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THE WAR IN AFRICA.Loodoo, April 25, 6 . tn .The

reporte that tbe Stegs of Wepeoer hadwww« prent taal ly ratend were apparentlypressstare Iba Boor attask opoo ColDatgetty's aortbaro position, as de-ssttbsd frosa Maeero, was probably alaa I attoespt to rasb Iba garrison befare aaaariag a safe ralraat and, asDal Dalgaily saeoeasfally re poised Ibaalialb, hula fat.ker eo Italy ia fall oabis aaeaejat

I#ord Roberta baa now spread a aetwith sagas 40.000 or more saeo aad150 gsjas, oovertag Iba wkole westerngactiairaU erased Wepeaer. wkile QaaHaaalrbsa baa ooeupied cba Waterworks,ewawtieajly withoat owajasitioaTbo Seveatb division ooder Oso

Taakar, awassted by navel go as. baa7aaado a deasoostrstioo froaa Karaa sid¬ing, Iba Beam sbowisg aosaa opposi¬tion AI Iba saasa iiosa a brigadeaaored out froas Glan to take op a

position oa a range of bills al Gen-aaadooale, aortb of lbs Modder Tbawaterworks wars foond uodarnegad. rib Iba aioeptioo of tbo removal ofIba slidiog valves of Iba pumpingsagiaea.Tba Boars oow aaa ooly escape,

wttboat riokiag no enooooter, northward to Ladybraod, aad tba ahaaoa ofa sosssssfal oateoeaa of iba plans o'Lord Roberte depend a oo whether tbaBritish troops aaa mash Tbaba N'Oaaand Ladtbread before tbo retreatingnoss asandone froaa Dowel's Dorp andW*se^sjS)S)t\

All aba eorrespoodsots report ibal(be roads are ia a terrible condition,wbiob aoooaats for Iba slow progressof Iba Briiteb eoloaios, aad if tboBoara are as wall ieforaied of ibo Brit.ab plana as tbay bava hitherto been,tbey era likely again lo escape

II la saw within tbraa weeks of thedata pradiotsd for lbs British ocoupatiow of Pretoria, and altboogb thepreaaat operations, as aoggeeted ioeosse qaartera. nay be lbs beginoiog oftbo eseio advaneo. it is oot eertaio thattbay will aot aotail % farther hall atBloeeafooteta.

BRITISH BEATEN BACK.Pretoria, Monday. April 23..Ao

efiolel bollalto iaeoed here todsy aays :"Tbe federe! i eontinuee their fight¬

ing at Wepeoer aod have oaptored abard of Goo Brabant's cattle andbarsea.

. Gee Dswelfa losses at Dewet'e dorpwore oae aaa killed aod sit menwoaadad. Tbe British eppear to beretiring beyood Dewet'e dorp

"Oroaje reports that with a strongoommeodo he a'taoked ihs Britishanrtbeael of B>ehof A heavy engagesaaal followed aod tbe English weredriveo from kopje to kopje Thefedarsls displayed great courage andresolution, aod spiritedly ohared thoaoemy ia Ike direetioo of BoahofOaly two borgkers were wooodedTba British lost 15 eneo killed and leftthree wounded aod eight prisooors inlbs hands of the borghere "

Tbe Croaja referred to is undoubtedly Cooaejaedaot Cronje, the second aooof the fnaiooe Boer general, oow e

prisoaer oa tba ielaad of Ht Helena

BLUE FOR THE BOERSParla, April 24 . Oapt Leon,

Iba French engineer who had chargeof Iba Boer artillery and engineers,aod who was ah t in Iba bead duringtbo aiege of Kiraberley, arrived alMaroeilioa today In an interviewhe describes Iba Boara aa splendidartillerists." Ha said tbey neverbad mors than 36,000 to 40,000 menuodsr arms, aod of these tbeybad loot only 6,000, of whom ooly600 bad boon killed"In my opinion," said Cap! Leon,

"unleaa tbe Boers win an importantvictory near Bloemfonlein, they/moat bo beaten in the end. andalthough Pretoria could withstand aa long siege because it still possessescannon and emplacements for thosetemporarily with drawn, I believelb* plan of the Boers ia lo takerefuge in the monntainoue region lothe north, wir 'h is practically inaccessible, retl>*r than to defendPretoria at the risk of a heavy loa* oflifo and the egposurr of the popula¬tion to the flre> of the Britiah

Even Great Britain declares that,the Tranavaal anneied. the Boerswill aover yield nnd an army of 160,-000 will bo needed to occupy the©..¦Iry "

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SUj\REPORTS FROM ROBERTS.L oioo. April 24, 11 15 p. ru .

The war tffiae issues the following fromQen Roberts :

Roeaifooreir., April 24 .QcnsBrabant sod Hart yesterday turned theposition oooupied by tbo enemy, whotried to prevent their moving north¬ward, und got 'oto heliograph oommu-oioatioo with Col Dalgetty, command¬ant of tbs beseigrd garrison atWepsosr, who reported sll wellQeo Brsbsnt bsd tbres wounded, oos

missing Tbres were woooded on tbsprevioas day The border regimentbad seven woooded. At 1 p. m. yesterdey Brabant and Hart were eightstiles sooth of Wepener The Eleventhdivision, under Qen Po'e Carew, endQeo French's two brigades of esvstrjrssebed Twsede Oelok yesterday after-oooo without bsviog met serioos oppo-s'.tioo

Heliograph couamuo ioatie« has beeneetsblisbed with Qeo Raodle Apttrol of tbe Seveetb Dragoons, ooderLieot Jeokios. whicb was reportedmissing yesterday, has rejoined QeoFreeeb'e oamp, with the eieeptton ofOorpl Taylor and Private Cook, whoare believed to be woooded aod prison¬ers.

Moobtsd iofaotry ooder Gen IsoHamilton, oeeopisd the waterworks atSaeoa'e Post. As tbs enemy are boldleg tbe neighboring bills io sonsstrsogtb. the Ninth division, consistingof Qeo 8csitb-Darrieo's aod Qeo Meo-Donald't brigades, bas beeo dispatebsdto sapper! HamiltonQso Maxwell's brigade, formerly

Qeo Cberroside's of lbs Seventh divi¬sion, yesterday moved eastward ssdseised the bills eoveriog tbe wagonbridge over tbe Modder,river st Krsoskrsal. so important communicationmuoh used by tbs Boers during lbs lostthree weeks. Oar only oesaalty wasPrivate Brom, New South WalesMoootsd Riles, taken prisoner.

MWMsawss*"WW»^SSWsa'After Worrying tbe BritishSouth of BloemfonteiD,

Boen Retire.

Loodon, April 26, 5 a m..It isnee appsrsot tbsl tbo ohaooea of LordRoberts sstebiog the retrestiog Boersio a oat are very sleodor. Tbe Boershave everywbers rstirsd st tbs firstpressuie of tbs British sdvsoss, sndtbe hope tbsi Qsn Ronols vtuold be.Me to iadaes tbess to remain atDewet's Dorp until they bsd beenforeed to ight or to sorreoder bss beeodisappointingNo attempt wss made to pursue tbo

oonmaodoes retiring from Wepener.Everything now depends upon theprogress ot Qsoersl French's oavalrybrigades, bot tboy are entering a verydifficult, billy aod preouoally unknowneoootry.Tbe oavslry bsve already bad a long

marob over heavy aod ssody roads, sodnoibiog is know regardiog the ooodilion ot tbe horses lo soy case it isoow a rsos betweeo the federals aud tbefuro?« of Qsn French and Gen Hamil¬ton

Tbe slowoots of tbs recent movement»of tbe British iofaotry sod previousexperience of tbe ability of theBoers to move rapidly, withguns aod baggsge, over their owocountry, lead to a belief tbst LordRoberts' enveloping operations will failsad will have to be repeated furthernorth. At tbe most, be* will perhapsoapture aome Boer goos and baggagesod curry tbs retreating burghersConsiderable results bavo been attain-ii to tbe relief ot Wepener and in thet«eariog of the southeastern oroer oftbe Free State of the Boers, bat tbeBeef srmy, wbstever its strength, bsslo be dealt witb

LORD R(fBERT'3 REPORT.London, April 25, 4 57 p m .The

war office has received the followingdispatch from Lord Roberta :"Bloemfonteiu, April 25..Pole-

Carew'a division reached Roodekopyesterday evening without cssusltiesUs sdvauoe waa covered by cavalryand horse artillery, which drove backthe euemy witb loss, their deed be¬ing left on tbe ground Tbe mountedtroops >sited for Ihe night *? Greet-fontei. and at 7 30 this mo wingwere crossing tbe Modder river stVslsbsnk, in accordance with myinstructions to French lo endeavor toplace himself astride the enemy'sline of retreat French's srrivslnesr the Modder evidently, however,alsrmed the Boers, for they evscusted their strong position uear Dowel'sDorp during the night, snd it wss occupied by Chormside's division thislooming"The mounted infsntry under (Jen

Hamilton drovo the enemy oft thekopjes in the neighborhood of thewatorworks without cususltit s on oursido"The Highland brigade ajsrohsd

21 miles «wStttdaJF to support GenHamilton and lulled for lbs night atKlip kiasl, lour asllcs shoit of PannusPost

"Brsbsnt aud Hart are at.ll a lowmiles short of Wepenar aud thu uninbers of the euemy sppesr to huve

t and Fear not.Let all the Ends thou I

1TER. S. 0.. WEDNEincreased during (he last few daysBut it is not l;kely there will be muchtioopn in tue neighborhood ofWepener once Dewet's Dorp ia occu¬pied by our troops

"I inspected the city Imperial volnnteer battalion yesterday on theirarrival at Bloemfontein. They are influe form and look very workmanlike.

"I also inspected the first companyof Imperial Yeomanry, which hasarrived hore The men turn outsmart and their horses are in admira¬ble condition.1'

FLED IN TIME.London, April 25 .The war office

has issued the following from LordRoberts dated Bloemfontein, April 25,3 25 p m"The enemy retired from in front of

Wepener last night and thia morningfled northeaatward along tbe Ladybrand road Their number was between 4,000 and 5,000."

THE OTHER SIDE RETIRES.London, April 26 .A apecial dis¬

patch fron Pretoria, dated Tuesday,says that the Boers have icoccupiedBoshof, tbe Britiab retiring.

London, April 27 .Midoight..Tbawar offioe publishes tbe following dis¬patch from Load Roberts dated Bloem¬fontein, April 26th : "Gen Ien Hamil¬ton yesterday drovo tbe enemy off 4stroog position at Israel's Poort by awall eooeeived turning movementwhioh was admirably oarriad out byGeo Ridgely oommeoder of tbe secondmounted infantry brigade and GenSmith-Dorrien, commanding tbe Eigh¬teenth brigade. These troops aratoday advaooiog toward Tbaba N'Chu

. Our losses were slight, ooly one

yet reported.Msj Marshall, Graham-stown Mounted Rifles, severe woood iotbe shoulder."

5 a m..Israel's Poort whioh is notmarked on the maps, lies between Sen¬nas Post aod Tbaba N'Chu. GeoHamilton has probably by this timsarrived at Tbaba N'Chu as hs is usinghis utmost endeavors to out off theBoars who are retreatiog from Dewet'sDorp. Tbe Boer forses st ThsbaN'Chu are not unlikely to make astand to eovsr tba escape of the eoovoyafrom the southward. Tbay have laagersabout ten miles apart, stretching fromBrandfort to Tbaba N'Chu with a baseeamp at Samalldsll statioo.A report comes that a small foroe of

British mounted infantry had a brushwith a party of Boers ten miles eastof Karee Siding, who were trying toestablish a oonneotion between Brand-fort aod tbe Boer foroee to the south¬ward.Gen Brabant io tbe fight with tbo

Boere at Wepeoer, bad a narrow ee-

oaps. Gen Pole Carew's advaooe wasmuch hampered by tho tardy arrivalof artillery whioh prevented bim fromeap'uriog Lseuw Kop before darknessset io and ooabled tbo Boers to securetboir retreat. Apparently Lord Rob¬erts, with tbe oommaods in the handsof yoooger geoerals oow has an exceed¬ingly effioteot army.Tbe report that the Boers had reoo

copied Boshof proves to untruo LordMetboen is still 'here and Geo Hunter'sdivision from Natal, whioh was supposed to be goiog to Bloemfontein isarriviog at Kimberley. There isevidence that some important opera¬tions aro afoot in Iba; district.Tbo Boers arc showing more activityin NatalAll tbe interest in the South African

wsr is now oontcrcd in the ruoniogfight in progress between the burghersretreatiog from tbo southern portion oftbe

, Oraogo Free State and GooFrench's horsemen aod tbe iofaotry ofGeoB Pole Carew, Cbermside aod Rundin. But the British hope of oooclusive results is slim at present, theBoers esoapiog unbeaten aod havingaccomplished an immense amouot ofdamage. They oluog to their positionsas long as it was safe to do so and theyhave oow alipped off to bold the nextcommanding ridge through a brokensountry admirably suited for a rearguard defense. Dispatobes fromAliwal North under dato of Wednes¬day, April 25, say tbe Boers leftWepener so hurriedly that many of tbedead were left io tbe trenoees uoburied.Commaodaot Crooje is reported tohave been killed. Aooordiog toadvioes from Bloemfontein, the attemptof tbe Boers at Brandfort to get intouob with the command at TbabaN'Cbu was frustrated by a foroedispatohed by Geo Tookor from Glen.A dispatch from Pretoria reports tho

arrival there of Lord Rosslyo as an uowouoded prisoner

Gen Botha Proving HimselfCapablo Successor to Jou*bort. Masterly Harris-

sins Moves.

London, April 2s, 1 55 a tn..InCnnwaaudant Gsn Louis Botba theBoers appar tt) havo found a capablesuccessor of Joubert Aa h result Hhis insight and quick decision it maybe assumed now that the retreating

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ISDAY. MAY 2, 1900commandoes have gotton safeiy awaywith the transport.

It is true that Lord Robert«' dispatch leaves much unsaid as to thewhereabouts of other forces thanthose of Gen French and Gen RundleNothing is said about the troops ofGena Brabant, Pole Carew, Hart andCherniside, but the indications fromAliwal North show that several smallcommandoes are still hovering in thevicinity of Springfield, causing acertain amount of danger, and theadvices from Dewet's Dorp, outliningthe duties of Gen Chermside, justifythe conclusion that it will be stillnecessary to employ a considerablebady of troops to keep the FreeState clear of Boers.The position is that the Boers who

begsn their raid a month ago by compolling Col Broadwood to retire toBloemfontein, have gotton safelyaway to the northward, practicallywithout loss, bot with the advantageof seven guns, togetL3r with a hun¬dred prisoners captured

Meanwhile, the advance to Pretoris has not begun Small wonderis it thst muffled complaints andcriticisms ar j beginning to be hesrdhere and there against Lord RobertsTwo thirds of his entire force hsvebeen employed in effecting thissnail satisfaction, and the probabilityis that the whole force most be againoonoentrated on 'Bloemfontein beforethe main advance begins As similarraids on the British communicationsere likely to be repested it is eviden¬tly still a far cry to Pretoria.The significenc of Gen Hunter's

division going to Kimberiy, wheremounted troops are also srriviogdaily, is now said to be a seriousattempt to deal with the strong Boerforces on the Ysal river, now threat¬ening to retake Berkley and then en¬deavor to relieve Mafeking. It willbe borne In mind that Gen Hunterpaid a harried visit to Lord Bobertsst Bloern! nteinA temporary rsilwsy bridge hss

just been completed st Bethulie,where hitherto railway trucks hadbeen transferred over the wsgonbridge. This will greatly facilitategetting stores op to BloemfonteinMr Poultney Bigeiow, discussing

the treatment of Sooth Africao rebels,ssys that the wisdom of the UnitedStates government in not punishingthe Confederstes after the war ofsecession hss borne good fruit, sodhe suggests thst a similar resultwould follow s similarly liberal policyin Sooth Africa.The Bloemfontein correspondent of

the Morning Post, telegraphingThursday, ssys : "Most satisfactoryprogress has been made in the accu¬mulation of stores during the presentweek Supply park now presents a

respectable appearance The prospects of a general advance are morefavorable 99

The Bloemfontein correspondent ofthe Times, telegraphing Thursday,says : "There appears to be littlechance of inflicting effective punishment on the retreating Boers Com-msndant General Louis Botha whoarrived at Dewet's dorp Mondayrealized the situation at once andordered the immediate withdrawal ofthe Boers both from there snd fromWepener 99

The Bloemfontein correspondent ofthe Chronicle, telegraphing Thurs¬day, says : "The latest reports showthat the Boers passed east of TbabaN'Cbn, when going north A pris¬oner reports that a commando whichdoubled back on the pursuing Britishis now making its way west in thedirection of Leeuw kop "

The Bloemfontein correspondent ofthe Daily Telegraph, under Thurs¬day date, says : "The Boers whoretreated from Dewet's dorp keptwell ahead of Gen F . uch's cavalryUnless the enemy should make astand at Kroonstad Lord Roberts willrapidly cross the Vaal river 99

Other Bloemfontein dispatchesthrow interesting points of light uponthe situation. One special ssys :"Seven hundred and fifty wagons ofa Boer heavy transport train hsvereached Kroonstad from the south.Only light wagons have been leftbehind. The Boers have organizeda specially mounted corps for foraging snd other work requiring specialmobility."

Another dispatch reports that be¬fore the Boers were driven fromDewet's dorp about 7,000 of themhad been slowly retiring towardLadybrand where large supplies arestored and immense cornfields areready for harvesting.

VALUABLE WORK.

Col John 1). Frost baa boon engagedtor lOOC time on u pieoo of voluntaryviotrf of value to i bo State Formuuy year* thcic h is been hanging inlbs offios o( ttio adjutant general a

maciisoript roll of the members of thohiaiorio Palmeti regiment in lbs w&ruit;» Mexioo R oeuily iho docoaeilhai fadi d rapidly. Col Frost his spot tmany daya rstraeiog ull the naincawith India i 'ii Ihn work is qcwoesriog completion..The State.

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The Penitentiary Scandal.Attorney General Bellinger

Appeala the Case.

Attorney General Bellinger hasfiled a formal notice of his intentionto appeal from the decision of JudgeBenet in quashing the indictmentagainst Co) Neal on the charge offailure to turn over certain moneyreceived by him as superintendent ofthe State peniteuiisry The formalnotice reads as follows :State of South Carolina, RichlandCounty.Court of General Ses¬sions, April term, 1900.The State,appellant, vs W A Neal. respond*ent, neglecting and refusing toturn over moneys to his successor.Notice of intention to appealTo P H Nelson, Julius Boggsand Cole L Blease, attorneys for de¬

fendant.Take notice that the State will

appeal to the State supreme courtfrom an order of his Honor, JudgeBenet, quashing the indictmentcharging the said defendant, W. A.Neal, with neglecting and refusingto turn over moneys to hie successor,the superintendent of the penitentiary, and will ask for a reveraal ofaafd order upon grounds hereafter tobe aerved

G Duncan Bellinger,For the State, Appellant.Columbia, 8 C, April 23, 1900.

Mr Bellinger is not bringing thematter to the attention of the su¬premo court for the purpose of keep¬ing up the litigation against ColNeal, but he thinks that theindictment he framed was correctand he wants the supreme court toindicate whether or not he was cor-rect Besides, there is an importantprinciple involved If the supremecourt holds, in accordance with theline of the circuit court, that ColNeal had no light to receive moneyfrom convict contracts and that itwaa not specified in the act that thiswas one of bis duties, but that it wasspecified that it should be turnedover to the board of directors of thepenitentiary, then Mr Bellingerthinks the State will have no troublein winning its suit tor the recoveryof the money advanced through thediscounting of notes made by theRagsdalea and paid by the CarolinaNational Bank to the State peniten¬tiaryThe grounds for the appeal will be

filed later, the formal notice which isgiveu being all that is necessary tosecure the consideration of the appeal.

Senator Quay Loses.Pennsylvania Boss is Refused

a Seat in the Senate.

Washington, April 24 .HooorableMatthew S. Quay was today refused aseat io (ho Uoited States seoate on theappointment of the governor of Pencsyl-vaou by a voto of 32 to 33 Thegalleries wore thronged with mul¬titudes, while other multitudes wereuoable to gain admission.Oo the floor ut the senate was cveiy

member of the body low io the oitywith scores of members of the house ofrepresentatives The great thronglistened with u:ep attention to thebrilliant argument of Mr Spooner infavor of the seating of the formerPennsylvania seoator aod to the demooratio aod fiery eloquence of Mr Danielof Virginia, who appealed to hiscolleagues to do what, oo his oath as a

seoator, ho deemed tight, and vote todo justioe to him who was koooking stthe senate doors. Mr Daniel concluded10 minutes beforo the hour fixed forthe votiog to begin. The excitementio the eeoatc by this time was intense.There was a bueh in tbe chamber asMr Frye, in tbe chair, aonounoed at4 o'clock that tbe bcur for the finalvo e had arrived aod that tbe questionwas tbe pending motioo of Mr Chand¬ler to strike out of the resolution declar¬ing Mr Quay not to be eotitlod to aseat the word "not." Amid suppressedexoitement Mr Coaodler demanded tbeyea? sod nays aod the secretary of theseoate begao to oall the roll All knewthe vote would be close The firstsensation was oaused by the failure ofMr Pettigrew, of South Dakota, toanswer to his oame although be was iobis seat. When Mr Vest's name wasoalled he voted "oo" io a clear, distinctvoioe, thus dashing the last hope of thefriends of Mr Quay, who had expectedconfidently that the distioguished Mis-sourian would vote tor his loog timepersonal friend.

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Sultan Must Pay up.Constantinople, April 27..The

American noro handed to the Turkishminister of foreign fcfhirs, TewftkPasha, on Tuesday, i* couched inperemptory terms, demaodig imcicdistepayment of the indemnity eeveraltimes promised to Minister Streuss bythe sultan. The oote does not fix atime limit for an answer, but its tenoris not far from the character of anultimatum. It has produced a greatimpression upon the porte which,however, shows no disposition tomodify the attitode hitherto luaintain-ed, namoly, repudiating the responsi¬bility and seeking to diminish theimportance of the matter It is pre*snmed that the porte's reply will be inthis seose ; sod b°ooj it is feared theUnited States government will beobliged to take steps to enforce its de-mends.

Turkey's decision to send an officerto Amerios tc stody naval constructionis interpreted to be another sop. It isthe revival of ao old projeot to buy aorniser in the Uoited States io thepriee of which tbe indemnity shall beincluded, so that the porte will be atliberty to say it has not paid tbeindemnity. Tbe American govern¬ment has slresdy categorically refusedsnob a compromise, wbhb would meanprolonged negotiations sod tbe drag¬ging ont of the matter indefinitely, towhieh the Uoited States will oot listen.As regards the indemnity, it is in thenstnre of a debt of honor. If theporte wants to boy a erniser, that is amatter in no wsy ooeoeeted with theindemnity.

Prohibition Commute IssuesCall.

A State prohibition conference willbe held in tbe city of Columbia. S.C, on Wednesday, 23d day of May,1900, for tbe purpose of consideringtbe propriety of suggesting candi¬dates for goveroor and lieutenantgovernor to represent tbe prohibition'ists of South Csrolina in the Demo¬cratic primsry, and also to announcethe principles and purposes of theprohibitionists in seeking to obtaincontrol through the Democratic or¬ganization of the executive and leg-islative departmente of the State gov¬ernment, for tbe enactment and en-forcemen ot measures which sre inbest sccord with the highest interestsof the people, snd which will takethe State out of the liquor business.

For the purpose of obtaining a fulland free expression of the prohibi¬tionists in regard to these matters, acall is hereby issued for them to as¬semble in their respective counties atthe court house on Saturday, 12tbday of May, 1900, to elect threerepresentatives, with alternates, toattend the State conference or. the23d day of May, with or withoutinstructions and to choose a countychairman for the ensuing campaign.

Joel E Bruoson,Chairman.

Waddy C Thompson,J S Moffatt,James A Hoyt,Jeremiah Smith,0 D Stanley,E D Smith,

Committee.

The Race Conference.

Montgomery, Ala. April 25 . Visi¬tors from every qoartsr will bewclartmed to the eest-ions of the ap¬proaching conference to b* held hereMay 8, 9 ai d 10 to ai~co*;. lbs raeeproblems of the south After address¬ee of welcome by tbe mayor of Moot*gomery and the governor of Akbama,Hoi. Hilary A Herbert will make theopening addjess on "The ProblemsThat PreAeoftTbemselves."Among others who will *p"ak will be

A M Waddeil, mayor ov Wilmington,N C ; ex Governor MaoCorkle of WestVirginia ; Dr J L M Cu'ry of Wash¬ington ; Rev C C Brown of Sumter, 3C ; Rev D Clsy Lily ; Rev S D Mat¬ters of Baltimore ; Alex C Kiog ofAtlsota ; Clifton R Breokioridge ; DrPaul Barringer of the University ofVirginia sod W Boorke Cockren ofNew York.

QueetioQ regarding tbe education ofthe negro, lyoching and the future oftbe African rsee will be discussed.

Atlanta, April 25..Thomas J.Hunter, former auditor of tbe Atlantaand West Point jttailrosd company, wasfound guilty o; etnbczticmeot in thesuperior court today and sentenced totbe penitentiary for five yesre.

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