GREAT BATTLE IS ON Forces of Kuroki and Kuropatkin Get Together. CONFLICT TO THE DEATH Decisive Engagement of the War ia Conceded to be On and Results are Awaited With Greatest Suspense. Associated Press advices form St. Petersburg, under date of August 31, are as follows: Tho great battle of Liao-Yang, which began early Tuesday morning, raged throughout the day with increasing intensity .but un to this hour no further official details beyond the two brief telegrams given out in the afternoon have been received by the j war office. Every confidence ;is expressed in | General Kuropatkin's ah.'Mty to meet I the. Japanese assault ground of nis ' own choosing, but th. is hungrily ! awaiting further news of the progress of the fight. The Japanese forces gaged in this battle can only be mated here, but they are bflieved to number about 200.000 men. General j Kuropatkin is known to have six army ) corps besides 147 squadrons of cavalry I in which great confidence is reposed, ' bringing tip the Russian total to about the same number tliat the Japanese hltVO II nnr ??.? . ... ! ? v. jbw?* %,ux; (II lllivo V'WIIl|iaiU Willi j regard to artillery is not definitely i known, though throughout the war the Japanese have shown great preference ! for this arm and great skill in its use. Reports from the front credit the Japanese with having 1.200 guns and j many mountain batteries, and it is ' known that they recently shipped 1 twenty-four heavy guns to Yinkow. General Kuropatkin, in addition 10 his field batteries, has a number of very heavy guns emplaced at ini|>or- ' tant positions at l.iau-Yang, where the Russians have been strongly fortifying | for some time. An Associated Press dispatch from Liao-Yang, under date oi August 30, is as tollows: What appears to be the deciding battle began at 4 a. m. Since then the artillery has been thundering and rifle fire has been rolling incessantly. The encircling heights resemble fire eirdtcing mounta-inr, The Japanese began Hie attack east Of Liao-Yang along the Taltse river, hut were rc pulsed. The firing is now specially heavy south and southwest of Liao-Yang. One can no longer distinguish individual detonations. The Wyborg regiment, of which Emperor William II ia honorary chief, is deploying upon the battle field. The Russian army is full of confidence. The total strength of tho com hatants engaged is estimate 1 at over half a million men. The battle probably will continue for several days. 10 a. m.?From 5 o'clock this morning up to !> o'clock there has been an incessant shower of shrapnel. Tho sound of cannonading is coming from the south, where the Japanese evidently have numerous guns. Deadly shells are bursting ev ywhere, their white smoke being distinctly traceable against the dark foliage on the mountain sides. The Japanese arc searching the whole country side with their fire, selecting certain squares of territory on which for a few moments they mass a hail of shot and shell from all their gnr.s, thus working Mho whole Held, with mathematical precision, from right to left, in this way the entire Russian front has been systematically searched in the first hours of the cannonading. Then commenced the general Japanese advance along the whole line. At this hour. 10 a. m . the Japanese artillery flro has somewhat slackened, but their infantry is Bteadilj pushing forward. The Russians have b en holding their ground gallantly and their If-*- k are small considering the terrible nature of the Jajxinese fire. The main Japanese attack is being directed against the Russian center and right, where the Russian loase3 have been the heaviest. The Japanese ponied numerous artillery within rnnge of all the Russian |K)8iiions during the night. A hoi. flr? was opened at f> a. in., an i by 9 o'clock the Japanase wero clot to the Hiifsian positions. Tho Japanese shrapnel fire inflicted considerable lo:<*s?{ on the Russian troops at several points. lieutenant Colonel Pokatiloff, commandite a barUry of the Sixth Kast Siberian brig* r.-lo, was hilled. CANNOT REMOVE SHERIFF. i In Case Kendrick is io Blame- Govcr nor Cannot Punish. It. has develope I that even though tho court of inquiry, or any other couit, civil or military, should plac< tho whole blame of tho Stntesbor* fla., lynching on the fhoulderx of Sh< r iff Ker.urick, of Hullooh county. CSov ernor Terrell is not authorized undei the law to remove him from office. PLAN MURDER AND ARSON "Before Day" Club Unearthed In Ala bama and Five Members Languish in Opclika Jail. A special from Opelika, Ala., says: Monday morning at 1 o'clock there were brought to this eitv and lodsiud in the county jail live negroes, bupposed to be memo*.is of a "Before Lay * ciub, and implicated in an attempt to murder a family living a few miles from this city, near Chewaeta postotfice, ami there is great excitement in the neighborhood of the capture and the attempt at. the crime. The capture was made through the contession of two members of the gang, secured after persistent effort on 1 the part of the citizens of the neigh I borhood. The two numbers s.ato tnat ; the negroes of the community had organized for the purpose of murdering, robbing and burning, aud the firsi family to receive tins treatment at their hands was to have been Mrs. .Maggie 1'lott and her three children, residing on a plantation near Chewa* fl A negro by the name of John Cook was to kill Mrs. Plott and her daughter, Miss Pearl Plott, aged about eighteen years. Another member of tlio band was to kill her two sons, Jim, aged 15, and Riley, nged 12. The house was then to be plundered, kerosene poured upon it, and the bodies of the murdered members of the family, and the whole then burned. The attempt to carry out the plot was made on Sunday evening, August 7, Cook working at the window of Pearl Piott's room, and another working underneath the house. Cook had succeeded in prying open the shutter, which barred the window, but Pearl was awakened by the noise, and call* ed her brother. He arrived in the room just as the negro was in thu act of climbing in at the window, and ho hastily fire# his gun at him, missing him, but frightened him and the accomplice away. The affair was kept as quiet as possible, except that the citizens of the neighborhood began at once a systematic inquiry into the matter, with the hope of ultimately securing some clew to the negroes and effecting their arrest. Aiier auout a weeK's labors, a con- | fession was secured from two of the members of the gang;, and Sunday five of them were taken into custody?John Cook, Homer Peterson and Ella Peterson being taken at Chewaela; Nancy Mangrum In Beat 7. and Fletcher Dawson was found in Opellka. COUNTY APPROVES LYNCHING. Citizens of Bulloch Say Cantain Hiich and Troops Acted Wisely. \V. B. Moore, auditor of the Savannah and Statesboro railroad, says* practically all of the people of Bulloch county approve of the recent lynching, except a few lawyers and ! preachers. Mr. Moore will go on the ?ta:id at | Statesboro before the court of inquiry j and testify about the recent lynching, j lie says that the general opinion ; around Statesboro is that Captain Hitch, in ordering the military not to fire .acted wisely and bravely. Mr. Moore says that there were over 1!00 Winchesters in town, and pickets bad been stationed in ihe second sto- | rics. Had a shot been fired by one of j the military, Mr. Moore says his candid opinion is that not a live soldier would have been left. Interspersed "through the mob were some preachers \nd beH nconle <>f Statesboro, who wore trying to get tho; crowd to desist from th'lr detenni j tion. To havo 11 r?*cl into such a crowd would have been to kill innocent people. The people of Bulloch are a unit iri upholding the lynching, says Mr. .Moore. The people no: only indor.-? Captain Mitch, but would give h'.m a sword if h< would accept it. Tney have even discussed this, but know ! that Captain Hitch would not take' such a testimonial at this time. Mr. Moore said that it was a mistake about labor leaving Bulloch since tho lynching. TWO TOWNS PAY NO TAXES. Di6pensary Profits Cover All Neceu sary Expenses Incurred. Comptroller (icneral Wright has received a letter from the mayor ol Bronwood, in Tc rrel! county, (la., in ; which he states hat ttie lax rate of his town for the year 1904 has been fixed at the dispensary of tho j town paying all the neci'sarv ex*. I pensr-q. The ssiinn s! ue of affairs r\ists In Whlfiha'ni. in L/eeatur county, where tlie dispensary pays nil tin- taxes of t !-.?> town GENERA L STRIKE 10 0RD2RED. Members cf Sheet Mctf.i Workers Have Trouble With Employers. A general strike ordci has liccn issued at I'hilndelph .a by the Sheet Met al Workers' I'tllon. This action is t!io result of tlu manufacturers' refusal to in< 11 the < mployecs In conference j iinlv hf nn arbitrator is first pel eetod to decide n!! quertlonft <:i which er.nferenco commit:'< niinit differ. \ SOUTH CAROLINA I ? STATE NEWS ITEMS. J Seale Kills Folk. At Providence, Sumter county, Supervisor William H. Seale and Magihtrato It. L. Folk had an altercation in which Folk was killed. Details are meager. * * i ram wangles Deaf Mute. Ben Smalley, the deaf and dumb soa of Jim Smalley, of the Westminster cotton mills, was run over by a through freight at \yestminster and in. tautly hilled. * Two Suspects Relcsred. Hutlcr Hoit and Will Martin, tho two young white men who have been in cu tody at Newberry for several i. an uncle of the youujr Indie:;, who prosecuted 111- damage ta*'* for I hi ill.I efiis. (1 (OHCm Ksopus-. 11? arrived lat< i;i tho afU rii'jon ani rceivod a hearty wi o.nc fr< m Judge Parker. The sc r. i lor dined with :!] jud^o, and at 9 i"> p. in. \vi .Mr. (fiironi'K medicines.- KlWader, Iowa, Ar/;us. This remedy never fails. Kef p it in your homo, it may save life. For sale l?y IM'kens Drill? Store. Karle's Drunr &tore, V. N. Hunter, Liberty, tt MAY REORGANIZE THE PARTY. Populi3tc of North Carolina Plan to Put Out Electoral Tickct. 11 liccina tba:. an effort is to be made to reorganise the populist party in 1'iir.h Carolina. Fx-Congressman A. ' '"chuffor 1 r.n;joun<;p8 that the national chairman of the party has results , show a total of 1,091,252, but of this i 100.04:' were taken from ports and in- i | eluded in port rectlpts. This hows j that the mills of the south have used I up SI,477 bales less than during 1902- , i n:s and 18,718 less than during 1901- i 02. the decrease being due to the un- i rath'.factory condition of the goods 1 i trade and the relatively b'.gh prices | j j of the raw rvaterial compared witli | \ I the manufactured product during most ' of the season. I I t olonel Hester's full wtu ! contain Interesting and valuable facts, showing tlio consumption of the south j | by states, the takings and consumption of northern mills and the world's I consumption of American cotton. lie i will also give the crop by states and j faets in relation to the increase in j the spindles of southern mills. , DEATH CLAIMS DR. HERRAN. ( Former Colombian Minister at Washington Dies in New York. Dr. Thomas Herran, who represented Colombia at Washington for several , years up to the time of the Panama incident, died Wednesday at Liberty, , N. Y. He had been il: for somo time j ( : and went to Liberty in the hope tnat i t | a sojourn there would aid in the res- j , ' toration of his health. Dr. Herran was ! j educated in the United States and de- j voted his life largely to his country's j 1 i ?i ? 1V7I Wigll 01*1 V lVJC, I I In 1'JOO lie was attached to the Co- | lomblan legation at Washington and j throughout the regime of Minister , ] Concha was the executive head of the legation. Upon the sudden depar'tire ! of Minister Concha Dr. Herran was! made charge d'affaires ad interim and J in this capacity signed with Mr. Hay . on January 22. 10;?3. the Panama ca ; nal treaty between the United Slates j | and Colombia, which, despite all that j , ttie charge coul 1 do. was rejected by I the Colombian congress. I This was the disappointment, of Dr. I Herran's life and from that and Jie severe strain under which he labnre l throughout the negotiations ho novo* fully recovered He did not recti vc 's what he considered proper treatment r from the Bogota government after the 1 failure of the treaty and in the apt in;; e of 1904 he quietly closed the legation / and left Washington without pre- 1 sentlng his official letters of re:a'l. ,e Dr. Herran leaves a large family. jc HIGHWAYMEN MAKE HAUL. | <1 Hold Up Train and are Given Pack- j 1 age Containing $900. '1 On the arrival of the Oregon express on the Oregon Short Line at Kemmerer, VVyo., at 2 o'clock Wednesday mornitiK. four men stepped out from ? I lie shadow of a building near the depot, and an noon as the door of the express car was opened by the mes- ^ senger, two of them held him up, while two others stooff off the station agent. A package containing $900. to pay off the employee? of the Kenimerer Coal Company, was demanded, and was given to the robber:, who ' disappeared. ' The robbers are believed to be employees of tlie coal company who knew ' of the arrival of the package, as thev made no further search for other plun- ^ tier. A package containing $13,000 for th? Cumberland Coal Company wan i not disturbed. Cholera Infantum. ,f 11 This disease lias lost iis terrors ! since ( hamli< rlaln'B Colic, Cholera and !f Diarrhoea Kcmedy came Into general ! use. The uniform success which at- ' tends the use of this remedy In all cases of bowel complaints in children has made it a favorite wherever i's 1 value has 1" come known. For sale by Pickens Dpij? Store, Karle's Drug 1 Store, T. N Hunter, Liberty. tf j The Death Penalty. i A little thitiK sometimes results in | death. Tims ? mere scratch, insiftnifir-ant cut; or iliny boils have paid the death penalty. It Is wise to have j r.ucklcn's Ami a Salve ever handy. It's the best Stive on earth* and will l I prevent fat a I it, rf when Hums, Sores, 'Ulcers nrul Pil s threaten. Only 2.rie at PickenR Drt $ Co. tf Timber woh s i.t ' .c country nortt ct l.arar.ie. V. <>.. p.r; / iid to be rr.oro riiinx ro-m thij . than for years. Ilfavy his . J< [ live stock have rei C0;:t!y t< -1 paused by these gray | ihW vis i.) 'J. jt pert of t::c State. 0 I Thousands Have Kidney -x-ruuble and Don't Know It. now To Find Out. Fill a botllo or common gluss with .' our water and let It stand twenty-four hours; a SC ent 0r ? * ' ' jhc back is al*Gconvinclng proof that the kidneys and blatft^. der arc out of order. What to Do. j ft There Is comfort In the knowledgdf^) i often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swa5VkX{' ?lw4. Root, the creat kidney remedy fulfills wish in curing rheumatism, pain lr back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every pari*' J of the urinary passage. It corrects inabilityM^. - to hold water and scalding pain in passin^^^ It, or bad effects following use of liquori I wine or Deer, and overcomes that unpleasan necessity of being compelled to go ofter during the day, and to get up many time! during the night. The mild and the extr* ordinary effect of Swamp-Root is coot realized, it stands the highest for its won dcrful curcs of the most distressing cases If you need ft medicine you should have th< best. Sold by druggists In 50c. and$l. sizes, You may have a sample bottle of this > wonderful discovery and a book that tells :5a more about it. both sent absolutely free by mail. \ Mdress Dr. Kilmer & nomo of Swamivnoot. \ To., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing meniion reading this generous offer in this paper. Don't make any mistake, but remember ?, he name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's at 5wamp-Root, and the address, Binghnmton, t ^ ^.Y.. 011 every bottle. j jic GREATEST IN HISTORY Is Conflict Waged Between Rus6 andj . Jap at Liao-Yang. Accorning to reports received from I the scene of the battle being waged botwec-n Russian and Japanese forces it Liao Yr.ng there are considerably :>ver four hundred thousand men engaged in the conflict. If these figures ?re correct it is the greutest battle, in point of numbers of all wars in the world's niftory. Tlu> following figures show the number of men engaged on each side .'.n the present battle at l.iao-Yang and the number engaged in six other great j battles of history: 1 Liao-Yang?Russians, 200,000; Jap- j inese, 300,000. Total, 00,000. Au.terlltz, December 2, 1S0?>?Allies, >4,000; FreinTi, 70,000. Total, 154,u00. Smolensk, August 17. lSl??Frono'i, 175,000; Russians, 12*,000. Total, 1 G-l,- f 300. Idepzig. October lG-lfl, 1813?French, 1.10,000; Allies, 200,000. Total. 330,000. ! iTnt-iiuu, juin. is, jsio?i'Tcncn, | 124,588; Allies, 200,000. Total. ttb'J,- J Ant lot nm, September 10-17, l*e:ierals. 7"),000; Confo.l^r.'Wcry 100. Total, 120,000., y-?' 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