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The Latest Developments in the War Between United States and Spain. Sampson Stops the Channel by Sink* ing the Merrimac. WASHINGTON, June 4.-The navy department has posted the following bulletin : "The navy department at .3 o'clock received the following dispatch: " 'MOLE, HAYTI, June 4.-Succeeded in sinking Merrimac in the channel of Santiago at 4 a. m., June 3. This was carried out most gallantly under the cotnniaud of Naval Constructor Hobson and seven men. By a flag of truce from the Spanish admiral. Cervera, sent in recognition of their bravery, I am informed all are prison er of war, two slightly wounded. Request authority to approve ex change, if possible, between these ard the prisoners at Atlanta. Six of the Spaniard squadron in the harbor of Sautiago unable to avoid being cap tured or destroyed. " 'Signe i SAMPSON."' The State yesterday morning in i?s 5 o clock edition gave the news of the junction of the fleets of Sampson and ?denley; of the cutting of the last cable connecting Bianco with Madrid, and the forecast of the glorious news con tained in the above official report. It required a second edition and all sub scribers save a very few got the iufor mation. The cable that became silent at 5 a. m. remained so, and the story from the ''Wanda" was never com pleted. Ou Board the Associated Press Dispatch Boat "Dauntless," off San tiago de Cuba, Juue 4, via Kingston, Ja , June 4.-Bear Admiral Sampson, during Friday moruitig, decided to close the narrow harbor entrance of Santiago de Cuba by siukiug the collier Merrimac, loaded with coal, in the cbaunel. He called for volunteers to go to almost certain death, and forty men offered themselves. Lieu^ tenant Hobson aud six men were chosen and at 3 a. m. Friday morning the Merrimac, under her own steam, entered the channel under a terrible Spanish fire. The vessel was riddled with projectiles, but she anchored and swuuground. Lieutenant Hobson then set off an internal' torpedo with an electric attachment; there was an explosion; the Merrimac sank; the channel wa, cl >sed, and, apparently, Admiral Cervera will be unable to eseape. KINGSTON, JA., June 4.-Hobson and the hero crew of the M rrimac were saved in the following manner Unable, after the sinking of their vessel to make their way back through the storm of shot and shell they rowed into the harbor to the Spanish flag ship and were taken on board un harmed. The Spanish admiral under a flag of truce on Friday sent word to the ad mirai that he offered to exchange the prisoners, adding that in the mean while that Hobson aud his party would be treated with the greatest kindness. Lieut. Hobson appears to have car ried out his plan to the smallest de tails, except as regards the method of escape. The rowboat in which the crew were to attempt to escape was either blown up or shot to pieces, for Lieut. Hobson and his men drifted ashore on an old catamaran which was slung over thc ship's side at the last moment asan extra precaution. Upon reaching shore the men were taken prisoners and sent to Santiago City unde. guard. Later they were taken to Morro castle, where they now are. Capt. Oviedo, Admiral Cervera's chief of staff, who boarded the New York under a flag of truce, did not give further details of the capture. The bravery of the Americans evi dently excited as much admiration among the Spaniards as it did among the men of the American fleet. The prisouers will be perfectly safe, and will probably be well treated while they remain in Morro castle. The fleet is wild with delight tonight over the termination of the most daring expedition since the destruction of the Confederate ironclad Albemarle by Lieut. Cushing in 1864. The admiral is just as glad as the youngest jackie. Capt. Chadwick, of the flag ship New York, who is usually most conservative in speaking of the inci dent, said : "Splendid; splendid; too much can not be said about it." The general opinion is that no man ever deserved recognition by congress for personal bravery more than does Lieut. Hobson. His work was doue, aud bis men are safe. When he started on the expedition few thought he could accomplish his object. Officers of the fleet, when questioned aa to whether Capt. Oviedo could have had any ulterior design in visit ing the New York under a flag of truce, scouted the suggestion, saying that the visit waa prompted by pure chivalry on the part of the Spaniards, and was noble of them. Clausen, the New York's coxswain, went on the Merrimac against orders. Nothing could have kept him from that trip into the jaws of death. It is probable that the Spaniards will try to blow up the Merrimac, but improbable that they will succeed. Speculation is rife as to the exaot details of how Lieut. Hobson managed to blow himself and ship up and live to tell thc tale. His heroism has cleared up the situation well. The Spaniurds are now doubly hemmed in. At quarters on thc New York last evening, Caplain Royce, praying be fore thc bareheaded crew on deck. thanked God for having preserved Lieut. Hobson and the men under him. Last night Chaplain Royce in voked this protection, but the few then believed it possible that his prayer could be granted. Cadet Powell, who was the last man to see Lieut. Hobson before his start, and who had charge of thc launch during its perilous trip, after much needed sleep told the story of his experience. He said: "Lieut. Hobson took a short sleep for a few hours, which was often interrupted. A quarter to 2 he came on deck and made final inspecti-jn, giving bis last instructions. Then we had a little lunch. Hobson was as cool as a cucumber. About 2:30 o'clock I took the men who were not going on the trip into the launch, and started for the Texas, the nearest ship, but had to go back for one of the assistant engineers, whom Hobson finally compelled to leave. I shook hands with Hobson thc last of all. He said: 'Powell, watch the boat's crew when we pull out of the harbor. We will be cracks, robing 30 strokes to the minute.' "After leaving the Texas, I saw the Merrimac steaming slowly in. It was ouly fairly dark then, aud the shore was quite visible. We followed about three-quarters of a mile astern. The Merrimac stood about a mile to the westward of the harbor, and seemed a bit mixed, turning completely around. Finally, heading to the east, she ran down, and then turned in. We were theu chasing im. because I thought Hobson had lost his bearings. When Hobson was about 200 yards from the harbor the first gun was fired from the eastern bluff. We were then half a mile off shore, close under the batter ies. The firing increased rap dly. We steamed in slowly, and lost sight of the Merrimac in the smoke, which the wind carried off shore. It hung heavily. Before Hobson could have blown up the Merrimac the western battery picked us up and commenced firing. They shot wild, and we only heard the shots. We ran in still closer to the shore, and the gunners lost sight of us. Then we heard the explosion of the torpedoes on the Merrimac. "Uutil daylight we waited just out side the breakers, half a mile to the westward of Murro, keepiug a sharp lookout for the boat or swimmers, but. saw nothing. "Hobson had arranged to meetus at that point, but thinking that some one might have drifted out, we crossed in front of Morro and the mouth of the harbor to the eastward. About 5 o'clock we crossed the harbor again, within a quarter of a mile, and stood to the westward. Io passing we saw one spar of the Merrimac sticking out of the water. We hugged shore just outside of the breakers for a mile, and then turned toward the Texas, when the batteries saw us and opened fire. It was then broad daylight. The first shot dropped 3d yards astern, but the other shots went wil I. "I drove the launch for all she was worth, finally making the New York. The men behaved splendidly." The news of Lieut. Hobson's safety lifted a great load from Cadet Powell's mind. Probably no other details of this marvelous trip will be known until Lieut. Hobson gets back. Some heavy tiring was done shortly before midnight by the New York and New Orleans, aimed at what was thought to be a small gunboat, which disappeared. Whether she was sunk or not is not known. The firing took place to the eastward of Morro. The Camp at Chickamanga. CHICKAMAUOA NATIONAL PARK. GA., Juue 6-The officers at Camp Th mas have been greatly annoyed by the misleading and false reports sent out from this point by special corres pondents touching the healthfulness of the camp. Out of the 42,000 men now in the army here there are not half a dozen serious cases of sickness, and the men are now getting the reg ular allowances of every kind of feed, and in abundance. Capt. Rockwell, chief of the ord nance department, received notice to day that the Columbia Arsenal would be able, by the latter part of the pres ent week, to supply 12,000 sets of equipments per week. He expects to have thc army fully equipped within a Bhort time. He received to-day field guns for four light batteries. Active work is now in progress to wards converting the Chickamauga Hotel property into a hospital. A portion of thc building will be ready by the latter part of the week for the reception of patients. General orders were issued to-day to all the regiments in camp to pro seed at once to recruit their companies to the full strength of 10(1 men. The sham battle, which was to have occurred to-day between the regiments of thc first division of the 3d corps, commanded by Gen Grant, was called off because of the absence of Gen. Breckenridge, and instead there were only regimental and brigade drill*. - The next competitive examina tion for Peabody scholarship, Nash ville, Tenn., will be held on July 21 md 22, 1898, in the office of State Superintendent of Education. There ?rc two vacancies to be filled. How's This. We oner Ose Hundred Dol?an reward for any ?ase f Catarrh that caniiot ba oured ay Hall'? Catarrh Cure. We, the undersigned har? known F. J. Cheney Tor the iaat 15 jean, and beliere him perfectly ii i H io rab le In all bunt neus tran sse lion? and fl nan ilally able to carry out any obligation? mad o by DIPT firm WttsT A TRUAX, Wholesale DrugrisU, Toledo, O. WA LIM so. KIN NA N A MAU vir, Wholesale Druf . ;l8t?, Toledo, O. > HaM'a Catarrh Cure is taken internally, neting Jlrectly upon the blood aud mucous aurfaot? of the avHtetu. T?nthiionialB sent frao. Price 7.1?. per bottle Sold by all dnirfghrta. (?en. Butler Commissioned. WASHINGTON, May 31.- Major Gen. M. C. Butler received his commission to-day, and he is to be ordered to temporary duty at Camp Alger to assist Gen. Graham iu organizing the | forces lhere. Ir. is the intention of the Secrer.ary ol' War to create a new military department, composed of the States along ihe South Atlautic coast, and to place Gen. Butler in command. The uew department will probably consist of North Carolina, Suut h Caro lina, Georgia and Florida. The sub ject is yet under advisement, and the location of department headquarters is still undecided. It is believed there will be a lively competition be tween Charleston, Savannah and At- : lanta for the privilege of furnishing the site. Gen. Butler will proceed to his home at Edgefield, S. C., to-mor- ; row, and retwru here in a few days : and report at Camp Alger. In the , meantime the Secretary of War will j consider the details connected with the establishment of the new depart ment of the South. The incidents attending the oath taking of Gen. Butler at the war department this afternoon were full of interest. Gen. Butler called at the war department and was cordially greeted by Secretary Alger. The newly elected major general and the Secretary of War indulged in some reminiscent convers?t on about the late civil war, when they were leading opposing forces in the Virginia cam paign. Gen Alger recalled the faut that Gen. Butler rode a v hite h'-rse. which made him a mark for many of the Michigan riflemen. Bis horse was shot from under him, but he escaped unharmed. It was the rela tion of this incident which induced Geo. Butler to remark that he will go into the present war on a less con spicuous horse. While Gen. Butl r and Secr?tary Alger chatted pleasantly about the former a new duties Adjt. Gen. Corbin went over to the White House and obtained the signature of President McKinley to Gen. Butler's commission. Ia the meantime the departmental notary entered the Sec retary's office and administered the "iron-clad"' oath to the ex-Confede rate general. Gen. John M.Wilson, chief of engineers, wituessed the cere mony, and he remarked that he could not keep back the flood of recollec tions of the bitter past as he grasped-. Gen. Butler's hand and warmly con gratulated him upon his appointment. It was a touching incident to see two gallant old soldiers almost moved to tears, so firm is t ?eir bond of friend ship and patriotic devotion. When Gen. Corbin returned from ; the Executive Mausion he brought ; the commission, and also the pen the < President had used in signing it. The pen was presented to Gen. Butler as a ? souvenir for his wife.-Newt and Courier. < Miles's Order to the Anny. An order of Maj. Gen. Miles, com manding the army, urging upon offi cers and privates that the faithful observance of the laws and regulations of the military branch is essential to' 1 the hooor and efficiency of the army, was made public yesterday. It bears date of Memorial Day, May 30. The , order is as follows : After a prolonged period of peace ! our army is once more called upon to engage in war in the cause of justice ' and humanity. To bring the military 9 forces to the highest state of efficiency 1 and most speedily accomplish /hat is 1 expected should be the earnest effort and call forth the best energies of all its members of whatever station. The laws and regulations which govern military bodies in civilized i countries have been developed to their 1 present perfection throuuh the expe- ( rieuce of hundreds of years, and the < faithful observance of those laws and i regulations is essential to the honor i and efficiency of the army. i All authority should be exercised ! with firmness, equity and decorum on < the part of superiors, and should be i respected by implicit obedience and I loyal support from subordinates. i Every officer of whatever grade will, i so far as may be in his power, guard ] and preserve the kealth and welfare \ of those under his charge. He must ? labor diligently and sealously to per- i feet himself and his subordinates in military drill, instruction and discip- < line; and, above all, he must con- < stantly endeavor, by precept and ex- j ample, to maintain the highest charac- i ter, to foster and stimulate that true < soldierly spirit and patriotic devotion ] to duty which must characterize an < ai my. The Major General command- ? ing confidently trusts that every offi- I cer and soldier in thc service of the i republic, each in his proper sphere, I will contribute his most ze-ilous efforts ; to the end that the honor and character ? of the army may be preserved un- } tarnished, and its best efforts crowned j with success. 1 This order is given upon a d*y I sacred to the memory of thc heroic < dead, whose services and sacrifices ? afford us example and inspiration, and < it is expected that all will be fully j impressed with the sacred duty im- j posed upon the army by the Govern- i ment of our beloved country.- Wash- < ington Pout, Jun? 4. < - The phonograph is now used to i teach foreign languages. With each 1 phonograph the pupil receives a text- ' ? book and twenty loadod cylinders. 1 Each lesson ia the book is arranged in ' the form of questions and answers. 1 The pupil ready to begin, puts thecyl- .< indcr of the first lesson on the ma chine, the tubes to his ears, and starts the phonograph. f - According to thc best authorities ^ less than one thousand-millionth part I of the sun's rays reach the earth, \ The Th?rimell Orphanage. Dr. W. P. Jacobs sends ont the fol lowing appeal for help, which ought ?to find a response in every soul that loves a good deed for its own sake : The condition of affairs at the Or phanage is such that it is absolutely uecessary for its friends to bestir them selves in the way of raising funds for its support. There has beeu a very great falling off in our receipts from the date of the declaration of war by this government against Spain. Why this ??hnuld have affected the benevo lence of the Lord's people does not appear, for th ere has been no cessation of business and no interruption of the regular order of events. The sun rises and sets; the seasons are as propitious as ever. Tra'ns come and go. The stores and schools and churches are all open. Even the enlisting of an army of volunteers has not appreciably af fected the home population. Why, then, should the orphans be forgotten? Is fear at the bottom of it-fear that the times may be harder? Is it there suit of more excitement over scare heads in our daily papers? Well, what ever it is, we must press home upon the attention of our friends the fact that help must come at once, or there will be very serious harm done to this work. A Compliment to Gen. Butler. Major-Gen. M. C. Butler and Brig. Gen. Fred. Grant are to figure in an interesting ceremony to take place at Hamp Alger, near Washington, in a few days. The Sons of the American Revolution propose to make ? useful presentation to these officers, and a fund for that purpose has already been raised, and articles to be select ed. Gen. Butler is to be presented with a handsome thoroughbred sorrel, with military saddle, bridle 'and fall equipment. Gen. Grant is to receive i handsome sword and belt appropri ately inscribed. The feature of the presentation is that John C Calhoun, of South Carolina, will make the pre sentation to Grant, and Dr. French, a well known physician in New York, will do the honors for Gen. Butler. The whole affair is to be conducted under the auspices of the Sons of the American Revolution, and n it will probably be one of the dramatic events in the history of the campaign.-Spe cial to News and Courier. A Patriotic Offer. WASHINGTON, May 30.-Rev. H. M. Wharton, D. D., of Baltimore, the founder and head of two large orphan ages, one at Charlotte, N. C., for col ored and the other at Luray, Va., for white children, has tendered to the government these homes for the ear , without charge, of any child or chil dren of soldiers who may die or ht killed dnring the present war. Se?retary Alger has written Dr. Wharton commending his patriotic of fer and accepting the proposal in the Bpi rit in which it was offered. Dr. Wharton's address is Baltimore, Md., and applications for admission should be addressed to him there. Secretary Alger's letter to Dr. Wharton is as follows: "My Dear Sir: I want to thank yon for your unselfish and patriotic tender }f the institutions under your control for those children which may be made destitute by the present war. I can issure yon that your action in this natter is worthy of the highest com mendation." How Long Will lt Last ! Widely dissimilar views as to the ivar's probable duration are expressed by Admiral Bancroft Ghcrardi and 3ren. Daniel E. Sickles. The former loes not look for a cessation of hos tilities in less than three years. "Et is a great mistake," he told a recent interviewer, "to suppose that the Spanish are not fighters. They have ?ome very good ships. Our own are much better handled than it is possi ble for them to handle theirs, but still they know how to fight their ves sels, and we lack tremendously in the line of torpedo boat destroyers, of which Spain bas several txeelltut eat imples." Of course, the Admiral hus io doubt as to the ultimate result. "We were not prepared for such a 2ondition of affairs as now exists," te said, "but with our resources we can remedy the defects in our navy in a re markably short space of time." The ?x-miuister to Spain fixed a year as the limit of the conflict, and he saw bi t me end to it. "The truth about sea power," he declared in explanation cf bis opinion, "is that you must be able sot only to build ships and to make Dig guns-any one can do that-but y-ou must fight your ships, and there ire only two Powers io the world to-day ivhich can win on the water-England incl America." When questioned as to the chance that Cuba will some day Dicome a part of the United Staten, jen. Sickles evaded the point with mme ingenuity, and propounded ? de ndedly carious theory as to why ve joined to our declaration of war au ex plicit disavowal of the intention to ai - sex the island. "Europe," he deolar ;d, "took this to mean a desire to pli> ;ate her; it was, in reality, only.for .he reassurance of our own people. whose policy has been wholly opposed ;o colonial conquest." There is mough in that view of the case to nnke it worth the careful considerat ion of our Continental enemies-and perhaps to decrease their estimate cf mr regard for their opinions. - As a rule, a man's hair tuniB ; tray five years sooner than a woman'?. ' [t is not necessary after this statement io ask who is the great sufferer in thi?s vorld of ours. STATE NEWS. - Geo. I. Cunningham has been appointed postmaster at Charleston to succeed A. H. Mowry. - Gaffney and Cherokee county, to gether with their friends and neigh bors will celebrate the Fourth of July in grand style. - Major John Alexander, a promi nent and popular citizen of Columbia, died at his home in that city last Sat urday afternoon. - Rock Hill has a company of one hundred colored men, under command of Robert Culbert, ready to volunteer for service in the army. - Union has quarantined against the world. The quarantine officer is kept busy every day looking after the four passenger trains each day. - May 30, 1898, was the hottest, day of that date in Columbia, S. C., for the last ten years,-the thermom eter registering 101 degrees in thc shade. - Prof. E. P. Moses, professor of pedagogics io Winthrop college, has tendered his resignation to the board of trustees, to take effect at the end of this session. - The people from all over the State are very much pleased at the Governor's appointment of Mr. Wyatt Aiken of Abbeville as adjutant of the Third battalion. - Camp Crittenden of Piedmont has recently received a beautiful flag, which will be carried afc the reunion in Atlanta. Forty or fifty veterans from this camp will attend the reunion. - Mr. G. Walt Whitman, of Jones ville, was in the city yesterday. He say s he is in the race for Governor. He expects to win, and will make the campaign on his bicycle.-Spartan burg Herald. - Married at Elloree, S. C., on May 2nd Mr. W. 0. Dorrity and Mrs. Mary Clayton. The groom prides himself with being 78 years of age and the capture of a 65 year old bride. We feel assured their troubles will not be many.-Manning Timex. - A regiment of negroes will be en listed from this State. Col. Hoggins will be made its colonel. He favors feeding soldiers on hog meat entirely, especially colored troops. He says niggers will fight better on hog meat than any other kind. - Last Thursday night, in Abbe ville, a lamp exploded at the home of Charles E. Bruce, and his wife, catch ing on fire, was burned to death. Her daughter, Bessie, was badly burned on her hands while trying to extinguish the flames upon her mother. - Florrie, the ten year old daugh ter of Mr. W. H. Pinson, while walk ing through her father's farm one day last week, was bitten by a water moc casin. The proper remedies were ad ministered and the little girl recovered without any serious results.-Clinton Gazette. - Samuel Bonham, son of Ephraim Bonham, of Saluda township, Green ville county, committed suicide on Tuesday at 1 o'clock by shooting him self through the left breast with a rifle. The deceased was about 17 years old and apparently in good health and spirits. It is supposed that he was suffering from a temporary aberration of mind when he did the rash deed. - Thc annual meeting of the stock holders of the Easley Oil Mill Com pany was held last Friday. Under the efficient management of B. C. Johnson, the mill has been prosperous the pa ?ii season, notwithstanding the hard times, and a dividend af 25 par eent. declared. Mr. W. C. Smith waa re-elected president and B. C. John son superintendent. - Mr. Robert C. Sanders, son of Mr. Edmund Sanders of Great Cypress township, was killed by lightning oa the 25th ult. In company with his father and Mr. H. S. Myrick he had gone into Saltkehatchie for a day's fishing. They had stopped in an open place to eat dinner when the fatal bolt fell causing his instant death, and the day that had opened so brightly end ed in sadness and tears. He was about 24 years of age, a young man of bright character and fine promise.-Barnwell People. - The call for missing Confederate rolls, which has been issued by Col. John P. Thomas, Confederate histo rian, Columbia, should be of interese to a great many people in th? State, and all who were members or had near relatives who were members of the commands, whose rolls are incomplete or missing, should make it their busi ness to look after the matter and fur nish Col. Thomas with any informa tion in their power. The time will come when a place in these rolls will be equs.l to a patent of nobility and no one who can furnish any informa tion can afford to let the opportunity pass.