The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 27, 1898, Image 2
GENERAL REVIEW
OF THE SITUATION.
3?O TIME TO BE LOST IN
THE PLANTING OF OLD
GLORY.
Dewey is a Fine Diplomatist
as Well aa an Able Com?
mander.
Washington, July 21 -Geo. Miles,
leading the military expedition
against Porto Rico, started at 3
o'clock this afternoon from Siboney,
Coba, for the point on the island of
Porto Rico, where it is the intention
dist the troops shall land. It is ex?
pected that Gen. Miles will wait at
?orne appointed spot on the route for
*&e expeditions from Tampa, New
port News and New York, to fall
into bis column. These expeditions
?re already nuder way, some of them
with two or three days start of Gen.
Miles, sc that the delays should not
he very great Alter all the difficul?
ty about the naval convoy, and the
first conclusion of the naval authori?
ties that none wa- necessary, the i
-strength of that now furnished is ;
surprising There is a battleship of j
?he first class, the Massachusetts ; j
=aad effective protected cruiser, the j
-Cincinnati ; a speedy aud well ar?
bored gunboat, the Annapolis, and
.toar vessels of the auxiliary navy
which have already proved by their
{performances in Coban waters that
they are fully equal to the ordinary
ganboat in offensive power. These
?re the Gloucester, which distinguish
ad herself in the destruction of Cer
sera's squadron ; the Wasp, which
4MS attained an enviable notoriety as
-a distorber of Spanish blockhouses ;
the Leyden, which for a time was the
-sole representative of United States
$>ower in Habana harbor, and the
Oixie Secretary Alger believes that
(reo. Miles en the Yale will arrive at
hrs destination Scaday morning with
-3,000 men ander bis immediate cora
?aaod. A day later will come 4,000
men on transports and the day fol
lowing that 3,500 more Whether
the landing will be deferred until the
-arrival of this entire force or whether
free. Miles will take the initiative
?ad botst the flag himself on Porto
Jfciean soil is left to the discretion of
?that off?cer It ia the department's
^determination that he shall not lack
for troops or equipment, and this first
?Spedition may be followed by seve
-^sl others as fast as the troops can
'lie gotten ready until word comes
''fPOCB the general that be needs no
carore
*&ea. Schwank brigade, comprising
"tiae Fifth. Eleventh and Nineteenth
United States infantry, a splendid
body of trained soldiers, sailed from
Taaspci to day to join Gen Miles, and
if the Porto Rican expedition is not
???immediate success it will not be
for (?ck of disposition in the war de
jpartment to supply every requisite
.DEWEY'S ALL RIGHT.
That Admiral Dewey has the situ
ation in the Philippines well in hand
ts exhibited by his telegrams, the
S?test of which was received to day,
TOlKch without boasting, simply re
ports like the others that have gone
Iftefore that affairs are quiet, and sat?
isfactory. The state department has
come to have fully as great a sense I
?of appreciation of Dewey's diplomat?
ic abilities as the country has for his
<aaval skill aud courage, and the best
evidence of this is that it has not
ifoand U necessary up to this point to
^?tetfere in any way * ither to protect
<oc to amend his work?
The navv deparn.vnt bas now dis
^'ivfced tba?, the big double turreted
moodon, Monterey ?vii! not arrive at
k?*vitr uofr?t August 5; that beiog ?he
.adv,ce reeded at ?he department front j
'She Cd?iahK of tho v*$-''l wheo she !
'.^oaobed-as ?onolulu The admiral's
^acouooemeot of the arrival of tbe
.treeond detachment of United S atea
troops has piveci groat comfort to 'he
twev d?partait ot, which was not ??to
;g*rt*er ?r ea??e concerohig 'be first aoial
<??zpedinoo iyi"? between Spaniards std
<tfte in&orgco's and without being able
io -depend very largely up?n either
With these add-d troops it will now be
?>?c*ible to demand 'he furrender of
danila, but it bas gatheted here that
<&fkT purpot-e is to deter such a m^ve
t?e?* oottl ali th? TJ?-i^d S<at??? troop*
<ft?w z? ?at huve arrived in Manila bay,
???<e?9 the attitude of tb? insurgent?
-?4HnecK prompter ao'ion on the part of
American cotcoiaoders, military
araj naval.
Secretary L'?ng said to-oigbt that
v^s preparations for dispatching tbe
Watson tqaadroo to Earopean waters
'??re got L g on aointerruptediy, but
t&tit the departure necessarily would
??%it the movomeots of tbe warships
att ?*orto Rico, the Massachusetts and
**t&?T ships beiog required for convoy
nag the troops to Porto Rico Tbie
disposed of a report circulated duriog
9??? day t&at tho expedition bad been
?&aodoQed. It was felt that the report
wes the ?nore mischievous at this time
?.?fie it isdtoated a purpose to yield to the
implied threats from European sources
'Shat-an European coalition would result
if (as American warships attacked tbe
?ss*?iof Spain. Neither the state ncr
9?vj departments look for any em
^urassment from Earopean quarters
?osS??dc of Spain, as a result
of tho naval movement against
the peninsula. During the day
order* vere sent to Norfolk to
harry forward work on the collier*
wbich are to accompany the Watson
expedition.
Rad the army troop ships been able
to go to Porto Rico without a nava!
convoy, the Watson squadron could
have gut away within the next few
days, as the war board had wished to
close all preliminaries by oext Satur?
day. Bat as the battleship, Massa?
chusetts, cruisers Colombia, Cincin?
nati, Dixie and Yale, together with
several lesser craft, were considered
necessary as a patrol for the Miles7 ex?
pedition, this changea the plana slight?
ly. The Dixie is almost certain to be
in the Watson squadron, and tbe Mas
sachusetta is likely to be. Secretary
Long expressly says, however, that the
delay of the Watson squadron is inci?
dent to convoying of the troops to
Porto Rico, and does not mean that !;he
start will be postponed until the Porto
Rico operations are concluded.
The report from Barcelona that tbe
people were so fearful of tbs approaoh
of the Watson rqoaoroo that they were
urging France to establish a protecto?
rate over ali the Catalonia district, in?
cl odin g Barcelona, was dismissed by
officials, and by members of the diplo?
matic corps best informed on the affairs
of France, as fantastic speculation,
quita unwarranted by soy actual move?
ment DOW on foot Ie is said to be
thoroughly well established that France
is not leodiug a helping band to Spain
in any of her afflictions.
Superiority Recognized.
I Mr. Harold Frederick, one of the
most intelligent and best-posted news?
paper correspondents in London writes
that the victories of oar navy io the
present war, the manner in whioh our
ships have been bandied and our guns
aimed, have excited intense interest in
England and given rise to a demaod j
for an improvement in British naval I
methods. Mr. Frederick says :
"Many important subjects thrown to
the top by the events of the past week
are be i og anxiously dis cn se ed by Brit?
ish naval officers.
"it is hardly too much to say that
Santiago has frightened them They
realize that American gon practice
mast be infinitely soperior to British.
"Lord Charte* Beresford i* going
roaod declaiming in the lobbies that be
warned tbe admiralty and parliament
of this years ago. striving to incite a
parliamentary mutiny against the ad
miraiity'ic neglect of gunnery
* It is suspected, mc eover, that
American ship ordnance and ammuni?
tion are superior ro the British, and it
is koown that its armoring is, and this j
is going to be talked about bitterly.
' But most striking of all is the sud - !
deo perception bere among naval offi j
Cers tfaat our ?ooapolis meo ara scien?
tifically their betters. While Eoglaod
has four military colleges, her immeas?
urably more important naval oeeda are
supposed to be served by a single edo
cational institution at Greenwich, the
score of which can be judged by the
fact rna* ir has eight professors and 18
turors, several of the latter attending
once or twice a week.
"This s?tate of affairs ia really so
preposterous 'hat it caa only require
some euch -harp awakeoi-g as S*n?i
ago ha? furoisb^d to altrr it There
have been on British man ?eu vent for
years tn which more CD:lisions _ acci
den's and misunderstandings bave not
occurred in a week than the whole
American campaign in Cuban witter?)
has exhibited
"When British effioera themselves
.ay that this ts because they aro not j
edjucated like rhe Americans, a* they
are saying ail over <he place, it is prob
abie that there will be a change."
Wo qcoted a few days ago the state
ment of th? Lindon Speaker that tbe
Alabama, which we will have oom
plete within tbree moorhs, will he more
j than a match for the best fighting ship in
the British navy, though some of them
are much heavier than tho Alabama
will be
Our new navy in yoong, but it ha??
the b?*st ships of their ola's in the
world, and is already 9trong enough in
che aggregate to oommaod the respeot
and admiration of ail tbe nations
--m*9?-+~+~-mm
JUDGE BENET LOSES HIS
WIFE. ?
Abbeville, July 21 -Tba pall of
aariuens again overspread* our city, and
al' mourn tbe death of Mrs. Susan
tficGowan Beoet, which occurred at fha
McGowan nome at 1 o'clock today, af?
ter ?o il I nea* of tbree days. Mrn.
Benet wa? boru io Abbeville She
was the oldest daughter of tbe late
Judge Samuel McGowao, aod wife of
Judge Benet
- ?? tm - .?>?.>. -^*J"*"?~
Tbareidu'ta weak puiai ao>wb?*re about
the White tewiog Machine-M. B. Riedle
sells tbe?B.
- ma ? - mm -
Trillions Given Away.
It i? certainly grut i tying to ;hs public to
know of oae concert in tho land who fcrc not
afraid to be generous to tba needy and suffer?
ing. The proprietors of Dr. King's New Dis?
covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds*
hiive given away over ten million trial bottles
o' this great medicine ; and have the su tb lac
faction of knowing it bas absolutely cured
thousands of h opel???] cases. Asthma, Itri-n
chitts, Hoaraerse** and all diseased of the
Throat, Chest and lungs ure yureiy cured hy it,
Call on J. F. W. DeLoroe, liPJggisr, and get
a trial bottle free* Keguiur size 5;.-c a:;?i SI.
Every bettie guaranteed, or prue refunded. 3
OUR LATEST VICTORY.
Several Spanish Vessels at
I Manzanillo Destroyed.
Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay,
Joly 21-The following is the offi?
cial account of the latest naval vic?
tory-that at Manzanillo-modestly
told by Commander Todd of the Uni?
ted States gunboat Wilmington, in
his report to Admiral Sampson :
"At 7 o'clock on the morning of
July 18, the vessels on blockade duty
iu this vicinity-the Wilmington,
Helena, Scorpion, Hist, Hornet,
Wampatuck and Osceola-approach
ed the harbor of Manzanillo from the
westward At half past 7 the Wil?
mington and Helena entered the
northern channel ?toward the city, the
Scorpion and Osceola the mid chan?
nel and the Hist, Hornet and Wam?
patuck the southern channel, the
movement of the vessels being so
timed as to bring them'within effec?
tive range at about the same moment
"At 7 50 fire was opened on the
shipping and after a deliberate fire
lasting about two and a half hours,
three Spanish transports-El Gloria,
Jose Garcia and La Puririaraa Con
cepcion- were burned and destroy?
ed. The pontoon which was the har
bor guard and storeship probably for
ammunition, was burned and blown
up. Three gunboats were destroyed.
One other was driven ashore and
sunk and a third was driven ashore
and is believed to have been disa
bled
"The firing was maintained at a
range which is believed to be beyo?d
the range of the shore artillery It j
was continued until after a gradual
closing in, the shore batteries opened
fire at a comparatively short range,
when the ships were recalled, the
object of the expedition having been
accomplished and the ideas of the
commander in chief carried out as I
understood them, that is, to destroy
the enemy's shipping, bot not to en?
gage the field batteries or forts
No casualties occurred ott board
any of our vessels Great care was
taken in directing the fire that as lit?
tle damage as possible should be done
to the city itself, and so far as co nid
be observed, little, if any wa* done."
THE SPANISH VERSION'
Madrid, July 21.-A dispatch from
Habana says that the American war
ships before Manzanillo separated
yesterday, five proceeding to a point
off Cape Cruz, where they bombard?
ed a signal tower, causing damage.
TOO GOOD TO BE TR?fi.
Washington, Joly 21 -Special:
Washington watt giveu a small sensa?
tion cr-iav f? the *hape of a rumor
that the Eis'ein squadron (Watsoo's)
bad been disbanded. It was a start?
ling rumor, because its veri?oatioo
would an most ueocessarily mean that
peaoe was io night. Bat tbers had
been no verification, and if d?clarations
of fbose in authority mean anytoiog
there can be none Tbe rumor uaw its
most acrite service just after Secie
?arie-* L)Og and Alger had been in con?
ference with the President As soon
as theae gentlemen could be seen, how*
ever, they gave it prompt denial. Se-*
ret ar y L>i>g did say in the course or his !
dental mat the trio ot the squadron into
Eur? pean waters would be postponed
until after tbe navy had done wbat was
expected of it at San Juan, which
utcans considerable delay,.bot he was
most f mpbatio in his declarations that
tbe ultimate purpose for which tbe
jqaadrou was oreated would be carried
cot.
There baa been some friction between j
tbe officials here and Admiral Sampson ?
over rhe makeup ot this squadron, and i
rhe matter of naval convoy for Gen. I
Miles. Miles was kept waiting in Cu j
baa waters, bis torn cooped up in trans- j
ports, and bis horses dyii.g off loog
after it was supposed by Secretary
Alger and fbe President that he bad j
lefr. Toe reason for tbis was that
Sampson kept delaying the convoy,
which the authorities had otdered bim j
to furnish
-_- i
ROOSEVELT THE AMER
! ICAN SOLDIER
No finer pioture of vouog American I
j manhood in war bas ever h(:pn pre- j
sentfd (ban 'bat of Theodore Roosevelt i
at the bead of bis Rough Hiders and ;
the IVntb (colored) cavalry storming ;
j (he tloekbous?? at Sao Juan,
j The Spaniards were entrenched at
i the cr?8t of a bill up which, under the
j pitiless !>torm of Mauser bullers, the as
I sailacts were forced to advance Men !
j fell fast. Duf 'be ranks closed up me !
i chauically and pressed on, firing rap- !
idly Roosevelt rode ons hundred feet
ahead of the line, "Yelling like a
j Sioux," says fha Journal correspondent
! who watched the charge His horse
i stopped, staggered and fell dead, but
j with ihe agility of a praoticed oowboy.
; Roosevelt twisted out of the saddle and
j landed on his feet Waving his sword,
?he cheered on his troops, tushed over
j tbe crest of tbe bili and inio tbe
! trenches of rho enemy
We think that ?V;r. Roosevelt mili
I tary career affords a fine illustration
i the possibilities inherent in Am^ricari
character. B^ro to tba walks ot peace,
equipped with every facility for living
a purposeless and < xisteotv.
R>o*eveir, after creditable essays io
political lif;', manifests thc very high^-t
qualifies which g-> M m ak* -)p :'ne suc
ces-ial'soldier. - New XVs Journal.
DISPENSARY REPORT.
His Excellency, Wm H. Ellerbe, Gov
ernor
Sir : We tbe undersigned joint com
muree from the senate and bouse have
met pursuant to the act of tbe general
assembly for the parp?se of examining
the accounts, books, vouchers, etc , of
the State dispensary for the quarter
ending Jane 30th. The stock of li?
quors and supplies on bar.d was taken
by Messrs. Doothit and Miles, repre?
senting the S'ate board of control, and
Mr A. K Sanders, representing our
committee Hereto attacked vou will
I find a statement of the aaeets and lia?
bilities shown by the inventories taken,
also a statement of oasb and profit, and
loss aoooaots
We oheoked ap the balanoe sheet and
hays examined the vouchers for these
statements and also the cash statement
of this officer with that of the State
tresusurer, which agree We find ?be
suspended accounts for this quarter
very small, only amounting to $171 19
We altto find that the oet proBts for this
quarter amoant to $30 367.To, against
$17.423 20 for the quarter ecd
j March 31?t. We are gratified to know
that within the next ten (10) d&ys the
State cli?pensary will occupy its new
quarters on Ger?ais street, whisb will
facil?tate the handling of goods and
decrease expenses We find the books
and records of rbis institution neatly
aod correctly kept. Ail of which is
respectfully submitted.
William H Mauldin.
Senator
A. K Sanders,
D. F. Efird,
Members of the House.
Tbe report shows that ?43.771.80
io cash was is the State treasury on
Jane 30rb. Tbe total assets up to the
rendition of rh*? report being $301,363,
63. The liabilities are placed as fol?
low : School fond. $351.671 78 ;
personal account due bv State, $39.671,
85 ; total, $391,363 63
The aggregate amoant of profits
made by tbe institution for quarter
wa? $88 970 88 Of this amount.
?74,404.32 wag made from "gro*s
prcfrs on meaobaodise sold during
quarter," the discount on whisky pur?
chases being $4,581 49 Contraband
ri zares amounted to $2.875 58, and
the pron* s from beer aod hotel dispeo
saries was $7.002 99.
Uooer the caption of '.losse*.'' the
report shows that the sum of $20.202 .
78 was used for the purchase of sup
plies-bottles. corks, labels, boxes,
ere ; coustabu?arv. $7,411 54 ; break
age and leakage. $216 41 ; freight and
express charges, $13,999 16 ; and va?
rious items ron the amount op to ?53.
603 15 The net profiit oo sales for
quarter were $35,397.73
The cash statement shown a balance
in tbe Stare treasury on March 31st.
1898. of $38,294 67 ; April reoeipt?,
$67.869 22 ; May, $80,093 54 ; Juoe.
$80,413 60; total receipts, $228,376 -
g7 ; grand t?.tai, $226;671 04 The
disbcraemen's f*?r Aprii, May and Jane
amoant to $22,899 14.
Porto Rico Will Never be Sur?
rendered.
Washington. July 21 -The aatbori
tative declaration was made to day that
tbs islaod of Porto Rico is to be held
as a permanent possession of this coun?
try as the price of the war The sub?
joined practically official statement was
made to the Associated Press to-day :
' Porto Rico will be kent by the United
States. That is settled and bas been
the plan from the first Once taken it
will never be released it will pas?
into the bands of the Uuited States and
there bas never been any other thought.
Its possession will go toward makiog up
the heavy expense of war to the United
S'ates. Our flag once run up cher?
will ifoat over the island permanently "
The same authority says the future
of the Philippines is a matter of devel?
opment and that so far there is no cer?
tain policy finally adopted regarding
these islands
It was intimated, however, though
not definitely asserted, tbat the Li
drone ??lauds might foilow the fate of
Porto Rico and become our permanent
possession being valuable as a coaling
and supply station for our ships wheo j
en route to eastern Asia
Thc dyuatuite gun used by tbe Rough
Riders ac Santiago coosists primarily of
two tubes of great tensile strength,
placed one above the other. The upper
is the projectile tabe It is two and a
half inches in diameter and fourteen
feet long. The combustion tube below
is four and a half inches ia diameter
and seven feet long. At its rear it
connects by ac opening with the tobe
above From the rear a small firing
tube projects inside tho combustion
tube. One movement opens tbe breech
mechanism. A projectile containing
four pounds of gelatine is placed in the
upper tube and a nine ounce cartridge
ot smokeless powder is placed in the
. mall firing tube. Ooe movement ar?d
twa breeches are closed. The lanyard is
pulled, the smokeless powder explodes,
causing a compression of the air io the
combustion tube. The compressed air
is communicated to the base of tbe
projectile in tho upper tube The pro?
jectile ?-hoots out ot top mouth and ex?
plodes wheo it strike? The ordnance
is real iv not a dynamite gun, but a
gelatine gun Gelatine is used because
;t is suie to hinule and the most de?
ductive kr. explosive Thc gun
coat $3,500 ; orje charge ccsts $35.
A LITTLE SUFFERER
Face, Hands and Arms Covered With
Scrofulous Humors-How a Cure
Was Effected.
u When five years old my little boy had
scrofula on his face, hands and arms. It
was worst on his chin, although the sores
on his cheeks and hands were very bad.
It appeared in the iorm of red pimples
which would fester, break open and run
and then scab over. After disappearing
they would break out again. They caused
intense itching and the little sufferer had
to be watched continually to keep him
from scratching the sores. We became
greatly alarmed at his condition. My
wife's mother had had scrofula and the
only medicine which had helpd her was
Hood's Sarsaparilla. We decided to give
it to our boy and we noted an improve?
ment in his case very soon. After giving
him four bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla
the humor had all been driven out of his
blood and it has never since returned."
WILLIAM BAKTZ, 416 South Williams St.,
South Bend, Indiana.
You can buy Hood's Sarsaparilla of all
druggists. Be sure to get only Hood's.
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October 16-o
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.
THE STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA,
SUMTER COUNTY.
OJTICS o?
SUPERVISOR oy KKGISTRATIO?,
SUMTBR CnU>T7.
SUUTKR. S. C., May 1, 1397.
Notice is bereft* giv^o 'hat in accordance
iii?b an Act of the ' pneral As3Prx>h|y, fbe
hooks for ;he rf-gisupitioi; of al] legally qunli
b'ed voters, ?Dd for the inning of transfers,
ic , will o** open -1 fha coori honae, *>etwet*n
tbe hours r.f 9 o'clock a. m . *nd 3 o'clock
p ri... on tb? Sr-*: ?Vonda? of ench month,
?od for three -ucceas'^e day*, until thirty
days :>eiore the next aerier*! Section
Minor* who ffcall hecon?e o! ?ire derinj? that !
period of thirty dava, r->.a)l ne entitled to
registration before jh? hook* nre c osed, if
o'berwise qualiSed
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T. [). DuBoSE.
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May ?3. Supervisors of Registr?>tior
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ii desirous of securing the services of a man
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?cience of hf" insurance ?Dd ?be un of suc?
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ence with men who desire to ???cure employ?
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and all the charms which beau?
ty likes best to don are shown
in our grand display of fashi?
onable jewelry for this season.
Jewels like these would en?
hance the charms of the most
fascinating belle, and surely no
fair one would despise such
brilliant aids to her beauty.
Like personal loveliness, they
I conquer admiration on sight ;
they score new victories at ev?
ery inspection. Those who
look over our stock do not
willingly stop with examina?
tion. Beauty may now be
made easily irresistible by a
few judicious purchases from
our display of up to date jew?
elry.
L. W. FOLSOM,
Jeweler and Optician,
SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH,
Oct. 16.
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Fire Insurance Agency
ESTABLISHED 1866.
Repreeent, among other Companies :
LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
HOME, of New York.
UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y.
LANCASTER INSURANCE CO.
Capital represented $75,600,000.
Feb 2S
Land Surveying.
MR, H D MOISE, will give prompt at?
tention to calls for surveying and platting
land C-m be found at bis office, nest doo;
to office of Lee and Moise, Sumter, S. C.
N?>v 18.
HONET.
New Crop 1897.
Choice Extracted Honey, by
the gallon or less quantity.
For sale at my residence, or
orders may be left office of the
Watchman and Southron.
V. G. Osteen.
HARB Y SS CO.,
WHOLESALE BROKERS;
-AND
Cotton Storage Warehouse
PROPRIETORS.
?P-TOWN OFFICE:
COURT HOUSE SQUARE,
1,000 Tons High Grade Aia
moniated Fertilizer,
1,000 Tons Acid with Potass
500 Tons Dissolved Bone,
500 Tons German Kainit,
400 Tons C. 8. Meal,
For Sale.
We are prepared to meet
any and all prices for STAND?
ARD GOODS. Get our prices
before purchasing.
Respectfully.
HARBY & CO.
Dre. 16.
Order Your
PROVISIONS ANO GROCERIES
FROM
GEO. W. STEFFENS & SON
Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C
-Agents for
MOTT'S CIDEE
BSD S2AL C1GABS,
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