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m an an ?SB SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone. 12**6 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17. 1898. New Series-Yoi. XVIII. No. 3 % ?tcjiman: w? Sout?nm Published Every "Weinesday, -BY KT- Gr. O S "tO?2DL5 SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : ?? 50 per sn nam-in ?dvaoce. ADTIKTIIKXIKT: ODO Square first insertion.T..,.....$1 00 Ev*rr aabseqnent insertion-. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wi! t -be aside at reduced rates. Ait communications which sn oserve private io?erests will be charged fora3 advertiemeols. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. OUR FAIR RECORD. Maj. Gen. M. C. Butler Calls on the People to Fill the Second Regiment Quickly. The following letter from Gen M. ^. C. Butler, the gallant Sooth Caroli B?&E, who is in the field a? a major general, was received bj the colonel of the Second regiment yesterday. It is v: y mach to the point : Headquarters First Division, Second Army Corps, Camp Alger, Va., August 8, '98. Col. Wilie Jones, Columbia, S. C My Dear Sir : Replying to your recent letter, I beg to say a camp Dext to the Third Virginia and First Connecticut is awaiting your regi? ment, which will complete the bri? gade. I trust it wiil not be occupied by another regiment, or that other | orders- may not be issed before yours reaches this camp. What it* the matter that youl reg? ment i* not recruited to its full quota? Heretofore South Carolina has al? ways responded promptly to calls made upon her for troops, and it is ". rather mortifying to those who feel a pride io her past history to find her a laggard when almost every other State has come forward with isoch Alacrity. There must be something wrong somewhere. In after years it will not sound well to have this Slate, with SQch a splendid fighting record, pot down among those who failed to famish her share of troops in obedi? ence at a call made by the properly constituted authorities Her people cannot vindicate themselves by claim j ing that there is no occasion for their' services Congress must have had goori,grounds for authorizing the en? listment and organization of an army, and it is not for ns to question its wisdom or propriety Our duty is io supply our proportion of men "for the common defence and general wel? fare'' as enjoined by the constitution. Nor will it excuse us by saying "the fighting is. over" and there is no longer need for our services Noue of us can foresee how many troops will be required to garrison for a time at least the territory acquired by right of conquest, and indemnity for ex peoditore6 and sacrifices made for na ..ional purposes South Caro'i tia's ful i quota may not be needed, but she is not the judge in this instance. I have no greater interest in the honor and character of the State, no greater reason to cherish a iaudable State pride than any other of her cit izens, but it is not pleasant to have ;he people of other States offering to make up cur quota. It is a reflection upon our patriotism and good faith. lt doss not comport with the pride we have always justly ft It in the pluck sod patriotism of our people to have them fail now in the full measure of iheir duty. I trust you will yet complete your enlistments and report with your regi ment at an early day, and relieve the fair escutcheon of the State from the stigma which is being placed upon it. The regiment ought to be promptly filled to the maximum if it serves but one month If it sbouid be my fortone to be ordered to Cuba with the army of oc? cupation, it would be very gratifying to have at least one regiment from my own State to accompany the splendid body of soldiers now constituting my division from the State of Pennsyl? vania, New York, Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Virginia I have been devotiog myseif to their discipline, equipment and organization, and have no fears as to their conduct, but you can read? ily understand why I would feel a pride in having a body of South Car? olinians near me to share whatever ra ay await us Let roe hear fully from you Very truly yours, etc , M C Butler. Disaster in Tai Pen, Formosa. Yokohama. Au#U6t 10.-Violent storms and floods, it is announced in advices just received here from the Island of Formosa, have resulted in the Joss of hundreds of lives at Tai Pen. that island. Great damage was done to property there. Americans Disgusted With Aguinaldo. His Power is Weakening and He bas Steamers in Readi? ness to Flee if Nec? essary. Cavit?, Manila Bay, August 3,. via Hong Kong, August 9 (delayed in transmission) -The Americans are disgusted with s the conduct of Agui? naldo, the insurgent leader, whose power is weakening, owing to the fact that the Filipinos are realizing the unsubstantially of his promises. Two insurgent steamers are now in Manila bay, provisioning, in order to insure Aguinaldo's escape, if neces? sary. The American field hospital work? ed splendidly, under a galling fire, at the battle of Malate, and the remark able courage and steadiness of all ranks, regulars and volunteers, caused Gen Green to officially thank the troops The Spaniards used Mauser and Remington rifles with brass coated bullets The Uncas Expedition Suc? cessful. i Key West, Fla , August 10 -The tug Uncas, commauded by Lieut. R Brainerd, reached here this morning after an exciting fortnight of block? ade duty on the north Cuban coast On this trip the Uncas put ashore all her expedition for Gomez and had a dangerous fire in her hold, just above the magazine In spite of all this, she looked none the worse when she steamed into Key West harbor to day for more coal and provisions When the Uncas left here two weeks ago she carried Capt. Sable of Gomez's staff, with six other Cubans and 500 Remington carbines and am? munition for the insurgent command er's forces The next morning an overturned cookstove in the forcastle started a fire. The Uncas was then only two or three miles off Havana, almost in range of the enemy's guns. After extinguishing the fire by chop ping away the woodwork, the tag proceeded to Cay Confites, near Cai barien, where she put her little Cuban party ashore without encountering a Spaniard. It was while lying off Matanzas a day or two ago the Uncas was fired upon She was within two miles of the shore, wheu, without any warn? ing, the sand battery of 6 inch guns, began to throw shells at her. Fully 20 of the missiles fell around the tug within- a radius of a hundred yards before she could get out of range As she steamed away' the Uncas re? turned the fire with her three forward and aft six pounders - - - - ? Mission to Cuba Key West, August 10.-Vice Pres? ident Capote, of the Cuban Provision? al Government,accompanied by Senor Portillo, his attache, and Senor Gon? zales Lunuea, of the Junta, arrived here to-day on the Mascotte They come from Washington, with author? ity from the navy department to pro? ceed to Cuba on an American war ship as soon as possible, in order to confer with the other leaders at the seat of the Cuban Provisional Gov? ernment on the coming elections coin? cident with the restoration of peace. American Troops in Porto Rico. Ponce, leland of Porto Rico, August 8, evening (delayed is transmission ) -Geo. Heury. with the Sixth Illinois and the Sixth Massachusetts, will move to-morrow by way of Adjunta on Are cibo, which is about 20 m ties north of Adjunta as the crow S?es. A short stretch of road that troop* will have to follow is io a very bad coocition Practically all our troops will then be in motion, in four column?, towards the capital of this island, Sac Juan. Gen. Schwann is at Yanco, Gen. Wil? son is near Coamo and Gen Brooke is at Gnayama. The Porto Ricans enlisted ry G^o Stone have been engaged with a Email Spanish outpost between Acjaota a?d Uiuada on the road to Arecibc. A skirmish tock place last tight and during the exchange of shots uce Spanish officer was killed Maj. Gen. Miles, wirb several troops of cavalry, expects to iuiiow Geo. Henry in a day or two. If peace is promptly declared, Geo Miles wii! be the 6rsc to enter San J?an, going there by the railroad from Afctcito to the porto Rican capital In view of the news received here about the progress of the peace cego dations all tb** American army officers appear to be of the opinion that there will be oo more fighting. "WE HAYE AGREED I UPON A PROTOCOL," - j "Embodying Proposed Terms for Negotiation of a Treaty of Peace." Washington, August 10 -The pre liminary negotiations looking toward the confirmation of peace advanced a long step to day when the secretary of state and the French ambassador agreed upon the terms upon which future negotiations for a treaty are to be conducted and reduced these to the form of a protocol This proto? col, it is true, is yet to be signed and is yet to be submitted to the Spanish government before the formal signa? tures are affixed, but the administra? tion view as to the progress made to? day was set out in Secretary Day's sentence : "lt is expected that this protocol will be executed." There is always the possibility in dealing with the Spanish government that it may recede at the last moment from an implied agreement, but it is scarcely probable that it would be willing to invoke the French ambas? sador in the difficulties that would follow what to the world would seem to be a repudiation of his benevolent efforts in behalf of Spain. MAY BE 48 HOURS BEFORE IT LS SIGNED. There must be delay-possibly from 24 to 48 hours-before the next step can be taken and the protocol made binding upon both the United States and Spain by the attachment of the signature of the plenipoten? tiaries, Secretary Day for the United States and M Cambon for Spain The delay wiil be largely attributable to physical causes The protocol is long ; it must be translated and turn? ed back aud forth into code and sim? ple language no less than five times before it reaches Madrid through the French foreign office This work was not begun until late this after noon after it had consumed the best energies of Assistant Secretary Adoo, of the state department, and M Tbie baut, secretary of the French embas? sy, in the preparation in formal shape of the two copies of the protocol, one in English and one in French. These were prepared very carefully and idiomatic variance in the two languages necessitating the greatest caution in order that the identical character of the two copies should be preserved. The length of the protocol imposed a great amount of la? bor upon the cipher clerks, or who? ever is charged with the work of rendering the original into cipher, so that altogether it is apparent the con sumption of time involved in purely mechanical functions will be so con? siderable as to make the rendition of a very early answer improbable. As to the character of the protocol it can be stated on authority that our terms are in all practical points those set out in the abstract of the Presi? dent's conditions published from the White House a week ago. From this fact it is deduced that the extra con? dition or qualifications sought to be imposed by the Spanish government were abandoned at least in large part by the French ambassador. This deduction is supported by the circumstances that in the early morn? ing, and before the conference be? tween Secretary Day and M. Cambon which resulted in an agreement, there was a prevalent impression, based upon the utterances of public men who had talked with the President, that the Spanish an&wer was unsatis? factory and that the negotiations look? ed ae if they might terminate sudden? ly. As this situation changed so sud? denly after the conference it may be fairly assumed that the ambassador abandoned the conditions which the President was reputed to have re garded as unsatisfactory. It is be? lieved that the protocol carries with and in itseif provision for the cessa? tion of hostilities. On this point the naval contingent is urgent that our government adopt the Napoleonic policy of refusing to enter into an ar mistice without acquiring some sub Ptannal pledge to secure the consum? mation of peace What they partic? ularly desire is that our government shall demand as a condition of a ces? sation of hostilities, the surrender to the United States military forces of Morro Castle at the entrance of Ha? vana harbor and some such points of vantage at the other important ports in the territory soon to fall under our control This ts, we believe, the first war of history between civilized nations in which one combatant has failed to have one prisoner at the close. The only capture the Spaniards made was that of Hobson and his seven men and we recaptured them at Santingo. The Spanish prisoners we have will be released and sent home-if they want to go home-without even a solitary American to be exchanged for them. PEACE MEASURES DISCUSSED IN MADRID AND WASHINGTON. Madrid, Aug. ll -TD official circles here the reply of the United States to Spaio io the matter of peace negotia? tions is regarded as unsatisfactory. Madrid, Aug. ll. 10 p. m.-The government bas received the protocol and the cabinet council rose at 9 40 p m. haviog approved it. The goveromeot will wire M. Cam boo to-night empowering bim to sigo the preliminaries ot peace. Madrid, Aog. ll, ll p m.-The press considers peace a foregone con? clusion aod echoes the general impa? tience to see a termination of hostilities and to koow the programme for the peace commission, at which it is be? lieved either Seoor Moret or Duke Almodevar de Rio wili preside. It is believed that the negotiations will ex? tend into the second half of September. Madrid, Aug. ll, 10.30 p. m.-The day bas been diplomatically one of the busiest since the outbreak of the war. There have been no fewer than two cabinet councils, in addition to various diplomatic oooferenoes. Though the text of the protoool was not received until the evening was well advanced, the government bad been made fully acquainted with its contents through P?ris. The matter was practically settled, as already cabled, at the cabioet meet- j ing this afternoon and the receipt of the actual document, therefore, only re? quired a meeting of the cabioet for a formal acceptance. Ministers adhere to the statement that the protocol con? tains no modification of tbe original terms They expect it will be signed at Wasbingtoo tomorrow (Friday) aod that a suspension of hostilities will be announced. Duke Almodevar de Rio, minister of foreign affairs assures tho corresponden; of the Associated Press that tbe nego? tiations for the peace treaty will take place in Paris, bot be says the com? missioners have not yet beeo appointed The terms of tbe protocol will not be published, uotil the instrument has beeo 8igoed. Washington, August ll.-The As? sociated Press bulletin from Madrid announcing that the Spanish cabinet had approved the peace protocol and that the French ambassador would re? ceive instructions to sigo it was very gratifying to the administration, but it was expected that such would be the course of the Spanish government. It is confidently expected that the signatures will be affixed to this doc ument to morrow and immediately thereafter both governments will be? gin carrying out its provisions. The first will be the cessation of hostilities followed immediately by the occupation of Manila by Gen Merritt and the United States troops under his command, the occupation of San Juan in Porto Rico by Gen. Miles and the evacuation of that i?l and by the Spanish forces. It is be? lieved that there will be delay in the evacuation of Havana, Matanzas and other Spanish strongholds in Cuba, as some difficulties are anticipated in ar? ranging for a proper form of govern? ment of Cuba and because there is uo desire to hurry American troops into the island at the present time, the preference being to await for cooler weather. The near approach to the signing of the protocol has required the dis? cussion of the personnel of the peace commission There is good authori? ty for the statement that Secretary Day will be at the head of the com? mission and that two United States senators wili be members of it. Sen? ator Allison, of Iowa, and Senator Gorman, of Matyland, have been prominently mentioned for places on the commission, and it is shown that they have been under consideration by the President. It is not believed by members of the administration that the commis? sion can complete its work in time to canse an extra session of congress to consider legislation which the treaty will necessitate, although there is a prospect thar an extra session of the senate might be called iu November to cousider the treaty of peace. Up to the hour of midnight the President had received no official communication as to the action of the Spanish government, but it was stated by those who saw him to night that he W-J6 very ex? pectant that this was the last day of the war. The French embassy has yet re? ceived no communication from Mad? rid authorizing M. Carabon to sign the protocol, but the secretaries of the embassy left ordere on retiring to be called if any message was received and it will be immediately translated. The "White" runs light. The "White" sews right. Operations in Porto Rico. Official Reports From Gens, j Mileg, Schwan and Wilson. THE CAPTURE OP COAMO RE? GARDED AS VERY IMPORT? ANT. Washington, August ll.- The war department has received two dispatches from Gen. Miles under date of Ponce, August 10, as follows : Secretary of War, Washington : The following is a list of woaoded in the Sizteeoth Pennsylvania in the skirmishes beyond Coamo August 9th : Corporal Barnes, Co. E, left side ; Private C C. Frank, Co. C. right side ; Private George Willock, Co. C, right side ; Private L. Ubold, Co E, right elbow ; Private E. V. Jolly, Cc. E, left arm. Miles. TN COMMUNICATION WITH GEN. BROOKE. Secretary of War, Washington : Have established telegraphic commu? nication with Geo. Brooke, who reports that in a skirmish on the 8th with the enemy about three miles north of Guayama. Gen. Haines forced the enemy to retreat. The following men of the Fourth Ohio were woaoded none killed : Capt. Edward Q. Thomp? son, Co. K, in right breast ; Private Samuel J. Jones, right kcee; Private Noble W. Haniacker. Co C, io ankle ; Private Harry S Haines, Co. C, in right foot ; Private William Jedding? en. Co. A, in right hip. Miles. A dispatch received to-day from Gen. Shaffer at Santiago reports thc death this morning of Lieut. William G. Elliott, Twelfth infantry. Another dispatch from Gen. Miles transmitted the following message be bad received from Geo. Schwan : ' Camp Near Hormigueros. August 10. Advance guard, inoludiog cavalry of this command, while reconnoitering northwest of Rosario river, near Hormi? gueros, developed strong Spanish force which lay concealed in bills north of Mayaguez. In general engagement that followed Lieut Byron, Eighth cavalry, my aide-de-camp, was wound? ed in foot aod Private Fernberger, Co. Dr Eleventh infantry, aod another pri? vate were killed and 14 enlisted men were wounded. It is reported that the most, if not the entire, Spanish gar? rison of Mayaguez and surrounding country, oonsistiog of 1,000 regulars and 20 volunteers, took part in the engagement. We drove enemy from his.position aod it is believed iofiicted heavy loss. A wounded Spanish lieu tenant was found in the field and brought into our lines Conduct of officers and men were beyond all praise. I propose to continue my march on Mayaguez at early hour to morrow. THIS FROM'GEN WILSON. Liter ia the day the followiog delay? ed telegram was made public : Ponce, August 9. Secretary of War, Washington : The following received from Gen. Wilson : "Ge?. Ernst's brigade cap tured Coamo at 8:30 this morning. : The Sixteenth Pennsylvania, Col. Haliog's, commanding, led by Lieut. Coi. Biddle of my staff, having made a turning movement through the encu?? talos skirting the Abonito road, half a mile beyond town, captured the entire garrison of Coamo, about 150 men. Spanish Commander Illeroa and Capt Lopez killed. Our loss reported sis wounded and only one severely. Men and officers behaved excellently." Col. Huiiogs and Col. Biddle are es? pecially to oe commended This is a very important capture and well exe? cuted. Names of wounded as soon as received. (Sigoed) Miles. TOWN ON WESTERN END TAKEN. Washington, August 12.-At 1 o'clock this morning tbe war depart? ment posted the following : |Pooce, August ll, 1898. Secretary of War, Washington, D. C. Following from Schwan : "Imme? diately after repulse yesterday, Spanish troops joined by what were left in Mayaguez moved io diremioo of Lares. Have sent scouts in that direction My command entered Mayaguez at 9 o'clock this moroiug-Schwan " Miles. No More Porto Rico Picnics. Tampa, August 10.-Orders were received bore this afternoon to the ef feot that no more troops were needed at Porto Rico and none were to be sent from here. The 5th infantry wae already on board the Santiago ready to sail and bad to unload. They are to remain here until further orders, j This also stops the voyage contem-1 plated by Gen. Coppioger and bis staff, j as they were to go on this trip. Two batteries of heavy artillery were aliso being loaded for the trip and operations were stopped. The A. C. L.'s New Line Con? tracted For The Florence correspondent of the News and Courier says : The '.tlautic Coast Line Company, which has built a number of small roads in the eastern part of the State, and which has recently gained access to upper Carolina by the purchase of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway, is now preparing to build the connecting link between Den? mark, on the Manchester and Augus? ta division of that system and Mar? tin's on the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway. The route has al? ready been mapped out by the Coast Line's engineering corps and the stakes placed Your correspondent is reliably in? formed that the contract for the grading of the roadbed has been let, and the work is to be completed within six months. The distance from Denmark and Martin's is only thirty miles ; from Martin's to Augus? ta is forty-one miles over the Charles? ton and Western Carolina; from Den? mark to Augusta over the South Car olin? and Georgia it is fifty-seven miles. Hence the distance is about the same. As soon as the roadbed is graded the Coast Line will have the track laid This connecting link will give the Coast Line a direct route and trackage into Augusta, instead of Connecting at Denmark with the South Carolina and Georgia Road. Once they reach Augusta the exten? sion of the Coast Line into Georgia, and possibly into Florida, will be au established fact, besides having a di? rect route and connections into the Piedmont section of this State. Senor Sagasta. Dr. J. M. Buckiey, of the New Christian Advocate, one of the ablest editors in the country, who has trav? eled much and to good purpose, thus speaks of the Spanish premier : "Some of the papers speak dispar? agingly of Senor Sagasta's ability, describe him as a mere political trickster, and some stigmatize him as a coward. They are all ignorant of the history of Spain. Sagasta is suit? able bf comparison, in some cases to his advantage, with many of the great English, French, German and Amer? ican statesmen. No orator or maga? zine writer needs a better subject upon which to exhibit all the ability he possesses than Sagasta's long political life will furnish. He is a mixtnre of Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Palmerston. The Madrid cor? respondent of the London Times w rites : " 'In the course of his long politi? cal life Sagasia has lived under all kinds of governments-from repress? ive absolutism to anarchical republi? canism, and he has taken an active part in more than one revolution No other man is more capable of gaug? ing accurately the real importance of any current of public opinion, and of weighing accurately internal against external dangers ' " Sampson and Scaley. Washington. August 10 -The Pres? ident baa determined to recommend to Congress that Acting Rear Admiral Sampson he advaoced eight numbers and Commodore Schiey ?ix numbers This will result in making each a rear admiral, but with Commodore ?chley ranking immediately below Admiral Sampson. Capt. Clarke, of the Oregoo, will be recommended for an advance of six numbers in the captain'?? grade, and Lieut Commander Wainwright will go up eight numbers. Other promotions throughout the fleet will be recommend ed. Shanghai, August 12 -A dispatch from Pekin dated to day says that aa imperial edict has finally issued sanc? tioning the Belgian loan for the con? struction of the railway line from Pekin to Han Kau, despite the pro? test of Sir Claude MacDonald, the British minister. To see is to trv, to try is to buy the "White." POWDER Absolutely Puro ROVAl BAKING POWD?P CO.. NSW YCflK.