The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-14
FROM THE WIRES.

Lo.dou. September 8.-The Athens
correspondent of the Daily News, 'ele
graphing on Wednesday. says "Re-
ports have been received bere of fierce
fighting in the streets of Gambia 20 day.
aud Of a brisk bcmbardmens by toe
Camperdovn. Nearly one hundred
British soldiers are among those al
ready killed or wounded
Washington, September IL, is said
at the war department that the troops
which will be sent to garrison Cuba
pending the establishment. of some per.
manen. form of government there will
be practically all regulars The regi
men.s. however, have Dot yet been
selected
Wsshipgsce. September 7-Msior
John Earle, of the lss South Carolina
regiment. stationed q: Jacksonville,
was at the Wbire House and toe war
department to-day. representing the
efIioers Of that regiment to protest
strongly against the mastering out OF
the regiment He says that the officers
aud men of the regiment do not want to
be mustered out, but want TO continue
10 service. They are bitter against
Governor Elierbe for ecoumendiog
that they be mustered out aDd threat
en- to make it warm sor the Gov
eroor 10 the primsry election sooo to be
held.
Santandes, Spain, September Z
Spanish transport S,arustcqul has az
rived here from Santiago de Cuba.
There we're eighty three deaths oo board
OF ber during the voyage. Geo
Ii0ares. The former com mander of sae
Spanish forces at Santiago de Cuba,
vas a passenger on board the S'arus'o-
qni. He,is recovering
Washington, Sept S-A call by
Senator Bacon Of Georgia at the White
House to day led to some conjecture as
TO HE possible choice as the Democratic
member of ibe peace commission. The
senator declined to discuss the
purpose Of bis call. except TO say that
i. did Dot relate TO the peace coDmls
siouership.
Rear Admi,al Dewey gets pine shoc
sana dol,ara nr;za money. while Rear
Admiral Sampson gets forty thousand
bat Dewey gets large huck of the
glory.
HavaDa, September The United
States transports Comal, laden with
cargo of something more than million
ra,ions, the gift of the Uoi,ed States
Government TO the people Of Cuba. re
turoed this afternoon to Port Tampa.
having failed to land the supplies
The Spanish ceotral rel.ef committee
bss decided TO begin to close the free
kitchens. claiming tba, :here is now DO
starvation in the city, aud that the peo;
pie, as whole. are veil supplied with
food.
Washington. Sept. Sit was OFF,
cially decided to-day that the relief ship
Comsl should semain in Habana harbor
with her supplies aud await further de
velopments TIE duty, which amounts
to $50, 900, will not be paid.
Sau Juan de Porto Reco, Sept. s.
The Spanish evacuation commissioners
seem disposed to delay the meeting of
the commission. They say their To-
ssruesions have not arrived, but are ex
pected on The Alfonso KIT ia the
course of few days They intimate
that even thea they will need time TO
study them.
The AuereIean commissioners bave
replied that the 6rss meeting aust 90
cur before Sept IL under the terms ct
the protocol
Washis gtoD, Sept 9-Before leav.
ing Washington, Secretary Alger di-
rected that al order be issued that
instead of lbs regular allowance Of $40
for the burial Of soldier, that $50
should be allowed, aud the remains
transported at the governments ex
pense.
1t SO reported from Berlio that ao
atemp. was uade two weeks ago 10
assassinase Wiihelmina. the young
queen of Holland
BeDnet,syille, Sept 9-Julius. the
two year old son of Mr D c White,
OF our town, vas accidentally killed
about dark this aiteri oop It IS DOT
known exactly bow the accident bap-
peoed The child was found with his
head adiy cut. apparently by axe
Washington. Sept. 9.-Tbe Turkish
legation issues tie folio sing statement: