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* ? . ?? if : - ? V ? ..... , j . 4 & . " THB CAMDEN * ~VOUME IX. ~ 7" CAMDEN, 8. C., FRIDAY - _ . She Has Exhausted all Resources. L' BOWS III 1 IVIllf. * Submits to tho Terms to Avoid 'it Further Bloodshed. THINKS THE CONDITIONS HARSH ? i- ,m.t . ' > The Offer of $20,000,000 Accepted, Cuba Relinquished and Porto Rico, Guam and the Philippine Islands Ceded Without ndilious ? Germany Is Satisfied. Paris (By Cable) ? Spain baa accepted tbe United States' offer of 320,000,000 and ut u joint session of the peace com mission, Monday afternoon, consented without condition, to relinquish Cuba and to cede Porto Rico, Guam and tho Philippine Islands. The document pre senting this acceptance contaiuod ouly 800 wordfc. It opened with a ref erence to the final terms of tbe United States and said that the Spanish com missioners after having taken cogni sance of tho terms propohod by"1 the Americaus, replied that thejr govern ment tried to give as equitable anan swer as possible, but tbatthey were not prepared, to commit their. governmeut to tho acceptance of the principles em bodied in tbe American argument. Spaiu rejeotod tbbse principle#, the note ;>*~??ntinue?, "as she always rojected them. " Basing her attitude upon.- the justice of hor cause, the note then says, sho still adheres to these principles "which she has heretofore invariably formulated." Howover, the note adds, in here desiro for peace, she has gone aa far as to propose certain compromis es, -which the Americans have always rejooted. She lias also attempted, it is further asserted, to have submitted to arbitration xomo of the material partic lars upon which the two governments differed. Their proposals for arbitra tion, it is added, the Amerioans had equally rejected. These allegations iu Spain'** reply, as to attempted arbitra tion, rofer to ber proposal to arbitrate the construction of the third artiole of the protocol and alsd submit the Span ish colonial debt -of Cuba and the Phil ippines to arbitration. The last propo sition bus been made in a written com munication. Siuce its presentation, and in return for sUoh arbitration, Spain offered to cede the territory iu diffputo. '1 he Americans refused both propositions for arbitration. Spam's roply continued by declaring that tho United States had offered as a kind of -v compensation to Spain, something very inadequate to tbe sacrifices that the latter country makes at this moment, and- sho fools, therefore, t.bat tho United Statrs' proposals cannot be con sidered just and equitable. Spain ha s however, exhausted all tho resources of diplomacy ip an attompt to justify, hor attitude. Seeing that an. ac ceptance of tho proposal made to Spain is a necessary condition to a continu ance of negotiations, and seeing that the resources of Spain are not such as to enable her to re-enter u[fo$ war, she is prepared, in her desire to avoid blood shed, aud from considerations ' of hut manity and patriotism to submit to the conditions of tbe conquering nation, however harsh tboy may be. She is, therefore, ready to aocept the proposals of the American commission as pre sented at last meeting. Two More Weeks in Paris. Washington (Speoial)--It is the im pression at tbo State JJepartm^pt, in the absence of anything save proas re ports of the proceedings at Paris, tbat the commission's work ie now near an end, and tbat about two weeks' time will nufllce to close it up. Thie idea is based on tbe belief tbat instead of un dertaking to aTraDge tbe several mat ters yet to bo settled in tbo treaty of peace, a general clause will be placed in tbe treaty bindiug eaob of the par tial to begin negotiation! in the near fotare upon those subjeots. Germany Is Satisfied. W abhingtow " ( Special ). ? Baron Speok Ton Sternberg, charge d'affaires of Germany, called at the State De partment Monday and had j^ooafarenoc with Secretary Har on earrent topics, j2ar.ticaLv.Lr those growing out of the late war, in tbo course ofwliieb Baron Upeok took ocoasioa to express the most friendly sentimente oa tbo part --of Germany concerning the present atatna of afTeira. The oall waa chiefly ?braifloftat a? aa evidence that German officials de?ire to oouateraet tbe re porta tbat Germany ia about to winm an ? tzir "iiiiiisiii: Many Bodies Being Washed Ashore Along New England Coast. THE PORTLAND GOES DOWN. . , 1' Not a Soul Left to Tell the Tale? The Alton School Case? Macon Greatly l:\witcd ? . His Speech Was Clear. Boston, Mbsb. (Special). ? Tho steam er Portland, of tho Boston & Portland Steumship Company, plying between Boston and Portlaud, was totally wrecked Sunday morning oft' Highland Light, and the entire crow anil pus seniors perished withiu a abort dia tauoe of land. A largo quantity of wreckage, lnoludiug trunks aud other material, have come ashoro and 84 bodios have been recovereil from tlio surf by tho life-saving orew at High Head Station. Ono body was that of a woman. Tho passenger list numbers 51 and the olllcora and orew number 48. The Portlaud was built in Bath, in 1890, and was a Bido wheel steamer of 1,817 tons uot burdeu. Hor length was 280 feet; beam 42 foet, and depth 16 feot. She was valued at $250,000 and waa fully insured. Vineyard Haven, Mass. --Three lives were loBt iu tho wreck of the schooner Addio Sawyer, from Calais, Ma.ne, to New York, with lumber, which was wrecked on tho north sido of tho is land. ?' Glouoe3ter. Mass. ? Tho achoonor Hiram Lowell, Capt, Henry Nolson, arrived from tho flhoro fishing grounds and brings the readied orew aud pas sengers, numbering 28 persons, of tho British Bchoonor ^Jaroissua, Capt. Mo* Intoah, from Boston forSholburne and Liverpool, N. S. , with a geueral cargo. Capt. Molntosh brings a story of terri ble experionoo and of groat horoism on the part of biB reBCUoiB. PuvMOtTTn, Mass. ? Tho Gurnet life* saving statiou picked up tho body of a man this morning. A fishing sohoouor waB wrecked oft' Brant Bock aud oiglit of the fourteen men on hor were saved. A herring achoonor was also destroyed there, and the life -saving crew pickod up three bodios. HAi?lEA\, N. 8. ?An unknown four masted vessel is ashore at Herring Cove, entrance to Halifax harbor. Ono body has washed ashore, The vessel is foro and aft rigged, All on board have perished. Provincktown, Mass. ? Twenty-neveu vessels were.dnven ashoro aud totally wrecked iu this neighborhood. From tho majority of those,; tho crows Were saved, although several lives were lost. Four or five of the wrecks wore coast ers aud the rest wore tlshormeu. Four ice houses and a lobster hatchery, situ ated at Beach Point, wore destroyed. Several bodies also have drifted ashore near Highland Light, and part of u vessel marked "Steamer Portland. " Phovincetown, Mass. ? Two bodios that came ashoro at. Highland Light, aud are supposed to be from tho Port laud, have been brought here. Boston, Mass. ? A special from High land Light says: "A largo three-mast* ed sohooner, name unkuowu, is ushore on Peaked Hill bar. Two sailors and 1 passenger woro lost. The captain and two Boaman were saved. Tho schoorer will be a total wreck. A two-masted schooner, supposed to bo tho Philia mon, of Provincotown, was picked up by the steamer Longfellow. Tho sohooner was dismantled aud tho fato of the crew is unknown. " New York, N. Y. ? A special f ora Providence, JR. I. says: "Block Island has been heard from for tho first time since tho blizzard began. Tho island is a wreok, hotels being shattered and vessels torn to piecet by the storm. The entire fishing lleot of 24 vosfielB is a total loss. The three-masted schooner Lexington, of Maobias, Mo., is lout. Tho Hartford Dredging company's plaut ia gone. " Norfolk,' Va. ? News oL tho storm comes in slowly, but it it feared here that when all is known tkfore will bo a large orop of disasters / to shipping, homing or carrying fr<|m this port. During the last, week iu |he neighbor hood of twenty schoonors and eight or ten barges sailed from Norfolk to Now England ports, aud fears are folt for their safety. New York. ? The steamer Comanche, from Jacksonville, and . Charleston, reaohed port about ton hours late, ow ing to tho storm she encountered. ftlio reports that a mile north of Northeast End lightship, she passed a spar stand ing out of the water, and attaohad to a Bunken vessel. Oil Martin's Industry lightship two floating wrecks, appar ently bottom up, wefb passed. New York. ? The French Cable Com pany haa receivod a dispatch from its office at Cape Cod, Mass. , saying that 12 bodies from the steamer Portland have been washed ashoro at that Sta tion. The Alton School Case. The celebrated Altou school caso linn been decided by a jnry in tho Circuit Conrt atEdwardsville, III., agaiust tho colored people, wbo bad protested Igainst separate schools. , Recently, because of a dew order Issued by the ?chool authorities el AWe?f Wrr white sod negro children were assigned to diffareat publio schools. The colored people reseated this and refused to Mtfa their children to school. When lb? ease came to trial io Madison county Cireeit Conrt, to which it bad been re* far red, the defence contended that the adored children ia Alton bate theeaaie dpportaatty tar securing an edaeation i u tu whites. sad that ao diaerinjfna- , ttcn had been practiced. The caee will J [ saw fila ihe&upreme OonH. Miry Greatly iiidtetf. Haco*, Oe. (Speitel). -Rumor has bmm rtfaia tfceelty thet the aegro eof i"L intended ^ brsalr ^ the city, eed felt bo& by The et nD-BUl BUZZARD Swept Over the Greater Portion of Now England, PILED HIGH WITH WRECKAGE, Over One Hundred Vessels Ashore and Seventy Lives Known tt> be lost With the List Growing Hourly. Boston (Speoial).? A reoord- breaking November blizzard awept over the greater portiou of New Eugluud Satur ilny night and Sunday, completely de morul;ziug truflio of every description and well-uigh parulyziutr tolegraphio and tolephouio comtnuc icatiou, whiie tho northeast galo, coming on a high oourae of tides, drove the aea far be yond iU usual limits and made a mark along shore exoeeded only by the lumuorablo hurricano of 1 8-?l . While the storm was heaviest iu the southeast orn part of New Eugland, the whole district was affected, and experienced a Know fall of from eight to twouty-four liiohoa. JtiH known definitely, tlint more than nevouty live* have beou lost- 111 the wrecks of tuga, aclioonera and coal barges during tho storm, and if the steamer Portland, baa also gene down, mi now aeoma possible, tho list of oaaualtios will riso to MO, with ovor 100 vumhdIh of all descriptions ashore. Thero is scarcely a bay, harbor or iulot from Peuobooot, Maiuo, to New Lou don, Conn., that has not on its shores the bones of eoino staunch craft, while along Massachusetts Bay, especially Boston harbor, tho beaches are piled high with tuo wreckage qf schoouers aud coal barges. The reoord, although hourly lengthening, is still incomplete for that ocean graveyard of Cepe Cod is yet to be heard from, and as it has never failed to give up B<>ttie grim tale at such a time, it will (not bo fouud lacking on nuoh occasioned as this. The islands of Boston harbor are without exception strewn with wrecks ard wreckage. No leas than 2D vessels aio ashore at Gloucester. Over 20 iu tho supposed safe harbor of Vinevard Haven parted their anchor cliaius and are high aud dry on the beach. Every life-saving crew performed deed# of heroism iu rescuing orewB of seamcu from standod vessels aud tug- boat captains risked life and property in thoir endeavor to saye lifo. Baltimore pnd Ohio History. The chronology of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is \. interesting at this time, as it will not be man}' months be* foro it will cease to be operated under tho original charter. The lirst genotal meeting of citizens, ooutemplating the building of a railroad to tho Ohio River, was held in Baltimore on February 12, 1827. Tho other important events oo curred as follows: Act of incorporation granted by Maryland, February 28. 1827. Act of incorporation continued by Virginia, March 8, 1827. Requisite amount of stock for organization sub* scribed hy April 1, 1827. Company or. Kaniaed,' direotors elected, April 23, 1827.-- Preliminary surveys bej^uu July 2, 1827. Actual surveys besua, Novem ber 20, 1827. Charter confirmed by the Htate of Pennsylvania, February 22, 1828. Maryland became a stockholder March 6, 1828. Cornerstono laid July 4, 1829. Kail road opened to Ellicott'a Mills, 14 miles (hor*e-power), May 22, 1980. Trial of the first steam locoino tive on tho Baltimore and Ohio Rail road. August 25, 1830. Railroad opened to Eltlcoti'a Mitts 14 miles (steam pow er), August 80, 1830; Frederick,! tfl miles, " December 1, 1831; Point of Rocks, 69 miles, April 1. 1832; Harper's Ferry, 81 miles, ~ De<? ruber 1, 18**4; Hancock, 123 miles, JuTieTj^lblv; Cum berland, 178 miles, November 5, 1844>y Piedmont, 200 miles, .)uLy;21, 1851; Fairmont, 302 miles, Ji^ifo 22, 18oG. Last spike driven, finished, Baltimore to Wheeling, 379 miles,! December 24, 1852. First train rea^hod Wheeling from Baltimore January 1, 1853. Rail road opened, Baltimore to Wheeling, 370 miles, Jaunarv 10, 1853. Row Over PicqiMrt't Case. Paris (By Cable). ? The Chamber of Deputies was crowded Monday, much interest being taken, in the announced intention of some of the Dopntiea to iuterpellato thegovernment on the Pio quart case. M. Paul Desohanel, Re publican, announced that he bad re^ ceived a request to interpellate theerov ernment regarding the Picquart pro ceedings, and the Premier, M. Dupuy, proposed an immediate discussion of the matter. A Radical Deputy, M. Bos, opened the discussion. He said that while there had been some hooosty in the Dreyfns prosecution, there had been nothing but dishonesty in the Picquart aflair. These remarks caused an up roar. Continuing, M. Bos detailed the history of the Picquart "prosecution," recalling Col. Picquart'* exile to Tuuis, and asked tbe Mimeter of War, ^1. De Freyoinet, why he permitted a court martial to be summoned for December 12. The Deputy also accused General Zurlinden, tbe military governor of Paris, who, he said, had. premised a re vision of the case, of having broken his word. This caused another uproar. M. Boa concluded by insisting that the government ought to postpone the trial orTtoroart by donrt- martial until the decision of tbe Conrt of Caaeation in the revision of tho Drevfae trial ie made known. Tula brought forth live-. It app lease from the majority' of the Depntiee. 1 MR llNCIIfll. \ The Battleship Sliiled Down the Ways Amidst Much Noiso. A 27 FOOT FLAG PRESENTED. Eutlcr Home From lla>aua ? A Rich 01 J Lad) M-irdered- Pasha and the Christians ? Refused to Free His Prisoners. Ban FnANCisco (Special). ? Tho bat* t!e?hip Wisconsin was successfull} launohod at Saturday morning. When tho big vessel slided down tho ways, the ships in tho harbor ft roil salutes and thoro wan a terrible d;u from tho steam whistljs. Tho contro versy ovor the kind of wiue to be liseii iu the christening wan settlod by tho use of two bottles of champagnc, ouo of Frenoh mako, provided by tho Wis consin christening oonumtiee, aiut an other of California oh am pal' no, pro vided by the Union Irou Works. Prior to the launohihg ft gigantio Hag of tlm Union, measuriug 27 foot loug and -I) foot wide, whs presented iu honor or the Wisconsin. Tlio D?g was tho re sult of tho combined ollurt of child) eu Of tho irviug M. Scott Publid School. Following tho presentation of the flag, a poem to the Wisoonsin was loud by MIhs Clara lza Price, it>l author. The batlloship Wisconsin, designed by the bureau of construc tion aud repair of the Navy Depart ment, is a sister ship of the Alabama, building at the Cramp's yard in Phil adelphia, and a I ho of the illiuois, bonding at Newport News. Tho dime^fous of tho Wisconsin aro as follow*! Lougth of load, water line, iiti8 feft; beam extreme, 72 foot 2? inches; draft on noripal displacement of 11,525 tons, 28 feet (i inches; maxi mum displacement, all ammunition aud stores on board, 12,K25 tons; max imum indicated horse powor (estimat ed) 10, OUO; probable speed, HtJ knots. Normal ooal supply, 8<K) tons; coal sup ply, loose storage, 1,200 tons; full bunker capacity, 1,400 to 1,500 tons. Complement of officers, 40; seamen, murines, oto. , 440. Tho main battory viil consist of four ltt-iuch breech loading rifles in llichhorn balanced turrets, ovai in shape, and placed in tho ceutro lino of tho vossol, and four teen 0-inch rapid- liro guns. Butler liom;? Frotu Havana. \V AsniNOTON (-Special). ? General M. C. Butler, of South Carol iua, member of tho evacuation commission, arrived horo Saturday direct from Havana, in responno to * tolographio summons from President Mckinley, and iu tho afternoon ho had a two hours' consul tation with tho President at tho Wbito Jiouso. Ho made an pxtended ropori of tho negotiations of \|ho evacuatiou and of the terms upou which the Span iards had agreed to complete it by Jan uary 1.' General Butler gave it aB his opiuiou that all the Spauiards have met tho American commissioners with great fairness and that thoro has been little friction. Some of the claims they made for oompeusafcion for Spanish property have been redicnlous. aud thev will, of oourse, be abandoned in tbe ond. A Rich Old Lady Murdered. Aged Grandma Wynn, the richest resident of Brooklyn, III., and owner of half the town, which lies across tho river from St. Louis, Mo., was murder ed by robbers who out her throat and left her dead iu the front yard ransacking the house. Mrs. who frequently had considerable money in the house, lived entirely alone. She managed her own estate, personally collecting her rents, bauked her money aud invested her savings without con sulting any one. Mrs. Wynn was estimated to be worth from 300,000 to 8100, OUO. The murderer or murderers left no clue. It is not known how much rnone^? was obtained, but tho amount mnsthavo boon considerable. Refused to Free His Prisoners. A special from Manila says Agui naldo, the insurgent leader, has ad dressed a seoond communication to Ma jor General Otis, the American military commander, on thesubjeotof the Span ish priaoners in the bands of the\*naur gents. He has declined to release the olerical#and civilians, urging that both oarried arma voluntarily against the insurgent*. Aguinaldo then refers General Otis to the looal papers pub lished eince tbe insurrection for "irre futable proof" of hia assertion that the clerical* were the "most active and vengeful agents in sacrificing the lives aud honor of innocent natives. " Topgallant Sold for $20,000. At the Eastern sale of thorough breda in Lexington, Kv. , the 14-year-old stal lion, Imported Topgallant, owned by John B. Ewinp, of Nashville, was sold to W. J. Alexander, of Chicago, for $20, OUO. Prince George Appointed. Athens (By Cable). ?The Ministers of tho four powers interested In the proceeding, Great Britain, Franco, Rus sia aud Italy, went at noon Saturday in royal carriages to- the palace and for mally announced to Kiug George, in tbe preeence of tbe royal family of Greeoe, tbe appointment of bii sdn, Prince George, to be bigboommisioner of the power e in Crete. Tbe Prince later received the congratnlatione 4t the ministers. Tie IMm Jack Ow Ttof Mai. According to a dJapatah from SIbADft* . bi to i London ?#w? ac aaaj. tta Brit4 ah admiral hm bofetad Iba union Jtck ?var Tin* Haj, anpiinl of tb*t Inmdot ChiHtan, nnAotar aararal oftfeor US If H Hi IR1 Open Door. Policy in the Philippines Defined by Chairman Dinley. COURT MARTIAL OF PICQUART. His Friends are f urious at This Nc.v At tempt to Defeat Justice? The r t ad and Wounded at Afiniston, Ala. Chairman Pingloy, of the ways r?nd means committee, in an interview with a WutJuugton Star reporter, explained tho "opeu door" policy aa applied to tho future commerce of tho Philippines iu ca?o they should be acquired by the United States. "Tho phra*o 'open door policy,' which ib now being talked about in the newspapers, " suwl Mr. Dingley, "menus simply equality of treatment paul hot fieo trade. Ah up plied to tho dopendnuoy of u colony it simply means that impovta from all countiiea two to l>e admitted on the same terms as i in jo it m from the mother country. As applied tn the Philippines it would mean that mi ports from Groat Hritaiu and all other foroign countries are to l?o admitted at ti.e itimiH rates of duty as imports from tho United States. " Court. Martial of Picqtiart. Pahis (By Cable). ? Tho Plcouart ease nvoms in the ivuv of raising even ? creator Htorm than inu Proyius affair i he papers lavm able to tho general ni\. dumb in tho faoo of the barefaced de cision of tho military governor of Paris, General Zurlindon, to try Colonel Pie quart by court-murttal j while those fa voring revision are furious -t thin new attempt to defeat juBtioe and protest against tho oourt-martiat being order ed. Nobody hoi ie von that Colonel Pic quart ie guilty of any orimo except a oouracoouH desire to ronder justico to Droyfus, but 011 all nidea it in recognized that, iu u practically secret trial, he may bo condemned ou Home technicali ty, thus attaiuiu^ the apparout object* which is to throw doubt upon hia depo sitions boforo tho Court of Cassation in tho i>roylua irial. The Dead and Wounded A apocial Worn Anniston, Ala., saya: The revised \iHt of casual uok resulting from the riotjug, is as follows: Dead ? Corporal James ( 'it pot ou, colored, Third Alabama. Dangerously wounded -t "or poral Smith, colored, Third Alabama, shot through tho abdomen; Private Gildart, Stcoiid Arkansas, (dabbed in the back with a knife or bayon-et, and eoverely cut in hCHd. Slight ly wound ed?Private Echols, colored, Third Ala bama, floab wound iu tho lei t shoulder ; borgeiint Frai/k Dodson, 'J.'bird 'Jen* ' neBsee, right arm shattered; Private J. E, Graham, 'J bird Tennessee, flosh wound 111 tho abdomeo. Two neuro oivihans wore abot and will probably dio. ' Cardinal Gibbon's Views. Cardinal Gibbons, in diacuuaing the recent race troubled in the South, said to a representative of The Baltimore Sun: "In the history of mankind it haa beeu observed that whon two die tinot races co-existed in tho same ter ritory, one raco' baa always exercised a certain aupromacy over tho other, Whilo this principle is admitted, it is the manifest (tut.y of every patriotic etatosman and Christian to see thut the i relstiona between the races should be friendly, barmonioua and mutually beneficial. " Russia Will Not Interfere. The St, Petorabnrg correspondent of tho Berlinaer Tageblatt, says: "A Rus sian diplomatist, in tho courao of an interview, has declared that Bosnia will not stir a linger to provont tho 1 United Statea from occupying tho Philippines, but he said ho waa unable to conceal his couvictiou that, the in justice of America's attitude pre*aged the termination of tho friendship which 1 haa hitherto oxiated between Russia and the United Statos. " New Mayor for Santiago. Gen. Wood haa appointed Senor Ba osrdi mayor of Santiago vice Mayor McCreary resigned. The first offioial / act of Mayor Bacardi waa to dischar^? tho entire force in the mayor's ofllco and to employ Cubans who had served in the war. He will ahortly issue a manifesto to the eflect that he intends anoonrsging the city'a development and giving employment an far aa con ditions will permit to worthy persons. Losses on Account of the Blizzard. Beporta from the cattle and sheep raising districts of south western Texas, Oklahoma and the Indian Territory ?bow heavy losses because of the bliz zard that has prevailed iu those sec tions. ' * A Banquet to Admiral Schley. Hear Admiral Winfield S. Schley waa tendered a complimentary dmuor in tho Brooklyn Club by its members. Covers were laid for 150. Bear Ad miral Schley was escorted to the olub by Congressman Bennett, and he was accorded a hearty reception by the guests whea be took his place at the caaeta' table, along with Chaunoav M. l)epew, Benjamin F. Tracy, Colonel Haeter ami Hi Clair McKeiwey. Tfce Afttmjt Foiled. As AttMkpl vu nadi itOlugow, Ky., by m mob of 00 m?a to brnk iaW JM am Ijoota two mm who . woro ?vaitiBg triftl ior nardtr. bat vtft MM b/UuteimjoIUM fiuirdi. ~ TfcolWfofTcrttfe V*r. - A bUsn Mvtlfist ?*UJo iot*p*ts tin Of hoot dw tkrathwoot ?n pro* fipiMMlte IWw, Km., whoa oo in mi ii mm \ Sumter Wan Moots With a Hor rible Accident, i RIED TO LYNCH A NEGRO, Attempted Murder of an Aiken County Man Sumter Cotton Mills ? I mm the .laws of Death? OranjjehurK Parmers Meet. Mr E. Mims Pitta, of Sumter, mot with ft hornb'.o mxl perhaps fatal no cidout tu that town. Ho was standing ho wooti two pnllu.va liiolug ft bolt, tho ?>iio on his right ukIq was running. Ilis oca t was caught by tho holt aiul 110 was jorkod down instantly, lu? right arm hoiug wo n u 'I at'ouiul tho pulloy I ho instant ho was oaught aud his hod v whirled around hy tho rapidly revolving wheel. Fortunately his head did in^l coiuo in contact with anything, b?U4n? loft foot would come with an nrpsist ihlo and oi ilol force auainat ono of tho joi*t with every turn of tho whool. 1 ho engineer ncartng tho heavy thuds and knowing Boiuuthing nm?h wioiig, ^ till ted u> see what win tho inattor. Am .soon as hu rouliZud tliftt somoouo hud boon caught hy tho pu I ? lov. ho thiow himself ngaiust tho holt and knocked it off. . Willing hands went to work an quick* lv tin possible to extricate tho linloiUl liato man, which took thoin some tune, us his clothing had to ho out from his body, ho tight lv hud ho beou hold. Wlion ho wan tukon out it whs found that his riL'ht arm was broken m two places holow tho olhow and his loft foot boaton to shreds. So groat whh tuo forco with which his foot stmok tho joist tho timhor was splintorod as if it had boon douo with an uxo, L>rs. Chiua and Mood wero summon ed and his arm was aniputatod near the olhow and liis log holow tho knoo. Mr. 1'ltts stood the amputation fair y well, but his condition is extremely | critical and hia lifo hangs hy a Blonder thread. y ? - Attempted Murder. A dosporilo attempt won made to murder Butler Hall, of Merritt'a Bridge, Aiken County. Ilo 'toils the Btory thus: "I lot t tho homo of Mr. Morgan Fox about 1 1 o'clock on my way homo. About ?00 yards away sonio ono coticealod in n fence corner i sprang out and grabbed mo, at tho sumo time commencing to cut my throat. Ho mado many dosporato ef forts to accomplish thie, but I being a strong man, kept him pushod <?" ?n, I could got my ,fw\p\, 1 placed tho pistol against my assuultor ami fired. He turned me loose aiul sprang for the fence. As ho got over the fence he came to a halt. J continued ahootiug ut him aud 1 got over tlio fence aftei him and ho then ran olf for a few yards and halted agaiu. By thy? tliuo I thought perhaps lie nuglit be trying to get me in tho woods ,to somo of his gang, so I at ouco returned to tho tiist spot and called for help. II? cut my ovorooat. in tivo j>lacos, going to my skin only one time. My overcoat ia all that Bftved my life, " An Attempted Lynching. Ham Rigga, colored, who livoa ?oar Walterboro, says two mou broke into hin house, cursed him und thou would have shot huu, butauother negro boing ?present aud knocking up the gun, the load took ofl'oot iu tho side of the home, lie said thai several of his friends wero' in tho house with him at the tune, and i hat before the man could shoot agaiu one of them had soized tho iruu aud wreuched it from him; that tho mon being thus disarmed, gave up the at tempt and fled. Their horse and buggy was tiod nearby, but they were so closely pursued by tho eurageu negroes that they didn't Btoj>, hut con tinued their flight, through tho woods. Tho Dfifroo*, failing to^ovortnko tboir 1 would bo lynchers, untied the jumped into tho buggy, drove to >\ al lerboro and turned them over to the sheriff, Biggs says there wero other white men near, but douB not know who they wero or how many. ? From the Jaws of Death. While threo negroes were drilling at the Hoffman quarry, rtear Columbia, the drill of one struck at) old unex ploded dynamite cartridge. There was nn immediate oxplosjou ami n mass of debris was thrown up into the air. 1 he ether hands nt work expected to see onlv amall remains of their fellow workmen, but to their surprise the men emerged from the cloud of smoke and dust practically unhurt. Two were ?erely ehooked, and were sent home, where Dr. l'hilpot attended them. Nothing serious resulted from the ez* plosion. "V . a . ??? Sumter Cotton Mill. The business done by the Snmter cotton mill thie year bae beeu beyond the expectations of the direotora and the stockholder. A new and larger cnuine baa been purchased and put op and the director put in new machinery in every depDfe uient in order that the mill may be run to it# fall capacity. The mill baa made money eteadily for eeveral yeara past, and the outlook for another prosperous year ie ao good that the purchaee of thie new machinery .waa deemed adyie-, able in order that the demande for the jrarne oonld be met wymptly. More IqmpiiuMH Tor baltimorc ft Oilo. The improvements that hnvo been tumlo ou t lie Hultimoro and Ohio ttail road during tho past two yours havo tendered it poaaible to operftto oars o f ? hoKvior capacity than have been in . uso tu tho pant and tho Koceivorn j have mat ordered from tho Sohoon Pressed . steel Co. , of Pittsburg, 1,000 fttod ooal oars of a capacity of 100,000 pounda each. These cars will bo used for tho seaboard trade, aud r.ro expected to bo in servico during tbo early part of 181)0. In addition to those oars, the receivers have alHo ordered from the Pittsburg Luoomottvo Works 60 more of tho Consolidated locomotives with L';'Xv\s inch cylinders Entreated Not to Semi Prince George. A special from Conatatinoplo Hays: Tho Sultan ban telegraphed to the I zar entreating hnu to abandon his inten tion of auudiiig Prince George of Greece to <. reie, us high oointn???>oner of the powora in thauaiaud. I'urkuau Pasha leobutly went ou a special mission to Livadia, with tha aaiue ubjeot tu viow, but was UUhUCOOHsful. Tho United .States hospital ship Ho lief ban arrived at Old Point. Va. , from I'orto Kico. Samuel Kenneda is under nirest at VVillianiHiou, W. Va. , for tho killing of Constable Una*. Steoie. The .New York ebainber of oomiuoroe has undertaken to raise Sl00,0u0 for the wkIow and daughter of C'ol. Goo. K. Waring. Detective W. G. Baldwin, on trial in Petersburg, Va. , charged with tho fcillniir of Henry llowkos, col., has been acquitted. Prank Knak, of Now York, hrs been melted in Berlin, it is alleged that tie rcfon ed >n an oflousive uianuer to Kuiperor William. Four vomhoIn loadod with 1184,000 bushelH of ooru, went aHhore in a auow Morni on Lake MicbiKan. 1 he vesbela stone were valued at #88ft,000. Mr. F. Fowler, traveling freight snout of tho Baltimore aud Ohio Bail road iu Wost Virginia, will succeed Mr. Davis as division freight agent ?vith headquarters at Chtrksburg, VV. Vra. The Navy Department haa author* zeu the loau to the Governor o' North Carolina for the ut?Jof the Wtate caval militia, of the converted gun-boat Hor net The board of directors of tha Lenox Athioctic Club, under whose auspices the Corbett-bharkey fiubt wua held havodeoided to investigate the various oliargee growing out of tho affair. Preaident MoKinley had a two hours' conforeuce with President Iglesias, of l. oata Hica, the other day. Id an in terview with the At>aociated Preee, the Coata Hicau executive speaks glowing ly $f this country. Mr. E. M. Davis, Division Freight Agont of tho Baltimore and Ohio Rail* road at ( larks burg, W. Va., wiU->ba transferred to Cumberland, Md,, on December 1st, vice W. 11. Molntesb, oajygned. * His Speech Wat Clear Enough. The Paris Figaro publishes an inter view with the Premier, M. Dupuy, in course of whioh he is quoted assaying: "For 28 m ars we have lived under a contradiction. The army and tha dem vcraoy aubsist aide by aide. The main tenance of the traditione of tha afmy ia a menace to liberty, yet they assure the aafety of the country and ita moat sa cred duties. In spite of everything I am confident that th? vitality of tha country will triumph over the preaaat storm, as, it has in all the oriaie it has j undergone. '' South Dakota Elections. Final returns bavec been recefMd from the various couoties of South Da* kota on the constitutional amendment submitted at the recent election. Wo* man suffrage was defeated by 4,080, and the South Carolina dispensary system by 9<K>; while the initiative and referendum haa beeu carried by a. ma jority of a little over 0,000. The total' vote on tho three amendments reached . only about one-half the total voto polled at the election. Comte Eaterbazy, it ia rumored, haa received orders fo? a lecturing tour ia the United 8tate?. -af* His Sentiments. Little Willie? Pa, what is that ear ing about ita being "better to ha loved and lost " Mr. Henpeck (feel ingly)? It la better to have loved and lost than never to have loat at all,? Judge. ? South Cars lis and Besrg'a Railroad Com any. "Tiie Charleston Link/* Schedule in effect Dec. 19, 1497. 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