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Jill) VOL. - IV ------ -- N--I----- ---- --- --. ANINING., S. C., WEDI)N 'SI)AY, eJ U 1,Y 2; 1 89.N.XV ___________ ON TO PORTO RICO. General Miles' Forces Move Under a Strong Convoy. NO TIME TO BE LOST. The President Orders Sampson to Convoy the Expedition at Once. The Army of In vasion a Large One. President McKinley is thoroughly aroused over the delay in the starting of Geh. Miles and the expedition for Porto Rico. For several davs Gen. Miles and the troops have been aboard the transports at Playa awaiting the naval convoy which is to be furnished by Admiral Sampson. The troops are sweltering in the crowded ships. under the broiling tropial sun. while Gen. Miles has been chafing under what he believes an inexcusable delay, and has been bombarding the war department with dispatches urging that the navy be hurried in its preparations for the ex pedition. Instructions of a most positive nai ture were cabled Sampson to suiply the necessary convoys, but. notwithstand ing these instructions, Admiral Saip son proceeded with the preparations for the expedition with a deliberation that is exasperating. The President is much concerned lest that part of the Porto Rico expedition already sailed from this country should arrive at a point of rendezvous in advance of -Iiles and the navy. It is feared that if Gen. Wilson's command which sailed Wednesday from Charleston should arrive in advance of Gen. Miles and the navy convoys. se rious danger and possibly disaster might result, as Gen. Wilson's ships are abso lutely without any protection. The President Wednesday morning issued a personal order to Admiral S ampson that he should proceed immediately to Porto Rico with Gen. Miles. THE EXPEDITION SAILS. Gen. Miles, leading the military ex pedition against Porto Rico, started at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon from Siboney, Cuba. for the point on the island of Porto Rico. where it is the intention that the troops shall land. It is expected that Gen. Miles will wait at some appointed spot on the route or the expedition from Tampa. Newport News and New York. to fall into his column. These expeditions are already under way, some of then with two or three days start of Gen. Miles, so that the delays should not be very great. After all the difficulty about the naval convoy, and the first conclusion of the naval authorities that none was neces sary, the strength of that now furnish ed is surprising. There is a battleship of the first class, the Massachusetts. and effective protected cruiser, the Cin cinnati; a speedy and well armored gun boat, the Annappolis, and four vessels of the auxiliary navy which have al ready proved by their performances in Cuban waters that they are fully'equal to the ordinary gunboat in off-ensive power. These are the Gloucester. which distinguished herself in the des truction of Cervera's squadron: the Wasp, which has attained an env ile notoriety as a disturber of Spanish blockhouses; the Leyden, which fora time was the sole representativec of United States power in Hlabana harbor., and the Dixie. Secretary Alger be lieves that Gen. 3Miles on the Yale will arrive at his destination Sunday morn ing with 3.000J men under his immecdi ate command. A day later will conic 4:000 men on transports and the day following that 3,500 more. . Whether the landing will be deferred until the arrival of this entire force or whether Gen. Miles will take the initiative and hoist the flag himself on Porto Rican soil is left to the discretion of that of ficer. It is the department's determni nation that lhe shall not lack for troops or equipment, and this first expedition may be followed by several others as fast as the troops can be gotten ready until word comes from the general that he needs no more. Gen. Schwan's brigade, comprising the Fifth, Eleventh and Nineteenth United States infantry, a splendid body of trained soldiers. sailed from Tampa - Thursday to join Gen. Miles and if the Porto Rican expedition is not an imme diate success it will not be for lack of disposition in the war department to supply every requisite. LOOXING FOR HER BROTHER. Kiss Fitzgerald has Just Returned from Santiago. Miss Minnie Fitzgerald, of St. Louis, Mo., passed through Macon Monday. on her way home afttr a fruitless visit to Santiago insearchi of a brother. Miss Fitzgerald is a very pretty blonde of apparently not more than 1S years of age. She came up on the Southern., and to passengers on thme train she told a remarkable story of a trip she had just made to Santiago alone mn such of her brother, Murroy Fitzgerald, whom sY says was with Troop Ri of the Third, Missouri cavalry. She went to Or lando four weeks ago to see her brother, but found that he had been sent to Santi ago. Then after the battle of July 1. as she could not hear anything~ fromi .him, she decided to go to Santiag~o to look for him. The captain of the Six teenth United States infantry took her .on a transport to Cuba. U.pon her arrival there she found that the captain of heCr brother's company had been killed and a number of his men killed and wountd ed. She could find no one who could irive her inforniation conceernling her b~rother, and although she inquired at the hospital and searched the list of the dead and wounded nio trace of himi was found. Disappointed and grief stricken she returned to the U nited States last Tuesday after spending only one day and night in Cuba. Miss Fitzgerald samid shle did not pro-0 pose to give up the search for her brother and that she intends to find him dead or alive. She is goin g home after her mother and will return withI her. Together, they will again Lgo to Cuba. The Usuul Fate A muau supposed to be Peter Br wn o Greensboro. N. (.. wa~s intant y kilai' and Charses II. C'raier o Anlebr Mass., was seriously injuirid by beill struck by a locomjoti'e onl the Iennslh v'ania railroad ini West P'hilade'lphia~ while beating thir~i wayv frmm Baltimlore BLEW UP HIMSELF AND OFFICERS. The Desperate Act of a Chinese Mur derer in California. The. w tr,'tfte Wetern ne :u lx pli e i ~lini l:! were IlthiIl np by a Inurertus Cillman t 5.9)Wednles day moriin. F'iedeputy sherifs and clonstables who were tryinur to arrest the murderer were killed. The Chinaman had fortified himslelf in the magazine and blew it up while an atten.pt to ar rest him was being made. The Celestial. Will) Was cilployed in the works and who caused the awful Cxplosion. had killed a fellow country man in a 41uarre% over a Chinese lottery ticket. lie then defied the officers who went ti arrest hin. The muirderer fied ;ito the ina-azinet, which contained five tons of Jiant powder. harricaded him self and thireatened to blow up the maga zine if any one caine to arrest iiiim. )epu.!ty Sleriff WVhite. soil of Sheriri Charles WAhite. in charge of a posse eollsistiig of Constable Gus WhIte, Deputy Sheriff George Woodsum. Delp uty Sheirff ). C. Cameron, Deputy C(onstable J. J. Lerri and Deputy ConstaIle llarry Cramer were on the sccne' Of the shootil.r shortly after the muruer and kept guard over the China mail n within his stronghold. All the olicers wvere armed with rifies. After repcated demands to surrender had been made. to all of which the same reply came. "If you come here I will blow up the uagazilne, the officers re tired for the night within the private office of the eoipany. about 20 yards away. Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock Deputy Sheriff Charles White. after a consultation with the others. deter miniied to break down the barricade. not believinu the Chinaman would keep his promise. Accordingly the entire posse headed for the door. Tru to his word tile Chinaman fired the giant powder. killing the five ofieers .tnd blowing hilflci to atoms so small that but one piece has been found. V .hite's body was fearfullv mangled; it was found nearly 50 vards away. Mrs Hill was visitin- a Mrs. Pride. who livr.d aeross the wav: sihe was killed in the falling debris of the building. All the buildings eaught fire. En ines were soon fighting the flanws. but to no avail. The works were com pLetely wrecked. Four houses also were blown down and abeut 40 par tially wrecked. Deputy Sheriff Fred Sheritt and -Deputy Ed White escaped. but are painfully wounded. Deputy Sheriff Sheritt s story is to the effect ,hat at 5 o'clock this morning the China muan called to Deputy Sheriff White that lie would surrender. White. Woodsum and Koch iumediately pro ceeded to the door, while the othcrs fol lowed. Just as the door was reached the sound of a falling plank was heard aid thei-the cxplosion occurred. The name of the Chinaman i wa(Ao0011 -N-, Chun ir. TIe man lhe murdered was m1111 Si Sinig. Coroner WAad-ni and a corps of deputics are searching through the surrounding fields for the remains. In somtie instances they had to be picked ilp with shovels. Fourteen cars were blown to splinters and several were arned. Windows were broken in Oakland, Amelia and as far as Berkley. Sheritt and Ed White are nervous recks. T Le were carried over 40 feet by tile fo rce of the explosionl and tirowii violen!tly to thle grounl~d. A DASTARDLY OUTBAGE. A Newspaper Correspondent Strikes General Shafter. The ease of Sylvester Seovel. the lewspapter correspondent. who is said to have slaplped Gen. Shafter's face at the clotse of thi~ecremloinies attenidingt thle raising of the United States flag ver tihe carttured city of Santiago de Cuba, has not yet been made tile sub jeet of an oficeial report to the war de partmlent. Thle circumstances of the lleged insult are ptarticularly aggrava ed, and it may go hard with the reek ess newspaper mani if Gen. Shafter deC ires to punish him. It is said at the ar department that the miatter is en irely in the hands of Gen. Shiafter and hat if so disposed lie could impose a apital penalty on Scovel. As one of fiial exptressed it, the offense was comn ntted in thle enemy's country, during he existence of martial law. against he person of' tihe offieer in supreme ounand. The fact that Scovel is a ivilian gives him no immunity from he operation of military law. The haracter and extent of his punish nent rests entirely with Gen. Shafter. [Iis alleged offense is one of the most serious knowtn to military law. It was mutinous in its character and miight. nder the existing conditions at tile ime, lhave led to a serious uprising iga~linst tile niewly installed authourities Ih'at it was followed by no serious con 'etuenices is due probatbly to the promplt itin of the. ttieers wijth Gen. Shafter it thet time1 ini putting~ hi'- assailant un tIer inluned iate arrest. Althotughi it i diiiitted thaI t G;enleral Shlafter has fullI uthlorityc to i Inpottse tile death penlalty ifter conv\ictioni by coutrt-mlartial. ther is no likelihlood that h~e will resort to any such extreme measures. The im pression here is that after he has under one a short implrisonmenl~it S'oveil will be drunlnned out tf camp ini disgrace and1 ftrbidden to ret urn to Cjuban ternitory as long ais it r'emiains unde1r tilt tove'rnl mnti of thle Uniitedi States. More Spaniards Surrender. A launchi froml tlt- Marlehl.'iead went Verticava l)'l Ttrt, opplosite Cainaine ra. anda rave fornudll nit IIit t fthe Spn - ral's trttttps, tttgethler with Ill'conitiont~ of thlt cap ittulat ion tr Sanitiagto.Beie very 1 lim ited time fnixed ftor hauinig dltown the Slanishl flag t ver Caimlenera. tihe American ofiie'er alsit gave notice that if he Spainishl gunbtat Sandt t'al wasdi abled inl any wuay. ttr if anyi armis: ami at Catianeral ttr Gunltltaam, were de stoyed theC Spaiardi's wouhtill nott be treated't as pri 'oners of wtar. TIhe fpaln - A Good Price. haiin It autIlt Itiat noi WVednesdayv. iTe tirst bid wa lt ' while the~ bnuyer. lvreident l ihun' t.t ec( Kitl. t Ct STATE C 'APA IGN. The First Half of the Race Fin ished in Camden. THE SAME OLD SPEECHES. Col. Floyd Grows Eloquent at Home. Only Incident Was a Spat Between Himself and General Watts. The campairgners pa ssed the half mile post Ilhursday at classic Camden. rich in historic assoviations. Here is the iiouiient to the Confederate dead, in honor of tie gallant liickinson. lieu telialnt coloniel of the PZahneOtto reilelint who was as anxious to get a plaec in the picture near the flashing of the guns as any other neiber of the field or staff. lard by Hampton park where the candidates spoke. stands the well known ionunent i inenory of Baron DeKalb. who ,ave his life forhis adopt ed country. Near by is the rangOe known as Iob kirk hill. whre" Green so successfully met the British. And not more than six miles off is the field of the battle of Caiden. where GateS met with iis inlorious defeat-Gates. of whon it was said ie never drew up his horse until lie reached Charlotte for battle, in which ihe exchanged his northern laur els for southern wecepin, willows. Another feature of this place is the op portunity which the candidates enjoyed of sojourning at Ufton Court. so well known not on1y as a winter sanitarlumrl. but as an agreeable inn at all times. Though I write with a running pen. reference should be made to the nemo ries which the town's cemetery affords, iiemories connected with such men as Kershz't and Kennedy. and other knightly heroes of the lost cause. And to crown it all. this is a comiuuty known for the graces of its womanhood and the excellent characteristics of its manhood, illustrated in the field and in the forum ever since revolutionary days Memories here of church, memories of State, memories of war! Thie candidates were entertained at the expense of the county executive committee. and in 31r. T. .J. Kirkland's hands they fared well The meeting was a snall one, there being only sev eral hundred persons present. but as an evidence of the era of good feeling. I ai told that there were present a score or so of those who have not attended a political ieeting in this county for years. THE RAILR.iOAD SEXTETTE. Mr. Berry spoke first. le thought hie could fill tile office of railroad coim missioner as a practical business miam. iHe did not believe in oppressing tire roads. There were no boys running for this position. They are all men with records. which records trhe people should sift and vote for the best nan. As an insurance man foe niany years ie hail settled many financial matters, and was able to arbitrate between the peo ple and the roads. Mr. Evans vieldeh to no man when it caie to a business traisaction. The interests of the people and the railroads were linked. and lie was competent to poss upion qjuestions of disairreement. 31r. Garris said he never could joke when he talked politics, and his face showed it. ie knew soniething about the burdens of the people and the dis rimination of the railroads, lie warn ed the crowd that when a candidate told them them that any office was be ond the capacity of' the ordinaty jury ian, that office should be abolished, because any rascality conmmitted therein could nrot be caught up witd. M1r. Thomas unroll his map and de elared ire spoke fromr the records. show ing that lie kept iris oath to do justice to the peoprle and tire roads. The other merubers of tire board had made a trade withr thre roads, saying, you work tire fertilizer rate and we will recoup you by a raise on other articles, and lie had protested agaiinst it. ie presented hini self its an absolutely clean and irre proachible man in politics. But for that lie could not afford to fight his col leagues in office. as they had charge of thre minutes aiid tire records. Tire other candidates did not know enough about traffic matters to operate a tin railroad that wotund up with a key. G en. G ray elicited a lauighi when lie asked what would becomre of tire State if Thonmas should die. Ini spite of Iris monumental self-praise tire imipressioni was prevalent throughout the State that when thiere was an issue Thomas lined up with the railroads. MIr. Thiomas-I dare yoti to prove it. 3Ir. Gray repiled by reading fromr tire records a resolution offered by Thromas to the effect that the fertilzer rate be reduced 25 percent. and that the rail roads recoup thremoselves byv raising tihe ine rates onr merchandise. In tis way Thomais had tried to fool tire people people by *eveninrg up" things with tire railroads. GiENtAi LrGENT[.EM.\N FRtoM E*LEo. 31r Stairsell. the geirnial genitlemi:mu fromr Elk . was beanin i ithr smriles as re spoe. 1 am rio silver tongued ora tor.n airche or lawyer. I amr freshr fromr tire fields of liarnrwell courty, one of your menr. aind I am a canrdidate for rirlroaid coummissioner. W\e have assist ed vo in ierlect tin your candidate from~1 he upper part of tire State. arnd our* lowe 'r secctiour lhas lrever Ieen represeur t edl on that bhoard and we are due that. It will he my pleasure if electedi to hiook lter the illterests 'kf tile peolple of Sontli Ca:rolinra. anrd let tihe railroads. whichh are longer C0ugll. -t rolli clroirll aunt brioad enoiugir, take care of themrrel ves. .\T iris 'iiTiiNENUs Hnrarn. ( een Wartts Sail Ire hadl come tiiiiay to carid ile lior i irs 'ien, ti tueet I 'I. Fi..yd 'n hris iwnr staloin. groundli. IldC wa,- nt a Co.nfra~ite soldier. butt Ihe was ire sour itfn u01 wli In hail il1 tlie was suiriris I tha t --ir old Virginia ('infederarte' he ii''iiten: mrad a1t h 1prile b~ecause lie hadi -aid ire(ly was nit born ini 'iouth Carolini. Ile hadl sail that 1no Siiuth Carlinar ('in fd rate hadt~ opposed hin ftrreli... lrowni. (i her:iT !. Fly i in Il telhou Ilii? le nlust statV I a ( 'ine' eraLte oldir's placie. I Smiledc at hlimi h' eue ri knrew ihe did nit inemwa Iiw aid. I :enr -irry for hhn. lire speaker wenrt on1 to sa:y that it airy manr ini tire two loical iii tary ci!m pa'ieis would saty Ire hadr~ not donre his ,.. e (ua a ilj.uniunt mourral Ire wonbi retire from the race. lie remarked that he wats 11) faetiitnal or comiibinaitiOn canl did at. withIiout explainii ng tle su ppos ed ignitie'mie. iL FL.40Yi S E1oqtTENCE. Coh. I hyd was arected with cheer-. 'nd lie lnle tile erove ritl with h eloquelce. S.aid he: - ey heart this iiorning thrills with Iteepest gratitude the apparent unianimi:ty with which my candidacy seems to be endorsed )y K r shaw county. I have lived here for 33 years. and at no time have I not beeni willing to risk iy life in defence of your honor and liberty. I know I have made iiiistakes. but I shll not attempt toin swer his misstatemients. A atts demurred at this and le and Flovd reneated and reiterated. "Hlis record is before you,' said Col. Floyd. "and I will leave it to the people to say whether or not the history of the militia is not other than they wish it to be. I have attempted to run this campaign on pure friendship, devoid of inud-slingini but Watts is in the position of the Spanish in Cuba. lle is hunting for every little dodge because he is beaten in this race. I ask you to measure us up imi competitive exaii nation and elect the best man. I have tried to get him to discuss what is gooid for the militarv system. (Watts T Hat is not correct.) But Iis whole struggle is to make this a e:inpaign of nod-slinging. I shall avoid and ig nore his iud-throwing. and treat it witli contempt and conduct this can iaiirn with dignity to the end. I de spise tie miian who attempts to sling mid and I believe the pcoplq e will pu their feet down on such cndutict. I prom'ise you at the end of twit years to returi iiy oninissi ii untari isled. As ( t. Floyd took his seat. Watts remarked: -I caii't tlir'w any mad on a brick. Floyd-You better not throw any on ile. 1I knock you down if you d1o. W atts--Two can play at that game. GRANITE. INSTEAD (W BRICK. Mr. Blythe was applaud. Ile said he could not measure eloquence with Floyd, but would compare with either of his opponents as far as military records were concerned. If elected he would render faithful service and the people would not regret that they voted for Blythe. NEATLY ROUNDED. In touchiniig on the liquor question. Col. Tillman said that nearly all the rabid prohibitionists drank coffee and tea strong enough to give an alligator the shakes, and because soic poor fel low couldn't govern their appetites they wanted to put straight jackets on the rest. E'verv government collected more than half its taxes fron stimu lants, and alcohol was the favorite. The Federal government colCcted it. and South Carolina derived something from liquor also. but instead of it go ing in the treasury to lighiten taxes it was used to support dispensary drones . Featherstone would sprawl all over creation expounding the beauties of sobriety, but if lie stood oii the Childs bill there was no prohibition in it. as liquor could be gotten for medical pur poses. aud everybody would get sick. 5ClIU.31PERTDiECL.ARES FOR'i DISPENSA.\ Col. Schumpert referred to the la mnented Kershaw. 'whose white plume. like Ihenry of Navarre. was always seen where danger was imminent. that pure jurist and upright statesman. .Jo seph Brevard Kershaw." Ini eloquent tones he paid tribute to the memory of one who had been his frientd, on whose grave he had heretofore been debarred the privilege of laying a chap let of laurel. Col. Schumpert said that prohibitiot: was a nice thing to preach about. but the hydra-headed monster could only be scotched, not killed. Over at Ches terfield he innocently asked a man how far it was from the North Carolina line and he replied that it was six miles, significantly adding "but you can get all you want here." (Laughter.) Aiid et. said lie, this was where there was no dispensary 'aiid I nev'er said a word about liquor." lIe declared that the dispeiisory was the best solution of the li juor question. oie reason being because it throws around the sale of liquor certain sate guard. W.\TSON ON SA.ME LINES. Col. Watson could see no virtue in prohibition. There had been lying enough in South Caroliina alyreadyv. but if the sale of liquor was prohibited ex eeptt as medicine, it would make many more liars. Feathierstone did iiot pro pose prohibition. neither did Chiilds. but they would sell it for niedicinal purposes and this would throw dow'n the bars to all who wanted liquor. ie believed lhe was more thoroughly ini symipathy with the common schools than his opponents. At the saiie titie ie was a friend to the colleges and (lid not favor crippling them. F'EATIIElRSTONE IS FR.\NK. MI. Featherstone was glad his op1p0 nents had assailed his piosition. hr was at stran' shiowiing how the wind blew. "Isay." sa id he. la' Mn3aedutf. I aed pi'diibitioni because it was r'ighit aiid because lie wanitedl the sale of whiskey by citizenis anid by State stop ped. Col. Watson clainied that the pr'ohi bitionists had triedl to get him to lead themn. That was so. lHe himiself had written askinig himn about it. and WVat son had repldied with abotit six pages laudinig himself to the skies as 'a tem peranee 10an. hbut clung to thle a I - i sary,. so they had di-opped him like a lit potto. 3r. .\ ri'her rema~rked that Feather stone wa:s aittemptini! the impibi-le task of miixinig religion iand polities. Wa':tsin and Tilhiiin were in the cain tae clnstuu in. whITMA \t N\ 1w siMil-E. ( . Walt 'Ahitiin ''opene is- lins. N''t to know him1 wais to argue iie's t'0in skin airouid tin State. andi it had beti Suppolsed i fromhei bI ark that there was :a cion ini it. but it was n1ow lppar th h I ube of. ITilhea :nii W1 A t .1 hwikicke 1ts adia tsoe EiEli: \h' l P.\\N I ioviern r FI!'h 1 tit with a.1m' It w'ia-v for li his opponet to miaka chalries. but wlintt 'ne of Illemi wout have dine lettery li deplored 'a till dener amonvbic otyer t i'acritice '-'igIi to ti p interest. lle ould :i only pv honest ando al tont~ieii t''i :hi i stri a t iin T'k't i 11S. i I)e ~tl T il (li iM -. SUIMmN SHIPS EXAMTNED. Frightful Scene of Death and Destrue tion in Manila Bay. The Ne ork ou.1mrial sent two of tile ineist expert diver to cX:inelI' the Spanish shipis siuik inl M:ulai. Bay. Here is- his report: The leina Christina shows the iost collplete destruction. It was possible for the divers to trace thie cw It" ofan 8-inlc1h shell from the Olympia fri'm stern to waist. ller wothVerk is to tally deStroyd. There are. however. very few la*re siots tl: h'er'II hull. There is one G in-h sheli huried amid ships. Where ladder stood there is a heap of bonies :ild bodies showing where unsuccessful rush was l made to escape whell ship welt d'wi. The entire en gineer force. all firemienii. c(:(al pasoer and strokers went down with Ship as hatches to en Line and fire rooini were closed. It is iiinmossible to deterineiic tile exact number that perishe( or to rescue any of the dec,' 'np'oscd hod ies. The Castilla w::s less burned. Lut terribly we'ekedi I,-, Amier'icai shells. Plaini traces sn w ihe' bl sillIs tore iense holes ;in helr w'odeii hill. As fire started. the weight f her bhi -Uns jri'ke the suq'ports aid the ship Vaved a1d collapseiliniards. Iler hll IS 11oW a (iiaSs of t.Vist i' id elarre' bicallis. )i vcrs relort Wreck a Ianer ous On1e to exalillie. ill 1ilny particu Irs the work of destruct loll i'seiiibles that of the Maine. In the nass were itund ma bloies badly hurned'. The shots that d1id the most (laiiage were those that tore i''ver afiterleck anda into llt bow. teairin oii evything aft to Thr large shells entered her a'id h ath list (), CastilhI not So :: I I u. iina Chr-tina. The 1 I An intoi" 1!o Ilo 'Lidl not burn. she was unk tI niekly. She is riddleI with slts 4f a .size's. 1iii shells did the work that unk ir. There is a big bunch of' dea' :nin near ladder. showil that the llel were kil ed by a shell as they attenipted toe cape Treasure chest on superstructure open and empty. A G-iich shl I throuLh the cabin wrecked everything. killing a score. Bodies tot) far decom posed to tell rauk or to distlLuiih This is first tille that diver5 ever visit ed a warshipn wIhicI as gone thirou h fight. The names of' the two itrepid nien are Oscar Ericsoan Id Frank lIre-I :i1n two of the b'eSt inl the navy. STRAINED RELATIONS Exists Between American and Cuban Soldiers at Santiago. A dispatl from Salitiago ' sayvs the fact which impress on Ameriean olicers and ie . increasingstraiied relations betveenl the, Amlel-rilns and1 Garcia's Cuban soldiers. I:ideed. the situation lo s now reced a point whtere thlere i iractically nlo (0 com linunicationl betwee the arunie's. and their relations borderi on those of hostility rather than rela tions whiich one would suppose shouktl exist betweenl the allies. After Shiafter announced his decision not to let the Cubain junita enter the city of Sant iago. deep mutterings were heard among G~arcia's mn. It is evi dent that the Cutbains are grealtly dis appointed at tihe step taken by tile American coiniider, for they had confitlently counted upton having 8an tiaro turned oXver to them to loot and pind~ter, as theyX ha d in stuccession sacked Balquiri. Siboneyv and El Ca~ney Conseqjuently. theitr' diain~itinient was keen wXhenl theyX ascertailned that they would not be permiltt"d t' take j's, sion1 of the~ cityVi''(' upo Teral's5 urrendr. On Frithay latC i!. a br''ther o ecriado the cautse tof thIis. tio the Cunbanus inexplicible resoltution. --Why is Santiaio lto reinlalin in the hands of' our eneniles? lie aisked. "Spaniards arc not enmiies." replied Shafter. "We are fighting tile soldiers of 81pa11in hut We htave nl diesire to de spoil her ci tizenis. Nit ubani Xwill lie alllowed to ellntr theit cityX inir Xwill any Atnleri cani sioldieir. 'Thle tve'rnlnit of lie city is1 a unatter for tile people to decide. Wheii the Amiericani army leaves it I prsm it Xwill be turned over. to you but not until then. Wants to Help 'Us Out. Follow'i! se!i' 'x flanlat' ry letter ha beeii receiv'ed bI t.'i ' iev rnii : I ear Sir: .\n iiatinall:m'o'th 'na teers fir the Enited Sauetiarm;.iti'' plea'e tO say. tha i*~ '-w hav 1al faized'ii' : Io 'lerd ll' 'f whom d ieTired int the Lseie se.ry a on ille ahead of :: in.h l ~in iin fron I'' ta e a ' - i I w ulifkeitIll-e tlA 'mc1"h' tirme ith ail : W Ne teratnlwo died 'nieo theX eh TilE OLD HEROES. The Confederare Veterans Have a Good Time. THEY CAPTURE ATLANTA. Fully Fifty Thousand People Throngthe Capital of Geor gia in H. onor ofthe Gallant Old Soldiers of Lee. A dispatch fromn Atlanta under date of Ju;ily 210 says: The morning trains brought thousands of people to Atlan ta tl attend the opening exercises to tie reuni)n of Confederate! veterans. Tventy-three thousand peole. veter ans and friends reached tie city up to nidnight, last night. and the congested co!ndition of tie down town streets th is nrning gave teil ilication that to lay's crwd would double that of yes terian. There was not :1 rol to be had at :nv hotel last night and but for arrangeenints made by the conmittee which furnished the sleeping quarters for 2.()00 v:eteratis at the park, many of tie old Hiiters would have been com pellei to walk the streets. Interest of the day centered in the mnll Vention at Piedmont park. The Kentucky delegation was early at work among tile legates in its efforts io secure the next encanpnent for I.ouisville. The delegation from the l.oisv ille board of trade have had their linus out soein time and the delegation almeady sees the good results. Charleston i : ptting up a strong fight. The claims of South Carolinians arC is that thcir State furnished nure men for the civil war than Kentucky. and that Louisville is out of the way. South Carolina has the support Of Texas ill the contest. and claims that Sate lldds the deciding vote. Among those wio arrived early and took seats on the stand were Gen. Chas. E. Hooker. of 3Mississippi. orator of tile day; (ox. Atkinson. of Georgia; Gen. Ditkerson. comnmander of the Louisi ana division. and Gen. Stephen D. Lee. who is looked upon by some as a can didat for connander-in-ehief. Before the gaitlering was called to order. three cheers were liven for -The gallant son of Alabama. Lieut. Hobson. which was followed a moment later by three niore for the famous cavalry officer now at the front. Gen. Joe Wheeler. lien. .Jonn B. Gordon, commander in-heif, arrived at 11:20. and was given a tremendous ovation. Cheer after cheer swept through the hall, and the audience could not be stilled for fully five minutes. Gen. Clement A. E-vans, commander of the Georgia di vision. called the convention to order at ilnf past eleven. and a prayer was lIered by the Rev. J. WXm. Jones. of 1 Virginia. chaplain of the United Con felerate veterans. Welcoming aulddresses were delivered by 3ayor Collier. Reprensentative T. B. Felder. Col. V. A. Hemphill and Gov. Atkinson. The impatient veter als could not wait for their idol. and before the music wh.c followed the last welcoming a dress had ceased. cries of --Gordon. Cordon" were heard in all parts or th.: auditorium. Gen. Gordon was hapid'v introduced by Gen. L-:ans. Gen. Gecdon. although pale. and showing plainly thle cffects of is recent illnless. was 1in g0ood voice. Tile convention then organized, and lioni. C. E. Hooker. of 3Iississippi, de livered the oration of tile day. The follow~ing resoiltionl initroduced by Gien. Stephen D. Lee was adopted amlid great enPthust ism W~hereas. the United States of Amuer lea are at plresent engaged in a war with Spain in tile interest of humlanI liberty, and Whlereas. our comra1 des and our sons5 arc memblers Iof tha t glori1ouls arm11y anid niavy. the l' 11 \(ll acir ets o-f whichl are nolw exetuir the InoU iers of nmankind. thelreflore he it i eilve.* Tb'' we. tile survivors of :h ll Iftd Confede. ~tlrate \eterans, Ildg ou Jlyl Xty and11 thle heartyle ) co lper'atioln lof the organilzation ill tis crisis of affirst to s tnd ready at all timtes-~ witil meni and mIoneyV. irrespec tive of political afilliations. to support tihe P'residlent of the U nited States as5 ellollialltler-i tl-chief of our arnly alld tavy. unttil atl llolratl~e Ileace Ilas beell coniquered frot tIle enely. A resolution was aldoptied selecting (larlestell as tile pliace If meet li Iliext MCKINLEY TO GORDON. The President Returns Thanks to the Confederate Veterans. Pr1iesiden!1t 31ekinley haus sent tile fI lloIwinII' letter' to Cen. .Jo I B Jor dln iln 'responlIe tio the resltionls :11i;ptedt by tilt ('IInfedierate \terants assocl~iato in 5essioni at Atlanlta. (;a.: l'iXeelti. C .i'laliSIn. \\asllilluutll. JIuh- 23. Ir-iln-Ihilt. IUnlcl iited i'edeate Net trns. -\tlantta. (Ia --l1ear General ~ Gordon : Yolur recent 0eer~. Inl behIalf' of the IUnited Con ~.ra. Veter;:n11, was very welcome. miI woubi ha.e wittenl to yout before i ac n l e :ent. 1 t 'eet flit the Id nevery0 t u'era Iurpol in comllete h-, blteratinl O thes.tlionl linies drawni ai the la'q 'ne. T e respoe tll tile na-I io~- lle to Ill' has beenl egallyla p i ntane in Iand iti in al part >il iol i t ll i d Ie. ire ntil filill in from yourielf an y ur coll -e tiw conuct ofthewa. m the ledt plet'in. is. ind ri t at i yi ng. andII 1 t h~mkiyou -ci llfo th fan Tragoedy in Ashville. .\ .1tc from1 .'Ilhvill tll thec f te 'IakstW h~~i~Ote.wlfl~ l htb UNCLE SAM'S ARMY. Some of the States are Slow in Re sponding. Fairly good progress been made with the recruitment for the volunteer armly undler thePresident's second call for 75.000 volunteers. The plan adoptCd by the war departnient was to recruit all the volunteer organizations in the armv up to their maximum strength before entering upon the recruitment of additional troops. The total number of men required to fill out existing regi ments was 37. 5Gb. and according to ti latest returns the total enlistments un der this plan are 27,519 men. In order to show the progress of re cruiting under the second call a state ment has been prepared in the office of the adjutant general of the army based on the latest returns. It shows the followingz enlistments: Nortli Carolina-Nuniber required. 7-8: number enlisted. 55. Virginia-Numiber required, 900; number enlisted. 294. Georgia-Numberrequired. 70:nuM ber enlisted. 255. Indiana. Minnesota. New Jersey. Rhode Island. West V'irlinia. and Wis. consin have exceeded their quota. but all the others are behind in the supply of troops. The worst delinquent is North Carolina. which has furnished only 55 soldiers to meet its quota of 783. Other deliquents. Colorado Louisiana. Nebraska. Tennessee and Virginia. each of which has supplied less than one-third the number of men required. Alabama. Massachusetts. Arkansas. Georgia. Mississippi, Oregon and Texas have done very little better and are all very much -behind in meet ing the requirements. Complaint has been made also that in several of the States an effort. has been made to foist poor material on the government. The total enlisted strength of the regular army is about 44.000 men. be ing about 1S.000 short of its legal complement. The volunteer army con sists of 183,000 men and is only 17.000 short of its maximum authorized strength under the two calls issued by the President. The total strength of the army. regular and volunteer, is 227.000 as now organized. - A BRAVE WOMAN. Saved Herself and Young Girl by Killing Assailants. Burkitt's island, in the Tennessee river. was the scene of a remarkable tragedy Wednesday afternoon, in which a white woman saved a young colored girl. Harriet Fendrix, from assault. herself from hishonor, and slew her as sailant. Mrs. Susie brake Motes has for the past five years been the house keeper for C. N. Robinson & Co., who run a plantation, employing several hundred laborers. One of these was a negro known as "Old Blue." who came to the island, was taken care of by Mrs. 'Motes, and subsequently given work on the place. For several weeks past, however, Blue has been noticed attempting liberties with the house maid, who is a comely mulatto. Wed nesday morning Foreman Peebles was called away on business to a near by village, leaving the two women unpro teeted on the vast island. About an hour after Peebles left, Mrs. MIotes heard terrified screams issuing from the house, Rushing in she found Harriet struggling helplessly in the grasp of Blue, who is a giant in stature. MIrs. 3otes ordered the negro to desist. which he did, but sprang upon her. MIrs. MIotes eluded Blue and darted in Pee bles' room. Snatching down the latter's gun and levelling it at the black fiend she commanded him to stop. He con tinned to advance, and seeing she was in a desperate situation the brave wo man fired, the charge of buckshot seat tering Blue's brains on the carpet and furniture. Upon Peebles' arrival home two hours later he drove 3Mrs. MIotes to the county seat, Athens, where she gave hei-sel f up. She was given im mnediate trial and acquitted in fifteen mnutes. She was surrounded by hun dreds of men. who congratulated her upon so bravely defending her life and honor. THEY STOOD THE TEST. Our Boys All Right 'When It Comes to Marching. The eorrespondent of the State at Chickamauga writes as follows: Unless by sonic mishap the cup may be dashed fromi the lip, the First Sotuth Carolina may yet be destined to aid in the repetition of history and to prove the valor that is in the men. Thursday Gen. Sanger reviewed the division on Snodgrass hill. made immortal by the gallatry of Kershiaw's heroic men from the Palmetto State. When the 10.000 men composing die division reached the field only one from our regiment had dropped out of ranks from exhaustion. The ambulances of the other regimients were full. Our and played as never before. and the regiment kept pterfect step to the ca dence. The line was as straight as the lines of' our state house. and the composite showing was a pleasure and a gratifica tion to'Col. Alston aiid to his faithful battalion and company commanders Wh'len the regiment returned to camp not half a score had dropped out. while in otiher reginmnts 20)0 men wer'e pros trated fron' the heat and the 10-mile marchi. Gen SanelZ ,-ent hiis compl iments to )tol. Alst' n. saying that our band had kept the best time of all, the beat be in 121 to the minute. while the bands of other regimnents averaged 112 beat. It is headquarters talk that lie salid. tat with a nmnth's drill our regiment eculd ''out drill and lick anythlinlgi the ptark.~ Th''le progress of tile regi few of the men had ever touched a ridi util tenl days ago. To Go to Porto Rico. Thle (Chtickanwaga i~lctriresponden~it of th Statie. unlder! date t'f .July 24. says: have't recetive.t oniicial commu1111metion to hat etfect. btut Gen. Shatter today ,ttdtocl Alston that we would hr:IVe within It weeks. All muen ab ''en tlo thme regtimenlt w~ill soon be caled in. Recruitinig ofiieersai'e urged t,,.a in ard work in the next few Ias lThe illird baittailion needstmany~t ecrt t'. Gen. Saln'er was very coml p~letryx tto our1 re,.giment. sayi1ng that never had lie witnecssedI such marked IN SANTIAGO. How the City Looks Since its Capture. MAY PROVE DANGEROUS. A General Feeling of Good Fellow ship Prevails Among the Amer ican and Spanish Scidiers. Resuming Business. Hundreds of Ameriean and Spanish soldiers. who but a few days ago were shooting at each other. crowd the streets of Santiago now. meeting and mixing on the most friendly terms. A general feeling of good fellowship is evinced everywhere. victors and vanquished apparently being equally rejoiced that the strife and bloodshed are over, and that the horrors of the siege are ended. Quaint stores. with gaudy displays of wares. are open ing rapidly and the store keepers eagerly accept Aimerican money and courteously receive American cus toniers. The narrow, coble paved streets, grilling in the fierce sunshine, are crowded from morning to night by chattering groups of uniformed Spanish soldiers and crowds of laughing. rol licking mien. belonging to -Gen. Shaf ter s army. Great barge loads of provisions and supplies have been going to the wharves all day from the Red Cross steamer State of Texas and the United States army supply ships and there is evidence that privation is rapidly disappearing. Along the water front, under every awning, dozens of women and children may be seen munching American hard tack, and food is being distributed very rapidly. About the plaza facing the palace and in the numerous airy cafes the officers of the opposing armies lounge throughout the day. The Americans are buying swords from their late foes and all talk cherily whenever an interpreter can be obtain ed. Santiago now presents a bright and cheerful picture to what it did when captured. Over 30 steamers fly ing the Stars and Stripes are proudly in or near the harbor. Small boats are plying briskly to and fro on the blue waters. Several large . steamers, the State of Texas, Leona and Aranzas, are alongside the'wharves, busily engaged in unloading their cargoes of supplies and provisions. In short, everything denotes bustle and activity. Miss Clara Barton Wednesday began distributing supplies relieving thous ands of cases of distress from hunger and sickness. The ice factory has re sumed work and the water supply will be turned on today. The change in the apppeararce of the city is kaleidoscopic, and a couple of days. when further shipments arrive, will suffice for the normal business to revive. All the stores are open by Gen. McKibbin's orders, but the saloons remain closed for the present in order to avoid the possi bility of a clash between the soldiers in case of drunkenness. The electric light plant is working. The pawn shops are doing a rushing business, their counters being crowded by people of all sorts of color and con ditions. pawning heirlooms, clothes, dress and furniture. Officers tender their medals, spurs and swords, and civil einployes offer their tortoise shell. old-headed canes are offered for a mere song, which are in turn bought at fancy prices by American soldiers, officers or newspaper correspondents as. -relics of the war. There have been more ma chetes sold to our men as souvenirs - than were laid down on the morning of the surronder. and crosses, service stripes and order are cheerily parted with for for American cash. About 4.000 Spanish troops still re main in the city, but the majority of them will be removed so soon as a campingground beyond the rifle pits can be ar.anged. The American troops are beingr removed from their old en campments behind the trenches to cooler and better spots in the hills north of the town. Officers assert that there is net a case of yellow fever in Santiago and that there are but few cases of smallpox. The streets look fairly clean and show signs of care taken by the Spaniards to prevent an epidemic. Gen. Shafter has placed a censor in charge of the cable office and only gov ernment dispatches are allowed to be sent today. It is said, however, that p~ress and'commenced dispatches will be received. subject to the censor's blue pencil soon-probably tomorrow. Span ish merchants who have been interview ed on the subject say they expect busi ness to revive at once and hope for large investments of American capital within the next year. There seems to be no race hatred, the bitterness being all directed against the NIadrid government. which is charg ed with gross mismanagement of Cuba and bungling during the conduct of the present war. The hospital headquarters are still located at Juragua. Two deaths from ellow fever were reported Wednesday but the names of the victims have not been made public. The physicians say there are but few new cases appearing, and that the epidemic is under control. They also think that the danger to the army is about passed. Commodore Schly. with a party of officers, visited the city during the mnorning. coinung up th~ bar in a stean laiunch. The com modore called on G en. 31eKibbin and strolld about the streets, making sev eral purL'hases and~ app1arently greatly njovin) lhore leave. ie was received wi '"ria r&eet by the Spanish offi eirs who learned hiis name. ii. MIiley. of Gjen. Shafter's staff left jantiad Tlhursday morning with a trp of the second cavalry, under Capt. 3'et. to make the rounds of the entire mnilitar iistrict of Santiago de Cuba. nd for the purpose of receiving the foirmal surrender of the Spanish forces. ie "oes first to Sani Luis, where there ar aotut 4 .500I of the enenmy's troops5. iut. Milev will then receive the sur render in order of 800l men at Cobre, 1.200 ait Caitalina. 2.500) at Guiantanamo andi~ .50 a) t liaracoa. A total of 10.000 will 'ield their arms to! this one troop of cavalry, Thhe readiness and avidity withI which the storekeepers accept greeback5 is remiarkable. Gen. Shaf tel' s orders to elose all the rum shops has had the elfect oif keeping the city qiet and peacefuil. So far there have bee noirunlken brawls or noises. 3any of the Spanish soldiers are anx ious to bacomec American citizens and