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Cl !!.c ; ~ ~ NEBRY S* C, 11DY9APIL29 SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS GOVE1NR l1CLLEEIME'1 WAR P110 OLAMATION HAS IKUN I58UH'D AT LAbT. The tstae M1illi Given the First Chanco. Tie 1inat Agreed Upon ut the Cout,cil of War-Tho rotail Instructioi a Arrive. [The State, 28th.] South Carolina's quota of United States volunteer troops are not yet on the narch or even in the field as is the caso in ninny Statos. This is due to the plan for securing the or ganizations asked for by the georal government, which will require sev oral days timo in order to got the men in the field. The council of war hold yesterday morning participated in by the generals and colonels of State militia resulted in only State militia coming in under the first call tc, arms unless citizen volunteers in their respective localities manage to got into some of the selected com mands when thee commands recruit up to their requir6d strength. The story of how the following proclamation, issued by the Governor about 1:15 p. in. yesterday, camd to be agreeded upon is given elsewhere in this issno. Columbia, S. C., April 27, 1808. In obedience to the proclamation of the Presidont of the United States for volunteers in the service of the United States; and the Secretary of war having fixed the quota of South Carolina at one regiment and one battalion of infantry and one battery of heavy artillery, and directed that the presort State militia shall be used as far as possible, now, there fore, I, W. H. Ellerbo, Governor and commander-in-chief of the State militia, do call upon the following commands to furnish their respective quotas as hereinafter designated: Gen. Edward Anderson, conimand ing Ifourth brigade, one battery of heavy artillery. Gen Richbourg,commanding second brigade, nine companies of infantry, three from each of his regiments, to wit: First regiment, Col. R. M. Claffy, three companies; Second regi ment Col. Vilie Jones, three com panios; Fourth regiment Col. D. J. Auld, three companies. Gen. Jos. L. Stopplebein, com manding "First brigade of cavalry, one company of infantry. Col. J. G. Wardlaw, commanding Third regiment, three companies. Col. J. C. Boyd, commanding Fifth regiment of infantry, three companies. A company of infantry shall con sist of not less than 84 non-comnmis sioned officers and privates and their commissioned offcora. Company commanders will report direct to their respective regimental commanders, except the company from the First, brigade of cavalry whbo will report direct to General Stopplebein. WV. H. ELLERIBE. The following comm unicat ion ro ceived by the Governor yesterday afternoon from the wvar department, gives the detailed -instruct ions re ferred to in the telegraphiec call from Secretary ' -r p)ublished TnlIesday morning. War D)epartment, Washington, A pril 25, 1898. To the Governor of South Carolina: Sir: Under the act of Congress "to p)rovide for temporarily increasing the military establishment of the United States in time of wvar, and for o'ther purposes," approved April 22, .1898, and call for 125,000 volu ntoors by direction of the President, I have the honor to request you to provide from your State tboe quota of volun ters as follows: One regiment and one battalion infantry and one heavy battery to serve ini the arms of the servico de s>ignated, for the period of twvo (2) years, unless sooner dlisch arged. Attached will be found a state me'nt s;howing the organization for artillery, cavalry and infantry. Please cause the Adjutant General of the army to be infoi med of the time your quota will be at its rendez vous, as8 it will be met as soon as p)racticab)le thereafter by an officer to muster it into the service and pay of the United States. The muster ing offler will be instructed to ro caivo no man under tho rank of com missioned officer, who is i.m years over 45 or under 18, or who is not in physical strength and vigor. As soon ats mustered into the United States service, it is the intention that troops from your Stato will be as sembled with others for instructions and service under the direction of Major General commanding the army, at some poiut or points to be designated hereafter. It is desired for reasons stated in telegram of this date, that, as far as practicable, the national guard be given preference. The rendezvous for your Stato will be Charleston. If, for any cause, it is found necessary to change point of concentration, your recommenda tion is requested. Bands may bo organized from tho strength or regiments as in the regn lar army, viz:-Soo Paragraph 245, Army Regulations 1895. I. A. Ar.oEm, Secretary of War. The appended list of oilcers al lowed is as follows: Infantry (Rogimental )-One Colo. nol, one Lieutenant Colonel, two Majors, ono Adjntant (extra Lieu tenant), ono quartermaster (oxtra lieutenant), one surgeon, two assist ant surgeons, one chaplain, one sor. geant major, one quartermaster ser geant, one chief musician, two prin cipal musicians, throo hospital stow. ards. Company Organization-Ono cnp tain, 0110 first lieutouant, ono second lieutenant., one first sergennt, Ono quartormaster sergeant. four ser goants,. twelvo corporals, two musi cians, one artificer, Ono wagoner, 59 privates (maximum), 55 privates (minimum). Battery Heavy Artillery-One captain, 0o first lieutenant, 0o We ond liontenant, on first sergeant, ton- corpnrals, two musicians, two artificers, one wagoner, 108 privates (maximum), 10 privates (miniunim). Up to 8 o'clock last evoning it had not yet boon finally decidod whether the troops will bo mobilized in Col umbia or at Charleston. It is confidently expected at mili tary headquarters that there will be a prompt response to the govornor's call, for the preferenco given the militia puts the citizen soldiory to the test. Governor Ellerbo has also boen asked by wiro to name two of the regi mental surgeons at onco so they can go on dt.y in the mustering of the men. Thmo Governor- has not appointed any of tile reogimoental oflicers and does not intend to do so until the mobilization hias buon ordered. Col onel1s of each regimenlt will rep)ort to the Governor ias soon1 as their comn paniGE are ready to 1) moved. Johnson's Chill and Fever -Tonic Cures Fever In One Day. MAY OPE~N Al' MANILA. Tha yi shu,,l AdmJirl at mthela Piipin)ies Ofihlly Annoiaunicesa that 1i0 salh for unEngagemnt WVIi tihe A mes I (-nnm As4iatmic sqjaui 303. Madrid, Apr-il 27, 10 a. m-A official dispatch from Manila an nounc3s thait the Spanish fleet sailed today to take up its pQsitin to meet the American squadron. Th'le latter had( nlot b)Oen sighted when this cable messago w~as sent but the American wvarship~s wereoex pected1 at anmy moment. Thle Amelricanl sqluadron lost H-ong Konig Monday afternoon, and( it is a 60 hours sail from that p)ort to Ma nila. All Spain is enthusiastic over the prospects of an early naval enlgage. mont anid naval oflicers here say the Manila fleet is the most formidable of nil the Spanish fleets, and( that it wvill boeiable to take good care of it soIl. GOMEZ'S SOLDIER WRITES A LETTEP 7IE IS AT PREMENT IN COLUMBUS, GA. AT TIUE Ho.ME OF I 38 FATIEIt. (lives Advice to Mitia-Says fanxinoeki Aso Nt cessry For Soldiers to Sleep in -It tS Unasate to sleep on the Ground. -Is a Captain in the Insurgent Army-iHe Was In Cuba Two and a Half Ytare. [Atlanta Constitution.] To every one who enlists in the ar my of invasion soon to be moblized on Georgia soil preparatory to de parture for Cuba, and partictilarly to officors of tho army, the following letter will be of unusual interest and benefit. It is from Mr. McCormick Neal, of Covington, Ga., who writes of a young kinsman's experiences in the army of General Gomez, and offers advice to the volunteers of the stat o about the danger a soldier is ex posed to in Cuba from fever and other diseases, and the best way to guard against ibhom. Tho young soldier re ferred to in tie lefter has boon in Cuba two aind a half years, and has risen. from I hn ranks of tho insur gent army to the position of cap tain. Ho is ut the present timo in Col1ublis, (la., nt Ihi homo of his father, having r-ttrnod from the sceno of war (;n account of wounds that could not )e given proper medi cal attention on the island. His namo has been withheld for reasons explained in the letter. Tho advice contained in the communica tion is o:u the samo line as that given soumo time since by Consul General Leo while in Wtashington, only the writer goes more into detail upon the necessities that confront the so] dior in Cuba: "Edito.- Const itution-It is the duty of all to furnish information to those who will go to Cuba, to enable them to endure the labor and hard ^# , --, '-A TL 1_-- I my fortune to meet in this place a nephew of my wife, a grandson of Judge Floyd, now deconased, Coving ton, il., known to Fo many in this state. "This gallant young man of about twenty eight. years of age, about two and years ago, having a love of the military and a sympathy for Cuba in her struggle, quietly stole away and left via Jacksonville on the Three Friends for the island, and joined tile insurgents. He was in twenty four engagements in thirtoen months. In the seventoonthli he won distinction, and was promoted to a lioutenancy, afterwvards to thme position of captain on the staff of General Maceo, and had not his health failed him, he would hav'e been made major, he catuse of the subsequent early death of General Macco. Hie was wvounded twice in the battle of Soroa severely, andl afterwards en a volunteer caval ry raidl near LaTapid, iln the Province of Pmnar del Rio. His health finally failed him,- and freom exposure and no medical attention lie was forced to come to Havana, then Newv York and from there reached the home of his fat her in Columbus, Ga., mn Juily last. -His health is not entirely res tored, amnd he wvill not go to Cuba agiain until it is. "Hius oxperienice is of value, and of that I wish to write. He enjoyed urninterrup)ted health for eleven months save from wounds. It is his jnidgn1t that by every soldier supplying himself with a light ham. mock and sleeping in it at night above ground, a light blanket or cov ering and a rubiber cloth sufliciently large, he will escape all malarial dis eases. The least clothing possible, and1( that cotton, not wool. Tfhe heal is itenso part of the day, and th< nights are very cool. A constant sot breeze is blowing all the time. With these articles furnished him, he (the writor)would have no direadi of light ing again in the battles of Cub a. He, like General Lee, should hso madoe conmmandor and all actlivity put fortl to push to an early commeamncement anid quick ending this most unfor tunate war, lie ms an intelligoni young man, and in conversaion gayv a most interesting account oif whal he saw while in the Cuban war. ] nred to get. hiimi to publish this no count himiself, but lie is modest, ant has nmo incelinati on to appear in thi papoers, so I have in my crude wa' tried1 to furnish you this report. M6Coaurer NUAL. MANGROVE WINS WREATH OF LAURELS. CAPTURES TilE 1910 SPANIs LINER FAN-IMA. Little Craft Is Only a Pop Gun as Aran# luent:but It Was Enough-spaulh Ofler rleving. Key West, April 26, 11.15 a. m.--The big Spanish steamship Pan ama of the Ceboltos line, which left Now York on April 20 for Habana, with a number of Spanish refugees on board and a very valuable cargo, including, it is understood, stores for the Spanish army, was capturod last evening, about 20 miles from Hab. ana by the little light.house tender Mangrove, now belonging to the mosquito fleet. The Mangrove mounts two six-pounders and four 38-revolvers. She is in command of Lieutenant 'Commander W. H1. Eve rott, and has a crew of 13 men. The Panama is of about 2,800 tona and a vary valuable priz. The Panama is comnianded by Capt. Quovedo. She sailed from Now York last Wodnesday heavily laden with food supplies and nier chandise, her manifest showing her cargo to consist of bacon, hams, lard, beans, peas, corn, bran, flour, hay milling machines, etc. She was cleared for Habana, Progreso and Vera Oriz by J. M. Coboltos & Co., the New York agets for the trans Atlantic company of Barcolona, the owners of the steamer. The prize of the Mangrove was formerly the British steamer Brank some 1all. She is of iron and was built at Gilasgow in 1875. She reg isters 2,085 tois gross. Sho is3331.4 feet long, '4.2 feet broad and is 24.0 foot long. When the Mangrove sighted tio Spaniard she ran up to her and fired a gun across her bows. The linor shot was fired, after which the Pan ama slowed down a little. A third was fired across the bows of the Pan ama at a hundred yards and the deck of".cor of the Spanish vesEel was hailed and notified that if he did not heave to a shot would be sent through his vessel. This noti fication caused the Panama to be brought to. Ensign Dayton then boarded the Spanish steamer and took possession of her. The battleship Indiana steamed up and Commander Everett notified Capt. Taylor of the Indiana that he had captured the Panama and borrowed a prize crew from the battleship, consisting of Cadet Fal comner and .15 marines. The Mangrove wvas then ordered to rep)or-t t.o the flagship and Roar Admiral Sampson told Commander Everott to take his pr-izo into Key West. The Panama is undeorstood to have 34 passengors on b)oard. As she rounded to after the little Mangrove cap)tured her, the latter knowving the Panama was an auxiliary cruiser, ex pected to be fired upon. It is not known wvhethler thle Panama had guns on boar-d. Capt. Quaevedo wvas grief- st rickeni and greatly humiliated because of the cap)ture. Th11 passengers de clare they know nothing of the blockade and that when they saw thle search light of the Mangrove they thoughIt it was the lighIt of at Spaniish man-of -war. Thle first shlot changed their joy to app)rehousion, thle second and thlird eated a palnic. The wvomen ran screaming for shelter from thle enemy's guns andit tIle captain locked hlimseli sullenly in his cabin.. The United States gulnbloat Newv port, Capt. n. F. Tirley, hIas brought in the Spanish sloop Paulquets and the Spanish schooner Pirenso, Cnhan coasting vessels whlich she captulrod of? Ilabana this morning. $paniush Feet, Near Our sh,ores. L,ondon, A pril 27.-It is reported from Madridt that the Spaniish flet has been at sea for some (lays and the news of the bombardment of Ameri can coats towns is exxpected at the Spanish capital before long. It is coniblently looked for. Tis fleet left Cadiz several days ago and the world apparently lost sight~ of the ships from the very day thav mailad. PROCLAMATION AS TO SEIZURES THE lIIIT'V OF SPAN181I MEnUiANT SUIPS.AlE DEFINED. Merciant titon In Aisnorlean Waiters lave Till May 21st I)to Iavi anal Will , Unmolested-No lesort to l'rl v"t-ees by Thite Govern mn4 lit. W ashington, April 26.-Tho Pres ident today issued tho following proclamation respecting the rights of Spanish vessels now in or bound to United States ports and also with regard to the right of search: By the Presidentt of the United States of Amorila. A PaOCL10ATION. Wheroaq, bY act of Congress ap proved April 25, 1898, it is declared that. war exists and that war has oxisted since the 21st day of A pril, A. D. 1898, iiilding said day, bo twoon'the United States of Aierica and tho kingdoi of Spain; and Whoreas, it beilg desirable that. such war shon!d be conducted iipon and in haruoi.y with the prevsnt views of nationls anld sanetioned by recent practice, it has already beon announced tlat. tho policy of this government will iot bo to resort to privateoring, but to adhre to the rules of the declaration of Paris; Now, therefore, I, William Mc. Kinley, President of the United States of Ainorica, by virtho of the power vested il Ilo by tho action and the laws, do hereby declare and p -claim: Ist. Tho neutral flag covers eno my's goods wit'h the exception of contraband o. war. 2nd. Neutral goods not contra band of war are not liable to conflis cation under the oneny's flug. 3rd. Blockades in ordVr to be bind ing must be effectivo. 41.h. Snainii ,mmh n)l. A I any ports or p aces within tYiV Lnit(' States shall be allowed until May 21, 1898, inclusive, for loading their cargoes and departing from such ports or places; and such Spanish merchant vessels, if met at soll by any United States ships, shall bo por mitted to continue their voyage, if on examinaon of their papors it shall appear that their cargoes wero taken on board beforo the expiration of the above tern), provided that nothing herein contained shall ap ply to Spanish vessels having on board any officors in the military or naval service of the enemy, or any coal (except such as may be neces sary for t heir voyago) or anuy other article prohibited or cont rab,and of war, or any dispatch of or to thme Spanish government. 5th. Any Spanish merchant vessel which, prior to April 21, 1898, shall have sailed from any foreiwn port bound for any port or pIce in the United States shall be permit ted to enter such por t or placo and to dis charge her cargo anid fort.hwith to depart~ without molest att ion; and( if any such vessel if met at sea by any United States ship shall be )permlit t ed to continue her voyage to anuy port not blockaded. 6th. The right of seurch is to ho exercised with strict regard for the right of neutrals and the voyages of mail steamers are not to be intter fered with except on the clearest grounds of suispicion of a violation of law ini respet of contraband or block ado. In wVitness whereof, etc. Done at the D)epartmnt of State etc., this 25ith dmay of Apr-il, etc. lIl40 1(5( RIC N nAil WAYI. Infasrgenst4. Wihin andl Fe.ar oft li.,maa rd lantnt Froma. wni Ihont. St. Thomas, D)anish West Iniosie April 2(0, per 8teamoir Maidiania, vii New Yorkc, Api-il 2.6.-N ews fo Pu~erto Rico ind(licates thle graves situationi t here. F"ood prices havi~ donblod0(, t here hiave booni riots ini land calling for t roops from th coast to su ppres thenm and1 resident onl the coast are mioving panic st rick en to the interior ini fear of ani Amer icant bombardmnee . EGxchange rate have advanced Lo 90 and are r-iing while ready amoney is being hoardo< by the few who have any. LIEUT. ROWAN LANDS IN CUBA GOES As T'E tFIESENTATIVE OF '11E WAt DEPARITMENT. Coopo ralion ot nlurgents With U. S. In. Vn.ling Forco Will Ito Arranged For Th111 ot Suchl Invaion1 Will Depovad Upln Deppatcleiol ieceived From Lieut. Itowan-Iteport RCxp,ect eti In Wook. Kingstown, Ja., April 20.-First Liont. Aiidrow Rowan of the Nine toonth infitutry, undor ordors from the war dopartmont., was landed on tho Cnban coast somwhero west of Santiago, probably beforo dawn on Monday. His Cuban guides and an opon- sail boat woro used. The guidos have not returned. Lioutentint Rowan is oil his way to the camp of Gonoral Calixto Gar. cia. He will ropresent the war do pattment in arranging for the coope ration of tho insurgents in tho in vasion of oitiern Cuba by the forces of tio Uinited States. Th timo atiI pliace of invaiion will be controllod by ovent,s and the charactor of Lien tonafut Rowan'ls dispatcese. Lieutmnit Rowan wai detailed from the buriu of inforiat.ion for thbis (haigerous service-dangorous becausn in his civiliai dro 1 he is liable to ho treated as a spy. He sipoaks Spaiih and knows Cuba, having written a book on the sub j L.)(!. Morever, he is au export aap inaker. Lioutelait liowan left Washing ton uidor instant ordors on A pril 9. He was (lirectot to wait here, pro-. pared to go to Porto Rico or Cuba. As he went to eastern Cuba, it is inferred that a blow will be struck there beforo on is struck at Porto Rico. With him ho took an official Span ish section map of eastern Cuba, with omondations mado by the war do pectationi is that General Calixto Garcia will dispose his forces to cover a landing of United States troops a- proarranged. A courier with Lioutonant Howian's first dif patches to the war departnent will probably loavo General Garcia's camp next wook. Trijr S0IUTItIMN ARtMY. U1. S. Omoora Dotailod to Mistar Voliunte- ra into Servieo. Washington, April 26.-Socrotary Algor has detailed the following named officers to mustor into service of the United States for the States andl at stat ions set opposite their nanmes, the troops called out b)y the P3residIent's proclamtttion. Tho ofi cors are to go without delay to the rende(1zvons5 desigtlnated and report theoir arrival to the gove'rnors of the States and executo the work assigned themn as soon its praict icallo. Al abamatt-Mobi le, First Lieut. Manigus 0. HIollis, FifthI infantry. Ark{ansas--LIittle lHock, First Lieut. Foerey E. Trlippio. Florida.-lTampa, Capt. Thiomais Mn. WVoodruff, F~ifth infantriy. Georgia-Atlanta, Capt. Oscar J. I irowmI, F"irst cavalryw. K entucky-Louisvillo, Farst Loeut. Hterbert S. Wh ipi .e, Seveth cav alry. Lonuisiana-New Orleans, Second Limnt. Jae<Jtnos do Laflitte, First in lary laind-RIbdzal oe, Capt. W''al ter L. Finery, Nin th cavalry. M\Iissisipp,~i - Jackson, Second L diu. I lerer. 0. W illiamrs, II It inifanztry. North Car zzolin-Raileigh, Capt J1ohn C.( Greshamu, Seventh cavalry Soth ICarolina--Cha rloston, 2nd Lieut. Marcus l1. Stokes, Tenth in fa trv. Samuel Seiiy, Jlr., Fourteenthl infan try. Tlexas -H oust on, Second Lieut. l8ryanit H. Wells, Hecondi infantry. Virginia- Richmionid, First Liout Itichard C. Croxton, F"irst ii nantry West Virgin ia--- Martinshnrg, 2mu L itt. D ouglass Settle, Te.nthI in fan trv. If fromn aniy caus;e the governori i;.,d it ntecessary to change the place of rendezvous they are to notify the war donartment at moto. CAROLINIAN THE CALL TO ARMs IMOM Tnig 1N9. DRHT.. One Refgamet, on Rettstox0 a40s4e .%, tery Wanted-Ike MItief#oFQ90. Reasons %re Prefetrd. Columbia, S. 0., April 25.-U ro is the official annouuement. of thq president's call for South Carolina. volunteers. It is less than was ex. pected and will badly scatter the South Car6lina troops so the i4. nouncement, is made tonig&i. Washington, D. C., April 25,1898 To tho Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C.: The number of troops from yout State under the call of tbA prVi dent, dated April, 23rd 1898, iill be one regiment and one battalion of infantry and one heavy battery of artillery. It is the wish q.f the Pr* dent that the national guard or Staa military shall be used as far as their numbers will permit, for the reason that they are armed, equipped and drilled. Please wire as nearly as possible equipment qnd anunuitlon, arms, blankets, tents, eta., you have and what additional you may require. Please also state when the troops will be ready for muster into the UnIt4 States service. Details will follow by mail. R. A. ALRA, Secretary of War. Governor Ellerbe promptly replied as follows: To Rt. A. Alger, Secretary of War, Washington, D. C. Your telegram received. The State will respond to the call of tho presi. dent. Will furnish information re qusted as soon as prooticable. Wv. HI. ELL213B Governor. Take JOHNSWS CHILL & PmVER TONIC..ommodW MAY CALL FOR NROMO TROOPa. irestient contemnplates Ashag Wor tke E. 11stment of 10,000e"oored Toluute [Special Atlanta Journal.) Waghinton, April 27.-Colonel R. C. Marshall, of Virginia, called at the White House today to advocate the enlistment of colored troops. It then came out that no colored troops would be raised under the present call, owing to the embarras mont which would follow. The President is contemplating calling for 10,000 more troops, to be comn. posed entirely of colored volunteers. Complainkte have already been made to the war department, how ever, over the behavior anid rowdyism of the colored regulars in the South at Tampa and at Chickamauga es. peci ally, and it has been suggeste4. that the colored regiments be sent first into Cuba. The Washington Post this morn ing in a leading editorial calls upon the President to either withdraw the negro troops from the South, or else send them as an advance guar(l into Cuba, and that their presence and insolence has a pernicious.influence among the negro population. SIla '.d-.4NiD IN CU BA. A,. Amrercain Torp.edo 2oot Rutatersh Ilarbom. of Matansas, Ilt, Was Fi,ed Om slhe Second Time and Retired. lai the, Blockade, City of Havana April 27.-Advices received here say that the Monttserrat has arrived at Cienfoeugos, Cuba, with money and ammunition, but make no mention of a blockade having been begun be fore her arrival. It is known, bow ever, that the Spanish coasting steaim,er Cosmne Horror, whieh ran thme blockade on Saturday last, is not the only vessel that has reached this port smnoe the bloekade was.estab lishedi, as the Aviles, from Nue,itaa, is also reported. -)Duspatches from Matanzas~ say san American torpedo boat destroyer has Stwice entered the port of hIatanaa. The second time,. It is added, sizx shots were fired at her and she re tired.