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Uncaster enterprise! Published Every Wednesday and Saturday j BY fie - Enterprise i-ublistiinA Company i A. J. CLARK, Kdltor, One Year. $1.00 Six Months 50 cts Three Months 25 cts In Advance. Saturday Slay it, 1808* A resolution to submit to the {States a Constitutional Amendment providing Icr lb > election ot United States Senators by a direct v'ote oi the people passed the 11ouso by .? majority ol* tvvo-tliirds ot the members present. MM 1 - i. 1 me ameuuuieiu proposed in tlie rosolution as reported to tin.House left il to the discretion ? i the States to elect their S'nator.by direct vote or through tic "r Legislatures, but an amen Inn .t ' by Mr. I nikrwoc i. of .\! ibama, making select; ;i by j ?, .. vote mandatory, wo the resolution was t lien ailopie i. 1 1 A X?av S'olullon of The Wliixkcy 'I'm if i Columbia 1 *?' _ i-t t. Tile following It - lui , were passed as sim - t tierecent Newberry County convention, will bo ore ii o t. < State convent;' ; t passage. ? The ( ro presented by ( e b. I anil are luo.> .u uj >i? i .? by many ^ol the politician; v. 1. . j. are anxious . > ilur ; quo. tion s*. 11 i '?l d m i- ami by the majority vote of ie i ocrats ol south Carolina: Ej it resolved, That tis Sl.;i , Democratic Executive (hum tee^ iustruct and order th.? man .. . ( of tho primary electh n to 1 on the fourtl) Tuesday in ^ 1808, to place at each pr cm ' ? : voting place a bo: .11 which e... voter shall be allowed 1 ? 0a. ; . ballot upon which 1 b v,: ton or printed. "I'r.dilh .' 11." "High License" or "l)i-'>< . : and tho manager of . ' / tions shall cqunt said ballot- a; d make true returns th : >!' bounty Democratic Execs:! u raitt.ee, shall t dj .lat said rCturns and make a trm rothereof hi the Ste,f I atic lvk Utive Coiiin.itie's 1 cnso neV ~ ?* three t i-ivo a n>.- uy r>f th?s lirst .. primary, anothav ? bo ii Ma;. \ ec-eond Tue ; iv ln{ IS'JS. ii i it \ ceiviinj the \ fu r , C4>ijnt;*'i, tabulated and returned) as i:; fir.-: candidates <>r f - ' sembly thia..vi ,i to li.le v. ii iho ciia.i'.1 , i State D? rnov-ra:ic <" ii pledge in \ i,. that ho or they will abi?: . ;< result of sai l election rnd \mi for (if elected) the pa^.t; o; .1. act to carry out the will <>' .1. majority as expr< -1 i:. ai erate box. He ifTesolved, I'll at c . paign meetings for t:. t ug.\ of be hold at such p the State Executive Comm: t! * shall designate, l'rovid 1, That not more than two Stats- raoa paign meetings shall be held in each judicial circuit. S. <l\ .Jones, M i le-hurg. I'a., write - : ?"I have used DeWitt's Little Karly Risers ever Mine" they were introduced here and must say I have never used , any pills in my family during forty years of house keeping that gave such satisfactory results as a laxative .or . cathartic." Crawford Ilros. To Cure Constipation I orevnr. Take Casrar*Vs Candy Cat hart ia 10c- or2Sc. , tf C. C. C. full lo cure, UmgtOblu rutvuiU money. , / / A SPANISH VICTORY. I THAT IS, SPANIARDS CLAIM IT* Report of Fight at rienfugos From Spanish Sources?Eight Hours' Fighting. Fort Antonio, May 12.-?A tor-j rilio bombardment, of Cienfuegos, i 011 the south coast ol Cuba, wa* reported this morning. '1 here was heavy loss on hot!i sides. Tii Americans were severely repulsed ! by the Spaniards. The battle continued eight hours, four Anieri , can warship': pnrtieipntimr. also the land batteries at Cienluegos and a strong 1'orcc of Spanish soldiers. The Americans tried ! >, land barges towed by steam j launches, but were driven bach by j i murderous lire of artillery and; volleys from Mausers. Later the; invaders assaulted tie opposite bay. towing barge- into a small) stream, made two .attempts to land, bu were repulsed both lime.-. Twenty Spaniards are known to be wounded. The Am uucun ! is unknown. The buttle began early y< terday uorning. ti:< ! MS Kit LOST. Wasl.iiigto: , May 12.?The auxiliary eru -< T 'enniseh i- re, . . t i:i> ii or i. .. i .own ii; ill me hoiul : i 11 -.1 . ( iet: gos m ni.t; . ii ?* i' in.ui. J ^ in J l ui I I w!iv 'onlii in bit' ii > > ' re . > be < rr?- t. Mr- if rem from I . ft? i' !"V v'>' ??? ' u_" llw ! alwanl l.u . < ' ;?,?>!* N? w Y? rk. i\ II. Kv; <- . in.,, "h r.oti Li:. Londo t, May 12?Hong ICong lispatch ays two (Icnnaii, one Ikfi.tii and uno Japanese war* *liij> are now nl Manila ami a Rus ian warship i- expected. 1 hc*\ ire coinbiniii'.: to prevent l>ewev iom landing. (icrmuin intimates ilmt ' " . h ;i voice in tli i_ a. < | Ion nf flin I 'hit ipnines. i hit ti n .1 j? "cation- ie' imminent. CV ' / ' / , IN b .. K MMNu. T! iy i- nilr i ! I ont? rft ii iin ill S i SPANIri.i TKdl'HI.i liarrilz, M: y 1 il.? Mm ia s ii'cii ]. )c1 Iu11'1 in i and Cadiz. I'I'T riii' v \BI.F. T.impa, M I*:.?Tho ciUej .-(at >ii on the ut !i ('ulinn co isf lirt liPOM lie (rnvoil I ?nr \ 'lulrnrtl boats attempted to land ami-; and | ammunition lor tho in -urgents. ' W liY, OF ( Ot KftK. ''Madrid, Havana, May I "J.?A ! latch confirm- the repor! ol j American defen'-yit Cardenas mi, i io il'negos. 1 SKVEN SI,A IN. K\y West, May 12.?The seven Americans killed in the bombardment* of Cardenas were Ensign / r Badger, Freman ' Daniel, Oiler Yarvanee, Cook Orinnell,Seamen l'aterson, Meek anil Barans all ol ^ the Widlow. in cura's CAISE. ? Key West, May. 12.?The t Hudson has just arrived with tour c dead and one wounded from the ( Winslow, which with the Wil- 1 mington, Machias, Annapolis and I * 1 ludson, bombarded Cardenas yes- ' terdav. Cardenas is in llatnes. | ADMINISTRATION DISCREDITS IT. f Wa.-diinglon, May .12.?The ad- ! ;!i ist l'iif i<m in ili\ni.ai1l( " . V V ..VJ * v/ VUfV^lUUll the Spanith stories of American 1 defeats at Cardenas and Cienfuego-, and says it. is probable a ? small party attempted to land j arms an 1 ammunition for (ioincz }l and was repulsed. I OFFICIAL KKL'oKT. Washington, May 12.?Socre- t tary l.ong of 1 lie Navy litis after- v noon issued the following, dated c Key West : I in the action at Cardenas liar- t bor ye.-terday, between Spanish f gun iais and shore batteries and ' the blockading vessels, the fol- 1 jewing were killed on the Wins j ow : \\ orth Ragley. Knsign : John Varoveres, oiler; J. Denefe, lire!>> : Klijah li. Tunnel, cook. ) : led. J. !>. Jtern don. Lieu- j t -1 Commander. William I 'at- ( seriously, but not fatally ;|c P iel W Melveown. quarter- J \ master, Bligbtly. Tho dead audi w uiidt . ai i\?\d on the Hudson i* !.i- j.h itin-. i!io *.le;ul will be ' b;.*i*\i io-dav. Lon^ has wiroil Ih.-niev for il< ails. '1 UOMHARDINQ SAN JUAN. t Xov York, .May 12.?The c >". i.ijial's jH'-'iul from Do Franc*.; ihat. nine American war-hips are nnardins San Juan, I'orto .. ' t i*ico. 1 i;i> morning. r Fai'donas Shelled. H I .don, May 12.?Dardftnua. , tern rare way of Havana.' been bomt)acded by the] Air. ncajj'fltffifc Six warships ap !. i of!" the city \ > tor*lay and ! , c ' / d the defences with a \vclll? 1 .5, Tl... i ' ? . i j . . i J 17 1 " J | ; : (l| (< 11 : i t | iimul'-.moons with that af . . t ;i f-iu- :t' ' ' i. 'ih< v . r : intered t} > b y a d - (1 i r.> 1 if. r fire <!. * slw-v | .. V-i.j <'). '' ire-; j . \ JJ? o J.hci' > ,\ . .i ^ mkeo ship punk hor. The i . i ic -)? attempted to I.i1 ' m?v i ; ! boa * .but i h Sp ti .-,! > -ii 'y repulsed tit m. .Si v-1 of Oub; i n iii - i ' ' tr: 1 to i:o <r* *r.ift \. ' i A mericar.8 with littlo effect.!! j. . believed the two c unpaiiicB , ] tin? first infantry which loft i . Tampa on the transport Gus.-doj lay afternoon participated^ m the fight. . ? - . * \\ hooping ( oupli. I had a little bov who was noarlv ' . dead from an attack <?t" whooping i ' ough. My neighbors recommendv . Chamberlain's Cough Keinedv., I lid not think that any in&dicino , < would liolp hiin, but after giving , him a few doses of that remedy 1 no! iced an improvement, and one bott o cured him entirely. It isi1 the best cough medicine I ever ( had in the house.?.J. L. Mookk, f .South lturgettstown, Pa. For F sale by.). F. Mackey ?fc Co. and ' It. C. Hough & Co., Lancaster,S. 0, 1 Wo-To-Unr for Fifty Out*. ! . Guarantor.) tobacco luiblt cure, t uUrs w'J- "] J tieualiuug, L>Uh>4 pure. 6bc.il. Ail t t "WOllLI)LY AMUSEMENTS." 'onsidered by The General Conference of Southern Methodist. l>altimore, May 11.?Much of o-day's session of the conference >f tho Methodist Episcopal .'hurch, South, was again taken :p in discussing tho proposition > appoint a new editor for the Spworth Era, instead of confiding hat task to tho secretary of the Op worth League, as lias heretoore been the custom. A comprouise was finally effected by tho idoption of a resolution providing hat the secretary of the league hall continue to act as editor of he Era and that ho shall receive salary of $2,500 per annum, lie s also empowered to employ an issistant, if he linds himself unado to fill both positions. The report of the committee npjointed to revise the Articles of ruith, which was filotl yesterday, vas adopted. There are numerals changes in the Articles of 'aith, but thov are confined to he correction of typographical ,,..1 i ? - urn until iti'j icut t'lrors tnar iave crept in since their adoption n lb(>S. The He v. J. It. McCihoe of Tab >otton, CJa., introduced a memo lal raking t?irit the Advocate, he organ of tlo; church, be made i daily instead of a weekly pubicatii , a: ! that th? sum of$75,)00 1 < ret iside out of the "war daini fund'' of $2S?,000 for that >urpose. lie also asked thai $50,000 of he fund bo devoted to the for.i.uof a mis.-ion t Shanghai, 'hina. and a similar rum to the u'.urgoiuent of the Kpv.orth Kia. Hie memorial was referred to the on mittee on publ -hiug interests. A memorial was introduced, vhich promised to make things ively for churchmc n who desire o attend theatres, dance, play ;ard:, go to circuses or horse acts c r bel< ng to clubs which ervo lie nor Tin; ti 'inorial \\ns introduced )y the Virginia delegates, wan imply 1 .1! by its till. , "Worldly \:::; r' i. nt.%" * y the secretary, ind ivie n-i'errr.l t?:? tin; commiti :i revivals. Tho memorial ic i? follows: 4<Qm sti n?What hello done o i-re.ve.it tin; sprc-:-d of worklli n (er clurehon, es K-ejally 'a it;, mi * iv< n forms! "A isb ver? (I) Let ear preach .I'd U. I lit ,'r> I. iflliiy oh; . >u r j; a .. i ; 1. .J, \ hi; i i orttil ? so: 11. s oi" : i(." 4. . k? ., ih hi'.. iji'e ? . the tal.ing < sue livci h i tai.en n. 1 . ... ; _) . < ,i an;. 01 o r 11.; . i; : fi r? . ?i1 . ! n>r join social clubs which fufn -I ntoxicatinj; i;<i i' !'.< for th* mu i.-. tlit* pastor 1 ciw ;'iiv,.i* >proo to 11:?* otlCi dor. I.' there )' any acknovt lodgement of tin unit am: i :< i:;i <o of am influent i.* perron may he home with: in'i wiae, the pr? :.v i.< r must tak* ivitlihin* two o' three faithful "inends, who sha.l lal)*>r to briiifj he olFendor to proper repentnee : but if he will not hoar Ihein, ind there ho no siof repent?uce, the (/Header must he dealt ,vith as in case of immorality." The committee on temperance eported a i nnt the reqij\-t >f the Anti-Saloon League f >r the ippointment of a director, reprelenting the conference on the oague hoard, ami also ugainat laming delegates to the national :onvention, considering the appointment r?f delegates locally ,o bo fully sufficient. 4 i > Jkl THE ly^ \ IN BAPTISTS. A Committee'From the Uecent y CoiiYeiition Calls on President ^ McKinley to Urge Religious'^ Freedom in Cuba. Washington, May 11.?At 3^./' o'clock tins afternoon a committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, which has been in session at Norfolk, called upon the President and presented td him ^ an address adopted by the Convention. The committee consisted of the following named delegates: Dr. W. E. Matcher,,Richmond; The Rev. Dr. Henry McDonald, Georgia; the Rev. Dr. l.> n n_ - ? ? j iii. xi. oawver; the Kev. W. ft. w Stephens, Missouri, and the liuv. Dr. I. T. Tichnor, Georgia. The committee was accompanied by several hundred delegates to the Convention, who had come from Norfolk to call upon the President. The President received the delegation in the East room of the Executive Mansion, and g^ve to each member a cordial greeting. ^ The address is as follows: | "To the President: We the citizensof the United States,look- ^ * ing to the probability that our / ^ (i< v or n to en t may be called to ex- ^ eroise its < fli ces in tlie adjustment of i>cnding <! illicit! ti :n Ca'.a, 'and, whereas, the doctrir- of ! quality of religious right* < - .11 a doctri r 'o t., el A true A* -r r.m. we. t r A*' ' fore, earne 11 y reque t of ;he ' Pmsidont ' f ti . ( > a s J tl .t lu su< ; " .at11 ' t the inlluom of t! tire l ( h.vernme* * ; ' >. Icu l qiiKi i hf i t'. fvcrv in!. : . THE WONDERS fc U.MJ THOl IU.i:s AM) OONSUMPTION - UK CUKfti). An Kminent New York Chmuist ? and Sefontisl Milkos <i l ice Ollor In Our Kciulws. Tin* (list i n^'iii-li. il \?ff Vurl; > : tuipt 1". A. Sltn'1.: , si'moll -1 ; i! is Jk >\ cry of :i reliable u fjr euro for <'oiiAcm; tion I'nlin ry Tuberculoiifl] and all hrnuci.ial, 1 J t lir< itj lung ami chest ?i! ub11"rn coughs, ? it ai rlial all'' ! , genI oral decline and wcnkin loss of i iloli, ami all >i>tii: i < i wn.-ting . awaj. will "d TlUtEK . ltEE BOI - JL | J' 1. ( all di; r.-tr "I I - N ew 11: - - WJ V ! l.v i i.m'Isim: writ i 'Diem. w 111s "Nc\v Sciont < l tin"uf '* has 4JF ' cured thousands j - rwianonlly hy iin . .t I til lv ii-c. a fid li .':s!ilcv< 11 > -iiii pic proi -Hsioj .! < uty to sull'crinff nimanny to dun atrial of liis in> llibic cure. nee dailv <! velop.- new woni! rs, :ni<! 11.5- . nt chemist, patiently - r i. or year.-, h pi nlueed re.-nits ns h etit-inl to i umanity us an i cl iiin . y svn rnouern nius. . I. .. ipn i >:;it I ; '. oulife > ari l i : o a proven by "heartfelt letters of | f' ," ti <* in hi At ?'" . at il !. . .11 lahrr.forics in thoier.nds ii . , . ; lie ^1 .i,i ^ p ilcvp 'ris < nr?vle ilia* ir?nw i and it p 11 lj - 11\ o , 'i it d, t n sp< 11 j r.i. I certain d it. f . i ; !y \ .V. > ' ' I'inc street, "New y. r!;, givinf po<tf *c and ( or' - dr -s, and the lice nic iicin v >il I promptly sent. , Sol'.crer djhnh! ta\e instant advantage of his ^eiu-rous proposition. 1 |*lc.?s(. tell the I>nc(nr 1 lint yon .-aw , lijs otl'er ii flu Ms 11 uentsK. i nncoril Vit'torioti;. | II< i Kong, M y 1'2.? A tradii\ ! just arrived r \ tl" I 'hi ': ; ! ; :? -;uv the American gun! at Concord r-ii?^ a Spaui h win hip olF Ilolo. The Span'ar is fo: : ht desperately for two hours an ! s;mk wif!) t!: tr :1 v: Hying. No Americans were killed and no lanugo was d< n t the Cone r 1 \ 'lhis leaves two Spanish l ips in Asiatic water-;. One is din- f ahled here an i the Boston is chase J j ing the other. I Dewey proposes to capture i ' , lo and Cebu, the only import I 'hi 1 i pi no ports outside of' ' Jnila. / Y