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VOL. XLIX. NO. 14 '.v UNION. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 7. 1899. $1.00 A YEAR.
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INSURGENTS' POWER WANING
IT IS THOUGHT THAT TIIK STRUGGLE
IS NEAR AN EM).
REBELS RETURNING TO HOMES.
General OtU I* Congratulated Ity Dewey
On the MHRnlflnent Work of the
Army lu l'ltlllpplnea.
A Manila dispatch under date of
April 3d says: The natives coutinuo
returning to their homes. They aro
ruining in an aiong uio American
lines, and mouy of them, seeing the
promises of good treatment are fulfilled,
are induciug tlieir relatives to
return to their homes.
Major General Edward S. Otis, commander
of the American military
forces, has received the following message:
"ilenrty congratulations on the most
magnificent work of the army.
"dkwky. "
The United States Philippines commission,
the lust member of that body,
Colonel Charles Denby, former minister
to China,having arrived in Manila,
will discuss the situation. The commissioners
aro hopeful of a speedy
restoration of peace, believing hostilities
will soon bo confined to the habitual
revolutionists.
lsngmiier uent>rnl Harrison Gray
Otis sailed for homo on board the
United States transport Sherman Monday.
He soys he believes the insurrection
has received its death blow.
The Sherman also has on hoard the
sons of Colonel John Hay, secretary
of slate, and Senator la'e, of Maine,
who have witnessed much of the fighting
with the army, and the hodiea of
Co'onel Harry 0. Egbert, of the Twenty-second
infantry, killed on March
80th, and other oflicera who have recently
fallen in battle.
General Wheaton has assumed command
of the brigade lately commanded
by General Otis. The Third and
Twenty-second regiments of Wheaton'a
command are returning to Manila
MrKMigrii Arc ItcintMirliii;.
Tie following cablegram was received
at the war department early
Monday morning:
"Manila, April 8.?Adjutant Gen?ral,
Washington: Present indications
l denote insurgent government in perilous
condition; its army defeated, discouraged
and scattered. Insurgents
returning to their homes in cities and
i vilinges between here and points north
I of Malolos, which our recounoitering
imrlies have readmit. nml <1??iro urn.
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tection of Americans. News from Visayan
islands more encouraging every
day. Otis."
The war department officials were
pleased by the cheering dispatch from
General Otis. Jt contains a great
deal of encouragement to them, and
those who know General Otis well say
he is not a man to take a roseate view
of the situation unless there is reason
for it. It is argued at the department
that the Filipinos have never been
used to the kind of warfare that the
Americans have given them, and for
reason they are now aware that it will
be impossible for them to accomplish
anything by lighting.
While there is disappointment because
the movement for the capture of
a large force of Filipinos was not succussful,
it is believed the pressing of
the insurgents steadily toward the
north, capturing their capital and driving
them from place to place has a
very discouraging effect upon the natives
who have been following Aguinaldo.
Jt is evident by the reference which
General Otis makes to reeonuoitering
parties that he is having tho country
thoroughly covered, and that tho information
which they aro giving him
is the basis of the dispatch received today.
It is believed ttint desertion will
soon deplete tho army of Aguinaldo to
little or nothing. That portion of the
dispatch relating to the Visnyans ro.
fers to the operations of which Iloilo
is tho capital. The group includes
Panay.liohol, Celui, N<gros and others
of less importance. Tho rebellion
against tho United States authority
was not very serious in these islands,
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..riiiK mill in ii|i ny fill iMhlirH'M OI A gUljin
Ido at Iloilo.
EX-GO VERXOK PIEItl'ONT DEAD.
1'olltlcnlly Known nil tlie Fnlliprof West
Virginia.
Hon. Francis Pierpont, tho first governor
of West Virginia, died Friday
night in Pittsburg, Pa., at tho residence
of his daughter.
Ex-Governor Pierpontwas the union
governor of the restored government
of Virginia organized in Wheeling at
tlie outbreak of the war bv the citizens
of what in now West Virginia, and
who then opposed tho Bc?osaion. He
waa tho principal agitator of tho division
of tho state before the war and a
prime mover in tho organization of
West Virginia aud lias since beou
known as tho father of that state.
MALOLOS EVACUATED.
| American Flee Now Files Over Againaldo'e
Kretwlille Capital.
I A Manila special says: The American
flag was raised over Malolos at 10
o'clock Friday morning. The Kansas
j regiment and the Montana regiment,
j on entering the city, found itpracticalily
deserted.
I It is evident that the rebels for some
' time patt had abandoned all hope of
| holding their capital, for the Ameri;
cans found there evidencos of elaborate
preparations for evacuation.
On the railroad the rails and ties for
about a mile had been torn upland
probably thrown into the,rivet. The
only prisouers captured were a few
Chinamen. They said Aguinaldo left
Malolos ou Wednesday. . '
The principal citizens of Malolos,
their families and goods have beeh
i uKt'ii iuiu vuu UUUUI17 uver iuu 1 uiu uuu,
while others departed on foot, carrying
their possessions and driving their
cattle and other animals before them.
Colonel Fuustou always at" the
front, was the first man in Malolos
followed by a group of dashing Kan*
snns. * The
Filipino flag which was flying
from the center of the town was hauled
down by some men of the Montana
regiment who triumphantly raised
their own above it.
From the columns of smoke arising
from the city it seemed as if the whole
place was ablaze. It turned out,however,
that only the presidencia or
government building, and a few of the
smaller buildings, had been set on fire
l?v the rebels before they evacuated
the place.
From tlio reports gathered by the
American officers, from prisoners and
others, it is believed that tfee rebel
army is constantly losing strength on
account of desertions, and that although
the enemy may make one or
two more stands, the forces of Aguinnhlo
will degenerate, in perhaps a
month, to a few hundred who may
contiuue waging only a guerilla warfare
in the mountains.
THAT HOLLA It DINNER.
Committee of Jrlf.rion Celebration Makes
Formal Announcement.
V.mr.nit \T lirnnjuiov Oc.cni).i> nf
the committee of arrangements for tbe
silver dinner to be given in the Grand
Central Palace, New Yodjt^bn April
19i.li, to commemorate tlte' birthday
of Thouins Jefferson, gave out the following
statement:
"To dispel all doubts in the mind
of the public, friends and admirers of
the Chicago platform and those who
have forwarded money for tickets for
the Jefl'ersoniau dinner, we, the only
uuth rized committee of arrangements,
in order to avoid all disputes
in future, hereby desire to announce
that tlio Jetfcrsonian dinner will be
given by Chicago platform democrats
on Wednesday, April 19th, at 7 p. 111.,
in the Grand Central Palace, at which
Mr. liryan be present and make an
address."
It is estimated that 51,000 will be
present at the dinner, of which 1,000
have already paid for seats.
FOR MURDER OF WOMEN
Two White M?>n and a Nfgro Are Hanged
At Troy, Alabama.
llichard Hale and Thomas Johnson,
white men,and Sam Rives,colored, were
bunged at Troy, Ala., Friday for the
brutal murder of Mrs. Ira Meyers, an
aged woman, and her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. E. Meyers, whom they killoci ami
attempted to burn at Josie, in December
last. Robbery was tlio incentive
for the deed. A plot hatched by tbe
prisoners to escape from jail Thursday
liiglit was frustrated.
Every effort was inado by the lawyers
and friends of tbe prisoners to
have the governor interfere. It was
thought that he might commute the
sentence of Sam Rivers, the negro,
who turned state's evidence and on
u Ihku out I mi nil v iliA U'ltitn mm worn
mainly convicted, but the facts did
not warrant even that, much on the
part of the chief executive.
CANDY FOR THE ARMY.
A1k<*> AiillioriiP. Supply of Svrrotiiirxt*
to lli< Ki'pt on llmitl.
llefore tlie departure of Secretary
Alger from Washington, he approved
a circular authorizing candies in half
pound packages to he kept on hand
for sale as staples to officers and enlisted
men of the army.
This is similar to action taken in
European armies, hnsed on recent discoveries
us to the food value of Biignr.
HOARD HAD DAY OF REST,
No WitiirimpH In tlie llfpf Inquiry Were
r.x )i hi i urn itiimiiin.t.
A Washington dispatch says: The
beef inquiry board had 110 witnesses
before it Monday. Major I.?ee, who
represents Major General Miles, presented
an additional list of witnesses
for tho board to summon and this list
was considered iu tho executive session.
Among those who are ready to
testify is Major Daly, who lirst made
tho charge that the refrigerated beef
had been chemically treated. General
Miles will also be given an opportunity
to reappear.
SEW LIVES WERE US! I,
PAKSEXUER STEAMER WRECKED ,
OX CAS^UET ROCKS. ?
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SHE FOUNDERED IN A DENSE FOG ;
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Vessel Carried One Hundred and Fifty '
Passengers?Scenes Were Most
Heartrending. (
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. The passenger steamer Stella, ply- j
in? between the Dort of Southamnton
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And the Channel Islands, crashed up- '
on the dreaded Casquet rocks, near the | '
island of Alderney, Thursday after- >
noon in a dense log, aud foundered in <
ten minutes, her boiler exploding as 11
she went down. ((
Reports as to the number lost are (
conflicting, but the officials of the Lou- t
don and Southwestern Railway Com- 1
pany, which company owns the boat, .
said that the drowned will not exceed
J seventy. 1
Other reports make the loss much c
higher.
Three boats, including a collapsible
boat, are missing.
The Stella left Southampton at noon r.
Thursday, conveying the first daylight ,,
excursion of the season to the Channel
islands. There were about 150 pas- f
seugers on board, and the crew num- 1
bered thirty-five men. The weather "
was foggy, but all went well until the
afternoon, when the fog became most n
dense. .
At 4 o'clock the - Casquet rocks and- ^
denly loomed up through the fog bank,
and the steamer almost immediately I
afterwards struck amidships.
The captain seeing that the Stella |
was fast sinking ordered the lifeboats 1
launched. His instructions were car- c
ried out with the utmost celerity and '
the women aud children were embarked 1
in the boatB. The captain ordered the ;
men to look after themselves.
A survivor states that he and twen- <
ty-flve others put off from the Stella in j
a small boat. The sea was calm, but
there was a big whirl ai ound the |
rocks. Whan this boat war a abort
distance away from tlie wreck tho boil- j 1
er of the Stella burst with terrific ex- | 1
plosion, and the vessel disappeared j '
stern foremoRt in the sea.
Tho last thing the survivor saw was ; 1
the figure of the captain of tho Stella *
standing calmly on the bridge and giv-1
ing his last instructions. The captain 1
perished with his vessel, owing to the j (
suction caused by the siukiug steamer
being very great.
Continuing, tho survivor referred to
said:
The suction was so tremendous that "
we thought our boat would bo engulfed.
I saw five boats and the collapsible
boat besides our own leave the J
wreck. They contained altogether between
eighty and one hundred persons.
Five of the hoata were soon
lost to view, but w? took a boat filled j
with women in tow, and the occupants
of our boat took tho oars in turn and ,
rowed all night long until most of us '
dropped asloep, thoroughly exhausted. 1
"We sighted a snagboat also in the
morning," said the survivor, "but the ! 1
Croat Western Railway Company's :
steamer Lynx, from Weymouth, had ^
meanwhile hove in sight. She bore
down on us and took all on board. ; '
She eventually landed us at Guernsey." j
Forty Survivor* Kennicd.
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iiJCVTreui ?cmtsrii luiuwiiy i om- \
pany's steamer Vera, from Soutbamp- i
ton, picked up forty others of the survivors
and landed them at Guernsey, t
Up to noon Friday 102 passenger* (
had been accounted for. Later accounts
say that the Htella had 140 pas- <
sengers on board, and that her crew t
numbered 4'2.
Another steamer of the same com- r
pany which arrived at the island of t
Guernsey about noon Friday reports
having passed many victims of the
disaster about the Casquet rocks.
The passengers all agreo that per- '*
feet order and discipline prevailed on i
board the Stella. The crew promptly
took up their station-* when the steamer s
struck, served out the lifebelts and | ^
lowered the boats. I
The scone at the moment of the v
sinking of the vessel was heartrending, t
Women were screaming and praying, 0
and people were clinging to spars and (
othor wreckage in all directions. v
Those who had succeeded in getting "
into the boats had a narrow esoapo:
from being engulfed on account of the j
suction caused by the sinking vessel, j
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x 111* ih'ihh wero wr uiieeii a
hours, (luring which time their occu- j
pants wore without food or water, and
as their clothes wer^ drenched, they , (
sulTored greatly. ' (
The disaster is generally attributed <:
to the high speed at which tho steamer i
was traveling in the fog. S"
Many pathetic incidents are reported, f
In several eases men lifted their wives
and children into tho boats and then I
perished themselves in their presence. 'I
One wife who was thus bereaved lost t
her reason. ji
A largo number of the survivors nr- { t
rived at Southampton without any ; (
clothing, clad only in blankets. | I
SPRING ELECTIONS HELD
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I Various Citim of MIoIiIknii, Oliln rikI
MontHilU.
A special from Detroit says: Mon- ,
ley's elections iu Michigan have not
hown any marked change in the gen rnl
political complexion of Ihe state,
vhich is normally repnblican, hut the
esult shows qnite heavy democratic
jaius in some of the larger cities, no- ,
ably so in Detroit, Grand Rapids,
Saginaw, Jackson and Kalamazoo.
On a generally light vote the repub- icans
hold their ownjajsmaller cities
ind throughout Ahe T^ral districts.
)f these about two-thirds,of the new
udgcs are republicans.
The republicans re-elect Judge
Claudius B. Grant as justice of the su- '
urenie court, by a majority of at least
>0,000.
Thomas E. Dorkworth, democratic
andidute for justice, ran nearly G,()()0
diead of Judge Grant in Wayne
sounty (Detroit), and Grant received
>nly a thousand plurality in Kent
ounty (Grand Rapids), which, in resent
years, has shown much heavier
epublican majorities.
The contest over circuit judges in
Detroit was extensively split up and
esulted in the election of three demo- I
'rats and two republicans re-elected. <
Democratic candidates for judges of k
he Detroit recorder's court won easily.
Mayor Loennecker, democrat, was
e-elected by a majority of 1,000 at
Tackson?a democratic gain of 750.
L'ho democrats carried Rattle Creek,
'lecting all officers excepting one allerman.
The democrats elected mayor
md three aldermen at Kalamazoo, and
he republicans city treasurer and two
ildermen.
The elections in Ohio were generaly
for municipal and township officers.
IVhile local issues usually control
liese spring elections, yet there were
>ther influences in some places.
John 11. Farley, democrat, was
sleeted mayor of Cleveland over Rob>rt
E. McKiknon, republican, the in umbent,
by a plurality of about 3,>00.
McKisson's defeat was due to the
lefection of republicans who voted
igainst him because of his bolt from
Senator Ilauna and bis pnrty during
he contest before the legislature a
rear ago last winter. The whole
ieket suffered somewhxi on nowmnf
>f the oppositie^ to ^JoKisson, but
lot enough to defeat any of the other
mudidatea. The vote was very heavy.
At Columbus a republican mayor ^
,vas elected for the first time in twelve a
renrs.
At Cincinnati the rejmblicaus have
i plurality of 7,000 and the present
lemocratie mayor was elected two
rears ago by almost as large a plurility.
At Toledo an independent republican
was elected on Pingree issues,
issisted by iinancinl complication.
At Dayton the democrats made millicipal
gain!;, but the republicans J
gained in the township, which seems
o ho the case throughout tliastate.
In the smaller cities as well as in
he rural districts the republicans
slaim gains. As u rule, the vote was
ight.
At Canton, the home of President -i
tlcKinley, James Robertson, republi- *
an, was elected mayor by thirteen
durality, a change from the present
lemocratie administration.
The result of tlieBntte, Montx, olecion
is a majority of about 500 for McCarthy,
democratic candidate for .
nayor. The republicans elected the '
ity treasurer, police magistrate and ]
our or five of the eight aldermen. 4
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j ii miHMouiH, ueusiLT, rcpumicnn, .
vas elected mayor nnd u republican *
najority in the council is elected. ?
Collins, republican, is elected inay>r
of Great Falls; the council is demount
ic. 2
Anaconda elects the entire demo- ^
rntie city ticket except police magisrate.
In Livingston, Smith, democrat, is *
dected mayor, witli practically the enire
democratic ticket. ^
IX PAYOR OF HKVKXITE At T. (
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Iiii|>ortniit llt'clMiou.
A Washington dispatch Rays: In the 6
upreme court of tiie United States ]
doiuliiy a decision was handed down
>y Justico Peckbam confirming the
alidity of the revenue act imposing
axes upon the transactions of boards
f trade and similar institutions.
In another caso a similar opinion
vns rendered with regard to tnxos
ipon transactions at stock yards.
KAY'N IMMl'NES KETl'K.V.
Lrrlvp al Snvnimnli From Culm on Trnnnport
Si'ilKH'Irk.
The Third United States volunteers a
Kay's immunos) arrived at Savannah,
In., Sunday from Sagua do Tanainon '
in tho transjiort Sedgwick. The reg- rnent
will go into detention cani]> at
lapelo, the federal <iuarantino station,
or five days.
With tho regiment thoro are a mini?er
of ladies, the wives of officers,
'heso will have to undergo disinfec*
ion and quarantine the same as the
n ivate soldiers. Kay's regiment was ^
ho first volunteer command to go to ^
Juba after the cessation of hostilities,
t has had a nine months' tour of duty.
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Surplus, July 1, 1898, ----- 5,627,584.24.
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C. T. RAWLS, Oeneral Agent, Ashevllte, N. C.
M. A. riOORE, Jr., Resident Agent,
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