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W Wm The Bamberg Herald. | i ESTABLISHED 1S91. BAMBERG, S. C.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15,1900. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR ^|gj| 1 ? ? 1 - nrnnrn nn DEFEATED, BUI His Attempt to Rescue Be a Disrm CAPTURED KOPJE GIVEN IP Boers Were On Both Flanks and Position Was Hade Impos- ' sible to Hold. London accepts as true the Boer statement that General Buller Las J once again failed to succor the be- J leagured inhabitants of Ladysmith. These statements -were passed by the ( British censor at Aden and are read in 1 the light of Mr. Balfour's announce- ^ lent in the commons that General f Bailor is not pressing his advance. ] Air. Winston Churchill 'wires that i Vaalkrantz was impracticable, for the \ guns which were needed to support a ' further advance. His cablegram leaves ^ ? m 3 J uenerai uuiier on Tuesday nigni sending ? fresh brigade to relieve the tired soldiers of Yaalkrantz. I'he descriptive writers with General Bnller were allowed a rather free hand again in explaining the ugly position which the British held and the natural obstacles which had to be overcome. So it is easier to infer that ^ with Boer riflemen and artillery defending them, these hills, ravines and k jungles have not been overcome and thus the public is prepared in advance for bad news. Heliograms from Ladysmith dated Monday describe the effect General Bullets cannonade had on the worn garrison. Hope ran high that the long period of inactivity and tedium was drawing to a close. The crash of guns was almost continuous for ten hours and at times it seemed as though as many as twenty shells burst in a minute. BRITONS WERE OUTFLANKED. A dispatch dated Frere Camp Feb. Of prOUttUiJ VlllbiCU mvu vug auTauvvu ilines, says: "The forces of the enemy our on both _ onr flanks and continue to render onr position extremely difficult to maintain." This makes evident that General Buller after devoting Wednesday to bringing more artillery and troops across the Tugela, was badly in need of re-enforcements. It is more patent that it is impossible for him to advance nntil the artillery has been enabled to take np forward positions for the pnr- t pose of subduing the Bier guns on j both flanks. t Almost all the critics now point out t that the mere pushing through to j Iiadysmith without securing a decisive victory on the way there would only ( add danger to what is already a criti- f cal situation. ( , Another Frere,camp dispatch says a Boer prisoner asserts that the burgh- ] 7 ers expected General Buller to cross j at Skiets drift and that thousands of \ Boers were being posted at Doom t kloof to oppose such a passage, while c on the captured hill there were only a few hundred Johannesburghers. This \ tends to increase the anxiety of those * who believe that General Buller has < scarcely begun the serious part of his 2 Advance. ] . .. betire fbom kopje. 1 The British who were in possession } of the kopje at Molons drift abandoned 1 it after a bombardment by Boer can- i non Thursday morning and retired c across the Tugela river to their former position. .1 |< JEFFRIES AND CORBETT. t Will Meet Before National Atlethic Clnb < In San Francisco. , The twenty-five round battle be- i tween James J. Corbett and James j J. Jeffries for the world's heavyweight j championship will take place before ( the National Athletic clnb of San Francisco on or about April 1 next, j .William A. Brady and George Con- f sidine, tho respective managers of the r two principals, met in New York for < the purpose of selecting a location for ] a battle ground, and after a brief con- \ ference, decided to accept the offer of ] tho Calforinia organization, which is \ 75 per cent of the gross receipts. \ FREE COINAGE SUBSTITUTE To Financial Bill Is Introduced By Sena- 3 tor Jones. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, has introduced a free silver coinage substitute for the pending currency bill. ^ The substitute provides that 4'from 1 and after the passage of this act the ' mints of the United States shall be 1 open to the coinage of silver and there 1 shall be coined dollars of the weight of 112| grains, troy, of standard silver ! 9-10 fine as provided by the act of 1 Jannary 18, 183^ and upon the same ' terms and subject to the limitations and provisions of law regulating the coinage and legal tender quality of gold." | HONOLULU QUARANTINE. Over Seven Thousand Japs and Chinese In Detention Camps. The steamer Alameda arrived at San Francisco, Friday, from Australian ports via Samoa and Honolulu. The Alameda was ordered to quarantine but Mr. Kinyoun, state quarantine ofncer, reports that up to February 2d, there had been no new cases of the plague at Honolulu since January 25th. There were 7,190 Japanese and rVninflsft in ouarantina at Honolulu and detention camps have been established for them. KILLED IX WRECK. Two Engineer* and a Fireman Are Crashed to Death. Three persons were killed and three seriously injured in a head-end collision Thursday between fast freight tr?ins on tho Bereh creek division of the New York Central railroad at Gordon Heights, Pa. Both engines were demolished and ! thirty-seven cars* were wrecked. The trains were running at highest speed. LLER RETIRES Ladysmith Proved to il Failure. FUNERAL OF SEN. LAWTON. Remains of Ideal American Soldier Laid to Rest In Arlington Cemetery. A Washington special says: Major Eenry W. Lawton was buried Friday n the National cemetery at Arlington rhe services at the grave were pre;eded by those at the Church of the Covenent in tho city, where President cr M Rfr-ptor r?f "FTamriilton collecre. U-? lUi Ky J u V y v? ?? W Kj 9 lelivered a funeral oration that has leldom been equaled in beauty of expression, nor could it have been in nore perfect accord with the spirit of the solemn occasion that called it forth. Never in the history of the capital las there been a more representative gathering of the nation's official life to pay a last tribute to the nation's honied dead. No mark of military pomp md ceremony that the regulations ?ould provide was wanting to render ;he occasion solemn and impressive. Nearly all the available troops of the regular military remaining in this jountry were called out. Three thou?and men, infantry, cavalry and artillery, followed the flag-draped caisson ;o the grave. Lawton was to the people the ideal American soldier whose exploits in ihree wars made his name a household fvord and who being a soldier, first and >nly, died in the line of duty, leaving aothing to his children but the heritige of an honored name. It was in tribute to this soldier's deal that American generosity' for veeks past had swelled the "Lawton Fund" beyond all expectations of its >riginators, and in further tribute Frilay that the great ourponring of people filled the' streets long before the lour when the services at the Church )f the Covenant were to commence. But mere official formula were Iwarfed beside the deep popular demonstration that the burial of the dead soldier called forth. Every department )f the government paid its official ribute. Flags hung at half mast. The president and his cabinet, rep- I esentatives of the supreme court, of i ;he house and senate, and of the army ind navy, all combined to fill the larkened church to its utmost, But ) ;hese official representatives of the jeople were lost in the great crowds hat surrounded the church and lined he streets along which the procession )assed. President McKinley was among the early comers, accompanied by the secretary of war. They came to the church with Adjutant General Corbin, vho, assisted by Colonel John Bingiam, had charge of the official arrangements. The secretary of the navy, ;he secretary of the interior, the atorney general and secretary of agriculture were also there. The supreme court was represented >y Chief Justice Fuller and several of ;he associate justices. Admiral Dewey vas absent from Washington, but was epresented by Captain A. S. Barker. 3x-Secretary Alger was also present >y proxy, having sent from Michigan !dr. "Victor Mason, his secretary while n the war department, who brought a jreat wreath of flowers for the already >verladen casket. The Presbyterian burial service was ead by Rev. Hamlin, pastor of the church, and President Strykor then irose to deliver the oration. 1 ,L? a*-- i- it- 1?i K-V* Alter me urauuu me uaa&ci, lAgunjned of part of its burden of flowers, vas lifted to the shoulders of troopers, x>rne down the aisle to the street, past the great crowd outside and aised to the caisson waiting at the loor. The waiting ranks of the cavalry noved forward and closed about it as i guard of honor and formed into line. Then with a rumble of wheels and a flash of trace chains, field and siege jatteries joined the procession, and ike hero of three wars moved on his ast march to his final resting place on ;he Virginia hillside beyond the Potomac. PARTIAL CONFESSION MADE. Prisoner Throws Some Light on the Assassination of Goebel. Two men suspected of complicity in the murder of Governor Goebel were arrested in a boarding house at Frankfort Friday. Their nam?s are Silas Jones, of "Whitley county, and Gottschalk, of Nelson county. The authorities expect to obtain important evidence from Jones, who has already made a partial confession. He declar.es that he personally knows nothing of the crime, but says that Harlan Whittaker, who was arrested immediately after the shooting knows a great deal about the crime. GENERAL LEWIS DEAD. > Former Postmaster at Atlanta, Ga., Dies Suddenly In Chicago. General John R. Lewis, former postmaster at Atlanta, died suddenly at Chicago Thursday night. General Lewis was prominent in firanrl armv circles. He entered the civil war at the head of a company of Vermont men and was made captain. He was a brevet brigadier general at the close of the war. He lost one of his arms at the battle of the Wilderness. New Tennessee Cotton Mill. Col. C. M. McGhee and Col. L. D. Tyson, of Knoxville; Tenn., will begin at once the erection of a cotton mill at an expense of $300,000. Signed Reciprocity Arrangement. Minister Carson, for the United States, and Baron Fava, Italian ambassador for his government, at the state department at Washington signed a reciprocity arrangement under the third section of the Dingley act. ANTITRUST CONFERENCE Leape Meets In Chicago and Dis* cusses Evil and Remedy. | FAVORABLE PR06RESS IS MADE Congressman Sulzer, of New York, Makes a Forcible Argument Against Present Conditions. - A Chicago special says: Monday night, at the close of the first day's proceedings of the anti-trust conferj ence called by the National Anti-Trust League, good progress had been made with the set speeches, of which a dozen ' or more were delivered, j Mayor Harrison welcomed the delegates on behalf of the city. Already, j he said, the senate of the United l States had been reduced to a small j convention of the owners and representatives of' the trusts. A few years more would see the house and our judiciary reduced to the same condition, Former Judge William Prentiss, of Illinois, was selected temporary chairman, and addressed the convention. The resolutions committee meantime was busy and formulated resolutions covering the following points: Government ownership of all railway and telegraph lines; the abolition of all special privileges by legislative enactments; placing on the free list | all trust goods, and direct legislation from the people. The discussion in committee was carried out on those lines. An amendment was offered for the taxation of all franchises, but was voted down on the ground that such action would simply legalize special privileges. H. S. Bigelow was the first speaker at the night session. Congressman William Sulzer, of , New York, received a hearty reception when presented to the audience. He said: "The law on the statute books against trusts is clear and plain and the highest court in the land has passed upon its validity and sustained the constitutionality of its provision. The anti-trust law of 1890 declares that every contract or combination in the nature of a trust in restraint of trade and commerce among the several states or with foreign nations is a conspiracy, illegal and void, and punishable by fine and imprisonment. Under this act it seems to me every trust in the United States can be prosecuted for violation of the law, the charter annulled and the men behind it punished for conspiracy. Every trust by its very nature is in restraint of trade and commerce and in violation of this law. "How much longer will the people consent to be robbed and submissively permit .a continuation of this outrage? The trusts have their being and grow by special legislation; they live and wax fat by governmental favoritism. If the question is ever presented whether the trusts shall own and run the government and enslave humanity, or whether the people shall own and run the trusts?not for the benefit of the few, but for the good of all?and free the industrial masses, then I shall vote for the people and in favor of government ownership of the trusts. "To sum it all up, the Republican party stands for Hanna, and the Republican party is Hanna."' "The Democratic party is the party of the plain people. It is opposed to trusts and monopolies?to special privileges. It stands for the supremacy of the law. It believe! in freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of action, freedom of trade and free institutions. It believes in the constitution, in fostering commerce, - - - - * * i v _ J unfettering trade, estaDiisning ministry, aiding enterprise, maintaining equal opportunities, defendirg liberty, unshackeling the mind and the conscience and handing down unimpaired to future generations our free institutions." RESOLUTION SLIPPED THROUGH. United States Senate Unwittingly Expresses Sympathy For Boers. A resolution expressing sympathy for the B^ers in their struggle against Great Britain and urging mediation on the part of the United States between the belligerents, was adopted | by the senate Saturday in a fit of temporary aberration of attention. The resolution was offered by Mr. ; Allen, of Nebraska, and went through without attracting the slightest comment from any one of the dozen or more senators present. A minute later, however, at the request of the chair (Mr. Frye) Mr. Allen consented^ to a reconsideration of the vote by which the resolution was passed and the incident closed amid much quiet laughter. . RIOTS AT MARTINIQUE. White Residents of Fort De France Appeal to Island Governor. Advices from Fort de France, Island of Martinique, state that the white inhabitants of La Francois, being threatened with death by rioting strikers, have sought refuge in Fort de France, the governor having declared it impossible to guarantee their lives. The managers of the plantations are requesting permiB?iuu i<_> uigttu?,D forces of military for the purpose of protecting the persons who are kept at work, but the governor will not accept the responsibility of authorizing such a step. N'ew National Bank Bill. | Senator Nelson has introduced an amendment to the currency bill permitting the organization of national banks in towns of 4,000 inhabitants and over with a capital stock of $25,000. BAD LEGAL TANGLE Beckham Asks Democrats to Continue Legislative Sessions In Louisville. A Louisville special says: The collapse of the peace negotiations through Governor Taylor's rejection of the Louisville agreement and the latter's action in calling off the London legislature and partially withdrawing the troops have left the fight over state offices divested of many of its warlike features, but in a worse legal tangle than ever. The receipt of the news from Frankfort Saturday afternoon was followed immediately by a gathering of Demo* ** wn _i.-l a i. eratic leaders at tne wiiiaru nuim. ai this conference were Senator Blackburn, Governor Beckham, General Castleman, President Carter, of the senate, Speaker Trimble, and others. At its conclusion Governor Beckham sent to the legislature a message reciting the failure of the peace negotiations and the conditions existing at Frankfort as seen by him and recommending that the legislature continue its sessions in Louisville, as he could not guarantee their personal security nor protect them from unwarranted interference at Frankfort. Acting upon this suggestion, the legislature decided to remain in Louisville for the present, and both houses adjourned to meet at the court house Monday at noon. The Democratic members do not accept Governor Taylor's action in ordering away part of troops as restoring a condition under which they may return to the capital. They say they would feel safer with the militia than with "the irresponsible armed mountaineers who for weeks have been gathered about the state buildings" left to menace them. The positions of the two governments are irreconcilable, and while they are maintained a clash can only be deferred. IS LADYSMITH BOOMED * British Retirements Puts Victorious Boers In the Ascendancy. , A London special says: General Sir Redvers Buller's army is once more south of the Tagela river; General MacDonald is back at Modder river, and, apparently, the Boers have lost' none of the ascendancy they have held so long. The third great attempt to end the siege of Ladysmith results in utter failure, and even the most optimistic Britisher fails to hold out any hope that Ladysmith can now be saved from the Boers. It is regarded as certain that the garrison, so long bravely defended by General White's forces, must fall into the hands of General Joubert's army. The besieged city has been short of rations for weeks and it is feared that the situation there is desperate in the extreme. It is now feared that General Joubert will make another attack on the garrison; taking advantage of his rout of the British under Buller, and forcing the latter back to a position south of the river, and making it impossible for the British army to interfere with the attack on the city. There is much doubt as to the ability of General White to make another resistance, as his supply of ammunition must be nearly exhausted and his men are no doubt suffering from the long siege and privation. They will have no heart to fight the Boers, knowing that if General Buller's fresh and strong troops can do nothing with the enemy their own weak batteries and depleted stock of ammunition and cheerless men cannot hope to hold out long in a battle. MOLINEAUX GUILTY. Jury Returns Verdict of Murder In the First Degree. A New York dispatch says: After deliberating seven and a half hours the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in tko first degree against Roland B. Molineaux, charged with the murder of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams by poison on December 28, 1898. Bartow S. Weeks, counsel for the defense, made the usual motion, and Recorder Goff adjourned court until February 1G, when he said he would hear the motion and sentence the defendant. The announcement of the verdict of guilty was received in the uptown districts and about ths clubs apparently with great surprise. Many of the club men ^seemed to be staggered by the announcement and it was the main topic for discussion. LEAK IN GAS PIPE Causes Death of Engineer, His Wife and Baby at Chicago. Martin Jordan, an engineer, his wife, Mary, and their five months' old boy, were asphyxiated by gas last Saturday night in their home in Chicago. A leak iu a gas pipe in the basement deluged the honse with gas and when found by other members of the family had been dead for several hours. San Salvador Flarae Swept. A cablegram from San Salvador, Central America, states that the city has been visited by a serious fire. The total loss is estimated at $1,000,000. LAWTON'S BODY AKKIYES. Funeral Train Bearing Remains of Dead General Reaches Washington. The train bearing the remains of General Henry W. Lawton completed its trip across the continent at 9:30 Thursday morning, when it rolled tlirnnffh banks of mist into the Penn sylvania railroad station at Washington. Adjutant General Corbin met the party at the depot, and troop H,Third cavalry, from Fort Meyer, acted as escort to the Church of the Covenant, where General Lawton's remains were to rest until the funeral at Arlington cemetery Friday. FRANCE AWAITS OPPORTUNITY To Get Even With England While War Is In Progress. A dispatch to the Xew York World from Paris says: France, England's hereditary foe, seems to wait her opportunity in England's direst need. France and England are at the door of a serious disagreement. If the disagreement comes it probably will be . over the Egyptian question. ? | TAYLOR DON'T SIGN I i Peaoe Negotiations In Kentucky Are Broken Off, I TROOPS WITflDRAWN FROM FRANKFORT ! Legislator* Are Ordered Back to Capital. Contest Will Now Go to the Conrts, A Frankfort dispatch says: Nearly every Republican committeeman "was in the city Saturday. Several Republican members of the legislature were among the number, including Senator "Kirk and .Tfthnson and UeDresentative Lewis. Shortly before 11 o'clock the doors of the capitol were opened and the state delegates went to the assembly room, the first time it has opened since the shooting of Governor Goebel. At 11 o'clock Governor Taylor accompanied by Private Secretary Todd, Secretary of State Caleb Powers and Thatcher entered the assembly rooms. His arrival was the signal for a wild outburst of cheering, men standing on chairs and yelling and waving their hats in greeting. The doors were then locked and a guard placed at the door. After a two hours' session Governor Taylor definitely decided that he would not sign the Louisville agreement, and decided to allow the matter to be settled in the courts and will abide by their decision. Shortly after the meeting the following statement was given out: "After mature deliberation and conference with my friends from every section of the state, I have concluded to allow this controversy to take its due course, vigorously contesting every inch of ground and upholding the rights of the people to the uttermost. If those rights be destroyed, the responsibility for that destruction must rest with those who sit in judg merit. "It is due to say that the eminent gentlemen, my friends, who secured the proposition resulting from the Lousville conference, acted in perfect good faith, from the highest motives of patriotism and did the very best they could. W. S. Taylor, Dnring the conference Governor Taylor stated to the members that there were two courses to be pursued. First, to sign the Louisville agreement; the second to quietly withdraw the froops, allow the legislature to reconvene in the capitol building in Frankfort; to call off the session now being held in London and to ignore the Louisville agreement entirely. Several speeches were made and it was soon apparent that the sentiment of the gathering was very strongly in favor of the second course, and this was adopted. proclamation issued. The following proclamation was issued Saturday afternoon: Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 10, 19U0.? The excitement recently prevailing in this city having to some extent subsided and there appearing now to be no necessity for the general assembly to remain in session in London, I do hereby by this proclamation reconvene the same in Frankfort, Ky., February 12, 1900, at 12 o'clock noon. W. S. Taylor, ' Governor of Kentucky Orders were at once issued to Gen. Collier to prepare for the departure of the troops, and in a very short time a large number of them were ready to leave. Six companies left Saturday night ; more departed Sunday and only ii 1^- i x nr a sman aeiacmneni rernaiueu uy iu.uuday morning. These, it is said, are retained only as a peace guard. Word was at once sent to the members of the Republican legislature, in session in London, that the next session would be in Frankfort, and a prompt reply was received to the effect that they would all leave.in a body on Sunday,and be in Frankfort Monday. The action of Governor Taylor now returns the gubernatorial fight to the exact position it occupied on the day following the Goebel assassination, with the additional complication that there was then but one legislature and one governor in fact, whereas there are now two claimants for the position, and two separate bodies,each claiming to be the lawmaking power of Kontucky. "60 AHEAD," SAID TAYLOR, Bump Legislature Inform* Him That If Is Ready For Business. Monday was another day of unbroken calm in Frankfort. The Republican members of the legislature met at noon and appointed committees to inform Governor Taylor that the legislature had adjourned at London and was convened at Frankfort tc transact such business as might come before them. The governor acknowledged the message by saying "gc ahead." Both houses then adjourned until Tuesday. There were nine members in the senate and twenty-eight in the house". "ROOSY" WILL NOT RUN. Denies That He Will Be a Candidate Fo Vice-President. The New Jork Press says: Roose velt is not a candidate for the Repub lican nomination for vice-president Woodruff is. Roosevelt told Senato I Piatt and Chairman Odell, of the com j mitiee, that he would not take th j nomination. He told them, too, tha he had written a letter to his friend Senator Henfy Cabot Lodge, to tha effect. Another Endowment Expected. It is expected that at a dinner to b< i (Triton .at. tlit> FTntpl Manhattan. Xev I e-'? -- ? ! York, early nest mouth John D. Kocke ! feller will announce a further gift o; | $1,500,000 to Chicago university, mak . ing his total contribution to that in J tistution $7,500,000. shipowner Suicides. Captain .Tosliu Howell, a guest o: the Hotel Montezuma in Ocala, Fla., shot and killed himself Monday morn ing. He was the owner of the pleasure sloop Eieauor, hailing from Easl Moriches, N. Y, WOLCOTT GIVES WARMNG. : . i Senator Says the Abandonment 1 of Bimetallism Would Be j Fatal To Republicans. I The final week's discussion of the ' pending financial bill was begun in the senate Monday. The speakers ? were two Republicans, Mr. Elkins, of ! West Virginia, and Mr. Wolcott, of < Colorado, and one Populist, Mr. But- > ler, of North Carolina. I ' Mr. Elkins advocated the passage of the pending senate measure in a brief but forceful argument. Mr. Wdlcott, chairman of the international bimetal lie commission of 1897, spoke fof many J Republicans who adhere to bimetal- ( lism and his speech, earnest and elo^ quent, was received with unusual attention. Mr. Bntler advocated the j adoption of his amendment providing for an issue of paper currency by the government. A house bill for the preservation of the f Herat e constitution was passed, , the measure providing that the ship should be restored as nearly as possible to its original condition. The following bills on the general j calendar were passed: To construct a road to the national cemetery at Dover, Tenn., at & cost of i 811,500; to carry into effect two re?olutions of the continental congress to be erected to the memory of General Francis Nash and William L. Da- ( vidson, of North Carolina, appropriat- ( ing $1,000 for each; to encourage en- , listments in the navy by providing ( successful applicants with an outfit valued at $45; to authorize Hon. A. 8. Handy, at present minister of the United States to Greece, Roumania and Servia, to accept the decoration tendered him by the shah of Persia; to authorize the following naval officers to accept orders and decorations tendered them by the government of Venezuela?Rear Admiral W. T.Sampson, Captain H. C. Taylor, Captain F. A. Cook, Captain C. D. Sigsbee, Captain F.. E. Chadwick, Captain C. F. Goodrich, Commander W. W. Mead, Commander M. J. H. Dayton, Commander F. M. Symonds and Commander C. C. Tood. BEFORE JUDGE TAFT. Application For Injunction of Kentucky Flection Commissioners Is Heard.. In the United States circuit court of appeals at Cincinnati, Monday afternoon, Judge- W. H. Taft heard arguments for over three hours on the applications for injunctions against the Kentucky state board of election commissioners and the contestants for the state officers other than governor and lieutenant governor. The large courtroom was unable to hold all who came to the federal buildiner fnr admission. Verv manV of the visitors were from the Kentucky side. The plaintiffs were represented by Bradley, Wilson, Sweeney and Yost, all of Kentncky. The defendants were represented by Scott, Hendrick,Hager and Maxwell, the latter being a member of the bar of Cincinnati and the others of Kentucky. After the conclusion of the arguments, Judge Taft advised counsel that he would announce his decision so far as the court having jurisdiction in the cases concerned at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. ? A TELEGRAM FROM BULLER. w General Notifies Field Marshal Roberts of His Bad Plight. The war office at London has received the following dispatch from Field Marshal Lord Roberts, dated from the Modder river, Sunday, February 11th: "I have received a telegram from Buller as follows, dated Friday, February 9: * "It was necessary after seizing Yaal Krantz to entrench it as the pivot of further operations. But I .. found after trying two days, that owing to the nature of the ground that this was impracticable. It was also exposed to fire of heavy guns in positions from which our artillery was dominated. It is essential to troops advancing on Ladysmith by Harding or Monger's drift to hold Yaal Krantz securely,and accordingly we are not pressing the advance by those roads, as I find we cannot make it secure.' " Ransom Holds Cotton. Ex-Senator M. W. Ransom, the biggest cotton growing North Carolinian, is still holding 1,000 bales of the present crop. The rise has so far netted him about $5,000. ROBERTS OFFERS AMNESTY. Transvaalers and Free Staters Ha Chance to "Give Up.'* A London special says: Lord Roberts has caused to be distributed in the towns bordering upon the invaded colonial territory an invitation to Free Staters and Transvaalers to go into the desert, offering them good treatment and a restoration to their farms on the British occupation of republican territory. The manifesto guarantees that those bringing horses can sell them. Foreigners will have their passages paid to Europe. Colonial rebels are advised 1 to surrender in preference to being taken prisoners. 0 "JIM-CROW CAR LAW" j ?8 Radically Changed By the Sonth Carolina Legislature. The South Carolina legislatute has ? adopted changes in the "jim crow car 1 law," which provides separate coaches ' for the white and colored races. In* stead of having separate compartments 1 iu one coach and first and second-class coaches, with different fares, as at 1 present, the new law provides for one coach for each race at a uniform fare, 3 cents a mile. The law goes into effect in 60 days. 3 r FEARED ASSASSINATION. f I'cxas Postmaster Secures Abolishment of TT1. . vtGoo ?LI3 *'?nvn. The postoffice at Wilmouth, Tex., has been ordered discontinued from February 14th. This action was taken by the postoffice department as a ref 'suit of representations by the post, master there that he wished to resign - because of open threats that he would * be assassinated. The postoffice' offii cials have no other information in regard to the case. fvJCMrjrsjrvjrvjc^t ^ l SOUTH CAROLINA j ! STATE NEWS ITEMS, j Charleston Congratulated. "Charleston is to be congratulated,' >ays the Columbia Record, "upon hei success in securing the National Edu national Convention. The teachers o South Carolina should all endeavor t< attend and profit from its sessions." *. Launch Was Disabled. The little gasoline launch, Ida Bel Launds, with Thomas I. Madge am crew aboard, was towed into port a ^ - X _ ? .A-i l?as M onof UCOrgeiUWjj UJ it iu^ uuaif uoi Djun* i?one and engine disabled. She lei Beaufort, S. 0., Jan. 27, and wa caught in prevailing gales and blow across the gnlf stream fonr times, he masts and engine giving away in th heavy sea on the 30th. She will r? main in port several days nndergoin repairs. ?* Medical Men to Meet. The annnal convention of the Tri State Medical Association will be hel in Charleston on Feb. 20. The set sions will continue for several dayt The association is composed of men bers from south Carolina, Virginia an North Carolina, and subjects of gret importance to them will be discnsi ed at the Charleston meeting. Som of the brightest medical men in tb states named are members of the asst ciation and they will be at the convei tion. Separate Coaches For Races. The bill providing for separal coaches for the races, and abolishin class fares on railroads, has passe both branches of the legislature, an will receive the governor's signature A single fare fixed at tne uniform ral of 3 cent3 per mile is provided. Th plan of railroads dividing coaches b partitions for the uje of the races i prohibited. Negroes and whites mus each have one full coach. Three cent is l of a cent lower than the presei charges for first-class. Antl-Trust Bill Passed. The anti-trust bill passed the houe last Monday night, after beinj ? ^mUk amanrlmonfa A to serve, and a strong hold on tJ good will of the people of his stat His friends declare that he is so co vinced that in fonr or five years tl country will be unanimous in nphol ing what has been done he would n hesitate to resign, leaving his politic ambition to the future. "Those who know of the preside high regard for Senator McLaur would not be surprised at his sele tion." CHANDLER FOB SILYEB. Senator Say* He Cannot Consistently St port the Financial Bill. The financial debate was continu* in the senate Saturday by Mr. Cha dler, who opposed the gold standa and strongly urged the double 8t|n ard. In beginning his speech he sai "The passage of the bill witho adequate recognition of the desire ai determination of the American peof that silver shall be remonetized is defiance of the Republican platform 1896, and without such recognition the bill I cannot give to it my vol It would be unqualified gold monom< allism, and to advocate it is an aba donment of Republican principles." Students Invite Bryan. A ma38 meeting of the students the University of North Carolina w held at Charlotte Friday afternO< and an invitation was extended William J. Bryan to visit the ur versity and make a speech after h Raleigh engagement i WCI^UICU UU W U VTAVU aauvuvtMVM.w, ? originally introduced, it was the fat simile of the Texas law. Then it wj amended to the Illinois law, wit flight modifications. This was sul sequently cnt up, destroying the orij inal purpose of the bill. Jeremia Smith, an old farmer, made one of ti chief speeches against the bill. "It would be committing suicide 1 interfere with trilsts before the ni tional government has laid its hanc on them. This bill will cripple ti commerce of the state. It will pr< vent our merchants from buying an; thing." He said he was opposed 1 the trusts on general principles, bi he had had experience in using soutl em oil as against the trust produc and the former smoked everything i three feet of it. "The bill will encourage deceptic and fraud among the people," said h "for a man can get out of paying a honest debt by saying he bought ti article from the trusts." He believed in competition, but sai this bill would prevent the America Tobacco Company from sending i buyers here and to his section of tl state. v "South Carolina has the bigge 4 4 /lJ? ?% nrKn trust ime uispeuamj; ut iu? country, and what are you going to < with it?" The tobacco growing district led tl fight against the bill. ' A Senator McLcLaurin Proposed. The Washington Star says: "Senator Sullivan of Mississip had au important conference wi President McKinley regarding tl new commission which is to go to tl Philippines. He urged the preside to appoint a southern man of prozc nence on the commission. The pret dent, it is said, assented to this su gestion, and indicated that he won arrange the commission so that all se tions of the country would be rep* sented. "Senator Sullivan presented tl name of Senator McLaurin of Son Carolina for this honor. It is sa that bis Democratic and Bepublici senatorial friends have reached i agreement for presenting his name the white house. "It is understood that a strong c fort will be made by influential sen tors of all parties to have the appoio ment offered him. "Those close to him and who knc of. his decided pro-expansion vie\ think it probable that he would ser ousfy consider acceptance. To acce) he would have to resign his seat the senate, with more than three yea j mmv wflfitujic. I J That Is Why Little General ! Coming Baok. 4g ' THE HDTB IS AT LAST lEABKi Mt :tJ >.j Vfkfl In Moat of the Battlaa ud Took Cok?"f^ / aplcaoas Port, Bat OtU If error I Mentioned Hie Home, . i A letter received >t Washington % ' | t from a prominent officer who aonrod^.' . ; 8 under General Wheeler in tho Phil3p?^J g| - pines tnrows some ugat on ft Joe's" sadden decision to return home ;? 1 r and sever his connection with the . t 'm 6 military branch of the government ^^9 ^ The-writer, who is thoroughly r#?v/; M ^ liable, confirms the reports reoeire&J in Washington and the opinion iMgl frequently expressed that General Otis M ? has been successful in his efforts fat:| . jf depriving General Wheeler of U&M m i. glory whatever in the military opara-is' v;Jj i- tiona in the Philippines. m The offioer in question not odjy|||3H j. charges that General Otis systematic.! B e cally endeavored to keep Geneckf-l Q Wheeler in the background, tmjt? B through the red robin scheme pt&$. B lm vented any reports of the operations jB of General Wheeler's command ^ entering the states. The letter of tk#'| B officer in part is as follows, his aam#4? B being withheld for prudentiai'^^wH e eons: 3BH f letters are being received United States asking why * GmNp^^fl Otis has never mentioned General B J* Wheeler in his" reports. 'f* j 'e A letter from San Francisco addr|?j | -jB L ed to an officer here in the . i8 pines say8: it *'I hare watched the reports B ;3 Manila, as X thought such a fine offieet^ | B as General Wheeler would be in reB thick of the fight but for soipa countable reason his namcjanoTBjffl tioned. I am very much into>(8it|jMi^,!^| him, as I rend of him in Cnba ? magazines." * 5 Other letters of the fame tenqy tinN 8 been received. One Ihtter says: "A. statement has been ts 'No matter what General Wheeler didfe ||f|fl h/ in the Philippines his name >- e$ be mentioned/" \y||8j ?- We be! ipye this has been pnnwrjb igip h be literally true. :-?lll e It is known that General has oonstantly studied tbfj!oeatM/A|^B o the enemy's troops and has repeatedly^ , ;||1 - solicited authority to attack them, ba Is every such application has beehj^m-^^ e fused. Notwithstanding this, GeMf^ J- al Wheeler has been in a number ajjf; r- engagements, but his service hau|lMtISM o entirely ignored or the credit gfreti it others. \ i" On September 9th General WhJMH-lljm t, had a fi^ht with a force of insMypjMx^^ in infantry and artillery, commano^jjjj ;-|g the Filipido general, TomasMascarm^" n This fight was at Santa Bits. e, General Otis cabled an aoconak\jM-:^||l n the fight to Washington, bet the puitt^ '-|?? ie lisbed report does not mention 0SJg|3j| Wheeler, bnt does mention <dheri*"||^H d cers who were not in the fight n a way as to convey the im{nessi<nraBt|Sm ts the credit was dneto them. ie On September 16th General WlriijBrWgia had another fight at Santa st no mention whatever was made of J le On September 28th he iiniiiliiajijpl -?|jl3| lo the troops which charged fiyioBenemy's breastworks at Porae. MM ie pushed through and beyond themmg '^WM before any other troops were town, killing and capturing iasqjji ''gjS gents, together with guns and othif^ ^ property. This fight wis rep<gtwH|l^ . Washington, bnt General Wheeleraro P' not m.ntinnrf. ?ad HilS 3?? again officers who were aoMftlSB: 16 fight and who at the time w^jaM ^J-p 3? away from it are mentioned. ' 3. On Optober 14th General Wheeles^ 'ilif / troops had qoite a wstmjgghi ai dov|::-^fj?I n[ gel?8 with the insurgent bnga&? 0$ |BB B" General Hizon and Oolond der General Conception, and iwiiffiHr ''"'"Tj! ?* of brigades under Genera) Mascard&l e" and General Akino. The insurgafktBi 3 force was about 3,500 strong. 'Tha^ ^ 18 fight lasted for three hours , free one of artillerj and small arms on . ; j I both sides. We lost six woundedLB ?/? n General Wheeler rode his horse doB^-'.fp II the firing tins during the action, 0 ing from post to post re-enforcing the<s ;|E . points where the enemy appeared to 'Jf 1 ] be strongest, bat General Otl^'?^B|ffi J* patch does not mention his oamew.v^ 4ml On October 16th, General Wheeler | was in another fight with a stO! stzbtag^B /m/ w er force of insurgents tinder the earne-.^ .Jg v.8 insurgent commanders. General -v ' l" Wheeler again rode the firing ? during all the action., Our loss was. ^ /$ 1Q one killed and nine wounded. HjfgpjS ;:||g rs again no mention was madeof-Oenewdm :Bf|j 16 Wheeler, and yet the insurgent force Bj ^ e" engaged in these two fight* *ae B|| Q" greater than in most of the fights in - -*?? 36 the Philippines. ^ ~ General Wheeler also engaged ?: nine other fights or skirmiahes air An-f^ ..B!| geles as well as many others later oi$|P vBj| , | and in no instance wae his namoeTer^ ; | !8 mentioaed in connection therewith. Ill m 296 i ?????? . cWOULD BE ILLEGAL I Kentucky Constitution Has No Provision 4 BB For Arrest of legislators. || ip* Judge Alex P. Humphrey oae jfi$J B| . the leading lawyers of Louisville, Spll, saia r nuitjr mviuuin M?t ....i. ,r, of legislators would be illegal, tad >||M *. that habeas corpus proceedings would Jp V certainly result in the release o* the -J5 : arrested members. Manj people, inn, eluding some members of the legist tare, he said, had confused the constat H : ' tution of the United Sutes and tha constitution of Kentucky. if ^ WHEBLEB HEARD FROM* jt- Uryti Hom? Committor to Aid Tinnwm :v ,; n- Biver IupfovenMoa. General Joe Wheeler, writing the H chairman and members of the rivers and the harbors committee of the -m >1 an?p. from Paniqaem, island J? Us zon, under date of January 6th, a?kl|? ;: )n their active efforts in securing an *p? > to propriation for the Tennessee riverbed - | Li- low Chattanooga. General WheelerI '../J i? say* the death of General Lawton 4 delayed his departure for home.