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VOL. XIV. MANNING, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. A UGUST 1. PEACE IN SIiT. The United States and Spain Have Come to an Understanding. A PROTOCOL AGREED UPON, Embodying Proposed Terms For the Negotiation of a Treaty of Peace Between the Two Nations. A dispatch from Washington sas the preliminary negotiations looking toward the eonfirmation of peace advanced i long step Wednesday when the secretary of state and the French atibassador agreed upon the teruis upon which future negotiation for a treaty are to be condue ted and reduced these to the form of a protocol. This protocol. it is true, is is yet to besubmitted to the Spaii ish government before the formal sigr natures are affixed. but the administra tion view as to the progress made wa set out in Secretary D)ay's sentence: "It is expected that this protocol will be executed. As to the character of this protocol it can be stated ou authority that our terms are in all practical points those out in the abstract of the President's conditions published from the White House a week ago. From this fact it is deduced that the extra conditions or qualifications sought to be imposed by the Spanish government were abandon ed at least in large part by the French ambassador. NO MORE FIGHTING. This deductiop is supported by the circumstances that in the early morn ing, and before the conference between Secretary Day and M. Cambon which resulted in an agreement, there f*as a prevalent impression, based upon the utterances of public men who talked with the President, that the Spanish answer was unsatisfactory and that the negotiations looked as if they might ter minate suddenly. As this situation changed so suddenly after the conferene it may be fairly assumed that the am bassador abandoned the conditions which the President was reported to have regarded as unsatisfactory. It is known that the protocol car ries with and in itself provision for the cessation of hostilities. On this point the naval contingent is urgent that our government adopt the Napoleonic poli cy of refusing to enter into an armstice without acquiring some substantial pledge to secure the consummation of peace. What they particularly desire is that our government shall demand as a condition of a cessation of hostilities. the surrender to the United States military forces of Morro castle at the entrance of Habana harbor and some such points of vantage at the other im portant ports in the territory soon to fall under our control. MAKES A STATEMENT. The answer of Spain to the terms of peace not being entirely satisfactory to the government, there was some appre hension early in the day that negotia tions might be broken off or further de layed. A conference between the French ambassador and Secretary Day at the state department during the morning, however, seemed to relieve -the -dtuation, as this was followed *promptly by a call of the secretary on the President, with whom he remained some time. After his talk with the President the secretary said: "We have agreed upon a protocol enmbodying proposed terms -for the negotiation of a treaty of peace, including the evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico and it is expected that this protocol will be expected." This was the first admission that the two governments at last had practically come together on the basis of peace. It was intimated that what remained to be accomplished was purely formal in character and no doubt was entertained that the signatures required would be attached in due time. THE PROTOCOL SIGNED. A dispatch dated Madrid August 11 ten o'clock p. in., says the governmenL has received the protocol and the cabi net council rose at 9:40 p. in.. having approved it. The government wired M!. Camibon Thursdlay empowering hi-m to sign the preliminaries of p~eace. Thursday in Madrid was diplomatical ly one of the busiest since the outbreak of the war. There were no fewer than two cabinet councils. in addition to va rious diplomatic conferences. Though the text of the protocol was not receiv ed until Thursday evening, was well advanced, the government had been made fully acquainted with its con tents through Paris. The matter was practically settled at the cabinet meet iug Thursday afternoon and the receipt of the actual document, therefore. only required a meeting of the cabinet for a formal acceptance. Ministers adhere to the statement that the p)rotocol con tains no modification of the original ternms. Duke Almodevar dc Rio. min ister of foreign affairs assures the cor respondent of the Associated P.ress that the negotiations for the peace treaty will take place in Paris. but he says the commissioners have not yet been ap-I pointed. THE NEWS IN WAsHINGTON. The Associated Press bulletin from Madrid announcing that the Spanish cabinet had approved the peace protocol and that the French ambassador would receive instructions to sign it was very gratifying to the President. Bo0th the United States and Spanish governmnts will begin carrying out the provisions of the protocol. Th le first will be the cessation of hostilities followed imme diately by the occupation of Manila by Geni. Merritt and the United States troops under his command, the occupa tion of San Juan in Porto Rico by Gen. Miles and the evacuation of that island by the Spanish forces. It is believed that there will be delay in the evacua tion of Habana. MIatanza and other Spanish strongholds in Cuba. as somie difficulties are anticipated in arranging for a proper form of governnment oft Cuba and because there is no desire ti hurry American troops into the island at the present time. the preferenet being to await for cooler weather. It is not believed by members of the ad ministration that the commission can complete its work in tine to cause an *extra session of congress to consider legislation which the treaty will neces sitate, although there is a prospect that an extra session of the senate might be called in November to consid COAMO CAPTURED. Dashing Encounter Forced by the Americans Under Gen. Wilson. The l.'nited States troops under Gen. Wilson captured the town of Coaimo in Porto Rico on last Tuesday week with a loss of only seven men wounded. all of the Sixteenth Pennsvlvania regi ment. One of our wounded will die. The Spanish are known to have lost their connmander. Maj. Vellescas: Capt. Eeante. Capt. Lopez and nine privates. all killed, and to have 35 wounded. The Americans captured 13 prisoners. practically the whole force of Spaniards except the cavalry. The capture of the town and garrison was neatly planned and splendidly executed. The Six teenth Pennsylvania volunteers moved to a point at the north of the town Tuesday night and by forced marches of eight miles across the mountains ar rived at the rear of the town about 7 o'clock Wednesday morning, just in time to cut off the enemy's retreat. At daylight the Third Wisconsin and Troop C (New York) imoved by the right flank. and artillery, supported by the Second Wisconsin. advanced in the center. The Fourth cavalry took up a position from :Which it could gallop to the 1ield and sweep the valley into the town. At 7 o'clock fire was opened upon the blockhouse, which was ham mered with shell and shrapnel The Spaniards replied with a few shots from their 3Iausers and then fled. The blockhouse was soon ablaze, and the artillery fire in front ceased at 7:40 o'clock. Almost immediately volley firing was heard in the rear of the town. The Spaniards in seeking to escape, ran straight into Col. Huling's regiments, posted on the hills commanding the road. The enemy sought protection in trenches. but they could not withstand the deadly fire. With their commander and two captains killed they were com pelled to surrender. A troop of 50 Spanish cavalry escap ed through the mountains, our cavalry being unable to pursue them. The Spaniards had destroyed the stone bridge cross the river Coamo leading into the town, but it was evident that they were not prepared to make a strong resistance, as no artillery was posted there. The natives received the Americans with delight. Gen. Wilson immediately after taking th'e town pushed the Wisconsin troops a mile out beyond. where they will camp for the night. A WIFE'S CRM . Followed by Her Suicide and a Whole sale Lynching. Five negroes are hanging from the limbs of trees near the railroad track and the widow of John T. Orr is dead in her cell. This is the tragic de nouncement of the assassination of John T. Orr. a wealthy merchant at Clarendon. Ark., a few nights ago. The wife died from a dose of poison, self-administered, while the negroes, her associates in crime, were strung up by a mob of citizens. The report of the lynching was received at an early hour Wednesday morning, after tele graphic communication was suspended for the night, and only the authentic de tails of the affair come from a railroad telegraph operator at Clarendon, who saw the lynching. Four bodies, two women and two men, are hanging from the limb of a tree not far from his office and a few paces away, dangles the body of another negro woman, former cook in the Orr household. Miss Morris, the Jewess implicated in the assassination, was not hanged, she having disappeared last night. Last Saturday night week, John T. Orr was assassinated while making a glass of lemonade. He had just returned from Christ church, where his wife was organist. The affair was shrouded in mystery until MIiss Morris told somebody that she knew w1 fired the shot. A coroner's inquest resulted in the arrest of the five negroes and 'Jrs. Or-r, and a warrant for the arrest ef Miss 3Morris. It was charged that the wlf'e bad hired the negroes todo the murdcr Orr's life was insured for $.d000, and it developed at the inquest that Orr and his wife lived unhappily. Mr. Orr was formerly a theatrical man. In 1890 the couple eloped to a summer resort in Wisconsin and were married. Later they settled in Clarendon, where (Jrr prospered in business. He was considered wealthy at the time of his death. __________ BLANCO GIVES IT ULP. He Says That Foreign Powers Forced Spain to Sue For Peace. News has just reach Washington of a recent proclamation of amnesty. in which General Blanco has made known to the Spanish people of Cuba that Spain had, through the interven tion of foreign powers, been forced to the disgraceful issue of suing for peace. and that there would be no more war' and no further use for soldiers. He offered a piardon to all Cuban political prisoners, and over 150 were released in Havana. In explaining Spain s de feat in his proclamation, Blanco in forms his credulous readers that Spain, having suffered so much in the present war. could not resist the interference of the foreign powers and go to war with all countries at once, so she was compelled to accde to their dictation and sue for peace. Havana. he says, will be riven over to Americans and Cubans. and the Spaniards will be forced to evacuate. He assures the soldiers and all Spanish residents who wish to return to Spain or to go to other Spanish possessions. that free transportation will be given them by their mother country to their destina tion, and they will be protected from interference on the part of either Cu bans or Americans. HeI suggests that the Cubans be forgiven and no longer rerarded as enemies, and that no un kind feeling be cherished. Killed With Her Victims. Three men dea:1 and a woman dying is the net result of a shooting affray at Cntral City. S. t., Thursday. Judge J. l'. Gridd ~in'd Shannon and .Jack Wear are thie mnen and MIrs. Ed Shan no n is the woman The w"oma:n is still alive but cainnot r'eover. All the p)ar ties are piloneers and well to do. G'id dings ha" had many' political officees. Intimacy between G3iddings and MIrs. Shannon is given as the cause of' the tragedy. Wear tried to separate Shan PEACE DECLARED. The War Between the United States and Spain Ended. A PEACE PROCLAMATION. The Terms Upon Which Peace is Made. Spain to Give Up Cuba and Other West Indian Islands. With simplicity in keeping with re publican institutions. the war which has raged between Spain and the United States for a period of three months and twenty-two days was quietly terminated at 23 minutes past 4 o'clock Friday afternoon when Secre tary Day for the United States. and M. Cambon for Spain, in the presence (if President McKinley. signed a protocol which will form the basis of a definite treaty of peace. An official statement for press publi cation setting out the provisions of the peace protocol was read and approved at the cabinet session Fridav. It was prepared by Secretary Pay. the purpose being to make it public inmediately after the required signatures had been affixed to the protocol. It does not give the text of the document, but de tails its main points and l revisions. which are as follows: MAIN PROVISIONS. 1. That Spain will relinquish all claims of sovereignty over and title to Cuba. 2. That Porto Rico and other Span ish islands in the West Indies and an island in the Ladrones to be selected by the United States shall be ceded to the latter. 3. That the United States will occu py and hold the city. bay and harbor of Manila. pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, disposition and government of the Philippines. 4. That Cuba, Porto Rica and other Spanish islands in the West Indies shall be immediately evacuated and that commissioners, to be appointed within 10 days. shall within 0 days from the signing of the protocol, meet at Habana and San Juan, respectively, to arrange and execute the details of the evacua tion. 5. That the United States and Spain will each appoint not more than five commissioners to negotiate and conclude a treaty of peace. The commissioners are to meet at Paris not later than the 1st of October. 6. On the signing of the protocol. hostilities will be suspended and notice to that effect will be given as soon as possible by each government to the commanders of its military and naval forces. THE PEACE PROCLAMATION. The President has issued the follow ing proclamation: By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATION. .Whereas by a protocol concluded and signed August 12, 1898. by William R. Day. Secretary of State of the United States. and his excellency, Jules Cam bon, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of France, at Washington, respectively. representing for this purpose the gov - emnent of the United States and the government of Spain, the United States and Spain have formally agreed upon the terms on which negotiations for the establishment of peace between the two countries shall Be undertaken: and Whereas it is in said protocol agreed upon its conclusion and signature. hos tilities between the two countries shall be suspended, and that notice to that effect shall be given as soon as possible by each government to the command ers of its military and naval forces; Now, therefore, I, William McKin Icy President of the United States, do, in accordance with the stipulation of the protocol, declare and pioelaim on the part of the United States a suspension of hostilities, and do hereby command that orders be immediately given through the proper channels to the commanders of the military and naval forces of the United States to abstain from all acts inconsistent with this pro elamation. In witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be aflixed. D)one at the city of Washington. this 12th day of August. in the year of our lord one thousand and eight hundred and ninety-eight, and of the indepen dence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-third. By the president. WuI.LuAM McKINL.EY. WVILTUAM H. DAY, Secretary of State. A copy of the proclamation has been cabled to our army and navy comnman ders. Spain will cable her commanders like instructions. ORI'ERs TO sTOP FIHTING. As soon. as the peace protocol was signed the President sent for Sectar-ies Alger and Long and Gen. Corbin. and by his direction orders to cease hostili ties forthwith were sent to (ens. Miles, and Shafter, to Admirals 1)ewer and Sampson and military commanders generally. The order states further in structions will be sent to each greneral. Gen. Nerritt will be directed to eon fer with the Smanish commandant at Manila to carry out the ternms of the protocol and to occup~y Manila inunedi ately. Gen. Miles will put himself i communication with the chief authority in Porto Rico for the purpose of' hav ing the Spanish forces turn over Samn Juan and other points to hmium pre paratory to evacuation. Owing to condition in Cuba, the order- to Gen. Shafter, to be sent hereafter will be much different thanm those to other generals. The navy department is also preparing omders to all commanm ders on iines'simiilar to the war depart mnts order. I BLOCKADE RAIsEDI. Navy Department. Washington. D). C.. IAugust 12, 1898. Sampson. Santiago: Suspend all hostilities. lockade of Cuba and Porto Rico raised. I LOWell ordered to assemble vess'els -at Key West. Proceed with New York. Brooklyn, Indiana, Oregon. Iowa and Massachu setts to Tompkinsville. Place monitors in safe harbors in Porto Rico. Watson transfers his flag to Newark and will r main at G zuantanamo. Assemble all r.isme in safe harbors. Order um rines north in Resolute. Allen. Actin Seceretary. Navy 1epartuent. Washington. Aug. 12. 1S8%. llemey. Key We-st: In accordance with the President's proclaniation telegraphed you. suspend iinnediately all hostilities. Conmence withdrawal of vessels from blo -kade. Order blockadingr vessels in Cuban waters to assemble at Key West. Allen. Acting Secretary. The notification to Admiral Dewey was not made public. but Assistant Secretary Allen says that besides being put in 'possession of the President's proclamation lie was ordered to cease hostilities and raise the blockade of Manila. In compliance with the orders sent Admiral Sampson and Commodore Re mey will each send a vessel around the coast of Cuba to notify the blockading squadron that the blockade has been raised. Admiral Schley being on the Brooklyn and included in the orders to that vessel. will come north with her. OUR NEW POSSESSIONS. Plans for the Temporary Government of Porto Rico and Cuba. Plans for the temporary government of Cuba and the territory which will be acquired from Spain as a result of the war are now under serious consideration by the President and the members of tIe cabinet. Porto Rlico as an actual acquisition to the territory of the United States will be placed in charge of a military governor. who will exercise a supervisory control of all the functions of government, under the direction of the President. until congress shall de termine upon a permanent form of government for the island. Upon con ress alone will devolve the responsibili ty and duty of determining the charac ter of the political relations which Porto Rico shall permanently bear to the United States. These are reasons for the belief that the President himself favors a colonial form of government and this view is shared by members of the cabinet. Canada is cited as having a model colonial government which is satisfactory alike to a majority of its people and to the mother country. This system. however, it is believed can be put into operation only after the lapse of a considerable period of time, and after the people have demonstrated sat isfactorily their ability to govern them selves intelligently in all local matters. Upon the evacuation of Cuba it is be lieved to be the intention of the Presi dent to establish for the whole island a temporary military government similar to that now in operation in Santiago. When order has been fully restored and the people have settled down to their peaceful occupations it is believed to be the view of the President that a con vention of representatives of the peo ple should be called to vote upon the question of form of government for the island. The presence of the army of the United States would be a guarantee that every citizen who would subscribe to an oath binding himself to support whatever form of government should be agreed upon. should have the un questioned right to vote for whomsoever he pleased to represent him at this con ention. The action of this body, how ver. would have to be submitted to the United States for approval or disapprov al. It is pointed out that this conven tion of representatives of the whole p~eor plc in the free exercise of their choice might express a wish to become a colo nial dependency of the United States or might favor a republican form of gov ernment or possibly a majority might sk to be annexed to the United States. In any of these contingencies. it is be lieved that their wishes would be met by the approval of the President and his advisors. Thel Cotton Crop. The cotton crop report of the depart ment of agriculture issued Wednesday says taking the entire cotton producing region as a unit, the condition of the rop on August 1st, was exactly the same as on July 1st, namely, 91.2. This is 4. points higher than on Au gust 1, 1897. 11.1 p)oints higher than on August 1, 1896, and 5.8 points higher than the August average for the last ten years. D~uring July there was an improvemdnt of one point in Geor gia. three p)oints in North Carolina, four points in Alabama, five points in Tennessee and Indian Territory and six p)oints in Oklahoma. On the other hand, there was a decline of one point in Texas and South Carolina and of six points in MIississippi. The average for the States are as follows: Virginia, 94: North C'arolina. 90: South Carolina. 89; Louisiana. 90: Texas. 91: Arkansas, 93;: Georgia, 91: Florida, ST: Alabama. 95: 3Mississippi. 88: Tennessee. 97; 3issouri, 90: Oklahoma. 98: Indian Territory. 94. Seventeen Deserters. No less than seventeen men have de serted from the Frist South Carolina RegimeInt. which is now stationed at Jacksonville. Fla. The deserters are: J. P. Bowers, Co. A. July 12; Herbert Ross, Ro~bca Ariedge, Co. B, July 10; S. L. Henderson. Zach Henderson. Co. B. July 15; F. J. Clapp, Co. B. .July 22: J. W. Rodgers. Co. C, July 15: MIarion MIoneyhiam, .July 2i; .James W. Shehan, Co. K .Junc 27; .James C. Fowler. Co. . .June 27: T. A. Phillips Co. HI. .July 24; S. W. Pattcrson, Co. 11. .July i1): T. S. Lee. Co. 1, .July 19:' J. T. 31acilonald. William 3Myers and S. .J. Sharp. Co. K, .July 12 and 18; Coke Smith. Co. C. July 9. What Drink Did. Policeman H. C. Hawley of the Ten derloin station. New York. while ina fit of drunken rage Thursday. shot hi wife. mother. MIary and his 4-year-old son and myvear-old daugrhter. H~e the~n shot himself in the head. Hie was taken to Bellevue hospital, where lhe died soon1 afterward. The othiers were take to the New York hospital, where late they died. Th'le only explanation of the erw was a statement by Hlawley's wife before she lost conisemuisness to lhe eet that --dri nk has caused all this. Hobson's Father. Pr~esident 31eKinley Thiursdaiy aip pointed .Judge .J. 31. Ilobson. father of Lieuit. Hlobson of 3Merrimae fame. post master at Greensboro. Ala. 31r. Hob son is a Democrat, and the nomination was made at the earnest retuest of his Republican fellow-townsmen as a mark f good teling. OUR OLD SOLDIERS. The South Carolina Regiments in the Civil War. THEY DID GOOD SERVICE. Battlefields on Which the Troops from this State Made Names for Themselves and Their State. There is poetry in our past. there is deathless honor to South Carolina's gallant sons. but in writing a short ac count of the troops sent by our State to fight for her freedom. there is space for little more than bare facts. and a list of names whose glory furnishes all the beauty of my theme. For much of my information I am indebted to our own brave soldier, Col. J. N. Brown. who not only bore the sufferings and privations of the Con federate camp. but won Confederate laurels as well. having been promoted to the rank of general. To the call for troops to defend the South this State promptly responded by raising 65,001) troops: 26.000 of these were State troops. or reserves, princi pally old men and boys, verifying her unparalleled patriotism. robbed the cra dle and the grave. The first gun fired in that immortal struggle was not at Fort Sumter. April 12th. 1861. but three months earlier. from Morris Island. January 9th. 18I61. by South Carolina cadets. commanded by Major Stevens. It was discharged at the "Star ot the West." a steamer carrying supplies to Fort Sumter. The Fourth Regiment of South Caro lina Volunteers sent out April 14,1861, was composed of soldiers from Ander son, Oconee. Pickens and Greenville. It officers 'were Col. J. B. E. Sloan, Lieut. Col. C. S. Mattison, Major J. 11. Whitner. Adjt. S. 31. Wilkes. There was little fighting on South Carolina soil: our soldiers met the foe on the battletields of Virginia and Ten nessee and by the courage and patriot ism they displayed. proved the spirit of 1776 was still a vitl spark, and that the chivalry of the South could produce the finest soldiers. as well as the finest gentlemen, the world had ever pro duced. The first important battle was Big Bethel, June 10th. 1861. The South Carolinians who participated in this battle were commanded by Gen. D. H. lill. On July 21st, 1861, took place the battle of Bull Run, or the First Manassas. In this fight were Generals Hampton, Kershaw. Bonham, Butler and Bee with their commands. It was there Gen. Jackson was given his soubriquet. Gen. Bee in rallying his forces became impatient, and ex claimed: '"Men look at Jackson's bri gade, it stands like a stone wall." The name passed from the command to the commander, and has become immortal. The next important battle in which our soldiers engaged was on October 2d. 1861. at Leesburg. Gen. N. G. Evans in command of the South Carolina troops. In 18G our men participated in the following battles: Williamsburg. Seven Pines. Gaines' MIll. Fraser's Farm, 31echanicsville, Savage's Station. 3Mal vein Hill, Cedar M1ountain. Second 3Manassas. Ox Hill, South MIountain. Harper's Ferry. Antietam. Sharpsburg. Fredericksburg. Shiloh and M1urfrees boro. In 1863 occurred the following bat tles. in which the 10th. 16th, 19th and 24th regiments took part: Chancellorsville. Resaca, New Hope. Harrison's Mountain. Gettysburg. 3Mills Valley. Chickamauga. Richmond. Per rysville. In the battle of MIissionary Ridge they did not participate. because they had made an unsuccessful attack on Knoxville. November 25th. and then returned through East Tennessee to Virginia. In 1864 tqok place the battles of the Wilderness.' Spottsylvania. Cold Il!ar bor. Dandridge. Fort 11a:'rison and Richmond. Gen. Git was killed at Franklin. November 30thl. and was succeeded by Col. Ellison Capers. Probably the hardest tighting of' the war was at Spottsylvania Court House M1ay 12th. 1864. in the Bloody Angle. That battle lasted. without interrup tion, for 18 hours, and at 31urfressboro, when the lighting began on the last gay of 1862, and lasted two days. The following is a list of Confederate gen erals from South Carolina. Lieutenant Generals: 11. 1I. Ander son .2ommlanded a division composed of the brigades of Armstead. 3Iahon. M1artin :and Wrig~ht. Wade llampfton cavalry brigzades of Butler, Gordon. Rosser and Youniz. Stephen D. Lee was appointed June 23d, 1864. M1ajor Generals: 31. C. iutler. 31. W. Gary, Benjamin Hluger,.J. B. Ker sh aw. Brigad icr Generals: Barnard EI I ee. 31illedge L. Bonham, .John Bratton. Ellisoni Capers. .James Chestnut. .James Connor, Thl~os. F". lrayton. .John D)un novant. Stephen Elliott. F. (. Evans. States Rights Gist. 3Maxey Gregg. .John son Hlagood. MIieah .Jenkinms. Jiohn D). Kennedy. Thos. 3Muldrop Logan. Ar thur 31. M1an iault. Samuel MIeGowan. Abner P'errin. Pettigrew .J. .Johnson. John S. Preston. Rloswell Ripley. Cle ment IL. "teven-. J. II. Grap'in, J1. B. The following.thou~gh appointed from other States. ar'e: Lieutenant General: .Jaunes Long street. MIajor Generals: E. 31. Law, P. 31. B. Y'oung. Brizndier' G.enerals: ll am ilton P'. Bee. P'inckney ID. Bowles. .huines Cani tey. .Jack C. D~eas. Samnuel W. Fergu son. A. H1. Gladden. D). C. G ovani. A. B. Lawton. L. Sullivan Ross. Reuben Ri. Ross. Lewis TF. Wigfall. --In of these meni are now demd: for ote rs the shadows are lengtheningr and the sun is anine' down.' A Generous Offer. Th'le 1'nmited Stattes ha~s mmagnaniu ly ftiered to parole the 1 .801 Spaniish naval prisoners tamkenm at thle destru'ct ion of Admiral Cerver'a " fleet whenever Spai n is ready to repatriate them. The offer of this governnment was made re gardless of the approachi i nl culina tion of peace negotiations. and simply with a v'iew of sending home alargre number of' national guests who had conl siderably overstayed their welcome and A PERILOUS VOYAGE. A Transpcrt Loaded With Soldiers En dangered by Fire. A dispatch to The World froI M anila Bay. August 1N via long Kon'g says: -'le third Phillippine expedition is here 22 days out from I1onlulu. Never did an expedition encounter nre dan gers or endure nore perils. On the voVanne six men and one officer dium. and iftv more were taken sick. Ty phoid and meningitis played havoc with the transports. Two firemen went in sane and leaped on rboard. But tire was the worst peril of all. The fieet of transports and their convoy. the monitor 3Iontercy. were three days out from Hawaii when tire was discovered aboard the transport Morgan City. One of the crew reported to Captain Dillon that there was a blaze in the coal bunkers. At midnight when all the troops were asleep Captain Dillon assembled the crew and told them the news. Every Man Was pledged to secrecy. To let the soldiers know that they were over a raging fire would be to precipitate a panic. Silently the men coupled on the hose and the steam pipes. Then they began battling the flames in the hold. Next morning the fire was as fierce as ever. Night and day the heroic crew fought the fire. but with little success. And still the troops aboard did not know that a fire was burning beneath their feet. The lorgan City fell off in speed. and the whole fleet was delayed. Captain Iillon did not sig nal the flagship. le kept his men at work fighting the flames in the bunkers. while the troops went about on deck. all unconscious of their peril. The bunkers were still burning when the MIorgan City arrived here. Then for the first time the troops learned their danger. The flames were extiiguished after the ship had been in port a few hours. On board the Morgan City were six hundred men of the Idaho volun teers and a detachment of Nebraska vol unteers. The next most interesting in cident of the voyage was the sight of the active volcano Farcalon de Pajaros. The ships passed it on the night of July 23d. when it was in full operation. A column of flame mounted far into the air and illuminated the sea. The men crowded the rails and enjoyed the spec tacle until it sank beneath the horizon. leaving only a pillarof flame mirrored in the clouds. A LETTER FROM DEWEY. He Tells that in this Country Section alism Can No Longer Exist. Congressman Livingston of Georgia has received the following letter from Admiral Dewey: Flagship Olympia, off Cavite, Philip pine Islands, June 17. My Dear Sir: I have just learned from the last papers that I am indebted to you for the introduction in the house of representatives of the resolutions ex tending to me the thanks of congress for the naval engagement of Manila bay May 1st. I need hardly tell you that I am most sincerely grateful to you as the author of the resolution, bringing, as it does. the highest honor that can come to an American naval officer in his professional career. But it is a great pleasure to acknowledge my debt of gratitude and ~o thank you in un stinted measure ~or the part you took in obtaining for me that. greatest dis tinction. It is a source of additional pleasure to me, a Vermonter, that the mover of the resolutions was not a man from the north. but one from the far south. This is one of the good signs of the times. In the hour of danger there is no south. no north, but one united country. May we never hear sectionalism again. There are no lines drawn ini the navy. I need not say it may inuterest you to know that my flag lieutenant. Lieut. Hrumnhy. is a G eurgian by birth and ap'poinuinent. Again thanking you moat cordially. I remain. Very gratefully and sincerely. George Dewey. What He Was Looking For. A tramp applied for food at the hous. of a suburban agriculturist recently. and while he was eating the rations that had been furnished at his solicitation. lie was asked: "Why do you not go to work?" "I have looked long for a place that would suiit me he replied. "but have never found it. "ILs there not plenty of work at farminga?" asked the interrogator. "Ohl, yes." said the tramp. "plenty of it: but you see, sir, I want to find a vineyard where a man who goes in at the eleventh hour is the first to come out and draw a full day's wagres. In the olden times they dealt fairly by a man. That is the New Testament treat iment, and that is what I ami looking for. At the close of his meal lie started again in pursuit of that coveted agri cultural opportunity. Pure Water Needed. -- i:iS a good deal of typhoid lever.' say~s ithe New York TIimes. -'in thle camni of thle volunteers. Even laymen know t hat typhoid fever is a quiestionl of pm'ov ii; 2 ure water and geeping it lure. Th'Iis is so well rec ougniized by the med ical profession that ex: ert sa nitariamns raink typhoid as aimong the most surely preventable diseases.' There is ai good deal of the fever ouitsidle the camphs every year. (olluuiit ies wiiel are disp1osed to att ribute iti presenice to a --mysteious dispenslation" of any k indi shouild. by all means. try lhe ce'erlet of4po vidinig pure water and keeping it pure. Garcia Takes Gibara. Lieut. Col. .Jane of G en. Calixto Gar'cia's staff. has just arrived at Santi aco from the front with dispa:tches an nouncing the occup ation of G ibara on tle northI coast of thle pro nelie of Sani tiaco de Cuba by ;en. (Tarcias tr'oops. ii ibara was evacunated by the Spaniards. Th'ley left a thousand sick and wounded who' ar'e bei ng taken caire of by thle Cn an et' nmander. G cn. f arcIa w i li I.II troops is besiezine 11 lguini. now occuied bcy the Spani il ge nra1. Ln gue. whiose surrender las becen de maded. He is Sensible. J1udge liichardson shows good 5.ense in withdraiwing from thle raice fir (oni gress in the eigrhth A laama distict. Frash I ronm the front at Santiago Gen. THE SECOND REGIMENT. Gen. M. C. Butler Calls on the People to Fill It Quickly. The following letter from Gcn1. M. C. Biutler. the Gallant South Carolinian. who is in the field a" a major generad. was received by the colonel of the Sec ond regiment yesterday. It is very much to the point: ieadquarters First Division. ,ecoud Army Corps. Camp Alger. Va.. Aug. Sth. 189S. Col. Wilie Jones. Columbia. S. C. My Dear Sir: Replying to your re cent letter. I beg to say a camp next to the Third Virginia and First Connecti cut is awaiting your regiment, which will complete the brigade. I trust it will not be occupied by another regi ment. or that other orders may not be issued before yours reaches this camp. What is the matter that your reriment is not recruited to its full quota? Heretofore South Carolina has al ways responded promptly to calls mL.ade upon her for troops. and it is rather mortifying to those who feel a pride ir her past history to find her a laggard when almost every other State has come forward with such alacrity. Th2re must be something wrong somewhere. In after years it will not sound well to have this State. with such a splendid fighting record. put down among those who failed to furnish her share of troops in obedience to a call made by the pro perly constituted authorities. I1er peo ple cannot vindicate themselves by claiming that there is no occasion for their services. Congress must have had good grounds for authorizing the enlishment and organization of an army, and it is not for us to question its wis dom or propriety. Our duty is to sup ply our proportion of men "for the com mon defence and general welfare" as enjoined by the constitution. Nor will it excuse us by saying "the fighting is over" and there is no longer need for our services. None of us can forsee how many troops will be required to garrison for a time at least the territory acquire.d by right of conquest. and in demnity for expenditures and sarifices made for national purposes. South Carolina's full quota may not be needed. but she is not the judge in this instance. I have no greater interest in the honor and character of the State, no greater reason to cherish a laudable State pride than any other of her citi zens. but it is not pleasant to have the people of other States offering to make up our quota. It is a reflection upon our patriotism and good faith. It does not comport with the pride we have al ways justly felt in the pluck and patriot ism of our people to have them fail now in the full measure of their duty. I trust you will yet complete your enlistments and report with your regi ment at an early day, and relieve the fair escutcheon of the State from the stigma which is being placed upon it. The regiment ought to be promptly filled to the maximum if is serves but one month. If it should be my fortune to be or dered to Cuba with the army of occupa tion. it would be very gratifying to have at least one regiment from my own State to accompany the splendid body of soldiers now constituting my division from the States of Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, New .Jersey, Illinois. MIas sachusetts. Connecticut and Virgiia I have been devoting myself to their discipline, equipment and organization. and have no fears as to their conduct. but you can readily understand why I would feel a pride in having a body of South Caruliniians near me to share whatever may await us. Let me hear fully from you. Very truly yours. etc. M. C. Baitler. Two Thouth and Pigth. An exchange has a comical story about a man who had a peculiar iisp, and had bought some swine, applied to a neighbor for the loan of a pigpen, when the following conversation en sued: *3itheth Young. I have bought two throwth and pigth. and want to put thcem in your pen till tomorrow. "Why 3Mr. Fisher, my pen will not hold a twentieth part of them: what in the world are you going to do with two thousand pigs?" "Understand me. madam: I don't thay two tbouthand pigth. but two thowth and pigth. "I hear vou! Two thousaid pigs for one family"? The man is certainly razy 'Mitheth Young, I tell you again I don't mean two thouthand pigth: but two thowth and two pigth." "Oh-oh-MIr. Fisher. that's what you mean. Certainly my pen is at your service neighbor. Time to Stop This. Sheriff lillis. of Bartow. Fla.. went to Lakeland, Fla., 3Monday for a negro cha rged w ith selling liquor, lie arrest d hi man. handcuffed himi and had him on the car. While waiting for the tri opull out 2-> or 30 of the Tenth cavr (a negro regiment) walked into the car and demanded that the sheriff release is prisoner.. This Sheriff Til is refused to do. when up went their rev lvers and in a moment Sheriff Til ls was lookin'. down 2~> or 3-0 revolver barrels. The' soldiem's aidvanced and took the pr isoner from the sheriff and wamld ol with him. Want His Son Shot. It is learned from the statemn oi a chailanl at Camp1) Thomaims. Chiiekaman-i a that a 1ett ha been received by the tlicers of ai certaiu r'eiment fr"om the fa ther' of a eerter utrginI that the boy be caught and shot. The' boy. it seems. had 'u nay from homne togn 'tel' the army. nd after cnl isting lie e serted. The parents were comnmunic'a ted with, and the fthtler of the boy wrote the conmmandin orneeer that he could see no other' way of renmovinig the stain from the famiily niame and the disrace from the army thni by cateh ing the de!.erter' am d shiootin him. N'o More for Porto Rico. Or'uers were re L~ ce at Tamii F'T.. no mior' troop in-.eeded at P orto Ilic. Thle Fifth infanaltry wa alrea' dy o lirdte Sanitiao ready to ail and bit be unl0odd TIhis also stop tle trip conltemlaltedi by Gein. o erc1 and1 his s4taf.a thmey were to "o on iler'y. were also beIiniz loadied fo'r th ANOTHER BATTLE. Eight Hundred Spaniards Fierce ly Attack the Americans. MANY SPANIARDS KILLED. The Fight Lasted Two Hours. The Enemy Attempt to Re take a Light House. Good Work of the Feet. There was a two hours figh: :.t jape San Juan. Porto Rico. on Wednesday. Eight hundred Spaniards attempted to retake the lighthouse which was guard ed by forty of our sailors, commanded by Lieut. Atwater. Assistant Engineer Jenkins. Ensign Bronson and Gunner Campbell. The Spaniards were driven back by shells from the Amphitrite, Cincinnati and Leyden. The refugees report one hundred Spaniards killed. W. 11. Berdeman of the Amphitrite, a second-class man at the naval academy was seriously wounded. The Spanish advance began from Rio Grande, whith er the Spaniards had retreated after the first landing of troops at Cape San Juan. They marched through Luquil lo and pulled down the American flag at Fargado and replaced the Spanish flag. The terrified refugees were warn ed by the lighthouse force that the Spanish were coming. Sixty women and chiidren were in an outbuilding of the lighthouse during the fight. The Spaniards opened with a machine gun at a distance of three hundred yards. The Leyden. Ensign Crosby command ing, rushed within one hundred yards of the shore and poured one pounders into the Spaniards. Capt. Barclay of the Amphitrite used his six pounder and the Cincinnati her five inch guns. The ships landed 250 men during the fight and was reinforced by the light house machine gun. Ensign Crosby took the refugees off at daybreak and has gone to Ponce. Our flag is still on the light house, but the forces have been withdrawn. The Amphitrite's guns cover the light house ard are ready to annihilate it if our flag is hauled down. An Overdose of Morphine. Dr. S. Caldwell Fewell, a young phy sician living in York County, died Thursday morning from the effects of an overdose of morphine administered by himself. Dr. Fewell late Wednes day afternoon complained of feeling very badly, and spoke to his wife of it, saying that he had taken some medi cine before he left town, but that it hadn't relieved his pain, and that he would take some morphine for it. Pouring out some in his hand, he swal lowed it. In a short time he realized that he had taken too much, and sent for his father, who is also a physician. His father gave him strong coffee and. did everything that could be done, as - did other physicians who were called, but by 9 o'clock he was in a -stupor, from which he was never awakened. breathing his last at 5 o'clock Thursday morning. Fooling Them. It was recently published in a Mani la paper that Germany is combining with Russia to prevent the capture of danila and that, therefore, Admiral Dewey and General MIerritt will refrain from attacking the city; that the Amer ican resources are exhaused; that Ad miral Cervera on issuing from Santiago harbor was victorious and captured Ad miral Sampson, afterward bombarding American ports; that the Cherokees and the negroes in the United States have rebelled: that President McKinley has been mobbed; that Admiral Cama ra is at Singapore; that he is going to land in the south Philippines; that the allied Spanish ,fleets will annihilate Admiral Dewey and finally, that the climate is decimating the American soldiers. A Train Held Up. The incoming Omaha flyer, on the Birmingham road, was held up at Dug H-ill, two miles north of St. Joseph, 3Mo.. at 9 o'clock Thursday night by five or six well armed men. After se curing possession of the express car, the robbers rolled the Adams Express company's small safe out of the car door into a wagon and endeavored to haul it away. They abandoned their task, however, and soon dumped the safe out upon the highway. It is stated by railroad offieials that the robbers secured 818, 2S0 from the safe which . they took 'from the Adams Express comp)any s car. Tillman at Leesville. At the invitation of the people of Leesville Senator Tillman delivered an address there last Thursday. lie made a vigorous defense of the dispensary law and regarded it as the best solution of the liquor problem that could be de vised. lie thought it was so firmly en trenched in the hearts of the people that it would never be removed. Sena tor Tillman also spoke in behalf of highecr education and made a strong plea for Clemson college. He was in favor of all State institutions and es pecially the Clemson Agricultural Col lege. __ Berrier Has Skipped. Joseph' F-. Berrier. a member of the Riichl \ olunteers. left Columbia be tween two suns last week with 55 of the coi many's monmey. which he had collecterd to defray- lhe expenses of the annual .arbecue of the c:ompan~y. Ber rier has~ been a fiagnman on the South era~ r..ib .ay. but lately he has been out of work. havingi for some reason lost i pnsjtion. I'r to this time he has bornie a 'ood repm: ation. and his friendls are gretly surprised at his present eon 'uet. A Fast Boat. A. dispatch from San Franiceo says the torpcdo boat destroyer Farragut. which ha~d her builders' trial Thursday prov e- to be a wonder and her construe to \h epct that her official test will show her to e the fastest craft of her type in the world. If she does not u age a speed of :12 knots her builders wll1 be disapp)ointed-. Promoted. Gen. Barkely. commuanding- the bri Ceade. of which thle First Rleiiment forml a1 p:t: has appoin ted MIaj. Julius 11. .MInd. 31. D..~ brigrade surireon: Iieut. C. Brown ir ni mth. Co. I. aide dielmp: Lieut. I. II. 3luses. Jr.. bri