Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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F, y-' *~'~' F ~ ~ ~ F~ W -' I - 'EvF,-~4 VOII. x\-i s nort m: & mosgtof ec T 7 , T "-,;Lrk ro*.. r o u o withthe cre-V. They g eed r Obl y thr-m'. The rce who - e Ia th- ?ame tzam e e 'r er di'in a ,:roup, and the ci he panshwa?s perfect. A 1ibrs: in our very fsces.' !.dIAE TO TiE ENEMY -Iis n or known ih1 rje Amri e c :: rudc3' furiouis ha;'.e -i i :ro.r End t -w? Th es Ie Bu.ison said; - I k'w we dstroyed a Isrze p:r e 0er near the wharves. burn-i ed c:- o' L-- i r boats and, I tihi', o-. o1er torpedo destroy e-s ve were in avortex cf shot she'i sand o-5e, and could uot te i ,ccr,,e: b: t wesaw oneof theirl t.,on iires siking soon aftr 7 : ction began. Then a large uliogZ rcar the wbarr, Ihiak the P e teok nr'. :.d many other b bi'igs were soon burning. Tne C Sp:r.ish had masked batierics on all sidec of us, h.zlen in bushes and be r hird houses. They set a trap for us. e As soon s3 we got within range of a :I r bt-teries they would move them. ? S'hirk heir EusS were fieid pieces. L Vg : r,ie coats could nort get into the :o hel us, on raccount of the " AT TUE UNDFRTAKERS. i The d- d vere taken to an under airs. T ev were taken there in a rough wsein, still covered by thei Stars ne d Stripes. The rude convey ance wss foHowed by an immense :r crc. d, ard all day long the doors o' he shoo has been sulrounded by a -, ra 'atherinz. Navalofficers, ma 'ns<:nd sailo' s came there to look Pon t faces of -beir dead comrades. si 1,2 e of the bodies show fearful E:.s 'n B-ic-y was literally torn to pi;-es His bcdy will be emhalmed g 0.!cr Var ves had h:s throat cut open P Oy a spsrp pi. ce c-f tne shell, which N I wasprent severed his windpipe as if blas-E d with a raz-)r,o FPeman D.:niels had his left shou* der ripped up and the right side of his o head torn open. The b;dy of Tunnell, the colored d cook shows no wcunds. Fireman Meeks was hurt in the o grom . ENGLAND AND AMERCA. Sigi'lcant Usezanrs ot a Distii'gated g Eitish at atteman. te The Right Hon. Jos. Chamberlain, Secretary of Stat for the colonies, g] made an important speech on Dublic affairs at Birmingham, Eng., Friday p1 cvenirg. Mr. Chamberlain, after deprecatinz f the cort.nt aszeftions in certain quar . ters that Lord Salisbury was "discred si ited" and the goverrament "weak and vE c;la-irig, "sa;d: a t ' I .f foreign countries believ.- and act upoci thcse statements, they will find Fheselves nuch mislaken, and that E c:;urteous diplomacy and grace'ul con cess-os a:e not incompatible with & a netm ma teance of the country's oant - itnerests." Tn, ceclaring that he intended to lain statement of 'acts, un L ttred by the mysteries and reticen cics of the diplomacy ofhalfacentury J go, wilch, without revealing secret a gtitiosshould be 'uinderstanded A hwould arc sit te j udgment of the A vepea i lirgiy as stat of tiae wsst di omatist in tce world. y R /erring to the policy of strict iso latton that Englatud has pursued sin~ce p the C rmean war, he remarked thait :his has been "perhedly justifiable," C but, he addded, "the time has arrived when Great Britain may be confront- IG A d y a comnbination of powers, andI cur tirst duty, therefore, is to draw all p, parts of the empire into close unity,1 F id cur next to maintain the bonds o: oer:aunen: u r ity with our kinsman across the Atlantic." (Loud cheers.) N I T Cere is a powerful and general nation," said Mr. Chamberlain, G - 'spaging our language, bred of our race, and having interests identical A wita ours. I would go so far as to say t.t terrible as war may be, even fia war iLstif would be cheaply purchased if in a great and noble cause the Stars m and Stripes an d the Union Jack should vwave together over an Anglo-Saxon c~ alliance." (Prolonged cheers.) 1It is one of the mest satisfactory v~ results of Lord Salisbury's policy that at the present time these two greatA nations understood each other better than they ever have done, since, overL acentury ago, they were separated by the blander of a British government. v CUR DEAD SAIL.ORS. D W:.o They W::re and Where They came From. Eas-gn Bagley, who was kilkcd We e a at (ardenas on the Coaste of Gu,.a is a native of North Caroli Sa. His moher, Mrs. W. H. Bagley, s elc at 125 Souh street, Ruieign, H N. C. His 'uI anisWorth Bagley and h- was app 'inted to the navy A acmyin etember, 1891, from tzie our'h aistrct of North Carolina. He G -r~duat d Jue 30;.h last year, and a appoimed a-n ensign on thbe day roi? wn. Tr-e dtad ensign was about 5y ars of age, and made a great rec-IG rua a cotnail player while at An capol s, being its star player during tv o or tnr'e seasocs.I Jo .n Verims, oiler, was a native ~ cit zen of the Unmted States He hadG "een in t e rar-y about three years1 an L~iemontns. John DaiLs, fireman, ficst class,j wa bern in K lkenny, Ireland, but .vas '*aajizeO asi ned betn in the nai.1 ser v ice aocut nye y ears. eorge B. Cek iiieman, tirsclass, s b.r iS (Gl de, 0. and his fater,A Joh a 2, atc z resdes in that city. *2e decess ' d a total naval servcA I tiv and on hlSf 3e rs. E ja B.r Tuanell, c~,kk, had been tis nus:.mtnt bearing date of Marca .1, 180S He was oorn in Accomac .caztr, Virginia, and his rnest ot kin y a : i f*her Jonn Tunlro a rednto attsville. Accomac coun ba tv V.Tunnell was the only cal F r d man in the htet of dead and A I Odars 1-tkemf to Obey Dewe~y. sl 'le F 'tppin reb-I chief, Gen. a *u Io, L', issued a prcclamation P? ent a Mauila to o0ey C mmaocore Dewey ano A -.itae outlying di-i s are .:L naars are revengir g m ou me aret and loni1 2 A ? HJ1U7 r N F.VE OrCU B VE i EN K. ED A N " F iVi WOUKD Fir:t Us'er u by ();r Navy !i Ile wa- w't' i ea'n- -Th V'.:: O.w D)!r ab!ed by a It hh -z- d P e Po'1er'. When the UUi: Sta -osr Hudson came up t- i e . dock at Key W. s Taursdsv mnornzi the bcdies of fie cead mren w-re vin n her afte- dck Thy re e 7e mains of Easia WV. Bi'cy and members of the C-ew o: e r rEdL beat Wnslow, wh) rf r? id a n engagement in Ca!d"-as Wed iesday afternoon. The udes w r covered bv the Srsrs ad :ris. I the cabin of the Hudson wps Capti: John B. Bernsdcuo the WissLowho is irnjured in the left leg, and several others of the Winslow's crew wro ar slightly wounded. The dead are ensign Wcrth Bagley ; John Ververe. ciler; Josiah Tur it. cabin cook; J. V. Meek, fireman, and J Daniel, fireman. The wounded are: R. E Cox, 'uni rer's mate. D. McKeon, q,-rte rnAs ter: J. H. Patters->,r. fircman: F Grsv and Lieut. J. B. Bernadcu. Al! are slightly wounded, Except Pat erro:., whose cordition is sirio'us. The engagerert tork 1ce it s the harbor cf Cardenas. The.un cet Wilmington, the torpedt beat Wi::s low and the gunboat Eudson wEre t.!e only vessels ergaged. They entere d the harbor for tae urpose of at'ack ing some Spanish gunocats which were known to be there These .t ter, however, were rot dic-vered hy the American force unwil the Spaniarcs cpened fire. The land bavtri-s or Cardenas supported the fire of th Spanish gunboats. The engzgem(nt commenced at 2:05 p. m. and inted fcr about an hour. TERRIFIC BATTLE. The battle, while it lasted was t. rific. The Wilmington and the Hud son were ahead and opered fire on the Spanish boats, which were lying at the dccks. Thr fire was at a range o' 3,500 yards. A few minutes later, the Winslow came up and opened fire. In an instant the entire attention of the Spanish gunboats and land batteries was directed upon her. From all sides shot and shell seemed to pour in upon the little tcrpedo boat. The Wilmington and the Hudson sti:l kept up their fire, but they culd not turn aside the terrible storm of fire and death pouring in upc n the torpedo boat. The crew of the Winslow, how ever, never faltered for a second. A ENc CK OUT BLOW. At 2:35 p. m. a solid shot crashed into the hull of the Winslow and knocked out her boiler. In an ins an she began to roll and drift helplessly. Then there was a moment of aw. u suspense. A fiercecheer cf itr:umph went up from the Spaniards on te guntoatsatd in the batteries, and again a storm of fire was openc d pon the helpless boat. The gunbcat HuI son, which was 13ig ne- by, started to the assistance of the Wins low. She ran alongside the torg,-o boat and tried to throw a line to the imperilled crew. Up to this time, with the exception oftth me shot wh'ch disabled the Winslow, the firing of the Spanish gunbeats had been wild, but. as the Winslow lay rolling in the water, the range grew closer and shells began to explode all about her. It was difficult for the Hudson to get near eaoug h to throw a line to the Winslow's crew, so terrible was the fire all about her. Finally, after trying for about twenty minutes, the Hudson approached near enough to thro:v a line. Ensign By z ley and six rmen' were standing in a group on the deck of the Winslow. "Heave her! Heave hr ' shouted Bagley, as he looked toward taoe c mi mander of the Hudson and called for a line. Don't miss it!'' shcuted an officer from the Hudson, an-i w ith a smil~e Bagley called back: "Let her come. Its getting too hot here f r comfort." A DEATH DEALING SHOT The line was thro wn, ant, at the same instant a shell burst in the very midst of the group of men on board the Winslow. Bagley was instantly killed and a few others dropped about him. Half a dozen more fell groan ing on the blced stained deck. Cne of the dead men pitched headlong over the side of the boat, but hisfite caught in the ironiand he was bauled back Bagley lay stretcht d on the deck, with his face completely torn away and the upper part of his bcy shat tered. It was a terrible moment. The torpedo boat, disarocd ard helpless, rolled and swayed under the fury of the fire fxii the Spanish gun boats When the shell burst in the group on board the Winslow another nild shout of triumph went up fia h Spanish boa:s and batterias, an.d aga:i a heavy fire was op ned o-. the torce do boat. Finally, the Hudseon succeedni in getting aline on board ibe Wmnslow and was towing her cut. of the der~dly range when the line parte d, and az is botn boats were at the r..;rcy~ octh Spanish fire. At 3.50 p. us. the hund son managed to get another line o.. the deck of the Winshaw, but there were only three Iren heti there at that time to make it L ast. The line was finally teccured nd te Winslow was towed up to Pedres Is land, where she vas arc: ored, w:'.a her dead and wounded on her decksr. There some men from the Hudsen went on board the Winslow anc t ck the most seriously woundedO Three who were takren on boa~rd ti-' gunboat Mathias dad there sus. afterward. THE CO3DIAN~.R S STORYX Commander Brxnaoou of the Wis low was wcunded in the aefi It, D-. not serious!y. Lieut. Bernadcu, wi.h the su:rgeon bendirg over him, told the story 0 the battle to the represent~ative of h Associated Press as calmiy asift rng of the weathe r. lie tta ' W went under orders from th~e cc..I 1 der of thie Wilmington. Oar oa: is badly damaged, but she wil a brought here for repairs, and I * a she will be ready for s r . ice s: a two weeks." Continuing, the litu ean e. -9 "The Winsion was r ne edand had ive o ri e d I don't knov how -n were crder~d to anc-'- e gunbcats at Cardn. - d in under a full a:.d a'u e _u upon as soon as we w ere ara iye The Spanish boats were tied up at e .dek and ha a fair rngeon ns. The . l uT C i NA 0. S W..O HW .' O'..NTEEED3 Se A bt e1r;;ie ert e -s W hr' N w F..rn:V c -rr. y A. . F ri ut'i Oxroiua '-gf ne-r". I u di 'C t": ? ? - (m--C p ar s urdv vou-z von lne s cnary3'V easr mu-.ive inc. sevc 'on wu- e, Iblish me nius:r reil of te r errr company; v:hich was to re-uit ,mpals m Ie in usercd io then y xt week we iAl publish the mus.-r 1l of the third conoanv and so on Ich week until the mu-ter rIs o I the S;utb Crolina companis asre blis;d. e i the rn istr c ~e Abobeville \oluutters. wh c c-dr1h vril. be kno n by that amLe no more, t:e desicgn2-n n o ing Cempary A, Fist r S. Volunteers: ()MMISsloNEDI 'FFLcERS s Charles A. Mlr, Capt. i .. nur e(, pharmnct Tow'vle. Frank W. G 'enn. F irs! U u.e n ait, arrid, merchant, Curistmn J. S. Cochran, See*md L1tv-r an*. airled, clerk. Abbevi1le XoN COMMISsION OFFICERS Thomas G. Wite. First SergeAtC nele, cl rk, Abbeville Rla nd V. C natha'n Se-o':d S-r t ant. si r e, teacher, A-,e ila-. Andrew B Edwards, Sergea:,t. Z in e. clerk, Aeville. Viijiam J. Bryson, Sergeant. sin e, conmission merchant, Cashier's Willian G. Moses, sCrgeant, sirgle, -ker, Samer Eugene 0. Ingram, se;geant, single, James A. Allen, ccrpcra, singic. -ummer. Abbeville. Frank H. Cothran, corporal, single, L anufacturer Greenwood. James H. Ferrin, corpora, single, erk, Abbeville. R:bert S. McCombs, corpori. sin e, farmer, Hunter's. James A. Cald well, corpzral, single, f acher, Due West. Aug ustus B. Cochran. c~rporal, sin .e, mechanic. Abbeville. Frank W. Greer, Musiciau, si5e, -inter, Pacolet. James C. Hu-hs, Musician, single. -eman. Abbeville. Wilham T. McDonald, Artificer, n 4le, tinner, Abbeville. James L. Pepper. wsgonier, marri l, farmer, Abbeville PRIVATES Abram T. Adams, single, salc-sman, ( dgefield. Wyatt Aiken, married, court ste- :: -,rapher, Abbeville. C Rbert L. Almonds, single, farm:er, U nter's. Alexander Bowie, single, clerk, Ab i -ville. Henry L. Brcoks, single, machinist, dfferson, Ga. RbbertE. Bruce, single, shoemaie-,b bbevil'e. James P. Bw'ers, single, vsaver. bbeville. f J.:ms .Sl Elrwn. sige nuesCinid, 1 arnville. Williama Bassey, single, farmsr, arksville. Charles C. Caider, s'.ngle. clerk, I kesbury. Charles T. Carr, sing lo, ckrk, reen wood. George W. Chaney, single, wearer. I. alzer. Jal2n R~ Cochra!n, si g:e, frnmer, Rehv.)e. Wiiliamn T. Colie, sngle, farmer, inety S:x. JohnwcA. Dicsosingle, dtntist, ntreville. Howard L. Dickson, single, railroad reman, Samter, Arch B. Ellis, singe, railrc'ad nire an, Hodges. Alexander G. Faulkner, single. erk, Pittsford, N. Y. Asher T. Ford, single, baker, Abbe lie. George C. Gambrell, single, printer bbevule. Charles S. Gilbert, singie, farmer, enanon. Alber t Henry, single, clerk, Abbe lie. Patrick RI. Henry, single, farmer,j ue West. Luther R. Hester, sing>l, farmer, es :er's, Manstield E. Hollings t'orth, marri ,magistrate. Due W'est. Thomas F. Hollingawort~h, single, dent, Due West. Fran, C. Hodger, single. clerk, oages. R.>bert M. Jones, single, student, beville. John F., Jahrns~n, single, cier~r reenwcoa. Willia Hi. Kerr, Jr., single, ci r.e, rinns noro. Capers R. Jxohn, single farmer, reenwood. Tuomas W. Lanham, sia e. am Afred Lyon, sigie, farmerk Abe de. Fran. T. McGaee, single, studv~ent. reenwocat. John J Mar tiin, single, stud:ent. D..e John t3. Miller, sirzgle, fa rmer, Samuel Mt Me'vey,sia-,sv r, Ls'urens. J na M~.McKellar, Sing ",frmr Eagu.e H. M2'lillari, sini ie farmt' Joseph L Morrow,. si i >ron~aca, Luther' H. Nizhols.. sinagle,' c''r obeville. James M. Payne, tie'. c' D) vud P. P ey, sigle,c e. , ~viue. James M. Pa~uds, siet.e, depm:: Leif, Bradiey. , Honea Path. James L. Geo-.t, singl:. far mar, La2~ .er. \ernon C. Se ivrigi, sji'l. me an ca Donaluk. -i s. . zt r - rcv. r "~ r I. pr . G~-r S.T~nat.) *ari-:n J. Wiey x: ci C , re -n dra, G a. Wi ia Lr Wilier, s zinc, :z , ,oard 3Lihe gun' oat LwaEmt from! h.a: a c's erair.wt d:i ALDn' VL W.ON'EJr 1ALK. i tsL w th. is c'uiao:. o. c3 atribe by3 ~et ts AmcalXid . n o-e on Times, wutoaive rere on ard the t B:iihu::soa Lan nro ilu - j, who-, r(CeO. L izirnag 11h:2 supe- ' r -r wof :e Amri.cn oq adn, ad : t.:av th :, his cif 0c. was tO ek 'r- eeinn o! the ifo, sI al the e [;as on d r fr ada ad ad met o en kill' dd. Oe the mvCe cf his tlag sieutenat, h e trans .red his flag to he Isla d-e C aba. rtwo sa a hal&' h ou-rs ig-tIg L, eae a aigl ts o sLe as.;a a-, w nhr. i Tm cdorve Dever ead r sn ra .:fhtn e .s:e a tn > deStro th Le b.urning ,,Lips -a"I.ir-A q.otej> rc p*i.d: 'ihe shias ra ca mercy ;d.) as -Vou h1ke'Th erc rs wou-lasiven reu:neid to o A ranish quadro)n was compitsy 'tbiaed. "Ine captain of: the oSto, wh aid tho fig of tract sa!d: -Y a embatted us -vith four ve~ry bad ship'.s Lot warships. We hav- Lever seen efore braver fighting under such n g-.;al conditiors. I: is a great pity ouu exposed your lives on vts-.elS L;o Sfor tihting. "Commcd.-re De-vey sEnt <t mese > Admiral Montej> as foicws: aye-p!easure .n ciasymig your, aa;a Ld erlering my cozrgra-A..uois On 2c gallant manner in. mc.yu 0 ";ght.* --Admiral Monttj3 attributes iase re poLzsibiiity of his defeat to ite gov rament in Madrid. He had only ob olete vessels, though he had rcquiti oned the government 'or ships. He ad no torpedoes, except some whic, L hiaLt elf constructed o-ut of inatCect re materia!. His originai intentian as 1o remain at Sabic and cier tia e; but he returned to avi:e. becIzse - Sa bic forts were inadtauaat. --Dar.Lg the ben=baran2t of t.e ~arite arzeia!, Catamodore Dvee~ uspended tire, at tLe rtqiesi. tIIe pario, io allow the wcme-n and .ai1uren to be nemovedi to a piace of "I 'iCne .i tho sciid b-ibard lent. The American vessels vtre ed irably handled. Lhe re bels loot:.d .i.te iLmediately, tae Sparciirus ficg to Mantia, sid encaLaters wIL Ie ieocla were frequent in ne uo ros. Woea I lacded, cr. May 2, ftanrd the city pan:c strickea, and 1k sh23s remaed closed fortat --Finding that an armistice had be en greed upon, meny civilians reiur.:td. __ run on the Spanisa bans was t eked by the Hoang Kong anid ch..i :r'~d oauxK cpeniug to nego-.iae Syn "ahe positioa of the British section f the community was precarious, o N zg to the atteredi polition of t5eir LOLIe5. Fotid wvas scarce and at !ane pn ~rces; tae soldiers had. remnaedI Lp.it to: aevera! wedks, ana iouns a ;esreu. "On. F'riday be fre the ooanbard ment e steamner tiaif ob Martabain left Lr agapore ann Lonzdon, with Spanish id EigIlL women and chitdren 0os ard ; iaat many E aglish ia:Liiies sti sniia ashoze. .Lhe Spauiards ara not xeted to capitulate. Comzzcdore e svey has Manila at his mercy ; out it routu be uselees to bombard the city yatou'. a sailicient force to hod it." WMiA OUR BOYS WEAR. tothmgi for the Army Boyr- Or what dis W~ardrube win consis:. The clothing for a soie~r in the r.y ihalt will invade Cuca wii cast but $25 complete. Fbor tilis expedi i'nary ioice suits of cool, twit-use atf wiii oe furnisheo, arti cne of LCe w~ill Come to $ti. LEcia lan must. age a cape overcoat, wmca0 cJats M', cam paign hat at $1, a i orage csp w 5 cents and a pair of shoes at $2 50, a a.nd smrt at $3.10, andi two sanu o nserwear at $3.50 each. In addni:tn ti ese necesairy urtie:, Le wilt ::.Ve rue b r Dliee, made la''unn aeion2. wirh a oLJe in Lae n~di .o ogtr..:men: $1.4U. Hie Wiu U) :i es tn oaiy one blank:1 la? lc i the cuasioa.ary two, tecause see ena ry uie artIile sIi ns .Ma L e amin pa1ying $3 63 fr A. Tan war L -j Jdnmelnt aus austri~s~d for iUO tuJ otse shoes. mA n's repo~rtedi th~at wa' --.min_ ',re Dewey Ilaed a; Uun' t' evine no Li af, iu a zr.e.:ioD pa oned niinI no'. to rna::sac~ msi O wzatued, wLich naitural.y at 1t do Snaid-:, lisa ...sr' ae -o. cx. ..aed te Aa~n:e..u :o m . . Cu.y ad reil tac.n t L ik r i tmo aaro -v ciian i *h.e rid e aune, thiey expj au .- w a'y ai 'a An iveea -'n up I cyre ac Clraret u:D . alors a :rnr.caa lire A iltreyC i ti d a wa: a~rent~y c.,: a uttroyer. L is ?e.-r:: ' a. a : .n 3J0u ed f hie hi va naricsh'z1 DC Ra NG3W4 L D R M I ER. ~~i t a dr 1 ~ ~ r i "I CC I ~ ~ c iM C! :. n.1a L" - 'j. ruV. ae w tr u.es i o- er tmat city G I-' tte trag e" 2, C*- , W~gan and con-~ )A~'ci(: ~reSate by pre-~ or r.-q-icss to caargeI c: 2 g a u r o; raahoritles L.42f -~tP IL .fif we !ej. na a- sp~ecaor0 min -~ d! r~? : ; L U e read a -u-I .c an.. I tal t 1. q,; !s iso , re wihc. :e wdi~ a r 01 by Mr. N.and Li L,, u e ta a w01 zx hOi '."or ile r~ ad(J,. 0. Lj A ~ '~~ ecee toolk place! J~ Cfcs of Col. ZiChumper.,s ar. w1tt v h i a dtfciidant arose ~ n ";s eit ta'. '(:iocuncud the spaea :a -:Lr aid e up:tdl to th.. coarL i~ve L.M al . txL H e w as So At Lca-If ras. x a; ak T1uesday DOAn &h araunie.L.t e -I.d aid tac, Ll.g- Cthargcd Lte jirl, ,._-diiig them :u', 1 ~) o 'id. Nl Lla~ mr .2S c 1ed IOu tnemr uail a : mia L . t .fore 1 'c6iact Wedne~dly. tcnii 2y r. Ppd ou tae dor aad au-j Iourcu '~t '-ACY Lad a,,reed on a e ~ .a a t~w minutes Ja~dge I h,1 tht, dcttradant i tnie aitur-I i e s w e re :1 r DpIa c ts anr.d t Ie jury Ee. i *j 17"tre wus a treathle~s still-i cis as ,,a e tr'1 toix:i tu~e indictmeat I nd rcca orttWitah recamaaendaI 10:1 to) mjlrv TcVtrdie, WAS gen-_ T a. e Cf ud a 1.se_ a l d a hule ner o, i id n~1:g his ccu~se1 .L14 a Wv.ng no,.c. Cf a niotion r ~ ~' rif. L ao miues tile .r. roaa ""'s cicuredj, ,And by 20 j u 2 oc;ok D_,puty Buyct 3 !1 0ihy'~ the jd i~i L, ma! dr, -k; rr. Dca-c, Dr. Biviugs ..........ua VC~c S fli -1L':ZLJ 7 a ca'A I reogonU Oey are en '.LIS Le wou:d nsve A~ ~iifSi m trli*e ..ur ho was! in tne ie to ao so in o.der to be at reSt so ar as de troubles of this world r~cerned. Tiis act of mine is r-o luirk conclusion that I have arrived it cut I know thit taking the life of Ior Tom Trimmier was not niu-der. [ had fully decided to do what I am low about to do should my enemies :ucceed in accompishing their re -nze. B-fore I die, I ask MajDr D. I R, Duncan and 0. L. Schumpert if ev did not know in their hearts that [ was not guilty of murder, and b3, 'eving such, could they forget tcat l nd biading obligation that h: v 'ti when tney were made a s :on. Let them answer that ison and see do t- -v stand cor Cience clear before G:d. If so, then say to them 'So mote it b?, amen." , I hae writttn very hurriedly, I ad cant tell you all I wcu'd wish to .J1 you. Get Mr. Ralph Carson to .ook ~after my affairs for me, or rather or you. I had him to draw up a will' >r at least I give aim the abstrazt to lo so; suppose he ha; done s5 by this ime. It is not signed, and so is not ega , but I trust that you will to a ,reat degree carry ii out. Goodbye, :arest, sweetest wife, and precious jaby Pauline. And again I pray God .0 bless you. Have my body embalmed and put n a metalic casket. Carry me to the uid family burying piace. Do not ,ut any tombstone at my grave. My nemory can live anyway in the heart )f those who love me, &ad those who late me can remember me, knowing hat they had their revenge. Are he scisfied? Lat my good old riend, Col. Gantt, have this, so that ill taose who are curious enough to xish to know what I have to say as a >artirg word, read for themselves. iva me buried witbout a-y cere nony whatever. Wnen I am laid in ny casket, let my friends look on, hat they may while they livb, re-, nember those who caused me to lay inder their gaze cold in death. L-b .hose who have helpsd to persecute me injustly, and those who have so cru - ,1ly judged me come and see if hey so wmsh, that they may the more ully realiz! their false s wearing and alse prestcation and false judgment. Again, my love, darling wice aad aby and all my friends, I bid you ood-night and goodbye, God bless ou all, and may ne save me in the or.d to come. Z IDNEY JOHNSON BrviNGs. It is no;v 3.05. I have written hur idly. Col. G. will please correct nistakes. S. J. B. Love, it is now 4 o'clock. God bless Tou my sweet, pure, darling wife. Prison cell, 3 a. M., May 9, 1898. Ay 0 vn Darling Mother: Try and not rieve for this act of mine, for I think ince those cruel jarors and wicked ersecutors have branded me with the ame of murderer, it is best that I ad my existence and trust myself in he hands of your God, hoping and >elieving that he is not so cruel as my ellowmen. Ma, I kgow you ara a ood Christian, and as, by nature, Fou can't remain here on earth many nore years, I feel that with God's .OVe, and sweet, darling Bessie to look siter you for your few earthly com orts, you will be well taken care of. Atmner, may God bless you in this our trying hour; and in your fbet .ig ana fe years I could not stand he thougat to live branded a murder .r and drag out an awf ul existence in 3rison cell or wear the garo of a crim nal, for befoxe God I am not one. For my dear, beloved mother, I ask 3-od to witness what I say, and I say hat I nave not one tming against xor Tom Trimmier, I have toll the ruta, so help me God, in all that 1 ave told relative to taking his life. rusing God to save my soul in a oet er vorld Ltaan tnis, I will for the last .ie Ad you goodoy and good iiight. Ecur lovmng son, SIDNEY. Basss, daring, tage good care or Ma, .n the few days while here on earth. ood bye, s weet, darling Bess. I send a paruing loye to little Bess, Jennie, B~en and Dean. Traiy, your loving ,.cte. SIDNEY. Dr:. Bivings was about 4) yeairs old, mad has been well and favorably nown. He practiced dentistry here a number of years, but gave uiup ibout a year ago on accoaunt of iin 2ea ith. For several years ne has been sown as a "moderate'' driaker, and s thought by many to have thus roughtL tf e trouole upon nimself, ibo.i: six years ago ne married Miss innie Wingo, daughter of Capt. J. v. Wingo of this county. They have Jue little daughter about 4 years old. Ene tragedy has cast a gloom over tne mtire crty. 1 M-E AeJEiC TIONS. E~r Such an E zay Matte: .to Ge; in tihe Army. T..efolio wing statement of the num xr of men examined, wita ac:::pt tces and rejections, is taken from he otlicial examination slips that had >een fied with Capt. Fuller, who has pee mustering in the South Carolina roops at Columbia. Tae figures, ho w :vr cover a very few straggling re :ruits t were hurriedly examined and reported at odd times in order to nake up the full quota of the com Danes: Acceo.ed. Rejected. ibville Volunteers... 9 Sewberry Gards........l 51 inderson Rliides..... ...33 .taw i la tide ...........G3 lee s..iht infantry....6 .31 3reenvile Gu~ards.......041 tier G uards ...........,1 43 n~ater Light I lantry..0: :iaxvy .lattery..........0 0 unI~t( le i:les........4 Al :ciand \~ounte...... 3 vrnors Guards......,4 :I 1 :ma2~i GuLards........51s fas c.>ve; s th e eamiai'on;s for all he co npanies of the quo'a and indi .as tme perc.ntage 01 r~e ctions re re leaving Hong K~ng fo: Manila aily app..ar before Consul .Wildman ere ana ask to be allowed to take L.'e otn' of allegiance to the United ~t'es ine powerful Cortes family nie on having their prayer I r taz-nsnip telegraphed to Presi irn Mci~knley, and offered their >as in MAmia for the a-:coin na i?n of Am--rican officers. To Jui Sinsapsen. Fv ev ssels of the F~ying Sq u d roa, u u' Hlaaip'on i~ads Fruidav af .er ao and4 a ter passing tbe Virginia .pes tookc a suaerly course, going, :s sarid, tom augment AdmiraL S3Imp The Farme- W ne FoNows Tb2. A wvlce %V ba Wiie. All the tcs'imony that comes to us :orroborative of our advice to farmers to plant food crops this year and re :iace the cotton acreage. Supplies of ;zrain everywhere are shorter than lsual, and a ten and a half million baies crop of cotton dce: not hold out special inducements for another big :rop this year. Tne weekly letter from a well know Chicago brolerage dran declares that the visiblesupply of of wheat, cor, oatsand lard is small r tlan it ihas b.e for a long time. and that the outlook is for better ra i-,s in all provision crops. Thi; let .er is addressed to speculators and ad vises the purchase of grain futures because of their belief in higher prices. This is a marter the farmers are inter :sted in as well as the s;:eculators, aid f the outlook is for sb art supplies of fcoi stuffs and higher prices, then it behouves our farnirs to plant food :rops both to save having to buy them at high prices with low priced cotton, and ao lor the purpoze of having some t. sail at remunerative pr'cas. If this war shall be prolonged it will .mbarrass the food market less tb an m.ny otier. P:ople must eat, and the farmer who full barns and smoke acuse is in the best possible fix; whe:h er the market is good or baA. If the market is bad he has his living at ome and is in no danger of waat; it t is good and pniccs f or :ooLtiff are bigh, he is not only saved haviag to bDy at high prices, ba can sell and make money. The wise farmer will raise corn, wheat, oats, hogs, potatoes, ay-in snort al tne provisioas he ,an for man and beast. SPANISH METHOD3. A Dsatardly Attemp: or splea to Fahloa Oir S AdiLre. A second dastardly amnpt to p~i ;on the infantry regulars at Camp Aobile, in Alabama, has been made. Several days ago some soldiers found n the creek wnich ra,.s alongside the grounds, a sack filled with absorbent :Uon, which had been saturated with rsenic and tied down beneath a rock which juts out in the streom at a point jast above the place where the soldiers get their drinking water. By accident, % trooper discovered the deadly trip, removed tae sack and upon the can tents being revealed, reported his find to the commanding officer. Strict or iers were given not to mention the in :ident, and so the matter was hushed ap. Since that day, however, tae 3eek has been closely watch, and vigilance was rewarded when Corporal Jonn Sullivan of Company A, Nin Leenth infantry, found a p~ison bag oaded with arsenic and anchore1 :lwn just as in the first instance. Tae orrespondent, by chance, overheard ;io soldiers talking of tne plo: to poison them, and instituted an iaves igation. Tne officer preferred not to lszuts the matter, bit among the pri7aL'!s feeling is running higa and ;uey do not fau to express themselves. Spanisa spies are knaona to be lurking Lu the neighborAoid where a number :, Sjaniards reside. Taey are au ander stricL scrutiny and sensational :isclosures are looksd for. No one ioubts that agents of Spain are re ponsiole, THE PHiLPPINE ISL.AN OS. a 5lIl:ary Gjarnmeni ta ba Established Over T he :o. A d:spatch fromn Wasniagton says rthe Unaited States will eS tAoLsn a tem porary government over tne Pnilip pne Llands. O:ders have been issued Er M~aj ir General Wesley Merritt, no w in command of the department 01 tne east, a. Ne w York, to proceed to Manila witn the least passibole delay for the purpose of assu-ning the otf1:4 of mimary governor of tne Paiuep pines. Siiitar orders to proed to tae Pniiippines were sent to M~ajOr Genera&l E S. O~is, commanding tae departmnent of tue 0olorad>, a; Den ver, wno nas recently been released from duty as president of the court martial which tried Captain 0. M. Carter of the engineer corps. Tae orders to General Otis direct him to report to General Merrit for duty un der his direction in the Pailspptine Islands. General Otis will be recond in command and will a':t as military governor of tae islands in case of tne asence or disability of Gen. Mern~tt. Oders were also issued f or tne organ izaion of an army corps of about 12, 000 men for immediate duty in tne Failippine Islands. Tnis carps will be made up of regulars and volunteer organizations stationed on the P'actin. east and in the far weetern states. Prompt action will De ha-d in the mat ter with a view to naving the troops make an early start on their long voyage across the Pacific. A TLR8E HAaL STORM. Geiet Hav.:e wroight to Vegetatian in the Up Canntry. A disoatch from Greenville to the Oium Dia Register says Friday more tformatio2 was received about the terrible rain and hailstorm of Wednes day afternoon, which destroyed so much property in Pickens and Green ville Counties. Tne storm covreed an area three miles long and dye wide. Friday a prominent farmer from the iocauty of the storm came to Green yille and broaght to the Daily News uiie half a bushel of hailstones, wnch he put in his wagon about 10 o'clock Friday. He said the fields and roads were still covered with hail stones as he passed along. At one place in t ae road he mesared a drif t and estimated the depth at three feet. In the belt waere the ??ail fell he re ported every green thing des:rcyed :otton, corn, wheat, oats, rye and vegetables. ?ne rain stormn was as serious as the hail. Numbtrs of hogs and cattle were caugat in tne bottoms, beaten by lusii and over shelmed by water and dieJ. No estimate of the loss can yet be made. The governnm~nt cotton rep:-rt for rhe month of afay has re'erence to the proposed acreage, as co npare.1 wit-i ne acreage planted in 1897. A re laced a::reage is reported fromn every otton gro miag S:,ate, the generai re u'dl isicatoig a breadtn of 93A as ampored wita th~e acreage of last year, or a reduc.ion of ,.6 p-: cent. Lae percenages in the principal cat. .on growvmg States are as foliown: :iahans, t'7; Souta C.arolina anc issisippi 96; Loaisiana, 91; North a:-olhna and Georgia, 93; Fiorida, BOMARD31ENT OF SAN JUAN, 'H = SPANSH FORTS REPLIED FIERCE LY E U T THEIR FIRING WAS WILD. A d m al 4 ampaon Did Not Defire to Cap tu4. te rowr.0 1y t, AdmInut3rPun IshmcLt. A hich He Did, and The2 Went in S earch of tie Sp anish Fiest. The forts o' San Juan de Pirto Rico were bombarded by part of R3ar Ad mirai Sampson's fleet this morning. The enemy's loss is believed to be heavy. The American Icss is two men killed and seven injured. After three hours firing, the admiral with Irew the fleet, and, heading for Key Wes'. he said: "I am satisfi:d with the morning's work. I could have taken SanJuan; oUt I hava not force to hold it. I >aly wanted to adminisier punish nent. Tais has been done. I was .ooking for the Spanish fleet, and not or San Juan." The killed are: Seaman Frank Wide. nark of the Naw York. Gunner's Mate - e the Amphi rite. Ta3 latter died fron the eff ets of ;he Extreme heat. O t!he injarei man, thrae wereon )ard the Iowa and four on the New Crk. The names of those slightly injured on tie 1ova are: Seaman Mitchell. Private Marite Merkle. Apprentice Hill. Ta injured on the Na York are: Seaman Samael Feltman, seriously. Seaman Mitchell Murphy. T wo other enlisted men slightly in jared. All the above named were injured by the bursting of a shell on the New York. This is a complete list of the killed and vwounded. Tne American ships were uninjared. The engage. ment began at 5:15 a. m., and ended at 8:15 a. m. The enemy's batteries were not silenced. The town in the rear of tha fordfications probably suf fered. The ships taking part in the action were the Iowa, Iadiana, NAw York, Ierror, Amphitrite, Montgomery, Wampatuc and Porter. The enemy's dring was heavy bat wild, and the [owa and Naw York were probably ;he only ships hit. They wentright ap under the big guns in colum:, de ivering broadsides, and then return ed. Tas line passed thrice in front of ;he forts, pouring tons of steel on shore. After the first passage before the forts the Datroit and the Montgomery retired, their guns baing too smll to do much damage. The Porter and Wampatuck aiso stayed oat of range. Ene smoke hung over everything spoiling the aim of the gunners and naking it impossible to tell where our ihots struck. The men of the Iowa were injured by splinters thrown by an eighs inch shell which came through a boat into she superstramre and scattered frag ments in all directions. Tne sho's :ourse was finally ended on an iron olate an inch thick. Merkle (urtel) was struck in the arm and may lose it. All were hurt by splinters, and a tire was started in the boat, but was gaickly extinguished. Morro battery, on the eastward arm of the harbor, was the principal point of attack, Rear Admiral Sampson and Captain Evrans were on the lower oridge of the Iowa and had a norrow escape from splinters, which injured three men. The Iowa was hit eight dimes, bat the shells made no impres sion on her armor. The weather was due, but the heavy swells made ac curate aim difficalt. T ao broadsides from the Io wa and Indiana rumbled in the hills ashore for five minutes af ter they were delivered. Clouds of lust sho wed where they struck. At 3 o'clock in the morning all nands were called on the Io wa, a few aaai. toucaes in clearing ship were made, and at 5 "Ganeral quarters" soanded. Tue men were eager for tne dght. .Lae tug Wa-npatuck went ahead and anchzoraei her small boat to the west ward suo wing ten fathoms; but ;nhere was not a siga of life from the ort, which stool ooldly against the say on the eastern hills hiding the Tue Detroit steamed for ward to the eastward, opposite Vallern. The Iowa aeadied straigat f or the shore. Sud lenly her helm fle w over, bringing ,ne starboard battery to bear on the lortifications. At 5:16 a. mn. the Iowa's forward 12 inca guns thundered out at the sleep. Lng niils and for fourteen minutes she poured starboard broadsides on the ::oas.,, Meanwhile the Indiana, the Ne w York and other ships repeated the dose, from the rear. The Iowa turned and came back to the Wampa tuck's boat and again led the column, .he forts replying fiercely and concen trating on tue Detroit, which was :our, seven hundred yards away, all t..e batteries on the Eastward arm of is.' harbor. Tnrice the column passed ?ro.n the entrance of the harbor to the extre'me E ast ward battery. Utter in diifirenc e was sho wn for the enemy's dre. Tne wounded were quickly at ;endrd, the blood was washed away a ad everything proceeded like target practice. At 7:45 a. mn. Admiral Sampsoa sig naled: "Cease firing." "Retire" was sounded on the Io wa, and she headed from the shore. Tne Terror was the Last ship in the line, and, failing to see .ne signal, banged away alone for asut hralf an nlour, the concert of snare guns roaring at her and the ,v.iter flying h:g a aro and her from the exploded shells. Bit she possessed a :a.t:.ed life, and reluctantly retired at 8.15. Six il anIo ce lI s d. For the las; Ie w dasys Italy has been .eseat of a great deal of trouble with elaters. A! Mdlan one thousand per. sous were arrested, 600) killed and 2,000 wounded. Ia one instance 20) students .sere killed at. th a main station of the VGeiaa railway line. Three hundred :-iogra ses fire to all the railway car riages; and the military, hurrying up, mutortunately fired on the firemen who were trying to dispersea the rioters with a hose, Many of the firemen were killed. Will Fight for Them. Special dispatches from Madrid say t is odficiaily declaredi that the govern neat of Symi nas no intentien of al owing Admiral Dewey to rest upon als aurels. A bout 4,U00 men of the -eserves of tue Spanish army have >een ordered to rejoin the colors and .t is added that a formidable expedition s beng organized for dispatch to the Eiipnmne Island.