The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, July 20, 1898, Image 1
VOL. XlII. MANNING S. C., WEDNESDAY, eJCLY 20. 1896. NO.52.
SANTIAGO IS OURS.
THE FINAL FALL OF THE CITY
CAMETHURSDAY.
Some Fifteen Thousand Men
Taken Prisoners of War and Will
be Sent Back to Spain. The Of
ficers With Their Side Arms.
"Santiago surrendered at three- is
the significant offii:: announceeinmt that
reached the President at 3.06 Thursday
afternoon. It came in a dispatch from
a signal service official at-Playa del Este!
and told tile result of the meetinz of
the capitulation commissioners in the
most brief and concise form of any of
the numerous dispatches laid before the
President during the day. The dis
patch was well ahead of the oficial
message from Shatter. Santiago time
is 55 minutes ahead of Washington.
which accounts for the quick receipt
of the result, the commissioners not
meeting until 2:30.
GEN. SHAFTER'S OFFICIAL REPORT.
The adjutant general received the
following from Playa Thursday after
noon:
Adjutant General. Washington:
Have just returned from interview
with Gen. Toral. le agrees to sur
render upon the basis of being returned
to Spain. This proposition embraces
all of eastern Cuba from Asserado on
the south to Sagua on the north via Pal
ma with practically the fourth army
corps. Commissioners met this after
noon at 2:30 to definitely arrange the
terms. W. R. SHuAFTER.
Major General.
FROM MILES BEFORE THE SURRENDER.
Thursday the war department has
received the following dispatch from
Gen. Miles, written apparently before
the final surrender of Santiago at 3
o'clock:
Before Santiago, July 14.
Gen. Toral formally surrendered the
troops of his army-troops and division
of Santiago-on the terms and under
standing that his troops shall be return
ed to Spain. Gen. Shafter will appoint
commissioners to draw up the conditions
of arrangements for carrying out the
terms of surrender. This is very grati
fying and Gen. Shafter and the officers
and men of this command are entitled
to great credit for their sincerity and
fortitude in overcoming the almost in
superable obstacles which they encoun
tered. A portion of thearmy has been
infected with yellow fever and efforts
will be made to separate those who are
infected, and thus free others from it,
and to k'eep those who are still on board
ship separated from those on shore.
Arrangements will be immediately
made for carrying out further instruc
tions of the President and yourself.
_NELsON A. MILES.
Major General of the Army.
CAME WITHOUT ANOTHER SHOT.
Gen. Toral, commanding the Spanish
forces in Santiago de Cuba. Thursday
morning sent a communication to Gen.
Shafter. indicating his willingness to
accept the terms of surrender proposed
Wednesday and asking the American
commander to appoint commissioners
to meet the Spanish commissioners to
arrange to send the Spanish troops
back to Spain. The surrender of Gen.
Toral not only means the fall of Santi
ago, hut by the terms of surrender the
whole eastern end of the island falls
into the hands of the United States
without a shot being fired. The sur
render is to include all the Spanish
troops at Santiago, G3uantanamo, Cai
manera and .Sagua, composing the
fourth corps of the Spanish army. The
portion of the province of Santiago de
Cuba that lies east of the line from Las
Palmas, to Aserradores, is surrendered
to the United States.
THE FINIAL NEGOTIATIONS.
Full Story of What Transpired Be
tween the Lines At Santiago.
Thursday morning it was decided to
hold a personal interview with Gen.
Toral. G en. Miles and his staff accom
panied by Gen. Shafter and his staff
rode out to the front shortly before S
o'clock under a flag of truce. A request
for a personal interview with the Span
ish commander-in-chief was made ac
ceded to, and at -about 9 o'clock G3en.
Miles, Gen. Shafter, Ge ci. Wheeler.
Gen. Gilmour, Col. Morse, 'Capt. Wiley
and Col. Mans rode up, passed over our
entrenchments and went down into the
vatley beyond. They were met by Gen.
Toral and his chief of staff,
.UNDER A sPREADING MANGO TREE,
at the bottom of the valley 'dout half
way between the lines. 'lI: iterview
that followed lasted an hour. The
situati-m was placed frankly before
Gen. Tora] and he was offered the alter
native of being sent home with his gar
rison or leaving Santiago province.
The only condition imposed being that
he should not destroy the existing forti
fications arnd should leave his arms be
hind. This latter condition the Spanish
general, who does not speak English,
- explained through his interpreter, was
impossible. He said the laws of Spain
gave a general no discretion. He might
abandon a place when he found it was
untenable, but he could not leave his
arms behind without subjecting himself
to the penalty of being court martialed
and shot. His government, he said.
had granted his permission to evacuate
Santiago. That was all. Further than
that he was powerless to go.
SAID) LiKE A soLDIER.
Without saying so in words, Gen.
Niles said the tenor of Gen. Toral's re
marks all betrayed his realization that
he could not hold out long. When
Gen. Shafter explained that our rein
forcements were coiming up, that he
was completely surrounded and that
new batteries were being posted, Gen.
Trl simpilly shrusred his shoulders.
"Iam but a subordinate.'" he said. --and
I obey my gzovernmient. If it is neces
sary we can die at our posts.
ANTD oUR Ni EN Ai'11RED) IT.
Gen. Toral is a muan of o years of
aae, with a strong. rugged, face and
fine soldierly bearing. His brave words
inspiredl a feeling of respect and admira
tiobn in the hearts of his adversaries.
Neverthclcss, the Spanish general's
.anxietv to avuoid further sacriiiee of life
in his ceommand was manifest and he
<did not hesitate to ask for time to com
municate the situation to Madrid, al
though he dubiously shook his head
whenli poke of the probable response.
LAID DOWN THEIR ARMS.
An Impressive Scene Between the
Spanish and American Lines.
Amid imnpressive ceremonies the
Spanish troo.ps laid down their arms be
tw~een the lines o! the Spanish and
.\mnerican forces at 4)'clock Sunday
morn inll. Gen. Shafter anld tile Ame11cr
icall div ision and brigade coll:aliders
and their staffs were VescIrted by a troop
of cavalry and Gen. Toral and his staff
by 10 picked men.
Truijpeters on both sides saluted
with flourishes. Gen. Shafter returned
to Toral the latter's sword after it had
been handed to the A\merican comnan
der. Our troops. lined up at the
trenches. were eve-witnesses of the cer
emony. Gen. Shafter and his eseort.
accompanied by Gen. Toral. rode
through the city. taking formal posses
sIon.
The city had been sacked before they
arrived by the Spaniards. At a palace
elaborate ceremtlonies -*,)k place. Ex
actlv at noon the Anierican flag was
raised over the palace an(d was saluted
by 21 guns by Capt. Capron's baitery.
At the saime tine all the regimlental
bands inl our line played "The Star
Spangled anner.' ater which Presi
dent .leKinley's congratulatory- tele
-raimi was read to each regiment. The
13th and tl regiments of infantry will
remain in the city to enforce order and
exercise municipal authority. The
Spanish forces are to camp outside of
our lines.
A THRTLING SPECTACLE.
The Hoisting of the American Flag
Over Santiago.
The American flag is floating in
triumph over the governor's palace at
Santiago de Cuba. Gen. MIeKibben
has been appointed temporary military
governor. The ceremony of hoisting
the Stars and Stripes was worth all the
blood and treasure it cost. A concourse
or 10.000 people witnessed the stirring
and thrilling scene that will live forever
in the minds of all the Americans pres
ent.
A finer stage setting for a dramatic
episode it would be difficult to imagine.
The palace. a picturesque old dwelling
in the 3oorish style of architecture,
faces the Plaza de la Reina. the princi
pal public square. Opposite rises the
imposing Catholic cathedral. On one
side is a quaint, brilliantly painted
building with broad verandas, the club
of San Carlos; on the other, a building
of much the same description, is the
Cafe de la Venus.
Across the plaza was drawn up the
9th infantry, headed by the 6th cavalry
band. In the street facing the palace
stood a picked troop of the 2d cavalry,
with drawn sabres under command of
Capt. Brett. 31assed on the stone flagging
b.tween the band and the line of horse
men were the brigade commanders of
Gen. Shafter's division, with their
staffs.
On the red tilled roof of the palace
stood Capt. McKittrick, Lieut. Miley
and Lieut. Wheee:-. Immlnediat-ely above
them, upon the flagstaff, the illuminat
ed Spanish arms and the legend "Vive
Alfonso XIU.- All about, pressing
against the veranda rails, crowding to
windows and doors and lining the roofs,
ere the people of the town, principal
ly womien and non-combatants.
As the chimes of the old cathedral
rang out the hour of 12, the infantry and
avalry pre-e it ad arms:' Every Ameri
-an uncovered, and Capt. McKittrick
oisted the Stars and Stripes. As the
brilliant folds unfurled in a gentle
breeze against a fleckless sky, the cav
ary band broke into the strains of
'The Star Spangled Banner,"' making
the American pulse leap and the Amer
ican heart thrill with joy.
At thle same instant the sound of the
distant booming of Capt. Capron's bat
tery, the firing of a salute of 21 guns.
drifted in. When the music ceased,
from all directions around our line caine
floating across the plaza the strains of
the regimental bands and the muffled.
hoarse cheers of our troops. The in
fantry came to 'order arms"' a moment
later. after the flag was up. and the band
played "Rally Round the Flag. Boys."
instantly Gen. 3MeKibben called for
three cheers for Gen. Shafter. which
were given with great enthusiasm, the
band playing Sousa's "~Stairs and Stripes
Forever."' The ceremony over Gen. Shaf
ter and his staff returned to the American
lines. leaving the city in the posse-sion
of the municipal authorities, subject to
the conltrol of Gen. M1eKibben.
The Spanish Way.
One of the reasons for a truce at San
tiagro was to give time for the non-coml
bantants to leave the city and thus
escape the fire of Shafter's guns. Among
the few who failed to avail themselves
of this opportunity was a rich widow.
3rs. Rosa (Chacon de Odis. Shafter's
missiles had no opportunity to injure
her. Before the; truce was ended.
Spanish soldiers, learning that her
house was filled with jewels, money
and valuable property, sacked it aiid
murdered her. All species of barbari
tics were perpetrated upon the unhlappy
woman, who was fairly hacked to
pieices. Such little diversions as this.
practised by Spaniards. explain why
Cubans in fierce rage sometimes put
Spanish prisoners to death.
Given Up Hope.
Spaniards at Hong Kong are now
convinced that Camara's sq uadron is
not going~ to the relief of 3Manila.
They have givein up all hope except of
making terms to save the Church pirop
erty. Procurator FernianIdez. of Shang
hai. arrived at Ilong Kong recenitly and
held a long conference with Consul
Wildman. Fernanidez wishles to go
to M1anila to treat with Dewey
and Aguinaldo. 3Mr. Wildman declin
ed to give himt passports or aid hlim to
retainl the property of his Church. It
is said onl good authlority that the
Curch stands ready to surrender 3la
nila if its millions can be saved.
Wmn. Perry Murphy Dead.
('ol. WmI. Perry 31urphy of Charles
tiln di':d at Summenrville, S. C.. early
Friday nmore in i fiter lIngering illness.
Col. M.\lrhy~ wa l'a iited States district
atto rney if . uth Caroli na during
Prsidett( Cie-ai' adinistration.
and at the t Iime of hi eathm was a cani
didate f or c'ongrs frnm this d istrict.
HeI was an able lawvyer, and was a can
didate for attorney general of the State
n ticn Shennard tie in 1i9->
THE TRUE STORY.
OF THE DESTRUCTION OF
THE SPANISH FLEET.
Thrilling and Graphic Description
of the Great Naval Engagement
by a Correspondent who Stood
Almost at Commodore Schley's
Elbow.
The following description of the bat
tle between the American and Spa nish
warships off Santiago was written by
the only non-combatant who witnessed
the entire fire. The iion-combatant
was the correlspondent of the Associated
Pres. who saw the engagement from a
position alost at the elbow of Conuno
dore Schley on the United States ar
morcd cruiser Brooklyn:
Sunday. July 4. the fifth Sunday for
the Amierican squadron before Santia
go. and the ninth weekly anniversary
of the day of the Dewev victory of
Cavite. and the fifth of the discovery
by Commodore Schley of the where
abouts of Admiral Cervera's squadron.
brought no particular different situa
tion from that marking the preceding
Sundays. The motonony. the lack of
picturesqueness at daybreak. the heat
of the tropical sun-all were there.
The vessels on the blockade were the
Iowa, Indiana and Oregon. battleships:
the flagship of Commodore Schley, the
Brooklyn, and the small yachts Glou
cester and Vixen. The iowa was
swinging a mile further out than the
rest of the squadron. trying to fix her
forward 12-inch turret, which was out
of re'pair, while the Indiana was doing
the same thing to her forward 13-inch
turret. The absolutely available ships
in the squadron, therefore, were only
the Oregon, Texas and Brooklyn. al
though later both Captain Evans and
Captain Taylor fought their ships.
It is a custom on ships. regulated by
the rules, that there shall be a general
muster at least once each three months.
and that the "Articles of War" shall
be read. First call had been sounded
at 9.15 a. in., and the men were assem
bling on the decks. The lookout in
the masthead of the Brooklyn had some
time before reported smoke in the har
bor, but as the same thing had been
noticed several times, no special atten
tion was paid to it. The Brooklyn and
the Vixen were the only ships to the
west of the entrance; the other ships
having drifted well to the east. On the
bridge, Navigator Hodgson, of the
Brooklyn, said sharply to the lookout:
"Isn't that smoke moving?" and the
lookout, after a minute's inspection
with the long glass. dropped it excited
ly and fairly yelled; "There's a big
ship coming out of the harbor, sir!"
Hogdson, who is a particularly cool
man, looked once himself; and then,
grasping the megaphone, shouted:
"After bridge, there! Tell the com
modore the enemy's fleet is coming
out.
Commodore Schley was sitting un
der the awning on the quarter-deck.
Going to the bridge, he said: "Raise
the signal to the fleet," and turning to
Captain Cook; who stood near. he said:
"Clear ship for action." Then he went
forward and took his place on a little
platform of wood running on the out
side of the conning tower, whieh had
been built for him. He was dressed in
blue trousers, a black alpaca jacket and
the regulatimii'ap, without the broad
band of gcldbra:d.
The men with a yell went to their
guns and the rapid preliminary orders
were given. Schley, glasses in hand.
watched the first ship turned out and
saw her start for the west. Still he
gave no signal to fire or move. The
Oregon opened with her 13-inch shells
and the Indiana and Texas followed suit
But the range was a long one. Still the
Brooklyn waited. But down below the
coal was being forced into the furnace,
every boiler was being worked and every
gun made ready to fire. Sehley wanted
to know which way they were going, or
whether they would scatter. In the
meantime the Oregen began to turn to
the west and the Taxas moved in closer
and was damaging the leading ship, the
Infanta Maria Teresa.
"They are all coming west, sir."
shouted Lieut. Zars, and just then the
western batteries opened up.
"Full speed ahead! Open fire!" shout
ed the commodore.
"Fire deliberately and don't waste a
shot." he added. and the orderlies car
ried the word to turrets. In an in
stant the Brooklyn's terrific 8 and 5
ine~ batteries on her plort side op)ened
anoa the cruiser headed for a point in
front of the first escaping ship, firing
at and receiving thme fire from two of
them.
Then Commodore Schley saw that
the fir'st ship was coming out from the
shore. headed directly for the I3rooklyn
with the evident intention of ranmmingr
her. A clever manoeuvre w~as here ae
complished. ''Hard aport with y'our
heln," shouted Schley' and the cruiser
began to gro around.
Quickly she turned aind quickly her
big steel ram was pointing at the first
ship. The Infanta M1aria Teresa had to
work in shore to avoid being ramed.
The shells of the Texas and the Oregon
with the terrible storm of' shell from the
Brooklyn, had done their work and the
smoke began to appear pouring from
her decks.
At 10 o'clock the entire Cape Verde
squadron was outside the harbor and
going rapidly westward. The Iowa and
Indiana could not keel) up the pace but
the Oregon w~as coiimng across to the
assistance of the 1Brooklyn,. which at
10.0.) was engaging the tirst thmrce ships.
the Infanta Miaria Teresa. the Cristo
bal Colon and thle Vizcaya. At 10.11
the Spanish ships had all concentrated
their shots omn the Brooklyn, and she
was in a perfect raini of shells, most of
which w ent over her.
Stand1ing in this hail of shells' Coin
modor'e Schley asked a young man
nmecd EllIis. who stood necar him with
' stadimeter. ''What is the distance to
tme Vizeaa?" The man took the ob
servationl. "Tw'Venty-tw o hundred yards
sir." lie said. and there was a whistle.
followed by a splsh as is head was
literally torn f rom is shoulders by an
inch shell.
--Too bad. said C ommodore Schley.
as the body fell at his feet: and then.
with his glasses, to ism eyes. he added:
'The first ship is done for. She is
runninir ashore."
The M1aria Teresa was running her
a mass of flames. The Brooklyn was
orderc(i t" con en t rat te her fire on t1e
Amnirante Ojuendo. and with lie ( )re
n assistance, ill ten ul tes mor
the Oquendo was sent ashore a burning
wreck. but a short distance from Santia
go.
At 10.49 the Brooklyn turned her at
tention to the Vizcaya. the Cristobal
Colon havingr passed the latter and now
being inl the lead. well ip thi. coast. At
the time the only vessels inl sight friom
the Brooklyn were the Oregon, about
a mile and a half astern and tie Texas.
about three miles astern. At 10.54.
the Vizeaya was raked fore and aft.
clean along her gun deek by an , inch
shell from the Brooklyn.
Another olie. a minute after. explod
ed in her superstructure with territic
force, killing eighty peop~e. She was
afire. and at 10.55 she headed for
the beach at Azerradores. where she
went ashore. The Brooklyn did not stop
but went on after the Cristobal Colon.
the Oregon closing rapidly up and fol
lowing ier.
The other vessels at this time were
from six to eight miles behind. and
Admiral Samiison's flagship. the New
York. was not in sight. At 11.15 the
the BIrooklyn. slIghtly injured by the
hail of Spanish shells. stopped firing
and the chase began. The men came
up on deck and began to cheer. never
heeding the whistle of the Spanish
shells. They cheered for Schley and
Clark and for the Oregon. and the Ore
gon's men returned the cheer. Up to
the masthead of the Oregen went a
pennant. "Remember the Mainte.
read the signal officer.
"Tell them we have. said Schley.
and there was a roar as the answer went
up.
The chase was in full force at 11.55.
the men out on the deeks watching with
great interest and as happy as larks.
The Colon, at a distance of five miles:
hugzed the shore. but Sch!ey ordered
the Oregon to follow her and then, with
the Brooklyn. lie made a straight course
for Cape Crus, around which she would
have to steer on a long detour to get
away.
All three ships were pumping along
at great speed.
In an hour the Brooklyn had gained
appreciably, and so had the Oregon. and
Captain Clark, of the latter ship. sig
nalled over, "A strange ship, looking
like an Italian. in the dist:nce.
He alluded to the fact that the Cris
tobal Colon was bought from Italy.
Schley, sitting on the edge of the
forward eight-inch turret. swinging his
legs and happy, said: "Tell the Oregon
she can try one of those 13-inch rail
road trains on her."
There was a terrible roar as the big
shell went by the Brooklyn, a moment
of suspense and watching, and then a
hearty cheer as the big thing struck
the water close astern of the Colon,
four miles away. Another was tried,
which reached the mark. and there were
more cheers. Then the Brooklyn open
ed her forward and starboard 8 inch
guns and one .shell was seen to go
through the Colon at the top of her
armored belt.
At 1.05 .p. mi.. both the Brooklyn
and the Oregon were pounding away at
the Colon, and in another ten minutes.
after returning the fire in a desultory
sort of way and rapidly losing ground;
she turned toward shore. At 1.15 she
hauled down her flag. With yells of
delighlt, the mien poured out of the tur
rets of the two ships. anid when a broom
went up at the nmainmnast of the Brook
lyni. they began to cheer and did not
stop for ten minutes.
At this time the only ships in sight
were the Vixen, about five miles away.
and the Texas, about seveni miles away.
The New York was not in sight. As
the big ships mnoved in on the quarry,
the smoke of the New York could be
seen coming hiver the horizon from the
east, but sheC was fully twelve miles
away.
A boat was lowered from the Brook
lyn and Captain Cook whent aboard to
receive the surrender. The rear admi
ral in charge, said with tears in his eyes;
"I surrender unconditionally to Comi
modore Schley. We were badly hurt
and could not get away."
While Captain Cook's boat was comi
ing alongside, the Spanish captives
shouted, "Bravo. Anmericano!" and the
rew resp)onded "Bravo, Spaniardio!
(Si.)
While Captain Cook was running to
the Brooklyn. the New York. with Ad
miral Sampson. came along ran in be
tweeni the Brooklyn and the prize, and
ordered Captain Cook to send to send
the prisoners on board the New York.
Commodore Schiley, seeing this, meg
aphoned over: "I request the honor of
receiving the surrender of the officers
of thle Cristobal Colon.,
Nc answer was vouchsafed him from
the New York. and the ship that hadI
not fired a shot took the honer. Conm
nodore Schley then raised the pennant:
"A gloious victory has been won-de
tails later.~
The answer froma thle N ew York was
~:Report your casualties.
T1he Broolyn washIit twenty-sixtitmes.
but onlly one man, G. 11. Ellis. was kill
ed. and otnly one man, J. H1. Burns.
fireman; wounded.
Thle Colon went ashore at the place
where the V irginius expeditioni tried to
land and was captured years ago. The
chase had lasted four hlours. and the
Brooklyn. Oregon, Texas aind Glou
eester had saved the United States
fleet from the stain of allowing the
Spanish vessels to escape-the Oregon
and Brooklyn, by their splendid chase
and great gunnery, the Tlexas by her
determined work oni the first two ships
ad the Gloucester by her imarvelous
attack on the destroyers.
The Ahnirante 0.iuiindo. at 1 0::%0
o clock in the eveninng, turned iver oil
her side and is now being beaten to
pieces by the waves. 11cr crew scut
tied her before hautling down her fla.
The paymaster divided uyp the money
onl hoard, and all thle Spanish sailors
were well supplied.
Albert Guerry Dead.
The Atlanta .Journal annoiunlces thle
deathl at Wasintonm. Ga.. of Albert
Guei(rry. tile portrait paitnler, wholt is
well knoi wn in G.reenlville. lie lived
here~ a niumberi ot years ago :and several
portrits p aiinted by him are ini resi
dnces in this city. lie also lived at
Galicy- City for a time and his first
wie died there. h~is death was catusedt
h- Brht's disease. lie residecd fin
many years at Washinmgtou,. andi thiere
he spient his last days. 31r. G uerry
leaves a widow and thlree brighit little
sons5 who have begun to battle with the
TIIN S GREW IIOT.
CANDIDATES HAD A MONKEY
AND PARROT TIME.
Thomas Called Evans an Ape and
Evans Said He Wouid Prove
Thomas a Liar and So On.
Ther- was a regiular monkey and ar
rot tin-it among some of the candidates
at the Darlin ton meeting last week.
The necting ope neld iy Tmiikin-. Thin
the candidates; for Adjutant anid In
sletor-Gen erial had l thir sav. After
31r. Featherstone had spoken Senator
Archer t(4k another shot at ('(l. Larry
Gantt today in exchange for tle latter's
cight columini broadside. haid he:
G;ntt proposed to me inl his otie that
if I would put imp 25O to buy (ongress
man Wilson's stock in his paper. lie
Would support meas a candidate fo r
congress in Wilsmn's plae. Ile has
seen fit to call ime all manner of thiin-g-s
in a sheet which Mr. Epton. a candi
date for comptroller general. is circula
tin,. in whichl my record is -exposel".
and if anybody else wants a copy lie
will furnish it.
Rather serenely Mr. Archer smiled
as he read this choice eullim about
himself to the audience: -Why you
could entwine the character of Judas
Iscariot in a, arland and place it upon
the brow of such a man. and it would
appear as a halo of glory." (Laughter.)
Well. remnarked 31r. Archer. -I can
only reply as did the preacher to his
blackiuard neithbor. 'I dont cuss. but
you are the saaie. ir.' 1 am not here
to be elected. on the impurities or tin
worthiness of others. It is absolutely
inmossible for me to mcasure words ac
cording to this man's style.
Mr. Archer said that in passing he
would add that in the face of Gantt's
Alarging him with penuriousness. he
had received a letter stating that two
of his neighbors had just named their
infant sons "Ed. Archer." (Laughter.)
A DYNAMITE GUN.
Dynamite Walt was the next candi
date to tread the winepress. and tears
of laughter began to flow. He referred
to 3Ir. Archer as the purest of the pure.
but just a little cranky. A few years
a-o he himself had been considered a
crank because lie was enough ahead of
the rest to get left generally. le was
a man of education, law. medicine.
metaphysics and other physics. arts and
sciences. Some of the candidates were
climbing on his platform. He had
made the issue of opposition to higher
education by the State and now that it
was popular lie was having lots of imi
tators. He scorned such cowardice. and
if elected he would swear to hold a
check rein over the legislature until
they gave the people relief. (--Busts*
of applause.)
DEFENDS HIS Al (MINIsTRATION.
Governor Ellerbe made a plain but
firm defense of his administration.
Unless a governor had a legislature in
symLpathy with him his hands were tied.
Because a candidate favored prohibition
or high license it did not indicate that
he could bring about such a law. If
the legislature passed it lie would en
force it. Prohibition was a miserable
failure as far as reducing the consump
tion of liquor was concerned, and it en
couraged hypocrisy and lying. If Col.
Tilhnan knew there was anything wrong
about the fertilizer tax lhe should have
expressed it at once and not waited un
til now. His information came from
Coiinor, who had been fighting this law
for years. and according to Connor's
own statement. that he used the tags a
second time, lie ought to beC in the pen
itentiary today.
IN A SERtIoUS WAY.
Col. Tillnman spoke in a vein of ear
nestness. Hei had a competency of this
world's goods, but, thaunk God, lhe did
not steal it. IIe wanted to be governor
for the honor, but lie realized that the
people- wanted good. honest service.
All his life had been dcvoted to politi
cal study. ie had been elected foir
over 4(1 years whenever he asked elee
tioni except onlce, when the subitreasury
scheme broke loose, and if lie had ta
vored that political makeshift he would
have felt so mean that the dogs would
have barked at him. le was the only
man living in the State who had been a
member of the constitutionial conven
tions of 1865 and 1895. Col. Tillmian
touched up the fertilizer 'tag bnsiness,
alleginig that it was left to a little clerk
at Clemson to collect or not collect the
tax as he chose. The system at Win
throp and C'leimson was wrong. lIndus
try or handieraft could not be success
fully taught in a college. Th le young
men were thinking about positionis and
the girls about husbands.
((N TinE SA.ME LINE.
Col. Schumpert said lie would go to
the governor's othice with ((nly one Iro
milse-to) ex ente thme la1ws and do his
best to suggest improvemlenit therein.
His frieiids said lie had the experience
and ability and he would modestly sec
ond their claim, lIe said that prohiibi
tion was a delusion and a dream.
Col. Watson denied vigorously the
Cotton Plaiit's assertion that there was
mudslingring in his criticisms o(f Gover
no(r Ellerbe. lie was incapable of moud
sliiging and lie had not made use of
the personal reimarks that Ellerbe had
used towards himi. P'arenthietically. lie
remarked that thme governior had skip
ped the llurry mneetinmg. Ellerbe dhi
not want to see the peoplIi Pe and they
returned the c(omiioinc nt. We have had
enough of hav in bz ys for go4verno4r.
said he. who doi t know what t4 do.
and we hiad better have a grrowni iani
fr rovernior. Ellerbe had wxritteni down
Wardlaw'rs niame for ciolonel (if the See
ond regi ment. but alter Ihis criticism
that lie was ignorinig the lietormn party
that created hint political ly. the over
nor substituted dJones.
EPTO~ N FIn;T niP lENL.
Calndidate h-ptoii. Iii rellyingt 1r.
Archers allusion. gloried in hav ing cir
culated thle papers wh ichi lie said lier
eivyed today:1 from iT'. I. Triinunier.
Ie wisheci t' Gid lhe had eminuht
sup1-lly the demiulld. If any nian had4.
te igiht ti circulatt them it.was he
A rier 1had( opposed h is camndicamcy. sy
two can-lidates. ;ilid that (lie I i tm
iiiust dii. anid thiat lpton was miadito
die ini the -ienitc by .\rch. iniI: ente
TiliE V.\U iEV 1..8 ' M11E'im i.
Mi. Sl i ch real a letter fro (ere
tary Dunm-an 4f the railr :idel cmi
sioni, sho0wing that the- laitter had au
rizImi mim 144 pyre- anid sign the.
docuiient about which Mr: Thomas
had tried to create the impression that
lie forged. Was it possible there was
a miian in South Car li i o unjust as
to intimate such a tiii'! Thomas.
like the Spanish. didn't know when he
was whipped. Thonias had attempted
ti show by the records that he. Sligh.
had not attended a neeting inl five
nontls when a meniber of the board.
:11n(l Ivy ii e same ti keni li, 1proveil that
Tl iilas hil4l not beell there inl nine
nuiIths.
TlE FiRST tOUNlD.
Coliiissioner 'Ihonas was rich. rare
and racy ir referring to his opponents.
Barner E ivans. e said. was --some
body's ape. and simply imitated a
senatorial campaian which defeated
Bubber Johnny. lie lid not have time
to waste on imitations. Garris had
boasted of his record in the legislature.
There is one record. said lie, about
which lie has been profoundly and
straniely sileut. and that is as dispen
sary ispuector. and I call upon him to
day to make public his record. (Ap
jilause.) This looked like hot-shot.
Mr. I arris was up in a twinkling with
this reply: "Thanks be to God you
have called on me. and I'll do it." (Ap
plause.)
EVANS SPEAKS PLAINLY.
Mr. Evans minced no words in his
reply. "You have had a tirade." he
said. from one who is unworthy to be
noticed. I have never been guilty of
deyiiingr my birthright and never refus
ed to meet the tears of. my country.
This creature said I was an ape. I will
prove him a liar. For false statements
and dodging he is the most artful one
it has ever been my misfortune to come
in contact with. - When lie tells you he
saved you money by lowering the cot
ton and the fertilizer rates lie uttered
what is not true. Ie does nothing but
draw his salary. and it has even been
intimated that lie got a salary on the
outside.
Thomas-" Oh you know that's
false."
Evans-"He inspected an iron bridge
on the Port Royal and Augusta road
and in three weeks it broke down. kill
ed four tramps and destroyed $30,000
worth of property. (Laughter.)
GARRIS REPLY.
Mr. Garris replied to Mr. Thomas
with great spirit and dignity. He
would not abuse the courtesy of the
audience. God knew his heart and
that he was not willing to uncover
every public act of his. Ile had heard
Thomas had whispered it around that
lie had been connected with the dis
pensary scandal and like a serpent it
was trailing behind his back where he
could not see it. The presumption-was
that Thomas referred to the Beekroge
trunk matter.. He was to state fully
his connection with the matter. He
knew that the dispensary had some
trunks and valises to dispose of. He
secured permission from the board to
purchase a trunk, as he needed it to
carry home some purchases. He select
ed one and on inquiring for the bill
was told by Williams or Douthit that
they had adjourned. that they would
fix a price at the next meeting. "That's
all there is to it, Mr. Thomas. Is
there anything more you want to ask
me?"
- Mr. Thomas-* When the case was
tried in Charleston the State was asked
to produce the trunk. and as it could
not be produced the State lost the case
and hiad to pay $300 for it.
31r. Garris failed to see how he had
anything to do with that.
FIRING FAST AND) FUIOUS.
The spiciest incident was reserved
for the last during Congressman Nor
ton's speech. 3Mr. J. E. Ellerbe had
spoken with reference to the reason for
his candidacy and had dared his oppo
iient to conic on the stand and show
up records. 3Mr. Norton took the
ground that Ellerbe dare not ehargze
hinm with lying on him. but that he was
trying to deceive the people by insinua
tion. Ellerbe jumped to his feet with
the iniquiry: ''lDe you mean to say that
I lieil?"
Ir. Norton's reply was not audible.
awn to the checring of the crowd.
and i'. Ellerbe flashed on: "If you
will conme outside of this house and say
so, I will frail you down to a stand at
onice." (Great cheering.).
When 3Ir. Norton could be heard lhe
was saying that truth and honor stood
above life with him and Ellerbe would
find it so. Hie despised the low plane
by which Ellerbe tried to make him
responsible for by insinuation and not
by open charges.
Spain Wants Peace,
The MIadrid . correspioindent of the
London D)aily Telegraph says: '"The
government has definitely decided to
open peace n egotiations without delay.
proposing as a basis the renunciation
of all rights over Cuba and the iue
diate coincession ef any reasonable pro
posal the United States may make.
The MIadrid correspondent of the Lon
don Daily M1ail says: ''Despite thie of
ticial denials. it is strongly suspected
that preliiinairy niegotia tiiins for peace
ard~ already under way in the shale of
indirect inquiries iregarding the terms
of America which Spain might accept.
It is asser'ted that 31. Camibon, the
-e~nchl amnbassador at W\ashington. and
Sit'r lenry ) Drnnnnd-Wolff. British
ambassador at M idrid. are acting re
spectiv'ely uon behailf of' Spa'in and
Amer~iica ini the cnduitot niquir'ies
whiichi at prceint arle Iuite informal.
'Dutke Almiodovar de liio. minister of
foreign :iffa'irs and Senor Gamazo.
minister iof public institutions, have
been appoinuted by the grover'nment to
ciraduti' the iiegotiationms. Seln 'r Ganmazo
5maid Thr .a tanwspaper recpre
eintaitivye: -1 cannoi't tl1k on the sub
ject, ais any indisi'et in mi:ight spoil the
w irk and create di :icult ies.
Spain Fears Attack.
It was aninounced ini a special dis
patch f'romi Barcelonia Friday afternoon
that the inuhabitan ts of that city are
pniii-strieken. They believe the
Americans will select defenuseles Bar
eeliinia as thle first poin it to bombard.
There is great excitenent in Cadiz. owmig
Lto lie expe'cted couiming oi the American
teet. and' a baittle off the Spianish coast
is cinsidleredl ian ien t. The governo r
of' Bareon a hias iiilforille' the Piiop ie
that t hey ceuli't extect help frini thle
civei'inimilt.
Dismissed.
31aj. hianisay anid Lienit. Leary.of thie
Sixtyv-nint h New Y'or'k regrimnmt. who
were inivolved in a dm.ira'efnu ow ser
emal weeks airo and f'or whiichi a c'oui't
martial was held at Tan p~a Thiur'sday was
NOW FOR PORTO RICO.
Thought That Resistance Will Not
Amount to Very Much.
"Next is Porto Rico. said Secretary
Aliger. after receiving the news of San
tiago's formal surrender. "and then, if
need be. Ilabana.* The secretary was
in excel lent spiriti. lie lias been more
anxious than he dared show as to the
condition of our sick soldiers and look
ed with apprehencsion upon the possi
bility of a prolongation of the struggle
inl the unihealthy Valley of Santiago.
The see retary said that the Porto Rican
expCiti'on would go forward iminedi
ately. It will comprise new ini en
tirely. The warriors in the trenches
before saitiago have distinguished
thenselves and it is not deemed pru
dent to briin! them in unnecessary con
tvt with lew troops in view of the
duoer spreading conta-rion. The
sick s oldiers will be nursed back to
hialth and brou.;ht to the United States
as, suon as they can be safely removed.
Inuune regiments will be ordered to
I Santiago to garrison the town. and. as
stated in these dispatches yesterday.
two of these regiments are already un
der orders to proceed. The Porto Rican
expedition will be commanded by Gen.
Miles in person. though Gen. Brooke.
now in command at Camp Thomas, is
expected to be his main dependence.
The size of the expedition will depend
upon Gen. Miles' wishes,. although it
is believed that 2.U00 men will be
sufficient for the purpose. At San
Juan the navy will be of greater assist
ance than, it was at Santiago, owing to
the possibility of approaching the town
more closely without risking contact
with mines. Gen. Brooke is now on
his way to Washington by direction of
Secretary Alger, so that he will be in a
position to make his views known to
the department. The experience gain
ed in dispatching Shafter's expedition
is expected will aid the officials in
their determination to make short work
of the Porto Rican affair. There will
be plenty of transports available for the
expedition, as the government has de
vised other means of removing the
Spaniards captured at Santiago to Spain
than by carrying them on these trans
ports. That the navy is ready to do
its share at short notice goes without
saying. Porto Rico is not expected to
I offer a very formidable resistance. It
is believed that the moral effect of to
day's surrender at Santiago will be to
discourage the defenders of San Juan.
There is, however, always the prospect
that peace may ensue before hostilities
have progressed against Spain's easter
most West India Island. Rumors were
afloat this afternoon to the effect that
the Spanish government at last had
made overtures in that direction, but
their basis probably was the current be
lief that one more reverse to the Span
ish arms would be sufficient to compel
the Spanish government to sue for
peace, and this reverse was furnished
by the surrender of Toral's army.
SPAIN UNDER MARTAIL LAW.
Constitutional Rights Have Been Sus
pended by Royal Decree.
The Madrid official Gazette published
a decree Friday temporarily suspending
throughout the Spanish peninsula the
rights of individuals guaranteed by the
constitution. The decree adds that the
government will render an aceount to
parliament of the use it may make of
this measure. The publication of the
decree is generally accepted as being
convincing proof that Spain is now ready
to sue for peace and that negotiations
to that effect are actually in progress.
The government wishes to have full
power to suppress any evidences of dis
content or rebellion wherever they ap
pear. The Carlists are furious and are
sure to attempt to create trouble.
One minister expressed the convic
tion that official overtures for peace will
be made before Sunday and there is
reason to believe France has offered her
services to Spain. and that Spain has
drawn up conditions for peace which
offer a basis for negotiation. Premier
Sagasta is quoted as saying that Spain
wants peace. but that "it must be an
honorable peace, as Spain deserves."
"The army." the premier is said to
have added, "is anxious to resist to the
last, but the government cannot con
sent to such a useless sacrifice. Had
we our fleet the situation would be very
different."
A decree of the captain general of
MIadrid, which has beenm affixed to the
walls of' this city, says decrees suspend
ing the coistitutional guarantees
throughout the kingdom having been
published and a state of war existing,
it is ordered that no meetings take place
without the previous authorization of
the military authorities. It is also for
bidden to publish without previous
authorization any writings, engravings
or designs whatever. The decree con
concludes with specifying the punish
ment which will be meted out to those
who disregard the orders issued.
Honoring Schley.
At- Frederick, 3ld.. where Commo
dore Sehley was born in 1S40, there
was an enthusiastic demonstration in
his honor one night last week. After
patriotic addresses resolutions were
adopted amid great enthusiasm con
eratulating Commodore Schley upon his
splendid victory. These were signed
by the city offieials engrossed and for
warded ''to the vice-admiral of the
I'nited States navy."
Fatal Boiler Explosion.
By the explosion of a boiler' in the
INiagara Starch works at B~uffalo. N. Y'..
Trhursday' the building was wrecked~ six
persons killed and 26 injured. TWO
others are missing. who are supposed
to have perished. MIost of the iinjured
persons were persons outside of the
works. Scracely a house within 1.000J
feet of the factory escaped being hit
with bricks, twisted iron or heavy
timibers.
Capture of T wo Vessels.
Two small ves,-els were captured last
week while trying to) run tihe blockade
into H avana. -The captain of one of
the vesels thought the Americans were
in fun when thecy tired on himi. but
when he found himself a prisoner of
war he became badly frightened and
spent the whole of the time between
capture and arrival at Key' West in
NEWS FROM IMANILA.
ADMIRAL DEWEY HARRASSED
BY GERMAN OFFICERS.
Their Warships Interferes With
His Orders and Violates Regu
lations He Established for Mani
la Bay. They Ignore Courtesies.
The Americans captured the Sparish
garrison on Grande Island. in Subig
Bay. the chief harbor outside of Mani
Ia. On July 6 Aguinaldo informed
Admiral Dewey that the insurgents
held all of Subig Bay, except the large
island controlling the entrance, with a
strong garrison, which they were unable
to take. Admiral Dewey forthwith dis
patched the Raleigh and Concord, with
emphatic orders t, take the island gar
rison. They arrived on July 7, aid
shelled the principal points, destroying
the torpedo station and earthworks.
No response being received the Ra
ligli sent a 6-inch shell through the
commander's house. A white flag was
quickly run up. A landing party was
sent in a launch to demand the abso
lute surrender of the garrison. The
Spanish commander complied, surren
dering 500 men and rifles, 40,000
rounds of ammunition. and one Hotch
kiss gun.
The capture gives Admiral Dewey
control of Subig Bay. a splendid strate
gic point, and frustrates the Spanish
plans to protect the harbor mines and
make ready for the new fleet which is
still supposed to be coming. It also
puts an end to possible German designs.
The capture was made with a dash that
surprised the Germans and other for
eigners.
The insurgents have captured a val
uable Spanish merchant coast steamer,
named the Philipinas. The native crew
killed the Spanish officers. The insur
gents are now using the vessel as a
I transport. They prepared to attack
Grande Island alone, but a report that
the German warship Irene was anchor
ed near the island prevented the attack.
The insurgents then came to Cavite
and reported the situation to Aguinal
do, who, in tnrn, informed Admiral
Dewey.
When the Raleigh and Concord en
tered Subig Bay the German left very
suddenly. On returning to Manila the
Irene explained that she interfered "in
the cause of humanity," and offered to
hand over to the Americans the refu
gees she had on board. Admiral Dew
ey, however, declined to accept them.
Although the attitude of the Ger
mans is still irritating, Admiral Dewey
is managing affairs with great diploma
cy. He does not expect any trouble.
The blockade will be more rigid hereaf
ter. Only supply ships of the Ameri
can and foreign fleet are allowed to en
ter.
Heavy Losw of Men.
The siege of Santiago had .lasted
two weeks and was remarkable in many
respects and in none more than the
heavy percentage of loss through death,
wounds or sickness of the soldiers and
sailors engaged on both sides. Looking
back over the record of these two weeks
it is seen that a great ironclad squad
ron has been destroyed, that nearly a
thousand soldiers have died in the
trenches of Santiago. On the other
hand aL it 250 American soldiers have
been killed, and in round numbers
2,000 more have been sent to the hos
pitals from -wounds, fevers and other
ailments. Our fleet had a remarkable
exemption from disaster in the many
engagemlents it had with the forts at
the entrance of the harbor and with the
Spanish squadron.
Eleven Persons Killed.
Two explosions, which killed eleven
men. wounded about 20 others and
wrecked two buildings, occurred at the
Laflin-Rand powder works at Pompton,
N. J., Tuesday .morning. The first ex
plosion was in the house where gun-cot
ton was being made and the second,
presumably superinduced by concussion,
was in the drying room, close by. Three
men were in the mixing room when the
explosion occurred~and they were blown
to atoms. Chief Engineer Craig, who
in the engine room, had his hand
crushed to a jelly in the wreckage of
the boiler house. the side of which was
blown out. John Philips was standing
near a tree some distance from the mix
ing house. His head was blown from
his body and was picked up 80 feet
away.
Now This Is Nice.
Manager W. L. Woodson of the At
lanta office of the American Press asso
ciation has issued an invitation to edi
tors and 'w blishers attending the Con
federate reunion in Atlanta to make their
headg ters at the office of the associa
tion. 2.: East 31itchell' near Pryor, two
blocks south of Union station. A room
provided with writing material and the
latest exchanges from five States will be
placed at their service. The manager
says he will consider it a personal favor
to be permitted to serve the guests in
any way within his power during their
stay. This is not for the association's
customers, but for every newspaper man
who comes to Atlanta.
Curious Fatality.
A special from Van Bluren. Ark.
says: News of a remarkable fatality at
Salisaw. Indian Territory, a small sta
tion on the Kansas and Arkansas Val
lev railroad reached here tonight. Ex
City M1arshal .Joe Morris shot William
Allison this afternoon killing him in
stantly. .John Sellers. a bystander died
from heart disease before medical at
tention could be summoned. Mrs. Al
lison. the mother of the murdered man
was told of the tragedy and died before
the family could carry her to her bed.
A Fearful Accident.
W. M. Crayton. grandson of the lHon.
B. F. Crayton. was killed Thursday at
his grandfather's home. at Anderson,
S. C. while working with a shredder.
A loosened bolt caused a disarrange
mient of the machinery. The
machinc was entirely torn to pieces,
a fragment cutting the young man's
throat and another striking him in the
breast. is death was instantaneous.
A negzro ma~n was also struck by a piece
of iron, breaking his thigh and leg
causing his death also a few hours