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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-25
savannah Almanac.

Sun rises at 6:2i and set at 5:3s
High water at Tybee to-day at 1885 a.
m. and 1853 p. m. High water at Savannah
one hour later.
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Arrived ut Quarantine


Bark schwanden CNo) Eriksen, Rio
Janeiro.--M Master.
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blinded by AduIation.

Il, Adulation has, indeed, >soresy blinded
. Ds Sniet executive to the truth if he i'm
rr,.. thai even the majority of his coun-
n , men approve of this permanent holding
To-, 'le orient Let him not pin his faith
'cure'y to the solid interests which
WIN ,i 50 loudly in his hearing. If he
VIII hut quiet the noisy throne which sur-
FUNDS him long enough to put his ear TO
le sround and listen, he will distinguish
PIemonltions of the coming storm; he
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will hear the steady tread, not of the 100
900 men whom he demands for crusade
against liberty, but of a mighty army OF
free people, who are beginning to move in
defense of their cherished traditions and
their Vioiat ted honor.
I'VE have been told. further. that the
President yielded up his first blush i'm.
pressions at the importantly of Admiral
Dewey, who urged that the Philippines
should be retained. Mr.. Chairman, the
chief executive cannot screen himself be-
hind the gold lace of the hero of Manila.
No one can honor more profoundly than ]
do the officers of our regular army and
navy. but their predictions are natural
" for arms
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Rest of the Programme.

What else is upon the programme of
these gentlemen? q The open door in the
Philippines, making it totally impossible
forever to discriminate in tariff duties
there in favor of the products of the
American farm and the American shop
"What is the other sacrifice that is re-
CURED? That the annexation of Cuba, Por-
to Rico and the Philippines, absolutely sure
10 come at an early day, for they have reg
istered it in their VOWS, shall precipitate
the sugar tobacco, hemp and other cheap
products of these islands and Hawaii upon
the American market in free and unres-
trained competition with the agricultural
and laboring elements of our own country
This policy, sir, would have been free
trade in William Jennings Bryan. What is
il In William Mckinley"
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Power Was with President.

again we have been assured that the
demand Of our peace commissioners at
Paris 10 hold the Philippines is what Undue
ell the President to yield. So far as one of
The commissioners is concerned we know
that this is false. But even il this state
ment We're true, the constitutional power,
to negotiate a treaty was his not that of
the commissioners. They were simply his
Instruments appointed to carry out his
will No, Mr. Chairman, this plea IKE all
Others viii not avail The truth is tina,
these commissioners got their inspiration
and their instructions from the White
House. These instructions once changed.
the action of the commissioners would
have been different. The wrong was with
the chief executive. He and he alone. is
responsible
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Concession to Capitalists.


Mr.. Chairman, in my humble opinion the
reason for the change in the presidential
policy was his concession to the selfish, cap
italists of the country, his surrender TO
their demands. These are the gentlemen
who furnished the money for his nomina-
ton and election, and who l doubt not,
have pledged him denomination and a
reelection These are the gentlemen who
are already ssiziug upon valuable fran.
chises in China, in connection with the
English syndicate, with a member of Par
lament from Wales at its head. These are
the gentlemen whom Lord Beresford has in
mind in his cordial, but not wholly disin-
terested invitation to an alliance in China
with Great Britain. Germany and japan.
against Russia and France, the old-time
enemies of his country and the old time
friends of ours.
These are the gentlemen who are al
ready grasping after special privileges in
the Philippines, in Cuba and in Porto
Rico. 1t was, I imagine, for their especial
benefit that the President created his ad-
visory board at the war department. com
posed of three American citizens, their
object being to farm out valuable privil-
eyes and immunities which should belong
to the people of those island themselves
and in whose disposition they should have
voice, if their government is to be free
and their rights maintained.
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General Wood Assigned.

Washington, Dec 13.--Gen
Leonard Wood has been assigned
military commander of Cuba and
governor of the island.
Mai Gen Wood will in addition
to duties as commander exercise
authority as military governor Of
the island and on the completion
of the transfer of the command,
Maj Gen Brooke is ordered to re-
pair here and report to the adju-
tant general of the army for fur>
ther orders from the secretary Of
war.
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AGUlNALDO IN HIDING.
His Body Guard Has Been De
stroyed.

Washington, D G, Dec 13.
Otis reports stirring news from
Manila. His advices show that
the insurgents are at the end of
their resources from military
point of view and are melting
away before tho rapid advance of
the American troops at all points.
Otis has information that Aguin-
aldo has disguised his individual
ty, abandoned his troops and is
hiding in the province Benguet
Manila, Dec 13.-Major March
of the 33rd volunteers, reports
that Ger Yourg has destroyed
Aguinaldo's body guard in action,
that Gen Pillar was killed and Con,
cepcion was captured. Major
March liberated SIS Spanish
prisoners including $50 frisrs.
The American loss was two killed
and nine wounded.
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Young Hood With the Beers.

Poughkeepsie, N Y, Dec 13-
Proof that at least one American
soldier is fighting in the Boer
army comes in the story OF Dun
can n Hood, a graduate of West
Point, who has cast his fortudes
with the South African republic.
Direct information of his presence
in the field has been received here
Young Hood is a son of the fam
Gus General Hood, of the Con =
federste army. He attended
Riverview Military academy,
where he prepared for West
Point.
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The Augusta Fire.

Augusta, Dec 1.-The great
Sunday morning conhagration will
approximate 81, 200, 900.
1t began in the heart of j b
Whites big dry goods house.
The origin of tho FIRE is unknown,
but 1t is surmised that AN electric
wire may have come in contact
with the wood work after the in
sulation on 1t became imperfect,
or possibly spark from . sput.
tering arc light msy.hsve tumbled
into the dry goods.
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A NARROW ESCAPE

Thankful words written by
Mrs. Ada K Aart, of Groton, S
ID. "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 l could live but a
short time. l gave myself up to
my Savior, determined if / 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. l gave it q trial, took in
all eight bottles. 1t has cured me,
and thank God, l am saved and
now a well and health woman. -
Trial bottles free at Crawford
Bros Drug Store. Regular size
SOC and x1.00. Guaranteed or
price refunded.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-16
THE GREAT CERAM EARTH.
QUAKE.
An Immense Tidal Wave Sweot
Over the island, Drowning 5,-
600 People-Swept Over the
Tops of Trees 80 Feet
High.

San Francisco, Dec 12-The
Bulletin says: The disaster that
overlook tae island of Ceram, on
the I'd of last month, cost the
people of that district immense
loss in life and property. The
steamship America Mariu, which
arrived Yesterday from the Orient,
brought advices from Ceram and
reports that 5000 people were
destroyed on that island and alone
when the dreadful earthquakes of
November shocked the Japanese
coast and agltated the islands ad
Jacent to the empire. On the
night of the I'd the people of
Ceram we're awakened bp a ter
rlhc shock of earthquake that
seemed to York from north to
south. Every one fed from his
house into the public square. A
few hours later it was reported
that the water was rising in the
bay of Ambonia. The sea csmo
forward in the shape of hugo
tidal wave and forced the wster
into the bay entrance. 1t came
up SO feet over the lnw!ands. At
Pauholy and Ssmssoeroa, on the
bay, the waves swept over the
tops of trees 80 feet high. Out
of nearly 1, 500 inhabitants, only
40 escaped.
The whole coast for miles was
transformed into a huge mud
puddle. Corpses were every
where. Broken trees and por
tions of houses were buried in the
mounds of stone and boulders
that had been washed up from the
sea, changing tho entire topo-
graphy of the countrv. The ex-
act number killed along the coast
will never be known, as the corps
es are in many cases yards under
the new ground. At Hatoesis,
out OF 500 people, 100 wore killed
and 40 wounded. The balance
escaped to the hills, where the
shock of earthquake was first felt.
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ANOTHER BRITISH DEFEAT.
Methuen Meets With a Serious
Check at Modder on
Beers Failed With Heavy
British Loss.

London, Dec 13.-After two
days of the fiercest fighting Gen
Methuen's advance is ended, the
Beers checking the British adj
vance just beyond the Modder
river. The rifle fire was terrific
and the British melted away be-
fore the deadly hail. The loss of
the British is cabled as being
very heavy, probably the heaviest
that General Methuen has SO far
suffered.
The contest began Sunday
morning when the British srtil-
lery, aided by the naval guns,
furiously csnnonaded the Boer
position at Magersfontein. 1t
lasted all day. The Beers re-
piled with spirit.
On Monday the battle was
promptly resumed, but the Beers
slackened fire during the morning.
AT noon Methuen ordered a
charge. Up the hills the men
rushed, covered by the artillery.
The Beers were not driven from
their position but clung to the
trenches doggedly.
As the British swung uphill the
protecting fire ceased, then they
opened such deadly fire upon
them that tho men could not stand
1T. The unseen foe fired from
the trenches into both flauks.
Again the troops halted, and the
trenches poured IN incessant hail
OF lead into them. This time the
advance was checked for good.
The troops broke and fed leaving
the Beers the masters of the field
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-16
SOUTHERN EMPLOYEES IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Must Cease Smoking Cigarettes
or ResiCn-An Iron Clad Or.
der Issued to That Effect.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec IA gen
eral order has been circulated by
the Southern railway apphcabl
only tol the South Carolina divi,
sion, that all employees of the
company must stop smoking Gig
arettes or resign their positions,
and that in future no one will be
employed who smokes cigarettes.
Assistant General Passenger
Agent S II Hardwick says it may
soon he made applicable to all the
different branches of the road.
The order issued by the South
Carolina department is an IRON
clad rule and applies to all the de-
partments of the line throughout
the State.
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CLERK SALE
STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF LANCASTER.
IL the Common Pleas

SoONb oF hhNSAoi
IL the Common Pleas
The British and American Mortgage
Company Limited Plaintiff. against
harlOttr r oster, The Thomas p
Smith McIver Co., and J Harry
Foster, Def ndauts.
pY virtue OF an Order made In the
- above case by Judge o. w Bu>
chanan, dated October 81, 1899, L wi |
sell at public auction at Lauca> ter
court house, within the legal hours OF
sale. on the
Fisrt non6dy in January, 1900.
the following de. cribed lots, parce or
tracts of iard, to wit:
1T All that piece, parcel or tract
of land In the county OF L-nc 's'er ard
state aforesaid, cpntsinin' 225 acres.
sSspre or trss, conveyed To the ID.
feudaut, ChsrIntt r Foster by niary
r tassel.ine. Fannie w Cureton and
E IA K Brow 10y deed dated Fehy
% 1878
2d All that piece, parcel or tract nf
land In the crnnty of Lanca-i"r and
State afoTesai containing 2o4 acres,
more or fess, conveyed to the d. =
fe'dant, Charlotte Il Poster, by Friza
e Brown by de:d da ed Feby 27th.
1879
fhe above tracts coustitu 5l9
a,re-, mare o. less lyiug being auu
situate IN the county OF La caster I'd
Stat Of South Carolina. b'unoed on
the North 10y lands of II II Couch
lanis how owned by r Is SowelI and
X. ath, Springs IL Co but fprmeri>
owned by J B Erwin ..r his wife, Mar,
R Erwin. on the East by .auds of J K
Massey, Jr 'ormerIy he G L Wad
piac on the south bv lands Of w l.
R,niIpy 4 fnrnerIy D. II
ELI Dunlap anu lands f'rmeriy he
!, nging to the estate "f Mrs Il p Blown
now Known as the Dugdale place, on
the West hy lands OF w f. Roddey Il
q" formerly owned 10y d Ell Dun ap
and others.
Pats of e ,ch tract will be exhibited
OH day of gale
Terms OF sale; one third cash. the
balance to toe paid in equal instaiS
ments ofone aud two years with in
tefest fiom day "f sale. The credit
portions of thu sale n 30 he secured
by the bond OF TIE purchase or puI.
chaser aud a mort. age OF the pr-mi
yes The purchaser of the 225 are
tract on which The fpur-roum cottage
stands shall insure the same III some
gond repu able Fire Insurance Com
psny aud said Io'icy shall Ge assigu.d Il
TO the CLERK Of the court ~ additional
security for the credit payments Pur.
chaser or purchasers of either tract
will have the option of pay ing all In
cash The purchaser or purchP s-rs
must c. nipy with the terms Of safe
within 80 minutes or the land will be
'mmedia'eiy resrld at the bidders
risk
s~- Purchaser to pay for all "eces-
sary papers inc uUing revenu- stamps
w. S. l.. PORTER,
G.. G.. &. p. l.. &.
X r. Wyiie Piff's. Atty
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Lost $17, 900 While Driving
Through the Country.

Macon, Ga, Dec 13.-Mr S w
Gardner, visitor in the city from
Orlando, Fla, has lost S17, 600
and has thus far found no trace of
the money. The money was lost
this morning somewhere between
Macon and Summerfeld, while
the bearer was driving along in a
surrey. Seventeen thousand dol
lars of the amount is in bank GER
ti6cates, part on the State Bank
Of Orlando, and part on the First
National Bank at Sandford. The
remaining 5000 is in paper and
silver, which is enclosed in buck
skin belt. Mr. Gardner is wholly
at loss to account for the disap.
pearance of the money, all of
which was concealed in . small
sstchel, which he carried at his
side.
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SHBRIFF'S SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF LANCASTER.
In the Cannon piarS

COUNTY OF LANCASTER.
In the Common Pieus.
VIM y. tlyburn against w J. Jones.
Il 3 Jones. ct al.
pY virtue of a Decree made IN the
- above Gaze by Judge o w Bu
chanan dated November 25. 1899 I will
sell al public au lion at L"ncast. r
court house. within the legal hours OF
sale on the
First Monday in January. 1900,
all that piece. parcel or tract of land
Ia the counties Of Kershaw and Ian
caster the Sta'e aforesaid, contain
ting 500 Acr~s, More 0r Less. and
Bounded on the North by la, cis of
lewis NJ CIyburn. and lands of Fra nix
Gardner, on the T. st by Little
Lynchrs creek. OH the south by lands
OF Sesb'rn Jones. Sr., aud on the
West by lands Off. V Welsh, being
a tart OF the tract IF land con veyed To
w. Jones hy John B. COusar, Sher
vi. by deed bearing date Septem ber 7,
1858,
Tel ms OF Sale: One> half Cash, and
balance In one year from date of sale,
with Interest on the credit portion a.
the rat. Of 8 per centum per annum.
Purchaser to have the privilege of
paying the whole In cash The credit
portion Is to be secured by the bond of
The purcha.er and mortgage of the
premises Purchaser to pay for papers
and all necessary revenue stamps.
l.. M. CLYBU RN,
s. l.. e..
r.. ID. Blakepey.
II. Y. Williams,
PIfffa Attornaya
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NEAL REPORT SENT OUT.
Foreman of the Hosiery Mill
Killed-Judge Hudson on the
Bench Again.
Special to Greenville Newe.


Columbia, Dec 1.-THE report
of the Neal investigating COM
mittee has been printed 1t has
been sent 70 the legislators
throughout the State. The gov
ernor reviewed the evidence but
made no recommendation, in view
Of the fact that it is coming before
the courts and the legislature.
Foreman Taylor, of the hosiery
mill in tho penitentiary, was killed
this morning by ncing caught IN
some shafting,
The supreme court Justices rea
commend j II Hudson AZ the
special Judge for the special court
in Barnwell in February.
The Cheswel cotton mill in
Oconee county was chartered to-
day.
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BRITISH CASUALTIES S33.
Fifteen Officers Killed and Four
Wounded--The Awful Loss
Suffered by the High
landers.

London, Dec IA revise ed
list of the total Casualties to the
British troops of all arms at Mag
ersfontcIn places the number at
S33. There were Is officers kill
ed and four wounded, and in ad-
dition five are missing and one is
known to have been made prison>
er.
The War Office ha. received 4
message stating that there were
$50 casualties among the non
commissioned officers and men of
the Highland Brigade at Magers-
fontein. The brigade lost 10 off
GERS killed, 3S wounded and 4
missing.
THE LoYALIsTs DEPRESSED.
London, Dec 15.-"Lord Me-
thuen's check, following Gen Cat
acres rePulse, says the Cape
Town correspondent of the Daily
News, "has had most depress-
ing effect upon the Loyalists, who
are by no means growing body.
They are filed with dark fore
bodings. Dutch dissatisfaction is
rapidly growing. A large sec
tion is restless and would need
but little persuasion to join the
Beers.
"There are disturbing report,
from the eastern districts of Cap,
Colony, where many secret meet
ings have been held. The i'm
perial authorities are srming th,
loyal farmers in the Stutterhein
and Bedford districts.
~ Have you forgotten t,
day your subscription to Ledger
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WI, DcS 10 - mo WAL
department has received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Gen Otis,
descriptive of the military sltua-
tion in Luzon:
Manila, Dec 70.
In Bulacan province the insur-
gents have been scattered and
driven east to the mountains. Our
CASUALTIES in that section in the
last few days were 10. The in
surgsnt casualties in killed, wound
ed and prisoners aggregate 100.
Considerable insurgent property
with records, arms and ammuni-
tions have been captured. Our
troops are now in the mountains
in pursuit. The insurgents have
oeen driven from Subig bay and
the marines now occupy naval
station there. Our column NOV
ing west from Tsrlac is now on
the west coast of Luzon, where il
has been supplied. 1t encounter.
ed little resistance. A column il
now moving west and soath, from
Dagupan along the coast. There
is no concentrated insurgent forces
of Importance in Luzon north of
Manila. Southern Luzon will
not offer any serious resistance.
Troops are co operating in that
section. Organized rebellion NO
longer exists and our troops. are
actively pursuing robber bands.
All important and threatened
centres OF population in the north
have been occupied. Otis.
Also the following:
Manila, Dee 12.
Two thousand additional Spanish
prisoners secured in northern
Luzon, making over 5000 res
leased within a month; 700 now
en- route from Vigan and trans
ports will he sent for remainder.
Otis.
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To Bring Back the Dead Heroes
of the Maine.

Norfolk, Va Dec 13-The battle.
ship Texas, Captain Sigsbee, pass
ed out this morning to bring home
the remains of the heroes of the
Maine. The ship will land her
sacred burdens on her return q,
Fortress Monroe; thence they
will be taken to Washington, to
be Inferred at Arlington.