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ftm 1dmtih watch mam. BMaMI?k<4 Consolidated Aug. 2, I88l. C|k ISitrbnan mi) Southron. PublU?td St sry Wtdnetday, SUMTBU, 8. C Taunt: $1.50 par annum?in advance Oa ? Squara Aral ioaartioo.$1 00 thmi eabsesaiat iaeertioa. 10 Oaatrasta fat three sooths, or ioogsr wil aa aeade at redaeed rates. ?II eoaiaittaiearlooa which aabaarva private latereett will ba charged for aa advertieaents. OwtraarVea aad tributes of respects will ba Gen French Hasn't Struck the Boers Yet. Laads?, April 4, 4 40 a ss ? N?> ?SS ral be?o reoeived of tat aapcstad hauls be?weeo Oeo Frsoob Hi tbs Boars. Taste is new bat a rasas ta pi sap tot of <*e raaapiara of taa ?aaa Tata, however, is rsgsrdsd aa ejsvta Irif'ag, on aa pared with the pattiieel afbats o* taa diaaatsr As the Blusafaatata aeeraepoadsat of Th* Tissas remarks. Oosssraodeot Oltvtar's astalsf) ia reaceapviag Ltdtbraod aad Tbaba N*<Jho was bald aad svso brtl Heai Mow* af bis for so is aoespased at Fraa Staters aad the ed??t?age ?lad by tbssi will bats a most araiag afea* oa Iba ?sind of the Fraa State porula'i o T*? isspoeatbiltiy of affording com pis'a p'otee:ton. for ibatsoaiaat, to all ftaraaswata lbs -ooh aad aoaibeaat ss lioas af tba Free S ale is r?e>gmsd at B? >ewfoatein M^o who ? orr?od"rrd ander tba proalamation of L>rd Rob art* ara oow 'eins pooiahed for tbn raliaaea tba? pUced m ?t-a ability of lbs B meh ?o or trr>' ih?sa Mafekmg mmm still beei'ted no Maroh 20 h and Ibiira ara run ^ that Oeo Bailor is prspariag ta %dtaooa It is aaaoonoed from 8priogfonteiu lb)?i Iba scaeorebrp bas again saristled ?ba dispa'eb?a Therefore important datelepeaeata ssaat ba ieoprsdiag Tba B itiab peb'io u relaa'aat to be? lieve ibai an Aaieriaaa led ibo B >sr fors?e which sttsofced tbe soavoy The Dsily Gbroaisle ?ay* : "Retebwano sjiay ba. Itks anas otbsr Ataenoaa-*, ia svropath* wi h Iba Biars. II? ?aaf *ve? hav on-(finally advised tbs B ?? r e ? era a:, dan t, at hougL Ibis woui'l bat'' '"???> ? tomdinyly issproper, ba er* oa no ib ah hi woull tahe Ulli m Bawd ?*> h u pre tttaaly reetgoin* h ? oocnra ?aioa.*' REPORTS FKO >1 PRK OKI \. Pretoria. Seta lay M ah 81 ? Thsra baa oe^a heaw Qiih ioji tx *tsa Braaofort aod Bl >"?i> ?ei in l'b< WakSer*rrn?>ai aod K inel ? ooro ion d attacked 7,000 B meo aod dm?* tbein beet wus bsaty loss. Aeoordiog ?o ?ho rtp?rtf of the wounded who base arnt d h?*re, ttgbt lag oaaarrao alt along toe I? a Tne fader?l troops bald o>st'iooa on the fid" aad top of the uj?uo?etwhii?* 'no fithb p>ei?iooe warn -n ih* opo-eiie stda of ihs bill. Tb? B i't-* o *r^d rspeswdly bot srera repaid* d Tb? Utas? reports aa? ib?t tbo fed arala w-re wiora ibao boldtna oeir own ; bat the |g ?I recoil af tag fi/m iag is aot haowo o r-. The f#d?<rel loaa was nie? billed aad w-uo'i-d R ports troai H *nd i.t, revived latar a*a'.* ha1 2 000 '*d*r?l? at<aoked S 000 Brinab son.x ae'ally bu' hat 18 000 British rein irppm n ?< ggltfad aod tbs federals wer* o ?np.? I d *o retire, afitr paoHning tue B * sb sefer-ly The federal Inaa, aoe*diog !? ibaaa reports, was alight SIGHT SKKR W1TQ BOERH Basbo*sn's K??p, April 2 ?Hear lag that lha sratararorka arara daaert* ad lo correspondent of the R -utor s Talegrarjs Aganoy rod- forward to day Arriving at the crta* of a hill a aollay sraa fired at him and a mornoi t latar a man appeared at tba top rf Iba oreat fla proved lo be an American, who declared that h?- ac oompaoied the Bocra only aa a sight saar Ha aaid that nsr?*r during his arlioU lifa bad ho wiiuaeaed auch BBBgniflosnt plook as that ahown by lha Britiab Saturday and he> assarted that not only birn?elf but the wnole Bo*r army worn profoundly toQ?hf'd witn admiration at th-ir gallant haaior It appasra that ihn B ?era never doubted their ability to e?ipture ?b > ah iie British fbioe and whip dnmb fonadad at ibr oourMgr di*pUv-d und Iba maatarly way in which the force waa able to aacspt* from 'be <!*?**?r, trap. Tbe Boats fores was dftatrhed from Kronnaisrl. joined the Lady brand forca aad again divided north of Thaba N'Cbo, use portion f >t|ow tag tba other and tn"eiing Col Brond wood's rstrsstihg force* Tti ? burghers engaged oonaistcd of -ctoiH ajatt's command, which waa aoeons pooled by otsnf foreigners C m saandaot John Y Blaka waa present wilb Iba Irish brigada and other for April, ItiO. "Bo Jus SUM' Looks as tf Tholr Flan is to Surround Lord Roberts. London April 5, 5 a ro.?h looks to lay an though tbo B ?er* had t?Mii?? sd th > sQds3ioa9 plso of attoropno? to invest Lord Roberts at Btoemfontoin, Of at leant to endeavor to dely his northward edvanoe by bsrrsfsiog the. British lines of ooonmooiestion Lrd Robert* is eoneen'.rattng b b forsss tod preparing to tike ovcry adraotsge of the bold bot risky tsotios of Ibi enemy He is not likely to strike at toy of their foroes ontil he i< eertain of delivering a crushing How. The situation, io the tbsoooe ot aoy official diepeteb from Lord Robert?, is both mystifying tod interesting There is little doubt that Lord Roberte io hampered by Ibe necessity f*-r remounts nod tram port, aod the lots of the ooovoy, guns aod all of Col Brosd wood's bsggsgo wbs a serious matter. The Boers are now trusting to ?bat tbsy bvlieve to be their superior mobil ??r The speeial eorreepoodeote at the front art now daoouuoiog Lord Roberts' poliey of lenieooy toward the Free Staters, and are oalliog for ao abandon* moot of that poliey A epeoial dispatch aonoooeee that Mefektof wsa still besieged but safe on Mareb 27th. OAVB UP P.?R9?IT. Loodon, April 4 ?Gen Colvilte aod Gen Freneb bsve given op the movo meet agsinet the Boers east of Bloem footeio aod have rejoined the main army Lord Roberte doob'lees deemed it v-in to send from ten to twelv* tboossod of bis best troope into the wilderness with a field transport in the direetioo at a right angle with bi? eboeoo lioe of advance The B ?ere have probably moved elsewhere, sod if to tbo southwest Geo Col eitle oould ss easily strike tbsm from Bloemfontein e?? by following them op eoroaa the plaioa Tbcee iofereoees still leave the eiioalioo bewildering for the time j h*;.?g. Tbe enormously euperior Brit leb foroes appear iuaetive io every part of tbe war fksld waiting yet probably for the eoeumolatioo of materiel for a swift advenes on the Traoevsal frooiier Tbe Loodon military eommeotstors sod the poblio to some exteot are irri? tated sod eoofosad by tbe eitaatioo RESCUED BRITISH Loodon. April 5 ?The Daily Mail toa? the following from Bloemfootoin dated Tuesday April 8 : "Col Porter, with 90 oarliocers and Scotts Qreye st.d tw? guns, performed a brilliant rie?d Sunday. He obarged a Isrge h>dy of Bt*rs and rescued 90 ood B'i'i-b. pnsoner?, including 11 officers *ho were* centered the previous day. Th?re wore no casualties on the B.itlsb i aids n Boers Profit, by tbe Delay. L tndon, April 6, 6 a. m ?Wbst er t th* reasooe may he, oonsidersble disestufaetion ie beginning to be ex pressed here at the onseoountable delay, both at Bloemfontein and in Natal ?btoh ??neblet tbe Boere to recover from tbe demoralization esosed by L ?rd Roberts' former movemcote Ths enemy evidently now hope to retard the advance by threatening the railway behind Lord Roberts So far ss ths Natal railwaye are oonoorned, repaire are being made beyond Elands I ?ag'e, and tbe idea, so ofteo repeated, is 'hat an advenes is imminent A diapttob to tbo Daily Tolegrapl*. ?vasal L^dysmitb says tbet the Boor in ve?:wg positions reveal immense s rrngrb, ingenioue eonstruotioo and trnmatii'y from the British shrapnel and lyddite fire A diape'eh from Ltdyomitb to The Daiy Chroniole givee serioo; news of tbe outbreak of a deadly lut;g richness among the tuen, whiob. if it spreads, Is likely to oripple Goo Buiicr'e opera I Ort F'om L >renii Marques corres tbe report the*. Mr Stsyo hss been sppoint ? d ooniiuaodant of tbo Frco S'ate foioes Although Col Piomer is reported to have gastet withio fix mil- * of Man li Msg, i' is evident that tbe siege bad Lot b et) reised on April 1st. Towards the eaej ,1 ihn m?ntb Col Plumcr will be lawoaifwaej bj the troops now going by ????y ot Ber?, so ?hat relief cannot bo 'at dto'enf L>-id'w>, April 5 -A ?Decial Ji^pa oh from L NTuwSi Msrqti'.s e.ayn stjafp fighting occurred April 2 in too at ighoorhood of Mtfekltg, Tim faffiawi mads a sortie whiin Co! H nmtner's osvalry snaked tbo B ?ctp at R .matblabatoa Both attacks were r pu>aed. ? wenty of Col Piumer's roon wero fttono d- ad Ot 'h- iiold and six others wero made prisoners The fodrra i?'?see were small Pretoria, April 8.?Io the fight of Rimatblebama, Mareb 81. the follow H' g w<-rr tekeo prisoners : Cspts Crewe, Doneto Robertson tod MoLirer* Orewe ttd Doooeo Robertsoo btvt ;fymmt N and Fear not?Let all the Endo thou .1 TER. S. C, WEDNES -ince di".'l S'ofT ? Boor*, reoil and Grr*nvil!^ and ein'? s >dier*, of whom *ix wore wounded Thn prisoners ail bel'cged to C^! Plamer' 1 Rhodesien f top Tbah? N'Cbu now in posses ?lag of rh" f derail BOER REPORT OF AMBUSCADE Brandfort, Orange Free Stale, Monday April 2 ?Burghers who are returning here from the scene of the Sanuas Post ambuscade (also re for red to ss K?ree and Korn sprait) furnish interesting details of the oc? currence It appears that when the first retreating British wsgon entered the drift the ambusoaders shouted "Hands op !" removed the officers and let the cart through This pro cess wss repeated several times till the wagons arrived in a bunch, when the ruse was discovered and a dteor derly fight followed To one oart were two officers to whom Command ant Dewet shouted, "Hands op!" One of tbem obeyed, whereupon the other shot his comrade desd, refusing to surrender and waa immediately ahot The burgher* lost three men killed and ten wounded, including a field ttornet Among the wounded was .he Dutch military attache- Nix ? who reoeived a bullet in the ohest Altogether the Boars captured 389 prisoners throughout the day The significance of the battle must not be underrated It was fought by a force of Frew Sutern on the flat plains snd without shelter The Free Mtatera sre now desirous of marching on Bloemfontein, snd the Transvaalers lire anxious to emulate the Iste sue oess of their allies All the southern Boer forces hsve now formed junctures with the main !3oer array and form a large force of vetarsos Perhsps of greater importance than I he victory wss the capture of British tiecret papers, including maps and plans of 1897. 1898 and 1899, out lining elaborate schemes for the in "aeion of the Orange Free State and 1 he Transvaal and giving a plan for leaching Johannesburg from Mafek ing along Dr Jameson's route, but emended so as to avoid bis mistakes Another gives a plan for a marob from Bloemfontein to Krooostad, via Brandfoit. Advices from Winburg Venters burg. Prieska and Kenhardt show the colony is full of rebels. The Ken hardt rebels are marching on Oalvinia, and others are or their wsy to Four? teen Streams A dispatch beg was found at San? nes Post containing the oaths signed by Free Staters who surrendered The signers have been sent for in order that the general may explsin the invalidity of oath under compul? sion. Tho burghers who were previously rhort of food now have plenty Commandant Dewet sent the British guns, wagons and prisoners to Win* turg Five Companies Spirited Away From Betbany by Boers. London, April 6 ?L^rd Roberta reports that five oompantea of British troops have b?co captured by the Bier* near Bethany London. April (5, 4.09 p. ro ?Thu fallowing is tho text of Lord Roberts" dispatch to the war ofine anoouoo'ng the capture of fivo companies of his own Toops : * Bloemfontein, Thursday, April 5 ?Another unfortunate oocur reoee has ooourred, resulting [ fear in ? 3c 08p<ure of a party of infantry coo i ?.Kling of thron 0xnpaoios of the Royal I Irish Fusiliers and two oompanius of tie Ninth regiment of mounted i?fan try near R 'ddcreburg, a littlo eastward of B<)<hany railway station, within a few miles of this place. They wore ?irroui.ded by a stroogsr force cf the eioo>y wtth four or fivo gun*. Tb? detachment, held out from noon April 3 until April 4. 9 a m ?nd theo uppa rently surrendered, for it is reported that the firing erased at that titno Issttwiialeiy after I hesrd the orws duriog tho afternoon of April 3 I 0 derod Gatocrc to proceed to Red dsrsburg from Sprine;fonrcin, his pres? ent, hetdquartera, with all possible 'peed and I dit-pntchcd the Cameron Highlanders hence to Bethany He arrived st UttldtrsbttrQ ?' 10 30 yester? day morning without opposition but o.iutd get no news of ?*bo oissiog dotSthnesjl There can be no doubt lbs whole p .vtv hat* bcro inudo prison* <r<." It is ofieiells announced that the British sssgaltisa in the B ?er ssnbush oe-u Sannaa Pont total up 450 They include : ? i^iia', 303 ; wouid.d, 83 ; killed 4 The inning Include 131 artillerist. 35 Life Guards, 22 m? Q of 1 tho Tenth Hu<?ars and 51 of L>rd Rot efts' Horss Tho otbsr* ?ro divided amoog uutn*irOBI regime, s, London. April 0 ?The S)gr 1 ffioe int. rco'ived tho following depttob from Lord Roberts dated Hioemlontein Thursday, April 5 : "Mcthuon tele graphs from Boshof (10 the Oraogo Free State, a little northeast of Kim Icy .) ss follows : ** 'Surrounded Gen Yillcboif Mere i kims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's s IDAY. APRIL 11, 19( uii 3nd a body of B >ors today. Noon escaped. Villebois sod seven Boors billed, eight wounded, 50 prisoners. Our losses were : Killed. C^p's B >yle and Williams, bjth of the Y>? manry, and two men of the Yeomanry Wounded about seven. " 'The attaok lasted four hours. Tho oorps behaved very well. Our force was composed of Yeomanry, the Kim berley mounted oorps and the Fourth battery of artillery " BOERS MOVING 80?TH. London, April 7 ?The Bloemfon-1 telo correspondent of Tbe Daily Tele? graph, telegrapbiog Thursday, says: "The British scouts reported yesterday that a foroe of from 12.000 to 18.000 Biers bad been eeen beyond B smao's Kop moving from Thaba N'Cbu to tbe j south The eoemy, by appeals and ! menace combined, are vainly t ing to I induce tbe burghers to take la field again " BOERS IN FORCE NEAR Jl THUEN Londou, April 7 ?Tbe Daily Tele graph has tbe following from Boshof, dated Thureday : "Lord Metbuen's Mafekiog relief foree was eoaoeotrated here today. Tbe Boere are in foree a few miles distant on tbe Veil river This town is prtotloally deserted, all tbe men being with tbe commando un? der Commandant Doplessis, who con trols the district * Lord M*thueo oommaoded in a spirited little aotion nine miles to the southeast, where he surrounded 70 Boers on a kopje Not a man escaped We took 54 prisooers 60 horses and a quantity of baggage. Geo De Ville bois was killed during the scion A Boer hoisted a white flag nod then fired im mediately afterward, killing a B itiah effioer The murderer wss instantly shot " WAS A NOTED SOLDIER OF FORTUNE. London. April 6 ?Geo Villebois Mareuil, who was killed io the eogaie ment wl.h Geu Methuen, was the mos' ootable of all tbe eoldiere of fortune serving with the Boers In his death tbe Boers lose their beet instructed soldier io oootioeotal methods of war fare He devised the Boer defenses against Geo Butler's advance to Lady smith, sod he is given oredit for many of the Boer suooesses io Natal, Cape Colony and tbe southern part of tho Orange Free State He is supposed to havo ohoseo tbe gun positions and to bavo laid down the covered trenobes He disposed the Boers at. the centre, from wbioh they were massed to tbe defense of any part of a wide aro He was 50 years old, and had served through sovcral osmpaigoa io the French army EXPULSION OF BRITISH Lorenio Marques Thursday, April 5 ?According to advices from Preto ria, all British subjects havo boeo ordered to quit Pretoria and Johannes? borg immediately, except some 400, who are permitted, ooder a recent law, to remain io the rand. Those who are expelled number about 600 Tbe prisoners and guns taken ar. Sennas Post have arrived at Pretoria. QUIET NEAR BLOEMFONTEIN. Bloemfontein, April 5 ?Small bodies of Boors oan be seen in tbe vioinity o this towo and the Boers are still in the neighborhood of the waterworks. Lord Roberts is takiog steps to meet tho activity of the Boers - 1 mWrnrnWrnmrnm Another Disturbing Element at Lake City. Washington, April 4?Senator Mo Laurin called at the postoffise depart? ment today and had an interview with Postmaster General Smith relative to delay in roopeniug the Like City postoffioo. Geo Smith stated (hat the department is ready to open the effijo as soon ss an acceptable person oao be selected to preside over it. Word has beoo received at tbe department that Mrs MoCIsm, tbe lady who wassoleoted for the appointment as postmaster because she w in supposed to be aooept able to all parties interested now deolines to aooept the Appointment. Io the meantime there appears to be no one in Bight, upon whom all tho con? flicting interests ore prepared to unite. Sooator McLiuriu has also eooferred with Postmaster General Smith rela? tive tO the appoiotmeot of postmaster at Marion, Lancaster and Timmons ville. At Marion there is a cot.fltot between James W Jobnsoo and Miss M, Montgomery, with the prospeotl m fafor of the lady, At Linearer it is believed that Mrs Nance will eventually ho seleetod At Tiesesooeville Senator Tillman has joined Senator McLaunn in urging iho appointment of Mr Rjte, and the iodicatione are favorable to the early appoit truant of the latter. ?-??aasaw* *<USSa?? Nosh Raby, an original North Carolinian, celebrated hie 128th birthday, in the poor-house in New Jersey laet Friday. Noah still en joya bia tobaooo and doca not object to a toddy occasionally ind Truth's." tu k t DO. New QUEEN VICTORIA IN IRELAND. Enters Irish Capital for First Time in Thirty-Nine Years. Dublin, April 4. 11 45 a m ? Queen Victoria landed in Ireland this morning for the first time in 39 years The disembarkation from the royil yscbt was accomplished at 11 b'0. The commander of the forces in Ireland, the Duke of Connaugbt, the Lord Lieut Earle Csdogsn snd their staff* greeted her majesty snd the ride from Kingstown to Dublin was made in excellent weather No sooner had the queen arrived at the vice regsl lodge and lunched than she drove out again in Phoenix park being much cheered Before landing the queen, who looked remarkably well, asked for a bunch of shsmrock These were scored and throughout the day she wore them pinned on her bresst From the pier st Kingstown to the royal residence in Phoenix psrk the distsnce is nine miles Crowds lined the entire distance, but there was practically no disturbance Fortification of Nicaragua Canal. Washington. April 5 ?On motion of Senator Davis toe senate today eon aidered the Hay-Paoneefote treetf for rhe modification of the Clay Bu'wer treaty behind closed doors About three hours was sp ot to discussing the amendment to be treaty msdo by the ecna'e committee oo foreign relatioce providing that "oone of the condition* *nd stipulations in sections 1. 2, 3, 4 and 5 of ertiole 2 ?ball apply to meas? ures whioh the U tited States may find it neoessary to take for securing by ira owo forces, the defense of the United States aod the maioteoanoe of poblio order * Senator TiUman Stirs up the War Department Senator Tillman has. according to bis promise, beeo stirring op the offi? cials in the war department about tbo resuoplyiog of the State with teotace, eto . supplied the volunteer rcgimonts at the outbreak of <h i war with Spain He has sent Col Frost the following letter he ba? received fiom Adjutant General Corbin : Sir: Referring to a oommunioatino addressed to you bv A??is'ant A^ju tact General John D Frost. of the State of Sou'h Oaroiioa, enclosing copy of a oommuoioatioo from the adjutant general of that State, asking that ho war department loan the State of South Carolina certain articles of oamp rqui page. I have the honor to inform you that the letter from Gen Floyd was duly receive i and will have the early attention of ?h 1 department. - Mi m,t ?? ?~ ^aw**?? Kentucky Gentlemen Furn? ish Excitement. Washington, April 4?There was an exciting scene in the house today as the ciimax of a discussion of the Kentucky situation when Mr Wheel er, a Kentucky Democrat, and Mr Pugh, a Kentucky Republican, faced each other from opposite sides of the main aisle and indulged in a wordy duel. Mr Pugh charged Mr Wheeler with misrepresenting certain facts lie was laboring under great excite ment Mr Wheeler showed admira ble temper and though quick to resent the fancied insult awaited the j disclaimer of Mr Pugh There was an air of suppressed excitement throughout the debate It was the first time the subject bad been broached in the house snd intense interest was manifested The fenc ing was sharp and brilliant MoCormiok, April 4 ?J?:nes W TolOort. whose wife is po-tmaarer at thin place, who wq* ruo out of 'he couoty laxt spriog, returned yesterday morning and wa* waited oo by a band of masked men last night and com? pelled to leave. Ho ran from tho h< o^e at the rear while the parle\inj: was going on in the front and made htt> rsaape Eiriy this morning tie came io'o tncvn and bought, a ticket to Greenwood aod immediately disappear ed, but has since been located All the people s em to oesiro is that, he doea not *hory himself to tbeui Tbey se:'ro to be determined tbit. he shall uot again reside in this town. ROM Makes the food more deli com BAioao aowoi con. HI E SOUTHRON, Established Jone. 1 2*?6 Series?Vol. XIX. Xo. 37 ATTEMPT TO KILL PRINCE OF WALES. Sensational Attempt at As? sassination in Belgium. Brussels, Belgium, April 4.?A sensational attempt to aeeaesioate the Prince of Wales was made at a rail? road station here today by 8ipidof i young anarchist, who fired two shots, bat the prince escaped uoharmed. The would be assassin was immedi? ately arrested The train bearing the prince was just pulting out of the northern railway station at 3 35 when Sipido jumped upon the foot of the prince's saloon car aimed bis revolver at hia royal highness and fired twice Hearing the shots the station master rushed to the scene and knocked down Sipido's arm as the latter prepared to fire a third shot, while bystanders rosbed op aod threw themselves on the prince'* sesailsnt In the confusion, another man, who was ionooent, was seized, roughly baodled aod beaten. Slaughtering Filipinos Washington, April 3?Gen Otis has cabled to the war department, . probably with a view to correctiog erroneous impressions that exist in this country as to the atate of the insurrection in the Philippines, a summary of the result of the develop ment of the calendar year His figures go far towsrd offsetting the belief that exists in some quarters that since the adoptioo ot guerilla methods of warfare the insurgents have inflicted substantial lo6s upon Americao arms in comparison with the punishment which they have tbemseives received A significant sentence io the report differentiate* insurgents aod ladronea, showing that Otis haa taken cognizance of the fact that a considerable number of the hostile are not soldiers under the rules of war and may not expect the 8sme treatment The report, which is dated Manila, April 3, is as follows : Since January 1, 124 skirmishes in the Philippines have been reported, most very slight affairs Our casual? ties were three officers and 78 enlist? ed men killed; 13 r?dcers and 151 m?n wounded Insurgents aod la drone loss in hilled and left on field, 1,427 ; csptured, mostly wounded, 1,453, small arms secured, 3,051; pieces artillery, 165 ; large captures of other insutgmt property A number of important insurgent officers are surrendering and the sit? uation is gradually becoming more pacific. "Otis" Probably a Fake. Vancouver, B 0 , April 5 ?The war toward which Russia end Jspaa are believed by-Oriental papvr* tobe drifting, wss almost preoip"atcd by an incident which Japanese cfinials have rainly endeavored io soppros?, is re? ported by <-b*ps arrived today. On March 24 n a Japanese t vtla ehip encountered a Rusbian arwifwv iu the neighborhood of Hhb 'dato With? out any warning the Radian diforurgrd a torpcdo a?amst tbo battlcsbio, bat missed aim aod the Japotete ehip cNcapcd unhurt, but before retiring fired 8 veral shots at her assailant. Charleston, April 4 ?In a largely attended meeting of business men to? night the South Carolina inter etate West Indian exposition for 1901 was actually pot on its feet by the ap? pointment of an executive commit? tee with Captain P W Wageoer chairman The preliminary finance committee made an encouraging representation and the exposition project is an assured fact Admiral Dewey was fortunate in escaping from Savannah with only a mild attack of cholera morbus It is acknowledged that the combination of artil'ery ponch and chicken salad that floored hira killed Alexander H. Stephens and nearly finished Presi? dent Chester A Arthur State Liquor Commissioner Crum bap appointed Mr N. 11 Statisch, the well known sergeant at arms of the house of representatives, a S'ate dis? pensary inspector Mr StanBell is now in the city II* will go to Charleston on Monday to inspect the dispensaries in that city.?Tho State, April 5 a??s?^s??sB?B?B?^B?,?BBaaa?BSBWB?awBaB?sM<\?.a,, LBaking Powder URE icious and wholesome ts co., mw vowm _^^^^^^^^