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Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. Cbt S?attbnon anb Soutbnm. tiUiOad Irtry Tadjunday, -IT 8UMTKR, a 0. tumi : 91.50 per aooum ?in advance. Owo Square first insertion.......91 00 ?very subsequent insertion . 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil bo made at red need ratea. All coniuooicotioos which aabeerve private latoroets will be charged foi ae advertiementi. Obituaries and tributee of respects will be charged for. TBE WAR IN AFRICA. GEN ROBERTS CAPTURES A SUBURB OF JOHAN? NESBURG. London, May 29?The following dispatch baa been received from Lord Roberta: Qertnteton. May 29 , 6 30 p aa ?Vie arrived here thia afternoon without beieg seriously oppoaed. No anaaalttea aa far as I aw awars ia the snaia ooIbbb, aad not aaoy, I trust, io lbs savalry aad mounted infantry. The saeaiy die) aot sipsot as till tomorrow sad bad 001, tberefors. carried off all their ralliag stoat Ws have posses sioa af the jaaotioa ooaaoatieg Johan? nesburg with Natal, Pretoria aad Klorksdorp by railroad "Johannesburg is reported quiet, aad ao taites, I aadarstaod, have been tajared "I shall sassssoa the ooaaaodaot io the ssoroiaf, aad if. aa I ex pool, there ia aa oppositioo, I propose to eotsr ths tow a with all the troops at 0000 " Qeraistoo is a aabarb to ths south oast of the Johaooesborg railway jttoo ttoa Additiooal evideaae that the mioes are iateet ooaea ia a message reeeived by a aiotog oompaoy here today from its Johaaossburg representative, dated May 28, via Dslegoa bay, say log "all right" Lord Roberts* di?pateh is regarded aa aaaoaaaiag the virtaal ooeepatioo of Johaooesborg, aad apparently the Boars bars agaia effected a retreat, as there is ao meotioo of aay prisoners or ssptaree except of rolling stook Taste will be soas little anxiety pea d tag the aotoal oooopatioo of Jo haooeeborg, as there are rumors that tba towa has been mined with ths in teatien of blowiog op Lord Roberta aad his staff on their entry into that Loadoa, May 30, 3 30 a m ?Lord Roberts is bivouacking in the snborbs af Johaooesborg and intends to make a vietorioas satry st aooo today Cdgiag frasa bis dispatoh, bs most vo private iaforaatioo regardiog the dispoettioo of the gnrrieoo ia ihs fort, ss be doss aot seem to cxpeot opposi? tion Lord Roberta' eavslry have flowed aa beyond Johaooesborg A portioo ia aaderstood to be at Zarfootsie, seven aailae berth of Johaooesborg aad with ia 30 wilts of Pretoria. Lord Roberts, although with a brakea bridge st Ver eewigieg aad a wreaked railway be hiad hiss baa soaehow gaeoeged to get far ward saftoisat eoopliee for his large for so As be baa base able to do so moob, it is considered possible that ha will he oateide of Pretoria Friday. The rapid tty of his sdvaooa is thought aa sxtra ordiaary aehievemeot, even by iradg tag eoeiiaeBtal orities. Tba Boere who were expeoted to fiebt ajoog tba lias of bills koowo as Kliprivsribsrg, abaadooed the sastero eod of the rsoge near Lord Roberts' advaoes im*, but tbay stood their ground 00 the extreme right i ear Vaa Wyckrast, where they aet Gm French's turning movement The fight continue J all day aod the rssolt is aa yet aere ooojsoture Prob? ably the Boer rear guard euoeeeded in keeping Oso. Preooh off and is oow io lbs hills Bortbweat of Johaooseborg. FORT8 EVACUATED AND KR?GER AND TROOPS LEAVE CITY. Loodoo. May 31. 2 a. a ?The Daily Mail publishes the following dis p*?ch froa the Karl of lloeelyoo who teas a prisooer at Pretoria, but who, as a siviliao, appears to have beeo re? leased : "Pretoria, Wedorsday. May 30, 11.45 a a ?Pretoria will bo oooopied ta aboat two boars, without resistance. Ths president has gone to Waterval bo reo. Borgoaaster Da House is aa ibftfiied to reosivs the British He, wit ? aa isflaeotial ooaaittee of oititeos, iaoiaxtieg Chief Jostiee Gregor Grego rowski, hss bsso appoiated to preserve life aad properly dartag ths iatsrrsg aaa "Kverythiag ie qaiet hot erowris srs waitiag sipeetaoily io Cbureh square for tba arrival of ths British "Peering a possible di'torbeoee and bloodshed saonr ths prisooers of wsr at Waterval, U. 8. Coasal Hay aad Laigb Wood insisted apoa 20 (ffieers aaiag liberated ea parole ta go to tbs April. 18*0. "Be Jus SUM meo. His aotioo osooot be too higbly praisei. "I was permitted to accompany tbs officers. Everythtog was quiet H Pretoria, Wedoesdey, Msy 30.?At a poblio meetiog cellsd this morning by the burgomaster of Pretoria, a commit tea was appoioted to keep the publio order Pretoria. Wedoesdty, Msy 30.? British offioere sre oow at Johannes? burg dictating terms of surrender. Tbe British adraooe guard is half way between Johannesburg aud Pre? toria. It is reported that there is a foore also at Hatherly. All the force* have been dismissed from tbs forts around Pretoria. Preiideot Krdger is oow st Water vallboveo. BULLER'S MOVEMENTS. London, May 30?The following di-pateh has been reoeived at the war office from Qeo Boiler : "Newcastle, Msy 30 ?The eoemy hi?iog formed a laager east of the town at Dornberg, pressed my right anrioyiog'y. Oo May 27 1 direoted a foree under Hildyard, by Woldsdrift and Utreobt, and another ooder Little? ton by Sohangadrift, oo D?rnberg. These movements bave eaoeed the enemy at D?rnberg to retire oortb. "Hildyard is at Utrecht and the towo has surrendered. Glery is bom bardiog Ltiog's Nek. Tbe eoemy are moon disheartened sod were they not in such fery strong poeitioos 1 doobt if tbsy woold show fight. Tbe railway was opsoed to Newoastle oo May 28th. Pretoria Not Yet Occupied and Large Bodies of Boers Resting Roberts* Advance. Liodoo. May 31 ?The following dispateh r.om L>rd Roberts has beeo reosived st the war office : "Johannesburg, May 31, 2 p. m.? Her majesty's forees sre oow io posses* sioo of Johannesburg and tbe British flag floats over the goveromeot build iogs " Loodoo, Juoe 1,3 55 a m ?Belated measages from Pretoria confirm the re? ports of tbe departure of Presidsot Kroger with bie oabioet sod staff offi* eials Tuesday tight aod tbe seleetioo at a meeting of eitiiaos of a committee to admioiaer tbe city provisionally 8ioce these telegrams left oo Wednes? day ootbiog appsreotly his resobed Loreoio Marques by telegraph from Pretoria Possibly tbe wires have beeo out. Possibly the B)er oeosorship st somo iotermediete poiot iotareepte telegrams. Although the war tfthe has oot re oetved a word aboot it oo ooe io Loo? doo harbors tbe idea that the Boer oapital is oot already to tbe baods of the British or aboot to be there. The ' possession of Jobaooesborg, at all eveots, as Lord Roberts has telegraph? ed, is a faet. Stats'* Attorney Smuts did oot depart with Presidsot Kroger, but remaioed io Pretoria The preseot seat of tbe Boer govero? meot, soeordiog to a dispatch from Lo reogo Msrques, doted yeeterday is Mid* dleborg, bot it will probably be shifted fortber east The Boers lately eoofrootiog Lord Roberte sppesr to bave gooe eastwsrd also, toward tbe Lydcoborg regioo. Tbe 4efeoders of Laiog's Nek, when their position becomes too perilous, will probably trek straight northward to ward Lydeoborg Wbeo this eoocen tratioo takes plsee there will be pos? sibly i 0,000 meo who may bold oot for a time, with scattered baods of goer rila* elsewhere. Mr. Prevoet'Bettereby, io a dispatch to tbe Moroing Post from Germistoo, dated May 30, says: "Tbe eoemy 'ooght a rear guard aotioo, retiring from the sooth to the oortb of the towo witb their pompooe and artillery io tbe moroing aod witbdrawiog their rifle meo through the towu io tbe afternoon. We eaptored oino eogioes and over a hundred wagons Two trams are leav iog tonight for the Vssl. "We sooeeeded io cutting the line io three directions end imprisoning all the rolling stook in Johannesburg It was a splendid picoe of work The enemy were astounded ar. the rapidity of our advance " Another correspondent telegraphiog from Geriointon tbo same day; says: "Tbe Br>ers aro massiog ?n miles south of Pretoria for a new and des perate stand with s front of 12 nines." PRETORIA NOT OCCUPIED. Loodoo, May 31 ?Lord Roberts' latest dispstoh shed s somewhat differ eot light oo the military situation Before they were reeeived eelebratioos were orgsoiled io tbe eoootry towos io booor of the fall of Pretoria Io Cbes ter a publio holiday was deolared, while at D >rer, Portsmouth aod many other plaees in tbe provinces flags were flowo aod rejoicings were geoersl. Pretoris, however, is oot yet io tbe bsods of tbe British, though there is oo ressoo to doobt tbe authenticity of tbe report that Kroger has evaoosted tbs plsee ood that tbe municipality is reedy to to* reousr wbeo confronted by ?opsrior otmberi. t and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou TER. S. P., WEDNE Though the British seem oertsin to rssoh Pretoria within a day or so they ore not likely to occupy it without fighting. Lord Roberts' forees will be plsoed to the south, west aod north of Johannesburg. These units will prob* sbly bo reoonoentrsted while Gen Freoeh makes an advaooe. Pretoria should be reaehed by June 2, opposition or no opposition. Gen Brabant's loss of 40 men is striking evidence that tbe annexation of the Free State by no moans implies its pacification. 80 thoroughly is tbs country here imbued with the belief that Pretoria has fallen that Mr Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary of etate for the ooloniee, speaking today at a meeting of the Uoiversity of Birmingham proposed a message to tbe queen congratulating her upon the capture of Johannesburg aod Pretoria, wbiob was sent to tbe afternooo newspapers. The afteroooo oewspapers all ac? knowledge the prompt friendlioesss of tho United States consul at Pretoria, Mr A. 8. Hay, in insisting on the release of a oumber of British officers to taks eommaod of tbe British prison? ers in order to svert a disturbance among the latter. Lord Ceoil Manners, son of the Duke of Rutland and who is aotiog as a newspaper correspondent, was among the prisoners oaptored by tbe Boers during Lord Roberts' sdvanoe May 29. Loodoo, June 2, 3 45 a m ?Lord Roberts oootinues sileU regarding Pre? toria, probably because be eaooot wire of events from bis own knowledge Lorenzo Marques, whore all tbs news from the Boer side is rehsodled, oablos that communication with Pretoria is now suspended. Some messsges by courier have reaebed Lorenzo Marques, but none of later date tbao Wednesday. These assert that tbe burghers are in a state of paoio and that Pretoria is being controlled by a vigilance committee Loreoso Marques again sends a report that President Kroger has been cap? tured Tbe news blank gives rise to a suspi? cion that a oiticeo oommittee at Pretoria may not have beeo able to oarry out their plans for securing the peaceful eotry of Lord Roberts aod sparing tbe oity the horrors of a siege. Tbe peace party appeared to be in the asoendant; and, as soon as Presi? dent Kruger snd bis oabioet left Pre toria to organise a new oapital, tbe citizens' oommittee persuaded the com? mandants of tbe forts to withdraw some of the troops from the defenses, perhaps witb the view of keeping order in the town. It looks as though there was a Boer force betweeo Pretoria and Johannesburg. These soldiers trekking baok toward Pretoria, some of them fresh from tbe figbt with Gso Hamilton would have brought a new element into the situa? tion aod would probably overrule tbe pease oommittee takiog tbe direction of affairs out of their bands. Tbs Boers, aceordiog to a special dispatoh from Loreoio Maiqoes, have reeotered the nortbeastero territory of ths Free State aod are engaged with tbe British near Petersburg aod Har bismitb. It is reported from Amsterdam that the best rooms at Het Haasje. ooe of the principal hotels there, have beeo eogaged for President Kruger's ocou paoey from June 25. Gen Buller is moviog slowly against tbs Boer flanks. A dispatoh from Vryburg dated May 30 says : "During the occupation of this place by tbe Boers tbey flogged the natives for slight offenses. A whip and several cords knotted aod salted were found at tbe polioe station. A boy who brought a letter to a woman reoeived 25 lashes and another who sympathized with him reoeived 15." Lady Georgiaoa Curzoo bas oablcd ?17 000 to provide oomforts aod luxu? ries at Mafeking WARREN SURROUNDED Capo Town, May 31.?Gen Warreu witb 700 men occupied a strong defen eive position at Fabersput 00 May 29. At dawn bo found that he was sur rounded ana ho was fiercely attaoked by 1,000 rebels. Tho horsos were stampeded, but the foroe concentrated aud the Boors wore repulsed. A small party in a garden continued to fight tenaciously, but evacuated as tho obarge ber;an, leaving a number of wounded Tho British lost 15 killed, iooludiug Col Penoe, and 30 wouoded REPORTS AUE CONFLICTING. London Juno 2, 4.30 a m.?The Times bas tbo following from Lorenzo Marques, dated June 1 : "Reports of tbo most conflicting oharaotor aro cur rent here, due to (be aotivity of tbo Boer agents. Whilo one seotion declares that President Ktnger baa returned to Pretoria for tho purpose of arranging terms of surrender, another asserts that tbo British havo been repulsed outside of Pretoria. Nothing autbeotio is koowo here regardiog Mr Kruger's whereabouts or the situation in ibe Transvaal." OHO Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's a SPAY. JUNE 6, 1900 I Anarchy And Bloodshed in China. Minister Conger Asked for i Marine Guard for Codbu I late. I Washington, May 29.?Such ad? vices &s bave reaobed here iodioate that the situation in China has assumed a very critical phrase, aod one calculated to tax the entire resources of the Chinese government. The stato department has been in oloso oommuni oatioo with Mr Conger, our minister at Pekin, and the navy department is doing its ehare, having placed the I flagship Newark as far op the Pie Ho river as the Takn forts, which is the nearest poiot to Pekin that tha ship oao reach The operations of the "boxers" are iooreasiog io magnitude. Their de m?oatrations are no longer local aod they appear to be governed io their movements by some well settled design Tbey bave murdered nice Methodist missionaries io one province, at the I towo of Puchow, aod have olosed to 00 Pekio Meanwhile the Chinese srmy is suspected of disloyalty, this belief being strengthened by wholesale desertions of the soldiers to the "boxers." I Minister Conger has sppealed to the 1 state departmeot for the proteotioo of a marioe guard for bis tsgatioo. The departmeot has promptly oabled him so authorisation to call upon the near? est United States naval vessels for as siatance. It is not koowo yet whether he has availed himself of the permis sioo. Tho embarassing feature of the situation is the cutting of oommu oioatioo by rail betweeo Taku aod Tieo Tsio aod the capital, for the "boxers" bave burned the railroad bridges aod there are probably only two ooorses open to marines who wish to resoh Pekio : a long overlaod march through a hostile ooootry away from supports or a tedious voyage up the swift sod shal I low Pie-Ho io shore boats io tow of steam laaoohes. Aoeordiog to report the Cbioese gov? ernment has dooe everytbiog io its power to meet tbe demands of the di? plomatic body at Pekio for the diaper sioo of the "boxers," but it appears that the uprising is far more serious thao was at first apprehended, and even the resident ministers at Pekio are ioclioed to admit that tbe task is not an easy ooe for tbe Cbioese government I So far all of the measures taken by the state department look to tho simple proteotioo of i be American legatioo at Pekio, the American consulates in the vicinity, and i.bs lives of euch Ameri cans as may bs oblliged to take refuge 1 therein io tbe event of general noting The state departmeot is olosely adher? ing to tbe prantioe it has always observ ed of ooo interference io these Chinese disturbances, aod it is not contemplated that oor oaval forces shall tskeaoy part io the contest betweeo tbe Chinese government sod tbe "boxers," though it is assumed that Rear Admirsl Remey, tbe commander-in-cbief of the Asiatic station, will take immediate steps to sopply Rear Admiral Kempt, the senior squadron commander, with suoh oaval foroe as be may oeed for safeguarding American interests at the treaty ports. Half a Dozen Powers Land TroopsatTien Tsln. Tien Tsin, May 30 ?The rescue party of Frenchmen and Germans returned from Chang-Hsin-Tien this afternoon Tbey confirm the report that the besieged Belgians are now safe at Pekin They found several thousand "boxers" about tbe ruins of In Row Chiao and Chang Hein Tien stations. The bridges have been damaged and the rolling stock destroyed At both places the damage done is considerably greater than at Fiang Tai. The members of the rescue party saw several bodies of Chinese tearing up the sleepers and in oue case a mandarin was looking on. They further report that the commissionariesr and others escaped from Pao Ting Fu in boats The imperial railway directory is endeavoring to fasten the blame for the damage at Fang Tai on the foreign employes, practically the British, whom, they say, should not have left their posts. Thi3 foreigners, how over, did not leave until they saw In Kow Chios station, five miles away, in flames and an attack had actually been mado on an engine from Fang Tai which was running on the Han line in an attempt to rescue the Belgians The foreign men of war have ar? rived. Five Russian warships and two Russian gunboats; one French warship two British warships and one Italian warship. They ore all landing men. Tien Tsin, May 30?American, British, Japanese, German, Italien, Russian and Frenoh troops to the number of 100 each hove been order 1 ind Truth's." thk i New ed to guard their respective legation8 at Pekio but the viceroy here will not allot? them to proceed hence to Pekin on the railway without the authority of the Teung Li Yamen. One hun? dred and eight Americans with a machine gun and a field gun landed here last night amidst great enthusi? asm on the part of the residents. Five Russian and one British have arrived at Taku and the British are now landing Other warships are hourly expect ed. Three thousand Chinese troops from Iu Tai are expected here today en route to Fang Tai. Their is a disposition here to be lieve that the "boxers" will disperse before the foreign troopa are ready to act. p. Tien Tsin is itrno danger Arrival of Foreign Blue jack? ets Improved Situation. Washing on, June 1 ?Minister Con? ger at Pekin reports to the state de partment today that the arrival of 350 guards for the legations of Russia, France, Great Britain, Itally, Japan and the United States has bad the ef feot of improving the situation. He , says that Pekin is much quieter but that the "boxers" aro still active in the surrounding oountry. It is hinted in diplomatic circles here that the sudden increase of aotivity on the part of the "boxers'1 is nothing more than part of a well conceived plan by one of the great European powers to secure a permanent trade lodgement in Pekin and to seize a posi? tion giving it full control of the great Pei-Ho river, the approach to the Chi? nese capital. It is further intimated that tbe plao has proved abortive, owing to tbe alertness of tbe other Eu? ropean powers represented in Chinese waters, particularly to the readiness of the United States mioister, Mr Con? ger, aod tbe American rear Admiral on board tbe Newark, which at onoe gave tbe movement an undesired interna? tional aspect, and so tended to prevent the partioular nation oonoeroed from aggrandizing itself at tbe expense of the interests of tbe other nations. Tberefp.e, it is assumed, that the ex? citement will rapidly abate, and tbe "boxers" will disperse, temporarily at least. The Southern's Rates. New York,May 31.?The new South ern freight classification will go ioto effect tomorrow, superseding the cUsm fioation made last winter, and which went into effect Fcb 1. Tbo latter olas si?oation was made in uniformity with those made by the roads in trunk line aod western territory aod by which a large number of goods were raised from a lower to a higher grade, thus increas? ing freight rates considerably over what they bad been before At that time protests were entered against these changes on tbe ground that they widened tbe differences io rates already existing in favor of tbe large shippers as against smaller ones As a result tbe truok lines isiued an amended classification wbioh remedied to some extent tbe oauses of tbe com? plaint. Tbe Soutbero classification oommittee hi-ld a meeting to consider these protests, but tbe result was oot aooeptable to tbe shippers, as there were no general modifications made before tbe classification of Feb 1 re maining in effect without aoy material changes. The new Classification which is to go in effect tomorrow is still icss satisfactory to tbe shippers tban the ooo which is to replace. -?MHB>?**a ^aw**? Timmonsvillc, May '29 ?John L Byrd, a tenant on the plantation of ex Senator J. W Beasly, of Darlington County,was killed last night in Darling too County 15 miles north of this place. Particulars aro megre, but it is asocr tained that Mr Byrd was shot while sitting in his house The bulle' went through a broken window pane. Tbe person who shot him il net known, but it is supposed that a neg-o with whom ho recently bad trouble cid the work. Mr Byrd had trouble with hira a few days ago and is said to have whipped him. The Sons of Veterans Louisville, Juuo 1 ?Tho Uoited Sons of Coufedejate Veterans today elected Bksooo Hmdman of Louisville oommandor in chief and after com loticg their business adjourned sine k 1, Tho Sons of Veterans will meet ni c year iu the same city that the Lit. 'd Veterans meet in and at the lam mo. con. "RUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane 1 3*?6 Series?Vol. XIX. No.45 THOMAS CONVICTED SENTENCED TO HANG And Beaufort People Tri? umph Over Lawless Passions Beaufort, May 31 ?George Thom? as who criminally asssol'.ed Mrs Doubleby near Hardeeville, Easter Sunday, was tried today, convicted and sentenced to be hanged. Mrs Doubleby, upon whom the assault was made, was the first witness. She testified under great.stress and feeling, but clearly and emphatically. She identified the negro absolutely. Her father, who is a sturdy and honest old countryman, wept when he told of bis daughter's misfortune, and other witnesses testified about the capture and the identification of the negro Thomas. W. J Whipper, the negro attor? ney, who defended Thomas, conduct? ed the defence in a very proper and considerate manner. Ilia cross ex? amination of Mrs Doubleby, while it brought out all the facts possible for his client, wss tactful and unobjec? tionable The defense pot up no testimony Wbipper, who is noted I for his eloquence, started bis address I to the jory by stating that be would as soon think of turning loose o Bengal tiger or o Namidion lion upon 0 community os o moo guilty of the crime of which Thomas stood accused Be rested the defence on the fact that Thomas had not been 1 fully iddntified I In his Charge, Judge Gary was brief but forcible. The jury was out just so long as it wss neceessry to write the verdict of guilty. Thomas was immediately sentenced to be bsoged on the 29 day of June He took the sentence indifferently, and throughout the trial showed no inter? est whatever Before passing sentence of desth, Judge Gary complimented the citizens of the county upon the law* abiding qualities displayed in having so orderly o trisl in such a case. There was no excitement or distrub snce of any sort.?The State. W. S. Taylor FofitiTe From Kentucky. Bench Warrant Issued For Arrest of Former Governor. Frankfort, Ky , May 31?Judge Cantrill today directed Circuit Clerk Ford to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of former Gov. Taylor. The warrant is based on an indictment secured several weeks sgo charging Taylor with being an accessory to the assassinstion of Win Goebel. A. warrant was issued and placed in the bands of Deputy Sheriff John Suter. The issuance of a bench warrant was the first official notice thst an indictment had been returned naming former Governor Tayler ae an acces? sory to the murder of Wm Goebel. It hsd been rumored for weeks thst the indictment hsd been returned but the officials refused to either confirm or deny it. The indictment was filed and entered on record April 19. -???????? SSM In our ultilitarian age the German plan of planting fruit trees for shade along highways is not likely to be overlooked In Alsace Lorraine the wayside orchards, which are turned out by the State, now yield an n.inual revenue of 150,000 francs, and Swit? zerland, Belgium und Luxemburg are successful borrowers of the idea. In France the chief shade trees are the poplar, the ash and the dm, which on the" national road* are cut for timoer at the age of about 00 years. Fiuit trees?such as the cherry, tho pear, the apple and the plum ? now appear on the road* for several departments instead of these forest trees, and the French govern? ment is likeiy to become one of the world's great growers of fruit. -???.^?r^-**- ?" ? Florence, Juno 1 ?Yesterd ly u.fter n<>oo st Winooa a snuthbrurnl freight train bt uck two little negro boys, kill? ing the y.^uoper and injuring the other perhaps fatally. Tbe beys were sons of Henry Grant, a referable oegro farmer. It is supposed that tbo two boys were asleep on tbe track. As they were lying betweeb the crossties, Hogioeer Temple did not see tbem uotil too late. t absolutely Pure Makes the food more delicious and wholesome aovM. eAKiwe fowotw oo., mw voea. _