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; * ji ( f, ll |iii \ She ganaslec ?ed?er? WDRLOW 8. CiBT?K, J A jvwm.'v Newrpaper ; ibr *A? iVwnoaon pf tAa Political, Social, Aoricmtt^ral mmd Gommnarvkal jnt*~su*. J TERMS: fl-50 a Yoam. \ MP? *? HilUOU. I * | PtTitm 1* A0TMGO. ?I!, .1 WEEKLY LA N O A 8 T E K. ?. U. D E U E M BE K 16 1699 KN'I'aHL1> EU - M nr nn?'n nil i:? i ciipwh t ic r?nriTi?pn Ubfin J\j5_5ALB "<TATE OK SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OK LANCA8TKK. In the <'ominon Pleaa The British ami American Mortgage Company Limited Plaintiff". nyainnt harlotte H nater, The Thomas P Hmitii Molver < o.t and J Harry Foster, Def ndanta HY virtue of an Order made In the shove case by Jud^e O VV Bu? chaoau, dated October 27, Ih99. I ui I ?Hl at public auction at i.aiica>ter court hou^e, witniu tiie IckuI hours of ?aie. on the Kinrt Monday in January, 19(H). <he following described lot-, parce s or trace of lai d, to wit: 1st All that piece, parcel or tract of laud in the county of L?nc.s'ei a' d state aforesaid, c tntainin !?' ?& acres, mare or !?-**, couveved to toe 1> feiiilaut, t'hwrmtt- It Foster by Mary Tt HassePitie. Fannie W Cureton atui E *4 E Brow by deed dated Fehy tl3 1878 2<t All that piece, parcel or tract i>f Laml in the c >ii my of Lanca-t*-r Mid, tate aforeaai t containing '?94 acres. *fn;rr ?r irnn, uonveyeu 10 llie U< fe laul, Charlotte it Foster, l>y l- i/.a E Brown by ile J da ed Feby 27th, a?79 I'lie above tracts constilu e 519 ?! !* <, m-ireo' leas, lying being ami <eituate in tiie county of I .a .caster a il Htate of Houtb Carolina, b nititled on the North by lands of H H Gonoh. lands now owned by K B Howell and H?ath, Spring* <fc Co hot fmmerit owned by J B Erwiu -r bis wife. Mart ft Erwin, ou the Fast by lands of J It Mavey, Jr , 'ormerly ilie G T Wad jvac . ??u the -outh bv lands of W 1. Roddey & o, formerly owned b., D Eli Dumlap and lands f-rnie'ly be J' nging to the estate<>f M ra T P Hiown now Known as the Dugdale plate, on (be West by lands of VV h Hoddey A i Co formeily owned by D En Dun up and others. P ats of e tell tract will be exhibited on day of sale Tei uii of Hale; one third cash, the balance to be paid in equal insists clients of one and two year-* witn in teiest fiom day of sale. The cretin portions of the sale a e to lie secured i ib.v the bo ml of t>e purcha-< r or put chu-ei aotl a mortgage of the preini aes The purc -Hser of .the 226 a re tra'-t on whioii die four?room cottage alanda ahull iiiHure the aame in some go<>a repu ahl* Fire loauraoce Coin pany and Raid policy ahull l.e axaigm d to the flera of thet-nuri ax additional aecurity for the credit payment* Pur chaaer or purchaaera of either tract will have the option of paying all In ca-h I'lie purchaser or purchaser*! moat c-nip y with the termaofaaie within 30 minutea or the land will he imoieilia ety rea >ld at the hidder'R rl?k Usfr~Purchtu?er to pay for all Meee** ?ary papers itic tioing revenu stamps VV. S. L. PORTKR, C. C. C. P. L. C. It r* Wylle PliFV Atty liirmT ?TATK OF HOUTH CAROLINA, county of Lancaster. In the Common Pleus. Wm lT. t'lvblirn (KHl'umt tv .1 Jnn#y 1* H Jnnea, et Hi. HY virtus of h Decree made in the above ca?e by Judge () \V Bu chanan,dated November 25.189ft.I will >aeli at public HU-iion al L r court hnu*e. witbiti the legal hours of sale on the Fir at Monday in January, 1900, all ttiat piece, parcel or tract ot land in the oounlten of Kershaw and Dan caster I the .Slae aforesaid, contain log tiOO Acr**, Morr or Le**, ami t> uinded on the North by lai de of Lewis M ('lyburn and lamia of Frank Oardtier, on tlie K et by Little Lynches creek, on the Mouth by landa -of nsmIi irn Joiuh Sr , and on the VVeet by lands of J V NVeleh, being <a nari of 'he tract <<f land con veyed to W. J Jonea ny John B. t 'ouaar, Hher iff. by sieed bearing date Heptember 7, 3868, Tel ma of Male: One- half < 'tab. and balance in one year from date of sale, with in tercet on the credit portiou al the rat - of 8 per centum per annum. Purchaser to have the privilege of j>x>iiik u"* wnoie in r?Hi. The credit portion in to he nerured by the bond of - the purchaser ami a mortK?K?" of the preiulneM- I'lirchaaer to pay for pa|>erii anil all nei-usaary revenue stamp*. L. M. CLYB1JRN, H, I U? F.. D. Rlakeney, T. Y WilllaaiH, PUT'* Attorneys. The Augusta Fire. Auguata, Dec 11?The great j Sunday morning conflagration will approximate $1,000,000. It began In tbe heart of J B White' big dry gooda houae. The origin of the fire ia unknown, tint it ia aurmiaed that an electric wire may have come in contact with the wood work after the ineolation on it became imperfect, or possibly a apark from a sputtering arc light may>bava tumbled into tbe dry gooda. v Liunu ? \ I I l XV VjU. Smith Rounds Up a Gang Against Whom Twenty Fire Murders are Charged. Manila, Dec 12, 7:50 p 11 ? Colonel Smith, with a detachment of the Seventeenth Infantry, *urrounded and captured in a village near Malasqui a party of guerillas who had made their headquarters there. The party included the hand which assassinated seven of - j ficiala at Mulasqui for friendliness to trie Americans. All are insurgent* wtio became' bandits when the disintegration of the Filipino army begun. They I kept the country around Mulustpii in a Htato of terror for several! weeks, und committed 2.*? murders in lens than that number of days When thev were caught they were promptly sent to General MacArthur's headquarters at Bayoiiibang by train. It is expected that they will be speedily tried and either shot or hung us an ex ample, if convicted. Tho whole j country north of Sun Fernando, and between Sun Fernando and Manila, except within the permanent line of troops around the city, I and the closely patrolled trenches of ruilroads, swarms with similar bunds. Probably they will be in ; creased by men from Pilur's army, ! uiuny of whom arc making t heir | way booth in Cavite province. These people, for tiio most part, j succeeded in dodging the troops of General Grant, Colonel Bell and Colonel Hood, who are scouring the country for them. They devote their energies to ambushing commissary wag ns and to picking up soldiers who leave their com mand.4. Every day some wagon train is fired upon, or Home soldier disappears. General Wheeler's secretary, | I Mr. Garret, was disarmed and ' slashed by a Holoman, almost | within sight of headquarters, his assailant pursuing him almost into the headquarters1 building. The policy of these ruffians is to make ; the country uninhabitable for Americans and to frighten natives into refraining fiom giving any assistance to the Americans, as well as to compel the inhabitants to support the insurrection. Frequently they raid and loot towns. The brother of the l'resi-' dent of Iiutis went outside the' town the other day to harvest ! some rice, lie was captured l>y j his compatriots, accused of being a spy and executed. Only a small proportion of the insurgent arms have been sur-l rendered and the problem of suppressing guerilla warfare is anything but easy of solution. Some of the American officers think it worse than fighting Indians, owing to the difficulties of the country and the trouble of locatincr ?-. I the enemy, who resort, when herd pressed, to the araig) dodge tod hide their guns. Some of the Americans favor! the issuance of a proclamation declaring all natives found with arms to he bandits, punishable as criminals, instead of being treated as prisoners of war. Information has been received at headquarters that 500 Spanish prisoners have been shipped from Vigsn to Manila, and that 1,500 others have been aasembled in Vigan, including General Pena. Probably these sre Spaniards released by Gen Young's troops in the Ben guet district, where they were concentrated by the insurgents. uiib' DESCRIPTION OF MILITARY SITUATION. Troops Chasing "Robber lianas" ?Organized Resistance Ended,' Except in South Where It's Not Serious. Washington, Dec 12?The war department has received the following cablegram from Gen Otis, descriptive of the military situa- < tion in Luzon: 1 Manila, Dec 12. | In Hulac*n province the insur- I gents have been scattered and t driven east to the mountains. Our i casualties in that section in the I hist few days were 10. The in-ji surgant casualties in killed, wound-j < ed and prisoners aggregate 100. !i Considerable insurgent property | ] with records, arms and mnmuni- < tions have been captured. Ourj troops are now in the mountains ji in pursuit. The insurgents have ( neon driven from Subig hay and i the marines now occupy a naval i station there. Our column mov i ing west from Tarlac is now on I the west coast of Luzon, where it I has been supplied. It encounter- 1 ed little resistance. A column is I now moving west and south from 1 Dagupan along the coast. There t is no concentrated insurgent forces i of importance in Luzon north of j Manila. Southern Luzon will J not offer any serious resistance I Troops are co operating in that t section. Organized rebellion no 1 < longer exists and our troops are \ actively pursuing robber bands. All important and threatened , centres of population in the north have been occupied. Otis. , Also the following: I Manila, De? 12. , f ? *1...... 1 1 o :-L * nu kiii'imaim diliillltlliai opaOISIl i prisoners secured in northern , Luzon, making over 3,000 re* leased within a month; 700 now en route from Vigan and traus- , porta will !>e sent for remainder. ( Otis. | 4 AGU1NALDO IN HIDING. ? < His Body Guurd Has Been De ' atroyed. Washington, D C, Doc 13.?? 1 Otis reports stirring news from Manila 11 is advices show that ] the insurgent* are at the end of a their resources from a military ? point of view and are melting i away before tho rapid advance of 1 the American troops at all pointa. i Otis has information that Aguin- I aldo has disguised his individuali i ty, abandoned his troops and is 1 hiding in the province Benguet. c Manila, Dec 13. ? Major Vlarch 1 of the 33rd volunteers, reports 1 that Ger Yourg has destroyed \ Aguinaldo's body guard iu action, 1 that Geo Pilar was killed and Con* ? a l m cojiciuu was captured. major March liberated 575 Spanish prisoners including 150 friars. , The American loss was two killed ] and nine wounded. i To Bring Bact the Dead Heross of the Maine. , Norfolk,Vs Dec 13?The battle i r ship Texas, Captain Sigsbee, pass- J ed out this aorning to bring home j the remains of the heroes of the ^ Maine. The ship will land her < sacred burdans on her return at i Fortress Monroe; thence they < will be taksn to Washington, to j 1 be interred at Arlington. I j 1 JET y - ,1 ? ?$ r THE GItEAT CERAM EARTH QUAKE. An Imraentte Tidal Wave Swept Over the inland, Drowning 5,~ 00<? People?Swept Over the Tops of Trees 30 Feet High. San Francisco, Dec 12?Thf bulletin says: The disaster that overtook tne island of Coram, or he 2d of last month, cost the >eople of that district immense osk in lifts and property. The iteamship America Mariu, which irrived yesterday from the Orient, wrought advices from Ceram and eporls that 5,000 people were iestroyed on that island and alone vhen the dreadful earthquakes ol November shocked the Japanese oast and agitated the islands ad acent to the empire. On the light of the 2d the people ol Jerara were awakened bp a territic shock of earthquake that corned to "ork from north tc ?outh. Every one fled from his louse into the public square. A few hours later it was reported .hat the water was rising in the >ay of Ambonia. The sea cam? forward in the ahapo of a huge idal wave and forcod the water nto the bay entrance. It came lp 50 feet over the lowlands. Al Pauholy and Samasoeroa, on the lay, the wavea swept over the ops of trees 30 feet high. Out >f nearly 1,800 inhabitants, only 10 escaped. The whole coast for miles war transformed into a huge mm puddle. Corpses were every where. Broken trees and por tiona of houses were huried in th< nounds of atone and boulderi that had been washed up from the rea, changing the entire topography of the countrv. The exret number killed along the coast r 11 i * wiii never no Knuwn, us me corps38 are in man) cases yards undei the new ground. At Hatoesia, >ut of 500 people, 100 ware killer md 40 wounded. The balane< sacaped to the hills, where th< ihock of earthquake was first felt, Young Hood With the Boers. Pougbkeepsie, N Y, Dec 13 ? ['roof that at least one American loldier is fighting in the Boei irmy comes in the story of Dun an N Hood, a graduate of Wesl Joint. who has cast his fortudec with the South African republic, direct information of his presence n the field has been received here ifoung Hood iu a son of the fam? >us General Hood, of the Con'e<lerate army. He attendee ctiverview Military academy, where he prepared for West Point. A NARROW KSCAPK Thankful words writton bj Vlrs. Ada E Aart, of Groton, D. 44 Was taken with a bad cob which settled on tny lungs; cougl jet in and finally terminated ii Consumption. Four Doctors gav< me up, saying I could live hut i ikort time. 1 gave myself up t< my Savior, determined if 1 coul< oot stay with my friends on earth [ would meet my absent one ibove. My husband was advisee to get Dr. King's New Discover; for Consumption, Coughs am Colds. I gave it a trial, took ii all eight bottles. It has cured me snd thank God, I am saved am now a well and health woman.' Trial bottles free at Crawfori Hro'g Drug Store. Regular six 50c and 91.00. Guaranteed o price refunded. ANOTHER BRITISH DEFEAT. Methueo Meets With a Serious ; t Check at Modder ? Attack on Boers Failed with Heavy British Loss. i London, Dec 13. ? After two days of the fiercest fighting (ion >' Methoen's advance is ended, the i. Boers checking the British a<L I 11 vnnce jnat beyond the Modeler j i! river. The rifle fire w*s terrific i and the British melted away tie> fore the deadly hail. The lose of i the British is cabled as bein^! very heavy, probably the heaviest t that General Metlmen has so fur ? suffered. The contest began Sunday j morning whan the British artil1 lery, aided by the naval guns, ! furiously cannonaded the Boer * position at Magersfontein. It ^ lasted all day. The Boers re- j ' [died with spirit. On Monday the battle was promptly resumed, but the Boers slackened fire during the morning. At noon Methuen ordered u! ^ charge. Up the hills the men. ^ rushed, covered by the artillery. ! The Boers were not driven from i their position but clung to the ( trenches doggedly. Ah the British s vung uphill the , protecting tiro ceased, then they , opened such a deadly fire upon j , them that the men could not stand , it. The unseen foe tiied from the trenches into both flanks. I } Again the troops halted, and the j trenches poured an incessant hail of lead into them. This time the advance was checked for good. } The troops broke and fled leaving t the Boers the masters of the field. BRITISH CASUALTIES 833. I Fifteen Officers Killed and Four Wounded --The Awful Lous Suffered by tb? High* , landers. s London, Dec 14. ? A revised > list of the totul casualties to the . British troops of all arms at Magjersfontiin places the number at 833. There were 15 officers kill ' ed and four wounded, and in addition five are missing and one is ( known to have been made prison.! er. The War Office has received a 1 , i message stating that there were (1850 casualties among the noncommissioned officers and men of jthe Highland Brigade at Ma^eri-1 j fontein. The brigade lost lOofti Jeers killed, 38 wounded and i 1 misting. I THE LOYALISTS DEPRESSED. , London, Doc 15.?"Lord Me* t, thuens check, following Gen Gatacre's repulse," says the Cape Town correspondent of the Daily News, "has had a most depress. r ing effect upon the Loyalists, who j are by no means a growing body, i They are tilled with dark fore ) bodings. Dutch dissatisfaction is 1 rapidly growing. A large sec ~ tion is restless and would need t but little persuasion to join the 1 Boers. , "There are disturbing reports " from the eastern districts of Cape * Colony, where many secret meetI ings have been held. The im? perial authorities are arming the , loyal farmers in the Stutterheim 1 and Bedfoid districts." ? i yyHave you forgotten to 0 day your subscription to Ledger! r>?.lllW Tmtm P11J?. NEAL REPORT SENT OUT. Foreman of the Hosiery Mill Killed ? .fudge Hudson on the Bench Aiiain. Special to Greenville New*. Columbia, Dec 11?The report of the Neal investigating committee has been printed. It 1ms been sent to the legislators tnroughout the State. The governor reviewed the evidence but made no recommendation, in view of the fact that it is ounine before the courta and the legislature. foreman Taylor, of the hosiery mill in the penitentiary, was killed this morning hv i><*ii?tr caught >n aoine shafting. The supreme court justices 10*^ commend J II Hudson a? the special judge for the special court in Hurnwt II in February. The Cbeswell cotton mill in Oconee county was chartered today. SOUTHERN EMPLOYEES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Must Cease Smoking Cigarettes or Resign ? An Iron Clad Order Issued to That Effect. Atlanta, Ga, Dec 12. ?A general order has heen circulated by the Southern railwuv hmoIwj l,l? only to|the South Carolina division, that all employes of the company must stop smoking cigarette* or .resign their positions, and that in future no one will bo employed who smokes cigarettes. I Assistant General Passenger Agent S H Hard wick says it may soon he made applicable to all the different branches of the road. The order issued by the South Carolina department is an ironclad rule and applies to all the departments of the line throughout the State. General Wood Assigned. Washington, Dec 13.?Gen Leonard Wood has been assigned military commander of Cuba and governor of the island. Maj Gen Wood will in addition to duties as commander exercise authority as military governor of th? island and on the comnletion of the transfer of the command, Maj Gen Brooke is ordered to repair here and report to the adjutant general of the army for fur*, ther orders from the secretary of war. Lost $17,600 While Driving Through the Country. Macon, Ga, Dej 13.?Mr S W Gardner, a visitor in the city from Orlando, Fla, has lost $17,600 and has thus far found no trace of the money. The money was lost this morning somewhere between Maeon and Summertield, while the bearer was driving along in a surrey. Seventeen thousand dollars of the amount is in bank certificates, part on the State Bank of Orlando, and pa?-t on the First National Bank at Sandford. The remaining $600 is in paper and silver, which is enclosed in a buckskin belt. Mr Gardner is wholly at a loss to account for the disappearance of the money, all of which was concealed in a small satchel, which he carried at his side. Pay your subscripiton to Laowaml