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mi 'W' % * T Daily TTmes. m Vol. IV FLORENCE. 8 C.. SATURDi KNING. JULY 23, 1898. No. 276 Sheaf Oats for sale in any quantity. Delivered in your yard Cheap for cash. Apply to Wm. R. Barringer. GREAT NAYAL . BAlftE. Cool Soda. THC Co^ A PARTICIPANL DESCRIBtS SEA FIGHT AT SANTIAGO. Lieut. Thos. Washington of U. S. S. Indiana Writes Graphically ol the Conflict—He with Others was Made Deaf. Through the courtesy of Mr. James Alien we are permitted to publish the following extract from a letter written by Lieutenant Thos. Washington, U. o. N. at Goldsboro, N. C. It is taken from the Goldsboro Argus of re cent date, and will without doubt interest all our readers. Lieu tenant Washington, who is a brother-in-law of Mr. James M. Allen, has visited m Florence. U. S. 8. Indiana, i Off Santiago, Cuba, £ July 4, 1898. ) Yesterday morning about 9 o’clock the Spanish squadron came out of the harbor and attempted to escape through the blockade. At the time the Massachusetts was at Guantanamo, the New Orleans at Key West, and the New York at Baiquiri: leaving this vessel, the Iowa, Oregon, Brooklyn and Gloucester to guard the harbor. As soon as we saw their smoke, we went to quarters without stop ping to clear ship for action, and in a minute or two the action be came hot enough for the most war like of men. The Maria Theresa came/first, followed by the Vizcaya, Colon, Oqupndo and the two torpedo , destroyers. We opened fire as 1 L'hei shei rom my turret exploded on her j deck, four thousand yards distance. In* stantly she was in flames ai|d be gan burning fiercely from stem to Item. Seeing escape was Impos- aible, the Spanish admiral beached her and we sent, later on, bokts to take off the wounded and prison ers. The shell from our ship had riddled her everywhere. The next ship, the Vizcaya, then received the attention of the Iowa and thia vessel, and in five min utes the shells had set her on fire, but she would not surrender, so the Oregon headed her off and we came in astern, with the result that she also was beached and her flag hauled down. The Colon being a very fast ship \ managed to pass this vessel and the Iowa, and, at lull apeed, made , out to sea. The Oregon, Brook lyn and Texas chased her, and at 11.15 p. m. ran her ashore and [beached her. * Her crew were taken [off and she now has a prize crew lof those vessels on board. The Pluton and Furor next re ■eivnd the attention of the Indi ana and Gloucester, and although j)th made a plucky fight, the odds ^ere against them, with the result lat the Ftnton’s boilers blew up ad then a shell fired her maga line and she sank in deep water The Furor was luckier, in that, af being repeatedly struck ant boilers pierced by she’l, she |fted ashore, and her crew es- ed to the beach, only to fal aners in our hands a few hours when we sent a boat for ; then a dispatch boat ar- infurming us that a Spauish ihip was heading m from sst, so we stood out to meet She proved to be an Aus battleship, anxious to get ntiago and take her consul Her captain was informed must get the Admiral’s lion so stood oft to find the The Spanish oilicers told us that the rain of shel’s falling on their ships was surprising to them. They had no id^a of such frequent hits. On one of their cruisers a shell burst and an entire gun's crew was cut half iu two. On deck the dead and wounded were everywhere, and when the ships caught fire many .of the wounded were lost with the vessels. The Spauish admiral, his staff officers and the captains of the dif ferent vessels were among the prisoners. All are to be sent north on the St. Louts, and we are to-day transferring our 210 to that vessel. All the prisoners lost every thing except what they stood in, and many stood iu nothing, as they had stripped to fight and then swim ashore after the ships were beached. So jailor’s cloth ing was given those who needed it, and the officers were given such odds and ends as we had and could let them have. The Indiana was struck twice, both times by small shell, only slight dents being made in the steel- Not a man received so much as a scratch. The Iowa was equally fortunate, as also the Gloucester. The Brooklyn was struck by the Colon several times, but her loss was only one man killed and two wounded. I think that this was the only loss sus tained by our entire squadron. The shells from the Spanish ships fell thick and fast enough around us, yet none of them did any damage. The Spanish -officers weresurprised when they learned that not a jpan wa<L hurt qp ^priifRp*i Uflf. The noise was terrible during the fight, and for several hours afterwards I could hardly hear, Many of our men are still abso lutely deaf. The surgeon says they may recover from it in a few d&y 8« The Spanish officers (seven) we had with us were transferred to the St. Louis to-day. They ap pear to be happy and jolly- Not at all worrying over their misfor tunes. They talked pleasantly over the whole fight and gave us all the information they could as n what was done. The sailors are as happy as can be, fitted out with good clothes, given plenty of 'ood and convinced that they are not going to be killed. At first, hey were very much frightened, jut as soon as the poor, half* starved beings were supplied with fienty of beef and hard tack they elt at home and when clothing was given them they became as jolly and good natured as sailors can be. Our army seems to be having a tough time on shore. Their losses have been very great and at pres ent the prospect of an early sur render of the town does not seem very probable. Everything is very hot here and we are hoping to get north, or into active work soon. STILL OTHERS! tee drug sioite. Apple Glace, i r Pop, I ieam Soda, j epsin. E & Jones. MANILA. For the gatt 7 v<ars 1 h ir, piled prescriptions for the people of t h is city and county, at all hove*, da;/ and night, doing »o icilllmjly. I ai/i still doing >o. Residence comer Wood’s Turnip Seed. FRESH SUPPLY JUST RECEIVED. Cheeves and ('oit streets. UTARHY. Some of the ru- r let its, all of which ate adapted to the soil of this and sur ra and in g counties. Golden Ball, Purple Top, Ruta Baga, Ccw Horn, Amber Globe, Seven Top. I’ENCILLKD PICK-UPS. 1 will sell iu any .i.ianlitj from 1 ounce to 10 pounds. Darby the Druggist. IN PERSONAL VEIN Gen. Otis Leaves With iRegiment Of Yolnnteeifrom Sonth Dakota. TO SAVE SPANISH CRUISERS. HOBSON IS CONSULTING WRECKING COMPANIES. I* Turns Out That After All Gar cia May not Have Written to Gen. Shafter—Insurgents at Manila are Repulsed with Heavy Loss—Spain Wants Certain Soldiers Returned. (Special to the Daily Times.) Washington, July 23—General Otis and the first South Dakota regiment started for Manila to day. TO SAVE SPANISH CRUISERS. Hobson has returned from Washington to New York to ‘see wrecking companies about saving the Spanish ernisers at Santiago. may have misjudged him. It turns out that a newspaper man on Garcia’s staff wrote the letter to Shatter come from Ga clear that r' insurge{oi*b repulsed Ep^encc ami Allbion Telephone < o now ready to receive and ^ome Locnl and Seme Not, Hut all «f Inter est to I lie lU-ader. Mr. Chas. B. Smith of Wofford College will preach at the Metho dist Church to-morrow* morning und to-morrow night. At the Presbyterian Church to- j morrow Rev. H. B. Zeruow Marion will preach iu the morning and at night. Mr. McMillan was overcome by . » ’ or* - -WWW, 8en- ; ; Forestville; Bostick; Sav age A. Poston & Sous, and Ban ns hand G. J. Steele’s. /Messages ten cents. My office open from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. R. 0. Commander, July21-ltw-lwd. Pres. puiporting to and it is not ' now reaay io receive and ,, . * , """ ,1 . ^ ismit messages from Florence to ™ yesterday and for a tune following points: 8. M. Me- 8 ? n f ml 8 reat a R 0U ?’ NVe are l!*s; W. M. Gregg’s store, Claus- Kla(1 t08a y’ however, that he is - -- - ’ now much better. Mr. Creekmore, of Virginia, who was elected principal of the city schools, has also declined to ac cept the position. This necessi tates auothes election. '1 he grand re-union of Confed erate Vetarans iu Atlanta closed yesterday, and those who went from Florence have returned home with glowing accounts of it all. The next re union of all Con federates will be held in October of next year, and they will come to South Carolina. All our peo ple will be gratified to know that Charleston was selected as the place. L ^nCo1. D. G. McIntosh, of Balti more, Md., will be in Darhcgtou next Thursday. All oar people bi Kci*4ua, (Itctilux, Burning;, Htmy Humps), *A Blood Ulsemw.—An Old Medicine An attack o^he insurgents on Manila has been repulsed. The insurgents lost heavily. WANTS SOLDIERS RETUBED. Spain wants returned the sol diers that were landed at Vigo | Corunna and Santi nder. ■ « ■— Congregational Meeting. There will be a congregational meeting at the Presbyterian church To-morrow at n o’clock to consider the matter of calling a pastor. The entire membership is earnestly requested to be pres ent. Rev. H. B. Zernow will preside. ,11 .1. O ♦ I .1 I'. —— ■ Rheumatism Cured In a Day. “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarkable and myste rious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents. Fold by F. U. Lake, druggist, Florence. wuicu Cures. The real cause of eczema is the adrif condition of the blood, and to cure this annoying disease re quires only patience and plenty of Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.). Dr. .Gillam made his first cure with this mediciqe over forty- sevm: years ago, and the medicine has been a godsend to ov* sufferers since. Recollect your system is saturated with ecxema, or salt rheum humor this poison nftst be forced do it as iu ffigrr- staffer writes: “I had sutured Thefl years with eczema, *ftnd times confined to my Led. tching was terrible. My law got me one-half dozen of Botanic Blood Balm, may not recognize the name, some will. ijpl. Mclutosh at led ’ul •nt SOME ARE OUR OWN PEOPLE AND SOME ARE NOT. rUo}Cot-j« mid g«i and do Mntiy Tliiut* Mid ;it Ulvm un ri^a*ure to Ilrur of Their Movement*. Miss Alliene Brock of Cheraw is visiting Miss Emmie McMillan iu East Florence. Miss Florence Roumillat of Charleston is visiting at the homo of Mrs. Ed. Layton. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Layton expect to go north soon on a pleasure trip. Miss Neil McMilhan is visiting her sister Mrs J. VV. Johnson of Sumter. Mrs. R. VV. Barnwell and chil dren left last night for a long visit to Ridge Springs, Mrs, Barn well's old home. Messrs. R. S. Smith, H. D. Williamson, R. McLeudonn, J. W. McCown and Luther Rhodes returned this morning from At lanta. All report a most enjoy able stay. □ Mrs. L. Y. King and children left last night for Mayesvilie. From Columbia Mrs. King will go to Kershaw. Mrs. B., J. Rollins and are vuiting relatives ir near Florence. H* « ftfcxioui see as many of them as he possibly can on that day. ■ mm pi 1 — ^ Another Off to the War. , OI ' Contentmont is not one of the entirely cured me, and I ask attributes of humanity. Ammtion and the fires id® it nwii Timmousvijlle to business in the JL‘ V Joe is attending city to-day^ Mr. W. M. Gregg Jr., of Claui- sens is spending the day in the city. Capt. J. $1. ToCure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails tocure. 25c. n4 6m. 'H entirely curwu itio,ouu | »iiw»—— , v/apw ■- • -■ North, has been nublish this for the benefit creates emulation, and the tires u rau8 f erre( j gmnter on ^he urs suffering in like man- concealed in times of peace sud- p re g Qa ii branch. % ers sunering 1 denly break forth when war’s toc-i 8 r y oa - | rv^umv SchlevU Miss Belle Rose, of Effingham have many more testimon- U.n ia D n 0 o W t ey ; he Hc ^J| is visiting her aunt Mrs. T. E. Inch we will gladly show, and Shafter hriu e VNorth, 114 Houiton it, thiscity. ire printed in a little book, names that history will enshrine K ’ / will bo sent, free of charge, in this war, as we learn that the Mr(J jj j Thomas and children , one who addresses us. contagion of fame has reached thy of piackburg, S. C. who has been uic Blood Balm (B. B-B.) hitherto quiet to vn of Florence her mother Mrs. T. E. ielv vegatable preparation, and one of her prominent lawyers N or th, returned to her home dlv compounded by Dr. has caught the infection w,1 ‘ Thursday morning accompanied and used in his private I goon start to Cuba a recruit lor | by her cousin Miss Sarah Rose. th. t the hero of Pm».T. E. North tpeotThar.da, m the common pimple to oU r story has already purchased a m Sumter with her sister Mrs. C. •st case of blood poison. spirited hobby horse, which is H. Newman, put up in large bottle* for ,tabled in the back room of his MrB< j w Cooper an d httle sold 17 all druggisU. office, and mounted upon his war ^ for Colambia , agt Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. j B teed our friend dai Y P night to visit relatives. the intricate cavalry maneuvers, & determined that when he arrives Mr . \y. P. Hatchell of Ever- on Spanish soil it will not b3 as a g re0n j 9 spending the day in Flor- raw recruit. . Jence. * It li .aid by tho«e Mr.fi. E.lia!queof Frieodflold \ c. Military Academy. tee of Ch. Bd. of Visitors Charleston, July >, l8 9 a - Yellow Jaundice Cured. Suffering humanity should be Jew York came up about i and followed in chasing westward. ie fight, all the available sent in to bring off the and living from the Vizcsya, Theresa and ado boats. We took 10, the Yale (or Har le Iowa 200, and the ad Hist all they could 1 we have about 1,500 ! whom about 300 are rounded. supplied with every means possi ble for its relief. It is with pleas ure we publish the following: “This is to certify that I was a terrible suffer from yellow jaundice for over six months, and was treated by some of the best phy^ 'siciaus iu our city and all to no avail. Dr. Bell, our druggist, recommended Electric Bitters; and after taking two bottles, was entirely cured. I now take great pleasure in recom mending them to any person suffering from this terrible mal ady. I am gratefully yours, M. A. Hogarty, Lixington, K.” Sold by T. D. Rhodes A Co., druggists. BncKlen’i Arnica Salve. The best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satis- tion or money refunded. Price 2 cents per box. For sale by T. D. Rhodes & Co. For Sale. The best equipped house in east Tlorence. Seven rooms and >ath room. Force pump and con nections. Necessary out build ings. Fruit trees and fine garden. Price reasonable on terms to suit. Apply to L. H. Meares. Pictures. Hobson, Dewey, Sampson, cents each. Battle of Manila Bay, Battle Ship Maine, to cents each. M. B. Lucas, Agent. If i uyu* I . ^ .. " ncy Sfe SmoTld opTbij "bVrger, I to »■> the °ityt.-d.y. HP | and c^th Carolina Mil-1 flourishing a piece of broom S0U, Blar «pplk.- handle which he ha. ■mP-T,.ed ♦o pnter comoeti- M a « ab re, bears ft 8tnaiD 8 rosem to enter competi | ^ ^ celebrated p ic ture of Alexander the Great astride his no less celebrated horse Buckem- flukuss. Ice Cream At- Darby’s Every Alternoon WGt _ »tbs i Thai 1 Ion, with sheet giv- linformation, can be the county superin- [ucation. All appli- , in hands of Chair- ly of August, jb. S. Gadsden, [Board of Visitors. For Sale. The following legal blanks are I SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. Place* to Go and Who Will Preach-Notlca the Time. Lut Dot parasol broken it to me pense ol Houston 1 ing offid Bur Chance, umbrella Jieran services at Kuker’s me lonuwtug | Hall at 11 a. m. and at 8:30 p. m. for sale at the Times-Messenger, p reacb j n g b y ^ be p ag ^ or jj e y t Y.Von office: Bill of sale, note and bill ^ Riger. Sunday School 5 p. m. of sale, lien on crop, agricultural visitors welcome. 1mm and lien, lien »id mortgage School at the oaual note and chattel mortgage. Alao | ^ ^ ^ Anthony> Rev. H. R. Moseley, the pastoi, will preach at the Baptist church ' r ffl e“rg, ei.h°e r r 31 mag-rate', bl^ L s or torn cover ? Bring repair and save the ex- a new one. No. I ,j„ r “straw hauling and all Ion, Street ° r “ T,meS iy Pr,n “ loTtr'espass are ,ric t , y forbidden, Your respectfully, H. D. Long. ^ //Swiss Peftcti Trespass Notice. m Fishing, and hunting, wood cut- at 11 a. m. and 8.30 p. m. Sunday risiHUKf .. * forms School at 5 p. m. Ol uesF*” .° n There will be services at the the lands the undersigned. '“H p re gbytemn church at 11 a. m. lations of this notice will be dealt ftnd g gg p # m . R ev> H. B. Zernow ,dliw . . II ...a * low I - mr _r . _:n u a ^LL the late-o drinks, ICE-CREAIJ™ ■FRESH BUTLETS Every Week. \H. M. Matthew: tftee. % ^ Itii Qrape Phosi late. - with to the full extent of the law. w J. E. Pettigrew, • P. A. Brunson, Sr, J, W. Brunson, J. A. Colemam. June 28. of Marion will preach. Sunday School at 5 o’clock. Services at the Methodist church to-morrow at 11 a. m. and 8.30 p. m., Rev. Chas. B. Smith of Wof ford College will preach. Sunday School at5p. m. , . A/•«**** Regular services at St. Jehu’s General Insurance Agency Episcopal church. The pastor, of Rev. R. W. Barnwell, will preach SANBORN CHASE, Fire, Life fcAwitartlM«u«. Rev. R. W. Barnwell, will preach at 11 a. m. Sunday school st 5 p. m. Subscribe for this paper. ' M: mki . . ffi : 1 m <■;* ! ■ -r m