The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, May 18, 1898, Image 1
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VOL. LIL WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY. MAY 18, 1898. NO. 41. jj
A TiliRlFlC COM B AT.
L FIVE OF CUR BRAVE SEAMEN KILL ED
' 'AND FiVE V. UNDeD.'
Fir?t UisM'er gn?t?ia?r*J &y Oar Navy In
\ke Warwiti Sja'n- -Th? T%::tJow Dlrabled
by m StKt which Pfa?ir*:r(t Eer!
EO',1* rt.
When the United States jiunbcat
Hudson came up to tee gcvtrmxeiit
dock at Key West Thursday morcirg
^ L^he bodies of five dead men werelyinz
Ton her after deck. They vrere the re
M mains of Ensign W. Bagley and four
members of the crew of tfce torpedo
boat Winslow, who were killed in an
engagement in Carder.as harbor Wed *
nesday afternoon. The be dies were
covered by the Stars and Stripes. In
the cabin of the Hudson was Captain
^ John B. Bsrasdcu of the Winslow who
is injured in the left legr, and several
others of the Winslow's crew who are
slightly wounded.
The dead are ensign Worth Bagley;
John Ververe?, oiler; Josiah Tunrett,
cabiieookj J. V. Meek, fireman, and
J. Daniel, fireman.
The wounded are: R. E. Cox. cun
ner'smate. D. McKeon, quartermasfc
ler: J. H->Patterson. fireman; F Gray
* and Lieut J. B. Bernadou. All are
slightly wounded, except Patterson,
whose ccndiiicn is serious.
The engageireLt took plsce i? s-de
the harbor cf Carder as. Thegunbcat
Wilmington, the torpedo beat Wins"
low and th&gunbcat Hudson were the
only vessels er gaged. They entered
the harbor for the purpose of attack
irg some Spanish gunboats which
were known to be there. These 1st
ter, however, were not discovered by
the American force un'il theSpaniards
opened fire. The land batieri^s of
Cardenas supported the fire cf the
Spanish gunboats. The engagement
commenced at 2:05 p. m. and lasted
Tor about an hour.
TtfRTttlTir! BATTI7E
The battle, while it lasted was terrific.
The Wilmington and the Hudson
were ahead and opened fire on the
Spanish boat?, which were Ijing at
the dccks. The fire was at a range of
3,500 yards. A few minutes later, the
Winslow came up and opened fire. In
an instant the entire attention of the
Spanish,gunboats and land batteries
was directed upon her. From all
sides shot and shell seemed to pour
in upon the little tcrpedo boat. The
Wilmington and the. Hudson still
kept up their fire, but they c:uld not
turn aside the terrible storm of fire
and death pouring in upc n the totrpedo
beat. The crew of the Winslow, however,
never faltered for a second.
A KNCCK OUT BLOW.
At 2:35 p. m. a solid shot crashed
into the hull of the Winslow and
knocked out her boiler. In an ins', ant
she began to roll and drift helpless!v.
Then there was a moment of awful
suspense.N A fierce cheer cf triumph
went up from the Spaniards on the
gunioatsard in the batteries, and
------ again a storm of fire was opened upon
the helpless boat. The gunboat Hud
son, which was ijing near by,
started to the assistance of the Wins
^ low. She ran alongside the torpedo
^ffcoat and tried to throw a line to the
J imperilled crew.
Up to this time, with the exception
of the one shot *h'ci disabled the
Winslow, the firing cf the Spanish
, gunbcats had been wild4 but as the
' Winslow lay rolling in the water, tbe
range grew closer and shells began to
explode all about her. It was difficult
; forth6 Hudson to get near enough to
throw a line to the Winslow's crew,
so terrible was the fire ail about her.
Finally, after trying for about twenty
minutes, the Hudson approached near
enough to thro tt a line. Ensign Bag
ley and six men were standing in a
p group on the deck of the Wirslow.
| *'Heave her! Heave htrf' shouted
Bagley, as te looked toward the com
mander of the Hudson and called for
||| a line.
Don't miss it!" sbcuted an cfficer
&? from the HudsoD, and'^ith a smile
HL * Bagley called back:
m '*Lst her come. Its getting too hot
K here^or comfort/'
wf ' A DEATH DEALING SHOT.
Hp The line was Ihrpwn, and, at the
W same instant a shell burst in the very
r midst of the grovp of men on board
the Winslow. Bagley was instantly
killed and a few others dropped about
.1 him. Half a dczen mere fell gr&an
1 ing on the blcod stained d- ck. One
of the dead men pitched heauiong over
the side of the boat, but his feet caught
in the iron^and he was hauled back.
Bagley lay stretched on the deck,
witnmsiace completely tern away
and the upper part of bis body sbat
tered. It was a terrible moment. The
L torpedo boat, disabled and helpless,
rolled and swayed under the fury ot
the fire fiom the Spanish gunboats
When the shell burst in the group on
board the Winslow another wild
shout of triumph went up from the
Spanish boa:s and batteries, atid again
& heavy fire was op ned on the torpe
do boat.
Finally, the Hudson succeeded in
^ getting a line on board the W;ns!ow
and was towing her cut of the deadly
range when the line parted, and agaiu
both boats we re at the mercy of the
Spanish fire. At 3.50 p. m , the Hud
son managed to get another iine on
the dtck cf the Wicslow, but '.here
were only three men ieit there at that
time to make it (asi.
Tha line vsas finally secured and the
Winsiow was towtd up to Pedrts Is
A^land, where she vas anchored, with
^*her dead and woudded on her decks.
There some men /rem tbe Hudson
went on board the "Winsiow and tcok
the mcst seiiously wounded off.
Three who were taken on board the
"gunboat Machias died there shcrily
afterward.
THE COMMANDER'S STORY
' Cammander R^rnadnu of ihe WioS
riow wag mounded in the Itfi if?, bat
not seriously.
Lieut. Bernadcu, wi:h the surgeon
i bendirg over him, told the s?^rv o
the battle to the representative of the
Associated Press as ca'mly as if ta.'k?ng
of iheweathtr. Hebtgan: ' We
went under orders from the ccmmaa
der of tne Wilmington. Oar beat is
badly dstmagtd, but she will be
brought here lor repairs, ana I think
sbe will be ready for service again in
two weeks.1'
Continuing, the lieutenant said:
' The Wicsiovr v?as the worst initir
(.J and had five of her men kiikd and
I don't know how many irjurfd, *'We
were ordered to attack the Spanish
gunbcats at Csrdenss. We steamed
in under a full head and were fired
upon as soon as we were in rasge.
The Spanish boats were tied up at the
dccksand had a fair range on us. The
| SsttpHes or? shore also opened cn us, j
&rc I Ihink we received most of the;
fire I co cot know whether any one j
vrfis ljurt on ibe Wilmington or on ,
he Hudson, but I think not.
i;I have so fault to ficd with the!
Wir-slow s crew. They acted nobly 1
all the way through. The men whol
were killed all fell at the same time, j
We were statdiog in a group, and the j
aim cf the Spanish was perfect. A
shell burst in cur very isees."
DAMAGE TO THE ENEMY.
' It '"s now known that the Ameri
mads furirms havoc with
Cardenas fc arbor and tow;i. The
captain cf the Hudson said;
"I know we dsstrcyed a lar^e part
of their to~n near the wharves, burned
one of their gunboats and, I think,
destroyed two other torpedo destroyers.
We were in a vortex cf shot,
shell and smoke, and could not tell
accurately; but we saw one o? their
boats on fire and sinking soon after
the action began. Then a large
building near the wharf, I think the
barracks, teok fira. aod many other
buddings were scon burning. The
Spanish had masked batteries on all
sides of us, hidden in bushes and be
hind houses. They set a trap for us.
j As soon as we got within range of
ther batteries they would move them.
I think their guns were field pieces.
Our large boats could not get into the
harbor to help u?i, on account of the
shallow water."
AT THE UNDERTAKERS.
The drsd were taken to an undertakers.
They were taken there in a :
rough waeon, still covered by the
i Stars nnd Strioe;;. The rude convey-1
lancewss followed by an immense
; crowd, and all day long: the doors o?
j?heshop has bsen surrounded by a
j large fatheriue. Naval officers, ma
! rines and sailors came tbere to lcok
| upon the faces of their dead comrades, j
Some of the bodies show fearful
wcuads. ,
j Ensign Bagley was literally tern to
pieces. His body will be embalmed
iard shipoed home.
Oiler Varves had his throat cut open
byasparp pirce of the shell, which
apparfntiv severed his windpipe as if
: slashed with a rszsr,
. Fireman Daniels had his left shoul|der
ripped up and the right side of his
I head torn open.
The body of Tunnell, the colored
cook, shows no wounds.
Fireman Meek3 was hurt in the
; groin.
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
SigoiCcHBt U.lerxnctB ot a Eiui >gr iited
Biitlah ittteaman.
The Right Hon. Jos. Chamberlain,
Secretary of Stats for the colonies,
made an important speech on public
affairs at Birmingham, Eng., Friday
evening.
Mr. Chamberlain after deprecating
the constant assertions in certain quar
ters that Lord Salisbury was "discred
ited" and the government 1 weak and
vacillating," said: c"
Hi foreign countries believe and act
upon those statements, they "will find
themselves much mistaken, and that
courteous-diplomacy and graceful concessions
are not incompatible with a
firm maintenance of the country's
I honor and interests."
Then, declaring that he intended to
[ make a "plain statement of facts, unj
fettered by the mysteries and reticenI
mcc nf th? of half ft r?fvntjJTv
18go, which, without revealing secret
! negotiations, should be 'undersi&nded
[of the people.Mr. Chamberlain said
he would accept tiie j idgmsnt of the
people as viJirgly as that oi the
wisest diplornalisi in the world.
Inferring to the policy of strict isolation
that England has pursued since
the Crimean war, he remarked that
this has been "perfectly justifiable,"
but, he addded, "the time has arrived
when Great Britain may be confronted
by a combination cf powers, and
our first duty, therefore, is to draw all
parts of the empire into close unity,
and our next to maintain the bonds oi
permanent unity with our kinsman
across the Atlantic." (Loud chesrs.)
"There is a powerful and general
I nation," said Mr. Chamberlain,
'speaking our language, bred of our
race, and^hfffirg interests identical
with ours' I would go so far as to
say that,*terrible as war may be, even
war itself would be cheaply purciiased
if in a great and noble cause the Stars
and Stripes and the Union Jack should
wa7e together ov er an Anglo-Saxon
alliance.". (Prolonged cheers.)
"It is one of the mcst satisfactory
results of Lord Salisbury's policy that
at the present time these two great
cations understood each other better
than they ever have done, since, over
a century ago, they were separated by
the blunder of a British government."
CUR DEAD SAILORS.
Wt.c They Were and Wfcere They Oame
I
From.
Easign Bigley, who was killed
Wednesday at Cardenas on the Coast
of Cuba, is a native of North Caroli
na. His mother, Mrs W. H. Bagley,
resides at 12o scuta street, Kueigh,
N. C. His full came is Worth Bagley
and ha was appointed to the navy
academy ia September, 1891, from the
fourth district of North Carolina. He
fcraduated June 30:h, last year, and
wes appointed an ensign on tbe day
following-. The dtad ensign was about
25 years of age, and made a great record
as a football plajer while at Anuapolis,
beicg its star plajer duricg
two or three seasons.
John Yerveres, oiler, was a native
of Smyrna. Asia, but a naturalized
citizen of the United States He had
been in the. navy about three years
and cine months.
John Daniels, fireman, first class,
was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, but
~M J J 4l
?as> ii&;ur&ii?5u txuu iic.u ltccii ill lac
naval service about five years.
George B. Mtek, fireman, firs'.class,
W2S born in Cljde, 0., and bis father,
John Meek, now resides in that city.
Tlie ceceassd bad a total naval service
of five and one-half jears.
Elijah B. Xuanell, CDok, had been
in the service only a few montos, his
first enlistment bearing date of March
21, 1S93 He was born in Accomac
County, Virginia, and bis next of kin
is Lis father,' Jotm Tunnell, now a
resident of Wattsvilie. Accomac county,
Va. Tunnell was the only colored
man m the- list of dead and
wounded. ^
Orders Iheta to Obej Dewey.
The Philippine rebel chief, Gen.
Aguinaido, iias issued a proclamation
to ine insurgents at Manila to obey
the orders or Commodore Dewey and
United States Consul Williams. Killing
3tili gees on in the outlying dis
iricis, wnere me natives are reveuguin
themselves on the priests and l02il
Spaaisa olficials, in spite of th proclamation
of Aguinaldo.
THE MUSTEK ROLL
OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS
WHO HAVE VOLUNTEEREO
Tte Abbeville Volant P-? Who X.w Form
Ccnsra-jy A. of the Fliet Scuth Carollca
KfgicieD*. Ucltcd . tat s A>roj?Clip acd
P eie:v? 21
Below is given the detailed muster
roli of the Abbeville Volunteers, the
first ompany to be mustered into the
service or ice uanea otaies irum itua i
Scate under the volunteer army set. !
This company ^as one of the first to
arrive in Columbia in respone to the
governor's call; was the fir3t to recruit
to the requirements after the examination
by tae surgeons, and is composed
of sturdy young men- This company
was mustered into service on Tuesday
evening, May 10. Next week we will
publish the muster roll of the Newberry
company, which was ih<% second
company to be mustered in. Then the
next week we "will publish the muster
roll of the third company and soon
each week until the muster rolls of
all the South Cirolina companies are
published. Here is the muster roll of
the Abbeville Volunteers. wh:ch
henceforth will bs known by that
name no more, the designation now
beine Cempany A, First ragioient, S.
C Volunteers:
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
Charles A. Millford, Capttia, mar i
ried, pharmacist, Townville.
Frank W. Glenn, First Lieutenant,
married, merchant, Charleston
J. S. Cochran, Second Lieutenant,
married, clerk, Abbeville.
NON COMMISSION OFFICERS
Thomas G. White,- First Sergeant,
single, clerk, Abbeville.
. Roland. V.-Cheatbam. Second Ser
gean't* single, teacher, Abbeville
Andrew B. Edwards, Sergtaut. tingle.
clerk, Abbeville.
William J. Brjson, Sergeant, single,
commission merchant, Cashier's
N C.
William G. Moses, sergeant, single,
broker, Sumter
Eugene 0. Ingram, sergeant, single,
merchant, Sumter.
James A. Allen, corporal, single,
drummer. Abbeville.
JFrank H. Ccthran, corporal, single,
manufacturer, Greenwood.
James H. Ferrin, corpora', single,
clerk, Abbeville.
Robert S. McCombs, corporal, single,
farmer, Hunter's.
James A. Caldwell, corporal, single,
teacher, Due West.
Augustus B. Cochran, corporal, single,
mechanic. Abbeville.
Frank W. Greer, Musician, single,
nrinter. Paco.et. -
James C. Hughs, Musician, single,
fireman, Abbeville.
William I. McDonald, Artificer,
single, tinner, Abbeville.
James L. Pepper, wagoner, married,
farmer, AbbevillePRIVATES
Abram T. Adams, single, salesman,
Edgefield.
Wyaii. Aiken, married, court stenographer,
Abbeville.
Robert L. Almonds, single, farmer,
Hunter's.
Alexander Bowie, single, clerk, Abbeville.
Henry L. Brcoks, single, machinist,
Jefferson, Ga.
Robert E. Bruce, single, shoemale^,
Abbeville.
James P. Bowers, single, weaver.
Abbeville.
tJimes H. Brown, sioe'le. machinist.
Varnville.
William Bjssey, single, farmer,
Parksville.
Charles C. Calder, single, clerk,
Cokesbury.
Charles T. Carr, single, clerk,
Greenwood.
George W. Chaney, single, weaver,
Pelzar.
OohnK. Cochran, single, farmer,
Abbeville.
William T. Cole, s'.ngls, farmer,
Ninety Six.
Adam H. Dean, siDgle, mechanic,
Greenwood.
John A. Dickson, single, dentist,
Antreville.
. Howard L. Dickson, single, railroad
fireman, Samter,
Arch B. Ellis, single, railroad fire
man, Hodges.
Alexander G. Faulkner, single,
clerk, Pittsford, N. Y.
Asher T. Ford, single, baker, Abbeville.
George C. Gambrell, single, printer
Abbeville.
Charles S. Gilbert, single, farmer,
Lebanon.
Alb9rt Henry, single, clerk, Abbeville.
Patrick R. Henry, single, farmer,
Due West.
Luther R. Hesler, singl?, farmer,
Hester's,
Mansfield E. Hollin^stforlh, married,
magistrate, Due West.
Thomas F. Hoiling3 worth, single,
student, Due West.
Frank C. Hodge?, single, clerk,
Hodges.
Robert M. Jones, single, student,
Abbeville.
John F. Johnson, single, clerk,
Greenwood.
William H. K?rr, Jr , singl*-, cltrk,
Winnsboro.
Capers R. Koha, single, farmer,
Greenwood.
Thomas W. Liaham, single, farmer,
Plum Branch.
Alfred Ljon, siagle, farmer, Abbe
vilie.
Frank T. McGbee, single, student,
Greenwood.
John J MarLiio, single, s'udent. Dae
f
TV
John S. Miller, single, farmer,
Ninety-Six.
Samuel M. McOravey, single, sawyer,
Laurens.
John M. McKellar, single, farmer,
Abbeville.
Eugne H. McMillan, single, farmer,
Abbeville.
Joseph L Morrow, singie, ckik,
Coronaca,
Luther H. Nbhols, single, clerk,
Abbeville.
James M. Payne, tiagle, clerk,
Payne's.
Divid P. Pc-Mity, fciiigie, clerk, Abbeville.
Robert L. Phillips, single, kborer,
Anire villa.
James M. Pounds, singie, deputy
JiJwliU, XJiOt
William L. Price, siugle, merchant,
I\juigre w.
Alii-.oa B. Reese, single, jaweier,
Abbevilie.
James T. Rowland, single, machinist,
Honea Path.
James L. Scoit, single, farmer, Li'.i
Uiuit
Yeraon C. Sebright, siagle. me*
cl an c, Donald's.
9 mM
Robert Y. Simmons, siEgle, fireman
Abbeville.
Marsball L Smiih. single, reporter,
Seneca.
Walter H. Speed, single, telegraph [
operator, Heardmont, Go.
James E. Taggart, single, farmer, j
Troy.
James L.Taggert, single, farmer,
Trov.
E l^in T.. Talley, single, farmer,!
Cold Spring.
Green S. Xennant, single, fireman,
Winder, Ga.
T^"AA(S rp "\7AM fflVTMOV
U AlLLZd JL. vau^jai;, ulsai i itvt, uumvi i
Greenwood.
Perrin B. Watts, marriul. farmer,!
Cross HilJ.
Wiiliam H. While, single, merchant,
Abfcerille.
Marion J. Wiley, single, section
foreman, Bowdray, Ga.
William A. Wilscn, single, clerk,
Abbeville.
William L. Wilson, single, farmer,
Wideman's.
ADMIRAL MONTEJO TALKS.
TeiJa Hew,His fqaaaron U'sa Annihilated
by the Americans.
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
London Times, who arrived there on
board the British gunboat Linnet from
Manila, sajs:
"I had a conversation with Admiral
Monti j3, vcho, recognizing the superiority
of the American squadron, admitted
that his chief object -was to;
srek the protection of the Oavite for!s {
Lie fcughi in the I?:ina Maria Urisiina j
iiii shts was on lire fore and aft and ;
t.ad twenty-two men killed. On the j
advice Lf his fl ig lieutenant, he transferred
his liag to the Isla de Cuba. J
After two and a half hours fighting, ]
he pave the sigcal to scuule and abandon
her. Ocmatcdore Dewey ccased
triog and a-.keJ permission cf the forts
to dtstroy the burning ships Admiral
iiontejj rfpiitd: 4ihe ships are at
jour intrcj; do as jou like.' The
American fire was tnen resucned till
the Spanis*1 squadron was completely
annihilated.
"Thfl ^antain of the Boston, who
carried the tiig of trace, said: 'You
com batted us "vith four very bad ships
not warships. We have never teen
before braver fighting under such. unequal
conditions. It is a great pity
you exposed your lives on vessels uot
tit for fighting.'
"Commodore Dewey sent a message
to Admiral Monte jo as follows: 'I
have pleasure in clasping your hand
and offering, my coDgra'Ui*i:ons on
ihe gallant manner in wfiici ycu
fought.'
'Admiral Montej? attribuies tie responsibility
of his defeat to the gov
eriiment in Madrid. He had only obsolete
vessels, though he had requisitioned
the government for ships. He
h&d no tomedoes. exceDt some which
he himself constructed out of ineffect
ive materia). His original intention
was to remain at Subic and oifer bat
tie; but he returned to Cavite, because
the Subic forts were inadequata.
"During the bombardment of the
Cavite arsenal, Commodore Diwey
suspended fire, at the request of the
Spanish, to allow the 'women ana
children to be removed to a place of
safety.
"1 witnessei the second bombardment.
The American vessels wera ad
mirably handled. The rebals looted
Cavite immediately, the Spaniards
flying to Manila, and encounters with
the rebels were frequent in the suburbs.
When I landed, on May 2,
I found the city panic stricken, and
the shops remained closed for three
davs.
"Finding that an armistice had been
agreed upon, many civilians returned.
Tne run on the Spanish bank was
ch( cktd by the Hong Kong and chartered
bank opening to negotiate Spanish
notes.
' Ih9 position of the British section
of the community was precarious, owing
to the scattered position of their
houses. Food was scarce and at famine
prices; the soldiers had remained
unpaid for several weeks, and looting
was feared.
"On Friday before the bombardment
the steamer (iulf of Martaban left for
Singapore ana ijonaon, wnn opanisn
and English women and children on
board; out many English families still
remain ashore. The Spaniards are not
expected to capitulate. Commodore
De??ey has Manila at his mercj; but it
would b9 useless to bombard the city
without a sufficient force to hold it."
WHAT CUR BOYS WEAR.
Cloihlng (or ihe Army Boys-OI What Sis
Wardrobe will Uonslit.
The clothing for a soldier in the
army that will invade Cuba will cast
about $25 complete. For this expeditionary
loica suits of cool, twill-like
stuff .will be furnished, and one of
these will come to $9. Each man must
have a cape overcoat, which casta $3,
a campaign hat at $1, a forage cap at
75 cents and a Dair oi shoes at $2 50. a
ilannel shirt at $2.10, and two suits o 1
underwear at $2.50 each. In addition
to these necessary articles he will have
a rubber blanket, made in ''Poncho"
fashion, with a hole in tne middle to
put his head through. Xnis costs the
g07trument $1.40. He will ba provided
with only one blanket, in place
of the customary two, because tne climate
is to warm; but mis will be a
very hue article of its kind, Lncie
bam paying $2 fi3 for it. Xh? war department
nas advertised f^-.r 100.00J
pairs of shoes.
Spanish Xieactery.
It was reported that when C^mmodore
Dewey landed at Uavite the
priests and sisteis of charity of me
(J&vite hospital, in a prccission, patilioned
him not to massacre tne. &ick
and wcuaded, wiiich. naiuraliy he did
not do. Spaniards, it is asserted thera
upon thanked the Americans for their
humanity and repaii them by informing
them o! a narrow channel which
they said was not mined, while the
broad channel, they explained, was
fully mined. An investigation up:h
the part of the Americans, however,
revealed the cDntrary to bj tne case,
and ih9 mines were blown up by the
sailors of tbe American ilset.
A. Utstrcyir 1*0-trojtd.
A British steamtr whici arrived at
Gibraltar Tnursday reports t fli;ially
tnat she {.asstd yesterday eveniog a
SpiQisii torpedo ooat destroyer, wmch
was guaidiug Aigtciras B .y tnd the
Straits. S&ordy after the sreamer
passed.her. ail tne iigiits o' the destroyer
was suddenly exticgnuhtd, a
terfific explosion followed immediately,
and the destroyer disappeared.
Tae disaster, tne dispatch
acds, was apparently caused by the
! explosion of tne boilers of the torpedo
I Hpatrr?i7fl?' ft: fAarpri thar all
[on board of her have perished.
COMMITS SUICIDE IN JAIL.
TRAGIC END OF CR. BiViNGS WHO
K L'.ED TRIMMIER.
He Was Co^vltt'.it ct Mardsr- I>?6t Fatliitlc
L tiers o ttia gu'clc'e -Declares
Pl< TK'nH CTo> ! > ,? .r,l T.lmmUT
W-ttfl Hla fsiFristd.
Dr. SiJney J. Bivicgs, of Spartan
burg, who was, convicted of the murder
of Air. T. J. Trimmier, of the same
city, committed suicide in his cell in
the Spartanburg j ul on last Wednesday.
*St6.1Ca. m. that ^nomizsg Depu'y
Sheriff Bojce Dean went to his cell
and found him stiff acd ceid in a sea
of his own bleed. In a few minutes
the news had spread all over the city
and people were horrified at the tragedy
that had beei enacted.
The trial cf Bivmss lasted several
days. Eariy Tuesday morning the
arguments in the case began and continued
the entire tiav. Major D. R.
Duncan nnpr.ed for the Slate bv Dre
seating- a number of requests to charge
and citing a cumber of authorities
sustaining them. Ha then went to
the jury in a mat speech of 45 minutes.
lie was followed by Mr. C. P.
Sims for th9 defense.who read a number
of requests to charge, and talked
to the jury about 35 minutes.
Mr. Walsh of -Newberry handed in
his requests to charge without reading
and spoke to the jury on bthalf of the
defense. At the afternoon session,
Solicitor Sesse begaa ill 2 argument
with a very logical and strong argument
on behalf of the State. He was.
followed in ^accession by Mr. VV. S
Thomson and Hon. George Johnstone
fur the defense and Col. 0. L.
cchumperi for ihe State.
> A rather sensational scene took place
near the clcss of Col. Schumpert's argument
when the defendant arose
i rem his seat and denounced the speaker
as a liar and appealed to the court
to give him a f<sir trial. Ha was soon
quieted and the trial proceeded.
At half past seven o'clock Tuesday
evening the argument e..ddd aid the
Judge charged the jury, sending them
out abcut 9 o'clock. Nothing more
was heard from them until a few minules
before 1 o'clock Wednesday,
when they rjippsd on the door and announced
that they had agreed on a
verdict. In a lew minutes Judge
KIu>h. the defendant and the attorneys
were in their places and the jury
filed in. There was a breathless stillness
as the clerk took the indictment
and rer.d "Guilty,_with recommenda
tion to mercy." Tti9 verdict was generally
^xpecied and met with general
approval.
The defendant seemed a little nervous,
but said nothing, his ccuasel
risiug and giving notica of a motion
for a new trial. In a few minutes the
cour: room was cleared, and by 20
minutes to 2 o'clock Deputy Boyce
Deaa "was on his way to tne jail with
his prisoner.
Iu response to a commonplace re-3mide
by Mr. Dean, Dr. Bivings
replied: 'The rascais have convicted
me now and I reckon they are
satisfied." JBeyond this he would nave
nothing to say. fie was immediately
locked in a cell by himself for the
nigLt.
A "iiu;lv" prisoner wno was in the
same portion of tne building says he
hftaid soma one fffoaninc about 4
o'clock, bat thought it was out on the
street. Nothing more was heard until
the deputy went to the cell aoout 6
o'clock and lound nim dead.
Dr. Bivings meals were carried to
him on a waiter. A waiter was carried
with one meal and left until the next,
when another was brought and the
first carried away. He took a com
mon case knifd and sharpened it on
the cement floor of his cell and then
on a razor strap he kept in the cell,
fnis strap was also cut about half in
two. Wi:h this knife ne killed a
severe wound on his leg just above
the knee, cutting an artery. Through
a wound like tms- his Jife blood soon
went out. This ended one of the most
sensational trials in the aanals of
Spartanburg county. These letters
were ltfs by the suicide:
Dear Darling Wife:?I will do to
night what 1 intended lo 00 when I
picked up the sweet little note that
jou first wrote when I was put in
prison. That note, with only a few
words written on it, but they were so
sweet and encouraging thai I think
they helped to bring me back to my
senses?sufficiently to let me, for tne
first time since my confinement, par
tially realize the awful truth of what I
have done. Yes, it grew^more plainly
on my deluded brains that I had lost
my reason so far as to deliberately
walk up to one of my best and dearest
friends and shojt mm down without
knowing '.he awful consequences that
wouid loiiow so aad an act. Love, you
kno/r, and God knows, that I nad not
one ill feeling against potr Tom Trim
LLllt r. xuia xxiLULUicr utu ain ajo uocu
a good friend to me. and Guc is my
witness, as 1 write tnese wo.ds, to s*y
that 1 was a friend to film, lor it it
was my baud mat touk bis lite, it was
also tne baiid of a crazy man; and
witn tne evidence liiat was so conciu
sivtly put tu inejury, tbat they could
lender eu cruel aud UL'jUit a veruict
as ibey did. is a mystery which I am
notable lu ioiee. ii=t mem aad those
who prosecuted me so bitterly looU
jou ami my sweet D*D.y ennd in tne
(ace and ask tueinselvea it tney are
satisfied wiih their ?ecgeante. i asu
liod to let thii last act oi my ilie, trie
taking of my ii:e's DiOJd, rca>t on mem
and not on me, becausa mey nave
driven me to it by their ciUjI ptrsecu
tion. Sj, oh Gwd, let it te charged tc
theao, and no: to ma.
JDarling, sweet wife, lake good care
of cur liule one,and I want t_e friends
that I h&va to not lei rest on you and
our sweet little Pauline any d-sgraca
or dishonor for what I have done.and
am driven to do. A prison life would
be a hell on earth to me, and so long
as I lived I would the more be grieved
by jou and those who love me. God
bless 3 ou, my sweet, pure, darliag
wife, andGbd give jou the pswer and
frwcrirra m a f rt t* tliD T
giav/v r w uig i \>j, iu v uwa a v m a
nave caused you. Don't you and
mother grieve for my future welfare,
for I entrust it ia the hands of our
Almighty and j ist Judge?a Judge
that 1 kao;v will oe more merciful than
my ftlioir man. Could I have lived
I would have done all in my power to
pTo^e to the world that I was worthy
to be made a free man. I; is the only
ambition I have to live,is to be a good
citizsn, and ;ry to attend to you and
my dear aged mother for my past
wayward life.
Love., I would write a great deal
more to you in regard to your f ature,
and Pauline's also, but I haven't the
time to do so in oider to be at rest so
far as the troubles of this world is
concerned. This act of mine is no
quick conclusion that I have arrived
at, but I know that taking the life of
poor Tom Trimmier was not murder.
? had furly decided to do what I am
now about to do should my enemies
succeed in accomplishing their revenge.
Before I die, I ask Major D.
it, JUuncan ana v. ju ccnumperi 11
tney did not know ia their hearts that
I was not guilty of murder, and bslieving
such, could they forget that
solemn and binding obligation that
1 they v ok when they were made a
Master Mason. Let them answer that
question and see do they stand conscience
clear before God. If so, then
I say to them "So mote it b?, amen."
Love, I have written very hurriedly,
and can't tell you all I wcuM wish to
tell you. Get Mr. Ralph Carson to
look after my affairs for me, or rather
for you. I had him to draw up a will
or at least I give him the abstract to
do so; suppose he has done so by this
1 time. It is not signed, and so is not
legal, but I trust that you will to a
great degree carry it out. Goodbye,
purest, sweetest wife, and precious
1 babj Pauline. And again I pray God
' to bless you.
1 Have my body embalmed and put
ia a metalic casket. Carry me to the
old family burying place. no not
put any tombstone at my grave, My
memory can I've anyway in the heart
of those who love me, and tho3e who
hate me can remember me, knowing
that they cad their revenge. Are
they shushed? Lst my good old
friend, Ooi. Gintt, have this, so that
all those who are curious enough to
wish to know what I nave to say as a
parti pg word, read for themselves.
H*ve me buried without asy ceremony
whatever. Whan I am iaidin
my casket, let tlj friends look on,
that they may while they liv6, remember
those who caused me to lay
under their gaz3 cold in death. L^t
those who have helped to persecute me
un justly, and those who have so cru e)ly
judged me come and see if
they so wish, that they may the more
fully realize their false swearing and
f1 wwaol/i on/? fo)oo rrmont
1AXOO auvfc iiWJJV jMMgiuvui*
Again, my love, darling wife aad
baby and all my friends, I bid you
good-night and goodbye, Gcd bless
you all, and may lie save me intha
world to come.
t idney Johnson Eiyings.
It is no tt 3:05. I iiave written hurridly.
Col. G. will pleasa correct
mistakes. S. J. B.
Love, it is now 4 o'clock. God bless
you my sweet, pure, darling wife.
Prison cell, 3 a. m., May 9,1898.?
My 0?vn Dirling Mother: Try and not
grieve for tbis act of mine, for I think
since those cruel jarors and wicked
persecutors have .branded me with the
name of murderer, 'it is bast that I
Art/i ftrt rr aviatfln/>a qmH imiaf m T?oa 1 f in
OUU LL1J WAMVWUVU RUM blU^U UiJ 0UU MIX
the hands of your God, hoping and
believing that he is not so cruel as my
i fellowmen. Ma, I know you area
i good Christian, and as, by nature,
you can't remain here ga earth many
more years, I feel that with God's
love, and sweet, darling Bessie to look
; after you for your few earthly comforts,
you will be well taken care of.
i Mother, may God bless you in this
i your trying hour; and in your fl ieting
ana few years I could not stand
i the thought to live branded a murderer
and drag out an awful existence in
, prison cell or wear the garb of a crim,
mal, for bsfoieGod I am not one.
For my dear, beloved mother, I ask
God to witness what I say, and I say
that 1 have not one tning against
poor Tom Trimmier, I have toll the
twiifh cn in all 1
, have told relative to taking ids life.
Trusting G-od to save my soul in a beter
world than this, I will for the last
. time bid you good by and good night.
Your loving son, Sidney.
Bass, darling, use good' care of Ma,
in the few days while here on earth.
Goodbye, sweet, darling Bess. I send
a parting loye to little* Bess, Jennie,
Ben and Dean. Traiy, your loving
! uncle, Sidney.
Dr. Biving3 was about 40 years old,
and has been well and favorably
known. He practiced dentistry here
a number of years, but gave it up
. about a year ago on account of ill
health. Forsaveralyeais he has been
known as a "moderate" drinker, and
is thought by many to have thus
brought the trouble upon himself.
About six years ago he married Miss
Annie Wmgo, daughter of Capt. J.
W. Winco of this countv. They have
one little daughter about 4 years old.
The tragedy has cast a gloom over the
entire city.
? THEREJECTIONS.
Nat Sach an Eur Blatter .to Ge: Id the
Army.
Tfolio wing statement of the num
ber of men examined, witn accept
ances and rejections, is taken from
the official examination slips that had
been filed with Capt. Fuller, who has
been mustering in the South Carolina
troop3 at Columbia. Tne figures, how
ever, cover a very few straggling re
cruits tbat were hurriedly examined
1 and reported at odd times in order to
i make up the full quota of the companies
:
^cceoiea. itejeciea.
. Abbeville Volunteers 83 29
, Newberry Guards 84 54
i Anderson Rifles 86 ' 33
s Catawba Rifles 76 35
, Lee .night Infantry 80 54
j Greenville Guards 60 41
, Cutler Guards 51 V'4G
Bamberg Guards...., 39 21
Darlington Guards 57 34 ;
1 Sumter Light Infantry 63 33
| Heavy Battery ?G1 ' 106
! Palmetto .Rifles 45 34
Richland Volunteers 63 39
1 Johnson Rifles 76 42
Edisto Hides 63 39
i Governor's Guards ,.41 36
i Manning Guards ..54 30
1 Ihis cjvers th3 examinations for all
i the companies of the quota and indi
cates the percanta^e of rt j actions re[
suiting.
X?u jetting Spain.
1 Wealthy Pnilippine families who
; are leaviag Hong Kong for Manila
: daily appaar before Consul .Wilaman
! here and asi to be allowed to take
the oath of allegiance to the United
1 States The powerful Cortes family
insisted on having their prayer
[ for citizenship telegraphed to Presi1
dent McKinley, and offered their
1 palaces in Manila for the accommodation
of American officers.
I #
To Jain Sampson.
Five vessels of the Fiying Sq i tdron,
Inrt rt KTT U A II * I v* nfan ivin/4
icau uj buc a^caiiLcu
. out of Hampton KDads Friday afcer.
noon and after passing the Virginia
Capes took a southerly course, going,
. it is said, to augment Admiral Sampson's
fleet now ia the vicinity of Porto
'Rico.
PLANT FOwD
The Fanner Wh? Follows This Advice Will
bs Wj?e,
All the testimony that comes to us is
corroborative of our advice -to farmers
to plant food crop3 this year and re
duce the cotton acreage. Supplies of
grain everywhere are shorter than
usual, and a ten and a half million
bales crop of cotton dce2 not hold out
special inducements for another big
crop this year. The weekly letter
from a well know Chicago brokerage
firm declares that the visiblesupply of
of wheat, corn, oats^and lard is small
ertaan 11 nas oeen ior a iuxig mine,
and that the outlook is for better
prices in all provision crops. Thii letter
is addressed to speculators and advises
the purchase of grain futures
because of their belief in higher prices.
This is a matter the farmers are interested
in as well as the speculators, aid
if the outlook is foi short supplies of
food stuffs and higher prices, then it
behooves our farmers to plant food
crops both to save having to buy them
at high prices with low priced cotton,
and also for the purpose of having
some to sell at remunerative prices.
If this war shall be prolonged it will
embarrass the food market less than
any other. People must eat, and the
farmer with full barn3 and smoke
house is in the best possible fir; whether
the market is good or bad. If the
market is bad he has his living at
home and is in no danger of waut;if
it is good and pric3s for foodstuff are
high, he is not only saved having to
buy at high prices, but can sell and
make money. Tha wise farmer will
raise C3rn, wheat, oat*, hogs, poiatoas,
hay?in s'aort all tne provisions he
can for man and baast.
5PAM3H METHOD3.
?L
ADastATdlj At temp; oi Spies to Polioa
Oar S .>141 ere.
A second dastardly attempt to pji
son the infantry regulars*at Camp
Mobile, in Alabama, has been made.
3everal days ago some soldiers found
in the creek wnich runs alongside the
gtounds, a sack filled with absorbent
cotton, which had been saturated with
arsenic and tied down beneath a rock
which juts out in thestreom at a point
just above the plaoe wnere the soldiers
get their drinking water. By accident,
a trooper discovered the deadly trap,
removed the sack and upon the confmito
nawooloH hio
kViiVQ 1/WiUg IV ?VWAW^ VWM UiW MUM
to the commanding officer. Strict orders
were given not to mention the incident,
and so the matter was hushed
up. Sines that day, however, the
creek has been closely watch, and
vigilance was re warded when Corporal
Jonn 8ullivan of Company A, Ninteenth
infantry, found a prison bag
loaded with arsenic and anchored
down just as in the first instance. Tne
correspondent, by chance, overheard
two soldiers talking of tne plot to
poison them, and instituted an investigation.
Tne officer preferred not to
discuss the matter, bat among the
privates feeling is running hign and
they do not-fau to express themselves.
Spanish spies are known to be lurking
in the aeighborhood where a numoar
of Spaniards reside. Tnay are all
under strict scrutiny and sensational
disclosures. are looked for. No one
doubts that agents ol Spain ara responsible,
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
A Military G jFjramjnt ta bs Ejtablijhed
Or?r The :e.
A dispatch from Washington says
the United States will establish a temporary
government ovar tbe Philippine
Idands. Orders have been issued
for Majjr Ganeral Wesley Merritt,
now in command of the department ol
the east, at Naw York,, to prosaed to
M.anaa witn tae least possioie delay
for the purpose of assailing the offi?
of military governor of tne Pnilippines.
Similar orders to proceed to
the Pniiippines were sent to Major
General S. Oas, commanding the
department of the Colorado, at Dan
ver, wno has recently.,been released
from duty as president of the court
martial which tried- Oapiaia 0. ML
Carter of the engineer corps. The
orders to General Otis direct him to
report to General Merrit for duty under
his direction in the Pnilippine
Islands. General Otis will be second
in command and will act as military
?P7ernor of tiie islands in case of the
absence or disability of Gen. Merritt.
Orders were also issued for the-organization
of an army corps of about 12,000
men for immediate duty in the
Philippine Islands. Tins corps will be
made up of regulars and volunteer
organizations stationed on the Pacific
coast and in the far western states.
Prompt action will Da had ia the matter
with a view to ha ring the troop3
make an early start on their long
voyage across the Pacific.
A TfcRRIBLE HAIL STORM.
Great Hav jc Wroagfct to Y?x?t?tlim la tlie
Up Country.
A dispatch from Greenville to the
Columbia Register says Friday more
informatioa was received about the
terrible rain and hailstorm of Wednesday
afternoon, which destroyed ao
*\?A irt AM/)
jjuuuu. vjr xxx jl itaouj auu vxiccixvilie
Counties. The storm covered
aa area three miles long and five wide.
Friday a prominent farmer from the
locality, of the storm cams to Greenville
and brought to the Daily Niws
offi;e half a bushel of hailstones,
wnich he put in his wagon about 10
o'clock Friday. Ha said the fields and
roads were still covered with hail;
stones as he passed along. At one
place in tie road ha measured a drift
and estimated the depth at three feet,
fn thebslt wherathe haiL fell he reported
every green thing destroyed?
cotton, corn, wheat, "Oats, rye and
vegetables. Tne rain storm was as
serious as me nan. in amosrj o: nogs
and cattle were caught in the bottoms,
beaten by hail and overwhelmed by
water and die J. No estimate of the
loss can yet be made.
O Jit >n Acre t&e Be laced.
The government cotton report for
the month of May kis referenc3 to the
proposed acreage, as compared with
the acreage planted in 1897. A re
daced acreage is reported from every
cotton growing State, the general result
indicating a breadth of 93.4 as
compared witn the acreage of last
year, or a reduction of 0.6 par cant.
The percentages in the principal cotton
growing States are as follows:
Alabama, 97; South Carolina and
Mississippi 96; Loaisiana, 94; North
Carolina and Georgia, 93; Florida,
Texas and Arkansas, 92; Tennessee,
85.
| BOMARDMENT OF SAN JUAN. |
I ? H - SPANISH FORTS REPLIED FIERCEI
LY BUT THEIR FIRING WJS WILD.
Admlial Sampson Did Not Sclire to Capture
tl-e Towr. Oaly t > Admlnlit ir PonieBmti-t.
W hich Ho Did, ud Tfcei W?nt
In S sarch of tb? SpsaUh Fie It.
The forts of Sin Juan de Porto Bieo
were bombarded by pirt of R3*r Admiral
Sampson's fleet this morning.
The enemy's loss is bettered to be
Aicavjr* AUO Aiu?iiv?u IUM la inw
men killed and seven injured. After
three hours firing, the admiral withdrew
the fleet, and, heading for Key
West, he said:
"I am satisfied with the morning's
work. I could have take a Sin Juan;
but I have not force to hold it I
only wanted to administer punishment
This has been done. I was
looking for the Spanish fiaet, and not
for San Juan."
The killed are: Seaman Frank Widemark
of the New York. /--la
Gunner's Mate of the Amphi
The latter died from the effect* of
the extreme heat
Of the injirei men, three were on
board the Iotfa and four on the New
York. The names of those slightly _ i '^1
injured on the Iowa are: - j
Seaman Mitchell.
Private Mariae Msrkle.
Apprentice Hill.
The injured on the Nev York are: ~
Seaman Samuel Feltman, senouily. -
Seaman Mitchell Murphy.
Two other enlisted men slightly injured.
All theabave named were injured t
by the bursting of a shell on the New ?
York. This is a complete list of tha
killed and rounded. Tne American .<?J?
ships were uninjired. The engagement
began at 5:15 a. m., and ended
at8:15 a.m. The enemy's batteries
were not silenced. The town in the jS|i
rear of the fortifications probably suffered.
* The ships taking part in the action
were the Iowa, Indiana, New York,
terror, Amphitrite, Montgomery,
Wampatuci and Porter. The enemy's
tiring was heavy bat wild, and the
Iowa andNaw York were probably
the only ships hit. They went right v#|j
up under the big guns in column, delivering
broadsides, and then return- - sjjja
ed. The line passed thrice ia front of . . *%!
the forts, pouring tons of steel on
shore. \ After
the first passage before the
forts the Detroit and the Montgomery
retired, their guns being too small to
do much damage. The Porter and
Wampatuck aiso stayed out of range.
The smoke hung over everything.
spoiling the aim of the gunners ana
making it impossible to tell where oar
shots struck. ?
The men of the Iowa were injured
by splinters thrown by an eight inch
shell which came through a boat into
the superstructure and scattered &^gments
in all directions. The shot's
coarse was finally ended on an iron
olate an inch thick. Merkle (Cartel) . ' .
was struck in ihe arm and mar lose v
it* Ail were hurt by splinters, and a
fire was started in the boat, bat was ' 4||
quickly extinguished.
Morro battery, on the eastward arm *
of the harbor, was the principal point
of attack, Baar Admiral Sampson
and Captain Evans were on the lower
bridge of the Iowa and had a narrow
escape from splinters, which injured
three men. The Iowa was hit eight
limes, bat the shells made nc impression
oa her arm jr. Toe weather was
Sue, bat the heavy swells made ac- ..J
cur,Ue aim difficult. Tae "broadsides
from tha Io va aud Indiana ranbled
in the hills ashore for live minutes af- ~
ter they were delivered. Cloud?: of
dust shovel whsre they strack.
At 3 o'clock in th3 morning aU *hands
ware called on the Io?ra, a few S'
final touch93 ia clearing chip war* .
mads, and at 5 "General qaarten9K ' l?a
sounded. The men wereeager tor tne
fight. ,.v
The tug Wampatacic *'want ahead ^
and anchored her small boat to the K
westward showing ten fathoms; but
there was not a sign of life from the wi-M
fort, which stood ooldly against the. ~
sky on the eastern hills biding the
town. , .^1
. The Detroit stsamsd forward to the
eastward, opposite Vallara. Toe Iowa
headed straight for the -shore. Suddenly
her helm Ibw over, bringing
the starboard battery to baar on the
fortifications.
At 5:16 a. m. the Iowa's forward 12- M
inch guns thundered oat at the sleep.
aig hills and for fourteen minutes sol
poured starboard broadside! on the
coast. Meanwhile the Indiana, the
New York and other ships repeated
che dose from tha rear. The Iowa
turned and came back to the Wamp&<
tuck's boat and again led the column,
the forts replying fiercely and concentrating
on the Detroit, which was
abcut .seven hundred yards away, all
the batteries on tha Eastward arm of
the harbor. Thrice the column passed
from the entranca of the harbor to the
extreme Eastward battery. Utter indiffereaci
was shown for the enemy'a
fire. Tae wounded were quickly attended,
the btood was washed away
and everything procseded like target
practice.
A.t 7:45 a. m. Admiral Satnpsoa aignailed:
"Ceasa firing." "Retire" was - "
soundad on the Iowa, and sh3 headei
from the shore. Tae Terror was the
last ship in the line, and, failing to aae
the signal, banged away alone for
about half an nour, the concert of '
shore guas roaring at her a ad the
water flying higa afjaad h3r from the
exploded shells. Bat sha possessed a
ciiarmed life, and reluctantly retired
at 8.15.
Six Hani red K I id.
For the las; few day* Italy ha? bsan
the seat of a great deal of trouble with
rioters. A1 Milan one thousand persons
were arrested, 600 killed and 2,000
wounded. In one instance 20 students
were killed at thd main station of the
Vicina railway line. Three hundred
rioteri set fire to all the railway car- * .
riages; and the military, hurrying up,
unfortunately fired on the firemen
who were trying to dispsrsa the rioters
WHU tt XJ.USC, ifilllUV \JL m? uivui9u
were killed. "... ||
Will Fight for Them.
Special dispatches from Mfedrid say
it is officially declare! that the government
of Spam has no intention of alio
wing Admiral Diwey to rest upon
his laurels. About 40,000 men of the
reserves or tne epanisn army, nave
been ordered to rejoin the color&and
it is added that a formidable expedition
is being organized for dispatch to the
Philippine Island a