Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE WAR IN AFRICA. London, April 23, 5 a. m.-It is - quite probable that by this time Gen Sir Henry Rundle bas fought a de cieive battle with the Boers He entrenched himself Saturday to await the arrival of Gen Campbell with the Sixteenth brigade. That commander arrived Saturday evening and news may therefore be expected at any moment. It is stili impossible to ascertain the position of affairs at Bloemfon? tein or to learn when the long ex peeled advance northward will be gin. The dispatches conflict regard? ing the state of the preparations For instance, the Bioetn'ontein cor respondent of the Daily Chronicle says that the troops have been 6cp plied with winter clothing and that the'Modder river has fallen sufficient? ly to permit cavalry to cross The Standard's representative says almost tbe exact opposite. Present indica -??ons, however, point to still iurther delay. Without attaching undue import? ance to the stories from Lorenzo Marques concerning the strength of the Boer forces it would almost seem that the former estimates of 30.000 were rather low During the iast few days there has been a renewal of Boer activity in ali parts of the theatre of war. The tenacity of the enemy around Col Pa?gety proves that considerable forces are still there Lord Roberts has< ordered Lord Methuen to retire from Bosbof, probably for the same reason. The presence of a Boer loree at Frankfort looks like an inten tion to endeavor to cut off Methuen who may next be beard of as retiring upon Kimberley Tbe Boers are said to half encircle Bloemfontein to the eastward in a crescent formation There have been several outpost affairs io that vi cinity. The Eleventh division under Gen Pole-Carew and the Fourth cavalry brigade are operating toward Sannae Post. Io Natal there is no diminu? tion of Boer activity. It is reported that Sir Charles Warren is to be appointed governor of the Free State Nothing is known regarding Sir Redvers Buller, but there is little doubt regarding bis removal and rumor has it that Lord Kitchener will get an important inde pendent camp. The Boer peace commissioners are understood to have been disappointed by their visit to the Hague, but to be determined to visit Berlin and Paris before going to Washington. BRABANT WAS FIGHTING Masern, Basutoland, Snnday, April 22.-Gen Brabaut's advanced guard -reached Bushman's kop last evening. The Boers held a strong position there, with two gnns. The engagement opened at sunrise, with heavy rifle fire At 6 30 a. m . cannonading began and continued , lor several hours , Geo Brabant;s forces are on the , plain and have fairly open country all the way to Wepener. Evidently the Boers reattacked Col ? Dalghetty today. Col Dalghetty heliographs : "All , well ; Boers fired 300 shells yesterday ? withoct doing mcch damage " , WILKEN?ON'5 VIEWS ? London, April 21.-Spenser Wi! kicson, reviewing the situation in ' Sooth Africa for the Associated Press, says at midnight : "The Boers admirably understand , how to suit their tactics and strategy ? to the country. Their art consists j in compelling the British to attack and make exhaustive marches across a country il! provided with roads Thus their first steps is to surround in superior force any isolated party of British, if they try to escape, to attack under conditions which give aii ? the advantages of cover and defen ?ive use of rifle fire io the Boer force The British commander in-chief is then forced to send a relief expedi rion from a distance The Boer force interposes, and the British, in order Jto get forward,, are again compelled to attack **Tb?8 is the history of Wepener, where Col Pajgetty has 1.500 men surrounded ry Boers Gen Brabant, from the south, and Gen Rundle, from the west, have to fight their way to the relief of Dalgety. ' Gen Rundle has part of his own and Gen Chermside's division, which if fully present would make 18 000 men. His plans should be to try to surround the Boers in front of him. bot as they ride and bis men walk, he may find this impracticable and j have to push them back slowly by a \ combination of a flank with a frontal j attack. "The Boers are using their small forces with great energy A day or two ago they were reconnoitering ? Gen Roberta's posici?n north of i Bloemfontein. Next they attacked I Lord Methuen, who wa9 retiring to ? ward Bcshof " Who Find Tnat Capturing! Bloemfontein Did Not Ead War. London, April 24. 4 a. tn.-Thc i Biroo? body of reenforcement which ; Lord Roberts eent to asei&t thc reiiof of I Wepener acd to eB?eavor to envelope j and cut off the Beers frjpa a retreat j nrr?nwa"1 fn'ntpbpj^?Rer evidecce i that the Boers ?re assembled ia moon larger forces around Wepeoer than bad hitherto been supposed. As The Times io ao editorial this morning remarks, whatever may be the difficulties cf roads aod rains, tbe Boers always appear to have goos-aod sometimes big oses-where they want tbem. A Boer dispatch, dated Toaba N'Chu, April 20, says that a fresh supply of canoon aod ammunition bas reached Geo Dewet, at Jammersberg drift. It also asserts that ooe of Delgety's guns hes been smashed. Karriefooteio, mentioned in Lord Roberts' message to the war office, is 15 miles south of Bloemfontein Leeuw kop is two miles further south Apparently the British captured Pardee kraal Sunday night. The Boers evacuated Laeuw kop duriag tbe night, removing tbe gun, and the British occupied the kop next- moroiog. Although the Boers appear to be offering 6touc resistance to tbe British advance, their position is dangerous They can scarcely delay further their retreat northward without incurring the risk of being cut off. Usually they have been weil informed regarding the British p?an?, sod they arc not likely to ron such a r?es, especially as they have partially accomplished their object io drawing large forces from Bioem fontein on long marches aod hive thereby delayed the advance on Preto? ria The Morning Post, commenting upon the difficulty Lord Roberts is experiencing, asserts tie wisdom of ai ranging for a steady Sow of rees force mente. Tbe report^ that a B:er commando was at Frankfort proved to be without foundation, bot evidently there is a large force opposiag Lord Methuen. FOUNDRY AT PRETORIA. London, April 24.-The Lorenzo Marques correspondent of The Times says : "The foreign ordinance experts ia the Boer war department have succeeded io equipping a big gos foundry at Pretoria The first gun has been sent to the Free State. Noth teg is known here regarding its cali bre" Londoo, April 24.-The Vienna correspondent of The Times says : "Toe Boer peace commissioners will not be received either at Vienna, Berlin. St Petersburg or Rome. It is weil that the United States should know bow the mission has fared io Europe and the temper of Enrcpe toward the United States." FIGHTING CONTINUES Boer Camp, Thaba N'Cbo. O F S., April 22.-Fighting continues day end Dight at Jammersbarg drift. The English treoobes have teeo so full of rain that the meo have beeo obliged every now aod then to clabor to the banks only to be shot down The Boers were so drenched oo Saturday that they were unable to sleep, so they started a debate on tbe subject of tbe good to be derived from virtue and courage. The discussion lasted most of the night, shells at intervals inter? rupting the speakers. Robertson's lower mill is reported to ; bave been captured April 21 and it is said thai thc Cape Mounted Rifiss have 08t during the seige 120 out of 500 men. The British prisoners defv tbe burghers to capture Col Delgety's , lamp even if the British are not reenforced. , A surprising number of relatives ere , Sighting on opposite sides at V/epecer. Elandslaagte. April 23 -B^er mes sengers who arrived in camp this morn? ing were identified as Rena, a solicitor from Boskburg, and Edwards, notorious ifter tb? Jameson raid. They brought i ?e'ter from the Boer general to the commandir-g officer here .They were much surprised at tbe ordinary appear ance of the camp. Reus declared tha! they were only getting used to the war now and tha? the soldiers were only beginning to ?ght. The messengers were finally escorted to tbe ourp at FROM THE TOES. Frankfort, Ky , April 22.-While fhe Franklin county grand jury bas not adjourned, it is understood that the investigation cf the Goebei assassina tiou bas been completed. The indict ment against Republican Gov Taylor, charging him with being an accessory to the murder will be held up till tbe argument of the governorship contest, whioh is docketed for hearing before ice supreme court, at Washington, Apri? 30 and it said by persons io tho council of tbe prosecution that no steps will be taken in the case till after that time. Greenville. April 22.- Yesterday af- j ternoon a party of children were on thc j Southern railway tresrl" over a meadow which was fiioded by the much swollen Reedv river, wheo some of them cried that the train was coming. Maud Hammond, the 6-year-o!d daughter or Mr. Frank Hammond, president of thc People's Bank, was frightened and she j lost, her ba'anos and fell < ff tho trestle j into six feet of water, Charlie Gower, ! who was tbe eldest of tbe p*rty, prompt- j ly jumped tn tbv water and succeeded j io cetnng bold cf tte little girl as she | was about to go auder far the third ! prof!. He seems to have acted with j great presence of mind, .>s his was a i difficult task ucder terrifying circom-i st'ioeee^?He c!cD2 to thc timbers. hol^Mmmt m almost drowned girl until GOVERNOR TAYLOR DODGES THE LAW. He Makes Strong Appeal to Roosevelt for Protection. Washington, April 12 -Republi? can Governor W. S. Taylor, of Ken? tucky, who has been in Washington for some time past preparing the papers in his appeal to the supreme court, has gone to New York He will return to Washington about the middle cf next week. The friends of Gov Taylor say they have no information ae to the indictment alleged to have been found against him in Kentucky. They 6ay, how? ever, if he has been indicted he will return to Kentucky as soon as the supreme court hears the case and will meet ail charges without hesitation. It is understood that Gov Taylor's visit to New York is for the purpose of consulting lawyers regardiug the esse. ARRIVES IN NEW YORK. New York, April 21-The World tomorrow will say : W. S Tayior, governor of Kentucky, is in New York in consequence of the finding of an indictment against him by the grand jury of Frankfort, charging him with being accessory before the fact to the murder of William Goe bel He appealed to Gov Roosevelt yesterday afternoon, asking that any demand for an extradition be denied The interview between the gov? ernor of Kentucky and the governor of New York lasted for an hour and a half The utmost secrecy was ob? served in the coming of Gov Taylor to the heme of Douglass Robinson, brother in-law to Gov Roosevelt, in his stay there and his departure. Daring the visit of Gov Taylor several delegations called on Gov Roosevelt and many visitors were received To no one was the pres? ence of Gov Tayior known, for he was seated in a corner chair iu the dining room and the folds of heavy red curtains intervened between this and the drawing room. Gov Taylor arrived in New York from Washington, where he has been preparing his case for the supreme court The information that he had been indicted caused a sudden change in his plans The indictment was not anticipated At first the fact was disputed, but Friday night friends of the governor were informed that the report of the indictment, which had become known in a mysterious way, was absolutely correct. A consultation was held. Some advised that the Governor should join Ex Secretary of State , Fioley, of Kentucky, also under , indictment, in Indiana It was feared that if Gov Taylor remained in Washington the requisi? tion of Governor Beckham would be honored The most feasible plan, i and the one offering to the Kentucky Executive the greatest hope of im? munity, was his trip to New York and his interview with Gov Roose? velt Gov Taylor caiied on Ex President j Harrison at the Fifth Avenue Hotel , shortly after noon He mude a des perate plea to the Ex President to re consider his decision not to act as his , counsel. Gen Harrison be^rd Gov Taylor courteously, but firmiy informed him that u would be impossible for him to take up his case either before the , Supreme Court of the United States or before the Keutucky Courts, where , the trial of the Governor on the j indictment will come up Gen Harrison said : 'It was not that I do not believe in the course of Gov Taylor that caused my re fusai to act as couusel for him 1 bad so many engagements that I could not take his case I was uever ? formally approached Friends of Gov Taylor asked me if I cared to take up his case, as I say, and I declined because of my numerous engagements. 1 cannot discuss what Gov Taylor said to me toda}^. I will say tais, that I have not agreed to connect myself with the case." Rivers are Rising all Over the State. Charleston, April 22, 10 a.m.-Tho j Cocgaree, at Columbia, is 4 feet above ! the dauber lin?, ard has risen 6 feet j during the past 24 hours. The j Wareree, ar Canideo, and Pee Dee, at I Ctieraw, are receding slowly The j lower streams in South Carolina an: j rWioz slowly, a~d will continue to rise I during the next five days Tbe sircaras j at Caoaderj, Cberaw and Colombia will j recede rapidly Monday, Tue?day and j Wednesday. Tho p:resm< at Smith's j Milis and St Stephen's wi!i reach ? danger lines and possibly 2 to 4 feet | above by Friday cr Saturday nezr. ? ?I ll -?D? Washington. April 22 -Thc weather ! bureau tonight, ordered Storni signals displayed on the entire gulf C'>?s? from I Pensacola, K.a.. to Brownsville, Tex., j near the Mexican border hoc OJ ?.bei cu f coast the forecast for Mooday arn Tuesday is for fresh to high wi?ids . from ctie southeast, with thunder- ; tqu&ils. Heavy rai RH to the southern j biases, causirg further floods in that j section, are predicted for toe cexc two j A Virgiuia Girl Who Has Seen South Africa. She Went There in Sympathy With the Outlanders, but is Now a Boer Sup? porter, Riehtnood Dis&ntch "I sympathize with the Boers, be cause I saw manifested among them so much of the American spirit of '76/' said Miss Ella G- Agnew last night as she sat talking to a Dispatch writer in ttie parlor or her cousin, Mrs James A Grigg, No 15 South Third street "I bave just returned from five years spent in Cape Colony and the Transvaal,' she continued "I was thrown into very close contact with the Boers in their daily lives Gen? eral Jcubert was a warm personal friend I k?ew much about tue daily life of President Kruger : Mr Reitz, the Secretary of State, and other officials I iesrned to know the people weil, and while I went among them an ardent sympa thizer with the Uitianders, I left them fully convinced of the righteousness of their cause, and firmly of the be rief that the greed of the English, and not the broken faith of the Boers, is at Ibe root of the trouble.'"' The Boers have an able advocate in Miss Agnew She is a bright, educated, traveled, Virginia woman She talks remarkably well She is a Virginia woman, her home being at Burkville Her mother and father died years sgo. Her step mother stili resides there, and Miss Agnew will go thither today About six years ago she was is New York and a lady offered her a position in the Hugenot school in Cape Colony Rather as a joke Miss Agnew sgreed to come out when notified she was wanted, and several months afterwards, much to her surprise, the offer came. She ac cepted it Later ehe took charge of the Boer school at Wakkerstroom The latter school was chiefly sup? ported by the late General Joubert. and he and his family were among Miss Agnew's warmest friends She is a grest admirer of the char? acter of "Slim Piet," whom she describes as most geniai and iova ble. indeed,; she expresses deep j admiration for the peopie of the j country generally, characterizing them as honest, hardworking, God fearing people, of simple tastes, somewhat unprogressive, but pa? triots in every sense of the term Mies Agnew did not kuow Presi? dent Kruger intimately. It may surprise soms to know that Oom Paul is a preacher. He has a church just across the street from his residence, in Johannesburg, and occupies the pulpit on those Sun days when the spirit so moves him He preached one Sunday near to where Miss Agnew lived, but for some reason she did Dot go to hear him, Kruger is of the Dooper sect-which appears to to be the unreformed Dutch Re- j formed church. Miss Agnew greatly admired the bns p:ts.lity of the Boers and the simplicity rof ? b e '. r borne liv? 3. She spoke ot hav? ing read one day ic an American paper an account of a Boor home wbteb mude the pecpic little more toan barbarians : she parsed it cz> tc her buste s, Mrs Joubert. ?ifJ of a son of thc G- n-rsfs Mrs Jcubert laughed heartily. When tlie war cene on the scheel st Wakkerstroom bad -o be closed, and Miss Agnew wef't- ?o Pretoria She was a tro^pital nurse fir a time, and w:ntcd ro ti'-aoii herself to tbe regular hospita"! corps bur. was rej?o:ed on account of j ber o;;t DMDg thought strong enoug? to j undergo th? hardships i::eid- to tucb { work She saw a groat deni ot '.var Mis? Agnew calied agesti?n to one fact not j generally known. .*Every Aperisan in the Tr&ssvati not in tbe employ o: one of thc m i ?j in g cuG&paoies, or seme other corporation.J she said, ts fighting for the Boers today " Finally Miss Agnew ce:e:mined to ooaie home Soe souured passports wbicb tnok ?K:r to Lorenzo Marques, where more passports were obtained and she came on to Delagoa bay. 0:;c of ber traveling corroaoioTiS for toe entire trip to New York was Mr Web ?ter Davis, Assistant Secretary o: the Interior, who weuc to visit the Trans? vaal, aod who rcsigced upon bi-* returo to the United States io order io go on j the lecture platform advocating the I i cause of the Boers. Soe ia a great I admirer of Mr Davis Miss Agnew took utoamer at Delagoa I for Naples. At the latter city sbe tock j a North German Lloyd for New York j S?D(;e sbe lat-.ded ene t?as bten visoring j friend* in New York ar d Pennsylvania. ! Sha is going to Key-viiI.-: to .see her j fninily. Mis* Agnew is a kinswoman ? ot Dr 1>. II ?yew Agnew, the diatin j g?isbed Philadelphia physician and j surgeon, who was ene o? President I Garfield's physicians io bis iasr. Hines?. ? "VViii I return to thc Transvaal 7 * j said Mis? Agnew, repeating the report- ; er's parting question "I can'i s;ay. I My place \* ami open io me." Two vears ago the Metropolitan j Tabernacle, in Leaden, better known ? as Sourg'??o*? Taberr?icic, ?\as destroy j rd by Dre in ari bcur lt H now | r.enriy rebuil?. Within a month tbe | rub !roat>i-"> will outwardly be as of yi-re. The old tabernacle cost ?160, O.QO ard the Dew one $200.000. Tbe ocw edifice wiii seat 4.U00, a few less tbao the old building. THE BOXERS KILL. Tien Teio, April 23 -Members of the "Boxers'-* society Saturday massa? cred many Chioese Catholics near Pan Ting Fa, io the proviDce of Pe Cb Li, southeast of Tien Teio. The German gunboat Iltis arrived ar Taku Saturday. The other foreign vessels have lett for tbose waters. Speaking in Grace Church, Nev? York, recently, Bishop Potter said tba1 bis views regarding missions have beec radically changed as a resalt of bi recent travels throughout the empires of ?he Esst. He confessed that, be ha-; at tima-? beeu icflaenced by the ofteo expressed opioion that money devotee to foreign missions is so much monet thrown avray that might bs put to f?oor use furthering; home missions. Ali t; thin was driven from his mind when bc saw the great work that is bein? accomplished in India, C?ioa anc Jcoan. ---?MB?-? ? m--? How to Give a Cat Medicine A New York gentleman has a vcr, fioe Angora cat, and eo fine a specimei. i of ber kind that she is famous in i large circle of fashionable folk. Sh. is not rugged in health, yee she cauoo; be persuaded to take physic. It has been put io her txiik. it bas been mix? ed with her meat, it has even been rudely and violently rubbed in ber raoutb, but never has she been deluded or foroed into swallowing any of it List week a green Irish giri appeared among the household servants. She heard about the failure to treat tbe oat. "-Sore,*' said she, "give mc tbt medicine and some lard aod I'll warrant she'll be atiog all I give ber.'* She mixed the powder and the grease and smeared it on tba cat's sides Pussy at oooe Hoked bo;h sides clean and swallowed ail the physic "Faith,'* said tbe servant girl, "everybody iu Ireland does know bow to give oed: cine to a cat. '' Mr. E W. Hughei, referee in bankruptcy, held a reference ia the United States Court room yesterday in tbe matter of the bankrupt tatars ot E C. Horton, of Manning. Messrs Wilson & Durant and Mr. A Levi, of Mucniog ; Mr. Isaac Srraus3 ned Mr Fl 0. Purdy, cf Sumter, aod Mr George M. Treu holm were in attendance -News and Courier, April 18 EASTER COSTUMES. They Indicate tho Prevailing Styles For the Future. Costumes for Easter sot the pace for Inter ones, so we may expect to see much stitching and a continuation of the ex? cessive use of tucks and plaits. The newest idea in lucks is to have them waved instead of straight. Huttons still hold an important posi? tion. Both small and large ones are used and are often very costly and are elaborately made. Watteau miniatures and steel or jeweled buttons are most em? ployed for elegant costumes. Revers, yokes: collars and panels are shown in embroidery of all kinds. Em? broidered applications also continue in use, while lace and spangles still appear. Lace iu p rticular decorates iu all man GTRL'S COSTUME, ners. completely covering bedroom gowns, | ornamenting the m.-st formal costumes i :i!nl being generally employed. The picture shows :i very pretty cos? tume fer .-! girl. The skirt of nil?.- green cloth is mounted ii: two hollow plaits ::t the hack, while around thc foot is a deep j band of tucked white cloth, the upper j edge of the hand being concealed by an ; application of <?<?;h. Thc Mouse is of green cloth perforated :t'.i<l embroidered, upening over :\ collar ::?;>1 plastron of tucked ??ii'- green silk. The tight sleeves ? .if perf?rale*! ?-iotli have cuffs of tucked j green silk. The belt is of green silk. Thc ! large hat of white straw is trimmed with a l">\v .-r' nile green taffeta an?! pink haw? thorn Howers. The perforated cloth might be replaced hy renaissance guipure with equallj good results. .Iro?r CHOLLET. I Since time is not a person we cnn ! overtake when he is gone let us honor him with mirth and cheerfulness of heart while he is passing.-Goethe DRESS ORNAMENTATION. Varions Cae? of Trimming* Already In Favor. Easter brines ns no great novelties. The gowns which inaugurate the warm weather season aro not new in cut, the chief originality depending lipon the trim? ming, and the trimmings employed are not new, but are so varied that it is pos? sible to gain many fresh effects with: them. Litile ruffles of ribbon continue to be greatly employed. The ribbon is thin and is ine.de with a heavier cord woven in, so that it may be drawn up into a ruche or ruffle. This is used as a decora? tion for the edges ot* plantings and ruffles or describes designs upon the surface o? taffeta, lace and mousseline de soie. Small and complicated trimmings are more and more used, so line that they would pass almost unnoticed ia a general CLOTH COSTUME. survey ot the gown. Their attractiveness lies in their delicacy and fine workman? ship rather than in their effectiveness. Stitched straps are much employed, ap? plied to form motifs of various kinds. Sometimes they aro of a color different from that of the gown and are wide, but the result is too striking to be pleasing. The gown illustrated is of pearl gray satin cloth, and the skirt is mounted at the back in a hollow plait. Around the foot is a deep embroidery of pearl gray silk, above which are stitched straps of cloth fastened by a pearl button where they cross. The fitted bodice is closed in front by pearl buttons, stitched straps simulating a bolero and attaching them? selves to the revers by pearl buttons. The revers are of white cloth embroidered with cream silk, the collar and plaited plastron of white satin. The close sleeves aro trimmed with crossed stitched straps and buttons, like the skirt. The toque of pale gray bengaline is draped and is trimmed with two mottled golden brown feathers. JUDIC CHOLLET. MODERN MINE SALTING. Tko Way This Svrindle Is Artfnlly Worked In mexico. "Mine suiting nowadays luis devel? oped into a very nice art/* said an en? gineer and assayer who has lately re? turned from tito inspection of some properties in old Mexico. "In former times it was done crudely, A rascal who wanted to give lictitious value lo a worthless prospect hole generally bongin or stole a sack of high grade ore and simply scattered ir about the excavation, where thc victim would be likely to pick up a few pieces for sam? pling. If an exposed ledge was to be dealt with, he sometimes Hied np a $20 goldpieee, loaded the dust into a shot? gun and tired it against the surface from which specimens would be taken. "But at present greater iinesse is needed. The up to date purchaser in? sists upon having fresh ore blasted ont iront beneath the surface, where it could not possibly be tampered wita, and seals it up tn a little canvas sack for the assayer with his own hands. It is then that the latest development, the hypodermic syringe, comes into play. The scientific mine salter has one of these handy little implements in his coat pocket, charged with a solu? tion of chloride of gold. '.Ile watches for an opportunity, and when one presents itself quietly thrusts the tip ot* the needle through the can? vas sack and gives the pistou a gentle push. The consequence is that a few O.rops of the liquid are discharged over the surface of the ore. The quantity cf gold iu the solution is almost miinites: mal, but it is enough to 'run up' au as? say $1.000 a ton. ...Meanwhile the victim is tranquil in the knowledge that he has selected tue samples himself and has them safely sacked under his own private seal. Hypodermic mine salting is all the go in Mexico at present. It beats the oki method to death."-New Orleans Times-Democrat. Snfety In Rattle. Every soldier believes that the only safe place under tire is the recent: scene of some cannonade escapade. When defending a fort or camp, the wounded are generally placed in the breaches, as the enemy is not likely to waste pow? der and shot on points which have al? ready bern (deared of all barricade. The same holds true of naval engage? ments. Sa Hors much prefer to sit tn some yawning gap still hot and smok? ing from ?he effect of a splintering cannon ball than behind the stoutest bulwark.