The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-29
OUR BOYS COMING HOME.
Senator Tillman's Party Visits the
Second Regiment in Cuba.

Second Regiment IN Cuba.
\ letter from Cuba to The State un-
der date Of March 10 says the Second
Regiment had received orders to return
to the United States and be mustered
out of service. The correspondent
says: The place the Carolina boys will
be mustered out depends on whether
they leave here on transport or a
Ward Liner; if on the former Savannah
will be the place, the Ward Liners on
ly running to Charleston. The sol
diers would be taken by rail from
Charleston to Augusta. This latter is
circuitous route, but it may be to pay
Charleston a little toll The Louisia
ma regiment is expected to get away to-
morrow, while the First Texas is next
on the list. South and North Carolina
and Virginia soldiers are to follow in
the order named.
1t is the wish Of the men that they
strike transport. They do not know
anything about Augusta, but the mem
ory Of Savannah is sufficiently pleasant
to make them wish to go there without
taking chances elsewhere. Col. Jones
has tried to get his command taken to
Columbia to be mustered ont, getting
Senator Tillman to cable to the war de-
partment from here, but the senator
had little expectation of having his re-
quest complied with. The news Of the
order to move was received in camp
without ripple of excitement. There
was no demonstration and the usual
routine Of the morning was carried out.
Later in the day, they had an opportu-
nifty to cheer and used their lungs free
ly.
Senator Tillman's congressional
party, with the ladies, reached Habana
yesterday morning. The South Caro-
inians were the senator and Congress
men Norton and Latimer with their
families. They were met by ex-Gov-
ernor John Gary Evans, who is oficiat-
ing in Habana as something on the Or
der of police recorder, and taken to
hotel. Later in the day Col. Jones,
who, in the absence Of the ranking
colonel and brigadier general, is acting
brigadier gegeral, drove to the city and
brought the members of congress to
camp. Here stand had been erected
and there was speechmaking, the con-
gresham from Illinois receiving the
most liberal applause Of the day when
he referred to the closer relations
brought about between the north and
south by this war. We are brigaded
with two Illinois regiments, and the
westerners think there are none like
South Carolinians.
An event of the day was the presen-
tation by Senator Tllman Of a sword,to
Maj. Julius j. Wagner. This sword
was said to have been the property Of
Spanish colonel. The previous even
ing one of the handsomest swords in
the brigade was, at evening parade,
presented by Col. Thompson TO Capt.
John L. Perrin, Co. NJ. The sword was
purchased by Capt. Perrin's company,
who are devoted to an officer who has
in many ways endeared himself to them,
at the same time commanding the re-
spect and friendship Of his brother Off
GERS.
Friday night meeting Of the Off
GERS of the army corps was held in the
Y. NJ. c. A. tent of the Fourth Illinois
to organize an association Of the Sev-
enth army corps. Capts. Shrine and
Gonzales and Lieut.. Cox were sent to
represent the South Carolina regiment.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was elected per
panent chairman by acclamation and
dozen colonels sent to notify him. Gen.
Douglas of Virginia was first called to
the chair. \ formidable committee
was appointed to draft constitution
and is to report to an adjourned meet
ing to be held Tuesday night. The
chief question to decide will be as to
whether the association is to be open to
enlisted men or to officers only. 1t is
probable the privates will come in.
The health of the men has improved
very much in the past week. For
few days there was an epidemic of fe-
vers and the morning reports began to
look as they did last fall at Jackson
Vile. But the attacks were light and
many men are now returning to duty.
There are no serious cases in the hos
pitals. The wives of officers in this
regiment will leave here this week and
many of the other army ladies' are
flying northward.
ONCE MoREIN THE STATES.