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Test Case as to School Fees.

Florence. Oct 23.-M. W F. Clay
ton, OF this bar, Who made the issue
with the board of trustees Of the graded
school regarding the s. supplementary
fee for all pupils except those who are
unable to pay the fee, prays the circuit
court for writ OF mandamus requiring
the school board to cease from exacting
any fees ss condition for attending
the city graded schools.
The petition was sent up to Judge
Klugh at Maouiog and De issued an
order requiring the school board and
tLs superintendent to show cause why
they should not cease to change the
said fee The rule is re,uroable at
Kisgstree, Williamsburg County, on
Tuesdy. October 81, aud as there are
many other graded schools in the State
charging supplementary fee the same
as the Florence Graded School. the mat.
ter is of general interest. Copies Of
the petition and the order were today
served upon the school board and the
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sides for revision to the earlier
practice, when the reports OF Gen.
Sir George Stewart White, the Brit
ish commander in Natal, were given
out textually as soon as received.
The commander-in-chief's summary
read in the house of commons yes
terd~- spoke of Gen. White having
fo- successful action, whereas
G. Whites own account puts an
entirely different complexion on the
situation and reduces the movement
to it's proper proportions and shows
that further exciting intelligence may
be expected froo, the same quarter
at any moment.
1t is quite evident that the war In
Natal has only commenced. and that
the Beers are by no means dlscouT'
aged at losing the first two battles,
and many experts are satisfied Gen.
Joubert is even now close to the
heels of the British and tnat deci-
sive action may be fought today or
tomorrow.
Later estimates of the Boer losses
at Elandslaagte give 800 killed Their
GOODNESS, bravery and good aim can
be Judged from the fact that out OF
the II or lS officers with the hall
battalion of Gordon Highlanders, four
were killed and l3 wounded. while
the casualties among the rank and
file were 81 per cent during less
than three hours fighting
A dispatch from Capetown today
says that Gen White has engaged
the Orange Free State Beers who
were advancing on Ladysmith, about
seven miles northwara and that il
was believed the advance had been
repealed This is probably another
version of yesterdays fighting al
ready known.
Gen. White this morning officially
notified the war Office that the bulle,
had been extracted from Gen. Sym
ops' wound and that be was doing
well
Other dispatches from Capetowr
say that advices from Mafeking con
firm the statement that so Boer'
were killed by the explosion of two
trucks of dynamite purposely sen
out by Col Baden Powell to draw
the Boer fire
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Fighting in Philippines.

Manila, O,t. %, $50 p. m.-The
insurgents around Calamba and An
geles have bothered the Americans
lately with their repeated attacks,
which like most of the Filipino attacks,
consist Of shooting lot of ammunition
into their opponents at long range.
Maj Cheatham's battalion of the Thir.
.y-seventh Infantry, three companies of
the Twenty first Infantry, battery of
the Fifth artillery and Gatlisg gun
sailed out this morning from Calamba,
drove the Filipiocs from their trenches
aud pursued them for three miles. in-
Aictipg heavy loss Oh them. One
American vas killed and three we,e
wounded 10 the Twenty first
Lieat Fergus. with 20 scouts Of the
Thirty-sisth regiment, recouooiseriug
near Labao, encountered party of
mounted Filipininos He killed six of
them aud captured eight. with ten.
rifles.
-Four men from the gunboat Mari
velos we're iured ashore Is miles from
Iloilo by flag Of truce and the iasur-
geots killed one Of chem, wounded one
aud captured third The guu5oas
was unable so Gre for feac of woucciag
the Americans.
The Second battalioo CT the Mae
teentb regiment, Maj. Rsefe command
iog,. embarked for Iloi!o today to rem.
force the troops there
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GEN. zSYMONS is DEAD.

London, Oot. 26-Tbe death of
Gen. Sir William Pepn.Symons, the
British commander at Glencoe, who vas
SHOT in the stomach ir the battle with
the Beers there Got. 20, was officially
announced in the house of commons TO-
day.
The parliamentary secretary Of war
Office, Mr. Wyndham. 10 announcing
tie death of Gen. Symons, said !:
1.-The news was considerably sent to
Gen. White by Gen. Jouber', which
confirms the impression that Gen. Yule
had to leave his wounded at Dundee y
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Enemy's Loss Not Known

London. Oct. 26-Tbe war Office
today received the following telegram
from Gen White:
Ladysmitb, Oct. 25 Brig. Gen.
Yule's force has left Dundee with the
view of concentration at Ladysmitb
To avoid the risk Of life which long
march would have eutailed, the wound
ed were left at Dundee under medical
supervision.
Yesterday Sir George White, having
ascertaioed by previous reconuais.
sapce that the Free State forces bad
moved eastward from Bester's station
and were attempting to gain the ROAD
from Lady ysmish to the north, moved
out 10 the direction of Elandslasste with
the Fifth Lancers, Nineteenth Hussars,
Imperial Light Horse. Natal mounted
volunteers, two field batteries, one
mountain battery aud brigade of
infantry
The enemy posted battery two
mies south of Modderspruit aod open
ed With infantry fire at long range 90
the British advance guard. consisting
of the Nineteenth Hussars This was
followed BY artillery fire directed With
considerable accuracy against the Brit
ish guus. AD action lasting six hours
ensued a: RietfouteIn faru. The
enemy were driven from the hills com
manding the roads. Sir George Whites
object being accom- plished. the columu
returded to Iadysmitb. The enemy is
believed to have suffered.
.sSeveral Beers own officially that
they lost over one hundred killed at
Elaudslaagte. Thee hundred prison
ers wounded and otherwise, are in the
hands of the British, inludirg several
Of high position.
"lu the action Of Elaodslaagte, Oct
81, the johannesburg force, with
detachment Of the German corps was
completely broken up.
Cal, was we'll at Mafekiog up to
Oct 21
.'All was we'll at Kimberley up to
Oct. % The defenders are in good
spirits.
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monstratlon When they al1ghted
the prisoners were received with
funeral sileoce upon the part Of the
crowd. The greatest order and de.
corum prevailed while they were
traversing the streets The wound
ed were taken to hospital, while
the other officers and men were
marched to the race course, escorted
by mounted burghers, and we're en-
camped on the spot where Jameson's
troopers were confined. The officers
(Lieut. Grimehaw, Lieut. Majeodie
and Lieut.. Shore of the Dublin
Fusiliers) looked in good health.
They are quartered in building
apart from the men. On giving their
parole they will be allowed the free
dom of the whole enclosure The
men appear Indifferent and spent
most of their time smoking They
sleep on the grand stand.
Details of the fighting at Reitfonsein
are coming 10 slowly. A special dis
patch from Ladysmith, dated Oct. "a,
fled after the fight. says: Goa dis
covery that the Beers were massed to
the westward of the main road to Dun
dee au attempt was made by train to
recover the body of Col. Scott-Chis.
holme, killed at Elaudslaagte. The
train was fred upon and obliged to
retire aud Gen. White moved out to
attack the Beers. believed to be Free
Sta.ers who should have joined the
Trapsvaalers at Elandslaagte. Gen.
White commanded personally. The
Fifth Laucers were placed on either
aaok. They first came in touch with
the Beers below Modderspruis, where
1900 burghers occupied strong
ridge whence they opened fire at l 200
yards, hitting several Of the British.
To the meanwhile, the Erdsars and
Natal Carbineers advanced uuscattered
through an opening iu the ridge under
the Gre of Boer gun, while the I'M
perial Light Horse took part OF the
crest of the ridge, the Beers retiring.
At about 9. however, Boer gun
stationed on the crest of Matawanaskop
opened fire wish great accuracy on the
British force, which 10 the meanwhile
had come up; bat the shells failed to
explode aud the British artillery
sileuoed the opposition. TIE whole
British force then advanced and the
action became general. A large body
| of Beers occupied strong posltiors at
! Mstawanaskop aud the peeciptious
ridges surrounding it. The British
guns shelled the position and the To-
fantry advanced under cover of the
Ere. The Gloucesters and Devons
crossed fearful FIRE zone beneath
Tuitauyoni Hil!, whence the Beers
poured a withering FIRE with such
effect that 80 of the attackers dropped
within distance Of 200 yards. Sac.
ing the peril Of the Devons and Glou-
oesters. Gen. White dispatched the
Carbineers and Liverpools to take the
enemy 10 the rear.
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Nine Officers and the Men
of the Hussars Who Were
Cut Off.

London, Oct. 26 The dispatches
from the front are 80 diversified and
contradictory that it is difficult to
outline the situation with any degree
of precision. Three or four main
facts, however, stand out prominent
ly. Gen. Symons' fight was not
anything like the decisive victory at
FIRST alleged. and Gen. Yule would
probably have been annihilated or
met With the same fate as the cap
tured Hussars if he had not retreated
Gen Whites artillery dueF' at
Rietfontein was a very severe en-.
gagemen., in which the rife did
great execution, and where success
was only achieved at distressing
cost. The bombardment of Mafek
ing has commenced. with unknown
result, and the Beers have got their
Hussar prisoners safely to Pretoria
Altogether, the campaign is being
pushed by the Beers so strenuously
and on such strategical lines that the
situation of the British must in all
probability give them cause for deep
anxiety for some time to come.
1t is difficult to see how the con-
centrated force at Ladysmith will be
able to take the aggressive immedi-
ately. Apart from the fatigue, regi-
mepts like the Condor Highlanders
and Royal Rifles have been practical
" without officers sluce the fights,
and l35 additional officers have been
ordered to leave England as speedily
as possible
A batch of delayed dispatches ar
rived here this morning via Lorenzo
Marquee They are as follows
Pretoria, Oct 21-Friday's fight
at Dundee started at 5 in the morning
and lasted until 2 in the afternoon.
The burghers, under Gen Lucas
Meyer, took up a strong positior, but
were compelled to retire to their
iaager after capturing a Maxim.
The fighting was resumed at 10 this
morning in the neighborbood of
Glencoe and Dundee. Several Boer
forces were engaged The firing was
distinctly heard at Dannhauser.
Pretoria. Oct 2l.-President Steyn
of the Orange Free State has issued
a proclamation to the Basuto nation
explaining the reasons for the war
and also stating that Boer forces
nave been placed near the Basuto!and
border He makes known that the
republic is at peace with the Basutos
and wishes to continue go. adding
that no injury will be done to
Basutos remaining quiet and not
assisting the British
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Miner, governor OF Cape Colony,
and W. ?. Schreiner, the premier,
have issued proclamation declaring
null and void the proclamation of the
Orange Free State asserting that
portion of Cape Colony is now Free
State territory.
Sir Alfred Miners proclamation
warns all British subjects in the
colony Of their duty and obligations
to the queen.
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SUMTER S. c.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER l. 1899:

The enemy did not modest them "
TIE services rendered by the Coioni
al Guards deserves special mention.
Part of the bridge over Sunday river
was destroyed to prevent the possibil-
ity of the enemy transporting guns.
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Durham, Natal, Oct 27-An inter-
estiDg incident in connection with
the Elandslaagte fight is reported
here. When the FIRE of the British
guns became too hot, eight Beers
ran forward ont of cover and, stand.
ing their ground, cody opened fire
at the Imperial Light Horse, with
the evident purpose Of drawing the
latter's fire, while their comrades
retired Seven of the brave eight
were killed.
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London, Oct. 27-According to
the latest account of the first battle
at Glencoe, the Boer artillery amount.
ed TO 1000 men and about noon
another army, almost as large, under
commandant Gen. Joubert. advanced
to within 5000 yards of Glencoe
camp and then retired The Boer
losses were very heavy, fully 300.
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Battle Near Ladysmith Was
a Serious Fight.
Gen. Joubert Believed to be Press
ing on Ladysn1lth.

LODGOG, OCC 20 w llH dnCou
scious humor, Cope Town cores.
pondent telegraphed yesterday: "The
censorship, which is always deli
cate matter, ls working smoothly and
without hitch "
This exactly hits off the state of
affairs today An ominoas veil is
still drawn over the movements of
Gen Sir George Stewart White and
Gen. Yule Beyond belated Lady
smith dispatches concerning the
E!audslaagte fight which are still
filtering in, the British pubic is left
in complete darkness aud to conjec
ture over "cooked" war Office dis
patches. The officials of the war
Office last evening said that very few
dispatches have arrived and that
nothing further was to be expected
until morning.
Since it is practically certain that
Gen. Yule has now effected a juno
ton with Gen White-although this
was not brought about Tuesday
night, as announced by the Daily
Mail, but some time Wednesday,
and as both are aow in position of
safety, conjecture concerns Itself
chiefly with the manner of Gen
Yule'e retreat. That it was hasty is
evident. Was it orderly Was any
considerable camp equipment aban
doned ? Was there any fighting on
the way ? Such questions and others
like them the public are anxlousIy
asking Since the receipt of Gen
Whites curious fret description of
the Ladysmith fight, in which the
British lost 100 men, little reliance
can be placed on the official dis
patches While the concealment of
the facts regarding Gen YuIe's re
treat can be amply justified on the
ground Of keeping the intelligence
from the Beers, the hiding Of the
news respecting the Hussars anc
Fusiliers, who were apparently cap
tured in the battle Of Glencoe, is
severely criticised, no intimation hay-
ing been given that the officers were
missing.
TIE heavy losses Of the British
troops 10 facing only some 5000
Beers are commented upon as show
ing what rife fire means today in the
hands of even undiscip!ined men who
can shoot fairly straight and stand
their ground
Gen Sir Redvers Butler is expect
ed to arrive early next week and the
indications are that some troops have
already arrived at the front and been
10 the fighting. whose arrival has
not yet been announced. There IS
every possibility, therefore, that
reinforcement are moviogs up. Th 9
is calculated TO hasten Commandment
Gen. Joubert's attack on Ladysnith,
and news OF big battle is daily ex
pected
About half complete army corps
is now ahoat, and lu' has occurred
in dispatcning the remainder of Gen.
Buler's forces owing to some diff
Guilty in obtaining transports
Although news has arrived that
Gen. Sir William Penn symons is
doing we'll, there is 40 Indication Of
his whereabouts 1t is presumed
that he is Dundee in the hands OF
the Beers
The commander-in chief, Field
Marshal Lord Wolseley, has apparent
iv been convicted Of "doctorlng'
official reports from the front, and d
there is q strenuous demand on all
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London, Oct. 27.-A special from
PietermaEitzburg dated Oct "a says:
mine hundred and eighty.four Boer
prisoners arrived here this morning,
They include Capts. Dewitt, Hamer,
Figh1us, Dorey, Van Logger and
Dottner.''
London, Oct. 27.-The Magistrate
at Vryburg is responsible for report
made to Premier Scnriener, at Cape
Town, that 513 Beers were killed at
Maieking.
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WOLSELEY'S VIEWS.

WOLSELEY'S VIEWS.
London, Oct. "a The parliamen-
tary secretary of the war cfice,
George Wyndham, in she house Of
commons today announced that Field
Marshal Lord Wolseley, the com
mander in. chief of the forces. sums
the situation in Natal today as fol-
lows: "Gen Yule has fallen back to
effect a junction with Sir George
Stewart White He camped yester.
day evening about Is miles south OF
Dundee, without seeing anything OF
the enemy during the march. and ii
has been reported that 'all's well on
the Waschbank river
.'Gen. White fought successful
action with an Orange Free State
force today. on the road between
LadysmitE and Newcastle, and should
ioin hands with Gen Yuie this after
noon.
"Gen. Yule reports that bis
wounded are doing we'll
"The Boer wounded on our hands
are treated just as our own, and 1
have every reason to believe the
Beers will treat any of our wounded
in their hands in similarly humane
mcnner
Wyndham added ri may re
mind the house that the Transvaal is
party to the Geneva convention
Lord Wolse'ey further says: i
have also received from Gen Walk
er, at Cape Town, the following
The last message from Kimberley.
Oct %, 2 p. N reports all we'll -
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London, Oct. GA dispatch from
Utrecht, Transvaal republic, Gays
"The fighting at Glencoe lasted nine
hours The burghers cay that they
never witnessed such a fight. Gen.
Lucas Meyers force of 5000 with
96 guns was several times repulsed.
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YULE REACHES LADYsMlTH

Londou. Oct 26-The war Office
has received the following dispatch
from Gen. White
"Ladysmi,h, Oct 26. - 40 p m.
Gen. Yulc's coIumo has just march,
I'd 10 here aficr very hard march
duriog night Of exceptionally heavy
rain. The men, though dono up, are
10 good spirits aud crly want rest.
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Pretoria. Oct % The British
prisoners captured Friday near Dun
dee were entralned at Dannhanser.
Thev filed 10 trucks. TIE officers
travelled first class. and a seperate
van was provided for two wounded
officers An enormous crowd as
sembled at the station here to witness
their arrival, but there was no de,
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Toe fighting today outside Lady
smith was mere brush The losses
ou either side we're Insignificant. Twas
merely an artillery duei. 10 which the
Beers come OF decidedly the worse" !"
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Capetown. Oct 27.-Sir Alfred
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-26
OHIO POLITICIAN
IN TROUBLE
A MiilIner and q Baby Stand
as His Accusers.

ATHENS. o.. April William &.
Bower. prominent socially and In
politics, was arrested today on a
paternity charge filed by Mrs. Fran
ces Elliott. q young woman. Bower
gave bond Of 5000 for his appearance
for trial.
Mrs. Elliott Is out on $1,000. charged
with having murdered her infant
child by choking Il 10 death with n
ribbon. She iH a milliner.
Bower was recently named as CO.
respondent in a divorce suit filed by
ex- Senator George Falcon.
When Mrs. Elliott was arrested,
Bower was candidate for central
committeeman In the college pre-
clnct Of tms city. Prominent women
met in mass convention and implor-
ed their husbands and brothers to
vote against Bower. They had con-
neotod his name with Mrs. Elliotts
misfortune. Bower was elected.
however. the opposition making no
hight,
Rarely have elections been accom-
panied with 40 much excitement. In
March the dead body of Mrs. Fran
cea Euiott's child was found In the
bottom of an old chimney
The woman acknowledged the
child and Bowers name was on the
tongues Of many,
After a coroner's Jury had deter
mined that the child had been stran-
gled to death, Mrs. Elliott was ar
rested.
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ALONG THE WHARVES

The hrTEantine Blakeloy IL nj,
schwabachcr dock hitting out for n
cod fishing trip IN tho Boring Sea.
She has on board fourteen dorieH.
They are specially constructed for
service in rought waters. The
Biakeley viii probably be gone five
or six months,
Tho British bark CollipRErove has
been chartered to load lumber at
Port Blakcley for Shanghai.
British ship Levorubank has been
chartered 10 load wheat at Tacoma
for Europe.
The barkentinc Jane l.. Stanford
will load lumber on the Sound for
Sidney, Australia.
British ship Corrunnn win load
lumber on tho Sound for Iquiqne.
~? Repltltlons OF last edition.
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FOUR WEEKS
IN A TRANCE
Physicians In Philadelphia
Are Puzzled.

PHILADELPHIA. April zs--Ju-
la Jones. - years cid. eeiored. ~
siding with her parents. il attract
taE attention in medical circles By
reason Of a eataieptio state into
which she has fallen. and which has
- far hariaa her physician. Dr.
Mlskin. to arouse her.
According % pH. Msakin. Who has
attended the family FOR some years.
the kiri frat showed evidences Of
cataiepsy about four weeks ago. b.
iapsinK into a sleepy condition. cut
% which u has bsea impossible 10
arouse her Whiie not apparently
unconscious Hhe has been 10 such a
condition that she has been totally
helpless OF indifferent to her sur
roundinEs. pr Miskin SAYS she IL
prvdispossd % hYHisFia. which has
been aggravated BY religious excite
ment. ana other physical ailments.
but, under the electric treatment
now tsclnE administered. shr il BE-.
ginning 70 shaN siKns % improve
rnsut. and che doctor expects uiti-
mattel yie BRING her cut o. her iesh-
ArEie condition.