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The British Garrison
Captured by Dewet
Clever Boer Commander
Forces Capitulation of
Dewetsdorp.
London. NOT 29 -Lord Roberts ea
Wes from Johannesburg ander date af
Wednesday, November 28 :
"The Dewetsdorp garrison of two
gins of tfee Sixty eighth field batttery
were detachments of the Gloucester
shire regiment, tb? Highland L'gbt Io
faotry aod Irish Rifles, 400 io ail, sor
rendered at 5 20 p m.. November 23
Oar losses were 15 meo killed and 42
wounded inalodiog Major H J. AD soo
and Capt Digby. The enemy is said
to be 2.500 strong. Foar hundred meo
were despatched from Eden bargh to
relieve Dewetsdorp, bat they did no:
succeed io rerehiog there io time
Koos joined ibis foroe aod foond Do
wetsdorp evacuated. Seventy five siok
and wouoded bs.ve beeo left there
Knox r ursaed aod is reported to have
saccessfally engaged Steyc and Dawe*
Bear Vanlbank. November 27 They
retired west and southwest. Koos'
messenger failed to get through, so I
have co details." .
A THRILL CF ALARM.
London, Nov 30 -The disaster at
Pe wetsdorp bas sent a thrill of alarm
through Great Britain The ceosorphip
eootioaes so strict that there is oo hope
of arriving ac a c ear conception of the
actual position of affairs in Sooth
Africa For instance, independent
accounts cf the subsequent proceedings
aod the recapture ?f Dewetsdorp give
ample details, nor omitting to announce
toe-capture of two Boer wagons and a
quanti;? of loot ; bot there is not ihr
slightest mention of the surrender of
400 British troops and two ?QDS which
were cot even disabled, inasmuch as the
Boers were unable, to usa them against
the British relief forces
v The "ubiquitous Dcwot" seems again
to bav8 gotten away, and so fer there
is ?no oews that the captured British
have bceo liberated
Taking iato consideration the enig?
matical military >uoatioo north of the
Orange river, the smolderiDg rebellioo
ia Cape Colony, the rumors that France
has promised Mr Kroger to press
arbitration oo Eogland if he is able to
obtain the support of Germaoy, aod
that Lord Kitchener after all in not to
he given the chief command io Sooth
Afriea. the British go ye romeo: will
meet the new parliament next week at
an exceedingly ioopportuoe moment
No atteupt is made to eooeeal the
extreme irritation felt -at the adoption
of a vote of sympathy with Mr Kroger
by tbe French chamber of deputies.
The morning papers are unanimous io
deelariog that DO iorervection of any
kind wiil be allowed to cbaoge British
policy.
HAD SKIRMISH WITH DEWET.
Cape Town, Nov 29-Col Pilcher
had a smart skirmish Tuesday, Nov
27th, with part of Gen Dewet's com?
mand, which was convoying, loot
captured at Dewetsdorp The Boers
retreated, abac doning a portion of tbe
loot and a Urge number of horses
Former Presiceot Sreyo and Geo
Dewet were ie close proximity to the
soso? of the fighting, but they eluded
the British
Some Apprehension is Felt
In England.
London, Nov 28 -While the reports
of the condition of Cape Colony are
regarded as somewhat unoeoesnarily
alarming there is little disposition to
take a too roseate view of tbe general
sstoatioo The constant dispatch to
South Africa to reinforce drafts and
the daily fights at points wide apart
6bow that the war is not over ; and,
while the statement tbat Lord Roberts
demaods 20,000 fresh troops is incorrect,
it is a fact tbs.t he ba? asked for 8.000
meo to replace ihe battalion whose
wastage incapacit?* them frGm duty
at tbe front Th?se reliefs will be
?iepatched ; but they will seriously
attentoate tbe garrisons of the United
Kingdom, i asoma cb as Lord Roberts
insists tbe troops shall be picked meo
aod have seasoned officers.
MAY RAID THE COLONY.
Sdeobarg, Orange Rifer Colony,
Saturday. Nov 24.-The Bers a?e
most active between tho railroad end
B??ofohnd, scu;b of L%dybr&r;d,
Tbabioicbu ?Dd Bloemfontein, G?n
Dewet and forcier President S'eyo are
near Dewett's drift It is believed
they are prepsriog for a descent on
Cape Colony for recruits aod supplies.
A* a eoaoter move, two battalions of
Guards, Grenadiers and First Cold
streams hold all the fords of Orange
river from A?waloortb to the Orange
river station. Bot small parties of
mounted Boers are able to cross the
river almost anywhere The British
have great need of more mounted
troops Otherwise the captare of De wet
is hopeless.
To Assassinate Roberts,
London NOT 27.-According fco a
special edition of The Evening Stan*
dard today & plot to assassinate Lord
Roberts in which twenty foreigners are
oonoerned, bas been discovered. It ap?
pears that thc conspirators laid a mine
which was designed to be blown np
Sunday while Lord Roberts was in
church at Johannesburg, bat the po
tioe tod L ;rd Roberts' body guard
frustrated the conspiracy. Teo men,
mostly Italiaos' have been arres ed
LORD ROBERTS CONFIRMS STO?
RY.
London, Nov 27 -The war office
pob?sbea the foliowing dispatch from
Lord Roberts, dated Johannesburg,
November 26
"As reports of a plot against my life
will probably reach yea, I think yon
should know the faots. It ?9 believed
that there was a plot io existence, and
five Italians, four Greeks and ono
Freocbman were arrested November 10
and are now awaiting trial. Their
intentions were to explode a mine
a&der St Mary's charon daring the
service held at ll o'clock on November
lSib "
Lord Roberts Returning to
Succeed Lord Wolseley.
London, Deo 1, 4.30 a m-There
is virtually no fresh news from Sooth
Africa this morning; bot 'he retirement
of Lord Wolseley, the return of Lord
Roberts and the appointment of Lord
Kt?cbener to the supreme command,
occurring as they do simultaneously,
aro keenly discussed. Despite some
misgivings hearty approval is generally
exorcised of Lord Kitcheners appoint?
ment. It is felt that if any; cae can
clear op matters ic booth Africa, be is
tho man ; and it is readily admitted
that the task before him, though of a
difieren: Sind, is almost BS difficult es
that which faced Lord Roberts ten
months ago, and is calculated ?o give
the fullest scope to all of Kitchener's
ra'erts sc an organizer.
The Morning Post hiots broadly that
tbe r?cent demand of Lord Roberts for
reinforcements bas not been complied
a it i ard insists that Lord Kitchener's
hands most not be tied by toy lack of
men or horses. It says :
"If reinforcements are withheld or
delayed, Lord Kitchener may be para?
lyzed? with what cons?quences to the
empire no one oan foresee From
30 0C0 to 50,000 men are required."
All the editorials dwell with consid?
erable emotion on the nation's debt of
gratitude to Lord Roberts, who has
"saocessfally piloted as through one of
the darkest boors of oar history."
From Cape Town comes indications
of the uneasiness felt. AU military
posts throughout Cape Colony are
being strengthened Bloemfontein is
now prepared for soy possible attack
Er.rra scouts are oat aod gaards watob
:be streets io tbe night time Mmes
have been laid along the railway. The
garrisoos on the Orange river are being
inoreased
A: the same time measures are being
taken to assist in the restoration of
order and prosperity Tbe Pretoria
correspondent of Tbe Daily Mail
aniouocee that "the British are distrib?
uting oats and seed potatoes among the
surrendered Boer farmers at nominal
prices, without which the farms would
go ?atilled for aootbor year."
New York. Nov 29 -A smallpox
ecsre which first came to the public
notice yesterday when two cases of that
d;*easa were reported by tbe board of
health, bad spread until at a late boar
tonight there were twenty four known
cases. The officials refused to say
much, but it wa? learned tbot the
disease is supposed to have started in
this city from a negro actor, wbo
belocgs to a southern theatrical troups
He came North a short time ago ?rid
boarded in the houees where the cases
were found
j Washington. Nov 29 -Thc National
j Afro-American council ha-? appointed
i a committee to ste tbat thc vaiidiry of
the Louisiana constitution of 1898 is
tested before the federal supreme court
The opinion of a cumber of leading
lawyers north and south has beeo ob?
tained respecting the Louisisnna and
North Carolina law& restricting suffrage,
and the supreme ooart will secure an
expression of its opinion retpeotieg
these suffrage lews.
c
England Wants Peace,
Civil Authorities Urged to
Open Communication
With Boer Com?
manders.
London, Nov 30 -Tomorrow the
Statist will propose that tbe government
should begin negotiations with Com?
mandant General Botha and Gen
Dewet to bring the war to a close. As
the Boer leaders might misunderstand
the motive of an overture from tho
military authorities it will suggest that
the highest civil authority in Sooth Af
rica should begin negotiations, if not
Sir Alfred Milner then the chief justice
of Cape Colony, or even Mr Hofmeyer.
This great financial journal will lead op
to its proposal by an analysis of the
situation in Sooth Africa and will
say :
"We are losing io every way ; losing
in prestige and losing trade. We are
seeing oar Sooth African possessions
plunged into greater and greater dis?
tress and the opinion is gaining ground
abroad that we are incapable of bring?
ing the straggle to a satisfactory ter?
mioation "
Military incompetence will be alleged
and the Statist will aver that military
hardships shoold be avoided and the
Boers be conciliated.
"If men like Botha and Dewet vol?
untarily surrender and bind themselves
not to act against as in roe furore," the
Statist will say, "is there any good
reason why a promise should oot be
giveo not to seod them out of the ooun
try ? Mr Robinson suggested that
Botha and Dewet sbooid be iovited to
take seats in the legislative council
that will be established. Tbe sogges
tion is worthy of spproval. The Boers
shoold not be excluded, even from the
beginning, from aoytbtog which can
safely be given them."
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WM Emperor Receive Kru?
ger ?
Berlin, Nov 30.-The semiofficial
statement that Mr Kroger is coming
here is discussed cautiously. It is re
gexded as premature to predict that
Emperor William will receive bim.
There is co appreciable sign of a public
demonstration and sime cf t??e pa?
pers warn the house to beware of a
policy of eentiment, pointing out that
Gsrmany is not in a position to obange
thc fate of thc Tracavaal and deprecat?
ing manifestations where likely to ciai-h
with tte government's policy.
Surpius Gold in Treasury.
Washington, Nov 30 -The largest
j stock cf gold coin and bullion ever
held in the United States is now
accumulated in the treasury and Us
branches The total has beeo rising
steadily during the whole of the
present year and the amount is now
$474,108,336, or about $76,000,000
greater than at the close of 1899
The increase up to June 30, was
about $23 000,000, but since that
time has been about $1,000.000 for
Joly, $6,0u0,000 for Aogost, $10,
000,000 for September, $18,000.000
for October and $17f000,000 thus far
in November
The gold is not all direct property
of the United States, but is held
against outstanding gold certificates.
The amount of these, less the
amount in the treasury and its
branches, was $239,755,809 Wednes?
day. All the remaining gold, amount?
ing to about $243,000,000 belongs to
to the treasury as a part of the
reserve fand of $150,000,000, or the
free fund of $93,000,000 in the gen?
eral cash. The influx of gold into
the treasury comes partly from the
new gold from the Klondike and
other mines, but its retention is due
to the pressure for currency, which
leads to the acceptance of gold cer
tificates and other paper money in
preference to coin The treasury
has recently been shipping 6noaIl
notes in large quantities to New Or
leans and other points opon deposits
of gold in the New York sob treasury
by the New York reserve agents of
the southern banks
The gold supply of the country on
the last day of 1896 was estimated
lat $692.937,212. The estimated
omount Nov 1, 1900, was $1,080,
027,407, and it is probable that the
report for Dec 1 will show at least
$1,100,000,000
The 50,000 votes cast in the recent
g-erseral election in this State coat the
State ol South Carolina in round
numbers $21.000. a little over 40
cents apiece The expenses of the
election-the payment of the com?
misioners and managers arni the
advertising bills-exceeded tho ap?
propriation by about $2,000. Oomp
troller General Derham, in order to
meet ail these expenses, borrowed
the money need' J, and all the bills
have been paid Of course the leg?
islature will make the proper appro?
priation to meet this deficiency. The
comptroller was fortunate in securing
the loan
Methodists Meet
in Animal Session.
Bishop Hargrove Presid? n&
and Rushing the Work.
Chester, S. C., Nov 28 -The one
hundred and fifteenth session of the
South Carolina annual conference,
Methodist Episcopal church. South,
was opened this morning at 9:30 by
Bishop R K Hargrove, who read
the scripture leeson from the twenty
fourth psalm, and announced the 733d
hymn, which was sung with tbe
vigor for which a Metnodist confer
ence is usually noted Tbe Com
manion of tbe Lord's Sapper was
theo celebrated, the bishop being
assisted by the Rev Messrs. Jobo O
Wilson, J B Wilso if O A. Darby
! and J B Campbell
j Rev. E O Watson, the secretary
of the last session, called the roll and
170 clerical and 22 lay members an
ewered to their names.
E O Watson was elected secre
tary, with W. L Wait and A E
Holler as assistants S. H Zimmer
man was elected statistical secretary,
with A J Cautben, Jr., M B Kelly,
W C Kirkland and 6 E Stokes as
assistants
Rev H B Browne presented the
nominations for tbe regular commit
tees, and these were confirmed by
the conference
The bishop called the twentieth
question, "Are all the preachers
blameless in their life and official
administration ?" The names of the
superannuated preachers were called,
and those who die present weie
given an opportunity to say whatever
they desired concerning themselves
and their work during the past year
Revs S. H Browne and E B Loyless
having died during the year, their
names were referred to the committee
oo memoirs
The names of Revs A. J. Stafford,
W W. Williams and J E Carlisle,
hitherto effective, were referred,
asking for the superannuated rela
ti on
The names of the supernumerary
preachers were called J M Rogers
was left effective. R M Attaway
has died and his name was referred
to the committee on memoirs
R C Bouiware, A W Attaway,
hitherto effective, were referred to
the committee, asking for their super
numerary relation
The presiding elders of the Charles
ton, Cokesburg, Columbia, Florence,
Greenville, Marion. Orangebarg,
? Rock Hill, Spartanburg and Sumter
I districts rendered report from their
respective districts These reports
are cleariy optimistic, and the foun
dation for this view is manifestly
good
Rev T. J Clyde, P. E of the
Sumter district, is the only one
whcse term expires at this session,
and the preachers of his district,
through Dr Clifton, presented him
with a handsome gold pen as a me
memo of their brotherly affection
and friendly esteem Dr Clifton was
at bis best in the delivery of bis
eulogism in presentation of this pen
The retiring elder was greatly affect
ed by this testimonial from his
brethren
It has been seven years since Bis?
hop Hargrove presided over our con?
ference at the session held in Sum
ter. He is warmly welcomed to this
State upon bis second visit to this
conference. He is a fine lookiag
gentleman, with such snave manner
that he quickly wins the hearts of
those over whom he presides
IN DANGER OF STARV?
ING.
Washington, Nov 30 -The navy de
partment has received the following
cablegram from Admiral Remey :
Cavite. Nov 30.
Offioial report from Guam just re?
ceived. Following men drowned 13th ;
Jos Anderson, ooai passer ; Jacob Le?
roy Mehaffey. 8ppreDtioe first class ;
George Aubel, seaman ; Wm Fred?
erick Davis, fireman first class ; Frank
Swanson, coxswain. Two bodies re?
covered bat were unrecognizable.
Governor reports danger of starvation.
Asks 65,000 pounds flour, 30,000
biscuit, 1,000 sogar, 20,000 salt pork,
20,000 rice, ali for for destitute na- j
ti ves. Shall I send by our cruisers ? j
Brutua took ampio stores for the !
present. Newark, Guam
Harney. j
Secretary Long has directed that :he !
j supplies bo sent.
j
j London, Nov ?28 -There is some j
; comment herc on thc arrival in Lindon
j of Sir Hecry Howard, the Britith cuiu ?
j ister a' the Hague It is officially ex ;
plained that Sir Henry is taking a hoii- i
day, but it is admitted that bin presence I
io this city is not altogether unconnect?
ed with the approaching arrival of Mr
Kruger at the capital of Holland and
promised demonstrations which natural?
ly would bo very embarrassing to tbe
British representative were be at the
Dutch capital. *
AMERICAN CRUISER
SUM AT GUAM.
Ship Had 285 Officers and
Men-Many Were Proba?
bly on Shore Duty.
New York, Nov 28.-A cable dis?
patch from Manila received here
today reports the sinking of the
United States auxiliary croiser
Yosemite io a typhoon at Guam,
November 15. Five of the crew
were lost.
Washington, Nov 28 -The Yoee
mite was first commissioned April
13, 1898, ehe has been stationed at
the island of Guam since the days of
the Spanish war She is a 16 knot
converted croiser, of 6,179 tons
displacement, and is provided with a
main battery of ten 5 inch rapid
firing gone and a secondary battery
of six 6 pounders and two Colt
rifles She has a compliment of 18
officers and 267 men Her measure?
ments are 391 feet in length by 48
feet, extreme breadth She has a
mean draft of 20 feet, 1 inch
Jost before the outbreak of the
Spanish-American war the vessel
was purchased by the navy depart?
ment, fitted as an axiiiary croiser,
and rendered effective service as one
of the patrol fleet, being manned in
part by the Michigan naval militia.
It is f?aid that her anchorage at.
Guam waB off the harbor of San Luis
d'Apra, and that owing to her drft
she was obliged to lie six miles off
shore The harbor is a particularly
dangerous one, owing to the exist
euee of a rocky shoal in the mid
die and a particularly crooked chan?
nel
According to the naval register,
the Yosemite was manned by 18
officers and 267 men, bot in ber
capacity as station ship not all of
these were required, and undoubted
ly a part of them were ashore
engaged in duties at the naval sta
tion. This probably wonld be true
of her commander, Seaton Schroder,
who also is governor of. Guam, and
who probably left the active com
j mand of the ship to the ranking
j lieutenant, Augustus N Mayer . The
! other offices accredited to the 6bip
by the register are Lieuts W E
Safford, Albert Moritz, B B. Bierer,
E.-? si gr. s A. W Pressly, H.L Collins,
A N Mitchell and F. T.. Evans,
Assistant Surgeon F M. Furlong,
! Assistai Paymaster P W Delano.
! Captain L P Rmnoids, and eight
warrant officers
THE T?RKS ARE MAD.
Nev? York, Nov 28 -Cable, ad?
vices say that the Vienna Tageblatt
publishes a dispatch from Constan'
tinople to the effect that Turkish
council of ministers have held a con?
ference to determine whether pr not
tbe sending of the United States
battleship Kentucky to Smyrna sboold
be regarded as an act of hostility.
According to The Tageblatts dis?
patch the home minister urged the
severance of diplomatic relations with
the United States and even went so
far as to threaten war unless the
Kentucky should be withdrawn from
Turkish waters The ministers ex?
press the, belief that the European
powers would not permit the United
States to attack Turkey and that
country, therefore, would be safe in
takiog a defiant attitude.
TURKISH MINISTER CALLS.
Washington, Nov 28-Aii Fer
roon Bey, the Turkish minister, here,
called on Secretary Hay today rela
tive to the visit of the big battleship
Kentucky to Turkish waters The
Kentucky sailed from Naples last
Saturday and arrived at the important
Turkish port of Smyrna this morn
ing, only a few hours before the
ministers visit.
It is understood that the negotia
I tions between Mr. Griscom. our
charge at Constantinople, and the
Porte, for the settlement of the mis
sionary claims and the question as to
Dr Norton's exequatur as consul at
Harpoot are progressing, with indica
tions that a compromise will be
arranged.
PORTE SAID TO HAVE SETTLED.
London, Nov 29 -"An imperial
irade ordere the immediate signature
of a contract for the construction of
a fast cruiser with the Cramp9 of
Philadelphia,'' s.iys tho Constantino?
ple correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle.
"The price agreed upon will give
a sufficient eurpin? to pay the Ameri
can indemnities Thus the United
States gain an important commercial
and diplomatic success "
Kmdeo. Ill, NOT 28-Four masked
men wrecked tbe Farmers bank of Em?
den early today. It is stated they se
cared all tbe fonds of the bank, be?
tween $3,000 and $4,000.
FLOOD IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
Heavy Bains Send Destructive
Torrents DOWD the
Rivers.1
Pittsborg, NOT 27;-After three
days of ioeeeseaot raio, a ft>od unpre?
cedented fer this season, of the year,
and quite unexpected in -its fury swept
da wo the Monongahela, aod Allegheny
rivers lan night. Io their mad rash
the waters roioed hundreds of thou?
sands of dollars worth of property,
caused the loss of at least three lives,
temporarily threw oat of employment
thousands of workmen . by the foroed
suspension of maoy industrial establish?
ments Hoing the bae&s of both streams
aod rendered hundreds of families
homeless,
The low.lands io Pittsburg, Alle?
gheny, 8outb Pittsburg, 8bsrpsbarg
aod McKeesport are- inundated and
nearly every plant fronting the two
rivers bas been forced, to shut down.
Haodreds of families in. these districts
have either been, driven from their
homes or are living in -the upper floors
and using skiffs. There were many
narrow escapes from, drownicg during
the night aod several men are reported
to the police as missing, besides those
known to baye been drowned.
TRAIN GOES INTO RIVER.
Bulletin: Beaver, Pa, Nov 27.-Late
tonight a Cleveland and Pitsbarg flyer
went into the Ohio river at this place.
Tbreo Cleveland men, Engineer
Coubeous?.Fireman Allen and express
Messenger Casey were killed. Nine?
teen others Bra.reported dead aod the
entire train is said to be m the river.
Family Pigbt in Florida.
Tampa,t"la, Nov J Bailey,
railroad agent at Mango, Fla, shot and
killed "Paul Hoet. a frenchman, in a
dael at that place. Hoet was employed
by Bailey to do some work on his farm.
He was ordered to. stop^ tbe work OD
account cf its not being satisfactory.
Huet became enraged at this and it is
clieged threatened to do Bailey vio?
lence Bailey returned to his home for
a gao Huet ran ito nts home on a
similar minion. Mrs "Bailey followed
her husband, armed with'apistol Mrs
Huet followed b?r husband s'milarly
armed Wheo the party mst boen men
raised gens, iris alleged, ana Bailey
shot fiV?T." killing Bust, instantly ' Mrs
Bailey and Mr3 fleet were io the
meaotimc fighting with revolver?, Mrs
Hu? severely beating 3!rs Biiiey over
tba bead and paTn?oj?y wounding ber.
After the "hcm?eji?e, * Bailey coolly
carried bis wife home, gave her medical
attention,. and theo telegraphed to the
officers to .pomp for biri.
Fighting ia Luzon.
Manila, Nov. 28.'-? detachment
of tbe Third United States infaulry
was ambushed Saturday near Malo
los The ladrones fired" a volley at
the Americans, killing two privates
of Co F, and wounding three. The
insurgents escaped into a swamp
Numerous insurgent bands have
been dispersed and considerable
quanties of stores destroyed in the
province of Bulacan by Gen Grant's
mcunted scouts;
General Bates reports the capture
of 33 insurgents, six of whom mur?
dered seven persons laei spring.
While returning by steamer a de?
tachment of Americans landed at
San Vicente and attacked a body of
rebels, killing seven. A branch
party attacked a band beyond Pales?
tine, killing five and capturing 19.
The Americans bad no casualties.
There has been considerable wire
cutting in that district
The Spanish and Filipino news?
papers are urging the commutation
of death sentences passed by the
military courts.
- ' i ? -
THE WAR IN SOUTH
AFRICA.
London, Nov 28-The Daily Mail
publishes this morning the following
alarmist dispatch from Capetown :
"The anti British feeling io Cape
Colony is assumming dangerous pro?
portions, owiog to the false stories spread
of British barbarity in Oraoge river
colony and the Transvaal Leading
men fear that tbe Dutch congress next
week will be the signal for a rising and
they demand that martial law be pro?
claimed throughout tbe coloy.
"The situation is declared U be
graver than at any previous period
daring the war."
Referring editorially to its Cape
Town advices, the Daily Mail adopts a
most serions tone, asserting that the
anti British government accentuated by
tbe withdrawal of troops from Cape
Colony and calling for vigorous action
by tbe British goverameot.