The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-27
THE SECOND AND
ITS COLONEL.
a RUMOR or fOl" JONE>'S KESIGNA~
TIOH, wnICII HE DENIES.
Th" Men Assemble Around tho C"ioncrr
Tent with Shouta aud Che. III nnd Ark
Him if the Runner OF Ills EcsiEnn-
ton Ia Corrcct--lio Says II IL Not
News and Couripr.)

Headquarters I'd South Carolina
Volunteer Infantry, Camp Columbia,
Quemados, Cuba, "Wednesday, Jan
uary 1S--The mon Of tho "a South
Carolina volunteer infantry gave
evidence, in no uncertain terms,
yesterday that they wero in love
with Col. Jones. Never before IN
the history Of the regiment has there
been such Il demonstration. The
band played, the mon yelled and
hats were waved. A rumor haG
gained circulation to the effect that
Col. Jones was about to resign, and
as soon ms | hoard Of it | visited
Col. Jones for its couti' nation or do.
NAL. In positive terms the Colonel
assured mo that he would remain
with the regiment. "l came over
here with them, and am going to
stay with thom till the regiment is
mustered out, whether that bo in
month or two years houcc," he said.
just after dress parade yesterday
afternoon the mon, IA with ono nc.
c>rd, gathered in front of Col.
Jones' tent, and the band began
playing. Cheer after cheer went ur,
and Col. Jones was called for. 1t
was all Il surprise to him, and he did
not know what the mon wanted.
When he appeared some one called
out to know if he WAS going to re-
sign; whereupon the crowd yelled,
"Nom "Now In II few words the
Colonel assured his men that be
would remain IN command of the
regiment as long rs it was in the
service. "I will not leavo you till
the last ono of you sets foot upon
South Carolina soilw he declared
vehemently. Col. Jones said that
he did not know how the rumor Of
his resigning originated unless it was
duo to tho presentation of a rcsolu.
ton by the company officers that
afternoon. 10 assure them that the
resolutions furnished no ground for
the fumor, he asked Capt. Caugh-
rim, who was standing near, to read
the resolution aloud, which he did.
The paper was rs follows, aid had
been handed Col. Jones during the
day:
"Whercas, it has been observed
that there is II lack Of discipline anl
concert of action in tho ndministru
ton Of the companies Of this rcgi
ment, and that the efficiency Of the
Same is likely to be most seriously
, impaired unless immediate steps ar'
takon to correct existing evils. Nov
therefore bo it,
"Resolved, That the line officer
Of this regiment bind themselves ant
| uSb lIltlI ttIllOSt ttlttcufolS W ~
governed strictly by army regulation
and military rules and discipline ii
l tho administration Of company af
fairs and in all their duties and rela
! tions to the regiment rs Il whole; thu
0 the commanding officers Of tho reg
. mcnt be earnestly requested to ASST
l. tho line officers in carrying out tn
4 spirit of this resolution, and that h
f inform the field and staff officers {
0 this action and secure their heart
O co. operation IN n united effort
Is maintain IA high state Of clliconc
o as possible in the regiment until i
IL services arc no longer needed by II
rt Government"
J. Upon the conclusion Of the rcadr
l. by Capt. McCaughrin tho crov
to chcorcd vocifcrously. Col. Jon
~ again assured the men that ho h,
TO no intention of leaving the regimen
l. and some one pushed through t
ts crowd and presented him with
I'd petition signed by nearly every c
listed man in the organization, ur
ing him not to resign. The Iotiti
IL was about five feet long, and nau
were on every line Of the paper. &
on Jones looked ut the paper, thank
'Ms' M tho men for thcir expression Of &C
''' fidenco and esteem contained in
's' petition, and exclaimed; "Why, no
'.s ' ing is further from my mind til
'"' leaving you, gentlemen" The ba
'"e' " played tho "Star Spanglol Banne
y" and the assemblage dispersed.
A MULATTO CUBAN OFFICER.