The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, October 06, 1899, Image 2
BRITISH GOLD SEIZED ~j
NEAR JOHANNESBURG
Transvaal Authorities Secure
About ?500,000.
TEAIN HELD UP BY BOERS '
Situation It. m>tins u? Strained us Ever, '
Mud War It Momentmlly Expected
to llrruk Out, Though Some Still
llopo Kor Pence,
Ixjndon, Oct. 4 ?Tho most eon^a- j
clonal news from South Africa tbLj '
morning >9 a reiteration of yostenlay'n ,
report of the acquisition by the Trans
vaal authorities cf ?500,000 in gold
which was en the way to Capo Town
from Johannesburg. Tho confirmation
of the story conies from two sources.
Tho Cape Argus asserts that the Loors
made the seizure at Vereeuigeng, tho
amount being the week's shipment of
field on the way from tho Rand to Capo i
Town, and forwarded the ticasuto to
Pretoria.
Tho report is also con firmed by a cablegram
received today by a mining
company in London from their representatives,
which is to the effect that
the train upon which ho was traveling
from Johannesburg to Capo Town was
held up nnd looted by llocrs, who secured
?300,000 in poid, tlio amount
being considerably less than tlio original
estimate.
There is nothing vory tangible in to- I
day's war news; but the situation remains
as struiued as ever, unless hope
may be derived from the apparent tact
that the forces on the frontier are regarded
by both side* as wholly dofeu ive
for the present and from the statement
that Mr. J. II. Hotmoyer, the
Afrikander loader in Capo Colony, is
arid prepared to endeavor to secure the
adhesion of the Transvaal government
to the "irreducible minimum," proposed
At the Bloemfonteiu conference to President
Ksnger, by Sir Alfred Miiuer, the
British h'gh commissioner, il the imperial
government will stand by the high
commissioner's original proposal.
The Stock Exchange was influenced
^werinring tiio opening hour* today by
^^^ajniinors that Q,ueeu Victoria bad
Steyn hoidiiigouTTbrt^mTobrautdi, and
by a reporc that the Boers had been defeated
in a small engagement. Prices
rose, hut thero was u speedy rulapso i
Tjvlien both stones were disercaitod.
^ir William Vernon llarcourr, the dis- i
T ihi?uK.t?l<.cm-.. ....?f I
jinriiavieut for W?st Monmouthshire,
lias andcher attark in today's paper*
upon the ppiicy of the secretary of state
for 'bo colonies, -Jr- Joseph Chamberlain.
He reiterates his origiual statexnenc
that Mr Chamberlain's assertion
that the Transvaal refused to redress
the grievance* pf the Uitlanders is tho
reverse of the case, and he ionises that
Great Britain ?s respoh. bio. for "s!nu?ming
the door in the iaco Of" President
Kroger just when crraupeXtictif? were
appr arhiuj? a settlement". "
Advices ir?>ra ('arc Town annonn.ee
tjhs;d Ce.neral fcir Clborgo Stewart \yiii:e,
T. 0.%. wiio will command the British
forces jn Natal, wiii proceed to Durban
today. On his arrival at Cane Town,
ho found the situation on tho Natal harder
so grave that ho w.recl for imme a
are rrauspertai'ou :or ui in self and s:ali
to Durban, ana iho British recoud class
cruiser Porte was placed at his disposal.
KRUGER TRUSTS IN LORD.
He Says ltocr.i Are Right and "Will
Have Nothing to I'Vitr.
Pketouia, South Africa, Oct. 4.?A
more extended account of the sucecli of
President Krugor at the adjournment
ot the rnads yesterday is obtained. According
to trust worthy reports, he said:
"Everything points to war because u
spirts of falsehood has overtaken other
countries and because the people of the
Transvaal wish to govern themselves.
Although thousands may come to attack
us, wo have nothing to fear, for
the Lord is the final arbiter and he
will decide. <
"Bullets came by thousands at the j
time of the Jameson raid, but the
burghers were untouched. Over KK)
were lcilled on the other side, showing
- that the Lord directed our bullets. The
Lord rules the world."
Mr. J. M. A. Wolinarans, one of the
two nonoflicial members of tho exceu- j
tive council, said ho hoped that when
the raads reassembled they would be
without a convention and wqahl In n
free people. God he declared, "iad
often used Euglam' to brir," the burgh >
era bacKtothe fai'ir of their forcfotb 1
ers In tLe course of his spt.ch ho ox- ' j
claimed:
England has refused everything, . {
even arbitration." i ,
England Jfu) lug Our Mukf.
K ir\vr Ynnk'- Hit 4 \crnrtf a r\t
British government are now in ibis | j
.country picking up ho- ses anil mules b; i i
the hundreds and tuo arranging for i
*pe<?dy shipment. New York dealer.'. i
nay that 12,000 horses a id mules are to hi : v
bought for use in South Africa. Scrne art |,
to be shipped from gulf ports, others from i
New Yorl^? Is hia long b.?"n Jen wb .
that American hor es are meting ex- ;
Ccptional favor abroad, but. it was not i .
hitherto understood ti.ftt our stock \vat
so highly r egnrde 1 a 9 this action o. | '
the British war office would seem to j :
.indicate.
j, Want SIcKlnlcy to Mediate*
Nkw "fops, Oct. 4.?Hie World last '
night telegrapUe/l to President McL* aley
the first installment of signatures to ]
a petition asking him to oflhr tlio i
friendly services of th; United fctkte.J in , i
mediation between Great Br item ana , r
the Transvaal.
L i
An Ultimatum I rem Skrugor.
Paris. Oot. i.*? A number of papers i <
say that the Boarn have scat nu ulti i
matnm to England demanding the with- *
4rawalof ti e troops t/ow the fren'ier-;
vrltnin 48 hour;'. The papers ooug*Atulate
Prssident Kiager lor oouuaa to
th?s deoUiM. _ j
president ahorade
tft flee mm
He Admits Defeat by Ilc.kir.^
Ready For Departure.
REBELS HEARING CAEACAA
liisur^ont tiomlvi' II fr.Ans J r.:'. Attaclciiij;
the CnpAul !J t-.u-- ot i!:
Slaughter ?.f N iilC ml;ul..tits '! Ji
Wou.ii K..il. \v.
Kkw Yt < > t. ?A oablo Ai j at h
has heou ivci A I in tin
rticas, Vcai'tu 'a. to t' .>
i nniui'iu .:: ir:ii:' ... . . .
for hiuisc'.f rial . y >
lino steamer 1 h:i ' : .. '
Li Guayra oti O .. 1Q for I
Rico, ami Ny.v v :'.c. i
boliove.l i:a w.'.\ t
It' this u::-:;atea i.> av.ti; . ' *
that Pros:.5, i;*. Ami. :
defeated 1 y thn l: ; ; . \
lotivo tho comitr.- t > :v i .
Latest udvhn ; 1
Genera; l.'aMro a
are at KI Yah a, v. ?r
from Cara ;a Gou .
over, ba3 i o<- a i :
capital, a . .. i i
lo.-s of the hv. : . :
persons. 11 w:
K?no tho governi; . .i
tho city. latti . bow *. r,
disposition t tie- : r
eivo battle.
These revolutionary I
augmented i y ; .
Jo.-a Maiiu -i lb.
prison in t . '. i.
have it ;;.i.t ind ; ii.t;
tra forces.
Gem ral .van r i A ?
oral llo:in ud( ..'a ] . < .... s. 1
bci n appoint. i nr.:; > v
i:tato Ot L .. . :
ro'.v-l ban*;-.
General A - t !
ki.lo.i Pt-oriidiMii . i .
There tir !)OW bill i to 1 i 11 3,
political ! ; in ?'
Tho news of 1.1 .
assort oti. ;
of tli> ir.--e.tr ...
firm re - v
nit oss ti:
OTIS REf-Oi'V. C
."1.1 rij* I. ; i' i! I ;
II ?'fi:! I ":
Yv.\ jii.v. ,
Lai cal l i tlio wu:' t it tha
low in ? c i >. .
gagonicuts v. i;ii
"Guptcda I'o*' tacked
in:; . .1 i. .
pro-?. Art c instant; Liu it (
Sixth infurry, killed; D;\
tlvtn Otl 1 1 r ::
Ol the (-! . \i ; m
in;: ro! bi-rv; iv i:>
aiumanitiou and tt . .
uoiJva It :*hl < >: . U( . '
\\
Last c.ff n
Captain 111" - .
killed; L;ei: i .
tlil'ii - , W.
kitieri it:.ii . mil i iu. < : 1 ;
port not 3't > a
^ tai uuv* - .
less
TTesterday onmny atte ' v
driven off
our i .iMitii coven
wouii' i. :
number woni .1 u.
' Jfonrth cavairv r > u-.o. . .
terday ./put I rn.it:
irattta An-i ' A
no other carnal tifn u ltd tii
with cou-irier.r i 1. "Advanr;
I : 0^ . I'.ri j.> r,
out from H.::s Anton. > an . 1- . :.i
V.'.ear San iVmun 1.:. ). . y. .ay l>v
Bo!omen. Result of ca .. . or
overconfident-3 u> 1. 'hvi
Our Warslrp .ji ij . C.:: tyra.
Washington*, O.-t. '. ? T ie j> . - i"cpart
men c U.. " v ' ?
dispatch from Caj . t:> ?. 1, < :n |
uiandiug t <? Ih.-tr "i. ;
i.?Detroit arrived today. At it tioo of '
tive days .udii'.< : :
it!?ui...
Will lt-AV ill; ili
builowith the l,\.
learn the ; t . . I
representative. tied) Hemphill." !
A 1 ' " i 'I ' I *i * ? I : -i '.
Ijr.lTII, fit >*' * 11 . : t
is :it.!U)tv.r. :
V .ttakv l-r
iiab'lst c.;t-5.? *
ion o in.at :
, no i! *in >
;n t' j ..
I 4. l*. - .
JLot:- C.:. ?
1 7 of t i:>
p ... , a .. i i . .
aoou today. '' he r ;in?
board 01' directors tor tin 1
; * < i j: J uu< :j j : :
proved.
tC'ill. illilll 1 o.. 11 .
iiliJ.l i.
: lied at t: 0
i..d had <
i'ay tc .
3. t ie cc..T
V liow ! vrr . 1
Wiu'lT <: / V
pat. b to v. /
van l.ojpif.i :-o;n ' I ; >ri ,
joune'? rbo a:-;;... j .
it 'Xauiptco
*
Olf !''??r X'!. <?. .>.
Washington, oot. * - . j ? ..-j."
lant'H Ppscial tiv.iu iOh. : . t:?.
i-jrfcuwesf toft tb." Peuu yWfl ..t,.... ' .
i?jr? ac 0 o'olv V. !.us uun,;4.
Tro??p-i j ?'.? i ?t le. . i .?; -I.
Popi I.an j>, Of.. Oct. 4
iOti? r?gim >t bus an a
lyr*?? - -r-i?^? t>4W j??Kaua. .
ROYAL WELCOME TO
OcWEY IN NEW YORK
'
Two rays' ColebMtion In the
Admiral's Snor.
LAND AND NAVAI* PARADE
scores or Mi pi AlikKo thi? Tj ttter tho
tiraiidc&t Mttrlael'.ig'iiut Kv?*r Sreii
J ii m i lou uiid St i tc Troops Cont" but"
to tlin Formei?ucoi'rs.
<::\v Yor.K, Sept. 20.?Tbcro was a
. i naval parado up the Hudson river
i . ;.? , in honor of Adiuiial Dewey,
v. i. ) : rivo 1 from Manila Tuesday. Feo
. < national t rciuincuco were aboard
.. .ins vessels ia tlio procession."
i;-C c curred to mar tlio pageant,
i eclipsed anything of tbo kin I
v \ i'.neshcd in tbeso waters, tbo
<of many splendid maritime dis
1 o'clock bhr.rp tb^squadron got
iii way. Ir was uninspiring mot
tbo coram a starter up tbo harbor
i t;. great naval parade began to be
. r. ality.
; came tlie poiico boat Patrol,
. v.. a the apex of a v.*edgo spread.it
to tbo lifeboats Now Yorker and
i;. which followed abreast.
j .it a Sandy Ilook, having on
'. tbo >vor and representatives of
rci N w York, with standards
i i . < i y Hying from fore and afc
nn d nloug6ido the Olyuipia",
b;p of Admiral Dewey, on tbo
I > r: s;.4t\
; t i:c Olympic. came the armored
>w York, tho flagship of liear
: .! t'n:up?.-:oft, with her big turrets
. . . ajiroaxiiyr like a proving
-ne followed in tbo vako oi
I 1" , . '-'villi* Tiift niiipofTA hrnntrlil
> :c r of tho oolainu. Following
v Yuri; ware the two llrstclass
.:i.i r- Indiana and Massachusetts
r. ai' of ihosd modern engines
i cine over 300 vessel of all sort a
: Thcro wore Ridewhcelors.
1 loi :r c boats and every kind I
: r a -aning vessel.
pr. t smon moved without a hitch j
s:' } !' ?' ? .t'io 01yuii'iajjry,^CT(
-0 ' where |
v. L^i i '" a tj10 parade.
***?' . ?ho parade was dismissed.
tlit re was a magnificent Tire- |
All vehicle'", excepting i
v. ro excluded from Brooklyn j
i i ;v tiio roadways conld bo j
:i ians to see the firoworks. :
. of tha second day's celoi
an imposing land parade, ,
r '.lb,Odd troops from vari- I
? ; he TTnicn took part, bo- !
' r'.c-s loading civilians.
Dewey was wildly ehce;oc
: us-.nds all a'ong the line of
. . -ion, which he reviewed on
r lire triumphal arch, a cos.ly
. c:.-d at tbo intersection of
. iway and Fifth avenue.
. r Admiral tfchley divided the lion- j
. v. .a io t ntral figure of tbo day.
sve 1 ;v demonstration second j
r to t iat of Dewey.
i in tho day a beautiful loving I
: : > -'it of the city cf New York, j
u reel to 11io admiral.
A i Dewey loft tho city Monday
i hiiyton to receive tho 8Wt>rd
. : Liftii i.y coujrrcis.
WE.Y AT THE CAPITAL'
. XIiin by Congress Form- |
ally Prcsepfe<J.
\ - ::r ; rox.Oct. Ik ? Admiral Oowey
c- c i >i Washington last night and was
\ a welcome hardly second to
i no received in New York. A huge
; -vi i am io and tho meeting of the adi'.ai
and Pre-siiicnt McKiuley at the
\\ hit Houpo were tho featnros.
}. today the admiral was ef? :
c< i .a iu the capitol, where President
i lil Km i y formally presented tfce 6word
I von d him by congress, tho ceremony
I King one of the most impressive that
| ii uver occurred in this city.
Admiral D0WC7 was visibly affected
1 r the ssordsof Presidentilc^iinley and ]
i Secretary of the Navy Long, and tears
l!- d hiseyes as he accepted the jeweled
v upon, u token cf tho nation's estoem:
Ynctit Kiic.1 Declared on- 1
New Yokk, Oct. 3.?Tho first of the
series of international yacht raoes between
the challenger for America'senp,
Siv Thomas Upton's Shamrock, and tho
American defender, the Columbia,
1 1 .1 , Wit t do V r\%rr?v a 'IA i?iln
. WIVI it UU-IIIUO >/UUioo 11UIU j
. .wiily llcok lightship, the course being |
'< miles down the Jersey coast and
Lack. The Shamrock was leading by a
narrow margin wheii the boats ware bei
'.lined within 3 miles of tho finish, and
.. the timo limit expired at that timo,
the race was declared off.
'tr il After Two Years.
. ! , Cot. 3.?Thomas Rol
neurit, or. Dec. lo, IdyV, nl
. O , waylaid and shot t,
rohant of that placo r.t
. . ii tho country. He was revi'.
,1 in C,av county, apj it
< ?n Cove Sjprugs. Iran c
two of Buinwell count',
i co pi till on Saturday, s
o papers for Robin sow,
y for Greco Cove, to r?c
y.vcy tho prison or back to
j : Car inn for trial.
A in . in ttoi.rge In Berlin.
?7. C., Oct. 3.?Profoaarr
McCoy of the Preb'oytoria i
Winer bus aunouuoed tb*
ct ot the American Institm >
J".,..unices and Art in Berli: ,
.it" will be i.n Anioiica i !
. iii the German' capita',
i a ?iu:nb:*r of tho lead in j
.1 - :-: ifiaa3 and artists in i s
ptiu number of America<i
v.ivadv been enrolled. Mi *
x. :f;. :: southern lad/, will be f j5
uc'.pal.
S nntor Tillman Settles.
C-oi.v; ta, S 0., Oct. 8.?Sentor Ti l*
i. ,-t ii .3 settled with the attoruoy gen(
, l.v ch" ' k, for tlfC amouDt the legi t><
i,;a*ingcotrirni5tft > found 1 o
> upuitoutiary? ^.iOtJ.06. This!
ii.j articles got from tbo je.iomg
the a Innnisurutio i ?fj
. . m N< il, the items ruging fro<a
groom ie# to a carload of brick.
.^^^111/ iMiji'ifflUIW??
VERDICT TO BE SET ASIDE.
Father of a Ly N?gro Sceli* to
KecoVrr O.iIIIxgi'S.
CnAtifcEsTOlf, Oct. 2 ? Lawredco
I Brown, an innocent negro, was accused
, of incendiarism in Orangeburg county
! in 18117, and discharged by request of
th? prosecutor and subsequently Jynchcd
i at fUtlton station. Under tha clause of
tbo new state constitution aud subse?
' quent legislative acts, tho father of
! Brown sued the connty of Orangeburg
. for $10,000 damages i
It was the first case nnder the now
1 lnw and attracted general attenrtoti 1
1 throughout the country. At the first (
I trial, iu September, 181)8, the verdict ;
. was for tbe defendant county, the judgo
I holding that the act only implied in i
j rases whero pri-oners were taken from <
j officers and lynched. Tbo state su
' preiue court reversed this opinion end j
j the caso was called again in court ut ]
j Oituigeburg. 1
The testimony proving tbo lynching I
I was overwhelming, though one of the 1
! county's lawyers, in spite of the fact.
1 that Brown's body was riddled with f
bullets and bis hands and feet tied, i
churned that the negro had committed
uicids. The jury in half an hour re- t
turned a verdict in favor of the county.
notice Juis been given of a motion to j
| jOf aside tho verdict on the gronud that 1
] it is a miscarriage of justice, and Pre fi
I tiding Judge Gage will doubtless so or- t
! dor, and his net will bo approved by the i
I best citizens of Orangeburg oounty. J
SLEW HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW. a
| Well Iciiowii Young S.>v.111 nah 51 a 11 c
Killed a .Mere Hoy. li
! IfjiyANNAii, Oct. G. ? \V. S. Moll, n e
well known yogng syhite mau, shot and c
1 killed his brother-in-law, James Buz (
j bee, a lad 15 years old.
Mell, it seems had some (rouble with ^
' bis wife, who is Buzbeo's sister. She
i*ft l):p liouso and attempted to talis
her biby child, but .Moil refused to let 1
her hive it. She communicated this c'
fact to her jicop'.o and young Bczbeo
went to Mail's house. p
. Mill was'on ibo plaza when Buzbee Is
j came up and, Btu'ndi^goutB'.ilo 'ho gato. a
a-ke.l h: 111 or i!rP?- APrvCli a2 oath
him off. and just otSWaV ^
tinio Mrs. Mali and hbr mother, 01
I Mrs. Bajtbeo, came no. Young Buzbee l<
reaoucci ove* tun tepee una piCKca up
tho child, which hail run out to greet
the mother. Moll to! I Buzbeo to drop
the cliild or ho would kill hiui. ^
"All riulif, kill," Bnzbee replied, as L
he lifted tho baby over the fou o.
Moll lired twice, ono shot taking of- *fccr
in tho abdomen, aud Bazboe died tl
within half an hour. Slell was at one:: 1,1
placed under arrest.
STATE PURCHASES FARMS.
Vorth Carolina Settles tho Convict w
Iwtbor Q.i -stloii. Ql
R.\l.niaii, Oct. ;3.?Tho luut legislature
directed that $95,000 in "bonds be isiuod
for the purchase of farms to be operated "
by convicts. Last mouth the state bought "J
the Caledonia farm of 7,200 acres on tin ftj
Roanoke rivor, for $05,0u0, and now it
decides to buy the Au?ott farm, mar ^
V/auesboro, for $22,000. It k; the plp.n ^
to employ wpite .convicts on the Auzou JU
county, und uetfroei op the Caledonia c
farm.
The purchase of these farms, which N
had been leased for several yars, settles
the question as to convict labor. It is 13
found to be more prolitablo outside than
inside tho pouitoutiury. As few convicts
a3 possible will be emoloyed insido,
pnjy tppble ono?, United btates prison- fll
oners ana wumcti, bi
ATLANTA WANTS DEWEY. ?
A Committee to Korumiiy Invite tlin m
Admiral South. P
ATLANTA, UCl. X?l>llirlUg ttlO fOCep- tl
tion to Admiral Dewey iu Washington
this week, a committee from the chain- !j^
ber of commerce, tho municipal council
and tho Business Men's league of At- n
lanta will prosc-nt him a formal inviia- pi
tion on behalf of tho city and the south
to bo hero at tho mrno tuno that Lieutenant
Brumby, who is a Georgiuu, b1;
oomes on a visit to his family and :c!a ni
tivos. Hf
Rear Admiral Schloy has already ac- ,u
captiid yi iuyitatjon ro cQiue. aud an 8t
eft or t will be ntudu to 1)$?? tho three
naval hi rocs hero at the sumo time,' *e
sp
A Dt-part incut of II:story.
Gaffxey, S. C., Oct. 2.?The trustees
of Liinestcin; college l}ayo ,determined to bi
establish as a feature of their institution tfc
a department of history, in which, without
neglecting other branches of tho
subject, particular attention will be paid
to the history of tho southern states. It
is nronose.d to mako T.ininainna
-- r c ? n 4*
center of historical investigation. ^
Anglc-Vem zii -1 it it Aw.ud.
ct
Pakis. Ott. 3 ? By the decision of the tj.
Anglo Venezuelan boundary arbitration it
commission, eouie of (xre.it Jlritaiu's l)'
claur.s as to tho interior and on the coast
arj disallowed. K> r frontier will start ol
at .tho Waim river. Tho award is J1
considered in tho natnro of a com promise
rather than as favoring Venezuela.
A lii.t !>? : ) In Ore Land.
liniSTO/., Teuu., Oct. 2 ?The Vir- of
gmia Iron, Leal and Cokp company ban *n
acquired iron oro property in Craig and f.
Aih'k'henev counties. Va , to tho extent P1
o:' $500,000. 'i'no company lias also an i
option on *5,000 ocres of coking lands j P*
near tho West Virginia line. Tho con- ;
corn now has eight iarnaces in blast. nt
Accused of ('otiiilerf.-llliig.
EiltdlNOHAM, Ala., Oct. 2. ?George
H. Johnson, n printer by r.oeupat'ou,
br.s been nrrostcd by Uuitod States V1
Deputy Marshal Vanghen. Itischargod
that he lias bean oounterfflitim* ?? ?/< t
his house were found teo mcalda for J
the Riannfaoturo of uiokols, besides ?
lot of spurious coins. u
A Shooting at Tiillnpoosii.
Taij-apoosa, Ga , Oct. 2.?Dock Worn
mack, a farmer of thi.?r vicinity, was c*'
shot aud Instantly killed here by John
Lin.-r, a rather tdugli cbnraoier. Hursb ^
words had passed between the men. |V
The murderer reaped. A seward o! i
?100 has been offered for bie arrest. y*
? i
FAKE COTTON QUOTATIONS
New UrlrMtu Kxeh tinge Suspends lJusl
tiess Temporarily.
New Orleans, Sept. 29. ? Intense ea
citemont prevailed on the Cotton Es
change today and the directors of the or
change have met and suspended basi
ness. The New York market was closet
today and the only quotations to com
this morning to guide the local invest
ors were from Liverpool.
Tho market had scarcely oponed whei
tho operators became paralyzed by tbi
advices tliat clicked from over tho ocean
It 6howed futures jumping in leaps am
bounds. In half an hour tho report
ihowed that the Liverpool market hat
jumped nearly 1 oent.
At 10 o'clock a meeting of the di
reotors was called and prompt actio:
was taken suspending all business.
While the telegragh wires wera bring
ng the news of the leans and bounds a
Liverpool private cables to promiueu
oeal cotton firms were bearing the now
hat there had been little or no chatigi
"pom yesterday in the Liverpool market
Jlhis at once raised tho suspicions of tin
iperators and caused tho hasty meet
ng of the directors.
The directors officially announce tha
KMtay's suspension is duo to fraud.
Tho exchange declared nil contract;
n futures null and void. TJiis ac.ioi
vas iajren on tue aitvico of i-J L) Sauu
lers, counsel for tho exchange, whi
laid flint all contracts raudo this dai
laving been based on fabo n p. rts fron
Liverpool as to price, tho cousoijt es
ontial to a valid contract v.'as wanting
nd tho contract was therefore void.
Cotton exchanges iu c-ties through
ut the south wero upset by tho fraudu
ant quotations and liiauy dealers sulT
red heavy losses. These threaten tc
onte3t the matter iu tho courts.
SARTER GOES TO PRISON
ferdiet of the Courtiiwirtl.il Approved
by President MrK nl>y.
Washington, Sept 30. ?Captaiu Obcrn
M. Carter, who was convicted by
ourtuiartial of misappropriating govrnmout
funds while iu ehargo of the
arbor improvements at Savannah, Ga.,
i sentenced to live years'imprisonment
nd to pay a fine of $5,000. This senjuce^wrii-fcyproved
by tho president toSfy
Captain Carter is now at Goyrnor's
island under arrest and the soqinco
will begin immediately.
The verdict of the court was as fol>ws:
"And iho court does theroforo senmce
the accused, Captain Oberjin
arter, corps of engineers, U. S. A., to
a dismissed from the service of the
fuited Stares, to suffer a tine of ?5,000,
> bo confined at hard labor ut such place
i the proper authority may diroct for
vo years and the crime, punishment,
uino and place of abodo of tho aocu-e i
, kn 1 i
? uo |iuoii9ucu m luo newspapers in
ml about tho station and tho state from
liich tho accused came or where ho
sually resides."
Following is the formal approval of
10 vordict:
'The findings of the oourtmartial in
10 matter of the foregoiug proceedings
<ninst Captain Oberliu M. Carter,
jrps engineers. U. S. A., are hereby
pproved as to all except the following:
"Charge 11, specifications 7. 8, 9 and
). Charges 111, specifications 3, 4, 5,
7, 9, 11 and 20, which are disapproved,
nd the sentence imposed by the courtlartial
upon tho defendant, Qborliu M.
arter, is hereby approved."
IEAL?S SHORTAGE PAID UP,
>o n els in c ii of the Colonel Sunt In
J heir Checks.
Columbia, S. C., Sept 80.?Tho short;e
of Colonel Neal, 90 far as his threo
nndsmen are liable, has been paid,
plopel Wilie Jones, cashier of the
arolina National bank, sent the attorBy
general his check for $937.47, and
. H Haltiwnnger and W. Scott Pope,
le other bondsmen, did likewiso.
This pays fop the money and articles
jtually misappropriated by Colonel
eal. The total amount charged against
olonel Neal is $11,800, but tho Carona
bank cashed worthless notes for a
irt of the amount and bears the loss.
The action of the bondsmen iu payig
the amount Colonel Neal was found
.rill 1"? ^
,v,?? ?? iiui ump uiui ui me criminal
rosecution which is to be brought
?ai?8t him, but on the Other band it
akes the case against him all the
rongor, as the payment by his bonds*
en is an acknowledgement of his malusance,
for which they nre held relonrtble
by ti,e tsrais qf tpo bond.
But by paying the ariioutit of $2,814.,
the bondsinen will undoubtedly
roid being sued, and if suit were
ought and judgment obtained nguiust
iejn it would bo for the full amount of
10 bond,
I< Ire ut l'hciiix City, Ala.
Columbus, Ga.. Sept. 80 ?Fire has
istroyed ten houses in Phenix City and
te loss is but half oovered by insurance,
he fire originated in the residenoo oolpied
by J. L Moon, in the heart of
to town, from a defective flue, nnd had
not been for the liolp of the Columns
fire department several blocks might
vvo be.m swept. This makes the *ecld
fire that Phenix City has hud lately,
id quito a vigorous move is on in that:
wii foi fire protection.
Atlunln to Honor llruinhy.
Att.anta, Sept. 80?The committee*
citizens which lias in charge the arngonionts
for the public reception t >
iag Lieijtenant Brumby of the Qiynv
a nave commuuicated with him ana
i soon as m. names a t.iuo to ha here,
eparations for the presentation of tha
rcrd from the people of Georgia, his
itive state, will be made.
Idle Furnaces to Itosuino.
Anniston, Ala., Sept. 80 ? Oaptnin T.
. Bush, president of the Alabama
msoliduted Iron and Coal company, in
i interview states that tho furnace at
orton, which is being relioed, will be
it in blast in abont two weeks and the
h<r Ironton furnace and the one at
adsdeu in abont 00 days.
Prtnord While Children Died.
Taixulah Faixb, Oa , Oot. 3 ?Three
lldron of a widow, Mrs Fanny Scott,
;ed 1, 0 and 8 years, were burned to
ath in their homo near bore The
oaier bad left tho little ones locko l a
e noaso while she attended a donee it
reported that uhs has lost her retuou.
i. BOARD REMOVES DOUTHIT.
I- Ldqtior Commissioner Found Short u
Thousand Dollars.
: Columbia, S. C., Oct. 4.?A bomb
; could not have caused more of a sensa;
tiou, bad it dropped iu tbe dispensary
i- board of control meeting yesterday,
1 thau did tbo report of tbe special come
mitteo of that board appointed a month
'< ago to investigate tbe management of
tbe iustitntion, which is under the
1 direct charge of Commissioner J. B.
0 Doutbit.
j Mr. Dontbit was elected by tbe legis^
ture to be a member of tbe bonrdof conj
trol and was then elected state liquor
commissioner. Ten days ago tbe chairman
of tbe board, on verbal reports .
tuado to him by tbe investigating comnii
f fon rontrv/\lrlr?*-*?*<??
,,,VV| *vujvf w? x/waaoc^ci VUIBU?
Yesterday tho board did not hesitate
fivo minutes in removing Commissioner
I Douthit. No action has yet loeu taken
as to prosecution,
i Tho commissioner \raa found short
J j $1,155 in the ooutrabaud department?
that is goods to that umonut liavo been
3 1 disposod of by him on his own account.
But tho sensational feature is what the
. j committee describes as tho perpetration
of "a fraud on tho people of South Carqiina."
i | By order of the commissioner, whisky
of thp common "oue X" brand was bo?.
4 tied off hy the tin u?auds of gullcu? and
. . labeled "three X" and "four X." the
' charges on the consumer beiug corres.
pepdingly increased. Also case goods
~T ! of tho mnuufacturer of ono house and
' | inferior wero labeled with the name
and Kuaranteo of another firm of na'
tioual reputation. This was done in
tho case of several firms that supplied
"case goods" to tho dispcusary, the dispeasaty
doing tho bottling.
? CAMP OF REFUGE SET UP.
ilacltson Ye I low l'< vt'r Suspect* to
Closely \VHtcli?'<f.
Jackson, Miss , Oct. 4.?Surgeon 11.
, It. Carter of tho Uui ed States marine
hospital scrvico has beou horo for the
past two days for the purpose of estatyJishiug
a camp of refugo for the po^:
. yenienco of tho Jacksou sijspects whq
niay have been exposed tp tho fever in?
fectiou. The camp will be maintained
by tho marine hospital service,
This step is taken as {> sanitary measure
and will undoubtedly j reveut the
rapid spread of the disease. It is contemplated
that where a jiew focus is established
to nut tho balance of the UP
mates of tlie nopse to go tp this camp
i for a period of ten days, where their
clothing wiil bo thoroughly fumigated
and disinfected, and thou the?o persons
can go to any othor point not ip>arautinea
against, Jacksou.
All the pre.misos in which a case ot
fever has oocurrod here aro stilt under
guard and wiil remain no until tho
homes aro thoroughly fumigated.
STATE TAX BOARD MEETS.
Commission It, vises tin* lit 11 on W lilcU
It lists I 1'.m>n Working.
Atlanta, Oct. 4.?The state tax commission
met fcr its fiual session at thb n
capitol this morning for tho purpose of
thoroughly revising and preparing fof
the consideration of tho legislature th6
tax bill which has'engaged t^e attention
Qf tho commission during the
sumuiftv.
Tho commission wag tq have met op
Monday, but on account qf the enforced
absence of ueveral of the leading mem- ^
bers the meeting was postponed until
today.
The meeting of tho commission, r.s in
the past, will be executive, and it is
probable that all remaining to be done
can bo completed in the course of fwq
or threo dava.
Tho tax bill framed by the commission
will (alto the place of a largo number
of bills introduced ip the hou|e at
the last session and still in the hands of
committees;
'i 11 It* t1<* Annuls t'oetreels,
Savannah, <Jct. 4. ?Paptaiq (3. &
Gillette, United States engiueer ip
charge of tho Savannah district, has an
nu;led the contract of the Atlautio Ooui
trading company for building a breakwater
in Ty bee roads. He was ordered
to do <<o by the chief of engineers. This
in cue remit of the imprisonment of
Captain O. M. Cartor. The contract
annulled was entered into Oct. 8, 1896,
by C:\ptaiu Carter as engineer in oharse.
Quarantine Jttjw 1t? inovetf.
Montgc jieity, Ala., Oct. 4 ? Thegpyornor
has ordered the auaranfiue tqmoved
in this stato on and after Oct. 8,
both as to persons and freights from
that part of the state lying north of the
thirty-fourth degree qf latitude, This
lino pulsus just tftnth of Qadscjou and
Attalln on the Alabama Great Southern
and to Garden City on the Louisville
and Nashville.
Kxtriixion Contract Is L>'t.
CobUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 4 ?The contract
for the extension of the Chattahoochee
Valley railroad from Glass, Ala., to a
point a few miles north of this city, has
been let to Brooks Bros., a Georgia contracting
firm. Work begins on the oon?
traer next Monday. Brooks Bros, have
Loon engaged in the railroad. bnildintt
in oomu i. aroiuia recently.
i.iirui hi kull on o F..esorbj*.
Statct vM'.i'iid, S C, Jot. 4.?A telephone
iinoinau was working on a crossj
L.ir about -0 feet jiom tlie groqud, iq
, fxo:?t at vJottmi rcw, wbbn bis ^ool
( ilippod a ft lio fell to tho sidewalk,
Ktriltiitg Captain O. C. Chase, who was
pacing, lioth men wero serlou ly injured,
Captain Chase being ba ily-hurt.
31 Its Morrison I>.-tiled Hum!.
Chattanooga, Oct. 4 ?Judge Floyd
Estill, in the circuit court, this morning
rendered his opinion on the- application
ot Jplia Morrison-Jnptes for ; hond- *<j* *
. frying the application. He' ifiif; 'tTbia
| appears to the court to have teen a wilful,
premeditated aud malicious mardor."
.
Shooting ut ThoinasvllJe.
Thcmasville, Oft., Oot. 4?W. H,
Hsnimond, son of Captain William
Hammond, shot and seriously wounded P
Colonel A. L Hawei at this place. The
senior Hammond and Hawes bad quar.
reled over legal matters and yonng
Hammond took his father's par^. i.
) t'.Ylt