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More Trodps Needed. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA. London, Jail 16.-The casualty list shows that there has beert a severe engagement with a loss of six killed, IV-wounded and five miss? ing at Murray sou rg, where the Dutch are said to have been joining the ia vade rs Murraysburg is 16 miles west of Graffenreinet. Indications are not wanting that the decision of the government to send reenforcemeots has not been taken a moment too soon Gol. Col ville's mobile column, which has been pursuing the Boers, bas bsen obliged to rest at Crreylingstad to erect a blockhouse, and to cease operations until reenforced by mounted forces. .?/ Gen. Paget has taken his1 force to Pretoria ta refit Many of the men are suffering from enteric fever. Three hundred Boers captured a i small British* cenvoy at Bronkhorst j fSpruit near Pretoria, but made off af- j ter liberating the prisoners. Gen. Brabant, while addressing a conference of mayors at Cape Town, said the authorities were anxious to vkeep the-war away from Cape Town ? if possible, but that the only hope of ! doing thia lay in sending 1,000 men to the front. He urged that no pre caution should be omitted to prevent She enemy from advancing farther sooth. - DeWet Swears Vengeance Upon Paul Botha for His Book. _ ???MOTH?. Kroonstrad Orange River Ooloo y, Monday, Jao 14.-The success of the burgher peace committee io distribut? ing ?moog the republicans Paul Botha's beek "From Boer to Boer," bes infur? iated Geo DeWet, who, lt is reported, S weare be will shoot the author at the first opportunity The refugee camp is now occupied by 2,000 persons. Another is being formed at Rheme. Supplies of ali kinds io the towns are shortening daily. The Boers are most active northward and siso io the direction of Lindley. Vari?os commands appear to be joioiog Geo DeWet to tbe southward. De Wet Wants to Join the In? vaders of Cape Colony London, Jan. IV.-The important report received from Johannesburg tbat Gen. DeWet has crossed the Vaal and joined forces with the Transvaal commandos, if true, pro? bably means tbe concentration of 7,000 Boers with several guns, fo another big attack There is a rumor current in Cape Town that several Boer leaders are urging an attack upon tbe mines. It baa long been understood that Gen. DeWet has been anxious to join the invaders in Cape Colony and this ru mor may be spread to cover an * at? tempt to break southward. As the Boers in several instance* have worn kbaki, a government notice has been promulgated in Pre? toria prohibiting civilians from wear? ing kbaki and notifying all persons * who wear fcb?s costume, which is likely to be mistaken for the British uniform, that they will render them? selves liable to arrest and imprison? ment The response to the government's call for volunteers ia said to be very bnVn in botb London and the pro? vinces Defensive measures in South Africa proceed apace Seven thou sand men have joined the city guard in Cape Town, and 3.000 others have volunteered in tbe suburbs An additional big: r;cn has been | mountpd cn Table mountain A small Boer commando entered Southerland, cut the telegraph wires, looted the stores and theo proceeded northward According to the Cape Town cor respondent of The Daily Mail, the Boera occupied Aberdeen, 40 miles south of Graafireinet, Tuesday. ------ Kitchener Reports Another Engagement With tbe Ececcy London. Jan lb*-Gen Kitchener, telegraphing from Pretoria, under date of today, says Col Grey, with New ZealuT-'derH Mid bushmen, has vigorously attacked ihe enemy eight miles west cf Ventorburg, complete? ly routing 8 ?0 Boer? Ge;.* Kitchener adds details cf the insignificant casualties of both forces ar,J continues "Oolviile * mobile column was at tacked north of Standerton, Jan 17, by a concentration of the enemy, who was driven off with severe loss. Ocr casualties were 15 wounded and one kiiied " London, Jan. 18-The Gazette j this evening, announces that Maj. I Gen. Sir iHcnry Edward Colville,! who recently commanded the Ninth dividion of the South African field force and later was in command of an infantry brigade at Gibraltar, hss been placed on the retired list with I pay. Augusta has passed the law forbid? ding spitting on the sidewalks and the first arrest fer violation of it bas been W here England is Weak. REMARKABLE SPEECH OP LORD ROSEBERY AT HULL. London, Jan 16 -The Earl of Rosebery, responding to a toast to bis health this evening at the annual banquet of the Wolverhampton Chamber of Commerce, spoke of * the great commercial warfare being wag ed against England." "The chief rivals to be feared," said bis Lordship, "are America and Germany. The Americans, with their vast 3tid almost incalculable resources, their acutenessand enter? prise, and their huge population, which will probably be 100,000,000 in twenty years, together with the plan they have adopted for putting accumulated wealth into great co I operation syndicates or trusts for the purpose of carrying on this great commercial warfare, are, perhaps, the most formidable. "On the other hand, the Germans, with their calculating and conquer iug spirit, and the energy with which they seize and use the best and most economical methods, are but little less redoubtable than the Americans. "The Americans, scarcely satisfied with gigantic individual fortunes, use these by combination to make of capital a power which, wielded by one or two minde, ia almost irresisti ble ; and if this power is concentr?t ed against Great Britain in trade warfare it will be a danger we can not afford to disregard. "A trust of many millions might compete with any trade in England, underselling ali ber products at a considerable loss This is a possible outcome of the immediate future. A curious feature, if I may say so without impertinence, seems to be that in combination with the faculty for the acquisition of money there is a complete contempt for money ex? cept as a means of making more and for power. These millionaires of whom we bear so much are often men of simple lives, whose simple role is to make enormous accumula? tions io order to acquire more power "England, in order to withstand interoational competition, must thor ongbly educate her youth , and I wonld suggest sending batches of yoaog men abroed to learn the best ? onr rivals know." 1 LYNCHING IN FLORIDA. Ocala, Fla, Jan 16.-Norman Mc Kinney, colored, bas been lynched for wrecking the Plant system fast train near Donnell on Sunday night, and the victim implicated two others who may share the same fate if they are caoght Io less thao two hoars after the wreck, io which the engi? neer was killed, the Citrus county officers were on the trail of the wreckers and a dozen arrests were made before Monday at noon All of the arrests were on suspicion and several of them were liberated, prov? ing conclusively that they were not the guilty parties. Monday after noon McKioney was taking a deep interest io the affair and was prompt ly arrested by the officers also on suspicion That night he was qoes tioned so closely aod told so many conflicting stories that it was decided to carry bim to Inverness to the county jail Oo the way a mob of 50 or more overpowered the officers and took the prisoner. He was taken back to the scene of the wreck and there confnssed to the crime, impli eating and describing the two others who escaped but are now being hunted After the confession, in which he stated that thc train was wrecked for the purpose of robbery, be was bong to a tree The coroner s jury returned the verdict that be nut death at the bands of parties unknown Glorious News. Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargiie, of Washita, I T. He writes . "Four bottles of Electric Bit? ters has cured Mrs. 3rewer, of scrofula, which had caused her great suffering for years. Ter? rible sores would break out on her head and face, aud the best doctors could give no help; but ber cure is complete and her health is ex? celle:.!." This shows what thousands have proved-that Electric linters ia the bett blood purifier known. It is tbe tupreme remedy tor eczema, tetter, sait rheum, ulcer.?, boils and running ?oras. It itiinulates liver, kidneys and bowels, expels poisons, helps digestion biilds up tl.e strength. Only 50 cents. 5<<'d b; J. F. W. LcLor^v, Druggist. Guarantied* 4 EXILEI TO GUAM Manila, Jan lc - Tnirty iusurgrats j Tho ijav? beso pen't'occi to bo depart- j td to ?bc Island of G?'"*aj were takeu on b^ard th*- Untied States transport. Rosf.-cr3L8 today. She will sail tomor? row Thc sentence of deportation has been suspended io thc ease of 'two priests who were charged with coiiecr iog money for thc insurgents, but they j will bc k*?pt in cor?nement The faa- j ilzes of the prisoners bade them fare? well on tbe wharf Nearly 1,300 tnc.o were arrested io cockpits in various towns south of Ma ni'a. Suoday, on suspicion Gf being goerrilas. Moat of them were released. The fiend, Ohar??- Lang Robinson, who confessed to and was lynched at Eiko a few days ago for ravishing a j lady of that piaoe. was tried at the last j term of court in Bamberg for raping a negro woman and w&s aoc?ui\ted. I "Stop the War.,; I British Find it Necessary to Extend Martial Law. London, Jan 17 -Tbe "stop the war" committee today passed the following resolution : ''Orders which 8 British officer reports he personally received reveal the adoption by Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener of a policy having for its aim the extermination of a heroic nationality by starving ita women and children and the deliber? ate massacre cf unarmed prisoners " The latter clause alludes to Gen Kitchener's alleged secret orders to Gen DeWet's pursuers to take no I prisoners Copies of letters from an unarmed British officer containing these and other charges, will be sent by the committee to Lord Salisbury and Lord Roberts and others. - LORD ROBERTS' APPEAL London, Jan 18 -Lord Roberts, who was entertained privately at dinner last evening by the United Service club, the guests including the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Duke of Cambridge and some 300 officers, has issued from the war office a stirring appeal to the country for a prompt response to the call for 5.000 yeomanry, whose past, service in South Africa be highly commends to the gratitude of the nation. The authorities continue to hoid a hopeful view regarding the South African situation, but they seem to recognize that vigorous measures are necessary The proclamation of martial law throughout almost the whole of Cape Colony. Lord Kitch ener's strong measures against the population of the republics, the placing on reduced rations of the wives of the men in the field and similar measures go to show that there is still heavy work ahead British offensive operations have ceased for the present It is supposed that Lord Kitchener is collecting his strength for a final effort to crush or to capture the commandos by a repetition of the tactics which caused the surrender of Gens Cronje and Priozloo It ia alleged that the Boers, who are concentrating at Carolina and Ermele, are preparing to descend into Natal. The casualty list issued yesterday shows that the Boers bave released 297 British who were captured at Helvetia and Belfast The facts j regarding the capture at Belfast have I not yet been allowed to transpire It is asserted that more heavy naval guns will be landed at the Cape. Information as to the doings of the invaders is bard to obtain but it is clear that they are getting very little help from the Dutch Twice they attempted to capture Barkley East, but boih times they were re pulsed For three days they occu pied Sutherland but they cleared out on the approach of a British column. Small scattered parties are reported as operating in various parts of the Ceres district. Apparently the invaders abandon ed the idea of attacking Clan William I on finding that the town was well defended A commando of 1,000 has been active in tbe Richmond dis trict but there the Boers have eecur ed only 100 Dutch recruits Gen Kitchener telegraphing from Pretoria under dote of Wednesday, Jan. 16, says the concentration of 3 000 Boers at Carolina, Transvaal, is reported. He adds that Colvilie's mobile column was engsged near Vantoodes Hoek The Boers were driven awaw with heavy loss Three hundred Boers entered Aber? deen yesterday, looted the stores and retired on the arrival of a hundred British infantry THIS IS RECONCENTRARON. Pretoria, Jan 16.-Boer families ?cd their stock are being systematically brought in to convenient centres from aii over the country They are kept in caajps sod fed. Those who surrender voluntarily aro supplied with fall rations aod those whose husbands are still io the field are provided for on a reduced neale, which is raised, wheo the husbands yurreoder, to a full allow? ance. Every opporturjity is offered to the refugee? to work for pay and for special privileges. Prominent burghers who have surrendered are allowed Jo visit thc camps io order to ascertain th ti facts as to the treatment ATTACK BY THE BOERS. Sanderton, Wednesday, Jau 16 - j Col vi ile'a mobile column, marchiog Irom New Denmark to Ylaklaagte, was attacked by 1,000 Boers, divided iuto two forces. One force mado a determined attempt oa the baggago and the orher ou the cavalry constituting the rear guard. Thi! cavalry wetc compelled to retire j until protected by Tyar companies of ; rifles, hidden behind (he ridge, who were watno? with bayonets. Thc I Boers then tnade ? sycedy retreat, j ieaviog several dead aod wounded fron . tho heavy I>ri:i>?h fire. Ep:Tjrua!?y both attack;, were repula I d. the Baer.'? lobing heavily. Tbc British were cot able .'?> rursuo he Boers owing to the necessity of ?rotecfing their baggage. The casual ?ere one killed and 15 wounded Hubbard's Cotton Letter. New York, Jan. IT.-Liverpool surprised every one by declining on the publication of Neill's estimate, which he reiterates, of the crop Our j market feit sure, from the smarting j out of Liverpool yesterday, that they j would advance further and tbe i strength at the close last evening was due to the covering of a istge i line of short cotton on tbat theory. Outside operators, in view of the in : creasing congestion of good3, are i gradually selling out their holding?,. I In some few instances they seil short, ? though not generally. The comment ? that holds an advance of nearly 100 j per cent as compared with two i years ago is more frequently heard j than the argument of supply On the other band, we will soon run against the heavy movement of last February, which is a strong factor for tbe maintainance of present prices, j The south 6howed little weakness, quotations being firmly held in the ' interior. Hubbard Bros. & Co. Site of the Naval Station Washington, January 17.-In pursuance of Secretary Long's in 8tructions to proceed with the pur chase of the land recommended by the naval board as a 6?te for the new Charleston naval station Admiral Endicott, chief of the bureau of yards and docks, has entered into correspondence with the owners of the land as a preliminary step to the actual acquirement of the site Ad mirai Endicott will probably detail an officer shortly to proceed to Charleston to look after the business incident to the purchase, but mean? while the preliminary proceedings are to be carried on by correspond? ence. How to Get Them. ''We hesitate. " says The Gaffney Ledger, "to offer advice to any one, but if our law makers will pass any law that will give us better roads, they will render the best service to the people that has been rendered by a legislative body io this State io years Pat as oo record ag favoring good reads- mac* dam roads-aod the wide tire." The wide tire is right. The legisla ture can easily provide for that by Uw It cannot, however, "paps any law that will give as better road.?." If it could, we would have bad Roman roads ail over tbe State years ago. It is better not to depeod on the legislature ic this matter. Self help in road improvement is better than legisla? tion, and "gets there*' mach earlier, as York, Darlington aod Richland have proved They have hundreds and hundreds of miles of excellent roads, all new, and mach the greater part cf them i*s8 than five years old, of their own m&kiog. without go mach ag the nelp of a resolution by tbe Legislature Ooly a very few miles of these roads, in York, are macadamized-the rest are clay sand or ssnd-clay roads, aod Darlington and Richland together have nearly a thousand miles of them. Macadam is eoatly-its cost ranges from $4,000 to $8.000 a mile Tho clay-sand road "eosts from $50 to $500 a mile and is at good as macadam, for all practical purpotee io a tbioly settled district where traffia is light " Tbe Ledger cannot do better service! to the people of irs enanty than to keep j before ebem the intelligent and iode pendent example of Darlington and Richland and iodaoe them to follow it. -News and Coarior. Woiford's Alumni Hall Burn? ed. Spartanburg, Jan 18.-This morn? ing about 2 o'olocK fire was discovered in the alamoi ball, a large foor story brick building, on thc Wofford campns This building, which was erected at a cost of $10,000 ten years ago, was totally destroyed. Fortunately not one of the 39 students of Wofford College Fitting school who occupied tbe ball, was injured, and some of thc property in tho rooms of the building was saved ; but tbe most of it was destroyed. Tbe insurance on tho building was $5,000. The Nicaragua Canal. Waehiogtoo, Jan 18 -Tho Republi can senators io caucus tody unanimous? ly dcoided not to set a day, at least for the present, for taking up thc Nicara gua canal bill. After a general ex:h-nge. of views the senators concluded that so long a9 Great Bri? tain's attitude toward tho aro cud me ors to the Hay-Fauncaf?te treaty is uode Sued, it would not be wiso or expedient j to debato the question of tho construc? tion of tbe proposed canal The American red gum wood is no? bibing largely employed in London for street paving purposes Regent street, j Piccadilly and the Haymarket have recently been paved with this w>od. aod it ie tn bc employed extortive!? io othiir parts of the metr?polis Al? though the wood is net so hard ES ?be rod woods of Australia, il is more ; durable than deal or any orber timber, ? whiio it r? f?o rel * the b.'t<r foothold for, borr-p* A prominent, feature of the j wo:-d is that it neither coriolis cor expands aeder the influence of dry or wet. weather, wbicii arr groat, recom? mendations for its utilization for pav- j iog purposes. ' Mr Wharton bas taken ?is plaoe ss a member of the State board of rail? road oom mi? .io rue rs, and tb ii board bas reorgaoized Mr Wilboro being the senior member, bas sacceeded Mr Evans as chairman of tbe body In speaking of his broad tire bill yesterday, Senator Manning said be j boped it would pass, and that he was going to work to that end ; but that ii" it did noi; get through he would j probably introduce a bill to encour- j age the use of wide tires by exempt \ ir;g person?, owning such vehicles from road dcty and commutation tax Mr Manning says the wide tires are the very things for the sandy roads io the low country, and that he believes the people of the up country would be more in favor of wide tires if they bad more experience with them.-The State, Jan 18. A club with the imposing name of the National Republican League has been organized in Washington, of which about two thirds are office? holders and the majority of the other third would like to be The written objects of the league are about the same as tbot.e of other political clubs, but one of tae speeches made at the organization meeting, gave another object cf the league to be to have influence io determining what pen? sons shall bold office under the repub? lican administration, and to get rid of those democrats who are now ; holding office in order that republi? cans may get the places All of the members of this office trust, which I is the name the league should be j known by, ?re shining lights io the party which pretends to favor civil service reform What hypocrites these republicans be -SpartaDburg Daily Journal Maximite is the name of a new explosive, the concoction of Hudson Maxim, which may be safely burned or melted like wax, or fired through a ship's armor plate, but when ex? ploded in a shel! bas a rending force of 500,000 pounds to the square inch. A test at Sandy Hook blew a twelve inch 6teel shell into more that 7,000 pieces -Wilmington St?ir Mr MoCniw of Florence will intro? duce a resolu tion to submit to a vote of the people ar amendment to the consti? tution abc li shir g the tight of suit against counties ir? ca?es of lynchings. Mr McCraw says tbis la ? is cot ^n forced acd n 3??r ?iii be, that co county will ever pa^ damages tn such caves, and thai it io wrong for the taxpayers to be burdened with the expeose of j such suits. He says bis county io svructed him to introduce such a reso? lution. A Baby's Birth Iff is very much like the blossom- j j ing of a flower. Its beauty and / I perfection depends entirely > upon the care bestowed upon \ its parent. Expectant mothers J should have the tenderest care. > They should be spared all worry ( and anxiety. They should eat , plenty of good nourishing food ' . and take gentle exercises. This \ , will go a long way toward presen-- i 1 ing their health and their beauty 1 1 ? as well as that of the little one to ( * i come. But to be absolutely sure , * of a short and painless labor they ' should use ', Mother's Friend ! regularly during the months of gesta tion. This is a simple liniment, -which J ; . is to be applied externally. It g-ives J strength and vi^or to the muscles and \ j prevents all of the discomforts of prep:- J i nancy, which women used to think ? were absolutely necessarv. v. hen J S Mother "s friend is used there is no \ ?I danger whatever. ( \ Get Mother's Friend at the drug \ storo, ?M per bottle. ? J THE B8ADF?EIO RECULATOR CO. ) t ATLANTA. GA. \ J Wi ;. . r?r ?li !:'.. boo?c. " l>vr? V\*-y :< V >r?." ' SASH ! - DOORS ! BiiDS ! ETC. I am agent for a reli? able Sash, Door and Blind Factory in the State, and am prepar? ed to fill such orders with promptness and dispatch. You can save money by giving me your or? ders. Respectfully, Leave ail orders at H. Kar? by s Stable. Dec 12 j Mrs. JL. Atkinson I MILLINERY. I She has the largest and finest collection I ehe b?s ever exhibited, including 6cores of j rich to rei ties ia Imported Round Hats, j Toques and Bonnets, as well as a choice va I nety of baiidf^me designs from ber work ! room. Tha assortment is targe escngh and varied I ?*r.cui?h io :cau:e a perfect choice to every one, while t?e prices will te found mere than HI tractive In tbe Untrimmed Hat Department we are showing a most rxtenaive es?orttnent of the : newest and best shapes and colors-a? rea? sonable prices ia ibis department we are showing a particular!j attractive assortment j of Read* to-Wear Tuibacs and Tcqaes in Velvets, Fans, Panne Trivets acd Tucked Silks. I A choice variety of Cbiidreo's Trimned I Hats, for school and dress wear, at moderate I prices. Oct 3 [CONSPICUOUS BEAUTY Without the ieast touch of vulgarity, is a ieature of every model in our display of Trimmed Hats Many novelties are shown in mate* rial, ornament, ebape and mode of trimming. We offer a line of Hats which are both beautiful in conception and de velopmeot and rich in materia'. They canne t be duplicated at the money Miss McDonald. FIRST NATIONAL BINS OF SUMTER, STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C. Paid op Capital.$ 75,000 00 Surplus and Profits - . - - 25,000 00 Additional Liability of Stock? holders io excess of their stock - '. 75,000 00 Total protection to depositors, $175.000 00 Transacts a General Banking Business. Special attention given to collections. ?SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 acd upwards received. Ia tereat allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annom, on amounts above $5 and cot exceed? ing $300, payable quarterly, ca first days of January. April, Joly and October. R M. WALLACE, L. S. CASSOX, President. Cashier. TAX MM FOR 1901. I OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY, SDKT/XR, S. C., NOV 21, 19flC. I Notice is hereby given that I will attend, in person or by deputy, at the following places on the da r? indicated respectively, for tbe purpose of rectiving return? cf personal property and poll Uxes for the fiscal year commencing Jan? uary 1st, 1901. At office, Sumter, S. C., at all ether times np to Feb. 20th, J90I, includive. Tindall's Store, Wednesday, Jan? uary 2 Privateer (Jenkins* Store). Thurs? day, January 3. Manchester (Geo T. Gedding's), Friday, January 4 Wedgefield, Saturday, January 5. Ststeburg, Monday, January 7. Hagood, Tuesday. January 8 Retnbert, Wednesday, January 9. Smithville, Thursday, January 10. Gaillard s X Roads, Friday, Janu? ary ll. Gordon's Mill, Saturday, January 12 Msyesviile, Monday, January 14 Scott8ville, Tuesday, January, 15. Shiloh, Wednesday, January 16. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, January 17. Lynchburg. Friday, January 18. Magnolia, Saturday, January 19. Reid's Mill, Monday, January 21. Bishopville, Tuesday and Wednes? day, January 22 and 23 Mannville, Thursday, January 9A. Bossards, Friday, January 25. The law requires that aU persons owling property <>r in anywise having ?barge of such property, either JS ?gent, husband, guaidian. trustee, executor, administrator, ew., .vturn che same under oath to the Auditor, wio re? quests ?ll persons to be prompt in makiig their return.-: anet save thc 50 per cent, penal:; vrhicfa will be added to :he property valuatioi of all person* ^ho fail to make rtturn.3 wi hin the tim*' 'jrcscribed by iaw. Taxpayers return what they own ur the first day of January 1901. Assessors and taxpayers will ente the first given name of the taxpayer in full. ?Iso make ;i separate return for each township where the property is located and also in encl and every case the Number of thc school dstrict must be given. Kvcry male citizen between the ?gc of twen? ty . T?O :: is il sixty years <>n rhe firstday of Jan? uary. I yoi. except those irtcapab? of earning a^support from being m ni med from other causes, are deemed taxable poi*, and except Confederate soldiers 5? year? ofage, on Janu? arv 1st, 190]. All returns must be m ido o-or before the 20th day of February, next. ? cannot take returns after ?bat date and al returns made after the 2Mh day of February are subject to H penaitv of 50 uer cent J. DIG6- WILDER, Auditor ttimter County. Nov 21.