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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-09
BOERS CLAIM VICTORIES

PRETORIA, May Am official war
bulletin issued here reports that OH April
% the federals captured nine prisoners
and ten horses eastward of Thaba N'Chu
and that ON April 80 a British mounted
corps appeared near Brandfort. The
1ederals attacked them OH two sides and
the British retreated. Two federals
were wounded and II prisoners were
taken.
Another account of this affair says the
WakkerstrOm and Emmelo cOmpanies
had skirmish with the Brstish near
BrandfOrt. After sharp fight IL pris.
Oners were taken and 10 British were
left dead on the field, including Captain
Lyddy. A few federals were wounded.
The heavy bombardment by the Brit.
ish has been resumed ut Fourteen
Streams
The correspondent of Reuters Tele-
gram agency in the Boer camp at Brand
fort wires that the British appeared 4
miles east of Rrandfort and General De.
Larey ordered charge with 500 Beers,
who drove them back to their entrench-
ments.
The federals found four dead on the
field and took II prisoners, mostly
wounded, including lieutenant Crane.
Later in the afternoon General De-
Larey learned that the British had
forced their way 20 miles east of Brand.
fort and miles north of Modder river.
With $50 men DeLarey set out I'm pur.
suit of the British, who numbered 200.
The forces met in the open country, a
sharp engagement followed and the
British retired. AS the Beers had a
heavy day they were not pursued. The
federals had five men wounded. An
American has been arrested in connec.
ton with the Begbee explosion.
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FLORIDA EDITOR is SHOT.
Stansell Wounds Form er
Is Shot on the Run.

10 ShOO VII VIC ltuus
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May Am al.
tercation occurred here this morning
between Albert Nj. Williamson. editor
OF the Florida Journal, a weekly paper
published here, and G. w. Stansell,
councilman from ward Z, which resulted
in both being seriously wounded.
The trouble arose from an editorial
i'll the last issue of The journal, charg.
ing that Stansell claimed to have re-
ceived $4,000 and another coucilman q
suit OF clothes, described as being all he
was worth, from the Plant system for
services in relation to the renewal of the
charter OF the Bay Street railway, owned
by the Plant system.
Williamson rode up Hogan street on
his wheel and at the corner Stansell
knocked him off with cane, and then
fired three shots at Williamson, one
penetrating the femoral artery of the
right leg. As Williamson arose Stan.
sell fled. the former firing two shots, one
entering Stansell's back on the right
side. Neither wound is necessarily
fatal.
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FULL TICKET is NOMINATED.
Spencer Adams Named For Governor
by North Carolina Republicans.

Spencer Adams Named For Governor
by North Carolina Republicans.
RALEIGH, May 4.-The white Repub-
icans had made strenuous efforts to
have their state convention the best ever
held i'll the state. 1t was an orderly and
rapid working body.
Spencer Adams of Guilford county was
nominated for governor with full state
ticket.
Following is the plank in the platform
in regard to trusts:
"We are opposed to combinations
OF capital whenever they become de-.
structive of the rights of ind!v, lual citi.
zens and such combinations should be
suppressed by adequate statutes enacted
by the legislatures of the several states
or by congress, if the resulting evils are
beyond the power and jurisdiction of
the stateS.'
The convention indorsed, without
condition and with enthusiasm, the ad-
ministration of President Mckinley, and
instructeditS delegates to vote for his
renomina1kbn. Also the delegates are
instructel43 vote for Senator Pritchard
for vice pftSdent.
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New Series-VOl. XIX. No. Al
CULT0N Tells OF
MURDER OF COEBEL
Says Taylor Wanted Youtsey
to Leave State.
TOLD TO GIVE HIM MONEY

Was to Get Any Amount He Desired
If He Would Leave-Witness Knows
Nothing of Senator to BE Made Way
With by Conspirators.
FRANKFORT, KY, May Nv. H. Cul-
ton resumed his testimony. He stated
that Governor Taylor authorized the
witness to give Youtsey any amount of
money desired if he would leave Ken
lucky.
AT conference in Lexington, the Sun
day before Goebel was shot, it was de-
cided that Representative Henry Berry,
who had been unseated few days be.
fore, should go to the house of repre-.
sentatives next morning and take his
seat and refuse to give it up.
VanMeter, his opponent, was to be
IN some way prevented from going to
the hall that morning. Caleb Powers,
who was at the conference, teleph8ned
to Governor Taylor at Frankfort two or
three times in regard to the conference.
On cross examination Culton said he
did not know Of any list of senators or
representatives who were to be put out
OF the way. On redirect examination
Culton said that Sergeant at Arms Ha-
ley signed the subpoenaes for witnesses
for Governor Taylor to testify before
the gubernatOrial contest committee and
authorized Culton to deputize good men
i'll the various counties to serve them.
Culton said he did not know where
Powers or YOutsey were when the shot
was fired. The last talk he had with
Youtsey the latter said the plan to kill
GOebel had been abandoned. Culton
had been asked by Taylor to ascertain
what the witnesses i'm the contest knew
because he was lawyer. To the prose-
cution he said he had told more now on
the stand than any person except his
father. His testimony is ended.
Circuit Clerk Moore of Jackson county
denied that Culton had told him any
thing about the plan to bring on a roit
and kill Goebel and other members of
the legislature.
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VI plcNcutluS tuc DUETS IrOLl concentrate
ing their forces at any gwen point.
A dispatch from Bloemfontein chron.
icles the prevailing opinion among the
townspeople there that the war is not
likely to last more than six weeks, once
the British advance begins, but adds
thatithe correspondent has been unable
to discover any ground for this opinion
beyond the fact that General Darlington
has arrived at the Marandellas base,
whence flying column will be dis.
patched i'll a direction not made public.
Bombardment of Crcusots.
A dispatch from Mafeking, describing
the Boer attack of April II, says:
"The ,bombardment of the Creusots
was the hottest of the fight. The shells
entered the hospital and woman s laager.
Under cover of artillery large force,
commanded by Cronje (the yOunger) :,
including the German corps, advanced
close to Fort Abrams. The garrison
laid low until the Boer force was at
close range. when they fired volley,
killing five, woundil.s many, and the
attack was repulsed. The lombard
ment then ceased. The Beers, under a
Red Cross flag, later were permitted to
recover their dead.''
General Hamilton's s division has been
engaged In forcing q passage north.
ward. At Houtnell the Boer front held
line Of hills commanding the sides of
the Mex. The Canadians and Gordons
attacked the hills to the left and the
Shropshires and Masshalls horse sup
ported by a battery also made an attack
ON the enemy, who finally fed, leaving
many wounded, and the passage was
cleared.
The Beers on the mountain are now
shelling the outlying camp, necessitating
removal to safer place.
The Beers have three guns on the hill
to the eastward of this place outside the
range of the British artillery. The Boer
shelling Is not doing any damage. The
enemy retain their positions and the
British are not attempting to dislodge
them.
General Hamilton, after a full davis
march, secured the Thaba N Chu- Bloem.
fontein road.
British Expelled by Kruger.
A dispatch from Pretoria gives the
text Of President Kruger's proclamation,
expelling British subjects from the
Transvaal. 1t says:
GAS numerous burghers insist ON the
removal OF the British and as the GOV.
ernment Is desirous Of complying with
the wishes Of the burghers and others
FAVORABLE to the republic, all Britishers
residing in the district and town of Pre-.
toria and the Witwatsrstrand gold fields
must leave the state within SO hours
from noon, April 80. Exception will be
made in the case Of those obtaining
special permits."
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THE. STEEL AND IRON TRADE
Conditions Are Less Favorable Than
Last Week.

New YORK, May 1.-THE situation in
domestic iron and steel trade is generally
a little less favorable than last week.
Prices are yielding under the strain of
the recent unfavorable developments
and & lower range Of values seems to be
assured. Reports from various trade
centers show that reductions have been
made in various rolled products. Rails,
structural iron and sheets are notable
exceptions. The reductions made have
not been large, but serve to show the
tendency now existing. Buyers are
holding off, not being inclined to make
purchases Of any considerable C. Caanti.
ties so long rs they believe that by wait
ing they may be able to DO little bet
ter for themselves.
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AN HISTORIC DOCUMENT
Architects Report of Damage to South
Carolina Capitol.

COLUMBIA, S. c., May 2.-In a copy of
the reports and resolutions of the gen.
elal assembly of the state of South Caro-.
lima of the sessions of 1864 and 1865
found in the rubbish room" at the CAP.
itol is report made to the general as.
sembly by Architect Niernsee showing
the damage done by Sherman's men,
and giving statement of the material
on hand stored in the basement and
elsewhere.
The report is of particular interest
just at this time, when the work of com.
pleting the unfinished capitol is about to
be resumed.
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THE BRITISH WE'RE REPULsED
Beers Were Great J Outnumbered, but
Drove Enemy Back.

bOers were Great J yOutnumbered, but
Drove Enemy Back.
BRANDFORr, May 5.-Yesterday was q
day Of fighting and skirmishes. Boer
defensive lines remain intact and the
British attempt to cut of Dewet and
scatter the BOer force, which is threat.
ening Roberts flank and rear has been
o complete failure 30 far.
There was heavy firing along the
Thaba N'Chu Sannas pOstrOad and the
British were slowly beaten back. Dewet
coming from the south and Grobler and
Lemmer from the north on Monday
caught British reinforcements for Thaba
N'Chu in the apex of an angle, forcing
their withdrawal.
The Beers had the better positions but
the British We're superior in numbers.
The attack was begun on Sunday.
Under Dewet, GrOebler, Lemmcr and
Botha. They attacked large British col
umn near Thaba N'Chu, which was try
ing to intercept Dewet's retirement from
Wepener. The battle ragged all day
Sunday for several miles along the
R|oHHs sQ2tei2 road The yeS1,t was in
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AUGUSTA WANTS A CAMP,
Congressman Fleming IS Pushing the
Claims of That City,

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Congressman
Fleming of the Tenth district has pat in
an application il b>half OF augusta for
one of the four great camping ground;
which arc contemplated in legislation
now pending before congress. The pend.
ing bill provides for camps in each of the
four sections, north, east, south and
west where large bodies of troops can be
gathered annually with view of giving
officers and men suitable experience.
Mr.. Fleming urges the claims of Au-
gusta which, according to reports in the
war department, proved the healthiest
OF all the camps at which large bodies of
troops were gathered during the Span.
ish war
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Beers to Leave Transvaal.

PRRroRIA, May 3.-Although the ma
jority Of the Beers still believe that in.
dependence Of the republics vii! remain
after the war, hundreds of them are
taking the opposite view and are casting
about for suitable country to which
they can emigrate. State Secretary
Rsitz said today:
''h the English take those republics
and raise the union jack over them /
will take my family to America
Many Of the other prominent families
will trek to Germany and other coun-
tries.
An old Boer in the city asked concern
ing the rates Of passage to America.
'You see," said he, tive are going ia
fight hard for our country, but if It is
taken from us we want to go somewhere
where there Is republic.
The friends Of President Kruger say
that If the Transvaal loses her iude.
pendence he will spend the last years OF
his life in Holland or Germany.
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Troubles ON the Gold Coast.

ACCRA, British Gold Coast Colony,
May 5.-Fredoric Michael Hodgson, gov
ernor at the Colony, is still at Kumassi,
and his stay will probably be prolonged
until September Oh accoun. of the state
OF the roads. His personal dagger has
probably been minimized by diplomatic
means. The telegraphic superintendent
was wounded after repairing the line to
a point within a few miles of Kumassi
and communication is again stopped.
More raiding in various parts of the
colony is reported.
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BRITISH TAKE BRANDFORT

Roberts Has Established Headquarters
There Efforts to Scatter Beers Fails.
Dewet Threatens Enemy's Flank.
Trouble ON Gold Coast.
LONDON, May 5.-News of the occu.
patton Of Brandfort has been received
by the war Office. 1t is generally con.
ceded the most important news received
from BloemfOntein since the capture Of
General Cronje and the relief of Lady.
smith. The fact that the position is the
key to one of the main roads leading to
the Drakensborg passes which possibly
may be the means of cooperation with
General Butler later OH, provide an ad.
vance base OF supplies, and at the same
time menaces the Beers now southeast
of Bloemfontein, is obviously the reason
for the Importance attached by all hands
to the intelligence.
The BOer army which was at Brand
fort, commanded by General DeLarey,
is presumably retiring on Wigburg,
which will probably be the next imme-
date objective Of the British. Brand
fort, 20 miles nearer the Transvaal capi.
tai, is now Lord Roberts headquarters
What particularly gratifies the British
public is the evidence that the army of
Lord Roberts in the Orange Free State
has recovered its mobility and is again
capable of undertaking the general ad-
vance SO long retarded. 1t is hardly ex.
pected the Beers will make much of q
stand south OF Kroonstadt, and probably
not there if Lord Roberts succeeds in cap
turing, Winburg, III which case the Beers
would be forced to move farther to the
eastward, in which direction their mo-
bility would probably trouble them to
reach the Bethlehem and Harrismith
line of safety. The opposition which
the British encountered is sGid to have
come from the Irish American COM
mand.
The extreme right Of the British army
is ut Elandslaagte and the extreme left
is under the command of General Me-
thuen.
Lord Roberts reports to the war office
rs follows from BloemfOntein:
1--WE occupied Brandfort today with.
out much opposition and without,
hope, many casualties. The first bri.
gade of mounted infantry covered the
left flank Of the Fourteenth brigade of
the Seventh division and the right flank
was supported by the Fifteenth brigade.
Pole. Carew's division advanced directly
on Brandf0rt. The Boer army, which
was under DeLarey, retired in q north
easterly direction.
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SUMTER. s. c.. WEDNESDAY. MAY g. 1900
III was wen tnere. he ad1S:

al was We'll there. lie aGUS:
"Thifteen native women tried to get
away d(Rring The night of April 10. The
enemy opened fire on them and killed
nine and wounded two. I wrote to
Snyman, pointing out that he shelled
the native stadt, which is full of women
and children, and that when they are
trying to escape by day the Beers have
captured them and flogged them and
sent them back and by night they shoot
them down, pretending to mistake them
for night attacks. Synman has not re-.
piled. The proportion of killed and
wounded above speaks for itself"
Other news from Mafeking details the
careful saving of the provisions and says
there are diminished rations for 5000
souls i'll the beleaguered town.
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Cnconfrmed Report Of an Important
British Victory Also Reaches London.
Roberts Threatens Boers' Center aud
Left -Trsnsvaalers Claim Victory.
LONDON, May 4.-Lord Roberts latest
dispatch throws no light ON the object
and possibilities Of the extensive opera
tions in the neighborhood of Thaba
N'Chu. One military critic believes the
inference is justified that Lord Roberts
successful attack at Houtnek threatens
the Boer center and puts the British in a
favorable position to crush the Boer left,
which is still facing General Rundle at
Thaba N'Chu or their right, which is
somewhere between BrandfOrt and Win.
burg.
Prices became buoyant ON the Stock
Exchange after a dull opening. This
was due to q variety Of rumors, how.
ever, requiring confirmation, including
an important British victory in South
Africa, the death of President Kruger
and the relief Of Mafeking.
The war Office has received the follow.
wing from Lord Roberts at Bloemfon-
tein:
General Hamilton met with consid.
erable success and drOve the enemy out
OF tho strong position they had taken mp
ee houtnek with comparatively small
Loo: 70 m. The Beers dispersed In sew.
eral directions. mainly to the east and
north, leaving % prisoners In our hands,
including one cOmmandant and l6 other
wounded men. General Hamilton Ia
now In camp ut Jacobsrust.
"As the men needed rest after fight.
Ing seven out Of ten days, ordered
them TO the camp. Br0adwoOd's brigade
OF cavalry arrived upon the scene in
time 10 afford valuable assistance by
their threatening the enemy's rear.
During the afternoon General Ian
Hamilton was joined by General Bruce
kamilton's brigade of infantry.
"The enemy admit having I2 killed
and 40 wounded. Among the former
was Lieutenant Gunther, German
officer belonging to the Fifty.fifth regi.
ment, and among the latter was Max.
imoff, the Russian commander of tho
foreign legion. The 81 out of SO of the
enemy's casualties occurred among the
members Of that legion. Two French
men were killed."
General Ian HamiltOn's success at
Houtnek excites little enthusiasm, as the
parties unanimously point out that some
time ago the policy Of the Beers would
be one Of allow retirement.
Colonel Baden. Powell reports from
>Mnlekfun. under date Of Apgil- % sf1nmn
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Powers Asked to AcUuiesce.

CoNsrANTINOPLE, May 2.-The circu.
lar issued by the porte relative to in.
creasing the custom duties states that
the raising of the duties to IL per cent ia
more in the nature Of a project than a
condition, it desiring the embassies to
acquiesCe. The circular maintainn that
provincial measure is rendered neces.
sary by the exigencies Of the financial
situation and requests the embassies to
appoint delegates to conclude new treat.
ieS
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Beers .Ivacuate Thaba N'Chu.

THABA N'CHU, May 5.-The Beers
have evacuated Thaba N'Chu and are
believed to be still trekking, though one
gun has shelled the camp intermittently.
Scouts report that some of the Beers
went toward Wepener. They believe
that the Beers evacuated the position
during the night, trekking northward in
three directions. General French has
left and General Rumble is in cononand
here. 1t is expected that General Bra.
bant will effect junction at any mo-
ment
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RAILROAD TO BE EXTENDED.
Work to Begin on the Knoxville and
Augusta June 1.

KNOXVILLE, May 3. Arrangements
have been perfected whereby work will
begin by June on the construction of
all extension of the Knoxville and Au-
gusta railroad into the Chilhowee noun
tains, near the North Carolina line.
reaching rich timber belt, in which the
New England Tannery company of
Philadelphia will build $25O,OOO tan.
merry.
The construction of the tannery will
begin simultaneously with the work on
the railroad extension. Knoxville and
Atlanta will be within easy reach of the
tannery.
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Held For Robbing the Mall.

BRONSON, Fla, May 5.-William E.
Lindsey, postmaster at Needmore, Levy
county, has been committed to Jail on o
charge OF embezzling the contents Of a
registered letter. Lindsey was taken
before United States Commissioner Fred
Cubberley for q hearing. He pleaded
guilty to the charge and was held for
the United States court at Tallahassee.
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Fire at Coal Creek.

KNOXVILLE, May 4.-The mining town
OF Coal Greek narrowly escaped sweep
ing conlagration early this morning.
Two large store blocks were burned to
the ground and the entire town was
threatened.
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decisive, but the British were apparently
retiring toward Bloemfontein. The Beers
captured a number of prisoners. The
skirmishing along the river indicates
that Lord Roberts army is advancing
nOrthWard
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0sahs Hss Been Rsinsosesd a.d May
n1sks stsad = Britain Force Pass 1t
Cssvsess After severe Engagement.
Pssittsas a Troops.
Loxpox. Nay alt II difiicult TO un.
navel the tangled story coming from the
seighborhood OF Thaba NChu, but ap-
prsntly . forces arc engaged In .
novsment She object being TO hem In
the Beers In that district.
While Generals French and Rumble
sse holding the Beers at Thaba N'Chu.
General Broadwood's cavalry hes been
pushed ON Houtncll i'm the hopo oi inter
cepting the federal conveys between
Lady ybrand and Winberg.
A General Botha has been reinforced
there Is every prospect OF sharp fighting.
The new scene of operations and the
general movements OF thC various col
umns are taken to indicate that Lord
Rober,s IL deploying his ARMY prepira.
tory to begin his northern march. It
now seems likely that 10 IL che COM
mander- n-chisfs intention To advance
amul1auoously from Kimberley. la Sm-
|(n1p1n absd lAdysmish, win ihs yiaE
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Dewey EnrOute to St. Louis.

Dewey EnrOute to st. Louis.
CHICAGO, May 4.-Admiral Dewey, his
wife and party accompanying him, left
Chicago at 8 o'clock this morning in
their Baltimore and Ohio special train
for st. Louis.
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For the Fire Sufferers.

CAPE Town, May 4.-Within an hour
after the opening of the Ottawa relief
fund here there were five subscriptions
OF $500 each recorded. The members Of
StrathcOna's horse contributed iberallv
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SANFORD MAKES A DENIAL.
States That Dispensary Was Net an
Issue In Campaign.

SC"tcs THU DIBVeHsdry WIS N(t an
Issue In Campaign.
OPEILKA, Ala, May Safeguarding the
statement that he favored the dispen.
sary system, Colonel Sanford said that
the dispensary was not an issue in the
campaign, but that his position on this
question had been clearly defined in his
speeches made during the gubernatorial
campaign. and published at the time,
and that he had not changed his views:
that he stands ON the platform adopted
at Montgomery, and that in a short
time a campaign committee would be or.
ganized that will issue an address out.
lining the issues Of the campaign.
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The University Of Ell Ayhar, in Cairo,
Is the oldest in the world. 1t has rec
ords dating back 1000 years.