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End of Boer War.

London, Sept 20 Lord Roberts
cables from Nelspruit. on the Pre-
toria De'agoa Bay railroad, not far
from Komati Poort, the frontier
station. under date of Wednesday
Sept l9, as follows:
"Of the three thousand Beers who
retreated from Koma,i Poort before
the British advance seven hundred
have entered Portuguese territory,
others have deserted in various
directions, and the balance are re =.
orted to have crossed the Komati
river. and to be occupying spurs of
the Lobombo mountain. south of the
railway
A general tumult seems to have oc-
Cured when they recognized the
hopelessness of their cause. Their
Long Toms and field guns have been
destroyed and nothing is left of the
Boer army but few marauders.
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Great Electrical Combine.

New York. Sept 2O.-In it's forth.
coming issue The Electrical Review
will editoralIy say
There have been numerous reports
OF late concerning the probable anal.
gamstion of ell the telephone aud tole.
graph companies of the United States.
The Electrical Review was recently in.
formed that rapid progress was being
made 10 this direction by the 6oauoia
interests controlling the four leading
companies. These are the American
Telephone aud Telegraph company,
which now includes the American Bell
Telephone company. the Telephone .
Telegraph and Cable Company Of
America. the Western Union Tele graph
company aod the Postal Telegraph and
Cable company
1t is predicted by those 10 position to
know that these interests will be coo.
solidated iute one big company to bc
known as the National Telephone and
Telegraph company. aud that suob
consolidation will be accomplished be.
fore the end Of the present year
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Sound Advice.

London. Sept 2l The Spectator
commenting upon the cotton prices
says:
with all the talk of ooauors. there
seems no doubs whatcve? that the csuse
is quite real-a deficiency in the supply
Of raw material"
The Spectator expressed the opinion
that tho Lancashire trade has been
rather easily deceived" and urges it
to take efectual steps 10 the future 60
ascertain early and accurately the true
character OF OF the cotton crop in the
United States
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Tillman in Milwaukee.

Milwauke. Wis, Sept 2O-United
States Senator Benjamin R Tillman
addressed Democratic gathering of
1.500 persons al the South Side
Turner Hall tonight, confuing HE
remarks chiefly to Imperialism He
was frequently sppisuded.
"One burning question:" he said.
lis to determine whether or not Won
will retain q republic to live under or
whether you will set up q military
depotism I"
The Porto Ricsn tariff law be
characterized as "a damnable act.
for which you will rise Up aud call
the Republicans to account"
These people. be said. were pro.
missed that they would receive all the
rights and guarantees thst the Con-
stitution calls for. but the Republican
party has from the start denied them
their rights.
He dwelt at length oD the Philip.
pines and ridiculed the statement of
Republicans that the war was over
in those islands, and stated that in
the face of such reports messages
were being sent TO Washington
almost daily containing news of the
killing Of many of our soldiers He
quoted Admiral Dewey to the effect
that the FiIipinos were better able 10
govern themselves than the Cubans.
yet the Cubsns we're given their
liberty and the Fiiipinos remain
slaves
He urged bis hearers to arise
above party and vote for principle
and liberty; that they were to decide
whether the Constitution and the
flag 60 together
Tsking mp the argument of "the
full dinner pail" the speaker told
his listeners to tell the Republicans
that "slsves heretofore had foil din.
ner pals I"
Senator Tiilmsn closed by inviting
the audience to vote for Bryan, and
predicting defeat of the Republican
party in November.
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APPROVED IN ENGLAND.

London, Sept 10. 4 80 q m-As
might have been expected, coinc,dent 4
with the arrival of Count Won Wal
dersee in China comes the most i'm.
portsnt declaration of policy vet
issued by any Of the allies As The
Daily News remarks, Germsny's cir
culsr note has turned the tables on
Russia, whose evacuation proposal
had put Germany into an awkward
corner Now. il Russia sssents to
the German note she will be unable
to continue, says The Daily News.
TO pose a. Chins's lenient and forgiv
ing friend. while. il she dissents,
Russia will lay herself open to the
charge Of reducing the punitive
expedition TO Q farce
The London morning papers have
little but praise for what is called
Gernanys admirable note The
Times goes 90 fer 20 to wish that the
credit for making such . proposal
belonged to Grest Britain The
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Murdered Missionaries.

Washington, Sept 2O-The state
department has received the follow.
ing telegram from the consul general
at Shanghai, China:
Shanghai. China, Sept 20.
Secretary of State. Washington:
Killed to date: Rev and Mrs Sim =.
cox, three children; Dr. and Mrs
Hodge; DR. Taylor; Rev Pitkins :;
Misses Gould. Morrill,, at Pao Ting
Flu; Misses Desmond. Manchester,
at Ku Chau Misses Rice, Huston,
at Lu Ching; Rev and Mrs Clapp !;
Rev G L Williams, Rev Davis {;
Misses Bird ; Partridge at Taiku {;
Rev and Mrs Atwster, four children :;
Rev and Mrs Price, one child at Fen
Chow Flu Have mailed report.
Goodnow.
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RUSSIANS BUTCHER
PEACEFUL CHINESE.
Cossacks Depopulate Great
Territory.

New York, Sept 81 -Concerning
the massacre of 5000 Chinese at
Blagovestohensk by Russians, The
Evening Post contains an account
from G. Frederick Wright. one of the
faculty of Oberlin, o, college. who
was enormously reported killed ct
Pekin. The letter ,s written from
Stretensk, Siberia, under date of
Aug 6
AS soon as the Russian troops
went down the river on transports.
July Ia. the fort at Aygun began
without warning to fire upon passing
steamboats,, and on the 18th fire was
opened upon Blagovestchensk and
some Russian villagers were burned
opposite the fort. The actual injury
inflicted by the Chinese was slight,
but the terror caused by it was
indescribable, and it drove the Cos.
sacks into a frenzy of rage. The
peaceable Chinese to the number of
1000 in the city were expelled iu
great haste. and being forced upon
RATS entirely inadequate. were most
of them drowned in attempting to
cross the river The stream was
fairly black with their bodies. Three
days after hundreds of the corpses
were counted in the water.
Mr. Wright says "In our ride
through the country to reach the city
on Thursday, the Goth, we saw az
many as 80 villages and hamlets of
the Chinese in flames Ooe of them
was q city of 5000 or 900 inhabi.
tants. We estimate that we saw the
dwellings of 10000 peacable Chinese
in flames that awful day, while
parties Of Cossacks were securing
the fields to find Chinese and shoot
ing them down at sight What be.
came of the women and children no
one knew there was apparently no
way for them to escape to a place Of
safety. On our way up the river for
500 miles above the city every Chi.
nese hamlet was q charred mass OF
ruins. The large village of Motcha
was still smoking and we were told
that 1000 Chinese had been killed
The wholesale destruction. both of
property and of life. was thought to
be military necessity Peace be.
tween the Russians and Chinese has
come to an end. Years cannot wipe
out the enmity engendered
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DOES 1T PAY TO BUY CHEAP

cheap remedy for coughs and colds Is al
right. but you want somsthing that will re,
lieve and cure the more severe and dangerous
results OF throat and lung troubles What
shall you do ? 90 to a warmer and IL ore reeu.
lar climate Yes, if possible If not possible
for you, then in either case take the only rem.
edy that has seen introduced in al civilized
countries with success in sevore throat ,nd
lung troubles, "Boschee's German Syrup" IL
not only heals and stimulates the tissues to
destroy the germ diseases, but allays infa,a-
maton. causes easy eApectoratiop, gives good
nights rest, and cures the patient. Try ore
bottle. Recommended many years by all drug
gists in the world For sale BY A China. B
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SUMTER. S. c.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 26: 1900

Morning Post alone. in q cogent and
we'll reasoned editorial points out q
grave objection. namely. that if the
real authors aud instigators OF the up,
rising should prove to be identical
With the personnel of the Chinese
government, it Can hardly be expect
ed that they will deliver themselves
up, and that, If the Chinese govern
ment should be designated az guilty.
It would be under the ban of the
powers. . condition Of things only
terminsble BY the conquest Of China
or . revolution producing . new gov
eminent.
"Therefore," says The Morning
Post "the powers should carefully
weigh the matter before committing
themselves I"
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Wheat Prizes.

The VIrgioia-Carolna Chemical
Conp0oy Is cndesvoring to get the
farmers to raise wheat by Offering
prizes 70 tire raisers Of the best cron
Three prizes are to be given, the first
to be q reaper and binder, the second n
drill, aud the third two tons of standard
ommonlated fertilizer The contest is
to DO tor the bee. yield on twenty acres,
or ten acres.or Eve acres. Prof. is
Newman. of Clemson College. will
hsve charge Of the contest, aud is uov
form ulatiug the plans
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Cotton Bears in Control.
RAPID DECLINE ON NEW
YORK MARKET.

New York. Sept 20 The cotton
market was excited pretty much sil
through todsy's session. with prices
tumbling around at much the same
sensational rate ss during the great
bull movement OF some two weeks
ago. Only todsy's fluctuations were
IN the nature Of collapse in all
months
Speculation swept through the
market in waves and consisted for
the most part of liquidation by
holders who had held through the
late declines Weak cables, weak.
ness in Wall street, heavy receipts in
tne south, weak southern spot mar.
kets, foreign selling pressure and an
almost total abseLce of speculative
support of any description we're the
factors which created havoc in bull
circles and prompted the bears to
invade their opponents' territory.
The opening was irregular at loss
of Is to "a poiDts. After fall of 10
to IL points the market once more
plunged downward under terrific
selling from all quarters. Predic-
tions for still heavier receipts and
rumors that southern markets were
on the verge Of heavy slump added
to the woes of luckless holders and
increased to the jubilation of the
shorts, who were merciless in their
raids. The close was barely steady
ct about the lowest figures of the
day, net decline of 25 to 20 points.
The days transactions were conser.
vatively estimated at $50, 900 bales.
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Chinese Drowned by Rus.
slams.

London. Sept 2l.-"Autheutio 40.
counts have been received here," save
the MOSCOW correspondent of The
Standard, "of . horrible massacre at
Blsgovsstchensk, which was uodoub b..
edly carried out uoder direo. orders
from the Russian authorities and wh,cb
then let loose the tide of slaughter
through Amur.
The entire Chinese population of
5000 souls was escorted out Of town to
spot 6se miles up the Amur and then ,
being led 10 batches Of . few hundreds g
to the banks Of the river bank. we're
ordered to GROSS the river to the Chi.
nese side. No boats we're provided and
tbs river is mile wide. TIE Chinese
we're suog alive into the stream and
we're stabbed or shot at the least resist.
ance. while Russisn volunteers who
lined the bank dubbed or shot apy on
who attempted to land Not one
escaped alive. The river bank for
miles was strewn With corpses.
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Hubbard's Cotton Letter.

New York. Sept 21.-A sbsrn
advance in Liverpool this morning
came az surprise to the trade, who
looked for weaker markets abroad in
answer to the pressure to sell for
southern account on the basis of
present values. Southern markets
we're ell lower last evening, which
caused Liverpool to open at decline
which was quickly recovered on the
reports Of injury to the crop in
northern Texas from heavy rains
Our market opened steadily at 10 to
IL points advance and became easier
on the movement at the interior
towns and rallied quickly by noon
on the covering of the local interest
The movement of the crop and the
buying power in the southern markets
will be the test to the situation for
some time to come The local tenn
per 's in favor of buying cotton on
all weak moments on the belief that
II the larger markets accumulate
stock the pressure in the south TO
sell will be relieved by the tendency
to accumulate cotton to fill these
exhausted supplies The local trade
are not disposed TO consider that the
movement is indicative of anything
moro than the desire of planters to
OBTAIN present prices for their cotton
Hubbard Bros & Co
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Loot From Pekin.

San francisco. Sept 20 Revenue
cfticers have brought down from the
Mare leland navy yard on q govern.
ment tug l54 cases of rare oriental
goods which bad been brought into
THE country on the hospital shin
Solace The articles seized would
net small fortune The dutv il
nearly 60 per cent On this account
most Of the stuff-which includes
loot from Tien Tsin-probabIy will
De abandoned TO the government
The cases of silks and curios are
addressed to persons all over the
United States
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Conger Speaks.

Pekin. Sept. IL, via Tsku, Sept. 16. .
via Shanghai. Sept. 1S.-Mr. Conger,
tho United States minister, says that
Pekiu must be occupied BY foreign
troops until some settlement is effected,
as otherwise oil the value Of the expedi.
ton will be lost.
Gen. Chaffee has issued orders pro.
hibiting tho American troops from
shooting from boass. looting or forsg.
ing. Every facility is to be given TO
Chinese who desirs to reopen their
shops. sod everything taken must be
paid for.
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The Howard Trial.

Frsukfort. Ky. Sept. 1S-Tbe
prosecution concluded it's direct testi.
mooy ia the case Of James Howard
this afternoon. Ben Rake. o stable
boy, corroborated Bowman Gaines as
to seeing Howard run out from the
rear of the State house grounds short.
~ after the shooting.
w. H. Colton. one of the a ped
conspirators. went over bis TO. YER
testimony. which indirectly affec i
Howard. He claimed that Howa
exhibited cartridges to him and als
pointed significantly to a broken psl.
ing of the fence Cotton said he ask I'd
Howard what be meant by this. and
the latter told b:m to "uot ask so manv
fool questions"
During the examination of witnesses
this afternoon Col. T. 9 Campbell
called on tho court for protection from
1.-THE insulting insinuations" as he
termed reference made to him by
Maj. Ovens Of the defense.
The court Imposed a foe of as
agaioat Maj Owens.
The defendants will take the stand
as the first witness in his Own behalf
ne claims an allbi aud the attorneys
tor the defense say they will bring over
whelmiug proof that Howard vas stand.
ing 10 front OF the board Of trade hotel
two squares from the soero of the
tragedy when the shooting occurred
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THINKING IN WASHINGTON

AAsNkAAANN AN AOh AN0 kON
Washington. Sept l8 "A copy Of
the Gsrusu oosc demsodipg tho
paoish msos Of ths leaders Of The
rebellion 10 Chius wss presented to
Acting Secretary Adse ss tho state
department. doriog tho day from the
Gssmso embassy The Gsrmsu
ehsrgs. Baron S,erobsrg. beiog tempo
rsriiy sbsous from the city. there could
OF course. be no attempt ss discussing
this moss importsot communication.
The baron 10 expected to return tomor-
rov vheu the subjeos may bs taken up
With him. Meesnwhile tbe note itself
vill receive the earnest attention of the
presidents and such members OF the
cabinet % are 10 Washington tomorrow
when he arrives
The state department has been all
along dires,iog ,ss efforts to the speedy
opening Of oeeo.iss,ons for . 6oal set-
,lsuept With the Chinese goverom ment
sod has so far not been heard from
rslstive 20 the matter Of punish me to
beyond the iodireot references cootsioed
10 the notes that have defined tho
governueots purpose The question
is COW presented plainly. whether or
not the osso,ia,ioos shall be proceeded
9th decision 90 this point.
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A VERY FIRM STAND
TAKEN BY GERMANY.
Dem ands az q Preliminary
to Peace Negotiations.

Berlin, Sept 18.-The foreign office
hss sent circular note to oil the pow.
ere sooouuciog that the German gov.
srousos considers that an indispensable
preli0iosry to the begiooiug Of pssce
osgosiasioos With Cbins is The deliver.
iog up Of those Who were responsible
for she outrsges.
The text Of the .slesraphio note is as
folloWs;
The government Of the emperor
bolds - preliminary to entering upon
diplomatic relations With the Chinese
govsromsot that those persons must be
delivered up Who have been proved to
bs the orisissl aud real iossigssors Of
the outrsges against intsrns,iousl Law
which have occurred ct Pskiu. The
eaober of those who we're merely 10.
ssruusots 10 carrying out the oasrsgss
10 TOO great. Wholesale executions
would bs contrary to the oivilised
conscience sod the oirsu instances ol
saeh group Of leaders cannot be com
plssely ssesrtsined ; but . few of those
vhoss guilt 10 notorious should be de-
iissssd up aud pouishsd The repre-.
ssosstivss os The powers ct Pskin are
10 position to give or bring forward
sosviooiss evidence Lsss importance
sstseoes TO the oumber pooished than
10 their character - chief instig stors
sod leaders.
'"Ths sovssnwsot believes IL csn
couos 90 the uosoimisy Of oil sbe eabi
nets 10 regard 70 THE point. 10 90 much
% iodiHereoee to the just stoc em eot
vosld be equivalent to indifference to q
repetition Of the crime Tie govern.
ueos proposes therefore. that the Dab
iosss eooeerosd should ins,rucs tbsi,
representatives as Pekin to indicate
those Leading Chinese persouages from
whose guilt 10 ins,ieasiog or perpetrat.
log outrsges oil doubs 10 excluded.
"Vou Buelow."
The poto hsa been scot to the Ger.
man embassies ., Washiogto9, Loo don
Paris. 81 Petersburg. Rome. Vieuu,
sod Toxic.
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Won WALDERSEE AT HONG
KONG.

Hong Kong, Sept lS-The Ger
man steamer Sachen. having on board
Field Marshal Count von Waldersee,
commander in chief of the interna
tional forces in China, and his staff
has arrived here
The field marshal landed and was
received by q guard of honor OF
British troops He made the usual
official calls and will this evening
proceed to Shanghai From there to
Tsku on board the German cruiser
Hertha.
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one of the participants said no final
action had been taken.
1t is understood. however, that the
answer of this government, as now
framed, is in effect q diplomatic re
fusaI to accede to the German propo.
cal.
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Three Courses Open to This
Government in China.

Washington. Sept lg-With the
German proposition to postpone
peace negotiations with China until
tho persons responsible for the Pekin
outrsges are punished, and the
French and Russian notification of
the purpose of those governments to
begin such negotiations at once
awaiting him. the president found
much matter OF importance to dispose
OF upon his arrival in Washington
from Canton this morning He lost
no time in notifying the offioials he
desired to consult of his return and
the day was largely given up to
private discussion Although it was
stated that no answer would be ready
to the German note today, it appear
ed that the president, after talking
over the situation with Attorney
General Griggs. Acting Secretary
Hill and Assistant Secretary Adee,
bad arrived at q conclusion az to the
nature of the response that should be
made Mr. Adee spent the afternoon
consulting Acting Secretary Hill and
in drafting the note of response, but
oil information a. to its nature was
refused at the state department. 1t
was said that the note is TO be gone
over carefully at . further meeting
between the president and such Of
his advisers 90 are in the city The
Germsn government apparently is
anxious for q speedy answer. as
Baron Sternberg paid two visits to
the state department after the German
note was delivered The Chinese
minister also was twice at the state
departmenttodsy seeking to influence
the government not to agree to the
Joint action suggested in the German
note
The conclusion reached from the
days Developments is that the
powers are dividing a. to China and
that at present Germany and Great
Britain stand in alignment against
France and Russia. while both sides
are ardently seeking the adherence
of the United States government
The issue appears to be made up
in such shape as to dismiss further
hope of attaining that harmony Of
action respecting China that the
president has been seeking so far,
and the point has been reached
where the United States must take
sides or ct once proceed to act
entirely Independent of the powers
in reaching . settlement. The Chi
nese government is urging the latter
course upon the state department,
bat thus far there hae been o restrain
iug force in the desire to avoid max
ing the United States the first of the
powers 10 break the solid front that
has been maintained up to the pres
ent time in dealing with China.
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Oharleston. Sept 20.-Johu Gala.
hao' aged IL years, while pretcpdug
that he was q burglar. was shot and
instantly killed early last night By
Joho I'edman. bis playmate The
shooting was done with a p.rlor ria.
and 10 the Office Of } D. W. Clsussso
l56 Esst Bay.
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Two NodaE hsuds were caught in
Galveston taking susp shots q. tho
nude bodies of female victims of the
storm. when the discovers took susp
sooss at them and killed both of them
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CHINESE TROOPS DRILLING

Hong Kong, Sept l8 1t is report.
ed in the West river district that
Chinese troops are visible in every
town and that they ere actively drill.
ing A Chinese gunboat is again
patrolling the river and il is evident
that some action is completed The
Ssndpiper which has been patroIliug
the delta hss proceeded to Canton.
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Texarkana. Ark. Sept. The
plant OF the Uuion Compress company
was burned today with 1000 bales Of
cotton. Loss $15O.OOO.
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Washir gtoD. Sept 19.-An import
ant conference over the answer to
the German note WAS held at the
White House tonight. The parties
to the conference were the president.
Attorney General Griggs, the only
cabinet officer in the city Mr. Hill,
acting secretary Of state Assistant
Secretary of State Adce, and Gen
Corbin, who. by executive order, is
acting secretary of war. The presi.
dent entertained these gentlemen at
dinner and the subsequent conference
lasted until IL O'Clock At it's close