The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 15, 1899, Image 6
THE SITUATION
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Chief Interest Centered on
Arrival in Africa of Rein?
forcements.
London, Nov. 14, 4.50 a. m -The
paucity of news from the front still
leaves the chief interest centered in
the arrival of the reinforcements.
Estcourt dispatches ssy that helio
graph communication has been estab?
lished with Ladysmith, but so far no
Bews has been received, the laiest
date being Nov 6, which shows that
the occupants of Ladysmith had no
news of tbe out outside world since
Gen Freuch reached Pietermaritz
burg, and that they were puzz;ed at
the inactivity of the Boers Every
one was confident and cheerful, but
were suffering inconveniences of the
siege, bread selling at three shillings
per loaf
Col. Baden-Poweii'8 dashing sor?
ties at Mafeking encouraged the hope
that the British garrisons aiong the
western border are ali able to hold
out Cecil Rhodes is employing
8,000 men, white and black, at Kim
berley in road making as a remedy
for destitution
According to a dispatch from De
Aar, the Boets at Kimberley have
got the exact range of the mines
and he is constantly throwing shells
at the dynamite huts. Several of
the latter have been blown up and
tbe damage done to the mines
already amounts to many thousands
of pounds.
Among the stories from Brussels is
one tbat Gen. Joubert and Sir
George White have been endeavor?
ing to negotiate for the capitulation
of Ladysmith, but have failed to come
to terms.
The report that the British cruiser
Magicienne had fired on the French
steamer Cordoba raises the doubtful
print whether Great Britain has yet
actually declared war. It is believed,
however, that Europen nations have
been made acquainted with the
severance of relations between Great
Britain and the two republics.
TROOPS POURING IN.
London, Nov. 13.-A dispatch
from Cape Town to the war office
announces the arrival there today of
the troopship Armenia with three
batteries of artillery and an ammuni?
tion column, and the troopship
Nubia, with the Scots Guards and
half a battalion of the Northampton
shire regiment. This brings the
total number of reinforcements to
12,802, of which about 6.000 are
already on the way to Durban The
Armenia and Nubia, whose troops
belong to the first division, will prob
ably also be ordered to proceed
Nine troopships, carrying 11,000
men, are due at Cape Town tomorrow
(Tuesday).
FUTURE OF TRANSVAAL.
London, Nov. 13 -Sir Michael
Hicks Beach, chancellor of the ex?
chequer, speaking this evening at
Bristol, said : "The war iu South
. Africa has destroyed both conven
tions with the Transyaal. We must
establish there a pure and honest
government, on the basis of equal
rights and on something more endur
ing than paper safeguards. Subject
to this, we should give whatever
self-government may be possible in
Sooth Africa No one desires that
?reat country to be governed perma
penilj from 'Downing street/ "
Subordinate Officer? Inadvis?
edly, Raised White Flag.
Lorenzo Marques, D?iagoa B>y,
Thursday, Nov. y -Father Matthews,
who ha." arrivc?d here from Pretoria,
sarys with reference to the surrender of
tbe irish Fusiliers and Gloucestershire |
troops at Nicholson's Nek. tuac after
the mules stampeded the force got hird
pressed by the enemy They weald
have held out, however, but s -me
subordinate, wirhou* instructions, heist
cd a flag of truce on ci* own responsi?
bility. Nothing then rernur bu: to
surrender.
..We were sent out,'* says Father
Matthews, t4to occupy a p'si'ico with i
the object of preventing two Boer j
forces from join'.og We started at
8 30 Sunday ev.cirjg, marched :eri j
miles, ano got to the hill about 1 !
o'clock Monday mori;iog
"The firs: mishap vas that thc ?
mountain batteries stamp?drd and '
scattered the whole lot of mu!c;r We
formed up again and gained the tcp
of thc bill. The geos were gone, but.
not all the ammunition. I do not
j^oow what stampeded the muirs They
knocked me down It was pitch oark.
"We bad one hour's gleep Tho
firing began just after aaybreak. beiog
pomewhat slack for a time. Bjr 6na:;y
the Boers crept nroucd arid then the
firing became furious. Our wnu made
a breas* work c ': "-ton?-s.
Soon after 12 o'cir/r-i:, noon, there
was a goonal cry cf 'ceasefire,' but our
fellows would riot stop firtoc Maj
Adye catr e- ap and cor firmed thc ordc,
and then inc- bogle sounded 'ceased
fire.'
'.[ii our !o:a i*y there wis a rumor
that a white fiag was raised hy a young
officer who thought his batch of ten
mcj srrre th? rc'"- g-^vivnrs, but we
were 900 alive, having started with
perhaps 1.000. I thiok many of the
batccrymeo escaped.
* Our officers and meo were furious
at tho surrender. The Boers did oot
seem to be ia gr?ai cambers on the
spot, but I heard that the maio body
had galloped off. Oar mee had to
give ap their arms aod the officers were
sent to Commaodaot Steeoekam. The
officers then ordered the mee to fall io.
"Tho efficers were takee away from
the men and sect to Geo. Joubert the
??ame day, traveling in mule wagons
and sleeping tbat niger, in some stores
on the way The next morning they
took a train at Wasbbaok for Pretoria.
Tbey are well treated, and so, ? h-4ve
heard of the men.
"T?ere bas been co unpleasantness
ia Pretoria. The efficers are in a
school building and are allowed to walk
as they please io the groucds.
"The surrender, in my judgment,
was a great blander, caused by a
misunderstaodiog. Maj Adye was
much put oat. Thc white flag was cot
hoisted by the Irish Fusiliers.
Practical Alliance
Of Japan And China.
London, Nov. 13 -The Daily
Mail's Shanghai dispatches report
that an uneasy feeling regarding the
relations of Russia and Japan is
spreading there. Its Shanghi corres?
pondent cables : "There is no doubt
that Japan is practically allied with
China, despite the degradation which
the empress dowager inflicted upon
the Chinese envoys to Japan on their
recent return. This was merely a
tactical move, with a view of appeas?
ing Russia.
"A large Russian fleet intends win?
tering in Nagaskai harbor and some
remoo8tance by Japan in probable
Prince Henry of Prussia, the com*
mander of the German squadron in the
North Pacific, is watching the pro?
gress of events. The recently declar?
ed in the course of the conversation
that the Japanese army was in splen?
did condition from the European
point of view."
JAPAN AND RUSSIA ARE UN
FRIENDLY.
Victoria, B. C , Nov 12 -That
the rumors of the strained relations
between Russia and Japan are not
exaggerated seems certain from news
received here by steamer.
The North China Daily News says:
"So greatly excited are the Chinese
of the north boroughs of impending
war between .Russia and Japan that
manv merchants, both Chinese and
Japanese, who are doing business io
New Chwang, Port Arthur and
Cbefoo have 6ent their families to
Shanghai and elsewhere in the south
for safety."
It is believed Japan rather courts
the struggle, as she is now second
only to England in naval strength in
the far east and for years bas viewed
the encroachments of Russia with
resentment and alarm.
Li Hung Chang, in an interview
given to an American correspondent
at Peking, on the Philippine ques?
tions, blames the United States for
departing from its traditional policy,
saying that bad Gen. Grant lived the
country would never have entered
upon a policy that he (Li) prophesied
would be disastrous to the United
States. He said that China would
not object to America enlisting
several regiments of Chinese to fight
Filipinos if they were enlisted in the
Philippines and with the knowledge
and consent of the Chinese consul
there.
BURRY ORDERS ON JAPANESE
BATTLESHIP.
London, Nov. 12 -Hurry orders
have been received by the builders
of the Japanese battleship now in
process of construction at Clyde
Bank to complete the vessel as
speedily a9 possible. The new ship,
which will be one of the largest
afloat, is to be finished by Jan 1,
1900. It is believed that these
instructions are the result of the
increasing tension between Japan
and Russia.
SHE MAY NEED BRITISH AID.
Port Townsend, Wu , Nov. 12 -
Advices received by the Orientai
steamship St. Irene, indicate that the
Japanese goverom"ot is taking a great j
interest thc South Atric*;n war. j
Up;?u the recommendation of the gee- j
erat staff of the Jananrsc army, ar?
; ?ic?r will be t-ci:". to the scene of
hostilities fer the purpose of gaining a
practical knowledge of thc strength
and i he 'aeries of thc Beer army.
This move on the part, of thc J?p?inc?e,
according to the Kobe Ohrccicic, is
iodrfpenst-b.e for th;i reason that Japan
may bs forced to roly upon the assist
ance cf thu Briton army at rj > digram
date.
Toe Russian minister in Seoul has
created consid?rable stir in the diplo?
matic cireies of Jjpan by making a
demar.d io have thc spheres of icfiueooe
of the re-pcctive powers in Korea made
;! ii >i*o. ?i.d has u.ace a proposition to
rbi:? effect to me ministers of various
powers, through Gertnanv':* represenfa
tive. Japan strongly opposes thc
movement and it is claimed tn i?icial
circles thai Russia has evolved a plan
to counteract Japan's ioflueDce io
Korea.
Otis' Hard Task in Luzon.
Typhoons and Floods Impede
the March of his Troops.
Wasb?Dgtc-D, Nov. ll -Three im?
portant dispatches from Gen Otis
were received at the war department
today, showing the hardships and
difficulties encountered by our troops
in their advance, and giving a captur?
ed insurgents dispatch showing the
line of argument put iorward to
sustain the insurrection. The dis?
patches are as follows :
"Manila, Nov ll.-Severe ty?
phoons over Paoay last two days im?
peded march of Gen Hughes' troops;
his column several miles north and
west of Iloilo. Insurgents have
abandoned strong defences in that
section.
"Manila Nov. ll.-Lawton push?
ing troops through on Lupadimgan
and San Buentin roads ; but country
submerged ; bridges and recently
constructed rafts washed out, and
wheel transportation cannot move
His reliance on cavalry, few infantry
and native scouts, living mostly on
country. MacArthur commenced
advance early this morning Yester
day two companies, 17th infantry,
under Cbynoweth, making reconnois
sance on Magolong and Concepci?n
road, struct battalion of the enemy,
which left twenty-nine dead on field ;
OHr casultie8, reported, three wound?
ed "
Manila, Nov. ll.-A number oi
official insurgent dispatches captured
yesterday by Gen Young's troops
and forwarded by Lawton iast night.
They indicate directed abandonment
by enemy of country in vicinity of
Cabanatuan and San Jose, and hur?
ried movements by way of Taying
over mountains to Bayonbonay,
thence to Apirra Among the dis?
patches the following appears :
"Tarlac, Nov. 5, 1899 -Otis did not
accept proposition today ; enemy
attacked our outposts because Otis
promised McKinley tr ske Tarlac
today ; think they caonot break
through ; take care of prisoners, as
therein lies our great hopes, especial
ly (fer ?) wives. There is no 6uch
miscruit (?) either by the govern?
ment or by Miong. Spanish com?
missioner tried to deceive us ; deal?
ing with us as insurgente ; our
government sent them away and they
withdrew greatly displeased Quad
ruple alliance between Germany,
France, Russia and Spain is a fact.
Before December we wil know our
fate. Throughout Europe there is
sympathy for our cause-American
Democrats clearly in our favor ; they
are sure of Bryan's triumph next
election Pay no attention to your
affairs and never mind the rest 93
The dispatches are given verbatim
as received with several uniuteiligi
ble words, including "miscruit "
Inquiry is being made to learn
whether this is a cable error or a
word used in the insurgent dispatch.
Manila, Nov 13.-10 a m.-When
Col. Beil lefe Capas, 10 miles from
Tarlao, at 1 o?clock yesterday he io
lDteoded merely to reconnoitre. He
had wish him the Thirty-sixth iofautry,
Slavens' soouts, Troop E. of the Fourth
cavalry, and a battalion of the Twenty- I
second r?gissent and Gatling guns, i
Tbe soouts, mounted, preceded the
main body up the railroad They met
a hundred rebels at Murcia, but the
tosurgeots . quickly rstreated. Tbe
soouts fou cd the depot burniog, but
extinguished thc fire acd eared the
building.
Tbe rxaio coiumrj marched up the
wagon road, but before reaching Tarlac
divided, eoteriog the town on two sides
at 8 o'clock without a shot being fired
Tbe insurgents bad evacuated the place
ooly a few hours before, setting fire to
tbe railway statioo abd the rolling
stock They left a reir guard of 400
men who, however, failed to make a
stand and cover the retreat of the main
force of insurgents, as they bad proba
biy been ordered to do.
The rebel ordnance is reported to
have bren shipped to the towo of
Doo neil.
The Americans are continuing their
advance so rapidly that toe insurgents
have not time enough to destroy the
railroad.
Gen. Yourjg is supposed rn have
rcacn-.d San Nicolas, about 30 miles
east ci Djgupao, but his wagoos arc
far behind.
Col. Hayes has captured Aguinaldo's
secretary, and M3j. Coleman is in Car
ranglan, wifh ao escort of 175 bi-lo
ineo, on his way to tue province of
j Neuva V z ?ya.
j 'i'hc son of Geo Lioeras ..rd bis
i family arc prisoners. The general
j bi!c<y escaped. Thc correspondent of
j The Associated Press wno Gen Young
telegraphs {rom San Jose ?hat Aguin
i aldo did nor escape to the northeast.
He and his army, thc correspondent
adds, are surrounded. His last orders
i ro the Filipino eomrnandt-r at. >S:.n Jo6e
i and Oarraoglan was to hold the towns
at ali costs
i
Tbe recent eu: ounrcrs were leo one
: sided to be called fights. Thc in-ur
I grnt> arf mortally afraid of tho Amer
; icans, however strong thur positions.
! They malte but a brief -'.nd feeble
I resistance and run when the terrible*
: American yell reaches their car?,
j whereupon toe Americans pursui them
j and slay many.
Bryan Analyzes the Vote.
He Shows That the Result
is a Rebuke to McKinley.
Lincoln, Neb, Nov ll - W. J.
BryaD this afternoon gave to the press
an extended statement sumrniog up the
results of the eiectioos in different
States.
In Massachusetts and Pennsylvania,
where the Democrats reaffirmed the
Chicago platform, be find-? that they
have made gains, while in New York
and New Jersey (bo republican vote
j ?bows a failing off. Maryland, he
declares, is row safely Democratic
On tbe Kentucky election be says :
The result in Kent ocky does not give
any encouragement to the republicans.
Thc latest returns show tbat the corj
test between Mr. Goebel sod Mr
Taylor is very close. The democrats
claim the election of Goebel aod the
entire State ticket by small pluralitiea
The legislature is safely democratic io
both branches and tbe election of Black?
burn to succeed Lindsay is assured,
i No one who bas watched the contest
: will do ibt that with tbe Democrats
united on national issues, Kentucky
can be relied upon for a majority of
20,000 or 30,000."
Ohio is summed up as follows :
"What consolation can republicans
j draw from thc Ohio election ? Mr
Hanna secured tbe nomination of bis
candidate for Governor upon a platform
endorsing the Republican Administra?
tion, and wbile tbe returns indicate
that Nash bas a plurality of about
? 50,000 over McLean, McLean and
Jones together bave a majority of
something like 50,000 over tbe repub
iican candidate.
"MeLean ran upon a platform em?
phatically endorsing the Chicago plat?
form and condemmog the trusts, mili?
tarism aod imperialism, and he made a
gallant fight against great odds. Ohio
j is the borne of Mr. Hanna, Cbairmao
of the Republican national committee.
Postmasters all over the Union were
urged to contribute money to save
Ohio. Mr Hanna took the stump
himself and called upon republicans to
support the tioket and endorse the poli?
cies of tbe Administration. And yet,
in spite of all that could be done, Mr.
Hanna's own county was carried by
Mr. Jones and the republican party,
wbicb bsd a majority of nearly 50,000
in 1896, is now overwhelmed by a
majority approximating 50,000. The
Jones vote is anti-republican. Mr
Jones himself bas made an open fight
against Mr. Hanna and bis methods ;
aod the republican party bas turned its
batteries against Mr. Jones and his
followers."
Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas
resuks are passed over with brief para
grapes as not of leading importance.
On Nebraska be says : "Tbe Nebras
ka campaign was fought on national
issues and tbe Fusion candidate for
judge received about 14.000 this year
as againt 3,000 for the Fusion candidate
for judge io 1897. Assistant Secretary
of War Meiklejohn came from Wash
iogtoo to plead with the voters to
uphold the president's policies Sena?
tors Thurston and Hayward were on the
stump warning tbe people not to
repudiate the president. Senator
Fairbanks and other prominent republi?
cans from outside tbe State lent their
influence, but notwithstanding the
efforts brought forth by the republicans
the Fusion forces gained a signal
victory. Their oaodidate, Judge
Holcomb, carried five of the congres?
sional districts cut of the six and lost
the remaioiog district (the 1st) by only
a thousand. The Fusionisrs made
a net gain of three district judges a and
large gain in county officers."
Mr Bryan continues : "Taken as
a whole the elecci?n returns from ali the
States give encouiagemeot to tho^e who
hope for the overthrow of the republi
can party in 1900. It is evident that
those who believed in the Chicago
platform in 1S96 still believe io it. it
is also evident that the hostility to the
Chicago platform among those who op
posed it is not as pronounced as it was
ia 1896. It is appareot also that there
is growing hostility to the monopolies
which have grown up under a
republican administration, il is safe to
say that the American people would by
a large majority pronounce against the
attempt to raise the standing army to
100.000 and it. is equally certain tba:
upon a distinct vote upcu the issue a
large majority of the people would
pronounce against an imperialistic
policy which would develop herc a oo!o
j nial system after the pattern of
; European governments
j "It the renuke administered to the
j renuOiicans at the polis had bneo more
( severe the prospects of remedial legis
: lation ar. tho hanrits of the republish s
i w ?uld be brighter Whiio ic WES
j suf?i?iei:? to indicare f!-a: the people a?e
! not satir-??d with the republican poli?
cies it may not have been sufiisieot to
! s;ay the course of the republican party
; toward plutocracy arid toward the
: European ideas ot government bu:lt on
force rather than upon the consent of
thc governed - n government relying
\ivo~i a large standing army rather than
uno;: a citizen soldiery
"W. J. Bryan."
Toe booth Carolina Poultry a**ocia
tion wan organized in Columbia i;1.-:
I week to work io connection wu h the
State Fair association. Major A. ii
White, of Rock Hui. was elected
president , Colonel ll B Watson, ot
Ridge Spring, rice pre- dint. T. E.
F- H?lzbaoser, of Columbia, secretary
and treasurer.
BOSS HANNA'S
SCALP WANTED.
Republican Leaders Tell Mc?
Kinley Tbat Hanna is Too
Heavy a Load to Carry.
Washington, Nov 13 -Boes Han?
na wiil have a fight on his hands
when he returns to Washington, just
as hard as the one he had in Ohio,
and one in which he cannot buy
victory with cash Notice has been
served on Mr McKinley by leading
men in his party that Hanna will be
too heavy a load to carry through
j another national campaign : that hie?
record was bad enough before he
made those speeches in the Ohio
campaign io defence of trusts, and
that it has since then become an
imperative necessity that he should
retire from the head of the republi?
can national committee Mr. McKin
ley, who in addition to considering
himself under many obligations,
financial and otherwise, to Hanna,
is believed to be a little afraid of
him, attempted to argue with those
who demanded Hanna's scalp, but he
was at once told that it was not a
case for argument ; that be could if
so disposed, {rive Hanna a tip that
would result in his voluntary retire?
ment, on account of "his health" or
any other old th?Dg, but that if he
declined to do so, an open fight
against Hanna would be started by
some of the most prominent republi?
cans in Cougress, as soon as the ses?
sion opened. Mr McKinley did not
say what he would do, but there is
every reason to believe that be will
stand by Hanna, at least until con?
vinced that bis opponents are strong
enough to down him Consequently
a red hot fight, in which democrats
will be interested spectators, ie ex?
pected during the coming session of
Congress. Whether it wili result in
a defeat for Hanna will depend large?
ly upoo circumstances, but it may
play an important part in the legisla?
tion of the session, as Mr. McKinley
will ask much of Congress, and the
republican majority in both House
and Senate is entirely too slim to
ieave room for any considerable kick?
ing out of the administration traces
According to an official report of
the U S. Consul General at Stock?
holm, the Government of Sweden
owns and operates 2,284 miles o
railway, the rolling stock of which
consists of 502 locomotive, 428 bag
gage cars, 892 passenger coaches, 3
dining cars, 45 postal wagons, t? com?
bined coaches and baggage. 21
prison vans, 216 flat cars, and 12,161
freight cars The annual profits
during the forty three yeare of gov?
ernment ownership of the railways
have averaged more than one and
one-third million dollars in American
money, besides the accumulation of a
fund of $2,292,164 for pensioning
employes retired on account of age
or injury, and a fond of $2,079 219
for the relief of widows and children
of deceased employes
Copies of the following petition, to
Congress, understood to have been
prepared by Ex Senator Edmunds,
who is honorary President of Phila?
delphia branch of the anti imperialist
league are receiving the signatures
of those who are opposed to the ad?
ministration's Philippine policy :
"We, the under sigDed, citizens, of
the U S of America, especially
petition your honorable body to
briog about an immediate cessation
of hostilities in the Philippioe islauds,
and to announce to the people there?
of, with promptitude, that it is the
purpose of the U S , not to interfere
with their aspirations for indepen
dence, or to subject them to our
authority, but ouly to aid them in
setting up an independent govern?
ment of their own choice and to pro
peet them against hostile foreign in?
terference, and to assist them with
thc military and naval forces of the
?. S so far as may be required in the
maintenance of order and security
until such a government shall be es
tabiished."
All through me course of 'he Philip
pine mudoie President McKinley bas
j been careful to keep the country io tbe
! dark a? much as possible. What were
j bis instructions to Gen. Otis ? What
I directions did be give the Philippine
Commission ? What were the concrcss
! ioos asked by Aquiualdc before the
! fighting hegao, and what terms cid cur
? army efficers offer ? What is the
! arraagemeot with the Sultan of Sulu ?
j Whs: were the contents of the dispares
jscnr by Admiral Dowey last pecem
! ber ? Ali bave be-.-n suppressed.
: Couta ar: Emperor bav;j kept more (rom
? the people than President McKinley
! has done ? - Press and S:aodard.
j It' ali the goats io the United S'ares
! were kept with & siegle object of euppiy*
! ing skies for market, they would fail to
I supply a small traction of the pn.scot de
i maud and -tr the seme firm; remain at
! their present number. At four pounds to
\ the skin, which is not tar from the
averag ; wright of dry skins, it requires
thc el&ugpt-cr or" 15 ^26.6*21 goats aod
kid? to yield 'he skins imported during
th-J las? fiscal year This represents
live flocks "1 foreign goats aggregating
from iwcnty-S'Vr? to thirty millions at
i.'ust for our present supply of market?
able sistr:s alono
TTTANTED-Corn uud Peas.
VV H- G. Oiteer.
Use Your Strength.
? lady wag watching a potter at bis
work, whose oae toot was kept with
"never slackening speed turning his
swift wheei round," while the other
rested patiently on the ground. When
the Isdy said to him, in a sympathizing
tone, "How tired your foot must bel"
the main raised bis eyes and said :
"No, ma'm ; it isn't the fcot that
works that's tired; it's the foot that
stands. Th ta's it."
if you want to keep your strength,
use it, ; if you want to get tired, do
notbing. As ? matter of fact, we ail
know tbac thc iasf. mao to go to for a
j helping band for any new undertaking
i i< the man woo ins pienty of time on
! his bands. It is the man and woman
who are doing most who are aiways
willing to do a little more
The people who sre tired of iife are
no' *hose who work, but those who are
too proud or too lazy to do so Many
of tbe rich are morbidiy restless, whiie
those who have to earn their daily
bread are comparatively contented and
happy. The JBible says that "the sleep
of a laboring man i* sweet, whether be
eat little or much" (Eccl. 5 : 12) ; and
tbe busy worker bas bcaitn and
blessings which the listless idler never
knows.
A Shipbuilding Combine.
San Francisco, Nov. ll.-The Call,
referring today to tbe statement tele?
graphed from the East that a syndicate,
said to be headed by tbe Seiigmans,
proposes to obtain control of the lead?
ing shipbuilding concerns of the
United States, says that the combioe
contemplates the absorption of the
Union Iron Works, of this city. The
paper says that icquiries addressed to
responsible parties in the East brough?
the reply that the syndicate bad prac?
tically succeeded in combining the ship
yards of Cramp & Sons, ac Philadel?
phia; C P Huntington, at Newport
News, Va ; che Columbia Iron Works,
Baltimore; the Bath, Maine, Iron
Works, and the Union Iron Works,
San Francisco. Tbe managers of the
Union Works neither affirm nor deny
the report. It is estimated the consol?
idated value of the concerns admitted
to the combine exceeds 8*20,000,000.
It is said that ali members of the
Dewey family related to Admiral
Dewey would hold a reunion in the
Waldorf Astoria hotel, New York, in
January or February. Acceptances
have been received from all parts of
the country, indicating that 1,500
Deweys will gather in New York to
meet the admiral and hie bride.
About 100 Deweys from the Pacific
coast will be present. Admiral Dew?
ey has been requested to fix the date
of the reunion.
Dr. Maxey Lee Convicted.
Darlington, Novsmber 8.-The trial of Dr.
Maxcy Lee for the morder ot bis father began
03 Monday, the jory having been empanelled
ID the forenoon and the examination of wit?
nesses beginning io the afternoon. The testi?
mony showed that Dr. Lee, the father, was ia
the hall talking to bis son, the accused, who
had in bis hand a hammerless gao, which
was discharged, the contents lodging in the
body of tba father, who died from the affecta
of the wound. The defense was conducted
by the firm of Woods & McFarlao, who put
in the plea of accidental killing. The case
was resuoed on Wednesday morning, when
Mr. E O. Woods spoke for the defence, to be
followed by Solicitor Johnson for the Stats.
Judae Benet was most clear in bis charge
on tbe questions of law, explaining every
point in a most painstaking manoer. Ver?
dict euilty, with recommendation to mercy.
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COUNTY OF SUMTER.
Rv Tbos. V. Walsh, E<q , Probate Judge.
VT7HEREAS, SHEPARD SASH; made
Y Y st:? t to cr.p to grant him Letters of
Ad minis Ti?on of the Estate of and effects of
JERRY VA? LE S deceased
These ar?? therefore "o cits and admonish
?Ii n; d singular ttie kindred au? crrditors of
toe s*id Jerry Maple*, late ot" S?d County
a1 i State, deceased, that they he ?nd appear
b'?ore rn*, in toe C urt o Pro' nte. i^ be held
...t Somier, C H . on November 24th. ?S99,
::ex?, af er fro?licatiou thereof at ! i o'clock ?
ir: \he tore; oon, u> show cause, i? any they
nave, why th? said Administration should
not ne granted
Given under my hf*nd, ?r-;s h th cay of
November, JA. D., 1899.
THOS. V. WALSH,
Jud?e of Probate.
Nov 10 ~2t