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The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
britain Warns Netherlands.

London, Sept. 29.-Grcat Britain has
sent note to the Dutch government,
according to n dispatch from Amster-
dam to the Daily Mail. which contains
Il warning that If Mr.. Kruger is al
lowed to carry bullion or state archives
on board the Dutch wnrship which is
to bring him TO Europe, it will be re-
garded rs Il breach of neutrality on the
part of the Netherlands.
Lord Roberts reports to the war Of
flee under date of Pretoria, September
21th, as follows:
THE Beers attacked portion of
Paget's force at Picnaars river station
this morning, but We're beaten Off after
three hours fighting.
'Buller occupied Macmac river and
the eastern side of Burghers' pass on
September 26th, after slight resistance
Heilbron, Bcitz and Lindley have been
rc-occupied.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
CHARGES AGAINST
LEASERS OF CONVICTS

Atlanta. Ga, Sept. 21.-Charges
have been filed with the prison com
mission of Georgia by Solicitor ]. w.
Edmundson of Brooks county against
the Mckee convict camp managers of
Lowndes county, in the form of atiidn-
Wit from prominent citizens, to the
effect that the McItec brothers have
kidnapped innocent men and women
and made them work under armed
guards for an indefinite period.
The charges filed by Solicitor Ed
mundson contain the following:
Fanny Jackson, eight or ten years
ago went to the camp to visit her hus-
band, who was kept there as n con-
Wet. When she went to leave the
camp she was arrested and forced to
work, chained with the men, watched
by the guards and frequently whipped.
She had Il young child with her and
finally VIII McItec whipped her terri
bly, TO make her bind the child to the
camp in order that 1t might grow up
convict. Her statement in part fol
lows:
Il finally had to give up my child
to prevent what seemed to me further
uncomfortable beating. The skin was
beaten from my body and the flesh
made raw. | was beaten first on sun
day, and then made to sit in salty
water, | suppose to cure the wounds.
On Monday following | WAS beaten
again and made to sit in salty water
again. | was then put to work and
George McItce went into the field and
made them let me go TO the house.
was sick from the beating nearly four
months; too sick to work. and Il great
deal of the time could not rest at all
except on my stomach. Mr.. VIII has
my child yet. He took 1t from me by
force. have never been paid any
wages"
Many other atlidavits of II similar
nature have been made.
Several white citizens Of the vicinity
allegc that the atidnvits of the negroes
are accurate as to statements made in
hem.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
MRS. CONGER GIVES HER
VERSION OF THE SIEGE

Chicago, Sept. GA letter from Mrs.
=. H. Conger, wife of the United States
minister in Pekin, was received yester-
day by Mrs. ]. s. Mcconnell. Il sister
of Mrs. Conger, who lives in this city.
1t was the first mail communication TO
come from Pekin since the siege and
recounts briefly the horrors endured by
those who We're imprisoned. The letter
came through the State Department
Mrs. Conger refers to Mrs. Wood.
ward for a detailed account of the
siege, and speaks of her as about TO
leave for home. Mrs. Woodward is eX-
pected to arrive in San Francisco on
the steamer Coptic on Saturday. Mr..
Woodward is in San Francisco await
ing her coming. Mrs. Woodward is ac-
companied by her daughter, lone, and
Miss Cecile Payen of Milwaukee. Mrs.
Conger's letter is as follows:
"Pekin, China, Aug. 1G, 19O0.-Wc
are alive and safe. Our troops arrived
the 18th. Oh, what rejoicing. What
n day it was! If you could only have
seen us you could realize n little the
true feeling of the heart. Heart spoke
to heart.
I'VE had been besieged in the British
legation ever since June Goth, under
fire day and night. AT times the battle
would be terrific. 1t would seem that
they We're right upon us. But they were
not. They tried to shoot us and kill
us with their bullets and shells. then
to burn us up. then to blow us up with
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03

Frankfort, Ky. Sept. 2T.-Thc jury
In the case of James Howard, on trial
for alleged completely in the GOebel as
sassination, found the defendant guilty
and fixed his punishment ut death.
Howard did not display the least anx-
iety end apparently was unconcerned.
The verdict was n surprise. as the gen.
eral public were led to believe that the
jury was divided.
1t developed that the delay in reach
ing the verdict was over the degree of
punishment, some of the jurors favor
ing life Imprisonment, while others
stood out for the death penalty. Sew
era a}ballots We're taken, but the first re
suited in n unanimous vote In favor of
II verdict of guilty. After that the bal
lots We're as to the degree of punish
ment. The first ballot to-day resulted
in n verdict, two jurors who had voted
for life imprisonment gave In to the
majority and voted the death penalty.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
The Standing Army.

Washington. Sept 27.-Orders have
been issued at the War Department tC
the chiefs of the different bureaus 10
prepare statements showing the cost of
recruiting and maintaining volunteer
force rs against the cost Of mainte-
nance of the same number of regulars,
and based on the item of extra eN
pcnses attached to the recruiting anI
organization of the volunteer forces.
The department will make n strong
fight to have their project for an in,
crease in the regular army put through
Congress.
The time Is fast approaching when
the present volunteer force in the Phil
ippines must be withdrawn. General
Macarthur has frankly stntedsthat he
cannot spare any troops, and Is in need
of reinforccments. To maintain the
necessary force in the Philippines an
other volunteer army must be author
lied or else an increase in the regular
army and it will be the endcnvor
OF the War Department to point oui
that the latter is the only feasible one
The plan now in contemplation is for
the authorization by Congress of
enough additional regiments to raise
the strength of the army to 1Oo.Up
with permanent recruiting stations
ment may he kept up to full strength
by constant recruiting. This plan. II
will be cInimcd. will reduce the ex.
fcnses of the army rs well As to raise
its efficiency.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03

their mines, and at last to starve us
out. No, this Is not all; they kept lay.
ing traps TO get MS to come out Of ouI
fortified city with promises to escort
us to T1en-Tsin or to go to the Tsune
Id Yainen to bc under their protec
tion.
I'VE did not listen to them. We ate
horse and mule meat. and 1t was good
we ate rice. rice, and rice, and it was
good. l will tell you that we are crate
full; we know how to be. For two days
we killed dogs for the Chinese.
THE night OF the 18th was the mos
terrific night of all. We We're under
fierce and angry firing the night
through. They again opened up their
cannon on MS. II seemed as though
they would break through and come
down on us. The bell in the tower OF
the legation tolled for every man to his
post. A general attack was upon us.
81 cannot tell you how dreadful all
Of this has been. But the Almighty
hand Of God alone has saved us. No
human power could. or course, l de-
pend upon Mrs. Woodward to tell you.
Mr.. Congcr has much to do here and so
have most of the other ministers. All
cadcs. bitches. etc, are wonderful. The
troops came into the city with little
firing at last.
Your affectionate sister.
MRS. Il. ii. CONGER."
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
Morocco Asked to pny So, 900.

Washington. Sept. 20.-Morocco will
again have to put her hand in her
pocket TO pay an indemnity to the
United States. AS n result OF cOnsid-
Grafton given the outrage by Assistant
Secretary Cridler. instructions have
been sent by the State Department to
Consul General Gummere Mt Tangier
directing him TO demand of the Moor
ish government the payment of 5000
for the benefit of the heir of Marcus
AZgui, who was murdered at Fez.
Azgui was DaturaliZcd American citi-
zen. At Fee his horse unintentionally
jostled Moslcm, who became greatly
excited and assaulted the American
The struggle between the two men at
tracted mob. which took the part of
the Moslem. and AZgui was seized and
put upon bundle of straw and wood
afterwnrd saturated with coal oil,
which was fired.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
Serious Wreck on the Central Pacific.

Ogden, Utah. Sept. pa disastrous
wreck occurred on the Southern Pacific
at Gartner Siding, near the Utah-Ne-
vada line yesterday. Train No. 4. due
here at p. NJ, went into the ditch.
Mrs. II. NJ. Lowell of Trenton. Mis-
souri,, was killed and fifteen other pas
sengers injured, five seriously.
There were some fifty-five passengers
on the train, some of them members
of the Rock Island excursion party en-
route from the coast.
The train was running at full speed
when the accident occurred. There Is
a sharp curve one mile east Of Gartner.
and as the train sped around the bend
the outside rail overturned and the en-
tire train of nine cars were thrown In
to the ditch, the engine alone remain
ing on the track
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
FILIPINOS CAPTURE
FIFTY-TWO SOLDIERS

Washington, Sept. 20.-The War De-
partment has received the following
cablegram from General Macarthur.
Manila, Sept. 2S.-Sept. 11th. Capt
Devereux Shields, with tifty-onc men
of Company +, Twenty-ninth infantry.
and one hospital corps man, left Santa
Cruz, MarinduQue by gunboat Nillalo-
bos. for Torrijos. intending to return
overland to Santa Cruz. Have heard
nothing since from Shields. There is
scarcely n doubt that the entire party
was captured, with many killed and
wounded, Shields being among the
latter.
THE information was sent by letter
from the commanding officer OF Boaz.
dated Sept. Goth. and received Sept.
oath 1t consisted of rumors through
natives:
Ihe Yorktown and two gunbonts,
carrying Col. George Sanderson and
two companies of the Thirty-eighth in
fantry, went to Martinique i'm
mediately. Anderson confirms the first
report as to the capture, but was un-
able Sept. 9th to give details of the
present whereabouts of Capt. Shields
and party, or the names of killed and
wounded. This information Will prob
ably be available soon. Col. Anderson
Immediately and move relcntlessly un-
til the Shields party is rescued. Logan
will be sent to Martinique if neccs-
sary to clear up the situation"
The Twenty ninth infantry was re-
cruited at Fort Mcpherson. Georgia.
Capt. Shields was lieutenant colonel
of the Second Mississippi during the
Spanish war. He was made captain
in the Twenty-ninth infantry July .,
1899. He was Il resident of NatchcZ.
Miss. where his wife now resides.
The scene of this latest reverse is n
small island lying .uc south of the
southern coast of Luzon. and about 800
miles from Manila. Martinique is
about twcnty-four miles in diameter
and was garrisoned by two small de-
tachments of United States troops.
One of these was at Boag. on the west
coast of the island. and the other was
at Santa Cruz. the principal port, on
the north side. Capt. Shields appears
to have started from Santa Cruz on u
gunboat for Torrijos, small coast
post, and it is inferred that the boat
as well as the body of troops under
that officer, has been captured, for the
dispatch makes no reference to her re-
turn.
The officers of the gunboat Nillalo-
hos. also captured by the F'ilipinos.
were Lieut.. Edward Simpson. COM
manding; Ensign Irwin +. Dandis and
Navel Cadet Roe w. Vincent Lieut..
Simpson has seen over fourteen years
active sea service.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
FILIPINOS SHOW
RENEWED ACTIVITY

Manila, Sept 2T.-On Monday night
vigorous insnrgent attacks We're made
upon the United States outposts in
the district near Zapotc bridge. Las
pinas, Pnranapue, Bacoor and linus,
twleve miles south Of Manila, the
scene of the lighting last October II
is estimated that the rebels numbered
!pr, end they were armed with rifles.
The inhabitants took refuge in the
churches. The Americans have since
energeticnlly dispersed the enemy, kill
ing and wounding nifty.
\ party of scouts belonging to the
Twenty-tifth United States infantry
landed on the island of Samar. the
inhabitants and insurgents fleeing 10
the mountains The Americans met
with but slight resistance and burned
a town.
Last night there was outpost firing
at Paote, Pagsanjan and Santa Cruz,
in Laguna province.
1t is reported that an American
scouting party developed body of in
surgents in the province of Nuova
Ecija, two skirmishes ensuing, in
which twelve of the natives were
killed Similar brushes have taken
place near Indang and Slang, in Ca
yitc province, and near Iba and Subig,
III VIZ -hiiNi''sii'
having two Killed and three wounded.
Advices from the island of Ioyte
state that General Mojica's band has
been scattered and demoralized by
Major Henry 4. Allen of the Forty
third infantry, who has vigorously
pursued the insurgents in the noun
tains, capturing many and taking
quantity of money, rifles, ammunition
and stores.
Senor Arollay, the chief Justice;
Leon Pepperman. the recorder; Mr.
Schurman, Judge Taft and Mr.. liig-
gins have been appointed commission
ers of the Philippine civil service. This
morning the commission enacted n
bill designating their line of legislative
procedure.
The commission plso, at to-day's ses-
sion, established bureau of statis-
tics and appropriated 100000 for ex-
penses incurred by the War Depart
ment in the Philippines.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
Dishonest Insurance Oficlals.

Albany. y. Y. Sept. 27.-SuperiT
tcndcnt of Insurance Hendricks, after
examining the condition. of the Trad
crs' Fire Insurance Company of New
York, says:
"The statement of December :t1st
last, as sworn to by William a. Hal
scy, president, and Theodore Sutro
secretary, was grossly false in every
essential particular. Summing up the
condition as of December 31st last. IL
appeared that they were in possession
of total assets amounting to 1927. 7.i31.
Total liabilities. except capital. S:26.
$50. Capital stock paid in, S2OO,OOo
Aggregate liabilities, SI26,2jG. I'm
pairment of capital, S19S,S19.
Thus 1t will be seen that instead Of
having an unimpaired capital of $780,
900 and surplus over capital and all
other liabilities amounting to $1O,S1S,
as reported December 81. 1899. the
company's capital was impaired 10 the
extent of about 100 per cent. of the
same"
To-day District Attorney Gardiner
and his assistants held n conference
with the state superintendent of insur
ance. and subsequently the district at
torney said he had decided to have the
matter submitted to the October grand
jury, which will he sworn in Monday.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
To Interest Soldiers in Their Work.

Washington. Sept. 29.-Lieutenant
General Miles has issued general or
der to the army intended to secure a
general improvement in the moral and
physical condition OF the force. The
order particularly directs the inculca-
tion of patriotic principles, the celebra-
tion of national holidays by patriotic
readings, strict attention to salutes, re-
spect for the flag and attention to
good music, especially vocal music. 1t
it ordered that there be frequent
marches and sports calculated to devel-
op the military spirit
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
Yerkes Gets Underground.

London, Sept. 29.-Charles II. Yerkes
of Chicago and New York was yester-
day elected chairman of the new board
Of electors of the Charing Cross, Eus-
ton G. Hampstead Underground rail-
way.
The formalities were completed in
London in a few minutes. Mr.. Yerkes
handed n check for 100000 to the old
company, representing 100000 for the
charter and fGO,0 900 which the old COM
pany had deposited with the authori-
ties as guarantee for carrying out
the work.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
Buried Alive for Ten Hours.

yernal, Utah. Sept. 29.-11arden
Spencer, n well-known Brush creek
rancher. and Mark Mcclure. his hired
man, were buried alive ten hours to-
day.
They were excavating cellar in n
bank near the house and were caught
in cave-in. They succeeded in get
ting their heads uncovered enough to
breathe and remained helpless this
way until discovered in the evening
by neighboring ranchman.
Both men are paralyzed and their re-
covery is doubtful.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
Twelve Million In Gold From Dawson

Washington, Sept. 27.-Some inter
esting facts regarding the situation at
Dawson City are contained in the re-
port of Consul J. G. McCook, under
date of August 22nd.
Consul McCook says more mining
claims have been worked this summer
than in any other season, because the
heavy rainfall has afforded sufficient
water for sluicing. Machinery is now
found everywhere in the district, and
no one thinks of working n claim with
out boiler, engine and pump. The
amount of gold sent out this season.
as per consular invoices. Is $12,J00.-
600. 1t Is possible that a quarter of q
million more has gone out without any
record.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
SPANISH WAR
VETERANS MEET

Washington, Sept. 27.-The conven-
ton of the Spanish war veterans con-
tinued its business here to-day. The
chief item of interest in connection
The Lamar register., 1900-10-03
HOWARD CONVICTED OF
NUMBERING GOVERNOR GOEBEL

After the verdict Howard was re-
manded to jail. Howard's cheeks
clanched as he stood up to accompany
the jailor back to his cell. The jury
comprised nine Democrats, one Repub-
lican and two anti-Goebel Democrats.
One of the Jurors admitted that the
failure of Howard to bring any OF the
occupants OF the executive buildings
January Both to testify that he was not
there, was considered as an indication
that he was there. The testimony OF
Gaines ns to seeing Howard run out OF
the grounds, and also of Stubblefield-
who swore that Howard confessed the
killing n few days after the murder
were the other principal points upon
which the jury relied.
Iioward's attorney will Mt once ap-
ply for a new trial, basng the motion
on alleged expressions of several OF the
Jurors made prior to the trial, which
We're hostile to the defendant.
with the election of officers was the Sc
lection of Colonel James n. Tillman
of South Carolina as senior vice com
mander-in-chlef. Major Harold Me
grew of Indiana had been nominated
for the office, but withdrew and substl-
tutcd the name OF General Joe Wheel
tT, WHO TtttlNtu lonl NoltS III thc 'hi
loting.
The convention decided on uniform
of mixed blue and gray as typical OF
the union of the North ana South dur
ing the Spanish war. The following
officers We're elected:
Commandcr-in-Chicf, General Nelson
A. Miles; senior vice commander-in-
chief, Colonel James n. Tillmnn: Junior
vice commanderin-chief, Colonel VIII
liam II. lIubbcll, New York: inspector
general, Colonel Frank ii. Harrington,
United Stntcs marine corps; judge adj
vocate general. Major Charles T.. Mil
Ter, Ohio; surgeon general. DIR. ). Cif'
ford Cox. United States navy: sponsor
| Miss Clara Barton; council of admins
| tration, Colonel NJ. Emmett urcll, Dis
trict of Columhia; Captain Henry ID
Green, Pennsylvania; Captain Bcr-
nard i. Reinold, New York: John ii.
Hopper. New Jersey; Max Fleischnnn.
| Ohio; Otto l.. Suess, North Dakota
Major Harold G. Mcgrew, Indiann.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-10-03
VEGETABLES.
why Are Some Vulgar and Others
hristocvntic?

Why do We respect some vegetables
and despisc others! The bean is a
graceful. contiding. engaging vine, but
YOU never can put beans into poetry or
into the highest kind Of prose. There
IS no dignity in the bean.
Corn-which il my garden grows
alongside the bean. and. so far as can
see. with no affectation CT superiority
is, however. the child of song. It
waves in all literature. But mix it with
beans. and its high tone IS gone. Sue
cotash is vulgar; it is the bean In IT.
The bean is vulgar vegetable with
out culture or any favor Of high socie-
ty among vegetables.
Then there IS the cucumber. Ike SO
many people. good for nothing when It
IS ripe. and the wildncss has gone out
Of it. How inferior to the melon. which
grows upon a similar vine, The CT
cumber Is q sort Of low comedian in a
company where the melon is minor
gentleman.
The lettuce IS to me q most interest
Ing study. Lettuce is like conversation:
it must be fresh and crisp. so sparkling
that you scarcely notice the bitter in It.
Lettuce, like most takers. though. Is
apt to run rapidly to seed.
Blessed is that sort which comes to
O head. and so rcma ins-like feyc pco.
pie I know-growing more solid and
satisfactory and tender and whittier at
the center.
Lettuce, like conversation. requires a
good deal Of oil. to avoid friction and
keep the company smooth; a pinch OF
Attic salt. q dash Of pepper. mustard
and vinegar. but so mixed that you
will notice no sharp contrasts. and q
trife Of sugar.
I feel that am In the best society
when I am with lettuce. 1t IS in the
most select vegetable circle.-Charles
Dudley Warner in "My Summer In a
Garden"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-10-03
FOLDED TRANSFERS.
They increase n Conductors Work
and Arc Trying to His Temper.

They Increase n Conductors Work
and Arc Trying to His Temper.
"Some people have no sympathy for
street car conductors" said one Of their
number after he had had a peculiarly
lively time in making change and giv-
ing and collecting transfers. says the
New York Times.
Now" continued the conductor.
there is one little matter that would
save US lots Of trouble If the people
would only bear It In mind, and that Is
the way they hand in their transfers.
Some men and few women know
enough to hand US the little strips Of
paper just as they receive them-that
is, spread out in such q way that we
can glance Mt them. see that they are
all right and then place them with the
package already collected. The ma
1ority Of people don't do this. and as q
rule the women are the worst Of the
lot.
when a woman gets transfer, she
folds it up into as small q space as
possible and then slows it away In her
purse. When the time comes to collect
this from her, she fishes the wad of pa
per out Of the purse. hands it to the
conductor and sits back In her seat
content with what she has done.
"rhe conductor has to unfold this
piece Of paper to see if it is really the
proper transfer. This takes time. and
when there are dozen women on the
car all doing the same thing the poor
conductor has more than he can do to
keep his temper Men as q rule don't
fold their transfers. but content them
selves with showing the slips into their
pockets and then producing 4 crumpled
piece Of paper when it is called for,
tossing it to the conductor, who has to
smooth It into shape.
"The same people would never think
of handing in railroad or thcater tick
ct in the same way"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-10-03
A Story of Aothonx Hope.

Anthony Hope Hawkins. always q
believer In men Of letters standing by
each other, worked tremendously hard
to help OF the fund which the Authors
society of London is trying to accumu-
late, from which pensions are to be
paid to authors whose literary merit
has not brought them q corresponding
income and who view increasing years
with fear.
Once an unfortunate writer who vis-
tied Mr.. Hawkins at his rooms in
Buckingham street. by the Embank-
ment gardens, exclaimed Oh leaving
with something IN his pocket, "Oh. sir,
I feel that Providence must have sent
me to your
And the reply came with twinkle in
his benefactors eye, LET Us hope.
however, that Providence will not ac-
quire the habit Of doing so."-Argo-
naut