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VOT.irMR X. CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1809. NO. i . m Situation There is Still Serious and More Trouble is in Sight GIIMORF AND HIS MEN SAFE. Major kuclfcs Sends a Signed List of the Men?Latvlon Capturing Towns an>J Kill in? Insurgents- Other News. i Wfci.u.NQTON, X. Z., Uy Cable.--Ad vices from Samoa indicate that instruc tions received from tho powers tocoase hostilities mukoa tho situation iu tho ?island vovy ftorious, as tho robols hold the luMiit food supplies nnd nro again nonr tho municipality of Apia. Tho cor tespondont of a news agency thinks it i? evident that the homo authorities \Jhavo misunderstood tho situation in Samoa. Tho Germans ar.d juwoIs arc already jubilant and el aim/a victory over tho Luglish ami Amoflcnu forces. 'I lie correspondent says that uuloss tho rebels are made to submit, the "difficul ties will remain unsolved. Tho white ?poople in tho outskirts of tho city aro f?t tho mercy of the robols. Tho Ameri can rico consul's stoio at Tulifa was looted last week, while a German store a (joining it was left untouched. Brit ish and American residontsall strongly condemn the action of tho powers in ordering a cessation of hostilities at this Ktage.' Tliemaftj section of Mataafa's follow ers, who wore ongagod iu tho battlo of Vftilimn retreated westward to Lulu moonga, where they lay in wait for Friondlies. Orders had boon given <hem to capture Lieuteuant Gauul's head. The rebels wore also anxious to f-ecnio the auponor weapons with which bis brigade is aimed. It 13 rumored that 13 boats filled with armed rebels, n;o- approaching from tho oast. The tovii appears to bo safe. (ii|ii)orc ami His .Men Safe. Manila, 153' Cable.- Tho tirst nu-| tbontic information rogdrding Lieuton Atifci). C. Giltnoro nml lib' party of li J men from tho United states gunboat j 'Vorktown, who woro captured by tho* Filipinos, on April l?tb, was recoived Xueaday from the bauds of Major Ar Hiellcrt, ofthostafFof General Antonio T una. 11 is in tho form of a list of the missing men aud is signed by L'eu tonant Gilmore. Tho Lieuteuant ro ports ihat lie and his party have been brought across tho mountain from Ba ler, where they wero captured. This information was brought iu responso to a note which Major (.J on oral MacArthur pent to General Luna by Major Shields aud Lieutenant 11 ay no , and which ? hose ofllcors, bearing tho fl'ig of truce, carried across General Luna's lines on Monday evening. The note, after asking for.iuforniatiou regarding Amer ican prisouors in General Luna's hands, concluded with tho moHgage that ho ('General MacArthur) would bo pleaeed to meet General Ltitia. Capturing Towns and Killing Insurgents. ' > WAsmxciTON, iJ. C., Special,?Tho following cablegram was received by the War Department: "Manila, May H. "Adjutant Goneral, Washington: "Geueral Lawion's column iu pass ing westward from Norzagaray cap t ured Baliuig aud villugos in tho vicin ity Monday, scattering and pursuing J, <300 insurgent troops. His only cas ualties wore two wounded. The insur gents lost soveral killed and a large number wounded and captured. Num bers aro not atatod." Otis. The Somers Arrive. New York, Spooial. ? The tor pod o l>ont Soinera, which was bought by the United Statos in Germany, previous to tho war with Spain, has arrived hero on board tho Atlantic tiari3portliner Man hattan. Sale of a Gcujjia Asbestos .Mine. Atlanta, On.. Special.-.-The famous AfcboatoH mine, at Sail Mountain, iu White county, haw been sold for $?00, ? 000 to Bancroft k Kenney, miniug en gineers, of London. Tho sale on tho batis of 8200,000 is tho greatest amount over paid for a mino in the State of Georgia, not excepting that of some gold mine* in tho northern part of the Ptato. Two Women Die Together. Rtockton, Special.?A peculiar trag edy came to light hero Tuesday, when the bodieB of Mrs. Wm. Hickman and Mis.. H. A. JIassell, clasped in loving embrace, but both dead, wero found in a room of a lodging house, a bullet having ended the life of each. Mrs. Haseell bad been moibidly infatuated with Mrr. Hickman for come month*. Monday night Mrs. Haasell told Mrs. Hickman tbat ehe wm going to etarl to London and begged Mrs. Hickman \to ~ upend the night with Ber. Mr#. Hickv nan consented, and her relatives^ growing alarmed at bar non-appear ance, visited the lodging b?ute and discovered the bodies. S. Btydlatcd br. RapceeeaUtivee af tfee Pfciliptne Jo at* eaj thej have reoeived ? lilin^ftiiw Agwiaalda, ? . ..? ???? * ?-*-*- ? -? -? UfftTMUMtthaaaQttlaf^vMk wUefc THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. I lie South. .Secretary Hcstoi's New Orleans cot ton cschungo atalomont i*Kued l'uen day, covers tho monthly movement to the close of April. The total for Aprd was 0^0 l>a!e-?, against 3^3,00? )u*t year, and 202,135 your beforo lust. Col. MrtJtiu, of North Carolina, was high gun at tlio f-ccoud day of tho spriug tournament of tho Hallimoro Shooting Association Wednosday. His rocord was l^T out of a possiblo 2or>. ttox, of Baltimore; flcorod W\ and Sim Glover, of Rochester, 181. A Stato convention which shall have for its mission tho discussion of rapo and lynching and whoso object shall bo to Hud a remedy for existiug conditions will probably bocalledto meot itt At lanta, as soon an delegates can bo se lected frr>m tho varirns ronntfm nf tho State. I he international Sunday school con vent iou at Atlanta decided to hold their next meeting at Denver in 190"?. John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, was elected chairman of tho executive com mittee of tho international organization and 13. F. Jacobs, of Chicago, w as chos on world's commissioner t?> visit Sun day schools in aii iunds whoro tho Biblo is used. I ho North Joseph Lynch, a wanderer for years, recently at Chicago, who fought with Dewey at Manila, has fnllm heir to ??30,000 by lus grandfathor'fi death. Tho case of Mrs. Coorgo was givon to tho jury at noon Thursday. It is j ro'portud that tho jury stands eight for acquittal and four for manslaughter, j Henry 15. Hyde, president of tho! Equitable Lifo Assurance Society of I tho United States, diod at h*s hoiue in Now York Tuoadav afternoon, of heart failure. Three men were killed Wodnesday afternoon by tho falling of a largo sec tion of slatoin tho Penn-Argyieijuarry, ?eat\Easton, Pa. Two hundred toun of elate fell at one time. The United States stoamoi Hooker has sailed from New York lor Manila to couuect 1>3' cable oil tho principal poits in tho Philippines. Tho Hooker was formerly tho Panama, one of t!>o first prizes captured in tho Spanish war. and baa beon cxtcufcivoiy altored to tit her for cablo service. Washington. A/tSlqgrata hart beou roceivod fit tho hitato Department, Washington, from the consul nt Chocfoo, OLiiua, request ing bids by cablo for sixty thousand bushels of the host shelled vollow corn delivered at Cbeefoo within ten M-oike, all churgos to bo?iucludod iu the bids. Assistant Secretary A lion, who is noting Secretary of tho Navy, said tbnt no information hnd been rccoived from Admiral Dewey ju confirmation or otherwise, of tho report published that the" Filipinos nt Paler aro holding Lieutenant Gilmoro and other missine men of tho cruiser Yorktown ob priB oners. Miscellaneous. Pope Leo \UI tins writton I113 own epitaph, ft if brief and modest The board of inquiry finda that the government in liable to Swift A- Co., of Chicago, fur MOO,000 pounds of bocf shipped t<? Pftito llioo last summer. The torpedo boat McKeon/ie, which was built iu Pbiludelphin, wont into commission at tho League Island nnvy yard, and in n fo.w diiys will lenvo ft; Port Royal. lloar Admiral Schley has been detail ed to a position more commonsuratc with his rank than that to which he was assigned two weeks ago, when he was appointed a member of tho naval examining board, presided over ?by Rear Admiral Howell. Hia duties will bo those of tho president of tho naval rotiring bpard. Tho new placo is prob ably ono of the beat that could have beou offerod liipi of all the stations iti Washington. It is pointod out that a curious result of Gcu. Wood's announccraont that the marriage ceremonies of all religious sects aro legal, mnv bo tho temporary legalizing of polygeny. In an> event, there were some <3,000 "irregular" mar riages in Santiago during tho war, and at there aro no marriago laws except thoso of tho Roman Catholic church, the now order insures the legitimatiz ing of tho offspring of suoh unions. ' Thero were no disturbances in the raining district at Warduer, Idaho, Monday. A considerable number of n^n-nniri) WITT TTHTrc^imin away, ami also a few strikers. CtbqgnH are iu dread of further outrages frcmKijotv un til the arrival of troops. The steamship Kanawha, of New York. Captiau Evans, which left New port News on April 2d. with coal, for Bermnda sprung a leak, broko her rud erd and foundered ISO miles from Ber muda, on 4l>ril 6th. Her officers aud crew, 14 mefe Jn all, took to the life* boats, leaving all their effects aboard the ateamer. Joseph H. SWle, the Uxrtted Stftter ettnbassador, and Baron Russell, of Kil lowen. Lord Ohief Joetioa of England, wara the principal jrnaate Monday a renins at the ban q a at of the Hard wioke Society, in London". Ftrdgm.] of"?Wisbnry7 Prims Miaiatar and Minister of Foreian Af faire, aad A. J. Bnlfonr, First Lord of the Treasury, annonnoed in the Honaa ?f l^edaand in the House of Com the general drift of tkmaaflnSaiM 4g Oraat Britain Peace Negotiations Still Hanging Fire. DYNAMITE USED BY STRIKERS. tu'neral .Miles Criticised B> the Coiut ot Inquiry?Larthquakc Shocks in Various Places?General Young Ordered to ihc Philippines. Manila, J>y Cub!?.?Tho conference botweeu Goneral Otis Rti*?.' Colonel Manuel Arguolesss and Lieutenant Jofio Bornnlj who cftl^Q frOlU UeUQIfll Luu? under a tin?: of truce Friday, to ask fuv ft cosfifttiou of hostilities, was fruitless. It is understood that the Filipino cotmnisiionftji! wero givou the tonus upon which the Auioi'ioaus will consent to nogotiato. The Filipinos admit that they havobeon defeated,and it is expected that they will roturn with fresh proposals from General Luna. Tho onvovs from Gen oral Luna wero very hospitably troated by a Gonoral Otis, who provided thorn with a house and with a guard, aud permitted them to visit frionds hero- Keturuinc to the palace, the ouvoya saw uu illustration of the Amorican resources. A long train of wagons and pack mules was just starting with provisions for General !Lawton, who has reached Maruuco. Tho oouferonco at the palace lasted tliroo hours, Mr. Jacob G. Soburman, of the United States Philippine commiHSiou, attend ing, and Admiral Dowoy dropping in for an hour. Tho discussion vas most ly botweon General Otia and Colonel Agueleee, who had boon selected 'for tho misBion by General Fun a because ho h*(l known General Otis. Cylouel Aguofesos sorved on the 1'hUlvpino commission, which met the American authorities before the war in au on doavor to smooth over tho impending troubles. Mr. Scbuvmau emergod from tho palace between the two shock haired, savage looking natives, aud drovo unattended to tho olhoo of the Cnitcd States Philippino commission, whore thoy talkod informally for nbo.ut an hour. In conversation with Mr. Schurman, Colonel Arguelesos revived tho ques tion of independence, and was roforred to the statement "in the commission's proclamation that tho Filipinos would bo given an increasing measure of solf government as soon as they proved theniBelvos worthy of it. Mr. Schur mau warned Arguoleses that tho longer tfcio war was waged aud the moro woro killod, the stronorer would bo the ani mosities hindering an amioable co oporatios between the two people* for tho prospority of the islands. Tho insurgonts have an insurrection on their own hantts, Tho Maoabebes, traditional foos of the Tagalos, are ris ing in tho north, whilo tho burden of thousands of hungry aud discontented pcoplo who fled before the American army, aud who are camping behind ahe Filipino line?, >uu!tipli<**i the troubles of the Filipino government, the head quarters of which arpn^w at San Isidro, hu vine boon movod north word when Calumpit foil. I t is believed that terint will finally bo made, and that the Ftiongth of tho ineagonts is practically exhausted. Miles Criticized. Washington. J). O., Special.?Th? report of tlio court of inquiry, consist ing of about 30,000 words, was signed and forwarded to the President Tin verdict is that the allegations which Gen. Miles made before the war inves tigating committee are not sustained with reference fro the refrigerated beef, although his contention that tbocannod roast beef was not a suitable continu ou3 ration is admitted. There is direo' criticism of Gen. Miles for failing lc promptly bring tho attention of th? War Department to reports mado tc him concerning bad beef and severa) individuals aro conenred for failing tc obfiorve tho propriotios of their posj^, tions as commanding officers .iif'Thii and other respects. The court fimU the charges of "embalming" the fresh beef to have beeu unsubstantiated by tho testimony, and says that no cheuii cals were used to preserve it. It alfic finds that it would have beeu imprnc ticable to necure beef on tho hoof foi tho Cuban campaign. The llnding if likewise in opposition to tho assortion on the part of Gen. Miles that the use of Ihe.beef was an experimont. Shocks Felt In Kentucky. Cincinnati, O., Special.?The En quirer hasepecials from the following cities, reUurtio^aia earthquake shock ot five second# deration: Evanaville, Nea Albany, Prineeton, Bloomfiald, Shel bursa, and Madison. Indiana and Car roITlon, Kj. In all these places th? ?hook was severe enongh to rattl* dishes, atop clocks, shako chimneys, crack masonry walla and causa mora O) (???alarm. Tsbbb Hactk, lad., Special. ?ThU city waa viaitsd by aa earthquake Sat nrday light aboil 8 o'clock. Six dla tlaet shocks ware fait, the first aad th? tail bate# th? kiatlaeL Bo far aa aat* be Isaissd tha sarthqsaka wm fait at far oast as Grata Osstla, I?iv aad a* aanth aa Haadaraoa^j, Jtmrls fena. ML (ill I ERTIIUER KM) !rcin Which No koad In the Mate it ! i cnipi. As bus already been etutod la thoao .vlutnus, the minimum carload of in :ilizor^A for t ho local tuto, baa been r.> luood irom liltoon to ton tons. This .udi-r goea into elTect on tho 15th day jf May. In nuking tins ti Jttcilon the Corporation Commission hue a 1h<> ro [U'rtlotl all exemptions from or inodifi oat ion a of the rate, add on aud ult. i Mav l??th the luaxiruuiii height rut*.? for fertilizers on all tho roads in the 3t?lo will bo as follows. t? mttei and under ~ to i er t 10 iiill\'4 nud wvor 3. ....... .*-0 per t'n 1j miles mi l on or JO 1 Oi> | or luu 20 uuU'd and.'overlj . 1 00 ;>er I n tO miles aijil \>vor i;0 1 '-'0 j>er ti 'i ?10 utiles and over 30. . 1 30 |?**r twu {>0 mtici and, ovor 40. 140 per ton CO tu:ii*s aii<i over i>0 l !>o pei U>n 70 mile* aud over tiO. 1 00 J i r ion ho timesnnrt ovor To 1 70 j>ri't 00 inUojj itud evi'r SO 1 ^0 per w>n 1?0 mllep unit over 00 1 i?o iu.?r t ?n 110 rnlles nud over 100. 2 00 i <?r ton 120 miles nud over 110 . 2 10 per I n 230 miles uud ovor liO. ... J ,0 j or ti n no union u?d ovor 130. i ;'0 per tun 150 miiosuud ovor 140. ?> |0 j it ton 100 ii.ill's Mint ovor 150. . . J SO j _>r ton 170 miles and ovor 100 . J i or t.>n 1 NO miles and o\or 1"0 - f>0 nor t -n 110 miles nud over 1?>0.. 2 70 per tou 20kmiks nnil over 100 i 7n j or ton 210 Tniios and ovor 200 ;i 7c> |>ur t.m 2;0 miles nad ovor 210 2 ttO i>cr t. n 2U0 miles nud over 220. . J *,'< por ton ?10 miles and ovor ?30 . 2 00 por ti-:i 2r;0 miles unci ovor 240 2 ;lkr> j or ton VGO miles and ovor 250. iO |>?r t?.n ^(Oinlle.s nud ovor 200. ... I! <'3 i>er ton lu tbo matter of freight unci passMi ger rates, it is ordered that tbo rutcs of tho dill'ereut roads in tho Stute, hh < tilled. ate approved utul continued in foot until uthorwiso ordered. FUlleu and regulations governing freight nud pttSHOUger tat ills will bo considered by tbo commission. l'olo graph and tcdepbono ltiton ?ill nlto be investigated. Tbo eouimifesiou bas ordered tb? clerk to hn\o tbo blunks prepared for the nnnunl nssehHtueul tor taxation of railroad, fiteumboat aud otbor property under its supervision. Township Bond Cases. Tbo township bond cubea were board before Judge Brawley, in Oreenvillo and tutieb iutercst waa mauifobted in tbo urgnment^ ol tho lawyers. Tho towtiKhtpH of Oak Lawn nud Dunklin, in (Jrecnviliu county, Sullivan m Liuuiontt county, Ninety-Six in Urocn wood county, and Tickuns in UdgciioKl county, uro interoeted in tho tlnal decis 51 on Ot this Case, which Becks to com pel tbo auditora to levy aud the treus ureifl to collect a tux suftioient to make payment of the p?a9t duo coupons upon tho bonds issued by theso towubbips in uid of tho Atlantic, Greenville tnd Wuatoru railroad, which was never built us projected. Tho litigation in tho State aud Federal courts has bepn in progress for fceverul years, and pajrtieB holding tho bonds who livoouteidlj tho State uro bringing thceo suits iti the United Suites courts. Tho townships contend thut tbo auditors, nud treas urers are not amcnabio to tho orders of the Federal authorities, nud there are knotty questions raised for the de cision of Judge Hrawley. It matters not which way he may decide, an ap peal will be takon to higher courts,and tbo merry danco will continue for yonrs to come. lu tho incnutimo the indebtedness of tho townships is not lessened, and it Mould# now require about one sixth of tho taxablo prop erty in some of thorn to squuro tb'eir whole debt. Promises Much for Spartanburg. Tho rnilroad donl botwoen tho South ern Railway and tho South Carolina A- Georgia furnishes au interesting topic for tho people of Spartanburg. Tlioeo who aro in a position to kuow say it means more thun at first ap pears. It is learned from good hii thority that tho Southern intends put ting in a regular Iido of steamers from Charleston to the West Indie*. If tbi* be done tha Southorn will have a di roet lino from Louisville and the West, by Spartarrbnrg,to Charfeston. Charles ton will soou become tho largest ex port city south of Baltimore. Tbi* will also give direct traok communica tion with tho nowly acquired territory for the cotton manufacturing indus try of that immediate section., i^ook ing at it from almost any standpoint, tho deal promises mnob for upper South Carolina. State Colored College. The third annual commcDcemcnt ex ercises of the State Colored college at OrniiRcburpr, began Sunday with the preaching of the baccalaureate sermon by Rov. A. P. Dunbar, of Columbia Hi? wan nn inspiring discourse, lillod with many valuablo suggestions to th< graduating cIuhh. Hid text was Pnalm cxiz: 180. "Tho entrance of Thy Word givuth light." The paciona new chapel of Morrill hall was crowded with trustees, teachers, students and friend* of tl^o graduates. The day waa most propitious, aud every arrangement seemed in harmony with the spirit ol tho dccaeioo. President Miller pre aided, and tho apodal uuaio waa ren dered by a ehoir of well trained voioea under the direction of Mite O. O. Daren port. J In the evening wero held tbe exer eiaea of the Y. M. O. A. and Young FeopIeV Society of Christian En deavor. .. .,?? ? lUtted by a TaH. s Thetedaj .night, near HamTef, Robt. Middletotf, sow of Lewrintrarg, bat formerly an employe ia tks Seaboard ahopa there waa killed. It is enppoeed be fell from the.train. Hie body was found Friday by tbe eaalMw on onr ol the troop trains. IfiddUtoo wee ebonr 26 yeara old. 1 DUE flit Ensign Monaghan Beheaded While Stii! Alive, AMMUNITION SMU GGLFD. Cortridges in Bags of Rico and Su<ar' l") clone's Deadly Work In I (to Nor III west--Gram 5ta!tic Unveiled. Auckland, X. X., By Cable. ? Par tieulsis of tho lighting in Samoa, eon tuiuod in tiio ud vices roeoive'i heio from Apia, undor date of Apri? ]s11?, show tlmt the battle betweou tho friendly nntivon and tho roboJs took plaeo at Yailolo, and that the latter lost 100 mou killed niitl wouudod Fur ther details of tho deaths of Pnsign J. S. MouugLiu), \jf (ho United Statos cruiser Philadelphia, and l.ioutonaut P. N. Laiulsdftlo, of tho $a:tio vessel, have been iccoivod. i hoy ehow that Alonnghau had boon beheaded be fore ho WAS dead. A dosorler from tho Maiaafitii forces says Monagha;i iud Laudsdalo wore (cheating whon they woro discovered by a chief aud his wife, who woro looking for dead mou 1 hoy gave tho aiaim *nd Moiiaghatt was shot while Continuing tho rot rout. Later, it appears, tho rebois returned end killed Landsdalo. Monagban fought until ho was wounded and lin vv aft Hi on botioadod. I ho duolor's animation of the romuins confirms Un> s'.atomonlH made. ^nutele, lite princi pal M.bel leader, mu away and told Ins 1 coplo a hundred J>ritiah had been killed. Maianfau desortors av.Boi t that tho Germans Font cartridges ii) liana of rice and sugar along the coast in Dccemhor. Admiral Knutz, it is asserted, iu tlio advices locoivcd, liied a blank t'hol on April N across tho bows id n German schooner, which wan leaving Apia with out ropoi ting. Frightful weather lins boon prevailing atJApia, tho sailors be ing coiupollod to alccp four nights in tho wot tronchos/-, Oram Statue Unveiled. riui.ADr.MMitA, Pa., Spooiul. ?In Iho presence of President and Mrs. Mc Kinloy, ineuibera of bis cabinet, throe generations of (leu. 1*1 esses Grant's family and a groat crowd of pooplo, Mips Posemary Sartoris, groud daugh ter of Gen. Grant, Unvoilod an heroic c'jucat. inu Matuo of her illustrious grandfather in Pairmouut Park. Al r [ though tho day was uot a holiday in honor of tho ovcut, there was u great outpouring of putriolio citizens. Flags were evorywhero displayed throughout tLc ci13' and all thoships iu tho harbor woro gaily decorated in colors. Prest ?lout and Mrs, McKiuley were o very whoro warmly grouted by tho peoplo. 1 ho uuvoiliug was n success iu ovory way. The Htatne is localod iu a boau tiful spot, elong tho east drive of tho | Schuylkill river, in Pairmouut J 'ark. It is the gift of tho Pairmouut Puik Art Association to Iho peoplo of I'hila dolphin. Resolutions Against I ynchinjjs. Xi:w Voj<k, Special.- Tho African Methodist Episcopal C'onferenco, iu cession al Jorsoy City Thursday, Adopted rosohitious deuuucialory of the lynching* in tho .South, declaring that mob violenco was entirely out ?>| harmony with humau reason, and that tho instinctj of the lynchers wero below animals of tho lowest type. Tho ad dress of Bishop Alexander Waltors Wodnosday, against lynching, was on uor*ed ns tho sentimont of tho Now Jersey Conference. Tho Conforonco ealIs upon tho white poopln of tho South who favor honor, law, order and good govornmont to assert their influences in the salvation of their own honor in tho oyoa IJio civiii/.ed people of tho world by doing all they canto put a ctop to lyuchiues. Opening Postponed. Cleveland, O.,Special. ?? Tho opening of the baseball Reason hero ban been poHt^onod until Monday, on account of thefloaih of tbo daughter of Frank De Haas Rodinson, which occurred Thurs day* afteruoon. Two games will be played Monday. Negroes Kill a Road Overseer. Montoomery, Ala..Special.?In Per ryconnty, thin State, Will Mullen, a white road 07creeer, was shot and killed by three negroes. Mullen triod to defend himself and ebot and killed one of the negroes. The troablo ha* been brewing for sevefal days, aud the negro road hands woro armed. A negro w*s seat for tvater and on bit* return he offered it to the negroes first. On being upbraided for tbis, he opened Are en. the overseer, 'ihere is mnch excitable nt aud a posse, accompanied by dog*, baa gone to tbe rcea* of tbe -fronbte; Afelaaldo H ill Held to His Pr toeers. _ Mxcnm, Special. ?Tho "Minister of War, General PolaTieja, it is annouced, has received advice* to tho effect that Aguinaldo mtcLds "to retain the American and 4n?nj?h l^RRVML- 1IL Iboevenl of ecipsAtiou of hostilities, it will enable biu tod?mtf^i better terms ef peace. Shook, ?f Ilea Hook, X avte* peUtfelae, iie.l Tinwe. SIMMrR NORMAL SCIIOOIS. Interesting ract5 About them from the State Superintend lit. 1 ho State Superiutoudcut of lMu ucation has jlist iafued an important circulur letter relating to Summer Nor tui*I srln'o].\ from which we quote as follows: "It now well known throughout tho State that wo shall have tins nun nior in each county a summer normal school of four weeks duration, with a rogirtnr course of study in oouuuou school branches. Tho aubjecta taught tins year will ln? 1'uglish, geography und i?i lthlui lie, upon which eiauima tiona will ho held ?t tho close of tin school. i:.cli school will bo ooi.duot oil by ? fatuity of two iuatiuetor*. 1 each faculty teaching iu two couutiei i uml thus emnloyoJ for two montha 1 "Hut there are many tonrhcr* ?whn could moro profitably spend tin ir time at a higher school. Ilenco a I sum>nor nohool of a high grndo and vu- j noil courses will doubtlcaa bo welcom ed very generally and ovon by grade.1 school mipcriutendcuta and collego profeflsorn. Tomoot this need an 1 to miso tlio stand'ud* of education hi tho State, I iuu planning to hold at Wiuthrop college, (whose co-opcn.t on has boon ?coined), t? htalt; tMimuicr imr in3! school, ench as is conducted iu winy ot the loading univeisiths of to oay. l'he persona engaged to instruct iu tho county sohoolu will lie icqtnrcd to take oouiboh at tho State school. This school will offer, ah elective. cuUraoa in pedagogy, English lan guage, English literature, Anglo Su\ou, constitutional Instojy, pulitical economy, botany, physiology, physics, physiagraphy, mathematics, natron* oiuy, drawing, vocal music and pussi biy Latin ami Oreek. 1 til lor detail*, will I n given iu a printed aunouuee tut Lit later. Each course will l>o con ducted by a specialist, and particular cam will bo tukon to toe that tno sciences are taught practically, to load to their introduction into tlipgiaded and lomtuon school*. M.my of tie bent country touchers and most id the gra-'cd pchuol teacher*. of the S>.to will be exp? clod t? take adviiuiago .* f those couiHcbund thus bo cumulated along the lim a of tho most modern de velopment of educational ideas. "l'eriods of recitatiou will bo one hour in length in each subject, t>ix days in tho week. Mot more than time courses will ho allowed to any one studcut, and tho taking of only two will bo tncouruguiC tho aubjcct being to lonru something thoroughly. ?' I'Aiurd and lodging will bo agiee uble, and, (including laundry), will cost not over $12 for tho four week*, poH bly only 81". "Tho profe-Bors %>111 for the most p'lit b'o choscu from the faculties of our best co'logos, Stuto und Denoui? mational; besides whom there will be 6cvir.il noted educators from abroad. "It is cxucctod that several hundred t-.'uelier.s will he inssemt led, represent jug every college and progressive school Iu tho State. The intellectual pleasure and tho stimulus of thoeo as tuc^flLuiJUs and consequent professional spirit should give an imp'etus to edu cation that will ft It in the remotest ! eorucr of the state. | "Attonduoco upou either the State school or a county school will proba bly bo compulsory by regulation of tho Stato Board of Education. It is ln>pod thut graded school superintend ents und boards of trustees will en courage, if not require, thiir teachers to uttoud tho Stale School. "Tho object of this circular is to call tho attention of the educational public to tho nbovo program and to appeal to tho better equipped aud moro ambitioiiH teaehors to make their ar rangements now to attend tho Stato Summer ^liool. City superintendents are nsked to lay this? matter before their teachers, and county superin tendents aro requested to communi cste with such ot their teachers as they. ! think will endeavor to take advant age of the opportunities of this state school; all arc urged to send me as eorttT w possible the names of those \\ho express a purposo to attend this Hchool. ''I trust that all friends of the pro position will at once communicate with me, giving ma such n-suraucen ns they caa. "John J. McMaiias, "State Superintendent of E.lucation." Iho Tolbcrls Balk d Again, ! Tbo McCoriniek conspiracy case eud?d Friduy with tLo verdict of not guilty- The dofoxico introduced. few witnesses, as the c?h? uiudo l>y tbe Government was so weak that the dii* trict nttorney dismissed cases against Tecber, atillwcll, Jennings and Rey nolds. iMr. Drao, attorney for tbo defense, suggested thai the court in* struct the jury to fiud iict of sol guilty as to the other dufeudanta on the ground of the contradictory evi dence ot the Tolberte. Judgo Draw tuy replied tbrt the <nao ought to bo submitted to theory, Tbe casu was submitted to the jury without argu ment, ne it ?n clearly shown !>y tbo evidence for tho dofencc that tiio de fendant# were really trying to protect Tolbcrt from mob violence, and eave their town from tbe disgrace of mob law. The jury was oat exactly nine teen mibntee end returned with a ver dict of not guilty. It ie gratifying to the advocates of good roede to keow the*, not only le. highway oonatrsction Uogbt in 11* eagie?eri*g~?ogfeVie of lege, ~ aeteal ei>?p|? of rvoi frem Uk Mil railway atetfcw. All wlitiW nmlH f[) J J* Or. Broughton's Tnbernaclo in At lanta Despoiled. 'DEWEY DAY" CELEBRATED* ?'resident Schurnnn's Ofucial Report on Philippine Affairs?Many Items of Gen eral Interest. Atlanta, Oh, Special.?The Baptist t.tbciu&cle, presided ovorby Rov. L. G. Iroughton, wat* broken into some time dining KuutUy night ami considerably dnmngod. A nnor loading into 4h? Sunday school room from an alley was wronchod from its hinges, n largo tank in a toilet room torn from its i'a?tou iiiga, wiitor ran ovor the iiour. soiliug thocarpots, and paint wan smeared on ttio floor and walla. Sovoral chairs and ii lubio weru broken ami piled in a houp. Placards were louud nailed to tho builditg bearing various &ontiluonts re canting l>r. Broughtou'* stand against lire Nowuan affair. iho night of tho Hobo burning, l>r. Brcaghton tie - nouueed tho mob an murderer?. Last week lio reoeivod several piocos of Hobo'h tlosh, accompanied by threaten ing lottom, and Sunday night ho re plied to tho seudors of tho missives, calling them cowards. Tho taboruaolo is a now ?d;Mce and was dedicated but recently. .. "Dcw.'v Day." "Pewoy I biy"wn- ccncrally observed throughout t!io country on May J, tho anniversaiy of Admiral Dejvey'a groat victory before Mcmla. Wlillo tbo day . was not n ^onornl holiday by authotjly of uny statute, it wai eo Obaorvod iu many places, as a epoutauocus burst of potriotism. Iu most of tho large citioa, public buildings and private rofiidonco wore gaily decorated ' with tlaga and tho peoplo turuod out to colobrato tbo groatoat noval vlotory of modern warfare. The dny was especially obbotvod by tho school.! throughout tho oountry. President McKinloj sont to Admiral Dewny tho following con gratulatory onbleg:nui; "May 1, 18M. "Dewei, Manila: "On tho anmvorsary of your threat j victory tho people of tlie United States ' uuite in an expression of alfocliou and graljludo to yourself and bravo officers and rue/i of your floet, whose brilliant ncbiovAmont.s uiaikod au opoch in hiii tory abd which will livo in the aunsls of the tvorId's horoic deedp. "Wm. M'Kinlev." A Washington Tablet Unveiled. Aliiany, N. Y., Special.?'Tho Mary ' Washington Colonial Chapter of the Daughters of tho Grand Army of the liepublic celebrated tho 110th anniver sary of tho innuguiation of Goorg? Washington as first Prosideut ,of the United Statos by unvoiliDg a tablet to mark tho piosidontial residence of (leorgo Washington, jat No. 1, Chorry Htreot, whieh eite,j?;now occupied by ono of tho stone pillars of the New York aud Brooklyn bridge. Tbo tablet is of bronzo, and measures 20x20 inohes, having on it in rod lotters a suitable inscription. / A Comparison of Losses. Washinoton, D. C. Special.?A mem orandum has been prepared at the War Department, comparing tho leases of the Spanish war with thoso of the first yoar of the civil war. The aggregate strength of the troops employed daring the war with Spain wee approximately 27fi,000, covering the period from May, 1808, to April 1800, inclusive. During this time the deaths from nil causes wore 6,100, or per 'eent. Tbe mean strength of the first rear of the civil war wan 270,371, with an aggregatelosa by deaths of 10,160, being a percentage of (I 8. / \ Report Seat By Schuraan. Washington, D. C., Special.?Tbe State Department has received a long rci>ort by cable from President Sohui - man, pf tho Philippine commission, ot the conference that was held at Ma nila Saturday, between mombor* of the commission and Unrepresentative* of Aguinaldo. The text of the dispatch waS'uot made public. Tbe Rebels Retire From Vailimj. Atja, S?mo$,By Cable.?-The rebels, aiuce advicee under date of April 16, have retired from their fortifications at Vailima, whioh they demolished, to gether with other forte eleug the ooa*t. ibere hu been qo farther eerioua fighting, although eome akirmishiog between therebei# sod friendly natives ha? occurred in tho vfoinity of Apia. ? The Brittek araeedefoop Torch baa ar rived with amunitiop, from Sydney, n. a w g . Suan Cabell ero, ? bo tod bandit, ?m _ tf-mywt Ort _ . , fwd? ir