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SUCCESSOR 10 THE ROCKINGHAM ROSKEI, Old Series, Vol. XVII, No. 20. New Saries, Vol I, No. 45. ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1900. iLOo'pte ifHR in mm 10 emit. BRITISH PLAN TO OCCUPY TRANSVAAL Inducements Held Out to Peo ple to Settle There. TEMPTING OFFERS MADE Will Be Given 240 Acres of Land to Rmain Ten Years Agent of All the Colonies Are Lending Their Aid to the Plan. London. March 20. It is learned upon good authority that a part of the British plan for the ocoupation of South Africa is now apparent in the announce meat that all the British officials now there will make every effort to induce the reservists, the time expired' men. the volunteers and the colonials from abroad to settle there as soon as the war is over, by giving them 240 acres of laud each, provided they will occupy the land for ten years. The agents of all the colonies and the authorities of Rhodesia and the Eritish South Africa company are lending aid to the plan. It is said that the men who do not with to take up land will be made tempting offers to enlist in the char tered (British) South Africa company's field forces. It is declared that the war office will not sanction or enoonrage transfers from the colonials- volunteers or yeo manry to the regular establishments of the British army. CZART3 REPLY TO KRUGER. it n Cautiously Directed Against Great Britain. Berlin, March 20. The St Peters burg correspondent of the Local Ansei ger telegraphs that the minister for for sign affairs has prepared an official communication which will be published within the ' next day or two. It con lins !ijsia s answer Prestden ger's request for intervention. - The communique has been drawn np with the knowledge and consent of France and Germany, and has received the full approval of the czar. As regards its contents, all that the correspondent has been able to learn is that the note is directed, with due pre cautions, against Englandand its tone is very serious and will certainly not fail to make a deep impression. RELIC OF THE REVOLUTION. Hnlk of British Warship Id Found Off Savannah. Savannah, March 20. In excavating the property on Hurchinson's island, across the river from Savannah, for the construction of tho Georgia and Ala bama wharves, the big dredge, John Babcock, found the hnlk of an old Eng lish man-of-war, probably sunk in the river during the revolutionary war. Including this old hulk about 5,000 cords of wreckage have been removed and burned. Along with the old hulk there were dug up about 20 cannon balls and an old gun. Two gold rings and a gold coin the size of a $5 gold piece were found. Stuck-y (Seta Ton Years. Columbia, S. C. March 20 The su preme court, in refusing to grant a new trial and affirming the decision of the lower court in the case of the state against John K. Stuckey, sends that merohant of Spartanburg to the peni tentiary for ten years. His trial oc curred nearly a year ago. Stuckey killed John Sevier, who had been in his employ. The prominence of the defendant brought ' a recommendation of mercy from the jury. Castle Piuckney Sanitarium. Washington, March 20. Senator Till man is doing good work, for Castle Pinckney sanitarium. He has secured the favorable consideration of the sec retary of war and the surgeon general. The matter is again before the military committee, and he expects to obtain a favorable report from them. After this he expects its speedy passage by the senate. Congressman Elliott is work ing hard for the success of the measure in the house. New Depot For Columbus. Columbus, Ga., March 20. Messrs. J. M. Easan and H. Comer of the Cen tral Railroad of Georgia are in the city for the purpose of securing certain property adjacent to the present union depot. It is the intention of the Cen tral officials to enlarge the present ear thed, put in more tracks, build elegant waiting, rooms, ticket offices, baggage office and add a firstclas3 restaurant, thai giving Columbus firs tolas depot zaciuties. -... v. , Smallpox Become-ESpIdetcsIti. Columbia, S. C March 20. An ep idemic of smallpox prevails in Yemas- see township, Beaufort county. It was reported to the governor several, days ago, and measures taken for the sup presalon of the disease, but It is now beyond the control of those in charge. New cases are developing daily, and the situation is becoming alarming. Bitten by a Mad Dog. Sumter, S. C. March 20. Samuel Shaw and four children have been- bit ten by a mad dog. While the children were at play they were attaoked by the dog, and Shaw, in attempting to rescue them, was also bitten. The people of 8umter are contributing funds to send Shaw and the children to the Pasteur institute for treatment. Carolina ISdUors In Cnba. 'if f ' .. Havana, March SO. The South Oar ouna editors nave arrived here after a rough sea voyage. They are in good health and spirits and hare lost n6 time in visiting various placet of interest. The hotels are crowded with winter tourists and' Havana presenter the p roarancs) of an'Amaricaa aununar xtmon. TO ADOPT SHELDON'S POLICY: Owner Topeka Capital Contrmpiates Important Changes. Topeka, March 17. As result of Rev. Charles M. Sheldon's experiment this week4 in conducting the Topeka Capital as a Christian newspaper, there is almost certain, to be a marked change in the permanent policy and style of the publication. To the correspondent of the Associated Press, F. O. Popenoe, principal owner of the paper, said: "When we turned The Capital over to Mr. Sheldon we fully expocted to re store the old form, line for line and let ter for letter, but after considering the matter during the week, we have de cided that some changes can be -made whichx will be advantageous. The changes to be made will definitely be decided upon at a meeting cf the own ers to be held Monday and the new polioy will be announced in the paper Tuesday morning." it is said that the underlying princi ples of Mr. Sheldon's plan will be oar ried out, but that his personal opinions win not necessarily be followed. The paper will remain Republican in poli tics, but in other respects it is not likely to depart radically from the Sheldon platform. Mr. Sheldon's leading edito rial tomorrow morning will be an invi tation to the readers of the paper to ex press their views regarding its future oonduct. The replies received will to some extent determine the changes to be made. It is understood that Mr. Sheldon will be associated with the pa per' in a friendly way, but will have no active part in its management The Rev. Stewart Sheldon, father of the editor, contributed an article to the paper this afternoon - advo cating the abolition of public funeral services. His distinguished son will ap pend an editorial note indorsing the idea. THE PORTO RtCAN TARIFF. It Is Dlscnlsd by Senators From Diff erent Political Standpoints. New York, March 15. The Herald publishes interviews with senators and representatives on the Porto Rican bill as follows: "Whatever is done." said Senatof fie4wftna-r' ft W i mrrai n tstniflrhfc wath -iier th result next November. Mr. McKinley will be renominated and re-elected." Representative Clayton of Alabama said: I think the American people have treated the Porto Ricans shamefully in dealing with them. I think that the sugar trusts have influenced the Repub lican party. I believe now that no mat ter what the Republican party may do its past action will go strongly against it in the coming elections. " Senator Clay of Georgia said: "I think that the majority of the ped dle of the United States are in .favor of treating Porto Rico as a nart of the United States; that they are in favor of free trade between the United States and that island. I think that whatever action may be taken it will now count against the Republicans . and aid the Democrats. It will certainly help the Democratic party at the polls. " WERE UNABLE -TO AGREE. A General Strike of Machinists May Be Ordered. Chicago, March 19. Another meet ing probably will be held here this af ternoon or evening between the execu tive committee of the council of Inter national Association of Machinists and the administrative council of the Na tional Metal Trades association and a last effort made for an adjustment of the differences between them. If no agreement is reached the members of the machinists executive committee will at once leave the oity to superin tend the calling of strikes of machinists in various parts of the country in pur suance of the plan to make the strike a general one. ' There seems to be little --prospect oi an agreement being reached, as the ma chinists insist that the scheme for arbi tration shall not be based upon the re turn to work of the Chicago strikers pending the settlement of their difficul ties, on which point the meeting of Saturday night was unable to agree. COLD WAVE KILLS FRUIT. Growers In East Tennessee nnd North Georgia Suffer Loss. Chattanooga, March 16. The worst to be feared by fruit growers of this mountain section of Tennessee and North Georgia was realized in the visit of the cold wave last night. It had been predicted that the thermometer would fall to SO or perhaps to 28 and, in that event, there was some hope that portions of orchards protected by moun tains might escape. j But the reports at the office of the observer this .morning show that the mercury dropped to 24 and everthing is frozen over this entire section. Fruit growers, who a few days ago were ra dient with hopes of a good yield this year, are in poor spirits, especially as the fruit was also killed last year in practically the same way, although a week later than this year. The loss by this freeze wHl amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Killed by His Son-in-Law. Columbia, S. C, March 17. News has reached here that Thomas Reynolds, a farmer living hear Williamston, has been killed by his son in-law, Jesse Moore. It seems that Reynolds became intoxicated and threatened the murder of his household. His wife sent for Moore, who lived some distance from the Reynolds home. When Moore came and J attempted to . paci f y his father-in-law the latter attacked him with a shotgun and knife. ty00 wrenched the gnu away and crushed Reynolds' skull with thestock. Mining Company Sued. ; Charlotte.. N. O.. March 17. At tachmenta have been taken out against the Union Copper .Mine company- and irinia Will Ttfinins- coin Din y of Rowan nountv. N. C. for supplies furnished. Several employes of the mines were in Salisbury yesterday looking after claims doa them for.services. "It is"Stated that k. rnmiuniAi . are as ' much . as two nnnth- h a hind in - car rol. and -owe AWAITING NEWS 1 FROM MAFEKING Kitchener Entered Preiska Without Opposition. PENDING DEVELOPMENTS Generals Roberts and Duller Are Still Inactive British if Brpartad Intervention of Germany. With the Acquiescence of America. Londox, March 20. For all the news that reaohed here yesterday and today, Great Britain might as well be at peace. It is reasonable to believe that the re lief of Maf eking may be heard of at any hour General Kitchener has entered Pri ska, Cape Colony, without opposition, the insurgents laying down their arms, which merely confirms the previous re ports of their willingness to submit. Generals Roberts and Bailer are still inactive, pending developments at the theater of war. Considerable interest is attached to the fate of Johannesburg. Commenting upon the reported con sultation between Secretary Hay and the German ambassador at Washing ton, Dr. Yon Holla ben, as to a proposi tion that both belligerents be urged to leave Johannesburg alone, The Pall Mall Gazette says: This time Dr. Lyds, as we may without impropriety assume, put in circulation the tale to the effect that the German ambassador at "Washing ington and the Americaiveonsul at Pretoria, are concocting a little scheme of German intervention. That is really a glorious yarn and one which shows to what desperate straits the enemies of this oountry are reduced. Just imagine a government which has formally de clined all outside intervention Dermic- tins uermany.a aio.aie u.e cow" ta, of, ne Lord Roberts march to Pretoria. German foreign office knows better than to invite the snub it would infalli bly receive if it ventured to whisper so; preposterous a proposal in Downing street." it WILL CONQUOR OR DIE." President Kruj-er Says the Boers Will Never Surrender. Pretoria, March 20. A correspond ant has just had an interview with President Kruger. He shows but little evidence in his countenance of the tre mendous strain he is undergoing. 'This war was forced upon us by England, which has been misled by Cecil Rhodes and the mining million aires who want the country," he said. The Boers yielded as tar as possible until they saw that nothing but com plete surrender of their independence would satisfy England. Having been forced into 'the war. the Boers will conquer or die.v. I ex pect no aid from other countries, but we are glad of their sympathy and friendship. The Transvaal is willing to make peace at any time, but we want no more conventions. Only absolute independence is possible. ' We do not want more territory, but are content with our present frontier, if we are per mitted to live peacefully. This is all we ask." Boer Threats Arouse British. London, March 20. In the house of commons the parliamentary secretary of the war office, George Wyndham, laid the city secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, was about to issue a proclamation on the inbjeot of the alleged threats of the Boers to destroy Johannesburg and as to what the Boers may expect in the 9 vent of wanton destruction of British property. x Borr Retreating- Northward. Cape Town, March 20. The Boers have blown up the bridges north of Bloemfontein, including those at Win-J burg and Knonstadt and are now re treating to the north. Washington, Mach 17. Lieutenant Viotor Blue, the South Carolina boy whose exploits in the navaroperations in the West Indian campaigns during the Spanish war brought him fame, has been selected by Rear Admiral Kempff as his flag lieutenant . Rear Admiral Kempff has recently been assigned to the command of a division of the Asi atic squadron. A Good Medicine for Children. "I have no hesitancy in recom vending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy." save F. P. MorgHn. a well Known and popular baker, of Peter hurg, Va. "We have given it o ur children when troubled with bad coughs, also whooping cough, and it has always given perfect satisfaction. It was recommended to me by. a druggist as the best cough medicine for children a's it no opium or other harmful drug " 8old by S Biggs. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. is trie 100a against alum Alum baking: powders are the greatest rxktnacco to health of the present day. ateuarc B EVE R I D G E'S AMENDMENT. It Provides For Free Trade Between Puerto Rico and America. Washington, March 19. Senator Beveridge today offered the following substitute for the Puerto Rican bill: "AH articles coming into the United States from Puerto Rico or going into Puerto Rico from the United States shall be admitted free of duty, but this act shall not. be construed as extending the legislation of the United States or any part thereof over Puerto Rico, and it is hereby declared that the legisla tion of the United States is not ex tended over Puerto Rico. " Speaking of the amendment offered today, Senator B3veridge said: "We have followed the president's suggestion appropriating f ..000,000 for the immediate relief or Puerto Rico, which is more than the house bill would have given the island in the entire two; years of its life. ,This removes the reason which each member had for voting for the bill and restores us to the position first an nounced , by the : president On the great principles involved we are in en tire harmony with the president. The object of my amendment is the same as that of of Senator Davis' amendment, but the latter extends all of the taxa tion and revenue provisions of the con stitution over Puerto Rico, and when! any part of the constitution is extended it is there, forever. It may be that ex perience will demonstrate that we shall want to ohange the laws of taxation of Puerto Rico, and if so, I fear that the extension of the ' taxing provisions of the constitution would prevent us. ' On all questions of power congress should be left with an absolutely free and un shackled hand." f THE SOUTH'S PROGRESS. Many New Industries Reported During the Past Week. Chattanooga, March 19. Among the' more important of the new industries reported by The Tradesman during the week ended March 17 include a basket factory in North Carolina; a $300,000 bleacher? and cotton mill in North Carolina: brick works and a broom fac I torv in North Carolina; coal mines and . i coke works in West Virginia: two cot ton miHa r Alabama, one in Arkansas, two in Georgia (mtxktwtit-$3Q000 and f 1,000. 000 respectively, two ln North Carolina, three in South Caro lina and two in Texas; a cotton and woolen mill in North Carolina; cotton seed oil mills in South Carolina and Texas; electric light and power plants in Georgia and West Virginia; a fertil izer factory in South Carolina; flouring mills in Kentucky and the Carolines; a foundry and maohine shop in Arkan sjMLgoid mines in Georgia; a guano fac tory, in North Carolina; ice factories in North Carolina and Texas; a knitting mill in Alabama, three in North Caro lina and one in Virginia; lumber mills in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas; phosphate mines in Tennessee; rice mills in Louisiana; a rope mill in Georgia; a soap factory in Texas; a $100,000 textile machinery works and a wadding and batting mill in Georgia. , ATTACKED WITH VERTIGO. Judare Gary Falls From His Horse and Is Seriously Injured. Abbeville, S. C, March 19. Associ ate Justice Eugene B. Gary of the su preme court of South? Carolina, while out horseback riding Saturday after noon was overcome with vertigo and fell from his horse in the upper part of the city. John Ferguson, who was coming in from his farm, found Judge Gary and carried him home. No bones were broken, but Judge Gary was a long time in regaining con sciousness. Regulators In South Carolina. Columbia. S. 0., March 19 A reign of terror prevailed at Neece, a small station of the Florida Central and Pen. insular railroad, Friday night and Sat urday." A gang of regulators threat ened to exterminate the population of the town and th. governor was ' wired for assistance. Ha sent the sheriff of Orangeburg county to the scene of trouble and held a oompany ' of militia in readiness to leave at short notice, but no further trouble was reported. Laurens Building Up. Laurens, S. O, March 19. This town is on somewhat of an industrial boom at present, and the prospects are that two new cotton mills will be built here this summer. . A furniture factory was recently organized and officers elected. Work will begin on the build ing at ah early date. In addition i to these a knitting mill,' pants factory and shuttle and bobbin factory will also be established at an early date. i General Miles at Charleston, f Charleston, March 19. General Miles, who arrived. in a'private car last night from Washington with his party, enroute to Savannah, inspected j the harbor defenses today. He will j re main here to meet Secretary Root, who is expected tonight on the transport Sedgwick. Maud S. Dead. - j New York. March 19. Maud S., the famous trotting mare, recently the property of the late Robert Bonner, died today on Schultez stock farm hear Port Chester. ' She was 26 years old Her record of 2 ;0b 8-4 was long; un broken. - : - I The Vance Statu". . ; Raleigh, March 19. The unveiling of the Vance statue in the capitol square here cannot take place May. 20, as planned, "but will occur July 4, as it will be nearly four months before' the statue is ready. j Militia Ordered to E quiinalt Ottawa, Maroh 19. Orders have been sent out. from the militia depart ment to send the company, .which! was Mrcm.nizftd on the Pacific ooast to go to Halifax for garrison, duty, to Esqul- mault instead. . Ended His lilfe. , Wat.hallasl Ol. March 19.---Fred Tartgen, a prominent yoong man of iff d aninide Saturday"? by ahooting lumselfthroogh the bead.' THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA Interest Now Centered on the Re lief of Mafeking. London, March 19. Neither the ad Vance by way of Fourteen Streams nor Colonel Piummer's movement have yet resulted in bringing news of Mafeking's relief. From Bloemfontein and' Natal there are apparently no developments and public interests remained centered In Powell's 'force, undistracted by the events of greater military importance. However,- it appears likely that -the movement of troops toward Mafeking indicates much more serious purpose than merely its relief, judging from Lord Me thuen's presepoe at Warren town and the capture of the nearby passage of the Vaal at Fourteen Streams. Keen observers believe Lord Methuen - has made an advance in force by way of Rustenburg. This might start either from Fourteen Streams or Klerksdorp, and would probably coincide with an advance via Bloemfontein and Natal. Thus Lord Methuen may be given the chance to retrieve his reputation. Gen eral Olivett has accomplished another step in his retreat, evacuating Roux ville and going toward Kronstadt, where President Steyn is. British In Bio mfontelu. f Bloemfontein, March M General Prettyman is succeeding admirably as governor of the town. He issued a proclamation today requesting the bur ghers within a radiu j a 10 miles to de liver up their arms, assuring them they would be paid for the confiscation of their property. Lord Roberts is about to issue fresh proclamations, which is is considered will have the effect of disarming fur ther opposition upon the part of the Free Staters. Mr. Collin gs has been appointed land drost vice Paphenfs, deposed, and Mr. Frazer will act as mayor. Great quantities of stores captured at Wasserfail have been recovered. As the result of Hunter and Weston's line cutting the British have secured 26 en gines and the line has been cleared to the Kaffir river. Rumors are current jhjjXlP - 'mer President Steyn is willing to surreS3TeT:--iLa4oh unrest-exists among the Dutch popalaTTbm 0?he burghers described the soldiers as locusts," 6y4sg they ore innumerable and identical with them. There is great rejoicing among women and children, who have been shut off for months. Great complaint is made of the harsh treatment by the Boers during the occupation. Rebels are coming in daily with- their arms from the south. A number of other rebel leaders have been arrested. Rhodes Says Crown Colony. Cafe Colony, March 16. In an in terview published in The Cape Argus Cecil Rhodes is quoted as saying: "I feel strongly that we cannot have peace in South Africa so long as we have in the republic a rallying ground for dis loyalty and disaffection. . To go fur ther. I do not think we can safely fed erate till wi have had some years of crown colony government Personally, I have done with the bund." Colonel Sctfi R moved. Cape Town, March 19 Owing to the quarelousness of Colonel Schel, the German officer in charge of the Boer artillery who was wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Elandslaare, he had been removed from the prison ers' camp to a transport. Banker Bouts A Bobber. 4- J. R. Garrison, Cashier of the bank of Th cmville, Ohio, had heen robbed of health by a serious lung trouble until he tried Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. . Then he wrote: "it is, the best medicine I ever used for a seyere cold or a bad case of lung trouble. I always ker p a bottle on hand." Don't suffer with Chest or Lu:ig trouble when you can he cured so easily. Only 5Cc. and $1.00. Trial bottle free at all Drug Stores. In Egypt the custom is for Princesses to hide their beauty by' covering the lower part of the face with a veil. In America the beauty of many of our women is hidden because of the weakness and sickness pecu liar to the sex. If the Egypt ian custom pre vailed in this country, many sufferers would be glad- to cover their prematu r e wrinkles, their sunken cheeks, their unnealthy complexion, from the eyes of the world with the veil of the Orient. Bradf ield's Femalo Regulator brings but a woman's true beauty. It makes her strong and well in those organs upon which her whole general health depends. It corrects all men strual disorders. It stops the drains of Leueprrbcea. " It restores the womb to its proper place. It removes the causes of headache, backache -and nervousness." It takes the "poor, de bilitated, weak, haggard, fading woman and puts her, on , her feet again, making her face beautiful by making her body welL . :: Druggists sell it for $1 a bottle. -Send for oar free illustrated book for wotnta. the BradileM rCi?itlator Co., Atlanta, Ga. Hidden Beauty Wooing Willow Furniture and . f Wicker Cnairs Wicker chairs sooa become soiled, but they can be cleaned to look like new with Gold Dost Wasning Powder and vara water. Use a scrubbing brush; when water becomes the least soiled, set fresh; follow with soft, dry . cheese cloth, and wipe dry White Iron beds can also be washed by this method, but must be wiped dry quickly. Tho koY- if takra from our free booklet "GOLDEN RULES FOR HOUSEWORK" . Snu ifm on raqnart to . THR M. K. FAIR BANK COM PAN V, Ohleap. St. Leaia, New Yarfc, the ICarmers 1L - Are having a fine timo to prepare thir lands, and wl not do it right by turning over stubble with u j Two vnananooga wnnieaKiowT They can be found at the roy maroon ana uixie On! 1 a rs Tin rlrVa n . , A nice new line of . Shua I1 1 Price ou Push should be the watchword in this progressive age. It is ours. We have striven with a resolute determina tion to push to the front, and how far we have succeeded will be observed by a visit to our mammoth stores. We continne t to push and are daily receiving large jits of new goods to accommodate our vast store space which ? permits usr to display our excellent assorts ment in every ri.: artment. Kespectfully, covins c!b3si 1 : RlllWllh L , , i-?f5'v . - - Horse HARDWARE STORE. Also i ; riows, names, Traces, ' rl q 5ino-1f . s - y - v-wr t j t' ' 3 waire ec. ii-.ap. Iarrovs. no ATTENTION is in " i' .n : vited to our wfell selected atock; of t. Dy Goods Jotioriil Shoes, Gidthingf, - etc., which we are offering at .astonish - - - - ingly low prices.J Pride lies in 'the QUftLITI 1 our We having used the utmost care;in their r 1 : selection Come see and be coh-H iidnced that we can j -.-.c..v.. save you money. Bein the Phsh while wrpudiiiig. ton 3 mm h w 1 .
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