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Kroger Ready to go to the Mountains. 8AID HB 18 PREPARED TO MOVE THE CAPITAL BT RAIL. London, Jana 14, 3 50 a m ?The dispatch from Lord Kobe its oleericg ip the aitoatioo al Pretoria and along the ooeamnoioationa atanda atone Militrry observers, noting that no ssentioo is made of prisoners, assume that Gen Dewet got away with bit forosa preotionlly intact Oan Bailer entered Volksrust Wednesday, passed Charleston and encamped near Laiag'a Nek. The toanel we* not mooh damaged Both eogioeo were blown up, but the en giaeera think that repaira can be effected in about four daya The edvaooe troops of Gen Buller ?mir the Boer rear guard, four miles distant, yesterday It wae estimated that 8,000 Boere were withdrawing. turn townspeople at Krmelo counted 16 fine Three hundred Free Stetere, re loosed fross guarding Van Reenan'a mm. have gene to joio President feUeyn'o eoaasnando is the eastern part of Orange River Oolony Gen Bundle hoe sent notice to too Free Staters toot, asloss they surrender by Jone 15, their farase sod otbsr possessions will bo confiscated President Kr?ger, according to a dispatch fro a Lorenzi Msrques, koopo s looomotive with stesm np attached ?o the oar in which he con osatretes too executive offioee of the Gvernmsot snd that he intends to ive atachadodorp soon sod to es toblish the Transvaal capital at Nel sproitt, In too mountains, o fine dnfsnsivo region The etste printing press is operating at Machadodorp, producing leaflets containing war ?owe for distribution among ths Boors It Is again reported st Lorenzo Marquee tbst the British srs advanc? ing through Swasiland Lord Rob? erts, it appears, however, counter Steaded the order given to Strath Ooua'a Horse to lend on tbo coaat sod to penetrate to tbo Tranavaal through the 8west country Mr. Schreioer, tue Uspe premier, end bio colleagues, reeigoed last eveoing, Sir Alfred Milser accepting their reoigontlooe. The London pa Cre only recently abuaed Schreiner p not making war prepsrstioos. Now tbey ere complimenting hie refusal to follow the majority of the Afrikaoder bund in opposition to the British policy Gen. Boiler's oaenalties on Jnne 10 have been ieeoed by the wer office Tbey were 26 killed, 120 wounded end 2 missing London. June 16. 3 30 a. m ?That Commandant Louie Botha should bsve been sble to etsod for t wo dsys sgsiost L'?rd Roberta snd theo to retreat without losing sny guns or having any of hie men oaptured is token to mean that he hae a force which the British must atill reckon so formidable when aoting defen eively The pacification of the whole oi the Transvaal, especially the wide spaces far from the railway, te looked upon as a business requiring months rather than weeks Meanwhile everything goes well lor the British arms A Boer bulle? tin iasoed June 12 at Machadodorp said : "Both wings of the federal Jb>o*a touched the advancing enemy st 10 a m. yesterday rest of Preto rie K'ghtiog continued until dark The 'itesny, though in overwhelming numbers, were check"?! along a line of 31 miles and the burghera auc seeded io driving back their right wins; fives stiles. Two burghers were killed and ten wounded " Another Maohadodorp announce event is that the first regiment of Gen Boller'e fore to attack Almond's Nek was annihilated, but ae the Brit iah were in overwhelming force, the burghers were compelled to abandon the Nek A di-patoti frost Lorenzo Marquee, dated >enterday. eaya: "Preaident Kr?ger in holding on to hie gold and Issuing paper notes from s preee in bie executive esr The Boer govern sjntit'e com stock in exhausted, and the ? ffioiele are now paying out plain gold disks nnetamped Some who bove declined notee have taken their eelat<en in gold bare The Boer gov ernment ientill paying out much gold in that wny '* Two eteemete errived at Lorenzo Marqoea yenierdny bringing aeveral tone i f anppl*es consigned to Portu gese merchants but destined for the Boers Ooe hundred Americans, Frenchmen, Germans and Hollanders have arrived there by various steam ors en route for the l rannvsal Mr. Orowe the British conaul general, baa large stocks of clothing for the Brit iab prisoners, but he will not forward these until hs geta aaaurancea that the Boere will oot take them for their own uee. ' Gen. Buller will be un.tble to ad vanes further until he gete supplies He will probably wait nntil the tun nel hae been cleared. Nearly every farm bonus bis troops passed flew s whits flag. Tbo British took nothing without psying for it nnd n brisk business was dons in milk, eggs, breed und oblokene by thrifty hou-.c ? I 1 wivee who were pleased to get so muob English money. Oen Bundle bed a sharp skirmish at Ficksburg on Juue 12 Tbe Boers bed been aggressive ell along the whole Ficksburg Seoekal line and menaced Ficksburg in foroe. The British outpoata retired to the vil? lage Oen Bundle held the attention of the Boera io front with two gone, while yeomanry were sent to their rear aod drove their off with a loss to the British of three wounded Three patrola were also wounded. Preaident Steyn ia at Uitkop. Ilia presence there is aopposed to account for the Boer activity Cut Through English Lines. London, Jane 12. 6 32 p. m.?The wer office has reoeived tbe followiag dispatch from Gen Kelly-Kenny : ?Bioemfooteio, June 12 ?Oar troops from the north at Hooiogspruit, south of Boodevsl, where the Boers esU tbe British licet of communication, baviog defeated the enemy They will be at Ameriea aiding tomorrow at 8 a. "Oen Koox moves out from Krooo atad to intercept tbe enemy. "Fuller details later.1' A oomparisou of Oso Kelly-Kenny's diapsteb with the maps available abowa apparently tbat the British line of oommaoieatioos, but by tbe Boers, baa beau restored by the movement of troops from tbe north towards Hoo? iogspruit, to reach which plane they would have to pass through Roodsval if they followed tbe railroad The faet tbat Oen Kelly-Kenny says Oen Kaox will move out from Krooostad to ' intercept the enemy" would seem to demonstrate that the Boers are retreat? ing before the northern British foroa and tbat troops from Krooostad, sooth of Hooiogspruit, bsve been sent to ioteroept them if possible. The Boera Still Makes a Good Running Fight. London, June 16, 4 a m.?Lord Roberta' diapatobea leave affairs east of Pretoria with the Boers withdrawn to new positions Tuesday Newa of freeh fighting ia expected at tbe war office, but none came last night. Oen Bundle's patrol bad a skirm? ish with Boer videttes again Wednea day. It it aasnmed by some that Oen Buller will move into Orange River Golony and cooperate with Lord Methuen nod Oeo Rundle in bagging President Steyn and hie 7,000 or 8,000 followers Part of Christian Botha's foroe baa baited at Paarkdekop, 18 miles nortbweet of Volkeroat Boer par? ties are still near Volksrost and fire occasionally upon the British piokete. The British government is consid erlog whether a substantial foroe should not be aeot to Cbioa from South Africa. It ia thought unoffi cially that Lord Roberts ooold spare a brigade or two, and tbe necessary tranaporta are now in South African waters. Tbe commander of tbe ex? pedition, it Is eaid, woold probably be Gen Sir VVm Nioboiaon A dispatch from Lorenzo Marques, dated y-sterday, esya : <4Peraons have arrived here who have eeen the preparations of the Boers and learn ed that they will retire, when forced, through the Lydenburg district into tbe Zoutpansberg region, adjoining Rhodesia and Gaziland The Daily Mail has a dispatch from Bloemfootein dated Wednesday say ing I "Gen Dewet'e attaok on the railway wae made after he had auo ceeded in taring L >rd Methuen from where he bad Oeatroyed the line Then he cleverly seized it north ol Kroonstad, blew up tbe bridge and destroyed a long section of tho line with dynamite " Maj Oen Baden Powell has been appointed to tbe temporary rank of lieutenant general The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily Telegraph in a dispatch dated yeetorday aaya : "I understand that Oen Dewet, in addition to the Derbyshire battalion captured two companies of I be City Volunteers and two oompanioa of yeomanry, two men only escaping to tell tho tale " I he Lorenzo Marqoea correspond ent of the Times eaye : "It appears tbat bteyn and not Kruger ie now the stumbling block io tbe way of tbe aurrender of tbe burghers Shortly after tbe British entry into Pretoris, Mr Kruger proposed to reopen tbe peace negotiations Mr Steyn. bearing in mind tbat hia former advice wae aoouted, demurred to the propoaitioo and pointed out tbat owing to the treaty between the republics neither could conclude peace without the other "Mr Kruger, equally unwilling to incur the obarge of a breach of faith, bad to contiuue the war Nothing further ic known regarding the ru? mored peace negotiations ; but it is a matter ot notoriety tbat Mr Kru? ger favora peace on almost any terror, but dislikes personally to tske an initiative tbat would involve un? conditional aurrender "Niuety seven burghers out of 200 in one commando havn returned to their homea " CUBAN OIL runs Cuts, Duria?, Bruises, Bheunisv llM and Sores. Prion, 25 ota\ Hold by Haghson-Ligoo Co. ????samnMS)s> -^a?? (lood hammocks oheap?better ones for a imls mors?st H. O. Oitecn a (Vs. REFUSES TO HONOR THE REQUISITION. Gov Mount, of Indiana, Won't Give Taylor Over. Indianapolis, lod, Juda 13 ?Gov Mount bss refused to honor the rtquisi* tioo of Gov Beokham, of Kentucky, for the return of W. 8 Taylor. Col Tom Campbell, Justus Goebel, brother of the murdered man, and Sheriff Suter, of Franklin oouoty, Ky, arrived here this sflorooon with the rcqoifiitioo. Col Campbell ior.isted to the governor tbst he hsd been misin? formed as to tbo situation io Kentucky. Mr Campbell said Taylor ooold get a fair trial in Keotuoky and cited the foot that seven others obarged with the same orime hsd not been molested. Justus Goebel added to Mr Campbell's argument, whioh lasted an hour, a short statement urging the governor to have the law takes its oourse. Gov Mount asked for tbo papers whioh iooluded oopies of the evidence sod sstd he would ooosider ths matter. At 10 o'olook tonight Gov Mouot aoooooosd his deoision to a statement rsfaaiog to honor the requisitloo. The statement says : "I deplore the assassination of ths Ists Wm Goebsl sod would not for a moment refuse to rsturn Mr Taylor of soy other man charged with oomplioity in that orime, if I eould psrsuado myself thst ths party so obargsd, under existing condi? tions would be sooorded s fsir trisl. "I do oot bolievs a fair and impartial trial oao or will at this time be giveo Mr Taylor. Wbeo Judge Cantrtll, of the trisl ooort of Frankfort, declares that be would oot subjeot a sheep killing dog to a trial under ?uoh oiroomstaooce as exist, may I not justly refuse to sood Mr Tsylor baok to be subjoeted to a trial, with prejadioo ioteosified and fanned into hate? Wbeo a man wbo is a controlling spirit io the proseoutioo osei the monstrous lan? guage thst when tbsy should get oootrol tbey woold bsog republicans 'Mike pigs to s pole" the question of guilt seems of little consequence io this conspiracy agaiost iooooeot moo, ths furtherance of wbieh is iodisstsd by iodistmeots found by a partiiao grand jury. Upon snob findings is based ths requ\sitioo pspsrs whioh I now refaee to honor. "Another phase of ths qosstioo that deserves to bo challenged is ths sotioo of the general assembly io setting aside the eoormoos sum of $100,000 as a rsward for the conviction of persons lospeotod of having beeo ooooeroed in the ki'.liog of Mr Qoebol. That of itself is aeospted by all right thinking 1 peopls as a tempting invitation for the prcpsgatioo of wholesale perjury aod a premium oo moral aod physical assassi? nation ' In the fearless exerciso of so estab? lished right aod io tbe performaoee of a conseieotious doty, I must refuse to booor your requisition." DEMOCRATS WIN. Frankfort, Ky, Juoe 13 ?In the eourt of appeals ao order was eotcrod today eostaioioiog io part the motion of Attorney General Breokioridge of the minor State oontcsts and discharg? ing the bopnrsede bonds nf the republi oao Sta'o (fbVuls so far as tbey relate to possession of the State offices sod buildiogN The effjofc nf this is to pot the democratic State officials io posses son of the offices aud buildings at ouoe HSSJ - ?? +? ~-m?nmm? Won't Tako Second Place. Wcshiugtoo, June 15 ?Admiral Daney was seeo today by ao Associated Pres? representative sod asked whether I or oot he would define his position relative to tbe vioe presideotial nomina? tion. Ho replied that, ioasmuoh as hs hsd not beeo offered the nomination, it would perhaps be presumptious io him to say tbst he would or woold oot aooept it "But," it was suggested, "msoy demoorats throughout ths country are discussing ths desirability of placing you oo the ticket with Mr Bryan." *'l have never contemplated being a oaodidato for vioe president," replied tbe sdmiral, with his usual frankness "I am not a oaodidate for nomination for that offios, ssd would oot aooept ths Domination if offered. My position is unchanged ; I stsnd now wbsre 1 bsve stood for the past tbres months." It will thus bs seeo that tbs sdmiral bad oo seoood striog to bis bow wbeo he made tbe announcement that he woold bs a oaodidate for the presidency if the people of tbo oouotry wished him to be I Tbe above statement was sobmittod to aod upprovod by Admiral Dewey. Vancouver, B C, June 15.?Tbe steamor V> arrimoo, from Sydney, N. S. VV., today bring details of tbe wreck oo the Viotorian coast of the British ship Sierra Nevada, of 1,400 toos. Twenty three lives wore lost, iooludiog the oaptaio. Of tbo crew of 28 only five reaobed shore, aod ono of the number afterward died from exposure aod injuries. Tbe disaster occurred oo a very dark night during a roaring gale. The ship dashed to pioocs on a rook near Port Phiilip Heads Calcutta, June 16, ? llain fell con? tinuously io tbu Darjeeliog distriot for three days, oeasing at 4 o'olook ibis morning Several light landslips oocuncd and a number of water pipes were broken. As tbe railway revet? ment* are unfinished, trains have ceased mooing. SOME GOOD ADVICE. Prof Jamoa B. Dudley, president of tbe colored Agricultural and Me cbauical College at Greensboro, recently delivered an address on the race problem before the Bethel Lit erary Society in Washington. He viewed it from the etandpoint of a colored man, und took a decidedly sensible view of it, too. He attribu ted tbe friction between the races mainly to politics and the aspirations of the negroes to live by politics, and he contended that when tbe negroes as a race give less attention to politics and more to business, to tbe accumulating of money nod prop erty, then would come the lessening of the friction t.nd tbe betterment of the race. Substantially his views are in ao cord with those of Brooker T Wash ington and other thoughtful negroes, wbo teach that tbe way to race ele vation and race influence is through the paths of industrial endeavor aod progress Thrift aod industry are the keys to success, and the accumu? lation of property by which they will become identified with tbe communi? ties In which they live, interested in good government and factors io pro moting it. As an object, leson he cited tbe cotton mill at Concord, projected by a colored mau, built largely if not altogether with capital furnished by colored people, and to be operated by colored people There is more in that for them than in all tbe politics they coold dabble in for a decade, for it blazes the way to success and shows what may be done by well directed effort and coo cert of action. It will take time, of oourse, and a good deal of missionary work to accomplish wbst Prof Dudley advises, but he is on the right line when he strives to divert tbe atten? tion of his people from politics to industrial pursuits, and to tbe accu? mulation of money and property. When they get this fastened in their heads a long stride will have been taken in the right direction ?Wil mington Star. ?^^a>-??-? ??i ?i ? THAT UNENDING WAR. General Otis has many times during the past six months deolared tbe war io the Philippines to be over Since bis arrival io this coaotry, he hss deolared there will be "no more real fighting in the Philippines ;" and yet the dispatch es almost daily bring aooounts of tbe killed aod wounded. Tbe reports of tbe past few days snow tbat during last week there were more than 200 Filipi nos killed aod 160 captured ; and during tbo same time there were uioo Amori oans killed, including a captain and lieutenant and two captains and twenty one privates wounded and one oaptaiq taken prisoner Compared with the reports of our engagements durirg tbe Spanish war, this may be written down as ratbor serious fighting General O is has further deolared that tbo Dreseot r.treogtb of our toroos in tbe Philippines cannot be reduoed, aod that, for a number of yoars, mili? tary foroe will be ncoessaiy to preserve order in tho islands. For msny years the standing army io this oouctry has been 25,000 aod it was less than 60, 000 daring tbo war with Spain. We now have a standing army of 65,000 in tbo Philippines, aod sre informed in tho same breath by General Otis tbat there "will be no more real fight iog there'7 and tbat "wo oanoot afford to reduce our army." This does not look much as if tbe war was over, but it does look very muob as though we were paying a prioe for tbe Philippines stupendously in ezcosa of their value.?Augusta Chron? icle. ?.^m^. i?i ^pwa? - Chicago, June 12?Mrs Ruffin of Boston, who was excluded from the Federation of Women's clubs con veotioo, Milwsukee on account of her color, left for Boston this after noon It appears that the duee pail by the Era clob of Boaton for admie sion to the National Federation of I Women's clubs were returned to Mrs Ruffin before she left Milwaukee In view of this faot, it ia understood tbat the Women's Era clob of Boston will retain tie money under protest, not waving auy rights of membership in the federation. Brare Men Fall Victims to stomach, liver and kidney trou? bles as well as women, and all feel tbe results in loss of appetite, poiaona in tbe blood, back abce, nervoueneae, headache and tired, listless run-down feeling. But there's no need to fuel like that. Listen to J. W. Gardner, Idaville, Ind. He says: "Electric Hitters are just the thing for a man when ho ia all run down, and don't care whether he lives or dies. It did more tu give uie new strength an i good appe tito than anything 1 could take. I cun now eat anything and have a new lea*e on life." Only 50 centa at J. P. W. DuLorine'a Drug Store. Every bottle guaranteed. 3 Habana, Juno 15.-?Yollow fover has broken out at Quemados, eight miles from Habana, wbero Uuited States troops are stationed. Thus far thcro havo boco 14 oases, three of wbiob proved fatal. At present only six aro under treatment and all are expected to reoovet. New York, June 15 ?Ton lives weio lose and several peoplo badly injured during a fire which almost totally destroyed a tenement house at 34 Jaoksoo struct early today. A Word S? p.rir. Suffering Women. No one but yourselves know of the suffering you ?o through. Why do you suffer? It isn't necessary. 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Detroit, Mich. Llversttss for Liver Ills. The Famous UtUa Liver PUla. SfJS* J. S. HTJGHSON & CO. will purify your blood and bring the bloom of health back into your cheeks. Each bottle contains a quart. MODOC McEWEN, Number 32785 Standard Bred Trotting Stallion,^ Registered in Volume 15, American Trotting Register. Will stand the season in Sumter at lot in rear of Osteen's Book Store. EDIGREE MODOC WcEWEN, 327S5. 9 aw Ml 5 55.2 g fk gg to M to 2 o? o & e> 8? o ? ? a m i& io K3 N ... n ~ n to K, m r* o i ? o ^. -? ** 9 4 I I ** ^ ^ ? to - _; 5 m5 ?lea ? - ~? &? 1 i o a , , , . . 1 ? 2 ? B?" -? SB ? 2 w?3C<tt^'? 2 H'-CB> 1*5 ls? 5? ? # B 2. ~ a* ? nZ. _ o Z7 SS M kk ~ no U T Ha mm 2 -4 "" to St TO l* 1KB.*? ? O o c h -i ? o R -t ?0 Si **? D ' Q 9 3 rn pi lilri ? S* b a> ? o _ " o e:!8w ? o ? - c urn MODOC McEWEN, 32785?Chestnut stallion, foaled May 1892, 16J hands high. One of tbe finest bred stallions in the State; bred for size; style, speed and beamy. He is of kind and gentle disposition. A sure foal getter. Service fee $15, with return privilege. Engagements can be made at The Daily Item office, or address by mail. 11. G. OSTEEN, Sumter, 8. C. Ju?t Received. 2 carloads Lime 1 carload standard four-foot Laths. 1 carload Cement and Plaster Paris. -ALSO The usual stock of Horses, Mules, Carriages, Buggies, Wagons and Har? ness. H. HARRY. Sumter, S. C, June 4,1900.