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Li VOL. LII. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY. JUNE 8, 1898. NO. 44. S
r : ? BATTLE AT SANTIAGO
r, ; ^GcREAT DAMAGE.DONE TO THE HARBCR
DEFENCES
The American Sqa*drcu Did D?a<I]y Work.
It e Spanish Forts ?r d Batteries Bedncsd
to Duit-Tfce Spanish Fleet Staj? Under
Cover.
Dispatches received in New Yoik
on Wednesday from Cape Haytien
lave no-doubt tif a battle having been
fought at the entrance of ihe harbor
1^9? .Santiago between the American
-squadron under Commodore Schley
... .. . and Ihe 8panish forts located there.
_....... > Thedispatch says the American squad
ron, augmented by the torpedo boat
Porter, tne auxiliary cruiser 8l Paul j
and the protected cruiser New Orleans,
formerly the Amazocas, approached
the entrance to the harbor of Santiago
deCuba at 1 30 p. m., the Iowa lead
ing. Inside the entrance to the harbor
was seen onei of the warships of Cerv?
y / -
era's iuet, jguuppru iw atuuu.
" "Asf tfie American fleet drew near,
. , ?he.. New Orleans was detached and
I*&saj2$d far ahead of the Iowa Texas
* and ^Massachusetts. One of the forts
opened fire on her. and she replied,
- the other two ships din cling their fire
* - > . at the battery on the Punta Gorda fort
within the harbor and to westward of
the position- occupied by the Spanish
ship. _ The latter replied to the fire
and immediately became a target for
sjl,th? American ships engaged in the
She retired behind a protecting
hesdland and was not seen again dur
* ing the engagement
*'? < The Iowa, directed by Captain
Evans, the Massachusetts, Captain F.
J. Higginson??he Texas, Captain J.
W. PniUip,/7and the New Orleans,
Captain-W. $L Folger, kept up their
oertn'^iat tnft Wnrm SftCirM
andPanta Gorda?forts for two hours
their fcfcojectiles,- of enormous size, do
iog tremendous damage to the de
f eases of the harbor.
The masonry on Socapa andMorro
was battered almost into dost and the
forms of Spanish artillerymen and infantrymen
could be plainly ssen flee
ing-to safety behind the neighboring
htiW The auxiliary cruiser, which
joined Commodore Scheleys fleet jast
Defore' the battle took place, was hit
by shells from the forts, and it is
thought that she has been seriously
damaged by the shells.
Aftejr seeking the protection of a
jutting .headland, the Spanish war
ships continued to fire projectiles over
the hills toward the American fleet. |
but they had no range, not even dirtc
lion to their shots, and the sheii fell
i harmlessly into the seaThat
the number of killed and
, wounded on the Spanish side is esor
mous ho-one doubts; but time and
again the American shells hit the bat
' lerietfjsqUarely* and among the flying
masonry and. demanded guns the
... formaofmenWeredescried.
The damage done to the American
fleet cannot be learned, but it is not
thought any person was killed?if, in^.
3*H!8JilV Auji unerwas wounded.
^ " IATEB NEWS OF THE BATTLE.
Friday morning's dipatches bring
; the gatilying intelligence that not an
American ship was hit by the Spani E
ards and that none of cur men were
fjc either killed or wounded. The Span
^ \ iardsfired;aocutjthree-hundred shots.
' and the Amsricias about half that,
nunibari. Ihej&ject-of the battle Was
to iihd out exactly where the shore
batteries' were and to destroy them,
and in thls Commodore Schley succeeded
admirably.
THE SPANISH ACCOUNT.
The following undated official's
patch fromiJavaoa has been received
at Madrid.
'*Thej American squadron <pm
man dec? by Commodore Schley," com
posed oflarge ironclads and cruisers,
attacked the fortifications a.t the entran
ce o? Santiago de Quba. Our ironckd,C*Gristobal
XJoioh,. closing'the
mouth of the port, and supported bj
the fire of the forts, repulsed tae at
* lack, causing damage to the enemy.
(3igneo), *'.31anterol&."
Admiral, Manterola is the officer in
commsnd-jof t?e regular Spanisii fleet
in Cuban waters, j ;|
/-THE SEWS" 15 MADRID.
A dispatch jroan JJadsrid says in trie
Sena^We^esdaj CouDtCasa 3& lancia
asked if the news of the American
repu&e at 3knti3go de Cuba - was offi
ciaL" The minister of marine, Captain
* Annon, replied affirmatively,
adding. %4ine news is a good augury
foriurther victories, which the courage
and; high merit of our sailors give
rea^on.tohope for." "The senate then
unanimously *'noted with satis'action
the brilliant victory of the Spanish
fleet"' N
ANOTHER BOMBARDMENT.
^Friday, morning at 5 o'clock the
American jonadpnn aorain hpaar? a
bomb&idmexit of the fortification s of
Baxrtiago de Cuba, and a lively cannonade
ensued tor two hours, whidh
silenced the Spanish batteries. An
American vessel, the Merrimac, de
scribed in the advices from Santiago
de Cuba as an auxiliary cruiser^.mating
a dash to force the entrance, succeeded
in passing tie first line of defences,
but was torpedoed about 500
leet up ihe chance], She went down
' perpendicularly." An officer, aa
engineer and six seamen were taken
prisoners. The number of victims is
unknown. Ouly the funnel and mast
heads of ihs sunken vessel can be seen.
There is great excitement in the city.
A part of the population sssisted in
fighting on the heights. Everybody
is astounded at the audacity of the
r$\ American -veaseL The American
squadron was cruising all the while in
the ofBng.
Tbe First ?e*lEce'kt."
The First R?giment, S. C.Y. U. S.
A, has been completed at lsst by
the transfer cf one of the .companies
of the independent batallion to make
up the, a^csssary number. , This.. is
Major Thcmson who was
m ccgoaiato. of the bituiion and
had^jg^eaif-ft into a high state of
tjficienCyvThe woik and anxiety
incident 16 securing the- oiher company
necessaary to complete' Scuth
Carolina's quota whl new devolve
mainly upon him. He is a tiue soldier
and will undertake ihe tasfe with
his usual energy, but it certainly must
be a disappointment to him to see his
battalion tfcus dismembered.
AnKiperimeat.
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius is to
go to Santiago and destroy the mines
at tne entrance or tne narborsjas to
give Schley the opportunity of going
|j in and disposing of Cervera' flaet.
la This work of tfce cruder will be
R a novelty in naval warfare and it will
ft be watched with the greatest interest
? by naval men throughout the world.
A DARING FEAT.
An Old Yistel gntk in the Baxbor of
Santiago.
Rear Admiral Sampson, during Friday
morning, decided to dose the
narrow harbor entrance of Santiago
de Cuba by sinking the collier Merrimac,
loaded with coal, in the channel.
He called for volunteers to go to almost
certain death, and 4,000 men offered
themselves. Lieut Hobsonand
seven men were chosen, at 3 o'clock
Friday morning the Merrimac, under
ctoom antowH t.fiA t*h an n#?l
UTTU B VMWAVW ?
under a terrible Spanish fire. The
vessel was riddled with projectiles, but
she anchored and swung around.
Lieutenant Hobson then set off an iaternal
torpedo wit a an electric attach
ment There was an explosion, the
Merrimac sank, the channel was closed.
and, apparently, Admiral Cervera
will be unable to escape.
HOW THEY WEBE SAVED
L;.eut. Hobson and the htroic crew
of the Merrimac were savtd in the
following manner: Daable, after the
sinking of their vessel, to make their
way back through the storm of shot
and shell they rowed into the harbor
to the Spanish flagship and were taken
on board uabarmed. The Spanish
admiral, under a flag of truce, on Fri
day, s?nt word to the American admi
ral that he offered to exchange the
prisoners, adding that in the meanwhile
Hobion and his party would be
treated with the greatest kindness.
WHAT SAMPSON SAYS.
Bear Admiral Sampson sent the fol
lowing to'the navy department: I sue
ceeded in sinking the Merrimac ia the
channel cf Santiago at 4 a. m. Jane 3
This was earned out most gallant! j
under the command of Naval Constructor
Hobson and seven men. By
a flag of tiuce from the Spanish, Admiral
Oarvera sent in a recognition cf
their bravery. I am informed all are
prisoners of war, two being alightlj
wounded. I rtqtest authority to approve
exchange, if poss.b e, betvreen
these and the prisoners at Atlanta.
Six of the Spanish squadron in the
harbor of Santiago are unable to avoid
being captured or destroyed.
Sanmson.
WILL BE EXCHANGED. "
A dispatch from Washington says
reward sure and adequate is awai iag
these American heroes, and Acting
Secretary Allen has so pledged himself,
after consultation with Secretary
Long, who is still confined to his room
by a lame leg. .Medals and promotion
are the least they can expect at the
hands of a grateful people. More
over, they wiil not languish long in
a Spanish prison if the authorities
nere can bring about their release, for
half an hour after Sampson's bulletin
wfis displayed on the walls o? the navy
department Colonel Carter, assistant
adjutant general, had taken the preliminary
steps to arrange for an exchange
of prisoners, and was learning
just how many Spanish officers and
enlisted men were S'dll held in captivity
at Fort McPherson, Georgia, where
thfly had h?ftn tafrftffl flWTW *KQ priza*
capiured by the Ameiic"j;g"vessels. '
THE SPANISH FLAG OF TRUCE.
^ ^ ? a ?? n 1.1
Uapt. uvieao, iiaimrai uerveras
chief of staff, wiio boarded the New
York under a flag of truce, did not
give further details of the capture.
The bravery of the Americans evidently
excited .admiration among the
Spaniards, as it did snnng the men of
ther American fleet. Tiie prisoner*
were perfectly safe, and will probably
be well treated while they remain in
Morro Castle. The admiral is just as
glad as though he were a J ackie.
Capt. Chad wick, of the New York,
who is usually most conservative, in
speaking of the incident, said:
"Splendid; too much cannot be said
about it."
HS IS AX ALABAUIAN.
Rchmond Pearson Hobson was
born August 17,1870, at Greensboro,
Hail County, Alabama, where he also
graduated from the do a them. Univera
ty at the head of his class. He was
appointed to the naval academv on
competitive examination in May, 1885,
and although the youngest man of
the class, he graduatedat its head in
1889. His first cruise was in the squad
ron of evolution on the_ flagship
Chicago, with Admiral Walker, in I
the Med iterannean. Liter he made a 1
cruise to Brazil when the flag of the
new Brsziliau Retuolic was re cog
nizsd. He was ordered to a special
course abroad, spending one year at
the national School of Mines at Paris
and-two years at the Scool of Maritime
Science in the same city. The
summer vacation was spent in French
shipyards. He received diplomas
from the French school for distinction
in naval construction and design
both of hulls and of engines- He
also spent some time in the Eaglish
shipyards.
PART OF A SCHEME.
Tie of Dub Itta SactUgoEr
.. - P'alncd.
There is absolute-y bo doubt in the
minds of the naval officials iff Washington
that the sending-of tie "collisr
Mejimac into the harbor of Santiago
was all a prearranged move on the
part of Admiral Simpson. The use
of-a collier, the unusual hour of the
morning, the r.ecessry of blockading
the channel so as to relieve some of the
ships of the squadron from remaining
stationed off Santiago, the importance
of discovering whether the mines
were effective?all these reasons make
it certain that tne Herri mac was deliberately
guided to her destruction..; It
was not a Spanish victory. It was a
cleverly arranged scheme on the part
A />o n orl nrti*5 I on/) if VOC OY*W>
Ui .AW OMV
cessfaL T2e eight men in a Spanish
prison are the real*heroes cf the war.
If the Merrimatr went in under her
own crew it is interesting to know
that her complement of clficers consisted
of Commander J. M. Miller,
Lieut. W. W. Q-ilmer, executive officer;
Ensigns J. R. Y. Blakely and J.
SI. Luby, and Assistsuat Engineer R.
K. Cran? Miller is from Virginia,
Gilmer from Virginia, Blakely from
Pennsylvania, Luby and Crank from
Ttxas It is expected that reports will
ba received ;oday from Admiral
Sampson, which will give details of
the Merri mac's destruction, and ,the
names of thee'ght men who fcave been
captured.
O rerpoirersa la* Uaudt,
Fif.een convicts overpowered the
guards and escaped from the United
States penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kss., Friday. James Musgrave, leader
in the mutiny, was surroundei in
the woods near by and shot to death.
Ihey were all outlaws from the Indian
Territory and were serving long
terms for counterfeiting and highway
robbery.
THE INVADING ARMIES.
THE VAST SUMS OF MONEY THEY
WILL NEED
ToBalld and Maintain Public Highways
and MDlrarj RiMroads and Defray Name'oat
Exp9Qi?B Tacldeat ti Occupa
A^t,AOA.aM1 T.Un<1fl
UUU V . Au*.ii\w<
111 significant recommendations submitted
to Congress Wednesday, Secretary
Alger through the medium of a
letter accompanying his recommendations,
outlines in a general way the
steps contemplated in the campaign
against Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines. The letter is from Chief
Engineer Ludlow, who makes the important
statement that it is now proposed
to forward to Caba an army of
invasion to be cc mposed of 15,000 or
20,000 troops, to be followed as rapid
ly as practicable by 50,000 more. The
secretary's recommendations are for
appropriations aggregating $3 107,000.
Oae recommend ation is for $2,562,000
of deficiency in the appropriation for
gun and mortar batteries, "required
immediately for the use of the war
department, to remain available until
expended." Thfa amount is needed
to tiro vide emnls,cements for carriages
of high power and rapid fire guns to
be procured by t;he oi d aance depart
ment with the funds already appropriated.
etc. A second one is for
$195,000 "for the establishment and
maintenance of special electrical com
munication in connection with the
army in Cuba, .'Porto Rico and the
Philippine Islands."
Then follows a significant recom
mendation for $350,000 for an ezp di
tionary force to Cuba "required by
the war department for immediate
use." The items are as follows:
For machinery and c qaipment -for
the construction and repair of roads,$25,000;
construction and equipment
of military railroads, $225.0O0; addi
tional intrenching tools,- electric apnVinfn?i>onhi/i
anr) tnnnaMnh.
pilflUV'OO, HUM
ic outfits, instruments and lamps,
manuals for special and technical services,
$50,000; contingencies involving
immediate expenditure of imperative
urgency tht.t cannot be specified
in advance, to ba expended under the
direction of the major general commending
the array, $50,000."
The letter outlining the expeditionary
pro j act agai:ist Cuba is written by
General Ludlow, whose special engineering
servicas were availed .of by
Secretary Alger to outline what is
needed. It is dated May 22; it was
forwarded by giecretary Alger, and
says:
'OafowHivinp frt mir lpiHar nf A nriI
covering ttie project with estimates
for the establishment in Cuba of .an
expeditionary force of from 3,000 to
5,000 man, 1 invite attention to the
following:
"Provisional estimates for this purpose
amounted to $150,034, which
have been approved and made expendible,
under the_immediato_Jirection
or toe'marpr"general comm%ndin^r^r
army, in the deficiency act approved
May 4, 1898. This did lot include
several items that, while important,
could temporarily be oremitted on the
supposition that no immediate movement
would be made.
"Furthermore, the project for the
transfer to Cuba o' an expeditionary
force has been materially modified, in
tbat instead of an assumed force of 5,000
for the establishment of a depot
and base of supplies, is now proposed
to send 20,000 trjops, to bs followed
as rapidly as practicable by 50,000
more. It is therefore necessary to
make provision for the greatly augmented
scale on which the expedition
to be equipped and for its forward
movement in the direction of Cuba."
General Ludlow says for obvious
reasons the plans in detail cannot ba
given, but that in a general way they
can be outlined. The general nature
of these engineering provisions, however,
may be clearly indicated, and in
fact estimated for. In the ensuing
campaign account must be taken of
the fic; that the rainy season in Cuba
covers the summer-months and must
be anticipated as affecting the time
? J ? i?J *?j t.i:
ana means rt quire u ior wr?uHpormuuu
in order not to delay movements and
Imperial health. Tnere are few regu
larly built roads in Cuba, the principal
ones being westward of Havana,
it is not likely tliat these roads have
been kept in repair, and it is quite certain
that others must be constructed
and maintained. This will require
roadinaking machinery, as economizing
the labor of troops and leaving
them free fjr tha purely military
work, for which the numbers in question
will not be more than sufficient
to equal the enemy. In addition,
special means of transportation will
be necessary, and portable three-feet
guage railroads must be provided
Doth on the established lines and
along such additional and connecting
lines as may be feasible and expedi
eat.
HARD TiMftS IN SPAIN.
The Pric t of Food Have Bliea and Feelories
mm Closing Down.
The Madrid correspondent of the
London Daily Telegraph says: i
"Widespread distress is reported in
various parts of the interior, more
especially in the province of Catalonia,
wbere food price s have risen considerably,
while a number of working people
have been ihrown out of employment.
This wt it several factories at
Mauresa, northenst of Barcelona, will
have to be closed, as a mult of which
hundreds of families will be pluogod
into misery. The local government is
endeavoring to alleviate want by
opening soup kitchens. According to
a dispatch from Murcia, capital of the
province of that name, riots occurred
yesterday (3unday), in the city of
Alula, owing to the scarcity of food,
especially bread. Details of the outbreak
have not yet been received, but
it is known that the local authorities
and a number of wealthy individuals
have arranged to have cheap bread i or
the poor. The views of a considerable
number of Spaniards respecting the
conduct of the war are expressed to- j
day by El Nacional as follows:!
'Without plan, without purpose,!
without earnestness, we are frit-!
teriu.g away the cne advantage
which the enemy's lack of military
education gave us. We neither bold-1
ly take the tffsnsive, nor confine ournnl
w.'us ni?4i*4 1 n n/n nr-i w A /4 m i> O 1
acivca atrivujr fcu ucicuoi ? c* auuiuai
Cervera displays a system cf strategy
which warrants the belief that we are
making ready for a protracted war, so
as to tire out the enemy; but Cap lain J
Aui.ob, minister of marine, with his
usiuil breeziness, declares that he cannot
prolong the conflict.'" j
THE WAR SITUATION.
The Kiad or Yarns the Spanish Press Spin
Afcoat It.
El Progresso, a newspaper published
in Havana, a copy of which has been
received, in an editorial puDlished
May 23, contains the following, summary
of the situation from the view
point of the Spanioh press;
4,A month has gone by since the
cowardly Yankee proclaimed war
against Spain. They then declared
that they would annihilate us, that
they would come and take Havana
J TTT
and level our forts to tne grouna. w o
now see that it was but a cowardly
boast, for not one dastardly Yankee
has set foot on Cuban solL 'ihey dare
not,for our brave soldiers will repuLse
them and drive them back to their
own shores. Have they taken Havana?
Not one gun has been fired upon our
forts, and their ships, which pretend
to maintain a blockade, fear to come
within the range cf the noble guns of
Morro Castle. It would mean their
destiTiction. Yankees are cowards and
can do nothiBg but boast cf what they
will do, and then do nothing. E/ery
good and true soldier of Spain is anxiously
awaiting the appearance of the
Yankees, and we will then show them
how well a Spaniard can fight, and
that we can do more than boast.
"Wherever the ship3 of the enemy
have approached our shores they haye
been driven back with disastrous loss,
and their attempts to destroy our forts
have resulted instead in the destruc' ?
"Kind cint. In.aco enlniara
MULL U1 liUCll Bliipj. VUl W? r v ? ?
liave poured shot and shell into the
enemy and nobly stood by their guns,
and upon every occasicn achieved a
gallant victory.
"We have heard rep arts of the eaer
mous army which was to invade our
island and cor q ler our army. What
Has become of i ? They do not dare to
come and meet the brave Spaniards,
knowing full we)l that death woulo
be certain to await them. They tried
so starve us, but, on the contrary,
they are starving themselvts, for
bread and meat are higher in New
York than they are in Havana. We
have plenty to eat, while the Yankee*
.have- been compelled to open free
soup houses fn all the big. cities k
feed their hungry, and the people die
from starvation. No dog tver goes
i without ^ood food in this capital, but
I J Hinftt V i&TllrAPA
man UA? UUV^ *
Beef costs firty cents in Naw York and
a loaf of bread twenty five cents.
How long can the shopkeeping Yankees,
who think of nothing but dollars,
stand that?
' They are already sorry that they
have begun war against Spain, but we
will give them cause for deep regret.
It will not be long before our victorious
army will cross over into their
territory and do to them as they
would like to have doae to us. We
will give them some of their own
medicine.
"Already our gallant fleet has bombarded
their city of Boston and driven
the inhabitants of that place into the
interior, compelling them to flee for
tLuu .ii 4 u?- ?f. ;a a nox..? o-flSTva upon
New York, and no Yankee ships will
ne full well their in
ability to cope with the formidable
Spanish navy.
'Already there is iumult and insurrection
among the Yankees because of
the failure of their arms, and the people
are blaming President McKinley.
A military guard of 1,000 soldier.? sur
rounds his palace to prevent an assassin
from reaching him. He never
goes out, and it is expected daily that
news will bs sent out of his deatb, so
intensely enraged are the people Decause
they see nothing but defeat in
their war against Spain. Civil war is
threatened among the United States,
and it may be looked for at any moment.
The wealthy Yankees of New
York and Philadelphia have barricaded
their houses and armed their servants,
fearing both the attacks of our
forces and the mobs of their own people."
FOJR COLORED REGIMENTSGeneral
Ccrbln Tsracs Orders Apportionin*
Territory for Recruiting Them.
Adjutant General Corbin Thursday
made public an order apportioning
the territory in which are to be raised
the volunteer regiments of in fin try
(popularly called immune regiments,)
lor which the colonels have been appointed.
It was at first announced
that five of the regiments were to be
recruited from colored persons but it
iis now said that this number has been
reduced to four. The territory apportioned
is as follows:
For the Third regiment, Colonel
Ray, states of Georgia, 8outh Carolina
and Florida, with headquarters
at Macon.
For the Fourth regiment, Colonel
xv- oi.i it 1 J Tr;_
xreiin, me Duties t?i nmryiaau, * JXginia,
West Virginia and, the District
of Columbia, with headquarters to be
designated hereafter. ,
For the Fifth regiment, Color.el
Sargent, the states of Alabama and
Mississippi, with headquarters at Co
lumbia, Miss..
For the Sixth regiment, Colonel
Tjson, the states of Kentucky ard
Tennessee, with headquarters at Knox*
?ilie.
For the Saventh regiment, Colonel
Godwin, the states of Missouri and
Arkansas, and so much as Tennessee
QC lioci AQof i f Q /)l1Q nrt?fV? OTlff EAIltVl
VKt AiVM Vi ? UlAV UVi Vil UU.U WVM'M
line, running through the city cf Cincinnati,
wita headquarters at Memphis.
For the Eighth regimaht, Colonel
Huggins, the state of Kentucky, all
of Tennessee not otherwise allotted,
and the Oiiio valley, with headquarters
at Louisville.
For tne Ninth regiment, Colonel
Lse, the states of Virginia, and North
Carolina, with headquarters at Rale
jgh.
Each mustering officer is also to act
as q isriermaster and commissary for
the purpose of subsisting the volunteers
from the time of enrollment to
the time of rendezvous, and for their
transportation from the place cf en
roiimem 10 me piace 01 renaezrous.
Anctler Prize Oaptni ed.
Another prize has been captured.
She is the Spanish bark Maria Dolores
o! Biboa. She was overhauled by one j
of the American cruisers six miles off
Porto Rico. She was bound from Ria
Janeiro to ,San Juan de Porto Rico
with coal. Some cases, supposed to
contain ammunition were found under
the coaL Tne pr.za has been seat to
Charleston,
i
I. KoihodtAccDrding
to mail advices to the
| correspondent of the Associated Frtss
| from Manila there is serious sickness
on board the United States cruiser
Boston, It is believed that the 8pau|
iarda poiso ued the fish.
~ THE STATE CAMPAIGN. |
FORTY-ONE MEETINGS TO BE HELD 1
THISSUMMER. ' - .
Flex tj Speaking for the People to Hear, '
1
Bat the Question Is Will They Listen? ,
Other BasiEcse Attecdtd to by the State 1
Committee.
The State Democratic executive committee,
met at 9 cf clock Thursday night ;
in fVifl conwoffl*tt Af cfofn'f A-ffina Q a V>. I
iu uuu j ui ota^c o I/XJ-IVS? ?w w
lumbia for tire purpose of passing 1
upon the report of tha sub committee 1
as to the schedule for campaign meet 1
in?8.
Mr. Stanland.of Dorchester lead off '
with a motion that the rule that applied
last year limiting the hotel bill 1
for members to $2 a day be readopted. i
Thi3 was carried.
The sub committee appointed to ar
range the schedule of campaign meet* 1
ings then reported through Mr. Gunter.
Mr. Gadsden moved that the re j
port of the committee be adopted.
Mr. Blease moved that the meetings 1
be reduced to two in each concession- *
al district. He said he did this as an
individual member of the committee 1
and aeainst the view taken by Gover- 1
nor Eilerbe.
Col. Neal thought the convention
had acted in the matter and decided :
upon one meeting in each county and :
he would therefore move to lay Mr. 1
Blease's motion on the table.
Mr. L. J. Williams agreed with Col. 1
Neal. He thought that if the ''ins"
.among the politicians were conscien'
tious they would be glad to go before
he people; he knew that the "outs''
wanted to face the mus:c. ' " :
Mr. Blease replied that he knew of 1
but one oligarchy and1 that resided in 1
r\r> a rvo>*or?'y\ rrr moo * Ann I
vsjljv ywtavsjj) nut* ryas. aiuiu tuau vuv
miles from here. He had not consulted
that person and if he had gotten
instructions from him. he would 1
kick them from -uader foot. The :
speaker made his motion for the people.
It was class legislation fcr this com
mittee to say that a man could not go
before the papple for ortic v because he i
could not af&rd to chaw all over the ;
State. ^ 1
Mr. L. J. Williams, suggested that 1
if a county did not wish, a campaign 1
meeting tUey could :cill it off. This '
the county conventions were author- i
iz3d to do by^ha convention.
Thisproved'top much for the advo- '
cates of Eduction. No meeting
would be forced where it was not 1
wanted. Mr-. Blease's motion was
lost .
THE CAMPAIGN MEETINGS. !
The report of-the schedule commit- 1
tee was then adopted as follows, only
two unimportant chances beine made:
Orangeburg, Thursday, June 16. "
St- Gedrge's, Friday, June 17.
Charleston^ Saturday, June 18.
Walterboro, Monday, June 20.
Beaufort, Tuesday (night), June 21. j
Hampton, Wednesday, June 22.
Barnwell, Friday, June 24.
Bamberg, Saturday, Jane 25. ?Jflpp
9.R J
- Manning, -Wet&caefay, June 29. 1
Monk's Corner, Tuesday, June 30.
Georgetown, Saturday, July 2.
Kingsiree, Tuesday, J aly 5.
Florence, Wednesday, July 6.
Marion, Thursday, July 7.
Conway, Saturday, July 9.
Dariington, Tuesday, July 12 .
Chesteifiild, Thursday, July 14.
Bennettsviile, Saturday, July 16.
Bishopville, Tuesday, July 16.
Camden, Thursday, July 21.
Lancaster Saturday, July 23.
nnastAV Wnn^oiT Tulw 9<! '
VUWNfVi) *?*W44V?t?J) V WliJ ?*/
Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 25.
Yorkville, Wednesday, July 27.
Giffaey, Thursday, July 28.
(Spartanburg, Friday, July 29.
Union, Saturday, July 30.
Newberry, Monday, August 8.
Laurens, Tuesday, August 9.
Greenville, Thursday, August 11.
Pickens, Friday, August 12.
Walhaiia, Monday, August 15.
Anderson, Tuesday, August 16.
Abbeville, Thursday August 18.
Greenwood, Friday, August 19.
Aiken, Monday, August 22.
Edgefield, Tuesday, August ;?3
Saluda, Tnursday. August 25.
Lexington, Friday, August 26
Columbia, Saturday, August 27.
? THE TUG OF WAR.
Then came the tug of war. Mr.
Blease presented to tue committee the
following question :from Mr. Gaorge
S. Mower of Newberry, who was ask*
ed by the prohibitionists to be a can- '
didate on their ticket for attorney 1
general1: * . 1
"Wnether or not the suggestion of ,
a candidate by the recent prohibition
convention ma&es the person who is {
suggested and accepts a candidate, in
the-Democratie primary such as is
forbidden by the terms of the pledge
prescribed by the constitution of the
Democratic party of this State."
Mr. Appelt took the position that
acceptance of the suggestion would exclude
the candidate from the primary,
and quoted the party constitution to j
sustain his argument. j
Mr. Donaldson thought the commit- ,
tee would' commit a grave error in
an8weriag no to the question and *
would be placing an entering wedge t
that would for ail times be felt and j
finally disrupt the party.
Mr A nnclr T*ar\lTjin? coi^l VITC? j
**** AVrv ^5) oaiu buai |
view of die con&titution on the point (
was that the rub was adop.ed for the i
purpose of excluding factions within i
the Democratic party and to put down ^
strife; to prevent conventions naming j
tickets. There was no objection to j
any Prohibitionist entering. the cam ^
paign, provided he had not accepted x
the nomination of any party. (
Mr. Williams was inclined to the ,
view of Mr. Appelt, but it was a deli- ]
cate point, and as it was genrally understood
that the former committee i
had ruled in favor of the Prohibition- j
ists on this point he thought tbe clause .
should be liberally constructed and
.1a/] 4>KA "D 7t-fo
ruicu uxl m xavur iuo x. luuiuiuuuuv^. j
Then followed motions to answer }
Mr. Mower's question thick and fast, 3
and all the members seemed to talk at j
once. Chairman Jones was kept
busy rapping for order. Motion was
made after motion, and a general (
mixup was the result. ,
A TIE VOTE (
Finally Mr. Winkler moved that! j
the answer be ' No, he will not be da j,
barred.". An aye and nay vote wasj*
taken and de7eloped a tie. So the mo- J
tion was lost j
Mr. L J. Williams introduced the ]
fnllriwinc. which was adoDted: 11
' As the nominee of the Prohibition .
faction, yes, he is debarred; if he is an i
individual Prohibition candidate with- i
in the Damocratic party, no he is not':
de Barred." <
Mr. Dial of Lsurens introduced thei:
following, which was also adopted: j1
"We interpret the constitution as
disproving factional nominations, but i
if the pledge ia signed by the candidates
as individuals their votes will be
counted.
MILITARY PRDIARY.
Mr. W. D. Evans of the sub committee
appointed to draft rules to govern
the voting among the volunteers J
submitted the following report, which, I
on motion, was referred for any J
changes that may be seen necessary ?
to a sub committee of five to be ap- i
pointed by the chair: <
Whereas a new section has been J
added to the constitution by the re- 1
cent D -roocratic convention of South ]
Carolii *, directing the State Demo- 1
cratic executive committee to provide <
suitable rules to afford an opportunity <
to such of the volunteer troops of the \
V*A infrt fV*0 OQ? 1
OlttkC iH BLIOU UCiliUSKlCU UltU ULLU svi '
vica of the United States in the pres- J
3nt war with Spain to vote at the ap i
proaching State and county election, 1
while they are within the United I
States, although they may be absent J
from the polis, now be it ;
Resolved by the State executive i
:ommittee, That the following rules 1
be and the same are hereby adopted J
to carry out the provisions of the sec- <
tion.
Rule 1?All volunteer troops from 1
this State mustered iato the service of <
the United States shall be entitled to
vote at the approaching primary elec- <
tion who are 21 years of age, and have i
resided in the State for one year, and j
in the county for 60 days, before the i
?:J ?? ??:J~,1 +U-s M i
saiu eieuuuu. pruviucu, tmtw ui>3 is
quirements as to length of residence ]
do not apply to such voters as would !
have been qualified had they remain- i
ed at their place of residence at the }
time of their enlistment.
. Rait 2?All volunteer troops offer
ing to vote at such primary election ]
shail be required to take the following J
oath to be administered to them by the i
managers: "I do solemnly swear that j
I am d uly qualified to vote at this elec \
tion according to the rules of the Dam- j
ocratic party, and that I have not vo- J
ted before at this election, and pledge <
myself to support the nominees of the
primary." ^ J
Rale 3 ?The captains of tha com- j
panies, or in their absence the officers i
in command, are authorized to ap- <
point three volunteers who are quali- ]
tied to vote, as managers, to conduct j
the election, and shall administer an j
iath-lq Jeach that lie will fairly and i
iiDtjartially conduct the same. <
R ile;4.?The managers so appoint- J
r*A 1 I /moTi flin rvrfcl le An f ho rlo-rr I
CU lauflll - V>* ?UV . MOJ | J
fixed for such election, by.tha rules of <
the Democratic party, at .'such places
within the camps of the regiment or *
battalion as they may designate, and I
shall open the polls at 8 ofciocfa: sl m. i
and close them at 4 o'clock, and if not \
practicable to do so, to open and close them
at such hours as tuey may fix. '
Bach voter in said primary shall \ote I
two ballots, on which shall be written
in ink or pencil the nam a or names of 1
the person or persons voted for* to- 1
Sether with the name of the officer. <
>ne of the ballots containing the ?
names of all persons voted for as 1
State officers and me inb?rs.of congress 1
Ml powinjagirntfii for as ^
in. the conduct of ?u;hT ei?CIi0tt~ the s
managers shall be the judges of the 1
qualification of voters and shall deter- 1
mine all questions raised by challenge 1
cr otherwise. They shall enter eaca '
voter s same on a list as ne votes. 1
Rale 5-After the closing of the polls <
the managers shall proceed to count
the v otes and tabulate the same. Ba- 1
turns in writing of the number of J
votes cast and tne names of the par- ;
s3us for whcm cast, shall be prepared '
at once and certified to by the maaa- i
gers, iha captain or officer in com- 1
mand of the company and the com i
manders of the regiment or battalions,
and shall with the poll lists, be securely
sealed up and transmitted by mail (
to the chairman of the State executive
committee at Columbia, South Carolina,
postage prepaid.
Bale 6? Beiurns of managers thus
certified to shall be considered as final
by the S:ate executive committee, and J
the votes as returned shall be counted 1
for the candidates receiving the same.
Mr. Blease called attention to rule <
^ r?ntmtir nl?H<7fts tn h? filfld 1
LO oajs before the county campaign' 1
opens, which conflicts with the consti- \
Luiionai requirement, which is that ]
the pledges of candidates for Siate of- 1
dees shall be filed on or before the day 1
the State campaign opens, and those j
for county offices on or before the day J
the cjunty campaign opans. Oa ino- .
don this was referred to tha su& com- J
mittee to be appointed to look after
the military primary. i
Then, alter the aaoption of a resolution
looking to the reorganization 1
)f the Darlington countj Democracy, 1
Jie meeting adjourned.
COMMITTED SUIClDg.
1 To nag Man Palls aRIfle Trigger W.Cb
His Foot, Ending Hli Life.
With his own hands Samusl Bjn
J V!_ Iff. TT! " J #i.
iam enaea nis me rriaay axiernocn.
Bonham was the son of Ephriam, <
Bonham, who lives ab^ut 21 miles
ibove Greenville in Saluda townsnip.
^.bout 1 o'clock Friday a neighbor
leard a gunshot in the wood* and on
joing in the direction when came the
report ne found Samuel Bonham lying
m the grouad. He was already dead, J
iad tne rill9 lying near told the tale. J
in investigation showed that the t
roung man had evidently plannsd j
iis death with all possible delibera
;icn- Putting the butt of the gun on <
;he ground, the end of the barrel <
is near to his heart as he |
;ou!d determine, with his foot he i
pulled the trigger. Daath must have |
resulted almost immediately. i
The scene of the suicide is only j
ibout 200 yards from the boya home.
U is said that the family disagrements j
preyed on the boy's mind and several i
;imes he had threatened to kill him- j
self. In a fit of momentary mental
iberration or temporary passion, ths
result of despondency and depression,
t is isupposed that he carried out his i
suicidal inteDtions. A
neighboring magistrate, as acting ]
joroner, investigated the matter and <
flas convinced that the young man's !
leath was premeditated and self in- j
licted. The jouag fellow was just 17
fears old. j
1
Ano .her ?p ?niah Fleet.
A correspondent of the Associated ,
Press has received information from
in apparently authentic source at Port
Antonio, that a Spanish fleet from
Cadiz is Hearing West Indian waters, <
and, should it arrive on the prear- <
racged schedule, it will be off Santiago
ie Cuba tomorrow, in order to reinforce
the fleet of Admiral Cerora.
Tne Spanish fleet is said to consist of
16 warships among them being battleships
and three torpedo boats.
HON. JOHN L. MCLAURIN.
rte Junior UnlttdlStatei Sir a tor from
South Carelln*.
The Silver-Knight Watchman says:
Son. John L. McLaurin, the junior
Senator from South Carolina, is a conspicuous
representative of the New
South, and is regarded by those most
familiar with nis views on public
questions as one destined to achieve
;reat eminence as a naaonal legislator,
and to play a conspicuous part in
t j i? ? 1..1 l: i.-L_
Holding me luiure puiiujr ui uu
Democratic party. Mr. McLiurin
combines a modest dignity with a
joursga that knows no such thing as
tear, and shirks no responsi bility. He
5 an ardent Democrat, thoroughly
grounded in the teachings of Jefferson
and Jackson and a firm believer
that the teachings of the fathers were
both wise and safe. In the 53d Congress,
although in years one of the
pouDgest members of that body and in
service at the beginning of his second
term, be was one of the first to publicly
repudiate the leadership of Q-rover
Cleveland and openly rebel against
what he termed "the arrogant as sump
don and spurious Democracy of a
33nsciencelets pretender."
The Democratic South) in 1896, not
Dnly repudiated Cleveland, but Clevelandism,
embracing many former
Southern Democratic leaders regardless
of their prominence in party
jounciis or lormer service in eiiner
peace or war. The heroic and honorable
conduct of the South in the
memorable contest of 1896, elevated
the standard of citizenship in a republic
to a higher plane than the world
bad ever known before. When the
role of honor is made up, under the
beading of states, South Carolina will
stand at toe head of the column. Side
by side McLauiin and Tillman stood
in th# front supported by other-equalLy
gallant S jutn Carolinians spearing
for their state, and long in advance of
ill other state leaders, repudiated
Clevelandism. Whiie doing this they
iffirmed their love and affection for
the Democratic party, and their undying
devotion to its principles and precepts,
and in the name of their State
proclaimed that Clevelandism must be
piucked out by the roots and theDem
jcratic party rescuea irom me pirates
in command, and that even a national
convention, though it should bear the
tionored name of the Damocratic
party, if it should again fall under the
control of the Cleveland, Carlisle,
Whitney gang of political outlaws
*nd exploiters, it would not be entitled
to, nor receive, the support of
their State, and that toryism, masquerading
under the sacred name of
Democracy, should never 03 foisted
upon the people of the country with
tne aid and consent of South CarolinaMr.
McLaurin was elected Attorney
Gtaneral of South Carolina at the same
Blwtion in wljifch B. B. Tillman was
alec ted goVBrnoi*. Two years later
Mr. McLiurinyya^ elected to the 521
Congress, rejected to the 53 i and 51th
Congrezies,:i|?m which position hel
was sfciteIto:09ciipy.a seat in the Sen- j
afe ttf t^^^^a^Statea ia 1897, His
soon found recognition and although
one of the younger membsrs of that
body in years and service, he occupied
a position on the ways and means committee,
the moafcimportant committee
af the House. X?
We print in this number the full
text of a speech delivered by Senator
McLaurin in the Senate of the Unite!
States, May 19, on the war revenua
frill. It can be studied with profit,
?nd we trust it will be read with pleasire
by all Americans into whose hand
it may fall.
butler explodes a bomb.
Dhar*e? That Rspubllcant Sold Oat to
Monopolists and Money Chancer*.
I
I21 discuesing the war revenue bill
in the United States on Thursday Mr.
Batler, the North Carolina Populist
Senator, exploded a yeri table bomb.
Sir. Butler made a characteristic attack
upon the Rspublican party, in
the coure of which he arraigned what
ae said was the determination of the
majority of the senate to incorporate
In the bill a provision for the issue of
twnds. He made serious reflections
ipon the senate iteslf, charging that
its majority had been "unduly inluencsd"
upon the question of bonds.
The statement brought Mr. GalLinger
to his feet, who demanded thst
Mr. Batler make his charges more
specific.
In the course of a colloquy between
the two senators, Mr. Butler declared
that immense sums had been contrib
uted to .the Bepublican presidential
campaign fund by the "trusts and
mouopoiuns ana Donanoiaers ana
money changers," and that 99 per
cent, of the money had been raised
and paid oyer to the Republican party
under a contract that certain legisla
lion promoting the interests of trusts
and monopolies should be enacted.
Mr. Gailinger insisted that the
charges should ba made specific; that
Sir. .Butler had no right, under the
rules, to arraign him or his party, unless
be had definite' and specific
Bharges to present, and if tne rules of
the senate gave him the right they
aught to be changed.
Mr. Butler said that, while he be
lieved the statement to be true, he
had not made it upon his own responsibility,
with personal knowledge of
its truth.
"I have-learned," said he, "in the
course of my experience as chairman
3f the Populist party committee, that
there are mtereits which will contribute
to the support of any party in reram
for an agreement that that cartv
will support legislation favorable to
ihose interests."
Senators on both sidss of the chamber
were brought into the debate, and
i good deal of ill-feeling was manifested.
Sfuuma Bom fioa Up,
The government of Paraguay, has
inform^ the United States consul at
Asuncion, Mr. J. N. RufSn, who had
protested against the continued presence
of the Spanish torpedo gunboat
remerario in Paraguayan waters, that
permission had baen granted the
femerario, which is disabled, to remain
in Asuncion, under the protection
of Paraguay's neutrality,' until
the close of tne war between tiie United
States and Spain.
Tne Bti neiinp Oregon*
Now the Oregon, the most magnificent
battleship in the world, has j :in
ed Sampson's quadron. She made her
long jiurney of thirteen thousand
mile3 without so much as having to
tighten a crank pin. She received a
-1 1 * T-- f-4. !_ il
royai welcome .Mum nor sisier snips o/ i
the squadron as she steamed towards I
them at a fifteen knot gait last week. |
SUCCESSFULLY LANDED.
A MILITARY EXPEDITION OF FOUR
HUNDRED MEN
?
Wlib Large 6applies of R'Cm and Amnnlw
:-bj
Hon for Gut. Oalixt) GucU, Get Aikore
Safely and Proceed to the Interior With" '
out OppoeltloD,
"I
Over 400 men, with a pack train and
a large quantity of arms and ammuition.
fiftilAd fnr Hnhft. nn thftPla-ntT^nn
steamer Florida on the night of May
2L These men and the equipment
constituted an expedition able to operate
independently and to defend
itself against any body of Spanish
troops which might oppose it
The expedition was under the com*
mand of Colonel Jose Lacret, formerly
insurgent commander in tfataman
province. He assumed the direction
of affairs immediately on the landing
of the expedition until then, General
Joaquin Castillo was in control.
In the landing of the expedition the
Untied States army was represented .
by Captain J. A. Dorset, and Thomas
Eitrada Palma was represented by J. V
E. Cartaya, who hat been the landing :j
agent of nearly every filibustering ex- ^
pedition for more than a year. Messrs.
Castillo, Cartaya and Dorset will return
to Key West
General Julio Singuilly, on the
way to report to General Maximo Gomez,
was also on the coat This is the
most po werful anti-Spanish expedition
ever sent to Cuba. About three hun- _ ~
dredof the men are Cubans; the
others are American!. The engineer
corps of the expedition is composed entirely
of Americans, under Aurelian
Ladd.
The men were dressed in canvass
uniforms furnished by the United
States government, and the commissary
department had rations enough
to last fifteen days after the landing. '
The pack trap, consisted of 75 mules
and 20horses. The expedition carried
7,000 rifles and. 2,000,000 rounds of
ammunition,,, for General Calixto ;
Garcia. .. 4
The expedition is composed of har- /
dy young fellows, who looked fit for - /
anything. -Tne expedition was con-.
voyed by the cruiser Marblehead, the
topedo boat destroyer Eagle and other
warships. Two younger brothers of
the late General Nester Aranguren are
j:a* - %
wiku iut> eipeaiuon.
The expedition was landed on the
coast of Cuba on Thursday morning,
May 26. Wnen the Florida, escorted ?
by the Ojceola, drew up close to the
shore at tiie place selected for the land ing,
she seat scouts to see if all was
clear. These scouts were greeted by
Generals Feria and Ifojas, with some
1,500 armed'insurgents. .
Consequently, far from theju? being
any hostile demonstration upon the
part of the Spaniards, the landing- of
the expedition was in the nature of a
triumphal invasion. The Cubans
who were in waiting for the party had
a brass band and welcomed the new?
comers with national airs.
Tae work of unloading the cargo of " : ?3555
"lireFlorida was promptly begunanctcarried
on by the 432 men composing _
the eiDadition. Tnere wAinothiairln
the nature of an interruption. The
work was finished on Friday.
While the cargo was being unloaded,
the Ojceola, an auxiliary gunboat,
with her guns ready for action, scout- vied
atout the vicinity looking for an ?
enemy, but the Spaniards apparently
had no suspicion of what was taking
place. ?
So easily was the dangerous misrion
accomplished that while some members
of the party were getting the
supplies ashore others were providing
themselves with fruit, sugar and
other products of the landing place, a
I - t M .LI-I - 1 - t >? ? ?
large aloe*, ox wxucu wsv arougai oscx
for Key Wert trienas.
Neyezthelenuo precautiowaj measure
waa neglected, and the moment
the work was concluded, the Florida
and Ojceola slipped away, leaving the
insurgents to convey their reinforce- .
ments into the. interior, which, it is :
confiiently expected, was done without
any casualty.
The returning members of the Florida
party brought wi$h them several
hundred privaw leiters, which, it is
understood, give a complete insight
into the present conditions prevailing
in the blociiaded island. The local
Cuban colony is elated over the
astonishing success of the expedition.
A L*UT BUrcnfcU I O UfcAIM .
A Sad Accident lxi AbbtvUlt Burly VriAiy
^ H?rnli;(-Tb? D*tallfc . ' fl
A dispatch, from Abbeville to the
Columbia State ;?ys: Precisely at 12:15
o'clock Friday morning there was
a fire alarm. Ihe fire company toned
out promptly, but ere they reached
the building it was ascertained that a
lamp had exploied in the residence of
Mr. C. ?. Bruce; which had already
been extinguished without much
damage to the building, but it caused
one of the saddest accident! of this
nature ever known in the history of
Abbeville?the death, of Mrs. Bruce, . s
who had lost remnvnd th? l?mn fwwi
the sick cnamber of her son. As she
was placing it on a table in an adjoining
room it exploded, enveloping her
in a sheet of flame, thereby causing
her death about 5 o'clock. Miss Bessie,. .
her daughter, ran to her assiitance and :
threw a blanket around her burning
form and succeeded in extinguishing
the flames, but not before it had done
its terrible work.
Dr. Harrison, with other physiciani
were promptly on hand and rendered
all the assistance possible to relieve
her sufferings?this was all that could
be done.
The deceased was born and raised
in'AhhAvillA ?.n<1 mi Tmrt?nt
as a most estimable woman. She was
a membar of of the Epifjopafc' church
of Abbeville, in which cemetery her
remains were interred Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock.
Gem. Batter *nd Hlj -:;l|
To the Editor of The State:
Will you kindly announce for me
by way of reply to the large number :4-of
applications I am receiving for. '
staff appointments that my entire i^af.
will be made up by astighments ircim the
different stiff ccrn* of the . army.
I have no farther control 6rar it'than
to request the assignment of some ,
particular officer, and the exigencies *
of the service will sometimes prevent
this being complied with. Before
an officer can be assigned to,
any staff, he must first be commis- v
sioned and than aarigned. I regret my
inability to comply with the wishes of
so many friends, but under the circumstances,
they will, however, see
how impossible it is for me to do ao.
M. C.Butler. ^