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Race Riot in New York.

New York, December Pa race
skirmish between whites and blacks
in Harlem today developed serious pro-
portions and kept the police busy for
time. The negroes, 100 strong, we're
armed with revolvers and clubs, while
equally as many whites used stones as
weapons. The negroes had the advan-
tage, but were driven back into their
tenements by the police, after they had
charged on the whites with pistols
and razors. Fourteen negroes were ar
rested. Four whites, including a
policeman, were badly shot or cut.
The rioting began when some white
boys stoned two colored girls, where
upon a dozen negroes seized the white
boys and beat them. The boys when
released told their story to white men
in the vicinity and an organized at
tack was made on the negroes, who
were driven back to their tenements
under shower of stones. The confu-
sion increased when the white men
began to lombard the tenements with
stones and other missiles, and the
negroes fired from their windows into
the crowd The whites, surprised by
the shooting and seeing men fall
wounded, turned and ran, followed
by the negroes, who used knives and
clubs freely.
At this point squad of policemen
arrived and with drawn clubs stopped
the rioting, chasing the negroes back
into their houses.
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Brutal Murder in Alabama.

Cawford, Ala, Dec. 26.-Jos Finch
er, a prominent merchant and planter,
was shot to death here last night.
Uriah Porter, neighbor, is charged
with the killing. 1t is said that Por-
ter had openly threatened to kill
Fincher and widow named Belcher
and also a negro man who was a
tenant on Mrs. Felcher's place.
1t is alleged that Porter went to the
home of Mrs. Belcher yesterday and
abused her. She appealed to a negro
tenant to remove him from the
premises and also sent for Fincher,
who later with the negro took Porter
to the road. At p. m. a shot was
heard at the Fincher store and Mrs.
Fincher says she saw Porter leaving
with his gun and that when Porter
saw her he fired at her also. but with
out effect. When Mrs. Fincher found
her husband dead she says she was
alarmed on account of threats Porter
is alleged to have made and she imme-
dately fed to the woods with her little
children and sought refuge in the
house of negro tenant until morning.
During the night some one fired
through the window of Mrs. Belch-
er's house, but hurt no one. Porter
is at large.
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A State of War in Philippines.

Washington, December 26.-In
referring claim to the treasury de-
partment Secretary Root, of the war
department, has expressed the follow
ing opinion:
"The instruction in the Philip
pines against the sovereignty of the
United States and the authority Of
the Government of the Philippine ISL
ands is of such character and extent
as requires the United States to pros
ecute its rights by military force and,
therefore creates the condition of war
in said archipelago. -
The claim in question is that of First
Lieut.. Horton W. Sickle, corps of
engineers, for s125 "a, for certain books
lost en- route from West Point, N. Y,
to Manila, under shipment by the
quartermaster's department.. The
books were the personal prop
erty of Lieut.. Sickle and it
appears they were included in
a large portion of the cargo
on the transport Centennial, which
was thrown overheard in order to
tighten that vessel when it ran aground
off the coast of Northern Luzon, Phil
ippine Islands.
Secretary Root has recommended to
the Secretary of the Treasury that
Lieut. Stickle's claim be included in
the accommodations to Congress res
pecting the general deficiency bill.
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HABANA'S CONDITION.

Washington, Dec. 24.-The division
of insular affairs of the war depart
ment has prepared for publication a
summary of the vital statistics OF the
city of Habana for the month OF
November, 1901. The sanitary condi-
ton of the city is excellent, each
month showing steady Improvement
over the corresponding month of the
preceding year. During the past IL
years the average number of deaths
for November has been 902. In
November this year there were 443.
The death rate was 1888, which
compares favorably with cities Of the
same size in the leading civilized
countries of the world.
During November there were no
cases and no deaths from yellow fever.
This can be said of no preceding
November since 1852. During the last
IL years the average deaths from dis
ease in November has been A9 per cent.
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Benevolent assimilation Of F'iiIippiiaae9ss.
Three Fi!ipinos Convicted of the
Murder OF Five American
Soldiers.

Washington, Dec. 24.-The war de-
partment has received from the Philip
pines the records of courtmartial by
which three natives were tried for im-
plication in the murder of five Ameri-
can soldier prisoners. One of the Fill
pinos was Timito Dahlan, a command
ant of the insurgent forces, who order
ed Manuel Gonzales, lieutenant of
insurgents, to kill the president of the
pueblo Of San Miguel de Mayumo,
province of Bulacan, Gonzales, in
command of band of insurgents,
successfully ambusbed a detachment
of the Thirty-ffth volunteer infantry,
taking five of the American soldiers
prisoners. The Americans had been
acting as a guard for the president of
Miguel de Mayumo, and he, too, pass
ed into the hands of the insurgents.
The Americans captured and after
wards killed, were Privates John T.
hickman, Co. B; William a. Smith,
Co. c.; Hamlet Jarvis, Co. c.; Elmer
Dane, Go. E; and Frank II. Wilson,
Go. e. The president was turned
over to small band of the insurgents
and put to death with a dagger. The
Americans were placed in charge Of ali
insurgent sergeant, who bound their
arms and took them into marsh call
ed the Canada swamp, where they
were struck with bools until dead.
There was an attempt on the part of
the three Filipinos to shift the
responsibility for the crimes at the
trial. Certain details of the testimony
adduced brought out the baseness Of
the Filipinos' characters. For in
stance. Commandant Dahlan in order
ing the ambuscade, gave the following
directions to Lieut.. Gonzales; Sepa-
rate Jose Luecanio (the PRESIDENT
from the Americans, and with these
Americans, do as if you were to take
them to the general, but when you
reach the tall grass do with them what
we are accustomed to do.''
He finished his order for the murder
with these words:
"You will receive five pesos for the
soldiers. God keep you alive many
years.
In passing upon the findings in the
case of the insurgent commandant,
Gen. Chafee said: His open appeal
to the base instincts of his soldiers by
promising reward for the execution of
his inhuman command, aggravates
his offense and marks the accused as
one so lost to the better instincts of
his race as to preclude an appeal to
clemency."
In Dahlan's case and that of Con
zales, Gen. Chaffee approved the SEN
tences of death by hanging imposed by
military commission. In that of
Clemente La Cruise, the sergeant who
personally directed the murder of the
prisoners, be commuted the death
sentence to Imprisonment for life at
hard labor.
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Shaw Will Succeed Gage.

Washington, Dec. 25.-It was an
nounced authoritaively this evening
that Gov. Leslie M. Shaw, of Iowa,
would be appointed Secretary of the
Treasury to succeed Secretary Lyman
Gage. There will be no change in the
Office of Secretary of Agriculture, Sec
retary Wilson, also Of Iowa, continu-
ing TO retain the position.
The date of the transfer of the treas
ury department will depend on the
mutual convenience of the outgoing
and incoming Secretary, Mr.. Gage
having signifed an entire willingness
TO remain at the head of his depart
ment until such time as it may be
agreeable to his successor to take
hold. 1t is supposed, however, that
Governor Shaw will be indicted into
his new cfice some time in January.
It has been known for two or three
days that Governor Shaw was slated
for appointment to succeed Secretary
Gage, but it was not until today that
The iowa Executive accepted the ten
der made to him.
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GERMANY GROWDlNG VENEZUELA.
UItimatum Has Not Been Sent,
But Will Be Soon Unless De-
mands are Complied With.

Berlin, Dec. 24.-The announcement
that Germany had sent an ultimatum
to Venezuela has been conspicuously
printed in the press here. The papers
maintain the closest relations with
the government affirm that this news
is premature While an ulatimatum
has not yet been delivered to Venezue-
la, they say, this step will soon be
taken anless Venezuela yields to what
are deemed here the reasonable
demands of Germany.
The leading ultra -montane organ,
the Cologne Volks Zeitung, in an ex-
tensive article On Germany attitude
toward the Monroe doctrine asserts
that the assurances of Dr. Won Hol,.
lenbeck. the German ambassador to
the United States with regard to the
Venezulan matter indicate Germany's
recognition of the Monroe doctrine in
more absolute manner than has here
tofore been done. This paper says
Germany bows to the Monroe doctrine.
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Americanizing the World.

London, December 26.-The Daily
News this morning, in an editorial
discussing Mr.. William T. Stead's
pamphlet on "The Americanization of
the World,'' admits that Mr.. Glad
stones prophecy that the United
States would replace Great Britain as
the premier commercial nation has
been, on the whole, realized, but it
declares it to be impossible that Great
Britain, as Mr.. Stead suggests, could
ever enter an American union, except
after series of disasters rendering
separte existence impossible. The
paper considers any kind Of an Anglo
American federation equally unlikely,
owing to the Briton's Unsuitable love
of caste, which led Golden to insist
that Englishmen were aristocrats
rather than democrats. For the rest
it. confesses the enormous influence
which the United States will WELD
over the British colonies, and that a
majority of Irishmen would vote for
federation with the United States.
The article further says it would be
interesting what might happen if the
United States should drop their pro-
tectionist policy and should offer to
Jamaica, Canada or even Australasia
the immense bribe of admission on
reciprocal terms to their vast, ever
extending markets.
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Head of Famous Factory Retires

Chicago, Dec. 23.-William Deering,
founder of the great harvester con-
cern which bears his name, has retired
from active business, leaving the com
pany to his sons, Charles and James,
and his son-in-law, Richard F. Howe,
Mr.. Deering's reasons for retiring are
failing health and a desire to rest
from business worries after an active
career Of more than half century.
Mr.. Deering is one of the best known
men in the West. and is one of num-
Der of men who, through their public
spirit and force. have made Chicago
what it is today. He was born in
Maine in 1926.
In 1873 Mr.. Deering established tie
Deerving Harvester Company at Deer
ing. now part Of Chicago. It covers
eighty acres, and 1000 men are en-
ployed, the output of the company
being thirteen hundred haryesters q
day.
Many educational institutions have
been endowed by Mr. Dering. 1t is
estimated that his gifts to the North
western University rave exceeded
5409. 0C0.
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War Not Probable.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Encouraging
news has reached the state department
from Buencs Ayres and the officials
have renewed confidence that there
will be peaceful settlement Of the
serious dispute between Chile and
Argentine. Mr.. Lord, United States
minister a Buenos .Ayres, Las reported
by cable that the Agentire government
has concluded not to press the demands
upon Chile which threatened TO lead
to hostilities, but instead has decided
to allow the issue 20 go before the
boundary commission. which has fer
several clears beer engaged in the
delimitation of the boundary. More
over, 1Ir. Lord reports that while the
Argentine minister 70 Chile Eas arliv-
ed n Buanos Ayres. tie Argentine
legation at Santiago &c Chile Eas net
been closed and cocsecrentiy dip}o-
matte relations between tie two com
ties have rot been interrupted as was
supposed from the reFort from our
miniser in Chile.
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DEGADENGE OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Dropping 10 the Third Place in
Trade and Commerce.

Washington December 24-s'There
is lage and ever-increasing n0mber
Of thoughtful and we'll informed peo-
pie in Great Britain who express the
serious belief that if radical changes
do not come about in the near future
the United Kingdom Will be relegated
to the third position in the ranks of
the worlds trade and commerce.
This statement is made by United
States CoDsul Boyle at Liverpool, in
his annual report. extracts from which
were made public today by the State
department.. It is conceded, says Con-
sui Boyle that in manufactures Great
Britain has, within the last few
years, failed to meet the competition
of the United States and Germany.
AS to this Mr.. Boyle says the optimis-
tically inclined plead exceptional and
marvellous natural advantages as
far as the United States is concerned,
while, as to Germany's fierce competi-
tion, the unsatisfactory financial and
commercial situation now prevailing
in that Empire is cited as an in
stance of country booming itself too
rapidly. The cry of Something must
be done!" says the consul, is going
up from commercial bodies, political
speakers, economic writer's and from
the newspapers. There are fears ex-
pressed, says Mr.. Boyle, that, even in
the carrying trade, the supremacy Of
Great Britain is threatened. When
the war in South Africa is over, it is
stated, there is certain to be popu-
lar demand for legislative action, and
the indications are that the British
Government will be compelled to
devote itself to the more earnest con-
sideration of matters relating to the
trade and commerce Of the country.
There is a strong sentiment among
the masses of Great Britain, it is
stated, which appears to be gaining
strength as time goes on, in favor of
bringing about what has become popu-
larly known as fair trade,'' and
which, says Mr.. Boyle, is nothing but
reciprocity. Reciprocity per sci not
very much advocated, but it is signi-
fcant that many of the most widely
circulated papers Of Great Britain are
now boldly advocating a policy of
fair trade''or sdo to others as they
do to you.'' Against this sentiment,
however, says the consul, must be set
the national dislike to change
traditional respect, amounting to rever-
ence, for established institutions, of
which free trade is one Of the most
fundamental.
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A Successful Beer Raid.

London, December 26-The follow
ing dispatch has been received from
Lord Kitchener, dated johannesburg !:
Gen Rundle reports that on the
night of December q Col. !sirman 5
camp, at Zeefontein, consisting OF
three companies Of yeomanry ard two
guns. was successfully rrshed by b
strong commando under De Wet. It
is feared tae casualties were heavy.
Two regiments of light horse are pEr-
suing the Beers.
Boer resistance KS always been very
strong in that part Of TIE Orange
River Colony. which was the secret OF
Gen. Dewct's Christmas. y great
quadrangle OF block houses is being
built there, the four points Of which
are Eereenniging Nolksrust. Harris
mith and Nronastadt II the south
east corner, Of this quadrangle is s
long open space from Bethlehem to
Lindsay. where the square Of block
houses is still Incomplete. and here
De Wet made his attack. Col. Frma S
force probably amounted to four hun
dred men and the disaster, especially
the loss of guns, the possession of
which may enabIe De Vet success
fully to attack the block houses,
creates a disturbing impression.
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MAGLlY VERSUS ROOSEVELT.
Demands trial Under Civil Ser
vice Law.

New York, Dec. 23.-Edgar Stan
ton Maclay, whose connection with
the Schley case led President Roose-
velt to request his resignation as spe--
cial laborer in the navy, made formal
demand today for trial by usual naval
procedure. He averred that his case
came under the civil service law and
that he could not be dismissed with
out formal charges, trial and convlc-.
ton. The request for his resignation
was sent to him by Rear Admiral
Barker, commander of the navy yard
at Brooklyn, and he replied at once by
letter formally setting forth his posi-
tion.
Discussing the case Maclay said !:
The president cannot have me dis
missed under the law, as / see it. l
do not see how he can force me out,
Z am protected by the civil service
laws enacted by congress, whose
enactments the president is bound to
execute. I do not know positively,
but I believe my position under civil
service furnishes me complete protec-
ton so long as I violate no rules of the
service. and that I have not done,
duQ lave. 81 S6oGOO LII LILY 1OeSO1 w
the commandant, in answer to the
request for my resignation. No, I
did.not say that the president is as bad
as the czar of Russia.
I have done nothing more than
write the eommandant and ask. that
the charges be preferred against me,
and I will do nothing more just now.
I have not been suspended and am
working here today, as { have been
doing for Is months. I have tried TO
do my. duty here and have broken no
rules and shall simply stand by my
rights. more for the principle of the
matter than anything else, for my
position here pays me very little and
is chiefly valuable because of the ex-
perience and information il affords me
as material for my books.
Rear Admiral Barker forwarded
Maclay's letter to Washington.
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Filipino Var Gees Eierri!y On.

Manila, Dec. 24.-The Filipino Gen
eral Samson and all the other insur-
gent chiefs on the island of Bohol
have surrendered with 2S cannon and
80 guas. Daring an engagement ir
BatangGs province between the instr
gents and a detachment CT the Twenty-
first infantry Under Lieut.. Edgar I.
Conley, one American private was
badly wounded. \ number of the
enemy were killed.
The military prison at Subig bay
has been re-established. \ large mum
ber OF FiEpinos captured in Laguna
and Batangas have been sent there.
The column under Col Doughertv
is making a clean sweep of Laguna
province burning all the insurgents
barracks that are found, and num-
Der of small native hamlets. Col
Dougherty has taken many prisoners
and the insurgent loss of life during
his operations has been heavy.
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SUMTER. S. G.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY l. 1902.


learning that be had been ordered TO
protect the wire, and the penalty Of
failure, had sneaked out and cut the
thing. When the wire was repaired,
the soldiers made good their instruc-
tions and burned the house of the man
ordered to protect the wire.
Genuine cases, these, so far as I am
able to find out: genuine cases, though
of course some of those protesting
innocence may not be SO innocent.
They may at heart sympathjze with
the insurrectos and some of their
contributions to the men in the field
may be voluntary. Men who ought to
know declare, however, that deep injus-
tice is being done many innocent peo
ple.
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A Drunken Father Killed.

Brazil, Ind, Dec. 25.-In defending
his mother from an assault by her
drink-crazed husband, Theodore Wat
kins, 13 years Of age, shot and killed
his father tonight at their home here.
Rsichard Watkins came home and
began abusing his family. He picked
up hatchet and started after his
wife, saying he was going to kill her,
and attempted to strike her on the
head. Theodore siezed a revolver,
which he fred at his father. The
bullet took effect near the heart and
death resulted soon.
Young Watkins surrendered himself
to the police. The boy says he killed
his father to keep him from killing
his mother, but he did not intend to
kill his father. He insists be was
justified in the shooting.
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Cherry Tree Men in Court.

Raledigh, n. c., December 25.-The
trial of some of the alleged swindlers
who operated the Amos Owen Cherry
Tree Company in Rutherford County
is in progress, and the developments
are sensatinal.
1t is now asserted that the alleged
swindlers did their victims out OF as
much as s10O,000 1t is classed as the
greatest and the most infamuos swim
die North Carolina has ever known.
One of the operators is preacher.
People are waiting to see whether his
church will promptly back him.
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Health and Beauty.

A poor complexion is usually the result
of a torpid liver or irregular action of the
bowels. Unless natures refuse is carried
off it will surely cause impure blood.
Pimples, boils and other eruptions follow.
This is natures method of throwing off
the poisons which the bowels failed to re-
move. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
world famous for remedying this condi-
ton. They stimulate the liver and pro-
mote regular and healthy action of the
bowels, but never cause gripping, cramps
or distress. Safe pills. S Hughson q
Co
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Washington, Dec. 24.-Secretary
Longs action was taken by direction
of the president and followed confer
ence between the president and the
secretary, who took to the White
House with him letter from Maclay
in response to the request for his res
ignation sent by the secretary last
Saturday. In this letter Maclay sub
mitted that he could not be removed
or be compelled to resign without
definite charges being made against
him and without having an opportu-
nifty to answer those charges. Al
though the civil service rules give
employees of the public service the op-
portunity OF answering charges that
may be preferred against them the
president exercised his prerogative in
the present instance and demanded
Maclay's removal, it being held that
the latter was aware unoficiaHy if not
officially of the reason which actuated
the executive in taking the coarse
determined on.
Secretaw Long said the action taken
today woS d dispose Of the case finally.
Mr. aclay's letter to Secretary
Long ra5lying to the request for his
resignation IS as follows
Navy Yard, New York, Dec. %.
To Rear Admiral Albert s. Barker,
U. S. n, CommandaEt Nav Yard.
New York.
Sir: ! have the honor OF acknewl-
edging the receipt Of your communica-
ton of this date, in which you for
ward the following communication of
this date from the honorable secretary
of the navy:
- am directed by the president 10
ask Edgar S. Maclay, special laborer,
general storekeepers Office, navy
yard, New York, to send IN his resig
nation
/ respectfully submit that ! was regu-
larry appointed to my present position
after having duly passed a clerk S
examination in accordance with ali
the requirements of the civil service
regulations and, therefore cannot be
removed or be compelled 10 resign
without definite charges being made
against me and without having ar op-
portunity to answer those charges. l.
have bene in this Office fifteen months,
have been promoted for efficiency and,
so far as I know my work has beer
satisfactory to my superiors. | nave
violated no rules or regulations of this
Office or of the navy yard, SO far as I
am aware. Such being the case, / feel
that it would not only be an injustice
to myself to resign under such circum-
stances, but it would be establishing
a precedent that vitally concerns thou
sands of civil service employees, both
national and State.
Very respectfully yours,
Edgar S. Maclay.