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M 8CISTXK VATOHMA5, ICatablit?sed April. 1850? 3e Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at be thy Country's thy God's and Truth's THE TR?B SOUTflRGN, Euabl!?bed Jan* ?3? DesolMated Aug. 2? 188?. SUMTE? S. G.. WE?NESDAY. MAY 25, 1904. New Series-Vol. XXIII, >o. 43 S?MTSR, S. C. TB23?S : . $? 50 par ann am-?o idvaofle. iOTiSTisiKiat: ?ot: -Square first inscr?ioa...$1 wO 7*ry sal>seqReat insertion........ ......... 50 Contracts for tares months, or longer wib i made nt redceed rates. AU coa?tauoications ?sr h: cb ?observe private iteres ts mi\l be charged ?br as ad versements Gbiroanes aod tributes of respects will be trc*d ?&r. m mn mummt Harmony Prevailed and Factioaal rsm Did Not Shew Its Head. Was a 6atheriag of Tree Democrats Parker Was tad Choice for the Presidential Nomination. ?lumbia, May 19.-The State _ locrstic Convention which ad? journed shortly before 1 o'clock this jnornins: was the most harmonious and at the iatme time the strongest and ju?o?t genuinely- representative body of itu Carolina Demorcats that has ired in Convention in many In its. deliberations and in the dispatch of business, good order and ? good feeling was preserved and thereJ was an entire absence of factional i feeling and there was neither refers ence tc Informer and Conservatives nor eoort to revive the animosities that a few years ago rent the party of the State into two hostile factions. It was a* business like assembly and no time was unnecessarily wasted, ex? cept that consumed by the vaporings of a few wind-jammers such as are always to be found in large assemblies, to obstruct business and weary the patience of the majority. It ^is sur? prising into what a great nuisance a 1x5 brain-and a lot of assurance ?t :o a strong pair of lungs* can >p. Aside from. these petty an ?y anees and the needlesss and un? seemly effort to stampede the con? vention into electang all of the* four del?gate at large by acclamation the conveoiaoh was an ideal one ia every respect The election of any of the delegates by acclamation seems to the writer to have been a mistake; it would have been better to proceed, with the ?lection in the* orderly man? ner andi the result would have been* the same as it was anyway. The ac-j ciamation business was started bjrj some over-enthusiastic admirer of Senator Tillman, and judging from Senator Tillman's remarks when h? . subsequently. addressed the" conven? tion he would have preferred a vote. The election of Senator Tillman was followed by the election of Governor Hcywai'd, and then came a. scramble and a ?urry among the friends cf the three other candidates to get their men in. Fortunately the stampede was stopped largely through the influence of Mit. Altamont M?ses, who raised a point of order and objected to the de ' parture from the. regular order. He was energetically backed up by Col. John C. Sheppard and the result was that the two other delegates at large were elected .by vote on roll call of counties. At 12 o'clock the convention was called to order by Gen. Wilie Jones, chairman of the Stato Democratic ex? ecutive committee. Nominations for temporary chairman being called for, the na**ne of Mr. E. Marion'Bucker of Anderson was presented by Mr. John E. Breazea?e. There being no oppo? sition Mr. Rucher was elected by ac? clamation. * The temporary .organization was then completed by the election of Mr. T. C. Hamer as clerk and Mr. J. T. Parks as assistant clerk. These secre? taries wera subsequently made clerks of the permanent org-.nization. The roll was then perfected. There was a great surprise in store when the election of r* permanent chairman Was held. Fur some time no name had been mentioned except that of ex-Gov. Mcsweeney, and it was supposed that he would be elected without opposition. However, the friends of Col. D. S. Henderson, cf Aiken, decided Tuesday night to put up his name, and by a vote of 213 toi ?J5 Col. Henderson was elected. Two committees were appointed, ene on platform and resolutions, of which Senator Tillman was elected chair? man, the other on constitution and rale?, of which Hon. R. I. Manning was chairman, and to these two com mitees all resolutions offered were re? fer re a. Several platforms and a great nurcber of resolutions were presented ?nd referred to the appropriate com? mittee and the convention then took a recess until ?) o'eloct; p. m. At the. night session President D.I B. Henderson called for the report of the committee on platfrom and resn olnti>i:s. . - Senator Tillman asked that, in view of the roughness of his throat, tho report of the committee be read by the secretary. The platform was Anal? ly worked out by the sub-committee, consisting of Senator Ti limn, Major J. C. Herophill, Mr. Edward Melver, Col. J. E. Tindal and Col. Jas. A. Hoyt. The platform as reported and adopted without drseu.-sion, reads as follow* : TBK PLATFORM. Tte Democrats of the State of South Carolina, in convention assembled by their duly constituted representatives, hereby renew their pledge of fidelity to the fundamental principles of Jefferso? nian Democracy as heretofore repeat? edly announced in our State and na? tional platforms. We heartily approve the administra? tion of our State government i>s wise, conservative and patriotic. Each of ? the departments o? the government j executive, judicial and legislative, liai [faithfully performed its function! ; within the limitations prescribed b} the constitution. * Atm. we congratulate our fellow citizens S?t the affairs o: our State cave beeflHb satisfactorily conducted that-the ^^gjperity and wei fare of the people h?H&en promoted, and there have beeMH||^ce and gooc order*within our boHirs;v We commend the service^ of our sen ato rs and representatives Hn tne con gress of the United States fcs faithfu and efficient. \ We commend the services which re suited in the adjustment of; the ac counts of long standing bet^eenttu State and the national gov?TSment, whereby the payment of a large sun of money long since due the .Stare was secured. We especially commend the conduci of our senators in their d?termin?e and so far successful protest again si I the persistent and pernicious purpos? of the president to inflict upon om State a collector of customs at Charles ton who is hot only unacceptable tc the patrons of the office, but is unfit? ted by training and experience to per? form its important duties. And wc declare that more racial antagonisrx has been aroused/" by the policy anc1 language of Mr. 'Roosevelt than by al! other administrations during the last quart9 r of a century. We believe that the president in his repeated appointment of the negrc Cram, as collector of the port ol Charleston, without advice and con? sent of the senate, has been influenced more by-a purpose to advance his po? litical aspirations than by a desire tc promote the efficiency bf the public service. We affirm that our treatment of our colored fellow citizens does not justifv the purpose and endeavor of the presi? dent to produce friction between them and ourselves. We make generous provision for the education bf their children. In theil efforts to acquire property, to secure homes, to enjoy liberty, and to ele? vate their race, we accord to them the full protection of the law. But we believe it to be indispensa? ble to the permanency of peace in the State, and essential to the welfare oi our peopia. white and colored alike, that in matters pol?tica; the will of the white people shall be supreme; and we avow our purpose to maintain white supremacy. Concerning national issues we make these further declarations : We believe that the executive, judi? cial and legislative departments ol the national government should be forever separate and distinct from each other without the right of either to .usurp or encroach upon the func? tions of another. We view with alarm -tbe*assumption of power by the presi? dent and the surrender of that power by the congress. ' .* We believe that the rights of the State should be maintained at all haz? ards and that every tendency toward the centralization of power in the national government to the detriment of the sacred right of home rule should be obstructed and arrested. We believe that honesty in the pub? lic service, and economy in the ex? penditure of public funds, are essen? tial to good government; no taxes should be levied, no tariffs imposed upon the people beyond the actual re? quirements of the government econo? mically administered. We therefore urge such reasonable revision of the existing tariff that manufacturers shall not obtain a higher price for their products at home than they de? mand for such products abroad and such further revision as will admit free bf duty products that are man? ufactured within the United States by .trusts and monopolists; It is essential to the material inter? est of the people and the development of the incalculable resources of our country that there shall be no unjust restrictions upon healthy industrial .competition. / We therefore demand the rigid enoforcement of all laws enacted for. the prevention of trusts and combines and the speedy trial and punishment of persons engaged in their violation. The rights cf labor and capital are identical. They are entitled to equal protection und?r the law. Evidences . exist in other parts of the country of growing hostility between these two great builders of national wealth. - We deplore such conditions as resnlt in the lockout and the boycott. We believe these conditions will be ameli? orated under a system of government granting no special privilege which enhance the profits of the rieb and increase the cost of living to the con? samer. The convention then adopted with? out discussion this unit rule: In all matters which may be presented for the consideration of this convention, including the nomination of caj^j dates, the' delegation from this e is hereby instructed to vote as C in conformity with the judgrncij a majority of the delegation. Practically ail other -resoluticii were reported unfV.-craD?y and the re-; ports were adopted. Senator M an::; nig made th:-, report for thc committee (n constitution and i rules. All propose:! changes ii; the constitution and rules were reported unfavorably and the revert.* were adopted. > This finished np all the com rn i tte e reports, and then came rh<- real is? sue of the day, the election of dele? gates at large. The nominees pre-onted were: .Scjn ? etor II. K. Tillman, Senator A. C. ? Latimer, Gen. Wilie ?Jones, Mayor R. Goodwyn Rhett, Governor Duncan C. .Heyward. Col. John C. Haskell was nominated, but declined th" nomina? tion, there being another name under consideration from his county. The delegates el?, cted JO the St. Louis convention are: Delegates at large: Senarcr t'. R. Tillman, Governor D. C. Heyward, Gen. Wilie Jones and E. Goodwyn Rhett. They are authorized to fill any va? cancy. . First District Delegates-St Clair Walker, of Pinopolis; J. E. Tindal, of Felder. Alternates RAS. Wbaley, of Charleston ; J. D. Bivens, of St. George. . Second Iii strict-John C. Sheppard, of Edgefield; Claude E. Sawyer, of *\. i ken. * Third District-Dr. R. F. Smith, of^Easley: S. H. McGhee, of Green? wood. Alternates, E. H. Aull, of Newberry; L. C. Baker, of Lowndes ville. Fourth District-J. A. Hoyt, of Greenville; J. J. Gentry, of Spartan burg. Fifth District-A. M. Aiken, of Chester ; Leroy Spri ngs, of Lancas? ter. Alternates, T. B. Butler; of _GaJJn?yr*N??jJ- H. Stevenson, of Fairfield. ^ ?, a^-j Sixth District-D.''^Hfe?ST?r^ Bennettsville; David Coker, of Harts ville. Alternates, James Stackhouse, of Marion; D. fl. Trayler, of Tim monsville. Seventh Distriet-Altamont Moses, of Sumter ; T. G. McLeod, of Lee. Alternate, W E. Gonzales. . Membere of thef bab-committee on platform iiaid that ';he introduction of Parker resolutions was a tactical error on the part of over-zealous Parker sn snorters, under ^he circum? stances. There was another resolu? tion introduced whish was harmless enough ot the surface, hut which was supposed to come from a Hearst source and to adopt this would be to play into the handn of ibo Hearst people. So the committee decided to recommend that note of the resolu? tions be adopted. Col. Hoyt, one of the committee, considered, however, that this would be interpreted abroad as a defeat for Parker in South Caro? lina and though his committee did not agree with bim he look' his fight; to the floor cf the convention and won. CoL Hoyt was suffering from a sore throat and spoke with difficulty but his position was sustained in strong speeches by Mr. 'A. T. Smythe of Charleston and Mr. George Johnstone, of Newberry. .The Convention fianlly decided to hear from all of the delegates and after midnight these expressions were heard. The delegates expressing themselves, said that as at present advisedUhey favored Judge Parker, j i Senator Tillman said Judge Parker I now was unobjectionable to him, but tonight ho did not know whom be would favor at St I?o?is.v He would do what he felt to bc the right thing, but he did not know now whom he would sur port at St. Louis,, but Mr. Parker v was now Unobjectionable to him. v Governor Hey ward favored^ Judge Parker" as matters now stood, but, above ail tu him was the success of the Demosrati 3 party. Mayor B. Goodwyn Rhett, of Char? leston, mide a splendid - impression and touched a fine chord. when"~??e spoke of lihe restoration of good feel? ing towards Charleston, and that the bandages have at last been drawn from each other's eyes. With the present lights Jud. ?e Parker was the best man, but he, too, wanted the party to win and he. would support the man best calculated to lead the party to victory. Col. Wilie Jones, so far as he was now advised, was for Judge Parker. Then tte \ district delegates were heard from, and they all favored Judge Parker in the same way. as at present advised. The exp ressions of all of the dis? trict delegates present were favorable to Judge Parker, but with the reser? vation that they would , vote for the most available man when the vote oc? curred. Senator Tillman was reelected as national committeeman. The Conven? tion adopted hearty resolutions en? dorsing Loader J. Siarp Williams for his marked ability and leadership. The Confederate Reunion. Charletson, May 13.-The tenth an? nual session of the South Carolina Division, United Confederate Veter? ans, was convened yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at the German Artillery Hall. Gen. Zimmerman Davis, chair? man of the citizens' executive commit? tee and commander of the 1st brigade United Confederate Veterans, , called the me?ti ag to order. In the absence of the Rei'. W. D. Gordon, grand chap? lain of the division, t ue opening prayer was offered by the Rev. John Johnson, D. D., rector of St. Philip's Church, Charleston, and the vast assemblage, standing with heads bowed, bearii witb reps?ctfal silence the impressive invocation. The opening session of the Conven? tion was a joint raeeling. of the Con? federate Veterans, Sons of Veterans, sponsors and maids of honor and the Daughters of the Confederacy. Fol? lowing tue invocation Gen. Davis made a preliminary f..ddres3 on behalf of .the citizens' executive committee. The address of .welcome cn behalf pf the City of Charleston, in ^the una? voidable absence of Mayor li heit, was made by the Hon. F. Q. O'Neill, Mayor pro tem, who was followed fcy the Hon. W. Turner Logan, of Cam j; Moultrie, United Sons of Confederate Veterans, wno delivered an address of welcome on behalf of the SO? S cf Vet? erans, tn response speeches were made hy Gen. - Thomas W/r Car wile, commanding the State Division. Uni? ted Confederate Veterans;' and ihe Hon. J. J. M (.Swain, of Greenville, command-r of tho State Division, United Socs of Confederate Veteran:-. Col. H. T. Griffith, of Cherokee county, was the only other speaker, and his splendid ac dress was on be? half of tin- entire body of valiant men who fought and bled under the South? ern Cross for the honor of the cause. A Cure for Piles. . .I had u bird case cf piles*'says G. F. Carter, of it lac ta. Ga., and c : d a phyf?iciau%?rho advi?ed me to tr . : <>f D?Witt's W'itch Hazel ?Salve. 1 puichased a box and entirely cur^.d. It i- splen- : did for p.lt-e, giving ;e u-f ?B<?t?i:.1J. vml I ! heartily rvc ?mmend it to ?\i Polierers." 1 D?Witt'a Witch Hazel Salve isrmequalled j f r its healing qualities. Eczema ard ? other skin di^ea^e?. ?l.*o ?ores, eu? burrs j and wouncts of every kind are 'Quickly j cared by ii. Sold by O. F>. Davis HEWS FROM THE WiB IN THE EfiST. Peninsula Abandoned Save Only Port Arthur. Closing in on Mukden-Japanese Lines are Steadily Advancing. Mukden, Monday, May 16.- Thf fighting line is steadily nearing Muk. den where Viceroy headquarters f?m remain. Little reliable infonnj^Qn can be obtained by the newspapjj. cor. respondents, who are fOTbj?faen t? proceed to the scene of^ operations and official information^ wjtheld un. ^adviccE nre sentjfst Petersburg. It is?rj* know^however, that the Japanese <&T*'Almost within striking distance oft % Kassians and that the forces rjjot?cting Liano Yang are stretch imp ?st ward from the railroad along thap ^ao Tien mountain range. The JaaPFiese are advancing in three column/* a'd are now north of Sin Fen and Ff?n2Wang Cheng. Two col? umns alre.:eported to be working far? ther tcw.ke northward with the object of tur?1**; the Russian position and advanjeig upon Mukden. .Nrjpfons small engagements have bee~?bught, but no decisive action h?^.ften place. Port Arthur is now ccr2#tely isolated by the Japanese ex]. (tion at Poolandien. *1SMJapanese are now operating in a rt Iged country, Well snited to the RuiCian defense ; but north of Liao M to Mukden, the country is a flat plain, intersected by rivers. The weather recently has been hot, and dry^ but the rain which bas fallen in tie past two days has made the roads almost impassable for vehicles and when the rainy season begins, at the efd of Jnne, this plain will be con? certed into a morass. This condition will probably result in the practical suspension of'operations. .St. Petersburg, May 18, 2 a. m. Aavices received by the general staff show that the Japanese are practical? ly' m.isters"bf all of the southern end of the Liao Tung peninsula, save Port Arthur and the territory commanded by its guns This result, so promptly brou erbt about, is due to the failure of the Russians to make opposition of any consequence to the Japanese advance. A member of the general staff said to-r the Associated Press that the re? moval of the^guns from the fortifica? tions erected at Kin- Cb na and the destruction of Port Dalny were pri? marily for the purpose of concentrat? ing the entire Russian force at Port Arthur. If the men and guns were scattered the effect would have .been to distribute thejH?g?s of defense of the fortress Of^r a number of poinfs 'strategically weak. The - destruction of Dalny was the result of no sndden determination but was due to the probability that a force attempting, to hold this place could be serrated from Port Arthur and captured, thus inflicting further loss of prestige to the Russians which could not be permitted at this time. To defend the whole of the southern end of the Liao Tung peninsula, it would have been necessary to have an army eqaal to that which the Jap? anese' could have landed. The weakness of the Manchurian anny, said this officer, left only one course, namely that of mobilizing sufficient troops at Port Arthur to hold it until relief came and abandon? ing every fcoint outside which did not contribute to strategic, defense of the fortress, ft has been learned that the ground over which the Japanese must charge to capture the fortress is heavi? ly mined. If they do capture it, the officer said, they will pay a frightful price. The destruction of Dalny is com? plete,, the breakwater and the band? ings as well- as the . piers and docks having bean blown np. i Chefoo,, May 19, 11.33 a. m.-Rus? sian refugees who arrived here today on a junk frcm Port Dalny say that the Japanese bombarded Port Arthur last Monday. Russian officers wbja were on G?lden Hill declared, accord? ing to the refugees, that during the bombardment a Japanese battleship and a cruiser struck mines and sank. Chefoo, M?5v 10.-The warships re? ported to hav? heen sunk off Port Ar? thur are the battleship Shikishima I and the armored cruiser Asama. The I story is not believed? hore, bat the ! Russians who brought the news insist j that it is true. I ! London, May-19 -The Daily Teie I graph's -New Cowang corres per. ri? nt, j under date of May IS, says: "After I driving out ?.500 Rnssians and de : straying the railway the Japanese r? j embarked frcm Kal Chan, the cotn ; bined fleet heading southward. The Russians reentered Nev; Ch wang with ; KOGO infantry and two batteries ct' ar ? tiilerv but with all preparations made ; for a hasty evacuation;- ' j - HEARD HEAVY EXPLOSIONS. ; Chicago, May iS.-*\ special to The I Daily News from ?he?oo say--: Tho Daily News dispatch beat raw;:n while passing Port Arthur about 10 a. m. ,^ today heard six heavy explo? dions. They appeared ;to proceed from the inner harbor ans.1 snsrs^sted the idea that the lius.sir.r.s were blowing" rip their shir;.-* and docks. Tokio, May 19-9.^0 p. ni.-Vice Admiral Togo bas reported a< follows: "A report from Kt-ar Admiral Dewa says that the cruisers Kasuga and Yoshino collided during a fog off Port Arthur on May 15. The. Yoshi no sank, only ninety of b*r crew bein?; saved. "On the same day the battle ship Uatsuse struck a Kalian mine and sank. " Giving details of the di>aster Vice Admiral Togo says: "At 14 ffi<uutea'2>i*t 1> in the after? noon of May 35, in a deep fOg off Port Arthur,' the Kasugia rammed the rosnin^ sinking the latter in a few miuIV$s, Ninety of her crew were saved . ''.?ie same niorni-ng the Hatsuse, w?lJ3 cruising off Port Arthur,/cov ef1Ife the landing of the soldiers, ^&ck a mine ten knots southeast of pe harbor entrance. She signalled :or help, aud instantly struck another mine. She sank in half an hour. Three hundred of her crew were saved by torpedo boats. " 1 The Yoshino was a crniser of 4,180 tons displacement and 15,000 indicated horse power. She was built in Eng? land was launched in 1892, was 350 feet long, had 46^ feet beam and her draft was 17 feet. . The armament of the Yoshino consisted of four 6-inch guns, eight 4.7-inch guns and twen? ty-three 3-pounders. She had five torpedo tubes, her armored deck was 4^2 inches thick and her gun positions were protected by shields ?y? inches in thickness. The cruiser's speed was estimated to be 23 knots, her coal capacity was 1,000 tons and her crew numbered 300 men. The H a ts use was a battleship of 15, 000 tons displacement 'of the latest model. She was only completed in 1900, was built in England, was 400 feet long, natl 76)-o feet beam, drew 27 feet of water, had 16,300 indicated horse power and was fitted with water tube^boilers. She was completely ar? mored with steel. Her armament con? sisted of four 12-inch guns, fourteen 6-inch guns, twenty 12-pounders, eight 3-pounders ~and four 2}'2-pounders. She had four torpedo tubes. Her es? timated speed was 19.11 knots. Her crew numbered 741 men. RESCUE OF THE HATSUSE'S CREW. Washington, May 19.-Advices re? ceived at the Japanese legation from Tokio, confirming the Associated Press accounts of the sinking of the crniscT Yoshino and the battleship Hatsuse, state that, after the Hatsuse had been struck by Russian mechani? cal mines, a Russian flotilla of six? teen torpedo boats and destroyers ap? peared, but were repulsed by the Jap? anese cruisers, which saved 300 of the Hatsuse's crew, including Admiral Mashiba and Capt. Nakao. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Chefoo, May 19-12.30 p. m.-A party of thirteen Russians arrived trom Dalny this morning hy junk are authority for the statement shat during a bombardment cf Port Arthur by the Japanese on Monday afternoon tho Japanese battleship Shikishima and the cruiser Asaam struck mine and sah?L^^ The Russians say the Shikisnfcna sank two minutes after running on the mine, and that the Asama was \being towed away by a vessel of the bombardment fleet,' when she also went down. . A^number of Russian torpedo boats then went out, but the Japanese re? ceived reinforcements and the Rus? sians retired. Today's arrivals say that the en? trance to Port Arthur was blocked, but that one of the sunken steamers was removed and the entrance is now open, but is still dangerous. Later reports say the battle ship Fuji, hot the crniser Asama, which s?*nr?r?Sre mino on the port bow, hail a hervy list and was also down byf the row, but was righted and went off in tow of the other cruisers. Itjfe thought impossible, however, 'tjferat she could reach nert. J BATTLE AT HS??T YEN CHENG. London, May ,20.- The Standard's correspondent at Tien Tsin cables that, while the Japanese fleet was covering the lauding of troops near Kai Chan on/Monday, a fierce engage? ment occurred at Bsin Yen Cheng. Two thousand Russians were killed or wonnde/3. The Russians retreated and tyre Japanese occupied both Kai Pin gp'and Kai Chan. 'P-be Chinese Governor at Chen Chou has received news, the correspondent >a"clds, that the Russians have destroy? ed the railway between Taschichiao and New Chwang. RUMORED JAP DEFEAT. New Chwamr, May 19-Evening.-lt is reported here, from a reliable source, that the Japanese artny from the Valu River has received a heavy blow and been driven back to Feng Wang-Cbeng. SHIKISHIMA, NOT HATSUSE 'London, May "2-).-Special dispatches i from Shanghai to the London mcrn I ing napers report that the Shikishima I was sunk, while the Fuji and Asaam ? bad to bo towed away, badly damaged, j Presumably the Russians wrongly j identified the vessels, the Shikishima and the Hatsuse being practically sis I ter "sb ii s. Paris, May 20.---The correspondent j at Sr. Petersburg of the Ecole de j ! Paris says: "The Russian cruiser Bogatyr grounded during a fog on the rocks near tbc entrance to Vladivos? tok. Her position is critical. The j crew was saved. I THE NEWS CON Fl RM KI). j Si:. Petersburg, May 20-:) a. m.-j j Tho loss of at least two .Japanese war I I ships is officially confirmed. A mes- I ! sage dated Port Arthur received by j carrier pigeon at Mukden was trans- j j mitted to the Emperor early yesterday j morning, saying that two Japanese i war ships had been lost off that port. The message followed the Emperor j to Koursk, and no ?mo here knew its , ! contents until late last night, when j foreign telegrams brought full rletatils j of rbe Japanese !o.;s. Early in the afternoon reports of the I disaster to the Shikisnima and the j Fuji, on the authority of Russian ref? ugees from Dalny, began to circulate, ! and aronsed the mest intense interest. I When later confirmation came of the ninkin? cf two Japanese war shirs the greatest enthusiasm was manifested. Witfaont reference to its effect on th? campaign the people attribute the enemy's disaster to divine interposi? tion in the Russian cause. In naval circles the Japanese ca? tastrophe is a matter of rejoicings though regrets are expressed that brave men have lest their lives. But this feeling of sympathy is swallowed up in tjoe greater thanksgiving for the blow inflicted on the sea power of the enemy. It is pointed out that the Hatsnse was one of Japan's finest bat? tleships, and that the loss of two, and possibly four, war ships at intervals cf a few days, cannot fail to deeply affect Japan and to influence the course of the campaign. The general staff tonight is without direct news of tho sinking of the Shikishima and the Fuji, but there is an impression that it may be true. The reports, at any rate, have infused fresh life and enthusiasm in official circles, where it is believed that the tide has turned. No surprise is expressed by the ad? miralty at the Japanese vessels strik? ing Russian mines, the admiralty ex? pecting such a mishap to Vice Ad? miral Togo's fleet, particularly since the naval commanders at Port Arthur have faithfully duplicated his p]? which resulted in the sinking Petropavlovsk. Wherever off thur the Japanese squadron, during the day, that samj sian torpedo boats stole fully planted contact^ boating below the si be located by che de? ships of heavier dran] the mine fields strike them. Thei lected by the Jap] men ts of P?rt Shan Promotory, is thickly sown Other points ty have also been dangerous foj cruise in tl teil ig m "/' It is b?liJ__ intend attacking Port Arthur with th\ entire force when it numbers 50,1 men. They are mounting 6-in ch gnni on steel wheels, with the object ol silencing the Russian batteries. "The Manchurian Railway, sout? of- Harbin, is constantly broken oj Chinese marauders, and the Russians threaten reprisals. "The Russians admit tbat they fcave^ to contend with terrible dimcultief along the whole line. Their mern however, are behaving splendidly an/ they are very confident." V Fewer gallons; wears longer; Devce. ? REMINISCENT (Jailer George W. Hancock h9 Something by Which, to Re-1 member the Early ;60V. / { ; . '? \ Herc in Sumter there are few people more generally known than George \V. Hancock keeper of the jail. ' ?dr. Hancock is an inter? est ip?: tallier and tills a story well. Of war : stories be lias an ampie store. Se?en onie clay ! at his castle on Can;:! street be ve hi' tho fol i lewin? : .*I hare been down irs bed ou amen?t of my : back several times ard suffered the most in i tense pain right aCn s< the small of my back J which felt justas if a fog of wood vras laying J on it and crashing, the life out of aie and I i was unable to set from under it. could not$ j tum over without taking both bands ro pe!) j myself. The kidney secretions wen- wry i dark.'full of sedimen* and called rae on? of , bt\l every little while 1 think ! Contracid j the disease duxin;- Hie war. away back ia and 1>C> hiving cut in ail kinds of weath? er, exposed to heat and cold. 'Since th?-:; dar ; in*: later years I have suffered everything a mar. eon ii stiffer and live. I used everything 7 could get hold <?f but nothing seemed to ? touch it. i Rnal?y-saw lean's Kidney This advertised ami went lo Dr. A. .7. China's j drug store and procured a box. They atrtied . like a charm. 1 have used tun e boxes and all I the pain in my back has left, tho kidney se ? eretioiis liave heeome natural and 1 fee! A ! No. I. l>oan*s Kidm y ?'?ls are tho best back? ache rem* dy <>:J earth.** For -. iii- by ail ch-ah-rs: nr-c^^O cents. 1'os tcr-iMil?>ur:i 'Co.. Ba?lalo. ". .. sole agents for the United >t;iu-s. H?*me.ml>er. thc name Donn's and take no ot lier. 2 THE FAMOUS LITTLE FILLS. Fer quick relic: from Eilleuer.ess. ck Headache. Torpid Liver. Jaun ij dice, Dizziness, and ail troubles aris ir-rjf tren ar. inactive crslu^jieh ?iver. Dewitt's Little Early Ricers are un pcuallcd They act promptly and never gripe. They are so dainty that it is a pleasure to take them. One to two act as a mild laxative; two or four act as a pleasant and effective cathartic. They are purely vegetable and absolutely harmless. They tonic the ii ver. PREPARED ONLY BY E. C. DeWitt & Co., C&icago For sale by Olin K Davis.