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Vil VIT MANNJNGE. S. C., WEI)NL S)A. M Y 2v ,19. O 4 DISPENSARY ENDORSED. THE LIQUCR QJESTION IN ThE STATE CONVE N' ION ovo t'on %o r date Nan.b:r t r Cam Ia'guWt t rg= Vo'ed D. wa -Twa Var Measures Unsvelotay Adp:-d-Col. Wille Jo e Made . t - Chat:man The Demccratic S:ate Convention was called to order by State Chairman Tompkics at 12 o'clock on Wednesdey in the Hall of the H.use of Rtpresen tatives. The Columbia Stat3 says the con vention was ore o' the mest represen tative bodies of men that has gathered in this city in a cccaee. Perfect hsr moy and gecd feel.ng prrvaihd and there were r o dizc:rdant elements. The conventie n was com posed for the most part of Fome of the most zrmi nent and able men cf both factions. Many remarkez upon the charsc:er of the body. Among thcse who were on band as delegates might be named ex Lieuten ant Governor Mauldin. Litutenant Governor McSmeney, Ex Congress man George Johnsun , State Senators Henderson, McCalla, Sloan, Mower, Aldrich and Mayfield, Gen. R. R. Hemphill, "Layman" McWbite, Mr. Garris, Speaker G.>ry of the hcu-e of representat.ves, Sohci-ors Ballinger, Henry and Jervey, R-resentatives Bacot and P.tton, W!1. Mike Broxr, ex Governor Sheppard, Col. NV. A. Neal and many otters. The daily press was also represented among the delegates-Elitor Garlington cf the Spartanburg Herald, Mr. F. H. Mc Master of the Charleston Post, Mr. J. H. Marshall, city editor of the Cnar leston News and Courier, and Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer being delegates. Taken all in all the convention was remarkable for its personnel, the good feeling manifestt d by all, and the business like method in which it did its work. Several of the United S;ates army cficers who had been elected delegates prior to the call to arms at tended, but took no part in the pro ceedings. Senator MeCilla, of Abbe ville, was elected temporary chairman and Messrs. R. L. McCawn and 0. R. Lowman were elected seec:etaries. Mr. Welborn moved that inasmuch as there was a contest from one coun ty, a committee on credentials be ap pointed. Mr. McWhiie suggested that the committee consider only the cases of contested counties. The roll of counties was then called and each county recommended its member of the committee. TLie comn mittee was made up as follows: Abbeville-John R. Blake. Anderson-J. W. Ashley. Aiken-M. B. Woodward. Beaufort-W. C. Vincent. Barnwell-W. A. All, Sr. Berkeley-T. W. Williams. Bamberg-J. B. Black. Charleston-H. L. P. Bolger. Clarendon-Louis Appelt. Chester-J. K. Henry. Cesterfield-R A. Rivers. Cherokee-T. B. Butter. Colleton-H. W. Ackerman. Dorchaster Walter lldertoa. Edgefield-J. H. Tilman. Fairfield J. E. McDonald. Fierence-D. H. Trax!er. Greenwcod-H. J. Kinard. Greenville- J. A. McCullough. Horry-J. A. McDermott. Hampton-William Stokes.e Kersasw-J. W. Flo) d. Laures-J. H. Wbarton.e Lancaster-J. N. Estridt~e.J Lexington-D. F. Etird. Lee-R. E. Carnes. [ Marion-J. D. Montgomery. i Mariboro-T'. L BR.gers.i Newberry-W. C. Siigh. Oconee-E L. Eerndon. Orangeburg- J. H. Claffy. Pickens-W. W. J Brignt. R.ciland-John. T. Sloan. Spartanburg-S. T. B Lancaster. Sumter-R. J. Brownlee. Saluda-R. J. Faller. Union-U. H. Peake. Williamsburg-B B. Ciiandhr. York-J. C. Wi~hcrn. The convention the n took a recess for 15 minutes to allow the committee the opportunity to report on the con test trom Darlington. Mr. N. H. Stanseli was eleted ser geant at-arms of the convention. It being evident that the committee - could not get through in the time al-t lowed, at 1:45 p. m. a recess until 3 o'clock was taken. At 3:20 p. m. the convention was *agaim called to order and Solicitori Henry submitted the report of the comr 1 mittee on credendials. Tne commit tee decided the contest over the Dar lington delegation by reccmmnending -that neither of the delegations be ad mitted to the convention. The com mitWt e decided thus because it consid< 1 ered that both the delegations had - been irregularly elected. The report also recommended the reorganizion] of the Democratic party in Darling-t ton county. There was a motion to adopt the re port. A member of one of the con testing delegations wamned ti.e r eport tabled, butte was ruled out of or der. The committee's report was adopted. Oa motion the temporal y organiz I lion 'was made perma.eint. Chairman Mc~alla on calling the convention to order made a orief ad dress, the reception of whicn w as in dicative. Hie said that there was Out one impopcrtant quesuon bcfore the peo ple of douur -aroliua in the emizg election-tne qrestion o-f handling the liquor probiem.- The people were divded over this matter i'e was sorry to see. This conveiorn :,neuld not by any act pievent sny w.ite man frm parucipating in the primary. He believea in the un derling prinici ple of the primary syst::m wmca was that all grievan~ces of the wnite peo ple of the S ate be settled t herein. Cheers ) Tne chairman also cau tionea the con~venuoen against tsking any action in behalf of any cf the candidates for cfllca. All should go into th e primary ar.d stand or fall on their own merits, lie closed by de claring the conventien ready for busi ness. 'Ine convention then proceeded to elect o1.e vice presiden: from each con gressional distiit, the election result ing as follows, each being u:.animous: First-Jos. W. Barnwell. Sscond-D. S. ?endersoni. Third-Josh W. Ashley. Fourth-Mt. L Donalesmn. Fifth-Wmr. Jefferi s. Severth-D. F. En;d. Mr. Tazmm movo c tnait tre conLven ion ptoze o the scion of a comn mntee on p-:ai orm and resolutions This wasagreed to an amendment be iitte on constitution and by laws in be chosen. These committees 7ere nade up as follows: PLATFOR3! AND RES3LUTIONS. Abbeville-R. R Hemphill Atderson-J. B. Watson. A-krr-G W. Thoro. Beaufort-T. F Wtlsh. B',mberz-S G. May fild. B trn well-R abt. Aldrich. Berkeley-S J. McCoy. OCarleston-J. E Murray. Cherokce-E. A Trefc tt. Chester-W. A Barber. Chesterfield-E. J. Kennedy. Clarendor.-L. Appelt. Colleton-H. W. Ackerman. Dorchester-T. W. Stanlard. Elgefield-L J. Williams Fairfield-T. W. Traylor. Florence-J. W. McCown. Greenwood-J. D. Parks. Greenville.-X. Blythe. Hampton-M. B. McSweeney. Horry-J. M. Stalvey. Korshaw-C. L Winkler. Lancaster-W. S. L. Porter. Laxington-E L Asbill. Laurens-R C. Davis. Lee-W. A. James, Jr. Marion-J. L. Sellers. Marlboro-H. i. Stackhouse. Newberry-J. A Sligh. Orangeburg-W. S. Bartnn. O:anee-J H BArnett. Pickezs-W. W. T. Bright Richland-T. J Lip c mb. Saaranbu-g-R A. Lumcuater. Sumter--J C. Seegers. S4luda-M. C. Caughman. Williamsburg-J. S. Sturkey. Unicn-J. T. Gantt. York--A. P. McGill. CONSTITTTION AND BY L.WS. Abbeville-Frank B Gary. Anderson-W. A. Neal. AIker-D. S. Henderson. Beaurort-W. A. L'ckwood. Bimberg-H. H. Crum. Birnwell-A. H. Patterson. Berkeley-S. J. McCoy. Cbarleston-T. W. Bicot. Cnerokee-C. W. Whisonant. Caezter-J. R Reid. Czesterfeld-J U. Stricklan(. Clarendon-S R Cole Colleton-A. S. Bdon. Dorchester-D. H. Behre. Eigeald-M. P. Well. Fah field-T. a. Kitchens. Florence-B. B. McWhite. Greenwood-J. M. Gaincs. Greenville-W. L. Maildin. Hampton-W. H. Mauldin. Horry-J. Mishoe. Kershaw-J. W. Floyd. Lexington-D. F. Efird. Lancaster-W. B. Bruce. L-urens-L. W. Simpkins. Lee-D. G. McLeod. Marion-W. A. Brown. Marlbmro-L J. Breeden. Newberry-G. S. Mower. O:angebrg-B. H. Moss. Occnee-J. R. Earle. Pickens-W. T. Bowen. Richland-H. C. Patton. Spartanburg-J. C. Garlington. Santr-A. Mzses. Saluda-James Padgett. Williamsburg-W. R. Folk. Union-C. H. Peake. York-Iredell Jones. Tne following was offered by Col. tabert Aldrich, which be read him elf, from the press stand, concluding mid applause: Be it resolved by the Democratic arty of South Carolina in convention .s.mbled: I. That we renew our ftalty to the )eamocratic party or the United States, .nd again endorse its principles as nunciaed in tie Chicago platforra e f S8, ax~d declara ane w our unab.ated .on tiden~ce in its peerless leada -Wn. ennings Beyan. II. Tnat we view with pride and atisfaction the Democratic adminis ration of our State government for he present term, and confer upon it he well done of an approving con miuency. Ill. "That we pledge the Democratic ~arty to a continued support of the tispenssry law, as the best solution of he liquor question and call upon all .vers of temperance and good order o bold up the hands of our public ervants in their effort.s to administer t in the interest of morality, good :enduct and prosperity. IV. That we pledge ths State of south Carolina to a loyal support of he government of the United States n the present war with Spain, and as ure our fellow countrymen through >ut the Union, that the spirit which Limated our forefathers in the olden ime, still lives in the heart and mida > their des::endants. V. That we bid our gallant soldiers sho have taken up arms in defense of he country God-speed, and promise hat in the hardships they undergo md the sacrifices they may make that t home they will not be forgotten. Aiter the intrcd-action of a number >f resolutions, which were referred o the appropriate committees, the xmvention took a receess until half >ast eight o'clcck. At the night session, on motion of dr. Tatumn, the convention went into he election of the State executive :ommittee, it resulting as follows: Aiken-W. W. Williams. Anderson-W. A. Neal. A bbeville- A W. Jones. Bainberg-S. G. Mayfield. Bjrnweul-G. D. Beilinger. Beaufort-Thos. Martin. Berkeley-S. J. McCoy. Clarencion-Louis Appelt. Colleton-A. E Williams. Chiarleson-P. H Gadsden. Cherokee-E A. Trescot. CIhester-T. J. Cunningham. Chesterfield-B. J. R cdf earn. Dorcuestei-T. W. Stanland. D~iington - - -. Edgenield-L J. Williams. F4irfied-T. H. Kitchens. Fiorence-D. H. Traxler. Georgetown - - --- Greeenville-M. L. Donaldson. Greenwcod-J. 0. Max well. - H ampton-M. B. McSweeney. Hiarry- J. A. McDcrmott. Kershaw-C. L. Winkler. Lancaster-W. G. A Porter. Lre-W. A. James, Jr. L'xington-D. J. Griffith. Laurens-N. B. DiaL Marion-J. D. Montgomery. Marlborc-W. D. Evans. Ne wberry-Cole S. Blease. Orangeburrg-O RC Lawman. Oconeee-J J. Keith. Pickens-T. C. Robinson. Richland-Wilie Jones. Spartanburg-N. L Bannett. Saluida-B. L. Caughman. Snrnte~--R D. Lee. U mon--C. H. Peak. Williamsburg- J. HI. Black well. York--D). E. Finley. As a tribute to the brave soldiers acw enlistiL'g, the committee reported the following cffered by Mr. Patton of Rchland. R esolved. That the constitution be secton: 'The State executive c3mmittee is directed to provide suitable rules to afford an opportunity to such of the volunteer troops of the State as shall be mustered into the service of the United States in the present war with Srain, to vote in the approaching State and county primary elections while they are within the Unit ed States, although they may be absent from the polls, anythirg in this constitutioa to the contrary not withstar,ding; and such troops shall be permitted'to vote under such rules if they are otherwise qualified; pro vided that the rEquirements as to length of residence do not apply to sucn votes as would have been qiali ded had they remained at their place of residence at the tim cf their en listment." Adjatant General Watts secorzded the motion to adopt this report. Arter some discujsion the resolution was adopted almost unanimously, only three members voting against it. Unfavorable reports were made on Mr. Blease's campaign meeting reso lution looking to meetings in only the judicial circuits. Mr. Williams' resolution on same subject as to mceingz in congr.ssion al oistricts only. Senator Headersmn said that the committee had so reported on these resolutions because they considered that this would be I utting in the en tering wedge to destroy the prim:nry system in this Stale. The report was adopted and the resolutions were rejecttd. The following resolution weu alpt ed af ter much aiscussion. R ,olved, that article V. of the can sticution beamen-ed as f:llovs: Strike cu', in line3 three and lour, tac void: "voters as shown by poll lists made a. first preceeding primar; elec ima i a'w election year" and substi:u'e tte word. "membors," so that the sentenze wi1 read: 'Coanty Democratic couven io:b shall be composed of delegates etect ed by the several locil cluos, o.e del egate for every 25 members and one delegate for a maj )rity fracti on there Gf.' For the resolutioas of Col. Aldrich and Mr. Blease on Platform, the com mittee presented a substitute, which was the set of resolutions offered b; Cal. Aldrich, as published above, the only change being the substituion o! the following for paragraph two: "That we endorse the policies of the Democratic party of South Carolina and reaffirm cur allegiance to those principles as enunciated in our previ ous platforms." The original clause endorsed the present State administration. It is given above. The following minority report on the dispensary seection was presented by Mr. Sellers: We, the undersigned members of the committee on platform and raso lutions, beg to dissent from the decis ion of tne majority of said committee as to that part of their report which pledges the Democratic party toa sup port of the dispensary law as the best solution of the liquor question, b. lieving that the whole question should be and will be decided by the people in the caming primary and this convention has no right to fore stall the action of the people. W. St. Julien Jervey, John C. Sellers, 1.T J. Lipscomb, J. P. Park, Eliward A. Tresrot, Rh ibert C. Davis, J. E Murray. After con:,iderable dicussion the :-iionty report was voted down by a vote .' 6 to 131. The majority report endorsir., the dispensary was tnen adopted. Tne r.sual reolutionsof thanks were adopted. At midnight the convention ad journ sd sine die, At a subsEquer~t meeting of the ex ecutive commuttee the folo wing ce fl crs were elected: State Chairman- Wilie Jornes. Secretary-U. X. Gunter. On the first baliot Col. D. H. Tomp kins received 9 votes for State chair man, Col. Wilie Jones 16 and W. D. Evans 14. On the fourth ballot Col. Jones got 22 votes and Mr. Evrans 17, the former Deing elected. On the second ballot Col. Tompkins received four votes; on the thirdl bal lot the vote was 19 to 19, with one vote blank. A SAD ACCIDENT. A Young Lad Kied by a Ennzaway Horse. As the result of the runa w'ay of a gentle family pony Wednesday even ing at about S o'clock, Frank Card well, a boy of about 14 years of age, is dead, and Mrs. Frank Laidy is lying severely hurt at her home on Main street. The story of the accident is as foll ws: Mr. Frank Leidy, foreman of The Register composing room, de cided to mnake his wife a present of a pony, one that appeared desirable in every respect was offered to him, and Wednesday evening Mrs. Leidy and the young boy, Frank Card well, were out trying the animnal. It had been recommended as parfectly gentle and no lears were entertained, but that the drive would be pleasant and safe. The couple were driving do wn Sum tr street, when tae pony--a very small one--became frightened and dashed dowen the street. When near ne Trinity Church rectory the buggy was aashed against a tree and the cc cupants nurled violently to the ground Tne crash was heard by Dr. E vans an~d family, who harried to the succor ol the woundd people. Tne bay was found to be fatally wounded, while Mrs. Leidy was hurt severely tu: not dargerusly.--Columbia Register, Mexico Ouir Friend. President Duz of Mexico his writ ten Governor Culberson of Texas that he has ordered Mexican troops on the border to render asshtance and pro tect citizens on the Texas side if c.s.11ed on. He says he has sent additional troops to the border, with ordsr to co operate with the United States troops in preventing depredations on Texas soil, and has instructedi ti~eau to ask the co operation of Uaitedt States troops, if nccessary. G3irg to Iliht Dew y. A dispatch from Gibralt r sas thte first-class battleship Pelayo, tae ar mored cruiseis Enperador, Carlos V, Afonso XLII. Vateoria and (jiralda, the auxilkary cruiseis Rapido, lfons. XI, Buenos Ayres and An~onia La pex and three torpedo boats, now at Cadiz, are ready for sea. They are, expected to sail for the Philippinesj before the end of this month wna 11, N00 troops SAN JUAN B0MBARI)ED. AN EYE WITNESS GIVES AN INTER ESTING DESCRIPTION. Par t , f Nor; o Castle Knr cked Into m~tb #rers and 0;her Forts Damaged sad Mieuc d--Two cf Oar Ebips suit dned Tr!vi i Irjuri P., The following details of the bom bardment of San Juan by Admiral Sampson's squadron has been brought LO Key West, Fla., by a dispatch boat. Esrly in the morning of May 12, Rear Admiral Sampson's ships ap proached San Juan, the American D3nsul at Cape Haitien having in formed the admiral of areport that thirteen Spanish warzhips had been sent heading for Porto Rico. Toe City c f San Juan is situated in a long narrow pccket. A tongue of highland separates it from the cccean. The entrance of the hsrb:-r is easily defended, and the same cnr te said of the hesdlands of lofty Cab-as Is land, which lies in the throat of the passage. These headlands have been fortified by the Spaniards, but they did not prove in any way dangerous to our warships. San Jasn is on the ccean side ot the bay and in the rear of the town rise high bills. To reach the city ships nust pass the Korro Castle fortifications and the battery ot San Carlos, situated on a promontory at the Eist entrance of the harbor. Beside, th-y must pass thp Canuelo battery, on Cabras Island. The attack on the forts was planned so that our warships c~uid be in a oosition to meet the Spanish vesse's should they emerge from the hi'bor. ORDER OF ATTACK Admiral Sampson's oraer of attack direted the Detroit and Wamputuck to tro ie ahead and continue sounding waile the fleet was near the shore. Tne line of oattle was as folloxvs: The Iowa, .digshij), ILdiana, NewYork, Ampnlurite ana Terror. The Mont gomery was directed to remain in the rear of the column, stoppiag outside of the fire from Morro and on the lookout for torpedo to At destroyers. If Fort Canuelo fired, she was to sii ence it. There were tvo objects of attack, the batteries on the Marro and the Spanish fleet, the principal point be ing to destroy the ships. A sharp watch was to be kept for torpedo boat destroyers. Although it was kno wn at S:n Ja 3n that the American fleet was near, Me Spaniards apparently kept no look out. The soldiers in the forts and the peo pie in the town were fast asleen wnen our warships approached. The plan of the admiral was tho: oughly carried ouL -A TREMENDOUS FIRE Tne fleet steamed into the harbar and opened a tremendous fire on the fortifications. Three times the war ships made the circuit outlined in the fLifial plan. The forts withstocd ne first round, but the Montgomery, irom her station near Fort Canuelo on Cabras Island, wrcuzht complete de struction. With glasses, the officers of the Montgomery could s.e the cc cupants of the fort jamping over the walJs and running away. Tae Detroit, wmich went nearest to I the Morro, had to traia her guns at a high angle. Her shots, directed at the North side of the Morro, cit deep fur rows in the face of the fortifications. Tt e I .wa, leading the fleet, deli'nredj her deadly missiles- with great ucecuracy upon Morro's northern wmils. The rest of the &et fired in ord:r first on Morro an.1 then on San Car los, according to position. On the second round the Spanish gunners were thoroughly awakefled and stood by theL'-guns oravely, keep sg up a furious but aimless fire. Fr2m their 'orm foundation and high elevation vnhey had a splendid oppor tunity to cripple our fleet, but the panish a. nuers seemed to fire regard ?ess cf atn and asif oly desirous of emptying their magazines. k'rom the Associated Press dispatch~ boat we could see the American snelisi fall among the f orts and among the' troops of the garrison, raising cloudsI of dust and causing fires to break out. it was hopsd the Spanish fleet would emerge from the harbor as soon as tne firing began, and a feeling of deep aisppointment spread through the fleet when the lookouts reported the harbor was clear. THE TERRIBLE TERROR At the end of tne third round the monitor Terror failed to understand the order to withdraw and engaged Morro Castle alone for half an flour. As seen from the dispatch boat of the Asscciat.d Press, wmich occupied a grandstand position, the sq-sattny little monitor, in tackling the towering fort, making a magnificent display of dar ing. The Terror moveid in as if in. tending to ram the forts, and tne Span ish gunners evidently became greatly excied at her behavior, for they tired rapidqy and without aim. Tne ferror was not touched. The scene was intensely interesting, but it was not so exc.ting as had been expected. The Spianish aim was so astoundingly Dad that absolutely no anxiety was felt for oar snips. Ia fact, when the Spanish forts fired v.'l less which hi:1 them in smoke, I01-, 1i wed a few seconds later by tae gay ser lke spouting and splashing not aanerously near the Terror, derisive cheers went up from the colored cre .v of the dispatcn boat standang in her ow. Tne neavy swells somewhat af fected the aim off tue gunners of the 'error, for some of fer she-ls struck the sea in front of the forts. Finally the Terror seemingly grew tired, and1 withdre w, firing as sne steamed a way. 1 Then the Spamiards becamne almost frantc with excitement and blazed away at the monitor until she was; long out off range. 1DAMAGE TO THE SHIPS. Osi boaru tae Iowa a boat was struck I and caught fire, an exhaust pipe was dented, tue bridge railing was shatnter id, and three men were slightly wouded. All this was done uy tue soitary shell which struck the lo a a.1 Oa?e shell exploded on the NewI York, whick killed a man, wounded four others, and shattered t so searca ligns, spitered a cutter, tore tnreej n les in a ventilator and broke at sial davit arm. Pieces of this snellI were gathered up for souvenirs, but i ere were not e1.o2gh to go around. n'c New Yor.4 was nit only oce. 1 0: tne New York's four wournded mEnC caly tv.o were seriousi3 enooghL nu to call for their trn ge to tne1 csitai ship Solace, wme subs g.ent ly jined the fleet. rae New York fired 250) shots, it is ' said, during the bombardment. Tne1 ca ble ouerator- at San Juan cabled to the operator at St. Thomas, early on. hat vicrrous b~mo.rd=-_ent Of the apital of Porto R'co was in progress, dding that he was Coing to take the o It is cnsidered probable that C nost of the inhabitants of the place oliowcd his example and led from he city soon af ler they were awaken d by the Io a first broadside. Tne only war vessel of a foreign >ower at San Jaan durir.o the born )ardment was the small Fierch crais r Rgault de GeLouilly. S-e had ier rigging cut by pieces o. shell. i!ter the bomba-dment tne Frencu I nan left for twe island of S:. Tuomes, vhere I e: captain toLi Captain _-C : rerse of the Montgoinzry that aco imerican operations were entirely ustidable. It is understodj, ho vev- , r, tua'. the Fr~ech Qiers in caavcr ation with ther peple, cri:.iczd the visdom of the ram nrdnent. A BIG CROP OF BLIND TIGERS. ) ' even H ea I CArght by t1:e ocnistbbLes ad Uolumb4 FeUlicI E Consisb'e M.oreheal, assisted by d ,onstables Cooi2y and Perry and tte aolumnoia police, s.voopel d.Yn on he blind tig-rs Tnursday moning vith terriac e0t. As a resait of the raids wrrants were is ued Friday mo:niag before he magistraws a<iast the following :rop of aet s. Riched Saanich ;on and R~cbard MtiPaerson, Jce 2uick, Heary Waiker, W. E. Miller, W. C, Alte?, D. M. Ghz', J. Sellers, Pter K raft, Ben D.vid and H iary L Iunper. McPnerson aad nichson werc :harged withselli 1:gaor onth::ir 0 >remises at 1433 a;setnoly sret.. hey waintd prelimnaary before a nazistrate and gave tand in the sul y $200 etch fcr theic appearance at ria at the cx.t t-rn U, L= Cau:y "urt. I G z: and Sles rd a net little ' .iger tiown at n;ir place at 745 Gr nais streei;. Tney ihad rigged up a rap dor urAder teir btd, and with :ae assistance o' cur:aius, candles,I. ixzures, i.e, e.c., wcre d:oing business .n what ta:y caaa r.c i seClusiveJ, nanier. 6eilers L.w skipptd, but 11aze wiived preiiHiZ .r; ?nu gave ~jad. 0.1 Jumpers premi.s were found J ;wo h.lf pints of Lqtur, basides other Widence of seilla-. U! W.ted pre- i tirninary b fare Magisrate Ciarkson , mnd gave a $20U bancL Notning was founai a' Alte's place Dut the olliers have evidence of his V elling and have issued a warrantla gainst him. He is not in the city. M1e others have gone before Magis 3 rate Clarkson. 3 This vigorous campaign against the gers was secretty pianne.i and it ame i2 the nature of a comp lete sur Drise to them. It is stated on good ' tumnority that it is Lhe intention of C .ne administration to proceed against e he violators in every city and to ;n n the state jAt as was done hera and antil they are all wip:d out.-Colu m- s Di. R:cord. ALIL CBJiCTiQN rtiM /EU. ent sr Fo:.e: F..vars tL e ,:;urn o; t-e Confe!e:atz FiZ. s "I think it ;vuld be a good thing au his time to return tne Confececate )attle- tgs if our brethren in the uu:.h wa.nt theS acz," sain Senator B'oraker. Lais ca.fi.r coming irom 3enator lar.gier, has the greatest sig aiticance, for to this da y tne countryk bias i.O .torgotten the fLimous messag e. b~e sent in 18a7, waile governor of D.11o, to Cdait:,in Erski no Carson, of dilsogro: --N> re~d Jet .lg snail n returned whd::~ I ain governor." Tains was at tac ull;m rasient Cleve land issuied nits order to tn:: then Ad jutant Gen al Dram, of the army', lirecting tIne return. Askd wnat ne thougat of the propositiona to r turn :he fisgs, a proposition iiaving, in LfmSd lay oi 1rate.rnai ietileg whea ?ormer 1ederal solaiers and ex-Ganfedorates j r astant i~g snoa.d.:r to saouluer and a lading the arauies of tue Uniited e Statee, much sentiment in ts favor, and or the sugg estion tha tuL returnd De made at tue G3rand Army enca.ng ment in (incinnati, nec. temnb;;r,c Senator Foraker said: "T'ne return o; tne flags, in my judgment, is a matter .tna-. depends Luen upon the propriety attenning the retuin and who d ies it. The cir- a :umnstauces are very catfereat now from wnat Lue'; were wfnes Mr. Cleve and proposedi to return the:n. I mst say tnat I have not herd muchC tiscussion o: the ubjecs, Out ? mnos: :ertainly ?aave no bj::cuon. In f act, [ thina it would be a good thing :.o pre them ai oaca. A DER E:..ICI io NK . L M'p::s16h Tsick i1J~e area by th Urutrer p W1 mteg:. The United States cruiser Wilming on, waen a bout 35 miles east of Ha- h rana Wednesday, .tred four sheils n nto a Spanish trap, in the shape of a G lerelict, sinning is and ihus doing t wiay with anotner pieca o. Spanisu te reacuery. T1he comlaander of the as Wiladanxton had been waLnsd by dis s: ~atun boats taat somne daingerous fi ,vreeitage was difting aout tue spot li neumione and tne cruiser eteamned in U hat Linr~:coa to inv,:s-.igate the re- v >orts.a An old lSoxnish schooner, with her 0 feck boade.. t'o tn~e riiis wi~h rus~y iron h :ar wheels, etc., closely packed to- n fether, was I oand floating in tne track p, t t-.rpedo boats and cispatch boats. Cnae iron iadn scaooner ha~d evident y been sent out of Uavana harbor in ,ne hope that a tope:: ioo.t or s:nali e :raft of tae biokasaing fr.:e would i. :rash into it and be so damaged as totT iause her to sink. J As wires were neficei arm-ud the jn ron ra:l; ten the Schooner Uoa:naader Codd be i:vAd the Spaniah trap might lb dso contan expl-siver, and tnerefore, a sying tAf .'. consid i disa:c:from ei Kr, Ius gu as pro spily sent :.ir to ;he c potticu. Senor Ea igA (e Capris, Go~-rsror~i Satiago de Cuba, is quao:ed as say-I ng: "Spain has~ )00,* U egular troops tnd volunteers in Cubo, andt we lgt )f our sril. Ths of us -sho are from 'pain are aClimated, snd e are en r renched. Therefre, cne of us i qual to mvo invaes-c se, to three be nyaders. W-eh ar Am-'r~cr'ooe, "' o assail us with ICOUU u ren Smea epor's say 15~0.0m n, m d raw ev s. We ir.a .. iimes that 8 umber toic c-ur :Is it th1eiry. .trw:. uegrs.te t uu't te ut reat:r the glory. LA t us kep our T earts elev.--edi by pat:-io~ismn and r houghts of our wron. s. Oar flag has >een caled the 'Golden and B3oody 01 h'ag of Spain.' In our hands, may it C.: A TERRIBLE TORNADO :ATH AND F UIN WROUGHT IN FOR TIONS OF T HREE STATES. wo, 1111ro!s and Witcomeij--A score or 3o:e People Kllied and Many O.hezs Wounded - G:ejit Davast ation Mrka the Path o ::he S;orm. Forty two Dersons are known to ive 1 1st their lives and 28 others are p )r.- deaa as the result of the tor waicai devastated portions of sterL loa, western Illinois and n-rhera Wisconsin Wednesday night he property loss is very large. Io wa sacs tie ist viih 18 fatalities. They e as follo ws: Near Riggs Jaiction-M. Hines, aggie Maloney, James Maloney,R ose :aloney. Mary Call. Near DeImar-OJa aliso:, Pat .aynes, Sauren CiemEnson, two cail ren of Frarcis Allison,a. D. Hlder, 7ii'lliam Griem, Near Preston-Charles Flora, Mrs. ora, two Flora children. 3Near Qiigley-Wm. OHera, chiid John Clark. Fourteen deaths are reported in ILli ois as follows: At Stillman Valley-Michael Nei n, Mrs. Nelson, iL fant son of the elsoL.s, Julia Johnson. At B:you- William R ees. A: Aelia-T moias Mulle'n, Schun A.: Foreston-Three small children J jn Mass. At P.4pa -:-Mrs. Frank Chches pr. At Lanark-N.ciolas S::hul z, Sam A Uaover, Mrs. John Kssler, in LAtes of the county poor hois3 whica as destroyed. Three other inmates ere fatally injured. Wisconsin reports nine kano n dead ith unconfirmed stories bringing the ital ia that State up to 37. Tue aead: At Antigo-Ignatz Barr, Fred BA ngs, Goldie Sneldon. ct Pennington-Johu Fosbarg, E. Beckman. At Seigler-Fred Hanke, Mrs. Wmke, Albrt Hanke, Frad Hanke, r. At E'mhurst, 10 reported dead at imbr camp. At Heffford Junction, 18 reorted e d at Godyear's lu noer camp. The storm which worked suca de astation in the rich farming counties ong the eastern border of Iowa and estern Illinois, started shortly after o'clock Wednesday afternoon, a ile south of Stanwood. From Stan ool the storm moved rapidly in a orrheaiterly direction, passing over le northeastern part ol Clinton coun 7, the northwestern par; of Clinton >unty and then over the southeast -n portion of Jackson county. This tion of the state is thickly settled. la to'ffns were in the path of the :oran, but farm houses and barns by ie score were torn to pieces. Tne storm was seen approaching by iany of the farmers, and they sought efuge in the cellars. At least twenty 7e were, however, unable to find aelter and were killed, and probably s many more were seriously iijued y flying timbers. Tne pamn of the stor.n varied from >rLy rods in some parts of Clinton )unty to eighty feet in JAckson cIn 7. Trees and ouinouses were torn to ieces. Roofs of farm houses were ared half a mile along the path of ie storm and hurled against the walls Sbig stocr barns, casting them in so and killing hundreds of cattle men~ had tazen shelter in the saeds. Half a dozen scaool batidings are no un to have been destroyed, but it not thoug~nt taat any of the puptis erished, most of tnem naving reach 1 home wnen the storm brokd. Near reston, IowaV, more buildings were t?troyed aa in any other iocahty. Anoiher tornado formed at Amboy, lnois, snlordly belore aar Wednes ay evening. The storm Lock an eas: niy course. Ii traveled about t wenty tiles witnouit cnanging its course and astroyed every tninA in its paths, but o lives are kno an to have been lost. I ding to the peculiar aimosphezic anditions prevailing all tae after oon, the inhaoitants were on the >kaut for just what happiened. At ie nirst alarm they took to ine cellars id many of them were imprisonea >r Pours by tne timbers of tneir recked homes. Live stock suffered >nsiuerably and tne loss to property enrally will amount to tnousands [dollars. At Antigo, Wis., scores of houses 'ere leveled, many were unroofeci ad a score of peopile were inju:ed. ne electric light plant and water -orgs vere wrecked. A heavy storm as genera] in Wihcnsin and farm cotperty suffered great loss. A rming their Eocmir The Cuban provisional governnment as directed insurgent sympathizers t to try to evade in garrison cities -neral Blanco's conscription order >:cing into the ranks of the volun ers all males fromt 15 to -45 years of ~e. Ref ugees wno arrived at King xon by ineo Frenca steamer Fuiton oa iiavan, wno navd since been re ased from quarntine, say that the uoans in Havana are jaining the :unteers by hundreds. spain is thus -wing enemiies ready to rise at an p;r.uane tiale or to aesert. The samiards in Havana, for a commu l poluc purpose, spy out Cuban sym thiz-.rs and cause their arresi. A a sorai srag dy. As a result of a tragedy in Clinch >uty WVednesday night, a white an, 2haries G:itfi;h and Charles omas, a negro, were killed and waes Drawdry, white, and a negro ~med Henry Minrsue, badly wounded. :veral negroes were raising a distur-' uce in Gridil:h & D:awdry's store d when oraerec out pulled revolv s and fired on the merchnaitr. Smith, fored was stancing outside, heard e hootiog and rusaing in revolver .hand, killed Thoaias and wounded .eother negro, Minuse. It is be ver thie negroes intended to rob the ace. iora ior Ta~npa. I T .o hundred and sixty-nine jolly, eiking sailors passed through )umbia Wed nesdr~y. The fact had en extensively adver:.ised and ~ie a large crowvd of people had b seabed to cheer the j tctes. They era en route from tne receiving-i ip Vermont at the Nea York navy ras for Key WVest to be dis'.ri. r ited am:ong t te ships of that station. e muen will be taken to Miami by il and then transferred by boat to ev West. All c f item are old sail s~ and many oh them wore on tneir os the name of the last vessels on hich they served.i TAKEN FROMTc :.,-. 01 Tempkini Did N.t Suit t e Prchibi Col. Dan Tompkins hss been in ormed by Mr. A. C. Jones, chairman if the executive committee of the Prohibition party, that the present Iecretary of State was not wanted on, ed had been removed from the State ?rohibition ticket. The removal of Colonel Tompkins s the result o! his strongly expressed )Pinion on the whiskey question. When Colonel Tompkins was noti ied of the nomuinati-n by secretary 3:istow, h was merely asked if he Vas a candidate for Secretary of Xate. He replied that he was, and would be glad to receive the votes of ,he Prohibitionists. Ia order to set himself straight with .he public, a fe; days later Colonel ?oopkins gave out an interview in Nh ch he prcclaimed himself a dis. -ensary advocate. Then followed the correspondence aeret-> appendod: Newberry, S. C., May 5, 1893. Eon. D H Tjampkins,Columbia, S.C My D-:ar Sir-In view of the fact that you have baen publicly represen ted as expressing a preference for a ,ontinuance of the dispensary system, ind as your letter of resp~nse to Mr. Louis J. Briltow, secretary of the coa vention, gives no assuranca that you :o not occupy that positiou, I would respectfully ask taat 3oa would ex. plicitly declare, whether or not, in your candidacy for the office of Scre tary of Stast, you are prepared to en iorse the declaration off the Prohibi Lion convention. "Second, we are unaherably opposed to the man ifac .ure or sale of alcoholic or malt Iquore excep. for melic.na!, mzch;a ical, scientdc or sacrameat.l pur poses." Concedi :g mos; cheerfully, your 'ul liberty LO mainain ania vie ws on this subject which yoar jidgment may approve, the execa:ive coimit tee, acting expressly by tae aathority of the convention, request an ansver to this question in order that they may be aule to continue or withdraw the -suggestion" made in your favor, and notify the Prohibitionists of the State of such determination. Very respectfully, A. C. Jones, Caairman. Here is Colonel Tompkins' reply: A. C. Jones, Esq., Chairman, Nw berry, S. C. Dear Sir-R aplying to yoar letter of the 5th instant. "In my candidacy for the o.ce of Sacretary of State," I amn not prepared to endorse the declaration of the Pro hibition convention-' Second, we are unalterably opposed to the manu facture or sale of alcoholic or malt liquors except for medicinal, mechaa ical, scientific or Sacramental pur poses." Since the enactment of the aisoensary law I have thought, if given a fair trial, it would prove to be tne best solution of the liquor ques Lion. Yuurs very truly, D. I. Tompkins. The le'ter Colonel TompL as rec civ ed is as follows: Newberry, S. C., May 13, 189S. Hon. D. H. 1'ompkins, Calombia, S. C. My Dear Sir-Your letter de::lining to endorse se::tion 2 of tae Pronibition platform, and expressing a preterenee for the dispensary system has been duly received oy the commnittee, and at its meeting today ins~true:ed me to say th1at inl vie w of the position taken oy you on this question, that they have withdra wn tae suggestion made in your favor in your candidacy for the ottce of secretary of State. Very reipect ftully, A, C. Jones, Caairm an. The Pr-ohioition ccomittee is com posed of A. C. Jones, cnairman, Ne w erry; ?nos. J. La~torte, secretary, Ricniand; Prof. L. B. Hlaynes, Lex Lngton; Julius E Boggs, Piczens; C. T?nomnpson, L mrcaster. ItC is not k-nown wno tae committee will put on the tint in Colonel ?omprins' place, bus it is tnaugns tnat Mr. Bacon of Union will lDe tae man. Possibly, hovever, the executive :ommittee has no po~vr to remnove your uncle Dan. Tne committee was ve.sted wusn tne power to li.1 vacan :ie, caused by death and resignation, out inot to remove candidates. TH E GUSSIE EXPEOITION. [C D.d Not Fail Ea~irely Arter All--A Death Dealing Fire. A special to The Times Union and Ditizen of Jacksonville, .bla., from Eey West, say: The Gassie expedi tion did not fail entirely. T wo na tive Cuban scouts were landed west of E~abana on the seond day out. Span sh guerrilas nad been assigned to the luty of patrolling the shore. A boat ~rom the Gussie landed 20 men. They aad hardly set foot upon shore before i furious volley was Iired at them by ;he guerillas, who were concealed in hickets on the crest of the lo w hills. Irfe American party advanced, were aalted when in range and order "fire" was givcn. Tney xi:ed as one msn, ienaing tnree volleys ;at the guerida, w'ho scattered lhke chalf before the wind. Five of them were killed, ia :luding a captain whose bloody caps mdt sword were taken and brcula~ oack as trophies. The t wo scouss niade thleir way on into the interior. wili L ast re~ a Y rs. Milit.ary men in Washingion of the yest judgment are of the opinion that he war with Spain willilast at least ,hree years, even though we win every >attle on the sea and drive the Spani rds out off Cuba and Porto Rico, and troy men say Spain should be invad ~d with a force of 100,000 men. Ora he other he~nd naval authorities hol: hat six weeks will end the wvhole bu ness, that with the fa'l of Cies and ?orto Rico Spain will hae no base or operating on this, sile of the b.g >ranch, and will give up the unequai :ontest. The truth, as in almost all; nlatters, probably lies bet. neon these 7To extremes, The Baptists are jubilamt am the re cipt of telegrams sayicg that at lasi. he home and foreign mission boards re out of debt for tne iirst timm in five 'ears. For foreign missions $L27,00 vas raised, and for home meissions 51),(10.. Taie de bt on foregn missions ra~s $55.000. The Woman's Missiuca y Uuion makes its report, and so dme de Sauday schoilboard. Mjor J an Gary E rans. Thte President Wednesday nomina ed John G. Evans of Souta Caroitna > be inspector general with rank o THREE HUNDRED K[LLED. -STHC RESU.TOFTHE BATTLE AT C'ENFUEGCS Th3 Fpinth Lis Much HeLvIer Than 11t S oip P e 1--a-Pte Dardly Fire of tee t - s.b P!cked1 Up In an Open . The Spanis'a loss during the recent engagement at Cienfuegos is now k-noan to have been much heavier than at first reported. Three hundred Spaniards were killed and several hundred wounded. Great damage was done along tie coast. Sion after the engagement the Unit e:i Sates cruiser MLriehead picked up several Cubans ia an open boat some miles down the coast, including Colonel O:iz, Lieutenant Olvarez and three privates from an insurgent camp near Cienfuegos. Tney reported tnat the Spanishloss es and the damaze wrougat by the shells from the warsntips were very neavy. Tzae hospita.1s at Cienfuegos, they said, were f all of wounded, and fear prevailed every where that the American washi-ps wouLd return to czmpiete the wor-t of destruction. Daring t:e engagement the Marble heal tuireav 4031 riv- ne shells into Lhe Spanisa forces, and 700 shots from he: second bittery. The gun oat NaNuhille firel a3 many more shells and 1,500 saot from her second battery. Fiuteen huadred Spaniards were stationed in an improised fortress on a neck of land. and upon this the ships coacentrated taeir fire, and it was tere that tne most testruction R&s wrought. Daring the heavy fira if shells and jus: a.er the lighLtnaa e 'Vas blo 7n up) fire Spaniards wh vere ranninug together ia an attemp: t> escipe, were pized off by a snzll from tue Mar tehead, the gunner - iag ordered to fi:e upon them oy E.L sin Pratt. Taey were torn to pieces. Tne men who manned th 3caters did so under instructions, and they withstood tne galling fire poured upon them wita tne utmos; ealmaess. The Cubans wara suppliel with 6,00- rounds of ammunition and all bat one of them got ashore. Money for the Sand. Tnae Colum3.a Sats, of Saturday Morning, puolished the following: some young woman in each town ,if the State would interest herself as MTiss Bertha Kona of Orangeoarg has dohe it would not b3 long bifore the Sou-.h Carolina Regimental band would have all tae money needed and more too, with waicn to eqaip then selves with tMe necessary musical in struments. Yesterday Col. Alston received through Mr. Aagus: Koua a ehecz for $12, whica Miss Koan had collected by poputarsubscription from the good people of O:angeburg to b3 added to tne oand fuad. Accompany ing the letter was the fouio ring very neat letter: Col. J. K. Alston: Dear sir-1 notice tat anappaal has been madeasming for aid in order to seaure i astruments for the regimental oand. I kne f that Ozangeburg would be loyal to ner brave soanier boys and assisted oy Miss Lula Fairey and Miss Ulemie Smia I nad no trouole in se curing a pojauar subecription fro:n our patrioL3 Cemuz ens. We are proud or tne S:ate regiment and shoud feel especially proiud of our regimental oand. I tars pleasure in enclosing our cueck for $a2. I ?nope our sister cities will os prouli to respond to tas call with equal pieasure. Wisning tna; tne bansi will en::er your regi ment while in ca.np and inspire them to valorous Oeeds~ waea in Dattle, 1 remnain Yours with best wishes Bertna W. Kon. "The check h as oeea deposited to the credit of tne oand fund in the Calolina National Bank and by tne adituon 0: this caeck noefa~nOuis to $72. Col. Ai ;oa w.: tnank Miss Kan fo.r her Zuadaess and would ne giad to near froai otae: towas." Orangeoburg was very lioeral in her conriaation and il nop-d tnat the amount will be raisd witnout didfi culty. War Manistons FY~ad. A dispatch froai Key West, Fla., says some ittle s tir was created thera Friday ny the aiscovery oi a secret chamber in the hold oI the Spanish prize steamer Argonaulta containing fifteen cases of ramunition, over a nundred Mauser iies and other war stores. The Argonauta was taken tmree weeks ago oy tae United States gun boat Nashvilte, ott Cientegos. On board were CoL Cicente Corujo, said to be a brotner-in-law of Lieut. Gen. Valeriano Weyler, and t wenty-eignt Spanish soldiers, no w in Fort McPher son, as well as mail matter and dis patches for Geoneral Bianco and other Spanish offieta's in Cuba. Got Dswey the Fians. Mr. Win. Doherty has just returned from the Philippine Islands. He sue ceeded in passing the Spanish customs officers at Manila wita complete plans of the city, the harbor, the fortifica tions and minute details of their ar mment, from Consul General Wil !!aini to Admiral George Dewey. The plans and drawings were concealed in a ne wly laundried shirt, which was tolded, pinned up and banded in the usual style and put with other cloth ing in his trunk. Arriving at Hong Kong early in April, he delivered the supremely important papers to Admi ral Dewey on the Olympia. Tw3 Now BishOPE, The general c onference of the Meth odist Episcopal Church. South elected two Bishops las'. week. The Rev. Warren A. Candler, D). D., of the North Georgia coafmaece, and the Rev. H. C. M>:rimo, D. D), of Ken t acky, were cus. D:i). Candier is aresidem cf E niory c'ollege acd Dr. :dorison is tze mJissionery secretary o: tie church. B nh are able men, pecaliarly cqsipped for the high posi iionis to which they have been call ed. Their eletion will give general satisfaction to the Southern Methodist church. Byj H s O wn Finnd. W. G. Eason, County Auditor for twenty-one years of Char-les~on and a man of 72, com-imted suicide Wed nesday morning by shooting himself through the heart. He was popular and highly respec:ed. Some time ago he suff ersd a stroke of paralysis, and it is believed that it sffez:ed his mind. He was appointed by Gjoy. Hampton an 1577. _________ A iata1 Faii. J. G. Sper~cer, a urominent businest main of Gaifney, S. C., jell from a wagon load of nay and was instantly