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THE PRESIDENT MUST ACT.
He Will Be Forced to Assume Pro
Boer Attitude.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Notwithstand-
ing the declaration Of the president that
he will not interfere with the South
African war. the Boer commissioners
expect that political expediency viii
cause him to make move which will be
beneficial to their cause.
It is apparent to the commissioners
that political agitation alone will aid
their cause, and they intend to take ad-
vantage of every opportunity to press
it upon the attention of the American
people.
It will be nest effort of the
South Afric. sympathizers in the
United State; make the failure of the
president to act in the interest OF peace
one of the prominent issues OF the CAM
paign. The west is reported wrought
up over the refusal Of the president to
intervene, and it is proposed to keep the
question alive
A gentleman acquainted with the sit
uation in South Africa and the hopes OF
the Beers says their troops can certainly
hold out until December. Pretoria, he
said, was splendidly fortified and would
have Il, 900 to 1000 defenders.
Should Bryan be elected the fact that
the president-elect of the United States
has made declaration of his intentions
to take measures to stop the war will
have the effect, it is believed, of causing
the British to be more lenient in the
+o,r,,,c +bov will 1,rOpOCa
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ROBERTS, ADVANCE
TOWARD PRETORIA
Methuen Is Pushing Along
South of the Vaal.
HE MENACES CLERKSDORP
Hutton In Neighborhood Of vredefort.
Threatens Federals' Right Flank.
Battle Expecred at johannesburg
and Laing's Mex.

LONDON, May 26.-Another advance
along the railroad toward Pretoria has
brought Lord Roberts troops to Vrede-
fort road, few miles north Of Prospect,
where they arrived Thursday. 1t is re-
ported General Methuen is progressing
along the southern portion of the Vaal
with the object of making a dash at
Clerksdorp when he arrives opposite that
railroad terminus
General Hutton's column is appa-
rently in the neighborhood of Vredefort,
Is miles west of the railroad, whence 1T
threatens the federals' right flank. The
next few days will show whether Lord
Roberts will encounter serious opposl-
ton south of the Vaal, but the best opln-
ion believes the next big engagement
will be fought just south of Johannes
burg, and that the fight there and posi-
bly one at Laing's Mex will prove the
last pitched battles Of the war.
The latest indications almost point to
the fact that General Butler will delay
until Lord Roberts is ready to detach a
force to seize Heidelberg and sever rail-
road communication between Johannes
burg and Laing's Mex.
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cYcLoNEAT MoREH5AD CITY

Lasted About Five Minutes but Did
Considerable Damage.
MoHEnEAD CITY, N. c., May ga
cyclone of great violence struck this
place about 6 o'clock. Its approach was
unnoticed and it only lasted five min,
utes, but during that time it tore planks
from the depot, turned over and broke
the masts of the Samuel Buckman, a
Jig 2-sail sharpie, which was tied to the
wharf, and the men who were on the
wharf only saved themselves by cling
ing to posts.
It raised boxes Of fish weighing 200
pounds as high as mans head and
dropped them with such force that they
were crushed to pieces.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-30
.HONEYC0MBED WITH
FRAUD, C0RRUPT|0N
Cuban Customs Service Prom
ises Great Sensation.
TREMBLING WITH FEAR
Employees Implicated Terror Stricken.
Havana Paper Makes Strong Protest.
Ambassador Andrew u. White Vice
Presidential Possibility.

WASHINGTON, May 2e.-An explosion
in the C1ban customs service is threat
ened which promises revelations as SEN
sational as the disclosures in connection
with the postal service.
A customhouse official gives the IN
formation that the customhouse IN Ha-
vana is honey -combed with fraud and
corruption and the employees interested
are trembling in fear Of investigation.
That congress must make thorough
investigation Of every department. Of the
government of Cuba is the conclusion
being rapidly forced upon administrar
ton leaders in both houses Nothing
short of searching inquiry by COM
mittee containing representatives OF the
minority party will be accepted:
It is expected that the Bacon resolu-
ton will be adopted by the senate.
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Iron Market Very Dull.

CLEVELAND, May 2e.-The iron trade
is slowing almost to standstill. An al
most entire absence Of buying and at the
same time rate of consumption known
to be close to the highest, if not the
highest mark, make combination the
trade has never seen and it is not sur
prising that those longest in the busi-
ness are puzzled by it. Prices are prac-
tically unchanged, while dullness in all
departments has been pronounced.
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ADAMS WILL HEAD TICKET.
Will Be Nominated For Governor by
Alabama PopuIists.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 24.-Dr. G..
B. Grove, Chairman of the Popuist
state executive committee, when asked
who the Populists would nominate for
governor at their adjourned state con-
yention to be held here June 80, stated
that Judge S. NJ Adams would receive
the nomination. When told that Judge
Adams had said in an interview that ne
would not accept the nomination, DR..
Grove replied that he would be forced
to accept the honor. He added that a
full state ticket would certainly be put IN
the field by the Populists and that Judge
Adams would lead it.
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UNITED PREsBYTERlANs.

Forty-Second General Assembly In
Session In Chicago.
CHICAGO. May 24.-The forty-second
general assembly of the United Presby-
terian Church of North America begun
here today in the Sixth United Presby-
terian church. The opening sermon was
preached by Rev. S. R. Lyons, D. D.,
president of Monmouth college, Mon
mouth, Ills.
The greatest discussion in the assem-
bly, will be over the revision of the testi-
mony on secret societies. Many mem
bers of oath bound organizations are
now in the church and it is causing
trouble. Several reports were presented.
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Montgomery Preachers Resign.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May s4.-Rev. DR..
George B. Eager, who for ten years has
presided over the First Baptist church
has resigned to accept the chair Of
Biblical instruction in the Baptist uni
yersity at Louisville. Rev. E. P. Davis,
who for seven years has been the pastor
of the First Presbyterian church here,
has resigned, having received and ac-
cepted a call from the Opelika and Au-
burn churches.
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TAYLOR STAYS IN INDIANA.
Governor Mount Still Refuses to Honor
ISeuuisftiOn For Finlay.

INDIANAPOLIS, May CIV S Taylor,
former kentucky governor, and Charles
Finlay, wanted at Frankfort on a charge
of completely in the Goebel assassina-
ton, are still here Friday they had in
tended going to Mart;nsville, Ind, but
friends here have told them it would be
easy for enemies to kidnap them i'll 50
small place.
Finlay now makes contention that the
present cequisition is illegal. They con-
tend that BeckEam's s signature was
affixed before he was governor in reality.
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Negroes Burned to Death.

DADEy1LLE, Ala, May 2s.-Two negro
men were burned to death at j. f. Tur-
ner's saw mill near here late last niAht
The negroes were sleeping i'll suack
near the mill, which was destroyed by
fire, and it is supposed were overcome
by the smoke while asleep.
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Opposition Developing Strength.

WASHINGTON. May 26.-The fight for
the southern naval station is to be car
ried to the floor of the house and those
who are against the arbitrary selection
of Charleston are organizing their forces
to make it as lively fight as possible.
They are hopeful Of success, but they
are not binding themselves to the fact
that so far the advantage is with
Charleston.
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KILLS
TWENTY-FIVE MINERS
Fearful Catastrophe Occurs
In North Carolina.
CAUSED BY BROKEN GUAZE

Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds Of Dy-
Mantle Ignited by Defective Lamp.
About so Men In Mine When the Ex-
plosion Occurred.
RALEIGH, May 24.-Twenty-two min
ers, ten white and 10 negroes, lost their
lives in an explosion at Cunnock Coal
mines, Chatham county, N. c., last
afternoon. The explosion occurred at
4:3O O'Clock and is supposed to have been
caused by broken gauze in safety
lamp. The accident was IN what is
known as the east heading and between
40 and so men were in the mine at the
time. Five were brought out alive from
the east heading while none Of the men
in the other parts Of the mine were IN
jured.
Within an honr after the explosion
the work Of rescue began, and bynight
all the bodies except one had been
brought to the top.
This is the second explosion this mine
has had within the past four years, the
former one having occurred on Dec. 28,
1895, when 43 men lost their lives.
The mines are situated at Cumnock In
Chatham county, about 6 miles from
Sanford. The mine has been long used
in desultory fashion, but IN 1888 Sam.
uel A. Henry of Philadelphia organized
a company and put in modern machln-
cry. There are two shafts, one for ven
tilation, and the other, the main work
ing shaft, is Sx12, and is considerably
more than 500 feet in depth.
In December, 1895, an explosion took
place at this same mine, in which 43
lives were lost. This explosion was
caused by .'tire DAMP though many
of those killed on this occasion lost their
lives from tie resulting explosion OF
about $50 pounds of dynamite stored IN
the mine. A great many Of the bodies
were burned. The scenes around the
mouth of the shaft were heartrendinsy'.
This disaster is the fourth that has oc-
CURED at this mine, and in the four dis
asters about IS men have lost their lives
and many others have been injured.
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White Is a Possibility.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Andrew D.
White, United States ambassador to
Germany, is being seriously considered
by Republican leaders as vice presi-
dental possibility. His name will be
further discussed at a meeting of men,
bers of the national committee at Phlla-
delphia Oh Saturday next.
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Cuban Customs Employees.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The war de-
partment has issued statement from
the division of customs and insular af-
fairs designed to show that the number
of carpet baggers in Cuba has been over
estimated so Tar as the customs service
of the island is concerned. According
to the latest returns, which were
those of Dec. 81, there were 6SS customs
employees, of whom 515 were Cubans, SO
Spani1rds aud only 80 Americans, OF
whom IS were employed in Havana.
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Surrendered With EioG.

MAFEKNe, May 2s.-Among the pris-
soners captured With Commandant Sarel
Elof are Count DeBremont, a French
man, and Count Won Weiss, a German.
1t is found that the Beers were guided
by two deserters named Hay and Boil
ton. One man was commanded to sur
render and replied Never The Boers
shot him through the head.
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Beers to Make Strong Resistance.

HoN1NG SpRU1rT, Orange Free State,
May 24.-French has crossed the Rhen-
ostet river, north Of here. This move
ment, combined with General Ian Ham
ilton's opposition Of Heilbron, renders
the Beers position, 20 miles in the Brit.
ish front, untenable. The latest re-
ports, however, received say the burgh-
ers are prepared to make strong resist
ance and possess 10 gums. Fifteen PRS
oners have been taken.
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Jockey Walsh's Condition Critical.
NEW YORK, May 24.-Jockey Tommy
Walsh, who was thrown from his horse
at Morris park and seriously hurt, is
said to be q. shade better, but the attend
ing physicians say his recovery is only
2 remote possibility.
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Elect Officers and Adjourn.

PITTsBURG, May 26.-The seventh an
nual assembly of the Knights of the
Ancient Essenic order has closed after
electing Thomas w Mcknight Of New
York supreme senator and other officers
T xt meeting will be held in Gin,
cil....,;i in September, 1901.
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Lazy awLsInconstitutional

CHARLESTON, May 24.-Judge Benet
has handed down decision declaring
the act, recently passed by the legis-
lature, extending the powers Of the re-
corder, allowing him to sentence pris.
oners for 80 instead of only 80 days, to
be unconstitutional
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Cut Her Throat With Razor.

PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-Mrs. Anna
Chisholm Gilmore, wife of Major j. G.
Gilmore. assistant adjutant general Of
the National guard of Pennsylvania,
has committed suicide by cutting her
throat with razor. She died in her
husbands arms.
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Invade the TransvaaL

CAPE Towx, May 2s.-British u,oops
have arrived at Vereeniging (in the
TransyaaD north of the Vaal river. The
bridge across the Vaal was found to be
intact. Twenty-seven Free State ana
yransyaal locomotives were captured.
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Reehune Lost Heavily.

LoSDox, May 23.--It is officially an
nounced that Colonel Bethune has re
ported that while marching in the dlrec-
ton Of Newcastle, Natal, he was ana
bushed by party of Beers 6 miles west
of Vryheid, in the Transvaal, and that
very few Of his force escaped Has
casualties numbered &c men.
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Hunter Pushing Forward.

WARRESroS, May &c. = Operations
have been pushed forward so miles, one
of General Hunters brigades having oc-
cupied Vryburg. Considering the diff
culties of the road this is remarkable
achievement for mixed force, short OF
rations, making forced marches. Water
is scarce. Some portion OF the brigade
covered Is miles without a break. Gen
eral Hunter has gone to Vryburg.
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Eight Hundred Boers Surrender.

Eight Hundred Beers Surrender.
KnBERLE lay 24.-AboutS 500 Beers
have surrendered at Vryburg, north of
Kimberley, and little more than half
way between that place and Mafeking.
The road is all clear from Mafeking and
ala opposition in this district is prac-
tically ended
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Details of Battle at Mafeking.

Details of Battle at Mafeking.
LONDON, May 24.-War office issues q
dispatch from Lord Roberts at Honing-
spruit, announcing the receipt by him
Of the following message from General
Baden-P Powell at Mafeking:
81 am happy to inform you that Mafe-
king has been successfully relieved. The
northern and southern columns joined
hands on May Is and attacked the en-
emy and after a small engagement en-
tirely defeated them with loss. The
British casualties were three killed and
20 wounded.
4sThe relieving force marched into
Mafeking and the relief and defense
forces combined and moved out and at
tackled the enemy's head laaser. We
shelled them out of their position and
took one gun, flag and a large amount
Of ammunition stores, etc. Five dead
and Is wounded Beers were found. The
enemy appears to be retreatlng III al
directions except one commando, which
is lying low, possibly to cover the re-
treat of the remainder.
Lord Roberts dispatch further says:
..Ian Hamilton has reached Heilbren
after series of engagements with q
Boer force under Dewet, who is retiring
before him. Broadwood has captured 10
Boer wagons There have been 10 cas-
ualties in Hamilton force. We marched
here this merning."
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Celebrated the Queens Birthday.

HAVANA, May 2s.-L. e. Guardian.
the British consul here, celebrated the.
queens birthday by giving an official
dinner, his guests including Governor
General Wood, the bishop of Havana.
Senor Tamayo, the secretary Of state,
Senior Mendoza, president Of the su-
preme court, the foreign consuls gen
eral, the prominent Englishmen and the
heads of departments.
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British Nearing the Vaal.

yREDEFoRT, May 26. = The British
columns reached the Vredefort road at
noon and are now only two marches
from the Vaal river.
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Warren Occuuies Douglas.

CAPE Tows, May 24.-General War
rem has occupied Douglas after heavy
6ghting and without sustaining any loss.
TRe Beers have retreated to the north.
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Negro Planter Assassinatcd.

PoRr GIBSON. Miss, May 24.-News
las been received here Of the assassina-
ton Of William Burris, negro planter
living Oh the Person plantation.
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BRITISH TROOPS
ENTER TRANSVAAL
Beers Evacuate Natal Leav-
ing Laing's Mex Free.
OPEN ROAD FOB BULLER

HIS Line Of March to the Transyaal
Clear of the Enemy-Elof7s Troops
Deserted Him at Mafeking-Brtt1sh
Walk Into Ambush.
LONDON, May ga dispatch from
Pietermaritzburg says the Beers are re-
ported to have entirely left Natal, leav-
ing Laings Mex free If this is true 1t
leaves the way open for General Butler
to advance into the T-eas7aal SO soon as
the repairs Of the railroads are sufficient
to insure good communications.
Lord Roberts is still at Kroonstadt,
recognizing his forces.
General BUNDLES forces are encanped
at Trommel, recuperating A patrol
miles from Trommel was attacked by
the Beers. One man was wounded and
some horses were killed. The affair was
unimportant except in showing that the
Beers are still in the neighborhood and
on the lockout for any chance OF snlplng.
Further details of the fighting at
! Mafeking say that Commssndant Sarel
Elof's followers deserted him, where
upon Elof fred on them himself and
then surrendered with so followers The
dispatch also says that one party OF
Beers was driven out of the Staat and
allowed to escape, as eve had sufficient
prisoners.
The capture of Elof and his followers
cost Raden-Powen three men killed and
seven wounded.
Boers Offered stubborn Resistance.
LosDos, May 23.-Lord Roberts re-
ports to the war Office in dispatch from
Kroonstadt as follows:
esMahon reports that the flying col
umn entered Mafeking at o'clock on
the morning Of May Is. He was stub
bornly opposed by 1,500 men or May II
miles from Mafeking, but the Beers
were driven from their strong positions
after, FIVE hours fighting. Mahon S
casualties were about 80. The Boer
losses were heavy"
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Beers Hold Strong Positions.

LONDON, May 24.-The Beers, it is
stated, have definitely determined to
make stand at the Rheinoster river,
which is between Kroonstadt and the
yaal river. They have intrenched
themselves and have big guns, some of
then Crensot, in position. They boast
that chey are going to hurl back the
s.Rooninekes. y The British infantry
has moved forward and within the next
day or two probably the Transvaalers
will have an opportunity of proving
their words
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.BOERS TO STAND AT
RHEIN0STER RIVER
Are Well Intrenched and Have
Guns In Position.
BRITISH MOVE FORWARD

Great Battle Is Expected Within 4S
Hours--Transvaalers to Offer Strong
Resistance-Eisht Hundred Burgh-
crs Surrender.
LoNpoS, May 24.-Lord Roberts is ad-
yancing in force. The wait at Kroon-
stadt is over and already the main Brit
ish army is about 30 miles north of its
former resting place. Judging from the
dispatches from Lord Roberts at Ho- ing
spruit station while fanking him on
either side of the railroad General
French's cavalry and General Ian Ham
aton S mounted infantry are both slightly
in the advance of Lord Roberts and
threatening to envelope the Boer posi-
ton, which extends 30 miles due north.
The main British army wiz probably
advance along the railroad while Gen
eral French converges frem the west,
and General Hamilton from the east.
Against this overwhelming force the
Beers will probably follow their usual
tactics of retiring to positions, which
doubtless have been prepared In advance
for their occupation
Since Che last dispatch left Honipg
Spruit Lord Roberts has doubtless 81 !!
further advanced and by now is either
engaging or following the retreating
Beers.
The first word received from Baden
Powell at Mafeking heightens rather
than diminishes the reports heretofore
cabled of the gallantry exhibited by the
garrison during the closing days OF the
siege.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-06
NEW-T0PE CITY

TIE exhibition Of The Press Artists Leazr.e ar
The Wzdorr-Astortz has been postponed from
April u May II The number or original draw
ings II black and white VIII be upward ot SIX
thousand
The Future ot The Cal0red Race in America"
vii De discussed before the Society for Ethical
Culture IN Carnegie Music Han az Il 10 a II On
Sunday The speakers viii BE- William n Bald
win r. Robert " Taylor and Isaac Fisher q
the Tuskegee Institute, ard DR. Felix Adler
TIE rite of confirmation viii Be administered on
Palm Sunday morning 70 large number OF per-
sons by rhe Rev DR. J. 3 Renznsuye.- a. s.
Jares's Lutheran Church Mad1zon-zve- and sew
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the series q, serr-ons Current Sis" Will :.
preached CT The LEsue Temper"
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