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) / Hatwisfcr Hedges | A J^MnUV Newspaper : For the Promotion ef the Political, SbM, A&Hc*itural and Oammneroial Interest*. J /hf^iirTL* ?? 1?" - - ' ~ ?" an dE?L WEEKLY. L A N C A ft T E K S. (J. vS K F T E M 14 K K 30 1K99 KNTABM*' ED 1M.V2 MORE TALK OK REMOVING I The matter of Otin' ? :n " * 1" .OTIS. President Said to bo Nearly Persuaded to Change. ? More Active Man Needed. Washington, Sept. 27.?There) has been a revival recently of reports, traceable to more reliable j sources than heretofore, that Gen. Otis will bo relieved as director | of military operations in the Philippines and some active and de~ j tormiued .officer placed in command. 1 War Department officials deny 1 that thero is any dissatisfaction < with Cien. Otis or his methods of 1 fighting the Filipinos. These of-11 ticials state thai Gen. Otis will i' conduct the entire military opera* ' tions when the campaign opens, < and they now insist there is no 1 purpose to distort* his present 1 status ai governor general and 1 commander of the army in the ' Philippines. I1 As governor general Otis has given satisfaction, hut as a soldier i directing military operations there ( is a wide difference of opinion as < to his efliciency. It is alloged that ho devotes more attention to 1 civil affairs than to the army, and >1 that he lacks that attribate so de- 1 sirahle in a successful officer, te- 1 | nacity of purpose. His vacillating methods during the campaign , last spring are now slid to have resulted in more failure to follow < up advantages secured after bard ( and persistent fighting than the administration has knowledge of. Only his chief commanders?Mac- | Arthur and Lawton ? know all ! the facts in connection with scv6ral expeditions which wore ox-1 ploited over the cables as decisive j< victories. The President has learned from , several sources, however, the gen- L erahdissatisfaction felt by military | mon, both at Manila and at homo, |( at the report that (ion Otis will soon bo retained in command of j, the immense army that will soon I, be in the Philippines. Gjn. Otis L it is alleged by his critics, could not successfully handle 25,000 men, the number ho had last spring. With 00,000 men on the tiring line, it is declared lie would bo even more incompetent: to deal with the problem of the # I subjugation of the Filipinos. The j President has been told, so it is j reliablv slated bv Mr n -J > "J "? of the Philippinecommission, that both ho and his colleagues were satisfied that tho interests of the , army and tho government require I some more active and alert com timndor at the head of the troops ?someone, it is said, like Gen* Law ton. Gen. Miles is ready to assume command in tho Held, and is anxious for tho detail, and now that his relations with the War Department are more amicable, it is not improbable that, when tho troops have been landed and tho campaign is ready to open, he may be ordered to Manila. Tho subjugation of the Filipinos by next spring at the latest is of vital political importance to the adminis tration. Failure to end tho war by that time would evoke the sev crest stricture!) on the administration, and on Gen. Otis if he is retainod. These considerations have not been overlooked by the administration, which will not hesitate to depose Otis if it believes another man will achieve greater results. e ^ not enter into the subject, al though to relievo him of the command would he a blow to his pride, and would imply lack of confidence by the government in his military ability. There is not likely to bo any change before November, however. Nothing Seems Able to Check Up- ; ward (Jourbe of Cotton. Now York, September 127.? The bull contingent in tho local % ? cotton market continues to score unparalleled successes. Including today's phenomenal rise the total advance within the lust 10 days lias been nearly 100 points. Time lifter time, on the rise, holders of cotton have sold for profits on the [>ld idea that the market, under the ordinary order of things, uiust aecessarily suffer a reaction. Developments regularly proved that the previous customs counted for naught in this particular instance. The investment public entered into speculation *?itha vim seldom equalled and seetnod to have tho utmost confidence in tho market. After a somewhat irregular npening the course of prices was steadily upward. Shortly after midday .January touched this being a net gain of 21 points. Commission houses, Europe, the south, shorts and tho bull faction all bought freely. Taken as a wholp, tho day here witnessed one of the most excited sessions recorded in over a vear. COL. NEAL'S CASE. Says he Will Settle up Saturday) or Monday. Columbia Record, 26th. Attorney General Bollinger received a letter from Colonel ?Neal this morning. In it ho says ?that ho will 1)0 in Columbia Saturday or Monday prepared to settle his indebtedness to the state. lb' doesn't say whether ho intends to settle for the $3,500 he aeknowl-' edgos is due or the $1 1,000 that is charged against him. . He asks that this time he extended him and requests that his bondsmen he not pushed further until he can settle. Mr. Bollinger says he will tie here at the time mentioned to re- I ceivo a settlement, tint in the meantime his action against bonds- J men will remain in statu quo. < The bondsmen have been request- i ed to settle, tint as this has not been done, the proposed suit' against them which is to come at the Octotier term of court will not tie dropped unless in the meantime the settlement is made. Even if all the money is paid, it is not likely that the criminal action against Colonel Neal will be diopped. But he would stand a much bettor chance of acquittal , if he does pay up. The last time Colonel Neal was in the city it was generally expected that ho was ready to settle. But his attorneys said they knew nothing of such intention. In I their consultation with the attor-! noy general nothing was accomplished and the amount ho will bo held for remained the same as be- j fore. The city of Columbia haiTsoki ita old city hall property to the Carolina National bank, for $26,100. The city has bought another lot for $14,000 lower down on Main street. niicf cimrnvsuin fertilizer fac- r tories tBring ?081,000. Special to The Stato. Charleston, Sept. 26.?The I deal which has been pending for}'' several weeks between the Yir- ' ginia-Carolina company and the ' Standard and the Imperial Fcrtil- u izer companies for the purchase of ,l the latter bv the former was deli- n nitely concluded last evening, and 11 this morning the money was paid over and tho stock delivered. The Oakland Mining company, s' which has a lease on the St. An -1rt drew's property on Stono river, I U( was also included in the deal and * was sold along with the inanufac-|,l' turing companies to the Virginia- 01 Carolina company. I'he Standard brought ?105 per > ' ,v ....... V,, Iiinnui^ ill IIMIIIU II11 111 OtJl H I u purchase price of ?400,000 for the company. I n The Imperial brought ?140 per o share, or ?245,000 total* | tl The Oakland, with a capital a stock of ?16,000, was bought for li ?36,000. The companies were bought \ outright, except the Oakland, the p profits of which up to date are re- si tained by tho old owners. The ti stock, plans, products, assets and 1 good will of the Standard and the Imperial pass into tho possession ? of tho Virginia-Carolina Ckouii- Q cal company. I M EXI CO TO G RO W COTTON. 11 t< Will be Independent of tho United 1 States and Become a Competitor, a City of Mexico, Sept 28?The ii English line of steamers to ply c fietwecn Chilean ports, touching n at Callao and Guayaipiill, and tl Central American and Mexican A west coast ports, will begin voy- ^ ages .January 1, and it is believed t( here that Mexico will greatly in- .o crease its trade to tho Southern " American Pacific ports. Before h the determination was entered up-111 on to put on these steamers, the v merchants hero were consulted, t< . and it is believed that as soon as p Mexico produces her own cotton f in suflicient quantities for her r mills she will be able to sell cot jc t?n in South America in com pet i " tion with the United States, Eng- p land and other countries on a gold , h basis. i t American capital is going intoj the development of lands appro- s priate to cotton culture along the ? Balsas river, near the Pacific coast, i ? and New York capitalists now j t hero behind t lie movement ure p confident thut enough cotton will t he produced to emancipate .Vlexi- c co entirely from the American ? supply. Every year the amount 1 of domestic cotton increases, and i I fully one half the amount used > here is native product. Mexico's If policy is to remain on the silver ! f basis, and after supplying the J n home markets with manufactures t invade South America. t M t I ItFd) no r FUO>l THF . OIJN Was the ball that hi* G 11 Stead men of Newark, Mich., in the Civil War. It caused hor- I rihle Ulcers that no treatment t helj>ed for 20 years. Then BuckIon's Arnica Salve cured him. j Cures Cuts, Bruises, Boils, Felons, ( Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. 25 cts. a box. 1 Cure guaranteed. t T? Car* C**atlp*M*m VortTtr. 1 Tkkt OUMrtli OMdr Cathartic. 10a av la. , UCO.a fall I* aw*. wioMa rata *4 laaay. " Hews and Humors From the Philippines. Manila, Sept 27, 9:55 a m ? 'he American authorities have eclincd the request of General aramillo, the Spanish officer who > settling Spain's military affairs 3 the Philipphino islands, to send vessel under the Spanish Hag to nllect the Spanish prisonors at lsurgent ports, as stipulated by io Fi'ipinos, on the ground that io ports are closed, that such a top, therefore, would bo unlawll, and bcause they declined to ecept the Filipino's dictation, be authorities are ready to send n American vessel. The Spanish immission, therefore, will rolin to effeet an arrangement for io delivery of the prisonors on oard an American vessel. Aguinaldo has issued 11 statemnt saying the warlike activity f the Americans has prevented in concentration of the prisoners, s intended, but they will be devered Oct. 19. The Tagals of the island of ? ^ linduno have expressed their Dadiness to accept American nvereignty in exchange for pro;ction against the harrassing Moros. A native officer has offered Mnj ten Otis 1,000 Macabehee tribes len to fight the Tagals of the jaguna de Hay district. The troops engaged in the fightig in Cebu belonged to the Nine^euth infantry, Sixth infantry, 'weoty-third infantry and Sixth rtillery. The insurgents are trying to icito the natives of Malahon, a itv of 30,000 inhabitants, five liles from Manila, to rise against lie American gar'ison. Capt. illen has been holding the place nth two companies of the Sixecnth infantry, but, on account f the need of all the available len at the front, his force has icen reduced to 70 men. They ow remain near the big chcvh . here they aie quartered, being 00 few in number to attempt to mtrol the town. Armed, uni ormcd parties of the insurgents ecently disembarked from (Jas 00s during the night, collected lorey for the insurrection and trenched revolt. Two mayors ave l?een elucted hut both of hem have declined to serve. Malahon has been 111a le the hipping point whence provisions nd other stuff are brought from danila by trains and shipped into he hostile territory. The insurgent seemed to ho trying to niako heir good treatment of tho Amerian prisoners a card by which to juin outside sympathy. Two Englishmen who huve arrived itro from Tarlac report that the \mericans uro treated more like tuests than prisoners. They tiro ed on the host that the country iffords and everything is done o gain their favor. A Filipi10 paper says that on the >ccason of a recent fete at S'ittoria, in celebration of a mythi:al Filipino victory, the Ameri an prisoners were given the freelom of the town and tive M3SOH each with which to celebrate he ' victory." Tie Englishmen also say the Filipinos have offered all tho Amtricans commissions in their army tnd ;hat three of them have acjopted. This is not believed. TV.e American officers north oi Vlan.la tell the correspondents oi ,he Aseociated Frees that Aguin< aldo in attempting to enforce 'I good governuiont, after the Aiu? erican fashion, ordered his soldiers to suppress a band of robbers, S three of whom were executed at Mariqnita. Ho has also prohibit- ' hi ed gambling in the villages under p his control. i b Paterno, the president of the j rr j so-called Filipino cabinet, has fal I h 'len into disfavor among the FilU, i pinos on account of his peace pro- j hi Iclivities. They suspect him of n; j planning to repeat his treachery ; S( ! ot tho former insurrection, when ti ho went over to the Spaniards and y | they may expel him. | w Aguinaldo has issued a decree % < j inviting Filipino deserters to ro y turn within a month, in which (1 case they will tie pardoned. ft COL. JONES SETTLEi. ; f < n | Pays His Share of tho Shortage! of Col. Neal's. I o * Columbia Record. s< i I 1 Following is a letter received ; P ! by the attorney general from;0' Colonel Wilio Jones: (Columbia, S. C., Sept. 29, 1899. 1 Hon. G Duncan Bellinger, Att'v * Gen of S. C. Columbia; S. C. j Dear Sir: In (compliance with I ^ your demand upon the bondsmen:11 | of \V, A. Neal, late superintend | ^ ent of the South Carolina peniten | h tiary, I herewith enclose my check on Carolina National Bank I i 1 for $937.47, this being one third1 of the amount of the shortage of i Colonel Neal. The shortago being represented f i by the following items: , v amount collected of J. H. j . Fowler. December, 1S95 $ o00 00 ; amount collected of \V cj. " j Hammond, Nov 1805 500 (to > n i Amount collected of Fowler A- H ammoud ami kept ' . Feb. 1S97 .WO 05 1 | Amount collected of \V. T. j h MeGill, brick sold >?t I)eSaotoiure farm 40 on j j 5 book cases m ?1J each on 00 I hat rack 10 on 1 8 small tables at eaeli I'd no | I b dstead 10 (10 ! e Painting furniture at borne in on ( Tihi bushels cotton seel at 15 ' Cep.ts per bushel. 105 00 Commissary account for 8 years 888 'JO ^ Collected of .1 J. Fret well or oato, April, *I*9K 887 17 ,l v Total S'J.MJ 41 Please allow me to thank you ; for your uniform courtesy and fairness in all my dealings with j i you in this matter, and commend yon for your great zeal in looking* after the interests of the state. I have the honor to remain very respectfully, your obedient ^ servant, ; I I \\ die .Jones, ii SIX WKUK KILLED. s Cadet Wood and Five Men Slain . i I' i on Ardaneta. i Manila, Sept. 29, 9 .a. in.?Iti* is reported by a poison who litis i just arrived from Turdae that I Naval Cadet Wei horn C. Woods, | f i who was in command of the Uni-I j ; ted States gunboat Crdaneta re-1 j . cently captured and destroyed by ! ( tbo insurgents in the Orani river, 1 A. I *1 1 *? ? ?? '? ' ' i mi uiu noruiwesi siue 01 Manila I * I ^ bay, where she was patrolling, ^ i and five of the nino enlisted men j forming the crew, were killed c i during tho fighting previous to < . the destruction of the vessel. The four other men and tho * . captured cannon?a one pounder, J a rapid-fire gun, a Colt machine < ' gun and a Nordenfeldt 25-milli! metre gun ?were conveyed to Ma* > lac. I 'hree Murder Cases Tried at Union Court. ipecial to The State. Union, Sept tio?Court is in pssion now, Judge R C Watts residing. This has heen a very usv court, as there were three under ca^es besides many other nportant trials. H West, who killed his wife ist year, was found guilty of lanslaughter and sentenced to ;ven years in the State penimtinry. This is the third time /est has been tried, but tbere as a mistrial each tune until the erdict was found at this court, /est was thought to be a good tizen and comes from a good imily. Sheriff .1 G Long was acquitted >r killing his deputy, Joe Galllan. John Inmi n, a we'l thought f young man from the county, as found guilty of forgery and antenced to two years in the enitentiary. Mr Inman ran for ounty superintendent of educa* on at the last election. The boy from Lockhart who 'as tried for killing his playmate as acquitted. They were plying all and he had boon teased so luch by his playmate that he truck him in the head, killing im inatartly. fund reds of Lives Lost in British India. Calcutta. Sept 27?No rain has alien since last reports in the icinity of Darjeeling,in the lower iimulava, where Sunday night ;reat damage was wrought and nitiy persons were killed by arthquukcs, floods and landslides, hiring last night several other indslides occurred. The l'hool bazaar was completely overwhelmed and 2u0 people ~>st their lives. At Tanisonghustee 21 bodies ave been recovered, and it is bcieved that 20 others have perished. At Darjeeling 1"<? fatalities oc urred. Landslides have also occurred t Murmeh and there, too, several ,'ere killed. DKWKV A UK IV ICS HOMK. le Got in Cnoxpcctedly Two Days Ahead of Tune. New York, September 20?The )lympia, with Admiral George )e\vey aboard, arrived this morneg, two days ahead of schedule iiwie. The Olympia was sighted A| 4. ? 4J 1 .. If l- I * uuiuuiim in oiiiuiy hook IliZiiihip at 5:49 and dropped anchor n the lower bay at 7:15. H 5 I,I.ION S GI V EN A WAV It is certainly gratifying to the mblic to know of one concern in he land who are not afraid to he generous to the needy and sufFerng. The proprietors of Dr King's Sew Discovery for Consumption, Joughs and Colds, have given >vor ten million trial bottles of his great medicine: and have the satisfaction of knowing it has ibsolutely cured thousands of lopeless cases. Asthma, liron* hitis, Hoarseness and all diseases )f tho Throat, Chest and Lungs ire surely cured by it. Call on Jrawford Bros' Druggist, and jet a free trial bottle. Regular lize 50c. and $1. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. 1-gT* Have you forgotten to pay your subscription to Ledger ?