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County Board Meeting The County Board of Commissioners met yesterd?y to regulsr mooihly lessiou with 8uoerv?s)r Dora, aod Commissioners Rhodes, MeMetll, Scarborough, White, Jeakins aad MeLeod protest Tea minutes of tb? neeflog of Decerjjeer ?tN ? ire read aed eonflrmed. Attorney R. D. Lee wee before tba board rrpreeeeung Mr. Robert aa to tbe road In Bisbopville township from Cedar Greek Ohureb. aod presented a petition of various eJttaess ovar whose laod tbe road would ?was. Be did aot think then were over twenty.free bolders oo the original petiiioe. Mr Rodgers, real objection wee ifr Cerriug* lew had a mortgage on bis land and it would rale hie little fares Tnat no lawful notice I has btea served ee hin. Oa saotioe of Oosaratssioosr Nsill it was dee* Jed 10 reacted euy aetioo of the board ae to the road, aad the petitioner)wishing e??d roei ssuet proceed le the lawful ssaauer, ?ablog survey, Ae. The eosseitttees oo road from Ledober fwadl to Providence road, ao< road aeroes ?lawk stiver stated that they bee aot yet die shsrgid their dety. Committee oo Lodohar rood e i pee ted to be ready to report at nti| saeetleg. The committee oa Black River read were undecided to as to when they cue. Id report The hooks of Magistrates L R Jennings, O ? Borreit and R W Hudson were before tbe hoard ae required by statutes. Commission? ers MoLood eed White were appoieted as e oumattttec to examine the books usd they fee od i been correct. Mr I L ? Wells prasesUd a petition sign? ed] by sundry ettieeee to favor of raising the eelery of Semusl Newman, gourd on chela Tent, te $10 per month. Oa motion of ?ostaiwioeer White eooeldsrution of said pe? tiiioe wee deferred eutll tbe oeit meeting A petition from B D Mitchell, supervisor *f Poor Roues, asklag for no advance Io tbe per I diese paid hiss, wee read and oo motloo It wee decided to psy bim 18 csots per dsy for each peoper. The tax le.y fir 19)0 as forwarded to the Comptroller General w?o reel. Tbe Isvy is the seote as lest jaur : three mills fo*r count* mdeV.i jnses aod ooo*balf mill for deflciec etee. A cosamtaicatioo was read from R 0. Pordy, Ktq ,eooety attorney, recommending that acooootsof A. B. Stacker, attorney for Brand Jury, and L. H 8tuckey be paid, and ae to damages to Mr Miller'sbor?e. the coun? ty, ia his opinion, is not liable in the caee, but It ie well to leove it to a jury for a deci stem, end inform Mr. Mjtvsv. Magistrate O ' M. Barrett, of Bisbopvills, was before tbe board In rafertnoe to tent paid for guard houee ut 81 per month, end blank sis purchased for prisoners at $3 BO. Tbe hoard decided to pe* this account and au? thorised Magistrate Barrett to use the guard bouts ut Bisbopvills at $1 per wicnih whsu Magistrals Barrett also protected bis claim us Magistrats from October 24th to Dscembe.* 31st. As $10 40 of ihe amonjt was for time ho wae suspended as Magistrate and be bed, since bis reinstatement, dooe the work that aceumuloted while he was suspended, oo mo tioo the eUlm, and claim nf L H. Stuckey, oooeteole for Megistrate Barrett was referred to tbe ojoty attorney Col W D Scarborough waj before tbe board ha reference to opening a rotd near aide truo* on Northwestern R R He atated that Mr Wilson, president of tbe North? western R R , wea williog to r>oild a road a certain dteienoe *croea tbe swamp if tbe rigbt of way was granted, bnt mat Mies Viusoo vsiis pay for rigbt of way tbrongb ber land Toe root would bo of great beotfit to '.be community Col Scarborough was inform ed tbet he would have to secure a petition signed by loeeiy free holders. A ujmber of clsims we e eoproved and the board adjourned to meet on January 13'h, IfOO, to eitead to putiiug names of jurors Injury box for 1900. "One Minute Coug i Cure te ?hsgfecet rem edy I ever used for coofbs aod corns It is unequalled for whooping cough. Children all like It," writes M. W Williams, Oeotry vilie, lud Never tails It is ihs ooly barm rose restedv thai gives immediate results Cure coughs, colds, hoarseness, eroep, pneu? monia, bronchilu and all throat and lung troubles I: early use prevents consump? tion. J. 8. Highson A Co Mr. J. Sheer, Hedelie. Mo , saved his child's life by One Minute Cough Curs Doctors had giveo her up to die with croup. It's infa;m*>|# ou'-e fcr coughs, colds, gripp*. peeurrooie, bronchitis end throat aod luog troth lee. Relieves at once. J. 8. Uaghson A Co PBIVATKKfi PERSONALS. Prtenieer Township, S C , Jen 2 1900 We were unae e io at eod thn touremstjaeji Christmas day, but b??e received the fjllow leg accoont A !oc?l brass bar.d formend the mus e Cspt David Weils was ihe marshil Mr. Jimmt? Wbid-., the successful kntgbt, crowned Mise Willn, o e of um tri BwJf o our toonship Mr. Wry.den Nrtilt-s, *ho rime f tit, choose Miss Ma:.>jne>, uf OltftJ ? doo, as first maid of non ir Mr. JitLtn i' Mpaoo, ibe third sucers? ul kcig'it, eAmaej Mist B'i'k't, of Jordan, || ? coud maid of hoeor. The otb-r kmgnta wbo rid*4 were Messrs Asbby Bradford Usrald Rivrre, Oeorge Baker, 8purg?..o K?ln, Ru.li > K?ln, ?, DuBjSS, Mervin Ingram and Arthur Cobbsge Tbe Piovideoce Sunday scUool bad a Christmas tree last wesk. Aod there ln?? beeo some sociablss io tbe community Mr. J. R Ramsey, of Timmoosv*.le Mr Jimmie Wbildee, eow of tbe Statetoo g st-c lion, eed Mr end Mrs. Kates Nesbit, ut Co? lumbia, hsvs heso on n visit to tbe com mueity Mr. Qeerge Whildse, who is elerklsg ie Ricelead, end Mr LeRoy Wells, wbo Is at* too ding taw Oreeg sbsrg Col lags, were boias AjfOwrvltwlse. Mm Sadie Formen is visiting iu Greeuville. Capt Richnrd ("aid, of the Sooth Carolina Ce educaiiooAl Institute, and Miss Krnma Nettles, of W '.iiarosbnrg, are visiting io the community. The Re? D. Weitoo Hiott, of Oconea, paid a flung visu to tbe community two weeks sgo Mr Scott Owight has moved to M'ddle too ; Mr. Jack Neal has moved to AlabamA Aod Mr MArioo Cai.., of Wedgefield, will move into tba community A while back we b%d occasion to visit tbe aaw depot?Chios ?in tt e oorthwr ern part of tbe township It is situated oo the Sum? te- k Wattree R R six miiej frota Sumter To? agency here was opened Nov. 27 We wer? tbowo over tbe building by Mr R H. Calhouo, the ticket agent and telegraph operator. It is a remarkably neat little building, indeed Mr. Calboou informed us tbAt Iber? is not *? neater depot between WAsbingtoo aod Augusta Mr. Miles Tamer died last week. He was about 30 years old. We bad suow Sunday afternoon, and this morning was tbo coldest of tbe season?tbe thermometer a as lt? at this point. McD. F. J. B. Clark, Peoria, III , says, "Surgeons w An ted to operate oo me for pitee, but I cared tbew witb DeWiti's HassI Wtteb SAlve." Ii is infallible for piles aod skin diseases, beware of counterfeits. J. S Hogbeoo k Co. The Blahopville Tournament. Weil, tbe Bishopville annual tournament is ovtr. Wednesday, 27th, was tbe day. The crowd was soaiett'iMg, like 1,100 to 2.000, composed of wbre aed hiacl', old atd young, saint aod eioaer Bow 94 do Inve sport wilb an elemtoi of danger in it. Our brass baod, composed of colored folk, was in evi? dence, and discoursed choppy, hasty pud ding ajejl ? between tbe rides. The dsy was pretty cold, but tba crowd stood it good oatoredly aod helped witb their patience and applause to poll the afftu off The final re* salt wav rather a surprise. Last tear Bob Re?d ooold not ride on account of a hurt be sustained oo the evening befo e, and Rolaod Uearoo cirried off first honor, with Reams as a close second This peat Heid was i? fine shape .m.d rode a soleodid horse and was ?Mt* a favonre W W. McCutchen and Char e> Reams were al?o tup*ihlv mounted aod *io good practic9 and had a good follow? ing Theo cam* Kelly, OesCiiatnpa. Oinsoo, Qot?, kc , but no one thought of mounting James, from Pisgab, though we dare say be bad lots of sympathiser.?, from the glad demonstration over the final result, but I anticipate. The Keigbts formed in Hebron's lot, aud forming by twos with band Ahead, OB'jvid forward to tbe cross street, turned aod proceeded to tbe grounds, where * ev were greeted by tbe great crowd. After some little delay, wbicb geva tbe riders am? ple time to get very nervous, tbe ridiog com? menced Tbe first four or five got ooe ring each. Tbe ridets were all careful aod de? liberate, witb ao recklessness, aod the crowd was treated to a scientific test. There were poor riders, indifferent riders, struigbt rider*, sidawise riders In oar opinion, though, tbe ridiog of Eugene Hcaroo was quite close to toecorrect tbi g four times oid each in? trepid rider dash down tbe track aiming at ibe restless (kept so b; tbe wind) little ted circles, aod ride heck with doubt restiog on their ruddy faces Theo the judges an noan:ed ihat Knlghta "Red H*art?i,'; W. W weCotcben, and "Ret FiAg," Luciau jAtnes, bAd eight rings etcb fairly taken, both mak ing the time required, 12 secoxis. A deep buab tell on tbe coed. Tbe judges rode for ward and examined each ring and called Me Cotcben, and right oob-y did his greet bay charger respond by rasning forward witb great bounds, quickly paising through tbe crowd wbo stoud sub btt?d breatb, then br~to into cheers . dm came next, makiog tbe time and ridiog stead* eooogb to ?uke four rings out of tbree. He CAUght two, and his f lendi went ?ild, filling up the treck And nntounc ing tbAt tbeir champ,oo was going to tri? After greAt eiertion tbe Irack was cleared And McCotcbeo tried "gam, r>ut ?Mi confused bv a negro crossing tbe tra' k ahead of him His, friends appealed to the j-idgen to give biro ibe rid* over, and tbey did. He caught ooe ring ; James took two, and tbe c'imax was reached He was nearly dragged from bis horse. Witbal be remAined cool, nod be stowed tbo wreeth WjjOSW Miss Ada Weldoo. McCutcbso selected Miewani* Sco?.t as First Maid of Honor. Gibson^PYo was next on the winning hit, chose Miss Alice James as Second Maid* of Honor. DesChamps, tbe fourth aod laet oo tbe winning list, called on Miss Fsooie Heeron to grace bis victory, and she condsfPJOodiogly complied, and all are happy, vtetor aed varquiahed. ?b I wbeo Jobo Gilpio rides a^aiu may I be there to Mr Tbos Moldrow had his right h d blown into shreds by the premature expkai >o of a caoboo cracker. Urs Deonis, Manning and Afford performed a successful operatioo upoa if, taking it cfl at ove the wrist. Some one eUe lost a tbumb toying with a cannon Cracker, but we cannot stars tbe nau e The cannon cracker ooght to be legis? lated Against Vo?t of >be cotton seed meAl snipped to this point contains f*om 15 to 2 > per cent of giouod bulls Tba legislatuic might make those peopic n.ark upon each * ,ck the per c.nt of hulN so m<x?d Mr. Pates ntw store building is nearing comp etioo Mr Nonhcutt has moved his family to town fiom the Bethany neighborhood Immense quanti iei of peaj were mirkettd here ouriog I Of, holld ?ys The dispeniiry here sold ov?r $<)00 in oup d?v. Thi? :itat?-aeut of f-?ct must mr.ae tbe ex barkee er writhe usder ihe StaaMtag rewl >z at ion of his ItOS, f>r h? c?n but look upon lawso targeosawaalsai \\m to aaedlstbaaf deptlvnt ,1 li:s IfSjitlSJMIIS rtgbtS (Of a Willie i.y tuedn-oardly "Boers." We ein i...t Wfdsf if our ball and half iteatertal raplattatativa toaeocked Appelt's tili li . :iopv'nie, I ec 23, 8^0 It tag's nut a minute io avsrea i llcklteg Is taw twraat asjd to step a ooagtt j Iks use ? ||as Mlaati Qewgi Cure To.* rsmsdi quickly rjres ell forma of llroat noil lung troubles Harmless >?nd pleasant to take It prevents consumption A famous sprcific ?or gr-ppe end its After effects. J. S Hugh sou k U<> A Proverb (calendar for |900 Kach year when we r-ceiee the Hood's Str sapAnliA Oaleudar we wouder bow it m posm ble Io origioale such clever designs The "Provera Calendar" ittelf is nuspcr.ded io froot of two little tots, on" robed in delicate \ ik and ihe other tu blue. On tbe reverse side there are tbe usual astro omiCAl calcula? tions aod otber facts. Tbe calendar is ruAde to stand Alone oo desk or table, or it miy t>e suspeodsd oo Iba wall. You should be sure to get oas vi tbe-e calendars from jour drug? gist or oos will bo mailed tu you br seeding a eons ia stamps to 0. I. Hood k Co , Low ail, aUas A RAPIST CAPTURED. John Quinoey Corbott, who Assault fed a Little Negro lrl Arrested Today. John Qjlncey Corbett, a white man ahout sixty years old, wbo has been wanted since I t Juoe tor a criminal assault on a otuc year-old negro girl, was arreBted io this city Saturday by Deputy Sheriff J K. Gaillard aud committed to jail Tbe crime was com routed in Spring hill township in the early part of Inet June, and notwithstanding tbe efforts since mode to arrest Corbett by Magis? trate L. R Jennings, wbo Usued the warrant, aud Sheriff Pierson and Deputy Sheriff Gail lard, Corbett has successfully evaded arrest The officers ceuld get oo trace of bim, and only a few weeks ago it was reported that be had gone to Cubo. several months ago He came to the city last Friday aod paid his taxes and remained with friends near tbe cot? ton mill until Saturday Deputy Sheriff Gail lard learned that moroiog tbat Corbett was in town and at once proceeded to tbe bouse aod made tbe arrest. Corbett was taken by surprise and made no resistance, though he bad a good deal to cay. Among other things he declared tbat he did not know he wss wants*! or tbat a warrant was out tor his arrest. He said that be would have sur? rendered long ago bad he known there wss a warrant for bim. At the time tbe crime was committed there was considerable excitement in tbe Spring Hill neighborhood, aod tbe negroes made ao unsuccessful ittemptto capture Corbett, but be armed bimtelf and took to tbe woods. Tbe girl, wbo was only nineor ten years old, was seriously injured and was weeks in recover? ing BRANCHING OUT. Atlantic Cotton Oil Company Will Build Mill in Camdon. Tbe Atlaotic Cotton Oil Company of this city, wbicb now ha? three large oil mills, one in this city, one in Bennettsville and one in Gibson, N. C , with a combined crushing capacity of 160 tons of seed a day, has de? cided to build aaotber large mill in Camden, and as a preliminary step has secured options on several desirable lots io th*t place for a site for the mill. Tbe Camden mill will have a capacity of dO tons of seed a day, and it will he equipped with the beat and most modern machinery to be procured. Tm capi? tal stock of the Atlantic Cotton Oil Co is now $1CO,000, and it is proponed io increase tne capital to $20^,000, although this action has not been fully determined upon vim. It is possible that the Catndcc mill may be built out of the earnings of tho company nod tbere will ne no increase tu cipital stock, out a decided enhancement of the market value of the stock per shire The plans lor tbe Camden mill bate so far progressed tint it is stated on the Authority of an officer of tbe combnny tbat work will begin oo tbe Cimden mill io March, if no tin forseen hindrances arise io retard tbe worl: or block tbe plans. Camden is regarded us a very favorable location for a cotton oil mill, as tbe completion of tbe Seaboard Air Line from Cberaw to Columbia, via Camden, will opeo up a large section of country, and this line in addition to tbe Southern railway, and the Ohio River aod Charleston railrond and also the Nortbwestero railroad, now being built from this city to Camden, will give tbe new mill a large and productive cotton grow? ing regioo from wbicb to draw supplies of sied. During the past year there has been a de? cided progress and growth in tbe rnanufac tnriog interests of this city. The Sumte? Cotton Milt has put in new machinery, in? creasing the capacity one-third, the crffio and furniture factory of Witberspoon Bros A Co hss been enlarged and new machinery put in, thereby doubling tba capacity, tbe Sumter Telephone Mfg. Co. has been organ? ised and the factory is well under wuy and will be in operation before spring ; ihn Suto? ut Electric Light and Ice Co. has been or gantzad and the machinery for a thirty-ton ice factory ordered ; the Sumter Cotton Oil Co his be*u reorganised as tbe At? lantic Cotton Oil Co , wttb a largely increased capital, nod has branched out, purchasing ibe Gibson, N. C, oil mill, building a new 60-too mill at Ben? nettsville, a>.d is now arranging to erect a 80-ton mill io Camden ; the Sumter Com? press Company was organised, erected and put into operation a tin- iv tquippel cotton corr press In addition to this tbe Southern Railway bae notrpleted and put the Sumtrr A Waterte R. K int? operation and the Northwestern R R h-.b r.een boilt to Scar boto The year just c I need has been a pros? perous one for Sumte? and tbe future was never brighter with promise. Tbe A. C. Pbelps Co. has distributed a lot of handsome calendars to the patrons ol tbat insurance agency. Tbe holiday dance at tbe Sumter Club last Wednesday night was attended by quite a large crowd of young people, and it was un? usually pleasant and enjoyable, to so many of tbe college giris and boys attended. Cotton futures huve been advancing lately, aod those interested bv.ve been n a more satisfied frame of mir.d than they bavo been for several days. Joe Johnsen, colored, wbo assaulted Wil? son Die* with a knife at Sctrboeo on Christ? mas day, was arrested on Wednesday in this city by Deputy Sheriff Gtillard. Johnson has since compromised the case met) Dick and baa paid all costs Muncbie Dennis, wbo was tho' by Tom Murphy m Item her is oo the night, of Dec 24* b is not dead, bs reported a i ,.? 0a)sa?o, but is in a fall w*y to recover. The ball did not penetrate his stomach, as at first thought, nut, struck the end ol a rib and WSJ deflected, seeking ooly a fl'Sb wound of tot a 83riou eiaraeter Murphy has not he a arrested, 'ho Bjegiltrats'l constants having failed to find him In the RMBbsrtl neighborhood Con ty Treasurer Scarborough and Ins assistants wtT'' iiuhf-d Saturday, the office beleg crowded fron ths npening hour until lata ir. ih? afternoon with the people who lud put t.ff until t .e lust day lbs psytneot of luX"s ? uy Clerk and Treasurer M*ursl bed a i tu dt. al >?, for the;e were but drcdi * bn had poetpoQsd nntil lbs Isai day tbs payment of ibsif du o tu tne city There wj9 an UOaUtbsntlC led report to cir? ca atiou S-tiiriay that there wesa row, par taking Io h me particular! of lbs nature ol a Hoi, el BiliOttl Friday. The rnmof could n I he rue to earth and I he f sell sfcertained, but ?s lbs rumor goes there was at: ex lei ive d; piny ot B rear as, nut no shooting. One m-u 11 fold 10 have had his head broken in a unx-tip Iis1 hi, t'Ut no OOS was sen tusly Injures), The meeting of the Missionary Society of the Magnolia Street Methodist Gbureh was held lest evening at 7 10? Q iite> an inter estc g programme was rendered. A gasoline stove became IgoiUd in Win buru's pbotogrpb gallery Satuiday oi?'ht, and th. tire department w??3 called out, Tne fire was emnnuisbed before the reel quails am vu i The damage whs quite small The ex'cosiou of n,M' UU tbe ua> merit of taxes was as unexpected as u wes welcome to those who had not Milled with Treasurer Sctrborougb To many K was an unwel? come ?urprise, for they bad paid taxes aod let loose mnusy that tbey might have held on toior thirty days longsr. House Burned Near Lynchburg. The dwelling he-flseof Mr. L. A Wheeler, of Lyocbourg, was burned nbout 5 o'clock last Thursday morning. The fire is thought to have been of accidental origin Our inform? ant did not know whether th? house was insured or not. A large part of the furni ture w<>9 burned in the bouse before it be removed - aassaa?1 *^aia? Capt. Russell Promoted. Capt. J. P.ReSSSl, who has for years been running conductor on the through passenger trains between Charleston and Rocky Mr , N. C, has received bis appointment to the position of Lost Car Agent This place was held oy Mr. N. B. Bunting, who .ias resigned to go iotothe drug business at Fayette ville Mr Russell's new work will begio January 1,1900, and bis territory will comprise the whole of the United S'.ates His headquarters however will remain in Florence.?Florence Times. Bill Pickenb Shot Bill Pickens, (col) went to Wedgefield last Wednesday morning on the 9.46 tiain and was brought back that evening on the 5 3) train During bis stay io Wedgefield be got into a difficulty and was sbot in tbe legB aod one band and seriously wounded. Toe name of tbe man who sbot him bas not been ascer? tained, but it was stated by tbe man who brought Pickens back that oight tbat Pickeos and the otber negro bad a row over a gamb? ling game some days before, aod Wednesday morning when Pickens got off the train at Wedgefield tbe otber negro was on band with a double-barrel sbot gun Without waiting for words be tbrsw op tbe gun and iet PickeoS have its contents Province of Cavite Pull of Insurgents. Filipinos in Foroe are Forti? fied in Several Towns. Manila, Dec 31, 6 10 p. m ?An American advance in Cavite proviuce south of Manila, is expected shortly. Reliable reports from uative spies show that there are upward of 2.000 organized insurgents under arms within a mile of Imus They are strengthening their entrenchments and possess artillery At Novalentn the Filipino en treuchments have been much strengt hewed since Gen Schwan'e advauce. A thousand of tbe enemy ere in that vicinity, and there are 600 at San Francisco de Malabou. From 12 to 100 garrison all tbe towns in the southern part of Cavite province and the-same may be said of tbe towns in BatangAS province Tbe provinces of North Camarines and South Camarines hold quantities of hemp, which the people cannot merket. As a consequence the popu lation in tbat pert of Luzou is suffer ing from lack of food Rice now costs four times its normal price It is estimated that 1 000 insur genls are entrenched at Calamba Reports have been received that '2,000 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 amounts of tobacco, estimated to be worth $2,000,000, are ready for shipment to Manila The open? ing of tbe ports of Dagupan, Sau Fernando, Vigan, Laoag and Aparri tomorrow will permit the resumption of fade, bringing relief to com munities greatly in ie.d of food stuff.* Many vessels mvo already cleared from Manila for.these ports. Incoming Spanish prisoners declare that Aguinaldo has ordered the re? lease of ali Spsniards now in posses? sion of tbe rebels Tbe mountain passes of Cagayeu and the two llocos provinces are stilt guarded, in the hope of catching tbe insurgent gen? eral, Tinio, who is still a fugitive. It is asserted that Lieut Gillmore is in Tinin's custody Southern Advance Has Again Begun. Thirty-Ninth Infantry Has Hot Work on South Side of TiUguna de Bay. Manila, Jan 1. 10 30 p m ?The first movement of a general southern advenes occurred this morning, when two battalions of the Thirty ninth in fentry landed and occupied Cabuyao, oo the south side oi Lagune de B iy ftro Americans were killed and four were wounded Twenty four of the enemy's dead were found in one 00016 One hundred and fiity prisoners and four G pounder rapid fire guns were captured. The gunboat Legooa do Bey bom barded the town before tbe disom berk et ion of the troops from the oasooee, which was made ander the euemy's ibrtpnel tire The en em) evacuted the place before the charg inir, Americans, retreating to Santc Rosa to which town they were push? ed Heavy fighting occurred along the road to Santa Rosa, which was occupied by the insurgents re traating Houth toward Silang Tho Americans burned the country he t ween and around Cabuyoa. The gunboat returned to Calamba for reinforcements and thence camo to Manila to fetch ammunition. She recently captured two of the enemy's steam Isuncbee, one under tbe fire of artillery at Calembe, end also four caicoei loaded with rice. VtiVfaaiw THAT SEIZED FLOUR The U. S Piles a Preliminary Protest to England's Action Washington, Jao 2?The state department today received from United States Ambassador Choate at London by cable a 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 aod Maria The goods comprised not only flour, but miscellaneous articles of common trade, aod while they were shipped for Lorenzo Marques io British aod German ships, yet the contention of our officials is that they were not subject to seizure. They could not lodge representations oo 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 him 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 British government intended tc save ail our rights in the case It will be sufficient to inaugurate the settlement of the matter by negotiation and the state department has not tbe slightest doubt that the British authorities will make full amends to the owners of the goods when tho facts are all laid before it Germany Will Demand Redress for England's act. Seizure of Steamer Bundes? rath Subject of Considera? tion by Emperor and Cabinet. Berlin Dec 3i ?Regarding the seizure by the British cruiser Magi j cinne of the imperial mail steamer 1 Bundesrath the German foreign office which. was interview by the cor- J respondent of tue Associated Press i today says : "Silence must main | Uined at present concerning tbe J 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 tbe utmost importance because seriously iuvolving the rights of neutrals." This afternoon the foreign secre? tary Count von Buelow, conferred at tbe 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 event, the British right to stop passengers whether they intend to fight for the Boers or not is strenuously disputed, as the vessel upon which they were is neutral and the territory to which the') were proceeding*, namely, Del agoa Bay, is also neutral Redress, it is aaaerted will be insisted upon by Germany The German press today unan imously condemne British action in the Bundesrath seizure, which is characterized a* "an instance 01 gross insolence,"' and aa calculated ?gain to illustrate the need of a powerful GermtJO navy to render such overbearanco on the pait of England impossible! In the future ARE YOU BANKRUPTinheakh. constitution undermined by ex? travagance in eating, by disre? garding the laws of*nature, 01 physical capital all gone, if so, NEVER DESPAIR Tutt's Liver Pills will cure you. For sick headache, dyspepsia, sour stomach, malaria, torpid liver, constipation, biliousness and all kindred diseases. Tutt's Liver Pills an absolute cure. Was Douglass a Negro? The biognpby of Frederiok Deugla;s has just appeared. It is written by a Mr CbestQQtt, who naturally, we sup? pose, points to this remarkable n. as ao evidence of what the negro may become intellectually. We have long known that Douglass was an octoroon, but Mrs Dale, who i? represented as "a great ohampioo of tlip negro race*' and an intimate friend of Douglass, express* es regret tbat she did cot know Mr. Cbestoutt was writing this life, as she could have given him a historical fact of much importance. Mrs. Dale 6ays: "A short time before Mr. Douglass died I went out to his bouse in Uoion town to meet a party of old frieod from the north. Mrs Douglass ?od the ladies had gone out into tbe grounds, and I was left alone in tbe modest parlor with her husband. Opposite ub, on tbe wall, huog a rude portrait in oil, which I bad not observed before. "Who does tbat represent?" [ asked. "It is not well painted, but it is eertaioly a likeuess of somebody I" "It was meant for me when I was 30 years old," answered my frieod. "Why!'' I exclaimed, "it is tbe portrait of an Omaha!" "Naturally enough.'' he replied. "What do you mean, Freder? ick ?" I weot od. "I have often wanted to aek yon about your parents. I know you were the son of a white master. Was there in tbe white blood be gave you anything to accouot for your own power, especially for year marvellous oommand of language?' ' No,1' be 6aid calmly ; "wbeo 1 weot back to the plantation in 1878, I looked into the matter thoroughly. There was nothiog ereditable on tbat side.'' "To what, tben, do you attribute it?was it a direct gift from heaven ? or from whom did you inherit ?" "From my Indian grandmother. She was a full blooded Potomac Indian of unusual powers and greatly respeot ed on the plantation She had one child by her white master, aod that child was my mother After that she married a free negro and had several children, but I never koew one of them. She bad a nice little oottage of her own and had the care of ail the pickaoinoies M "And your mother? What became of her? Your father was a white man, she was a white aod Indian half breed?; where does the negro blood oome in? "So far as I know,71 he said, "I have oot a drop io my veios, but of course my children have.'1 Here is Douglass' own confession, as it were co bis deathbed, that he did not have a drop of negro blood in bis veios This will astonith tbope people who have beeD for years, admiring him as an illutriou9 member of tbe E bi opian race aod who have presumably ereoted a monumeot to him chiefly io tbat character. These people are evi? dently tbe victims of misplaced confi? dence Tbe peculiar talents of Doug? lass, therefore, came from white and In? dian blood, if Mrs Dale is to be be? lieved, and the negro is "oot in it." Tno children he had by a woman of negro blood, his first wife, return to cbrourity. Hi9 second wife, a white woman, was childless It is strange that Doog-hlass never made this revela? tion wbilo bo was in active life end waited until he was about to die to make a clean breast of it Perhaps, bad be told the fact, as Mrs Dale now does, he would have lo6t caete with tbe negroes and been at a disooont politi? cally with white abolitionists Bot tbe troth of history has been vindicated again acd we are curious to see bow the old abolitionists and the colored breth? ren will take it. Will they assail Mrs Dale's veracity or will they complain of being buncoed ? Oo the Douglass monument a new inscription might be oarved : "Frederick Douglass bad been a slave and championed abolitioo, but he did oot have a drop of negro blood io his veins." As Douglass attributed his mental gifts to bis mother, a half-bred Indian, it would seem that the aboriginal red man aod not tbe black is entitled to all the honors of his production, as the while ancestors would probably surrender their claims and give poor ' Lo" the right of way.?Augusta Chronicle - ? ? sjai ? Bstewt ?r Hin Bwparatltioai. ??Are you iuneirtltloue?" "To :i certain extent." ??What do you mean by that?" "Well. I should hesitate to puss uc der :i ladder if there was a man with a not ofvpaint :it the top of It*?CbtceV ?<> !:::.:? t Icoan. B'iv Writing Tablets, Pencils nr.<l Paper at 0 teen'* Book Store aibomi 1 Pbo'otir^r >b, Aetograpfa and Scrap H G Ostsee h C ?. Atlantic Coast Line BaH Coup? of Sulk Carolina. 0ON:<KN>Ki> SCHEDULE. In effect November 19ib, ISf9. SOUTH. NORTH. 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