JUST BEADY FOB M.
Ossians Threaten to March Man
Upon the Corean Capital.
neus Complication in the Set
I tlement of the Far Eastern
Question if the News is
Gorrectc
_
.
Tokio; Deo. 9.- A strong Russian
squadron, consisting of eight warships,
K including two battleships, has arrived
at Cbemalpo, Corea, the port of Seoul,
the capital, to support Russia's op?
position to the proposed opening of
Foneampho to the commerce of the
worlds .
The Russians threaten to land 3,000
mea and march on Seoul should Corea
3 disregard their warning.
Londn, Dec. 9.-The Tokio dispatch
announcing the arrival of a Russian
fleet off Chenfnipo was communicated
to the foreign office here by the Asso?
ciated Press and was received with
apprehension, though it was not con?
firmed by any foreign office dispaches
from the far east. It was said that if the
information from Tokio is correct it
would almost certainly nullify any ne?
gotiations, however pacific now pro
. ceeding between Russia and Japan.
The Japanese legation had no con?
firmation of the Tokio report and
Bonar Haya shi, the Japanese minister,
said to the Associated Press that he
was inclined to discredit it.
;~ Landon, Dec. 10.-The correspond?
ent of Th? Times at Tokio says that
,:V the Russian cruisers and two battle
shiks having assembled at Chemulpo,
M. Pavloff, the Russian' minister to
Corea, accompanied by" the admiraj
commanding the fleet, had an audience
with the emperor in the course of j
which it is believed he renewed his j
efforts against the opening of the \
Yongampho so foreign commerce.
pj _ s . .i
Paris, Dec. 10.-D?fini te'information !
, has been received here to the effect !
_ that the Czar has signed his approval
of the general conditions preliminary
i t-oa Russo-Japanese agreement. Fur- j
ther information received shows the
same general line of the proceedings
as outlined zn the dispatches of the
Associated Press., It now developes
that the overtures were - formulated
after the conference between Admiral j
?, Alexieff, the Russian viceroy of the
far East, and the Jakpanese authorities, j
the.result being entrusted to Admiral j
Alexieff to forward to St Petersburg, j
The Czar's approval of them will be j
communicated to Japan, ,when it is j
^ expected the negotiations will proceed i
toward a conclusion.
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Bibles, of all sizes. Special values
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Prayer Books and Hymnals.
Fine Papers in beautiful holiday
ODxes.
The gem of our holidayline is the
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of Reputation.
The Southern Shorthand and
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Ga., Moves into an Ele?
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Sessions will open there on December
30th. '
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It bas the largest patronage in the
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It places its graduates in positions,
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QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S ESCAPE.
Would Kav8 Been Burned lo Death
but for Her Secretary's Pr-jm-it
ness in Arising Her.
j London? Dec. 10. - A lire occurred
today at Sandringham, and Queen
Alexandra and ber secretary, Miss
Knollys, had narrow escapes. It broke
! out at 5 o'clock this morning in Miss
I Knoliys's bed room, in the chimney
j flue, where a beam is supposed to have
been smouldering for some days, and
j spread to the bed room of the Queen, who
! was asleep at the time. She was awaken?
ed by Miss Knollys, who raised an alarm,
j The outbreak caused a great deal of
excitement at Sandringham, where a
number of guests are staying as pre?
sent.
The reticence customary at Sandring?
ham was observed in connection with
the fire. From later information, how?
ever, it appears that Queen Alexandra
had a narrower escape than the ?rst
accounts of the fire indicated. 'Miss
Charlotte Knollys was, fortunately
awakened by the smoke in her bed
room, which is immediately below the
chamber occupied by her Majesty.
Miss Knollys rushed upstairs to the
Queen's apartment and ?roused her
Majesty. Both the Queen and lier
secretary, who were clad only in dress?
ing gowns, escaped from the burning
room not a moment too soon, as the
floor, of the Queen's apartment col-,
lapsed almost immediately, carrying
with-it her Majesty's bed.
j Only a few hundred pounds' damage
j was done by the fire, which was con?
fined to the two bed rooms. It is
now. stated that the blaze was caused
by an imperfectly insulated electric
light wire, which set fire tc a beam
between the ceiling: of Miss Knollys'
bed room and the floor of her Majesty's
apartment.
King Edward, who was hunting in
Suffolk, was immeditely notified of the ?
occurrence and later in the day a
special messenger was sent with a re?
assuring message from Queen Alexan?
dra.
TO IMPEACH A FEDERAL J?I0SE.
Proceedings Begun in the House
Thursday.
."Washington, Dec. 10.-The House
today adopted a resolution directing
the judiciary committee to inquire into
the official conduct of Charles S way ne,
Judge of the United States District
Court for the Northern district of
Florida, and to "report whether the
action of the House is requisite."
Dr. Lamar, Democrt, of Florida,
offered the resolution, announcing that
he desired to impeach Judge S wayne.
There was a lively debate before the
resolution was adopted. A number of
the members on the majority side
sought to have the resoluton referred
to the judiciary committee, that a re?
commendation might be obtained from
tnt committee before voting on its
adoption. The minority solidly sup?
ported Mr Lamar in his opposition to
? the motion to refer, and several Re?
publicans voted against reference.
[ There were but few dissenting votes on
! the motion to adopt the resolution.
Hoar Hits Roosevelt.
Washington, Dec. 9.-Senator Hoar
today introduced a resolution, ask?
ing the President to communicate such
facts as will show whether at the
time of the ratification of the canal
treaty Panama "had successfully
established its independence; had
lawfully adopted a Constitution, and
ha?l given authority tc persons with
whom said treaty purports to have
been made, to negotiate and ratify
same;-also the population of said
Republic of Panama at that time; its
capacity for self-government, and the
race and character of the persons com?
posing it; also whether the official
negotiating or ratifying the treaty on
the part of Panama had any personal
or private interests in or relating to
the construction of a canal across the
xsthmus of Panama; also whether the
Constitution of tb?} Republic of Co?
lombia authorized the secession of
Panama therefrom, and whether Co?
lombia was prevented by the action of
the United States from attempting to
assert its authority or to prevent such
secession."
The resolution went over.
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j 3M00T, THE MORMON SENATOR.
The Contest for Seat in the Up?
per House Promises to be Ex?
ceedingly Interesting.
i
I Washington, Dec. IO.-The congres?
sional callers at the White House are
manifesting increasing interest in the
case involving the seat of Senator
Smoot of Utah, and the indications
now are that the contest which, it is
asserted, is certain to result from the
present agitation, will rival in impor?
tance and in earnestness the case of
Brigham Roberts before the house of
representatives a few years ago. While
the president is familiar with the de?
velopments thus far in the Smoot case,
no effort is being made by either side
to draw him into the controversy, the
realization being general that it in?
volves a question which the senate
must determine itself.
That a thorough investigation of the
subject will be made by the senate
commitee on privileges aud elections
now appears to be beyond doubt. By
those who are pressing the investiga?
tion it is said it will be more compre?
hensive than any similar inquiry ever
has been. An effort will be made to
ascertain accurately the attitude of
the Mormon church toward the gov?
ernment of the United States and to
learn whether or not a member of that
organization is bound by any pledge
or oath, the taking of which is incom?
patible with his oa*th as a senator of
the United States.
It is believed by some at least of
those who are opposing Senator Smoot
that any effort made to prove that he
is a polygamist would result in failure,
and while that point cannot be said
to have been abandoned absolutely, it
is quite certain that the position he
holds in the Mormon church is incom?
patible with the oath of allegiance he
has taken to the United States. That
proof must bi> ample, in the opinion of
>enators, before he can be unseated.
As to the ability of the opposition
to Senator Smot to establish such a
proposition there is wide sp-read diver?
gence of opinion among senators,
but there is a pretty general agreement
that if it should be established its
result wonld be the unseating of the
Utah senator.
OASES OF SH?LLP0X.
Several Patients of State Board
of Health in Mars Bluff Section.
It will surprise many people to know
that there are a number of smallpox
cases within a few miles of the cit}*.
On Black creek, near Mars Bluff, is
said to be infested with the disease.
A few days ago Dr. James Evans went
down there and examined several
persons and found as many cases of
small pox. He has gone to C olumbia
to confer with the board cf health on
the situation. Most of the disease is
said to be on the Johnson place.
Dr. P. B. Bacot went out there to?
day on an inspection tour and will
likely begin a general vaccination all
in that section. Since Dr. Evans
visit it is said that several more cases
have developed and that the disease
is spreading.
Some negroes in that section are
somewhat excited over the appearance
of small pox among them and perhaps
these exaggerated reports of the
situation have given current to many
vivid rumors.-Florence Times.
A Railroad Project.
For several years past the people of
Manning have been entertaining hopes
that at sometime they could induce
Mr. Thomas Wilson to bring his rail?
road to Manning. Recently he talked
as though he would consider the mat?
ter seriously, and looking to that end,
some work was undertaken last Satur?
day, with a view of properly present?
ing the matter to him.
Acting under the direction of Mr.
D. M. Bradham and Maj. A. Levi,
Mr. E. J. Browne made a snrvey last
Saturday from the railroad crossing at
Bananza, this side of Jordan, to a
point on the Central railroad, east of
Ox Swamp, and opposite the residence
of Mr. J. H. Timmons. The rente is
almost due north, and is only a frac?
tion over five miles, and would be easy
territory to build a road, there being
no cuts, high embankments or exten?
sive trestle work. A petition will be
drawn up and presented to Mr. Wilson
at the earliest day possible, when it is
hoped he will see the way clear to
build the road here, which as before
said would be only five miles. -Man?
ning Farmer.
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The Financial Break-Down.
New York, Dec. 10.-Membes of the
svndicate which underwrote 830,000,
000 of 4 per cent bonds and $5,000,000
on stock of the Atlantic. Coast Line
Railroad, at the time that company
acquired control of the Louisville and
Nashville Road, have asked for a four?
teen monhs' extension of the syndicate
agreement, to February 28, ?90.~>. J.
P. Morgan &Co., syndicate managers,
will agee to the extension providing a
majority of tho parties to the syndicate
agreement assent. It is understood
that the request for an extension is due
ito adverse market conditions.
LEVER'S SEAT IN DANGER.
Election Committee May Declare
Place Vacant.
Washington, Dec. IO.-Elections
committee No. li today announced that
it would take up Monday the contested
election case of Dantzler against Lever.
Chairman Mann said that it involved
questions of the constitutionality of
the laws under which the election
occurred and ought to be taken up and
.disposed of.
Mann's remark indicated that the
Republicans-are going to make some
capital out of suffrage laws of the
South. If possible they are going to
use the case of Lever a3 an example
and they will spout and froth for cam
paign$purposes, but will not undertake
to enact any general laws relative to
Southern seats. The unfortunate part
is that Lever may be used as an exam?
ple. While Dantzler will probably not
get the seat, Lever may lose the seat
by bis seat being declared vacant.
Testimony will be given Monday, and
it will be submitted to the House
before long.
Drs. G. H. Judson and J. H. Car?
lisle.
Mr. J. Frank Fooshe, editor of the
Winnsboro News au Herald, and an
educator cf ability and experience, in
commenting upon Dr. Judson's gift to
Furman University, writes as follows:
"Not only would Furman and the
Baptists be greatly helped by the con?
summation of this noble enterprise,
j but it would bc a great thing for the
whole of the educational interest of the
State. But it should not be lost sight
of that as great as is the financial gift
that Dr. Judson now makes to the in?
stitution with which he has been con?
nected for more than half a century,
yet he has already given to that insti?
tution what has been of far greater
value than any amount that may be
named, and that is more than a half
century of the very best work of bis
life and that when he was getting calls
from many other institutions" at a
larger salary. What Furman owes to
this great teacher that has stood with
her in the midst of all her trials is not
to be measured in dollars and cents.
.Tho true teacher, and surely that is
what Dr. Judson hss been in the
greatest sense of the word, is of far
greater value to an institution than
any ?nanoial consideration. It is men
that make an institution, and all the
accumulation of endowments and ap?
propriations are naught if the men
are not the moving factor.
"We never think of the work that
Dr. Judson has done so well for Fur?
man without thinking of the life that
Dr. Carlisle has given for Wofford.
There are many parallels in their lives
in connection with the institutions in
which each has spent half century or
more. So thoroughly have their lives
been given for these institutions that
one can not think of Wofford without
thinking of Dr. Carlisle; and it is
equally as impossible to think of Fur?
man apart from the man who, after a
life of unselfish service and abundant
labors, comes in at this trying hour,
to prepare Furman to take a stand that
would not be possible for her other?
wise. All honor to Dr. Judson for his
great devotion to Furman in the yeais
that are past, and for this crowning
act of devotion to an institution that
stands for the largest denomination in
South Carolina and for what is best
in all educational work."
Wanted -Postal Cards Sent.
A well-dressed woman went to the
stamp window of the Brooklyn post
office yesterday afternoon and placing
a dollar bifl on the window shelf said :
"Will you please let me have a dol?
lar's worth of postal cards? I would
like them sent up to the house, as I
am not going straight home."
"All right," said the stamp clerk.
"If yon give me your address I'll have
it manifolded on all of the- cards and
you'll get 'em by first mail in the
morning. "
"Gracious!" exclaimed the woman,
"Do you mean to put my address ou
each and send them tc- me by mail?"
"I do," replied the clerk.
" No iv, see here, " said the woman,
"I'm not in the habit of writing let?
ters to myself. I want those cards to
mail to my friends for a euchre
party."
"Th?.n you had better carry them
away with you," replied the clerk.
So she picked up the cards and flounc?
ed out of the office.
"Department store habit," he sigh?
ed, as he turned to wait on another
customer.-New York Sun.
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"I do not think this wound
mortal/' tlie surgeon reported as
carefully felt Iiis way along ?
course the steel li ad taken. "It ]
, passed below the right lung and i
ly severed some of the smaller hie
vessels. I think, with proper ca
he may recover."
"Thank God!" fervently ejacul
ed Eurie, with his hands clasped.
"But why so anxious?" asked 1
zen. "You were ready enough
accept his challenge.*'
"Aye. else you would have cal
me coward," returned the gunin:
cr, with a Hashing eye. "Had I
fused to meet him that fatal wc
would have met me at every turn,
knew that such a man as he was.
cope for ,me at any game win
strength of ann and sleight of ha
were required. So I meant to cl
arm him and 'tl:en give him up 3
life, believing that such a mr
would end the combat. You kn
how I labored to sparc him. Bu
could not. Yet I would not have t
life of a fellow nein cr, a countrvmi
upon my hands in such a quarr
My father died fighting for his cot
try, and so would I die if my dca
must come from thc hand of ms
But to die thus would be a eui
upon my name., and to inflict su
death upon another would-be a cm
in my memory."
"I believe you, my sen/' the mc:
said. "Only if the count dies y
should not allow such feelings
you mention to overcome you.
no way are you to blame for this."
"True, father. You speak truh
added the surgeon. '"The you;
man has acted most nobly, and ]
blame can be attached-to him."
Kurie seemed somewhat rclievi
by these assurances, and, ha vu
seen the count's wound dressed ai
assisted in bearing the insensil
form to the sledge, he took Alaric
proffered arm and proceeded to li
own team.
"Who is that monk?" asked tl
lieutenant as they entered thc
sledge.
"I only know that he is cala
Vladimir," returned Ruric. "I ha'
only seen him once before. Ha1
you ever seen him ere this ?"
"Yes; several times about our ba
racks. He has been there whe
some of our poop fellows have bee
sick and dving. He seems to be
good hearted man and, I judg
quite intelligent."
"I agree with you there," our hei
said. "I think he is a good man, bi
there is nevertheless a mystei
about him which I cannot solv
His countenance is familiar to mi
and yet I cannot tell where nor whe
I have seen him."
"Aye," added Alaric quickly an
eagerly; "that is precisely the ca*
with. me. I am very sure that I hav
seen that man UL>r different ch
eumstances. And others of our cou
pany have thought the same."
The two men watched the move
men ts of the monk while they thu
spoke, and they noticed that he eu
tered Iiis sledge and drove oil te
ward Borodino.
"Eurie," said thc lieutenant site
I tliey had ridden some little distanc
! and at the same time gazing won
I dcriuijiy into his companion's face
"you handle the sword like a.ningi
i cian. Hy my soul, i'd give all 1 ow:
al this present moment, my commis
sion and all, if i could handle tin
sword as you can."
"I do understand the weano*,
passing wei-."' returned the youti
modestly, "but I have worked hare
to ^:;?:? l iie science."
**A.h. "ii-- not ai! science/' the offi?
cer added. "That wondrous strength
ol' yours is a host in itself."
"And yet." said Rune, "1 have
seen weaker men than myself who
wu;!id overcome me* easily or, at
least, who might overcome me/*'
"Bui liiey were not in this cit\."'
suggested Orsa, with a peculiar
shake of the head.
"True. Alaric. 1 am not in the
habit ol' mentioning my own powers,
but vet I may say that there is no
man in Moscow who is my superior
in ti:." use of any sort of offensive
anns."
The lieutenant readily admitted
the truth of this, and then the con?
versation turned upon the subject
of the count and thc course he liad
pursued with respect to thc event
wli?eli had just transpired. This
conversation lasted until they readi?
ed the door of Rune's residence,
and. having thanked his friend for
his kindness and expressed the hem.
that at some time he might have
opportunity to return some ade- '
quatc favor, the gunmakcr entered
the house;
The widow sat in her great chair
?bj* the ii iv. She was pale and anx-1
?ous. H?r brow was "supported by
her hands, and at every sound from
?without she would start up with a
frightened expression and listen.
At length the sound of bells struck
upon her ear. They came nearer
and nearer, and they stopped at her
door. She would have arisen, but
\ she could not. With her hands
clasped she bent eagerly forward
and listened with a frantic interest.
Soon the door opened. Surely no
one but he would enter without
knocking. Sue started to lier feet.
The inner door opened. A male
j form siood before her.
"Mether I"
"Eurie: Mv hov! Safe!"
Site tottered forward and sank
j upon the bosom of lier noble son,
j and while she wound her anns tight?
ly about him she murmured her
j thanks to God.
By and by the widow became more
j calm, but st il! there was an earnest,
I cager look of fear upon her face,
j Eurie saw-ir. and he knew well what
it meant.
"Mother," ho said-, "the count is
not dead."
"Xor wounded?" she uttered
quickly and eager I v.
"Yes; badiy. lint, listen, I could
not help it." And thereupon he re?
lated a!! the eire urns tan ces connect?
ed v;it!? the conflict. When he had
concluded, his mother pondered a
few moments, and then she said:
1 "Surely, my son, i will try to
suffer not Inn g from this, even
! should the wicked man die. In all
you acted upon thc defensive. From
thc first he has only been intent on
attacking von, and on the battle
ground he would have killed you if
he could."
"Most surely he would, mother.
Aye, he would not lia ve hesitated tc
stab me in the back could he have
gained the opportunity. He was
mad beyond all self control, and his
eagerness to kill me was only equal?
ed by his chagrin at being overcome
by one whom he had hoped easily to.
conquer."
After this Eurie went to his shop,_
but Paul manifested no great emo?
tion upon beholding him.
"You seem to take it as a matter
of course that I should return alive
and well," said the gunmaker, with
a smile.
"Why, of course," returned the
boy composedly. "What would a
score of such men as he be to you?
Conrad Damonoff hold a sword be?
fore Eurie Nevel? No. ! only
smiled when I heard his challenge.
1 should have as soon thought of be?
ing anxious about your return from
a marten hunt."
Eurie smiled at his boy's peculiar
eagerness of expression', but he-felt
a degree of pride in his words never
I theless.
i It was toward the latter part of
j the afternoon that Eurie was some- '
i what startled by seeing some of the
j imperial guard approaching his
j house, and ere long afterward his
j mother caine io him. pale and trem?
bling, anti informed him that h was
j wanted by the emperor's ofiicers.
I "Oh," she groaned, with clasped
; hands and tearful eyes, "they will
j take von from me now!"
j "Fear not, my mother." the youth
I confidently returned. "The emperor
. will not blame rho when he knows
i all thc particulars. But come, let us
j go in."
Eurie found the o??ieers. three of
j them, in the kitchen, and he asked
; them if they sought him.
j "We seek Ruric Xevel. the gun
. maker," replied the leader.
"1 am the man. sir. May 1 know
i what is wanted?"*
e ?innot \\>a ?xv.^s :
"Why, yes. I suppose it must be
i on account of the duel which was
I fought this morning."
I "Exactly."
! "And who wants me?"
"Who should want you but the
emperor?"
"Oh. they will not take my noble
hov from me!" cried Claudia, catch?
ing th.e o!lieer by the arm. "Tell
our good emperor that Russia has
taken my husband from me; that he
fell in his country's cause. Tell him
my boy was not to blame"
"Hush, mother," interposed Eu?
rie. "Fear not vet."
"Come," said the leader. "It is
growing late, and Peter will not
brook delay."
"But they will not harm him!"
the mother frantically cried, cling?
ing now to her son.
"Xo, no, my mother. Eest you
easy herc until I return." And then,
turning to the guard, he added,
"Lead on, and 1 will follow."
"Now rest you easy, my dear
mother." And with these words
Eurie gently set her back into her
chair and then hastened out after
the ofiicers. In the entryjhe put.on