The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 26, 1898, Image 5
HOW LONC WILL IT LAST?
What Gherardi and Sickles Think
About the Duration of the War.
Widely dissimilar views as to
the war's probable duration are
expressed by Admiral Bancroft
(iherardi and Gen. Daniel E Sick
les. The former does not look
for a cessation of hostilities in less
than three years. k-lt is a great
mistake," he tolu a recent inter
viewer, "to suppose that the
Spanish are not lighters. They
have some very good ships. Our
own are much better h andled than
it is possible for them to handle
theirs, but still they know how to
light their vessels, and we lack
tremendously in tfie line oftorpe
do boat destroyers, of which Spain
lias several excellent examples.''
Of course, the Admiral has no
doubts as to the ultimate result.
"We were not prepared for such a
condition ot alfaiis as now exists,"
he said, "but with our resources
we can remedy the defects in our
navy in a remarkably short space
of time." The ex-minister to
Spain fixed a year as the limit ot
the conflict, ?*nu he saw but one
end to it. "The truth about sea
power," he declared in explanation
of his opinion, "is that you
must be able not only to build
ships and to make big {tuns?anyone
can do that?but you must
fisht your ships, and there are
onlv two Powers in the world to
day that can win on the water?
England and America." When
questioned as to the chance lhat
Cuba will some day become a
part of the Cnited States, Gen.
Sickles evaded the point with
some ingenuity, and propounded
a decidedly curious theory as to
why we joined to our declaration
of war an explicit disavowal of
the intention to nnex the island, j
"Europe," he declared, "took this j
to mean a desire to placate her;:
it was, in reality, only for the re
assurance of our own people,
whose policy has been wholly op
posed to colonial conquest."
There is enough in lhat view of
the case to make it worth, the
careful consideration of our Con
tinental enemies--ami perhaps to
decrease tueir estimate of our
regard for their opinions. New
l.ork Tribune.
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Editors to The Front.
A gentleman called the atten
tion of a reporter for 1 he.News
Courier lo^he following editorial
in the Ashville Citizen Monday:
"One editor has gone to the
front count him; one and per'mps
there are more to follow. X. |
G. Gonzales, of the Columbia;
State, is now with Gen. Nunez,
the Cuban officer, and both expect
to be in at the death of IIa- j
vana. Mr. G uizales will certainly
be a success in the field if he is as
pood a fighter as he has been
editor. If we mistake not, his;
father was a notable ligure in the
Cuban Ten Years' War.
"That is correct so far as it
goes," he said, "but there are
others." In the first place two of
Mr. Gonzales's brothers are in the
army, and South Carolina has
furnished two editors, Editor
Louis J Bristow, of the Kingstree
Record, and editor Parrott of the
llorrv Republic. Both are good
men.
Wanted 18000 Brick.
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idenee near depot, to be delivered
within 90 days from date. Cash
on delivery of whole lot.
W. II. Kennedy.
May 25.
How 'Tis Pronounced.
Brave Dewey in the dead of night
Sailed past the fortrws- of Cavite.
And when ! e reached Manilla Bay,
Beyond the guns of Cavite.
lie s ink the boasted Spanish licet.
And then he silenced Fort Cavite.
The situation is one of gravity,
Unless he take* and holds Fort Cavite.
Chicago Tribune.
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Fifty Years Ago. ii
president Polk in the White House chair, U
While in Lowell was Doctor Ayer;
Both were busy for human weal i g,
Oue to govern and one to heal.
4nd, as a president's power of will
Sometimes depends on a liver-pill, SI
Mr. I'olk took Aver's Pills I trow ( t<
For his liver, 50 years ago. f(
Ayer's Cathartic Pills [a
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were designed to supply a 11]
model purgative to people who
had so long injured themselves
witlt griping medicines. Being ^
carefully prepared and their in- f(,
gredients adjusted to the exact g(
necessities of the bowels and
liver, their popularity was in- tj
Rt.n.ri+.a'npnncj Thaf. f.Viic nnnn.
larity has been maintained is
well marked in the medal H
awarded these pills at the e(
World's Fair 1893.
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50 Years of Cures. ai
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Concerning the War.
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May. 18: The President today c<
nominated John (i. Evans ol
g
South Carolina, to be inspector(
ireneral with the rank of major. a
The Senate to-day confirmed the c<
! following appointments: Ambrose :
E. Gonzales; South Carolina, as- j g)
sisiant quarter-master, with" the
I rank of captain; John II. Earle, |
! South Carolina, commissary of i
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| subsistence, with the rank ol r(
| Captain. lis
Mar 20: The report of the arri- ^
tl
val of Cervera's fleet at Santiago tj
de Cuba has been confirmed, and
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naval authorities claim that it will
01
he an easy matter to bottle up his j ^
fleet in that harbor. It is said,
that 200.000 pairs of shoes haw | It
been ordered for the volunteers in
t lie arinv.
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j May 20: The time allowed for n
the companies at Columbia to u'
jv
complete their quota of men ex- ]
ptred today. Some of the com- \V
paniesare still short, so the time;t\
has been extended. It seems to; ^
i he a good deal of trouble for South (
Carolina to gel together 1G00 light-! tl<
ing men. w
May22: The cruiser Charleston |
left to day for Manila with re-in- r<
forcenients and supplies for Ad- w
1)1
iniral Dewev. ;
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Mav 22: It is said that the1
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Spanish lleel has orders not to risk > "
an engagement with our ships: hut cl
to "monkey" around, and in that Bl
i .i. ... a. i ! i.
way prolong me war ui me nupc ; in
that the powers will interlere. r'
May 2d: A train loaded with q
soldiers came into collisdon with i tl
a freight train nearl>unorghs,Ga Ci
Two soldiers were kiiled. a
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HOOKING A BIG SHARK.
xperi price of Two Fishcrmci. Who Battled
With a >lo:i?.t?T Fish.
It was a pitch dark night, with a
cavy swell coming up from the in- |
3t. We sat on the pier of theshanty,
moking and listening to the conase<l
sounds of wind and sea, wlnlo
ow and then a big wave would be- ;
ome visible as it broke near the ;
iier. It was about half flood tide,
he very time for schools of big tish
d run in, as they did at night, to
;ed. Whenever we wanted to go
shing in the night, we used to lis?n
for the sounds made by the feodig
fish as they splashed and leaped
r* fltO Clivfil / ?
On this night wo located a big
?hool by this method and, seizing
ur rods and tackle, jumped into a
mailer boat than we would had wo
ikeu time to chose. The lish proved
) be farther out than wo thought,
nd the light in the shanty was a
die and a half a way before we
ropped anchor. But we had manged
to gtt into the very middle of
:ie school, and for a time we had
plendid sport with big bluefisb.
Suddenly the tish stopped biting 1
) the queerest way. 1 let out foot
Iter foot of line, thinking that the
diool had moved only a short dis
ince anu ma: my nan nngnt striae
lem. But fur a long while there
as no sign of fish. Then at once
jniething struck the bait and sturt3
off with such a burst of speed
lat the reel line (rut and burned my
niuib. Tho rod whipped the water,
ud the sudden pull dragged mo to
ne side before 1 realized that I had
fish.
"What have you got, in the namo
f all that's wonderful?" asked my
jm pan ion.
"What in thunder have I got?" I
sked in turn.
I couldn't tell. It was going like
locomotive, and I knew that I
Duldn't check the thing, whatever
was, if 1 had a hawser attached to j
. Tiie ten ounce uetuuoara anume
:rong bass line might as well have
eon a twig anil a piece of thread.
Both of us sat peering into the
lack vagueness astern, and my reel
as simply screaming, while the
jd was bent into a semicircle. At
ist almost all the line had gone,
'hen at cnco the strain relaxed and
je line slackened so suddenly that
le rod straightened out like a whip.
"Reel in quick!" whispered John.
It's coming this way." And sure
uough it was coming. Four bunred
feet astern the black water was
token into phosphorescence by it.
: came along as swiftly as it had
one in the other direction a few
linutes ago, and it lett a wake of
ght behind as it came. We could
ot see just what it was, but we did
1 * i..* i ? i
i)i ueuu IU ^];cv:uic(iu iuut^, iui mlost
instantly the big fish was
longside, and then wo saw that it
as a shark, and a big one. He
visted his tail violently as ho again
lit tho strain of tho line which I
ad by this time reeled in. For a
loment lie showed his full length
s he turned on his side, and then
e saw that he was as long as the
oat
Without wasting timo, I let the
?el go and gave him all the line he
anted, hoping he would take it and
a off, but the big fish was angry
d didn't intend to be off.
Tho phosphorescence which fol>wed
him showed up his motions
learly. He swerved eff, swam
.viftly in a big semicircle, headed
:raiglit ior tne uoai wim a great
ishing of the water and, with tertic
speed and force, struck his head
gainst the side of the small craft,
nly by throwing all our weight on
ie gunwale did we escape being
ipsized. As it was, we shipped half
boatful of water. The fish dried
off again and made another
iuh at the boat. This time I had
lie line twisted around my hand and
innaged by sheer strength to guide
jo dangerous fellow round the bow
E the boat. Tho strain snapped the
ne, and the shark sank slowly be
c /u.:
jw me suriuce. vmieagu xiiiui :
cean.
Straight Tip.
"Have you ever studied political
sonomy?" asked the long haired
assenger as he laid down his uewsaper
and turned toward the portly
idividuul across the aisle.
"That's what I have," replied the
ortly man, with an audible sigh. !
1 studied it from the beginning to j
ae end of one campaign."
"And what is the result of your j
lvestigation?" asked the other.
"I was defeated for alderman in j
ly ward," was the reply, "and I am j
rmly convinced that the best potical
economy is to stay out of pol-1
ics." Chicago Journal.
A Puzzling Letter.
"I don't know whether this new
* A 1 A it 1.1
ian is a very astute diplomat, saiu
ie railway attache, "or a very bad
peller."
"Have you heard from your letter
sking what he has douo with refreDce
to those hostile members of
ae legislature?"
"Yes. He says he is doing his
est topassify them."?Washington
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house, Kingstree. M 11 day and Saturday
of each week. Those bavins
business with the County Sup
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