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THE CAMPAIGN OPENS.
THE FIRST MEETING HELD AT OR
ANGEBURG THURSDAY.
One of the Qaillert and Mot 0 derly Po-.
litical Meetings Ever Held in -.o:th r'r
o011a--Each ofthesardidattsExpresad
HIS Viewg.
The bombardment of Santiazo prob
ably required the services -f more Yj
inch guns than did that of Orange
burg, which cccurred Thursday, "ut
it was not a marker in point of dara
tion and rapid-firing to that c f the lt
ter. For four hours the political g uns
(this term is 14 carats fine ard stri.Ily
original) of South Carolina's devoted
and daring asnirants for cflicial knight
hood shelled'the woods, but despite a
terriffic bombardment the fair city is
unharmed, ard its citizens are still
dispensing hospitality and gooad cheer
to their well-meaning captors. No
"Hobson's choice," in its anciant
meaning, holds us here.
To one who has had the fortune to
portray three successive so called Till
mancampaigns, with all theirepithet
ical hurly-burly. the initial meeting of
the campaign of 1898 comes as a mild
tonic, without the bracing and excit
ing features of its i redEcessors. A
small and rathEr irresponsive audi
ence of tetween 1CO and 200 persons
sat for four hours beneath the fusilade
of more than a Ecore of candidates.
OTHER COUNTIES. ATTENTION.
A speaker's stand, the admirable ar.
rangement of which is worthy of par
ticular comment, was erected under
the spreading oaks of the Colored
State college, and on it were gather
ed the candidates, 29 in number, but
up to the hour scheduled to the be
ginning of the meeting they outnum
bered the auditors, and it was 11:30
when the speaking began. The cen
tre of interest during the morning
was the Orangeburg hotel, where the
cand-dates chaffed each other in
friendly rivalry and plumed their
wings for their initial fight.
The feature of the meeting was the
positive announcement that C. C.
Featherstone would enter the guber
natorial contest instead of opposing
Major McSweeney for the lieutenant
governorship, leaving the latter with
out opposition.
All rumors to the Effect that the
Hon. George D. Tillman would not
make the race were effectually silenc
ed when he appeared on the scene,
cocked and primed for the con flict.
Meeting was callied to oider by Dr.
Lowman, county chairman, who stat
ed that the gubernatorial candidates
would be limited in their seeches to
15 minutes and the others to 5 minutes.
He then introduced
GOVERNOR ELTRBE.
There was not a sound as the gover
nor advanced, and from the tomb
like silence that prevailed in the
crowd for the next 15 minutes a Qiak
er meeting without the amets was
predicted.
Governor Eilerbe said he had been
incffice only 17 months but during
that time he had been abused and mis
represented by politicians who can
vassed the State while he was in his
office at the state house with his hands
tied and his lips sealed, but now, said
he, I thank God I am here to invite
one and all to come ard put up or
shut up. I have been charged with
being a political trickster. I deny that
I ha'veever made a political deal and
I invite any one to show the proof.
Governor Ellerbe asked fcr re elec
tion on his merits, He would not ac
cept it simply because of the honored
custom of giving the governor a sec
ond term- Commenting on the State
institions he said the penitentiary had
been well managed, having paid into
the State $10,000. The management
of the asylum was all that could be de
sired. The colleges were in a flourish
ing corndition, 'with the exception of
the CitadeL The rebellion there had
been unfortunate, but it should not
hurt this grand institution.
He had tried to give the people a
plain, business-like, honest and eco
nomical administration. He had ob
stacles greater in many respects than
his predecessors. During his term the
State had been dominated oy the orig
inal package people. He, however,
had more liquor seized than any of his
predecessors, and at less exnense. The
dispensary was the best solution of the
liquor question. In 1892 he had vot
ed for prohibition because he consid
ered it more preferrable than open
barrooms, but the dispensary system
has decreased drunkenness in the
State and would be far more potent in
that respect than prohibition, and
half a loaf was better than no bi ead.
Governor Ellerbe advocated bien
nial sessions of the general assembly.
Each session cost South Carolina about
$50,000, and as far as the general
good was concerned scme cf them
were not worth $2.50 to the State. The
governor took his seat amid applause.
"YOUR UNCLE GoORGE."
Col. George Tillman was introduced
to the tune of "hurrah for Tillman,"
"if he is any kin to Ben he's all
right," together -with considerable
general applause. After an eloquent
reference to Crangeburg's dead hi eroes
he put the crowd in a gccd humor by
declaring that the time allotted him
for making a speech was not even suf
ficient to allow him to pay them a fe w
comipliments. He could only hop,
skip and jumop over a few ieadmg~
questions. His remarks were spioy
and pungent and seemed to interest
the crowa immensely.
Ilam, said he, for try ing to keep
your money in your pockets and noL
taking it all for taxes. Taxes are too
high. I object to having three colleges
where the courses are reduplicated,
and where free tuition is given in
competition with private and denomi
national institutions.
He dealt vigorously -with thle dis
pensary quesuion, ricdling it merci
lessly. This moral institution had
been in operation for five y ears and
he challenged the authorities to show
where it had paid the State. Why
has no other State adopted it? We are
alone in our gkcry -a bicody record
of oppression, crime snd su culation.
It never starte~d ini Sweden, tLu. vas
invented by somfe Si.uch Caroia So
lon in order to organize a policei
ring, which w~as in rful b)Isat waii 4u0
or 500 drones.
Men and wonier, tooC, vii drimk
whiskey in :pae of maa or devil, znd
all resoluiionas, cut from the Jere
miah oi uie Prchit i ionis's one would
think that this w orld wa-i go:Lg to the
devil at a 2 A0 gait.
All philosopLers sa7 th-at we should
tax that wdia :re people wi? al &y for
most readily. At majority of the na
tions or t ie tanui colClc i.mor:: than
stimulants, and should we be fools
enough to let go this great sourc3 for
the benefit of politicians and drones?
Col. Tillman touched up Governor
El!erbe for his "lack of judgment and
backbone" in not fighting the abuses
cf the oispensary a- d the State col
leges. We used to pay $45,000 for the
support of S:te colleges and now we
are now paying $177.1P00 therefor, and
that is the cause of $100,000 descit in
the State treasury last year and tbe
reason for increasing taxes one half
mill. He was taking away the privil
ege tax from Clemson colleze and di
viding the Federal fund of $30,000 be
tween Clemson and Winthrop, giving
them the same strength as the South
Carolina college. This tax was the
greatest disgrace upon the administra
tion that has ever stained the reputa
tion of South Carolina-as disgrace ful
as the despot of Persia when he as
signs some revenue of a certain city to
some favorite courtier or mistress.
The college collects this tax when it
suits, in deference to pets and favor
ites. Some 'nen get all the guano they
want without paying anything..
He wanted to be governor on ac
count of the honor attached to it. It
is honor that makes statesmen and
makes men deserve the confidence of
the people. He finished amid applause
and offers to extend his time.
COL R B. WATSON
was the next speaker and gubernato
rial candidate. He was 2reeted with
slight hand clapping. He was 56
years of age before he ever asked for
an office. He went to the legislature
to do something for the public schools.
He had never left the battlefield or
been furloughed except when pierced
by a Yankee bullet. He has always
been a Democrat an d had never re
tained a Radical negro in his service.
He declared that Governor Ellerbe
had &.ttempted to ride t vo horses and
had fallen in the mud. He scored
him for having been weak-kneed on
the dispensary question in times past.
Col. Watson said he was a temper
ance man, but did not believe in coer
cion. The way to defeat the wbiskey
monster was to stoo drinking whis
key. Take care of the home ana the
nation will take care of itself. Pat the
Bible on every table and whiskey will
have small chance.
He said he favored higher educa
tion, but complained that students
were taken away from the schools too
soon, and that much of the work be
ing done by the colleges should he
done by the public schools.
"GWALT" TO THE FRONT.
The introduction of the Rev. G.
Walt. Whitman as a candidate for
governor was greeted by a round of
laughter and good-humored applause.
As usual he made a vigorous, talk
right out in meeting speech which had
the amused attention of the crowd
from start to finish.
Mr. Whitman said he *had an utter
contempt for the opinions of the poli
ticians, and that he relied on the masses
to elect him. He declared that of the
edu :ational institutions of the State
the Citadel did more than all others.
He was in favor of throwing open all
the State colleges to all its citizens. He
favored the dispensary, but not the
administration thereof. We have ab
solutely no administration, he declar
ed. "We have had an administration
administered by the politicians and by
the United States governmen:. How
ever, I am not going to kick the
corpse."
He vigorously combatted the "ani.
malculae politicians" who termed him
a crank, saying that where he was
best known he was given the most
credit for having common sense. Un
like some of his competitors he could
not ride two horses at once, but he did
ride a bicycle, and on it he was riding
right into the hearts and homes of the
people along the campaign routes.
The women encouraged him, "and
yet these miserable politiciana,"'said he
shaking his fineer and glancing at the
aforesaid politicians, "try make you
think I have no chanco." He declared
Watson has a weak backbone and
pounded Ellerbe in the same strain.
.SENAToR E. L. ARCHER
made a vigorous speech denying that
he had changed front on the educa
tional question. He favored higher
education for all, but the manner in
which it was administered made it
class legislation. He made an elabo
rate review of the history of education
in South Carolina and distributed cir -
culars anent it. He was for economy
in public affairs. He believed in tem
perance, but if the churches, with
their laws against drinking .whiskey,
could not prevent drunkenness, he
could not be expected to compromise
his common sense by advocating a
prohibition law when the best people
do not keep such a law.
SOLICITR 0. L. SCHUMhPERT
was the sixth candidate for the gover
norship to be announced. He was
cheered and made a fine impression,
his splendid voice captivating his
hearers. He bluntly remarked thut he
was here simply because he wanted
votes. He advocated education from
the lowest to the hii hest point neces
ary to fit a citizen for any position in
the gift of the~ people. He hoped that
the State institutions would be elimi
naed fr om politics, 3o that this ques
tion could not longer serve as the
stcck in trade of politicians to stir up
the passions of the people.
He was not a prohibitionist, but he
was open to conviction. He believed
in local option with high license.
THlE PROHIBITIO)N CHAMINON
then appeared in the person of Mr. C.
C. Featherstone, who announced that
athe candidate suggested by the pro
hibition convention had withdrawn,
he had decided to withdraw his candi
dacy for the litutenant governorship
and to hold aloft the banner of prohi
bition at the head of the column.
Mr. Fhathe rstone made an eloquent
argument from a prohibition stand -
point, illustrating it w ith figures and
printed statements.
Mr. Featherstcne said that no law
o .e a perfectly and entirely en
forced, but this was no reason why the
whiskey evil should be encouraged,
The fault he found with the dispensary
was that it sold whiskey as a beverage
and encouraged its sale by the adver
tisement that the whiskey was chemi
c.Jly pure. It was the duty of the
peple to head cfan evil. Three mil
lion dollars were spent yearly in South
Carolina for whiskey. If this money
coud be applied to education the
State would be many times better off
and critue anid misery w~uld be avert
ed.
- A SGrE W1I ER
.r :eKaon theu loomed up when
te cuea1! annou:.cd Maj-r M. B3.
McSween-ey, the peasin g:nd detonair
as the ornly caLUdUe Wor the lieuten
ant governorship. Hie cutL his re
maras very short, saying thet he had
as president of the senate lab red to be
fair and imnpa-tial a nd heappnreia
ed the compliment cotanmJ 11 ei
fact that he was unopposcd for rEelkc
tior.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
there appeared three candidates, head
ed by Col. D H. Tompkins, the i-i
cumbe. Many of the coloneis
friends had been yearning to see him
on the stump, bat they soon ascer
taired that he was a platform foeman
worthy of anybcdy's steel, He de
clared that the duties of his cffice
would be the same no matter what
political or economic views obtained.
His opponents could not attack his
business qualifications, so they were
hopeful that they could beat him on
the third term issue. He cited the
names of Sims, Thompsoo, Richard
son, Bates and Mayfield who had held
office for that period.
Mr. R. B. Cooper of Colleton, of the
State board of control, came next. He
believed in rotation and showed that
his exnerience qualified him for the
office.
Sheriff D. J. Brabham of Manning,
made a taking speecb, promising if he
should be electea secretary of state for
two terms he would get out and then
take the governorship.
FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL
two candidates appeared, Comptroller
Derham taking the lead. Be avowed
that be was a business man and that
his experience as clerk in the c flice
and also as chief pEcaliarly fitted him
for taking charge.
Mr. L. P. Epton of Spartanburg who
held this office for a short time under
Governor Etlerbe's appointment, like
wise urged his fitness for the c fli ze on
the ground of experience, both as
comptroller general and as auditor of
Spartanburg county.
"HERE IS UNCLE SAM."
was the cry when the Dr. W. H. Tim
merman appeared for reelection as
State treasurer. "You've eot the j!b.'
shouted another. Dr. Timmerman
made a neat speech, saying that he
would bring to the discharge of his
duties the same faithfulness and assid
uity that had al ways characterized his
fforts.
FOR ADJUTANT GENERAL
Gen. Watts led off for the ad jatant
generalatip. He said that when war
wal declared against Spain he at once
offered his services to Gov. Ellerbe in
any capacity and until recently he
thoruughly expected an appointment.
He was turned down, however, on the
ground that he could do the State more
good as adjutant general in perfecting
the organization of the troops. He re
ferred to his administration of the of
fice as having been acceptable and that
his re election was desired by the mil
itia.
Col. J. W. Floyd, the one-armed
ex-Confederate, spoke next. His
speech was eloquent and he looked the
impersonation of the war orator as he
glowed under the forvor of his im
magination. He declared there was
too much red tape about the military.
More business was needed, and if
elected he would see that the ante
bellum prestige of the Scuth Carolina
militia was restored.
Major E. M. BlytLe of Greenv'lle
also offered for this cilic?. Mr.
Blythe is a graduate of the Citadel
and had continuous military experi
euce for years. He recognized the
beneficial influence of his Citadel
training as affecting everything he
had since undertaken. He said he
had likewise ctfered his services for
the war to Gov. Ellerbe.
THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT
brought out four candidates. Supt.
May field spoke first, stating that he
was opposed to compulsory education
and that no man with such views
could be elected. He recounted his
services as having been in line with
that required by the needs of the
school system.
Mr. J. J. McMahan, the only candi
date from the capital, came ne xt. He
delivered a well rounded speech on
the line that the school system badly
needed attention and improvement.
Senator W. A. Brown of Marion
spoke as a candidate for this office.
He said there were 200,000 children
holding up theirhands in mute plead
ing for the light of education and the
State should see to it that they were
schooled. If elected he hoped to ele
vate the office of superintendent of
education.
Col. James H. Rica of Ninety-Six
was announced as a candidate for this
office, which he filled before, but he
was not present.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALSHIP.
Cok. Geo. S. Mower of New nerry
was announced as a candidate for at
torney general but did not appear.
Solicitor G. Duncan Bellinger was
greeten with applause and cries of
"Here's the Broxton Bridge man."
He addressed the audience as "gentle
men of the jury" until reminded by
the resultant laughter that he was not
in a court room. He made an excel
lent speech and declared that he would
always do his duty whether it made
him unpopular or not.
SEVEN AFTER ONE.
The desirability of a cosy seat en the
railroad commission was made evident
by the appearance of seven candidates
for the one vacancy, Commissioner
Thomas led off illustrating his ideas
by a large map showing the pecuniary
condition of the railroads of the State,
being taken from the records. The
government made certain require
ments of its soldiers and this office
likewise demanded certain necessary
qualifications which as a civil engi
neer and as commissioner for six years
he had acquired.
Mr. T. N.- Berry of Chester, in a few
strong words, announced that he
sought the office as a business man
and that if elected he would treat all
interests fairly.
The R ev. J. A. Sligh of Newberry,
an ex commissioner, made a vigorous
appeal for re- election. He told the
"priming" joke to the great amuse
ment of the crowd.
Mr. C. W. Garris of Colieton had a
good reception from nis neigh bors o f
Orangeburg county. He felt sure
that he was qualified for the position
without having a cardload of maps.
Gen. J. Walter Gary of Greenville
thought that the people generally did
not realize the importanca ci the rGli de
of railroad commissioner. It was pas
sible for thiis clice to ehlct savings to
the State tthat would resu lt in decrease d
taxation, and if elected be would
make such his e %ort.
Major B3arney iU. Eicas K-iLwed in
a maiden effort that oldin oat-: veelop
great stump prowess. Hla lirs:. trian
ing after leatving college was la I.-ai:
road oflice, and Lie knew w:'s was
air tO the roat s as vweil as nLtws
due to the people. Hie declare. tz-.
the statements cont-c,ined mi anu
reports of the comamission eu 10
be relied on. If elected he would . o
his duty and never try to deceive- tue
a NaiNrom) O PAGF. FUlIZ.
CAROLINA'S 1IIER0&
EXP..O: OF L'EUT. V!CTOR 3ELJ; OF
THE SUWANEE.
Cn an tl%' cost-Mett (-o-Mk. 11o1tenl the
FUxy. Uodged~ n thal)it atrl C*pInd!
Two Spanti skZop ach-i-ufl:i-s or
Expeditior.
South Carolina hasi, con,e to the
front in the war and has a hero whose
deed was evidently as daring as Hob
son's at Santiago although it was done
in secret, on an obscure part of the
Cuban coast and in the darkness of
Nav Lieut. Victr Blue, of Mar
ion county, whose father was a mem
ber of the historic Wallace House of
the legislature of 1S76, and who is at
tached to the little war vessel Suwa
nee, carried an unarmed cutter with a
crew of twelve men forty-five miles,
communicated with the insurgent
forces under General Gomcz and on
his return not only escaped Spanish
gun boats but captured two spanish
yachis and destroyed an important
signal station. It is possible that he
may have had the honcr of being the
first to hoist a United Sta'es flag in
Cuba.
The newspaper correspondents have
missed Lieutenant Blue's feat but it
will inevitably figure in the cilicial
reports. The only account that has
been received of it is from a letter
written by him to a friend in Marion
arnd printed in the Columbia Slate of
Wednesday. It gives interesting de
4ails of humors ar d incidents G f s ctual
se rvice.
Lieut. Blue in his letter, dated June
2-, says: "This part of the coast is
dotted with thcusands of little islands
called cays, and a large, deepwater
bay separates the cays from the main
land of Cuba. It was in these very
cavs that the Spanish pirates of form
er times used to escape tarough the
tortuous and narrow channels and
hide their stolen treasure in the many
caves that are found in the islands.
While having the experience which I
will shortly relate I was forcibly re
minded of the piratical adventures
which I delighted in read i 3g when I
was a boy.
"It was necessary !'or us to cjwamu
nicate with the insurgent general in
chief Gomez, whose army was on the
main land. The Spanish gunboats
had free a&cess to the deep water bay
between the main land and the cays
and as our ship could not eniter this
bay on account of the shoal water in
the cays, the Spaniards could patrol
this bay and thereby prevent our hav
ing communication with Gomez. I
undertook the task of running through
the Spanish lines with an armed bcat
crew in order to reach Gomez's army.
The boat crew, consisting of myself
in command and twelve men, left the
ship a little befoie sundown on the
21st instant, at Santa Maria cay,which
is eight miles eastward of Frances.
Senor Jova, a Cuban commissioner,
and Cuban pilot were included in my
crew of twelve men. As we left tie
Suwance on our jcurney of 30 miles
the crew of the ship manned the rig
ging and gave us three cheers. Many
men had volunteered for this expedi
tion: but I made a judicious selection.
because I wanted none but the best.
After I told the men that I would
dispense with oilictal etiquette, they
spun their yarns and craicked their
jokes with one another to their heart's
content. When one of them counted
noses and Eaid tbat there were 13 in
the boat. I realized for the first time
that this had not occurred to me
when fitting cut the expedition. I
also realized that it was the 31st of
the month, another combination, but
knowing the saperstition of sailors, I
said nothing. After the remark~ was
made there was silence for a minute
when one, true to his colors, spoke
out that there are 13 stripes on our
flag, and what ::ould be a better em
blem of prosperity and good fortune.
"We finally reached Gomez" out
posts at 1:20 a. in., after having ex
changed a great many private recog
nition signals (each party wishing to
make sure that the o.her was not an
enemy) and were received with open
arms. It was a weird sight, but one
which caused enthusiastic applause
when I stepped ashore and planted
the American flag on the mainland of
Cuba. It was an enthusiastic sight to
see our sailors mingle with the Cuban
soldiers, in waiving their hats and,
giving hearty cheers for the stars and
stripes as it iloated in the glare of the
camp fires that lighted the dark forest.
I remained at the camp only about
half an hour, as I deemed it to be of
the greatest importance to get across
the bay again and into the key (cavs)
before the break of day. When we had
been sailing for about an hour one of
the men sang out. "A light over the
port bow, sir." Eyeryone involuntari
ly grasped his rifle. it was only a mo
ment before my worst fears were con
firmed ;almcst in our path was a Span
ish gunboat. If we were taken it w ould
mean the cruelist kin d of death to the
Cuban patriots that were with us and
months in Spanish dungeons for our
selves. We could not hope for iuc
cess in coping with a sesseI, one s::ot
from which would shatter our frail
craft into a thousand pieces. One
Cuban remar ked that there was noth
ing kit to do but turn and run for
Gomez's camp. I wavered for an in
sant between two opinions. To go
back meant at least a day's delay in
getting important information to our
nips outside, without making us safe
from attack. I thought of the old say
ing that one mig ht as well be ecoked
for a goose as a gander, had every car
manned in addition to our sails, chbang
ed the course a few points so as not to
pass too near the stranger, aind our
cutt-:r wvent througas the water like a
thing of life. T be moon had set andi
the nmght was dark, other sise escape
would have been imupossible. T::e
gunboat just happened to be e:Chia
ing sigr~ais witn some signsal r~i
or we would n~ot have seen her a::u
would have run righat imto he ?3
abou? our expedition anhdn a
ed by~ means' u h he-lorp t
gunbt .to be ai th uu) fo u
iWm-d themd pa ery o '
- ep ou thog he.-m
within six miles of oai &es'a9.On.
s I was searchi7 cver- slan d with
myWs I swt esa wh-.e si b
ots On the opposite
i of~ Che c'~is d r-i us. As we
nove, I concd.d they td ncl :en
us.
s bU as 1o pSS cut so near
Franc:. B theyresced wt'r,
the .s. We rounde:l the island
and attacka! Cnd ca pturcd both vcssels
insidE of ten minutes. It was the
most complele surprise I ever saw.
The vessels rere anchored very near
the shore, which allo.ved the Spaniards
a chance to escape. Amidst a hail of
lead from our gurs, they lowered their
b3ats, pulled ashore and went helter
skelter through the wocds. It was a
sight to see them run. After it was
all cvEr, I laughed until I got a pain
in my side about a big, fat Spaniard
who was left alone on one of the ves
sels without a boat to get ashore in.
He jumped overboard and I am al
mcst tempted to say that he was going
so fast that he ran on top of the water,
not having time to sink. When he
got to land, there was no doubt at all
about his flying. I never saw a fat
man go so fast inmy life before. We
ran alongside the nearest vessel and I
sent a few men on board to cut her
adrif t from her moorings and get her
under wy and out to sea at once;
while I with- the others went to the
other vessel, which was lying within
50 yards of the shore hoisted her an
chor and took her in tow until we.got
away some distance from the land, for
I did not know but at any moment
we might receive a volley from a
whole regiment lyivg in the woods
close by.
'IF.r us everythirg was favorable
-the wind and tide were exactly in
the right direction-and within a few
minutes we were sailing gaily out to
sea wnLn1 our pr.zes It was a blood
less victory for us, as the Spaniards
did not take time to turn and fire a
shot. The ctflcer in command even
left his sword, whica I now have as a
trophy. Of the two swords captured,
I gave one to Capta:n Dl hanty of our
ship. We got a lot o- highly prized
trophies nct to ment~an two Spanish
flags.
'You should have seen us when
we returned to the ship; com-parative
ly speaking, a little miaget of a boat
bringing in two large sloors. As we
aDproached the ship we could see
everybody lined up at the rail and
wondering what it all meant. Three
hearty cheers greeted us as we came
alongside and many were the con
gratulations we received when we got
on board.
"I do not know what injury we
did the Spaniards. Some of them
might have been wounded, but I do
not think any of them were killed
outright. The fat man got out all
right, for the men shooting at him
were laughing so hard they could not
take good aim. With the capture of
these vessels we got the whole heilo
graph signal outfit that the enemy
had at C1.y Frances and I suilciently
avenged r their having put the gun
boat on my trail the nignt before. As
soon as I get to Key West again I will
send my sword (the trophy ) nome to be
kept for L? ; i. -s a valuabie squvenir
to have.
0 the veseis we cap ured one was
given to the Cubans and the other
was sunki t prevent its falling into
the hand of the euemy again. We
had other work to perform and did not
ave time to take the vessels to the
United States. Had the latter been
done I would have received a large
amount of priza money, but I was
amply repaid in having the honor of
capturing them and in getting a swor d
as a trophy. If the spanish offcer
had had the courage to stand and fght
untii he was compelled to surrender,
he would have got his s7'ord back.
It is said that I am the first to plant
the American tlag on the main land
of Cuba, but I will not claim this
crdit as I am not sure of it. O.her
c lisrs, I kno w, have planted it on
Cuban soil, but it is said tney planted
it on adjacent islandr. However, I
will not dispute their claims. The
Cubans give me the credit.
"On the expedition I gained some
valuable information which I think
will materially help our cause.
"Yours,
"VICTOR."
H e surrende:ed.
Une day last week a half-starved
and ragged Spanish soldier crawled
into the American camp near Santia
go and gave himself up. He said he
expected to be shot, but he would
gladly die if they would only give
im food and water. He had had
neither for 4S hours. He reported
that there were 2,000 Spanish soldiers,
half starved, who wanted to give
temselves up, bat that they be
lieved they would be killed by the
Amricans as soon as they were once
in captivity. The Spaniard was given
a good dinner and some clothing and
was then taken on boasd the Marble
head. He declared that he would
gladly go back and report to his com
mander, but they would certainly
shoot h:mi. lie is now held as a pris
oner on thin Marblehead.
or deredtohjin L~e
A dispatch from Cnicamauga to
the Columbia State says the wish of
the South Carolinians has been grati
ted. Our regiment will be ordered to
join Gen. Lee. Tnursday morning Col.
Alston received a telegram from Sen
at:i Tillman saying that Adjutant
General Corbin had telegraphed in
structions that this regiment be equipp
et iomediately as it wouldi be order..d
to~in Gen. Lee at Jacksonvi!!e. The
oihliers think it will require possibly
10) days or two week1s to equip the
boys. Ti' e soldiers have boc m at
ta eudL a Unitkanjaiua butL c: witi
cm aiiuers.
i so uoa fou lve- we' ch
i ta tx uh:sol n tebe i;
(An-a Augusti.
SLAi 1N( SPANIARI)S.
TE!Rit! FiGT11NG A ROUND THE
HARBOR CF GUANTANAMO.
One li :r dred spnls Nodi ik i Two
n 21 del e d S u Qe 1i ';0nd EI;1|;btIen Ta e
PW.Aer O N Iard'e, ' e ili
LdTThou.atd R ui;JIS of Anmmu-'S
The U'ied Stales marines under
Lieu: . R abert W. Huntington at
GuarmL mno, Cuba. made their first
aggressive movement against the
Spanish guzerrillas Wednesday and
completely routed the enemy.
The force of marines was under "ap
tain Elliott and the co-operating Ca
bans were under Col. Laborda. The
combined forces razed a Spanish camp
about five miles from the American
1osition, destroyed the only well in
L u vicinity and killed about forty
Spaniards.
One American marine was slightly
wounded. Two Cubans were kilied
and four wi'unded.
It is impossible to estimate the num
ber of Spaniards engaged, owing to
their guerrilla methods of fighting,
but it is believed there were at least
four hnndred.
The marines behaved splendidly,
their marksmenship being excellent,
even under the severe fire of the en
emny.
Tne captured camp lies about five
miles southeast of the rifles pits of the
marines, and was an important base
for the enemy, as it contained the
o 'y well within six or seven miles.
L eut. Col. lHuntington decided on
the attack early in the day. and at
about 8 o'clock the force started across
the line. Thle march up and down
the s.eep hillsides under the glaring
tropical sun v as a severe test or endu
rance for the marines, and b.:fore the
battleground was reached twenty-two
men had received medic&l attention.
All were able, however, to reach the
position before tk e fighting ceasea.
The naries were compelled to march
in single fie, following the mountain
trail. Meanwhile the Cubans darted
backward and forward. to right and
left, on the scout. It was noon when,
from a hilltop, the Americans caught
sight of the Spanish camp lying on a
ridge below them. It consisted of one
large house, the cifizer's quarters,
surrounded by numerous -shacks"
and huts, all ciustering about the pre
cious well.
The Americans began a cautious
advance and were within two hun
dredyardsof the enemy before the
crack of a rifle from the Spanish line
announced that the Spaniards had dis
covered them.
The trcops quickly moved into line
of battle, with tht Cabans on the lef t
lark. The enemy's bullets were
whirning vic:ously over the Americans
but the marines settled down to their
work as unconcernedly as though at
target practice.
Very few Spaniards were la sight.
They were lying bh ind the huts and
in the brush, but the puffs of smoke
revealed their positions and enabled
theA nericans to do effective work.
For twenty minutes both sid3s main
tained a terr c fire. The Spanish
shots were generally wild and spas.
modic, whue the Americans coolly
fired away, aiming carefully and
shooting to kill. For the most part,
the American firing was done individ
ualiy, but at times the cifirers could
direct firing by squads, always with
telling effect.
It was beginning to look as though
a bayc net charge down the slope
would be necessary to dislodge the
eeywhe suddenly ihe latter be
gan toreaK for a thicket a hundred
yards further on. Little groups could
be seen fleeing from the camp, separa
ting, darting through the brush and
zigzaging to escape the bullets.
It was then the American fire b:
came most deadly. Maa after man
could be seen to fall ina vain rush
for shelter; and the fire from the
Spanish be came scattsring and almosi
ceased.
Two Cubana lay daad and foui
wounded, and Private Walker, oi
Company D. had to limp to the rea2
with a slight wound in his ankle.
The easy victory put the command
in high spirits. The little back Cuban
warriors waved their machetes and
howled curses at the Spanish in savage
fashion. Their firing had been wild
throughout, but they all displayed the
utmost contempt for the Spanist bullet
apparently being absolutely withou1
fear.
As the enemy began breaking from
the camp, Dolphin, which lay out at
sea, was signalled, and began pitching
shells towards the thicket for which
the Spaniard 3 were making. Mean
while Lieut. Magill was seen coming,
with forty men as r,:.nforcements,
and Captain Mahony was on the way
with a hundred more, but before either
could reach the scene the trouble was
over.
As the Spanish retreated, the Amer
icans moved1 slowly forward, tiring as
they went, and by the time the camp
was reached, the enemy had all got
away, taking their wounded and pro
'ably many of their dead. Fifteen
bodies were found scattered through
the brush, but the Americans were
unable to examine the spot where
their firing had been most deadly.
No time was lost in burning the build
ings and filling the well with earts
and stones.
The Dolphiin lauded wat r and am
munition, as an attack w s expec ed
on the' retura maoi'., but no:.e ras
md . lieuntly te SC a::&iards we re
too hooghly ba'en to atempt far
ner 'istng. T e marn:- di-i noCt
:ec e nerii cT:Vad.~
ere thor o 'hy exhasted.
A s'cial dismich o the Nw Yo \rk
or.al . ys tla th silies cap'tured a
us~s. M:2rra I ai.d le Lth us
dc.U to the patriotic armyv. Ie :s
a dine.~ caus~e of deser-tu wao' C~
POWER UF SP/dN GiUryihN&
Gen. Penar a :ncd a Thonr:.S S'da :s -
ender a 6:a.rtn Ctu..
Sca ns poe r is rumb zr C
and a thousand Spanish so'dis have
surrendered st anta U ;
Guan ad L!a M Pamnang, Cand in I
cae bardly anybody was V ld
L is reported that Rear Adnam'
Dewey is unable to restrain the insur
gents, but their conduct is satisiactory.
There is no necessity for interference,
as no excesses whatever have been
committed. This is partly due to the
merely nominal aistance furnished
the insurgents.
There was desultory firing Friday
in every quarter on the outskirts of
the town, with no material result, al
though there were several artillery at
tacks and one c xolcsion which killed
six Spaniards and wounded many
oth. rs. The ammunitions of the Span
iards :s utterly untrust worthy, because
it is old, rotten and has never been
tested. The Spaniards are impotent
with rage, bewilderment and despair.
The ca:es Friday night are cruwded
with oWhcers, with their hands in their
pockets, gaping vacantly, while an
intermittent fusilade is audible in all
directions.
Cartloads of focd have ben stored
inside the walled citadel, with the in
tention of standing a siege and defying
the Amerlcan warships. But the idea
is ridiculously preposterous, for the
citadel, so called, is totally untenable
against the fire of a modern fleet of
warships.
There was a concerted attack Friday
evening in every direction. The
Spaniards were informed of the in
surgents' intention to capture two
magazines outside the fortifications at
Malate a. d Santa Mesa, southward
and westwar d of the city. Therefore,
they concentrated their forces for a
supreme effort in their defenc3 and
bombarded the jungle all night long.
In the meantime, the insurgents cap
tured Malabon and Caloecan, in the
northern suburbs. The Spaniards
were thus outw tted, cutgeneralled
and harrassed to death.
During the previous night, owing
to a misunderstanding, a squad of
Spanish artillerymen stampeded from
Malate into Manila, causing immense
consternation, it being believei that
the insurgenis were storming the city.
A Spanish cfliccr commanding an
outpCst at San Juan lef t his men in
charge of a sergeant, came to town
and was found helplessly drunk. It
is reported that he was sentencad to
deatn.
HERO1SM REWARDE0.
Subs:an:!%1 Recogz!tion for the Gallant
Men cZ the Merrlimac.
Suionwasialrecognition has ben
givenoythe nay ideparment to the
memn of ale bers of the crewtook
the errimaog into the entranc of Sin
tiago. harbor and su nk haer! across th e:
channel unc er thea very muzzle, of the
liSpanish prs.
Wednesday evening official recog
irtion was taken of their valoi when
Seretary Long igned the ordeat s to
dmirerl mpson directing tle po
motion of all the members of the crew
Lieut. Hobson's reward will come later
tnrmen s fo sstil
Dline inagunmaterin bt awmen
they returntaain from their month toi
men30 a folaows
George Charette, gunner's maie, to
be a gunnaer, from $50 a month toSi,
300 a year.
Rudolph Clausen, Osborne Deignan
and - Murphy, corswains, to be chief
Iboatswain's mates, ana lucrease o. $NJ
a month.
George F. Phailips, machinist, to be
chief machinist, from $410 a month to
$70 a month.
Francis Kelly, water tender, to be
chief machinist, f rom $37 a month to
$70 per month.
in addition to the promotions, steps
have already been taken toward the
presentation of medals to Construc tor
Hobson and the members of his gal
lant crew. What new honors await
Hobson. who planned and executed
the brilliant coup, have not as yet
been disclosed.
SECOND CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
south Carola4 Qaota is Twvo Mo~re Blat
talions of Infantry,
Adjaitant General Corbcin Friday
night made public the number of ad
ditional regimen ts, battaliongs, com
panies or batteries required from each
State under the second call of the
IPresident for volu-iteers. The or
ganizations from each State-the num
ber of which is herewith given-will
be in addition to the number of men
eral States to fill the maximum of l10;
men to a company, the organizations
now in the fied.
Cf the 75,CJ0 men required under
Ithe President's second call, 43,000 will
be needed to recruit the existing vol
unteer regiments up to the maximum
s~rength. Under the second call the
various States and Territories will fur
nish, as organizitious, 22 regiments of
inaty ix regiments and tnree cam
pientsfianr in unattached or
~gauintioas, 11 light batteries ad
three heavy b~v;teries. According to
the statemnent made by Adjutant G-en.
Gorbi&, ne- crym:z :>cs wil be ap
Thej cuan*i dolera.
raisedthe Cub.an insurai u
:r::veal notches in the esi.im.io o.
theAmericans. The insure'. t -
theyv show splenid bWi:3 as
-tefor~~f the do aniamarama dp
S AMER AN ARINES REPELLING
A..' y !E=SSANT ATTACKS.
wery Mclh E:!:a tea fat DeterminedtO
T o 5 r 1,Ar t Von 1-7til asInforced by
.:a:t y'. I 'Ickat Dut y L!ke Flip
1i:g COLS --1th De th.
A disp-ch d-ued at Guantanamo,
acba, Ju 'e 15, says after several
nights of h.. -d fighting the American
flag still 11a on Caban soil over.the
encampment of the marine battalion,
and our boys say they will keep it
there until the belate. troops arrive,
if it takes till winter.
Thus far, the marines have had the
best of the fighting, but the situation
is grave, and they are exhausted with
repelling almost incessant attacks.
They have little chanca to rest or
sleep, and the time of the arrival of
of the relieving troops is uncertain.
Were it not for the protecting guns of
the fleet, the gallant little band would
be annihilated by the Spanish troops,
in overpowering numbers, from San
tiago de Cuba. Asit is, they probably
can hold their position, but they can
not move for ward until reinforced by
troops.
What first, with the white tents on
a bold eminence against the tropical
buckground looked like a holiday
camp, is no grim reality. The tents
have been struck and rolled into
breatworks, supplemented by trenches
around the crest of the hill. The spot
is lamentably exposed, while sur
rounding it on all sides is heavy
brush. The least movement in the
camp is the signal for instant target
practica upon the part of the Spanish
sharpshooters, whose rifles carry
much further than ours though their
owners rarely hit anything they aim
at.
It is impossible to accuraiely estimate
the Spanish attacking force, but it is
numerous enough. About two-thirds
of this force surrounds the camp
nightly with a deadly ring, and the
spatting of the Mausers makes things
quite lively, for Spaniards are daring
enough to crawl up and take a pop
shot at the marines from the bushes
about 30 yards from camp. At night
the besiegers fight like Indians, and
our old Apache fighters will feel in
their element. Every yard of chappa
ral is an ambuscade, and picket duty
is lipping coins with death.
AnLer the first attack on Saturday
night, Colonel Huntington decided
that another attempt would be made
on Sunday night, and he caused en
trenchments to be thrown up on all
aides of the camp, and in the trenches
the main part of the battalion Sunday
night waited for the attack that the
colonel was cartain would come. It
arrived within a short time aftar dark,
land from that time until daybreak the
fring was incessant and at times very
heavy. On the American side two
men were killed and four injured.
The dead are:
Sergeant Major Henry Goode, of
the marines, shot through the right
breast.
Private Tauman, wounded and fell
off the cliff and was instantly killed.
The injured are:
Privatc Wallace, fell tJ the cliff
and sustained a fracture of the leg.
. Private blartin, shot through the
left leg.
Private Roxbury, shot through the
arm.
The above are all privates belong
ing to Company D.
Private Burke, shot through the
arm.
The first attackr of the Spaniards was
made at 8 o'clock, and the last shot
was fired by them at about 3 o'clock in
the morning.
Daring the night the Spaniards at
tacked the camp of marines on shore,
sand the Marblehead, believing the
Americans had been driven out,
threw several shells into the place.
The attack, however, was repulsed by
the small detachment of marines in
camp without trouble. The shells of
the Marblehead struck among the
marines.
The fight was the first of the war in
which the Cubans co-operated with
the American forces, and their co
operation was not a glittering success.
At one time during the afternoon,
whenever the marines were firing on
a small detachment of Spaniards that
made their appearance a short distanqe
from the camp, the Cubans began
firing without orders and sent a vol
ley right among the Americans.
There were sveral very narrow escapes
but no one was injured.
Lieutenant Neville of Company D
was sent out on scout duty, and, as on
the day previous, he attacked a small
stone fort. A hot fight followed and
the Spaniards were driven off with
loss. It was during this fight that
Wallace and Tauman fell over the
cliff. Fifteen dead Spaniards, in
cluding one lieutenaint, was found in
the fort.
During the attach. several shots
struck the ships in the harbor, one
penetrating the pilot house of the
Associated Psess dispatch boatDandy.
No one was injured on board of her.
The Dolphin this morning located
the Suanish water station ontlie ocean
side of the harbor entrance, which
supplied the water for the attacking
force. The well was situated in a
blockhouse wind-mill, having a small
garrison. It was shelled at two
thousand yards. Excellent practice
Iwas made, the station was wrecked,
and cannister followed the retiring
spaniards up the steep ravine. Each
shell disclosing the spot where it
alightied by raising a cloud dust. They
':ere all well placed.
T e ri' al ofrte fieet to complete
h 2 en o t astown and its
re .e. l Ao'nday after
ecretry of the Ger
sy w MaonCount von
ey a emerging from the
a y.hs~iay evening~a stranger
';7r um oi fromi a revolver at
a .Geo i e bulets entered the
weear' ack. be 2:e wound is not
danerus His asala aan :.lish
mu 'a rr::sted ane iiring at and
issing s pol ian. lie refuses to
urn'i anyv epa.ica: of his con
Jact. he ma ' nae is John Todd.
ue is 2upo'~.2 t.o e musane.
'- .1 .n pecial to the
C : "Membersof
a a Carolna regiment,
'a ereen route to
sucin all along the
cd. At Kingston
s'sed a young lady
su e iue :r: v:as in mxion. There