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Anderson Intelligencer. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. J. ?. CLINKSCALBS, > Editors and O. 0. LANGSTON, | Peopmktobs. ?-?- ; TERMS: ONE YEAR.fl 50 SIX MONTHS . 75 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 189S. Rev. Sam Jones has withdrawn from the race for Governor of Georgia in favor of Allen D. Candler. He ran long enough, however, to receive many letters of good advice. He now signs himself Ex-candidate Jones, Limited. "The Saunterer" in New York Toten Topics speaks the whole truth in the following paragraph: "Repeat edly I have reminded the Hanna ad ministration that the appointment of negro officeholders in white communi ties in the South would result in criminal outrages, and I am glad to know that my remonstrances have prevented several such appointments. The cruel murder, last week, of a U3gro postmaster in Lake City, a South Carolina hamlet, emphasizes my objections. Nobody can defend the ignorant whites that lynched this negro, but the whites are not so much to blame as the reckless Republican managers that sent the negro to cer tain death. There are sections of this city, of Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston ?of every American city?in which a negro official would be no safer than he is in South Carolina. The admin istration is paying off the negro dele gates that nominated MeKinley and calls it 'building np the Republican party in the South.' It ssems to me more like killing off the Republican party." WAR INEVITABLE. It is now believed, even by those who have heretofore been most con servative, that war with Spain is in evitable. Hasty war preparations have taken the place of guarded di plomatic discussions. Spain seems determined to bring the matter to a head, and the apparent willingness of the administration not to check her has awakened Congress aud our ad ministration to the fact that active preparations for actual warfare are necessary. A bill was introduced in Congress Monday to appropriate $50,000,000 for the National defense, and it is be lieved this bill will be passed imme diately. The activity in the war, State and navy departments clearly indicates that a declaration of war on the part of either eountry may be ex pected at any moment. Orders for the enlistment of marines and artil lerymen have been seat out notwith _ standing Congress has not yet author ized it. Spain's demand on this gov ernment for the recall of Consul Gen eral Lee, and the further demand that this country send supplies to Cuba on merchant vessels and not on the Nash ville and Montgomery, which are armed cruisers, is looked upon as an opeiing wedge for hostilities. In re ply to both demands the President has flatly refused, and orders were is sued Monday naming the cruisers Nashville and Montgomery as the ves sels to perform the mission. The prompt action of the President caused Spain to cancel her demand for the recall of Lee, stating that it was simply a request and not a demand, but she is ominously silent as to her demand concerning the cruisers. The President takes the position that if vessels of the* United States navy can be excluded from Mantanzas or Sagua in times of peace they can likewise be excluded from Havana harbor, prevent the sending of another warship to Havana, as promised, and leave American citizens resident in Havana entirely without protection. Diplomatic relations could be sev ered without provoking war, but should Spain undertake to enforce her demands concerning the warships and tire upon the Nashville or Montgom ery the act will certainly precipitate war. The first gun fired at the Ameri can flag would surely be the beginning of hostilities. The blowing up of the battleship Maine and the finding of the court of inquiry have almost faded before the apparent determination of Spain to ' bring about war. Sunday morning last 1,500 soldiers from Spain were landed at Havana from the Spanish vessel Alfonso XIII amidst the hiss and roar of rockets and batteries and military music which were answered by mighty cheers from the soldiers. The presence in Havana harbor of the two big Spanish warships Viscaya and Uquendo and the landing of more soldiers has given the Spaniards an exaggerated notion of Spain's naval power ami led them to believe that, war with the United States would not be serious and whetted their desire for war. When this is considerod in connection with the fact that if war does come the lir.sf guns will be trained either on or from Morro Castle it has the effect to intensify the belief that war is inevitable. The President and his Cabinet and Congress are fully awake to the seri ousness of the situation, and no time is being lost in preparing for the do fcnsc of the country. The temper of President McKinley is clearly shown by bis prompt action with Spain in their demands concerning Consul Lee and our war vessels. No Cabinet meeting was called before refusing Spain's demands, which indicates that be is determined to be no longer tri fled with, and bis actions are being supported by Democrats and Republi cans alike. The administration has been assured that any amount of funds deemed necessary would be pro vided by Congress to put the govern ment in a state of defense, and that the administration would be backed up in anything that was thought ???es?ary. Monster guns, carloads of ammunition and thousands of tons of coal are being rushed to Pensacola, Key West, Savannah and Charleston, and the departments present a scene as active as if war bad already been declared. If this country is not al ready prepared for war she soon will be, and, as has been well said by one of our contemporaries, should Spain invade the Uiited States she will make discoveries Columbus never dreamed of. Lee's Recall Asked by Spain. Madrid, March t>.?Senor Gullon, Spanish Minister of foreign affairs, re cently intimated to United States Min ister Woodford that the Spanish gov ernment desired the recall from Ha bana of Consul General Lee and that the American warships which have _been designated to convey supplies to Cuba for the relief of the sufferers there should be re placed by merchant vessels in order to deprive the assist ance sent t? the reconcentrados of an official character. Minister Woodford cabled the re quests to the Washington government, which replied, refusing to recall Gen eral Lee in the present circumstances or to countermand the orders for the despatch of the war vessels, making the representation that the relief ves sels are not fighting ships. Washington, March 15.?The Span ish situation developed two new phases to-day. when it became known that the Spanish government had formally requested the recall of Consul General Lee at his post at Habana, to which request the United States had cour teously but firmly refused to comply ; also that the Spanish government has suggested the impropriety of sending relief supplies to the Cuban reconcen trados on the cruiser Montgomery and gunboat Nashville, to which sugges tion the United States had given a like answer in the negative. The first intimation of these steps came m a brief and explicit cable dis patch from Madrid. Prior to its re ceipt, however, the authorities here had keen fully conversant with the facts, although no intimation had been allowed to get to the public on either subject. The disclosures from Madrid left no further ground for reticence in Washington, and after a conference at the White House between the Presi dent. Assistant Secretary Day of the State department and Secretary Long of the navy department, the following authorized statement was handed to the Associated Press by Judge Day, as comprising everything that was to be said by the administration on the subject: The President will not consider the recall of General Lee. He has borne himself throughout this crisis with judgment, fidelity and courage, to the President's entire satisfaction. As to the supplies for the relief of the Cuban people all arrangements have been made to carry a consignment this wecl: from Key West by one of the naval vessels/whichever may be best adapted and most available for the purpose, to Matanzas and Sagua. Though the officials here are non committal on the subject, it is gen erally believed that the request for General Lee's recall was made at least a day or two ago, and the Spanish government, after receiving the reply of the State department, has not in sisted either upon Lee's recall or upon its contention .that the relief supplies should not be sent to Cuba in naval vessels." Beyond the foregoing, those who had participated in the conference at j the White House would not discuss j the subject, and it was stated posi lively that the authorized statement comprised everything that would be given to any one. Wasiiisuton, Mandl 7.?Spain has withdrawn her request for the recall j of Consul General Lcc. This does not alter the situation regarding the j carrying of supplies to Cuba on war j ships and McKinley states that his : original order shall be obeyed. > * mm All the oihcers of Si. Pa ill'a Kpiseo ! pu! Church, <)ti-, Mass., are womeii, ex : copt the rector. Women arc now elected ; ?.s v strvmen in some Kpisoop i! ehurelie.--, but this is suppose*] i<. t..- llio only in ; staue? i;i which nil the vestrymen uro women. ? ''Mississippi,"' says tn<- Vicksburg Post ' may bo foolish about fn?e silver, but she has plenty of g o :, hard sense in regard to war. We believe liiere h l?t ? or no WHr fiv ling in ihi* State, ami the < iovernor has set ;i good example of mod eration. <>ur people know a great deal about the old miseries, horrors and losses occasioned by war. ami certainly will not favor any unjust and nonce, ssary resort to hostilities."' Sons of Confederate Veterans). Headquarters South Carolina Divis ion?United Sons of Confederate Veterans. Anderson, S. C, March 7, lSJtS. General Orders No. 7. I. The annual meeting of the South Carolina Division. Sons of Confed erate Vetcrans,will be held in the City of Charleston on the 27th of April, proximo. II. Camps are entitled to represen tation upon the "basis of one delegate for every 20 active members in good standing, and an additional delegate for a fraction thereof, if such fraction be 10 or more; but every Camp in good standing is entitled to at least 2 delegates. But no Camp is entitled to representation unless its per capita tax of five cents per member has been paid. III. The several Camps will pro ceed to elect delegates upon this ba sis, and also to elect a sponsor to represent them at the reunion, and will send the names of delegates and sponsors to Col. H. H. Watkins, Ad jutant General, Chief of Staff, Ander son, S. C. IV. Brigade Commanders will for ward their reports to these headquar ters by April 10th. V. Mr. F. H. McMaster, command ing First Brigade, U. S. C. V., at Charleston, S. C, is hereby appointed Chairman of a Committee to make ar rangements for the meeting, with power to name the members of his committee from the membership of Camps Moultrie and Henry Buist. VI. During the meeting Division Headquarter* will be at the Charles ton Hotel. VII. The railroads have made for this occasion the very low rate of fare of one cent per mile; the Young Men's Business League, of Charles ton, have extended to us a cordial in vitation to meet in that city ; our com rades of Camps Moultrie and Henry Buist, the citizens generally, and the old veterans especially are preparing to give us a hearty welcome to the city and to make nur stay there a pleasant one. It is very desirable that there be a full attendance of Sons of Veterans. Important ques tions affecting the welfare and future progress of the Association will be considered, aud it is particularly de sired that every Camp have present its representatives to take part in these deliberations. By order of M\ L. Boxnam, Com'd'ng S. C. Division U, S. C. V. Official II. H. Watkins, Adj't. Gea., Chief of Staff. ? Tragedy of the Sea. Key West, Fla., March 3.?The schooacr Speedwell, Capt. Collier, from Marco. Fla., for Key West, was struck by a squall tO;day while off Marquesas, eighteen miles from here, and capsized. Nine persons were drowned out of thirteen all told on board. Among the victims were the three children of Capt. Collier. George, Tom and Wilbur, aged respectively 4. (J and 8 years, and the entire Nichols family, Bradley Nichols and his wife, their son and. the latter's wife, and two grandchildren. The family were from Bridgeport.'Connecticut. Those saved are: Capt. Collier, Samuel Cates, Jesse Creene, deck hands, and R. W. Bates, of Myers, Fia., a pas senger. The Nichols family is said to have been well-to-do. All had been stay ing for a month or two at" a small ho tel kept by Capt. Collier at Marco, and they were on their way home. The survivors say the Speedwell, which is a small vessel of about twen ty-live tons, was making slow head way this morning against a heavy wind. About 7 o'clock Capt. Collier was at the wheel and the Nichols family and the (.'oilier children were in the cabin asleep. Suddenly a s*(Uall came up and the bout was turned over. Collier, the deck hands and Mr. Bates were swept into the sea, but caught the rigging in time to save themselves. The men lashed themselves to the rigging. After be ing there for two hours the sea sub sided. Then they got thclingy loose, bailed her out with a hat, broke a thwart in l\v? pieces and with these for oars, rowed toward Marquesas. After uoing three miles they were picked up exhausted by a fishing sloop and brought here. Samuel Cates. one of the survivor.-, who was seen at. his homo here to nitr.it said: "('apt. Collier aas been sailing for twenty live years in these waters. lie is no| to blame. Before we knew it wr wen; lifted ofl our feet ami into the vvat< r. As for those poor people down below, they were penned in lik-- rats. The wife of young Nichols rose t" a skylight. 1 was clinging t" the rigging. Sin waved her hand t" mc and thai - the last I saw "I her. When we goi oil two hours lat? r they wen; all dead. We di?l im11 sec a thing of the captain or hear a cry. We had to bail with the hat a]] the time we were in the dingy and often came near being swamped. Sunn after being brought into port Capt. Collier und tJcsse fc-'reeue went out on the yacht Buccaneer, accom panied by a diver, to try to recover the bodies. Bridgeport, Cone, March 3.? Bradley Nichols was one of the most prominent real estate dealers in this city and was very wealthy. His son, Warren, who was also drowned, was associated with him in the business. The wife of the young Nichols was the daughter of United States Prose cuting Attorney Gidding*, of this city. ? mt m ? - ? "Jim" Orr, who is one of the most brilliant, versatile and independent re formers ic Kansas, is working for tho passage .of a law which "will compel every man to refrain from going on an other man"s note without first getting his wife's consent " ? David W. Ramsdell, who has just died in Vermont, in 1%1 received a pack age of government seed. One peculiar variety of grass grown be called ''Nor way oats." In ten years he made ?:i,000, 000 from its sale, but he died in poverty. NOTICE. IF the Notes and Accounts due the Es tate of A. S. Stephens are not settled immediately they will be placed in the hands of an officer for collection. Remember, we are headquarters for all kinds of Repairs on Buggies and Wagons, and keep a full line of first-class Material at bottom prices. Painting a specialty. PAUL E. STEPHENS, Adm'r. Marek 9, 1698 37 .?.m NOTICE. IN compliance with the recommenda tion of the Grand Jury, all persons who damage the public roads by the erec tion of dams on side of road which ob Btruot the flow of the water therefrom, or otherwise damage the roads by throwing rocks, brush or other obstruction in the side ditches, will be prosecuted, unless such obstructions are removed before the first day of April next. This is given so that guilty parties may have time to com ply with the law. W. P. SNELGROVE, Co. Sup. j NOTICE. " w ILL be let to the lowest responsible bidder? On Friday, March 25th, at 11 a. m.. the building of a new Bridge over Eighteen Mile Creek, on road leading from Pendle ton to Central. Plans and Specifications made known on day of letting. Reserving the right to j reject any and all bids. W. P. SNELOROVE. Co. Supervisor, A. C. The Sure La Grippe Cure. There is no use suffering from this dread ful malady if you will only get the light remedy. You are having pain all through your budy. your liver is out of order, bave no appetite, no life or ambition, have a bad cold, in lact are completely used up. Electric Bitters the only remedy that will give you prompt and sure relief. They net directly cn your Liver, Stomach and Kidneys, tone np the whole system and n.ake you feel like a new being. They are guaranteed to cure or price refunded " For sale at Hill-Orr Drug Co's. Drug Store. Only 50c, per bottle. Tried and Proven. AFRICANA is not a new and an untried remedy, but a ^ medicine of genuine merit that ? is coming more and more to the mSL\\ i front on account of its wonder ful cures. Almost every day you read in the newspapers of ? what it has done for the relief of ^ suffering humanity. r-\ I That direful disease JRheuma I tjsm?caused by impure blood? is driven out of the system by the use of Africana, and other terrible blood disorders arc cured permanently. CO CO O o3 Ask your druggist for it or write to Africa Co., Atlanta, Ga. For sale by Evans Pharmacy and Hill-Orr Drug Co. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Andebson County. By R. M. Burrias, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, A. N. Campbell bas applied to me to grant him Letters of Ad ministration on the Estate and effects of J C. Williams, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon ish all kindred and creditors of the said J. C. Williams, dee'd, to be and appear before me in Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson C. H. on the l!Uh day of March, 1898, after publication hereof, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 2d day of March. 1898. R. M. BURRISS, Judge Probate. Marcl 2d, 1898. 3? 2 A PAYING OFFER ! Beginning with this, the 8th day of March, 1898, a strict account of every dollar spent with us will be kept for the balance of this year, and the 1st day of January, 1899, we will completely SHOE the family that has spent the largest amount of money with us? FREE. A complete assortment of Shoes and Hosiery are kept by us. J. T. LIGON & CO., Electric City Shoe Store, Old Post Offioe Building. 1889.1898. MARCH 15,1898, . THE DAY WE CELEBRATE. YES, we propose to make this the most expensive anniversary celebration ever witnessed in our hopping, rushing, buzzing little city. Just nine year* ago, on the fifteenth day of this month, the writer, then a stranger, poor in purse but rioh in pluck, push and energy, and with a determination to snatch both fame aud fortune from the hands of lime right here. How well we have succeeded let our accumulated stock answer. Ah ! let the anathemas of dis gruntled competition speak. Ye>, let the thousands of happy and satisfied customers who sing our praises from the four-winds of the earth swell the chorus till every man, woman and child throughout the land wafts onward and upward the refrain of that noble work done by C. S. Minor at the Ten Store. How well we have succeeded let our Special Celebration answer, and its notes shall echo and re-echo through hill aud dale till the tide is so irre sistible that even competition takes it up. To eelehrate the Ninth Anniver sary of the beginning of our career we propose to sacrifice nearly ten thou sand dollars worth Gcods in our? SPECIAL GLASS SALE. This Special Sale begins TUESDAY, MARCH 8th, and will continue till March 25th. Now, don't wait till the best has been picked over aud then say we never done it. Fall in the swim and let the tide bear you on. Here are a few prices to give you an idea : C) good Tumblers for 10c, Lamp Chimneys, 2c, 3e and 4c, Fancy Deco rated Lamp Chimneys 8c aud 10c each, Complete Lamps 5c, Large Lamps 15c to l>Se and 21c for large Stand Lamps, Fancy Decorated Parlor Lamps at 2-Sc each, Night Lumps and Shade* 23c, Water Sets complete 39c, Fancy Lemonade and Water Set.4ymipletc at 03c, Salt and Pepper Shakers at 2c. I 4c and -Se, Castors at 12cjjE;i0e for a handsome one, while S!Jc buys Silver Plated Stand with live Cfopt?, Individual Salts 2c each, Bird Seed and Wa ter Cups 4c, ? Ice Creani Saucers 15r, Molasse.? Cans 7c, >Sc and 10c, the Fancy Fine Goods and uubreakable at 17c to 27c, Covered Butters 5c, Sc. and 10c, Creamers and Spooners 5c, Stand Preserves 13e and lUe, 23c and 33e large sizes, Extra Goblets <1 for 2'!c, Sugar Dishes 7e and 9c, Hen Butter Dishes 10c, Handsome Hand Mirrors 15c, Pocket Mirrors le. The Magic Mirror 3c, Large Y'aie* at 7c pair, Fish Globes, and everything made of Glass for this Special Cclebnttion Sale at price* that no man can stand for a regular business. Pretty Glass Mugs, with handles, at 4c. Large China Cup and Saucer at f>f.~ ILiff-gaJIon.Pitchers 14c. China Tea and Dinner Sets also in thi? sale. There will be those who don't believe it now, but in a month's time they will be wishing thev had believed it. ''Five were wise and five were foolish." Yours always truly, 1ST Tl i J. Leaders of Lvorr Prices for this Country. And all other varieties, Guaranteed pure, At - CANE SEED FOR FORAGE. The Alliance Store! ARRIVAL OF IRISH LINENS. It requires no magnifying glass to discover that these particular Table Covers, or Doylies, or Damask, or Handker chiefs, are the Genuine Irish Goods. One can feel it in the fine texture. The goods have come from a recent impor ta tion of the agents of the best known European house. The Table Linens are of the kind that are usefulness idealized and become art, yet losing nothing of their utility. HOSIERY. The grade of Hosiery I Ladiss and that we are handling Children's, is the celebrated Onyx j brand, and we guarantee erery pair j of these goods to be absolutely stain- I less. They are not the cheapest, but J the liest. ; DIMITY, Our Salespeople tell ! Persian Lawn, us that they never ! OBGANDIES. before have offered ; the splendid values in these wash ; goods heretofore. The striped Dim-j ities, the plain and handsomely iig- j ured Organdies, floral and sprigs de- ' signs and tbe beautiful evening shades ! are well worth your seeing. WOMEN'S Ready to wear Drese Tailor Made es for Spring. Many DEESSES, of them in exclusive style?, too. They are all of the new est and most popular fabrics, splen didly made, and of various linings.. There are those of Black and Blue Serges, Separate Skirts of elegant Brocaded Satin, Striped Faille Silk, Moire Antique, Briiliantines and Ser ges to suit all purses. LACES Another stock of and them just opened. EMBROIDERIES. It is by fai the largest asiortment that this Store has ever shown. The Torchons and Va lenciennes ate of a special quality, aod were bought at prices whereby you will be enabled to make your money go farthest. S Are daily being replenished with bright, new Goods, and there are many things that we are unable to mention, owing to a lack of space. The date of our Spring Millinery Opening will be an nounced shortly. JULIUS H. WEIL & CO., Successors to R. S. Hill. The Maine Destroyed and War has been Declared by . . . D. C. BROWN * BRO. ALL who wish to enlist with us must call at once and be inspected. We have been adding new names to our roll every day, and now we are making lower prices than ever before. We wish to call attention to our? G-rocery Department, Which is full to overflowing. We have six Cars of FLOUR, all grades, at S3.25, $3.50, $4.00, $4.25,. and $5.0l>per barrel. 1,000 lbs. Cream Cheese at 9c, And all varieties of Eastern SEED POTATOES at :)5c. per peck Come hi and inspect our Goods and get our prices. Yours very truly, D. C. BROWN & BRO. D al 1 1 A! d??ll HEAVY GROCERIES, FLOUR, MEAT, CORN, OATS, < MOLASSES, EVERYTHING necessary to supply the Farm, and we will make you prices which will reduce expenses to the minimum. We buy Goods cheap and hell vou correspondingly. We constantly keep on hand all grades of? CHIC0RA ACID AND GUANO, And guarantee our prices on samo. These Goods have stood the test for years, and till who have'used them will tell you there are none better. McCTJLLY BROS. P8?^OS ?ND ORGANS. II?KSI'KK in inform ihe } nblkr thai 1 am now Agent tor th:> following well known Miifiiejil Instruments : PIANOK?KMKKSON <1H i ! *K l?lil X'J and MKHL?N. OKUAXS WK.WKU, Mil.I.Kit and other High Circle Orpins, llepreaenting the M'auunieiorors ? 1 rre?.-:. i am enabled to sell you either a IMano or an Organ at a very LOW L'KIOK and If y<?? eontc : plato buying either it will pay voll to call mu or address me a! Anderson, M C. n. I.. HUMS. RILEY'S iDiisriisra- ROOM -Is the place to buy - A Dollar's Worth of COFFEE if want something Rich and Slrorr. J. G. RILEY.