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*llUlJLOW 8. CARTER, | ^ Family Jttnrrjxipcr : Fur Ihe Fnsr/wtion of 0*e Political, St. zUU, Agricultural astd Commercial Jnlereelt. 5 TERMS: $1.50 a j u\a RuiTOB AND MANAORR. \ ) pAXAJiUS IN AdTAXOH. ^cIVII-v^^EKlY tlNM, LANCAsTI'-.K, S. (~7TTlV 13, iMJSL cTtadTT.i,. r, mm- ^ HOBSON TALKS Tells of the Trip of the Mer-j rimac Into the Harbor. RUDDER BROKE. RiasonsWhy He Could Not Kxoeuto His Purpose ? Kept :it. * Morro I'ntil tlio British Consul Protested. lly Telegraph to Tho (iroenville News: Now Vork, July x.? A dis-1 patch to The Herald from oil" Santiago, Cuba, says: Your correspondent saw Mr; liohson after he had made his re. | port to Admiral Sampson and lie I consented to give The Heralds! fuller interview about his experiences. Ho spoke in glowing terms of tho courage and bravery of his crew. 14 Wo have boon 33 days in a Spanish prison,'' said Mr Hobson, 4'and tho moro 1 think about it tho more marvelous it scorns that wo are alivo. "It was about 3 o'clock in tho' morning when the Merrimac entoroil tlio narrow channel an<! steamed in under the guns of Morro castle. Tho stillness of death prevailed. It was so dark | that wo could scarcely soo the head land. We had planned to I drop our starboard anchor at a certain point to tho right of the. channel, reverse our engines ami j then swing the merrimac around, ) sinking her directly across the channel. "This plan was adhered to, butl circumstances rendered its execution impossible. When the' Merrimac poked her nose into il. I iue cminnoi our troubles commenced. Tho deadly silence whs broken by tho wash of u small bout approaching us from the shore. 1 made her out to ho a picket boat. "She ran close up under tho stern of the Merriume and tired, sovernl shots from which it seem- I ed to be It pounder puns. The Merrimac's rudder was carried! away l>y this fire. That is why , the collier was not sunk across the channel. 44Wo did not discover the loss of the rudder until Murphy rust! anchor. Wo then found that tho Merriniac would not answer to the helm, and were compelled to make the best of the situation. "The run up tho channel was I exciting. Tho picket boat had given the alarm and in a moment | the puns of the Vizcaya, tho AI * | mirante Oquendo and of the shore batteries were turned on us. "Submarino mines and torpedoes also exploded all about us, addinp to the excitement. The mines did no damage, although j wo could hoar rumbling and could fool the ship tremble. Wo wero running without; light* and only the darkness savod us from utter destruction. When the ship was in the dosired posi lion and we found that the rudder wan gome 1 called the men on deok. While they were launching, the catamaran I touched off the explosives. 44 At the name moment two toipedoes, fired by the Keina Mercedes, struck the Merrimac amidships. 1 can not nay whether our own explosives or the Span j isli torpedoes did tin* work, I tlio Morriinac wiis lifted out 11 ?o water and almost rent asiitid "As alio sett led down we sera tiled overboard and out away t catamaran. A great cheer \vs up from the forts and warsh as the hull of the collier found ed, tliu Spaniards thinking t Mor: imae was an American \v: ship. 1 We attempted to gel out the harbor on the Catamaran, I a strong tide was running a daylight found us still struggli in the water. Then for the 0 time the Spaniards saw us, am boat from the It una Merce picked us up. It then was slio ly after a o'clock in the inornii and wo had been in the wal more than an h up. We \v? taken aboard the Rein i Mercet and later were suit to Moyro c: tie. "In Morro we were confin to cells in the inner sides of t fortress and were there the li day the (loot boinbirded Mori I could only hear the whistling the shells and the noise they uia when tliey struck, hut I j'idjj from the conversation of 1 guards that the shells did cc siderahlo damage. "After this bombardment, N Kamsden, the British consul, pi tested, and wo were removed the hospital. There 1 \*us st arated from the othor men in o crow and could see them only special permission. Montag and Kelly fell ill two weeks aj. suffering from malaria, and I w permitted to visit thorn twice. "Mr Kmisden war very ki to us and demanded that Monl guo and Kdly ho removed to In tor quarters in the hospital. Tl was done. 'As for myself th"ro is lit to say. The Spanish wore r disposed to do *11 ich for the co fort of any of the prisoners tirst, but, after our army li taken some of their men a-, p" oners, their treatment was beM? Food is Hcareo in the city, am whs told that wo fared hotter til the Spanish officers." It K 4 IS Til K kh()M)lk Mr A C Thomas, of Mail ville, Tex., has found a mo valuable discovery than has v been made in tho Klondike. 1 years ho suffered untold ag ? from consumption, accompani l?y hemorrhages; ami was ah? Intelv cured by Dr Kind's N< Discovery for consumpth Coughs and Colds. lie declat that gold is of littlo value comparison with this marveln cure; oven if it costs a hundr dollars a bottle. Asthma, liro chilis ami all throat and lung f feet ions are positively cured Dr King's Now Discovery f Consumption. Trial botthsfr at Crawford llros' Drug Stui Regular size 50 eta and $1. Uuaranteod to core or prico i funded. The officers and men of t American fleet engaged in t victorioua tight with Cerveri ships the other day will rccei something more substantial tli glory from their achievemoi The law provides that in sea tigl like tho Santiago atlair, t American sailors shall receiv< bounty of flOO for evory man the ships of the enemy which t sunk or otherwise destroy* There wero in tho neighborho of 1,700 men on Cervera's shi| therefore tho officers ami men w divide shout $170,000. "'J. TORAL'S OFFER TO SUR| RENDER. Ill * . I he HA K< i AIN OFFKKKD TO C >!N "t| SH A K I KK. ijM | er-, The Spaniards Wanted to (five ho Him Their Town It Ho Would lir* Lot Them Miifoli Away, Fully Armed, Willi Hands Playing and Manners Ml* , Waving?Shatter n'^ j Was not Making that Kind of a Trade. h'11 1 Copyright, 1 s'jh, by Associated | Press. j On Hoard the Associated Press ''1 Hunt Wamiu. < Ml Juragua, Satur ;IV July 0. T p in., via Port Antonio, '('s July 1", i? a in., and Kingston, :ls" 10;Jo n ni.?The surrender of I Santiago was formally ottered I?y tM' : the Spanish commander (ieucral 1,0 Torul, today, but the conditions ' ^ attached caused u prompt rofu>al of tiie otter bv (ieneml Slmflor J ' ~ "*'** v' * * ?* Tim immolation*, however, re[suited in tlm extension of tho ar>e,M inislico until noon Sunday, and ',01 white Hags of truce sti I sail over >n* the opposing armies. j (Jcneral Toral's proposal con1' temphited the immediate surren? j der of the city, but ho insisted that his army Ik? permitted to 1 march away undor arms and with ur Hying colors, and declared thut he ; would "ti?rht to the last uw 1 less tho conditions wora accepted. ft), ' / i t I #? * > 1 1 * * 1 nenerai nnaner replied mm noinAs ing t>ut unconditional surrender would ho considered I?v him, l>ut he consented to cahle the Spanish offer to Washington, in the mcanI time, extending the armistiee. It was shortly before noon to(l day when a little group of Spanish ollirers, under a flag of truce, lot ' n came out from under the yellow will of the besieged city and at . ^ , slowly made its way toward the > ad , American line. A detail was ISsent to meet them, and they were r. j | escorted to comfortable quarters, while the letter from Gereral an , Toral was carried to General Shatter's tent, * wo miles from K. the trout. The letter was couched s-in the ieily, courteous terms, ,ro 1 characteristic of such commimications, and was hrief as possible, or . # It bore the signature of General II v t,?l Toral, who commands at Santiago 10- since General Linares was wound w ed an 1 stated that he was prepared ,n' to surrender the city provided his armv would he permitted to capi?sjtulnte with honor. This, he exe<J plained, meant that the Spanish n-j forces should lie unmolested ami f lI* be permitted to go in any dircction they wished with arms or ,0o ' and Hying their colors. Tho let 0 tor concluded with the hold state. 00 luent that surrender under any '?- other terms was an impossibility and would not he considered. General Shatter immediately he ! cabled tho facts to Washington h? and sent to General Toral a re1 H fusal of his proposal; hut added vc that he would communicate with un his government and would extend d- the informal armistice until Sund* day at noon. It was deemed H? probable that the truce may ex^ i 11 tend even l?eyond the time design on a ted, as the offer of General Toral kre to surrender on any terms is re garded as an indication that the otl Spanish commander has decided upon surrender upon the hest terms obtainable. The general conditions of the lien lilt of the American troops is i excellent, lmt the water supply is! po'ir mill a number of eases of nn'.arial fever have developed. I hh ] No deaths have resulted, however, woi , an 1 in nearl y all the instances the tin j fever has been broken up by a be ijlihc.ai use of quinine. j be The second fleet of transports m? arrived otT Joragua this morning, re< I bearing *2,500 troops, including tai a large detachment of artillery. no K'lvmlc Ymir lti>?rl? Willi I'liirnrcli. Cii? Iy I'uUtiirlir. cure roiwtiput ion fnri-vrr * I 10c, j..,-. II it <" (iiil, ilruircisi>ri fuin) inoix y. , ItK NKVKK FRKTS. ter [The Reason (leneral Shatter Is Able to Stand the Heat of t'ubu. Th Kvcryhody is wondering how j General Shafter manages to sur-1 : vive the blistering calories in Cn-' | ba w ith his 310 pounds. The ex-i , planation is simple; he never frets; j He is e..t l? ......I * .x ...1 * WW I Mil I 111- | of Santiago than ho is at Fair Oaks, whore notwithstanding fe? tl% ! wn i vero wounos. ho voluntarily ro-' mained on the field of battle, lakto line an aetive part until the close | i , . 1 ,, , . tra of the engagement. ror this I . At congress gave ','ni u medal of i'ii ho: honor, which he wears on the; ... v en I biggest chest in the aimv. Not- i L 1' 1 " ' Wf withstanding his great weight, he am 18, at 03 years, as active as a lieutenant of 30. "Poena Bill, is i gei a tine old chap. . t ' , ? . 1 A r tin ANOTI1KR VKSSKL DKfeJ , ; (I M TROY ED. I er? ' coi The Hawk Overhauled and Desup troved Another Spaniard. K'1 HI)* Key West, .Inly 0.?Tlio <?Hi - . j ccrs i?f tin* blockading lleet report- jm ' ed tlio destruction of a Spanish steamship, Villa Yerda, olT Fort j ( Muriel. She whh loaded with see ammunition mix! supplies for etj Blanco. The vessel was sighted nm ; at midnight Wednesday and by mtt dawn was eompletelv deatroyed. wn ' The blockading steamship Hawk t.je I overhauled her, steaming eastward | I close to shore, and tired across jl!tl her hows which was ineffectual. ^|M, The llawk opened tire in earnest, | ttn, disabling and setting i t ntire. Hi? The Spaniards run ashore and mn beached. The Hawk was rein- jlu. forced by theCastine and a well ' directc*l shot by the latter blow 1 j her to pieces. A majority of the' crow escaped by swimming 1 ashore. j Th " i mc KUKKI'IbhS. |sij Send your address to H E' ^ Bucklen Si Co., Chicago, anil get j' ,l a free sample box of I)r King's '' New Life Fills. A trial will j Br convince you of their merits. 8el These pills are easy in action and aro particularly effective in the jy cure of Constipation and Sick Hoadache. For Malaria nnd ^ Liver troubles they have been I at proved invaluable. They are) to guaranteed to l>e perfectly froe 0f i from every deleterious substance j and to Ihj purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to the stomach I" nnd bowels greatly invigorate the j 21 i system. Regular size 25c. per as 1 box. Sold by Crawford Broa th Druggist. p George Was a Married Man. ft<' pa . >i ? . .in "Here a curious marriage from a Missouri paper, George. A Mr Clay married a Miss Mud." 10 "Happy Clay. He knows that mud occasionally dries up."? Cleveland Plain Dealer. m i l3^Subecril?e for The Ledger C Bombardment Begun Washington, .Inly 11. A < ; 'jjnirii from (iencral Shaft* is received this morning ^tatin it the bombardment of Santiag gan today, yesterday's ti r it) ing only a preliminary skii sli. Other messages have liee eived undouhtlv containing d< Is of yesterday's skirmish, In thing is given out by the de rtmcnt. It is reported on goo thority, however, that a neriean ship was badly damag by shells from a Spanish bat y. ? WOl'NDKl) MKN AKK1VIe Hospital Train in ServiceThe Wounded Men Tell of Their Sensation ? Ktfcets of the Mauser 'billets. Tampa, .Inly 1".?The trans rts Iroquois and Cherokee, at ing last night brought to umled men from Santiago ese have been distributed toda positions on shore, and th .nsports are awaiting orders daylight the long train o spit a] cars was thrown op for the reception of those win 'ingoing to Fort Mcl'hersoi 1 '2*2.d men were placed aboard Kighty seven were sent to th neral hospital of the Fonrt no* r- ond file Kiirtrpnn ?re had their first experience i ^ssing war wounds. The suffer i were treated with the greatos isideration and while they la' on the rough pine tahle the; re an account of their wounds 1 how they were received un< at effect they had on them rarihly when the Mauser bullet uck they were knocked down t mi tiered little. The hole med to have been nearly drill through the tlesli or bone king no laceration. Only on< n brought over was unable t< Ik, all the others having sulli ntlv recovered to do so. I'he wounds were mainly in tin ids, arnis and feet. Men will ir feet bundled in white clothe 1 their arms in slings were ii in< lance, but although the} st have sntTered they wen WMuii Leave Charleston. ( haiUston, S. C., July e Sixth Massachusetts Keg nt and one battalion of th ith Illinois are now en route I ntiago to re enforce Shaftei le expedition is commanded h igadier General Gea A (iarret n. The baggage of the two n inents was tuken out to tl lie and the Columbia at t a. ui o two cruisers being anclx r< the light-ship, at the outran the harbor. The cmbarkath tha troops began at mid-da ? A detailed account has lav iblished of Spain's naval loa.se war shibs and 21 nierchantmi against practalv no losses < e American side. This torn convince the most rabid wi Ivoeate, and, as for a long tin iat, the whole commercial ai dustriul interest of Spain a inging strong influence to pei favor of peace. John C. Sheppard announc mself a candidate for the Sta nate from Edgefield. Mdrto Cry for Pitcher** Castor i m a l 3 o n r i? i g M VKSTKltDA VS liOMiiAKDMKNT. i t After Two 11...u s' Kit ing hy the ir Ships the Spaniards Hoisted -i '?> 1:'lnjx of Trnci!?W"lint Fol<r ( lowed is Not Known. n Copyright, iM's, hy Associated J l'ress. I it Oil Santiago <le Cuha via del !- Kste, .Inly 1 1.? At half past ' d this morning, after several range n linding shots over the ridge pror, ' teeting Santiago from the sea, the - I nited States cruiser Newark opened tire into the city with her s ineli guns. The signal corps I ' otlicers statu?ned on top of the I ridge reported the effect of t he ; shots. The New ork, Brooklyn and Indiana participated in the tiring, at intervals of live minutes. The I l)omhardinent lasted for two hours when (ieneral Shatter reported .. i (!...? I- - ' " " " ' " nun ini3 miciis wcii) in ?>lly lull. '* ing it) the bay and doing but lit1> i tic damage. The last shot, how ' ever, struck :i prominent church Y in the heart of the city, which 0 was heavily stored with powder and ammunition, causing a treM mendons explosion. The extent ~ i of the damage is not yet known. f) I When the warships ceased tiring 11 ] and before (leneral Shafter had begun an attack, a flag of truce 0 was seen coming from the city. " The object of this was not known N -4 ntlion tho rnrrounnndorif n ! of the Associated Press left the - j front. t j At 2 o'clock this afternoon the . United States cruiser Vale, with (Scneral Miles and the United - States protected cruiser Uolumoia ' arrived. i| . WOUNDKD KKAUII AIL A Ns TA. ' , * H J Two Hundred and Thirty-Five i Soldiers Arrive at Fort Mc, Pherson. > Atlanta, duly 11. Two hun dred ami thirtv-live sick and : wounded sol hers readied Ihe oen * .oral hospital at Fort Mcl'herson ? today from Tampa Among them s are several of the Hough Kiders 111 and many member.-. of the Scv? ' onty lirst New York. The most e seriously wounded are ('apt l>u! eat and Lieut Lyons of the i wen. ;ty.fourth infantry, whose families arenow at Salt Lake, I'tali. I The doctors arc much encouraged - . hv the improved condition of the 1 nien tonight and say they will rein 1 1 cover. \ ! llrvan to .loin I.ee. t ?y! t-i Washington, duly 11. ? "Wilm. lliitii Tnnnittifc 1l?*\ < roiriiuont ....... uvui....^ ^ ie l of Nebraska infantry today was ordered to join Gen Filxhngh L'd l Leo's corps at Jacksonville. I C P Barrett the noted post of>n . fice defrander at last has been Y- | taken to columbus to servo his 'sentence of 18 months in the lT. L*n S. prison. ss: An Old ld?k. [>n Every day strengthens the belief of emlnent physician* that impure blood ia the ,n cause of the majority of our diseases, la Twenty-five year* a#o thia theory wu need a* a t>aaia for the formula of lirowns' Iron IP Bitter*. The many remarkable cure* effected by this famous old household remedy are j(j suffirient to prove that the theory isrorrenr. Browns' Iron Bitters is solo by all dealers. 11 TRESPASS NOTICE. ir All persons are hereby i.otifled not to trespnHM by walking, riding. flablng swimming or in any other way.on my plantation, eituate a mile or twoBou'li 68 of Lancaster court bouse. Any peraon or persons disregarding titin notice will be proseeuted to the fulleetextent of the law. KZWkl*H. ba June 6. 1893.