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A RASCAL TREED. Leakage in thc Cotton Report ls Officially Confirmed. HOW IT WAS WORKED The Secret Servite Men Show How Gov ernment Employee and New York Brokers Were In Collusion. Holmes, tlie Rascally Em? oloyee, Dismissed. A dispatch from Washington says as the ie.-ult ot tho investigation by secret service agents Into the charges made by Riobard Cheatham, secretary of the Southern Cot; on association, %that Information had been given to cotton brokers In New Yoik by snne person or pern ts in tho bureau of statistics of the department ot r g Heul ture, Secretary Wilson Saturday made public au official report in which ho slates that Edwins, Holmes, the asto oiate statistician, has been guilty of "juggling" thc olllcial report. The re port says lt has been found that Mr. Holmes communicated advance lu'or 'matlon to L C. Van Riper, a New Yerk broker, and M. Haas of New York, who Mr. Van Kiper said, acted as a go-between lu convoying informa tiou from Holmes to other New York brokers, Including Theodore Trie Stops have, been taken by Secretary Wilson to prevent any further leakage of the department ligures andan entire reorganization of the bureau of statis ' tics and manner of preparing monthly crop reports has been out-lined by him. The papers In connect ion with the investigation were ?e?oried to the United Status attorney for thc Dis trict of Columbia and ho has reported that in Ids opinion a criminal prosecu tlon will not ile against Holmes Holmes bas been dismissed from the service of the department. Accoiding to thc report, Wilson Judd of New York, formerly in the employ of L. (J. Van Kiper, Induced the latter to tell of his connection* with Holmesand then co in in u nica tea the information to Mr. Cheatham. Van Riper became the. principal wit ness in the investigation conducted bj the secrjt service* and said he was in duccd to communicate Hie fact that advance information was hoing giver, out by ll dines because he had beard that Holmes and his associates had intended to try to manipulate the June cotton report. Using this Information as a foundation tl ic secret service agents interviewed numerous persons who had been mentioned by Judd and Van Kiper, as well as gathering a mas> of correspondence including many let ters witton by Holmes tu Van Riper aud others. The report made to Secretary Wil son ard the .secretary's comments to gether with tho eel ails of the new plan of conducting the bureau of statistic* makes more than 1,000 words. It re views the entire investigation begin ning with tl.echaig s lb t were lair before Secretary Wilson bj Mr. Cheat ham several weeks ago. 01IAUOKS UV 01I1CATIIAM, ' The ob arges of Mr. Cheatham were backed up with evldenco that certain Information had been given to cotton brokers in New York by come person or persons employed in tho bureau ol statist les, relativo to the acreage', ano condition of the c -tu n crop of the United States prior to the OM ol al pub licition ol' the Information, and thai the crop ligures had been tampered with in the eh par. mont, in tho inter ests ui certain cotton speculators S c retary Wilsen determined at once upon a thorough Investigation and furnished the cUlcers of the United States se cret sei vice all of Hie ?vidence willoi had been given to tho department. The agents then were put In touch with Mr. Cheatham and directed te. usc every possihietir.it. to ascertaiti whether there bad been a leak lo the department and if so to furnish th( secretary with the name, f tho per son or persons responsible. Holmes 1. the only employe of the government who has been found to have had anj connection vs it ii supplying information to brok., rs prior to too pu bl I cition of the olllcial rep ?rt. After reviewing tho charges S.ce tary Wilson gives a summary of the testimony adduced b?for? secret sor vlce agents. Mr. Van Riper, the New York broker, under examination, said he became at(j tainted with Hohnes in New York in August, 1001, through a "mutual friend." According to this testimony Holmes told Van Kiper lie could get information concerning tho government orou report, prlnclpallj through tiie report of thc general agent and the reports of thc State agents. Van Kiper said Holmes fur nished liim with information from time to time, for several months, in advance of tbe publication of tho i r ola! Ilgurcs, ano that the information furnished by Holmes corresponded ex actly with tho Heures afterwards pub llshed as tho olllcial orop reports Van Riper stated that a Mr. Haas of New York acted as a go-between for Holmes and himself and ho was given to understand that Haas was seco ri og Information for Theodore Trice, a cot ton broker of New York. Thc wit ness said bc met Haas at the Hotel Waldorf and was told by him that tho report for June 1005 would bo 76 per cont, on condition, and 12' or 13 por cent, on acreage', which was as bear ish as they coul l make it; and thai bo was going to see Price, with whom he would liavo an Interview and wanted to soo Van Kiper after bo saw Price; that in abOUl au hour Haas called on him and said that at tho reediest <>f Price he was going to Washington to see If they cou d not got tho percent agc a little hillier and thc acreage a little smaller lo make the roport more bearish. Van Kiper tcstltied that tho olllcial report wis more bearish than tho Ilgurcs previously given him and that he took t his to mean that thc effort to Influence thc report had succeeder!. WUITTMN HY liol,M l s. Th? letters produced by Van Kiper, which bc alleged were written by Holmes, were ali signed with enc ini tial "H." Most of these letters wore for tlic purpose of making appoint ments with Van Kiper but tho follow l ig note dated August 20, 1004,shows the relationship between Holmes and Van Kiper: "If y(ni have bought any of that stuiT sell it out at once and sell asl much as you cnn In addition, Wo are 1 <, going to show a very slight decline j and as this is totally unexpected lt will semi things down like fury. Other parties will closo out tomorrow and soll on Thursday. Where is 'PP Tear this up. It may go up a little before (friday but probably not." This letter was signed with tho ini tial "H." Van Riper testified that ail ot the loiters surrendered were from Holmes and that their contents had reference to the state of the cot ton report. A lar^o number of letters and telegrams signed with the initial "F" wore sent from Wow York to Van Ul per. Nearly all of theBe con tat nod information oonoernlng tho cotton report, together with instruc tions te sell or buy on the market, ao cording to the Information furnished and all of thom closed with tho ad monition to destroy the letter. The seoret service agents learned that *T" referred to In Holmes' let ter was F. A. Peckham,, of New York and that the letters signed the initial "F>? were F. A. Peckham. ' 'TU YIN tl TO MAKE .MONKY." Peckham was Interviewed in New York city and stated that the only exil (nation he had to give concerning .the letters was that he was trying to make some motey in the c >tton mar ket, declining to say anything of his relations willi Holmes, Haas or Van Riper. Shortly after he was Inter viewed it was learned that Peckham came to Washington and held a con vocation with Holmes over the tele phone in which he lcquired whcthoi Holmes Intended to resign his posltlor or whet ho r ho expeotcd to bc dismiss ed from the goverument service. Peck ham wass'en again by government agents but wr uld not dlscuBs his rela tlons with Holmes. Homes was Interviewed by seorel service agents and considerable spa.M lu the report ls ?lven to his explana tlons. Tao first questions asked hin were ns to his relations with Peekhan and N an Riper. Homles said that they all had beei on very Intimate terms socially am that when he had occassion to VIBI New York, which was frequently, lill hotel bill had been paid by Van Ripe or Peckham. Holmes admitted tba Peckham, Haas and himself were a onetime associated in a business ven turc In which Holmes was to have ai iuterest equal to the tum of $0.000 which ho was to roceive as a gift fron tlie other members of the li rm. Sub si <|iienily Haas transferred his Interes In this firm to L. C. Van Riper am Van Hi per stated that the com pan was organized for the purpose of hand ling cotton. Helmes testified tha this was true, but that he was no aware of thc nature of thc organiza tion at tho time he got an Interest i it, and that when he learned the obj< e of tile company wus to handle cottoi he withdrew from lt. 1 u.i) nus MININO euoKKTY. Under further examiuhtlon Holme stated that he had sold to Vau Ri pei about Keb. 19, 1005, a three-fourtl interest In some mining properly 1 Idaho for $7:?,000, this amount ha> lng been paid to him by Van Riper i two Installments In currency. In th I connection Van Riper stated that c intraot had been made botwee I tolmos and himself whereby Va R'P'rr was supposed to have acquire a seven eighths interest in some mil ing property, but that bc had nevi seen the pr ?porty nor had any idea ? to its value or as to its exact looatloi Van Riper said that Holmes wislx to have a contract signed which wou show that Van Riper had paid Holmes a largo sum of money for tl mining property, In order that Holm might be able to account for the pc session of so much money. Van Rip says lie knows that Holmes receive a very large amount prior to the sig ing of tlie contract and he believes was not for mining or other propert Secretary Wilson says there s-ems be every reason to believe from tl report of secret service agents th; Holmes e uld have given appro] mately corri ct information anywhe from one to three days In advance the publication of tlie oillclal rcpor During nearly tlie entire cotton r porting season of 1903 Holmes was rharge of thc bureau of statistics Hie absence of Chief Statistic^ Hyde, who was in Kurope. Sit co th; time he has had access to the repor of Held agents who furnish the da upon which tho cotton reports a bated, rho most important of th-? rt p' rts cunio from Field Agent B. < Widtc and from che several Sta agents, lo all of which Holmes lu icccss. 11 was found that altcratioi had been made In tho ligures of M White's report, for October 3, 190 md that these alterations appear? lo bc in Holmes' handwriting. OKA I.S ONLY WITH PACTS. Secretary Wilson says a large mn jer (ff persons made statements of rencral character, founded on rumi md incapable of verification, and f ,his reason they were not made a pa )f his report, whlcn ls intended leal witli facts only. According to the now plan outline >y Secretary Wilson to govorn tl ^reparation of monthly reports of tl ?ureaii of statistics, the general spo al field agents and State agents w .eport on speculative crops diroctly -he secretary or acting secretary i agriculture. These reports will r nain sealed In the custody of the ?meera until thc day the official r >ort ls tobe made, when thc agent eports will be opened and thc ollie! eport compiled under strict preca ions. There never will be at ai ime, in the possession of tlie bu re? f statistic! or in any one olllco of tl cpartment, except while the comp ,tlon ( I thc otil?la) report ls heh nade, complete Information from tl corespondents in all of the o?ttx ?tates. Texas and Georgia, two he largest cotton producing State viii be separated from the group eports from townships and coontie lereafter there will bo three spec! ield agents, instead of one, asilgni 0 tho work of collecting statistics f he cotton crop reports. These agen /ill have no c mimunication wil aoh other and will report on dlffc nt groups of States. Secretary W .n's report oloses as follows: "There will bc no more opportuni or advance information on reports peculati ve, crops. "In tho report of the secret servi pcratlves, Edwin s. Holmes, form ssoclato statisticians, ls the only e lartmontal employe Implicated ant ave dismissed him from the servi f tho department. T\v< Ivo Hundred YOUTH OM. Tho Town of Shoibtwno lOngle. ias hut. passed ita 1200 annlvdrsa nt although lt ls 1200 years old, as only 800 Inhabitants. Thc Cv? ms celebrated by tho prod nation wehe tl b'caux each typifying t jading historical ovont happening ho loo years lt represents. Six ThouHAiid Killed. News from Olessasays: Kttimat 1 the number killed during tlie fi nd rioting of lavtweck run as high ,000, tho greater number were si own, but many of the bodies wi io! aerated, History of the War Between the Japs and thc uussians. KACH MAKING WAE. The Result of Seventeen Months' Fight ing and the Reputations that Have been Won and Lost as Battle Followed Battle. Map of East Revised. TUB CAU8K. (1.) Russia's policy of playing fast and looso with ber promises as to tho evacuation of Manchuria, whereby China's sovereignty over that land was practically annulled, and the equal commerolal rights herein of tho rest of tho world seriously threatened. (2 ) Russia's refusal to recognize Japan's paramount Interests In Korea, and her own "diplomatic" moves in that peninsula, looking towards treaty rights, under whloh she r&ight gain control of tho port of Fusan, tho more northern harborB of Vladivostok and Port Arthur having proved less ser viceable than had been anticipated. (3.) Japan's seven-year old grudge against Russia for outoastlug ber from Port Arthur at thc dose of her con test with Chiba, aud (also) Russia's fatal Iguoranco of Japan's prepared ness and her over-oonlldeuce in her own strougth. DURATION, From February 5th, 1004 to June lltb, 1006-403 days. TH 10 KK8ULT. (1 ) Japan has reacquired control of Korea, establishing a protectorate, and appointing an American, Durham White Stevens, as adviser to tbe em peror, Yl lieu!. (2 ) Japan has regained possession of Port Arthur and the Llaotung Pen insula, and of such of Manobura as will warrant its return to China, with "cpan doors" to the trade of the world. (:t ) International law bas gained a oleare r knowledge than bas before been bad of what constitutes "contraband of war," and to what lengths a naval officer may properly go In tho "right of search." Both of these advances have been made largely through tbe prompt, diplomacy of Secretary of State Hay. (4 ) Russia certainly will not get on the Paol tic coast, tho "lco-frco port" for which she bas so loug been look lug. OIIHONOLOaY, 1903. July 28.-Opening jf diplomatic cor respondence between Japan and Rus sia, relative to the Manchuria situa tion. TDK YEAH 1904. February 6.-Diplomatic relations broken cff. February 7.-Japanese troops oc cupy M sampho, Korea. February 8.-Gun boat 1 Korletz" fires first shot of the war, off Che rnulpo. Togo attacks the Port Ar thur ll JCt February 9.-" Variag" and "Kori ct/." sunk Japanese tn ops 1 md Che mulpo. February 10.-The Czar declares war. Japanese occupy Seoul. February ll.-The Mikado deolares war. United States announces neu trallty. A Japaneso merchantman sunk by Vladivostok linet. February 12-Russian mine-trans port "Yonessei" sunk at Port Arthur. February 28.-Skirmish at Ping Yang; tirst land action of the war. March 6. - Kamlmura bombards Vladivostok. March 8.-Makarofl takes com mand at Port Arthur March 27-Kuropatkln reaches Mukden. April 4.-Kurokl occupies Wlju, on the Yalu. April 13, - MakarofT goes down with the "Pctropavlovsk," during a sortie, from Port Arthur. April 20. -Vladivostok Squadron sinks tlie transport " Klnsbu Maru." May 1.-Hattie of the Yuin. May f>. -Oku lands at Pitscwo. May ll. Russians destroy and evacuate Dalny. May 14. -Port Arthur Isolated. May 16 -Japanese battleship "llat BUO' sink by a mine, and thc cruiser "Yoshino' in collision. May 22 20.- Taking ol Nan Shan Hill. The first of Port Arthur's de fences. May 30.-Japanese occupy Dalny. June 14 16.-Battle of Vafangow. June 16.- Vladivostok squadron bomb; 'ls Wonsan, Korea, and sinks tho transports Sado and Hitohaohl. Ji te 27.-Kurokl and Nodzu cap turo tho Fenshin, Ta arid Motion masses. June :i0 :u of llaicheng. July 13 17.-Russian volunteer crul lers, St. Petorburg and Smolensk seize die British steamer Malacca and the berman steamer Prince Heinrich in ,ho Red Sea. July 20 21 Third raid of Vladi vostok squadron. July 25.-Torpeda boat attack on 'ort Arthur lleet. July 2030Capturo of Wolf Hill, 'ort Arthur. July 31. Japanese begin to ad vance upon lilao Lang. Hattie of if ant zo Pass. Count Keller killed. August 8. Oku seizes New Cnang md Haloheng, August 10. Wlthoirt klllc;. during ortle from Port Arthur; tho lleet dis >crsed and damaged. August 14.- Kamlmura defeats Vladivostok squadron; Rurik sunk. August IO 21, First Gonoral as ao't upon Port Arthur. August 2(1?September 4,-Battle of jlo Yang. September 19 21. Fort Kuropatkln aken; commanding Port Arthur's niter defences. Outobor 11-21 . - Hattie of Shake tiver. October ?16. Ki >Jestvensky sails rom I.'bau with Bullio tquadron. October 20. Armies go Into winter l'iarters be foro Mukden. Ostober 22. "Thc Dogger Hank hi trago," (Later settled by arbitra Ion ) Ootober 26.-Kuropatkln replaces V.rixielT in supreme command. October 2<>. Japanese attack Fast sokwan forts and occupy Khlungshan. Novomoor 10. - Russian destroyer lostospny escapes to Chofoo with (Un latches, and is blown up to avoid cap ure. November 30.-Storming ot 203 Metre HUI, December 0-10.-First Japanese fire destroys Port Arthur fleet, December 18.-First promanont breach made in Port Arthur main de fences. December 28 31.-Nogi takes Kek '.van positions. TUB YBAtt 100?L January 1-Stoessel otters to Surren der. January 2.-Surrender of Port Ar thor. January 3.-Rojestvensky arrives oft Madagascar. January 10*1.1.- Cossack raid In Japanese rear penetrates to New Chang. January 25-29 --Battle of the Hun RI vor. (Sandepas.) February 15--Third Pool flo squad ron sails from Liban, under N chri ton*. .-' February 21-Maroh 12.-Battle of Mukdon. Maroh 10.-Rolestvensky sails east from Madagascar. April 8.-Itojestvensky arrives off Singapore. May 2-5.-Vladivostok torpedo i o its raid Japan's north coast. May 8.-Nebogatoff'ssquadron Joins Rf Josvensky. May 28 27.-Battle of Sea of Ja pan. May 28.-Cruiser Gromhoi seriously damaged by a mine near Vladivostok June 3 -Euqulk with three oruisers rcaofus Manilla; vossels entered. June 9.-President Roosevelt opens diplomatic correspondence with the fighting powers, looking for peaoe. Juno ll.-Russia and Japan pledge themselves to peace parley. MOST IMPORTANT ACTIONS. Port Arthur and Chemulpo attacks. -(February 8 9 ) Togo and Uriu commanding the Japanose and Alex lon* the Russians. Russia lost 2 ves sels and 7 disabled; the Japanese 2 torpedo boats sunk. The victories gave Japan the command of tho far East waters. Yalu River-(May 1 ) The Japan ese under Kurokl defeated the Rus sians under /.isselltch, thus opening the way to the Invasion of Manohurla. 71,500 men engaged, tho casualties being: 3,190 Russians, to 2,039 Jap anese. Nanshan Hill and Klnohow.-(Maj 22-20 ) This vlotory of the Japanese, under Oku, out l*jrt Arthur off frotr the north. 140,000 men wore engaged the oasualtles amounting to 1,70; Russians and 2,300 Japanese. Fafangow.-(May 14 15) Stackel berg's attempt to rc enfoi ea the Pori Arthur garrison was defeated by Oku thc former losing 4,033 men and tin latter 1,120. 120,000 men wero eu gaged. Lion Yang.-(August 20-Sept. 4 Thc general conllict between the tw< entire armies, Kuropatkin and Oyarai commanding in person. Of the 420, 000 men engaged, tho Russian oasual ties are given at 22,050 and the Jap ane8e at 17,539. The victory lay witl Japan. Kuri patkln's retroat to M uk den was masterly. Shake River.-(October ll 21 ) I second contest between the jiame com mandera and forces as at Llao Yaug resulted In a virtual draw, thougl thc Russians were compelled to con tinuo their retreat. To tab sasualtles "82,717; 07,808 Russians and 15,87 Japanese . j 203-Metre Hill.-(Nove ber 3) Th bloodiest of the conlllots \ fed ahou Port Arthur, the Japac i*> victor leading dlrcotly. to the.\i>' " rende of the town. The Russu.is lost 1 killed and wounded about 3,000 men the Japanese fully five times a many. Port Artibur.-Isolated on May M 1904} surrender, January 2, 1006 siege of 232 days. Tho garrison (43, (?32 men with 77? guns,) was conn mauded by Stoessel; the attaokin force (87,902 meh with (508 guns,) b Nogl. From the 19th of August 3 distlnot attacks were made and 3 soi tieR; the lighting was practically coi tinuous. Total casualties have bee given as: Russian 32,745; Japaner 97,480. Russia surrendered 24,30 men, 540 guns, 82 070 shells, 127 toil of powder, 35 252 rifles, 2.200,80 cartridges and 1,920 horses. Thc tU tory had cost Japan about $100,000 000, while the Russian linancial los: Including the value of the destroye fleet, was not less than half again r much. "Considered as a demonstr; Mon of the pitch to willoh human foi tltude and valor may be carried, tli siege of Port Arthur relleots the hlgl cst credit on both the defenders an assail au ls. and is destined to rank I history among the most memorabl feats of arms." Hun River, (Sandepas)-(Januar 25-20.) Grlppenberg's bravo, but fr?h less attempt to turn the wing < Oyama's army cost him 12,000 mer with u loss to his enemy of but 6,001 150,000 were engaged. Mukden.- (February 21 March 12 The greatest of tho land actions < the war, Oyama and Kuropatkl again facing each other, with foret of from 700,000 to 800,000, engage along a front extending from (50 t 100 miles. Japan's casualties amoun cd to 41,222; those of Russia to nearl 90,000. Oyama's "spoils" Include (50 guns, 200,000 shells, (50,000 rlllei 25,000,000 riile cartridges, 2,Ot horses, 350,000 bushels of grain an foddor, and 1,000,000 bread ration "In the numbers engaged, ir. ex ter of the hold, In tho duration of tl struggle, and in thc magnitude of tl losses Mukden so far overshadows a previous battles of which wo ha* definite information, from Maratln Lo Sedan, as to stand in a olass by 1 self. It glvoH Oyama rank as a stra oglst of tho llrst order. It cooli rn the Impression that Kuropatkin, wit lils habit of preparing for retroat b foro going into battle ls not a g rei commander; above all lt proves tl superiority of thc Japanese soldier." The Sea of Japan. (May 27 28 The annihilation of tim comb)m diets under Rojostvensky. (3(5 vc sols of all classes, mounting 372 gun? by the Japaancso, all classes, with s unknown number of torpedo boat bhe whole mounting 330 guns, at ?oat to Russia of ?73,500,000, and tl Kain to Japan of absolute command bbc situation In the Far East. 0 ba tleships, 6 cruisers, 1 coast def en vessel, 2 special service boats, and ;lestroycrs of the Russian licet we sunk; and 2 battleships, 2 coast (1 fence vessels and 1 destroyer wo captured, along with 3,000 prlsonei Including Admiral R-desvenaky ai Nchagatoff, 8,550 Russians wero kill or drowned, Including Admiral Voi kersham. Japan accomplished tl itt a cost to herself of but 3 torpe boats, sunk. 113 men killed and 4 wounded. Killed i>v t'oAohos. At Ashburnc, (lt., Kathleen, t throc-ycar-oid child of Mr. G. W. P kins, ls dead of congestion. She v tho plcturo of health, but ate a pea about 12 o'clook and died at 3. Sho v buried Wodnesday. PLANT ALFALFA. & Movement to Stimulate th? Culti vation of Hay Crop. Mouth Carolin* Agricultural Soo'cly oir.u-h PromluiUR ror lient Y lol?l On Two and Kl vo Acre?. Bulleton No. 103, Issued by Clemson College, gives a report of tho success ful cultivation of alfalfa durlug the past four years, at its Experiment Sta tion, near (marleston, and shows that on the bed four years old, tho result of last year's six cuttings in equivalent per acre were as follows: Oreen. Dry. April 19, ilrstoutting ..16,129 4,624 May 24, secondcuttlug ..14.548 2,536 June 27, third outting ...10,740 2 (180 July 25, fourthoutting .. 9.191 2,202 Aug. 23, tlfth cutting ... 7 282 1,971) Oot. 10, sixth cutting... 3,636 1,414 Total.59,341 10,400 Or lu dry bay, a little over 8 tons per aero. This plant, introduced some years since through California, la now being largely grown through all the Middle Western States, and in 1903 Texas is reported to have planted 250, 000 acres. It is regarded as of so much impor tance in that Slate that an associa tlon has been formed called "the Tex as State Alfalfa Growers' Association," lt. IC. Smith, of Sherman, ls the president, and E, H. Peters, of Cal vert, ls the secretary. Mr. Smith is the largest grower of alfalfa lu Texas, having this year 1,200 acres under cul tivation, as shown lu tho report pub llshcd In The News and Courier on 20th instaut. lt has boen proved by the crops grown at tho Experiment Station that lt can be grown lu the State to ad vantage, as orops of tho last three years arc now growing, as well as that of 1000. The official returns show that in 1903 the importation in and through Charleston for the lirst seven months of Eastern aud Western ha> averaged in value over $10,000 per month, much of which will not com pare with alfalfa hay for ?took of all kinds. Tho Agricultural Society of South Carolina hasdeolded to offer a prlza of ono hundred ($100) dollars for the best outturn of sound, dry, alfalfa bay on live acres, and Hf ty dollars for thc best on ono aore, cut and cured during the year 1000. As the early fall is the beat season for planting alfalfa in the South (about the last cf September, and as the land requires thorough preparation before planting, as well as high fertl llzitlon, the best means to accomplish this ls to sow the land with cow peas with hoavy application of fertilizers, which should be done at this time. All persons who desire to enter this competition should send their names and addresses to Mr. J. Packman Culsolm, 21 Broad street, Charleston, S. C., secretary of the South Carolina Agricultural Society, who will furnish the address of the seedmou from whom this Society has obtained seed, and also with ' Farmers' Bulletin No. 31," jf the United States department of agrlculcurc, which gives full dlrec tlon for the cultivation and saving of ilfalfa. It should be noted that though alfalfa is delicate, and needs care during thc lirst year, that once established on the land, lt will con linue to elvo heavy crt ps for many years without replanting. The secretary of tbe Agricultural Society will bo pleased to furnish all letalis In connection with these pre miums and tho awarding of same Those who desire to compete must {Ive their address, stating if they de dre to enter for the live or one aon competition. The premiums are of hired only for new crops to be plauted in tho fall of 1005. W. G. Unison, Thomas P.nckney, Samuel G. Stoney, Jas. S. Murdoch, Jno. S. Ilolback, Theodore. G Birker, tgrloultural committee of the Agrlcul iural Society of South Carolina. STILL AT LARGE. If io MutilllOUH )',: (, Ir.ihlp tn Still M?Htor ol tho Illack Hot?. A dispatch from O.lossa under date if July 7 says the Knlaz Potemkin, ,he mutinous Russian battleship, still u'.cuples the centre of .thc stago here, fhc authorities aro well Informed ibout her movements and her opera Ions at the various Black sea ports orm tho topic of continuous specula Ion and comment In business and inicial circles. But as thc opinion ?rcvttils hore that she will not return o monaco Odessa the O.leaslans view 1er doings Interestedly, but not utiplcd with any particular alarm. Tho fact that the Kolay. Potemkin s still at large, cruising In the Black ea, threatening ports and holding up teamers and other craft ls beginning o bring criticism upon thc naval au horlties, owing to their apparent lowness and lack of energy In pursu lg and terminating her piratical areer. The torpedo boats which it ls eported are trailing tho Knlaz Po emkln have done nothing, although lie whereabouts of the battleship has ever been a secret. The Black sea ls ) small that she has never been out f reach of the lleet which left Odessa Wednesday and which is popularly ipptsad to bc following the renegade ir the purpose of effecting her surren or or sinking her. If the licet- ls In earnest, lt can easl r meet tho Knlaz Potemkin within a amparatlvely few hours. Tho belief general, however, und thero ls gen ral continuation of lt, that tho main irilculty confronting tho lleet regard lg the Kola/. Potemkin Hes In the tot that the orews of tho ships aro >rongly disinclined to engage the iiitlnous battleship, lt ls reported n good authority that their orews avo actually refused to attack her. ii tito meantime commerce on thc lack sea ls being slowly resumed and lastwlse and other steamers arc clear ig from Odessa on i/neir former sche ide. W*H it Ah Attraotlon? The Johnson News says: "A beau ful lady riding horseback astride as one of tho attractions In Johnston ,st Friday morning. As she dashed p and down Main street on her snow hito ohargor, with head erect and or feet llrmly planted In the stir ?ii?, all business ceased ror awhile, len rushed to the doora and out on ic street to catch a glimpse of tho dry-like object. Tho men gazed in jstacy and soliloquized: "How beau Iful and lovely 1 Why can't our ladlos dc horseback that way?" The ladlos toked askance at tho performance and lubtcred: "Tho contemptablo thing ) rldo a horse man-faHhlon ant* rcsscd In skirts, too! She ought to c ashamed of herself 1" Bur, the iaiiy alloped off and disappeared aa If she as a fairy." v??ATHEK ABD ORui'?i Kain Very Qoueml, In Momo Ptnoet Too lloavy. Tho fol lo wi PI/ in TL report of crop conditions as compiled by Section Dh reotor IUuer: ? The week ending Monday, July 3d bad a nearly normal mean tempera turo, it having been very high at thi beginning of tho week with a maxi mum of 90 degrees at Blackville 01 June 27th, and was comparatively coo during the middle of tho wo.k with i minimum of 01 degrees at Allendale ot Juno 29th. There was moro than ai average amount of cloudiness Tnt winds woro mostly easterly and dry ing. Copious rains foll In the s wanna! valley counties and along the southern coast; excessive rains in the cxtremt western and northwestern counties The co operative observer at Walhalls reported over thirteen lnohes for tnt tunolr y.M.I liirnil utwiworu <?or?f? Vftl 11 ..wv?. ?JW?.?.?~.W.. nuvncis, Bw?.w??..iv light, occurred in the central, eastern and northeastern counths where tin drought has been only partially relit v ed. Lands were washed and bottom lands Hooded in Oconec, Plokens and parts of Anderson, Greenville and Barnwell counties; in all other sec tlous the rainfall was wholly beneil cl al. Cotton Improved In general appear ance and growth, although lt has not attained normal alzo except in a few scattered localities. Tue cotton crop ls uneven and irregular in size, growth and fruitage, though it ls blooming normally over practically tho whole state. There are fewer complaints of deterioration, lice and shedding than last week. In the dry s?otlons some plants are blooming to the top. Sea Island cotton continues small, though generally healthy. There is little if any, improvement in early planted corn which continues unpromising; later plantings have Im proved in color and growth, but are still being seriously injured by worms and recently by chinch bugs lu places. Wheat thrashing is under way and tho yields are very poor. Rice is do ing well. Tobacco is being cured; the crop ls poor and shows tho bad etTeots of drought. Peas arc being sowp ex tensively. Pastures and gardens are parched except where recent rains have partially revived them. Water melons are being marketed Sweet potato slips are being set out since tho rains, and where set out earlier aro doing well. The general crop out look ls more promising than hereto fore, Lut ls still poor where moisture is deliclent, which includes about half tho state. CRIMINALS OF DEEPEST DYE. Stioh Wero tho Parties l^ynohrtl by Mob at Watklnuvlllo. Mr. S. W. Bailey, of Athens, Ga., tells a thrilling story that throws light on thc character of some of the parties that went to their death a few days (?Ince at the hands of the Wat kinsvlllo mob. Tne story as told bj Mr, Bailey indicates that these parties must have at the time of its occur renee been planning ju .t such a mur der as in the case of Mr. and Mrs. Holbrooks. Mr. Bailey kept a store on the Scull Shoals road, a .few miles from Wat kins ville, and near tho scene of the Holbrook tragedy. He moved from there to Athens last January. One night about four yeais ago Mr. Balley says that four negroes oarao to his store about ten o'olook and in the number were Rich and Lewis Robin .on, tvo of the negroes who kihee! the Holbrooks couple. His wlfo was In the store, and they attempted in many ways to lind out where she kept her money, by asking her to change a tv, nty dollar bill. She suspected danger and called to her husband. The negroes went out. Mr. hailey got his pistol and sat down In the rear of tho store. They came back again, and saw him there and then left. Last December, just bofore Christ mas, a negro named Wiley Durham came to the store about midnight and wantod Mr. Balley to get up and go Into the store to sell him some arti cles. He was told that lt was too late Lo open the store and that he could'nt <et what he wanted. Ho was accom panied by another man, and when Mr. Halley went to thc window and lookod jut he recognized that man as Lon J. Aycock, the white man who was shot Lo death by the mob a few nights duce In Watklnsvllle. Mr. Halley had just sold his farm ind was was getting ready 0o go to A.thens, and at that time lu had the money realized from the sale of his farm in his house. The negri who was with Aycock at ihat timo was one of the negroes at me time suspectod of the Holbrook murder, but later on released. Mr. Halley ls satlsiicd that he would have md trouble had he opened his store at ?hat timo. Young alan MniuldoH. Thc Columbia Record says "News las been received here of thc suicide if John A. Hendrix at New Castle, vy., Hendrix v/as a well known and jopular young Columbian and up to a cw months ago was correct In his lablts. Ho was formerly employed by W. D. Lever and from there went vi th the Hell Telephone company. A cw weeks ago ho ran away with a imall amount of money belonging to die company and was not heard of un /ll a special agent of tho bonding com >any hore Wednesday stated that lendrlx had killed himself by throw ng himself under a moving train, lendrlx ls well connected hero and he news of his death will bo rccolved vlth universal regret." Hlavory In Philippinen, In a bulletin issued by thc bureau f labor In a report on labor In the TllUippincs it is stMted that peonage ,nd serfdom are still quite genoral in he islands. It says: "Over forty-one ier cont of the employment is In ag Iculture and in these Industries pcon ,ge and serfdom and slavery still ex st and wage system ls not really cs ablished. Where wages are nomlnal y paid they aro often but another method of continuing tho relationship if poonsgo> HulOWtu'd tn Jail. At Washington, K.lward Green, a icgro, an Inmate of tho llnltod States )istrlot Jail, committed suicide by tanging himself to the window bars In ils cell by moans of an handkerchief md a twcl. The authorities at tho ail are of the bollef that tho man mded lils life hecauso ho was dcapon lent, brought on by his oonllnemont md because of the knowledge that a ong xentonco was awaiting him whon io would bo trlod. AUGUSTA, OA. Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typo-writing, English branches, Full guaranteed course 20 wooka. Singlo course of dither Business or Short- . hand, B mos. 12 calls for graduatos in about 20 days. Can't supply de mand. Write Machinery Supply House for the State. WE SELL EVERYBODY. ?wdquMtera for EVER YTHLNCHn MACHINERY SUPPLIES. All kinds of Injectors, Lubricators, Pipo, Valves, Fittings. Supplies for Saw Mills, Oil Mills and any ono in Machinery business. Largo stock of Well Pumps and Cylinders. Got our price; . , .t COLUMBIA SUPPLY 00.. Oolnmbla. The machinery Supply houae of the State ??^^ 1 THE GUINARD BRICK WORKS, i COL/UMUIA, O. S Manufacturers Brick. Fire Proof Terra Cotta Building Block for fi Flue linings and Drain Tilo. Prepared to Hil orders for thou ands S or millions. , Whlske Habit, Morphine Habit Cigarot Habit All Drugand Tobacco Habits. I i names. Oured by Keeley In?tit:\vte, of ?. C 132D Lady St. (or P. O. Box 7o> Columbia, ?. fl. Confidential oorrmpm ?p cl M A Memory rf Juno. Somewhere, aiown the stream of Time, Amid lhe isles of June, I know, A (hy is anchored, over which The sweetest winds of momory blow. The earth was vestured as a bride, In richcst?dics and brightest bloom; The plushing breeze that kissed lier cheek Was slumberous with Its rich per fume. I White clouds sailed slowly o'er the deep j Of heaven's blue, serenely still, And not a sound of discord broke The harmony of Nature's will. Yet, faint and far, through leafy aisles, Was heard the wood-bird's mellow call The lapping sound of woodland stream, Or rippling laugh of waterfall. j O, friend, who stood with me that day, Do you reeall thc matchless morn When, from thc Leathon tome, for us One white, red-lettered page was torn Hands clasping hands, heart spoke to heart, In language all unknown 'til then,' And from their Undine sleep our sou's Awoke to dreams, how mad! How vain! j I know not what life holds for you Our ways were parted long ago; I And far, o'er pathless seas, our souls Have drifted with the ebb and How Yours may have reached some shelter ed bay And, anche red safe in sunny cove, Have long since ceased to think of mc Blest by some happy, hcartsome love. While T, tho sport of Idle waves, Toss still in Ocean's stormy strife; Far, far from rest and peace; for mc, Love ls the saddest thing In life. Yet, anchored in those "isles of bloom," That sweet June heyday lingers yet* And time, nor change, nor lapsing hours Can ever cause its sun to set. -?BLEN WATTS MOVHY. An Expert Specialist At Your Own Home. vSeok tho Advice of tho South's Most Skillful Physician-Ho will Coun sel and Advise Any Sufforor on Any Disease Without Charge -25 Years of Experionco. Valuable Books Free Write for Thom. DU HATHAWAY, Uccngnizt <1 at? ilio Oitlc-Ht Eitnbllah nd anil Mont Rollable Mpnoiallat. Every afilloted reader of thia papor lit invit ed to consult Dr. J. Newton Hathaway of At lanta, t?a., tho South's mos Reliable Special? ist, on any dlsonco, absolutely without chargo. This groat specialist has had over twenty- five years of expo- ioixco In ?io study and troat rooat of diseases of a eli rou I j or lingering na t'iro, and wo unhesitatingly say ihn thoro Ia no caso, no mattor how sovoro, that ho cannot thoroughly understand from the very first, and prepare tho correct trontmonf, willoh ls bound to offoot a permanent euro. Hy tho Aid of his sys om of homo troatmont, ho plaoos at tho disposal ol' every sufforor his advanced methods of troatmont, ol' which I o ls tho orig inator, no matter whoro ho cr sho resides. FUEE MEDICAL AD VICK If you BU (Tor from any disease of a chronlo nature, such as Nervous Mobility, Stricture, Vaiicxolo, Blood Poison, Kidney or llladdor Trouble, Diseases of the I Icu I, Livor or stom ach, Throat, and Lunn Trouble, host Manhood, Hvdrocelo, Urinary DisordetB, Skin Diseases, Rheumatism, Catarrh or privato diseasos o' n.on, mu li as (?loot, etc., and diseases pe< ullar to women, oto., etc., ?lo not n ako ?io m?BU\ke BirO'8 Chief Enemy. Professor Clifton F. Hodge, blolog 1st at Clark University, has come out urging Un extermination of all cats by municipalities, declaring they are thc of consulting your homo doctor, who will worst existing enemv of bird life, chargo you any whore from l to $25 toroon ' Tnis has become a matter of nation alconsctiuenoo," says Professor Hodge, ' and demands the attention of cities, as well as of people in tho country. I bave niven much attention to this subject, and I am firmly conv?note! that the oat ls the worst enemy tho bird has. Not excepting the severities of winter, scourges of disease that might prevail In bird families, and all other enemies of bird life oorablned, tho cat is tbe arch fiend of them all, and stands at the head of the list as a destroyer of bird life. We need the German method of cat traps, thoso that in one oats In Hamburg. year killed 30,000 suit ut ?on alone, but nit down and write to Dr. Hathaway. Ho ?iii counsel and advise you without one cent of charge. Ho ?8 tho recog nized authority on those disrasos in Oils ooun try, and you can, therefore, approolnto Uie valu* bis opinion of yi,ur caso would bo to you. Ile has boon established lu Atlanta for yo., rs and years, and bis reputation is not ?<<|ualled by any other physiol'n. Havo no hesitancy in writing bini. Ho v. ill niuo send you a valuable book on your disease, all charges prepaid. Yo?? aro especially invited to write for his book for mon, entitled, "Manliness, Vigor and Health." Ho sure to writo this groat specialist about your disease* today, His business ls conduct ed in an honest, straightforward inaimor, and like 2,ou 0An *dwny8 10u' assured of "asuuaro deal." 1'ho address is ~* ? A IiOiiK Sontonoo. At Waco, Texas, a sentence of ten centuries, or 1,000 years, in state's prison, has been pronunced upon Lse Robertson, a negro laborer, who at tempted to assault Mrs. Alonzo Robin son, wife of his employer Mrs, Robinson's husband was absent at the t-lme and in resisting the attack her icalp was badly torn and one hand ?vas bitten to tho bone. The jury jould not assess tho death penalty, as A\e deed was not accomplished, but ,hero being no limit as the timo he night 1)3 given in the penitentiary, ibo court made lt ten centurias and inc day ever. Tho negro asked the ionrt to pass sentence in order that die term might begin at once. Deadly Haan Dall, A dispatch from Savannah, Ca., lays: Struck on tho head several days igo, by a baseball bat, slung away in inger by Willie Lipschutz, who had itruck out 12 year old Harry Exley, ion of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Exley, died Wednesday. Tho Eily boy was au on ookor and ill luck has it that he was tandlng right in the way when the jlpsohutz boy Hung away his bat In lisgust. Tho skull of tho Exloy boy vas fraptured."_ No <>>anit>llMf(, Governor Folk of Misse url has in tructed the sliorlff to prevent gamb ing at thc St. Louis raes track, and t ts reported that in order to uphold ho law thc governor will send a oom moy of ml I tia to St. Lc uh. GUARA! / TEED BY A $5,000 BANK DEPOSI J. N KWTON 11 ATI! AWAY, M. D., 88 Inman bldg., Atlanta, Qa. A Proposition of Interest To all readers of this paper, who call or write for treatment within the next HO days I will cure them of tho following diseases for ONE-HALF my usual charge: LOST MANHOOD, SYPHILIS (blood poison), GON? 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