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Edfirefield Advertiser TI'OS. J.ADAMS, ..... EDITOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1896. J. Wm. Stokes congressman from.the Seventh South Carolina District wae unseated in tbs House of Representatives on lasf Monday by a vote of 104 to 103. This will necessitate a special election. Fitshugh Lee "leaked out" for Cuba on Monday of this week. He said, in a speech en route, that he boped all the dust would be out of his eyes by the time he reached his destination and that be could see things as they are. Here is something new under the sun at least a Carolina sun : "The annual conference of the Mormons in South Carolina is to bo held near Wagener the first Saturday and Sunday in June. Thirty-five elders and missiona ries are expected to attend." The National Bank of Mexico on Friday declared an annual div idend of 17 per cent, and added heavily to its reserve fund. The bank is an exceedingly prosper ous condition. And silver is the coin in use in that country, almost as free as air. In the general election of 1892, Tillman for governor received 56, 673 votes. He had no opposition. In the election of 1894 Evans re ceived 39,507 votes. TI:ore are sup posed to be 102,000 white adults in the state. In .he primaries of '92 Tiltman rec _-ived 55,000 vot?s. The South Carolina Democratic convention has not adjourned yet although nil the members have gone home. Our convention knows what she's about and will not ad journ until all the others adjourn so we can get the crumbs and 3crape from the Republicans, Dem ocrats, Populist, and Prohibition tables. ? Itficarauga is now revelling in the ioytf of another revolution. Armrican and British marines have been called upon to protect the property of foreigners against the insurgents. Oh these Anglo Saxons ! The world looks to them more and mere as the years roll ty, to be depended on for every emergency where duty calls or danger lurks. Seven million dollars of goid wera shipped from this country to Europe last week. The gold in the United States treasury is get ting; down very near the danger linc again, although two hundred ami sixty-two millions of dollars "in bonds have been issued during tho past two years to keep it above that line. There will be a new bond issue, in all probability, in a short time. And this thing is to go on and on and on? A Frank Admission. i The London Times (The Thun derer) in a recent editorial says: (italics ours) 'lt seems impossi ble to get bimetallists to under stand that there is quite a large Limber of us for whom a general ? rise in prices has no charms what ever. \Ve like them low, and the lower the better. If they* all went down to half the present figures we should rejoice, because we have -.othing to sell and a gnat many things to buy. For those who have thing3 to sell we do not feel any gTeat concern." President Hickman's Views. The Manufacturer'^ Record sent out a letter to 600 leading manu facturers asking their viewB on the broad question-"What s most needed to bring about greater prosperity for the general indus trial interests of the entire coun try?" Among the replies we no tice one from H. H. Hickman, President of the Graniteville Man ufacturing Company : "Congress should adjourn and the members thereof go home or to Europe or somewhere else. We shall not have much prosperity until the currency question is se* tied, and if settled with free-silver coinage, it will require more brains than I possess to predict tho re sults. Sound money is our need more than anything else to obtain prosperity for the country. Then we need the Hatch bili or some thing better. We are at presen*, a nation of gamblers. No one in business, especially cotton manu facturers, can make any calcula tion on the supply and demand. *We aw in the hands of the Philis tines, and the sooner Samson comes along the better for all con tee rae d. If our planters could be anade to believe that 7,000,000 "bales of cotton would bring more than 10,000,000, this would save the la bor of making 3,000,000. This Work, devoted to home supplies, ifould bring prosperity to the cot ton States. The government should go out of the banking business. The miserable 10 per cent, tax on Statue banks should bo repealed ana the States have the right to furniEh the country with sound currezicy. This would give us a flexible currency, which the South and the West so much need. Noth ?Dg ehe will." ST. LOUIS THE YICTIffi. OF THE M?ST DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE ON RECORD. AN EIGHTY-MILE WIND--HUN DREDS OF DEAD AND -MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PROPERTY DESTROYED. St LO??B, May 27.-Sr. Louis was struck by a cyclone of fright ful fury at a late hour this after noon. Hundreds of people were killed and the property loss ie be yond estimate. At 5:20 p. m., the clouds that had covered the city since noon broke into a furious storm. With in ten minutes the wind reached a velocity of 80 miles an hour, sweeping with dense waves of rain. The highest speed of wind pre viously recorded here was 72 miles an hour in August, 1878. The screeching of the wind through electric wires, the crash of debris that swept within in every direc I tion, the electric flashes from tau j gled wires and crashing thunder j made a scene indescribable. The loss of life is appalling. At 7 p, m., the lowest estimate of fatalities in East St. Louis and this city is placed at 300. East St. Louis Buffered proba bly the greatest. Messengers came at 7 p. m., from there asking for physicians and nurses. I The steamer D. H. Pike, with 50 passengers on board, bound for Peoria, was blown bottom side up in the middle of the river, and a number of persons killed. The steamer Delaphin, with a crew of six and 20 lady passengers on board, was blown against the ?bridge pier and broken in two. St. Patrick's church fell and tho debris fills the streets. The elec tric railway line is burned out as well as the electric plant. Four teen fire-alarms were sounded within an hour, and three alarms wero sent in from the po )r house, which has 1,200 inmates. The roof of the poor house was blown off, and the fatalices are great. During the last race at the fair grounds the roof was blown off tho grand stand. The crowd had gone to the open field for safety aud but four men were killed. At 7:30 p. m,. the rain, which had ceased for a time, began afresh and fell in torrents. At 8 o'clock the eastern sky was aflame with the light of fires in East St. Louis. The metal roof of the Merchants' exchange was rolled up like a scroll aud fell into the street. The Louisville and Nashville east-bound local passenger train just reached East St. Louis when the storm struck that city. The train was overturned, but miracu lously only a few passengers were injured. The reports of fatalities in East St. Louis is hourly increasing, and at 9 o'clock it is estimated that the loss of life will exceed 150. At 9 o'clock to-night*no wire can be obtaired to surrounding terri tory in the western and northern -portion of Missouri, but it is fear-' ed that the loss of life in these sections will be very large. The damage to property in St.*Louis is estimated at $1,000,000, and the loss in East St. Louis nearly $2, 000,000, and the fire is still rag ing. There were ?eally two cyclones, One came from the northwest, and the other from thc direct east. Both met on the Illinois side of tiie Mississippi river and joined in i c whirling cloud of death and de I F-truction. A startling report has just reach ed police headquarters that 200 girls are ia the ruins of Liggett & Meyer's cigarette factory at Lower Grove Park. Alarming reports of great loss of life in the southern portion of St. Louis from the rail road tracks to Carondelet. The wind swept away the roof of the exposition building and that struc ture is badly damaged by the flood of water. The greatest anxiety is felt for the safety of passengers on the different excursion boats, which were on the river when the storm broke. The steamer City of Florence, with an excursion party, is leported lost below Carondelet. The steamer St. Paul, with 30 pas sengers, left for Alton at 4 o'clock, and it is believed to be wrecked. The levee ?3 packed with people, groping thiongh the darkness and eargerly imploring information from loved ones on the river. The destruction to property in this city will not be learned uhtil daylight. H. C. Rice, the manager of the Western Union at the relay depot, on the East side, reports a wreck of terrible proportions. He said tho National hotel, Tremont house, DeWolfe's cafe, Hazel Milling company's mill, Horn's cooper ehop and a large number of dwell ings east of that seotion were swept into wreckage. The Baltimore and Ohio and Vandalia round house, the Stand ard Oil works, East St. Louis and Crescent elevators and a dozen freight houses were caught in the vortex of the cyclone and reduced to debris. It is reported that the Grand Republic and several other excur sion steamers, with all the passen gers and crews have gone dewn. The difficulty in obtaining in formation from outlaying districts is increased by an order from May or Waldridge ordering all electric light circuits turned off. Thii is to prevent death to the persons coming in contact with '?roken electric light wires. In addition to the river disas ters noted, later reports add to the losses. All the wharf boats on both sides wore swept away and sunk. The steamers Medill, City of Pittsburg, Belle of Calhoun, City of Providence, were all dnven on the Illinois shore and wrecked. Eleven of the vessels' crews tried ! to swim ashore, but were caught ' m the eddy of the Pittsburg dyke and drowned. The river front is a rriass of wreckage. From the Ei$s ?ridge south for two miles every buildit.g is damaged that is not in ruins. The loss to shipping is estimated at $400,000. Over in East St. Louis the loss of lifo is now plac ed "at 250 and the damage to prop erty exceeds $2,000,000. The fire in East St. Louis was not under co??'rol-at midnight. The Liggett & Meyer's cigarette factory at Tower Grove was de stroyed, and seven men engaged in placing new machinery were killed. The story that 200 girls are in the ruins is untrue. The telegraph wires are prostrated in all directions, but the companies are making herculean efforts to re store communication. Only three wires are working out of the city, and they are subject to frequent interruptions. Among the worst disasters in East St. Louis was the wreck of the Martell house, cf which noth ing was left but a hoap of ruins. Up to 8 o'clock seyen people were known to have been engulfed in the ruins. From reports received in Chica go up to 1 o'clock this morning from Missouri, Indiana and Illi nois cities, to destruction and ex tent of the appalling cycloue are shown. The storm began its work of devastation and death near Moberly, in Randolph county, in the northeastern partof the Mis souri. It then passed southest into Audrian county, where the school house at Ru6h Hill, and its occu pants were vict ims. The latest reports from the scene of the disaster places the loss at over 700 human lives. Relief associations have been organized at Oxford, Orton vii le and Mount Clemens to relieve the distress caused by Monday night's disastrous oyclone. It.is reported that 80 chil Iren were killed in a school house at Drake, near the city of Rood House, 111. The tolnl bss is esti mated at $22,000,000. Circular Letter. FROM THE STATE BOAUD OF CON TROL-THE LAW WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. The State Board of Control yes terday issued the following circu lar letter to county dispense-s : COLUMBIA. S. C., ) May 25, 1896. j To County Dispensers : Information lies been received at this office that in some of the counties of this State Dispensers have announce i themselves as can didates for different offices to be filled next fall. The State Board of Control has ordered that when a Dispenser annouuces himself as a candidate for office ho must at once resign as Dispenser. This is to warn and notify all Dispensers who violate this imperative order of the State Board.of Control, that upon proper evidence they will be promptly removed by the State Board of Control. In connection with this, we take occasion to state that the State Board of Control demands that the Dispensers carry out the Dis pensary law strictly and to the letter and that no violation will lie permitted under penalty of in stant removal. It is the firm intention of the Board that the business of the Dispensary shill be conducted on strict business principles, and that politics shall have no part in its management. WILIE JONES, Chair. State Board Control. S. W. SCRUGGS, Clerk State Board of Control. Hot "Just as Good" v^, ? but * ?| BETTER. We arc not couU-Ho make POT ? DOORS, SASH % I year-but BETTER. BETTER, ? BETTER pkta.| Wr i.avc bette? m?ebjn-1 B ^?'rrlceLi*. AU0U5TA LUriBER CO.. | AUGUST*. OA and .,. (joS Buy Sterling Brandm A RCTIC ICE COMPANY, GUS WHITE, Manager. On hand ONE CARLOAD ICE, which I will deliver to my custo mers at all hours day or night, at the lowest prices. It will bo my pleasure to please ever}' one. $?f ' Give me a call. J. A. WHITE, Manager. May 26, '96. Bridge Letting. The Township Commissioners will be at Mill Creek Bridge on the Martintewn Road 24th of June at 10 o'clock a. m.. to let the contract to repair said bridge. J. F. ATKINS, PRESS THURMOND, P. B. LANHAM, Juno 3 '96. Commissioners. Blessings to Humanity. April showers are a blessing to the honest yeomanry, because they iqsure well-filled granaries willi the good things of the soil, but these are small compared with the blessings that Ramsey ?fe Bland wili bestow upon their thousands of patrons who will avail themselves of the ?ow prices they are offering on Wagons, Buggies, Har ness, Furniture, Coffins and Caskets. ft Bown in Georgia, over fifty years ago, a marvelous medicine was discovered. It was ls now known as P. P. p., {Lippmann Great Remedy), and its fame and reputation has growing with the years. For Rheumatism, Blood Poisoning, Pain in the fide, wrists, shoulders, back and joints, Dyspepsia, Malaria, Scrofula, and all Blood and Skin Diseases, it has never been equalled. Pain is subjugated, Health Renewed, Appetite restored and sleepless nights banished by its wonderful influence. P. P. P. is a wonderful tonic and strengthener. Weak women should always take P. P. P. It builds them np. It has the universal commendation of medical men throughout the country, because we publish the formula on every bottle, and one trial will convince the most skeptical that it is a genuine health restorer. Read The Truth And Be Convinced. A Wonderful Cure. X WAS a martyr to ra unalla r rhenraat Um for thirty ye;rs ; tried ?ll medicine* and doctors with no per* manca: relief. X waa advised to take P. P. P.. and before I bad finished two bottles wy pain subsided so X was able lo work. I feel better than I have for years, and am confident of a complete recovery. J. S. DUPR1SS, Kewnanville, Fla. celled thins;. Wc handle about oac doren bottles a week. Sra. J. M. * M. T. RICHARDSON. Piedmont, 8. C Hot Springs Surpassed. A bottle of P. P. P., has done me more gaod than three months' treatment at the Hot Springs, Ark. JAMES M. NEWTON. Aberdeen, Brown Co., 0. Testimony from the Mayor.' I suffered with Rheumatism for fifteen years, tried all the so-called sp?cifies, but to no. purpose. My grandson got me a bottle of P. P. P., and I feel like a newman. W. H. WILDKR, Hayer of Albany. From Two Well-known Physicians. We are having a big sale for your 9. P. P., and we prescribe it in a greatmany cate*, and find it an ex* Pimples, tores snd Eruptions Cured. X take great pleasure in testifying to the efficient qualities of the popular medicine for skin diseases known ns P. P. P. I suffered for several years with an unsightly and disagreeable eruption on my face. After taking three bottles in accordance with direc tions, I am entirely cured. Capt. J. D. JOHNSTON, Savannah, Ga. of Johnston A Co. The above letters are taken from many received by us. P. P. P., (Ltppman's Great Remedy,) is a medicine whose virtues are known from the Atlantic to the Pacific. P. P. P. begins its work by purifying the blood, which is the source of all life, and does not cease until a perfect and entire cure is effected. The mortifying eruptions that disfigure the complexion, the tired feeling that pre vents thorough accomplishments of the daily tasks, sleepless nights, loss of appetite irritability of disposition, all mean a derangement of the system consequent from impure blood, which can and will be cured by P. P. p. P. P. .P. (Lippman's Great Remedy), is conceded by physicians and the people to be the Greatest Blood. Purifier of the Age. It positively and pcricinently cures. For sale by all druggists or direct from us ; price $i a bottle, six bottles for $5. LIPPHAH BROS., "o?Sou, Uppman Block, SAVANNAH. GA. For Sale by G. L. PENN & SON. Inspecting Of Vehicles,. I IE T US REMIND YOU THAT "PRICES AND WORDS" CUT SOME FIGURE. Listen to us. ^ome unscrupulous dealers , fill you full of elegant, smooth words and slick on unmercifully high "prices." We Do Business Businessly. We take a pride in showiug our line of Vehicles for they are goods we can honestly represent. We don't have lo use flowery language for you can readily see at a glance that the goods are chuckful of good value at the cousistent pr<ce we ask. We handle thesa goods of Vehicles: ROCK HILL BUGGIES, TYSON & JONES BUGGIES, BEST MAKE OF CINCINNATI BUGGIES, "OLD HICKORY" WAGONS. You see we handle Standard Goods. The brand is part of the argument and the price juet settles the whole matter, that you will buy of us. WE WISH all parties interested in Vehicles to call, and we will take pleasure in showing goods. EAMSEY & BLAND. April 21-96. EDGEFIELD and JOHNSTON. FOR THE PEOPLE. o: Pure Drugs, Patent Medicines, Paints and Oils, Glass and Putty, Toilet Articles, Perfumery, Jennings Hepatic, Garden Seeds, Fancy Groceries. PRESCRIPTIONS C'AREFULY COMPOUNDED DAY OR NIGHT, Milling and Ginning Machinery. The undersigned, dealer in all kinds of Ginning and Milling Ma chinery, Wat?r Wheels, Steam Eugiues, Flouring and Corn Mills, will furnish estimates for whole plants and put them in operation. $?F* Represents the largest Ma chinery Works. ?0" Repairs furnished and put in* j^sT" Especial attention to over hauling and changing from old to new systems. All correspondence promptly an swered. Address, G. D. M IMS, Apr. 21-96. Edgefield, S. C. THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STAL LION "MAHDI" -AT LYNCH'S DRUG STORE. J. D. HOLSTEIN, MANAGER. S.H. MANGET, NEWSDEALER and BOOKSELLER, TRENTON, S. C., Subscriptions Solicited for any Publication. Read the $3,000 prize ?.tory, "The Mill of Science," now being'published in the Chica po Record-only two cents i copy. Your patron apt would be appreciated. April 14, i&j?. It doesn't make any difference now whether this cuts any lee or not. but we tell you Ramsey & Bland'* prices on vehicles and barnes is enotigb to warm competition. Dwelling to Rent. I wish to rent my Dwelling sq uated ou Butler Street in the town of Edgefield. Apply lo Mr. D. R. Duri soe, or to myself. Miss AMANDA HARRISON, Apr 21 Trenton, S. C. A CARD. -(0) DR. SopniA C. DAVIS, daughter of Allison DeLoachp, late of Edge? field County is now located at 823 Broad St., Augusta, Ga., She treats all diseases of Women aiid Chil dren. Dec. 10 -'95. Every candidate should have a map of Edgefield County. You can pr ?cure them at the ADVKKTISKR office. Bills ot sale and liens for rent and advances, alto, mortgages of real CF laf?, for sale at this office. Will make the season of 1896 a! Heggie Bros. stable. Augusta. Ga. commencing the 15th day ol March. "MAHDI" is a beautiful Bay Horse 16 hauds higb, fine bone and substance, and is very stylish in appearance. He stamps his offspring with all of thone de sirable features. His colts are very promising for the track ae wallas roadsters. Ha will stand for the small sum of $15.00. Foi further information and pedigree call or address. HEGGIE BROS. Augusta, Ga. March 17-'96. REDMAN. This Celebrated STALLION 16 hands high, noni, grand-son of Ham pl ot:, son of Visitor will stand the Spring season of 1896 at 1113' stables. FEE-$10.50 for Lisa ran-v*. SCOUT GRAY, Kd_( field, C. li , S. C April l-l-2m. For tut-he.*! ?irU ;llaurance in old ?.troiifr anti reliant* ..ompanies. on town or conni ry property, call on ur write 1>. ll. PUIMSOK, Agt. Freehand dainty-heavyand fancy groceries, at W, E. Lynch's. W. J. RUTHERFORD & CO -DEALERS IN BRICK, LIME, CEMENT, BEADY ROOFING, &C. Corner Washington and lleynolds Street ApriL28-6m. WM. SeHWEisERT & 0o. Jewelry Establishment, 702 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga., Uglf5 Send for our Catalogue. BIKER X'S Alis Lor?B StocR o| Engines, Cl]6BP ai)9 Cooa. I AM?fiDh 5 IRON WORKS AND L.LilVlDMnU l SUPPLY COMPANY. .ATJG-TJSTA., GA. Machinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quick!"'Made. Get our Prices before you buy. Cooking; Stove CALL OUST C h a s. B. A 11 e n, 831 BROAD STREET, - AUGUSTA, GA., Sheppards Excelsior Cook. Southern Queen Range. Heating and Cooking Stoves, all Styles and price?. Grate?, Mantles and Tile, Tin ware of all kinds. Tin Roofing and Galvanized Iron Work?. Sept. 10-ly ALWAYS IN THE LEAD /. C. LEVY & CO,, TA IL OR- F 17 ( 'I O TIIJERS, AUGUSTA, - GEORGIA Havejnow in store their entire FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF CLOTHING The largest stock ever shown in Augusta. We aim to carry goods whic.i are not only intrinsically good, but which also, in pattern, style, and finish, gratify a cultivated and discriminating taste, and at the same time, we aim to make our prices so low the closest buders will bc our .steadiest* customers Polite attention to all. A call will be appreciated. I. C. LEVY & CO. TAILOR-FIT CLOTHIERS, AUGUSTA, GA YOUR ATTENTION / ----THF Ycrcr KT Tn-RTD==. Cooli Steves, Stove Pans, Stove Pipe, Tinware, Weil Buckets FAtTClT GROCERIES, Loaded Shells, Canned Goods, Confectioneries. Evaporators Repaired or made to Order. LARGEST COOK STOVE FOR THE MONEY. Coffee Pots, Milk Buckets, and Covered Buckets made from the best of Tin in the market. Repairs for Cook Stoves I sell, kept, in stock. Call on or address_ CHAS. A.. AUSTIN, J-OHIITSTOIT, S- C. THE SOUTH POLE Ice-Crim Company, -(ooo) Is prepared to (ill orders for ? C .E :n limited and unlimited quantities. Our I C E is warrant ed to be cold-and will stay cold as long as it stays ICE. H. E. CRIM. May 26 '96. PROPRIETOR. Groceries ! Groceries ! ! I AM prepared to furnish the public with anything in my line. A general assortment of Gro ceries at living pricps. Restaurant business con tinued. Meals at all hours. HENRY E. CRIM. EDGEFIELD, C. H. Adril 14, '96.