Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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rum 8CXTKB WATCHH?K. KttsblUhed April, 18S0. "Be Jast and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THK TRUK SOCTHKON. iiubuibed Jone. 15*6, Consolidated An?. 2,1881. New Series-Toi. XYII. So. 5& 3>3\ Gr. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1 50 per a noaa!-ic advance. ' ADTIBTISIHKT: Oc? Square first insertioo.............$1 00 Ev*ry subsequent insertion-...... 50 Contracts for three montos, or longer wil be icade st: reduced rates. A!! communications which subserve private ic reres-3 will be charged for as advertiemeots. Obituaries and tribales o? respects will be charlee for. THE SITUATION AT SANTIAGO. THE TROOPS BEING SENT TO THE HILLS. STB AI 9 SD RELATIONS B E - TWEEN AMERICAN AND CUBAN ARMIES. Santiago de Cuba, Joly 18, via Kingston, Ja , July 19.-Strenuous efforts to prevent the spread of in? fectious diseases among the Ameri? can troops in front of Santiago de Cuba were made BO soon as the city surrendered, and for the past 36 noars our soldiers have been sent as rapidly as possible to the hills north of the city, where new camps have been established. Everything possible is being done to improve the sanitary conditions of tbe camps, especially in the case of : roo ps which are expected to take part in the expedition to Porto Rico Of the regiments here ouly those which are not in the slightest degree infected will be allowed to go to Porto Rico. The others wii! remain here for tbe present; encamped on the heights north of Santiago. Two immune regiments from New Orleans and Mobile are expected here daily and upon their arrival they will be sent to the city The physical condition of our troops is not considered serious, now that the number of cases of fever is growing less all the time, and it is believed the disease wi il disappear with the removal of the soldiers to other localities and the extra precau? tions which are being taken Gen. Wheeler's cavalry division is practically free from sickness, and probably will be a?owed to go to Forlo Rico, to take part in the cam paign A fae: which is impressed more and more every day upon the Aroeri caa officers and men is the increasing strained relations between the Amer? icans and Gen. Garcia's Coban sol dier6. Indeed ?he situation has now reached a point where there is prac ticaliy no communication between the armies and their relations border on those o? hostility rather than the relations which one would suppose should exist between allies After Gen Sbafter announced his decision not to let the Cuban junta enter the city of Santiago, deep mut? terings were heard among Gen. Gar? cia's men It was evident the Gu bans were greatly dise ?.pointed at the step taken by the American com mander, for they had confidently counted upon having Santiago turned over to them to loot and plunder, as they had in succession sacked Bai qoiri, Siboney and El Caney. Con? sequently their disappointment was keen when lbey ascertained that they were not to be permitted to take pos? session of the city upon Gen ToraPs surrender Go Friday last Castillo, a brother of Gen Demetrius Castillo, went to Gen Shafter's headquarters ia order to ascertain the cause of this, to tbe Cubans, inxeplicabie res? olution. "Why is Santiago to remain in the bands of our*enemies ?" he asked "The Spaniards are not our ene? mies," replied Gen Sbafter "We are fighting the soldiers of Spain, but have rjo beeire to despoil her citizens. No Cuban W?I? be allowed to enter ihe city nor will any American sol dier. The government of the eily is a matter for the people to decide When the American army leaves it, I presume it will be turned over to you, but not until then." Castillo, who came direct from Gen Garcia's camp, did not attempt ic concea: bis ch gr in The Cobar, fidlers now fuily realize that there is a rising sentiment against them ic tte army They bear nothing but woree cf pcorn from our men as they paes, lagging fheir bacon aod bard tack in:o the woods. Even our officers T;O longer eooceal their disgust tor their allies, and it ?S understood fhat tbe warm friendship display ed toward them at first has cow turned into cootempt, for the Cabaos have neither fought tor worked. The correspondent for :he Associated Press who seeds this dispatch saw a group of Cubaos refuse point blank to aid io building roads, aed, daring the two dajs' b^avy fight? ing, while they were loitering ii? the rear, our surgeons uought in vain toi secure assiataooe from thees, even to cat poles for improvised litters for oar wounded. Hundreds of such instances are being told around tb? camp fires, uotil the name of Cabao is usually wreathed with camp profanity and very rarely is a kind word spoken cf them Io fact, io some quarters there is a dispocition to prophecy an early collision betweeo oar meo and the Cabaos Geo Shatter, yesterday morning, seor au io vitation to Geo. Garcia to at? tend the ceremony of raisiog the Amer? ican flag over Santiago, brit the Coban general showed his resentment by sanding a reply winch ampey coofirmed the course which be aod his ragged, ignorant soldiers have followed daring j the weeks of bard fighting aod cam paigotog which have rei u'ted iu tbe fall of Santiago He declined the invita? tion, said be hated the Spaniard*, aod added that be did not waot to be where aoy of them were ince that time the Cabaos have re? clamed io their oamo, eariog American rations aod oar troops have no commu? nication with them. The question bas arisen betweeo the army1 and navy officials as to the dis? posici?n to be made of the half a dcz?o large merchant steamers which were in tbe harbor of Santiago at the time of the Forreoder. Rear Admiral Sampson arrived io the city to day on the Vixen and claimed the steamers were prizes of the navy. He was also desirous of plaoiog prise crews on board of them Gen. Shaffer, however, refused to re cognize Admiral Sampson's claim He declared the steamers with everything else to Santiago had sorreodered to him The question, apparently is still undecided, but at any rat?, the admiral returned to his flagship without baviog distributed priz3 crews among the mer obaotmeo, and the latter are still io possession of thc army. - > i mmm Spanish Auxiliary Cruiser Destroyed. Key West, Fla, July 19.-The Spanish Trans Atlantic San Domingo, of 5,500 tons, was totally destroyed by the little auxiliary gunboat Eagle on July 12, off Cape Francis. This intelligence was brought here to-day by the Nashville, which came up after the attack and found the Spanish ship bumed and smashed on the reefs > The.affair offers a striking commen? tary on-tbe difference between Ameri? can and Spanish spirit The San .Domingo had two 5-inch guns mount? ed and" loaded, ber magazines were open and it only remained to train her guns and fire them to blow the E8gle cut of the sea. But the latter, with her comparatively feeble battery of 6 pounders, steamed to within two miles of the enemy and pounded shot after shot into her until she turned and, in a desperate attempt to get into the narrow channel, grounded on the reef without having tried to return the American fire. Seventy shots were fired by the Eagle and nearly all took effect. When the Spanish ship went ashore a river steamer came out and took off her officeis and crew. Then the Eagle sent a crew to board her. and there were shouts of surprise when the big guns were discovered. She also carried in her hold two 12 inch guns The cargo was largely of grain and food supplies Fiifty head of cattle were penned on the decks. She had been drawing 24 feet of water and went aground in 20. The Eagle's men decided tha? 6be was too far gone to be floated, and, after shooting the cattle, they set fire to her and watched her destruction. The same steamer again ran out to try to get off some of the cargo, but was baffled by the flames. The San Domingo burned for three days and was left a charred and misshapen wreck She was one of the best steamers of the enemy and had been used as an auxiliaiy cruiser According to the San Domingo's papers she was bound from Vers Cruz, Mexico, for New York via Savannah, but of course being a re gular Spanish liner, the mention of New York in lier manifest is a palp? able subterfuge, the intention having been to gain some Cuban port and to put the guns and provisions in the hands of the beleauguered Span? iards With the Montevideo ehe slipped out of Habana harbor and got away about a month ago when the blockade had been weakened by utilizing the ships of the station as convoys for troopships to Santiago Notice to watch for her had beer, sent to ali the ships of the pquadron and no vessel could have escaped the fate which befell her The "White" run? light. The "White1 sews right. MUST BE SURE I OF PORTO RICO. _:_ NO BLUNDERS OR OVER SIGHTS TO BE MADE THIS TIME. Wasbiogton, Joly 20.-The war and navy departments are now engaged io making ail of the arrangements for the dispatch of rhe Porto Rieao expedition and Watson's Eastern squadron. Gen. M iles'3 expected departure was again deferred Tbs exp?an atioo given was that there was difficulty experi? enced at Santiago in securing the naval eoovoy for the expedition, lt is knowe however, io addition, that th? President himself has restrained Geo. Miles to che extent of adjuring him in earnest terms not to commit the folly of start* iog for Porto Rico without- the most complete preparation. Tbe Govern? ment has profited by the lessons taught by the Santiago expedition. Aside from tbe actual loss of life that might be expected to result from a badly calculated start, it is realized that our relations with some of the European Powers would be impaired, in a small measure at least, by the adverse moral effect created by aoything approaohiog a defeat for the American a -ms at this stage of the war. Therefore, it is cer? tain that, so far as the department oan prevent ir, Gen. Miles's soldiers will not run 6hort of food, cor tents to protect them from the tropical rains, nor cf tbe means of transportation that were so deficient at tbe beginning of the Santiago movement. WAITING ON SAMPSON. Washington, July 20.-Secretary Alger said to-nigbt that he expected Gen Miles, one brigade of infantry and some artillery would leave Cuba immediately, under convoy of a strong naval squadron, for ^he iiovasion of Porto Rico He expressed the hope and belief that the troops were already en route to Porto Rico. Most of them had been on board transports for seve? ral days, and tbe situation was becom? ing trying for them. Secretary Alger said there bad been 00 delay in tbe embarkation of the troops, aod that so far as tbe war de? partment and Gen. Miles were con? cerned tbe expedition had been in readiness for several days. Orders were sent to-day to Admiral Sampson to start au osce with bis fleet for the landing place in Porto Rico wbioh has been determined upon by the war au thorities No information could be obtained at the war department to-night as to whether the fleet had actualiy sailed. GEN. MILES'S REPORT. Gen. Miles reported this afternoor that he bad with him ten transports, which, it is presumed, ha^e aboard sev? eral thousand soldiers, although at least two cf them are filled with equipment The men aboard ship are supering from delay precisely as did the soldiers wbo lay in Tampa Bay before the departure of the Shaffer expedition. Itquiry made at tbe navy department to ascer? tain where the delay had arisen in se? curing convoys was met with tbe state? ment that the orders to Admiral Samp soo in this matter were very general. He was simply directed by the depart? ment to furnish a convoy, and it was assumed that be would confer with Gen. Miles as to tbe number and character of the vessels required for that purpose. As the campaign from a naval point of view is to be principally a land move? ment, the naval officers do not believe a very extensive convoy is neeessary. SITUATIGN AT MANILA. According to the calculations at the navy department Admiral Dewey's fleet at Cavite should now be reinforced by the coast defence vessel Monterey, which, with ber tender and collier, the Brutus, bas now been about twenty days out from Honolulu. With tbe addition of this fine and powerful mon itor Dewey will be able amply to take care of himself so long as the naval forces io the Philippines are maintain? ing the relative proportion they now occupy. However the disclosure by tbe State department of the lack of foundation for sensational stories of strained relations with Germany bas largely abated the anxiety entertained at the navy department as to Dewey's position at Manila. YELLOW FEVER RF PORT. Dr Greenleaf's last report to Secre? tary Alger from the American army at Smtiago came this afternoon, and was to the effect that while the yellow fever was widely spread among the troops, it was of a very mild type. Gen. Duf? field, who bas been suffering from the I disease, was reported to be improving j yesterday Thc open statement from the Cuban logation here to-day, made to the war department cfScials, that they 'ere prepared to accept as proper the pro I gramme laid down by Gen Sbafter for ? the government of affairs at Santiago, is bot a prelude, it ie hoped, to instruc? tions from that body to the Cuban generals in the field tbat will tend to preveot conduct calculated to jeopardize the relations between the American and Cuban soldiers, MANILA READY TO SURRENDER Upon Real Show of Perce Spanish Flag Will be Hauled Down. Vancouver, B. C., July 29.-Ac? cording; to advices brought by the Em? press of India from Hong Kong, the chief news of the movement is that Manila is ready to surrender. Not that the arohibishop and captain general are going to voluntarily capitulate before they are compelled to do so. but that the backbone of resistance is unques? tionably ' roken and upon a real show of force aod intention to bombard the town, if the officiais do oot give io. the Spaniards will haul down the Sag. In? timations to this effect are received from macy sources. The correspondent of the Hoog Koog Press writing under date of June 23d, says the obief subject of discussion io Manila, io Cavite aod io the Amerioao fieet, is the meaning of the appearance five German meo of war and one trans? port or supply vessel io port. I have just interviewed a leading Eng? lishman here on the subject. He un? hesitatingly informed me that ali for? eigners regard it as a remarkable de? monstration. "I am sure/' he cootioued, "that the Spaniards have received encourage ruent from such a oaval display. A Spaniard told me that the coming of a large German squadron was construed by bim and leading Spanish officials as a direct act of friendly interest and warning towards the (Yankees that they could not go too far. Now when a Spaniard of influence as this mac was, will talk like that, I thick it is high time to ascertain what the Germans mean by appearing here io euch force. GERMANY'S INTEREST. "I am familiar,7' my ioformaot con? doned, "with all the German interests io Maoiia and my relations with the Germaos are very agreeable, and I am positive that ooe German cruiser would be fully able to protect them to every extent they required.7* Farther details of the great fight of May 1st filter through some bigb offi? cials of Maoiia as time passes. It now appears, according to authentic iofor mationin the hands of Consul Williams, that out of 491 mea on the Reina Chris? tiana, 364 were killed. Only 171 left the ship An officer who was aboard and now in prison, tells me that one could not step a foot io any direction on her decks without coming in contact with pieces of flesh or dead bodies. Such was the power of the American guns and the skill of the American gunners. Manila papers continue to publish monstrous stories about the Americans aod do oot hesitate to empty the mest contumous epithets, all of which are whetting the appetites of the Spaniards to get even with them for uocalled for insults. More seizures of arms are reported from Hong Kong. It is suspected that the arms and ammunition were to be shipped to the Philippines The seiz? ure consists of haifa million rounds of Mauser ammuoitioo 208 breech-loading Mauser rifles and 112 muzzle-loading Enfield rifles. SHAMEFUL TREATMENT OF TORAL. Madrid, July 20.-A semi-official note has been published here explain ing the circumstances, from a Spanish standpoint, of the surrender of Santi? ago de Cuba It declares that the letter which Gen. Toral is alleged to have written to Gen Shatter is "apochryphal, as the telegraphic ver? sion contains a statement which it is impossible for Gen. Toral to have made, because it is untrue that his Government authorized him to capitu? late " The note continues: "What hap pened was that the war minister re? cently received two telegrams from Captain Geoersl Blanco. The first described Gen Torsi's position, which was most pitiful because of the want of provisions and ammunition. It also detailed the enemy's pro posais. Ic the second telegram Cap? tain General Blanco gave the terms of the capitulation, and requested instructions. The war minister re? plied to both by telling Captain General Blanco to leave every initia? tive to Gen. Toral, for it was imposai i ble to recommend any other line of conduct. Gen Toral accordingly acted as he thought advisable, and ? would explain before a Court-martial j the motives which induced him to i capitulate. - ?im -??--^- - ! Monroe Doctrine Monoman? iacs. From the St. Louis GIobp-Democrat. Professor Goldwin Smith says an American naval expedition against the Spanish coast would violate the Monroe doctrine. When Uncle Sam is at war he will chase the enemy all over the earth, and if Monroe were alive, he would join in. A SINGULAR WAR CONTRACT. SPANISH COMPANY EM? PLOYED TO TAKE PRIS? ONERS TO SPAIN. Washington, July 20.-Arrange? ments were practically concluded by the government to night for the transportation of the Spanish pris? oners at Santiago from Cuba to Spain. The contract was awarded to the Spanish Transatlantique Company, represented by J. M. Ceballoe & Co., of New York. The company agrees to carry the prisoners from Cuban ports to Spain at the rate of $20 for each enlisted man and $55 for each commissioned officer, subsistence to be furnished by the company on the army ration basis, as provided for in the government's advertisement for bids. The award provides also that the company shall have five ships at San? tiago in nine days from ta morrow, (the 21et instant) two in seventeen days from to-morrow, and enough to complete the transportation of the prisoners in twenty one days from to morrow. Two days ago Col. Becker, in charge of the transportation of troops in the quartermaster's department of the army, went to New York to con suit with shipping companies con? cerning the transportation of the Spanish troops surrendered at Santi ago. Bids, which be had previously advertised for, were opened at the Army Building in New York to day. Col. Hecker returned to Washington this evening To-night he had a conference at the war department with Secretary Alger, Quartermaster General Luddington and Adjt. Gen. Corbin Three bids of the several companies were considered, that of the Spanish Transatlantique Company finally being accepted, as in all re? spects it was regarded as the best made On the basis of 24,000 en? listed men 3nd 1,000 officers it will cost the government $535,000 to transport the prisoners The ships will fly the colors of Spain and will be manned probably entirely by Spanish crews It was remarked to night, as one of the cu? rious developments of the war, that the United States Government should enter into a friendly contract with a company many of whose vessels are auxiliaries of the Spanish navy, and some of which have been captured or destroyed by the navy of the Uni? ted States. Watson's Scare Squadron. LONDON CHRONICLE SUGGESTS THAT IT IS INADVISABLE TO SEND IT. London, July 21.-The Daily Cbrcn ide aays editorially this morniug : "As strong supporters and sincere weil wish? ers of the United States, we suggest a reconsideration of the decision to send Commodore Wateon to Europe. It could not matetially harm Spain, and would only be likely to reunite the Spaniards into au impervious obstinacy of endurance, aod a determination to suffer to all lengths. That is their na? tional cbaraoter. It was that that baf fled Napoleon, who had land forces to overrun the whole oouotry; while at every point an American fleet, could touch there would be danger of Euro? pean complications ???II II mw Afosent-Mmded Memory of Other Days. The Nsw York Journal's correspond? ent says to the splendid generalship of Joe Wheeler, as much as to any other cause, is due the repeated successes of the American forces around Santiago. The camp there, be says, is ringing with praise of Wheeler, and at the 6ame time a good story cf bis words during a desperate charge last week is going the roucds As he was leading the Seventy-first New York, Roosevelt's Rough Riders, aod a strong force of regulars up a high hill at San Juao, storming a large body of Spaniards, who were strong? ly intrenched, the attacking party began to waver uod^r a fierce fire from Gatling guns and strong field pieces. Wheeler saw his men waver and be^an shouting at the top of his voice, while the guns were roaring and the scaaii arms rattling : "Steady, boys! Come on, now! The Yankec?s are giving way ! Look, there they go ! The Yankees are ieav icg their guns !" Suddenly cate hin? himself, be cried out, even more vigor? ously, ''Damn it, I mean the Spaniards are running Go for 'em boys I" Despite the hail cf Mauser and Springfield bullets, the rain of shrap? nel and Gatling fire, the soldiers laughed at their old general's absent- j minded menaory of other days. Bat ! they did "go for 'em." Instantly i the wavering line took on a new COL- ? fidence, the gap closed, and in 20 mic-j utes San Juan was curs. Shatter in Battle. _ I In a Tent Having His Head ? Rubbed While the Fight? ing Was Hottest. i When I got to Shatter's headquar? ters I found the general reclining ca an army cot under the shade of & tree. The battle was on at its fiercest. Two orderlies were rubbing the general's head He seemed almost overcome by the heat and exertion. Shatter weighs about 300 pounds and: is practically incapacitated for barri campaigning Soldiers going \>y asked who that wounded officer waa who was being given euch distin? guished treatment. Shatter on a horse is a wonderful creation. Hie paunch of generous proportions hangs over the pummel of the saddle like a small balloon concealed under his vest. Shatter suffers severely. His physical development makes bim irritable and peevish in the presence of anxiety and discomfort. The man is brave enough but he is not the man for Cuban campaigning: If the war continues, the government witt have to recognize this and put a younger and more active general. Lawton, Chaffee or Yoong would fill the bill. Orderlies were dashing up w:tb dispatches which Shatter had read ta him. Men were dying by loe hun I dreds. The battle was not goingo j weil for us, if our losses were any in I dication. ; I saw Shatter cali for a horse. He was gone for about fifteen miaute? during the afternoon. As far as I know, the rest of the day he remain? j ed in his camp, which was from twp j to three miles from the first line of ! fire. j That night there was indignation and cursing around headquarters^ When the list of the dead and wound? ed began to come in the military officers swore frightfully. Major Grossbeck, adjutant for Shatter, came over to the newspaper men and almost wrung his hands. The major did not swear himself, but he was about the only one who did not. "Now we got it, Qow we got it !" j said an officer. "Here we have been j prayiDg for ten years for the govern I ment to give us smokeless powder, j but they have not done it We were j living marks for the enemy because we had the old style powder. Our government was too stingy to buy ir.. The Spaniards use the smokeless; powder and we could not locate them without losing fearfully. Here was ' that Spaniard who had the rapid fire gun in the church steeple at El Cauey. i This fiend virtually mowed down ou? men. We ccu'd not tell where the ! fire came from We looked at the j trees and everywhere, bat it was no i use We ought to have had ?fij j more pieces of artillery, but there are ! not that many guns in the country, i What a shame to go into war unpre ? pared Then they ask us to go and* I take a fortified city and take stone i forts with infantry. It is nothing I more nor less than murder. They rushed us into this thing; rnade,ua - go before we were ready, and now we get the reward " The reports from the various divi? sion and brigade commanders were brought in by orderlies and read by I a lantern to the general, who stilh j cluDg to his couch.-Morton Smith j in Atlanta Journal. - ," - Come and eee U3 before buying or tradings ; We eso please JOB with a White-Randie. j Wisdom to-day means comfort to-morrow i To prove ii bey a "Wbite" and use it. j To 9ee rs ?o try, to try is to boy tb* "White." It is said that in all Venezuela I there is but one paper that does not j side with Spain in thia war, and that ! is a paper owned and edited by an Englishman. The only effect thia, will have will be to show the baso ingratitude of the galoots who were* fawning upon and flattering us a few years ago and singing our praises be? cause, at the peril of war, we inter? fered to protect them from demands made upon them by the British government. POWDER Absolutely Pure HOV At BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK.