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THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., JUNE 23, 1898
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Bter.inors With United States
Troops on Board Reach
Their Destination.
VOYAGE HADE III SAFETY !
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Bcorotiiry Al;»or Notified of tin* Arrivt;! ,
of (i'.-rsriMi Mnfter and Also of tin*
Kstublishm'Oit of u Dircci Coble Liiu*
to Guantaiiaiiio.
W’ashixotox, Ji:na 21.—Thoro was
important news at tbo war deoarv!n"nt
when Secretary Alger reach', i his office
today. The transports with 10,0A)
troops, lie was informed, had arrived
safely off Santiago yesterday and that
direct cable communie-Uion had been
Oatabli.sln d between the United States
ami Guantanamo, where the United
States now hold pos.sef.sion of Cuban
•oiL
Thus not only is Captain General
Blanco cut off from any communication
w itn the outside world save through the
Key West cables within our control, but
the authorities in Washington have
been placed in close connection with
our forces, army and navy, which mo
conducting tho invasion of Cuba.
To General Greely and Lis signal
corps belongs the honor of achieving
this last feat, lie was entrusted some
weeks ago the task cf re-otablishing
cable and telegraphic communication
with Cuba. Under his supervision
Lieutenant Colonel Allen of General
Miles' staff, with officers and men of
the signal corps, have been busily en
gaged in the • aeration of that work.
The French Cable company, whose
cable runs fi'om Santiago to Guan
tanamo bay, and thence toCape Huy-
tien, where a direct connection is ob
tained with New York, was accorded
the privilege of restoring this commu
nication with Guantanamo and San
tiago, with permission to semi commer
cial and domestic dispatches under a
strict military censorship, nccassitatcd
by war conditions.
The cable steamer Mancel was em
ployed for tho work and operating on
these lines communication was restored
with Cajie Haytieu and Guantanamo
about H o'clock yesterday afternoon. It
is expected that today cr Wednesday
will be thrown ojs'ii to the general pub
lic, subjec t to ceusorshii).
The first message over this restricted
cab’e was one from Lieutenant Colonel
Allen to General Greelv announcing
the reopening of communication. Gen
eral Greely immediately directed tho
officer to obtain and forward the earli
est possible advices as to the arrival of
the United States troop transports.
Lieutenant Colonel Allen applied to
Captain McCalla, in command of tho
United States forces in Guantanamo
bay. The captain in turn sent out a
boat to Admiral Sampson’s squadron,
which returned with tho news that the
transports had arrived safely and were
lying off Santiago and that at tho mo
ment of the report General Shatter,
commanding the military expedition,
was on board the flagship New York
consulting with Admiral Sampson re
specting the lauding of the troops.
The troops, numbering about 10,000
men, were on board 37 transports. The
time and place for the landing of the
soldiers had not been decided upon.
There were 14 mild cases of typhoid
fever and some cases of measles on
board the transports, but the troops,
generally speaking, were in good con
dition and in excellent spirits. Tho
yoyage was without incident.
It is expected here that the transports
will remain off Santiago, or perhaps
nearer the exact landing point of the
troops, until Santiago has been cap
tured, when they will take aboard the
greater part of the invading army, if
they can be spared from that locality,
and convey the troops to Porto Rico to
effect the capture of that island.
FRESH CALL ON ALABAMA.
Governor to Orgnnl/.e Two nnttnliocs
Among the Negroes.
Montuomery, Ala., June 21.—The
second call from Washington for troops
from Alabama has been received at the
governor’s office. Tho executive is ab
sent in attendance upon (he closing ex
ercises of the university at Tuscaloosa.
He will return to his office about next
Thursday ami will then issue the proc
lamation calling for enlistments.
In the notice it is recommended that
a preliminary examination of the men
be had in order to save tho govern
ment the cost of transportation, etc.
The call is for two battalions of troops
and it is known to bo the purpose or
tne governor to orgaui/.e both battalions
among the negroes and to merge them
with the battalion of Alabama negroes
already in camp at Mobile into a full
negro regiment with Alabama \\ i#’t
P( inter ' as field officers and high clas -
white men, preferab’y members of the
national guard, as line officers.
SF5SIAL Tp SSEB
Jucl^c Henry After the Part
Midway Offenders.
HOT CHARGE TO JUEYMEH
Spanish Reserve Squadron Is
Again Reported Each at
Its Starting Point.
02TE OP VESSELS DISABLED
CALLS IT LAND CRABBING.
Ecuator Mitchell Opposes Hawaiian
Annexation Resolution.
Washington, June 21.—Almost im
mediately after the senate convened the
resolution for the annexation of Hawaii
was laid before it.
Pending its consideration, Mr. Roach
of North Dakota, who had been quoted
in Washington papers as favorable to
the annexation of Hawaii, rose to a
question of privilege. He said he had
not made the statement attributed to
him and, as a matter of fact, was op
posed and always had been to the an
nexation of Hawaii.
Mr. Mitchell of Wisconsin delivered a
speech in opposition to annexation. In
the course of his address he declared
that the nation just now was shorn of
its judgment. The effort to establish
our government in the adoption of a
policy of imperialism was evidence vt
that. He thought the seizure of Ha
waii would remove aU doubt as to our
Jand grabbing intentions.
The Walker County Authorities Will
Ferret Out and I’milsli All Who
Have Violated the Law by Selling
Whisky and Gambling.
Ctiickamauoa, Ga., June 21. — Tho
special term of court called at Lafay
ette, in Walker county, to try'•tho
oft'cinlers of tho j>ark midway, is now
in session. Judge Henry, tho presiding
judge, in opening tho court, made an
emphatic charge to the jury, ordering
them to ferret out and punish all who
bad violated the law by selAng whisky
to and gambling with soldiers.
Solicitor General Wright expects to
secure indictments against 170 offenders
before the jury completes its investiga
tions. It is likely that court will be in
session all the week.
Today is another day of activity at
Chickamauga—officers and men are all
hard at work. The equipping work
is now progressing rapidly and if the
present rate keeps up the whole army
will be armed and equipped in a very
short time. Recruits continue to come
in by tho hundred.
It is stated on very good authority
that General Brooke, General Wade
and others at Chickamauga park have
recommended to the war department
that no troops be removed from Chicka
mauga until after the date of the de
parture of an invading expedition is
tixed. The transports they think can
be loaded with supplies and ammuni
tion in advance. Then, with just time
enough to make the journey, the troops
can be moved directly from the camp to
the ports and marched at once fully
equipped on shipboard.
The generals suggest that this is a
better way than to move the troops tc
the gulf, camp them again and hold
them until the expedition is ready tc
start.
They believe a higher degree of effi
ciency can be maintained by their plan
and that much of the confusion and de
lay encountered in the departure from
Tampa can be avoided.
The department, it is stated, is seri
ously considering tho plan and it is alto
gether probable it will be accepted.
Major H. E. Badley, former surgeon
of the Second Wisconsin, who is now a
surgeon of the United States volunteer
army, has been permanently assigned
to the hospital of the First corps, and is
now in charge there. There are now 40
patients there, against 70 two weeks ago.
The camp, or at least the First divi
sion, is in a very healthy condition at
this time. During the past few days a
number of men have been discharged.
The majority of the inmates are ill with
pneumonia and typhoid fever There
are about six men in the hospital whe
are in a precarious condition. Twenty-
five of the present inmates will bo sent
to tho Leiter hospital today or tomor
row.
Hundreds of men are still suffering
from the effects of vaccination. The
vaccination was a necessary work, but
oue which interfered materially.
New Ministry For Spnln.
Madrid, June 21.—There are rumors
current here today that the enrtes may
suspend its sessions during the coming
week, when Senor Pnigoerver, the min
ister of finance, will resign, in which
event it Is thought the premier, Senor
Sagasta, will be compelled to submit to
the queen regent >a question of confi
dence in the ministry. It is possible,
therefore, that Senor Sagasta will re
sign, in which case, it is said, a national
government, pledged to the most ener
getic course, will suooeed his ministry.
Alarm la Camp Merritt.
8am Francisco, June 21.—The de
velopments of diphtheria and cerebro
spinal meningitis at Camp Merritt is
causing considerable alarm. There are
also a number of oases of pneumonia in
the hospital. Arrangements are being
made to send a 900 bed field hospital to
the Philippines under charge of Major
W. O. Owen.
GUNBOATS MAKE A SORTIE.
Spanish Vessels Leave Havana and
Are Fired on by the 31aple.
Key West, June 21.—A vessel, which
arrived this morning from the blockad
ing fleet off Havana, reports that there
have been no incidents worth noting
excepting occasional shooting from
Morro Castle and the land batteries.
Three searchlights have been mounted
upon the fortifications, oue at Cojimar,
one at the Morro and one at the Reins
battery.
On last Friday three Spanish gun
boats and some larger ve^ols, appar
ently merchantmen, left Havana har
bor and proceeded eastward, close in
shore. The auxiliary gunboat Maple
fired upon the Spanish ships and they
returned to port and have not since at
tempted a sortie.
State Department Gears Through lbs
Most Reliable Sources That Admiral
Camara ami Ail His Ships Are L’;
Port Om-c More.
Washington, June 21.—Advices rc
ceived here by way of Marseilles, France,
confirm the first reports that the Span
ish fleet has returned to Cadiz. The dis
patch stales that tho Vittoria was in
jured and was towed into port.
The above i iece of good newt
came through the medium of tho state
department from a reliable authority
in Marseilles, Franco. It was stated
that positive information had been re
ceived there that the Cadiz fleet had re
turned to Cadiz after its portendous do
parturc, with one of tho most formida
ble of the ships, tho Vittoria, disabled
and in tow of cue of tho other ships.
The Vittoria is one of the broadside
ships of the Spanish mvy, being very
similar In that respect to the Neman
cia, another vessel of the squadron.
She has no turrets, but like the old style
of ironclads, lias her guns mounted
broadside behind a citadel of heavy
iron.
She has lain neglected for imny years
at Cadiz and it is presumed that the
hasty repairs made upon her to prepai d
for active s -rvice were nor oxteiisivu
enough to make good the damage sus
tained by her machinery through neg
lect.
ZAFiRO FORCED TO LEAVE.
American Supply Vessel Driven Out
cf Chinese Waters.
New York, June 21.—A special cable
to The Evening Journal from Hong-
Kong says: The American supply shij
Zafiro, which was sent here from Manila
by Admiral Dewey to procure provisions
and other necessaries for the fleet, and
which anchored a few miles from her*
in Chinese waters, has been compelled
to leave by the Chinese authorities.
The Chinese notified United Statci
Consul Wildman, at Hong-Kong, to take
the Zafiro cut of tho jurisdiction of tin
emperor at once and refused to allow
her even the customary 24 hours’ stay,
or a pound of coal or provisions.
She has accordingly been moved ami
now r is in British waters at Hong-Kong.
The Chinese order is believed to be du«
to the representations of Spain.
NEW ARRANGEMENT MADE.
Furnishing of Transports Weaken)
Hie 1’aeJflc Steamer'Sendee.
Sax Francisco, Juno 21.—The Pacifif
Steamship company has famished sc
many transports to the government thai
mew arrangements regarding the carry
ing of freight and passengers have be
come necessary. The steamer San Jnan,
which has sailed for Central America,
takes the place of the City of Para.
The place of the Colon, which left on
the last expedition to Manila, was taken
by the Starbuck, brought from the Cen
tral American coast for the pur{lbfie, and
the City of Panama is on her way hen;
to take the trip of the Newport, lately
impressed by the govern men t.
On the China and Japan line the City
of Peking’s place ha-; been taken by tho
Aztec, and the Glenfarg has been char
tered at Hong-Kong to carry the China !
freight.
DISASTER AT A LAUNCHING.
Fifty Persons Drowned and the War
ship Probably Lost.
London, June 21.—During the launch
ing of the new British flrstclass battle
ship Albion, of 12,950 tons, at the
Blackwell today, by the Duchess ol
York, a ceremony at which the United
States ambassador. Colonel John Hay
and Mrs. Hay and Lieutenant Colone
Well, the United States-naval attache
assisted, the displacement of watei
caused an immense mass of water tc
rise on all sides, completely sabmerginp
one of the lower stages of the yard and
immersing hnndreds of people.
Ten bodies have thus far been recov
ered and it is estimated that 50 person!
were drowned.
Another but discredited report sayi
the warship sank.
SIC PLANT FOR MAGIC CITY. !
The Alabama Sti-e! mid Shipbuilding
Com pa t:v Organized.
Birmingham, Ala., June 21. — Tlvi
first movement to inanuiacturo steel
from southern iron cn an extensive !
scale was made h iv with the organiza
tion of the Alabama t^t zl and j
building company, with a lupiial stock
of wl'./O.OCO mid authority to is.-U" bonds
smounting to SMoJ.OOO.
A contract was let by the c ir.pxny to
n Cleveland firm to construc t a si.coO.-
hOU steel plant n. ar Birmingham with r»
daily capacity of 1,000 tons, work to be
gin within :>() days. This will be tho
largest steel phut soutn of Pittsburg
and tho first of any importance in the
south.
The Tennessee Coal, Iren and Rail- !
way company, James T. Woodward of
New York; Moore «!k Schley of New ;
York; the Louisville and Nashville rail
road and Southern railway and leal
capitalists are the promoters, the Ten
nessee company guaranteeing the bonds.
CAIVEZ ENDS DEBATE
President of Cuban ministry
Speaks In Havana.
EE DEFIES OUR SOLDIERS
French minister of Foreign
Affairs and the Czar Now
Behind Negotiations.
EUROPE READY TO HOVE
WAR HISTORY
FOR A WEEK
Review of the Struggle fJetwcea
America and Spain.
SpanUh Guerrlllus Routed.
The Associated Press disjiatch beat
Janm’ca,
an a:;g:T
Lauds Blanco For IBs Conduct Under
Fxlstlng Circumstances and Declares
That Death la Preferable to Defeat
by Americans.
Havana, Juno 21. —r>onor Galvez,
president of the colonial cabinet, has
closed the debates in the chamber with
a message to the deputies, in which he j
repeated that he did not wish to see
autonomy established for Cubans or for
Spaniards, but for all the inhabitants of
the island of Cuba.
Continuing, the president paid a
tribute to the efforts of Captain General
Blanco under the existing circumstances
and pointed cut that the public offices
had been divided between Cubans and
Spaniards. Ho concluded by saying:
“Let the sky fall flat and sink us in
an abyss before the daring foreign in
vader’s foot tramples on Spanish soil.”
These words of Senor Galvez were
warmly applauded by the deputies and
others assembled in the hall.
Tho Cuban congress then approved
the address in reply to the president’s
message and to the message of the cap
tain general and the address was deliv
ered to the captain general by the cabi
net and three deputies.
On Friday last the United States bat
tleship Texas, it is announced, endeav
ored to cover the landing of an Ameri
ca:! force at Punta Cabrera, province of
Santiago de Cuba, but, the official re
port adds, the Americans were repulsed
by the Spanish troops under Colonel
Aldea, with the loss of several men.
The firing, it is further asserted, lasted
half an hour.
It is announced at the palace that a
Spanish guerrilla force has lieen en
gaged with a body of insurgents near
tho railroad at Bagame, province of
Havana. The insurgents, it apjiears,
exploded a dynamite bomb and the
guerrillas captured another aud similar
bomb before it could be exploded, after
which the insurgents are said to have
retired with losses. The Spaniards had
three men wounded.
Another palace annonneement sets
forth that six Spanish’ sailors recently
surprised an American camp, near
Cayo Piedra, not far from Cardenas,
province of Uatanzns, capturing
“kitchen utensils and provisions. ”
But, it seems, “other Americans ap
peared, fired on the Spaniards and pur
sued them until they reached the Span
ish gunboat Diego, which was struck
by a Mauser bullet.”
Wanda reached Kingston,
W» duesday with details of
sive movement by United States ma
rines at Guautaimnio against tho Scau-
ish guerrillas in that vicinity. The lat
ter were completely rooted.
I he force of marines was under Cap
tain Elliott, and theeo-operatiug Cabans
were under Colonel laiborda. The com
bined frres razed a Spanish camp about
5 miles from the American position, de
stroying the only well in the vicinity
and killing about 40 Spaniards.
One American marine was slightly
wounded. Two Cubans were killed and
lour wounded.
Second Mi.nila Expedition.
The second expedition of United
States troops to the Philippine islands,
numbering 3,000 men, sailed from San
, . , „ , Francisco Wednesday. A grea^crowd
and Spam has lieon for some days tho | fc , atllercd alou}f tho docks to w i !uesjj tba
subject of lively corresp ndeneo be- departure of the fleet aud the boys were
tween tho chancellories. He adds that given a hearty sendoff.
some of file ainLas.saaors in 1 iiris were Anoilioi* f^ort In IXiiins*
instructed yesterday to remain on tho q-ijg fort and earthworks at Caima-
alert and in readiness. j nera, at the end of the railroad leading
The correspondent further says it in to the city of Guantanamo, were demol-
expected that an event of importance in isbed Wednesday by the bombardment
opening negotiations with the United of the lexas, Marblehead and Suwanee.
States and Spain will occur within a
few days.
M. Hanotaux, the French minister,
for foreign affairs in the Meliue cabi-1
net, backed by the Czar, has, it seems, !
been the principal promoter of the peace j
negotiations, hence “President Fauro’s
Question of Ending the War BetviY'di
the ITiited States and Spain Oiieo
More tlie Subject of a Very Lively
Correspondence Abroad.
London, June 21.—Tho correspondent
at Paris of The Pall Mall Gazette tele
graphs this afternoon that he learns
from an authoritative source, in spite
of denials, that the question of nego
tiating peace between the United States
Spanish Vessel Is Wrecked.
Philadelphia, June 4ft. — Captain
Rowe of the British steamer Waggae,
which arrived here yesterday from
Shielda, reports picking up a dory on
June 12 in latitude 44 N, longitude 60
W. On the bow of the dory was painted
the name “Vidoea,” while on the stern
was the number “6.” There is a fall
rigged ship by the name of Vidoea in
the Spanish merchant service. She was
last reported at the Tuxpam, Mexico,
•everal months ago. She loaded at that
port aud Tampico for the Bermudas and
West Indian porta. Sbe has not been
heard of since that time and it is sup
posed aba was wrecked.
Colors For the Immunes.
Maoom, Jane 21.—Tho citizens of
Macon will on July 4 present to the reg
iment of immunes now being organized
here by Colonel P. H. Ray a handsome
stand of colon. Senator Baoon has
been asked to make the presentation
After an Alleged Spy.
Corunna, Spain, June 21.—Tho Span
ish commander here has taken measnrei
to arrest an alleged American spy, whe
arrived here on the British steamel
Hornac. Up to the present the com
mandant has been unable to locate ths
man he is looking for, bnt the suspect
is believed to be hidden on board.
Sarrien Abandons His Task.
Paris, Jane SI.—Owing to thorefassl
of former Premier Du pay to accept tbs
foreign office portfolio and of M. De-
lambre to become minister of finance,
M. Sarrien decided to relinquish the
task of attempting to form a cabinet
and so informed President Fame this
afternoon.
Subscriptions Poas4ng In.
Washinotom, Jons 21.—Tho amount
of subscriptions received today for the
new bond issne exceeded that of any
day since tho law for tho iosno wonl
into effect. Among tho number were
1,000 snbscri]
■everal 91,000,0001
iptions.
Toasperaaoe Lecturer Dead.
Ixdiaxvpolih, Jane SI.—Luther Ben
son, the noted temperance lecturer, is
MODEL CAMPING GROUNDS.
City of Feruundinu Olf't-r* Healthy Lo
cation and Accessibility.
Ferxandina, Fla., June 21.—Orders
from Washington indicate that 20,000
or 30,000 troops will rendezvous here as
soon as camp sites can be made ready.
The location is near the old fort, at the
northern end of the island upon which
this city stands. It is a tract of some
140 acres, well wooded, and located
midway between the river on the west
and the ocean on the east. The caiiiji
proper will be abont half a mile from
the beach, making the sea bathing ac
cessible for the men. The kind is now
being cleared of underbrush and water
from the city waterworks is being piped
to the site.
The health of the city is excellent.
The railroad will pnt in 10 miles ol
extra sidetrack at the depot aud on the
wharves, so that provisions and supplies
fan be handled rapidly. The road run
ning to the beach will go directly
through the camp, allowing the troops
to be landed without much inarching or
hanling of their equipments and camp
staff.
The harbor is large enough to hold 50
large transports, and there will be 40
feet of water at the wharves. Ten ves
sels can be loaded at the docks at a time.
Tbe water on the bar is good, vessels
loading to 20 feet.
Extension of Time Asked.
Washinoxon, Jane 21. — Secretary
Gage has written a letter to the house
ways and means committee and the
senate finance committee stating that it
is absolutely impossible to pnt the adhe
sive stamp sections of the war revenue
measure into operation on July 1 and
asking that the time be extended nnti*
July 16 and that the commission be in-
creased from 1 to 8 per cent in order to
increase the popular interest in the dis-
tributton of the stamps.
German fit-earner Damaged.
Southampton, Jane 21.—The North
German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
der Groose, Captain Englebart, has ar
rived here from Bremen with a dam
aged rodder and is in drydock having it
repaired. She will proceed to New
York on Friday next
Qalet et fit Thomas.
St. Thomas, Danish West Indiss,
Jane II.—No news of warlike move
ments was obtainable hsrs this morning.
desire to retail: M. Hanotaux in the for-;
cign office.”
TWO MORE CALLS LIKELY.
Military Officials Think Our Army
Should Consist of ."»0<>,000 Mon.
Washinoxon, June 21.—With the
embarkation of troops for Havana daily
drawing nearer, the president is daily j
The bombardment lasted one hour
and 20 minutes. The Spaniards fired
only five shots, which did no damage.
Santiago Butteries Pounded.
Rear Admiral Sr.ninson’s fleet bom
barded the batteries at Santiago de
Cuba for the third time at daylight
Thursday morning. For hours the ships
pounded the batteries at the right aud
left entrance, only sparing El Morro,
where Lieutenant Hobson and his com
panions of tho Morrimac were in prison.
The western batteries, against which
the main assault was directed, were
badly wrecked. One was utterly de
., . « • i stroyed. In others many gnus wero
considering the advisability of issuing I d j Mnounted
the third call for troops. He has so told At first tlie Spaniards repliod pa8sion .
members of congress seeking appoint- ate i y and mildly, but impotently. Then
uients for constituents. It probably will , niost of the were deserted. Not a
be issued soon after the apportionment , • _ . . .
of the states under the second call has ^ip w as struck nor a man injured on
i the American side.
The enemy’s loss of life was no doubt
been filled.
The president and his advisers believe
a third call absolutely necessary. Should
reinforcements be called for from any
quarter they will be needed at once and
the work of recruiting and equipping
the men will require weeks.
The movement on Havana will de
mand not less than 100,000 men, who
the military authorities think ought to
be accustomed to discipline. General I
Merritt’s objections to going to Manila
with undisciplined men were raised also
by General Shafter, who wanted all tho
regulars he could get.
Prominent military authorities here
believe a fourth call will be issued l»e-
fore the war is ended. Troops will bo
required to garrison the Philippines and
Porto Rico. Tbe best informed military
men in the city think that the army of
the United States should consist of 500,- !
000 men.
EMPEROR WILLIAM SPEAKS.
German Ruler Addresses the Royal
Theater Company.
Berlin, June 21.—The official text of
Emperor William’s speech to the com
pany of the royal theater, delivered on
June 10, was published today. The
following are extracts from his majes
ty’s remarks:
“The theater should be tho instru
ment of the monarch and, like the
school and university, work for the
preservation of tho highest spiritual
qualities of our noble German father
land.
"The theater is also one of my
weapons.
“It is the duty of the monarch to in
terest himself in the theater. I have
have seen, by the example of my father
and grandfather, that the theater can
be an immense power in his hands.
“The artists mast aid the emperor to
serve the cause of idealism, with firm
confidence in God and to continue the
fight against materialism and the
un-German ways to which many of the
German playibonses have, unfortn-
nately, already descended.
The general manager, in return for
the thanks, assured his majesty that the
royal theater would gain new victories
for dramatic art under the emperor’s
guidance.
COOK OFFERED THE PLACE. I
—
North Carolina Republican Lender
Tendered Brigadier Generalship.
Raleigh, June 21.—News was re
ceived from Washington today that the '
president had offered the appointment
as brigadier general to Hon. Charles A.
Cook, the Republican attorney of War
ren connty. It is not yet known :
whether he will accept
Mr. Cook was formerly United States
district attorney for the eastern district,
has been for several terms the Repnbli- j
can leader in the legislature, and was
recently nominated for judge. He Is a
graduate of Princeton, and one of Gov
ernor Russell's staunchest supporters.
Blue Is a South Carollulan.
Marion, 8. O., June 21.—Lieutenant
Victor Blue, who recently landed a!
Santiago and inspected the Spanish |
bottled np fleet, thereby laying himself!
heavy.
Reserve Fleet at Sea.
It was again announced in Madrid
Thursday that the Spauish reserve
squadron bad left Cadiz for an un
known destination.
No Exchange of Prisoners.
Tho Spanish government, it was an
nounced in Havana Friday, had not au
thorized the exchange of prisoners of
the Merrimac.
The gunboat YanezPinzon exchanged
communications with an American war
ship, nnder a flag of truce, and the
commander of the latter was in
formed that Captain General Blanco
had no authority to exchange Construc
tor Hobson aud his gallant companions
for Spaniards held prisoners in the
United States.
Reserve Fleet Off Africa.
The captain of a German steamer,
which arrived at Gibraltar Friday, re
ported having sighted the Spanish Ca
diz fleet off Centa, north coast of Af
rica, about opposite and 17 miles sooth
southeast of Gibraltar, Thursday even
ing. The warships were going in an
easterly direction.
The fleet consisted of two battleships,
fonr large cruisers and four torpedo
boat destroyers.
Manila Ready to Surrender.
Admiral Dewey reported to the navy
department Friday that the Philippine
insurgents had practically surrounded
Manila aud the fall of the city was only
a question of a short time. He stated
2,500 Spaniards had been made prison
ers during the past fow weeks.
Hobson and Crew Killed?
The Spanish flag over Morro Castle,
Santiago de Cuba, was halfmasted Sat
urday, as a notification, some United
States naval officers believed, that Lien-
tenant Hobson and his brave crew had
been killed by the bombardment of the
American fleet.
invaders Reported Landed.
A private dispatch received in Madrid
Sunday from New York said General
Shafter’s expedition bad landed near
Santiago de Cuba aud would attack the
town immediately.
Supplies For tbe Enemy.
It developed Sunday that three large
cargoes of supplies had run the Cuban
blockad^recently and that great quan
tities ha? been smuggled to Havana by
way of the Isle of PinOa. Cienfuegos and
other points on the southwest coast,
having direct railroad communications
with the capital
Flags of Truce Ignored.
It was learned Monday from naval
officers at Key West that Captain Gen
eral Blanco bad notified the Ameriqua
blockading fleet that he would there
after recognise no flag of trace, tiling
that every vessel within 6 miles' range
would be fired open, whether flying the
■tars and stripes or a white flag. -
Invading Army Off Banting*.
Washington officials expressed the
liable to be shot as a spy, is a native of , , , , ... „ .
this place. He graduated from Annap-1 °P imon Monday that General Shatter ■
* military expedition had no doubt ar
rived off Santiago de Cuba and wafl be
ing debarked, an undertaking that weald
consume several day* Secretaries ol
the war and navy departments raid
they were hourly expecting a report
from the commander of the invading
army.
Merrlmne Crew Is Held.
The navy department Monday re
ceived a message from Commodore Wat
son, in charge of the blockading fleet off
Havana, saying that the Spanish gov
ernment had refused to exchange lien-
tenant Hobson and his craw far
ers held in the United States.
oils several years ago. His friends and
relatives here are proud of the daring
he exhibited in invading the enemy’s
camp and determining beyond all doubt
the presence of Cervera and his squad
ron.
Wisconsin Troops Mobilizing.
Madison, Win., Jane 21.—Governo*
Scofield has issued orders for the Fourth
Wisconsin regiment of infantry and
Battery A to mobilise at Camp Dongles
aext Monday. This is Wisconsin’s
quota under the second coll for volun
teers. The total strength of these 12
companies is 1,326 men, and of the bat
tery 90l