The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 22, 1898, Image 6
Campaign Day at U Or?
chester.
ELLERBE EXCORIATED
BY WATSON.
St. George, S. C . Jooe 17 - Dor?
chester's day on tba political program
via signalised bj one of the most
scathing and remarkable attaoks upon a
Governor ?ad candidate ever koown
opon the stump in recent years. Gov?
ernor Eilerfee was the target and Col.
Watson the marksman.
.The oe eu renee was as unexpected as
it was remarkable Toe mao from Sa?
lada came dowo upon bim like a t hous?
and of bricks, spurniog tbe langaage
of diplomacy and roasting him upon* a
bare ?pit. . He denounced the Govern?
or ms a political trickster and trader to
whom tho people had no confidence.
When Cot. Watson concluded it ?as
- piain that it was a crucial time for the
Governor. Hts manhood was at stake,
hit political existence was trembling
in the balance, and she aid he faiT to
rise to the supreme importance of the
occasion by some masterful effort, be
would he swept aside by the mighty7
tide.
And the Governor realised it. He
summoned up all the vigor of* his na
tore into bis reply, repelling the scea
sstioos ?nd denouncing the accuser
with a vehemence that delighted hts
friends. During his remarks he got
"?nto a tilt with Uncle George, who
wanted to force the fighting and state
bia ease on the spot. After a brief
peetage-at-arms,amid the din of ap?
plause from the adherents of each, the
Governor tamed bis attention to Col.
Watson, tod bis remarks further os
will show the character of his reply.
' Congressional candidate Bran tl j
opened the speaking and tn the ten
minutes accorded him be showed him
self a foeman worthy of Stokes's best
steel. He pitched his argument on
a. high plane, speaking calmly
anti plainly on the financial
question. He differed materially
arith Mr. Stokes on the tariff std he
wished to God his opponent was hire
io dise?as it with bim The crowd
seemed to relish his remarks, tod by a
.3M*d primary Toted to extend his time
ave marnies.
The aspirants, fop railroad commis
mooer and the varions other State of
ieea preceded the gubernatorial candi
lates. The only incident ic their
trpeecbes, being a spat between Mr.
dooper and Mr. Tompkins; in which
Commissioner M ix on was lugged io by
Mt. Cooper, who asked Mr. Tompkins
f he did not help elect Mixon.
FOB THE GOVERNORSHIP
ibm cavalcade of candidates then ec
?red, led by Col. Hillman, who co
livened toe crowd by his wit. good ba?
ener and "vigorous" treatment of af
airs. He wanted to round off his poli?
ces! career by being chief magistrate
und if elected bis work would be to r<>
s ince tizatioo and increase liberty.
There is something,'said be, connected
with the fertilizer administration that '
smells to heaven. It ia nothing but a
system". of favoritism and corruption.
He ascribed the prime cause of heavy
taxation to the old Radical, law giving
-witnesses good per die ms and don bte
mileage, which flooded the courts with
trumped op eases.
Col. Watson said it was sn on prece?
dented thing that there were seven
candidates for the o?L-e of Governor.
Ellerbe had been backed by a United
State? Senator and a Governor mod
got the largest vote ever given to m
/Budidefe for Governor. Why. then
vat he opposed ?
Cot Watson then proceeded to attack
io the plmioest words Governor Eller
be's record. The reason for the oppo
i ?tico to bim was patent. Before be
bad been in office a y esp he wrns bear
By despised Ellerbek friends were
whamed cf him and his enemies were
disgusted with bim. He hms been on
roe to Bis friend* and unfair to his
enemies. He has sought by patronage
t o buy bis enemies and hms never re?
membered bis friends. But for bis
i ?a Dec ti oo with thc reform faction he
sever would have been beard of.
He was elected with a promise
ibu be would remove the metr?poli
.sc polee from Charleston. He de
ay ed its removal for one master,
removed it for another and received
; be just contempt of those who elect?
ed bim. ?
I believe it was a trade when he
appointed Epton as Comptroller Geo
eral. The Legislature rebuked bim.
io all bis appointments it is believed
be bas traded from first to last If be
bad been cootent to be W. H. Elierbe
md bad not condescended to politi?
cal trickstering.we would not be here
; o day to oppose him
Col. Watson eloquently commend
ed the gallant officers at the head of
?South Carolina's volunteer troops,
l>ut, said be, to help himself Governor
Sllerbe ignored all the colonels, the
Confederate veterans and sons of vete?
rans in bis appointments. He ap?
pointed only one officer from his own
faction to a high office, and that man
?soold not drill a squad. I do not
know bnt one man in my connty
who will vote for bim, and tbat one
says it is because Ellerbe is going to
pardon a man sentenced to be bang
ed. Gentlemen, yon may go all over
tbe State and yon will find a concen?
tos of opinion that he is an utter
failure.
A riprosring speech came from Mr
Whitman today He tore passion to
tatters. He was surprised at Col
Watson for kicking the Ellerbe
corpse He declared that he bad
been the 6rst man to advocate popu?
lar government Watson's backbone
was as limber as the "peth" of the
weeds. His opponents and the pol
iticiana called bim a crank and he
retorted that they were fools
Mr. Archer, Col. Schumpert and
Mr. Featherstone spoke next, and
were followed by Governor Ellerbe
"Now we are going to hear it,"
was the remark as the Governor came
forward. He said he had been slan?
dered and misrepresented and he
challenged his opponents to prove
one charge made against, his admin?
istration He welcomed criticism
that was honest. He bad always
advocated the dispensary as the best
solution of the liquor problem When
Col Tillman said the dispensary bad
not made any profits he miare pre
seated the facts. s
? This elicited a remark from Uncle
George who said that he had great
respect for Governor Ellerbe per?
sonally? bot when he in bis message
to the legislature said educational
system was without headship, with
out order and fall of reduplication
and followed that with the state?
ment that its improvement was not
practicable, then be showed lack of
backbone.
Governor Ellerbe combatted this
and catled upon Col. Tillman to prove
?his statement that some men got
their fertilizer without paying for the
tags.
Col. Tillman : Til show it beyond
a reasonable doubt from the facts, if
you'll let me speak
Governor Ellerbe replied that be
bad no time to spare, bat if the proof
wag submitted he wonld retire from
tbe race
Then ensued almost indescribable
confusion. Col Tillman was en
deavoring to get in a reply, with,
the governor talking simultaneously.
Friends of both disputants crowded
up, metaphorically patting each game
chicken on tbe back and urging bim
on. Toe governor refased to relin?
quish the stand and turned towards
Col Watson
It was a supreme moment, for the
Governor had to stand or fall accord?
ing to bis defence of the Saluda Sen?
ator's merciless excoriation To bis
credit be it said that he repelled his
accusations with vigor. I dare
Watson, said be, to furnish one scin?
tilla of proof that I ever made a
political deal. If bis baseless charge
were true I ought to be kicked out
of office, but the man who robs an?
other of his good name is worse than
tbe thief wbo steals bis horse from
tbe locked stable. Aye, he is un?
worthy tbe name of man or gentle
man and Ia no gentleman
It is absolutely false that I went
into a contract with Charleston. * !
told them that whenever they gave
me assurances that they would en
force the law I would remove tbe
metropolitan police. I made that
statement publicly, but I never prom?
ised any man that I would uncondi
tionally remove it
I bad more appointments than any
otber governor had to make, but for
every friend I made I gained a dozen
enemies, yet some of these political
pirates have tried to misrepresent me
by saying that I traded appointments
for popularity. Yon may defeat rae,
but no man under heaven shall mis?
represent me to the people. I in
tend to run the government without
fear or favor and not accord ing to the
dictates of bob tailed politicians
The governor's defence was round?
ly applauded, and his speech ended
the meeting -J. Wilson Gibbes in
Columbia Register.
WATSON SAYS HE TOLD
THE TRUTH.
Special to the Sute.
Walterboro Jane 20 -The fonoy
graais of tbe, populace, tb? hostility
shown towards Governor Ellerbe aod
tbe spat between ( ommisrioo ?r Thomas
aod Mr. Barnard Evans eoliveoed the
campaign meeting to day. The crowd
numbered some 100 people, tod mani?
fested mach interest io the oratory and
tbe sallies of wit that came from local
sol?os There were evidences that
some of them bad looked upon the jig
water wheo it was red. Solicitor Bel
lioger was greeted with cries of "We'll
support yon " Brief speeches for the
comptroller generalship were made hy
Comptroller Der ba m and Mr. Eptoo.
Col. Garr?s was roundly cheered hy
bis borne people, acd it was plain that
he was the favorite Mr. Staoseli ap?
preciated this fact, and asked only for
the few votes that Garris woold not get
Major Evaos riddled the record of
Commissioner Thomas Commissioner
Thomas said that the battle cry of his
six opponents was : ' You bold Thom
as aod {Ml skin bim." Tbe only error
io tbe railroad commissioner's report
was a clerical one, aod he asked Evans,
AS a gentleman, to do justice to the
commission and oorreot his misstate?
ments.
Io reply. Evaos showed a report cor?
rected io Thomas' baodwriting, where?
in oat of the 41 railroad iooomes print?
ed, only 14 were left a-? correct. He
said Thomas was an expert at fooling
the people
Mr. Thomas replied that this was the
report for 1895. and be bad foogbt bis
oolleagaes on aoooant of the fertilizer
report in it, which was based oo errors
Ee bad done ail be could by protesting,
but the majority was against bim
Col. Floyd io bis speech promised
that if Adjataot General Watts wooid
let his shoulder straps go and enter the 1
war as a private he would take care
the militia.
Geo. Wat:s evidently had some fir
friends in the crowd, aod after a litt
bantering he was well cheered.
Major Blythe said that he had tl
necessary experience for adjataot get
eral, and would work to uphold tl
militia.
Mr. Cooper, the secretary of stat*
was on his native heath, and receive
a cordial greeting.
Secretary of State Tompkins advise
the people to urge the passage of a la
preventing members of the State boar
of oontrol from running for a high pl
fice, as their dispensary influence wool
be exerted in their favor. Messn
Mayfield, Moblaban and Brown advoca
ed their respective claims for the offic
of superintendent of education
Col. Watson's remarks that be ba
told tbe troth at St George ooocercioj
Governor Ellerbe, was greeted by tb
remark: "That's a 13-iuob shell.'
He had not ss,id that Ellerbe had mad
a deal in his war appointments, bo
that he bad ignored bis own reforo
friends io making them, and by it h
bad tried to hov bis enemies.
Wheo Mr. Whitman began to speal
the fanny fellows poured their wit 01
bim "Helle, Spanish," said one
aod "I have not seen such an ugly mai
to-day/' cried another. He represent
ed original reform ; "to vote for your
self, vpte for Whitman."
"Tonare beat;" "you have dom
nothing for South Carolina;" yon ari
a coward, and you have trampled Colle
too under your feet" were some of the
flings ha ried tit Governor Ellerbe One
man got on the platform and hurled al!
kinds of epithets at him.
The governor defended tbe diaper,
sary law It bad made $552,000 profil
in 21 months. It was not roo as s
mooey-makiog institution, bat to pro?
mote sobriety, sod it bad reduced
drunkenness 46 per cent. .
Co). Soham pert was pleasantly re?
ceived. He stated bis well-known
views, promising that be would, aa
governor, carry oat the laws. The
crowd called bim the handsomest mao
in the party.
When Coi. George D. Tillman was
announced it was evident that the
crowd was eager to greet him once
more. He said that with ^proper mao
agemeot tho dispensary ought to olear
easily $300,000 per year Where, ob
where, has the profit gone? Aod as
for the stealage, my! m j! the State
board of oontrol had never collected
tbe shortage a? they oagbt, because it
was given (0 the dispensers to roo
pol Hies. If DO rebates were gi veo, why
did the cewspapers say that all the
members fougit to be cbairmao and
take it turn about? If the board wants
to place itself above suspioioo, why
doesn't it advertise that they want 25>
000 barrels of whiskey from the lowest
bidder.
Candidate Archer came next, advo?
cating his well koowo educational views,
after wbiob there were speeches from
Congressman Stokes aod Elliott and Mr
Brantley.
J. Wilson Gibbes.
Bryan on Annexation.
Whatever Col. W. J Bryan savs is
always to the point, and be expresses
his views and arguments not ooly with
logical force bot tn coo vi ocia g lan?
guage
On Nebraska Day at the Ornaba ex
position be spoke io bis army uniform
and. referring to the "annexitionists,"
be said :
History will vindicate the position
takem by the United States io the war
with Spain Io sayiog this, I assume
that the principles wbiob were involved
io the inauguration of the war will be
observed io its prosecution and confu?
sion If a contest undertaken for the
sake of humanity degeorates ioto a war
of conquest, we shall find it difficult to
meet the ch arg 9 of/ having added hypo?
crisy to greed. Is oar oatiooai charac?
ter so weak that we cannot withstand
the temptation to appropriate the first
piece of laod that oomes wubin our
reach To inflict opon the enemy alt
possible harm is bgitimate warfare,
but shall we contemplate a scheme for
the colonization of the Orient merely
because ocr fleet won a remarkable vic?
tory io the harbor of Maoila ? Oar
gaos destroyed tbe Spanish fleet, bat
oso they destroy that self evident troth
that governments derive their jost pow?
ers not from superior force, bot from
the consent of the governed ? Shall
we abandon a jost resistance to Euro?
pean encroachment apon the Western
Hemisphere in order to miogle io toe
oootroversy of Europe and Asia ?
We have agreed with Mr. Bryan's
political views heretofore and are still
more his firm supporter after reading
bis speech Toe Democratic party
should heed bis words and do all io irs
power to prevent tbe consummation of
the annexation idea, which has unfor
tooateiy become so prevaleot in the
flash of victory.
The sober second thought of the
American people will compel them ro
look at the question in the light Mr.
Bryan does -Columoia Register.
James Sheehan, the South Carolina
volunteer who was charged with de?
sertion and imprisoned, no longer suf
fers the shame and danger of such a
grave accusation lie breathes again
the air of freedom and has been or
dered to join his company without
further punishment
Tbe miners in Colorado are changidg
the names of many of many of their
piants to thole of the famous meo of
,tbe present year. One of the best pay?
ing copper mines is oalled Sigsbee. It
is claimed that it never paid until oow.
EAGER TO GO
TO THE FRONT.
The Spirit of the South Car
olina Boys at Chickamauga.
Camp Geo H. Thomas, Chicka
maaga Park, Ga , June 18 -This bas
been a very quiet day in camp.
Things wear that air of expectancy
that might be imagined on the eve
of battle The thousand South Car?
olinians here have been told that they
are to go to Jacksonville as soon as
equipped, and thence to Porto Rico.
They have bad nothing official on
that line, except through Senator
Tillman, bot they expect Military
movements are Ilk? those at chess,
depending largely on the move of the
opponent and thc changed conditions
The regiment is here taking things
easy, waiting on lits full supply of
clothing and on its marching orders
Is it not enri?os th s t when men get
into this life they are not satisfied to
let well enough alone Here they
are beautifully situated in a deep and
shady forest, and yet they are anx?
ious to pnll np tent and move to
Jacksonville or Tan pa or Charleston,
in tine hope of joining the first expe?
dition that goes out. whether it be to
Porto Rico, or to Cuba, or to the
Philippines, or Congo It would be
all the same if it were an Arctic or a
tropical assignment; Is the Sooth
Carolina regiment different from the
forty others here ? No. not a bit
There is not a regie eut, not an offi?
cer, and but few soldiers here who
would not rejoice at an order to move
to the front, snd who would not be
jealous if someone else received the
assignment.
They say that is why they enlisted
for tbe war. They want activity, op?
portunity, fighting and then glory,
and they naturally feel that it is not
to be bad in the sylvan scenes of
Chickamauga Park. The vast ma
jori ty of the men in the 1st Sooth
Carolina regiment are yoong and nn
married and they sought admission
to the army because of their ambi
tion for the exciting life of a soldier,
because of their dream of glory, be
cause Jim and John from their home
bad joined the company and, finally,
because they thought it their doty so
to do. *
The South Carolina regiment here
seems to be quite a favorite It is
sought after, and its officers receive
many attentions. Brig Gen. Wiley
has apparently taken a fancy to this
regiment and he has repeatedly as?
sured Coi Alston that he wants to
do everything' in his power to please
the Sooth Carolina regiment and
make it one of the finest here When
the Minnesota regiment heard that
the South Carolina boys were likely
to go in with Fitzhugh Lee's corps,
they promptly expressed their desire
to join hands with the South Caro
lina regiment to go wherever they
went Every souvenir, cockade, but?
ton, envelope or memento that the
palmetto boys have is eagerly sought
after, and our boya are. hardly per?
mitted to go around with trinkets on
their person
It was stated' to day that Major
Slocum has received instructions for
the movement of the South Carolina
troops to Jacksonville as soon as the
regiment is equipped It is known
that socb orders have been issued to
the authorities bete, but, as ha* been
said before, it takes time to equip the
regiment There have been no blue
shirts issued to the regiment, and at
the quartermaster's department there
are no blue shirts ; neither aro there
any trousers there Invoices have
been received for the missing arti?
cles, bnt this seems to be a regnlar
grab game, and it will not be the
fault of this regiment if it does not
get its supply. The present pros?
pect is that the regiment will be
equipped by the end of next week,
and will then move to Jacksonville,
where Gen. Lee's headquarters' are
The Y. M. C A. is doing much
good work here through its army
secretary, Mr. Knebel.
The tent ls crowded nearly-all day,
for when the men are not on duty or
drill many of them do their letter
writing, play games, etc To day
the men have all takeu a sudden no
tion to write home and stationery
and stamps are going like hot cakes
Yesterday a Bible class was organiz
ed among the men, taught by Secre?
tary Knebel. The class meets in the
woods every day before noon, and
much interest is manifested Every
night before taps a short hearty ser-,
vice ts held. The secretary has been
assisting Chaplain Bussy iu several
of the regimental service Major D
W. Whittle, the famous evangelist,
addressed the regiment this week and i
created a profound impression among
the boys The attendance at the tent
averages from 600 to 1,000 visits
daily. From 200 to 500 letters are
written each day Secretary Knebel
goes to Lyttle to-day to make ar
rangements if possible to furnish the
men with ice water This would be
a great convenience for the men
The Y. M. C A tent is appre
ciated aud the boys says if we go to
Porto Rico or Cuba the tent and sec?
retary must go The officers here
appreciate the work the Y M. C A.
is doing and frequently visit the tent
themselves and avail themselves of
some of the privileges -A Kohn in-1
News and Courier.
The happiest ladies are those using tbs
Wbite sewing machine.
Aguinaldo's Great Work.
Most Important News From
Manila-Insurgents Have
Nucleus of Fleet.
Londoo, Jone 20 -The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele
graphing Sunday, says :
"A conspicuous objeot io Manila bay
ie the nucleus of ao insurgent fleet. Ic
consists of a vessel of 100 tone burden,
presented to Geo. Aguinaldo by a rich
native. Tba vessel flies the flag of tbe
Philippine republic-three triangles of
red, white and blue on a white ground,
or a ground formed of tbe old rebel flag
the PUD rising above tbe bille.
"The native proclamation Of inde?
pendence will be signed on Monday
Manila is completely surrounded by the
insurgents, of whom there are three
forces deployed about the city, one post?
ed to the south between Me;ate and thc
I River P?sig ; soother occupying a po
sition to tbe east and cutting c ff com?
munication with the lake or Laguna de
Bay, aod the tbird operating on the
north side, stopping all railway com?
munication betweeo Manila and the
rich supply towns to whiob the line
runs.
"The success of the rebel forces is
wonderful. Geo. Aguinaldo bas more
than surpassed the expectations of
those who favored his return to tbe
Philippines He has captured 3,000
Spanish troops, iooludiog 900 regulars
Among the latter are ll officers of and
above the rank of lieutenant colonel,
including two brigadier generals, and
be has taken 79 officers below the rank
of lieutenant colonel, lo addition bis
foroes have captured five prominent
priests, heads of important parishes in
proviooes recently overrun by tbe in?
surgents
"These men tbe insurgents hate even
more than they bate the Spaniards, and
the rebels chuckle with joy when they
point them out in their prisons
"They have captured, -too, Old Ca?
vit? church, takiog 270 prisoners, and
they now bold tbe entire shore of tbe
bay right round to Matate.
"A foreign fire brigade, composed of
British, Swiss and Germans, who in?
tend to remain ashore, and who are
terquared at the premises of Ker & Co.,
to guard foreign property against fire,
applied ito the Spaniards to receive
arms, but were refused.
How Habana Gets Supplies.
Port Aotono, Ja., via Kingston,
Saturday, June 18, noon*-Well au?
thenticated reports reach here
that Habana is receiving supplies
through Batabano, on the south side of
Cuba, opposite Habana The supplies
are taken to the Isle of Pines off the
south coast of Cuba, in large ships, and
are oarried across at night in small boats
to Batabaoo aod from there are taken
to Habana a distance of 25 miles, by
rail The American commercial agent
at Fort Antonio bas notified the Wash
iugtoc government that this is going
cn.
It is almost impossible to get sup?
plies oo the island cf Jamaica, all sup?
plies being sold to a Spanish agent
Toe Spanish consol at Kiogstoo is of?
fering high prices, spot cash, for pro?
visions
The Spanish steamer Pur?sima Con-?
oepcion, while left Kiogstoo on June
15 with a oargo of provisions for the
South Coast of Cuba cleared for Saoti
ago de Cuba, bot id supposed to be
b>uod for Bitabano. An English
newspaper correspondent from Habana
arrived here yesterday Hs says there
are ample supplies of all kind? except
fljur in the city and that supplies are
constantly landed at Batabano. Tbe
American blockade at thai point be
says, amounts to little.
' Hawaii Snubs Spain.
Viotoria, B C , June 18 -Tbe fol?
lowing was received to-day per steamer
Miowera, from Hooolulu :
The following is the full text of the
correspondence between the Spanish
vioe consul at this port and tbe Ha?
waiian Government relating to tbe en?
tertainment of American troops at this
port :
Honolulu, Jun? 1. 1898.-H. E
Cooper, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sir : In my capaoity as vioe consul for
Spain I have the honor to day fo enter
a formal protest with the Hawaiian
Government against the constant vio?
lations of neutrality in this harbor
while actual war exists between Spain
and the Uoited States of America
R?questiog you to acknowledge the re?
ceipt of this commuoioatioo, I have the
honor to be, sir, H REXJES,
Vice Coosul for Spain.
The reply of the Government, whiob
is now in Mr Reojes's bands, is as
io1 lows :
Department of Foreign Affairs.
Honolulu, June 6. 1898 -Sir : Io re
ply to your note of the 1st instant ?
have the honor to say that owing to
the intimate relations now existing bo
tween this country and the United
States this Government has not pro
claimed a proclamation of neutrality
having reference to tbe present ooofliot
between thc Uoited S:ates aod Spain,
but, on the cootrary, bas tendered to
tbe Uoited States privileges and assist?
ance, for wbicb re ison your protest
can receive n > further ooosideration
than to acknowledge its receipt I
bave the honor to be. sir, your obedient
servant.
HENRY E COOPER.
Mioi*ter of Foreign Affairs
To H. Reojes. Vice Coosul for
Spain, Honolulu, H I
His Impera! Mind Changes.
The Emperor William Denies
that he Will Actively In?
terfere m Behalf Spain.
Berlio, Jane 13 -Emperor Wii
liam's sentiments in regard to the war
between Spain and tbe United States
have considerably changed daring tbe
past month. A member of his Majes?
ty's entourage informs the correspond?
ent of the Associated Press here that
tbe persistent statements of the A mari
oan aod British press, "ofteo coupled
with insulting comment, alleging : that
the Emperor intends to actively inter?
fere in behalf of Spain'aod impatiog to
bis Majesty sentiments wbiob were for
eign to bim at the opeoiog of hostiii
ties,1' have greatly annoyed tbe Em
peror, and the "constant reiterations of
the erroneous statements as to Ger?
many's offisial attitude being unfriendly
to the. United States have displeased
Emperor William exceedingly
The informant of the correspondent
of the Associated Press coo tinned :
"Naturally the Emperor and the Gov?
ernment are seriously aonoyed at the
wholly groundless charges. Patience
is a virtue, but there is a limit to it " |
Io eODtrast to the above official utter?
ance there are a vari ty of indications in
regard to the Philippine Islands. The '
officials of the foreign offioe say Ger?
many's strong oaval display at Manila
is made merely to protect German sub?
ject?, sod that the statement that Ger?
many meant to interfere in the Amer
ieaa operations or the Americio
occupation of the Philippines is base?
less, as Germany's naval force there is
altogether too small for such a purpose.
Nevertheless, many editorials are couch?
ed io quite a different tone and spirit.
Generally speaking the German
newspapers continue their unfriendly
tone towards America, though they are
more cautious. All the recent news
from Coba and the Philippines is in?
terpreted as being unfavorable to the
United States, and the Guantanamo
Bay affair is considered a defeat anqaal
edly.
iSThe newspapers are now printing nu?
merous communications from Pro
Americana protesting against the*
persistent abuse and slander to which
Americans bave been subjected since
the opeoiog of the war.
In spite of denials from Madrid
Spain contioues her uodergrouod efforts
to prejudice the Powers io her favor.
Oo Wednesday of last week Seoor
Leon y Gas tilo, the Spanish ambassa?
dor to France arrived at St. Petersburg
to support the efforts of Count Vii leg on ?
xalo, the Spanish ambassador at St Pe?
tersburg, io tbe latter's efforts to induce
the Russian minister for foreign affairs
Count Moravieff, to join France, and
possibly Germany, in intervention in
Spain's behalf.
Hawaii Will be Oars.
That is the Well Grounded
Belief in Washington.
New York, Jane 17 ^-A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Vigorous efforts are to be made to
get the Hawaiian annexation r?solution
through the senate by the end of next
week.
Annexation within the next two
week? ia now considered so certain that
the administration is considering pian*
for formerly taking possession of the isl?
ands and raisiog the Amerioon flag cr?
over them
Thia dey ia to be entrusted to Ad?
miral Miller, commanding tbe Asiatic
station, aod extraordinary baste is be
iog made to prepare tbe cruiser Phil?
adelphia for sea, so that he will have a
creditable fl ige h ip wheo he goes to
Honolulu.
Just what the oeremooies connected
with the transfer of the islands from
the government of Hawaii to that of
the Uoited States will be will largely
depend on circumstances There will
be a ealu'e to the flag by the rear ad
miral's flagship and a land parade of
sailor* and marines. If the senate act?
by Saturday of next week it is. proba
ble that Rear Admiral Miller will ar?
rive at Honolulu while the third Phil?
ippine expedition is still in the harbor,
and, if so, tbe troops will be landed and
there wilt be quite an imposing parade
of tbe ?aod aod oaval forces of the Cot?
ted States.
Pendiog legislation by congress, the
government of the islands is to be vest
ed in snob persoos as the President
shall direct. It is understood that the
Presideot will appoint President Dole
to be the first governor of the islaods
under the Uoited State? and that Rear
Admiral Miller will carry bis commis
sion ro him wheo be goes ou: to raise
the fl ig
Lieut. Hobson will be transferred
from the construction corps and pro
moted to the rank of Lieutenant Com?
mander this week
Gen Bianco has notified the A mer
ican blockading fieet off Havana that
hereafter he will recognize no flair of
truce and that every vessei within six
miles range will be fired upon wheth?
er flying: the stars and stripes or a
white Hag
C. J. Allen, county superintendent
of education, of Dorchester County,
has been presented by the grand jury
for malfeasance in office, has been
indicted for forgery and removed
from office by the Governor