Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ir [ ral|?& epf ffyllK ^'e\mj jjKL/K^J' /il/ W*ir *<> W WW *r4P' </ '\# '^r ^ >#*t^ *#m1 Njjr 'W ^ fHUllLOW S^OARTER. ) " ^ "' ? " -.? ~r_iT^z Bditob iiHU M>*AaiB. ' 1 A Fhmily Newrpapcr \ Fur tte Promotion of the Political, MxirJ, Agricultural and Commercial Inteirnta. i TEBMH: $1.60 a Yrji*. \ ' - ) PaXAHUV. AM Ad7A1'.C\\. SfclVII-WlbEKLl tlll'lUM. LANOAttfh7(T>r ().. .MINK '.'<> i*<18 " ic-r,~: THE FIRST FIGHT. I A Cl' . ' Reports 12 AMERICANS KILLED. Which ! lville And 50 Wounded. Ten of the Wounded May Die?The Spaniards Had Every Advantage ( in the Fight Both in Num- j^e^. ^ hers and Position. i i'jie 8|WM, early tlii Playn dil Este, (iuantanamo }?vn Hag. Ray, .1 uno 24, S p in.?This morn- Rafael } ing i Friday I four troops of tho; ?i0 I^(*h 1! First Cavalry, four troops of the the Culm Tenth Cavalry and eight troops ,liSp?trh? of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, loss eminent than a thousand men, dismounted ,,f th<s N? and attacked 2,<'00 Spanish sol- dispatclu diers in the thickets within 5 the local miles of Santiago do Culm. Cayo Ro The Americans heat the enemy mirth o< hack into the city, hut they left ^nd had i the following doud upon the held: govertini Rough Riders?Captain Allyn K tn'on per Capron, of Troop L; Sergeant mntion f; Hamilton Fish, Jr., Privates Till- hmd is n man and Dawson, both of troop Cuptai L; Private Dougherty, "f Troop days bef? A; Piivato W T Krwin, of Troop tll0 Culm F. First Cavalry-?Privates Dix, Amcricai York, Hejork, Kolbe, Berlin and tor's arm Lcnaiock. Tenth Cavalry?Cor- great roj poral White. At least 50 Amer- ()n Ju ionns were wounded, including Was fou six officers. Several of the province wounded will die. of the Cr Twelve dead Spaniards were uf 1,500 fouud in the bush after the tight, iards. 1 but their loss was doubtless far in fcatcd an excess of that. ied their General Young commarded the the Cuba expedition and ?*as wiLh the reg- graves ct ulars, while Colonel Wood di- 10, 9, fl, rected the operations of the Rough , Cubans c Riders, several miles west. Both i their ac< parties struck the Spaniards about | Spaniard the same time and the fight lasted litters, an hour. The Spaniards opened killed am tire from the thick brush, but the ' Generi troops drove them back from the [ men, arn i1 start, stormed the block house j the Flori iiround which they made their! Runes. is filial stand and sent them scatter tiago pro ing over the mountains. The oru| <jiU cavalrymen were afterward re-1 Rust yu enforced by Seventh, Twelfth and wus jn (j Seventeenth Infantry, part of the had pWo Ninth Cavalry, the Second Mas- \ dynamite sachusetts and the Seventy.first tb0 More New York. A second The Americans now hold the .marching position at the threshold of San- Gomez, tiago tie Cuba, with more troops eff for fo going forward constantly and they arrived a are preparing for a final assault of provi upon the city. ''ig lauftc Hamilton Fish, .Jr., tine of tho a tur^ killed, was one of the young New Yorkers of good position and KOBI family who went to tho front with A star Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Ho '^r was of distinguished ancestry, his family boing one of tho oldest dreadful in Now York. His father, Nieh-. almost y< olas Fish, is tho son of tho lato gue coat ) Hamilton Fish, who was Set re- hack am tary of Stato in Grant's cabinet, d^y^'^'p] He is a banker and lives in New i 1! nir 1119. York. Htunilton Fish wa* over advised t t> feet tall, of herculean build, and to in and rowed an No 7 of tho Colmn- ',rrtt l?ia College crew, in ita winning improver race of 1*5)4, over the Pough keepsie course. my life, Stive Your lAfe. fail to tl per botl By udng " I iik Orkat Hoittii [)rui? Am kkic an Kid wry Cckk," This! ^ new remedy In ? ?r?*at urprinn on so- | Count of ItH ??Xeecdlliir nrnm I>? , Mrllcl relieving pain in the Kidney*. Iliad* aeedogaai tier and Rack li? male or female. It ut?" ^ relieve* .etentl<>n of wate- and pain In Thla neve paamug it alinoat I mint dlalely. Have 'f * ''0,< H'ra youraelvea by inlng tbU marveloua M^Intcure. Ita uie will prevent fatal con- .ueep atop sequenced*!! alino. t all caaea by Ita Drttkon' great alternative and healing power*, children a JB Hold by J K Maokey A Co., Lancaster Hold by J fi C. L anoaater BAN SlIIL' iN POUT. ; TI Brought of a Buttle in , . I Many Spaniards Were i d?A Second Army Marching to .loin Gomez. 1 A Vest. June 2?> P a in.? J p Isabel cnino into port s morning Hying the CuOn her were Captain dora, Bieutenant Felix lies, and four others of j ii aiiiiv, carrying -fated s from tiio Cuban gov ru! toSenorT K.trada Raima, till uw York Junta. Theso die :s will l> forwarded l)V rot junta. The Isabel left ter mano, an island off the m*' lUHt ??f Cuba last S md v < ni i smooth passage. Tho phi ent's mail system has ph fee ted so that full infor- fir: rom all part -i *>f the is- wa icoived duilv. 1 wit n Mora says that two tlx >ro lie left Cuyo Humane. ns sighted tluj fleet of it. 1 vessels carrying Shaf ti? iy ami the news caused eoi joicing. I his no 9th a heavy battle i wa ght in tho Camaurnav >?tr by General Lope Kecios, |caj iban army, with a force ?el men, and 5,000 Span- jscr ['ho Spaniards woro de-1 ot:* d retreated. They bur in dead in 17 graves, which nn< ns o|H)ned. Some of the La mtained 11 bodies others wu 2 and so on. In all, tho ho minted 150 bodies, and bn nuts reported that 107 a ' s were carried awaY on the Tho Cubans had men d 32 wounded. 1 Ac il Mcnoeal, with 2,000 wa ied with rilles landed l>y pel <la expedition at Fort ftn< on his way from San- tht vinec to re-enforce Gen-' lie/. near Sat. Kspiritu. ndav General Menoeul tin 'ainaguey province, lie "l field pieces for throwing U(' i, and expected to cross mj >n trocha without trouble, army of 3,000 men is A j east to join (leneral a 1 Xucvitas has been badly od, but recently a steamer nni nd landed a large cargo, AN isions. Subsequently a tin h from the Bahamas land- wr ;o of food. w( " " er< {KDTUKtiKAVH. Sa tling incident, of which ,iC< i Oliver of Philadelphia. 1()i subject, is narrated by ! . Hows: 44I was in a most condition. My skin was ( ollow, eyes sunken, ton-'?ai ,ed, pain continually in gii d sides, no appetito? ufl r growing weaker day by j t|u iree physicians had given . Fortunately, a friend rying 'Electric Hitters:' ( di* y groat joy and surprise, tin bottle made a decided fot nent. I continued their t|)( liree weeks, and am now j in. 1 know they saved u( and robbed the grave of > ietim." No one should j lac ry them, Only 50 ets i']' tie at Crawford Hros' pt) >re. (, i on human, mange on hut * j , , mi all stock, cured In 30 2bla? i ? 1 /ool fords Hanitarj Lotion off ir falls. Bold by J F Mack (jj, Druggist, Lancaster. t* C. ontience of water during, . ped Immediately by 1)k K lui 'a Antt Dittbktic Cure, ind adults alike?Price, $1 c F Mackey A Co.. Druggist 10c .MO. | IE WRECK OF A TR00J TRAIif )L'lt SOLDI Kits MANY Hl'UT. Rear Knd Collision on tin Kansas Cily, Memphis & Birmin^ham ltoad, at l'opclo Miss. ? Kngineer of the Second Section Prohahly to Blame. fupelo, Miss Juno 26. A railid accident, occurred at '5:K .> afternoon, in which four solas lo t their lives, and other* eived fatal injuries. This afnoiiii (Colonel Torrcy's regi nt of Hough Hitlers frout Chcv10, Wyoming, reached this co, via the Kansas (.'itv. Meniis ?sL Birmingham Railroad. The -t section had stopped to take tcr and had whistled to start, it*!i the second section rounded i sharp curve ju^t heforo t'ae vn is reached, and dashed into In the rear of the tirtsL see n was the sleeper, "Seville,*' ilaining ('olonel l'orrey and i regimental stall'. This car s completely demolished, yet uiuro t. ? c?i f iw naj , VI J ItUliaiU ffl* >ed unscrntched except the colo, who is injured, though not iously. The cliief fntulities mrred in a coach which stood the centre of the lirst section, I which carried Troop C from ramie, Wyoming. This coach a completely telescoped and th* ldiers within were jammed and uised. In the second section, mggage car was thrown intc ! ditch, hut in this train feu le hurt, and none dangerously, tion on the part of the soldiers ,s immediate to save their viu rilled comrades, and with axes I ropes and buckets of water, v worked like demons, tear r away the wreckage to get al j wounded and dead, and ex. gnish the lire which lm<l starter the sleeper. The woundot: re removed to a vacant build * in town. The sections contained Troop? <) K G and M, forming part o! egiment being transported t< cksonv'ille, Fla. Those killer 1 mortally injured are fron yoming. The regiment ha? j misfortune to meet with t eek in the yards at St Joseph, Friday in which two of the jw were killed and at St Louis turdav one of the soldiers was jidentally killed by being snf;ated und falling from the trail the long tunnel at that place. The fault of this accident, it i? d probably lies with hie en icer of the second train, win ,s running too fast, and too neai first section. The name o: 3 engineer is Hawls, and ho hai lappeared. The soldiers have -eatened to lynch him if he i.? ind. Not a horse was injured, >ugh some of tho stock can re badly smashed. The killed are: Willio B Wal o, Troop A; Sam Johnson, oop Gordon, coloret rter; Cornellius Lenihan. Troor ^ ~ I Hie futility injured are: llenrv Unpen, Troop C both log# cul ; internally injured; Private miner, Troop L, head crushed. 12 otbors were seriously in. ed. E<1ar?l? Vnnr MoweU Willi I'MMrSi. 'andjr Cuthftrtlo, euro ((iniiilptliM fnwver ,?e. If C. C. C fftll. Ciranlnto refund monry fc3T*6ubecribe for The Lidger ? - f ' 1 QUICK AND DECISIVE. '1 NATl'RK OF WORK FOR SOL- < LMLRS AM) SAILORS AT SA NT1AGO. i . \\ hat Long and Miles Kxpect-Attaek to be Kept up l.'ntil the City Surrenders. Washington, .Line 25.?(ieni oral M ies believes a final concert0(1 assault on Santiago began this morning and will continue until . the surrender of the city. Long ' t v ? roc-iveda cable from Sampson announcing a proposed bombardment at daybreak this morning to continue until the harbor batteries 'are silenced when they would J effect an entrance in the harbor. Hath expect <piick and decisive t work. i; 'j PKOSPKCT1YE CAPTAINS. Many Applications For Recruiting Blanks Sent In. ' .Special to The Daily News, l' Columbia, .June 24.?Apj)li-| cations received today from the following prospective captains for enlistment blanks may give some I idea as to what part of the State . will be represented in the now] , regiment: Wardlaw Moorman, I Gaffney; T W liailey, Clark's] Hill, Edgetield; S L Perrin, Ab-j , bevil e; W 1* Crawford, Chester; , Clyde H or ton, Clinton; George , Douflasn Rouse, Charleston; M I O Dantzler, Orangeburg; W T Mixson, Columbia. m'c. -1 THROAT CUT IN A PARlv. ? A Revolting Murder in Washing-; ton That was Witnessed by a j! Hundred People. Washington, .lune '24.?In t broad daylight and in the pros. en<e of a hundred people, a murI 1 der. tiendish in its nlrtwitv wsisi 1 com nutted in one of Washington's ' public parks this evening. Geo! \Y Horton, an ex-member of the ?I Washington police force, and f .1 one Nicholson, a divorced wo? man, were sitting about 7 o'clock, i on a bench in Armory Square, at i Fonr-and-nilalf street and Mis-; lisotiri avenue. The woman an-' i nounced to Horton that she proposed no longer to sustain her re-! ), bilious with him, when ho drew a! i pocket knife and slashed her' < across the throat. Iler screams . attracted scores of people. Hor-j i tod continued to slash the woman ; ; w ii|i the knife until she fell to the] * ground. . I A ery one of the hundred or )' more persons who were witnesses to he fearful tragedy was so para f lyz'd with horror that the niur i der ?r proceeded without interfer j encj unti ho bad almost severed , the head from the body. Tho ( crins of the spectators drew the i pol ire, and Horton was arrested without resistance, standing over tht body of bis victim. At the stn ion house ho calmly admitted I hi-deed and expressed littlo re) gr?H** r Buckf*n'* Arnlrti Sa've. ^ Tiik Ba/r Halvk in the world for Cats, Bruises, Mores, Ulcers, Malt s ... .. . _ ruieum. rever Tettor. ('Imp p*d Hands, ( hllb aiiiR, Corns, and mI Hkin eruptions, end positively cure* Hit*, or no pay required It In Kimraoteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 2f> cents per . hsx. For dale by Crawford IIros. fhOdrao Cry for PitcftarN Cartwb 1 ...f -v>> RCi Wrl # A SOLDIER DROPS DEAD. VOLl'NTKKU F A GILBKRT, OF DARLINGTON, IS NO MOltK. A Popular Young Private Seized Witli a Fatal Stroke of Apoplexy While Marching Into Breakfast. Columbia Record, 27th inst. The Shandon camp vm shocked and horritied this morning by the sudden and altogether unexpe -ted death of 'heir comrade. Private F A (iilhert, of the Darlington Guards, one of the :n >^t p > dnr men in the camp. The death was tragic, and <*<i m ing as it did without the slhrhtest warning a- ho was marehing into the moss hall with a number of others for breakfast, completely unnerved the beholders. While marching along uuietlv and apparently in the best of health and spirits tho young sol dier was seized with a lit of apo. plexy and falling heavily to t-i earth immediately died,with blood spurting profusely from liis mouth nose and ears, lie was promptly and tenderly picked up by his comrades and every means was exhausted to revive him, but all to no avail; he already expired before they could minister to him. A WISE SPANIARD. lie Realizes .the Hopelessness of Spains Resistance. Kingston, June ? In cor res pondence received from the second commander at Santiago it is stated that food, powder and ammuniti n are scarce. The insurgents have cut off every source of supplies. Tho troops are disheartened and Nearer to Santiago. Kingston, June 27.?Advices from Barguira say that Shaftoi has removed h:s headquarters fi om there to Juragua. Not Yet at Manila. Hong Kong, Juno 27.?Advices from Manila say the transports have not yet arrived. There is no change in the situation. Trouble in Havana. Key west, .June '2 7. ?News just received from Havana says a reign of terror exists. The police threaten to revolt and are l>eing watched by troops. Fainino is imminent. The city is panic stricken. DUr.ui of thr mood And Sfrrvn. No one need suffer with neuralgia. Thia dlneaac la quickly and permanently cured hy Browns' Iron Bittern. Every diseaae of the blood, nerrea and atomarh, chronic or otherwiae, auoenmbu to Prowns' Iron Bittern. Known and oned for nearly a quarter of a century, It standi to-day fore, moat among our moat rained re tried ice. Browna' Iron Bitten in noki by all daalara. | openiv cininor lor surrender, expressing the opinion tlmt the present war is innriler. He ^u'-s Spain should never have entered the conflict. 4'Wo were morally defeated from the tirst and the campaign can only result in loss of blood treasure and credit. SKCONI) IIKOIMKNT'S ST A IT. with one Minor Expedition :il Places Filled. Colonel willie .lones, colonel. Major iienry T Thompsi n, lieutenant colonel, j Captain iiavelock Eyans, of Bamberg, major. Julius wajjner, of Charleston, major. i Luther M iiaselden, of Marion, regimental adjutant. \v M Cuip, of I'nion, adjutant. Normal \v Bull, of Orangebnrg, , adjutant. ltev P A Murray, of Beaufort, j chaplin. j w Tripp, of Hock iiill, quar1 f A*??nntdrt?? ( tv;i iiiaoiui OCILCaill. Dr .1 w Floyd, ft son of Col J w Floyd, of Liberty nill, hospital 1 steward. Dr wannaniaker, of Orangeburg, surgeon. Drs LA CirifliMi, of Lexington, and .1 E Pooro, of Lancaster, as. sistant surgeons.- C o 1 u m I) i a Uecord. Canvasser -Peg pardon, but would you object to look at a book I have with me? Busy Man ?Not at all. It is not tho book I object to. You can leave it, if yon like or if you prefer, you can leave with it.'1 DRIVING THE SPANIARDS.' GOOD WORK OF OKNKR \L WHEELER AM) 11IS MEN. They Have Captured Sevilla, ; Where they Can See the Streets of Santiago Plainly. OlY Santiago, dune 20. ? A derisive hattle is expected at any moment. Wheeler's division was within ten miles of the city Friday night and was joined by Shaffer this morning, while Sampson lias reduced every short; battery defense for twenty miles either way from Santiago. Chaffee's wing of Wheeler's command took possession of Seville, seven miles from the eitv, after a sharp hattle. 1 The official report places the American loss at twentyone killed and eighty wounded. The Spaniards left thirtynino dead on the held. From the position occupied by the troops, they can plainly see the streets and inhabitants of Santiago. They reported a large number of wounded Spaniards en-1 tering the city at intervals. HELP FORSHAFTER. Another Body of Troops Shipped to Santiago. By Telegraph toGreenville News: Newport News, Vu., June 25. , ?The Ninth Ma9sachusetts, Col B F Bogan, and (Companies A, B, 1 C and M of the Thirty fouith | Michigan, Colonel Peteruian, arrived here today on a special j train from Camp Alger and embarked this afternoon on the auxiliary cruisor Harvard f r. Santiago whither they have been ordered to reinforce General1 Shatter. PAPAL INTKKVKNTIOX. Will lie Requested When Spain is Ready to Sue for Peace. Rome, Juna 27.?The papal nuncio at Madrid telegraphs the popo that the queen regent desires the mediation of his holiness when I tho opportune moment arrives, j with the object of concluding peace with the I 'nited States. The Nun.} cio declared, however, that for the present the queen is convinced that Spain is bound to continue tho war.