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Edenfield Advertiser THUS. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17. Col. Bob Watson had the crowd at the Greenville meeting last week. Fitzhugh Lee will make the race fer the United States Senate in his own State. He says so him self. "Gen. M. C. Butler will be ap pointed on the Cuban peace com mission and will soon be in Ha vana. The Spaniards are satisfied; they have saved their "honor and we are welcome to the balance of their "things." We look for a fight on next Tuesday, CLmpaign meeting day at Edgefield, between Barney Evans and H. R. Thomas, candidates for railroad commissioner. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has been sum moned from Jacksonville to Wash ington.' It is probable that Gen. Lee will be made military governor of Cuba until she gets out of her present chaotic condition. The trouble between Russia and England grows apace. The de mand made by England upon China that she shall depose Li Hung Chang from his exalted place because he is a friend of Russia means war. primarily upon China, but into which Russia will be drawn. Not knowing that peace had been made, Cc- ;modore Dewey proceed ed on last Saturday to bombard Manila and took the city in a pair of minutes. The city surrendered unconditionally, and Capt.-Gen. Augusti "burnt the wind" in a German vessel, and is now in Hong Kong, China. He refuses to be in terviewed and only says he is go ing to Spain as soon as opportu nity offers. The Dos: Days. An Elko subscriber asks for an explanation of the meaning and scope of this expression. In ancient times the rising of Sirius, the Dog Star, in conjunction with the rising of the sun, was considered one of the causes of the sultry heat of summer and of-the they gave the name "Dog Days': to a period of from four to six weeks, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of Septem ber. . There has been much variation ; in calendars regarding the limits of the dog days, caased by the fact that the conjunction does not occfir at the same time in all latitudes, ,and is not constant in the same region for a long period. In an ancient calnedar in Bede (died 735)* the beginning of the dog days is placed on the 14th July; in a calendar Queen Elizabeth's time they were said to begin on July 6th and end on September otb. ; from 1660 to the beginning of New Style, 1752, British almanacs placed the begin ning on the 19th of July and the end on August 2th, and after that the beginning was put on July 30th and the end on September 7th. Some English calendars now put the beginning on July 3d and the ending on August 11th. A popular American almanac places the beginning on the 25th#of July and tho end on the oth of Septem ber.. The conjunction of the rising of the sun and of the dog day star comes later each year, and in the course of time the dog days will come in winter. Sirius is the brightest star in the heavens.-Barnwell People. County Campaign Meetings. Mathis Springs, Thursday, Au gust 11th. Rehoboth, Friday, August 12th. Plum Branch, Saturday, August i 13th. Berea, Thursday, August 18th. Trenton, Satuday, August 30th. Johnston Wednesday, Au gust 24th. Edgefield C. H., Saturday, Au gust 27th. Johnson's Chill and A . Fever Tonic Cures Fever In One Day. Candidates who have ordered tickets printed at the Advertiser Job Office are hereby notified that they are ready for delivery. If you send for them, please send a written Order. PROCTOCOL HAS M. Cambon th resenting S for the t THE CLOSINf Utmost Simplicity * Which Brings T Thanked T it: Washington, Aug 12-With sim picity in keeping with* republican institutions the war which has raged between Spain and the United States for a period of three mouthe and 22 days was quietly terminated at 2 23 o'clock this afternoon, wheu Secretary Day, for .the United States, and M. Cambon, for Spain, in the presence of President McKinley, signed a protocol, which will form the basis of a definite treaty of peace. - It is but simple justice to our sister republic of France to record the fact that, to her good offices, this speedy termination of a war that might.have run on indefintely, was brought about and the presi dent himself deemed that action on the part of the French govern ment as worthy of his special praise. The closing chapter of events that led up to the signature of the protocol and the cessation of hostilities was full of interest. There were rumors in the early morning that over night tho French j 1 1 -'""^ jtr-fi "'mfr expected final instructions from Madrid,, but these, upon inquiry, proved groundless, and it was not until 12:30 o'clock that the note began to come from Madrid in small lots. The State department was soon advised of che fact that the mes sage, was under transmission, 'but, it was evident that it would be long, and that its reception would occupy much time, the secretary of state left the state department for his luncheon. At 2:45 o'clock Secretaiy Thie baut, of the French embassy, appeared at the state department to inform Secretary Day that the ambassador was in full possession of the note ; was fully empowered to sigh the proctocol for Spain, and only awaited the pleasure of the state department. He intimated that the ambassa dor would be pleased to have the final ceremony conducted in the presence of President McKinley,, where the negotiations were begun. Leaving the secretary of the embassey in his own office. Sec retary Day made a short visit to the white house to learn the presi dent's wishes in the matter. The later immediately consent ed the accept the suggestion and M. Thiebaut hastened to inform his principal that the president would receive him at the white house at 4 o'clock. At the appointed hour a driving rain-storm prevailed obliging all the parties to resort to carriages for transportation to the white house. Secretary Day came first with a large portfolio under hip arm, enclosing copies of the protocol, of the proclamation to be issued, by the president stopping hostili ties, and some other necessary papers. He was accompanied by Assist ant Secretary Moore, Second ^As sistant Secretary Adee, L?d Third Assistant Secretary Cridley. They were shown immediately into the cabinet room, where the president sat in waiting. He had invited to be prepent Assistant. Secretaries Pruden and Cortelyou and Lieutenant Colonel Montgomery. When Ambassador Cambon reached the white house it was just 3.55 o'clock, five minutes in advance of the appo' led hour. The rain was still violent, and the ambassador abandoned his usual custom of alighting at the outer grates of tb.9 executive grounds. Ho was driven under the porte SEEN SIGNED ANO THE WAR IS e French Amt ?pain, and Sec United State ;he Docnmenl i CHAPTER FULL Ol Observed in Perfon Var to a Close Fren hrough M. Cambon f< rook Which Eesultec Kestoring Peace. cochere, passing through a cordon of newspaper men 1 efore he and Secretary Thiebaut were ushered inscde. 1 They went direct to the library, adjoining the cabinet room on the upper floor. At 4:05 they were announced to the waiting party in the cabinet room, and weio ushered into their presence. After an excha?ceof diplomatic courtesies, no unnecessary Joss of time occurred, aud Assistant '?ec rataryof State Cridler, on the part of the United States and First Secretary Thiebaut, on the part of Spain, retired to a window, where there was a critical formal ex aninatioD of the protocol. This inspection had all the out ward formalities due a document of this importance. It was'preparad in duplicate at the state department, one copy to be retained by the United States government and the other to be come the property of Spain. The text is handsomely engros sed in aj-niming old English scrip. Each copy of the protocol is arranged in double column, French and English standing along side for easy comparison as to the exactness of translation. The two copies are alike, exsept that the one held by this govern ment has the English text in the first column and the signature of Secretary Day ahead of thst of M. Cambon, while the copy trans mitted to Spain has French in the first column and the signature of SI. Cambon ahead of that of Sec retary Day. The protocol sent to Spain was accompained by the credentials issued by President McKinley, specially empowering the secretary of state to affix his signature to this document. The authorization was brief and in typewriting, save for the presi dent's characteristic bold sig nature. Later, the American copy of the protocol will be accompanied by written credentials of the Spanish government sent to M. Cambon and bearing the signature of Queen . Christina. Th? cable dispatch received by hira to-day conferred full authori ty la sign the protocol, and stated that the written ?authorization would follow, signed by tho queen regent, in the name of the king. Prior to the ceremony tc-day M. Thiebaut showed the_cable dis patch to Secretary Day, and it was accepted as sufficient to enable the ambassador to sign in be half of Spain. When the written authorization arrives it will be presented to the state department to accompany the protocol. Tb.6 examination of the protocol waB satisfactory, and the document was handed to M. Cambon first, and then to Secretary Day. who affixed signatures in that order to each side of the two copies. Then the last detail in making J tho protocol binding was adminis tered by Assistant Secretary Crid ler, in charge of the chancery work who attached the seal of the United States. Throughout the ceremony all but the two signers .remained standing. M. Cambon, in nigiring for Spain, occupied the seat which Secretary of the Navy Long, now away on a vacation, usually oc cupies. The president etood at the left hand corner of the great cabinet table. Secretary Day, M. Thiebaut and M. Cambon, in the order named, )assador, Rep ?retary Day, is, Sign F INTEREST. nance of Ceremony bli Government s 3r the' Part I in on the left side of the table. The rest of the party were stand ing in other portions of the room. No creentials were produced during the meeting at the white house, the president accepting Secrtary Day's assurance that this had been settled to his satisfaction .at the state department. It was 4:23 oclock when the final sigaud, within the knowledge .of all the officials present, this was the first time that a - protocol or treaty had been signed in the white house. As this ceremony concluded. Acting Secretary Allen of the navy department : Secretary. Aiger and Adjutant General Corbin ap peared, have been summoned to the white house by tho president and they were admitted into the cabinet room just in season to witness one of the most impres sive features of the ceremany, when President .McKinley request ted the hand of the ambassador, and through him, returned thanks to the sister Republic : of France^ for the exercise of her gbod officer ttooux peace. . ^"""^G^^j He also thanked the ambassador personally for the important part he had played in this matter, and the latter replied ' in suitable terms. As a further mark of his dis position President McKinley cal led for the proclamation .which he had caused to be drawn up, sus pending hostilities, and signed it in the presence of M. Cambon, who expressed his appreciation of the action. Without delay Acting Secretary Allen hastened to the telepnone and directed that cable messages be immediately sent to all of the naval commanders. Dewey in the Philippines, Sampson at Guan tanamo, and the various com manedrs. at navy yards and station to nature were attached to the protoool, cease hostilities im mediately. There is a dispatch boat at HongKong, and it is believed that it can reach General Merritt in 48 hours at top speed. On the part of the army, while Secretary Alger availed of the telegraph, Adjutant Genreal Cor bin braved the storm and rushed across to the war department, where he immediately issued the orders which had been prepared in advance to all of the military com manders to cease their operations. The state department filled its duty by notifying, all diplomatic and consular agents of the action taken. All the formalities having boen disposed of, the president spent half an hour chatting with those present and then, at 4:58 o' clock, the rain still continuing in force, the ambassador and his secretary entered their carriage and were driven to the embassy. . The pen which was used by Secretary Day in signing the pro tocol, was given to Chief Clerk Michael, of the state department. M. Thiebaut secured that used by the French ambassador. Upon emerging from the white house Secretary Day received the earnest congratulations* of the persons present upon the conclu sion of the protocol. He Btated that ;the peace com missioners, who" are to draw up the defiuite treaty, would not be appointed for several days, but declined to iudicatu who they would be. Election tickets for State and county offices printed in first class style, and in any quantity at the Advertiser Job office. , Remember we do all kinds of job work, do it neatly and at the lowest prices AN ORDINANCE TO RAISE REVENUE BY TAXATION. BE it ordained by the Town Council of the Town of Edgefield, S. C., and by the authority of the same : That in pursuance of au act of the General Assembly of South Carolina as passed at its regular session of 1896, and entitled'"An Act to provide for the incorpora tion of towns of not less than one I thousand nor moro than five thou and inhabitants," under which act the Town of Edgefield, S. C., is duly incorporated ; therefore be it ordained Section 1. That in conformity with Sec. 13 of said act, and in pursuance of the power conferred in and by the charter of the Town of Edgefield, S. C. : That for the year beginning January 1st, 1898, and- ending December 31st, 1898, the Town Treasurer for the pur pose, of defraying the expenses of the said town is hereby authorized, "empowered, and directed to levy a tax of two and one-half (2?) mills upon each dollar of all the real and personal property of the said town as conferred by said section of said act. Said levy to be due and payable to the Town Treasurer at his office not later than October 1st next. Sec; 2. That the present and each succeeding Town Council of the said town shall have the power to increase or lower this levy for each succeeding year in conformity with said Sec. 13, and in pursu ance of this ordinance, as the exi gencies of the case may require, and the said levies of this and suc ceeding councils shall become due .and payable to the Treaeurer of the said town after twenty days notice han been given. Done and ratified in Town Coun cil this the 23rd day of July, A. D. 1898 ? ' W. W. ADAMS, Mayor. Attest : B. J. CROOKER, Clerk. AN ORDINANCE To Amend an Ordinance Entitled "An Ordinance to Raise Rev enue by Taxation." BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Courlcil of Edgefield, S. C., in reg ular meeting assembled, that an ordinance by the said Town Coun cil adopted on the 23rd day of July, 1898, entitled "An Ordinance to Raise Revenue by Taxation,be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto the following, to ?wit: Section 1. And be it further or dained, That if any person, firm, or corporation, liable for taxes un der Sec. 1 of this ordinance shall refuse or neglect to pay the same :tothe Town Treasurer, not later than the 1st day of October, 1898, ithe Treasurer of said town is here ;by authorized, empowered, and di rected to issue executions against all such persons, firms, or corpora tions for the amount of the taxes that may then be dne, together with all costs of collecting the ^n the hands of the Town Marshall ;to be collected, as herein provided. Sec. 2. That upon the expiration of the time herein prescribed for the" payment of such taxes, the said Town Marshall shall levy up on sufficient personal property of each and every taxpayer, who shall default in the payment tof such taxes by the said time, and advertise the same for thirty days in a newspaper published in the said town, to be sold at public auc tion for the payment of such taxes. At the expiration of the said thirty dayp, the said Town Marshall shall sell such personal property to the highest bidder for cash, and apply the proceeds of such sale to the payment of such taxes and costs, returning the overplus, if any, to such defaulting taxpayer. Sec. 3. If any taxpayer so de-' faulting in the payment of such taxes, shall not be the owner of any personal property liable for the payment of such taxes, the Town Marshall shall levy upon sufficient real property for the pay ment of such taxes, and advertise the same for sale, and sell the same, and apply the proceeds of such sale in the same manner as is herein provided for the advertise ment and sale of personal property. In Town Council, this 16th day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and in the one hun dred and twenty-third year of the Independence of the United States of America. W. W. ID AMS, Mayor. Attest: E. J. MIMS, Sec. pro tem. Managers of Election Bacon-F M Warren, M De Loach, N L Broadwater, T G Smith, clerk. Collier's--S G Hammond, C T Mathis, J S Miller, Dr J N Crafton, clerk. Cleveland-J W L Bartley, W S G Heath T J Gardner, W E Eu- 1 banks, clerk. Edgefield-WE Dobey, D D Bunson, James Carter, C H Ander son, clerk. Hampton-John Kennerly, J W Reece, S M Smith, Jr., J A C Jones, clerk. H i bier-J M Minor, O D White, J ?P Coleman, S Z Seigler, clerk. Scuth Hibler-J M Coleman, Charley Permal, J K Corley, A G Cheatham, clerk. Johnston No, 1,-W J Huiet, E G Morgan, J R Hart, W B Cogburn, clerk. Johnston No 2.-D R Strother, J W Hester, Rob. E Clark, J Jacobs, clerk. Long Branch-E H . Rhoden, Jas E Hom, Lewis Claxton, A C Yonce, clerk. Meriwether No. 1.-Walter Cheatham, J L Briggs, Talbert ' Glover, B F Corley clerk. Meriwether No. 2.-J M W Glov er, WillLaniei, H L Bunch, S W , Gardner, Jr, clerk. Meetirjg Street J H Cogburn, ! yf B Lowry, S A Ouzls, J K Allen, j cl e r k. 'Miller's Store-0 L Miller, W II \ Moss, FM Leppard, C A Long, clerk. Moss-? L Harling, Sara, Chatham, R C Griffis, R W Christie, clerk. Pleasant Lane-Jesse W Dorn, J P Hagood, C H B Williams, A D Limmerman, clerk. Plum Branch-j W Blackwell, H C Sanders C Y D Freeland, J D Cornett, clerk. Red Hill-J H Bussey, R L Buesey, R L Boddie, Diomede Holmes, S H D Adams, clerk. Rehoboth- S B Strom, G F West, W P Winn, J C* Seigler, prerk. Trenton-E L Posey, J C Long, Frank Bettis, John E Colgan, clerk. Washington-J W Brooks, W A D Blackwell, J Matt Holson, R J Parks, clerk. Wiee-J M Mays, P F Ryan, S L Roper, R G Lundy, clerk. The Fee is Five Dollars. Insurance, Teri Dollars. We're for the poor man ev'ry time, And in this 'ere campaign We'll stump old Edgefleld county Through the sunshine and the rain, And hold the banner up'ards From a-trailin' in the dust, And cut looie 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 sional District, subject to the rules and regula* tions of the democratic party. . Respectfully, . W. T. TALBERT. For State Senate. The friends of Hon. John C. Sheppard pre sent his name to the voters of Edgeficld county for the State Senate. He will abide the results of thc primary and support itt nomin?is. The Hon. T. H. Rainsford is hereby announc ed as a candidate ror the unexpired term of J. M. Gaines in the State Senate. His record in the lower House for five years proves him to be a wise and prudent legislator, capable of taking care of thc interests of his constituents. We pledge him to abide thc result of the primary election. FRIENDS. For House of Representatives. Thc friends of J. L. Smith hereby nominate him as a candidate for the House of Represen tatives from edgeficld county, subject to thc primary election. I am a candidate for thc House of Represen tatives, will abide the results of the primary election and support its nominees. . . . S. T. WILLIAMS. I am a candidate for the House or Represen tatives. VVill abide the result of the primary ami 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 fellow citizens and as often as pos sible. W. A. STROM. We are requested by th s friends of M. P. 'Wells, Esq., to announce him for the House of Eeprcsentativcs. He will abide thc results of thc primary and support thc nominees. Dr. W. P. Timmerrrian is announced as a can didate for the House of Representatives, sub ject to the rules and regulations of the demo cratic party. REFORMERS. The friends of K. 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 icany friends of P. B. Mayson, Esq., re spectfully present his name to the democratic -^rtofa'i"1 ^ I'iflli"'"' ^Ar ? s**?* - ii .thp ^^^^^^^^^^^'??fc-MLxespectfu?p?^r House of Representatives,- u??'y^ipBPlCiy so licit their support. He will abide the result of j 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 thc primaries and support all t.ic nominees of thc party, T. C. MORGAN. For County Auditor. I am a candidate for the office of Comity Au ditor, and respectfully solicit the support of Edgefield democrats. I will abide the results of the primary and support thc nominees of thc party. HENRY C. WATSON. I am a candidate for re-election to the cilice of Auditor. I will abide the results of the primary and support the nominees of the party. J. B. HALTIWANGER. For County Supervisor. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for nomination tc the office of County Supervisor at the ensuing democratic primary election. The cordial support of my fellow citizens is respect? ively solicited. JAMES T. MIMS. I announce myself a candidate for the office of Supervisor of Edgefield county, subject to the action of thc democrutic primaries. R. A. COCHRAN. I am a candidate for the office ot County Su pervisor, will abide the result of the primary election and support the nominees of the party J. M. BELL, TR. I am a candidate for County Supervisor. I will abide the result of the primary election and support '."JC nominee. D. D. PADGETT. For Judge of Probate. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of Jndge of Probate of Edgefield county, subject to the rules and regu lations of the democratic primaay election, pledging myself to abide by the results and support the nominees of the party. J. D. ALLEN. For Superintendent of Education. i hereby announce myself a candidate for County Superintendent of Education, and pledge myself to abide results of the primary. P. N. LOTT. WHEfl YOU jtEED Note Heads, Bill Heads, Letter Heads, Euvelopes, or anything in the Job Work line, just %ING 804, And make your wants kuowu to Robert Covar, and he will call on you immediately. JUE HE HT EST Of WORK. DRESSMAKING. MRS. T. E. WOODSON" takes this means of thanking her friends for past patronage and asks that they will jontinue to give her sewing. " She makes a specialty of line white sewing such as bridal trousseaux and infants layettes. She outs and tits ladies and ihildrens' dresses by the most ap proved method. Sewing room at her tl welling. BARBECUE ! BARBECUE ! We will give or have a Bar becue in the Academy grove on Tuesday, the 23rd of Au gust-the day of the cam paign meeting. The charges will be moderate, but the hash will be lovely ; the meats indescribable;,the bread, loaf cream, the sauces, ambrosia and nectar mixed and min gled into one. H. E. CRM, LEWIS WOOD, BARBARIANS. iuiiiimiiiMiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiimiwiiiwiiiiiimiii!: ?te IL Toms,? 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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 tl e summer. And we 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., TA/LORf/T CLOTHIERS, /{UGUSfA, GA Gr EO. P. COBB, j-OHinsrsTO-isr s. c. Furniture and Household Goods, Wagons, Buggier Harness, Saddles, Etc fi HAVE JUST PURCHASED A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL* Calls by Telephone promptly answered and attended to. LOWEST PBIOES.S 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 AND|NO MORE. THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL Id the only European Pian Hotel in Augusta, Ga. Your patronage is solicited. S. C. & Ga. trains pass the door. 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