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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-20
SERIOUS CUTTING AFFRAY.
SANDWICH PLUNGED KNIFE INTO
OFFICERS STOMACH.

Was Trying TO Prevent a Levy ON
Some Corn-Lindsay Likely to Re-
covcr--Three Famous south Geor-
gia Negroes Dead-The Famous
July Dasher One of the Number.
Important Deal in Turpentine
Land.
Valdosta, Ga. Jan. 194News was re-
ceived here this morning of a serious
stabbing ARRAY near the house of A. d.
Warn. three miles east of Cecil. The prin-
cipal in the alteration were Bailiff Owen
Lindsey and Lucius Shadwick.H
The row was the result of an attempt
upon the part of the officer to levy upon
some corn for taxes due by Shadwick's
father Shadwick claimed the corn as his
own and a dispute arose. Shadwick rush
ed upon the officer with his knife and
stabbed him in several places, twice on
his face, once on each arm and then cut
a six inch cash across the pit of Lind
sey's stomach, almost disembowelng him
The wounded man was carried into Mr.
YARNS house where his wounds were
given attention. His injuries are of a very
serious nature, but the physician believes
that he will recover. Shadwick skipped
out after the cutting.
Three of the most notable negro charac-
tiers in Valdosta have died this week, two
of them being buried yesterday and the
other to-day. The first to die was an OLD
negro named Brutus Baker, who was
among the earliest settlers here, and VINO
was regarded as one of the best negroes IN
the place. Eliza Mechanics, while at
tending his funeral, was stricken with pa
ralysis, and died yesterday. She and her
husband were the main dependence for
beef here for many years, being the own
ers of the only market m the town. 1hey
owned valuable property here, and be-
came important personages on account oil
their long residence here and the import
ant place they held as caterers to the peo-
pie of the city, who patronized the mar
kets The third to die was July Dasher,
noted chiefly as having appeared before
the criminal courst more than any other
man in the county and of having escaped
conviction on every round. His last APP
pearance in court was in Savannah year
Or so ago, in the Federal Court, where ne
missed a sentence by his Sick tongue anu
the mercy of the court. These three ne
oroes will be missed in Valdosta.
The Georgia and Florida Land Company
Of this city sold 5000 acres of timber
lands in Taylor county, Florida, this week
10 Florida mill and turpentine men. Inc
lands are to be developed, and il is prob
able that railroad will be built through
them. The sale involved something ike
500, O00 so it is said.
An estimate was made of the freight
business of the roads here this week, and
the figures are almost amazing for town
of Valdosta's size. The roads here recelv-
ed during the past twelve months 800
carloads of freight and carried away LOO
cars.
A negro weighing sol pounds was a slght
here Yesterday The negro claimed to be
only 10 years old, and was five feet and
eight inches high. He came from Vir-
gnia, and was on his way TO Florida
Though a monster in size, he appeared
10 be active and of average intelligence.
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Gen. Otis Wires of other Operations
In the Philippines

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE war depart
ment to-day received che following cable
grams from Gen. OTIS
Manila, Jan. 1s.-Hughes reports from
San Jose de Buena Vista, western. coast
Panay, that crossed mountains northwest
erly direction from San Joquin Panay.
l7th; struck enemy crossing Antique rivec.
capturing rified cannon and Nordenfeldt;
pursued insurgents through Antique.
Egana and Sibalon, their capital, and
marched to San Jose casualties. one
wounded; enemys loss considera BILE; entire
population fled to mountains; heat oppces-
sive Otis
Manila, Jan. 19-MacArthur reports,
nth instant, that thiry-five rifles surreu.
dered at Flora Blanca that at Manibaug,
McRae, Third Infantry, captured three in
surgent officers. wife of Gen. Mescardo,
considerable nsurgent property and
hoerated three Spanish prisoners;
that at Caang. captured ten
insurgents. burned seven tons of rice and
insurgent barracks; that Sullivan, Thirty
fourth Infantry, near San Jose, surprised
lnsurgent force captured six rifles and
considerable live stock; that Lieut. Houle
Third Infantry. captured near Malolos one
officer, twenty-five men and six rifles: that
Van Horne, Seventeenth Infantry struck
Ladrones AT Santa Cruz, killed and wound
ed hVe and captured thirteen and nine
rifles. Macarthur reports 18th instant
strong mounted position west Mabalacat
occupied by Gen. Hzon, and fifty men
captured yesterday by McRae, Third In
tantry enemy left lieutenant and four
dead men in trenches; McRae captured
captain, one man, 1870 rifles, several thou
SAND rounds of ammunition, destroyed ar
senai, quantity of rice, casualties, one man
wounded; Bates reports that Schwan' s col
umn cavalry retltting at Batangas to move
eastward on 18th; infantry now moving
that direction, enemy retiring, suffering
loss in men and property our casualties
Few, mostly slight wounds: that portion
Wheaton's troops will enter Iemery and
Taal tomorrow now meeting opposition in
mountains, which impedes march. Six
officers, ffty-four enlisted men, four civil
employees eleven friars, all Spanish pris-
| oners, released by Schwan arrived from
Batangas last evening, nearly 200 arrived
Manila day before via Calambas; Young.
at Vigan, reports number successful
skirmishes in mountains with remnants
| insurgent organization and robber bands
| with slight casualties American troops.
Kobbe expedition, Randolph light battery,
| Forty-third and Forty seventh Infantry,
| conveyed by navy vessels Helena and
| Nashville sailed for Albay province and
| Satar and Ieyte Islands yesterday.
otis"
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damp eyes from the still form in the shall
low grave toward the nights where Cronje,
the Lion of Africa and his soldiers stood.
Every cheek flushed crimson the strong
jaws set like steel and the veins on the
hands that clasped the rifle handles swell
ed almost to bursting with the fervor of
the grip. That look from those SILENT arm
ed men spoke more eloquently than ever
spoke the tongues of orators. For on each
froWning face the spirit of revenge sat,
and each sparkling eye asked silently for
blood
God help the Beers when next the
Highland pibroch sounds. God rest the
Beers souls when the Highland bayonets
charge, for neither death, nor hell nor
things above, nor things below, will hold
the Scots back from their blood feud.
Buried ms They Had Fought.
"At the head of the grave. at the point
nearest the enemy, the General was laid
to sleep, his officers grouped around him,
while In line behind him his soldiers were
laid in a double row, wrapped in their
blankets
No shots were fired over the dead men
resting so peacefully. Only the salute was
given, and then the men marched camp
ward as the darkness of an African night
rolled over the far-stretching breadth of
the veldt.
ITO the gentle woman who bears the
Generals name the Highland Brigade send
their deepest sympathy. To the mothers
and the wives, the sisters and the sweet
hearts in cottage home by hillside and
glen they send their love and good wishes.
Sad Will their Christmas be, sadder the
New Year! Yet, enshrined in every wo-
manly heart. from Queen Empress to cot
tage girl let their memory lie. the memory
of the men of the Highland Brigade who
died at Magersfontein."
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DON'T STEP ON RAT
tn XIII Him. Don't Feed Hoaches mn

bedbugs on the so-called DISCRIMINATING
powders, which don't even make the bugs
sick Whea yoS van h 70 fiI Ye y0ur mouse
not do it in the easiest, suTest, cleanest
and cheapest way--by using Stearn's EIec-
tric Rat and Roach Paste. It's easily ap-
pied in cracks and crevices or spread on
a piece of cheese, and no bad odors can
arise from It's use, as II entirely con-
and die outside the house; II they can
not get out inside Of two days the Paste
consumes and dries up all of the rat but
ing left to smell. Stearns Electric Paste
has been made for over 20 years. Thous-
ands and thousands OF nous Keepers have
used IL during that time, and we have new
err had one single complaint. For sale al
all druggists DC a box. II your druggist
does not keep IL send stamps ana we viii
send YOU a box. Slearns' Electric Paste
Co Chicago. Ill.
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Lyons News Votes.

Lyons, Ca, Jan. 19.-Mr. w. r. Wilkes,
on account of bad health, has sold his
store and large stock of goods to Mr.. Joe
Wilcox. Mr.. wilkes came to Lyons in
its infancy. Being naturally possessed
of the qualities that make a good mer-
chant. he has accumulated snug little
fortune
Within the last few days two stores have
been opened here, one by King Bros. and
the other by Marcus FINLEY.
The Baptist parsonage, very neat
building, Is nearing completion. Work is
just commencing on the Methodist par
sonage.
The members Of the Methodist Church
and community at large are greatly
pleased with their preacher, Rev. Robert
Booth.
Rev. A. Harris has accepted call at
Fort Valley, which leaves the Baptists
without a pastor for the present.
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ANDERSON TO BE RETIRED.
wade May Go to the Lakes and
brooke to New York.

Washington. Jan. 19-Brig. Gen. T, M.
Anderson, commanding the military de-
partment of the Lakes, with headquar-
ters at Chicago. will be retired to-mor-
row. His retirement has been already an
ticipated by the appointment of Gen. Lud-
low as brigadier general.
Cen G.. +. Wade commanding the de-
partment of Dakota has been ordered IN
addition to his present duties, to take
temporary command of the Department OF
the Lakes, until permanent assignment
can be made.
Mai. Gen. Brooke, who was recently re-
1ieved by Cen Wood as commander or
the division of Cuba, may be assigned 70
the Department of the Lakes but the
general impression is that he Is more
likely to be assigned to relieve Gen Wes-
lev Merritt in New York on the latter
retirement next June. Gen. Brooke is now
at St Augustine, Fla, recruiting.
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BURIAL OF WAUCH0PE.
A GRAPHIC DEsCRIPTfoN OF 4
STRIKING WAR SCENE.
Highland Heroes Grieved, But Eyes
BIaxed Through Tears as the
Thirst for Vengeance ON Cronje
warriors Arose.
From the Baltimore Sun.

Warriors Arose.
From the Baltimore Sun.
London, Jan. H.-Some of the most Drill
liant work in the way of descriptive writ
ing ever done by British war correspond
ents has been appearing in the London
papers during the last few days.
The correspondent of the Daily News at
Magersfontein. Cape Colony, after tracing
the terrible loss suffered by the Highland
brigade there, thus writes of the burial
of Cen Wauchope
Three hundred yards TO the rear of the
little township of Modder river, just as
the sun was sinking in a blaze OF Afrt-
can splendor, on the evening of Tuesday
Dec p, a long, shallow grave lay exposed
in the breast of the veldt. To the west
ward the broad river, fringed with trees,
ran murmuringly; to the eastward the
nights, still held by the enemy, scowled
menacingly; north and south the Veldt
undulated peacefully.
"A few PAGES to the northWard of that
grave 50 dead Highlanders lay, dressed as
they had fallen on the field of battle.
They had followed their chief to the field.
How grim and stern these men looked as
they lay face upward to the sky, with
great hands clenched in the last death
agony and brows still knitted with the
stern lust of the strife in which they had
fallen. The plaids dear to every Highland
clan were represented there.
Joined His Men in Death.
"As | looked out of the distance came
ha nj lp Gem
eral coming 90 join his men. There, right
under the eyes OF the enemy, moved with
slow and solemn tread all that remained
of The Highland Brigade In front of them
walked the chaplain, with barred head,
dressed In his robes of Office; then came
the pipers with their pipes, sixteen in all,
and behind hem, with arms reversed,
moved the bigh.anders. In their midst
was the dead general, borne by four Of
his comrades.
"Out sweled the pipes to the strains Of
The Flower of the Forest, now ringing
proud and high until the soldiers heads
went back IN naughty defiance and eyes
flashed through tears Ike sunlight on
steel; now singing to a moauing wall like
a woman mourning her first born, until
che proud heads dropped forward till they
rested on heaviug chests, tears rolled
down the wan and SCARED faces and the
choking sobs broke through the solemn
rhythm of the march of death
Right up to the grave they marched :,
then broke away in companies. until the
Genera, lay in the shallow grave with a
Scottish square Of armed men around HIM.
Only the dead mans son and small rem
nant Of his Office stood with the chap
lain and the p!pers while the solemn serv-
ices OF the church were spoken.
"Once again the pipes peaied out and a
wal!ng tune cut through the Stiffness like
cry Of pain. until one could almost hear
the widow in her Highland home moaning
for the soldier she would welcome back no
more.
Soldiers Burn for Vengeance.
""rhen, as If touched by the magic Of one
thought, the soldiers turned their tear
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Roosevelt the Guest of Honor.

Nc" York, Jan. l9.-Gov. Roosevelt was
s. guest of honor tonight at the sixth
''i dinner of the New York Associa-
s or Alumni of the University OF the
s,.'A FIFTY members and their guests
~ .Ied the dinner Bishop T. u. Dudley
W, N. nlucky, chancellor of the university.
tl 'od Robert c. Miles. president OF
,.., dSsociation. sat at the Governors
~. ana Bishop Gailor of Tennessee sat
VI, leIt. At the table of honor were
b. Chancellor b. l.. Virgins of Sewanee,
"A, X. Polk of Cornell. DR.. Silas NC
l,,, 'ditor~ Of che Churchman; Prof. Al
sli,. o,'fr and Prof. Wells of the UpiVer-
'' OF the South.
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1T has frequently been asserted thar
the eyesight of Indians, Kafflrs and ma
tive" tribes generally is superior to that
of Europeans, and DR.. Beheim, who has
been on a visit to johannesburg, has dur
ing the last few months busted himself
investigating the optical condition of the
natives. He has examined the sight of al
together 1858 colored persons--K affirs, Ba-
sutos, Hottentots and a few Zulus and
Bushmen. The native locations and the
native schools furnished most of the ma
terial. out of 1,S43 natives examined, 100
were females and SAG males, all of whom
were, or seemed to be, under the age of
3d. The result, as given in the African Re
view was the following: Out of total
of 1853 natives 1.j09 possessed a vision
equal to the normal vision of Europeans,
PSI had a stronger. and 81 a weaker sight
than the average Caucasian. The phenom-
enally powerful sight of 800 (Which
means that objects were noticed a a dis
lance of sixty feet which an emmetropic
white person could notice at twenty feet
only belongs 10 a Kaffir girl IA years old.
The above mentioned decrease of sight was
due to myopia, principally acquired at
school, thus proving that the same causes
which produce short sight in children OF
the white race will react similarly In chill
dren of the dark race.
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WOULD THINK 1T UNFRlENDLf'
Passage of Canal Bill at variance
with CIaytOn-Bulwer Treaty.

London. Jan 2O-The Daily Chronicle
says editorially:
according to advices we received from
washington, a canvass of the Senate and
House of Representatives has placed IL
beyond dispute that Congress WIN hot oniy
naes the Nicaraguan canal bill, but will
pass II in form directly at variance with
The Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
This is a statement of decidedly seri-
o,s importance and we hesitate 20 believe
that the United States government VIII
commit itself to a course which TINS coun
try would have to regard as unfrienaly.
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Ladysmith, Wednesday, Jan. II, Via
Spearman's Camp, Jan. 19.-Everything is
quiet. The position is unchanged and
there is very little bombarding. The
welcome sounds of the guns of the RELIEF
column were heard yesterday from CO.
lenso and Springfield. The heat is in
tense, but there is no increase of sickness.
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London, Jan. 49, APO p. m.-The war
Office has made public dispatches from
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, dated to-
day, regarding the scouting movements in
Cape Colony, and adding
"a Boer deserter states that the enemy
suffered severely in attacking French's adj
vanced post Jan. 10. Seventy Beers are
still unaccounted for.
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WARNING AGAINST BoERs.
HumOred That Their Forces Have
Evacuated ,COIenso.

London, Jan. 2O-The Daily Mail pub
fishes the following dispatch dated Thurs
day, from Spearman's Camp:
1T is rumored that the Beers have
evacuated Colenso in order to reinforce
their troops here Heavy gun fire was
heard from Ladysmith this morning.
Gen. Buffers order instructs the men
TO heed the white flag of the Beers only
when they lay down their arms. 1t also
mstructs them to beware of false bueIe
calls"
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London, Jan. pa dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Spearman's farm,
or camp as the correspondents now de-
scribe it, dealing with Lord DundonaId's
movement to the west of Gen. Warrens
force, already cabled, says:
His success gives us control of an easy
entrance to Ladysmith. Our guns con-
tinue 10 lombard the Boer lines, the
Beers replying but feebly. Gen. Warren
is advancing steadily"
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METHUEN IN GOOD HEALTH.
He Directed Strong Reconnais-
Sance AGainsr Beers.

Modder River, Cape Colony, Thursday,
Jan. 1S.-Gen. Methuen, who is in robust
health, personally directed another strong
reconnaissance yesterday. The Highland
ers succeeded in driving the Beers from
the Brush river bank by long range vol
leys. The Boer fire was ineffective
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Atlanta, Jan. 19.-The Republicans OF
Fulton county met in convention to-day
and wrangled nearly all day over the Sc
lection of a secretary, and another wran-
gle followed this afternoon over the Sc
lection of six delegates to the Fifth Dis
trict Convention to be held in Jonesboro.
About half the delegates present wanted
10 go delegates to the Jonesboro con-
vention, and the members had a high old
time in naming the six fortunate ones
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warren's Cautious Advance.

Spearmans Camp, Friday evening, Jan.
19-Sir Charles Warren and Lord Dun
donald are continuing cautious advance
hourly expecting battle There has been
slight artillery firing here, at Ladysmith
and at ChieVely.
Natives report that the kopjes are full
of Beers.
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In Celebration of the Birthday of
Gen. Robert Il. Lee.

Gen. Robert Il. Lee.
Baltimore, Jan. 19.-The anniversary or
he birth of R. f. Lee was commemorated
by the Maryland Society of the Army
'nd Navy of the Confederate States to-
night by their twentieth annual banquet.
Manager n. f. Hill of the Carrollton
Hotel was commissary at Manassas at
Ue outbreak of the Civil War. The menu
'el before the guests tonight was in
striking contrast to the fare furnished by
MN forty years ago. The following toasts
We're drunk:
lhi antry," Congressman John w.
Gaines of Tennessee.
Afd lery," Lieut.. Joseph Packard, Jr.
NaNalry," Mayor Thomas G. Hayes
'Nr Dead Skipwith Wilmer.
senator's Berry of Arkansas and Lind
say OF Kentucky made informal addresses
GUESTS
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BRITISH HAD A HARD MARCH.
Continued from First Page1

couid only be turned from the west by as
Sall.hg the nigh ridges of the Sproenkop.
- - odlioonist to-day reported that no
guns We're visible in the enemv.s works
but there was a large Boer camn in The
direction of Brakfontein. a brown ridge
Tour miles from Potgieter's Drift.
boers arrived in large numbers to-day
from Colenso and Ladysmith. They have
certainty run branches of the railway from
Modder spruit around Mount Bulwaya.
Nearly all the Beers have gone to attempt
to check Gen. Warrens advance. but he
made no sign to-day"
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The London statue of Gladstone is 10
be a rather ambitious work About 500
feet Of ground will be required for its
erection. as, in addition TO a large bronze
figure of the deceased statesman in his
robes as chancellor of the exchequer, there
are to be seated statues and groups al the
corners. also In bronze. The site suggest
ed for the monument is that between the
two churches in the Strand, on which
Holywell and Wych streets now stand.
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Milledgeville, Ga. Jan. 19.-Capt Charles
Peter Crawford died at his home in this
city at o'clock this afternoon. He has
been In i'll health for a year past. He
was about 66 years Of age He was one
of the ablest lawyers in the state. He
was a captain in the Confederate Army,
and rendered faithful service to the South
land He was well known and greatly be-
loved throughout the state, and the news
of his death will be received with genuine
sorrow
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Batteries for Key west.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 1.-Two batteries Of
the First Artillery, 40 men strong, with
offlcers. from Fort Monroe, left Ports
mouth at 3 O'Clock this morning on a spe.
cial train Of tourist cars en- route for Key
West. Fla They are expected to reach
Key West at p. m. tomorrow.
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Hi. nheumati.m uone

81 had rheumatism in the shoulder very
bad and II gave me great pain. / took
two bottles OF Graybeard and have to tell
you that l am entirely relieved. 1 feel
fine and have increased in weight
might say that l know a party who has
taken Graybeard for dyspepsia, with won
derful success Get Graybeard at drug
stores si.00 a bottle Respess Drug Co.,
proprie tors.-ad.
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Ladysmith, Tuesday, Jan. Is, via
Spearman's Camp-Mr. George W. Stew
ems. special correspondent of the London
Daily Mail died yesterday of enteric fe-
YER and was buried at midnight.
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Lee Day in Memphis.

memphis, Tenn, Jan. 1.-THE birthday
4" zen Robert E. Lee was generally OBJ
M yea IN Memphis. Appropriate exercises
Ie neld at night by the Confederate
"s"h1ations of the city.