Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r» /W Over Fifteen Thousand United States Troops Get Away From Key West. SHAFTER THE COMMANDER Expedition t'nder Strong Convoy of ISig Warships—Precautions Taken to Insure the Safe Arrival of Soldiers at Destination. WASHJXGTOJJ, June 14.—The First di vision of United States troops to begin the invasion of Cuba sailed from Key West at daylight this morning. The expedition comprised 773 oilicers and FEW MEN TO RELY UPON. ! lilunco Has No Faith in Patriotisms.* tlie Volunteers. New Yonic, June 14. — A copyrighted i gpeeial t > The World from Key W « st says: Of the (0,000 men hi and r.l oat Havana under the {•onnrand of Geiieral Hlaiico, ihc governor general can icly up n onlv fa.<KK) or le<s. ! In Ilavr.na there an 2.*»,000 volunteers and in the surrounding towns ID.OoO. Their patriotism has always U'en mis* ! trusted. In eaee of an attack upon i Havana it is thought thev would sur- i render after very little lighting. | General Blanco, like all tormer cap- i tain generals, has never had eonlulem n \ in the patriotism of tlic volunteers, a.i'ti ; hitherto has only used them to garrison , sugar estates. They have refused to i take the field against the Cubans scr- I erul times and threatened to disband, j They have done ihi;-, not for thc-ir love ! of Cubans, but through lack of courage. General Bianco commands besides in Havana provin e 2‘..(>00 regular troops, inclnd'tig the guerrillas. Of the troops not m the eity of Ha vana there are fully 8,000 cavalry on the shores between Havana and lithia Honda, to the west, and Cardenas, to the east. These are intended to oppose the landing of troops on the north coast of Havana province near tire city. MANILA YET HOLDS OUT THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., JUNE 10. 1808. HOSPITAL train ordered. War Department to Care For Those Hurt In the Invasion. Ciik acio, June 14 The war depart ment has made a contract with the Hull- man Palace Car company for a modern hospital train to remain in commission during the vsir with Spain. The train will consist of ten tourist sleepers, a dining car and u private car for the sur geons. The train will l»o sent to Tampa and stationed on a sidetrack to await the ar rival of those who may be wounded in the fighting in Cuba and Porto Rico. Immediately upon arrival of the hos pital boats at Tampa the wounded sol diers will be carried to the Chicka- manga field hospital, the journey re quiring about ‘24 hours. It is believed that the chances of re covery at Chickamangn will lx* fur greater than in the Florida climate. It was thought best to include the dining car in order to provide any delicacy the surgeons may prescribe for the wounded soldiers. As soon as the wounded are removed from the train at Chickamauga it will be sent back to Tampa to wait for an other boatload of wounded. LU t Siirre der Report Discredited In City of London. DEWEY HELPS AGUINALDO QINKItAL SHAFTCn. 14,504 enlisted men, all under the com mand of Major General Shafter. A large force of transports conveyed the troops under the convoy of a strong squadron of warships, ranging from the immense battleship to the small gun boat and the armed fast sailing yacht. Every precaution has been taken by the government to insure the safety of the troops onroute to Cuba. The trans ports will be kept as closely together as safe navigation will permit, and the warships will be disposed ahead, astern j cud on '4ther Hank. The fleetest scouting vessels will bo • thrown far out in advance of the trans ports. and in order to insure against an attack from the rear some of these ves- j sels, such as the St. Louis, perhaps, will linger far astern ready to signal the heavy armed cruisers at the first sign of un approaching foe. The troops should arrive olT Santiago by Wednesday night, supposing the fleet proceeds at 8 knots’ speed, and landing operations should begin by Thursday, for General Shafter will not keep his men cooped on shipboard a moment longer than necessary. It is not believed that they will bo landed at Caimansra, the point ort Guan tanamo bay where the American flag now flies over tho heads of Sampson’s marines, as that place, while well adapted to serve as a naval kise and as a harbor of refuge for the American warships, is not particularly well suited for the beginning of military opera tions. The United States regular troop.? make up the greater part of the force, there being but three volunteer organi sations on the ships. These are the Seventy-first New York infantry volunteers, the Second Massa- ; States inlantry, Third I nitcd S ckusetts infantry volunteers and twn ti icrv. Fourth ITnted Full Understanding Exists Cetweeii the American Admiral iimi the Fail- ippinc Insurgents—Spanish Tales of Native Atrocities Not Delicvcd. ! London*, June 1-1.—The United State: , ambassador here, Colonel John ilay. | says there is no foundation for the state ment that he is responsible for the story published in the United States to the effect that Manila has fallen. Secretary Briggs of the Manila Rail way company, who is in constant com munication with Manila, discredits ta£ rumors in circulation as to the suncndei of that place. Ho received a cable message from Manila yesterday, via Hong-Kong, re porting that the road was working, ami no mention w*as made of the city hav ing surrendered. Mr. Briggs believe: the Spaniards would surrender to Real Admiral Dewey in preference to being conquered by the insurgents. The secretary is informed that a fa 1 understanding exists between Admiral Dewey amt the insurgents and it is gen crally believed at Hong-Hong and Ma nila that before Aguina.do, the insur gent leader, consented to return to M i nila he secured pledges that the Unite I States would not leave him in the lure i by returning the Philippine islands tc the Spaniards. Reterring to the Spanish ta’es of n! legi d insurgent atrocities, Mr. Bri -g says they are utter nonsense. He added that natives of tho Philippine islam • are the mildest people in the world and nsM-rts that ail the Euroneans wete stir prised that they muoieiad up courage enough to revolt. NEW CRIGADE FORMATIONS. Gcm-i-iil Otis Issiii-a r.u Order Kedis- tributin;; tin- Solilit-i-.s. F\n Fn AM ist o, June l b—Major Gen eral < )t s today issued a general ord-.t redistriuuting the tr< ops now here intc provisional brigades us follows: Firs’, brigade, Brigadier General Mil ler, eoiemamling—Fourteenth Uuit« l Btates infantry, Eighteenth Hmtcl -'■dates in antiv, Twenty thud Unintl an s ar- tilatc.s cava.rv. dismounted squadrons of four troops \ one company of engineers. Batteries each from the First United States vol unteer cavalry, tho regiment which Colonel Wood commands, and of which Theodore Roosevelt is the lieutenant colonel. MAKE UP OF EXPEDITION. Army Now Knroute to ('ulm Composed Largely of IJr-MilHrs. Tampa, #Fla., June 4 The expedi tion that sailed from hero for Key West prior to going to Santiago was made up of nearly 20 regiments of regular in fantry, including besides the regiments of the Fifth corps, four regiments of infantry that have been in camp at Mo bile and which termed part of Major General Coppiuger’s command at that rendezvous. Total force of regular infantry was about 11,000 men. There were also two regiments of vol unteer infantry, about 2,000 men alto- j gether, Second regiment of cavalry from ■ Mobile, 500 men and two squadrons each from the First, Third, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth cavalry, and about 2,000 men; eight troop* of volunteer cavalry, taken trom Roosevelt’s rough riders, 600 men; tour batteries of light artil lery, 300 men and 16 guns; two batte ries of heavy artillery, 200 men and 16 guns; the battalion of engineers, 200 men; signal and hospital corps, etc., about 300 men—a grand total of about and D Cali! nnu h.-.ivv artillery. S-cniid brigade, Brigadier General Charles L mr eummuudmg—'I Inrteent ,1 ieguiicnt Miiuiciot.i inlantry United States voluntei r>; Twentieth regiment Kansu l luted States volunteers; i- iul regiment Idaho volunteers; two bat tadcai - ! nsr ;'i gimciit Tcuiieiseo volun teers to arrive. Third brigade, Rrigadii-r Genoin! Har rison Gray Utis eomniandiiig—tevciil i regiment California volunteers; one but tahon Wyoming volunteers; l ust regi- j mem Montana voIuiiuhts. Fourtli brigade, Brigadier General Arthur McArthur eoniinanding—First regiment North Dakota vnluiiteers; First regiment South Dakota volunteers: ! 1'ifty-first regiment Iowa vohinteers. The above brigade formations arc ex- I r»ec:ed to remain peniiumnt until tia - troops have arrived in the l‘h lippiner, j when the expenses of tho eampaign may I necessitate changes. Spnnjs!i Boat Must Leave. Buenos Ayues, Juno '4 ’ITie gov- ' ernment of Paraguay, acting ujsin tlic repiresentations of the ITuted State- i consul at Montevideo, has notified tin i commander ot the Spanish torpmiloguri- j boar T- inerar o, now a: As< unction, that ' he must disarm that vessel if he desires ! to remain-in p> rt. The Spanish com- j mander refused to do so and tlierenpon | he was iuformed that the Temeranc i must leave Ascuuction as soon ns the - Four Americans Glain In an Encounter Yv r ith Spanish at Guantanamo. ENEMY FINALLY CRUSHED Marines Lnudeit From Hie Transport I'anllier Attacked and Desperate Fighting Fustics—Our Men Stand to Their Hosts Without Flinching. Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti, June 14. —The Associated Press dispatch boat Dauntless has arrived here with the following details of a fight at Guantan amo: Lieutenant Colonel R. W. Hunt ington’s battalion of marines, which landed from the transport Panther on Friday and encamped on the hill guard ing the abandoned cable station at the entrance to the harbor of Guantanamo, | was attacked by Spanish guerrillas and | regulars at 3 o’clock Saturday after noon. The fighting was almost continuous ! for 15 hours, until 6 o’clock Sun lay i morning, win'll re-enforeemeuts were ; landed from the Marblehead. ) Four of our men xvere killed and one ' wounded. The advance pickets under | Lieutenants Neville and Shaw are un- j accounted for. Assistant Surgeon John Blair Gibbs i was among tke killed. His home was at Richmond, Ya. The others killed i are: Sergeant Charles H. Smith of Small wood. Private William Dunphy of Glouces ter, Mass. Private James McColgan of Stone- ham, Mass. Corporal Glass was accidentally in jured in the head. The Spanish loss is unknown, but it was probably considerable. The spiaxhe.i of blood found at daylight at the posi tion the Spaniards occupied indicate fa talities, but their comrades carried off the killed and wounded. The engagement began with desultory firing at the pickets 1,000 yards inland from the camp. Captain Spicer’s com pany was doing guard duty, and was driven in, finally rallying and repulsing the enemy at 5 o’clock. Lieutenant Colonel Huntington and Major Cockrell gave high praise to tho nerve and steadiness of officers and men, especially the young ones, as the engagement was a baptism of fire for a large majority. The men were in dark ness and in a strange land, but they stood to their posts with courage and fortitude, and there was no symptom of panic. NAVAL RESERVES ON HAND. Work ol Equipping War Vessels Doing Hushed at Norfolk. Norfolk, June !4—Tho work of equipping the vessels at the Norfolk navyyard for the service to which they have been assigned goes forward rap idly. The Illinois naval reserves, 200 strong, from Chicago and Alton, have arrived at the yard and arc quartered aboard the receiving ship Franklin. They will go aboard the cruiser New ark, which has been in commission three weeks and is now ready to sail. The detachment of Mary kind reserves, under command of Lieutenant Geer, who will form the crew of the gunboat Apache now in the drydock at tho navyyard, being put in shape for active service, are anxious for service. Over 100 men are working on the vessel and it is expected that she will be able to leave the yard for Hampton Road$ Wednesday at which time her crew will be on/nand. The New York will, it is reported on excellent authority, be the flagship of a new flying squadron whose objective point is to be in Spanish waters to watch the movements of the encmy’ii ships, particularly that Cadiz fleet, and report it promptly to Washington. The torpedo boat destroyer Yankton has received her war paint and is ready for service. Cadet Frederick Lansing Oliver, a thirdclass man at Annapolis, has been assigned to the Yale. He is the son of a wealthy North Carolina maiiufucturOr and chose service rather than a vacation. U WANT TO rURCi INJUREf. Tlic Daughter* i.fr,,p|.,!„ n„i, »r VJ4lia Oil cr Th<-lr 8 rv Ic s. Washington, Juu Evans, necoud dau Riilfley 1L Evans, uc< Taylor, daughter <>; commander of th Washington f; un MiM .Tran of Captain ci nipanied by Musa <'.iptuiu Taylor, lud.ana, arrived in 'ort M< nroe today. 17,000 men. . The regulars were practically picked re J' ill , 1K 10 ,< \ r ,n:,, *hitierv are completed, en, as not a single recruit was taken, 1 ' v ‘ ilca must IHi quickly done. men the regiments carrying only the seasoned troops. old Spain to Continue Fight. Madrid, June 14.—A semiofficial note Issued today emphatically contradicts all the American reports of the opera tions in Cuba, and even denies that American forces have effected a land ing in Guantanamo bay or elsewhere. The note concludes: “The European press will make a mistake in imagining Bpain is discouraged and at the end of her resources. On the contrary, Spain is full of hope and determined to con tinue the war.” Cadiz Fleet Unfit For Sea. Washington, June 14.—Word has bee% received at the navy department ! from a high though unofficial source that Admiral Camara’s Cadiz fleet ha* been found unfit tor sea. Belt Reaches St. Thomas. St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, June 4 Walter Be tf, who is said to have been a s< cn tary of Mr. Brnwi’ord, the Brrish c iimi) at S;;n Juan tie P< rti Rico, the ut.er now acting for the United .-'tru,-.-., arrived hero yesl«-n!uy. Mr. }.-tt was accused of comtmitnrutiiig in i reunion to the United t-tutes an ther. i s u nc ruing the mines and for- till cation* nt Siiii Juan ami be wa.t theroioro ordered to leave Porto Rico. San Franc.h(*o Riiim Ashon-, Highland Light, Mas*., ,)um 14.— The United S :it<- cm Her Sun Frau- coco ran ashore during a dense log till, dk niiug, o n i «>>iir about half a milo west o 1- gii ill ml lifesaving Rtation, The cruiser nc* m uu easy position and it is thought- she will flout without in jury ut high tide. WAITING FOR TRANSPORTS. Fleet OH" Santiago de Cuba Ready to Begin Operations. Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti, June 14.— The expedition trom Tampa under Gen eral Shafter, convoyed by American warships, is anxionsly awaited by the fleet off Santiago do Cuba. Operations will begin immediately after the ar rival of the transports, which are ex pected this week. When the Associated Press dispatch boat Dauntless left Guantanamo bay Sunday morning the cable steamer Adria was grappling for the Haytien cable. The cable is to be spliced and Admiral Sampson will hold it for direct communication with Washing ton. Soldiers to Leave Mobile. Mi hulk, June 14. — The volunteers here, including two Texas, two Louisi ana and one Alabama regiment, now located at Spring Hill and one Alabama now on tho bay shore, the latter to be mustered in today, will be transferred tomorrow to Mount Vernon, Ala , the old military }>ost established by Jack- son, us the most suitable for a military station. This jmst is 3(J miles from Mo bile, on the Mobile and Birmingham luilroad, has fine barracks, hospital, offi- Sers’ quarters and a large land reserva tion. The locality is high, piny woods and has always been very healthful. AksWtnut Trufllr Manager. New Orleans, June 14.—The an nouncement is made that W. H. Mas ter* has l«cu appointed assistant traffic niunugurof the Southern Pacific, with headquarters u* this city. PARK ARMY TO REMAIN No Change In Camp as Result of Fever Outbreak. CHICKAMAUGA SAFE PLACE Offlctals Deny Report That an Epi demic Is Feared Among Volunteers. Weather More Favorable and Kqui|»- meat Work Goes Steadily On. Chickamauga, Ga., June 14 — Dur ing the last few days false reports to the effect that on account of the preva lence of yellow fever in Mississippi, there was a probability of the army camp here being moved, have made their appearance in a number of papers. In regard to these reports a Washing ton special says: “All inquiries as to whether a changa of camping ground is intended in view of the breaking out of fever, Adjutant General Corbin referred to the surgeon general of the army. Surgeon General Sternberg betrayed no alarm at the E rospect of a visitation of fever. Ho ad not yet received any report on tho subject, he said, and until he had noth ing would be done. He dismissed tho idea that there was auy danger of an epidemic at the Chickamauga camp as utterly untenable. Chattanooga, hede- clared, was a health resort and a ihu' 1 * to which they were preparing to send sick and wounded soldiers in order lor them to get well. The only camps which he would admit it might possibly be necessary to change were those at Tampa, Jacksonville and Mobile. “While no action has been determined on as yet it seems unlikely, from tho trend of utterances of department offi cials today, that any change will bo made in the camp at Cbickamanga as a result of the appearance of yellow fever in Mississippi. It seems likely, how ever, that the camp at Tampa may be abandoned and that the troops at Mo bile will be moved to some other camp. ’ The officials here are unanimously of tho opinion that the fever scare will have no effect on the camp here. It has been many years since this scourge has appeared in this section and the park is conceded to be one of the healthiest places in the country. The weather conditions at Chicka- mauga today are more satisfactory than they have been in several weeks. The morning has been cloudy through out and the men have gotten through their drills with ease. The hard rain of yesterday laid the dust in tho park and considerably lowered the temperature. In ca 3 of an emergency 26,000 men could Lv sent into action from Chicka- mauga park. These would not be en tirely equipjiod, but in such condition that they could give a good account of themselves. The equipment work goes steadily on and the officials are making strenuous efforts to put the entire army in condi tion to respond to any calls which may come. The work of equipping the Cuban and Philippine armies of invasion has somewhat delayed the work here, but from now on things will move rapidly along this line. The authorities can now send equipment here, as the other armies are provided for. The First Ohio cavrlry will be sent to Tampa the last of the week. Nothing definite can be learned in regard to other regiments moving. Secretary of Treasury Invite - Subscriptions For Newly Authorized Loan. ! AN EXPLAINING CIRCULAR Notes to Deni- Interest at the Rate of Three l*er C'ent Per Year—The OlY- ers of Individuals Will Be First Ac cepted by the Government. Washixgmon, June 14.—Immediately upon receipt of information from the White House that the war revenue bill had been signed by the president, Sec retary Gage issued today the following circular explaining to the public the proposed bond issue: “The secretary of the treasury invites subscriptions from the people of the United States for $200,000,000 of the bonds of 3 per cent loan, authorized by act of congress approved June 13, 18!ib. Subscriptions will be received at par for a period of 34 days, the subscription be ing open from this date to 3 o’clock p. m. on the fourth day of July, 1S98. “The bonds will be issued in both coupon and registered form, the coupon bonds in denominations of $10, $100. $500 and $1,000, and the registered bonds in denominations of $20, $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000. They will be dated Aug. 1, 1898, and by their terms will be redeemable in coin at the pleasure of the United States after ten years from the date of t' eir issue and due and payable Aug. 1, 1 (18. “The bonds will bear interest at the rate of 3 per cent per ai uum, payable quarterly; the interest on the coupon bonds will be paid by means of coupons to be detached from th > bonds as the interest becomes due, a .d the interest of the registered bonds ill be paid by checks drawn to the on er of the pay ees, and mailed to their addresses. "The law authorizing this issue of bonds provides that in allotting said bonds the several subscriptions of in dividuals shall be first accepted and the subscriptions of the lowest amounts shall be first allotted. In accordance with that provision allotments to all in dividual subscribers will be made before auy bonds will be allotted to other than individuals. “In order to avoid a too rapid absorp tion of funds into the treasury, with a possible consequent evil effect on in dustry and commerce, any subscriber for more than $500 will be permitted to take his allotment of bonds in install ments of 20 per cent, taking the first installment within ten days after the notice of the allotment and the balance at four equal intervals of 40 days each, in four installments each of 20 per cent of the bonds allotted. “Delivery of bonds will be made in installments as payment lor them is re ceived and payment must in all cases be made in full as tho bonds are taken. The 2 per cent deposit will apply on the first allotment. Any subscriber may pay for the whole amount allotted him within ten days from the date of the no tice of his allotment. “Interest will be adjusted from the time of the actual payment, whether paid in one sum or in installments as permitted. Separate subscriptions from one individual, although made from time to time, will be aggregated and considered as one subscription. “The secretary of the treasury will re ceive in payment for the bonds* post- office money orders, payable at Wash ington, D. C., and checks, bank drafts and express mfoney orders, collectible in the cities of New York, Boston, Phila delphia, Baltimore. Washington, Cin cinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, New Or leans and San Francisco. “All remittances and other communi cations relative to this loan should bn addressed to the secretary of the treas ury, division of loans and currency, Washington, D. C. “All subscriptions must be received at the treasury department, Washing ton, D. C., not later than 3 p. m., Wednesday, July 4, 1898. No subscrip tions received after that date and hour will be considered.” Miss Evans is he <• in Ixjhalf of thi* corps ol nurses whicn she ami her sis ter. Mrs. Charles C. rh t. n Marsh, hay® formed and offered to the marine hos pital service. MBs Evans has learned, to her disap pointment, that the government does not need nurses at present, but as soon us a vacancy occurs she, with her sister uml Miss Taylor, will be given an op portunity to display their patriotism. The young ladies have taken a course of training in the Dixon Na/al hospital m ar Newport News. As there is now a large contingent of naval people at i'ort Monroe, the young members havo formed a class and go daily to the hos pital in order to acquire proficiency in their chosen work. Miss Evans is quite enthusiastic and hopes that she will bo given a position. PEACE TALUS REVIVED Spain Wants to End the Fight on Her Own Terms. PRESIDENT REMAINS FIRM MONEY NEARLY ALL CONE. New York Has but Fifty Thousand of Her War Appropriation. Albany, June 14.—Definite informa tion has been obtained from the offices of the adjutant general and the state comptroller as to what has been done with the $1,000,000 ap .-opriated for war purposes at the last session of the legis lature. Of this sum only $50,000 re mains. Of the $950,000 accounted for, $300,- 000 has been set aside for the payment of troops, but nothing positive can lie learned as to when the men will be paid. Paymaster General Healey has already, received two warrants from the comptroller for $50,000 each. A few regiments have been paid, but the paymaster general can give no guar antee when the others will receive their dues. The reason alleged is the una voidable delay incident to the receipt of payrolls and comparison with regi mental muster rolls. After the Big War Loan. New York, June 14.—In view of the probable issuance of a circular by the secretary of the treasury within a short time asking for subscriptions to the loan authorized by the war revenue bill to the amount of $.00,000,000, the National j City bank and the Central Trust com pany of New York and Vermvle & Co. have informed the secretary of tho treasury that in order to insure the im mediate success of the loan they will subscribe for the entire loan of $200,- 000,000, or such part thereof as nyiy not be subscribed for by the public. Desperate Fight Expected. London, June 14. — Rear Admiral Sampson’s acquisition of a base for coaling and supplies at Guantanamo is universally recognized as practically sealing the fate of Santiago, although it is believed that the Spanish troops will show* a good fight before the city is captured. He Will Listen to No Overtures l.'utll Our Troops Occupy the Various Is- lauds Now Ruled by Madrid—Then We Can Bietate Conditions. New York, June 14.—A dispatch to The World from Washington says: It is known here that Spain will make overtures to the Uuited States soon for u settlement of the war on the basis of the return of the Philippines and Porta Rico, the independence of Cuba, but uo indemnity. The president will not consider a proposition for peace until after armies of occupation are landed in the Philip pines, Porto Rico and Cuba. The president is determined that Spain shall pay a heavy indemnity, and will securfe Porto Rico and the Philip pines before any peace proposition is considered. If the Spanish government does not wish to settle on the terms of the Uuited States both will be held. The administration will demand that Spain pay the whole cost of the war to the United States and also pay indem nify for the loss of the Maine. The state department does not believe any European power will interfere. An attache of a European continental legation, who is in position to know whereof he speaks, said: “The time for peace negotiations has not yet come. Your government will not listen to any proposition that does not include the surrender of Porto Rico. Every European power understands this unofficially. The Spanish statesmen have trouble enough on their hands over the Philippines.” Tho ambassador of a continental power said: “There will he no offer of mediation from outside. Such a ^movement should come at the suggestion of the Uuited States that it would be acceptable. I vet your government intimate that it would discuss peace terms and at least out government of Europe will do its ut most toward putting an end to the war and bringing the contending nations to gether on a basis honorable to both. “Until that is done rest assured that these reports of peace offers are not to be credited, for in the light of experi ence foreign governments will not in vite the United States to a course of ac tion until assured that it is the course which this country itself desires to have taken.” Gunboat OlT Cape Race. St. Johns, N F., June 14.—The war ship \vho»e presence off Cape Race last week gave rise to so many startling re reports proves to be the British gunboat Gulnare. She is > ugaged in surveying some unmapped shoals on the edge of the Grand banks. Annerlu Off Key West. Key West, June 14. — The United States steamer Armeria, with ammuni tion for the fleet, arrived from Norfolk after dark last night and anchored off Fort Taylor. Berlin Papers Make Dental. London, June 14—Special dispatches from Berlin deny that Germany has auy intention of calling a conference as to the Philippines. No Appeal From Madrid. London, June 14.—The Vienna cor respondent of The Times says there is not a particle of truth in the rumors that Spain has appealed to Emperor Francis Joseph to mediate, or that an European congress is contemplated to discuss the ultimate status of the Phil ippines. Rumored Fall of Manila. Washington, June :4—At the state department it was said today that neither Ambassador Hay nor any other official had informed it of the fall of Manil.a. ft was added that the govern ment had no otliciul advices concerning the light at Guantanamo. Porto Rico to Be Invaded. Washington, June 14.—The war de partment announced today it hud be gun active preparations for a second army of invasion. It is believed the second army will go to Porto Rico. Crushed. Nell—So you’re reully engaged in earnest? Belle—Yes, and to think that I should do it, after rejecting almost a hundred proposals! Nell—Indeed. What a very persist ent young man ho must have been.— Philadelphia Record. They Scatter. So many people talk at random that half of what is said never makes a hit. •—New Orleans Picayune. OThawkes RECEIVED GOLD M ■ft;- tawnt. Hlghesf Ayr&rd Diploma af Honor For Superior T^n.* Grlnitine and » I'ollency in the Manufacture of Spe luol sand Kyc Gla- Sold in 11.000 ( itie* and Town* in the L'.S. AldLc, Popular Glaase* in the U. S. \ ESTABLISHED 7870. A > || T I A II Tiirse Kamovs Gi.asses bA V HU n Auk Kzvkk Pkdui.ko. b. U. I'kawlky & Co..[Agents,Gaffney, S. C.