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Wmm tOBTBP. W?OllllK ItUMIM Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. ?\n (fiflattbman anb $outbroit frabliifctd Ivory Wt4nttday, -it UU. C3r-. Osteen, 8UMTER, 8. 0. TSKkS : $1.50 per ?00001?in aivaooe. Ooo Square 6ret insertion.......$1 00 ?eery eabeeqveot insertion. 60 (Joe tracts for three moo the, or longer wil he seeds el reduced rotes. . All coaasoeieatiooi which so beer tc private tntercets will be charged for as adfertiements. Obituariee aod tributes of respects will be eherged for. THE WAR IN AFRICA Mo News From the Battlefield in Three Days Leodoo. Peb 22. 4 a m ?Lord Roberts' Itsl of killed end woooded oat ear a, ieolodoe two geosrsle. lo tbs oegagesseotv op to Sunday eveoiog, oeoeec eoiiety, especially as io the omeere' hsi oeitbsr tbs louses of the Welob aod Essex regimeote oor tboes of the Boosted tofeotry ore iooloded Twis it aboot the camber tost fell ot Oetooso, wbsro lbs ooo oowmissiooed oftewre eod soso broagbt tbs total looses to eoo ll it oowetdsrsd strange tost when eeodieg hie oosoolt.se Lord Roberts fives oo teformation es to thj result of tbs Ifbtiog. If bo has eont such o report the vor offioo is wilbboldiog it. Moreover, ootbiog is known es to what took plsoo Mooday, Toeidmy aod yesterday This oboeooo of details frwco Lord Roberte'd tape tob. too treated wit* bie ratbor foil oerretivas donog tbs tret part of bis operatioos. pro* ?poos oseaetoeee aoaoog militar* ob? servers All tbo oommeot io lbs more log oewepepore, both editorial ood ortt Mel. ie tbreoded with tbo disturbing soggeetioo tbst deepite bard Bghtiog, Oeo Crooje bos boot ebls to boot off bio porsoere, bos esesped, ooct is beiog roooforoed by roil from Ladyemitb aod by for ooo oo fool ood borteboek from ooftboro Oopo Colony, os woll oo the late boloogoers of Kimberly. As tbs oor roe poo doe to wi.b Lord Roborte ore eileot tbo telegrams from Boor so or ooo rseetve some ooostooooee. Tbo latter over tbot Ooo Croojo. while tbo British were eodeavoring to ear row ad bioi between Paardobsrg ood Koodooere?u, received reiofoi eemeots wo der Dswot ood that together tbs Boot so es ? eod er a foogbt tbo Britieb to o otoodstill. At aoy rate while oo ooe dcobte bie oltiaate eoeecea, there is o fser of e temporary dioappoiotaeot sod that a lot of bord fighting is yet ohead of tbe Britieb Tbo lotoet report regordiog Gso Bai? lor eireoleted to tbs booee of oommooe loot jveniog was that ao ageot of tbe Dobocrs oompeoy bod received o oabls gram from Cops Towo wbtob moot bave pvsseof tbo eeoaor, to the effoot that Ost Birtoo's fooilisr brigade bed rooobsd the bills oommaniiog Lady eoittb. Qoito opert from thie, however, sad from every other roaor, tbe early totief of 'bo boleogoersd eity is .bought ioovitobls. BOER NEWSPAPERS CLAIMING VICTORIES Loodoo, Fob 22.? Tho Doily Moil boo tbo following diopotch from Lo rooxo Marquee, datod Peb 21 : "Boor oewepepero, doted Peb 19, report that Gen Dowet woo 'a brilliont vio lory' ovor tbe British troops ot Mod dor river Gen Dotoit reports being dofeoted by the British covolry col ion whiob got iuto Kimberley. He rotreotod to Ri verton. 16 mi lee north of Kimberley, with oil his guns lost ood oeveo oeo killed "According to the some pepero. Geo Crooje succeeded in getting through o meeeege lo Koffyfontein with the news thot he is holding all bit pooitinoo end that the Boer cor don io oroood Kimberley sgoin. "The Boers expect o general cn gogement on tho Tugele All io quiet Ol Ledysmith " Pretoria Tueebey, Peb 20.?Ofti oiol reporto have been received sa followo : Commandant Steync reye that Saturday, Peb 17th and S.inday. Peb 18th, near Koodoorerand, tie fought tho Hritieh, who tried to en oompoas Gen Cronje'a Issger, and drove them ? fl' They fought until lote Sunday evening B >ero had ono man killed and one wounded, and cspturpd booty and 21 horses and mules Gen Dewet says that on Sunday afternoon he ernvrd before l'**det* berg and Poodouorand, in which di? rection there hae been heavy tiring ojpjgg morning He stormed several kopjes which the Hriti*!* vacated, leaving their dead and wounded and 40 prisoners in the hands of the Hoe re, who coptured the kopjes The Boor loos wo? two men killed end (btr'woooded Tbe fight looted until April. It?0. "Be Ju: SUMT1 It is a Fight to the Death Between Cronje and Kitohe ner Kitchener Refuses to Agree to Armistice to Bury the Dead. London, Fob 23, 4 a m ?Gen Cronje is seemingly making hie laet stand He in dying bard, hemmed in by British infantry and with shells from 60 guns falling into hie camp. Oo the third day of the fight the Boer ohief asked for an armistice to bury hie dead "Fight to a finish or aorreoder unconditionally" waa Lord Kitchener's reply Geo Cronje im mediately sent baok word that hie request for a truce had been miaunder etood and that his determination tbeo as before waa to fight to the death. The battle went on This waa the situation of Geo Cronje Tuesday evening aa can be sketched io the oosoty teiegrams that have emerged from the semi eileoce of Sooth Af? rica Officially Lord Roberts wires that he bad scattered the advance com mandoes of the reenforcements that were sttiving to resch Cronje It is regarded as ainguiar that Lord Rob erta wiring Wedoesdsy should not mention the appeal for an armistice on the previous dsy, and also that the war office shoold withhold good news, if it has aoy Without tryiog to reconcile even the aoaoty materials st hsud. it seems plain that Gen Conje is in s bad, and even a desperate situation, and that the British are pressing their advantage While the attack on Gen Cronje proceeds there is a race for ooooeu trat ion between the Boers and the British The engagement with Gen Croo je's 6,000 to 8,000 eotrenohed men is likely to become an incident io a battle between the messes. The sep arated factions of the Boer power are rapidly drawing together to at? tack Lord Roberts. Will Geo Orooje be able to hold out ootll the Boer messes appear, or if ba does, will they be able to aucoor bim 1 The British are facing the Boera oo grouod where the arms, taotics and training of the British are expected to give them the advaotage Gen Boiler, according to a dispatch from Cbieveley dated Wednesday, finds the Boers io positions north of the Tugels largely reenforced Thie seeme etrsnge. The war office for the first time bae given out ao official compilation of the Britieh looses The totsl is 11,208 to Fob 17. This does not ioclode, therefore. Lord Roberts1 receot looses, nor the Wiltshires prisoners The press association learns that the British losses at Koodoosrsod were 700 Three thoosaod fresh troops will embark for South Africa today armistice; asked for by boer commander London, Feb 23 ?The Daily Newa baa the following dispatch from Mod der river dated Wedoesdsy, Feb 21 : ' The Boer forces coder Gen Cronje are estimsted at 8 000 meo. At 12 o'clock he asked an armiatioe for 24 hoora which was refused Later he sent a messenger to say that he would surrender ' The British general sent a reply telling him to come into camp. Cronje refused, esying there had been a misunderstanding and that he would fight to the death "The bombardment wus then re? opened and our lyddite shells set fire to the Boer wagons. We continued shelling the Boer laager through the night and in the morning wo resura ed with Maxims and rifles, princi? pally from the north aide "On Sunday there was much waste of life in attacking and the same result will be achieved without it. Daring Monday night *even Borrs made an attempt to break through our lines but they were captured and their leader waa killed Four were cmying letters It is believvd that th? re was ono other got through "Othor prisoners say that (ien Oroaje marched from nagsrsfontein here without otitapanning, a distance of 'Ml miles Had he sneered in en caping it would have been out* of the greatrst perform suces in the annals of war The Canadians made a galiant obarge at the lunger but were driven back with loss (ien MacDonald and Gen Knox are slightly wounded Cape Town Thursday Morning, Feb ?In reply to (ten Cronje's requeat for an armistice ol 'li boars, to allow him to bury his dead, Lord K itchener told the Boer cnininander that he must fight to finish or surren der unconditionally Gen Cronje's position is reported hopeless The British have occupied Barkly st and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou A LR. S. Ca WEDNESD, London, Feb 22, 4 17 p m?The war office has received from Lord Roberta the following massage, which was delayed in transmission, dated Paardeburg. Wednesday, Feb 21 : "Yesterday afternoon I was satisfied by a careful reconnaissance in force of the enemy's position that I could not assault it without very heavy loss, which 1 was most anxious to avoid Accordiogly I decided to bombard him with artillery and to turn my attention to the enemy's reenforcements The result was most satisfactory The Boers werejdciven off in all directions, losing a good many killed and wounded and about 50 prisoners, who say they arrived from Ladysmith two days ago by railroad. They also ssy it was our artillery fire which caused them to abandon the kopje they were occu pying Our loss was two officers, Campbell of the Ninth Lancers, and Lieut Houston of the artillery and four men, all eligbtly wounded London, Feb 22, 3 37 p m ?A special dispatch from Paardeberg, dated Wednesday, Feb 23, says : "Commandant Botba has been at tempting to relieve Gen Cronje. There has been eevere fighting Gen Botha's force is scattered with heavy losses " Psardeberg, Wednesday, Feb 21, 6 20 p m ?A Boer kopje has heen osptore with 50 prisoners Gen Cronje'e position is unchang? ed. London, Feb 22 ?Ao additional list of easoalties sustained by the British troops daring the retreat from Reo3 burg Feb 15 shows that 14 men were killed and that 158 members of Wilt shire and Worcestershire regiments are missing, the latter fact ooofirming the Boer reports that a number of prisoners had beeo captured by tbetn. ADVANCE ON LADY3MITH. Cbieveley Camp, Natal, Wedoesday, Feb 21.?The steady progress of the relief column is ooioterrapted. The Boers Toesdey were foreed from their last positioo south of the Tugela. resulting in the evaooation of Coleoso, whioh was promptly ooenpied by the Dublin Fusiliers and Thoroeyoroft's Horse A Transvaal flag was captured as was a haodkerebief inscribed with Geo Botha's name. This is treasured as a great trophy. The Boers heavily shelled niang waoa btil and Coleoso Wednesday. Feb 21st, and the British advaooed iofantry was subjected to a severe musketry fire, hut they had eover and the casualties were few The B^ere bad the railroad running from Coleneo to Bolwaoa. The British oootiooe to discover large quantities of ammunition The Boers are well sopplied with food and a quantity of provisions was left bebiod. It is txpeoted that farther reststaooo will be half hearted and that Lady smith will be reaebed io a few days TOWN BEING BOMBARDED. Loodoo, Feb 22 ? Tee Moroiog Post's seoood editioo publishes a dispatob from Ladysmith dated Feb 19cb, wbieb says that the bombardment continues with uoofioal persiateooy aod aottvity from Bulwaoaand Blaaawbaok, bat is doing small damage. He la Holding Out Hoping for Relief. London, Feb 24, 4 15am ?Gen Cronje is presumably still unbeaten. No other construction is placed upon the three days' e?ence of Lord Roberts Yet no one sees how it is humanly possible, judging from the descrip lions of his situation Wednesday rooming, for him to resist so long Great Britain does not withhold ad? miration for the valor of a losing fight ngainst such odds The Daily News says : "In a posi? tion covering only a equare mile, hemmed in on all sides circled with a chain of tire from rilla, Maxim and bowltisr, played on by deadly lyddite bursting in its own sickly green light, in hastily built trenches enfiladed by a stream of lead sweep? ing down Ihc river from the north bank, Gen Cronje stiil elects to tight It is magnificent courage Gen Cronje's wife is described by the prisoners as urging him l > SUr render in order to save the iivee of his men, but he would not The British cavalry patrols sent by Lord Methuen north of Kimberley discovered the Bt?ers concentrating, whether for offense or defense is simply oonjeotore The Boen seem to be retiring horn Gen (iatacre's front at Klerks I room in order to reenforoe the Free Htatara? Ladysmith had not been relieved wh?n the latest news lett Natal two days agt> The Boeis had then re tiied half way between Ladysmith and Colonen If only 0,000 went to the Free State, ss both the Boer aod otto! Lims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's \Y. FEBRUARY 28, the British accounts assert, the 12 000 who are left may purpose to maintain the siege and to resist Gen Buller within contracted lines, al though the impression at Gen Buller's headquarters is that the Boers are merely covering a retreat The editorials in the morning pa? pers complain, more or less vigorous ly. of the insufficiency of the govern? ment's naval proposals, especially in view of the immense naval efforts of Germany and other powers London, Feb 23, 2 10 p m ?Ev? ery hour is expected to bring news of Gen Cronje's surrender On all sides wonder is expressed that the gallant yet ghastly battle at Paarde berg drift has not yet ended in what is considered to be the inevitable With 60 guns bearing upon the de? voted band within the terribly short range of 2,000 yards, -surrender or utter annihilation can be the only result, unless all reports of the strength of the Boer reinforcements are wrong. The critics canvass every untoward contingency that can affect Field Marshal Roberts and can see nothing that can save Gen Cronje from the terrible vice in which he has been caught Even an unexpectedly strong attack on Lord Roberts' com munioation could scarcely materially affect the result according to these experts The severe losses incurred by Gen Kelly Kenny Sunday have produced some adverse criticism.but it is point ed out that had he fought less furi ously be would have given the Boers the opportunity to entrench them selves and perhaps further flight to a more advantageous position "Gen Buller's progress towards Ladysmith is so slow that it scarcely appeals to publio interest Gen White appears to be still full of fight and to be endeavoring to assist Gen Butler by a vigorous bombardment. Advices received at Cape Town yesterday said it was reported the British were gradually driving the Boers out of. northern Cape Colony ?nd that many of the burghers bad recrossed the Orange river. REPORTS FROM THE BOERS Pretoria, Wednesday, Feb 21.? The following official war bulletin has been issued here: "A report was reoeived this morn ind of cannon firing weot of Coles berg "At Pietrusburg cannon firing commenced at 6 in the morning. A big fight was expected today "De wet telegraphed yesterday from Pietrusburg that all was quiet, except several cannon shots and small skirmishes Yesterday evening the British stormed the federal positions as far as Scauser, but were driven back. "A message for Cronje is to the effect that bis loss yesterday was 14 dead aud wounded Dewet's loss was nil. Command ant Fronoman reports that from Feb 15 to Feb 20 he was almost sur? rounded by the British at the Modder river. "On Sunday there was a heavy fight The British prepared to lay seige to the Boer laager, with fight? ing general We were surrounded by 2,500 British five miles from the chief laager. At night we cut our way through with the loss of seven dead and 16 wounded The loss of the British was heavy. Yesterday we cut our way through to reach De wet, who was in the neighbor hood Fifty three prisonera formerly taken have been forwarded "It is reported that the British were continually attacking Koo?oors rand yesterday with infantry and Lancers, but that they were driven back BULLER'S MOVEMENT. Coleneo, Natal. Wednesday, Feb 21. (fia Cbieveiey, Feb 22?Too British have crossed the Tugela over a nontjon northward of Hlaogwaoa and new ojcupy Fort Wylie. Whilo thi oaval brigade was bom? barding Oroblerikloof the Boers' bij? Creusot replying, yesterday, after the oooupation of QoleOBO, a small party of Tborneyorof''h Horse oroosed the- river bur Win driven hack by ?ro from the trenches Tho 11 >ers' guns am still chci ing the relieving forci fron? 'ho hills soo*h of Ltdyimitb, but the impression is spreading that ibey are merely oover itig the retreat of the entire Boer force Gen Buller's oasuaiticH Tuesday, Fe I) 20th, and W ed don) ay, F >b 21 si, were : Killed, Cspt Crealook and Lieut* Keith Faloooer aod Parry, "f ?tie Sameriethire Light [o fan try and nine moo. Wounded, <? otHoeri and 117 m?'n. Missing, 8 men. Obietsley, Tnuraday, Feb 22 ?The main body of the Boers baa flod, evi l<ntly vrith tbe objeet of stem mi og the idvanor; ol Lord Roberts WHITE TRI KS TO AID RELIEF FORCES. Hoofd Liager, Ladysmitb, Wedoes lay, Feb 21.? There was heavy fight* og all Monday^ aod Tuesday aod it A and Truth's." THE 1 1900. New still continues since early this morning Our rffioers hope ro dislodge the British from their position. Last nigbt a body of British troops tried to cross tbe river, but tbey were beaten back with heavy loss. Our lose was light Oar positions are being bombarded from Ladysmitb at a point wbere tbe Klip river passes tbroogh tbe hills Oar Loog Tom is replying with good effect. NO MORE MULE SOUP. Kimberley, Feb 22?Lord Metbaeo arrived bore Tuesday He will aet as administrator of tbe Kimberley district, extending southward to tbe Orange river. Col Kekewioh will remain in oommaod of the local foroes Tbe issue of siege soup ceases today. There are 64 Boer prisoners here. BRITISH KILLED LAST SUN? DAY. Lmdon. Feb 23.?Tbe official report gives 146 men killed at Paardeberg drift Sunday, Feb 18, including 63 Highlanders and 18 Canadians. Filipino Soldier Accused of Murder. Manila, Feb 20. 3 55 p. m ?A military commission meets at Calamba tomorrow to try a Filipino member of tbe guerrilla band which attacked a squad of Americans Feb 2, killing a corporal. Tbe obargjs are murder and assault with intent to kill Tbe case is important as foreshadowing the polioy of treating guerrillas as bandits. It is supposed that one reason wbioh bas hitherto deterred tbe American author ities from adopting this polioy is that the insurgents have more than 50 American prisoners and may retaliate; although a few of them were captured while fighting. Affairs in Kentucky. Frankfort, Ky.. Feb 20.?The attor? neys for Taylor and Beokbam will bold a joint conference at 10 o'olook tomor? row for the purpose f discussing propo sitioos to settle wbioh of tbe two in? junction saits relating to tbe oontest over tbe governorship shall have prece? dence or tbe ooosolidation of both cases io order to avoid a olash between courts over the question of jurisdiction. Tbe Beokbam suit ia set for bearing before Jodge Caotrill at Georgetown, Friday, aod tbe attorneys will attempt to agree upon a plan of action and facts forming the basis of the suit aod as to what judge the agreed case shall be tried before. Trying to Cover up a Scandal Columbia Feb 20 ?The Neal case has taken a rather curious turn Now that the excitment over the case baa died out to a certain extent the effort is being made to quash the whole matter. Governor McSweeney today re? ceived several letters asking him to use his influence and to take the ini? tiative in having* tbe cases against Col Neal droppod Gov McSweeney feels that the matter is entirely out of bis bands and there is absolutely no occasion for him to interfere. He will take no steps either to prosecute Col Neal or to have the cases dropped The grsnd jury bas found true bills against I Col Neal and be does not feel that there is anything for him to do. From the faet that several letters have been received upon the same line within tbe last forty eight hours it is possible that their has been a suggestion on the line indicated ? News and Courier Ooe-quarter of the sum England is expending in tbe war to oxteod its dominion in ? irh Africa would suf? fice to feed every starving mouth in India That the world should bo asked to support bor famine stricken subjects in one part of tbeuupire io ? riler that she may devote uil bcr ener pioa and money to crushing a people who s and in tbj way of a limitless estensioB of the empire in nnotber part, isjccrtainly a most ? x'raordinary propo? rtion ? Augusta Chronicle A ipeci.ii from Tallahassee, Fia, ^ayn : Reliable advioes received by tbe S nie agricultural departmeot say the d image doos in Florida by the Sunday Ire?ia was eomparatively slinht. Early vegetables io Northern Florida wore killed. Spriog hko weather now pre? vails Washington, Fob 21 ?U is und r stood thit the president ha* practically desided to appoint General Luki* E Wright, of Memphis Term., a member of tbe Philipoin?3 eommtssioo ROYA Absolutely IP Makes the food more del ROVAl BAKUM) POWC con. KLK SODTHRON, Ketabltahed Jone 1S**0 Series-Vol. XIX. No. 31 Secretary Hay Contradicts Macrum. Pointed Denials to Macrum's Statements. Washington, Feb 21 ?The answer of the house to the state department calling for an investigation into the charges made by the late Consul Ma? crum was transmitted to the house by the president It is signed by Secretary Hay, and after reciting the resolution, fays: Answer to the first part of the resolution : The department of state has been in regular communication by mail and telegraph with Charles E Macrum, late consul of the United States at Pretoria, South African I republic, since his entrance upon the duties of the office Communications made to him have been answered and the execution of instructions eent has been reported by him His dis? patches to the department forwarded through the consulate at Lorenzo Marques, have during that time been regularly received The only in? stance of complaint in respect to the transit of the mails for Lorenzo Marques and Pretoria was in Novem? ber last, in which a temporary stop? page of the mst'ls occurred at Cape Town, agains; which Mr Macrum and the consul at Lorenzo Marques protested Arrangements were made for the prompt delivery of the con? sular mails to the Failed States consul general at Cape Town, by whom the mail for Mr Hollis and Macrum was forwarded to Lorenzo Marques The delay lasted a few days and has not recurred so far aa the department is advised. After that time the department's mail for Lorenzo Marques and Pretoria was sent by a ueutrnl route which it appears was known and open to Mr Macrum and Mr Hollis as early as Nov 16 last. No obstacle is known to have existed since then to Mr Mat crum'e unhampered correspondence with the department of state At no time while at his post did Mr. Ma? crum report to the department an instance of violation of by opening or otherwise of bis official mail by the British censor at Darban or by any person or persons whatsoever, there or elsewhere. Neither has he so reported since he left Pretoria, al? though having the amplest opportun its to do so by mail while on the way home and in person when he report? ed to the department upon bis return a t Answering the second part of the aforesaid resolution, the undersigned, secretary of state, has the honor to say that there is no truth in the charge that a secret alliance exiss be? tween the republic of the United States and the empire of Great Britain ; that no form of secret alliance is possible under the consti? tution of the United States inasmuch as treaties require the advice and consent of the senate No under? standing exists between the United States and any other nation Department of state, Feb 20, 1900 (Signed) 1 John Hay The president's message conveying this report gave a categorical answer to the questions embodied in the re? solution and did not refer to the action of the department in relation to the matter It ban since been given out at the state department that inquires set on foot immediately after the publication of Macrum's iitst statement developed the fact that the British government had no knowledge of any interference with the correspondence of the United States consulate at Pretoria, and the additional fact that if any interfer? ence Lai taken place it was contrary to instructions. Since Mr Rockefeller's share of the Standaid Oil company's) dividend! given him an income of $82,000 0<I0 a year from thai source aione. Mr Carnegie's statement that the oil king if* the richest man in the world still holds good, despite the remarks of Mr Frick, which credit tbo iron king with only $24,000,000 a year A young woman, whose bone is within a tew DStleo of Augusta, Ge, makes a comfortable living foi herself and her mot he r by growing bulbs and telling them to northern seed houses She inherited about titiy acres of land which the neighbors said was too poor to sprout 00 . peas She bought a mule and went U work clearing up and fertilizing. Now she lias a> i>< au'.lul buib and tlower farm baking Powder licious and wholesome aa CO., NEW YORK._