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TUM SUMTER WATCHMAN, KstablisbAd April. 1850? "Be Just and Fear not-Lot all the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's.' TBS TRUE 80UTHSOM, Katabtt**ed Jone 1S6C Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 3, 1901. New Series-Vol. XX. So. 3fr ?s -Sublishsd 2?a?y Wednesday, 1ST. Gr. Osteen5 8UMTER, 8. C. T1SMB : ?1.50 por to oem-ia advanee. ADTIBfISlIlIf: OoeSqoare first insertion.$1-00 Bvery snbeeqnent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil ba made at reduced rates. All communication! which snbserrs private interests will be charged for aa a?reniements. Obitnaries and tributes of respects will bs i eaarged for. Aguinaldo 'Captured by (len. Fanston. rfl?HE FILIPINO LEADER tS\ ORISON IN MANILA.. , r?T&ken Prisoner by Men He (Thought Had Surrendered ito Him. Manila, March'28 -Geo Frederick houston's daring project for tbe cap .tare of Aguinaldo io bis hiding place io tbe proviooe of Isabela, Island of ?Loson, bas proved -completely success fol. Aguinaldo was captured tbere March ?8 The ?sited "State? gunboat Vicks *burg. Commander ?E B Barry, with Geo Faostoo and Aguinaldo on board, Arrived here this morning. Wa*bki?too, March 27 -Offioul sew? of the captare of Aguinaldo bad oot reacted the war department np to a Ute hoar tosigbt Tho presidesc had retired before Tbe Associated Press bal latin arrivai, aod will hear the news for the first tuse io -tbe .morning The disposition of Aguinaldo will be an ioterestiag ese for the administra? tion to determiae The possibility of his captare at aey rise always has been kept tn view and that ot his ?atore bas, been a matter of informal discussion by - fi>e-oScta4sHiere.-H -ts-?ot- beHewsdr however, that say ?ia? of action was ever determined upoa to regard to the matter. The attitad? of the govern osent for a long time past has ween one of comparative indifference to Agoi?al dc7s oaptcre, it having been deter? i a ed do crash the rebellion withoat regard to fcia whereabouts Bia recent activity in directing the course of operations against tao American forces probably brough : a? ins the recent chao ge in this atti? tude As the leader of an insurrection j sgaisst the Unitsd States Aguinaldo may be tried and executed, a lesser. punishment meted oat to bim by ezeea ; tiv3 siemeoey or complete amnesty extended While the question of punishment meted rests with the military authorities it is believed the president will make the matter one for determina I tion by toe authorities here ? Story of Expedition Told by General Fanston. DARING OF FIVE AMERI? CANS AND TREACHERY OF FILIPINOS. Manila, March 28 -Aguinaldo, who was captured by (reo Fanston sad brought to Manila oo the United States gunboat Vicksburg, was brought ashore at 3:10 p. ra .today and taken beiore Gen MacArthur at the Malacanang palace He talked freely. bot seemed ignorant concerning recent events He appeared to be io good health and was very cheer fal He lunched with tbe officers of Geo. MacArthur's staff and was theo escorted to the Ande street jail. Aguinaldo's capture was attended with considerable difficulty, an io sargent major being killed at tbe time of the event Twenty rifles and a number of important; pspers were capt uu c Gen Fred Funston, who, March 23, captured Emilio Aguinaldo, when interviewed today by the representa live of the Associated Press, made the following statement concerning the capture of the Filipino leader : Tbe confidential agent of Aguinaldo arrived February 28 at Pantabangan, io the province of Nuev?? Ecija, north 1 ern Luzon, with letters, dated Janu? ary ll, 12 and 14 Thea* letters 7ere from Emilio Aguinaldo and directed Baldormero Aguinaldo to take command of the provinces of Central Luzon, supplanting Gen Alejandrino. Emilio Aguinaldo a'so ordered thai four hundred men be sent bim as soon as poesible, saying that the bearer of the letter wonld lead these men to where Aguinaldo was Geo. Fonston secured the corre? ponrJence of Aguinaldo's agent an laid bia plains accordingyly Som months previously he had captnre the camp of the insurgent Ger 'Lacuna, incidentally obtaining Lace na's seal, official papers, and a quat tity of signed correspondence. Froi this material two letters were COE strocted, ostensibly from Lacuna t Aguinaldo. Gae of these contained informatio a? to the progress of the war Tb other asserted that, pursuant t orders received from Baldorraer Aguinaldo, Lacuna was sending bi best company to Presidente Emili -Aguinaldo. His plans completed and approved 'Gen -Fonston came to Manila and 01 ganized bi? expedition, selecting 7 Macabebes. all of whom spoke Tag? log "fluently Twenty wore insai gents' -uniforms and tbe others tb clothing of filipinos laborers Th Macabebe company, armed with 5 Massera, 1-8 "Remington? and V iKrag Jorgensens, was commande* by Capt /Russell T Hazzard of th i^tbiTJ. 8. volunteer cavalry. Wit him was his brother, Lieut. Oliver f M -Hazzard, cf the same regimenl Capt Harry W Newton, 34th infat fratty, was taken because of hi familiarity with Casigursn bay. an Lieut. Burton^. Mitchell, of tbe 40t infantry, went as Gen -Fonston' aide These were the only Amer ! cai? accompanying the expedition With the Macabebes were foar es insareent affiaers, ooe being 8p?ots and rhe other three Tagalos, whom Ge Fanston trusted implicitly Gen bunston aod tbe America* officers wore plain blue shirts and kbafe troupers They carried each a hal blacket bat wore no insignia of raok The Macabebes were carefully instraoi ed to obey tbe orders of the four ex insurgent officers O2 the night of March ?th the part; embarked oa tho CJoi'ed State?: gao boa Vicksburg, it was originally intendet to take casceos fres the tsiaod of P0IHI1 and to drift to the main land, bat 1 storm arose aod three of the easooei were lost This pian was abandoned At 2 a. m. Maroh 14 the Vicksburg pat her lights oat and ra? inshore 2i miles'sooth of Casigorao, province 0 Principe. The party marched to Casigorao The Americans had never garrisooec this place, aod the inhabitants art strong insurgent sympathizers Hariof. arrived there the ex insurgent officers ostensibly eommaodiog the party an ooaooed that they were on the way tc joio Aguinaldo betweeo Pautobagat and Baler,,that they had surprised ac American surveyiog party end thai they bad killed a number, capturing five They exhibited Geo Fanston aod the other Americans as the prisoners, i The insurgent presidents of Casiga rso believed the story. Two of the Lacuna letters, previously ooacoeted, were forwarded to Agoioaldo at Pals oso. province of Isabela. Gen Fanston and the others were kept imprisoned foi three days, giving orders at night. Oo the morning of Maroh 17, taking a tmsll qaaoiity of cracked corn, the party started 00 a 90 mile march sc Palaoao The country is rough and uninhabited, and provisions eoald 001 be secured The party ate small shell fi?h. bot were almost starved Wading swift rivers, el! JJ bin g precipitous moeo< taios and penetrating dense jungles, they marched seven days and sight! aod 00 Marr-b 22 bsd reached a point eight miles from Palaoan. They were now SD weak that it was necessary tc send to Aguinaldo's camp for food Aguinaldo dispatched supplies and directed that the American prisoners be kindly treated, but not allowed ?0 enter the towo. Oo the morning of March 23 the advance was resumed The column was met by the staff officers of Agui? naldo and a detachment of Aguinaldo's body gaard, which was ordered to take charge of the Americans. Wh ile one of tbe ex iosorgent officers conversed with Aguinaldo'* aide, aaother was sent as a courier to waro Gen Fanston and the res; who. with ll Maoabebes were about an hour behind. . Having reoeivfd this warning Gen Fuo8ton avoided Aguinaldo's de tacbmeot and joined the column, avoid iog observation The Tagalogs went < ahead to greet Aguinaldoand the edarno ; slowly followed, finally arriviog at Palaoan. Aguinaldo's party had troops, 50 men in neat uniforms of blue aod white and wearing straw hats, lined up to reoeive the new comers Gen Fun stoo's men crossed the river io small boats, formed on tbe bank and marched to the right and theo in front of tn^ iosorgent grenadiers Th?' Tagalogs entered the bouse where Aguinaldo was. Suddenly the Spanish officer, no tioiog lhat Aguinaldo's aide was watch iog the Americans suspiciously, ex cU'm^d : ' Now, Macabebes, go for them " The Macabebes opened fire, but their attn waa rather it<ffecti?e, and ooiy three insurgents were killed The rebel? returned the fire Oo bearing the firing, Aguinaldo, wbo evidently thought bis men were merely c?l?br?t iog tbe arrival of reinforcements, ran to tbe window and sheafed : "Stop that foolishness !-quit waisting ammuni? tion " Hilario Placido, ona of the Tagalog officers and a former insurgent major, whu was wounded io the lung b? the fire of the Kansas regiment at the battle of Calooao, threw his arms around Aguinaldo, exclaiming "You are a prisooer of the Americans 99 Col Simeon Villis, Aguinaldo's chief of staff, Major Alambra and otters attacked the men who were holding Aguinaldo. Placido shot Villa in the shoulder, Alambra jumped oat of the window and attempted to cross the river. It was supposed tout be was drowned. Five other insurge?t officers fought for a few minutes and then fled, making their eseape. When the fighting began Gen Fans too assumed command and directed the attack on tbe house, personal 1 j assist ing in tbe oapture of Aguinaldo. The insurgent bodyguard fled, leaving 20 rifles. Santiago Barceloo. tho insur gent treasorer, surrendered without resistance Wheo captured Aguinaldo was tre? mendously excited, but he calmed down under Gen Funstoo's assurance that be would be well treated Geo Fanston secared all Aguinaldo's correspondence, sbowiog that be bad kept io dose close touch with the sub-chiefs of the insurrection in all parts of the archipel ago It was also discovered that Agui? naldo. Jao 28cb, bad proclaimed himself dictator. He had been living ar. Palaoan for seveo months, undis? turbed except when a detachment of the Sixteenth infantry visited the town Oo that occasion the entire population took to the mountains and remained there until the troops retired. Aguinaldo admitted that be had been sear to being captured before, bat be asserted that be had never been wounded, adding : .'I should never have been taken except by a strategem I was complete? ly deceived by Laoana's forged signa? ture." He feared be might be sent to. Guam and be was quito glad to oome to Manila Palaoan was goarded by numerous outposts and signal stations During the fight cone of tbe Macabebes were wounded. The expedition rested Marcb 24 and then marched 16 miles the following da) to Balaoan bay, where Geo Fans ton found the Vicksburg, which brought bim to Manila. Ooscimander Barry, of the Vicksburg, rendered Gen Funstoo splendid assistance Aguinaldo, who talked freely of past events, said be supposed Geo Trias would proolaim himself dictator, even not knowing that Trias bad surrender dered He behaved courteously and gave no trouble. Geo Funston says Aguinaldo is above the average in intelligence and has prepossessing manners. Raleigh, S C , March 28 -Chief Justice Farcb.es and Associate Jos tice Douglas of tbe supreme court of North Carolina, who after being pre? sented for impeachment by the house of representatives on February 25 have been oo trial at the bar of the senate since Marcb 14 OD five coonta io the articles of impeachment;, were today acquitted, by a vote of 27 for conviction and 23 for acquittal, as to coDvict 34 votes, two thirds of the 50 senators, were necessary. This was the result of tbe ballot oo the first count The 23 votes camp from 1 Popoiist, 10 Republicans and 12 Democrats Tbe accused judges were Republicans aod were oo trial charged with overriding tho legislatore aod having money drawn from the treasury of the State io defiance of legislative enactment Ou the second and third articles the vote stood 26 for aod 24 against On tbe fourth the vote was 25 and 25, and on the fifth, 16 and 34 These votes acquitted the judges oo all the charges The large vote for them was a sor prise to both prosecution aod d fense The legislatore adjourned to meet again on April 3 next Spanish War Claims. Washington, Marcb 27 -The Spanish war claims commission, of which former Senator Wm E Chan? dler of New Hampshire is president, has received from the state depart ment a ?ul 1 list of the claims against Spain growing out of the insurrection in Cuba, which were filed in the department up to the 15th of the present month Tbeee claims ar? all" those of American citizens, for under the treaiy of Paris the governments of the United States and Spain undertook to adjust thc claims of their own citizens Tne grand iotai of these claims ia about $30,OOo OOO. and included in the hut ure five claims in excess of a million dollars. Mrs Ruiz, a widow of the dentist who was killed in a Habana prison, is a claimant for $75,000 The larg? est Bingle claim is that of John W Brock on account of property losises, estimated at $2,172,514 HOTEL JEFFERSON BURN? ED. The Magnificently Equipped Hotel Destroyed. Richmond, Va, Marob 29 -Rich mood tonight suffered her greatest disaster by fire sinoe tho barning of the Spottswood Botel on Christmas eve 1870. The Jeffersoe Botel, the magnificent structure built aod famished by the late Lewis Ginter at a cost of about $1.000,000 is in ashes. No lives were lost The hotel was constructed of buff brick and granite foundation and was regarded as semi fire proof. It burned like tinder The building covered half a block io tbe ultra-fashionable part of the city, fronting on West Main and Franklin Streets The Sames broke out in the upper part part of Main Street side, spread with a tremendous rush, and soon that part of the building was a seething maes of fire. Prompt measures were taken to awaken and alarm the guests, and soon these were rushing through the corri dora io wild ooo usion As far as oan be learned no lives wore lost, though there was great diffi? culty in gettiog out some of the guests There were io the hotel many fine works of art, inoludiog Valetine's marble statue of Jefferson in tbe Franklin Street court Although the hour was late wheo the fire broke out, an immense crowd was attracted The guests who were driven out of the Main Street portion and those in the Franklin Street part, took refuge in the lobbies cf the latter, and there the scenes of distress and excitement beggared description. There are wild rumors of fi^e firemen baviog been cut off in one of the corri? dors and suffocated, but this cannot be verified. At 1 o'clock this morning all hope of saving any part of the hotel had been abandoned The report of suffocation of five firemen proves unfounded, but several persons were hurt' by falling down stairs, etc One man had his hip broken. No one perished in tba flames. The fire started io the linen room, from a defeotive flue. Insurance is about $650.000. There was in the hotel a party from Montreal, Canada None of tbesewere burt, bat all lost their baggage. All the surrounding houses are filled with property taken from the hotel There bas been some looting and seve? ral arrests have been mads At 2 o'clock this (Saturday) morn ing it is certaio almost that not a vestige of the hotel will be left Ineffectual efforts were adopted to save the statute of Jefferson HESTER'S" STATEMENT. New Orleans, March 29.-Secre tary Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement issued today shows an increase in the move? ment into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last yea? in round figures 24,000 For the 29 days of March the totals show an in? crease over last year of 70,000 The amount brought into sight during tbe psst week bas been ISO, 340 against 106.064 for the seven days ending this date last year ; and for the 29 days of March it has been 620,934 against 550,451 last year. The movement since Sept 1, shows receipts at all United States ports 6,400.043 against 6.060,499 last year ; overland across the Mississippi, Obio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 958.888 against 1,160,650 last year; interior stocks in excess of those held at the elope of the commercial year 511,952 against 82 202 last year ; southern mill tak inga 999,973 against 1,026 397 last year ; 900,054 year before last and 837,938 in 1898 Foreign exports for the week have been 160,966 against 134.186 last year Northern mill takings and Canada during the past seven days show a decrease of 19 646 ss compared with the corresponding period last year Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading southern interior centres have decreased during the week 79,137 bales against a decrease during the corresponding period last season of 99,703 Florence. March 29.-Quite a sensation was created in the Contrai hotel at Florence last night when Deputy Sheriff E B Milan of ?p?r tanburg walked in and presented a j warrant for the an est of F D Dean, a traveling salesman who arrived in ; Florence >unday and registered aa . F- D Dean, Richmond, Va. Tbe j warrant alleges that in -January or ? February that by false pretenses and j misrepresentations Dean obtained the j signature of J il Milster of Spartan : burg to a conditional note for $1,000 -and gives the names of Guy Harris, F D McEowen, S B Jones, J D Boyd, Geo Hodges and others as witnesses to prove the same. DUN'S REVIEW OFTRADE. General Business Satisfactory The Cotton Divisisn is Gloomy. New York, March 29 -Dan's Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say : The condition of general bus? iness is in most respects satisfactory. The dry gooda trade, and particularly the cotton division, is gloomy, at farther redactions io prices of staple goods this week, and demand failing to inoreasc all the shading of quotations, bat from every other department of business reports are cbeerfal and the outlook for a good spring retail tarn over is encouraging. There is little difficulty over collections in any direc? tion aad tbs mercantile demand for money from numerous quarters is proof of the confidence felt among manufac? turers and jobbers. The labor situa? tion is more tranquil Mining differ? ences in the soft coal regions are settled and sober counsels seem to haye prevailed among anthracite miners. Aside from tbe expected advance in structural shapes there is comparative steadiness io iron and steel. After more or less advaoce every week for two months it is gratifying to find that Bessemer pig remained seven days without alteration. The tone is firm and producers report all recent sales for early delivery While exports ot cruder forms are light, other countries having reduced prioes until their competition is felt, there is no'diminution in the for? eign demand for bridge material and other finished products. Consolidation of Valley furnaces is practically assured and promises to be a powerful force in the industry. It was not possible to maintain the email recovery late last week in raw cotton, and subsequent reaotion estab lisbed a new low rooord for the crop year While tbe decline has been severe, mills are not ready to purchase freely, and foreign buying for the mooth is far below last year's Efforts will be made to prevent the enormous acreage meditated, but unparalleled sales of fertilizers have already occur? red.. Wheat did not respond to rumors of damage, but found reason for strength in A lantic exports, includicg floor io four weeks of 11,432,947 bushels against 6,078 762 in 1900. Failures for the week numbered 206 in the United States against 203 last year aod 29 in Caoada against 33 last year. Murdered by a Farm Hand. Newberry, March 29 -Early this morning, on tbe plantation of Dr M. A. Renwick about 12 miles from town, one of the most dastardly crimes in the history of Newberry coonty was committed Mr Walter W Abrams, a young mao of robust health and vigor?os constitution, was without a moments warning killed by a cowardly villain Mr Abrams, who was overseer for Dr Renwick, repre manded Press Giliiao, ooe of the negro laborers, for coming late to work, the negro replied impudently aod a dispute arose, wheo the negro picked op a rock aod threw at Mr Abrams wheo his back was toroed and etiock bim io tbe back of the bead. He fell to the ground insensi? ble and never regained consciousness, although he lived for two hours He leaves a wife who was Miss Minnie Sober, a daughter of the late Mr Ivy Sober Gill iao fled, bot was pursued by the citizens of the neighborhood He was captured oear Whitmires this afternoon aod is now io jail. At first there was great excitemeot and strong talk of lynching, hui Mrs Abrams, the wife of the murdered mao, requested that the law be allowed to take its coarse. Every thing is DOW quiet, aod there is not much probability of a lynching. OD Saturday night a colored mao Damed Williamson while attempting to steal a ride from Darlington to Bridgera & McKeitban's mill on tbe Charleston, Sumter and Northern railroad, was killed He was riding on the platform and when discovered by the conductor and asked for a ticket he jumped off The train was going at the rate of 35 miles an hour. He was afterwards picked up by some people near by, bu^t he never spoke, and died during the night. I Tue coroner began the injuest on Sunday morning but had to postpone it because of the absence on material witnesses who had gone on the train. FROM THE WIRES. Philadelphia, March 26-By the largest stock vote ever east io the history of the Pennsylvania Railroad company the sharebold?rs of that corporation today reelected the old board of directors and authorized an increase of $100,000,000 in the pres? ent capital London, March 26 -Arthur Chao? berlain in hie libel snit against the Star ^and the Morning Evader bas beep awarded ?1,500 damages. After the verdict in the case of Ar? thur Chamberlain, Neville Chamber? Iain's libel suit against the same papers was settled for similar dam? ages, and all imputations have been withdrawn . * Somerset, Perry county, O , March 2'5 - Seven bandits partially wrecked the State bank of Somerset early today by exploding a heavy charge of nitro glycerine in the vault doors, secured $5,000, appropriated two livery rigs, held a posse of citizens at bay, and escaped in ibe face of a~ beavy fire Bonds and securities tc* the amount of $30,000 and $5 000 in? gold coin were overlooked by the bandits The bank was fully insured * snd its business will not be inter? rupted. Kansas City, March 26 -William - Dearduff, 20 years old,. ;a clerk, was arrested today charged with stealing $3 100 worth of diamond rings from bis employers, Edwards & Sloan,. wholesale jewelers. La$er when con? fronted with the rings, which had' been found bidden in the basement' of the firm's building, Searduff broke down and confessed, ?ile also con? fessed to having sent Mr Edwards, the senior member of the firm, a letter threatening to kidnap the jew? eller's son if he did not immediately produce $1,000. Berkeley Springs, W. V , March 25 -The fine medicinal .springs set aside over a century ago for the nae of the public by Lord Fairfax, were dyna? mited by uokeowc persons early Sun? day morning.' The controversy over the leasing of the spring to outsiders bas caosed ill feeling, and the work cf the vandals is attributed to this In the valuable "rubbish" at the State house . there bas recently been found the original company roll of the company of which Sergt Jasper of Fort Moultrie fame was a member. The roil not only gives the name of each commissioned and ooo eommission ed cmcer put of each private io the company It also gives the date of enlistment and d>r:.L~-~A. and ha?, complete marginal no'es. This is ; regarded as one of the most valuable finds among the State's revolutionary records yet made. um mmi NO PLACE FOR GIRLS. Girls, don't loaf around the depot at train time. Don't* hang arouod the postoffioe while the mail is being sorted. The arrival, two or three times a day, of a train is a break io the mooootooy of the life of a small towo, but unless you intend to take the train or meet some ooo coming by it, keep away from the depot The train will arrive and leave all right without your assist? ance. The oonduotor may be a very gay fellow, with bis long blue coat and brass buttoos, but ho probably hts children at borne as old as you are. The eyes of passengers st the windows do not ogle you in admiration. Their leering gleam not infrequently meaes that their owners think that your pres? ence at the depot is a tribute to them. Other eyes look at you with pity, so keep away To be sure, tho postemos is a splen? did plaoe for gossip But in it and around it, especially on Saturday night, there is usually a orowd ta which a yoong girl ought not to feel at home. It's a noisy orowd, and ofteo smells of stale tobacco and bad whiskey. It talks loud, and its words are not always suited to parlor oooversatioo So keep away, girls, from the postoSee until the orowd leaves -Southern Farm Mags line. Mr Lewis Vaughan of Camder> who was accidentally wounded ty Mr John Paine of Troy, N.Y, whi e out bunting with the latter some miles from Camden on Saturday, 38 doing very well. Dr Parker cf Charleston, who was immediatery summoned by Mr Paine, came up CD a special Sunday morning and r* moved Mr Vaughan's right eye ; th e became absolutely necessary in order to prevent the danger of inflamma? tion and the loss of the other eye BAKING POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROY Al OAKWQ POWOCB CO., HEW YOW*.