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I Fill REPORT OF - WS 1T0BI0IIS FLEET. Tte Naval Battle Wednesday Result gd in a Decisive Victory for the Japanese. IZ BEVIieS SUNK, OTHERS DISABLED. S sssan Fleet Separated, Each Vasse! Fleeing in Direction Of fering Best Chance of Escape. St Petersburg, Aug. 13, 1 p. un official confirmation bas been receiv ed here that Admiral Withoff and a number of other high iRussian officials vere killed in the naval battle on Wed nesday. Chefoo, Aug. 13, 2/p. m.-It is rf ported here that the Kassian cruiser f ovik which sought refuge at the port of Sinchou when she escaped from the Japanese fleet during the fight on "Wednesday, has elcded the Japanese vessel that has been watching her and has escaped from that port Tokio, Aug. 12, 6 p. m.-Admiral Togo has reported as follows : "On August 10 our combined fleet attacked the enemy's fleet near Gagan Sock. The Russian vessels were emerging rom Port Arthur, trying to go south. We pursued the enemy to toe eastward. Severe fighting lasted from 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon until sundown. Toward the close the enemy's fire weakened remarkably. Bis formation became confused and then his ships scattered. The Russian % cruisers Askold and Novik and several torpedo bort destroyers fled to the southward. Other of the enemy's ships retreated separately toward Port Arthur. We pursued them and it ap peared that, we inflicted considerable damage. We found life buoys and ether articles belonging to the Russian -battleship Czarevitch floating at sea. Tfee Czarevitch probably was sunk. We have received no reports from the torpedo boats and the torpedo . boat destroyers, which were; engaged in the attacks on the ships of the enemy. The Russian vessels, with the excep tion of the Askold, the Novik, the Czarevitch and the cruiser Pallada, appear to have returned to Port Ar thur. Our damage was slight. Our fighting power has not been impair ed." LOGO'S REPORT OF THE BAT TLE. Washington, D. C., Aug. 12.- The ' Japanese legation today received the following cablegram from the foreign office at Tokio : "Admirai Togo reports that the Russian squadron proceeded southward after the sortie from Port Arthur on -August 10th and were attacked by the combined Japanese fleet 25 miles southeast of Port Arthur. They were pursued in an easterly direction. Sharp fighting continued from lp. m. until sunset The enemy apparently suffered heavy damage and later his j fire slackened greatly while his battle ' formation was completely deranged. The Askold, the Novik, the Czare vitch, the Pallada ai d some destroy - ers fled southward and the rest proba bly fled to Port Arthur, after an at tack by our destroyer and torpedo boat flotilla at night Our fleet suffered no serious damage and the total casual ties were about 170." SAH CHARGES BAD FAITH. ' Chefoo, Aug. 12.-(Noon.)-Inter views with Admiral Sah and Capt. Ching, who is in command of the Hai yung, show that when the first Japa nese torpedo boat destroyer, towing the Byeseitelni, departed to the north ward, the second Japanese destroyer steered a course past the flagship and the cruiser Haichi. The latter cleear ed for actioj and signalled to the de stroyer to stop. This was done. Ad mi ral Sah informed the commander of the Japanese destroyer that the Ryesh telni must be returned, as neutrality ^bad beeu flagrantly violated. To this the commander of the second destroyer replied that he would overtake the first destroyer and return to Chefoo. -Admir*.* Sah accepted the word cf honor of the Japanese commander and allowed him to depart. The Chinese admiral is deeply chagrined at this occurrence and is ill as a result. He bas turned the command of his squad ron over to Cape. Ching. TO MEET VLADIVOSTOK FLEET. Chefoo, Aug. ll.-A report has also boen received here to the effect that Admiral Withoft was killed in the naval battle off $oond Island last Wednesday. A strong detachment of Japanese war ships is reported to have sailed south for the purpose of intercepting the Vladivostok fleet which it is be lieved has not yet effected a junction with the vessels reported to have been parchased by Russia from the Argen tine Government. THE ASKOLD IN SORRY PLIGHT. ! Shanghai, Aug. 12.-(Night j-The ! Russian protected cruiser Askold ar- i rived at Woosang to-day with her fifth j funnel gone close to the deck ; all the j funnels riddled with shell holes, one \ gan on the port side dismounted and j several large shell holes above the wa- j ter line. One lieutenant and eleven j men had been killed and fifty men ! wounded. VON PRITTWITZ LEAVES CHE- j FOO. Berlin, Aug. 1?.-Vice Admiral von . Prittwitz, commanding the German i East Asiatic squadron, telegraphs to : the navy department that he sailed to day from Chefoo, on board the armor ed cruiser Bismark, for Tsingchou. The German cruiser Seadler has sailed Chingcantao for Tsingchou. THE GROSOV^lN PORT. London, Aug. lS^-Accordicg to the correspondent oUjmMoming Post at Shanghai S^HSBgjr atde "OFF THE SADDLE ISLANDS." Shanghai, Ang. 12.-A Rusian tor pedo boat destroyer arrived here to day. It is reported that four Russian battle ships are off the Saddle Islands about seventy miles southeast of this port. The Saddle Islands are about 550 miles from Port Arthur, which place the Russian squadron left at 7 a. m. Wednesday, Aug. 10. Tokio, Aug. 14, 4 p. m. Vice Ad miral Kamimuria encountered the Russian Vladivostok squadron at dawn today north of Tsu island in the Strait of Corea and attracked the enemy at once. The battle lasted for five hours and resulted in a complete Japanese victory. The Russian cruiser Rurik was sunk and the cruisers Rossi a and Gromoboi fled to the northward after' having sustained serious dam age. Vice Admirai Kamimura cables to the navy department that the injuries inflicted upon his^vessels were slight. Washington, Aug. 15.-The State Department has received from the American Consulate "at Nagasaki, Japan, a cable message scating that six hundred survivors of the crew of the Russian Cruiser Rurik, which was sunk by Admiral Kamimura yes terday, have been landed ac Sasebo, Japan. One hundred of the dead were were also landed. Washington, Aug. 15.-Consul Fow ler at Chefoo, under today's date cables the State department as fol lows: " It is rumored that a general naval attack on Port Arthur was be 2nn this morning." Consul Fowler also states that the Russian cruiser Nevik and three destroyers have reached Chefoo. Chefoo, Aug. 15.-A telegram re ceived here from Tsinga, Kiao Chow bay, says the flags on the Russian battleship. Czarevitch and three Rus sian destroyers which put into port in a disabled condition after the battle with the Japanese on Wednesday have been hauled down. Among those who witnessed this action was the Consul of the German Government. This means that these vessels will be dis mantled and will take no further part in the war. Chefoo, AngL 5.-A telegram has been received from what i3 considered a very reliable source stating that a general attack on Port Arthur by the Japanese land and naval forces began at 4 o'clock this morning. It is believ ed here that this will be the final assault. The Mikado is understood to have ordered ! the force attacking Port Arthur to captrue the fortress at any cost and it is thought now that the Russians therein are in a des preate condition. The Japanese forces will continue a steady fight until thejojtress falls. Chefoo, Aug. 15.-It is reported here that the Russan cruiser Nevik, which left Kiao Cheow last week, after seeking refuge there has been sunk. The report cannot be confirm ed. St. Petersburg, Aug. 15.-Viceroy j Alexei ff reports that the Japcnese j made a furious attack on Takushan i and Wolff Mountains outside of Port Arthur on the night of August 10th . but were repulsed at every point. He I also reports an attack on the Russian , eastern front on August 9th and the occupation by the Japanese of Dagou shan and Syogoushaw. The attack : lasted four days and was conducted in < a heavy rain. i Chef co, Aug. 16.-Advices just re ceived here state that the Russian warships which were left at Port Ar thur made a sortie early this morning and are now being pursued by the Japanese fleet. Severe naval engage ment is expected. The vessels of the Japanese kept further away from Port Arthur than csual last night HS the commander feared a torpedo attack by Russians under cover of darkness. The Russians noticing this thought they had ah opportunity to escape. It is believed that the battle may drift to the vicinity of Chefoo. St. Petersburg. Aug. 16.-Official reports have just been received from ' Port Arthur, giving the number of casualties there between August Sth and lfltb, during which time the Japa nesn troops made desperate efforts to capture Port Arthur. The reports show that seven officers and 24S men i were killed and 35 officers and 1,553 men were wounded. One officer and S3 men are reported missing. The i Japanese losses are unknown, but are believed to have been very heavy. Chefoo, Aug. 16, 4 p. m.-Word has reached here that the Russian squad ron which made a sortie from Port Arthur this morning has returned to poTt, having failed to elude the Japa- , nese fleet on guard off the entrance to the harbor. The message does not mention an engagement laving occur red. London, Aug. 16, 4.15 p. m.-Che- '< foo correspondent of the Renter tele- 1 graph company wires that the Russian Port Arthur fleet did not encounter 1 the Japaenese during the sortie this morning. _ i Tsingtau, Kio Chou Bay, Ang. 16. -The officers of the Russian battle- ', ship Czarevitch insist that they saw j one Japanese battleship sink during the naval battle on Wednesday last. Washington, Aug. 16.-United States Consul Fowler at Chefoo cables the ! State department tday thar it is relia- ; bly^reported that -tbeRussian cruiser Pallada was unk on the night of the 1 tenth of Auguct by the Japanese tor pedo boat flotilla. ! St. Petersburg, Aug. 16.- The i family of ene of the officers of tbeRus sian cruiser Diana have received a telegram from him announcing the ar- < rival of the Diana at Vladivostok. I This is the first information that the < cruiser had escaped from Port Arthur. The message says that the Diana was i one of the vessels which were bottled \ up at Port Arthur and made a c&s'i for liberty W*idrjesnay last, lt was j 1 reported tba? siie had returned to Pjrr j I cur after the fight. : BRICE DISPENSARY BILL The Brice Bill as Orginaliy intro duced and as Afterwards Amend w ed and Passed, Set Forth Ver batim for Comparison. The chief issue of the present cam paign in the various counties is the Brice dispensary bill. It is being gen erally discussed in many counties and the candidates are being made to declare themselves, in most counties, upon e;he Brice law. It will be of general interest to see the Dill as originally presented by Senator J. S. Brice, and the Act as it was patched up and amended by the frends of the dispensary system. ORIGINAL BILL. Section 7. There may be one or more county dispenser appointed for each county, the place of business of each of whom shall be designated by the county board of control, but the State board of control must give con sent before more than one dispenser can be appointed in.any county, and when the county board designates a locality for a dispensary, twenty days' public notice of which must bs given, it shall be competent for a majority of the qualified voters of the township in which such dispensary is to be located to prevent its location in such township by signing a petition or peti tions addressed to the county board, requesting that no dispensary be estab lished in that township. Any county may secure the estaolishmenht of a dispensary or dispensaries, or the re moval of a dispensary or dispensaries within its limits, in the following manner: Upon the petition of one fourth of the qualified voters of each county for an electiou upon either the question of the establishment or the removal of dispensaries therein being filled with the county supervisor of SD ch county, , he shall order an elec tion submitting the question of "Dis pensary" or "No Dispensary" to the qualified voters of such county, which election shall be conducted as otherf special elections, and if a ma jority of the ballots cast, be found and declared to be for a dispensary, then a dispensary may be established here in, and any dispensary already estab lished shall be closed. Elections under this section can be held not oftener than once in four years. Np dispensary shall be established in any county, town or city wherein the sale of alcoholic liquors was'pro hibited prior to July 1, 1893, except as herein permitted: Provided, That where dispensaries have been establish ed in such county., town or city, they shall remain as established until re moved or closed as permitted in this Act : Provided a dispensary shall not be established in any town, or muni cipality without a majority vote of such town or municipality in fvor of such establishment. BILL AS PASSED. Section 7. There may be one or mere county sp diensers appointed for each county, the place of business of each of whom shall be designated by the county board of control, but the State board of control must give con sent before more than one dispenser can be apponted in any county, and when the county board designates a locality for a dispensary, twenty-five days' public notice of which shall be given, it shall be competent for a ma jority of the qualified voters of the township io which such dispensary is to be located to prevent its location in such township, by .signing a petition or petitions, addressed to the county board requesting that no dispensary be established in that township. A dispensary may be located elsewhere than in an incorporated town in the counties of Beaufort and Horry and no others, except such-as are anther Izsd by a special Act of the General Assembly. Any county may secure the establishment of a dispensary or dspensaries, or the removal of a dispen sary or dispensaries within its limits, in the followiue manner : Upon the petition of one-fourth of the qualified voters of each county for an election apon either the question of the estab lishment or the removal of dispensa ries therein being filed with the coun ty, he shall order an election submit ting the question of "dispensary" or 'no dispeusary" to the qualified voters of such county, which sball be conducted as other special elections, and if a majority of the ballots cast hs found and declared to be for a dis pensary, then a dispensary may be established in said county, but if a majority of the ballots cast be found aad declared to be against the dispen sary then no dispensary shall be estab lished therein, and any dispensary al ready established shall be closed. lec-. tions under this section can be held not oftener than once in four years. No dispensary shall be establisbd in any county, town, or city wherein the sale of alcoholic liquors was pro tibited prior to July 1, 1893, ecxept as herein permitted: Provided, That where dispensaries have been estab lished in such count?, town or city they shall remain as established until removed or closed as permitted in this set-: Provided, A tax of one-half mill annually is hereby levied, upon every dollar of the value of all taxable prop erty in all counties voting to if move or close the dispensaries, a.* above provided, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the enforcement of the dispensary law in said county, under and by direction of the Governor, said tax to be collected as other taxes und forwarded to the State treasurer, fco be expendeed, or as much hereof as may be necessary, as now provided by aw, tor such purposes. Any balance remaining unexpended at the end of the year to be returned by the State treasurer to the con nt} treasurer of such county for general county pur poses and that the value of all confis cations of contraband goods seized in such county, as determined by the State board of directors, shall he paid i to the State treasurer, to he credited to the fund raised by >aid levy for the enforcement of the law, as above pro dded. And any amount expended in aid county for the enforcement of the dispensary law, shall be refunded io the Stat ', treasury upon the collection i>f the tax above levied. Any county vo:ing out a dispensary shall not thereafter receive any part of the sur plus that may remain o' the disp n :ary school funds, after deficeuiees in l hj various county >chool iund m y h>ve r-een made n:, as provide! ly law. STATE CAMPAIGN GLOSEO. Last Meeting of The Series Heid in Columbia. Colombia, Auer. 13.-The State cam paign which besan on Jnne 21 at Sum ter closed here today. It has been an altogether uneventful campaign. The only contest has been for the oi:Lce of railroad commissioner and in that con test there have been no issues, the contest heine rather a matter of per sonal preference. There have been a sufficient number of candidates for this office, and their speeches have commanded some interest and atten tion. There has, however, been no real enthusiasm in the campaign, and it is perhaps as well that it is ended. Governor Heyward appeared at to dav's meeting and several of the State officers spoke briefly. Adjutant Gen. Frost and others of the State officers were so busy at the State House that they could not get away to say pleasant things to the Richland people. There was a fair audience at the Court House this morning and ad dresses were made bv some of the State officers, by all of the candidates for railroad commissioner and hy the candidates for solicitor from this cir cuit. Chairman John P. Thomas, Jr., spoke briefly of the importance of the voters making good selections of their public officers, and then he spoke glowingly of the chances of Demo cratic success in the national cam paign. Selling Liquor vs Groceries. Greenville, Aug. 13.-Mr. John Bell Towill was interviewed on a train here to-day on his return from Clemson, where he has been attending the Far mars' Institute, in regard to the pro posed innovation in the dispensary sys tem. He said : "Am heartily oppos ed toit, and I will resign my place on the board of control bpfore I will ron sent to i tis adoption. My idea bas been and is now to discourage the sale of whiskey and not to endeavor to in crease its sale in this State." Mr. To will was very emphatic. The ps ssage in Judge Parker's ad dress which will commend great atten tion is bis declaration that should he be elected president, be will at the end of is "term retire to private life; he will not be a candidat? for renomination nor permit his name toJbe used. This determination is based, as all Judge Parker's determinations seem to be based, on high patriotic ground. He believes it best that when such rno mentons qaestions come before the pres ident as now frequently appear he should be free to act, and the people should know that he is free to act, without consideration of his future political fortunes. For that one term the president of Judge Parker's ideal, should surrender himself to his people, living and acting a^ independent of sel fish motives as lies in the power of man. lt is an inspiring thought that we may have such a chief executive. -State. San Francisco, Aug. 10.-The final installments on the forfeit of 15.000 have been posted for the Jeffries-Mon roe contest, the date of which is set for Angust 26 next. Of the total amount of forfeit Jeffries has paid in $5,000; Munroe $5,000, and the same amount has been deposited by the Yosemite club, under whose auspices the battle will be fought. THE BUIL MMM Fittings new Atlantic Seaboard5 ated in the Curve < The Managern Myrtle Beach Up=t The Surf is ac on the Atlantic, ar tow. Mosquitos and sandllies are u The Hotel is situated on a hil Mainland and is swept by bree mer long. Purest Artesian water from v 450 feet deep. The flow is stn: send water to the second-story oi Many amusements have been as Howling Alley, Dance F Koom. Reading Room. -11 m ? ? i ? ? i i m_ Telegraph and Tele Low and a FREEHAN Hy 1 ENGLAND SENOS ! ULTIMATUM TO RUSSIA. i --- j Damages Must Be Paid for Sinking Knight Commander and Any Repe tition Will Be Considered Equiv alent to j_ A DECLARATION OF WAR. j Russia's Helplessness Alone Pre vents War Now. i _ London, Aug. IC.-Your corres pndent learns from a thoroughly trust worthy diplomatic sonrce that England has taken an uncompromising attitude toward the action of Russian warships in sinking tire steamer Knight Com mander. In the latest note to Russia Great Britain informed the Czar's i Government that it must pay damages for sinking the Knight Commander ; and if this is refuseed England will I consider her honor flouted and will j resort to extreme measures to obtain j full satisfaction for the injury and j insult; also if there is any repetition j of the sinking of British ships, Brit I ish cruisers will be ordered to exact rc I paration from offending warships. NO ONE HELD RESPONSIBLE. I j The Accident at the Regatta Near { Washington in Which Ten Per sons Were Unavoidably Drowned. i I Washington, Aug. 15.--The ebro I ner's jury this morning took testimony ! in the case of the accident at the Re ! gatta Saturday when a naptha launch j upset and ten persons were drowned. ! After hearing all the testmony the I jury decided that the accident was i unavoidable and no one was blamed. I All arrangements for the burial of the ! victims have been made. It is announced that Mrs. Carrie Na tion, while passing through Indiana ! the other day, mailed a check for 31, ! 150 to the Home for Wives of Drunk ; ards at Topeka, Kan., as a personal : gift. It is a pleasure to record some I thing good of that disgusting old wo : man. Commissioner Watson as a result of : the advertisements in the papers of ! Scotland is receiving a large number I of inquires from prospective settlers. : All of the letters show that those I who intend coming here are of the j most intelligent class. I Elkins, W. Ya., Aug. 15.-Hon. H. ; G. Davis, Democratic Vice President . ial candidate, left here at 12.25 this ; afternoon for White Sulphur Springs, ; where the formal notification takes place at 1 o'clock Wednesday. He '. will go over Coal and Iron and Cheseapeke and Ohio, traveling in his private car, accompanied by his broth er, Col. Thomas Davis, his son in i law and daughter,^ Mr. and Mrs. Ar- j thur Lee, National Committeeman, j John T. McGraw, and sister, his Sec-1 retary, Chas. Rebb and several i others. I DING ENTIRI XMMMMMiWAiLMMMJU throughout. Fine - Nearly Forty Mil 3f Long Bay. lent has spared no o=date and Thoron imittedly the Fine: td one of the few tl nknown. 1 and on the zes ali Sum L well nearly >r;g enotuli to ? the building put in-such ivilion, Pool The Bathing every way-la remodelled ai immediate su who h-is liad y We furnish Crab, Shrimp Clam-in sea phone Service from ll Particulars flay & TENILLE, rtle Beach, S. THE TROUBLE AT STATESBORO, 6EQR6UL Trial of the Band of Negro Mur derers-The Town Under Military Guard. Statesboro, Ga., Aug. 15.-In spite o wild rumors all was quite here to day. . Before Court opened men were seen in groups on the streets and side walks, but a request from a military officer^ or from any of the civil au thorities was sufficient to disperse them. Judge Daly found the local military already on duty. The talk of Ivnch ing was more prevalent outside of Statesboro than in it. The Kev. H. A. Hodges, of Texas, a brother of Henry Hodges, who, with his wife and three children, was murdered, opened Court with praver. He prayed for the spirit of a sound mind, a godly judgment and an unbias ed verdict. He prayed for the obser vance of the laws of the land. He pleaded that the people stand by the J Court in its every action. The State is represented by Solid j tor General B. T. Rawlings and Col. H. . Strange. Counsel was appointed for the de fence as follows: Messrs. Anderson, Cone, Corry, M. Deal and Daniel Groover. Judge Daly urged that the guilty be punished and the innocent be given freedom. "The entire country stands to your back where you observe the law," said Judge Daly, 1 ' but no one is with you when you violate the law. I will consider it an insult to the majesty of the law and a personal insult to me if the law is violated." I At 1.30 o'clock Capt. Hitch and the. Oglethorpe Light Infantry, of Savannah, reached the city. Capt Hitch assumed charge of the total mil itary forces, now numbering 100 men. The following negroes are in the Court room under military guard; Will Cato, Paul Reed, Will Rainey, Handy Bell, Dave Young, Elias Young, A. J. Gaines, David Bennet, Philip De Casse, Ben Pedennis, Hattie Reed, Ophelia Gato,L ouis Cooper. The m n are supposed to b members of the "Before-Day Club." An unusual scene was presented at the opening of the Court this after noon. The grand jury reported, in dicting Reed and Cato for the murder of Henry Hodges. The indictments brought only one charge, murder, and that for the murder of Hodges. At 7.18 o'clock tonight the jury in the case of the State versus Will Cato ! returned a verdict of guilty after be j ing out eight minutes. Judge Daly immediately adjourned Court until 8.30 o'clock tomorrow morning, with out passing .sentence on the prisoner. As soon as Judge Daly announced a recess until tomorrow morning the Court room was cleared, and after waiting half an hour the prisoners were escorted back to the jail under a heavy military goard. Stationed every three or four feet from the Court Houuse entrance to the jail were armed men with fixed bayonets. After 6 o'clock no one was allowed to enter the Court House, heavy guards ! being placed at each of the entrances, I four in number. I Espus', Aug. 16.-There were few I political visitors at Rosemont this morning and Judge Parker spent his leisure time answering letters which had accumulated during his visit to the mountains. ELY NEW. " . man :st Strand on the es Long and situ Expense to make ghly Attractive, st yet Discovered sat has no Under= r H mses are new and alright 'ree and airy. The Cuisine is d this department is under the ervrsion of our Mr TeriniUe. ears of experience in this line a.! the well known sea foods Fish, Oysters, Turtle and son. t Hotel. Rates are be Had of = Proprietors, C.