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?-HB SUMTER WATCHMAN, Kjtabiuhed April, issu. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TREE SOUTHRON, Established June 3 5*6 Consolidated Au?. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C., WEDNESDAY. MAY 9, 1900. New Series-Yoi. XIX. No. 41 Published Ev?ry Wednesday, -B? 3>J\ C3r. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1.50 per anauoi-in advance. ADVKBTISSMEKT: Ono Square first insertion.SI 00 Every subsequent insertion. br Contracta for three montb3, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interest* will be charged foras ad versements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be char?ed for. HAMILTON'S FORCE FACING THE BOERS Both Sides Awaiting Arrival of Reinforcements. DISPOSITION OP BRITISH Lines So Arranged as to Bring Large Force In Contact With the Enemy. Boers Hold Strong Positions -To thc Relief of 3Iafeking. LONDON, Cilay 2.-The following dis? patch has been sent by Lord Roberts to the war office from Bloemfontein: "The Boers made very persistent at? tacks aronnd Thaba N/Chu Saturday and Sunday. But the position which the right (Rundle's) division holds is very strong and he had the assistance of Gordon's and Dickson's brigades, the cavalry under French and Smith-Dor rien's infantry brigade and a body of mounted infantry under Ian Hamilton. Pole-Carew's division has returned from Dewet's dorp." Lord Roberts also cabled additional casualties sustained during the fighting of April 17 around Thaba N'Chu, con? sisting of Lieutenant Grady and two en? listed men killed and one officer and three enlisted men wounded. Neither the commander-in-chief nor the correspondents' dispatches throw any light upon the plans being made to oust the Boers from Thaba 1ST Chu vi? cinity and how long before a definite move is made to assert British suprem? acy is only a surmise. In the mean? time, the Boers are remarkably aggres? sive, and especially in view of the large forces opposing them A special dis? patch from Thnba X'Chu says they made a daring attempt to cut off a Brit? ish convoy which got into broken ground between Thaba N'Chu and Dewet's dorp, opening fire from the adjacent hills. Iii the nick of time, General Bra? bazon, with a strong force of yeomanry, returning from Wepener, arrived on the scene and extricatea the convoy. The same dispatch describes "the dispo? sition of the forces at Thaba X'Chu as follows: General Rundle is covering the ad? vanced camp, facing the Boers' position to the east, where they are strongly en? trenched. General Ian Hamilton and General Smith-Dorrien occupy strong position.-; on the road to the north. Another dispatch says a company un? der General Hamilton located the Boers to the north and an artillery duel oc? curred without, result. There was much artillery firing with? out much casualties. It is hardly likely that the forces will face each other in very large numbers until reinforcements arrive, as both sides seem to be waiting for troops. Stringent measures are being adopted to prevent the Boer guerrillas from se? curing supplies from other centers. At the conclusion of General Sir George White's visit to Windsor today Queen Victoria decorated the defender of Ladysmith with the cross and star of the Victorian order. Her majesty and the soldier had a long conference. It is learned thar the queen was more angry than for years over the publication of the Spion ko}! dispatches. A signi?cant item of importance has been received from Cape Town. It is asserted on good authority that General Hunter has been sent to Kimberley to command a strong column intended for the relief of Mafeking. It will also in? clude Barton's brigade, which has lately been brought around from Natal, and a strong contingent of horses and guns. A' dispatch from Mafeking, dated April 20, says: Boers have been busy for several days blowing np the railway southward. There was little firing during the past week. Fever is rife, but otherwise the health of the garrison is good and jil are well. Botha Has Been Reinforced and May Blake Stand-British Force Pass at Cerusots After Sever? Engagement. Positions of Troops. LONDON, May 3.-It is difficult to un? ravel the tangled story coming from the neighborhood of Thaba N*Chu, but ap? parently the forces are engaged in a movement the object being to hem in the Boers in that district. While Generals French and Rundle are holding the Boers at Thaba N 'Cha, General Broadwood's cavalry luis been pushed on Hontnell in the hope of inter? cepting the federal convoys between Ladybrand and Winberg. As Genera! JJ >tha has been reinforced there is every prospect <.:" sharp fighting. The new scene ol'operations un i the general movements of thc various col? umns are taken to indicate thar Loro Roberts is deploying his army prepara? tory to begin his northern march. It now seems likely that it is the com mander-in-cLiaf s intention ta advance simultaneoufet^irpni Kimberley, I>1 ?em ?ontein aj^Tlady?mith, with the view i of preventing thc- Boers from coacentrat i ing their forces at any given point, j A dispatch from Bloemfontein chron? icles the prevailing opinion am; mg the i townspeople there thar the war is not j likely to last more than six weeks, once I the British advance begins, bur adds ? that the correspondent has been unable to discover any ground for this opinion beyond the fact that General Carrington has arrived at the Marandellas base, j whence a flying column will be dis i patched in a dire-rion not made public, j Bombardment of Creuiois. A dispatch from Mafeking, describing the Boer attack of April ll, says: '-The bombardment of the Creusots was the hottest of the fight. The shells entered the hospital and woman's laager. Under cover of artillery a large force, commanded by Cronje (the younger), including the German corps, advanced close to Fort Abrams. The garrison laid low until the Boer force was at close range, when they fired a volley, killing five, wounding many, and the attack was repulsed. The bombard? ment then ceased. Tim Boors, under a Red Cross flag, later were permitted to I recover their dead." General Hamilton's division has been engaged in forcing a passage north? ward. At Houtnell the Boer front held a line of hills commanding the sides of the Nek. The Canadians and Gordons attacked the hills to the left and tho Shropshires and Masshalls horse sup? ported by a battery also made an attack on the enemy, who finally fled, leaving many wounded, and the passage was cleared. The Boers on the mountain are now shelling the outlying camp, necessitating removal to a safer place. The Br-ers have three guns on the hill to the eastward of this place outside the range of the British artillery. The Boer shelling is not doing any damage. The enemy retain their positions and the British are not attempting to dislodge them. General Hamilton, after a full day's march, secured the Thaba N'Chu-Bloem? fontein road. British Expelled by Kruger. A dispatch from. Pretoria gives the text of President Kruger's proclamation expelling British subjects from the Transvaal. It says: "As numerous burghers insist on the removal or the British and as the gov? ernment is desirous of complying with the wishes of the burghers and others favorable to the republic, all Britishers residing in the district and town of Pre? toria and the Witwaterstrand gold fields must leav* the state within 36 hours from noon, April 30. Exception will be made in the case of those obtaining special permits." Boers to Leave TransvaaL PRETORIA, May 3.-Although the ma? jority of the Boers still believe that in? dependence of the republics will remain after the war, hundreds of them are taking the opposite view and are casting about for a suitable country to which they can emigrate. State Secretary Reitz said today: "If the English take those republics and raise the union jack over them I will take my family to America." Many of the other prominent families will trek to Germany and other coun? tries. An old Boer in the cit}* asked concern? ing the rates of passage to America, "You see," said he, "we are going to light hard for our country, but if it is taken from us we want to go somewhere where there is a republic." The friends of President Kruger say that if the Transvaal loses her inde? pendence he will spend the last years of his life in Holland or Germany/ .Unconfirmed Report of an Important British Victory Also Reaches London. Roberts Threatens Boers' Center and Left-Tr*jmsvaalers Claim Victory. LONDON, May 4.-Lord Roberts" latest dispatch throws no light on the object and possibilities of the extensive opera? tions in the neighborhood of Thaba X'Chu. One military critic belie ves the inference is justified that Lord Roberts* successful at:ack at Houtnek threatens the Boer center and ->uts tho British in a favorable position to crush tho Boer left, which is still facing General Rundle at Thaba ZS"Chu or their right, which is somewhere between Brandfort and Win burg. Prices became buoyant on the Stock Exchange after a dull opening. This was due to a variety of rumors, how? ever, requiring confirmation, including an important British victory in South Africa, the death of President Kruger and the relief of Mafeking. The war office has received the follow wing from Lord Roberts at Bloemfon? tein: "General Hamilton met with consid? erable success and drove the enemy out of the strong position they had taken up at Houtnek with comparatively small loss to ns. The Boers dispersed in sev? eral directions, mainly to the east and north, leaving 26 prisoners in our hands, including one commandant and 16 other wounded men. General Hamilton is now in camp at Jacobsrnst. "As the men needed rest after fight? ing seven out of ten days, I ordered them to the camp. Broad wood's brigade of cavalry arrived upon the scene in time to afford valuable assistance by their threatening the enemy's rear. "During the afternoon General Ian Hamilton was joined by General Bruce Hamilton's brigade ot infantry. "The enemy admit having* 12 killed and 40 wounded. Among the former was Lieutenant Gunther, a German I officer belonging to the Fifty-?ifth regi I ment, and anio"'g the latter was Max I imoff, the Russian commander of the J foreign legion. Tho 21 out of 32 of the I enemy's casualties occurred among the ! members of that legion. Two French j men were hilled." General Ian Hamilton's success at Houtnek excites little enthusiasm, as tie parties unanimously point on! that some? time ago ?he policy of the Boers would be one of slow retirement. Colonel Baden-Powell reports from I Mafeking, under date_ ofAnriL^Ojthat i all wa? \?c? innre, n? a?us: ! "Thirteen native women tried to set i away (Wring the night of April 1?. The I enemy opened fire on them and killed nine an?! wounded two. I wrote to ; Snymau, pointing out that he shelled th? native Stadt, which is full of women j and children, and that when they are ! trying to escape by day the Boers have . captured them and flogged them and sent them back and by night tiley shoot : them down, pretending to mistake them i for night attacks. Synman has not re- j j plied. The proportion of killed and j ! wounded above speaks for itself." j Other news from Mafeking details the ! . careful saving of the provisions and says ! there are diminished rations for 9,000 i souls in the beleaguered town. _ I BOERS CLAIM VICTORIES. j _ j j PRETORIA, May 4.-An official war j j bulletin issued here reports that on April j 28 the federals captured nine prisoners j . and ten horses eastward of Thaba N'Chu j j and that on April 30 a British mounted j ! corps appeared near Brandfort. The j federals attacked them on two .sides and j the British retreated. Two federals were wounded and ll prisoners were j taken. Another account of this affair says the I Wakkerstrom and Enmielo companies j had a skirmish with the Brstish near : Brandfort. After a sharp fight ll pris i oners were taken and 19 British were j left dead on the field, including Captain | Lyddy. A few federals were wounded, j The heavy bombardment by the Brit- j ish has been resumed at Fourteen j ? Streams. The correspondent of Renter's Tele gram agency in the Boer camp at Brand- ! fort wires that the British appeared 4 ! ! miles east of Brandfort and General De- I Larey ordered a charge with ?00 Boers, j who drove them back to their entrench- j ments. The federals found four dead on the j field and took 17 prisoners, mostly j wounded, including Lieutenant Crane. Later in the afternoon General De Larey learned that the British had forced their way 20 miles east of Brand- j j fort and 7 miles north of Modder river, j With 250 men DeLarey set out in pur I suit of the British, who numbered 1,200. j The forces met in the open country, a ! sharp engagement followed and "the ! British retired. As the Boers had a ! heavy day they were not pursued. The I federals had five men wounded. An ! American has been arrested in connec? tion with the Begbee explosion. j BRITISH TAKE BRANDFORT ! Roberts Has Established Headquarters j There-Efforts to Scatter Boers Fails, j Dewet Threatens Enemy's Flunk. Trouble on Gold Coast. LONDON, May 5.-Xews of the occu? pation of Brandfort has been received by the war office. It is generally con? ceded the most important news received j from Bloemfontein since the capture of J ! General Cronje and the relief of Lady- j smith. The fact that the position is the key to one of the main roads leading to the Drakensberg passes which possibly may be the means of co-operation with ? General Buller later on, provide an ad- j vance base of supplies, and at the same j j time menaces the Boers now southeast j j of Bloemfontein, is obviously the reason 1 j for the importance attached by all hands ! to the intelligence. The Boer army which was at Brand fort, commanded by General DeLarey, ! is presumably retiring on Wigburg, j which will probably be the next imme- I d?ate objective of the British. Brand- j fort, 20 miles nearer the Transvaal capi- I j tal, is now Lord Roberts' headquarters, j j What particularly gratifies the British ? j public is the evidence that the army of j j Lord Roberts in the Orange Free Statt; I has recovered its mobility and is again j j capable of undertaking the general ad- | ! vance so long retarded. Ir is hardly ex ? peered the Boers will make much of a stand south of Kroonstadr, and probably : nor there if Lord Roberts succeeds in cap ! turing Winburg, in which case the Boers i would be forced to move farther to the ! eastward, in which direction their mo ; bility would probably trouble them to : reach the Bethlehem and Harrismith ! line of safety. The opposition which ! the British encountered is said to have 1 come from the Irish-American com i maud. The extreme right of the British army i is at Elandslaagte and the extreme left is under tho command of General Me? thuen. Lord Roberts report:- ro the war office as follows from Bloemfontein: " We occupied Brandfort today with? out much opposition and without, I hope, many casualties. The first bri? gade of mounted infantry covered the left flank of the Fourteenth brigade of the Seventh division and the right flank was supported by the Fifteenth brigade. Pole-Carew's division advanced directly on Brandfort. The Boer army, which was under DeLarey, retired in a north? easterly direction." THE BRITISH WERE REPULSED Boers Were Greatly Outnumbered, but Drove Enemy Back. BRAXDFORT, May 5.-Yesterday was a day of fighting and skirmishes. Boer defensive lines remain intact and the British attempt to cut off Dewet and scatter the Boer force, which is threat? ening Roberts' flank and rear has been a complete failure so far. There was heavy firing along the Thaba K'Chu Saunas postroad and the British were slowly beaten back. Dewet , coming from the south and Groblerand Lemmer from the north on Monday caught British reinforcements for Thaba N'Ghu in the apex of an angle, forcing j their withdrawal. Thc Boers had the better positions but thc British were suj>erior in numbers. Thc attack was begun on Sunday. Under Dewet, Groebier, Lemmer and Botha. Tin y attacked a large British col- j nam near Thaba ?'Chu, which was try- j ing to interceptDewet'sretirement from ? Wepener. The battle raged all day Sunday for several miles along the decisive, bur thc British were apparently retiring toward Bloenifonft in. The Boers captured a number <?t' prisoners. The skirmishing along thc river indicates that L?>rd Roberts' army is advancing northward. Hoers Evacuate Thaba X'Chu. THABA N'CHU, May 5.-The Boers have evacuated Thaba N'Chu and are j believed to he still trekking, though one j gun has shelled the camp intermittently, j ?couts report that some of the Boers j went toward Wepener. They believe | that the Boers evacuated the position j during the night, trekking northward in | three directions. General French has : left and General Rundle is in command j here. It is expected that General Bra? bant wiil effect a junction at any mo- j mont. Troubles on tho Gold Coast. ACCRA, British Gold Coast Colony, j May 5.-Frederic Michael Hodgson, gov ernor at the Colony, is still at Kumassi, | and his stay will probably bs prolonged until September on accoiur! of the state of the roads. His personal danger has probably been minimized by diplomatic means. The telegraphic superintendent was wounded after repairing the line to a point within a few miles of Kumassi and communication is again stepped. More raiding in various parts of tho colony is reported. FLORIDA EDITOR IS SHOT. Stansell Wounds Williamson-Former Is Shot on the Hun. JACKSONVIELE. Fla., May 2.-An al? tercation occurred here this morning between Albert M. Williamson, editor of the Florida Journal, a weekly paper published hero, and C. W. Stansell. councilman from ward 7, which resulted in "both being seriously wounded. The trouble arose from an editorial in the last issue of The Journal, charge | ing that Stansell claimed to have re-1 ceived $5,000 and another coucilman a ! suit of clothes, described as being all he ; was worth, from the Plant system for ? services in relation to the renewal of tho ; charter of thc Bay Street railway, owned by the Plant system. Williamson rode up Hogan street on his wheel and at the corner Stansell knocked him oft' with a cane, and then fired ' three shots au Williamson, one penetrating the femoral artery of the right leg. As Williamson arose Stan? sell fled, the former firing two shots, one entering Stansell's back on the right side. Neither wound is neccssanlv fatal._i FRAUD AND CORRUPTION. The Ware (irand Jury 3Iakes Charges Against School Commissioner. WAYCROSS, Ga., May 2.-The grand jury for the April term of Ware supe? rior court charges fraud and corruption in the management of the public school funds of Ware county, and demands the resignation of Couuty School Commis? sioner J. D. Smith. Mr. Smith has held the position 1(1 years and has-done much to build up the schools of the county. It is claimed by the grand jury in their general presentments that the board of education and commissioner ap- j propriated ?1,668 for the salary of the commissioner in 1S9S and 1*99, and as they consider -sGOO ample for the service rendered they ask for a return of ?1,06S into the school fund and that the com? missioner tender his resignation. Smith says he is ready to have his books examined as the grand jury recom? mended. AN HISTORIC DOCUMENT. Architect 's Report of Damage to South Carolina Capitol. COLUMBIA, S. C.. May 2.-In a copy of the reports and resolutions of the gen? eral assembly of the state of South Caro? lina of thc sessions of lb'f>4 and ISoM found in the '-rubbish room" at the cap? itol is a report made to the general as? sembly by Architect Niernsee showing the damage dom; by Sherman's men, and giving a statement of the material on hand stored in the basement and elsewhere. The report, is of particular interest just at this time, when the work of com? pleting the unfinished capitol is about ta be resumed. Powers Asked to Acquiesce. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 2.-The circu- ! lar issued by the porte relative to in- j creasing the custom duties states that the raising of the duties to 11 per cent is more in the nature of a project than a condition, it desiring the embassies to acquiesce. The circu lar main taine that a provincial measure is rendered neces? sary by the exigencie-s of the financial situation and requests the embassies to appoint delegates to conclude new treat? ies. Held For Robbing the 3?alL BRONSON, Fla., May 5.-William E. lindsey, postmaster at Needinore, Levy county, has been committed to jail on a charge of embezzling the contents of a registered letter. Lindsey was taken before United States Commissioner Fred Cubberley for a hearing. He pleaded guilty to the charge aud was held for the United States court at Tallahassee. RAILROAD TO BE EXTENDED. Work to Begin on the Knoxville and Augusta June 1. KNOXVILLE, May 3. - Arrangements have been perfected whereby work will begin hy June 1 on rho construction of an extension of the Knoxville and Au? gusta railroad into the ChiDiowee moun? tains, near the North Carolina line, reaching a rich timl>er bell, in which the New England Tannery company of Phihidelphia wiil build a $250,000 tan? nery. The construction of tho tannery willi begin simultaneously with tho work on th?- railroad extension. Knoxville and Atlanta will ba wi:hin easy reach of the tannery. GUITON TELLS OF MURDER OF OOEBEi Says Taylor Wanted Youtse; to Leave State. TOLD TO GIVE HIM MOffE: Was to Get An> Amount lie Desire If He Would Leave-Witness Knovt Nothing of Senator to De Made Wa With by Conspirators. FRANKFORT, Ky., May 4.-W. H. Cu tou resumed his testimony. He state that Governor Taylor authorized th witness to give Youtsey any amount c money desired if he would leave Kci tucky. At a conference in Lexington, the Sur day before Goebel was shot, ic was d( j cided that Representative Henry Berrj I who had been unseated a few days bi j fore, should go to the house of repn I sentatives next morning and take hi ! seat and refuse to give it up. VanMeter, his opponent, was to b j in some way prevented from going t j the hall that morning. Caleb Powers ? who was at the conference, telephone' to Governor Taylor at Frankfort two o j three times in regard to the conference On cross examination Culton said h did not know of any list of senators o representatives who were to be put ou of the way. On re-direct exannnatio] j Culton said that Sergeant at Arms Ha j ley signed the subpoenaes for witnesse ! for Governor Taylor to testify befoT I the gubernatorial contest committee an? j authorized Calton to deputize good mei in the various counties to serve them. Culton said he did not know wher< Powers or Youtsey were when the sho was iired. The last talk he had witl Youtsey the latter said the plan to kil Goebel had been abandoned. Cultoi had been asked by Taylor to ascertair what the witnesses in the contest knev because he was a lawyer. To the prose cation he said he had told more now 01 the stand than any person except hi father. His testimony is ended. Circuit Clerk Moore of Jackson counts denied that Culton had told him any? thing about the plan to bring on a roi and kill Goebel and other members ol the legislature. FULL TICKET IS NOMINATED Spencer Adams Named For Governoi by North Carolina Republicans. RALEIGH, May 4.-The white Repub licans had made strenuous efforts tx have their state convention the best evei held in the state. It was an orderly anc rapid working body. Spencer Adams of Guilford county wai nominated for governor with a full state j ticket. Following is the plank in the platform i in regard to trusts: "We are opposed to combinations of capital whenever they become de? structive of the right- of individual citi ! zens and such combinations should bs ' suppressed by adequate statures enacted ! by the legislatures of the several states ! or by congress, if the resulting evils are I beyond the power and jurisdiction of j the states." The convention indorsed, without I condition and with enthusiasm, the ad i ministration of President McKinley, and j instructed..!^ delegates to vote for his I renomin^Kci. Also the delegates are i instnicte?D vote for Senator Pritchard j for vice rajfisident. I THE STEEL AND IRON TRADE j Conditions Are Less Favorable Than Last Week. : NEW YORK, May 4.-The situation in j domestic iron and steel trade is generally j a little less favorable xhan last week. Prices are yielding under the strain of : the recent unfavorable .developments i * ; and a lower range of values seems to be j assured. Reports from various trade i centers show that reductions have been j made in various iv .'lied products. Rails, structural iron and sheets are notable ! exceptions. Tue reductions made have not been large, but serve to show the tendency now existing. Buyers are holding off, not being inclined to make purchases of any considerable quanti? ties so long as they believe that by wait? ing they may be able to do a little bet? ter for themselves. Fire at Coal Creek. KNOXVILLE, May 4.-The mining town of Coal Creek narrowly escaped a sweep? ing conflagration early this morning. Two large store blocks were burned to the ground and the entire town was threatened. For the Fire Sufferers. CAPE TOWN, May 4.-Within an hour j after the opening of the Ottawa relief fund here there were five subscriptions of $500 each recorded. The members of Strathoona's horse contributed liberally. Dewey Enroute to St. Louis. CracAGO, May 4.-Admiral Dewey, his wife and party accompanying him, left Chicago at 8 o'clock this morning in their Baltimore and Ohio special train for St. Louis. ?O FORGE AN ISSUE N MONROE DOCTRINE German Intrigue ?s Eeveaied "by Denmark Minister. TO PUSCH?SE WEST INDIES Germar. Government Is Slaking; an Ef? fort to Invade Western Hemisphere by Securing Islands-Root's Speech Based Upon These Facts. WASHINGTON, May 2.-The speech of Secretary of War Root at the Gran* banquet in New York has attracted much attention in Washington because of its reference to the Monroe doctrino and the secretary's apparent conviction that it is but a question of time, and nos a long time at that, when this country will have to fight to sustain that doc? trine. Secretary Root declared in so many words that tho time is rapidly ap? proaching in our history as a nation when we shall have to either abandon the Monroe doctrine or fight for it. It is stated on good authority that Sec? retary Root's hint at the possibility of war to maintain the Monroe doctrine was called forth by an intrigue concern? ing the Danish West India islands. It appears that H. H. Rogers of the Stand? ard Oil company made a verbal agree? ment -with Denmark that if he should negotiate a Side of the islands he should receive a commission of 10 per cent of the purcliase price. Captain W. Von Christmas Dirckinck-Hohenfield has also been acting as agent of the Danish gov? ernment. All accounts agree that Den? mark is very anxious to get rid of her West Indian possessions. Rogers and Captain Christmas having quarrelled, ! and the former having doclared that it ! was in his power to defeat any negotia ' tions that did no? recognize his rights as ' agent, Captain Christmas advised Sec [ retary Hay of a plan to exchange the islands with Germany for territory in Europe. He stated that unless congress acts on the Danish West India matter by June 1 a plan will be carried out to exchange the islands with Germany for the whole or a. part of North Schleswig, which, with Holstein, was taken from Denmark by Germany in 1SC7, and which country it has always been the fondest hope of all Denmark to possess. Captain Christmas, according to the statement, had an interview with Presi? dent McKinley and pointed out the im? portance of purchasing the island. As a consequence Secretary White of the Lon? don embassy was sent from London to negotiate directly with Denmark. His mission became known to Rogers, j He insisted on his 10 per cent commis? sion and declared that he would prevent a sale to the United States unless he re I ceived 8300,000. Rogers became involved ! in a quarrel with Captain Christmas. ? Thereupon Captain Christmas revealed I to Secretary Kay thc entire story of j German uitrigue. It seems that Denmark is now dis I posed to make the deal with Germany. I It has been said by those who are close to the Danish government that King Christian will not allow the United States to plead the Monroe doctrine a> a ; bar to negotiations with Germany for the ceding of che islands to other eoun ! tries. He will maintain that ho has ; already given rite Monroe doctrine suffi j cient consideration in that he offered a I number of times to sell thc islands to ! thc United States and at the time the ' negotiations have all fallon through on j account of failure of congress to ratify j agreements of the negotiations begun. ! AUGUSTA WANTS A CAMP. . Congressman Fleming Zs Pushing the Claims of That City. ? WASHINGTON, May 3.-Congressman j Fleming of the Tenth dist rict has put in : an application in behalf of Augusta for I one of the four great camping grounds j which are contemplated in legislation ? now pending before congress. Thepend ! ing bill provides for camps in each of the J four sections, north, east, south and west where large bodies of troops can be . gathered annually with a view of giving j officers and men suitable experience, i Mr. Fleming urges the claims" of Au j gusta which, according to reports in the war department, proved tho healthiest of all the camps at which large bodies of troops were gathered during the Span? ish war. SAMFORD MAKES A DENIAL. States That Dispensary Was Xc-t an Issue In Campaign. OPELIKA, Ala., May3.-Regarding the statement that he favored the dispen? sary system, Colonel Samford said that the dispensary was not an issue in the campaign, but that his position on this question had been clearly defined in his speeches made during the gubernatorial campaign, and published at the time, and that he had not changed his views; that he stands on the platform adopted at Montgomery, and that in a short time a campaign committee would be or? ganized that will issue an address out? lining the issues of the campaign. The University of El Ayhar, In Cairo, Is the oldest in the world. It his rec? ords dating back 1,000 years. ABSOLUTELY ?>URE ^^^^^^ ^ Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ?j _ROYAL BAKtNQ POWDER CO., NEW YORK. j