The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, January 04, 1899, Image 4

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J \ The Press and Banner ^ : . \ ?< ABBEVILLE, S.C. ? ^TPubliebed every Wednesday at 82 a ( year In advance. - ! Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1899. i _ I In DAng;er~HoQ. D. If. Magi!!9* Great i Peril. I j Hon. D. H. Maglll of Greenwood was in I town Monday. He is a member of the Legls k* lature, and threatened to make an effort to reduce taxes, and thought he would cut some salaries in serving the public. We would call his attention to the fact that people, as a rale, care nothing about taxes. In the State of South Carolina, the people in different Ml cities and townships, within the last twenty years, have voted on the subject of increasing the taxes at least one hundred times, and In ahnnt ninntv.Rix of the elections they have ?vbted to increase tbe taxes. Any old bumbugt no matter bow apparent tbe imposition, It taems, can get bonds. As for reducing tbe salaries, we are opposed to that, too. We need good officers, and are williDg to pay good salaries for good service. We would not Interfere with anybody's job. let Mr. Maglll take notice, that be wll] gonad bis 'political knell. If be bothers with oar taxes. Christmas Holidays. r Abbeville has no reason to complain of any. thing this Cbrlstmas. ' The weather has been splendid. Oar peo" pie have been blessed with good health. Our business places, as a rule, have bad a good business. Some of tbem have bad a better business than they bad at this time last year. But notwithstanding the fairly good trade V whioh our merchants have had during the Christmas holidays, tbe year's business bas j'- ' not been as profitable as they had hoped. ' Some of them have a large per cent of uncolHj. < leoted bills, but wblcb will be paid in tbe future. The banks have made good collections, and. they have less reason to complain than tbe merchants. Several subscribers to tbe Press ana Banner, up to this time, have failed to pay, but as their blllB at tbe offloe are small . we expeot tbem to pay up. KT. New Tear. The Press and Banner extends hearty greetL lng, and good wishes for the happiness and prosperity of all Its friends. This editor's con? ' neotlon with the office runs back for forty ha years, but we are not going to write a long BV - piece aboat It. We are only going to thank good friends lor their contlnaed support through all these years. To have had tbe BP support of this good people for forty years is something of which we are very proud. Tbe 81 oeoDle of Abbeville County have been good to tblsedltor, and from the Innermost recesses of a grateful heart be offers tbe love and fldel9b lty of one who hopes to be ever trae to tbem, ' H - and tbelr best Interest,e under all [circam- i I stances. B We Thank Too. B Those correspondents, and others, wbo have , m recently sent pleasant Christmas greetings i have tbe sincere thanks of tbe Press and Ban- 1 ner. Kind words can never die, aud should j H. never be forgotten. They make life more < happy, and Inspire the recipient with hopes ' of better things in the future. Returning good words for good words, and kindness for kindness, we thank you all, and extend best Wishes. \ iC(t if; * ; f ????t j|| WATCH NIGHT. I ^*.i i Interesting: Religion* Services?Pray- \ er, Singing, Talk. f H At twelve o'clock last Saturday the oburcb 3B bells sadly tolled for five minutes the knell of HBgl the departing year, which tolling was quickBBS ' ly followed by the Joyous peals of the merry Sflgfei bells for the birth of the New Year. This custom of ringing out the Old, and ringing in MK'f/ Tthe New Year, was Inaugurated here many ago by Judge Benet. It Has Deen kept '4?#>ery year siqce. It wbb "watch night" at VfeerMethod 1st ohurcb, and many devout wMjUiqi responded to the call of the bell at 1 s :2?L*fcoiook. The time from eleven to twelve j ^ IktMhbdt In reading, prayer and talk Kfv] brethren. The whole coneregai? tinging appropriate and famlleR^ea HjunmtOBd L.Qambrell, Parks and others a<SdtfiatCc8Mt to the meeting by their P Rev. Dr. DaMtf JwwUdiw! *#4- conducted the : meeting in an lrtpfnud bnt Jn a manner j Eg; ' which Interestecr^U, ^ Tb? IKKtor made abort talk J whlctrifcfrakaiietf the 365 day?Ot ' KSmm] the year to a book of 385white pages, a dopy Pof which was In tbe possesion ol each of us, and we were entrusted with the duty of Inscribing in it our dally actings and doings. The leaves of the book for tbe New Year at that moment were pare wbite?not a single page of It was then marred or blurred by tbe record of sin or tbe note of orlme. As that / book was entrusted to the special keeping of eaeb of us, he taped tbat each might take a specelal prlie in striving to have in it only the evidences of good deeds and pure thoughts, lie hoped that evil might not be inscribed on any page. Tbe book for the lata year was now closed, and our good deeds will therein appear. Whatever faults or sins it may have recorded against us, its pages are made up. The book is sealed, and its contents are only a memory. Tbe recorded deed8 have become history. From tdis we should learn a lesson, and, however good and pure our lives may have been last year, we should seek to make tbe record of each succeeding year better than its predecessor. Tbe desire to beoome Christ-like, and the effort to emulate our Great Examplar, should help us on to perfection. ??. The Doctor thought that 1S98 was one of the most Important in the history of the nation. Tbe victories of our army and navy had extended our territory, and added new and important responsibility to tbe Christian church. He believed tbat tbe blessings of this government would add to the spiritual and material welfore of the people. SALE DAY. Public Sales?Great Multitude of People. Always on Sale Day In January there Is a great gathering of citizens from various parts of tbe county. Tbe colored people were largely in excess of tbe white people. - When Mr. H. W. Bowie called the sales from the Court House, about an acre, more or less, of people assembled around him. The first sale was that of seven sbara of tbe Greenwood Cotton Mills, under order from the Probate Judge. 8350 was tbe first and only bid. Tbe erier tried bis best to get a raise. Falling in securing a higher bid the seven sbares were knrcked down to J. G. Aiken for8S.iO. SALES BT PROBATE JUDGE. I Estate of Arthur Bass: 50 acres, more or \ less, bounded by lands of J. J. Bass, Thomas Mann. Lewis Ramey and P. A. Cheatham, to A. L. Bass for $335. SALES BV THE MASTER. Wm. H. Parker, as Executor oftbe last Will ! and Testament of Samuel McGowan: 200 i J acres, more or less, bounded by lands of John O.Edwards, W. A. Lanier, the A. J. Poore and others, to James Evans for $1,485. Mary A. Gilliam and others: 3 tracts, 500 acres, more or less, bounded by lands of Gilliam Bros., lands formerly known as the Mill tract, lands formerly owned by Samuel Link, the Alston lands, lands formerly known as lands of Vernon, the Haskell lands, lands formerty known as Estate of Jas. A. Norwood and by Little River, being the Southern half of the land conveyed by Hutoon Lee to James A Glllam,iSr., andTbomas Robertson. Sold as follows to Jas. Gilliam : Tract No. 1,5? acres $ 170 Tract No. 2,202 acres 800 Tract No. 8,22% acres 1,090 I have moved my paper and book stand over to the enterprising firm of Jones F. Mil Jer, on opposite oorner from the hotel. I will be pleased to have all my customers to come over and see me. I assure you that you will , be better suited there, I will carry the same lines an 1 have heretofore. I am also in a bet ter position to call at your nomes ana win gladly do so. A. S. J. Caaeldy. I -a* * fp*." . fs^ A . T , j RAISING THE FLAG. * ii Spain's Banner Compx Down in XIavaua, and Old Glory Goes Up b: to the Sonnd of Martial Music. [| Havana, January 2.?The sovereignty or U Cuba passed from Spain to the United States 11 lit noon to-day. The form of the transfer was Bimple, consisting only of an exchange of " speeches in the salon of the palace, tbehaDg log down of the Spanish flag and Ihe raising in its stead, the flag of the United Slates on 01 the palace roof. Salutes were fired froin the b.' heavy guns of the forts and the war ships before and after the change of (lags. The raising ofthe Stars and Stripes were greeted with cheers by the people, who covered the roofs of >r the buildings around the palace and the plaza. No crowd was permitted to gather in the na streets in the vicinity of the palace to witness ,e me epocnuiHsiug mucuvu, ai. u ?i:wa a -guard composed of the 2d battalion of the 10th fr infantry, marched into the Plaza l>e Armas. under command of Capt Viet, and formed around the square. Captain General Gastellanos watched them with interest from the balcony of his apartments as they entered the " square and were stationed at all the streets CS approaching the plaza. No one was allowed U to enter without a pass, and all the doors of the palace facing the square were ordered to be closed. Only those who couid get on tho roofs and balconies of houses in the neighborhood saw ' what was going on before the pi palace. re With the guard was the band ofthb2dIlli- u nois regiment, which had been selected for u the occasion as the best band of the 7th army corps. With the band were the buglers of the 8th and 18th infantry. w The weather was warm, the sun bursting at ai intervals through the lljght clouds, and the ai soldiers in blue who were forced to stand In tt the sun found the beat oppressive. The troops were formed iu extended order around 3, the square, three paces apart, and the band f I was massed iu front of the palace entrance w across the street, at the edge of the park. p] Brig Gen Clous, the master ef ceremoAies of the day. at 10.30 o'clock issued instructions to g( the officers who were to take charge of the tc various departments of the Government at 12 o'clock. Col Dudley was assigned to th< de- 0, partment of Justice, office of the secretary of the Captain General; Major I>. W. V. Ken- tD dod, adjutant general of ihe department, to th? truiwmrv ; Cant Frank B. Hanna. assistant t> publio Instruction, and Co) Dunwoody, of the signal corps, to tbe publio wortcs department. p( Each of these officers were instructed thus: b, "On the firing of the last gun or the first tw en tc ty-one at noon, you are to go to tbe place Ht assigned you and demand possession of tbe of- y flee in tbe name of tbe United States." These orders were given under tbe arcade of q tbe palace. Each officer had with bim a u Cuban iaterpreter, a ({roup of whom stood by n, olad In dark clotbes and wearing silk bats. 0j In a carriage nearby were the American Sags m which were to be raised at various points, jj At 11.10 Major Gen Wade andlMaJor Gen 8a Butler, of tbe American evacuation commis- w Bion,arrived from El Vedado, accompanied $ by their 6talfe. Tbe.v were met by Brig Gen q, Clous and Major T. Bentley Mott, of Geu Lud- re low's staff. About tbe same moment Luclen P] J. Jerome, Brltlsb vice consul, arrived. He [q was warmly greeted by tbe American officers. Major Gen John R. Brooke, Governor,of Cuba, and Major Gen Ludlow, Governor of , the city of Havana, accompanied by their staffs, arrived at half-past II in carriages, Gen Brooke and Gen Adna K. Cbaflee, Gen Brooke's chief of staff. In the first carriage. * In each of tbe other carriages rode a Cuban 11 general with Amerloan officers. Tbe Cubans were Gens Laoret, Mario Menooal, Mayla Rodriguez, Serafin Sanobes, Jose Miguel Ut Gomez. Nodarte, Rafael De Cardenas, Ag*a- "r menteand Vldal, and Col Vallente. As the carriages drove up tbe 2d company of the 8Stb Spanish Inlantry, under command of Col Don t'1 Rafael Salamanca, presented arms, and the JJi American band started up with "The Stars at and Stripes Forever," the Spanish colonel pi naiuting. lr At 11.45 Major Gen Lee, Military Governor J*? of the Province of Havana, with his staff, Joined Gen Brooke. The latter then jrossed f0 the street to tbe palace, Gen Lee on ^ne6ide of him and Gen Chaffee on the other, followed l*j by tbe other American generals and tbe Cuban officers. Tbe Cubans wore dark blue Pe uniforms, brown felt bats and gray gloves ro and they carded machetes. A flourish of trumphets greeted theproces- jfl Jlon and tbe Spanish troops presented arms lu is tbe Amerlcanerentered the palace. Tbe ra - - ... K., UI UQDans remained ouusiut) uum muuncu m uj members of Gen Brooke's staff, the Spanish >' loldlery remaining all the while at "present f? *rms." As soon as all were within the SDan- le Ish troops formed a column or fours and Be marched around the right side of the plaza to lD the docks, while the band of the 2d Illinois cr volunteers played the Spanish ".Royal Vlarcb." THE SCENE IN THE PALACE. Wi On entering the palace tbe American Gen- pr jrals went to tbe saloon lacing tbe plaza, nj which Is on the second floor. Here were fathered the members of the Captain Gen- lsi eral'B staff, Col. Gelpl, Lieut Cols Belled, ac jHrauta and Bonlt&s, Major Prlego, Capt. ] RlteneandCapts. Adolfoaud Ramon Castel- pr lanos, sons of the Captain Ganeral. 2d Thn Americans erouDed themselves near a fa large mirror, between the two central winlows, the stall being on tbe right, while on th the left were the,American stalls, the Cuban dl generals and tbe correspondeu ts. J Suddenly Captain General Castellancs en- In tered the salon without Jceremooy from tbe dr le/t and greeted Gen. Brooke and others, tia A.Iter shaking bands, Gen. Brooke sat upon a Ct sofa, while Gen. Castellanos moved .towards cil the groap of Cuban generals. British Vice ?p Consul Jerome Introduced him to Gen. May Ik or Rodriguez. Shaking both the bands of the wl Cuban officer. In the usual Spanish fashion, co Uen. Castellanos said: "we have been 1 Bnemies, but I respect you for your correct of Attitudes and opinions. I have pleasure in fr< shaklDg your band." Gen. Rodriguez replied: "I thank you. General, I feel sorry for tbe Spanish army, which has defended the banner It was sworn < to defend. Ial60 have pleasure In shaking th your bands." sh GaptaJ a General Castellanos iben took bis at position near Major Gen- Brook*. Tbe bau wi of aanveitatlon on the American aide of tbe ge Bbamber contiwted wftfc J tbe cllmc* on tHe Spanish aide. - . Q, / There warn a mirked difference, too.between ly A"?grteaw9 wad BpwtiWit the farmer tall, th heavy and wearing much gold cord; tbe lat- sa ter small and slight, in bluestripcd cambric at uniforms. Tbe Spaniards were depressed, o, tbe Americans were correspondingly buoyant, he At the last stroke of 12 the boom of a gun brought all eyeB to tbe point in tbe room pt where stood tbe Captain General, who was w talking with an American officer. Im- w mediately all was silence. The Captain Gen- la eral stepped to the left, taking bis position sta directly In front of his staff. On his right ec stood Capt. J. S. Hart, Interpreter to the er United States military commission. Next to tli Capt. Hart, lu the order named, were Gens. Chaffee, Brooke, Ludlow, Lee. Wade, Butler and Clous. Immediately behind Gen. Chaffee Was Senator<John W. Daniel, of Virginia. y At this moment the band on tbe plaza was ar Dlaylng the Spanish national hymn. As the (4 guns at Cabanas fortress ceased tiring there re was a breathless pause in the Alon. Every- (0 body knew that the American Bag was being ut ralsep on the staff on tbe root or the palace fr, by Major Butler, son of Gen. Butler, and tbat aI the Stars and Stripes was going up on all the tc other official staffs In Havana. After this fl, Becood ofsilence tbe band on tbe plaza played u "Tbe Star Spangled Banner," while tbe guns li of tbe fleet and fortress began to roar out a SH national salute of twenty one guns. Immediately Captain General Castellanos q banded tbe manuscript of his speech to Capt. ot Hart and began to speak. lc Addressing himself to Major Gen. Wade, president of the United States military com- ga mission, Gen. Castellanos said : 0, Gentlemen ; In compliance with tbe treaty 0< of Paris, tbe agreement of the military commissioners of tbe island and the orders of my King, at this moment of noon, January 1, 1999, there ceases in Cuba Spanish sovereighty and beelns tbat of the United States. In con- ?] sequence I declare you In command |of the Island, with the object that you'may exorcise it, declaring to you that I will be first In re- d< spectlog it. Peace having been established at between our respective Governments, I 10 promise you to give all due respect to the tu United States Government, and I hope ?,hat the good relations already existing between J" our armies will continue until the termina- 16 tion of the evacuation of those under my sc orders in this territory." After Capt. Hart had translated the address, Gen. Wade said to Gen. Brooke : 1 "I transfer this command to you." ta Mejor Gen. Brooke said: "I accept this 1 great trust in behalf of the Government and Si President of the United States, and (address- m ing Captain General Cttstellanos) I wish you at and the gallant gentlemen with you a pleasam return to your native land. May pros- oi perlty attend you and all who are with you." Gens, brooke and Castellanos then shook hands, after whloh Gen. Castellanos and stall w retired from the throne room, shaking hands G with Mr. Jerome, who stood near the door of re exit. As they retired there wns a movement of toward Gen. Btooke, Brig Gen. Clous shaking h( him by the hand and saying: "Success to cc you." Gens. Brooke and Cbafi'ee, with others, then stepped upon the balcony and looked hc down upon the plaza. A big American flag Jm flying over the arsenal was in full view, anti farther away the Stare and Stripes stream^^H over Cabanas Fortress. Meanwhile the flolalsof Spain were Kaylnp farewell to jMBflMH nation's seat of power In the New Wor"^H_ ig Turning to his officers, Gen Cast^B|fl#fiHi said ; wllh tears in bin eyes: fflK] "Gentlemen, I have been in than I have balrs ou my head, possession has never failed bi Adieu, gentlemen, adieu." ^ DEPAKTUKE GEN. Then, with arms up-rjyiHHiBjifijHpRellauos M swiftly moved towardJBlQHHHBRy. escort- A ed by GeD. ChaB'eo, (UUHKM^CP^y his staff. (1< As be crossed tbe nHBEHPrlcan ladles, wbo were Btandl^^BSWmUKy of tbe barracks waved bagfiHHjKaEd GeD. Castel- n( lanos i -*"' kissing bis band toward tbemT*%?Bgy At tbe dock Gens. .OMRs and Chaffee bade blm farewell, aDd tbe retiring Captain General pat off for tbe Spanish transport Rabat, on yc which he will proceed to Mataozas. He will ev \ ) , : > ? 9 accompanied by a battalion of the 88th ) fan try. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. Washington, January 1.?The .following rlet cablegram** conveylDg Information ol ie transfer of Spanish Koverelgnty in Cuba > the Americans, anil of the raising of tbe nlted Stiitcs flag were received here daring ie afternoon: Havana, January 1,1S98.?Secretary of War, Washington: The flag raised on Castle torro, Cabanas. tbe palace and other buildigs In city. Government formally turned rer by Gen. Castellanos to commission, and p It translerred to Gen. Krooke Wade Chairman, Vjiuum, ocucmij. "Aavann, January 1?The President, Washigton; The Government, formally surrenjred by Gen. Casteliagoa to American comlission at 12 o'clock, and by the latter transrred to Gen. Brooke. Ceremonies success* illy carried out. The American flag flies oin Morro Castle, Cabanas, the palace and ,ber buildings. City orderly. Wade Chairman, "Clous, Secretary "Havana, January 1.?To the Secretary ol far. WasliiuKton ' The flap sent up on Morrc tstle and the palace at 12.04 P. M., local me. John R. Brooke, "MaJor>General Commanding. GEN. BROOKE KECEPTION. Major Gen. Brooke held a reception in the ilace salon, the various officials paying their ispects and promising allegiance to the ntted States. First came the doctors of the niverslty of Havana. President Barriel at >eir head. All wore black silk and velvet ?wns, and small, octagonal, black silk caps, 1th yellow tasseK All bared their beads id bowed low. Next came the municlnal HhorltieN, beaded by the mayor, aod after lem the Economical Society, formerly an Ivisory board to the Captain General, with snor Altredo Zayas, its prelident, leading, ben came the tlreman. Numerous speeches ere made, to all of which Gen. Brooke relied briefly. At the close of the reception the Cuban snerais were introduced. Gen. Brooke said > tbom: "I shall look to you to assist me In carrying H the purpose that brought us to these lores. It is a great trust, and I shall expect iost extraordinary assistance from you." Gen. Laciet., who acted as spokesman for te Cuban officers, assured the United States iililary Governor that everything In the jwer of the Cnban military officials would 3 done to help the Americans restore Cuba i a condition of peace aod prosperity. This >eecb was fan slated by Capt. Iage, ol Irglnla. It was scarcely half-past 12 o'clock when en. Brooke and his statf left the palace for le Hotel Inglaterre. Commodore Crowell id Capts 8lgsbee, Berry, Cowles and Foss. o( the Uniten States squadron, arrived a few inutes after, too late to pay their respects, lie only lady who witnessed the scene in tbe ilon was Mrs. John Adams Fair, of Boston, ho was ushered into the palace by mistake. rhen she was about to retire Col. Gelpi, the iptaln General's chief of staff1, begged her to LLltMli. All IUC UtUCl JttU I CO rrcig aooiguvu aces in tbe balcony of tbe barracks overoklng tbe plaza. A DAMPER ON THE PARADE. The parade of the United Stases troops lowed the feeling: of the Cuban element of e population. The march was from El edndo, along the Archla Del Notre, the rado and Central Park toCerro and Quema>s. / About every fourth house displayed some :coratlon, a palm branch, a bit of red, white id blue bunting or a flag. Not a dozen igs were to be seen In the stately Prado. In e.Acbla Del Notre tbe troops passed under e skeletons of triumphal arches, left unwished when it was decided to postpone the >moD8tratlon. The roois, the streels. the irks and the wayside In the suburban dlsIcts were crowded with curious, but for the ost part, silent spectators. Now and again ere was a cry. "Viva Los Americanos," I lowed by a burst of cheering, but there was ) general expression of public rejoicing, lough Major Gen. Lee, who rode at the bead the column on a gray charger, received a srsonal ovation along nearly tno entire >ute. Major Gen. Brooke, Major Gen. Lndlow and e other generals reviewed the corps, dandg on a bench in front of the Hotel Inglaierand surrounded by their staffs. As tbe ool Jin swung Into Central Park, pa6t the lonelooking statue of tbe Queen Regent, it ade an impressive appearance, Gen. Lee ft the procession and Joined tbe reviewing nerals. At this point there was mere cbterg than elsewhere for tbe Americans, the owd being immense and densely congested. THE ORDER dt THE PARADE. as as follows: Brig Gen. Lloyd Wbeaton's brigade, comlsed tbe 1st Texas Infantry, the 2d Loulsia i infantry and the 2d engineers. Brig Gen. Wlllson's brigade comprising the t Virginia Infantry, the Oth Iowa Infantry id tbe 6th Missouri infantry. Brig Gen. H. C. Hasbrouck's brigade, comiaingtbelst North Carolina iDfantry, the Illinois infantry and the 101st Indiana lnntry. Major Gen. J. W. Kelfer rode In advance of e last two brigades, forming the second vision. Every man in the Inst company of the 101st dlana infantry, as he entered Central Park, ew from under his uniform a small Cuban g and waved it before t.tieassemblage. The mans went nearly wild with cheers and exLenient, and Gen. Loe immediately sent InectorGen Lieut Col. Curtis Guild, Jr., to der the Indlanians to put away the flags, tilch they did. It is reported that the entire mpany is under arrest. l'he offending Indlanians were thememhers Company G. who had received the flags jin some Cuban women. G EX. LEE'S POPULARITY. yen. Lee turned in after the column passed, e crowd pressing close around his horse, aking his hand and making other demonrations of.affecilonate Interest. Hlsorderly hnr/ijinp/l txrlth ftno?firn fnr t.hfi rbe corps wis up at daylight at Camp uamadoa, took dgfll'e, then marched lelsuretoFt?ado,adlsiw.icu of five miles, rested ere and bad breakfast, after massing haver,cks, reaching tbe foot of Ibe Prado t?t noon id geltlng back to camp after rests at 4 clock .having marched nearly twenty miles, >t, foot-sore and tired. Havana harbor presented k striking apiiirance this morning. Tbe Stars and Stripes ere conspicuous on tbe American meu-cfar and merchantman across the bay, while uncbes were constantly plying between tbe lore and tbe Nbips. Tbe docks were crowd1 with slght-seers. many of whom wished to iter Morro Castle and Cabanas fortress, but mv were refused admission. the ceremony at cabanas. Wben Lleot Lee, son of Gen. Lee, with leut. Jones and Lieut. Col. Llverraore.orthe ray ; Ensign Webster, Boatswain Hill and unuer Applegate, of the cruiser Brooklyn, presenting tbe nevy. entered Cabanas, they und no Spanish flag flying from tbe staff id the halyards were tangled. Twq sailors otn tbe Brooklyn rove off new halyards, id Lieut Lee requested tbe Spanish officer charge. Lieut Cache, to hoist the Spanish ig, that tbe Americans might salute it. leut. Cache was about to do this, wben leut. Col.Cavestany.Governor'of the fortress, .id it would be unnecessary. Then, on a irnal from the Brooklyn, tbe snilors under uuner Applegate, at Cabanas, fired twentyle guns, after which Lieut. Lee, who was i full dress, hoisted the Stars and Stripes, ie Spaniards firing twenty-one guns in lute, and Lieut. Col. Cavestany handing rer the keys of the forts and an Inventory Its contents to tbe American officer. AT 910KK0 CASTliK. Lleat Wade, son of Gen Wade, raised the ars and Stripes, and Quartermaster Sergt ersolg hauled down the SpaniBb (lag amid leers. Lieut Col Blrnle, of the ordance apartment, gave a receipt, under the evacuion agreement, for the contents of the fort, iLieut Sancho, the Spanish Governor, then, irnlng over the fortifications to Major Rus11 Harrison, of Gen Lee's staff, who, in turn, ade a formal delivery to Lieut Patterson, it North Carolina infantry, who has a garrison force of ten men. Then the Spaniards were escorted oat of the istle by American troops under Major Harson and given a cordial furwell o.i leaving ir the transport. Lieut Wade was refused possesion of the [ianish flag, the Spanish officers saylne > hey ust take it with .uem. About noon aCu'ii produced a spect^yar effect by Mtlng ose a big Cuban kite strung high ;er Mprro Castle^^HHBew all the aiter)ol). jgX BscThe United a^^HHfl^Vcnmmlssloners I red 12..10 that the overnor had formally rur inaerea me uuveriHin'm 'Cuba.^^^^^^^HVnerican flag had been Wade, president of the 1116 'allowing; " commission upon the I^^^^^^^HpallOD ol 1 tH mission, nnd the H0*8u ddBPfltlou of Cuba bv the United ur&NC . gfir Wm McKlnley." wm JflVse also received the President's HMBptlun" su|Vluli> General Gastellanos was escortmgBnf wburf by Gens Clous and Chaffee, Hind played the Spanish "Royal March,,' Hen Castellauos thanked Gen Clous and, an rstepped Into bis launch, vrepl. Crowds of panlards, men and women, all dreseed In lack,gathered upon the sea wall and silently atched the fleet pass out. There was not a lout, nor a handkerchief was waved. Men act women wept together. Tbe Spanish juardron, which sailed, to rendezvous at artlnlque, consisted of the Rapldo, with dmlral Monterola onboard; Galicla, Maries De Monllnas, Vlncente Yanez, Plnzou. arques De Ensenada, Vasco Nunez^ pnd atri'ota. the last towing the transport Filipl58. - 1 ' ' m m When yon buy goods at Mllford & DuPre'fl >u cau depend on getting tbe best, and erythlng (resh at ^owest prices. > ....... dk . ... GREENVILLE MAN IN CUBA. Letter From One of.tbe Engineer f Force Giyinsr Rumors and Facts as Ween In itn American Camp. The following arc extracts from a letter recalved here from Qalncy Land, who went to , the war with the First North Carotlna regii mentandls now with the engineer corps in . Cuba: Quemodus, Cuba, Dec. 22.?It affords me | great pleasure to write to you to-night. Well, this 1h a little towu about the size of Greenville and Ib 10 miles from Havana, and It is an awfully pretty place. There Is not a . Spaniard here; tney have given up this town and gone to Havana, from which place they , are leaving every day. There are American flues nil over this ulace, bat none in Havana. . if one Is rained there It Is torn down by tbe i Spaniards. It Is dangerous to go to Havana; some of our drivers are killed on the road coming to camp every nlgbt. American troops are comiog in every day.* A hundred lady nurses arrived today and tbe Cubans r followed tbem like Negroes follow ' Mr as. i The Cuban soldiers bad a big parad ast Sunday. Whites and Negroes go u.,. ' >" and they were all mounted. They hav?> prettiest little ponies you ever saw and all . of these ponies are single footers. All the buildings In this place are like the ones in tbe city; there Is not a two story house here, and all have Iron bars over the windows and doors. There are no dry goods houses here. I will go to the city for some shoes Sunday. Shoes here are band made and are cheaper than at home, which is the only thing I have beard of being cheap; except cigars, which sell for almost nothing. Chewing tobacco Is high; Cubans do not chow, but you can bet they smoke all tbe time. This is the most beautiful country In tbe world; like spring all tbe time; tbe trees stay greet) all the year round; people nere are now gathering sweet potatoes. The Cubans boil 1 their potatoes, they know nothing of baking, there are no stoves here except those brought by the soldiers. This little town Is quarantined. No soldier or anyone employed by the government can go through the streets or into any bouse. We have to get Cubans to buy for us. These people here do not know when Sunday comes ' and Christmas will be no more to me than any other day. Havana is not under guard yet and 1 am going down thereto mall this letter Sunday. I can't get any slampB here. I am awfully anxious lo hear from yoa. I wiih with the l9t North Carolina, but am now with the 2nd volunteer engineer corps; have \ a good Job, going to work at 7 and quitting at 5, with rest In the day which makes the working time eight hours. The first two days I was at work over here I had to pay 81.50 a day for meals and 35oents , for a cot to sleep ou. I met a man by the name of Vlck and be found me a placfl In the engineer camp where 1 could get meals for $2 a week. Then I went over to the North Carolina camp where Colonel Hall gave me a lent and hay to make a bed, and one of the 2d Virginia boys gave me two shel.? i coirorf fnir?ihnr nnrt mndn a bed lick. We have no use for coals here except as pillows. None of the men wear ooats and some of tbtm no shirts. It Is bard to get water to drink here, to say nothing of water for washing parposes. All oar drinking water Is hauled In wagons; I think I have washed my lace three times in a week. The United stated government Is patting In water works, on which we are working night and day, but It will be ten days yet before any WHter Is gotten to the camps. Everybody from America seems to be satisfied ; all seem to like the Island. I haveoflen said that I wanted to be in a place where I knew nobody. There are only four men here now whom 1 have known before, and they are oat oi sight now I dou't like this part of It as much as I thought I would. I am now at wort on themtsslooary building; there are to be lour of them, 100 feet oy 400 feet, and a cold storage and an ice factory for the Armour company to put up beef In. Tbere is also to be a hoopltal building 100 feet by 700 feet. The engineer in charge told me today that we would likely have to repair all the old Spanish barracks for our occupan-** r ?**? ooinnor 83 ft) a duv n.nd none of wj. X ? "* b- r> ?? - ? uu do aH much work Id a week as we do in a doy at borne. Anything that can drive a call can get ?2 a day, but tne Americans are given all the privileges. Tbere are eighteen Americans and nlnety-slx Cubans at work here and you bet we have a time telling them how an what to do. We can't understand tbem and they can't understand us. Ihero Is to be a hot lime in Havana on the 1st. Work will be suspended and all the troops will go la to see the flag raised by General Lee over Morro castle. Everybody Is expecting trouble that day. There will be Ave United Stales battleships In the harbor that day. I wish I bad my tools here, but It wouI<L cost 821 duty to ship. Uncle Sam, however, furnishes us all the tools we need. There are all kinds of American gamblers and fakirs here and tbey are coming In every day. We can get tbe Chicago Record here every other day four days old. If there Is anything In the home paper ol Interest cut ft out and send me. I wish you could taste this Cuban bread ; It Is good but It as bard as a brick and costs 20 cents a loaf and tba loaves are not as iar.ra au thnsn ?.t home. Beef Is 35 centa a pound ; bam 40 cents a pound ; bacon 28 cents; entree (JO cents; Irl*b potatoes 8:.20 a peck ; sweet potatoes 90 cents a peck ; eggs 70 cents a dozen; onions $2 a peck; beef liver, 26 cents a pound; and a pack otDuke cigarettes costSS cents In American raouey ; American beer 1)5 ccuts a bottle American wtiiskey S3 25 a quart. Well, I will, write again Voon if I donH lie down and die In the meantime. -I know If I evergetslck enough logo to the hospital I wisl never cume out alive, for I feel that way; plenty of yellow fever In Mariana, seven miles from here. The soldiers are dying there like sheep. Butnoueof as know wh-it is the matter with them. Alter they leave their company to go to the hospital, none of the boys ever see them again. None ol the men a re allowed there and nobody except the doctors knows what's the matter with them. I do not feel uneasy now, I did not come here to die and I hope some day to oome back to the United States and visit old South Carolina, but It Is bard to tell whether I will or not. There Is one thin* sure. I do not want to die In this country and be laid away In these rocks and mountains. I don't see bow they ever ilig a grave for everything is as rocky as can be. Write soon as there Is no telling wbat may happen before I get a letter from home. THE POST MASTER. An Additional Chapter In the Huch Vexed Question., A meeting of citizens of tbe town and community was held in theuourt Mouse on tbe evening ot the 2nd, in tbe Interest of tbe post ofllce at Abbeville. J. F. Lyon was called to tbe chair and S. C. Cason acted as Secretary. A resolution was adopted that tbe following peiltlon be sent to tbe authorities at Washington, in the interest of Mr. R. H. Link: To ri is Excellency, Win. McKloley, President United Slates, Washington, D. C.: We, the undersigned oitizens and patroDS of the post office at Abbeville, South Carolina, respecifully recommend and request the reuppointmeut of Mr. Robert S. Link as post master lor said office. He has beeu a careful, competent and courteous public servant, having given entire satisfaction to all classes of patrons, and we,desire his re-appointment, believing that the public good of this community will be best subserved thereby. A resolution was also adopted that a comko t/\ ron noat t ho flnfhnrl. UiibbCC UC appuitiliCU %\r <v\|uwo? ?uv tips at Washington to withdraw the names of certain citizens of Abbeville lrom the application of Mr. Morton for the position of post master who bad signed under a misapprehension. The second resolution offered was that a committee be appointed to notify Mr. J. M. Collins that he would not be acceptable to the people of Abbeville as post master. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE, Lowudedvllle Suffers Connlderitble IiOSB. Saturday morning about 1:80 o'clock, we were aroused from.our slumbers by that dread cry. especially in the night time, fire, lire: it uemg icnriicu w ui, i. u. vuu>ej ? store, near the deport, was on fire. In a very few minutes quite a number of our people, white I'.nd black, of the town and couutry, gathered there. The fire had already gained 't)<? much heidway to attempt to save the hnildmg or even its contents. Harper <fc Latimer's stores adjoining, were soon envelopod in flumes, aud in a short time they, with their contents, were burned. The loe? 10 t hese merchants will be considerable. They were only partially Insured. They h ive not as yet positively decided as to what they will do, but suppose that they will rebuild. Ariioltl'M Fan MakerN. Two good sized houses have witnessed the performance given by this excellent company at the Opera House. Monday night "The School Master's Pupil" was the play which was thoroughly enjoyed by every one present. Last night the play was "The Two Orphans" and H was undoubtedly tue nest performance ever given in this city for 25,35 and 50 ccnts. Today at 3 o'clock the company will give a family matinee lor ladles and . children, when that well known comedy, "Peck's Bad Boy and His Cbum," will be pro ducfd. Bring the little folks, they will enjoy it. The prices for the matinee have been reduced to 10 and 20 cents. To nleht the company will present a very laughable comedy entitled "a. Trip to Boston." Tho company Is the best that has ever appeared In this city at popular prices. If you huve not been, go to-night, and enjoy a good hearty laugh. The specialties Introduced by Bice A Walter, I Miss Ethel Evans, and Mr. Joe Vance are very good. w **.. *. State of Sontb Carolina, Hnnntv nf AMiAvillfl. VWUUvj V? **wwv t ?. COURT OF PROBATE. Copy Summons. For Relief. (Complaint not Served.) Wm. F. Jennings, as administrator, <fcc., plaintiff, against Mary Ann Cailabam and others, defendants, TO THE DEFENDANT Grant Cailabam. You ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND required to answer tbe complaint in this action, wbicb is filed In the office of tbe Judge of Probate, for tbe said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to tbe said complaint on tbe subscriber ut bis office at Abbeville Court House, Soutb Carolina, within fort; days after the service hereof, exclusive of tbe day of such service; and If you fall to answei the complaint wltbln the time aforesaid, the plaintiff In this action will apply to tbe Courl for tbe relief demanded In the complaint. Dated 8rd day of January, 1869. R. E. HILL, Judge of Probate. To Grant Callaham, absent defendant: TAKE NOTICE that tbe Complaint In the above entitled case was filed in the office oj tbe Judge of Probate for Abbeville County or tbe 2nd day of January, 1899. R. E. HILL, J. P. A. C. REPORT OF TRUSTEES ABBEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT Report of trustees of abbevilli School District for term' ending June 1, 1893. RESOURCES. Speclat Tax 88,731 91 Constitutional Tax 1,559 96 Tuition feas 21 Go?85,308 51 DISBURSED. Paid Supt. R. F. Gillfam $1,000 00 Mr. W.B.Bradley, 9 mos. $50.. 450 00 MlssWlntonPark8.9moe.S50 450 00 Mlns M.W.Caldwell, 9mos.840 860 00 Miss Mary Cox. 9 mos. $30...... 270 00 Miss Janle Perrln, 9 mos.880_ 270 00 MlssBessleEdwards, 9mos $10 860 00 MlssNellleCocbran, fimos.SJO 270 00 MlssLottleO'Danlel.Omoa.WO 360 00 " Colored teachers.. 700 00 " For painting building. 304 15 " For coal, 37 tons 164 50 " Janitor, Geo. Pressiey._ 125 00 " Insurance on building, J. T. Parks 103 00 " 42 desks and freight 103 86 " Discounts and Interest. 153 10 , " Printing ? Press and Banner 832.08, Medium $13 - 45 98 " For School supplies, wood, Ink, kerosene, chalk, <feo 70 02 " Est. W. A. Lee, money advanced 88 80 " Glass $20, glazing S1.60,. 2150 11 J. M. Lawson account. 14 95 " On piano 28 55-85,668 4! " Repairs on building 39 M Pres. Hartzog's exp...... 10 t)l 85,717 75 W, A. TEMPLET0N, Chairman. Jan. 3,1SW. STATEMENT showing the condition of the Pfl.rmflrs' "Rani? m mimmmmvm m* vmmmj Of Abbeville. S. C., at close of business 81si December, 1898., RESOURCES. Loans and discounts ?110,967 1( Real estaie, furniture and fixtures... 1,48-5 G< Revenue stamps ..... 104 8i Due from other banks 86,575 01 Overdraws 290 2' Cash and checks 10,595 85 $160,019 l'i LIABILITIES. Capital .. 8 75,000 0( Surplus fund 6.500 01 Undivided profits - 1,081 05 Dividends unpaid 593 M Dividend No.15 payable 2d Jan., 1899 2.250 0C Deposits .. 74,6-14 32 8160,019 i; South Carolina, Abbeville County. I, Julius H. DuPre, Cashier of the above Darned bank, do solemnly swear tbat the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Julius H. DuPre, Casbier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this January, 1890. ' J.G.Aiken, N. P. S. C. 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Magazine fashion , Designer, Magazine fashion ; Harper Bazaar, Magazine fashion. MeClures wide wide world ovur land and Strand; Metropolitan. Coamopolltlan, Munsey, Recreation, Century Magazine, FraDk Lesl'.o, Pnrllau. Currant Literature, Review of Reviews. Stand arris Big magazine, omt? ^?i. ethers. I also take subscriptions for these and will make the terms to suit you. A. S. J. Cassl'Jy. 1 Happy iVe w 1 ? H I wish to thank my w mers for their kind anc k'rj 3^ during 1898, and to e /|\ best wishes for a brigh ' i Year. ! A With larger stock i ? jw ities for business I expe ; 1 in 1899, and if you an ; goods at right prices, I T a continuance of yo /|\ Again wishing you a h WS am, Yours 1 1 ! w Due West, S. C., Jan ? | r^mo M January ist, 1899, 5 || the store next to Pennej Bj occupied by J. Allen Sn | Amos 1 T?r?v "PfoeVi Fivn JL. V/J. JL VMJUL Jk VI Prices anc Prescri GO TO... ?*P. B. Sj J / ' ! Night Calls Ansv JOHN W Undertaker and > r DEALER .Coffins, Caskets and > With all the appliances fqr embalming experience in this line ensures satisfaction i 1Q At nnnn (n-How tho iftldnH I VUl. lO# AW uuv/u ?U WWJ | nm of Puerto Rico passed out of the hands!ry of Spain into the formal possession of ^ the United States. Gen. Brooke is both the military and civil governor. ^er A large number of former Spanish of- we] ficials of the island are taking steps to gon become naturalized American citizens. e(j j Oct. 19.?Admiral Schley has been tjja placed in charge of the naval station mo at San Juan, Puerto Rico. * Oct. 20.?U. S. Army officers in- ^ specting and locating camp tiles in jjea South Carolina. be-, Oct. 21.?Col. Jos. K. Alston, of the mo 1st Regiment, S. C. troops, died in anc Yorkville, S. C.; and Sergeant Mor-'tjje gau T. Mooney of the 2nd Regiment, a?e 8. C. troops, died in Jacksonville, Fla. ^ot Second S. C. regiment leaves Jacfi- tj,a souville, Fla., for Savannah, Ga., from in t which place they are scheduled to saw j me, tor Cuba next month. n~ Oct. 22.?Second S. C. regiment ; reaches Savannah, Ga., and goes into gtr? earn p. , Time for occupation of Cuba by U. ajj S. trooppostponed from Nov. 1 to u Dec. 1, in order for soldiers to be some- ? what safe from yellow fever. , Additional time (beyond Dec. 1) qj grauted Spain for evacuation of Cuba, ^ a* it in admitted to be an impossibility . for the 120,000 Spanish soldisrs to be , deported by the date first set. P Despite protests of II. S. commis- ( sioners, Spanish officials iu Cuba are selling, as well a-t shipping home, gov- r ernment property which is claimed by the United States as prizes of war. Oct. 24.?Time for evacuation of {; , *? 1? f hna nirnin 1 ., uuua. uy ojiamau uwp- ?p_._ rt1? been extended : Jan. 1, 1399, i3 the date tnow net by our Government. Oct. 25.?Work has been bgun on the winter camps at Columbia. S. C., & I for U. S. soldiers. It is adjoining the Fair grounds. . The 1st S. C. regiment is to be mus- h~f, tered out Nov. 10. OMtl Lt. Col. J. H. Tillman has been ap- rf^ pointed colonel of the 1st S. C. regi- l * ment, vice J. Iv. Alston, deceased. wjlJ -? ? ? it is An exchange gives us a paragraph which not only poiuts a moral but mo* teaches more than it says. The para- e.no graph is this: "A western paper recently invited mot the surviving Union and Confederate A ?;?a Qppnnnt, of the hrav-lonh VlllUCIO IV/ ? I > V U11 MVV est act ofserved by each during the but Civil War. Col. Thomas W. Hijrgin- traf son said that at a dinner at Beaufort, ?>v< S. C., where wine flowed freely, and be a ribald jests were bandied, Dr. Minor, ture a alight, boyish fellow, who did not fief drink, was told that he could not go 'ts 1 V.-UV friends and custo- $ / 1 liberal patronage W xtend to them my S, ^ t and happy New $ md increased fkcilct to increase sales W 11| i looking for' rightS V respectfully solicit w -v ur veilueu idvujLd. ^ :-?g$ag LaPPy New Year, I M * Sam'l J. Todd. || I will remove to M r's Drug Store, now 11 3. Morse, j .gs, Low L Accurate ption Work | Deed's.**-^ rered Promptly. ' p l Embalmer. . Metallic Cases, Thirty-three years of basinets and guarantees the best results. ;il be bad drunk a toast, told a ato-' or sung a song. He replied, 'I mot-sing, but I will give you a * 8t, although I must drink it in wa- v: It is "Our Mothers " The men re so affected and ashamed that le took him hy the hand and thank- . him for displaying courage greater n that required to walk up to the uth of a cannon." Tow, it would be interesting'to con- , jr just why that toast touched the ^ ,rts of that company of wine-bib3. Of course, the reference to "our . : '* ?? tbers" awakened tender memories ' ./*' '] I made deep impressious, both as to subject of the toast and the courof the man offering it. But )n h of these is a recognized appeal to '*jp t which is the highest and noblest svery man. No man with any elents in him wants bis mother's ne associated with wine-drinking > I whiskey revelling. That demon1* ites that all men at heart feel that h indulgences are wrong. Hence, men who revere their mothers, tild. for tneir sake, abstain from V h revelling. They know that their tbers want them to be of upright . I good character, and if they respect ir mothers they ought to respect / ?> I seek after what those mothers ^t desire in them. ; ut why was the offering of tliaf ..*. jt a brave deed ? Why should not c,'' -and every man dare to speak and . his convictions when occasion de- v".^ uds? This question is especially tinent when a man knows his con- , ' ions are right, and when he knows t to act them will win the approba- j i of manly men, as in the above { jS s. The only reason why it was re- l jed courageous, perhaps, was that as not common for men to act their victions in dealine with this whis bu-iness. Even in this case the . J ve deed had to be fortiffed by an I eal to a common tender emotion. j .v much better and braver it would I or that man and for all men to act I it they beiieve to be right because J right. It is well for a man to do I it because of his respect for his .J her, but he ought to be strong I ugh to do ritrht because of his pu- I it character, That is what nis I her would have him to do. I irfeneration of buch men would not I y stopTtbe wine-bibbing of the day, would soon banish the whiskey J| lie from the. country. It would M 3 us church members who would i unit in such action, and a legiela ! that would sweep the liquor traf- fl ' nf nno aimrt stroke of I I'llJ UCVI510 ??- H strong hand.