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ST??KI?G MINERS ?RE CONSERVATIVE. WILL ACCEPT ADVANCE ' OFFERED. Scranton, Pa, 13.-Tbe anthracite coal miners GOW OD strike, after a two days7 convention, late this afternoon decided to accept the 10 per cent net increase in ?ages offered by tbe mine owner? providing they will continue the payment of advance until next April and will abolish the eliding scale If tbe operators consider ibe proposition unacceptable, the miners are williog to arbitrato tbe question at issue They also decided tu continue the strike until tbe operators agree to the convention's proposition. The resolutions arc as follows : "We, your committee, respectfully submit the following preamble and res? olutions for your consideration : "Whereas, the anthracite coal oper? ators haye posted notices offering an advance of 10 per cent over wages for medy paid, and have signified their willingness to adjust other grievances with their own employes ; and "Whereas, they have failed to speci fy the length of time this advance would remain to force, and have also failed to abolish the siidiog scale meth? od of determining wages ; we woald recommend : "That this convention accept au sd vance of 10 per cent, providing the op orators will continue its payment until April ist, 1901 ; and will abolish the elidtBg scale in the Lenigb and Schuyl? kill regions ; the scaie of wages in the two last named districts to remain sta? tionary at 10 per cent above the pres? ent basis price ; and that the comps oies will agree to adjust other griev aoces complained of with committees of their own employes "Souid this proposition be unaccep? table to the operators we recommend that the convention propose that ali questions at i'sue be submitted to a fair a?d impartial board pf arbitration. "We would further recommend that under no circumstances whatever should there be a resumption of work at any of the collieries until the operators signify their acceptance of this proposi? tion, and you are notified officially that the strike is ended, and all return to work io a body on the same day " Judging by the unanimity of the miners ID passing the above resolution and tbs determined stand taken by the operators, it is geoerally believed that a long contest between tbe strikers and Ehe mine operators is not unlikely. There was great enthusiasm in the convention when the counter proposi? tion to the operators was carried, and three cheer? were given for President Mitchell The resolution?? were draft? ed by a committee of thirteen, appoint ed at tbe morning session, of which the national president was chairman. Haselton, Pa, Oct 14 -The individ aal coal operators who contd be seen here today declined to discuss tbe ac tien taken by the anthracite miners' OQOvention at Scranton yesterday Neither would they say what steps tbe employers woald probably take It is evident from their reticence tkat the individnl minc workers are waiting to see what the large, ocal carrying rail roads .that mine coal will do. It is reported in the coal region to? night that tbe presidents of these roads will hold a eonferenoe in New York tomorrow for discussion of the action of the convention. There was a story sfloat today that the operators will accept the conven? tion's decision, bot nothing bas come to the sarJace in this region on which to base the report. . Active About Kroonstad Cape Town, Oct 14 -The Boers are very ac ive ia the Krooostad district. Geo DeWet bas proclaimed that Bur? ghers who refuse to fight will be made prisoners of war Bri'isb mounted infantry, scouting from Lindley, had Capt Wiltshire kill? ed, throng! mistaking a pirty of forty Boers in khaki for friends. Boer commandoes continually haras - ed tb*? British column while marching from Lindley to Kroocstad. Tbe Boers captured a detachment of the Cheshire regiment which was es? corting an empty wagon near Frank? fort They released the driver but kept the wagon. Loodon, Oct 14 -The war office has received the following from Lord Roberts dated Pretoria, Saturday, Oct 13tb : *'A satisfactory little affair occurred j near Frankfort Thursday. Col Grove j with the West Kents surprised a Boer laager at dawn, killed seven, wounded j nine and captured 18 " Cotton Growers Convention. Atlanta, Ga, Oct 15 -A convention of the ootton growers and business men of the sooth generally bas been called by President Harrie Jordan of tbe Georgia Cotton Growers* association. The convention is ro bc held io Macon. November 20 and 21, and its objeot is to discuss and devise means for seooriDg to the ootton producer a fair price fer bis crop. Instructions will be sent to every cot? ton growing county in the sooth. LOOTED IS CH?NESE CAPITAL. ONLY THE SACRED CITY HAS SO FAR ESCAPED THE FOREIGNERS. Pekin, Sept 7 -The general con? sensos of opinion of the American and British ministers and generals is that seldom if ever in the history of the world has any city been more completely looted and gutted than Pekin and it is mainly due to the infi uence of Gen Cbaffee and the British geueral, Gaselee that the sacred city itself has not suffered the same fate In fact, most of the members of the embassies, their families and even the missionaries think that a great mis? take was made in not looting it and burning it to the ground. They argue that if all the properly of the merchants, banker?, pawbrokers and the houses of the very poor have been looted and burned, why should the property of tho6e mainly respon? sible be saved and held sacred for their future use It is an every day sight to see sol diera, camp followers and members of the riffraff that is following the army, selling ail sorts of things, particularly the silver shoes, which were used as cash, valued at $7, $13, $30 and $50 according to weight. Hundred dollar watches were selling for $5, but now prices have gone up and silver shoes are selling for two thirds of their value and other things accordingly The proprietor of the Pekin hotel bas bought, it is stated, silver worth over a quarter of a million dollars, at a cost of less than $50,000. The Sikh soldiers have done a lot of trading in silver, buying from the Russians cheaply and selling at a profit A former street arab from New York bas made a clear $2r?00 with a capital of nothing except unlimited cheek and no scruples whatever on the subject of his r:ght tb loot Auction sales take place at the British legation every afternoon of looted goods turned in by the troops, but the prices are high, fetching sometimes more than the things are usually sold for in the stores m normal times Maj Waller bas in his possession a vast amount of stuff a large portion of which has be?o taken from looters Gen Chaffee has not yet decided with regard to irs disposition, but it probably will be aold ai auction American soldiers have not been officially allowed to loot, but oniy to forage, which means that parties have gone out daily over the Ameri eau quarter and collected the things most needed by the troops, such as bedding, furniture for camp use, etc. Most of the soldiers on the march to Pekin threw away their blankets and other implements which rendered the march under burning sun andeeira ole At night now they would soffer from cold if they had not been aiiiowed to commando.the necessary covering, lt is only human nature if the soidier boys iu that duty should pick robps of ermiue, gray fox skins and other warm ?ors ra?her than those of a coarser and ng?ier appearance Some of the meet per? sistent looters have been the mission aries Recently meeting one ?vith five cartloads of furs and antique furni ture, Maj Waller asked the missionary by what tight be had taken the things, and to his astonishment was told that they had been taken by permission of Maj Waller He in formed the missionary that be was mistaken, as he himself was Maj Waller, and that be should confiscate every bit of it. SITUATION IN SOUTHERN CHINA. Paris, Oct 13 -Letters received in diplomatic circles here throw a some? what clearer light on the situation in I southern China, where a dynasty np rising is now in progress The Re? formist movement there is divided in j to two distinct parties one led by Kang Yu Wei and the other by Sun Yat Sen The former is agitating for drastic reforms, bnt wishes to retain the present dynasty, while Sun Yat Sen aims at deposing the dowa? ger empress and making a clean sweep of the existing regime Sun Yat Sen is leading the present rebellion The last authentic newe of his where abouts was of his presence at Yoka nama, three months ago But einoe then he is believed to have smoggled himself into southern China and to be leading the reformist rebellion, in his plan of campaign being the capture of Canton, when be calculates the whole of south China will join him In the event of his seriously threaten ing Canton, Great Britain and France, possibly assisted by the other powers, would be forced to oppose him. which would create a curious situa? tion The powers would then be aeting against the rebel forces in the south which are anti-dynastic and friendly to foreigners, and at the same time engaged in suppressing the Boxer rebellion in the north, which is pro dynastic and anti foreign In the meantime, Kang Yu Wei is inactive, owing it is suppos? ed, to the pressues brought to bear on bim by Great Britain to which coo he owes his liberty if not his life he escaped from tbe clutches of dowager empress on board a Bri war ship some time ago At the present moment there two armed movements in eoutl China-that of the reformists, led Son Yat Sen, and the anti fore pro-dynaetic uprising of the B Flag, who are marching north assist the dowager empress -_- m. ? f Shanghai, Oat 14.-From Can toi I is reported that the Kwang Si re have defeated the imperial troops 1 tbe borders of Kwang Tung and Geo Su has resigned in consequence bis request for reinforcement* b< ignored. Some Chinese soldiers d crated the oemetery for foreigner? j Name Ship, near Canton, and ! viceroy had the offenders deoapiti ! and dismissed their commander. Youtsey's Confession To Arthur Goeb He Directly Implicates G< ernor Taylor in the Blood Conspiracy. Georgetown, Oct 15. The tria fleniy E Youtsey, charged w being a principal in the killing Gov Goebel, was resumed today though Youtsey was reported in same condition as last week. J room door was opened and bis I pulled up in plain view and hear: of the jury and while the witnes were being examined Youtsey coi be heard tailing bis wife's name in hollow, moaning voice and could seen to be sitting on his hed The feature of the day was I testimony of Author Goebel, brotl of the dead governor. He told j going to the jail the day Youtsey vi I arrested aud then said : I I put my left band on Mr Yoi t sey's right shoulder and said : "J Youtsey, Col Campbell has ft returned and told me what you ha said to him and I have come over have you tell jae what you have tc bim, to tell me whether it is true, a to 8sk you a few other questions Mr Youtsey said : "Yee, Mr Goebi what I have told Col Campbell true " I then said to Youtsey : "Now would like to hsve you tell me abo getting the key oo Monday moron from Powers and about Dick Com and about going to see Taylor ai also about going to see Taylor < Tuesday morning and where you g the cartridges." Youtsey said "Just as I told Col Campbell. I hi a talk with Dick Combs on Monde morning and he told me that he w, ready to do the shooting and I wei to Caleb Powers for the key to b office and he told me to go to Jot Powers I went to John Powers ac Johu Powers gave me the key. went to Gov Tayior and told bi that Dick Combs was ready to do tr. shooting. Gov Taylor said : 'Yo ought not to come to roe about thii I have been expecting this to b done for some time, but I object t having a negro do it It is to important a pi?;ce of work Comb may be a spy and he may betra us.' " Youtsey hesitated and said : "Very well, what did you d next ?" Yout6ey said : "1 left Gov Taylc and on Tuesday morning I went bac to bim and said : 'The man to do th shooting is now here ' ;' I I interrupted Youtsey there an said : "You have told Col Campbe the name of that man and that is on reason why I came over here to sc you o?Now if you know that moe \ you u also give me the name of tb I man Mr Youtsey 6aid : "Weil, j told him Jim Howard was here ; tha I thought he got here Monda; night.7' I asked him what else did Taylor say Youtsey paid : "Gov Taylor walked o] aod dowo the floor and said : 'Youtsey what do you thick ? If Goebel i killed, do you think I could hold an office V He discussed that matter talking to me back ana forth, and said to bim I thought if Goebel wai put out of the way thc contest woulc bc settled and that he could hold h ii office Finally I said to bim, as Got Taylor hesitated still : 'It is up to yoi to decide now finally whether it is to b( dooe or not/ " and after some mort hesitation Youtpey stated that T?yloi said finally : "Well, tell them to gc ahead If it is necessary, I oac seed the man to the mountains with a squad of soldiers ,7 I said : "Did be say DOtbing about pardoning bim ?" and Youtsey said : "Yes, that is so He said : If it ii necessary I cac pardoo bim and he will be safe enough.' " Youtsey then stop ped and I asked him : "What did you do then ? You told Col Campbell, as be told me, that you let certain people into Powers' officie." Youtsey said : "Yes I went back and reported. I told Berry Howard and Dick Combs and Jim Howard to go and be io the ball of the executive buitdiog and I tben left *' I Raid : 1 What did y eu do ?" Youtsey said : "I went and got the cartridges. When I weot back Berry Howard, Diok Combs and Jim Howard were in the bail and I unlooked the door and let them io aud gave them the cartridges." I again interrupted and asked Youtsey to whom he had giveo the cartridges, and he said : "I gave them to Jim Howard He was the last mao who went in the door.77 I eaid, "Hew many did you give bim V and he s^id, "I gave him the whole box." I paid, "Mr Youtsey, who fired the soot ?" and he said, "I cannot iel! you, I did not seo him " I said "What did you do when you let bim io ?" He said, "I stood near ibe door." I said, "You gave tbe cartridges to i Jim Howard ?" j "Yes sir.7' " Wbcre did you get tbo cartridges V He said, *'I got tb^rn from Powell & j Oicmoot on Main street io Cincinnati. On the 22nd of January I wrote them and told them to seod a box of 38'35 ! smokeless steel cartridges, Wiocbes ! tera " ? I said, "Was be shot with a Win? chester rifle?" {Ho said, "The cart? ridges fit either a Winchester or a Marlio " I said, VHow mooh did you send tbem ?" He said, "I sent tbem a post office order for a dollar." Mr Youtsey tben stopped and I eaid to him : "Mr Youtsey, you have told Col Campbell and told me that Monday morn?Dg you went to Gov Taylor and told him that Dick Combs was ready to do the shooting if Taylor objected, and now you teil me on Tuesday morning you lee Dick Combs into the office. How is tbat ?" Youtsey hesitated and then fioally said : "Well, those were the three men I let in " I looked at bim and said : "They also say tbat Berry Howard was in tbe left hand lobby of the legislature and yoa say you let him in that room Youtsey finally said : "Those are the three men I let in tbere ?_ Tbe Rebellion in China. Hong Kong, Oct 15.-A column of armed troops was dispatched this morning to the Kowloon frontier, with the object of barring armed refugees, either rebels or imperial troops, from entering British terri? tory when defeated. The rebels are reported to be 3,000 strong 30 miles north of the British frontier A thousand of Admiral Ho's troops have left Canton, overland, to inter ! cept the rebels. [ Admiral Ho bas informed the gov ernor that the rebeli?n was carefully planned The rebels are anxious to conciliate the villagers and gain the respect of foreigners, hence the absence of outrage and pillage All indications point to the rising being widespread Outbreaks occurred simultaneously io several centres of Kwang Tung and Kwank Si ? Ap? parently Kang Yu Wei, Sun Yat Sen and the Triads have amalgamated their forces in the common cause the overthrow of Manchu rule in South China Some positive indications of the at titude of the foreign powers is anxi? ously awaited A French launch was captured by pirates Oct 12, near Mong Chow. The pirates secured $3-,000 in specie. Sun Yat Sen, according to reports from Canton, bas taken the town of Kiu Shan, on east river, and is now investing the prefectural city of Hui Chou A force of imperial troops from Canton was defeated by the re for ..ere, 200 being killed. The advices say also that there is preparation for despatching troops to the disturbed districts --^-.??? -? Untold Millions in Copper. Tacoma, Wasb, October 14 ^Cen? sus Enumerators Beck and Sexton bave reached Juneau from oopper River, where their summer's work resulted 1n tbe enumeration of 800 lodiaosand 600 whites Tbe Iodiaos in that section have died by dozens this summer. This mortality results from the influx of miners aod tbe destruction of the salmon supply by canneries at the mouth of the rivers. Mr. Beck reports that on July 4 gold wa6 found at Tehiina River. In tnree weeks four men took out $4.000 in coarse gold Mr Seston tdinke the copper belt of Prince William Sound will produce untold millions. He traveled weeks with Government Geologist Schr?der, who expressed himself as believing that thc deposits of oopper tbere arc unequalled in tbe world. A railroad will be absolutely neces? sary to develop rois rich country. The Government telegraph line through the Copper River country is oearly com? pleted, and it can be quickly fioisned, io the spriog. ST ATE LIBRARIAN There is a lively race for the position of state librarian. The legislature will eleot io January. There are already eight entries, with a number of counties to hear from Tbe candidates so far io the field are the following : Mi.'S Luoie Barron, Manning ; Mrs P. L. Mfltoo, Columbia ; Mus Bessie Owings, Greenville; Miss Sallie Fouohe, Ninety Six ; Mrs. Maggie Connor, Wampee, Horry county ; Miss Blanche O'Neale, Columbia ; Miss L M Ayoock, Mt. Williog ; Mrs S. C. Cason, Abbeville.-Greenville Nows. Even yet, as ?be street?? of unfortu? nate Galveston are being cleared, corpses io profusion are found and the estimate of the loss of life bas been advanced to 7.000. - ? ? - "The Bible '?Hs ?bat there was once a mao named E*au who sold bis birthright for a full dinner pail, and be h.;is been held in derision ever since." -William J. Bryan at Peoria. FORECASTING VOTE FOR PRESIDENT. STATEMENT GIVEN OUT BY PEOPLE'S PARTY COMMITTEE. Line?lo. Neb. Oct 13 -The follow, tog statement over the eignatare of J A. Edgarton, tbe secretary, was given out tonight by the People's Party Committee : Bryan will be elected ; he has lost none of the support he bad in 1896, except a few silver republicans in the mountain States Of these there will not be enougib to affect a single electoral vote. He will hold his owo weet of the Mississippi, aod will carry every State ie that region that he carried ia '96. with the posible exception of Wyom? ing. He wiill gain heavily in tbe centrai weet smd east ^ he will not only have all thc democrats and populists who supported bim in '96. but added tn these, be will receive the votes of a large number of gold democrats sad former republicans who have left their party on the issues of imperialism and trusts. The following States may be. classed as certain to cast their electoral votes for Bryan : Alabama, ll ; Arkansas, 8 ; Colo? rada, 4 : Florida, 4 ; Georgia, 13 ; Idaho, 3 ; Louisiana, 8 ; Mississippi, 9 ; Missouri, IT ; Montaoa, 3 ; Ne braska, 8 ; Nevada, 3 ;. North Caro? lina, ll ; Soatb Carolina, 9 ; Tennes? see, 12 ; Texas, 15 ; Cub, 3 ; Virginia, 12. Total, 153. Add to these thc following States that will probably cast their votes for Bryan : Illinois, 24 ; Iodises, 15 ; Kansas, 10 ; Kentucky, 13 ; Maryland, 8 ; South Dakota, 4 ; Washington. 4 ; West Virginia, 6 Total, 84. These added to 153 certain, give 237, or 13 more than a majority in the electoral college. Outside of these certain aod probable States are the fojlowiog doubtful : California. 9 ; Connecticut, 6 ; Delaware. 3 ; Michi? gan, 14 ; Minnesota, 9 ; New Jersey, 10 ; New York, 36 ; North Dakota, 3 ; Ohio, 23 : Wisooosin, 12 ; Wyom? ing. 3 Total, 128. -^mm>---++- mm Galveston, Tex, Oot 14.-John Scaley, treasurer of the Galveston relief fuod, acknowledges the receipts of contributions from Oct 1 to 12 inclusive amounting to $198,552 This includes {125,000 rcoeived through Gov Sayers and $21.621 received through Mayor Jones. Amount J previously acknowledged was $781, 043, making the total to date $979, 595 Maoila, Oe* 15.-Capt Devereux Shields who, with 51 men of Co F, 29?h ?egicBeot, United States volunteer infaaty, was captured by the insurgents last month in tbe ?siacdof Marinduque, was recovered yesterday by the Ameri? can rescuo force with all the members of his party London, Oct 15 -An interesting report upou the cottoo industry is pub libbed this morning by The Times Ir tibows that tbs output of the miila io 1899 1900 was nearly 10 per cent above the average for the five years previous. Tbe Times thicks rhe facts givpn are "hardly "likely to relieve the gloom pervadiog Laocashire ,? New York, Cet 14.-The Rev Albert B Simpson, president of thc Cbristian and Missionary Alliance, today preached bis annual missionary sermon at the Gospel Tabernacle, and as a result over $50,000 in cash, pledges and property were realized for the support of the missionaries and mission work of the alliance for the coBiing year. VV. E Blackstone parti? cipated in the services. The sermon and the offering was the closing chapter of the seventeenth annual convention of tbs alliance. The total amouot col leotcd today was $52.259 25. Parc of ic was proceeds of a collection taken at Nyack, Nsw York Jackson, Miss Oct 14 -Bishop Chas B Galloway, president of the general board of educatino of the Methodist Episcopal church, sooth, tomorrow will issue a call to the one and one half million Methodists in the south to assemble in their places of worship on the night of the last day of the year to hold an old fashioned watch meeting as a fitting climax to to the Twentieth Cenlury food move? ment The fund now amounts to $1.100,000. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid io, . . $75.000 00 Undivided surplus, . 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockholders in excess of their etock, 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking boniness ; also has a Saviors Bank Department. Deposits of $1 and upward received Interest allowrd ?j tbe rate ot 4 ter cent,, per auouxn, payable semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President MARION MOISE, W. F. RHAMK, Vice-Pr?sident. Cashier. Jan 31. Mrs. JL. Atkinson MILLINERY. Sbe has the' largest ac? finest collection j abe b?is ever exhibited, J?.eluding seores Oi j rieb novelriea ia Imported Rouoa flkts j Toques and Boooets, as well AS a choice va j riety of handsome designs from ber work ? room. j The assortment is large enough and varied enough to insure a perfect choice to every i one, while toe prices witl be found more than I attractive. IQ the Untrimmed Hat Department we are abo wing ? mort extensive assottmeot of the newest and beat ebapee and colors-at rea? sonable prices. Ic this department we are showing a particularly attractive assortment of Ready to-Wear Turbans and Tcqie* in Velvets. Felts, Panne Velvets and Tucked ?Silks. A choice variety of Children's TriciTed Hats, for school and dress wear, ?u endo rate prices Oct 3 FIRST NATIONAL SANK OF SUMTER* STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE? POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C. Paid ap Capital.$ 75,000 00 Surplus and Profits - - - - 25,000 OC Additional Liability of Stock? holders in eice?8 of tbeir stock. 75,000 00 Total protection to depositors, $175.000 00 Traosacts a General Backing Busioesa. Special attention given to collections. SAYINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In terest allowed at the rate ot 4 per cent, per annum, on amounts above $5 ted not exceed? ing $300, payable quarterly, OG first days of January. Aoril, Joly and October. R M. WALLACE. L. S. CARSOH, Pres?dese. Cashier SURVEYING. SURVEYING and Civil Engineering work promptly and accurate!? done W. LORING LEE, Civil Engr. Uny 23-6 3 Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat? It artificially digests the food and aids Nature in strengthening and recon? structing the exhausted digestive or? gans. It is the latest discovered digest ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach lt in efficiency* It in? stantly relieves and permanently cures ' Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Sick Headache, Gastralgia,Cramps and all other results of imperfect digestion. Price 50c. andu. Large size contains VA times small size. Book all about dyspepsia maiiedtree Prepared ty E. C DeWITT ACO.. Cbtcogo. JSH?GHSON&CO Estate of Mrs. Margaret ?# Waetor Deceased. ?WILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Surr;ter County, or. Nore:t:t>*r 3d. 1920. for a Fi al Discbarge a? Admii is rator of aforesaid E3:a?<? RUFUS CW ACTOR, Ja, ''c: 3-4i Acmioistrator. Ils Larpst ant Most Complete EslaWiieii Sift Geo. S, Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS. SASH, BLINDS] Moulding & Building Material. office aad Warerooms, King, opposite Can non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, ^^*Pnrcha?p our make, which we gu* ran ti. superior to any sold South, and thereby ?ave money. 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