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"Do Thou Liberty Groat. Inspire Our Souls and Make Our Lives in Thy Possession Happy, or Our Deaths Glorious in'Thy Just D?fonce." VOL. XXVI BENNETTSVILLE, .8. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 5,1901 AGUINALDO CAUGHT By Qeneral Funeton and Carried to Mar ?U. BjETRAYED BY TRAITORS, And Taken Prieonor By Mun He Thought Had Surrendered to Him. Hrw lt : Was Don?. A dispatch from Manila Baye: (lQon. Frcdoriok Funston's daring projoot for tho oapturo of Aguinaldo in hin hiding plaoo in tho prov.inoo of laabola, Island of Luzon, han provedoomplotoly BUOOOSBful. Aguinaldo wno oapturod thoro Maroh 23. Tho United States gunboat Vicksburg, Commander, E. B. Barry, with Gon. Funston and Agui naldo on board, arrived horo this morn ing." Upon landing from tho Vioksburg Aguinaldo was taken bc for Goo. Mao Arthur at tho Malaoanang palao?. Ho talkod freely, but soomod ignorant oon oorning rooont o vento. Ho appeared to bo in good hoalth and was vory cheer ful. Ho lunched with tho offioors of Gon. MacArthur'o staff and WM thon esoortod to tho Anda stroot jail. Agui naldo's oapturo was attondod with con siderable difficulty, an insurgont major being killed at tho timo of tho ovont. Twenty riflos and a nu in bor of import ant papers Were captured. UOW IT WAS DONK. Gon. Funston inado the following etatcmnt concerning tho oapturo of tho Filipino lo ad or: Tho confidential agent of Aguinaldo arrivod Fobrusry 28 at Pantabangan, in tho province of Nuova Eoija, north ern Luson,with lotto's, datoa January ll, 12 and 14. These lottora werofrom Emilio Aguinaldo and dirootcd .Baldor an oro Aguinaldo to tako oommand of tho prov?noos of Central Luzon, sup planting Gon. Alejandrino. Emilio Aguinaldo also ordorod that four hun dred mon bo sont him as soon as possi blo, Saying that tho boarcr of tho lot tor would load thoso mon to v/h oro Agui naldo was. Gon. Funston scoured tho oorros ?)ondenoo of Aguinaldo's agont and aid his plans accordingly. Soino months previously ho had captured tho camp of tho insurgent Gon. Ltouna, in oidontally obtaining Lacuna's soal, of ficially obtaining Laouua's HO al, of ficial papors, and a quantity of signed oorrospondonco. From this matorial two lottern woro OOH?truotod, ostensi bly from Loouna to Aguinaldo. Ono of thoso contained information as to - tho progross of tho war. Tho other ?asserted that, pursuant to ordors ro iQoivod from Baldormorp Aguinaldo, ' Laouha was sending his host company His plana oompl?tod and approved, : Gon. Funston carno to Manila and or ganieed his oxpodition, selooting 78 Maoaboaos, all of whom spoko Tagalog fluohtly. Twonty woro insurgent's uni forms and tho othors tho clothing of Filipinos laborers. Tho Maoabobooom ?iany. armod with 50 Mausers, 18 lemingtons and 10 Krag-Jorgonicno, was commanded by Capt. Russell T. HaBsard of tho 18th U. 8. voluntoor eavalry. With him was hiB brothor, Lieut. Oliver P. M. Hezzard, of tho aanio regiment. Capt. Harry W. Now ton, 34th infantry, was takon beoauso of his familiarity with Casigurau bay, and Lieut Burton J. Mitchell, of tho 40th infantry, wont as Gon. Fanston's aide. These woro tho only Amcrioans accompanying tho oxpodition. With tho Maoabobos woro four ex insurgent offioors, ono boing a Spanish and tho other throo Tagolos, whom Gon> Funston trusted implicitly. Gen Funuton and tho American offioors woro plain bluo shirts and khaki trousors. Thoy oarriod caoh a half blankot bub wore no insignia of, rank. Tho Maoa bobos were oaiofully instruoied to obey tho ordors of tho four ox insurgent effi cers. On the night of Maroh 8th tho party embarked ou tho United Statoi ?unboat Vicksburg. It was originally ntended to tako oasooosfrom tho island of Polillo and to drift to tho main land, but a storm aroBO ar d throo of tho oss ooos woro lott. This plan was aban doned. At 2 a. m. Maroh 14 tho Vioksburg put her lights out and ran ihshoro 25 miles south of Gaeigurnn, province of Principo. Tho party march to Oasigu ran. Tho Amcrioans had never gar risoned this plaoo, and tho inhabitants aro strong insurgent sympathizers. Having arrivod thoro tho ex insurgont offioors, ostensibly oommandiDg tho par ty apnounood that they wero on tho way to join Aguinaldo between Pauto bagan and Balor, that thoy had sur prised an Amorionn survoying party and that thoy had kiltod a number, capturing five. They oxhibitcd Gon. Funston and tho other Amorio?ns as tho prisoners. The insurgont ?rosidents of Casi futan beliovod tho story. Two of tho J nou na lottors. provioualy con coo tod, wore forwardod to Aguinaldo at Pala wan, provlnoo of Isabola. Gon. Fun ston and tho othors wcro kopt im prisoned for throo days, giving ordors at night. On tho morning of Maroh 17, taking a small quantity of oraokoi oom, tho party started on a 90 milo march to Palanan. Tho country is rough arid uninhabited, and provisions oould not bo soourcd. Tho party ato email shell fish, but woro almost ntftrvod. Wading swift rivors, olimb ing preoipitous mountains and pono tinting donoo junglos, thoy marohod seven days and nights and on Maroh 22 had rcaohod a point oight milos from Palanan. Thoy Wfro now so weak . ?*.. *aB nc0MiWf 4<> ?nd to Aguin aldo a oamp for food. Aguinaldo dis patohed supplies and dirootcd that tho Amenoan prlsonors bo kindly treated but not be allowed to ontor tho town. On the morning of Maroh 23 tho ad vanpo was rosumod. Tho column was met by tho staff offioors of Aguinaldo and a dotnohmont of Aguinaldo's body guard, 'which waa ordorod to take ohargo of tho Americios, Whilo ono of,.the ox-insurgent offiooN oonvoraod with Aguinaldo's aldo, another was sont as dourior to warn Gen. Funston and tho rest who, with ll Maoabobos wojp about an hour behind. Having rooolvod this warning Gon. Funston avoided Aguinaldo's detachment and Jo?nod tho column, ?voidlng/t>bfivrva tiru. Tho Tagalogs iront ahoad to groot Aguinaldo and tho oolumn slowly lollowod, finally arriving at Palaoan. Aguinaldo's party had troops, 50 mon in neat uniforms of bluo and whito and wearing straw hats, linod up to ro oeivo tho now oomors. Gon. l^unston's mon crossed tho rivor in small boats, formed on tho bank and marohod to tho right and thon in front of tho in Burgont grenadiers. Tho Tagalos on tc rod tho houao whoro Aguinaldo was. Suddenly tho iSpanish offioor, noticing that Aguinaldo's aldo was watching tho Americana suspiciously, oxolaimod: "Now, Maoabebes, go for them." Tho Maoabobos opnnod firo, but thoir aim was rather inoffeotivo, aud only thrco insurgents v?oro killed. Tho Tob els roturncd (ho fire. On hearing tho fleing, Aguiualdo, who ovidontly thought his mon woro mcroly oolobrat ing the arrival of roinforoomonts, ran to tho window and shouted: 'Sop that foolishness!-quit waisting ammuni tion.'5 Hilario Pla?ido, ono of tho Tagalog oflioors and a former insurgent major, who was wounded in tho lung by tho fire of tho Kansas rogimont at tho battlo of Caloooan, throw his arms around Aguinaldo, cxolaining "You aro a prisoner of tho Amerioans." Co) Simoon Villia, Aguinaldo's obi^f of staff, Major Alambra and others attaoktd tho men who wro holding Aguinaldo. Placido shot Yilla in tho shouldor, Alambra jutnpod out of tho window and ot to mp ted to cross tho river. It was supposed that ho was drowned. Five othorinsurgent offnors fought for a fow minutes and thon flsd, making their osoapo. When tho fight ing began Qon. Funston assumed oom mand aod dirootod tho attaok on tho houso, porsonaiiv assisting in tho oap turo of Aguinaldo. Tho insurgent body guard ?lo'? loaving 20 ri fl is. Santiago Barcelona, tho insurgent troasuror, surrendered without resistance. When ct.pt'ired Aguinaldo was tro mendously excited, but ho calmed down under (?cn Funston's assuranoo that ho would bo welt troatod. Gon. Fun ston scoured all Aguina'do's oOrrospon donoo, showing that ho had kept in close touch with the sub-ohiofs of .tho insurrection in all parts of tho archi pelago. It was also discovered that Aguinaldo, on Jan. 28th,had proclaimed himself diotator. Ho had boen living at Palanan for seven months, undis turbed except whoo a dotaohmont of tho Sixtoonth infantry visited the town. On that occasion tho entire population took to tho mountains and romainod thoro until tho troops rotirod. Aguinaldo admitted that ho had boon noar to hoing oapiturod boforo, but ho asserted that ho had never boon woundod, adding: "I should nevor havo boen takon oxcopt by a strategom. I was complotoly doooived by Laouna's forged signature." Ho fearod ho. might bj sont to Guam, and ho was quito glad to como to Ma nila. Palanan was guarded by numer ous outposts and signal stations * Dur ing tho fight none of tho Maoabobos worvn wounded. Tho expedition rested MV and tho? mar ohed 16 milos tho following day to Balanan bay, whoro Gon. Funston found tho Yioks burg, which brought him to Manila. Commander Barry, of tho Vicksburg, roudored Gon, Funston splondid assis tance Aguinaldo, who talkod frooly of past ovonts, said ho supposed Gon. Traisa would proolaim himself diotator, cvon not knowing that Trias had sunou dorod. Ho behavod courteously and gavo no troublo. Gon. Funston says Aguinaldo is abovo tho nvorage in in tolligono3 and has proposcssing man ners. Ki Hod About a Bicycle. Tho record for manslaying is not be ing diminished in any way, and Groon ville county M i till tho theatre cf opera tions. 'J h h i .egroos fnun determined to maintain tho ic cord, if tho whites aro not BQjiotivo and aggressivoas formorly. John Dixon shot and killed Jamos Bannoro on tho farm of T. A. Ashmore Thursday aftornoon, and tho oauso of tho quarrol was a bioyclo ownod by ono of thom. Tho killing took plaoo noar Londotmm, 10 milos south of tho oity of Groonvillo and tho two nog roon wcro at work in a field not far from tho Aah moro residonco. Both men havo boon in tho employ of Mr. Aehmorofor sovoral, years, and they bavo always been friendly until this difficulty, wnioh ar oso with out any signs of previous troublo. Tho culmination of thc quarrol was when Dioknon drow his pi Hoi and Bannoro picked up a rook. Dickson fired his pistol and Bannoro Hod for bis lifo, with Diokson pursuing him and firing as ho wont, until Humor foll to tho ground and tho ol i ni tx was ovor. Bannoro was dead and Diokeon was tho slayer. Coroner Blaok held an inquost and tho jury rendcrod a verdict in Re cord an co with tho faots gi von. Diok son was arrested at onco and has boon placod ic Jail. - A Tempest at Sea. BUtorcd-sby fioroo seas and tossod about by i?rit?t<r$^tftfr]$&j^J??**t steamer La Gasoogno arrived Wednes day at Now York from Havre, ?18 hour? ovorduo. Tho liner left Havre on Maroh 16 and until Maroh 20 had very fino woathor. Oo tho morning of tho 21st tho wind oamoup from tho northwest and tho gales lastod thtoughout tho fol lowing throo days, and sovoral tiraos tho stoamor was obliged to turn tail and run before tho fury of tho blast, Groat seas broke ovor tho starboard sido with enormous foro?, tho lifoboats on tho uppor dook wcro wrenohod from tho davits and smashod, tho davits hoing bont almost double Two of tho lifo rafts wcro lifted bodily from tho upper dook and dropped d)wnupon tho uppor struoturo, smashing skylights and ven tilators. Tho rafts wore stoved in many plaocs and domagod boyond repair. Fortunately nono of tho passongors was hurt, After tho Czar. An attempt was to bo mado to blow up tho palaoo of thoomporor Nicholas at Tarskoo Sols, novontoon milos south of St, Potorsburg. A mino filled with tho highest explosives was aooi dentally oaoarthod. Had tho raino boon oxplodcd, tho palaoo would havo boon blown lo atoms, and ovcry ono, includ ing tho cmporor, killed. Several offi cials aro implicated in tho plot to assas sinate his majosty. Tho arrest of sovoral important personages aro oxpootod to day. The Russian press is forbiddon to publish nows of tho disoovory of tho plot. BETTER WITHOUT. What An Ohio Jung? HOM to Bay About Divorces Kv '.do ? co continually ra ul ti pl ion that Souvh Carolina's laok of a law wcrks bottor than divoroo laws in othor states, oven though thoy ho not very liboral. Ono day labt week, Judgo Frank 13. Dollonbauah granted nevon divoroos in tho divoroo division of tho common ploas oourt in Clovoland, O. In giant (ng tho Boventh, ho said: "Tho number of divoroo casos coming bofoio this oourt is appalling." Hunting for an ex plantion, ho said: "Two-thirds of the dhoroo oa*os that como hoforo mo aro duo to early marriages. I beliovo that tho samo would hold truoinall divoroo courts. Young people marry b of oro they aro old enough to form sens?blo vlows on matri mony or on tho oharaoter of thoso thoy marry. Th oro havo hoon young wivoa hero wooping for divoroos who must have boon so young nt Iho timo thoy woro mairicdthat spanking would havo hoon moro appropriate. Young mon aro as groat fools as young women. Thoro is anothor olass of foolish mar riages in whioh matrimony is contract ed boforo tho parties havo bcon acquaint ed long onough to know caoh othor thoroughly. Theoo linn ty and unfertu nato marriagos aro usually oontraood by very young porsons, BO that it comes baok to tho samo proposition of too oarly marriago. .Whon tho injudicious marriago has boen mado there is noth ing loft but a lifo of misery for oaoh of tho partios to it or tho divorce court, and as tho divoroo rooord show koeps T. :~ -i-r..i ..J a.i.... MUnlug. .V AU Pl.tauviui) ?UU unu IVDDV of tho divoro coourt ought to teach, young pc opio who aro in a hui ry to gel married to go slow." It scores to Tho Rooord that tho Ohio judgo boat around tho bush for tho roal and palpablo roaaon for tho condition for whioh ho-was necking a o&uso. If in Ohio, as in South Oaro lina, divoroos woro prohibited, thoro would not only bo no divoroos, but tho marriago oontraot would havo groator sanotity. Knowing it to bo binding, pooplo would not so lightly ontor into it as thoy do whoro thoy know that should tho marriago fettors provo gall ing, it is a Yory easy mattor to got a judgo to roniovo thom. Worso, if a person after marriago moots somo ono whom ho or sho fancies moro that tho first partner, tho divoroo court offers a roady way of defying tho divino com mand, "Whom God hath joinod to gether, lot not man rut asundor," ana1 so making it possible to gratify tho fancy. From all euoh ovils Booth Caro lina is froo, and may she over bo freo from thom.-Oolumbia Record. Tho Quarrel Over Manchuria. In unmistakable torms Japan has givon notioo to tho powers of hor strong objeotion to tho treaty regarding Man churia, whioh Russia desiroB ubina to sign. Consul General. Goodnow. ak Shanghai, cabled Seoiotary Hay today that tho proposed treaty had again boon submitted to tho OhinoBo emporor, and Russia had demanded its signaturo. Ho added tho suggestion that tho "United Staten join with Japan an.d Great Bri tain to protoot tho Chinese government. I Mr. Goodnow's suggestion v/ill not bo adopted by tho prcsidont, as it has no intention of foroibly intorforing in China, but it is loamed that Japan ODB tomplatos making vigorous opposition to tho ratification of tho Manohurian oou vondon. To moot tho obiootion of tho powors, Russia modified the treaty in sovcral important particulars, but evon as modified tho oonvontion is not satis factory to Japan, nor is it aoooptablo as shown by tho exohango of notos that has ooouired botween tho Tokyo and othor governments, to any of tho nations approached. A Noble Act. A disp&toh from Jackson, Mies., to tho Atlanta Journal says John Caroy, a whito oonv V, sont up from Liudor dalo oounty for burglary, and who is now nerving a torin of twolvo years in tho Mississippi penitentiary, will in all probability be pardoned by tho governor in a fow days, booausoof his boroio no tion in giving warning to a passengor train and thereby saving it from wreok and perhaps a numbor of li vos. Caroy was upon Okley plantation, in Hinds county, and boing sick ho was allowed to tako a short walk down tho railroad traok. Ho saw that ono of tho stool rails was broken, and knowing it was about timo for tho passonger train to pass, ho ran up tho traok as far as ho had timo and flaggod tho train. Tho passongors on botrd tho tram, whoso livos ho probably raved, havo gotten up a p?tition asking tbai ho bo pardoned, and after tho pardon is rooemmendod by tho beard of control it will bo pro? sen tod to thogovornor, and it is thought ho will grant it. A Narrow Escape. Little Francis Btanfiold, tho sovon year-old daughter of Mr. S. H. Btan fiold, of Remo, Ga , carno vory noar bei jg di ow nod during tho storm. fftaQtirtl'.waH on her way to school whon overtaken by^tfi&*?&toge .?f rftin oow tho oomotory. Tho Htt?M-?-.w"8 ?wopt off tho sidewalk and washed ini\WjwJS? gutter and the ohild apod along ly vhC swift ourront to tho mouth of a sowor. Tho girl's soroams attraotod attontion of sovoral children, who rosouod hor from a horriblo death. Asido from a fow bruisos, Franela was not injured. Oattlo Killed by Storm. Thousands of doad oattle, nhoop and horsos strow plains of Wostern Nobraska and Eastorn Colorado as a result of the blizzard, In hundrods of ravines and dry bodfeof orooks, tho animals orawlod to bo oovored with drifting snow while othor oountloss numbers strugglod against tho blizzards to roach sholtor but perishod on tho ridgos, incoming passongors ovor tho Burlington and Union Paoifio say that in ovory gulloy aro soon tho oarcasses of animals and that tho bodios aro soattored ovor tho plains In every direction. Blind Loading Blind. Tho Atlanta Journal says tho oivil sorvioe oommisaion is now roady to hold examinations and reoeWo application* for positions in the government servieo in tho Philipplnos. Thus wo will begin to Bond over thousands of young mon. who nover boforo sot foot ou toldo of thoir nativo Rtatos, toholp govern a poo plo about whim thoy know little and onro, loss. "Manifost dostlny," for oraoothl-. manifest arrogan ool AN AMUSING LETTER In An Antwer to a Want Ad. of a Merchant, j In tho Columbia Btato of Tuosday, | March 26, appoarcd tho following ad- i vor linc mont in the want column: 44Wantod-A bookkoopor to post a , light sot of books. Con bo donn at jj night, R?mun?ration $1.00 por wc ok? Add refit) 'Z Z ,' cato Tho Btato," | Tha.businoss man who put in this u ad voit nc mont did not think fer a mo- . mont of how it would sound to tho gan? ; eral public What ho waa tod was to | arrange with Homo bookkoopor who, after his regular work was dono, would jj stop by for not moro than 15 minutos each evoningand post up his day book . for him, somothing that bookkeepers commonly do for somo six tr eight firms each evening, not only hero, but ovorywhoro, at about tho price indi-, oatcd. The way tho advertisement was ; understood, however, is shown by tho following anonymous rospon&o roooivod Wed nc ?day by tho mo vc h ant referred to, which ho onjoyod as an exocllcut jake . on hiuinoK: Box 6085, Columbia, 8. 0., Meron 21, 1901. Dear Sir: In reply to your advorti&o mont in today's Stato for a bookkooptr, I beg to oller you my services. I am a young man 22 years of ?ge, having had a business cxporionoo of olovon yearn, and foci oonfidont if you will givo mo a trial that 1 can provo my worth to you, 1 am not only an'export bookkoopor, proficient stenographer and typewriter excellent operator and erudite collegs grad unto, but havo no vor al olhor ac complishments which mako mo quito dooirnblo. I am an exporienood suow shovolor, a first class peanut roastor, have somo knowlodgo of removing superfluous hair and dipping puppy dogs' oars, havo a modal for rc oiling ..Curfew Shall Not King Tonight," am a skilled chiropodist and practical. < farmor; can also cook, lake otiro of hora OH, oroaso t ronner H and ropair um- . brollas. t ? ] Being possessed of groat physical , boauty, I would not only bo usoful, but ornamental as well, lording to tho saored preoints of your offico that de lightful artistic oharm that a 8atsuma vaso or a stuffed billygoat would. As to salary, I would fool that I was robbing tho widow and swiping the. opongo oako from tho orphan if I wei o ] to take advantago of your munifioonoo, bo aooopting tho fabulous sum of $1 00 j per week, and I would be entirely will ing to givo you my norviooa for Ices, and by aooopting 33 cents per week would givo you an opportunity of pol? , only increasing your donation to tho ohuroh, pay ycur butohor and keep up your lifo insuranoo, bnt also found rt homo for indigent fly-paper ta'camon and endow a freo bod in tho oat homo. Should my application meet your apo, provalj-ploasO write 'mo at tho abovo address at your earliest oonvonionoo, and you will groatly oblige, Yours very respectfully, All Around Man. Gold Brick Mon. A spooial dispatch to thc Atlanta Journal Goldsboro, N. C., says, ' Tho ohiof of polioo is in roooipt of a lcttor from IS. M. Jonos, of Athens, Ga., say ing that tho description of tho throe gold brick swindlors confinod in jail hero fits tho mon who reoontly robbed a citizen of that placo of a considerable sum of money. He asks for photographs and full descriptions of all throe. D. H. Whoelor, of Nowborry, 8. C., arrivod last night and idontiied tho prisoners as tho mon who a fow week ago swindled him out of $7,000. They gavo him tho samo namos as they opor ated under here and workod tho same soborno on him that they attempted at this placo. He was approached by tho minor, who mado a proposition to tako, him into partnorship. Tho gold brioks were exhibited and tho assayer certified to their gonuincss. Later tho Indian became dissatisfied, and Mr. Whoolcr was persuadod to purohaso his intoroit for $7,000. Then, whon tho men had gono and it was too lato, ho diooovored that had boon buncoed. A bulletin juBt issuod by tho dotcotivooommittoo of tho American Bankers' Pro ted ive assooia tion OOH tain a a splendid pioturo and a good description of one of tho swindlers in jail hore. Howard, aliai Thompson, alias Fullor. Tho bulletin says his homo is in Brooklyn, N. Y., and that ho is a paintor by trade sod a bank burglar, gold bride o windier and ooun lofoitor by ocoupation." Boss Platt Defied. SonatorT. P. Platt, "tho oasy boss," and heretofore tho diotator of tho Re publican paHy in New York stato, is m a fight for his politioal lifo. His op pomont is Govornor B. B. Odoll, tho man whoso politioal fortunes Mr. Platt bas holpod to mako. Tho outcomo is problematical, but many disinterested observors beliovo they soo thoboginniog of tho end of Mr. Platt's politioal oareor. In Now York Mr. Platt mado a politioal statement tba', broathos de danoo of tho governor and a determina t'i'?i?-1? kill bim politically if ho votos a polioo D)Si^?^hwn W*N romovo from New York oily^5lro1 of tho ??v?? foroo. From AlbanjKffAP08 TT *h*fc Mr. Odoll stands by his"MuVMmfttJm that ho will voto suoh a measured* , bany also has it that Senator Platt h* 9 baokoddown and will not pres) tho hill. Govornor Odoll is boing praised by. his supporters for tho stand ho has lakon; and tho first skirmish of what promises to bo ono of the groatost political battles in tho stato has awak ened universal intorosl, irrcspootivo of party linos. Blowod Himself. Samuel Hagorty, a prosperous and wealthy farmor, living throe south of Plymouth, Ohio, committed suioide in a most shocking manner. Ho took a quantity of dynamito and went to tho fiold, announolng his intontion to blast stumps. Lstor a violont oxplosion alarmed tho neighbors and on investiga tion they found a fovr soattered rem* nants of tho despondent man. ICequiro Rubin was caliea and held an inquest whioh diselosod tho faot that tho de ooasod farmer had plaood several pounds of tho explosivo in a largo stump, sat theroon and deliberately lightod .tho fuse. Despondency ovor tho loss of his wife ls thought to bo tho oauso. THE COTTON MARKET fha Holders of 8pots Can Con* trot Situation. NO REASON FOR DECLINE High Tims f ir tho South to Aa ' sert hs Indeptr.denco of Speculators Who Depress Price of Cotton. !i That tho project depression in cot ton in duo entirely to manipulation is tho positivo-opinion of some of tho host |n for mod mon in tho trade. Tho Au Susta Chtooiolo says it ia pointed out hat lhere is no moro ootton in Bight han hcooessary for oon sumption and it io urged that tho south hold on to tho Uaplo until a moro normal oondition of th? market has again oomo about. I SMALLEST STOCKS ON RECORD. Mr. Alfrod B, Shopporson in hie ro low of tho season of 1899 1900 and tho ?rcspo?t for 1900 1901 says that at tho dofo of tho European soason on Hop toiribir 30 tho s t ook s of cotton of all growths in Europo&n'markots were.tho Hinr.lloot rcoordoU in fifty-right y oars, with tho exooption of 1863, Whon in yonucquonoo of ihooivil war tho Wuro 'jftoatf stocks wt ro roduood to 250,000 bales. Tho Blocks lau September wt ro hot enough for two weeks' consumption of European spinnors. Tho ooosnmp tion of A morioan ootton last soason by American and foreign mille was about .11,000,000 baloo. My friond, Mr Thomas Ellison, of Liverpool, oalls it 10,990,000. being 566,000 bales moro than tho ostimato publishod by him at tho beginning of tho season. lu hiaoirou hu- ot (jo tobo J 20 ho < flt im atod a rc duo' ion dds season in American and Japaneso jonaumpt?on of 378.000 halos, and an i orease tn Europoan oonsumption of ?0,000 bales and with tho expectation )f larger supplies than last season from oountrios other than America Btatod (lut an Amerioan orop of 10,382,000 halos would bo required in order to koop tho stocks at tho end of tho soason from falling bolo w tho.limitod supply at tho i poi mon oomoo t. . I WILL HE NO 8URPLUS. V 8o wo 800 that, the leading exports agree that a crop of moro than ton mil lion bales ia neooossary to mcot tho re quirements of tho spinnors and yot Mr. ^hepporson's ostimato of tho orop made ip. Doccmbor is 9,900,000 halos. Allow ing fer a wido divcrgonoo thero is not any moro oottor in tho world than tho any moro ot irado needs ffe*' NO RBI II^ NO RRLIEF KO? SPOT MARKET. {':Again Mr. Shoppersousays: .VL^A^is most likoly that thoro will ho .Vfc'gurjlde?able htoreituo in tho ootton a eh-ago in'this o?untry noxt spring. While this faot would'doubtloss dopross to sorno dogrco tho prioc of "futuro ue?h?rioa" for tko noxt orop, it would not relievo tho ?oorkot for spot ootton. 1 fully agroo with Mr. Fllison that thero would not bo any plethosa of ootton even if the crop should exceed 10,750, 000 bales, a1 tho distribution would bo spread over nu ob a wido aroa that thoro would be no great' aooumulation of stocks any whore," Allowing for all tho advorso condi tions in tho cotton goods outlook and tho rumors of troublo in Asia thoro ls no reasan why tho south should throw hor holding* of ootton on tho market. Tho Soutn must assort hor indepon denoo. ? . "Tho south," said ono gontloman, "cannot afford lo play into tho hands of tho manipulators who would rob this I seotion of tho honest fruits of toil, Thoro novor wai a moro opportuno timo for this seotion asserting its indopon donoo. It ia io their power to saorifice the remnant of tho orop that is hero." And this is not moroly a viow from a southern standpoint. In tho Atlanta Journal of Wednesday is a letter ad dressed to Coronrs-doner O. B. ?tovens from a prominent Now York cotton fao* tor who urges Mr. Stevens to continue his efforts with tho farmors not to in crcaso thoir cotton acreage. His lotter follows: Now York, Maroh 19, 1901. Hon. 0. Ii. Sievons, Commissioner of Agrioulturo, Atlanta, Ga.: Boar Sir-1 havo obsorvtd that what ever has como from you in regard to cotton bas carried considerable ?eight, and I want to say that unless some thing is dono that tho southern farmor will bo Confronted with fivo oe&t cotton again noxt fall. Tho idea prevailing that it will take y ea ra for tho staple to go baok to that prioo is all wrong. Cot ton in January sold at 12.75 and today next January sold at 7.40, a deolino of about 4 12 oonts por pound in six wookB. This condition has boon brought about by tho mills absolutoly rofusingto pay tho prioo, and a combin ed effort on tho part of tho Mills, dry f;oods pooplo, ootton factors and spoou* ator. Should tho aorosgc bo as largo as last year, mills all ovor tho world will buy from hand lo mouth until tho now crop is mado, should conditions bo faverAblo As cvory well posted porson known wo oould have easily mado 1212 millions last year wit fa vor aldo seasons. Shou'd tho aorago bo increased to any oo?sidornblc ext ont. and conditions re main good for tho growing orop with present trado conditions six coots will le ok high for cotton noxt Novcmbor. Th \ on'y kopo tho farmor has is to rtl,.\?_ v\rop, and not plant all cotton. but oom) *nd othor thi"8?' BU E&LSjf !l tholr ootton orop ono-Jfourth ftff??LS they would gota big pies fir offil n0" hold by ?hom. Also, for ii? ??S W ?nd I? tho.event tho ?i>S i? Increased they will soll S?S f?a now havo ohoapor than tboy VSEAA ?idnoxtat tho most ruinous Srioo ooM,WoriB? th0 COflt 0< hbor? CBi iflftgftioattho prioo of ootton MUMti southern farmer. Consider. &?8a big price, the only hogDo the/oufch hft?no* i? ^onrtail ?eTgo in*mm ?4 evrrvthinffW0 11808 akhom?4 , . C t iWhl? matter up and ask ovory sccreAl^y of *#)WWf* ft }ho south to hfttP you to inoroaso this Im tor theoropB?^^0 WM?$ south is helplVX ^ Pr 'WWM' Providence Sf \?> interfere oyery years it dldlf fours ^uly. iMW??H?feJNf?t?Diot SKVEN BOL? BANDITS Raid art Ohio Town and Blow np a Bank Building. . Soven bandits partially wrookod tho Stato bank of Somorobct, Ohio, oarly Wednesday by exploding a hoavy ohargo of nitio glyocrino in tho vault doors, toourod $5,000, app opriated two livery rigs, held a posse cf oitizons at bay, and osoapod lu tho faoo o?a heavy Uro. Hoods and soouritios tb tho amount of 130,000and $5,000 in gold ooin wore ovorlookod by tho bandits. 1 ho bank was fully iosurod and its business will not bo interrupted. A hoavy explosion in tho hank build ing shortly before 2 am. aroused cit izens living in tho vicinity of tho li ink of Son orset. John Hayes, whose homo is opposito tho bank building, raised a window and quiotly observed four mon stationod in hoot of tho bank. Ho saw that tho wholo front of tho two story briok building in whioh tho institution was looatcd had boon slattored, and bolioviog ho oould frighten away the 'mon who, it waa ovident, nora muoh alarmed by tho strength of tho explo sion, hastily donned his olothos and sal lied forth. When ho roached the side walk ho waa ohallongod and, under tho influonoo of four rifles pointed at MB head, again mounted tho stairs and BO outod arms. Meanwhile many other persons began to appear in tho darkened st roots of tho village, Wm. Lovott oponed Aro on tho bandits with a rifle, but his aim was not of tho best and hia shots only sorvod to draw tho firo of tho robbcri. Tho shooting soon booamo gonoral as tho oitizons oropt toward tho bank from all direotions, and tho rob bors evidontly began to think of cs oapo. At a aign from tho four on guard, three others omergod from tho bank, bearing several sacks in whiohthoy had hurrioly plaood their loot. Tho rob bera were undor good disoiplino and their load or gavo bia ordors like a. military loader: "All ready, forward, march. Simd o filo they marohod undor tho shadows of tho trees whioh linod tho sido walks, tur nod a cor nor, olimbodioto two rigs and drovo in a northwesterly dirootion. Oitizons took up tho chase and at 4 a. m. found tho riga, doaortod along tho rondado. Tho ahoriff of Porry oounty had boen notified by tele phono and arrived at daylight with a paok of bloodhounds, whioh wero utod in tho ohaBo. The robbers worn suc cessfully traood around town by tho hounds. It was found they had broken opon u blacksmith shop to soouro tools, and thon had takon tho riga in whioh thoy osoapod from a livery atablo noar tho bank. Tom Reed's Plain Talk. Ex-Speaker Thomas B, Hood han a mind and a tongue of his own-r? vory bright and well-stored mind and ono of tho sharpest of all the tongues that are now wagging. Mr. Reed does not liko the preaont national administration and does not mind saying co. Ho was in Baltimoro a fow days ago and Tho Nows of that olty has this to say of tho manner in whioh ho unbosomed him self while thoro: "On tho groat ques tions now before tho people Mr. Rood has dooided opinions, and dooi not hosititato to oxpress them. He reaffirm ed most emphatically his opposition to tho imperialistic policy pf tho'adminis tration. In his opinion, Dowey havo sailed away from Montojo's fioot, leav ing tho government of tho islands to the Filipinos. Onha and Porto Rioo, too, should bo loft to their own devices. Tho prosent policy towards Cuba ho regards BB piooo of hypooiisy. Mr. Rood liko tho late ex-Prosidont Harrison, is an ardent friend of tho Boor?. '? aym pathizo with any pooplo on earth,' said ho, who aro struggling for freedom.' Aflkod whothorho thought tho Filipinos capable of solf government, ho Faid: 1 think overy pooplo is oapablo of Bolf governmont. It may not bo tho kind wo havo or want, but it is tho kind that is satisfaotory and sufficient for thom." Mr. Rood is treading dangerously near tho yorgo of "treason," aooording to tho imperialist definition of that orimo. Atlanta Journal. A Plucky Governor. Whon Thomas O. Platt ontorcd the U. S. Sonate in 1881 ho was so over shadowed by his illustrious colleague. ROROOO (Jonkling that he was dubbed "Mo Too." Si nco that timo Platt has booomo tho most powerful and most ar bitrary boas his party has in New Y oik and has his own "Mo Toos," a brigado of them. In this number Governor Odell was gonorally included until a rcoont dato, lt was saidythat ho was nominated at Platt's dictation and it was expected that as tho ohiof cxeou tivo Of New York ho would bo littlo moro than Platt's took Governor Odoll has proved,' howovor, thatthis was too low an estimate of him and that ho is no man's man. Ho has flatly rofusod to rooomtnond or sign a stato polioo bill though Senator Platt has thrown tho weight of his influ onoo in favor of that moasuro and has dono his bost to make gover nor Odoll pull with him for it. His indopondont and oouragoous oomoo has won tho resnoot and pvaiso of Domoorats as woll as Republicans and Odoll is now a biggor. man that Platt in New York. Tho Arm stand ho has taken will probaly bohango tho courso of Republican politico in tho stato very decidedly and many mark tho boginning of Boss Platt's over throw.-Atlanta Journal. Now Trials Qranted-. Tho Kentitoky court of appoals Thurs day granted new trials to Caleb Powers and Jamos. Howard, sontenood in tho lowor oourt to lifo imprisonment and death, roepootivoly, in oonneotion with the shooting in Fobruary, 1900, of Gov. Wm. Goabol. In the Howard ease tho ontiro oourt oonourrod, but in tho Pow ers dooiaion Judges Hobson, Paynter and White dissented. The decision in tho Powers osno holds tho Taylor par? don invalid, but ordors a now trial on tho ground of erroneous instructions to tho jury and admission of inoompotont testimony. Tho Howard ease ls revoreod bcoauso of erroneous instructions, in competent ?vldonoo admitted in tho trial and other mfoor points, Tho trial ol Powers p?obabjy will tako platte at Georgetown, in May. Howard's ease probably will bo passed until tho fall term, HE EAT 48 BANANAS Gus, Keller Satiefiod a Great Craving for a Noble Fruit. Oharlotto Obscrvor: Mr. and Mrs. Gui Kol lor, mill opera* tivos, visitod the storo of Sovers & Lawing, on North Tray cn otro ot, huit ro eontly, and whilo di cussing tho mayor* alty olcotion atd divors other topios,, Mr. Koli or's cy o rostod fondly on BOY oral Uno bunohes of bacanas. Ho ob served that he WAS somolhiug of a banana fancier and had nevor in his lifo ? rv i i ft ii o d a oraviug for that fiuit. How many did ho think bo could oat, ho was abkod. "Oh'bout four dozen," ho ropllod. Mr. H. F. Sovors, of tho firm, thoh told Koller that ho would give him four deston bananas if ho would oat thom thoa and thoro, but if he failed to oat that number ho would havo to pay for what ho ato. Keller aeooptod tho prop osition. Mrs. Kollor roinaikod that aLo, too, had never soothed tho inner yearn ing for bananas, and asked that tho offer mado to her husband bo extendod to hor. Sovors was not avorao to this, but stipulated that Kollor should first outer tho oontost. Kollor wont at thoso bananas hko a man who bad fas tod for dajs, Ho ato ono dtzon while a ponooful smile illum ined his faeo; ho ato two dozen and said his appotito was atill on tho im prove; ho Hkta three dozen, utiloosonod his waistcoat and began to look seri ous. Oommonoing with tho 39ch ban ana it w?a up hill work with Koller. Ho no longor smiled and procuration gathered on his brow. Uut ho shook himsolf, eat down and laboriouely stuffed ono banana after another down his throat. His heart was no longor in his tusk and ho comm ono od to "swell visibly boforo tho toked oyo." Whon ho had, within 20 minutos from tho start oonsumcd his 48th ban ana Kollor's wifo who had boon watch ing lum oloaoly, said sho boliovod oho did not want to repoat his oxporimont. Sho oallod upon hor worthy spouflo to and go homo with her, but ho oould not riso From his ohair. Ho grew quito sick had to bo oairiod homo. Heroic xomodios w< TO rosorted to, but whon last hoard from Koller was too still full for oomfor tablo uttoranoo and moat unhapy man. A MURDER MYSTERY SOLVED. A Gruel Man Chained His Wife in a Dungeon. Workmen romoving a collar wall un der a dolapidatcd building just north of tho bridgo that orouaes Fair Haven river, a quarter of a milo abovo Carver's Falls, Velmont, have apparent ly unearthed ovidonoo wbioh solves tho mystory of a murder whloh ooourrod 70 yoara ago. The diaoovcry was made hy nooidontj tho laborers havlug fallon into a pit while trying to lift come heavy'| at?nos. Tho pit was about eight foot <loop, with a solid stone wall about 20 indies thiok surrounding it. In tho co?ter of tho pit r/na act a solid iron post attaohed to whioh was a heavy iron ohain and an old fashion od pair of. handcuffs. Nearby wai a hoap of hu man'bonos. Inquiry di&oloaod the faot that in 1831 For ry Bordon, a young Fronoh man, brought his young wifo to Poult noy to live in the houao whioh tho workmen aro tearing down. Sho was witty and vivaoious and attracted eon sidorablo attention. In a short time Borden booamo jealous of her and ,for bado hor visiting a oertain tavern near by. Tho wife would not submit tobo diotated to. Ono night in February* ! 1831, sho wa9 at tho plaoo whon at about 10 o'olook Borden called for her. She loft tho placo with him. She nevor was seen by hor friends af tor that. Mr. Bor don aaid his wifo had deaorted him and fled to Canada. Aftor a yoar Bordon wont away and waa not heaidof again until 1882, whon ho suddenly reappeared in town. Ho said ho had hoon at son for tho 50years ho had boon away. His mind Boomed ahattorod. He wont to the litt1 o houso and remainod two years, neighbors sup plying him with provisions. Ho finally took aiok and tho town took o li argo of him. Ho died in 1887 and was burled in Potter's field. Tho discoveries mado by tho work men have led every ono in this vicinity to boliove that Bordon chained his wife in the under ground collar/ and hfc hoi* to dio a horrible death. ^ ' Daring Kidnap por H. A daring attompt was made to kid nap Edward Mo A voy, ll years of ago, of WelkoBuane,PA., Wednoaday. Two mon piokod him up in tho yard of his father's house, oarriod him to a aurroy, plaood a h and kendi ic f, saturated with chloroform over his nooso and drove away. Tho ohild booamo unoonsoiou? from the drug and whon ho survived found himsolf on the baok Boat of tho vohio'o whioh was thon jarring over a oountry road. Young MoAvoy jumped from tho oarriago. Ono of tho men ran aftor him but tho youngter's erl?s attraotod tho attention of tho occupants of anothor oarriago whioh was passing at tho timo and tho kldnappora oooom ing soared, whippod up their horses ana ditnppoRvcd. Hits Us Hard. Our consul at Ohofoo reports that tho doolino in exports from tho United States to Ohina following tho Boxer outbreak does not nearly reprosont tho loos in trade whioh this oountry has in ouriod on that account; for largo amounts of morohandiso sinco exported from tho United States are piled up in Chin?se ports and aro yet to be nold or worked off. Tho Ionios to the Amotinan cotton trade alono ho osthnates at $3, 000,000. At nomo of the Chin?se ports, Niuohwang, for oxamplc, American trade was practically annihilated. Thia is bad enough to fight about, But our Washington government has evidently concluded it will not pay IO fight; in faot that it will not pay to do anything at all. Shall wo lot it go at that?-Co lumbia State. ,y/;v'; . In tho market reports of '.'almost any of our tfowspapors you may road, "Country pr?duoo BCUTOO add prices strong?'. You may also noto that tho piloo of ootton if? atoadily declining. Tho Gaffney I.odgor vory \vu\y oays thoso short statements, are . moro elo quent than sormona. mid that farinorfl who is not improssou by thom ls in s\ stato of blind infatuation. SOME SIDE LIGHTS On th? Pacif{cation of th? Phillp? pino Islands. HUN TINQ THE FILIPINOS, Hew Our Soldier? Kill and Aro tCHIod, An American O? fi* cer'8 Narrow Escapo from Amigo Bullets An offioor of one of tho Now Yolk volunteer? rogiinonts in Ihe Spaniek Ainorioan war, who is now a first lieu tenant in tho Twoaty-sixth United Statoa Voluntcor Infantry in tho -Phil ippines, tolls, in a lot tor to his for mor oolonol, now an ofiioor on Gov. Odoll's staff, of tho t&otios pursued in hunting tho .Filipino band on tho Island, of Panay. His aooount, under the doto of January 29. throws a re mm kable sidelight on tho Manila oablo dis patohos, which .innounoo that tho ia* land of Panay bau boon paoifi?d. Tho writor Was stationed, at tho time tho lettor was writton, noar tho town of Z uraga, and ho states that notivo oporations were hoing pushed against I tho natives. ! "With tho exooption of tho first two weeks af tor landing at Hollo," tho lieu tenant writes, ''I have boon .almost ' constantly in tho fiold, no muon that 1 havo not boon nhl o to say what 'shook' nv 'nunn' va au minn hi nm? ll1 i ni ri. ?'?> work began on Novombor 10,' 1899, who?, iu oom mr. nd of my company, I was sont to drive in tho onomy's out? posts, bofore tho advacoo of tho Kigh toonth Unitod Btatos Infantry. This wo not only aoooniplishod, but had the brunt of ail tho fighting that day. But with all my expprionoo sinco thon I boliovo today I havo as mortal a fear of a bullet, Rt tho beginning of n Wnp,' aa any man in or out of tho sorvioo. After tho first fow rounds^ howover, ono gota ono's blood np and does not mind it. I have had many a tight nhavo, and in nomo of thom I am not ready to bol levo it Was no huk, but rather P.vovidonoo. . "On ono oooxsion rooontlyjl had ohargo of several small pueblos, and war. Blooping in a oonvont at ono bf them. Near, my bod on a oholf was a picture of my wifo and tho boys.' At,/ ! night about 300 of my 'mucho amigos' ^.^ (Filipinos) got through tho outposts and past a patrol to within 200 yards of tho oonvont. Knowing, perhaps, tho ox* not looation of my room, about half a dosen of thom climbed a mango troo and took a fow shots at my room bo foro tho goo omi shooting began? Ono Mauser bullet went through tho.pic ture-, of .my wifo aud tho boys, four j moro s'trUok n#'p?o',- ..'anaron?^l?piano'- r tnrod a pocket: in mytrousers, which woro undor my pillow. 4'Thon bogan as good ? 'B?rap* as ovor I got into. I Only had forty men, and it was very dark, but we had thom on tho run in loss than three-quartera of an hour. Whoo it was over X found that I had ono man ki Hod and two wound od. Their loss, I waa told, amounted to thirty. Nono of thom oould bo found whoa daylight carno, not oven an orapty sholl. Both of my lieutenants, Fornal and Wagner, havo sinoo lost thoir livos, ono of them drowned and tho other killed in am bush. I have also lost olovon onhV.ecx mon, whioh is tho highost company loss in the regiment. "Sinoo theeleotion of MoKinloy, wo have been pushing tho insurgents hard and fast, Oi'dors aro very open now, so that you aro not afraid of boing re called trom a torap beforo you could got into one. as was many timos tho oaao beforo oleotion. 1 havo been in tho fiold sinoe oloet?on day, and until raoontly I oould run into as many aa throe or four soraps a day, but now dry woothor is coming oh, and together with MoKinloy'a eleotion, and our hit ting thom hard all around, things aro moro quiet. You have to hunt for> ^ 'scrap' now. I have boen givon adis triot to donn up, mid havo a dotuoh mcnt of forty-Ave men together with some native eoouts. Work hero is quito hard from tho nature of the ground, and tho fnot that you begin your day's work in most ossos at la. m., andoovor from eighteen to twonty-eix miles a day; jot whon you find a "striko" you forgot that you aro tired until it is all over. That was a pretty good 'biko' wo had togothor down in Virginia, from Camp Algor to tho Gap, but this ia of a different color. Wo are not trouhlod with stragglers hero. Thoy koop up without warning, for they know thoir fato if thoy drop behind, and fall into tho hands of the bolo* mon. "Men out' horo in tho volunteer, sor vioo who aro anxious to get a oommis* alon in tho regular army, think it ia 'hard linos' to bo oomoollod io stay right on. boro two moro years without going homo. A person staying hero two y oars without a oh an go cannot stand it without'serious results.- I haye got along pretty well-^notivo fever twioo and dysontery onoo-loaiug about ono month in tho hospital, "Ihe other" day I ran down a chief of a notorious gang oallod tho Polahans, whom I had boon after for mero than threo months. I surrounded his harn eado with ten men at 2 a. m., and waited for daylight. WhoniUnmo.it took us half an hour to feroo our way-." inoido, and then wo could not find cur man. Wo were about to givo up, when wo saw a pilo of bamboo, and upon in vestigation tit waa found to oovor a bolo Tn tho ground whioh lod to an un derground hut, out of which wo smoked tho ehiof, also forty-throo members of his gang. Ho fought hard, and two of his men wero killod bofore he tmrren dcrod,"~-Now York ISvoning Post. An Unatablo Jury. Thorb is no tolling what a jury will do. On Marok,6, irt^ Spartnnhmg,, a jury ??uuu ?uwU'Vi?w . AiUtiio K?yty 0? violatie^ the dispensary law. "' IU WM aontenood to threo month's imprison ment or to pay o fino of $100. Tho next clay tho jury got to^other and dooldod that-Burke WAS not guilty, after a?l, that tho oheumstantlal ovido)ioo upon whioh ho was eonviotod waft in?ut?oicnfe and that ho had boen oohviotod , inoro on suspioion than proof, ? petition fer his pardon Wai promptly jprepared : and as piomptly gVAtttod^ Burke h 67 years oldond was a Uonitodo?Ate soldier;' IBBHBwB I