The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 29, 1904, Image 6
mi EYE FOB ARCHITECT WILSON
Mr. Kort Berle, Government En?
gineer Says State House
Dome is Safe.
Sides That the Girders are Kot Seri
casiy Overloaded and Mr. Wilson's
Catenations are Incorrect.
Columbia, June 24.-The dome of
the State capitol is safe. This is the
-report of the government expert sent
here to make an investigation. Not
only is the dome safe, bat from his
report it appears that the girders are
sot called upon to bear any nnreason
able load. The issue was settled
yesterday by the report of Mr. Kort
Serie, chief structural engineer in the
office of the supervising architect c*
the treasury department.
This expert, investigation was made
necessary by the report of Mr. G. C.
"Wilson, the well-known engineer
asDd architect of Columbia. Mr. Wil?
son had been engaged hy the commit?
tee to repair the State house, and he
reported that the'dome of the capitol
ia unsafe and therefore it won Id not
be advisable So construct the heavy
steel ceiling for the main lr bbv.
As so much surprise was created by
Ulis report, which was accompanied
by calculations, Gov. Heyward de?
cided to get tbs best talent available to'
investigate Mr. Wilson's charges.
Upon applying to the secretary of the
treasury, W^Q ; has charge of all the
federal buildings in this" country,
Gov. Hey ward was given Mr Berle
as the examining expert
The report which he- submitted yes?
terday is entirely in apposition to the
statements of Mi;: WHson. -Mr; -Berle, |
in addition to-his onlcial position, is
M member of the American Society of
Civil Engineers. Gov. Hey ward for?
warded the report together with all
correspondence in the -matter, tc Col.
J, Q. Marshall, chairman of the com
saittee to make repsi?s.
THE BfTTEBf^^
Woman Kill Herself and Titree
Children to Escape Starvation.
Chicago, Jane 26.-Threatened with
starvation and with her,husband hope?
lessly insane at the asylum at Eankake,
Mrs. Annie Kelsdzick gave up tb 3
struggle for existence, killed her three
small children and then ended her own
Hfe.
Illuminating gas'was the means of
destruction she adopted and y hen the
bodies were found early today -all
four had" been dead several boars.
The ~fami?y lived, in three small,
rooms at 965 north Bobey street aud
today a constable wss to eject the
mother and her babies from the prem?
ises for the non-payment of rent. It
was after Mrs. Kelsdzi'ck tad been
served with a summons to appear in
court that she decidet? to end the lives
cf herself and little one?. Bruno, Ber
. . man and Walter, aged seven, five snd
two years respectively. Ali three were
found in bed locked in each other; s
:~ arms. The mother's lifeless body was
found lying on the kitchen floor*while
gae was escaping from a jet in the
? ?acm.
That the woman made every prepa?
ration to do away with herself and
children was evident. She first wrote
'and sealed a letter.addressed :?;o a rela?
tive in Gennauy. Then shs bathed
herself and donned clean linen. Each
-child nad also been-given a bf Ob, clean
night gowns placed upon them and
the litle ones sent to the sleep.from
iwhich they would?uever awaken.
Hester's Co twn Staters s nt.
Ne,w Orleans, June ?V-Secietary
Hester's weekly cotton * statement is?
sued ": today shows for the 24 days of
June a decrease under last year oi%> 24, -
O?OJJand a decrease under the same
period year before last of 32,00J. For
the nine months and 24 days of the
season that have elapsed the aggregate
is behind the same days of ls st year
{93,000 and behind the same days
year before last 349,000. *
The amount brought into sieht
?during the past week has been ?27,027
bales, against ?5,130 for the same
"?VjBn dajs iast year aud 45,689 ? year
before lack
.The movement since Sept. 1st >hows
receipts at ail United States ports to
beJ,S54,3v5 against 7,649,842 last yea-.
Overland across toe M iss i h si pp-. Ohio
and Potomac rivers to northern mills
?nd Canada 9 5 750 against 1,064,531
last year; interior stocks in excess of
those held at the close of the commer?
cial year 90,831 against a decrease of
17,816 last yea?.
The total movement since Septem?
ber 1 is 9,794,888 against 10,487,627
?last year.
Foreign exports for the week have
bees 26,512 against 19,437 la>t year,
.making the total thus far for the sea
cm 5,798,834 against 6,539,935 last year.
The total takings of American mills,
north, sooth and Canada thus far for
the. season have been 3,855,324 against
S;?7i,748 last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 29
leading southern interior centres nave
decreased during the week 26,372 baies
against a decrease during the corre?
sponding period la*t season of 13,294.
Including stocks left over at ports
aud interior towns from the last crop
and the number of bales brought
into sight thus far from the new crop,
the supply to date is 9,962,685 against
10,702,701 for the same period last
year.
The weekly statements will now be
.discontinued for the rest of the sea
While a tuner was at work on Mr.
D. C. Sinclair's piano Tuesday, he
was surprised, not to say frightened,
by the discovery cf a snake. It was
a\ chicken snake and measured over
three feet in length. Ile had probably
Jbe?? making his living cn mice, lt
is thought that his snakesbip has
dwelt there since he was a snakling,
and it is doubtful if be could have got
out ?lone.-Lum berton Argus.
In North Carolina divorces * are
granted for abandonment for one year.
That makes it easy to dissolve the f
marriage relation. The divorces nave
bees greatly increased and 70 per
cent, of the divorced marry very soon.
Such a law and such results are a dis?
to the Sta 'ie.
SHOSKiNB
0IS6?S7IN6 UWLESSKESS.
Mob of White Lynchers Hang Ne
I jjfo in Mississippi" - Little
Girl Made to Act as
Hangman.
Memphis, Tenn., June 26.-A spe?
cial io The Commercial-Appeal from
Enpora, Miss., says: Starling Dun?
ham, a negro, wanted on the charge of
criminally assaulting the 14-year-old
daughter of John Wilson, white
man, near Bellefontaine two days ago
and attempting to criminally assault
three young ladies hamed Dunn near
this city, all during the course of the
same day, waa hanged in the public
square here today by a mob.
The noose was placed about the ne?
gro's neck by the little Wilson, girl,
who positively identified him as her
assailant. The negro was then placed
upon the back of a large black horse
and at a signal from the leader of the
mob the little Wilson girl led the
horse from under him.
Ovjer 3,000 persons, white and
black, witnessed the hanging. The
lynching s was as orderly as a legal ex?
ecution.; After being assured that the
negro was dead, the mob cut down
the body and turned it over to rela?
tives for burial
Dunham was captured Friday near
Vienna, Ala., after a running chase
during which be was wounded in two
places. He was brought here last
night by the sheriff of this, Wilson,
county. A large mob met the train at
the depot and an effort was made to
get the negro, but the officers spirited
him away and carried him to'the jail
at Waith ali, six miles from here, where
he was again met by a mob of deter?
mine'9 men who said that their, intent?
ion was to Sum him. The officers in
charge pf the negro succeeded in pre?
vailing upon the mob to give np this
intention; but only after promising to
deliver the negro to the mob this
morning for execution.
There waaia strong sentiment for
burning but this was overcome and
the lynching took the form of a hang?
ing. Dunham stoutly, maintained his
innocence to the last and denied that
he had ever seen the Wilson girl. He
admitted having visited Dunn's place
but denied any bad motive.* His last
remarks were made to two hundred
negroes who were assembled about the
point of execution, Dunham telling
themi never to go about a white man's i
house when women were at home j
alone. ? '
The three Dunn sisters, the eldest
of whom is less than 18, witnessed
the lynching from a distance.
mmH NEGRO PLANK.
Alabama Republicans Declare it
Was a Great Blunder.
Birmingham, Ala.. June 25.-Prom?
inent Democratic and Republican lead?
ers here are alike denouncing the act?
ion of the Republican convention in
inserting in*-the party platform the
negro suffrage plank. Col. William
Youngblood, former Republican na?
tional committeeman from this State
and for years a conspicuous Republican
leader, said today, that j this plank
stamped the Republican party not only
as a party of sectionalism, but a racial
party; that it was a knife thrust at
every effort to organize a decent white
Republican party in the South, and
that it would do incalculable harm to
the party, because it put it in the
attitude of throwing down the gaunt?
let on the negro issue.
WiUiam Vaughan, former Republic?
an State chairman, characterizes the
plank as a great' blunder, calculated
to do the party much harm.
B: A. Thompson, county Democratic
chapman, said that although he has
been an anti-Cleveland man this act
will force the Democrats to nominate
Cleveland because his position of sym?
pathy with the South on the negro
question is known, and be can com?
mand enough independent votes in t?e
East to elect bim.
Col. Henry M. B. Ray, chairman of
the last State Democratic convention,
declared that the Republicans have
determined .on the negro as an issue
and the campaign one of sectionalism.
He believes this will be beneficial to
the Democracy ''because the average
Northern man of intelligence has as"
little use ior ti.e negro as the South?
ern man."
Bishop Capers Honored.
Sewanee, Tenn., June 25.-Bishop
Ellison Capers, D. D., of South Caro?
lina, was elected chancellor of the
University of the South this after?
noon, to succeed the late Bishop Dud?
ley.
An Unusual Accident.
Columbia, June 24 -As the result
of an explosion of a half-barrel of
quicklime today, in Waverly, John
Mirna, a colored carpenter or mason,
waa horribly burned about the face
and it is feared that he will lose his
sight. Mims and another carpenter
were working on a house on Oak
street, and it seems that a small barrel
of lime,,or half-barrel as it is called
by the carpenters, was opened care?
lessly, only half of the top being
knocked off. Water was poured in
hurriedly, as the workmen were in a
hurry to get to dinner and wished to
finish mixing before leaving. As the
"steam" commenced to*rise and the
lime began to work it expanded and
burst the keg, scattering the lime all
over the place. Mims was struck in
the face and left eye, being burned
horribly, and suffered excruciating
pain before medical aid could ' be sum?
moned. He was taken to his borne on
West Lady street as quickly as possible
and efforts were made to save his sight.
This may be done, but just now it is
doubtful. The peculiar part about
the whole accident is that Waters,
another carpenter, was standing beside
Mims and was not touched by any of
the flying lime. The contractor says
that it was the man's own fault that
the accident happened.
Manila, June ^-Monsignor Guidi,
apostolic deleef**mp the Philippines,
died today o)4/< ?ta?are. The fun?
eral will K "rJ?ere next. Friday
and the r<.; fl Bfee interred two
months later ...
TOLSTOI DENOUNCES WAR.
Greatest Living Russian Criticises
Czar and War Party in Se?
vere Terms.
Loadon, June 27.-The . Times this
more lng prints a ten-column disserta?
tion on the Russo-Japanese war written
by Count Tolstoi in his most violent
style. The trend, of this remarkable
document is, first, against all war,
but it is principally a thunderous
philippic against the Eussian govern?
ment and the Russian orthodox church
and generally against the existing
order of things.
Tclstoi says that the Reservists
throughout Russia are "dissatisfied,
gloomy and exasperated and the old
appeal for faith, king and fatherland
has lost its spell over the Russian
mas3es."
The ten columns breathe gloomy
forebodings and preach revolution.
Tolstoi holds up the emperor to con?
tempt as an " unfortunate and entang?
led young man, recognized as the lead?
er of 130, ?Q0, OOO, continually undecided
and compelled to contradict himself."
Tslstoi however, does not stop with
Russia, for Japan is given a share of
his stinging comments for having
forcibly resisted what he terms the
"unprovoked aggression of Russia."
SOUTH CAROLINA CHEESES
/
Destined to be Known in the Mar?
kets of the World.
Columbia, June 26.-For years The
News and Courier has advocated the
establishment of creameries in this
State and has been instrumental in
briigSng several into. the State and
interesting the "owners of others.
Commissioner of Immigration Wat?
son today announced that he had se?
emed the working of several more.
From the time of the establishment of
his department there has been special
attention paid to dairy farms due to
the facts and figure furnished.by Prof.
W. J. Spillman, the agrostologist of
the depatrment*of agriculture, and the
fact that there were few in this State.
Mr.. Spillman was sure that such in
duutry. would be a success, on account
of the rich meadow lands in the State,
and the Bermuda grasa While North
Mr. Watson talked over the matter
with several parties interested and on
hifi return found a letter from Mr. C.
G. Voight, ?the manager of the Union
Creamery Company, of Union, S. C.
MJ*. Voight is a Northwestern man,
who came here a few years ago. He
wi i tes as follows :
' ' A little over two years ago I emigrat?
ed from Illinois to Easley, S. C.,
where I organized a company and
pn| in a first-class creamery. In this
time I have learned so Auch of the
geed things of the State that Lave
guten a brother to locate here; also
my parents and two small brothers.
I found that there was a grand
opening here for the creamery - busi?
ness and that the time would Vome
w aen South Carolina would be a lead?
ing; State in the 'manufacture of
cheese.
"I have proven that more cheese
cf.n be made from one hundred
gallons of mi|k here than by three to
five in the^ Northwestern states,
and it sells at 16 cents wholesale.
The seven . cheese factories I
that have established are unable to
[ meet the demand. I have organ?
ized the company here and expect to
work on a different plan ; instead of
: having farmers to bring us milk, we
have our own farm and are buying^
cows to supply us with milk."
Mr. Voight has taken up the mat?
ter with the department of immigra?
tion and commerce,' realizing, he
states, that the plants will not be
able to fill their orders and asks the
department to induce experienced
dairymen' to buy farms, establish
dairies and furnish existing creameries
a:ad those to be established with
milk. He states that Northern men
looking for a good investment in the
South will find none better. He says :
** I can safely guaran te 3 20 to 30 per
cent on the invetsmen."
Efforts are now being made to
induce several families from the North
and a number cf experienced dairymen
fL-om Germany to come to South Caro
li na and enter upon the work of de?
veloping this industry to the fullest
estent. I Commissioner Watson has
accepted an invitaton to go to Union
on Monday and assist in the organiza?
tion of the new Chamber of Commerce
at that place, and will make an ad?
dress on the work to be accomplished.
W bile-there he will confer with Mr.
Voight on the business. The depart?
ment will cooperate as much as possi?
ble in getting the men wanted. There
c re also a number of other counties
interested in diversified agriculture,
and Mr. Watson will, in the next few
days, visit Yorkville, Saluda, Horry
und Charleston.-News and Courier.
BERKELEY COUNTY ASSESSMENT.
That $500 is Not in Accordance
WKh the Rules.
It has been published that tbe county
of Berkeley has decided to assess the
candidates for congress $500 which
amount has been placed upon such
(Candidate by Chariot-ton county, in
she same district. As there is only
one candidate, Mr. Geo. S. Legare,
there was much interest in the an?
nouncement. The rules of the party,
tiowever, state that such assessments
are not allowed and at the last meet?
ing of the committee it was decided
that all candidats assessed by tte State
committee should not be assessed by
the counties. Charleston county was
exempted, but tbis was the only
county in the State. Mr. Legare
therefore will not have to pay th<> as?
sessment.-Columbia Record.
New York, June 25.- John Sharpe !
Williams, the Democratic leader in j
Congress has been selecied temporary i
Chairman of thc St. Louis Conven- ;
tion and will make the key note ad?
dress to that great gathering of Dem?
ocrats.
Sing Sing, June 27.-Frank Henry
Burns, self-confessed murderer of ni i e '
men, was electrocuted this morning
for the murder of Capt. Geo. B.
Townsend, f?e was anxious to die and
helped officials in preparations for the
chair. Death was instantaneous._
TWO GREAT ARMIES
IN BATTLE ARRAY.
Forces of Gen. Kuropatkin and Bens.
K?roki and Oku, Aggregating
300,000 Men,.Manouever
ing for Position.
%_
The Preliminary Engagements of
the Great Battle of the War .
Even Now Going on.
A General Fight Cannot be Postponed
Much Longer.
St. Petersburg, June' 27.-Reports
received today indicate that a great
battle is now in progress between Fat
Che Kiao and Hai Cheng. It is be?
lieved that the result of the war
hinges upon the outcome of this battle.
It is stated that more troops are en?
gaged in this battle than in any pre?
vious fight, and that both armies will
fight to a finish.
No details, ix any have been receiv?
ed, have been made public
JAPAN'S LATEST VICTORY.
London, June 27.-The Central
News has received the following dis?
patch from its Tokio Correspondent,
dated June 26, evening:
"A detailed account of the naval
battle at Port Arthur has been pub?
lished 'here. The Russian battleships
Peresviet, Plotava and Sevastopol and
the cruisers Bayan, Askold and Novik
attempted to emerge*from the harbor
at dawn on June 23, led by steamers
used for clearing the mines. At ll a.
m., the j battleships Czarevitch, Ret
vizan and Pobieda joined the others.
. "All the ships then advanced, en?
deavoring to dispose of the mines laid
by the Japanese, but they were hind?
ered by two- Japanese torpedo boat de?
stroyers, which had been guarding the
mouth of the harbor-.
"At 3pm., the Japanese boats ex?
changed shots with seven Russian de?
stroyers which were covering she
clearing operations. One of the Rus?
sian cruisers was set on fire and retired
inside of the harbor.
"Subsequently the Japanese decoyed
the Russians out to sea and awaited
an opportunity to begin a general act?
ion. Between 8 and 9 p. m., the Rus?
sian ships made for the harbor. The
Japanese torpedo destroyers and tor?
pedo boats chased the Russians and at
9 30 delivered the first attack, in con?
sequence of which the enemy was
thrown into disorder.
"During the night eight separate
attacks were delivered, lasting until
dawn Friday,
"In one of these assaults the Chir
taka twice torpedoed a battlehsip cf.
the Peresviet type and sank her. A
battleship of the Sevastopol type and
a cruiser cf the Diana type,were dis?
abled, and towed away."
JAPANESE BOATS DAMAGED.
Chefoo, , June 27, 10.30 a. m.-A
Chinese who has arrived here from
the vicinity of Poit Arthur in a junk
reports that at daylight last Friday
morning he saw two large Japanese
ships and three torpedo boats with
drawing from the fleet off Port Arthur.
The vessels were all damaged.
LONDON OPINION OF SITUATION
London, June 27.-While the special
dispatches to the morning newspapers
add nothing to the details contained
in the Associated Press information
concerning the Port Arthur engage?
ment and the situation on the Liao
Tung Peninsula, the editorials by war
experts devote much space to the situ?
ation. The general view is that the
j Russians at Port Arthur lost their, op
I portunity through their timidity and
? that Togo has again asserted his right
! to be considered one of the world's
j great admirajs.
It is conceded on every band that
while the details are not yet full
known, when both sides tell the whole
story the calamity to Russia will be
increased. Ic is pointed out, however,
that Port Arthur is open and that the
Vladivostok fleet may mak? another
diversion in which case the remnant
of the Port Arthur fleet may at any
time make a forlorn hope and dash
for a juncture.
The editorials, special dispatches
and articles by war experts join in
expressing the belief that great events
are impending and that the next few
days will have great bearings on the
final result of the war.
Tachilachao, June 28.-A great bat
tld involving, 300,000 men is progress?
ing between Gen. Kuropatkin's army
and armies of Gen. Kuiaki and Gen.
Oku near here. No decisive result bag
been obtaned and no results can be
known today or perhaps for several
days.
VLADIVOSTOK FLEET RAI?NG
AGAIN.
Tokio, June 28.-A report has been
received from a scout boat that the
Russian Vladivostock squadron was
sighted early this morning at Hakaido
and an attack on Hakodate is feared.
THE LONG EXPECTED BATTLE.
Ta Tche Kiao (Between Kai Chou
and Hai Chen?, Liao Tung Peninsula),
June 27, 2.45 a. m.-A great battle
seems to be impending. . A portion of
the Russian army has assumed the
offensive against the Japanese forces
commanded by Gen. Oku, and it is re?
ported that Gen. Kuroki is moving
along the Russian left flank against
liai Cheng. According to a high
placed personage, Gen. Kuroki's army I
is strong enough to take the offensive, |
and pre.-umably he is anxious for a j
decisive action before the rains begin. ?
Sharp tiring was heard in tho bills j
yesterday at daybreak and severe j
righting is reported to be in progress j
near the village of Ton Chen. An ?
officer who galloped in yesterday even- j
ing reported that the Russians were
gaining the upper hand and driving
back the enemy. This, however, has
not yet been confirmed.
All day yesterday Kussian troops
were hurrying southward from Ta
Teno Kiao and as night fell battalions
were continuously moving out briskly
to the accompaniment of their battle
songs. Clouds of dust hung over the
marching columns and the chorus of
infantry singers was occasionally in?
terrupted by the rattle and clang of
guns drawn at a smart trot and follow?
ed by galloping squadrons of cavalry.
lt waa a stirring spectacle to see the
Russian army eagerly hastening, sing?
ing, to battle. The old battle hymns
were last beard in the battalions
rounding among the bins and valleys,
as. with bayontes glittering in the set?
ting sun the regimental colors were
born majstically forward. For hours
after darkness fell over the scene one
conld still hear the rattle of moving
guns, the cracking of commissariat
wagons and the tread of marching
men, while occasonally, in place of
the war songs of the soldiers, homely
melodies recounting the joys of village
life, which carries the minds of the
men back to their distant homes in
Russia, echoed through the air.
As this dispatch is filed news has
reached here that Gen. Kuroki is
marching upon Hai Cheng.
There are many military attaches
and newspaper correspondents here.
SITUATON AT PORT ARTHUR.
Chefoo, June 27, 7 p. m.-Chinese
arriving here in junks from the vicin?
ity of Port Arthur, report that the
Russians have ordered all the Chinese
to leave the place. A number of shells
fell in the town of Port Arthur dur?
ing the bombardment by the Japanese
on June 23, but no damage was done,
many of the shells failing to explode.
A Japanese officer, who went on board
one of the junks off the Miao-Tao Isl?
ands, seventy-five miles south of Port
Arthur told the Chinese that one Jap?
anese torpedo boat was damaged dur?
ing the engagement off Port Arthur
on June 23 and sank in the Gulf of
Pe-Chi-Li. The officers stated that
two other Japanese torpedo boats were
badly damaged.
THE BATTLE DEFERRED.
St. Petersburg, Jone 27, 5.47 p.
m.-The Japanese have evacuated
Senu Chen, aparently with the ob
! ject of enticing Gen. Kuropatkin
j south. In the meanwhile Gen. Kuroki
is advancing on Hai Cheng ready to
attack the Russian left, and is again
moving troops north from Feng Wang
Cb'eng.
The result of the two recent devel?
opments, it is believed by the general
staff, will defer the prospects of a
big battle. %
The Rnsisans lost eighty-one men in
the recent fight north o? Ai Yang
Pien Men, about sixty miles north of
Feng Wang Cheng, on the Mukden
road. -
THE RUSSIANS OUTFLANKED.
Chicago, June 27.-A special to the
Daily News from Tokio says:
"It is stated by the war office that
Gen. Oku'sv army has passed the moun?
tain barrier, protecting the right
flank and rear of Knropatkin's forces,
in the passes between Kai Chou and
"Motien Pass. The Russian position
bas thus been rendered strategically
untenable, and it is expected it will
be made actually untenable in the
course of the operations of the coming
week, unless the Russians resist the
advance of the Japanese more success?
fully than hitherto.
In that event Gen. Kuroki will te
relieved of the necessity of attacking
frontally the main strongholds of the
Muscovites between Feng Wang Cheng
and the railway.
CHINESE WELCOMING JAPS.
With Gen. Guroki's Headquarters
ia the Field, June 25, via Fusau.-De?
layed in Transmission.-Tbe Japanese
have advanced for two days and a bat?
tle is expected near Mao Tine Pass,
where the Russians are entrenched.
A Russian outpost of 300 retreated
before the Japanese, and several Rus?
sians were- captured. The Japanese
army is in splendid condition. The
Chinese are welcoming the Japanese
occupation. The weather is perfect.
EFFECT OF SAKOAROFF'S RE?
PORT.
St Petersburg, June 27-Lieut. Gen.
Sakbaroff's disptacq, received to?
night, .confirms the belief that the
great decisive battle of the campaigu
between Gen. Knropatkin's main
army and the armies of Gens. Kuroki
and Oku is imminent The three
armies probably aggregate 300,000
men. and their outposts are today in
tonch all along the line.
The Japanese evidently tried to j
draw Kuropatkin as far south as pos
siwble, holding out as an incenative a
check to the advance of Oku's main
army. Meantime Oku swung sharply
to the eastward to join Kuroki to?
ward the Chapan Pars, Kuroki at the
same time moving a strong force by
the right flank towards Hai Cheng.
The main Japanese advance contin?
ues along the main Feng Wang Cheng
-Liao Yang road, avoiding the Mao
Tien Pass by a detour to the north
ward. The advance in all points is
heing attended by constant skirmish?
ing.
Nothing is knowji here of the exact
point at which Knropatkin's main
force is concentrated, though it is be?
lieved that a large part of the Liao
Yang force has. been moved to a
point between Kin Chan and Tatche
Kiao.
According to the Associated Press
dispatch from Tatche Kiao today a
large force has pushed southward from
Tatche Kiao against Ojku. While
Kuropatkin is thus extending himself,
the Japanese, with great mobility,
seem to be trying to concentrate for
the purpose of striking the Russians
in flank and rear.
There is a belief that the Vladivos?
tok squadron put to sea Saturday and
is likely t be next heard of in the Co?
rean Straits.
In the Democratic convention at St. j
Louis it will require G&3 votes to nomi
nate a President. Already Judge !
Parker has 270 delegates pledged to !
him, Mr. Hearst has 1G4, and there
will be 4(50 uninstructed representa?
tives from various States. Missouri,
which is the last State to be heard
from, will instruct for Cockerell.
Undoubtedly a number of the unin?
structed delegations will support j
Judge Parker.
Winnsboro, June 26.- James Horns- j:
by, lt?-year-old hoy, son of Dock j
Hornsby, an employe of the Fairfield j
cotton mills w.as drowned in the pond j
at the mill last night. Some of the
mill hands saw his clothes on the
bank cf the pond this morning and
searched for his body in the pond and
f jund it.
FIGHTING PARSON BROUGHTON.
R. W. Westbrook, Chief of the Al?
bany, Ga., Police Resents
Damaging Charges.
Albany, Ga., Jane 27.-Rev. Dr.
Len G. Broughton of Atlanta and
Chief of Police R. W. Westbrook
were the central figures in a sensation?
al fight which occurred about 6
o'clock this afternoon in the barber
shop of Levi Dawson on Broad street.
The fight was the outcome of charges
preferred against Westbrook in a ser?
mon by Broughton Sunday afternoon
in the Chautauqua auditorium.
Broughton charged^ that Wetsbrook
was a drunkard and that he could be
found at all hours in the lowest dives
in the city. He claimed to have affi?
davits ,in his possession to prove his
charges and said he was ready for an
investigation if one was desired by
Wetsbrook.
The sensation of Broughton and
Westbrook has been the sole talk of
the people on the streets of Albany to
dya and a fight was freely predicted
should Westbrook and Broughton
meet.
When Westbrook entered Dawson's
shop this afternoon Broughton was in
a chair being shaved. As soon as
Westbrook saw bim he went for him;.
Broughton was struck several times
by Westbrook, when friends of Brough?
ton interfered and hauled Westbrook
off of him. Four or five hundred peo?
ple collected quickly in front of the
shop and for a while it appeared th&t
a general mix up was imminent. The
affair has caused a great sensation and
it is freely predicted that more trou?
ble will result from Broughton's
charges
Cruger Westbrook, a son of Chief
Westbrook and the senator, from this
district in the present assembly, had
a fight with Mr. R. W. Jordan, it
being believed that Jordan is the man
who furnished Broughton with 1 his
evidence. Jordan was knocked dow
but suffered no serious damage.
VIGHMS BF CARLESSNESS.
Water Turned on Men Who Were
Working in a Conduit in
Jamaica.
Kingston, Ja., June 27.-Thirty
three persons were killed by an acci?
dent which took place near Spanish
Town, 10 miles west of Kingston, the
morning in the main conduit of the
West India Electric company, which
operates the street cars f rom Kingston
and the shareholders of which are
principally Canadians,
jg Nearly 100 laborers had been detailed
to remove sand from the enormous
pipe which is a mile long and which
conveys water from the in-take on the
Rio Cobre to the turbines of the pow?
er house. The work had been practi?
cally completed when orders were given
to, allow a small quantity cf water to
enter the conduit.
Through misapprehension, accident
or carelessness, the full force of water
was turned on and a mad struggle to
escape by means of the manholes en?
sued with the result that 33 persons
were killed. The tragedy bas cast a
gloom over the colony and a rigid in?
vestigation into' the cause is now in
progress.
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Special by Ware & Leland's Private
Wire.
NEW YORK COTTON.
July
Aap:.
Sept.
Oct.
Dec.
Jan.
Open
10 50
10 43
9 80
9 65
964
9 66
High
10 55
10 55
990
9 71
9 67
9 70
Low
10 24
IO 27
9 67
9 52
9 51
9 54
Close.
10 33
10 32
9 69
9 53
9 52
9 56
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Opening. Closing.
WHEAT
Dec. 80 1- 80 3
July, 85 3- 84 6
CORN
Dec, 44' ?- 44 1
July, 47 5- 47 7
Sept., 4S 2- 43 2
OATS
Dec., 32 2- 32 2
July, 38 1- .38 i
Sept., 31 6- 317
PORK
July, 12.65 12.60
Sept., 12.95 12.90
LARD
' July, 6.92 6 S7
Sept. 7.10 7.(7
RIBS
July, 7 32 7.27
Sep., 7.37 7.52
Water Rates for Columbia.
Columbia, June 24.-Commissioner
of Immigration Watson tonight an?
nounced that while at New York he
made traffic arrangements with the
steamship company for a reduction cf
5c cents per hundred pounds out all
cotton goods shipped from Columbi?.
As the mills here handle about 300,r
000 pounds a week it will necessitate
another boat on the Congaree at once.
Spartanburg, June 27.-Dr. Arthur
Thomas, a weil known dentist of this
city, was assaulted and robbed last
night as he was returning home from
Fair Forest. Dr. Thomas was riding
alone in a buggy, and somewhere near
Saxon mills an assailant crept from
the roadside to the rear of the bug^y
and dealt the unsuspecting man a
knock-out blow with a bludgeon or
piece of iron. The dentist was ren?
dered unconscious and tbe highwayman
relieved him of about $25 and a gold
watch.
Marion,- June 27.-Lewis Flowers
was shot and mortally wounded ly
Sampson Brown at the latter's hou?-e
Friday afternoon. Flowers died about
1 o'clock yeserday afternoon a: c
Brown is in jail. Magistrate Oliver
held the inqudest. From the testi?
mony adduced it appears that the two
men had a difficulty over some trivial
matter, but it was supposed that it
had been amicably settled. Later in
the afternoon, while Flowers was
passing Brown's home, the shooting
occurred. According to an ante-moi
tem statement made -by Flowers, he
was shot by Brown without warning,
first in the arm and then in the abdo
man.