Weyler Backs Down.
Pitz Lee pared Him to Fire
on the Stars and Stripes.
KEY" WEET, i'la , Oct 19.- ii the
Spanish authorities bad taken Senor An?
gel Fernandez off tbe Ward line steam?
er Vigilancia ?bile that vessel was in
Habana barbor la?t Friday, United
States warships would have immediate?
ly been ordered to Havana to enfoce a
demand for reparation and war between
this country and Spate would have un?
doubtedly resulted. For three hours
last Friday the United States and Spain
were on the brink of war and tbe
t h reaten tag situation wa? only relieved
wheo the Spanish authorities ignomi?
niously backed do wo and ordered the
Vigilancia to proceed to sea with Fer?
nande! St?h on taard*-- A latter re?
ceived here from a correspondent in Ha?
vana w bo is close to Consul General
Lee gives a dramatic account of the
episode. According to tbe letter, when
the Vigilancia put into Havana the
Spanish authorities demanded the sur?
render of Senor Angel Fer o andes, a
Mexieao oo board the vessel
The Spaniards all?ge that Fernandez
waa Bot a .Mexica'tr,- -but a subject of
Spain. Captain John McIntosh of the
Vigilancia refused to surrender Fernan?
dez* Theo tbe Spaoish authorities told
Mcintosh that, if the Vigilancia at?
tempted to go to sea with Fernandez on
board, she would be sunk by tbe guns
of Morro Castle. Captain McIntosh
immediately laid the. matter before
Consul General Lee, who complimented
the Captain on bis bravery and told
bim to take the Vigilancia to sea when
he pleased.
Consol General Lee was greatly en?
raged at the threat to-eiok tbe Vigi?
lancia and is reported to bave said to
Captain McIntosh : "If tbe guns of
Morro Castre sink your ship, American
warships will be bombarding Havana
in a few days "
Captain Mcintosh returned to the
Vigilancia and Consul Lee iaformed
Weyler that the vessel was going to sea
and that if any attempt was made to
take off Fernandez er that if tbe vessel
was nred upon, Spain must take the
consequences Wey 1er immediately
summoned a cabinet council and white
this council was considering ?be matter,,
tbe Vigilancia began to weigh auchor.
Tbe Spaoish officials oo board protest?
ed, but Captain McIntosh sard in vigor?
ous language, the^?etter states, *'D-n
your objections ; my ship bas been
o'ea red. My Consol has told me to go
to sea. I am going,-and I dare you io
try to prevent me. Get off my sbip "
And with that the Yankee roughly
shoved tbe Spaniards into the waiting
boats and the Vigilancia, flying the
stars and stripes started for tbe mouth
of the harbor which is commanded by the
guns ot Moira Castle. All was excite?
ment tn ^Havana and the quay and
house tops were lined with hundreds of
people, who expected to see tbe Vigi?
lancia fired upon. Consul L?e him?
self watched the Vigilancia through *
glass
Meanwhile, signals were being ex
changed between Weylcr's palace and
Morro Castle, and in the latter place
there were signs of great excitement.
Slowly tbe Vigilancia entered the mouth
of tue harbor and then it was noticed
that the eons of Morro Castle were
on the t-h p . The V'gilaocia repeated?
ly signale! Morro Castle: "I am go?
ing to b.a," but no answer ca&e from
the fort until the vessel was in blue
water, and thpn the Spaniards ran up
tbe sigo al which means "Good-bye ,'
" I: is said that Weyler ts furious over
the departure of the vessel and Consul
'L3?'9 course It is stated Wailer or
dered the commandant of M .uro to sink
the Vigilancia, but that at the last mo
"meet he yielded to tb?entreaties of bis
cabinet and caunte; mund -1 the order.
The episode caused owo txcitement in
Havana tMan anything since >he begin?
ning of tbe war.
KILLED THE CONSTABLE
La9t night there were rumors of a
possible lynching at Ridgeville.
growing out of the killing of a cou
stable by a desperate negro. The
following telegram to the governor
received last evening gave the only
information available up to 9 p m :
Gov J. G. Evans :4 My constable
was shot this morning by one John
Baxter and mortally wounded Have
agents on railroad look out for him
He is a mulatto about 5 feet 6 inches.
Weight about 130 pounds ; about 48
years old Desperate. Shall 1 get
dogs ? Think I can catch him.
Wire me as soon as possible. Will
wait. C. J. Allen,
Magistrate.
The governor's private secretary,
in the absence of that official, wired
Mr. Allen that there were no dogs
available for the purpose, but stated
that the other requests made would
be given prompt attention.
The police authorities at points
where the negro is likely to go for
concealment were at once notified.
Whether the negro has been captured
or not is not known.-The State.
Fatal Shooting at Easley.
EASLEY, Oct. 17.-Ernest Washing
ington shot Cliff Burriss here last
night with a pistol, killing him in?
stantly, the bullet taking effect in his
head. Both are negroes. Washing?
ton is in jail and claims it was acci?
dent. The corner held an inquest
and returned a verdict, charging
SOUTH CAROLINIANA.
News Items of Interest From State
Exchanges.
President W. G. Su/ah. of the Bam?
bers (S. C ) Cotton Mills bas now got?
ten his mill No. 2 mooing, while the
knittiog mill, of wbioh he is also presi
dent, is on fall time on hosiery, all this
machinery chiming io with the masio
made by mill No. 1, and waking up
what was once the sleepy village of
Bamberg, ioto the beginning of a new
industrial life.
The Greenville News says : "At
the Fourth congressioual district meet?
ing of the Melton wing of the State
Republican paTty? held yesterday after?
noon io. the court house, D. T Bounds
of this city was unanimously nomina?
ted to oppose Staoyarne Wilson, and
Prof. M. A. Dawson of Simpsonville
was elected district chairman. The
nominations for congress from this dis?
trict now are : Pratt Suber of Liu
rent; fiegro, Websterite, gold : D T.
Bounds, white, Meltooite, gold; Stao?
yarne Wilsoo, white, Democrat, sil?
ver!"
The friends and acquaintances ol'
Mr. Jas. E. Eivers deeply sympathise
with brm in his deep affliction On
Tuesday night two of bis children
died suddenly and to-day, ; Wednasday,
bis third child and wife are at the point
of death Dr. Teal his family physi?
cians has pronounced it poison from eat?
ing canned blackberries. Oo Wednes?
day morning Dr. Tom James was call?
ed to Chesterfield in consultation.
Cberaw Star.
A farmers' institute will be held at
Anderson on the 30th, conducted by
the faculty of Clemson College. The
meeting will be publie, open and free
h is a fact not g-nc rally known that
these institutes can be bad io all conn
ties for the asking
The reel team %3 a part of the Flor?
ence Fire Eepartment and our citizens
should see to it that they be one-of the
most handsomely equipped teams (bat
enters the race. at Charleston during
Gala week. It is a very, well known
fact that every team in the State is !
afraid of our team, so lett- keep them in
fear.-Florence Times.
The Registation B >oks show that
2,343 whites voters bave been register?
ed in Chesterfield county against 340
colored voters.
It was stated that there would be a
candidate?against Mr Tompkins in the
general election.aside from those on ?he
Republican ticker? It is not mention
ed who the aspirant happe* s to be, bm
the statement is made that he is a well
known gentleman; that he will run as a
Democrat* and that he will in a .?w
days come out in a card, giving his
reasons.for mak?og ^bis-particular race.
During the oamprign ir was a desire ou
the part of some of the politicians to
ruu someone against Mr Tompkins fur
^eoretary of State. -News and Courier
We beard a young Kigefield widow
say not long ago that she hopes her
friends will no* give b-r any wedding
presents al ber fcc*td marriage, un
less it be in rhe shape vf potatoes, flou ;
or some other substantial offejiog 'for'
she says, "everything given- me at
my first marriage has long ago tura?d
brassy."-Edgefield Advertiser.
Magistrates Rouse and Gailirad have
been busy all day making out warrants
against dispensary law offenders.
There will bc io the neighborhood cf
tbirly persons ibdicted for the offence
of selling liquor in the city. Most or
all uf these will give bond to appear
for trial at the Novemb?r term of court.
-Charleston Sun. -
St. Helena Episcopal Church, of
Beaufort, S. C , was sadly wrecked
during the recent storm, and its ven
?rable pile sustained a most fearful
blow. The whole eastern gable end
and the back in which is the chancel
and altar was completely bio . n out,
and exposes the whole interior of the
church to damage and destruction
Thc grand old trees are broken
down and have smashed up some of
the tombstones and shafts and the old
church jard is filled with forests of
fallen branches.
The Committee appointed to exam
ine the County jul met Monday and
after a thorough examination decided it
was im procurable to repair the cells
and will put in steel cells -Aiken
Journal and Review.
There are three applicants for the
Master's cfl?ce, viz : Capt^ W M Jor
dan. the paesent incumbent, Mr C
H. George and Capt. John M. Bell.
Aiken Journal and Review
The Edgefleld Cotton Factory is
complete except the floors and putting
in the machinery, some? which ison
the ground.
The Aiken Correrp-*iden: of the
State says : Mr. J. A ?. itner, deputy
sheriff, was shot by Ben Biakely, col?
ored, on Mr. Knece's place, near Mont?
morency, yesterday morning- It seems
that Mr. Pitner had arrested Blakely
and tied him with a .ne. In some
way thc prisooer got one hand freo and
snatched Pitner's pistol and shot bim,
the ball taking effect in the upper part
i of the thigh, passing through.
The new court house and jail for the
: baby sounty, Saluda, will be finished
; by January let.
A shooting scrape in the Ked Oik
! section Colleton County on Thursday
j resulted io the killing of Willam Jen?
nings. The shooting seems to bc the
result of carelessness or aocident. The
parties are negroes, the slayer was
J_3 --J o-*
Bryan to ^Newsboys.
A Pleasing Feature of His
Sunday in Detroit.
DETROIT Oct IS-The rule estab
lished by Wm J. Bryan to avoid
any public utterances on Sunday was
broken to night when be spoke brief
ly to a crowd of newsboys at the
newsboys' hall. He did it to oblige
his friend and supporter, Col. I G.
Butler, president of the Newsboys'
association.
At Mr Bryan's request the affair
was kept very quiet and outside of
the little vendors a few visitors only
were present This was his speech :
.. "Boys. I did not come to make a
speech to-night, because this is the
day that I rest, and I have felt the
need of having a day of rest more
recently than ever befoie. But I
came because I never like to decline
ail invitation to be present at any
place where an endeavor is being
made to do good And I don't
know of any work which is better
than that work which ia done for
boys We were ali boys once-and
some of us not so very long ago
and when I see boys I am reminded
of what one of our Presidents, I
I think it was Garfield, said that you
could not teli what responsibilities
were buttoned up under the vest of a
boy
"We are not ourselves responsible
for the surroundings of youth We
are born into this wor?d and the sur?
roundings meet us and to a certain
extent they effect us But beyond
that we have much to do with shap?
ing onr own course. What we
amount io in this world, depends
upon the ideas which we have Some
one has said that a person who aims
at the stars will 6hoot higher, which
simply means that those who have
the highest ideas will accomplish
most A meeting of this kind where
they teach you patriotism, where
they teach you regard for each other,
respect for each other's rights, neces?
sarily elevates your idea6, gives you
broader views of life, and those
views will help you lo accomplish
more. Now, in this country in
which we live, boys are more blessed
than in any other countrj on earth,
because the boy in thia country has
everything open to him A boy in
this country may accomplish inore
than ne can in any other country.
There are times when a human life, or
many human lives will depend upon
the action of one person ; there are
times when the welfare of the com?
munity will depend upon one person ;
there aie times when the welfare of
ihe nation will depend upon one per
son, and when you remember how
influential one person may become in
the destinies ot the nation, how use?
ful he may be to his fellows, tn so
ciety, you can see that ii a kind
word or act should be the cause of
gelling that boy started right, lead
ing him up to take advantage of his
opportunities what reRuits may fol
low.
"I want you to remember that no
good ever comes to boy or wmu from
doing wrong and that right always
pays. I know it is hard always to
believe, but if you take the broad
view of life and its possibilities you
will find that it always pay? to do
what you believe is right, lt is
always necessary that yon should try
tc find out what righi is, and the edu?
cation which you receive in the
schools enables you to see things and
understand things, and then desire to
do the best thing leads you to take
advantage of the opportunities that
are offered to you. I fsel interested
in you boys who are starting ont so
young to make a living Some of
us, instead of having to depend on
our own exertions were carried for
ward by others I am not sure that
yon who begin ibis life of independ
j ence and of necessary activity so
I early have an advantage over us who
did not; but whether you had the
advantage or not, if you improve
every opportunity that comes, and
let your motto be 'Treat every one
as you would have that person treat
yon,' and to make the best opportu
nity of everything that comes in
yon* reach and do nothing that your
conscience will condemn you , for,
when you get to be old men, you
will be able to look aod be gratefu
to Colonel Butler and to those who
are associated with him in this effort,
to give you higher ideas and to give
you words of encouragement in the
j years of your youth ; and unless I am
mistaken, the older you grow the
deeper will be your feeling of grati?
tude towards thoee who gave you
this kindly assistance when you were
boys.
"? want you to remember this
also : That you are not the only
1 ones who are benefitted by
these things, because the Cieator
has so arranged the things of
this world that when we try to help
othei8, we help ourselves. Those
who have tried to help you, those
who have tried to do you good, finds
that they themselves ate benefitted
by the operation. While they are
trying to make your lives happier,
their own lives are made happier.
If I can leave this idea with you, I
think that it may be of use to you
That the highest good that can come
to you is from doing something for
others and you wiil find among your
playmates that the boy who doe6
most for the boys around him is the
boy who is liked best |M?Js the boy
Cotton fc'ire at Greenville.
GREENVILLE, October 17.-About. 4
o clock this afternoon fire broke out. on
the cotton platform at the Southern
Railway dVpof. A heavy wind wa>
blowing and fortucntely driving the
flames away from the main depot.
Sixty nine bales were burned, although
'here may bc some salvage It was
supposed to have been caused by sparks
from a passing engine.
? i -
MADRID, Oct. 18 -The Imparcial
says that Spain should demand of the
United States an explanation of the
dispatch from Washington published
by the New York Herald, to the
effect that unless Spain ends the war
in Cuba before Jan. 1st, President
Cleveland will recognize the inde?
pendence of the insurgents. The
Imparcial adds that the neutrality ob
served at the ports of the United
States is an odious fiction and that
lhere is continual connivance at fili
blistering. It recalls that the Ameri?
can consul general at Habana pro?
tected a Spanish deserter and con?
cludes: "If Spain should remain alone
in a conflict with the United States,
Spaniards by their own efforts will
know how to mark the difference be
tween the noble defenders of their
own property and the vile traffickers
at Washington.*'
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night. The doctors after exhaust?
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case hopeless, say?
ing tliey could do no
more for me. At
this time a bottle of
AYER'S
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^sent to me by a
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me to take it, which
I did, and soon after I was greatly
relieved, and in a short time was
completely cured. I have never had
much of a cough since that time,
and I firmly believe Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral saved my life."- AV. H.
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^STPurrh*?* our ra?ke, which we gu?rante?
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Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty
October i 6- o
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MEALS TO OEDER AT ALL HOUBS
OYSTERS AND GAME IN SEASON.
Special attention to Luoches for Ladies.
Prices Moderate*
Your patronage solicited. Liberty Street
near "Watchman and Southron Office.
Oct. 2.
"SALES"OF REAL ESTATET
THE EXECUTORS of A. F. Cousar,
deceased, will receive propositions tor
the purchase of the various tracts of land of
his Estate, io and near Btshopvi?le, io whole
or in parcels to suit purchasers.
Good titles will be made, the attorneys of
mortgages consenting.
JAMES E COUSAR,
JOHN E. COUSAR,
JOHN R. COUSAR,
Qualified Executors.
Bishopville, Sep. 10, 1896.
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j
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Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines
of the best grade sold cheap for cash
or on easy, terms Old ones taken in
exchange for new ones.
CLEANING AND REPAIRING
DONE PR03IPTLY.
We also keep
NEEDLES* OILS,!
And parts of every Sewing* Machine.
We have some rare bargains in
Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines.
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and all the charms which beau?
ty likes best to don are shown
in our grand display of fash?
ionable jewelry for this season.
Jewels like these would en?
hance the charms of the most
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fair one would despise such
brilliant aids to her beauty.
Like personal loveliness, they
conquer admiration on sight ;
they score new victories at ev?
ery inspection. Those who
look over our stock do not
willingly stop with examina?
tion. Beauty may now be
made ea.iiy irresistible by a
few judicious purchases from
our display of up to date jew?
elry.
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SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH,
Oct. 16.
WOFFORD COLLEGE,
Spartanburg, S. C,
Jas. II. Carlisle, L. L. D., President.
Seven departments, Tv;o comses leading to
A.B. A new and we'l equipped Gymna?
sium and competent director.
WOFFORD FITTING SCHOOL,
A. G Rembert, A. M , Head Master.
The Fitting School hus been moved to the
Alumni Hall. The Second Master, A. Mason
DuPre, A. M , ?nd tie Matron live in the
building. Several of the College professors
teach in the School and the students receive
instruction in the Gvnasiura. Session be?
gins October 1. For catalogue, address
J. L. GA M EWELL,
July 1-* Secretary of Faculty.
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