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BY CLI MoCA. I /ES^^ANGSTON " Avnvtt^iT'TT^ ^ ----^ _ _--?--A M DijjRSON, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. O??TOI?KI? ia iuor V - : A $10.00 Suit for We can't always pick the winners at the beginning of a season ; something is sure to be left on our hands ; but we can give the laggards speed by taking off any handicap of price. We have one lot of Herring Bone Blue Serge Suits, Round Cut Sacks, made with double-breasted Vest, which don't sell. It can't be the make-too popular ; nor the Cloth too handsome. Must be the price. Let's see. $2.50 off of $10.00-old Suit price-making it It's now one of the cheapest Suits in stock. Better be quick. Evans & Co 9 TEE SPOT GASH CLOTHIERS. r WHITE FRONT. DB. HOFFETTS fi Mart InttaRn. AM8 DIsesQW. EET HIN A ESS? Costs ody 25 cents at Draggists, ANY AGE. Orm*n 25cato to C. J. MOFFBTT, NI. D., 8T. LOUIS, MO* CHAMPION BINDERS, MOWERS. ANO REAPERS. THE purchaser of a Champion Binder or Mower gets a written warran ty containing this clause : "The eccentric wheel on the Champion Binder is warranted to give a gain of sixteen and two-thirds per cent in power for binding. The force feed elevator on the Champion Binder ia warranted to waste lea grain than the elevator on any other Binder. The Master wheels on the Champion Draw Cut Mower are warranted not io lift from , the ground when the cutter bar meets an obstruction. The culler bar on the Champion Draw Cut Mower is warranted to he adjustable, so that the puter end may be brought forward to ) keep the cutter har in lino with the pitman, and the sections may be kept always properly centered in the guards." Think of it These are important features on Bidders and Mowers. No other machine contains them. There are more, gen aine improvements on the Champion Machines ia tho.last few years than all of the others put together. There are more of them in use in Anderson County than any other make, and every purchaser ts more than satisfied. This speaks for itself. We have a Binder, put up ready for operation at our Store, and we would be glad to show it to you. Remember that we are the sole Agents, and Champion Machines cannot be obtained from ony one else in this territory. . . WE W?MT TO BUILD ! ?nd co do yon. Build right . &? by getting the boat material. SELL THE " Best Oement, Ijir^e, cSco., On tho market. Have sold several of the Cotton Milla their supply of lame. ?nb, of course, means tho beet and lowest price. Stilt Sellingtraceries Wholesale, And don't break packages for anybody, Thia means ,we soil cheap. Corns and eeo us. / imm & LEBSETTEB, WHOLESALE GROCERS. I ?T Tho largest stock of TOBACCO in She up-country. All first-claes wajidi.^liM?d,-:Ti';.'':v. " FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. From Our Own Correspondent. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 7,1000. A sensational report on the proposed purchase of the Danish West Iudies by the United States has been made to his government by Captain Christ mas, tho special, though unofficial, envoy of Denmark in the matter. This report, a copy of which is now in the hands of the Stato Department, shows a most re markable condition of affairs to exist between certain United States Sena tors, the administration, and the Standard Oil Company, and clears np many of the peculiar features that have bnitied conjecture in regard to the ne gotiations for the sale of tho islnnds. According to Captain Christmas' re port, II. H. Rogers, of the Standard Oil Company, proposed about three years ago, to undertake tho snle of the islands to the United States for a com-' mission of ten per cent on their price. Mr. Rogers, it is said, stated t? the Danish Government that he was in a position to do what lie proposed, on account of his influence and the influ ence of his company with United States Senators. Mr. Gron, Danish agent of the company, went with this proposi tion of Mr. Rogers, to Mr. Hoerring, the Danish Minister of Finance. Mr. Hoerring was skeptical, and at flrst declined to act unless some more valid evidenco of Mr. Rogers' power was shown to him than his mere statement or the statements of his agent, but finally decided to give Rogers permis sion to act in the matter as the repre sentative of the Danish Government, but without any billet to that effect. Negotiations between Captain Christ mas and Rogers followed. Rogers, the story says, declared he controlled tho United States Senate and that twenty sis Senators were ready to obey any command tho Standard Oil Company might give. Captain Christmas was told that it would be utterly impossi ble for him to attempt negotiations ex cept through Rogers. He finally broke off his negotiations and went to Wash ington, where he told Secretary Hay and Senator Lodge the whole story. Thoy both claimed that Rogers had exaggerated his influence and said that the Standard Oil Company did not yet own the Government. Tho negotia tions were dropped. There is really nothing surprising in these facts when closely studied. Jf tho Beet Sugar Trust could prevent the annexation of Hawaii for five years, and the other Sugar Trust could force the President and Congress to right about face as they did on Porto Rico, the fact of the Standard Oil Company's offering to negotiate the sale of a few tiny islands to the United States ought not to cause any surprise. It is fair to ?ddtbat this story has been denied cn authority, first by Secretary Hay, who says he never saw.Rogers, and second, by Rog ers, who admits that he laid the propo sition before Secretary Root but denies having said that he owned 20 Senators. The conference committee of the two houses of Congress charged with con sidering tho resolution extending the terms of army officers in Porto Rico and limiting the granting of fran chises there, reached a conclusion on Monday and their report was promptly agreed to by both Houses. It will be remembered that nn agreement was doubtful last week and that Senator Foraker adjourned the conference meeting and went to New York to con sult the officers of tho trusts and cor porations which had arranged to obtain the Porto Rican franchises and asked them whether they.would give their consent to the passage of the resolu tion. He found that on most points they were less zealous for their entire freedom of franchise than their repre sentatives in Washington were. They insisted, however, on one or two ap parently slight but really far reaching, changes that would moke the resolu tion partially satisfactory to them. Accordingly Senator Foraker returned to Washington with this intelligence and a compromise was reached with little difficulty, the Democrats yielding to the in?vitable. In section 3 the word "charter" was eliminated,, so that the seoiion provides that all fran chises, privileges, or concessions grant ed under the Porto Rican civil govern ment shall be subject to amendment, alteration, or repent, AS provided for in that act. The "charters" which may still bo issued, may be broad enough in their terms to include nearly all the other forms of grant mentioned above, and may be non-repealable, non amendable and perpetual. The clause in section 8 prohibiting corporations engaging in agriculture met with de termined opposition on the part of the Senate conferees, who finally agreed to limit the amount of real estate capable of being held by the corporation to SOO acres. Under this, it is still possible for the corporations to carry out their plan of buying up at a tithe of their value, the mortgages on valuable farm ing property which were forced upon the owners by the war. It is most probable that Secretory Long will simply secretly reprimand Captain Chadwick for his outrageous attack- on Admiral Schley when the latter was miles away and unable to face his accuser. Such an act is an offense under naval regulations and the Secretary cannot pass over it as he would of course prefer to do, since only Schley was insulted. It is possible, however, that Chadwick's interview was given ont with the deliberate desire that a courtof inquiry should bo ordered which would investigate the en tire Sampson-Scbley imbroglio. But Secretary Long baa learned the feeling Art the. country on this subject And is inclined to avoid bunting bis fingers, now that he hopes for the Vir? Presi dency. Another officer recently at tempted to force the Department to the' same course. He is Lieutenant John Hood, now on dnty in the Navy Department, who was in command of the Hawk daring the war with Spain. Ho refused to furnish the Navy De partment recently with an account of aline knew and all be bad heard re specting naval operations. This infor mation was required by a general order from the Navy Department, with the idea that the reports of officers would furnish additional - and accurate data on the war. Hood Intimated that seine vx. the information he possessed could prob-bly bo obtained by means of a coori of inquiry. The malevolence with 'which the navy ring pursues Schley nearly passes belief. If the precedents observed lu the case of the chaplain who criticised Captain Evans were observed, Captain Chadwick would be court mar Haled aud dismissed from the service. Killed bf a Clergyman. BAMBERG, May 4.-Ono of tho most sensational homicides in tho history of Hamberg occurred there this morn ing at 10 o'clock, when tho Rev. W. E. Johnson, pastor of the Baptist Church, shot and almost instantly killed W. T. Hellinger, stenographer of this judicial district. Trouble between the two began yes terday over the painting of a line fence between tho premises of John K. Bel linger, father of the deceased, and tho Baptist parsonage, at which time, it is said, hot words were passed and a pis tol was drawn by Bellinger. This morning, as young Hellinger was returning from the postollice to his father's residence, tho Kev. Mr. Johnson, armed with a double-barreled shot gun, accosted him in front of the Carlisle Fitting School; a few words were passed, a few shots were exchanged, and youug Bellinger lay dying on tho ground with a smoking pistol in his right hand and a copy of The News and Courier iu his left. After tho shooting occurred tho Kev. Mr. Johnson walked quietly into his honso unhurt, and remained there until about 1 o'clock, when ho went down to tho jail and surrendered to Sheriff Hunter. As to how the affair started this morning aud as to who shot first there i8 considerable diversity of opinion, bub it is geuerally claimed that Bel linger shot first and that the Rev. Mr. Johnson only shot once. Bellinger's pistol had four empty chambers, and he probably shot four timeB, twice at least after he had fallen mortally wounded. Bellinger was struck in the right side by twelve bnck and eight small shot, which penetrated his lungs and liver, causing almost instant death. The families connected with tho un fortunate affair are two ot the most prominent and influential in the town, and this causes it to bo regretted all the more. Acting Coroner Ray has empanelled a jury of iuquest, which is now in ses sion, and it is probable that a verdict will be found in accordance with the facts above stated.-Special to News anti Courier. ls Aguinaldo Dead! MANILA, May 5.-The belief is grow ing here that Aguinaldo is dead and that his death is duo to the snvage Igorrates, to whom Americans, Tagals and Spaniards all alike are enemies. General Tinio, now a prisoner in Manila, is chief among the Fillipinos who believe that their chieftain has been slain. No word has come from Aguinaldo since Christmas, and even his wife has heard nothing from him. The Igorrates are the wildest. and most savage of all the untamable in land tribes in the archipelago. They affect bnt Bttle clothes, and their chief arm consists of the poisoned arrow. They also uso the bolo and spear. Major Mardi is probably the last one who had any trace of the fleeing Fili pino lender, and he lost trace of him in the mountain fastness into which the wily Aguinaldo is supposed to have plunged to escape being taken prison er. It was his flight into the moun tains that is believed to have brought about his death at the bands of the Igorrates, who are numerous there. Aguinaldo's wife, who is living in her old home in this city, fears that her husband has been killed. She has not heard from him since January. General Tinio, a prisoner on parole here and a great friend of the Filipino leader, shares the fear also, as he was able, np to the end of December, to communicate with his chief. Bot the communications were suddenly inter rupted four months ago. Standing Army 105,478. WASHINGTON, May 5.-In anticipa tion of the passage of the army reor ganisation bill in an unamended form the officials at the war department have been trying to learn what effect the bill will have on the numerical strength of the army. It appears that the only branch of the service which will receive any addition is the artil lery, and the number of men tobo add ed to that branch is only 5,478,' at the maximum; This will make tho total strength of this branch of the service 17,448. The present strength of the army is 05,000 regulars and 35,000 volunteers or a total of 100,000. The reorganization bill will increase the total to 105,478 men. Stabbed by a Boy. SAVANNAH, Ga., May 4.-A special from Eatonton, Ga., says: News waa received here to-day *>f thc severe stabb?ug of Frof. W. J. Winn in Mariana, Fla. Prof. Winn is a na tive of this place. A few days ago. ac cording tc thc information, ne punish ed one of hia pupils, a 12-year-old son of er-Gov. W. Y. Atkinson. The boy bad a knife concealed in his sleeve' and struck tho teacher with it. The blade entered near the heart, producing a painful wound. The physician says the escape' from fatal result was a narrow one. ? ??? "nt *> ia.ii v STATS or Gmo. Crrr OT TOLEDO, IM Lucas COUHTT, }". FaASK J. CnsHKY makes oath that ba I? the aaalarjpariaerof the arm of f.j. Caraar a CO. doing businesr In tba City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, ead thai mut* arm sill s? ihm ?sa?f OHE H'J HOBED D0LLSB8 for each ?id .very essa cf CATASBS: that cannot be enn9>*y tho us? of HALI'S CATABEU CUBE. _? T FBANK J. CHENEY. Strom to before me ami subscribed la my prca-. enbe, thia 6th day of December, A. D 1888. [SEAL] A. W. GLEASON. Kotary Publie. Hall's Catena Caro 1? taken Internally and ?eta directly on'tho blood and EDUC?OS surfaces of tho OHM Bend tor taatlainnlala, free. Haifa Finally Pills are the teat. The South Carolina Epworth League Conference. W1 l.Ll A MSTON, S. C., May 7. A number of the INTELLIGENCER'S mauy renders are interested in till that tends to develop the spiritual und in tellect uni characters ot' the younis manhood and young womanhood of South Carolina. It is tobe regretted that all such could not have been pres ent nt th?? Conference of the South ('molina Epworth League, which has just closed its seventh annual session iii the charming little town of Wil liamston. When if was decided nt Camden last year to hold the next meeting at this place, success seemed assured; for Williamston people have long sustain ed a well earned and enviable reputa tion lor kindness to their guests. Tho size of a place has a great deal to do in making a meeting of this kind a suc cess. The many and varied attractions of a large place, which divest public attention, nie lacking here, und nil of our citizens, irrespective ol' creed or denominational ties, threw open their hearts and homes to the enthusiastic ; young Leaguers, and contributed their presence and influence to the success of tho meeting. A committee, com posed of the brightest and best young people the town affords, met the dele gates at the trains and not n jar or hitch occurred to embarrass the visit ing Leaguers. A good audience gathered to witness tho opening exercises, which occurred Thursday evening nt 8:30 o'clock. Pleasing addresses of welcome were delivered by Prof. Goodgion and Mayor Browne, who acquitted themselves nobly, nnd they were responded to by President Watson in a delightful style peculiarly his own. The Conference opened Friday morn ing to organize and get down to busi ness. Secretary Stokes viewed tho State Conference from retrospective and prospectivo standpoints. Kev. W. L. Wait next addressed tho Confer ence, taking for his subject "The League as a Factor in the Development of Spiritual Life." "How to plan for and conduct tho devotional meetings of tho League" was the theme discussed by Albert I). Betts. Miss A. B. Wil liams, of Charleston, had prepared an excellent paper on "Practical Charity and Keip Work of the Leaguo," which was read by Miss Julia Williams, a sister of the author. General discussion of methods of work preceded the sermon delivered nt 13 o'clock by Kev. S. B. Harper." The afternoon session was dovoted to reports from the Leagues, nearly all of which were read in a clear and dis tinct manner and pronounced unusu-~ ally good by the officers in charge. After this a reception was tendered the Conference by tba faculty of the Feraalo College. Of course, this re ception was a succe:. * with Dr. Lander at the head of it. The visitors had n good time, socially, were shown over tho College and went away in love with this noble institution of learning. At night Revs. W. L. Wait and M. B. Kelley addressed the League in un entertaining manner. Saturday morning good papers were read by G. W: Speer, Munroe Pickens and Miss Janie Gray on the following subjects respectively: "What Definite Missionary Work can the Leagues of South Carolina undertake," "The Mis sionary Effort Necessary to the Life of tho League" and "What Emphasis shall be placed upon the Reading cour ses in the Literary work of the League!" The missionary spiiittook possession of the meeting, the people became en thusiastic, and as n result Robert Truesdale will go to Cuba to do mis sion work under the uuspices of the South Carolina Epworth League Con ference. Rev. Peter Stokes preached the 12 o'clock sermon, and the meeting ad journed till the afternoon session, when a lot of miscellaneous business was attended to. Batesburg was chosen as thc place for tho next meeting after lively com petition from other places, and Rev. E. O. Watson, of Charleston, was re-elect ed President, Rev. P. Stokes, of Lowndesville, Secretary, and Miss Janie Sullivan, of Williamston, was chosen Treasurer. As noted in last*week's INTELLIGEN CER, Dr. DuBose arrived on Saturday afternoon and addressed the Confer ence at night. The expectations of every one were realized and tho people went away charmed with the silver tongued orator from Nashville, who held his audience spellbound by his marvelous eloquence and oratorical powers. Before the hour for preaching drew nigh Sabbath morning, Church goers began to arrive in large numbers, for the fame of Dr. DuBoso had gone abroad in the land and seats were at a premium. The scene that greeted the eye of ono who approached the Church would have done your heart good, Mr. Editor. Without, all nature, arrayed in her brightest garb, was smiling and wooing mankind into deeper love fot her. Within, the bright and happy faces of the young Leaguers was inspi rativo itself. I feel my inability tc write anything about the sermon that followed. The beauty and grandeur of it would only be marred by anything I might say about it. Truly, I hau never heard such eloquent expression of thought before. In the evening Rev. E. O. Watson preached, an appropriate hymn was sung, and the Conference of the South Carolina Epworth League was num bered with the things of the past. This morning hands were shaken, good-byes said and tho young Leaguers went on their way rejoicing, well pleased with Willfamsfeon and the epworth League Conference and thanking a kind providence for allow ing them to be present at this success ful meeting. ' The INTELLIGENCER and its readers will unite with me in wishing God Speed, to all organizations of young people that lead the thoughts of the young of our fair Southland into tho ?roper channels and prepare them for he duties of Church and State. R. BROOKS QOOJDGION. STAT I' SEWS i - Gov. Mcsweeney will go to Louis ville with tito veterans. - There are several eases of small pox in the city of I nion. - Subscriptions to the Charleston exposition have now passed the on?' hundred thousand dollar math, and are still climbing. - President McKinley has appoint ed Mr. V.. M. Wells postumster at (Jheraw vice M. 1>. Macfarlan (uegvo) removed for cause. - Hog cholera, or something like ii. has killed a hundred hogs of Henry Buford and smaller numbers for other farmers in Marion county. - There is a rumor in political cir cles that Hon. frank 15. (Jury will not bein the gubernatorial tace as previ ously announced he would be. - Dr. (i. H. C. Todd, of Harnwell, a surgeon in the Confederate anny and I a brother-in-law of Abraham Lincoln, ?lied nt Ham well a few days ago. - Work has begun again on the old Dorn, gold mine nt .McCormick. This is said to be one of the liehest, gold mines in the South, lt has not been worked for many years. - Dave llaithcock killed his cousin, Maek llaithcock, near Columbia and then surrendered to the sherill". There seems to have been bad blood between them for sometime. - The town council of Newberry re cently passed a resolution to exempt from all municipal taxation for a periodi of fivo years, all new manufac turing plnnts established there. - The oftice of County Supervisor ol Newberry county must ofter a very tempting bait for candidates. Then are seven candidates out for it so far, with possibly others to hear from. - The suudry civil bill passed bj tho House last Wednesday, include! the following appropriations for South Carolina: Charleston . harbor gett $175,000; Congaree river, $100,000 Winynh bay, $285,000. - The Secretary of Treasury hal sent to tho Senate in reply to a r?solu tion a statement chowing that then was duo South Carolina from tho gov eminent $178,938, growing out of thc claims of thc Indian and Florida wars Dr. L. C. Glonn, of South Carolini College, has been authorized by th< Unitett States Geological Btirvey U gather data as to artesian wells in t hi State which will bo of practical beneil to many citizens nnd of advantage t< scientists. - Hon. Joseph W. Barnwell, o Charleston, withdraws from tho con gressional raco against Col. Elliot I Mr. Barnwell believes, after recent de I vclopments in Charleston, that ho cac not be elected and declines to muk further effort. - Ex-Sheriff W. H. Hood, of Cheste county, while riding his horse from th ileld to the farm hourn to get out o the rain, was struck by lightning nm horse and rider were instantly killed Hood was found lying beside his dea horse, ono foot in tho stirrup and bi face and head horribly mangled. - Dr. A. P. Montague, president c Forman University, has finished hi work of raising funds for tho complc tion of the Alnmni hall. He secure in cash $2,500, which is considerabl more than he started out to raisi This practically provides for iinishin the hall, and all the money needet . with the possible exception of $500, j now in sight. - All. Sooth Carolina veterans ai delighted to know that Bishop Elliso Capers, of the diocese of South Care lina, the distinguished ox-Confederat General, who is now ono of the xnoi eloquent and forceful divines in tl country, has been solected to deliv< the memorial sermon at the .Confede ate Reunion at Louisville, Ky., on Sui day, June 3. - Miss Gertrude Willis, daughter ? Mr. G. T. Willis, of Greenville, mi with a peculiar accident that mig! have been fatal. While walking i her sleep she stopped out of a secotn story window, falling on the bai ground below. She waa rendered ui conscious by thc fall, aad it is n known how long she lay on the grout before discovered. Both bones ot oi arm were broken. - Commencement at tho South Car lina College this year promises to be very attractive ono. Dr. A. Col Smith of Norfolk, Va., thc noted Met od ist divino, will preach the baccala reate sermon. Dr. Smith is wide known ns an able and interestli speaker, and the commencement se moa thin year will no doubt be nu c collent one. Mr. J. P. Kennedy Bryn of Charleston, has been selected deliver tho annual address to thc grn uating class. Mr. Bryan is a mcmb of the Charleston bar and is a man high literary tastes, and is an able a: polished speaker. - One morning last week while Mi J. H. Parr was dressing her baby si felt something scratch her hand; up making an examination she discover to her horror a needle, the eye which was protruding from the chih back; she pulled it out and found it be half an inch long and of a da color. She does not know how lo the little one had been suffering frc the pain. It wa** a very narrow. < cape and the child's life was no doo saved by the band of Providern How often it happens that the in noce little children fret and suffer and i have no idea of what the trouble, - linton Times. U-V'.- ?.v --!'-- : ... . '.? ;. .,?.'.?.*> General News Items. - There, are said lo hu 20,000 Japan ese in San Francisco. - There isonc church for every 2,400 persons in New York. - About 200 men were killed last Tuesday by an explosion ina Utah coal mine. - Admiral Dewey states that he will not withdraw from the presidential campaign. - Two young ladies in ?< orgia are cultivating a holly and mistletoe farm ami making big money. - Col. H. Hussey of Georgia, one of the cotton experts, says that the next crop of cotton will not be a large one. - Democratic harmony in the State of New Yo?U is making McKinleyites very uneas\ over those 72 electoral votes. - lt is said that ( i enera 1 Wheeler will he a candidate tor re-election to congress ami that he will have no opposition. - In Delaware the whippingpost is still in force and last week?.? culprits sentenced tor petit larceny received 20 lashes each. - Tin? republicans are having a great deal ol' trouble to lind a suitable man to run for Vice President on th?' ticket with McKinley. - Judge Jackson, of the United States circuit court at Wheeling, West Virginia, declares that crime in this country is on tin? increase. - A young woman in Kansas and a young man in Oklahoma were r?!C.eutly married by telegraph. The event must have been preceded by some electric j sparks. - Adnu Adams Treat, of Denver, Col., is probably th?! oldest Mason in the world, having joined the order iu his 103d year and still in vigorous health. - The Nicaragua canaV.bill has pass ed the House by a vote ?>? 225 to 35. The bill authorizes the construction of a canal at a cost not exceeding 110,000, 000. - The second anniversary of tho battle of Manila was celebrated lu Chicago May 1 and Admiral Dewey, the hero of Manila, was the big mau of the occasion. - Nancy Washington, colored, cele brated her 105th birthday in i mst on a few days ago. Tho most remarkable achievmeut in Nancy's career was the burying of six husbands nt Intervals. - Labor troubles aro reported from all over tho country. There seems to be more in Mark Hanna's State than anywhere else. Georgia's capital is the center of the southern disturbance. - Among the sights at the Paris ex ! position will be the "Horrors of War" building, which M. do Block is fitting ? up with pictures, models and other means of inciting feeling against war fare. - Kev. J. S. Bitter, a Methodist clergyman, of Missouri, is organizing a company to develop gold mining claims at Cripplo Creek, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to tho fund for evangelistic work in large cities. - Complete returns from the Lou isiana election show that the Democrats carried every parish in tho State save two, and elected every State and local ofiicer except two Sheriffs, four Police Judges and three Magistrates. - John Geisler, a Chicago broker, who was operated on for deafness, had a bee removed from his car, which he says ho recalled Hying into his ear twenty-eight years ago in Kansas. The insect was perfectly embalmed in wax. - A riot in a debating society near Mountain Grove, Mo., resulted in one of three judges sn tiering tho loss of three teeth, another a broken rib and tho third a broken nose, whilo two of the debaters emerged from the argu ment with broken bones. - There is ono church for every 3?7 people in the United States. Boston has one for every 1,000 of her popula tion and Minneapolis ono for every 1,054. Twenty-four million people attend church in the United States every Sunday. - When Hawaii was annexed to this country thero was hanging over her a bonded debt of about $4.000,000, at a heavy rate of interest. This debt still exists, but under the act signed by the President it is to be assumed by tho United States. - The casualties in tho Philippines since July 1st, 1808, when the Ameri can troops reached Manila, up to April 27th, 1000, have been as follows: Kill ed and died of wounds.. 43 officers ?ud bte men; died of disease, 20 officers and 1,685 men; total 2,250. - There is a man in Hamilton Coun ty, Ohio, who. has run for a country office twenty-one successive times and been defeated every time. He says it begins to look a little blue and that ?ve er eis u??eats will lead him to pause and consider. - Hull and Ottawa cities (Canada) were ravaged by an awful fire last week. Many lives were lost, thousands of buildings destroyed, lumber and other property to the value of $15,000, 000 to (20,000,000 burned. Thousands are out of work and homeless by this calamity. - New Orleans is to spend$15,000,000 for water, sewerage and draiango im provements. The Cresent City con tractors and politicians will no doubt wax fat and prosper during the next several years. However, 3hould tho improvements result in making the city comparatively immune to yellow fever, tho rooney will have been well invested.