University of South Carolina Libraries
wammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMflMaannBHHDMMHHHB proT nvcRTiQuip medium ^ ADVERTISING RATES. BESTadvertis_ hpwj -arf^T IVT F\lCFI ATiTH ^rr^'r^^: Western Sou* C?ro?n?. I |?| ??* 1 H X I \| I I | 1 \ If] ^ I L/ il ? JL JL A "* ft ^4 JL JL 1 1 ^ J^- Ml JL ? R J|w ^ / A Jl A. A -A' M 9 Liberal contract* made with those wishR YTES REASONABLE. ^ i^g to advertise for three, six and twelve months. 0 Notices in the localjcolamn 5 cents per " * line each inseriion. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER ANNUM Obituaries charged for at the rate of one __o_ VOL. XXVIII. LEXINGTON, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1898. NO. 35. ,im PRI\TI\fi A SPECIALTY. I G.^l'haRMAN, Editor and Pobliaher. mis mi snoim, ATTORNEY AT TAW, B ATESBU RG, - - - - S. C. Practices in all the State Courts, especiaUy in Lexington, Edgefield and Aiken counties Mar. 6? lv , ANDREW CRTWFORD ATTORNEY AT LAW, COLUMBIA, - - - - S. C. PRACTICES IN THE STATE AND Federal Courts, and offers his professional services to the citizens ol Lexington County. October 18?ly. EDWARD L. ASBILL, ^ Attorney at Law, ^ LEESVILLE, S. C. is^V Practices in all the Courts. Business solicited. Sept. 30?Cm ^ C. M. Efird. F. E. Dreher. EFIRD & DREHER, Attorneys at Law, LEXINGTON, C. H., S. C. "YT7TLL PRACTICE IN ALL THE VV Courts. Business solicited. One member of the firm will always be at office, Lexington, S. C. June 17?6m , Albert M. Boozer, Attorney at Law, COLUMBIA, s. c. Especial attention given to business en* trusted to him by lis fellow citizens ol Lexington couuty. Office: No. 5 Insuranc<niuilding, opposite City Hall, Corner Main and Washington Streets. February 28 ?tf. DR. E. J. ET11EBEDGE, SURGEON DENTIST, LEESVILLE, S. C. Office next door below post office. Always on hand. February 12. Poultry, Farm, Garden, Cemetery, Lawn, Railroad and Rabbit Fencing. Thousands of miles in use. Catalogue Free. Freight Paid. Prices Loir. ths Mcmullen woven wire fence go. CHICAGO. ILL. Nov. 17?tf Saw Mills, Light arid Heavy, and Supplies. CHEAPEST AND BEST. t3F~Can every day; wor.< ISO hands. Lombard Iron Works and Supply Co., AUGUSTA, GEOKG1A. January 27? CAROLINA NATIONAL BANE, AT COLUMBIA, S. C. STATE, TOWN AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY. Paid up Capital ... $100,000 Surplus Profits . - 100,00(1 Savings Department. Deposits of $5.00 and upwards received. Interest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent. r per annum. W. A. CLAKK, President. Wilie Jones, Cashier. December 4?ly. 1 BEESWAX WANTED IK LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES. I WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MARkfct price lor clean an I pare Beeswax. Price governed by color and condition. RICE B' HARMAN, At the Bazaar, Lexington, S. C. HARMAN & SON, CONTRACTORS, AND BUILDERS STEEL AND IRON ROOFING, LEXINGTON, S. C. Bids submitted for all kinds of carpenter work. Estimates furnished. None but First Class Workmen employed. House building a specialty. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Remember us when you want work done. S. A. B. HARMAN, KILLIAN HARMAN. September?11. tf Grand Central Hotel COLUMBIA, S. C. E. H. GILUARD, Manager XE WL Y HEX O VA TED. CUISINE UXSVllPASSED. Especially adapted for those desiring Comlort, Ease. Home like metuods. Commercial travellers receive every accommodation. par RATES. $2 and $2.50 PER DAY.-53, June 2, 1807?tf. LEXINGTON ? - M I II)/ SAVINGS SANK.! DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO CHECK. W. T\ KOOF, Cashior. DIRECTORS: Allen Jones, "W. P. Roof, C. M. Efird, R. Hilton James E. HeDdrix. EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD. Deposits ot $1 and upwards received and L interest at 5 per cent, per annum allowed, payable April and October. September 21?tf 10t>() MAIN STEE Hohson's Crew Exchanged. HobsoD, the Merriraac Hero, and His Men Back In Our Lines. The Details of the Exchange, "Which l,? n,,l Acf^r Our n na j-i.ucv.tcia uj wwi. njtut ? ? Soldiers and Sailors Are Wild With Joy?A Readable Story. Compiled from Reports. The brave Hobson and his gallant crew have been exchanged for Spanish prisoners of equal rank and the j following are the details of the ex- i change: Kingston, Ja , July 7 a. m?Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hobson of the flagship New York, and seven seamen, who, with him, sailed the collier Merrimac into her there, were surrendered by the Spanish military authorities today in exchange for prisoners captured by the American forces. DELIGHT OF TIIE SOLDIERS Hobson and his men were escorted j through the American lines by Capt. | Chadwick of the New York, who j was awaiting them. Every step of j their journey was marked by the j wildest demonstrations on the part j of the American soldiers, who threw j aside all semblance of order, scrambled out of the intrenchments, knocking over tent guys and other j camp paraphernalia in their eagerness to see the returning heroes, and | sent up cheer after cheer for the men who had passed safely through the j jaws of death to serve their eouutry. ! HE IS ON* THE NEW YOfcK NOW. The same scenes of enthusiasm were repeated upon the arrival of the men at the hospital station and at our base at Juragua. HobsoD. who reached there in advance of his companions, was taken on board the New Yoik immediately. The Hagship's decks were lined with officers and men and as Hobson clambered up her side and stepped on board his vessel the harbor rang with shouts and cheers of his comrades, which were re echoed by the crews of a dozen transports lying near by. EXCHANGED UNDER A TREE. The Spanish authorities consented j this morning to exchange Hobson j and his meD, and a truce was estab- | lished for that purpose. The place selected for the exchange was under a tree between the American and Spanish lines, two-thirds of a mile beyond the entrenchments occupied by Col. Wood's Rough Riders, near Gen. Wheeler's headquarters, in the centre of the American line. SPANISH OFFICER SPOKE ENGLISH. The American piisorers left the Reina Mercedes hospital on the outskirts of Santiago, where thr-y Lad been confined, at 2:45 this afternoon, in charge of Maj. Irles, a Spanish staff officer, who speaks English perfectly. The prisoners were conducted to the meeting place on foot, but were not blindfolded. Col. John Jacob Astor aDd Lieut. Malbory, accompanied by Interpreter Maestro, were in charge of the Spanish prisoners. THOSE WHO WERE EXCHANGED. These consisted of Lieuts. Amelio Yolez and Aurelius, a German belonging to the 28ih regular infantry, who were captured at El CaDey on Friday last, and Lieut. Adolio Aries of the 1st provisional regiment of Barcelona, one of the most aristocratic military organizations of the Spanish army, and 14 non-commissioned officers and privates. Lieut. Aries and a number of the men were wounded in the fight at El Caney. The Spanish prisoners were taken through tne American lines mounted and blindfolded. COURTEOUS RUT FORMAL. The meeting between Col. Astor and Maj. Irles was extremely courteous, but very formal, and no attempt was made by either of them to discuss anything but the matter in hand. Maj. Lies was gives his choice of three Spanish lieutenants in exchange fur Hobsou and was also in D formed that he could have all of the 14 men in exchange for the American s?i!ors. The Spanish officer selected Lieut. Aries and the other two Spanish officers were conducted back to Juragua. OF COURSE ALL WERE WILLING. It was then not later than 4 o'clock and just as even thing was finished "W. IE3 T x ?? Soliets a Share oi | and the two paities were separating, | Maj. Irles turned and said couite- j i ouslv enough, but in a tone which j indicated consideiable defiance, and j gave his hearers the impression that j i he desired hostilities to be renewed | ;a ! i ftl once: "UUl uuuasiauuiLig io, | gentlemen, that this truce comes to j an end at 5 o'clock." Col. Astor looked at Lis watch, bowed to the Spanish officer, withi out making a reply, and then started back slowly to the American lines, with Hobson and his companions following. The meeting of the two parties and the exchange of prisoners bad taken place in full view of both the American and Spanish soldiers who were intrenched near the meeting place and the keenest iuterest was taken in the episode. THE RETURNED MEN. The men whose return to" their comrades has been secured by the negotiations detailed above are: Richmond P. Hobson, lieutenant United States navy; Osborne Deignan, coxswaiD; George F'. Phillips, machinist: John Kelly, water tender; George Charette. a eunnersmate; O - w Daniel Montague, seamaD; J. C. Murphy, coxswain; Randolph Clausen, coxswain. THE STIRRING RECEPTION. The Hobson and the men of the Merrimac approached the first lino of intrenchments occupied by the Rough Riders, low murmurs ran from one end of the line of cowboys and eastern athlets to the other and by the time the returning party reached them every man was on his feet, refusing to be restrained by the admonishing of the officers, cheering wildly and rushing over every obstacle that chanced to be in their way, in their efforts to reach Hobson and his party and grasp them by the hand. The released prisoners were soon surrounded and compelled to stop to receive the greetings, congratulations and vigorous, heartfelt handshaking of men they had never seen before. Sun-burned cavalrymen, who had spent their lives in the saddle on the plains of Arizona, Few Mexico or other western States or territories, and who did not know rt cV*ir\'a lUt) UllieiCLICC ucmi'cu a ctn^ o maintop, bilge or keep, threw their arms around the sailor boys and literally dragged them over the intrenchments, all the time sending out yells that under other circumstances would have struck terror, to hearts even as gallant as those of the Merrimac heroes. No mountain fastness of the weste ever surrounded with shouts from an Indian war dance that equalled the wild outof American spirit that occurred at J this meeting of the sailors who did their duty with every Spanish gun ] in the harbor trained upon them, and j the hardy men, who, from the day of j their arrival on the island of Cuba, ! have fought their way over the bod- j ies of their own dead and wounded to the very gates of the city that j they will gladly storm when ordered ; to do so. THE COLORED SOLDIERS* WELCOME. The 71st New York volunteers, near the Rough Riders, was the next regiment to fall upon Hobson and his men, and almost immediately the i)tk and 10th cavalry, both colored regiments, joined in the general enthusiasm, and cheer after cheer arose as Hobson and his companions forced their way through the lines of white and colored soldiers. Hobson, so far as possible, grasped each hand extended toward him and j neither he nor his men made any | protest against the most uncomfortable crowding and jostling which they had to undergo. If the young officer, whose home is I I in Alabama, has any race prejudice i | he certainly forgot all about it as he | j passed through the lines of soldiers j ! 011 his wav to Gen. Wheeler's head- ! 1 - i quarters. He saw it was the uDiform of the United States army and he cared not for the color of its wearers, grasping the hands of the ebonyI hued troopers of the Dih and 10th j cavalry and expressing his thanks for | the patriotic welcome with as much heartiness as he displayed toward | men of his own race. He and all of j his men were oveicome by the recepj tion accorded them and tears rolled | down their chcc-ks as the soldiers crowded around them. THE ENTHUSIASM OF Cil'.IMEs' 15ATTEHY. As Hobsou and his party approached Captain Grimes" battery, the men P Your Yaluod Patroi cried out on every side to have salute fire J in their honor. Hobson pro tested against this and shouted to the artillerymen, who had also caught the infection, not to fire their guns. Some of the most enthusiastic of the men appealed to Col John Astor and the latter entered iuto the spirit of the occasion and told the men they need not obey Hobsou's orders as he was only a lieutenant. But the officers of the battery prevented the men from firing the guns, as the Spaniards might have mistaken the reports for the opening of an attack and if the latter had responded our soldiers were in no position (in their state of disorder and enthusiasm) for an engagement. WHEELEK AND OHADWICK. As Naval Constructor Hobson finally reached Gen. Wheeler's headquarters where the veteran cavalryman and other officers gave him a warm welcome. By this time Capt. ' ii - v 1 i.1. _ (JiiaawiCK oi me i>ew xortL uuu iue naval escort from the flagship had reached Hobson and his men and they were the first persons, with whom the rescued prisoners had any previous acquaintance, whom they had met since they entered Santiago harbor on their perilous mission. Capt. Chadwick and all ethers took each man by the hand and extended the heartiest greeting. The escort had brought a change of clothing, including new uniforms, for Hobson and his men, and the latter were given a short respite while they changed their apparel. Hobson was also given a horse to ride over the trail to Juragua and his men were placed in an army ambulance. CONGRATULATED SIIAFTER. Before leaving for the seacoast Hobson was taken to Gen. Shafter's headquarters and warmly greeted by the commanding general. The correspondent of the Associated Press asked Hobson for an interview and statement as to his experiences on the memorable night when he took the collier Merrimac into Santiago narbor. Me aecnnea to say anything with regard to the Merrimacon the ground that he intended to submit a complete report to Admiral Sampson on the subject and that it would be outside the line of his duty to say anything about the sinking of the ship until after he had made such a report or at least has had an opportunity to consult the admiral. HOB SON'S STATEMENT. He could not be induced to say anything on this subject, but with regard to his experiences as a pris oner of war in Santiago he said: ' During the first four days we were prisoners of war we were confined in Morro castle and I can assure you those were extremely uncomfortable and disagreeable days. The Spaniards did not exactly illtreat us, but it took them some time to recover from the shock caused by what most of them considered our Yankee impudence in trying to block their harbor. As a rule the officers and men who came into contact with us were grutf in speech and sullen in manner. There were maDy threatening glances shot in our direction. For Admiral Cervera I have nothing but the high est aamirauon. "His act in informing Admiral Sampson 01 our safety, I regard as that of a kind-hearted, generous man and chivalrous officer. I expressed to him m}' sincere thanks and the thanks of my men for taking this means of relieving the anxiety of our shipmates and our friends at home. He repeatedly spoke to me of his admiration of what he called one of the most dariDg acts in naval his tory, though I am sure we were not entitled to the commendation we received, for there were hundreds of mnn nnr cliina wnnld V I U V I 1UVU uu V u 4 kiU*|/W TV 44 V ?TV#?-**?". have been glad to undertake to do the same thing. "While we were in Morro castle we were naval prisoners, but, at the end of four days, we were transferred to the jurisdiction of the array and were removed to the Keina Mer: cedes hospital on the outskirts of j Santiago, where we remained until ! today. We knew but little of what was going on in the city, though of crurse we could always tell when our J lieet was bombarding the shore bat| teries, and we could easily distin JODB <T, TI5., lago. Prompt and guish the terrific explosions caused by the Vesuvius throwing dynamite, shells. Several times at night we wore also fully aware that the land batteries were fighting outside the city. Last Friday and Saturday it would be difficult to explain how f i i anxious we were lor news oi ine sue cess of our side duiing the engage uient. The little information the | Spaniards would give us could not j be relied upon. "One thing that I found out in the hospital was that a large number of Spanish officers were wounded in last Friday's fight, for many were brought to the hospital to be treated. Numbers of badly-aimed bullets came into the hospital windows on Friday, but I do not believe any one was injured by them. Our quarters there were very clean and comfortable and fairly good. In fact, I have no reason to complain of our treat ment a9 prisoners of war. The prejudice which the Spaniards showed against us during the first few days soon wore away. We conducted ourselves poperly and simply forced them to treat us well. "We knew nothing about the destruction of Admiral Ceivara's fleet until told by our own people today. Of course our confinement became very irksome and I cannot tell how great was the relief we felt to be free again. I cannot express my gratitude to our soldiers who gave us such a welcomo when we came into the lines. All of us are in excellent health and glad to go back to our posts again and see the war through to the end." Hobson proved himself to be as good a horseman as he is a sailor. The 12-mile gallop from the front to Juragua was made very quickly though owing to the delay in reaching Gen. Shafter's headquarters, it was dusk before he arrived on the beach and took the boat to the flagship. ?? - How's This! We offer One Hundred Dullars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. WaldiDg, Kinnan & MarviD, Wolesale Druggists. Toledo, O. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by druggists. Testimonials free. 30 - ! The State Campaign Meetings. The following are the s.ppointinents of the State campaign meetings as arranged by the Executive Committee, at its meeting in Columbia, on the 2d of June. Chesterfield, Thursday, July 14. Bennettsville, Saturday, July 10. Bishopville, Tuesday, July 19. Camden, Thursday, July 21. Lancaster, Saturday, July 23. Chester. Monday, July 25. "Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 2G. A'orkville, Wednesday, July 27. Caflney, Thursday, July 28. Spartanburg, Friday, July 29. L uion, Saturday, July 30. Newberry, Monday, August 8. Laurens, Tuesday, August 9. Greenville, Thursday, August 11. Pickens, Friday, August 12. Walhalla, Monday, August 15. Andersnn, Tuesday, August 1G. I Abbeville, Thursday, August 18. i Greenwood, Friday, August 19. Aiken, Monday, August 22. Edgefield, Tuesday, August 23. Saluda, Thursday, August 25. J^exington, Friday, August 2G. Columbia, Saturday, August 27. A man in Virginia, rode fort} j miles, to Fairfax Station, for the ex ! press purpose of getting Charnbei ; Iain's Cough Remedy, and took home j with him, a dozen bottles of the med icine. The druggist who relates th< incident, adds: k'Your remedy seem! | to be a general favorite whereve] kuown." Its effects are indeed won dcrful in all lung and throat trou !p, a Jinttlf* at rl. F J I Kaufmanifa drug store. * COMP ..... < Polite Attention. .11 , 7" The Royal is the highest grade baking powder koown. Actual te?ts show it goes onethird farther than any other bread. : iw | Jp ! POWDER Absolutely Pure ! I I A Fearful Disaster?600 Lives Lost fa a Collision oft' Sable Iiland? A French Liner with 831 Passengers on Board, Foundered on July 4th?Only One of 300 Women Saved- Many Stabbel Like Sheep. Halifax, N. S, July G.?The British ! iron ship Cromartyshire was towed j in here this morning by the Allan I liner Grecian, with her bow torn , away by a collision, sixty miles south [ of Sable island, with the French steamer La Bourgogne, which latter ' vessel went down ten minutes later, i Of the 831 passengers and crew on board the La Bourgogne, only 200 ! were saved. Mrs Lacasse, wife of A. D. Lacasse, language teacher of I Plainville, N. J , was the only woman I saved. The captain and other deck j officers went down with the ship, j On July 4, at 5 a. m., a dense fog, j position of the ship sixty miles south ! of Stable island, ship by wind on i port tack heading about W. N. W., | though under reduced canvas, going 1 about four or five knots per hour. | Our fog horn was being kept going ; regularly every mioute. At that I time heard a steamer whistle on our " if 1- z weather side or port oeam, wuicu | seemed to be near ng very fast. We j blew horns and were answered by ! steamer's whistle when all of a sud : den she loomed through the fog on ! our port bow and crashed into us, going at a terrific speed. Our foretop mast and main top gallant mast 1 came down, bringing with it yards | and everything attached. I immedi| ately ordered the boats out and went | to examine the damage. I found I that our bows were completely cut ! ofT and that the plates were twisted : into every conceivable shape. The ; other ship disappeared through the ! fog. However, our ship was floating ; on her collison bulkhead and there j seemed no immediate danger of her ! sinking. We set to work clearing i the wreckage and also ship out star| board anchor, which was hanging ! over the etarboard bow and in danger j of punching holes in the bow. We heard a steamer blowing her whistles I on coming back, and was answered ! with our fog horn. The steamer j then threw up a rocket and fired a | shot. We also threw up some rockj ets aud fired several shots, but we ! neither saw nor heard anything more i of the steamer. Shortly after, the j fog cleared and we saw two boats ! pulling toward us with the French ! flag flying. We signalled them to come along side and found that the ! steamer was the Laliourgogne from : New York for Havre, and that she i had gone down. We laid to all day ! and received on board about 200 sur! ?*..~ ? nm/innct r.ocinpor.'.rfi flnfl j Vl> Ul 3 11U11J aiui;u^0u J;UOUVUQ^.U i crew, reported to be in all about 8U0. j Several of the passengers were on ! life rafts without oars, and I called for volunteers from among my crew and the surviving French seamen to I bring those rafts alongside the ship. Some of the passengers and seamen frnm the sunken steamer assisted us and we jettizoDed some 3G tons of | i cargo from our forehead in order to j ; lighten the ship, that we might take j ' on board the illfated passengers. j Some of the scenes enacted on | 1 board La Bourgogne just after the j j collision were terrible to witness. ' ! Men fought for positions in ths boats i I like raving maniacs, women were ' ! forced back from the boats and tram- | I ' j bled by men who made self-preserva- ; - : tion their first object. 3 ' On board were a large number of ; 3 the lower class of Italians and other | r foreigners, who in their frenzy stop- : - j ped at nothing that promised safety j - for themselves. . j la a boat was a party of forty I womeu, but so great was the panic ANY. COLUMBIA, S. C., October 13?tf. that not a hand was raised to assist iu its launching. The occupants, so near saved, were drowned like rats when the ship, with an awful hissing sound,' went down. So desperate was the situation that an Italian passenger drew his knife and made direct at one who, like himself, was endeavoring to reach the boats. Immediately his action was imitated in every direction. Knives were drawn by a half hundred of these selfish men, and according to statements of some survivors, women were stabbed like so many sheep. The crew of the Cromartyshire comment freely upon the fact that only one woman was saved out of three hundred. Neaily all the first class passengers were lost, those OQ Kcinrt claarflna on/J ooiIAVO uuvwv* MVlUg UUU CUllUi O. Lacasse and bis wife were in the water eight hours, clinging to a raft before they were picked up by a boat from Cromartyshire. They lost everything but whet they stand in, including money and valuables. One passenger was going home to France with his two children, his wife having died a month previous. He was saved, but his two babies weDt down with the ship. Some of the boats, Lacasse says, capsized and all on board were drowned. The struggles, swishing water and terrible screams of the drowning made the situation an aweinspiring one, never to be forgotten. One man when the boat sank went out of his mind and jumped to watery grave. The officers bravely stayed by their posts, going down with the ship, which blew a long, mournful whistle for assistance as she sank. Robbed the Gfr&ye. A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by him as follows: "I was in a most dreadful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite?gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Fortunately, a friend advised trying "Electric Bitters;" and to my great joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decided improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they saved m . m 1 ? % 1 1 ? . f my life, ana roDDea tne grave ci another victim." No one should fail to try them. Only 50cts per bottle at J. E. Kaufmann's, Dru^ Store. On to Atlanta For the Grand Re union of Confederate Veterans. The very low rate of one cent a mile has been made by the Southern Railway for this occasion. This is to be the grandest re union of survivors ever held. Camp Steedman, No. 6G8, will be represented and has selected the Southern Railway for their trip to Atlanta to attend the annual re union to be held there July 20th to the 23d inclusive. Our schedule is to leave July 18tb, on either the afternoon or night train as best suits the convenience of members and their families, viz.; Lv Batcsburg 3 49 pm or 12 07 am Lv Leesville, 3 53 pm4' 12 15 am Lv Summit, 4 03 pm " 12 32 am Lv Gilberts, 4 0G pm " 12 40 am Lv Barrs, 4 10 pm " 1 00 am At Columbia we join Camp Hampton, leaving in special coach at 8:30 a. m. July 19th, arriving at Atlanta 3:55 p. m. Equally as good sched ules for the return trip. All who intend making- the trip will please notify me at once, as the time will admit of no delay. I must know the number that intends going, in order to arrange for our reception aud entertainment in Atlanta. M. D. Harman, Adjutant, Camp Steedman, No. 566 U. C. V. The chief Burgess of Milesburg, Pa, says DeWitt'a Little Early Iiisers are the best pills he ever used in his family during forty years of house keeping. They cure constipation, sick headache and stomach and liver troubles. Small in size but great in results. J. E. Kaufmann. ? - ? What is that which, though black itself, enlightens the world? Ink. ! Th9 Hows of the Past Week. Briefly Told in an Entertaining and Interesting Style. Sampson has entered the bay at Santiago. Commodore Schley has the credit of destroying Cevera's fleet. It is the purpose of the United States to carry the war into Spain. It is claimed that one shell killed 100 men on the Vizcaya, raking the vessel fore and aft. Great pressure is being brought to bear on the Queen Regent of Spain by the Pope to sue for peace. Six regiments of troops has embarked at Charleston for Cuba. They painted the city red before leaving. The captured Spaniards, from Cervera down to the ensigns, will be sent to Fort Warren, Boston Harbor. An attempt was made to assassinate Alfonso XII, The Boy King of Spain, and the would be assassin has been executed. Sick headache, billiousness, constipation and all liver and stomach troubles can be quickly cured by using those famous little pills known as DeWitt's Little Early Risers. They are pleasant to take and never gripe. J. E. Kaufmann. The St. Louis reported an engage; ment with the Spanish Terror, killing six "men and badly damaging the ship." The Sixth Massachusetts regiment from camp Alger, at Falls church, Va., will pass through Columbia today on its way to Charleston and will embark immediately for Cuba. Win your battles against disease by acting promptly. One Minute Cough Cure produces immedia'e results. When taken early it prevents consumption. And in later stages it furnishes prompt relief. J. E Kaufmann. ^During the engagement in which Cervera's fleet was captured, the flagship of Commodore Schlev, was hit forty-six times. It is fully determined to invade Spain and Ceuta has been selected as the first point of attack, which, rtantiiforl TUlll VlO IIGOlt AQ ft VT LJC1A if ><* mv wmvv. m base of supplies. Thousands of persons have been cured of piles by using De Witt's Hazel Salve. Tt heals promptly and cures eczema and all skin diseases. It gives immediate relief. J. E. Kaufmann. The big Spanish schooner Gillito, captured by the Eigle off the isle of Pines has been carried to Key West. Her cargo consisted of cocoanuts, leaf tobacco and general merchandise. Her crew escaped in boats. Newman K. Perry, a white lawyer of Columbia, is raising a negro company for the war. He has nearlysucceeded in enlisting the required number of m<n. 'T think DeWitt's Hazel Salve is the finest preparation on the market for piles.'' So writes John C. Dunn, of Wheeling, W. Ya. Try it and you will think the same. It also cures eczema and all skin diseases. J. E. Kaufmann. Six German American citizens of Chicago has called upon Gen. Alger and offered him the services of a regiment of 1,400 German Atneri cans. It is fully armed and equipped and will probably be accepted. Uncle Sam has decided to take Hawaii under his protection and a resolution providing for the annexation of the island has been passed by the Senate and the President's signature is now only required to make it an absolute fact. Bob Moore, of LaFayette, Ind, saye that for constipation he has found DeWitt's Little Early Risers i to be perfect. They never gripe. . Try them for stomach and liver trouj bles. J. E. Kaufmann. j Another terrific engagement oc| curred near Santiago last Saturday I night. The Spanish mace a despeate assault en the Americans left, but were finally repulsed with heavy loss. Several transports have sailed from Tampa within the last week carrying large quantities of war munitions, horses, light artillery and about 3,800 men to re-inforce General Shafter. "Our customers say you manufacture three of the best remedies on earth,said the mercantile firm of H^as, Harris, Brim A LcLain, of j Dawson, Ga., in a recent letter to j the Chamberlain Medicine Co. This j is the universal verdict. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the finest preparation in the woild for rheumatisn, ?1 ?...* Ia^a Ka/.1? Atnncnr Qro A , lieuraiyia, laiuc uat.H) i^uiuovj) ?v*v j throat, cuts, bruises, bums, scalds, j pains and swellings. A 2o cent bot? tie of this liniment in the house, will save a great deal of suffering. Buy it at J. E. Kaufmann's drug store.