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County Board Meeting. The County Bo*rd of Commissioners met yesterday io repulir monthly eessiou w?h Supervisor Dors, ?tad Commissioners Rhodes, McNeill. Scarborough, Wbite, Jenkins and McLeod present. The minutes of the meeting of Decenter Sth were read aod confirmed. Attorney R. D. Lee was before the board representing Mr. Rogers as to the road in Bishopville township from Cedar Creek Church, ?nd presented a petition of various citizsns over whose land the road would pass. 3e did not think there were 07er twenty-free bolders on the original petition. Mr. Rodgers, real objection was Mr Carring? ton bad a mortgage on his land And it weald rain his little farm Tnat no lawful notice has been served on bim. On motion of Commissioner Neill it was decided to rescind any action of the board v as to the road, and the pemioner?wisbing said road mast proceed in the lawful manner, making survey, &c. Tbe committees on road from Lodobar road to Providence read, and road across Black River stated that they Lad not yet dis? charged their duty. Committee on Lodobar road expected to be ready to report at next meeting. The committse on Black River road were undecided to a3 to when they coald report. Tbe books of Magistrates L R Jennings, G M Barrett and R W Hudson were before the board as required by statutes. Commission? ers McLeod and Wbite were appointed as a committee to examine the books aod they found them correct. Mr S L B Wells presented a petition sign? ed by sundry citizens in favor of raising the salary of Samuel Newman, guard on chain Igang, to SiO per month. Oa motion of 6ojp.aissioaer White consideration of said pe? tition waa deferred until the next meeting A petition from B D ?Mitchell, supervisor ef Poor Hcase, a3kiog for an advance in the per diem paid him, was read and on motion it was decided to pay bim 18 cents per day for each pauper. The tax levy for 19D0 as forwarded to toe Comptroller General was real. Toe levy is the same as last year : tbree mills fo'r county indebtedosss and one-half mill for deficien? cies. A commnnication was read from R 0. Purdy, Esq , county attorney, recommencing that accounts of A. B. Stackey, attorney for Grand Jory, and L. H. Sfuckry be paid, and as to damages to Mr. Miller's horre, the coun? ty, in his opinion, is not liable ia the ca*e, bot it is weh to leave it to a jury for a deci? sion, and inform Mr. Miller. Magistrate G. M. Barrett, of Bishopville, was before the board in reference to ?eot paid for guard house at $1 per month, and blank? ets purchased for prisoners at $3 50. The board decided to pay this account and au? thorized Magistrate Barrett to use the guard bon3e at B:9hopville at $i per mcnth when necessary. Magistrate Barrett also presented bis claim as Magistrate from October 24:h lo Decembe* 31st. As $10 40 of the amonnt was for time be was suspended a3 Magistrate and he bad, since bis reinstatement, done the work thai accumulated while be was suspended, oa mo tion tbe cUim, and claim of L H. Stuckey, constable for Magistrate Barrett was referred to ihe county attorney Col W D Scarborough was before the board ra reference to opening a rO id near? side track oa Northwestern R R. Ke stated that Mr. Wilson, president of the North? western R. R , was willing to Cuiid a road a certain distance across the swamp if toe right of way w?3 granted, but mat Miss Viseen wants p*y for right of way through her iacd. The roal weald oe of great beotfic to tbe community Co: Scarborough w&s inform? ed tba; he w^alc hare to secure a petition signed ny twenty free holders. A number of claims we e approved end the board adjourned to meeton January 13*h. 1990, to attend to patting names of jurors in jury box for 1900. "One Minute Cougj Cure is ?he best rem? edy I ever used tor coughs and colds It is unequailtd for whooping cough. Children all like it," writes N. W Williams. Geotry vilie, Ind Never fails. It is the only harm? less remedy th*t gives immediate results Cure coughs, colds, hoarseness, croup, pneu? monia, bronchitis and ail threat and !un?r troubles. I: early cse prevent* consump? tion. J. S. H?gbson & Co. Mr. J. Serer, Sedaliu Mo , ssved his child's life by One Minute Cough Cure Doctors had given h?r up to die with croup. It's infaliiolf cu-e fer coughs, colds, gnpp?. pr-cumon?:, broncbi'is and throat and loot: troubles. Esiic-ve3 at cece. J. S. Liughsos &Co. - -rt -???- -ammmm PRIVATEER PERSONALS. Privateer Townrbi;-, S C , Jan 2 1900 We were w<&? e to attend the tourn?mes" Christmas day, t?ut have received tbe follow iac account A local, t-txss t:-:-.d furnished tbs music Capt Dario wells was tbe marshal .Mr. Jimmi* Whiide.i, 'he successful knight, crowned Miss ?V.-'.i -, o e cf the tes hers o .our township r^r. ft'baldeo Netti<-3, "-ho c.ime ? cst, choose Miss Mabocey, ut Claren don. as 6r?t cmd cf nonor Mr. Jimmi* Spann, the third ?UCCI-S- u; knignt, choose Miss Bark*:, of Jordan, -s e coud : aid ol honor. The otb-r knights who red* were Messr9 /.. 6hDy Bmur?-r?. Ger-iid IliTfr-, Georgi' Biker, Spurgeon Kolo, Rollin Kolo, -, DoB-se, Marvin Ingram and Arthur Cubbage Tbe Providence Sunday acbooi hud a Christmas tree last week. And there hive been some sociaoles in the community Mr. J. R Ramsey, of Timmonsvnle Mr Jimmie Wbildeo, now of the b?at-30U. g sec tion, and Mr and Mrs. Vares Nesbit, vt Co? lombia, have been on a visit to the Com? munity. Mr. George Wbilden, who is clerking in Richland, and Mr. LeRoy Wells, who is at? tending the Orangebarg College, were borne for Christmas. Miss S*dse Forman is visiting ia Grenville, i Capt. Richard Cain, of the .Soot!) Carolina ; Cs educaiional Institute, and Miss Ernrr.?. I betties, of Williamsburg, are eisiting ia '.he I community. Tbe Rev D. Weston Hiott, of Ocor.ea, paid 'afljiog visu to the community two weeks ago. ? .Mr. Scott Dwight ha3 moved to M'ddle i toa; Ur. Jack Nea! has moved to Alabama ; and Mr .Marion Cai..., of Wedgefield, wiil 1 move into tbe commua itv. A while back we had occasion to visit the j aero dspot-Caica-in tte northwes ern part ! of tbe township, it is situated on the Sum I ter <fc Wateree R R six rai:e3 f.-orn Sumter j Toe agency here was opened Nov. 27 We ! were shewn over the building by Mr R H. j Calhoun, the ticket ageat and telegraph j operator. It is a remarkably neat little j building, indeed Mr. Calbooa informed us thal mere ts cot a neater depot between Washington and xiugusta Mr. Miles Turner disd last week. He was about 30 years old. We had sucw Sunday af?ernoon, and this morning was the coldest of tbs season-the thermometer was 16? at this point. McD. F. J. B. Clark, Peoria, III , says, "Surgeons wanted to operate on me for piles, but I cured them with DeWitt'a Hazel Witch Salve." It is infallible for piles aad skin diseases. Beware of counterfeits. J. S Hugbsoo & Co. The Bishopville Tournament. Well, the Bishopville annual tournament is over. Wednesdavj 27th, was the day. The crowd was something like 1,1-00 to 2.000, composed cf white aod black, old at d young, saint and siur?er How we do love sport with an eieniiot of danger in it. Our brass baud, composed of colored folk, w..s in evi? dence, and discoursed choppy, hasty pud? ding mu.-i . between the rides. The dav was pretty cold, but ibe crowd s'ood it good naturedly ard helped with their patience and applause to pull toe afiV.r off The fi cal re? sult was rather a surprise. ?Last year Bob Reid could no.' ride on account of a hurt hp sustained on the eventng befo e, and Roland Hearoo carried t;f?S:3t honor, wit:; R?aros as ? a cio-ie second Thts \ear Reid waa in fine I shape asd rode a scieadid hor5e and was j quite a favorite W W. McCu?chen and j Cnar ey Reams were also superbly mounted j and In cood prsciic? and had a good foilow j ins 'fr.ee o-me Kelly, DesChamps, Gibson, j Goff. &c , bot no one thought of mounting j J.-.tnt;?, from Pisgah, though wa dare he bad lots of sympathisers, from the giad demonstration o*er the final resu!r, but I anticipate. The Knights ?orm?d in He-iron's lot, and forming by twos with band ahead; moved forward to the cross street, turned and proceeded to the grounds, where * eY were greeted Oy the great crowd. After j some little delay, wbieh gav; tbe riders am? ple time to get very nervous, ?he riding com? menced Tbe first four or five got one ring each. The riders were all careful and de? liberate, with oo recklessness, and tbe crowd was treated to a feieati?e test. There were poor rider?, indifferent riders, straight riders, sidewise riders In ocr opioioo, though, the ridiog cf Eugate Hearoo was quite close to taecorrect tbi- g Four times -.id eat-b in? trepid rider dash down the track aiming at <be restless (kept so by the wind) little j ced circles, and ride back with doubt resticg on their ruddy facc3 Tben the judges an no?n;ed that Knights '-Red fi-arts," v?\ W "tfcCctcbeo, and "Ked Flag." Lucian James, bad eigbt riocs each fairly taken, beth mak in<? the time? required, 12 seconds. A deep boah fell cu the c.c*d. The judges rode for? ward and examined euch ring and cailed Mc Cutchea. and right noby did ai3 great bay charger rsspood by rosniag forward with I grest noacds. quickly passive, ihrough the ! crowd who stood wah b-.t*? breath, then j broke into cheers i Jame3 c.rne nex\ making the time and j riding stead*- enough to 'ake four rinas oat I of three-. He C?U?>C.: t^o, and h:s friends j wen: ?ild, filling up the track and anr;ounc i ing that their champion wes golf.g to wis I After great exertion the tra..:; was cieared I and McCutcbea tried gain, nut w?s confused j bv a neem crossing the tra- k ahead of him j His.friends f>ppea;ed to the judges ta gire i biza ihe ridr- over, and they aid. He caught j oae ring ; Jimes took two. and the cicuax j was reached He was neariy dragged from j bis horse. Withal be remained coo!, and be ! 3.owed the wreath upoo Miss Ada Weldou. I McCutchen selected Miss Jfcoie Scott as First Maid of Honor. Gibson, who was nest on the wmn:ng hst, chose Miss Aiice James as Second Maid of Honor. DesCharvips, the fourth and last oo the winning list, called on j Miss Fannie ?earoo to grace bto victory, and she condescendingly complied, and al! are happy, victor and varquisbed. Ob 1 wheo John Gilpin rides a.ain may I be there to see. Mr Thos Mc'drow had his rieht band I blowD into shreds by tba premature explosion J cf a caocoa cracker. Ors Dennis, Manning j asd Afford performed a successful operation upoo ir, taking it cfi at ove the wrist. Some one eise tost a tharne toying with a j cannon cr?ick--r, but we cannot Ic-arn the i r.-.aie Tr.:- cannon cracker ought to ce legis ; ate-tl against j Most of the cotton seed mea! shipped to this I point contains from 15 to 2'J per cent of ! gtcuod buna The legislate:<. might make I those peopie 2.ark upon each sack thc per i CiOt of halls so m'i-d ! Mr. Pate 3 new store building is nearing j corop eti-^n I .'.ir Nortbcatr has moved his f.m?y to : town from tb- Bethany neighborhood J Immense quanti!ies of pea3 v:ere marketed j herr during ;:?e holid ?ya Toe dispensary here sold over 5*300 in o::t* dt.v. This statement ol fact must maxe the rs barkee er writhe a-.der it?** smarting r--*! tzatiao of r;:s ly -*, far a- cia bat look cpot tao e large >: nouma *-.> his to handle, ?>e og deprived A tits legitimate rights l-jr a ! uy the dasmrdly "Boers;" vVe t-io out conder if our ba'f half ;??riatorial recresea;! live coneocked~Apnei;*s hil!. i5'-.-.iop7;.:c, - ec 20, 859 it laK-s nut a minu-c to overeo . e ti<::Iiag ic ih- "hrc.it ?-n 1 l? stop a c fu?*a the use o' Oo> Miou ? </ou^h CUT? Tais remedy quickly car-.-j ?iil forms of tara.:' and long traab ea !i-:r.t?'.fss KOO pleasant to take It prevent consomption. A fungus specific j "br gr'ppe and its after effects. J. S Hugh so-. & G i - - ? i mm ^gjtmm - A Proverb calendar for 1900 Kic*1 7?/".r wh'-a we r-ci-if*? the Hood's S;r eapartiia. Calendar we wonder how it is poss t'? oie to oriiiinatf such clever designs The j "Provern Caleodar" itrelf is suspended in i front of *w -> little tots, on? robed in delicate ! piok HO>t the other io blue. U:? the revc-rse ! side ther;.' are the usu il astronomical cuouia- ! ti-jos and other facts. Toe calendar ?s a.ade to siaad aiotje on uesk or table, or it r?ay ne suspended on tb- wail. You abtmid De aure to net ooe of these calendars from your drug? gist or one will be m-.ited to vou by mending 6 cents in stamp* to C. I. Hood ? Co , Low? ell, Mass. A RAPIST CAPTURED. Jenn Quincey Corb.atf, who Assault? ed a Little Negro . lrl Arrested Today. John Quincey Corbett, a white man about sixty years old, who bas been waoted since ln-t June for a criminal assault on a nice year-oid negro giri, waa arrestee in this city Saturday by Deputy Sheriff J E. G-uilard and committed to j iii Tbe crime was com milted in Sirring hill tcwosbip in the early part of last Juue, and notwithstanding the efforts si.'iCe made to arrest Coroeu by Magis? trate L. R Jennings, wboi-sued the warrant, aud Sheriff Pierson and Deputy Sheriff Gail? lard, Corbett oas successfully evaded airest The cliicers ceuld get no trace of him, and ooiy a few weeks ago il was reported that ne had gone to Cuna several months ago He came to the city last Friday and paid his taxes and remained with fnend3 near the cot? ton mill until Saturday Deputy Sheriff Gail lard lesroed that morcing toat Corbett was in town aod at once proceeded to the boase and made the arrest. Corbett was taken by surprise and made no resistance, though he bad a good deal to ea?. Among otoer things be declared that be did not know be was wsntea or that a warrant wa9 out for his arrest. He said that be would have sur? rendered long ago bad be known there was a warrant for bim. At the time the crime wa9 committed there was considerable excitement in the Sprirg Hill neigboorbcod, and tbe negroes made an unsuccessful attempt to capture Corbett, but be armed himself and took to the woods. The girl, who was ocly nineor ten years old, was seriously injured and waa weeks in recover? ing BRANCHING OUT. Atlantic Cotton Oil Company Will Build Mill m Camden. The Atlantic Cotton Oil Company of this city, which now has three large oil mills, one in this city, one in Eennettsville and one in Gibson, N. C , with a combioed crushiDg capacity of 160 tODs cf see? a day, bas de? cided to nuild another large mill in Camjen. aod as a preliminary step ba3 secured options on sever.-il desirable lots io that place for a site for the mi!!. The Camden mill wi!l bave a capacity of ?0 ton3 of seed a day, and it will be equipped with the best and mest modern machinery to be procured. Toe- capi? tal stock of the Atlantic Cottoa Oil Co is cow SlCOjOOQ. sr.d it is proposed io mercar? me capita! to $200,000, although this action has not oeen fully de'ermined upoa yet. It 13 pcssio:e ih?t the Camdec mill may be built oat of the earnings of the company and tbere will De no increase io capita] stock, cut a decided enhancement of trie market value of the stock per sn-.re. Toe plans/or the Camden mill have so far progre*3-d thnt it is stated cn the authority of an cScer of the ci-moany that work will begin on the Gundea mu! ia March, if co uo forsec-a hindrances arise io retard the work or block the plans. Camden is regarded as a very faroraoie location for a cotton o?! mi!!, as the completion of the Seaboard Air Lim from Cberaw to Columbia, via Camden, will open up a large section of country, aod this line in addniou to the Southern railway, and the Ohio River and Charleston railroad and aUo the Northwestern jailroad, now teing built from this city to Carr.den, will give the new mill a large and productive cottoa grow iog regioo from wbich to draw suppli?e cf ai ed. - ?mm-?-?. - - During t'ne p'.st year 'riere bas Oeen a de? cided progress ned growth in the manuf tc turing interests of ibis city. Tbe Sumter Colton Mill has put in new machinery, in? creasing the capacity o&e-third, the ceffii and furniture factory of Witherspoon Brcs & Co bas been eaiargrd ?cd new machinery put io, thereby doubling fh? capacity, thc Sumter Telephone Mfg. Co. bas been orgau iz?d and the factory w?-12 under way ana wii! be ia operation before soring ; the Sum? ter Electric Light and Ice Co. bas been or caoized aod tba machinery tor a. tbirty-ton ice factory ordered ; the Sumter Cotton Oil Co has been reorganized es the At? lantic Cotton O:! Co . with a largely incressed ca.pit;il4 ?od has branched ouT. purchasing the Gi? 'en, N. C., ot! mi!!, ?nuii?inrr a sew ?0-tco mill at B.-n net^vili:?, a; d ts cos arran^itig to erect a 60-ton rai ii in Camden ; the Sumter Com? press Company w?s organized, erected aod c-ut into operation a tic:y equipped cotton compress Io addition to tb?s tbe Southern Railway bas"completed and put the Sumter .fe Waieree R. R. into operation and the Northwestern R R h-:s been built to Scar bo'O. The year j..st closed has been a pros? perous ene for Sumter aod the future was never brighter with promise. The A. C. PbelD9 Co. has distributed a lot of handsome calendars to the patrons of that ic-sur-ince agency. The holiday dunce at the Sumter Club last Wedccsday night was attended by quite a lergr* crowd cf young people, and it was un? usually pleasant and enjoyable, a? so rn?cy of the cortege giris and boys attended. Cotton futures have been advancing lately, ard '.bose interested nave been n a more satisfied frame cf mied than they have beeo for s&veral days. Joe Johnsca, colored, who assaulted Wil? son Dies wita a knife at Scirbopo on Christ? mas day, wis arrested on Wednesday in this cuy by Deputy Sheriff G-.;!!rtrd. Johnson bas ?i:.ee e m promised the eise with Dick and bas paid sil costs Menease Dennis, who -*zs :bo' by Tom Murphy at Rembenson the night, cf Der 24'h is not dead, ss reported a few davsago, but is ia a f :ir w?y to recover. The b.il! did no: penetrate 1rs stomach, ??- at ?rst tho;;-:):, cut struck 'he end o? a iib and was deflected, making only a fljsb wound of cotasertou cnaracter Murphy his not be a arrested, ?he magistrates constable having failed to fi id bim it: the R-mberts otdghecrhood Con ry Treasurer Scarborough ?n0 his :i3?i?t?iD ra weif rushed Saturday, tbe ellie?; be:c?2 ? rowded from t s opening bour u r.t>? i ate m tr1:' ??rercoon with tho peopre wer. I..C put : ff no::; t-e !ss* oliy ibe payrsen? ?7 t^SfS City Clerk :ir:C Treasurer N?:.":' i a * u-- d-?. ni for loereTwcrs butrare'ds - bo bad posti-oce'l unir: i:;.? ;.-s: ? ?y trie puyme: t of their du a u> :r.e c?y There was an ua-iuTberii.c ted report in cir? ca '.'io-; S t:;r ?JV ll:- : :..;-ri* V.H> r.O.w, :?-ir inking in seme p;?r;icuisrs of :t:?* natur*: ?? a r;-r a? EiHoito Krida,-. Thy rumor could n ;t &.. r*?H to <-.r::i and tbe lacra ascertained, but KS rumor got ..? there ?ast x*' ive d;.p:?y ot Srearas, nu; i>o sbootiivg. Cns m u is said ;o bave had bis bead broken in a (ii'V-up fignt, nut :.o O?J:J w.t? seri usly i. j jr, d. The meeting of the Missionary Society ot the iihcooiia Street Methodist Church was! heid i.a?t uvening ni 7 3'. lite au inter? esting prograroujt; was rendered. A gasoline stovs became ignited in Win-I burt:'-? pbotogrpb gallery Saturday D?^'ht, and the fire departmerjt ?AUS called out. Ttic 6rr wa?) esiiriguHhed before th?* re< : -quads arrive-: Toe Carnage was quite sniai] The extet-siou of time for the payment of tases v.'.".8 ag unexpected .as ii w?s welcome to mose Who bad not s-'tied with Treasurer Sdrcorougb To many it was an unwel? come surprise, for they bad paid taxes and let loose money that tbey might have held on to ?or thirty days longer. House Burned Wear Lynchburg. ; The dwelling be-ose of Mr. L. A Wbeeier, of ? Lynchburg, was bumed about 5 o'clock !a3t j Thursday morning. The fire ia though' to j b&ve been of accidental origin Our inform I ant cid net know whether the. house waa ! insured or not. A large part cf the furni j ture WAS burned ia the bouse before it ne ; removed. -?JIU- tmmi - Capt. Russell Promoted. Capt. J. P.Russel, who hes for years been running conductor on the through passenger I trni'-.3 Petweco Charleston and Rocky M? , j N. C., bns received his appointment to the position of Lost Oar Agent Thia place was I held oy Mr. N. E. Buntine, who ha-j resigned to go iatotne drug business at Fayette I ville Mr Russell's new work wiil begin January 1,1903, and his territory will comprise the whole of the United States His headquarters however wiil remain in Florence.-Florence j Times. Bill Picfcens Shot. Bill Pickens, (col) went to Wedgefield last Wednesday morning on the 9.45 train RD d was brought back that evening on the 5 35 train During his stay io Wedgefield be got into a d.fficulty and was shot in the legs and one band and seriously wounded. Toe name of tbs man who shot him has not been ascer? tained, but it waa 8tated by the man who brought Pickeoe back that night that Pickens and the otber negro bad a row over a gamb? ling game some day3 before, and Wednesday morning wheu Pickens got off the traio at Wedgefield the other negro was on band with a doubie-barrei shot gun. Without waiting for words be threw np the gun and ist P;ckens have its contents Province of Cavit? Fall of Insurgents. Filipinos in Force are Forti? fied in Several Towns. Manila, Dec 31, 6 10 p. m -An American advance in Cavite province south of Manila, is expected shortly. Reliable reports from native spies show that there are upward of ?.00O I organized insurgents under arms j within a mile of Imus They are j strengthening their entrenchments and possess artillery At Novalenta the Filipino en? trenchments have been much strengthened since Gen Schwanns advance. A thousand of the *memy are in that vicinity, and there are 600 at San Francisco de Malabon. From 12 to 100 garrison all the towns in the southern part of Cavite province and the-same may be said of the towns in Batanga6 province The provinces of North Camarines and South Camarines hold quantities of hemp, which the people cannot market. As a consequence the popu lation in that part of Luzon is suffer ing from lack of food Rice now costs four times its normal price Ii is estimated that 1 000 insur gents are entrenched at Calamba .Reports have been received that %000 insurgents are massed at Mount Arayt, having strong positions which command steep and narrow trails, and they are prepared to roli boul ders down upon advancing troops Vast amount? of tooacco, estimated ? to be worth $2,000,000, are ready ! for shipment to Manila Tbe open ing of the ports of Dagupan, San Fernando, Vigan, L3i?ag and Aparri tomorrow wiii permit the resumption of trade, bringing relief to cum munities greatiy in need of food stuffs Many vessels have already cleared from Manila for.these ports. Incoming Spanish prisoners declare that Aguinaldo has ordered the re-1 lease of ali Spaniards now in posses? sion of the rebels. The mountain passes of Cagayau and the two llocos provinces are still guarded, in the hope of catching the insurgent gen eral, Tinio, who is still a fugitive. It is asserted that Lieut Gillmore is in Tinin's custody -.iHII i .???? -^rmmm -? Southern Advance Has Again Begun. Thirty-Ninth Infantry Has Hct Work on South Side of Xuguca de Bay. I - ! j Manila, Jan 1. 10 o'? p m -The j ! first movement of a general southern ! I advance occurred this morning, when two battalions of the Thirty ninth in j fantry landed and occupied Cabuyso, I on the south side ol Laguna de Bay j fwo Americans were kiiied and four ? were wounded Twenty four of the ; enemy's dead were found in one j couse Ore hundred and fifty prisoners and f ?ur 6 pounder rapid- j lire guns were captured. The gunboat Laguna de Bay bom , barded the town before the oisam ? bark/ation of t he troops from the i cascoes, which w.-is made under the enemy's sb rap ne i fire The enemy j evacuad the place before the charg ing Americans, retreat;.>g to Sante j KOSH to which town they were push- : ed Heavy fighting occurred along the road to SanM Rosa, which i was occupied by the insurgents re i traatie.g noutfi toward Silang The Americans burned the country be- ? tween and around Cabuyoa. The gunboat returned to Calamba ; for reinforcements and thence came : to Manila to fetch ammunition. She j recently captured two of the enemy's J steam launches, one under the fire of artillery at Calamba, and also four cascoes loaded with rice. THAT SEIZED FLOUR ? The ?. S Files a Preliminary Protest to England's Action Waehingion, Jao 2--The state department today received from United States Ambassador Choate at j London by cabie 3 statement of the facts be had developed in connection with the seizure by British warships of American goods on the three mer? chant vessels, Beatrice, Mashona and Maria The goods comprised not only flour, but miscellaneous articles of common trade, and while they were shipped for Lorenzo Marques in British and German ships, yet the contention of our officials is that they were not subject to seizure. They could not lodge representations on the subject until they were possessed of a knowledge of the facts, but as soon as Dr Choate's statement came to hand today an instruction was cabled to bim to inform the British government that we could not admit the right of seizure in these cases. This is the preliminary step usually taken in such negotiations Next in order will be a report from our con? sular representative at Lorenzo Mar? ques respecting the present condition of the seized or detained goods and damage sustained Today's instruction to Mr. Choate was not a demand for the release of the goods, nor yet for indemnity, but rather a precautionary notice to the Briiish government intended tc save ail our rights in the case It wiil be sufficient to inaugurate the settlement of the matter by negotiation and the state department has not the slightest doubt that the British authorities will make full amends to the owners of the g;oods when the facts are all laid before it Germany Will Demand Redress for England s act. Seizure of Steamer Bundes ratb Subject of Considera? tion by Emperor and Cabinet. ? Berlin Dec 31 -Regarding the j seizure by the British cruiser Magi cmne of the imperial mail steamer Bundesrath the German foreign office which -was interview by the cor? respondent cf tue Associated Press today says : ".Silence must main tained at present concerning the actual status of the negotiations which have been begun with Great Britain about the matter Appropriate steps have been taken, of which Germany must await the result The matter is regarded by Germany of the utmost importance because seriously iuvolving the rights of neutrals.11 Tnis afternoon the foreign secre? tary Ccaot von Buelow, conferred at the foreign office with his official ad visers and then reported to the em peror A cabinet meeting will con? sider the seizure. It is also asserted in government circles that the British right of search is in question and that, in any eveut, the Briiish right to stop passengers whether they intend to fight for the I Boers or not ts strenuously disputed, I as the vessel upon which thry were ! is neutral and the territory to which ? the\ were proceeding*, namely, Del- i agoa Bay. is also neutral. Redress, j it is asserted will be insisted upon | by Germany The German press today unan j imously condemns British action in the Bundesrats seizure, which is ' characterized as "an instance ot ? irross insolence,'' and as calculated ! again to illustrate the nerd of a; powerful Germen navy to render : sn ch overbearance on the pait of E -gland impossible in the future ARE YOU ' i BANKRUPT in health. constitution undermined by ex? travagance in eating", by disre ?. :rdin?p the laws of nature, 01 physical capital ali gone, if so{ NEVER DESPAIR Tutt's Liver Pills will cure yon. For sick headache, dyspepsia, sour stomach, malaria, torpid . vcr. constipation, biliousness and all kindred diseases. Tutt's Liver Pilis an absolute cure. Was Douglass a Negro? The biognpby of Frederick Deuglass ba3 jest appeared. It is written by a Mr Chestoatt, who naturally, we sup? pose, points to this remarkable mau as an evidence of what toe negro Kay become intelieeiually. We have long known that Douglass was an octoroon, but Mrs Dale, who ia represented as "a great champion nf the negro race'7 and an intimate friend of Douglass, empress? es regret that she did cot know Mr. Chestnutt was writing this life, as she could have given him a historical fact of much importance. Mre. Dale says : "A short time before Mr. Douglass died I went out to his house io Uoiou town to meei a party cf old friend from the north. Mrs Douglass and the ladies had gone out into the grounds, acd ? was left alone in the modest parlor with her basbaod. Opposite us, 00 the wal], huog a rude portrait io oil, which I had not observed before. "Who does that represent ?" I asked. "It is noe well painted, but it is certainly a likeness of somebody !" "lt was meant for me when I was 30 years old," answered my frieod. "Why!" 1 exclaimed, "it is the portrait of au Omaha!" "Naturaily enough," he replied. "What do you mean, Freder? ick ?" I went on. "I have often wanted to ask yon about your parents. I know you were the soc of a white master. Was there io the white blood be gave y~u anything to account for your own power, especially for your marvellous command of language ?:' 1 No,7' be said calmly ; "wheo I weat back to the plantation in 1878, I looked into the matter thoroughly. There was nothiog creditable oo that side." "To what, theo, do you attribute it-was it a direct gift from beaven or from whom d'd you inherit ?" "From my Indian grandmother. She was a full blooded Potomac lociao of unusual powers and greatly respect? ed cu the plantation She had one child by ber white master, and that child was my mother Af-er that she married a free negro and had several cbiidrec but I never knew one of rheo. She had a nice little cottage of her own aod had the care of ail the pickaninnies " "And your mother? What became of her? Your father was a white mao, she was a white and Iodiao half breed'; where does the negro blood come io ? "So far as I know," he said, "I have not a drop in my veins, bat of course my children have." Here is Douglass7 own confession, as it were cn bis deathbed, that he did cot have a drop of negro blood in his veins This will astooieb those people who have been for years, adm?riog- him as an iilutrious member of the E'hi opian race and who have presumably ereoted a monument to him chiefly in that character. These people are evi? dently the victims of misplaced confi? dence The pecuiiar talents of Doug? lass, therefore, came from white and In? dian blood, if Mrs Dale is to be be? lieved, and the negro is "not in it." Tl;c children be had by a woman of negro blood, bis first wife, return to obicorify. His second wife, a white woman, was childless It is strnDge that Doughlass never made this revela? tion while be was in active life and waired until he was about to ?ie to make a clean breast of it Perhaps, had he told the fae:, as Mrs Dale now does, he would have iost caste with the negroes and beeo at a discount politi? cally with white abolitionists. Bot the tratb of history bas beeo vindicated again acd we are curious to see bow the old abolitionists and the colored breth? ren will take it. Will they a??sil Mrs Dale's veracity or will they complain of being buncoed ? Oo the Douglass monument a new inscription might be carved : "Frederick Douglass bad been a slave and cbampicoed aboiitioo, but he did cot have a drop of negro blood io his veins." As Douglass attributed his mental gifts to bis mother, a haif-bred Indian, it wouid seem that the aboriginal red man aod not the black is eoiiticd to all the honors of bis production, as ?he while ancestors would probably surrender their claims and give poor ' Lo'7 the rigbt of way.-Augusta Obrocicie Extent ot 'Ils S::p?*rst iii on. "Aro you superstitious?" "To a certain ox lent." "What ?lo you mean by that?" "Well. I should hesitate to pass un? der a ladder if there \v:is a man with a pot of^palat at the tcp of it."-Chica? go liner Ocean. B"v \7riting Tablets, Pencil? and Pacer at O teen's Book Store Albums ! Photograph, Autograph and Scrap ll G Ostee? ? Co. ?tint?n PiPn? * m* L?O -^3rl Gnp} of Ml Carclira. CON SENSED SCaSDULS. In fS'ect November 29th, 1SS9. SOUTH. NORTH. No No No No ?35 pl p6 *32 8 C2 Lv Darlington Ar 8 05 8 43 Lv Elliott Ar 7 20 9 23 Ar Sumter Lv 6 40 3 f6 Lv Sumter Ar 6 03 4 o9 Ar Cresron Lv & 15 5 45 Lv Creston Ar 3 50 9 15 Ar Preval?a Lv 10 00 5 29 Oranpcburg 4 48 G ?2 Denmark 4 ?7 ?imam pm pm * Daily. fDaily ercpt Sunday. Trains 32 and 33 carry through Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars between New York and Macon via Augusta. T M EMERSON, H M EMERSON, Traffic Manager. Geo'l Pass. Agt. J R KEN LY, Geo'l Manager.