Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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toV ~~AM e- J knl 1) -N ESD.,YA L A-VI x j N JN(. s. c.,_J V ki.o % A A. FORTS AT _IA AA S BOMBARDED BY T HE NEW YDRk PF - AN AND CINCINNA -1. She Foits Replied in KInd bat W thout EffecO tte Fee: stairirg N .1m cr bJury- Ge. t Dsmsge Da e t: 2 ah Fo0 tifications. The New York, Paritan snd Cir cinnati bombarded the forts at Uin mouth of Matar zas harbor Wednesday afternoon. TnEre were no cssualtits on our side, but it is helieved that the hail of iron which poured in the -crts must have caused Icss of lie to the SpaniadS, though nothing is k:own definitely. The engagement commen cEd at 12.57 aid ceased at 1:15. The object of the attack was to prevent the completion of the earthworks at PU1 taGorda. A battery on the e.stacid arm of the bay cpened i:e on the flagship, and this was also shelied. Aboat 128 inch shells were 1dred from the eastern fcrts, but all fell short About five cr six shells were fired from the half complett d battery Two of these whizzed cver the New York and one fell short. The sbips lef t the tay for the open sea, the object or dis covering the whereabouts of the bi t taries having teen accomnl*shed. In the neighborhocd of 300 sLots were put on land from the three ships at a range of from 4.000 to 7.000 yards. Bear Admiral Sampson,when s k d if he was satisfied with the result atud: "Yes I am. I expected to be." The half completed Spanish earth works and battery were apparently al ploughed up by the shells. All the ships engai ed showed excel lent marksmanship throughout the engagement, and when they were fir iag at the shortest range nearly every shell took effect. The forts which were bombai ded were on a low lying point ard were considered mereiy earthworks. They did not make a good targt, yet when e bit guns were fired at the shortest portions of the forts could be Ilying in the air at every shot. The flagship returned to Habana, the Puritan and Cincinnati were Matanzas station. THE FORTS DEMOLSH ED. ret&aU of the I-embardmeLt Of the Katazzas Fortlfloatlon. dispatch from Key West, Fla., a from the fact that the Spaniards opmd fire on our sips white the lat ter wers making a reconnoisance in force, and when the vessels were near lyfive miles out from the batteries, leas to the belief that the enemy be lieved that all that was necessary to induce the United States fi:et to move further away was for the batteries to open fire on them. But if, from former expf rience, they had reached this conclusion, they found that forbearance had reached the limit, and they must have b-en inten-ly astonished when the New York, being the farthest West but the nearest in thore, opened fire with her batteries with a vengeance, and steam ing nearer shore, accompanied by her sonsorts, made such excellent practice withher guns that in eighteen minutes every Spanish gun was silenced. It would have been wcrth a vear's pay to any one to have seen the iL ects of the last shot fired, that from ine .Puritan's 12-inch pet, when a mass of stones, earth and a battis went sixty' feet in the air, falling in the rear o! the spot where a Spanish gun had been but a few minutes bef ore. There must have been many casual ties on the Spanish side, since the rapid fire guns 'were used on all the ships, as well as those of larger cali bre. It seems to be the general opin ion that the Spaniards had nothing heavier than 8-inch guns, and that they had very poor gunners with any of their ordnance. However, just before the Spanish batteries werekilenced, one gun on the west side of the harber se eamed to be getting the range of the flagscip seve -ral shots striking near the Ne w York and on both sides of her. If the purpose of the reconassiance and the subsequent cannonade was to secure an avauiable place for the land ing later of United States troops, such purpose has been well accomplished, for no doubt exists that the Spanmsh batteries at Matanzas have been sil enced for good, or at least fcr a longer Stime than will be necessary to effect a 'lnding. The Spanish Account. A dispatch from Madrid say a the version of the bombardment of Ma tanzas by the United States fleet which has reached here say that "after hall an hour's fight, the Americans were obliged to retreat." L=.ttle credence is attached in Madrid to the die patches from New York telling of the born bardiment of Matarnzas, as the latter 'conflicts with the efficial reports The latter, in addition to say ing the Americans "were obliged to retreat, admits that "several men were killed, and that some damage wais done tc the town," also saying w at the "Amne rican lossis not kno en." spanish eptes in ths 8cuth. Gov. Atkinson, of Georg-ia, re .e ve a latter Thursday from Dr. Jas. L. Lung, of Good Hope, G.a , say ing tha Spanish spies were planning to wrech bridges and blow up traios bearing troop to Key West. Dr. Long is proninent physician of Gocd Hope, ir Walton County, and is .known to thc Governor. The letter reado,: ' I writt to inform you that t wo Sparnish spies passed through this vicinity yester day, going aouth. Their :.t entions aretoblowup the brides and traira loaded with United S-ates soldier when en rcute to Key West and othe. places south." Freesom nI e . A dispatch from K'ey West, Fla. says the crews of the car ureat S.,.n ish vessels have all been era an ty, but as many of them are withew friends here, they do not care to las in a hostile city, desroite assoa&ic s o ;rotection. They rwiii. ihenio.e probably be orouuht ast ere here a quartered in barracks urnder guard o F'ederal troops, where rations and al the possible comfcrts will be provide f or them. Powder worki Exptv!e A number of explosions cccume Thursday afternoon in the Atlant. Powder Company's works, and th plant is novr a mass of iuinis. S. workmen were killed and our other were seriously in jared, some pro saw: fatally. The wor.ms were amattaed an isolated spot, Eeven miie.1 out in rongh cont frn im Dover. Fa. -AN EXC;71\GC1JASE. Tr e2Ipu-e t U p M-:tmer Guido by Il h Flee t. A dispatch from Key West, Fla., sa-s aside from th e news of the bom bardmrt of Matarsas which set the o 'with jy, the evitof Thurs dril maring the end of ir eek of the war, was the ar riva o-f the biz priz , the steamer Guido. Sie was captured by the Ter r'r azd thne unbcat Machias 14(a miles cf Cardene at 4 o'cloc Wednesday r it rot urtil after a stern c4ase. Five shots were fired, four by ite :nnitcor and cne by the gunboat, thcughr t-e shot from the Machias did rot ue dAtect. Two of the Terror's thcts wEnt tbrcu.h the pilot house a.d one struck a longbcat and the up rpe won~s ~ Manul Rivas, a sailor, was in the pilot hc use o. tie Guido and the flying spliniers penetrat(d his breast, inflict i:g wounds which may cause his death. He was brought ashore and taken to the hospital Thursday after ncon. Captain Kichiondo received a flesh wcund in the wrist from a sphn ter when the shct went thrcugh the P:liot hou.se. T e G ad: was bound from Corunra to Hlavara, with a cargo of provisiors at G r.cev, ihcugbt to Le fcr the Spui.s ircops. The Terror irst sighted her and began the pursuit by serndirg a blank shot across her bows Te Spaniards promptly put out all her lights and started in a desperate attempt to run away. The monitor then brcught her six pcunders into play and sent three more shots directly at her, all finding the mR.k. She also trained her big 12 inch guns on the Guido, prepared to sink Ler if the Saniards did not heave to. Meanwhile the Macbius had corre up and Eent a shot from a 4 inch rifle a-t the fugitive. Captain Ktchiondo, seeing that he had two such powerful enemies to combat, surrendered. Lieut. E F. Q ialtrough, Ecs:gn J. F. Hubbard ara two narines were put aboard as a priza crew and brought the steamer into Key West. As soon as Captain Kichiondo and his crew learned of the conditions existing in Cuba, they aked to be landed there. The Guido is a steel screw steamer of 3,133 tons gross and 2 872 net. She was built by Hart & Wolff, of Belfast, is 360 feet long, 41 feet wide and has a depth of 26 feet. Her port of registry is Bilboa. The vesel and cargo are sdid to be valued at $400,000. She carries a crew of thirty six. L IEUT, ROWAN LANDS IN CUBA. Lardel frcm an Open Boat With Crban Guides We.t of Slntiag. F:rst Lieut. Andrew R wan of the Nuieteenth Infantry, under orders from the war department, was landed on the Cuban coast somewhere west of Santiago, probably before dawn on Mondar. His Cuan guides and an open sail boat were used. The guides have not returned. Lieutenant Rowan is on his way to the camp o Gen. Calixto Garcia. He will rep:esent the war department in arranging for the co-operation of the insurgents in the invasion of eastern Cuba by the forces of the United States. The time and place of inva sicn will be controlled by events and the character of Lieutenant R~wan's dis patches. Lieutenant RIbwan was de tailed from the bureau of information for this dangerous ser vice-dangerous because in his civilian dress he is liable to be treated as a spy. He speaks Spanish and knows Cuba, having written a book on the subject. Moreover, he is an expert map maker. Lieutenant Rowan left Washngton under instant orders on April 1 He was directed to wait here, prepared to go to Por to Rico or Cuba. As he went to eastern Cuba, it is inferred that a blow will be struck there before one :s struck a: Porto Rico. With him he took an official Span ish section map of eastern Cuba, with emnendations made by the war depart ment hiydrographers. The expectation ;a that General Calixto Garcia will dispose his forces to cover a landing of='United States troops as pr earranged. A courier wiia Lieutenant Rowan's fist dispatches to the war department will probably leave General Gtrcia's camp next week. GENEROUS TREATMENT Of iwo Spinlah Omiars Who We:e Cap tu el. Lieut. Lel Pino, of the Spanish in fantry, and his orderly, who were capture d by the gunbat Wilmington on board a small schooner bound for Matarz is, were put on shore Wednes day at Santa Cruz. 24 miles from Ha bana by the United states scout boat Aigonquin, formerly the steamer El i'oro. The lieu~enant was on a fur teugh an-d w as going to see his wife and irnfant cuiJd. Tee laitter was born last Friday and the father had not seen his chadd. Under the circumn stanc.s Rear Admiral Sampson deci ed to let the Spanish clieer and his rderly go uander parole ) The Al gor q un,ccm manded by Ensign Cros Iey, .tying a ilag of truce, steamed in to the Santa Cro z inlet. The small craf t was closely - w a'ched through many glasses oa board the fbigship New York which was lying only a ~e miles off . A fe w persons were seen to gather near the small fortifica tons of Santa Craz as the Algonquin approached. The latter performed 1:er mision safely arnd apparently with ut ircident. Sac tnen returned to Ke'y West. To Manu Mo.nto a, The s cretary cf the navy has re ouested the Ne w Odleans naval mili:ia 'o go to Port Roya!, S. C., and take the moni or Pas-aic from that port to NoCr ~s. where~ s e wai b t n z ,:ae Misssippi to defen~d tne ri* - simiar request has been c upon th.e Sauth Carolina a n .12 to rcced to XVlming N. '. wnere tae moninor NMn etisiowv under repair at a private a- dci ak h~ craft to Port . L. o replace the Passaic. aarth It:Jgaad -Fiunk~s2' T c .s of the -Fourth Brigade o umCar~in Sate troops met in tin- isn to be cent to (>iba. 'Tne - me a 1e 11sa ere and Sight, bu Cia go Outs de the United Sates as r.dividuals or companies to ngright the Spaniards. The Fourth Brigarde is comnposed entifely of Char letion merm SO1'fH CAROLINA' QUT HOW THE TROCPS OF THE STATE ARE TO BE RAISED. The Uompnies May See et Their Uwz of ficere. but %be Goverror Reseiv:ni the R!gnt to Appoint R-glmentll Officers All the Part!colsrs. AIfairs are gradually beirg fccusted and in a few days South Caroliria*S pesition in recard to the war wiil be dEiiiely settled. It is already krowu what the United Statts expects of Scuth Carolina. According to the rrcelamation cf the President, this State is expected to furnish cne regi ment and one battalion of iL f antry and one battery of neavy artillery. Governcr Ellerbe Wednesday set tied the question as to how this qucta is to be raised. He was in consulta tion with several prominent militia tlicers for quite a while Wedresday murning, and as a result of the deli berations, he issued the following tro clamation, stating exactly how South Carolina's quota is t be appointed: THE PRCCLAMATION. Columbia, S. C., A pril 27, 1598. In obedience to the nroclamatior of the President of the United States for volunteers in the servize in the Unite d States, and the secretary of war bav ing fixed the quota cf South Carolina at one regiment and one battalion cf infantry and one battery of heavy at tillery, and directed that the present State milita shall he used as far as possible, now, therefore, I, W. H. Ei lerbz, Governcr and Commander-in Cbief of the State militia, do Ie-eby call upon the following commands to furnish their respective qu'tas as hereinafter designated: General Edward Anderson, com mandir g the fourth brigade, one bat tery o' zeavy artillery. Gin. R. N. Richbourg, commard ing the second brigade nine companies of infantry, three from each of his reiments to wit: First regiment, Col. R. M. Claffy, three companies; second reigment, Col. Wilie Jones, three companies; fourth regiment, Col. D. J. Auld, three companies. General Joseph L. Stoppelbein, com manding first brigade of cavalry, one company of infantry. Col. J. G. Wardlaw, commanding third regiment of infantry, tnree con panies. Col. J. C. Boyd, commanding fifth regiment of infantry, three companies. a company of infantry shall consist of not less than eighty four non ccm missioned officers and privates and three commissioned officers. Ocmpany commanders will report direct to their respective regimental commanders, except the company from the first brigade of cavalry, who will reprt direct to General Stoppel bein. W. H. Elleroe, Governor. As will be Eeen, Governor E.ler b has asked for three companies of 87 men each from each of the regiments of the second brigade, and three com panies each from the third and fif n regiments of infantry. General Stop pelbeia has agreed to endeavor to furnish one company of infantry from the first brigade of cavalry. General Anderson is to furnish a battery of heavy artillery. Te TilE OFFICERS. TeGovernor has the right to ap point the cllizers of the regiment andI of the several companies, but he rill permit each company to recommeni its own officers, and will commission such officers except for sufficien t rea son to the contrary. He will reserve the right to appoint the regimental c fli ers, and there is much speculation as to who will be appointed. wHo NEED APPLY. The Governor received the follow ir; lcters from Secretary A'ger, sta. ig what age and class of men need apply for admission to the regular army: War Department, Washington, April 25, 1898. To the Governor of South Carolina: Sir--Under the act of Congress "-to provide for temporarily increasin g the military establishment of the United States in time of war and for other purposes." approved April 22. 189S ana call for 125,000 volunteers by direction of the Pr-esid~nt, I have the honor to request you to provide from your State the quota of volunteers as follows: One regiment and one battalion of infantry and one heavy battery to serve in the arms of the service de sgnated, for the periodi of t wo years, unless sooner discharged. Attached will be found a statement sho wing the organization for artillery, cavalry and infantry. Please cause the adjuata-it general of the army to be informed of the time your quota will be at its rendezrous, as it will be met as soon as practicable thereafter by an cfli er to muster it into the service and pay of the United States. The mustering officer will be instructed to receive no man under the rank of commissioned oili ner, who is in years over forty-five or under eighteen, or who is not in physical strength and vigor- As soon as mus tere. into the Uaited 8'.stes service, it is the intention that troops from your State will be assembled with others for instructions and service under tie directions of the maj~r general c~m manding the army, at some poiat or points to be designated hereafter. It is desired for reasons stated in telegramn of that date, that, as far as practi cable, the National Gmad be giv-en preference The rende zvcus for your S~ate will be Charleston- If, for any cause, it i found necessary to change point of :onentration, your recommendation is requested. Bands may be organiz:d frxm the 'strength of regiments as in the regular army, viz: See paragrapL 215. Aruny R gulaticns 1833 Secretary of War. Fllowing is a list of oilicers f'or the regiment and for company form a tions: INFANTRY OFFICERS. One colonel, I11ieutenant cilonel, 2 majrs, 1 adjutant, (extra lheateinan. surgeon, I quartermaster, onra lieutenant), 2 assistant surgeous, 1 chaplain, I sergeant majr, 1 quarar master-sergeant, 1 e'biet mus:cian, : principal musicians, 3 haspital stew CoMPANYX oRGA.\70N. Lie cap~ain, 1 tirst 'eAnzn:, 2 sec Iond lieutenant. 1 first sergeant, 1 quar Iermaser, 4 ser eants, 12 corp>rols. :2 Imusicians, 1 articer, I wagoner, 59 \7KA."O x A"TLLPFRV. tsir. I :rst lieutenant, I sec on lieteant. 1 sergeant, l quaiter e rre.a btS, corporals. 2 musicians, 2 a s I wsgorer, 10S pnivates n mn1 10privatcs uninimr. MAiG.CVE IN LUCK ( a ;~u ie Blig E psiria Lire - Pana v.th a Very Vatunb'e ongo. The big Scanish stea-ship Panan'a o. the Ctbeihos line, vhich left New Ycrk on April 20 for Habana, with a number cf Spamsh re'uaets on bcard and a varv vauable caro, r.,cluding, it is underniexd, storrs for the Span :sh army, was ctptured about 0 miles f:cm Habana by the little lighthoUse tender Mar grove, now belonging to the mosq:ito fleet. e Mangrove mounts two six-p udErs and four .) yevoivrS.I, She is in commnd of Leut. Commarder W. 11. Everett, and has a crew of 13 men. Tue Pan ama is of about 2.8u tons and a very valuab-e pr.z. Tne Panareais ccmmand d by Capt. QaeveJo. She sailtd from New York asst WLdnesday heavily laden with food supp ies a.d merchandise, her mqanifs; showirg her cargo to consist of bcon, hams, lard, eans. peas, corn, bran, ii ur, hay, rxIting ma chiLeS, e'c. She was clearLd for Ha. bi.ns, Progreso and Vera Cruz by J. '. CeLte*1cs & Co., tue New York aeLts for the trar:s Atlantic company of BirclAm. the owners of the stea mer. Th,- prize of the Mangrove was for meriy the British steamer Branksome Hal. She is of iron and was built at Gl.asgow in 1S75. She registers 2,0S5 o .s gross. She is 33 L 4 feet long, 34.2 feet brcad and :s 24 9 feet deep. When the Mangrove sigmed the Spani;r.l she ran up to her and fired a gun across I e: bo Ar. The I:ner did not take the hint and a second shot was find, after which the Panama slowed down a jittle. A third was i-ed scross the bows of the Panama 4.t a hunured 3 ards and the deck uili cer of the Spanish vessel was bailed aLd notitlrd that if he did not heave to a shut would be Eeat through his vessel. This notification causzd the Pansma to be brought to. Ensign Dayton then boarded the Spanish? steanier and took possessioi of her. The battleship Indiana steam ed up and Commander Everett noti fled Capt. Taylor of the Indiana that ne had captured the Panama and bar iowed a prize crew from tne batle ship, ccnsisting of Cadet FAlomr and 1E mirints. The Mangrove was then ordered to report to the flagship and Rear Admi ral Simpson told Cummander Everett to take n-is priz! nut .ey West. Tat Panama is understood to have 34 passengers on boara. As she roun ded to after the little Maugrove cap tured her, the latter knowing the Pan ama was an auxiliary cruiser, ex-ect ed to be tired upouL.1i is nut yet known whether the Panama Lad guns on board. Crpt. Q evdo was grie-f s icken and greatuy humiliatnd occause of the capture. The passengers declare they kaew nothing of the bicckade, and tnaswhen iney Saw thC search light of the Mangrove they thougat it was the Aght of a Spanish man-of war. The first shot changed thfeir j)y to ap prehension, tUe second and Laird cre ated. a panie. The women ran scream ing for shelter from the enemy's guns and tue captain locked Li~nselt sullen ly in his eC bin. The United States gunboat Newport Capt. B. F. Ti:ey, has brought in the Spanish sloop 15uquete and tne Span isn schooner Pirea-so, Cuban coasting vessels whica she captured Lif Habana Wednesday morning. WARt N WS IN BRIEF. some cf t::e Things thaL Have Hisppeicd the a; Week. Rear Admiral Samnson has closed the pcrts of Cardenas, Mariel and Meatanzas in addition to Havana. His war ships have captaieti two prizes Miquel Joner, r' mnerchantman. worth $100,000, and the Spamish translantic ner Cataimna, worti $1,500.000. nre report that Mor-ro Castle fired on the 11.et came fromn the lact that ten st~ots were fired on a ne wspaper tug which lost her bearings at night and got too close in land. Spain has issued an ciieial decree recognizing the state of war and an noutc.ng tnat sue would fit out priva teers, but that she would give Ameri can ships 3J days to get out of ner har ors. In some parts of Caba the Spanish soldiers have-started to burn towns. A new fort is to be built at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay for the iurther protection of Washington. Tue batiesLh O :eg on took coal in the Strait of Magellan Friday an:1 sailcd north in the Atlantic. She was waraed that the Temierario is after nr. It is expected that for t'ae present nd imnmediate future, the insurgent army will do the greater part of the igating in Cuba. Loere is ino inten uon of taking the militiamen and ne w rcruits into Cuba, until thorougnly nsured to the n~rd2ships of m~intary i e.1 Pobioly th:e regulars also vriil o eld in tuis country unuil later in tiie seas,.n. ad~mral Sampsoa's uieet will take utsts opportunity to form a janction Cit Gan' z- atmyv, anid there will thencIdortu be perne. cooperation be t seen tnose t~voorganizuions in con - Iucuing wr aiaist te coasnionerne my. T'e insurgens ae the best men for~ heserviie at present, nd they can be rst d to do zi-aljus wyork when well armied and cloted Sii.uderso .ad ta'.th gov-ernrzent of warrto ltc'ut several regianents of i::urent i go: shipe anu to put the e-"ur" CL:a uy nv good ligt 1.g truui. doi e' eat t 2 .yth-at I:eeth aretu i tco ampn wo have %jnedf ::1 're to c"e ~m c rt THE OLD CONFEDS. A GREAT PARADE OF OLD VETERANS IN CHARLESTON. Tl:e U States A,t'lsrr Band Furnistel om's of tte Mneic-A very Imposing Prccesae'f2-Uez. Hampten and Other D'tinguishcd -en in Evide:ce. The old Confeeerate Veterans had a gloricus reunion in Charleston last week. The attendance was very large and all seemed to erjoy th- occasion very much. O Wednesday there was a magnificient parade. Tae column was comnosed of the Veterans and Sons of Veterans. Seldom has a pa radc wended its way through the streets of Charleston, which excited so m:ca interest, admiration and even veneration. The thousands of people who lired the pavements of Meeting street from Calhcun to Broad streets, frequently gave vent to their feelings by ioud and prolorged cheering. It was a continuous ovation for the par ticipants of the parade from the time that Gen. Lyon gave the order, "For ward march!" until the procession reached the Fourth Brigade phz i,and the lines were formed within the Cit adel qiadrangle. TLe formation was well conceived and was perfectly conducted. The paiade was headed by Maj. W. A Bavle and L'eutenants of Police McMaLtus, Mollenteimer and Dunn, followed by a platoon cf "the finest." Gen. Lyons as chief marshal and Aides W. K. S:eadman, E H. Spark man. W. T. Branch, J. M. Jaudon atd W. A. Templeton came next. Gen. EJ ward Anderstn and the fol loring stsff: Maj~rs D. L Sickler, C. Julius Redding, T. G. 1'rioleau fol lowed the marana's. The First Artillery band was kindly loaned by Col. Rawls for the occasion. The music of the band added consid etably to the spirit and martial aspect of the varade. The following companies of the bri gade came ne.&t: W as- iogton Light Infantry. Sum:er - Gaards, Carolina R:fiAs, Palmetto Guards, Lafayttte Artillery, Naval Reserves, German Artillery, without tield pieces,German Fusiliers, Irish Volunteers, carrying their famous battleilg. A band or mus'c was placed between the Naval Reserves and the German Artillery. Tne Charleston Marine band headed Camps Moultrie and Henry Buist, Sons of Confederate Veterans. Then came Gen. Binham, canmanding the South Carolina Sans. His staff ac companied him. Tne Sons were out in full force and as was the case with the veterans. The various camps car ried their banners. A half dczen cars with the sponsers and msids of honor, all elegantly cos I tumed, foilowed the Sons. The cars were in charge of Capt. Passailaigue and a corps of conductors. The Char leston Light Dragoons acted as espec ial escort for the sponsors and maids A hoLor. Carriages containing. Gen. Wade Hamp.on, Gen. E. M. LAw, Judge Hud.SO, Gen. Elward Mcrady and Col. Rawlisis Lowndes followed. A -etachmtnt of Charleston Light Dra goons hbd their customary place of honor as Gen. Hampton's body guard. Probably the mos; famous and his toric 111- in the parade was that borne by J. C. Srbimg of Camp No. 1,006, Pendleton. The flag is the property of C. L. Reid of Waihalla. It was made by the ladies of Richmond and presented by Gen. Longstreet to the Palmetto snarpshooters in 1862 in front of Rich-nond. Tne flag was in all the battles Longstreet participated in up to the surrender. The flag bears the blood stains3 of J. L. N. Smith, who received seven wounds and was killed at the battle of Seven Pines. The historic flag of Walter's battery in which Camp Washington artillery played a conspicuous part was also in parade borne by acting Color Bearer Riecke. The flag presented to the Or.r R.fles by the ladies of Charleston in the spring of '62, when the corps was sta Llonea on sullivan's Lland, was car ried by W. R. McKinney, who bore it during the war. Capt. Hyman of Florence als> oar ried a historic flag. The flag was car ried by the Tenta S. C. reginent. The color bearer, Sergt. Branch, was killed at the battle of Bentonville. As he feli the flag was grasped by A. A. Meyers, who carried it in today's pa race. The Tenth regiment saw hard service during the war. A number of the flags, notably that of the Fifth cavalry, borne by Prof. V. C. Dibble, were also in line. After the color guard came the Fourth brigade band and the veterans in the follo wing order: Cnarleston, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Florence, Richland, York, Abbeville, liten, Anderson, Barnwell, Cherokee E igefield, Greenville, Laurens, Lex ington, Ooonee, Orangeburg, Saluda anid Sparaanburg regiments; then camne unattached camps in these c~unties which have not formed regi ments. There were probably 2,500 men in line, and the miost noticeable feature of the parade was the number of old veteraus who were out and the many professional and business men who apared the time~ from their daily rou uine to marco shoulder to shoulder as they did yeara ago. The crowd at tne Citadel wa's enor mous. It was p 3rhaps the larg'st that has ever assembled on the quadrangle and on the three lon g gaheries run ing arour~d the entire length of the q uad ran die. Long before the prccession reached the roint of formation on Meeting straet people began to flIck t> the e ieeny, and by 12 o'clock the gal 1eries were ero, d..d. Wh en te parade reached Marion q aue it w7assimply a mass of surging samniy and policemen had to force an opeix in tnte crowds for the spon . : mids of hcor to ps a upnsors occupied seats on the --st glery direcUy over the speakers tiand. Te seats were decorated with huntin2, pdmetto and Confedreate ne~ Daugh.e:-s of the Confederacy oc:'t-ie to first g allery in front of te speaker. plaunrmn, while the top 3.11ery wvas used for asating the gen T iesp~ar/plntorm was draped ba au ~rce and there cnuld a:se nold : eg of the (aifederate ale 3i jng ia tile ore-.:) with tue taes son the platform, Hie was greeted with great applause as he monej tesan.Teband played, men yelled, this was caught up by the galleries and the old wallsof the CitC del fairly trembled. Gen. Walker, who presided. then in a few words intrcduced Gen. Bonham of Anderson, who for 15 minutes made a most pleasing address. After Gen. Bonham, Gen. Law spore. He was welcomed with shouts and whoops from the old -veterans. His address was just to the liking of the veterans and several times he was interrupted by cheers and ap. plause. Gen. Wade Hampton was the next sneaker introduced. At the mere ienin of his name the crozd went wild and ladies waved their handker chiefs in the air as he advanced to the fion , tbe sponsors who were Eeated in the gallery behind him, literally crowned him with rcses. It was a perfect waterfall of roses and he was completely buried beneath a sho -er of flowers. The etiect was very beauti ful and took the old gentleman com pletely by surprise. He recovered himself shortly and in beautiful En glish thanked the fair sponsors for their compliment. It was sometime after this before order could be restor ed. Gen. Hamnton held the closest attention during the whole of his speech. in elcquent language he told the story of tue four years strug gle the south made againEt the nort a, and he paid a handsome tribute to General Lee and other distinguished soldier of the Confederacy. He mild ly censured those who deserted Lee and who weakened in their adhererLca to southern principles when there was need of their services. General Hamp ton referred to the present war and threw the vast assemblage into the wildest excitement when he exclaim ed that Cuba should be free and tnat the people of South Carolina should have a band in the liberation of the island from Spanish tyranny. He said that there should be no hezi tancy on the part of the ci-izen sol diery of the State and that South Car olina should remain true to ber tra ditions. The country has need of the services of South Carolinians he said, and when the nation calls the Palmet to flhg should respond around it. He expressed the hape that when the army is to invade the Palmetto flag will be well to the front. He said that as old as he was, he stood ready to go with his people to Cuba. The convention of Sons of Veterans completed its labors this afternoon, winding up certain routine work. Resolutions of thanks to the Charles ton Camps and to the Young Men's Business league and the public gener ally were adopted for the attention shown the visitors. At the afternoon session Thursday General Bonham was reelected major general and Miss Minnie Car wile was elected the sponsor for the division. W. T. Logan C. A. Darham and D. Wyatt Aiken were electea the briga dier generals. Resolution of respect to General Samuel McGowan and Col. I. G. McKissick were adapted. A committee was appointed to adopt resolutions of respect to General Ha good. General Bratton, Judge 0o'.h ran and Colonel DzsPortes. A num ber of matters of a minor and routine character were disposed of. Tne.-Veterans, Sans of Veterans, sponsors and maids of honor were tae guests of the entertainment committee Thursday afternoon on an excursion around the harbor. The party was taken. down past Fort Sumter where a pass ing glance of the rehacilitated fortress was given. The visitors were given a chance t see tne 12 inch rifle battery, known as Sergeant Jasper, and the mortar battery and Fort Moultrie. Tne steamers did not go beyond FLa Sumter, where the channel is set with: mines and torpedoes so that there was no danger to tne pleasure seekers. The steamers also took the visitors up both rivers and gave them a passing view of the paiosphate woras ana other points of interest. The veterans of Hagood's brigade Thursday paid tribute t>~ the memory of their gallant leader who has passed over tne river to rest since tneir last reunion. The war song concert was given at 9 o'clock Tnursday night at tne i bernian Hail. Gen. Coppinger receiveti today a let ter of thanks irom the Canaederate veterans for his courtesy in attending the memorial services Thursday at the Confederate burial grounds, and re plied in fiting and patrio'.ic words, greatly delighting the veterars.--S :ate. THE SOUJTHERN ARMY U. S. Oftimera Detalied to Maste, Valan teers Into service. Secretary Alger has detailed the foi lowing namedcotli~ers to muster into the service of the United S:ates for tne States and at the stations set opposite their names, the troops calied out by the President': pro clamation. The officers are to go without delay to the rendezvous de signated and report their arrival to the governors of the States and exe cute the work assigned them as soon as pract-cable. Alabama-Mobile, First Lieut. Man gus 0. Hollis, Fifth infantry. Araansas-Little Rcek, First Lieu:. Percy El. Trippe. Florida-Taampa, Capt. T aoass 31. Woodruti, Fif th infantry. Georgia-A lanta, Capt. Oscar J. Brown, Farst cavalry. Kentaczy--Laisville, First ?ieut. Heroert S. Whipple, Seent h ca valry. Louisiana-Nev 0 Oleans, Second Lieut. Jacques de Ladtte, .M rst infan try. Maryland-Bahinore, Capt. Wval ter L Fmnnery, Nsuta caaly He~birt 0. Wilas la naty John C. Gre.ham, >aveatn chvalry. South Csroln a .adeonS on Lieut. Marc s B3 S~es rt as try. Tenne'e--Na.,fr ille, F irs Lieu:. R~chard C2 .rax.'n, F-t.inar. West V~.ii -e~ata:: and L'.eut. lk~ 2 T:.hi fan try. I! fron any cri u oenr ser -l.;r...e.t at ocC . nar'th a~V V; b icera 'o udr-' long b ::ore n idsu-nmer, i2 West !! aet will no doub: ae i l its work in the tropi~s ad derpried for a less tempestuun and pes-.iential vicinge, AM P LE7V WARN 1N V Mercharamen in American WAa - H t,. Till My.- t3 L!ave Unmoie ;. The President Wednesday issued e fillowing proclamation respcctinz the rights of Spanish vessels now in er bound to United States ports and also with regard to the right of search: By the President of the United States of America. A PRoCLAM.ATIO'N. Whereas, by an act of congress ap proved April 25, 1858, it is declarcd that war exists and that war has exist ed since the 21st day of April, A. D. IS9S, including said day, between tie United States of America and the kinzdom o! Spain; and Whereas, it being desirable that such war sh3uld be conducted upon and in harmony with the present views of nations and sanc'ioned by rzcent prac:ce, it has already been ana-:ounc edthat the policy of this government will not be to resort to privateering, but to adhere to the r.iiCs cf the decia ration of Paris; Now, therefore, L William M:Ki a ley, President o! the U i.d States o' America, by virtue of the power vest-i ed in me by the action and the 1:ss, do hereby declare and proclaim: First. The neutral tlag covers en emy's goods with the exception of contraband of war. Szcond. Neutral good not contra band of war are not liable to confirca tion under the enemy's flag. Third. Blockades in order to be bind ing must be effective. Fourth. Soanish merchant vessels in any ports or places within the Unit ed States shall be allowed until May 21, 1S93, inclusive, fir loading their cargoes and departing from saun ports or places; and such Spanish merchant vessels, if met at sea by any Uaited States ships, shall be permitted to con tinue their voyage, it on examination o! their papers it shall appear that their cargoes were taken on board b fore the expiration of the ab.ve term, provided that nothing herein contaia ed shall apply to Spanish vessels hay ing on. board any officers in the mili tary or naval service of the enemy, or any coal (except su:h as may be nec esssary for their voyage) or any other articIe prohihited or c~ntraband of war, or any dispatch of or to the Span ish government. Fifth. Any Spanish merchant ves sel which, prior to April 21, 1893, shall have sailed from any foreign port bound for any port or place 3 in the United States shall be permitted to enter such port or place and to dis charge her cargo and forthwith de* part without molestation; and any such vessel if met aL sea by any Uait ed States ship shall be permitted to c~ntinue her voyage to any port not bice'kaded. Siita. The right of Ec ir3'a is to b3 elercised with strict regard for the right of neutrals and the voyages of mail steamers are not to be interfered with cxnept on the cleares: grou ads of suspscioa of a violation of isaw ia re spe;t of contraband or biockaue. WILLAI YCKINLEY. In witness whereir, etc. Done at tae Department of State, etc., this 25th day of April, etc. IT IS GENUINESMALL-P3X. What ths Expert Has.to say About the situ ition in Coiumbia. The Record says Columbia has over a hurndred genuine cases of smallpox on her hands. Before an executive session of council and the board of health last night, Dr. W'ertenbaker, of the federal marine hospital service, an expert sent to examine the Columbia cases, submitted a report of the exami nation made Tnursaay and declared the disease to be genuine smallpox though of a mild type. Dr. Werten and recommendations as to the qutck est and best means to stamp out the pest. out these recommenda.ions will1 znot be made public for a fewv days yet. When sten FridJay morning by a reporter Dr. Wertenbaier talked ai freyas was consistant with the ac tion of the council in going into exec tive session last night and spoke very hopefully of the board's being able to rid the to en of the diseas:: in a fe weeks. "Yes," said he, the disease is rather mild here, but not more so than at other places. It is a mild epidemic generally ; there have been few deaths from it any where lately, y ou kno iv I saw fifty-three cases at taepest house yesterday and several of these were confluent cases, the eruptions being very close together. "The board, I am confident, will not find it dirheult to get rid of the cisease. If they foljw the plans about to be adopted there is no reason why they should not wipe it all out in t wo or three weeks. I visited the new pest house and it is an ideal place for tsolatu~g the cases. About mne best ining I snow to cut off the spread of the aisease is to have every body vac cinated. Make taat as strong as yo The Augusta Caronticle sa~ys -if the farmers or the souta are wise they wilti essen t'aeir Cotton acreage and iscrease their food crops this y ear. Tne man with full s.nokehouses and cribs ca~n aff ord to be indepemde at of the price of catton. If tae wa. shll be pro racted beyond the n'resent crop year the famr with a le ge lot of cotoaon ishands and no prvisions rn.s find himself in a ver~y eobras ing condtion. If war s.all greatly emiarro~s th~e exton ma nufactur In o ness og reducing -the demaadfo go..s, and if war's demand for pro v:itr-s shalt increase the piceo o ..,dstui the farme~r wohs eicotnn: ali to bty foodJ fr umel an'd farmn animals mayv tad i '13c ia buiness. Allieprb :.espaattothis sitarioc. i'a- mn with' pl--nty !. eat for himself and l norses is tne independent far-n , a the prudent frmer wil p:: foo crops.is ear. perior, and as as> in the~ nun-. ber of reserves ready for active ser vire in the navy. A CRUSHING DEFEAT JM , BY THE SPANISH FLEET CFF MANILLA. Ta Ax r -rcia F'ee Uemolisl-.e3 the Et a mi3d k. ett it veral of their Vessels Being De :cyed a nd the Balarc3 Best a Be treat--The News Comej from Spain. The following account of a desper ste naval battle off the Phillippine Islands comes through Spanish sources, s they admit that their fleet was practically annihalated we believe :hat the news from the American fleet will show a more crushing defeat of 'he Spanish fleet than they admit. Advices from Manila say that the ALmerican squadron under Commo lore Daway appeared off the bay at Aanila at 5 o'clock Sunday morning md opened a strong cannonade tgainst the Spanish squadron and forts protecting the harbor. The Spanish ;econd class cruiser Don Juan de Aus rea was severely damaged, and her ,ommander killed. Another Spanish essel was burned. The American q'adron retired, having also sustain ia severe damage. A second engage nent followed, in which the Ameri .an squadron again suffered consider tble loss and the Spanish warshi Uindanao and Uiloa were slighty lamaged. The Governor General of the Phillip >ine Islands sent the following official lispatch to the Spanish Minister of Nar at Madrid: Saturday night April 30, the bat eris at the entrance announced the .rrival of the enemy's squadron, fore ag a passage under the ob3curity of he night. At daybreak the enemy ookua positions, opening with a strong ire against Fort Cavite and the ar enal. "Our ilet engagad the enemy a a >riliant combat, protected by the Javite and Manila'forts. They oblig ,d tbe euEsmy with heavy loss to man >uvre repeatedly. At 9 o'clock the i.merican squadron took refuge be. iiad the foreign merchant shipping )m the east side of the bay. "Oar fleet, considering the enemy's uperiority, naturally suffered a severe oss. The Maria Cnristina is on ire ad another ship, believe: to be the )on Juan de Austria, was blown up. "Inere was considerable lossof life. 3.aptain Cadarz>, commanding the daria Christina, is among the killed. :cannot now give further details. Cne spirit of the army, navy and vol inteers is excellent." LEAVES HlIS BURNLNG SHIP. An official telegram received at dadrid from the Governor-General >f the Phillippine Islands says: "Admiral Monjeto has transferred iis flag to the cruiser Isla de Cuba rom Lne cruiser Raina Maria Chris ina. Tae Raina Maria Christina was -ompletely burned, as was also the ,rutstr Castilla, the other ships hav ng to retire from the combat and ;ome being sunk to avoid their alling .nto the aands of the enemy." SPANISH ADMIT DEFEAT. A dispatea from Madrid says the ime cf the retreat of tae American q aadroa beniad tae merchantmen was 11:30 a. m. The naval bureau at Aanila sends the following report ;igned "Montejo, Admiral:" "In the nmddle of the night the American qguadron forced the ford and before 143y break appeared off Cavite. The aight was completely dark. At half past 7 the bo w of the Reina Maria Jnristina took fire and soon after the ;>oop also was Ourned. At 8 o'clock witn my staff I went aboard the Isla f Cuba. The R eina Marina Christina and the Castilla were then entirely mnveloged in ihames. The other ships aaving been damaged, retired into Baher bay. Some had to be sunk to prevent tneir falling into the hands of the enemy. The losses are numer ous, notably Capt. Cadarso, a priest and nine otner persons. lIMPOR T.GT INFORXATION LACKING, A nispatch from London says it is puite clear that the Spanish squadron ties suffered a crushing defeat, tas :tspatenes leave unclear the intensely interesting qu~estion whether the American squadron has suffered ma terial damage. As all the news re eived from the battle is through Spanish sources, reliaole details can not be had until Commodore Dewey's :qus:!ron is able to communicate with b.ong Kong. There is, however, a suspicious frankness about the Spanish :iipatches tuat savors of a desire to oreak unpleasant news to the Spani ards. It is not unlikely, therefore, that Commodore Dewey may be able. to rene w the attack. MATANZAS WI.L Bd S~IZWD. Ihat Is i~he sasan t he Porte There Wmr Deatroje. A dispatch from Washington says the bombardment of the Matansas forts was ordered t wo days before it took place, and there is a deep purpose in it. Tne Spaniards begun to sus pec t that when the United States struck a blow at Cuba it would be by way of alatanzas. Information reached the war department Sunday week that Biauco was making strenuous efforts to mount several big guns at Point Rabaicava and Point Maya. Secre tary Alger contended that it would be an omission of duty to allow the Spaniards to go much further. Presi :ient McKinley and Secretary Long agreed with him and orders were given Sampson. There was an object t a the flrst battle fought bet ween the United States and Spain. It is the in Lestion ot the administration to pre ierve tae guns in Morro castle and ke:.p intact uhe Santa Clara and other :ur:~ations in the immediate vicini yof Uivauna. When the Cuban capi talis n ir. will be from the rear by .aa eny ofoccupation and the co-op rr.if General Gomez and the in Oru.s-Cr troops will be landed U a~azas. They will march on LEuvana and force a surrender. The L t' A'lantic sgqaadron now blockad 'ag ie islaad will remain silent dur og tae a:.tack, acting only on the de -sva Wuen Bianco capituattes 'Uie States artillerymen will be "lce is arge of all the gunlsin the 'y .dous Iuforidations, and with them 7;i 1 Uodavana. against the Spanish *os Tne sodiers will guard the ap cla erding to the city by land iaa twn inpossibl~e for Spaiard edvana. T ais arrangement ei a~ i: ossiole for the blockad u: ' e o ine at any time should aiaraada come to this side antic or should it develop aa Ua Admiral Sampson and his tnups are needed to protect our sea