The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 12, 1900, Image 1
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Qaawisls by three meotba, or longer ?II
fco maws at noossd r?Mt.
fhmh tofcoiifi privat?
will W ifcargad aar??4 vavttsanaa ti.
aad tributes o# resoeeta will b#
Ni^?AgQa Canal
is Re<M>i?nM
Will Coot More Tbao Two
Vefjrtre? ?juioo Dollar*.
Weebleg too, Dm. 4 ?Tbo report
Of* |W- leeemsiea
ibioD.
eo^tled'If Um aeoaidoai tocoo
ejteee today elree m tbe uneeimoue
ei teet My ?bot "tbe
aTeed foeolbie tout*
eeeel, #od?r tbeoev
tot asd owoereeipof
Wofraj, it the* Ikoewo ee
i? route ^ Tbe eoi
e4 th*
? PV.M0.M4 This eoti.
?Hi It ?not i? oioooo of My here?
to*** tti?, end to doo to oor eased
dimoeeioo? aod other feature* not
bor**?*?** ooaeidered Tbo com
mlaaioa eleo eot* ma tee Iba) ooot of a
Otaa) by ibe Paoaaaa route el $142.
143,119 aeoordieg to oee route, or
$led,tT8.266> according to aootber
rowto At botwaoo the Nicaragua
ami Faif i route the eoinmieoiou
eeaae op e number of edvantagee fa
ootoJblo to tbo former It at a tea also
thai ??dot the oono*oeioo gi too by
tbo foeeremeet of Colombia to the
ISaome Oeaal ooajpaay, thai govern?
ment ie aol free to great the neeea
eery rigbte to the ?oiled States ei
eews apo* eoaditiooe mad* by the
eompeey. Along ibe Nioeregoa
rowie, It wee found that the abort eec
rtoo of partially oonati noted eaoel is
perhaps ia ea good ebepe todey ae it
wee wbea Ibe work wee stopped.
Ae buildings however are rotten
aad tbo dredgeo, boata, ete . are
lootio Votes Quarter Million
lor C bar lee ton's Big 8bow
liogton, Deo 4.?The pro
gramma of the equate leedere for e
boefaeee eeeetot. wee taken, up in
eareeel todey end material progreoe
wee made Th% ebip subsidy bill
Wee made tbe unfinished buoi.neee oi
tbo eeoate leeieed of the Spooner
PbiHppioe meeeore. and tbe discus
?km of it wee opeoed by Mr Frye,
of If alee, chairman of tbe committee
oe oommeroe fron which the
eaeaoere oee reported. Mr Allieoo
pteeeeied tbe credentials of Jonathan
Free tie* Dolliver, who wee appoint?
ed to loeasad tbe late Senator John
Beary Gear, of Iowa. Tbe oath of
emoe wee edmiaietered to Mr Dolli*
eot wy rreeideet Pro Tern Frye A
Mil wee peeeed to encourage the
betting of an interstate and Weat
1 adieu eipoeitioo io Charleston, 8
0 . la I9et It appropriatee $250,
tee aad admits eibibita free of duty.
Soft Bortht For Generals.
Waahiagtoe.Dao 4 ?The bill report
ed by the bouaa military eonssaittee
?away la tbe Root bill aweedsd Moat
of tbese ebaagaa beea baen reported
Two seotioee ?et e added to ibe bill
ledeyt tbe tret of ?hieb ie csaaat^
eorer tbe eaee of Oae 8hafier aed ibe
met of Oee Fitfhogb Lee aed Jamee H
Wileea Tbeea aeectoea are :
41. That Iba president is hereby
eeabehoed so eeleai from the relirad liei
of lbs army a brigadier general who
may baas dteiiagoiabad bimaelf dariog
?beww with Spate ie eommaad of s
separata army, aad to appoiet by aod
with tbe adtie* aod ooomoI of ibe sen?
su, lbs rftaar so selaetad to be major
general |J. 8. A with ibe pay aod
ellewaoase eatablisbsd by law for officers
of Iba! read? oo tbs retired list
42. That tbe president ia aothoriied
m ealaei from Iba brigadier geoerals of
eeleeteera, two volunteer offioera with
eat regard to age, aod appoint Ibem
brigadier general* U 8 A for lbs
perpoaa of pleoiog them opoo the
rstlred list
Waebiogtoo. Deo 4.?Commissioner
Pssk*a report of th* espendi'ore* of th*
Psris siposinno oi>n>ov??*ion for the
yssr seding November 15. 1900, eaa
?eot lo tbe aeoate today The total
ernennt ?ipsndfd WM $939 465 Tba
prioeiols it?m* were : Kid*"'.*
aria* $147.004 ; buildiog* $191 427 |
jer?. $53,77.?*; elerk's salaries, $63,
145 ; gaeeral employs*' aalariea, $49.
000 gesrds, $34,951 ; traveling
SB pee es?, $52,530. 4
... ... '..ijsmaaaBBkjk.
April, It SO.
"Be Ju
_SUM!
Reducing Stamp Tax. ?
Republicans Agree od Bill Re
dooiog the War Revenue.
Woehiogtoo, Deo. 6 ? Obairman
Payne of the wejo ood meone com?
mittee todey iotrodooed ibe tjill re
dioiog the taxation ooder the wer re?
venue ool, ?fter the Republican mem
bore of Ibe committee bed ogreed oo
the form of the measure and the
articles to receive the redoction of
tea The bill pro?idee an aggregate
redoction eetimetedat $40,000,348
The ebief ileave of thie redaction ere
Ibe) eUmp tsxes, smoootiog to $22,
900.900; leer, 19,889 712) cigsrs,
8,188,184; proprietary ort idea, omit
tief wince. ?8,M9?$$ The esti
oMMI redoctiooe in detail ae given
otlbyMr Peyno ere ee follows :
?*er. $9.889,718 ; cigar a, $3,189,
?M;epeetel sexes (eectfon 2>com
atoffeel towtex*,-$188,981; eoetom
b4iejee btbkevwT 81.18t j oirxjei, $U,
1441 theatre*. $47,118; exhibitions
net otberwine provided. $84 218;
total special tax; $281.889
wObedole A-^Bej* oheftka, $7,000.
r/3W'lM?.M9; P?*t?l
1, 9802 000; foreign bills of ex
lige. $100,000; export bill of
ladinga. $100,000 ; expreee receipts,
$1.2??0.000; telephone meeeayea,
$915 800; bonde of Indemnity, $280,
800; oertiflcetee other then of pro?
file. 8200 OOu ; charter perty, $100,
800 ; brokere' oontmoto. $100.000;
eooveyaooee, $8.000,000; telegraph
dispatches, $800,000: ineorenoe,
$8,000,000; leoeee $200,000; tnort
gages, $500 000; paeeege tickets,
$900.000; power of ettorney, eto ,
$100 000; protesia $25 000; were
boose reoeipte, $250.000 Totel ol
oobedole A. $22,242.000
Scbedele B. $4.548,288?Lees
wioee, $800,000 $8 948 288; lego
eiee chariteble, eto , $500,000
Grand totel, $40.000,848
The bill providee a discount of 20
per oeot io the tax of 82 per barrel
on beer, io lieo of the present 7 12
per cent redaction, making the new
rote $1 $0 per berrel
The eeotione of the wer revenue
act texing commercial brokers one
lorn hooae brokere, eircneeo. theatres
end other exhibitiooe are stricken
oot
The tet'i oo oigere is mode 83 io
atead of $3 90 per 1,000, weighing
more tb??o three pounds per thousand
Schedule A retaioe the stamp tax
oo corporate stock, bonde, eto , sales,
eto , el exobeogee or board of trade,
freight receipts, certificates of pro
fite entry of goods ol coalom house,
ood entry for witbdrowol of goodi
from customs bonded warehouse
vVHb Iheee exceptions, the stamp
taxes ?oder schedule A ere struck
oot Obeirmeo Payne'a statement
givee io detail the etamp taxes omit
ted ooder oobedole A
Schedule B, which required stamps
on proprietary medicinee end physics,
perfnmery and cosmetics, chewing
gnm, ete, ie emended eo the! epark
liog or other wioee are Ibe only pro
diets reqniriog etamps
Section 99 of the wer revenue not.
relating to tax oo oo legeciee ii
amended by adding at the eod oi
said section the following :
"Provided, Tbsl nothing io this
section ehalt be construed to apply
to bequests or legeciee for uses ol
religions, literary, f heritable, or ed
terrf
ire
ucational obaraoterr including works
of art "
Section 30 of Ibe not is emended
aa to administrative fealorea eod
eecttoes 10, 11, 18, 19 aod 20, ore
repealed, aa they relate to adminii
trative features oo longer necessary
Seotiou 35 of Ibe act ie amended
reed aa followo :
"Seetion 85, That fcr the purpose
of thie set me worrte 'mixed flour'
aha.I be takeo and ooootrned to meao
tbe food prodoct resulting from the
griodiog or mixing together of
wheat, or wbeot floor, aa the princi?
pal ooootitooot, With aoy other
grain, or the product of any other
graio, or other material, except auch
meteriol, oot the prodool or any
graio, ee ie commonly oaed for
baking porpoeee : Provided. That
wbeo tbe prodool resulting from tbe
grinding or mixing together of wheat
floor witb any other grain, or the
product of aoy other grain, of which
wbeot floor ia oot the prinoipal con
atitoeot aa specified io the foregoing
definition ia intended for aale, or ia
sold, or offered for sale as wheat
floor, auob product shall be hold to
be mixed flour within the meauMig of
thia act "
The bill provides tor redeeming
revenue ettmps heretofore issued and
not used
Th concluding section prnyidt h
that the act shall take effect 110 days
all? r it* passage.
I hairriMii Payne has called a meet
ing of the ways and means commit
tee for tomorrow morning when he
exp'.ois to havo tbe bill reported to
tbe bouse, lie will tbeu seek fo
Dave the bill considered after tbe
st and Fear not?Let all the Cuds thou
'ER. S. C. WEDNES]
ermy, oleomargerine end legislative
bills ere disposed of, with a view to
oeonring notion before tbe holidays
The decision oonoerning beer woo
arrived at after some division end by
e divided vote. It wee first attempt?
ed to make the reduotion on tee, bot
thie wee oot concurred in and the
question recurring to beer the reduo
lion wes decided upon.
?mum9?-~**m?*mmmm??
Great Stormi on tbe North
Antantio Coast.
Bostoo No? 5 ?Another southern
storm has swept over Now Boglaod and
paassd on to tbe nortbssst, end, like
hood reds of its soergetie predeecssori,
left death and aestruetioo in its wake.
Yesterday's gale is tonight Ibreehieg
the waters off Novo Meotie aod Naw
fouedlaeo1, preparatory to making e
stirring dasesot upon * tbe Baropsau
steamer traok, so that its destructive
history is oot yet fully complete, just
whet it aeeomplieucd in tkis line in
New Beglaed, and particularly along
ike coast north of Boston, can be
summed up as follows :
Five Qloaoester ftshsrmsa drowoed ;
six eoeatiog oshuoosrs somplsts wrecks;
oios vessels sunk ; sight schooners
ashore aod eleven mora or less iojursd
through collision aod loss of gear.
Tbe usual amount of damage occur?
red oa land, buildings blown down,
' telegraph wires prostrated
State Board of Pensions.
I Colombia, Dos 6 ? Ths oew 8tate
I peostoo hoard bald its first mestisg
t day
Dr P E Griffio, of Colombia, was
1 sleeted msdioal adviser of the State
I board. Miss Kate F Maher, tbe
fffioisot aod valuable olerk of tbs
1 boara, was re-elected to that positioo
I Tbe board wsot carefully over the
r blsoks aod forms that are to be used
I aod. has accepted forms that will he
mors ox acting aod rigid. They will
I involve no trouble or expeess to those
I who ought to draw peoioue.
I Tbe board weot over ths rules aod
, I whsrsver amsodmeots were made it
I was with a view of protecting those
I entitled to pensions.
iI The new peesiou board eoosists of
I Comptroller General Derbem, Capt W.
ID btarliog, of Colombia, the Hon
IW. B. Jamas, of Darliogtoo, aod
, I Oapt Hardio, of Chester
The board had a very harmonious
I aod letiafeetoory meetiog. The blanks
I will he gottao out as sooo as poseihls.
, I Ths hoard decided that under the new
I atatnte every pensioner would have to
, I file a oew applieatioo aod have it
I approved, as provided by law
MORGAN ON THE CANAL
Washington, Dec 6 ?Tbe eenete
wee in executive session for foor
honts todsy. devoted to e discussion
by Senator Morgsn of tbe Hay
Paunoefote treaty for the abrogation
' of tbe portion of the Oleyton Bui wer
treety which relatee to tbe Nicaragua
oenal
1 Discussing tbe question of the for
1 ti float ion of tbe canal Senator Morgan
> argued strenuously against it, both
as inexpedient and nooeoeeeery. He
admitted, however, that be bed no
doubt that if tbe United 8tetes
should proceed with tbe conetroction
! of the canal without first taking
etepe to oeoore tbe neutrality of the
canal, Great Britain would be grievi
1 ously offended, eod that be thought
' it oot impossible tbet tbe offense
would be considered sufficiently
grove to lead to boetilitiee between
1 the two countries.
Tbe Amerioen people, however,
were net going to ellow any obstacle,
no matter bow eetiooa, to etend in
the way. He believed that tbe ad?
ministration that would undertake to
build tbe canal, knowing tbet to do
so meant war, woold be ea do reed by
the people at large by e bigger
majority tbao that which McKinley
reoeived over Bryan in the laat
eieotioo
Senator Morgan was plied with
many questions
? ? ? i ?i
Washington, Dec. 6 ?Tbe house
wsys sod means committee today
voted to report the revenue reduction
bill, ee introduced with an ameod
ment making the act take effect on
its paaaage instead of 30 daye there
after All substitutes and ameod
raeota by tbe 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 aimi
lar to that now in force, and a repeal
of tbe entire war revenue act. Mr
Richardson's motion on the beer tax
was tbe first test of strength. It
provided for a fl it rale of $1 per bar?
rel instead of $*2 Thi s was lost 6 to
to 9 on a strict party vote
Hamberg, Deo 6 ?Tos oats of tfio
State against R.;t Win K tlobinon,
charged with the murder of Mr Wil?
liam T Bellinger, wrb oiled thn morn
i tg There never has boon aod proba
hly never will b? another oase io Hun
berg wbiob will excite tbe ioterest,
curiosity or prejudioe of a people as
has this ease
ftflj?!
Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's I
) AY. DECEMBER 18
i NEWS FROM AFRICA.
Lord Roberts Says the Boers
are Fighting for Liberty.
Durban, Deo 6 ?Lord Roberte, on
board the Canada, bee started for
Cape Town. He wee given eo
enthusiastic sender! All of tbe
thipe in tbe harbor were deooreted
with flags
Prior to bit departare Lord Rob?
erto mede e speech, during the
course of which he abjured hie
bearers to bold out tbe hood of fel?
lowship to those who bad been their
enemies
?'When bieaeed peaoe ie restored,"
seid tbe field marshalv "you will tell
them that we ere ell one in one
country ; tbet we have one interest
odd tbet we hooor them. They have
been fighting for a wrong cause,
having been induced to dp to by
their misguided rulere Neverthe.
loot, we boaor tbem for fighting for
tbo liberty we oureelvee oo thorough
ly believe in Aad now, ia tbe spirit
of liberty, troth, j oat ice end freedom
wo ate prepared to extend these
privileges, wbiob every Englishman
veluee, to tboee who have been fight?
ing against ob "
ifiR AFRIKANDER CONGRESS
Worcester, Cepe Colony, Deo 5 ?
The attendance et the Afrikander
congress tomorrow it expected to be
rally 4.000 Tbe hotele ere already
filled to their capacity Tbe Afrikan?
der! ridicule the idee of trouble
They say they can surely air their
grievencee without resorting to vio
lenoe. They ere greatly* incensed st
the posting of guns in positions
commanding the meeting place - The
slopes surrounding the tow . 'are
orowned with artillery end troops
with cannon ere posted oo Gallows
Hill end Proepect Hill The govern?
ment ie distributing broadoeet a leaf
let showing up tbe falsity of many of
the enti British stories and pointing
out tbe hopelessness of the Boer
resistenee, as the British bold 14,000
prisoners and all the principal towns
in the two repnblics
SIX THOUSAND ON GROUND
Worcester, Cape Colony, Deo 6 ?
About 6,000 Dutchmen assembled in
tbe open eir et the Gumtree planta?
tion, on tbe edge of the town, to take
part in the Afrikander congress.
Horsemen from e rsdius of 60 miles
had been riding in all night.
Mr 8 C Cornwright Schreiner
made a speech in which he attacked
Mr Alfred Mttner, the British high
commissioner end goveror of Cape
Colony, say vug there would be no
peace while bo was governor of Cape
Colony
Mr J W Sauer, the former com
miseoner of public works, is expect
ed to speak aod guide the ooogress
conclusions, which will be to select e
large deputation to visit 8ir Afred
Milner aud urge him to advise e
cessation of hostilities and give
autonomy to tbe republics
More troops have arrived here
8ome l,e0# Canadians and Austra?
lians are camped around the towa
and 10 guns are in position
CAPTURED A CONVOY
Loodou, Deo 6 ?Tbe war office
received a dispatch from Lord
Kitebener deted Bloemfontein, Dec
6, anoouneing tbet Gen De Larrey,
with 600 Boers, attaoked e convey,
prooeeding from Pretoria to R?sten
burg, at Buffelsport, Deo 3, burned
half tbe convoy and killed 15 men and
wouoded 23, including Lieut Baker
The Boere, the dispatch adds, soft r
ed considerable loss, some of tbem
being killeded with case shot et 50
yards Guus pnd assistance were
sent from Ruetenburg and Commando
Nek aud tbo Boers were driven off
?Mortons Newa.
Cornea from Dr. D. B. Cargile, of Woshita, I.
T. Ha writes i "Four bottlaa of Hleetric Bit
Ian baa euro** lira. Brewer, of scrofula, which
had eauaed her .great suffering for year*. Ter?
rible a?ra* would break out on her bead and
face, aod the b<?*t doctor* could give bo help;
but her eure U complete and her health ia ex?
cellent." Thi? shows what thouaands have
proved?that tileclrie Bitter* it tbe beat blood
purifier known. It in the supreme remedy for
ecsema, tetter, ?alt rheum, ulcers, boil* and
running aorsa. It stimulates liver, kidneys
and bowels, expels poisons, helps digestion
builds up the strength. Only 60 cents, oold
by J. F. W. LdLorme, DruggUt. Guaranteed
4
Doluth. Mino, Deo 5 ?Cbae A
To wo?.? tonight confined the report that
Gor Liod bad teodered bun the United
Sta'c* tunator*bip to nuooeed tbe late
Senator C K. 1 > vis. and said that be
had dco'.ufd tu ?ooept the uppointmeot
Ho b**j telegraphed tbe govomor to
that, i ti tet,
[ogiewood Juootion, Got, Deo 5 ?
Aa engine on tho (irand Trank railroad
Dear here early today rraahed ioto ??
band-car oo which were fiye seolio
men going to tboir work. All were
killed instaotly.
andlTruth's." thi
. 1900. Nev
THE ATLANTIC
COAST LINE.
It Has a Firm Foothold in
Georgia.
"You want to keep your eye oo the
developmeot of the Atlaotio Ooaet Lioe
system," ssid o railroad mao to a News
aod Courier reporter. The manner
io which that system it reaohiog oot
towarda the southwest is soprisiog some
of us ; aod oo oos seems to koow just
where it is goiog to atop. Story rail
road mao remembers how the Atlantic
Coast lioe got oter into Georgia, years
ago aod how it was orowdsd eat of that
territory after bating got a taste of the
rich trafie whioh or ig to at es there , It*
Ias e matter of eonojpo report that the
aaegemeot would oevsr be satisfied
until the ground loot theo was recover?
ed. So? wtaeo it became too wo that
the Atlantic Coast Lioe acquired eon
trol of the Charleston i and Wettern1
Carotine lioea. we all felt that it wet
merely a atop taken io a certain dirse?
tt oo. Tee moves that bate bean made
aioee then have been very Important
ones, for-all that the public knows little
or nothing concerning them. There
are probably oot ten laymen in Charles
too who are aware of the foot that the
Atlantic Coast Lioe haa large interests |
is no less than three important roads in
Georgia A few people may h?ve
beard that it is in possession of one-half
of the lease of the Georgia road, but i
there is hardly a man out of the bus io ess
whs has lea. aed that it also participates
to ooatrol of the Atlantic aod West
Poiot aod the West Alabama Hues.
Of course, the Louisville aod Nashville
med to have absolute control of thess
tbrse rosds, aod 1 suppose the purchase
of an interest io them by the Atlantic
Coast Lioe was responsible for the
rumor current some months ago to the
effeot that the Louisville and Nashville
was aboot to absorb the Atlantic Coast
Lioe
"Bat, however, that may be, there
is oo question of the faet that the
Atlaotio Coast Line is oow io post'ba
to do ao extensive business io the
southwest?that is to say, beyond
Atlanta?aod that it means to improve
its opportunities The Louisville and
Nashviits seems to havs ahaodooed for
tie time being all thought of oomiog to
the Atlaotio seaboard, aod that this
faot seems to suggest the belief that the
Coast Lioe will gradually assume abso?
lute f >otrol of the Georgia road Jost
how far it will participate io the mao
agemeot of the Atlaota aod West Poiot
and the Western of Alabama does oot
yet appear I do oot eveo koow just
when it acquired its iotersst io those
lines With its porehase of the
Charleston aod Western Carolioa road
it inherited some sort of olaim to a
ahare io the lease of the Georgia road
.from Thomas aed Ryan Haviog
deci led to coo floe itself te ths Missis
sippi Valley for the most part, the
Louisville and Nashville was doubtless
glad eooogh to get some ooe oot ao
aotnal competitor to take a share of the
lease ; aod while this trade was heiog
made it is more than probable that tbe
transfer of a share io the other two
lines was made. It is plaio to every
ooe bow moob tbe positioo of tbe
Atlaotio Coaat Line system has been
strengthened by these purchases
Ths road ia io better ah ape
to do business tbao it has ever beeo
before, sod that ia tbe reason that I
a ty it would be well for every ooe who
if interested to keep ao eye oo tbe
Coast Lioe aod its transsotioos io tbe
Iffuture."
? i i s <-^a^?
FOREIGN IMMIGRANTS
TO BUY LAND.
Mr Joho M. Tbompsoo, of New
York, a soo of Mr Hugh 8 Tbompsoo,
former goveroor of South Carolioa, has
Witten Gov MoSweeoey a letter rela?
tive to the colonisation of some foreign
immigrants io South Carolioa Toe
governor sobmits the letter to the press
as tbe best way to pot Mr Tbompsoo jo
commooioatioo with the right parties.
Tbe letter states : "I have some peo*
pie from abroad who wish to boy a
tract of laod io Sootb Carolioa of oot
less tbao ooe hundred thousand acres
for eolooisatioo purposes The laod
most be good tillable lao?j? although
there would be no objection if there
were good timber on it. I write to ask
von to band this letter to some one who
you thiofc would be able to offer the
obaraoter of land I wish As it has
been some 18 or 20 years sioce I was in
South Carolioa, I do not know the name
of tbe immigration agent. I am tbe
son of fi Gov Thompson."
Mr Thompson was formerly a resi?
dent of Colombia and is remembered
well. His brother, Col Henry T
Thompson, is now a resident of this
oity Immigrants of an honest, thrifty
type arc wautod in South Carolina ---
Tho State
--?muw mm**
Laurent, Deo 7?Col J. L M.
Irby, who has been quito sick for three
weeks at bis home hero, had a very bad
day today, and tooight very little hope
?a held out by his fsmily sod friends
r his reoovery.
. i^:.A^^Mt^. *r,T*stmi?rrr;... ? ?
C0B.
TR UK SOUTHRON. litoUtofeti June 1566
f 8eries?Yol, XX. So. 20
Competitioii Will,
Not be so Sharp.
Tho S A. L. and Southern
Reach ao Agreement
New York, Doc 6 ? Tbe Evening
Post esjs:
"Preside** Joba,Skelloo Williams
of tbe 8eaboard Air Line railroad ie
again io tbe city, for ibe eeooad time
in 10 day a, end wee in eoefereoce ?
today witb importeej ietetoeie in the
company Mr Wjtfceene declines to
?t?te what developawte Jbwee are in
tbo affejrs of tbe&eabeeefl OOttpany,
bot it is said tbet. the ^fernen t of
tbe pending litigetioaof^bos F.
Ryan to prevent the. .ooasejjietion of
the properties fotmiog> tbe^eew Sea
board Air LVoeialUPOatt Satbs most
Importen* and ie ~ hfcejjrv^ be an
ocaieed shortly, ? v \ m-v
It ie aieo endereiootM^aat the
qoo?iot of ietereato between tbe new
Seaboard end the .Sewtbetw railway,
which has been exoeodtogly aharp in
the past, bee been modi?eev? recently,
3d thai tbetwo*oirteaj wi?r^eoperat
under a general <oej)ofstending
between tbe diwooore the two
oompaaieo ee to rates aal strain ser?
vice '? > I ? xV '
??Today's meeting, it ie uederstood,
were attended only by 8eeboard Air
Line offioielo. President ?peocer of
the Southern railway end Mr. Ryan
were both at their offices until late in
tbe afternoon
Agreemeot of Envoys.
Pekio, Dee 6.?At the recent meet*
iog of tbe foreign eovoye, when it was
agreed to modify io a measure tbs
former demands as to puoisbmeot of
tbs Cbiosse' responsible for the out?
rages against foreigners, a demand was
made that those primarily responsible
should he punished. This was accepta?
ble to tbe representatives of tbe powere,
and it was agreed that those officials
within whose districts trouble occurred,
oaonot hold office again, if it ia
proved that they did not take the
necessary steps to prevent the attaoka
apoo foreigners.
Tbs foceral of Col Count voo Yorck.
who eommaoded a Gsraao column of
1 000 men, whieh bad been operatiog
io the vieioity of Kalgao aod who waa
asobyiiated while sleepieg near a
chareoal burning Chiocee stove, was ao
impressive international affair Ail of
tbe foreigo legations aod all of tbs
?oreign generale with their staffs, were
in attendance The remains of Col
von Yorck will remain uoder guard
until spring, when they wilt be removed
to Germaoy The fooeral took place
from tbe palace of tbs dowager
empress Tbe coffin containing tbe
rcmatos of Col voo Yorck was deposit
ed in one of tbe temples ioside tbe
palace eooloeure
A GREAT WELCOME
The Hague, Deo 6 ?Mr Kruger
arrived from Cologne today He
met witb wonderful receptions every
where Immecee crowde gathered
et ell the stations, tbe burgomasters
made speeches and tbe school chil?
dren eeog Mr. Kruger ma Je many
replies <
At the opening of the second cham?
ber today tbe president, J G Gleich
map proposed that tbe cbamoer au?
thorize him to "welcome io its name
the president to our country end offer
him an expression of our cordial eym
pstny."
Tbe proposal was adopted amid
cheers and bravos.
Mr. Kruger was greeted at the
statioo here by the burgomaster .aod
councillors A choir of 600 men aod
girls chanted psalm 72, verses 6, 7
and 11 Dr. 8piok, tbe president of
the local Sooth African association,
made a long welcoming address,
assuring Mr Kruger of tbe deep sym
palhy of the entire Dotcb nation
Mr. Kruger, bie suite, end the re?
ception committee, proceeded io
open carriages, to the Hotel Dee
Indes, which was resplendent with
flags and bunting There a choir
sang a hymn and girls etrewod blos?
soms
Charged With Piracy
Charleston, Dec 5?The grand
jury in tbe United States district
court has returned a true bill against
E. S Anderson, former captain of the
schooner Peerless, charging him witb
piracy
In the indictment it was slleged
that Auderson, while csptain of t). ?
vessel two years ago, rsn away with
it on the high seas snd stole a small
cargo of merchandise, which the
schooner was conveying as freight.
The Peerless belonged to this port
Anderson is in jail and the case will
be tried this week before Judge
Brawley
-?ttSaaSS> -mmum^?
The three moat industrious mem?
bers of the United States Senate are
Allison, Cockrell and Morgan. They
are all over 70 years of age.