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A British Officer
Severely Criticises.
Conduct of Campaign in Lu
zon, Daelaring Gen.'
Otis Unfit for the
Command.
Chicago, Aug. 9.-A special dis
patch to The Tribune from Victoria,
B. C., says: Capt. St. John, of the
British croiser Peacock, who arrived
here from Manila by today's Empress
en rente home declares that Gen. Otis
utterly ignorant of she necessities
or responsibilities of a campaign in
the tropics. He has 5,000 dead to
bis account, tbs British officer
declares, and his hesitation has al
ready shown his forces that he has no
grasp on the situation.
Otis' field transport service is de
clared to be wretchedly insufficient
and his hospital corps a farce ; and
his plan of campaign calculated to
advance the enemy's interest as no
other could. A serious breach is
declared to exist between the
United States army and navy at the
iront, and Commander St. John says
the "first thing the United States
government should do is to recall
this man. lt is really pitiful to see
the sacrifice of the splendid men of
his army.,,
s incidentally Commander St John
says that the press censorship is car
ried to the extreme in Manila to save
Otis from being swept down in a
food of popular indignation.
"Filipino Independence/0
A Strong Appeal to the Pow
ers for Recognition.
Manila, Aug. 8, 4 50 p m -Agui
sado has appealed to the pacers for
recognition of "Filipino independence"
in a document dated from Tarlac, Joly
27, and signed by Buencamino. It
bas been received by ali the foreign
consuls in Manila with the request that
they forward it to their respective Gov
Tfce Filipinos use their old argument,
i kat they had conquered the sovereign
ty of these islands from Spain before
the signing of the treaty of Paris, and,
therefore, Spain was io no position to
eede them to the United States They
argue that the possession of 7,000
Spanish, prisoners, captured with their
arms, fighting against the Filipinos, 'Ms
eloquent proof of the nullity of Spanish
sovereignty, as when they surrendered
Spain's hold was irrevocably lost."
The document then says: "Reply
ing to the Spanish commissioners' re
quest to release the prisoners because
Spain no longer has political interests
in thc island, wc asked for a treacy of
peace and friendship between Spain
and the Filipinos, whereby the prison
ers would bc relearei. But the com
missioners refused because it would
mean recognition of independence
This is equivalent to saying that the
prisoners must stay in our bands in
definitely, because their possession is
our most efficacious method to adjust
our aeoount with Spain and obtain from
her recognition of our independence "
The Filipinos claim that they con
quered all the oountry except Manila,
aod that they cooperated ic securing
the latter's capitulation by surrounding
it at a cost of thousands of lives.
They also claim they conquered the
country unassisted, except for sixty guss
that Admiral Dewey gave Aguinaldo,
aod that Admirai Dewey and tbe Brit
ish and Belgian consuls recognized the
Filipino's sovereignty by asking for
pssses to visit the oountry.
They repeat the claim that they have
letters from American consuls and gen
erals recognizing their sovereignty, and
promising that the Americans would
recognize their independence, "which
was at the disposition of the powers "
The Filipinos attempt to make capi
tal out of the statement that Admiral
Dewey bad snob confidence that Agui
naldo would observe and fulfil the rules
of war that he gave him a hundred
Spanish prisoners, which the American
navy had captured.
Finally, tbe Filipinos appeal to the
powers to influence Washington to bring
to a termination "tbe unjust war which
The Penitentiary Scandal.
Report of the Investigating
Committee in Fall.
Colombia, Aug. 8.-Spacial : The
Penitentiary investigation committee
bas filed its report with Governor
McSweeny. It is a most interesting
public document and summarizes the
work of the committee as much ss
possible. The report brings out in a
concise manner the mismanagement
in a business way that has been
found at this state institution and the
farce of previous examinations, with
limited scope of inquiry, perhaps,
but which, like the directors, made
BO careful researches, but took things
on faith or inquired only into the
charges made.
ACTION WILL SOON BE TAKEN
Governor McSweeney was out of
the city today and Attorney General
Bellinger has not yet returned to the
the city, but as soon as these
officials return to the city action
will be taken and proceedings institu
ted to amend the wrongs as far as
possible.
The committee merely summarizes
the evidence as taken and published,
which it was expected to do under the
resolution of the general assembly.
Columbia's Paper Mill.
Columbia, August 8.-Mention was
msde ia The News and Coarier corres
pondence that about the next industrial
movement on the tapis in Columbia was
the organization of a paper mill. The
application for the charter was filed
today. The ccmpsoy is to be known
as the Saluda Fibre Company, of
Columbia. The corporators named are
V. G. Coker and J. L. Coker, Jr.
The capital stock of the company is to
be $100,000.
The company will use the patents
now in successful operation at Harts
ville. It is the purpose to use the
electric power of the Columbia canal in
the manufacture of the paper. The
basic plan is the use of pine and other
wood for the pulp out of which to
manufacture the paper.
The project has been quietly mention
ed for some time and this is the
first official move. Those who are
mostly interested in the matter today
said that the matter was as "solid as a
die," and that they did not care to
have anything much to say about it for
the present. What they wanted to do
was to get the mill started and then let
it speak for itself.
Ot course, if the mill be established
on the proposed plans it will be a very
big thing for Columbia and for the
entire State. Newspapers can then get
their raw material for very much less
and with very much lees freight than at
present.
Lively Affair in the Richland
Court House.
The Richland County court house
was yesterday the scene of a most
unfortunate occurrence. Growing out
of the charge that came by way of
Greensboro that yoong Jim Campbell
of this city wag suspected and being
shadowed for taking the Kendall dia
monds, oame an encounter in which
Jim Campbell attached Dr. Kendal!
with a piece of a buggy whip, and as a
result of which that young man, his
brother, Mr. R. E. Campbell, derk in
the county auditor's offioe, and his
father, County Treasurer Campbell,
have been arrested and will have to
answer at the coori of gagerai sessions
for assault and battery with intent to
kill. The encounter occurred in the
main bail of the county court houee
and drifted into Probate Judge Ray's
office. The whole thing occurred
quickly and was over before those in
tte offices on that floor realized that
aoything unusual was going on -The
State, Aug 8.
Three Were Naturalized.
Washington, Aug 9 -The state
department bas received from Gov
Foster of Loui6ana certified copies
of thvj final naturalization papers
taken out by Frank, Charles and Joe
Defatta, three of the men lynched
at Tallulah and claimed by the Italian
authorities to be Italian citizens
The naturalization papers were issued
by the court in Madison district, and
are regarded by the authorities as
establishing beyond question the citi
zenship of these three participants
in the affair. Gov Foster's final
report on the circumstances of the
lynching has not yet been received
O G. Marjenhcff one of the largest
bakers in Charleston, has advertised
for samples of South Carolina made
flour, and when he finds the best of
the home product he will use it to the
exclusion oi fiour from the west
He uses a great deal of floor and his
example will at once establish a
Mrs. F. W. Pickens Dead.
W fa of First War Governor
of South Carolina.
Edgefield, Aug. 8-Mrs F. W.
Pickens died at her home, Edgewood,
in the suburbs of town, this morning
at 8 o'clock. Mrs Pickens waB one
of the most famous womeu of the
South, and whose name will live
in its history. Mrs. Pickens prio to
his marriage, was Miss Lucy Hol
combe, of Texas, the gallant Hol
combe Legion having borne her
name. In 1855 she married Gov
ernor F. W. Pickens, and as a bride
was presented at the Court of St
Petersburg, where the brilliancy of
mind and wondrous beauty eclipsed
all rivalry,
She loved the south and the cause
for which it fought, and one of the
last efforts of her patriotic^ and
romantic career was to place a
monument on the public square in
memory of our Confederate dead.
She will be laid to rest to morrow
morning in the village cemetary'
beside her patriot husband and loving
daughter.
Race Riot in Greenville.
Result, One White Man and
Five Negroes Wounded.
Greenville, S. C., Avgust 7 -Ben
Odam, a prominent young man of this
place, and John MoCiinton, a negro,
were wounded in a fierce battle between
the white people and negroes living in
the vicinity of the Poe and Sampson
cotton miils, near here, late last night.
Odam was shot in toe jaw, and the
negro, besides being considerably bruis
ed, was struck in the wrist by a bullet.
J C. Couch, a white man, had his sus
penders out by a shot, and his clothing
wac pierced by three other ballets in
his efforts to save Odam.
. Four other negroes were wounded,
but being taken away immediately by
their friends to avoid arrest, the nature
of their injuries or their identity could
not be learoed.
Tack Moore, one of the gang who
started the trouble, is in jail.
Yesterday afternoon, while Operative
Ellenburg, of the Poe Mill, with his
family, were at the dicing table, several
shots were fired into his bouse. No ene
was struck; but Eilenburg began to
search for tbe would-be assassins.
Tack Moore was the oniy one captured.
He was placed in the county jail hefre.
j Word was . sent by messengers to the
negro churches, and the oourier report
ed that a negro had been lynched at the
Poe Mill. The churches were soon
deserted, and the negroes, arming
themselves with shotguns, revolvers,
axes and other dangerous implements,
went to the mill: The sheriff and chief
of police could not persuade them that
Moore was io jail, and one of the num
ber said : "We will kill the chief of
police if Moore is lynched." There
were about twenty five negroes in 'be
crowd and as many mill operatives,
armed with guns, gathered with the
intention of dispersing the negroes.
The negroes attempted to arrest four
white men, when the other operatives
came to their assistance, and the race
riet oontinued for some time. In many
places it was a hand-to-hand conflict.
Many shots were fired, but the greater
number of injuries were inflicted wich
dubs.
At 2 o'clock this morning the militia
was called out and the Rev. J. A.
Pinson, pastor of the Mount Zion Col
ored Baptist Church, went to the jail.
Here he found Moore and, coming
back, toid the negroes Moore was safe,
which ended the trouble. The effect of
the military was to cause the negroes to
disperse. There was some excitement
today, but all is quiet tonight.
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Cape Ha tien, Haiti, Aug. 9.-Gen.
Francisco Liriana sent from Monte
Christi by the Dominican government
to attack Gen. Raymon Racheo at
Dajabon, the headqaarters of the revo
lutionists, was abandoned, when be
! arrived in front of the enemy by bis
! troops wbo, without firiog a shot,
! deserted and entered the camp of Gen
i Pacheco. The advanced posfs of the
. latter are at Las Aguas and the r volu
tion 6ts are masters of the fords aoross
I the river Ysque, thus cutting off com
muoicatioo betwaen Monte Christi and
the interior. The forces of Don Juan
Isidro Jiminiz, leader of the revolution,
are beiug augmented every day and the
news from all parts of the Dominican
republic is favorable to him.
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Colonei John T. P'ort did not be
lieve the Virginia tradition that the
peerless Albermarle pipin would not
Sourish outside Albermarle county.
He has an orchard of three-year old
trees and expects Habersham county,
in Georgia, to disprove the Virginia
tradition Folks used to say, up
north, that good peaches would not
grow in South Georgia, but the
Elberta is now conceded to be the
finest peach in the world -Angosta
FIGHTING fN LUZON.'
Details of MacArthur's Ad*
vance on the Town of
Angeles.
Manila, Aug. 9, 7.50 p. m -Details
of Gen. MacArthur's advance beyond
San Fernando show that (he Americans
covered five miles io the first five hours,
and at 2 o'clock had advanced six miles
along the railway, stretching on each
side of it for two miles and resting at
night three miles from Angeles, which
will be made the northern base of ope
rations, instead cf San .Fernando,
vjhere a garrison of 600 men has been
left.
The casualties are between 30 and
40. The Filipinos were surprised, ex
pecting tbe Amerioan forces to move
against Tico. They followed their
usual tactics of holding their trenches
until they became too warm and then
retreating id disorder. Tbey are now
falling back westward toward Poric.
The Twelfth and Seventeenth regi
ments had the sharpest engagements.
The country our troops passed over is
covered with rice fields and bamboo
thickets, the hardest possible ground
for marching. The mud, in pisces,
was knee deep.
Angeles is one of the richest towns
north of Manila, and is considered to
be a better base of operations than San
Fernando.
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The Trial of Dreyfus.
. Rennes, France, Aug. 9.-The
secret session of the Dreyfus court
martian today lasted from 6.30 a. m.
until ll 45 a. m. Gen Chanoine
nearly completed his part of the ex
planation of the dossier. He will be
heard tomorrow for about a couple of
hours and then M Paleologue, of the
foreign office, will take up the task,
which, it is understood, will be com
pleted Friday next. A public ses
sion, therefore, will take place Satur
day morning. The dossier consists
oT about 400 documents, of which 50
were disposed of yesterday.
Several of the documents are
written in German. During the pro
ceedings today a German dictionary
was sent for and the correspondent
here of the Associated Press learns
from a sure source that when certain
words and expressions could not be
exactly understood, even with the
aid of the dictionary, Dreyfus, who
is a perfect German scholar, volun
teered a translation and was allowed
to give explanations, which were of
valuable assistance to the members
of the court.
The precautionary police measures
today were much more stringent th?",
yesterday. Strong detachments of
infantry, instead of gendarmes, cor
doned the streets leading to the
Lycee.
Abeolutely nobody but police and
soldiers were thus within 100 yards
of Dreyfus when he crossed the ave
nue de la Gare.
The authorities explain the rigor of
these measures on the ground tbat
yesterday a few cries against the
prisoner were raised while he was
crossing the avenue. Not a discord
ant note was heard anywhere today.
A British Gunboat
Fires on Frenchman.
Was too Near to English Soil
and Tried to Bun.
London, Aug 9.-The British tor
pedo gunboat Leda found a French
boat fishing within the three-mile
limit this morning. The fishermen
attempted to escape and did not stop
when a blank shot was fired The
Leda then fired a shot, disabling
tha fishing boat and killed the helms
man
The fishing boat was afterwards
towed to this port with the body of
the helmsman on board her
The arrival here of the Etoile de
Mor caused much excitement, where
it is boped the regretable incident
will draw attention to the serious
inroads made by foreign fishermen in
British waters The admiralty ex
press extreme surprise at the fact
that the fishing boat disregarded the
Leda's signal to heave to, and, in
the absence of the official report,
they assume that the commander of
the Leda only resorted to drastic
measures when other means were
ineffectual.
The captain of the Etoile de Mer
has been arrested.
Folkstone, Eng, Aug / -The
coroners inquest upon the body of
the helmsman resulted in a verdict of
accidenta death, the jury exonerat
ing the officers of the Leda.
Orarjgeburg, Aug. 8 -The race
today between William W. Wanoa
maker and Thomas F. Brantley for the
legislature resulted in this city as fol
lows : Court House Club, Brantley 37,
Waccamakcr 67; Citizens' Club,
Brantley 117, Wannatsaker 44. Tbe
county vote is very light. Brantley is
"THE TIMES" IS LOADED.
Rentes, Aug. ll.-The London
Times' statement this mornigg of the
late Lieut. Co!. Henry's treason caused
considerable sensatiop here, and was
much discussed among the newspaper
men and all others interested in the
trial. In the affirmation ol' Henry that
Eiterhazy was his accomplice 9 only a
confirmation of what has already many
times been stated. Bat what was re
garded important is the fact that The
Time9 announced it in such categorical
terme, demonstrating, according to the
views of the friends of Dreyfus here,
that The Ti mes people have actually
seen documents, submitted to them by
more than one foreign military attache,
presenting the strongest proof of Hen
ry's guilt, and, moreover, that thia
announcement can only prelude the
publication in The Times of the actual
documents.
The co-respondent here of the Asso- j
ciated Press spoke to Haj. Forzinetti,
who wa9 governor of the Cherche
Midi prison during Dreyfus' incarc ra*
lion there, and who wa9 cashiered on
account of his declarations favorable to
Dreyfus' attitude while in prison.
Forzinetti said : "The Times' statement
confirms my own view. I am convinced
of Henry's complicity from the first,
and always regarded him as the real
culprit."
Regarding the courtmartial. he said :
"Tomorrow will undoubtedly be the
most important day of the whole pro
ceediog8, as Gen. Mercier and M. Casi
mir-Perier (former president of France)
if time admits, will be confronted, and
a most dramatic scene is inevitable, as
their declarations in certain matters
differ on essentials points."
Savages Surrounded.
Chicago, Aug. 8 -A special io The
Record from Guayamas, Mex., says:
Gen. Torres has almost completely sur
rounded Bicam, a Yaqai stronghold,
where nearly 2,000 savages are mass
ed. On the arrival of the artillery and
the machine guns the Mexican general
will close in on the Indians and precipi
tate the biggest battle ever fought be
tween the government and the Yaquis.
The government now has nearly 5,000
men in the field. Two hundred volun
teers will leave Guayamas for Medaco
to-night on the steamer Jalisoo. A
fight is expected on entering the Ycqui
river with a large band of savages that
last week attacked and burned three
sloops.
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j Alexandria, Va , August 8.-Ben
Thompson, colored, 20 years of age,
wa9 iyoohed at ll 30 o'clock tonight
for attempting an assaolt upon Lillian
Clarke, the eight year old daughter of
Edward Clarke, residing on Patrick
Street. The police made a determined
effort to prevent the.mob, which gath
ered around the jaii about ll o'clock,
from obtaining possession of the prison
er, but were unsuccessful. The door
was broken io and daring the scuffs
which ensued Chief of Police Webster
was hurt.
Peoria, 111 , Aug. ll..-An auto
mobile gan carriage, upon which a
Colts automatic rapid firing gun
will be mounted, ie now being con
structed in Peoria, nd will be com
pleted in a month.
The carriage will be a three wheel
ed affair with seats for four men and
provisions for at les.st 1,000 rounds
of cartridges. The whole concern
is expected to weigh only about
1,000 pounds.
Charleston, Aug. 9.-Vice President
F. K. Carey was today elected the
president of the Charleston Consoli
dated Railway, Gas and Electric Com
pany to succeed the late Dr. J. 3.
Lawrence. P. H Gadsden was elected
a member of the board of directors and
also vice president. An advisory or
executive board, consisting of Samuei
H. Wilson, G. W Williams, Jr., and
George E Edwards, were elected, who,
with Manager Hill and Vice President
Gadsden, will manage the affairs of the
compaoy.
Manila, Aug 9, 12 25 p. m.-Gen.
MacArthur's force consisting of
4,000 men. advanced five miles
beyond San Fernando today and
encountered and defeated a Filippino
force of 0,000 men The enemy
retreated, leaving many dead and
wounded. The American loss in
killed aud wounded was 20.
It is now estimated that the loss
occasioned by the recent floods in
Texas amounts to $18,000,000, one
third of which sum represents the
cotton destroyed.
The Yeliow Fever Epidemic.
Washington, Aog 9 -Dr. Wy
man's reports were cf an encourag
ing nature. Surgeon Pettns at Fort
Monroe stated that there are no new
developments at that place.
Dr White in a dispatch from
Hampton say9 : Last case in Pfaoebns
furnished new clothing and discharg
ed. House disinfected. No re
maining loci in the town. Disease
now confined to Soldiers' Home.
Cases having all been isolated. No
one has beeo exposed for several days.
House to house inspections complete
here. NothiDg suspicions in Hamp
ton. I meet authorities of Newport
News, Hampton and Virginia State
board tomorrow at noon at Newport
Newe to discuss the situation.V
Quarantine Against Hampton
Raised-No New Cases.
Newport New?, August 10-The
yellow fever epidemic is practically at
an end. The quarantine established
by the city against Hampton and vicin
ity was raised tonight, following a con*
ference between the health boards cf
Newport News, Richmond, Norfolk and
Hampton, with the State board of
health and representatives of the Ma
rine Hospital service. The local
quarantine against Norfolk remains in
foree, but will be raised Saturday
evening.
The record- of the scourge to this
date shows a total of 43 case, of which
ll resulted fatally. Twelve cases were
discharged os cured and 20 convales
cents remaio io hospital at the Soldiers'
Home.
A Dangerous Practice.
Very few people keep posted on
the postal laws. For instance it is a
common practice for merchants who
send small mail orders at merchandise
rates through the mail, to enclose a
bill in the bundle. This is in viola
tion of the law, and if detected,
would subject the sender to heavy
fines Four such cases were made
out in this State recently. Another
common practice, which women
are frequently guilty of, is to send a
friend a newspaper with notes on the
margin. This is likewise a penal
offense, and should the authorities
find it out, it would cost the offender
more than he would probably spend
in stamps during his natural life.
Ail governments are strict with their
postal laws, and while a man may
violate them for years, and not be
caught he is liable to suffer for the
first offense
The editor of the Abbeville Press
and Banner thinks there is but little
efficacy in prayer for rain if the peti
tion mus! go up from the multitude.
"The Almighty answers the indi
vidual." he says, 4 and does not deal
with the multitude, as such." He
says there are several classes who
undoubtedly depend on the Lord for
rain :
1. Those who run their rows up
and down the hiil, so as to convey
the wafer into the steams as quickly
as possible.
2 Those who plow their land very
shallow so as to prevent the soil, as
far as possible, from appropriating
the rain as it falls.
3 Those who in whatever they do
have an eye single to the leaching of
the soil, so tb * neither strength nor
moisture ma> edi ai n in the laud to
nourish and support the crops.
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Wiikesbarre. Pa., August ll -Coo
tractor George S. Post of ibis city, who
brought GO oegroes from the South
here to work oo sewers, was arrested
this eveoiog charged with aiding a
nuisance Wheo the negroes arrived
here they refused to go to work, claim
ing they had been promised $1 50 a
day. Then they became a publio
charge and lived in filth and squalor.
The health officers said the health of
the community was endangered.
Boston, Aug. 9 -Three thounsand
people paid 10 cents admission to
People's Temple tonight to see Miss
Jewett and the Baker family. Mrs.
Baker furnished the sensation of the
evening. While J W. Hutchinson,
the white-haired abolitionist singer,
was singing his song, "The Father
hood of God and the Brotherhood of
Man," Mrs. Baker experienced reli
gious exhiliaration. She dropped
her little son, Willis, who had been
sleeping in her arms, and strode
around the platform, rolling her eyes
and waving her arms A dozen peo
ple conducted her to a seat Among
the other speakers were Rev Justin
D. Fulton and Miss Jewett.
BAKING
POWDER
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome