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Judge Atdanus Burke. Sorna Baylors of a Houtb Carolina Jurist?Diati ? guisbed Men of Loog Ago. R H. Kuke writee to the Washing. Pott m (vlloei : Mr Kiward Hooker, a native uf C n eeetiout, tod ee edaeetor of oote, ess e proie*vr ?? ,oe Sooih Caroline ool -lego el Colombia fron 1806 lo 1808 He kept o volomieuo* diary darin?, w>is period, wbioh, through the enter pros of Prof Jameson, of the Ameri oao Hiatorisl association, h?a Oe?o pabiiehod Prof Hooker relates mat*) ?attracting eiperteooee wi:b vintoeo see as be ra of lbs 8ootb Carolins Der- o ibai day. e few of watob I mooum a tie AeX .ana Barks, a satire ol Ire lead, aad a Carolinian by adopttua. ejree a saeaaber of eoagresa freoe 1789 la 1791. Be e>es e eoon noon ,aw jodgt frees 1718 to I860. He oaee pro otsjaocd sea tee ee of deatb oo a ealprit aad added ai tee efoet of it, ??bot doa'i sated say good fallow, it ia ooly ?bat see baea all got to corn a to H %'\ bope.H said oea of tee lawyers ?year bee or doe'? ascee that we Ve all M ? Mo." replied Iba jodge, bot we've all fee to die, aad it doo't eeake math ilgiill weft." Oe eee oeaeeioa Oaeerel C 0 flaeteey. Www bad beta minis er to fraeee, aad the Federalist eeoeidete IIIbBw eiee presidency of the United Stelae la 17 HO. wae argaiag a dry ?poiot before Jodge Barke, eben tor leal pet tea oe. laeked o,) bit ?ilk robe, took bis bat aad left the btttb The lawyer eeaeed bit arge ?Goot. Qeaerel Piokoey, go oo, ?aid Ike jadge, "yoe love to kear year Self talk Meanwhile, Til go oot aod lake a look al the samel." luea oo ex bietti>a bask of tba eoart keaee Heooe ? peeping at the camel" ie 'to tbit day a bywood among tbe Carolina lawyeve for goiog oat of tbe eoort room ew eoy oeoaaioo One day while gaiog oa horeebaok to bold eoarl to a neighboring eoooty be loot bis way. He o>: a mount ?in eer, whom ke ?.ov^eted to pilot him Ihroavh tbe wood* to the ecort hou e Vpoe kis refaaal to do so, tbe jndg> dismounted aad vigoroosly attacked bim aatil be cried oat that be w. willing te carry hie konor any when ii be) weald etop beetling him Tbe Jwdge teld tbe lawyers that be bad b.- r aasoag a deeperate eet of peoplo tba iarj, aad tbat nothing bot tbe fear of baa etroag area bad enabled htm to 61 Biejadioiel appoioteeeet Prof Hoobor divotee mnuh apaee bis disry to tbe legislative debate* a' Colombia, and pays high oomplin'ent to tbe aleqo >nei of tbe gifted and ami able Colonel Ulbert Kirnwell, Genera* Wade Hampton, of Revolutionary fame; flfcarle* Pinebeey. P*ol Hamilton. Wtlliera Lowodee, John Goodloe Harper aad others. Tba yeare tbat Mr Hooker ap nr in iNlambia aro a psrt of a pern d tvanairioo, during which tne etae * i developing from tbe Federali|l 8?o'^ Oarolioa of 1788 into tbo better go. w etat? or a liter day. 8t ath Cirolimao? ? " ''.-?a Prof Jameson for bavirj ? adc coblie tbia ajnet interesting diary Bit Fire to Baltimore Baltimore, M l, Dec 8 ? The eitett' wive etorea and atoek of tbe Baltimore Bargain Hoese ai 212 to 220 West Baltimore S-ro ?t, were totally destroy ed by tr* tbia morning, aod tbe atoek aad boilding of Ur -tj n. Lieb & Oo, which adjoio* i?, was oooeiderahly damaged K'f"T)?n John Flynn had a mira;u leas eeeepe from beinc killed. Ho 'ell tie etori<*? fr->m lb* rear of .be western i eeettte of thm anetea of hnildioge intled ad In tbe Bftlttejinre Barg ?tri Qnase V?yan #a<i en the roof of tb* buildtnc eh"n, rumo hy ein~ke. be lost hi-* balm - H * ^ompaoiooa who saw birr tepn'* backward aad fall felt aar* that ?eery bonei in hia body would r>e bmken In bta fall tbo fireman a-rnek tbre- Haves or. a sigsetf arm of rain ?pna'? Keeb sne'ion tl he nn: ?'? gave way. bu? oaoh broko tbe mom n lam if bt? fall \?h ? rn v( iho pi-ee of reinepnut aearest the ground his fireman's helmet ef aleanuoai fell off and beneath him. ale e'rook opon tbe helmet, meebing it a*lei eo e piece jf'fpeeteboard. Wbeo Wie eompeoione picked him op be was ejeeooeetoae, bat revived shortly, wbon It wae discovered tbet tbe ooly injuries be bed resetted were a eamber of braises oa bis sboaldsr aad a brokeo aeble. Pitts berg. Fa, Die 8 ?Tba Comber eanommodatioe for Pitteborg oo tbe Baltimore aad Ohio road tonight trashed iete a Uatied Traetioa eer filed with people at Kaolin One man killed outright, hie wife wae so lly hurt tbet sbo can hsrdly reeovir, bw baby was serioasly iojored aad a ?tore other peeeeogsre wars badly bn The Beat Plaster. 4 piece of faaoal dampened With Oha? beeUin's Pain Balm and bound to the eftV t ed parts ia superior lo say plaster. When tveabled with lew* back or pairs In the side a* eteet, give It a trial aad yoa are oertain to we aiere tbae pleeeed with tbe prompt relief Wbieb It eflbrde. Pale Balsa also cores rbee> aaaiism. Owe application glees relief. Por by A J. Cblaa. PREACHER JOHNSON WAS ACQUITTED. A MISTRIAL EXPECTED But the Jury Announced at 5 a m. Tbat it Had Agreed on a Verdict. Special to tbe State. Bamberg, Dec 9?This morning at 5 30 o'clock the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty, and the Rev W ?. Johnson was a free roan, and io the sight of tbe law, innocent if murder in tbe killing of W T Bel? linger laat April Up to 1 80 o'clock this morning it appeared that tbe jury could not agree, and it was thought that tbe court would bave to order a mistrial This expectation was entertained gene-ally, md it wss the opinion of many deriug the progress of the trial Mr Johnson sat in the oonrt room until midnight, surrounded by a group of hie friends, ewaitu.g the jury'* decision. He then retired to tbe jail lor rest At 5 o'clock the bailiffs were awakened and told that a verdict had been agreed on Mos ?engers were at oooe dispaiobed for Judge Watt, the oonrt officers and tbe prisoner On account of tbe early hour but few knew of this, and only a small orowd assembled Johnson appeared, and from his oaloa demeaoor, one would never ha e suspected that he was the man who was to be told on this besntifol Ssbbstb morning whether he wss to suffer the penalty for a crime or whether he was to be returned to bis fsmily a free man. He stood quietly aod patiently, and without showing the least emotion, listened ss the foreman read tbe verdict, "Not guilty." He quietly aud pleasant ly shook bands with each juror then left the court room and went to his home. At 11 o'clock today he preached.to his congregation in tbe Bamberg Baptist church Thun ends the moat notable trial ever held ia thia. county. Business was almost suspended in town and tbe keenest interest taken oy every one in the proceedings H Evans POM PAUL DISPIRITED London. Dec 10 ?Special dis patches from The Hague represent the feeling there an one of alarm at the prospect of an Anglo German? Portugese combinat on which might anatch the Dutch seaboard or eeize Java It is reported st tbe Dutch capital that the possibility of a war with England has even b< en discussed by tbe cabinet couucil ? "Queen Wilho mine will give ? dinner in* honor of Mr Kroner, but he has aba idoned all hope of an) effective teault of bis visit to Europt although he do n not despair of meet nig Emperor Ntcuolas, possibly on the Riviera.M London, Dec 10. -Mr Kroger re ceived a message from the egal FH day night,*' rays the c >rre*pondcut of The Times at the Hague "It waf. couched in very friendly terra* but tbe fact tbat its existence has been kepi a close secret is sufficient to iudicete its author's intention to ab stsin from any active steps friendly to intervention. Tbe czar naturally plea-la bis iilness as a sufficient ex cuse for not interfering "Mr Kruger, wheu cheered by the crowd on bis return from tbe cathedral today (Sunday) turned and roundly rebuked those near him tor such s des crstion of the Sabbath " London. Dec 10 ?A dispatch from Jnhannesbtirg nays tin* town line been fenced round with barbed wire to prevent the inhabitants getting i ?od In the powfi ? ? 1 The Growing Navy. Washington. Deal??Ii b tspseled (hat. tbo fev^banning oav?l apr>*f> ru lion bill now beiu;; framed by the h< us committee on natal affiirs will SOetatfJ provision fir two m re batihcbtpe and two armored oruHerc, following tb* rsoommeodaiiocs of Secrets y Lm|t Tbe item of oew ahip- b*s not y< < been reaohed or settled, but as a result of the dibouision among membjrs, th> belief wss expressed by them tcday that there wm prsotieslly no doubt the ivo battleships and two armored oruise<s would ba incorporated in tbe bill. Admiral Hiobboro, chief of the bureau of couttruotion was before the commit tee today. His estimates are about $21.000.000 for the o<?n?uuoiiob already eotbongsd This is coonider ably more tban ever before required, aod Admiral Hiebborn explained thtt it wss tbe necessary result of tbo largo amount of naval shipbuilding wh.li resent onngresece had authorised -????? ^^BBBM? ?? w to Ours Group. sir R Ora? who llfrsnetr Amenta, Ductus^ countj, N Y, sajs : ('hxrm'r-rinin'o Cough R?med> Is th? best medicine I baeeever used. It is a Bee children's remedy for croup And never fails to oure " When given ss sono ma lbs child becomes hoarse, or even after tbe croopy cough bss deftloptd, it will irerent tbe attack. This should ba boroc in mind and a bottle of tbe Cough Remedy kept at band ready for lostaot ate ss sons as these symp? I to ens appear. Far sals by Dr A J China. THE ARMY CANTEENS. Senate Committee on Military Affairs Hears Arguments. Wafchingtoo, Deo 8 ?The seDa*e committee oo military ufiairs today tOo? tiLUdd its beariog upoo the an i caotcdo provieion of the military bill, beariog iu addition to a oumber of snort spoecbes io advoeaoy of tb-: provision, a protebt against it i'rom Rev Mr* Miller, who served 14 months as ao army chaplain io the Philippines MrH Thatober.of New Jersey, appeal od for the abolition of tbe SSBteea oo fioaooial grounds, sayiog tbat it caused soldiers to rqaander oot ooly their health aod their time, bat their money as well Mrs Kells, of Mississippi, spoke for tbe mothers of tbe eoliierp, sayiog tbat all of them favored tbu suppression of the liquor trsffio. Mrs logallee, of St Louis, said she knew of meoy eoldier boye who bad oootraeted the liquor habit at the eaoteeo. Mies Kearoey, of Mississippi, waid she bed beeo informed that Gen Eigao bad beeo a ootable ezceptioo among general army offioere io favoiiog tbe canteen Mre Allison, W. 0. T. U superintendent of legielatioo, said tbe statistics show that tbe liquor tisffio is literally following the American flag io the tropios. 8be presented Agares to ehow that tbe liquor exportation! from tbe Uoited Stetes to Ooba for the first five months of 1899 had reaobed $472 200, as agaiost $10,736 for the eotiro year of 1898. lo tbe Philippic s aod Puerto there bad beeo a oerre?r. Oed? ing ioerease. Mr Miller gave bis aoresorvod en? dorsement to the oaoteen end said that bie view wae tbe result of actual observation to the Philippines. He deelared himself to bo a teraperaroe mto aod said tbat it was because be is suoh tbat be took this position Io the Philippines, tbe oaBteen is ool, ber-aii, tbe low grog shop that it bas been desoribed, ba: Is entitled to be called a post exchange as ft is officially called. He wae sore tbat these exchanges do masb to restrict druckenreris. Tbe reason for bis position was f^und to the fact that if the 8oldiars oould unt get tbe liger beer aod tho light wines supplied at the canteens, they would patronize the lew* groggertei kept '07 the B&tifti where only vioo is eold This liquor I he d-ffcrioed a* especially harmful to j t.calth and said its 00001 offrn was aimr.*t to crA?I c insanity Mauy vioo ?jr.!)1;-" ha: ^coo destroyed by the reiebti?hmetit ni the oamceo Mr Miller eg pressed the ntinioo that 98 nor cent of the iffioers of the army are favorable to ui ? canieen, au>l oiso said that &olisted .moo want it He quoted written OptOOGI from po?r, coroteanders .11 eke Putlippioee in sopport of hi* posittoo. Berlin, Dee 9 ?Tke National Zr tuug devotes Us tirs*. page todap to e oarefullv pp?pared editorial dealing wi h lbs Uoited States as a worio Power. After poiotiog out the eoor nous progress, rocuomicalty and poiitioally, of America 10 tho world's affairs, the editorial deelnres that ii< both respeots tbo Uoited ?States arc arrayed ngetOSt Europo - ? ? ? ? ? S? - There is a cobooi district in Ueno county, Kansas, in wb.ch there io 0 school booso aod a teacher, bat not a solitary pupil Miel Mary Scoppins the teacher, opens school over$ morniug and bolds horse!' in readinoss to iostruo< any children who may ojme, but she 1? tho sole occupant of tbe building There are plenty of children in the district, but they are of Catholic parentage and attend a parochial sobool Richmond, Va, Deo 8 ?A head-end collision between two freight trains 00 currcd 00 tbo Atiantio Coast Line, two miles below Richmond tonight, in which one man was killed three others were injured and an engine and a dczon oars were wrecked -?r/ - ???? -<mmmm? - Wlnntborn, Dec ML?Tbia morn ing Mr Amos E Davis, one of the most prominent and influential citi ?ana ot tbe county, shot and instantly killed Mr James B Lylea, who came to his hucsj uud called him out to his gate A jury of inquest was summoned by Magistrate J D. Blair, acting as coroner, who ?fter hearing all of the testimony rendered tho following verdict: "That the said James 8 Lylea came to his death by a pistol wound inflicted at tbe hands of A E Davis at said Davis's yard gate, and said killing is justifiable.M 1? s 1 aaww Philadelphia Deo 8.?Twenty per sooe were injured todav io an acoideo: on tbe Philadelphia, Wilmington aod Baltimore railroad, at Gray'e Ferry station io West Philadelphia Ao empty box oar jumped the track ana damaged several of tbe passenger ooaohee on the express train which 'eaves Washington at 11 a. m. for New *ork. Many persons htve had the experience of Mr Pct?r Sherman, of North Strattord. N H, who says, "r"or years I suffered torture from chronic indig soon, but Kodol Dyspepsia Cure made a well man of me" It digests what you eat and is a certain cure for dys pepAia aod every form of stomach trouble. It gives relief at once even in the worse canes, and cao't help but do you good. J 8 Hupb soo k Co ?- ? ? ???? - The books that all children should have, tbe books that will encourage a love for good literature caa be obtained from H. Q Ojteen k Co., at tbe lowest prices. Minister Wifs Sermon. Out of Christ's Mouth Does He Condemn Christians. New York, December 9?Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister to the United States, spoke before the Society for Ethical Culture, at Came gie Music Hall, this morning on "The Teachings of Confucius." Mr. Wu said in part: ?'In the strictest sense of the word Confucianism is not a religion. It is not a system ot doctrine and worship It is perhaps easier to say what Con fuciauism is not than what it is "The immortality of the soul is a beautiful doctrine, I admit I wish it were true, a..d I hope it is true But sll the reasoning of Plato cannot make it more than a strong pro bability And all tbe light of modern science ban not brought us one step further. Now, Confucius would be called an Agnostic if be were alive today There were four things tbat be would not talk about?eztraordi nary things, feats of strength, dis? order and spiritual being. 'How are we to serve spiritusl beings ?' he wss asked 'Whenyou do not know how to Lerve men how should you hope to serve spirits ?" be replied. Horace Greeley said that those who die cbsrge promptly and faithfully their duty to those who linger in tbe flesh, hsve but little time to peer into tbe affairs of those who have passed awsy Confucius was intensely bu msn and practical. He did not spend time speculating ss to wbst will happen alter death." Tbe minister then compared tbe practical teachings of Confucius with those of Christ He read a passage from the New Teetsment, directing tbat eyil be not resisted with evil, snd that if a man smite you on one cheek you should turn tbe other cheek Of this doctrine Mr Wu said : "This, it set ms to me, is meekness with a vengeance I am inclined to think that no sensible man has ever followed this injunction faithfully. A man who will smite you on the cheek is a dangetoas man and needs no second invitation A roan who will take your coat is a thief, and would doubtless take your cloak, too, if he could lay his hands on it " "Love your enemies. Such a standard of excellence is too high for humanity There is no Itkeli hood that many people will follow it At this very moment Christian mis ?ionaries are calling "for bloodshed and vengeance, ani) Christian armies ate devaHtating the land, sparing neither age nur sex Tnore is in deed a vast golf between doctrine ?nd performance Ci-uld you 'ove I one who had killed your father or destroyed your Imme ? Confucian? ism does uot requre such a thing It enjoins that, kindness bo nquiied with kindness, and an injury with justice It does not sanotion rctali? tion in a vindictive spirit, euch as, I regret Io say, is shown by eome persons professing to le governed by the tenets of Christianity. "The most striking instance in which the teachings of Confuciu* and of Christ meet is of the Golden Rule Confucius put it negatively, to be sure? Do not do to others what you would not wish them to do to you' but anyone who will follow that role, either way phrased, will be a thor? oughly good man "A.good Christian is a good Con fucian, and a good Confucian is a good Christian 1 do not believe that Heaven is an exclusive place The advocates of various religions are trying to make a private paik of it for their own adherents Whatever Heaven may be, I believe it is a piace for all good men, irrespective of dogma The Chinese are an eminently practical race Confucius did not run away from the world, but did his duty in it. He teaches men to do good for the eake of good and not for any promise of reward, or through any threat of punishment. The world is gradually coming to Confucius One of the signs is the growth of Agnosticism I will not say whether people are growing more callous or more civilised, but they are no more terrified when the terrors of the next world are pro? claimed from ttxe pulpit " Fad is Uuboro Lambs' Wool. (From the Philadelphia Record ) Now ?ork, Deo 7 ?Bishop Potter, when be asked in his address at New Haven last night .if the notion of a sooiely woman in wearing a garment made from tbe skins of unborn lambs was not a relio of barbarism, attaoked ooo of tbe most pronounced fashions of tbe season. Broad tail fur, to which be referred, is tbe fad this winter amoog tbe women of tbo exclusive set. A 5th avenue furrier, patronized by many of the Tour Hundred, said today that broad? tail was easily tbe most popular of tbe ooHlly furs this year Tbo plainest garments made from tbis fur oost $400, and when especially oboioe skit; ? are need tho oost rui h from $2.000 to $? ? 500 More than 20 of the tiny skins are required to make a woman'* wrap To Obtain everyone ?f these : kins tho li'e of the mother of tbe unborn lamb has to bo saetifioed. Persisn lamb and baby lamb furs obtained from lambs killed after tbeir birth are far less expensive. Church Versus Slate, Archbishop Ireland Argues for tbe ?otire Independ eoce of tbe Church Washington. Deo 9.?Archbishop Ireland, io a 6crman preached at 8t Patrick's Church, io ih.- city, today, rt-viewel tho question of toe indrpecd cooe of the Pope, trophesitd that at oo remote day "(he Italian people aod Christendom at larpe wculd give back to tbe Pepaoy its fronted dignity ai i liberty " Tbe discofstoo of what is known ae the Roman quet ion was especially significant, as tbe Bretibi*bop during tbe Arebbishop during tbe iatter'e recent visit to Home talked at length wi'h tbe Pope. Tbe Arebbisbcp re (erred to tbe Pope as a prisoner in tba Vatieau, voluntarily io tbat no physical foroe prevents bis leaving its ptecmete, and involuntarily in tbat be could not go beyond tbe Vatioao without impair iog bis digoity as Pontiff, acd without seeming to accept tbat situation eroated for bim by the eotraooe into Romer of the troops of the Italiao Qoveroment. He said tbe Catholic Cboreh is "a divioely created organiem, receiving ? direotly from Cbriet its mission aod all tba rights wbieh ere Deeded, tbat it may live aod wark ; its life aod miseioo are expreesed io ite enpreme obief, tbe eooeesor of Peter, aod to bim belcjg io a preeminent manner all the rigbte inherent in tbe Church, and where posseesioo is needed for fulfilment of ite miseioo aod work will? ed by Coriet ; heoee tbe Pontiffs* rigbl to independence aod, as a conse? quence, eovereigoty " Tbe Arohbishop said : "If tbe Pope is a civil subject of ao authority outside of bimsalf be has oot tbe ncoessary freedom ; tbe ruler of Government would interfere, make lawa impairing bis freedom of eotioo or strive to impose methods more serviceable to tbe State than the Church Tbe Pon? tiff's words must bear no pcssible ' suspicioo tbat tbey were imposed by men who have no authority io things moral and spiritual If the sovereign Poutiff bo tbo subject of the King ol Italy what guarantee is there for other rulers that, whether through fear of tavor, [tallat influence have not cne trate^ into the Vattcar, acd that Italian interests are not to bo served ? The peril of national joatoosios would be tbe greater were tbe foreign countries at tbe tima wmiutz wi'h ibe King of Italy We to America are willing indeed, to hearken to the words cf Peter, but it must be p aio tbat tbey ar cot tbe words of a foreigh ruler, whose sole purpo-e in the intt ae^t of a foreign nationality, not of th<* Church lb? solo effective ^aaraoteo of icdepend eoce fer the Pootifl is temporal sover? eignty, vIreii o ark* out for hits suffi? cient ipiOS ou earth upon whtch he m3y woik in fudruent of bis mission with all trn ludepeedenoe be need* The dependence of a h;sh ?p upon tbe ruler sever* bid) from union with (. hristaioe in other eowetries, ndocee his Cbutob to tbe ooodition of the uoivr i >1 Churob. Other ohurohes than tho Ceu .ic do oot demand civil independence and temporal power for tbeir chieftains, because co otqer oburcb, oo o'her church than tbe Catholic h a world ehurob, nor aims at being a tbe same time universal and one, nor fulfils the itjuncion of tbe Saviour, 4Teo< h all vatioos 1 99 Tbe Government of Italy, bo contend* ed, ^houid have remained somewhere outside of Rome. QUESTION ANSWERED. Yes, August Flower ?tili has the largest sale o'.' any medicine in the civilised world. Wur tno'her* acd grand mothers never thought of using anything elce tor indigestion or biliious nops. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom heard of appendicitis, nervous prostration or neart failure, etc. Tbey used August Flower to clean out the system and stop fermentation of undigasted food, regelate the action of the liver, stimulate the aarvetJS and organic action of the system, aad thai is all they took when feeling dull and bad with headaches and other aebea. Y< u only reed a few doses of Green's August F!? Wsr, in liquid form, to make you eat i^fied there is nothing scrteas the matter with you, For sale by A. J. Chin*. A SEABOARD AMD SOUTH? ERN AGREEMENT. New York, Dec. 10 ?The Mail snd Express ssyi: Out of tbe ooi fused and contradic? tory reports re yarding the cbonged relstions existing between tbe Sea? board Air Line and Southern railway, ori4 fact seems established The two lines sre to bo operated iu perfect harmony hereafter, so far as freight rates are concerned All talk of a consolidation of the roade is deolared nntrue. Regarding the changed relations between Thomas F Ryan and J J Williams, representing tbe two sys? tems in certain law suite, no official announcement is to be made The matter will simply be dismissed and no more will be heard of it. Tbia accords with the wish of both gentle? men, who, in times past, have in? dulged in some very bitter language concerning each other. A public re? conciliation is out of the question. But private animosities may be sunk in the excitement of successful busi? ness Fancy goods of all kinds, dressing cases, manicure re's, work boxes, collar aod cuff boxes, writing desks, nt H G ?stren m Co's. hook store. JOHN L. M. IRBY DEAD. A. REMARKABLE CAREER ENDED IN THE VERY PRIME OF MAN? HOOD Special to The State. Ltureua, Deo 9 ?Col Joho L M Irt>y, totmer United Statte senator, prominent lawyer aod distinguished oititet of this oouoty a no State, tn dead at his hom" in this city, aged 46 vears aod 3 months. The end eamo this rooming at 8 o'clock after an ataok of B-ight's die esse It wss known several da\a ago that his condition was eztremoiy oritio 1 aod recovery vory doubtful, still an o,ouno?mcnt of bin death was a shook to a m?j >rity in >h a sootno and is tbe oeoasiou of maotfoli expressions of sympathy aod regret Coi Irby was a man of remarkable fine pbysieal devel opmenr*?njl battles! against the deadly ioroads with all the teoaoity of bis beiog but be bad to yield to tbe grim mooeter. Tbe funeral arrangements have bern made. The interment will take plaoe tomorrow moroiog at 11 o'olook at tie oity oametery. The exsreiess will be conducted by tbe Mssooi with which fraternity ho was prominently identified locally, having been but reeently fleeted worshi SI master nf Palmetto Lodge N? 10. d at the reorgaoiiatioa this year of Risiog Sou Chapter 6, Royal Aroaoum, be was made high priest, en honor worthily bestowed Io religion Col Irby wae a Baptist, his membership beiog with holy Grove Baptia ohnrob, this ooonty W L. T. ? mmW ' I * C? Dewet and the British Aliwalnorth, Dec 7 ?Gen DeWet appears to be in a most dsngerous position aod to need all his strategy to extricate bis force With strong British columns on three sides and two swollen rivers barring his front the British commanders begin to be hopefol that the great chase by four columns which has been one of tbe most exciting operations of the war, will rejult in tho capture of DeWet D fini e news of his whereabouts was first received Dec 2 The next morning Gen Knox started in hot pursnit and Pilchner'e and Hetbert'e colomnp were detach? ed to make a turning movement Alter three hours ms;c!i Gen Knox learned that during the night Do Wet had c!oub'< d b4ok peat the Bib iah riglr, necessitating a complete change of plabi D?ring the night of Deo 3 (j n Knox encamped on t e OatQiel firm, the site of the Bo?r laager, which bad evidently recently and hurriedly moved Gen Knox S ruted again at daylight, hopii g to C ?rner DnWet, while crossing Kerre poort drif', but he arrived too late. The British experienced very great difficulty in following DeWet, owing to the r-80 in the river, but they sue Deeded in eross ng without he lues of man or beast From that time on the pursuit of the Boers was taken up without biggnge, the troops being supplied by foragers, enabling them ,to make more rapid movements and k ep in touch with the republicans. OUTRAGEs'lN CHINA. Pekin, Dec 8 ?Capta Wingatesnd Kidor, who accompanied the expedi 'ion to Kalgan, returned today During their absence they visited several places to which the Germans did not go, but they enconiered no opposition They learned that some 12 Europeans, mostly Swedish and Norwegian missionaries, besides Capt Watts Jones, were massacred at Kwei Plus Cbeng by orders of the Tao Tai, and that 100 native Chris tiaus bad also been put to death The details of the outrage are most evolting Capts V\ ingate and Rider visited the Belgian station where the priests in charge and 3 000 converts had sustained I prolonged siege by Bozen and imperial troops They were informed that other stations 4arther west are still besieged not only by Boxers, but by Chinese troops acting ander orders from the authorities and this in spite of the assurances by the plenipotentiaries that the government is doing its | utmost to suppress the outrages Chinese carrying concealed weapons are arrested daily in Pekin Natives I alleged that Dec 19 h>?s been fixed as j the dste for a rising against the ( foreigners in the cspital No alarm is felt, however, ss tbe troops here are sufficiently numerous to desl with a rising should one occur One of tbe old oitizens of Washing ton county relates tbe following anecdote of the gTeat and powerful Robert Toombs who wss then a re? presentative in the legislsture : Gen Toombs said that be noticed one old fellow, who wae not remark? able for bis intellect, invsriably voted right, according to bis judgment, upon all question* that came before the legislature He was no struck with the old fellow's record in voting that one day he approached him and asked him how it was that he voted on the right side every lime 'See that little slick haired fellow over there ?'* inquired the old man Gen Toombs replied, ''Yes," with a quizzical air ?'Well," said the old man, "when ever he votes one way I always votes t'other "?Sandersville Progress. ^?s i s ? i aw Q > to H Q (i a teen Jk Go , for books of all kinds.