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VOL. LII. WINNSBORO, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 1898. NO. 50. h SANTIAGO IS OURS. | f THE FINAL FALL OF THE CITY CAMETHURSDAY. / ? Some Fifteen Thousand Men Taken Prisoners of War and Will I Je Sent Back to Spain. The Officers With Their Side Arms. ^ ^ : Santiago surrendered at three" is the significant official announcemnt that L /reached the President at 3.06 Thursday ? - / . -f, i i i? r-^r ' aiternoon. it came m a aispatcn irom i a signal service official at-Playadel Este and told the result of the meeting of the capitulation commissioners in the mosfbrief and concise form of any of i the numerous dispatches laid before the President during the day. The dis* patch was well ahead of the official message from Shalter. Santiago time is 55 miuutes ahead of Washington, which accounts for the quick receipt of tke result, the commissioners not meeting until 2:30. GEX. SHAFTERS OFFICIAL REPORT. The adjutant general received the following from Playa Thursday afternoon: V Adjutant General. "Washington: Hare just returned from interview with Gen. Toral. He agrees to surrender upon the basis of being returned to Spain. This proposition embraces ?11 /v? PNi)v? -fVn-m Accorf>r1r> r>ii I I <*11 VI V/UOtVi II VUI.?? aav/aax v.A the south to Sagua on the north via"Pal> ma with practically the fourth army corps. Commissioners met this afterI noon at 2:30 to definitely arrange the terms. W. iR. Siiafter, \ Major General. from miles before the surrender. Thursday the war department has received the following dispatch from Gen. Miles, written apparently before the final surrender of Santiago at 3 o'clock: Before Santiago, July 14. Gen. Toral formally surrendered the troops of his army?troops and division of Santiago?on the terms and understanding that his troops shall be returned to Spain. Gen. Shafter will appoint commissioners to draw up the conditions of arrangements for carrying out the terms of surrender. This is very gratifying and Gen. Shafter and the officers and men of this command arc entitled to great credit for their sincerity and fortitude in overcoming the almost inL| superable obstacles which they encountered. A portion of the army has been infected with yellow fever and efforts will be made to separate those who are Eflg infected, and thus free others from it, Hi and to keep those who are still on board ship separated from those on shore. Arrangements will be immediately ? n rcade for carrying out further-instrucW tions of the President and yourself. Nelsox A. Miles, Major General of the Army. h came without ?; L Gen. Tcmd,?coiatnumirng^tft&^'panisfr foreas is Santiago de Cnba, Thursday morning sent a communication to Gen. ^Atefter, indicating his willingness to IRept the terms of surrender proposed .^Svednesaay and asking the American commander to appoint commissioners to meet the Spanish commissioners to j arrange to send the Spauish troops ! V back to Spain. The surrender of Gen. Toral not only means the fall of Santiago, bat by the terms of surrender the whole eastern end of the island falls into the hands of the United States without a shot beiag fired. The surrender is to include all the Spaniah / troops at Santiago, Guantanamo, Csimanera and Sagua, composing the b fourth corps ol the Spanish army. me ftr portion of the province of Santiago de Cuba that lies east of the line from Las Palmas, to Aserradores. is surrendered to the United States. 1 THE FE&AL HEGOTIATIOITS. Pull Story of What Transpired Between the Line* At Santiago. l. Thnrsdav mornintr it was decided to hold a personal interview with Gin. |j? Toral. Gen. Miles and his staff accompanied by Geti. Shafter and his staff 8? rode out to the front shortly before 8 Bp o'clock under a flag of trace. A request V for i. persond interview with the SpangB* ish commander-in-chief was made ac K ceded to. and at about 9 o'clock Gen. Miles, Gen. Shafter, Gen. "Wheeler, gL Gen. Gilmour, Col. Morse, Capt. Wiley and Col. Maus rode up, passed over our entrenchments and went down into the vatley beyond. They *ere met by Gen. Toral and his chief of staff, a .ma^viv at fehe bottom of the valley, about half way between the lines. The interview that followed lasted an hour. The situation was placed frankly before Gen. Toral and he was offered the alternative of being sent home with his garrison or leaving Santiago province. The only condition imposed being that he should not destroy the existing fortifications and should leave his arms behind. This latter condition the Spanish general, who does not speak English, explained through his interpreter, was impossible. lie said the laws of Spain gave a general no discretion. He might abandon a place when he found it wan l ninteuable, but he could not le^re his |r behind without snbjeesiag himself to the penalty of being esart martialed *nrl sfcniL Hi* he said. I had granted his permission to evacuate I r Santiago. That was all. Further than f that he was powerless to go. SAID LIKE A SOLDIER. Without saving so in words, <icn. Miles said the tenor of (.Jen. Toral's reL marks all betrayed his realization that W he could not hold out long. When j & <ien. Shafter explained that our rain- i Pv?- foreemcnte were coming up. that he was completely surrounded and that new batteries were b.:ing jetted. Gen. Toral limply shrugged his shoulders. "I am but a subordinate." he said, "and I obey mr goverumeut. If it is necos- j sary we can die at our post*."' ANI) OUR MEN ADMIRED IT. Gen. Torat is a man of (>0 years of age, with a strong, rugged, face and fine soldierly bearing. His brave words inspired a feelir of respect and admiration in the hea:-- of his adversaria. Nevertheless, the Spanish general*)! anxiety to avoid further sacrifice of life in hi? command was manifest and he did not hesitate to ask for time to communicate the situation to Madrid, although he dubiously shook his head k when he spoke of the probable response. mt- - LAID BOWtf THEIR ARMS. ! An Impressive Scene Bet-ween the | Spanish and American Lines. Amid impressive ceremonies the Spanish troops laid down their arms be+Va linAt! aC >vivinicli nrifl CliC llliVxO V/i VHV V..*v? j American forces at 9 o'clock Sunday ; morning. Gen. Shaf'ter and the Amer- | ican division and brigade commanders j and their staffs were escorted by a troop | of cavalry and G en. Toral and his staff | by 100 picked men. Trumpeters on both sides saluted j with flourishes. Gen. Shafter returned i to Toral the latter s sword after it had j been handed to the American comman- i der. Our troops, lined up at the j trenches, were eye-witnesses of the cer- j emony. Gen. Shafter and his escort. ; accompanied by Gen. Toral. rode \ through the city, taking formal possession. The city had been sacked before they j arrived by the Spaniards. At a palace J elaborate ceremonies -took place. Ex- i acfcly at noon the American flag was ; raised over the palace and was saluted ! by 21 guns by Capt. Capron's battery. ! At the same time all the regimental | * ? 11 *:rni_ . Oi oanas in our line piayea 1 ne ouir i Spangled Banner," after which Presi- j dent McKinley's congratulatory- telegram was read to each regiment. The ! 13th and 9th regiments of infantry will | remain in the city to enforce order and j exercise municipal authority. The | Spanish forces are to camp outside of j our lines. A THRILLING SPECTACLE. The Hoisting of the American Flag Over Santiago. The American flag is floating in j triumph over the governor's palace at j Santiago de Cuba. Gen. McKibben j nas DC'en appoiuteu Lempurut v mintiii.v | governor. The ceremony of hoisting j the Stars and Stripes was worth all the j blood and treasure it cost. A concourse j or 10,000 iHiople witnessed the stirring ! and thrilling scene that will live forever ; in the minds of all the Americans present. A finer stage setting for a dramatic episode it would be difficult to imagine. The palace, a picturesque old dwelling in the Moorish style of architecture, PU ,1,, !o "R rtino fnA rtririro- I iavyto VliC JL ia^U uv. JLWiuiv, vuv |/4*?*v j pal public square. Opposite rises the imposing Catholic' cathedral. On one side is a quaint, brilliantly painted building with broad verandas, the club of San Carlos; on the other, a building of much the same description, is the Cafe de la Venus. Across the plaza was drawn up the 9th infantry, headed by the Gth cavalry , band. In the street-facing the palace i stood a picked troop of the 2d cavalry, with drawn sabres under command of 1 Capt.Brett. Massed on the stone flagging between the band and the line of horse- : men were the brigade commanders of i Shaffer's division, with their staffs'. ~ On the red tilled roof of the palace 1 stood Capt. McKittrick, Lieut. IVliley and Lieut. Wheeler. Immediately above < 4-Vvvrv* rrof o-ff ill T1 Til 7 n Q f.- I tliciliJ U?SUU vut uugouuii., WMV ed Spanish arms and the legend "Vive [ Alfonso XIII." All about, pressing i 1 against the veranda rails, crowding to j windows and doors and lining the roofs, j : were the people of the town, principal- | ly women and non-combatants. V As the chimes of the old cathedral rang out the hour of 12, the infantry and cavalry pree .tod arms. Every America* uncovered, and Capt. McKittrick hoisted the Stars and Stripes. As the brilliant folds unfurled in a gentle j breeze against a Seckless sky, the cavalry band broke into the strains of 'TVirt Stnr Srvuit-lof] T^annAr " Tr?akin<r I ! tiio American pulse leap and the Amer- ; ican heart thrill with joy. At the same instant the sound of the distant booming of Capt. Caprcn's batter}'. the Sring of a salute of 21 guns, drifted in. When the music ceased, from all directions around our line came n - - 1 ?? JOiiiiiijj uctuss me ym/.<i wt owiciuia ui the regimental bands and the muffled, hoarse cheers of our troops. The in-, fantry came, to ;'order arms" a moment later, after the flag was up. and the band played '"Kally Kound the Flag. Boys." Instantly Gen. McKibben called for three cheers for Gen. Shafter, which were given witn great entnusiasm. tne band playing Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever.'* The ceremony over Gen. Shafter and his staff returned to the American lines, leaving the city in the possession of the municipal authorities, subject to the control of Gen. McKibben. The Spanish "Way. One of the reasons for a truce at Santiago was to give time for the non-combantants to leave the city and thus escape the fire of Shafter" s guns. Among the few wlio failed to avail themselves of this opportunity was a rich widow, Mrs. Rosa Chacon de Odis. Shafter's missiles had no opportunity to injure her. Before the truce was ended. Spanish soldiers, learning that her house was filled with jewels, money and valuable property, sacked it and murdered her. All species of barbarix. *l.? lies were purputiiii/cu upun uiu woman, who was fairly hacked to pieces. Such little diversions as this, practised by Spaniards, explain why ! Cubans in fierce rage sometimes put j Spanish prisoners to death. Given Up Hope. Spaniards at Hong Kong are now convinced that Camara's squadron is not going to the relief of Manila. They have given up all hope except of making terms to save the Church prop- i 1* -i.-- -1 .fOl erty. rrocurator rernanuez, 01 onaughai, arrived at Hong Kong recently and held a long conference with Consul Wildman. Fernandez wishes to go to Manila to treat with Dewey and Agninaldo. Mr. Wildman declined -to give him passports or aid him to retain the property of his Church. It is said on good authority that the i | Church stands ready to surrender Ma- j nila if its millions can he saved. Wm. Perry Murphy Dead. Col. Wm. Perry Murphy of Charles- ! ton died at Sumiuerville, S. C., early I Friday morning after a lingering illness, j Col. Murphy was United States district i attorney of South Carolina during ! ; President Cleveland's administration, j : and at the time of his death was a can- ! I didate for congress from this district, i He was an able lawyer, and was a can- j ' didate for attorney general of the State j nil tli(? Shennard ticket in 1892. THE TRUE STORY, j OF THE DESTRUCTION OF! THE SPANISH FLEET. Thrilling and Graphic Description j of the Great Naval Engagement by a Correspondent who Stood j Almost at Commodore Schley's j Elbow. The following description of the bat- ! tie between the American and Spanish warships off Santiago was written by the only non-combatant who witnessed the entire fire. The non-combatant was the correspondent of the Associated Press, who saw the engagement from a rvneitinn olmrtot nfr t.lipplhnw nf C!nmm<V f1""""" -- ?~ ? dore Schley on the United States armored cruiser Brooklyn: Sunday. July 4, the fifth Sunday for the American squadron before Santia-' go, and the ninth weekly anniversary of the day of the Dewey victory of Cavite. and the fifth of the discovery by Commodore Schley of the whereabouts of Admiral Cervera's squadron, brought no particular different situation from that marking the preceding Sundays. The motonony, the lack of picturesqueness at daybreak, the heat of the tropical sun?all were there. The vessels on the blockade were the Iowa, Indiana and Oregon, battleships; tVirt of nnrmnnHnrp ScIiIav i V11V v"k 7 ; Brooklyn, and the small yachts Gloucester and Vixen. The Iowa was swinging a mile further out than the rest of the squadron, trying to fix her forward 12-inch turret, which was out of repair, while the Indiana was doing the same thing to her forward 13-inch turret. The absolutely available ships in the squadron, therefore, were only the Oregon, Texas and Brooklyn, although later both Captain Evans and Ponfrtin Torlnr 4Vm rrli f fliAir filiilK Vycij/iu,m ^ . It is a custom on ships, regulated by the rules, that there shall be a general muster at least once each three months, and that the "Articles of War" shall be read. First call had been sounded at 9.15 a. m., and the men were assembling on the decks. Tlic lookout in the masthead of the Brooklyn had some time before reported smoke in the harbor, but as the same thing had been noticed several times, no special atten -i . mi _ -r> i.i 3 uon was paia to it. juie x>rooKiyii unu tlie Vixen were the only ships to the west of the entrance; the other ships having drifted well to the east. On the bridge, Navigator Hodgson, of the Brooklyn, said sharply to the lookout: "Isn't that smoke moving?'' and the lookout, after a minute's inspection with the long glass, dropped it excitedly and fairly yelled; 4"There's a big ship coming out of' the harbor, sir!" Hogdson, who is a particularly cool man, looked once himself; and then, grasping the megaphone, shouted: bridge, there! Tell the commodore the enemy's fleet is coming out." Commodore Schley was sitting under the awning on the quarter-deck. Going to the bridge, he said: *'Raise the signal to the fleet," and turning to Cantain Cook: who stood near, he said: "C'ear ship for action." Then he went for\ ird and took his place on a little platform of wood running on the outside of the conning tower, which had been built for him. He was dressed in blue trousers, a black alpaca jacket and the regulation cap, without the broad band of gold braid. The men with a yell went to their guns and the rapid preliminary orders civ An Sfihlev. classes in hand. " V* " o*""" ? " 7 C3 - / watched the first ship turned out and saw her start for the west. Still he gave no signal to fire or move. The Oregon opened with her 13-inch shells and the Indiana and Texas followed suit But the range was a long one. Still the Brooklyn waited. But down below the coal was being forced into the furnace, every boiler was being worked and every gun made ready to fire. Schley wanted t-rt L-noTO wav th#>v wpre frninp. or whether they would scatter. In the meantime the Oregon began to turn to the west and the Taxas moved in closer and was damaging the leading ship, the Infanta Maria Teresa. "They are all coming west, sir." shouted Lieut. Zars. and just then the western batteries opened up. "Full speed ahead! Open fire!" shouted the commodore. "'Fire deliberately and don't waste a ^ A A/l/1 A/J +V*/\ AT?llAO /?OT biiUt. lie UUUUUj <111U. bill? VlUCliiVO vcu ried the word to turrets. In an instant the Brooklyn's terrific 8 and 5 inch batteries on her port side opened and the cruiser headed for a point in front of the first escaping ship, firing at and receiving the fire from two of them. Then Commodore Schley saw that the first ship was coming out from the shore, headed directly for the Brooklyn Willi lilt; UVlUCiJt liucutiuw VI laiuumi^ her. A clever manoeuvre was here accomplished. "Hard aport with your helm," shouted Schley' and the cruiser began to go around. Quickly she turned and quickly her big steel ram was pointing at the first ship. The Infanta Maria Teresa had to work in shore to avoid being ramed. The shells of the Texas and the Oregon with the terrible storm of shell from the Brooklyn, had done their work and the smoke began to appear pouring from her decks. At 10 o'clock the entire Cape Verde squadron was outside the harbor and going rapidly westward. The Iowa and Indiana could not keep up the pace but the Oregon was coming across to the assistance of the Brooklyn, which at 10.05 was engaging the first three ships, the Infanta Maria Teresa, the Cristobal Colon and the Vizcaya. At 10.11 the Spanish ships had all concentrated their shots on the Brooklyn, and she was in a perfect rain of shells, most of which went over her. Standing in this hail of shells. Commodore Schley asked a young man named Ellis, who stood near him with a stadimeter, '"What is the distance to the Yizcaya?' The man took the observation. "Twenty-two hundred yards sir." he said, and there was a whistle, followed by a splash, as his head was literally torn from his shoulders by an 8 inch shell. "Too bad," said Commodore Schley, as the body fell at his feet; and then, with his glasses to his eyes, he added: "The first ship is done for. She is running ashore." The Maria Teresa was running her nose on the beach and in an instant.was ; a mass of flames. The Brooklyn was ordered to concentrate her fire on the Almirante Oquendo, and with the Oregon's assistance, in ten minutes more the Oquendo was sent ashore a burning 1 wreck, but a short distance from Santiago. At 10.49 the Brooklyn turned her attention tn t.lm Yizeava. the Cristobal ' Colon having passed the iatter and now being in the lead, well up the coast. Atthe time the only vessels in sight from the Brooklyn were the Oregon, about a mile and a half astern and the Texas, about three miles astern. At 10.54. the Vizcaya was raked fore and aft. ; * r? . _i' f clean along her gun fleet Dv an o incn shell from the Brooklyn. Another one. a minute after, explod- : ed in her superstructure with terrific force, killing eighty people. She was afire, and at 10.55 she headed for 1 the beach at Azerradores, where she < went ashore. The Brooklyn did not stop 1 but went on after the Cristobal Coion, the Oregon closing rapidly up and following her. The other vessels at this time were < frAm civ oiorVlf mil<2^ infl. and i Admiral Sampson's flagship, the Xew York, was not insight. At 11.15 the i the Brooklyn, slightly injured by the hail of Spanish shells, stopped firing ; and the chase began. The men came up on deck and began to cheer, never heeding the whistle of the Spanish ; shells. They cheered for Schley and ! Clark and for the Oregon, and the Ore- < iron's men returned the cheer. Up to . the masthead of the Oregen went a pennant. "Remember the Maine," : read the signal officer. "Tell them we have." said Schley, < and there was a roar as the answer went up. . _ . The chase was in full force at 11.55. the men out on the decks watching with great interest and as happy as larks. The Colon, at a distance of five miles; < hugged the shore, but Schley ordered the Oregon to follow her and then, with the Brooklyn, lie made a straight course i fnr Pnio nrrmnd wllif.ll sllft WOllld have to -steer on a long detour to get < away. All three ships were pumping along at great speed. In an hour the Brooklyn had gained , appreciably, and so had the Oregon, and , Captain Clark, of the latter ship, signalled over, J;A strange ship, looking like an Italian, in the distance." . He alluded to the fact that the Cris- , tobal Colon was bought from Italy. Schley, sitting on the' edge of the ; forward eight-inch turret, swinging his ^ ^ l*** ^ "HP1 + Vm Or/aorrkn I UI1U. ^ SdlU. JLU11 tau \?xx I she can try one of those 13-inch rail- ( road trains on her." There was a terrible roar as the big ( shell went by the Brooklyn, a moment of suspense and watching, and then a , hearty cheer as the big thing struck the water close astern of the Colon, , four miles away. Another was tried, which reached the mark, and there were ( more cheers. Then the Brooklyn open ed her forward and starboard S inch guns and one shell w5s seen to go . through the Colon at the top of her : armored belt. At 1.05 p. m., both the Brooklyn 1 A??A/*/\n TtfAfA r\Alin/^innr OTTTOV fit. diiU IliC VIC5UII UWt j/w w.iwj ?v the Colon, and in another ten minutes, after returning the fire in a desultory sort of way and rapidly losing ground; she turned toward shore. At 1.15 she hauled down her flag. With yells of delight, the men poured out of the turrets of the two ships, and when a broom \ went up at the mainmast of the Brooklyn, they began to cheer and did not ' stop for ten minutes. ^ At this time the 'only s&ips in sight ( were the V lxen, about nve miles away, and the Texas, about seven miles away. The New York was not in sight. As \ the big ships moved in on the quarry, ! the smoke of the New York could be seen coming hver the horizon from the east, but she was fully twelve miles away. A boat was lowered from the Brooklyn and Captain Cook whent aboard to reeeive the surrender. The rear admi- - ral in charge, said with tears in his eyes; ! l:l surrender unconditionally to Commodore Schley. We were badly hurt 1 and could not get away." 1 "While Captain Cook's boat was com- 1 ing alongside, the Spanish captives : shouted, "Bravo, Americano!" and the crew responded ;iBravo, Spaniardio!" (Sic.) TV hile Captain Cook was running to the Brooklyn, the New York, with Ad- : vr>ii*ol Somncmi alnnfr ran in lip ? ? ? tween the Brooklyn and the prize, and ordered Captain Cook to send to send the prisoners on board the New York. Commodore Schley, seeing this, megaphoned over: ;iI request the honor of receiving the surrender of the officers of the Cristobal Colon., Ne answer was vouchsafed him from the New York, and the ship that had ? * ^-'3 r% oTtrvf frw/\lr f /"> V?AT>61* PaW liut U1CU <X OUVU WVA VliV liVUVl* VVi-u modore Scliley then raised the pennant: "A gloious victory has been won?details later.'' The answer from the N cw York was "Reportyour casualties." The Broolvn was hit twenty-six times, but only on^wa^G. H. Ellis, was killed. and oirty one "suan, J. II. Burns, fireman;/wounded. The ?olon went as^vpre at the place where the Virginius exj^dition tried to land and was captured yecfy^ago. The fthasft- had lasted four hours. ^&nd the Brooklyn, Oregon, Texas and ^rcjoucester had saved the United States fleet/from the stain of allowing th<T-> Spanish vessels to escape?the Oregon and Brooklyn, by their splendid chase and'great gunnery, the Texas by her determine^ work on tie first two ships and tue Gloucester by her marvelous attack on the destroyers. The Almirante 0<iuindo. at 10:30 o'clock in the evening, turned over on her side and is now being beaten to pieces by the waves. Her crew scuttled her before hauling down her flag. The paymaster divided up the money on board, and all the Spanish sailors were well supplied. Albert Guerry Dead. The Atlanta Journal announces the death at Washinton, Ga., of Albert Guurrv, the portrait paitner, who is well known in Greenville. He lived here a number of years ago and several portraits painted by him are in residences in this city. lie also lived at Gaffney City for a -time and his first wife died there. His death was caused by Bright's disease. He resided for many years at Washington, and there he SDent his last days. 31 r. Guerrv leaves a widow and three-bright little sons who have begun to battle with the world as newsboys. THINGS GREW. HOT. j CANDIDATES HAD A MONKEY i AND PARROT TIME. J < ^1 /N If I f? A ! ' 1 i nomas v^anea tvans an ?pe ana 1 Evans Said He Would Prove j. Thomas a Liar and So On. i There was "a regular monkey and par- i rot time among some of the candidates j at the Darlington meeting last week. ; The meeting opened by Tomkius. Then ] the candidates for Adjutant and In- 1 spector-General had their say. After < Mr. Featherstone had spoken Senator ; Arcber took another shot at Col. Larry i Gantt today in exchange for the latter's 1 eight column broadside. Said he: ' Gantt proposed to me in his office that i it 1 would put up szou to ouy uongress- i < man Wilson's stock in his paper, he I < would support me as a candidate for j < congress in Wilson's place. He has i ] seen fit to call me all manuer of things i j in a sheet which Mr. Epton, a candi- j 1 date for comptroller general, is circula- j I ting, in whichiny record is "exposed"'. } j and if anyboay else wants a copy he : will furnish it. Rather serenely Mr. Archer smiled i as he read this choice culling about j himself to the audience: "Why you 1 could entwine the character of' Judas < Iscariat in a garland and place it upon ; < the brow of such a man. and it would ! ' appear as a halo-of glory." (Laughter.) j ] VVell, remarked Mr. Archer. '"I can j ; only reply as did the preacher to his i blackguard neighbor. 'I don't cuss, but j i you are the same, sir.' I am not here j : to be elected, -on the impurities or un- 1 worthiness of -others. It is absolutely j ' impossible for ine to measure words ac- < cording to this'man's style. ! i Mr. Archer ;said that in passing lie*' i woukl add that in the face of Gantt's | charging him with penuriousness. he ; j had received a letter stating that two j of Jiis neighbors hud just named tneir < infant,sons "Ed. Archer." (Laughter.) : A DYNAMITE GUN. < Dynamite "Walt was the next candi- 1 date to tread the winepress, and tears of laughter began to flow, lie referred to Mr. Archer as the purest of the pure, j 1 but just a littje cranky. A few years j1 ago he himself had been considered a j ! erank because he was enough ahead of | ! the rest to get left generally, lie was , ; a man of education, law, medicine, | [ metaphysics and other physics, arts and I sciences. Some of the candidates were | . climbing on liis platform. He had i ' made the issue of opposition to higher i 1 education by the State and now that it was popular he^was having lots of inn- J tators. He scorned such cowardice, and : if elected he -would swear to hold a J check rein over the legislature until 1 they gave the people relief. ("Busts" ! of-applause.) Defends ijis administration*. < GcSKTWUi JEUc-i-bc . made a plaiu but ' 5rm defense of his administration. Unless a governor had a legislature in sympathy with him his hands were tied. ; Because a candidate favored prohibition \ or high license it did not indicate that ' he could bring about such a law. If the legislature passed it he would en- ^ force it. Prohibition was a miserable failure as far as reducing the consumption of liouor was concerned, and it en- ' couraged hypocrisy and lying. If Col. j ' Tillman knew there was anything wrong about the fertilizer tax he should have ' expressed it at once and not waited until now. His information came from , Connor, who had been fighting this law for years, and according to Connor's own statement, that he used the tags a ; second time, he ought to be in the penitentiary today. IN A SERIOUS WAV. Coi. Tillman spoke in a vein of ear- ] uestness. He had a competency of this ( world's goods, but, thank God, he did , not steal it. He wanted to be governor , for the honor, but he realized that the Deonle wanted good, honest service. Ail his life had been devoted to politi- i , eal study. lie had been elected for . 9\*er 40 years whenever lie asked elec- , tion except once, when the subtreasury , scheme broke loose, and if he had fa- \ vored that political makeshift he would have felt so mean that the dogs would , have barked at him. He was the only . man living in the State who had been a j member of the constitutional conven- 1 tions of 1865 and 1895. Col. Tillman , fmir-bftd nn the fertilizer tas bnsiness. alleging that it was left to a Tittle clerk at Clemson to collect or not collect the tax as he chose. The sj'stem at "Winthrop and Clemson was wrong. Industry or handicraft could not be successfully taught in a college. The young men were thinking about positions and the girls about husbands. OX TIIE SAME LINE. Col. Schumjicrt said he would go to the governor's office with only one promise?to execute the laws and do his best to suggest improvement therein. His friends said he had the experience and ability and lie would modestly sec ond their claim, lie said that prohibition was a delusion and a dream. DENIKS MUDSLINGING. Col. Watson denied vigorously the Cotton Plant's assertion that there was mudslinging in his criticisms of Governor Ellerbe. lie was incapable of mudslinging and he had not made use of the personal remarks that Kllerbe had 4ised towards him. Parenthetically, he remarked that the governor had skipped the Horry meeting. Ellerbe did not want :o see those people and they returned the compliment. We have had enough of having boys for governor, j said he. who don't know what to do. I and we had better have a grown man j for governor. Ellerbe had written down Wardlaw's name for colonel of the Second regiment, but after his criticism that he was ignoring the lieform party that created him politically, the governor substituted Jones. EPTOX FIGHTS OPEXI.V. Candidate Epton, in replying to Mr. | -xrcher's allusion, gloried in having circulated the papers which he said he received today from T. K. Trimmier. He wished to God he had enough to j supply the demand. If any man had j the right to circulate them it was he. j Archer had opposed his candicacy, say- i ihg that Spartanburg could not have j two candidates, and that one of them j must die. and that Epton was made to i i'n tlia cunitfl Kir .V Tv.lir.r's: i nflnf>nr><V ' U.1U All kiiv CV/1KUV, K/y .JLIVIlv-i -? * ?J THE VAUDEVILLE MEMBER. Mr. Sligh read a letter from Secrc- | tary Duncan of the railroad commis- j sion, showing that the latter had au- | thorized him to prepare and sign the i locument about which Mr: Thomas (lad tried to create the impression that tie forged. Was it possible there was p i man in South Carolina so unjust as * to intimate such a thing? Thomas, like the Spanish, didn't know when he Evas whipped. Thomas had attempted :o show by the records that he, Sligh, j korl n/At iftnnrlnrl o 1>?AAf??nr in months when a member of the board, j md by the same token he proved that . rhomas Lacl not been there in nine j _ iiioii ths. THE FIRST ROUND. ( Commissioner Thomas was rich, rare -j md racy in referring to his opponents. Barney Evans. he said, was "some- , cimrvlv imifofo/1 o " fuuj o aim 01 ixjiJkJ luiivuwv* ?, senatorial campaign which defeated * IJubber Johnny. He did not have time ' ;o waste on imitations. Garris had j boasted of his record in the legislature, rhere is one record, said he, about Evhich he has been profoundly and | strangely silcut. and that is as dispen- | sary inspector, and I call upon him to- i v Jay to make public his record. (Ap- j j plause.) This looked like hot-shot. I , Mr. Garris was up in a twinkling with i \ :his reply: '"Thanks be to God you j < Iiavc called on me. and I'll do it." (Ap- i ^ plause.) J EVANS SPEAKS PLAINLY. Mr. Evans minced no words in his ( reply. ;"You have had a tirade," he * ;aid. from one who is unworthy to be J noticed. I have never been guilty of denying my birthright and never refus- , 2d to meet the tears of my country, riiis creature said I was an ape, I will . prove him a liar. For false statements ] md dodging he is the most artful one ' it has ever been my misfortune to come ' in contact with. When lie tells vou lie ' saved you money by lowering the cot- J ton and the fertilizer rates he uttered ivhat is not true. He docs nothing but j iraw his salary, and it has even been < intimated that he got a salary on the k outside. J Thomas?''Oh. you know that's false. ' / > * Evans?';IIc inspected an iron bridge j Dn the Port Iloyal and Augusta road ind in three weeks it broke down, kill- j 2d four tramps and destroyed $30,000 worth of property. (Laughter.) r* 4 r> d Tcr T>vni v VJAJCVJtVAO iVIiX 1J i . ( Mr. Garris replied to Mr. Thomas ' with great spirit and dignity. He would not abuse the courtesy of the 1 ludienee. God knew his lieart and ' that lie was not willing to ureo er ' uvery public act of his. He had heard (Thomas had whispered it aroifnd that 1 be had been connected with the dis- ( pensary scandal and like a serpent it I was trailing behind his back where he ' eould not see it. The presumption was , that Thomas referred to the Beckroge trunk matter. He was to state fully ] his connection with the matter. He j knew that the dispensary had some trunks and valises to dispose of. He J secured permission from the board to , purchase a trunk, as he needed it to . sarrv home some purchases. He select- j 2d one and on inquiring for the bill i was told by Williams or JDouthit tJiat j they had adjourned, that they would fix apricc at the nest meeting. "That's all there is to it, Mr. Thomas. Is there anything more you want to ask tne?" ^ 31 r. Thomas--"When the case was tried in Charleston the State was asked to produce the trunk, and as it could not be produced the State lost the case ind had to pay $300 for it. . Mr. Garris failed to see how he had t xnything to do with that. 1 FIRING FAST AND FURIOUS. < The spiciest incident was reserved { for the last during Congressman Nor- I ton's speech. Mr. J. E. Ellerbe had * spoken with reference to the reason for < tiis candidacy and had dared his oppo- ( lent to come on the stand and show 1 in lwr-rirrlc Mr Xnrtnn tnok the 1 rround that Ellerbc dare not charge iiim with lying on him. but that he was ] trying to deceive the people by insinua- < tion. Ellerbc jumped to his feet with ] the inquiry: '"Do you mean to say that ' [licd?\ Mr. Norton's reply was not audible, 1 r.ving to the cheering of the crowd, xnd Mr. Ellerbe flashed on: "If you 3 will come outside of this house and say : so. I will frail you down to a stand at 1 DDce.'' (Great cheering.) 1 "When 3Ir. Norton could be heard he ' was saying that truth and honor stood ibovc life with him and Ellerbe would tind it so. He despised the low plane by which Ellerbe tried to make him responsible for by insinuation and not by open charges. ! Spain Wants Peace. 1 The 3Iadrid correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph says: ,;The government has definitely decided to ' open peace negotiations without delay, proposing as a basis the renunciation. 1 of all rights over Cuba and the imme- ' diate concession -ef any reasonable pro- I 1 TT. I ])OSlll LI1U Ulntcu kjtutca liiaj Allans. The Madrid correspondent of the Lon- ' don Daily Mail says: "Despite the official denials, it is strongly suspected : that preliminary negotiations for peace 1 are already under way in the shape of indirect inquiries regarding the terms of America which Spain might accept. It is asserted that M. Cambon, the JL'Vcnch ambassador at Washington, and Sir Henry Drunmiond-Wolff. British ambassador at Madrid, are acting respectively "on behalf of Spain and America in the conduct of inquiries which at presc.it are quite informal. ?kDuke Almodovarde iiio. minister of foreign affairs, and Se.nor Gamazo. minister of public institutions, have been appointed by the government to conduct the negotiations. Sen >r Gamazo said Thursday to a newspaper representative: *1 cannot talk on the sub ject. as any indiscretion might spoil the work and create difficulties.' Spain Fears Attack. Tf tt-oc onnr>!inr>?r} in a snAf.iill dis patch from Barcelonia Friday afternoon that the inhabitants of that city are panic-stricken. They believe the Americans will selcct defenseles Barcelouia as the first point to bombard. There isgreat excitenent in Cadiz, owing to the expected coming of the American fleet, and a battle oif the Spanish coast is considered imminent. The governor of Barcelona has informed the people that ihcy cannot expect help from the government. Dismissed. Maj. Ramsay and Lieut. Leary of the Sixty-ninth New York regiment, who were involved in a disgraceful row sev- ! eral weeks ago and for which a court j martial was held at Tampa Thursday was dismissed from the service. | NOW FOE PORTO RICO. rhought That Resistance Will Not Amount to Very Much. "Next is Porto Rico.'' said Secretary ilger. after receiving the news of San;iago's formal surrender, "and then, if iced be. Habana." The secretary was n excellent spirits. He has been more mxious than he dared show as to the jondition of ouf sick soldiers and lookorvrnviTiorwirm liivin til A rwvssi- ! jility of a prolongation of the struggle n the unhealthy valley of Santiago, rhe secretary said that the Porto Rican jxpedition would go forward immediitely. It will comprise new men en;irely. The warriors in the trenches Defore Santiago have distinguished ;hemselves and it is not deemed prulent to bring them in unnecessary coc;act with new troops in view of the * f i mi _ langer 01 spreading contagion, ine ;ick soldiers will be nursed back to icalth and brought to the United States is soon as they can be safely removed, [mmune regiments will be ordered to Santiago to garrison the town, and, as ?tated in these dispatches yesterday, ;wo of these regiments are already unler orders to proceed. The Porto Rican ixpcdition will be commanded by Gen. Miles in person, though Gen. Brooke. i mi ' iow in command at uamp 1 nomas, is expected to be his main dependence, rhe size of the expedition will depend lpon Gen. Miles' wishes, although it .s believed that 25.000 men will be sufficient for the purpose. At San Juan the navy will be of greater assistmce than it was at Santiago, owing to ;hc possibility of approaching the town norc closely without risking contact vith mines. Gen. Brooke is now on - * Aa Vvrr /-vP iX9 wajr LU T* rtamugwii uj ungvuva va secretary Alger, so that he will be in a position to make his views known to ;he department. The experience gained in dispatching Shafter's expedition .s expected will aid the officials in ;heir determination to make short work )f the Porto Rican affair. There will dc plenty of transports available for the jxpedition, as the government has demised other means of removing the Spaniards captured at Santiago to Spain ;han by carrying them on these transports. That the navy is ready to do its share at short notice goes without saying. Porto Rico is not expected to )ffer a verv formidable resistance. It is believed that the moral effect of tolay's surrender at Santiago will be to liscourage the defenders of San Juan, rhere is, however, always the prospect ihat peace may ensue before hostilities aave progressed against Spain's easternost West India Island. Rumors were ifioat this afternoon to the effect that the Spanish government at last had made overtures in that direction, but -lipir basis nrnbablv was the current be 7 ? jrm 4 . " lief tliat one more reverse to the Spanish arms would be sufficient to compel ;he Spanish government to sue for peace, and this reverse was furnished Dy';the surrender of ToraFs army. ^SPATN" UNDER MARTAIL LAW. " Constitutional x Eights Have Been Suspended by Royal Decree. . The Madrid official Gazette published l decree Friday temporarily suspending ;hroughout the Spanish peninsula the ights of individuals guaranteed by the institution. The decree adds that the government will render an account to parliament of the use it may make of ;his measure. The publication of the lecree is generally accepted as being lonvincing proof that Spain is now ready ;o sue for peace and that negotiations x) that effect are actually in progress, rhe government wishes to have full power to suppress any evidences of disjontent or rebellion wherever they appear. The Carlists are furious and are sure to attempt to creato trouble. One minister expressed the convict-iAn that nffifinl nvprtnres fnr near.e will be made before Sunday and there is reason to believe France has offered her services to Spain, and that Spain has drawn up conditions for peace which offer a basis for negotiation. Premier Sagasta is quoted as saying that Spain wants peace, but that "it must be an honorable peace, as Spain deserves." ;The army," the premier is said to have added, "is anxious to resist to the last, but the government cannot consent to such a useless sacrifice. Had we our fleet the situation would be very different" A decree of the captain general of Madrid, which has been affixed to the walls of this city, says decrees suspending the constitutional guarantees throughout the kingdom having been published and a state of war existing, it is ordered that no meetings take place without the previous authorization of the military authorities. It is also forbidden to publish without previous authorization any writings, engravings or designs whatever. The decree conconcludes with specifying the punishTT-liirtVi Tim 11 Y\n innfori rwnf fA fVinc/i M iiiVU ?T XXX KS\s AUVVVMi vuw vv v^vwv who disregard the orders issued. Honoring Schley. At Frederick, Md.: where Commodore Schley was born in 1S40. there was an enthusiastic demonstration in his honor one night last week. After patriotic addresses resolutions were adopted amid great enthusiasm congratulating Commodore Schley upon his splendid victory. These were signed by the city officials engrossed and for_ j j iij._ j?: i 4.U, wurucu w tiiu vice-ituiunui u? iixv United States navy." Fatal Boiler Explosion. By tlie explosion of a boiler in the Niagara Starch works at Buffalo, N. Y., Thursday the building was wrecked' six persons killed and 26 injured. Two others are missiDg, who are supposed to have perished. Most of the injured persons were persons outside of the works. Scraceiy a house within 1.000 feet of the factory escaped being hit with bricks, twisted iron or heavy timbers. Capture of Two Vessels. Two small vessels were captured last week while trying to ran the blockade into Havana. The captain of one of the vessels thought the Americans were in fun when they tired on him, but when he found himself a prisoner of war he became badly frightened and spent the whole of the time between capture and arrival at Key "West in praying and weeping. NEWS FROM MANILA. J ADMIRAL DEWEY HARRASSED BY GERMAN OFFICERS. I heir warships interceres wrm His Orders and Violates Regulations He Established for Manila Bay. They Ignore Courtesies. The Americans captured the Spanish garrison on Grande Island, in Subig Bay, the chief harbor outside of Manila. On July 6 Aguinaldo informed Admiral Dewey that the insurgents held all of Subiir Bav. exceDt the large island controlling the entrance, with a strong garrison, which they were unable to take. Admiral Dewey forthwith dis- ? patched the Raleigh and Concord, with emphatic orders ti take the island garrison. They arrived on July 7, and xj| shelled the principal points, destroying the torDedo^station and earthworks. No response being rtceived the Raleigh sent a 6-inch shell through the commander's house. A white flag was quickly run up. A landing party was sent in a launch to demand the absolute surrender of the garrison. The Spanish commander eomplied, surrendering 500 men and rifles, 40,000 rounds of ammunition, and one Hotchkiss gun. me capture gives Admiral JJewey control of Subig Bay; a splendid strategic point, and frustrates the Spanish' : ^ plans to protect the harbor mines and make ready for the new fleet which is still supposed to be coming. It also * puts an end to possible German designs. The capture was made with a dash that otiipxocu vnc vwmuuc auu irvuv* . ^ eigners. The insurgents have captured a valuable Spanish merchant coast steamer, named the Philipinas. The native crew killed the Spanish officers. . The iiistirgents are now using the vessel as a transport. They prepared to attack Grande Island alone, Jrat a report that the German warship Irene was anchored near the island prevented the attack. The insurgents then oame to Cavite and reported the situation to Aguinaldo, who, in tnrn, informed Admiral . ^ Dewey. When the Raleigh and Concord entered Subig Bay the German left very suddenly. On returning to Manila the Irene explained that she interfered uin the cause of humanity," and offered to hand over to the Americans the refugees she had on board. Admiral Dewey, however, declined to accept them. Although the attitude of the Grermans is still irritating, Admiral Dewey is managing affairs with great diplomacy. He does not expect any trouble. The blockade will be more rigid hereafter. Only supply ships of the Ameri- . ,/,y J can and foreign fleet are allowed to enter. Heavy Loss of Hen. The siege of Santiago had lasted two weeks and was remarkable in many respects and in none more than the r heavy percentage of loss through death, wounds or sickness of the soldiers and * sailors engaged on both sides. Looking back over the record of these two weeks it is seen that a great ironclad squadron has been destroyed, that nearly a thousand soldiers have died in the trenches of Santiago. On the other hand about 250 American soldiers have been killed, and in round numbers 2,000 more have been sent to the hospitals from wounds, fevers and other ailments. Our fleet had a remarkable exemption from disaster in the many engagements it had with the forts at * i?i j :ii A. tne entrance 01 me naruor aim wiui mc Spanish squadron. 1 Eleven Persons Killed. Two explosions, which killed eleven men, wounded about 20 others and wrecked two buildings, occurred at the Laflm-Rand powder works at Pompton, N. J., Tuesday morning: The first explosion was in the house where gun-cotton was being made and the second, presumably superinduced by concussion, was in the drying room, close by. Three men were in the mixing room when the explosion occurred, and they-were blown to atoms. Chief Engineer Craig, who m the engine room, liad his iiand. crushed to a jelly in the wreckage of the boiler house, the side of which was blown out. John Philips was standing near a tree some distance from the mixing house. His head was blown from his body and was picked up 80 feet away. Now This Is Nice. Manager W. L. Woodson of the Atlanta office of the American Press association has issued an invitation to editors and publishers attending the Confederate reunion in Atlanta to make their headquatersatthe office of the associa tion, 23 East Mitchell' near Pryor, two blocks south of Union station. A room provided with writing material and the k: latest exchanges from five States will be placed at their service. The manager says he will consider it a personal favor to be permitted to serve the guests in any way within his power during their stay. This is not for the association's customers, but for every newspaper man who comes to Atlanta. Curious Fatality. A special from Van Buren. Ark. says: News of a remarkable fatality at Salisaw, Indian Territory, a small station on the Kansas and Arkansas Valley railroad reached here tonight. Ex| City Marshal Joe Morris shot William Allison this afternoon killing him instantly. John Sellers, a bystander died from heart disease before medical at tention could be summoned. Mrs. Allison, the mother of the murdered man was told of the tragedy and died before the family could carry her to her bed. A Tl < _! A . A. jx xearnu Acciaeiu. W. M. Crayton, grandson of the Hon. B. F. Crayton, was killed Thursday at his grandfathers home, at Anderson, S. C. while working with a shredder. A loosened bolt caused a disarrangement of the machinery. The machine was entirely torn to pieces, a fragment cutting the young man's throat and another striking him in the ^ i i. u:? J?*I, ?? r I ureu.su ajlis uc<ttu woo msuuuiuwad. j A negro man was also struck by a piece [ of iron, breaking his thigh and leg causing his death also a few hours ; later. fl