Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SUFFERED 25 YEARS With Catarrh of the Stomach? Pa-ru-na Cured. i > Coninunun Botkln. of Winfleld. Kan. ! * In a -event letter to Dr. Hart man CoafWM Botkin uyi: "Mjr Dear Doctor?It fires me pleasure to certify to the excellent curative aualitfcs of your medicine*?Peruna and Manabn. I nave been afflicted more or leas for quarter of a century with catarrh of the tomach and constipation. A residence in "Washington has increased these troubles. A few bottles of your medicine have given a* almost complete reiiet, and i am sure that a continuation of tbem will effect a permanent core."?J. D. Botkin. kf. L. F. Verdery, a prominent real estate agent, of Augusta, Ga.. write*: " I JUv? been a grunt Buffer* r from catarrhal dyajteeela. 1 tried many phyelrta**, v 1*1 ted a?od many wrti^a tut I believe rerun* km* dene mere / ? me than all of the >*?o put teaether. I feel I Ike a new pereen.'>?L. I. Verdery. The most common form of summer catarrh is catarrh of the stomach. This i* generally known as dyspepsia. Peruna cures these cases like magic. If. you do not derive prompt and satis* iketory results from the use of Peruna, 'write at once to Dr. Hart man. giving a fall statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hsrtman 8anitanum, Columbus. 0. I w I AL^^NE TIm Only Dwtbk W?n Coating Wall Paper if unsanitary. Sal, somiuet are temporary, rot, rub off a jd scale. ALABASTINE it pore, permanent and artistic wall coating, ready for the brush i by wiiiny in cold water. For MM Dy paint acaieis crwyww* Buy la packa|e> nd beware of worthless Imitations. j ALABASTJNE COMPANY, Oraod Rapids, Mlcb. (cucaiiu taste stsasst C C C. Sera sold 2a balk, spueaftts ftsalsr who tries Is sail "MastWagjeit ttgooi." adveb^MG a?g" I v'i V IW I iSa wa;l IhA /y I I*/ / IWLDOUGUs] ragims'ri I iSL kliMbM mi a R /Vl\ T?OR more than * quarter n I /I \\ of * oentury the rtpu- tl I //l \\taUon of W.ll DoacCu* If f aLrl /WShooa for ttyla, cmfort, [I f i\ \ // and twr baa excelled all 11 I S \\ 7 other make*. They are II f Hi n ft worn by mora men in all 11 I ^ m atattona of Ufa than any || URS an the onlr Shoe* that lii A \ m4 ?T?7 w?y equal 9&.00 an?l K \&K9 $C<k> shoes. They we tie IB I atandard of Um world. KB 9 Thl* is the reason W. L. DoujIm makes i?4 nIIi . m more turn's $3J0 mad ?3X0 4 shoes than any other two manufacturer*. A trial will eonrlnee yon they are Ik* best la the world. W.L DOUGLAS $4 SHOES CANNOT BE EXCELLED. Sold by a Douflas stores In American : yiHw aad best shoe dealers everywhere. If ^aSsaZiK** }*'"" ^7,* * **? O file tf mail, JB ernts txtro. S lUtutrmted VataJofuM frtt, |W. L POtOLAg, Bw>ckt?a,MM?.|' SOUTHERl THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS 0 **THB LAND ASHEVILLE, THE SAPPHIRE j Kowbere eaat of the Rocky Mountain* la T**"!. "i"""" and (all, and ali-year-ro MHBHLLK AND THI Wttb an average mean temperature of SS mmA taMVM ?f altitDr'i min Her al and there U a vitality anil tonic in the al ion oc the rial tor. It is a region mor Here range after range of heavily forest* of the tea, where interlacing valleys are rffter streams murmur unceasingly. HOT MFR A place where rest and recreation can U baths ar* especially applicable for nu mountain air, charming scenery and lux ttons which justly render Hot Springs a and recreation. Benched in M hours fro room Bleeping oars, via Southern Bailwa; roe rxru. r/ancoL New York Offices: 2\ LEX. S. THWEAT1 1183 Bread* W. A* TUlKf JftM. Trafle Mgr., Washing 8. B. B4101 ' " ijpr 7' How lh< Applicants An???nd. A candidate for the position keeper in a city menagerie was ask the other day. when undergoing t Ivil-st'rvice examination: "If the prl J lion sprained his ankle, what wot you do to give blm relief?" ' "I'd get some liniment." was t ! answer, "and put my hand In botwe i l.??? -n.l nni thd Untitle ; lUt? iiuu uttia uuu |iui iuv ?% Kontly on the lion's ankle." "I si ; po?e you know," was added In i ! j ren thesis, "that I've got a wood ! j arm." Another applicant, aiming at t polntment as police matron, was ask ; what were her special qualiflcatlo , for the place. "I've been a widow < J and on for twenty years," a j answered. The examiners of the local CI ! Service Commission tell of many ami ! Ing errors. Defining the word "ho ! zontally." one applicant wrote: 1 ! means going or turning In a crook I way." "lmeciious, auvinci uam.ni j "means a disease rery much in t person, so as to have immediate att< tion and quietness, with no fear contagion." A shorthand writer was asked take down the following from dici tion and transcribe It: "In this cor try we have not yet formed the hal of looking at the civil service as < ferlng a career; we are only emerg! from looking on It as a political fui tion." As the candidate wrote It 01 It read: '*Iq this country we have t yet formed the habit of looking on t civil service as from a mirror. We n only emerging from the habit of lo< lng on civil service as a pollth fiction."?New York Tost. Dmi Traveling la Cob*. Cuba has 124 railways with mc thou 2000 miles of track for the 1 yet traveling In Cuba Is not chei There are lines which charge pi sengers twelve cents a mile. The average rate Is about sev cents for first-class passengers a five cents for second-class and trai on some of the lines means ma | hours of miserable Jolting over I wretched roadbed. Freight rates t as exorbitant as passenger rates, detrimental Is the railroad extortl to the welfare of the country In fa that a modification of rates by mlllta order was talked of, but the legal I of the step was doubtfuL The entire railroad system of t island is valued at $70,000,000. But the 124 lines only seventeen are pub lines in the generally accepted sense The rest are private roads built I the transportation of sugar cane the grinding mills. It Is a curio fact that Ave of the principal lis representing nine-elevenths of the pi 11c roads are controlled by BrltJ | capitalists. Cuba bad a railroad rorry-mi miles long between Havana a Guinea, which began to run only a f< yean after the first American 11 waa opened, but the development railroading under Spanish rule was a very different scale. Some peoj might not call it development at all New York Sun. AdvtrtliluTo the students of the University Chicago a merchant defined advertlsl thus: "Influencing the minds of peof It is making others think as you < sire. It means using all those fori which produce impressions and cryst lUe opinions. It is the creating of pr tlge?that quality which causes otb< to accept a statement without qaestii Advertising is a higher form of men activity than ordinary com mere transactions." Praeloo* Ballet*. Bullets made <* precious stones i rarities in warfare. But during t fighting on the Kashmir froutier, wh< the British troops defeated the ret lloua Hunzas, the natives used bull of garnets encased In lead. The Bi .'ah preserved many as curiosities. Weak? " I suffered terribly and was ex* trsmely weak for 12 years. The doctors aaid my blood was all turning to <rater. At last I tried Ayer's Sarssparilla, and was soon (soling all right again." Mrs. J. V. FUua, Hadiyme, Ct. No matter how long you have been ill, nor how poorly you may be today, Ayer s Sarsaparilla is the best medicine you can take for purifying and enriching the blood. Don't doubt it, put your whole trust in it, throw away everything else. |1J>?Wtlk. AlHwgirt*. ilk jour doctor what b? think* of Ajtrt hmiullli. Ha kaontll thoaf tbla gned old family modlrln*. Follow bis odrtc* and ? will bo satUttod. 4. C. Aria Co.. Lowell. Kim. M RAILWAY F WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, OP THE HKT," ; COUNTRY AND HOT SPRINGS . to be found anything approaching tt (or and retreat. ! MAPPPIIIUR IOWTET. 1?. there is perfect freedom from torrid heat ties rival in their azurine tints those of Italy, tmoaphere which makes an Instant lmpr*a e charmingly beautiful tnan Hwtizoriana. m! mountains parallel each other like waves rich with verdure and flowers, and where IMQH, N. Ch > most happily comhinod. The climate and rvous and rheumath troubles. The pore arious thermal baths are among the attracfav trite resort for people seeking health m New York in through Pullman drawingf. a as catx oa anoaBsa, 71 and 1185 Broadway r. Eastern Passenger Afcnt, ray. New Terk. (torn, D. C. net Owl Pass. Agt., Waifclaftsn, 0. a y*y~ : RUINED ST. PIERRE i be 1 ze ? ,15 ' he The Am Svept by the Volcano Ten Miles In Length. : ip- i Z flOBBERY OF THE DEMj hi ; na . off j hp IImh* m( Ra/4!a? nkstrti/>finor Sfroak I i ivsp^ vi wvuiu<i w?|l mvuhg vu and Foul Air Make Work of Exploration Difficult [ iri- t 2| 5 ed t ?d, Iaap*etloa of th? Raima Shows Oily Dm*- j be ltUo? A Sltnlai Ox IppanatlT tb? *n- Only Living Thing la the City?Hoomi * of Tbit An Calajartd H?ld lanalM VTho ( Arm Dfad-Old IKaa Found LlfotM* by t0 Bit Tttoi?StrKtu Still DlitlagvUh- ? * bit la Plaeu-irnuTal Service and inPrayers Iter the Dead at Fort de Franco. of- Fort de France, Martinique.?A vlsll nS to the site of the destroyed city of St 1C" Pierre disclosed that no exaggeration ^ has been made of the work of destrucjje Hon. An area ten miles long and six ire miles wide was utterly devastated by ,1c. the flery flood from Mont Pelee. ,?al The streets are two feet deep in ashes and cinders which cover thousands of dead bodies, scorched black >r? nd OF* ,! ,-ei 5T.VIHCEHT ~ GtEAXiHEAD Bfi*!?|| on >le and shiny, as !( they had been plunged < in boiling pitch. Many of the dead I were never touched by the volcanic 1 Ore and some of the bouses and wood, work destroyed show no sign of burn of Ing. 1 ln* The path of the volcanic torrent is tie. marked out in a strange manner. The ie? vicinity of the shore, where vessels 1 tts anchored, was swept by a whirlwind ' al- of volcanic gas, which ripped, tore e9. ind scattered everything In its passage. ?n but left few traces of cinders behind. 1 On the other hand, the fort, centre and 0 ' adjoining parts of St. Pierre are bur- 1 jaJ led under a thick bed of cinders which J ,al consumed everything beneath it. The son of Behanzin. the King of Dahomey, who was being educated at St Pierre. Is among the dead, irt There Is hardly a person of promi- 1 be nence here in Fort de France who is 1 ?re Dot mourning the loss of relatives. Dr. ] - PSf : K?I- J 1 eta | . i 1 rit- ! ' | r '( j |H%-r i I. hxton MARTIN I Fort de Fr&ncf&& ATf* DC ARLE^/ I MAT SHOWIXO THE STftlCKEH HECTIOS O* THE 1BLAXD OF XAKTIMgCE. Verne, who is in attendance on the inlured in tbe hospitals here, lost over forty near and distant relatives in St. Pierre, to say nothing of hundreds of intimate friends there. M. Clarac, one of tbe wealthiest nv? <-bnnts of Fort de France, lost cv? hundred relatives In the annihilatec y, where bis family bad lived for s? <ral generations. These are only cc (>icuous Incidents out of thousands more. ~ The only living thing seen in tne I city was an ox. thin as a skeleton. I ( While tbe body of one of tbe victims. { For Op*iln| Wlft'i L?M?r*. MO. By a decree of tbe United States District Court at Boston, Mass.. it cost M. D. liiroux. of North Adams, $50 to open letters addressed to his wife, with wboi i he does not live. Mrs. Uiroux claimed that her husband opened her letters against her orders. A Bridegroom Killed. David Bycrs and Mrd. Josie McD 3ald were married at Orillia, Out. While returnlLg to tucir iuiure nuuie in ailerley. the carriage* upset and Byers was thrown iu a ditch and killed. Boj of NImImb a fire Chief. Mayor Doxey has appointed Edward Traeey, aged niueteeii. as (Jbief ol tbe Fire Department, of Elgin, III. Traeey Is tb.: youngest tire marsbul In tt.e United States. 11 is anuomtment is a reward for liiu heroic action duriu; u rceeut tire, when he rescued two womeu from a burning buildiug. He aas displayed remarkable coolness and Judgment at other tires. Two Hundred Shock* Felt. Within nine hours recently, two hundred earthquake shocks were felt at lapachjla, Mexico. < " . irhlch bad been recovered by a reli tlve, was being prepared for remove this animal stalked slowly throug the wreckage to tbe beach, where I Jrank sea water, and then went bac up the hillside. Tbere la not on inhabitable boose 1 :he city or nearby villages. 8oldiers are guarding property frot trnwiin? crhnula. who are robbing tb lead. They meet with severe punist neat when caught. The fires In the wrecked buildings o :he city are extinguished, and reprc tentative* of the commercial house 'rom Fort de France are digging In tb lebrls of bouses and stores in aearcl >f documents and valuables. The number of victims Is so great 1: >Iaces that in the great heaps of con: Singled dead Identification of Ind riduals is very difficult. The odor of tbe putrlfylng bodie nakes tbe work of handling them no >niy horribly offensive, but dangerou o tbe searchers as well. Thus fa !000 bodies have been found and dlsen angled from tbe ruins. Of these 59 inve been buried. Tbe work of bearing the tborougt ares will necessitate tbe employmen >f large numbers oc men tor uiuu, Dontba. The entire eountry all about Si 'lerre was turned into a cbaottc waste U1 the trees are either torn up b; be roots or snapped off and lie levc vitli the ground. On the Cluse estate, near St Plent i few buildings are untouched. Tbos rho were in them, however, were al ound dead. They had been suffocated >ut were not disfigured, and the Idee ity of each one of them was easil; nade oat. The body of an old man was foun ying by a carriage, to which a pair o lead horses were harnessed. The ol nan was still holding the reins in hi lands as though about to get in th Tamajfe wucu mncteu uunu. a w ay dead by bis side. Tbe features o jotb were calm. Inside tbe boose an >eblnd a parlor door was tbe body of roung girl. Her balr was down an error was stamped upon ber feature! A day of great solemnity In Fort d France has been observed, wbere tber ivere imposing funeral ceremonies an prayers for tbe repose of tbe souls a he victim* of the calamity. All tb .Government authorities of the islan were present, as well as the officer if the French warship Suehet, the Dai sb warship Valkyrie and tbe Germa warship Faike, and the United State uk Potomac. The grief manifestc >y all present was very keen. Many merchants and other buslnea nen here in Fort de France, as we is beads of the civil governmen went to St. Pierre out of curiosity th light before the disaster, aud wci imong those lest. Great changes in submarine d?.ri? iround Martinique have occurred. . lumber of little islands have entlrel llsappeared. A depth cf 2000 metres is now foun where formerly there was only slzt: \ number of big spirals of smoke a: v)nxf:intlv streaminc un from Mor Pelee. accompanied by continuous sul terra nean rumblings. PLUNDERING AT ST. PIERRE. Fifty Robber* 8?nt to FIti T?tn' la priMamaBt. Kingstown. St. Vlntent?In adriw received here from Fort de France It I laid tliat looting and robbery are o tbe increase at St Pierre and eta nrbere, and that the authorities caun< rope with tbe conditions, especially a local political quarrels at St. Pien ire interfering with practical barmon dus action. Six thousand refugees ai it Fort de France. Rioting is fearc there. Business at Fort de France has bee stopped, tbe bank there will cot r< surue operations for the present, an money is scarce. St. Pierre Is infested with pillager ivho are forcing safes. Tbe authoritii ire taking serere measures. Fifty c the ghouls bare been imprisoned i cms cuy. tvnere rue population wautc to lynch them. The thieves bare let seuteuced to fire years' lmprlsonmei each. Troops have been detailed to guar the ruins in St. Pierre, with orders 1 tire upon pillagers. The inhabitants of the north p? of the islaud are now distributed in tl various districts of the south. Mlalitar Wo to Urn Us. By an imperial edict just issued U Tiug Fang, the Chinese Minister Washington, and Sheug Chia Peng a: appoiuted to prepare a code of Chine laws on- modern lines. Wu Ting Fai probably soon will be recalled to Chii to uudertake this work. Bain Helps Nebraska Crops. Rain bus fallen In Nebraska. Tl southern and eastern portions of t State received most of the downpoi This will put winter wheat in Hue co ditiou, and will kill off chinch bugs. Th? Natlonai Gam*. The Brooklyn Club has given Ot Ik-hlcr George Hlldebrund notice of r lease. Chicago has suspended Fred Glad Frank Bouner, Davy Jones and Rul WaddelL Phlllippi, like the other Pirate pitc erst is in midsummer form. He us his teasiug drop ball with great su cess. Charlie Zuber says that in Nlchol Ryan und O'Neill St. Louis haa t! homeliest catching corps in the N tional League RUIN AT ST. VINCENT h ? More Territory Devastated by Vol* t&no Than at Martinique, a Entire Northern Part of the Island Cot* e orod With A?hea?Thoatand* la I- Need of AeaUtaace. * Kingstown. St. Vincent.?A newspa' per correspondent lias just returned here from u visit, on horseback, to the . devastated district of this island, during which he traveled fifty miles and penetrated to within Ave miles of the Soufriere crater. The ash-covered area ,* of St. Vincent exceeds that of Martinique, which the correspondent has also explored. t The entire northern part of the Island H is covered with ashes to an average depth of eighteen Inches, varying from ? in ? Klnmtnwn to two feet |b ? luiu IU/VI ? ? ?-B-"- ? ? .> or more at Georgetown. The crops are ruined, nothing green can be seen. the streets of Georgetowu are cumbered t with snowdrift-like heaps of asnes, and _ ashes rest so heavily on tbe roof tbat In r several cases tbe weight has caused tbem to fall in. There will soon be ' 5000 destitute persons in need of asf* slstance from tbe Government, which ? Is already doing everything possible 1 to relieve tbe sufferers. While the outbreak of tbe volcano on tbe island of Martinique killed more 1 persons outright, more territory has | been ruined in St. Vincent, heuce there ' 1s greater des*'tution here. '* Tbe Injured persons were horribly * burned by tbe hot grit which was driven along with tremendous velocity. Twenty-six p< rsons who sought refuge ^ la a room ten feet by twelve were all d killed. One person was brained with 3 I a huge stone nice miles from tbe erae ter. It is estimated that the ocean has encroached from ten fleet to two miles along the coast near Georgetown, and that a section on tbe north of tbe island has dropped into tbe sea. Llentenant Benjamin B. McCormick, commanding tbe United States tug Potomac, now in tbese waters, has called on Governor Llewelyn and offered him the sympathy of tbe United 8tates and any assistance which it was in his power to render. Tbe Potomac has also landed what she can spare of ber food stuffs. The subterranean detonations hero have ceased, and the Soufriere relapsed. apparently, into perfect repose, no smoke arising from tbe crater and the fissures emitting no vapor. Tbe stunted vegetation that formerly adorned the slopes of tbe mountain has disappeared, having given place to gray-colored lava, which greets tbo eye on every side. Tbe negroes who have remained rn the estates are half starved, and tbe Carib survivors are leaving tbMr caves and pillaging abandoned dwelling houses and shops. Many arrests have been made for tbat offense. The death rate in tbe hospitals is still very high, notwithstanding the best Jrfma mc'3\ ltomtjzlez J * d ; ^ ^ . J*/ ' L TOrOOUPBICAL OCTLIYt OF ST. MHKX, 8 KABTIK1QCI. I? n medical effort*. All the neighboring e- British colonies are shewing sympathy :t with the sufferers here. Subscription is lists hare been started, and food and e clothing are being forwarded. 1- While the entire community in thankee fnu for this help and sympathy from d British sources, on all sides are heard grateful appreciation of the prompt aid n furnished by the United States in sende ing the Potomac here with provisionj d and other things. g, Moat Felro Still Active. s Port de France, Martinique?Great flj?ues of very bright light were n emitted from Mont Pelee between 10 d and 11 o'clock p. m. They were visible from here. Thick, it glowing red clouds, intersiwrsed with flashes of light, were issuing from the 'd volcano in the morning. Showers of to cinders, lasting for tweuty minutes, accompanied the activity. rt The people in the districts of Loric rain, Marigot. Sainte Marie, and La Trlnltw nr?? nnnic stricken. Enr?c*<l Womu Struck Du:nh. 'u Infuriated over some trivial matter in at her house, Mrs. Charles Ciffords. of re Middleshoro, Ky., screamed at the top of her voice, something snapped an i ig xho could not speak uutil tlij following >4 day, when she found that she was able to whisper. H. Clay Kvani Take* the Oath. he Henry Clay Kvans. who has Just rehe tired as Commissioner of Tensions at Washington. has taken oath of otttce as n- Consul-General at London, lie will leave for bis post early in Juue. Maion Auk* SI,000.000 Far Culture. U Oaunll "111. ll -1 ?1 in ||a Ot'llJIUI .iltiouu ?v?Kuv.,? ...... ,e_ troduced iu tlie United States Seuate u hill to establish a "National Conservatory of Music and Art." Tin- sum ti e| bo appropriated is $1,)0o.in)o. It is proposed to establish conservatories at Washington. New lark. Chicago aud h- San Francisco. 09 IC- Killed anil Injured in Pittsburg Kxplc?lou The naphtha explosions near Pitts Is, burg. i'a.. will result iu th.- death of tje between thirty au 1 forty persous aLd a. more than JUU seriously lujured. many for life. CUBA A REPUBLIC Tbe Doited States Start a Nev Nation oo Its Career. PALKA TAKES THE OATH General Wood Hauls Down the ? American Flag and Hoists the Cuban Colors. ________ * Havana, Cuba.?The Government of the Republic of Cuba was installed in office and the occupation of the United 8tates ceased with Impressive and appropriate ceremonies. Senor Tomas Estrada Palma attached bis signature as President of the Cuban Republic to the document of transfer, and after an exchange of congratulations General Wood personally lowered the American colors from the flagstaff on the roof of the palace, and with bis ( own bands hoisted the Cuban flag, as an act of the United 8tates. the Cuban veteran. General Gomez, assisting. Then, jcforc the thunders of the salutes, aad the frantic cheering of the Cubans bad died away, General Wood < and the United States cavalrymen re- | malning in Havana embarked for tbe < United States, tbe former on tbe i cruiser Brooklyn, and tbe latter on , tbe steamer Morro Castle. Tbe natal day of tbe Republic of < Cuba found Havaua in brilliant array. < Tbe decorations were universal. Many I Imposing arches were erected at the entrances cf plazas. Bunting, spread I on Venetian masts, canopied the nar- i ?" " f-nm fhfl Mil nf fh?> gun. I 4WH >IUCVlo & vu? w -v. The decorations along the water-1j front were exceedingly lavish, and all the shipping In the harbor was dressed < In gala attire. The majority of the ships dew the American ensign at the i main and the Cuban colors at the fore or mitten. The United States armored cruiser Brooklyn, and the steamer Morro Castle, of the Ward Line, as well as j the foreign warships which had been sent by the Governments to be present < at the birth of the new Republic, were i dressed with signal dags fore aud aft. The early morning was cool and de- | llgbtful. and the entire population, reinforced by thousands of visitors, was abroad soon after daylight. All was animation and expectancy. There are 4000 public carriages In Havana, and ?li?m jnnniinl raciii*? soujo CUL U UUC Ui (Mvwa ? where on a life or death mission. Much curiosity was aroused by a Statue of Freedom, which had been raised during the night in Ceutral i Park, upon the pedestal where, for centuries, a statue of Queen Isabella haJ stood. During the early doming mazy troop* of school children marched into the Plaza de Armas, ranged themselves before the palace and sang an American anthem. At 10 o'clock a delegation from the Central Veterans' Club presented General Wood with a handsome machette, having a beautifully engraved hilt. It < has the Cuban coat-of-urms aud a single gold star on one side, and the i General's initials on the other in gold. The ceremony of the transfer of the * ??? -#A /wiip nf thi? 13HiU11 V> >11 9CIJl*UUIVU IV */\.v W. palace exactly at noon, ami those invited to witness tin* ceremony included. besides the American officers and the members of I'alma's Cabinet, and members of Congress, the Supreme Court Judges, Governors of the provThaoundi of Sheep Killed. Dead sheep by the thousands are piled up in heaps on the plains of Uintah Count}* and on the Utah farms which skirt the Wyoming line. A suowstorm which raxed tor several days killed fully 300.000 Iambs aud owes that are valued at $1,500,000. British Capture 400 Boer*. General Hamilton and other British commanders in South Africa have gathered iu 400 Boer prisoners. Among the prisoners are a brother of General De la Hey and several other commandants. Grant* Germany's Krqnrtt. Through the State Department the Navy Department, at Washington, has beeu requested by the Governmeut of Germany to look after the safety and welfare of tlie Ueruian uu ??.IstboiUH of I'auaiua. The reques: was nruinotiv granted. HMll?d Good*" Tm. Senator Piatt. of New York, has Introduced :i bill iu tlic United States Senate defining "mixed goods" aod imposing a yearly tax of ou manufacturers aal SJ5 <?n wholesale dealers. nces, offlcere of the visiting warships, fl orelgn Conauls, W. J. Bryan, the othei Malting public men. several of Senoi talma's neighbors at Central Valley, s\ Y.: Horatio Kubena, connael for tlu fl ormer Cuban Junta; William Aatot. H ^hauler, and a few other invited rueata. . The actual transfer occurred in an mposing room, oblong, with a lofty ? elllng and marble floor. It la to-day ll xactly at it waa when the Spaniard* 1 le parted, except that the portraits ot talmaceda. the Weyler of the Ten fears' War. and those of the other ?aptalns-Gcneral. which bung upoo ts walla, are gone. They were taken iack to 8pain. Drawn up below, in the open space if the Plaza, were eight dismounted i roops of the Serenth United States \ Cavalry, with aabres at their heels. j rbelr horses were already on board he steamer which was to take them >ark to the United States. The Cubans, generally, wore black rock suits, white waistcoats, and silk Th?? <i iliu: ln<riilahpd I a in, a ut/ tvi u?vu m ooklng assemblage an they gathered n the Audience Chamber. \ The ceremony itself was brief and imple. After formal greetings. Genral Wood read the documentary tranaer prepared by the War Department Then, after Sanor Palma baa at- * ached bis signature aa President of be Republic to the document. General }omez went to the roof of the palace, le was instantly recognized and met ritb an Immense demonstration of rali<nm? flpTinr.i! Wood himself no* lid the halliard* from the flagstaff and owered the American colors. As they flattered down, the cavalry >elow sainted their flag, and like an >cho of the ch?ers that arose, came tb? listant boom of one of the great suns jf Cabanas fortress, across the bay. [t was followed by another and an iH * ~ ?* ? kail Kaon oilier, uuui lurij'-uic ouvio uovi wvM tired, one for each State in the Union. As the first gun spoke, the flags on Morro Castle and those on the Santa Clara and Panta fortresses were low* red. The jurisdiction of the United . States had endec*. In the meantime a Cuban flag bad been bent on the halliards of the palace flagstaff, and with bis own hand Seneral Wood raised it, General Gome? assisting him. As the flag flew free tremendous cheering arose from the streets below. It was caught up by the people on the roofs and rolled over the city. Again the cavalry saluted, and again the guns of Cabanas spoke, this time with a National salute of twenty-one funs. The foreign warships hoisted the flag of Cuba to their mastheads and bestowed upon it ;he honors due to nations. They bad recognized the Republic. The demonstration was still in progress when the I'nited States cavalry wheeled and marched to the wharf, where they immediately embarked on the Morro Castle. General Wood and his Adjutant-General. Colonel Scott, with two aides, after a last exchange of good wishes, were driven to the pier, where they entered a launch and were taken to the Brooklyn. Both ships got under way as soon na nmioihle and steamed out of the harbor. CUBA'S RKI'l*BLIC FLUSH. Havana, Cuba.?The few additional warrants issued approximated $30,000. nud by that amount the actual fund* in the Cuban treasury to be turned over will bo reduced. ?he amount thus turned over will consequently In* ?>17.700 cash and $1.30N.ti07 in bonds. agaiuxt which the current liabilities are charged. The tributes paid by the Cubans to their martyred dead included the placing of wreaths of laurel on the wall uear the Puuta Battery, on the ocean front, before which a score of beardless Cuban cadets were executed by tiie Spanish Volunteers in 1870. A Folic* laptriatMdMl Indicted. - .. ... . Ik* fl Superintendent r. ?*. a iucb. ui >uc ? .Minneapolis. Minn., Police Depart- I rncnt. had bet.u indicted on bribery I charges. H American SjvdkaU In Afrtes. |9 An American syndicate has lx?en I formed to develop trade on the West I African Coast. I CoiMlidttloa of Norfolk Indnttrles. 9 The railway. electric, ferry and kin- 3 dred interest* of Norfolk. Va.. and H vicinity, uave Int-u consolidated. 85 Sportluc UreM Frank Kramer ha* won the mile pro. JHS fessional cycle race at Vailsburg, X. J., <9| iu lm. 57 --5s. jV Cornell has won the Inrer-uuiversity H lacrosse championship, defeating Columbia by 8-0. Vale oarsmen bare won from the naval cadet eight at Annapolis in a two mile race. It is a settled fact that John Dickerson will train and drive Anaconda, -.ol?i. this year. There has been a big demand for blgh class coach and carriage hones in Chicago this spring.