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. ULTIMATUM SENT TO ENGLAND BY KRU6ER Immediate Withdrawal of All Troops Demanded. BLIU CHANCE FOR PEACE TraaiTaiil NoMflfi Great Drltuln That Cairn She it-callrt Troops Ijtutlonrd Alaag the Uorder War Will Coin. ? ? ? ? ? .i?n. London, Oct. 10. ?A London nowi agency publishes the following dispatcl from Pretoria, filed there at Y. p. m yesterday: "An urgent dispatch has been handet toOonyngham Greene, the Britishdiplo Sialic agent, requesting an explicit as aranco of the withdrawal within 4 hours of tho British troops from th Transvaal borders, as well as the with drawal of ail the British forces lande< in South Africa since the Bioemfontei; conference." * The Transvaal nltimatnm, which i signed by F. W. Reitz, secretary c state-, begins with tho following state ment: "Her majesty's unlawful interventio in the internal affairs of this repnblii in conflict witn tae uiuaoii conveuiiio of l&St, by the extraordinary strengtl eniug of her troops in the neighborlioc of the borders of this republic, In caused au intolerable condition of thin* to arise, to which this government fee Itself obliged, in tho interest not on of this republic, but also of ali Soui Airu*nJ" m^'feoVornfcien t feels 'itae called upon and' obliged te press enri etly and Wltu uiupunM* tor sin iuuntd te termination of this state of thini and to reqnost lior majesty's goveri raent to give assurancos upon the foi following demands: *1 That all points of mutual diffe once be regulatod by friendly recour to arbitration or by any other amicab way that may be agreed upon by tb government aud her majesty's gover snent. "2. That all troops on the borders this republic shall bo instantly wit drawn. "8. That all reinforcements of troo which have arHved in South Afri alnco Jane 1, INU9, shall be rcniovi from South Africa witlitn a rcasonal time, to be agreed upon with this go ernm?nt, and with tho motual u eurances guaranteed on tho part of tL government that no attack upon n hostilities against any portion of t pesaeaeions of tho British goverunie e*?U be tuatio l*y this republic du-rn -the farther negotiations within a peri of time to be subsequently egreed upUtwseu Cb* governments; and tliisgi ernmeut w!ll, ou compliance thercwit be prepared trt withdraw the arm feurghdVa of this re^ubho from the lx dara. leaded in atir pa.it of Sout li'*A)rica.^ "Th these druiuo'li# is aoupndui) L *?f thb t-Ipr a foiM au 'I mediate and an udiMthxrivo answer those four questions aud earnestly i quests her majesty's goverpjuent return au answer beforo or ani Wednesday, Oct. II, 18DU, not later tin H o'clock p. bi. It desires further to add that in tl unexpected event of an answer not et islac.'ory being received by it within tj interval it will, with great regret, compelled to regard the action 'of b majesty's government as a formal dt larution of war and will not hold itsj responsible tor riio correctness therec and that in the event of any fnrth movement of troops occurring with the above mentioned time in a near direction to our borders this gover snent will he compelled to regard th Also as a formal declaration of war." SOUTHERN PEVELOPMEN' Industrial Convention at Iliintsvil to I>! scusb This SubJ .el. HU.VTSVir.LK, Ala., Oct. 10.?It w nearly 11 o'clock this morning befo She delegates to the Southern industri convention had assembled. When tl Hon. Allie Moore, mayor of the cit began his address of welcome on b haW of tKo citizens of Huntsville, tl Auditorium of #*e handsotuo littlo opei house was well 'filled. The freedom of the state oS Alaban was tendered the convention by ire go ernor, Hon. Joseoh JoLfnston, and tl response on behalf of the delegates w: delivered hr Major Jobi_ J. Horner i lie.ana. Ark. Temporary organization was effee'e by the election oi ox-Governor Ma tCorkie chairman and ISr. F. Tliompsc oi Jiontavilie as sec etary. A rece was then taken until 2 o'clock. The convention has i program extern intr over uve nays, mo lories 'or di. oussicil relating scleiy to the utvo'o] meat of the south arid its resource: Merchant ICi'lu n:? K iitor, Wr.st faL'j Beach, Fia , Our, 10.?( M. Gardner, editor mil publisher i Oar Sunny Lan>%0> Miain:, was killed. this place by Mareut I'Vau r, maaapfcr i a store here. Gardner, who had arrive on u morning train, hi came involved i * quarrel with Fra ik regarding the prd lication in Gardner's paper of au artic' in which Frank's mother was me: Honed. The quarrel ended in Frank shooting the editor. The tlayerwa* a rested. A coroner's jury recouimenc that he be held for trial. Savannah to Invito llcwey. Savannah, Oct. JO.? Citizens of St vennah who tiro intorea'ed in ihe vii>! of Admiral Dewoy to Georgia havo t:. k. bonl of the matter \nd determined f aland him a pressing luviittion t pend a day in Savarnah after his vis: tij Atlanta. Carnival at Mucou Opens. Maoom, Oot. 10.?The third annu. oaraival opened tbls aiternoou and wfl continue four day*. A Jr.rge numboro vi?Tldrs are'otf Governor Uaudie Mad ttaff arrived ton$Jtk BOER FORCES 1 INK lUTHL I Hostilities Open Before the Expiration of Limit Set by Kruger. LONDON BREATHES FREER i SuMteiise Has Been Very Trying Dm lug the Pant Few Week*, ami There I Is a Feeling ? f OenUlne ltelb-f That on aoy lias Said Its Lust Word and Action Can Now Proceed. u London*, Oct. 11. ? A dispatch from 0 Pietermaritzburg, Natal, says intense ^ excitement prevails there owing to persistent reports that the Orange Free u State troops have already crossed the border and are advancing upon Lady? smith. ' A later dispatch from Pietermaritzburg saysthe invaders onterod Natal by the important pass of Candy Clough, 37 n miles soutlfwest of New Castle. If tho latest reports, which aro conII firmed from various points in South lm Africa, aro true, tho lijers have not wr.i'ed for nu expirdfiou of tho time j8 limit, but have already crossed the Is border as they would bo entitled to iy no both in virluo of tho notification j? ultimatum nnd also of tlio rjt^r\\ a- knqwledgement, which reached Pro< loria so speedily as to justify a belief, amounting to almost certainty, that tin mw r% 4 r% C^L cn a f Prilntti rrr 11 i 1 o urnl, ar ? 1?- 1?">V ' ??..W .. ootuing an act which has deprived thi ir- CviUiitry of all peaceful alternatives anc so given it the great superficial advantage 4o to botlerivod from the fact that tiie ad lis versary has voluntarily assumed tin u- stigma of virtually declaring war, wai eagerly awaiting-its chance, and doSpitt of newspaper* attempts to veil tho real feel h- in'g. is in reality dohghtcd that diplo niacy lias said its last word and tlfa ps action can now proceed. Cil tirejit lirttaln Uapn pirid. jig Thare will inevitably be a long perfo v of suspense, together with a great dea ls> of chaffing at delay, as all indication lis to 8^?',v t'iat Great 13ritain is unprc cu> pa rod and will be compelled to roinau jie 011 tbtj defensive for some time. Ail tbt nt aggressivene s mast come from th< u 1 otj. It seems highly probable that tli ocj "tongue of Natal," as far as Now CaVtb* an will bo in the baud's of tho Boers b3fori (V- many hours. From that point, how i, ever, in the event of a further advance "I thoy would probably find British force 6 at Ladysmith and Dundee capable of re 5r" polling their attacks. . At Ladysiuith the garr)son which ha -l* grunge jrroo scare was roinxorced b; iiri the Gordpu Highlanders and a stroni a at^tftfji^Jfisnn t s^r pSKso to the Boerii ill the oveut of at to attempt to rush the position. 3n At Dundee tbore are about 0,000 mon This force ought to bo sufficient to sten a Boer advanud by way of Sululand auc to maintain the line of coiamuuicatior with the base at Pietermhritzburtr, tin l " lieadtfuartere of General Sir Gcorg< li0 Stewart White. er Oil the Becbuunaland border tho sit >c nation seems to give the Bocr.i a tew .,j porary advantage. Thero is considerable j- anxiety in the districts of Yryburg anc pp M ifakmg, although it is hoped that tin reinforcements recently dispatched there will be sufficient to protect tbt ^ rich town of Kimberly. at Form it iVciurat Jon. So far aa a declaration of war is con' corned, tho feeling in London is thai I. the Transvaal government will merely invito, the British diplomatic agent, le Conyngham Greene, to leave Protoria on the expiration of iha time Hmi* rn aa tho ultimatum. Such au act would prftclude the necossity of any further de&laratinn. Certainly Groat Britain a* will hot declare war against what she ho considers a dependent state. Active y( hostilities, therefore, are expected to take the place of a formal declaration. There wasa groat scene on the floor 10 of the Stock Exchange at 14:15, the time ra ef the expiration of the poriod fixed in the Boer ultimatum. The members 1a gathered and began singing "God Suvo v- the Queen" o*id "linle Britannia." A in lwrgo crowd outeido took up the strains tnd singing end cheering sproad from 0 p ^ut to point in the' neighborhood until the whole district was alive v.ith "1 eii 'hu&iasni. e- Montague White, consul goneral for !.'? rbi Smth African republic 1:1 London, -. > closed ?he consulate this afternoon and imniO'liatbly left for tho continent, i- The attitude with which the Cape a- Oo'.rny minister will adopt in actual outbreak of hostilities is much discussed a. here DispateLos from Cape Town . ay tb'-t tho cabinet will resign, while thoro aro persist cnr ropcrts in London that j. Sir .uiirrd llilntr, governor of C vpo | Colony, hr.s already dismissed Mr. "Vv'il, ilain P. ychrciuer and his ccdleagues. It is evident that cue or tbo other of *' ' tucse contingencies must octtur, as .I13 u 1 governor and commander iu-cbief mast O j b? iu a position to carry out defensive y ] measure* without regard to possible ob) . sfrnation on the rarr. of ?t? ? ? 1 .7 *' """ UUBJIU.JJtt. ' I thetio cabinet. r" DRITISH NATION 13 UNITED. Kroger Seems to iinvo Waited Too liO'ig to Strike. Mew York, Oct. 11.?A dispatch to l* The Tribune f.oin London says: Proai,r j dent Kruger, finding it impossible to a j bold back bis peasant wurriois, has de (l Lrrnined to bring on a war without doj day. Failure to draw Mir. Chainboi'am , In to a disclosure of froslr domnudn which could be denouuoed as contrary io the convention of IfeHI, he ha*; orj dytfd hi* secretary of state to send o:*.. j i.ttuiatuui lor the immediate with * i dlf.wal of tr?) )ps uud lor the Uipondor. ' ] oi niiitoTv^pr^parations. The tt *p rcir r MtvotesWl.U aL.omsyTrttenf^t*td^;oivp'rui ' a r?f?a?i t? oo?m>ly wwh in* asiuMti 1 as a forma) declaration of war by the British government. This news ia received here with cynical amusement by the imperial officials, who perceive that Kroner has delivered himself into their hauds, since the responsibility for war xnust rest with the government which sends out so peremptory a summons to evacuate South Africa and then soti its own soldiers in motion. This dispatch is well calculated by its contemptuous terms and its lack of rea on to unite the British nation. There can he uo peace talk in any quarter and I the Liberals will join forces with the ; Unionists in supporting active war measures. A great stir of military preparation has already beguu. An euortuous fleet of transports is in roadincss to soil and the departure of Sir Redvers Builer with an army corps will be hastened. Tbt favorite theory among military offloeri is that Sir Redvers' advance will bt through the capital of the Orange Fret ! State; that the Boer army will be ulti mately drawn into that quarter nu<3 that the Natal forces \vill cnt off its re treat. Tho ultimate plan of campaign isnov less important than anv other stage o hostile operations, when the Britisl forces will bo outnumbered by tho Dutcl allies arid in danger of meeting with i , serious reverse. Kruger, however, witl his perverse talent for inertia, seems t I have waited too long bo for? striking tin i first blow. 'KRUGER MAKES A SPEECH Tells Uorrs Ij-living Kor tlio Front t Trust In God. Pketoisia, Transvaal, Oct. 11.?Presi dent Kruger's birthday was announce yesterday with a salute in camp aud general display of flags throughout th town. Thoro was no official receptior but tho foreign representatives calle 1 upon tho president. Tho British diplt matic agent, Couyugham Greene, wt , represented by the secretary of tb agcucy. , fcou.li Africa and Europo. 3 In tho course of the morning, addres ing a body or burghers who callad in giediatcly boforo sotting out for tl ' frontier, tho president impressed upo 1 them that thev must not trust ip then 3 solves, bur should place all their reliant upon God, who directs every bullet. > ' lou mast Keep up your coui'age," l s said, "and remember that in form* 3 uavs that although our enemies we: numerous, comparatively few burghe fell." * Tbo burghers . departed, singing U Doer national airs. . NO ALARM IN MAFEKINC ' LSri I Isll Troop* Make Ilvrry Proper tiou For r>< fen sr. ! Capf. Town, Oct. 11.?A dispatch r ) ceived from Mafeking, dated noon, sa; 3 that no alarm vus raised last night, a 3 though every preparation for defen j v.'as made. Excitement was inoroasi . ? y news that tho telegraph wires hi been cut. It was found that tho brea a ing of the wire was due to tho lightii top of tho armored train, which had n been lowered. The telegraph staff, 1 8 hard work, restored communicath y llio strength or lienoral CJronje ,? Boer force, which threateus Mafekin 0 is estimated at 4,000. It appears not r be the inieution of the Beers to attac A Buinwayo dispatch reports that tl ! town is dull, owing to the departure I tbo troops. Business is at a stands;! . i Tho utmost effort is being made toko; , 1 tbo mines working. The railway co 1 I tinnes uninterrupted. Splendid rah i have again fallen. J MULES FOR GREAT BRITAIT Steamer Ijestves Niw Orleans Carr; ing Wester?i Animal*. > New Olll.kanb, Oot. 11.?The Brith 1 Btoamer Prah of tho Elder, Dempster j Co. "s lino, now under okarter by tl , admiralty, stood off from the Soathpo dock Inst night at 7 o'clock and a: eborod out in the river, where all tl breezo possible could be gotten throng the hold of the vessel to the olose: | packed mules. Tho Prah sailed for Cape Towh i daylight this morning with 671 muli ; for a cargo. Plenty of grain and foraj were taken aboard and 80 men employe to make tho trip and feed and tend tl animals whilo in transit. Tho British officers were well please with the way the Prah was gotten und< way and last night notified the hon office of the sailing of the first shiploa of males. iiucre Aro now JloDlliKOd< Volksrcst, Transvaal, Oct. 11.?Tin entire first draft of the Transvaal an tho Free State Boers is now mobilize! The laager has been shifted to a bettf position for water and grazing. Tb generals, commandants and field cornel have inspected the various strategic! positions cn tho border. A man, ostoi sibly coming from tho Orange Free Stat< 1 has bren detained hero, owing to h ^ suspicions action. Spirits Turpentine Higher. Savannah, Oct. 11.?Spirits tnrper tine was this morning qnotcJ at 60 conl . on tho oavauuali hoard of trade. Thi ; is the highest quotation in 10 years. ] I is confidently expected that the markr wiil advance even higher, as tho snpp! I is very low and tho demand is increa ( ing bteauily. No Kcvor Case at Jackson. Jackson, Miss., Oof. 11.?It is no> nine days ninco the last case of fav<j was annouuoed hore. Tho premises ii I which an the cases occurred nro Loin j thoroughly fumigated and with uoorh." | cases the danger will be over in on I week more. To It"COlve Admiral Dewey. j Atlanta, Oot. 11.?Preliminary r> | rangemonts huve been made at a specie ! session of the oity council for a recc 1 t on to Dewey and Brumby on Oct. 11 1 Ono thousand dollurs was voted to sta i the fr.-.d which will be raised for tl I occasion. Had Weather For Yacht*. NEvvYortic.Ot. 11.?The local weatho , bureau lias receivod the following fron ' Washington: "Unsettled weather to .( night and Thursday, with no preset! j indication Of brisk winds." ! A GENERAL ADVANCE IS BEGUN IN LUZON News of More Hard Fighting Eexpoctcd Soon. ALL TOWNS TO F*E HELD i Otis Now Hits it Sutllcii'iit Korci* ut III* Coiniit tnd to Uitrrlson Villages Taken In the Ii'ortvurd Movement Just Cuiiiuteticcil. I ? i Washington, Oct U ? A general ad ? vance along me American itnos in iai| zou liaB begun and war department of.l) cials expect reports of some heavy light* j ing within the noxt few days. ^ ' According to statements made at tlio J war department this advance is to*bo r 1 made permanent. There are to be no f tpwns taken and then abandoned With x ; the additional troops which have ari ' rived during the rainy season and others ^ ! to follow. General Corbin says that i ' there wilt le a sufficient nuuiber of o i troops nvailallo to garrison towns as a J fast as they arc taken and still leave a j formidable forco for continuing the onward movement. . I It is this northward movement of the ! American forces tliht probably accounts ? for ttie recent great activity of the ini tcrgouts south of Manila. ^ FIELD STREWN WiTH DEAD. ? Insurgents K<sist Stubbornly N.-ar o 1 >.- Ijii Malitboit. i. Sax Francisco Dr. La Mai.aiiox, Oct, A i'j.?General Schwau's colauin, ap* proaeliing this town, marched through n country so muddy that the niulos all collapsed. lie occupied the town with9* oat figlliiatr. tju\ roavaitufl ? under cover of the crceli bads. Later, rcccnuoitering in force south s* ward, General Sub wan came upon l1- rieucbcs whero concealed insurgent* lu poured several volleys upon tho general 'u and his stall'. Tho rebels resisted stub' Lornlv. 20 The roconaoiterer?, consisting of Captain Leary'a battalion of the Thirteenth regiment and two guns of lliley's bat er tcry. drovo the insurgents 2 milos, fight ro ing all the way. They found a iielc rfl piece and several wouiniod and sicl Filipinos flying red flags and captnrec 10 g1.) insurgents, including three officers Many Filipino dead were strewn alonj; * j tho fields. Tho Americans' total loii j was one officer and seven men wounded Giueral Schwau's main coiumt starred nt cayiight this morning alonj a fearful roud on the left bank of tin e- river, flankers beiug thrown fur out am yg Major Budd's batta'iou on the righ I bank covering the flank, rendering tin flro from the insurgent trenches inef sa fectivo. Major Baud returned to Sautt i'4 Cms before dark. td The natives seem to be generally sup U- porters of the insurrection, butfowhavi ig arms There was much firing at Amer ot icans from the native huts, ay General Schwau spout the night a in Mulabou. 1*8 IIV I Uf<LVi )<>v . . . . nr.ln g. W'orlc of 11) Southern Industr!:1.! Con k. V(ytlfQii iU Iluiittvlllr. Hlnt?vili.r, Ala, Oct. 11?Floridi 1 was given first place on the program a ?p the southern industrial convention to n- day, John P. Cofliu, who represeutet aa Governor Bloxham, roading a paper oi the varied resources of his state, d, Edwiu B. Brobstoa of Brunswick delegated by Governor Candler, spoki of the advantages offered by Georgia it her stores of minerals and woods. Mr ** Brob&ton raid it was impossible tospeal of the south without incjudiug Gooigi. 1 fl ? ' ^ * ? i us jis uiusi porenc racior. rt G. H Degunsqro of Atlanta, formerlj Q. vice president of the Exchange bank Je gavo ni8 idoas on how th make southeri jh prosperity permanent. His suggestion! [y embodied a radical change in the bank ing system and the early completion o it of tlio Nicarauguan canal, giving th< B8 south a short route to the east. An interesting paper 011 the timbei id interests of the south, by Erwin Craig l0 head of Mobile, Ala., was read by See retary Thompson. ,d M. V. Richards, land commissioner ol Jr the Southern Rai'.rcad company, Wash lQ iugton, road a paper on inrtuigatioQ. To Settle Alaskan I) >put?. London, Oct. 11.?Sir Louis Davies Canadian minister of fisheries and ma 10 rino, will confer again tomorrow re ^ garuing the Alaskan qnestion with tin ! secretary of state for the colonies, Mr, ir Chamberlain. Sir Louis today informed >8 the Associated Press that the temporary ts line upon which it is expected an agree 11 ment will We reached will bo a mere ? tentative measure for the purpose 01 3. preventing local friction while the no is gotiations on the main question are ic progress. lie will sail for home in about a fortnight. . Haul: Robber* Get fjflOtOOO. , MoNTlcnjxo, Ind , Oct. 11.?The Rey11 nolds bank, at Reynolds, a village ol [l oOO people, a few miles from here, wa^ ? looted by robbers a be ut a, ni. tolay. Tbo safe was blown up by dynamite , and from $'J,000 to secured. The explosion demolished the framo building in which the bank was located. People first on the 6c?ue saw two rob' bars Seeing in a buggy. The shoritf t and four deputies b-'gau tracking tbe rubbers with bloodhound* this morn1 ing. The thieves fled in the direction f of La Fuyet'.o. r . 0 No Peace Kor Vene zuelans, Washington*, Oct. 11.?The navy de yanzjiuut iouay rcco.vca a aispatcn ircm * Commnndor Hemphill of tho Dtrroit .1 at Puerto Cabello which confirmed tho >. report that all hone of an understanding between tho government and tho 1 ,insurgoi?ts i:i Venezuela hr?s boon abardouod nivd that a decisive battle might be expected at almost any time. Cubans Attack a Spaniard. r Havana, Oct. 11.?At Caladazar a , Spaniard got into a dispute with HO Cu? ba'is, who set upon him and beat him t with tricks, leaving him for dead, lie U ath toxp?ot?d to recover. CIVIL WAR VETRANS LISTENJO M'K'NLEY President Speaks at the Blue and Gray Reunion. CABINET MEMBERS THERE DcjpHe n Heavy Iinln, Ten Tliousaml People Throng About I lie Kullrond Station to Welcome DlitlugulslVrd Guest*. Evansville, Iud., Oct 11.? President McKiuley and bis cabioot c-amo from Chicago this morning to attcud natlnnnl rorninn of the hi 110 Olid I ll6 gray. A bsavy rain was falling, bnt despite this 10,000 veterans and visitors thronged about the railroad station, and the veterans in gray vied with tho veterans in blue in tendering a tremendous ovation when the presidential train arrived. They swarmed about the president and cabinet officers, cheering and extending their hands for a grasp of welcome. At tho same time a presidential salute cf 21 guns boomed from Camp Farragut at the tri-state fair grounds. This was the signal for whistles and bolls throughout the city to join iu. Owiug to the short stay of tho president, tho party was escorted by the Clevoland grays nud reception committee to the fair grounds, where President McKinley delivered an address. Mayor William Atken presided and introduced C. A. DcBrueler of Evansvillo, who welcomed tho distinguished guests to tho city. Governor Mount followed with an addross of welcome on behalf of tho state and introduced President McKinley, delivered a short steoeh. The president saia: "It givos mo very great pleasure to 1 participate with you, men of tho north ? and nion of tho sooth, in this glad re' union of hearts. We aro already unified; tho peace which Grant and Eee made at Appomattox has been kept not by law or restraint, but by love and fraI tornal regard. Tho union today rests not on force which may fail, bat rests in the hearts of tho people, a union that never cnu bo severed. "If I have been permitted in tho slightest degroo to help in work of reconciliation and unification, I will es t teem it the greatest honor ot my life. 3 When 1 made the call for troops to pros. eeutc tlio Spanish war. men from the i uorih and the south, without regard to X political belief or religious creod. ralliod i to the standard of the Union. The best 1 men of tho south came?the sens of the t old confederate soldiers. The best men 3 of tho north cauio?the sons of tho old members of tho Grand Army of tho Rei public. All canto together in hoart end hand to follow the flag of our country, whichever way it might lead. 3 "We have been reconciled, moro than reconciled, for our reconciliation has been baptized in the best blood of both t sections of our beloved country, "If a northern soldier put tho flag up at Santiago, a southern soldior. the gat ..... ?- ? - a ctI* nnt it nj"> nl'fll Manila. It rests with us to loolt to the *nfure, putting the past behind us. And this government relies npon tho patriot, a ipm of the country, north and sonth, tc t stand by the pui j o es of the government h and follow in the pathway of its destiny. "T am glad to meet and greet you; wo come togothor not a9 we rnnie a third of i a century ago, with arms in our hands, bnt we come with lovo for each other in our hearts." ^.t the conclusion the president aq0 nonnced that the members of his cab1 inet wero present and several would make short addresses. ? Attorney General Griggs, Secretary of the Treasury Gage and Secretary of ? tbo Navy Long spoke briefly. i.'he presidential party was then gsr cor ted back to the train, followed by n > long line of veterans, marching in army 1 order, the blue and tho gray shoulder tc s shoulder. f MONTGOMERY IS SELECTED. i N?xt State Convention to De Ilclil r nt the Capital. Birmingham, Ala , Oct. 11. ? Tha state Democratic executivo committee I met in this city and selected Montgotq ery as the place for holding the next state coqvoqtioq. It was ordered that primaries be held throughout tho state in each county on . April 14, county conventions on April 20 and tho state convention on Wednesday, April 25. Counties which have ali ready arranged earlier primaries wero > allowed to proceed according to pro1 gram. ' The time of holding the primaries and county and state cnnvnnt.inti? i? -?-? UUU f > the aarae as nsnal. f The committoe meeting was the ' largest in its history, there being only i ! four Rbiontees our. of 84 members. i Fnnaton Talks of Filipinos* San Francisco, Oct. 11. ? General Fanston, when asked what he thought , of the Filipinos, said: "They have souie pretty good lighters, there aro 1 some pretty good shots, bat the majority cf them are poor." He added that, whilo i pome of the Filipinos wero intelligent i < ho did not think they were capapbla of I self government. Ho declared that ho ; Was not a candidate for the vice presidency and said that ha expected to bo 1 I mustered out soon. A Deserter Fatally Shot* 1 Forrest City, Ark., Oct. 11.?Absolom Miller, a negro, was fatally wounded last night by Deputy Sheriff Fotter " | nunc inwiuuK nrjy.n, 10 11)1161 north o( j this city. Miiler was a deserter from ! tlm United States army, having recently I enlisted under Recruiting Officer Capi tain R W. Dowdey at Little Hock, aud foY whom there is $100 reward. Republicans Charge Fraud. Indianapolis, Oct. 11 ?Unofficial re. turns this morning show that Thorn;, g Taggart is re-elected mayor by a plurality of from 200 to H00. The ehnrgo of l fraud is made by Charles A. Hook waiter, J Republican candidate, who announces that he will contest Taggart's election. The counoil and other city officials are j still in doubt. N. w Killers For Hits South. Chattanooga, Oct. 0.?Fifty Mormon elders are to l>e added to th<f force of proselytes in the southorn states within tho next two weeks. Twenty will arrive in this city this week and the balance next week aud they will bo assigned to work in Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. President Ben E. Rich of the southern division of the work is now in Salt Lake City, Utah, attending the Mormon general conference and will make a special report on presentations of the saints in the south. A Jfnptha Launch Kxplortes. Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 9.?The ' naptha launch Idlewild, belonging to Alexander Uedemann and his brothers, exploded near Mayport, at the month of the St Johns river, at 7 o'clock last night, and catching tire was totally con' gamed. Alexander Uedemann is missing and is supposed to have been drowned. Will White, one of the party, was badly bnrned about the head and face. Ed Uedemnnn ib also burned. but not seriously. The survivors were brought to the city by tho tug Three Friends and physicians suuimomd. Telegraph Company bos *. Raleigh, Oct 9. ?Judge Brown of the superior court has rendored a decision in the important caso in which the Westorn Union Telegraph company j sought to remove a suit in which tho\ amount involved was 6vor $-',000, con' tending that the Craig domestication law did not apply in such aoaso. Judge Brown holds that the law had the effect , of making a domestic corporation out of a foreign one, and that the company cannot removo a cause from tho stato to the federal court on account of diversity of citizenship. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Cnn<l?n*?<I Solirdule In EflTect Juno 11th, 1S09. KTATIOXS fun. Daily _ _____ N". 17. Lv. (JharU jton 7 (JO a m buiinnorvillo, 7 41 u m { ' Brnnehviilu 8 r? u m Orangeburg S> 23 n m Klngviiio 10 15 a m l.v. lumnunn . ....i, n u.> a m " I'rosiiorify 12 10 n'u. " Newberry..... 12 25 pm " Is'inet.v-tMX 1 it) p m " <irooji\\'oo?l .. 7 40 n ni 1 65 |> m Ar. Hudgcg 8 (W n in _2 15 p m Ar. Aliliri'iijo.. s 4u n in 2 45 p_m Ar . ' H .V, :i m Kj JjTnJ Ar. AjhIithhii j 0 yo it 111 :t > p m i | Ar.iivionviUe io u"? m 4 15 p ni j Ar. Atlanta y 65 p ml U llj p in i stations, I jZWZT : Lv. Gioonvilio. * 5 m) p ij? u l& n m " Piedmont (I tx> p In la 40 ii m I WilHnnmron (iel p in 10 55 n m j Lv. Aiu>r~aou 4 15 p m 10 4-? a ni 1 Lv. n<-.m:i . a <(.> p m ~n 15 ? m Ar. lAninnliN _7 1.*iji in 11.40 n m Lv. Alilx*viiio 0 fo p ml 11 III u m Lv. RuilpM 7 bo 1* ui 11 55 a ui 1 Ar. (ti eemvood 8 wj p in 1.' 2J p in I >i S'nwlySlx.... 12 KS p in Newliorry 2 00 p m Pros] verity 2 U p m ' J 4V>lnnil>ln B M0 p m Lv. KiiiKvlllo 4 58 p m k i H STATIONS. gngjfe ~rX-r.- l- No.f41No.rj ' Ooi! I iV' r/.v- ["hariKKSm.. .Ar~8 ifp iTouS 76uJ! L-- i .. t5I?l""? ' -vlllo... 7:?2p 0 18a 0S1H i !7-1., ? Omnimli-irtf... " 5 2".h?l 8 22u L-aw n l'*1 Kinuvlilo ' 4 Dap' 7 ;ui S&* ' .... Colvrn ,in y a?i looia 1 >*;!" s!sV'" Lv ?^ :: j^i> 7 4!>p In ' i., ? ?. i .. ''1 * *4 Ol**n 1 05]i 7 iKlii 10 64a T> rill " 1'-' 5i*?p| <1 Wp 11 ** iiiojl'^v Lv,!i l/m 0 15p xvl'iSsI SooS "P." p. in. A." a. in" CO 87iT'Tr1* wr? on Trains 8D and n.. ?i.? . ' ! division. Dininircara Tin lna f"11 ,H tJ*''"vo u" tneals en route. , ? * 8V'"Vil.n'u i.iinlio.11; mmhlfjund *18 ..! n m" q'vl'i InV ,,:iM * ?Vintil.uS# I?lnilt?d.T curouto dully Ixuweoii Jftshanpvillo andClncin ' SSilfcfiSSSSi, 3'aS,V,%? fa" d. A|. ilAUUVMU&| I QtP- P<ww. Ag't. Ax't Una. Paxs. Ag't. Wattlili.^ton, D. C. At'unla. Qfc REV. S. A. DONiUOIS Testifies to tl\o Good Qualities of Vhanxborlain's Cough Remedy. Oi the 10 h of D comber, 1807, Rev. S. A. 1) nalp'D, paster M. E. Church, South, Pt. Rhnai*, V?* Va., contracted n severe coll which wu attended from the baginning hy viu* lent c rushing. Ilosiya: ''After re* 8 -rung to a number <-f so called 'speci'ic.s,' usually kept io the h >u*o, to no pu'pst?e, 1 purchmed a bo't'o' f Chambsrlttin's C'o :gh Remedy, which acted I tiLe a charm. 1 most cheerfully recpmmend it to the pub'ic." For sale I by Dr. F. C. Date. Tlnptising. It. v. I,, vi. it.ee preache 1 a very earnest Hint forceful uemon i:i the Mioti-it I ' church .Siniliv rijht from the text; j '"Fur me to U/e > Christ?To <1 e i-* : g; in." in tin coarse of his talk he ! very forcibly reminded his h ?am-s tllit ) wo are passing away, an 1 th it we *h mi l ratlurhtrive to lay up an inherit* ?cr J beyond the grave, then strive, for the honors and riches of this life, all of which would be loft b?liind when death | and the grave claimed its victim'. He J said there few present who was puneit I at the dedication of this church, vtnd that I 3." years honco the most of ifa would j have passed to the other ah ?:*e, "how many can say for me to li/o "is Christ? j lo die is gain." Death will bo a tenlble j lor-R to those who ret thoir ntli dims on ; tl.e things of this earth. Whe ?thay die i ihey lose tlislr all, After the rermon ^ Mr. C W. lliil was baptised into the * fellowship of the Ilaytist church. |? .