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E?igefield Advertiser Tl'?S. J.ADA5IS, - . - - EDITOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 13. Congress adjourned on last Sat urday. That was a glorious Fourth Sampson had along the coasts of Cuba. The siege of Santiago give us an idea of what is in store' for us at Habana. Camara's fleet has. concluded not to go to the Philippines and is re turning to Cadiz. Hobson and companions have been exchanged and are on duty again, in front of Santiago. Gen. Miles has gone to Cuba, will take part in the operations at Santiago, though not as com mander-in-chief. The Barnwell People is of the opinion that Walt Whitman may be elected governor of South Carolina by the vear 199S. ? Bradstreet and Dun, the great commercial prognosticators, say that the war has not interrupted business at all, but per contra many lines have been benefited. Russia has adopted the South Carolina dispensary system and has gone a step further, in that the empire first manufactures the "stuff" and then bottles it for sale. It was generally supposed in the beginning of the State campaign that Gov. Ellerbe was a most vul nerable candidate, but his oppo nents Are playing their cards badly for the Governor has certainly not lost any feathers so far. The gen tlemen of the opposition do not make and prove specific charges as they might and as they ought if they expect to get any guberna torial cake. Dr. George F. Shrady, one of the most eminent medical men in New York City, says there is much less danger than has been' stated that the American soldiers will fall victims to yellow fever and other diseases in C"ba. Ho believes confidently that the per centage of actual sickness among them will be small in proportion to the total number, and that the actual loss of life from all causes will be proportionately greatly less than in any war of consequence that has taken place. To-day, he says thera is no such thing as hos pital gangrene. Aseptic surgery has reached the stage when it is almost an impssibility. Lieuf. victor Blue received his prime education in the academies of Marion, under Prof. Witherow, Major J. B. Wnite and others ; hi3 last teachers being Major J. R. McLean, then of Marion, now of Manning. Major J. B. White, who was chairman of the board who conducted the competititive examination at which Lieut. Blue won his appointment to a cadetship at the naval Academy, related a little incidence .of the examination when he returned home. He said: "I noticed that Victor, whose shoes hurt his feet, deli, >'< rately took them off, then pulled off his coat, and went to work." The boy was father to the man. _. BUTLER COMPLIMENTED. The presentation to Gen. M. C. Butler, of South Carolina, of a fine saddle horse and accoutrements by the society of the Sons of the American Revolution, of New York, was a pleasingincident that has at tracted favorable comment. "The last nail in the coffin of sectionalism, if it needed any last nail has been driven," says the New York Mail and Express, "by the Empire State Society of the Sous of thc American Revolution. Its members have at the sams time, presented Major General Matthew C. Butler, of South Carolina, with a handsome warhorse, and hand some accoutrements, at Camp Al ger, and given to Brigadier Gen eral Frederick D. Grant, at Chicka mauga, a sword richly chased aud inscribed, together witn belt and epaulettes of his new rank." Reunion Co. K, 15th S. C. V. The reunion of Co. K, loth S. C. V., :vill be at Plum Branch on the 2nd Saturday of August, A. D-. 1898. All the company are earn estly requested to ..ctend. AU veterans are cordially invited. Th? ladies of the surrounding country are specially invited to attend and bring their picnic baskets. The Hon. W. H. Yeldell will be the : orator of the day. There will be some minor speakers. The after noon will be turned over to the candidates' who are cordially in vited. S. E. FREELAND, Sec'ty and Chair. Ex. BU T Terrible Wor? Americ? The Destruction So Begged the Git; Playa del Este, July 12.-One snips lauded- Only five fell iu the 400 shots, carrying deadly havoc i] the city, which are reduced to dus! was so great and so sickening a sigl the surrender of the city before the t Spaniards made several sorties fig back at every attempt. There a advance trenches and the Spanish worth bombarding. We expect sui FLAG OF TRU 2 O'CLOCK Latest Cable From Has Been No Fig Army Officers at Washingt Santiago Has Fallen ; Now Floating Washington, July 12.-Shafte] truce since 2 p. m. yesterday. The for surrender. A thin line of completely. Gen. Heury is marci one man was killed yesterday, anc batteries are being .put in positi terribly. Army officers after reading Shaft day's date, declared their bo?iof unconditionally, and by this time c Black Diamond Railroad. Mr. T. C. Dickinson, of Washing ton, D. C., who is che fiuaucial agent of the projected Black Diamond ' Railroad sybtom in Europe, is at the Grand all aglow with the prospects of the road. "I am just in from Cynthiana, Ky." said he, ."where a. most harmonious and successful meet ing of the Directors of the consoli dated companies was held. There were perhaps forty promient mea present, representing the com panies of the system extending from Ohio thence through several Southern States to the sea. The English capitalists whom I have interested in the enterprise during my five years residence in London have agreed to put up all the money necessary for the building and equipping of the system of 1,200 miles, estimated at $40,000, 000, contingent upon a favorable report from Sir Thomas Tancered (pronounced Tankard), the most famous railroad "engineer expert and builder in the British Empire, who put through great railway lines in Australia, Now Zealand, Mexico and other countries. He was paid $10,000 to come out here this spring and pass upon the possibilities of a railway from Skagaway tc Lake Bennett, Alaska, over the White Pass, which he pronounced perfectly feasible, and in consequence of his report five of the 4S miles of the line have already been constructed. He told me that the . road requires no extraord inary engineering skill. I submitted the profiles of our Black Diamond system to Sir Thomas some time since, and he pronounced them among the best that had ever come under his scrutiny. I have cabled him to come to this country as soon as convenient, and I go from here via Washington to meet him in New York, and expect to have him in Cincinnati in two weeks from to day, where we will start out over the surveys. I apprehend that he will go over every mile of tho trunk line borsebackviind if his report is favorable we will get all the money in England that we want-iu fact it has all been arranged for in that event. If his report is adverse, which I do not anticipate, our cake will be all be all dough. At the Cynthiana meeting of the Board of Director* this weekiji 10,000 was subscribed to pay the expense3 and fee for this tour of inspection. Our franchises are first-class, and with the graded lines of old abandoned routes and tuunels nearly completed, I am sure that the system can be put through to tbs sea from Ohio and Indiana considerably under the estimate of $10,000,000. There is an abundance of^mone3T in England awaiting investment, and Ameri can securities have not ?u?lered a whit by the war, wereas I see that Spanisn consols were shut out of the market June 29.-Cincinnati Enquirer. z Done by the an Fire. Great That Shafter jr to Surrender. hundred and due shells from the harbor. The army batteries fired i many of the finest buildiugs in [. The slaughter and devastation it that Shafter sent in begging for own was completely destroyed. The hting like demons, but were driven re only 300 yards between our . What is left of the city is hardly .render every moment. CE SINCE YESTERDAY. Shafter Says There hting Since Then. ;on Express the Belief That and That Our Flag is Over the City. r in a cable this morning reports a enemy is considering a proposition Americaus surrounds the city bing up to reinforce the line. Only i three or four wounded. New on. The refugees are suffering er's dispatch, which was of ycster thai Santiago has surrendered, >ur flag floats over it. TIME TO TALK OF PEACE. Spanish and Aniericiins Show High Qualities of Fisrht ing Order. London.-The Times, this morning, discussing the fighting at El Caney, says : "Both sides, have shown courage of a very high order, and it is hard to say whether the splendid dash and bravery of the American advance in the teeth of a galling fire or the stubborn tenacity of the Spanish defense is the more admirable. "Both sides have learned to appreciate the splendid military qualities of their adversaries. "It is a pity that enemies who show themselves such worthy foemen in the field cannot age their way to save bloodsed by comiug immediately to an arrangement on the inevitable basis. The Spaniards have amply vindicated their houor, a'nd if they were wise thoy would now prove their common sense by offering terms to their opponents terms which if they were reason able would almost certainly be discussed in a generous spirit. The editorials in the Daily Graphic aud Times fairly represent the opinions of the London newspapers. There is no word of blame, but rather un stinting admiration, for Genereal Shaffer's bravery; yet all remark that America finds Santiago a tougher task than she anticipated. Spain, it ?B suggested, mrght now sue for peace on honorable terms, but it is not thought she is likely to do so. The Standard says : "On the whole, while we cannot express too highly our family pride in thc gallant bearing of t*he American troops to us that the prospect bt.fore the United States is one sufficiently ominous to make this a moment when a wise "ap proach on the part of Spain toward peace on resasonable terms ought to be received with much alacrity by . President McKinley. Why wait -till suffering has hardened the hearts of the Americans and strengthened the nation's resolve?" The Daily -Graphic, k? its editorial, observes': "The signal gallantry und devotion displayed by both Spaniards and Americans must be recognized. The behavior of the Americans sends a thrill of pride throughout the Anglo-Saxon would. The story of the splendid manner in which the Rough Itoders carried San Juan is instinct with the indomitable spirit of Dal uk la va." The Daly Graphic says, however, that, "the blunder lies deeper than any mere teinprary miscalculation" adding that "the Americana cast their net too widely as it might have been better to have left S" 'tiago and Mauila alone and to have concentrated their efforts upon Havana." TO ASSAULT OLD HAVAN! Notice to That Effect Given Captain-General Blanco, 3 ) to Washington, July ll.-Wbjle the navy department ?efuses to affirm or deny truth of the repirt that Commodore Howell h d notified Blauco that the harbn defenses of Havana would e bombarded if he did not hail down the Spanish flag and evacu* ie the city within four days, .therets general belief that such in ultimatum has been issued. It-is a part of the general system < f terrorizing which is to be in augurated along the Cuban coaff. Blinco is hard piessed for fool. Supplies from Jamaica va Cienfuegos have been cut off anl half the population in Cuba are thoroughly sick of the war" $p? desire a resumption of business and normal conditions. RUSH TO SOUTH . AND TO CUBA I War Will Hasten Tide of Home Seekers from West. Mr. W. H. Nesbitt, manager j o? the American Real Estate Exchange, Dayton, 0., is in the city accompanied by Secretary W. T. Godfroy. Yesterday, in company with Mr. Howard Stafford of the Georgia Railroad Land Colonization cojin pauy, they visited Belair colony and other points along the Georgia road as high as Harlem, and' returned to the city last night. Today they will take a look at other farming properties in thia vicinity. Mr. Nesbitt has done a groat deal toward settling Georgia with homeseekers from the West, hav ing operated . principally around Fitzgerald and the lower part pf the ftate. He is 1 thoroughly acqainted with that section bf Georgia, and is now turning 'ms attention to the middle eastetn portion. He is very much impress-, ed with what ho has seen bf agricultural resources and possi bilities so for. Belair colony was of special interest to him, and he aeesintbis tract great prospects for early development. Ho is much impressed with the.location and the character of the land, and will direct his efforts . in great part this way on bis return nome.' Mr Nesbitt says the war has turned the homeseekers. this way mom strongly than ever, anxi- >v& hostilities cease he looks for a rush to the south and to'Cuba. The war is doing more than all agencies in the past to acquaint the people of ihe north and west with the south, and the returns tc this section will follow early and rapidly upon the settlement of peace conditions.-Augusta Chron icle. - ? A Cotton Picker. We haye seen during the past week something that we never expected to see-a machine that will successfully pick cotton. Like all inventions of its kind it is right simple. The machine we saw is only a model, but the finish ed machine will be pulled by one or more horses. It straddles a row of cotton and a belt moves upward on each side of the stalks of cotton. On the face of the belts are a multitude of rubber fingers on the tops of which are small wire spikes somewhat like the wires in a cotton carder. The feature wherein the machine differs from all other experimental cotton picking machinerp is that the fingers, being of rubber, are elastic, are easily bent about and pass in and out among the leaves and bolls without tearing them or breaking off the limbs of the* plant while all lint the little spikes come in contact with will be piled out and carried up by them until turned over a trough, one on each of the machines, where it is knock ed off by a set of wire fingers set in a cylinder traveling at a higher rate of speed than the belt, on the same principle that the brush takes the lint from the saws in the thc operation of ginning. The bottom of the trough is a belt mov iug towards a basket, box or other receptacle attached to the machine, and it pojirs the cotton out in a con stant stream. The machine- is the invention of a man named Martin at Maiden, N. C., a one armed C >nfederate veteran, of comparatively modest circum stances. The machine has been patented and Mr. A. S. Withere of Yorkville has an interest in it. We believe the machine will work a revolution in King Cotton's dominions.-Yorkville Yeoman. Cardinal Gibbons called on President McKinley recently and requested the appointment of moro chaplains from the Roman Catholic church. Of all kinds done at this oil'n'o. Call and get our prices. J AS KLEY AJ? D TILLMAN. The Anderson Man Beats tbe Senator in -a Hand Primary. A correspondent of the Green ville News gives the. following account of what must have been an. intensely interesting episode at the picnic at Suuyside : Senator Tillman, in throwing brick at Suny6ide on Saturday, dropped one on the toes of the redoubtable Josh Ashley, of Ander son, and found that he had waked up the wrong passenger. Mr. Ashley promptly "flung back," carried the crowd with him and in a hand primary on the management of Clemson College beat the Senator seven to one in a crowd of 2,000 people. The occasion was a reunion of Confederate veterans, and the audience was from Abbeville, Greenwood,and Anderson counties. Congressman Latimer and J. E. Boggs, of Pickens, who wants to succod him, spoke. They developed no issues, personal or political, and were remarkably courteous towaTd each other. Senator Tillman talked about two hours and of many things. He said he was no orator, his genius being for d?bate. Probably he did not think he would so soon have the opportunity to test it. He spoke very much at r au dom on national and State issues and repeated much of what he said in his recent speech in the Senate against annexation. Presontly he touched on Clemson college and in a good humored way referred to the opposition and criticisms of j Josh Ashley, who was present peacefully gettiug solid a mong the voters. Mr. Ashley immediately called out irom the crowd, saying ho thought as he had been hit he ought to have the right to bit! back. The people cheered him and Senator Tillman and the comittee united in saying that he should have a chance. When Mr. Ashley's limo came he defined himself af? not opposing. Clemson college but r's disapprov ing of its management. The Senator interrupted him and they had a sharp but good natured running debate amid much cheer ing and laughing. Mr. Ashley Stood his groud stoutly, and really made a sensible, straight forward talk. Presntly he saw he had bis man where he wanted him and turned one of Tillmau's own guns on him by demanding a hand primary. The crowd sustained ^him clearly, some said five to one., others said'ten to one. The right estimate was probably about half way between the two extreme's. All the this pasBed off without any apparent ill feeling, although it was evident that the Senator did not enjoy his defeat. He even 3 CD S 0) rn tTj CA s erq J . CD o M - I- ? r CD ?d . v pLi co v pi > * CD < r H-j Pl ? CD ? a 73 Ti 1 & O o ? p \ m J M I ^ a w M X E o P tr o (iq CD St. Albert Hotel, AT HILLMAN, GA., Is Now Open for ile Saner. Our table will.be supplied with everything the country affords. Fresh Vegetables, Fruits and Melons, Jersey Milk and Butter. With A. Sheffield as "chef" at the head of the culinary department we feel confident of pleasing the most fas tidious epicure. For amusement we will have a string | band, dancing ball, and pool table free to guests, also bicycle tract. The great variety of Mineral Waters and curative powers of the Electric Rock meet the requirements of almost ?yery disease. A person can eat and slenp and re? cuperate at Hillman when he cannot anywhere else. For further information address J. G. HUNTER, HILLMAN, GA. took another and rather a more serious turn at it and spoke earnestly and at some length in defence of Clemson's management, but be could not move the crowd. Some resentment was caused, however, by Senatof Tillman's outspoken and urgent advice to the crowd to vote to return Latina er to Congress. There was much murmuring that this was inter ference in a district matter and an attempt at dictation, and many went away from the meeting in a rather bad humor. Now is the time to subscribe to the old reliable-THE ADVERTISER -only $1.50 per year. " fife ll/' baa demonstrated ten thousand timon that it is almost infallible FOR WOMAN'S PECULIAR WEAKNESSES, Irregularities and derangements. It has bocomo the leading remedy for this ciaos of troubles. It exerts a wonderfully bealing, strength ening and soothing influence upon tho menstrual organs. It cures "whites" andfallingofthewomb. It stops flooding and relieves sup* pressed and painful menstruation. For Change of Lifo it is the best . medicine made. It is beneficial during pregnancy, and helps to bring children into homes barren for years. It invigorates, stimu lates, strengthens the whole sys tem. This great remedy is offered to all afflicted women. Why will any woman suffer another minute with certain relief within reach? Wine of Cardui only costs $1.00 per bottle at your drug store. For advice, in cases requiring special directions, address, giving symptoms, the "Ladles' Advitory Department," Tho Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat tanooga, Tenn. Rev. J. W. SMITH. Camden, ?.C., says: "My wife used Wine of Cardui at home for falling of the wc nib and it entirely curod her." ri SijPitjfil, The Fee is Five Dollars. Insurance, Ten Dollars. We're for the poor man ev'ry time, ? And In this'erecampaign "We'll stump old Edgelleld county Through the sunshine and the rain. And hold the banner up'ards From a-trai1in' in the dust, And cut loose on monopoly, And cuss and cuss and cuss. For Congress. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re election to Congress from the Second Congres I sion.il District, subject to the rules and recula - J tions of the dcmocratic.party. Respectfully, . W. T. TALBERT. For State Senate. The friends of Hon. John C. Sheppard pre sent his name to the voters of Edgefield county for the State Senate. Ile will abide the resolta of tlie primary and support it?- nominees. Thc Hon. T. H. Rainsford is hereby announc ed as a candidate 'or thc unexpired term of J. M. Clines in the State Senate. His record in thc lower House for five years proves him to be a wise and prudent legislator, capable of taking cn re of the interests ofiiis constituents. Wc pledge bim to abide thc result of the primary election. FRIENDS. For House of Representatives. I am a candidate for the House or Rcprcsen I tat i ves. Will abide thc result of the primary and support its nominees. It will be impossible for me to make a thorough canvass of the county, but I shall make every effort to see as many of my follow citizens and as often as pos I sihlc. W. A. STROM. We are requested by thc friends of M. P. Wells, Esq., to announce bim for the Hous** *f| Representatives. He will abide thc results of | the primary and support thc nominees. Dr. W. P. Timmerman js announced as a can didate for thc House of Representatives, sub ject totk: rules and regulations of thc demo cratic party. REFORMERS. The friends of X. G. Evans, Esq,, respect fully announce him for the House of Represen tatives. He will abide results of the pri mary and support all its nominees. The many friends of P. B. Mayson, Esq., re spectfully present his name to the democratic voters of Edgefield county for a seat in thc House of Representatives, and respectfully so licit their support. He will abide thc result of the primary election and support the nominees of the party. ' " MANY FRIENDS. For County Treasurer. : I am a candidate for re-election to the office [ of County Treasurer. I will abide the result of I the primaries and support all t ie nominees of the party, T. C. MORGAN. For County Auditor. I am a candidate for the office of County Au ditor, and respectfully solicit thc support of j Edgefield democrats. I will abide the results of the primary and support the nominees of the party. HBNRY C. WATSON". I am a candidate for re-election to thcollice of | Auditor. I will abide thc results of thc primary and support the nominees of thc party J. li. HALTI WANGER. For County Supervisor. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for nomination tc the office of County Supervisor at thc ensuing democratic primary election. Tbe Ci 'dial support of my fellow citizens is'respect ivcly solicited. JAMES T. MIMS. I announce myself a candidate for the offic; of Supervisor of Edgefield county, subject to the action of the democratic primaries. R. A. COCHRAN. I am a candidate for the office ot County Sur pervisor, will :i!:idp the result of theprimary elect!.u and support thc nominees cf the party J. M. BELL, JR. I am a candidate for County Supervisor. I will abide thc result of the primary election and support thc nominee. 1). D. PADGETT. For Judge ol Probate. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for re-election to tho office of Judge of Probate of Edgefield county] subject to the rules and regu lations of the democratic primaay election, pledging myself to abide by thc results and support the nominees of the patty. J. D. "ALLEN. For Superintendent of Education. i hereby announce myself a candidate for Cornily Superintendent of Education, and pledge myself to abide results of the primary. P. N. LOTT. Are*embodied in. our "Warm-Weather" Clothing. Our stock of Serges, Alpacas and Crash Suits this season is larger than ever, with one of these cool suits, and a selection from our pretty assortment of Furnishing Goods, you will be well supplied for the summer. And ive have not forgotten the little boys either, but have bought for them a complete line of Washable Pants, etc. Call on us. C. LEVY'S SON ? CO., AUGUSTA, GA TAILOR-FIT CLOTHIERS, Or<?a.ni2-;ed. i*$75. gf fis flss??aQce Society r* e? I?EW foi?; EDWARD W. SeOTT. PRESIDENT. Issues all Forms of Policies at Lowest Possible Rates Consistent with Safety. AND without making special medtion of each'of its many popu lar plans of insurance, we desire to invite the careful examina tion of all concerned in Life Insurance to THE PROVIDENT'S TWENTY-YEAR RENEWABLE TERM POLICY-A SPECIAL POLICY FOR BUSINESS MEN. Twenty years is a long time. This is true in life insurance/as well as in other business transactions. Nearly all life insurance poli cies are contracts for a period of twenty years. They are made so by insurance companies to supply the the needs of the insuring public. When a man takes a whole-life, twenty payment life or twenty-year bond, he considers its cost io bim during twenty years, and the settle ment which he can make at the end of twenty vears. Experience and statistics prove chat only a small percentage of policies are continued longer than the twenty-year period. Men take on large lines of insurance from age 30 to 40. The en suing twenty years cover the period when their families are growing up and beiug?educated ; it also covers the period of their greatest busi ness activity. It covers the time when their families and business in terests require';the gr??tes!, amount of protection. ? . > A man's requirements are not the same at 60 years that they are at 40 years. His family has grown up, his business conditions have changed, or the necessity for insurance has disappeared. In view of these facts, The Provident Savings issues a policy at a fixed rate for tw?nty years, which includes"only the cost of protection for that time. The premiums on this policy are less than one-half the premiums charged for a twenty-payment life. If aman wants insur ance for protection only, this policy will supply his wants admirably. He is not obliged to make a deposit with an insurance- company for a, future which he may never reach; especially when he has need for this deposit, and more, too, in his business. To illustrate this Policy, we will give the .figures. A man at 30 takes one of these Policies for $1,000 at the'regular term rates of $14.91 per annwm for twenty years. This policy can be continued, after twenty years, without medical re-examination, at rates Tor the age then attained. B. R. DURISOE, Jan. 24, '98. SPECIAL AGENT Gr IC O. P. COBB, crosi-srsTOJsr s. c. Furniture and Household Goods, Wagons, Buggies, Harness, Saddles, Etc. HAVE JUST PURCHASED A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL E> TL ? E> Calls by Telephone promptly answered and attended to. LOWEST PBIOES. What is The Use of Pavine- $2 to $3 PER DAY FOR HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS WHEN YOU CAN GET THE BEST AND MOST COMFORTABLE ROOMS? FOR 50 OR 75 CENTS PER DAY AND TAKE YOUR MEALS WHERE YOU PLEASE. GET THE BEST. PAY FOR ONLY WHAT YOU GET ANDING MORE. THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL Id the only European Plan Hotel in Augusta, Ga. Your patronage is solicited. S. C. & Ga. trains pats the door. Iv- DP. PGTTYJOHTN. r?roi>*r tenes, POCKET BOOKS, DIAMONDS, TOILET ARTICLES, lt SEND FOR OUR 1898 CATALOGUE. 702 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA STOP .A.T THE 601 BROADWAY, AUGUSTA, GA. Cei)tr8l!y Locaren. ? Ettie Gars Pass trje Door. $l.Per Day. Special Rates by the Week. MRS. T. E. BUSCH, _PROPRIETRESS, That we can do any kind of job. work. That we use the saffiasaaMiBwm^ ^est material. That our Prices are the Lowest