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TBE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, ISSu. "Be Just and Fear aot--Let ail the Ends thoa Aims't at. be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOCTHRON. Established Jon?. ? thg Consolidated An?. 2, ISSI. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY JULY 13.1898. Sew Series-Vol. XVII. So. 49 KT. CS-? O teen, SUMTER, S. C. TKRKS : ?1 50 Dvr annum-iii advance IDTIRTISIKUT: Cn ?Square first insertion.$1 00 E r--c subsequent insertion. 50 C ntritcts for three months, or longer wi! be m-tde nt reduced mies. All communications which 6ubserve private interests will be charged for f.3 ac versements. Obituaries aad tributes of respects wi;! be charged for. How Tlie Dash Was Planned. Off Santiago de Cuba, J uly 4. ( after noon), via Port Antonio, Jamaica, July 5, per the Associated Press Die patch Boat Cynthia IL, via Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, July 5 (noon ) - Admiral Oervera held a consultation with his cmcers before sailing out of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, and by a small majority the move was agreed upon The minority said that destruction wa6 sure as many or the firemen had mutinied and thebe6t men in the iieet were worn out by serving the guns in the shore batteries Early on the morning of the sortie careful observations were taken of the sea, east and west Admiral Oervera decided upon taking the westward course with Manzanillo, j Cienfuegos, or, if possible, Habana, the port to be reached He wouid have gone east, bu? for the sighting j of a large transport ?eet off Siboney and the assurance that a convoy of war vessels was still with the trans ports. As a matter of fact, there ie no war vessel larger than a converted yacht, except the New York, that could have obstructed Admiral Cervera's escape eastward. Naval men here are sure that the Spanish vessels could have disabled or sunk the New York and escaped had the eastward course been chosen. The first and only statement con- | cerning the recent naval battle made by the Spanish commander, Admiral Oervera, was to a correspondent of the Associated Press on board the battleship Iowa It was as follows: "I would rather lose my ships at sea, like a sailor, than in a harbor. It was the only thing left for me to do " It is claimed rita: one shell killed 10'J mer: on the Vizcaya, raking the vessel fore and af: Schiers Action as Bold as Cervera's. WITH THE BROOKLYN HE TACKLED THE ENTIRE SPANISH FLEET. OtT Santiago de Cubs, Monday. Juiy 4. 6 p cn . per the Associated PreM Dispatch Bc?-;: Cynthia II . via Port Antonin, Jamaica, Tuesday, July 5, via Kingston, Jamaica. July 5. 2 p m -After a ch-?s:' of CO miles :o the westward, the. Brooklyj closely tallowed by the Oregon, overhauled th* Cristobal 'X'ion, after sLe had run Eshore and had hauled aowo her S i j Oapt Cook of the Brookiyo went oo beard of her, and the commander of the Spanish armored cruiser came foward to surrender aod wa* taken on board :ne New York, which came up ar. hour after the Brooklyn and Oregon had completed the capturo zi the Cristobal Colon The latter was no: seriously damaged, though (-he wa* struck sev? eral time* by shots from the Brooklyn and Oregon Duriog the chase a elev;: mw ?eu vre of Co m m fd oro Sobley's in heading due west to Cape Caney, while the Cristobal Colon had tt.ke a more south? erly direction with a much greater d:-? lance r<> cover, rendered thu Spaniard's 'sein" impossible There seems to bs no doubt that the Cristobal Colon, and perhaps, the ?thor three Srani-'i armored cruisers would have cscap'-d has it no: been fer roe prompt action ot Commodore ScbUy The Brooklyn, nts Sagsbip, alone was in a p .-'t. n to attack 'h Spanish vessels a- they left th- barber aod the commodore steamed directly to? wards tb^ro sod engaged ail four crui? sers, inflicting great ?i* m ?.?;.- upon them. The Oregon was the firs' ' j ?in the Brooklyn and afterward" 'he iowa, Indiana, Texas an? \ ixea closed around thc Spaniards, all p uring-in a rieaaly fire, bat, from tr." beginning to the end of the Sgbt. the Brookiyo, Oregon and Gicuces^er took ?be most important part tc the destruction of the enemy. One mao, George Ketry Ellis, was killed on board 'he Brooklyn. His ; head vra< bWn off hy a shell Ooe ?other man, J Barn?, was iojured on board h or The Brooklyn struck half a (hz en time?, bat oo injury was done to soy of the cher American ships. - ?? m>- - *? ? ? - - "Honor to Whom Honor is Due." Washington, July 5-Representa? tive Berry of Kentucky, a member of the nouse committee on foreign affairs to day introduced the follow? ing joint resolution : "Joint resolution tendering thanks of congress to Commodore Schley ?. S X , and the officers and men under bis command. .'Resolved. That the thanks of con gress and of the American people are hereby tendered to Commodore Schley. U. S N , and the officers and men under his command for their heroic and distinguished conduct in destroying the Spanish fleet in Cuban waters on the 3d of July last " The resolution was referred to the naval affairs committee Mr Berry, in speaking of his re? solution, said : "I propose that the officer to whom the glory is due shall be recognized Schley is the real hero of the incident, fie and the brave band of ?officers and men under his immediate direction are the ones who achieved the victory and all honor should be given them v mg- - i> o- . -a- - Reina Mercedes Destroyed. Last Ship cf Cervera's Once Splendid Squadron. Headquarters of Genera! Shafter. Tuesday, July 5-By Associated Press Dispatch Boat Dandy, via Port Ao j tooia ?od Kiogstoo, Ja . July 6-5 p. m -The destruction of the Spanish I cruiser Reina Mercedes last night (Monday) accounts for the last ship of Admiral Cervera's once splendid squad* roo. She lies to day io plain view, ber bow resting on the base of the beach under El Morro. Part of the hu'il is above water and her masts and two I stacks are entirely out of water, lt is not yet known whether she attempted to escape from the harbor or whether the Spaniards tried to sink her near the hall of the Merrimac, aod thus block the entrance, to prevent the Americans from getting io i Her sinking was most dramatic I Just afrer midnight .-he was seen j drifting slowly to the narrow entrance i by one of the American t-couts Io a . moment the Seet was ablaze with sig ' nais, and almost instantly an awful j hail of shelis W3S pcuriog down upon . her It is no: known whether she re i turned the fire, but the shore batteries j i:peced and one 6 inch fell on the Io ! diana's forward deck, explodiog be : low. The explosion occurred io tbe ! men's sleeping rooms, but all wore at ! quarters and no one was hurt. I No other American ship was hi: dur i io2 the engagement-or incident j which lasted oniy a few minutes --- I SPANISH PBISONERS OF WAR. i Washiogti-n. July 6 -Admiral : Sampson bas been directed to pend his j prisoner? to the United States. Poasi j bly thc Harvard will bring some of j them The St. Louis is filled with i wounded soldiers ?nd cannot b* used to I convey the Spanish soldiers. The en : listed men and non commissioned offi : cers among the prisoners will be sent to Portsmouth, X. H , where they will be confined on Seavyra island, ic the har I bor. Orders for the immediate prepa ? ration of that place ior the reception of ? prii-aners are going forward. Tbe com ; mis-iooed oScers, from Admiral Cer ; vera himself down to the enpigns, will ; be sent to Fort Warren, Boston har . lor, where they will be turned over to the arCij for safe-keeping T?e Nunez Expedition Safely Landed. New j cc?, Juiv (>-A special to the \v '?r.'i troiu V\ ashiogton i<ay< : The Cuban legation has been advised of the safe arrivai in Cuba of the second expedition of Cuban volunteers tn.m the i tiitcd States, tinder command of Generll EDUIO Nut;cz. Thc expedi? tion lei: the c>ast of Florida oo thc etr?a;;;er Fiorina June 25 and landed at Punta ''atif-y on the 30th. Oa board the traosport, besides the '.,.> ) Cuba:: vo uoteers chiefly fr' iri Fl r :da an-j New \ cl:, were tw> dynamite gu ns, 4.000 Springfield rifles and ? larg'- ? j u . J t i * y o* ammunition (Mr N G Gonzales, editor of Thc State,*Co?umbia, S. U , accompanies this exi ' iitiorj as a member of General N an? z's persooal -taf? i r'aie ':>*'.. <j!i?e>? for ?853 fv,r ?ale t?y ll d. Orieeri & Co , 10 cents each ; bj rjaaw, 2 cents additional for postage. New Policy to be Pursued I War Department No Forward Movement Upi Santiago in Immediate Cot templation. ! - j Washington, July 6 -By cornpa ? eon with what bas gone before, to c j wa* very quiet, at ?he war and na departments There were bullet posted in the former department, t there were none of more recent d; than yesterday, and so far from io eating an impending battle, the gei ral tendency of these bulletins was show that no forward movement is immediate contemplation. Dacp cc cern H felt bere at the deprivations a sufferings of our troops iyicg in t treoches and Geld hospitals surrouo ing Santiago, and there is everywbe a disposition to insist fha: hereafi haste shall be made slowly and chat t j equipment of our soldiers, their coi ! missary and quartermaster's eupplic j their ammunition and their hospii stores h all be complete in every r speer before they advance furtru This is likely to be the rule even ac t expecse of timi; and io face of the cn icism of an element that has been vee ; meetly insisting upon rushing t 1 czmpaigc wi?hout regard to cost j blood and monr-y. ! Confidence is felt that there will j no fr j 31 : o n betwpeo. the army and nai j commander.0, and that the cocieren j about to rake place between them w j result in an ?grenaient upon a j o i : pian for the prosecution cf the cac : paign. In tba event thai this bel i j should be not well founded, the Pre; j dent is prepared io act himself by c j ders from first baud There is muoh ? force in the navai argument that Sampsoc is obliged to enter Santiar harbor before the forts are captured, I will jeopardize the safety of the wbo ironclad fleet under bis command, sia< by the sinking of one of these ships i the narrow channel through a Spanis mine or shell the fleet would be le helpless and exposed to deetructic under the guns of thc forts, to whic they could make no reply, owing I tbe elevation of the latter. On tfc other band, the army cfi?cers seem I be justified in avoiding thc treroendoc sacrifice of life that would be involve in again throwing our soldiers upon th Spanish defences until they have bee j materially reinforced in numbers an j strengthened by artillery, i The fact that several of the vessel j selected for Watson's fleet were in th ! thickest of the engagement of July 2 j promises to delay somewhat, the depai ture of the Eastern squadron for th j shores cf Spain. Secretary Loog regarded the ropo: ! that the Alphonso XII. bad been dc stroyed, while trying to run thc Ha : vana blockade, a> the best news of tb I day. It bad no: come ro him io an i direct oficial wa?, but through a r< j pnrt from General Creely, chief sigO? i officer, who bad received a cipher mei i sage stating briefly that the Spanis I ship had been overhauled near Mariel j while trying to get through the blook j ade, and was a total loss, as tho resul j of the fire upon her. Both the eecre ! tary and General Greeiy regarded th report as authentic, but there was j desire to ger more details, as this ha I been something of a spectra! ship The Alphonso XII. is au iron gun i boat with one screw, one funnel am j one military mast : barque-rigged j 280 feet long, 43 feet beam and 1? ; feet draught. She bas a cisplaoemen of ?i.OOO tons. She had a speed of 1' I knots for short distances and an aver j ago speed cf 14 knots. She carrie I eighteen large gnns, five machine gun j and five torpedo tubes. Her ofiicer i and crew numbered 370. j Secretary Long is quite hopeful tba several of the Spanish ships of the Cer j vera squadron can be saved, io part a j least and possibly as a whole, Assist : ant Secretary A?ea shares in this bo lief, and thinks that the Cristobal Color can be gorton off the rocks as an entire ty and the hui!, upper works and gur?! ! made available. S h o was the bef armored cruiser io the Spanish navy and :f she he fixated and repaired will make a valuable acquisition to (br Aojeri^sn navv. Mr Allen is hopeful also thar the \ iscaya and Oquendo can be save! in part. Information lias reached the depart trier, t thar the bulli arc i?;.f badly damaged The contract with the Merri?* Wrecking Company i" by the day. acd may bo cancelled at any time ii ti. government find* tlie salvage is n?>! progressing satisfactory Two !-.rg" wrecking vessels left Nor? folk today to \~%%iu thc work upon Lhe Colon, V'izsaya ?nd Oquendo Gen. Linares it: Bangor o? Assassination Should He Surrender. Before Santiago de Cuba, Monday, July i -Per trie Associated Pre86 Dispatch Boat Dauntless, via Port Antonio, Jamaica, Tuesday, July 5. - Via Kingston, Jamaica, July 6. Not a shot has been exchanged be ! tween the opposing; armies ?ince yes" ' terday noon At the request of the I foreign consuls in Santiago de> Cuba, General Shafter extended until to i morrow, the period in which General j Linares may agree to surrender his J forces, under the threat that the town j will be bombarded. The Spanish I general's decision is doubtful. It is i unquestionably true that the anrrihi j lation of Admiral Cervera's fleet was i a staggering j blow to him ; but Mr j Ramsden, the British consul, says ; General Pando has reinforced Gener? al Linares with 5,000 troops and that the Spaniards are bitterly determined to fight it out. He said that 60 in? tense was the feeling among the Spanish subaltern officers that Gen? eral Linares would probably be shot if he surrendered Their attitude was expressed in General Linares' re? ply to G?nerai Shafter yesterday : "This garrison dies, but never sur? renders." Among some of the soldiers, how? ever, a different feeling must prevail. They have ascertained, from the ex? perience of the inhabitants of Sibo ney, that American soldiers do not ravish women, but respect property I and relieve prisoners of distress j Many of the Spaniards, therefore, are now utterly indifferent if further misfortune befalls the Spanish army. The armistice is not officially re cognized, and our boys have been ; cautioned to keep out of sight, as a . stray shot at any time may precipi : tate general firing along the line. The Fourth of July was celebated ' at noon to day by the Americans, each regiment reading General Miles' : congratulatory telegram to General , Shafter, after which the regimental : bands in the rear of the line played , patriotic airs General Miles' announcement that ! he would be here within a week with reinforcements was received with wild cheering In spite of reports brought by the consuls of thc determination of the Spaniards to continue the contest, there is a strong hope here that Gen? eral Linares will capitulate. No oth? er construction can be placed upon his disposition to negotiate. Rain poured down in torrents for hours, but a traverse to the hillside had been cut in the trenches, after yesterday's experience, and our men did not sutler very much. i Peace Proposed to Prevent ; Americans From Attack lng Seaboard Cities of Spain. ? Madrid. Tuesday evening. July 5 - j Via the frontier, July G -Thc enlhu I siasco aroused by the misleading die ' patches to the Spanish government i from Cuba, is changed to-day into waii ?. iog? or the families of the victims &t ] . lamentations over the national disaster. ; The ministers are crestfallen and are j still coccea?Gg the worst. mhe utmost extremity of despair, of rage and recriminations prevail among the population, and the authorities are adopiing strong precautions, feartog ! popular outbursts. Marshal Martinez de Campos has j been foremost in the eodeavor to pre j veot disturbances. A government crisis is imminent, and I it is regarded as probable that Senor j Sivela or Marshal Martioez de Campos ! will succeed Senor Sagasta as premier . and propose peace in order to prevent j the Americans from attacking seaboard i cities of thc peninsula and ruining i Spain. The palace is strongly guarded, and I the Queen Regent, who is described?as I being inconsolable, is receiving 6ym ! patby from the sensible portion of the ; population. There is no disgGising thc fact that grave forebodings are heard as to the future of Spain. The tone of the general public may bp summed up in the remark frequently hoard : "God alone knows what will happen/' Madrid, July 6-Midnight -The cabinet, is now sitting, and its resigna? tion may be regarded as threatened The sequel will probably bc a military cabinet, under Marshal Martinez Cam? pos. There will also be. most ?ike!v. a suspension of the constitutional guar? antees. At this hour the appearance of the city i- somewhat quieter. Camara Called Back. Gibraltar. July (? -According : dispatches received here from Madrid, the Spanish government i:*:- ordered Admiral (/amara r.) return to Spain General Ochando has arrived a? A\ gociran to iuspect the sites cl the new bat feries Sue/., .Iu!y (?-2:30 p. m* -The Spanish fleet commanded by Admiral Camara bas arrived here and UHN been notified by the officials nf the Egyptian government that it must leave ibis port within twin ty (our hours The gov? ernment has 'dino notified Admiral Camara that he will not be allowed to coal here. Let ns (jive Thanks. Proclamation by the Presi? dent of The United States. Washington, July G -President McKinley at 11:40 o'clock to night issued the following proclamation to the American peopie : To the People of the United States of America : At this time, when to the yet fresh remembrance of the unprecedented success which attended the operations of the United States fleet in the Bay of Manila, on the first day of May last, are added the tidings of the no less glorious achievements of the naval and military arras of our belov. ed country at Santiago de Cuba, it is fitting that we should pause, stay? ing the feeling of exultation that too naturally attends great deeds wrought by our countrymen in our country's cause, and should reverently bow be? fore the Throne of Divine Grace and give devout praise to God, who holdeth the nations in the hollow of II 13 hands and worketh upon them the marvels of Ilia high will, and who has thus far vouchsafed to us the light of His face and led our brave soldiers ^nd seamen to victory. I therefore ask the people o? the United States, upon next assembling for divine worship :n their respective places of meeting to oiler thankgiv ing to Almighty God, who, in His inscrutable ways, now leading our ? hosts upon tiie waters to unscathed triumph, now guiding them in a strange land through the dread shadows of death to success, even though at a fearful cost, now bearing them without accident or loss to far distant climes, has watched over our cause and brought nearer the success of the right and the attainment of just and honorable peace. With the nation's thanks, let there be mingled the nation's prayers that our gallaut eons may be shielded from harm alike on the battlefield and in the clash of fleets and be spared the scourge of suffering and disease while they are striving to uphold their country's honor : and withal "let the nation's heart be stilled with holy awe at the thought of the noble men who have perished as heroes die, and be filled with compassionate sympathy for ali those who suffer bereavement or endure sickness, wounds and bonds by reason of the awful struggle And above ai!, let us pray with earnest fervor that Ile, the Dispenser of all Good, may speed? ily . emove from us the untold afflic? tions of war and bring to our dear land the blessings of restored peace and to all the domain now ravaged by the cruel strife the priceless boon of security and tranquility William McKinley. Executive Mansion, Washington, July 6, 1898. TO BLANCO. Washington, July 7 -The war de? partment has received the report of Admiral Cervera to Gen. Bianco on the disastrous naval fight tc the Span? ish cause off Sautiago. It is as fol? lows : To the Genera i-ia-Cbief Habana : Ic compliance with your orders, I went out yesterday from Santiago de Cuba wl'.h all the squadron and after an unequalled combat against forces more rhan triple mine, had all my squadron destroyed by ure Teresa, Oqueuda and Vizcaya beached and the Colon fleeing, i accordingly informed the Americans and went ashore and gave myself up The torpedo chaser* foundered. I do not know how macy people were lost, hut ii will surely reach 6U? dead and many wounded. Although not ia such great numbers the living a< prisoners of the Ameri cans. The conduct of the crews rune i to a height mat woo the most cntbasi j astro plaudits of thc enemy. The com j mander of the Vizcaya surrendered his ! vessel. Hts crew arc very L'rateiu! for ? the coble generosity with which they j are treated Amonp thc dead is ! V11 ? ? ai i i and I believe Lasaga (spelling ; u ncc tai o a sd au; ot) g thc wounded Cencas and Ka I atc. We have lost si! and are necessarily depress d. CKKVEKA Washington, July , -Advices re? ceived here this morning frcra Gen. Sbaftcr announce that a number of ht"h L^r.'smsh om cc rs ore dcsortint* across the lines Santiago ;nt ri?r American camp This act is regarded here highly significant of an carlv surrender. Washington. .Inly 7 - Unoftkria] advices to the administration fr em sources heretofore accurate say Spain will soc for peace this? weok At the same lime no such suggestion from Spam, direct or indirect, ha? been re? ceived here. The government will ?6ten if approached in a proper spirit, j IV ILL BRING THEM BACK. Soldier's and Others Arrested For Lake City Affair Allowed Bond. j Charleston, July 6 -There was not a happier lot of men in Charleston to-day than the residents of Williams? burg coun'y who are charged with complicity in the killing of Postmas i ter Baker and the burning of the post ; office at Lake City. Judge Simonton rendered his opin* j ion on the motion for their release on habeas corpus proceedings, made by Attorneys George S Legare and W. S. J. Jervey yesterday, which gave the defendants their liberty on the j filing of ?2,000 bonds in the case of I all the men. It is understood that j the men will have no difficulty in i securing bonds for this amount and they all will probably be cn their way home to morrow. The motion for the release of the accused was not made in behalf of j only Privates Oscar Kelly, W. M. ! Clark. C D Joyner and E M. Rodg ! ers of Col Thompson's regiment, bet tn blhalfof the ll men charged with i the crime. The order of the court j consequently brought happiness to I more than the ?"our young men who I are now about to go to the front I and fight for their conntryrs honor, j The names of the other defendants : affected by the order are: H S. ! Stokes, D M Epps, Il C. Goodwin, W. A Webster, M. V. Ward. R. E. I McKnight: and Alonzo Rodgers The defendants will probably be I placed on trial at the November term j of the circuit court, which convenes at Columbia The affidavits presented yesterday by the counsel for the accused were particularly strong and probabiy had much to do with the court's decision. The defendants have ail along pro? tested their innocence of the fearful crime but the government has push? ed the case on the evidence of New? ham and Lee, two members of the mob, who turned State's evidence, and upon the report of the detectives who have been at work on Itbe case for several months Col. Thompson, who has been in Charleston watching the progress of the case against his soldiers will re I turn to Columbia to morrow with his ! men j FATE OF THE ALFONSO XII. Madrid, July 7 -The Spanish ? version of the sinking of the war ship i Alfonso XII is that she was chased j by three American war ships while 1 attempting to erler the port cf Ma ? riel, and that her commander purpose I ly ran her ashore in order to avoid : capture. The official report adds j that the Americans fired six hundred i shells at the Alfonso XII and that the ! ship is a complete loss. It is further I stated that the crew of the cruiser I and "part, of the "cargo" were saved. - - il !? - IM? ! Efforts For Peace Now on 1 on Ali Sides. j Rome, July 7 -Cardinal Ratnpo?a, j the Papal secretary of stat'", acting on ; der the express instruction of the I Pope, who is much affect'";: and dc ? pressed over the new- nu Santiago, i bas telegraphed ail the Papal nuncios j at European courts :o make earnest ef ; forts with the powers for their ister ! vention iu the direction of peace His : Holiness persona!!? addressed a :::z? ! sa?e to the Qieeu Regent, in the form I of an urgent appeal t: ber majesty to ' bring about a cessation of hostilities, j The Vatican Journal publishes an ar tide which says that war snou.u net bi1 c 'Ottnued. It is learned in Vienna ihat in spite of tbe resolution of tho Spanish gov? ernment to continue the war. endeav? ors for an armistice, leading to pecce, are continued. Come and see tis before buying cr ?r&Ci?g. We cao piesse .vet: witti a White-Ra cd Ie. 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