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Port. Royal Vindicated. The Indiana Successfully Docked. Port Royal, March 27.-At just 7:30 this morning, OD a tide which had been ebbing for a good hour, the bat? tleship Indiana steamed gallantly through the caisson of the government dry dock on Paris island with fully 15 inches to spare between her keel and the blocks. It was a glad day for the people of Port Royal and the sat? isfaction depicted upon the faces of the officers at the naval station was a" suffi? cient testimonial of the gratification which they experienced in the vindica? tion of the work upon whioh they have labored so long and so faithfully, and upon which of late some people have attempte to cast aspersions. The dock? ing this morning was a triumph for the harbor of Port Royal and for every friend of the Paris Island station. The battleship was put on the blocks not only with perfect ease and success, but wheo the tide haJ been running out for at least an hour. The docking might just as well have been done yesterday or the day before. Oo the 25tb, the unofficial reckoning of tbe water showed 25 feet in the dock and yester? day evening there was much more. The Indiana draws 24 feet, and on either of the tides mentioned it is claimed that she could have gone in with an abundance of water to spare. The officers in charge, however doubt? less knew best. They bave at all events docked the Indiana most suces fully and that has always been the great consid?r?t io E. The tide this morning was at its height about 6:30 I and it had been designed to run the vessel into the caisson at that hour But when the morning came, the whole harbor was enveloped in a dense shroud cf mist and fog. The battleship was steered cautiously for the dock in the leading strings of four tugs. So much delay was occasioned by tbe fog that it was not until after 7 o'clock that she cleared the caisson and floated in the dry dock. According to the official figures, there were then 25 feet and 8 inches of tide. This was about 4 inches below the normal, but it gave the battleship a good 15 inches to spare above the blocks. I The pumps were turned in as soon as everything was pronounced to Se snug. At first the pumping was purpously done very slowly, to give the men at work on the ship's sides a better chance to work. Three hours after the work had started thera were still 10 feet of water in the dock. During the forenoon many excursion parties came down to the island from Beaufort and Port Roy? al and the successful docking was made the subject of many congratulations and much merry-making. It was not until quite late ia the afternoon that the last bit of water was pumped out of the dock. At 6 o'clock she stood high and dry on the blocks. She rested straight on her keel and she was by actual meas urement just 1 foot and 10 inches above the floor of the dock. The officers and the gentlemen officially connected with ibe station cr the battleship are as usual Very reticent, but their satisfaction with the result of to-day's work is expressed in many ways. No one can say of course what the official report will be, but it is believed here that it will ex? press the conviction that the dock is in j splendid couditioo and that it is capable of holding any ship in the navy. Captain Evans of the Indiana, "Fighting Bob," as he is called, said wben requested to make a statement, **Tbe docking has been a complete sac cess, as you can see. It does not re? quire an expert or naval officer to per? ceive that fact. It has beeD a most sat? isfactory day's work. The bottom of the dock has not settled, or if ar all, only the fractional part of an inch. This is a most unusual thing when docks are tested fully for the first time The New York, Massachusetts or Texas can be much more easily docked than j the Indiana, as they are much lighter ! in draught." It is an open secret here that, the docking could have taken place almost any day during the last week, but it was thought best to ?ait till the period of the highest spring tides. The offi cers thought it was very important to j have just as much water as possible for j the first trial of the structure. w-.- - - - - Bound to Bolt. Special to tie Greenville News. Washington, D, C., March 26-A big sensation will be created in South j Carolina by this exclusive announce-j ment, that Tillman and McLaurin have buried the hatchet and will hereafter fight together oo everything-certain- ! ly on national issues. The two men bad nearly two hours talk to-day at the j senator's seat in the senate and when they parted each was in a most arnica ble mood. This news will have ad ditiooal interest when it is stated that rumor had put McLaurin and Irby in a combination. McLaurin has decided that he will run for congress aod not for senator. j It is said that he will probably make several speeches soon in Couth Caroli? na ia favor of leaving the Democratic ; party if it does not declare for silver. He may invade Irby's county as he j has been asked to make a speech there, j With Tillman and McLaurin pulling to- ; gether, the latter will probably lead the bolters, a? Tillman has speeches ia other States to make. The delegation here now is solid for a bolt j and this reunion unites practically all 1 the Reform leaders OD the issue of leav? ing the party. Every congressman, in? cluding McLaurio, heartily endorses Tillman's letter in The Register. They do not believe that any large per cent age of Reformers will remain in the party if the bolt is made. Even the Reform congressmen here are not aware that Tillman and Mc? Laurio are again on friendly terms j bat it is a dead sure fact that some ot the men here who have not gotten along well with McLaurio, may now find his friendship more valuable. Sen? ator Tillman himself thinks everything will come out all right and is io a bet? ter humor to-day than fora long time. The manifestoes of Tillman and Irby respectively have created a queer situa? tion io Laurens couoty. The Laurens ville Herald, owned by Postmaster Crews, has been edited for years by his eon. W. T Crews. ?ouog Crews has lately shown a decided preference for Tillman over Irby, and au approval so marked of the former's political pro? gramme that his father, the postmaster -who oot long ago had to step in and unsay what his soo had said in endorse? ment of Tillman's senatorial attack on Cleveland-bas been prompted to r?as? sume the editorship of The Herald He signalizes bis return to active jour? nalism by denouncing Tillman'e counsel as "perniciously bad" and by warmly commending Irby's stand. Unless Tillman recedes from his position, Postmaster Crews says, he "shall be reluctantly compelled to part company with him." Io the meantime it is an? nounced that Crews, the soo, who is not a postmaster, is about to start a paper called the "Free Silver Demo? crat," backed by Senator Irby's ene? mies, and the natural inference is drawn that : .?ill support Tillman 'and fight Irby. Laurens county this year, with Tillman against Irby and Crews fils against Crews pere, will be a mighty juicy sort of county to live in.-The State. "Just as I Shoot You, So Would I Shoot the Amer? ican Consul." Habana Cor. N. Y. Herald. Dr. Delgardo, who is slowly gaining strength, though he is not yet oat of danger, completed bis deposition before the United States consul general on Thursday. His story, as sworn to, was identical in all essential particulars with that told by his father, as publish? ed io last Sunday'o Herald. T'.o cap? tain of volunteers who conducted the prisoners before General Melquizo was Captain Augusto Villaneuva, of the Jaruco squadron. The ioformal de positioD of Dr. Delgardo describes the shooting in these words : "When we arrived in the presence of j the brigadier general, Melquizo, I ! showed him my American passporr and j a letter from the United States consul I about our horses. I also told bim my father aod myself were neutral* and peaceful. I had oo sooner said these words than he became enraged, and, mounted as bc was, struck me three times on the head and face with nis haods, knocking off my har Ar the same time be said : 'Just as I will shoot you so I would shoot the Amer? ican COOFUI. I care ootbiog fur all these papers of American citizenship.' "All this he said with the greatest contempt, and calling Captain Villan? ueva, ordered him with 12 men to take the prisoners to the rear. The captain took us about 50 yards to the rear, while the Spanish column went ou in the direction of Baiooa. Captait) Villanueva ordered us to be tied together with a rope, placed us against a stoDe fence backed by bushes and told his men to cut us down with their machetes. Io the struggle the rope was broken. He then ordered hi3 men to fire a volley at us. WITH BULLETS AND MACHETE. At the first volley I threw myself I face downward, simulating death, but j retaining full consciousness At the j second volley I was struck in the right : loin by a bullet. It was found in my underwear when my clothing was cut j from me afterward. They then struck me with a machete on the right side of the face, but the force of the blow was broken by the weapon striking the : stone fence and the bushes, breaking i the blade of the knife. In one of the volleys a bullet grazed the crown of roy bead. - "1 lay perfectly still and rigid to | appear dead. I wus then turned over OD my back, my pockets were searched for money and one of the volunteers noticed by the movement of my vest that I was still breatb;og. I heard him say : 'He has some L. or in bis face. He is alive, Give him another machete.' "They gave me another terrible j blow. I then lost consciousness. ; When I regained my senses 1 found myself in my room iu our dwelling ! house. I was told that myself and [ Venancio Peno were tue only ones who revived, the other sis ha?iog been rid- j died with balls and cut to pieces with machete wounds. The doctor's statement was given in detail and supplemented by inc certi ficate as to the character of the wounds by Dr. Daniel M. Burgess, sanitary in spector for the United States in Ha bana, and the official medical attache of the Consulate. When I saw Dr. Delgado he asked j me eagerly whether I thought the United States government would take any interest in his case. I assure him that the facts were by this time well known. As tjjgugh the local press were not 'htlyj enough already by meaos of the censorship, the govern meDt has decided upon still less liberty. The governor of Habana recently i called together the editors of all Ha j hana newspapers, at the request of the i captain general, and informed them that ? the government was passing through a f critical period. He therefore asked their co-operation in giving due publi ' city to favorable news aud in aiding in suppressing that which was unfavorable. He intimated broadly that the govern? ment expected loyal kuppott, aod any editors developing a critical spirit in the present crisis would, be said, find themselves iu trouble. One editor is said to have been warned especially that unless he stopped agitating the question of the coming elections, be would be likely to go to Morro Castle. He bas stopped. In Bolondron, Matanzas province, Thursday, six sparrows were killed by a pietierre, a native Cuban bird. The sparrow is the typical bird of Spain. The Bolondron volunteers buried the sparrows with great pomp after they bad laid in state io the firemen's barracks. The volunteers with fixed bayonets formed a guard of honor, while the band played a funeral march. At the bead of the procession marched the local priest, the Rev. Father Gerna. The bodies of the birds were in a hand? some coffin. A banner carried in the procession was inscribed "Long Live Spain ; Down with the Traitors. Tais is an imitation ot the famous sparrow funeral of th? last war, when obsequies were held by volunteers all over the island ia 1869 ever the body of a sparrow killed by a cat in Habana. Lieutenant General Pando is mak? ing wholesale arrests of political sus? pects in Santa Clara province The prisons there are so full that many prisoners are now being shipped west to Habana. Pando's avowed policy is to suppress disloyalty in the towns as well as in the field. M mm - A Great Step for Christian - Civilization. A recent communication from Dr. Y J. Allen, Shanghai, Ubina, and another received to-day from BishopE K. Hen? drix, Kansas City, Mo., ?ive news of utmost importance to the ehurch at large. No imperial edict of the pres? ent century has been so significant; none can be more influential. We ren? der grateful thanks to Almighty God, and pray that, under the inspiration and leadership of the Hoiy Spirit, the forces of Christendom will go forth to victory. WALTLR R. LAMBOTB, KANSAS CITY, MO., March 16, 1896. My Dear Dr. Lambutb : I have jusi received the following important infor? mation from U S. Consul General Jernigan, Shanghai, China, under date of Feb. 22d. He writes : "The most welcome news I have for you is told by ! the enclosed circular, which was re? ceived to-day,, and at once given to tbe press by me A great step for Chris? tian civilization has been made, and ; under judicious iofluence others will soon foj]ow. No one act by the Ea> perer so distinctly heralds the ooming oh ac ge as this edict removing all re- { strictions upo? the propagation of the Christiao religion in China ; and may it not be that all of this good has grown out of the massacres and hurtl? ing of the homes of Christians in China? I believe that the vigorous! policy of the President, evidenced by a distinctly American Commission to in? vestigate the wrong done Americans afc Chongtu, has given to the efforts of fcbe French Minister a power which helped to make them successful. Thc Presi? dent and Secretary Olney opened the eyes of China, when an American Commission traveled over three . thou? sand miles through her ceutre to in? quire why the homes of American citi? zens had been burnt. This fact speaks volumes, and while the French Minister should have the full credit of the achievement in behalf of Christian civilization, 1 anisare that Mr. Gerard would be the first to acknowledge the good effect resulting from the timely action of our govern? ment." The circular mentioned is as follows : "LEGATION OF TUE U. S , .'PEKING, Feb. G, 1896. "To the Consuls of the United States-Gentlemen : I have the honor to inform you that his Excellency, M. A. Gerard, Minister of France, has re? cently procured from the Tsuog-Li Yamen, by virtue of the French Treaty of 1858, an order directing the local authorities in all provinces of thc Am? pire to expunge from the various edi? tions and compilations of the Chinese Code all claims placing restriction upon the propagation of the Christian reli? gion "You are directed to bring this cir? cular to the attention of thc American Missions in your Consular districts. "'"It gives me pleasure to add that the Minister of France is entitled to the gratitude of the Christian world for his action is this important matter. "I am, Sirs, your obedient scrvaut, "CHAS. DENBY, U. S. Min. "Tues. lt. JERXIGAN, U. S. COU. Gen., "Shanghai." The important action cf thc Emperor { of the Chinese Empire should bc a cause of devout gratitude to Almighty j God on tho part of the Christian world. Yours cordially, E. R. 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