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ACE TROUBLE IN-GEORGIA. [BSLEGAL SURRENDERS AND CRISIS PASSED, Lundreds of Armed Negroes StiP. in the Swamp. Danen, Ga, Aug. 26.-The round of riotous negroes io McIntosh Cooa ty by the military today resulted is the surreoder of Henry Deiegai, the j murderer of Deputy Sheriff Townsend sod the loca tr cu for future arrest of Delegal's brother and the woman directly implicated io the killing. Delegate surreoder was made to Ziieot. Wood, io charge of a detach sieol cf SO Savannah soldiers stationed 15 miles in the couotry to back up the ' erifTs posse, who were scooriog the imps, and Delegal tonight states that ie surrendered to the troops for proteo ion, as he saw the sheriffs posse was losing ta eo him and bis capture was only a matter of a few hours or minutes. The swamps were beiog beaten closely, while the military lined out os Fi the bluff. Deleg is aged mother came BjjgU of the swamp with a request that Deiegai be allowed to surreoder to the j soldiers. The arrest of Deiegai, who is the on of the negro whose arrest precipi tated tbe trouble, and the arrival of reinforcement for the military, seem to have broken the baekbone of the CeSacce of the law by the negroes. A whole regiment of troops are no w on duty in and about Darieo, under command of Cel. Lawton, bot it is not believed there will be further blood There has been a notable Moution of extreme talk during the afternoon. Io the meantime the situa tion is critical. There are still several leaders of the blacks wanted hythe iaers of the law. Unless they come in and surrender or are brought io by their friends and turned over to the authorities, the troops will go after them tomorrow. - Up to noon today there was no pros pect of imminent danger of a COD fi ici with the negroes. Darieo, Ga., Aug. 27.-There have been oo hostilities between the blacks and the military today, though the negroes remain armed and the troops are prepared for al! eventuali ties. That the situation is better, however, is evideoced by the fact that Col. Lawton, commanding the First regiment, has returned to Sa vaonab, 86 meo and three ofncers whose services are no longer needed There remain something over 200 soldiers on duty. These will remain until after the sitting of the special term of superior court which has been called to meet on Wednesday to try John Denegal for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Townsend. The special term will also try Henry Denegal, the negro about whom all the trouble has arisen, and the 35 black rioters who are now confined io the Savannah jail It is probable that a special train and a military escort wiil bring the rioters from Savannah for trial A citizens' committee has employed special counsel to assist the solicitor general in prosecuting the case against John Denegal for the murder of Townsend. It is probable tha> bis triai will be concluded the first day of the court. The trial of Henry Denegal will also probably be short and result io an acquittal It is pretty generally conceded that his relations with the woman in the case were with her consent. There has never been the slightest danger that Henry Denegal would be lynched He was arrested upon complaint of the woman's father and placed in jail Hearing that the negroes intended raiding the jail for the purpose of releasing Denegal, the sheriff con cluded it would be wise to remove him to Savannah for safe keeping. The negroes affected to believe it was the purpose of the whites to take Denegal just outoide f town and lynch him, hence armed them selves and began their riotous and incendiary 9 conduct, to suppress which the governor called out the militia. There are still several hundred armed cegroes in the swamp. A torrential rain has fallen today, which will do much towards dampening their ardor. No radical change in the situation, however, is looked for before the convening of the special term of court New York, Aug. 26.--Charoooac, owoed by James R Keene, won tho Futurity race at Sheepshead Bay today io the fast tims of 1:10 2 5 JJ Hi land's Brigadier, was second, and Bromley & Company's Windmere, third. It was tbe twelfth running of the richest stake iu this country and the second time that Keene colors have been jn front The Futurity today was worth nearly $42,000 Ii was won by he favorite aod was altogether the most satisfactory Futurity ever ran. Washington, Aug 28.-Adj. Gen. Corbin said today that the only in crease of the army now under con sideration contemplated the raising of one regiment of colored men, and he added that the matter had not yet GOVERNOR'S STAFF. Announced by the Governor in Order No. 5. ( Columbia, Aug. 24 -Gov. Mc Sweeney today announced his staff appointments The members of the staff are neatly all young men, and most of them have had experience io the militia or in the volunteer troops j from this State in the Spanish-Ameri i can war I All of the members of the staff will j obtain uniforms. The order announcing the appoint ments is as follows : Headq'rs, Adj. GenTs Office, Columbia, S C., Aug. 23, 1899. General Order N 5 By direction of bis excellency M. B McSweeney, governor and com mander in chief of the military forces of the State of South Carolina, the following officers are hereby appoint ed members of bis staff, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly : Adjutant and inspector general, Gen. J. W. Floyd, of Kershaw county ; assistant adjutant and inspector gen eral, Cet John D Frost, of Richland county ; quartermaster general, Col. W. C. Mauidin, of Hampton county ; commissary general, Coi. W. B Wil son, of Charleston county ; engineer in chief, Coi. J. F. Folk, of Bamberg county ; surgeon general, Col E J Wannamaker, of Richland county ; paymaster general, Col Geo D. Till man, Jr , of Edgefield county ; judge ! advocate general, Col. U. X. Gunter, of Spartanburg county ; chief of ordinance, Co!. L. J. Bristow, of Darlington county ; aide de camp, Lieut. Col. H. F. Gaffney, of Chero kee county ; lieutenant colonel, Jas. A. Hoyt, Jr, Greenville county ; lieutenant colonel, Jas S. McCar ey, Newberry county ; lieutenant colo nel, A H. Moss, of Orangeburg county ; lieutenant colonel, W. C. Hough, of Lancaster county ; lieu tenant colonel, G. C. Sullivan, of Audereon county ; lieutenant colo nel, Willis J Duncan, of Barnwell county ; lieutenant colonel, Julius Redding, of Charleston county. By order of the commander-in chief. J. W. Fioyd, Adjutant and Inspector General A Constable Murdered in Manning. Special to The State. Manning, Aug. 27 -Last night, while searching for William Dickson, the noted Clarendon horse thief and burglar, magistrate's constable, Sam Tobias, encountered Dickson and another escaped penitentiary con viet, and was fatally struck by them and left on the railroad causeway. Tobias' head was crushed, and he will die. Dickson is a noted thief and bur glar, and a mule which they had 6toIen in Sumter was captured yes terday. They also robbed the depot last night abd had some goods when met by Tobias After felling Tobias they took his gun and are still at large. An effort to get bloodhounds bas failed. A ie8 in Cebu. Manila, Aug. 28, 7 53 p. m -A report reeeived here from Cebu says Datto Mandi, with his tribesmen, has taken the warpath against the insur gents who are holding Zimboanga and bas given them a warm battle. Mundi welcomed Gen. Bates, sayiog he was anxious to beoome an Araeri oin citizen and asked permission to fight the insurgents. He was given an American flag. Gea. Bates will return to the Sula archipelago to 3rraDge for establishes Americao garrisons there. MUNDI IS AN ABLE MAN. Washington, Aug. 28.-Gea. Oris' version cf the fight betwetrj Datto Mundi and the insurgents is given in the following d: patch to tho war de partment : Maoila, Aug 26 Adjutant General. Wa&hiogto'n : Datto Mundi, Zimboanga, attacked and defeated insurgents there, killing 30 thia date. He visited Gen. Bates ac Jolo and gave adhesion to Uoited States Bates returned hin? to a small island near Zimboanga, when he re quested permission to drive out insur gents, but was told that the troops would be sent to Zimboanga soon. Insurgents there offered eeversl weeks ago to turn over the city on promise of surrender in case Aguinaldo success ful io Luzon. Proposition declined. Datto Mundi abie man, educated abroad, thoroughly loyal to Americao interests. Bates leaves 30:h to place troops in Salo islands; will soon place troops Zimboaoga and Isabela, the naval station ia Basilan islands. (Signed ) Ocis. --m>~-oo -..II - Policeman Shoots Himself. Special to The State. Timmonsville, Aug. 27.-Policeman W. A. Lester shot himself io the left breast this afternoon, the bali entering just above the heart and ranging up ward, passing out under the lefc Shoul der. The wound is a dangerous one and may result fatally, but the The Lion and the Bear. British and Russians in China in Battle Array. N* - Shanghai, Aug. 27 -As the out oome of a dispute regarding the pos 8ion of some lands at Hankow, on the Yang Tse Kiang, about 700 miles from the sea, which wero purchased in 1863 by the concern of Jardine, Matheson & Co., but were subsequently included in the nsw concessions to Rassia, the owners, under the advice and protection of Mr. Hurst, the British consui, sent workmen to fence in the traot. After the work was begun, a dozen cossacks from the Russian consulate appeared on the scene and forcibly ejected the workmen. The oaptain of the British second olass gunboat Woodlark, espeoially de signed for river service, after consult ing with Mr. Hurst, landed a party of blue jackets and moved the Woodlark within firing distance of the Russian consulate. For a time a fight seemed imminent, but nothing further occurred. The bluejackets are now guarding the property. The British third class gunboat Esk has been dispatched to Hankow from this port Great Britain is evidently determined to uphold British rights. - wm-?? <> <tftiiiiiin i Cuba's Financial Condition. Washington, Aug, 27 -The war de partment gave out today for publication an interesting statement cf the financial condition of the island of Cuba it shows that under the management of the United States . government, the receipts of the island from Jan. 1, 1899, to June 30, of the ourreot year, exoeed the ex penditures by the very handsome sum of $1,480,021. This statement probably will be a surprise to many persons who thought that Cuba under the military occupation cf the United S:ate3 was not self-sustaining. During the period named the receipts from ali sources were 6,982,010 ; disburse ments 5,501,988. Of the money disbursed $1,712.014 was expended in sanitation ; 505,273 in the erection and improvement of barracks and quar ters ; 443,563 in the establishment, etc , of the rural guard and adminis tration ; 250,674 on public works, harbors and forts ; 293,881 io chari ties and hospitals ; $242,146 for oivii government ; 723,281 on municipal ities; 88,944 in aid of the destitute ; 42,205 in quarantine matters Total, $4,448,924 The statement for July shows that the customs collections io the entire island for July alone were $1,201,537; internal revenue collections $56,351; postal collections . 15,000 ; miscel laneous collections $65,435. Grand total for receipts for the month 1, 329,324; disbursements 1,029,877 Cruel Whipping of White Postmaster Has Expect ed Result. Washington, August 26.-The past master general today ordered the discontinuance" of the po.stcffiee at Peek, Fla , because of the whiteeapping of the postmaster there. The discontin uance foilows c oseiy a report received from Postmaster Crum and verified by a report telegraphed this afrerooon by Postcffice Inspectors Tate and Bass, win were ordered to investigate the affair. The Uoited States district attorney is nowwon the ground prepar ing a prosecution of the guilty parties. A reward of 200 will, it is stated, be offered for the arrest and conviction of each of the assailants. Postmaster Crum in reporting the occurrence eays that he was proceeding from the post office to bis home a ehort distance away when he was confronted by a party of 16 men who took him from his horse, bound him hand aod foot, removed his clothes and whipped him with switches. After this, he says, the mea poured carbolic acid on his wou ds and saturated his back with it, causing intense agony. Floridians Arrested. Jacksonville, Fla , Aug. 27.-Ac cording to a Tampa special to the Times Union and Citizen, Postoffice i Inspectors Tate and Bass, Deputy Marshal J. R. Williams of that city and Special Deputy John Mooney of Tampa, three deputies from Jackson ville and Deputy Marshal Stickney of Ocala, together with District At torney Stripling and Commissioner Crane, went to Peck yesterday after noon with warrants for 16 persons charged with participation in the whipping of Postmaster Crum by whitecaps and also the intimidation of his colored assistant, Dan Mor rison. They effected the arrest of Geo E Durham, Bart Smith, John Webb, Gary Smith, Horace Tupper, Harry Horse and Madison Barber, all of whom claim to bc innocent. George Durham detained the poet master after office hours on the evening of the whipping to settie a claim for trespass on Crum's wood lands, and the latter is said to look upon his late visit as part of the plot John \\ ebb was appointed assistant postmaster by Crum, but the latter did not turn over all the property and business of the office to him and j Webb resigned. Cram ie not yet able to leave his 8c FOR COTTON. THAT IS THE ESTIMATE OP A NEW YORK FIRM. The Crop Twenty Per Cent Shorter Than That of Last Year. The Columbia Record has received the following letter from a New York cotton firm : Editor Record : We address you as editor of a newspaper whose in terests are naturally and properly with the South and its most import ant product and source of revenue and wealth, namely, the cotton crop. "For the past two years nearly every section of the United States has been enjoying the most remarka ble prosperity. The producer of cotton and the section of which he is a citizen have been almost the only exceptions to this statement. The price of cotton for two years has not exceeded the cost of produc tiou, if, indeed, it has realized that, while iron, copper, wheat, wool, dry goods and nearly every other staple commodity have advanced, notwith standing an increased suppiy and a . probably lowered figure in the cost of production. "The reason for this is not far to seek. The cotton crop is the oue crop of American production of which probably 75 per cent, is con sumed abroad. The great bulk of it is marketed within three months, and must be sold for cash To a cer tain extent, therefore, the sellers are at the financial mercy of the buyers, and this advantage - is one that is naturally used to the utmost. If, when the crop commences to move, the impression can be created that the supply is likely to exceed the de mand cotton must decline. Recently the closest observers of the crop de velopment came to the conclusion that the promises of this year's pro duction wera not brilliant Cotton commenced to advance sharply in price and it looked as if, for the first time m three years, the Southern farmer was going to realize a fair value for his product. "This was the situation on the 12th of August, when Mr. Henry M j Neill, of New Orleans, an English man by birth, and the representative in New Orleans of a London firm, whose business it is to buy cotton for foreign spinners, issued a circular in which was widely'promulgated both by cable and telegraph and was cal culated to create the impression that the crop which is about to be mark eted promised to be as large if not larger than any previous crop. The effect of this has been to lead foreign buyers to believe that they could, by holding off, secure the cotton they have to buy at practically their own price. We have not believed that Mr. Neill's predictions were justified, and with a view of arriving at a sounder conclusion we have, during the past few days, been telegraphing to every section of the South, asking our various friends there to report to us by telegraph the condition of the crop in their locality. The result of these inquiries we enclose to you "Unless the peopie who have sent us these telegrams are guilty of the grossest misrepresentation the cotton crcp cannot be a large one, and there is no reason why the, Southern pro ducer should be stampeded through misrepresentation into selling at a loss. '.We therefore a6k you if, in your opinion, it is legitimately your function as a journalist to u. e the columns of your paper to oorrectly inform your constituency as to the real outlook and keep them from misleading themselves to their own financial ioss t The price of macfactured cotton goode has con tinually advanced during the pcs* year Spinners can pay, so we are informed, eight cents per pouod for cotton, acd i jet make a profit in the sale of their product, and we are convinced that if Southern cotton holders can be brought face to face with a realization of the strength of their position they can command at least a shaie of the conn try's prosperity in which they have not previously been participants. "We would e*-p2cia:Iy request in writing jon this letter that you do not use our name. The information that we give you, coming from the various parties who have sent us the telegrams, you are at liberty to use, together with their names, but there are those who may misconceive our purpose io thus addressing you and tbiok that ia so doing we may be seeking some self advertisement. Such is not the case To a considerable extent our business and interests are with the South, and in a broad way anything that favorably affeots that section is to our advantage, but we seek no publicity in connection with this letter." The firm issuiog that letter is one of the most reliab'e in this country, though in deference to its wishes its name is withheld. What it says is so. 0:ber reliable estimates confirm it and dis count Neill's attempt to bear the cotton market. Tho crop ie short and if cotton ia not rushed to market prices must and will rise. The firm in ques tion has received replies from Gl ! responsible firm aid individual | throughout the cotton Staten, which j indicate that the crop production as j suffered a reduction of about 20 per cent. Tho correspondents report a reduction or damage of anywhere from 10 to 50 per oent. J EXPLORER WELLMAS ARRIVES IN ENGL AN His Leg, Crushed in Pol Ice, Still Disables Him. - Hali, England, Aug. 28-Wai Wellman, the leader of the Wellm Polar expedition, who returned Tromsoe, Norway, Aug. 17, af having successfully completed ( ploration8 in Franz Josef land, rived here today. He walks w the aid of crutches, his right U which was seriously injured by a i into a snow covered crevasse wh Mr. Wellman was leading his par; stiil being useless. The exploi was accompanied by the Araeric members of the expedition who weli. In an interview with a represen tive of the Associated Press, & Wellman said : "The object of t expedition was two fold-to co piete exploration of Franz Josef lat of which the north and northe* parts were practically unknown, a to reach a high latitude, or even t pole itself "The first object was successful accomplished. The 6econd wou have been achieved, at least to greater extent than by previous e plorers, but for the accident to m sell'* The provisions left for Prof. A dree, the missing aeronaut, we found by Mr- Wellman untouched After leaving letters about his ov expedition and taking a collapsifc house with him, Mr Wellman pr ceeded due east to Cape Tegetho and arrived there July 30, 189 There the party landed all the stor and the steamer returned to Norwa "We established our headquarte in the little house brought from Jae son's headquarters/' continued M Wellman, "over which flew the Sta and Stripes " Mr Wellman dispatched Lieut ] B. Baldwin of the United Stat' weather bureau with an expeditic north, intending to follow him in few cays. He was unable to pr ceed, however, and Baldwin, aft establishing an outpost named Fo McKinley, in lr';tude 81, left it : charge of *^o olunteers, Yentze and BjoerviL_ .ad returned to We man's headquarters. Mr. Wellman, Feb. 18, 1899, wit three Norwegians, with sledges an dogs, started north Mr Wellman, continuing, said "Feb. 20, 1899, I arrived at Fo McKinley. Bjoervig, rifle in han< stood at the mouth of the snow tur nei. He wrung my hand and wit tears in his eyes said : 'Poor Vent zen is dead.' " 'Of course you have buried him I said " 'No,' Bjoervig replied. 'He lie there/ pointing to the hut 'I kep my promise.' "The two men had made a com pact that in case of the death of on the survivor should keep the bod, till help came In that little hut th quick and the dead had slept side b; side through two months of areli darkness. "Bjoervig said he had managed t keep up his spirits by reciting a!ou< Ibsens poetry. "The next day we gathered stones and under these we buried our dea( comrade A few fitting words wert said as we stood around in TO de grees of irost. "After a delay of 10 days, th< party, including Bjoervig, press e north in sledges iustead of sonth and by March 20 reached 82 degree* east of Rudolf island. "Then a seemingly trivial accideni turned the satisfactory advance inti a precipitate retreat While strug gling with the sledges, in rough ice. my right ieg was bruised and sprain ed by my falling in a snow hidder crevasse. For two days I went on and, if other circumstances had nol occurred, I should have pressed on ward so far that I would never have been able to return alive. "For two or three daya I stumbled along until I fell. There was nothing to do then but get ou a sledge and be dragged by the men and dogs to headquarters. Forced marches by my devoted comrades saved my life. "The point at which we turned back was 25 miles northwest of Freedeu islands, where Dr. Nan6eu landed in 1895. North of these isl ands we photographed three islands and some large land, unseen either by Payer or Nansen. We also found that Payer's PO called Dove Glacier does cot exist "I still believe it is possible to reach the pole by Franz Josef land, but I cannot say I shall make auotber attempt." - . wmmmm Washington, Aug 28.-The fol lowing appointments in the voluuteer army were announced today, the numbers following indicating the officer's regiment : South Carolina To be first lieutenants (vice Mc Caughrin and Griffith, declined), R F Woods, iate first lieutenant, Sec ond South Carolina volunteers, 38 ; W. P Crawford, late captain, Sec ond South Carolina volunteers, 40. Estate o ' J. Warren Jackson, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on September 30, 1899, tur a Final Discharge a3 Executrix of afore said Estate. SUSAN S. TURNER, Aug 0- 4t Executrix. WILMINGTON BANK CASHIER SKIPS. Geo. Sloan of Wilmington Savings and Trust Co. Dis appears. Wilmington, N C , Aog 28.-The sudden disappearance of George Sioac, cashier of the Wilmington Sa7iogs and Trust Company, who left here last evening oe the northbound train of the Atlantic Coast Line, created unneces sary alarm among some of the deposit ors, and quite a number went to the bank dunog the day and withdrew their deposits. Many others, however, who went to the bank let their money remain after ascertaining that there was no danger of loss. J. W. Norwood, president of the bank and also president of the Atlantic National Bank, a man of large means, and the directors, also, gave their written guarantees to all who desire it to indemnify them against loss. The other banks here were also ready to extend any aid that mig at be asked. The depositsag^r -ate$660,000. The numser of a , sitora approximates 4,000. Up to 9 o'clock tonight leES than 4 per cent of these had withdrawn their deposits. Yellow Jack and Black Death. Washington, Au r. 26 -The Ma rine Hospital service weekiy health report shows that nine caees of yel low fever were reported to the sanitary inspector at Habana during the week ending Aug. 12. Only two of these weie among soldiers. From Mexico City Surgeon Cofer reports five deaths from yellow fever at Jalapa, all the cases coming from Vera Cruz Assistant Surgeon La vinder, at Ponce, reports a slight increase in typhoid fever and other infectious diseases incident to this season. There are some cases of dengue at San Juan, but the city and district are otherwise healthy. The official statistics, today's date, show ll deaths from cholera reported from ludia since May 13, and two in Japan since June 10. In Japan there have been 2,468 cases and 1,866 deaths from the plague since the outbreak there ; there have been 1,649 deaths from the same at Amoy and Hong Kong since April ; 32 deaths since May at Alexandria, Egypt ; 200 cases existed at Grand Bassam, French Ivory Coast colony, June 7 ; 516 deaths in India since May ; 40 deaths in Persia since May ; 1 death in Turkey ; 36 death s in the Straits Settlement ; 1 at Reunion Island and 39 cases ano 13 deaths at Oporto, Portugal, this month. Yel low fever has developed at Alajue a, Costa Rica, within 13 miles of the capital, and four cases are reported. Chicago, Aug 28 -Twelve steel arches, each weighing 33 tons, which were to have supported the super structure of the coliseum building in course of erection on Wabash ave nue, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, fell to the ground late this afternoon As a result of the acci dent nine men are dead, two missing, four fatally injured and nine badly hurt Sparkili, N Y., Aug. 28-Fire that broke out at 1 o'clock this morn ing destroyed Dine of the ten build ings of St. Agnes convent an orphan age, entailing a less of $150,000 and causing the death of four persons. -I- i il .M. IIIII m ni i I ??! i i ttmTmt mil Everything in oda Water. AND Cigars 5 AT HUGHSON-LIGON CO. Successors to J. S. Hughson & Co. MONAGHAN BLOCK SUMTER, S. C. MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEAD QUARTERS WHEN YOU COME TO TOWN. Furman University, GREENVILLE, 3. 8. THE NEXT SESSION will open Septem ber 27, 1899. Full and thorough in structiou, leading to seTeral degrees, is offer ed Boarding io private families moderate in the mess the fare is excellent and cheap. For catalogue or further particulars, apply to the President, Julv 19 DR. A. P. MONTAGUE. DR. W. B. ALFORD, DENTAL SURGEON, SUMTER, S. C. FFIC2 HCCRS-8 a. m. to 2:30 p. m.; 3:'5 to 6:30 p m. Office over the Sumter Dry Goods Co. Mar 2- 6m