The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 13, 1899, Image 1
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W AR IN AFRICA
Strtot Cenaortbtp Still Main?
tained.
I
London, Deo 6, 4 30 a m ?Tbe
oeoeorship continues to be of tbe
etriotvet character Virtually no
oewe ia allowed to peas eioept diaries
of eeeote within the beleaguered
garrisons and positions
According; lo tbe latest eoooonte of
Ihe bat .Is of Modder river, tbe Beer
*}re wee tbe botteet on record end
will revoletionize existing tbeoriee.
It waa effective up to I 600 yards,
bot tbe casualties among tbo prone
troops waa trifling It won found
isspoeeible to bring the Britieh
seemunitioo reaervee to the firing
Hn Many Boere wneroing Red
Crowe bodges were actually employed
ia a# ving oot ammunition
Io oonoeotioo with tbe many scon
seltene against the Boer indifference
to the lewe of wer, e letter pobliahed
ia ?ape Towo seeerte that before the
Treaeveel ultimatum wee eent tbe
Boor leadera diecoeeed the policy of
?lag the) white flag, when driven
into a ooroer, io order to deoeive
too Britieh cosamasdere, end thie
eoaiey woe generally approved
It io reported tbat tho mobilization
of o seventh division will bo ordered
nft Aldsrseol, so o preparation for
Twn*wnr office todoy received the
folio w *og dispatch from Qen Fores
Uwe Walker, ooder dote of Deo 6 :
"Goo Methoen reported that ot
Modder riter he foaod 28 bodies nod
eaa^ OO J:w-a?*?j
WW .1 ^a^^WTWw ^WBtW w. wwi^j www *tt
too surface of tho river The people
sey toot some bodies were buried
nod toot others wore token oo moiee
to Jecobodel, where the Eoelio
woooded were also taken. Com
ssaodenl Albmcbl'e wegoo perfectly
flttod op so e pharmacy sod aorgery,
wse ceptored. The enemy's loee wee
more theo ours sod their roorsle bse
boou much shaken
The following; ie s Boer version of
tho bottle of M odd or river ;
??Pretoria Wednesday, Not 29 ?
OoUrey'e bflcisl report otstee tbat s
' *rge force of British yeeterdsy
morning attacked his command st
Modder riser Heavy fighting Issted
for hours Croojs sod Delsrey took
ep strong position!, the Free Staters
a* eg reinforced Delsrey bed 17
killed sod wooodsd, including his
slesatsoo Too Free Stetere losses
are oakoowo. At dark the Boers
refiied slowly to their poeitiooe, bss
log prssented tbe British from
foroiog tbeir wey to Klmberley "
Awaiting oo Battlefield Ar
rt vaT?f Supplies aod Arms.
London, Dec 7, 4.80 s. m ?Again
tbsre ie s complete loll in newe from
the seal of war Isdyamitb hat
oetsblished heliographs commuoios
lion with Fr?re, end it is reported
thet ell wse wsll op to Sunday A
dispatoh from tbe Boer laager, by tbe
way of Lorenzo Marquee, dated
Thureday, Not 30, confirms tbe
rep..rt that ibe commsndoee bave
been cloeiog io opon Ladyamiib and
mnsotii'g btg gone in new pnaitione
According lo ihe earue advices a
heavy cannonade has b''*n main?
tained snd s genersl aassnlt bad
been ordered for Thursday morning
bot was couolermanded at the last
moment
Modder riser dispatches gay that
the Boers ere enosmped amid the
hills hslf wsy to Kimberley j bot it
ie also seceded tbst s Isrge body of
ibe enemy bee gons io tbe direction
of Jscobsdsl. It ie praeible, there
fore, Lord Methoen m ?y eodeavor to
olssr his right flank aa far se J scobs
dsl before continuing hie advance
He is still wsiliog st Modder riser
for stores, goos snd ammunition.
TOE BOKR UH*es*
London, I> c 6 ?A dispatch from
Lsdysmitrt, dated Monday. Nov 27,
soys : 'Have plenty of food, water
aod ammunition "
Tho wsr < ffics has received Ihe
following from Gen BuUer :
Pietermaritthorg, Tuesday, Deo 5
? It is eery difficult to mske sny
statement io regard to tbe enemy's
lose. For instsoo , st Belmont 81 of
their deed wets accounted for Tbe
saemy goes 16 aa tbo number of
April. 1860.
"Be Jus
SUMTE
killed There ie every reason tu
believe that the enemy's loss in the
fight at Ladyeroith, Nov 9, wss over
800 killed and wounded. Informs
tion from a trustworthy Boer source
shows that st Hildyard'e fight, Nov
23, the enemy lost SO killed and 100
wounded It is impossible to say
how tor these numbers sre correct,
but it is evident the enemy does not
sdmit s tenth of the losses suffered
Intercepted dispatches to Joubert
from s commander show that even
official diepstobee contain decidedly
inaccurate information in this re?
spect.
ON THANKSGIVING DAY.
Ladyemith. Saturday, Dec 2.?The
hottest bombardment of the eiege
took place last Tborsdsy. The Boers
&ot s new big guc in position on
Lombard's kop, completely com
mending the town, and shelled our
osmp tbst dsy end yesterday, plant
ing ?helle with greet accuracy iu the
camp of the Gordon Highlanders and
the Manchester regiment, where
there were narrow escapes Todsy
the enemy resumed tbe bombard
ment, doing some effective ebootiog
Several of our gone base been shat?
tered by tbe Boer bi? guns
ACTIVE ABOUT STROMBERG
Qoeenetown, Capo Colony, Sstur
dsy, Dec 2 ?The Boere have be?
come sery active in the country
around Stromberg Jonotion, to
which Gen Gaiacrc will make his
next move
The telegraph line*, have been cot
in various pieces end communication
with Steynborg, Dordrecht end Ms
rsisborg hss been covered It is be
lieved here tbst tbe Boers base
occupied Steynburg Firing bse
been hesrd in ths direotion of Strom
borg, probsbly between Gen Gstn
ore's vaoguard sod tbe Boer com
mender
Gen. Bailer at tbe Front.
About to Advance to Relief
of Ladyemith.
Londoo. Dae 8, 5 a. m.?General
Beliefs asrissi si -Fists is held to
isdissts tbst all lbs preparations for an
advaoee to tbe relief of Lsdysmiih ars
oomplete sod tbst stirriog esws will
soon be rseeissd. Tbs foot tbst Lord
Mstbueo ia announced ss rssomiog bis
00 ram sod at almost lbs asms moment is
istsrpreted in sons quarters to meao
tbst bsttlss will bs fought simultaneous
It in Natal aed at Spytfooteio. It
sppeara doubtful, boaever, wbstbsr
Gen Met boss's foroe ia ytt ready for
what will eventually be a heavy
encounter.
Tbs construction of tbe temporary
bridge aeroas Modder rivsr hss eotsiled
enormous labor; and e?jo now the
airuetore is liabls to be washed swsy
should s heavy storm some Gen
Methuco bas beeo obliged to move hia
eamp a mile north io eooseqoeooe of
tbe oossoitsry ststs of tbs stream, doe
to the presence of tbe bodies of desd
Borr?. As tbe rsilwsy bridgs wss
oimpletely destroyed, bs wss compelled
to leave s soasiderabls foroe to protect
his communications. A speeisl oorres
poodsot seods the iotercstiog informs*
tioo regarding Boer taotios tbat
Corsmaodaot General Jmbert bas
given geoeral orders to reserve fire
ootil the British are witbio the elosc
raoge of 400 yards At tbe Modder
riser bafle the Free State burghers
1 bio a me oervous, opeoed fired prems
I turely, thus revealiog their position,
I *ud fustrated tbe Boer plane.
Tbs government hss deoided to dis
petoS to South A'rioa at tbe earliest
po?*sir. le moment, a oavairy brigade of
about 4 000 meo
A ?peoiel liapttch from Modder rivor
says evsrytuifg points to tbe fsoi tbat
a great engagement will be focght at
Spyfooteii The Bjers ire msssiog on
? be bills there, sre vigorously building
? tooe defences and are digging rifle
pits io every direotion The Boers'
redoubts 00 Ltgrstto ridge, nest of
K rnuerloy, are aiso being exttcdod and
strengthened, sbowiog that the rumors
of the intention of the Boers to aban?
don the attempt to st?m Gco Metboen's
advanoo are unfounded.
The British have sbilted their osmp
a few hundred yards away from tbe
battlefield and are settling donn for a
week There are soms ones of fever
among the troops. Maob depends on
Qsn Qstsere's sdvsoce There is
undoubtedly a largo concentration of
Boer* ahead of Qco Me hueu. Pico
ticslly ths whole of their Mafekiog
forces havo joined tbe Ktmberley
bsssigsrs.
An iffioial account of tbe sortio at
K roberley Nov 23, when tbe Brittbb
oetualiiee, ss oabled yc^orday, oooar
red ssys : 1 Tho B uish demonstrated
towsrds Wimbledon rifle raoge. Tbe
enemy's guns wero positioned from tbe
ridge at r/uoaknp to Wimbicrioo siding
M .j >r Scon Tomer, wnh the mnoutid
troops attacked trie enemy's right Ho k,
oap unng a iasgsr aod three r?d<>obis
The onemy, io a.fourth redoubt, made
a stubborn resistance, when Major
it and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou i
!R. S. C WEDNESDi
Scott Turner was killed. The British
oaptured many shells and destroyed
other stores
The samo dispatches givo reports
from Col Kekewiob, dated Deo 8 aod
4, showing the Biera were increasing
to number? around Kimberley.
The Boer ad?aooe in the northeastern
part of Cape Colony is besoming re
markahle. Tbe local farmers arc
flocking to tbe Boer laagers The
town's people, in many instances, wel?
coming tbo invaders with every
demonstration of joy The annexation
of British territory proceeds daily
The reported Hier successes have made
a great impression among tbo Basutos
JULIAN RALPH'S REPORT
London, Dao 8 ?Tbe Daily Mail
publishes a dispatch from Julian Rtloh,
at Modder river, who says: ' The
Kimberley people are troubled by the
necessity of feeding 10.000 Bisutua in
tbe diamond fields whom tbe Boers
refuse to allow to depart and who,
should tbey fail to gH enough to eat,
woo'.d beoome discontented aod restless
On the night of Modder river, K m
berity, missing the accustomed signals
I from here, was in great anxiety f aring
that we had been defeated. Tbe faot
was that we iid not uso our search
light for fear no B^er'a would wreck
the apparatus. Five buodred and
thirty Boers were killed or wounded in
tbe battle here That nuuiber ba?
already been aooouoted for, aid the
enemy's losses wer? probably much
heavier/'
Gens Bailer's and Mettauen's
Forces Can Continue to
Advance.
London, Deo 9. 4 50 a. m ?Lord
Metbaen's restoration of tbe railway,
while relieving a load of anxiety here,
accentuates the daogert still tbreateo
iog bit forces. It is gathered from the
brief official dispatch that Commandant
Pries Loos' ooottageat waa taken
between foreaa acting froaa Beloaoot
aod aootbward from Moddar river. It
ta quite possible, however, that rein
foroemeuts were soot to Balmoet
merely aa a preeotionary measure
There is little other news of import
ance. Reports oootinue to oome from
Ladysmith that dissensioo exists among
the Boers and especially tbat tbe
Orange Free 8tate troops are discon?
tented There are also all kinds of
rumors of movements of commandoes
from plaoe to plaoe, bat the feet is tbst
little is known here regarding the actual
position of tbs Bosr foioss Moreover,
tbe rumors of a oollapae of Boer spirit
have been heard so often as not to oaoso
muoh satisfaction
Gen Forestier-Walker bas eeot the
following dispatch, dated at 9 o'oloek
last Friday eveoiog, to the war office,
from Cape Town :
"Telegraph and railway eommuoiea
tion to Modder river bas beeo reopened
A battery of field artillery aod a batta
lioo of infantry were dispetobed from
Modder river against Commandant
Prins Loos's foree of 1,000 Boers, with
one guo, who bad destroyed tbe
railway. Our losses were 14 in
wouoded
"Belmoot has been strengthened by
infsntry aod two gnos and a oavalry
regiment and troops from Naanwpoort
ooonpied Arondel Thursday. Tbe
enemy's foroes oesr Qen Qataore are
reported as follows: "At Dordreobt
800 marohing from Jamestown to
Dordreoht, 700. with six guns; at
Stormburg, 1,700 ; at Waterfall, a
large force, strength unknown ; st
Molteoo about 400
Lord Methneo reports oasnalties Deo
6 on patrol duty, as follows : Missing;
Lieut Tristan and four men of the
Twelfth Laooers : wouoded, four men
Tbe war office has just issued tbo
folowiog: "No further news has
arrived from Qeo Metbuon today, but
ttm following has beeu received from
Orange river station ;
" 'A railroad oulvert was blown up
near Gras Pau thin moroing Tbe
telegraph was aUn cut. Tbe guides
report heavy firing of guoe toward tbe
north.' "
Tbe foregoing implios that tbe Biers
have cut tbo hoe of communication
behind Gen Mcthuen, who apparently
is now fighting
Tbo Times has tbo following from
Modder river dated Tuesday, Dto 5 :
"Tbo river is low aod tbo railway
bridge Is rapidly approaching comple?
tion. Tho first train will cross tonight
Aftor extraordinary exertions the
pontoon bridge has been completed.
BRITISH ADVANCE ON COLKN
so.
Pretoria, Thursday, Deo 7.?The
followiog dispatch dated today bas been
received from tbo bead laager nrsr
Ladysmith : "Tbe Britiah aro ad vane
ing oo Colcnso, but laat night r. asprd
without an attrck Tbero was ndeetjl'
ory cannonade tnis morning, 'be naval
gtit.a in Lidysmitb r< piying vigor ?'us y
to our firo "
New York, Deo 6. ? A seat in the
New York aro<>k i x< hanirf was tndat
sold for {40,000, the highest price
ever paid.
anil J
Lims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's t
iY. DECEMBER 13,
The Hunt For Aguinaldo.
Gen Young Arrives at Santa
Cruz.
Manila, Dec 4?10.3U p. m ?An
As80ciaied Press dispatch from Santa
Cruz, province of Ilocos forwarded
by courier to San Fabian, says that
Gen YJiing, with three troops of the
3d cavalry and Major Peyton C
March's battalion of the 33d infantry,
arrived at Ssott Cruz today The
Americans left Hamspacan Province
of Union, this morning expecting to
have a bard fight at Togudin, in
South lllocas province, but they
found, or arriving there, that 600
rebels, under Gen Tino, bad evacuated
thirty-six hours before deserting aa
almost impregnable positiion
The insurgents bad been entrench
a Tagudin, on the north side of the
river where a hundred well disclpiin
ed troop* could have slsughtered a
whole brigade crossing the river,
with the men up to the arm pit in
water.
The residents of Tagudin received
the Americans outside the town with
a brass bsnd They had been robbed
of almost everything by the insur?
gents i.nd were glsd to welcome
friendly sod protecting troops A
similar reception awaited Gen
Young nt vSanta Cruz Prominent
citizens headed by a band escorted
the American officers to houses,
where rest and refreshments were
offered
Gen Young's command was almost
without food The men bad been
living on the country, wbich affords
but pule, and the horses were com
pletely worn out, most of them with
out eboea
Ge Youog's desire is to pursue the
rebel* into tba moootaioa There ia oo
communication bei ween bis small com
msod aod any of the other American
eolumns, exoept iodireotly, perbapa, by
?ightieg aod ?igoalliog United States
gnnboa's ifroaod to or from Manila
Gt.pt R jmboid. with 35 men of Com
pasy G. 32 i infantry; while eaoortiog
the eigoel corps laying the wire from
Porso to Florida B aooa. ebarged aod
rooted eeveory insurgents, killing a
captain and several privates The
Ameriesnn found oo the oaptsio a
sword aod revolver that were taken
from the body of Naval Cadet Welboro
C Wood., who was killed by the
insurgents while in command nf the
gunboat U daneta when thai tease
was captuied in the Orsni River.
AGUIN A LDO IN A STRONG?
HOLD
Manila, Deo 4 ?11 *p. m.?Ao
Assootared Press dispstoh from Dagu
psn, cones'. >ing advioes later than those
from Saota C'UE says that Gen Youog
hopes to find Aguinaldo io B'oguet
Mountain Peas and to esprure bim
there. B b entrances to B nguet sre
fortified Two trooos of the 3d esvslry
will reioforoe Geo Young io the pass.
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SKIRMISH NEAR MIGUEL
Manila, Deo 5 ?9 05 a m ?-Col
Hood, while reooenoiteriog near San
Miguel, drove a force of insorgeo's
from Ildefonse killiog several. Five
Amerioaos were -li. htly wounded.
Heavy Force Insurgents Got
Into Streets During Night.
Washington, Dec 6?Gen Otis to
day cabled the war department that
he has had no word of Gen Young
for a week This is taken to indi
cate that Young is continuing bis
hot pursuit of Aguinsldo snd pro
bably is in a country where be re?
gards it as unsafe to use couriers
Gen Otis' dispatch wbich follows,
also gives an t fficial account of Lieut
Col Parker's engagement at Vigan :
"Manila, D?-c G
Gen Young with 13 companies in
fantry and nine troops cavalry not
herd from since 29th ultimo He was
then about 20 milps south Vigan snd
most of the troops marching to his
support, but then had with him three
IrjopH cavalry battalion Thirty third
infantry and Macabebe scouts One
company Thirty third infantry sent
by boat to Vigan to reinforce navy
there Lieut Col Parker. Forty fifth,
reports from Vigan 5th inst that he
has not heard from Young for a week
Insurgent?-, 800 strong, made attack
on his force, consisting B company
and 153 sick and foot sore men Thirty
third iutantry, A o'clock morning lib
Entering city in darkn^nsi B?*verp
street fighting ensued; continued
tour h(>u>s, enemy driven out, leaving
behind 40 dead 32 prisoners, mclud
inj.; many officers and 84 rill s; now
on outskirts entrenching Parker
Hayn cau hold out indefinitely ; plenty
rations and ammunition His loss
eight enlisted men killed, three
wounded. O.ie hundred and sixty
men now being transported from fran
Fabian to his relief; Young must be
iu vicinity with large force."
ind Truth's."
the t
1899 New
Believe Aguinaldo
is Back in Cavite.
Filipino Chief has his Great?
est Strength in That Pro?
vince.
Manila, Dec 7, 11 p. m?The ex?
pectation of catching Aguinaldo in
the north has been practically aban?
doned and the probability is that he
wili return southward if be is not al
ready there, with his destination Ca
vite province, his home, where the
insurrection began, and where it has
the greatest strength The Filipino
soldiers in that province have recent
ly been showing increased enthusiasm
and boldners and captured insur?
gents say that Aguinaldo Is comi ng
to join them with a large army The
same belief prevails among the
natives at Manila and elsewnere that
Aguinaldo intends to make his head?
quarters in Cavite province.
There are about 3,000 insurgents
before Imus and Bdcoor, keeping the
Americans sleeping on their arms and
nightly awaiting attack The Fili?
pinos have several cannon The
first mayor of Imus under the Amer
ican regime, who ultimately deserted,
is their leader in the assaults and ia
ambitious to take the town Three
soldiers of the Fourth infantry have
deserted and are now with the enemy
Most of the inhabitants of Imus are
so strong in their sympathies with
the insurgents that It is necessary to |
use a part of the regiment to patrol
the streets and to prevent shooting
from houses whenever an attack be
gins
The American forces in the north
have separated into many small
commands and are pursuing bands of
Filipinos Gen MaoArtbur ia en
gaged in clearing the mountain conn
try weat of the Manila Dagupao
railroad Gen Grant ia moving from
Angeles toward Subig with 400 men.
Col Bell ia aweeping south from
Mangataren Thus far the American
commanders have been unable to
locate large bodies of insurgents,
although there were about 500 in
San Clementine, nine miles south of
Mangataren, early in the week. Col
Hood, with the Sixteenth regiment
and cavalry and Gen Lawton with a
force from San Isidro are operating
against Gen Pilar's army in the San
Mateo valley. Maj Batchelor with a
battalion oi the Twenty fourth in?
fantry is making a caring expedition.
He left Bayombang, province of
Nueva Vizcaya, a week ago to march
through Cagayan valley to the north
coaet of Luzon, intending to reach
Aparri, at the mouth of the Cagayen
river, the most important northern
seaport of the island While no
large forces are known to be in his
path, it may be that be hss bad some
fighting, although the friendliness of
the inhabitants is counted upon to
help him When he arrives at Aparri
he will find a gunboat awaiting him
The Spanish prisoners in the Beuguet
region are escaping from the Fili
pinos and are flocking into Vigan
Several hundred are there already,
and a steamer will go to bring them
to Manila
Insurgents Fooled by Reports
of Victories
Washington, Dec 8 ? Gen Otis to?
day cabled the war department in
regard to the uprising in Negros as
follows :
"Manila Dec 8.
"I am informed the outbreak of
natives in the district of South
Negros was the rusult of reported
recent great insurgent victories in
Luzon Panay, which the natives be
lieve The extent of the outbreak
not ascertained Lieut A 0 Led
yard Sixth infantry, killed, two
privates wounded One of our chief
difficulties arises from the circula
tion of falsehoods among the natives,
defamatory newspaper articles of
United States and Europe promptly
published in Spaninri in San Fran?
cisco, Madrid and by Hoog Kong
junta and circulated in Philippines
Insurgents have based all hopes upon
false rumors "
Montgomery, Ala, Djo 7 ?Word
rsaobed hern froai Oreushaw county
that the ll-year old won of \> idow
lloodes shot and killod William Jones
and mortally wounded John Pruitt,
while they wcro attempting to foroa ao
entrance into his mother's home. They
battered down tbb door with a fenoe
rail when the boy fired
Rot*
~ ABSOLUTELY \
Makes the food more de
_eOvAl BAKINQ POW
cor?.
RUB SODTHRON, Established Jone 1S*i6
Series-Vol. XIX. No. 20
Think They Have
the Train Robber.
Bartow WarreD, a Young
White Man, Arrested on
Suspicion.
Speci: 1 to The State.
Charleston, Deo 6 ?Bartow Warreo,
who was arrested by the detectives at
the Southern depot last night, was aeot
to Orangebarg this moroiog.
Tbc sledge hammer, which was
found on the platform of the express
car aftor the robbery, served as a most
valuable clue in tbo arrest of Warren.
Oo the hammer was noticed a private
mark aod upon inquiry at all of rbe
hardware stores io the o'tty K turned
out that it was ooe which u few days
before the robbery had been purchased
from Lazarus on King street.
Mr Simons, a clerk in the store,
remembered having sold the hammer
and last night he identified Warren as
I the man who made the purchase.
What connection the woman who
was with Warren last night wben be
was arrested has with the robbery if
any, is not known. She, it is said,
was traveling with him as his wife, bat
it is not believed that they are lawfully
married She left the etattoo house
last night io company with two men,
unknown to the police, and where 6be
went to was not given oot by the police
today. J B.
THE EVIDENCE AGAINST WAR?
REN.
Informatioo giveo to a representative
of The State last oight by a gentleman
who bad been about the deteotives
yesterday, indicates that there is con?
siderable circumstantial evidenoe
against Warren He is said to be a
farmer who lives but a few miles from
Braoohville, aod after the robbery he
was traeked aad followed by detectives
to Charleston, where he spent money
freely and waa haviog a jolly good time
when arrested. That is the story, aod
it will be seen today whether the deteo?
tives have anything more io reserve.
A NATIVE OF BAMBERG.
Speeial to The State
Orangeburg, Dec 6 ?Bartow War?
reo, the man arrested io Charleston
last oight aod sospected of the robbery
of the express car near Braoobville
last Friday night, was brought here
this morning by Detectives Hogar. and
Miller aod lodged in the eouoty jail.
The prisoner is a fine-looking youog
fellow, probably aboot 28 years of age,
was well dressed aod seemed to be
making the beat of bis uoenviable
position No statement could bo obtain?
ed from bim nor from the ant loritiea
but it is understood that Warren will
be given a preliminary hearing some
time tomorrow.
Messrs. Sadler aod Riobardson,
Southern Express official*,, also the two
messeogers, Sanders and Rhodes, were
in the city all day. Sadler and Rich?
ardson left tonight but will probably
return to be here at ihe hearing
tomorrow. The whole affair is (brooded
io mystery and it is simply impossible
to obtain any informatioo relating to
the facts of the case While no state?
ment could be obtained from the
prisoner, several remarks were made by
bim, from which any one could infer
? bat it is barely possible that ho knows
something about the robbery. This is
merely an ioferecoe, nothing mere, but
oo the other band Warren also savtrtg
(oaturally, of course,) his iooecrces
The prisoner is said to bo a i nits of
Bamberg County, well conuec: , ir.d,
judging from his appearance, be looks
anything but a train robber, import?
ant developments are expected at the
hearing tomorrow.
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Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldi is a sly fox a^d a "eiiek*9
fi'a We have captured, up to <!;>e,
his private socretary. twelve barrel* of
his wife's wardrobe, bti 100, hi* mother,
Hon. Mr Bucocamino, lbs Thomas
Jtfferson of tho Filipino republic
(author of its constitution), AguioeleVe
bat, which he lost on bis John Gilptn
nde to get out cf Gen Wbootoo's way,
but we still lack Aguinaldo himself.
It would not bo surprising to hour of
his being killed by tho hostile tribes be
is beading for or bis escaping from tbc
coast somewhere in a ship, and, by the
way, what will wo ever do with bim it
we get him ??Charlotte Obfecrvcr.
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