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^ VOL. LII. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 3, 1898. NO. 52. Ill
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B SPAIN WANTS PEACE. I
^ She Opens Negotiations Looking
to that End.
WHAT THE TERMS MAY BE.
Spain to Give Up Cuba and Porto
Rico and Pay Us an lndem,
^ nity in Money.
attain has sued for peace formally and
? di^tly to President McKinley through i
t M. Cambou, the French ambassador. |
ihe followiug official statement is made: j
"The French ambassador, on behalf j
of the government of Spain, and by direction
of the Spanish minister of foreign
affairs, presented to the President
Wednesday afternoon at the White j
ir Hrrasfi a message from the Soanish sov- I
Jf eminent looking to the termination of |
the war and the settlement of terms of i
peace."
Spain's communication presented by
^ Ambassador Cambon is general in terms
B and does not make any distinct propoK
sitions as to Cuba, the Philippines or
K any other possession. It is simp1:* a
request that peace negotiations be openIP
ed. No armistice is proposed. After
? Ambassador Cambon submitted the proposal
a general talk followed between
him, the President, Secretary Day and
I A.T *
' .. iu. liiicuaut.
The proposition submitted by the
. ambassador acting for the Spanish govk
ernment was quite general in terms,
and was confined to the one essential
point of an earnest plea that negotiations
be opened for the purpose of terminating
the war and arriving at terms
of peace. The communication of the
Spanish government did not suggest
any specific terms of peace, nor was
any reference made to Cuba, the Philippines,
Porto Rico or other Spanish
possessions. The evident purpose of
the Madrid authorities was to first learn
whether the United States would treat
on the subject ox peace, and after that
to tatfe up suen terms as tne two parties
k might suggest Neither was there any
suggestion from the Spanish government
that an armistice be established
pending the peace negotiations. It
seemed natural, however, from the proposition
that formal ^eace negotiations
be entered upon, that pending their
conclusion a cessation of hostilities
I would occur.
Owing to the importance of the communication,
the ambassador adopted
A- the usual diplomatic procedure of readily
ing the communication from the original,
in French, the translation being
submitted by 'M. Thiebaut. In the
conversation which followed the reading
of the proposition neither the President
nor the ambassador entered upon
the question of the terms of peace. The
instructions of the ambassador had conI
fined him to the one essential noinfc of
R opening peace negotiations, and it was
evident that the President desired to
r ^ consider the proposition at this moment
before giving any definite reply.
? -^Jhe initiation of overtures for peace
hakhad the effect of suspending in a
lajJpFmeasure, for the time being at
le#st, interest in the military and naval
? situation. Naturally, the first point of
inquiry was the exact shape taken by
9* the Spanish presentation. Curiosity on
P this point remained ungratified, and
must probably so continue for some
v days to come, the President having decided
that nothing more definite than
the statement issued from the "White
House shall be given to the public at
t-Viic Hmo TVip mnw i<? a nnidential
one, and the President has even gone
so far as to suggest to the Madrid au^
thorities the expediency of keeping the
ggfe text of the Spanish overture from puby
' lication at this time. The next point of
interest was the character and extent
of the demand likely to be made by the
United States as the condition of peace.
It is felt that the statement of terms
of peace, both from Spain and the United
States, may be some days off, as
there will doubtless be considerable
diplomatic fencing at the outset beiore
the actual point of stating terms is
k reached. A good deal of this, for instance,
may result from the attempt to
define the methods of approach to the
HPnL object sought, whether through a commission
or through the direct exchange
of notes. There will be much discussion
in all likelihood also re?rardin? an
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armistice, for it is the distinct purpose
of the Spanish authorities to secure a
suspension of hostilities pending the
^4 negotiations for peace. It may be that
A the application will be granted, but, if
P&r so, it will be only under the most ef^
fective safeguards to prevent loss of
any advantage to the United States,
and upon binding pledges that certain
well defined objects are to be conceded
to us.
The President discussed this complex
subject with various members of the
cabinet as they called in the course of
ordinary business. It is virtually adf
mitted "by leading members of the administration
that upon only one point
nAcrntiations is there likelv to
r be serious friction, and that relates to
the future of the Philippines. As to
Cuba and Porto Rico, our government
feels that there is a reasonable certainty
of encountering little opposition to
our demands. The Spanish government
might insist upon the proposition
. thrbwn out by the Vatican, namely,that
thupfcited Slates shall annex Cuba, the j
is ostensible purpose being to secure full j
r protection for the Spanish element left j
in the island, but while this would be a i
vexaious point, it would yield to ad- j
* justment.
As to the Philippines, there is a full j
expectation of greater difficulties to be j
^ surmounted. There is reason to believe !
that these difficulties, like the Cuban j
settlement, will be rather internal than !
K international in their character, at least I
from the outset. The President is firm- j
Iv of the opinion that the United States j
^ lias no use for the island as a perrna- i
nont possession. The gravest problems i
oi government would result were the at- ;
, tempt to be made to annex them, owing j
to the hetorgeneous ill-favored charac- !
ter of the large population of the ;
f . islands, while any effort to unite with
the powers in a joint administration ;
might be fairly expected to result as !
unsatisfactory as the tripartite arrange- :
ment between the United Suites, Great j
Britain and Germany for the govern- I
kinent of the Samoan group. However. ;
tiiprA aro Avidences that a larsre cIg- I
ment in the United States are of the ;
{ opinion that the islands should be ac- j
quired by the United States, and it is j
hoped by the President that before it j
r
comes to the formulation officially of
the United States' demands, public
sentiment in this country, through
newspaper discussion and otherwise,
will have so far crystalized as to enable
the government to perceive the popular
demaud clearly.
It may be stated that it is confidently
expected that when the two governments
arrive at the point of actually
fixing terms tliey will be found much
closer together than is generally supposed.
It is felt by officials that with
the diplomatic formalities out of the
way the actual peace terms would require
little time for arrangement, and i
Thursday it was even suggested that
the anomalous condition might be pre- >
sented of Spain's conceding as much or j
more than the United States felt justified
in demanding. There is little reason
to doubt that Spain has made up her
mind to give up Cuba. It is almost
equally certain that Spain recognizes
that she must consent also to the abandonment
of Porto ftico.
With these two vital points passed
there is likely to be little delay on the
question of indemnity, as there is every
disposition here not to press witn undue
severity oa Spain in this respect.
About the only season which would
impel this government to insist upon
an indemnity would be a further stubborn
resistance by Spain. Speaking
broadly, the statement was made Thursday
by an influential officer that a settlement
in which Spain conceded two
vital points, namely, Cuba and Porto
Rico, and at the same time gained two
vital points, namely, freedom from a |
war indemnity and a retention 01 ner
control of the Philippines, would appear
to be a just balance of her equities.
THE PRESIDEOT'S ANSWER.
The Terms Upon Which Spain Can ;
Secure Peace.
The reply of the United States to the
overtures for peace, made by Spain
through the Franch ambassador at
Washington, was handed to that diplomat
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The formal answer was finally agreed
upon and signed at the cabinet meeting
Saturday morning, the answer having
practically been agreed upon by all the
members of the cabinet at the session
Friday afternoon, the only question left
open being the final disposition of the
eastern problem. The following is a
summary 01 tne conditions stawju ia
the reply upon which Spain can secure
peace:
Absolute cession to the United States
of Porto Rico and all islanus in the
"West Indies save Cuba.
Relinquishment by Spain of sovereignty
in Cuba. The United States
will exercise control there until a stable
government can be established.
Acquisition of coaling stations in the
Ladrone Islands, and perhaps the Carolines.
No assumption of Spain's Cuban or
Pn-rtn "R.ir?an dphrs hv thft TJnitfid
States.
No war indemnity from Spain.
As to the Philippines, it was decided
to leave their government open for the
present to be determined later by a
commission to be appointed by the two
countries, the United States meanwhile
to exercise control and jurisdiction
over Manila, its harbor and immediately
surrounding territory.
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American commission is to have charge
of the entire question for the terms of
peace, on condition, however, that the
Spanish troops are removed immediately
from Cuba and Porto Rica and that
the United States shall have one of the
Ladrone Islands also.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the cabinet at 1 o'clock Saturday
Secretary Day sentM. Cambon a courteous
note requesting him to call at the
white house at 2 o'clock to receive the
answer to Spain's peace note.
Promptly at 2 o'clock the ambassador
and Secretary Thiebaut visited the
president in his private office and
courteously received the note. Secretary
Day was present.
The American reply distinctly gives
warning that the proposition as to surrender
of all sovereignty in the "West
Indian waters and the selection of an
island in the Ladrones is beyond any
discussion whatever.
As to the Philippines the reply says
in substance that as further indemnity
to the United States for its expenses
the United States will hold the city of
Manila, bay and harbor, pending the
determination of the future government
of the whole island ctoud.
One island of the Ladrone group is to
be ceded to the UniUd States, this government
to make its selection later..
In demanding the surrender of Spanish
sovereignty in all near-by waters the
reply diplomatically avoids making any
pledges as to what is to be done by this
government as to Cuba.
IT MEANS PEACE.
Our Terms Accepted by the Spanish
Ambassador.
Events of the most momentous character
occurred at the conference at the
white house Saturday afternoon between
the president, Ambassador Cambon
of France, and Secretary Day, carrying
the peace negotiations far beyond
the mere submission of terms of r>eace
by the United States, and reaching the
point of preliminary basis of peace between
the government of Spain and the
government of the United States, needing
only the ratification of the Madrid
oflKinpf in what was donft tr> brin? the
war to an end.
This was accomplished on the part of
Spain when Ambassador Cambon presented
to the president credentials he
had receved from the Spanish government,
appointing him envoy extraordi
nary and plenipotentiary, with complete
instructions as to the manner of
acting upon every one of the peace conditions
presented by the United States,
including the disposition of Cuba.Porto
Rico, the Philippines, the Ladrones,
indemnity, armistice, and all other
questions likely to arise in the course
of the negotiations.
"With the credentials authorizing him
to speak as plenipotentiary, for the
government of Spain, and with full instructions
on every point at issue, Ambassador
Cauibon. in behalf of Spain,
not only received the peace conditions
laid down by the American cabinet
earlier in the day, but thereupon entered
upon their full discussion with a
view to a final and complete agreement.
After strong arguments the president
and Secretary Day consented to a mod- j
ification of the American terms in one j
particular. What that modification relates
to is not disclosed, but it is be- j
lieved, not to apply to the condition |
for the absolute independence of Cuba, j
the cession of Porto llico, or the grant- j
ing of adequate coaling stations to the
United State in the Pacific, or to di- !
minishin any vital particular the terms
on which peace will be restored.
This modification brought about
practical unanimity between the president
and Ambassador Cambon, as plenj
ipotentiary for Spain, and the latter has
i now transmitted the results of the con
ferenee to Madrid for approval, which,
if given, will end the war.
HUSBAND'S REVOLTING CRIME.
Almost Blew His Wife's Head Off
Witii a Shotgun.
I . Saturday afternoon one of the most
shocking of tragedies happened about
seven miles northwest of lluion, o. C,.
B. T. "West shot and killed his wife
with a double-barreled breech-loading
shot gun, using No. 7 shot. The woman
was sitting in a chair beside the
back door; "W^t stood at the front
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aoor. J.ce 'iicne iruut ui uie nuuitiu o
face, from near the edge of the hair to
half of the nose was entirely shot away
and mutilated.
West gave the alarm, saying that
his wife had shot herself. Her brother,
who lives about 200 yards from the
house, was first to get there; he found
the body in a sitting position in a chair,
the gun lying on the floor in front of .
and about three inches from her feet;
the gun was lying at right angles to her
feet, her hands lay naturally in her lap.
The head was resting against the wall
of the house; the wall and floor were
; covered witn Diooa ana Drams, near
where she sat.
West said that he loaded the gun,
put it down, stepped out of the house
and called his wife's brother to go
with him squirrel hunting, that while
doing so he heard the gun shoot; that
he stepped back to the door, and saw
his wife; that he then walked through
the house and out of the back door and
called her brother and said: "My wife |
has killed herself."
A inrr a-P inrmoct was iTrmann Piled I
and a full investigation had. The jury
made a thorough examination of all the
surroundings?examined the -wound
and entire face of the deceased, and
made practical demonstrations, concluding
that it was impossible for her to
have shot herself; that there was absolutely
no powder marks or burns about
tit a farv- and that she could not
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have fired the gun and made the
wound in the place and position, as
the wound was straight across the
forehead and not upwards as it would
have to had been had she fired the gun
The only eye witness was the little
3-year-old son. He was questioned,
but not sworn or examined by the jury.
The child, when asked who shot his
mother, said: 'Tapa shot her;" then
told where his father stood, and that
he (the child) was standing beside his mother
at the time the gun shot. The
verdict of the jury was that the deceased
came to her death by a gunshot
wound; that the gun was fired and discharged
by her husband, B. T. West.
It was brought out in the examination
that West was jealons of his wife, and
had threatened her and frequently beat
and otherwise mistreated her. West
was committed to jail by the coroner.
BECEIVED WITS OPEN" ARMS.
The United States Ttoods Given a
Royal Welcome to Ponce.'
The American conquest of Porto llico
has begun auspiciously. The Spanish
have abandoned Ponce, the principal
port on -the southern coast of the
island and, in many respects, its most
progressive city. Friday night Gen.
Miles landed and Saturday morning took
possession and raised the Stars and
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Americans with open arms, and gave
them the wildest and most exaggerated
welcome, indicating that the population
was ripe for revolt, which was predicted
as soon as American troops
touched the shore. The scene when
the soldiers reached the wharves was
remarkable. Thousands of residents of
the city; men, women and children
lined the water front, and shouts of joy
and Qries of "Viva los Americanos,"
"Buenos Dias," "Puerto Kico libre",
greeted them. The soldiers were received
like liberators, rather than in
truders. The red started boniberes j
(firemen) came down to the wharf in a
body and cheered lustily. Capt. Lynos
with Company K of the Sixteenth regiment,
immediately marched to the city
and established a provost guard in the
municipal building, the soldiers being
billeted in the frescoes and gold decorated
room of the alcude. On every
hand the greatest satisfaction was evidenced.
Women adorned themselves
in their brightest gowns and waved
their hands and smiled as the troops
marched through the streets. The doors
of the merchant houses were opened,
and the whole city presented the ap
pearance of celebrating a fete. The
poor are especially rejoiced.
Are They Runaways?
Saturday morning about two o'clock
a policeman in Columbia arrested two
small hnvs at tVir? RlnnrHnfr street sta
tion, and sent them in the patrol wagon
to the police station. They were wandering
around the depot, and as they
failed to give a proper account of themselves
they were taken in, the policeman
thinking they were runaways from
their homes. They gave their names
as Eugene Holcombe and Edgar
i Sanders. They are bright lads and are
| apparently about 8 and 10 years of age.
i Thp.v told fierst. Jones thev were from
| Asheville, but would say nothing else
i concerning themselves or what they
I were doing in Columbia. They will be
j held until something can be found out
| about them.
"Eufe" Barkley Dead.
Col. Rufus C. Barkley died at his
! residence in Charleston on Wednesday
| morning. He had been promiuent in
I Charleston's political life for years and
nis counsels were always vaiuea rjy nis
party. Among the politicians Colonel
Barkley was particularly esteemed.
He represented Ward S in city council
for several terms. He was a member
for three sessions of the legislature, j
He was in his 70th year at the time of j
his death. He was born at Winsboro,
county, where he was educated.
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OUR DEMANDS. I
Spain Must Give Up at Least Cuba
and Porto Rico.
MUST MAKE PEACE AJ ONCE
if the Spaniards Desire to Save
any Colonial Possession. So
Th-inks the Diplomats
of Europe.
The Vienna. Austria,. Neue Frcie
Prcsse says it learns on .the authority
of a minister that the cession of Cuba
and Porto Kico is the minimum demand
that will be made by President
McKinley. If Spain desires to retain
the Philippines she must quickly sue
for peace. The longer she delays the
stronger will become the imperialistic
policy of the. United States.
Senor Dupuy de Lome, formerly
Spanish minister to the United States,
now living in Madrid, suvs that overtures
for peace ought to have been made
after the glorious light on July 1 around
Santiago and after the destruction of
Admiral uervera s squauron, witn a
view to obtaining better conditions than
could be secured later. If the United
States refused to grant honorable conditions
then the war should be continued
desperately. Senor de Lome added
that there was an excellent opportunity
for peace now, when the Americans had
discovered how unworthy the Cubans
clI'C.
The Madrid Impartial is of the opinion
that Spain and the United States
will arrange peace without the services
of outsiders. It says that Spaniards
prefer the annexation of Cuba by the
United States to haying it wade inde
pendent. The press is preparing the
public for the loss of Cuba and developments
in Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Prime Minister Sagasta is again
temjporizing. The country is reduced
to hopeless, callous inditterence to tne
fortunes of war and takes no interest in
anything outside its own miseries.
Local iuterest has lately been absorbed
in the attempt of the Spanish newspapers
to force the government to exercise
a less rigorous censorship by '
threatening to suspend publication.
The movement is not general, and is therefore
not likely to succeed.
Ordinary railroad traffic has been suspended
in southern Soain. the roads
being monopolized by trains carrying
soldiers, marines and war munitions.
The light artillery that was supplied by
France before the outbreak of the war
and centralized at Madrid has now been
shifted to the northern Sierra, where a
Carlist rising is feared.
The fright caused by the reported going
to Spain of Commodore Watson's
cnimi^rnn or>rvtinn/?<! in tVia.t f.niintrV.
vvuv4?vw -4 There
has been a rush from the seaside
hotels, everybody fleeing to the interior.
The fire brigades at the seaside
resorts, whose season has been completely
spoiled, are constantly drilling
itrtiie use of hydrants and apparatus,
so as to be ready to extinguish the fires
that are expected to occur from bombardment
by the Americans.
The Spaniards who draw their inAAn%Af.
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ernment to ask the United States to
take the island under its government,
thinking that their property would thus
be saved to them. As a matter of fact,
a majority are tending to the view that
all interests would be better conserved
with Cuba belonging to the United
States.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Lrmdnn Timr?s savs that t>eaee nrosnects
have greatly improved during the past
48 hours. The preliminary exploration
of the minister of foreign affairs was
more practical than was supposed. The
same dispatch says the pushing on of
the Porto Rico expedition by the Americans
is regarded as a hint to Spain to
hurry, because if the island is conquered
it will be occupied permanently,
otherwise it will apparently be spared.
SiicK swmaiers.
' The Benton, 111., Standard says there
is a set of slick swindlers operating in
Southern Illinois against whom our
farmers should be on their gucrd with
a stont hickory club re-enforced by the
family dog. These fellows who are
smooth and pleasant-faced individuals,
call at a farm house, claim to be state
water inspectors, and with the aid of an
alleged powerful microscope, throw the
entire household into consternation by
showing that the water used by tne
family is filled with disease germs, microbes,
baecilli, and sure death generally
and wonder why the . whole neighborhood
hasn't been dead long before. So
does the farmer, and when he has been
ordered to go down into his pocket and
give up a dollar for a preparation to kill
all the "varmits" in the well, he does
so right joyfully, and the "inspector"
leaves for another victim. The mi
r?rnKr><! wVnV.h naiisft fcha farmer s hair to
assume a perpendicular attitude are located
in the lens of the microscope.
The preparation for killing them costs
about 2 cents. These or similar swindlers
will strike this section some of
these days and we publish the above to
post our-people.
His Last Sleep.
A dispatch from Sumter says Coroner
Moses held an inquest Thursday
over the body?or at least what could
be found of it?of Henry Smith, a
colored boy about 12 years of age.
Smith went to sleep on the Manchester
and Augusta railroad track. Fast train,
No. 32, came along about that time.
Smith was lying between the crossties
and was mistaken for a piece of wood
until the train was too close to him to
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Enormous Peach Crop.
A dispatch to the Augusta Chronicle
from Adairsville, Ga.. says "the peach
crop in the orchards comprising the
North Georgia fruit growers is a surplus
one this year by fully 50 per cent. There
is absolutely no sale for all of the fruit
this year. Cincinnati, Cleveland and
other markets who have been handling
our fruit telegraph here that the supply
is more than the demand."
T.B. Johnson Dead.
T. B. Johnson, one of the most prominent
and influential Republicans who !
has ever lived in South Carolina, died |
at Sumter Thursday morning after an
illness of about three weeks. He took
a prominent part in the reconstruction
period and held office under
the Moses and Scott regimes.
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WHERE IS THE SILYEEWASE j
Bequeathed, by President Jackson to |
the State of South Carolina1?
I
i>iaiiy queer letters ana epistles nnJ.
their way daily to the Governor's office j
but the one printed below is a little
different from any which Private Secretary
Evans has had to deal with
lately. President Andrew Jackson before
his death bequeathed certain pieces
of silverware to the State of South Carolina,
and,, according to the writer in
question, these valuables have somehow
oit hnvnnr) tlm rif tTiic r>nni.
monwealth, and he asks that tlicy be
found and returned. The letter comes
from Mr. Jno. L. P. Cantwell, who
now lives in "Wilmington, N. 0. He
was a private in the Mexican war. and
a member of Co. H, Palmetto regiment,
from this State. Here is the letter to
Governor Ellerbe:
His Excellency, W. H. Ellerbe, Governor
of South Carolina.
Governor: The prayer of your petitioner
respectfully showeth:
That the late Andrew Jackson of
Tennessee, a native of South Carolina
formerlv a creneral in the militarv ser
vicc. as also President of the United
States, did by his last will and testament
give, bequeath and devise to the
State of South Carolina, certain pieces
of silverware; and whereas your petitioner,
a party at interest, is informed
and believes that James D. Blandingof
Sumter, S. C., custodian of said silverware,
has transferred the custody thereof
to parties beyond the limits and authority
of the said State of South Carolina,
in opposition to the known wishes
of your petitioner ond others of the
same interest:
This is to call the atterttion of your
excellency to the fact that action be had
to the end that the will of the said
Andrew Jackson, deceased be obeyed
and the interest of your petitioner and
others of the same interest be protected
by the return to within the limits of
South Carolina of said silverware;
the patriotism and State pride of whose
officials and citizens is concerned for
care, guard and preservation, until
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owuersinp ue?.ueu. Anu >our petioner,
as m duty bound, will ever
pray.
The piecc of silver lias been located
in a bank in Columbia, where it has
been for years.
BOBBING- A MINISTER.
Town of Walterboro Seemingly at the
TWVvhtc o-f 5t "Rnrorlar
Walterboro has been very much exercised
recently over the numerous attempts
at robbery there. Last Wednesday
night a burglar broke'into the Rev.
W. M. Duncan's bedroom and took his
clothes out into the yard and after taking
his gold waix;h, $4 in money and a
pair of gold spectacles, he threw the
clothes on the ground.
The wily burglar then went to Engineer
Drmnin^sy.; slipped through the
window into his bedroom, got his
clothes, and after appropriating all the
money he could find and a pair of gold
stud buttons, made his way to Mr. J.
F. Lucas, where he followed the same
tacties with the same result.
That night there was a light shower,
about 11 o'clock, and the next morning
a great big barefoot track was distinctly
seen at each of the places robbed. He
was tracked to the railroad, but from
there no evidence whatever could be
obtained as to which way lie went.
Parties were sent in search and tele
grams dispatched, but ail or no avail.
The next night the robber came
back, but instead, of being barefooted,
he wore a pair of baseball shoes, This
time he tried to get into three other
houses, but upon the waking of some of
the inmates he ran away.
And so for a week he has tried to get
into some one's house. The police and
citizens generally are keeping a close
watch for him and I fear if he is
caught very little mercy will be shown
him.
Tiie Alliance Excnange.
The annual .meeting of the county
trustee stock holders of the State Alliance
Exchange was held in Columbia
on Wednesday. The board of directors
were elected:
State at Large?J. A. Sligh. Newberry,
and A. H. White, York.
First district?L. E. Parler. Dorchester.
Sr>f?nnH district?W. TT Timmnrman.
Edgefield.
Third district?J. 0. Alexander. Oconee.
Fourth district?J. It. Harrison.
Greenville.
Fifth district?S.F. McKcown.Chester.
Sixth district?J. W. Ferguson.
Darlington.
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ceveuui uistrici?kj. l>. juney. urangeburg.
The directors at a subsequent meeting
elected J. A. Sligli. president; J.
W. Ferguson. treasurer; Dr. W. H.
Timmerman, secretary: I). P. Duncan,
manager of the State exchange. Last
year the business of the eschangu
amounted to nearly $50,000.
A Prize Package.
"While the sale of the Rita's cargo
was going on in Charleston Wednesday
a gentleman bid $15 on a box. not
knowing what it contained, there being
no label on the box. The purchaser at
once prized off the top and to his surprise
found that it contained two very
fine breechloading guns. He was offered
one hundred dollars for the two
but refused, as a single gun could
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scarcely ue purcnaseu irom uie muivcxs
at that figure.
To Raise the Colon.
The Mcrritt Wrecking company has
sent a second expedition out from Norfolk,
bound for Santiago, with a full
wrecking outfit to work on the Spanish
cruiser Cristobal Colon. This expedition
is the outcome of Lieut. Ilobson's
present trip to the United States. The
expedition will go on the German
steamer Senior, which is under eharter |
by the wrecking company.
The Brooklyn Loses a Man.
The body of Karl J. Anderson, seaman
of the United States cruiser Brooklyn.
was buried ashore Thursday morning.
Anderson was killed by the accidental
discharge of a Spanish onepound
shell. smusnrled from one of ths
destroyed cruisers against the ordeer
ofCapt. Cook.
PORTO RICAN SOIL.
Our Soldiers Take Possession of
Port of Guanica.
ENEMY TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
The Spaniards Were Routed and
Fled. The First and Complete
Details of the Landing of
Our Troops on the Island.
The United States military expedi
tioiiunaeruen. lilies lanuea on tnc
coast of Porto Kieo at the port of Guanica
on the south side of the island on
July 2tj. after a skirmish between a detachment
of Spanish troops and a crew
of thirty men belonging to the launch
of the gunboat Gloucester. Four of the
Spaniards were killed, but no American
were hurt. The troops were pushed
forward in order to capture the railroad
leadins to Ponce, which is onlv 10
miles east of this place. From Ponce
there is an excellent military road running
85 miles north to San Juan. Guanica
Bay is a quiet place, surrounded
by cultivated lands. In the rear are
high mountains, and close to the beach
nestles a village of about twenty houses,
The Spaniards were taken by surprise.
Almost the first they knew of
the approach of the army of invasion
was in the announcement contained
in the firing of a gun from the Gloucester.
demanding that the Spaniards haul
down their flag, which was floating
from a flagstaff in front of a blockhouse
standing to the east of the village. The
first couple of 3-pounders were fired
into the hills right and left of the bay.
purposely avoiding the town, lest the
projectiles hurt women and children.
The Gloucester then hove to within
600 yards of the shore and lowered a
launch having onboard a Colt rapid-fire
gun and dU men under the command or
Lieut. Huse, which was sent ashore
without encountering opposition. Quartermaster
Beck thereupon told Yeoman
Lacy to haul down the Spanish flag,
which was done. The first United
States flag to float over Porto Rican
soil was raised on the flagstaff.
Suddenly about thirty Spaniards
opened fire with Mauser rifles- on the
American party. Lieut. Huse and his
men responded with sreat gallantry the
Colt gun doing effective work. Norman,
who received Admiral Cervera's surrender,
and Wood,, a volunteer lieutenant, c
shared the honor with Lieut. Huse,
Almost immediately after the Spani
ards nred on the Americans, the (Gloucester
opened fire on the enemy with all
her 3 and 6 pounders which could be
brought to bear, shelling the town, and
also dropping shells into the hills to the
west of Guanica, where a number of
Spanish cavalry were seen hastening
toward the spot where the Americans
had landed. Lieut. Huse then threw
up a little fort, which he named for
"Wainwright, and laid barbed wire in
the street in front of it. in order to re_
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lieutenant also mounted the Colt gun
and signalled for reinforcements, which
were sent from the Gloucester.
Presently a few of the Spanish cavalry
joined those who were fighting in
the street of Guanica, but the Colt
barked to a purpose, Killing four of
them. By that time the Gloucester
had the range of the town and the block
house and all her guns were spitting
fire, the doctor and the paymaster help
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mg 10 serve tne guns, soon auerwaras
white-coated galloping cavalrymen were
seen climbing the hills to the westward
and the foot soldiers were scurrying
along the fences from the town. By
9.45. with the exception of a few guerrilla
shots, the town was won and the
enemy was driven out of its neighborhood.
The Red Cross nurses on the
Lampasas and a detachment of regulars
were the first to land from the trans
ports. After Lieut. Huse had captured
the place he deployed his small force
into the suburbs, liut he was soon reinforced
by the regulars, who were followed
by Co. G- of the Sixth Illinois and
all other troops iu quick succession.
All of the boats of the men-of-war and
transports were used in the work of
landing the troops, each steam launch
towing four or five boats loaded to the
rails with soldiers:
Everything progressed in an orderly
manner and according to the ulans of
Gen. Miles. The latter went ashore at
about noon, after stopping to board the
Gloucester and thank Lieutenant Commander
Wainwright for his gallant action.
Guanica is the most lovely spot
yet occupied by our forces. It is the
scat of the coffee and sugar industry,
and large herds of cattle are pasturing
in the meadows, which are bordered by
coacoanut palms. Many head of cattle
and a large number of horses have been
driven into the mountains by their owners.
Some of them will be recapturad.
Ponce is the second city of the island.
has a splendid harbor, and will make a
good base of operations. It is likely
that the Spanish garrison from Ponce
may try to surprise our people. But it
will only be an affair of outposts.
The Victorious Americans.
The Port of Prince surrendered to
Commander C. H. Davis of the auxiliary
gunboat .Dixie Friday. There was
no resistance and the Americans were
welcomed with enthusiasm. Maj. Gen.
3Iiles arrived here Friday morning at
daylight with Gen. Ernst's brigade and
Gen. Wilson's division on board transports.
Gen. Ernst's brigade immediately
started for the town of Ponce, three
miles inland, which capitulated Friday
afternoon. The American troops are
pushing toward the mountains, and will
join Gen. Henry with his brigade at
Yauco. which has been captured by our
troops.
Ponce Falls.
Gen. Miles in a dispatch says:
"Spanish troops are retreating from
southern part Porto Rico. Ponce and
nnrt hftvinff a nnrmlation of 15.000.
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now under the American flag. The
populace received troops and saluted
the flag with wild enthusiasm. Navy
has several prizes, also 71) lighters.
Railway shop partly destroyed now restored.
Telegraph communication also
being restored."'
Manila Surrenders.
A telegram from Madrid to the European
edition of the New York Herald
savs that a cable dispatch line has been
received at the Spanish capital announcing
the surrender of Manila to Admiral
Dewey. The Spaniards deny the
above report.
A STEAMER ON FIRE.
The Bravery and Coolness of Her Officers
Saves Many Lives.
The steamship Ardandhu. of the
Tweedie line, trading between West
In'' an ports and ^iew York, came up
to tne port Wednesday -with a heavy
list to starboard, and the cargo stored
in her lower hold on fire. Tbe fire first
made its appearance at 9:30 o'clock on
Monday night, when, if the vessel had
made uninterrupted voyage, she should
have been off the New Jersey shore,
and close to Sandy Hook. But leaky
boilers and the breaking down of her
engines delayed the steamer at least 30
hours, and at the time oi the discovery
of the flames in hold No. 3, the steamship
was off Fenwick Island, on the
coast of Maryland.
The wildest excitement followed the
outbreak of the fire, and several of the
11 steerage passengers, all Jamaicans,
endeavored to seize the life-boats. The
third mate, Percy Sanders, was made
to draw his revolver to prevent the men
from the steerace -leaving the burning
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busniutsr m wree uie-uuaL-a, WHICH wuiu
easily have aecomodated the other 45
passengers and members of the crew.
The passengers were, however, forced
out of the boats by Captain Walker
and his men, and when discipline was
restored preparations were made for the
saving of the lives of the women and
children on the vessel.
The three life-boats were lowered into
the sea, which was quite calm, and
the ships officers stood by the rope lad
ders. Thus a panic was averted, and
the lives of the 56 persons on board the
Ardandhu saved. The heat was so intense
and the smoke was so heavy that
it was, for a time, unsafe for the passengers
to remain on the uppe1* deck.
They were all ordered forward, and the
women and children were first put into
the life-boats, each of which had a full
supply of food and water on board, and
was supplied with compasses and signal
rockets.
It was nearly midnight when Captain
Walker considered that he had the fire
under control, and decided to continue
on his way to New York. The women
and children were taken back to the
steamer, and the life-boats were hoisted
to the davits, but were not taken on
board. The officers, from that time on,
kept watch over the life-boats to prevent
the 11 Jamaicans, who appeared
to be terror-stricken, from deserting the
burning ship in them. Two of the
steerage passengers, however, stowed
themselves in the small boat astern,
and remained there until the Ardandhu
reached the Narrows.
On the trip up the coast, Captain
"Walker brought the steamship to a
standstill to-ascertain if the steam was
getting the best of the flames in the
lower hold. Although it was apparent
that the flames were being held in
check, it was also clear that the fire in
hold No. 3 was an extensive one. Between
decks the heat was unbearable,
and when the covers from the ventilator
holds were removed, smoke rolled
out of the opening. The fire continued
to burn, and the Ardandhu, on account
of the water, which had been let into
holds 3 and 4, had a heavy list to starts
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AID CAMPS DTVOKED.
The State Historian Makes a Pinal Appeal
Looking to Secure the Rolls.
At the risk of being charged with
'"'damnable iteration," permit me
through your columns to make one
more call for the missing Confederate
rolls.
I dow address myself to the Confederate
camps. It seems to me, as I have
said in a letter to Gen. "Walker, commanding,
that the South Carolina camps
could put their machinery to no better*
use than that of cooperating with this
office in completing the collection of the
v^uiixcu^itLLrc luvrio ui tuc uuuiu vdivuuo.
soldiery. Valuable matter has come to
me from Camp Sumter at Charleston,
through the thoughtful work of the
Rev. Dr. Johnson, once the prince of
engineers?a Confederate veteran whose
name is linked with "battlemented
Sumter."
Let the camps in Edgefield, Aiken,
Barnwell, Orangeburg and elsewhere
help the cause and I shall be able to
complete the business entrusted to me
by October next. It is a great work to
put ine ranic ana me 01 tne uonieaerate
army on the historic page?to put their
names in full. My duty shall be done.
I am now visiting the precincts of the
officers and men composing the rolls
not yet reported to me/
These are the rolls absent or unaccounted
for at this date, July 23,
1898:
FIELD AND STAFF.
Twenty-third regiment infantry.
COMPANY ROLLS, INFANTRY.
Co. A, Fourth regiment.
Cos. 13 and C, Eleventh regiment.
Co. K, Thirteenth regiment.
Co. H, Fourteenth regiment.
Cos. D, and G, Twentieth regiment.
Co. C, Twenty-first regiment.
Co. G, Twenty-fourth regiment.
Cos. E, H, and K, Twenty-seventh
regiment.
COMPANY ROLLS, CAVALRY.
Co. K, Second regiment.
Cos.DandTC_SiTf.il rpoimpnt.
company rolls, artillery.
Cos. A. B and G, Second regiment
volunteers.
Johx P. Thomas.
Outlaws EUed.
A special to The Star from Eufalia.
I. T.. says that in two distinct battles
with deputy sheriffs a gang of cattle
thieves and outlaws who have disturbed
the Cherokee and Creek nation for a
long time, have been destro}*ed. The
ligut uv;tjuiieu SIA rniica caso ui viicw
tah. and resulted in one outlaw, a halfbreed
Cherokee named Petit being mortally
wounded David Greathouse. an exmember
of the French gang slightiy
wounded and captured, and one Ahorn
captured. Later the remainder of the
gang were intercepted near Braggs,
Cherokee nation, by Deputy Marshals
Leobeter and Piaz and all of the outi
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laws Killed, xnese xaner were \juiusuy,
brother of Cherokee Bill; Mose Miller
and the famous '"Pickalow Bill."
Heavy Rainfall.
More rain fell in South Carolina during
the month of July than had been
precipitated during the previous sis
months. This is a remarkable state- *
ment. but it is made on the authority
of the weather bureau.
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SAMPSON'S REPORT. . J
Long
Delayed Document at Last
Receivd in Washington.
DOES NOT MENTION SCHLEY.
An Exhaustive Report of the
Great Battle, But Does Not
Deal in Interesting Details.
The long awaited report of Admiral
Sampson on the destruction of Cervera's
fleet has at last been made public and
is a topic of general interest. One fact
is freely commented upon, and that is
the failure of the admiral to make
special mention of Commodore Schley,
who, more fortunate than the fleet commander,
was not only in the fight, but
was in immediate command of the vie
torious squadron. The admiral contents
himself with adding, without
comment, the report of Commodore
Schley, which modestly sets forth his
own claims for the credit for the victory
and shows plainly the magnificent
work of the Brooklyn throughout the
engagement. Sampson's report is an
exhaustive review of events, such as are
perhaps familiar to every one, leaving to
the commodore and the captains the
tasks of details. He avoids -he necessity
of special praise by saying:
''When all the work was done so well
it is difficult to discriminate in praise.
The object of the blockade of Cervera's . - ; J
squadron was fully accomplished and
each individual bore well his part in it
?the commodore in command on the '
second division, the-captains of ships,
their officers and men. The fire of the
battleships was powerful and destruc- ^
tive, ana tne resistance 01 tne spanisn
squadron was in great part broken almost
before they had gotten beyond the
range of their own forts. The fine
speed of the Oregon enabled her to take
a position in the chase and the Cristobal
Colon did not give up ue? vae Oregon
had thrown a 13-inch shell beyond her."
-Liiuo uaoupauu puca iu a vvuj.u. iu|
himself by saying "the object of the
blockade of Cervera's squadron was
fully accomplisned."
The Brooklyn gets mention in the
succeeding parapraph, as follows: %
"This performance adds to the already
brilliant record of this fine battleship,
and speaks highly of the skill
and care with which her admirable efficiency
has been maintained during the
service unprecedented in the history
of vessels of her class. The Brooklyn's
westerly blockading position gave her
<xu auvaubd^c xu Lux; wmwi out;
maintained to the end, and she employed
her fine battery with telling effect.
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Continuing, the admiral tells, with a
suggestion of feeling as regards his own
part in the chase: "The
Texas and New York were go
mg on the yehase during the last hour
and had any accident befallen the
Brooklyn or Oregon, would have speedily
overhauled the Cristobal Colon.
From the moment the Spanish vessel
exhausted her first burst of speed, the
result was never in doubt.- She fell, in
fact, far below what might have been
expected of her, after careful measurement
of time and distance, giving her
an average speed?from the time she
cleared the harbor mouth until the time
she was ran on shore at Kio Tarquino,
of 13.7 knots. Neither the New York
nor the Brooklyn stopped to couple
their forward engines, but ran out the
chase with one pair, getting steam, of
course, as rapidly as possible on all
boilers. To stop to couple up the forward
engines would have meant a delay v
of fifteen minutes, or four miles in the
chase.
"The skillful handling and gallant
fighting of the Gloucester excited the
admiration of every one who witnesssed
it, and merits the commendation of the
navy department. She is a fast and
entirely unprotected auxiliary vessel?
the yacht Corsair?and has a good battery
of light rapid-fire guns. She was
lying two miles from the harbor entrance,
to the southward and eastward,
and immediatelv steamed in. oDenine
fire upon the iarge ships. Anticipating
the appearance of the Pluton and
Furor, the Gloucester was slowed,
thereby gaining more rapidly a high
pressure of steam, and when the destroyers
came out she steamed for them
at full speed, and was able to close to
short range, where her fire was aecu__
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race5 aeacuy ana 01 greax voiumeGot
Enough of Spain.
Natives of the Philippine Islands and
British subjects who have interests
there are alarmed by the reports that
the peace terms include the return of
those islands to Spain. As a result
they have held a meeting here, and,
after consultation with the Philippines
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a.uu xrance auu x>eigium, nave cauieu
to President McKinley and to Senator
Davis, chairman of the foreign relations
committee. The message to President
McKinley is as follows: "The
Philipinas resident in Europe pray you
net to abandon the Philippine Islands
for the sake of peace with Spain. Our
loyalty and trust in the honor of America
entitle us to your consideration and
support. To hand over our country
again to Spain is contrary to the humanitarian
proceedings of your noble
nation and the wish of all classes.
Civilization, trade and order, all will
be lost i: Spanish authority is re-established
m any form."
He Was Enthusiastic.
A member of the Twentieth Kansas,
which regiment is encamped at San
Francisco, has waxed very enthusiastic
over the treatment accorded to him and
his comrades by the California girls.
In a letter to his brother he describes
the delicacy of their attention by
saying that "the girls come Tip to
the stockade yard and throw oranges
over the fence to us like you
throw corn to hogs in Kansas."
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j. uiLiiciiiicic t/iic ucii^utcu >uiu.iii/ccr
almost complains of the way in which
the Californians block the roads of the
Kansans by strewing them with flowers. ?1
Yellow Fever Baging. >
Yellow fever seems to have taken a
great foothold on our soldiers near Santiago.
Gen. William R. Shafter
reported Wednesday total sick. 3,770;
total revcr cases, z.yzi] new cases 01
fever. 639; cases of fever returned to
duty. 538. A great many of our soldiers
have died with yellow fever in
and around Santiago.
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