizing that with a little mdvQ speed they could have inflicted a crushing defeat on the Russian army after the battle of Ltao Yang, determined not to again allow an opportunity to pass, and are t'ollowing after the defeated and sorely tried Russian forces. While a small portion' of Kuropatkin's army has reached Tie Pass, the greater part of those who escaped from the battle of Mukden are still struggling northward, being at last accounts between 12 and 18 miles from their goal, with the 7ononoen flnchn/1 with virtnrV Qnii fP. - \enforcfed by fresh men, harassing them from all si(les. Even should the remnants of the army reach Tie Pass, it is hardly possible for it to make a stand there against the overwhelming force opposing it, and especially as the Russians must be worn out and weakened by the loss of men, guns and ammunition. It is more likely that Kuropatkin will fall right back to Harbin with what he can save / and wait there for the re-eaforcements that St Petersburg already has promised him. A possible obstacle to the plan is General Kamamura's army, which has not yet been located and which may also be heading for the northern capital. General Kuropatkln admits that 1,190 officers and 46,931 men are not responding to roll calls. This is rath? ? er vague. It may or may not include the thousands of wounded who have been sent north, and again it may hot include the losses suffered by the Third Army, with which the commander-in-chief was not in communication for some time. The- figures Sven by the Japanese Waf*6fflce ap ar more reasonable, namely: 40 >00 prisoners. 26,506 dead on the ft Id, and 90,000 killed or wounded, the iatter figure, of course, including the dead found by the Japanese. The Russian losses, theiefore, total much rttroi* i AA AAA mnn nr mneo than / nn. V?CI 1VV,VUV UIV4I| Vi U1V/1C luau V uu third of the whole army. The 1'act that the Japanese report the capture of only 60 guns indicates that Kuropdtkin, at the last moment, succeied in sending a considerable N portion of bis artillery northward on the railway. The Japanese losses up to this morning were reported as 41,222, not Including the army which poshed ' north between Mukden and Pushun. Official Russia is determined to carry on the war, and St. Petej-sbw-g reports that orders have been issued ,->tor the mobilization of more troops. This may prove a difficult task w th the temper of the Russian people in its present condition. There Is still hope in St. Petersburg that Russia can exhaust Japan financially, and for months there has been talk of the mobilization of an army on the Siberian border, which would compel Japan to keep her vast army in Manchuria. Bryan Loses Appeal. Hartford, Conn., Special.?In a decision banded down by the Supreme Court Thursday, the Superior Court is upheld in declaring that the seized letter in the Philo S. Bennett will containing a bequest of $50,000 to William J. Bryan is not a part of the Bennett will. The case went up on Mr. ^Bryan's appeal from the Superior Court's decision. Japs in Kuropatkin's Rear. With the Japanese Left Armies. Wednesday, Noon, via Fusan.?The left armies have cut and destroyed the railroad between Mukden and Tie Pass. Details are not obtainable at present. The Russians are in retreat over the northern roads. The left column of these armies is at Likampu, seven miles north of the Hun river and Ave miles west of the railroad, and has had a fierce fight with a Russian force thrice its number. The Russian casualties number 10,000. The Russian centre is retreating in great confusion. Acquitted on One Charge. Savannah, Ga., Special.?W. R. McArthur Thursday afternoon was acquitted in the Superior Court of larceny after trust. The prosecution was based upon the payment by C. L. ClifT to McArthur of $275 in discounting twelve ^25 notes. The notes were not returned to the maker, but were placed in banks. W. R. McArthur and F. E. Mcfcic fathor nro tn hp tried lioon AUUui, uio iMv?vt , %< v %v v _m _ joint indictments charging larceny after trust. Railway Man Dead. Norfolk. Va.. Special.?W. W King, general superintendent of the Norfolk & Southern Railroad, died here Wednesday at the residence of his brother, M. K. King, general manger of the same road. The deceased was born in Geneva, N. Y., in 1854, and after as sisting in the building of the Mankat tan Railroad, in New York, came tc Norfolk and devoted the best years ol his life to the Norfolk & Southern Rail road, which he also assisted in build ing. BSpbai| d Flight Has Saved Entire Extermination \ Made a Good Run. Official information from the Russian headquarters in the field, supplemented by dispatches from corres roadents with the army of the Rus s:an Emperor, show that General Ku! ropatkin, alter suffering by far the most severe defeat of the war, has 1 succeeded, as he did after the battle ? of Liao Yang, in extricating the remnant's .if his nrmv from r rinsition which military experts 24 hours be- ' J fore believed would result in its anni- i hilation or surrender, " he retreat ; from Liao Vang has been considered | the most masterly ever executed, but ' " it is far overshadowed ty this latest i feat of the Russiah general, who has ! taken personal command of the { troops. After fighting for nearly i. three weeks, losing in killed, wound- j cd, and misting, probabiy a third of i bis army, or nearly 100,000 men, and a fourth of his artillery. Kuropatkin j gathered what was left together north of Mukden and is taking them towards !. Tie Pass through a rain of shrapnel i which is being thrown on them from t both right and left. This he seems 11 to have been able to accomplish by re- J sorting to the same tactics which j < saved his army at Liao Yang. I i General Kuropatkin has sent in his resignation to the Emperor. General Kuropatkin has telegraphed ! , to Emperor Nicholas assuming him- t self all the responsibility for his de- ' feat, making no excuses except that the strength of the Japanese was mis- . c calculated and refusing to place any ' ? of the blame upon the council of gen- j C e ; Is upon whose advice he determined ! 3 J* give battle. His reputation as an t offensive sfrategist is gone, and, j1 thoughh the Emperor's military advis- f ors know not where to look for a bet- t ter general, his resignation will be t accepted. C In losing General Kuropatkin. the r army will lose the idol of the prlTate P soldiers, an officer who. in spite of d the intrigues of his generals and his ? failure to win a battle, has won their ? confidence and affection. The flight of the Russian army of upwards of a quarter of a million men ad the 2,000 pieces of artillery with which it was expected confidently j General Kuropatkin and his lieuten- j1 ants could prevent the advance of the El Japanese beyond the Sbakhe and Hun ? rivers. Is still in the balance. They j ~ have been drawn from those positions, ! ? and are now rushing northward to- 3 wards Tie Pass, around which are y high hills, which were prepared for j1' defense after the battle of Liao Yang, a in September, there being no hope at f that time that the Japanese would al- r low the defeated army to rest south ^ of the Tie Pass. That the Russians ! j, 1 have lost many guns and large quan- n titles of ammunition and supplies is ( certain, for with but a single track * of railway to the north, it would be d impossible to remove the large stores 8 which had been gathered together at fl Mukden. These, it seems certain, a have been destroyed. The Japanese 8 have not yet reported the capture of guns, which they generally do almost e immediately; but it seems hardly likely that Kuronatkin could have re- 1 moved all of his artillery. On the " 1st of January, according to corres- 1 pondents who have just returned from 8 Mukden, the Russians had in position 11 along the Shakhe and Hun rivers 1,500 ? guns. * The losses in the operations preced- 0 ing the battle and those in the battle proper must reach enormous propor- t tions, but up Jo the present time, v neither side has attempted an esti- 1 mate. They will exceed the Shakhe s losses, in which the Russians alone S lost in killed and wonnded and miss- c ing 67,000 men. s The Pass Undefended. Tien Tsin, By Cable.?The well-informed here roughly estimate the to- ( tal Russian casuallties at 150.000 and c those of the Japanese 60,000. It is t reported that Tie Pass is practically i undefended, and another great action s is regarded as improbable. A Japa- s nese officer has said: "We must push c the advantage home and give no re- 1 spite until a crushing defeat has been 1 administered." 1 Not Expecting Peace. , Washington, Special.?"After JLiao | i Yang there was talk of peace. Rus- j < sia's answer was re-inforcements. Like j 1 Liao Yank, Mukden is scene of another * retreat, and again Russia's answer will 1 be large re inforcements, but of peace, 1 not a word." This was the emphatic ' statement of Count Cassini, the Rus- 1 sian ambassdor. If an echo of peace 1 should come out of St. Petersburg, no ' official in Washington would be more 1 surprised than the Russian ambassa- 1 dor. who has all along been positively < informed that nothing but victory for i General Kuropatkin can bring an end ! to the war. ! 1 Will Hang For Killing Negro. Charleston, S. C., Special.?A special i from Darlington tells of the sentence ; 1 in the Court of Sessions, and among 1 the penalties imposed, Bob Smalls, a , white man recently convicted of killing a respectable and industrious ne gro named Frank Scott, was sentenc- j 1 ed to be hanged Friday, May 5. John 1 Noll, also white, an accessory to the I < crime, was commended to mercy and j , was given a life sentence. Sam Marks j ( a negro who killed Hillary Langston. | white, was sentenced to die on the gal- J lows with Smalls, May 5. Death of Senator Bate. Washington, Special?United States Senator William Brimage Bate, of Tennessee, twice Governor of his State, a veteran of both the Mexican and civil wars, rising from private , to major general in the Confederate army, and for eighteen years a conspicuous member of the upper house | of Congress, died at his hotel apartments in this city Thursday, aged 78 years. Death was due to pneumonia > and defective heart. Senator Bate atf tended the inauguration ceremonies on - March 4, and his death is believed to - j be due primarily to exposure on that J occasion. i i V ent^mS as m^l of education ainll^^^^Prrds as pos- , sible. In a letter t<^^^county super- i intendents, he says: "I wish to discuss with you various j plans for our work during the cowing h year. I especially desire to confer in , regard to summer schools, libraries, i the school building act. and other re- ' ( cent legislation. I think that we can facilitate the work by coming together : and making mutual suggestions. To J j this end, therefore, I shall be at the i following places on the following date.s : and I wish to urge you to meet me at J the place most convenient to you: "flpmisnn fYdlppp March 14. 10 a. ' m.; Hartsville (high school). March 16. t' 10 a. m.; Orangeburg (Supt. Melli- j' ^hanrap's office), March 24, 10 a. m.; H Chester (Supt. Knox's office), March 27, 10 a. m.; Greenwood, (Supt. Rog prs' office). March 29, 10 a. ra.; Spar- I :anburg (Supt. Elmore's office), March i 50. 10 a. m.; Charleston (Supt. War- | ng's office), April 4. 12 m. Please let ne know as early as possible where ' iou can meet me and also whether ! 1 iny members of your board will be J present." [' : r Superintendent Martin has received j in invitation to address the next an- a lual meeting of the Kentucky Educa- ; f ional association to be held at Mam- r noth Cave, Ky.. June 21-23. This i ? neeting comes so near to the opening ! j )f the State Summer schools that Mr. j r dartin is afraid that he shall be un- P ible to accept. ! c Superintendent Martin received a j * heck last week for $1,000 from Dr. S. !5 Green, general agent of the Pea- ) >ody board. This money is to be used ,1 aiding the summer schools work. j ^ The department of education has re- ! f eived many inquiries in regard to ! Senator Mauldin's bill for celebrating ! .'alhoun's birthday in the public ! chools as "South Carolina day." The t ill is on the senate calendar and will j ikely pass next session. It does not p irovide for a holiday, but simply that ,] he teachers shall use part of this day t o impress important facts of South j Carolina history upon children and pa- \ ents. The date, March 18, is appro- f iriate not only because it is the natal a ay of one of South Carolina's great- * Knt aloA KJaq nco it ? 'SI. OiaiCdUiCU, uuv aiou u>ivauov ?v u omes at a time when the schools are ii a session. Scuppernongs by the Carload. Mr. E. J. Watson, commissioner of mmigration, has been in communica- g ion with one of the largest wine mamfacturing concerns in Missouri, with , view to the opening of a market for ^ louth Carolina raised scuppernongs, a his grape growing so generally and a asily in almost every portion of the E itate. Commissioner Watson stated s esterday that he had Just been ad- 0 ised by the concern that it would "be f n a position to take all the scupper- g iong grapes that may be offered this t all" If the scale of prices can be ar- d anged satisfactorily. f Mr. Watson is now looking into the f( ransportation feature as he is doing t ri the matter of opening an extensive n aarket for sweet potatoes, and is hope- c ul of accomplishing resolutions that t rill establish a new and profitable in- j, ustry. The concern that wishes the 0 rapes is willing to pay a fair price c or the grapes in quantity, very likely j trifle more than the market price ], ovorning the locality where grown. y The company referred to is large t nough if all arrangements are made f o take the entire output of the State 8 a scuppernongs. Just as soon as the 0 latter reaches the stage where exact j, Igures can be quoted a circular to ( rape growers will be issued, just as is a imposed to be done in the case of the v aarket for sweet potatoes if satisfac- a ory prices can be obtained after all g le details of transportation are worked a The company is in a position also ^ o purchase all of the scuppernong n pine that can be made in South Caro- d ina, but the dispensary law is so con- ? tructed that people residing in the 0 >tate cannot make wine to be shipped e utside the State or for other than per- a onal use.?Columbia State. Seeking Incorporation. The 3aluda River Power Company of T Jreenville yesterday applied fc a o :harter. The concern was given char- t er rights by the legislature with the '' mderstanding that a charter must be a tecured in regular manner from the * secretary of state, so that a charter fee 1: ould be collected. The capital stock {J vill be $300,000. The corporators are {J L W. Parker, A. G. Furman. .T. I. tVestervelt and H. J. Haynsworth. A new enterprise of considerable siqilficance is to be started in Summerfine. It is a pickle factory. The spirit J >f diversification seems to be taking ^ iold of the people of the State an<l the ? ?stabllshment of this industry may ^ ead to others. The capital stock is to c ie $10,000. .T. T. E. Thorn hill is presi- e lent and Wallace Hutchinson secre- J, :ory. The purposes of the new com- a ?anv shall be 'planting, raising and j inlying vegetables, 'for the purpose of s manufacturing the same into pickles; j, [he manufacture of pickles out of veg- j. ?tables and other articles suitable for j "uch purposes; and the sale of the ft same and also the manufacture and a sale of condiments and other articles c for table use." A concern which stands for progress was given a commission by the secretary of state. This is the Myrtle Beach Development company of Conway. The c :apital stock will be $75,000. Corpora- p hr?r? p a. Burroughs, B. G. Collins, j G. R. Sessions and J. E. Bryan. The i purpose of this company will be to * "purchase, improve and s-'U real es-k j tate. clear up land and swamp land,' ^ drain and cultivate same. Also f to sell or manufacture the timber re- } moved from the lan^ under its control. t And still another bankhashean cryear for such Institutions. WilhalTaJte to have "The People's Bank" with a | capitalizatien of $30,000. Corporators, ( W. R. Strother. Stiles P. Dendy, Julius J R. Earle and C. R. B. Burns. i Ireland is making a bold bid for a t leading position in the British fruit ! markets. Orchard cultivation is being I encouraged by the authorities and ar- 1 rangements are being actively prose- j cuted for the drying and packing of i fruit in American fashion for exporta- e tion. The Irish fruit is among the fin- t est in the world. I c { M EnHpFAiij Rcurrencea of Interest in Various < Parte of the State. Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid to wagons: Strict good middling 7 13-1G i 3ood middling j Strict middling T:.*% I Middling 7:;'s I ringes 6% to 7'4 j Stains 5Vi to C.OO j Geneal Cotton Market. Middling. lalveston. firm 1M/i S'ew Orleans, steady 7 3-16 Mobile, steady 7?g Savannah, firm 7% Charleston, firm 7:?g Wilmington, steady 7J4 ! S'orfolk, steady 7->4 : Baltimore, normal 774 j S'ew York, quiet 7.90 Boston, quiet 7.'J0 Philadelphia, steady 8.15 iouston, steady 7% , \ustin, firm 174 \. Hemphis, steady 7% i 5t. Louis, steady "V2 { x>uisville, Arm 7Ri 3 i1 Heavy Sales of Fertilizers. i ( The sales of fertilizers appears to fce ncreasing. In the eight days of March 11 he State treasurer has received over | i 117,000 from the tag tax against 7,fioO [j ast year This shows an increase of ; ( learly 71.000 a day. For the months of I anuary and February there had been |1 1 marked falling off, and now it is : 2 (rotable that the month of March will 5 learly offset the difference of $13,000 c >etween the months of Januaiuf and February of last year and the^yne i nonths this year. Indeed it is qime 1 irobable that Clemson college will if- \ eive royalties nearly as heavy this t 'ear as last year, when the total reachd $118,000. 1 The total figures from the privilege t ax are as follows: i 1904. 1905. anuary $35,003.90 $ 16.865 February 45,789.50 40,6?o.."0 > $80,798.40 $57,521.50 1 The total for January, February and 5 he first eight days of March, 1904, is 88.427, and the total for the same 3 eriod of the current year is $74,441. a t lifference of $13,986 more for last year f han for this year. But the first day of larch the difference was $33,000. Whether these sales mean that the ' armers will use more fertilizers on r . smaller acreage or whether thev f irill use fertilizers in intensive farming ] n lands used for other farm products f s not shown, but the figures show that t ertilizers are being sold in great quan- u ities this month. In two days the x r.-C. C. Co. sent in checks aggregating r 5,000. At the rate of 25 cents per ton his would represent 20,000 tons of 1 uano. v b Sinking Fund Commission. v The sinking fund commission met i Tiursday for the first time since the t djournment of the legislature, when ? great many bills were passed to pernit counties to borrow money from the s inking fund commission. Over half t f the counties in the state are iskinf ? or loans, and all, of course, cannot be t ranted. It will be necessary to make d he loans on a pro rata basis, as was r one last year. The commission tie- z erred action in compliance with the t ollowing report and resolutions from i he loan committee: "The loan com- b aittee respectfully reports that after i: onferring among themselves and with : he attorney general are of tho opin- : an that the March 1st apportioning f f fund in hand among applicatant f ounties. under section 93 of volume b 902, should be made under the fol- b owing rules and unless it be othsrvise ordered by the commission that u he apportionment be so made: First i \inds to be apportioned under this v ection constitute not only the cash ] n hand on March 1st of each year, ? >ut also those outstanding annual loons g made unler laws requiring repayment v nd authorizing reloaning annually), 3 rhich fall due during the year within b , reasonable time after March 1st d iecond. In apportioning such 'unds o mong applicant counties, the county v hall be charged in the apportionment a kith all of its such outstanding an- c iual loans then unpaid but falling due p ;uring the yoar, but the county shall lot be charged with any unpaid portion v if any special loan extending over sev- u ral years made under some special act c uthorizing same." a An Aged Convict. Portman Gosnell, a negro of ad- 3 anced age who Is serving a sentence v n the chalngang in ureenvme couu- a y for violation of the dispensary law, o s said to be an object of such pity that n petition has been sent to Gov. Hey- j rard asking for him to be pardoned, j "he convict is too old to work, is con- > ned to the jail, is 65 years of age and j as nine children, all but one of whom i ave deserted him, and this one is a i; hild 11 years old. P Rock Hill Pastor Resigns. ' Rock Hill. Special.?Rev. J. C. ! ohnes, rector of the Church of Our iavior, has resigned his charge here o take up work in California. He will . egin his new duties about the 1st of ' ipril. Mr. Johnes has been rector of hurches here and in Yorkville for sev- j ral years, but recently he has d#-oted r lis entire time to this parish. He has lso done much work in Lancaster. , llacksburg and other towns of this j ection. The expressions of regret , ieard since his decision to leave Rock ; Till have been many and sincere. Mr. ; ohnes is a man of rare personality and ; ias endeared himself to the community * s a whole irrespective of his own ' hurch. J Wants a Reward Offered. nnv Mpvward has received from Mr. ; Simeon E. Smith of Barnwell an ap- I >eal for the State to offer a reward n addition to that which he has al- , eadv offered for the arrest of the par- ; y who killed his brother. J. T. Smith, in. of Williston. Mr. Simeon E. Smith ( s a lawyer at Barnwell and has of- , ered a reward of $1,000 for the arrest , >f the guilty party. He states that le is willing to double the amount if lecessary. For Lieutenant Governor Representative E. Mitchell Seabrcok | >f the Charleston county delegation, J vill probably make the race for lieu- f enant governor at the next State < dection. While he has made no defi- i lite announcement, it is understood < hat this will be forthcoming later on. ; dr. Seabrook has represented Edisfo < sland in the Charleston delegation for i 0 years. He is a\successful long sta- < )le cotton planter and during his ca- ( eer in the legislature he has paid | ;pecial attention to agriculture maters. He Is thr chairman of the agii- < lujtw^^ra^i^^^^f the v A Review of Conditions of Months Is- 1 sued by Section Director Bauer. The annual review of weather and crop conditions issued by Section Director Bauer for 1904 is full of interest to all who are aiTected or at all concerned about such matters. The review says: The year was, seemingly, an anomalous one in the relation between the prevailing weather and crop prot'.uc tion. The spring was cold, espeeiallyiuring April, and was very dry well Into early summer?conditions adverse to favorable germination and rapid ?rowth. During June, July and August, slightly more than 45 per cent, of the year's precipitation was recorded, md during the same months the temperature was unusually equable, with 10 long periods of extremely hot veather. Both of these conditions were rery favorable on crops that had their urincipal period of growth and devel>pment in these months, such as corn ind cotton, and the previous long period >f dry weather had afforded ample opjortunity for thorough cultivation, vhich is an essential factor in causng large yields of these crops. Howtver, increased yields, over 1903, were lot confined to those two crops, but induded wheat, oats, tobacco, rice as well is less important crops commercially, ;uch as fruits, hay and the many minor rops that have a large economic im>ortance though of small commercial 'alue. Nearly all of the latter crops ^ vere not materially affected by the nid-summer rains, having matured >efore the rains set in, or having had heir growth prolonged to the less faarable autumn, and yet they produced nore abundantly than in the previous rear, hence the anomoly. The seeding time for wheat and oats-, ate in 1903, was not favorable; the vinter was an unusually cold one; the pring was cold and dry; the summer tad an equable temperature and coilous rainfall; the autumn was unusutlly dry; the killing frosts somewhat ater than the average date of occurrtlrvnlncr mnntha TTPTA ffllflV cute, LUC tiuoiug Uivuvuu ? v.w ? ? avorable for seeding wheat and oats. This Is a brief epitome of the weather or 1904, to which may be added that he year as a whole was colder than isnal, and had the smallest average mount of precipitation since systematic ecords have been kept. January was unusually cold with less han the usual precipitation; there vas some snow in parts of the State, iut not enough to afford protection to rinter grains. Wheat and oats were, n places, injured by freezing. Less han the usuil amount of plowing ras done. February was colder than usual, rith much alternate freezing and hawing that was injurious to winter ;rains. The precipitation was slightly >elow normal, but was very evenly listributed. Plowing made rapid prog- ( ess in the eastern parts, but the .round was generally too wet in the 1 western parts. A large acreage of , pring oats was sown; tobacco seed ieds were burnt and seeded; gardenng was begun, but the ground was too , old for favorable germination. The old weather retarded the budding of ruit trees and was to that extent beneicial; in the extreme southern parts, ?oth peaches and plums began to doom. March was slightly warmer than isual but with considerable freezing feather over the western parts, and rith frequent light to killing frosts. The precipitation was below normal, rhile the number of rainy days was renter than usual. Farm work adanced rapidly, although planting op- i rations were restricted to the eastern iflf of the State. Wheat and oats lid well; the weather was favorable m truck in the coast regions, and early egetables were marketed. Fruit trees if ail varieties bloomed throughout the aonth. Some corn and cotton were danted and came up to fair stands. April had peristent low temperature rith frequent light to killing frosts/ intil the 22nd. The soil remained too old for quick germination of seeds ,nd the rapid growth of plants that rere up, so that early cotton came up o irregular stands and tne piams ooked sickly. Early corn had poor ] tands, and was ravaged some by cut ( forms, so that much replanting was . lecessary. The April precipitation was ?ut little more than one-third of the t iormal amount, and a severe drought ( leveloped in the coast truck regions reluclng yields materially. Planting oprations progressed rapidly and were inusually well advanced by the close of i he month. Wheat and oats developed nto promising crops. Tobacco transplanting was finished, though the soil fas. in places, too dry to secure full tands. Peaches, plums, cherries and ipples continued promising, the low emperature being, seemingly, favorible toward their development. May was cool, owing principally to he 1<>w night temperatures, a condiion favorable on fruits and on wheat, tut unfavorable for the germination of ate planted corn and cotton and for he growth of these crops. The greater ?art of the month was very dry, but opious rainfall during the closeing lays partially relieved the drought, and aused a material improvement in the ondition of all growing crops. The ains came too late to benefit wheat or :ats, both of which began to ripen and ome oats were cut. Fruits remained iromising. Gardens suffered severely. The absence of rain made the thorough ultivation of field cropg possible Both orn and cotton attainacf fairly good itands on all but clay sons, where some >f the seed lay dormant owing to the ack of moisture. June growth and development of all :rops was very satisfactory, due to "* '?"nrahio temneratures and ! ;uut?i till J latviHw tvell distributed rainfall. The soil was rarely too wet for cultivation of 3eld crops, and both corn and cotton were easily kept free from grass and weeds. During the middle of the nonth cotton suffered slightly from :ool nights, causing ice to develop, aut higher temperatures soon caused 1 complete recovery without giving he plants a materis^fcetback. Some jlooms appeared on^tton after the 10th. Corn developw favorably. Stands of both corn aid cotton were excellent. Wheat and &ts were harvested. Tobacco impi^k|d rapidly md became very promising selecting end curing were begun^JTice suffered from lack of res^^rer for flood g. The commerci^peach crop ripened; it was a large crop of superior luality. Melons were somewhat later ;han urual in ripening. July temperatures were moderate, ividh only two periods of extreme heat, both of which were too short in duraf I -< ^^^^^Lmagc any crop. The rain^B^^^^Bbtly less than usuaf, but , ^ fc^rops, There was too ?^?! \^^^^^ti0nS 0t the eastern coulhS^^ crops properly, al- , thoughas a' rule laid by < clean and wefr-'cult^vated. Corn improved steadily. Cotton developed favorably, having been favored by the weather throughout the month; the ! plants bloomed heavily freely and ! / fruited heavily, and maintained a I healthy, vigorous growth. Tobacco developed a fine quality of leaf, but . the late tobacco was injured to vome 1 extent by an excess of rain. Slipor crops were in very promislng*condition. 4 August had an extreme temperature with no extreme heat. The rainfall was copious during the first half of the month with less frequent, less general 1 1 \crhtor chnworo Hnrlncr th#> last i t half. Corn became very promising. ^ Early corn reached maturity. Cotton continued to grow and to fruit freely 1 throughout the month, though the fre- e quent rains induced some shedding, d and rust developed on sandy lands, j but, on the whole, the deterioration was less than is usual during August c It began to open about the middle of the month and a little was picked, n Tobacco curiDg was finished. Rice j harvest was begun. Fall truck was planted and grew rapidly. The c weather during this month was favora- c ble on all crops, particularly on grass n for hay. a September temperature was about 0 normal, except that the closing days had mid-summer heat. The precipi- 8 tation was deficient. A. severe storm *' damaged crops severely* in the north- d eastern counties, otherwise the weath- f( er was favorable on all crops, and was particularly favorable for picking cotXam, which work became active after c tJp 5th. The bulk of the corn crop a pached maturity during this month, e with the grain well developed and . hard. Haying made favorable progress. All forage crops made large L yields. It was too dry by the end of n the month for fall plowing, and for e the growth of late root crops. October had nearly normal temperature and very scant rainfall. Frosts ? were frequent after the 16th, but did ^ little damage. The weather was par- * ticularly favorable for harvesting op- ? erations. Cotton picking made rapid progress, and the lint was saved in " the best condition owing to the almost ? entire absence of rain. A large and:* h well matured crop of corn was housed. ^ Minor crops gave very satisfactory * yields. It was mostly too dry for C plowing and seeding, though some * fall oats were sown. d November was much cooler than us- a ual, with about normal precipitation. L The weather continued ravoraDie ior ? finishing gathering crops, and the last ? half of the month for seeding wheat h and oats, although slightly too cool * for quick germination. The first general killing frost of the season occur- d red on the 15th, which ended the H growing season of 1904. 7 December was slightly cooler than o usual, and had a slight deficiency in a precipitation, though what rain fell S was practically absorbed by the soil, * keeping it Just about wet enough for h plowing and seeding operations. s' ? n Say, He Killed Four. J1 Danville, Ark., Special.?James Ince, d confessing that beds a quadruple murderer, was brought back to jail here 8 after a visit to the scene of the crime, ? 15 miles southwest of here, where, w confronted with the dead bodies of his ^ wife and three children, the latter d ranging in age from four months to four years, he broke down and con- tl fessed his guilt, saying that it seemed * impossible to make a living for his p< family, hence his act. a< Si Fighting Around Mukden. Mukden, By Cable.?The Japanese pi at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning attacked a Russian position on the Hun river from Machiapu. The artillery jt Are has been continuous, and shifted a northward after daylight almr^to the ^ Sinmintin road, from which wthmded w and Chinese refugees are arriving. n Fighting is also far to the northward, j] Numbers of wounded Japanese along aj the Sinmintin have been brought in a| and cared for. tc la ]g Woman Poisoner Submits. Lynchburg, V*., Special.?Mrs. Sal- a lie Hanna, who administered Rough ^ on Rats to a family of six ^ because the family had given shelter Dl to the husband of the prisoner, whom t? ahe had run away from home, appear- b' ed in court, waived trial by Jury and n, threw herself on the mercy of the fl] court. The judge announced that he w would take the matter under advise- ^ ment and it is probable that be will r( hear the evidence in the case. N E WS Y^GL EA'NTX GS. B< a Extensive plans for the improvement fi of the Suez Caual are now well under w way. C Society inoWashington seems determined to introduce "the Continental w Sunday." ci An Indianapolis man lias been or- s dered by the courts to pay bis ex-wife " 552.150 alimony. Copper money in France is being 11 gradually replaced this year by alum- CJ inum bronze pennies of a pale yellow 11 color. The Corcoran Art Gallery, at Wash- ^ ington, D. C., recently paid 52000 for n an oil painting of a codfish by William M. Chase. t French horticulture in the experimental gardens at Bordeaux has accli- . niatized for Europe one of the sweet potatoes of Western Africa. Five pensioners of the Revolutionary ^ War and 111G pensioners of the War si of 1812 are still upon the Govern- J inent's pay rolls. ii Dr. Osier, of Johns Hopkins UniTer- 0 sity, reiterated that men over sixty a are "absolutely useless," but admitted p that his chloroforming suggestion was *J iily a joke. k The descendants of Mary Setoun. one of the four maids of honor to Mary Queen of Scots, have in their possession a curious watch which was given by that queen to her favorite. ? London clubs are not very cheerful y places in cold weather, according to a t Saturday Review writer, who says that in times of frost and snow the ^ number of sleepers and snorerS is ^ abominably increased. Two Japanese prisoners were picked b up by the Russians in a recent skir- r niish. One was unhurt, the other mor- tj tally wounded. They were brothers, q and the one had preferred capture to ^ leaving the other to.die alone on the j tatt'efield. \ \ ! t MONEY IN THE BA^fl Saves Mrs. Chadwick From Charge Intentional Fraud :laim of government fails^^B rhe Defence in the Chadwick Cat*. Shows That She Had Money on D? posit in the Oberlin Institution. Cleveland, Ohio, Special.?Nine wit-' lessee were examined In the Chadrick trial, and the defense established he fact that the claim of the govern- jfl nent that Mrs. Chad wick bad no mon- flj y in the Oberlin bank at the time of [rawing the checks which were certi- ^Jj led by Spear and Beck with, was In- h orrect in two instances* at leaijC . MS It was shown by the general Joural of the bank that on November 3, 903, when Mrs. Chadwick received a ,/ ' ertifled check for $10,000, aa entry rediting her with that amotmt was aade on the journal of the bank anil , deposit slip for $10,000 waa made ut in her name. The entry and the lip were in the handwriting of Casher Spear. Another entry off similar ature amounting to $5,000 was also ound. These facts were brought oat n cross examination by Judge Wing, ounsel for Mrs. Chadwick after long nd tedious questioning of & H. A ry, assistant cashier of the 'Oberlin ank. Avery at first testified Uiat at o time had Mrs. Chadwick elt^SS^^jPM aoney in or credit at the bank. 8evral directors of the Oberlin bank teamed that they knew nothing of tho ransactions with Mrs. Chadwick, >ne of them said none of the Chadrick deals were ever reported by Mr, [pear to the directors. An official of the Euclid -AwaadP^ 'rust Company testified that Mrs. A !hadwick had $92,000 on deposit in * is bank. Horace G. White, book- eeper of the Oberlin bank, testified hat the entry giving credit to Mrs. Ihadwick for $10,000 was in the handrriting of Cashier Spear, and that the eposit slip for the same amount waslso in Spear's handwriting. Robert yens, receiver for the Citizens' Na- ional Bank of Oberlin, said that the ooks did not show that any account ad ever existed by which Mrs. Chadrick could draw checks on the bank. Mrs. Cbadwick came into court toay apparently none the worse for her ( Iness, which caused the adjournment esterday. She wore the same gown f black and white, as on her first ppearance, but had added a long ; 2 rey veil which covered her face, and *> as wound in repeated folds about cr neck. Shortly after taking her cat in the rear of her counsel, she amoved the veil and took the position he occupied during mr5& of yesieray, her elbow on the tabte and her hin in the palm of her hand. A It is doubtful if Andrew -Carnegie A ill take the stand. District ulllvan said today: "It Is not *my resent intention to put Mr. Carnegie n the stand, and I do not think he ill be called upon to testify unless is evidence should be needed In reuttal of something introduced by the efense." Carnegie May Not Testify. Cleveland, 0., Special.?The cause of le government against Mrs. Chadwick as completed Wednesday afternoon, ne witness for the defense, an ex?rt accountant, was sworn, but an ijournment was taken before he had Iven any testimony. The entire afteroon session was taken up by the inoduction as evidence of checks, deceit siips, books of the bank and two ? tters written by Mrs. Chadwick to r. Beckwltn ana Mr. spear, une 01 me tters was written to Spear alone. la .. Mrs. Chad wick asked him to certify check to be given by her to Henry furst, of Elyria, saying that she ould get the goods in the East to leet the check. "So draw a ^ 15,000," the letter said, "^pdvl will gu it, and pay yon well for K. f aa Sout io ao something of jptat interest > us all." Dfstrict-Att6rney Sullivanid great stress, in representing the tters to the jury, on the apparent fact _ tat Mrs. Chad wick was asking for the srtiflcation of a check not only when le had no funds in the bank, but even store she had signed it. It is practicalr settled that Andrew Carnegie will ot appear in the case at all. There has ;en nothing in the case as presented Y the government that bears in any anner on the papers signed with his ime which bore so large a part in the aanci&l transactions of Mrs. Chadick, and it is not expected that the -?? ?% sfense will offer any testimony that ill call him to the stand to testify in ibuttal. Fresh From the Wires. , ^ Trustee Loeser, of the Chadwick aests, and Public Prosecutor Keeler illed on Mr. Carnegie and obtained nm him cnpcfmens of bis signature. hich is altogether unlike that on the hadwlck papers. The San Francisco police are atUI ithout information as to what the jemical analysis in the case of Mrs. tanford shows, but are inclining to ie belief that she was not poisoned. A special pontifical commission has tade a report recommending a modiflition of the Papal decree against woten singing in Catholic church choirs. A movement has been started In ome for the foundation of an interational institute of agrllulture. An Unfavorable Turn For Russia. General Rennenkampfs Headquar;rs, Oubenepusa ? By Cable.? -Events took an unfavorable turn for le Russians this evening. After a -. -< j accession of determined attacks the apanese ousted the Russians from an nportant position in the left center * f the Eastern army. The Japanese are lso pressing the right center hard. The tusslans have been ordered to retake tie position at any cost There were eavy losses today on both sides. 1 1 * a Resolutions to Return Flags. Trenton, N. J., Special.?In the louse Mr. Coyne introduced a resolo. ion authorizing the Governor to re* arn a Confederate flag to thcPGoveror of North Carolina, captured by tie Ninth New Jersey Volunteers at tie battle of Newbern. The flag was resented to the BtaufortPlow Boys y the ladies of Beaufort/?*. C. The ' eason for this resolution is the fact hat New Jersey has appropriated |5,00 to erect a auitable monument at lewbern in h^or of the Ninth Nesr ?