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

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Among the naval orders issued to day
we're The following promotions: Capt.
Higginson, of the Massachusetts, to be
commodore from August 10; Assistant
Naval Constructor R. P. Hobson, to
be full Naval constructor, to date from
June %. the delay in making the last
promotion being caused by the
impossibiity of having an earlier
examination.
Philadelphia, Sept l1.-By the ex-
plosioo CT 40 gallons of gasoline in
the cellar of grocery store at 2444
South street to night, four and possibly
dozen more lives we're lost. As an
immediate consequence ofthe explosion,
the building where it occurred and those
adjoining it on either side collapsed.
Up TO 10 O'Clock, four hours after the
occurrence, four bodies had been recoy-
cred from the ruiu,
San Juan de Porto Rico, Sept Il.
Last evening the Spanish evacuation
commissioners cabled the government
at Madrid explaining tie predicamens
in which they will be placed if their ia
struciions fail to arrive by tomorrow.
Tie Alfonso XIII. however, arrived
this morning from Barcelona bringing
instructions for tie Spanish commits
sioners, With mail and passengers
Many of the latter are residents of
the island who fed at the outbreak of
the war, and the quays were lined with
friends waiting to welcome their return.
Habana. Sept. II $3.50 p. n
The American evacuation commission
landed this morning at half-past Z and
rode from the wharf to the palace of
the Cuban colonial cortes where the
6sst sitting took place to-day. Col.
Glous, secretary Of the commission, also
landed.
At.he palaee the Americans we're
welcomed by representatives Of the co.
lonial council of secretaries and by the
members Of the Spanish commission.
After an exchange they entered the
principal hall, where maps and charts
of Spain, Cuba and Porto Rico we're
found spread out upon the tables.
The session Immediately opened.
The credentials efthe two commissions
were produced sud it was agreed that
the second sitting should take place to-
morrow at the same hour. The sitting
lasted 25 minutes
Erianger, Ky, Sept. II AT Deer
Ridge late so.uight ao old fead between
aeighboring fasoers was wiped out IN
blood. Two are dead and two are d y
iog. 1t was father aod son on each
side. reinforced BY their respective farm
hands. At least one hundred rounds
of shots were fred The dead are
Joseph Michsels, Jr and James Nc
Cray The dying are james w. Wat
SOP aud Ben Michaels, Se. These two
last named men are the principals.
They had been at swords point for a
long ,iue The dead are Joseph Mich
aeIs. Jr. is son of the dyiug msu Ben
MichaeIs. The other dead man, James
McCray, vas farm hand. James w
Watson's son escaped unscra,cbed
Several others were woueded. out
their names are not obtaiuable
Portsmouth, N. H Sept IL The
Aochor line steamer City of Rome.
fully equipped ,c transport the Spanish
prisoners to Spain, arrived in the lower
bar Dor this afternoon The big liner
brought from New York Admiral Ger
vera. with bis full staff of of6cers and
ninety four other prisoners.
Each OF the 1858 men will have a
bunk for himself throughout the voyage
Of about elgh, days.
Jackson. Miss, September IL
No new cases of yellow fever have de.
veloped in the city since the single
case reported Saturday afternoon
Only a few exposures have been
made to the infection. and the fear of
general epidemic is gradually grow
ing less The single patient is doing
well and the physicians think be will
recover Nearly half the population
has left the city, the streets have
been filed with vehicles all day, and
the highways leading into the country
are lined With wagons filled with
household goods aud provisions.
The stampede, however, is not 80
great as wrs at first expected
Charleston, Sept y Ia 'he
United States district court mere to day
Judge Braw!ey handed down de-
oisioo condemong the British steam
ship Newfouudlscd aud it, cargo to
forfeiture as Lawful p:ize of var.
The ship was captured by tee May
hower while seemingly attempting to