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THE WAR IN AFRICA. Considered Over by Foreign Attaches. London, June 26, 4 22 a m - Lord Roberta' six columns are con verging apparently so as to c!ose in upon the Free Staters although de? cisive results connot be expected f::r several days A nuaaber of Boers who were sue pected to be Avitbin the wide flung net have broken, or rather stolen through Gen Rcndle's Ficksburg ? Senekal lines The Canadians were engaged in the Honingspruit fight last Friday. Gen Dewett's men first cut off a Canadian outpost of mount? ed rifles at dawn, two being killed Lieut Trig?8 and four others were wounded and three were captured. The Free Staters then attacked the camp where there were 50 Canadians and two companies of Shropshrires, though without much effect as tbe men were well entrenched. The foreign military attaches who were with Lord Rcberts are new in Cape Town en route for Europe. United States Consul Hay of Preto? ria, is going to Macbadodorp ia the interest of British prisoners and to see President Kruger. j Eighty Hollanders have been j lodged in jaii at Standerton for de? stroying property prior to the British occupation. The wives and children of the Boers are surprised that the British did not loot, but pay for what tbey get. The B^ers derailed a construction train near Standerton on June 24. Two trainmen were killed and four badly hurt. A party of Brabant's Horse near Ficksburg saw a camp of khaki clad men and walked in, to find them? selves among the Boers. The visitors surrendered. The Lorenzo Marques correspond? ent of tbe Times, telegraphing yes? terday, says : "The Boers are losing a large num? ber of horses from the cold and from lack of food, and the survivors are in miserable condition The inadequacy of the Boer commissariat is telling on the burghers " The Times editorially adopts the suggestion of a correspondent that Johannesburg should bs tbe capital of the Transvaal colony "because the traditions of Pretoria are corrupt." British and Boers Fighting. ! London, Jons 28, 4 a m.-Geo Sir Leslie Roadie had a sharp artillery aod rifle skirmish near Senekal Friday with a large fores of entrenched Boers Re declined to attack them. This is the only fresh fighting reported. Tbe Boer outposts northeast of Pre? toria are busy.- Tba telegraph wires between Staoderton and Newcattle were cst Sunday and Sir Redvers Baller bsd ?o resort to heliograph. Commaodaat Dewet, with 3,000 men tod three guns is moving northeast in he Orange River colony.It is under? stood that be and Commandant General Botha entered into a compact that neither would surrender so long aa the c?ber was on the field. Twelve thousand rifles all told have been surrendered to the British. Jamestown, St Helena, Jane 27. Sarai E?off, President Kruger's grand son, who was captured by the British at Mafekiog, landed here today with eleven cmcers and 98 troopers, mostly foreigners. The prisoners who were clean aod ct respectable appearance, were imme? diately sent on to Deadwood, the pris? on camp Most of the Boers at Dead? wood are io good health, and thus far there has been but one death from en? teric fever. The Boers Still Fighting. London, Jane 29. 2 30 a. m.-Lord Roberts bas sent bulletins nf two small fights occorriog on June 26 aod 27, in which the Boers were discomfited. Io a dispatch from Pretoria dated yester? day, he says : "A small force of mounted troops, with two guns, commanded by Lieat Col. Drsiper, was attacked by the enemy under Prefers and Nei on the | morning of Jane 26, seven miles north of Senekal They beat off the eoemy and burned their laager Our casual? ties were three wounded and ten killed "Hunter, temporarily commanding Ian Hamilton's, made one maroo yes? terday from Heidelburg toward Frank fort without meeting any opposition "The enemy attacker! our Roodeval spruit post on tbe railway yesterday but were easily beaten off by a detach? ment of tho Derbyshire Light Infantry, the West Australian Moan teds, a 15 pounder a?d ao armored train. "Baden Powell reports the capture of an influential Boer named Ray, who was endeavoring to raise a commando in the Rastenbsr^ district. A patrol brought in over a hundred r;fl?9. More than 4,000 rifhs and 1,000 inferior pieces have b-;ea taken during the last ew day*. Ha states that 30 Biers have arrived at Rustenber? <?cirj? to their homes from D:!?rev's commando. "They wcuid have left b??-re \ - th^y cad t-ecn the proclamation which wa? carefully withheld by Boer authority " Lord Roberts says that Wedvcsday, Juoe 27, was a record market dey in pretoria for Boer formers selling pro? duce Partios of Boers Btii? hang on Geo. Bailer'? Ssnfes. F R Horahaoi, ?hi American euout, inva-ided: 1RY?NG TO SURROUND THEM. Loudon, June 29-Tbs Pretoria; .:: r-"K?por.dcnt of Tho Daily Telegrs.pL- j in a dispatch dated }ester.:oy, says : j "Sicc^ Sunday Gen French, on the j left. Gen. Ian Hamilton on ihe ri^ht j and tee Eleventh division on the centre, ; have bseu endeavoring to surround rna j ecei:v'x position in the bilis 15 r iles j past There was fighting for three j ds.vs. but. Tuesday ni^ht the eros.-sv i decamped, going eastward. The to'a! ? casualties were under oce hundred and | fifty " Dan's Review of Trade Conditions. The Course of Basic ess in 'che Various Lines. Ne? York, June 29 -R G. Duo & Co.'a Weekly Review of Trade tomor? row wiii say : The ccuDtry begins to feel some of the effects of its new place among the nations. Influences affect ie g irs business during the week rang ed ail the way from a boycott st St Louis to a war in South Africa and from sun spots to the relief cf Pekin. Drouths aod tun !-po!s have played their part before, but nene cao quite foresee the result? of defending* Ameri? can rights in China Pol?tica; ic flu enees V70rk together to create a state of uncertainty until the controversy is over. The icng effort io hold nominal prices for iron at Pittsburg has ceased and the associators now recojr&iz': an open market in whiob Be3.-emer is offer? ed ai ?19 and billets at $26: with grey forge at $17. Scarcely a single trans action is reported, buyers abstaining even more than when prices were pure ly nommai, and while there are man? considerable contracts waiting tor a safe basis in cost of ma'.eriai, the pro? blem is a rather difficult oce. Over 30 furnaces are said to have gen9 cut of blast and while some have been stepped for repairs many more will be idle tor a time until wage scales for the eomic? year have been settled with labor or? ganizations. With a proper adjust' ment of supplies and prices to the ac? tual demand a heavy business is possi? ble but deiay at this season may effect prosperity fer come time to come. With steel plates quoted 3t 1 30 at Pittsburg and No. 27 sheet3 at 2 9 cents, co general gain in business re? sults from sudden dcclioe in sfrue"ural shapes. Neither efneial or uncfBeial accounts j have removed doubts about the wb^ crop sud if it proves as low aa one j estimate, 460.000.000 bushels, the extent! to which it may nov; be displaced in European consumption by corn will bs seriously Jested. Exports of wheat and oom were 420,000,000 bushels ia 1898 and 400,000.000 in 1899 and have been about 190.000,000 bushels wheat and 210,000,000 bushels corn in the croo *vear 1900 but never as larse before, Vr in 1892 when 225.000.000 busbeis wheat weat abroad there were only 75,000,000 bushels corn. But all recent estimates of production have been yo far distrusted aod it is scarcely good sense to base grave apprehension on aoy so etirly io date and the census this year will be awaited with especial interest because it will help to show bow unworthy of reliance some esti? mates have been. In four weeks ff ! June Atlantic exports of wheat flour j iooiuded have been 10.980,076 bushell j against 8,934.638 last year, and Pscifio I ezoorts 2.753.978 bushels againot 2, ! 445,749 last year, while corn exports j in ibe four weeks have been 11,986, 2-?4 bushell against 11,485,596 last )<vr. After rising four cents wheat closed unchanged for thc week and corn only J cent higher. The Fali River committee has made a sudden reduction to 2 87 cents io the price of regular pri?t cloths with not a single sale recorded. Nor are new de? mands reported important Bat neith? er th e sudden reduoriou io prions oor the quiet settling in prices of staple goods bas stimulated the market to de? sired activity. Depression io the mark? et for goods did not prevent raw cotton from advancing to 10 cents Failures for the week have been 207 in the United States against 181 las: year and 21 in Canada against 22 iasr year. Mulberry, Fla., June 27-Word has just been received here that John Hendricks, white, was killed by Sam Smith, colored, at King's Ford, on Monday Smith committed the crime with an axe, almost sever? ing Hendricks7 head from his body The negro at once took to the woods with a sheriff's posse after him. He was captured late the same night, but a mob took the prisoner 'rom the officers and shot him to death Thal Throbbing Hcadacue. Would quickly leave voa, ir voa used Dr King'd New Lire Pills. Thousands of sufferer; have proved their matchless worth for .-':<-k and Nervous Headaches, They make pur?" blood an'J strong Nerve.- and build up your health. Easy to take. Try them. Only 25 cents. Money, buck if not eur? i. $>o?d bv F. W. DeLorme, Druggist. !-> V iclO.r B ue. ?crr?b Garosina'J lenr ern. is A dwi? al L\ :'.-:ii'~ fi'.; ' ref?? tes ant, r,nd Esculo toe tfar ;n ., involve ? ur fore s. he will pr ?ably i . in thc thick of ir, asMic wa? at Ssntia YOUTHS' DEPARTMENT. Lifs of tho Naval Apprentice-Malr?Bg Steel Por.s Guards Set by Animals. "Apprentices of ii:" United States 2NOW" is the title of an article in St. Nicholas. Almost every bey by this time knows of battleships and cruisers, of torpedoes and torpedo boats sud e? tho gallant o??e? rs ami jolly Jack Tars who mam tl.c ship-. Bat it is safe to say that lhere aro few indeed who have ever heard of tho young naval appren? tice, the werk which he Jins to do and what bis chances ore for tho fri til re. li is enongh at present to say that bois an enlisted boy who by means of a great deal cf drill and training develops gradually into a mes: efficient and use? ful man on beard of our modern ships. Although the apprentice can never hope to become a commissioned officer, there are many positions of trust and honor in tho service that are open to him if he but applies himself to the tasks assigned to him day by day and is awake to the opportunities that are sure to t?rn up for bim. The boys at the training station truly may be said to live in a little world of their own, fer they do not need to go outside of their own circle to find any of the needs cf life. At certain hours of the day -hey form a well regulated school, in which they are taught all the elements of science, English and mathe? matics-enough to enable them to un? derstand thoroughly and to handle in? telligently the varions fittings arid armament of a modern man-of-war. Well informed and thoroughly prac? tical officers are stationed there to in? struct the apprentices in all the drills and maneuvers used by seamen aSoat and ashore, including infantry, light artillery, seamanship in ali its forms, both theoretical and practical, the sev? eral kinds of signaling used in the service, the handling of boats nuder steam, oars and sails, and the use of sword and gvm in the arts of fencing and of bayonet exercise. A chaplain in the navy is detailed regularly for duty among the boys ana to look after them in any way he may think most conducive to their highest moral improvement. Every Sunday the boys are assembled cn deck to join in a regular church worship, presided over by the chaplain, and it is a most inter? esting sight to see several hundred boys of tender age, all in the same blue uni? form, joining heartily in the service. Those with voices worthy of any culti? vation are assigned to the choir, and they enjoy this honor quite as much as { any of the several privileges that fall to their lot At (...nain otm r times, in the evenings, during recreation periods, they are permitted to assemble for any kind of innocent amusement, and ons of th*' most popular pastimes among them seems to be dancing. Ev. ry spring and summer the ap prentices are taken aboard some of the older vessels of the navy and arc sent abroad for a cruise, daring which, un? der efficient officers, they are taught the full duties of seamen afloat. All the theory of seamanship and gunnery is then reduced to practice, and the ap? prentices are put through the evolutions of furling, reeSng and loosing sail, of abandoning ship and of aiming and fir? ing the guns on board, antiquated though they may be. ?tlakir.s Steel Pens. Briefly described, steel pens are made as follows: First the steel is rolled into big sheets and then entinto strips about three inches in width. The strips are heated to a bright red and are then al? lowed to cool gradually, which anneals them. They aro next rolled to the necessary thinness and are cut into blank flat pens, and the pens, while fiat, are usu? ally stamped with the brand or the name of the manufacturer. To shape the pens is the next process. The rounding mates them hold the ink and distribute it more gradually and evenly than could be done if they were flat. To harden them they are heated to a cherry red and then suddenly cooled. This not only hardens them, but makes them elastic. The polishing, slitting, pointing and finishing come next, and then they are ready fer use. The little holes in the pens at the end of the slits serve to make them more elastic and to facilitate tho fiow of the ink. lt is said that more steel is now used in the manufacture of pens than in that of swords, lt is even claimed that the metal annually used in their manufac? ture weighs more than all the metal used in the manufacture cf war imple? ments. If this be true, much force ir added tu the time honored saying that '.the pen is mightier than the sword." Guards Set by Animals. It is well known that many animals appoint one or more of their number to act as sentinels t?? guard against sur? prise while the rest are asleep er feed? ing or at play. Among the animals using the word in its widest sense that are thus prudent may be named th" following: Wasps, ants, chamois and ether antelopes, prairie dogs, wild heises, rooks, swans, Australian cocka? toos, zebras, quails, certain monkeys, flaming'jes, New Zealand silver eyes, shags and oth< r birds, marmots, mouflon and other sheep, seals, African wild catt] .. huanacos, elephants, <_'tc. ira it or's Awful ri ?-nt. F. yt II?/?'it:>, KilU.vr S.M,.--;.. (Ill* : >:. w-. afllsetcii {--r y.ir; .vi.'n !Vf>- e-.-.t u? ilr.? - . r P-tir; ly h?.:!pe?l he (riv i i'uclcirr/s j Arnica- .Salve, lie wri'c?? .?>??'? I. \t > v.h?>']y [ arr*! 5 I?'f rho i tJ- ot IMc cur? ..:> ?ir:h : ":.! i he K.-:<: .--.iv.- >. ;h.> w,.rU Cr, <?.r- j w,;.j<-:. "ihv ? i-m . S-.1.? try .! i'. V.' ! - -- - - -. pi , . .j rv:,, . oe r? c-r.lil by Huerbecn-L?jro*'. Co Sot ft "Pojapoas Pr?.-!???." Bishop Gailor. ?it a banquet nt which thv bishop of Kentucky was present, told this story on the latter gentleman : "In om* of the backwoods towns <.f Kent::-ky." said Bishop Gailor, "the pastor of the Ba pris s rhureh gave out this notice before tie- sermon one Sun cay morning: "i :;:n told ami have been partially convinced." ho sahl, "timi ii is my < 'hrls tian duty to give tlie : :iloTv'hi?: notice to v.* it : That :? man who styles himself "bishop <>i" Kentucky" is about t<> visit this town and will hohl forth in the courthouse on Wednesday evening. I dos!":- to add. however, my brethren, that, in the humble opinion of your pastor, the place for members of this congregation on Wednesday night will be in this place listening to your own pastor rather than listening to the words of that pompous prelate at the courthouse.' "On thc following Thursday morning the Bsptist went out upon thc street , seeking for some of his congregation i who had not been at the Wednesday j evening meeting. The first one he found w.is a deacon. " 'Well, deacon.' lie asked, 'were you to thc courthouse last nicht?' " 'Yes.' said the deacon. " I trust.' said thc parson, with some | irony in ids tone, 'you '.vere edified by the words of the pompons prelate.' " 'Now, looky here, parson,' said the j deacon, 'that man ain't no pompous prelate: no sue:: thing, lie's just as common a^ there is. What do you reck? on he did? Lie preached in los shirt sleet os!' .'-Indianapolis Sentinel. Whites Demand Separate Seats. MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 2G.-A very emphatic protest is being made by the wiri re citizens of Montgomery because of the failure of the street railway com? pany i tere ro pr. .vide separate seats in the street ?irs for the use of white and negro passengers. Montgomery has a large negro population and a petition to the council is being circulated praying that the whites and negroes be accorded separat?; seats. Five Children Burned to Death. RAI.]:!'.:::, May 36.-Five children of Daniel Person, a negro, were left at home by their mother, in Franklin county, near here, while she went visit? ing. Un her return she found only the ashes of the house and bones of her chil? dren. The children were from 1 to 7 years of age. It is supposed the floor caught fire and thar the children were too small to extinguish it. ?UBAN 011 <"UI'(;S Cuts' wlj$J Burn*, Bruises, Rheuma % tisra and Sores. Price, 25 cts. So;;i bv H::?bPOn hi., rv?. Oo deiega'i vi T>. \h?> L). ar eratic ion \u Kansas Coy will leave ^aJulv hit RHEUMATISM and CATARRH CURED -BY Johnston's Sarsaparilla QUART BOTTLES. IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH. A Whole Family Cared. Mrs. C. H. 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W. H. Newberry, President. Just Meceired. 2 carloads Lime 1 carload standard four-foot Laths. ? carload Cement and Plaster Paris. -ALSO The usual stock of Horses, 31 ules, Carnages, Buggies, Wagons and Har ness. Sumter, S. C., June 4,1900.