A BEGGAR BOY BUTCHERED. ag* Foul Double Crime Discover? ed in Greenville. SOME SOLDIER SUSPECTED. Special to The State. 'Greenville, Nov. 19.-Weaver Smith, a little white beggar boy, was most foully murdered Thursday night in the heart of the town, and the -mutilated body was not found until searly 24 hours later. A more hor? rible crime than morder bad preceded v. ' * ' the butchery of the boy, and the fiend incarnate who did the deed is unknown. . A long gash in the boy's stomach caused his death, and tho entrails were protruding from the body. ' Weaver Smith was about 8 years old, and was a notorious beggar around town, having a skilfully worded story of distress. When last seen by citizens he was at J. W. Riser's sexton of the Springwood cemetery, Main street, by whom he was given some food about 7 o'clock Wednesday night' From theire be went towards the First brigade camp, on the same street. He secured some money and food there, and visited the Fourth New Jersey regi? ment last. Late yesterday afternoon a negro woman discovered the .boy lying axDODg the weeds on Elford street, which is a side street, one block north of the Confederate monument. J* " The boy was lying on the south side? walk, which ia rarely used. When discovered, he lay on his face, and, on being turned over, the cut in the stomch was revealed. The physician found unmistakable evidence of a more fiendish crime committed before death, and the boy was doubtlessly killed to prevent its discovery. * Two New York soldiers coming from camp to town Thursday night heard cries on Elford street, and, approaching, found another soldier, unknown to them-, with a boy, who, : the soldier claimed, had lost his way. Tbe unknown soldier's command is sot known, and the New York sol? diers left bim standing near the child. It IB believed the boy was Weaver Smith and the soldier his assailant and murderer. The crime has aroused the great xest indignation among citizens and soldiers, and if the guilty man is caught and proves to be a soldier, Ms comrades will endevor to make short work of him. Coroner Wilbanks to-day impanell? ed a jury, with J. W. Riser as fore? man. They prepared a strong paper to be presented to Gen. Davis, com? manding the troops here, to tbe gov? ernor, solicitor and city and county authorities, for help in ferreting out the crime. The city is asked to employ an attorney, and. four of the ; jury with the coroner, are appointed a committee to raise funds and secure evidence. The governor is asked for a re? ward and so is the city council. Paragraph IV. reads : "That as the evidence given us by two sol? diers leads to the suspicion that some United *Statea volunteer encamped here is guilty of murder aud-, we recommend that the general in command of the troops here offer a reward for the arrest of the murderer, and take such other steps as may seem wise to him io ferreting out tbe crime " The jury adjourned to meet from time to time to receive new evidence. Chief Kennedy is using every en? deavor to apprehend the murderer, and various plans are beiug pursued. Six regiments of soldiers are now - camped in Greenville, and the streets are thronged. They have given considerable trouble in the last few days, bu*, a strong provost guard is now on, under command of Lieut Col Cottle, Two Hundred aud First New York. Provost guards at y the dispensaries prevent soldiers buying whiskey , and less drunken ness is now seen The guard was placed at request of the dispensers, who did not think sales to soldiers would be prohibited thereby. JIM WILLIAMS CONVICTED James B. Williams was to-day con? victed of murder. The trial began Thursday morning. Muob evidence wt? taken aod five speeches made, Sol totter Ansel and F. B. MeBee for the State and B M. Sbuman, J, A. Moon? ey and A. H. Sloan for tbe defense. On August 2d last Williams and Charlie Potts emptied their pistols at each other oo Washington street and Potts was hit, dying several days iater. They qoarreled over a bottle of beer. Both were drinking and were men of nerve. In February, 1891, Jim Williams killed Maj. W. A. Williams s over cards aud was acquitted. An effort for a new trial will probably be made. WOMAN KILLS HER HUSBAND. George W. Hoghes died to-night at Greer's from the effect of pistol bali wouod icflicted by his wife. Hughes was ajewler, and bad been married 15 years. Mrs. Hoghes is a handsome womao. She married at the age 16, and has one soo. The woman is in jail here. She and her husband quarrelled and Mrs. Hughes shot bim in the chest. She was never known to drink. J. H. Virginia Negro Troops Vicious. Once Again the Sixth Tries to Murder White Troops. Macon, Nov. 19.-Macon had an incipient riot to day, caused by negro soldiers. Some one pointed out to the negroes a persimmon tree on which a negro rapist was hanged nine yeaas ago, and this excited the negroes to such a state that they fired 1,000 shots into the tree, and then cut it down, chopping it into kindling wood. At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Dave Riley, owner of the land on which the tree stood, came along and the negroes started at him yell? ing, "Burn him !" Mr. Riley was in a buggy and got away. The negress went to Crump's Park, a suburban resort, for the purpose of destroying it. Henry Berkner, the watchman, attempted to drive them away, but he was assaulted^, and his pistol taken 'away from bim. To-night a negro sentinel, shot and fatally wounded another negro. NEGRO SOLDIERS RIOT? ING IN MACON. Maooo, Ga. Nov. 20.-The Sixth Virginia negro regiment, that caused so much trouble at Knoxville, is under arrest in camp io Macon, all of their arms and ammunition have been taken from them. They are guarded by a battalion of the Tenth immunes, also negroes. At midnight last night about 80 of the Sixth broke through tbe Hoes at camp and started to towo with tbe avowed parp?se of killing the white provost guards, each man being armed with a rifle and a belt full of cartridges. Information concerning tbe aotion of the negroes was sent to the provost headquarters and Gen. Wilson at once ordered Col. Gaillard of the Third en? gineers out to arrest the negroes. The Third went double quick to the camp of the Sixth and found them rioting and disorderly. Farther trouble is feared when the Sixth is released from the gaard house. NEGRO SOLDIERS RIOT IN ALABAMA. Anniflton, Ala., Nov. 19 -A riot is imminent here. Negro soldiers interfered with the white provost guard as they were arresting a drunken negro soldier. The negro was finally landed in the jail, which is now surrounded by an angry mob of white soldiers ciamoring for his blood. The feeling is intense and more trouble is feared. The crowd dispersed, however, on seeing that their demands had no effect. No further trouble is antici? pated. HOT TIME AMONG NE? GROES. Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 21.-A special to tbe Observer from Knoxville, Tenn., says : Zeb Patton, a private in company C. Third North Carolina regi? ment, colored, ?as ebot and instantly killed in a street fight. Patton became engaged with a number of other sol? diers ie a foss over a negro woman, who bad frequented the camp. He de? fied his most bitter opponent to enter the company street and the cballeoge was accepted. Patton fired at the ad? versary and shot him and the woman over whom the foss was caused. Maj Walker, commanding the battalion, ordered th? g a ard and a squad of arm* ed officers to tbe sce&e of the difficulty. Lieut. Walker, officer of tbe guard, ordered Patton to surrender, but Patton refused and fired at the officer. Thereupon the squad of offi? cers aod guards fired into the throng of irate soldiers. Paitoa was instaotly killed, iocumerable ballets penetrating bi? body. Other soldiers were wounded bot DODO fatally. The firing created a panic in tbe camp and soldiers gath? ered around the prostrate form of the dead private while others aiteoded the wounded. The woman was employed as a house girl io a prominent mansion of the city and she was taken there. No arrests were made, but the matter was officially reported to divisioo headquarters. This regiment ia officered entirely by ne? groes. It is ordered to leave this oamp to-morrow for Maooo, Ga. GEN. EUELL DEAD. Louisville, Nov, 19.-Gen. Don Carlos Be!!,whose fame on the battle? fields of both Mexioan and oivil wars and given lustre to the American sol? diery, died at his home, four miles from Rookport, Ky., to day. The end has been expected, for the general had been very low during the past few months Gen. Baell was born at Ma? rietta, 0., March 23, 1818. He grad? uated at West Point in 1841. In the Mexican war he was promoted for gallantry to brevet major, and when the civil war began be w&s made brig? adier general. At Shiloh he saved the day for Grant. He resigned his commission in the army injune, 1864, and had iived in retirement ever since. If roo want a nice organ an easy terms see Randie. News From Paris. WHAT THE COMMISSION? ERS ARE DOING. Paris, Nov. 21.-Tile Spanish and American peace commissions met io joint session at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Americans declared that the United States must have the eotire Philippine archipelago, and for a treaty cession for the islands the Americans tendered to Spain $20,000,000. \ It is farther declared that it is the purpose of the United States to main? tain the Philippine islands as an "open door" to the world's commerce. On the terms named the United States proposes a mutual relinquishment of all claims for indemnity, national or personal, subsequent to the outbreak of the last Cuban insurrection. November 28th is fixed as the date on wbioh the United States commission desires a definite response to to day's proposition aad all other subjects io iesne here. Ic is also declared that the United States desire to treat on the religious freedom of thc Caroline islands, as agreed upon between the United States and Spain in 1886, and also the acqui? sition of one of the Caroline islands for an American naval station and of cable-landing rights at other placee in Spanish jurisdiction and the revival of certain Spanish American treaties as heretofore ih force. Tho Amerioaos also refuse to arbitrate article 3 of the peace protoool, beariog upon the future disposition and oontrol of the Philippine islands. The memorandum of the American commission embodying the above propositions is long and was not read in full. The vital portions, however, were communicated verbally to the Spanish commissioners io practically these teirnas : The fact was cited that the proposal presented by the American commission* ers in behalf the government for the cession of the Philippine islands to the United States having been rejected by the Spanish commissioners, and the counter proposal of the latter for the withdrawal of the American forces from the islands and the payment of an indemnity by the United States to Spain having been rejected by the American commissioners, the latter, deeming it essential that the present negotiations, already greatly protracted, should be brought to an early and definite conclusion, now begged to preseot a new proposition embodying the con? cessions, which, for the sake of peace, their government would, ander the circumstances, be willing to tender. The government of the Uoiced States is unable to modify the prtposai heretofore made for ihe cession of the entire arbipelago of the Philippines ; but the American commissioners are authorized to offer to Spain, in case the cession should be agreed to, the sum of $20,000,000, to be paid io accordance with the terms to be fixed in the treaty of peace. lt being the policy of the United States to maintain ic the Philippines ac open door to the world's commerce, the American commissioners are pre? pared to insert in the treaty BOW in contemplation, a stipulation to the effect, that, for a term of years, Spaoish ships and merchandise shall be admitted into the Philippine ports on the same terms as the American ships and mer? chandise. The Arxerioan commissioners are also authorized and are prepared to insert in the treaty in connection with the cession of territory by Spain to the United States a provision for the mutual relinquishment of all claims for indem? nity, national or individual, of every kind, of the United States, against Spain, whioh may have arisen since the beginning of the late Cuban insurrec? tion and prior to the oonolusion of the treaty cf peaoe. Next followed th ; terms -nearest ap? proaching to a formal ultimatum to Spain. The United States commission? ers expressed the hope that they might receive from the Spanish commission? ers, on or before Monday, the 28th instant, definite and final acceptance of the proposals made as to the Philip? pines, in oonneotior. also with the de? mands as to Cuba5 Puerto Rico and the other Spanish i aland of the West Indies, and Guam, in the form in which these demands bave been provisionally agreed to. In this event it will be pos? sible for the joint commission to con? tinue its sessions, proceed to the con? sideration and adjustment of other matters, including those, wbioh, as subsidiary and incidental to the prin? cipal provisions, should form part of he treaty of peaoe. It was at this juooture that the Americans notified the Spaniards that they desired to treat of the religious freedom of the Caroline islands as agreed to 12 years ago ; also of the release of political prisoners now held by Spain in oonoection with the insur? rection in Cuba and tho Philippine is> lands, also of tte taking over of the island of Kusaie cr Ualao, io the Caro? lines for a telegraphic and naval sta? tion ; also of cable station rights at other points in Spain's jurisdiction and also of the renewal of certain treaties previously io force between the United States and Spain and which may have lapsed or been vitiated by war. The commissions then adjourned un? til Wednesday next. FURTHER DETAILS. Paris, Nov 21 -The United States peace commissioners have undoubtedly made their final proposition here. Wheo the conf?rence opened this afternoon, Jodge Day, addressing Senor Montero Rios and his colleagues of the Spanish commission, referred to the protracted negotiations and reaffirmed the desire of the American commission ers to reach an amicable conclusion. ! Then handing tho American presenta? tion to the interpreter, Judge Day concluded his remarks by saying that the Americans, preferring not to break the armistice to resume hostilities, had determined to present another and final proposition, which he hoped would lead to a speedy and amicable adjustment. That portion of the presentation setting forth the new proposal, the proposal that the United States must have possession of the entire Philippine archipelago, with a tender of ?20,000, 000 for a oession of the islands was then read. Without betrayiog their mental attitude, the Spanish commis? sioners suggested au adjournment until Wednesday. An analysis of the American memo? randum shows ail other suggestions and considerations in it hinge upon treaty cession, at the amount named by the United States, and within one week In the event of cession, Spain may enjoy for a term of 12 years, rights of commeroe io the Philippines equal to those of tbe United States. If the United States acquiro the islands by conquest, then Spain may not enjoy such rights. This evening the Spaniards do not know whether they will aeoept or rejeot the American terms. They are tele? graphing the substance of the American memorandum to Madrid, and they expect to reply at Wednesday's meet? ing. ROASTED ALIVE. Jacksonville, Nov. 19.-A special to the Times-Uoion and Citizen from River Junotion, says: This afternoon about 4 o'clock, three unknown white men went to the house of Andra Shackleford, a farmer living about five miles above here, in Decatur county, Georgia, and demand? ed food from his wife. She was alone with her three little children, and offered bread, saving it was all she had. They demanded meat with an oath. She became frightened and fled to the woods. The tramps caught the three little children and set fire to the house, roasting the little ones to death. Sheriff Patterson, of Bainbridge, bas been wired to oome at once with bloodhounds, and strong hopes are felt that the fiends will be apprehended. Distinguished Hunters off Coast of this State. Charleston, Nov. 19.-A special to The News and Courier from George? town says : Capt. Robley D. Evans. Capt. S M. Ackley. Gen. Anson D. McCook, Mr. Lynch and Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Mc?lpine arrived in the oity this morning at 6:30 ic a spacial train over the Georgetown and Western railroad and boarded the government launch Water Lily, which was in waiting for them, and proceeded down to the Murphy island shooting preserves on the Santee, where they will be the guests of the club. Ex-President Cleveland and Commodore E. C. Ben? edict are expected here in the morning cn th? latter's yacht, Oneida, from New York to join the party. The experiment of colored labor in ootton mills does not show encourag? ing results The Charleston mill is again in the bands of a reoeiver. This enterprise began several years ago with white working people It failed and was reorganized and then oolored help was employed. The results have been looked for with much interest by both employers and emplyees. White mill hands have long bad the fear of negro rivalry. The two races can not be worked together, but there has been an idea that with the increasing com? petition and demand for cheap labor the Negro might be oalled in. Judging by the report from Charleston, however, it is not likely that builders of new mills or owners of old ones will want to obaoge the ocmplexion of their help. Greenville News. The curious fact is noted that if Cuba should ever become an independ? ent republic it would be the sole island in the 'world to possess separate national existence. Madagascar has become French, and Japan is an archipelago. This seems to show that isolated tracts do not get on well alooe. Tiny countries, walled in by mountain barriers, like Montenegro and Switzer? land, retain independence, but the ocean is a less sure protection than mouotaio walls. Even Iceland is a dependency of Denmark still. An island would seem a more advantageous spot for maintaining a national existenoe than such territory as Belgium and Holland, but both countries are in a fair way to retain independence permanently. FIGHTING AT MANILA. Manila, Nov. 16 -A party ol Phil? ippine natives attacked an American military police last night and Sergeant Price, of Minnesota, was stabbed aod killed. Three other American soldiers were seriously wounded. One native was shot dead and an? other arrested. The affair creates great excitement. -- msm* - The latest effects in crepe tissue paper floral, embossed and tinted-just received by H. G. Osteen & Co. WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, Nov. 21 -Nobody need be misled by the backing and filling of the peace commissioners and the weekly crisis, on paper, always accompanied by an alleged ultimatum sent by this government. There has been but one question to be settled since thia government de? manded the Philippines. The price we are to pay for them. That ques? tion is still unsettled. Why, some of the Spanish bondholders could doubtless tell. When it is settled we will have the treaty of peace and uot before. That Mr. McKinley could quickly settle this business by sending an ultimatum is unquestion? ed ; also that he ought to do it. but it is humiliating, in the extreme, to have men close to the admisistratiou announcing every week that one has been sent, when a day or two after? wards it becomes apparent to all the world that it has not It is the easiest thing in the world to get people accustomed to and indifferent to large public expendi? tures Only a few years ago the appropriation of a billion dollars by a republican congress aroused the public opinion of the country, and elected a democratic president and congress. Since then, about every congress bas been a billion dollar congress; and the present congrees, which has already appropriated almost a billion dollars, will, bv the end of the coming short session, have reached the billion mark. It is true that a considerable portion of this money is chargeable to the war, but outside of the war, the public expen? ditures are entirely too extravagant, and might be largely curtailed with? out lessening the efficiency of the government. Mr. McKinley has shown his adroitness as a politician by deciding not to recommend any legislation at the coming session of congress for Porto Rico or the Philippines, and to keep the islands under military rule for awhile He knows that the ques? tion of legislation for the islands will be a troublesome one and prefers that it shall not be taken up until his party has a majority in both branches of congress. Assistant Secretary of War Mikle jobn wishes to be the Hanna McKin? ley candidate for the senate, from .Nebraska, and his friends say that he thinks be will be, the conditions being that he shall promise to sup port the administration in all things in the senate, and that he shall secute a 6olid McKinley delegation from Nebraska to the republican conven? tion in 1900. The same sort of pledge is being exacted as the price of administration support of all the other candidates for the senate, in states where the legislatnres to elect senators are controlled by the repub? licans. Mr. McKinley seems reason? ably certain of a renomination, but Boss Hanna will take no chances and will, if in his power, clinch the thing long before the convention is held. It is to carry out this clinching programme that the republican na? tional Committee is to open head quarters in Washington, at once, and keep them open until after the presi? dential election. It is also a part of this scheme to exhibit the strength of the administration machine to Czar Heed, as a warning. It is announced that the Canadian American commission, now sitting in Washington, has made great progress, but the announcers take good care to accompany the an? nouncement with the statement that the agreements reached by the com mission have been only upon minor matters, and that the importan!; ques? tions are still up in the air. It is further stated that none of the agree? ments reached are to be binding unless agreements are reached upon everything, which iodicates that the "great progress" is laigely imagi? nary. The republican U. S. district at torney, for South Carolina, spent two entire days consulting with the administration, upon what should be done by the attorney general, if anything, about the race troubles in that Btate The district attoruey was not enthusiastic over the probable success of the plan of trying to get indictments against white men for participating in riots, from a federal grand jury, which has been adopted by the administration, but be will have to try it on, if the administration insists ; he wishes to continue draw? ing his salary. Tolbert, the assistaut postmaster, who was driven away from McCormick, has decided to remain in Washington aud try to catch a government job, on the strength of his "martyrdon " It has been definitely settled tba Mr. McKinley will in his annual mes? sage to congress, recommend that the regular army be increased to 100,000 men, and that he will indorse the recommentation of Secretary Long that three battleships and twelve cruisers be built, and twenty thousand men and two thousand five hundred boys be enlisted in the navy How some men's heads do grow after they get an office. During the years that terry Heath did newspa per work around Washington, nobody ever suspected him of greatness, although he was always on the look? out for the main chance and got his name on the public payroll at every opportunity-for a long time he drew pay as a laborer in the folding room at the capitol, fairing a man, at half his salary, to do the work-but he got into Mark Hanna's good graces, and lo, he became First Assistant ! Postmaster General ; and now he wants to be Senator from Indiana. Should that want be gratified, he will have to have his hats made to order. His head is already swelled out of the recognition of many of his old friends. Atlantic Coast Line, WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AU GUSTA RAILROAD. Condensed Schedule. Dated November 20, 1898. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Leave Wilmington Leave Marion Arrive Florence Leave Florence Arrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive Colombia No. 55 No. 35 p. m. *3 45 6 34 7 15 p. m. a. m. *7 45 *3 25 8 ?7 4 29 No. 52 8 57 *9 40 10 20 ll 00 No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Central R. R , leaving Cbarlestoa 7 a. m., Lanes 8 34 a rn, Manning 9 09 a m TRAINS GOING NORTH. Lea?e Columbia Arrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive Floreoce Leave Florence Leave Marion Arrive Wilmington No. 54 No. 53 a. m. p. m. *6 50 *4 00 8 15 5 13 No. 32 s S a. m. p. m. /* 8 15 *6 OS 9 30 7 25 a. m. 10 00 10 40 1 25 ?Daily, fDaily except Sunday. No. 53 rans through to Charleston, S. C., via Central R. R., arriving Manning 5 41 p m, Lanes 6.17 p m, Charleston 7.35 p m. Trains on Conway Branch leave Chad boura 11.53Ja m, arrive Conwayjl.35 p m, return? ing leave Conway 2 45 p rn, arrive Chaa booru 5.15 p rn, leave Chadbonrn 5 30, p m. arrive Hub 6.10 p rn, returning leave Hub lo 25 a ra, arrive)Chadbourn 11.00am, Daily exeept Sunday. J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Manager, T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent. Atlantic Coast Lil HM Company sf Soot! Carolina. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. In affect November 20tb, 1298. SOUTHBOUND. No. 35 No 57i Lv Darlington, 8 02 am> Lv Elliott, 8 45 am Ar Sumter, 9 25 am Lv Sumter, 4 29 am Ar Crestoo, 5 17 am Lv Crestgn, 5 43 am Ar Pregnalls, 3 15 am Ar Oraogeburg, 5 40 am Ar Deomark, 6 12 am NORTHBOUND. No. 32 No. 58i Lv Denmark, 4 17 pm Lv Orangebarg, 4 CO pm Lv Pregnalls, 10 00 am Ar Crestoo, 3 50 pm. Lv Creston, 5 13 pm Ar Sumter, 6 03 pm Lv Sumter, Ar Elliott, Ar Darlington, jDaily except Sunday. Trains 82 and 35 carry throagh Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping cars between New York and Macon via Augusta. T. M. EMERSON, H." M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agt. J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Manager. ATLANTIC COAST LINE, North-Eastern R. R. of S. O CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH Dated No. No. No Aug 7, 35* 23* 53* am pm Le Florence 3 25 7 45 Le Kiag8tree 8 55 Ar Lanes 4 40 9 13 pm Le Lanes 4 40 9 13 6 20 Ar Charleston 6 20 10 50 8 00 TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. No. No. 78* 32* 52* am pm am Le Charleston 5 28 5 17 7 00 Ar Lanes 7 05 6 56 8 32 Le Lanes 7 05 6 ?6 Le Kingstree 7 23 Ar Florence 8 25 8 15 am pm am .Daily. tDaily except Sunday. No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Cen? tral R. R. of S. C. Trains Noa. 78 and 32 ron via Wilson and Fayetteville-Short Line-aod make close connection for all points North. Trains on C. * D R. R. leave Florence daily except Sunday 8 45 a ID, arrive Darling? ton 9 18 am, Hartsville ll 25 a m, Cberaw 10 30 a m, Wadesboro 2 25 pm. Leave Florence daily except Sunday 8 25 p ra, ar? rive Darlington 8 50 p m, Bennettsville 9 46 p m, Gibson 10 10 p m. Leave Florence Sunday only 8 50 am. arrive Darlington 9 20 a m Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 25 a m, Bennettsville 6 49 a m, arrive Darling? ton 7 40 a m, leave Darlington 7 45 a rn, ar? rive Florence 8 10 am. Leave Wadesboro daily except Sunday 3 00 pm, Cberavr 5 15? p m, Hartsville 2 15 p m, Darlington 6 29 p m, arrive Florence 7 00 p m. Leave Dar? lington Sunday only 7 50 a m, arrive Flor? ence 8 15 a m. J. R. KENLEY. JNO. F. DIVINE, Geo'l Manager. Gen'l Sup't.. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent