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t I n THB SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1S50. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 1866 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 86.1901 New Series-Vol. XX. No., 48 C?J? ala?t?jnnit anb j&oMjroii KT. Osteenj SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1.50 per annum-in advance ?DVISTISIHSKT: Ose Square first insertion.......$1 00 Svery subsequent insertion... 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. Ail communications which subserve private interests will be charged foras advertiemenrs. Obituaries and* tributes of respects will be charged for. REPORT ON BOER WAR. By Capt. Reichman Who Was With the Boers Until the Fail of Pretoria. Washington, June 19.-The division of military information of the war de? partment is preparing for publication reports for different officers; who re? cently have had an opportunity to observe military events and cam? paigns. One of "these is Capt. Carl Reichman, Seventeenth infantry, who went from the Philippines to South Africa and for seven months observed the operations of the Boer army. On "his way to the transvaal he stop? ped at Madagascar and says that the French were doubling the garrison of that island "perhaps in view of possi? ble complications with England." When he arrived in the Transvaal he met President Kruger who asked him if he had come "to see the fight of, one against the five. ' ' The report of Capt. Reichman deals with the military conditions of the Transvaal and Orange Free State pre? vious to the war, the supplies and equipments of the army, and during the time he was with it he describes in detail all of the engagements that came, under his observation. He men? tions the afct that the ages of the Boer soldiers was from IS to 50 : that the Transvaal army numbered 25,411, and that of the Orange Free State 14, S34. In summing up his observations of the Boers as a people and an army. Capt. Reichman says that the Boer burgher is not a soldier : he has not trained as a soldier, and fighting methods are the outcome of environ? ment and personal character. The Boers are a reserved and dignified peo? ple and made few comments, even when they hearfi of the- destruction of their homes and property by the Brit? ish. In the seven months he was with them he became favorably im? pressed with the Boer people as a whole. As to the breaches of civiliza? tion of which they are charged, he says it is due to ignorance or acci? dent. They are democratic in their character and institutions. Much of this portion of Capt. Reichman's re? port is represented by asterisks, show? ing that there have been eliminations in order tat no offence may be given to those he criticised. Upon the whole he found that very good discipline was maintained in the Boer army and that the soldiers were -equipped with good arms and plenty of amunition. Bayonets were not used. Capt. Reichman says that volunteers played a considerable part in the South African war. Among the foreign or? ganizations in the Boer army was an Italian company of 75 mer. under Capt. Riccardi, who had been with Aguinal? do in the Philippines. He says~ there also was a body of Irish-Americans from Chicago, who went as a hospital corps, but dropped their insignia and took up rifles as soon as they were within the Boer lines. There was a small company of American scouts un? der Capt.? Hassel. These had dwindled to but a few men at the time of the capture of Pretoria. The foreigners included nearly all nationalities. The Kaffirs cut considerable figure in the army, and were subject to military duty for the Transvaal republic. The Original Tombstone. Special to the State. Camden. June 19.-Mr. Robert Ken? nedy, the head of the Camden graded school, has lately made a very inter? esting historical find which is nothing less than the original tombstone of the revolutionary hero Banro de Kalb. Baron de Kalb was mortally wound? ed at the battle of Camden in 17S0. and died three days later in the hands of the British. "The gallant soldier was buried in the Presbyterian church yard near the First " Presbyterian church. In the beginning of the last century { the church was rebuilt at its present site on De Kalb street, and on the 18th of April, 1S25. in the presence of j LaFayette, the remains of De Kalb j were removed and placed in their pres- j ent resting plac e in front of the Pres- j byterian church in a vault ornamented by a massive marble shaft. For de- ! cades all trace of the first stone was j lost, and only a few old people vague- j ly remembered of having heard of i such a stone 50 or 60 years ago. After a fruitless search Mr! Kennedy resolved to try the cellar of the Pres? byterian church as a las': resort, and here the stone was discovered, black with age and dust but otherwise well [ preserved. -?. - - Rio Janeiro, June 19.-Great indig- ; nation and excitement have been aroused by the charging of an in? creased fare on the San Christovao | street railroad. Some cars were burn ed by rioters Monday night, and Tues- ! day further excitement was fomented by the disgruntled elements of the i population. The police and cavalry charged at Ouivdor and in the busi- j ness district, killing four persons and wounding 20. The disturbances con? tinued today and several persons were wounded, but the excitement is abat? ing. There is no political significance in the rioting. j THE TARIFF WAR WITH RUSSIA. ? Turn of the United States to Make the Next Move. Washington. Jnne 19.-The situation as to the retaliatory tariff war between the United States and Russia is such that the next move must be made by the former if the contest is to be pur? sued. Secretary Gage, in his letter, raises the question whether the Russian Gov? ernment has not infringed upon the treaty rights of the United States. Article 6, of the treaty of commerce with Russiia of 1832, reads: "No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into the UnitedS tates of any article, the pro? duce or manufacture of Russia : and no higher or other duties shall be im? posed on the importation into the Empire of Russia on any article, the produce or manufacture of the United States, than are. or shall be, payable on the like article being the produce or manufacture of anv foreign coun? try." By levying maximum duties on Uni? ted States bicycles, resins and ma? chinery, and specially designating them as United States products, the Russian Government has, it is not doubted, made just such a discrimi? nation as is provided against in this article of the treaty. The question is raised, however, whether, by our ac? tion in levying a duty on Russian pe? troleum and specially describing it as such, the United States Govern? ment has not also violated this article. There is no penalty article in the treaty : but under the common prac? tice of international law a country may renounce the whole of a treaty where it is satisfied that one of its provisions has been purposely broken. If such extreme action is taken in this case there would be no trade treaty between Russia and the United States, and as far as Russia is con? cerned tho maximum tariffs, which are practically prohibited would apply to all imports from the Unted States. On the other hand, if such action by Russia is regarded as discrimination the United States Government may, by existing law, exclude any or all imports from Russia. Count Cassini, the Russian ambas? sador, in discussing the latest phases of the tariff issue which has arisen between Russia and the United States, said today that the issues do not seem to him to be very grave, and he is hopeful that they will be satisfactorily adjusted. He said that the action of Russia is an economic move, pure and ! simple, and he is quite certain that it is due to no antagonism to the United States. Count Cassini said that no political significance could attach to a matter of a purely com? mercial nature. He said he knew nothing of any European movement against American products. ACRES PLANTED IN COTTON. Birmingham. Ala., June 19.-Secre? tary Hester, of the New Orleans Cot? ton .exchange, who has just returned from Washington, were he had a long interview with Superintendent Mer? riam, of the census bureau, says: *'I was assured that everything possible would be done to hasten re? ports on acreage and manufactures, and Mr. North, of the Memphis bu? reau, expressed the opinion that he would be pleased to make public the acreage report by the middle of November. "This is of the greatest importance to the South, for the official figures as to acreage will give us a reliable basis of fact upon which to form our esti? mates hereafter. Acreage estimates now are estimates merely. We have no official figures since those of the census of 1S90. eleven years ago. and when the census cotton reports of that year were made public they demon? strated that the figures of the esti? mate acreage were wrong to the ex? tent of several million acres. "The official report, which we hope to receive in November, will givens the actual number of acres planted in cotton for the crop of 1899-1900 and we can see at a glimpse what progress has been made since the last official figures were secured for the crop of 1S39-1S90. " The report of the census on the cotton producing industry will, I am confident, be the most nearly perfect and altogether the most satisfactory ever, issued in This conn Try. and I would sayas much concerning the gen? eral agricultural reports for the entire country." Filipino Towns Burned. Manilla. June IS.-Capt. Andrew S. Rowan, of the Nineteenth Infantry is under investigation for the destruc? tion of a town and thereby causing an active renewal of the insurrection in the Island of Bohol. A native who had assassinated a corporal was caught and killed. Capt. Rowan then bumed an adjacent town, and the people in? flamed by rage, rejoined the insurgent chief. Samsou. Cailles" insurgent troops are be ginning to rendezvous at Pagsanfan, Laguna province, whence they will proceed to Santa Cruz to surrender. The Americans are evacauting Pagsan jan at Cailles" request. In the mean? while, the saloons in Laguna are clos? ed. No Negro Need Apply in indiana. Muncie, Ind. June IS. -A hundred or more employes of the Republic Company quit work today because the company put a colored man to work in the department where one hundred girls are employed packing nuts and bolts. The girls refused to work where the colored man was and the white men joined the girls. The entire plant may be closed down three weeks in ad? vance of the regular shutdown. HE WILL APPEAL TO CONGRESS. President McKinley Will Throw Burden of Cuban Situation on Congress. Washington, June 19.-It is a good deal of a question whether the Presi? dent and Cabinet are glad or sorry that the Cubans have yielded to over? whelming force and ratified the Platt amendment. On the one hand, the complications that would have followed a further delay or flat rejection have blown over, but on the other, all chance for forcibly grabbing the island on a plea that the Cubans have reject? ed independence, seems also to have passed by. With the Platt amendment accepted in the form it passed Congress the President has authority to withdraw the American troops and turn the isl? and over to the Cubans. But a careful reading of the Platt amendment discloses that though he may do this, it is not obligatory upon him to do so, and it is now said that, following his well-known custom, he may wait until the next session of Congress and report to that body that the Cubans have complied with the conditions stipulated and ask further instructions. It is the opinion of those who have been in conference with the President and Secretary Root that he will follow this course and that Congress will be afforded another opportunity to go over the Cuban question. As a matter of fact, however, the Cubans have outgeneraled the Admin? istration throughout, showing up plainly its efforts to humbug the delegates by "jollyings" for which it was not willing to stand when its words were reduced to plain print. Very possibly the Cabinet and Presi? dent may all be sick of the matter and glad to have it over with. In this case, the President will soon withdraw the troops. Certain German papers have recent? ly urged that the United States should submit the validity of the Monroe doctrine to the arbitration of the Court at the Hague. In so doing they ignored the fact that The Hague court not only has no power to even consider the Monroe doctrine but that the doctrine itself was recogniz? ed by implication by the Congress, which at the instance of the United States, before this government would become one of the signatory powers in making the treaty, modified the article relating to intervention by the powers to prevent war, so as to relieve the United States of the duty of inter? vening abroad and to deny to the pow? ers the right to intervene on this con? tinent. This could only be in recog? nition of the Monroe doctrine. Further, the terms under which the court of the Hague was established preclude the submission of any such broad and general question to its judg? ment, it being distinctly provided that specific points of dispute shall alone be submitted to arbitration under the treaty of The Hague. Moreover, it may be stated with au? thority that the United States govern? ment will not abandon the principle nor consent to its being submitted to arbitration. The doctrine was declared essential to the presevration of repub? lican form of government against the encroachment of monarchial ideas, and. though it has not been formally accepted by the several foreign pow? ers, it has commanded their respect. It is an important fact, not perhaps generally appreciated, that no attempt to enforce the Monroe doctrine has ever failed. GEN. CHAFFEE S REPORT. Washington, June, 20.-The report of Maj. Gen. Chaffee on the campaign in China is being prepared for publi? cation at the war department. Some of Gen. Cha??ee\s comments are inter? esting. At one Tjoint he says: **For about three weeks following the arrival of the relief column at Pe? kin the condition in and about the city was bad. Looting of the city, forag? ing in the surrounding country and seizure by soldiers of everything a Chi? naman might have, as vegetables, chicken, sheep, cattle, etc., whether being brought to the city or found on the farm: indiscriminate and general? ly unprovoked shooting of Chinese, in city, country and along the line of march and the river-all this did not tend, as was natural, to gain for the troops the confidence of the masses with whom it is certain we have no equal, but were in need of their labor. It is safe to say that where one real boxer has been killed since the cap? ture of Pekin, many harmless Cooliies or laborers on farms including a few women and children have been slain. No doubt the boxer element is largely mixed with the mass of population, and by slaying one hundred, one or more boxers might be taken in." Gen. Chaffee speaks of the restraint he placed upon American troops. The Japanese commander also made it known that general war on all classes was not intended. Gen. Chaffee said he opposed enter? ing the Forbidden city unless looting was prohibited. This was agreed to and he thinks but little looting has been done there though articles have been offered for sale, said to have been taken from the Forbidden city. The State Summer School. Spartanburg, June 20.-The State summer school opened today with more than five hundred in the chapel, not all teachers, but enough came in today to bring the number to that figure to? morrow. The instructors are all in place; teachers comfortably quartered : class rooms hardly large enough. Superintendent. McMahan has been indefatigable in providing for the comfort of the teachers. President Wilson is doing all he can to make their stay pleasant. The school has started off well, with the promise of a most profitable session. POLIC E HAULED OVER THE GOALS By Judge Benet in Charge to Charleston Grand Jury. Special to the State. Charleston, June 19.-In the court of g?r erai sessions today Judge Benet delivered a special charge to the grand jury cn the matter of indicting the violators of the law. His charge was plain, strong and forcible, but his plea seemed to fall on deaf ears, for later i n the day the grand jury return? ed ten bills for the violation of the law, indicting none of the accused, against whom bills had been handed in by Solicitor Hildebrand. Jud^e Benet did not min?e matters in his charge. After telling of the flagrant and open violation of the law, he turned iiis attention to the po? lice department, and showed the flimsy charcter of evidence which the department submits to the juries at every term. He showed that the long, string of cases which the department makes out periodically is done in a way t iat permits jurors with elastic consciences to evade their duty and play into the hands of the blind tigers. Judge Benet cited for instance the 42 cases submitted at this term of the court. In every case the charge of liquor selling is sworn to by the same two men, one of whom is said to be in Savannah and to the other falls the duty of making good the charge. Judge Benet commented on the sin? gular fact that out of a department of 80 mer., only two men are selected to make out the dispensary violations and then in the lax manner which is followed at every term of the court. Judge Benet said that " Charleston reeks with illicit whiskey" and the operation of the law is a perfect farce. There are whiskey dealers on the grand jury, but they refuse to follow Judge Benet's request "to stand aside for the sake of your God, conscience, State and city," when the jury con? sidered the solicitor's bills. Judge Benet's expose of the admin? istration of the law by the police de? partment will doubtless have the effect of bringing the attention of the governor and the State board of con? trol tc their failure to properly en? force the law. Cotton Contracts Binding. Atlanta, Ga., June 20.-The case of Ralli Brothers, subjects of Great Brit? ain, who have been suing M. L. Rock? more, a cotton dealer in Gwynette count}', for $2,175 damages on account of non-delivery of 883 bales of cotton ordered by them, was decided this morning for the plaintiff, by Judge Newman, in the federal court. The court thought that the only question of law was whether the plain? tiff's right to recover should be tested and determined by the price of cotton at the time it should have been deliv? ered by Rockmore in October. Novem? ber and December, or when he finally notified the plaintiffs that he would not comply with the contract, on Jan. 4. 1S99-cotton having risen during this period. The court held "that the breach of contract was on Jan. 4, 1899, and that the different lots of cotton were sold and the price which Ralli Brothers were required to pay, is the proper ba? sis for recovery in this case and that is the amount which the plaintiffs were damaged and which they are entitled to recover. "This amount would be 82,427, as? suming that there is agreement among counsel that the deficit is S83 bales. "Plaintiff's suit was only brought, however, for 82,175, and necessarily must be limited to this amount. Civil Government in Philippines. Washington, June 20.-Civil govern? ment will be established in Philippine Islands on July 4. Judge William H. Taft will be designated as civil gov? ernor. He will remain at the head of the Philippine commission, which is to be continued. The order creating him civil governor will be issued by the president through the secretary of war. Furrier details regarding the new government are yet to be worked ont. The Fourth of July is not select? ed with a view of having an extraor? dinary inauguration of the new gov? ernment, but simply because that is the great American holiday and is con? sidered by the administration a good day upon*which to locate what is be? lieved to be an auspicions event in the history of the Philippines. It is prob? able that members of the Philippine commission will have charge of the different departments of the govern? ment. Lynching in Louisiana. Shreveport, La., June 19.-Frank, better known as "Prophet" Smith, and F. D. McLand, held at Bentaon for complicity in the murder of John Gray Foster, "were taken out by a mob tonight and strung up to a tree. They were left dangling side by side. The lynching occurred on the Arkansas road about a mile and a half from the jail. Both negroes made statements before death, denying that they had anything to do with the killing. Smith, "who was the head of the "Church of God" movement in that section was blamed as being responsi? ble for the sentiment against the whites which led to the death of Fos? ter, died praying. McLand was silent as he was swung up. As Smith was being led from the jail prior to the execution he was : heard to say: "Lord, you promised to be with me now." There were about. 200 armed men in the mob and they overpowered the ? sheriff and jailer." taking the keys away from them. The lynchers claim? ed that the execution of these negroes was necessary to the preservation of he lives of white men in the locality. BUNCOED SECRETARY SAGE. How Germany Made a Tool of American Official. Washington, Jnne 20.-From latest advices, it seems that Germany play? ed Secretary Gage for a sucker and caught him both coming and going, when it induced him to impose a countervailing duty on Eussian sugar on lithe ground that Russia paid a bounty on exported sugar. It not only gained an advantage for its own ex? ports of beet sugar to the United States, but it drove Russia to take retaliatory measures that gave the Russian markets for most American products over into its own hands. The German Ambassador may well congratulate himself on his work. A recent interview with M. De Witte, Russian Minister of Finance, which has been widely published, calls attention to . the recklessness of the Secretary in forcing this issue. He exposes the fallacy of the Secretary's reasoning very cleverly, pointing out that if Russia pays a bounty when she refunds, on exported sugar, the internal taxes collected on it, the Uni? ted States is the greatest bounty pay? ing nation in the world, refunding millions annually on whiskey alone. He also deals with the assertion that Russia must pay a bounty because her sugar is sold abroad for less than it is at home by pointing out that trusts in the United States also sell their goods abroad for less than they do at home. '* Manufacturers," he said, "all understand they have to sell cheaper abroad, because they not only have the competition of their fellow countrymen, but that of the produc? ers of other countries, as well as the producers of the countries to which they export. Unless they come down to the very lowest price they would not stand a chance of doing busi? ness. ' ' Secsetary Gage has little to say in rebuttal of M. De Witt's arguments, contending in a confused manner that Russia must pay a bounty because certificates that sugar has been ex? ported, are worth % of a cent a pound. ' ' This, ' ' he says, ' ' after care? ful investigation, was construed to show a bounty, it being concluded that the evidence was at least strong enough to warrant action which would bring the question before the tribu? nal constituted by law to determine such questions. That tribunal, the Board of General Appraisers has de? cided by a vote of 2 to 1 that the Russian treatment of sugar exports does constitute a bounty within the meaning of the law. The case will be appealed to the courts, and in due time a final decision will be made that will be binding upon the Treasury De? partment. In the meantime the decis? ion of the Board of General Apprais? ers is binding upon the Government until it is overturned by the courts." By that time, however, Germany will have our trade beyond redress. The Secretary also declares that American exports affected by Russian retaliation, amount to less than a million annually. This last, it is said, is certainly unworthy of a man in so high position. It is known, of course, that direct exports from the United States to Russia in goods covered by the retalitory laws amount to little. But nine-tenths of our exports to Russia go first to Great Britain, whence they are shipped to Russia. There being no British tariff against such goods, it has been found easier to distribute them to many European, countries from London than from New York. When these goods reach Rus? sia, however, the country of origin is ascertained and duties levied ac? cordingly. That this is true is shown by the Russian tables, which show millions more of imports brought from the United States than the United States tables show of exports to Russia. Official Orders Making Change of Government in Philippines. Washington. June 20.-Secretary Root today issued an order of the president establishing civil govern? ment in the Philippines. The order is as follows : "On and after July 4th. 1901, until it shall be otherwise ordered, the pres? ident of the Philippine commission will exercise the executive authority in all civil affairs in the governmnt of the Philippine Islands heretofore exer? cised in such affairs by the military governor of the Phillippines, and to that end the Hon. Wm. H. Taft, pres? ident of the Philippine commission, is hereby appointed civil governor of the Philippine islands. Such execu? tive authority will be exercised under, and in conformity to. the instructions to the Philippine commissioners, dated April 7, 1900, and subject to the approval and control of the secretary of war of the United States. The mu? nicipal and provincial civil govern? ments, which have been, or shall here? after be established in said islands, and all persons performing duties per? taining to the offices of civil govern? ment in said islands will, in respect of such duties, report to the said civil governor. "The power to appoint civil offiers, heretofore vested in the Philippine commission or in the military govern? or, will be exercised by the civil gov? ernor, with the advice and consent of the commission. "The military governor of the Philippines is hereby relieved from the performance, on and after the said 4th of July, of the civil duties herein? before described, but his authority will continue to be exercised as here? tofore, in those districts in which in? surrection against, the authority of the United States continues to exist, or in which public order is not sufficiently restored to enable provincial civil government to be established under the instructions to the commission dated April 7. 1900. "By the president : "Elihu Root, Secretary of War. " RUSSIAN TARIFF WAR. Secretary of State Will Make Re? presentations That Are Expect? ed to Move Russia to Rescind. Washington. Jnne 21.-The most im? portant subject discussed at today's cabinet meeting was that involving the assessment of customs duties on petroleum or its products imported from Russia. ' Secretary Gage who has direct charge of the enforcement of the tariff laws, ex? plained to the president and the mem? bers of the cabinet in detail the de? partment's connection -with the mat? ter and the history of- legislation affecting it. At the conclusion of the secretary's statement all of the mem? bers, it is understood, expressed them? selves as in entire accord with Secre? tary Gage in the position he has taken, and requested that he make a state? ment covering the entire ground. Secretary Hay will soon make repre? sentations to the Russian government fully explaining the attitude of this country and pointing out that Russia has acted hastily and under a misap? prehension of the facts in her position of retaliation. The statement of the secretary of the treasury is substatial j ly as follows : Secretary Gage called attention to the tariff act of July 24, 1897, known as the Dingley act, which, among things, provides that if there be im? ported into the United States crude petraleum or the products of crude petroleum, produced in any country which imposes duty on petroleum or its products, exported from the United States, there shall in such cases be levied, paid and collected a duty upon said crude petroleum or its products so imported equal to the duty imposed by such country. "This provision was embodied ina circular issued to the officers of the customs, dated April 21, 1898, to J which was appended a schedule of 109 countries imposing a duty on pet roleum and its products. These countries in? cluded France, Germany, Austria Hungary, Russia, Spain and oractical ly all of the leading countries of the world. This circular was issued for the purpose of carrying into effect the petroleum provision of the Dingley tariff law. So far as known in the treasury department no importations of petroleum had been received into the United States until June 18, 1900, when an invoice of refined petroleum was received at Rochester, N. Y., manufactured from crude petroleum produced in Russia. The collector of customs at Rochester held that the re? fined article was subject to duty as a production of Russia and assessed duty accordingly. While the importation came from*England it was shown that the crude oil was produced in Russia. An appeal was taken from the action of the collector to the board of general appraisers at New York. This board on Jan. 23, 1901. sustained the collec? tor. "No protest or objection so far as the department knows, was received from any country against this decis? ion."' Upon this statement of facts the offi? cials are at a great loss to understand how Russia can feel aggrieved at the government's action and inaugurate a system of discriminating duties against products of the United States in consequence. It is hoped that Sec? retary Hay will be able to present the facts" so "that Russia will rescind her action and will show that she is not seeking to be unjust to this country in tariff matters. The cabinet feels that the administration has a strong case, and believes that if Russia is entirely friendly she will be made to see her action in this case has not been such as to call forth the most friendly feeling in this country. FIVE HUNDRED LASHES. Camden. Ark.. June 18.-Tom Wat? son, who with his wife swore that the negro Will Bussey, had committed an assault on Mrs. Watson, was taken out by a committee of citizens of Camden List night and given r>00 lashes. The affidavit of Watson and his wife was the means of Bussey having been sen? tenced to hang, but about three weeks ago Mrs. Watson made a written state? ment confessing that she had sworn falsely against Bussey. On learning this Gov. Davis suspended the sentence imposed on Bussey. Watson's wife swore that she was compelled by her husband to testify against Bussey. At the conclusion of the lashing Watson was placed on a train and given instructions not to stop in Arkansas. Avalanche in West Virginia. Keyser. W. Va, June IS.-An ava? lanche unparalleled in the West Vir? ginia Mountains occurred last night at Hopeville, Grant County, thirty eight miles from here. Great sections of the mountain side along the Poto? mac River for two miles rushed down into the beautiful valley. Thousands of tons of forest trees, immense rocks and earth came down, and the home of Mrs. Andrew Ours, a widow was completely wrecked. The twenty-year old daughter of Mrs. Ours was instantly killed and Mrs. Ours is in a dying condition. A little grandchild, who was spending the night with Mrs Ours, was grabbed by her when the first warning came, but escape was im? possible, and when found this morning the grandmother was buried to her waist in the debris, holding the child in her arms, above the chilly mud and stone in which she was fastened so tightly that, after many efforts, neigh? bors found it necessary to pull the bruised body out, leaving her clothes buried. The child only will recover. Miss Ours's body was found during the day. All day hundreds of visitors have gone to the scene, and others from far and near are going by carri? age and horseback, there being no nearer railroad point than Keyser, to visit the scene of the most remarkable mountain occurrence the State has ?ver known.