The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 07, 1905, Image 3
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I Russians Break Into Rejoicing Over
I the Victory of Portsmouth, Which
They Consider an Offset to TsushiMa,
Liao Yang and Mukden, and a
Diplomatic Triumph of the First
^ Magnitude.
r Portsmouth. N. H.. Special.?The
long and bloody war between Japan
and Russia is ended. The terms of
peace were settled by Mr. Witte and
. Baron Kcmura at the session of the
conference Tuesday morning and Tues\
<3av afternoon preliminary arrange|
ments for an armistice were concluded
and the actual work of framing the
"Treaty of Portsmouth" was by mutual
agreement turned over to Mr. D.
Martens, Russia's great international
lawyer, and Mr. Dennison. who for 25
years has acted as the legal adviser of
the Japanese Foreign Office.
The treaty is expected to be com!
pleted by the end of the week.
This happy conclusion of the conference.
which a week ago, would have
been shipwrecked had it not been for
the heroic Intercession of President
Roosevelt, was sudden and dramatic.
For the sake of peace, Japan, with the
magnanimity of a victor, at the last
moment yielded everything still in is
sue. Russia reiusea iu uuugc uum mc
^limatum of the Czar, given to President
Roosevelt through Ambassador
Meyer. No indemnity under any
.guise, but an agreement to divide Sakhalin
and reimburse Japan for the
maintenance of the Russian prisoners,
were his last words. They had been
repeatedly reiterated in Mr. Witte's
e
instructions, and in the form of a
written reply to the Japanese compromise
proposals of last Wednesday
they were delivered to Baron Komura
this morning.
TOTAL SURPRISE TO WITTE.
!Mf. Witte went to the conference declaring
he was powerless to change the
dot of an "1" or the cross of a "t" in
his instructions. Czar Nicholas' word
% had been given not only to him but to
President Roosevelt, the head of a foreign
state. When Baron Komura.
j therefore first offerer the new
W basis of compromise, outlined in
the dispatches (the complete renunciation
of indemnity, coupled with a
proposition for the redemption or sax
ha'.in at a price to be fixed by a mixed
tribunal consisting of representatives
cf the neutral power?in fact, if not in
words, the solution offered by President
Roosevelt) Mr. Witte again returned
a non possumus. It was what
Mr. Witte termed in an interview with
the press the "pyscologlcal moment."
Mr. Witte did not flinch. He expected
a rupture and as he expressed it afterward
he was stunned by what happen,
>N^ed. Baron Komura gave way on all
7* the disputed points. With the prescience
that has enabled the Japanese
to gauge the mental processes of their
adversaries on the field of battle and
upon the sea, they had realized in advance
that peace could be obtained in
? TKAtf KA/1 tVinir _
, X1U UlUtrr \Vtt> . a UCJ jiuu iuvii gviviu
ment. President Roosevelt, had also.
It is said, advised Japan that it was
better to meet the Russian positions
than to take the responsibility of continuing
the war for the purpose of collecting
tribute. The Mikado, at the
session of the cabinet end elder statesmen
yesterday, had sanctioned the final
concession. When Baron Koccra
yielded, the rest was mere child's
play.
By Wire and Cable.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
makes public his letter to Governor
Cummins, cf Iowa, in answer to the
latter's criticism of his alleged remarks
concerning the French treaty.
The Secretary claims to have been
misquoted.
A mob of 50 men at Newbern, N. C..
hung to a bridge John Moore, a negro
who attacked Mrs. Eubanks. postmistress
at Clark, N. C.
There were 13 deaths of yellow rever
at New Orleans, the largest number
yet reported in one day.
Ellis Glenn, the "man woman," who
has been in so many escapedes in
West Virginia, is said to have been arrested
in Michigan.
The explosion of a stereopticon in
the First Baptist church at Norfolk
last night caused a panic.
\ Capt. E. W. Jones, of Norfolk, who
killed Maud Robinson and then cut his
own throat, is recovering.
A new 40 mile railroad is to be built
from Town Creek to Stuart's Knob, in
Patrick county. Va.
The French liner La Savoie arrived
at Newport News to have a new propeller
put in.
Popular opinion in Japan is reported
- - ? ttmir>ot o HR-iainr) Of
lO oe vei> SUUU& agamoi u. V...,
Sakhalin Island, and surprise is expressed
that sale of a part of it should
have been proposed.
Agrarian disorders throughout Russia
are greatly on the increase, and
the nobles are subjected to all kinds
ofrexactions cn the part of the peasantry,
collisions with Cossacks also being
reported.
Both armies in Manchuria have received
reinforcements and the fronts
have been greatly extended.
There is reported to be much feeling
among the Chinese against the government
because of the awarding of a
railroad contract to Americans.
)
A government bulletin shows that
the number of school teachers in the
country exceeds the total of preachers,
doctors and lawyers combined.
Edwin S. Holmes, Jr., is said to be
in Washington and is expected to surrender
himself today.
Many members of Congress ami of
the parliaments of various countries
are at Brussels where the Inter-parliamentary
Congress will begin its sessions
today.
H:
Settled Their Differences
ar is Over
CZAR KEEPS INTEIwx'ED SHIPS.
Articles 10 and 11 (interned warships
and the limitation of Russia's sea power
in the far East) were withdrawn?
Japan agreed that only that portion
of the Chinese Eastern Railroad south
of Chantufu, the position occupied by
Oyama, should be ceded to Japan. Both
sides, once the deadlock was broken,
wanted a "just and lasting" peace,
and in that spirit it was decided to
practically neutralize Sakhalin, each
country binding itself not to fortifv
its half of the island, and Japan assuming
an obligation not to fortify the
La Perouse strait between Sakhalin
and Hokkaido, which would bar Russia's
commercial route to the Pacific.
The plenipotentiaries went father.
They decided to add a new clause in
the nature of a broad provision for
mutual commercial privileges by which
each country will secure for the othei :
the benefit of the "most favored nation
clause," and the "open door."
LOOKS RATHER LIKE ALLIANCE.
The new treaty therefore will be a ;
wonderfully friendly document, ol
character almost to raise the suspicion
that the two countries have not negotiated
peace but have concluded the
basis of a future alliance. There is.
however, no evidence as rumored that
any secret clauses are to be appended
to the present treaty.
Before leaving the conference build
ir.g. felicitations were exchanged with
the President at Oyster Bay. Both
Baron Komura and Mr. Witte telegraphed.
The former eoiffined himselt
to apprising Mr. Roosevelt of the conditions
upon which peace had been
concluded. Mr. Witte frankly laid his
tribute at the President's feet. In his I
message he said:
"History will ascribe to you the glo- I
ry." and added the expression of Rus- |
sia's hearty appreciation of the President's
"generous initiative."
Mr. Roosevelt replied with words of
thauks and congratulation.
RUSSIANS DAZED WITH JOY.
Then began the jubilation. Mr. Witte
and Baron de Rosen returned to the
hotel for luncheon, xne Japanese nau
remained at the conference hall to
lunch with Mr. Pierce. The news that
peace had been concluded had preceded
the Russian plenipotentiaries, and such
scenes of wild rejoicing have never before
been witnessed in the State of
New Hampshire as greeted them upon
their arrival at the hotel. Mr. Witte.
dazed at the sudden and happy termi'
nation of the conference, was fairly
overpowered by the tremendous ovai
tion he received. He could only express
his gratitude by shaking the hands of
! everybody, and in response to the vol'
ley of questions fired at him as to the
terms murmur. "We pay not a kopeck
and we get half of Sakalin."
Later in his room, when he had par;
tially recovered himself, he declared
i that he could not have dreamed of such
! a victory?for that he regards it as a
1 diplomatic triumph of the first magnitude.
he makes no attempt to conceal.
I And that is the general verdict here to;
night. The Russians are overjoyed at
the result.
"We have had our Liao Yangs and
Mukdens." they say. "and our Tsus- j
hlmas on sea. but the Japanese have 1
had their Portsmouth."
JAPS BLUNDERED AT START.
Although Mr. Witte is not a diplomatist.
they declare that he has outmanoeuvered
the Japanese, yielding
one by one to the conditions until he :
forced them into a corner on the main :
1 issue of indemnity and left them no
escape, except surrender or to convert
the war into a war to collect tribute.
The Russians declared that dip!
lomaticaliy the Japanese made their ;
colossal blunder when they agreed to
consider the conditions seriatim.
The Japanese correspondents,
though thev said little, plainly showed
their dissatisfaction with the terms
during the afternoon. They stood aloof,
silent in the midst of the general jubi-1
! lation. for as the afternoon advanced
| the air was filled with the sounds of
| rejoicing. Bells were ringing in PortsFever
at Pensocola, Florida.
i
Pensacola, Fla., Special.?Dr. Joseph
Y. Porter, State health officer, has is- i
sued a card to the public in which he
says that three Greeks with symptoms j
of yellow fever have been found in
Pensacola. The cases were discovered j
[ by Dr. Warren E. Anderson, and agent;
I here for the State board of health, and
j Dr. Porter confirms Dr. Anderson'3
diagnosis of the cases.
Ambassador Sees Czar.
St. Petrsburg, By Cable.?Mr. Meyer,
the American ambassador, had an;
audience with the Emperor at Peterhof
Wednesday afternoon, which lasted
three hours. Presumably the mat- j
ter of peace was discussed at length, |
but nothing can be ascertained at
present regarding what actually j
took place, as the embassy declines
j to give out any statement. It is known, 1
; however, that a long cablegram has
been sent to Washington giving the
, results of the conference. The Emper-!
or attended the manoeuvres in the j
morning, and returned to Peterhof just
i in time to receive Air. Meyer.
Decision Against Southern Road.
Washington, D. C., Special.?The InI
ter-Statc Commerce Commission de|
oided fcur cases brought by T. M. Ke!
hoe & Company, of Terra Haute. Ind., |
against the Charleston & Western railway
Companj-. the Seaboard Air Line
Railway, and the Philadelphia &'
Reading Railway Company, the decis-1
ion declaring that the dcfcn'ants' es- j
tahlished charge of $1.00 per day for j
| car demurrage is just and reasonable, j
| j
To Act on Bennington Report.
Washington. Special.?Secretary j
; Bonaparte has just completed a thcr-,
i ough examination of the record of the i
! proceedings of the court of inquiry in !
! the case of the disastrous boiler ex-1
plosion on the Bennington at San
; Diego, Cal? July 21 last, aud will announce
his action in a day or two. It
i is understood that he dee* net agree
: with the court in several of its con
elusions in the matter <*f the individual
j responsibility of various officers and
men of the vessel for the conditions
which resulted in the explosion. ,
Japanese, however, gave the true note
when he remarked:
IF MIKADO APPROVES, GOOD.
"Tell me that the Mikado ha9 ap?roved
it and I shall be satisfied."
In that sentence was compressed
the Spartan heroism of the Japanese
nation, and later when Mr. Sato issued
the official explanation of the reasons
that moved the Japanese plenipotentiaries
and it showed that the Emperor
had approved, there was a perceptible
change in the feelings of the Japanese.
Considerable disappointment,
however, continued to be manifested.
Baron Komura following the rule he
has set himself, declined to make any
statement, and Mr. Takahira would
only say when asked to make a statement:
"For the sake of humanity and civilization.
and as we believe, in the interest
of both countries and the world,
we have made peace."
A scene of the greatest excitement
followed the receipt, of the news in
the lobby of the Hotel Wentworth. The
official bulletin telephoned from the
conference room at the navy yard by
Mr. Sato and like an electric thrill
flooded through the room. There were
streams of iov. Men threw their hats
aloft, women actually wept. Then
there was a rush for the telegraph
offices and in an instant the news was
speeding to the remotest corners of
the earth.
JAP CORRESPONDENTS GLOOMY.
"We did *ot believe it this morning,"
said Mr. Fukotomi, correspondent for
The Osaki Asahi. as ho walked away
sinking his head. Japan expected a
great deal more than this. Division of j
Sakhalin was not to be thought of. It |
was ours by the blood of our soldiers
and we should have kept it. Russia
brought on this war; she should have
paid for it."
He was interrupted by another correspondent.
But the Emperor has ordered
it."
"Yes," said another, "it is the Emperor's
word."
The attitude of ths group at the
mention of the Emperor's name immediately
changed.
"Yes," assented one, "the Emperor
has spoken and Japan will obey. The
Emperor is all-wise and Japan is satisfied."
The incident was a striking illustration
of that wonderful devotion of the
Japanese for their sovereign and of the
implicit confidence they place in his
every action.
Both Countries May Borrow.
New York, Special.?Well-informed
banking interests are of the opinion
that the treaty of peace between Rus*
2,1 La f/\1lATrad hv
sia ana japan win suuu u<= ivnvnvu
a Russian loan and with another later
by Japan. The extent of the loans will
depend largely upon the provisions of
the agreement between the two countries.
Bankers believe that Russia will
make liberal compensation to Japan,
although this may be provided for in a
separate understanding. It is known
that Russia has made all preparations
for placing part of a loan here, and it
is well understood that Japan contemplates
raising more money to pay internal
obligations.
To Draft Treaty Promptly
Portsmouth, N. H., Special.?The official
account of Monday afternoon's
meeting was given by Mr. Sato oil his
arrival at the hotel. It is as follows:
"In the afternoon session of August
29, the conference has discussed the de
tails of the treaty of peace. It has
been decided to entrust the drafting of
the clauses of* Privy Councillors De
Martens and Mr. Dennison, legal advisor
of the Foreign Office of Japan. witS
instructions to finish the work as soon
as possible."
Surprise in St Petersburg.
St. Petersburg. By Cable.?The dispatches
from Portsmouth brought the
first news of the result of the conference.
The news came as an electric
surprise, as official and diplomatic circles
had been practically without hopes
of peace all during the (lay. The result
will only become known at night
to comparatively few persons.
Million Dollar Fire at Johnstown,
Pennsylvania.
Johnstown, Pa.. Special.?A serious
fire is raging in the Pennsylvania
Traffic Stores, which arc owned by the
Cambria Steel Company. The firemen
seem to have lcet control of the
flames and it is apparent that the entire
property will be destroyed. The
loss may approximate a million dollars.
Boycott Partly Off.
Washington, Special.?Of particular
importance to the Southern cotton
spinners and weavers is the announcement
by Minister Rockhill Monday
that the Chinese boycott on American
piece goods is about to be lifted. Cabling
from Pekin, the minister says his
information is to the effect that the
anti-American boycott as a whole is
gradually subsiding. T'e Chinese merchants
of Shanghai 'aling in piece I
goods are strongly . posing the boycott.
and taking ste. which Minister
Rockhill believes are likely to break
it. so far ar piece goods are concerned.
Case3 Continued.
Fayetteville, Special.?In tho Superior
Court here Monday afternoon
Judge Moore made an order continuing
till the next term of court, the cases
against Mr. J. C. Kaigh and Mr. G. G.
Myrovcr. cashier and teller, respectively.
of the Bank of Fayetteville. for alleged
embezzlement cf funds of the
bank. Messrs Haigh and Myrovcr were
indicted about four months ago on an
alleged shortage of about $00,000 in
their accounts.
Strange Murder in Ashcvillc, N. C.
Ashevillc. X. C.. Special.?"Death at
the hands of a person unknown." was
the coroner's verdict at an inquest
held Monday night on the body of Jas.
Daughtry. v.-hose lifeless body was
found in the hall of a ^hoarding house
in the city early Monday morning. An
; autopsy hc-lj Monday on the corpse revealed
two large clots at the base of
the brain, which were evidently caused
by blows with a blunt instrument.
Evidence adduced at the inquest tailed
to throw any light on the mystery
of the man's death.
MBWWfqjpr
flis Efforts In Behaif of Peace ^re
Highly Commended
BY THE WORLD'S GREAT RULERS ?
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Congratulatory Messages Pour in c<
From All Parts of the World, Com- 01
mending Mr. Roosevelt on His Ac- p,
tion. ai
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Oyster Bay, L. I., Special. ? The c<
crowned heads of the world unite with ni
P
distinguished statesmen of America *c
and Europe in according the glory of
peace between Russia and Japan to R
President Roosevelt. Telegrams of **
congratulation have been pouring in ~
upon the President in a great flood. 0,
They came from persons of high degree
and low from all quarters of the
world.
Among the first letters received i?
was onp from the King of England, as tt
follows: ip
"Marienbad, August 29. ji
"The President: ic
"Let me be one of the first to congratulate
you on the successful issue
of the peace conference, to which you
have so greatly contributed.
-EDWARD, R. I." K
Soon afterwards a notably cordial al
cablegram was received from Emperor "
William, of Germany. It read: P(
"Neues Palais, August T9.
"President Theodore Roosevelt: P
"Just received cable from Amer. ^a st
announcing agreement of peace coa- cl
ference on preliminaries of peace: I'm tl
overjoyed, and express most sincere Q'
congratulations at the great success is
due to your untiring Jcfforts^ The
whole of mankind must unite, and will cl
do so, in thanking you for the good b<
boon you have given it. b;
"WILLIAM, I. V
President Loubet, of France, extend "i
ed his congratulations in this message! vi
"La berguae, Presidence, August 50. p:
"President Roosevelt: n
Your excellency has Just rendered
to humanity an excellent service, for tl
which I fecilitate you heartily. Tht fc
French Republic rejoices in the role
bet, but the text of his responses is
this historic event.
"EMILE LOUBOT."
The President has acknowledged (he ai
messages received from King Edward,
Emperor William and President Loubet,
but the text of his responses is
not made public here. 1)
Then came cablegrams from diplomatic
representatives of foreign gov- b
ernments in this country?From Sir n
Mortimer Durand, the British ambassador;
from M. Jesserand, the French a
ambassador; from Mayor des Plan- c<
cbes, ambassador of Italy, and from a:
Sir Chentung. the Chinese minister.
Count Cassini, who recently was sue- o
ceeded by Baron Rosen as Russian 0
ambassador to the United States, ca- k
bled as follows: k
rans, August
"President Roosevelt: " P
"Profoundly happy at the result of V
the negotiations, which assures a
peace honorable to both nations and H
in which you have taken so faithful *1
a part. "CASSINI." P
William J. Bryan sent a message
crediting the President with the peace ?
agreement, as follows: ^
Janesville, Wis., August 29.
"President Roosevelt: tl
"Accept congratulations. Your sue- 5
cessful efforts to secure peace between
Russia and Japan reflects credit on the
nation. "WM. J. BRYAN."
Cordial messages were received also
from Senators and Representatives in v
Congress congratulating the President n
on his great triumph for peace, also d
cne from former Secretary of State n
John W. Foster. t
Among the scores of messages P
which were received by the President *1
under Wednesday's date, were con- n
gratulations from General Booth, of t!
the Salvation Army; General King, is
commander-in-chief of the Grand Army ti
of the Republic; from the archbishop e
of Canterbury; Andrew Carnegie and h
the latter's guests at fekibo Castle. F
Among the Skibo guests are John Mor- ^
ley, Nicholas Murray Butler aud Cuar- F
les Dabney. t!
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One More Case at Natchez. a
Natchez, Miss., Special.?After 6
o'clock Wednesday evening one new t
case of yellow fever, which was re- 0
ported convalescent, was discovered.
Otherwise there has been no change in
the local yellow fever situation. The
work of fumigation is being carried on
in every home. There has been no exodus.
Only one special train left Natchez
this month. This left Wednesday night s
vvitb 150 passengers. c
Tornado Strikes Town.
Scranton, Pa.. Special.?A tornado
occurred in Carbondale. Some frame
houses were carried 200 feet and cars
were toppled over. Many people were
injujred. but fortunately no fatalities i
occurred. j
News of the Day.^
It is proposed to raise three British ;
warships sunk in the i?t. Clair rivei j
by Commodore Pern*, and the Cana- .
diau (Sovcrnment may object.
The President confered with Geuev- :
al Wood, General Davis and others t
at Sagamore Hill. ,
Cut Woman's Throat.
Norfolk, Va.. Special.?Capt. E. W.
Jones, of Company E. Seventy-first ;
Regiment Virginia Volunteers, killed , ;
Maud Robinson, better known as-$iaud I
Cameron, by alrac;: severing the wo- i
man's bead from her shoulders with a <
razor, and then ntfmptel suicide by 3
cutting his ow ntrroac. The murdered (
woman was 2.) years old. Captain Jones 1
is a bid: t 3" yoi .s old and unmarried, s
The tragedy occurred at the woman's t
house. s
Two Cases in Vicksburg.
Vicksburg, Miss., Special.?Mr. John
Goiteras, of the Marine Hospital Ser- 1
vice, reported tv.o positive cases of s
yellow fever in Vicksburg. The sickness
is of a very mild type. Local phy- (
sicians first diagnosed the disease as
yellow fever this morning, the an- "
nouncement creating somewhat of a *
panic. The origin of the fever has not
vet been fixed. Both patients arc white j
and neither has been out of town for j
months. i
T "? ;
ateresting Sidelights and Statistics
That Xre Valuable.
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The Cause.
1. Russia's policy of playing fast and
use with her promises as to the
racuation of Manchuria, whereby
hina's sovereignty over that land was
radically annulled, and. the equal
jmmercial rights therein of the rest
f the world seriously threatened.
2. Russia's refusal to recognize Jam's
paramount interests in Korea
id her own "diplomatic" moves in
lat peninsula, looking toward treaty
ghts, under which she might gain
mtrol of the port of Fusan?the more
orthern harbors or Vladivostok ana
ort Arthur having proved less serveable
than had been anticipated.
3. Japan's 7-year-old grudge against
ussia for ousting her from Port Arlur
at the close of her contest with
hlna and (also) Russia's fatal ignorace
of Japan's preparedness and her
rer-confldenco in her own strength.
The Duration.
From February 5, 1904, to June 11,
)05?493 days. Note:: June 11 is
le date on which Russia and Japan
?reed to meet to consider peace,
here has been no armistice since
me 11, but there has been no figLtig
The Results.
1. Japan has reacquired control of
orea, establishing a protectorate, and
^pointing an American, Durham
'hite Stevens, as advisor to the Emaror,
YI Heui.
2. Japan has regained possession of
ort Arthur and the Lio-Tung peninlla
and has forced the return of Manluria
to China with "open doors" for
le trade of the world. Japan also aciiired
the northern half of Sakhalin
land.
3. International law has gained a
leared knowledge than has before
een had of what constitutes "contraand
of war" and to what lengths a
aval officer may properly go In the
right to search." Both of these adances
were made largely through the
rompt diplomacy of the late Secreta
y of State Hay.
4. Russia certainly will not get on
le Pacific coast the "ice-free port"
>r which she has so long been looking.
The Cost.
Russia had in Manchuria in Februry,
1904, 60,000 men.
She has since sent out to the front,
50,000 men.
Japan is said to have mobilized nearr
700,000 men.
Total force engaged since the outreak
of the war (about) 1,540,000
len.
Of these the killed, permanently disbled
and invalided home have been
Dmputed at 625,000; 375,000 Russians
nd 250,000 Japanese.
Japan has suffered the loss of only
ne promiifent officer, Commander
da; the Russian officers of rank
illed are Count Keller, General Rutovsky,
Smolensky, Rialinkin, Tserpity,
Kondratshenko, Commander Steanofi
and Admirals Makaroff, Molas
oslkersham and Withofft.
In money, according to figures pubshed
in The Gazette, ot St. Petersburg
tie war has cost Russia (inciuding
roperty destroyed) $1,075,000,000.
On the 5th of June it was estimated
t Tokio that the cost to Japan had
een close in the neighborhood of 475,00.000.
r>_i??i?? +V.O trvtnl monev cost (al
DiiugiU5 ? "*- - ?
he agreement to peace parleys) to $1,50,000,000.
Actual Work- of Peace.
Portsmouth. N. H., Special.?Actual
fork of drafting the treaty of Ports
louth began Wednesday. It is being
one by Mr. De Martens and Mr. Dec
?onn nrHnj? as leeal advisors for th<
espeetive sides. While the "bases" ol
eace have been accepted by the plen
potentiaries, considerable detail re
lains to be wonted out in the elabora
Ion of the articles of the treaty. This
s especially true in regard to the ar
icles dealing with the Chinese East
rn Railway, and the surrender of tht
sases of the LiaoTung peninsula and
'ort Arthur and Talienwan (Dalny.)
Ir. Pokotiloff, the Russian minister tc
'ekin, who was formerly manager ol
he Russo-Chinese Bank at Pekin, and
rho has intimate knowledge of all th(
letalls relating to these matters, i:
,S8isting Mr. De Martens.
A very anomalous situation exists a.<
o the impression created by the con
lusion of peace. While the outside
corld applauds, in Japan there is ev
dently great disappointment In the
erms, and in Russia, wehero i
could seem that there should be uni
ersal rejoicing over the great diplo
natic victory Mr. Witte has won, the
;overnment seems to have received i
oldly.
To Voto on Dispensary.
Spartanburg, S. C., Special.?Super
" ? - fool
risor Miles announced tnai, aia->
ng satisfied that the required one
ourth of the qualified voters of thi
ounty had signed the petition callinj
or an election on dispensary or no dis
>ensary, te would accordingly order ai
lection. The day for the same ha
jeen named, the time being Tuesday
S'overaber 14. At this time H. B. Car
isl^ and J. S. Turner, who were nom
nated in the primary ror county sena
:or and coroner :espectively. will b
.'oted on.
Brass Staple in His Head.
Winston-Salem, Special.?air. jom
S'ail, who was struck on the hear! b
1 brass staple and seriously injured a
drown & Williamson's tobacco far
:o:y a few weeks ago. was carried ti
jreensbo:o by his physic-mi. !")r. _
By num. He go?s there for the pur p.):
jf having his heai examined by I<:
Long's X-ray machine, to are if t'.i
staple is in the head. Mr. Nail state
;hat, at times, his head gives him con
iiderable pain.
Czar Surprised and Delighted.
St. Petersburg. By Cable.?The Em
jeror visited Biorkoe to inspect a crui
ter In course of construction there. Be
ore leaving Peterhof his majest:
ablcd M. Witte to fcreal; off the nego
iations and leave wortsmouth if th
iapanese plenipotentmries insisted oi
in indemnity. Wh^She returned t
Peterhof the Emperer found M. Witte'
ablegram announcing the success o
die negotiations and was delighted. 11
mmediately cabled M. Witte approv
ug the conditions.
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2
New Orleans Situation Continues to
Improve?Priest Goes to Patterson
to Avert Italians' Threatened Riot
?Work of Salting Gutters Pushed
in the City.
New Oleans, Special.?Official report
to 6 p. m.:
New cases, 29; total to (late, 2,024.
Deaths. 3; total death, 287.
New foci, 11.
Cases under treatment, 303.
Cases discharged, 1,432.
For the first time in over a month
the number of new cases was in the
twenties. With only three deaths, comciilman
E. T. Dunn is alco on the list,
the feeling of confidence that the fever
is heine wined out is growing. Among
the new cases is that of Captain B. F.
Clayton, U. S. A., the quartermaster in
charge of this department. City Councilman
E. T. Dunn is also on the list
Of the deaths, one occurred at the
emregency hospital.
The country situation is improving
somewhat, though the discovery of new
foci causes some little anxiety.
The situation at Patterson where it
was feared the ignorant Italians contemplated
trouble has developed nothing
new. No overt act has been committed,
and it is believed that danger
is over. Father "Widman, the Jesuit
priest went there Sunday and met the
citizens and a number of leading Italian
and proposes to make a perrsonal
nvass of th9 town, to talk to every
i Italian, and convince him of the good
intentions of the health authorities.
A heavy downpour of rain prevented
the mass-meeting which it was proposed
to hold here today.
1 Today nearly all of the dirt carts
were used in the work of salting the
gutters. It has been found that since
the mosquietos have been deprived of
> their favorite breeding places, the
stagnant gutters on cross streets are
filled with wiggle-tails, so special efforts
are being made to render these
unsuitable. Over a thousand tons of
salt have been used so far and the
work will continue.
There is much interest in the case
of Dr. Philip Berge, the physician
who was arrested late Sunday night
on the charge of failing to report three
((cases of yellow fever. He was paroled
by the inspector, but will have to
answer to the charge Monday morning
before the second recorder. He
says that he reported the cases oy
1 mail, but the Marine Hospital Service
has no record of them.
There has been a recrudescence at
: Tallulah, in Madison parish, not far
from Vicksburg, three cases having
been diagnosed by Dr. Krauss, of the
Marine Hospital Service.
A report from Leeville, under date
of September 1, shows that there have
; been 312 cases there so far, and 29
' deaths, with 145 cases under treatI
ment.
1
To End Oil Inquiry.
: Birmingham, Special.?H. M. Beck,
' of this city who is representing minority
stockholders of the United Oil and
Land Company, of Columtus, Ga.,
states that the flnal hearing in the in1
vestigation proceedings against the of^
fleers of the company is to be given
| in Columbus. Ga., on September 7. A
, temporary injunction has been in force
\ since last fall which restrains the
majority stockholders from disposing
of the company's properties at Mokiin
th<* Rakersfleld
t district. The Associated Oil Company,
which is the largest prroducer in
California, now operrates wells which
. oil daily and the companlespra oer
I turn out about |,000 to 1,500 barrels of
oil daily and the officers of the Asso'
ciated Company are the majority
t stockholders in the United Oil and I^and
I Company.
>
j No Spread of Disease at Notchez.
Natchez, Miss., Special.?This is the
5
- fifth day since the promulgation of the
5 report of yellow fever in Natchez, since
? which time no new cases have been re1
ported. All of the patients are doing
. well, the fever being of an exceedingly
j mild type. Fifty-three volunteers made
1 a house to house canvass and reported
very littlt sickness.
Bomb Explodes in Crowd.
Barcelona. Special.?A bomb explod.
ed with terrific force Sunday afternoon
on the marine parade, which was
- thronged with holiday makerrs. A
e panic ensued and the air was rent with
; shrieks and groans of the victims, who
lumbered 21, including one woman,
killed and five persons mortally woundi
ed. The bomb was conical in shape
a and was covered with cement. The
perpetrator of the outrage is unknown.
n.itnnoo ctntpa that earlv this
UUC TTIIUVVO UVMVVW ?
morning a child was seen to deposit a
- bomb at the foot of a tree, while an
ether version is that the bomb was plac
e ed at the foot of a tree this afternoon
and that the man who was seen to
place it there was injured
n Doubt Cast on Story.
y Fernandina. Fla.? Special.?The two
t men from the ill-fated ship Peconic.
which they say sank near this shore
? last Sunday, are still here, and, in
; obedience to orders received from New
Vv.iir from the vessel's owners, will
e ton and several thousand dollars' worth
:1 until the truth of their story is fully
- established. No bodies have yet washed
ashore and no wreckage from the
vessel has been seen.
Lost $15,000 by Fire.
Albany, Ga., Special.?Captain Boyd,
of Lear, Ga.. was the victim Sunday
night of one of the most disastrous incendiary
fires ever known in this see
tion, suffering the loss of a modern
e
n barn, stockade and other outbuildings,
together with 23 fine mule3, twelve
milk cows with calves, ten bales of cot,
ton and several thousand dollars' with
'' of wagons, buggies, farm implements
0 and foodstuffs. Captain Boyd estimates
his loss at $15,000, without insurance.
American Seaport Towns Seriously j
Menaced By the Piayve j
IT GETS BOLD IN GERMAN PORTS
Plague Record Stands at 51 Oases
and 19 Deaths, Two Cases Existing
at Hamburg, But the Greatest
Danger to American Ports is Believed
to Lie in the Austrian Port
of Trieste.
Berlin, By Cable?Dr. Nocht, harbor
physician at Hamburg, in reply to inquiries
made by the press concerning
cholera, telegraphs as follows:
"The transhipment of Russian emigrants
having been suspended at Hamburg,
further cholera infection is im- ;,&fl
probable.
"The room companion of the first
rase has a light attack, but otherwise
all the emigrants are healthy.
"Three emigrants due to sail last
Thursday~on the steamer Moltke, (for
New York,) were landed and since
then have been under medical observation.
All are healthy. The drinking
water and the sanitary arrangements
here are faultless, and conse- *
quently an epidemic is unlikely.
"Single instance, naturally, in spite M
Df the greatest care, cannot always be
prevented, but no danger exists for se* ? , r|
traffic. I am convinced that all the
means for opposing the cholera are in
use. We are going to meet the future
with tranquility and we hold that
Americans have no grounds for disquietude.
"NOCHT."
The opinion is expressed in Berlin
that the United States seaboard has
more to fear from emigrants shipping -;S'j
at Trieste than from German ports
as cholera is already in Austria Poland.
The record stands at 51 cholera cases
and 19 deaths, a steady increase and a
high percentage of mortality. The
mcst uneasy news for America is that
a second case exists at Hamburg. It
was officially reported that a laborer in
St. George's Hospital where the Russian
emigrant died, has cholera, but It
is added that the seizure is of a milder
iurm lnull iuk pieviuua uuca. inu ui
the other fresh cases are in east Prussia,
indicating that the infected area ( -jjj
has widened. The imperial health office,.
as shown by the statement made, is
confident that it has the disease in
hand. The most recently reported rictims
are among the Russian rivermen
in quarantine. Professor Adolph Kafa, *
Prof. Koch's successor as head of the t x .Jj
Institute of Infectious Diseases, has
gone to the infected district to direct
the measures to confinct the disease.
The Institute of Infectious Diseases
will be open all night examining secretions
taken from the digestive tubes
of persons who have died under cir- *j8
cumstances suggesting cholera. From
time to time couriers arrive from
some port of Germany with portions of
bodies done up hermetically. ' *3
The Minister of the Interior has issued
an order covering all Prussia, requiring
physicians immediately after
the death of any. suspected patient to
send a messenger with sections of the
almentary canal to the Institute of
Infectious Diseases for through examination.
Gets Lower Duty. I
Mexico City, Special?In consequence
of a treaty recently made between
French and Mexico, the former country
is now imposing the minimum duty on
Mexico coffee shipped from a Mexican
to a French port. Exports of coffee
to France show a considerable increase
at very good prices.
New Casses in Mississippi
Jackson, Miss., Special.?Surgeon
Wasdin reports three new cases of yellow
fever at Gulport and states that
the situation is well in hand along the
Gulf coast. Dr. Labanon report one case
of fever at Pearlington, near the Louisiana
line, and has taken charge as
State health officer. Three new suspicious
cases are under observation at
Vicksburg.
Peppered tho Bridegroom.
~ ? VUle.
Kicnmoaa, \ a., ap^wi.?juuu iuu- a
er was shot and painfully wounded in
^he left shoulder with a shotgun by
W. L. Mason, at Lacross. Va.. Sunday
afternoon. He went to Mason's to be
married to Miss Lula A. Hirris. who
was living at Mason's. It is said Mason
had notified Kiaker that he would
kill him if he came on to his yard. On
Kinker entering the yard. Mason fired
on him twice, as above stated. Kinker
was subsequently married to Mis3 Harris
and is doing well. Mason is under
arrest.
Case in Indian Territory
Little Rock. Ark., Special.?Major
General W. H. Haynes, commanding
i the Arkansas muiua, waicu 10 iu?nishing
the guards to enforce the State
quarintine, was officially informed today
of the existence of a case of yellow
fever at Mayesville, I. T.. and immediately
gave orders to the guards to
tighten the quarantine. Mississippi
and Louisiana. Florida and Atlanta,
Ga.. have been declared infected territory
by the State board of health.
Mexico Wants Immigrants.
Mexico City, Special.?In view of the
large number of European emigrants
who are flocking to South America, especially
to Brazil. Senor Joaquin Torrres.
has been in consultation with interested
parties in thisSpountry with
a view to diverting the tjre of immigra- M
tion to Mexico. It is probable that a
committee will be formed for the purpose
of heading some of the desirable
emigrants in this direction, as there U
a good demand on the various plantartlons
of steady agricultural laborers