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Censors Stop All News. Nothing Moro From Lady smith-Ali News Telegrams Held Up. London, Jan 10. 4 30 a. m -The war office has neither cootributed aDj fight oo the situation in Natal since Sunday nor allowed the dispatches of correspondente to get through. Conse? quently the public impatience finds vent ic a discussion of tbe conduct of the war. The Morong Post demands thai; tbe forces afield, afloat and in preparation shail be iocreaeed by 65,000 men. To this end ic urges that all the trained asen the country possesses, militia and volunteer?, shall be called out, asserting incidentally that, although the attitude of other powers is correct io tbe diplo? matic sense of the word, an invasion, if attempted, wocld be sudden, and that now is the time to apprehend contin? gencies. Great Britain's losses since tbe war began are fast approaching S;000. A war offioe compilation of casualties, issued last evening, shows a total of 7,213-1.027 killed, 3,675 wounded and 2,511 missing. These do not include 140 who have succumbed to disease cor the casualties at Ladysmith last Saturday. NEWS FROM LADYSMITH ANX? IOUSLY AWAITED. Further news of Geo. White's victory is anxiously awaited, as it is generally realized today thai there aas little warrant for the exultation which fol? lowed the announcement of his repulse <rf the Boers. This remarkable revo? lution in Boer tactics bas bese another complete surprise to the British, wbo bad oct reckoned on the weakened garrison of Ladysmith being subjected to such a courageous assault, and it is realized that Gee. White's troops can Bot be expected.to greatly prolong snob so ardurous d&fecse. Io some quar? ters it is considerod unaccountable that ?Gen. Baller did not press bis attempt .co effect a passage of the Tugeia river while.the Boers were engaged north? wards, aod (he comment on bis apparent .supineness are nowise complimentary. From the Boer headquarters it is re? ported that Geo. Buller is constructing a subsidiary railroad from tbe main line v Co Colenso, westwardlv, in the direc? tion cf Potgieter's drift. Advices from the Modder river say the Boers continue to extend their works,, and it is estimated that 30.000 tuen are required to defend them. The prisoners captured by the Cana diaos and Qaeenlanders at Sunnyside are going to Cape Town fer trial as rebels. .London Papers Call on People to Break the Censorship. London, Jan. 12, 4 a. m.-Lee Metford cartridges are running short in the British magazines, and, accord ing to a 6emi official report, the war office purposes to fail back temDo rattly upon 100.000.000 Mark IV , expanding bullets, most of which are alr?ady in storage in Sooth Africa The war office, however, ha3 issued the strict order io the volunteers that the 50 rounds of **Mark IV ,: given them meet be used in practice at home, none being taken to South Africa. After the public announcement that ?o such bullet woo id be used in this j war, its employment, the Daiiy j Chronicle thinks, would be ? serious breach , of faith, especially as the British commanders hare complained tba- the Boexs occasionally use such projectiles The newspapers were reconciled j -dering the early days of the war to ! .cable censorship to take fur granted that full narratives sent by mail ! won--! supply ali deficiencies. For j .oms week*, however, even the mail cojTe*poiide?ce that has arrived in London h?s shown signs of habitual scissoring by the censorship Pages are renumbered without chronological oc'logical connection, leaving thc ? happening* '.*e.se:ir>;-c quite unin j tel?u'ib''- !'! roany cases The editors. ? actifs DOS??L..!V in concert, are iavir.-u these fte's before the public and in- j sisti:;g that they be permitted to know j and to }.?'i-y the Ucts The Dai'y Kai! formerly accuses! iii:' vrar . fti::e ci '"doctoring" tn edit I tog . iii dispafenes before their issuance and cites particulars The :>n:ly Chronicle avers that there eeems to be official conspiracv against ?ettinjj t?.'C ttuth be known Al'hoogh the nnmbei ?t deaths from dysentery :sr:d enteric fever at Ladysmith have been pubiisbed by the war office since Saturday night, aothing has been given out regarding the engagement The war office certs that ii has nothing to give out Arm chair critics, who, io the ab seoce of reportorial or official do ?scriptior? from the seat of war, pour forth pages cf conjecture and opinion, conclude that not much is to be ex? pected of the British hosts in South Africa until Lord Robers 6hall have had plenty of time to think and fresh levies shall have arrived. Time is work'ng now for the Boers. Each day makes more difficult the three oeieagured positions. Although the war office d?clines to ^onSrm the report that Lord Methuen oas been recalled to England, in -MI IM ii ?ni m i m la^nn-M-?-? qniries made by a correspondent at Methuen's home in Wiltshire have elicited the information that when he received his wound his horse threw him heavily and spinal and other in? juries surpervened. The theory is now advanced that the seizures of the German mail steamers Herzog add General, since released were made on purposely mis leading information supplied to Brit? ish ageDls, the desigu being to embroil Great Britain and Germany in a quarrel. LADYSMITH BATTLE TERRI BLY BLOODY. London, Jan 12 -The Daily Mail says : "We learn that in the attack on Ladysmith last Saturday, Jan 6, The British losses were 14 officers I kilted 34 wounded, and over 800 non commissioned officers and men killed or wounded "The Boer losses, we hear, are estimated at between 2,000 and 3,000 " GEN BULLER ADVANCES ANDSECURES STRONG POSITION ON ROAD TO LADYSMITH. London, Jan 13, 4 a. m.-Gen Buller's 28 words announcing bis forward movement of Thursday in terpreied as meaning that be had passed around the western end of the Boer "lines at Colenso and is now several miles behind them, and with? in 14 miies of Gen White's out posts at Ladysmith The Boers, a (ew days ago, had forces with guns at Springfield, where Gen Buiier dates his dispatch. These commands have been obviously dislodged either by fighting or by manoeuvres, the Boers retiring across the Tugela as Gen Buller advanced. From Gen Buller's dispatch, coupled with the fact that unofficial intelligence from the 6eat of war has virtually ceased since Monday, the deduction is drawn that important operations are in progress, as be cannot move far without going against the Boer en tr?ncbments. The deaths from enteric fever and dysentery at Ladysmith, averaging from 8 to 10 daily, are considered more serious than the 420 casualties of Saturday's fight, as they indicate the frightfully insanitary condition of the beleaguered town. A letter from Ladysmith, dated Dec T, says that even then 90 out of 540 men in the battalion of which the writer was a member were 6ick with dysentery or enteric fever, and according to a dispatch to the Daily Chronicle dated Jan 8. the patients and attendants in Tombi camp, where tbe hospital is, then numbered 2,800." It is officially announced that the ! Earl of Ava bas died of his wounds. I . THE LOSSES AT LADYSMITH j London, Jan 12 -The war office j this morning received the following dispatch from Gen Boiler dated Springfield. Thursday, Jan ll at 9 20 > evening : "I occupied the south bank of the j Tugeia river at Potgieters drift this j raominec and seized Pont The liver j is in flood. The enemy is stronly ? entrenched abeu; four and a half miies to the north " The war office announces that the j British casualties at Ladysrath Jan 6. | among the rank and file were loo killed and 242 wounded. Among the officers there were 13 killed and 27 wounded Among the latter W3S Lieut Coi Wm Hemy Dick Cuuyughsi:;, V C . commander of the Second brigade of the Gordon Highlanders since 1897 wno. has s?Dce succumbed to his wounds He was immensity popular everywhere. Gen Bulier's second attempt to cross the Tugela obviously is of a flanking character ; but, whether it is intended to push the advance home, or whether his operations are only 3 feint to cover an attack in force on the Boer position at lilang wari3 mountain remains to be seen ^Springfield, from whence Gen Bul ier's dispatch was sent, is IG miies vrest of Frere. The last news irom >'pri enfield was thai it was held by the Johannesburg corps under Geri Ben Viljoen and that tho Boera had bi? guns in posilion at Potgieters drift, apparently six or eight miles north of Springfield, and acro*6 the big Tugeia Thc possessor; of the : drift and ihe Pont is regarded as o? ?great importance It is reported here that Gen Buller submitted his , plan of c:trnpaig'i to Lord Rib'rts immediately alter the latter landed j and that Gen Roberts sanctioned il Th'*re H a belief, in some quarters that Gen Hectors McDonald will sue c-:.ed Lord Methuen in command of the British force ai Modder riv r The Gazette tod;-.y proclaims the prohibition of the exportation from ; the United Kingdon: o: the carrying i coastwise of a variety of .icids, capa : b!e of being converted into military I Ptores The Appetits of ;-. <???:*t _ ; Is envied fry al! {mor dyspeptics whose stoni* ach and liver are out of order. All such should I knuw that l>r. Kir.g'a New Life Pilli, ti;?- won j deri'ui Stomach and hiver Uarnedy, gh*es a I splendid appetite, sound digestion aod a regu i lar bodily habit that insures perfect health and ' great energy. Only 25c J. F: Delcine's J drug store. 4 ! The Genera! Assembl i _ Columbia, Jan ll.-in the b today a number of third reading were acted upon. Mr Blease's resolution, lookin a constitutional amendment prc ing for four instead of two year ti for members of the house failed cause of the lack of two thirds o votes of the members elected After some sparring the b practically killed the pending looking to the granting of rail charters on the ground that i could be issued by the secretar state. ^ There was considerable discus on Mr Sander's bill, which seek eliminate to an extent the reqt ment o? arbitration in settling fire surance losses. He seeks to r the loss adjusted before a jury establishing the facts, in such c; where arbitration is not desiree the !o6er. but the bill was psssed The anti usury bill of Mr. Maul of Greenville, was vigorously c tested and finally kilted Quite a number of bills were troduced today. Mr Winklers dispensar}7 which has been mentioned, is be read in the engrossing departm and the final copy wiii be prese tomorrow. At noon the Senate came over the election of au Associated J tice The body was called to order Lieutenant Goyernor Scarborot and, after the purposes of the asst bly were announced, Senator Gr don, of Abbeville, in a brief and e quent -speech nominated Associ Justice Eugene B Gary for re el lion. A roll call was necessary and t lers were appointed on the part both branches io tabulate the vo which was, of course, unanimous ; the re-election of Mr. Gary. SENATE. Io the senate today the resoluti from the house requesting our rep: 8entatives in congress to introduce measure providiog for the appointee cf graduates of the South Oaroli military academy to lieutenancies the United States army was referred the committee on milittary. A number of new bills were read their titles. Senator Sheppard introduced a joi resolution, which was adopted, iostrc< ing the committee on privileges a; electiocs, of both houses, to repu wh?t officers are to be elected .at tb term. Thc bill providing for the return assessment aod taxation of banks caa up, and Senator Henderson moved strike out the enacting words Senator Mowor explained that tl objeot of the bili was to have the hao; make their returns just as railroads c and aTso to secure uniformity The yeas and nays were called on|t^ motion to strike out the enacting wore resulting in the bill being ki!led??by vote of 27 to 8 The jcini resolution providing f( tbs preparation and completion of rr. history to accompany the Confedera! rolls was referred to tho oommittee o militar? On the second reading Mr McCu rough's bili to rppeal the Act. makit; ?ud:ug? c#f facts by juries in rqiit cases conclusive was kiiied. Mr Stevenson's bili to make it a coi: demeanor to swear falsely or cocata; j fraud io the maoagemeot or conduct o a primary election, or io voting in th the same, and fixing punishment there for. was papped to a third reading. The bill to require the publication o all petitions for pardoos before filio; with the Governor was recommitted t the judiciary committee Columbia, Jan 12 -The house to day did considerable hard work J great many bilis were disposed of some killed and others adopted. A resolution looking to denying i the use of the State house for th< State ball was cleverly changed to ? resolution allowing that use, undei i acceptable conditions There was c hard and somewhat acrimonious con test over the issue, but the Stute bal j won ! Senator Gr?bers county court bli j went through the house- today, ai i though at one lime it was ratbet j "wobbling." Certain counties, ex i emoted in the Senate, asked to rc j tain the privilege of having an j election on the question, if the voters ! saw proper, w?iie other counties j that the .Senate had not exempted j from the provisions of the bili asked 1 for exemption ; There was a lively and spirited : con' st over an innocent little ; measure which sought to raise thc: salary of the Sta-e iibrarian-a young i ady-to *SG<J. It is now ?600. I The lady won Mr Winkler had a bili looking to i specially cheap excursion rates on I round trip tickets, with limits After a considerable contest thc bill was : kiiied ??Ir Winkler wanted ins dispensary bill brought in without reference Mr Ashley and Mr Jeremiah Smith objected, and the bili was referred to the judiciary committee. SENATE The senate iv,i-; in session just one hour to lay and uu'i! the house gets ' further into i's calendar the senate will not have much before it. A concurrent resolution was received j from the bouso io reference to ! drainage of swamp lands. T?o g ! eroor presented a memorial on i ?-ubject. and the resolution provides I a commis-icn of two senators and ti j representatives, to be appointed by i presidicg officers, to carefully iov j gate the mailer aod report to the le j iature. The senate agreed to j concurrent resolution without debate I The unfavorable report oo Mr Si Haiid's bili to arborize and require j commissiooers appointed to apport I the indebtedness of Berkeley j Colietco Counties, chargeable ?o E j chester County, to assess all nu' j property owned by the county cf Bsr j isy and Golleteo, and apportion I eame between the old ooualie* and E chester, was adopted and the bill i rejected. I Unfavorable reports were rriade tho judiciary committee on the foi Ii iog bills, and the reports being adop the bills were rejeoted : Making stenographers' no^cs of tri final atd conclusive proof of what. ? the testimooy Amending thc county goverom? biil in reference to roads and hishwa Tjafav^rable reports were mide two of Senator Grajdon's bills, I they wen: on the calendar : bili p vidir.g for a uniform system ot regist a'jd biil relatiog to service and su mors of magistrate? It b'iG been evident t-ioce the open: ?rssion of the senate that lhere wt nor enough calendars and journals go around, cud Senator Soddatb mcv that sixty be ordered Sweater Ms held had the resolution amended so ti: seventy copies of both the calendar a journal bo printed, acd tbi? was agre to Thc House biil relative to sweari falsely or commiting fraud in prima elections w-s killed. a3 the iaw now sufScient to cover thc case Mr. Mower's bill making soi changes in the time of holding mut c?pai elections in cities or towns of mn than 1,000 and less than 10.000 inha itants was rejected without debate . MUNICIPAL TAXATION The following bill relating to tas tion in cities and towns was pass?e Sec 1 That cu and after the a proval of this Act no separate retori for taxation shall be required or e forced by authorities of any city town. Sec 2 That the county auditors this State shall keep the returns i ail property liable to taxation with any city or town of their couni separate from the returns of properl in the same township not taxable I such city and town, but taxable t State and county, and shall alf plainly indicate on the tax duplica! all property taxable by each city ar town, so that ali municipal author ties may, without difficulty, bas levies thereon without separate r< turns for taxation. Sec 3 That for the pupose of ta: ation the corporate authorities of a cities and towns shali have authorit to conform the fiscai year of eac city and town to and with the fi=c? year of the State, and to fix the tim for levying and collecting raunicipi taxes Senator Mauldin's bili reguiatir. the width of tires wa6 made a specii order for Wednesday Senator Dean's biii to regulate th granting of pensions was killed witl out discussion Senator Blakeney's bill to gtv landlords and tenants liens agains shares of laborers and croppers afte division of crops for advances wa recommitted to the judiciary commit tee Senator Barnwell's bill relating t jury commissioners received it second reading ?- - - -o- . ?? ? ? -a? - Discovered by a Woman. Another great discovery has been made, ant that, tco, by a. lady in this country. ''D tea." fastened it* clutched upon her and for sevci jears she withstood its severest tests, hut he vintl organs were undermined and death sce:n ed imminent. For three months she cougbei incessantly, and could not sleep. She Quail; discovered a w ?y to ivcovery, by purchasing o us a l>o::ie/ of Dr. King's Now Discovery foi Consumption, and was so much relieved 01 taking first dose, tha' sue slept ali night: am with two bottles has been absolutely cured Her name i? Mrs. Luther Lutz. Thus write: Mrs. HT. C. Hamnick & C>\ of Shelby, N. C Tri;?! bottles 'ree nt J. F. W. DeL ?rmo's Dru<r Store. Regular size 50c and $1. Every bott!; guaranteed 4 - min i II - - Cardinal Giraiomo Gotti, whom thc Pope is said to desire for his 6ucces sor, is a striking example of the democracy of the Catiioiic hierarchy. Iiis father was a Genoese laborer and ! worked along the ?locks of the town j Gotti's early surroundings were whal one might expect in that station oi life Soon after he became a Carme I ?itt; monk his talent began to show ? itself. His first triumph m dipio macy came when as Papal nuncio in : Brazil he mettled great disturbances which had arisen between church 1 and State Tin's won for him the I Cardinal's hat lie is but GI years old, and fc-till lives tho severely ascetic life of his ordei. George Cochrane, the steeplechase jockey. suffered a serious accident recently a? Aiken, S 0 , where ho hes b; schooling bis empioyort', V li and T Hitchcock, jumpers While training a green jumper he feli wirb thc hors-.- and lay unconscious for three days. When bc came to he was demented and it is doubtful if ho will ri cover. Cochrane was one of thc best of thc cross country division riding oo j thc metropolitan ttacks last year. MR. EDITOR : You may have had us in mind when referring in a recent issue of your paper to the peculiarity of merchants in regard to advertising, in which you quoted them as saying that "im good times it was not necessary to advertise, and in hard times it did not pay." While we have always found that advertising paid us, we must confess that for the past sixty days any in? crease of business that we might secure by that means, could j not have been satisfactorily waited on, as our clerical force has ! been taxed to its utmost capacity. Now that the rush of cotton is over and we have aa opportunity to say a few words to our friends in the country, we desire to acknowledge, through the columns of the Watch? man and Southron, our grateful thanks to them for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us, for which we can ofter nothing ia return except our promise that their interests will be as care? fully guarded by us in the future as they have been in the past. It is particularly gratifying to us to acknowledge a very liberal trade during the months of September and October from our farming friends, to whom it was our pleasure to extend a credit during the summer. It proves to us that they appreciate our endeavor to be just and reasonable with them, when they need assistance, as we have always tried to be-our motto being LIVE AND LET LIVE Although we tried to anticipate this season's wants by buying a heavier stock than ever before, our trade has so far exceeded our expectations, that we have been obliged to re? plenish frequently and freely every department of our store. In Dry ?*ood? Wc bought a very heavy stock of staples, a fair percentage of which we still have on hand and are selling at old prices, Those ir ff eel Hlanket? Which you have been waiting for so long have come at last. It was not our fault that they were not here sooner as our contracts were made in May for September delivery, but the mill has been so crowded with orders it was impossible to deliver them sooner. These goods are made in A Southern Mill. From Southern Wool, By Southern Men and there are none better. They are improving on the finis* every year. We are selling at the same price as last year: but if we have tc duplicate we will be obliged to charge an advance. We onlv have about FIFTY PAIRS, so doirt put oft" buying, or you may get left. Why the advance in cotton should have affected the price of shoes, but strange to say they too have gone up. We don't know whether it was judgment or luck, but our purchases for Fall were nearly double our usual contracts. We are buying now for Spring and paying 10 to 15 per cent more for the same class of goods, but those oa hand will go at the old prices while they last. In our write-up about Shoes last Fall we liad something spe? cial to sav about The H. 0. Godman Line for Women and Children. Our increased sales for these goods prove that we told the truth. Bear in mind we are still the SOLE AGENTS FOR THEM AN? GUARANTEE EVERY PAIR THE L. M. REYNOLDS LINE OF MEN'S SHOES, sold exclusively by us, are trade-winners. The prices range front SI.75 to So.50. and every pair warranted. If you want the best $3.00 shoe buy a Reynolds. This lias certainly been our banner season in the clothing business, and if there are any or'the men or boys in the county who have not bought a suit, it has not been cur fault : but fear? ing there still may be a few unprovided, we are keeping up our stock by telegraphing orders for shipment by express. Il' you need an overcoat see us before buying, as we have some great values. In our Hat and Furnishing Goods De? partment will he found some values that compare favora? bly with the balance of our stork. This announcement would not be complete without a word al ?out our G.ROCEUY STOCK. 'i'his department is up io the usual standard, and that is saying about all that is necessary for it. Our MI ELBURNE FLOUR, of which we believe there is more sold in this county than other brand, is pronounced by those who use it; unsur? passed. onnell & Co*