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VOL. XV. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1899. NO 2 IN A CORNER. Gen. Luna's Army Surrounded by the Americans. THE FLIPINOS FiGHT HARD. OtiQ Pushing the Fighting While FihpinosSeeri to be Wavering. No Surrender of Spanish Prisoners. Food Sup plies Captured. Advices from Manila :-y that Maj. Gen. MacArthur has eat ried San Temas after encountering a strong resistance. Brig. Gen. Hale moved on the enemy's right and Brig. Gen. Wheaton attacked the left in a daring charge, in which Col. Summers with a part of the Ore von and Minnesota regiments and a gun of the Utah battery. took Moasim. on the right, resting four miles from San Fernando. The Filipinos are retreat ing toward San Lidro and it isexpected they will make a stand at Aiayat, at which place the whole of the rebel forces in the province of Panpanga is concentrating. It is reported that, impressed by re cent events, the Filipinos are wavering in their allegiance to the insurrection and are likely to assume a neutral atti tude. It seems as though Gen. Anto nio Luna's forces are destined to de struction within a few days unless they urrender or seatter. The American army has been skillfully posted at points of immense strategic advan tage. The insurgents expected them to ad vance on Balinag by way of Quinga and had furrowed the entire country beyond Quinga with the strongest entrench ments. Instead of taking this course Gen. MacArthur swung toward San Tomar, the route to which was almost unprotected. Gen. Lawton brought his brigade in against Balsuam from the southeast, covering the line of retreat of the rebels toward the mountains and depriving them of a refuge upon which they had always counted. Gen. Law ton captured 50,000 bushels of rice, an important part of the stores established by the rebels. The Spanish commissioners have made another futile attempt for the re lief of Spaniards held as prisoners by the Filipinos. Their vessels steamed to the port nearest Dagupan. Fearing to land, they sent a letter tW Aguinaldo saying that they were authorized to ex change 15,000 Filipinos now in the hands of the Americans for the Spanish prisoners. A reply was received from Senor Mabini, Aguinaldo's prime rimn ister, which was dated April 28, and which stated that Aguinaldo was nego tiating for peace, pending which nego tiations he could not discuss the ques tion of the exchange of prisoners. In spite of the peaceful overtures of their commissioncrs, the Filipinos vig orously resisted the advance of 0-en. MacArthur's division from Apalit to ward San Fernando, nighting desperate ly at long range, after running from trench to trenc-h when driven out by the American artilery . The movement commenced at half~ past 5 in the morn ing. Gen. Hale's br igade, consisting of five Gatlings, under the command of Maj. Young of the Sixth artillery, two battalions of the Fifty-first Iowa regi ment~ the First Nebraska regiment and the }irst South D>.kota regiment ad vanced along the road a few miles west of the railroad line. Gen. Wheaton, with Hotchkiss and Gatling guns, under the command oi Lieut. Naylor of the Utah light artille ry, niounted on hand cars, pushed ahead the Twentieth Kansas ad First Mon tana regiments deploying~ to the right and left when feasible. The country traversed proved the worst yet encoun tered, miles of marshes and many un fordable streami delay'ng the advance materially. Both brigades met with resistance simultaneously on approach - ing the river near San Tomas, which is about eight kilometres from Apahit. The center span of the railroad bridge had dropped into the river ad the re bels had only left a small force to check Gen. Wheaton, their main body lining the strong trenches in front of Gen. Hale. Although the attacking force poured a very heavy artillery and musketry fire across the river, the enemy stubbornly resisted for over an hour. ultimately breaking when Maj. Young shelled their left flank, and then retreating along the river bank under cover. Gen. Wheaton in the meantime tried ineffectually to Iraw the fire of the Filipinos in the trenches east of the track. So soon as they discovered that the nature of the country -would permit only a few skirmishes on each side of the embankment, the rebels regained -their courage and fought desperately for three-quarters of an hour in the face of the American volleys and a ripid-fire fusillade, until flanked by the Montana regiment. Then a general s:naiable ensued, most of the enemy boarded trains that were in readiness, and~ the others taking the road to San Fernando, after burning the villages of SSan Tomas and Minalin. About noon Glen. Wheaton crossed broken bridge, cleared the stragglers out of the yiiages and advanced toward San Fernando, Gen. Hale effecting a crossing simultaneously, after a slight delay necessary to repair a bridge. Our loss up to that hour was two members of the Nebraska regiment and one of the Montana killed. and Cap't. Albrecht three members of the Kansas regiment. two of the 31ontana. four of the Ne braska and one of the South Dakota, wounded. The euemys loss was very slight. After a short rest the advauce was continued, G3en. Wheaton~ encounteru-g the first series of entrenchnments near San Fernando. The rebels now opened a hot fire.. , Col. Funstou of the Twvenuieth Kan sas waa wounded, one licutenaut was killed and four were wrounded while leading four companies of the Kansas regiment to outrfnk the enemy. 1Gen. Hale pushed alongr the road. hanking the trenches. More than 100 sir ano wounded men from Gen. Lastor's bri gade were brought fr-om MalIlos by last A SPARTANBURG SCANDAL. Two Lawyers and a Revenue Otileer Mixed Up In It. The Spartanburg correspondent of The State says: It has been eurrently reported here for some time that there were irregu larities going on in the commissioner's office of W. Smith Thomason, and that the United States government was con ducting an investigation. For pru dential reasons, at the request of the government's agents, nothing has been said about the matter in print. There was certain evidence the government desired which would probably not have been obtained after a public exposition. Judge Thomason, his former law part ner, C. P. Sims, and a United States revenue officer, Alex. Robison, are all involved. The matter came to a focus Wednesday when Judge Brawley, in the United States courts at Greenville, or dered a rule to issue against C. P. Sims to show cause why he should not be disbarred from practice in that court. It is understood that all three parties will be indicted in a common charge for conspiracy to defraud the bovern ment. They would get up bogus cases against imaginary people, and most dam aging testimony would be given, Sims acting as defendant's attorney and Robison prosecuting. By some means the bogus accounts for fees, etc., were suspected and an investigation followed. Sims came here from Union about 15 months ago and formed a partnership with W. S. Thomason for the practice of law. For a time they seemed to prosper, but it has been known for some time that something was wrong. Thomason was at one time the most in fluential man in this county. and held the office of Probate Judge eight years. He is well connected, having married a sister of Prof. N. F. Walker, of Cedar Springs. The government officials say they have a strong case and that before it is over the famous old Barrett con spiracy will be a swall affair in com parison. DEMOCRATS CARRY BALTIMORE. They Carry the City by Nine Thous and Majority. One of the most exciting eampaians in the history of Baltimore resulted Wednesday in a Democratic landslide. Thomas G. Hayes was elected mayor by nearly 9,000 majority over William T. Malster, Republican, the present in cumbent, while his running mates, Skipwith Wilmer, for president of the second branch of the city council, and James H. Smith, for comptroller, were chosen by practically the same figures. In addition to these candidaies at large, the Demociats elected all of their can didates for the second bench of the city council, and 18 of 24 members of thefirst branch. Wednesday's election is the first under the charter for Baltimore city adopted by the legislature last year. Under its provisions the municipal election are held in May so as to divorce as far as possible municipal politics from states and national issues. It also changes the term of the mayor from two to four years, the terms of the comptroller and president of the second branch of the city council being for a like period. All of the candidates elected Wednes day will assume the offices on the third Wednesday in November next. There are several theories being advanced by Republican leaders and others to ac zounlt for the surprising result of Wed nesday's contest, but the one most gen erally accepted is that those Republi cans who do not endorse Malster ad ministration, instead of staying away from the polls, voted the straight Demo cratic ticket. The city was wild with ex citement Wednesday night, but the best of feeling prevaied. Gov. Ellerbe Very Sick. The State says Gov. Ellerbe returned to Columbia from Summerville on Wed nesday. The governor had a couch in the comfortable car, and Dr. Babcock, who came with him, stated that he had stood the trip remarkably well consider ing all things. The governor is pitiful ly emaciated and is as weak as a child, but he is bright, cheerful and hopeful. That he is a very sick man all his friends realize. He was tenderly lifted from the coach and placed in an inval id's chair, being taken thus to the hos pital carriage in waiting. Then he was taken at once to the executive mansion. On his way to the carriage the governor raised his hat to several gentlemen at the station whom he reconized. Dr. Babeoes says at Summerville the hotel people lid everything in their power to mrake things pleasant for the sick man, but notwithstanding all, the governor did not improve. A Chicago Tragedy. Mrs. Augusta Styles, after waiting two hours in a dark recess of a hallway at the entrance to Wallet's hall, Burl ington street and North avenue, Chicago Thursday afternoon, shot and killed her mother. Mrs. Catherine Schultz. Mrs Schultz was to attend a meeting of the Martha Washington Frau Verein, which was held in the hall, and the daughter lay in wait for her until she came. Five shots were fired, three taking effect. Mrs. Styles, who is 35 years old, said she was driven to the act by her mother's revealing a closed chapter of her early life to Mrs. Styles' daughter, 16 years of age. The child's parents were not regularly married and Mrs. Schultz is said to have disclosed this fact to her grand child. The mat ricide has been arrested. Valued Jewels More Than Life. The house of Mrs. Joanna Davern of Cortland, N. Y., caught fire Wednes day morning and before the firemen ar rived Mrs. Davern was carried forcibly from an upper room by a neighbor while trying to save some important papers. She was not seen to return to the house, but halt an hour later the firemen stum bled over her body in 'another room, which was filled with smoke. All ef forts to revive her were unavailing. She died at nine o'clock It is supposed she returned for valuables belonging to her daughter. Tillman and Tobacco. Senator T'illman has been studying the culture of tobacco in the Eastern! n art of the State. He proposes to n ake some experiment with the plant on his farm at Trenton. He has about sixty acres to devote to its cultivation. A SERIOUS CHARGE. A Boston Man Accused or Disloy ailty to This Country. SUBJECT TO IMPRiSONMENT Members of the Adminisrration Regard the Matter as Se ditious and Dis graceful. One of the subjects discussed at the Cabinet at its meeting last Wednesday in Washington was the circulars which were mailed to the troops at Manila criticising the Philippine policy of the government and advising the volunteers whose term of service is about to expire not to reenlist. A member of the :abinet in speaking of the matter said that Mr. Edward At kinson, of Boston, who is believed to have been largely instrumental in the preparation and sending out of these circulars, was unquestionably guilty of assisting an insurre!ction against the authority of the United States and was subject to a term of imprisonment or a heavy fine or both. The law, which, it is said, has been violated is Section 5,334 of the Revised Statutes, which is as follows: "Every person who incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebel lion or insurrection against the author ity of the United States, or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be punished by imprisonment not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or by both of such punishments; and shall, moreover, be incapable of holding any office under the United States." What action, if any, will be taken in the matter has not been determined but it is said tnat the government is disposed to regard the acts of Mr. At kinson as those of a person without any proper conception of the gravity of the offence committed and the government may not at this time, take action against Mr. Atkinson and his assist ants. The postmaster general stated at the cabinet meeting that he had ordered the circulars stopped at San Francisco. Members of the administration regard Mr. Atkinson's alleged, action as sediti ous and disgraceful, and it is not im probable that, if repeated, prompt and energetic action will be taken. STOPPED IN THE MAILS. The postmasterzeneral has directed the postmaster at San Francisco to take out of the mails for Manila three pam phlets issued by Edward Atkinson, of Boston, vice president of the anti-Im perialistic League. This order does not apply to the circulation of the pam phlets by mail in this country, but bars their dispatch from this country to the Philippines, discontent and even muti ny among the soldiers being stated by the department to be the design of these publications. The three pam phlets are specifically described and in no circumstances are they to be for warded by mall to the Philippines. The three pamphlets, copies of which have been prohibited in the mails for the Philippines, are those which have the following titles "Criminal Aggres sion By Whom?" "The Cost of a Na tional Crime" and "The Hell of War and Its Penalties." These, unless something should de velop to necessitate further action may be circulated through the mails within this country. According to Mr. At kinson's own statemnent, as reported, a large number of the pamphlets have been sent out. The matter was brought to the attention of the postal officials by the war department, whose authori ties were greatly exercised, with a sug gestion that some action be taken. It is thought that there is little possibili ty of any of these publications getting past the San Francisco offices, but if a few should, the military authorities in the Philippines will promptly suppress them. WHY THEY WERE STOPPED. Postmaster General Emery Smith made this statement to the Associated Press: "These pamphlets actually incite to mutiny and it would be utterly unjusti fiable to permit their circulation among the soldiers in the Philippines. Their circulation is a movement to induce the soldiers to disobey orders and in effect to embarrass and resist the government in whose service they are engaged. Their circulation, except in the mails for the Philippines, is not interfered with, because, in being sent to Manila, they are destined for soldiers fighting our battles; but in this country the efforts to incite to mutiny could have no result. "Not only are they designed to incite to mutiny the American soldiers in those islands, but also to foment and encourage insurrection on the part of the Filipinos themselves. Such sedi tious literary work as that now stopped might have an effect on the forces we are now dealing with that would be in calculably to their advantage and eer tainly would tend to stimulate andI strengthen their already weakening op position. The law covering the case is ample. What action might be taken and the offence is of the giavest ch-irac ter-is not to he discussed. I do not believe there is any intention to prose cute Mr. Atkinson as the matter now stands. The authority to do so, how ever is plain. He not only attacks the president and the government in the most virulent language and disputes the national policy but also calls on the American troops to defy the govern ment. Certainly this government is empowered to stop or check, as it sees fit, the circulation of these seditious publications." EDWARD ATKINSON'S STATEMENT. Hon. Edward Atkinson, vice presi dent of the imperialist league of this city, was shown the Washington dis patch stating that the postmaster gener al had directed that certain pamphlets prepared by Mr. Atkinson be taken from the mails to Manila. Mr. Atkin son said he had received no direct com munication from Washington about the matter. He explained that the docu ments were compilations of facts and figures taken from the debates in the atia huse.. tasnate ad callinge attention to points overlooled in do bate "BV te action 1 the seuste." Mr. Atkinson contiuued. "these compila tiens were publizhed as senate docu ments and they are now public docu meut of the United States. Therefore any action taken toward keeping them cut of the mails would imply that the congressional rcord and c~cial docu mlerts of thE United States are unsut able to be sent to omneers of the volun teer regiments now in Manila, whose term of'service has expired and whose return to this country is demanded by oficiah. of certain states who say that the men are entitled to their dis charce. "It is said that the dis.'atch of these pamphlets from this country to the Philippine Islands is barred least they should create discentent and even mu tiny among the soldiers; that being stated by the department to be the de sigru of thcse pubiications. IDEDICATED TO 3('ICINLEY. "There are two pamphlets only. The first edition of the first, printed in No vember, was dedicated to President McKinley, in support of his statement that forcible annexation would be criminal aggression. The facts and figures given in that pamphlet as a whole were made the frequent subjects of debate in the house of representatives and the senate during the session and the pamphlet as a whole was finally printed by order of the senate as senate document No. 62. "The second pamphlet was issued late in February. when it appeared that acts of criminal aggression were being com mitted in the Philippine islands. In that pamphlet certain facts and state ments were submitted to the attention of the senate and were the su*eet of debate, and that , aiphlet, agair. by order of the senate, was printed as a senate document. I have a copy of No. 62, and have sent tor a copy of the latter. "These pamphlets were, on April 24 and 25, addressed by me to Admiral George Dewey, President Schurman, Prof'casor Worucester. Gen. H. G. Otis, Gen. Lawton. Geti. Miller, and the cor respondent of any American illustrated weekly in 3anila. None others to my knowledge. have been sent to any one else. I desired to send them to other oficers, and, for that purpose, notified the war department of my intention, aud askcd for a list that would give me the namec. If it is unlawful for a citi zen of the United States to compliment other citizens in Manila by sending tbem documents in a private edition, which have been printed by order of the United States senate as public doc uments, I am content to leave the mat ter at that exact point, which requires no comment from me." Scores England and America. Robert L uis Stevenson's widow has ritten a letter to the Westminister Ga zette from Funchal, Madeira, of the bombardment of Samoan villages by the English and American warships. Mrs. Stevensonsays: "President McKinley allowed no firing on Cuban towns un less they gave active cause of ofense, and Commodore Watson was ordered not to attack undefended Spacish cities. Does the president keep his humanity for civilized couutries alone?" Mrs. Stveas.n declared that the Samoan rillages are inhabited in time of war by on-combatants, who have to choose etween the shells of the warships and taking to the bush." Under sueb onditions, she says, delicate women an hardly exist, while children die like fies. Mrs. Ste'venson's letter concltudes as follows: "Chief Justice Chambers has een represented as Eaying in a letter to is brother: 'I never was happier.' Hle must be a person singularly devoid of magination if he never pictured to hini self the scenes being enacted in those ombarded villages; the exodus of pan .-stricken people 'rushing hither and hither, shells bursting everywhere, the ries of bed-ridden andi helpless wound d people burning alive in their blaz g ho~s women in the pangs of :hildbirth, mnangled children crawling on the sands, the sea before them and he bush behind. And we read that he woods also were shelled. Who is o be held accountable for these deeds hat disgrace both England and Ameri Destructive Prairie Fire. Definite reports show hundreds of housands of dollars damage by prairie fires in various parts of South Dakota. n Sanborn county several dozen farm rs lost everything. From Jerauld ounty comes a like story. South of Armour a large number of farmers were urned out. In northern Brule and outhern Buffalo counties nearly three wsips were burned over. Nearly 3000 head of cattle was lost. Damage n these two counties will amount to housands. and it is reported two men lost their lives. Near Castelwood. Mrs. Erickson was was burned to death while trying to save some horses. Defends Lynching. One of' the hotteat ditscussions ever eard in the Pitt-burg P'resbytery took lace at the meeting~ of that body at Swissvale. IPa. W\ednesday. during which Rev. A. .D .Carlile, pastor of the abernacle Presbyterian church, de clared that lynching under ccrtain con ditions was justitiiable and declared hat under certain circumstances, owing o the slow proces of Southern law, he would cheerf"'lly pull the~ rope. Fi n' y a wild sub-titute condemning mnC law witho~ut -pe"'ifyidl any particuoa etion er:b theeantryv was adopted. Gen. Hampton's Heu~se Burned. The home ot Generia[l Wade Hampton. n the suburbs of Columbia, was burned t an early hour Wednesday morning. here was no iosurance on the proper y, and a fin:e library contining about six thousand volumes was iust. In at temtingr to save a dog, the gener'al was scorched ab)out the face. Among his papers were seve.ral hundred unanswered letters fro~m peCrSons in all par ts of' the >ounotry. Our Soldier Dead The bodies of 252 of the soldier dead brought from the battlefields of Cuba and Porto Hlico by the steamer Crook were interred at Arlington cemetery Wednesday with military honors. Almost Exterminated. Chief Keo'kuk, of the Sae Fox Indi 's. died of smallpex Thursday. The tribe now. uumbers onl 312 full bloods. une hundred and eight have died of mllpox THE BLUE AND GRAY Kentucky Honors Both Confeder ate and Federal Heroes BY A HANDSOME MONUMENT, On Which Both Sides in the Civil War Are Equally Represented In the tn scription. The beautiful granite unouument erected by the state of Kentucky in Chickamauga Park was dedicated Wed nesday afternoon with imposing cere monies. At noon Governor Bradley, his staff and other prominent Ken tuekians leftthe city for the parki and promptly at 2 o'clock the exercises be gan. The preliminary portion of the pro gram consisted of music-:one of the numbers being 4'My Old Kentucky Home"-and an impressive invocation. Major Thomas H. Hays of the Ken tucky commission, in an eloquent ad dress then formally tendered the monu ment to Governor Bradley. Following this address 3iss Christine Bradley, the governor's beautiful daughter, gracefully unveiled the shaft. Governor Bradley next formally ac cepted the monument and transferred it to the zovernment. GOVERNOR BRADLEY SPEAKs. Governor W. 0. Bradley, of Ken tucky, said in part: "Many monum-tnts have been erected upon battlefields of this republic, but it-has remained for Kentucky to be the first of all the states with tender and motherly devotion, to erect a -blended monument to all her sons; a monu ment that carries with it and upon it complete reconciliation of all contend ing passions. " This shaft is dedicated, not alone to those who died on this and sur rounding nelds, but to the gallant bur vivors who, when the frowning clouds of war were dispelled by the bright sun shine of peace, returned to their homes to repair broken fortunes, and are today numbered among the best and most dis tinguzshed sons of the commonwealth. "Kentucky has evinced no partiality in this evidence of loving remembrance. It carries with it no heart-buraing, no jealousy, no invidious distinction. It is not an emblem of honor to the victor and reproach to the vanvuished, bat an equal tribute to the worth of all. In future, the descendants of chivalrous Confederates may proudly gaze upon it realizing that the state has honored their ancestors, and that, although their cause was lost, their heroism is revered and their memories perpetuat ed. And the sons of the brave men who-fcught on the other side may look upon it with equal pride, feeling that it fitly commemorates the gallant deeds of their illustrious ancetto:s, who pre served the nation from destructian. May it endure forever, standing guard over victor and vanquibhed, with the statue that surmounts it, in one hand holding the-t-orch of liberty shedding abroad its benign rays, in the other grasping the sword, emblematical of the strength of one people, ready and anx ious at all times to uphold the integrity of one country, and to drive, wounded and bleeding, from its shores any inso lent foe that shall ever dare invade them. "And now, after the mists of preju dice have been torn from our eyes, and we are enabled to see the bright stars of truth and reason which shine be yond all can plainly divine the senti ments which inspired tho actors in that bloody drama. TEE ISSEs OF THE WAR. "That the Union should have been preserved and slavery abolished, all are ready to concede. That the victors won in honorable fight. no one will dis pute. Bat while this is manifest, it is equally true that those who were fortu nately defeated were inspired by sincere devotion to principles conscientiously believed to bo just; that they fought with volor, equalled alone by those who opposed them, but never surpassed, and their heroic bravery and suffering enti tle them to the admiration of all man kind. 'There could be no more convincing evidence of the righteous termination of that great struggle than the present grandeur and power of the republic--to day the richest nation on earth, the workshop and granary of the globe. "No sane man would revive the ye stitution of slavery,. for the hg.oic blood of our Negro troops has o sterat ed every lingering regret of thA master. and proclaimed, in umniitdable lan guage, that the liberty of 199J9 is be:ter than the slavery of 1801. "The monument dedicated today may, in the rus~h of years, crumble and fall into dust but around the summits of Le .wat and Missionary ridge, like gatherb~g ruists, Gall remain forever the memnories iftese historic fields, and in every heC~t shall be a monument of 1i:< ami -trnt and patrio:ism, a~h -wil per--etuate. through all conm ': tim the ries of that great con ki i ~nto the future. may not ihe oudM~abe induIlged that in the ed . natryv mayt in all things, be a i-am jut a ud wise Th-at our my avei tsimaph. fear< d by ty thU.- b net if- b,! sha!! *ahr tie o-re of every ch~ne, and the slave stru" ling beneathl the load of oppreg son feel his chains grow lighter, his heart, leap with joy and bail its colors as a delive.rance: that nsation. which have 'ceen bitn by the serpent of ra naciy ad co~gustshall look upon its fold an behealed as~ those who, with faiith, lied~ upou the brazen serpent that was lifted up in the wilderness. God grait that ours shall be the victory of enlightenment and liberty, the tri umph of right over might. of justice over injustice, 0f humanity over cruel ty and oppression, until empires shsli have passed aiway and the nations of earth hecomne one. MONUMENT ACCEPTED. The monument was accepted for the government by General HI. V. Bo~nton, reident of the Chickamiauga Chatta noora military park commission Followiug General Boynton's ad dress the hand played the "Star Span AAe Thannr" amid the waving of flags i and the cheering of the assemble, throng and the exercises ended. The monument, which is one of th handsomest at Chickamauga, was erect ed to the memory of Kentuckians wh wore both the blue and the gray, an both sides are equally represented in th inscriptions. SENSIBLE TALK. How the Negroes Can Put a Stop D Lynching. Wheniever a lynching occurs, doubt less of the provocation for the exorcis of summary justice, Northern papers a a rule take it as a text for violent de nunciation of the white people of thi South. They display an absolute an< nareless ignorance of the conditions is this section. When similar causes pro duce similar lynchings in the North they turn a blind eye to it and wait fo: a new lynching in the South to renev their slanders of this section. Suel being the common attitude of th< Northern papers, the finding of , marked exception is worth comment The Pittsburg Post seems to have at editor, who is not a hypocrite, who ha. common sense and who knows some thing about conditions in the South. Consaquently his writings on South ern lynchiugs are very different frou those of a vast majority of his Northert journalistic brothers. Here are tw( paragraphs from a recent editorial it the Pittsburg Post: -The number of crimes of this char acter is not known. For obvious rea. sons they are kept secret in mercy tc the helpless victims. A few years agc a Georgia bishop printed in the 'North American Review,' a paper setting forth that some 250 cases had come within his knowledge in a certain limit of time. The worst part of it is thai the ruffians are protected, hidden and aided to escape by Negroes who have no sympathy with their crime. This brings the colored people of the locali ty invlyed under the ban. There will be no betterment of the barbarism and cruelties invulved in inching until the colored people take up the matter, and instead of screening, aid in bringing to prompt punishment those of their race who commit outrages upon white wo men. That they appear unwilling to do under some infatuation of race obli gation. "We are happily free at the North from the fearful crime that so justly excites the Southern people. We should, therefore, make allowances. Just as the honor and sanctity of wo men are assailed, manhood becomes more determined on terrible retribution that will impress the brute minds of those guilty of the nameless horrors. The Southern Negroes must hunt down these wild human animals and cease to protect them. All accounts represent thafthis is the main question, if lynch ing is zo be suppressed and race antago nisms prevented that make the inno ent suffer with the guilty. It is not a matter, unfortunately, that is adjust ed by law codes, or what we may call tle teachings of civilization. It lets loose the wild animal existent in the primitive man. It will do it anywhere. It is not a cass of sections or states, but of human nature." That is sensible and we would like for it to be read without prejudice by the Negroes of the South. As the Pittsburg Post points out, they have it in their power to do much to stot lynchings. A Sheriff Shot Sheriff H. M. Tillis was dangerously and probably fatally shot by assassins Thursday evcning. He was seated in the piazza of his residence at Gaines ville, Fia., with a young lady when two men emerged from a lot directly in front of the house, and one of them emptied the contents of both barrels of a shot I I - gun at him. The shots took effect in his shoulder and breast. Immediately after the shooting the men ran down the street, mounted horses and rode away. Some time ago Sheriff Tillia killed Brack Tillis, his nephew. There is a strong suspicion that the affair of Thursday evening grew out of that epi sode. It is expected that relatives of Brack Tillis wil be arrested if they can be found. No Prisoners Taken. We get some very instructive "inside views" of the war in the Philippines from the letters of soldiers which occa sionally-find their way into print.. One of 31is Tennessee volunteers writes to hs brother in this country: "I don't know how many men, women and chil dren the Tennessee boys did kill. They would not take any prisoners. One com pany was sent into headquarters with thirty prisoners, and got there with about a hundred chickens and no pris oners." " Nine-tenths of the army" in the islarnds, it is asserted, "are con ducting the campaign on the lines indi cated in this letter. Four Outlaws Killed Wednesday at Mayari, Cuba, an at tempt was made by four outlaws to res cue the bandit chief Miguel Gonzales and five other bandits who were in the custody of the rural guards. The sen tinel who detected the attempt fired. wounding one of the outlaws. The guards rushed to the assistance of the sentry and a sharp fight ensued, all the would-be rescuers being killed. Two of the guards were wounded. The pris oners hiave since been removed to Bar ac-o. CalsBarrett Pardon~ed. - C resP. Barrett, who was convict ed in Charleston last July for violating the postal laws and sentenced to eigh teen months in the Ohio penitentiary, was pardoned Thursday by President MKinlcy on account of ill health of the prisoner. It is presumed that he will return to his home in Spar tanburg. ______ Tillman's Private Secretary. Mr Sa-khouse having been appointed pyatrin the navy has resigned as Senator Tillman's private seeretary. The senator will appoint his son, B. R. Tillman, Jr., to the place as soon as he prepares himself to do the work. Missionary Cyclist Killed. A dispatch from Allahabad says Dr. Kellogg an American Presbyterian ndis sioary, while on a cycling tour in the Himalyas, w-as thiown from a precipice and killed. i RUBL, CRUEL WAE. How the Filipinos Ars Eurdered by Our Scldiers. There is at least one man in the United States army who is out of place. His name is Burr Ellis and he hails from Frazier Valley, California. This valiant yeung soldier is in the Philip pines and in a recent letter to a friend at homs gives a glowing account of some of his performances there. We make the following extract from this interesting document as it appears in several California newspapers: "They did not commence fighting over here (Cavite) for several days af ter the war commenced. Dewey gave I them until 9 o'clock one day to sur render, and that night they all left but a few out to their trenchss, and those t that they left burned up the town, and 1 when the town commenced burning the troops were ordered n as far as possi ble and said kill all we could find. I ran off from the hospital and went ahead with the scouts. And, you bet, I did t not cross the ocean for the fun there was in it, so the first one I found, he was in a house, down on his knees fan ning a fire, trying to burn the house, C and I pulled my old Long 'lom to my shoulder and left him to burn with the fire, which he did. I got his knife, and s another jumped out of the window and ran, and I brought him to the ground like a jackrabbit. I killed seven that I know of, and one more that I am al most sure of-I shot ten shots at him running and knocked him down, and e that evening the boys out in front of our trenches now found one with his t arm shot of! at the shoulder and dead n as h-. I had lots of fun that morn- a ing. There were five jumped out of r the brush and cut one of the Iowa band 0 a boys, and we killed every one of them, and I was sent back to quarters in the hurry. Came very near getting a court martial, but the colonel said he had t heard that I had done excellent work, and he laughed and said: 'Ihere's goud stuff iu that man,' and told ml not to leave any more wiLhout orders. Well, John, there wiil always be trou ble here with the natives unless they annihilate all of them as fast as they i come to them." We have seen several letters from t American soldiera in the Philippines in which the writers gloat over the slaugh- t ter of Filipinos even after they had sur rendered, but for jubilant brutality . Barr Ellis goes to the head of the list. 1 As we bave remarked, he is in the wrong army. His place would seem to be with a gang of Apaches on the war path. Hilton Head Shelled. t A letter from Hilton- Head, S. C., to the Savannah Morning News gives start ling information about the shelling of that island. The writer. "T. L," says: "The double turret monitor Am phitrite, U. S. N., has been at target practice in Broad river for the last few days. We have no objections to their practicing with shot, if they wouldn't send so many shells in the direction of c this island. One shell, Deigg's patent, f manufactured by William Cramp & Sons' S. and .E. B. company two inches in diameter, seven iziches long, weigh ing three and oae-quarter pounds, e, struck right near the house used by the United States artil'ery and hospital ~ corps detachment, but failed to ex plode. Another landed about three quarters of a mile inland on the field of Ben Green, a citizen and resident of this place, exploding, frightening him pretty badly, but fortunately didn't do any further damage. He says he wouldn not like to stop those things b with some vital part of his anatomy! Anotner one landed in front of Henry , Wiley's house, where bis two children were playing. No damage amounting t to anything is dono yet, but we hope you will give the captain a few words to be more careful in the future and don't put so many rookies behind the guns."f The New Medicai .Examiners. b G-overnor Bierbe, carryi~ng out the n desires of the State Medical society, at n Harris Springs, Wednesday appointed the following physicians and surgeons ;, members of the state board of medical examiners, all being commissioned for two years, save Dr. Bratton, whose commission holds for one year, he fill- b ing a vacancy occasioned by the death c of Dr. W. F. Strait: -a First District-Dr. R. L. Brodie, a Charleston. Second Distrit--Dr. L. C. Stephens,d Backville. Third District-Dr. O. B. Mayer,y Newberry.g Forth District-Dr. T. E. Nott, Jr., t Spartanburg. Fifth District-Dr. R. A. Bratton,d Yorkviile.p Sixth District-Dr. J. L. Napier, tI Blenheio-.a Seventh District-Dr. S. C. Baker, a Sumter. d. Pressley's ?ariors. hi Mr. D). A. P'ressley, of Columbia, who represents the Ludden & Bates s Southern Music House, has just fit'ted a] up his exhibition parlors. Here may be found specimens of the standard in- i struments which he handles-Mathu- k shek pianos, Mason & Hamlin and t Sterling Organs. These are first-class W instruments of established reputation. e Mr. Pressiey invites lovers of music 4 and admirers of high grade instruments * to give himn a call. lHe stands ready, ai~', to prVe proupt at-uuion to an - inquirie.- aidreze-d to bi-u by mlai: See adve rt ..-m-e a n' : e-u- n They Will be Welcome. Gov. Ellerbe has promiptly granted a requisition from Caap 10)94. United Confederate veterans. of August a, Ga., C of which C. A. Withers is captain com- b~ mander. to enter and travel through s this State asan armed military or- n~ anizaion on the occasion of the re- p: nion in Charleston. This camp of old p soldiers abray goes on parade wear ine Confederate gray uniforms and arrying their arms. They never fail to attract great attentlon at the annual reunions of the Cnited Confederate vet. erans. -_________ Calhoun's Letters.8 The American Hlisi~orical Associa- er tion has written to Governor Ellerbe A asking for copies of letters of John C. t Caloun to governors of the state. The 6, association wants to include them-in a at hitory of Calhoun, which will be pre- Iw ared under its direction, 1C TO THE FRONT. 3ecretary Wilson Oreatly Im pressed By Our Progress. SUGOESTIONS TO FARMERS. rheir Privilege to Furnish Spring Lamb to the North. Excellent Dairies But Not Enough of Them. A dispatch from Washington says he secretary of agriculture returned Vednesday morning from a visit to outh Carolina, where he has studied he conditions of agriculture and of rick gardening along the coast, the xanufacturing industries, tne tea cul are, the agricultural college of South ,arolina and other matters of interest. In an interview the secretary said hat South Carolina is making rapid rogress in all these dir3etions. The armers are learning how to take better are of their soil, how to fertilize and ultivate it with more profit. The di ersification of crops has not extended D far as it should or so far as it very Don will, but the people are gradually rorking to that end. The State manufactures about one ird of the cotton produced, and the lost striking development of South arolina is perhaps found in that diree [on. Home enterprise, and to a great xtent, home capital, has been utilizing ie great rivers of the State in the ianufacture of cotton through electric ppliances. Wires extend from the ivers as far as 14 miles up to the tops f the hills, where healthy conditions re found and great factories costing as iuch as a million dollars are located. 'his work is going on and will continue progress until the State manufae ires all the raw cotton produced with i its linits. Eighteen years age, 'hen the attention of the South Caro na people was drawn to the manufao ire of cotton, $380,000 was paid to Lbor. Now the State is paying 5,000,000 annually, which is about wo-fifths of all the manufacturing of ie southern State along cotton lines. The secretary said that with little rception white labor is being used in ie mills. In the city of Charleston ie experiment of colored labor is be ig tried and it is hoped the plan will icceed. It is still an open question, owever, and is being watched with reat interest. He said that other cot m manufactureis will have to take ote of the progress being made along iis line in the south. They are getting ie very newest machinery; their hands 'ork probably somewhat longer hours, ad perhaps for a little lower wages. 'he southern peeple seem to be entire i satisfied with home labor, and evince o desire for immigration. The farm rs throughout the State are getting etter markets for theiu produc s, re iving a large per cent. of the $6,000, D paid to the mill hands. This en )arages the keeping of dairy cows, the reding of hogs and the raising of ickens to supply the demand of the wetory people in villages. Mr. Wilson said the tobacco indus ry has been taken hold of and is mnak ig good progress. The people are :iidying this plant and its products, In eder to ascertain how they can produce imore profitably. The individual farmers are giving at mtion to the production of fine horses, ich as bring big prices, not only at ome, but in foreign countries-ad ( orses, hunted horses, fine carriage ones. The southern people have a iste along this line and will oertainly zeceed. There are not enough dairy oews' in ie State, of course, but encouraging regress is being made in that direction so, the secretary said. They have >me as fine dairy cows as are to he >und anywhere. They make as fine atter as is te be found in the north. "They keep sheep in the South, but ot enough," said he. "They have ot quite realized that it is peculiarly icir privilege to furnish early spring ambs for the northern markets, where iey sell at a very high price. "The conditions in the South are en rely favorable to the production of the aicon hog. The people in the great >rn belt of the Mississippi valley want market for their corn and feed the hog Slong as he will make any gain. The roducer of the bacon hog, however, isposes of the animal sooner, at a aanger age. "As soon as the Southern people ye attention to the dairy industry ere will be a great increase in its pro iets." The secretary made a point of im :essing upon the people of the State te wisdom of increasing their pastures, id of setting their wood locks to work produce grass for the colt and the iry cow, the mutton sheep and the >g. Great progress has been made, he id at the agricultural college. They e doing work there that is probably >t being done anywhere else. The department of agriculture for the t two years has been conducting na an-wide experiments to ascertain hether the people of the United States sa produce their own sugar from their vn sugar beets. The matter has gone Sfar thlat the secretary has no doubt hatever of the success of the industry. boat a :-core of mills were running last ,. a'io her score is being buidt, and timLe empl~ete success will come and e $100C.000 now paid out for sugar il be saved and kept at home. The secretary is also sure now that te people of the latitude of South .rolina can produce all the taa needed rthe American people, just as he was Lre, two years ago, that the sugar ~eded for home consumlption could be -oduced from the sugar beet, inde ndent of all other sources. Comparative Losses in War. A memorandum has been prepared at e war department comparing the losses the Spanish war with the first year the civil war. The aggregate strength troops employed during the war with ~ain was approximately 275,000, cov 'ig the period from May, 1898, to pril, 1899, inclusive. During this te the de aths from all causes were 190, or 2 i per cent, The mean rength for the civil war was 276,371, ih an aggregate loss by de..ths of 19, 9, being a percentage of 8 8.