Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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mon wt o ntl) ron SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established Ap i 'll, 1850 "Be Just and Fear not-Let all tn.8 Ends thoo Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." TEE TSUK SOUTHRON, Established Jane. 12* 9 CoBsolM&ted Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 4,1898. Sew Series-Yoi. XVII. So. 40 m*:.-. Publisfcsd S very "Wednesday, ?IST. C3k Osteenj SUMTBR, S. C, T?KMS : $1 50 per annum-mva?ce. i DTIRTI8IKtHT ; Oe* Square first insertion......_.$1 00 Ic*rr sobseqnent insertion........ 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be "rtjo.de nt red need rates. AH corcmanicaUoDS which sabserre private rn forests will be charged for as ad reniements. . Obituaries and tributes of respects will be sharked for. mam THE PROCLAMATION I Governor Calls for Sixteen Companies of Infantry and One Battery of Hsavy Artillery. Kg wm m m Columbia, S. G.-, April 2?.-At 1 59 this afternoon at hie office in the prestente of a number of military tien Governor Eilerbe signed a proclama? tion calling for one battery of heavy artillery from the fourth brigade, nine companaies of infantry from the second brigade, one company of in? fantry from the first brigade ancTthree companies each from the third and filth regiments. It was stated that the governor would appoint the colonel at thc* re commendation of the companies thus selected, bat -when questioned .aboat this report he stated emphatically that he would do no such thing ; that this was a vital matter and that he would make the appointment him self. The governor will appoint the col? onel's staff, bot will leave the selec? tion of the captains and lieutenants to the colonel. Who the colonel or his staff will be is altogether problematical. Gov? ernor Eilerbe will, make no appoint? ment on til the troops have been mob? ilized, and he will begin from the ground np. The point of mobilization bas not bee? determined upon It is under? stood, however, that the governor fa? vors Colombia. He is still corres? ponding with Washington oo th .matter. The! troops will be brough to Columbia just as soon as they can be gotten here. Following is a copy of the procla? mation issued this muming : COLUMBIA. S C., April 27,1898 In obedience to the proclamation of the President of the United States for volunteers in the service in tb United States ; and the Secretary of War having fixed the quota of Sooth ' Carolina at one regiment and one battalion of infantry and one battery of heavy artillery, and directed that the present state mililitia shall be : used as far as possible, now, there? fore, I. W H Ellerbe, Governor and C-omsiander-in Chief of the state mi lit ja, do hereby call upon the follow? ing commands to furnish their re spective quotas as hereinafter desig sinated : . General Edward Anderson, com? manding the fourth brigade, one bat? tery of heavy artillery. Gen. R. N. Rich bourg, command? ing the second brigade, nine com? panies of infantry, three from each of his regiments, to wit : First regi ment, Cul. B M. Cla?y, three com patties ; second regiment. Co). Wilie Jones, three companies ; fourth reg iment, Col. D J Auld, three com? panies General Joseph L Stoppelbein, commanding firct brigade of cavalry, one company of infantry. * Col. J. G. Wardlaw, commanding third regiment of infantry, three com? panies Col J.C. Boyd, commanding fifth regiment of infantry, three compa? nies A company of infantry shall con? sist of not less than eighty-four non? commissioned officers and privates and three commissioned officers. Company commandera will report direct to their respective regimental commanders, except the company from tbe first brigade of cavalry, who will report direct to General Stop? pelbein. W H ELLERBE, Governor. Lying in Wait for Americans Gibraltar, April 27, 8:15 p.m.- - All day lorjg a Spanish warship and a torpedo boat destroyer have boen crois io? io the Straits of Gibraltar, evident? ly on the lookout for vessels carry og thf American flsg. Late this afternoon the torpedo boat destroyer anchored eff Ceuta. Morocco, opposite Gibralta The warship pro? ceeded westward. Good sewing rcacbioe from $10 op at Randie's. Jffantanzas Forte ?are Bom barded. NEW YORK; ?PURITAN AND CINCINNATI ENGAGED. On Board the Flagship New York, off Matanzas, April 27, ? p m.-The New York, Puritan and Cincinnati bombarded the forts at - the mouth of M uan zas harbor thfjs afternoon. Tiere were no casualtiejs on our side, but it is believed that toe hail of iron which poured in the forts most have caused loss of life to tue Spaniards, though nothing Is known definitely The engagement com m ejo ced at 12.57 and ceased at 115 "he object of th 3 attack was to preve nt the com pinion of the earthworks at Punta Gorda ? battery on i the eastward arm of the bay opened fire on the nYgehip, and this was also shelled About 12 8-inch shells were fired from the eastern forte, but all fell stott About five or six shelis were fired from the half-completed battery. Two of these whizzed orrer the New York and one fell short'. The ships left the bay for the open sea. the ob i ject of discovering the batteries hav? ing been accomplished In the neighborhood of 300 shots were put on land from^tbe three ships at a nmge of from 4,000 to j 7,000 yards. Rear Admiral Sampson, when ask? ed if be was satisfied with the re sait said : "Yes. I am.) I expected to be " ! The half completed Spanish earth? works and battery were apparently all ploughed up by. the shells AH the ships engaged' showed ex? cellest markmanship throughout the engagement, and when they were ? ring at the shortest range nearly ev* cry shell took effect The forts which were bombarded ivers on a low lying point and were considered merely earthworks. They did not make a good target, yet when the big guns were: fired at the (shortest range, portions pf the forts could be seen flying in the air at ev? ery shot. The flagship returned to Habana, ind the Puritan and Cincinnati'were left on Matanzas station. Hope to Ease the Blockade* Bayonne, France, April 27.-rAc cording to a letter just received here from Madrid, dated from the Spanish capital on Tuesday, a Spanish squad? ron, consisting of four ironclads and three torpedo boat destroyers, sailed for the United States yesterday. It was rumored that the squadron was ,to steam direct across the Atlantic and bombard northern ports of the United States The port from which this squadron sailed was not men tioned. It was added, however, that a sec? ond squadron, consisting of four iron? clads and two cruisers, was being formed at Cadiz Its destination was unknown. TROOPS OFF FOR TAMPA. Mobile, Ala , April 28 --A train moved oat from the camp near Mobile ibis morning for Tampa, via tba Louis? ville aod Nashville railroad, carrying quartermaster's supplies, fifteen escort wagons, twenty-one ambulances, 75 mules, with harness for ali, and hostlers and teamsters, due to arrive in Tampa May 33. It is reported here that this is the first of a movement that will con? centrate all troops now here at Tampa, and also those at New Orleans, so as to form with the troops at Tampa a force of eight thousand, to be the advance^ guard of tba army of occupation of Cuba, plane of landing, in Cuba to be selected by the commander of the fleet after observation. The Tenth and the Twenty-second infantry regiments re? ceived orders this afternoon to leave for Tampa to-morrow at coon. Col. Par? son of th? Tenth has bern ordered to join the Fifth regiment, which is at Tampa. New Orleans. April 28.-The three regiments of infantry here will proba? bly leave for Tampa under rash orders. The first regiment will leave in the morning. Paymaster E W. Halford arrived here to-day. Cbickamauga Natiooal Park, April 28 --The Ninth cavalry, the Twenty fourth infantry and jtoe entire eight batteries of artijeryocjw centered at Cbickamauga *?l lea7(? for the South as soon as tbej Can be ioadcd onto the cars, which ar?] in readiness for them, by to morrow igh. it thought ail of the trains wu] be oe their way to Ta mpv.. The calculating veteran observes that war is serious. ?He should re member the tfeoe of bis youth when he engaged if the recent unpleasant? ness and re&ll the youthful ardor that prompt? him \p offer bis ser? vices to bis Aonlry, and perhaps he would excusBtbe youngsters who are now ectaateilby thefoame impulse. Marion Star" ! \ HOW THE GUIDO WAS CAPTURED. Rich Spanish Steamer Tried to Escape Prom the Big Monitor Terror. Key Weet, April 28 -Aside from the news from the Matanzas bombard? ment which set the town wild with joy, the event of to-day, practically marking the end of the first week of the war. was the arrival of the big prize, the steamer Guido. She was captured by tbe Terror and the gun? boat Machias ten miles off Cardenas at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, but not until after a stern chase. Five shots were fired, four by the moni? tor and one by the gunboat, though the shot from the Machias did not take effect. Two of the Terror's shots w?t?t through the pilot house and one struck a long boat and the upper works Manuel Rivas, a sailor, was in the pilot house of the Guido and the fly? ing splinters penetrated his breast, inflicting wounds which may canse his death. He was brought ashore and taken to the hospital this after noon Captain K ich ion co received a flesh wound in the wrist from a splin? ter when the shot went throngh the pilot house , The Guido was bound from Co? runna to Habana, with a cargo of provisions and money thought to be ?br the Spanish troops The Terror first sighted her and began the pur suit by sending a blank shot across her bows The Spaniards promptly put out all her lights and started iu a desperate attempt to run away. The monitor then brought her six pounders into play and sent three more shots directly at her, all finding the mark. She also trained ber big 12 inch guns on the Guido and pre? pared to sink her if the Spaniards did not heave to. Meanwhile the Machias had come up and sent a shot from a 4 inch rifle at the fugitive. Captain Kichiondo .seeing he bad two such powerful enemies to combat, surrendered Lieut E F. Qualtrough, Ensign J. F. Hubbard and two marines were put aboard as a prize crew and brought the steamer into Key West. . As soon as Captain Kinchiondo and his' crew learned of the conditions exist? ing in Cuba, they asked to be landed there. The Guido is a steel screw steamer of 3,138 tons gross and 2,872 net She" was built by Hart & Wolff of Belfast and is registered by Lloyds as Al. She is owned by La Flecha, is 360 feet long, 41 feet wide and has a depth of 26 feet Her port of reg istry is Bi looa. The vessel and car? go are said to be valued at $400,000 She carried a crew of 36. Severe Storm Raging on Virginia Coast. WIND BLOWING SO MILES AN HOUR. Ships Seek Shelter in Hamp ton Roads-The Men-of War. Newport News, Va , Apr 27.-A heavy rain and wind storm bas raged here all day and it bad not abated up to midnight The gale attained a ve? locity of about 50 miles an hour, causing a suspension of shipping During the day a number of vessels put into Hampton Roads from the sea for shelter, but no damage or wrecks were reported by the cap tain, though they stated that a vio? lent hurricane prevailed along the coast. The vessels of the flying squadron anchored off Old Point suf fered no damage. The flagship Brooklyn dragged her anchor during the storm in the morning, and she, together with the Massachusetts, moved in closer to the shore to es? cape the mountainous waves. The small boats patrolled the entrance to the bay to prevent any ships from en? tering after sunset. Norfolk, Va, April 27.-Heavy storm centre near Cape Heory at mid? night, wind 60 miles an hour Io the city the wind ia upward of 50 miles an hour. The tide is very high and all lower sections of the city are flooded The streets are turned into canals, signs wrecked, chimneys blown down and awnings demolished in large numbers Owing to weather bureau advance no? tification, damage was comparatively light A schooner was blown aground off Lambert's Point this morning, bat floated safely at high tide. The Bay Line or Old Dominion bosts did not make their trips. Key West, April 29-Clara Bar? ton sailed this morning fer Cuba with a large cargo of Red Cross supplies in? tended for the relief of starving recon? centrados. SPANISH VERSION OF BOMBARDMENT. Madrid, April 28 -The version of ! the bombardment of Matanzas by the j United States fleet which has reach j ed here says that "after half an hour's ! fight, the Americans were obliged to ?retreat." I Little credence is attached in Ma j drid to the dispatches from New York telling of the bombardment of Ma? tanzas, as the latter "conflicts with I the official reports.'2 The latter, io addition to saying ; the Americans "were obliged lo re ! treat,7' admits that several men were ? killed," and "that some damage was done to the town," also saying that the "American loss is not known." The forts of Havana, it is'announc j ed here, have not yet fired a single I projectile, the cannon shots being ? merely signal gnns. AWAITING ANNIHILATION. An official dispatch from Manilla ; capital of the Philippine Islands, re? ceived to day, e ay s the Spanish squadron, which has taken up a posi? tion several miles from Manilla, is still awaiting the arrival of the Uni i ted States squadron under the com? mand of Rear Admiral Dewey The governor's proclamation ap? pealing to the patriotism, honor and prejudices of the Spaniards, and otherwise inciting them to animosity against the Americans, is said to have had a great effect upon the peo? ple, who are alleged to be volunteer? ing in large numbers, eager to re j pulse the enemy. ; In the Senate to-day, General Do? noso greatly eulogized the captain of the transport Montserrat for running the blockade Admiral Bermejo, min? ister of marine, replying, said the government bad decided to confer a decoration on the officer. THE CUBAN BLOCKADE. Senator Loca declared that the ? American blockade of a part of the Coban coast was contrary to inter national law, and calculated to cause great injury to neutrals He hoped that neutral powers would act "in behalf of their own interest/' and urged the government to issue a cir cular note to the powers explaining the situation. Admiral Bermejo promised that the government would take np the que? tion with a view to communicating i its conclusions to the powers, j An official dispatch from General Blanco says : "Part of the enemy's squadron has gone eastward. One of the American ironclads has grounded opposite Dimes, Province of Pinar Del Bio, aod three other ships are working to refloat ber. Spanish vol j unteers are watching on shore A dispatch to El Imparcial from Havana says the insurgents attacked Artemisa, Province of Pinar Del Rio, bat were repulsed. CORRESPONDENTS MUST GO London, April 29.-The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Mail says : "Senor Cadorniga will ask in the cortes to-morrow for the expulsion of certain correspondents. His request refers to the representatives of Amer? ican newspapers." The Madrid correspondent of the Standard says : "The parliamentary outlook is less satisfactory, despite the praise worthy efforts both the? government and Senor Silvela are making to in? duce the opposition to reduce the wonted dilatory debateH, with a view to getting voted rapidly those bills and authorizations which are indis pensibie to enable the government to carry on affairs in the present.critical circumstances. TO RUN THE BLOCKADE. Madrid, April 28.-Captains of the Campania Trans-Atlantic Steamship line undertake to carry mail to Cuba, declaring they are certain the block? ade can be forced. Wade Hampton's Voice Rais? ed for Carolina Volunteers. Gen Wade Hampton speaking in Charleston yesterday caused the wildest enthusiasm by the following reference to war with Spain : "My old comrades, we know what war is. I do not hesitate to say that I regret tbe ooe upon which we are now entering. Bat you are South Caro? linians ; you arc sous of the men who have shed immortal glory on the Pal? metto flag io the past and I would rath? er die than think that South Carolina would not respond to the call made upon ber for volunteers And old as I am. I can still ride on horseback and wield a sword ; and if ber quota is not filled, if there is coe name lacking to make it fui!, I myself will volunteer. This is our country and it is our duty to make it the champion of freedom for all time to come." Quality is first cocstderatioo of tbs White machine, FORTS DESTROYED. First Bombardment Was Most Disastrous Por Ma? tanzas Forts. Key West, April 28 -The bom? bardment of the forts of Matanzas by the United States cruiser New York, the flagship of Rear Admiral Sampson, the monitor Puritan and the cruiser Cincinnati is eagerly dis cussed here, and every incident of the affair is weighed and reweighed by army and navy officers and the newspaper men. From the fact that the Spaniards opened Are on our ships while the latter were making a reconnoissance in force and when the vessels were nearly five miles out from the batte? ries, leads to the belief that the ene? my believed that all that was neces sary to induce the United States fleet to move further away was for the batteries to open Are on them. But if from experience, they had reached this conclusion, they found that for bearance had reached the limit, and they iLust have been intensely as? tonished when the New York, being the farthest west but the nearest in shore, opened fire with her batteries with a vengeance, and steaming nearer shore, accompanied by her consorts made such excellent prac? tice with her guns that in 18 minutes every Spanish gun was silenced. It would have been worth a years' pay to any one to have seen the ef? fects of the last shot fired, that from the Puritan's 12 inch pet, when a mass of stones, earth and abattis went 60 feet in the air, falling in the rear of the spot where a Spanish gun had been but a few minutes before There must have been many cas? ualties on the Spanish side, since the rapid-fire guns were used on all the ships, ss well as those of larger cali? bre. It seems to be the general opinion tba' 'ie Spaniards had noth? ing heavier wan 8-inch guns, and that they had very poor gunners with any of their ordnance. However, just before the batteries were silenced, one gun on the west side of the harbor seemed to be get ! ting the range of the flagship, seve? ral shots striking near the New York and on both sides of ber. If the purpose of the reconnoissance and the subsequent cannonade was to secure an available place for the land? ing later of United States troops such purpose has been well accomplished for no doubt exists that the Spanish batteries at Mantanzas have been si? lenced for good, or at least for a longer time thau will be necessary to effect a landing. IT IS SMALLPOX. There is smallpox in Colombia, but io a very, very mild form. So says Dr. C P. Wertenbaker, of the United States Marine Hospital service, the ex? pert who came to Columbia by request to examine the stricken people in the pest bouse. Dr. Wertenbaker is the same expert who last winier made a diagnosis of the disease at Spartaoburg and pro? nounced it chickenpox. Although a committee of five promi? nent local physicians had unanimously pronounced the disease smallpox, there was still a decided belief to the contrary in the public mind, and it was thought best to have a specialist make an ex? amination Dr. Wertenbaker yesterday made a thorough inspection of the inmates of the pest house and rendered a report to the city council, in extra session, last night at 6 o'clock. He said that the disease was smallpox, but in a very, very mild fgrm. There is absolutely no more danger than before Dr. Wertenbaker rendered bis decision, in fact the prospect is very much better, for be outlined a plan for controlling the disease and the council acted there? upon, granting full power to the Board of Health, and appropriating $3,000 for the use of the board io stamping out the disease It is related that Dr Wertenbaker stated that there is small? pox io the United States at all times, and that it is one of the easiest diseases of all to stamp out.-Columbia Regis? ter. TO MAN A MONITOR. Soutb Carolina Naval Militia Detailed for Service. Washington, April 28.-The secre? tary of the navy has requested the New Orloans naval militia to go to Port Royal S C., and take the monitor Passaic from that port to New Orleans, where she will be manned by the militia and stationed at the mouth of the Missis? sippi to defend the river A similar request has been conferred upon the South Carolina naval militia, to pro? ceed to Wilmington, N. C., where the monitor Nantucket is now under repair at a private shipyard, and take that craft to Port Royal, S. C., to replace the Passaic. Spain's Circular to Europe. SENDS POWERS A CIRCU? LAR DE PLORING HARD NECESSITY THAT FORCES HER TO WAR. Paris, April 26.9:30 p. m-The Spanish government to day sent a circular to the power?, supplement? ing its circular of April 18, and ex? pressing regret at the "hard neces? sity of being compelled to appeal to force iu order to repel the scandalous aggression of the United States and defend the national dignitity of the fatherland." Continuing, the circular note says: "History presents few instances wherein the reason is so evident on one part and the outrage so undisguised on the other. Spain has on her side right, correct procedure and prudence, while the United States has on her side only disloyalty and the impulse of unbridled ambitions.'7 After a reference to the "exe crable conduct" of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the note reproduces the text of the resolutions of congress, under (indi og the last words, "as intended to deceive the Cubans." It is then predicted that the island of Cuba will not be declared pacified until it is ready for annexation." Further on, the note gives the de? tails of the negotiations between Spain and the United States, conclud? ing with the following declaration : "The Spanish people await the at? tack with tranquil serenity, decided to sell their lives dear and to defend energetically their right to remain in America, confident that in this work they will have the assistance of the Cubans, who are Spaniards like themselves " Advance on Manila, Hong Kong, April 26 -Mail advices which reached hero to-day from Manila, dated Saturday last, say the insurgents were then gathering in masses around Manila and that a massacre of the Spaniards at that port was apprehended. It is also announced in the dispatches that the Spaoiards have laid mines about Manila The United States Squadron leaves Mir? Bay to-morrow to watch the Philippine ports. Thc insurgent leader Aguioaldo is on board the United Staten cruiser Olympia. London, April 27.-According to a special dispatch from Pekin it is pointed out there that Spain cannot send war ships to Manilla by way of the Suez Canal, because the coaling stations at Aden, Colombia and Singa? pore are in British hands. If her ships coal at Aden, then both Colom? bia and Singapore will be closed to them. The British neutrality pro? clamation therefore places Spain at a great disadvantage in the Far East. Bianco's Bi)? Bluff. Habana via London, April 26. Captain General Blanco has cabled the government at Madrid to the effect that the Spanish squadron of warships may be utilized elsewhere, as he can account for the defense of Habana without the assistance of the fleet. Matanzas, April 27 - By order of Gen. Molino, the food supplies now in store here for the reconcentrados will be held subject to his orders, in case they may be needed to feed the soldiers who will attempt to maintain Spain'sS sovereignty during the ap? proaching conflict. BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE. The best Sal re in the world for Cuts Brunese, Sore*, Ulcers.Salt Rheum, Fever, Sore Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corn? and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cure Pilei or no pay required Ii is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money rei anded price 25 cents per box. For sale by Dr J. F> i**. D*Lorme. ??????I-I i ?illinium-m mi i ian ? mm mi Royal makes the food pare, wholesome ?nd delicto 13. P?W?ER Absolutely Puro ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.