The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 01, 1898, Image 1
Attacked the Spaniards Within Five Miles
of Santiago.
mm ins killed and sun mid.
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Thirty-Seven Demi Spanish Soldier* Found-- liattle Will tio Known Ja III*
tory as the liattlo of 1-a QuAHlua--Stornied a Uloc kluJU.se Around WliUli
tho Spaalardt Made a Staud and Seat Ihoia Scattering; Over the
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Mountains-- Ainlnished the American*.
Au Annooiatod Press Dispatch via
Playa del l)Mo, (iuiiutauamo Jia.y,
Juno y-l, nays; This morning (Friday)
four troops of tho First Cavalry, four
troops pf tho Tenth Cavalry and eight
troops of Roosevelt's Rough Riders,
less than a thousand mou, dismounted
ftud attacked 2.00U Spanish sol
diera in tho thickets within flvo
juiloa of Santiago do Cuba.
The ArnerieauH beat the enemy back
into tho city, but thov left tho follow
ing dead upotVthe field: Rough Riders
?Captain Allyn K. t'apron, Troop L;
I The initial fight of Colonel Wood's
j Hough Kidors and tho troopers of tho
i Firnt aud Tenth Kegular Cuvalry, will
i tie known in history as tho buttle of La
Quasina. 'l'hnt tt did not end in thu
' complete slaughter of tho Americans
! was not duo to auy miscalculation in
the plans of tho Spaniards, for as per*
foot au ambuscade as was ever formed
in tho brain of nn Apache ludiau was
prepared aud Lieutenant Colonel
Koosevolt aud his men walked right
iuto it. For an hour and a half they
j hold their ground under a porfeet storm
- of bullets from thu front aud sides, and
.thou Colonel Wood at thu right and
| Lieutenant Colonel Hoosovelt at tho
I left, led a charge which turned tho tide
Hepor t of l-t >> < -?' Agent.
.Lloyds' ?v^onttolcKra;>liH il??t Admiral :
Catnttra'tt *<|uadrou uow tit Tori Swi.l
oimsitstH of tho I'nUloiiliii' Pttluvn, tho j
U<uiO|cil cruisgi Km pontile I'mlort/
Quinlua, tho tor podo l>o.?t <|o4iovota
Odtulo, Audug mul 1'roaorpnu, tho
transports 1'atuotn hikI Buono? \vro*,
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j LIEUTENANT COLONEI, TllKODOlli: UOosJEVELT,
WHO 1E1> TllK OlIAllOE OV T1IK Unroll
RIDElttf.
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mid (lie Fh1o(1o Panay, Colon, Covan
j ila^o, Ka|>ixlaan<l Han FrauciHco. Ail
; iniiul Cau\^ra'a btjuadron will occupy
two ilavs ill travoiBinx llio JSnoa t'uual.
, Tlio canal y^uoa "Will amount to Xo'J.iO)
($Jt50,000). It in iiHaortod that aoino
liners Iiuyo l?oeu detailed to provifiion
tlio Hoot on tlio way out-. ^
SHAFTER'S AllMY ov INVASION DISEMBAHKINO PJIOM Till? TRANSPORTS.
Bergeant Hamilton Fink, Jr.; I'rivateB
^Tillman and Dawson, Troop L; Dough
erty, Troop A; W. T. Erwiu, Troop F.
First Cavalry? Privates Dix, York,
Bejork, Kolbo, Berlin and Lenmook.
Tenth Cavalry? Corporal White. At
least 50 Americana vrero wouuded, in
cluding aix olficeijB.; Beveral of tho
/woihided will die. Twelve dead Span
iards were found in the bush after tho
light.- ?
General Youug commanded tho ex
pedition and was with the regulars,
whilo C'olonol Wood directed the oper
ations of the Bough Riders, sevoral
miles west. Both parties struck the
Spaniards about the same time and the
y
OK>BHAI/ C^JtlXTO QABCIA.
(In command of the Cuban Insurgents who
' aro cooperathyg with General Shatter.)
tight lasted ho ' hour. The Spaniards
opcfted flro from thg thick brusla, but
the troops drove thom "tJHClC 'from the
start, stormed the blook-houno around
which they made tlieir final stand nud
sent thom scattering over the moun
tains. i'ho Americans now hold the
position at the threshold of Santiago dj<
Cuba, with more troops going forwayfl
and they ure preparing for flnaj assujflt
upon the city.
8anip?qi? Withdraws the Charge.
Admiral Sumpnon han wired Secretary
Ijong as follows: "Playa del Kb to,
June 24. ? Roplying to your dinpatoh, I
have to report that a careful inveatiga
tion hftH been mado and it is reported
to me that the apparent mutilation wan
probably duo to the efleot of small
calibre bullet, lired at short range, and
I. withdraw tho chargo of mutilation.
? (Sigfled) Sampson. "
Walter Wellmaii's ICxpedltlou Sails.
The Artie expodltict*, t;-tidor Walter
- -Wellman, the ?xploror, sailed from
Tromuoe Island, fl{r. Wellman's expe
dition is undertake*-'' with two objeota,
the first to fiud and succor Prof. Andre,
and tho secoud to diocovor the North
1'ole. He is accompauiod by a corps of
scientists nud a compotont explorer.
Madrid Saj s "Ijet Thcin CoiimS."
The Uireatjof the Amor ican ' govern
ment to attack the Spanish coast baa
had no effect. A third squadron is pre
paring for the defenso of the coast. A
member of the cabinet, in an interview,
?aid: "Lot them oomo. We will re
eeive them 'as they daa^rro. "
Attempt to Peeiiojr.a Bnttroad. - -
? Hrar Admiral Hasapaon laaraed that
the Spaniards were endearorio* to da
to ^aaiia|co^S^ttoa. Jt^l^adftll?r
a. bbh -? ^ ?xiHeat iaet entii
_ of HI Menrev tad
tm uuwaUlne alaen
? TW Hew York,
?*!
of battle au<l sent theeuemy llyiujr oyor
the hills toward Santiago.
It. is now definitely known thut six
teen men on the American Hide wero
killed, while sixt3r were wounded. or.
are reportod to he missing. It is im- j
possible tu calculate the Spanish losses
but it is known that they wero fur
heavier than those of tho Americans, at
least as regards actual loss of life.-? Al
ready thirty-seven dead tS punish sol
diers have bouu found aud buried, whilo
many others uro nudoiibtetllv lvinu in
the thick underbrush on the side of the
gully, and on tho elope of tho hill,
wliore the main body of tho euemv
were located. The wounded were ail
removed.
Wreck of ?t Troop Train.
A railroad accideut ooonrred on tho
20th, in whioh four soldiers lost their
lives, aud others roeoived frtal injuries.
Colonel Torroy's regiment of Hough
Riders from Cheyenne, Wyoming,
reached Tupelo, via tho Kansas City,
Memphis & Jfirmingham Railroad,
The first suction had stopped to take
water aud hud whistled to start, when
tho second section rounded tho sharp
curve just before tho town was readied,
aad dashed into it. In the rear of the
first sectidu was tho sleepor, "Seville,"
containing Colonel Torrey aud his
regimental staff. This car was com
pletely demolished, yet every inmate
escaped unscratohed except the colonel,
who is injured, though not seriously.
^HiTlrul CuiH\nt^ I'lnii.
Tly r Madrid correspondodut of The
Sunday Times says:, AdmiralA'amai a's
fleet/will not go to J\IaniW>, but to
another port in tho Xl'hyippioes, to
laud troops, in order to hLld a strong
position. The lleet will Ihfcn be ready
for action, and if'Admiral l.)Ywey wanv?[
to fight ho will havo to lea?^ Muiu'ii j
Ray. Admiral J>owey will ? thut^jwfher J
leave the. bay uuprotectod or divide his '
fleet. This move has made a good im ?
pressioii here. "
l>lrect Negotiation With America.
Ml Imparoial, in an article which has
creatod a sensation, urges diroct nego
tiations with Amorica' for peace, when
tho time, comes? on the ground that
Spain can get better terms from Ameri
ca's generosity, "as America will bo
only too delighted to dispense with
European intervention. " Tho article
roflects tho growing reseutment.|
against the powets.
No Xcw <"asc? of Yellow Fever.
No new cases of yollow fever have
bpou reported to tho Marine Hospital,
and Dr. Wyinau, Surneon-Oouoral,
paid that he considered the situation
encouraging. Advices from surgeons
eugagod iu tho iuspoction of a number
of Southern points as a matter bf pre
caution, show all points so far in -
spec tod to be free from auy suggestion
of infeotion.
Time Not Arrived.
The Madrid correspondent of thej
I>?ily Telegraph says: "San or Sagas
la said the rumors about peace .nego
tiations and the conditions for ending
hoetilitiee are utterly grouudUat. The
time dm not arrived for talking of;
peace. "
G.OOO Spepfsh Re- Bel orcein eats.
A Cuban agent who has >erri?ad at
fal^tb, Jamaica, in an open tail
boat, after a tyo dm. paseage fronaJ
the tlcamy of Maawwiltc, reports thin
I I'lircliascd Tlireo Armored rrulHcrs.
Tlio Madrid correspondent of iho
Observer asserts that Spain has pur
i chased three fine armored cruisers of
!), 000 tons, 7,500 tons ami *i, 2J5 tons,
with a speed of 25 knots, which will
form the nucleus of a third squadron,
which,, will be ready within throe
weeks, and with which the govern
ment thinks it can protect the Canaries
and the {Spanish coaat in every emer
gency.
. Ill unco's Report on the Klglit.
The oflioial report of Captain (leneral
Blanco on the fighting near Santiago
do Cuba, saya: "Three hundred Amer
icans attacked tho Spaniards near Si
honey and Sovilla. The Spaniards had
three men killed und three wonnded.
The Americans then attucked General
Bubou's camp, bnt woro repulsed, tho
Spaniards pursuing them and taking
possession of their ammuuitiou and
clothes.
Spain Appreli^nslvo.
The Madrid correspondent of The
Daily Mail flag's: Tho government ii^
exceedingly anxious aud ministers do
not disguise their belief that tlio situa
tion at Manila is of the gravest oharau
tor. Tho government has called tho
attention of the powers to the fact that
I while Admiral Dewey is himself in
active, he is favoring the insurrection
of veritable robber bands.
Ordered to Key West.
Tho auxiliary oruiser Prairie has re
ceived orders detaching her from tho
North Atlantic patrol lleet, and direct
ing hor to proceed at 'full speed to Key
We'ftt. The Prairio has hor bunkers
filled to their utmost capacity and her
hold is also full of coal of which Bho
has sufficient to last hor at cruising
speed for thirty-five dayn.
An Illinois Soldier Shot.
While in bathing Private Charles
Buckart, of Company A, Second Illi
nois, was shot by a negro connected
with tho regiment, at Jacksonville, Fla. ,
Tho boys had been having fun with tho
negro, and when dressing he hocamo
incensed at Buckart, drew his pistol
J and fired, the ball eutoring near the
right side of the abdomen and passing
(downward.
T. V ? GuLnR to Cuba lis Nurses." ? '
/ Miss Annie Whaelef, Miss Maude
kiesaun BaboocL and Mrs. Liscotnb,
wife of Colonel Liscomb, of the twenty-']
fourth artillery will leave for Key
?Weak From there they will go to the
Cuban battlefields in the caf>acity of
nurses. Miss Wheeler is a daugbtor
of Oeneral Wheeler, and Miss Bab
cock's husband is sergeant in the ?l?t
New York.
Sails for Hampton (loads.
The ram Kathadin baa left Prince
town for Hampton Roads. She wasj
followed by the cruiser San Francisco,
bound for Key West The steam col
lier Southery accompanied the latter,
? ?' ? p
To- Abandon Calmasera.
li is' believed that the towi\ of Cal
man era, on tbe upper bay, fa abort to
be abandoned by the Spaniards, who
n(^ to Jba in a desperate oonditioa
owing tolaeft eT ToS3. TOT reperT frl
that Uiey will leave The Idff fi ~anTTall j
baek on Gnantaaamo.
I
SP AIN' IN A I'KIOl I'.N I',
1 he Dynasty Mi<? rlnu ?>? 1,lp t npopu
lurit.\ of tin; Uovcrninrul
'll*o Madrid correspondent of I ho
Daily Telegraph aays; "Spain is in a
BtutO of femiont of trauHitiou without
parallel duriug tlio present centniv
Troubles of llio gravest kind au<
browing all over 1 1 1 ** provinces. I.\eiv
political n ml social institution iMhteat
tolled iu tuiu, ami tho least net veils
among far sighted politicians appro
i*?jiul a complete tlohaolo. Hut the
failnioof the natirnal defence is not
alone tocouutab|o for this. Includible
us it uiay senior, the majority of the
Spaniards have absolutely no interest
in the war, ami even display a willing
ness to nil) along without colonies.
The btubfMJJUW.n i esponsiblo for tho loss
of the colonies ai o utteilv feckless and
the iudltVoruuce to tho people's rtiiu
manifested by the governing and uppei
middle cluaaos is probably uupai? Holed
in history. It linger and misery are
making themselves felt throughout tho
country, lucre will soon bo tf'i.oon nn
employed in Catalonia, andovory \\ bore
else there aro similar accounts of db?
tross going from bad to worse day by
day.#
I I.,- Spanish Invasion.
J ho first anuounceiuent of tho gov
eminent s intention to invade Spain
was recoivud with incredulity. There
was a suspicion that the story was bo
ing lloated to deceive tho Spanish gov
ernmout. However, when tho detail of
the vesaola solected to consituto Com
modoro Watson's aouadrou was an
noiinced ami oilicial orders woio given
to provision the fleet for four months,
it became appareut that the govern
ment was in earnest, in this purposo to
dispatch tho Hoot to Europe. The thioe
veasola aelecteil as colliers have started
already on their way lo Newport News
to take on a supply of coal. It will re
<|iiiro about a week to got this down to
Sampson's fleet, .so if tho si ait is to bo
made from that point it will bo impos
sible for Commodore Watson to get
away before tho lth of July.
Third lOxpod Itlon Oil.
Tho third fleet of vessels loaded with
soldiers and supplies for tho Philip
pines hoisted anchor at San Francisco,
('al., on tho !i?th, and, amid tho
screeching of a hundred whistles ufitl
the clanging ol hells and ihe boomfhg
of cannon, pit-coded down fho bay to
ward tin* ocean, and by night woio well
on their way to tho Philippines. Tho
ships earried about 4,000 men, under'
command ofiJonoral Arthur McArthur,
who has made the steamer Indiana his
flagship. Tho City of Palis, the Ohio
and tho Morgan City wore tho other
vossols to sail with tho Indiana. t?eu
oral Morritt and his stall will proceed
to tho Islauds in tho Newport, wliioh
has been especially prepared for the
nor vice.
SiiU' of the l'H/.c Ships.
J he following prizes, condemned by
Judge Locke, wero sold lit miction on
tho *27 <1i at K ey West: ' Tho Sovorita,
$1,5150; Santiago A postal^* $2,700; Fer
nnudita, $500; Kspnna, $.'1,400. Podri do
Posi, $1,010; Antonio Same/., #1,200;
Orient, &.J50; (^uartro do Setiembor,
$470; Antonioy Puco, $1,1M0; Lola, $800;
Kugruciu, $1,000; Parquitta, $490; Slas
cota, $3(50 ; Tres Heruiaiios, $5 75, Pinero,
81,070; Sofia, $1,550; Mathilde, $1,000;
('audita, $050. Tho steamer Argonauta,
of over 000 tons net, and lS'J feot long,
was hii! in by tho Ignited States govern
ment at $17,000, need as a trans
port; brig Fpnsquita, $->00; bnrkentino
Lorenzo, $.5,010; bark Carlos F. Kosu,
81,330; steamer Ambrosia Bolivar,
$1, 350. '
I C *- 1 1? ?? of Terror In Havana.
A reign of tejror exists in the Cuban
capital. Captain (loneial Blanco Iiuh
issued a proclamation announcing that
any one <luriug to express an unfavor
ablo opinion of, or suspected of being
dissatisfied with the present policy of
tho government, will be summarilj
bhot without trial or investigation.
This proclamation, it appears, caused
liiHsat igfuction among tho members of
the Orueu Publico, or police for<*& of
Havana, who threatened to revolt if
full rations were not nerved out to
thorn.
General Alilles <o Command.
It is ntated officially that Uonoral
Miles, commanding tho army, will'
command tho next expedition to leave
tho United States.
? ? ?? -
< i frier ul Oiircln at Jttragua.
(ienejyil Calixto Oarcia, with 5V,1>00
Cuban insurgents from tho mountains
west of Sautiago de Cuba, tfas lauded
at Juragua by the American transports.
Fully 5,000 iusui gouts, nearly tho en
tiro available fighting force in the
southern port of Santiago province, aro
now concentrated at or near Juragua.
ITifio-fourths of them are armed with
modern rifles and have abundaut sup
plies of amjuunition. ^
Atlanta Woman ftlecteil President.
At tho session of tho Federation of
Women's Clubs, Mrs. Win. B. Lowe,
of Atlanta, On. , was elected president.
Other officers elected are: Vice- presi
dent^ iMrs. Sarah S. Piatt, of Denver,
recording secretary, Mrs. Cbas. E. Fox,
of Michigan; corresponding secretary;
Mrs. 0. W. Kendrick, Jr., of Pennsyl
vania; treasurer. Mrs. Philip N. Moore,
of Missouri; auditor, Mrs.C.P. Hums,
of Kentucky,
Rent to McPTierson as Prisoners.
Three Spanish suspects, names. un
known, arrested at Tybee, Oa, on sus
picion of beiog spies, were sent, In
cbaios, under n gnard, to McPberson
Barracks, Atlanta, as priSQnefs'&f war.
fsptsls Grldl#y*?Su<vce*sor.
The Senate Confirmed the nomination
of Commander John ScUonler to he a
caideiii ia.the navv, vioe Capt. Cluurlas
X- OlHtej: (tlttt cdffi&Ander of -the
rfeco*se<tT and Ttiomas M<5
pitt, of Virginia, to be no
Naval Cndeft HaBi
fijrtfh TTrookTjn. w<
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lilt Hit) ill lilt 1ft j
THt BILL A SWEEPING ONE
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<'uniuu<rcliil I'npcr ol' All ttiiut* fitxcd.
I'litf ITovlslons oftlio l.a\v(ii> Into
Htfect July l.<?t.
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'l ho now war tax law goo* >?1o elleot
July Int. Amonc the iwtiole* o( taxa
lion ?.'f iutoroftt aio the followiug
Hankers Willi *25,000 oufltul. T.'O; wtlh
nnV capital, ti |??t thousand, capital and
surplus Included. Havings bunk* with ?"
.?n|>linl slock, jjolng ,l,,a Um"
business for the benellt of depositors, are
exempt,
brokeis In sticks, bonds, exchanges
?vlion, notes iui>1 secui itiei*, *M.
having paid tlio *l ??v ml t
not required to i>?%y u? additional
brokers.
rawnbrukeis, t-O
t'ouiuercUl luokcis, ?._>o.
Custom house broker.-. n 10. ,
rroi>rlotor? of theatres, museum* and v > n
eeit halls In cities of mdoNcr 25.000 popuhi
U r'r'oprletors of circuses, *?00 for each Stab',
w hero there Is an exhibition.
Proprietors of all idbor shows or exium
tioiu for money, 1 10. \ i
Proprietors of howling alleys ami 1 tlllut
'"^.ftbnoco and snuff. 1'2 ??nl?
'' (Cellars nu.l cigarettes, $3.00 po. thomr
and, on cigars weighing "\.m three P'"1'
i.4>r 1,000, iiikI SI per I .IMKl on cigars w lull
Ilk' not more than three pounds por l.oou.
On clKurottos, *l.f>0 per 1.000 for goods
weighing less than thieo |' muds, and * 1
,.er 1.000 (or goods weighing ever llu"?
|M,iTlfvu o' v, 8 ?..?! 4 ounao P?^?>^,; of
tobacco ?ml miuIY now authorized by law.
there may be packages weighing " . VJ
aud 3>houm!c?, und smoking tobacco w i?l
Ar\i'dos of tobacco or snuff on hand April
11 pay hnlf tlio difference between
tlu. now tax and th? ol-l la* aheady
'"blocks of tobacco, cignra and mill IT on
hand July I must l.o r?*t u r n?-l t" tlio reveiim
department II exceeding l.Ooi i " i 1 1 * ' * '
tobacco or 20 OU0 cigars or . Igaretls
On bonds, dcbtJiilliros or eerlillenl' * of in
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or fraction Uiotuof, fcib-nil, alato, i\oii>itj
utitl iuuul<-al|?il bonds my
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uthorwlBU thou ?t ^l?bt or on <bmiand, or on
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On express and frelKht, for each bill ol
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On each indemnifying oi surety bom , and
all otlusr bomls not otherwise spocilled, <x
copt sX'h as reipiired In legal proceed
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^'on'all certificates of any a.rscrll.tlon, ro
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4 Not over 6 c?i>t?, H <?ot.
Not over 10 cents. 2 8 cent.
ISSSli'SR SSMVai,"" xn1,
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% eent.
hair oil, poVoadei iMtfr 4NPK, aalr raatoia
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?2MXK1.
t\.r .Httuiliir amount* wtiuro tho lo^aoy fall.-*
t.>tln< iliwoiiiliinl o( nlxoliioi <-i t.UW'i , 1 pei
lYIll .
Win r* th? Ioijh- v t'liinm ttiiongh ! I??
I i > t li<< r or Htstor of 1 1*?? father or mo(|)i<rol t In*
iliu oafOi), 8 per cent v" amounts not ovot
t2r.,<v>y
l'.-l III D I ?< It'lliotO lii'ltH, I a llil ft | I*r ceiit
amounts not ov.-r f- VOOO
Whore t tit- amount rniiK<'s troin $10?,00i>
fhlW.OOO tho rati ? mo multlplU'<t t ?
Whore tin- :uu<>unf ranges fro#i tftOO.OOfl i
T I ,(Hk\000 l?y V!1^, ami (?>i ninoimt* iivci
million, l<y tin .
Makcr.s or packers of nu\e>l Hour pa>
tax of $IJ.
On ??HtMi bin it?l of tor, pmin.1* or more thai
(IS tunnel*. thoto is a tax o| 4 cents
Ort-t** v^unds or more tlutn 49 pound*, -j
I oonta.
On 4'J poiintts or more than 24^' pounds, I
| cent .
On Ulli, pouuda yr less, U cvut.
1 ln> Mttm> rtppll#? to mixed tlohrs Immnti'd,
In addition to tho usual duty.
Tea pays a tax of 10 cents a pound
I 1 1 I M \ |{ K I I >
M.W V 1 1 1 1 K CO I' I'ON Kt'TritUH.
Now Vol k. Cotton very dull; Mid
dling if.*, Kutiircs closed steady.
< iponiug. i losing.
Mu\ .
( it no H ?.'() '> v 1
July ills ?i 01
\ Ugll*! ?!';?(). tl vl
September . <? OH ,'1 " '
October tt tt'? ti o.i
November it Oil ti 0V
I ?oconi I ior. t> () ? ?? O'.t
J Miliary ? 00 tl '
Fobrtturv t? to ?> It!
M hi ili
< > I tl f. tt >'( > I I I ?N m a it k r i s,
Charleston.- Cotton < i ti iot , mill. <?.
Columbia Cotton i|Uiot ; mid. '>
!?- in.
( 'liai lotto. Col ton stonily; in til. t><t.
Wilmington. Cotton ti i' in ; inul ?">}.
Sn vim null. Cotton steady; intil. ?fi
Not f i . I It . Cotton Hteudy ; mid. 0 It Hi.
Memphis. Cotton stoutly; mid.
It-Hi
Augusta. Cotton ipiiot; iniil. <t H-Ki.
Itnl t tin oi*o. ( 'ottoh nominal ; iniil. <U.
Now OrltMiitH Cotton btoiul v ; iui?l. ?'?
!? M/ftMMltK I'lOHO'OK M \ It K fi I".
I'allinnWo. I*' lour ilull.
N\ liout I Mill; unfit iiixl month, x*>
uskoil; . I lily, ?? bid; Southern w heat,
by Kfini|dc, dooilK'tftdo
S "i { .
Coi n I > n 1 1 . apot. and month, 15 1 (.</*: 5 1 .4 ;
July .i C (i/i.'l 1 1 , Southern corn !tft\
do yellow .'llh^;!l.r?.
< htta Dull mid eusior; No. 2 w hite
llUliluk'.
N A\ A I, NTOHEH.
New York Itosin quiet. Turpeu
1 1 no (jiiiet
ChutloHton Turpentino firm lit -?'ti.
ItoKin <juiel.
Savaiinidi Tuipeiit ine firm at tiil 4 .
Kohiii fh in and um hiin^ed,
t (VI TON 8ICK1> (lilt.
New0 York Cotton seed oil dull.^
(*eiM>riit t ionic/, tn Need.
fieiicrnl (loniez in in ui^eiil need of
clothed, rifloM and auiunit ion. Colonel
Dei tiabe Ho/.u. Oeuoral < Sotno/ .s chief
of utntV, w ho in in Kov West, brought
from hia commander a hat of fiupplios
needed by hia urinv. lie it?k? for each
of his tliroo briuadeH HOD infantry
ntli'.H, fitio cavalry t itlea, one dynmnite
gun and 1, 0(H) machete*. TIioho arma
(ionorid Come/, says are needed for un
armed men. lie also asku for cloth oh,
hIkjom, uiHiliciuo and food. For thirteen
nioutliK ( ienei ill (lomez has roceived
pructicallv nothing from the filibuster
ing expedition, owing to tlio difficulty
of lauding ou the Santa Clara coast, us
compared' with Santiago do Cuba.
Nominating Conventions. ,
Hepuldieaus of tlio socond Minnesota
?listrict ro nominated Congressman J.
T. MoCleery unanimously. Third dis
trict Hepublicnus uijauimotisly noini
nated lOdwiu C. Iturleigh for ('ongrotis
at Augusta, Mo. At Fergus Fulls,
Minn., tho Hepublicans of the seventh
district renominated Congressman
h'ddy, by aeolaniatiou. The Kepubli
cans of ItjBino ronominatcd (lovernor
Llewellyn t'owers by u tiuuiiimous vote.
CoiigroHMinan F. I>. Hamilton w?h re
nominated by tho Hepublicfttis of tho
fourth Michigau district. At the third
TeiiuoHsoe Demooratio cotigrcsHional
convention lion. John A. Moon was
ro nominated by acclamation.
Ilfwoy'd Dander Up.
A dispatch to 'I'll 0 Dnily Telegraph
from Manila hb3'b: "Tho report that
(lermnny will not permit a bombard
ment. ih exciting irritatioa in t lie Amer
ican fleet, Admiral Dewey intends to
demand ^capitulation tho instant the
re-oaforceiuentH arrivo. lie told I'rinoe
floury, of Prussia, that he would bo
fj> I ad (o eeo tho (Jerman oftieo.rs at Man
ila, but it would be well to caution
tbum to kuep out of the American,, line
of fire."
The Not Sold to Spain.
Flint A- Co., of New York, have re
ceived a dispatch from/ Peach A- Co.,
their agents at Valpura/so, Chili, say
ing thoro in no truth ifi the roport tha*.
the Chilian armored cruisor Admiraute
O'JIiggins, ban been sold to tho gov
ernm ent of Spain.
Sailed for tlie Philippines.
'Die transport steamer Valencia, with
TOO troops from tho Dakotns, Hailed for
the Philippines from Kan Francisco on
the 28th. ^
Twelve Months at Hard Labor.
The two Georgians, Albert Skipper
and Walter Htewart, who were involv
ed at Tampa, Fla., in a desperate
tight in the Oeorgia ramp la*t week,
have been sentenced to twelve months
hard labor. They aro both from At
lanta. ?
Dan paly, the actor, baa retnrnad
OB don.
from L
The Pay of the Volunteers.
~ A LIT! was Inlrottneed fn lBe Hona* f
by R?prM?Btati?a Poekerj, of Mkh
aonri, profidiifT tbftt aIIawhom te tkt
?olan tears received la to tbe eervieeof
the United Siltea under Tfce VtfTOTJtWr
areeorolle* at '
/MUU'sri i.v a i Mill i i?i<ack
I Ik* Captntn <?ciioitil ll.it lloon Culled
t'pon to Mil rreiKloi but Heclim-M,
The Mail i itl governnnnit has leooivort
tho following diapatch from t'antain
(Jouorul August!, dated from Manila on
htuo'J:!. "Tho situation i" still very
^iiivu. I continue to mnuitaiu my
positiou iuaido the linoof block Iiouhob,
but I ho Olio in v is increasing 111 uum
her*, hh tlit? m? I >??!?* ??oi iit>v ilio pro via
oos, which aro surrendering. Tor
rential iuhih mo inundating tho in
trctichiueuts, i (Hhlci tuyf* tho work of
doftnicn ditlicult I ho numbers of nick
anion# the tioops in mum cutting. This
makes tho situation \orv distressing
Slid t'UllhOS UIOIOUr<od 1 1 DMif t iollH of illO
nutivu soldiers It is o>t muited Ahut
tho insurgent* it ii in I >? i :tt>, 000 armed
with i nlos, and lo.oot) armed With
H \V Ol d S, otO.
Aguinaldo has summoned mo t<> sur
louder, hut I have tioiitod Ins priJi \iHjilx
w illi disdain., foi I ant resolved to nitfln
taiii tlio aoyeroiguty of Spam ami llio
honor of tjio llau to tlio I n ^ t extremity.
I liuvo uitiv 1,0(10 nick soldiers and i}lM>
wouudeik I ho citadol has hooli invad
ed hy the noluirhaii inhabitants, \Vho
liuvo abandoned thoii homes, owing to
the barbarity of tho lobols. Tho Gov
ornor of tho Visa vim ami tlio Mindauao
I >?l an <1 s on b I oh that ho Iiiih ilofoatoil tlio
iusiii^outB in an oii(;auoiiiout, during
w It it'll ( 'hiof A i eo, Aguinaldo a repro
Hontativo, w as kill oil ;
N o s I rout Slia ft or.
Tho K(,vornuioiit at Washington re
ceived tho following dispatch from
M:i|ur (loiioi'itl Shatter: "Itaiqiliri,
Julio \}7, via I Ud llsto. 1 1 on. Secre
tary of Win , Washington ; Tlio Valo
ui l ived this nioruiu;; nil tight, Troopa
now disoiubnrk ing. Your son, who bus
hoon lit tho front as a volunteer, as
signed to duty on tho idatt of (louoral
l'ulliohl. All is pro#) easing well.
occupied an ndvauood position ubat)
donod by tho enemy yesterday on tho, '
Sovillu and Suntiairo road, woat of tha
San J n ii n river, within tluoo tniloa of
j Santiago and fiom whioh it cult ho,
plainly hooii,
|Signod| Siiai'tkh,
Major (ieneial commanding.
Treasury stal oiuoiit
A statement of tho condition of tho
tronaury allowed : Availahlo cash bal
ance. #1 !>0,U?;i,087, gold losorvo,
M?8, 1 1(?; not Hilvor, jjflo, i ???;{, 7;??; United
Statoa notes in tho treasury, iifHI,488,
?*>07 ; treasury noton of 1 8H0, $'J, l'^,4l<i;
total receipta, $t,}ll0,IM)0; total reueipta
thin month, $2(1,007,072; total reeipta
this yeur, #.'507,000, 1 10; total expend!- *
turoa, #l,M8,?('io; total expoiiftyturos
this mouth, $1 1 1 , *) | o,0oo; total oxpond
"Ituijaa Una year. i?l 10, 1 1;\ I Oft; depoaita
in national banks, #?,>*, ;<i l, tol. National
hunk notes received for redemption,
novor union! locoipta 'from
cuatoma, iuternal tovouue,
#012, (Wji miscellaneous 184.
Tlu^^H??t-k.,reiicli Cabinet.
Tho new ('Vouch cahiuot, aadotinitely
formed, is uu follows: I'loaideut of tho
Council uud M lnialor of tho interior,
M. Henri Briaaon ; Miniater M Finance,
M. Paul l'eytrel; Minister of education,
M. hoon Bourgooia; M ininter of Jus
tieo, M. Ferdinuud Karrien; Miuiaterof
War, M. (lodofroy ('avaii<uao; Minister
of Marino, M. ICdourd Simon Lockroy;
Minister of Foreign A lian a, M, 1'heo
phile DelcjiBMo; Miniaioii of ^fie Colon
ioa, M. (J^or^ea H. Trouillol; Minister
of Comrfierco, M. iOmilo Marusjouls;
Alintster of Agriculture, M. Albert
Viger; Ministor of l'ublic Works, Henor
Till aye.
More Troopx lor Santl^.
Ord?w htre twen innnd for Qiil 1^"
parturo of inrlhnr army *
-froarTfcaflMr compoaad of vbort fLMT
A I iiiohI Sunk l?y HIkhI??C.
Captain Higabee roporta Hint on
Wednesday afternoon, while off Han
Juan, Porto Kico, ho was attacked by
a (Spanish unprotected oruiaev and the
Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror.
The Terror made a dash ? which was
awaited by the Ht. Paul. 1 no Ht. Paul
hit tho Terror ihree'liines, killing oue
0 III cor and two iiioii and wounding sov
oral others, Tho Terror dropped back
under cover of the fortifications with
difliculty, and w?h towed into tho har
bor in a einking condition, where aha >
ih now being repaired. Later h efuiser
and a gunboat. Htnrtcd out, but^e
liiuinod- undor protection of the fort's. '
Off With IJiirgeK for Snlltltigo,
Tho tug Nimrod. tvith throe covered
barges, has left Mobile for Hautiago.
It in said that until the bargea reach
Hantiago, tho lauding of siege guns
cannot be effected.
Will I'rohnhty iSlarl I' roin Santiago.
It ia said at tho Navy Department
that it is tho presentintoution to start
Commodore Watsou'H Kaatern squad
ton from Hantiago. This, however, ia
subject to Admiral tSauipaon's report
upon tho conditiou of the vessel* se
lected and their nooda in the matter of
supplies and ipmeut for tho long
voyage ahead of thorn. ?
The Tliniiktt ot ('?nKrrn!>.
Representative Hepburn introduced"'
a joint reaolution tendering the thanks
of Congress to Assistant Naval Con*
structor Richmond Pearson Hobaon,
and to the volunteer crew of the Merri
uiac, and authorizing Hobson 'a transfer
from the construction o the line of tbo
navy, in reapoace to the recommenda
tion made by Presidont McKinley.
Hiinuttaoeouafy with this bill a. joiq^
reaolution waa introduced ' in tho
Henate. -
Soatloffo U?i?aufttrm>d. ~ig
The moat atarUing information ob
tain%l from the i>acinoo? ia thai ainoo
the advance began almost 30.000 if
ish fold iere have been sent to reeal
Hantiago.