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graph wires have been cut between Vry-
burg and Kimberley and II IS believed that
the Beers are taking advantage OF the
presence of a large gathering OF alsioyai
farmers at Vryburg celebrating NaclAl-
maal TO attack the town, hoping the iarrn-
ers will assist them against the Brltlsh'
The same dispatch says that the British
force at Kimberley Is confident of its
ability to hold out, but advises the as
patch of a relief force. This question OF
possible rising of the Dutch farmers IN the
northern portions of Cape Colony is very
important.
The Daily Mails correspondent at Coles
burg has been inquiring regarding the
matter and on the whole thinks the
chances are against a rising. He oases
his opinion on the prospect of good crops
after four lean years. which he belleNeS
will predispose the farmers to peace. New
ertheless there is serious distrust ana
much anti-British agitation in these as
tricts. while the Free State Beers threaten
an immediate invasion of Colesburg ana
Aliwalnorth.
The Daily Mails correspondent asserts
that Sir Alfred Miner is worked TO death
and that Cape Town is surging with bit
ter resentment at what is called the
Schreiner cabinets betrayal OF MaIeklhs
by its constant refusal to send force OIL
volunteer drlllery lUlIIeI. many GO
dents Of Cape Town have relatives at
Vryburg, and they are furious with
Merriem and Souer respectively colonial
treasurer and commissioner of public
works, and the Ministers are mobbed
whenever they appear in public. Mr..
Hoffmeyer, the Afrikander leader, has
gone to the country in order to escape the
outburst of Indignation On Sunday night
the streets were filled with angry citizens.
and it was feared that rioting would oc-
cur. This, combined with the pressure
of the imperial Government brought the
Schreiner government to q sense OF Its
peril as we'll as of its duty and moved
it to decide to call out the volunteers.
The Ministerial party also worked its
hardest to prevent the ovation to Conyng-
ham Greene on his arrival from Pretoria.
but failed. The volunteers are 1000 strong
and have eleven pieces of artillery.
The Natal invasion was made in three
columns at dawn on. the 18th through
Pothas Pass, Laings Neck and from Wax
kerstroom, the objective point of the in
vaders being Newcastle. The Beers util-
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OPERATIONS OF
THE INVADING B0ERS

LONDON, Oct. 16.-Dispatches from the
Cape are very meager tonight, but they
include an important message from Glen
coe Camp. dated 3:35 this (Monday) after
noon, announcing that the Boer comman-
dos, which invaded Nata! through Laings
Neck and, after occupying Newcastle, ad-
vanced to Pannhauser, retired on lngag-
enc yesterday evening. their transport ser
vice being reported defective. This will
delay indefinitely the anticipated and
hoped for assault on the strong British
position at Glencoe
Another dispatch reports activity on the
part of the Free State commando in the
neighborhood of Aliwalnorth, on the
southern frontier. The Beers advance
patrol, the dispatch says, go TO the from
tier bridge nightly to keep watch. frinG
shots at intervals as signals. 1t is believed
the enemy intends shortly to try to rush
the railway station, with the help of ar
tillery posted on a ridge commanding the
town.
There are rumors that the Beers have
been repulsed at Mafeking and are at
tacking Vryburg.
A Cape Town paper has a dispatch from
the Orange River stating that the tele-
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headway before she swung around to the
port tack. The next moment the Colum
bias head sails were shivering and
around 20 the same tack she went. Back
TO the old tack went the Shamrock and
pitiless as fate the Columbia followed.
Within the next ten minutes the Sham
rock tackled half dozen times. but she
could no more shake off the Columbia
than she could her shadow. Every time
she came about the Columbia came about
also. and finally convinced that there was
nothing to be gained by that sort of work,
she gave up jockeying and bent all her en-
ergy to overcoming that big lead which
the Columbia had gained. But plain sail
ing helped the Shamrock no more than did
the jockeying which she had vainly at
tempted.
Opinion as to the merits of these two
boats had been much divided by their per-
fOrmanceS during the indecisive tests Of
last week and the week before Some were
Of the opinion that the Shamrock would
show better when reaching against a brisk
wind than the Herreshoff boat. Others held
a different view. and these are now con-
vinced that the Shamrock is no match for
the Columbia when going against the
wind. In the language of a devotee who
went down TO the races on board the
Grand Duchesse, the Yankee cutter made
a show Of the Shamrock" That yacht was
almost lost in the haze astern when the
excursion fleet took up its position off the
outer mark and waited the outcome of
that beat against the wind. The question
was not then which boat would round it
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ing to South Africa, taking up some
claims and working in the gold fields
and atfording them protection, whether
from the British or Beers.
The scheme contemplates that the main
body of recruits will be composed OF
hardened froniersmen, Indian fighters
cowboys. miners and daring adventurers'
not unlike the Rough Riders of the Span
ish war. Although they are to be
equipped for lighting the company ex-
poets to evade the neutrality laws by the
fact that it is to be organized as a colo
nization and mining project While rep
resentatives of the company are In the
West quietly working up the matter ar
rangements are being made In the East
to provide a ship for transportation II
is stated that the plans are 50 far com
uleted as to enable the expedition to start
upon comparatively short notice when
the situation in the Transvaal has
reached that stage when ii would be
deemed wisest to have the expedition
ha ark
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~
VI minutes and forty-seven seconds
i ahead of the challenger, at the
outer mark, and ten minutes and
fourteen seconds in the lead at
the finish. There is the record tor the
first race-that old. almost obsolete one
Of fifteen miles to wudward or to lee
ward. which had seemed as though II
would never be run.
But with the mist and fog Of to-day
there came a fair racing wind, and on its
heels rode some surprises. With the gray
drizzle swirling through her canvas the
Columbia. the much abused and somewhat
discredited defender, showed thdt peSl'1e
all criticism she is still worthy OF ali con
0dence and Of all praise. And she showed
- from the moment the starting gun was
fired. and from the time when the TWO
racers swept over the line-the Shamroch
having then a slight lead over ner rival
three seconds the judges counted.
Instead Of another languid drive before
falling winds, this contest began WIN
lively beat against a freshening easteIly
breeze. The mainsail, club tOpsail, Jp'
babv fb and staysail the Shamrock was
wearing as she went spinning across the
line and away in the southwest. where
fifteen miles away the outer mark was
anchored. Gaily cutting her way through
the waters. she seemed conscious that IL
she were not to win, at least She was
not to be beaten. so often had she man.
aged to show her heels to the HerreshoH
,ecer or 70 quit on even or very nearly
even terms with the boat on occasions
when the races were declared off.
With wet bows swinging and reeling and
occasional splashes Of spray over her
deck. the Columbia went driving IN pur-
suit Of the flying leader. The one seemed
saucy, careless even; the other pent on
winning. Observers had not had too great
f-g,- he eat Of
lumbias sails, but all marveled at the
superb fit Of her canvas. Nor was there
any lifting Of teaches or any other indl-
cation to show that the Herreshoff boat
was paring the wind too fine. Instead,
every stitch seemed to be doing all the
work Of which it was capable, and the
foam syTishing away from the bow told
how well that was done. Abeam or the
Shamrock drew the Columbia, and then
daylight. such as it was. showed between
them. That was within less than two
minutes of the start. Footing fast ana
nointing high the Columbia opened the
gan still wider, and steadily, surely. drew
farther and farther in the lead
The Shamrock seemed then to realize
that this was to be no day OF fooling II
the cup were TO be won, and trimming
her sheets fat aft she endeavored to tie
close 10 hat eastering wind But in spite
Of all her ardent efforts to hug still closer
that breeze from her native isle the Co
lurnbia continued to outpoint and to out
foot the Irish yacht.
The day was dismal, with its fog and
drizzle, and so thick was the weather at
times that both yachts were almos~ mid
den from view. The big Plant l'--e
steamship Grand Duchesse from which
Marconi was sending his wireless teleg-
Afaphy report 10 the Herald and he Call
rode within one mile of the racers, but
often vapor boiled up in banks so thick
that It was difficult to discern the yachts.
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ALL HEADQUARTERS, WELL
INGTON HOTEL. WASHING
TON, Oct. l6.-It is reported here
tonight that plans are being Sc
~ cretly prepared in Washington
to send large private expedition
to the Transvaal The chief promoter of
the scheme is said to be a retired army
officer. and back of the project are said
10 be several men of military experience,
mining experts and capitalists,
whose purpose is TO form COM
pany and ultimately secure control OF
nortion of the gold fields of the South
African republic The plan, SO far as
can be definitely ascertained, is TO or
eanize a mining and colonization com
pany, with the ostensible purpose of go
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GERMAN GUNNERS
AMONG THE BOERS

CAPE TOWN, Oct. 16-The Orange Free
State troops have cut the telegraph wires
and destroyed the railroad track at Nor
walls Point, just across the Orange Free
State southern borders.
dispatch from Dundee. Natal, says
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NEW YORK. Oc, T7.-Favorable I
weather Is predicted for to-days =
race. The wind. it is predicted, will I
> he from easterly to sOutherly, with
P a velocity from ten 10 twenty miles
, an hour.
; The race today viii he over the
? triangular course. ten miles TO the
, leg and the Shamrock viii have an
, opportunity 10 show what she can
: do at her fayorite point of sailing
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Continued on Third Page.
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? EW YORK. oct. 16.-Hail to Co
lumbia, Victory is hers. Nine
minutes and forty-seven seconds
ahead of the challenger, at the
.-...-.. - ..I. - -, ~ u, II. Is and
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-08-26
AN AWFUL TALE FROM
CALIFORNIA.
Startling Charges of immortality
Against the Medical Director
of Agnews Asylum-.A Child
Born to an Inmate.

San Francisco, Aug %. The
State board of lunacy commits
sioners met here today to hear the
report of Governor Gage on the
Investigations of the DO. rd on the
conditions existing at the Agnews
Asylum for the Insane, situated
near San Jose. The report is
doubtless'one of the most startling
papers of it's kind ever presented
to a similar board for it's considera.
ton. 1t is based principally on
the career of DR. NJ Sponaglc,
medical director of the asylum,
previous to his installation as
such. AS result of the investi-
CATION DR. SponagIe and two of
his assistants, Drs Stocking and
Cristal, have been summariIy re-
moved, the ASSISTANTS not being
charged with anything more grave
than incompetency. The investi
CATION of affairs at Agnews was
the direct result of the birth of a
child to one of the patients. SEN
satlOnal charges were made and
the Investigation followed.
The report of the Governor is
of such a character that it is un-
printable, but shows up in an
even worse light than the fore
going. The lunacy commission
ers adopted the report aud or
dered the dismissal of Sponagle,
Stocking and CRYSTAL.
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A NARROW ESCAPE

Thankful words written by
Mrs Ada f Hart, Groton, S d.
"Was taken with a bad cold
which settled on my lungs; cough
set in and finally terminated in
Consumption. Four Doctors gave
me up, saying could live but a
short time. l gave myself up to
my Savior, determined If 1 could
not stay with my friends on earth,
l would meet my absent ones
above. My husband was advised
to get DIR Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. 1 gave it a trial, took in
all eight bottles. 1t has cured
me, and thank God, am saved
aud now a weA and healthy wo-
man." Trial bottles free at
Crawford Bros Drug Store.
Regular size SOC. and 81. 90.
Guaranteed or price refunded.
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BURNED HERSELF TO
DEATH.
Found Running About the Garden
at Night With Her Clothing
AblaZe.
Charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer.
Parties who arrived in the city
yesterday morning from Provi-
dence township brought news of
the terrible death by burning of
Mrs w M Matthews, about -
O'Clock Monday night. Mrs
Matthers had been suffering bodily
and mentally for weeks past, and
the members of her family, fully
aware Of her condition, had been
keeping close watch upon her
movements, fearing some ire
sponsible act. After the family
had retired Monday night, Mrs
Matthews escaped from the house
and shortly afterward her husband
and children were aroused by
loud screams. Rushing out of
the house, they saw Mrs Matthew's
running wildly about the garden,
her clothes blazing fiercely. Be-
fore they could reach her, she
had fallen to the ground. Her
hair was burned away and blazing
strips of her clothing were cling
ing to her roasted body. She
died before she could be csrrived
into the house. Her arms and
the upper portion of her body
were badly eharred.
No one saw Mrs Matthews
leave the house, and all that is
known of the affair is mere specu>
lation. 1t is believed that in her
demented condition, she poured
kerosene oil upon her clothing
and then set herself on fire.
Mrs Matthews was the daughter
of Mr. James Houston, of Union
county, and was about As yeaIs
old.
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Puerto Rico Not as Large as Sup
posed.

Washington, Aug 23.-The
recent official surveys along the
southern coast of Puerto Rico
show that the coast line chart is
much more in error than has been
supposed by the scientists. In
formation now at hand discloses
the fact that from Ponce to the
eastward charted as SO miles the
actual distance is but 43 miles,
necessitating a contraction of the
shore line on maps and charts to
the extent of seven miles for that
stretch alone. If that proper
tion of error is found TO hold
good for the whole island it's
actual area will be very greatly
circumscribed by the results of
the surveys.
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The insurance company indem.
niRcd him for the amount con.
tracted for and Fowler pocketed
81 $3.50. 66.
1t was just before this last ac>
cident that Fowler entangled him.
self III forgery cases.
He contracted, he says, with a
gentleman in Greenville - BH
Livermore to obtain the charter
for a mutual insurance company
In Texas. Livermore was to adj
vance a thousand dollars and Fow-
Ter was to give his note for that
amount until the charter was Oh.
tanned. He drew only $3.50 from
Livermore and WAS successful in
getting the charter.
But Livermore refused 70 take
it and held the note against him,
afterward selling it to j B Red
wine, of Atlanta, for 1915. Red
wine demanded full payment from
Fowler, who offered him $3.50.
This was refused and Fowler was
arrested for forging the indorse-
ment on the note.
The forged Endorsement was a
true bill. 1t was the name of
Fowler's brother in -law, j D Har-
ris. He was convicted and sem
fenced, but appealed to the su-
preme court. In the meantime he
was admitted to bail.
When notified by his attorney
that his appeal to the supreme
court had been dismissed Fowler
notified the sheriff that he was
ready to 60 to the penitentiary.-
The sheriff replied that he would
have to 60 by himself and pay his
own way. He refused to do this
and went to his homo in Green
VILE until the penitentiary author
tiles sent guard to bring him to
prison.
He has a farm in Greenville to
which he expects to return on be-
ing released. There he will com.
plete the history of his life
"Then," he says, 81 will pay off
my debts and if can reinstate
myself in the confidence of the
people ! will resume the duties of
the ministry"
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Who Was the Beneficiary.
Oconee News.

OConee news.
The governor Of South Caro-
lima should ask for the resigna-
tion of Cunningham and Gains,
the two directors of the peniten.
tiary, who were benefciaries of
Meals misappropriations of the
States funds. If these men did
not know of the shortage in Meals
accounts they should be turned
out for neglect of their sworn
duty. If they did know OF the
condition of the affairs of the
penitentiary and permitted such
plundering Of the States proper
ty until discovered by others,
they should be turned out on the
same grounds upon which Neal is
now threatened with prosecution,
especially when we know that
these directors got things that
belonged to the State without pay.
ing for them. Nine years ago
we heard great deal about "cor.
rupt officials in Safe offices. +"
"incipient rottenness," "free
passes" on railroads, etc. This
kind of talk placed certain men
in Office in this State. They have
had absolute control of the State
all this time. If any of the
charges that they made were
found to be true we do not know
it, and if one will only read the
newspapers it will be easily seer
that he who cried the loudest
Stop thief! is badly mixed with
the greatest piece of thievine
known in the history of this Stat'
and has also been benefited by
this thieving.
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Hot Winds Have Damaged Texas
Cotton Crop.

st Louis, Aug. ga special
from Dallas, Texas, to the Post
Dispatch says: "The hot winds
which have prevailed for the past
month have destroyed all chance
OF a large cotton crop in Texas. -
Reports from all over the north
ern and central sections of the
State are that the crops will not
average more than a quarter of a
bale to the acre. This indicates
not to exceed 100000 bales for
the entire State.
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FOUND DEAD.
The Sad Fate of DR. l. b Lorvca.
of Manning.
The State, oath.

The State, oath.
DR. r b Loryea, one of the
most prominet druggists in the
State, died of apoplexy at Tryon,
n G, yesterday. His remains
were brought through Columbla
last night by Mr. w II Stearnes,
one of the proprietors of the
SkYuka house at which DR. Lor,
yea was staying.
Tuesday morning at 8 O'Clock
DR. Loryea started out to ramble
in the mountains and to visit the
falls nearby. The sun evidently
affected his mind, for he acted
strangely when stopping at houses
on the roadside to inquire the
way. He became lost, it is
thought, and was traced within
hailing distance of the hotel which
be could not see for an impend-
ing cliff. AS he did not return
to the hotel by dark, a search was
made for him. His body was
found by a spring at 9 o'clock
Tuesday night. He had evidently
been dead since about 3 o'clock.
His face and hands we're bruised
as if he had died suddenly while
standing and had fallen.
The physician's certificate stat
ed that apoplexy or sunstroke was
the immediate cause of death.
DR. Loryea was about 80 years
old and stood high in his profes-
sion, being one of the State board
of pharmaceutical examiners.
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Horrible Suicide.

Breahx Bridge, La. Aug %
A negro named Tatta, who COM
mitted a dastardly murder last
Saturday and was jailed, was
yesterday discovered by the sheriff
hacking at his throat with broken
bottle ia an attempt to commit
suicide, and before he could be
overpowered by a deputy and his
assistants succeeded in horribly
butchering himself, and died in a
few,miuntes.
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"There are signs of hot times
in politics next year. ."-Colum-
bia Record.
Hot times are not strange times
in the politics of this State. The
masses of the people have about
concluded nevertheless to keep
cool in politics. The office-seekers
may get as hot as they please. -
Fairfield News and Herald.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-08-26
Negro Thieves Killed.

Springfield, o., Aug 22-Two
colored Springfield thieves were
today surrounded and shot dead
in buggy by Urbana officers. The
incident grew out of continuous
thieverY at Urbana Excitement
is intense.
The negroes were William
Wentyel and Samuel Islez. They
had stolen some harness from
Urbana and were escaping when
overhauled by the officers. They
opened FIRE but were killed before
any of the posse were injured.
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BAIL GRANTED LEXING-
TONIANS.
Six Men Accused of Assassinati0n
of Bowers Allowed Bail in So
500 Each. Matthews Must
Stay in Jail.
Special to The State.

Saluda, Aug % -Messrs 6 NJ
Efrd and j A Muller of the Lex
ington bar appeared here last
night before Judge Buchanan to
obtain an order for bail for G. S
Matthews and others, charged
with the assassination of Pat
Bowers. The motion for bail
was resisted by Solicitor Thur
mond and Col Geo Johnstone.
Judge Buchanan ordered that all
he defendants be admitted to bail
n the sum of 81, 500 each, except
Matthews, to whom bail was re-
used.
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A policeman came upon ne
gro man in Columbia Tuesday
night with a suspicious looking
package. He hailed him and to
his surprise found negro baby'S
dead body in the soap box he was
carrying. The negro claimed he
was looking for an undertaken.
The policeman suspected foul play
and arrested the dsrkey.
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Good for Governor McSweeney

Columbia, Aug. -22-The State
constsbulary under Gov McSwee
ney for July, 81 men, cost the
State 81, ,696.35 and for May
when Governor Ellerbe had 50
men, it cost 4, 493, 90.
The smaller force did as much
work and showed as large results
as did the larger force.
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Constable Breaks Up A DistiIlery
At CamnObellO.

Spartanburg, S G, Aug %
Constable Floyd raided an illicit
distillery in active operation near
Campobello and destroyed 1900
gallons of beer and cut up the
distillery yesterday.