The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 18, 1904, Image 7
Sfeg is Succeeded as President of
tte Red Cross by Mrs. John
A. Logan.
Washington, May 14.- Miss Clara
Bdfcfexn today resigned the presidency
of die -American Bed Cross and Was
sab?eeded by Mrs. Gen. John ?.
Lo?an, who has heretofore occupied
the, office of vi^e president of the asso
The ceremony occurred at Mrs.
Sagan's residence and was partici?
pated in by Miss Barton, Mrs. logan
-?nd members of tba executive com?
mittee of the Ked Cross. Miss Bar
lott's letter of resignation wa? a par?
tial review of the work ofTthe organi
-za^on. In adition io many individual
expression c. of regret the executive
committee united in a letter to Miss
Sinon, pacing a tribute to her ser
rices in behalf of the Bed Cress.
P ? S BOLT.
^ssltive Declaration That H? Will
Sapport Democratic Nominee*
^Washington, May 14-William Ban
* dtkph Hearst will support the nominee
ofxhe St. Louis Democratic conven^
tics, whoever he. may be. He; today
authorized the Washington Post to
snake this -statement unequivocally.
H& ridiculed a story sent from Albany
that he and Mr; Bryan, Arthur Bris
Iwase, Weaver of Iowa, and others were
planning a huge bolt and the forma- i
-t?os of a new.party. He said he bad
fceen making his 'fight for the ncmi- j
nation in the name of progressive
Democracy, but his fight bad been'
within party lines^and would continue
to be so. -WfcateTerto restttt, ho in?
tended personally and through his
newspapers tc -support the Tegular
. ticked ~ - ~-'
"I am for* the St Loins nominee,"
said Mr. Hearst to The Post. Having
uttered t&at plain spoken sentence,
he7 added with a smile: "I should,
of course, like any other man, be
honored and gratified should the
Democrats see fit to nominate me.
Sat I do net have to be bribed by
ornee to bea Democrat. I have sup?
ported the Democratic ticket in the
last five campaigns. I supported
Cleveland three times and Bryan
twice. I intend to support the nomi?
nee of tho party at St. Louis, whoever
he may be."
This interview was prompted by the
Albany dispatch, which said that Mr.
Hearst, Mr. Arthur Bisbane, Mr.
Bryan and a few others were prepar?
ing to bolt
"I have not been able," he said,
"tb deny all the foolish things that
have been said about me. I have not
even kept up with all that has been
said. But of all the fool things, that
is*fooler' than all the rest," and Mr.
-Hearst indulged in a hearty laugh
afc the new adjective he had coined.
An inquiry was made about the
-significance of the several contesting
Hearst delegations over the country.
"Every State convention of both
parties has contesting delegations,"
said Mr. Hearst. "Contests do not
mean that bolting will follow^ Some
ofmyfriends have instituted contests
Jbr delegates. In certain cases con?
tests have been instituted .by my
friends in entire sincerity, on ..their
part, which I would'not have sanc?
tioned had the matter ccms to my
knowledge in time. But these con?
gests caa be settled in. the usual.way,
as they are settled in every national
convention. -Please make it plain
that I stand by tbe verdict of loyal"
2>emccrats, mea who Lave been loyal
to the narry ai;d have not been Demo
orats at pleasure. 1 am for men who
Slave been Democrats consistently for
^ years."
"But seppese the class you suggest
. as dis'oyal should be in control at St.
Louis'?'
"I think there is no danger cf that
lt is sale."
"But they would be tbe people who
have sent these men to the convention
in'a majority," was suggested to Mr. |
Hearst, to which remark he assented. I
Nevertheless he expressed his belief !
?hat loyal Democrats would be in con- j
*trol in St .Louis, and reiterated his
Intention to Rapport the nominee of
that convention. .
lu fact, his utterances were so di?
rect and emphatic on that point that
?so room wasJeft to doubt Mr. Hearst's
loyalty and his iutentioxi to prosecute
bis own campaign for the nomination
within the party lines and not only
to abide by the result whatever it
might be, bet to work for the ticket
^nominated.
Chicago, May 15 -The dead body
of a man dangling at the end of a rope
in the belfry of the Emanuel Baptist
Church, on Michigan avenue, was the
jrraesome sight that met the ?yes of
tile congregation as they assembled for
this morning's service. The police
wera notified and the body cut down
and taken away.
Letter to S. M. Pierson.
Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: Some thick we take a
good , deal of risk in inviting com?
plaints of Devoe lead-and-zinc-we
authorize our agent to sell it under
this guarantee :
"If you have any fault tb find witb
this paint, either now in patting it on,
or hereafter in the wear, tell your
dealer about it.
"We authorize him to do what is
right at our expense. "
The following story tells how little
the risk is:
J H Ashler & Co, hardware dealers,
J&hinehecfc, N Y? have sold Devoe
from '78 to now; have sold thousands
of gallons and have had just one com?
plaint in all thi3 time.
Three sides o:' a bouse were perfect :
the io ax th was as bad as the three
-were good.
Explanation-It rained the night
Mote the fourth side, was painted ;
?nd the painters didnt' wait for the
wood to dry.
What is done in such a case? What?
ever the dealer, who sold the paint,
considers it fair to do. We leave it
to him. He may not do exactly what
ire should do if we were there ; but
we are not there.
The best we can do is to leave it to
kim.
Yours t?u?y
51 F W Dero & Co
-?>" S.- h. B. Durant sells our paint.
"B8SEST WM"
How the Chickasaws Were Taught
the M?aning of the Expression.
A moe g the earliest comers to the
Hatchee contry, in western Tennes?
see, was a Mr. Barnes, a blacksmith,
who-became a friend of the Chickasaw
Indians and often mended their gnns
without charge. Barnes was a poor
man, but obtaining on credit a donkey
named Moses, which was valued at a
considerable sum, he imported the
animal and stabled it at the smithy,
says the Youth's Companion. It was
the first in that region. One morning
be found the door open and Moses
gone. He followed a trail to the bank
of,the river an?l?sf if 1 The stream,
was in flood, and he believed his val?
uable animal was drowned. Unless
he foundvsome way to raise the money
to pay for- it he was a ruined man.
Two months later a trading scow
came down the Hatchee from Bolivar,
and on the roof, spraed out in the
sun, was the hide of Moses, unmis?
takable in its soft and handsome grays.
Barnes related his story to the trader
and received the skin, which had
been bought at Bolivar from a trader
there. As no white man would have
shot a donkey Barnes concluded that
the Indians, who had never seen one,
but who were, then hunting on the
Hatchee, were the offenders.
To trap them he tried a little strat?
agem. He organized a shooting con?
test and offered as a prize * ' the hand?
somest skin ever taken on the Hatchee,
th? pelt of a beautiful animal."
A Chickasaw brave was the winner
of the contest and claimed the prize.
Barnes brought forward the skin of
Moses and spread it on the ground.
"There is your prize," he said.
"Me shoot um! Me shoot um!"
cried the winner, running to the skin
and pointing to a bullet hole. Then
he told how he had been wandering
down the river bank and had seen this
strange wild animal, like notting he
had ever seen before breaking through
the cane. He had shot it and sold the
hide at Bolivar. He was delighted to
get it back.
This was what Barnes bad hoped
for. Standing, he addressed the
Chickasaws.
"My brothers," he said, "you know
me. I am a poor man, but I am a
friend to the Chickasaws. I mend bis
gun for him and deal fairly by him.
This animal was **iy white man's
pony. I bought it far away and
brought it here. It cost me much
wampum, the price of many Indian
ponies. To lose it will lose me alL
It escaped me and went to the woods,
and there a Chickasaw killed it.
"When I am in Chickasaw country,
I obey Chickasaw law. When Chick?
asaw is in white man's country, he
should obey white man's law. White
man's law is that whoever kills ray
pony must pay me for it. What will
Chickasaw do?"
The Indians had listened attentive?
ly. When he had. finished, they went
to their ponies tethered nearby. The
whites watched them meanwhile with
intense interest. The Indians un?
tethered their ponies and brought them
up
"Take um," they said, "indian
have only ponies. Give nm all."
"How many?'- asked Barns.
"You say how many."
Barns appointed an appraiser, v.ho'
selected a number of ponies equal in
value to the donkey.. These - the
blacksmith sold to his neighbor?.'
The Indians gave up their hunt and
went back to their villages, poorer,
.but satisfied. They bad maintained,
for .their tribe at least, some claim
to the title, "Honest Injun."
Wanted the Wortgage.
W. Y. Morgan of Kansas City tells
of a Swede who came from Dakota to
Kansas and wanted to buy a farm,
says the Louisville Herald. The land
agent took bim around, and he finally
found what he wanted and said : "Ay
ta des one." Then he went back to
town, and the agent was making out
the papers.
tcHow do you want to pay for it?"
he asked.
"Av pav all. Ay have da monev."
"All right, I'll make out the deed,"
said the-agent.
"No,' said Ole Olsen. "Ay no
want deed."
"Yes, you do," argued the agent,
"yon pay tbe monev and you get the
deed."
"No, no," said the Swede, earnest?
ly. "Ay no wai,t deed. Ay have
deed ocp in Dakoty Ay pay man de
money. Ha gif me deed. Ay gif bern
mortgage. Ay tak land. By eu by be
get land, he got deed, be baf da
money. Dees tises, Ay no want deed.
Ay want mortgage. Ay pay da money.
You gif ma mortgage."
A Postmaster in Trouble.
Mobile, Ala , May IC -Charles F.
Pircher, of Choctow Bluff, Clarke
County, formerly postmaster at Cor
rollton, was indicted in the United
States Court today on eight charges,
forging a propo al to carry the mail
route from Corrollton to Choctaw
Bluff, forging bond and affidavits of
bidder, forging affidavit of sureties to
bond, forging amended proposals, em?
bezzling checks mailed to the bidder
to the name he forged, forging in?
dorsements on the cheeks, for embez?
zling a small amourt of postoffice
funds, and for using Government sup?
plies. There are 32 counts in one in?
dictment. If given the extreme pen?
alty Pircher would get an aggregate
sentence of about 180 years and be
fined ?60,000, In default of bail of
$4,000 he was sent to jail.
Macon, Ga., May IC-Two banks
in Macon closed their doors this morn?
ing, of both of which Mr. P, H.
Plant is president. One is the First
National, with a capital of $200,000,
and the other an absolutely private
institution. The former was exam?
ined Saturday by Bank Examiner Al?
bertan and found solvent. The latter
closed early this morning, it is alleg?
ed because of transfers of money made
to the First National. Mr. Plant,
who is a kinsman of the capitalists of
New York of the same name, lias been
ill for nearly two months. He is per?
haps the largest investor in Macon's
manufacturing institutions and is
known throughout the country as an
owner of trotting horses.
RUSSIA FIGES HOME DANSER.
Internal Situation Said to be Seri?
ous. Mew Loan Decided on
for War Expenditures.
* Rome, Way 14--A secret report from
St. Petersburg, depicts the internal
situation in Russia as becoming more
serious regarding preservation of
present institutions. Military fail?
ures in the far Last have strengthened
the opinon that the evils are due to
present oiganization of the country
and that a change is necessary.
The hopi is expressed that the Em?
peror himself, seeing the danger, will
be induced to grant the country a con?
stitution, in ? which event, it is assert?
ed, the enthusiasm of the people will
become sc great as to render it possi?
ble to raise an army and collect the
means necessary to defeat Japan.
Otherwise, the report says, it is
believed that the ef?orts made at St.
Petersburg will remain futile, for
beside the war in the far East Russia
will be obliged to face a latent, if
not open, revolutionary movement at
home, depriving her of the assistance
of the most of her progressive element
of the empire, such as the Poles and
Finns.
NEW LOAN MAKING.
St. Petersburg, May 14.-The follow?
ing statement bas b?>en officially com?
municated to the press:
"The war, which )roke out in spite
of the peaceful intentions of Russia,
found the finances of the empire in a
satisfactory position.
"The ejective capital of the ex?
chequer, which at thc beginning of
the year amounted to 182,000,000 rou?
bles, has been more than doubled up
to the present by reason of tbe dimin
uation of the budget expenses. Now
the whole sum at tbe disposal of the
exchequer exceeds 300,000,000 roubles.
"Despise this, the war expenditure
must be very considerable, and on this
account it has been thought prudent
to discover a new method for provid?
ing funds. These funds might be bor?
rowed from the state bank to the ex?
tent of 530,COO,030 roubles, bet in or?
der to avoid expen dinget he effective
capital a; the risk of a disturbance of
the money in circulation, and as the
government wishes to see Russia at
the end of tho war in the same steady
financial position as before the out?
break of hostilities, the finance minis?
ter has CDnsidered i;; necessary to have
recourse to au external loan.
"By imperial order of May 12, for
an increase in the war funds, the is?
sue of a 5 per cent, external loan for
a short ?term has been decided upon
with a normal capital of 300,000,000
roubles, or 800,000,000 francs, under
theistitle of 5 per cent, state exchequer
bonds for 1904, free forever from Rus?
sian tasas. On May 14, 1909, these
bonds will be redeemable at the issue
price and must be presented for re
demptior, in Paris.
"The flotation of the loan is en?
trusted to the Netherlands Bank, the
Credit Lvonnais and Hottinguer &,
Co., of Paris."
The statement published in the for?
eign preiss that after this loan another,
will be issued in Grermany is officially
declared to be without foundation.
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Special by Ware & Leland's Private
Wire. .
New York, May 17.-The market to?
day acted just as i ; has each Tuesday,
it always sells off after the report, no
matter what kind of a report it is. In
addition to the usual tendency on the
weekly icport, there were rains in the
Atlantic Btatca .We have been wait?
ing for rains for sometime and regard?
ed the decline as out of the question
as long as drought reports continue,
but now it looks though as good rains
wonld be had tbis week, showers
started ytserday. some rains fell last
night and general rains were predicted
for tomorrow this takes away the
prime factor on the buying side and
we are inclined to look for an advance
as. befcre. Rains have changed the
outlook for the present. Sentiment
is likely to be influenced considerably.
Stands are poor according to the
weekly report in the central and east?
ern districts. The crop position is
not brilliant, but this is just enough
to keep people off the short side.
Rains in the Altantic states have
changed the immediate outlook and
new crop months may run off some.
On a good break i n October we would
be inclined to buy moderately. There
will be frequent turns to take profits
cn, it will require the best kind of
weather to depress the market very
much, it may be the change in the
moon :neans cold, wet weather for a
while, this would raise a howl in the
cotton belt, it will require a further
declino in new crop now to put them
where they should be brought. Rains
have made the situation less bullish.
C. W. Lee &?o. -
NEW YORK COTTON.
Open R'urh Low
13 47 13 47 13 20
13 53 33 53 13 37
13 68 13 68 13 37
13 30 13 31 12 99
ll 86 il 88 li 70
11 37 1139 31 24
ll 27 ll 27 ll 20
ll 27 II 29 ll 15
ll 30 ll 30 ll 16
CHIC;
WIIEAT
May,
July,
Sept.,
CORN
May,
Jul}*,
Sept.,
OATS
Mav,
July,
Sept.,
PORK
Jnly,
Sept.,
LARD
Jniy,
Sept.
RIBS
May,
July,
Sep.,
MARKETS.
Opening. Closing.
94 95 1
85 7- S6 1
79 6- 80 1
47 4- 46 6
48 1- v 47 4
47 6- 47
41 6- 41 6
38 4- 38 1
30 4 - 30 3
11.32 11.37
11.52 11.57
6.47 6.47
6.62 6.62
6.35 6.35
6 45 6.47
6.(50 6 62
Tie hammock season has arrived.
A large stock to select from at Osteen's
Book Store.
NEWS FROS THE WIR i THE EIST.
No News From Port Arthur Since
Cutting of Communication on
May 12.
Russians Discover an Exploded Japanese
Wine Near Scene of Pobieda's Injury.
S??. Petersburg, May 15.-The empe?
ror has received the following report
from Viceroy Alexieff, dated May 14:
"I beg respectfully to communicate
to your majesty a report from Rear
Admiral Wittsoeft, on the condition
of affairs at Port Arthur from May 6
to May 12. The report was brought
by express runner from Dachic Haio
station on the eve of the second inter?
ruption of communications by the
enemy. It follows :
" 'The enemy's squadron, composed
of ironclads, cruisers and torpedo
boats appeared off Port Arthur May 5,
and continues to blockade ' without
undertaking active operations.
" 'The work of repairing the iron?
clads Czarevitch and Retvizan is pro?
ceeding with unabated energy and
with every success.
" 'During an examination of the
roadstead and fair way at the spot
where the battleship Pobieda was
damaged by a mine we found one of
the enemy's defense mines which
had been exploded by the force of the
hurricane.' V
DARING DEED OF A RUSSIAN.
Liao Yang, Saturday, May 14.-(De?
layed in transmission. )-The Rnssian
fleet scored its first distinct naval suc?
cess of the war on May 10 by torpedo?
ing and crippling, though not the
sinking, an armored Japanese cruiser
in Talien Wan Bay.
The Russian attack was successfully
planned on May 10, while the Japanese
squadron was concentrating outside
Dalny, devoting its whole attention' to
Talien Wan Bay, and was carried out
the same night.
The attacking force was not a re?
gular torpedo boat, but was only a
small naptba launch in command of a
young officer, who had with him
three jackies. The launch mounted a
small machine gun and canied three
torpedoes.
When darkness fell the launch crept
out of Port Arthur, hogging the shore,
with co lights aboard and no glow
from the engines to betray her pres
sence. It was late when she gained
the outer line of the Japanese squad?
ron. Slipping through the torpedo
boat pickets, and selecting the nearest
war ship, a big armored cruiser, she
stole toward her and succeeded in ex?
ploding against her side a single torpe?
do. A deafening roar followed the ex?
plosion, which re-echoed far ashore.
Flames enveloped the cruiser, which
was evidently badly crippled.
The crew of the cruiser was seen to
be fighting the fire, which they at last
succeeded in extinguishing. A sister
ship took the damaged vessel in tow
and disappeared to the southeast.
The launch escaped the hot fire
directed against her by the Japanese
ships, bot being unable to run to Port
Arthur, or to get to Dalny, she was
beached not far from Dalny.
Only a few of the higher officers
were aware of the plan, the success of
which depended upon secrecy. The
achievement raised the spirits of the
Russians afloat and ashore, and the
yoong naval officer who was the hero
of the exploit, was feted and recom?
mended for the Cross of St George.
THE MOVEMENT OF THE JAPS.
St. Petersburg, May 15.-A state?
ment by the admiralty covering events
at Port Arthurr from May 6 to May
I2tb, was received by the Emperor at
Tsarkoye Selo tonight, shortly before
his deparvture for Moscow.
The situation is considered satisfac?
tory, as the dispatch shows the confi?
dence and preparedness of Rear Ad?
miral Wittsoeft up to the second cut?
ting of communication with Port
Arthur. :
The.fact that the Russians discover?
ed another Japanese mine almost in
the exact spot where the battleship
Pobieda was injured is taken as evi?
dence of the desperate thoroughness
with which the Japanese must have
carried out their mining operations
on April ll.
The military movements which have
been officially reported are considered
as of minor importance in themselves,
but they indicate preparations for a
determined concentration by the Japa?
nese against Liao Yang.
The Ru&sky Invalid, the army organ
says : " Ws believe that two Japanese
divisions are moving forward from
Feng-Wang-Cheng on the Liao-Yang
road. The presence of a large force of
artillery at Sin-Yen, about 55 miles
southwest of Feng-Wang-Cheng, may
indicate a Japanese intention of forti?
fying that place so as to protect the
left flank of their base of operations,
which probably is now included in a
quadrilateral, bounded by lines con?
necting Sin-Yen, Takushan, Feng
Wahg-Cheng and Antung. The advanc?
ing lines are probably connected with
Japanese bases through Chautadzy, on
the road leading to Pitsewo and Wiju
ano An ju into Corea."
There are continual reports of skir?
mishing with Chinese bandits along
the Japanese front, and these are con?
sidered more serious than the mere
numbers engaged indicate. It is fear?
ed that flying columns of brigands will
form a serious menace to the Russian
communications, and will not fail to
incite the whole Chinese population
to covert acts, if they are convinced
that the Japanese are making a win?
ning fight.
Secul, May 15, 6 p. m.-Reports
have been recieved here that 450 cap?
tured Russian officers and men will
shortly be dispatched from Yougampo
to Moi? Tapan.
On the .'norning of May 9 the Rus?
sians advanced to Karchong, from
wnich place they attacked An ju. They
committed outrages upon the women,
broke open tbe local jail, freed tne
prisoners and kidnapped the jailer and
the village headsman.
London, May 17.-In thc absence of
actual news from the seat of war in
the tar east, the London newspapers
this morning comment on what is be?
lieved to be the precarious position
of Gen. Kuropatkin, who is menaced
by the possibility of the Chinese rebels
cutting his communications, as well
as by the difficulty of divining the
Japanese plan of campaign.
The Standard, which is rather in?
clined to be pro-Russian in its views,
admits that Gen. Knropatkin has at
his disposal sooth of Mukden at most
100,000 troops of inferior quality, only
75,000 of wbora are available for active
operations, while Gen. Kuroki certain?
ly has 140,000 first class troops tbe
equal. of those in European armies.
"Under such conditions," The Stand?
ard says, "the issue of battle is very
seldom doubtful."
TWO SHIPS WERE LOST.
Tokio, May 16, 3.30 p. m.-The Jap?
anese dispatch boat Miyako was de?
stroyed in Kerr bay by striking a sub?
merged mine.
The Miyako was lost while assisting
in the operations of clearing the Rus?
sian mines from Kerr bay, northeast
of Talien Wan bay, on which Port
Dalny is situated. Admiral Kataoka,
commander of the third squadron pro?
tecting two flotillas of torpedo boats
which had been detailed to complete
sweeping the harbor by the removal
cf mines. Five mines were discover
ed and exlpoded and the work was
being suspended for the day when
tbe Miyako struck an undiscovered
mine which exploded with tremen?
dous force under the stern, on the
port s^ide, and inflicted intense dam?
age on the hull. The Mijako sank in
22 minutes. Two sailors were killed
and 22 were wounded. The rest ot'
the crew were rescued.
The news of the loss of tbe Miyako
bas been sorrowfully received in Tokio.
The dangerous character of the work
in which the Miyako was engaged is
generally appreciated, Out it was
thought that the loss of torpedo boat
No. 48 under similar circumstances
Thursday last would serve as a warn?
ing to those engaged in the work to
exercise the greatest care.
Admiral Kstaoka reports that tbe
Russians withdrew from Robinson
point, northeast of Kerr bay, which
adjoins Talien Wan bay, May 12, but
they erected a temporary fort on the
height northeast of Taku fountain,
where they mounted six guns and
constructed protecting trenches. The
vessels of Admiral Kataoka's squadron
shelled the Russians throughout Sun?
day, but the latter stubbornly retain?
ed their position.
The Japanese flotillas, while sweep?
ing the bay, were exposed to the Rus
siau fire all day, but continued their
work uninjured.
The Miyako was a steel cruiser of
1,800 tons displacement and G, 130 in?
dicated horsepower, and having an es?
timated speed of 20 knots.
WILL ATTACK PORT ARTHUR.
Chefoo, May 16, 4 p. m.-A com?
bined land and sea attack on Port Ar?
thur is expected to take place between
May 20 and May 23.
The Japanese hope to occupy Port
Dalny within a few day?. Dalny is
not fortified, the only fort in the vi?
cinity being one mindway between Ta?
lien Wan and Kin Chon. After the
destruction of the submarine mines at
Talien Wan the Japanese intend to
land additional troops there and com?
mence an attack on Port Arthur.
;A Japaneso officer informed the cor?
respondent of the Associated Press
that the Japanese are ready to lose 2,
000 .men in the attack. This he did
not consider to be a large number in
view of the great percentage of sick
and wounded who will be able to re?
take the field as a result of modern
hosiptal equipment.
Well informed Chinese say that the
entrance to Port Arthur is not block?
ed.
St. Petersburg, May 16, 2.3D p. m.
The interruption of communication
with Port Arthur prevents tbe admi?
ralty investigating the announcement
from Liao Yang of tho daring torpedo?
ing of a Japanese armored cruiser off
Port Dal?y. As soon as communica?
tion is reestablished the admiralty
expects the commander of the fortress
to send full details.
THE RAILWAY CLOSED.
New Ch wang, Sunday, May 16.
The Russians now admit that the rail?
road is practically closed to Port Ar?
thur. Nothing has been heard
from there by wire for three days and
six davs mail consigned to points south
of Hsiu Yen was returned tins after?
noon. The furniture of the adminis?
tration buildirgshfs been taken away.
The Russians say that Gen. Linevitch.
with a large army is moving from
Vladirostock towards Corea.
BESIEGING VIGOROUSLY.
London/ May 17.-The Shanghai
correspondnet of Tiie Morning Post,
cabling under date of May 16, says
that according to a native report from
Port Arthur the Japanese are vigor?
ously besieging the fortress night and
day by land and sea, that 60 Japanese
warships and transports have been
sighted in Blackney bay and that
heavy firing bas been heard in Kin
Chan bay.
Cortelyou for Chairman.
Washington, May G.-George B.
CortelyoU; secretary of the depart?
ment of commerce and labor, it seems
very likely now, may be selected as
chairman of the Republican national
committee.
Several widely known and influen?
tial Republican leaders have been con?
sidered for the imporant position.
Some time ago the name of Secretary
Cortelyou was suggested. It met in-'
stant favor. He is regarded as being
admirably equipped for the position,
possessing fine executive ability and
a thorough knowledge of men and
affairs. For several years he has been
intimately identified with presidential
management, scarcely any man sus?
taining more confidential relations
with President McKinley, Senator
Hanna and President Roosevelt than
he.
If he should be elected national
chairman he would resign his position
jn the cabinet and devote his entire
time to the work of the campaign.
Cornelius N. Bliss of New York,
for many years treasurer of the nation?
al committee, probably will again fill
that position.
Augusta, Ga., May 16.-The plant
of the Augusta Evenp>~ lerald was
completely destroye--* ./ fire tonight.
Atone time the fire -nreatened serious?
ly The Chronicle building "he Western
?niou and the Commercial club. The
Herald's complete outfit of linotypes,
stereotyping plant, files, etc., are de?
stroyed. The Herald will be issued
from the Chronicle office until a new
plant can be secured. The loss cannot
be fixed tonight, but it is quite large
and is coVored by insurance.
SUMMER SCHOOL F?CULTY 0H6SEM.
Strong Corps of Teachers for the
Pee Dee Institute at Harts
viiie.
Hartsville, May 16.-The complete
facility of the Pee Dee summer school
is as follows: Prof. Patterson Ward
law of the Souh Carolina college, ped?
agogy and library work ; Dr. J. : I.
McCain, professor of English at Er?
skine, English grammar nui literature ;
Col. J. J. Dargan, president of the
Pee Dee Historical society, history
and civics; Prof. S. W. Reaves of
Clemson, mathematics ; Supt. V. C.
Dibble of the Bennetsville Graded
Schools, Latin: Mrs. Ellen S. Wat?
kins of the Columbia city school?,
manual training; Miss Emma T.
Lucas of the Memminger school,
Charleston, drawing; Miss Estelle
Richardson of the Bennetsville Graded
schools, primary methods; Miss Susie
W. Williams of the Greenville Graded
schools, vocal music and chorus work.
Opening a New Gold Field.,
"For the first time in their history
the Portuguese have 6pened a part
of their territory that is rich in gold
under conditions that make it possible
for the miners of all countries to pai
ticipate in its development,'? says the
New York Sun. "This 'district is a
wide strip of country north of the
Zambesi river, penetrating like a
wedge between British Central Africa
on the east and British Northern
Rhodesia on the west. It is known
as Portuguese North Zambesia. It is
the most populous region among the
East African possessions of Portugal,
and because it was known to contain
gold Portugal declined to transfer it
to Great Britain when her claim to
the large territory of Northern Rho?
desia passed to the British.
"Urtil within the past few yeais
Portuguese North Zambesia has been
almost a terra incognita. In the
past century it was crossed, in the
course of their explorations, by La
cerda, Monteiro, Gamitto and Liv?
ingstone, and all of them testified that
the gold prospects there were unusu?
ally promising. But no mining enter?
prises were started. No white settle?
ments were ever established until
within the past six years, and yet tee
health conditions in this section are
far more favorable than in any other
part cf Portuguese East Africa. As
tropical African climates go, it is a
very healthful region. The country
enjoys this great advantage because
it rises from the flat banks of the
Zambesi to a high plateau, which
gives it air that is bracing instead of
enervating, and above, the plateau
rise mountain slopes on*which white
settlements may be reared under really
pleasant conditions. The fertile soil
accounts for the density of population
in this land from 300 to 400 miles in?
land from the sea.
"The reason why it has been so ut?
terly neglected is the continually dis?
turbed conditions under which the
natives lived. Many years ago'a
branch of the Zulus called the Angoni
swept north from South Africa, car?
rying everything before them, and
from their new homes on the west of
Like Nyasa raided the tribes for hun?
dreds of miles around. The Angoni
for generations were the terror of ali
the country now embraced in Portu?
guese North Zambesia, and it was not
till the British finally suppressed this
I savage influence that progress was
possible. The result is that order now
reigns, and more lias been done to open
the country in the past six years than
in the century before.
"Both the Portuguese and British
investigated the mineral resources of
the region. They not only rediscov?
ered the alluvial gold fields of which
the earlier travelers had told, hue
also traced the gold back to its
sources in the mountains, and finally
located definitely four distinct regions
in the Portuguese domain where gold
bearing quartz and placers abound.
If these sources of wealth had been
found in almost any other country de?
velopment would by this time have
been well under way. But here there
were formidabel.obstacles.
"Last fall witnessed the renewal of
enterprise. Every steamer brings
fresh recruits for the mining districts
and new life has come to the Portu?
guese North Zambesia. Important
new discoveries of gold-bearing quartz,
yielding from fifteen to twenty ounces
of gold to the ton, have been made
this vear. Mining machinery is going
into the country. But while the min?
eral resources of tb is region are now
open to everyone and every cation, it
need scarcely be said that no one
sbould dream of* going there without
first learning the exact conditions of
labor and of living, the prospects for
employment and the opportunities
for the investment of capital."
Tne Weekly Crop Report.
Washington, May 17.-Cool weather
bas been unfavorable for cotton
throughout the belt and drought in
portion of the eastern district has
proved detrimental. Complaints of
poor stands continue from nearly all
sections in the central and eastern
district but good stands are the mle
in Louisiana, Oklohoma and Texas.
In the last state the fields are general?
ly clean and the plants are beginning
to fruit. Chopping is well advanced
aud cultivation in the southern dis?
trict is general. Boll weevils have
appeared ard are increasing in a num?
ber of Southwest and South central
cotton counties of Texas.
Greenville Saved a Lynching.
Columbia, May 15.-Sheriff Gilreath
and Mr. Hail, of Greenville County,
arrived here this evening with two ne?
gro prisoners, brought here to spare
Greenville County a possible lynch?
ing. They are the negroes who killed
Magistrate Cox, at Mauldin's, in
Greenville County.
Sheriff Gilreath went immediately
to the scene and spent all of last night
in hunting the men^ This morning he
and Mr. Hall made the arrest at
Woodruffs, and alter ^telephoning
around and feeling the pulse of the
people in the community, and the
route that would have to be taken
with the prisoners it was decided that
it would be better not to run in the
face of trouble, and so the prisoners
were brought here on the afternoon
train over the Atlantic Coast Line and
committed to jail.