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mon ?nO outtjro? IUI SDMMUt WATCH H AK? BrtaMUftttd April, 1850. 44Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country 's, thy God s and Truth's." THE TRUK SOUTHRON, Satablished Jane. 13?*9 SUMTER, S. C.. WEDNESDAY JUNE 22.1898. New Series-Yoi. XYII. No. 47 % 0?t:t?r?jmaR at?r Southon. ;WT. G*?. Osteen; SUMTER, S. C. TCRMS : |1.50 per tan a ID-io advance. A OT 1 E T I 8 BM I KT : O** Square first insertion..T_fl 00 j aubaeqwent insertion-._ 50 0 >otr*cts for three months, or longer vii be juade st red wed rate?. Ali commanicA?iooo which subserve private ?tarnt? viii te charged foras ad ver tiemeo te. ' O jj toarra and tributes of respects ?iii be Feaifess Yictor Blue's ?ool aed Banog Exploit Hu Eran We?t so Far in His ISxarof nation of the Eue myVCotiptry as to Bring Back a Santi? ago newspaper. Oo boftrd tbe associated Preta ?is pe*& beat Wfteda, off Santiago de Cu?, Jone 13. 2 p m., ?ia Kingston, Jam 14* 7 ft. ra-The delay io tbe arrival of the transports it ascribed tao a. fear tba* after al! Admiral Cer vera't?jo td rot might not be io Santi <ag<- harbor Occe fer ai1;. Admiral Ssa spseo decided te seule tb ie question oS ?ally, and on Saturday last be seat Li? ot Victor Blue of ibe gunboat Saquee to investigate. Lieut Brae lao fed oo Saturday, sod proceeded ?Ub guid?s to the bills overlooking tba harbor aod the oit j. He distioetly sa? aocii definitely located four Spanish croi? si?re, or gunboats Tba results of his expedition be re? ported this moro!og (Monday) to Ad mk tl Sampson on the ?eek ot the flag ahi]> New York. Licet Blue traveled abc ol ?2 mUee, following the eastward iiwKO? ihe city. Be brought oat to the Aagebip a copy of a Santiago paper awed last Saturday, in ?hie? oom plaint ? made that toe army tad navy tra fatting to distribute to (be eitissos Ui&mi proportiooa of the provisions re? ma? oing in the oi?y. L;eat. Blue's report bas defiantly ex? pos^ the fiction that aoy cf Corrara's ero Isert were io the Bahamas, or io a petitioo to attack ibe transports, which are oow confidently expected at an early dat;?. Admiral Sampson complimented h'm o poo bis daring aod soeoessfol ?is 3100. Lieat. Bine reported also that skir? mishing continues ie tba bi!is aroaod Sac tia g.? between the Cubans and Spa o tard* Tba Utter have been repairing the fortifications of the city, as it ts expected tatt Admiral Sampson will reoew tbs bombardment in anti? cipation of a possible arrival and land* io; of troops rbis week. <?eo. Calixto Garcia bad been ex pee ted to arrive near Santiago aad reg) ort i to Admiral Sampsoo today, bot ibis ai or oin g it fumed oat that the in lor mat ion ?.pon wbicb this expecta? tion wat baaed waa incorrect. The whereabouts of Geo, Gar ein art oot definitely koo wo. ISariy this morning three abott were ind from Morro fort opoo tbe aavtl pickett io tbe line maintained tt the en? tra nee to tba harbor. Capt. Evans of tb? Iowa steamed within two miles of ibo harbor mouth aad flashed tbe Iowa's tatttefeligbt. whereupon tbe . brioc ratted. Twa Iowa remained oo tbe wateb until daybreak, aod theo retired. Tfcere wat oo forth tr firing Today the dynamite cruiser Vesovi ct arrived off Santiago, aod it is ooo SoVttty expected that ber ga?a wttl be ti*'?d, if to attempt it made to force tbe pa Hage of the harbor, for the purpose of exploding any sobmarine mines that mi y f xist Mr. Hearst, tbe proprietor of tbe eotireprtsiog New York Journal, has been ibe subject of a good deal of un? favorable eritieitm io bit time. Here it temetbiog to bit orcdit : Tbe first offer made by Mr. Hearst, was to form ant; eqoip a regimeot of eavtlry, oot only payiog all the expeoses of this regiment io tbe formattoo period, bot to pay all of its expenses io tbe field. He asked that he be allowed to serve in tbe raoks of bis owo regimeot, mcdestiy stating tbat be knew that be was oofit by bis lack of military training to bold a commissioo. Tbe President was forced to c eel i ne bit offsr OB aooooot of tbe coo usion wbioh already exitrs over tbe iodepeodeot regiments Bot wheo this ofTe * was declined a proposition equally as geoeroos was made and seep ted. fie bat presented outright to be Government bis Soe steam yaeht, tbe Buecaoeer. He will at bis owo expense arm ber and pty all expenses of the boat during tbe war between tbe United States aod Spain He baa applied to tbe Government to serve io toy capacity oo bis own yaobt. aad it soon to be examined by a naval board before receiviog bit oom m tts ioo. " Some of Ibo patriotic millionaire critics would do wot) to follow bit ex tm pit. "Mssay" taldora "talks" to batter pur ?OM thoo Nt.-Nowt *ad Oorrkr. - - ^ ^gjrftr . '*'*1L a ii ali i n i COMBINED FOBCES ROUT THE SPANISH. Believe That 400 of the En? emy Were Silled by the Gallant Band of Ma? rines. tTofte? States Camp, East Side of Entrance to Ga a otan arno Bay, Tues? day, Jase 14, Sp m., by the Asst citied Press Dispatch Boat Wanda, ?ia Kingston. Jamaica, Wednesday, Jone 15, 12 30 p. m.-The (Jnited States marines under Lient. Gol. Robert W Huntington made their first aggressive movement against the Spanish guerrillas to-day and com? pletely routed the enemy The force of marines was under Capt. Elliott and the cooperating Cu? bans vere under Coi. Laborde The combined forces razed a Spanish camp about fire miles from the Amer ican position, destroyed the only well in noe vicinity and killed about 40 Spaniards One American marine was slightly wounded. Two Cubans were killed and four wounded lt is impossible to estimate the number, of Spaniards engaged,, ow? ing to their guerrilla methods of fight? ing, but it is believed there were at least 400 The marines behaved splendidly, their marksmanship being excellent, even under the severe fire of the enemy. ? The captured camp Hes about five mile? southeast of the rifle pits of the j marines s nd was an important base for tue enemy, as it contained the only well within six or seven miles Lieut Col Huntington decided on the attack early in the day, and at about 8 o'clock the force, started across the tine. The march op and down the steep hillside nader the glaring tropical sun was a severe test of endurance for the maries, and be? fore tho battleground was reached 22 j men bad received medical attention All were able, however, to reach the i position before the fighting ceased. The marines were compelled to march in single file, following the mountain train Meanwhile the Cu? bans darted backward and forward, to right and left, on the scout it was noon when from a hilltop the Americans caught sight of the Span? ish camp lying on a ridge below them It consisted, ol' one large house, the officers quarters, surround? ed by n omero cs "shacks" aBd buts, all clustering about the precious well. The Americans began a cautious advance and were within 200 yards of the enemy before the crack of a rifle from the Spanish lines announced that the Spaniards had discovered them. The troops quickly moved into line of battle, with the Cubans o n the left flank. The enemy's bullets were whirling viciously over the Ameri? cans, but the marines settled down to their work as unconcernedly as though at target practice. Very few Spaniards were in sight j They were lying behind the huts and i in the brush, but the puffs of smoke ? revealed their positions and enabled the Americans to do effective Work For 20 minutes both sides maintained a terrific fire. The Spanish shots ! were generally wild and spasmodic, j while the Americans coolly fired i sway, aiming carefully and shooting to kill. For the most part the Ameri . can firing was done individually, but ' at times the officers could direct fir? ing by squads, always with teliing I effect. It was beginning to look as though a bayonet charge down the slope would be necessary to dislodge the j enemy when suddenly the latter began I to break for a thicket a hundred yards farther on Little groups could be seen fleeing from the camp, separating, darting through the bruah and zigzagging to escape the bufets" It waa then the American fire be? came most dead!y Man after man could be seen to fall in a vain rush for shelter, and the fire from the Spanish became scattering and almost ceased Two Cubans lay dead and four wounded and Private Walker of Com? pany D had to limp to the rear with a slight wound in bis ankle The easy victory put the command | in high spirits The little black Ca I ban warriors waved their machetes j and bowled corees at the Spanish in savage fashion Their firing had been wild throughout, but they all displayed the utmost contempt for the Spanish bullets, apparently being absolutely without fear As the enemy began breaking from the camp, the Dolphin, which lay out at sea, was signaled and began pitch :ng shells toward the thicket for which the Spaniards were making Meanwhile Lieut M agil was seen coming with 40 men as reinforce? ments, and Capt Mahony wai on the W- wil? * hundred more, Jbtft before either could reach the scene tbe trouble was over As tbe Spanish retreated the Ameri? cans moved slowly forward, firing as they went, sod by the time tbe camp was reached the enemy bad all got away, taking their wounded and pro bably many of their dead Fifteen bodies were found scattered through the brush, but the Americans were unable to examine the spot where their firing bad been moat deadly. No time was lost in burning the build? ings and filling the well with earth and stones The Dolphin landed water and am munition, as an attack waa expected on tbe return march, but none was made. Evidently th? Spaniards were too thoroughly beaten to attempt farther fighting Tbe marines did not reach the American camp until after nightfall and ss they had been without food since the early morning they were thoroughly exhausted. Col. Huntington believes tbe de? struction of the camp and well will seriously cripple the bushwhacking operations of the enemy. Vesuvius Broughton to Action at Saut; ago. Kiogston, Jamaica, June 15, S p m -The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius joined the fleet yesterday and was put to work immediately. Eosign Palmer of tbe New York went on board the Vesuvius, with Lieutenant Commander Pillsbury, to expiaio the location of tbe batteries. A few minutes from mid? night tbe Vesuvius was about half a mile from the beach west of El Morro. Toe Oregon's searchlight played on the battery, while tbe black nose of tbe cruiser poioted at toe westward batter? ies. Lieutenant Com u ander Pillsbury gave the word co fire ?od Lieut. Qnim? by opeoed the air vent There was a slight hissing, a sort of cong bin g noise, but no flame, no report, no warning to the Spaoiarde who ware biding in tbe darkness Thirty seconds later a dull roar broke the silen se of tbe tropical night. Two buodred pounds of goo cotton bad exploded on tbe hillside below the battery. The ships on tba blockade lines two mile? away shook with the explosion. The firing of a 13 inch abell is a mere rifle crack compared to tbe deep aod mighty roar. Clouds of earth thrown op from tbe bills seemed to stood out against tbe blaek sky. Another package of goo cotton was dropped on the other side of the bat? tery aod may possibly have struck the torpedo boats anebored below. Before the echoes of the seco nd died away the Vesuvius sent a third charge hissing. ont. It fell right oo the brow of the bill where the battery seemed to lie. loto tbe air flew tons of earth and the smoke covered the land for half a mile. The Vesuvius retired at a 16 koot rate Two flashes from the bill and two Spanish shells flew beyond the cruiser Tbe test was regarded as highly satisfactory, and there is intense interest in the fleet over this first trial in war of a dynamite emiter. The esteemed Constitution says that "the Atlanta boys who went to war with Col Oscar J. Brown were the first of the American soldiers to get a taste of trouble. They have been conducting a little war of their own down at Tampa and their firm and courageous work bas brought the Second Georgia regiment into the notice of Gen Miles aad the other high army officials Tbe negro riots at Tampa gave the Georgians tbe opportunity to show that they were made of the finest grade of steel. The only police protection now afforded the city of Tampa is that given by tbe Second Georgia, which has been detailed to police the city." Gen Miles knew what be was about wheo be ordered the Second Georgia to suppress the insurrection among the colored troops. He played right into their bands and made the best possible use of their training. If be would only arm them with rope in stead of rifles there is no doubt that they would keep down ail negro riots in their neighborhood. Tbe rope is the thing for bringing unruly colored people into quick subjection -News and Courier. A Yellow Journal Story. New York, Jane 1.-The following disapatoh is a Journal special from Camp ! McCall*. Guantanamo harbor. June 15 : 'The eoouttng parties of marioes, which were sent out yesterday returned I here at 10 o'clock with eighteeo Span? ish prisoners, one of them an officer Ths party also oaptured a buodred Mauser rifles and ten tnousand rounds of ammunition They report bavin? bad a series of engagements with Spaniards, in which one buodred Spanish soldiers were killed and two hundred wonoded. They also destroy? ed a Spanish block boase and telegraph station, through wbieh the Spaniards bad been keeping Goantaoamo and San? tiago informed of tbe movemeot of tbe Amerioao tra Starvation Threatens Santi ago. Off Santiago de Goba, Saturday, Jane ll, 4 p. m., by tte Associated Press Dispatch Boat Wanda, via Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday, June 12, 7 a. m -Bear Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley, with their com bined forces, are slowly but surely placing such a network about Santi? ago de Cuba and are cutting off so effectually every source of outside sid, that within a short time starva? tion's tapping will give way to death's solid knock for admittance at the doors of the ill-fated place Within three days three separate sources of supply and reinforcement have been cut off and Santiago de Cuba is now isolated from the world and is down to famine rations. When Admiral Cervera arrived at Santiago de Coba with his fleet the people there welcomed him for the relief they thought he would bring, but instead ef food be brought them 700 more men to feed The only aid be had to offer was the tons of am? munition in hie ships, magazines A map of the harbor furnished to? day by Spanish spies shows that, after the bombardment of the harbor forts by Commodore Schley on Tues? day, Hay 31, the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes, which was disabled, was towed into the bay behind the Socapa battery, where she lies, wHh two torpedo boats Half a mile fur? ther up, under the lee of Cay Smi&h and the mortar batteries is the Viz? caya, commanding with her broadside the two narrow entrances to the east and west of Cay Smith. Half a mile north and at the gate of the third narrow entrance lies the Almirante Oquendo, and half a mile to the northeast are the Cristobal Colon and the Maria Teresa. The ships are about a mile and a half from the city proper, shallow water forbidding them to go much closer. ; The sunken collier, Merrimac, is directly in the narrow part of the channel. j ^^^^^ ? + 0 ? ?l^y^ar Both South Carolina Com? marias Stand a Chance of Getting to the Front. New York, Jone 15.-A special to The Tribune fr a ai Wahiogton says : ' The Fourth army corps, Major Gen John J. Coppioger oommanding, bas beeb definitely designated j to undertake the occupation of Porto Rico. It will be rapidly io creased to 20,000 meo, inc?udicg all available regulars now to the south with the best voluoteer regiments at Tampa, Chicka mauga and Falls Couran, Va. These' selections will be made in the next day or two with obief regard to the military qualities of the volunteers and the com? parative completeness of their equip? ment PROSPECTIVE LYNCHING. Grant Keels, a burly young negro man, assaulted aa old ?bite woman about 80 years of ago, yesterday, a few miles from Greeleyville. His fiendish intentions were prevented by her eries, wbioh brought a man who was working .in the woods to ber aid. The negro made his escape, but a posse is after bim.-Manning; Cor., Columbia Register. REGIMENT GF CONFED? ERATE VETERANS. Washington, June 15.-Representa? tive Grosvernor of Ohio has introduced a resolution for the enlistment of one regiment of men wbc served in the Confederate army now under 60 years of age, providing that if a sufficient number under that age cannot be ob? tained that sons of , the Confederate veterans may enlist Atlanta, Ga., is named as the mustering poiot and tbe companies are to be mustered io as com? ploted. --?a^ Pari?, June e5 -M Melina today banded Present Faure the resignation of tbe whole cabinet, which the pres? ident accepted, while requesting tbe ministers to contiene tbe direction of affairs until their successors are named. It is expected that Mr. Ribot, the former premier and minister of finance, will be invited to form a new ministry, and it is considered probable that M. I Dupuy, who was premier of tbe oabinet wbicb preceded that of M. Ribot, will join the new ministry -- ? . ^w^ BTJCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE. The best Salve in tbs world for Cutt Sruisese, Sores, Ulctrs.Ss.lt Rheum, Favor, Sore Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corni .od all Skia Eruptions, and positively care Pilot or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money rilunded price 25 coats per box. Fer salo ay Dr J. F THIS THE WAY TO TALK AND ACT. The American Embassy at Berlin Truly Represents Your Uncle Sam. Loudon, Jone 16.-The Berlin cor? respondent of The Star telegraphs from the German oapital to day as follows : "The United States embassy declares to me that the United States will not permit tbe German troops to be landed in the Philippine islands The Ger? mans, tbe Americans add, bare as lit? tle right to oocupy aoy part of the Philippine islands as they have to oeoopy New York aod Mao ila aod the Pbiiippioe islands, they are DOW and will remain United States territory. Madrid, Jone 16, 10 a. m.-Ad? vices received here to-day by The Lib? eral from Manila ander date of Jooe 6, practically repeat the news contained io tbe dispatch of Jane 15 from the Shanghai correspondent of the London .Daily Telegraph wbieb forwarded opon that occasion information wbieb be had received from Mao ila op to Jone 8, saying that oo Jooe 5 tbe iosnrgeots forced tbe passage of the Zapete river aod captured Las Pions aod Paraoaki, sinoe which time the fighting between the insurgents and the Spaniards was eontionons and the latter were being gradually driven in. Tbe Spanish correspondent also says : "lt is reported that the archbishop bas gone to the insurgents with the hope of moderatiog their animosity aod preventing acts of violenoe. "The Jes ai ts are seeking places of refuge in the provinces of Batenzts, aod the sisters are fleeing to plaee of safety io the province of La Gaoa. ..ft ia oot expected that Manila will capitulate until tbe American troops arrive." Berlin, June 16 -Tba Cologne Ga? zette to-day publishes a note, under? stood to be semi-official, which reads as follows : "According to trustworthy informa? tion all conjectures io the press afid io politieal circles, in Spain, wbieb are being baili oo the supposed intention of Germany to abaodon ber neutrality in the Pbiiippioe question are entirely baseless. Io Spanish official qaarters tbe arrival of German meo of-war at Manila is regarded as perfectly natural, for the great German interests there de? mand protection. Tbe oorrespoodeot here of the Asso? ciated Press is io formed that there is oo change and that o o cbaoge is con? templated in Germany's attitude of neutrality. At tbe outbreak of the war Emperor William said be ioteoded to adopt a strictly impartial course, adding that be wonld certainly not do anything to disturb the relations of commerce aod blood between Germany aod the United States, where so macy j Germans bad foood hospitable homes. This attitude his majesty still adheres to, aod be emphasized within thc past I few days that nothing will be done by Germ aoy beyond protecting Germao subjects. NEWS FROM GUANTAN? AMO. United States Camp, east side of entrance to Guantanamo Bay, Tues? day, June 14-, 8 p. m., by the Associ? ated Press dispatch boat Wanda, via Kingston. Ja/, Wednesday, June 15, 9 p.m.-The events of the last 24 hours have raised the Cuban insur? gent soldiers several notches tn tbe estimation of the Americans. Tbe insurgents now with the marines numbe" Anly 80, bat they show splendiu .?earing, are clever scouts and invalnable in skirmish work and seem to have an utter contempt for the Spanish marksmanship* These little black men, when ordered forward into the struggle, go unconcernedly toward the Spanish lines, absolutely without fear of the foe. In fact, the Cubans have joined the marines in scouting for a mile all aroud the American camp and it is believed that their cooperation ac? counts for the failure of the enemy to make an attack last night The insurgents knew the ground so well that it is impossible for the Spanish bushwhackers to get close enough to do any damage. Great Britain is building a hattie ship-the Implacable-that will cost $20,000,000 The armor plate will cost $2,500,000 and the guns about as much. When it comes to battle ships J. ? doesn't stint the dollars. Wisdom to-day meaos comfort to-morrow Toprove it boy a 11 White" aod use it. The "White" is the pride of borne. If yon are after comfort io sewing you will get it, if you buy tbe "White." The Porto Rican Expedition. Preparations Being Made for the Sailing-Savannah or Fernandina to be The Mobilization Point. Washington, Jane 16.-The wac department expects to utilize approxi? mately 35 transports in the expedition for the invasion of Porto Rico This statement was made officially at the department to-day. It seems to in? dicate that the Porto Rico army will equal if not exceed in numbers that which left for Santiago. The esti? mate is made that the 35 vessels will carry between 15,000 and 20,000 men with their equipments and subsist? ence. Army officials say that re? ports which have been received from reliable sources show that the num? ber of Spanish soldiers in that coun? try is probably 10,000 men, although other statements indicate that there is considerably less than that number. It is stated positively that the embarkation point for the troops for Porto Rico has not yet been finally determined and will not be until Secretary Alger and the President have bad an opportunity to confer with Major General Miles. There is no doubt, however, that this embarkation will take place from some point on the Atlantic coast with a probability in favor of Fernandina, Fla, or Savannah, Ga. The merits of the first named place have been fully set out, and as to the latter place, favorable comment was made upon it by the board of army officers which recently conducted the examination of various points in the south. Jack? sonville, also, is considered by the board a good place for the assembling of troops, although it ls not believed that the water in the St John's river is of satisfactory depth to permit of the easy movement of a large number of vessels to and from the harbor. Miami, Fla., was examined by the board, but their conclusion ia that it is not big enough for the accomoda tion of a^y great number of men who might be brought there prior to em? barkation. Spaniards Go Over to Cubans. New York, June 16.-A special dispatch from Key West says : "Jun? ta advices from the headquarters of the Cuban civil government at La Gu an aja, in Oamaguey, report that more than 5,000 Spauisb volunteers and many regulars from Puerto Prin? cipe and Nnevitas garrisons have deserted to (he patriot army. The immediate cause of the desertion was the fear of the American feet "Bianco's general, Castillianos, bas removed most of his artillery in land to Puerto Principe "Santa Cruz Del Sur has been in? vested by the Cubans, and communi? cation by sail boat has been establish? ed with Jamaica." Chief Aguinaldo, too, seems to be very much in it He is a solemn, matter-of-fact sort of a fellow, who looks as if be would much more enjoy cracking a Spanish head than crack? ing a joke. New York, Juoe 14.-Justice Daily of the supreme eourt has issued ao at? tachment agaiost the property of Joseph Leiter, tbe wheat speculator of Chicago, for $793,925, io favor of Otto E. Lobrke, Wi,liam P. Callaghan acd William Koigbt, grain dealers, for mooey advanced: Hong Kong, June 17.-There has been fierce fighting near Manila be? tween the Spanish forces and the in? surgents. The outposts around the city have been taken by* the iesur* gents. During the fighting many Spanish troops were killed. The American troops are expected to ar? rive at Manila daily,' when the city will fall into the bands pf the Ameri? cans. War io sewing machines, but the '.White" ts victorious. . . ? . The "White" runs light: The "White' sews rigrht. ... ------i Royal makes the food pare, wholesome sad delicto**. RBI POWDER Absolutely Puro sovw. tuarn w*t*a cc., ww voax.