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TBK TR CK SOUTHRON, Kitabllftbed Jone 1?6C
Consolidated Aug. 2,1881.
SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1900.
New Series-Toi. XX. No. 20
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$1.50 por toona-io advance.
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??o8qaare finn insertion IWtMMMM ...... $1 00
Wrtrj subsequent insertion-. 60
Contracts fox three moQtha, or longer wit
be made at reduced ratee.
All communications which subserve private
tolereiU will be charged foras advert ?em en ts.
Obituaries end tributes of respects will be
charged for.
fcrag?a Canal
is Recommended.
Will Coat Hore Than Two
Hundred Million Dollars.
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Washington. Dec. 4 -The report
of the--isthmian cana) commission,
.?bawlted by the president to con?
gress today gives as the unanimous
eonoteeion of that body that "the
s?c>s%-practicable ?od feasible roots
far awietam?an canal, tinder the con
trol; management and ownership of
the-United States, is that known as
?he Nicaragua route" The com
mission eetimetee the cost of this
route at $200,540,000 This esti?
mate is moen in excess of any here?
tofore made, and is doe to increased
dimensions and other features not
heretofore considered The com?
mission also estimates the cost of a
cana) by the Panama route at $142,
342,579 according to one route, or
$156,378,258 according to another
route As between the Nicaragua
and Panama route the commission
soms op a number of advantages fa?
vorable to the former It states also
that under the concession given by
the government of Colombia to the
Panama Cana) company, that govern?
ment ie not free to grant the neces
eery rights to the United States ex
cept opon conditions made by the
company. Along the Nicaragua
roots, it was found tbat the short sec?
tion of partially consti acted canal is
perhaps in as good shape today as it
was when the work was stopped.
The buildings however are rotten
and the dredges, boats, etc, are
worthless.
8enate Votes Quarter Million
for Charleston's Big Show.
Washington, Dec 4.-The pro
gramme of the senate leaders for a
bosiness session was taken, up in
earnest today and material progress
was made Th?. ship subsidy bill
was made the unfinished business of
the senate instead of the Spooner
Philippine measure, and the discus
sion of it was opened by Mr Frye,
of Maine, chairman of the committee
on commerce from which the
measure ?as reported. Mr Allison
presented the credentials of Jonathan
Prentiss Dolliver, who was appoint?
ed to soceeed the late Senator John
Henry Gear, of Iowa. The oath of
office wea administered to Mr D ol li?
vor -by President Pro Tem Frye A
bill was passed to eocoorage the
holding of an interstate and West
Indian exposition in Charleston, S
C , in 1901 It appropriates $250,
000 and admits exhibits free of doty.
Soft Barths Por Generals.
Washington,Dec 4 -The bill report
ed by tbe house military committee
today is the Root bill amended Mos'
ef these ebaoges have been reported
Two sections were added to tbe bill
today, the first of wbiob is meant to
eover tbe ease of Geo Sbafter and tba
last of Geo Fitshogn Lee sod James H
Wilsoo These sections are :
41. That tbe president is hereby
aotborized to select from the retired list
of the army a brigadier general who
may have distinguished himself during
the Wir with Spain io oommand of a
separate army, and to appoiot by and
with the advice and oon?ent of the sen?
ate, the officer so selected to be major
genera! U. 8. A with the pay and
allowances established by law for officers
of that tirade oo the retired list
42. Tbat the president is aotborized
to select from tbe brigadier generals of
volunteers, two volunteer officers with?
out regard to age, and appoiot them
brigadier generals US A for the
parp?se of placing them apon the
retired list
Washington. Dec 4.-Commissioner
. Peck's report of the cspendi'ures ef the
Paris exposition commission for thc
year ending November 15. 19^0, W3s
sent to the senate today. The total
amount ??xpend:d wa? ?939 465. Th?
principle items were : Expert's sal?
aries $147.604 ; buildings $191 427 ;
jury, $53,778; clerke salaries. $63,
145 ; geoera! employe*' salaries, $49.
000 geards, $34,951 ; traveling
expense*, $52,530. *
Ked?ciog Stamp Tax.
Republicans Aeree on Bill R<
docing the War Revenue.
Washington, Dec. 5 -Cnairmi
Payne of the ways and means coo
mittee today introduced tbe ty ll r?
docing the taxation under tbe war r<
venue act, after tbe Republican men
bera of tbe committee bad agreed c
the form of tbe measure and tl
articles to receive the reduction)
tax The bill provides an aggregal
reduction estimated at $40,000,341
The chief items of this reduction ai
tbe stamp taxes, amounting to $22
000,000; teer, $9,832 712; cigan
3,189,764 ; proprietary articles, omi
ting ' wines. $3,948,283 The est
mated reductions in detail as give
oat by Mr Payne are aa follows :
Beer, $9,832.712 ; cigars. $3,189
764; special taxes (section 2) cou
j mercial broker?, -$138,281 ; custoi
I house brokera^ $8,167 ; circus, $11
T44 ? theatres. $47 .W/; exhibitioc
not otherwise provided. $84 218
total special tax; $287,689
Schedule A-Bank checks, $7,000
000 5certilc**es ut deposits. $200
00fr: ?rt?r;inl?nd, $500,000 ; pr<
m?esory ?otes, $3f 50tr,O00 ; post!
orc?is, $602.000 ; foreign bills of e:
change. $100,000; export bill (
ladings. $100,000 ; express receipt)
$ 1.2'?0,000v telephone message?
$315 WO ; bondy of indemnity, $250
000 ; certificates other than of prc
fi?8. $200 OOo ; charter party, $100
000 ; brokers' contracts. $100.000
convey?nce8, $3,000,000; telegrap
dispatches, $800,000 ; insurant
$3,000,000 ; leases $200,000 ; morl
gsges, $500 000 ; passage ticket?
$200,000; power of attorney, etc
$100 .000 ; protests $25 090 ; wan
house receipts, $250.000 Total <
schedule A. $22,242,000
Schedule B, $4.548,283-Lee
wines, $600,000 $3.948.283; legi
c?es charitable, etc , $500,00(
Grand total, $40.000,348
The bill provides a discount of 2
per cent in the tax of $2 per barn
on beer, in lieu ot the present 7 1
per cent reduction, making the nei
rate $1 60 per barrel
The sections of the wsr revenu
act taxing commer? ai brokers eui
tom house brokers, circuses, theatre
and other exhibitions are stricke
ont
The rate on cigars is made $3 io
stead of $3 90 per 1,000, weighint
more than three pounds per thousand
Schedule A retains the stamp ta:
on corporate stock, bonds, etc , salee
etc , at exchanges or board of trade
freight receipts, certificates of prc
fits entry of goods at custom house
and entry for withdrawal of good
from customs bonded warehouse
vVith these exceptions, the st am]
taxes under schedule A are stree!
out Chairman Payne's statemen
gives in detail the stamp taxes omit
ted under schedule A
Schedule B, which required stamp
on proprietary medicines and physics
perfumery and cosmetics, chewing
gum, etc, is amended so that spark
ling or other wines are the only pro
ducts requiring stamps
Section 29 of the war revenue act
relating to taxes on legacies ii
amended by adding at the end o
said section the following :
"Provided, That nothing in tbii
section shall be construed to applj
to bequests or legacies for uses o
religious, literary, charitable, or ed
ucational character, including worki
of art "
Section 30 of the act is ameadec
as to administrative features anc
sections 10, ll, 18. 19 and 20, are
repealed, as they relate to adminis
trative features no longer necessary
Sec ti ou 35. of the act is amended to
read as follows :
'?Section 35, That for the purpose
of this act tue words 'mixed flour'
shall be taken and construed to mean
the food product resulting from the
grinding or mixing together ol
wheat, or wheat flour, as the princi?
pal constituent, with any other
grain, or the product of any other
grain, or other material, except such
material, not the product or any
grain, as is commonly used for
bakiog purposes : Provided, That
when the product resulting from the
grinding or mixing together of wheat
flour with any other grain, or the
product of any other graia, of which
wbeat flour is not the principal con
stituent as specified in the foregoing
definition is intended for sale, or is
sold, or offered for sale as wheat
flour, such product shall be held to
bt? mixed flour within the mean'ng of
this act "
The bil! provides for redeeming
? revenue stamps heretofore issued and
uoi used
Th--; concluding section projpidfs
that the act shall take effect 30 days
j aftf.r its passage.
< hairman Payne has called a meet
j ing of the ways and means commit
j iee for tomorrow morning when be
expects to have the bill reported to
the bouse. He will then seek io
have the bill considered after the
. .' ' ' iii'. .'
army, oleomargarine and legislative
bills are disposed of, with a view to
securing action before the holidays
The decision concerning beer was
arrived at after some division and by
a divided vote. It was first attempt?
ed to make the redaction on tea, but
this was not concorred in and the
qoestioo recorriog to beer the redoc
ti OD was decided opon.
Great Storms on tbe North
Atlantic Coast.
Boston Nov 5 -Aoother soothers
storm has swept over New Sogland and
passed on to the northeast, aod, like
bondreds of its eoergetie predecessors,
left death aod destrootioo io its wake.
Yesterday's gale is tonight threshing
the waters off Nova Scotia aod New?
foundland, preparatory to makio g s
stirring descent upon the European
steamer track, so that its destructive
history is not yet folly complete. Jnst
what it accomplished io this Hoe io
New England, aod particularly ale og
tba ooast north of Boston, cao be
summed op as follows :
Five Gloucester fishermen drown? d ;
six coasting seboooers complete wrecks ;
nine vessels sunk ; eight schooners
ashore aod eleven more or less iojored
i through collision and loss of gear.
The osoal amount of damage occur?
red oo land, buildings blowo down,
telegraph wires prostrated
State Board of Pensions.
Colombia, Deo 5 -The new State
pension board held ita first meeting
t day
Dr P. E Griffin, of Colombia, was
eleoted medical adviser of the State
board. Miss Kate F Maher, the
efficient and valuable derk of tbe
board, was re-eleoted to tbat position
The board went carefully over the
blanks and forms that are to be used
and. has accepted forms that will be
more exaotiog and rigid. They will
involve no trouble or expense to those
who ought to draw peoioos.
Tbe board went over the roles and
wherever amendments were made it
was with a view of protecting those
entitled to pensions.
The new pension board consists cf
Comptroller General Derbam, Capt W.
D btarling, of Colombia, the Hon
W. E. James, of Darlington, aod
Capt Hardin, of Chester
The board had a very harmonious
and satisfactory meeting. The blanks
will be gotten out as soon as possible.
The board decided tbat under the new
statute every pensioner would have to
file a new application and have it
approved, as provided by law
MORGAN ON THE CANAL
Washington, Dec 6 -The senate
was in executive session for four
hoars today, devoted to a discussion
by Senator Morgan of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty for the abrogation
of the portion of the Clayton Bulwer
treaty which relates to the Nicaragua
cao al
Discossiog the question of the for?
tification of the canal Senator Morgan
argued strenuously against it, both
as inexpedient and unnecessary. He
admitted, however, that he bad no
doubt that if the United States
should proceed with the construction
of the canal without firet taking
steps to secure the neutrality of the
canal, Great Britain would be grievi
oasly offended, and that he thought
it not impossible that the offense
would be considered sufficiently
grave to lead to hostilities between
the two countries.
The American people, however,
were not going to allow any obstacle,
no matter bow serions, to stand in
the way. He believed that tbe ad?
ministration that would undertake to
build the canal, knowing that to do
so meant war, would be endorsed by
the people at large by a bigger
majority than that which McKinley
received over Bryan in the last
election
Senator Morgan w^s plied with
many questions
Washington, Dec. 6 -The house
ways and means committee today
voted to report the revenue reduction
bill, as introduced with an amend
ment making the act lake effect on
its passage instead cf 30 days there
after AH eubstitotes and amend
raents by the minority were defeated
6 to 9. The minority substitute bill
offered by Mr Underwood, proposed
a 3 per cent, income tax on incomes
over $2,000, an inheritance tax simi
lar to that now io force, and a repeal
rtf the entire war revenue act. Mr
Richardson's motion on the beer tax
was the first test of slr.ngth. It
provided for a flit rate ot $1 per bar?
rel instead of $2 This was lost 6 io
to 9 on a strict party vote
B?moerg, Doo 6 -Toe case of t^e i
S?a;e against R^v Wm E Johnson,
charged wifh the murder of .Mr Wi!-1
liam T Bellinger, was c ilied rbi-* morn- !
iig There never has been and proba
hly never will b? aootb^r case io Bim
berg whiob will excite tho ioterest,
curiosity or prejudice of a people as j
has this case
NEWS FROM AFRICA.
Lord Roberts Says tbe Boers
are Fighting for Liberty.
Durban, Dec 5 -Lord Roberts, on
board the Canada, bas started (or
Cape Town. He was given an
enthusiastic sendoff AI) of the
ships in the harbor were decorated
with flags
Prior to bis departure Lord Rob?
erts made a speech, during the
course of which he abjured hit
hearers to bold out the hand of fel?
lowship to those who had been their
enemies
" When blessed peace is restored,-'
said the field marshal,, "you will tell
them that we are'al] one in one
country ; that we have ose interest
and that we honor them. They have
been fighting for a wrong cause,
having been induced to do BO by
their misguided rulers Neverthe
less, we honor them for fighting for
the liberty we ourselves so thorough
ly believe in And now, in the spirit
of liberty, truth, justice and freedom
we are prepared to extend these
privileges, which every Englishman
values, to those who have been fight?
ing against us 11
T?E AFRIKANDER C0NGRE3S
Worcester, Cape Colony, Dec 5 -
The attendance at the Afrikander
congress tomorrow is expected to be
fully 4.000 Tbe hotels are already
filled to their capacity The Afrikan?
ders ridicule the idea of trouble
They say they can surely air their
grievances without resorting to vio?
lence. They are greatly incensed at
the posting of guns in positions
commanding the meeting place The
slopes surrounding the town 'are
crowned with artillery and troops
with cannon are posted on Gallows
Hill and Prospect Hill The govern?
ment is distributing broadcast a leaf
let showing up the falsity of many of
the anti British stories and pointing
out the hopelessness of the Boer
resistence, as the British bold 14,000
prisoners and all the principal towns
in the two republics
SIX THOUSAND ON GROUND
Worcester, Cape Colony, Dec 6 -
About 6,000 Dutchmen assembled in
tbe open air at the Gumtree planta?
tion, on the edge of the town, to take
part in the Afrikander congress.
Horsemen from a radius of 60 miles
had been riding in ali night.
Mr S C. Corn wright Schreiner
made a speech ic which be attacked
Mr Alfred Milner, the British nigh
commissioner and goveror of Cape
Colony, saying there would be no
peace while he was governor of Cape
Colony
Mr J W Saner, the former com
missoner of public works, is expect
ed to speak ?nd guide the congress
conclusions, which will be to select s
large deputation to visit SIT Aired
Milner and urge him to advise s
cessation of hostilities and give
autonomy to the republics
More troops have arrived here
Some l,5Ct? Canadians and Austra?
lians are camped around the tow?
and IO guns are in position
CAPTURED A CONVOY
Loodoo, Dec 6 -The war offiee
received a dispatch from Lord
Kitchener dated Bloemfontein,.Dee
6, announcing that Gen De Larrey,
with 500 Soers, attacked a convey,
proceeding from Pretoria to Rusten
burg, at BufFelsport. Dec 3, bumed
half the convoy and killed 15 men and
wounded 23, including Lieut Baker
The Boers, the dispatch adds, suifer
ed considerable loss, some of them
being kilieded with case shot at 50
yards Guns and assistance were
sent from Rustenburg and Commando
Nek and the Boers were driven off
dorions Mew?.
Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile, of Washita, I.
T. He writes : "Four bottles of Electric Bit?
ters bas cared Mn. Brewer, of scrofula, which
bad caused ber great suffering for years. Ter?
rible s?r?s would break oat on ber bead and
face, and the best doctors could give aobelp;
but ber eure is complete and ber bealtb ia ex?
cellent." Tbis stows what thousands have
proved-that Electric Bitters is the best blood
purifier known. It is tbe supreme remedy for
eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and
running sores. It stimulates liver, kidneys
and bowel.?, expels puisons, belps digestion
builds up t'ne strength. Only 50 cents, ?old
bj J. F. W. D<jLorme, Druggist. Guaranteed
4
Duluth. Mino, Deo 5 -Chas A
Towoe tonight coofined the report that
Gc? Liod had tendered bim thc United
Sta1 e." fenator.-?ip to succeed the ?ate
?Senador C K I) .vis. and said that he
had decided to accept the appointment
He h-.s telegraphed (he governor to
ira: i lr o'.
Inglewood Juochcn. Ou-, Doc 5 -
Aa eugine on the Grand Trunk railroad
oita.r here early today crashed into a
t nd car on which were five seclioo
t cn going to their work. All were
killed instantly.
*
THE ATLANTIC
COAST LINE.
It Has a Firm Foothold in
Georgia.
"You want to keep your eye oo the
development of the Atlaotio COBBS Line
By stem/' said a railroad mao to a News
aod Courier reporter. The msooer
io wbieh that system is retching out
towards tbe southwest is si prising some
of os ; aod no ooe seems to know jost
where it is going to stop. Every rail
road mao remembers how the Atlaotio
Coast Hoe got over into Georgie, years
ago aod bow it was erowded oat of that
territory after having got a taste of the
rich traifie whieh origin? es there It
was a matter of common report that tbe
management-woold never be satisfied
until tbs ground lost theo waa recover?
ed. So, wheo it beesons koo wo that
tbs Atlantic Coast Line acqaired con?
trol of the Charleston aod Wester a
Carolioa Hoes, we alt felt tbat it was
merely a step taken io a oertaio dir ec
doo. Toe moves that nave beeo made
siooe theo have beeo very important
ones, for all that tho.publie knows little
or oothiog cooeeroiog them. There
are probably cot te o laymen io Charles
too who are aware of the faot that the
Atlaotio Coast Line bas large interests
is oo less tbao three important roads io
Georgia A few people may have
beard that it is io possession of one hilf
of the lease of the Georgia road, bot
there is hardly a mao oat of the business
whs bas learned that it also participates
io control of the Atlantic sod West
Point and the West Alabama lia.cs.
Of coarse, the Louisville sod Nashville
used to have absolute control of these
three roads, and [ suppose the purchase
of ao interest io them by the Atlantic
Coast Line was responsible for the
rumor current some<mootb8 ago to the
effect that the Louisville aod Nashville
was about to absorb the Atlantio Coast
Line
"Bat, however, that may be, there
is no questtoo of the fact that the
Atlaotio Coast Line is now in position
to do an extensive business io tba
southwest-that is to say, beyond
Atlanta-acd that it means to improve
its opportunities Tbe Louisville sod
Nashviits seems to have abandoned for
tie time being all thought of coming to
tbe Atlaotio seaboard, aod that this
fact seeme to suggest the belief that tbe
Coast Line will gradually assume abso?
lute control of the Georgia road Jost
how far it will participate io the mao
agement of the Atlanta aod West Point
aod tbe Western of Alabama does not
yet appear. I do not even koow just
wheo it acquired its interest in those
lines With its parchase of the
Charleston and Western Carolioa road
ic inherited some sort of claim to a
share in the lease of tbe Georgia road
from Thomas aod Ryan Having
: deeHed to oonfioe itself to the Mis?is
I siopi Valley for the most part, the
: Louisville and Nashville was doubtless
glad enoogb to get some one not ao
- actual competitor to take a abare of the
lease ; aod while this trade was being
made it is more than probable that the
transfer of a share in the other two
Hoes was made. It is plaio to every
one how muob the position of the
Atlantio Coast Line system has beeo
otreogtbened by these purchases
The road is io better shape
ro do basinets than it baa ever been
before, aod that is the reason that I
; sty it would be well for every ooe who
I: is interested to keep ao eye oo the
Coast Lice aod its transactions io the
'fosare."
FOREIGN IMMIGRANTS
TO BUY LAND.
Mr Joho M. Thompsoo, of New
York, s soo of Mr Hagb S Thompsoo,
former governor of Sooth Carolioa, has
Witten Gov MoSweeney a letter rela?
tive to the colonization of some foreigo
immigrants in South Carolioa. Toe
governor sobmits the letter to the press
as the best way to put Mr Thompsoo jo
eommuoioatioo with the right parties.
Tbe letter states : "I have some peo*
pie from abroad who wish to buy a
traot of 1 ind in Sooth Carolina of not
less than one hGodred thousand acree
for colonization purposes The land
must be good tillable land? although
there would be no objection if there
were good timber oo it. I write to ask
you to haod this letter to some one who
you think would be able to offer the
character of land I wish As it bas
been some 18 or 20 years since I was in
South Carolina, I do Dot know the name
of the immigration agent. I am the
soo of fx Gov Thompson."
Mr Thompson was formerly a resi?
dent of Columbia and is remembered
well. Hi* brother, Col Henry T
Thompson, is now a re?io*ent of rbis
city Immigrants of an honest, thrifty
type arc wanted in South Carolioa.
The State
I
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Laurens, I>ec 7-Col J. L M.
Irby, who has been quite pick for three
weeks at his home here, had a very bad
day today, and tonight very little hope
is held out by hij family aod friends
for bis recovery.
Competition Will..
Not be so Sharp.
The S A. I?, and Southern
Beach an Agreement.
New York, Djac. 6 - Twa,*Evening
Post says :
''President John Skelton .Williams
of tbe Seaboard Air Lisa, rajlro ad ia
again iq tbe cit j, for the second time
in 10 days, and was jp conference
today with important intereata io the
company... Mr Wiltja^* declines to
State vt hat developments, afease? are in
j the affairs pf tbe^ea^sa^.wmpaoy,
j bot it is said that.the 4^t^ment of
the . pending, ; litigation <&J?bQa F.
Ryan to prevent fb^ ,eonswjjsfrtioa of
the properties forming tfcsjSew Sea?
board Air L^aaJlioai 'ift.^e most
important > sud -is,i t?keif^.be an
nGimped shortly, U < * s\i?iz ?
; ' It is. also sndsri4o)o4-iU?t the
Conflict of interests ^et^ejeo^ toe new :
Seaboard and the .Boothe???]way,
which has beeR^iceediirgtVi -sharp in
the past, has been, modified recently^
and thai toe two Mxtte*wit??fee operad
ed nuder a general jaa^atanding
between theu di weeora. ^jprf^tbe two
companies as to ratesan?strain ser?
vice ? i ./at*
> 4 4 Today ;s meet i Bg, it is understood,
were attended only by Seanard Air
Line officials. President Spencer of
the Southern, railway and Mr. Ryan
were both at their, offices uatil late in
the afternoon
mim i,? I i - -
Agreement of Envoys.
Pekio, Deo 6.-At tbe resent meet?
ing of tbe foreign envoys, when it was
agreed to modify in a measure the
former demands as to puoiebmeot of
tbe Chinese . responsible for the out?
rages against foreigners, a demand was
made that those primarily responsible
shoold be punished. This was accepta?
ble to the representative* of the powers,
and it was agreed that those officials
within whose districts trouble occurred,
cannot hold office again,, if it is
proved that they did aot take the
necessary steps to prevent the attacks
upon foreigners.
The funeral of Col Count von Yorck.
who commanded a German column of
1 OOO men, which bad been operating
in the vicinity of Kalgan and who was
asphyxiated while sleeping near a
charcoal barning Chinese stove, was an
impressive international affair. All of
the foreign legations and all of the
foreign generals with their staffs, were
in attendance The remains of Col
von Yorck will remain under guard
until spring, when they will be removed
to Germany The fanerai took plaoo
from the palace of the dowager
empress The coffin oootainiog the
remaios of Col von Yorck was deposit
ed in one of tbe temples inside the
palace enclosure
A GREAT WELCOME
The Hague, Dec 6 -Mr Kruger
arrived from Cologne today He
met with wonderful receptions every?
where Immense crowds gathered
at al) the stations, she burgomasters
made speeches and the school chil?
dren sang Mr. Kruger made many
replies.
At the opening of the second cham?
ber today the president, J G Gleich .
mau proposed that the chamber au?
thorize him to ''welcome in ?ts name
the president to our country and offer
bim an expression of our cordial sym?
pathy. "
The proposal was adopted amid
cheers and bravos.
Mr. Kruger was greeted at the
station here by the burgomaster.and
councillors A choir of 600 men and
girls chanted psalm 12, verses 6, 7
and ll Dr. Spink, the president of
the. local South African association,
made a fong welcoming address,
assuring Mr Kroger of the deep sym
patby of the entire Dutch n ation
Mr. Kruger, his suite, and the re?
ception committee, proceeded in
open carriages to the . Hotel Des
Indes, which was resplendent with
flags and bunting There a choir
sang a hymn and girls strewed blos?
soms
Charged With Piracy
Charleston, Dec 5.-The grand
jury in the United States district
court bas returned a true bill against
E. S Anderson, former csptaio of the
schooner Peerless, charging him with
piracy
In the indictment it was alleged
that Anderson, while captain of the
vessel two years ago, ran away with
it on tho high seas and stole a small
cargo of merchandise, which the
schooner was conveying as freight.
The Peerless belonged to this port
Anderson is in jail ann the case will
be tried this week before Judge
Bra why
The three moat industrious mem?
bers of the United States Senate are
Allison, Cockrell and Morgan. They
are all over TO years of age.