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k 1 * STfilgcr. TEUMjOW 8. OAJVTER, { A ffetoepaper : For the Promotion of the Political, Soatal, Agricultural and Commercial Internet*. \ TERMS: $E60 a Y*a*. mdttom aid MAJAAam. > * ^ ' j Paiabui i* Adtaxok. I SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION. LANOASTK.K, 8. (J.. AUG 13 I*<)8 ESTABLISHED BP I Announceme FOR THE PENATF. 1 Mk Editor:?PleaHeat.no name of W C Hough. Esq., Senate. We pledge him to i the tesult of the primary el and to support the nominees Democratic party. Thankful for pant favors, at solicitation of many friend* nou nee that I am a candidal I ejection to the State Senate, s the rule of the Democratic pr B. F. MIL FOR REPRE9ENTATI Having served only one ter Legislature, injustice to my* nou nee that I am a candidal election to the House of Rej tlves for only one more term by pledge myself to abide the the Democratic primary electi C A PL\ Editor Ledger.*?Please am am a candidate for nom>n j*ei>re?emauve aunjeoi lo UK the Democratic party. J W HA I am a candidate for re-eli the Houae of Representative abide the reanlt of the Deraoci mary election. T Y WILL I announce mvnelf a cand the Houae of Representative* to the rulea and iegulatloi Democratic Party. J HARRY FOi At the solicitation of a ni my friend* I have decide<l to a myself as a candidate for th of Representatives in the election, and I hereby pledg to abide the result of the De primary elec'ion. R L HIC1 ) Mi Editor: ?P.ease annoi name of the HON J N EST at a candidate for tba House sen tat Wee. Mr Eatrldga bai this county fbor years Yr the \ - xj#^??sss&m ' ira need bis Nrvleti attain In Mature* Hla record Iteinff c seeing the ability of the mat satisfied he is one man who be sent back to the Leglslati Kstrldge will abide the resul primary election. Mamv V FOR COUNTY TRKASl I hereby announce myself ditlate for County Treasurer to the rules of the democratic I will serve for $400 per annu ing tho remainder of the >a the county treasuiy. WILSON ROY I hereby announce myself date for the office of County 'I subject to the democratic prill J E STEW The many fi lends of Jno take pleasure In presenting to the voters of Lancaster Co caudidate for tli# office of Treasurei, and hsreby pledg will abide the result of the election. I am a candidate for Treasurer. W C CAUTI FOR COUNTY AUDI! I hereby announce myself didate for re-election as ai Eancaster county, and pledj to abide the result of the dc primary. JOHN A < FOR 8UPERINTENDEI EDUCATION. I hereby announee myself didste for the office of Huperl of Education, rubject to thi he primary. J M PI We ara authorized to ? Pro! Jas H Thomson as a cam county superintendent of Ed Thanking my friends for t port in the psst, and at the so of many, I hereby announce canoldate for re-election to I of County Hupe'-i tendent o A- . . ? T\ lltJU, BUUjrri Ml II B ISVUHHJI niary election. WRBI At the aodoitalton of man I announce myaali a candl County Superintendent of k ubjoct to the rulee tfortn damooratlo prlmaiy. W J 1 j FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOI III ^ After being solicited by tun ? friends I announce myself as a can ; date for the offiee of County Sup visor subject to the rules governi unce the tjie democratic primary. JZl.'Ev * COARDNKR lection? of the The friends of L J Perry, r?cogti inn hi bis past service as Coui Supervisor business tart, ipialiticati id at the HIl(j a tjne regHr<i (n tlie principles ' * *n" economy in the management oft e for re- affairs nf the County, hereby annoui object to pim as a candidate for reelection Imary. this important office. H(s record jLKK. *n officer is a sufficient guarantee tl the affairs of the County will be a in ills hands. m in tlie elf I an- PROBATE JUDGE. e for re- The friends of Ch&* D Jones, Es iresonta- recognizing his character and aiblit , I heie- together with his fitness for tlie po result of ,, . . , , tion, hereby announce him as a ci rLFK dldate for the office of Probate Jud| We pledge him to abide the result T the Democratic primary, uounce I 'rule." FOR MAGI8TRA1E. I hereby announce myself as a c? iMEL. didate for the office of Magistrate (Jills Creek and Cane Creek Tov action to ship, and pledge myself to abide I ?. I will result of the Democratic primary.'* ratio pri- vv P CA8KK\ IAMH I hereby announce m.?seifaean date for Magistrate of (Jills Crt , , . _ and Cane Creek townships, subject Idate for ... . A the democratic primary. ' WHBIIBN. is of the We hereby announce J M KNIOI ITER. ft8 m candidate for the office of Mat trate In HufonI T jwinthip, aubj eel iirahet of the Democratic primary, nominee 1 Many Kiiendi e House * ensuing I A CAltI>. milnrrfo Circumstauoea are such. Mr Edit that I wish space in the column your Mi?r to inform the people, in [CLIN. especially the people of Cedar Cn township. that when the office ince the Magistrate was awarded to ma I KIDffE, then and da now that they shn of repre^ have the riali to elect a man of th I tarred choice and if I am a worthy aucoei Lea 1st a- to myself I will assume the dutle< ihfulness faith. My eommlaslon will m .. | ulrf Ml lll? limn friiuti..!. ..f ? u ? ? Governor. * Truly, lear and C F Tillmai i we are rrefhlM>! WANTS HIS SON SHOT. It of the 0TKR8. Queer Letter From the Father a Camp Thomas Deserter. JRER. Subject Chattanooga, Aug 10.?It primary, learned from the statement iTry into ft chaplain at Camp Thomas tha letter has *>oen received by LfFI I " officers of a certain regiment fr a eandl- th? father ,l deserter urg Treasurer that the boy be caught and sh nary. 1'ho boy, it seems, had run av MAN. from b<)ine to enter the are P Taylor and enlisting ho deserted. 'I unty"aaa I,Rrents were communicated wi County and the father of the boy \vr primary the commanding officer that could see no other way of rem< Count "tain from the fair * name and the disgrace from HEN. amiy than hy catching the desei and shooting him. ^ A variety cf opinions are hei as to this letter, *01110 holdi udltnTof that it is the spirit of genu myself patriotism, and others that it is imocratic unnatural position for his fatl 'OOK *? 'n rftfart^ to his son. 1 deserter is still at liberty, as as known. kT *? in 1 I KJP | . . MJ , . ! KOBRKDTHK GKAVK A startling incident, of wh ? rules of Mr John Oliver of Philadelph wan the subject, is narrated j?n rj y ' 7 * him as follows: "I was in a nr dreadful condition. My skin ? mn ounce R|mo8^ yellow, eyes sunken, t< llilate for ^ue coated, pain continually uca on. |iac^ ttnj a|t|e8? no appotitc heir sup- gradually growing weaker day lloiution 'lay. Three physicians had giv myself a me up. Fortunately, a friu Ihe office advised trying 'Electric Hitter f and to my great joy and surpri atlc prt- the first bottle made a decided i provement. I continued th FU.CK. |18e ^or three woe|(8) and am n, a well man. I know they sav ' en my life, and robbed the grave * ?r another victim." No one shoi nlnT th" faiI to iTy thenK ?nl>r 50 per bottle at Crawford Hr< LONG. I t>rog Store. FOR PROHIBITION ',l* its t n? Sermon Preached by the Rev W A Rogers on Sunday p"u .i? Night. ,er* ity Hup| p DUTY OF YOTERS. Zl the ice strn t<> Christians Told That it is Their vita ,*i O Duty to Oppose all Connec- Vie ate tion Between the State ecoi and the Liquor dev< Traffic. 7.eni com ie(| (Jreenvdle News. inte A very large congregation at com 4n* the Methodist church on Sunday peri ge, J Dr night heard the Rev VV A Rogers, C the pastor, preach a sermon her strongly urging all* voters to sup- get port the cause ami candidates of froi in for prohibition at the coming elections thai in this State. lent f"e The subject of the seimohhad figu heen announced in advance and the as prohibition is an issue in the ] intc Hi. 1 . ; political canvass now in iropross non to; uuch interest was aroused. Mr U. 4lO j had evidently prepared his sermon | sua carefully and hedeliverod it very Of HT earnestly and with evident effect, call ft The text was from Kxodus 32: rot' 26?"Who is on the Lord's $5C Side?" for 4'God's purpose looks to the mei to'. elevation of our race, it's hap- arr of r ote piness here and hereafter," Mr 00( Rogers said. coa felt *4To accomplish this He has Tb< le|r established physical, mental and cob " 9r moral lavr. Obedience to these for i In ex* makes the full orbed man, the ?*1 Christian citizen. It follows that ?81 > all government, State or national, ' i rtiutrato.] ?/./??? 1- '1 iu i oim duuu 10 mese eon laws is wise. Therefore no man in \ or legislature has the right to res legalize what is in opposition to fou these laws. In dctermining the and Divine relation to prohibition let aul * us study first by comparison. the ' The decalogue is a statement bee ^ a of prohibition made under the Go most unpromising and impraoti- ma eable circumstances. I* shows 4 that God forms His standard by ind what ought to be. Must we cease bin >a* to prohibit theft because it can't can i bo stopped? Or murder because vid i j it increases with the years? So pot ' ' the decalogue teaches that a quos- Ye w ? tion like prohibition is not first pre to l?o studied from the stand point chi . of political economy, expediency dri iilv i ? J or possibility of enforcement, rea (though we are willing to meet is i ler that,) but from what ought to he. wit If liquor is doing harm to indi. < ird viduals, home and country it . jn? ought to l?o prohibited. ine 44 What is morally wrong can *l?' ?n never bo politically right, c-r C^a ',er wise?for it takes sides against The s ? , God. 'ar * hor 'Next study express statements of the Bible-? ; "Thou shalt not suffer sin up- ln^ ich on thy neighbor. Cursed is he 4 ' a, that giveth his neighbor drink." 8601 ??Nf? <lriinlror/l dw.ll I-W *' ^" 1 - onf>11 muci n me v < kingdom of God." ^ap I m 44l came not to destroy men's anu in lives, but to save them. Pro ?? 44Am 1 then not clearly pro- *rftl *>Y hibited from doing what is opposed to these declarations? And 7?*' g.i do wo not see why God prohibits hltl at one time, what before He tbe1 m allowed? Kden used aright was l)H" e?r allowed, bnt misused was pro 1>w hibited. 4If thine eye cause thee ^ to stumble pluck it oat.' What- ^R' ,1^ ever goes against God's great cts design for oomplete manhood He mi' condemns. elec 4 4 Next, study it in its relation eig le best interests of the Stnto? l1 No country is stronger than tl lold on God. Napoleon learn- r t last that God was not als with the heuviest artillery, f tical expediency may win in n Imam's day and God's law bo t planted but that victory was it a an egg out of which a viper j hatched 250 years later which \ ck its horrid fangs into the t 1h of Israel's nationality, wed as a matter of political j lomy what tends most to the olopment, wealth, good citi- j ship, domestic happiness, in a uuonwealth, temperance or mperance? Then is it for a ntry's good to make intern- v inee a possibility? iladstonc said: Give mo a so. nation and I'll know whereto' my revenue. The calamity n intemperance is greater than t of war, famine and pesti:e combined." Study these 1 res from the report (ISHOi of United States commissioner of jrnal revenue. I could get; e later but these will do:' l ver $700,000,000 was conled for liquors in one year. ' that $600,000,000 is practi-1 V thrown iwtv lirinirin.* ? - I pier, more successful through suiporancef 'The State is committed to nring to its citizens life, 'il>er[not license) and the pursuit of ipiness. Thereforo the legal i moral right to prohibit is ved, for the results of the the are agaiust these blessings. ;n in casting your ballot are i willing, whether for prohion or dispensary or license, t the consequences of that >ot have its influence in the of your own child? God ids for the best interests of t child. Ami are you willing confront the casting of the ot on the Great Day? On lion day the citizen is sovern and bis act ia a sacred one. % " ' "" im to the government. At >0 apiece it would mean work ( a whole year for 1,200,000 d; add to that the coat of the , eat and trial of criminals $37,. >,000. Paupers, through drink, t the government $8,374,889. 9 insane from the name cause t $8,250,000. Tho revenue that year was $136,000,00, ving a clear loss of $518,624,uIs that good economy? It is nputed that 60,000 persona die the United States annually ns n ult of drink and that threerths of the poverty, murder I other crimes are also a re. t.* 1 failed to pet data from ! 'dispensary. But it has not in a great financial success. Is d on the side of what all this kes possible? 'Next, study its relation to tho ividual. It brings woe upon ; ? u 'Ht ! ii, uti o aim IIUII-IUI?I . i uure i be no iuherent rit in indi- ' iiiils or a stato to thus become wiblo agonts in human ruin, t see! Tho State which should >tect and defend, sells its own Idren drink, then when the nk has done its wortc stands dy to arrest and punish. Or ts place not also in the dock, i h the prisoner? 4Ah,' You say, 'but his child ! educated.' Is it? Then its tuia is dearly paid. A father's! racier. A father's hope! es God favor that exchange? 'But study its influence in the no T? tha hnma thur's troops arrived on thirty-first, with no epide sickness and five deaths, Li tenant Kerr of the engineers di The landing at camp was delai on account of a high surf, gain the approach to the ci Green's outposts advanced toc< tinuo linos to ( amino, Sum night the Spanish attacked styi ly. The artillery outposts haved well and held the positii It was unnecessary to call < the brigade. The Spanish loss rumored to be heavy. Our 1 was nine killed, nine seriou wounded and 3H slightly woui ed. 'repare for it as you would f< lie performance of the highe oligious service. "With an outspoken utteran rotn the people a public sen! lent will grow which will see th he law is sustained. A govern nd a legislature backed by t >eople can and will see that t vill of the people be law and th he law is upheld and enforced 7IERCE FIGHTTI'T MALAT \ M ERICA NS REPULSE MUCH LARGER FORCE OF SPANIARDS. Splendid Victory Achieved Boys in Blue Who Were Never Under Fire Bofore?Their Losses Light. Hong Kong, Aug h.?Detc lave been reached by a spec lispatch bt at from Manila, whi diows that there was a terri mttlo on the night of July i ?otween Americans and Spaniai it Malate. It was fiercely c< .ested and resulted in a Span rnnnluA with Sinnniuh louon.. . ?? v/|/uiu(iu iwonon, Malate is on Manila bay, n? Manila city. It has been 1 outpost of American and inai i?ent forces operating betwf Cavite and Manila. The Spaniards chose' a da night for the attack, hoping turn the American line and retx the position by hurling a super force of 3,000 men against it. The American force compri the first batallion of the tei Pennsylvania volunteers, the fi California batallion, the th United States artillery and I ter}' A of Utah. It required three hours fight to drive the Spaniards back Manila. The American loss was n killed and forty-four wounded. The Spanish loss was over t hundred killed and threo bund wounded. Scarcely any of the Amoric were over under fire before. Tl behaved splendidly. The Spaniards attacked Americans several times. ' American tire broke the Spar centre and they retreated. The Spanish forces made second charge on the America but again retreated to the bus! keeping up incessant fire on road. OF FICIA LLY CONFI KM El Tidings From General Merrit to the Malato Fight. Washington,. August 9.?' war depaitment gives out following froui General Mcrrii Hong Kong, Aug 8.?Mc :j SPAIN YIELDS" Modifies Her Answer According ail to Onr Suggestions. or, ho Heady To Sign?Preliminaries to he | Peace all Concluded?The Fiat i nal Details Will Follow ."I Quickly. Washington, Aug. 10?SecreE, tary Day today made the following statement : "We have agreed upon a protocol embodying the proposed terms for the negotiation of a treaty of peace, including the j)V evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico, and it is expected this protocol will be executed. It can be stated that the terms are precisely those laid down by the president in his original note about a week tils ?g?- I*- *s believed that rothing ,ia| | but a few formalities remain to jcjj be disposed of to secure the sig:gc nature of the protocol. Spain j j modified her answer before a settlement was reached. The French >n_ embassador, on instructions from jg|j Madrid, at the conference this afternoon accepted the terms as jar originally made." ir. SAMPSON AND SCHLEY. jen Both to be Rear Admirals With irk One Step Between Them. to ike Ity Telegraph to Greenville News. ior Washington, Aug 10.?The president has determined to rectal ommend that Sampson he advanith ccd eight numbers aud Commorst dore Schley six numbers. This irt] will result in making each a rear >at- admiral with Schley ranking immediately below Sampson. ing I . . | A majority of tho generals in our army are well along in years, ! and the ages of some of them aro ine # ? [given by tho Buffalo Express, as i follows: General Young, is 5s, wo ^ Shafter 03, Wheeler 02, Hawkins will reach the retiring ago of 64 this year, Kent is 62, Law ton 55 ans ' and Sumner, Bates and Chaffee tioy ' each 56. These are the general .. I officers in Cuba with Shafter. The trio The ?oncra's ,n camp at u j home is also advanced. Cooninirer unu | a # i i c-? 1 is 63, Brooks is GO, Corhin 56, ( Sheridan 58, Henry 50, Graham ins I ^ Butler 62, and I one-logged,Lee 63. Wade is 55, les, hn ' the | the youngest of the major gen j erals. . REMARKABLE RESCUEMrs Michael Curtain, l'lainI held, 111., makes the statement. ^ as that she caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worse. Ho told T, her she was a hopeless victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist tt; suggested I)r King's New l)isAr covery for Consumption; she the' bought a I>ottlo and to her delight found herself benefitted from epic first dose. She continued its use eu~ and after taking six bottles, found e<l- herself sound and well; now does fed her own housework, and is as well To ftH B'ie ever was. Free trial bott ties of this Great Discovery at Crawford Bros* Drug Store. ?n* Larpe bottles 50 cents and $1.00. rp- Bncklen'a Arnica Sarve. be- Thk B?jT Bal.vk in the world for on Cuts, Bruises, Bores, Ulcers, Bait Rheum, Fever Bores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and al is Bkln eruptions, and positively cures oss Piles, or no pay required. It is Ruar. anteed to give perfect satisfaction or ^ money refunded. Price 25 cer.tsper box. For Bale by Crawford Bros. 411 dracftets Mil S. iZuaT Bare* Plastars.