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l. m. grist & sons, Publishers. | % 4*^2 Stwspa&er: 4or ^ promotion of the political, Social, ^griquliuitai and 0{ontmerLaal Interests of the ?outh. { termSik|?e^iopiEFi^NcESmXCE* ESTABLISHED 1855. YORKYILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1898. NUMBER 50. JUisccUancous ^catling. SPAIN'S STARVING MEN. The Story One of Her Soldiers Told at Camp McCalla. The following is a Camp McCalla cablegram of last Wednesday, published in the New York Sun of Friday : It has been repeatedly asserted by the Spanish government that the blockade of Cuba was not effective, and that little difficulty was experienced in landing supplies of provisions on the island for the use of the troops. This assertion was not supported by an iucident that occurred here today, which goes to show that the Spanish troops in this part of the island, at least, are famishing, owing to the impossibility of their government getting supply ships to Cuba. Early this morning a Spanish soldier stepped from the brush close to where one of the sentinels was pacing back and forth. The Spaniard hailed the guard; but the latter did not understand him. The sentinel, however, could see that the stranger's intentions were peaceful, for though he had two rifles, they were carried muzzles down. A bag of cartridges was slung across his shoulder. Finding that he was not understood, he motioned that he wanted to go iuto the camp. The sentinel called out, and Sergeant Glass, of Company C, with a Cuban, was sent to see what was want.prl Tn a short time the sertreant re turned with the Spaniard, who had told, through the interpreter, that he desired to surrender to the Americans. The fellow was a poor, miserable looking specimen of humanity. He limped as he walked, and from his general appearance it was surmised that he was starving. He was so weak that he could scarcely stagger along. Sergeant Glass took the man to Lieutenant Colouel Huntington, the commander of the camp. Through the interpreter the Spaniard described the condition of the Spanish troops and gave some valuable information concerning the iuteuded movements of the enemy. He said that he surrendered because the Spaniards had so little to eat that most of them were in a starving condition. The only rations which the garrison at Caimaneia had had for a week were fat pork and sweet potatoes in small quantities. Hundreds of the Snanish trooDs. he declared, were T t , ready to surrender if they were assured that they would not be killed. Before he came in he had a talk with his party, which was watching the camp from the crest of the hill. They told him that he would be killed by the Americans if he surrendered ; but he persisted in his plan to give himself up. He afterwards crept up a bridle path until he came to the sentinel, to whom he had waved his hat as a sign of peace. The man is a member of the regular Spanish army. He told Colonel Huntington that he had been in Tuesday's fight, and that after the Spanish defeat they had retreated to a fort which is six or seven miles from the camp. He said that 150 Spaniards were killed in the engagement. CAIMAN ERA FORTS. They are Demolished By Texas, Marblehead and Suwanee. Compiled from Cable Dispatches. After thrashing the Spanish regulars and bushwhackers who had been aunoying them so much at Camp McCalla last week, the Americau mariues had an opportunity to investigate the shores of Guantatiamo bay aud the crenprsil onnditions stirrouudimr. with the result that they discovered that the principal base of operations of the Spauiards were the town of Caimanera, and some outlying fortifications. Caimanera is at the terminus of the Santiago and Guautanarao railroad, about 12 miles from Guantanamo. It is on the opposite side of the bay from Camp MeCalla, and it was learned that bodies of soldiers were coming down from Guantanamo, being ferried across the bay, and re-enforcing the bushwhackers who were so distressing the mariues. The defeat of the Spanish forces already in the vicinity ouly gave temporary relief. With their base of operations still in good condition, there was nothing to hinder the coming of other re-euforcemeuts and making necessary a repetition of what the mariues had just had to go through.' Therefore, it was deemed advisable to destroy all the fortifications and earthworks in the vicinity of Caimauera. This condition of affairs was represented to Admiral Sampson by Captain Philip, of the Texas. While coaling his ship in Guantanamo bay, Captain Philip, was fired upon by riflemen from the shore, and when he informed Admiral Sampson, before Santiago, Admiral Sampson told him to go back and destroy all fortifications to be fmind and to ennt.nre nr destroy ? ? 1 J some Spauish gunboats that were known to be hiding somewhere in the harbor. At about 1 o'clock, Wednesday afternoou, the Texas entered Guautamimo bay, followed by the Marblehead and the little Suwanee. Cairaanera is about five miles up the bay from Camp McCalla. To reach a point where the forts could be shelled to advantage, it was necessary to pass through a loug, narrow channel, fringed on either side with thick undergrowth. For much of the distauce, the vessels were within 150 yards of the shore, and men on coiP?. serctE^nt fclOiARD Si L.VEV M OUR 1 The above map of Gnautanarao baj zruiser Marbleheud, the Pauther and tl Camp McCalla, named in honor of Con station at Fisherman's point is in the 1 was hoisted by Color Serge:wit Richard and about 60 miles by laud from Sautii their decks would have afforded good targets for the hidden riflemen ; but if there were auy riflemen along the route they did not show themselves. It was known that most of the channels of the bay were mined, and there was good reasons to fear that some of the ships might be blown up. This, in fact, was the principal source of annrehension on the part of the officers and men of the warships ; but by good fortune there were no explosions in their path. Approaching to within about 2,000 yards of the Cairn an era fortifications, the Texas let fly a 12-iuch shell, which fell short. Then the Marblehead banged away'with some 5-inch shells, which also missed. By this time, however, the Spaniards had been waked up, aud they answered with five shots. They would have fired more ; but the Texas now had the range. She commenced to hit the fort with her 12-inch shells, and everytime a shell would strike, there would be left a hole as large as a carriage-house door. Within four minutes after their first shot, the Spaniards ceased firing, and what was left of them scampered away. The bombardment was continued by the American vessels for more than au hour, aud when they ceased firing there was no sigu left of either forts or earthworks in the entire vicinity. Next, several shots were firedi into the town of Caimanera. They did tremendous damage'generally and set fire to a dozen or more buildings in different quarters. The barracks of the soldiers were set on fire and destroyed. As the Marblehead was withdrawing from the harbor, her propeller fouled amine which had been loosened from its moorings by the commotion caused by the ships in passing through the channel and by the concussion caused by the firings. The ship was stopped as soon as possible, and the conuectious to the mine were cut. Investigation disclosed several other mines, and all of them were taken in tow. When they were looked into, it was found that they each contained 50 pounds of guncotton. Anyone of them, if exploded at the proper time, would have been sufficient to have sunk the largest vessel alloat. Why the mines were not exploded when &wkr\ <8 jii I ' ^ BASE AT GUANTANAMO I r shows the landing place of the 600 marin le torpedo boat Porter lay off Fisherman's ] inlander McCalla of the Marblehead, was i lands of Lieutenant Colonel Huntington's i Silvey. Guantanamo bay is about 80 mile: igo if the route is around Guantanamo bay the ships went into the harbor is not h known, though it is quite probable v that those in charge of the firing station, located at some concealed point, ii had been previously driven away by b scouting Americans or Cubans. o While the vessels were returning ti through the narrow channels, they t: were subjected to a vicious rifie fire d from concealed Spaniards on the shore, s The Suwanee, however, trained her s small guns on the bushes and soon put p the Spaniards to flight. How many ii Spaniards were killed during the ex l: pedition is not known ; but not a .-ingle j< American was even wounded, and no- e whereon the bay whs left a formidable u Spanish battery. The Spanish gun- 'I bouts were not locuted, and their cap- g ture was left for another expedition. t COMPLETE DEVASTATION. " Scene Around the Entrance to SaiitiuK<> a Harbor. An Associated Press dispatch, pub- v lished in the papers of Monday morn- c ing, tells of the devastation that was fi wrought by the last bombardmeut of tl Wednesday night and Thursday uioru- o ing. S The batteries and fortifications tl guarding the channels had been sub- u jected to several bombardments, and ii each had did great damage. It has been the policy of Admiral Sampson, d however, to proceed by degrees. Each a bombardment is calculated to demor- tl ali/.e the enemy to a certain extent fi and leave him in not quite so good e shape to resist the next. All the en- si gagements have been fierce ; but they 1; were not nearly so fierce as the last, ri On Wednesday night the admiral d ^ifrmillorl tn the fleet that next morn- b jing he would go in to complete the z [work, and that is what was doue. t The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius had already thrown in several shells the g night before, and the result has already y been reported. Wednesday night the cruiser was sent close up to the eu- tl trance of the harbor and she dropped n in three more of her terrible torpedoes, t One of them fell ou a hill to the right, c another on a hill to the left, and a t third on Cayo Smithy au island battery t in the centre of the channel. The s dispatches say that on the spots where g the charges fell were left only great J j B ** > | or ' I JAY. es from the transport Panther. The point, and nuder cover of their gnus established on the point. The cable marines, and the United States flag s east of the entrance to Santiago bay oles in the hills, and the little island /as almost swept cleau. The bombardment Thursday mornng was more terrific than any which as been delivered heretofore. The rders were to "First silence the bat- i eries on the shore, and then coninue firing until fortifications are re- i uced." It was the first time that I uch orders had been given. The first hot of the New York landed in a I arty of Spaniards engaged in mount- i ig some guns on a hillside. It scat- i ered them. Then the ortier vessels i tined in with their big guns. Almost i very shot went true, and in 38 ininles the. order came to cease firing, 'here was not left a single battery or , uu in si all t. except those of Morro , 'astle. The belief is that Lieutenant lobsou and his men are imprisoned i the custle, and all along Admiral arnpson has been leaving the castle lone. After a 13-inch shell from the Texas ;ent over the hill into the bay, there ame a most terrific explosion. At rst the officers and men believed that he shell blew up the magazine of one f the western batteries in the harbor, iuce there has been a growing belief hat instead the shell struck and blew p one of the warships. No definite lformation has been procured. There was no more bombardment uriug Friday or Saturday ; but it was gruesome sight that the vicinity of he site of the Spanish fortifications iruished to the Americans. At difTernt places squads of soldiers could be een digging in the torn earth, evidenty looking for the bodies of dead comudes, and circling around, only a short istauce overhead or perched on neighoring trees, were thousands of buzards which had been attracted by he smell of carrion. For several hours on Friday, the pauisil nag llUHg ui> uuu mast uvn Iorro castle. This is an unusual cirumstauce in battle, and the officers of < he fleet were puzzled to know the < leaning. It was a general conclusion t hat probably some high Spanish ofli- 1 er had been killed. Some suggested i hat it was intended as a notification < o the Americans of the death of Hob- < on and his men ; but this Admiral ( iampson does not believe. All along < Iorro castle has been spared, and if Hobson and bis men are dead the have simply been murdered. Cuban spies have reported to Admi ral Sampson that the Spanish genera Joral, and several officers, were kille by one of the gun cotton shells of th Vesuvius, and it is likely that this i the meaning of the mourning flag ove Morro castle. THE STATE CAMPAIGN. Progrexx of the Iilennlal Quarrel For th Offlcex. The first campaign meeting, las week, was held at Oraneebure oi Thursday, the second at St. George's Dorchester county, on Friday, and th third at Charleston on Saturday. The attendance at each of thes meetings was very small, and ther were few developments which seen to give promise of a very decide* increase of interest as the campaigi grows older. In order to get rid of the very heav; expense connected with state cam paigns?an expense which for severa years past has been a dead loss to thi newspapers with but little chance o returns?The News and Courier, Stat and Register have renewed the asso ciation arrangement of two years ag< and are printing identical reports. A present the reports are being made fo the different papers by Mr. J. Wilsoi Gibbs, of the Columbia State. At the Orangeburg meeting ther* were no sensational developments but at Dochester, Colonel Watsoi made things pretty hot with a blister ing attack on Governor Ellerbe. Col onel Watson was not all diplomati* in his language. He seemed to bav< lost bis temper entirely, and in what he said he was decidedly personal. Hii remarks are summarized as follows: WATSON'S EXCORIATION. Colonel Watson said it was an un precedented thing that there wer* seven candidates for the office of gov ernor. Ellerbe has been backed by i United States senator and a governoi and got the largest vote ever given t< a candidate for governor. Why, then was he opposed V Colonel Watson then proceeded t< attack, in the plainest words, Governoi Ellerbe's record. The reason for th< opposition to him was patent. Befon he bad been in office a year he wai heartily despised. Ellerbe's friend: were ashamed of him and his euemie: were disgusted with him. He hai been untrue to his friends and unfaii to his enemies. He has sought bj patrouage to buy his enemies and ha: never remembered his friends. Bui for his connection with the reform fac tion he never would have been hearc of. He was elected with a promise tha he would remove the metropolitan po lice from Charleston. He delayed iti removal for one master, removed ii for another and received the just con tempt of those who elected him. I believe it was a trade when he ap pointed Epton as comptroller general The legislature rebuked him. In al bis appointments it is believed be has traded from first to last. If he hac been content to be W. H. Ellerbe anc had not condescended to political tricksteriug, we would not be here to day to oppose him. Colonel Watson eloquently commen ded the gallant officers at the head ol South Carolina's volunteer troops ; but said he, to help himself Goveruos Ellerbe ignored all the colonels, the Confederate veterans and sons of veterans in his appointments. He appointed only one officer from his owu faction to a high office, and that mac could not drill a squad. I do not know but one man in my county who will vote for him, and that one says it is hofansp Ellerbe is eroinir to nardon a man sentenced to be hanged. Gentlemen, you inay go all over the state uid you will find a concensus of opinon that he is au utter failure. ellerhe's reply. "Now we are going to hear it," was .he remark as the governor came forward. He said he had been slandered ind misrepresented aud he challenged lis oppouents to prove one charge made agaiust his administration. He welcomed criticism that was honest. He had always advocated the dispensary as the best solution of the liquor moblem. When Colonel Tillman said lie dispensary had not made any profit ie misrepresented the facts. This elicited a remark from Uncle 5eorge, who said that he had great espect for Governor Ellerbe personllly, but when he in his message to the egislature said the educational system was without headship, without order md full of reduplication, and followed [hat with the statement that its improvement was not practicable, then le showed lack of backbone. Governor Ellerbe combatted this and jailed upon Colouel Tillman to prove lis statement that some men got their fertilizer without paying for the tags. Colonel Tillman : I'll show it beyond i reasonable doubt from the facts, if you'll let me speak. Governor Ellerbe replied that he md no time to spare ; but if the proof .vas submitted he would retire from ;he race. Then ensued almost indescribable jonfusion. Colonel Tillman was enleavoring to get in a reply, with ;he governor-talking simultaneously. Friends of both disputants crowded jp, metaphorically patting each game chicken on the back and urging him >n. The governor refused to relinjuish the staud and turned towards Jolonel Watson. It was a supreme moment, for the y governor had to stand or fall according to his defence of the Saluda senai tor's merciless excoriation. To his I, credit be it said that he repelled the d accusations with vigor. I dare Wate son, said he, to furnish one scintilla of s proof that I ever made a political deal, r If his baseless charge were true I ought to be kicked out of office, but the man who robs another of his good name is worse than the thief who steals his horse from the locked stable, e Aye, he is unworthy of the name of man or gentleman and is no gentlet man. n It is absolutely false that I went i into a contract with Charleston. I e told them that whenever they gave me assurances that they would ene force the law I would remove the rr\ nf HAnnl iton r\nl i on T morlfl 0 UJVI/i V|/U1I bUU pvilWi A LUUVIV VUMV a statement publicly, but I never promj ised any man that I would uncondia tionally remove it. I bad more appointments than any y other governor bad to make, but for . every friend I made I gained ft dozen J enemies, yet some of these political e pirates have tried to misrepresent me f by saying that I traded appointments B for popularity. You may defeat me, . but no man under heaven shall mis3 represeut me to the people. I intend t to run the government without fear r or favor and not according to the dica .tates of bob-tailed politicians. The governor's defence was roundly 1 applauded, and bis speech ended the . meeting. j George D. Tillman is also inclined to . pour it into Ellerbe at every opportu. nity. The principal "reforms" he is ad vocating are the sale of liquor through } a high license system under constitu; tional regulations, and the abolition 3 of witness fees in criminal cases. He denounces the dispensary system as corrupt and despotic and claims that the old Republican system of fees and^. " mileage for witnesses in criminal cases is the cause of many cases that would ~ otherwise never be heard of in court. r Featherslone is for prohibition, Archer wants a better educational system, Schumpert wants recognition of his ' record as a solicitor and as a man, and Walt Whitman maintains that if J he is a crank, the other fellows are all ^ fools. 3 GIVE UP MANILA, SAYS BRYAN. 3 Clad as a Colonel of Volauteers, He Talks 3 About the War at the Exposition. 3 r Tuesday of last week was Nebraska f day at the Trans-Mississippi exposi3 tion, and W. J. Bryan was the orator l of the occasion. In the presence of a . large crowd and the governor's per[ sonal staff, Mr. Bryan spoke. He was arrayed in the uniform of a colonel of I volunteers. After discussing the re. sources of Nebraska, Mr. Bryan made 3 the following reference to the war and I its results : "Hiafnrv will vindicate the nositinn ' taken by the United States in the war . with Spain. In saying this, I assume that the principles which were invoked I in the inauguration of the war will be i observed in its prosecution and con| elusion. If a contest undertaken for I the sake of humanity degenerates into I a war of conquest, we shall fiod it . difficult to meet the charge of having added hypocrisy to greed. Is our . national character so weak that we f cannot withstand the temptation to appropriate the first piece of land that . comes within our reach ? To inflict . upon the enemy all possible barm is i legitimate warfare, but shall we con| template a scheme for the colonization of the Orient merely because our fleet i won a remarkable victory in the har' bor of Manila ? Our guns destroyed a Spanish fleet, but can they destroy i that self-evident truth that governments derive their just powers not . from superior force, but from the consent of the governed ? Shall we abandon a just resistance to European encroachment upon the Western Hemisphere in order to mingle in the controversy of Europe aud Asia? "Nebraska, standing midway between the oceans, will contribute her full sbure toward the protection of our seacoast. Her sons will support the flag at home and abroad. Wherever the honor and the interests of the nation may require, Nebraska will linlrl nn fhfi luinds of the covemment "v"* T * owhile the battle rages, and wheD the war clouds roll away her voice will be heard pleading for the maintenance of those ideas which inspired the founders of our government and gave the nation its proud eminence among the uations of the earth. If others turn to thoughts of aggrandizement, and , yield allegiance to those who clothe land-covetousness in the attractive garb of 'national destiny,' the people of Nebraska, if I mistake not their sentimeuts, will place themselves on the disclaimer entered by congress, and expect that good faith shall characterize the making of peace as it did the beginning of war." ' Honded Warehouse Iu Laurens. Correspondence of the News and Courier: While the times are /dull ' and anything but buoyant, yet a new enterprise has been put upon its feet in the last few days. A bonded warehouse is to be built at once, with a capital of $20,000, for the storage of farm products, against which certificates can be issued, which will be a basis of credit, giving to producers the means of holding their crops and selling at their option. All the stock has been taken and a site secured, as well as a charter. It is thought a good thing for the farmers, city and investil tors.