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ESTABLISHED 1S91. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 4.1900. 0NE HOLLAS, PER YEAR. gj|
REBEL LEADERS
GIVE UP ARMS
Agninaldo's Wife Was Among
the Prisoners Taken.
DONS AND AMERICANS RESCUED
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First Move of a General Southern
Advance Is Made and Troops
Find Work To Do.
Adrices from Manila state that
Aguinaldo's wife, sisters and eighteen
Filipinos have surrendered to Major
March's battalion^ of the Thirty-third
infantry at Bontoc, province of that
name. Three Filipino officers also
surrendered to Major March, and the
Filipinos gave up two Spanish and
two American prisoners.
The first movement of a general
southern advance occurred Monday
morning when two battallions of the
Thirty-ninth infantry landed and occupied
Cabuyao on the south side of
Laguna de Bay. Two Americans were
killed and four were wounded. Twenty-four
of the enemy's dead were
found in one house. One hundred
and fifty prisoners and four siipounder
rapid-fire guns were captured.
The gunboat Lagunade Bay bombarded
the town before the bisembarkation
of the troops from the cascoes,
which was made under the enemy's
shrapnel fire. The enemy evacuated
the place before the charging Americans,
retreating to Santa Bosa, to
which town they were pursued.
Heavy firing occurred along the
road to San Bosa, which was occupied
by the insurgents retreating south toward
Silang. The Americans burned
the country between and around Cabuyao.
The gunbcat returned to Calamba
for reinforcements and thence to Ma ?
a- a. ? ?: i: ? cu.
Jllia 1<J IBWU lue auiuiuuiwuu. uuo
recently captured two ef the enemy's
steam launches, one under the fire of
artillery at Calaraba, and also four
caacoes, loaded with rice.
Other regiments aro mobilizing at
San Pedro Macati and Pasig, preparatory
to continuing the southern advance.
Sunday's capture of bombs involved
the seizure of documents inculpating
a thousand Filipinos who intended to
rise against the Americans. Papers
were also found showing a distribution
of the city into districts and a
careful assignment of leaders and followers.
The precautions taken by the
Americans on Saturday, it is now evident,
alone prevented an uprising.
The provost marshal has requested
that twor more regiments be detailed
for the protection of Manila. Three
thousand troops Are now actually in
the city.
A PUGILISTIC PARSON.
For "Sweet Cherlty" Ber. Axtell Will
Spar a Few Bounds In the Bine.
The acceptance of the Rev. Joshua
J. Axtell, the fighting parson, of Royal
Oak, Mich., of Mayor Maybury's invitation
to appear in a public sparring
match has set the church world of
Detroit by the ears. The city pastors
unanimously condemn Mr. Axtell.
The Royal Oak preacher, who sprang
into notoriety by thumping an insulting
saloon keeper, demurred
against appearing in the prize ring
when local fight promoters first sug
gested his appearance, but yielded to
the request of Mayor Maybury.
He refused, however, to box a professional,
and said he would appear
with, one 01 His own pnpus oecanse tne
object is "for sweet charity, and because
I believe in the upbuilding of
the human race rather than merely
uplifting men."
The sparring is to be given to replenish
the fund for the families of
' those crippled or left dependent by
the Wonderland disaster a year ago.
Family Burned to Death.
William Ellis, wife and two children
were, burned to death in their home
near Barboursville, W. Va., early
Monday morning. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
MONEY FOB TEACHERS.
Georgia Educators Get Their Money Earlier
Than Usual.
Between $400,000 and $500,000 will
be paid the teachers of Georgia by the
state school commissioners within the
next'few days.
The payment, which will be in full
for their services for the past two
months, will go to them two weeks
earlier than they expected.
Pension payments will begin on the
15th of the month, when the teachers
wonld ordinarily have been paid, and
for that reason it was decided to dispose
of the latter payment first and
get them out of the way.
RESPITE FOB FULLER.
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Murderer of Mrs. Pottle Will Not Hang
On Date Fixed For Execution.
A Macon, Ga., dispatch says: Allen
Fnller, the negro recently convicted
of the murder of Mrs. Eugenia
Pottle, will not hang on the date set
by Judge Felton when he sentenced
the man some time ago. Monday
morning his attorneys, Messrs. Claud
Estes and Washington Dessau, filed a
motion for a new trial with the clerk
of the superior court of Bibb county.
Charged With Matricide.
Mike E. Burke, white, aged forty
years, a printer, was arrested at Savannah,
Ga., Sunday, on the charge
of having choked to death his mother,
Delia Burke, sixty-six years. The man
is supposed to have been drunk.
Kansas City's Cattle Report.
Cattle receipts in Kansas City for
the year 1899. including cows, will
aggregate 2,017,009 head, or close to
209,000 head above that for 1898. The
average value of cattle received was
$30 per head, or a total of $68,810,000.
GENERAL LAWTON'S FUNERAL.
Impressive Services Held In Manila
and Body Now on Way
' To The United States.
A Manila special says: The funeral
of General Henry W. Lawton, who
f i was killed at San Mateo, December
' 18, was held Saturday with impressive
ceremonies. The body was conveyed
from the Paco cemetery down to the
Luneta, to Pasig and then to the transI
port Thomas, which sailed at once for
San Francisco.
As the body was removed from the
I vault, Chaplain Marrin read the prayers.
The personal staff of the late
general was augmented by Color Ser
geant Simon, Trumpeter naoeraam
and Privates Oakum and Mohrusen.
The latter, -who were closely connected
with General Lawton's recent campaigns,
bore the casket from the vault
to a six-horse caisson awaiting at the
gate.
The funeral procession was com'
posed of the band of the 20th regi1
ment, General Hall and his staff, two
, troops of the Fourth cavalry who were
with General Lawton at the time of
his death, a battery of artillery, a
number of clergymen, the caisson
covered with flowers; the personal
staff of the general on foot; Generals
Wheeler, Watson, Bates, Forsythe,
> Kobbe and Schwan in three carriages;
a naval battalion, Major General Otis
and his staff, the foreign consuls in
full dress aud the members of the
Philippine supreme court.
Five delegations from the towns
where General Lawton established
civil government presented wreaths.
Women from the -same towns waited
on Mrs. Lawton Friday and presented
her with their condolence and flowers.
Crowds of natives and Americans
witnessed the procession, the band
played dirges and the crowds uncovered.
At Pasig the cacket was transferred
to the tug, "taps" was sounded and
prayers were offered by Chaplain
Pierce.
Four enlisted pall-bearers accompanied
the body to the United States.
HARDWARE ADVANCES.
Kails and Wire Go Up Twenty-Five Cents
Per Hundred.
Hardware dealers all over the south
.'.eceived the following telegram from
Chicago Saturday:
"Prices of nails and wire advanced
25 cents per hundred, effective this
morning, December 30. Details by
mail. American Steel and Wire Co."
All kinds of shelf hardware was
advanced 11 per cent, and another
advance is expected. The advance is
due to the steady advance in all kinds
of iron and steel.
GAYXORS AND GREEX
Appear In New York Court to Be Examined
In Contracting Case.
At New Yoik, Saturday, Benjamin
D. Greene, Colonel John F. Gaynor
and William T. Gaynor and Edward
H. Gaynor, members of the Atlantic
Dredging and Contracting company,
jointly indicted with Michael A. Cqn
nelly and former Captain Oberlin M.
Carter, United States engineer corps,
for conspiracy resulting in a loss to
the government of $575,591 in connection
with the Savannah river and Cumberland
sound contracts, appeared for
examination before United States Commissioner
Shields.
BRIXSFIELD A DEFAULTER.
Most "Exemplary" Young Man Mysteriously
Disappears From Atlanta.
An Atlanta" dispatch says: Of the
most exemplary habits, with a reputation
hitherto above the slightest suggestion
of reproach, Kelly H. Brinsfield,
the young man whose mystenI
at,, dioarvn.arartna tto3 finnnnnr?.ftd in
vws? auvv ?* mw v v?
The Constitution of Sunday, is a defaulter
and a fugitive from justice.
The exact amount of Brinsfield's
shortage with the Manhattan Life Insurance
Company is not known. It
may amount up into the thousands.
Ohio Legislature Meets.
The Ohio legislature met and organized
at Columbus Monday. The
Republicans have a majority in both
branches. In the senate there are
nineteen Republicans, eleven Democrats
and one independent Republican.
In the house there are sixty-two Republicans,
forty-five Democrats and
three independent Republicans.
CASUALTIES AT LADYSMITH.
Boeri Watch Beleaguered Town With
Searchlights at Night.
A dispatch from Ladyeraith, dated
December 22d, says:
The Boers have mounted another
howitzer on Surprise hill, replacing 1
the gun captured in the sortie of the 1
rifle brigade. While they watch us
nightly with a searchlight and bombard
tho place daily, they show no
signs of assaulting the town. They 1
probably think they can starve us out,
but we have plenty of provisions. Tho
total casualties since the siege began 1
are seventy men killed and 236 1
wounded."
ROADS FORM COMBINE.
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Florida central ana rvniusun..
dates With the Southbound.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad
company was held at Jacksonville
Wednesday. Resolutions were
'passed authorizing the consolidation ;
of that company with the Southbound j
railway, the consolidated company to |
be known as the Florida Central and '
Peninsular Consolidated Railway com- |
pany. !
Died at Age of 106.
Salem Mason, colored, the oldest
man in Tennessee, died at Nashville
last Thursday. He was 106 years old
and was atone time owned by the city
of Nashville. He was for many years j
and employee cf the city water works ;
department.
Phosphate Shipments Heavy.
Shipments of phosphate from Fer,
nandina, Fla., for 1S99 are the largest
, of any previous year, and are without
( a precedence. The output will easily
reach 250,000 tons.
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MAINE VICTIMS
LAID TO REST
Bodies of 150 Heroes Referred
At Washington.
MILITARY FUNERAL SERVICES
Captain Sigsbee, With Three Other
Survivors, Saw Their Former
Comrades Laid Away.
Upon the windy heights of Arlington
cemetery, at "Washington Thursday,
with simple religious services
and the impressive honors of war, in
the presence of the president, members
of his cabinet, officers of the army
and navy and other representatives of
the government, the Maine dead,
brought from Havana by tho battleship
Texas, were laid away in their
final resting places.
A cabinet officer, surveying the
flag-draped coffins before the ceremonies
began, said: "The lives of those
men cost Spain her colonies."
But there was no note of triumph
in the grim scene. With a touch of
sadness and solemn gravity,the nation
performed its duty to the dead and
gave its defenders a Christian burial
at home in soil hallowed by patriotic
deeds.
The caskets interred ranged row on
row. Over each was spread an American
ensign, upon which lay a wreath
of smilax leaves.
Around the inclosure shoulder to
shoulder, were drawn up the cavalry
of Fort Myer; to the right was a battalion
of marines from the navy yard
with their spiked helmets and scarlet
capes turned back; to the left, a detachment
of jackies from the Texas in navy
blue; in the flag-draped stand in the
rear the president and his cabinet,
Admiral Dewey, Major General Miles
and a distinguished group of officers
of the army and navy in their showy
dress uniforms,while all around pressed
the throng of people who had braved
the snow and biting cold to pay
their last tribute to the dead. Among
these were many relatives and friends
of those who had been lost in the disaster.
There was a tender appropriateness
in the fact that Captain Sigsbee, who
was in command of the Maine when
she was blown up, had charge of the
ceremonies in honor of his men, and
that Father Chid wick, who was chaplain
of the Maine, was there to perform
the last rites. Three others who
lived through that awful night in Havana
harbor were at the Ride of the
graves of their comrades?Lieutenant
Commander Wainwright, who was executive
officer of the Maine and who
sunk the Pluton and the Furor at Santiago;
Lieutenant F. C. Bowers, who
was assistant eneineer of the Maine,
and Jeremiah Shea, a fireman on the
Maine, who was blown out of the stoke
r\f fV,Q cKirv +liir?nerti fVift rlfihris.
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escaping injury most miraculously.
Slowly, solemnly, the full marine
band broke the deep hush, putting
forth the sad, sweet strains of the
dirge, "(Safe in the Arms of Jesus,"
and there were twitching of lips and
wet eyes as Chaplain Clark, of the
Naval academy at Annapolis, came
forward and took his place under a
canvas-covered shelter in the open
space in front of the dead. The Protestant
services were held first and
were very simple. Chaplain Clark
read the burial service of the Episcopal
church and then gave way to
Father Chid wick, the Maine's ohaplain,
who read a memorial service according
to the rites of the Catholic
church.
A detatchment of marines, in command
of Capt. Kormony, then marched
to the right of the graves and fired
three volleys over the dead, and in the
deep stillness that followed the crash
the clear, silvery notes of a bugle rang
out the soldiers' and sailors' last goodnight.
With the sounds of taps the ceremonies
ended. The president and his
party and the other distinguished
guests, the military and the crowds,
withdrew.
PROTESTANTS CAN MiRRY.
General Otis Breaks Into Catholic Custom
at Manila.
General Otis has issued a decres authorizing
the celebration of civil marriages
in the Philippines. , He cabled
Secretary Root to that effect Wednesday
and the secretary promptly ap
proved the action. Heretofore all
marriages were celebrated by. the
Catholic church, so that Protestants
and non-Christians were prohibited
from marrying.
The decree does not interfere with
the Catholics, who may be married according
to their own rites, but extends
the privilege of civil marriage to those
who desire it.
GENERAL CARPENTER RETIRED.
Leaves the Military Service After Thirty
Years of Active Duty.
General Gilbert S. Carpenter, who
was recently confirmed as brigadier
general in the regular army, has been
placed on the retired list on his own
application after thirty years' active
service. His retirement leaves two
vacancies in the list of brigadier generals,
and results in promotions in every
grade of the line.
GREAT FAMINE IN INDIA.
Almost Three Millions of People are Being
Fed at an Enormous Cost.
Advices from Calcutta state that almost
three million person are receiving
famine relief. The government is
spending nearly two lakhs of rupees
daily. It is estimated that the cost of
the relief to^ie end of March will be
crores of rupees. Owing to the rapid
increase in the number of people seeking
relief, the viceroy, Lord Curzon
of Kedleston, invites a closer scrutiny
of the claims of the applicants. i
\ SOUTH CAROLINA I
k STATE NEWS ITEMS, j
CNJtNJCNJrslfNJCNJCNJCM#
A Question of Interest.
A Columbia dispatch says: The question
of the state, which has a monopoly
of the whiskey business, establishing
an asylum for drunkards, where
they will be treated for the disease on
a system similar that used in the
Keeley institutes, has been discussed
for some weeks. The idea has taken
some hold and it is probable that a bill
will bo introduced in the legislature
making some such provision.
There aro two propositions that
have advocates. One set propose to
establish an asylum as an annex to the ,
state insane asylum, conducting it un
der the same management. They contend
that the excessive use of liquor
is, in many cases, a disease; that the
imbiber is to all effects and purposes
insane and entitled to treatment by
the state?doubly so when the state
is the sole dealer in liquor.. Others
urge that the legislature pass a law
making drunkenness a crime and establish
a reformatory for drunkards,
where they can be given hard work in
a cotton mill, machine shops and on a
farm. As most of the drunkards are
from cities and towns, it is contended
the fear of being humiliated by being
sent to a reformatory will do more to
keep them sober than any other earthly
power.
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Reward Offered For Incendiaries.
Governor McSweeney has offered a
reward of $100 for the arrest of the
persons who burned the house of Mrs.
M. A. George, in Lexington county.
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. State Printer Rnsy.
The state printer is now woiking on
the annual reports of the railroad
commission, the state historian and
the attorney general.
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Handsome Calendar.
Tl\e South Carolina College has gotten
out and distributed a very neat
calendar for 1900. The calendar
shows a very good half-tone picture of
DeSaussure College and of the library
building. A few vital points relative
to the cost, courses and history of the
college ' are given. The calendar in
addition to being useful is quite ornamental.
Those who wish copies might
write to President F. 0. Woodward,
at Columbia.
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Belated to General Lee.
A grandnephew and a grandniece of
General Robert E. Lee dined with 500 j
other poor children of Charleston at
one big table in Masonic temple a few
days ago. ;
They are the children of Henry Lee, :
: who recently came to this state with ,
; his family from Virginia in search of
i work. The boy is twelve years old
and is named after the great southern
chieftain.
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"Rough House" Tragedy. 1
At a hot supper and dance given by {
! Warren Brown, a negro, in Anderson, 1
| a three-minute "rough house" occurr- 1
! ed, when Will Oliver, missing his ]
, handkerchief, accused Will Bruck of '
the theft. When the smoke lifted it
was found that Dan Lawton was dead
and Bruck badly wounded. Oliver
did the execution. 1
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Some Saw Enterprises. 1
The rush of applications for char- ^
ters seems to have no let np, and Secretary
of State Cooper has recently
received quite a number of applica- {
tions. They were:
The Greenville Sanitarium,of Greenville,
asks for a charter. The name of c
the corporation indicates its purpose. ^
The capital stock is to be $10,000. j
The Percival Manufacturing Com- c
pany, of Charleston, seeks a charter ^
on which to do business hereafter. t
The capital stock iz to be $16,000.
The company proposes to engage in 1?
the manufacture of sash, doors,blinds, ?
etc. c
A charter has been granted to the c
Dillon Supply company, of Dillon. .
The capital stock is to be $5,000. The ^
officers are: Daniel M. Carmichael, f
presicent; J. R. Regan,vice president,
and B. B. Ivey, secretary and treasurer.
A commission for a charter has been 1
issued to the Conway Bargain House.
The incorporators are: John A. Mc- .
Dermott, Austin C. Thompson and E. ,
van Dusenbury, The capital stock is
to be $5,000. 1
A charter has been asked for the Ca- .
tawba Power company. The com- 1
pany proposes to develop the wa- 8
ter power of Catawba river at or near
Indian Hook Shoals in York county.
The capital stock is to be $100,000.
A charter has been issued to the g
Citizens' Building and Loan Associa- ^
tion of Georgetown. The capital stock ,
is to be $85,000. ,v ?
The Jews of South Carolina.
Perhaps the most interesting papers
read at tne eighth annual meeting of
the Jewish Historical Society in New *
York last week were those of Mr. Leon
Huhuer. The Jewish Messenger says:
"The morning session concluded h
with an admirable paper by Mr. e
Huhner, entitled "The Jews of South n
Carolina Prior to 1800," which was a
replete with many new facts in the
history of that colony in colonial and -y
Revolutionary times. Mr. Huhner t
suggests that Jews probably settled in D
that colony as early, as 1665, <3
under Governor Yeamans, espec- t
ially as Locke's charter ex- v
pressly sanctioned their presence, o
The usually accepted date of first J
Jewish settlement has been as late as
1740, but Mr. Huhner conclusively established
the presence of a Spanish
Taa? in f'.Korlostnn in "Ififln from the I _
colonial records. In 1702 they were 1
found in South Carolina in numbers.
Particularly interesting were his new j
references to Jewish activity in the j
Revolutionary war, for a whole series j,
of unrecognizable Jewish patriots j
were brought to light, some by reason j
of the financial aid they furnished, j
like Moses Lindo, inspector general of ^
South Carolina; others on the field of t
battle, like the Sheftalls, Mordicai '
Myre, the Pollaks, Seixass, Ettings,
Cohens, etc., and the members of the ^
Charleston company, commanded by r
Captain Lushington, and made up ala
most wholly of Jews. The authentic- j
ity of this oft repeated claim as to this
company was satisfactorily established
by Huhner."
Smallpox at Acton.
Private Secretary Aull, a few days j
ago. sent the following letter to Dr. !
James Evans:
"Dear Sir: Mr. C. K. Singleton,
of Action. Richland county, has just !
notified the governor that there are
ten cases of smallpox in one house in
his community. He desires that Dr.
W. J. Rivers, of Eastover. be given
authority to vaccinate iu order to prevent
the spread of the disease. He
says that Dr. Rivers has forty points
on hand, but that will not be sufficient.
The governor is absent today, j
but I promised Mr. Singleton to notify |
you at once and to ask that you give
the matter your immediate attention, j
He seems anxious and fears a spread i
of the disease unless something is
done to enforce vaccination."
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Employes Are Hopeful.
An engineer on the Carolina and
Northern road says he has received
notice of an increase of about 50 per
cent in his salary. The employes are
very much pleased -with the appearance
of things since the road has been
turned over to the new owners, the
Barber syndicate.
It is expected that work of broadening
the gauge to the standard width
will begin at an early day, The road
extends from Chester, S. C. to Lenoir,
N. C.
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TTonnded Are Recovering.
John Hunt and Bud Taylor, the two
men who were in the shooting* and
cutting scrape on the 23d, at Clemson
College, are both considered as doing
very well. Hunt's wounds which were
inflicted with a knife are healing rapidly.
Taylor is not considered as doing
as well as-Hunt. The excitement
has snbsided considerably, and both
factions are very quiet.
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isfnlnr knnn t)aay1.
Major H. J. Koon, a well known
citizen of Brookland, died at his home
in that place a few days ago, aged
about 70 years. Up to a short time
before his demise he appeared to be
hale and hearty. Major Koon was
always foremost in advancing the interests
of Brookland and he believed j
the town hid a great future. He filled
the position of magistrate in that town
for several years, but finally resigned, j
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Resignation Received.
Governor McSweeney, as chairman j
ex-officio of the board of trustees of j
the State Colored college, has received ,
the resignation of Mary Jane Miller j
Earle, who was the college accountant ;
and head of the commercial depart- !
ment.
The former accountant of the college j
is a daughter of President Miller, and j
resigned the position because of her i
marriage and removal to Anderson.
Charleston Has Snow Storm.
A heavy snow storm swept over j
Charleston last Sunday. The trees,
buildings and shubbery were well cov- j
3red with both snow and ice. The j
storm was one of the severest that has
aver visited Charleston, and was a
revelation to many of the younger genaration.
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* Enlarging Town of 'Cheraw.
The municipal authorities of Cheraw
have made a report to the secretary of '
state concerning the election held rel- j
itive to the extension of the corporate
imits of the municipality.
THE ROBERTS C4SE
Chairman Tayler Says It Will Not Reach '
the Houie Until January 15;
Representative Tayler, of Ohio, the j
jhairman of the special committee
vhich is to investigate the case of
Srigham H. Roberts, says that the
>ase will not come np for action in
he house before the middle of JannAs
the committee's report will be
exhaustive, the greatest care will be
txercised in its preparation, and
itthough it is the intention of the
ommittee to proceed as rapidly as
lossible, Mr. Taylor doeB not think
he case will reach the house before
he time stated.
BY THE DYNAMITE ROUTE.
5! aster* Attempted to Thaw Out Theh
Material On a Red Hot Stove.
At Pittsburg, Pa., Saturday, two ;
Italians, Peter Yolente and Ambrosio j
)onatello, were fatally injured and
ieveral others slightly injured in a
iynamite explosion. There were blastng
in a cut and sought to thaw out
ome frozen dynamite by placing it on
k hot stove, with the usual result.
Capital Stock Increased.
A certificate has been filed with the
lecretary of state at Springfield, 111.,
>y the Pullman Palace Car company
or an increase of capital stock from
154.000.000 to 874.000,000IRISHMEN
READY TO FIGHT.
\ E. McVeagh Say* 200,000 Are Prepared
to Strike England.
A secret meeting of Irishmen was
ield in Wheeling, W. Va., Wednesday I
light in the interest of the Fenian j
aovement and the Jttoer cause in soutn j
ifrica. T. E. McVeagh, of Dublin, '
rho is a candidate for Michael Daitt's
seat in parliament, has been in
he city for a week working up the
meeting and made the principal adress.
In an interview he confirmed
he report that the Fenian movement
ras on foot, and said there were 200,- j
00 Irishmen ready to strike a blow at
J gland at any opportunity.
M'COY WHIPS MAHER.
[oosler Pugilist Placed In Championship j
Class By Defeating Irishman.
"Kid" McCoy again placed himself
n the championship class by defeating ,
'eter Maher in a brisk, well-fought j
attle of five rounds before the Coney
sland Athletic Club Monday after- i
loon. The fight was scheduled to
ist twenty-five rounds, and the purse
as to have been $20,000, but the atendance
was not as large as had beeu
xpected and before the fight was be- i
un the principals agreed that' the i
dinner should receive the gross gate \
eceipts. [
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AN UPRISING
FRUSTRATED
Manila Rebels Were Prepared To
Give Americans Trouble.
EXPLOSIVE BOMBS DISCOVERED
Occasion of Lawton's Funeral Was
Selected For Dastardly Work.
All Details Were Arranged.
Philippine advices state that four
explosive bombs, a few firearms and
500 rounds of ammunition were discovered
in a house in the center of
Manila Sunday morning, while the
police were seeking Recarte, the insurgent
leader, who was said to have
come to Manila in the hope of effecting
an outbreak Saturday by taking ad;
vantage of the mobilization of the
i American troops at General Lawton's
j funeral.
It developed that the plot included
; the throwing of bombs among the foreign
consuls attending the ceremonies
in order to bring about international
complications. These, it seems, were
to be thrown from the Escolta's highest
building, but the avoidance of the
Escolta by the funeral procession spoiled
the plan.
The populace, it is thought, had
been prepared for the attempt by a
rumor circulated widely among the
natives that Aguinaldo was in Manila
, and would personally lead the outI
break. The American authorities,
having been advised of what was brewing,
prepared for all contingencies.
Captain Morrison who commands
the troops in the most turbulent district
of the city, says he does not be!
lieve an actual uprising will ever oc:
cur, as the natives lack the resolution
to take the first steps in a moyement
thaf. urAnl/1 onfnil fif/ht.incr at close
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quarters with the American troops.
An American advanco in Cavite
province, south of Manila, is expected
shortly, Roliable reports from native
spies show that there are upward of
2,000 organized insurgents under
arms within a mile of Imus. They
are strengthening their inirenchments
and possess artillery.
FILIPINOS WELL INTRENCHED.
At Novaleta the Filipino intrench*
ments have been much strenghtened
since General Schwas's advance. A
thousand of the enemy are in the vicinity
and there are 600 at San Francisco
de Malabon. From twelve to a hundred
garrison all . the towns in the
southern part of Cavite province and
the same may be said of the towns in
Batangas province.
The provinces of North Camarines
and South Camarines hold quantities
of hemp which the people cannot
market. As a consequence the population
in that part of Luzon is suffering
from lack of food. Bice now
costs four times its normal price.
It is estimated that 1,000 insurgents
are intrenched at Calamoa.
Life along the coast of the provinces
of Cagahan and north and south Ilocos
is resuming normal conditions. The
American troops occupy the important
towns and patrol the country
roads. The natives implore the
Americans to continue the occupation,
to establish a settled government and
to terminate the uncertainty, abuses
and confiscations that have character
ized the rule of the Tagall revolutionists
during the last eighteen months.
"Vast amounts of tobacco, estimated
to be worth $2,000,000, are ready for
shipment to Manila. The opening of
the ports of Dagupan, San Fernando,
Vigan, Laoag and Aparri will permit
the resumption of trade, bringing relief
to communities greatly in need of
foodstuffs. Many vessels have already
been cleared from Banila for these
ports.
Incoming Spanish prisoners declare
that Aguinaldo has ordered the release
of all Spaniards now in possession of J
the rebels. The mountain passes of ;
Cayagan and the two Ilocos provinces
are still guarded, in the hope of catch- j
ing the insurgent general, Tinio, who ,
is still a fugitive. It is asserted that
Lieutenant Gilmore is in Tinio's cus
tody. ,
OOM PAUL ENTERS PROTEST.
Krnger Said to Have Objected to Britain '
Baying Sappliei In United State.
A special from Washington says:
President Kruger's government has 1
formally protested to Secretary Hay !
against the sale of munitions of war 1
by American manufacturers and mer- .
chants to. the British government J
This protest was designed to prevent
the British government from obtaining
much needed war supplies, but it is
said it has proved of no avail.
Secretary Hay has replied that 1
American citizens in trading with both
belligerents violate no neutrality obligation.
OTIS ADVISES DEPARTMENT.
Reports That Transport With Bodies of
Lawton and Logan Is On the Way. ^
The departure of the transport
Thomas from Manila with the remains
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Of Jttajor ueuerai Lxcmj 11. juamuu <
aboard was announced in a dispatch
received at the war department ]
from General Otis Sunday. The 3
vessel comes to the United States via 1
Nagasaki. She also has aboard the "
remains of the late Major John A. i
Logan.
FOK FIFTi CENTS
Bill Collector Kills a Boy and Wounds
Two Women at Chattanooga.
A Chattanooga dispatch says: Thursday
afternoon a collector named Samuel
Mills, for an installment furniture
house, attempted to seize furniture in
the house oi Mary Yenable, colored,
for a debt. The woman attempted to
prevent it, and in the struggle that
ensued Mills shot the woman and her
little sou aud daughter. The boy was
killed instantly, his wound being in
the side. Mills has been arretted.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES
/lay Be Forced to Quit All Bus!*
ness In the State of
Hississippi.
Thirty-one of the largest fire insurance
companies of the country will be
forced to suspend business in Mississippi
on the charge of violating the
anti-trust law.
Attorney General Nash has filed a
bill of information with the clerk of
Hinds county circuit court at Jackson,
declaring that all companies oeionging
to or observing the rules and
rates of the Southeastern Tariff association
have violated the anti-trust law
and asks for quo warranto proceedings
to force them to suspend business.
The bill has created dire consternation
in insurance circles, and local
agents are wiring their managers asking
them to come to the scene for conference.
The attorney general names thirtysix
companies in the bill, which in
part says:
"Defendants have united or pooled
in the price of incurance for and in
the state of Mississippi, have sought
to carry and are now carrying the
same into effect. They have unlawfully
and designedly agreed with each
other and among themselves, each
with the other, under the name of the
Southeastern Tariff association, in
furtherance of said conspiracy, trust
and combine, to abide by, adhere to
and be governed by the rates established,
fixed, issued and sent out by
said association and its secretary,
Charles C. Fleming."
In conclusion the bill asks for a forfeiture
of charter and franchises of the
companies named above and judgment
that will deprive them of all rights to
transact business in Mississippi.
The quo warranto proceedings will
be argued at the approaching session
of the circuit court and the attorney
general is now getting service on the
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companies, tnrougn ineir locai ageuia.
It is estimated that the companies
against whom the action is being
brought are carrying policies in
Mississippi aggregating $25,000,000.
The attorney general declares that
he will carry the fight to the bitter
end, as he was practically forced into
the action by Governor McLaurin and
the'Yohng Men's Business League of
Jackson.
BOEKSOPEN FIRE.
General Met linen Sends Advice From Cape
Town to London.
The war office at London has received
the following from Cape Town
dated Wednesday, December 27?Methuen
reports as follows:
"At 9:30 yesterday evening the
Boers on the south side of Magersfontein
opened a very heavy fire fbr
some time. This morning the naval
brigade fired at the enemy at the west
part of Magetsfontein. The cavalry
brigade is reconnitering in a northerly
direction.
"Lieutenant Masters has made an
extended reconnoissance westward
and northward of Enslein and reports
all well. The farmers were glad to
see our men. They were suffering
from want of food. I have established
a market here, where I can purchase
fresh milk and vegetables, selling to
the farmers tea and other artioles
which they cannot otherwise purchase.
Heavy rain fell last night.
"Gatacre and French report no
change in the situation. Baden-Powell
reports all well December 12th."
SECRET TREATY PUBLISHED.
England Maj Soon Be In Sole Possession I
of Dela*o? Baj.
A dispatch to The New Tork Herald I
from Berlin says:
The Lokal Anzeiger publishes the I
contents of the German-English Port-1
ngnese secret treaty. This doable j
treaty will have executive force as I
soon as the Swiss jurists, Messrs. I
Bhaesei, Hensier and Goldau, have I
given a decision in the Delagoa arbi- I
tration. j
The decision it is expected will be I
given in a month, and will probably j
be in favor of England, in which case I
Portugal must pay to England and I
America an indemnity of ?1,900,000 I
Bterling. England obtained in 1891, I
from Portugal the right of pre-emption |
in Delagoa bay. The cession of Dela-1
goa bay to England may therefore be |
expected in March next.
It is possible that President Kruger i
may now declare war on Portugal and I
attack Delgoa at once. j
GENERAL WOOD'S CABINET.
rhe New Governor General Awards Port- I
folios to Well Known Cnban*.
The names of the members of Gen-1
jral Wood's Cuban cabinet and the j
assignment of portfolios has been J
issued as follows:
Secretary of state and government? I
Diego Tamayo. 1
Secretary of justice?Luis Estever:. I
Secretary of education?Juan Dau-1
;ista Hernandez.
Secretary of finance?Enrique Ya-1
*ona.
Secretary of public works?Jose I
Bamon Villon.
Secretary of agriculture, industry J
ind commerce?General Ruis Bivera. J.
HAY LEAYES LONDON.
New American Consul For Pretoria Olf I
For Post of Duty.
Adelbert S. Hay, the new United j
States ccnsul at Pretoria,left Waterloo
railroad station at London Saturday 1
morning for Southampton on his way
to Cape Town. Mr. Hay is charged
with many commissions from relatives
and friends of the British prisbners at <
Pretoria. (
MORE TROOPS .NEEDED,
It May Be Decided to Increase tbe Army
In Alaska.
Much of the time of Friday's cabinet
meeting at Washington was occupied
by Mr. Wilson in discussing the
agricultural possibilities of Alaska.
It may be decided to increase the number
of troops there on the groilnd that
the constant increasing population demads
additional protection. Reports
reaching the departments indicate that
the rush next year to Alaska, especially
to Cape Nome, will be large aud
more troops will probably be required.
BUcKS DRIVEN !
FROM POSITION
General French Pushes Thea
Bard For Two Days.
BAD NO OPPORTUNITY TO FlOflf ?
New Tactics of Britons Surprised i
Transvaalers and Decided
Victory Was the Result
Advices from Reesberg, Cape Colo* i'jr
ay, under date of January 1st state '
that General French has completely
tha and AMmrrind
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berg. The general contined to .
the Boers on the more and pressed |j '>
them closely Saturday and Sundi^p^S :
giving them no time to make l
longed stand, and when day broke
within striking distance of the enssty^f /|
Sunday night all the caralry, arti]Ieryg| ^
and infantry, the latter riding igps
wagons to increase the general mobil?t: ||
ity, started npon a night march wtft&S"
the object of turning the Boers right<| *
The flank operations were sneeesa-jj |f
ful. The infantry and field battef$et|| ?
immediately made a feint attack ^
the Boer front, and while thfa'wwa -j$
proceeding the cavalry and light aztjS|
lery got completely around the eoemjjgH Ji
right flank as arranged. The Bottef| v'^
were utterly surprised, and ;-^f
their retreat threatened, fled in db*% ''
order to the eastward, leaving QgBflpM- '$
berg in General French's hands.
BOSS STOBE8 CAPTUSSDi. p?
The London Daily Mail half
lowing dispatch, dated ^aiiw|^^p'>^
from Beesburg: 7||
' 'Yesterday afternoon a big fotei|g %J
cavalry and infantry with. ten';jgM[;:;v.^|
under* the personal command of jG&|? :J|
eral French, moving by detourc
pied some hills throe miles from r.fi
berg, where the Boers were in trciife
confident in the natural aid afforded \?||
them by the hills around. jSH
"The enemy's position ext^BBEjv|^
miles around the entire village.
daybreak our artillery opened,
tie. The Boers were taken by swfk? -jsj
prise, but replied vigorously.
iilWr drift] ??? wlintaiwiid
hours. Then a Boer Hotchkisf ajRigaB
lapsed and was abandoned,
tnred it A Boer big gun tw
but this and other Boer gun*
withdrawn to the northward, wh^bi^
we are harassing the Boer retreat by.$| ^
damaging shell fire. Oolesbnxg fe/llilH
our hands and the few remainfajJPM jg
alists are jubilant We have
many wagons and a considerable qugh^
tity of stores. Our losses were qnlip ^
slight, but the Boers must hare sni&r-J ,vgf
ed heavily." 'Si
BBITONS ABB PLBASEB.
The success of General French raj 9|
driving the Boers from Oolesberg haa^s
shot a welcome ray of light throng^ ;;~:the
gloom of the campaign in^
Africa. Everywhere it is commented; |||
upon as an example of sound tactic*;
and as an illustration of what
done when the right methods are
ployed with the Boers, llie goyei|f||ffl
ment is urged to take the leases
heart and to see that no stone
unturned in the endeavor to .^4jSK^sS|
largest possible forces of oavah^Jm^^^
mounted infantry to the front. ,y '"'4^8
Now that General French has
Boers on the run, the hopeiaexfoitiMj ^
ed that he will give them --nowill
harass them until they havel^M . -.>^
their way across the Orange J|?jv,
which is twelve miles distant. 53^
old wagon route to the Free Btsie
traverses Colesburg and crosses the ,y|j
river by a fine bridge, 1,300 feet Ion^
It is believed that the Boers tohw|-:^
toward Norvals Pont, further aast^mft
ii ? n? iiTmBTB
iiie question ts?vrxronxoz?crapppaH $
French will be able to secure
two bridges before the Beers destroy
One important effect bf the snogmS^^M
of General French is tint it will $??'Jl
ably have a deterrent inffaeno^
Dutch disaffection. There is
portance of small skirmishes aaden-,2 ;-?
gagementa. It should be borpe'
mind that General French has only fi|
2,000 men and so far as the import***: "
points of campaign are concertie^tMB;;J
situation is virtually unchanged*
burke Released. v
Coroner Found That the Prisoner Was 3 jft?d9
noeent of Matricide. v ":? J
Mike Bonrke, white, who, was
rested at Savannah, Ga., Sunday night ^ m
on the order of the coroner on the * *
charge of having choked his aged :
mother to death, was released txm&iz
custody Monday morning npon th*j$ 'rM
verdict of the coroner's jury exonorftt-v
ing him. y
Gallinger Not Indicted. - 3
The grand jury reported to Judge
Aidrich that no indictment wa*fo*3j|| , f
against Senator Gallinger, charged^ '
with violating the civil service laws'h^
soliciting subscriptions for campaign^ ;
purposes from federal office holders, % '%
NEGROES ISSUE ADDRESS* | e |
Urge North Carolinians to Defeat y
pored Constitutional Amendment; . ^ ' 7 |
%t ..it. r\ 1-? ? **1*1miIif fm ...
noria i/aruuua ucgivw wiwiiw 1SW'
the thirty-seventh anniversary of thjS^gB
Bigning of the emancipation procla^- $Jp
mation at Raleigh, Monday. One
the features of the day was the read*..,, >
ing and adoption of an address to the !
white people of the state, calling ajlll
them to aid in defeating the proposed ' p
constitutional amendment
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PRICE OF SlLYEB DECREASES;
Report of Director of the Mist Shows h
Statu* of C ln Values. '
The quarterly statement of t&f||H
values of foreign coins, issued by tligSf- f
director of themint, shows that daring | 1||
the last three months the value bO
silver has decreased .118 cents per-":, if
ounce and the value of foreign silver^ :
coins has decreased accordingly. These ^
figures will be followed in estimating*4ra
the value of ail foreign merchaudiasQ 11
exported to the United States on aaflSil
after January 1,1900. --||
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