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FIRST SERIOUS BAT? TLE OP THE .WAR. --r Thin Ben Meo aod Officers Killed and at Least Fifty are Wounded. MORE THAN TEN OF THEM WILL DIE. Play* del Este, Guantanamo bay, ioe 2-1, 8 p. ai.-This morning (Fri f) four troops of the 1st cata ly, four troops cf tbe 10th cavalry ?nd S troops of Row evella Rongh Riders ..leas th ac a tboaueod men ht ail, dismounted, and ?rta eked 2,000 Spanish soldiers ta tbe thickets within five miles of Sao tisgo d? Gab?. Tie Americans beat tbe enemy back the city, bot they left dbe fol lo w >g dead ?pon tbe field : THE DEAD. ? ?cutfi Biders: Capt. Allin K Capron of Troop L ; Sergt. Hamilton JH?ht Jr., Privates Tilmun and Daw? son, bo h of Troop L ; Private Dough ?tty ?if Troop A ; Private W. T Brno of Troop F. , Fits? Cavalry : Pr?vate Dix, York, Bejork, Berlin aod Lenmark Tenth Cavalry^ Corporal White FIFTY WOUNDED. Al U.sst 50 Americans vere wooed ed including six officer?. Several of tbe wo? oded viii die. Tv?Sve dead Spaniards ?ere found ts tbe bosh ofter tbe fight, bot their loss vat? doubtless tar in excess of that Oes?rsi Yoong commanded tba ex pedi ti ot and va* with the regulars, vb?e Colonel Wood directed the opera tiona of joe Rough Riders severa! miles vest ? s ' Both parties stroek the Spaniards about Use same time aod the fight last ed aa hour. The Spaniards opened fire from tho thiok bruah and bad every ad? vantage of numbers and position, but the troops drove them back from the 'start, tl armed the block house around wbieh they made the final stand aod scot them scattering over the mono The na valry men vere afterward re lo forcedly the 7th, 12th aod 17th infan? try; psi rt of the 9th cavalry, tba 2i - Massachusetts sod tbe 71st Nev York. The Americans DOV bold the posi? tion st the threshold of Santiago de Cuba with more troops going forward ; soastftotly sod they are preparing for a fiasi itssaalt upon the eity. The following officers vere vouoded : Map? Brod ie Jabot through the right forearm. ' . Capiaio Mcclintock, Troop B, shot ^roaga the right leg. ' Lient. J. R. Thomas. Troop-L, shot '-arong i right leg. His condition is . (seri?os. AU .hsforegoing offieers are Rough Riders. m Tbs other offieers vouoded are: Captsii Knox, whose condition is nerioufi ; Major Bell, Lieotenant Bry an. These offieers are of the 1st cav? alry. The folloviog are among the soldiers vonodod : Troop Bi Privates E. - ?, Hill. Shelley F Isoler, M. S Newcomb. -Fred* !?. Beale and Corporal J D Rhodes. Tro?) E : Corporal James F. Beac, Private i Frank B. Booth, Albert C. Bartle, R. G Bailev, H. Atters, E J. Atherton. Cliftcnr Reed aod Sergt C. W. Arriego. Troop G : Sergt. Thomas F Cava naagh. Corporsi L. L Stewart, Pri vates^?rge Rowland* H. J. Haefoer, Michael Coy?e, R. M. Reid and M Russell ,N Troof. L : Privates J. R. Keao. John P. Deroap, Thomas F Meagher, Edvard Galberas and Nathaniel Poe. Troop B : Privates Rossel!, Gabes, Miller, Cross, Br? x ton aod Vt heeler Tr??? I : Privates Kidd sod May berry. Edvard Marshall, correspondent of the Nev York Journal sod Advertiser, vas seri ?osly vouoded io the small of the book. It ts probable that at least 10 io the Hst of wounded will die. Nev York, Jane 24--Htm il ton Fish, Jr., one of the killed, vas ooe of the young Nev Yorkers of good posi? tion and family who went to the firent with Roosevelt's Rough Riders. He vas of disting?is bed aoeeetry, his family being ooe of the oldest ia this State. Hb father, Nicholas Fish, is the soo of the late Hamilton Fish, who vas secretary of state io Grant's cabi? net. He is a backer and lives in this city. Hamilton Fish was over 6 feet tal!, of bereoleao build and rowed as No. 7 cn the Colombia ooilege crew ic its wino?Q? race of 1894 over tbe Poughkeepsie ooorse. HOW THEY WERE DRIV EH FROM J?RAG?A. Jarftgaa, province of Santiago de Cobs, Thursday night, Jone 23. via Port Aotooio, Jai , Friday, June 24, 7 a. m -The advance of the Ameri? can army bsa reached tbe edge of the tableland io which tbe harbor of Santiago de Coba lies. Here, seven miles from Morro castle as tbe crow flies, tbe main body of tbe troops baa a ai ted aod the Spaniards sre in foll retreat toward Santiago de Coba They may attempt a surprise, bot a decisive engagement is not expected for several days. G?nerai Lawton's brigade, which rested last night at Demajayaho, four miles west of Baiquiri, resumed its march at day Kgb t. Before noon his brigade, consisting of the 22d infan try. tbe 1st infantry, the 2d Massa ctuaetts volunteers, with companies of the 8th -cavalry, half of the 4th cavalry and several companies of the 25th colored cavalry, occupied .lara gua, fire miles beyond, and the American flag was hoisted there The Spaniards retired before the advance, which was covered by Coban skirmishers, barning the block bouses as they went Colonel Wagner, with a small re connoissance party of about 140 men, brushed against the flank of a retreat ing Spanish column 200 strong at Firme fia? A dozen shots were tired by the Spaniards as Colonel Wagner fell back. Before General Lawton could bring up the 22d, the van regi? ment, tbe Spaniards had decamped westward. J uraga a waa abandoned by General Linares and 1,260 Spanish troops with such haste that they had no,time to burn tbe town, though an ineffec tual effort was made to destroy the locomotives of the railroad and the rolling stock, General Linares retreat ed to Savilla, six miles west of Jura gua by road and nine miles from Santiago de Cuba. A detachment of 170 Cubans, un? der Colonel Aguirra, collided with tbe Spanish rearguard The Cubans lost two men killed and had seven wounded. The Spanish, loss is not known One Spaniard was macheted. General Chaffee, with the 9th cavalry, the remainder of the 8th and 4th, and ?th, 12th and IT th infantry reached Juragua at dark. General Bates, with the reserve of the 20th infantry and Colonel Woods' Rough Riders, dismounted, with a dynamite gun, hurried forward from Baiquiri at 3 o'clock, proceeding by forced parches When tbe couriers brought the news that Juragua bad been o ccu pied, the troopships which had not disembarked their troops, steamed to Juragua with the view of landing them there Bui the heavy sea beat ing on tbe beach made it impossible to get the boats through the surf Dispatches of General Linares, which have been captured, indicate that tbe Spaniards were ordered to retreat toward Santiago de Cuba The Cubans expect the first stand to be, made at Sa villa and, they have proved good prophets in the past General Lawton's men are badly fagged by forced marches and the intense heat Their rations are almost exhausted. They started with three days' supplies and further food could not be landed to-day. Bot a pack train will be sent forwatd to morrow - . Strong outposts are maintained to? night in order to prevent a surprise and Juragua is also under the protec? tion of tbe" guns of the warships. Thus the flank of the advancing American column is safe. The Span iards, to attack our troops must make a forced march through an almost impenetrable undergrowth . There were only two casualties during the landing of the troops at Ba"quiri Corporal Cobb and Private English of Troop D, 10th cavalry (colored), fell between a lighter and the prier. Captain O'Neill-of Wood's Rough Riders plunged into the sea at the risk of his life, but the men were crushed before he reached them. O'Neill waa a former mayor of Tuc son. Ariz General Garcia's army of 4,000 men is to be conveyed by transports from Acederros and landed at Baiquiri to? morrow to join the 1,200 under Generak Castillo;, and to co operate with the American troops. The movement to-day almost amounts to a change of base. A brisk musketry fire was beard in the direction of barilla as the Dauntless left at dark AMERICAN AND SPANISH FORCES ONLY POUR MILES APART. On board tbe Associated Press dispatch boat Dandy, off Juragua, Saturday, June. 25, 8 p m , via Kingston, Sunday, June 26. 3 30 p. m-Troops of the United States and Spain are almost face to face and less than four miles apart To-night picket lines at certain points are within hailing distance of the enemy It seems certain that the battle of Santiago must come within a week The troops are all ashore here to night and at Baiquiri with the ex? ception of a few scattered companies that have gone forward. The sup plies are sufficient to enable the army to sustain a week's campaign at both landing points There is a continual procession of small boats riding on to the beach through the pounding surf, and, as one week's rations are already land? ed, it is believed the required sup plies will ail be ashore by Tuesday, the 28th The landing of troops, horses and supplies has been extraor? dinary With only one steam barge and compelled to depend on treach erous boats, General Shailer has land? ed over 16.000 men, hundreds of horses and mules and thousands of dollars worth of supplies on the ex posed beaches and only two mea have lost their lives No more than 1 50 an?mala have been drowned and scarcely a package of supplies bas been lost Tbe officers generally are surprised at the small loss of life and property General Shatter said to the corres? pondent of the Associated Press to day : %t\ am well satisfied with the pro gress that is being made The dis embarkation is slow, but considering the limited facilities and the exposed nature of the landing places, the men bare done well. I only await the landing of sufficient supplies to begin the movement on Santiago I am unable to say when it will take place. I am much pleased at the galiarjt con? duct of our men in the action at Se villa yesterday and with their cool and veteran like work The victory waa complete.'' General Wheeler, in his official re? port, places tbe number of dead in the engagement at Sevilla at 22 and the number of wounded at between tO and 80 No attempt bas yet been made to prepare an official list with the names of the dead and wounded The high grass and brushes of the battle ground make it difficult to find the bodies, but an official list will probably be prepared Monday. The bodies of 39 Spaniards have been found, and the Spanish ioss in killed and wounded was doubtless nu ch heavier than the American. A majority of the American troops ire now here or at the front in the vi sinity of Sevilla. The force at the latter place, which is about nine [niles from Santiago, numbers 6,000 Americans and 1,500 Cubans Gen ?ral Wheeler .is in command there, with Generals Young. Lawton and Chaffee General Wheeler will re? nata at Sevilla, which will be made i rendezvous for the troops landing it Baiquiri aud at this point. The artillery and cavalry are being jut forward from Baiqufri. The cav? il ry has been sent ahead to cut a wagon road through the underbrush. From the American position at Se? villa, Santiago is plainly visible and .he fortifications can be seen The following reports to General Shatter from generals at the front (how the conditions : GENERAL WHEELER'S REPORT. To Genera! Shatter : I have just seen two negro boys vho left Santiago this (Saturday) norning They report that the sol i i era and citizens are very short of bod The soldiers and officers have seized all the food in the shops They are killing young horses for bod and in the hospitals are subsist ng on bread made of rice flour Three Spanish generals took part n the fight at Sevilla yesterday ?ive wagonloads of wounded were carried into Santiago, and many >ther8 wounded got there o? horses >r afoot We can see Morro Castle md the flag very distinctly from our position. The Cubans confirm the .eport8 as to the fine character of the brtification8 aronnd the trenches. Phe Spapiard? have recently dug leep trenches around the entire city, connecting a series of small forts (Signed) Wheeier. Dated Saturday afternoon. To General Shatter: We can plainly see Santiago, less han seven miles away The coun ry is level for six miles this side of be city, except for bills on the south, phich extend to within a mile of San iago These hills appear deserted. Che country is fairly open and it will mt be difficult to move troops over t General Chaffee occupied Sevilla o day Young. (Dated Saturday afternoon. ) Dbe Spaniards Are Protected by Very Strong Entrench? ments. .On the Rio Guama, June 26. noon, ia Kingaton, Jai , Jone 27 -The ad 'ance force ol the American army reata n thia stream with the oity of Santiago ie Coba four aod a half miles west rard in plain sight. Last night the outposts, consisting cf wo companies of the 7th infantry, an 1er Major Coolidge, occupied poaitioos .t right angles to the road, goardiog be crossing a mile aod a haif beyond ?abioalla, where three regiments of leneral Lawton's division camped, the .st, 4th and 11th. Tbe 8tb, 2d and ?2d Massachusetts, with the Roogb iidere, 19th cavalry and portions of everal other regiments struog out be? lied them towards Jun gua. About 100 Cabaos, under General Gonzalo?, rere camped around General Lawton's leadqaarters, bat less than 50 of them lid f coot doty last night. Geoeral Wheeler to-day, with the .st, 2d and 10th cavalry and the Rougn iidere, witb dynamite goos, moved up o where General Lawton's outposts rere last night, and four batteries of be 3d artillery and four Gatling guns, nth a special detail under Lieutenant >arker, were brought up and planted io tbe brow of a biil overlooking tbe tasin in which Santiago de Cuba lies Not a shot ?as fired from the Amer can side last night, though the front t the Amerioau line was not 2.8?0 -ards from the entrenchments where be Spaniards proposed to combat tbe dvauce on Santiago de Cuba. ! \ Three caonoo shots ?ere beard dur ng tbe night. They seemed to come rom the distant Spanish batteries or lerbapa from seaward The top of every bill and mountain Orth and east of Santiago ii occupied y blockhouses from whence the Span iards cao view the movements of tb? Amerioao army ss it advances beyooc Sabanilla, while to the eastward of th< city, gashing every knoll aod bit o grouod are tbs Spaoish eotreochmeots The correspondent of the Aseooiatet Press from an elevation to the right o the American Hoe to-day counted 34 c these en trench men te, completely feoo ing every approach to tbe city Tb? trecobes have been dog as tbe ooo formation of the ground admitted Tbe ends of tbe trenches overlap when breaks io tbe line occur, thus securing comparatively safe retreat, ifrom rifle fir in case parts of tbe trenches are oap tared. Upon one of these works mod ern guns have been mounted. The] can be plainly seen with the naked eye Spies report that ioside the entrench? ments are four parallel lines of rilli pits, shoulder deep, aod io front o them are marked ranges aod severa rows of barbed wire fence. The general opinion is that mon artillery will be necessary before it wi! be safe to attempt to make ao assault opoo the Spaoish works, an the fire o the rifle pits must necessarily be de&dlj and sufficient to demoralize any force no matter bow brilliant io its couragt when baited by wire obstruction. The problem oow confronting tb( army ts tbe transportation of so pp li es for the roads to the front tre still im? passable for wagons, bot are being im proved. Io the meantime, the pac? train is bei? g used The first of th est left Juragua last oi^ht and others left to day. The officers and men wert Bompletely out of ration? yesterday The 7th received half rations and to? day they received nothing. Squadron to be Sent tc Spain. Washington Jone 27.-The adminis? tration today finally came to a decision to send an American squadron to the Spanish coast and into the Mediteraoean. Several times since tbe war broke out rumors to this effect have circul?t ed, bat the project bad not yet matured it requited tbe Spaoish movement to? ward the Philippines by Camara'g ?qaad;*oo to decide the navy depart? ment to adopt this bold stroke. The first announcement to-day through a bulletin posted at the oavy department of jhe government's intention was re? ceived with incredulity. There was a suspicioo that the story was being float? ed to deceive tho Spaoish government. However, when later in the day the de? tail of the vessels selected i;o eoostitote Commodore Watson's eastern f quad roo ivas annoonoed and official orders were ziven to provision the fleet for four months, it became apparent to the last doubter that the government was ?B earnest in this parp?se to despatch the fleet to Europe. The three vessels ee teoted as colliers have started. already DO their way to Newport News to take )o a large supply of coal. It wi i 1 re? faire about a week to get (ibis down to sampson's fleet, so if the start is to be made from that poiot it will be impos? sible for Commodore Watson to get i way before tbe Fourth of July. Thi would seem to be ao auspicious date foj che beginning of an expedition that will, for tbe first time in tbe world's history, start from tbe new world to ittack continental Europe. No attempt ia made to deoy that the government is cfluenoed in ordering this movement oy a desire to cbeok the progress east ?ard of tbe Cadiz fleet. It was not >elieved that the Spanish admiral could be guilty of the folly of uncovering bis lome ports in this fashion, bot inaa Duoh as he seems determined to do so ;be naval strategists could not do less ban take advantage of the magnificent >pportunity thus afforded to strike a crushing blow at Spain and thereby ?ave mooh time and loss of life and nocey ? io the conduct of the tedious campaign io Cuba The determination to send this tquad on against Spain was the outcome of lireot official advices reaching the state md navy departments as to the pro? gress of Admiral Camara'g squadron. These advices give a list of the Spanish hips now nearing the Soez caoa!, rhicb differs somewhat fro> tbe list riven in the press dispatch, -od by tbe Lloyds. The official list is as follows : ?elayo. Carlos V, Audax, Odasa, Pros ?erina, R?pido, Bennos Ayres, lela de ?sney. Colon, Covandonga and San francisco. The additional information comes rom official sources that this squadron s at Port Said, and expects to take on loard 10,000 tons of coal before enter og tbe Suez canal. Snob a heavy cooi? ng will take some time. It discloses also bat the admiral expects to make a long ?ail, aod is doubtless beaded for ?be ?bilippioes; a poiot wbicb the officials tere douted at first. This squadron is (be most formidable Spain bas afloat, io total toooage, trongth of individual ships, armor and ?008. It is apparent that the main re iaoce of Camara'* fleet is on tbe bartie hi p Pelayo, the armored cruiser Jarlos V and the two new torpedo >oat destroyers Audaz and O^ada. Phe others are auxiliaries aod colliers. \.9 there are only two armored ships in be lot. Admiral Dewey's fleet of pro? ected but unarmored ?bips will proba ?ly take oarc ot this Spanish tquadrco. (Vub the Monterey added be could cer ainly do so The eastero squadron, which tbe Jolted States will now send a^aii st >oain, far outranks this Spanish quadron, the Iowa aod Oregoo ex- ? ceding the Pelayo and Carlos V at j very poiot, while the other United States vessels are far superior, ship for ship, to those of the Spanien squadron, with tbe single expedition of tbe two Spanish torpedo boat destroyers. Tbe officers of tbe eastern squadron are as follows. Commander-in chief, Commodore J. C Watson, battleship Iowa, Captain R. D Evans ; battleship Oregon, Capt. Charles E Clarke; flagship Newark, Capt Albert S. Barker; cruiser Yosem? ite, Commander W. H. Emorj; cruiser Yankee, Commander W H Brown sec; orniser Dixie, Commander C. H. Davip; collier See nd ia Commander E W Watson; collier Alexander, Com? mander W. E Barwell ; collier Alex? ander, Lieutenant Commander W. H. Buford Some naval authorities believe that the Canary islands will be the first point of attack and that the oext move will be to establish a naval base at Ceuta, a point on the African coast owned by Spain, and opposite Gibral? tar. With this base oar ships would be witbio easy striking distance of the long stretch of Spanish coast. "HELL HAS NO TERRORS NOW." London, June 28.-A dispatch to the Daily News from Port Antonia, Jamaica, says : "The conditions in which the Americans entered the battle at Sevilla show that their fighting was really magnificent. SVben attacked they were hysterical and half out of their minds. All courage would have been scorched out of less thoroughbred men. Their tongues were swelled from thirst and their throats shriveled." "Hell,'' eaid a survivor ''has no terrors for me now.17 The Americans appear to be suspi? cious of the insurgents who could give immense assistance in bush? whacking. "But how can we be sure," says an American officer, "tbat-any one of them is not a Span? iard ready to lead us into trouble ? We can't talk their nigger Castiilian and when they guide us we have to go it blind We should trust them completely or not all." Dewey is Supreme in Philipines. Germany's Attitude 'is Offi? cially "Oat of the Ques tion." Washington, June 24 -Tbe only important development at tbe day's cab? inet meeting was the positive settle? ment of the question of the attitude of Germany witb respect to the Pilippines. The secretary of state has received as? surances which settles beyond qaestioo all doubts on this point. Germany has no intention, present or prospective, of interfering in any way with the policy or plans of the United States in regard to the occupation of the islands. Its at? titude bas been and will continuo to be one of strict neutrality. This state ment coming from high official sources is accepted by this government in perfect good faith and is regarded as final and conclusive. No further atten? tion will be paid by this government to any reports to the contrary, wbicb are constantly being sent out, it is believed in tbe interest of Spain. In the offi cial reports received from Admiral D? wey at Manila there never has been an intimation that Germaoy or any other nation by its naval representative? had ever abowo the least disposition to overstep tbe line of strict neutrility, nor has there been any reason to believe that their sympathies were strongly with the Spaniards io the present strug? gle. It can be stated positvely that since the arrival of Admiral Diedrich with German warships at Manila no in? str oct io OP whatever relating to the Ma? nila situation have been sent from ?be German foreign office to the German ambassador at Washington, oor has tbe subject assumed a phase where in? structions of any kind have passed during the hst three weeks. This dis? poses of various reports, based on tbe fact tbat Dr. von Holleben, the Ger? man ambassador, oalled OD the sec? retary of state yesterday, that being the regular diplomatic day- this state? ment is made from authoritative sources to show that no basis exists for the story that Dr. von Helenen re? quested and secured permission for tbe landing of German marines at Manila t> protect the German consulate. It is eaid at the navy department that Admiral Dewey is the 6urprcme authority at Manila. If troop*?, ma j rines or sailors are landad at that place j from any neutral man of war, it will be j with his permission. It is not ques-j Monad here that a nation may properly I seek such permission when it is deemed j essential to protect its citizens, its COL- J sulute and its interests but it ia usual in such cases for the neutral command? er to seek the permission of thc invest? ing admiral, if ic is possible to prefer the request. No sucb landing by any possibility could be properly coof-trosted into ibe acquirement of a right to re? main in posspsdion of any territory in the Philippines, and oar government does nnr lor a moment, contemplate . that any of the European powers ' would attempt toset up any *ucb claim, wbicb would be resisted to the full eiteoc of our militar y and naval power j Photographs at reduced prices at Win- i brno's Gallery for a short while. ?-29 1 A/'Big" Campaign Meet? ing. BARNWELL TURNS OUT * OVER THREE HUN? DRED PEOPLE. Barnwell, Jane 24-One of the largest crowds of the campaign greeted the speakers here to day. There were between 300 and 400 pe ions, over a score being ladies. Chairman G. Duncan Bellinger, whom Barnwell wants in the Attor? ney General's chair, made an ideal presiding officer and not an inter? ruption or a discordant note came from the audience. Col. James H Bice, of Ninety Six, candidate for Superintendent of Education, made his first appearance on the stump. He said that the common school is the supreme inter? est of the people When Superin? tendent of Education be had devoted his attention to the children He thought that the office should - be divorced from the colleges, which needed no assistance Governor Eilerbe was well receiv ed He declared that George D* Tillman was trying to destroy Clem son and Winthrop He had said that Clemson was a humbug. Yet while he was a member of its board he made a report saying that it was doing a large and splendid work. Col. Tillman replied that Julian Mitchell wrote the report. Governor Ellerbe said that Cel. Tillman was a man of too strong pas? sions and prejudices to be Governor of Sooth Carolina. He (Ellerbe) was charged with being a political trickster, but be bad called for the proof, and it could not be brought. His enemies had gone to poor old man Watson, used bim as a sewer pipe and filed him with lies about him. Uncle George Tillman was loudly applauded He said with great vigor that it was false that he was trying to pull down Clemson College All he wanted was that neither Clemson nor Wiothrop should have more for ordinary expenses than the Sonth Carolina College The United States government may yet call on us for the money Clemson College has squandered. They are potting up three times more buildings than they need, and anybody with a political pull can get a place there He cri? ticised the State board of control for buying their liquor privately, and it had been intimated that it was for the purpose of getting rebates./ Col. Schumpert said he would make no pledges to chancre the laws of the State, because the Governor is not a lawmaker, but he wonkl recommend just and wholesome laws to the Leg? islature and would see that their enactments were enforced without favoritism Col. Watson said '. that Ellerbe bad made a deal in Charleston, and he would jprcve it by a dozen witnesses before the campaign closed! He ' dared him to ?how his correspond* ence with the Charleston people. He ! believed, and the people of Richland believed, that Eilerbe appoiuted Al? ston for a consideration. Mr Featherstone pleaded the cause of prohibition Nine tenths of the people believed, said be, that it was right, and only disagreed on the ground of expediency. The dis? pensary wes probably a step in the right direction, but it -encouraged ''whiskey selling and gave the traffic an air of respectability. No drunk? ard could enter the kingdom of Heaven, and the man who sells him the whiskey was worse. From & legal and moral standpoint those who license, who aid and abet whiskey, are likewise guilty. Senator Archer said that if the Meth? odist Cbareh enforced tts law ,o the subject of whiskey driakiog it would deplete its membership one-half. Tillman was tn ht? dotage aod should be relegated to private life. He aoored the managers of Clem'on and Witbrop for the extravagant expenditure of money in the establishment and maintainaoce of those institution?. Mr Walt Whitman said that for thirty years he bad been a student of political eooomy aod yet it was circu? lated that be was ac ignoramus. (Laughter ) There were some lying scoundrel* who would make him a liv* ing wreck. Five-miou'e speeches were made by Candidates Epton and DJ ?bam for the Coron'mller Generalship ; Gen Watts, Col Fioyd and Major Blythe, for Adju? tant Geoera!; Col Brad ham, Mr Cooper at:d Secretary Tompkius, for Secretary of taff; Meesrp Mayfield. Brown and M'iMahao,for Superintendent of Ein catioo. and Me?f?rs Gray. Harris. Stanwell, Evans, Thomas, S?gh and Barry, for railroad commissioner Com? missioner Thomas said tbat the other six had couoentra'ed their fight against h'm Ho had fought the fertilizer rate because Wicosboro a$td K?r^haw, equi disraut from Charleston, paid*. respectively $3 and ?2 55 per ton. which was discriminaran Mr Stanwell was loudly and enthusi? astically cheered by bis delegation of friend?; -J Wilson Gibbes in News and C'urier. Washington, June 28.-The Presi? dent ha? issued a proclamation extend? ing the blookade ot Southern Cuba from Cape Frances to Cape Cruz and; a!eo Sin Joan.