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?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
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"<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. |
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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.
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JET y - ,1 ?
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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."
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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.
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