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: y..?? THE LEDGER: ym IAFPNEY, S. C., JUNE 9, 1898. n OREGON GOES REPUBLICAN. Circr Klrrffd Oovert’or by A*«M)Ut Ten Thoui i «iii«l 1* Him lily. Portlanp, Or., Juno 7.—latest rs- tM<i uui . Jxa . - ~ Arrival cr 1 In Cuban M<tu, Mucli EoicicinT. unisli FleOv ers Cause* c ^ovcriii'r, < i IS! I DECISIVE FIGHT EXPECTED Work on Xew Forliik'iitloiis Is l*uslie«l Ail Over the Islmi'l—Streets Almost Deserted and I'ev. jlu.->iness Trunsaetions. Havana, May C.7, via Yr.y.v Citrz, Mexico, June 7.—The news of the ar rival at Santiago do Cuba of what is known here as the first division of tho Spanish fleet has considerably lightened tho hearts of tho Spaniards and the news has been received with great re- joicing. Section sh ,wlargo Rtv in eve ry c ccnty of thn 90 of ]: i’.tr gal IV* it of t: 0 •> : coon i bar G ccr, Kepi 1 .! I car/ vill ha VO about 10 .LJ bliran. for ceilgn 1 J It; icr. r.ill r tve a plr T , l 5.0 •;). Ti, igae, R(>i C'l to c (vs fr ■ t u0 ,' mens thU n 2,990 plii- ’v.! •Imirgly :ic- 03 3 T :'11 t»M | f:‘J lj '’1 IIUliI bill I Hit! H •>/»? fl o mUP V -* V* %/ V7aclrington C^aiuls tD Push tho Campaign ut Cub n.. Cuuliuuo d: abiicati, 1-' 1 g to uy cij lolh Senate—-rcnnb!ic:m-,t!; op- linn.; M.U. •tion, 7. ■ cition, LARGE SIEGE GUNS READ? TROOPSHIPS BADLY NEEDED. General ^!<*rrlit. Wont* More Trans port* Kor tin* Manila Work, San FitANCIsco, Juno 7.—The Call prints an interview with (leneral W- ley Merritt in which, after pruning tin; troops here, he ..ays; “My only eotureainf now is the do':.- in the furnishing of trausporVs. 1 hevi rcpiv .enfod ro i . o war doiiartmcnt that the transjvjrts are celling in ve-y slowly. "A.ter I make the shit mentsof troops conter.ip’ated by the three vessels, tho China, i oloti and Zolandia, 1 will have forwarded to the Pliilippiues but oue- iourtli of the oomniaud. “The lack of tnni.sr-orts ie ti;o erving T4i || U| 01 ill E^SHLUl 9 t t* '1 Hobson und Hie Gull ant Cr: Will Net Remain In tho Cuban Jail Loir;. want of the t-Aj sand i”.on are to 1 DETAILS BEING ARRANGED edition. Twcntv thou- 10. j'i'.e igurcs may h. ’ y Later veturns. In r land about < i:e-<inartor 1 as been eounten ami . ing r..salts rr. goverac: , ..1* •; *'h r\‘ r ’ . » '* < i * A ; V , • J , « * - , , i. * 1 * i U publican, is elect -d three ve: siy .dly (]:an«;c i he city of Port- ■ of the total vote ho.vs the follow* r: Gi. ' : - .... 1 ;/it mayor of Pert* laud by l.iiU ) plurality » - *» fry * c d It Tl «* ■, v \J 1 W:* & hid n T'iic fee line: of .a C r r" a CS r\ ^ ^ kw j < :no more ir.tense r.s it is hoped tho Spun- ink wav.-.kips will r.ccn ester the hnr- bev of Hfivana, after which, uniting with the seooml division o? tho fleet ■under Admiral Camara, it is believed tLo naval force cf Spain will r.ttcupt to strike a decided blow at semo part cf tho United States. At least this is the view of the situa tion by the Spanish authorities here. H avana and tho rest of the island of Cuba, so far as heard from, is officially pronounced to be entirely ^alet. No riots or other disturbances are reported to have occurred and the inhabitants profess themselves to be longing for an encounter with the forces of the United States. Preparations are being pushed night and day lor defense and work is going on without ceasing on the fortifications all over the island. The Spanish offi cials here claim that if .‘O.OlW men were needed to attack Havana by land and sea when the war broke out, at loast 100,090 men will lie required to attack ! the Cuban capital now, in view of the 1 new and strengthened fortifications, and also because the socalled “cultiva tion zone” has been extended to Rincon, Calabarar, Bejucal, etc., which are in side tho lino of defense now, thus, it is claimed, making Havana a Spanish Sebasfipol. This increase in the cultivated area about Havana will, it is asserted, sup port the inhabitants with food al though not with luxuries, for a long time to come. In spite of this outwardly cheerful aspect of affairs, anxious feelings exist. People go to far as to charge Senor Morot. the Spanish minister of colo nies, with “having sold Cuba to tho ^United States.” This causes discon- ftent to prevail and if the Spanish fleet does not arrive here before food becomes really scarce rioting may ho reported. There is hardly any business transac tions and the city looks deserted, there being few people on the streets. Tho families remain at home, excepting when the sound of a gun fired from one of the forts causes the people to rush to the windows or iuto the streets, and if several shots are fired thousands rush to the wharves, to tho vicinity of tho h^y aud to San Lazaro avenue to see if the American fleet is approaching. Although the streets are almost de-^ serted, certain points of vantage are oc cupied by groups of people from early morning until late at night. This is particularly the case with the La Pnuta, which is generally crowded from day break until dark. The Spaniards comment continually ■upon the tactics of tho American fleet ami naturally they are very severe iu their criticisms, for they do not under stand the method of warfare adopted. Many of them go so far as to say tho United States is not prepared for war, that no plans have been decided upon aud the authorities at Washington are not serious in the steps taken. Then, again, tho Spaniards are rejoic ing greatly at the reported small amount of damage done by tho American bom bardments, and they also pretend to 1)0 happy over the seeming delay which they claim has given Spain the oppor tunity to prepare a more vigorous de fense than it otherwise could have been made. Indeed, tho Spanish military and naval authorities nro beginning to nurse themselves with tho holiof that tho naval and military power of the United States has boon exaggerated and they are comforting themselves with the idea that Spain is Ehowing herself able to light snch a giant as America. Advices from Caibarien and other towns show that a scarcity of pro-, visfolis exists and Puerto Principe re ports that many families have lett that city for the country districts. No recent encounters between the Spanish troops aud the insurgents have been announced and the official reports only refer to insignificant skirmishes, in which the Spaniards, of course, have had the advautage. Railroad communication between the province of Santa Clara and the K vinces of Matanzas and Havana has n interrupted several times and the trains are sometimes 24 hours overdue, on account of tho blowing up of culverts by the insurgents. The damage, how ever, was soon repaired. r -i .<1 Cock Wins < ;»• ! kite :>•'<—■'(«rys..;;i Sieve::* Is M;:<!'■ Agricultural Commissioner — Congressional ami Legislative Contests. Atlanta, Jure 7.—In tho stato Eom- ocrnlic primary Hon. Alien T>. Caudie.’ v.-a:; jiammatcd for g -venur, carrying 100 cur cf the LIT counties. Candler will have ”71 votes in th.c convention and tho other candidate?, Messrs. Berner and Atkinson, G'3 aud U-l rvpertiwly. The other sueecnsfui Candida'cr; arc follows: Per 1’eeretaiy of Ctatc—Philip Coo!:. Comptroller General — William A. Wri-ht. Commissioner cf Agriculture—O. II St.vens. State School Coinuiisdoner — G. B. Glenn. Attorney General—J. 7.1. Terrell. Prison Commissioner—J. S. Turner. I Treasurer—W. J. Speer. There wer* three contests for seats in I congress. Of the 1! members of the | h. use cf representatives eight had Hi) i opposition lor renomination. These a:e : Messrs. Lester, Griggs, Lewis, Adam- j son, Bartlett, Howard, Fleming and i Brantley. The three conk s‘s were in tho Fifth, Seventh aud Ninth districts. In the Fifth Congressman Livingston was opposed by Mr. Charles I. Branun. The result of the primary insures the present congressman unanimous renom- inatioa, he carrying all the counties. In the Seventh district Congressman Maddox defeated his oppoueur, Hon. J. Watt Harris The race in tho Ninth was tho most hotly contested of the three. Con gressman Tate won an overwhelming victory over his opponent, Solicitor General Howard Thompson. Next to the statekouso officers inter est centered in tho legislative contests. Returns so far received show that a revolution has been wrought in thj lower branch and many new faces w ;, l be seen in Army of Occupation Will He Hurried Forward and the I in prison inI Spin* Isli Fleet Captured or I> stroyed. Cabinet Discusses War Situation. Washington, Juno 7.—The cabined mooting today was not a particular!..’ important one. As is usual, tho whole naval and military operations were gone your inquiry over, but nothing was done’locking t<i any change in policy or plans. It ii almost certain that no regular troopj have yet been dispatched to Santiago, but it i.-; tho intention to begin a hea vy movement cither today cr tomorrow. It had be; a the intention of tho mili tary authorities to have started the first 1 expedition a day or two ago, but the , nouarrival of tho equipment of thi ! largo siege guns, which it is proposed to u-o in tho reduction of Santiago and tk3 i capture of Admiral Cervera’s licet, no- ; ce&sitated a short postponement. The transports are in perioct readi- ! ness for the embarkation of the trooii.4 ! aud nothing now remains that should occupy more than n day or two. The army of occupation will then be hurried forward and nothing will be permitted to interfere with the prompt investment of Santiago and the capture or dost rue-; tion of the imprisoned fleet. In commenting upon the reports of the military engagement near Santiago it was said after the cabinet meeting that if there has been any collision it probably occurred between tho Span-1 iards and a force of our marines who i sent to n' which I h' umia. mentioned will curry only ab.'u* 2,7 .0. There are cm fly: way across tho Pacific 2,7lX) troops, so you can easily u-o ffie situa tion. . “I do not visa to bo understood as f. «%..*» the v making a staromeut of Spanish Prisoners Nov/ at Fort 7.1c- Pherson to He Swapped For the He roes Who Sunk the Mcrrirnae Alger Sends Names to Secretary of Navy. Wathington, June 7.—Tho war de- :v ly i partmeut has supplied to the navy de- sin reply u | partmont tho list of names procured from the commandant at Fort McPher- j OAOfiSSHfi & k -« * va*' U» k » "J ■ u k » m ^ d b p’.rvv? 5 . t-i i ’. v* 71 i H8ii i La Ro^lHicnt From tho pAlniCoto pT. | .-iTyo rv: c—' 0**1 UJ kjsj cw V W Lilx w £+.. * A.V. ITT ^ A 'O'4.V D vJ o i.— A.. Work of necruitlug Much Company Up to Its Full Strength Ke.-ins—\’ol- untecr Army Now Well Supplied. Hospital* lu Operation. CmcKAMAyoA, Ga., Juno 7. — Tho very warm weather, which has been the only drawback to the work of tho park, is relieved today by a steady breeze and the men are getting through their drill work with milch less trouble. Each regiment and company drills and in some regiments' company inspection is tho order of the day. Work of tho regimental commanders, outside of tho regular routine during 1 son cf tho Spanish prisoners of war j there. j Tho department this morning sent i this list to Admiral Sampson and the admiral himself will enter into commu nication with Admiral Cervera respect- ‘ iug an cxcmuigo of prisoners. | Cor vera wilt W- allowed to select from the list cf per* as whom he will take iu exchange ter Naval Constructor li-./o- son and the gallant crew that manned the Merrimao on her last run. Hobson's rank, relative, is*th.it of lieutenant, ju- 'uior grade, and he stands at the hea l of that grade in his corps. By tho ordinary rules of exchange he would bo about equivalent to a captain in the army. The highest grade officer among the Spanish captives at Fort McPherson is a first lieutenant, so that iu order to equalize the exchange it may may haws been attempting to laud arms, the next few weeks, will he the work of for iho use ui tl.e insurgents. recruiting each company to its full REVIEW OF WAR NEWS WccL’g Dcvelry;n:nts In Spanish* American Sirujjgle. Alger Outlines Qalelt Action. F>ccretnry Alger sent to the house \Yedm sdav additicunl t tiinatesof £3,- 107,020 reouir. d immedi itely for the ex- fedir :u;iary fun.-c to Cub.i and for work and cquipni 'iit necessary in tho cam- paign against l’< rto Iticoaud tho Phil- ippiues. Secretary Alger transmitted a letter outlining immediate action against Cuba, and saying it was proposed to dispatch 1.7,009 to 20,009 troops at once, to Ikj followed as rapidly as possible by 19,099 more. Fort her Details of Fight. Additional advices from Santiagoon Wednesday stat 'd that the American war ship:; kept up their terrific fire against tho Morro, So. a pa and Punta Gorda forts for two hours, thoir projec tiles of enormous size doing tremendous damage to the defenses of the harbor. Time and again tho American shells hit the batteries squarely aud amid tho flying masonry and dismantled guns the forms cf men were descried. Renewed Attack Is Reported. It was reported Thursday that tho Uuitfd States fleet had renewed the at tack upon Santiago and that the rebels had attacked the city from the rear in three columns, and that a bloody fight occurred. No confirmation, however, could bo obtained of the report of u second at tack and it appeared to bo withont foundation. Orders From Army Officials. It was determined Thursday to place 76,000 troops at Chiekamanga. Secre- be necessary for Admiral Sampson to . , . „ „ . throw in with tho first lieutenant one tar - v Alper pavo onk ‘ ra to V™*™ that of the dozen second lieutenants among the prisoners. camp- for the accommodation of that number. Chickamuuga park being too Hoi:son’s crow, none being of the i tmall for a camp of the size demanded, commissioned grade, can be exchanged I the park commission was authorized to man for man for six Spanish private soldiers, among the prisoners of war. When Sampson and Cervera have ar- ! DESPERATE FIGHT LIKELY. company to its ol 100 men. Tho major strength o! each battalion, accompanied by four men, will be sent out to do tho re cruiting. Offices will bo opened in tha best leasts additional ground. Pleading With the Powers. A dispatch from Vienna Thursday floclared that Spain had addressed an- other appeal to the powers to intervene in the war and Austria was prepared to Spaniards at Santiago Heady to Make Stubborn Resistance. Washington, June 7.—Information has reached the v/aj; department that places iu all the states represented hero the Spaniards in the province of Santi ago de Cuba are making all prepara tions for a desperate resistance. Admi ral Cervera, seeing the avenno of escape 75,009 men. by way of the sea cut off, has urged the The First regiment of South Carolina land forces to prevent American troops infantry, under Colonel Thompson, ur- from gaining a foothold. 1 rived this afternoon. It was taken The regular Sjanish troops that can through to the park soon after arriving be massed iu tho vicinity of Santiago here. are alxrat 13,000 and to these are to be Governor Bradley, with a large party added tho volunteer forces and those of prominent Kentuckians, arrived this drafted into service. Every Spaniard evening on a special train. The party able to carry a gun is forced iuto tho ( will remain in the park several days, ranks. All the light batteries of artillery at General Pando commands the troops the park are now tally equipped and in the province of Santiago. He must the infantry regiments will soon receive ranged the details tho list of prisoners to be exchanged will be submitted to the war department, which would di rect the commandant at Fort McPher son to send them to Key West to be placed aboard a naval vessel aud sent to Santiago for transfer. All this will take some time, so that the officials hardly expect to complete the exchange iu less than two weeks at and every effort will be made to get tho 1 the earliest. work finished in a short time. When! 1 be commandant at Fort McPherson the regiments are recruited to lull ! i ensued for two hours, which silenced no/fmA*. 1 y i all the Spanish ' priseiiers' there V were i tho Spanish^ batteries. An American well aud able to travel. accede, but only in conjunction with other powers. „ American Vessel Ulowu Up. Friday morning at « o’clock the American squadron began again a bom bardment of the fortifications of San tiago de Cuba, and a lively cannonade HERBERT TALKS OF HOBSON. SEVEN Victims BODIES PICKED UP. their equipment. Three division hospitals are now com plete and in operation. These are for the Second and Third divisions of tho First corps and the Second division of the Third corps. Colonel HartsulF, surgeon-in-cliief, states that ho has sufficient medical supplies cn hand to Iasi some time. Volunteers, however, of the Jane Gray Disaster Found by Indians. Victoria, B. C., June 7.—A special from All'crui says that the b dies of seven white men, supposed to have been victims of the Jane Gray disaster, have been picked up on the beach near the Kuyuquot reservation by Indians, while a sack of clothing with au Italian name on it was washed ashore not far from act aloue. General Blanco cannot send reinforcements to him in the absence of railroad communication. General Blanco did not expect a move on Santiago. He thought Havana would be the objective point of au invading army and concentrated all his energies there. opinion prevails at Washington . . , that tho campaign in Santiago will be a he states, expect more aud use more short one. With the navy shelling tho • medicine than the regiments. A large coast line and the soldiers pushing into consignment of surgical instruments is tho interior, driving the Spaniards be- , enrouto. fore them, such a fire can tfated upon Santiago and fleet by the use of the siege must soon demand the tho city and cause Oervera to either was coming as fast as the railroads j give up his ships or sink them. could haul it. Captain W. K. Wright, i assistant quartermaster, states that up 1 to 0 o’clock last evening the volunteer j army had been furnished by the quar Former Naval Secretary on the Col lier Merrlmac Hero. Washington, Juno 7.—Ex-Secretary Hilary A. Herbert furnishes the follow ing in regard to Lieutenant Hobson, who commanded the Merrimac: “Mr. Hobson is from Union town, Ala. His father was a gallant confed erate soldier. His name is Richmond Pearson Hobson. He is a grandson of Chief Justice Pearsou of North Carolina. vessel, tho Merrimac, while making a dash to force tho entrance, succeeded in jassing the first lino of defenses, but was torpedoed about 500 feet up the channel. She went down perpt ndicularly, and an officer, an engineer and six seamen were taken prisoners. Cleverly Prearranged Scheme. Naval officials in Washington asserted that the sending of the collier Merrimao into the harbor was all a prearranged move on the part of Admiral Sampson. The use of a collier, tho unusnal honr of the morning, tho necessity of block ading the channel so as to relieve some Mr. Hobscn graduated iu 1880 at the academy, the youngest man, aud at tho of tho ships of the squadron from re head of his class. He was captain also niaiuiug stationed off Santiago, the im- of the first company. So ho was easily portuuce of discovering whether the first all around, notwithstanding his ni i, les W erc effective—all these reasons age. “It has been the habit of the navy de- j partmeut for some years to select the made it certain that the Merrimac was deliberately guided to her destruction. It was not a Spanish victory. It was arranged scheme on the^iart American admiral, and ii was Trooiw Heady For Invasion. Chicago, June 7.—A Tampa dispatch from a reliable source to the Chicago Daily News, dated Juno 7, says the Luyuquot. ... | work of loading troops, horses, gnns, Coupled wi h this information conies i ammunition, stores, equipment and the news by tho return of the steamer 1 Wallapa that considerable wreckage ! from the lost schor.ner, inclusive of four ! of the boats, had been discovered at ; different points along the coast. The ft, jor IngT; ‘lino launch belonging to 71a .n's mountain c.im mg par", Indians, it I also has been found b ! floated upright, although toe s a h:n j flo< (led. There were a number of book.; and papers in rite bait. 1 ut nnhodi**-;. j and the natural supposition is that the ! six who were seen m tho bow when is 1 '<d"i ■ . ■ hciioivuor have ail b. -.m wa. i. i ovqrtxi.'rd. Tho uud lclimis pic!;- 1 t;o I another boa:, tin: Lory, belonging tj I the June Gray. equipment medical supplies for the first great in vasion of the Spanish West indies is almost completed and before many hours General Shafter’s corps, the l Fifth, is expected to sail away. Tho destination ;s known to a few and may not bo given until tho fleet of trans- ( ports, with its convoy of war vessels, is well on its way to Cuba. HufTalo OH'Usipe Henry. Nnw York, Juno 7. — Tho United States cruiser Buffalo, formerly the Brazilian • warship Nictkoroy, was Peking Is No Longer Capital. London, Juno 7.—Tho Globe today says it learns from a reliable source th*t #M Tseng Li Yamen (Chinese for- eigntifflee) has decided to make Sian Fu Po, capital of the province of Shen Si, the capital of the Chinese empire in place of Peking. General Tung Fa Ting, it is added, now commands a picked force stationed in a town half way between Peking and Sian Fu for tho purpose of protecting the emperor and his coart on their journey to the new aapital and troops, it appears, are alre» stationed at intervals along the route Mo be traversed by the imperial Alabama Republicans Meet. Montg imfkv, A:a., June 7.—The Re publican state convention assCmb.od here at noon today/ About 299 dc’i gates, largely negroes, are present. State Chairman Vaughan called thu convention to order, naming H. V. Cashin as temporary chairman aud Lemos as secretary. There are contests from 16 comities before the body. After the appointment of a committee on cre dentials the convention adjourned nutil 4 p. m. _ _ _ Coal Heaven Quit Work. Milwaukke, June 7.—About 200 coal heavers, employed along the docks in Milwaukee, have gone on strike for au advance of 1 cent per ton for unloading coal. As a result, 1? boats, laden with coal, are tied np with the prospect of re maining so for several days. An Engineer Is Killed. Makhbtta, O., June 7.—On the Balti more and Ohio railroad, 6 miles cast of Parkersburg, at 3 a. ra., a freight train was derailed and a passenger train ran into it. John Henry, engineer, was killed and seven persons were seriously wounded. Hemlock Fatal to Two. Bohcobkl, Wis., June 7.—JSd Curtis and James Wslph were poison *d today by eating hemldck and died iu a few minutes. They were prominent farmers. lighted off Cape Henry, Vu., this morn ing, according to advices received iu this city by Charles It. Flint Jo Co. Tin Buffalo v.as originally the American line steamer El Cid. During the Bra zilian reliellion she was purchased by 'was no physician on Imard. termastcra department with 4,500 horses and 5.209 mules. The army is now about fully supplied with cavalry, artillery, wagon trail! and officers, horses and mules and only a few more are needed. COMMANDER STURDY DEAD. Expired While Enrouto to Ivey West in Charge of the Fonipt-ll. Key West, Juno 7. — The United States collier Pompeii, formerly the British steamer llarloch, arrived hero today from Norfolk,. Va., with her com mander, Lieutenant Commander F. W. Sturdy, dead on lioar l, and. Lieutenant Iv. U. Norton iu cli t?' v o of the ship. Commander Stm-^v was not feeling well when tho Bonifleij sailed on bin ds y evening. Hq.vas. taken sick off Cape Henry, sooii afterwards became unconscious and (fled yesterday. There son, and he was sent abroad and studied . Report From Admiral Sampson, for two years at Woolwich, England. , , My recollection is that he was first in Saturday the navy dejiartment ro- his class there. cernd the following report from Rear “Some time after ho came home I as- i Admiral Sampson: signed him as a constructor to tho fleet “Succeeded in sinking Merrimac in under command of Admiral Bunce, tho | the channel off Santiago at 4 p. m.. tho Brazilian government aud converted into a dynamite cruiser,. Disability Hill Now Law. Washington, Juno 7.—The bill for the removal of all political disabilities arising from the civil war is now a law, President McKinley having formally approved it. Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin is its anthor. The )aw de clares that the “disabilities imposed by section 3, fourteenth amendment of the constitution, heretofore incurred, are hereby removed.” Conferees Hurd at Work. Washington, Jnnp 7.—After sitting until past midnight last night the con ferees of the two houses of congress on Ho was a native ofMalno, 31 yeabs o£ age and had been in the eerviAs lifl yoars. 1 Tho family of the deceased live ut An napolis. 1 The interment of tho remains of Lieu tenant Commander Sturdv will take , place here today with naval.honors. New Spanish Loan Arranged. Paris, June 7.—The Temps today pub lishes a dispatch from Madrid which announces that the Spanish minister of finanoe, Senor Puigceiver. has submit ted to the cabinet thtf arrangements for the new loan, which it is understood is to bo made without the guarantee of the tobacco monopoly and without the assistance of foreign capital. The Bonk of Spain, it is said, will i stall of Spain, it is said, will advance, in in stallments, the sna of 1,000,000,000 pe- the war revenue bill resumed their sit- Betas, the amount of the loan, and un policy being to give young constructors some practical experience in the work ings of ships under cruising conditions, and he since then served part of tho time in tho New York navyyard and part of the time in the bureau of con struction in the navy department. “Secretary Long, as I understand it, detailed him to go in charge of repairs of vessels with our fleets iu Cuban wa ters.” HOBSON IS HERO OF HOUR. Alabamians Arc Not, Surprised at HI* . Daring Achievement. MontgomEuv, Ala., June 7.—Dick Hobson’s friends in Alabama are w.U with ^ntiiUK.iriiivGYur the news* of L.a heroic conduct. “It is nothing more ,tlian I expected of him, however,” is tho comment of each of his acquaintances. Hobson has many cullogo mates hero among the fellows of the Greensboro university and tl ;y all agree that as a youth he was conspicuously intelligent, courageous and retiring. His friends here consider that when the history of the war with Spain is written daring Dick Hobson will be the popular hero. Lieutenant Hobson is a native of Hale oounty, Ala., having been born and roared at Greensboro. He is the son of Judge Augustus Hobson, who was pro bate judge of Hale county, Ala., for 25 s. He belongs to one of the besl of the state. ting promptly at 10 o’clock today. The impression la growing that the com mittee la determined to conclude its work promptly and that the report will be presented before the close of the present week. dertakes the foreign expenses of the army and navy. * Complaint Lodged by Hay. London, June 7.—The United States ambassador. Colonel John Hay, called at the foreign offioe yesterday and pre sented evidence of Spanish officials South Carolinians Named. Washington, June 7.—The president today sent these nominations to the sen ate: John R. Talbert, callector of ens- conis at Charleston, 8. C.: Robert Smalls, collector of customs at Beaufort, S. C. National Ain Held Sacred. Camp Alger, Va.. Jnne 7.—-A general order has been issued prohibiting the ! Ganada the base of operations pUjing of ••Tho Star SpugM Bmumt" I ffil » “»«««»»<» of and “America” in medleys or in con nection with other pieces. This is to be followed by an order directing all to uncover when these airs ere played. purposes. jravravroaissa mjpkrasumv to wssvswastouw VS this practice. The protest is based on the foot that it would be a breach of neutrality for Great Britain to permit her territory to be need for such hostile Yacht Alfred at HallfSa. Halifax, Jane 7. — The American steam yacht Alfred, from the great lakes bound to New York, having been secured by the government, strived to day for coal Amerlean Consul Sick. Brrun, June 7.—J. Goldschmidt, the United States consul general, here has been ill lor three weeks, and his condi tion has now taken a serious turn. Juno 3. This was carried out most gal lantly nmler the command of Naval Constructor Hobson of Alabama and seven men. “By a flag of truco from the Spanish admiral, Cervera, sent in recognition of their bravery, I am informed all aro prisoners of war, two slightly wounded. “Request authority to approve ex change if possible between these and the prisoners at Atlanta. -Six of the Span ish squadron in tho harbor of Santiago unable to avoid being captured or do- stroyed.” American Troop; In Cuba. Di-;>::t( I:es received Monday were to the (licet that 5,099 United States troops had landed near Aguadorcs, a little to the cad of Santiago do Cuba, where a junction was effected with General Ca- lixlo Garda's army of 3,(XX) insurgents. It was added that tho landing was ef fected under cover of tire from Admiral Sampson’s fleet. With tho troops were several heavy siege guns. Hot Fighting Around Cavite. The following bulletin was posted aft the navy department Monday: “Admiral Dewey reports from Manila that the insurgents have been actively engaged within the province of Cavite during the past week. They have woe several victories, taking prisoners about 1,800 men, 50 officers of the Spanish troops, net native. The arsenal at Cavite has been prepared for occupatioa by United States troops open their ar rival on transports.” Reserve Fleet at Cadi*. If was reported Monday that the Spanish fleet commanded by Admiral Camara had returned to Cadis after completing the eeriee of maneuver which formed the program of the cruise. For Exchange of Prisoners. Steps were taken Monday by the war department to exchange the Spanish prisoners now at Fort McPherson, Os., for Naval Constructor Hobson and thn gallant crow that manned the collier Merrimac on her last run. The Washington officials stated that no time would be lost in securing the re lease of these brave men.