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THE ^PUNTER'S 5 LOAN ?ND ^SAVINGS 'BANK. ?AUGUSTA, GA.| Pays Interest on Deposits. Accounts . Solicited. L. C. HAYNK, i President. CHAS. CVHOWARO^ Cashier. THE* NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA* JJ. C.'HAYNE, FBANI? G. FORD, President. Cashier.' CAPITAL $250,000. Surplus j _^ - _ . Uudivitlert Profits, j $120,000 Our Xew Vault contains 410 Saftj-Loclc Boxes, which we offer to our patrons and the public at three to ten dollars per annam. VOL. ?9. KDG?F?ELD, S, C,, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1904. ND. 18. - i'lpv^r Matrimonial Swindle. .War News Scarce and Practically No ? / Developments BOTH PARTIB MOVING SLOWLY Japanese Have"a Way Opined For the Landing of Troops - Russians Are Massing Large Fores. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-Official dispatches regarding the fighting south of the River Pomaku were re ported last Friday, in which a ?t?ssia? detachment had three men kiil?d and two officers and thirteen men wound ed, say that ? Japanese troop-laded b?rgt and other boats ?m?rg?d from the mbtith bf the Pomaku and attempt ed tb cut off the Russian r?tr?at: The barg? was sunk by the Russian guns. Capt. Smeizin, who commanded the detachment, has died bf his wounds. The Kutshuin had one officer wound ed. Further details concerning the skirmish south of the River Pomaku say that in following up the general plan to narrass and Impede the Japan . ese crossing bf the Yalu, the Russian outposts on the river sent a detach-1 ment of volunteers in boats cn the night of April 21 for the purpose of, setting'fire to the Japanese pontoons and other bridge material The boats grounded cn a sandbank | . near the Korean side and drew the [ fire of the Japanese outposts. There was a sharp fi: s i lade at close range. The positions .pf : the boats - was highly critical, owing to the appear ance of a number cf light barges filled I with Japanese, coming cut from a . small tributary stream called thc Po- j makuar which is unmarked oven on the maps .of the. Russian general staff. The "intention of the barges was to cut off the retract of the Russians. - This was noticed from the other bank, two1 miles Estant, and a couple of field guns opened fire. A lucky shot sank/one of the barges, and the others withar?w. The Japanese casualties are not known. The Japanese Objective. St.'Petersburg, By Cable.-Apparent ly reliable information fa the posses sion of the general staff leads, to the ; belief that the objective of the Jap anese campaign does not involve the ambitions invasion of the interior of Manchuria with the purpose of reach ing and <2?-erwhelming the main Rus sian army. If the Japanese ever en , tertained the. hope of. accomplishing a . task^similar to that which Napoleon set for . himself, .present advices indi:j -cate. that they have abandoned it, and havejadopted. a^'jnuch more;, cautious; ji ' rm djjgfi? ?h ?7?n?t?&^jgzWTT*> l-if-**?* .^>n?pn^tip?': Is^correct there will be"no '. advance ~upon~the army concentrated ' at Liao Yang ;and Mukden, with its.at tend?nt constant lengthening' and' weakening^f the Japanese-line of;eQnir munioatiorj.' " instead "there seems to be a determination to stick-as. close us-. pos: Lbl?"to"the" sea,' where lies' Japan's" natural base of. communication, she having established herself in Korea; The^general staff reports ^that the Japanese have three other -objectives the pccup?tion of a line across the Liao Tung Peninsula, for the purpose of cut ting; off Port Arthur, the isolation of VlacLiYostock,-And the establishment of a base. The last mentioned movement might be accomplished by a landing nearithe mouth of Tayang river, which, by threatening the Hank of the Russian position at Ffeng Huan Cheng, might render it untenable and make the ad- ' vance a column from Korea compara tively easy. Will Not be Hurried.; .> London, By Cable.-The far Eastern dispatches Monday morning are chiefly concerned with the reports and specu lations concerning the Japanese land ings and the plan of campaign. The Daily Telegraph's Tokio correspondent .says the present delay is more appar ent than real, both as regards field and naval operations. The Japanese, ac cording to report, are acting prudently and ::will net be hurried. They realize that certain movements must precede . the next coupe .by land and sea. and they are awaiting both favorable .weaiher and-occasion, and from Port Arthur to Vladivostock are on the alert -The Morning Post's Shanghai, correspondent says that spies have in formed the-Rusis?ns at Kin Chan that Japanese warships, conveying trans ports with 30,000 troops, are steaming northward. The Daily Telegraph's cor respondent cables that a second Japan ese-army will sail shortly and will land on the Island of Diawato, near Yongamphb. PLUNGED NINE STORIES. V Fearful Fall of Dr. Henry Lee, a Leading Surgeon of Chicago. Chicago, Special.-Dr. Henry Lee, a leading surgeon of Chicago, and a well-known clubman, plunged, niue stories to almost instant death Satur day in-the clubhouse of the Chicago Athletic Association, where he made his' home. The open shaft surround ing the winding stairway was the space through which he . shot, and .a moment after he had been chatting with a friend on the ninth floor of tue bigj clubhouse, his lifeless body was lying on the marble floor of the street level, more than 125 feet below. The fall was accidental,, there being no sug gestion of suicide. The Senate Will Clear its Calendar. Washington Special.-The time of the Senate the present'week will be devoted to clearing the calendar pre paratory to-adjournment. which most Senators say will occur during the pr?sent week. There remains only one appropriation bill to be passed by the Senate, that for the Military' "Academy. A number of supply bills are still in conference, however, and it'js expected there will be more, or less discussion of conference reports. Fire Gutted Victory Talking Machine Store. , . Camden. N. J., Special.-The inter ior of the store of the Victor Talking Machine Company, pf this city, w?s totally destroyed by fire Saturday af tecnop.n,,,ca.using^ a loss estimated by an official of 'th? company at nearly' $500,000. ~ The concern carried, an in: btfrance : or .$250.000. Upward '.vi: A half million- phonographic ,disc rec ords and725-000 ; talking machines, in '.yaxic-urVftages of completion, were desiri:, ed.- The original . records, lohten cannot be replaced, were also; fulned; ' /' . 1 ?RFATY IS RATIFIED Ahotrisr Step Taken ?ri the Isthm'ari Cana! Matter! Paris, By Cable.-The Associated Press is authorized to announce that the contract by which the ownership of the Panama canal passes to the United States, is signed, sealed, de livered and complete. The title td the canal route -is now v?sted in the government of the United States. The document by which this.-tran -iacticn is consummated b?ais the signatures of President Bo and Direc tor Richman, of the Panama canal company, who signed for the Company as its responsible officiais: . The transfer is complete and with out reservation and the United States secures a.perfect title. This result har. been accomplished quietly and most unexpectedly, as thc pubiio had been given to understand that tho contract would not be exe cuted until after thc meeting of the stockholders of the canal company tomorrow, at which the question of ratification wculd be presented. As a rmtter of fact, however, when tho meeting takes place tomorrow Presi dent Bo will announce that the salo has been coi?pleted> aud iustead oi asking for" authority to ex?cute a fu ture Contract, it will on ly remain to ratify the contract of sale which the officers cf thc company have already formally completed. ' lt is confidently believed that tho completion of the sale before the 1 meeting will increase the vote for rat 1 ification. as it will be recognized that [nothing more remains but to acqui esce In the action taken by the highest officer of the company.. [ When W. A. Day and Charles W. Russell, the United States Assistant Attorneys G?n?ral, who are in Paris to assist in the transfer of the pcoj> e: tj, wore seen tonight by. the Associ ated' Press, they reluctantly "admitted that the transfer bad be<*n consum mated, and in- order to avoid misun derstandings regarding a transaction of this magnitude, they furnished the following, official sta.ement in writ ing: '"The papers transferring the rights? and property by the hew Panama Canal Company to the United States have already been executed and de livered. They will be ratified tomor row. by.-the? stockholders' meeting. "The arrangement includes ? gener al conveyance and provision for deeds and re-signing in the Republic of Pan ama and in the cabal zone- hov/ un der the jurisdiction Of- the United States, in which ' zone the United States civil, laws continue in force, by reason bf the session of the zone fromfa civil laW society. AU for malities of the loca Uaw on the' is "The property,-will shortly bc de livered on' the isthmus, -atfd upon that bemg.:.dcii,ev tbe??.purchase price will be iminediately^^aid, "The^uli text bf '.the -principal doc uments: will be made public tomorrow .nighL^;-..^;. "The'^United .States gels an linen ' cumbered title." J^ps on Swedish Coast. Chicago, Special.- Asp?cial cable to The. Daily News frohl Stockholm says: "It is reported in responsible quarters, that, certain strange craft. supposed/-to be Japanese submarines, are hovering on the. east;- coast of Sweden; .They were last seen off the fortified harbor of Faro Sound, in thc Island of Goetland, in the center .of the Baltic sea. It is reported that the St. Petersburg authoriti:s have in vestigated the matter." News Note*. The Eerlin correspondent of the Lon don Graphic is responsible for the latest rumor regarding the betrothal of Crown Prince Frederick . William of Germany. He says that the Crown Prince may possibly return frbm Co penhagen, where he is now Visiting; formally affianced to Princess Thyra, third daughter of the Crown Prince of Denmark? The increased length of the mod ern great Atlantic steamers has made (he piers at New York too short for 'them, and there has been a project to nave them extend farther out Into the : North River. The* Secretary of War has just refused to permit this on the. ground that it would not be wise to encroach farther on this .waterway, which is one of the busiest in the world. Link Rollis. a well known merchant of Cocke county, is dead. The Hampton Celebration. Newport News, Spacial.-Prelimina ry to the 3^h-anniversary exercises of the Hampton Normal ?nd Agricul tural Institute, Virginia Day was cele brated at the Institute Wednesday. Probably 500 educators, among whom are many of prominence, attended the opening meeting. Dr. Robert C. Og den and his party, numbering over 250, were among the visitors, .as. were Governor Montague, Governor R. B, Odell, cf New York; ?nd Miss Heien Miller Gould. At noon a reception w?s tendered in honor of th? Ogdeh party and the Virginia guests. Governor Montague made an address. The key note of which waa: "Universal suf frage demands universal education." Commits Su'cide. Little Rock, Ark., Special.-A spe cial to The Arkansas Gazette from Hot Springs, Ark., says: "C. V. Taylor, president bf the Morristown. Tenn.. National Bank, committed suicide car ly Friday by shooting himself through the breast. He lived long enough af ter the fatal shot was fired to make his will, disposing of a large estate. He had been in thc city several weeks. The remains will be shipped to hjs former home. Golden Cross People Meet. Nashville, Special-Thc 12th biennial session of the Grand Commandery of Tennessee, order of Golden Cross, is in session here. Reports made show a membership in the State of 2,000'and that during the past' two years it has held its own. Among the prominent members i'rotn'Knoxville present are E. W. Adkins, grand treasurer; Frank May, grand- warder of the outer gate, arid R- G. Osborne, members .of. com mittee on laws. The visitors were ?h rretained .-tonight by . Pearl cominan -ry. Sixty /representative) from, fl . -'bander?as are present. Preserving History. Marion, Special.-The Marion chap ter, Daughters of the Confederacy, has seat to every Confederate veteran in the county d letter requesting them to write theil' reminiscences .Of the war, including experiences th?t were thrilling Or th?t might b? of interest. It is th? d?sire cf the Daught?rs to have an ?ccourit of th? service of every Marion soldier id the great struggle and th? request is that the veteran shall giv? the story in his own words, "just ?s if he were talking to his childreri:-" The p?p?rs submitted will be read before the Marion chapter and afterwards will be' kept on file, that the coming generations may read and be benefited by the personal rec ord of the soldiers. State Medical Association. Darlington, Special.-Thc- State Medical association came to order Thursday at 12 o'clock noon in the armory building. Dr. T. Grange Sim ons, of Charleston, chairman cf the executive committee of the St?te board of health, id his report tb the association, showed th?t the present appropriation was wholly inadequate to carry on the work required at the hands of the beard, and made clear the pressing need for a larger appropria tion. Beyond tho transaction of the regular routine business, no other im portant matters came up. Vote Was Unanimous. Conway, Special;-At an election held here, it was unanimously voted that bonds should be issued for the erection of a new school ?building at Conway. The issue is for $10,000, 20 year bonds bearing interest at 6 .per cent. tr. is not expected ' that there will be any difficulty th placing the bonds, and the citizens of this pro gressive schcol district are enthusias tic at the prospect of securing & mod ern school building such as is pro jected. .. Enormous Appropriations. .. The general pension apprdpriatioh bill, carrying ari appropriation Of over $137,000,000, and the emergency river and harbbr appropriation bili, which carries $3,000,000, were passed by .thc Senate, leaving only the.geherai defi ciency ?hd th? Military ?c?d?tny bilis cf the entire list .of supply measures still to pe considered by the Sedate; The House bill, increasing the size bf the homestead entries id western N? "oraska to 6-?0 - acres, also received, fa vorable consideration: Whil? the. river and harbor.-measure wa? uri'd?r c?nsld* ' %j ?>f:^hri^t\:^ruP?i?? a?kbd--f6f^ans-?x^< - ?planatio? as to Why a general bill was iiiOt'to h?lpasscd. ; Mr. -Elkins replied .that the -judgment ;of the committee on commerce had teen that a general bill could not be passed, abd tha tthe stale of the treas ury and Of the public business would not justify such a measure. There w?s a controversy between Mr. Aldrich add Mr. Gorman, the iatter charging the Republicans with a determination to ?"cree an early adjournment for polit ical purposes, and Mr. Aldrich assert ing th?t Mr. G?rman could discuss public questions as long as he chose. . Mr. Gorman criticised the Republ ians for hot passing a general river and harbor bill, which was due to "a de cree, coming from an all-powerful source, against the policy of which none could resist." Speeches were made cn the pension bill by Messrs. McCumber and Scott, tie former defending the recent pen sion order, and the latter declaring J that he favored fl service pension of i $25 per month; News of the Day. When the board of trustees of the ' West Virginia Conference Seminary j changed the name of the school to the : "Wesleyan University of West Vir ginia" and decided' to erect several large buildings tho students were giv en a holiday and held a celebration. "Bob" Henry, colored, of Sun, made an assault on Hattie Nelson Saturday night, it is charged, aud then ai tempt- j ed to throw her down the chnft at the j Sun mine. He was arrested ? ' j ' started to jail, but slipped away from i the constable and escaped. It is ' thought he has gone to McDowell j county, and Constable Flint is after him. ; Jonathan Sams, aged 86 years, died Sunday in Parkersburg. The town of Hickory last week is- |1 s:ied bonds to the amount of $60,000 for the construction of a system of water- 1 works for the town. These bonds were I i bought by the Shuford National Bank, ? of Newton, through Its cashier, Mr. A. i H. Crowell. for a Cincinnati firm, i There were several bids for the bonds, ? but that of the Newton bank was thc . highest. The bonds brought a little ! above par. ? Congress has appropriated $11,000 I to continue the construction and en largement of thc fish-culture station at White Sulphur Springs. A addi tion to this amount, $4,200 is^ provided j for the salaries of employes. , The new Shepherd College building i has been accepted from Contractor ? S. A. Westenhaver. Dedicatory axer- ( cises will be held on Tuesday, June 9. | Parker ?Headquarters. Kingston, N. Y..' Special.-Former Lieutenant Governor Sheehan has made arrangements to lease a house < at Esopus. adjoining Rosement. Judge Alton B. Parker's home. Mr. Sheehan will live at Esopus during the summer and fall, and establish headquarters , Yur the entertainment pf political lead- , ers who may visit Esopus to consult Judge Parker on campaign matters, ia the event of Mr. Parker becoming thc Democratic nominee for the Presi dency. Gen. Isidro Jimenez, ex-president of the Dominican Republic, who for six months has been leading a revolution in Santo Domingo, arrived in New York City Monday from San Juan. P. II. After the news had spread among his compatriots that Gen. Jimenez was in the city thpre was a steady stream ur friends to the Hotel Munro. As lo bis plans for tLe future he said: "I have come here to rest awhile. I didn't come to buy arms and ammunition, al though 1 have many friends here, you l.nr.v. I know very little about the status of the revolution. You CAP say, Lfcoiigh, that it If not yet ended MUST ENTER A? ONCE Mi Scholarships at Clemson "lust De Filled This Fak . ? *v*v '*i ii .?' The general assembly in February last passed an act creating 124 new scholarships at Clemson college, de signed more particularly to aid stu dents desiring agricultural educations. Recently President Mell wrote the State superintendent of education ask ing him to obtain from the attorney general an opinion on the- manner in which the scholarships are to be given. President Mell does rtbt desire that all of the students shall ehter the Institut tien at ?nc? as this w?uid greatly crowd the fatuities' Attorney' General U.- X.- Gunter, jr:, has rendered his opinion ?? tii? sub ject. H? thinks that ali df ?bb ?24 ca dets muet enter cierasoii this fail; H? says: 1 "Your communication, enclosing a, letter from ph F: H. Mel], president of Clemson coll?ge, requesting, to be ad vised whether under an act approved February 25th, 1904, providing for ben eficiary scholarships ih Clemson col lege, has been considered. "The trouble, as I apprehend it, is that the act establishes-and creates 124 scholarships, each of the value of $100' per annum, to continue for four years, thereby creating a congestion the first year and every four years thereafter, which condition it is desired to relieve by appointing an installment this year and another next jf?ar; if such action cen be taken legally: "After considering th? act I am pf opinion that the, whole fluniber, 124, must he appointed this year:,Under the act that number of scholarships is created, to be available wh?ii.tiie act;, becomes effective, from and after July 1st next. There is nothing in the act permitting a reduction in the number cf scholarships; if one is available all must be. "Having reached this conclusion that all the scholarships are available this year, ? ?m requested to advise wheth- r the number can be divided between the freshman and preparatory classes. I find nothing in the. act limiting ad mission to any particular class. It is true the act provides that such scholar ship 'shall continue for thc term of four years, or for auch length of time as the beneficiar}* shall be able to maintain himself and comply with the rules of the college.' But I do hot think that it can be reasonably contended that the term four years is arbitrary,, and that a student can attend for ex actly foui* years. If ? student cah com plete a course in less time than four years be.cannot for th?t reason be de- I ried theb?nefits of .the act. That .period h the maximum Hmit . for . which a scholar; can avail himself df.th? benefit cf a sch?iarship; Provision is made for an annual examination td fill Vacan cies to meet this contingency "?orne pr?visi?ris of the ?ct, Such ?? the examination feature, tn?y l?ad td some confusi?n', but I am satisfied that the,'above is the proper Viewi" State News. Spartanburg, Special-Founders' Day at Converse College occupied, the attention of the city and th? exercises" were of ? most interesting characters The birth of Mr. Converse, the founder rf the college, was celebrated in a most fitting mahner. Th? two princi pal features of the celebration wer? Ihe senior class dfly exercises Ort th? campus of the college this afternoon and the addresses by the two Gov ernors, followed by'a reception at j n'ght. The class day exercises" con- ! sisted of processions of the Converse girls by classes through the campus before the Governors and their staffs, j songs, decoration ceremonies, the planting of the class tree and at the end an open-air play. The address of Governor Ay cock was listened to by about one thousand people, the large auditorium being nearly filled. His I speech was pronounced by all one of tho ablest addresses ever delivered in th's city and one of the m?st effective, L--tta, Special.-Louise, the_??-year-olu daughter of Mr. 0. C. iTqve; was cauvht in the. snarfing of the brick mill of the 0. C. Fove Ginning and Manufacturing Company Saturday af ternoon abouc. 4 o'clock and severely hurt.. All her clothing was torn from her before the machinery could be stopped. Late this afternoon her phy sician expressed bright hopes of her speedy recovery. Winnnsboro. Special.-The friends of Capt. Henry A. Gaillard have induced him to consent to make the race for the Cerate. Senator Ragsdale has an nounced that be will not be a candi date for re-election, and at the present lt seems that there will be no op position td .Capt. Gaillard, who some vears ago was one of the most promi nent members cf the State Senate and afterwards clerk of that 'body for several terms. The Centennial Edition of the Charleston News and Courier was one t>f the finest pieces of journalism ever .ittempted in a Southern newspaper of fice. The News and Courier is the old rst Southern daily, having lived con tinuously for a century. It has done ralient work for the South ' and the State, and is to be congratulated on the splendid issue it has gotten out to com memorate its one hundredth birthday. Monument io Oglethorpe. Savannah. Ga., Special.-The Colon ai Dames arid Daughters of the Ame rican Revolution Friday unveiled at Fredericka, near Brunswick, a bronze ablet marking the ruins of the fort : reefed by Gen. James Ogelthorpe at hat point. The exercises were under :he auspices of the Colonial Dames. End of Strike in Sight. Quincy, Mass., Special.-It was be lieved Sunday night that the end of ihe strike of 3,000 employes at the yards of the Fore River Ship and En gine Company is in sight. While no i fficial statement was issued by either side tonight there is good reason to nxpect that the -1.000 members of i.hese two organizations will return to work on Tuesday next. They will re Fuihe on the basis of nine hours a clay. Committed Suicide. Memphis Special.-In a flt of de spondency, W. B. Henderson, city at torney, and a son of Vice Mayor B. R. Henderson, committed suicide by "hooting himself through the head. The deed was committed at the home of a friend in Germantown, a village fifteen miles from this city. Mr. Hen derson was elected city attorney at the last municipal election, but his office was contested and a hearing of riic ea*e was scou to have been had. j tb: was a brilliant lawyer and a law j partner ot Congressman M. li, Patter* son, of this city. ?f?ftj Mormons Still Facing Inlerro jfaticfn Hi?i? SOME WARM TESTIMONY IS GIVEN Brigham M. Roberts Examined As to thc Relations Ex sting Belw^e th? Church And Polit .'cs. . .. if If '-~ Washington, Special.-With the re opening of the investigation in the Ueed 'imoot case, before the Sencte c?mmifttee oh privileges and elections, th? pijo3ecUtlon devoted considerable tim? tOjitii'?WiUg from Birmingham H. Kdb?rf? the character of the catha whichtrat? said tb be necessary for a. librmdh bffici?l to take itt order to have ?t? support ?f the Church for po iitt(?klj'pffic?; Merab?rs of the committee ?h?weja an equal interest iii the oblig? ?bns .|Fh"i?a are said to be taken hy Mormons who "go through the endow ment {fadnse." Along both lines much evidence-was brought out which is ex pected; to have considerable bearing on 'the fitness of a Mormon Church offi cial toehold a seat in Congress. It vpi8? shown by Mr. Robert's tes tim?n;^ that without the consent of the MOftnOn ollurch ho failed of elec tionW?& s?atxih Congrega and later TVith Chlirch recc.;nliicn of his candi dacy ijf?^?s elected. Iii relation to the ?hdowgi?fJt house obligation Mr. Roberts}Was extremely reticent. Miv???b?rts said he has three wives. cnermarried in 1877. tho second in 18SG and.the. third in J880 He said he has had:'dilldren by all o< . '^e wives rmd by LzS'?xflt..plural wife su.oo his election to ffohgrcss. Senator.' Overman inquired ol' Mr. RobertV whether his first wife and his Becond.'/wife had consented to his. third wife,-.': "No, sir,"^ said Mr. Roberts. "They did not learn of the marriage for three br four:yeara." "K?iw wa3 that?" asked Senator Bev eridge,;/r'jDo you mean to say that the m?rrj?ge-'iyas no? known to any one?" "?t^w?s" known td some of my friend^hyt not to my wives," was the answer.1: " "Why was this marriage concealed from; them?' asked Chairman Bur t&ifirf--:::'4 "B'???us? I did hot want to embarrass tfi?to:f:" '.H^?jmharrass them?" ''Well;, w? kri?w the marriage was SU .iegai^aiidiit might be embarrassing to them if'(hey should for any rea?oli bo to?ijcg?rrto testify/' - MV?jpb*'rl?r;. asked.Mn. R?ber?,T_v;hy he thought it incumbent upon him to take plural wives. "From boyhood." replied the witness, "1 had fi'ee? taught the rightfulness of plural marriages and I believed this practice to be the law of God. I knew that this practice was contrary to the mandates of Congress, hut believed that the law^ of God was the highes: rule and I ?elt impelled to obey." Ch?irina? Burrows asked a number of pointed questions which brought Out the conversation from Mr. Roberts that he still believes in and practices polygamy. He said that he believes thc Woodruff manifesto was divinely fn ineplred and that now in practicing polygamy he knows he is disobeying both the laws of tho land and the laws of God. He was asked why he contin ued to disobey the laws of God If he be lieved them to be the highest iaws, and with a resigned air, he said: "Well, the manifesto-left me in thc midst of obligations to these vic-ws. I am trying to do the best I can to live within the laws, but these obligations I cannot shirk." At the afternoon sess'jn Mr. Rob erts said no action han ever been taken' by the Church in respect to his living with more than one wife. Questions were asked respect?is: MrJ Roberts' view regarding the manifesto of 1890 against plural marriages and living in polgygamy cohabitation, and the witfiess said he regarded thc mani festo as an administrative act of the Church and of binding force upon all members. He admits that to disobey any of those laws would subject the member to liability to Church disci pline. The witness was asked then in regard to polygamous cohabitation, a^.d said that he and many others weie liv ing in polygamy at the time the niles was made against such cohabitation ? and that they considered themselves under moral obligation to live with the wives they had married. - "Do you think you are morally hound to cohabit with ali of your wives'" Chairman Burrows asked. I "I do." . "How many children have you?" ! ! "Thirteen living." "How many not living?" "Two." "When was the last one born?" "About two or three years ago." Mr.' Vancott in cross-examination asked in regard to the rule which per mits officials of the Church to enter in to'politics, and thc witness said he regarded it merely as a leave of ab sence from Church official duties dur ing icumbeney of political offices. He said he did not regard it as an indorsement by the Mormon Church, "t . t was [brought cut that in his first can vass; for office, when he had not the consent or leave of absence, he was defeated. In his second canvass he ob j.?tn?d tin? "leave of absence" and was elected. Senator Bailey asked a number o? questions regarding the witness' views ci Iiis obligations as a citizen and whether there could be a religious ob ligation which would justify him in i denying his services to his Statt; 'o | j discharge duties which would devolve upon, him by the acceptance of a polix Ical position. I Mr! Roberts said the ewerjccn-y might arise wheieby an official should leslg'u bis political office if the will of his constituents would mot permit him I to p?rform his duties in harmony with the Church mandates. . Will Pay Hail Rent. Lincoln, Neb.. Special.-Wm. J. Bry an announces that he will deliver a political address at the Princess Rink, in Chicago. Saturday night on "The Nevj York platform." the platform re ferred to being the one adopted by the ?New York Democracy recently. There will be reserved seats for min isters and newspaper men; otherwise seats will be free. Mr. Bryan says ho will pay the hall rent and all ex peneeB. Thin will be his declaration j aa to platform and a presidential can- j dhtyte. ) ' ' SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS iV?-a?Her C?'ndiU?ns Ur the Past Week Giv^n By the De parlaient. The mean temperature for the week ending at 8 a. m., April 18th, was about fis degrees which is nearly C de li fees b?low iibrin?l, due to very low temperatures during the first and last days, and tb moderately high tempera tures during the middle of the week. There were light frosts on the 12th and l??th in the western counties that did co material injury. High, drying winds prevailed during the middle of the week, that intensified thc drought con ditions prevailing over the greater part of the State. The percentage of sun shine was about normal. The ralnfV.l wt3 extremely light, du ring that part of tho week covered by thc- correspondents reports, and the surface soil bees nu very dry in all parts of the State, and unbroken lands became hard and broke up cloddy in plowing. There was a need of rain for all growing crops, and for the germi nation vif recently planted seeds. This droughty condition was relieved by a g?n?ral rain at thc close of the week, which wag fairly heavy and fell so slowly that practically the whole amount was absorbed by the soil, es pecially Ort plowed ground. This rain will prove Very beneficial. General farm work made rapid and uninterrupted progress, except that in the central counties the ground had become too hard and dry to plow. Planting operations were pushed where the soil was in fit condition, but cotton planting was delayed in places await ing warmer weather and moisture, so a? to assure quick germination.. Corn planting is nearly finished, ex cept on bottom lands in the- western counties. *fiarly plantings are up to good stands, and have received their first cultivation. Later plantings are coming up to poor Stands, and are being damaged, by birds and worms, necessitating considerable replanting. The cool weather caused corn to yellow somewhat. Colton planting progressed slowly in the central and western counties owing to the dry soil and cool weather, but made fair progress iu the eastern ones where about half the crop has been planted and some is coming up. Sea Island cotton that is up is in need of rain. A beginning was made ir. transplant ing tobacco, but this work is not gen eral, and confined largely to Marlboro and Marion counties. Thc plants are plentiful, though small, and will suf fice for the small acreage to be devoted to tobacco this year. Wheat is improving steadily. The weather was too ecol and dry for oats which turned yellow in places. The condition Of the peach crop is uncer tain, but enough fruit remains on tho trees in most section for a fair crop. Pear trees arc blighting badly. Apples t?re uninjured. The strawberry crop has been darr aged by drought. Sweet potatoes coming up. White potatoes have good stand.'Melons fair stands. PastnrTs^ift^^ continue heavy, though still confined'to the southernmost coast sections. Application for Imrngranls. In addition to the blanks already issued by Commissioner of Immigra tion Watson be will prepare ?wc others; Form No. 2. headed: "For Ten ant-settlers," is in concise form. The applicant stales whether he wishes: (1) Male, unmarried; or (2) female, un married. (3? man and wife, (4) fam ily of three, (5) family of four or over, and how many of each of these five classes. The preferred nationalities are also stated, the Latin races ol course being barred. The applicant then states his propo sition, and signs the following agree ment which is sent to Mr. Watson af ter being filled In: "In order to secure these tenants 1 am willing, the tenants agreeing to the above terms, to advance, through the Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Immgiration, the amount of the railroad fare, to he repaid gradually each month until I am reimbursed at the rate of S- a head, New York to Charleston, plus the local ...??road fare to my station and the incidental ex penses at the port of New York, this likewise to be refunded tb me." Form No. 3 is for share crop tenants and is practically the same as form No. 2. The Crum Nomination. Washington. Special.-The nomina lion of William D. Crum, to bc collec tor cf customs at Charleston, S. C., was called up in executive session of the Senate by Sonator Gallinger. Senator Tillman, who opposes the con firmation, explained that he was not well enough to make a speech today, and the nomination went over out of courtesy to him. Senator Tillman ex pects soon to return to I1?3 home in South Carolina, and possibly may not be ebie to attend Congress again be fore adjeurninment. In that event the nomination probably will fail of con firmation and tho President will make another recess appointment to hold until next session. Legal Term On*. At the request of the officers of Lee county, Assistant Attorney General W. H. Townsend rendered an opinion as to the tenure of office of those elected in 1902. when the county was formed, end they wished to learn if their terms expired this year as do the four year terms elsewhere, or if they should continue until 1906. Mr. Townsend has concluded that .heir legal term of office is at an end and an election must be held this year. Found a Mine. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-The cor responde it of the Associated Press horns that, about a fortnight ago Vic .Admiral Makio?: telegraphed to tie Emperor that bo had searched a lam ber of suspiclous-lobking ChineseJunhs which were hovering a.bout *ie en trance of the harbor and fo*11" them loaded with vegetables, nit in the stern of one of them ?as a contact ;r;ine. This piece of information strengthens the .Trnauese mine ver non South Carolina New s. The Pine Hill graded school, situ ated about t<m miles northwest ot On angeburg. now boasts of a small li brary. It appears that the Seaboard Air Line railway system ls establish ing these school libraries. , It's tjacl luck when a man loses, but, good judgment when he wins. The real- hero of a play ls goaietimea the critic who hns to si; tfrouyb lt) COUNTY SECEDED FROM bIA lb* Hew Franklin County, Tennessee, Ex? pressed Disapproval of Election. , ''The county of Franklin in my state," said a Tennessee man, "has tho unique" distinction of being the only county that ever iiuncrtook to secede from the state to which it belonged. A great many people have doubtless for* gotten that tho people of Tennessee voled twice on the proposition to se ced'e from the Union. At the first election in February there was an enormous majority-about 100,000 against disunion. A. few months lat; er, when the r1 .. . Fort Sumter-' stirred \> passions tnt men. another vote w J had and the earlier verdict was reversed by about the same de cisive figures. "But in Franklin county, where Stato's rights and secession claimed the allegiance of the entire population, there was such intense disgust over the result of the first election that, led by the Hon. Pete Turney, after ward Supreme Court Judge and twice Governor, the citizens held a mass meeting and solemnly passed an or dinance of secession from' Tennessee. Of course' when the Stats reconsidered iii June Franklin county was molli- \ ned and renewed its allegiance. A 'country servant girl franv Bohe mia, aged ?2, who can neither read V nor wrke. and cannot count up 4g five, has just fc?.?n tried at Vienna for1 a series of most cunningly devised . deceptions. She represented herself to a number of mon as a rich yerang widow eligible for matrimony. . Shs proposed to make over all her proper ty to her victims by a marriage con tract if an'annuity for life were pro vided for herself. In one such con tract, drawn up by an advocate, she stipulat?d for five meals a day and silk dresses. All she gained by. these... fairy tales was to live a few days at the expense of Ber victims, get a small loan and her railway expenses to Auspitz (her supposed estate) in their company. On each occasion she man aged to slip away at the station be fore reaching Auspitz. Several times the artful girl obtained all the sav ings of her dupes, and they were left stranded at Auspitz without the means of returning to Vienna. She .has been sentenced to six months'imprison ment. A baker's oven in France, which Is heated by electricity, is said to be a success in every particular. 3 IS A TRIO. NOT EXCELLED, NOT EVEN EQUALLED fi ICO OK'S FINE CARRIAGES Ano BUGGIES' HEADLEY & FA RIMERS' bags, trunks and suit cases. No risk or experiment in buying either of these lines. THOUSANDS are using them. H. H. COSKERY, Selling- Agent 749-75K BROAD STREET. AUGUSTA. GA. Farrand Organs The Bese in the world. The Factory does three quarters of a million dollars worth of business a year. tde~CHEAP?ST ORGANS made. Over fifty now in stock. Terms accommodat ing. Write me before-buying elsewhere. Other magnifi cent organs in appearance at Forty-Five Dollars, with stool and bow Freight paid J. A. 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