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> 9 x i mi ? THE^OUNfT RECORD, |l Published Every Thursday ?at KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA. LOL1S J. BKISTOW, Kdltor and Proprietor. The overworked flag mills acknowledge that they cannot keep the supply ^ up to the demand. i .?# Statistics indicate that more married men than single enlisted. This # 1 * 1- 1 H- -i - L. 1.1 ? ... ^ ? simpiy indicates xuai n i?kos u ?uuiuu to develop patriotism iii a mail. President McKinley is rapidly mak- I ing a Cabinet of moaosyllabio states- I men. MeKenna made way for Griggs, Gary for Smith and Sherman for Day; while Gage, Bliss and Long were there before. May 1, 1898, is going to fignre in future treatises 011 naval matters and to become a date in the history books. The first encounter of modern armored vessels and high-power gnus operated by white men is an event of extraordinary professional and general iuterest. k By anil by, it is saiil, Ueneral I- ltzhugh Lee "w ill be offeretl the Presidency of the Texas State Agricultural and Mechanical College in Bryan, which has been vacant for some time. There are forty applicants for the position, and their eager rivalry has prevented the choice of any one of them. They will all withdraw in favor of Lee. iu uu euuuiiui ui?iu? iiiK- iviut.. tion of a Home Guard in case large numbers of the militia go to the front, the Brooklyn Eagle calls attention to the unpleasant fact that there is a band of tramps foraging over the country that is more than twice as large as the United States Army. Hence the dangers will not all be at the front. One result of the fight in Manila Bay will bo to renew the effort to secure for warships iutwior fittings that are not in danger of catching fire from the explosion of hostile shells. In the burning of the two principal Spanish ships, the Reina Maria Christina and the Castilla, we have a repetition of the lesson taught by the battle of the Yalu, where several ships were set on fire by shells. There is not much danger of an Indian uprising in districts from which troops are being removed, but if one comes the white cowboys, organized as militia, can take care of it. Indians have a wholesome fear of cowboys, who are not restrained in their fighting by considerations of state. The Sioux showed it rather picturesquely once when an old chief asked General Sheridan for a cannon. "What do you want it for?" asked the General, "to kill soldiers?" "No," replied the honest red man, "want it to kill cowboys. Kill soldiers with a club." The feats performed by engineers are often of such a wonderful character that they have become common place, paradoxical as il may seem. Recently one of the piers over l^ie Missouri River, at Bismarck, X. D., carrying the tracks of the Northern Pacific Railway, was forced out of position by the pressure and sliding of earth against its side. The engineers propose to move this jner back to o noxv nnrT an itnUl a fnnrnln.tir>n. llftvinc a greater depth tbau the old. The work has to be carried on at a depth of sixty feet below ground and thirty feet below water mark. During the ' progress of the work the entire weight of the pier is to be?shifted to forty steel rails, resting upon 9G0 steel rollers, and when the proper time ] ,come the pier will be rolled into its j proper place by the aid of locomo- i tives. Found an Owl in the Cook Stove. { City Treasurer Hacheney is one of those old-fashioned men who get up j first in the morning, build fires, and j make some coffee for the refreshment of himslf and the others as they turn out. Monday evening he laid the fire in the kitchen stove, as usual, before going to bed. Yesterday morning when he opened the stove door to apply a match to the kindling, he was startled by a vicious snapping and the sight of some hideous, sooty-looking goblin, with huge eyes and ears, which caused him to jump half way across the kitchen. On recovering his equanimity, ] he made an investigation and found that a gray owl had found its way down the chimney through the stove pipe and draught into ihe stove. Mr. ! Hacheney could hardly believe his j senses, and at first imagined that'some i one had been playing a belated April : fool trick on him, but the disclaimers of. all the family and the fact that the owl was libera..y covered with soot and ashes convinced him that the bird had come down the chimney.?Morning 1 Oregonian. VICTORY I ON LAND !N CUBA. Spanish Bushwhackers Pnt to Rout bv American Marines and Their Camp Destroyed, CI1BM ALLIES AC! WELL \ Deadly Attack on the Dons' Guerrilla Camp Near Gitantanamo Bay. Two Hundred anil Fic'ity Ftiitcil States Marines anil Forty-one Cubans, Leil l>y v": .WW6ti1tlu,l Out tf! limit tile Hurrying; Spaniards Out of the nills? In Four S<iuikU Tliey Heat the Bush, Hounded I'ji the Enemy and Chased Him From Hill to Hill ? Cubans Turned Loose?Our Allies Gave No Ouarter Till the End, When They ] CauKht a Lieutenant and Several Prl- J vates and Marched Them Back?A | Cuban Killed, Another Wounded, Were the Only Casualties on Our Side. Camp McCalla. Ciuantanamo Bay (By j Cable).?The Spaniards who made matters < so decidedly unpleasant for the marines ! encamped here and who displayed their boasted chivalry and upheld the much , talked of honor of their army by barbar- I ously mutilating; the bodies of some of the j ' I.? I ot.^f t,n,i f-H,. | Aiutncau.^ iuc? u.%** .J??v ...... ?? . y table* turned on them, and scores upon j t scores of them arc lying dead out in the ; ' woods and brush, which for three days had !' a.Torded them shelter from which to take i pot shots at the little band of marines t who so gallantly held their own against ! 1 almost overwhelming odds. | I The United States marines under Lieu- | 1 tenant Colonel 11. \V. Huntington made 1 their first aggressive movement against j i the Spanish guerrillas Tuesday and com- ! < pletely routed tli? enemy. j ] The force of marines was under Captain I Elliott: the eo-operatiug Cubans were un- 1 der Colonel Laborde. The combined forces 1 ruzed a Spanish camp about ilvo miles i TYPE OF SPANISH GUERRILLA. ( from the American position, destroyed the 1 only well in the vicinity, and succeeded in 1 killing and wounding about 200 Spaniards, i Probably COO Spaniards were engaged, . outnumbering the mnrines nud Cubans. rue iHiDaiis iou^m. spieuuiuiy. Some sharp skirmishing nbout Camp 3IcCalla preceded the battle, during which one marine, name not reported, was ' wounded slightly. Half of the battalion under Captain Elliott andacorapanv of Cubans under Colonels Alfredo Laborde and Tomas were or- I * dered to mnkd! the reconnoissance. The marines and Cubans advanced to the southeast, made their way through thick underbrush, and under a broiling sun, up sad down the hills. The marines were Lhea compelled Id march in single flle as they followed the trail over the hills, ^cjtnyh^e Uie Cubans darted backward and forward, to rl?ht and left, on the scout. _ . Very few Spaniards were in sight. They were lying behind huts and in the brush, T but the pulTs of smoke revealed their positions, and enabled the Americans to do effective work. For twenty minutes both n sides maintained a terrillc lire, me spnn- i ish shots w re generally wild and spas- b modie, while the Americans aimed carefully and shot to kill. d Suddenly the Spaniards began to break a for a thicker. Little groups could be seen b fleeing from the camp, separating, darting o through the brush, and zigzagging to es- a cape the bullets. t It was then the American fire became s most deadly. Man after man could be seen e to fall in a vain rush for shelter, and the h [Ire from the Spanish became scattering ind almost ceased. r As the Spanish retreated the Americans H moved slowly forward, firing as they went, jnd by.the time the camp was reached the f snemy had all got away, taking their fl wounded, and probably many of their dead, n The Kxpcdition to Porto Klco. General Coppinger is making ready an army of 12,000 men for the invasion of ( Perto Ilieo. The transports which have C taken the troops to Santiago will return 1 to Tampa for the expedition. Commander 1 Schley will command the warships, which 'J will act with the army. i i ! A Popular Title. The Librarian of Congress reports that the title "Itoaiember the Maine'* has been filed for copyright by the authors of thir- c tea different war plays. f .7. THE ISLANDS WHiCH THE HOUJ /if * }/ V\ \3sv m \\ %?<%> : | \ VALUE W >?. v.1(^N< EXPORTS < ^ nqv <tf f09,000 X. ^ 'H0U^ ^ X*-. 1%-m, rf? I A -S ft M 3 o % m? mm* (l '/Z-,'> '? "(< 0. oco V \S. - 'Sty/fii. *\. -?? ' >vV>^ , i J ' /'>. swx? 3 (* ,//^iJuv^v x^? tlhAKMem o\ w? %^VJ %*'/ .A#^V '"kahuku ($) j V Fifteen bodies were found-scatter ed through ] lie bush, but the Americans were unable :o examine the spot where their firing had ' neen most deadly. When, the Cubans had received permission to 'finish what was left of the fleeing ?nemy, the tired marines marched to n Spanish blockhouse on the seaward side of :he hills. A few Spanish soldiers who were stationed there made a feeble resisttnce. After seven or eight of them had ieen killed the others cleared out and took :o the bush as rapidly as possibly. They fi ivere followed, l>'jt the marines were to<> :ired to put much life into the chase, and ;he Spaniards escaped. A number of rill?*s and several thousand C rounds of ammunition were taken from :he blockhouse, and tko place was then set on lire. Next the water tank and the ivind-mill which pumped the water into it .vere destroyed. Meanwhile the Cubans were yelling vic:oriously and following what was left of :he Spanish force, driving them hack nnd [orth ever the bill and slaying them remorse- n lessly. Tlieir bravery was phenomenal. ! v IVithout the slightest fear of bullets they j rushed with joyous cries to hand-to-hand tl encounters. The Spaniards, as they fled s panic-stricken before them, cried "Don't j j kill us, brothers." The Cubans answered * these appeals with cries of "Viva Cuba j libre," "Viva los Americanos," and showed r the same mercy to tho Spaniards as would have been shown to them had the coadi tions been reversed. J While the Americans were destroying the a blockhouse, tank and windmill the Cubans t rounded up a Lieutenant and seventeen Spanish privates. These were spared and compelled to surrender. J3 Then the men started back fortho camp, * , . , , ]..un.:, 8 aimosi completely exuausicu, i>ui jummui over their victory. Captain Spicer was overcome by the heat, and Lieutenant Neville sprained his ankle. Several of the privates fcere overcome by the heat. ^ Our loss was two Cuban soldiers killed. ~ The wounded were: Frivate Walker, Com- ^ pany D, slight wound of ankle; a marine, * not reported, and four Cuban soldiers. z DYNAMITE CRUISER A SUCCESS. I The Vesuvius Hurls Earthquakes at San- ji tlugo's Forts. t Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti (By Cable). c The first use in nnval warfare of shells t containing high explosives and hurled t through the nir by pneumatic power was J made by the United States dynamite cruis- c er Vesuvius at the entrance of Santiago ,, Harbor. The Vesuvius dropped three shells, each containing 200 pounds of gun-cotton, on the western headland at the entrance to r Santiago. Only a terrific convulsion of t k?.l aneb on A LlilkUIU UttU U>CI ut*iu:c I'X yuuvtu OUVU UU I effect. a Thore was no noise, no smoke, no flash a when the Vesuvius discharged her guns, li Each mightily destructive missile started li on its flight in silence, and silently arose, v speeded, fell. But as it struck the land li shook, waves were raised as by an earth- 1 [juake, the warships outside the harbor e rocked. The report of the explosion was n deafening, tons of rock were bulled in air, o ilouds of powdered rocks rolled up. p The ships on the blockade lines, two fi niles away, shook with the explosion. The ji Iring of a tiiirteeu-inch slieli is a mere b :ifle crack compared to tho deep and s |! *''' ^ " ^ ' rr nr. THREE DYNAMITE CRATERS OX THE VE- a] SUV I IS. }J C liphty roar. Clouds of earth thrown up rom the hills seemed to stand apainst the h lack sky. tl Another package of pun-cotton was T iropped on the other side of the battery, tl ,nd may possibly have^truck the torpedo oats anchored below. Before the echoes a f the second died away the Vesuvius sent y . third charpe hissinp out. It fell ripht on he brow of the hill where the battery g eemed to lie. Iuto the air flew tons of arth and the smoke covered the land for - mlf a mile. o The Vesuvius retired at a sixteen knot n ate. Two flashes lighted the hill and two punish shells flew beyond the cruiser. n The test was regatded as highly satis- n actory, and there is intense interest in the leet over this llrst trial in war of a dyna- ir oite cruiser. n Shakers to Have a Colony In Georgia. The Shakers' colony of Union Village, fl )hio, Is interested in a deal closed for 51,>00 acres of laud in Tierce. Charlton and h Vare Counties, Georgia. The Shakers in- d tend to colonize a large part of the land. Their holdings will be devoted to stock t] aising and breeding purposes. The re- jj nainder will be sold to Northwestern tj armers. 0 Itifle Inventor Henry Drntl. p. Benjamin T. Henry, the famous inventor S >f the Winchester repeating rifle, died e ew days ago, at New Haven, Conn. I >E HAS VOTED TO ANNEX. fl " ' I V I , 2-000. OOO LX"\\ ' ACKli UU2IHC ^ \A | E I ^%r, 0 ra.-jte-UV J MILES # 2S " 7.000 s yy fe i .. ^wflk# n '4 -A##" It ir IV ? / t. ff ! in fir ^ j r UcQaou #:iW f^lOAMU KOACUIUAO c^ISLSKAI ' UNAI<^0\n?WI mJ&ysr HAWAIIAN \ P __ ISLANDS LS f PTES TO AMNEI BAff All. "hp House Adnnts the Joint Resolu "" 1? tion by 209 to 91. iSURPRISINGLY LARGE MAJORITY (nly Three Republican* Vote Against It? C Twenty-seven Democrats, Populists _ nnil Silverites Voto For It?Speaker Reed Would Have Voted Xo?Vigorous c Fight Against the Theory of Expansion, it c Washington, I). C. (Special).?The an- f< exation of Hawaii to the United States y joint action of Congress and the Execn- " ivo before the adjournment of the present p ession was made certain by the IIouso of b lenresentatives when, by a vote of 200nye8 o 91 docs, it passed the joint resolution & eported from the Committee on Foreign c .fTairs. Tlio friends of annexation were ^ abilant when the result of the vote was jj nnouneed, and they gave free vent to a heirjoy. n Tho Itepubllcans presented practically a nanimous support to the resolutions, but s hree Republican members voting in oppo- y ition. In the Democratic ranks the di- t! ision upon the question was more marked, gj ighteen Democrats voting for annexation, a The vote in support of the resolutions a ras made up of 179 Republicans, 18 Demo- y rats, 8 Populists and 4 Fusionists, the c 'ote against annexation comprising 77 t) )emoerats, 3 Republicans, 7 Populists and : Fusionists. a Prior to announcing the vote, Mr. Dal- C :ell, who, in the absence of Mr. Reed, was tl >rcsiding, said: a "The Speaker of the House is absent on P iccount of illness. I am requested by him g o say that, were ho present, on this prop- e< isition he would vote 'No.' " tl The announcement was applauded by q he opposition to annexation. Mr. Dalzell P qen announced the vote yeas, 209; nays, cl 1; absent, 5. ir The announcement of the vote was tl hecred upon tue noor auu ui>i>iuuuuu u ,'enerally by the spectators. F 01 The resolutions adopted, in a preamble, t< elato the offer of tho Hawaiian Republic tl o cede all its sovereignty and absolute a itle to the Government and crown lands, tl nd then by resolution accept tho cession, m nd declnre the islands annexed. The reso- tl utions provide for a commission of live, at n: east Uvo of whom shall be resident Ha- d< ,'aiians, to recommend tc Congress such ?gislation as they may deem advisable, ei 'he public debt of Hawaii, not to tc xceed ,000,000, is assumed; Chinese im- g, ligration is prohibited, all treaties with oi ther powers are declared null, and it is in rovided that until Congress shall provide Jr or the government of the islands all civil, is adieiali and military powers now dxercised y the officers of the existing Government hall be exercised in such manner as the 'resident shall direct, and he is given T ower to appoint persons to put in effect , rovisional government for the islands. Is' MERRiMAC HEROES PROMOTED. ! tl iibstnntial Recognition Given to the Gallant Crew. Washington, D. C. (Special). Substanal recognition has been given by the avy Department to tho members of the ailant crew who took the 3Ierrimac into le entrance of Santiago Harbor and sunk er across tho channel under the very uzz'es of tho Spanish guns. Official rec^nition was taken of their valor, when L'cretary Long signed the orders to Adiral Sampson directing the promotion of il tho members of tho crew. Lieutenant obson's reward will eomo later through ongress. The men still linger in a Spanish prison, ut when they return again to their ships leir promotions will be awaiting them, ho orders sent to Admiral Sampson direct le promotion of the men as follows: Daniel Montague, master-at-arms, to be $ boatswain from ?50 a month to ?1300 a , ear. George Cherette, gunner's mate, to bo a unner, from ?50 a month to ?1300 a year, P.udolph Clausen, Osborn Deignan and Murphy, coxswains, to bo chief oatswain's mates, an increase of ?20 a lonth. George F. Phillips, machinist, to bo chief lachinist, from ?40 a month to ?70 a loutb. Francis Kelly, water tend ., to bo chief ja lachinist, from ?37 a month to ?70 a lonth. G Personal*. Tho Sultan of Turkey has presented a ne Arab mare to the Priace of Wales. ge The Western University of Pennsylvania as conferred upon Admiral Dewey the egree of LL. D. There is said to be no troth inthestorv a tint the Emperor of Austria wants to have d< is little fourteen-year-old granddaughter, sh le Archduchess Elizabeth, marry the King ?c f Spain. tl Gilbert Farker, the writer, has been lected an honorary member of the Royal ociety of Canada, and has received the ejcrce of D. C. L. from Trinity University, oronto. \ IPAIN LOOKS TO GERMANY l/ants the Kaiser to Snatch the Philippines From Us. 1ENACING DEWEY AT MANILA. Imperor "William Sounds Kuropcan Governments on Advisability of Taking Combined Action in the PhilippinesSpain "Will Concede Naval Stations, a Commercial Treaty and Much Disc. London, England (By Cable).?It seems off mora than probable that Emperor 'illiam, the "war lord" of Germany, will :y to stir up trouble with the United tates. In the Far East all signs point to threatening demonstration by the Gerlan fleet in the Philippine Islands. Euroean powers are evincing a deep interest 1 the movement of tho German fleet and to demeanor of the Emperor, because obody knows to what reckless action tho rratieallv ambitious Wi'liam may resort t the slightest provocation. Such action ould lead to endless complications among LiV V/Vlikl Ul^Ulltl j'V II Eirrnnoit william of oebmaxy. tt Is reported thnt his war ships will mak? a demonstration against ns at Manila.) Special correspondents in tho various apitais of Europe indicate that tho Gerjan Government, at the instigation of the nperial wnrrior, is planning some mishlcf. That this is not a mere rumor tho Mlowiug dispatch from Berlin shows: The Marine-Politische Corresponded, a aval organ closely identified with the rovernment, has created quite a stir by the ublication of an article, evidently inspired y officers of high stand at court, which peaks of tho necessity of forceful intervenlon at Manila by the German fleet. The rticle speaks in sanghine terms of the ommander of the fleet, Vice-Admiral Dieerichs, "to whom we nre indebted for the cquisition of Ktno-chou." The nrguments dvanced which would justify Germany in cquiring a station at Manila are the same s those applied in the case of China. It is aid that the Philippines will eventually e transformed into a republic after the paniards have been driven away by tho ankees. and that since the inhabitants of he Philippines have not yet reached the tage of cizilizatlon which would warrant stable government, they would not afford mple protection to German interests in [anila and other ports. The Philippines annot be trusted in this respect any more ban China. Concentration of the Gorman war ships t Manila is threatening. It looks as if lermany intended to seize a coaling stalon in the Philippines, or in the Sulu rchipelago, a dependency of th? hilippines, which was recently sug-i ested in Germany and attemptd in 1885. Germany may argue lat tho United States has not yet conuered Sulu, which is separate from the hilippines, and may therefore bo purbased from Spain. The German squadron i the far East includes two third-class bate ships, one first-class cruiser, three secnd-class und two third-class cruisers, ive of these arejit Manila, or have been rdered there. Dewey, with tne cuaries>n and the Monterey, will be strong enough > take on the whole lot. It is not likely lat Germany will risk a quarrel with merica. She may try to bluff. She knows lat England is to be reckoned with if any ischief is attempted. The British fleet in te far East consists of three battleships, ine good cruisers and four torpedo boat jstroyers.W Some weeks after the war began a powrftil syndicate of German bankers offered ) lend Spain i 100,000,000 if Premier Saistu would give them a general mortgage a the Philippines, which would justify itervention by the German Government i defense of German trade and financial iterests against the United States. ALDRICH RE-ELECTED. he Ithode Inland Senator Itetnrncd by an Overwhelming Legislative Majority. Newpokt R. I. (Special).?United States cnator Nelson VT. Aldrich was re-elected by re Legislature ou the first ballot. The Me was as follows: L ,4i# ^ 1$?^? n SENATOR NELSON W. ALDRICH. Senate Nelson W. Aldrich, 35; E. Ben 1X11IX AUUrrws, l. House?Aldrich, 61; Andrews, 2; L. F. nrvin, 1. Andreas Malinak Hanged. Andreas Malinak was hanged in the Esix County Jail at Newark, N. J., for the urder of Mrs. Annie Kmetz, wife of ichael Kmetz. a saloon keeper. The drop as sprung at 10.23 a. ra., and sixteen and half minutes later ho was pronounced >ad. Malinak killed Mrs. Kmetz by looting her as 9ho lay asbaep. He boardl with the family and was in love with ie woman. Peace in Central America. Since pence was ucciurcu vcincw A-w-o- j pun ami Costa Rica, their armies are beg rapidly disbanded. | SANTIAGO DEFENSELESS. i " Sampson Bombarded Forts Until the Spaniards Deserted Their Guns, LAST EARTHWORKS SWEPT AWAY. Bucce** of Our Fleet** Thlrtl Attack on !?? TTnMa fprvpra'ii Shin* Shell From the Texas Struck a Slaga" zlne None of Our Ships Hit The Enemy's Loss JInst be Very Heavy. Santiago de Cuba (By Cable). Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet bombarded the batteries at Santiago de Cuba for the third time at daylight Thursday morning. For hours theships pounded the batteries at the right and left of the entrance, only sparing El Morro, where Lieutenant Hob| son and his companions of the jlerrlmae j are in prison. The western batteries, against which the I main assault was directed, were badlv j wrecked. One was utterly destroyed. In j others many guns were dismounted. At I ilrst the Spaniards replied passionately j and wildly, but impotently. Then most of I the guns were deserted. ."Not 11 snip was siruce uui i? ? on th* American side. It is believed that the enemy's loss of life was heavy. The slii[is steamed in five-knot speed to a 3000-yard range* when they closed up, broadside on, until a distance of three cable lengths separated them. They were strung out in the form of a crescent, the heavy fighting ships In the centre, the flagship on the ritrht flank, and the Massachusetts on the left flank. The lin? remained stationary throughout the bombardment. The Vixen and Scorpiou took up positions on opposite flanks, close in shore, for the i i.nmnon ni nno i!i,iinr? -inv infantrv that might Urn upon the ships. The New York opened with a broadside from her main battery at the works on the east of the entrance to the harbor. All the ships followed in red streaks of flame. The fleet, enveloped in smoke, pelted the hills and kicked up dirt and masonry. It was a magnificent spectacle. The measured crash of the big thfrteenlnch guns of the battleships sounded above the rattle of the puns of the secondary batteries like thunder claps above the din of a hurricane. The enemy responded spiritedly at first: but their frenzied, halfcrazed fire could not match the cool nerve, trained eyes and skilled gunnery of the American sailors. Our lire was much more effective than in preceding bombardments. In fifteen minutes one western battery was completely wrecked. The Massachusetts tore a gaping hole in the emplacement with a thousand-pound projectile, and the Texas dropped a shell into the powder magazine. The explosion wrought terrible havoc. The batteries on the east of Morro were harder to get at. but the New Orleans crossed the bows of the New York to with. . . - . 1 1 -1,, ,.?H o tflf. in i>uu ynrcw 01 me snore, mm i too with her long eight-inch rllles, hitting thom repeatedly, striking a guu squarely muzzle on, lifting it off its trunions, and sending It In sweeping somersaults high in the nir. When the order came to cease firing, every gun of the enemy had been silenced for ten minutes; but as the ships drew off some of thetjpanish courage returned and half a dozen 9h%4s were fired spitefully at the Massachusetts and Oregon, falling in their wakes, CAIMANERA FORT DEMOLISHED. Murhiohoml htmI Suwanee\ISAfttfiT Fortifications on Guantanaino liay. Camp McCalla, Guantanamo Bay (By Cable). The brick fort and earthworks at Caimanera, at the end of the railroad leading to the city of Guantanamo, have been demolished by the bombardment of the Texas, Marblehead and Suwanee. The bombardment lasted one hour and thirty minutes. The Texas steamed slowly up the channel leading to the fortifications, followed closely by the Marblehead. The Texas fired two shots as range finders, both falling short and to the right. The Marblehead stood ofT to the west side of the chan-? nel and opened with her five-inch guDs on the fort, knocking down part of the wall. The Texas then threw in some twelveinch shells, tearing down the?wall of the fort and throwing the bricks and mortar tntrty reet in trie air. After badly damaging the fort, the Marblehead stood further in to shell the earthworks and barracks at the west end of the harbor. She knocked them into the air, and when the Spaniards fled from the fort they were shelled by the St. Faul and driven into the bushes. The Spaniards flrod only five shots, which did no damage. MORE TROOPS OFF FOR MANILA. General Greene IVlth 3500 Men Goes to Keinforce Dewey. San Fbancisco, Cal. (Special). The four transports China, Colon, Zealandla and Senator with about 3500 troops, are now on their way to Manila. The China is the flagship and carries General Greene and staff. Accompanying General Greeno as aides are Captain \V. G. Bates and Captain Wadsworth, of New York. The Commander, staff and the regulars of the Eighteenth and Twenty-third Infantry have line quarters on the China. Colonel Hawkins and the Tenth Pennsyl vania have sole possesion of the Zealandia. The China was first to weigh anchor, and, escorted by a fleet of small steamers gayly decorated with flags and bunting, steamed slowly down the bay. Every vessel in the bay blew its whistle as long as the transport fleet remained in sight. As the China passed the Senator the latter turned slowly about and followed. The Zealandia was'slow in making a start, but she skimmed along the water front like a race-horse, a good mile ahead of the Colon, the last of the fleet to get under way. The last the boys in blue heard of Cal" nf San Francisco's people, the roar of the whistles und of bombs and rockets as the transports passed the I'residio. At the request of General Merritt this expedition will be given a naval convoy from Honolulu to Manila. Held For Murdering Their Mother. Mrs. Julia C. Brown, a widow seventyone years old, was found murdered in her bed at her home, at Lynn, Mass. Tho dead woman's two sons, Ernest and William aged respectively forty-two and forty years, have been arrested on suspicion, awaiting an investigation of the case. Largest Deficiency Since Civil War. The General Deficiency bill, carrying an aggregate of ?221,032,323. was reported to the House of ReVresentati^s, Washington, nAmmlffoa Gn A nnrrmriat ions. All except $13,205,0(70 is for war expenses, an^ $8,070,872 of the ordinary deficiencies 1$ for pensions. This is the largest deficiency bill ever presented to Congress and the largest appropriation bill put through that body since the Civil War, a special appropriation of more than seven hundred million dollars in 1863 eclipsing it. Flying Sqnadinn For Spain. A flying squadron wiil be forme 1 to bombard the coast cities of Spain.