University of South Carolina Libraries
O : 7 TOL. XIV. AN ULTIMATTM From the Plucky Boers to The Powerful English Nation. MUST BE WITHDRAWN. London Starlled from Hopes of Peace to Face War, Which No Doubt is Now On. The London News Agcuoy published the following dispatch from Pretoria Tuesday morning: "An urgent dispatch has just boot handed te (Jouynghani Qrceno, the British diplomatic agent, requesting an explicit assurance of tho withdrawal within 48 hours of the British troops from tho Transvaal bur ders, as well as the withdrawal of all tho British forces landod in South Africa sinoo tho Bloouifonteiu conference." The ultimatum has been rocoivcd from the Traesvaal and has bocn made publio. It demands that tho poiDts of difference be submitted to arbitration that all troops bo withdrawn, all reinforcements that have arrived since-June 1 ho removed, and tho troops now on the-*Vigh seas not to be landed. An answor was deaiandod by Wednesday. October 11, aot later than 5 o'clock p. m. Tho ultimatum conoludes with "in the unexpected evont of an answer, not satisfactory, boing received, by tl>c Transvaal within the interval, it will, with groat regret, be compelled to regard the action ef her majesty's government as a formal declaration of war, and will not hold itself responsible for the correctness thereof, and that in vent of any further movement of troops ocourriog within the abovo uiontiotiod time in a noarer direction to its borders, this government will be compelled to regard that also as a formal declaration of war.'' IN SUSPENSE. A dispatoh from London dated Oct. 11 says up to that time no dispatches had boen received from the Cape sinco the expiration of the ultimatum, so it is not yet known whother the lirst shot has been fired. A telegram from Pretoria, timed 7:30 Tuesday evening says: "The situation is bcooming more critical heurly. Numerous Americans, Germans, Frenchmen, Swedes, Belgians, No"*.egians, Danes, Italians, Dutohmen, Swiss and and Capo Afrikanders have gone to the border to fight for the Transvaal, although they are not hurgliors, while many British residents havo taken tbo oath of a 11 egianoe. The hope is expressed by many that war will yet be averted. Nothing since this has been reooived from Pretoria and doubtless telegraph communication with tho Transvaal is now cut. LEAVE LONDON. Montague Whito, consul general of the South African republio in London, callod at the consulate Wednesday afternoon and immediately left for tho oontinent. Mr. White's doparture was not attended by any oxcitcmont. Bofore shaking off the dust of England, he saia to a representative of Tho Associated Fress: "The oxpcciod has happen ed. 1 only hope the hcllishncss of this prcmeditaded crushing out of a hardy republio is now apparent. L*t mc remind Ansrica that the onus of war lies ot upon those who fire the first shot, but upon those who compel it to be lircd. "Technically wo have temporarily put ourselves in tho attitude of an aggresser, but who would not have done sd.if tho existence of his country was at stake? 1 think wo must look far ahead to sco the consequences of this war. Instead of tho paeifaction of South Afrioaf which is the alleged act ef England, wc shall have perpetual uarest. These very pcoplo for whom Bngland is now fighting will turn against hor in time to corao and protest against her rulo as bittorly as thoy are now protesting against ours. "For weeka I had seen England's dot.ArmiaAt.ion In inrro a hostile iqqnn or " W p. rather Mr. Chamberlain's. I am sure Mi he is the only member of the cabinet ?j| whose mind was thoroughly made up througheut all tho negotiations. What Wi his intentions wcro is evident from tho i|| - situation teday. Had the franchise |i been the chief griovancc, onr five yoar fp: proposition would certainly have been aooepted. I havorcason to believe that |p England entors upon hor warlike course ||| by no means a unit. Opposition to Mr. ||| Chamberlain's pcfiicy exists to a greater ||| extent than is generally conceived. ji!| ALL HOPE GONE. Ill "Our evident dosiro to conciliate has !H boon muoh appreciated, and onr refusal H to allow our household atTairs to be administered by another nation has not |?| oxoitod genuino indignation hero or in 1|| any quarter of tho globe. Ilowovcr, jggj Mr. Chamberlain has accomplished his purpose, and all hopo is gone. I believe, nevertheless, that a considerable Si revision in British opinion would bo affooted by any serious defeat, for most j||; of those now supporting the government H are doing so with a light lioart and on genoral principles, not stopping to SH| oount tho oost of war." Mr. Whito oitcd tho Isandlwhama BSp' massasro as an instanoc of such a rare ehango in British opinion. lie then went on to say: "I suppsso thoro can Bra be only one ultinyUc result of tho hostilities. As to the duration of the war I am not able to ventuie a guess. It BBi seemed to me a matter of the greatest H uncertainty. I hear that Great Britgggf ain will not begin the wiping out proME oess until December. In the meantime Mi we shall see what we shall seo. Mb "I have recoivcd no special instruojjggft tions or news from the Transvaal durBHk ing tho last 48 hours, and I expeet none wm having long ago roeoived direotions as i BH to the oourse for me to take when matMmmm % fir it t tcrs reached this stago. I shall remain ou the continent, and if anything further can bo done in the interest of my government, 1 shall, of oourso, endeavor to do it, although there seems nothing left hut to light it out to tho bitter, unjust ond." MUST HE Kit EE. Tho following cablegram was received Wodnosday night by tho Chicago Tribune from President Krugcr of the Transvaal ropublio. Tho cablegram was sent in auswor to a mossago from Tho Tribunne requesting a statement of the position of tho Transvaal in the present crisis. In tho eablograin which follows small words have been tilled in in order to make smoother reading: Pretor'a, Oet. 11. Through The Tribuno we wish to thank our many American firends for sympathy in tho proscnt crisis of tho ropublio. Last Monday wo gave Rugland 48 hours' notice within which wo give assurance that the dispute will be sottlcd by arbitratian or othor peaceful ........... ti,? ; : ? - ?'..i?u 111 v ' u 11 I uu urn IVJU CAf'llUn ill ? U UIUUIV today. The British agent is recalled and war is certain. This is tho fitting, eud of tho British policy of forco and fraud which has marked all South Africa with tho blood of Afrikandora. Wo must now make South Africa froo or the white man's grave. The repuWho forces include all nationalities, among them a strong American corps, showing it is not a caso of Boer against Uitlandcr. but all nation against the Knglish. We have full faith in freedom and republi -anisic and the righteousness which guides tho destinies ef nations. (Signed) President Krugor. ENGLAND'S llEl'LV. The following is tho text of the British reply to the Boer ultimatum: "Chamberlain to Nilnor, high commissioner, sent 10:15 p. m., Oct. 10, 1899: "Her majesty's government has received with great regret the peremptory demands of the South African ropublic conveyed in your telegram of Oct. 9. You will inform tho government of the South African republic in reply that the conditions domanded by tho govern merit of tli? South African republic aro such as her majesty's government deem it impossible to discuss." THE WAR 18 ON. A dispatch from .Johannesburg says that war was doolarcd by the Boors an Wednosday, and that the fomal declaration ooenrred at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. ACTIVE WARFARE. A special dispatch from Ladysmith, Natal, says the Beers occupied Laings Nek the nomcnt the ultimatum expired, and arc now pouring into Natal. Ingogo hoights havo been occupied. Official confirmation of the announcement that the Orango Free Stato burghers have enterod Natal by way of Van Rconens pass is at hand. It loaves no further room for doubt that acts of war havo already bccu committed and that the campaign has begun. A STREET FIGHT. Newspaper Cartoon Causes Wounding of Threo Persons. There was a terrible street duel in front of newspaper row on Camp street New Orleans Wednesday afternoon in which Dominiok C. O'Malley, proprietor of tho Evening Item, and a well known promoter of sport and C. Harrison Barker, stato tax collector, chairman of the Democratic stato campaign committee and editor in chief of tho Doha, tho nnti-lottory organ, during its existence, were both seriously, if not fatally wounded. The trouble is said to have originated over a cartoon in tho Item last Sunday representing Colonel Barker, a little dog being lod by a string by Covernor Foster, and labelled 4'Me too." About three o'clock Wednesday afternoon O'Malloy camo out of his office accompanied by Barson Davis, and walked only a few yards, when Barker, who was across the street conversing with some frieuds, turned and saw him. He started towards O'Malley and tho men seemed to know that trouble was expected and began exchanging la-calibre bullets, oach firing until his pistol was empty. By the timo the duol was over the men were only about thirty feet apart, and each walked away to get attention. Parker lcceivcd a ball in tho side, which is a dangerous wound, and one in the shoulder. O Mallcy was soriously woundod in the groin and also rccchod a bullet in the leg. A newsboy fully a hundred yards away was shot in tho head by one of O'Malley's bullets. The boy will recover. Both men arc resting easy tonight. O'Malley has been in several shooting affrays, and Parker wounded Mayor 10. A. Burko, then Htato treasurer, in a famous duel in 1882. The South Controls. The Philadelphia Record, which is a 1.1 a * very ciose ouservcr 01 tne development of tho south, considers tho growth of tho iron interest of this section ono of the most phenomenal industrial ovonts on rocord. Tho Record quotes the president of tho Tonoessoo Coal, Iron and Railroad company as laying: 'Twonty years ago the company had a capital, counting bonds and stocks together, of $700,000, and was working 500 mon, with an output of 100 tons por day of coal and 300 tons of coke. It was soarocly known beyond tho county in whioh it was operated and tho city of Nashville, Tenn., to which its coal was mainly shipped. "Today with a bended and stock oapital aggregating $30,000,000, with over 14,000 omployocs on its pay rolls, with a daily output of 14,000 tons of coal, 3,500 tons of ooko and 2,500 tons of pig iron, and an approaching output of 1,500 tons per day of steel, it absolutely controls the prices of foundry iron for tho entire world, putting them up or putting them down." \ Pot CONWAY. S. C NOT WORTH IT. j A Private Soldier's Opinion of the Philippines. MORE TROOPS NEEDEi). Angeles One of the Finest Cities in Luzon and the Seat of an Intelligent Government. A private soldioi writos as follows to the Washington Post from the Philippines: It has boon a little over a-year since Manila was surrendered to the American troops, and from that time on it ha-i been hard and exhausting work for the troops, with everything at *tho present tinio pointing to fighting and astubborn resistance for every milo of tciritory we arc now advancing over. What has been accomplished in tho i ast jcar seems so little in comparison with what is before lis that tho sentiment is that ten yca/s from now wo will bo lighting in tho Philippines. It is true that we have advanced into territory that the Spaniards never wero within miles of, for all of their campaigning was never moro than five miles from Manila at tho most. Still we are a long way from conquering tho Filipinos. Towns and villages that wore captured months ago by tho- Americans on tho lino of the railioads are giving the troops left to garrison them a great deal of trouble, as the main body advances farther north. By this harassing a large body of troops has to bo scattered along tho railroad to protect it, thus preventing their assistance in tho advance. Tho situation along this road can he summed up in a few words: We have control and the right of way over nearly fifty miles of the road, which wc can hold hy force of arms,-but a mile on cither side it is as good as a man's life is worth to venture, and hardly a night passes that there is not some trouhlo about Caloocan and Malolos, towns captured months ago. This alono seems to point to the fact that the Filipinos aro not thirsting to drink of the waters of protection held out by I'nele Sam, but prefer their modo of governing themselves. It oan be nothing else than patriotism with these pooplo or they would never have hold out as long as they have. They arc not savages nor ignor ant and illiterate. Their mode of living is different, their manner of dress and culture arc different in some respects from ours but in business respects they aro able to hold their own with a Maxtor street merchant. They all seem to be fond of the advantages of education, and very devout in their religious belief, judging by the class of books left bolnnd in their houses, asall the works arc religious or historical. Their writing shows great care in their penmanship, and somo of their ledgors and account hooks oompare favorably with those of any bank in the States. With this advantago of education and the cunning instilled into thorn from thoir ancestors and intermarriage with tho Chinese, they make a foo different from any that tho American forcos have had to contend with yet. It oan never be charged that the American army was evor anything but humane in its warfaro, but it is at times a bitter doso with theso people. Our forces will advance on a town and after a slight resistance the native vamooses and the American forcos take possession. The next day in they will conic through our lines, dressed in their white clothes and carrying a white llag. They aro "Amigos" or Maoabobes then, but wc have learned at last, at the cost of the lives of several good American sol dicr boys, to trust none of them, for there is noconlidcncc or respect of word to bo placed in any of them. The "alcaldo," or mayor, of a town will meet you with all the protestations of friend 1 1 *11 O . t * snip ana goou-wiu ior ino American and tell you that the Filipino and Aguinaldo are "marlow," (no good,) and at tho same timo, as was shown a few days ago in capturing ono of the n ist friendly to the American cause, have a commission as colonel or some high nftico in the insurgents' army. It is a hard thing to have to do, hut the only plan beforo the American army is to drive them before you women and children, and if they want to comeback in the town take the men prisoners and send tho women outsido of tho lir os. This has more effect than tho use of force, as the Filipino household seems to be a happy and pcacoble homo, and to separate tho husband and father from wife and children causes toars and lamentations, more than the bullet will ever do; but God forbid that tho American army will ever be compelled to resort to such actions to gain their victory. Thorc is ono peculiar thing noticeable as the advance is rnado farther north, and this is that though Manila is spoken of as tho chiof city of Luzon, and tho scat ol learning, wealth and culture, the farther north you go from Manila the appearance of the country and habitations of the pooplo show a marked improvement. The land sccme to bo hotter cultivated and tho homes aro far hotter built, making a neater appcaranco than tnoso near Manila. In this town of Angelos, capturod by ten companies of the 12th infantry on August 16, after tho strongest resistance enoountored yet, overy indication points to an intelligent, wcllgovorncd oity. Tho housos aro largo and commodious, a number of them built of stone, brick and fraroo, wnile thoso built of bamboo aro of a different design than in other places. There is a magnificent church built of stono and finished in mahogany and the furnishings of tho altar will comparo favorably with tho finest ohurch in tho States. Thoro aro no pews in any of tho churches I have scon in tho interior. 1 should say bo_ . .J vy fp .. THURSDAY. OCT OB] tweeu .'{,000 and 1,000 could worship in this church without crowding. On Monday morning, August 14, a part of the 17th infantry and olst Iowa i went out on a scouting trip, to gain knowlcdgo of the lay of the land in our front, and met a largo party of insurgents some distaueo from Angeles, and about two miles from Sindolon. After having a slight brush with them thoy fell back to Sindelon, having accomplished their rceonnoissanco. Tuesday i night orders eainc tbut ten companies of tho 12th infantry, under command of Col. Smith, would bo ready to movo at daybreak to makoi a rcconnoissanee in force. There wasrno thought of an engagement, and we tvero expected in 1 Sindelon for supper that evening. l?y f> o'clock next morning, Wednesday, August 10, wo were in line, and tuaroh1 ing up tho railroad track. We covered about three miles in this position, when ii halt was made and tho coin panics divided up; the 1st battalion went totho light, the second w:tft> to continue up the track and the tniril to go off to the lel't. In this position wo advanced a 1 mile or more without seeing any sign of insurgents, when tho lid battalion the one 1 accompanied eamo to one those fro- i <iuent streams, lined with brinbao trees, i Here wo deployed as skirmishers, as the dome and steeple of tlio church could i bo seen in a cluster of trees. Hardly i had ihc advaneo been made beyond the shelter of the trees whon the singing of i Mauser bullets could bo heard, though ? wo were too far oil for thcui to do any damage. The lirst volley lired by our i 1 hflVtt W!?H ill 1 Slid v:?r<l>4 un U'n innul have been 2,01)0 yards oft wlien tbey , 1 opened up, but as we continued to ad1 vauee tlic tiring became nioic deadly, ( and we protected ourselves behind those 1 saviors of American soldiers, a riec pat1 ty, which has boon the moans of saving many a life. Ity means of these rico , patties you can lire a volley and then 1 advance to the next one, a distance of ; ; about one hundred to ono hundred and fifty feet. .Just before oitr advance, | and while waiting for developments, > Col. Smith rodo up and, halting, said: '"Well, boys, we will cat our dinner in Angeles to-Gay." H is words catno true, for after one of , i the hottest lights and the most stub1 born stand yet taken by tho insurgent ! army we finally drovo them from their trenches and scattered them in every ' direction. (Jen. MiBoardo, who commanded the army in Angeles, has been , several days trying to gather Iob forces, and what started out as a rcoonnoissanco in forco wound up in the capture of ono i of the lurgest towns outside of Manilla; also two locomotives and scvoral cars, several tons of rice, the control of ( i twelve miles moro of railroad and the best accommodations for a large number of troops during tho rainy season. The soil is sandy, and soon absorbs the surplus water, and the air and water purer than at San Fernando. 1 hough three of the boys were k11 led and several wounded, it seems miraculous that umro wero not hit by tho enemy's bullets, as they showed in their tiring more order than any encountered as yet. Hut they cannot stand the volley tiring and yell of the Americano. The skirmish lino of the .'M battalion as it advanced across the ricelield made ' a beautiful picture?not a break in it, and every man moving forward and firing as if by machinery. Hut nothing less could be expected with such ellieiont offiocrs, and under tho guidance of such a cool and collected officer as Capt. Wood, who commanded tho battalion. Always with tho men, nevor hurrying them, but directing their fire where the enemy was the strongest, and huabanding their strongth for a final charge, if need bo, has instillod that > firmness in the men that suro to win the day. At one time the insurgents tried a flank movement, and for a few moments the bullets were flyiny entirely too eloso to mako it coi^ stable, ' but their move was discovered by Lieut. (Jochen, commanding Company G, of tho 12th, who ordered a platoon to . check their move, and aftor a few volleys thoir line disappeared. In a short i time wo advanced over their trenches 1 and wero in possession of their city, while they were flying in all directions, i If'there had boon a laigo forco or a i troop of cavalry so as to pursue thorn a valuable pack train could have boon i captured; but tho mcu who had taken part in the engagement wero completely exhausted from the effects of the i hun and tho mire they wore compelled to march through. The loss of the insurgents must havo been hoavy, as trails of blood could be seen whero they IiqiI norrintl i?H tlmir tiofid otwl uu>mwlo<l The dead found in the trenches showed i that they were not roving s<|uads, but organized and cquippod rogiincnts, and from the Htatoiucnt of a native hotel keeper who remained thore wero 2,800 men, of which at least 2,200 men were aimed, under Gen. McscRrdo. Ho said that tho day before t.hoy wero entirely out of ammunition, but a large supply arrived that morning, a largo quantity of which was captured. It was now and had no indication of rust on tho shells, . proving that they nave a stoady supply station. After two days' rest, with only a slight skirmish at times, Comi panicH II and 1 went out to a large sugar mill to burn it, as a number of i insurgents could bo seen hovoring i around it. After burning tho mill i they decided to proceed about 1,500 yards farther on and bum a small settlement of bamboo shacks, situated in a bamboo thicket. This turned out a disastrous move, for the insurgents waited until the first i company wan about ono hundred yaids olT, whon they opened a murderous fire, killing ono of tho most popular officers in tho rcgimont, Lieut. Albert I);cw, i of Toxas, an officer loved by h's ent<ro company. It must* havo been thoir aim was directed at tho officers, for in advancing to tho rcliof of I oompany, Lieut. Ulino, of Company II, was seriously shot in tho hoad,butit is thought not nocessarily dangerous. After rocovoring tho bodios of their doad and woundod oommandors tho oompanios fctntltl /w ICR ID, 1899. foil back in order with no other casualties. Wo expect to remain in Angeles for some tune, we hope until the rainy scasnn is over and wo can bo reinforced, for such weather as wo are now having lakes all the health and vitality out of a porson. There is not a man ia the company or rcgiiuont that can truthfully say after a few months' active sorvieo at the front that he is near the man ho was before ho came to these islands. In conclusion, the sum and substance of tho wholoqucstion is: It'the I intod States intends to subjugalo these islands it must send troops enough to push forward and keep up a steady pursuit until thoy have surrendered or been captured. This will requiro a large army, largor than soino of the higher officials can figure out in Manila, and even t.lirtn llinrn will !><? m? r>nuv Inut Tho Filipino, notwithstanding statements to tho contrary, hates tho American, and this is shown as tho advance is made farther north. ^Vc arc told that tho only enemy to tho American is tho Tagolog, and that in tho Fainpanga province the people only waited the chance to throw themselves in onr arms and shed tears of joy at their deliverance, but onr reception on the border of the I'ampnnga province was the hottest accorded tho advance of any of onr troops. Instead of meeting expressions of joy at our coming and the display of white Hags, as has been the capture of towns previously, we saw nothing but empty houses, everything seemed to have been moved, as if expect' ng us several days, and iho only sign ol life were the dog-, and tho pro prietor of the hotel, who has since been sent to Hi 1 ibid prison, having been detected in some underhand work, but you will lind pasted on tbo walla of most of the houses or hung in a frame a card with "Viva la Constitueion!" "Viva la Republics Filipino!" "Viva Su Ilustro Freaidonte!" "\ iv.icl Invioto Kjcrcito dc Filipinos!" As Brig. (Jen. Charles King expresses it. these people are intelligent, industrious and capable of self-government. in tins town of Angels wo find there wero schools equipped with scats and desks similar to those used a lew years ago in the States, blackboards, etc. There area police station and cells; a justice Court room; thcro arc a wellbuilt jail and a pillory. They have printed forms for the payment of taxes and other provincial debts; they have been using tho stub book for sevoral years iu their tax department, similar to that introduced in tho collector of taxes' oflieo in Washington. In the professions thcro arc doctors, lawyers, dentists and druggists. Thcro aro a furuituro factory, blacksmith and wheelwright shops, and every cvidonco of thrift and prosperity. The benefits to bo derived by tho United States in conquering this island seem small in comparison to the deaths and hardships endured by the troops. Thcro arc no tracts of land to bo taken up; thcro is 110 opening for the laborer or Miechanio. Kvcry available aoro of ground is tilled, and in buildings suitable for this climate tho native is far superior, for nothing scorns impossible to diim with a bolo and bamboo. Of course, tho moneyed man has great prospects before him in investments, but for tho brawn and muscle of America's sons that aro enduring the torrid sun and marching though vapors of malaria and typhoid fever the bright vision ever before them is to have their enlistment of thrco yoars end, and if their lives arc spared, to oneo moro set foot 011 tho soil of their fathers, and build up shattered and broken down constitutions and oblitcrato entirely from their minds a place called tho Philippine Islands. Cost of tho Navy. Tho estimates for the niaintenauco of the naval establishment for the next liseal year are huge compared to any ever made before for a similar expenditure by our government. They amount, to $73,045,1811, which is an increase over tho appropriations for tho curront year of $24,537,187. Included in the increase for tho next year aro appropriations of $12,268,474 for public works and navy yards and stations Thcro is also ati*ostimato of $2,021,000 for tho new naval academy. Tho ostimate for the navy, including armor, guns and machinery, is $22,983,101. The ostimate for tho bureau of construction and ropair is increased over tho current appropriation about $3,000,000; for steam engineering $1,000,000; for pay of the navy about $700,000, while the estimates for ordnance are decreased about $700,000. A Derelict Schooner. Cnpt. Sabiston, of the schooner I lettie <). Dorman, lumber laden, f.om lioguc Inlet, bound north, passed, on October 0, sovontoen miles south of ('ape Lookout, light boaring northeast by cast, a largo derelict, nothing but the stock of tho fo/ooiast standing, a flag pole aft, but no flag attached, apparently abandoned; no signs of lifo aboard; lay by her part night; wind spiung up and during night lost sight of schooner. Supposed to bo schooner Carrio A. Lane, lumber ladon, which was lost oil Frying Fan during recent galo. Tho wind has beon prevailing northeast for tho past wook, and if it should shift southward tho wreck would drift to tho beach. Changeable as the Wind. If any person can fiud a public <|uestion having moro than one sido, on both sides of which William MoKioloy has not been found in the past thirty yoars, that porson will be oniitled to tho palm as the greatest discovoror of modorn times.?Columbus, Ohio, Fross. "I have used your 'Lifo for tho Livor and Kidneys' with great bonofit, and for Dyspepsia or any deraugemont of tho Liver or Kidneys I rogard it as boing without an equal." James J. Osborne, Attorney at Liw, . Boliston, Hooderson Do., N . 0. made a bio haul. i Burglars Secure Four Thousand Dollars Worth of Jewelry. C Speoial from Durham, N. C., says Two daring burglaries worn committed at tho residences of (Jen. Julian S. Carr and Judge ii. W. Winston, in thisoity, c Tuesday night. At (Ion. Carr's the loss will amount to *3,r?0U to #1,000. The burglar of 1 burglars entcrod (Jen. Carr's bedroom and niolo a diamond stud from a shirt beside the bed on wh'eh tho goneral wan sleeping. This cumond craauient was valued at 11,000, and was a registered stone. It was stolon during tho world's fair at Chicago, but was afterward recovered by Pinkorton tnon. A gold watch belonging to (Ion. Carr, val- 11 ued at #.*>00, a gold watch belonging to ^ Mrs. Carr, valued at #700; a diamond ti scarf pin, a pair of gold oulT buttons, w sot with diamonds, belonging to (Mai born Carr; gold car-rings, gobl broaches, Q etc., were taken. It is not known what timo the robbery occurred. Not a eluo was loft bobind to indioato bow tbo guilty party got in or out of tbo rosidonoo. Homo of s our people think it was evidently tbo ' woik of a professional. r At tlie residence of Judgo Winston, o as was tbo case at (Jen. Carr's, it is not ' known in what way entrance was niado. Two watches, a gold one aid a child's ' watch, two gold necklaces, two gobl pins and Mrs. Winston's jewel ease were stolen. All of theso were found , this morning near a side gate in the ^ back yard, where it is supposed thoy woro dropped by the burglar in his . flight. I, MMio front door of tbo residence was found open this morning and it is j thought that exit was made in this way. In neither of the two robberies were the t occupants of these households in the least disturbed, and knew nothing of it until thoy awoke the next mora jj '"* __ . t NEW YORK'S MURDER MYSTERY. b A Boy Finds a Package With Moro of JJ the Hacked up Body. Interest in the murder mystery grow- ? ing out of the finding of the loft thigh b of ft woman's body in West Seventeenth street lust Saturday had an inoreaSo o Wednesday by the recovery Wednos- t day morning of what is believed to bo a v portion of tho same body on tlio beaoh 1 at tho quarantine station of Statcn Is- t land. John llcincman, a boy 12 years t old, found the paokago wrappod in I nowspapors and Manila wrapping paper. Whon ho opened it ho found that tho t euts in the nock worn jagged, showing n that I he head had probably been hacked n off, and the arms wero cut olf eloao to t tho shoulders in a clumsy manner. Tho f polieo woro notified and took chargo of r ihe find. d Tho flesh was taken to tho morgue c for comparison with the parts of the woman's body already there. Tho s parts of the body now missing arc tho b head, the arms, tho legs from above tho c knee down, and tho right thigh, which was found but was cartod oil to the city s dumps. li A name that looks like ".J. J. Nu- c man," and the laundry mark ".J. J. N. c 189," was discovered Wednesday morn- e ing on ono of the whito skirts in the bundlo of clothing found in tho baso- s merit of 219 West Fifteenth street. 1 The letters forming tho name aro not a distinct. They aro partly washod out t and a little blurred. Tho "J. J. N." of * tho laundry mark is very distinot, how- t ever, and is expected to load to tho c identification of the ownor. ? a Hold Your Cotton- v Neil's reduction of his crop estimate I from 12,000,001) to 10,000,000 bales can hardly bo considered "bearish," tlio gli tliat seems to havo been its effect on the market. He always ovcrostiniites tlio yield, and his revised figur s would indicate a crop not over 0,500 i 0 bales. Hut, assuming that ho h correct, this would mako tho crop a million and a < martor bales below that of last year. Now consider the further facts that cotton goods are in groat demand and rising, that every available spindle is running, that the consumption of cotton in this country will increase by 500,000 bales, with porhaps an equal or greater incaease in Kuropo, and the qucstiyn is presented whether even 10,000,000 bales will meet the world's needs? Wo doubt it. Liverpool and New York count on the south s matting a ruso to sell. Moral: Don't doit. Hold on to ovory bale you can and after this reaction tho prices will go higher still.--Tho State. Killed About Hogs. John MoKlmurray, proprietor of the Goouall farm, near Augusta, Ua.. shot and instantly killed hiscousin, J. A. McKlraurray, Thursday and seriously woundod a Negro wha was noar whon tho shot was fired. Tbotwowhito men had quarreled ever the possession of some hogs. Robbery of a Bank. Tho Reynolds Rank, at Roynolds, Ind., was looted by robbers at 3 o'olook Wednesday moraing, tho safe being blown up by danmite. From 13,000 to ?/\ OAA . 1 mi 1 . J_ ? 1U,UUU was taken, ino explosion ae molished the frame building in which the bank was looatcd. Tho thiovos oa- ( oaped. 8 Rova Anotvnarfei Makes the food more dell i m-iraaaaa \ m ? NO. i:5. V STRANUE CAREER )f a Lunatic Now in the Lock Up at Atlanta. :ase puzzles the police. "ho Prisoner, Who i3 Confined in Padded Cell, Tells a Wierd Story ofi Adventure. For one week there lias been confined 1 a padded cell at police station pr?>*1*1 y the most peculiar and utthosame line he?t educated lunatic ever dealt 'ith hy tho local police, and it has doolopod since his arrest that he is want1 by no less than iivo difforont insane sylutns. The chief of police is now ainly trying to got thocaso thoroughly traightonod out, hast Tuesday night a tolophono mosage to headquarters stated that a cra/.y lan had ofTocted his csoapo from the Irady hospital and was terrorizing tho ntirc Fourth ward, having torn off early all of his clothing and vraa oting more liko a monkey thau a lan. n?n ei. ??,i ?.i / . V>rtll WHIUUin V^UUnfWWWU V/UIIIUI t nswcrcd tho message and after an ex itiag chase arrested tho ?ra/.y man, rho, at the polieo statiou, gave his name s .John Williams. Ho was lockod in ho padded coll and before morning he ad torn oir what remained of hisolothug and also all of tho padding of the ron 'cage, llo was tho wildest man ver confined in tho local polit e staion. Next day Officers ('ornett andChoserood ascertained that Williams had eon employed at tho race track, atending many of the fast nags that ara o enter tho raoea at tho State fair. Gradually Williams has improved in nental condition, and now to talk with dm no one would over suspoct that ho fas ever bothered with mental trouble, lo's porfootly rational about everything rid is too wiso to impart to tho ofliocrs ds real idontity. Last Saturday tho two arresting ofli ors put Williams through a very horouga questioning, and before thoy rero through thoy had learned from dm many things, obtaining probably ho most peculiar story ever unfoldod o an officer of tho law in tho city of Ulanta. Williams, as ho now calls himself, is ho son of a wealthy saloon ami hotel nan in tho city of New York, hut for nany years he has had a mental atllicion, which has caused him to dopart rom the quiot path in which ho was aisod and tako up tho life of a tramp, uring which time ho has boon adjudg d lnnano no loss than hvo times. Upon each occasion Williams was ont to an asylum and ho has always teen cunning enough to effect au osapo. lie is well educated and talks fluently nd with much oasc, and whilo telling lis story the only traco of insanity that ould ho objorved was his seeming fany for boasting of the shocking experi nces he has undergone. "Since I was tkroo years of ago," aid Williams to a Journal reporter, "I lavo boon affected with mental trouble, ,nd at times I got wild and do things hat I know nothing whatever about, vhilo at others 1 have tho cunning and ho senso of tho Bl'ckcst criminal that iver lived. "Theso spells como upon mo when I iin least expocting them, and they stay vith mo from ono wook to three yoars. was confined in an insane asylum in 'hiladclphia for thrco years, escaping omc two years ago. Sinco that tiino I lave boen following tho horses. "My fathor livos in Now York city. Io is a hotel and saloon man, and a 'cdcral veteran, having had one of his ogs shot off during tho civil war. I eft homo when only 10 years old and lave novcr boon back since. "In llarrisburg, I'a., about six jears igo I was detected by a policeman while rying to do some dirty work. Iran ind tho officer shot ino throo times, the ast bullet ontcring my back and earning mo to fall. I was captured and sent o the penitoatiary, but was afterward ransfcrrod to tho Htato insano ayslum rom which I escaped." And just here this peculiar lunatic ixhibitcd thrco pistol wounds. Ho iontinucd: ''Long before that 1 was sent to an isylum in New York State, but they scro not slick enough to koep mo, and [ got away, after remaining thero not a treat timo. Tho prison for crazy poodo in Wilmington, Del., was not strong ;uough to hold me, and [ walked away without any groat troublo. "Whilo working with horses iu Kenucky, I had one of those funny spells ind was sent to the asylum at Frank'ort, from which I esoaped and wont to Philadelphia, whero L was adjudged iniano and put in another asylum. I renamed in this plaoo for thrco yoars, ind two years ago, whoa an opportune y prescntod itself I left thom. I vould not toll you who I am, for the Philadelphia pooplo still want mo." Williams *ave theoflicors thrsediffor nt names, Simon Koincr, Simon Davis tod John Williams. L Baking Powder IRC clous and wholesome fc-.jp *>1 i