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VOLUME XXIX. WILSON, N. C, OCTOBER 19, 1899. NUMBER 41. Ifl'M mi a "DESPERATE ASSAULT UPON MAFEKING THREE TIKES REPULSED DBTCtiMSK SOBBED AND HOOTED l?4 CAPE TGVVII The Brilisa Parliamsnt is Now in 5ession- ,Vi!i Arrange for the Conduct of The War. London, OctoSer 16. A semi-official despatch from Cape Town at one o'clock this morning says: "Cecil Rhodes, with four thousand Englishmen, are cut oft and surround ed at Kimberly by Boers and Free itait iruup wuiiiuciiijj; live uiuus- and, and it is believed that they have been attacked... The Free State is in complete possession of the railway from'the Oranpe. river to Kimberly." Tc Surround Dundee Camp. Dundee, October 16. A . Boer command of two thousand, with six teen field guns, have arrived at Daun hauser, and it is supposed that they intend to surrouno! Dundee Camp and cut it off from Ladysmith and Cape Town. As the Dutch ministry refused to call oirt volunteers for the defense ot Cape Colony, the Imperial authori ties have called them out at their own initiative. Martial Law Expected. Capetown, October 16. As the refugees here threaten to become troublesome, and have hooted and mobbed a number of leading Dutch men, some are expecting martial law to be proclaimed. War for Eighteen Months. Manchester, October i6. The Guardian prints ' an interview with Selouse, a famous hunter and an au thority on all South African matters Selouse estimates the duration of the war at eighteen months, and discfed i. its the notion that the Boers have de teriorated as marksmen. Treated Britjish Agent Well. , Capetown, October 16. Conyng ham Greece, the British agent from his journev from the Transvaal capi ta. Six of Kruger's body guard accompanied him to the border o the Free State. ihe news of fighting at the Mod der river is not confirmed. The sta tion master on the M odder river has telegraphed that the Boers from the north and south have taken Ganger stat and are fortifying it. Money Getting Tight. Birmingham, October i6. The Post says it has good authority for lta statement that Leyde, the repre sentative of the Transvaal, has given several bonds for supplies which have been dishonored, and thit on sup Plies bought for the" South African republic payment is being- pressed II is unlikely that the money will be1 forthcoming, and .it is strongly ru mored that Leyde's secret service funds are exhausted. London, October 17. Though ne towns of Mafeking and Kimberly lc Known to be fully invested by the ers and are in danger of capture, 5 cnief war interest today was the centres of operations about Gleneoe, pysmith and Apex in Natal. The atest vices' show that three Boer quoins, Joubert in command, are 2 upon the chief British posi tion with the undoubted object o surrounding it. The western column is composed of Transvaal, Free State troops and Hollanders at the base of Bethas Pass. The eastern column which is i "i very large, has entered Natal from Wakerestroom, General Joubert, with the middle column has inarched through Laingsnek and has erected strong earthworks ro defend the Pass. . . Boers' Reputes;! at Mafeking.' A telegram from Lorenzo Marquiz states that Transvaal refugees who have arrived reported that the Boers had been' repulsed at Mafeking with a ! heavy loss. A despatch from Pretoria confirms the statement regarding fighting on the fourteenth, north of Mafeking where an armored train was attacked by a Boer command. Two of the Boers were killed, and three wounded. The train then retired. Subsequently it was attacked by the Boers and nine British soldiers were wounded. The Work of British Parliament. In the Queen's speech at the open ing of the British Parliament to day she says that the Parliament was called together to consider the South African situation. Driven off by the British. Capetown, October 17. A Kim berly despatch says that an armored train reconnoitering in the direction of Spytfomjein, encountered and en gaged a body of Boers who lost five killed and seven wounded. There were no casualties on the British side, j Blow Up a Bridge. Cape Town, October 17. A des patch from Mafeking says all was in tact there up till Saturday night, and the Boer artillery then being brought up but not placed in position. Ac cording to these advices the British have blown up the Hopetown railway bridge over the Orange river with the view ot checking the Boer advance southward. ' , Think it a Feint. Ladysmith, October 17. The threatened assault upon Gleneoe is believed to be a feint in the hope of weakening the garrison here and ex posing the town to attack from the ' westward. The Boers are resting preparatory to completing an encir cling movement, for the expected at tack on Dundee. They cannot ad vance much further without coming in contact with' the British cavalry which is in a screened position. Nevertheless the situation is such that no fighting is expected in the near future in this section, apart from desultory outposts skirmishes. All the women and children have left Dundee. . It is Stubborn Fighting. Cape Town, October 17. The at tack of Mafeking is in earnest to-day, and the! battle proceeds stubbornly, the Boers attacking and being re pulsed three tim( s in their attacks on the north .side: ' They ; renewed the assault for the fourth time when Gen. Cronje came up with the artillery. The Boers lost twelve killed. Three Hundred Boers Killed. London, October 17. A Central News despatch reports that three hundred Boers and eighteen British have been killed at Mafeking. Cutting Off The Water. Cape Town, October 17. It is ex- nected that the Boers will cut off Kimberly' water supply, but De boers Dam contains enough to last a considerable period. A GREAT record , of cures, une- quailed in medical history, proves Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses merit un known to any other MEDICINE. ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE. JEFFERSON CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF CAPT. BARNES A STUB3CRH FIGHT. II DAY CONSUMED 18 DRSWi KG I JURY. Prisoner's Counsel Makes Three Stations To Continue the Case The Prisoner Sits All Day With Stolid Indifference. . At 9:30 yesterday morning when " 1 " . . criminal court convened me room was packed and jammed. i special venire of 200 had been called to form a iury to try Tohn Jefferson for the murder of Captain Calvin Barnes on the 28th of August last, and these were present as were a throng of spectators. . - While the Clerk was reading yes- terdays proceedings to Judge Battle the officers brought Jefferson into court. The prisoner came hesitating- ly in, glanced with uneasy eyes about the room and had to be led to a chair.' He was dressed in a dark grey suit of clothes and carried a well worn black slouch hat in his hand, whreh he droooed on the floor by the stove next which he sat. He was pale and showed the effect of his .-.- 1 confinement, but during all the pro ceedings of the morning showed ab solutely no concern, his face being a veritable , mask on which ' nothing could be read. " N jf " 1 he first incident of the trial after the swearing of Jefferson was the ex- pected motion for a continuance of A. 1 A. . 1 A I I I I . A 7 1 1 uic iriai uuui nun. j nu. jc. vvuuuiiiu, the counsel for Jefferson. In support of this motion Mr. Woodard submit- ted his personal affidavit in which he alleged that it was impossible for the prisoner to obtain a fair and impar tial' trial for many reasons, among . t i . . i i . tnem Demg tnat ne naa not Deen em- i i t a'i -r i pioyea as counsel uniu lvionaay night of this week and had been un- able in so short a time to prepare the case; that the prisonor had been hur- ried from this county to Wake a day oftot- tTio rWnn "UiA ' "UtA rtr nn. O.AI.V.JL Kll BLUtlllg O.HX AlClVa AiO-yj. UU t portunity to confer with relatives and - friends in Pitt and Wayne; that the prisoner was not fully informed of the gravity of the crime charged, and did not have requisite knowledge to un- derstand it; that not a single witness sumoned for the. defense had appear- ed; that he believes the prisoner -to be of-an unsound and diseased mind and that men of! high character in Pitt and Wayne would so testify and in addition would tell that insanity was hereditary in the family if they could be brought as witnesses; that these would show that one brother had been in the insane asylum and that a cttr nnrnmittpd SlllCldp in a fit nfinCan;v anH th.t because of th pUVCliy UI luc JJX auu ulo yszj- pie, except of one brother who was paralyzed ' that he had not been able J ' - to secure counsel earlier. ' xt j xxa Mr. Woodard's affidavit was a strong one and m conclusion -he urged that the case be continued to a SDecial "or regular term ol court in the future. The Solicitor replied by saying that it was not a matter of sentiment in hearingjthe shot and of rinding Cap the case: that Jefferson's people had tain Barnes wounded in the buggy t,00n A,11V InWmpH of the hppH nf J X. A A J VA Am ww www - their aid; that Jefferson had lived An Wilson county yfor 15 or 18 years; and "that he should be able to prove his mental condition by people ?.ho had known him of late; that ample time had been had for employment of counsel and that for four or five years Jefferson had lived near Wilson where people knew him and his mental condition. Mr. Woodard replying said he asked for no individual favors, and made an eloquent and impassioned p for a continuance. Judge Battle overruled the motion and an exception was taken. Mr. WnodsrH tH mrwpH tkat tK case he mnvpd tn ann.Pr mnntv nrndnrH a cpmnH nprenml offirlnt saying that on account of the poverty of the prisoner and being a man of ' a i 1 .1 I no innuence caargea wun tne mur- der 01 a man popular, and ot great influence and with extensive family connections, that such an intense feel- ing existed against him that he could not obtain a fair and impartial trial, , To this Solicitor Moore answered that the facts in the case, the premed- itated heinous crime and not the po- sition of the two men had made the feeling intense and that he was satis- fied that a fair trial coul be had. Mr; Woodard next referred to the feeling of the people as shown by the taking of the prisoner to Raleigh by the Sheriff for fear of his personal safety and said he could offer other affidavits that a fair trial could not be ... 1 had. lhe bolicitor said he could otter to produce hundreds of affidavits that a lair trial could be had. Mr. Woodard said ' that in the special venire of 200 names were 25 to 40 men who participated jn the feel- ing against tne prisoner. Judge Battle overruled the motion and an exception was taken. I -m m- ..." . --....I I w 1W mrlnrt r e. n ii . wrt uuiwm ujcu uwuc a iuuu motion to continue the case because important witnesses who had been subpoenaed had not reached Wilson and that it was unusual to try a man so soon after being: arraigned ; that it would be an act of injustice to try I Trr i r 1 i i r ' j jenerson uecause 01 me iacK 01 aiu I i i i j v. : 1 1 uc iwu ictcivcu num tdnuus- hearted relatives. . juage joatue overruled tnis motion also and an "exception was noted. Solicitor Moore next stated that he fplf that thp nn'snnpr had had amnle I - - w r m a i time to proyide a detense, that it was the heinousness of the crime and not because of callous hearts that had kept him from receiving aid from friends and relatives , that it was not unusual to try a man so soon alter arraignment, but that often men were tried for murders committed during court and special terms were ordered for quick trials. Jefferson was then sworn and told to accept or reject ; jurors as they were called. -The regular panel was first used in selecting a jury. - From the regular panel W H Wil Uiamson and B T Sharoe were accent- J ed. The next man" taken as' the I t- -w.w., - . , this regular order. 70th U T Mor- gan, 83rd J W Gardner, 96th Qatid- I t-wr' 11 I T TT!.t. Iozfna eunn, 107th W P Lancaster, 123rd W E Harrel, 125th R G Privettf 151st Newsome Williams, 150th T W Eat- man. This jury was empannelfcd just be- fore five o'clock and the first witness 4nr- tVia Qf-jf mac rkWfA- Th.z was N - gnnch. the neero who told of Hvith two mtie emiaren ai -sunseL on August 22th arid pi bts bnoing him As we 20 to press Dr. Nathan An- derson is on cause of' death bf Caoiaiii -J- ' of the location oftthe ball in entering his hndv f , j , . ,. . n 11 MAKE A DASH FROM KIMBERLY THE BOERS ARE SCATTERED i HAS BEEN BUVr FIGHTING AROUND MAFEKING breat anxiety n tnglish Official Circles The Queen Calls 0at The Militia Reserves or Permanent Service Cape Town, October iS. That . Gen. Cronje is still shelling Mafeking is news that co:aes from the front to day. This is the fourth day ot con- tmuous fighting Great anxiety is expressed in official circles. It is now said that Gen Baden-Powell has two thousand troops. Reserves For Perpanect Service. London, October 18. Balfour this morning communicated to the House of Commons a message from the C3 - K2ueen announcing that she is about to order the embodiment of militia and call out the militia reserves for permanent service. Rumors of Heavy Fights.. Reports. multiply of the fighting around Mafeking, but no-reliable de- tails. A Pretoria despatch of the sixteenth says that Cronje bombarded MafeLing after warning women and children to leave and that the British did not reply to the fire. A Cole burg despatch says that ' the Boers Were repulsed at Mafekine with heavy losses I A .1 . Anotner report says tne ooers seized Lobatai in Bechuanaland some distance north1 of Mafeking. An armored train going in the direction Q Rhodesia was fired upon and there was sharp fighting for awhile. Several Kaffirs were killed. -I A Correspondent Captured I Pretoria, October 18. The Boers occupied Taungs and were not op- posed. Rev. Hofmyer, correspondent of the London Times, has been captured . . I the XJ OCTS Captured and Sacked British Camp. Lorenzo Marquez, October iS. Volksten, the Boer official organ at - Pretoria says : "The British carrip at Ramathlabam has been captured and sacked by Gen. Cronje after se vere fighting. Many of the Burghers were killed and wounded. The British loss is unknown." Boer Loss Not Confirmed. London, October 18 At noon to day there was no confirmation . re ceived of the report of serious Boer losses at Mafeking, but the story at various paints is so persistent and cir cumstantial that it appears probable that the Burghers met some reverse.. arrive from Pretoria: therefore if the Boers had any success it is bound soon to be known. One despatch founded on reports of refugees puts the Boer loss at eight killed and a number wounded. Rhode's Rough Riders. Cape Town. October 18. A des patch' rider telegraphed from the Orange river today, that Cecil Rhodes, at the head of a regiment of rough riders had made a dash on the Boer force investing Kimberly. The attack was unexpected and so impetuous that the Boers broke and 1 3UIIICICU., ill V,UUJU01Uil. UUUH. could rally, Rhode's troopers dis mantled their camp.
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