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THE BOER'S WAR.
V? ry Little Fighting Dene So Far
in the Transvaal.
BLOWING UP OF BOERS.
i he tJoers Lost several Hunred
Killed at Mafeking,
at Which Place They
^ Were Repulsed.
The London Ihiily News Cajdown
co> respondent says: "It is rumored
hero that news has reaehed Dcaax
Junction that the Boers attacked
Mafeking in force, hut were repulsed.
The defenders, seeing the enemy retreating,
pursued them for some distance,
allowing themselves to be driven
in by the Boers, who, eager to retrieve
their position, again advanced to attack
and were drawn over Lyddite mines
laid for the defense of tho town. It is
roj ortcd that 1,T>00 Boers were killed
by tho explosion.
"It is reported from Bolagoa bay
that the Swa/.i king, Bunu. is collecting
his forces with the object, presumably,
of attacking tie Boers. It
is ftatcd that the Bortugusec forces at
Dclagoa bay will bo raised to war
atrcngthv It is announced from l'retrn
in tlml. on <x>i<ontrt? imrann L- n.. n no
Huron Deginsbcrg lias been courtruar
tialcd and shot as a Hpy. Plans of tlie
local forts we rc found in his possession."
The Capetown correspondent of The
Daily Mail, telegraphing at 10 o'eleek
Thursday night, Bays: "Vryburg sur
rendered Sunday. Tonight's diepatohes
from Kuruman, 00 miles west
by south of Yryburg, state that the polico
having withdrawn from Yryburg,
the town surrendered to the Boers, the
inhabitants fleeing in all directions,
mostly toward Kuruman. When the
police withdrew the Cape Boors notir
lied the fact to tho enemy, thus inviting
thorn to take possession. Thero
was a fearful panic. Tho British are
wildly indignant at this scuttling."
A special dispatch to the Cape Argua
reiterates the statement that the fighting
at Mafcking Col. 1 lore repulsed the
BocrB, inflicting a loss of 1100 men.
Complaints of Boer outrages upon tho
natives continue to arrive. TheBC serve
further to inflame the Basutos and
Zulus. Yesterday one hundred and
fifty Basutos from Johannesburg arrived
at Burghersdorp, Cape Colony,
aid alleged that tho Boers had robbed
them wholesale ami flogged them with
"black snakes." The party, which in1
11 e i
ciuuea a Hon 01 tjnict i-icrothocU, was
supplied with provisions, and tho BanutoH
then started homeward, cheering
for tho queen and chanting war Bongs.
Tho Capo Times publishes the following
dispatch from Kimberloy: "Beliablo
information from Mafcking Bays
that an armored train, while reconnoitering
north of the town last Saturday,
engaged 500 Bm rs, who suffered heavily.
Col. Fit/. Clarence's column foiled
tho Boers, inflicting severe loss. The
British casualties were two killed and
fourteen woundid, two severely."
8KIRMISIIKD NEAR K1MIJKRLKY.
'Tho Boers suffered a reverse on Sunday
at Spruitfor.tein, ten miles south of
Kimberley. An armored train went
out to bring in a train reported to have
been captured by the Boers near tho
Spruitfontcin siding. A party of Boers
who were encamped nearby lowered tho
railway signal and displayed a white
flag, apparently with the idea of indueilltr
f Via rain in ni?AAnn/l ^ ? ???' ?
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Baspectcd that tho Boors were in posBCBsion
and stopped tho train, whereupon
Boers issued in large forco and
opened fire, but without any effect.
The soldiers replied from tho train
and about half a dozen Boers were
killed. The British were unscratehed.
Seven hundred Boers surprised a party
of thirteen Capo Colony police who
were guarding the railway at Biverton
Road, 18 miles north of Kimberley, on
Sunday morning. The police retired.
A terrific explosion was heard later and
it is believed that the Boers blew up
the station.
A relief party of 25 police sent from
Kimberley met the Boors near Riverton.
The onemy displayed a white flag
to induco the troops to fall into their
trap, but the police were ordered to retire.
Then tho Boers opened a heavy
Iflre upon them, discharging about 100
rounds. A bullet struck the horse of
Surgeon Major Sullivan, who, with a
trooper whoso horse had stumbled and
dismounted him, was captured.
Served Him RightOno
afternoon last week several
young Negroes at Boston, (Ja , hired a
hack and while taking in the lo vn in
great stylo, passing one of the most
highly respected young ladies in the
street alone, one <f die party invited
her to get in the hack with them She
did not know one of tic Negroes, but
an investigation proved one to he Jack
Davis, a half-grown Negro hoy. A
masked party of unknown men went to
I Davis' house about midnight, presumably
to impress upon him that such invitations
addressed to white ladies were
not agreeable. Upon their entry to his
home ho ran, and a shower of bullets
followed. Ono shot took efTcot strik.
ing a rib and glanced and stopped under
the skin near tho pit of his stcmr
ach. Dr. Daniels vus called and the
ball removed.
A Senators Full.
Thero isn't, wo arc told, any political
pulls in army appointments these
I days, but tho son of Senator Sowell, of
New Jersey, has pulled a captaincy in
the regular army just resigned by a son
1 of Senator Quay. Senators' sons must
be provided for, even if it docs make
n army men fracturo the decalogue.
\ BLOODY FIGHT.
Mountain Moonshiners Given Desperate
Battle in the Stieets of Seneca.
A dispatch from Seneca, S. C., to
the Atlanta Journal says a pitched hattic
occurred in that town 011 Sunday
night between the town polieo and a
band of mountaineers who had attempted
to sell contraband whiskey and then
escape to the mountains. The battle
occurred just after supper, whilo the
streets wore crowded with persons on
their way to church. None of the police
or citizens who gave aid were struck
by the Hying bullets, hut it is believed
several members of the outlaw hand
wcro shot, as blood stains wrre found,
and every indication points to the fact
that the mountaineers delayed so long
in making tlight because they wcro arranging
for the transportation of the
men who wcro wounded. So tierce was
the battle that the mountain band was
compelled to abandon the teams and
run for life. The teams are now in the
possession of the town authorities and
will serve as a clew for the identilica
tion of the men. While the fight was
going on in the street of Scncco a similar
scene was being enacted at Walhnlla
not very far distant from this place. At
Walhallathe light was between the
contraband whiskey makers and tbo
federal authorities. It is reported that
lb v. iue Odicer Carbin was shot and
sliglply wounded. Two and one half
ba r 's of whiskey were captured and a
tcatu.
When the firing began on the street
Sunday evening there were many who
thought the shots wero for the purpose
of giving a lire alarm, but as the firing
increased this theory was abandoned
and everybody made a rush for the
scene. Those in the front line stopped
suddenly, however, when they saw a
pitched battle was nroeressitic ami
heard the bullets whistling in all dircetions.
The strength of the moonshiners'
party was not known, and the polico
asked for aid. Citizens quickly
responded and soon it was apparent that
the mountaineers were outnumbered
and outclassed, but the outlaws did not
run as was expected. This gave rise to
the belief that the men wcro caring for
their wounded comrades. With a shout
ot defiance, after there had been a wait
of several minutes since the tiring
ceased, the mountaineers rushed away
going in the direction of the mountains
from which come the stories of illicit
distilleries and lawlessness. The police,
after winning the fight, secured a
large amount of booty. They had a
team which had been left behind by the
mountaineers several barrels of whiskey
and many other things that wero of
value. The team will lead, it is thought
to the identification of the band of
mountaineers.
OFFERS TO SELL AGUINALDO.
Gen. Otis Receives a Message from
Oen. Pio ael Pilar,
A dispatch from Ccn. Otis has received
messages purporting to como
from the insurgent General Pio del
Pilar, offering to sell out his army and
to deliver Aguinaldo into the hands of
the Americans. Although he is not
satislicd that this oiler is authentic it
is not improbable. The policy of Gen.
Otis is firmly set against buying any
surrenders: Pio del Pilar otFers for tho
sum of 50,000 to refrain from attacking
Manila with bis army; for the sum of
$250,000 to surrender bis army after a
sham battle, both sides firing into the
air, and for the sum of $500,000 bo
saj s he will procuro tho overthrow of
the insurrection and the capture of
Aguinaldo, Patcrno and other leaders.
In tho course of the communication he
refers to Aguinaldo in contemptuous
terms, indicating tliatstraincd relations
exist between them. Reports aro being
received from the districts occupied
by the enemy that the Filipinosbehevo
that Pio del Pilar has an audacious
plan to brenk through the American
lines into Manila and seize den. Otis
and the archbishop. Possibly theso
rumors were started with an idea of
helping him to make a deal with the
Americans. It is unnecessary to say
that the Americans would welcome an
attack of that -<ort. There has been
much speculation of late regarding the
whereabouts of Pio del Pilar. The recent
attack at Pa Loom is credited to
his men. It is belived that lie is now
in the vicinity of San Mateo valley with
a force of from 1,800 to 8,000 men.
How it Was PaidKvcry
editor has received them, says
the Tampa Tiibune. The postmaster
sends them to tho editor. The postmaster
is not to blame. For instanco
men! wiia <i man oy mo name 01 well,
say Tim Spriggins, who Hint us thrco
notices to stop his paper, he didn't
want it no longer. Wo wondered what
was the matter. Upon cxamintng
the subscription book wo found Tim
short $10. He never had paid a cent
ann yet ho stopped his paper as a matter
of economy?to us. Ho didn't
want us to lose any more by him. A
few days afterward Spriggins was at
church and his melodious tenor rang
out clear and loud in tho old stirring
pong, ".Jesus Paid it All." Ilo might
have been mistaken, but his earnestness
impressed us. So tho next day we
pent him a receipt in full and begged
his pardon for not knowing that ho had
mako an assignment of his liabilities to
tho Lord.
Out of Bate.
To a Philadelphia newspaper man
who trieil to interview hitr the other
day, ex-Speaker Heed. said: "There
is nothing I could talk about except the
constitution, and that isn't popular."
Tho remark has been construed into an
important expression of Mr. Heed's
viows on tho Philippine question.
CONWAY. S. C.
I TDAMSV'A A I TO ,A I>
I llii n O I AAli IT 21 it.
In Which the English and .Boer3
Fight Again.
WHAT THE WAR IS ABOUT
England Is Clearly In the Wrong,
and Should Admit It by
Withdrawing Her
T roops.
Several days ago wo reviewed the historic
relations of the Kngli.-h and the
Hutch in South Africa, showing how
long and persistently the Boers had
cherished tho ideal of independence,
what sacrifices of home and property
they had made to get out of the way of
Great Britain and how they had been
pursued by the claims of alien authority.
A nearer view of tho ease, covering
the iiumcdiato issues which have
resulted in war, is furnished by tho
New Yoik World, and to promote an
understanding of the involved and
much-obscured question of British
rights in the Transvaal we here reproduce
it. Tho World's chronology is as
follows:
1852?A treaty known as the Sand
Kivcr convention was signed by Great
Britain and the Transyaal Boers in
which the absoluto independence of the
Transvaal Boers was recognized.
1877?During the general war between
the whites and the blacks Groat
Britain broko the Sand Bivcr convention
and annexed the Transvaal.
1880-1?The Transvaal Boers revolted,
raised the standard of the republic
and defeated the British in several
small engagements.
1881 Great Britain sinned a treaty
known as (ho Pretoria convention, in
which self-government was granted to
the Boers, Great Britain remaining the
suzerain power.
1S84? A new treaty, known as the
convention of London. In this there
was no mention of suzerainty; the
Transvaal republic was granted complete
freedom, in fact became, us Mr.
Chamberlain said in one of his dispatches
last summer, "a foroign state."
Lord Derby, who negotiated the convention
of 1884 for the British, thus
described (on Fob. 14, 1884) the powers
retained by Great Britain:
"By the omission of those articles of
the convention of Pretoria which assigned
to her majosty and to the British
resident certain spccifio powers and
functions connected with the internal
government and the foreign relations
of the Transvaal state, your government
will bo left froo to govern the
country without interference, and to
ooirluct its diplomatic intercourse and
shape its foreign policy, subject only to
the requirement that any treaty with
any foreign state shall not have etlcot
without the approval of the queen."
1880?Gold discovered in tho Transvaal's
territories.
1887?Total output of gold from the
Band (Witwatorsrand) mines 43,155
ounoes.
1888?Output of gold increases to
218,121 ounces. Great excitoment in
England. Foreigners, chiefly British
pouring into the Hand district and
building up Johannesburg at rate of
1,000 a week. Discoveries of gold in
other parts of tho Transvaal.
1880?Tho British South African
company organized by Cecil Rhodes
and several eminent Englishmen, including
tho Prince of Wales' son-inlaw,
the Duke of Fife. The production
of gold in tho Hand rises to 381,557
ounces.
1800?Tho production of gold rises
to 491,317 ounces.
1801?By tho invention of a new
process tho production of gold is increased
to 720,238 ounces.
Scientists find that tho Hand, instead
of being exhausted within a fow years
as was thought, will produco gold in increasing
quantities for at least 75 years.
1802?Tho Outlauders, who havo
hitherto cared nothing about the franchise,
began to agitate. At Johannesburg
denunciations of tho Boers arc
open and plans for subverting the republic
and bringing about annexation
to Great Britain are openly discussed.
1802?Tho Boers, who in 1881 had
been admitting any ono to tho franchise
on two years' residence, now raiso the
time to fourteen years.
1802?Tho production of gold rises
to 1,210,8(52 ounces.
1803?The production of gold is
1,478,473 ounces or doublo what it was
in 1801.
1804?Gold production, 2,024,164
ounces ($60,000,000). The agitation
against tho republic at .Johannesburg
increases, and is aggravated by the increasing
Boor hatred of tho British.
Tho British South Africa company
(Cecil Rhodes) suspected with good
reason of plotting the overthrow of the
republic.
1895-96?The Jameson raid. Dr.
Jameson and his followers (British
army officers and servants of the British
South Africa company) captured
and delivered over to British authorities
for trial. They reccivo an ovation
in London and are let off with nominal
punishments.
1896?Mr. Chamberlain, speaking for
the government, which is trying to ef
iaco trio impression mado in South Africa
and throughout tho civilized world
hy the Jameson raid, says in tho houso
of commonson May 8:
"To go to war with President Krugcr
to cnforco upon him reforms in the internal
affairs of his stato, in which
secretaries of state, standing in their
places, havo repudiated all right of interference?that
would be a courso of
action whioh would bo immoral."
1897?Tho produotiod of gold in tho
Hand is 2,511,544 ounces, making it tho
richost gold hold in tho world, and
/
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. THURSDAY. OCTOl
making the Transvaal the greatest goldproducing
eountry i 11 the world.
America alone excepted. The capitalization
of Hand mines, owned oliicllyin
Croat Britain, is upward of $11 000,000,
OUR.
181)8?Mr. Chamberlain begins to
discuss the grievances of the Outlandcrs
with President Kruger. The Boers
asked that all diifcronocs between the
two governments bo submitted to im
partial arbitration. Mr. Chamberlain
refused on October IS, 180S, raising
the claim of suzerainty and saying that
the convention was not like a treaty
between two independent states, but
was an agreement whereby the queen
as sovereign granted certain rights of
self-government to the Transvaal, while
retaining her suzerainty.
This enveloped the British government
in an atmosphere ol suspicion and
is largely responsible for all the dilliculties
since.
During the present summer the
Boers actually granted all of Kngland's
original contentions. They have passed
a law reducing the term of residence
for naturalizations to seven years. The
hitch in the negotiations has been partly
the quest ion of suzerainty, partly the
British determination to luivo a joint
British-Boer inquiry into the workings
of the franchise, partly the British refusal
to submit the other disagreement
to impartial arbitration.
The rupture came about in this manner:
t P. \ * ?) I i 1 I ? '
\/u .viijk'u.si _i iin? nocrs, naving necn
assured by the British agent at Pretoria,
Mr. (iroeno, and by Sir Alfred Milner
that the proposals they submitted
would in no way affeet the htatus of
their ease and would in all probability
be accepted, sent the following proposals:
That they would reduce the rcsidcnco
for enfranchisement to live years and
institute all the electoral and representation
reforms asked by Britain on
condition (1) that Great Britain should
promise to not interfere again in the
internal affairs of the republic; (2) that
nothing more should la; said about
"suzerainty;" ('?) that all matters in
dispute should be submitted to arbitration.
That is the Boers wore willing to
run the risk of being reduced to a
minority in thcirown republic provided
that the integrity of the republic
should he thus guaranteed.
Mr. Chauibclain rejected theso proposals
and put forward fresh propos
als, making larger demands than ever.
The Transvaal government then withdrew
its proposals and asked that
Great Britain drop its fresh proposals
and go back to the original proposals.
The Transvaal government professed
itHclf ready to accept those proposals.
On Sept. 22 Mr. Chamberlain sent
this reply, breaking off negotiations
and foreshadowing an ultimatum:
"The imperial government are now
compelled to consider the situation
afresh and formulate proposals for a
final settlement of the issues which
have been created in South Africa by
the policy constantly followed for
many years by the government of the
South African Republic (the Transvaal.)
"They will communicate the result of
their deliberations in a later dispatch."
The Boers had been stunned by the
British rejection of their proposals of
Aug. 21.?Mr. (irccne had told them
that those proposals would probably be
accepted, lie recommended them to
Sir Alfred Milner in an official note for
acceptance by the British government.
During the latter part of August and
throughout September Great Britain
pressed preparations for war in South
Africa. After Mr. Chamberlain sont
his ultimatum, or rather foreshadowing
of an ultimatum, on Sept. 22. theso
preparations were pusho 1 with vigor,
and Mr. Chamberlain and other members
of the government made war
njiuuuiiun.
The Boers decided tliat tlio last liopo
of peace was gone. They waited for
Mr. Chamberlain's promised ultimatum
until Oct. !>. 'I hen they sent him an
ultimatum demanding an agreement to
impartial arbitration and the cessation
of tho campaign of military investment
of the Transvaal.
Mr. Chamberlain's ultimatum, erabodying
tho final proposals of the British
government which the Transvaal
must accept ?or go to war, was going
over tho wires to South Africa while
the Boer ultimatum was on its way to
London. It has never been published.
There is up to the present time no
trustworthy information as to its contents.
Such is the story. It needs no argument
to show that Cugland was and is
the real aggressor and that the lloer
states nre but contending for their
clear and acknowledged rights.
They Need Help.
As goes Baltimore so goes tho State
of Maryland is a rule that history has
mado in that State. .Just now Governor
Lowndes and his frends are exceedingly
fearful that the 0,000 or7,000 independent
voters in Baltimore aro going
to vote tho Democratic instead of
the Republican ticket in the election
this fall, and their porturbation is not
slight, for it is believed beyond question
that this will give tho State to tho
Democrats. No wonder the llcpublican
managers wanted President McKinley
to come ovor and start tho political
ball to rolling,
Hanna's Appeal.
Senator 11 anna lias issued an appeal
I to the Republicans of Ohio not to voto
j for Mayor .lories, of Toledo, for governor.
Ho tells them that any defection
| in tho Republican voto thero this fall
will cast reflection upon President McKinlcy,
and will bo taken up by tho
! Dcmocratio press all over tho country.
Mr. llanna's appeal cannot bo construed
in any other light than as shewing Republican
weakness in Ohio, but it is
McLean and not Jones that Mr. Hanna
fears.
9
mid.
{Kit 1801).
| ANOTHER MURDER.
Ono Brother Shoots and Kills Another
in Charleston.
ONCE BUSINESS PARTNERS.
Deceased Met His Brother at Calhoun
HMel By Appointment.
A Family Affair Was
Cause of Trouble.
Charleston has had another mysterious
murder, in which one brother
vIwm.Iu t \ rl/iolk nnntlino V T
UVUlll IlllVtllVI l/U?lllvl 11. I .
1 Pittman, a well to do arid prominent
I merchant at Uourdin's on tho Northeastern
Kaiiroad, about fifty miles abovo
Charleston, was shot to doath WcdncH
day afternoon by bis brother, A. .J.
Pittman. 'l'ho killing ocourrcd about 1
o'clock, in the reading room of the hotel
Calhoun, which is in tho rear of the
office. The trouble that ltd up to the
tragedy is not fully known, but from
what was learned shortly after the kill|
ing it is supposed that either money
j matters or an unpleasant family affair
J was the cause that led to the shooting.
There w no eye-witnesses to the
shooting, arm .ust what took place in
the reading room between the dead man
and his brother cannot be stated. They
were the only oconpants of the room
and had been for some littlo time, haying
gone there, presumable, to discuss
i business matters. The curtains of the
! reading room, which shut out the tiew
I I l M ll lilt; u nit: U, Ml" It: I'.llll) (II illVII,
; though tho two men could bo seen, hitting
down in chairs, talking together,
| but their presence in the room attracted
no attention whatever, and thoircon
versation was held in an ordinary con
I vocational tone and did not fortcll of
the tragedy that took place.
Suddenly the attention of Mr. (juy
A. Stoncr, the manager of tho hotel,
was attracted by the report of a pistol,
followed in quick succession by four
more shots, all of which camo from tho
writing room. Manager Htoner turned
I'ittinan over to Police Officer Luby,
who sent him to the station house. Mr.
Pitltnan did not appear to bo much excited,
but for a man who had just killed
his brother, was remarkably cool and
colloctcd. The only statement that ho
would make was that he did not care to
know tho result; that he did it in self
defense.
Tho pistol with which he lirod tho fatal
shots was a new Smith & Wesson,
d'2-oalibre. All the shells in tho weapon
had been discharged. Coroner Rivers
and Deputy Coroner Waring were noti
lied and they took charge of tho body
at once. Tho Joad man was found sitting
in a chaj , having been removed by
some one fro i the floor, where he fell
after being snot. A hasty examination
was made of his body, and it was found
that he had been shot in tho back, near
the right side, and under his arm. It
is supposed that when he received tho
first ball he throw up his arms to protect
himself.
On his person was found a heavy
gold watch, a telegram from A. J. Pitt|
man to N. P. Pittmao, sent from Sumj
mcrvillc yesterday, saying that he
would meet him today at tho Calhoun
hotel between 9 and 10 o'clock, several
letters, a large sum of money and an
unsigned noto lor *t,uuw, payable to
liinisolf. Thoso the coroner took charge
of. The inquest will bo held tomorrotw
and it is expoctcd that thero will be
some important developments.
The dccoascd arrived in tho city last
night from Gourdin's accompanied by
Mr. .J. C. Graham. Thoy slopt together
last night and wero together early
this morning. Mr. Graham stated this
morning that he know about tho trouble
that existed betwocn tho deceased
and his brother, but had no idea it
would terminate fatally or ho would not
have loft them together. IIo said it
was a family affair, but refused to stato
what it was, saying that it was told to
him in confidence. Tho dead man was
<10 years old and well-known in Charleston.
IIo is a man of wealth. Ho
lcavos a wife and ton childron. Mr. A.
<1. I'ittman, who did tho killing, in
about 50 years of ago. At ono time he
was engaged in tho cotton business on
Vcnduo Rango. He now livos in Suminervillo.
The family of Mr. N. T.
I'ittman havo boon notified _ of his
death.
No weapon was found on the dead
man. On one of the writing tables was
found a small, pearl handled knife.
Thero was no ovideneo of a struggle
having takco place. Tho ink stands
wero in placo, and tho chaimand tables
wero undisturbed, which would not
have been had there boon a sorimmage
I Jp to a few years ago N. J. Pittman
and A. J. Pittman wero ongaged in tho
cotton and naval stores business under
the name of Pittman Bros. About four
years ago they failed, which left Mr. A.
J. Pittman in straightened circumstances.
Mr. N. T. Pittiran. having
considerable means, it is said, helped
his brother in money matters considerably.
It is understood that bad blood
existed a long t'mo between tho two
brothers over financial matters. It is
not known who Mr. Pittman will retain
as counccl to defond him.?Tho State.
Worthy of Soloman.
Prcsidont Kruger is not a man exactly
after our ideal pattern, but thore
is no denying that ho has lots of senso.
Tho following anecdoto shows his
shrewdness and was originally told by
the Capo Times: "It is related that two
brothers who had inherited a large
farm couldn't divide it botwoen themselves.
They wont to the president for
advice, and ho advisod them that tho
older ono make tho division and tho
youngor ono the selection." Tho Philadelphia
Keoord remarks that this judgment
is worthy of Solomon.
*
WANTED TO SELL OUT.
Ten Former Spanish Soldiers Offer to
Betray the Filipinos.
A dispatch from Manila sa>s ten former
Spanish soldiers wlu> were captured
hy tho Filipinos, and for a time acted
as officers and members of a Filipino
artillery regiment located in tho vicinity
of Santa ltosa, in the Laguna do Day
district determined to surrender tho
artillery to tho Americans. The plot
was discovered by the Filipinos who
killed seven of tho conspirators, tho
other three making their escape to
Manila. It appears that when tho surrender
was dstcrmincd upon the Spani
ards delegated one of their number to
proceod to Manila and to proposo to
(Jen. Otis to surrender, after a prcar
ranged mock battle, about 12 pieces including
Krupp-Nordenfeldt rapid fire
guts, well supplied with ammunition
from l<ipa powder factory, in exchange
for certain sums to bo paid tho Spaniards,
who wore to be pardoned for car
r\ing arms against the Americans and
to be transported to Spain, The delegate
loft Santa ltosa accompanied by
three Filipinos, entered the American
lines at falatnha. Tim I llinium ?1 i< 1
not procood far, deciding to await his
return at a given time. As tho dologatc
was detained in Mat " .Jongcr than
they had expected they .iffpicious
and returned to Santa Kosa. The plot
wus then revealed and tho remaining
Spaniards were attacked. Thogunhoat,
Napidnn, coasting near Santa liosa,
perceived two men on tho beach hurriedly
embarking in a ennoo and pushing
out toward thctn, sho took them
on hoard and they reported that the
Filipinos on discovering the plot to
surrender the artillery had cut. the
throats of seven of their Spanish companions
and that they themselves had
barely escaped with their lives. Tho
throe Spaniards aro now hiding in
Manila, fearing Filipino vengeance.
I I \.l- I 1 .1 - i:_ J .1 rr
'h:u. \/ii? nan uccnnou meir oner
through the delegate, to surrender the
artillery for money, but he promises to
send the three to Spain.
BRYAN'S GOOD WORK.
He iB Turning the Tide of tho Bluo
Grass State
Whatever may have boon tho previous
opinion as to the wisdom of Dryan's
visit to Kentucky, no doubt can now
romain that his council to Democrats to
support Goebol has materially aided
tho lattcr's fight. I'lvon at Mount
Storling soino H,( 110 or 10,000 people
stood in the rain on tho oourt house
green, many of them having driven
scores of miles over the mountains. In
ovcry instance whoro liryan has mado
a speech tho climax hascomo when he
boldly espousod (joobol's eauso and ad
visod all Domocrats to voto for him.
This has been the one thing which the
pooplo havo evidently desired to hear,
and the Democratic managers say that
reports from localities where ho has
spoken show conclusively that hisinlluenea
has brought hundreds of bolting
Democrats into lino. The newspaper
organs of the laiter evidently appreciate
the fact, for both tho Louisville
Dispatch and the Lexington Herald attack
him in thoir editorial solumns.
Tqis is adding, of course, to the bitterness
of this remarkable struggle, but
Democratic Icadors say that it will only
drivo tho followers of llryan into Gocbcl's
camp.
Must be Stamped.
, Tho attention of the internal rcvonuo
bureau having been called to tho method
adopted by transfer companies in tho
various cities of giving at a residcnco
i oi hotel a receipt for a trunk which
calls for tho delivery of such trunk at
souio hotel or house in another city, it
I i..u a... ? i
m nuiu uiai Buon receipts or bills ol
, lading arc olearly liable to tho stamp
, tax under sebedulo of tho act of .Juno
13, 1898. Internal revenue officers
thoreforo are directed to investigate
i transfer oompanios in tlioir respective
districts with a viow of determining
whether they are issuing such receipts,
and if so whether they arc fully complying
with tho law regarding tho
stamping of suoli receipts.
A Mysterious Drowning.
Miss Kato 8. (iansc, a highly esteemed
lady of Wilmington, X. CJ., was
drowned Wednesday afternoon at (>
o'clock at Greenfield mill pond, ono and
a half miles from the city. Miss Gausc,
with a party of children, had gono for
an afternoon stroll to tho country, and
at the time of tho terrible accident was
soino distance behind tho children, sho
having retraced her steps to a spot near
tho bank, whero sho said sho had left
her purse. .Just how the accident occurred
will never bo known, as tho
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unuuron soon aner ncr ucparturo hoard
a splash in the water, which is at this
point about fifteen feet deep, and wore
startled to find Miss Cause struggling
betweon lifo and death in the water.
She was 31 years of ago.
"If you scour tho world you will
nevcrfind a remedy equal to Ono Minute
Cough Cure," says Editor Kacklcr
of tho Mieanopy, Fla., "Hustler." It
cured his family of LaCrippo and saves
thousands from pneumonia, bronchitis,
croup and all throat and lung troubles.
Dr. K. Norton.
IRoya
Absolutely 1?
Makes the food more del
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NO. 14.
OUR STATE FAIR?
Assurances of a Great Gathering
of the People.
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
Officors of the Society Confident
of Success. Action of
the Business Men of the
Capital City.
CoU MBlA, Oct. 21.?Special: Tho
management of tho Stato Agricultural
and Mechanical Sooiety havo i?nuad
tho following announcement:
i ue inirry-urat ivnnuai oiato I'air
of South Carolina, to bo hold in Columbia
November ?-10, 18(J9, promises to
equal any in tbo past, and superior in
Homo respects.
Tho annual fairs are occasions for tbo
assembling of tho people from all sootions
of tbo Stato to viow with each
other the progress in Agriculture, tho
Kxlubit of tino stock, machinery in
operation, poultry ol a high grade, tho
household and tho ncodlo and fancy
departments and the art by our fair
women will prove an interesting fcatuie.
'i'i..? ..L:I :> I... /'i /i-ii .i- -
i in; r.MUUll U\ VKMIISUU VyOlICge, INB
Farmers' Collcgo, will show what in
being accomplished hy the studontH of
that institution under an ablo faculty.
The racing promises to ho very good.
The railroad jatos for oxhibitors will
boon a par with former charges. Tho
rates of passage for visitors commencing
on Thursday, November 2nd, for
stockmen and ollieials will bo ono full
faro for the round trip except for Tuesday
7th, Wodaosday 8th and Thursday
Dth when tickets will be sold at one
eont por mile traveled, plus ten per
cent., with coupons attached on all
tickets sold, of fifty cents for admission
to tho fair grounds.
Tho citizens of Columbia will arrango
for quarters for visitors to the fair at
minimum rates, and a'so provido for
attractions oaoh night during the fair.
The State Hall, with a great number, is
an attractive feature."
Tho ctforts of tho management are
being seconded by tho pross of the
State, and all signs now point to a
large attendance upon a most ucoohsful
and attractive fair. Tho latest announcement
is that tho cadets of
Clomson Collcgo will attend in a body,
a fact that will but add new inducements
to the people to come hero in
crowds.
The citizens of Columbia aro doing
thoir pnrt. The local association has
already arranged for attractiens that
must greatly incroaso tho plcasuro of
tho thousands who aro expected to attend.
Various amusements of a high
order will bo given on tho streets and
State houso grounds, fret, to everybody.
The fifth Artillery Hand, stationed at
Fort Moultrie, will play on tho fair
grounds (luring exhibition hours and
every evening will give a freo concert
at Homo designated place in tho city.
Unless all signs fail, the fair of 1899
will ho ono of the finest in tho entiro
history of tho Agricultural Sooiety.
President Cunningham and Secretary
1 lolloway have been untiring in their
cherts to this end, and thoy aro both
confident of a big succoss.
A White Man Hanged.
Avery Kale, a white man was hanged
at Newton, N. ('., on last Thursday for
the murder of < Icorge Travis, also whito
near Catawba last year. Kale was employed
in Alley's distillery and forsomo
cause was discharged and Travis given
the place. Kale wont homo, got a shot
gun and returning to tho distillory shot
Travis in tho head, while the latter was
at work. Tho shot toro away a largo
section of Travis' skull, death resulting
instantly. Kalo immediately loft for
Marion, enlisted in Co. A, the Hornet's
Nest Kitlcinen of Charlotte, and was
arrested soon after reaching camp at
.Jacksonville, brought back to Newton,
tried and convicted.
Mutiny and Murder.
Tho brig Juliana Schlosser recently
arrived at San Cruz do Tcnerifle, on
her way to Brazil, and reported that
during tho voyago tho helmsman had
murdered the captain, tho captains
wife and tho liiato. Tho Itrazilian onn.
sul asked assistance of the authorities
and the Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabel
sent soveral boats' crows to the brig.
They were tired upon by tho brig's crew
and tho marines replied, finally boarding
tho ship. Hie von seaman thon
jumped overboard but were rescuod by
the cruiser's boats and aro now imprisoned.
Tho helmsman committed suicide.
Another murdered man was
fouud on board.
Smiled and Drank PoisonWednesday
night Mr. Charles Orr, a
merchant of llrowton, Ga., committed
| suicido by taking strychnino. Tho faj
tal dose was taken at tho supper table.
Orr telling his wife that it was medieino.
After taking tho poison he lay
down upon tho bed and began playing
with ono if his children. In a few
minutes convulsions sot in and Dr. 8.
D. Bland was called. He worked hard
to save Orr, but to no avail. Orr acknowledged
that he took strychnin#
wiiu suicidal intent.
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