The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, May 19, 1898, Image 4

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4 THE LEHOEIt: GAFFNEY, 8. C., MAY 19, 1898 This i^ishgisi*. Si.oo per Year. 'PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY Ed. H. DeCamp. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur- -ush their name, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point bo insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Tuesday. \11 correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. Cards of thanks will be published rt one eept a word. Heading notices will be published i 4 ten cents a line each insertion. IMPORTANT. Watch the date on your label and it you are in arrears call in and settle up, thus saving us the unpleasant duty of mailing you a notice infoYm- ing of you that fact. THEN AND NOW. Just at this time perhaps no sub ject would be of more absorbing in terest to our readers than the details and danger of a modern sea fight. In the attack of the U. S. Fleet on the city of New Orleans during the civil war Admiral Furragut lashed i himself to the rigging of his vessel and ! directed the movement of his fleet, which act on his part has placed his name high in the list of naval heroes. But naval warfare is now quite a different thing from what it was then. The admiral who would now lush himself to the rigging during a naval engagement would cut a very poor figure, and that only for a very snort time. In lieu of anything we might write about a sea fight we give below an extract from Park Benjamin in the New York Independent. “In our lust war the forts at Mobile and New Orleans used Ki-ape ami canister with imn'li effect lurulust our attacking fleets; but tills was af very close range. At long range, shells and the Hying splinters of wooden vessels were the principal agents of whole sale destruction. But now tl>o huge shells will liegln to eotuo on hoard from the high- powerguus when the contending vessels are nearly three miles apart. The largest guns, twelve and thlrteeii-lncli caliber, can he loaded and tired nl mo At hnce every three minutes. At a little less Mian two miles' distance the live and six-inch rapid-lire guns will begin to pour In their projectiles, and these weapons ean he load 'd and Hred at the rate of from seven totlfteen aimed shots per minute. Then come the six pounder guns, delivering forty stmts per minute, the one- pounders. throwing a shot per minute, the tnuclilnenne-i ouuders(Maxim-Nordenfeldt), two hundred shots per minute, and so on up to tl.e (>utlingM. fed aut unatlcally by elee- tric motors, and projecting bullets at (he rate of 3,000 per minute. A mail might brave a storm of grupc uud bullets with a chance of escape; hut the battle of the Yalu Klver showed that under tho<|ulck lire hull of the Japanese ships the slaughter on the Chinese ships was so frightful that the Chinese, with all their stolid contempt lor death could hardly he kept at their posts. So fierce was the storm of steel around the attacked ves sels that the sea was literally lashed luto foam by it. “Of course there Is no place on board u war-ship in action which is ever reasonably safe. The marines stationed in the military tops are likely to beijulckly swept out by <iuick-flre hail, and the coal-passers down In the bunkers or engineers In the tangle of steam machinery are in as imminent danger of death through Injuries to the hollers and scalding af escaping steam. “Of all on board, the man who stands In the greatest peril is the captain. In the battle-ships and cruisers ills position is in a cylindrical Imix of steel, placed Just under the bridge, well forward, which is culled tho conning tower. The armor of it is thick enough ordinarily to resist the penetration of ueavy projectiles. It contains the speak ing tubes and electrical wires whereby he eommunieatcs with the guns, engines, and helm, iutd sometimes apparatus whereby lie is enabled to Hie the guns himself after they are laid upon the enemy. His Held of vision is limited to what lie cun see through a little horizontal slit on about the level of ids eye. In point of frightful responsibility nositua tion in the world cuu compare with that which is occupied by the man wlio stands in that tower and directs the movement of Ids ship. After the conflict once begins the din about him will be something infernal. Upon him the fire of the enemy will be concen trated, and upon the exterior of that steel drum in which lie is shut up there will boa continuous hall of iron and steel. Shells will burst everywhere around It, and to that babel will he added the roar of the force- blasts under the engines, the tremetidous reports of the heavy gun*, and tho din of the quick-fire and machine gnns in chorus. In such circumstances as this, aided by such knowledge as he can get by looking out through the little peep-hole in front of him as well us the smoko will let him. the captain must control the tremendous forces under Ids command, and his decisions are matters of seconds “It never lias been so completely recog nized as it is at the present day that the best protection for a war-ship's crew is their own fighting capacity. No armor Is so effi cient as celerity of action and good gunnery. That ship will win, and incidentally save the greater number o( lives of Its men. which first plants an effective projectile in a vital part of the enemy. The sea-fight will not be gained by the ship which withstands the most pounding, but by tho ship which pounds hardest and quickest and so destroys or Im pairs her antagonist's pounding capacity. !♦ is that swift attack and superior marks manship which above all else characterize the crews of the war-ships of the United States; and it Is 11 Just this that the Span iards are most deffclent.” WAR NOTES. Our flying tquadron .has flown at last. It wings its way southward to reinforce Admiral Sampson. The Presidint may call for 75,000 more men. It is understood that Secretary Alger urges him to this step, and that the President is in clined to take it. Perhaps all of our rejected light weights will j’et have a chance. The little steamer, Gussie, under Capt- Darst, attempted to land two companies of United States infantry and a cargo of arms and ammunition on the shores of Cuba, 15 miles from llabana, and were whipped off by the Spaniards who were lying in wait. The officers and men returned to Key West disgusted with war. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Franck has already violated the netitraltiy laws by allowing the Span ish fleet to rendezvous in one of her ports. This is considered as an act of hostility to the United States, as it is materially aiding Spain to prose cute the war. France can’t get along without a whipping about every twenty-five years, and that period has elapsed since the bad one she received at Sedan. The combat thickens. Three of our small ships steamed into the harbor of Cieufuegos for the purpose of cutting the cable connecting Ha- b&na with Santiago de Cuba. They succeeded in cutting the cable, but only after a hot fight with several thousand Spanish soldiers on the shore. One of our men was killed and six severely wounded. It is thought that most of the wounded will die. In a naval battle there is no need of an ambulance corps to carry off the wounded, nor of "file closers” to keep the men from running off. No won der the men will fight. What else can they do, when the danger is tho same whether they fight or not? When a man with pretty good ground behind him for running stands firmly facing the iron and leaden hail of the enemy—there you have an illustra tion of true courage. Gen. Joe Wheeler of Confederate fame is to command the cavalry in the Cuban army of invasion. "Wheeler's Cavalry” in the sixties were a terror both to friends and foe. Perhaps they carried "two edged swords.” It strikes us that Gen. Wheeler, unless lie has discovered the philosopher’s stone or the elixir of youth, must be carrying too many years to admit of the dash and activ ity expected of a cavalry leader. The Spaniards at llabana tried the decoy duck again last Saturday, but this time our ducks were not caught napping. This time their big ship AlphonzoXII made a dash from the harbor as if intending to escape. Our ships gave chase, but stopped just short of the range of the heavy Spanish guns in tho forts, which sa luted them with- a few 850 pound shells that fell half a mile short. We wonder if the Spaniards thought our ships could be enticed into the same trap twice. Admiral Sampson's fleet bom barded Sun Juan de Porto Rico on the 12lh inst. The bombardment began at 5:15 a. m., and lusted three hours. The Spanish forts replied fiercely, but their aim was wild. Two of our ships were struck but not materially injured. Two of our men were killed and seven wounded. Sampson is reported to have said. “I am satisfied with the morning’s work. I could have taken San Juan; but I have not force to hold it. I only wanted to administer punish ment. This has been done. I was looking for the Spanish fleet and not for San Juan.” Up to the beginning of this week only 630 South Carolina volunteers had been mustered into service—less than half the required number. The medical board rejected nearly one half of those who volunteered, while some after tasting mildly of soldier ing, in the camp at Columbia, have concluded that they have won glory enough, and so have failed to answer to the call of the mustering officer. Owing to these causes the companies have been reduced in numbers, and they must make their complement by recruiting, before they can be received. Perhaps not many are spoiling for a fight after all. Ip France will persist in sticking her nose into this little business matter with Spain in order to get her usual quarter-century thrashing it is highly probable that John Bull will step into the arena with his cudgel. There is a closer sympathy exist ing today between England and the United States than ever before. The two nations understand each other at last, and all of the prejudices and animosities aroused by two family fights have completely subsided. Common blood, a common language and a common interest have been ! factors in cementing u national friendship, which, it is to be hoped. ! will never again be broken. A close alliance between the two j nations will be the first step towards the mastery of the Anglo Saxon race over the whole world. The esteemed Charlotte Observer .and a number of South Carolina papers have recently referred to the Messrs. Gonzales as being Cubans by birth. We are satisfied they are in error. Thmr lather was a Cuban and their mother of the well and favor ably known Elliott family, of Beau- tort. If we are not mistaken the elder Gonzales was a Cuban patriot and was exiled from the land of his birth because of the prominent part he took in the Cuban war of the fifties. The three Gonzales brothers of the Columbia State have gone to the war. It is understood that the State is now edited by Mr. Jus. Henry Rice, who wields a facile and forcible pen. The landing of an army on the shores of Cuba is more easily talked about than done. In tiie first place a larger number of transports must be provided for carrying the troops, and these cannot be procured and as sembled in a day. Then, as long as the Spanisli fleet remains in West India waters, such a movement would be extremely hazardous. An army of infantry on board transports would be utterly helpless in the presence of a Spanish war vessel. So it seems the Spanish fleet must be disposed of before there can be any general movement of tho infan try. It seems, too, that the Spanish fleet has some decided objections to being disposed of. It will no doubt make every effort to avoid an engage ment with Sampson and Schley. If Spain lose that fleet, the jig will be up with her. To one who remembers the upris ing of the people for war in 18G1, the present gathering of troops seems to be incomparatively slow. Only six ty-five companies had been mustered in up to last Monday. When Jeff Davis, early in '61, called on South Carolina for ten reg iments, more than twenty regiments responded in a few days, and begged for acceptance. It was not that men were braver then than now. The average standard of courage remains about the same from age to age. Our people then were moved by one mighty impulse. Every man felt that he was called on to fight for his home and all that he held dear. There is no such feeling now. Our homes are not threatened, there is no invasion expected, there is only a cold, dry theory that demands war, and theories cannot arouse a motion to enthusiasm—at least to such en thusiasm us prevailed in '61. ENTRIES FROM OUR DAY BOOK. Our old friend E. W. Nolly has resumed the editorship of the Con way Republic. Already the Repub lic shows evidence of bis experience. We wish him much deserved success. A terrific rain and hail storm swept over portions of Greenville and Pickens counties last week, com pletely demolishing every green thing within its range. Gen. Cassius M. Clay, of Ken tucky, a man who has figured in two wars and many duels and who at the age of eighty-four is the husband of a sixteen-year-old girl, has been voted a pension by congress of $50 a month for gallant services in the Mexican war. Gen. Duxovant, a veteran of two wars, died on the 12th inst. at his home in Edgefield in the seventy- eighth year of his age. Many of our old soldiers will remember him as the first colonel of the 12th regiment of S. C. V., in 1861. The men who made South Carolina history are passing away. The last cotton crop marketed to date is 2,000,000 bales in excess of the crop before the last, and there is little doubt now but that the crop will amount to more than 11,000,000 bales -the largest crop ever raised on earth. In the face of these fig ures and ibe fact that a great war is on hand, it is surprising tint it v.ill sell at any price. Yet a large area of our best lands are again planted in cotton. Nothing but starvation will ever subdue the cotton craze. Success-Worth Knowing. 40 year}' suceetu In the Houth, pre H'Whee ronle a ureut remedy for ciilfls all Malarial lovers. Better than Quin STO® trs u ' At Dru " ,#u ^ PRESS OPINION. The dispensary has won, and few people are found but who tiro glad that the original package stores have been knocked out. The dispensary is bud, but they were infinitely worse. —Sumter Herald. * * * Governor Ellerbe’s war appoint ments are favorably received all over the State. They are worthy sons of the Palmetto State and well fitted by education and military training for the distinguished positions assigned them.—Hampton Guardian. * V * Ben. Tillman, the self-styled leader and defender of the great "common people” and Mark Hanna, their millionaire enemy, met in the office of Secretary Long and embraced each other upon hearing of the victory of Dewey. Great fecotts! What next? —Sumter Freeman. * * * "Man’s inhumanity to man” was seldom more strikingly illustrated than in tiie case of Admiral Dewey who after earning tiie plaudits of all America suddenly became the butt of the American punster. We bet they'll steer clear of Sampson.— Edgefield Weekly Monitor. * * * What beautiful liars these Span iards are. It appears that they have been claiming to have captured four American ports, Mobile, Boston, Charleston and Pensacola. Upon the strength of this report Havana was gaily decorated and Blanco gave a large banquet to the army and navy. —Rock Hill Herald. It was a graceful act in Senators Tilman and McLaurin lust week in recommending to the President the appointment of Gen. M. C. Butler as Major-general. Gen. Butler was a famous cavalry leader in the late war and is a close friend of the President. We say graceful, yes notably so in the former.—Conway Republic. * * * About two more naval victories such as that at Manila, and the whole Spanish fleet, naval officers and sail ors will go to Davy Jones’ locker. Cuba will have passed from Spain as well as the Phillipine. Then if Spain continues to annoy us with her boasts, our army and navy will be sent to Spain and wipe her off the map of Europe.—Fairfield News and Herald. * * * The U. S. supreme court has at last rendered its decision in the fa mous Yandercock case, and the dis pensary is the winner. Under the decision no original package shops will be allowed in the state, but the privilege of ordering whiskey in orig inal packages from other states is allowed. Therefore tiie jug trade will continue to flourish.—Honea Path Chronicle. * * * The prohibitionists have more than one opportunity : They have an op portunity to possibly elect their ticket. More than this, they have an opportunity to show that their party has courage, vitality and viril ity. If the prohibitionists make a good fight, if they stand by their principles without compromise and without faltering, there is a future for them in the State, no matter what may be the result this year.— Greenville News. Possibly They Could. [Charleston News and Courier.] The Philadelphia Telegraph a few days ago published an interview with Secretary of the Navy Long, in which that gentleman said, in substance, that "while Commodore Dewey is en titled to the highest praise for his brilliant victory and while there is not the slightest disposition in the navy department to disparage him, the fact remains that every step he too* had been most deliberately dis cussed and agreed upon in advance by the strategic board, and that Commo dore Dewey merely obeyed tho orders which had been given him.” Possi bly the strategic board could have won the victory without Dewey’s aid but it is doubtful. Spain probably has a strategic board, too. — — And So Does Gaffney. [Lee County Uccorder.] Interest in the organization of a fire department should 'not flag. Bishopville needs protection from fire and needs it badly. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, ns they can not. reach the seat of the disease. 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C. nn American anu [Charleston Post.] The Montgomery Advertiser says Admiral Dewey is a staunch democrat and the Charleston News and Courier suvs that "in addition to being a democrat, Dewey is a presbyterian.” '1 he New York Sun asserts thus: “ l he Democratic Club of New Yolk made Acting Admiral Dewey an hon orary member of the club theotlur day, one of the members statirg that the coimnanderof our victorious squadron at Manila was the ‘sound est kind of a democrat.’ The acl- ing admiral, like most officers in the service, lakes no active part in poli tics. hut he has b^en a republican all his life.” Finally, we have it on authority of a prominent Hebrew of Charleston that the Manila hero is a Jew. The Sun says "it makes not a bit of difference, but it’s well to have ihe truth.” Just so, but what is the truth? In politics, a democrat and a republican, in religion, a Presbyte rian and a Jew, Dewey is evidently liberal in his persuasions. It appears to us, however, that the admiral is an American and a sailor. We won’t ask any more of him. - •- The “Kernal” a False Prophet. [Abbeville Medium.] "J. L. S.” writing to the Associate Reformed Presbyterian from Etta Jane on April 80th about the delay of the United States Supreme Court in disposing of the O. P. cases says: "The friends of the dispensary will find the decision of tho court when it is announced, a death knell to the State’s right to sell liquor. Watch the prediction.” The decision has been made and tho right of the State to sell liquor has been sustained. "J. L. S.” is a false prophet and should quit the business. -• — Nothing Mysterious. [Profltable Advertising.) Advertising is not a mystery; it is simply telling the story of what you have to sell to those to whom you wish to sell it. The best advertising is done by those who know who (hey want for customers, and reach them effectively and frequently. Oh, the Pain of Rheumatism! 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