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__o_ VOL. XXVIII. LEXINGTON, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1898. NO. 35.
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mis mi snoim,
ATTORNEY AT TAW,
B ATESBU RG, - - - - S. C.
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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.
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^ Attorney at Law,
^ LEESVILLE, S. C.
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Business solicited.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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
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