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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-14

Paris, Oct. 12.-CLondon Times.)-
Paris is somewhat anxious as the result
Of the uncertain ring to the dispatches
from st. Petersburg regarding the pres
ent status of the opposing forces to the
south of Mukden. There was a quick
transition in the Paris press from pro-
found pessimism to boundless optim-
ism, caused by General Kuropatkin's
proclamation. This last appears to
have been too sudden feeling of hope,
for the optimism has given way to a
feeling of concern as to the issue of the
great battle which is awaited with
keenest interest.
One st. Petersburg correspondent
says the enthusiasm of the first day
of the battle has been followed by 81
lence. The people are waiting. The
correspondent represents the opinion OF
the general staff to be that General Ku-
ropatkins march to the south is going
on slowly under normal conditions
and that it is improbable that any en-
gagement has yet taken place. Col
onel Dobrarolsky thinks that after an
important engagement at the mines OF
Yen-Tai the great battle will take
place in the circular mountainous pla-
teau between Liao-Yang and Yen-Tain
Another correspondent says certain
military personages seem scarcely re-
assured by the latest reports and point
out that the japanese are drawing the
Russians on to ground in the neighbor.
hood of the mountains where Japanese
infantry and special artillery can man.
oeuvre admirably.
GRUESOME REMINDERS.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 13.-The general
staff is now in constant receipt, through
the French embassy, of carefully fas'
tened packets containing watches
rings, crosses, purses and money taken
from the bodies Of dead Russians left
on the field of battle in the far east
These articles have been found by the
Japanese when burying the Russian
soldiers and have been forwarded by
the Japanese military authorities fol
the relatives of the dead.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-14
American Elected General.

Rome, Oct. 13,--The Very Rev,
Dominic Reuter- of Trenton, N. j., has
been elected general of the order of st
Francis of the Minor Conventuals. This
is the first instance of an American
becoming the general OF religious
order.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-14
Bin Shinment 10 Ianan.

Sharon, Pa, Oct. 12.-The South
Sharon wire nail mill of the American
Steel & Wire Co., is now shipping sew
en- thousand kegs of wire nails to
Japan. This is the largest export or
der ever turned out here.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-14
TONE OF DISPATCHES
CAUSES ANXIETY
Hope Gives Way to Feel
ing of Concern.
NEXT GREAT BATTLE

Awaited WITH keenest Interest-Feel-
ing Prevails That Japanese Are
Drawing Russians Into Very Dan.
eerous Ground-Money and Trinkets
Of the Dead Sent to Russia.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Carooes of Love.

The soul is proven every day: each hour
Life holds mete-wand up to me and
you,
To test the spirits depth and girth and
power
Whether the seasoned tirnbers hold yet
OF ember fineness this divining-rod,
The cargo silken-rich. the ballast gold
The ship-holds swell with freightage dear
to God.
Pure samite tinct of heaven in bale
and fold
We are the ships (our unsure voyage
Time)
They sail from Birth. and touch awhile
at Death.
Our Coan silk, e'er sought of every cline
To vesture mart and home, airy as
breath.
Is given. not bought with aught beneath
the sun:
It's consignor hath sure been God
above;
The loom is Christ whereon it may be
spun,
And ali earth's isles be clothed with
cloth of Love.
Clifford Lanier.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Packers Add 1000 Men.

Chicago, Special.-Both the packers
and the strikers spent Sunday in
strengthening any weak spots that
could be found in their defense, pre-
paratory to another week of effort
to bring their opponents to terms.
Notwithstanding that it was Sunday,
all the plants were operated during
the forenoon in order to get rid Of
the livestock that had been left over
from last week. The remainder of
the day was spent by employers in
stalling new men in strikers places,
and arranging many small details
overlooked during the heat of the
conflict. Over 1000 men were add
ed to the number already at work in
the different plants.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Tramp Shot Near Trenton.

Trenton, Special.-Sunday afternoon
about 5 o'clock supposed tramp was
shot by Mr.. NJ. W. Hudgens, who lives
about six miles south Of here near
Eureka. Some time during the after
noon, possibly about o'clock, a man
came to Hudgens' house where there
was no one except his wife and little
children. He asked Mrs. Hudgens
where the old man was and she replied
that he was in the orchard getting
some peaches. The man went to the
orchard and, not finding Hudgens
there, came back and, it is said, called
Mrs. Hudgens a liar. and demanded
something to eat. Mrs. Hudgens fed
with her children to a neighbor's
house about half mile distant and
asked him to 60 for her husband who
was at Eureka. On the way home
Hudgens borrowed gun from a neigh
Dor. When he reached the house the
man was still there. Hudgens asked
what he was doing and he began to get
back in the house at the same time, 1t
is claimed, putting his hand behind
him as If to draw a pistol. Hudgens
fired, the load taking effect in the
strangers right leg. AS he turned
Hudgens fired again striking him in the
small part OF the .ck. He staggered
back further in tue house and fell.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
News and Notes,

Mr.. Henry Walters tells how the Vir-
ginia- Carolina Chemical Company paid
90 per cent. interest on s4,500,000 loan.
A dog caused a riot in Chicago, IN
which five officers were seriously hurt.
President Roosevelt has completed
his speech accepting the Republican
nomination for President.
Irish Day was celebrated at the
Worlds Fair.
The armored cruiser South Dakota
was launched at San Francisco.
The Cook County Qll)' Superior
Court enjoined striking metal workers
from even talking to men who have
taken their places.
After killing his wife, Frank Pierce
of Canton, ILL.,, barricaded his house
and kept the police at bay.
Because of litigation the annual
neeting Of the Northern Pacific stock
holders was postponed Indefinitely.
Joseph w. Folk was nominated for
Governor of Missouri by the Demo
Gratis.
The case OF United States Senator
Joseph R. Burton, accused of accepting
O fee for service before the Postoffice
Department, will be reviewed by the
United States Supreme Court.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
A Worlds Record Broken.

New York, Special.-In the pres
ence OF fully 1000 spectators, who
attended the Gaelic Athletic tourna-
ment, for the benefit of the Christian
Brothers Training College, at Clon-
rtaif, Dublin, Ireland, at Celtic Park,
Long Island City, John ]. Flanagan,
of the Greater New York Irish Ath-
letic Association, raised his worlds
sixteen-pound hammer throwing rec
ord from I'll feet 9 inches, to 173
feet. He also. threw the fifty-six
pound weight distance of &c feet 4
inches, which is within 5 inches OF
his worlds record with that weight.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
UMBRELLAS OF HUGE SIZE.
Are Marks of Dignity In Ashanti and
on the Gold Coast.

Are Marks Of Dignity In Ashanti and
on the Gold Coast.
AN inferior chief in Lagos has, 1t is
feared, committed the indiscretion OF
using large and elaborate umbrella,
with the result that his superior chief
is offended at what he regards a
breach of Court etiquette.
Hitherto no one but a principal chief
had been allowed to carry an umbrel-
la, and when some time ago SUBJ
ordinate made an appearance with one
of rather snowy design he was prompt.
ly fined by the local Council.
The principal umbrellas for Ashanti
and the Gold Coast chieftains are Of
enormous size, some of them when
open measuring ten feet across.
A state umbrella dispatched from
London few weeks ago had for its
apex a silver eagle standing on two
silver cannon, nine inches in height.
Another had as symbolical orna-
ment an eighteen-carat gold hen sur
rounded by eighteen-carat gold chick
ems, representing the chief and his
tribe.
The coverings Of the umbrellas are
of red, white, yellow, and blue silk,
with deep fringes. The largest UNI
brellas are carried over the heads Of
chiefs by bearers, while other bearers
steady the umbrella by cords attached
to the uppermost parts. A conpara-
lively small umbrella, surmounted by
chased silver knobs instead Of an elab-
crate design, is for the inferior chiefs.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
FOR GREAT BATTLE
Preparations Nearly Completed For a
Decisive Passage at Arms
A SURVEY OF TIE TWO POSITIONS
Main Bodies Very Near, Russians
Holding Three Passes-Japanese
Line of Great Strength, With
Trenches and Breasworks.

Kushiatzu, Manchuria, BY Cable.-As
1 great battle appears imminent, a
survey of the positions OF the two
armies will be interesting. The main
bodies of the Russians and Japanese
are very near each other. They now
form. in the north, more powerful
array than at any previous time. Vir-
tually, however, the same conditions
prevail north of Hiacheng as previous
ly reported The Russians are
holding Tien Shuitsan, Chuit-
siayan, Pien and Kuanchia passes. The
latter is three miles east OF here. In
view of the fact that serious fighting
Is anticipated in the near future. the
Chinese have begun to disappear from
between the lines and to brick up
their houses, though heretofore they
have not vacated their property ex-
cept in immediate firing zone, between
the pickets.
A mile and half east Of Kuanchia
Pass, the Associated Press correspond
ent accidentally crossed the zone OF
the Japanese fire, and was fully twenty
minutes crossing the bed Of the Shi
river, under fire evidently from the
Yuhuangkoa temple, on the east side
Of the river. and in plain view Of the
Russian pickets. The Japanese line
extends thence south, and is apparent
ly of great strength, with trenches and
breastworks. 1t approaches within q.
mile of Lien Pass and continues along
the Shi river to Sipenpass and then
TO Hogan, facing the Tienshuitsan and
Oangtzu Pass positions.
The correspondent visited the en-
tire eastern line. 1t is an ideal re-
gion for military operations. Immense
columns Of troops are traversing the
numerous valleys to reconnotre the
passes and are finding mountain ar
tillery on the hillsides. The Japan
ese officers are in plain view, pacing
up and down the trenches as though
encouraging their men. The Russians,
from equally fine positions, are making
offensive demonstrations of intense in
terest, inviting attack and manoeuv-
ring.
The first ascent Of a Russian mill
tary balloon occurred yesterday even
ing, and. against the flaming sunset
the balloon was visible to the entire
Japanese army around Molten Pass.
The balloon caused much amazement
among the Chinese.
The Japanese, as this dispatch Is
filed, can plainly be seen taking up
positions for the conflict. They are
determined to fight, and
[. is reported that the Russian COM
mander has ordered preparations to
be made for four or five thousand
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
The Famous Bond Case.

A special from Asheville, N. c.,
gives an account of the ruling Of JUS
tice Pritchard in the now famous
township bond cases: In the pro-
ceeding ex parte S. Ellen Folsom ct
al. in re George w. Folsom, plain
tiff, against the Township Of Ninety
Six, praying a mandamus to compel
the auditor Of Greenwood county to
assess and the treasurer to collect
taxes to pay judgment and costs on
railway bonds, United States Circuit
Judge Jeter C. Pritchard has issued an
order granting the petition. This is
known as the township bond case and
certain townships in Greenville, Laur-
ems and Saluda counties are also in
volved. A hearing in the case was had
here a few weeks before Judge Prit-
chard.
The bonds in question were issued
for the construction Of the Greenyille
and Port Royal railway. 1t was par
TALLY graded, but never built and the
bonds passed into the hands Of third
parties.
Judge Pritchard's decision reviews
in detail the history Of the legislation
and litigation including the passage OF
constitutional amendment abolish
ing the corporate capacity Of town.
ships. This method was adopted to
save these townships from being for
ced to pay for railroad never built,
but 10 far the expedient has failed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Increase in Coal Output.

Washington, Special The forth
coming report Of the United States
Geological Survey will show that the
United States exceeded all previous
records in the production Of coal in
1908. The total amount of the output
Of the coal mines of the country dur
ing the year was 359, 9,4zl,311 tons. an
increase of nearly 5S,000,00O tons, or
10 per cent. over the preceding year.
The value Of the product of 1903 is
gwen as s506,19O,733, an increase in
value of 3S per cent. over the preced.
ing year
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Germany Satisfied.

Berlin, BY Cable.-The Foreign Office
has informed the Associated Press that
Russia has agreed to fully indemnify
the German shippers and their con-
signees for any losses sustained by the
seizures Of German ships and the de-
tention of the Prinz Heinrich's mail.
An inquiry is now in progress to deter
mine what claims shall be presented.
Russia also agrees to restore and for
ward the contents of the two seized
mail packages.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04

noticed three men running across the
town toward the swamp. Mccartney
called upon about 20 followers to hur-
~. They fired. and before reaching
the swamp one of the fugitives fell.
Another volley OF shots rang out as the
fallen man attempted TO rise, and he
stumbled again. His companions lifted
him to his feet, and the three hurried
into the swamp. When Justice McCar-
they and his posse arrived they saw
trail of blood leading from where the
man had fallen into the swamp. They
followed. but when about so yards in.
lost the trail. The party then separated
one man being detailed to BeaveTdale
and the others scattering through the
swampy paths and beating the swamp.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Shocked by Lightning.

Darlington, Special.-Friday after
noon during the thunderstorm Mr.. w.
E. Dargan, Jr., and several of his hands
had a frightful experience on his fa-
theirs plantation in the Mechanicsville
section. Mr.. Dargan with about 30
hands had assembled beneath the pro-
tecting branches of a tree and were en-
gagged in stringing tobacco. when sud-
denly a bolt descended striking the
tree and causing CONSERVATION and a
stampede among the party. Some four
or five OF the darkeys were knocked
down and Mr.. Dargan was also stun
ned but no damage was done and none
of the party was badly hurt.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
PALMETTO MENTION
Occurrences of Interest In Various
Parts of the State.

Occurrences OF interest IN various
Parts of the State.
The Secretary of State has issued the
following Charters: 80
The new Charleston Hotel company
received a commission. The capital is
100000 and the corporators are Samuel
H. Wilson, P. H. Gadsden and William
Austin.
A new banking concern is the Citi-'
zens' bank of Seneca, which has a cap
ital of $4,000. The corporators are W.
P. Nimmons, F. NJ. Cary, W. s. Hum
ter, W. o. Hamilton, G. w. Gingilliat.
j. H. Adams, B. L. Lowery and NJ. H..
Doyle.
The Homewood Produce company OF
Conway received charter. The ohi-
GERS are Bennett Bolt president, Chas.
NJ. Lyon vice-president, G. Fred Stal,
yey secretary and VIM. Lewis treas
urer The capital is $500.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN COLUMBIA
sIigh & Allen Sustain a Very Heavy
Loss.

Columbia, SpeciaI.-Sligh & Aliens
department store in the Habenicht
block was entirely destroyed by fire
Saturday night. The destruction OF the
stock was complete. and the loss will
fall very heavily upon the firm, for
the insurance was but $4,000 and the
stock was valued at $4,000. The build
ing was the property Of Mrs. c. c.
Habenicht and was valued at $4,000.
The loss is covered by insurance.
The fire was Of origin unknown. The
alarm was turned in at 1880 a. m, and
when the blaze was first seen it had
within it's grasp the entire contents OF
the store Mr. Warren Allen Of the firm
Of Sigh & Allen stated that from all
the information he could gather the
fire was in the midst OF the upper story
when first seen. He has no idea how it
started, for the insurance agents had
said that the store was as free from
litter as any establishment could well
be.
The fire department made quick
response and did effective service IN
protecting adjoining property, although
there was never any hope for the build
ing in which the fire originated. The
light dress goods materials in the store
afforded excellent opportunity for the
flames, and the whole store was ablaze
when the alarm was sent in.
This is the most costly fire since the
destruction of the Mimnaugh corner
last summer. The Habenicht building
was erected in 1900 and was one Of the
most presentable business houses in
the city, having a very handsome exte-
rior and an interior arranged on mod
ern lines. It's high fire walls protected
the adjoining buildings and kept back
the flames which but for this interfer-
ence would have added other stores to
the list of sufferers from the fire,
Tapp's did not seem to be in any real
danger, although the adjoining build
ing was seeming mass of flames. On
the other side of the burned building
was a block Of stores belinging to Mr..
J. C. Seegers and occupied by Cohen's
shoe store a fruit store and the armOry
CT the Governors Guards. All OF this
property was endangered but was saved
by the fire department with the assist
ance of the fire walls.
Mr.. Sligh, senior me.ober OF the
firm of Sligh & Allen, stated mat they
are now 10000 poorer than when they
sarted in business under very favor
able circumstances few months ago.
He could not speak Of the plans Of the
firm, for the loss will be so heavy that
it may be some time before they will
decide what to do.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Auxiliaries to West Point.

Washington, Special.-The War De-
partment announced the institutions
OF learning whose students have ex-
hibited the greatest interest, applica-
tion and proficiency in military train.
ing and knowledge, and are there
fore entitled TO the appointment of an
honor graduate Of each as second lieu
tenant in the army, provided there
shall be sufficient available vacancies.
They include South Carolina Military
Academy, at Charleston, S. c., and
Virginia Military Institute, at I.ey-
ington, Va.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Lynehbura Newspaper Man Dead.

Lynchburg, Special.-Mr. Robert H.
Glass, a brother of Congressman Car
ter Glass, of the sixth Virginia dis
trict, and business manager of The
Lynchburg News. died there Thurs
day, after an illness extending over
a long period. His demise was caused
by a cancer IF the stomach.
Mr.. Glass was 54 years Of age and
Is survived by wife and infant dau-
ghter He was native of this city and
was engaged in several vocations be-
fore he began his successful newspa-
per career more than 20 years ago.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Protest Against Asphalt Lake Seizure

Port Of Spain, Trinidad, BY Cable
The British minister at Caracas has
strongly protested in the name Of the
English bondholders against the seiz-
ure by the Venezuelan government
of the Asphalt Lake at Guanaco, the
property of the New York and Bermu-
dez Asphalt Company, maintaining
that the interests of the bondholders
will be menaced unless the lake be
Immediately restored to the company.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Street Car Fatality In Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, Specially. N.
Brown, retired cotton factor of this
city, was struck and killed by street
car on Poplar Boulevard Sunday. Mr..
Brown was Is years of age, and has
been prominent both in business and
political affairs in Memphis, and was
we'll known here and in Arkansas and
Mississippi.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Secretaries of State to Meet.

Nashville, Tenn, Special.-Through
the efforts of Secretary of State John
NJ. Morton, an arrangement has been
made whereby Secretaries Of States
and Territories will meet in st. Louis
September %. The object is to discuss
ways and means for securing a uni
form law in corporation characters and
kindred matters The burden OF cor
porations Of the Department of Com
merce and Labor will send represen-
tative.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
School ChiIdren's Good Work.

Prizes were offered the school child
re1 at Litchfield, Conn, for the COL
lection Of the egg cases Of the tent
caterpillar, with the result that the
children in the various schools gather
ed 24,219 cases. One little girl col
lected $500. Estimating 200 fertile
eggs to each case, the children thus
destroyed 4,S43,S00 unborn caterpil-
lars. The whole outlay was s24.22.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Terra Gotta Works Burned.

Philadelphia, Specialize group Of
four buildings of the Ornamental Ter
ra Gotta Works, owned by Conkling,
Armstrong & Co., at Wisshickon ave-
nue. and Bristol street, this city, was
totally destroyed by fire Sunday night.
The loss is estimated at $150,OOO, fully
covered by insurance. The concern
employed 200 men and had orders
on hand to the amount Of $500,000.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Another British Vessel Seized.

Suez, BY Cable.-The Peninsular and
Oriental Steamship Company's steam
er Formesa. has just arrived here fly
ing the Russian naval flag and with a
prize crew on board. She was captur-
ed in the Red Sea by one Of the ves-
sells OF the Russian volunteer feet.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
Russian Wire Factory Burned.

HuSSTdn VITO FdCtUTy 1Urneu'
st. Petersburg. BY Cable.-Fire Tues
day destroyed the largest electric cable
wire factory in st. Petersburg, with a
loss of about $1,25O,000. A large guam
tity Of cables and wires for the torpe-
does and mines intended for the Baltic
squadron was destroyed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
News by Wire and Cable.

Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany
leader. had a private interview with
Judge Parker at Esopus, the members
OF the Democratic national committee
afterward calling.
Miss Mary Wilson was rescued from
drowning at Virginia Beach.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-05-06
Indian Ford.

A new skim milk weigher is being put
IN at the creamery.
Miss Martha Leitz of GAINESVILLE spent
Sunday at home.
The good fishing began last Friday.
W Price is doing some remodeling in
G L Scofeld's house.
William Cox made business trip to
GAINESVILLE Saturday.
Wesley Garlock took load Of butter
to Milton Monday.
E FL Rogers has been on the sick list
but is in the shop again now.
Miss Fay Price and Bert Cox visited
with Mr. and Mrs Sandmire in GAINESVILLE
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs Alex Shuman of Milton
spent Saturday and Sunday with rela-
tives here.
Mrs Laura Cox received word Friday
from Oregon that her brother, Norman
Allan, is seriously i'll.
E D Acheson and John Frasar oil
Magnolia were guests az W Prices last
Friday and Saturday.