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The 'conditions set forth by Presi McKinley were discussed at today by Minister Sagasta, t the conclusion it was given fllcially that the terms of the d States would be accepted. are one or two amendments in roposition of the United States Spain will ask to be made, and Is is done peace will be declared ce." udon, Aug. 3.-The Madi-id cor ndent of the Standard, telu ing Tuesday, says: he government's reply to the rican terms was forwarded yes ay evening through M. Oambon, there is a strong prospect that a will he concluded. It is not o supposed that the United States rnment will object to represen ,ona being made on the Philip e question and upon some pecuni claims which were mooted by United States in the West In s. Of all the remaining main is ?a Spain shows a disposition to as t to the American~demands. No cabinet council was hold today, r are the ministers likely to meet ain until fresh intelligence is ro ived from Washington. This is t expected at the earliest- before odnesday. "The news from Manila still causes xiety. No foreign mails reached adrid today in consequence of ods near Burgos. "With regard to the part played the negotiations by M. Camnbon, French ambassador at Washing n, there is now a marked tendency th here and in Paris to attribute it considerablo importance. Di tly the final arrangement is made is supposed that the press will be lowed more liberty of comment. hie general impression is that both vernmonts are disposed to put uin ad to the war as honorably, as ossible to Spain, which would have en easier had the United States ot imposed such hard conditions ith regard to the Phillippinos." iLondon, August 8.--The Gibraltar 'correspondent of the Daily News, telegraphing Monday night, says: isorship is daily becoming ore severe,lthi4little is known be ond the fact that Mbace is assured. t is undlerstoodl the 'ito, from merica asks only for patrt of the ~hillippines, and that Senor Sagasta aving replied that terms wvill be ccepted, hostilities are consequently uspended. i"A commission will be appointed determine the basis of peace. The 1hief di filnty, it is asserted in offi ~ial cir les, is as to the date and ~annor of the evacuation of the panish possessions. "There is also thme question of t he 'isposal of war material in Cuba. .nor Sagasta, if he has a chance, il probab~lly rep)resent a restitut ion ~f the material ad a diplomatic vie y.It has jnst been asserted hero athe premier has succeeded in *taining slightly improved terms. oh treaty wvill not he signed before ~ptember." lnuckien's Arnka~ salve. '.The best Salve In the world for Ontls ]hrnises, Mores, uTlcers, Salt Rhenm', ~irever Sores, Totter, ('happed Jads'4 '.hiilbiains, Corns, and all I kin Enp1, ti .',i, and positively cures Plies, or no n.y regnJredl. It is guiaraniteedi to give "iwirfec't satisfation, or moniey refunded,. Price 253 cents per I,ox. For -sale by~ it4abert4ion & (fllder and W. E. Peihi mi. A SPAtTAN SA IOIR.. WM. choice Write, of the Yosente'. Vlght at aan Juas. (Spartanburg Herald.) The following letter from Wit. Choice, Jr., now on the Yosemitu, a naval reserve, will be read with mn terest by everybody iu Spartanburg: St. Thomas, D. W. 1., On Board the Yosemito, July 16th, 1898. Deat Tom:-I received your kind letter yesterday when the New Or leans came to roleive us at San Juan, Porto Rico, where we have been since Juno 25th. On the 23d of Juno we left Samp son's fleet to relieve the St. Paul, which was blockading the port of San Juan. So we had a big job on our hands when she loft us there alone. On the 28th of June the "real fun" commenced. It had been raining during the night, as usual, and was foggy the next morning so we could not see far; but at 4 o'clock in the morning we sighted it large Spanish steamer close in to the shore heading for the city. We immediately made for her at full speed. She made for the fort, which was about 6 miles distant, but we were getting the best of the race and she saw it and we having commenced a general fire on her, that decided her. She turned her bow towards land and ran her nose on a coral roof, where she be came a complete wreck. But that wasn't the best of it., by any means. Lying in the harbor were two Spanish gunboats and the torpedo boat Terror. When. they hoard our cannonade they plncked up courage enough to come out and try us a round, and as we were now under the fire of the heavy guns of Castle Morro, it also opened on us. Thus we had against uh two gun boats, a torpedo boat, and the second strongest fort in the West Indies, and we whipped them. The Span ish ships had headed straight for us, everything firing as they came, while those big shells from the fort were singing an awful tune. They were going through our rigging and hit ting all around us. The lire from the ships was not so bad, we scarce ly noticed their shells. We had - a great deal of manmuvering to. do out where we were and couldn't got at the ships like we wanted, but we gave them the best that we had, and one heavy fire, straight and true, proved too much for them. They couldn't stand it any longer and at last scooted back faster than they came. The battle lasted about five hours with most tremendous cannonading, and as the whole ship's crew had been called before breakfast, we were pretty hungry b)y the time it was over, as well as tired. Strange to say, not. one of us was. hurt. There is not a coward on~ board the vessel; all want to volun teer for everything that turns up. The nearest thing relating to cow ardice was the "lookout ;" he was stationed lup on the main mnaat, and during the battle, when he would hear the Spanish shells whistling too close, he would get behind the mast andl poep out. WVell, I guess almost 'any inexperienced person would have done the-same, although getting behind the mast would do no good up there. One day while blockading, we ran across a sail vessel. A t the first shot across her bow, everybody jnmpo'd overb)oard and swam ashore. A crowv went aboard her and found a half starved kitten and a one-eyed dog. They were brought aboard and the schooner was scuttled. The dog was killed, but the cat is all right now. St.- Thomas is a beautiful place like all the West In)dian towns that I have seen. It is built on the side of a range of mountains green with tropical trees and the roots of the houses are all pamnted rod and you can see all the foreign consuP's 11ags flying on the hillsides. Truly. your friend, WILLrur COIcE. ick lenua oi, bi lousee, ensllaIou hevk arue ina hn usna tion,fa nou. littl WITH THE NEW CAMP FIRsT soUTUE OA1tOLNA REoIMENT NIC. 't THE ST. JOhNS. Weil. J. lryan Pays his Repeol6-lutereal lug Cliat from Arcnud tIl., ('amp Fires in Elorida- hard to (lot to the oily. (Special to The State.) Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 1.--In many respects this is a splendid camping place. The soil here is light and saudy and water percolates through it, leaving the atmosphere dry and pure. There has been a good breezo today except for . a few hours this moeniug. The rains have ceased and the boys aro hard at work getting everything ship.shape. Panl ama station, a telegraph, railroad and postoflice, is just half a nile away. William J. Bryan's regiment is just across the railroad. He paid his respects as soon as we arrived yesterday. The St. John's river is about half a mile away. Numbers of the boys are thnre today catching fish, crabs and shrimps. There is a hotel on the river bank, where an excellent meal may be oh tained for 25 cots. There is plenty of drinking wtter here, each company having a hy drant which is supplied with sulphur water from an artesian well. The shade is not as nice as at Chickaman ga, but in other respects our camp is an excellent one. The growth here consists of pines, the ground being covered with palmetto shoots. Wo will be paid off again in a few days. Pay rolls are now being made up. We will drill two and a half hours daily in stead of five. Our postollico address is "Camp Cuba Libre." The sick we left behind at Chicka mauga will be brought here. Also nurses who were previously trained. No.sickness in the regiment here. If we can stand heat we have noth ing to fear. Our camp is seven miles from Jack sonville. There have been lots of visitors, many of them ladies. Of the 10,000 men here over half are Southerners, so we are at home and among friends. Provost guards are everywhere and there is no chance to slip to town. A colonel's pass, however, is sufficient.. We are gralally beginning to like .this place more anid more. There is an elegant breeze in the day time and it is p)leasant at night. The most trying time is from 8 o'clock in the morning until noon. We miss the shade of Chickamauga, b)ut in its place have water iln abunid anco for dirinking purposes and bath.. ing. There is no serious sickness in. cam p. As yet no rations have been issued, and we are subisistirag on hard tack and bacon. The bill of fare was in creased today by the addition oftto matoes and rice. Fresh ment will be) issued tomiorrow. We are expecting to be paid off to morrow. Jacksonville is a pr-etty town and has consider-able bustle. Few, hoi ever, are permitted to go to town, and woe unto him wiho has no pass. There is a provost guard on every stroet corner. There are'flive trains each way daily frorn Jacksonville to Panama. The 'pjoplo are kiadl to the soldiers., There are many (riendsi he who havq gaid timir especta to the regiment' Clol. Tillman leaves today for C 'o lina on account of. sickness of hIi child. ,. Maj. John. GatJESvats *ie in the city. The boys are still .hiard at Wvork policing the streets and getting the camp home-liko. As at CJhickaman ga, we expect to have the b)est camp here. ~iLLI3 BANKS. The Chilef Jurgess of MHisburig. Pal' PaM's DawV itt's Lite Karly R iaare the best. pills ho ever used ln hsis famuily duiring forly years of houseo keeiping. Tisy cure consi ipation nick hosndnehlo aend ,'tomneh and li ver tresub) los. sall ini s'ze bl. great in results. W. IC, IOISSON WEl.COMED HOMU. ie Steets Ills Mother at LAhia Sprtgs, Ga., asnd They 110th n-coue the VIettun of Eibarassing I'ublcity. Atlanta, (Ia., August 1.-Lieut. Richmond P. Hobson, who has been expected in Georgia over since his arrival in the United States from Santiago, is with his mother at Lithia Springs. The Lieutenant reached Atlanta at 5.10 o'clock this morning and for several momenta the naval hero was kept shaking hands until each individual had been saluted. Mr. H'bson received the attention shown him with the cool noss which marked his deed for dar ing on the Merrimac. His manner was cordial and his bearing modest. At Austoll there was a call for the distinguished traveller to come to the platform, to which he responded. When the tr*in pulled up at the station at Lithia Springs, where the mother was waiting, a crowd of guests from Sweetwater Park Hotel had gathered to join in the welcome. The meeting between mother and son was a )athetie one. The son kissed his mother, who throw her arms around his neck and for several momenta rested her head on his shoulders, shedding tears of joy. The crowd stood aside in reverence. As she walkod up the lane from the depot to the hotel leaning on the arm of her boy her face was aglow. Theso two led the way from the station and the guests followed two by two. Thu hotel parlors were decoratdd with beautiful flowers. Flags 'vere draped over the portieres and the word "welcomo," made of green leaves was spread over the door. A string band furnished mn sie. Lieut. lobson has not definitely arranged all his plans and does not know just how he will occupy his time prior to leaving for Santiago, or just, how soon he will return. He thinks now he will go back via Key West. He is to preside in Now York next Thursday night at a met ing of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Ro lief Association. He is to do this at the earnest solicitation of the navy department, which says that whilo it is out of the usual run, the Lionten and would lose an opportunity of be ing a help to his fellow seamen if he refused. The Lieutenant speaks modestly of the attentions shown 'in since he reached hero. Ho appro oiates it all, but his manner shows that he rather dislikes notoriety and would rather nnjoy more quiet and less popnlarity. Mrs. Governor At kinson, one of the most activo work ers in the Army and Navy League, telephoned Lieutenant Hlobson to (lay that the miembers of the League were anxious to give himi a reception tomorrow afternoon. The Lieutenant responded saying he wvould be most hiappy to aiccep)t if circumstances p)er mnitted it. The reception, which will be a public one, will bo hold at the Governor's nmansion at 0.30 tomorrow night,. TIEIinKI STOIE FROM10 HAVANA. HIow E)ur HIunanniutarlan, WVar 1,sa Saved thse iReconcenatradleR- Half ot Thmn are Deads. London, August 2.--The Havana corresp)ond(ent of the Times, in a let ter, dated July 5, dlescribos a condi tion of "growing indignation." He says: "Though Hiavana is still quiet, ex traordinarily, ominously quiet, as a calm before a storm, there is an ever increasing feeling against the Gov ernent's -deceit in hiding the truth and spreading false news, app)arent - ly with the intention of leaving the people to the mercy of their ene mies. Famino is slowly tightening its hands. The bul1k of the p)opla tion wonhi already have starved but for the supp)lieos of nmangoes, pineap pIes and .bananas. The doath rate is extraordinarily high here and still worse in other parts of the island. In some settlements half the reconcon trad6s have died since war was do claroel." W'in your I'htI tis gnioi,Ldiseano by actIing promy.tl. One M inutrugh UnreproInce, vmee.nte anitde.A WIn tan eayitr pre1..4I MOKINLICY MAKES PUBLIO TODAY SVNOPI8 OF ais 1 EIPa.Y TO SPAIN. The UonlitIosse Are 16PHase as Pubnelsed At the Thiu, the Modification Asked For by the Freneh Asubasudor and Ueuted Not Changing tIseTersai In Any Way-No Word Froum pain, But lodicatlovs Point. to Aeceplansce. Washington, Aug. 2.-No answer has boon received from Spain, and in consequnce the cabinet meeting to day was short. After adjourning the statement prepared in regard to the terms of peace was given out. The statement is as follows: "In order to remove any misap prehension in regard to the negotia tions as to peace betweon the United States and Spain it is doomed prop or to say that I he trns offered by the United States to Spain in the note handed to the French ambassa dor on Saturday are in substance as follows: " 'The President does not now put forward any claim for pecuniary in demnity, but requires the relinquish mont of all claim of sovereignty over or title to the island of Cuba as well as the immediate evacuation by Spain of the island; the cession to the United States and immediate evacua tion of Porto Rico nod other islands under Spanish sovereignty in the West Indies; and the like cession of an island in the Ladrones. The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila, pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the con trol, disposition and government of the Philippines. "'If these terms are accepted by Spain in their entirety it is stated that commissioners will be named by the United States to meet conmis sioners on the part of Spain for the purpose of concluding a treaty of peace on the basis above indicated.'" The members of the cabinet all stated that nothing had been received from any of the points of interest on which the American eyes are at pres ent centered. Not only was Spain silent, but nothing had been received from Admiral Dewey or General Mor1itt. Nothing had come from General Shafter and nothing from General Miles, and in the absence of news' the cabinet considered that everything was going well. It was the opinion of the cabinet officers that Spain would yet take a couple of days before she submitted her answer. The dispatches from Madrid saying that there was one point which needed more exp)lana tion, is taken to mean that Spain is going to make sonme delay over the part of the terms referring to the Philippines. This can be readily done, because the question covers much ground, and wvhile the United States dloes not intend to disclose its policy any further thant it has, Spain may gain a few days' delay, and pre pare the Spanish people for the ace ceptance of the terms as laid down. The publication today of the syn opsis of the termis as asked for by the President shows that they have been correctly forecast, and it is evi dently Spain's desire that they be made public in this way, sothat they can reach the Spanish people wvith out being officially promulgated at Madrid. The statemont given out this morn ing after the cabimnet meeting is a mere synopsis of the fnll terms, the original numbering 1,1(00 words, written in diplomatic language, and covering all the (details'. A cabinet officer said after the meeting today that lie did niot ex poet Spain's answer for a daiy or two. F"rom the dispatches from Madrid it' looked, howvever, favorable to an early settlement of the matter in favor of peace. While the Spanish cabinet did not arrive at any conclusion at their meeting last night, the cabinet officer said that in his opinion the reported action of tbe Spaniards, by which they conclndod to ask for a further explanatio, 'r certain point in the terms, must bi considleredt as a favor able sign. Trho United States cabinet half ex peted Spain to iroposo a connter proposition ofrt is,bu la they did not conclude to do this, but simply isk for more light on a certain point, it was a clear intimation .that. they were about to accept in a reasonable .ime our terms. "Of course," said the cabinot olli. 3or, "this request for further expla nation is only another exeuso for do lay, but it cannot be taken to mean procrastination. No one expected 3pain to accept absolutely and at nce the President's terms of peace. 'hat they seom to hesitate on one point only, if the dispatches are cor rect, sooms somewhat remarkable, mnd while there may be delay of it lay or two mn giving a further o. planation on the particular poin t. do tired, in my opinion, if this is all, an arly agreement. can he t'nsly reached." HNH1.EV's LETTER '10 IlIS COUIiN. LIe Takoe no Cr.lli to liettteelf rar htin l1e tttittiot of Cerv'ra'tt leet+t stve fur the 'art he hadt I In. Indlianapolis, August 1.-- Short ly tfter the great naval victory off Sut. tiago, in which Covera's floot was pursued and destroyed by the Amer can vessels of war under Comnmo lo1e Schley, Capt. John Schley, cou iin of tlie Comtodoro, wroto a lotter of congratulation for the victory won. T'oday Io received a reply which in part is as followw: - "Flag ship Brooklyn, off Santiago, July 2.-My Dear 1011n: TIho vic lory of July 3, so complete in results [tmd so rich in glory for our country, was the joint product of every one fortunate enough to be engaged, and I ought. rather to thank you in their name than to approprlato the con gratulations to myself. "Surely it was large enough towin laurels for all, and I assniie to no Dther pride in it than the lucky place of this ship in th line when the first, heavy assault was mado, and aftor ward by the speed and her direction to 'keep in the scrap,' the finish, which occurred three andl(] one-half hours from beginning. * * * t'I'ho swootost thought and the greatest satisfaction comes f rom tlie fact that our conduct that day Lits won the people's love and earned the nation's admiration, which oncon rages us in the public defence no matter with what. risk to ourselves. If this secures peace to our beloved land to our people, our efforts wore well di rected. "Thanking you again, my dolar cousin and schoolmate and friend, I amii alwa.ys, Very s icorely youris, ENUliaTMENT E'AsEiem. Ojonceatons WIch' are E.ikely lto F'actinIait Riecruit-Iug to lihe se'on.. [The State, lat.]) There may lbe somie hope yet foi the second regiment~, andI overyb)ody will be dolight.ed to hoar t.b good neows sent yesterday b)y Col. WVilic Jones in a telegram from Washuing ton to Governor Ellerbo. During the morning this is th<t information which camne from th<s commander of the regi nm nt, wh<i went to Washington a few (lays ago WVashington, Ju mly 31. Gov. WV. H. Elrbe, Columbia, S. ( . With valuable uassistance or Honai t.or McLaurin the war departmen('i lhas granted all we wvant ed, and1( I d not think there will be any I roubb to get up secondI regimnet now. Thlis is at botter result. than mni looked for and it shows that thIe adl ministration is willing to) give tIhil State all thle assist ance she no(od1 and that South Carolinia's seon<JI regimenit is wvanted. Colonel JIones said before leavingl that he would ask Seretary Alger ti allow himi or Captamn Puller to apl pouint at. least six or eight addit iona mustering oflicors andi~ also loeal ex amining physicians in alny towi where it was likely recruiits conld b had. Colonel .Jones thbought if thles and a few other tmor points w'r granted him that the regiment. conol lbe formed in a short, while, andI fror his tolegram it is soon that his re quests have heen grantoci in full. 'This will put new life into thi work of recruiting, atnd ev(eryb)odyi the State will bie glad if the ne, rules should prove effective enouig to make the seondi( regimint atssuret Colonel ,Jones, Lieutenant Colon ThIomp)sonl and Senator McL~auri wvill very likely reninri to (Jolumnbi A I.CT'b ECIt FICOM OEN. HIIAFTEE. ie i)emcrIbrx What liW Mien (lalued ly the Capture of Hantiago-Anxious to (let [ls Troops luto the Iaillntalins. Washington. 1). C., August 1. 'l'he Secretary of War has received the following letter from (Ion. Shaf tor transmitting the commissioner's report of the surrender of the Span ish army at Santiago: (:amp before Santiago, Cuba, July 13, 1898: I take the liberty of sending to you this morning a copy of the agree muont betweon the commissionors on my part, and Ie commissioners on the part of the Government of Spain for tho surrender of Eastern Cuba. The schedulo just submitted shows that thoro are a little over 22,000 monlH1 anid oficers-about 0,000 more than I havo myself, and I am glad to say that we have got all these men with very 3ittlo loss of life, con pared to what it would have boon had we fought them. The city of Santiago is sim ply a network of fortilication at every street corner. I had no proper conception of its strength unt il I went into it, although I knew those old stone towns worn unat.rally very strong. Everything is going ahnitiirably, so far as the transfer is coiicor1ii<d, anid the Span iHh troops are behaving well, as they are perfectly delighted at the tiought. of getting home. I send to you a tolograii of Geln. Linares to his (1overnme11nt, which one of the consuls gave me. It. shows the straits to which they wore put, and the feelings thait. animated them. He stitod le cease exactly; 1 did have him so ll rroun(ded that it, was im. Iossibllo for him to get away; and I could wait. and ho coulnid not. I on(1 out. tomorrow morning to rocoivo somtet.hing over 2,000 mon up in the interior, a short. distance, about. thirty uiles, and in two or three days will send to uantanamio to receive the 7,000 that have sur ron(lered there. They should be shipped from ( unutitanamo Bay direct to Spain. There are also about 800 mien each from liarracoa and Sugna do Tinuiato, Oil theo north coast, who will como into the port there for rhiiment.. I will Hond an oflicer around with i a Spanisli officer to take their aris ind military "1pphuos. Wo have got.ten a groat deal more (han I had any iden of getting in the way of muniit ions of war. In every thiin.g bmt. food they' vre well s.p. pl ied. iilave got a few beautiful miodern, high power gunls-- -gh out a My only fear is t.bat, we shall have Month .4ickness5, antd it is for t.hat ron so)1 (.lit. I liava' wtiredl you 8(o eairnost ly abhont geti mg those54 prisoners away, so1 that we can go upj the miountainis with my con11nand lifteeni or t.wenty miles, at the end of the roil road att San 1Uniis, which is said to he very healthiy. It is, at any rate, about. I ,fat ) feet abovo (lie level of thei 8son and hats comimunication bly rail with Sant.ingo. So far t.here is no fever in Sant in go. 1 suppose8( becanse thore is none there (feept innnunestIIP. Th'lro cases only so jar this year anid (lie 1nglish conusul to(lls me there was very little Of thioti here whlo served1 through. (out (lie civil war, al1l declare t hey never had anythinig thant could comn par1e with it for hard%hi p. Witht only one4 set. or clothies, otlicors have b)oon until no0w rained oni nearly every 4 day13, carri*y invg throoda~hiys' rat ionis, like 4 the mon oin (humr personII awdt suffer 1 i ng every prII itiouln t. an y mani can11, added to all theso privat ions, ini i addition, a11 ll th horrors of disonse > in an uniknownt land( andi very hmnit.ed - acconnn uvodations11 should t hey he I wounds ed. 'The spirit. shtown by them -1 and by (lie whonle army was sim ply Sgrand. I (can1 r'catlh no instance a where a greater suirrendoIr has been a maiIdeha thhi I s. T1hie final surrender of Gen. 'Toral anid his Glenerals to 1 imysel f anmd miy Genierals was highly i d raatic s w ell ats the hioi4ting of -(lhe tlaig over the cit.y of Sauntiago, one0 Of the olde(st cities on this con~ 0 tinient.. a I want to thank you and1( the Pros, *v dent, for the words (If cheer thant have th come to na, and( (to say t hat none1 (If L. us8 haiveoever doubted (lhat every il etfort possible to make our lives ats ni secure anvd our situation as comfort t ain ns nnOsihine would be dne.