The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 28, 1898, Image 2
THE C8U8TY RECORD. j|
Published Every Thursday
at
UXGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ;
B T
LOUIS J. BKISTOW,
F.dltor and Proprietor.
To-day japan imports cotton princi- I
pally from the United States, hut
other centers of supply are necessary,
in view x>f the state of advancement
which cotton spitting has reached
there.
The copra is a preparation of the
cocoaunt made in great quantities in
tropical islands all over the world. It ,
seems to he a relatively new product ]
for the Philippines; 11,500 tons were ]
exported in 1893. The cocoa palm is
very common and highly prized in the '
Philippines. All parts of it are used.
Strictly speaking, there are no roads
in Cuba, and what are known as such
are mere trails, often coming to an
abrupt termination in the swamps and
everglades, locally known as cienaga,
one of which, for instance, has a length
of sixty miles and is little more than a
quagmire, with immense pools of stagnant,
brackish water. All that portion
of the coast sheltered by archipelagoes
is one great marsh, the dimensions
of which are largely increased
during the rainy season. With the ex- j
ception of a few turnpikes in the
vicinity of Havana there are no certain i
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means ol travel ov iana aunug me wei >
season. '
While Lieutenant Hobson fared bet- '
ter than Ensign Bagley in that, with. '
the stout-hearted men who shared
with him the perils of his expedition,
he managed to escape to land, still
the nature of the enterprise upon
which he volunteered stands out with
such unique prominence ou account
of its peculiar dangers that ho is
clearly entitled to the hero's laurel.
When Lieutenant Hobson undertook
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u? cuter iuu xiaix vj ?? wmvxt? v/x mv uUt
bor at Santiago de Cuba for the purpose
of accomplishing his bold design,
he had every reason to believe that
whatever his success might be in his
efforts to close up the channel he
would never be permitted to return
again to his comrades of the squadron.
He went with the spirit of the martyr i
to sacrifice himself at duty's call upon '
the altar of his country's cause. Let i
pessimists who bewail tho degenerate \
civilization of the nineteenth century
contemplate the spectacle of this ,
intrepid officer in sinking liis own
vessel under the frowning shadow o*
Morro castle. There is nothing finer
in Spartan annals than the exhibition
of unruffled fearlessness presented
by Lieutenant Hobson in the face of
circumstances which might have awed
the bravest.
A committee of the English Parliament
was lately appointed to investigate
the causes of England's falling
off in certain industrial orancnes.
The committee's investigations, which
took them over to the Continent, resulted
In finding that England's failure
was due largely, when not entirely,
to her lack of secondary education
for the masses. The English youth
dp not get the thorough training for
industrial life that Germany, for instance,
is giving to her people. The
committee's findings were especially
flattering to Denmark, which, within
this century, has risen from being
one of the poorest to being one of the
richest countries in Europe, second
only to France, and in part for the
same reason, namely, first, that its
land is divided up aino|ga large number
of small freeholders, and second,
because these small freeholders are
ovtrnnrdinarilv enlightened and
SARfiAGO AMBBIGAHIZED |;
Business Houses Reopen end Al! is ,,
Bustle and Activity. i ^
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THE RIVAL ARMIES FRATERNIZE, il
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nffir?-r* I.ountre in tlie C:if?s, ^oldirr*
Iluy or Exchange Souvenirs, and No , a
Itace Hatred U Anywhere Apparent? !
Itelleving the Distress of the liefu- | g
gees?Our Men in Spanish Uniforms. ''
Santiago de Cuba (Cv Cable).?Santiago
presents a bright and cheerful picture to s
what it did before the surrender. Over
thirty steamers living the stars and Strip< s
lie in or near the harbor. Small boats are
plying l risklv to and fro on the b!u? waters, t
Along the water front, under every awning, (1
dozens of women and children may l>e seen ,
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IMERICAN AND SPANISH TROOTS FRATERNIZE ''
IN THE ABANDONED ENTRENCHMENTS.
munching American hardtack, and food is
)eing distributed very rapidly about the , r
slaza facing the palace. ,
In short, everything denotes bustje and
ictivity. To the graveyard appearance ot t
the city Monday has succeeded a scene of
life and energy, traffic and general activity. ^
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SCENE OF THE PORTO RICAN CAMI
ire already packed with merchandise, and a
the large stores renteu along Marina street a
are busy receiving goods which are being
steadily unloaded. Everywhere there are r<
signs of a revival of commercial activity c
ind prosperity.
The trade and business houses opened
their doors for the ilrst time Tuesday,
cleared their warehouses and made ready
lor the receipt of goods. All the stores are
spen this morning by General McKibbin's
orders, but the saloons remain closed for
:he present in order to avoid the possibility
tf a clash between the soldiers in the case
>f drunkenness.
Cigars and tobacco arc nowhere to be
found, as all the factories have been closed
for months and they had no stock on hand.
[)ur men expected to find quantities of
:obacco when Santiago fell, and they were
rreatly disappointed at not being able to
ind anything to smoke, so we shall have to
?nrry coals to Newcastle, or, in other
vords, imj ort tobacco into Cuba.
The ice factory and electric light plant
ire working, the houses are brightly
ighted, and the pawnshops aro doing a
rushing business, their counters being
rrowded by people of all sorts of color and
renditions, pawning heirlooms, clothes,
tresses and furniture. Officers tender their
uedals, spurs and swords, and civil employes
offer their tortoise-shell, gold-head- ('
;d canes of office for a mere song, which
ire in turn bought at fancy prices by ~
Vraeriean soldiers, officers or newspaper a:
torrespondents as relics of the war. 111
There have been more machetes sold to
Dur men as souvenirs than were laid down 0
on the morning of the surrender, and |
crosses, service stripes, and orders, are
cheerfully parted with for American cash
?r exchanged for articles as mementos.
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REFUGEES IX A SA?
There is no ready-made eiothincr in the ; a
city. except blue-nnd-white, stripe-lineil I ^
uniforms, and many of our men are dressed '
in these Spanish uniforms, They present l c
a strange appearance, and are greeted with I
laughter. <j
Hun Jreds of American an l Spanish sol- i
diers. who but a few days ago were shoot- ! (
iag at each other, crowd the streets of 1
Santiago, meeting an A 'nixing uu im- .
must friendly terms. A general teeling of <
good fellowship is evidenced everywhere, j<
victors ami vanquished apparently being ! I
Tlio Earrajjut Launched.
The torpedo-boat destroyer Farragut was j
launched at San Francisco, Cal. The ship ^
was christened by Miss Betty Ashe, of San r
Fruncisco, a distant relative of Admiral
Farragut. The Farragut is a 273-ton boat, j
Her speed is thirty knots. She will be t
placed in commission as soon as possible.
The Troops Are in Excellent Health.
The condition of the troops around Santiago
is reported to be excellent, and the 1
bulk of them have been removed to healthy 1
mountain camps. There is little sickness, ! ^
Msucn ta at angut contagion. ) *
intelligent class. And this the com- j
mittee believes to be largely due to
their system of rural high schools for
the people. These schools are private,
and are supported by the fees of students,
but recently the State has perceived
their vfclue, and now makes
them a graut, which, however, reaches ;
them indirectly in the form of pres- |
ents to peasants to enable them to attend
the courses, the payments being
made through county councils. There
are seventy of these schools in all,
and they are really secondary schools,
all the students who enter thorn having
r?ns<5#?d thronodi the elementarv 1
"O r -- - - \
State Heboois. The wealth of the
Danish peasants consists largely m
their dairy industry, and England is
their chief market. Dauish butter is
for Loudon what Philadelphia butter
is to New York, a luxury fur the rich.
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American Newspapers.
In the year lT(.'l) there was only one
newspaper in the United States. Now
there are more lhar in England.
France and Germary put together.
TYhen people listen attentively to a
story of a man's wrongs, it indicates
that they are wondering what the oth- 1
gr side of the storv sounds like.
' unity re" ' ?e.i tin;- fhr? slr'fe nn ! bloodar>?
over and 1 lint tho horrors of t!i*?
ifO" are ended. In the mroteroaft airv
ufes f ho officers of the opposing armie.*
.one" t'<r?>?:*r:i the <!av.
There seem* to l>o no r./n hatred, the ?
'trerne.ss being all directed against the
fadrid Government. wl?i<*h is charged
i111 cro^s mismanagement of Cuba ami
tingling tlnrinc the eontluet of the oresat
war. Man v of the Spanish soldiers
re anxious to become American citizens,
nd ;ir-' implying for naturalization.
Commodore Kclilev. with a party of of ers.
visited the city Tuesdav niorninc.
ominc up the bay in a steam launch. The
'ommodore called on General MeKibbin
nd strolled about the streets, making sevral
purchases, and apparently creatly oniving
shore leave. He was received with
rent resneet by ti 0 Spanish officers who
>nrnflil liis name.
TO TAKE PRISONERS HOME.
panUli Transatlantic Company Secure*
the Contiact.
Washington. 1>. C. ('SpecialT Arrange,
tents were concluded l?y the Government
>r the transportation of the Spanish
ri.-oners at Santiago to Spain. The conrn<*t
was awarded to the Spanish Transatintie
Company, represented b\* .T.
. Cehallos ?fc Co.. of New York,
lie Company agrees to carry the
ri?oncrs from Cuban oorfs to Spain at tlie
ite of f'30 foreach enlist?'l man am! ?63
>r each commission? i officer, subsistence
> l>e furnished by the eomnany on the
rmy ration basis, as provided for in the
overnment's advertisement for bids.
The award provides also that the comany
shall have live ships at Santiago in
ine days, two in seventeen days, and
nousrh to complete the transportation of
ie prisoners in twenty-ono days.
The ships will fly the colors of Spain,
nd will probably be manned entirely by
panish crews. It was remarked as one
f tlie curious developments of the war
?? the United States Government should
lake ft friendly contract with a company
mnv of whose vessels are auxiliaries to
lie Spanish Navy, and some of which have
een cantured or destroyed by the navy
f the United States.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS CHEER.
'atriotic .Scenes at the Tteunion of the
Old Southern Soldiers.
Atlanta, Ga.?The annual reunion of the
nited Confederate Veterans' Association
ras held at the Confederate Auditorium at
Ixposition Park. The building, which has
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>AIGN UNDER GENERAL MILES.
seating capacity of 12,000, was jammed
t the opeuiii/r session to overflowing.
Before the opening of the exercises, the
?union band played patriotic tunes. The
heering for "Dixie," "Yankee Doodle"
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GENERAL .TOTIN E. GORDON.
Commander-in-Chief o( the Confederate
Veterans' Association).
nd "The Star-Spangled Tanner" was tulUltUOUS.
When General John B. Gor Iod. the head
f the organization, entered the hall the
pplause and cheering were deafening.
Vermont Democrats in Session,
Vermont Democrats met at Burlington
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\TIAGO STREET.
ad nominated a State ticket, reaffirmed
ho Chicago platform, lauded Bryan, delared
against "the proposed imperialistic
'oliey of tho republican party" ami
>pposed thcadmissiou of Hawaii to State100
1. Th? following are the nominees:
iovernor, Thomas \V. Maioney, of If atand:
Lieutenant-Governor, A, A. Olmtead,
of Newbury; Treasurer, L. W.
'lough, of Lotliei: Secretary of Stale,
ioorge 1}, Davis, of Danville; Auditor,
tiehard I>. Treble. of Sliorehara.
Tvro Cent Postage to Hawaii.
As soon as the United States flap is
icisted at Honolulu, Hawaii, and that fact
ommunieated to the Postofllco Departcent,
at Washington, the Postmuster-Gen>ral
will issue an order reducing tho postige,
and a two-cent stamp will carry a Jeter
to Hawaii, the same as to any other
>art of the United States.
Spain tVill Not Be a Great Power.
As one of the results of the war Spain
vill probably be reduced from her techjical
status of a great power, to wnich she
ras raised in 1SS3, wlieu her Legations
HUM i DICTATOR |.
The Philippine Insurgent Leader As- "
sumes Supreme Authority at Manila. \[
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SPAIN RELIES ON GERMAN NAVY, fj
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Ajruinnlilo Calls on All Inhabitants to a
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Ailon-htnro to Him?Names His t|
Cabinet and Prescribes Insignia of
Office He Will Wear a Gold Collar and
Carry a Whistle. Ic
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Manila (By Cable). General Aguinaldo, j|
the President of tbo Philippine rebels, is- a
sued a proclamation proclaiming himself n
dictator, with supreme authority and call- f
h
ing upon all citizens of the so-called repub- 0
lie to take the oath of allegiance to the new f<
government.
II" name- his Cabinet and designates the
styles of canes its members shall carry.
The Cabinet is composed as follows: e
Secretary of War and Public Works. ?'
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Baldomcro Aguinaldo, the General's p
nephew: Secretary of the Interior, I.eandro v
Ibarra; Secretary of Agriculture, Mariano 11
Trias.
The President will wear a gold breast- I:
plate and carry a gold whistle. Each member
of the Cabinet will wear a similar p
breast-plate, ^ut of silver. The breast- s
plato will have a pendant in the shape of a n
triangle. On this will be engraved the sun, a
moon and stars, arranged lileo the sign of a r
pawnbroker. g
L..1,. ^InfotAr Trill Alan PflrrV A
lUU m-wijr lica^t;uu??.kufcW4 ?? ??
a sceptre made of gold, from which will f
depend a golden tassel.
Each member of the Cabinet will wear a
breastplate of silver, duly setting forth
their rank of office. All the details of ?
these vnrious ranks of distinction were
brought out in Aguinahlo's proclamation.
The insurgents continue active. There
has been heavy fighting in the neighbor- ii
hood of Malate. Fifteen rebels were e
killed. Six of the wounded were taken to
the camp of the California volunteers for c
treatment. C
United States Consul Williams wrote to C
United States Consul Wildman, saying: h
"If the United States would be the suzerain
and protecting power, Aguinaldo
would hoist our flag and look to us for
honor and emolument which would be liberal
and lasting, and would be followed
by the largest measure of solid advantage
to his people."
AUGUST! RELIES ON GERMAN NAVY.
General Greene With 3000 Men Reinforces
Our Troops at Manila.
Manila (By Cable).?The second expedi- I
tion to the Philippines under Brigadier
General Greene has arrived. The 3000
troops were in excellent health, and lost no
time in landing at Cavite. There were four
deaths on the voyage. Private Maddox, of
the Eighteenth United States tniantry;
Lieutenant Lazelle.of the Eighteenth United
States Infantry; Bundsm an Wise, of the
First Colorado Volunteers, and Sergeant
Geddes, of the First Nebraska.
They were buried at sea, with the exception
of Lieutenant Lazelle who was buried with
military honors at Cavite. 0
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admiral vox diedf.richs. ^
(Commanding the German Asiatic Squad- ^
ron.) il
Captain-General Augusti is trustiug to t
the German squadron under Admiral a
Diederichs. He has issued a proclamation fl
declaring that the Germans are sure to T
keep the Americaus from bombarding and u
capturing the city, and added that before ti
long Spanish and German vessels will drive si
the Americans out of the harbor. f<
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Our N'cwcst Possession. a
Manila (By Cable). The second Manila 9
expedition, like its predecessor, added a
possession ia the Pacific to Uncle Sam's
string, and did it appropriately on the
Fourth of July. The correspondents with c
Admiral Dewey's fleet report that on
that day General Greene rediscovered
and took formal possession
of the long lost Wake Island. j(
The island is only thr'-e miles long, instead a
of twenty-five, as has neen reported. The
American flag was hoisted and a record of ^
possession was placed in a box and covered
with stones. There Is n flne harhor, out ?
outside is a coral reef. There was no tl
trace of human beings. The island has S
not been inhabited for sixty years. It is a tl
useful place for a coaling station. r
Troops to Join Miles. ti
Washixoton, D. C. (Special).?The following
brigades were selected to reinforce
the armv under General Miles for ,
the assault upou Porto Ilico: General
Haines's brigade, General Ernst's brigade ti
and the division under the command of f
Brigadier-General Grant. These three 3.
brigade, together with the troops already '
taken by General Miles, constitute an ag- 3
gregate force exceeding fourteen thousand e
men, including eight light batteries of ar- o
tillery anil ten regiments of infantry. Of *
the latter three are from Illinois, two eneii t
from Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Wis- b
cousin, and one from Ohio. b
Our Magnanimity Impresses Spain.
A special dispatch from Madrid says:
"The courtesy the Americans show th"
Spanish prisoners has made a profound a
impression in t pain, and is materially as- *
sisting the prospects of peace." J
Fnstofllee For Forto ltico.
rostmaster-GeneraJ Charles Emory Smith
made another extension of the postal ser- n
vice in establisliing Porto Rico as a mil- ^
itary station under the postofflce at Wash-J a
ington. Postmaster J. P. Willett in charge, j
the order to go into effect immediately c
upon the landing of United States troops at
any point in Porto Rico.
Cartridges Cannot lie Used.
The useable ammunition of the Spanish li
iroops at Santiago was exhausted before l)
t'.ie surrender, as the 12,000,000 cartridges u
found in the magazines of the city do not ^
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ON TO PORTO RICO.
'ilea's Kxpedition Convoyed by a Tlig
Fleet of Warships.
W'asiunv.tox, D. C. (Special).?General
ilos cabled the Secretary of War that ho
tiled from fluanianarao, Cuba, for Porto
ieo at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon. His
eet of transports was accompanied bvtho
ittleship Massachusetts, the auxiliary
raiser Dixie, the cruiser Cincinnati and.
le gunboats Annapolis, Gloucester, Wasp
ad Leyden, and the cruiser Columbia,
eneral Miles is on the Yale. The Yale has
powerful battery of Uve-iuch rapid-fire
ubs. Other transports with troops were
ic Nueces, Lampasas, Mississippi, Cheroeu
and Iroquois.
The despatch from General Miles told the
epartment that ho had ton transports
>adod to their full capacity with 4300
oops and supplies, and that, at the time
f writing, the fleet had been augmented
y the arrival of two ships, the Lampasas
nd the Xucces, from Tampa. The last
amed vessels were loaded with about 000
ion. consisting mostly of engineers and
eavy artillery, and with a large quantity
f cumbersome ammunition and supplies
>r the urmv of invasion. With these
ivolvc ships the combined naval and miliary
fleet composing the first expedition to
orto iiico consists of twenty-one ships.
The size and for.midableness of the naval
seort provided by Admiral Sampson are a
urprise to many persons, inasmuch as the
elief was entertained in some quarters
hat only three or four vessels of the navy
rould accompany the troopships comlanded
by General Miles.
Secretary Alger, on leaving tho Whito
louse early Friday morning, said:
"Tho Porto llican expedition will bo
ushed with all possible spoed. The first
ectlon of the army started from Guantaiamo
Thursday afternoon at five o'clock,
nd within a week General Miles will he
einforced by from 13,000 to 15,000 troops,
living him for immediate operations an
.rmy approaching 20,000 men, and the
orce will be added to."
CENERAL CARCIA REBELS.
trained Relations Exist Between Shafter
and the Cuban Leader.
Santiago, Cuba (By Cable). The ill feeing
produced among the Cubans * by Genral
Shaffer's latest orders in Santiago
ulminated In a serious rupture between
ieneral Shafter and General Calixto
larcia. As a consequence General Garcia
ms withdrawn with his army from the
general calixto garcia.
utskirts of Santiago to the Interior,
akiug the road to Jiguani, which
i flftv miles northeast of Santiago,
le first held a council of his officers,
nd tendered to Genera! Gomez, the Cuban
ommander-in-chief, his resignati on as
ommander of the Cuban Army of the
last. A special courier wa3 sent to Gen- |
ral Gomez's headquarters carrying the
esignation.
General Garcia also transmitted a long
etter to General Shatter, declaring him>elf
as about to- discontinue co-operation
vith the American troops.
TO KEEP PORTO RICO.
iovemment to Hold the Island as a
Penalty of the War.
Washington, D. C. (Special).?The auioritative
declaration was made that the
dand of Porto Rico is to be held as a permnent
possession of this country as the
rice of the war. The subjoined practialty
official statement was made Thursay:
"Porto Rico will bo kept by the United
tates. That is settled and "has been the
lan from the first. Once taken it will
ever be released. It will pass forever
ito the hands of the United States and
liero never has been any other thought,
ts possession will go toward making up
lie heavy expense of war to the United
tates. Our flag, once run up there, will
oat over the island permanently."
The same authority says the future of
he I'hillipines is a matter of development
nil that so far there is no certain policy
nally adopted regarding theso Islands,
hey are subject to developments In the
ar" situation in the Paciilc. It was inimated,
however, though not definitely assrted,
that the Ladrone Islands might
allow the fate of Porto Rico and become
ur permanent possession, being valuable
s a coaling and supply station for our
hips when en route to Eastern Asia.
WATSON'S RAID POSTPONED.
amara's Iteturn Nullifies Its Immediate
Object.
Washington, D. C. (Special).?The projet
to send Commodoro Watson's fleet
cross the Atlantic has been suspended. It
rill not leave American waters at all unless
ome contingency of war makes necessary
terner measures to secure peace than have
hus far received the President's approval,
eeretary Long said that the departure of
lie fleet bad-been deferred until after the
orto Rico campaign, at least, but further
tan that ho declined to indulge in prediciens.
Basltfulness Causes Two Suicides.
Two suicides, direetly traceable to the
ash fulness of a seventeen-ye.r-old girl
rho broke her engagement on the day set
or the wedding, occurred at llallsvillc,
lo. C. H. Fait, a young farmer, and .Miss
[avers were to have been married on July
, but :it tbe last mom out the cirl broke her
ngagement. For two days Fait brooded
ver bis humiliation and then killed liimelf
with morphine. Mrs. C. II. Havens,
lie mother of the bashful maiden, also
rooded over tbo affair. Fait having long
era to her like a soa.and she drowned herelf.
T:la 1:00 VTill Destroy Our Navy.
In a sjvech from the balcony of his paler,
(lenerai Blanco promise I several thou,
and ] eoph> tliat he would destroy fbe
.merieaa navy if it attacked Havana.
Testimonial to Commodore Schley.
It is believed at Cumberland, Md., Comaodore
Schley's birthplace, that the fund
>eing raised in Maryland to purchase him
1 testimonial will reach at least ?25,000.
t is the intention to buy the Commodore a
ountry seat, he to select the location.
General Gordon Ke-Klected.
General John 13. Gordon was unanimousf
re-elected commander-in-chief of the
inited Confederate Veterans at their renlon
In Atlanta, Ga. All the other officers
rere re-elected, amid a scene of great entuLsiasacu
A NEW NAVAL VICTORY.
The Wilmington and Six Smaller Vessel?
Made Havoc at Manzanillo.
Flaya del P:-te, Gr.antanamo Bay, Cuba
Ty Cable). Following is the official ac:ount
of the latest naval victory, that at
llanzanlllo, modestly told by Commander
Fodd. of the United States gunboat VTilnington,
in his report to Admiral Sampion:
"At seven o'clock on the morning of July
18 the vessels on blockade duty in this
ricinitv the Wilmington, Helena, Seordon,
Hist, Hornet, Wampatuck and Os- ^
jcola approached tho harbor of Manzan'lin
from tho westward. At half-past
seven the Wilmington and Helena entered
:hc northern channel, toward the city, the
Scorpion and Osceola the middle channel
and the Hist, Hornet and Wampatuek the
southern entrance, the movements of the
vessels being so timed as to bring them
within effective range of the shipping at
about the same moment.
"At ten minutes to eight fire was opened
on tho shipping, and after a deliberate fire,
lasting about two hour* and a half, three
Spanish transports?El Gloria, Jose Garcia
and La Purisiroa Coneepeion?were burned
and destroyed.
"The pontoon, vhi a was the harbor
guard aud a store ship, probably for ammunition,
was burned .w\ blown up.
Three gunboats were destroyed. One
other was driven ashore and s:;ri!c. and another
was driven usher? r-nd is believed to
have been disabled.
"The llring was maintained at a range A
which is believed to bo beyond the range M
of the shore artillery. ?* was continued Jm
until, after a gradual closing in, the shore^Hj
batteries opened lire at a eomparatively^^H
short range, when the were recalie l^^H
the object of the expedition having
accomplished anc' the ideas of the com^JH
mander in chief carried as I
, stand them;that is, to destroy the enemy's^^B
j shipping, but cot to engage tli * field hnt-^M
teries or forts. 9D
' No casualties oecirrei! on board any of
our vessels. Grnat care was taken in dlI
rectinc the fire that as little damange as
possible should be done to the city itself, V
and as far as ccald be observed little if any
was done. v
"All ot our vessels were handled with
sound discretion and excellent judgment
by the several commanding officer?, which
was to have been expected from the men
commanding the vessels of this force."
Commander Todd has thus led one of the
most successful expeditions undertaken so
far by the navy.
FATAL THUNDERSTORMS.1
Death and Destruction Caused by Lightnine
Throughout New England.
Arlington, Mass. Lightning caused the
death of ono man and injured five other
men in a severe thunderstorm. The storm
was at its height when an electric bolt
struck the cupola of the old Locke School
Building at Arlington Heights. John H.
Cur, of Weymouth, who was standing in
the door, received the most direct effect of
the lightning, and died within six minutes
after he was wounded. Five others were
badly shocked, but soon recovered.
Farmixgtox, N. H. A heavy thunderstorm
wrecked a number of small houses,
unroofed a block, and two shoeshops, and
did other damage, fortunately without loss
of life, although Frank Haynes, a truckman
was severely injured. The damage
will amount to thousands of dollars.
Haverhill, Mass. The lightning during
the heavy thunderstorm struck four shoe
factories in this city, but the damage was
slight. Two barns in Bradford, two miles
from here, wero burned.
Nashua, N. H. The severest rain, wind
and thunder storm known here for many
years caused much damage. In ninety
minutes 3.28 inches of rain fell, besides considerable
hail. The lightning struck in
many places, setting many fires. Frank W.
Hall, thirty years old, married, while in a
field, was struck by a bolt and instantly
killed.
North Axdovee, Mass. The farm barn of
J. W. C. French, of Boston, was struct by
lightning aud completely destroyed. The
loss Is estimated at 370(H); partially insured.
BAY OF NIPE SEIZED. *
First Base Secured on the North Coast of
Cuba A Cruiser Destroyed.
Washington*, D. C. (Special). The following
message has been received at the
Navy Department:
"Plata del Este.
"Expedition to Nipe has been entirely
successful, although the mines have not
been removed, for want of time.
"The Spanish cruiser Jorge Juan, defending
the place, was destroyed without
loss on our part.
"The Annapolis and Wasp afterward
proceeded from Nipe to assist in the landing
of the Commanding Genera! of the
army on arrival at Porto Rico.
"Sampson."
The success of the expedition to Nipe is
really Aore important than appears on the
surface. The Pay of Nipe lies on the north
coast of Cuba, almost directly across the
Island from Santiago. It is purposed to
establish a base there which will save at
least two days' time iu getting supplies into
Cuba, as compared with the Santiago
route.
It will also form a good point of operations
against Holguin, not far distant, and
if it should develop unfortunately that a
restraining hand must be laid upon the
Cubans themselves, Nipe, in connection
with Santiago, would be an elective means
of doing this.
To Experiment With Steel Rails.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has purchased
forty miles of eighty-flve-pound,
sixty-foot steel rails and will experiment
with them on the Pittsburg division and in
tbo Baltimore tunnel. These rails were
originally bought for the Columbia aud
Maryland Electric Railroad, which was designed
to parallel the B. and O. between
Baltimore and Washington. The project
failed and the material which was purchased
has been sold.
Ilero Hol>*on Welcomed.
Lieutenant R. P. Ilobson arrived on the
St. Paul unexpectedly in New York City,
and immediately went on to Washington.
Crowds who cheered him in New York" saw
him blush, aim an ageu nppic-n./iuciu
brought tears to the hero's eyes. Lieutenant
Hobson thinks two ot Cervera's
ships can be saved, nun he came North to
report ori the matte.* to the Secretary ot
the Navy.
A Great Fire in England.
A great fire occurred at Sunderland. England.
destroying a greater part of the place.
The total less by the lire was f 2,000.003,
Several men were arrested for looting
buildings while the police were extinguishing
the Jiatnes. Crowds of men rtt-led in
and carried off evervthing ovablo in the
shops, bauks, hotels and other buildings.
Man and "WiTe Seat to Prison.
Stephen Ilills, a well-to-do farmer Of
Cheshire, Conn., and his wife wero each
sentenced to three years instate prison for
an assault with intent to kill Lewis Nibron.
Nihrou was a farm hand, and attempted to
pass tr.rough some of Hill's property despite
warnings and was shot in the pack,
and ahniildtr
To IiM?e*tl;;ate the BourRojne Affair.
The maritimo authorities and the police
of Havre, France, will investigate the
charge that sailor.? on tho ill-fated Bour?ogne
seized one boat aud drove off persona
who triad to enter it. "TJ3V