The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 13, 1896, Image 2
More War Sinews.
{"Staff Cor. N. Y. World.]
Habana, Cuba, via Key West, Fla ,
Airy 6.-There is "tremendous excite?
ment throughout Cuba over the ru?
mor that the Bermuda has landed her
men and arms on the northern coast ?
?somewhere east of Cardenas.
It is said that while the cruiser ?
Heina Mercedes waited for an insur?
gent expedition at Hole in the Wall, .
between Nassau and Abaco, the Ber- ;
muda took the outside course and
escaped. She was pursued by a !
Spanish man-of-war, but was too fast i
to be caught.
The Spanish commanders seem to j
realize the danger of having to face
machine guns handled by trained j
American artillerymen.
There is absolutely no trustworthy j
information about the whereabouts of!
the Bermuda. AH the statements !
about her landing are mere guesses.
The battle in the mountains at
Case a raj i ca ra was really a Spanish
defeat. The royal troops behaved
with great gallantry, but were driven
back from the insurgent breastworks
with great losses. The intelligence
of Gen. lucian saved the columns
from destruction.
In spite of the Spanish reports I
know Gen. Maceo was not present
At the time of the battle the rebel
genera! was six miles west of Cas
carajicara waiting for an attack from
the forces lying in front of the
trocha.
Gen. lucian's attack was met by
about 1,500 insurgent? under com- !
mand cf Quintin Bandera and other ?
minor leaders.
The Spanish torce was taken by j
steamer to Honda hay and marched
against the patriot stronghold in the !
hills. Another column, under Gen.
Bernai, advanced by a separate route, j
with orders to make a simultaneous i
assault, but Gen. Weyler hadn't cal- j
culated the difficulty of the line of
march, and Gen Bernai failed to ar?
rive on time.
A Spanish soldier present at the
. fight says I nolan's troops charged a |
high hill defended by two lines of
breastworks composed of heavy tim?
bers buttressed with earth and rocks.
One line was at the foot af the hill
and the other near the top
In order to approach the rebel de?
fenses the Spanish troops were com?
pelled to enter a narrow valley. In?
clan opened the battle by a heavy
artillery fire directed against the
lower breastworks, and followed with
an advance of the infantry.
The insurgents replied with in- j
fantry fire from both upper and lower
works, and soon developed strong
cross fire on the flanks of the Spanish ;
columns The fighting was desper?
ate, and the royal troops actually
succeeded in entering the first breast?
works, but were unable to maintain
their position and rapidly retreated
to Honda bay, the rear guard fight?
ing with splendid courage to save
the whole column from demoraliza?
tion.
The Spanish losses are heavy, but j
the government will not give a list of!
the dead. It-is said thai nearly 30 j
died from wounds at Honda bay, but !
the dead left on the field were not !
counted. Sixteen wounded officers !
have been brought to Habana. !
The military censor has not allowed j
a word of this to be telegraphed from
the capital, so the battle was de-!
scribed as a glorious victory.
Gen. Weylei has had a stoimyj
scene with Gen. Bernai, who claims j
that the work cut ont for his column j
was impossible. He has resigned j
his command and will return to
Spain.
Gen. Wey 1er insists that the rebel
works at Cascarajicara must be taken
at any cost, and fresh troops have
been sent to Honda bay. The cap?
tain general is beginning to appre?
ciate the fact that his vaunted trocha
is bringing his military reputation !
into ridicule. Gen Maceo ignores !
it, and refuses to attack it for the I
simple reason that he desires to re?
main in Finar del Rio and control the
province.
Gen. Weyler is desperate, and in?
sists that Gen. Maceo must attack
the trocha whether he wants to or
not. Otherwise what is the use of
having a trocha at all ?
Gen Maceo intends to remain in
the hills so that when the rains come
the Spanish in the low couutry will
be washed out. His position is de?
fended on all sides by well built
breastworks.
The military situation in the island
is this : Maceo commands in the
west, Garcia in the east and Gomez
in the middle, with authority over
all.
Gomez is in a position to go to the
support of either his eastern or west?
ern generals or to have them come to
him
The United States government in?
sists that the Americans captured on
the Competidor expedition shall be
tried according to the treaty and
protocol, which provides that Ameri?
can citizens if taken, even with arms
in hand and subject to a military
court, are entitled to be defended by
counsel and have a fair trial.
The general of marine arrived in
Habana to-day and the trial of the I
prisoners will begin immediately un?
less the United States can secure de?
lay. The have had no chance to see
lawyers cr to prepare a defense.
Consul-General Williams has acted
with great vigor.
\ James Creelman.
Low Down Tricks."
Mr. L. J. Williams Remarks
as to Governor Evans.
Mr L. J. Williams of tho State
board of control WHS yesterday asked
by a representative of The State
about tiie seizure of his beer at
Edgefield last week. In reply he
made the following statement :
"I was at Edgeh'eld on last Mon?
day, and, much to my surprise, I
learned that a barrel of beer, shipped
to me as a member of the State board
of control, had been seized by the
constables It had been shipped
without my knowledge, I suppose as
samples, since I am charged with
buying beer for the State dispensary.
Ithad been at Edgefield for two
weeks.
"Governor Evans went over to
Edgefield, and learning that the beer
was there, ordered the constables to
seize it. All this happened without
my knowledge. At the same time
the beer was at Edgefield a keg of
contraband liquor was shipped there
to another party and seized by the
constables, which was released. Why
this different treatment ? I am charged |
with purchasing beer to supply the j
people and should of course know
what I am doing, and assert that it
is proper and legitimate for me to re?
ceive samples. Even if it is improper,
I am not responsible for shipments
made to me without my knowledge, j
"Now the governor has frequently j
ordered seized liquors released (some
of it consigned to his relatives), j
which was shipped contrary lo law !
and clearly contraband and forfeited
to the State. lie has frequently
petitioned the board of control to I
release seized liquor, and all these
releases deprive the State of valuable j
property ; besides it is nearly always |
consigned to enemies of the dispen- j
sary law.
"He has made an arrangement now !
whereby he can nullify sections 25 j
and 31 of the dispensary law and re
tain to himself the right to keep con?
traband liquor out of the hands of
the board of control so that he can
release it for no other purpose, in my j
opinion, than to make votes for the
United States senate. I have a case ?
in point where he has tamed some of j
his bitterest enemies
"I understand *he governor is the I
frequent recipient of gratuitous |
liquors himself. Now isn't it obvious
(with a view to all these facts j that
he is prompted by other reasons than j
a desire to strictly enforce the law ? j
Now what are those reasons Evi- i
dently to vent his spieen on me and \
to punish me if possible, for no j
ot .er reason than that I have refused j
ti? surrender my convictions and man- j
hood and toady to him. I shali al- j
ways refuse to go to any man or set j
of men for orders, but shall always ?
exercise my best judgment and prefer I
to be honest in politics and refuge to |
perjure myself (according to my con-1
suuction of the law) to get any man j
out of a hole, even though he be j
governor of the State..
"Especially did I refuse to d;> this, j
as a part of those unlawfully appro?
priated funds for a State exhibit at ; 1
Atlanta were used to have a steno- j
graphic report made of his speech as j 1
an advertisement of himself. j 1
"While I regret the necessity for j 1
these statements. I shall always be
found defending myself. I desire to j
say that I shall resort to no such low j *
down tricks to punish the governor, j
but will be found holding up his;,
hands and assisting him so far as it j 4
lies in my power in the enforcement ; '
of all the laws. With these state-j
ments I wash my hand of the whole j
matter ''-Columbia State.
Endorsed by Northern Manu-1 !
facturers. I
BALTIMORE. May 6 -The Manufac?
turers' Record will to-morrow publish
10 pages of letters from huodreds of
the most noted manufacturing com?
panies in the country, located in almost
every State in the Union in advocacy
of a gold basis of currency without any
regard to silver, either by international
agreement or otherwise, and for higher
protection duties The letters came in
reply to the broad question :
"What is most needed to bring about
greater prosperity for tbe general indus?
trial interests of the entire country ?"
Ninety-five per cent of the replies
take unequivocal ground for gold and
protection. Less than a dozen letters
out of the great bundle favor silver,
and only one advocates lower duties.
Our Militia at Richmond
Chairman Wise of the committee in
charge of the arrangements for the Con?
federate reunion and the exercises inci?
dent to the laying of the corner-stone of
the Davis monument in Richmond,
Va., on June 30 and July 1 aod 2,
has extended a most cordial invitation
to General Watts aod his staff and all
the militia of the State to attend the
event. The invitation is coupled with i
the announcement that quarters and j
rations will be furnished the troops free j
of charge. Io addition to this the com- j
pa??es will be given a rate of one cent i
a mile for the round trip.
These are considerations of a rare
character, and General Watts thinks that
the bulk of the South Carolina com?
panies will bo otTbliad.-The State.
Before a Courtmartial.
Competitor Prisoners Before
Spanish Judges.
HABANA, May 8.-At 8 (/clock * his
morning a court martial opened at the
arsenal here for the trial of the men
who were captured by a Spanish
warship on the alleged filibustering
schooner, belonging in Key West.
The prisoners were Alfredo LaBorde,
born in New Orleans ; Owen Milton,
of Kansas, William Kinlea. an Eng
lishman, and Elias Bodia and Theo?
dore Maza, both Cuban.
Captain Ruiaz acted as president
of the court, which consisted of nine
military and naval officers. 'I the
accused pleaded wot gun...
Several witnesses admmed that
when the men were captured they
were not armed and offered no re
B?8tence Despite this fact, how?
ever, the prosecutor, Lieutenant
Suarez, asked the court martial to
impose the death sentence upon all
of them Counsel for defense made
a long review of the evidence and
demanded the acquittal of Maza.
Ile argued eloquently against the*
ethers being sentenced to death and
declared that the evidence showed
that mercy should he extended to
them.
The Court martial has as yet ren?
dered no judgment It is said that
its findings will be submitted for ap?
proval to the government al Madrid j
During the course of the proceed- :
ings, a letter was tead from the
American consul general, Ramon, O i
Williams, protesting againot the trial j
Mr. Williams abstained from attend- !
i
ing the court martial.
General Linares repoFjts that his I
command has succeded in dislodging.
;he forces of Jose Maceo from the
entrenched camp occupied by them '
in the province of Santiago de Cuba. :
In the fighting that took place before :
:be rebels retrehted, 17 of the insur- ?
yents were killed. The troops, ac- !
cording to the report, lost only two
lilied and seven wounded Another j
official report issued to-day states j
hat he combined forces of Generals j
ultimara and Incian have driven the
ebels under Antonio Aaceo into j
i different position in the hills at j
juaramaya near Bahia Honda, pro- j
nu ce of Pinar del Rio. The reports j
nake no mention of any rebel loss, j
Dut 6tates that the Spaniards had
seven killed and 25 wounded ?
imong the latter are one captain and j
wo lieutenants.
The rebel bands of Regino and
Alfonso have.burned about 60 houses j
n the town of La Guinallis, provice i
>f Matanzas.
Purchasing ?Liquors.
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i
Thc State board of control was in '
'e?Mon ?li of yesterday, but as on the .
wo previus days, has made public very \
itt le lt seems to be a firm determi- i
?atioo of the board to keep out of politics i
md the newspapers.
It was learned, however, that most of ?
ihe morning session was devoted to the i
?OO*ideration nf bids submitted by the !
nany whiskey drummers who have been j
u the city all the week.
The contracts for next month's sup- !
jly of liquor wtre awarded to tho follow- i
firms, but the quantity each is to furn- |
ind the price paid is a matter ofconjco- I
ure. the board refusing to give out I
?uch information.
Thc Live Oak Distilling company of j
Ciocioati furnish a good deal over half of i
;he whiskey ordered.
Lan tba m & Sons of Baltimore, j
Frances Kelly dc Co., of Wilmington, ?
Del., and Clifton Springs of Kentucky, j
.eceived orders tor the remaining whis I
key that was bought iu the bulk
There were about 500 barrels ordered :
From the above firms.
E. Walters & Co. of Baltimore were !
given an order, it is said, for 25 cases
af fine whiskey
The Acme Brewery Co. of Macon j
and the Christian Moerlein Co. of Oin
cinati, were given the orders for furn?
ishing all the beer for the next month, i
C. W. Garrett & Co. proprietors of |
the Medoc vineyards in North Carolina I
were given an order for ail the wine i
that will be needed. There will be j
over a car load of it.
It is understood that the board does
not intend to elect an inspector of the j
dispensaries at this meeting, and so long
as it is found that such an officer is not j
Deeded, he will not be elected.
The afternoon was taken ap with com- j
mitt.ee work bearing upon the finances j
af the disensary.
Last night all of the members seemed
to have been woria ont with the three
days and four nights work, ?nd the
transaction of the business was not de?
layed any more than necessary.
The matters disposed of last night
were many, but not enough was done to
enable the board to adjourd sine die.
The matters disposed of the purchas
ing of the necessary bottles, etc., was
for some time, but no definite result j
was reached. This matter will be dis
posed of at 9 a. m. to-day.
A resolution was passed requiring all j
county dispensers io give a $3,000 bond ,
each in a guarantee security company, 1
and the clerks a $1,000 bond euch ia
the same kind of a company,
ijjjjflt was nearly 12 o'clock before the j
board adjourned for the night.
Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and La- i
Grippe when Laxative Bromo Quinine will j
cure you ?J one day. Does cot produce the i
ringing in thu head like Sulphate of Quinine. :
Put up in tableta convenient for taking
Guaranteed to cure, or money refunded j
Price, 25 Cents. For sale by A. J. China.
Nov. 20-6m. I
His Third Punishment.
The story in told ?fa missionary
who, a H someone remarked, "had been
unfortunate with bis wives." This
missionary had married at home and
taken bis wife with hiai to India.
There, after two years, she died,
raid the broken-hearted widower receiv?
ed r.ermission from thc missionary
board of his church to come h ..me.
Here he promptly consoled himself,
and with his second spou>c returned to
the field of his former labor But fa-e
was still unkiod, and at the ?nd of
a year he was once more bereaved
A^ain he sought the permission of
his board to return home, but this time
they gently but firmly declined, saying
they did not feel justified in the expense
of giving him two holidays within two
years. They suggested, delicately,
however, that if his desire was to re?
coup hims .i for his recent loss, it was
possible for him to deputize a friend to
secure for him a new partner of his joys
and sorrows. This he accordingly did.
and, after considerable correspondence
and sundry delays, the twice-bereaved
widower received word that the bride
seleoted for him was on her way to his
arms. The day the steamer was sig
nailed the bridegroom-elect went down
to meet it, accompanied by a married
friend On thc return of the latter to
his house, be was pounced upon by iii*
wife, who demanded all the particulars
of the meeting.
"Did DoctGr Smith seem much over?
come when be saw Miss Brown?" was
the first, question.
"Well-yes-a little."
"Wasn't he overjoyed?1'
"Well-overjoyed is not just the
word, perhaps."
"Whv, didn't he say he was de?
lighted?'''
"Weil--no-not exactly."
"But. at least. h> seemed pleased?*'
.'Well-I don't i.iiite know."
"For mercy's sake, t^-il me just what
bc did say and do "
"Well." with evident, reluctance
"when he saw her she was at the other
end of the deck, and she was pointed
out. to him by the friend she had travel?
ed with. Smith looted at her for a min
ute, and then he passed his hand over
his eyes, and I beard him murmur aud?
ibly: 'lied hair for the third time
and after so much prayer!' ' '
DB. L MA NHS,
DENTIST.
office
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Prescriptions filled day and night.
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rcientific manner, by careful experts. A good
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