The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-05-18
1t was Southern blood that was
first she'd ia the present war.


first she'd III the present war.
Corp~ral Parker, of the Butler
Gulrds of Grrenville. died OF pneu
monia N Columbia Monday, making
him the first martyr in the present
war from this State His remains
We're sent home for burial.
Eight trains loaded with vo!un
t 'er soldiers and one train Of twenty
eight cars loaded with supplies
pissed Ashley Junction, near Charles
ton, on the 15:b, for Tampa, Fla.
They travelled over the Atlantic Coast
Line and were rushed through by
the fastest schedule yet made by any
railroad.
This government is taking 10
chances in providing adequate pro
lection for the rich stores at hey
West, and extraordinary precautions
are being made to provide against a
surprise from the Spanish flee: and to
guard against treachery by the sym
p .thisers of Spain.
Governor Ellerbe has refused to
designate the troops to so to Tampa,
but will leave the selection Of tie
bait lion to the Federal authorities,
aud H. G. Corbiu, Adjutant General,
has made the following assignment:
One regiment to Caicamauga and a
battalion is to report to the depart
ment commander at Camp Mobile.
Germany has expressed her diSap
proval of American occupation CT
the Phillipioes, and It is furth,
stated that she will make heavy
claims on the government for iu-
lemuity by reaSoa of the loss sus-
tained by her subjects during the
bombardment at Cavite. She pro
poses to obtain control Of the island
herself, guaranteeing the payment OF
SPANS war indemnity. The plan is
exceptable to Francis Joseph Of
Austria and to France, who are also
interested.
A second fight occurred at Glen,
fuegos, Cuba, on the l4th inst, be
tween the Americans and Spania,ds
The Yankee boats Marblehead, Nash
vile and Window shelled the bushes,
doing considerable damage to the
Spanish and completely annihilatiDg
the batteries and Notifications Of the
town. Amid terrific hail of shot
and shell the Americans succeeded
in cutting the cable, which was their
object in making the second attack
One hundred and thirteen dead
Spaniards were found in the bate
ries and three hundred are said tc
have perished in the flames of the
burning town. The Americans loss
was three killed and several more or
less injured.
The London Star of May II, says
Madrid dispatch via Paris throwns
interesting lisnt, gathered from al
official source, on Admiral Gerveras
movements since lie left the Cape
Verde islands. 1t appears that ht
headed for ST. Pierre, Miquelon, or
the coat of newfoundland, where
sealed orders awaited him. Theil
colliers from Sidney were met anC
the Spanish fleet coaled. Admiral
Ger7eras' instructions then were tc
raid Portland, Boston and Newport
and if Rear Admiral Sampson bonn
barded Havana, to draw him eff
The news from Manila seems to have
changed the plans. The next pro
posed move was to decoy Rear Ad.
miral Sampson to Porto Rico and
then sail rapidly for Havana AID de-
stroy the few ships left there. Fl
nally, should Admiral Geryeras Oh
reaching Santiago de Caba, learn
that two American sqaadrons werc
coming to meet him, thus leaving the
sea free, his plan would be to avoid
them, sail straight for Charleston
and bomba,d that city.