The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-04
I, October 2.-Columbia

~' I, October 2.--COlunbin
is ,.,> ... that tho city should be
selected as ono Of tho places of on
compment for troops. Official in
formation had not boon received to-.
day that tho Associated Press 70.
ports would be carried ont, bnt tho
Columbia committee aro practically
certain that tho reports are correct,
and will net accordingly. So far rs
Columbia is concerned, tho troops
can como hero at once, almost and
an abundant supply of water will be
furnished. The city council stands
ready to lay tho pipes at once, and
with tho siroet forco council has ON
ployed, tho work can bo quickly
done. When tho official notification
that Columbia has been solicited rs
one of the camping grounds has boon
received, tho city authorities will
proceed Immediately to lay tho
necessary wator pipes.
CMARLEsToN's SHARE.
While Columbia will got camp
Of about 1000 soldiers thoro has
been general expression of opinion
today amongst citizons that Charles
ton should get tho hospital arrange
ment, and large part Of ombarlia-
ton. Membors Of tho Columbia
committee state that thcy believe
Charleston will be tho place whore
tho soldiers will embark. No definite
remarks were mado by tho Prosi-
dent or Secretary Alger to them to
indicate that would bo the case, but
tho general tenor Of their conversa-
ton was to that effect.
WANT TO 90 TO CUBA.
Several members Of tho 2d regi-
ment were in tho city today. They
say that there is no agitation to any
considerable oxtent looking to mus
tering out. Some of tho mon want
to go home for personal and financial
reasons, but so per cent IF tho mon
want to go to Cuba with Gcn. Ice.
SOLDIERS CHARuRD WITH ROBBERY.
Miner Gibson, woll known
Young man of this city, and two
soldiers, Private Ford, Of tho Rich
land Volunteers, and Private WiIkin-
son, Of tho Union company, are
locked mp at police headquarters on
very serious charge.
tt seems that Mr.. II. G. Smith, n
prosperous farmer of Nowhorry
County, camo to tho city to 500 his
son, who belonged to the lst rogi-
mont, part of which is still in
Columbia, Last night tho old gon
tleman mot up with tho trio above
mentioned, and they undertook to
show him tho "sights of II great city
after dark" Thcy escorted the
old fellow around gencrnlly, "set
'em mp" to himsolf several times,
and finally started up Main street
with tho oxprossod intention of es.
corting him to camp whore it was
't. Fare C: fSSea his son was detailed as
'la a5 0etoner aonern,in~2 ,Ii|H2 tho upper part of
iplca of Christ and A1aached MIR. Smith
Nnsl Chattanooga, Tenn, TX place and
:, Tickets on sale October
WI to o4,h ~ taking
The h service has been established Il to
all h;a ut System between Port I.L.
W. -" 40 lest and Havana, Cuba. out out
about %. Nnnccts with this svs- ho-
and Mr.. Sms s.lroctly to ptAA
lice headquartors and reported the
case. He could only give tho name
of Gibson, and tho police soon
rounded mp that young man, who
admitted tho whole business and
implicated tho soldiors mentioned
above; thoy, however, deny that
they wero connected with tho act
which has becn styled "highway
robbery" in tho books Of tho police
department.
Lieut.. G. y. Smith Of th" Rich
land Volunteers, cnllod ut police
heudquartors to talk with Private
Ford. The lieutenant is Of the opin-
ion that Mr.. Ford is innocent, and
will tako steps to morrow morning
/, sccuro hia release. Tho mon