The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 03, 1900, Image 4
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
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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
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