The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, June 08, 1898, Image 1

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

r N - IL~x~i I- MANNING~ S. C., WEDNESIAY, UNE 8, 1898. NO. 46. BATTLE AT SAnIUAGO GFEAT DAMaGE CONE TO THE HAR 8CR E EFEN.ES The American Squsiar n D!d Deadly Wczk Tte Spanish Fcr:s a.d Bar-':e Reducel to DUst T1e Spanidh FI.et -tays Under Cover. Dispatches receivrd in Ne= Yo-k on Wednesday from Care Haytter lave no doubt of a batle naving bee fought at the en'rance ,,f the harbor of Santiago betwe-n the American squadron under Commodore Scht-y and the Spanish foit ccated there. The dispatcn say s the Amer-can seq:id ron, augmented by tte torptdo cos. Porter, the auxiliary crui-er 8t. Pau and the protected cruiser New Orle ans, formerly the Amazinas, approachec the entrance to the harbor of 4antiago de Cuba at 1 30 p. m., the lox a lead ing. Inside the entrance to the barbor was seen one of tIe warships of Ctrv era's fliet, stripped for action. As the American fleet draw near, the New Orleans was detached and steamed far ahead of the Iowa Texas and Massachusetts. O.e of the fcrte opened fire on her. and she replied. the other two shil s din ctins their fire .at the battery on the Puats Gorda 'or ,within the harbor and to westward of the position occupied by the Spanish ship. The latter replied to the fire and immediately became a target for all the American snips engaged in the battle. She retired behind a protecuing headland and was not seen again dur ing the engagement. The Iowa, directed by Captain Evans, the Massachusetts, Captain F. J. Higginson, the Texas, Captain J. W. Pniilip, and the New 0:leans, Captain W. M. Folger, kept up their terrific fire against the Morro, Socapa, and Panta Gorda forts for two hours their projectiles, of enormous size, do ing tremendous damage to the de fenses of the harbor. The masonry on Socapa and Morro was battered almost into dust and the forms of Spanish artillerymen and in fantrymen could be plainly seen flee ing to safety behind the neighboring hills. The auxiliary cruiser. which joined Cemmodore Scheley's fbet just before the battle took place, was hit by shells from the forts, and it is thcught that she has beer, seriously damaged by the shells. After seeking tte protection of a jutting headland, the Spanish war ships continued to fire prjc.ules over thehills toward the Anerm.an ficet. but they had no range, 'sot even dirtc tion to their shots, ar.d the sh-:i feii harmlessly into the Rea. That tne number of killed and wounded on the Spanish side is esor mous no one doubts; but time and again the American shells hit toe bat teries Equarely, and amorg the flying masonry and diamanded guns twe forms of men were descried. The damage done to the American fleet cannot be learned, but it is no. thought any person was killed-f, in deed, any one was wounded. L&TER NEWS OF THE BATTLE. Friaay morning's aipatcnes bring the gatilying intelligence that not au American snip was hit by the Spani ards and that none of our men were either killed or wounded. The Span iards fired about thrte hundred shotb .and the Americans about half that .number. The object of the batdle was to find out exactly where the shore batteries were and to destroy them, and in this Commodore Schiey suc ceeded admirably. THE SPANISH ACCOUNT. The following undated official dis patch from Havana has been received at Madrid. "The American squadron c~m manded by Commodore~ Schiey, corn posed of large ironclads and cruisers, attacked the fortifications at tire en trance of Santiago de Cuoa. Our iron clad, Cristobai Colon, closing thre mouth of the port, and supported by the fire of the forts, repu:sed tne at tack, causing damage to the enemy. (Signed), "Manteroia." Admiral, Manterola is the officer in command of the regular Spanian fleet in Cuban waters. THE NEWS IN~ MADRID. A dispatcn irom Maarma says in the enate Wednesday Count Casa KhAr. cia asked if tire neWs o: the American repulse at Santiago de Cuba was offi cial. The mirnaster of marine, Cap tain Auncn, replied affirmatively, adding. "The news is a good augury for further victories, which thre cour age arnd high merit of cur sailors give reason to hope for." The senate theu unanimously 'rnoted witn Eatis action the brilhiant victory of thre Sparaisir fleet." ANOTHER BOIBARDMENT. Friday morning at 5 o'clock the American squadron again began a bombardment of the fortificatio:.s of Santiago de Cuba, and a lively can nonade ensued tor t wo hours, which silenced the Spanish batteries. An American vessel, tate Merrimac, dle scribed in the advices from Santiago de Cuba as an auxiliary cruiser, mat ing a dash to force the entrance, suc ceeded in passing the first line of de fences, but was torpedoed about 500 feet up the chanrnel, She went down "perpendicularly." An offi:er, an engineer and six seamen were taken prisoners. The number of victims is unknown. Only the funnel and mast heads of the suuken vessel can be seen. There is great excitement in the city. A part of the population assisted in fighting on the heights. Every body is astounded at the audacity of the American 'teasel. The American Equadron was cruising all the wble in thre ofng. The Era5 Besims t. 'Xhe First R egiment, S. C. V. U. S. A., has been completed at last by the transfer cf orne of the companies of the independent batallion to make up the necessary rnumber. This ik hard on Major Tht mscn who was in commar-d of the battalion ann had gotten it into a high state o1 efficiency. The work and anxiety incident to securing the other corn pany necessaary to complete S~uth r-a2na's quota will new dev.ire main ly upon him. He is a tituc soi dier and will undertake the task wito his usual energ y, but it certainly must te a disappoinmment to him to see his battalion thus disme mbered. An Experiment. The dynamite cruser Vesuvius is to go to Santiago and d::stroy the mnines at the entrance of the harbor s as to gi'veSchiey the opportunity or going in and disposing of Cervera' :het This wcrk of the er.iiser wil be a novelty in naval warfare arnd it win. be watced with the greate st inter est A DARING FE-AT. An O:d V.rsel Euzk l the Hrsbir of Fantlago. letr Admiral a durirg Fri day rornrg.g, decidtd to close the narro-r barbor entrance of Santisgo de Cuba by sii: g the cAlier M-rri mac, loidhd with coal, in the cbanl2&. He called for volunteers to go t: al most certain dtath, and 4,000 men of fered themselves Lieut. Hobson and seven =en were chcsen, at 3 o'clock Friday morning the Merrimac, under her own steam, entered the channel u~tder . terrible Spanish fire. The vessel was riddled with projec.iles, tut she anchord ard swung around. Uetuterant Hobion then set otf an i. ternal torprdo wita an electric attach ment. There was an explosion, the Meirimac sank, the channel was clos. ed. and, apparently, Admiral Cervera ..il be unale to escape. HOW THEY WERE S.&VED Ieut. Hobson and the htroic crew cf the Merrimac were sav d in the following manner: U aable, after the sinking of their vessei, to make their way back thrugh the storm of shot and shell. th.y rowed into the harbor to the Spanish flagship at d were taken on bar.ad uaharmea. The Spanish admiral, undcr a il?.g of truce, on Fri day, s:nit word to tne American admi ra ithat he c ffcred to exchange the prisoners, adding that in the mean while Hobson and his party would be treated with the greatest kindness. WHAT SAMPSON SAYS. Rear Admiral Sampson sent the fol lowing to the navy department: I suc ceeded in smking the Merrimac in the channel cf Santiago at 4 a. m. Jane 0 mhis was carried out most gallantly under the command of Naval Coa structor Hobson and seven men. By a flag of truce from the Spanish, Ad miral Cervera sent in a recognition c f their bravery. I am informed all are prisoners of war, two being slightly wounded. I r, q iest authority to ap - prove exchange, I' pozs.b e, between tcese and the prisoners at Atlanta. S:x of the Spanish sqiadron ia tne harbor of Santiago are unable to avoid oeing captured or destroyed. (3igLed) Samp3on. WILL BE EXCHANGED. A dispatcn from Wasuagton says reward sure and adequate is awai ing these American heroes, and Acting Secretary Allen has so pledged him self, after consultation with Secretary Long, wno is still confined to his room by a lame leg. .Medals and promotion are the least they can expect at the ands of a grateful people. More over, they wid not languish long in a Spanish prison if the authorities ere can bring about their release, for nalf an hour atter Sampson's bulletin was displayed on the wallsof the navy department Colonel Carter, assistant &jutant general, had taken the pie timinary steps to arrarge for an ex caange of prisoners, and was learning just how many Spanish officers and enisted men were still held in captivi ty at Fort McPherson, Georgia, where mney nad been taken from tne prizes capturec by the American vessels. THE SPANISH FLAG OF TRUCE. Calt. Ovicuo, Admiral Lervera's chief of staff, who boarded the Now York under a flag of truce, did not ive further details of the capture. .he travery of the Americans evident ly excited 1dnIration among the spaniards, as ia did am ing t~ie men of the American fleet. The prisoners were perfe::tly safe, and will probably oe well treated while they remain in Morr.> Castle. The admniral is just as glad as though he were a Jackie. Capt. Chadwick, of the New York, who is usually most conservative, in speaking cf the incident, said: "dpendid ; to> much cannot b~e said about it." HE IS AN ALABAMIAN. Rlchmonam Pearson lionson was born August 17, 1870, at Greensboro, Hail County, Alabam,, where he also graduated from the s:oathern Univerti ty at the head of his class. He was appointed to the naval academy on competitive examination in May, 1885, and aithougn the youngest man 01 the class, he graduated at its head in 1889. His first cruise was in the squad on of evolution on the flhgship nicago, with Admiral Walker, in the Mednterannean. Later he made a cruise to Brazil when the flsg of the new Brazilian Renuolic was recog nzd. He was ordered to a special course abroad, spending one year at ne national School of Mines at Paris and twno y ears at the Scool of Mar? time Science in the same city. The summer vacation was spent in French ship'ards. He received diplomas from the French school for distinction in naval construction and design ooth of hulls and of engines. He~ also spent some time in the English shipyards.___ PART OF ASCHEME. T e Object .f the Dash rato santiago Ex p'alntd. There is absolutely no doubt in the minds of the naval cfficials in Wash ington that the sending of the collier Merimac into the harbor of Santiago was all a prearranged move on the part of Admiral Sampson. The use of a collier, the unusual hour of the morning, the necessity of blockading the channel so as to relieve s',me of the ships of the Equadron from remaining staoned off Santtago, the importance of discovering whether the mines were effective-all these reasons make it certaim that tue Merrim ac was de iberately guided to her destruction. It was not a Spanish victory. It was a cleverly arranged scheme on the part of American admiral and it was suc cessf l. T re eight men in a Spanish prison are the real heroes cf the war. if the Merrimac went in under her own crew it is interesting to know tat her complement of oificers con ~ssd o' Com~mand<.r J. M. Miller, Leut. WV. WV. Gilmer, executive offi cer; E.asigns J. R. Y. Blakely and J. d. Luuv, and Ass:stant Engineer R. K Crank. Miller is from 'Virginia, (imer frcm Virginia, Biakely from Pennsykania, Luby and Crank from Tx s -.is expected that reports will oc recemvd today fromn Admiral Smpson, whicn wu?l give details of te Merrimnac's destruction, and ,the names of the eight men who have been captured. ()ver powerea tae aar s. Ff~een convicts overpowered the gaisds and escaped from the United Sates periter tiary at Leaven worth, Kas.,Friay. Jame Musgrave, lea aer in the mutmy, was surroundeI in the wccds~ near:>y and shot to death. L e were aii cutlaws from tne In uaiau Terr:itory szta were serving long terms f or counterfetting an highway THE INVADING ARMIES. THE VAST SUMS OF MONEY THEY WiL'.. NEED To Ba'd ard Malutain Fultc Higbways and Mill s-1 R ilroads and Defray Na me one Expeaste lacideat t, Occupz tion o' t:e Sevaral Islands. In significant recommendations sub mitted to Congress Wednesday, Secre tary Alger through the medium of a ltter accompanying his recommen dations, cutlines in a general way the steps contemplated in the campaign against Cuba, Porto R co and the Pailippines. Tae letter is from Chief E1 ineer Ludlow, who makes the im portant statement that it is nox pro p:sed to forward to Caia an army of invasion to be ccmposed of 15 000 or 20,000 troops, to be followed as rapid ly as practicable by 50.000 more. The secretary's recommendations are for appropriations aggregating $3 107,000. Oe recommendation is for $3,562,000 of deficiency in the appropriation for gun and mortar batteries, "required immeciately for the use of the war department, to remain available until ,xpended." This amount is needed to provide emplacements for carriages of high power and rapid fire guns to be procured by the o:d aance depart ment with the funds already appro priated, etc. A second one is for $195.000 "for the establishment and maintenance of special electrical cim muLtQAtion in connection with the army in Cubs, Porto R co and thie Pailippine islands." Then follows a signififant recnm mendation for $350,000 for an ezp di tic-nary forca to Cuba "required by the war department for immediate use." The itens are as follows: For machinery and equipment for the construction and repair of roads, $25.000; construction and equ 'pmmt of mihtary railroads, $225.000; addi tional intrenching tools, electric ap ptiances, photographic and topograph ic outfits, instruments and lamps, manuals for special and techni:al ser vices, $50,000; contingencies involv ing immediate expenditura of impera tive urgency that cannot be specified in advance, to be expended under the direction of the major general com mending the army, $50,000.' The letter outlining the expedition ary project against Cuba is written by General Ludiow, whose sptcial en gineering services wera availed of by decretary Alger to outline what is needed. It is dated May 22; it was forwarded by Secretary Alger, and says: 'Referring to my letter of April 26, covering the projeat with esLimites for the establisament in Cuba of an expediionary force of from 3,000 to 5,000 men, I invite attention to the following: "Provisional estimates far this pur pose amounted to $150.034, which have beae approved and made expen dible. under the immediate direction of tne msj r general commanding the army, in tne deficiency act approved lay 4, 1898. Tnis did -iot include several items that, while imporant, could temporarily be ommitted on the supposition that no immediate movt ment would oe made. 'Furthermore, the project for the transer to Cuba of an expeditionary force has been materialiy modidied, in mtat instead of an assumed f orce of 5,-i 000 f or the establishment of a depot and base of supplies, is now proposed to send 20,000 trop~s, to b3 follo wed as rapidly as practicable by 50,000 more. Is is therefore necessary to' make provision for the greatly aug mented scale on which the expedition to be equipped and for its forward movement in the direction of Cuoa." General Ludlow says for obvious reasons the plans in detail cannot b3 given, but snat in a general way they can oe outlined. The general nature of these engineering provisions, ho w ever, may be clearly indicated, and in fact estimated for. In the ensuing campaign account must be taken of' sne fact that the rainy season in Cuos covers the summer months and must be anticipated as affecting the time' and means required for transportation mn order not to delay movements and imperial nealth. Tnere are fe w regu larly auils roads in Cuoa, the princi pal ones being west ward of Havana. It is not likely that these roads have been kept in repair, and it is quite cer tain snat others must be constructed and maintained. This will require roadimaing machinery, as economiz ing tine labor of troops and leaving them free for the purely military work, for which the numbers in ques tion will not be more snan sufficient o equal the enemy. In addition, special means of transportation will be necessary, and portable three-feet guage railroads must be provided noih on the established lines and along such additional and connecting lines as may be feasible and expedi ent. HARD TlMES IN SPAIN. Che Fac a of Food ave Eisen and Fae tories are Cloeing Down. 'The Madrid correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph says: "Widespread distress is reported in various parts of the interior, more especally in the province of Catalonia, were food prices have risen consider ably, while a number of working peo pie have been thrown out of employ - ment. Tnia weet several factories at Mauresa, northeast o1 Barcelona, will have to be closed, as a retuit of which hundreds of families will be plunged into misery. Thelocal government is eneavorimg to alleviate want by opening soup kitchens. According to a dispatch from Murcia, capital of the province of mnat name, riots occurred yesterday (Sunday), in the city of Mula, owing to mne scarcity of food, especally bread. Detaiis of the out break have not yet been received, but it is known that the local authorities and a number of wealthy individuals have arranged to have cheap bread for tne poor. Tne vie ws of a considerable number of Spaniards rcspecting tne conduct of the~ war are expressed to day by E. Nacionsi as follows: 'Without plan, without purpose, without earnestness, we are frit tering away the cne advantage whicnl the enemy's lack of military education gave u.s. We neither bold ly take tne tifensive, nor contine our selves strictly to defensive. Auminal ervera dtsplays a systemn cf strategy which warrants the Oe!ief that we are making ready for a protracted war, so as to ire out the enemy ; but Cap~ain Anon, minister of marine, wita his usual oreeziness, declares that he can not prolong the confit." Tr'.E WAR SITUATION. rhe Kiad of Yarns the Cplauh Prtss Epin ALout It. El Progre-sso, a newspaper published in Havana, a copy of which has been rceived, in an editorial puolished May 23, contains the following sum mary of the situation from the view point of the Spani.h press; "A month has gone by since the cowardly Yankee proclaimed war against Spain. They then declared that they would annihilate us. that they would come and take Havana and level cur forts to the ground. We now see that it was but a cowardly boast, for not one dastardly Yankee has set foot on Cuban soil. ihey dare not,for our brave soIdijers will repulse them and drive them oack to their own shores. Have they taken Havana? Not one gun has been fired upon our forts, and their s!his, which pretend to maintain a blockade, fear to come within the range cf the noble gans of Mcrro Castle. It would mean their destruction. Yankees are cowards and can do nothirg but boast cf wnat they will do, and thien do nothing. Eaery good and true soldier of Sain is aux iously awaiting the appearaLc! of the Yankees. and we will then show them how well a Soaniard can fight, and that we can do more than boast. "Wherever the ships of the enemy have approached our shores they have been driven back with disastrous loss, and their attempts to destroy our forts have resulted instead in the destruc ticn of their ships. Our brave soldiers have poured shot and shell into the ene-ny and nobly stood by their guns, ai d upon every occasicn achieved a gallant victory. " We have beard repirts of the eaer mous army which was to invade our island and cor q ter cur army. What nas te-one of i ? Tney do not dare to come and meet the brave Spaniards, knowiag full well that death woulG be certain to await them. They tried to starve us, but, on the contrary, they are starving themselves, for bread and meat are higher in New York than they are in davana. We have plenty to eat, while the YankEe, have been compeld to open free soup houses in all the big clits ti. feed their hungry, and the people die from starvation. No dog Lver goes without good food in this capital, bu degs are better than the dirty Yankees Beef ccsts fit ty cents in New York and a loaf of bread twenty five cents. How long can the shopkeeping Yan kees, who think of nothing but dol lars. stand thati -Taey are already sorry that they have begun war against Spain , but Wc will give them cause for deep regret. It will not be long before our victori ous army will cross over into their territory and do to them as they would like to have done to us. We will give them some of their own medicine. "Already our gallant fleet has bom. barded their city of Boston and driven the inhabitants of tnat place into iht interior, compeiling them to flee fir their lives. This week we move upon New York, and no Yankee saips wiii attack us, kno wing full weil their in anility to cope wian the formidable Spinish navy. "Already there is tumult and insur rection among the Yankees because o the failure of their arms, and the peo pie are blaming President McKiniey A mi -tary guard of 1,U00 sol ierA sur rounds nos palace to prevent an ass sin from reacning mm. He never goes out, and it is expected aasly anat ne ws will be sent out of his death, so intensely enraged are bhe people os cause Lhey see notning but detcea. in their war against Spain. Civil war is threatened among the Unnted States, a~d it may be looked for at any mu ment. Tne wealthy Yankees of New York and Pniladelpaia nave barrica ded their houses and armed their ser vants, fearing both the attacks of our forces and the mobs of their own peo pie." _________ FOUR COt.ORED REGIMENTS. Generai oorbin Issus Orders Apporitionf ing rerritory for R ecruiting Them. Adjutant General Corbin Thursday made public an order apportioning the territory in which are to be raised the volunteer regiments of infantry (popularly called immune regiments,) for which the colonels have been ap pointed. It was at first announced that five of the regiments were to be recruited from colored persons but it is now said that this number has been reduced to four. The territory appo. tioned is as follows: For the Third regiment, Colonel Ray, states of Georgia, South Caro lina and Florida, with headgaarters at Macon. For the Fourth regiment, Colonel Petitt, the States of Maryland, Vir ginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, with headquarters tC be designated hereafter. For the Fif th regiment, Colonel Sargent, the states of Alabama and Msissippi, wita headquarters at Co lumbia, Miss. For the sixth regiment, Colonel l'yson, the slates of Kentucky arnd Tennessee, with headquarters at Knox ville. For the Seventh regiment, Colonel God win, tne states of Missouri and Aransas, and so much as Tennessee as lies east of a due north and south ine, running through the city c f Cin cinnati, witn teadquarters at Mem phis. For the Eighth regiment, Colonel Huggins, the sta'.e of Kentucky, all of Lennessee not otherwise allotted, and the Oaio valley, with hesaquar ters at Louisville. For tne Ninth regiment, Colonel Lee, the states of Virginia, and North Carolina, with heacqiarters at Ra eigh. Each mustering ciflcer is also to act as unartermasier and commissary for the purpose of subsisting the volun teers from the time of enrollment to the time of rendezvous, and for their transportation icom the place of en rolment to the place of rendezvous. Anot'ier Prize Oaptur ed. Another pr~ze has been captured. Se is tne Spanish bark Maria DL'.ores : B3sboa. She was overnauled by one of the American cruisers six miles olf Porto R:co. She was bound from Rtma Janeiro to,San Juan de Porto Rico with coal. Some cases, supposed to contain ammunition were f ound under the coal. Tne pr.z? has been seat to Unareston. Accrding to mail advices to the correspondent of the Associated P'ress from Manila there is serious sickness on board the United States cruu,tr Boston. It is believed that the Span irds poisoned the fisn THE STATE CAMPAIGN. FORTY-CNE MEETINGS TO BE HELD THiS SUMMER. Nlei ty Fpekking for the Pc ople to H1ea. But the QueetIoa Is Will 7tey Ltater Ot":G- Buaneas Attended to by the Stae commtttee. The State Demccratic executive com mittee, met at 9 o'clock Tnursd ay nIght in the secretary of state's office at Uo lumbia for the purpose of ps'rg upon the report of the sub committee as to the schedule for cam paign mEet 1inRS. Mr. Stanland of Dorcheiter lead off with a motion that the rule that ap plied last year limiting the hotel bill for members to $2 a day be readopted. This was carried. The sub com-ittee appointed to ar range the schedule of campaign meet ings then reported through Mr. Gun ter. Mr. Gadsden moved that the re port of the commi:ee be adonted. Mr. Blease moved that the meetings be reduced to two in each congression al district. He said he did this as an individual member cf the comnittee and against the view taken by Gover nor E leoe. Col. Neal thought the convention had acted in the mutter and decided upon one meeting in each county and he would there-ore move to lay Mr. Bleate's motion on the table. Mr. L J. Williams aereed with Col. Neal. He thought that if the "ins" .among the politicians were conscien .ious they would ce glad to go before te people; he knew that the "outs" wantea to face tue music. Mr. Biease replied that he knew of out one oligarchy and that. resided in one persn, who was more than 600 miles from here. He had no: con suited that p;.ron and if he had got ,en iastrLcAons fro-n him he would kick them from u-ider fool. Tne . peaker made nis m'nion for the people. IL was class egii.tion !cr this com nittee to sAy Lna: a uala c.uld not go oefore tae people for IcI because ne could not afford to cha,-: ail over the State. Mr. L J. Williams sugges.ed that if a county did not wish a campaign meetmng tney could cAil it off. Tnis .he county conventions were author ized to do by the convention. Tais proved too much for the advo cates of reduction. No meeting would be forced where it was not wanted. Mr. Bizase's motion was lost THE CAIPAIGN MEETINGS, The report of the bchedule commit .ee was then adop.ed as follows, only c wo unimportant changes being made: Orangelburg, fnurzday, June 16. St. George's, Friday, June 17. Charleston, Saturday, Jane 18. Walterboro, Monday, June 20. Beaufort, Tuesaay (u:ght), Juae 21. Hampton, Wtdnesda.y, June 22. Barnwell, FrfAay, June 24. BAmberg, Satu:diy, June 25. SuMter, ?uesday, Jute 23. Manning, Wtdaesaay, June 29. Monk's Corner, Tuezaay, June 30. Georgetown, ;atIurdAy, July 2. Klgs:ree, Tueiday, Jaiy 5. Forerice, Weduezday, Juty 6. Marion, Cnursday, Juiy 7. Conway, Saturday, Juy 9. Darling toa, Tuesaay, July 12. Cnestefiiel4, Thur-aay, July 14. Benneitoviine, Saturday, July16. Bisnopvine, ?Luesu.ay, July 16. Gamden, Thursday, Jaiy 21. Larcister Saturday, July 23. Onester, Monday, July 25. Winns~oro, Tuesdlay, July 23. Yorkviile, Wednesday, Juiy 27. Gafd ney, TnursdJay, Juiy 28. Spartanourg. Fridsy, July 29. Union, saturday, Juiy 30. Ne wberry, Monuay, August 8. Lsurens. Tuesday, August 9. Greenvule, Tauradlay, August 11. Picaens, Friday, August 12. Walnalla, Monday, August 15. Anderson, Tuesda~y, August 16. Abbevilhe, Tnursday Aogust 18. (uteen wood, Friday, August 19. Aiken, Monaay, August 22. E4gerit.d, Tuesday, Augu~L 23 Baluda, Tnursday. August. 25. Lexington, Friaay, August 26. Columnula, dturaay, August 27. THE TUG OF WAR . Then came the tug of war. Mr. Blease presented to tae committee tne iohowuig question from Mr. George S. Mower ot Ne wberry, who was ak ed by ine prohibiuoniists to be a can didate on tueir tickeit for attorney general: "Wnether or not the suggestion of a candidate by the recent prohioition convention makes the person who is suggeeted and accepts a canuidate in the .Democratic primnary such as is forbiaden by the terms of tne pledge prescribed Dy the constitution of the. D~emocratic party of Lais Siate." Mr. Appelt took the position that' acceptance of the suggestion would ex cdude tne candidate from the primary, and quoted the party constitutuon to sustain nas argument. Mr. Donalasoua inought the commit tee woald commit a grave error in answeriig no to the question anid would os placing an estering wedge that would for all times be felt and finally aisrupmthe party. Mr. Appel:, replying, said that his vie w of ine contuuion on the point was that the rule was adooned for the purpose of excling facuaons within the Demfocrauic party and to put down strile; to prevent conventuons naming tickets. Tanere was no oojection to any Prohibit:onis: entering tne cam pa:gn, provided lie had not accepted tne noauination of any p arty. Mr. Wil.iamis was inciued to the view of Mr. Appei:, but it wats a deli cate point, at~d as it was genratiy un derstood that the form:-r camminLee had ruled in favor of the P~rcotini ists on taiis potat he thougt.t tne clause should be liberaily coustructed and ruled on in favor tue Probionists. Tnen folio wed niots to ans wer Mr. Mower's question tuick and fast, and ail mne metnbers seemed to taia at once. Cnairman Jones was kept busy rapping for order. Motion was made after motion, and a general mixup was the resualt. ta Fica.y Mr. Wiusier moved ta the aser ce No, he will no:. be de barred." An aye and nay vote was taken and die eioped a tie. So the mo tion was lost. Mr. L J. Wiliams introduced thie foliowiL-g, which was adopted: "As tue numinee of tne Prohibition! factuon, yeh sdenarred; if ne is an indiid al rohoiton a a idatewith in the Democe party, no he is not deD-arrted." Mr. Dial of Laurens introduced the following, wnicu was also adopted: "We interpret the constituuiOn as iapnn-inog fatinl nominations, but, if the p!edge is signed by the candi dates as individuals their votes will be counted. MILITARY PRDIARY. Mr. W. D. Evans of the sub com mittee appointed to draft rules to gov ern the voting among the volunteers submitted the following report, which, on motion, was referred for any changes that may be seen necessary to a sub committee of five to be ap pointed by the chair: Whereas a new section has been added to the constitution by the re cent D mrcratic convention af South Caroli, -, .;irecting the State Demo cratic exccutive committee to provide suitable rules to afford an opportunity to such of the volunteer troops of the State as shall be mustered into the ser v:ce of the United States in the pres ent war with Spain to vote at the ap proaching State and county election, while they are within the United States. although they may be absent from the polis, now be it Resolved by the State execative committee, That the following rules be and the same are hereby adopted to carry out the provisions of the sec ticn. Rule 1-All volunteer troops from this State mastered iato the service of the Uniled states shall be entitled to vote at the approaching primary elec tion who are 21 years of age, and have resided in the State for one year, and in the county for 60 days, before the said election: provided, that the re quirements as to length of residence co not apply to such voters as would have been quahfied had they remain ed at their place of residence at the time of their enlistment. . Ralt 2-All volunteer trcops offer icg tu vote at such primary election shali t.e required to take the follo wing oath to be administered to them by the managers: "I do solemnly swear that I am d uly qualided to vote at this elec tion a cording to the rules of the Dam ocratic party, aad that I have not vo ted 'fore at this election, and pledge mysel f to iupport the nominees of the primary." Rale 3 -The captains of the com panies, or in tweir absence the officers in command, are authorized to ap point three volunteers who are quali tied to vote, as m-anaoers, to conduct the election, and shall administer an oath to each that he will fairly and imoartially conduct the same. R Aile 4-ine managers so appoint ed shall open the polls on the day tired for such election by the rules of the Democratic party, at such places vithin the camps of the regiment or batanon as they may designate, and shall open the polls at 8 o'clocz a. m. and close tnem at 4 o'clock, and if not practicAole to do so, to open and close them at such hours as tney may fix. Ean voter in said primary shau vote tvo ballots, on wnich snail be written in mk or pencil the name or names of the person or persons voted for, to getner with the name of tne officer. One of the bAllots containing tne names of all persons voted for as 6tate ulli:ers and membars of congress and the utner cantaining tue names of ail persor-s voted for as county otficers In tne coauct of au.:h elction the managers shall be the judges of the qualitication of voters and snall deter mine all qaestions raised by challenge or otnerwise. Xney snail enter eaca voter's name on a list as he votes. R2le 5-After the closing of tme polls the managers sa1i proceed to count tne votes and Laoulate tne same. Re turns in wriaing of the number of vo.us ca-st and tne names of tae per sons for whom cast, shall be prepared at once and certified to Dy tnle maa gers, the captain or otticer in com mand 01 the company and the com. maniders 01 the regiment or battalions, and. snali witn mne poll lists, De secure iy ssaled up and transmitted by mail to rsne eirmaa of mne state executive committee at C.>iumoia, doumn Caro lina, postage prepaid. Rule 6-&turns 01 managers thus ceruied to sail De considered as final Dy mne 8.ate executive committee, and mne votes as returned snail oe counted for tae candidaaes receiving tne same. Mr. Blease called attention to rale 8, requiring county pledges to De ied 10) unas Delore the couaty campaign opens, wnich contlicts witn tne consti tusional requirement, wnica is tfnat tne pledges of canidiatates for state of fices shail De filed on or before the day tne stage campaign opens, and those f r county oulices on or bsfore thegday tne county campaign opens. On me uon this was re.erred to tas suo com mittee to be appointed to looz after the mulitary primnary. Then, af ter the adoption of a reso lution looaing to the reorganization of the Darlington county Dnmocracy, the meeting aujourned. COMMITTED SUIClODE. A YOang Maun Pulls a Rifle Trigger W-Qi B:s Foot, E ading HIs Life. Wath his own hands Samnuel Ba.n ham ended his life Friday afternoon. Bonham was the son of Ephriam, Bonham, who lives about 2'1 miles above Greenville in Salada to anship. About 1 o'clock Friday a neighbor neard a gunshot in the woods and on going in the direction when came the report he found Samuel Bonham lying on the grou ad. He was already dead, and tae rxile lying near told the tale. An invesugation showed that the young man had evidently planned Li's deat.h with all possible delibera tion. Putting the butt of the gun on the ground, the end of the barrel as near to his heart as he cou'd determine, With his foot he pulled the trigger. Death must have resulted alnost immediately. Tbe scene of the suicide is only about 200 yards from the boy s home. It is sa:d that the family disagrements preyed on the ooy's mind and several times he had threatened to kill him self- In a 11: of monentary mental aberration or temporary passion, the result of despondency and depression, it is sapposed that he carried out his suicidal intentions. A neiglicoring miagirtrate, as acting coroner, investigated the matter and was convinced that the young man's death was premeditated and self in liicted. The young fellow was just 17 years old. Ar-0.hcr a p anan ?eet. A correspondent of the Associated Press has received information from an apparently authentic source at Port Antoniio, that a Spanisha fleet from Cadiz is rtear icg West Indian waters, and, should it arrive on the pre ar raeged schedule, it will be off Santiago de Cuba tomorrow, in orger to rein force the fleet of Admiral Cervera. Tae Spanisn fleet is said to consist of la warships among them being battle HON. JOHN L. MCLAURIN. The Junior UritedlStates Sarator from Bontb Carolina. The Silver-Knight Watchman says: Hon. John L. McLaurin, the junior Senator from South Carolina, is a con spicuous representative of the New South, and is regarded by those most familiar with his views on public questions as one destined to achieve great eminence as a na ional legisla tor, and to play a conspicuous part in molding the future policy of the Democratic party. Mr. McLaurin combines a modest dignity with a courage that knows no such thing as fear, and shirks no responsibility. He is an ardent Democrat, thoroughly grounded in the teachings of Jeffer son and Jackson and a firm believer that the teachings of the fathers were both wise and safe. In the 53d Con gress, although in years one of the youngest memoers of that body and in service at the bsginnins of his second term, be was one of the first to public ly repudiate the leadership of Grover (ieveland and openly rebel against what he termed "the arrogant assump tion and spurious Democracy of a cnscienceleas pretender." The Democratic South, in 1896, not only repudiated Cleveland, but Cleve landism, embracing many former Southern Democratic leaders regard less of their prominence in party councils or former service in either peace or war. The heroic and honor able conduct of the South in the memoraole contest of 1896, elevated the standard of citizenship in a repu lie to a higher plane than the world had ever known before. When the role of honor is made up, under the heading of s.ates, South Carolina will stand at the head of the column. Side by side McLaurin and Tillman stood in the front supported by other equal ly gallant 1uta Carolinians speaaing for their state, and long in advance of all other state leaoers, rapudiated Clevelandism. Waile doing ihis they affirmed their love and affcction for the Democratic party, and their undy ing devotion to its principles snd pre cepts, and in the name of their State proclaimed that Clevelandism must be plucked out by the roots and the Dam ocratic party rescued from the pirates in command, and that even a national convention, thoagh it should bear the honored name of the Democratic party, if it should again fall under the control of the Cleveland, Carlisle, Whitney gang of political outiaws and exploiters, it would not be enti tied to, nor receive, the support of their dtate, and tnat toryism, masque rading under cue sacred name ot Democracy, should never oi foisted upoa the people of mne country witn sne aid and consent of Soua Carolina Mr. McLaurin was elected Attorney eaneral of douth Carolina at Lne same election in whica B. R. iulman was elected governor. T fo years later Mr. McLiurin was elected to tne 521 Congress, re-electedto te 531 and 51m Congrezies, from which position ne was caiel to occupy a seat in tae Sea ate of tne United dSates in 1897. dis merit in taedouse or R presentatives soon found recognition and althouga one of the youager members of thai oody ia years and service, he occupied a posioa on the ways and means com mittee, the most important Committee of Lne House. We priat in this number the full text of a speeca delivered by denator Mciiaurmn in the Senate of tne Unite dtates, May 19, on tne war revenue oiul. It can as studied with prodt, and we trust it will be read with pleas Lire oy all Americans into whose hand it may fall. BUTLEER EXPI.ODES A BOMB. oharges ThaS Espubucans soid Oat to Monop:,iisa and Money Changers. In discussing the war ravenue bill in the Uaitcd States on Thursday Mr. Butler, the North Carolina Populist Senator, exploded a veritable bomb. Mr. Butler made a charac;eristic at tack upon the Republican party, in the coure of whicn he arraignel what he said was the determination of the majority of the senate to incorporate in tne bill a provision for the issue of bonds. He made serious reflections upon the senate itealf, charging that its majority had been "unduly in fiuenced" upon the question of bonds. The statement brought Mr. Gal linger to nis feet, who demanded thst Mr. Bauler make his chai-ges more specific. in the course of a colloquy beiween the t wo senators, Mr. Butler declared that immense sums had been contrib uted to .the Republican presidential campaign fund by the "trusts and monopolists and bondholders and money changers," and tnat 93 per cent, of the money had been raised and paid over to the Republican party under a contract that certain legisla Lion promoting the interests of trusts and monopolies should be enacted. Mr. Galinger insisted that the charges snouid be made specidec; that Mr. Butler had no right, under the rules, to arraign him or his party, un less ne had defnite and specidc enar-ges to present, and if tne rules of the senate gave him the right they ought to be changed. Mr. Batler said that, while he be lieved the statement to be true, he had not made it upon his own respon sibility, with personal knowledge of its truth. "I have learned," said he, "in the eourse off my experience as chairman of the Populist party committee, that there are intereits which will contrib ute to the support of any party in re turn for an agreement that that party will support legislation favorab:e to those interests." Senators on both sides of the cham ber were brought into the debate, and a good deal of ill-feeling was maui fested. Spanisn Bsas neo. Up,. The government of Paraguay, has infoarmed the United States consul at Asuncion, Mr. J. N. Rumln, who had protested against the continued pres ence of the Spanish torpedo gunboat Temerario in Paraguayan waters, that permission had been granted the Lemerario, which is disable:i, to re -ain in Asuncion, under the protec tion of Paraguay's neutrality, until 'the close of tne war between the Unit ed States and Spain. The Bat :eiIAp thegon. Now the Oregon, the most magnifi ,cent battleship in the world, has jcin ed Sampson's quadron. She made her long jurney of thirteen thousand miies without so much as having tc tighten a crank pin. Sne received a royal welcome from her sister ships of the squadron as she steamed towards them at a iteen krnot gait last wreek. SUCCESSFULLY LADED. A MILITARY EXPEDITION OF FOUR HUNDRED MEN WIh Large Soppiles of R'fl:s and Amani tion for Gan. Calixt:, Garcia, Get Ashore Salely and Procee: ta tho Irterior With out Opposition. Over 400 men, with a pack train and a large quantity of arms and ammui tion, sailed for Cuba on the.Plant Line steamer Florida on the night of May 2L These men and the equipment constituted an expedition able to ope rate independently and to defend itself against any body of Spanish troop3 which might oppose it. The expedition was under the com mand of Colonel Jose Lacret, formerly insurgent commander in Matanzas Drovince. He assumed the direction of affairs immediately on the landing of the expedition until then, General Joaquin Castillo was in control. In the landing of the expedition the Untied States army was represented by Captain J.A. Djrset, and Thomas Eitrada Palma was represented by J. E. Cartaya, who has been the landing agent of nearly every filibustering ex pedition for more than a year. Messrs. Castillo, Cartaya and Dorset will re turn to Key West. General Julio Sanguilly, on the way to report to General Maximo Go mez, was also on the coat. This is the most po werful anti-Spanish expedition ever sent to Cuba. About three hun dred of the men are Cubans; tile others are Americans. The enginf er corps of the expedition is composed en tirely of Americans, under Aurelian L add. .Le men were dressed in canvass uniforms furnished by the United States government, and the commis sary department had rations enough to last 1ifteen days af ter sne landing. Tae pack train consisted of 75 males and 20norses. Tne expedition carried 7,000 rifles and 2,000,000 rounds of ammunition, for Gineral Calixto Garcia. Tae expedition is composed of har dy young felio ffs, wnao looked fit for anytning. Tae expedition was con voyed by the cruiser Marolenead, tue topedo boat destroyer Eagle and other warsnips. T wa younger brothers of the late General Nester Aranguren are with tne expedition. The expedition was landed on the coast of CuoA on Thursday morning, May 26. Wnen the Florida, escorted Dy Sie Osceola, dre i up ciose to tne snore a; ne placaselected for tae land. ing, she sent scouts to see if all was clear. fTese scouss were greeted oy Generals Feria and Rjajas, wita some 1,500 armeu insurgeats. Consequenaly, far from their being any nossile demonsiration upon me pari of the Spaniards, the landing of tne expsdision was in the nature of a griurnpnal invasion. The Cabans wnao were in wating for taepariy nad a brass band and welcomed the ne w comers wisa national airs. Tne work o unloading the cargo of the Florida was prompuy begua and carried on oy tae 432 men composing the expedition. Taere was niming in the nature of an interruption. Tae work was finished on Friay. Waile tme cargo was being unload ed, tae Oicsola, an auxilary guanoat, with her guns ready zor actioa, scout ed aoout sne vicinity loolcig for an enemy, Dus the dpaniards apparently nad no suspicion of what was taking place. So easily was the dangerous mission accomplisned that whie some mem bers of the party were getting the supplies ashore others were providing themselves with Iruit, sugar and other products of the landing place, a large stock of which was brought Dack for Key West friends. Nievertheless no precautionary meas ure was neglected, and thle moment the work was concluded, the Fiorid'a and QOceola slipped away, leaving the insurgents to convey their reinforce ments into the interior, which, it is confidently expected, was done with out any casualty. The returning members of the Flor ida party brougnt with them several nundred private letters, watcz, it is understood, give a complete insight into the present conditons prevail ing in the blockaded island. The lo calCuban colony is elated over the astonishing success of tne expedition. A LADY SURNED TO DEATH. A sad Accident in Abbarie Earl~y i'riday Morninz-The Detailis. A dispatch from Abbeville to the Columbia State says: Precisely at 12:15 o'clock Friday morning there was a fire alarm. T'he fire company turn ed out promptly, but ere they reached the building ii was ascertained that a lamp had exploded in the residence of Mr.~C. E. Bruce, which had already been extinguished without much damage to the building, but it caused one of the saddest accidents of this nature ever known in the history of Abbeville-the death of Mrs. Bruce, who had just removed the lamp from the sick cnamber of her son. As she was placing it on a table in an aujoin ing room it exploded, enveloping her in a sheet of flame, thereby causing her death about 5 o'clock. Miss Bessie, ner daughter, rari to her assistance and threw a blanket around her burning formand succeeded in extinguishing the flames, but not before it had done its terrible work. Dr. Harrison, with other physiciana were promptly on hand and rendered all the assistance possible to relieve her sufferings-:his was all that could be done. The deceased was born and raised in Abbeville, and was known by all as a most estimable woman. She was a member of of the Episcopal church of A bbeville, in which cemetery her remains were interred Saturday morn ing at 10 o'clock. Gen. Butler ana His .J;afr, To the Editor of The State: Will you kindly announce for me by way of reply to the large number of applications I am receiving for staff appointments that my entire staff will be made up by assighments from the different staff corps of the army. I have no further control over it than to request the assignment of some particular officer, and the exigencies of the service will sometimes prevent this being complied with. Before an officr can be assigned to any staff, he must first be commis sioned and then assigned. I regret my inability to comply with the wishes of so mny riedsbut under the cir cumstances, they will, however, see Ihow impossible it is for me to do so. L M. C. Butler.