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SJBM?JS* Mjomt?x, muMs^ot Aura, MS?. 2,1881, ?*Be Jus?aad Fear EowLet aJl the Snds thoii Afcas't at be thy Couatry's. *HJB TIN? SOUTELBOH, Ketoblit?ed Jaae, 18? 4?TER. S. G.. WEDNESDAY. JANIFARY 4, 1906. New Series-Yoi. XXIT. So. S?3 ^H^i^EHR ^0Sifetril? CATCHALL NEWS NOTES. Items of interest Gathered During the ,f^laS&?&^9hr?rS? ^?teesAfty, Holidays by Our Co-respondent. ?*-?gr PSIg?Sm?S C8SP?N?, S?MTSK, S. C, v mut : ? 50 per anc sin-in adY*IJ$3 - - t. 9 T?ST? 3'tXBt? * Sq?&re 3tst iase?iion,.??..?~......$l C? itraets "fo* dirt^^???otb?^ or Seager wUr.j " Viw???edtatsa?^ '. majcatioos which subserve private viii hechar?ed for as advertieoeots. Caries as? tribote^of respeeta*fll hs fer. ARItTVj&D AT QUARANTINE 1TR!S CORNING. .rre? jed ?S Soon as He Laads ?'H. Steadier By Officers From Cleti e3a2?3> Dec 31.-The iv Hamburg lin? steamer, ?rive/ tc day from Hamburg "Dr. Xe^l?y S. Chadwick, the hus? band of A?*Cassie L?. Chadwick^ aboard, nhe C??anrer arrived off Sandy Hock at 3:3 ?fefock this morning; Dr. Ch^dwicK v ?.i be arrested as soon as .aads.?.on mi??~rm.ents found against bini ir: Cleveland.He is charged with abetting . s wo* in her alleged ir regc!sr\!e??i:-?sW. !>. Coatlviick Arrested. New Tori*:. ?>ec; 31.-Dr. Leroy S. ; ~.:\\:-\., rr ut? arrived his morning or? the s:ou rt'.-r Pretoria, was practi saiy, hut t<-xhincally p?aeed under irrest hy ',Sk.*r*? ?amv ef Clevelnad, rcho boarded tnt.* vessel with th cus? toms officiai*?- W?th the doctor was his ?au?hter M ;s.: ??ary Chadwick. . Sli?rii? Br.~rv ttid -Dr. Chadwick will for <r?-.Viand on the 4:55 train fertiocKt'rr. Chadwick is very J?o &?.id the indictments and ac&inst Mm carne as a amp?ete snrpr&e to him. Catchall, Jan. 3-^-Our little town has been . wide awake throughout the Chur?simas holidays. Trade has been brisk all the time. Many young people have teen visiting here and attending various amusements. On the evening of the 26th inst, there was a Christmas tree at the res? idence of Mr. EL R. Mobley given by I Miss. Jennie Mae Smith to her little pupils, nieces and nephews. The little folk's joy knew no bounds and it was a.pleasure tb see the delight depicted upon each face and certainly their joy was made complete when [after the; distribution o? presents from. ; the Christmas tree they were ush?re? to a large table loaded viith every good thing that Christmas times af? forded. The little folks charmingly enter? tained the older visitors present with appropriate Christmas recitations and sang very sweetly the hymns, "Re? joice and Be Glad," .accompanied by Mrs. K. R. Mobley with the organ. Miss Hattie Ramsey, <who is teach? ing school at: Privateer, spent Christ? mas at heme. Miss May Lee is spending the holi? days at home. Mr. Colclough Sanders is visiting friends at Remberts this week. Mr. Robert Mellette of Clarendon county, spent a few days with his aua't, Mrs. Ramsey, this week. Miss. Laura s Thompson \isited friends here this week. Mrs. Wallace Sanders and daugh? ter," Hatty, spent yesterday at Louel len. Mr. Mitchell, our beloved pastor, spent this week at his home with his parents at Greenville. The last day of 1904 was such a beautiful and bright day and may our iives all end as bright and glorious as the last day of the year. ? -Ililli i ' HAGOOD'S OBSERVATIONS. News and Comment From she Resi? dent Correspondent at Hagood. one mm. HAS ASKEX> S5CR EARLY RELIEF FTtOMBCTY.. |p| . ;_ ry Se is Atixfers to Bemm to America fiaur ~ PeW*H? t>f Rest AJ?er :J5 ;-; "V,\ . \>5TS of Service. Paris, Dec./Si.-The-American em? bassy hc--e to^ay^ confirmed the- report that Amer-vin,; Ambassador Porter bas ask**! to be' relieved of his duties. It is his intention to return to New 3?brk where he i.iay be with his chil? dren an i attend to his personal af? fairs. Having spent 25 years in the service ot t.i*' American government, including elicit years in charge oi the Parte em?-a-ssy, h. is now anxious to secure a period of repose in hate own bouutgjF'. ^ ', y. : ' . - t^^^?i v?t has I-een generally known for some time that Antf?asador Porter wished to quit bte post owing to iii health. Tne man most prominently mentioned to succeed him is Ambas? sador Myers, new stationed at Rome. TH? COS >RADO ELECTION A ?o*?U of the State Orders & Se2?rc???n|? ??id Sweeping Investi? gation. ! Denver,^ Coi.. Dec. 30.-Stretching its hand so a> to cast a shadow over every man an ? woman in any way im pKcated ?n tVction fnuids of the city and county s rJ>enver on or before, or after Novenf rr 8. the Supreme court today Oi* Vx an investigation so ^weepin^ l t itv scope that" every phase |of the electtoi. may be scrutinizetl and ieverythicr *fc:;? bears in any way upon [it may be ;r.a.i^ ksiown by judicial in? quiry. Alva Acu-?s, I>emocratic candidate for gove?* v ho appeared from the returns ro I- elected, but who declar? ed that ri" ?-es not want the onlce ?r.icd wft:? t-aud, asked the court to ev'vy l??i-vei ballot box, but the -erder of c*Vnrt goes beyond the ra^re ?sh-ra? i;.Uon of the ballots and .vides ir-' ^n investigation of the .:Tistrar>>j? ?i.*ls, the campaign expen ?.?'ires an-? ia brief, a.ll election mat . " Attorr-?/ SH ?mel W. Bedford, for ?.iaros, vi vii \-ioinev William Hersey, ?ic-;.u.-: cans,"asked the court mak? *:> r? er of such breadth that court not stop at anything tho. hsvts'nation. Thc court said wa.s v. ,.at rc meant to do and in ted tlie sawyers to agree upon the thc order and present it to -reourt i"? .. approval next Tuesday. Bagood, Jan. 2.-I told him to trot, ?o spoke a prominent citizen while conversing about febe escape of a negro j who had murdered one of his own race, "I told him to trot because I was sere that if captured he would be turned loose upon the- public and I dreaded the consequences* Tha? man j himself ?onld have held the negro a prisoner mit he felt that it won ki re snlt in.nothing so, fa? as his--com mnnity was concerned, but to lengthen the tether of the lawless. The late Thomas C. Crawford, of Florence) county, tells how? when in camp in Virginia a yonng soldier came running np from.the railroad shont jing, " Toa had better run, Crawford, the foo?ki?er is comiDg,5? he replied, **I thought so when 1 saw yon run? ning.' Say, don't yon tbink he could get a Job at Fort Gaines, Ga., where it is reported the farmers have ? bumed & lot of cotton? It begins to leak ont that many of the ginner'ai statements were greatly exaggerated. There are a great many unpleasant things that if done in a nice, genteel, artistic way people will accept with complacency, but it looks as if those WaR Street bears will have to nae extraordinary effort to make the, present ?dnmp in cotton prices accept? able. The Sonth has been exhorted to have diversified farming, but it has clung tenaciously, persistently to cot? ton until today that very industry is its menace, and tbat while the South is recognized as having, almost with? out rival, a monopoly if the produc? tion of cotton. Before this has gone {to print the farmers all over the country will have met in ?heir several counties. ? hope all classes, rich and poor, white and colored, will be re ; II. I.. Dec. 31.-In good ? un boat Chattanooga left ra^e this morning at 10:40 A)Z?ig her screws over a cr?i;-sc. The speed ts 16.^ I am covering much ground in this article bat I will try say things that are needful. Did yon knowtbat there is s movement on foot that will practi? cally debar many poor boys from the study of medicine? In Michigan for instance, they require a man to pro? duce proof that he bas been in a medi? cal college five years. I know fellows j who might go ten years and be block? heads still, on the other hana I know those who have taken the entire coarse in half the usual time, have come away not with a smattering but with an adequate knowledge of the science. I have no sons and so motive in this than to prevent unjust discrimination against the poor boy. I hope Carolina will never allow or make such provi? sions as will debar rthe poor boys of our land from the study of medicine. Many of cur farmers will begin the new year with higher wages, which means additional cost in the produc? tion of cotton. I do not believe tbat it can be made at six cents, especially if the farmer rents the land he culti? vates. Many landlords bave raised their rents this year so that with nigher wages, rents and greater cost of living the chances for a. renter are slim in? deed. Our farmers are a noble class ; nn dismayeed they are going forward ?ritb improvements in the way of building, drainage, etc. There are one or two saw mills in our commu? nity but they do not near supply the demand for lumber, but possibly they will do better, at an early day. j '. There is'talk of one or two marriages j in our community in the near future; j there ought ^o bs more. Hagood. ; New York. Jan 3.-William H. Baldwin. Jr., president of me Long : Island railroad, cued this morning at his home: at Locust Valley, ixmg Isl Spo?ed Her Beauiy. A Eo^srd, of 2f9 W. 3?th St New at one time bad hov beauty sj?O?ied skin trouble. She writes: 'Thad salt or eczema for years, but nothing cere it, until I used BncMen's Arnica and sure ..feater for cuts, and. His^ath f-as tne result of a ard Portia.-'5c at J. i. W. DeLwme. ?'ompi?ca^n of diseases from which Ixe h&? lans been a sufferer. . THE BOLLESE &EKTEM?UL ?THE CELEBRATION AT SOUTH CAROLINA COLEGE. Some of the Bisringjdshed Educators Who WAI Deliver Addresses. By W. E Mccaw. Columbia. Bec. 31.-Interest in the coming centennial celebration of the South Carolina college* which will be held here, mostly , in the Columbia theatre on ($he 8th, 9th and 10th of January, is N steadily increasing throughout the State. The attendance will be large and the celebration will be distinctly successfuL Letters that have been received from alumni in ;dttcate that fully 1,000 of them will be present from "this and other states. ; Among those who will resopnd to welcoming addresses at the inaugura? tion of the exercises will be 12 presi? dents^ of colleges and: universities--, Andrew V. Raymond Union .Univer? sity, Scheaectady, N. Y.; (the first president of the South Carolina col? lege gave up the presidency of Union to come to the South Carolina institu-. tion) ; Dr Franklin Carter, Williams College. Jfei^achusetts; Dr. Cyrus : Northrup; ;i|niversity of Minnesota; Prof^elsso^^^ul Barringer, chairman ?Q2 :^?Sy%^"Iversity of Virginia; Dr. Venable. University of North Caroli? na; Dr. Andrew Sledd, University of Florida; Dr. Walter B. Hill, University of Georgia; Dr.. R. B. Fulton, chan? cellor University of Georgia; Dr. Brown A?re? University of Tennessee; Dr. E. B. Craigbead, Tulane Univer? sit?'. Lou ~ia..a; Prof. Baldwin, Johns, Hopkins UniversiTy; all of the presi? dents of South Carolina .colleges. In dis'?-'rug the outlook for the c?l?br?t. >n >res.dent Sloan said to your correspondent today: "The South Carolina college was chartered in 1801 and was opened to students ;n 1805. just 100 years ago, on January ?0, 1805. The authorities of "the college are preparing to cele? brate its 100th hirthday and have set apart the 8th, 9th and 10th of Janu? ary for that purpose. This college has ever been ,a potent factor in moulding the opinions of the people and shap? ing the ?^rs.'nies of the state. One ; hundred and fifty years ago that por? tion of the state lying north of a line running through the present capital Columbia, was uninhabited save by the Indians. The southern portion was however, fairly weir settled. The uper portion was then rapidly filled by a people, entire); different from the in? habitants of thc low country The pian of harmonizing the two sections, which differed on public questions/by having the youth educated together at the -Sonth Carolina College, worked to a cha :rn marks to the educational influence of rbis college and other in? fluences emanating from it. It nm* lt of interest to note briefly -vha; p'?rt this college has played in furnishing, within its 100 years, leaders in public affairs, civil and mi*v*ary? to; say nothing of those wh> h??ve wielded untold pow? er in th? qu ?ter waks of life. The college has furnished eleven United States senators, thirty-three United States congressmen, seven Confederate congressmen, four federal Judges, six state chancellors, four chief justices, three associate Justices, sixteen judges, sixteen governors of this state and with Lieutenant General Hampton at the head - f twer.ty-three Confederate generals, ranking *-om brigadier gen? eral upward "Invitations to -r nd the centen? nial ceremonies have been sent to all colleges, academies, high schools and public schools in the state and to all , universities in the United States, and to all noted colleges and to all his? toric institutions .The responses have been enthusiastic and most gratifying. Certainly Columbia shall have assem? bled within her borders a body of most notable educators. "It is c-xpf-.'cdto make the occasion a veritable jubilee and a grand rally to send the old college off into the second century of its life stronger and better equipped in eve? y way. The promise of a glor*>.s ? ry ennial celebration ts bright indeed.'* MARLBORO'S SENATOR DEAD C. S. McCall. ? 'ne -of the Wealthiest Fanners of the State Passes Away. Columbia. Dec. 31.-Hon. C. S. Mc? Call, state, sei.ator from Marlboro county and a candidate for governor to succeej G"v. Hy ward, is dead at Bennettsvilie <c his 63rd year. He was worth abor.- a half million dollars, all of which rv acquired himself. Returning b/mie after the war with only the boise which he rode in Hampton'?? tegfon. He acquired a large fortune. His farms were about the prettiest in ihc State. He was an able man .serym.?- iv number of terms in the state sera'.t- since the close of the Recons'runion period. Mr. McCall was a bach- lor. Lieut^no-'i ("^vernor Sloan has ap? pointed The i<>l)^\\ing State senators as a cotnm;;;ee to attend the funeral, which will Yr} held tomorrow: Ed? ward Mclvv". oi Cheraw: Richard I. j Manning. - ?f, ":umter: Georgi* W. Brown, of Darlington: James Stack house, of Slii"?icn" aiid J. Q. AJarshall, of Columbj.T. An agreeable movement of the bowel? without any unpleasant effect is produced by Chamberlain's Stomach and liver Tabl? ets. JFor ?sie by tal druggists. A DELICATE QUESTION. HAVE .JAPANESE THE RIGHT TO SINK COLLIERS? International Lawyers Discussing the Question 1 hat May Arise When Togo Meets Rod jest vensk y. London. Doc. 3:.-Dipolmats are to? day disussi ny ? ne question of what "will be the status of the German and British colliers accompanying Admiral Kddjestv.tnsky when Admiral Togo engages the Russian Baltic fleet in bat? tle. The question i?- asked, will the pow? ers recognize the right of the Japa? nese to sink the colliers despite the fact that they will be flying the Brit? ish and German colors, or would pro jtest against such action be lodged as ja the case of the ship Knight Com mander? It is known that the first part of Admiral Togo's plan consists in isolating th?- colliers from the Bal? tic vessels, but it is believed that he forill be unwilling to reduce the com? plement of his own fleet by transfer? ring, prize c ews to the colliers. The only alternative io such action would [be that of sending the colliers to the bott on. International lawyers believe Ad? miral Togo would be justified in tak? ing the latter step, but at the same time they admit there is a possibility of it raii.-:ng*a dedicate question. Par tiularly would this be so if the Japa? nese were mable to adduce full proof thru &\y of-the colliers-sunk had been su?-p?y*Mg Admiral ROdjestven sky with coal. London. Dec. M.-The Rome cor \ t . ..... . . ., respondent of the Central News wires that a te eg .am he\s been received by the Italia, J navy department from Chefoo .vmoiricing that a heavy storm at Port Arthur has completed the de? struction of the Russian battleship Se? vastopol The other damaged Russian war? ships als:> s-?:fleret: severely from the tempest. COTTON WAREHOUSE SCHEME. Crisis in Cotisa Situation Turns Farm? ers* Thoughts Once More to Ware? house Plans. From Walter Parker, News Corres? pondent, New Orleans. New Orleans. Jan.. 1.-The discus? sions before the big cotton growers' convention, which is to be held in New Orleans January 24, 25 and 26, will cover a wide range of subiecto.- crys talizing on the handling of ?.his y.;ar's surplus, the reduction of the acreage, and on plans for warehousing cotton under the control of the producers themselves. All three of these big sub? jects are of equal interest to the farm? er, the merchant and the banker of the south. The handling of the sur? plus and the reduction of acreage will have to be discussed in their entirety, for no definite plan for either has yet been framed; The warehousing mat? ter, however, hasi been developed to a greater or less extent by the progress made on the "Waco Plan." which was framed by the farmers and business men of Waco, Texas, and approved and elaborated by the farmers in con? vention at St. Louis several months ago. This plan provides for local ware? houses built on approved plans in or? der that insurance and other expenses will be minimized. These warehouses are to be erected by local companies to be owned and controlled by the farmers. A big central company, also to be owned, and controlled by the farmers, or if deemed best, by the farmers, merchants and bankers, is also provided for. The local companies will be the units of the big company, but the local companies will manage their own affairs, guided and protect? ed by the parent company. The "Wa? co Plan," which is generally regarded with approval by the farmers who have considered It, will doubtless be discussed in all its phrases at New Or? leans, and it has been suggested that those delegates who desire informa? tion in advance on this subject write to Hon. Eugene Williams at Waco, Texas, for a pamphlet recently issued by the farmers, as it throws much light on the project. The pamphlets are issued gratis. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy - Absolutely Harmless. The fault of giving children medicines containing injurious substances, sometimes more disastrous than the disease from which they are suffering. Every mother should know that Cham? berlain's Congh Remedy is perfectly safe for children to take, it con? tains nothing harmful and for coughs,colds and croup is unsurpassd. For saie by all druggists Elmira, .N. Y., Jan. 3.-Nine persons perished through the burning of the home of Frank Xewski, a Polish miner, at Morris Run. Pa., this morn? ing. ?Sickening Shivering Fits of Ague and Malaria, can be relieved and cored with Electric Bitters. This is a pure, tonic medicine; of especial benefit in malaria for it exerts a true curative influe? nce on the disease, driving it entirely out of the system. It is much to bo preferred to quinine, having none of ti is drug's bad after-effects. E. S. Munday, of Henrietta, Tex., writes: "brother wss very lws7 with, malarial fever and jaundice, till he took Electric Bitters, which saved his lire. At J. F. W. DeLorme dru? store; r^ce* ?Oc, guaranteed. . GEIL STOESSEL SURBEHDERS. + ?:. _ V _ PORT ARTHUR C APT?RED BY JAPANESE AFTER-SLOXG DELAY ? ; Q., '?, The Russian Commander Finds That He Cannot Hold Ont Any Longer and Asks Japanese for Terms. London, Jai*T2.-A special dispatch to the news agency from Tokio says that Gen. Stoessel, Russian command? er at Port Arthdr, has surrendered to the Japanese. The receipt of the report that Port Arthur had at" last surrendered caus? ed the greatest excitement ih this city. There were early gatherings at the clubs to discuss the. news and newspa? pers sold like wild fire. Even strangers stopped on the streets and exchanged opinions. Baron Hayashi, the Japa? nese minister, has not as yet received official confirmation of the report that Gen.--Stoessel has surrendered. It is generally believed, however, that act? ual surrender has not yet occurred. It is thought that Gens. Stoessel and Nogi are discussing terms of surren? der which have riot yet been agreed upon. There is no doubt anywhere but that terms will shortly be ar? ranged. The report to the news agency from Tokio states that imperial headquar? ters sent to Nogi a statement embody? ing exact terms upon which the sur? render of Port Arthur could be ac? cepted, and that a reply has been re? ceived. The nature'.of this reply at present is unknown, but judging from the attitude of the members of the general staff there is reason to believe that it is favorable and that the long srruggle is ended. According to one re? port, the Russians demanded that the whole garrison be allowed to 'march out with arms on parole. Report Confirmed at Berlin. Berlin, Jan*, 2.-Several news agen? cies reports from Tokio and Chefoo have it that the surrender of Port Ar? thur has taken place. At the Japanese legation here it is declared that im? portant dispatches have been received, but that they could not be given out at present Military Honors Fall to Gen. Stoessel. Tokio, Jan. 2.-The mikado has tel? egraphed Gen. Nogi extolling.the con? duct of Gen. Stoessel, Russian com? mander, and directing that he be ac? corded full military honors. Gen. Nogi appointed-Gen. Ljichi his representa? tive with plenary powers to discuss terms of surrender with Gen. Stoes? sel. Gen. Steossel's letter to Gen. Nogi reads as follows:: "I offer surrender because further practical resistance useless." Japs Captured Fort Storm. Tokio, Jan. 2.-The final act of the Japanese previous to the receipt of Gn. Stoessel's offer to surrender was the capture of Want?? Fort on Signal hill. Fort Storm was occupied at .3:30 r<*sterday. Seven guns were cap? tured chere. Russians Refuse to Discuss Surrender. St, Petersburg, Jan. 2.-The gov? ernment officials refuse to discuss the details of Gen. Stoessel's capitulation of Port Arthur. They say they have no official advices. The public has no knowledge of the fail of the citadel, as newspapers do not mention the news. -o Stoessel's Surrender Accepted. London, Jan. 2.-Baron Hayashi announces that Gen. Nogi has report? ed to the Tokio government that Gen. Stoessel's proposal be accepted. The terms of surrender will be negotiated between respective delegates at noon today. ." : y The Surrender Confirmed. ?-\ Washington, Jan. 2.-The Japanese legation is in receipt of a message from Tokio officially reporting and con? firming the press reports concerning the Port Arthur surrender. The dispatch adds: "Gen. Nogi re? ports that Tunkeswanshan and the ad? jacent forts were blown up Monday at 12:30 o'clock a. m. hjr *v ? enemy him? self, who evacuated therefrom and the nearby forts were immediately occu? pied as well as the forts and heights southward thereof. Almost all the Russian ships in the harbor were blown up Monday by the enemy himself. "Our operations have been suspend? ed, pending the conclusion of the ne? gotiation for the surrender . The im? perial government has decided not to allow, for the present, any ships except those of their service to enter Talienwan Bay (Dalny) without spe? cific permission of the naval or mili? tan' authorities concerned. CZAR'S TRAIN WRECKED. - St. Petersburg, Jan. 2.-The czar's journey to Kharkoff has been postpon? ed owning to he wreck of the train conveying the czar's suite by revolu? tionists. The train preceeding the roy? al train was mistaken by the revolu? tionists for the czar's. Several of his majesty's srrvants were killed by the explosion. TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS PREY AILED AT POUT AK ?III K Sr. Petersburg. Jan, -Th ?> Rus? sian, consul at Chegoo iW.ry rep >ts the arrivai of several ro>-;vo,V'uts fr^ni Po -t A'-th ur carrvlri;? dtepatcfc?s from Ge'ir. Stjor-ss?! ant .em fer ag tin* capitulations of P?>*t Arthur. Gen. Stoessel's dispatches published here by the genera! st if! sho*v thi.*.,4 to?Tble state of affai"* provaiJetf at Port Arthur. In addition to the cas? ualties inavted ty the J.-ipa:<het?s. scurvy broke out aad the .loath Ifct was thus swelled. When the capitula? tion occurred there w^r? 1.4G9 M< and wounded i.i tho hospitals. Ther supply of ammunition had entirely: given out. GIBRALTAR OF~THE EAST TOOLS? BE TURNED OVER TO JAPS. Tokio, Jan. 3.-The commissioners appointed by Generals Stoessel ants Nogi to draw up the terms of the capitulation of Port Arthur by the Russians performed the final act of" signing the compact ,of surrender at 9:45 last night. RUSSIA HEABSTHE NEWS. St. Petersburg, Jan. 3.-The censor today permitted the newspapers to publish the news of the fail of Port ^ Arthur, no mention heretofore havto^ip been made in any Russian newspapers; of the Japanese triumph. Full recognition is given the he? roism of the defenders, while the brav? ery of the Japanese is also spoken of in very high terms. In connection with this news the difficulty of the task now before Gen. Kuropatkin. is also mentioned, and commented upon. JAPS GARRISON FORT. Tokio, Jan. 3.-The Japanese be? sieging army today occurred a m:*7i ber of th?; Port Arthur forts. It is learned that Russiau officers and officials will be permitted to re? turn to Russia on paro*?, the ?.?ffiecis retaining their sworcL;. A SERIOUS CHAT SSL Berlin Jan. 3.-The Lokal Anzieger makes the astounding assertion that English ships are watching the Baltic fleet and communicating every move? ment to the nearest port by wireless-, telegraphy. Japanese agents are at every port, the paper says, to receive these messages. The paper says Rus? sia has requested France to influence England to stop this practice. If she does not recall her vessels the Rus? sians may fire on the English vessesls following the fleet. JK- . <. WATCHING ROJESTVENSKY. St. Petersburg, Jan. 3.-The Novoe Vremya editorially declares that it has authoritative news that the British war ships are following Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron^and report^., lng its disposition and mov^mesis^to. Tokio from each coal port reached. The paper adds that the North sea incident has shown that Rojestvensky is a man whom it is dangerous to tamper with, and advises the British government to call off its official spies, and thereby prevent the possibility of the occurrence "in the Indian ocean of an incident which would be regret? table alike to Great Britain, Russia and the whole world." THE WASHINGTON POINT OF VIEW OF SURRENDER. Washngton, Jan. 3.-The officialM of the administration and the merBr ,^ hers of the foreign diplomatic corps are today discussing hardly any other topic than the surrender of Port Ar? thur and the possible results. Opinions are necessarily at variance, " but one view seems to be general, that whereas had Japan taken the place by storm with all the accompanying violence and even brutality on either side, all talk of peaee would have been absurd, but it is now possible -for Japan, with? out offensive assumption of he part of the conquerer, to approach her adver? sary with the hope of at least a re? spectful hearing; UNTIL CZAR ASKS FOR PEAC? WAR WILL CONTINUE. Paris, Jan. 3.-The foreign office to? day informed y^ur correspondent that all this talk of French mediation in the Far Eastern war situation is ab? surd. This step the official quoted, says is impossible before Russia expresses a desire .for mediation. Thete is noth? ing at present to give any reason to expect such a desire on Russia's part. London. Jan. 3.-Dispatches re? ceived from S. Petersburg about noon today state that it is rumored there that there has been ari attempt on the life of Czar Nicholas at Vilna, reports of a similar nature are also current here on the stock exchange. Vilna is .450 miles southwest of St Petersburg. The czar has been in that vicinity for some days. TAX NOTICE. THE COUNTY TREASURERS office in Court House building will be open fer the collection of taxes, with out penalty, from the 15th day of October to the 31st day of December, inclusive, 1904. The levy is as follows : For State 5 mills : for Count 3*4 mills : Constitu? tional School 3 mills; Polls $3.00 Also, School District No. 1, Special, 2 mills: No. 2, 2 mills; No. 3, 2 mills; No. 4, 2 mills; No. 5. (Mid? dleton) 1 mill: No. 14, 3 mills; No. 16, 2 mills; No. 17, 1 mill; No. 18, 2 mills. ? A penalty of 1 per cent, added for month January, 1905. Additional penalty of 1 per cent, for month Feb marr, 1905. Additional penalty of 5 per cent, for 15 days in March, 1905. Oct 26. T. tt. LES, Co. Treasurer.