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Wmm lOMTIR WATOIMAN. Belftbllnaod Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. Cbf 2Mattuman anb jSoiitbron. Fubliohtd ?Ttrr WodnttdAy, . 8UMTER, 8. C, tiui : $i M p?r aoooa?in edvaor>e. 0*o Square flret lotertioo.$1 00 ? rery eobariMenl ioeeriion... 10 Coatraete ior throe oaootbe, or longer wil bt made at reduced rate* All comma nieationa which euheerve private iateree?! will be charged for M advertiemeote. Obltaeriee a ad triboteo of reepecte will bo (barged for. Gen. Yule Falls Back To Safer Quarters. Abtodoo? OUnooe, Uiteoa hie by His 8ma)i Force. i*o?oo, Oot. 25 ?Tot followiog ditpotah from Oto Sir George Stewart Wbito I? tbo Mtrqota of Laodadowoe, eoortUry of ?to;e for vir, reoeired loot tvtoiog ot 11 o'olock, wee potted at tba war office aooo utter midogiht: ??Udyemiib, 0*% 24, 9 p. a *'laforeiaiioo reciired yeetarday ?bow d that tbe Boere bad eatabliabed ibcaeeloee io eooeidernble o ambers io ea eioecdiogly airoog po?ittoo* weal of loo o>aio road l-adiog from Ladyoaith to Daodeo [ alto hod ioforaotioo that too Doodee force. formerly commanded by Geo Hymooe, aod moot hit woood* iog.toaaoodtd by Gc*. Yale, waa fall* tog book oo Ledyemitk by way of '.bt H^lpmakkar rood, Bciib tod tbo ?al loya of tbo Wooabboiik ood Sooday ritoro aod waa tipootod to reach Soo doy rtfer valley today I therefore aoted oot with o etroo|; force to oovtr tSe aotoaeot of Yole't* oolomo. Tbo oooay woo diooooorwl a bo at ootoo ??loo oot of Ledyeaitb io o potittoo of groat ootoral etreogto veal of tbo rood Wbto bo bow tbo praporatiooa wtre boiog made ogoiwot hio> be opoo ot) Ira with ooo gao with grett ?Oo* artillory aooo got ioto poei tioo aaa tbo goo woo erUoocd Oar iroofo were or da rod to oooopy o ttroog ridgt parallel to tbo f oemy'e position, few* oearer to tbo rood. ??I ooolooe) my e?orte to oooopyiog bw? ood htuiog bis borel aooogb to pre* tot bit ttkiog oatioo ageioet Tola'e ooIobo Noaboto oi tba eoemy fed to tbo woat aod tba ?flnog bod preotioaiiy eeaaed ot 2 o'< look." Tbo war office diipotob aooma to roalbio tbo wont foore. Goo Yolo boa oboodooed oot oa^ly Doodee, bot Glen ooo oloo, ood oo for ao prtttot oowa would indicate, b? b?, neither joioed Gao. Wbito oor reached Lady smith Goo White'? "eoootetfol aottoo," ao ocoooed io porliaaaot by Mr Wyod boB. eee me to roaolot it im If ioto o mere eogogiog of tbo ottootioo of tbo Free 0Oo4o troop* ibilo Oco. YoU ?? flip piog eoithwerd It io etid ?ot tbot tbo offiotal oSipafob oo tbot both ooBBaodotit Gao. Jou bort'a oolomo oo tba north ood the Oroogo Preo Statt troopo oo tbo weat oow oooopy etrotig poMtiooe, aod that ootbtog binder* tbe Boert fro* fol lowiog op Gco. Yule's eetireaoot aod getttog aroood Ladyeonth from tba aoothotot. Uottl reioforoomeoto arrire ii tbot Geo White ia obliged to concentrate oo l^odyemttb It io btlitftd that th* government have other dispatches tbo*. have oot yet beeo pobitahed. Tbe aooretary of Staff (or war left Mr Cboat'a rasideoco immediately at the eod of the benqoet to Geo. Herrieoo, aod procteded t > the war office, where, eteo after midnight, there waa e*r*eidereble eotifity, many oioitoro colling to itqoire for toforoia noo, oBoor thrB a aiater of Gen Sir Archibald Hooter Loodoo. Oot 25 ?Tho Capo town correspondent of Tbe Daily Mail tele grapbiog ot 9 45 p. m yaaterday, eaytt: Geo. YoU baa performed a brilliant atrategioal aoteaeot By o awift march to tbo tooth, leeviog Gleuooc empty, ht hot effected o juootioo of hia foraeo with thott of Sir Gtorgo Stew ort Wbito alightly to tho oortb of Lodyeaitb. Tht two ort oo? in o pottiioo to offer battlt I btlitfo tht drat ottaok will bt aode oo tht large Free Statt foroto, whitb cottrtd Natal by troy of Tiotwa Pote, ood wbiob bee ?toot b*oo borrottiug Lodyaaitb Tbt military aotbontita dtotdod that by joioiog tbtir forcea tbt two geotrala would hotter bt obla to cope witb ooo lorgo force ot o tiao tbao by bafiog Ivo eaoll deuehmeota to oppoeo eimo!? toetooaly tw . big Botr f ?ro *. '*Aooordiogly, ?fter defeatiog tbe Frtt 8t%to troop* tbry will off"- batth to Coamaodaot Gtn .loitbert Only 40 ailta oow aeparate tbe two Hoer forcot. M? nc the occd for awift aod idling tottoo. "Tbt two ecotiooe of ibo Bjer army together oot oomber the eotire Hntith loroo b? 3 to 1. H?r' fighting ie eer toio .t to torly data Oor meo areeoo Idtot ood tbort it aoob tnibocittm April. 15 SO. "Be Jut SUMT ' Tbe 6ghting today outside Lady smith wan a mere brunh Tbe Iossog oo either tide were intignifioaot. It was merely to artillery duel, in which the Boors oome off decidedly the worse." WOLSELEY'S VIEWS. London, Oct. 24 ?Tbe parlisraen tary secretary of the war office, George Wyndham, in the house of commons today announced that Field Marshal Lord Wolseley, tbe com? mander in chief of tbe forces, sums the situation in Natal today as fol? low * i "Gen Yale hae fallen back to effect a junction with Sir George Stewart White He camped yester day evening about 16 -..lies south of Dundee, without seeing anything of the enemy during tbe march, and it baa been reported that 'all's well on tbe Wascbbank river ' "Gen White fought a successful action with an Orange Free State foroe today, on the road between Ladysmith and Newcastle, and should join hands with Gen Yuie this after? noon. / "Gen Yule reports that his wounded are doing well "Tbe Boer wounded on our hands are treated just as our own, and I have every reason to believe the Boers will treat any of our wounded in their hands in a similarly humane manner " Mr. Wyndham added : "1 may re? mind tbe house that the Transvaal ia a party to the Geneva convention "Lord Wol'jeley further says : 'I have aiao received from Gen Walk? er, at Cape Town, tbe following : The last message from Kimberley. Oct 22, 2 p. m , reports all well. ' " Battle Near Ladysmitr Was a Serious Flgbt. Gen. Joubert Believed to toe Press log on Ladysmith London, Oct 26 ?With uncon soioua humor, a Gape Town cor res pondent telegraphed yeaterday: "Tbe censorship, which is always a deli? cate matter, it working smoothly and without a hitch " This exactly hits off the state of aff'*ra today An omioons veil is etill drawn over the movements of Gen 6ir George Stewart White and Gen Yale Beyond belated Lady amith dispatches concerning the Elsndslsagte fight which are atill filtering in, the British public is left in complete darkness and to eonjeo tare over "cooked" war office die patohea. Tbe officials of the war office laat evening ssid tbst very fuw dispatches have arrived and that ootbiog further was to be expected until morning. Since it ia practically certain that Gen Yule has now effected a jooo tion with Gen White?although tbia waa not brought about Tuesdsy night, as announced by the Daily Mail, but some time Wednesday? and aa both are now in a position of safety, conjeoture concerns itself chiefly with tbe msnner of Gen Yule's retrest. Tbst it wss bssty is evident. Was it orderly ? Wss any considerable camp equipment aban doned f Waa there any fighting on the way ? Such questions snd others like them the publio are anxiously asking Since the receipt of Gen White's curious first description of the Ladysmith fight, in which the British lost 100 men, little reliance can be placed on the official dis patches While tbe concealment of tbe facts regarding Gen Yule's re treat can be amply justified oo tbe ground of keeping tbe intelligence from the Boers, the hiding of tho news respecting tbe Hussars and Fusiliers, who were apparently cap tured iu the battle of Glencoe, is seveiely criticised, no intimation hav? ing been given that the officers were missing. The heavy losses of the British troops in lacing only some 8,000 Boers are commented upon as show ing what rifle fire means todsy in the hands of even undisciplined men who can shoot fairly straight and stand their ground Gen Sir Redvers Bulller is expect ed to srrive early next week and the indications sre that some troops havo already arrived at the front and been in tho righting, whose srrival has not yet been announced. There is every possibility, therefore, tbst reenforceor.eot sre movings up. Tb ? is calculated to haston Commandment Gen Joubert's attack oo Ladysmith, and newa of a big battle is dsily ex pected About bslf s complete army corps is now afloat, and a lull has oocured in dispatching the remainder of Gen. Buller's forces owiog to some dilti cuity in obtaining transports Although news has arrived that Gen. Sir William Fenn Hymona is doing well, there is no indication of his whereabouts. It is presumed that he is a Dundee in the hands of the Boeis The commsnder-in chief, Field Marshal Lord Wolseley, has apparent iv been convicted of "doctoring'' official repprts from tbe front, snd tbere is a strenuous demsod oo sll 3t and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou ER. S. 0., WEDNESI sides for a revision to the earlier practice, when the reports of Oen. Sir George Stewart White, the Brit? ish commander in Natal, were given ont textually as soon as received. The commander-in-chiefs summary read in the house of commons yes? terday spoke of Gen. White having fought a successful sction, whereas Gen. White's own sccount puts an entirely different complexion on the situation and reduces the movement to its proper proportions and shows tbst further exciting intelligence txmy be expected from the same quarter at any moment. It is quite evident that tbe war in Natal has only commenced, and that th3 Boers are by no means discour? aged st losing tbe first two battles, and many experts are satisfied Gen. Joobert is even now close to tbe heels of the British and tnat a deci? sive action may be fought today or tomorrow. Later estimates of the Boer losses at Elandslssgte give 300 killed Their coolness, bravery and good aim cao be judged from the faot that out of the 17 or 18 officers with the half battalion of Gordon Highlanders, four were killed and 13 wounded, while tbe casualties among the rank and file were 27 per cent during less tbsn three hours fighting A dispatch from Capetown today says that Gen White has engaged the Orange Free State Boers who were advancing on Ladysmith, sbout seven miles northward and that it was believed tbe advanoe had been repelled This is probsbly another veraion of yesterday's fighting al? ready known. Gen. White this morning officially notified the war office that the bullet had been extracted from Gen. Syra ons' wound and that be was doing well Other dispatches from Capetown aay that advices from Mafeking con? firm tbe eta^-nent that 50 Boers were killed b> ie explosion of two trucks of dynamite purposely sent ont by flol Baden Powell to draw the Boer fire Nine Officers and tbe Men of the Hussars Who Were Cat Off. London, Oct. 26 ?The dispatches from the front are so diversified and contradictory that it is difficult to outline tbe aitnation with any degree of preoision. Three or four msin facts, however, stand out prominent? ly Gen Symons1 fight wss not aoything like the decisive victory at firat alleged, and Gen Yule would I probably have been annihilated or met with the same fate as tbe cap tnred Hosas'.'s if he hsd not retrested Gen White's "artillery duel" at Rietfontein was a very severe en? gagement, in which the rifle did great execution, and where success was only achieved at a distressing cost The bombardment of Mafek ing has commenced, with unknown result, and the Boers have got their Husssr prisoners safely to Pretoria Altogether, the campaign is being pushed by the Boers so strenuously and on such strategical lines that tbe situstion of the British must in all probability give them cause for deep snxiety for some time to come. It is difficult to see how the con? centrated force at Ladysmith will be able to take the aggressive immedi ately Apart from tbe fatigue, regi? ments like the Gondon Highlanders and Royal Rifles have been practical? ly without officers since tho fights, snd 135 additional officers have boon ordered to leave England as speedily as possible A batch of delayed dispatches ar? rived here this morning via Lorenzo Marquez They are as follows : Pretoria, Oct 21 ?Friday's fight at Dundee started at 5 in the morning and lasted until 2 in the afternoon The burghers, under Gen Lucas Meyer, took up a strong position, but were compelled to retire to their laager after capturing a Maxim. The fighting was resumed at 10 this morning in the neighborhood of Glcncoe and Dundee. Several Boer forces were engaged. The firing was distinctly heard at Dannhanser. Pretoria. Oct 21. ?President Steyn of the Orange Free State has issued a proclamation to tbe Basuto nation explaining the reasons for tbe war and also stating that Boer forces have been placed near the Basutoland border lie makes known that the republic is at peace with the Basutos and wishes to continue so. adding that no injury will be done to Basutos remaining quiet and not assisting the British Pretoria. Oct 22 ?The Britith piisoners captured Friday near Dun? dee were entrained at Dannhnuser. They filled 10 trucks. The officers traveled first class, and a aepurato van was provided for two wounded officers An enormous crowd as? sembled at the station here to witness their arrival, but there was no de Aims't at, be thy Co antry's, thy God's >AY, NOVEMBER 1. I monstration When they alighted the prisoners were received with funeral silence upon the part of the crowd. The greatest order and de? corum prevailed while they were traversing the streets The wound? ed were taken to a hospital, while the other officers and men were marched to the race course, escorted by mounted burghers, arid were en? camped on the spot where Jameson's trpopers were confined. The officers (Lieut. Grknehaw, Lieut. Majendie and Lieut. Shore of the Dublin Fusiliers) looked in good health They are quartered in a building apart from tl e men. On giving their parole they will be allowed the free? dom of the whole enclosure. The men appear indifferent and spent most of their time smoking They sleep on the grand stand. Details of the fighting al. Reitfontein are coming in slowly. A special die patch from Ladysmitb. dated Oot. 24, filed after the fight, says: "On dis? covery that the Boers were massed to the westward of the main road to Don dee ao attempt was tnt.de by a train to reoover the body of Col. Scott-Chis holme, killed at filaodsliagte. The train was fired opoo and obliged to retire and Gen. White moved out to attaok the Boers, believed to be Free Staters who should have joined the Transvaalers at Elandslaagte. Gen. White commanded personally. The Fifth Lancers were plaoed go either flank. They firet came in nach with the Boers below Moddersprtiit, where 11,500 burghers occupied a etroog ridge whenoe they opened fire at 1,200 yards, hitting several of the British. In the meanwhile, the Erdsars and Natal Carbineers advanced unscattered through an opetiiog iu the ridge under the fire of a Boer gun, while the Im? perial Light Morse took pert of tbe orest of tbe ridge, the Boers retiring. At about 9. however, a Boer goo stationed on the orest of Matawanaskop opened fire with great aoouraoy on the British foree, whioh in the mean while had come up ; bat the shells failed to explode and tbe British artillery silenced tbs Opposition. Tte whole British foroe theo advanoed aod the aotion became gooeral. A large body of Boers occupied strong ponitiors ot I Matawanaskop aod the preoiptioos I ridges surrounding it. Tbe British guns shelled the position aod tbe io I faotry advacaed under oover of the fire. Tbe Gloueesters aod Devons orosssd a fearful bra tone beneath Toitaoyoni Hill, whenoe the Boers poured a withering fire with such effeot that 80 of the attaokers dropped vitbin a distanoe of 200 yards. See? ing the peril of tbe Devons aod Giou I Oesters, Geo. White dispatched the Carbineers and Liverpools to take the enemy in the rear. Enemy's Loss Not Known London, Oot. 26 ?The war office today received the following telegram from Gen White : Ladysmitb, Oot. 25 ?Brig. Gen. Yule's foroe has left Dundee with the view of concentration at Ladyfmith To avoid the risk of life whioh a long march would have eotailed, the wound? ed were left at Dundee under medical super vision. Yesterday Sir George White, hsving ascertained by a previous reconoais sanoe that the Free State forces bad moved eastward from Bester'? station and were attemptiog to gaio tbe road from Ladysmitb to the north, moved oot in the direotion of Elandslaagte with tbe Fifth Lanoers, Nineteenth Hussars, Imperial Light B?rse, Natal mounted volunteers, two field batteries, ooe mountain battery and a brigade of infantry Tbe enemy posted a battery two miles south of Modderspruit and open? ed with infantry fire at loog rango on the British advanoe guard, o^nsis ing of the Nineteenth Hussars. This was followed by artillery fire directed with considerable aoouraoy against the Brit? ish guns. An aotion lasting six hours ensued at Hietfootein farm. The enemy were driven from the hills oom manding tbe roads. Sir George White'e object being accompli* hed, the oolumo rotnrded to Ladysmitb. Tho enemy is believed to have suffered. "Several Boors own officially tbat they lost over one hundred killed at E'aodslaagte. Three hundred prison? ers wounded and otherwise, are in the hands of tbe British, inludiog severil of high position. "in the aotion of Elandslaagte, Got 21, tho Johannesburg force, with a detaohment of tbe German corps was oompletely broken up. "All was woll at Mafeking up to Oot 21 "All was woll at Kimherley up to Oot, 23 Tho defenders are in good spirits." YULE REACHES LADYSMITH London, Ojt 26 ?Tho war office has received tho following dispatch from Gen. Whito : "Ladysmitb, Oot 20, 12 40 p. m. ?Gen. Yule's column has just moron cd in hore after a v i v hard march during a night of exceptionally heavy rain. Tho men, though dono up, aro in good spirits and only want a rest. and Truth's." THE 1 1899; New The enemy did not molest them " The servioes rendered by the Coiooi al Guards deserves special mention Part of the bridge over Suaday river was destroyed to prevent the possibil? ity of the enemy transporting gaos. GEN. SYMONS IS DEAD. London, Oat. 26 ?Too death of Geo. Sir William PennSyrooos, the British commander at G lenooe, who was shot in the stomaeh in the battle with the Boors there Oot. 20, was officially announoed in the house of con moos to? day. The parliamentary secretary of war office, Mr Wyndham, in announcing the death of Gen. Symons, said : "The oews was considerately sent to Gen. Whito by Gen. Joubert, which confirms the impression that Gsn. Yule had to leave his wounded at Dundee " Unimportant Skirmish Near Kimberley Last Tuesday. Cape Town, Oot. 27.?Evening? Official report from Kimberley dated Tuesday state that Col. Soott-Turoer, with 270 men proceeded northward to Maofarlane'fl farm, where they unsad? dled their horses. At 9 o'clock a party of Boers was seen on the right flank and was quiokly scattered. Col. Scott Tumor opening fire on then and several of the enemy being seen to fall. The ensmy moved to a sand heap and opened fire on the British, who return? ed the fire. Col. Soott-Turoer attempted to pre? vent the Boers from advaooing i gainst Col. Murray, but was met with a heavy fire from a dam wall 600 feet to the left. At 11 o'elook Col. Murray ordered 150 men of the Lancashire regiment to proceed to the north. An armored train is alresdy support? ed Cel. Soitt Turner. At midday Ool. Murray Btarted also, with twe field guns and two Maxims and 70 mounted men. One of the two British guns opened suddenly upon the Boen who were io an uo favorable position. The Boers artillery fire was brisk. Another armored train was held in readiness. At 2 o'clock the second train was sent forward with additional ammunition The Laneasbires behaved spendidly and Col Soott-Turoer highly comrxeod ed them. Commandant R?tha and many Boers were killed. The British loss was three killed and 21 wounded. The engagement was a brilliant suooesi for the British forces. Capetown, Oot. 27?A telegram from Baluwayo, Rhodesia, dated Mon? day, says : "A Boer force is threaten? ing Chief Khama and Chief Liooh ?e, who are loyal to Great Britain. Their eouotry lies at the extreme northwest cf the Transvaal and includes Beeuana land. It seems a gross mistake for (be B?ors to provoke war among the ra tives. The probable explanation is that the Boer foroe intonds to destroy the railway to Buluwayo, which runs through Khama's eouotry, and tboe prevent any attempt of Col Plomei's Rbodssian foroe to so to the relief of Mafekiog. Already there have beon stories of a Rhodesian armored tra n engaging the Biers some distanne north of Mafeking." London, Oot. 27 ?The colonial office has made public the folio wir? i telegram received from Governor Hutchinson, dated Pietermaritsburg, Oot. 26 : "The following telegram ha? been received from Greytown, from D Greig, a resident of Dundee, formerl) in the telegraph service : "'I left Dundee this morning. Gen. Symons died on Monday at 5 p hi. and was buried the following morning, close to the English church hy the Rev W. Daily. There was a firing party and a few medioal effiaer? and a few civilians attended the funeral. There were no Biers Ool Eokett, Major* Boulttve, Harnmer?loy ana Nugent and also Crum, Johnston** and Rvan are improving. The Boers occupied Duo dee Monday afternoon."' Louronio Marques, Oct. 27 ?The following dispatch has been received here from Pretoria, filed yesterday: "The government has issued a procla? mation declaring that no rents or inter? ests on bonds oin be olaimed during the continuance of mir'ial law, nor within a certain filed period after the repe%l of the same. "The Boers at Vryhurg have secured a qaaotity of ammunition. Command? ant Sohooraao han s. iz <1 Krokodile poort and destroyed the railway bridge there. President Krnger is in excellent health." Capetown, Oct 27.?Sir Alfred Rova t Absolutely to Makes the food more del royal damno po wc rKl K SOUTHRON, Established Jot* 13*6 Series?Vol. XIX. So. 14 Milner, governor of Cipe Colony, and W. P. Schreiner, the prt mier, have issued a proclamation declaring null and void the proclamation i4 the Orange Free State asserting that a portion of Cape Colony is now Free State territory. Sir Alfred Miluer's proclamation warns all British subjects in the colony of their duty and obligations to tbe queen. Durbau, Natal, Oct 27 ?An inter* eeting incident in connection with tbe Elandslaagte fight is reported here. When the fire of the British guns became too hot, eight Boers ran forward out of cover and, stand? ing their ground, cooly opened fire at the Imperial Light Horse, with tbe evident purpose of drawing the letter's fire, while their comrades retired Seven of the brave e ght were killed London, Oct. 27?According to the tatest account of the first battle at Glencoe, the Boer artillery amount? ed to 7,000 men and about noon another army, almost ae large, unler commandant Gen Joubert, advanced to w tbin 6,000 yards of Glencoe camp and theo retired Tbe Boer losses were very heavy, fully 300. London, Oct. 27.?A dispatch frcm Utrecht, Tronsvaol republic, sayi: ' The fighting at Glencoe lasted uiie hours The burghers soy that thoy never witnessed such o fight. Gen. Lucas Meyers' force of 6,000 wi;h 86 gune was several times repulsed. London, Oct. 27.?A special fro xt Pietermiritzburg dated Oot. 24 says: "Nine bandred and eigbty-four Bot r prisoners arrived here this morning, They include Capto. Dewitt, Home;-, Fighlus, Dorey, Van Legger ani Dottner." London, Oot 27 ?The Magistrate at Vryburg is responsible for o report mode to Premier Schriener, ot Copo Town, tbat 513 Boers were killed at Mafekinj;. Fig?tiog in Philippines. Manila, Ojt. 2c, 5 50 p. m ? The insorgeots around Calambe aod An? geles b?te bothered tbu Americans lately with their repeated attacks, whioh like most of tbe Filipino attacks, ooosist of shooting t. lot of ammunition ioto their oppooeo'.e at long rargo. Maj Cheatbam'e bai-.alion of tbe Tbir tyseveoth infantry, three oompaoiea of tbe Twenty-first infantry, a battery of tbe Fifth artillery aod a Gatlittg gun sallied oot chis morning from Calamba, drove the Filipinos from their treoohes aod pursued them for three miles, in fliotiog heavy loss on them. Ooe Amerioao was killed aod three wete woooded in tbe Twenty first. Lieut. Fergus, wit.h 20 soouts of the Thirty-eirth regiment, reooonoiteriog near Labao, enooontered a party of mounted Filipioinos. He killed six of tbem aod oaptured eight, with ten rifles. Four men from t ;e gunboat Mari velos were iured asbcre 18 miles from Iloilo by a flag of truce and tbe iosur gents killed one of tbem, wounded ooe aod oaptured a tbird Tbe gunboat wsa unanle to fire for fear ot' wouodiog the Americans. Tbe Seoood battalion cf tbe Nine? teenth regiment, Maj. Rsefe command? ing, embarked for Iloilo today to re o foroe tbe troop* tbero Test Case as to School Feas. Florence, Oat 23.?M. W F Olef ton, of this bar, who made the issue with the boar^ of trustees of tbe graded school regardiog the $2 supplementary fee tor ill puptla except those who are unable to pay tho fee, prays tbe circuit oourt for a writ of mandamus requiring tbe sobool board to cetse from cxactiog any fees as a ooodi ion for attending tbe oity graded schools. Tbe petition was nent up to Judge Klugb at ManLiog and be issued an order re11airing tbe school board and tbe superioteodei:t to show cause why tboy should not cease to obange tbe oaid fee. Tbo rule is returnable at ivingstree. Wiliiamsburg County, oo Tucsdy, Ootober 31, and as tbere are naoy otb ;r graded schools in tbe State charging a eupplemea.ary fee the 6ame as the Florence Graded School, tbe mat. tor is of geoera) iotorest. Copies of the petition and tho order were today served upon tho school board aod tbe superioterideot. LBaku no Powder licious and wf olesome ?R CO., NEW YOtlK.