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-Mu?s TOBE mm. The Invasion Does Not Seem to Amoiittt to Much and the Whole Affair Has Been Unduly Mag? nified. Panama, Oct. 22.-The reported fighting to tho east of the canal zone 3**sterday proves on investigation to have been a small invasion of Colom? bian? and not a clash between Paua cmaniansand American marines,as first .reports had it. Three parties of mar have returned here after reeon jjoitering four miles to the eastward -of the zone. They report that a party of ^Colombians whose strength had been exaggerated invaded the territory. Indians of the district were induced to magnify the invasion and spread an alarm so as to throw a damper on the enthusiasm incident to the independ? ence day festivit?s on November 3. 3*he stories circulated last night giv? ing sixteen casualties have not been confirmed. The canal :sone police will ^einforrce the marines, and if .trouble envelopes the Panama troops will readily aid the Americas. TIE HUM PLOT FXPOSED. documentary Evidence of Mr. Roosevelt's Pomposity. New York, Oct 21. - -Under the acapices of the Reform Club a Demo . crati mass meeting was held here last night at Carnegie Hall, at which Sen? ator Chas. A. Culberion, of Texas, -?Governor Andrew J. Montague, of Virginia, Congressman John Sharp "Williams, of Mississippi.., and Borough President Martin W. Littleton, of 'Brooklyn, were the speakers. Senator Cnlberson devoted the great? er portion of his remarks to a discus mern, of the Panama Canal. Alluding what he termed "the spirit of law? lessness which led the . President, in t?is disgraceful affair,'y he declared that the transaction " above all others : in his career, strikingly ty pifies his contempt of all restrain and his in? satiable passion for personal aad arbi? trary government." Senator Culberson sketched the course of events in the passage by Congress o:: the bill known " as the "Spooner law," authorizing the ca 5-' ml and charged that the President in bis conn? with Colombia "defiant ly violated both its letter and spirit." He "claimed that the Hay-Herran -treaty, if not nullified by the unani 3nons vote of the Colombian Senate disapproving it, expired by limitation . ^nipon the failnre of!" Colombia 1 to ap? prove it within the time fixed for its. - ratification. He said : "It is astonishing, in view of these indisputable facts, that the defence of %.thc Preside at. with reference to this .'-statute should be placed by himself and his party upon the ground test rwben he entered into the "Panama Jtoaty the time within which he conld lawfully deal with that routs had not expired." After quoting from the ?ii?^esidant's message in support of this ?statement Senator Culberson read the fallowing letter from Seeretray Hay to Minister Berr?n, which has never be? fore been published: "/Washington, January Si, 1?03. Dear Mr. Kerran: I am directed by the President *o say to >ou. that, in his opinion, the 'reasonable time' allowed him by the statute t > con elude negotiations with Columbia for the construction of an isthmian cann! Has; coT>e to a close and cannot be ex tendeo. Bs antborizes nie to sign with you tte treaty cf T?hich I have i had the honor to give yon a draft, with this change, that the sum o? $100,000 annual payoient therein mentioned be . increased to $250,000, I am not au tborized to consider or -discos any -other change whatever. * * * M John Hsy,' * 'I accept it as true that the execu ii ve officers of the Administration did ' not officially and pnblicly instigate <*the re?oit io Panama, but that the Ad? ministration, including the President, privately favored any encouragement cf the movement, and that this was widely known is susceptible of demon -^??ation, and in a matter of this cbar acter it was tantamount to commiting the Government to it " Senator Culberson then read the fol? lowing letter to Mr. Albert Shaw, editor of tte Rt view of Rt-views: .TO""MY DEAR SHAW. "White fl ouse. Washingon, October 20. 1903*-.My Dear Mr. Shaw: I ec cslcs-? yoe, pnrelv foryonr'own infor? mation, a copv of a letter of Separa? ter 5, from our minister to Colombia. J. think it might interest you to r-se tbat there was absolutely not the slightest chance of securing by treaty -any more than we endeavored to se* care. The alternatives were to go to ^Nicaragua, against the advice ot the % great majority of competent engineers -some of the most competent saying tbat we had better have no canal at this-time than go chere-cr else to take the territory by force without any attempt at getting a treaty. 1 cast aside the proposition made at this time to foment the secession ot Panama. Whatever other Govern? ments can do the United States can IM>& go into the securing by sue i un? derhand means the cession. Priva re? ly, I freely say to you that I should he delighted if Panama were an inde? pendent State, or if it made itself so at this moment, bnt for me to say so pnblicly would amount to an instiga? tion of a revolt, and, therefore, I can sot say it. "With great regards, sincerely years, * * theodore Roosevelt.1 ' "From this remarkable letter,'* ooacloded the speaker, "it seems evi? dent that when it was written the ^President was advised of the con ?etnplted secession of Panama." An English naval cadet who, on his training ship, took eleven first prizes, ?ad in the first examination obtained ainety-seven and six-tenths per cent., ms rejected at the medical examina? tion on account of a small defect in one Sole toe. Washington, Oct. 22.-The war de parHEeat will ship free of charge from San Francisco to Manila such Christ au? packages as reach the Superinten? dent of army transport service in San francisco by December 1st. Packages will be forwarded from Manila to points in the islands without charge. ?SK 60VERKOB TO RESIGN. Greenville News Receives Copy of Petition of 112 Citizens of Oconee j Who Resent Commutation of Hoyt Hayes' Sentence. Greenville, Oct. 21.-The Greenville News received tonight a copy of a letter to Governor Hey ward, purport? ing to be signed by U2 citizens of Oconee county, asking for his resigna? tion in view of his course in the Hoyt Hayes murder case. In declining to publish the petition, the Greenville News, which has con? sistently held that Governor Heyward blundered in the Hayes case, urges the citizens not to pursue such a course, for the reason that the Gover? nor was andoubtedly conscientious in what he did. Feeling iu Oconee, while sharply divided, is bitter, many people be? lieving strongly in, the guilt of Hayes. In a perosnal note to the editor of the News the signers of the letter say that it has already been mailed to the Gov? ernor.-News and Courier. JIM TILLMAN WILL PREACH. An JQId Report Receives Apparent Confirmation From Virginia Sources. Roanoke, Va., Oct. ,19.-James H. Tillman, the former Lieutenant gov? ernor of South Carolina,'who, while in office, killed Editor N. G. Gon? zales in Columbia, bas decided to en? ter the Methodist ministry and has written a prominent divine here tell? ing him that be has applied to the Methodist conference for admission. The former lieutenant governor is a nephew of Senator 6. R. Tillman and the killing of Editor Gonzales and the subsequent trial of Col. Tillman created considerable interest not only in South Carolina hut throughout the sooth. Kev. G. P. Currie, a native of South Carolina, now a resident of Missouri, where he is a local Method? ist preacher, and who is in this city assisting Kev. J. C. Brown, a west? ern evangelist in a revival at Greene Memorial Methodist Episcopal church, has received a letter from Col. Till? man telling of his intention to preach. * Mr. Currie is a relative of Colonel Tillman. Hester's Cotton Statement. rNew Orrleans, Oct. 21.-Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement is? sued today .shows for be 21 days of October, an increase over last year of 396,000, and an increase over the same period year before last of 299,000. For the 51 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the same days of last year 1,008,000, and ahead of the same days year be? fore last 4?5.C00. The amount brought into sight dur? ing the past week has been 563,632 bales, against 443,255 for the same seven days, last year and 449,701 year before. The movement since Sept. 1st shows rece mts st all United States ports to be ,2,256,441, against 1,463,7?3 last year. Overland across the Missis? sippi, Ohio .and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 63,936 against 29,fc26 last year, interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 327,773 against 200;019 last year; southern mill takings 332,0C0. against 278.285 last year. The total movement since Sept. 1 is 2,890,150, against 1,971, SS3 last year. Foreign exports for the w?>?k have been 237,382, against 260.935 last year, making the total thus far for the season 1,464,93, against 936,327 last year. The total takings of American mills, north, south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 601.648. against 517,700 last year. Stocks at the sesboarrd and the 29 leading souther i interior centres have increased during the week 202,4f>8 bales, against an increase during the correspond? ne jeriod last season of 91,050. Including stacks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales Drought into sight thus far fi ora the new crop, tli% supply to date is 3,142.1176, against 2,13(5,692 for the same period last year. Former Lieut. Blies, of the Ger? man army, whose book, "In a Small Garrison Town," was so severely enri? ched* by official Germany, has just written a? other novel on similar lints, wuich wiil be published short? ly. The title of this anti-military ro? mance is "Der Fatherland," which it is said v.ill contain reveiatiors tar more sensational than these of his pre? vious novel. Last year coal constituted about forty per cent, of the total tonnage of the American railways. To carry a ton in England from the Yorkshire coal fields to London, a distance of one bonded 8ud fitty-eight miles, costs one dollaraud eighty-seven cents, while coal is carried from the Carbon? dale C(al region in Illinois to Cbicaeo, two hundred and seventy-six miles, for seventy-five costs a ton. Thextevelopment of the dairy indus? try in the United States i* scarcely realized by business men. In 1898 the butter haul over tho Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad was four bnudred thousand pounds. Last year it was nearly fourteen millions,the gain com? ing wholly from development of cream? eries along that railroad. Five women at Washington, D. C., are still drawing pensions as widows of soldiers who strved in thc War of the Revolution, which ended one bnn dred and twenty years ago. ' Washington, Oct. 21.-Ambassador McCormick United States representa? tive at St. Petersbn rg arrived in Washington this morning on leave of absence and formally reported to Sec rotary of State Hay before proceeding to bis home in Chicago. He declined to discuss the Russo-Japanese situation for publication. Georgia has held the lear" in the I production i>i peaches ter the eastern I market >ince 1902. and for years t)j come is I k iy to i v tin- uaoing pt*ch ' state in the uni? n. She has ovor 7,660,GV>0 tries The supremacy was wrested from Maryland. ASK GOVERNOR TO RESIGN. The Remarkable Request Sent to the Governor From Ocnnee. Columbia, Oct. 22.-Citizens of Oconee County today asked Governor Heyward to resign on account of his action in the Hoyt Hayes matter. The remarkable letter, which was men? tioned in a dispatch wa.4 received to? day by Secretary Norment, the Gover? nor being out of the city on business. He decided to give the matter out at once with thc signatures attached and also made a short statement as to the case. It may be stated that the Governor is daily receiving letters from ministers, county and State offi? cials, as well as other prominent citi? zens, commending his course in the matter. The letter was so uncommon, however, that for this reason more than any other it was given to the press. Mr. J. E. Xorruent said that the Governor, in the discharge of this official duty, was fully aware of the fact that adverse criticism in refer? ence to this decision would most probably be made. "This, of course, did not deter tbe Governor from the conscientious dis? cbarge of his duty-a duty and an obligation which could not and did not consider praise nor blame, censure nor commendation. A full copy of this document, a documenht which it is needless to say will have no weight nor influence with Governor Hey ward -is mose cheerfully given to the pub? lic, in order tbat it may be fully ap? preciated and that its probable worth or utter worthlessness may be clearly understood. ' > The petition is as follows : Westminister, S. C., Oct 20, 1904. -To his Excellency, D. C., Hey ward, Governor of South Oarolina, Colum? bia, S. C. : We, the undersigned cit? izens of Oconee County, South Caro? lina, respectfully ask for your resgna tiou as Governor of South Carolina for the following reasons: 1. That tbe course you bave pur? sued in the Hoyt Hayes case is detri? ment to law and order, and has a ten? dency toward lyuch law by ignoring the actions of juries and the rulings of Judges. 2. We feel that you are assuming too much and that your actions are more in accordance with the rulings of an Emperor than a Governor of South Carolina. The petition was signed by 93 names. Bradstreet's Trade Review. New York, Oct. 21 .-Bradstreet's tomorrow will say : Good feeling, in some instances closely approaching optimism, domi? nates the general trade situation, but the undertone is withal one of conser? vatism, and there is a general desire to avoid overtrading. Past reports of good wholesale trade are reflected in an increased speeding of the wheels of industry, but, except in portions of the west and southwest, where cool weather h?d helped retail distribution and in the south, where good prices for cotton induce free marketing of the crop, there is a disposition to re? gard the weather as too warm for best results in final distribution. Railway earnings turned the corner in Au? gust, the roads of the country showing a gain of a fraction of 1 per cent, in gross and of 5 per cent, in net over 1903. Collections have continued to hold the improvement noted last week, being especially good at the south. Business failures for the week end? ing October 20, number 227 against 216 in the like week in 1903. Reported Clash in Panama. Colon, Oct. 21.-News reached here this evening that 200 armed men, who are thought to be malcontent Panaman ians rather thau Colombian soldiers, have bein seen in the neighborhood of Cuiebra threatening hostility against tbe Panama government. As soon as tbe American authorities of the canal zone became cognizant of ?he appearance of this force marines ?ere sent ont to ascertain their pur? pose. It is rumored that a skirmish occurred inland in which several were killed but there is no confirmation of this report. The late Gen. Ransom was the larg? est farmer in North Carolina and raised immense crops of cotton. He was all his life a farmer, but after bis retirement from public life he greatly increased his holdings, buying more land and increasing his farming opera? tions. His life was insured fer $20. 000 and it is said his estate is worth $1,000,0(0, but this may be an over? estimate, s New York, Oct. 22.-The canvass of the doubtful states made by the de? mocratic national committee will be made public tomorrow. Vice Chairman Delaney Nichols said today that New Jersey is not considered doubtful and would not be in the list. He said that New Jersey was safely demo? cratic. There are at present at the Cedar Springe, S. C., Institute for the Deaf an Dumb 180 pupils, this bein? the lamest number ever in attendance at tbe opening of the school. Piano players are working at Wil? bur S. Schumacher's Music House, 10 E. Liberty street, and you can see all the latest publication of songs-every tbing^known in music. Sept .12-tf Barcelona. Oct. 22.-What is be? lieved to have been an attempt upon the life of Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Salazar occurred to? day. A dynamite bomb was exploded in the street while crowds were wel? coming the minister, w ho had come here to preside at a meeting of the j Chambers of Commerce. Xo one was injured, but tbe buildings in the j vicinity of the scene of the explosion were damaged and the crowds wer? thrown in a panic. Several arrests ! were made. Florence, Oct. ?2.-.lim Brown, : alias Jim Saw)er, the negro who is ; wanted in Florence on the charge of attempting to burn the Dixie tobacco ware house at this place last July and who was arrested by a detective from 1 Florence in New York city, and over whom there has been so much nego nation between Governor Odell, of thar Sta'e. and Governor Hey ward, of South Carolina, is safe behind the l?Hr? in tbe Florence County prison to? night. HORRIBLE BUTCHERING OF ENGLISH FISHERMEN. Baltic Fleet Sinks an English Ves? sel. Astonishing and Inex? plicable Deed Said to Haye Been Perpetra? ted by Russian Men-of-War. Hull, England, Oct. 23.-A. M. Jackson ?fe Co., solicitors for the own? ers of fifty Hull fishing boats, have notified the foreign office and admi? ralty of an attack on the Hull fishing fleet by the Kassian Pacific fleet, (commonly designated as the Baltic squadron. ) The official information is that shortly after midnight Friday the Russian squadron fell in with the Hull fishing fleet in the North Sea. The first portion of the fishing fleet passed safely. Then the Russian ships turned their searchlights on the Brit? ish vessels for some time and a little later opened fire. The steam trawler Crane was sunk and the decapitated bodies of her skipper and mate have been brought to Hull. The boatswain and other members of the crew, who are understood to be seriously injur? ed, are on board a mission snip. The only slightly injured member of the crew has arrived at Hull. . The steam trawlers Moulmein and Mino have arrived at Hull, seriously damaged by shots, the latter having sixteen holes in ber hull. It is fear? ed that other damage was done to trawlers, and that at least one more was lost with all hands. According to other reports the affair occurred 200 mile off Spurn bead. The Russian ships were ?teaming in line. The leading ships passed without in? cident, though most of the vessels turned searchlights on the trawlers long enough . to prevent any mistake as to identity. After the bulk of the squadron had passed it opened fire, nearly all participating in the firing. Tfce Crane was struck below the water line a gd raked above deck. Skipper Smith and Third Hand Leggott had their heads carried clean away by a shot, many of the crew being seriously wounded. Another trawler also was sunk, but the Sea Gull, which brought the news to Hull, has no par? ticulars as to her fate. The news has created an intense sensation in Hull. The Moulmein arrived with her flag at half-mast. Her skipper states that the trawlers were fishing about 220 miles east by uorth of Spurnhead at 1 o'clock Saturday morning, the weather being hazy, when the outlines of several vessels apparently war S&?DS, sailing in a line, were dimly seen. Whilst the crew were watching the warships, searchlights were flashed upon them, in the glare of- which the Monlmein's crew observed what they took to be torpedo boats aproaching, apparently with the intention of boarding the Moulmein. They steamed away, how? ever, and soon the fishermen were horrified to find they were being fired upon. First one and then another trawler was strnck by flying shot. What seemed to be a round shot went through the Monlmein's galley. The Mino, lying nearby, also was struck with many shots, bnt fortunately the damage was above her water line and none of her crew was struck. The bombardment lasted about twenty minutes. When it had ceased the fleet sailed southward, and some of the trawlers sent up rockets. The Moulmein steered in th? direction of the rocket. Soon cries were heard, and the Crane was found sinking with another trawler taking off some of ber crew. Those seriously injured were removed to a mission ship and the bodies of Smith and LeggoLt were placed aboard the Moulmein.' The other men with minor injuries were put aboard the trawler Sea Gull, which at a late hour had net arrived at Hull. Crowds have gathered " around the dock, bnt no further information is available. Representatives of thc fishing fleet started late tonight for London to consult the authorities there. No motive C8n be assigned for the extraordinary procedure of the Rus? sian war ships. The only survivor of the Crane who has yet reached here is J. A. Smith, son of the deceased skipper, and who, with the captains of the Moulmein and Mino, is going to London to con? sult- the authorities. Young Smith was asleep in his bunk when the fir? ing aroused him. Just as he was get? ting up a shot struck the starboard and penetrated to the forecastle, smashing a lamp near which be was standing. He rushed on deck, where the searchliights revealed the horrible sight of bis father and Leggott lying headless, and the deck strewn with thc injured, lt was soon found that the vessel was sinking and signals fer assistance were sent up. Smith and others concur in the de? tails of the firing that have already been given. Hull, Eng.. Oct. 24.-Only one ves? sel has arrived this morning from the fishing rendezvous in the north sea, and this one was not near the scene of the attack on the fishing fleet. The latest report of the affair shows that four Russian vessels were concerned and these together fired three hun? dred shots at the British fishiug vessels at a range of about a quarter of a mile. The Mayor of Hull tele? graphs Premier Balfour that the greatest indignation prevails as a result of the unprecedented and wanton at? tack on tbe Hull fishing fleet resulting in the loss of valuable live. He says: 14 We appeal to the Government to take the speediest and strongest measures possible to insure full redress and compltte security aganst further Rus? sian outrages." British Fleet Ready to Sail. Portsmouth. Eng, Oct. 24.-A strone fleet of cruisers, including the Good Hope, Drake Narcissus, Eclipse, Powerful.' Cumber and, King Alfred, Europe, Spartiate, Canons and Imper- j iel use, together with several torpedo | destroyers, is here ready to sail at a 1 few hours notice. A French View of the Situation. Paris Oct. 24. -The Krench Gov- ! eminent, while taking a moderate view of the affair in the north sea and expressing the belief that the Russian fleet was haunted with the idea of a possible attack and mistook mysteri? ous forms fishing in the darkness tor night for Japanese boats, nevertheless considers the situation serious and the result depending wholly on the dew which England chooses to take of tbe matter. Port Arthur Out of Meat. St. Petersburg, Oct. 24.-A dis? patch received from General Stoessel, in command at Port Arthur, dated October 20th reads: "The chief suffer? ing among members of the garrison is due to lack of warm clothing. The soldiers are manufacturing for them? selves shoes of all kinds of material. There is still an immense quantity of flour, but little horse meat on band. The garrison is determined to fight to the last man and last drop of blood. We hope for the arrival of Gen. Kur opatkin in time to relieve the garri? son. Quiet Sunday on Shahke River. St. Petersburg, Oct. 24.-Gen. Kuropatkin reports this morning that Saturday night and Sunday passed quietly with the exception of some skirmishes of little importance. Russia Must Explain to England. London, Oct. 24.-Lord Lansdowne arrived in London this afternoon and went at once to the foreign office at 2.15 o'clock where he presided at a long conference. After the conference Lord Lansdowne sent a strongly worded message to Sir. S. C. Scott, British Ambassador at St. Petersburg for delivery to the Russian Govern? ment. The Foreign Secretary is now in conference with Admiral Fisher, First Lord of the Admiralty. Russian Fleet Making for French Port. London, Oct. 24.-The Portsmouth correspondent of the Central News wires that British torpedo boat des? troyers have sighted a part of the Russian Baltic fleet' in the English channel sailing toward Cherbourg France. One battleship appeared to be disabled. Ministers Confer in St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg, Oct. 24, 3 p. m. Count Lamdorff, Minister of foreign affairs, and the British Anibasador are now conferring. Russian Embassy's Statement. " London, Oct. 24.-The Russian Emabs8y bas issued the following statement regarding the north sea incident: "Admiral Rodjestvrensky was un? doubtedly not responsible for the or? der to fire as he had gone abeadlwith the first section of the fleet. The fact probably is that the fleet did not see the lights of the fishing fleet and mis? took a rocket fired from one of the trawlers for a hostile signal. The fact that the fleet steamed away after fir? ing was probably due to a belief that no damage had been dane. We are compelled to await orders from St. Petersburg before we can explain the matter fully. No news has yet ar rived.'' No Demands Yet Made by England. London, Oct. 24.-Lord Lansdowne, Secretery for foreign affairs heard of the sinking of the British fishing ves? sels by Russians at Wiltshire his coun? try home. He will return to Loudon this afternoon. The Russiau Ambas? sador is in Germany, but has started for London. It is believed that Eng? land's demands in the matter will not be formulated before tonight. Acote Stage of Crisis Has Passed. London, Oct. 25-It is stated this morning that the situation growiug out of the sbellng of British fishing vessels in the North Sea by the Rus? sian Baltic fleet has already been ad? justed in principle. Russia bas agreed to make every amend within reason. Shs desires, however, to hear full reports from lier own officers before making official apology. The main danger at present lies in the possibility of the St. Petersburg authorities failing to fully realize the red heat of English opinion and resor? ting to dilatory and evasive tactics in adjusting the details of the settlement. The remainder of the fishing fleet has been fully accounted for. Many, however, when in haste to get beyond the range of the Russian guns, cut away their nets and other vslnable gear for wbich'Russia will be expected to pay. Premier Balfour arrived in London this morning. After answering tele? grams he conferred with Foreign Sec? retary Landsowne. King Edward at eleven o'clock this morning left for New Market. This is taken to indicate that the crisis has passed the acute stage, inasmuch as otherwise his Majesty wculd have remained longer in London to confer with his ministers. Czar lo Apologize and Pay Indemnity. St. Petersburg, Oct. 25.-The Rus? sian official coterie is sorely chagrin? ed over the North Sea affair. They are especially upset by the biting sar? casm of German newspaper comments on the incident. It is understood that the matter has been placed entirely in the bands of the Czar and that his Majesty has already made a decision for full apologies and an indemnity to cover all damages done the fishing fleet. I Eating humble pie just now is pe? culiarly unrelisbable and will proba? bly serve to gieatly intensify the anti Englisli feeling in Government cir? cles. All Quiet Along the Shahke. St. Petersburg, Oct. 25.-General Kuropatkin reports that yesterday passed quietly on the Shahke river. Neither army attempted any for? ward movement and there was no out? post skirmishing of importance. Both Russian and Japanese are suffemg severly from the intense cold and scarcity of tuel. England's Demands on Russia. London, Oct. 25.-It is now un? derstood that England's note to Rus? sia relative to the Nona Sea affair contained three demands, namely : An apology by the Russian government: second, adequate eompen>ation for damage inflicted: third, immediate inquiry by St. Petersburg authorities to ascertain who the guilty officers are and the imposition of punishment up? on them. Japanese Loss Reported. Washington, Oe. 25.-According to a dispatch received today by the Japa? nese Legation from the foreign office at Tokota the total casnalties saffered by the Japanese army in killed and wounded, including officers, in en? gagements around Shahke river up to today arnon nt to 15879. England's Demand on Russia. Washington, Oct. 25.-A dispatch was received by the State department this morning from Spencer Eddy, charge d'affairs American embassy at St. Petersburg, stating that the Ens sian foreign office received a commu? nication from Great Britain demand? ing satisfaction for North Sea outrage and that the Russin foreign office is now preparing its reply. Admiral Von Voelkerskham Responsible. St. Petersburg, Oct. 25.-It ls learned that Admirial Von Voelkers kam, commanded that portion of the Baltic fleet which fired on the Brit? ish fishing vessels in the North Sea. DAILY MARKET REPORT. Special by Ware & Leland's Private Wire. NEW YORK COTTON. Open High Low Close. Jan. 9 74 9 89 9 70 9 87 Feb. ' 9 91 March 9 85 9 98 9 79 9 96 April 9 98 May 9 90 10 05 9 87 10 02 June 10 C4 July 10 01 10 a3 10 00 IOCS Oct. 9 55 9 65 0 46 9 61 Nov. 9 50 9 56 9 46 9 62 Dec. 9 66 9 80 9 61 9 79 New York cpots 10 up; mid? dling 9.95, sales 563. Total port receipts today not shown -92,541 last week, vs. 87,603 last year. CHICAGO WHEAT May, Dec, July., , CORN May, July., Dec, OATS May.. July. Dec, PORK May., Jarj., LARD May., Jan., Oct., RIBS May., Jan., Oct., MARKETS. Opening. Closing. 114 4 115 4 99 5 45 3 . 45 3 4S ? 31 1 30 7 28 6 12.37 12.47 7.32 7.22 7.25 6.62 6.50 7.12 113 3 114 4 98 5 45 7 45 4 49 1 31 2 311 28 7 J2.35 12.32 7.17 7.10 7.12 0.55 6.40 7.13 Clarence Thraiikili Guilty. Special to The State. Saluda, Oct. 24.-At midnight Sat? urday night the jnry in tbe case against Clarence Thraiikili, charged with the murder'of Benjamin B. Bur? ton, returned a verdict of manslaugh? ter. The trial was begun on. Friday morning and the case was given to the jury Saturday afternoon at 5.30. As soon as the verdict was rendered notice of motion for a nw trial was given. This motion wih be argued Monday morning at the opening cf coutr. It is perhaps unparalleled in tbe his? tory of criminal prosecution that con? viction bas beeu obtained in every ca^e tried, * but such is the record made this week at Sulnda. ^Lieur. Hugh A. Roberts 7th Cav? alry U. S. A. died Monday at Fort Riley Kan. irom the effects of a kick in the stomach by a mule. His home was in Savannah. Washington, Oct. 25.-Circular notes of instruction were dispatched by the State department this morning to the diplomaic representatives ci: the United States at the capitals of all foreign powers that were represent? ed in tbe Hague Conference of five years ago directing tb em to sonne the variou? governments in regard tc tbe time for holding tbe -proposed new peace congress. A negro died at Dovesville Darling? ton county Nosterday from the effeers of a blow "on tbe bead inflicted by another negro on Sunday while both were drunk. ,C<3PV Solid Comfort Can be trken in our adjustable reclining chairs, Morris chairs and other articles of library and fining room furniture. Equal comfort when our prices atv no ed Satisfaction grows when tr?enos co mph* me nt y< u on your gcod taste Even thing con.hines to make our furniture a soh- c? mfoit lc ..eveiy1 ody and his wife."' R. H. Bigiiam 112 and 114 S. Main St.