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III rim m mm. Tit Trend of Events Seem ts lui cate Gravi ft^pfi?itm Rass?an Mob Threatens American Embassy in St. Petersburg- t Russian and French Am? bassadors Leave Lon? don Hurriedly, Czar Takes Steps to BaiM New Ksvy Rihi?ssts wilt Take a Has? la F???it~ General Beyo faitea Threaten m Russia-Jews Offered to Laave AH Tswas an the Sfeeri&a Railway. Paris, Feb. 2&-The statement 5s made unofficially ia St. Petersburg that the Russian squadron at Jibuti!, French Somaiifauid, bas been ordered to proceed at once to Kronstadt to }?in tbe Baltic fleet This is regarded as aa admission that the Kassien ministry concede the overwhelming ' naval .supremacy of Ja;oan in the Far East. RUSSIAN MOB THREATENS i AMERICAN EMBASSY. Serlin, Feb! 20"-A report has been! received from S? Petersburg that tbe American embassy and consulates are heavily guarded by order of the Rasswrn government to protect ttoem against a possible attack by a mob which is feared, owing to the intensely bitter anti-American feeling which has been aroused among the people sisee the war with Japan bega?. CZAR TO BUILD KEW XATO, St Fetersbrug, Feb. SSL-?be C?rr has appointed a special 'commission composed of his most trusted ministers to arrange for the speedy nenildrng of a new and a more powerful nary than Kassia has ever possessed. .RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONISTS AT WORK. London, Feb. 20.-ft 5s reported from Geneva, Switzerland, that the Russian revolutionary central com? mittee is preparing for a general re? volution throughout arl -Russia and that secret orders have 'been already forwarded to revolutionary leaders in Russia. RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR LE AYES LONDON HURRIEDLY. London, Feb. 20.-The Kassian ambassador has left hurriedly and un? expectedly for St. Petersburg, giving | as an excuse for his -departure that argent private business demands his presence in Russia. THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR j ALSO. London, Feb. 30.-The French am? bassador left for Paris today. His departure at this time creates much comment and wild rumors are afloat JEWS ORDERED TO LEAVE. Berlin, Feb. 20.- It is reported from St Petersburg that peremptory orders have been issaed directing the im? mediate removal of all .Jews from towns along the Siberian raihvay. ' St Petersburg, Feb. 22.-It is re? ported here from various sources that the Russian forces on the Korean frontier have been deleted ijy tbe Ja? panese advance guard South of the Yalu river. . The Russian lose is stated . to have been 2,500 mea. ; . Gbefoo, Feb. 22.-It is reported from . German sources that Port Arthur is short of meat and vegetables and that: the situation is so critical that an at? tack by the Japanese in force would probably result in the redaction and capture of the city and the fort* de-: fending it NEW RUSSIAN COMMANDERS ; /St Petersburg, Feb. 2L-The ap-i pointmentof Gen. Kuropatkin, who i yesterday was relieved of his functions j ' as minister of war, to the chief oom- : mander of the Rassian army ia tue; far east was gazetted this morning. ,? \ With the possible exception of Gen. j DragomirofF, formerly governor gen-j j eral of Kief? and later member of the council cf State, Gen. Kuropatkin is j the most popular man in the Russian army. As a bluff old soldier, who bas fought bis way ., from the botlom to be minister of war, be is the ideal of tbe enlisted men. No one in the czar's .army has seen more fighting and no one can tell a story better. As minis tier of war be was considered a just chief who gave rewards and adminis? tered punishment without fear or favor. The appointment of Gen. Kuropat? kin to direct command in the field .has been received with enthusiasm and inspired complete confidence. Gen. Kuropatkin will be accompa? nied to the front by Grand Dukes Bork;, Alexis, Nicholas and Michael Xikoiaievich. Tbe ?exact mission of Grand Duke j Alexis is unknown, but it is un don ot edly aa important one as he has been in supreme command ' of the Russian i aary as president of the board of ad- ! mirait?, taking an active part in the ! negotiations preceding hostilities, j His career as higb admiral is well known and brillant and he bas al? ways surrounded himself with a nota? ble staff. . . Tbe Grand Duke Alexis is now in very bad health, but 'bis desire to go., t) the front eoald not be resisted. If his bealth permits be may exercise general direction of the naval move? ments in the far east ?rrand Duke Boris is a lieutenant of j huzzahs and is considered a dare-devil of the soldier sort. He probably will be on the staff of Grand Dake Nich *ol<>s. The Grand Duke Nicholas is 47 years of age and is considered tba fore? most cavalry expert in the Russian army. He is tall and fair, with a pleasant face. As the occupant of the responisble post of inspector general of cavalrv be will be able to advise Gen. Kuropatkin who is an infantry specialist. . Nicholas is one of the few grand dukes who married a commoner, and though his marriage has not been re? corded it is none the les3 a happy one. Hi? wife was the widow of a wealthy merchant named Bourenin. With Gen. KuropatkinVappointmant as commander-in-chief of the army and the presence of the Grand Duke Alexis in the far east, tfoeopUn ion Ss strength ?ned that while Admiral Alexieff lamy remain viceroy, the active direction of operations will pass ont of fais ba?ds. Tne action of the commander of the United States gunboat Vicks? burg in declining to join the com nanders of other foriegn warships in protest ag?anst the attack of the Japa? nese fleet at Chemulpo, which resulted ia the sinking of the Russian cruisers Variag and Korietz, promises to casase much discusison here. . The Novoe fareyma's London corres? pondent cables that the protest of the British captain against the Japanese attack on the ground that it was a breach of neutrality proved ineffective feecsmse the American commander .would not consent. JAPANESE VESSELS NOT IN? JURED. Tokio, Feb. 31.- The reports from carious quarters-saying that Admiral Togo*?-fleet was badly crippled in the ?operations at Port Arthur are nn fonnded. It has been unnecessary to ?end'a single large ship to Sasebo for repairs. Two torpedo boat destroyers have been damaged, but not in ?ght thig, and .they will be ready for service ?con. The battleship Shikishima on iFeb. -9 ^struck bottom. Her accident was -at"first regarded as serious and it was thought Japan would have to de? afer-war ?na til the Shikishima had been ? repaired, owing to the then evenly balanced strength of Japan and Russia. "When'docked it was found that the vfiameage to the Shikishima was silght and repairs were effected in a few days. Admiral Togo's men of the torpedo squadron who were sent to reconnoitre -at Dalny on the night of Feb. 8 were bitterly disappointed that they missed -the -Port Arthur fight and ha ve almost ?demandad of Admiral Togo that bb permit them to engage the enemy at ?the next Opportunity. Tokio, Feb. 23.-Russian cavalry? men are reported to be at Wi ju and that they have cut the telegraph .lines, cutting of communication with the territory adjacent to the Yalu river and the Corean frontier. JRUSSIAN WAR DEPARTMENT TO BE REORGANIZED. St Petersburg, Feb. 23.- Gen. Sakihais has been appointed interim minister of war, while Gen. Kara pat kin is absenff in command of the army in Manchuria. The war depart? ment and the entire army is to be re? constructed on the German pattern. Great inefficiency in the present organ? ization has developed since war be? gan. AMERICAN SQUADRON ON THE r SCENE, Nagasak, Feb. 23.-It has been re? ported here on apparently good author? ity that tile American squadron has been ordered to go to the mouth of the Yalu river for the purpose of observ? ing the naval operations in that quar? ter. London, Feb. 23.-The Nagasaki correspondent of The Daily Telegraph cabling under date of February 22, re? ports that the Japanese squadron has captured four Russian boats at Port Arthur by using Russian signals. This dispatch appears to. confirm re? ports from various quarters of a fresh attack on Port Arthur by the Japanese. Indefinite reports of the movements of troops in the vicinity of the Yalu river and statements of attempts to cut the Siberian railroad are also publish? ed this morning. The Wei-Hai-Wei correspondent of The Times describes" a visit to Chemul? po, Corea, on Feb. 19, and the Japa? nese landing operations there, which he says demonstrated that the Japanese military organization is superior to that of any, European power. A general Japanese 'advance along the Peking road to Ping Y?ng, Corea, the correspondent continues, is expected shortly. As soon as the ice breaks up troops will be established at PiDg Yang in sufficient strength to guard against a sudden Russian descent. Everything suggests an immediate dash for a strategic position in north? ern Corea, the correspondent con? cludes, and it is possible the Russians axe considerably further south than supposed. ANOTHER RUSSIAN SHIP LOST. Chefoo, Feb. 22.-The captain of the German steamer Pronto just arriv? ed from Dalny says positively that be? side t>be ?torpedo gunboat Yeniesei, accidentally destroyed by one of her own mines, the Russians have just lost another ship by accident on the 12th instant. This was a small cruiser whose same was not learned. In avoiding some mines she ran upon rocks from which she eventually slip? ped off into deep water and sank. There was co loss of life attached to the casualty. The Russian authorities insist that there is nc truth in the story thai a force of 1,000 Japanese landed at Pigeon or Dove bay had beeu annihilated. Port Arthur is said to be entirely oat of beef and vege ables and drawing upon Dalny for a slim supply. Troops are being rushed towards the Yalu with all expedition possible. The Pronto was ;sent from Port Arthur to Dalny for refugees, chiefly Japanese women. While leav? ing Port Arthur with all lights out. she was fired upon by a Russian cruiser, 15 shots striking her upper, works. It was subsequently explained that she was mistaken for a Japanese torpedo boat. The entrance to Daley is honeycombed with mmes. Nothing .was seen on the passage to this port of either tho Russian or Japanese fleets. SENSATIONAL RUMOR NOT CREDITED. London, Feb. 22.-The latest advices of Baron Hayashi. tho Japanese minis? ter to Great Britian, lead him to be? lieve that Japanese troops may now wait possibly two or three months be? fore undertaking aggressive operations in Manchuria. . He said: "We have found that Rus? sia is so unexpectedly unprepared that I should not be surprised if the Japa? nese land forces contented themselves with establishing a thorough organiza? tion and advancing as the completion of the railroad towards the Valu river progresses. Russia appears to be less prepared than was China in 1895. I believe that only three trains a day can be run tbrongh Manchuria. Supposing these are equally divided between troops and supplies, as would be necessary, Russia could not perceptibly strength? en her land forces before April. Japan's naval coup bas been so unex? pectedly successful that I rather think ? l'Ou? troop will take tneir time. The ?-shallow inlets are now frozen over, re IArding the disembarkation of our 1 forces. This is especially trne at Port j Arthur, where a near landing of troops is impossible owing to the ice." Baron Hayashi does not credit the report that 2,500 Russians have been killed in an outpost engagement at the Yalu river. He says there is no Japa? nese force in that vicinity large enough to inflict such a loss. The only naval development Baron Hayashi expects in the near future is a posisble attack on the Japanese fleet by the powerful Russian torpedo flotil? la at Port Arthur and hitherto un? used. On the Japanese side, except possible action against the Russian vessels of the Vladivostock squadron, the Japanese minister does not look for developments at present, believing that Admiral Togo will be satisfied to keep the disabled Russian squadron prisoner at Port Arthur. The minister credits the Russians with having barely 100,000 troops ic Manchuria. EDUCATORS IN CONFERENCE. Annual Meeting of Superintendents Department National Educa? tional Conference. Special to The Daily Item. Atalnta, Ga. Feb. 23.-A small army of educators, including college presi? dents, professors superintendents and teachers was present today at the open? ing of the annual conference of the superintendents' department of the National Educational association. Every part of the country was repre? sented and every branch of educational work from the district school to the highest institutions of learning. The delegates assembled at 9 o'clock this morning and listened to cordial greetings from Hon. Hoke Smith and Hon. William B. Merritt, State school commissioner of Georgia. After these formalities had been concluded the remainder of the opening session was devoted to a general discussion of the^St. Louis world's fair and it's re? lation to education. The speakers in? cluded Howard J. Rogers, chief of the department of education of the exposi? tion; W. T. Harris, United States commissioner of education ; F. Louis Solden,' superintendent of the St. i Louis pubile schools, And Albert G. Lane, superintendent of Chicago. The course of study in elementary and secondary schools was the general /topic of discussion at the afternoon session. Some Of the principal speak? ers and their topics were as follows: William H. Edson, Grand Rapids, Mich., "The Superintendent's In? fluences on the Course of Study"; Paul H. Saunders, University of Mis? sissippi, "Athletics and Other Colla? teral Activities in Secondary Schools" : Frank M. McMurry, Columbia Uni? versity, "What Omissions are Advis I able in the Present Course o? Study and What Should be tho Basis for the Same." The conference will remain in ses? sion through tomorrow and Thursday. The officers in charge of the gather? ing have arranged au excellent pro? gramme. Subjects which will be of special interest to those actively en? gaged in educational work will be dis? cussed during the morning and after? noon sessions. The evenings will be devoted to lectures* The first of the series is to be delivered this evening by President Edwin A. Alderman of Tulane University. BLOCKADING POWERS WIN. Decision of the Hague Tribunal in the Venezuela Case. Great Britain, Germany and Italy Declared to be Entitled to a Preference of 30 per cent of the Custom Duties. The Hague, Feb. 22.-The. arbitra? tion tribunal, which has been consider? ing the claims of the blockading Pow? ers for preferential treatment of their claims against Venezuela, has decided unanimously that the ttjree blockading Powers, Great Britiau, Germany and Italy, have the right to a preference of 30 per cent of the customs duties at Guayra and Paerto Cabello, the j litigants to pay their own costs in the jj procedure and divide equally the costs of the tribunal. The United Stat3s I is commissioned to carry out the deci? sion of the tribunal within three j. months. fflfp In* giving judgment the trifcuaal points out "that it has been guided by international law and the equity of the case, and that the protocols sign? ed at Washington siuce February 13, 1903, and particulary the protocol of May 7, whereof the obligatory nature cannot be doubtful, form the legal basis of its sentence : that the tribunal is not competent to question the juris? diction of the mixed commissions at Caracas, nor to judge their action on tbe character of the warlike operations of the blockading Power-, was to decide . if the three j blockading Powers exhausted all i pacific means to prevent the neces . sity of employing force. The tribunal J decides that it is only in a position to i certify that since 1901 Venezuela re I fused arbitration, proposed on sevreai occasions by Germany and Great Bri? tain; that after the war no formal1 treaty of peace was concluded ; that thc operations cf thc blockaders were'' stopped before they had received satis? faction for all their claims, and further, that the question of prefer? ential treatment was submitted to arbitration. Tne tribunal declares that it found aud recognized in those facts I precious evidence in favor of the great j principle of arbitration in all phases J of international conflict. In adhering ! to the protocols the blockaders could I not have intended to'renounce their j acquired rights nor their privileged, j de facto position. The Government j of Venezuela itself has recognized in ' principle the well-foundedne&s of their claims, while it had not recognized thoie of the non-blockading Power?, and until the end of January, 190:>, made not the slightest protest against the claims for preferential treatment. Throughout the diplomatic negotia? tions Venezuela constantly distinguish? ed between tbe allied Powers and the neutrals These latter, not having protested against the claims for pre terence of the blockading Powers, either mt the time the war stopped or immediately after the signature of the protocol of February 13, the Govern? ment of Venezuela only agreed in re? spect to the allied Powers, to offer spe? cial guarantees for the fulfilment of its engagements. The good faith which should direct international relations imposes the duty on the tribunal by declaring that the words, "all claims," employed by the Venezuelan represen? tatives in the negotiations with the re? presentatives of the allied Powers could relate only to the latter Pov4ers. Neutrals could, in some respect, profit by the circumstances created by the operations of the war without acquir? ing nev; rights, the rights already ac? quired remaining absolutely intact. In the decision the United States is charged merely to supervise the carry? ing out of the decision regarding costs. Washington, Feb. 22.-A prominent official of the State department when shown the press dispatch, relative to the decision in the Venezuelan arbi? tration, stated that while the depart? ment regretted exceedingly the preced? ent which The Hague Tribunal had made in this case, there was nothing for the United States to do, but accept the result philosophically, as binding international law. What the Govern? ment dislikes was to admit the princi? ple that by a mere show of naval force a creditor nation can secure precedence in the payment of debt over another, which does not exercise such force. It is regarded as a premium on violence, and as tending to discourage nations "which are disposed to settle their claims by the * peaceful methods of diplomacy. SAYS JAPAN WAS RIGHT. Capt. Mahan Sustains Course of the Mikado's Fighting. New York, Feb. 22-.Capt. A. T. Mahan reviews the Russo-Japanese war situation in a copyrighted article in Collier's. He justifies Japan in forcing hostilities and says: "It is the double possession of prox? imity and vastly greater means of transport over much shorter distances by the easy way of the sea that Japan has the possibility,of maintaining her struggle against a 'rival whose power by land would be irresistibly superior were she able to bring it fully to bear at the point of contention, and also-a most important consideration-to sus? tain it by a continuous stream of rein? forcements and supplies, for so only can tbe waste of war be repaired. "T?he Russian ships appear to have been caught practically asleep in an open roadstead, fully exposed, and so to have offered themselves as lifeless targets for torpedo practice at compar? ative ease for the assailants. "It was worth the while of the Japa? nese admiral-well worth his while to take the chance cf damage from their fire in order to injure the ene? my's fleet, because of its supreme im? portance to the general issue ; but it was, and is, in no wise worth while to bring ships into battle against forts merely in order to injure them." WAR REMINISCENCE. To My Old, Comrades of Co. I, 7th S. C. Cavalry. \ -- I have received many inquiries con? cerning our old company, Claremont Rifles, Company A., 2nd S. C. Regi? ment. On the 8th day of April, 1861, we boarded the train for Charleston. On the 9th we went to Morris Island. Col J. D. Kershaw, and Col. J. D. Blanding formed the regiment on Mor? ris Island. The Claremont Rifles be? came Co. A. After the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Coi. Kershaw took a portion of tbe regiment and went to Virginia. Col. Blanding went out to Ridgeville with the balance of the re? giment and formed the 9th S. C. Regi? ment. Claremont Rifles drew out as a solid company and joined the Hampton Le? gion, and became company G. Mus? tered into the Confederate service at the Lightwood Knot Springs. Rich? land Co., S. C. . After the reorganization on the Pe? ninsula at Mulberry road, I went to Adams Run, S. C. and joined Compa? ny A, Holcombe Legion of Cavalry. In July, 1862, we went to Virginia. There we remained as Holcombe's Legion of Cavalry until 1864. Then they formed 7th S. C. Cavalry, and our company became company I, S. C. Cavalry, and on Sunday, 10th day of April, 1865, we surrendered at? Appo? mattox Court House, Va. This is about all I can say abont my old companies, as there are a very few of us living that commenced in April 1861, and dear old brethren, if we never meet again on this earth, I hope we will meet, Beyond the River. W. A. Spann, Co. I., 7th S .C. Cavalry. Providence, S. C. 9 P. S.-First Captain, James G. Spann ; Second Captain, T. V. Walsh ; Third Captain, J. F. Bradford. Kagood Notes and Comment. Mr. Editor: Things aro moving along quietly on Din kins Peninsula and around Hagood. Very little farm work has been done on account of the almost continonus freezes and rains/ What about the acreage of cotton here? I saw the other day where some one in Alabama said J,hat a ten acre field of corn in that State would be a curiosity this year. It will not be so here ; our people have better sense, but the acre? age in cotton will be some greater than last year. As to the quantity of fertili? zers, it will be about the same, I think. Tho small .grain crop is not promising having suffered greatly from the hard winter. The best method of planting is, after land has been thoroughly broken, to plant oats with "Gaunt" distributor with furrows running East and West from nine to twelve inches apart. If late in fall oats should %>e dragged to prevent larks from pulling up. Von are repaid lor trouble in the saving of s>ed. In a trip through Kershaw the roads were almost impassable in some places. Speaking of roads, Sumter county has some very fine ones through the efforts of our efficient Supervisor. He has not hired nor asked me to praise him but he endeavors to be thorough in all he undertakes, judging from what I I have seen. Ile made us one of the l>est I Jost ces of PeaC6 the county has ever i had. Talking about politics there is a man of real merit, a safe man every way, that I wish conld be induced to run for the Senate. I refer to Frauk Wilson, Esq., of your city. There have been a number of mar? riages in various places of late, some were my good friends. In this I rejoice because a man or. woman well mated is better off. "No Good," poor fellow, I pity him, would be better off, happier, if he had some good, sweet woma? to walk through life with him. I never saw a woman in my life that would not get married if a good offer was made ; but many do not wait for that. Just here I remark that many girls fail to .marry because they are unwilling to marry their equals social? ly. In consequence of this many girls become old maids. Young women do some silly things; here is a scapegrace from another community for instance, not worth his salt, but he comeR with a slick tongue and carries off fae finest girl in the place while young men of real merit are left in the lurch. This is a true saying. Hagood. Justice Brown Resumes Seat. Washington, D. C., Feb. 23.-When the United States supreme court re? convened today after a recess of sev? eral weeks Justice Brown was the re? cipient of many congratulations from his collegues and others who feared he might never be able to resume his active duties because of threatened blindness. After tedious and trying weeks spent in a dark room, with his eyes hidden under heavy bandages, he has now recovered practically the foll use of his left eye, the sight of which seemed hopelessly lost two months ?go, and the sight of his right eye, which had been useless for two years, has improved noticeably under the treatment given the left eye. We have a new, fresh stock cloth bound books, the regular 25 cent edi? tion, which we are selling at 15 cent?. Many titles not usually found ;n cheag editions. H. G. Osteen & Co. Are due to indigestion. Ninety-nine of every one hundred people who have heart trouble can remember when it was simple indiges? tion. It is a scientific fact that all cases of heart disease, not organic, are not only traceable to, but are the direct result of indi? gestion. All food taker? into the stomach which fails of perfect digestion ferments and swells the stomach, puffing ifr up against the heart. Tnis interferes with the action of the heart, and in the course of time that delicate but vital org?n becomes diseased. Mr. D. Kauble. of Nevada. O., says: I hadstomach trouble and was in a bad state as i had heart trouble with it. 1 took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure fer about four months and it cured rae. Kodol Digests What You Eat and relieves the stomach of ai! nervous strain and the heart of ali pressure. i Bottles only. S 1.00 Size holding 2M times the trial . size, which sefis for 50c. I Prepared by E. 0. DeWlTT& QC-, CHsCAQO. For sale by Olia B. Davis. We have another Car Horses and Mules. We are also selling BUGGIES, WAGONS and HARNESS almost A *X* O O ?s? T ? The usual stock of Lime, Cement, Fire Brick, Flue Pipe and Builders' SuppUes generally. DIXIE STALK CUTTERS. We have secured the agency for these cutters in Sumter county. ' ' - SOOTH LIVE STOCK CO. PERUVIAN GUANO, NITRATE OF SODA, fl URI ATE OF POTASH. HARBY & CO. Are Headquarters. WHOA, MULE! GEE, I SAY! Turn Right and go to A. D. BARBY'S STABLES. He has just received the finest bunch of mules of the season and has another load of the same kind to ar= rive about Feb. 13. Also some nice drivers and good, substantial work horses. Give him a call. Terms and prices right. WHISKEY I MORPHINE I CIGARETTE ! ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO HABIT. I HABIT. ?' HABIT. I HABITS'. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1323 Lady ?St,, (ot P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence soiiwied -;_