Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE WAR IN AFRICA. Machadodorp Occupied by the British. London, Jane- 21. 4 10 a m.-The British have peoetrated Transvaal territory as far as Machadodorp. Pas? sengers who arrived yesterday at Lorenzo Marqaes from the Transvaal assert that heavy artillery was engaged and tbit the Boers abandoned Maobodo dorn retiring northward. President Kruger is still at ?lkaar. Boer bulletins regarding Gen Dewet's operations along Lord Roberts' com? munications assert that two convoys were oaptared and 300 workmen with 50 military were taken prisoners A member of the British house of commons who bas bad an important communication from South Africa, is telling a story of a telegram alleged to have been received from Cape Town, which says that Mr Kruger bas really escaped and is already on the seas bound for Earope aod tbat the person oesupyiog tba ezecuti ve oar is not Mr ? Kruger bat is a substitute The Pretoria correspondent of The Daily Telegraph, io a dispatch dated Sunday, says : "An informal trace for five days is ia operation between Lord Roberts and Commandant Botha. NEWS FROM ROBERTS. London, Jane 20 -The war office bas received the following from Lord Roberts : jfg "Pretoria, June 20-Hunter's ad? vance column occupied Krugersdorp without opposition Jane 18. "Methuen, who was escorting a large convoy to Heilbron yesterday, rooted a force ander Christian Dswet, who endeavored te prevent him from enter? ing tbe little town. Methuen had only three oasaalties. "Baden Powell left this oity today on his retarn to Rustin burg. The country ts quieting down in that direc? tion. To is satisfactory state of affairs will be materially assisted by the oap tare between here and Rastenburg, Jane 19, of two gan? by Hutton's j mounted infantry from a body of the enemy nader Commandant Dapleasis. ''Railway and telegraph com munica- j tioo with Cape Town is now completely j restored. "All is quiet here and at Johannes- j burg. The shops are open and the market is daily becoming more crowded and basin?es-like." British Casualties. Boers Be? fore Rundle. London, Jane 20, 3:25 a. m.-The j casualties made public by the war | office, including a long list of miss | ing, show British losses in engage? ments hitherto not reported. Io an attack on a reconstruction train at Leeow spruit, June 14, three were killed, five wounded and 60 captor ed Leeuw spruit is 40 miles north of Kroou8tad This was the day of the Zinc) river attack, 80 miles dis tant Another list shows nine wounded aod ll missing in an action at Vredefort on June 7, no previous mention of which has been made. The Diily Mai! points out that it is quite possible the wires have again been cut io Lord Robert's rear, as no dispatch later than June 16 ha. been received The Boers are gathering in force ic front cf Geo Rundle near Ficks .>arg His forces stretch 40 miles As s ;me parts of the line are weakly hela the British fear that the Boers may break through Outpost skir? mishes are of daily occurrence The Boers there are commanded by De yilliens and Herman. | Mr Steya 13 at Be hlehem, the temporary capital of the Free ?tate According to dispatches from Lo? renz ) Maiqces yesterday the Ma? len* bridge has been destroyed Ooe account says it was blown up An other asserts thai it was undermined by a p*rtol from Swaziland, and so collapsed nuder the weight of a train This will temporarily interrupt the flow of supplies to the Boera from Lorenzo Masques Tne B'oemtootein correspondent of the Daisy Mail telegraphing June 16. Bays that Loid Roberts is getting bute for 10,000 mee and is arranging re transport for a part of bis army, al though hie p'aoe are not to effect im mediately. Tne Lorenzo Marques correspond? ent of the Daiiy Express says: "A German-Ametiean, weil known to the New York police, is alleged to have piannedja desperate attempt to steal some of the bar gold from the trucks attached to President Kruger's trav eling capital He is said to have carried off some bars before he was discovered "' The Lorenza Marques correspond entonne Times says: "Three es caped British prisoners are believed to have tampered with Malana bridge A freight train pitched into the stream and two men were killed." Gen Buller is Advancing Inte tho Transvaal-300 Boers Surrender to Him. London, Jane 22, 4 a. m.-Get Baller is pressing his advance. Oi Wednesday be followed the Johan nesburg railway to Paarde Kop, 31 miles from Standerton. About 30C Boers singly or io small parties, hav< surrendered. The war office has issued a Hst o j casualties io engagements around j ileilbron, previously undisclosed ? Lord Roberts has adopted the j Transvaal mining regulations for mil? itary administration A dispatch from Lurenzo Marques says : "The Boers have printed and post ed at every corner the following : .Machadodorp.. Monday-The Paris exhibition has closed aud France has declared war against England. Fifty miles of railway has been destroyed in the Free State and 30,000 British have surrendered ' " Five miles of telegraph between Koomati Poort and Koop Maiden are down and native runners traverse the distance The Boers continue to assert that they have had successes east of Pretoria. The colonial office publishes a notification by the military govern ment at Johannesburg of the stop? page of a check for ?40,000 drawn for the French bank in Sooth Africa upon the National Bank of the South African republic and warning all per? sons against dealing in the check, as the funds of the National bank are the property of her inajeety's gov? ernment. The Transvaal government, accord? ing to the Lorenzo Marques corres? pondent of the Times, ie reduced to severe financial straits and is en? deavoring to meet the emergency with treasury bills, but the people refuse to accept them. The first train for Pretoria left Cape Town yesterday. British Trying to Catch Gen Steyn's Army m a Net. London, June 23, 3 45 a. m.-Gen Steyn's foroes io the Orange River Colony are for the time drawing most of the attention of Lord Roberts, rath? er to the neglect of Commander Gene? ral Louis Botha aod Presideot Kruger. The severance between the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony was com? pleted yesterday, as Lord Roberts said it weald be, by the arrival of Geo Bailer's advance guard, under Lord Dundonald at Stande rion. The wide net around the 6,000 or 8,000 men under Gen Steyo will now contraot. Adroit manoeuvring and brisk fighting are likely to take place, because an t? i ali resistance south of the Vaal is at an eod the British line of communication will oot be safe. Presideot Kruger's SODS who surren? dered to Gen Badeo-Powell are baok oo their farms aod working peacefully. Geo Baden-Powell rode with only 300 meo from Mafeking, and he made the last section of bis ride to Pretoria with I only 35. Lord Roberts mee him in the outskirts cf the town and escorted him ! to the presidency. Gen Dewet's farm houses have been barned by the British. Gen Boiler has issued a special order ea'ogiziog the services of Strathcona^ Horte. Capt Jones and the brigade from H. M S Forte have been ordered baok to the ship ac the admiral's request. A Life and Death Fight. Mr \Y A Hines of Manchester, Ia, writing of his almost miraculous escape from death, says: "Exposure after measles induced serious lung trouble, which ended in consumption. I had frequent heinorrhagos and coughed night and day. AH my doctors said I must soon die. Then I began to usc Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption, which completely cured me. I would not be without it even if it cost $5 a bottle. Hundreds have used it on my recom? mendation ?nd all say it never fails to cure hroat, chest and lung tronbles-" Regular size 50c and SI. Trial bott!:s frea at J F W De Lome's drug store. 4 Bradstreet's Review. New York, J i ie 22 -Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: Midsummer doli noss io distribuiiva trade- acd industry and further reductions of prices of manufactured gooda, particularly iron and steel, and raw textiles, but a mark- j ed upward movement in nearly all agricultural products are the lending features of the business situation this week. Wheat has advanced 14 cents per bushel sises June 1 and 20 cents from the low point reaohed io Novem? ber, a gain over the latter period of 17 per cent io prioe. Coro crop advices are still in a higher degree encouraging but that cereaal has sympathized with wheat, as bav3 also oats, acd bog products bave in turn feit tbe quicken? ing influence of higher prices for coro. Improved demand for dairy products is reflected io slight advances this week Crop damage bas been a moving eau83 for tie advanoe in the price of cotton though the danger of the toort 6:de os the old crop bas beeo evidert for some time past io the critical con? dition of the visible supply of cotton. Some weakness bas beeo noted in cot? ton goods witboat, however, favorably affecting dietribotion Retail trado io dry goods bas beeo helped by warmer weather Wool is lower and the wooloo goods market is rather quiet, awaiting the oext London wool sale and the opening of the spring weight season. Washiogtoo, Jane 18 -Geo Joe Wheeler today received bis oommiesioo as brigadier geoeral io the army of the Uoited States from Presideot McKio ley. By direction of the president, Gen Jos Wheeler today was assigned to the command of the department of the lakes, with headquarters at Chica? go. He relieves Brig Gen James F Wade, who has held that command temporarily io oonjuootioo Tito hi? regular command, tho department cl Dakota lile Republican Convention Senator Lodge Chosen Perma? nent Chairman. Philadelphia, Pa , June 19 -The Convention was called to order at 12.25 p m.. by Temporary Chaiiman Wolcott. Hon Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts was chosen permanent chairman and Chas W. Johnson of Minnesota, secretary Philadelphia. June 20.-President McKinley was not renominated at the session of the Republican nation? al convention today. But tomorrow will witness in ali probability the unparalleled spectacle of both the presidential and vice presidential candidates being nominated by accla? mation. Senator Hanna threw np the eponge today. He found he could not stem the tide of the pop ular favorite without using the direct influence of the administration at Washington And ibis he could not get. Possibly even with it be might have failed But without the task was hopeless. The president would have no hand in an effort to control the convention He made known directly to Mr Hanna his wish that the will of the convention should not be thwarted, and when that nnequiv ocal word came Mr Hanna reluctant ly abandoned the fight. With his retirement from the contest against the Empire State governor both nom? inations could have been made before the convention adjourned today. The original programme was to nominate McKinley today and to nominate the candidate for vice president tomor? row But the national Republican committee had made a compact with the local Philadelphia committee to keep the convention here for three days, and it was feared that if the nomination for president was made today tbe convention might take the bit in its teeth and wind up the pro ceedings before dark. All the prep? arations for the president's nomina? tion at this session bad been perfect? ed Hundreds of beautiful red, white and blue pampas plumes at? tached to long s taffs had been taken into the delegates' pit before the con vention met and they were stowed away against the inevitable moment when the climax shoiid be reached. As they were carried into the pit by the ushers while the convention was assembling they recalled the magnifi? cent scene at St Louis four years ago when similar plumes set the conven- I tion mad with delight during the famous McKinley demonstration. Knowing the temper of the delegates and the crowds Mr Hanna decided to take no risks. And consequently the immense throngs which blackened the vant amphitheatre today were compelled to content themselves with the rou tine incidents connected with the permanent organization, an oration by Senator Lodge, the permanent chairman, and the scene which at? tended the unanimous adoption of the platform. Philadelphia. Pa., Juoe 21.-The Convention was calicd to order at 10 38 a m., by Chairman L;?5?je, Archbishop Ryan making the opening prayer. Alabama yields the fbor to Ohio, and Senator Foraker nominates Wil? liam McKinley for President amid tumultuous applause. The nomination was made by acclamation. Roosevelt was nominated for vice president, receiving 925 votes One delegate reused to vote. ENGLAND RECEDES FROM THE "RECESSIONAL." Ah. Engi?cd, was it yes-'erdav W<? saw tore bow the knee and pray In Kipliofc'3 grand Recession hymn Throe eves witb wise repentance Cia That far from 1 st of wider sway, From greed of cold and Pride's display God's hand might thine arrest aud Stav. Nor heap thy judgment to the brim ? Did?t thou the gate of Prayer ba?et, With anguished words of sore regret That not in Heaven's cause, but thine Had stretched thy '"fdr flung battle line" Of conquest o'er the palm and pine, And plead with tones that echo yet, Ait in eternal fitness set, "Lest we forget-lest we forget ?" Aod bes that prayer to Heaven flown, With happy presage all its own, Tbat thou wouldst evermore discard The "reeking tube and iron shard" To spread the prestiee of thy throne ? Woulds; nod its praise in hearts alone Ano" not where conquered peoples groiv?, From manhood's rights debarred ? And btst thou, then, that prayer forgot, But stand'st forsworn io tbinn own lot, Wb'D Le who taught thee thus to plead, And from thy ways of crime Recede, Now joys to see two natrons bleed, Free, godly lands tbat wronged the* not, Wbicb thoo dost rive with shell and shot, Whilst thine own millions starve and rot, All victims of thy lust and greed 1 . The tumult of the sboutiog dies," Rut God will bold His great Assize When weakness crushed by soulless might, No more shall plead in vain for Right, And all earth's subtle, specious lies Unmasked shall stand beneath earth's skies, By Him who bears thft wronged soul's crie3, All tvraot pirns and powers despite - C. S. Vedder, Charleston, S. C. Bloomington, 111 , June 19 -Five blocks of the best business buildings located in the heart of this city, wen destroyed by fire which started a 12 30 o'clock this morning It ii estimated that the losses will foot u{ between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000 j Hubbard's Cotton Letter. i - ! New Yoik, Jur.c 22 -Wt-ather ?:zr 1 sets are as a rule the :?>osc uncertain ; and the action of the markers fur ch" j past two days show tbs corrtcrness o' j this o!d ada^e. With the govtrotLont I indications for oieariog weather ic the j Mississippi valley today, ocr marget j olooe? ro find that the raio had cot: j tioued duriog the night and tba: ice morning predictions showed a probable continuance of showers. Tne*e advices were cn?:igh to open the markst at 10 points advance and bring buying ordere from the west to advance the prices another 10 points At rbi* improve? ment the market became quie?, though many dispatches were received from the valley Thc course of tbe markec will be controlled by the weather ad? vices. Cieariog weather would find the markets without support as the short interest appears to have covered duriog . the past two days. Continued wet weather would attract tbe trade who have not bought. A NATIONAL CALAMITY. Chicago, June 22.-The Times Herald tomorrow will publish a crop report prepared by Snow, the crop expert who bas just completed a two week's trip through the States of Minnesota, North and South Dakota He declares the situation a national calamity, and claims the wheat fail? ure the worst ever known. He esti mates the Dakotas as promising only j 20,000,000 bushels each and Minne 35,000,000, a total of 75,000,000. against 200,000,000 last year and 225,000,000 in 1898 Duluth, Minn, June 22-Oliver Dalerimple, the great wheat grower of North Dakota, today wired his son here RS follows : "Two thirds of the spring wheat crop is killed be yond redemption I shall later start to plow up my fields tnd nealy all spring wheat farmers will be plowing up wheat next week unless heavy rain comes." Frankfort, Ky, June 22.-The inside doors to the cash aod bond boxes in toe State treasurer's vault, the com binatioo of which was lost when the Democratic State treasurer took charge of thc office, were opened today. Frankfort offioe, were opened today. Frankfort machinists worked on the doors for three days but made no pro gross. Finally Frank Simmons, a safe blower was brough: from the peniten? tiary and blew open the doors in half ao hour. Schedules in the assignment of Price, McCormick & Co., bankers and brokers, were Sled loday in the supreme court. They show liabilities, $12 6*98,591 ; nominal a>sets, ?24.180,065: actual assets $12 469,921. HaUna, June 22.-Tho postai fraud? ijive rather swamped tbe scan? dal exwuig in tbe university, which has be*n the milking ground for some of tbe bisi known men in Cuba, who as under professors received $24,000 a year each There were 72 of these professors and 24 assistants, toms of them having un classes ac all acd otbrrs only one or two students Maoy of tbe professors drew o?ber government sal? aries Wheu this was called to Gen Wood's attention he immediately ioau curated reforms which resulted io cut? ting down the hst to 46, including as? sistants, which i* enough, considering that !cere are ooly 450 stodeots A few Dice Horses 02 baod for sale at W. B. Boyle's June 12-2t WOMEN IN TROUBLE. The Approach, of motherhood is the Occasion of ??luch Anxiety to All. 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