The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
FROM THE WIRES.

Gen. H. V. Boyason. who vas de.
tailed by Secretary Aleer to invests
gate the condition Of affairs at Camp
Thomas. Cbiekamauga. reports shat the
hospitals are excelleos 10 every respect,
:has only ls9 out of $4,000 meo have
died and that the reports circulated are
Dos founded on facts. The report
shisexasbes The Camp and the War
Department.
Atlanta. Ga August 3l.-Conmis-
sioner of Agriculture Nesbits sssinsses
that the cotton crop Of Georgia will be
FROM 10 to 20 per cent. less than it was
laas year. He gives the reasons for
this estimate, as based 90 the coodi
.ioos reported from all sections of 'be
State The estimate is based. how
ever, on the conditions at the present
time. which are the resuls of 100 much
rain.
Madrid. September l-10 p m
The deadlock over the appointment
of the members of the peace com
mission continues The Cabinet sat
this evening in concert, the Queen
Regent presiding Lieut. Gen Cor
rea, minister for war, read dispatch
from Gen Rios, acting Governor
General of the Spanish territory In
the Philippine lalands. announcing
that be had acceeded to Admiral
Dewey's request to open Philippine
ports, subject to ratification BY the
Madrid Government
Berlin, September 2 The Berliner
Post in seemingly inspired article
this morning. with reference to the
French reception of the disarmament
proclamatioB Of Emperor Nicholas
says Germany must remain armed
and on guard until France is willing
to convert her weapons into plough
shares"
Santiago de Cuba, August 81 =
Eight hundred and 6fty men Of 2Sd
Kansas volunteers arrived to day on
sbe sseamer Vigilancia. They are all
we'll. Prominen. Cubans here decline
TO believe the report tina. Geo. Calix'o
Garcia bas beea relieved of his com.
maod by Gen Maxine Gomez. uoder
instructions from the Cuban iasurgens
Government.
Washington. August 81 The navy
department has received cablegrsm
from Ponce, Porto Rico, announcing
that the Prri,ao, Ampbisri,e. Terror.
HanoibaI and Montgomery sailed from
Ponce this morning They will go to
Newport, r. 1 The main object is to
ee: the crews of the vessels away from
ibe sropical climate to nor'aern waters
Madrid, August 31.-9 p %. Secor
Silvela, now the virtual leader CT the
largest session of the Conservative par
sy. in conference With SeDor Sagassa,
,be premier, to-day as to toe personal
Of the Spanish pea.e commission. per-
sisted in his refusal to allow any mem
bers of bis party to join the con- mission.
Wasbiog.or. Angus. 81 Acting
Secretary Allen has authorized the re
lease of ali Of the Spanish naval prison
ers captured in the battle of July 3
sseu Cervera's feet These are now
at Annapolis. Seavey's leland, Ports.
rou.b barbor and Norfolk. the officers
being at the academy aod the sailors at
the Island The prisoners are to be re.
,uroea to Spain 3, the expeoee of the
Spanish government. That was the
condition upon which our goverumen.
agreed to release without parole or otb-
es restrictions.
Co.upDa. Spain, Sept. 2-Tbe
Spanish srapspor. Isle de Pauay. from
Santiago de Cuba. about August l6.
has ar rived here with detachment OF
the surrendered Spanish sroops on
board There were II deaths oo board
the steamer during the voyage.
Tsmpa, Sept 1.-Coi. Bellinger,
aaartermaster. received cable late
sDis evening from Miss Clara Barton
from Habana, saying she would Sail at
ooce on the hospital ship CLIFTON for
New Orleans. The Clinton is loaded
with Red Cross supplies and will put
in ct Mulles Key FOR coal. Miss Bar
ton asks that IS tors be sent there for
her.
New York. Sept. Col. Kiubal',
deputy ouartmas,er general, has re-
ceiYed from Geu Miles a dispatch
dated Pouce, September l, stating that
1000 troops sailed to day from Porto
Rico on the transports Manitoba. Mis-.
sissippi, CoOeho, Almo, Chester aOd
Oodam.
Atlanta, Sept 2-Privates Charles
Smith. troop C, Second cavalry ;