Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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~ '' M*""M"M"*^*"^ ' ' ' " " ""*" '" "' ' " "*-** *" '** I Family Ncicrpapsr : For tl* JPrxmtotion *J G*e Political, XmrKsi. Affricultural amd Oomtnaroial IntorvsU. J Tf22uru^Ai)i. Jkul* Mg^ "^"" - - ~ 1 g? oi^ ?i? w K'-.KLY. L A N O A 8 T K K 8. (J. N O V E M li K li 2-) l?itt) ES'l'MtLln Kb ^..j THE E X ECUTIV E C( VMM I L\ n TEE. Outline of Chief Plunks for Next I Year. A "Paramount Issue." Chicago, Nov 20.?The Democratic national executive commit- ' tee, after a brief session today, adjourned sine die, to meet at the call of Vice Chairman Johnson. It was practically agreed among ' tho members of the committee 6 that meetings of the executive 11 body will be hold every 60 days, " and no session probably will bej held before January. No new 1 business was taken up at today's jf session, tlio members devoting * most of their time to n discussion 1 of the general situation and the ' outlook in their several States. The entire matter of the place ^ > and date of the national commit* ;< tee meeting was placed in the I hands of Chairman Jones, who!* will issue tho call. He refused today to state when the meeting will < be called, but some time in Jan < uary is favored, with Washington as tho place of meeting. Chair-L man Jones will leave Chicago for < Washington tomorrow. The sen- i i timent of tho members of the committee was unanimous that ; tho Democratic national conven | tiin will endorse tho Chicago i platform in its entin ty and that; anti-trust and anti-imperialistic planks would ulso be adopted. ! Nono was willino to i'viinsu ?m i ~r> ? -"I ' ( opinion as to the paramount issue in the campaign. 41A convontion can adopt a platform, hut it cannot create a , paramout issue," said Vice Chair* | man Johnson. 44 The people i themselves do that. It is evident, though, that tho trusts and im j porialist issues are very prominent' at present." Punished for Miscegenation. Key West, Flu. Nov 21.?An ( nio Foy, a white woman who re- j cently married a negro near here, j was today given a sentence of five ^ years in the penitentiary on the! ^ charge of miscegenation. Her . O O negro husband got one year on the ?amo charge. ______________________ ( Bougies Buggies; Buggies galore ? Buggies g K)U, Buggies Oetter, /lug- | gies Best tiuggies i?ig, Haggles little, Haggles j on ?\ery story ? i( Haggles for comfort ami Haggles to < last, IBfl VVEHAVK l? lli'W BUGGIES 1 I Ijlil ALMOST WITH- i UMj OUT NUMBER, > Of all grades and at prices ranging from $30 for a good top buggy on up. In fact, just at this season wo are making a specialty of BUGGIES. Our large wook- j ly sales is the secret of our being able to sell a good BUGGY for * SO LITTLE MONEY. ( o . HUD CONTINUES TO GROW , UUn IN POPULAR FAVOR. ? I ivpdv ?ood okntl- k 1 LI V Hill 1 HORBEB. J PflPUTPP stylish OLmflUIj TURNOUTS 1 AND CAREFUL DRIVERH. * Plenty of Wagons and Harness, too. Call and tee us. j KLLIOTT & Mm. ; | Pay your subacripitoD to L*im?bb! ! ? 4. rHE VICE PRESIDE'T DEAD. fir. Hobart Collapses Suddenly After a Rally. iurial Saturday? Frye His Successor. New York, Nov 121 Yi:c President dobart died at his home in Paterion at 8:30 o'clock this morning, shortly before midnight he awoke ind spoke a few words. W hat hey were is not disclosed, but nimediately he became nneonicious and he continued in a com itoso state the balance of the light. Hiw physician ascribes lis death to heart failure. ne nuu oeen seriously ill three nonths and was thought to he lying 11 month ago. Subsequently ie rnMied and only yesterday wu? u>le to sit up. The uiem.iers of his household were all present when the end ;amc. Ho passed awnv quietly. His improved condition yesterday caused the announcement of bit death to be recti'ved with muel; surprise. The funeral will he at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The vice presidency now he comes vacant for the rest of Brest ilent McKinley's term, as rho law provides no successor. The presi dent pro torn, of the senate to hi elected by that body on the as aembling of congress will bolt office until March, 1901. Frye. 01 Maine, now holds the office and it the vice president' ssuccessor. 11< will undoubtedly si.cccod himself. RACE RIOT. Between Negio Troops and Citi /.ens of Rio (irande City.? Texan* Aroused. Rio Grande City Texas, Nov 22.?The United States troops at Fort Ringold > ro still confined ti our racks prepared to resist any further attack by citizens. Cnvdry from Fort Brotvn, Fort Sam Houston and Lotcdo expect to ar ive hero sometime today. Adj iant General Schurry, of Govern ir Sayers stuff, has ordered all I'exas Rangers on the border t< jaston overland to Fort Ringgold. Austin, Tex, Nov 21 ?Today jrov Sayer* wus in receipt of n telegram from the commanding ?flicer of the United States troop? it San Antonio convey ing the information thut there had been ji race riot at Kio Grande City lasl light between the federal negn troops stationed there and the citizens of that town. About tht time this telegram was receivcti mother came from tho county udge at that place and they art mmewhat confusing. Tho military com nander at San Antonio, Teneral McKibbon, telegraphi .hat the report he received from the commander at Fort ltinggold, aear Kio Grande City, states thai ill the troops were in the jrarnsor last night at 7 o'clock when the sitizens of that town advanced or the fort and tired upon the guard, rhe guard returned the fire anc the entire garrison w .8 at oner sailed to arms. The citizens continued theii firing upon the fort and the sol iiers returned the fire and finally had to bring their Oatling gum into play to disperse the attackers Ibe commander states that h< fears trouble and asks for mori t roups. The telegram from the countv judge states tliat the negro solr diers in the fort there deployed i in si ravine on the edge of the J town and fired into and over tin town for something like an houi and a half, shooting into a numbci of houses wounding one man, and frightening the women and children so badly that a number ol them had fled to the surrounding ranches for safety; that the at1 tac k was entirely unprovoked ?>n<l that the community was highly incensed and further trouble was looked for at once. I I GEN WllEELER AS A WRITER. II Another letter in Which he Advocates Annexation of l'hilipi pines. I liuntsville, Ala., Nov 22.?lr I a letter from Santa Kita, Luzon, to an admirer in this city, Get J Joseph Wheeler discusses condi? J lions in the .islands. Ho advo rates their annexation, i (ion W heeler writes: "Tlx , time is passed for the people ol the United States to discuss tlx question of what is to ho done with the Philippines. While w< have not advanced far into tlx country, yet the territory control Ifil hy the United States contain! iiore than a million people. W< have the people to understant that we are here to remain | very many o' them have commit' ted themselves to us. If we wen 1 to abandon the country, thesi j people who desire American pro tection will he subjected to al kinds of reprisals, their property would be c 'iifiscated and many oi them killed. "For us to go on and conquei the country and then withdraw , our army and abandon the country would make matters worse than tc i leave it now. Wo would have in din ed more people to adhere tc us and therefore would leave more ( people to become the victims oi revenge. . j " There is another viow: Wt drove out the Spaniards who had I been the governing power nearly , 400 soars. For us to withdraw would leave a condition of anarchy , and foreigners who own property t in the country would have cer r tairdy a strong moral claim . against the United States for i n I their losses. J "1 think the peoplo generally II want peace. Of course Aguinal, do and his officers are reluctant tc 5 yield their power and many ol , their soldiers are pleased with I their duties, as for the first time r | in their lives thoy have puns and , with tho connivance of the officer! . | are permitted to rob the people and commit outrages. Under e j j good government this country , would be one of wealth and our connection with it would be ol t great benefit to the United ( States. > "The evil feature of theae is i lands have been exaggerated, Their extent is so great frotr 1 north to south and the variatior ? of the altitude is such that then is a great variety of climate an< r produ?tion. Americans will tine . this an excellent field for ener r " i The new Presbyterian churct 9 at Greenwood has been dedicated 91 It cost $17,000. AGUINALDO ESCAPES. y Generals Young and Whcaton I Failed to (-lose iu on Him, I) i ! a i Manila, Nov 22?(ieti Young a reported that Aguinaldo, with a p partv of 200, including Home wo- s 1 men ami a few carta passed A ring)' ; ; on the coast hot ween San Fahian , { : . and San Fernando in the province ?.] ; of Union on Friday, Nov 17. The \ general adds that Aguinaldo prob- p 1 ably intends to strike inland j through the Binqua mountains r ? toward Bayombong, in the prov-if ince of Nueva Visaya. jf i .. . " ; itcnerai loung, with cavalry and Maccabees, is pursuiug the Filipino loader, part oftheAmeri can force taking the direction of San Fernandinh. In a tight with ' Aguinaldo's rear guard at Aringy one Maccabbue was wounded and the insurgents retreated. Their loss is unknown. The opinion of many military ^ men ami of resident foreigners is i1 " fi that Aguinaldo lias ptohnbly . escaped by changing the seat of ^ war into the northern part of the !. . * island. I hoy think ho has taken a 'considerable army with him. dhis, if true, will necessi3 t ite a new series of operations on oui part, and Aguinaldo has gained 3 , r a temporary strategic advantage. * . , P Those holding this view point out the fact that the insurgents nevei intended to hold the alleged capi talat Tarlac asa permanent capital, . ^ as it was only alighlty fortified. 11 1 ? I v. They also claim that the railroad j. bridge loft intact while much ^ ' rolling stock was gburned and do5 stroyed indieato that a rapid re [ treat was made several weeks . ' back. ? ii This retreat must have been | f ! n accomplished at the time Lawlon ^ began liis San Isidro movement. . R r Therefore the insurgents have had ^ time to move out their principal (i supplies and munitions. It is! ' also a fact that our circle of ti oops has been closed up so far without' 1 material resistance, except in the : 1 region of escape to the north, " near VVheaton's column. The I captured supplies, too, have I ? proved insignificant compared I with those that would be required. |1 ' Aguinaldo's supposed army in |( ' this valley was estimated at from 11 ' 10,000 to 20,000 men. Their I * ' known largo quantities of artiller}'; * are still unaccounted for. j* I \ 1 The opinions * f General Otis ; and General Schwan differ some r what from this view. They say c ' today that they do not know | whether or not Aguinaldo, with :* > his army, has escaped into the to- i* ' bacco valley to the north. If so, |( i they doubt whethor he has escaped i > with any considerable force. They ! I believe that Aguinaldo himself > has gone. They also believe that > a considerable number of the in* i surgent force is scattered in small ' bands within our lines as amigos Generals Otis and Schwan think that within twenty-four hours we 1 will control -the Manila -Dagupan alley. Tho occupation of this * territory is now more of a mechanical than a military problem. 1 General Otis says that the rail1 road repairs will be rushed. New 5 rails will be laid and the bridges * raised. The railroad will be * operated throughout in a short time. TL - 1 *- .... iue general opinion nere istnat we have gained a tremendou* ad > vantage ovor the insurgents. Com- i . mercial men hope that the valley < will be quickly acd permanently < urrisoncd and that agricultural rite rests will he protected. It is impossible to say how tirge a foice Aguinaldo has been hie to hold together, or whether | fter the losses of the railroad leople in the north they will still j upport him. This whole movement has shown ! he advantage of cavalry for ex- 1 ^editions operations in the l'hil ippines. The fall campaign has! ?een remarkably vigorous. It isj' telieved here that Aguinaldo'sl etrent to the north in no way af- j eets the confronting insurgent orce south of Manila. 1 c LAWItENCK LYNCHED. literally Torn to Pieces?Loaded! With Lead ? Mrs Bowman Avenged by her Neighbors. Pensacola, Kla, Nov 22.? The j ?ody of West Lawrence, the negro > r> icnd who recently assaulted Mrs! Villiam Bowman, was found I winging from a tree near the' cone of his crime, in the McDavid , leighhorbood, this morning liter ! .11y torn to pieces with rilllo, gun | ,nd pistol bullets The armed posse of the Bownans' neighbors have been contantly in the woods and swamps | ince the crime, following every h^dow of a trial. Yesterday they found Lawrence a the woods and he was too futig- | led from hunger and lus long! ourney to attempt to escape. Lawrence's captors carried him ! o the homo of Mrs Bowman last J ligRt, where he was positively! dentified, and near the hour of nidnight he was strung up to u leighhoring tree and his body j vas tilled with lead tired from j ifles, guns, pistols and every! landy thing tnat would carry powler. A WISH DECISION. segro Children in New York Must Attend Negro Schools. i Now York, Nov 22?The ap-j lellato division of the supreme ourt in Brooklyn has denied the appeal of Elizabeth.Cisco, negross, i roni tbo decision of the special \ erm refusing a peremptory writ! )f mandamus to compel tho school | toard of Queens horough to ad nit hor children to the public ichool on Brenton avenue, Jamai*a, and make no distinction on iccount of color. Mrs Cisco daimed the right to have hor children accepted as pupils in tho ichool in question, but was told ;hat they must go to a separate J ichool for colored children. Justice Goodrich, writing the opinion for the appellate division, <ays that the provision of the constitution which provides that equal school facilities shall he furnished to al' children cannot be held to mean that the white children and the black children roust be permitted to attend the lame schools. As to the question of the ex* silence of the instruction in the ichools for negro childien in comparison with the schools for white children, Justice Goodrich does not find that there is any differnce. The 1st Tennessee regiment, which reached San Francisco several days ago, has been mustered ?ut of service. FOUND CHEST OF COLD. The Wrecks of Spanish Warships Prove Lucrative Mining. Santiago do Cuba, Nov 22.? The wreckers working on the sunken Spanish armored cruiser Almirunte Oquendo yesterday discovered a chest containing $19,000 in Spanish gold, which the Cendoya company, the firm employing the divers, will retain. Work on the cruiser has heen in progress for five months and many thousands of dollars worth of treasure has heen seemed. The safe was found in the bottom, where it fell during the burning of the ship. Only a few days ago the wreckers began on the torpedo boat destroyer Furor. They have already round a service of heavy silver plate. Experts asserts, after inspecting the destroyer, that she might easily have been raised and repaired. The wrecking operations have proved a source of large leturns to the companies, estimated at $500,000. Prohibition Hill Passes in the 1 louse ? Wild Enthusiasm. Atlanta, Ga., Nov 22?The Willingham prohibition bill passed the house this afternoon Od to 05. In the galleries the enthusiasm was almost wild and it was some mbrutes before order could be re stored. A dispensary bill, a substitute was overwhelmingly defeated. The bill as passed, provides for a general prohibition throughout the State and contains only such amendments as its friends ofl'ered. It goes to the senate tomorrow and there will be another battle royal over the measure before that body. Mr D A G OuztsGoing to Greenwood. Special to The State. Greenwood, Nov 21.?Mr I) A G Ouzts has located in Greenwood for the practice of law and is opening an office on law range, lie will move his family here about the first of January. Mr Ouzts said today that his removal to Greenwood was no new idea with him; that it has been his intontion to locate here for several years. Two New State Senators and One New Member of the House. The State board of canvassers met yesterday and canvassed the returns from several special elections, declaring the results. Mr McDermott was declared elected senator from Horry county; and Mr Crosson will succeed Col Griffith in the senate from Lexington county. Mr Hrantley was declared elected a member of the house from Orangeburg county to succeed Or Sturkie, resigned.? The State, 22d. The Daughters of the Confederacy have agreed to undertake the task of collecting a fund sufficient to erect a monument to the memory of Jefferson Davis, to coat $50,000, and they know no such word as fail in oftorts of this kind. Of the sum required $20,000 haa already been secured by the Davis Monument association. par~llave you forgotten to pay your subscription to Ledger!