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?rn m m, 4P j*, i H H II Iii jil |T ill t\ BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. 13 m 1 lr ll I I lr 1 . % ;?>;"> Jar ANDERSON. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. J AX l'A RY H>. 1898. VOLUME XXXII?-N0. m. We had rather tell the truth about our Goods and sell you next year than to exaggerate and sell you to-day. Bye-and-bye you will learn how satisfactory it is to deal with us. It is the future we are building for. Men Suits ! Lined and unlined Suits of a cloth that doesn't muss easily ; that if soiled cleans easily ; that if wet doesn't leave water marks. Thats Serge ! Our kind is blue, extremely light weight, single-breasted Suits $9.00, $1000, $11.00 $12.00 You will be asked at least $1.00 more for them at credit houses. The newest styles in STRAW HATS AND NEGLIGEE SHIRTS Slimmer Underwear, too Remember-SPOT CASH. No Goods charged, and your money back if you want it. . 0. Evans a Co, THE1 SPOT GASH CLOTHIERS. War, War, War ! We are at war with HIGH PKICES AND CHEAP STUFF, A.IV 13 OUR PRICES AND QUALITY WILL WIN ! MB SIP ? mum SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Our Specialty. CALL AND SEE XJ? W. D. SIMPSON * CO. CUBA MUST BE FREE I If you want to enlist at once and at a good salary apply to - - - XX C. BROWU & BRO., And they will assist you. IF you don't want to enlist, but want to buy your Goods for the least money apply to D. C. Brown & Bro. Wc will bell 200 Barrels Straight Flour at. $4 75 250 Barrels Best Family Flour at. 4 25 50 Barrels Good Family Flour ait. 4 00 70 Barrels Low Grade Flour at. 3 50 We handle HAY, CORN, OATS, BRAN, and all Heavy Groeeriee, MK! are selling them below all competition. On SHOBS and DRV GOODS we are headquarters. Como and .?ec us. D. C. BROWN & BRO Next to Post Ofrico. THE BATTLE OF MANILA. Story told hy Officer who was There Under Fire. CHICAGO, May 7.-Thc Chronicle has the following: Hong Kong, May 7. Commodore Dewey's flag lieutenant, Thomas M. Brumby, arrived at Hong Kong this morning on the United States revenue cutter Hugh McCul loch, with the first official news of the greatest naval battle of modern times, that at Manila harbor. The official dispatches were at once forwarded by cable to the United States government at Washington. The first connected story of the en gagement was told by the officers of the McCulloch, who saw it and partic ipated in it. They said that Spain's fleet of ten vessels was wholly de stroyed. The Reina Maria Christiana, flag ship of the Spanish squadron, was thc center of attack at the beginning of the action, and under the hot fire poured in on her from the American ships, s,he was soon burning from stem to stern. Admiral Mon tejo, thc Spanish ad miral, was c 'rapelled to escape in a small boat to thc Isla de Cuba, anoth er of thc Spanish vessels, and as soon as his flag was hoisted the guns of the American fleet were turned on it aud in a few minutes it was destroyed. The admiral was again forced to es cape in a small boat. The defenses of Manila and its batteries, as well as those at Cavite, were silenced and beaten to the ground by the rain of shot and shell. During Saturday night thc vessels of the American squadron crept inside thc bay through a supposed maze of mines aud torpedoes. They were not observed by any of the watchers on the Spanish garrisons until some stray sparky were emitted from the funnel of the dispatch boat McCulloch. Then a few shots were exchanged with the garrison on Corregidor Is land, but, owing to the darkness, they were ineffective. There was no patrol established, nor were any searchlights placed at the entrance to Manila bay. ? The vessels of the American squad ron never stopped or slowed down un til they had assumed a position direct ly opposite the city of Manila. This was just at daybreak. The order of battle assumed by the ^pautsh fleet at the beginning of the engagement was with all small craft inside Cavit? harbor, which is pro tected by stone and timber breakwa ters, and the larger ships maneuvering off Cavite and Manila. The Ameri can battle line was led by the flagship Olympia aud the cmiser Raleigh. The Boston, Baltimore, Concord and Pe trel aod the revenue cutter McCulloch followed. The American fleet in easy speech approached the Spanish ships, which were drawn out in two lines, the Reina Maria Christiana, the flagship, in the center. As the dawn broke and the position of thc American squadron was discov ered, the Spanish fleet immediately opened fire, supported by the Cavite forts. The Spauiards fired the first shot. The challenge was given by the Reina Maria Christina. Thc- Olympia replied and at once the entire American fleet was in action. The Spanish ships did not hesitate in their tire and the Cavite batteries let loose their heavy guns. The best gunners in the American fleet manned the most destructive weapons on the ships, and the havoc wrought was frightful. The engagement, soon be came general. Thc Hugh McCulloch remained at some distance from the brunt of the encounter and the ene my's shells passed but did not touch her. The marksmanship of thc Spanish gunners seemed to be wild from the outset Meanwhile the main ships of the American squadron were pouring in a deadly fire, doing great execution both in the Spanish fleet and in the Cavite fortifications on land. The American cruiser Baltimore at one period of the engagement received the brunt of the enemy's fire and suf fered the most of any vessel io the American squadron. From five to ten tons of thc enemy's shots took effect on the Baltimore, but none of her of cers or crew were seriously burt. AB soon as the Spanish admiral left the Reina Maria Cristina and boarded the Isla de Cuba, the fire was directed at the latter mercilessly, every 8-inch gun on every ship joining those of the flagship. The Isla dc Cuba was rid dled. After a few rounds she was put outof action, and almost before Admi ral Montejo had had time to get his bearings he was driven out a second time. The Spanish cruiser Castilla burst into flames under the remarkable gun nery of Dewey's men. The American commodore then directed a hot fire against the batteries. This ?was a surprise to Admiral Montejo, who ap parently thought himself secure un der thc guns of the Cavite fortifica tions. - A little boy was coming home with bis mother from church, when he heard her saying that the sermon was not worth much. The little boy im mediately turned around and said, "Oh, mother, what could you expect for a halfpenny?" How's This. Wonder On? Hundred Dollars reward for any case f Catarrh th.it eauuol be cured hy Hall's Catarrh Care. We, the uuderoiztird h ave. known F. J. Cheney for the ast 15 yearn, and believe him poriecUy honorable in all butdiie.HN tranunctionn aud finau dally able to carry out any oh.'if?fttionB loade by their firm WB>T ft TRI'AX. Wholeaalo Drugjrlsta, Toledo, 0. WALUIN'? KINNAN A MARVIN, Whoi?salo Dru? fint?, Toledo. (>. IIa1!'? Catarrh Cure in taken internally, acting directly i.j.ori lim blood and rauooua mir racen of tho ayi-tern. T?*tirnrmlKU sent fre*. Price 7H. per bott io rSold by all drujfgtota. War Talk in Washington. WASHINGTON, May S.-Sunday was far from being a day of rest at thc State, war and navy departments, and so many officials and clerks >wcrc en gaged at their desks that one of the officers was compelled to remark apol ogetically: "Wc arc not working on Sunday; this is simply an extension of the executive day of Saturday." Secretary Day spent a good part of the day in his office going over tele grams and mail dispatches and con sulting with Second Assistant Adee, so that thc department might bc fully prepared to deal with any advices that might come by cable and require im mediate action. In the navy department Col. Roose velt was at his desk, while the naviga tion bureau had almost a full force at work. The bureau of yards and docks was also open, aud Capt. O Neil, chief of the orduancc bureau, had a good deal of business on hand.' No word .came during the day by cable or other wise to supplement thc account re ceived of the engagement at Manilla, but the officials are perfecting all arrangements for sending Dewey the j supplies and repair outlit he may ; ueed. If any news has been received from Admiral Sampson it is not of a char acter that could be made public with out endangering the suc?essful work ing of the plans of the strategy board. It may be stated positively, however, that so far the department has heard nothiug of au engagement or of any thing approaching one between the fleet and thc Spanish forces. It is expected by the officials that there will bc nothing like thc delay experi enced in the case of the Pnillippine fight in hearing from Admiral Samp son in case of an engagement in the West Indies. Without in any wise admitting that Porto Rico is Sampson's objective point, it is pointed out that even allowing the Spaniards the re tention of cable communication from that island to the outside world, there is an independent cable connection from St. Thomas that caunot come under Spanish control, running as it does through the chain of French and British islands southward from St. Thomas and thence to Hay ti, where direct cable connection can bc had with New York. From the character of the ships under Sampson's direct command the officials feel little doubt of the suc cessful outcome of a fight between his force and the Spanish flying squadron. Outside the flap ship New York, which is partly armored, all of the vessels with Admiral Sampson, with one exception, are full ironclads, aud moreover their armor being full nickel steel, Harveyized, is so superior to the armor of the Spanish cruisers that it is calculated that nine inches of it is fully eq*al in resisting power to twelve inches of the unhardened and older armor of the Spanish ships. In the war department both Gen. Miles and Adjt. Gen. Corbin were hard at work. There are outward evidences of a chafage of plan for the Cuban campaign that cannot be de scribed at present, but they promise to be very acceptable to the thousands of people who are waiting for develop ments. Major Gen. Wilson speut some time in conference with Gen. Miles goiog over the ground. A lot of pins, capped with bits of paper to represent the different arms of the service, are lying in readiness in thc general's ante-room, to be used to pin to maps iu following out the progress of the troops in Cuba. Adjt. Geu. Corbin was one of the busiest men in the city to-day. Tele grams were pouring in on him every part of the country, mostly in reference to the assembling of the great volun teer army uow in progress in every State and Territory. Thc Ad j uti ut General is highly gratified with tue spleudid response that has con e to the President's call for volunteers, and at the good work being done by the array mustering officers, as evi denced by telegrams he was receiving from them. - ai. ?- - Troops to Oe te Cuba. WASHINGTON, May 8.-The Wash ington Post, to-morrow will say: Between 00,000 and 80.000 men will be landed ou Cuban soil at ouce. They will wear thc uniform of the United States, and they will not re turn until they have defeated the Spauish forces on thc island and the American flag floats as proudly over Habana as it does over the ruins of the Cavile fortress in Manila harbor. This is the idea of the military ad visers of the administration, and thc President has approved the plans. The first section of the army to in vade Cuba will be thc 15,000 or 18,000 troops now assembled at New Orleans and Tampa. ?hey are all regulars and most of them are men who have seen fighting on the plains. They are sea soned, disciplined effectively. They will be followed at once by another army of 00,000 volunteers, who will be concentrated at southern ports as quickly as thc trains can carry them, and will be transported as fast as thc necessary ships can bc collected. It is estimated that it will take at least iiOO vessels to move this immense army to Cuba. Nearly everything that floats has already been secured by thc government, and lasl night the ? wires were hot in all directions direct- i ing contracts to be closed immediately in the principal seaport towns. Other details of the great expedi tion have been arranged. Within 48 < hours there will bc 2,000 wagons at Tampa and 12,000 mules. Several hundred ambulances will also be hur- I ried to Tampa. They may be needed, battles arc not all like tho one which lias jnst been fought iu Manila har- I bor. 1 Major-General Lee. Thc entire nation will hail with en thusiasm the announcement that Pres ident McKinley has determined to ap point Fitzhugh Lee a major-general of volunteers to load one of the divisions of the army intended for service in Cuba. Th-e appointment is pre-emi nently proper for.^two reasons of con vincing cogency. General Lee comes of a race of soldiers, and is himself a soldier of approved valor and capaci ty. lie has served his country as consul general at Havana in a manner that demands recognition at the hands of thc government. The appoint ment, moreover, marks, as nothing else could do, the complete and eter nal reconciliation of the sections. It is to be hoped that the president will couple thc name of Gordou with the name of Lee in thc list of major generals. The chief of the Confeder ate veterans is as good a soldier as ever fought, and as noble a man as ever breathed. No man in this coun try has done more than General Gor don to fan thc Hame of the passionate patriotism which is thc south's dis tinctive note at the present crisis. Gordon possesses the combination of caution and dash which is needed for the speedy termination of the war. The appointment of Lee and Gor don would complete the most glorious page in the country's history. The spectacle now presented by thc Blue and Gray commingled is thc perfect fruit of thc lofty magnanimity which Grant displayed at Appomattox. His tory presents no companion picture to this. Our civil war was the most tremen dous in thc annals of history. In thc end millions of Americans had to sur render principles for which, through four years of incessant combat, they had stood ready to sacriiice their lives and fortunes. Yet, within a brief period we find the leaders of thc van quished section taking their places in cabinet and legislative assembly, while men like Lamar and Jackson gave authoritative interpretation to the laws of the country from the bench of its supreme tribunal. The feuds bred of European civil wars have defied time's destroying hand, because proscription was given thc part which magnanimity should have been allowed to play. The conjoint appointments of Lee and Gordon would be thc most American thing ever done hy an American president. lt would thrill the southern heart like thc blast of a bugle.-Neio Or leans Times-Democrat. There Will he no Rush to Move From Tampa. TAMPA, FLA , May 8.-Capt. J. H. Miley, senior aide to Major General Shafter, left Tampa very quietly last night for Washington, and to-morrow will report to Gen. Miles. Capt. Miley's visit to Washington has an important bearing on the future course of events here, as it is said on good authority that he bears with him the report of Capt. J. H. Dorst as to the results of the. latter's meeting last week with Gen. Dalgado of the Cuban insurgents near Habana. Capt. Miley also has Lieut. Col. Lawton's report on his meeting at Key West on Friday with officers of the American block ading squadron, Major Gen. Shafter's recommendations as to the plan of campaign in the contemplated Cuban invasion and plans of Lieut. Col. Lud low, chief of engineers, regarding for tifications, etc., at the poiut of landing in Cuba. Capt. Miley will return to Tampa immediately after his mission is accomplished. It is almost certain that no move in the direction of Cuba will be made from here for some time. Much yet remains to be done before everything is in readiness for the em barkation. The work of preparing the transports has been delayed a good deal by thc non-arrival of material, and it will be Wednesday, perhaps later in thc week before this work is accomplished. But outside of thc delay in the preparations, no American troops will be landed on Cubau soil until the question of superiority on the Atlantic is settled between Admiral Sampson's squadron aud the Spanish fleet, and settled decisively. High army officials make this statement. They say it would be taking needless chances to send an army into Cuba before the Spanish fleet is disposed of and until the meeting of the American and Spanish fleets takes place no one here believes that orders to move will be received. Services were held at both the Tampa and Fort Tampa grounds to day by the regimental chaplains. There was no drilling and thousands of the soldiers attended the services. The sermons in every case were of an in teresting and patriotic character. Reports of the breaking out of yel low fever at Key West among thc prize crew of the Argonauta have caused some uneasiness among the soldiers here, probably in view of the fact that two companies of the 25th regiment arrived from Key West yes- j terday and are now in camp herc. Should these reports prove true, it is I very probable that a rigid quarantine j will be established. - The Madison (Ga.) Advertiser says: Some low-down, thieving scoun drel invaded the premises of the Rev. J. W. Baker the other night and stole nearly all the meat from a pig which thc old gentleman had just killed. Talk about the Armenian massacres, Cuban atrocities, Maine disasters and murders galore, bul this is a crime that equals them all. There is a hot place in h-1 reserved for a scoundrel who would deliberately ?>teal the meat intended to sustain the life of a dear, old, superannuated preacher, who is almost deaf and blind.' STATE NEWS. | - 1 - ? postoi?ice has been established 1 I in Darlington County called Cuba. . -Constable S. G. Lafar has been ; appointed Chief State detective of up I per Carolina by thc governor. ; - Snow is reported to have fallen in j Oconee County last Saturday. At j Highlands, N. C.. it was two inches' j deep. - Several months ago there were twenty-three ''original" package stores in Spartanburg. NowHhcreare three. - S. F. Parrott. editor of the Horry Independent, is the only South Caroli na editor who has volunteereda for the war so far as reported. ! - The upper portion of Marion j County was visited by a^serious hail ' and wind storm last week, which was ; very destructive to the crop.s in gen ; eral. j - There was one case of small-pox I developed at Newberry on Saturday, I and it was taken in charge by the ! health authorities and removed on ? Sunday night to thc pest house. I - The five-year-old daughter of Mr. J. A. Horne, in thc Kirksey's section, j fell out of a rocking chair Monday af ? ternoon and was killed instantljT, her \ ueck being broken.- Greentco?d fn ' dex. j - The eruptive disease prevalent ! in Columbia has been declared by Dr. ? C. P. Wertenbacher, of the United j States Marine hospital service, an cx ? pert on epidemic diseases, to be genu j ine small-pox in a mild form. I -The Lancaster Ledger says that ! Congressman Strait has been seriously ! ill in Washington. His attack'was of an apoplectic nature. Ile came home Thursday, but has been confined to his bed ever since. - Thirty-six years Friday, Orr's Regiment of Rifles, comprising the finest body of volunteers that ever left any country, was moved from Sul livan's Island and started to Richmond. Col. J. Foster Marshall was in com I mand. - The Columbia Hospital Associa tion is in receipt of a gift for $100 for the hospital from Mrs. George Smith. The same unfailing frtend?has also renovated and refurnished room No. 5, thc room in the hospital she has taken under her own special care. - Forest fires are beginning to rage again. On Sunday a body of woods belonging to W. M. Banister, who lives six miles below Greenville, near Reedy River factory, caught fire and thirty-eight cords of timber were de stroyed. Nothing could be done te queuch thc conflagration. - Mr. Robert E. Lee, Jr., of Fairfax County, Va., a son of Gen. Wm. H. F. Lee and grandson of Geo. Robert E. Lee, has accepted an invitation te be the anniversary orator of thc Ab beville (S. C.) County Confederate Survivors' Association. Mr. Lee is said to be an eloquent speaker. - The new County of Bimberg made the following rather remarkable record in her Criminal Court Friday: Charles bissett was convicted of mur der for thc killing of Stark Wilson, both white. Bill Rice was convicted of murder, with recommendation te mercy, for killing Ben Bradley, both colored. James Murdough was con victed of manslaughter for killing William Haynes, both colored. - Mr. Jno. R. Holliday, who lives in Westminster, shot and killed Gran by Sullivan, colored, Saturday morn ing. April 30th. Sullivan came to his house, raised a row and drew a pistol, and was persuaded away by his uncle, but told Mr. Holliday that he would comeback and-kill him. Mr. Holli- , day, not having any weapon, sent to a neighbors and borrowed a rifle. In a very short time the darkey returned, brandishing his pistol and making all kinds of threats, whereupon Mr. Hol liday stepped out and lifted the top of his head off with a bullet from his ri fle. The jury of inquest exonerated Mr. Holliday. Mr. Holl'day was ta ken to jail and will be released on writ of habeas corpus. His bond was fixed at $1,000. 3 Worth of Staple Dry Goods, Shoes and Gents Furnishing Goods To be sold Regardless of Price. In order to change our business we have decided to offer the following reductions in all Departments : 50 pieces of Colored Dress DRESS Goods, in the latest and new GOODS. est Spring fashions, regular ly sold for 48c. per yard. Dissolution price 19c. 25 pieces of Black All Wool DRESS Cashmere, 40 iuches wide, GOODS, a? excellent quality, regular price 56c , for this sain 20r 100 pieces of fine Printed WASH Lawns, goods never sold a: GOODS, less than 12c. and 15c, our special price for this sale 5c. Choice of 200 pairs of CORSET extra fine quality Sa BARGAINS teen Corsets, all neatly trimmed, an exception ally good quality, worth $1.00 and 81.25, to go at 47c. _ Spring Shirt Waists, made LADIES' of French Percale, with WAISTS yoke back and pouch front, in plaids and stripes, real value 81.00, for this sale 47c. LACE CURTAINS Price 48c. Very fine Nottingham Lace Curtains, regular price $1.00, worth twice the money. Dissolution 300 Ladies' Fine Leather LADIES' Belts, latest styles, regular BELTS price 25c. each, for this sale only 9c.jj Men's Fancy Shirts, in the MEN'S newest and greatest designs, SHIRTS strictly up-to-date, made of Garner's Fine Percale, in all sizes and colors, cut full and well made, for this eale 39. >'-^SgS MEN'S TROUSERS 150 pairs of men's strict ly All-Wool Trousers, which could never be bought elsewhere for less thau S2.0?, Dissolution Price 97c 150 dozen Men's Felt Hats, MEN'S of high grade, all the latest HATS Spring Styles and shades, regularly sold for $2.00, Dissolution Price 97c Our entire line of Men's MEN'S Suits to be sold actually CLOTHING at New York Cost. 400 pairs Men's Fiue ?Shoes, MEN'S in Bals, and Gmgress, sold SHOES regularly for $3.50, cannot be bought elsewhere within 25 per cent of our reduced offering, now for this sale only $2.23. Men's Fine Calf Shoes, Lace MEN'S and Congress, Goodyear SHOES Welt, regularly sold $3.00, _for Dissolution Sale 81.95. 250 pairs Men's Fiue Shoes, MEN'S in Bals, and Congres?, guar SH0ES anteed to be all solid leather, the very best material U9ed in the manufacture, regular price $2.00, Dissolution Price $1 48. 300 pairs Men's Satin Calf M EN'S Shoes, seamless, sewed on t.he SHOES London toe, all sizes, us?al ^Iv sold for $1.75, Dissolution Price $1.23. 400 pairs Men's Black sad Men's Tan Calf ?Shoes, all leather Shoes counters, guaranteed to fee solid through and through, regularly sold for $1.10, for this sale only 97c. 500 pairs Ladies' Dongola Ladies' Kid Shoes, hand-sewed, Pat Snoes ' eut Leather Tip*, regularly sold for S2.50, Dissolution Price $1.50, 475 pairs Ladies' Genuine Ladias'.'v Dougola Shoes, guaranteed ShOBS all solid leather, insoles and outer soles, in all siz^and latest toes, always sold for $2.00, Dis solution price $1 23. 450 pairs Ladies' Fine Don La dies' gola Shoes, Patent Leather Shoes Tips, with flexible soles, hand-worked button-holes, regular price $1.50, Dissolution Price 97c Our entire line of Slippers Ladles' to be sold at a sacrifice. Slippers Call and see them. Men's extra fiue C ittoo Sox, Men'8 cannot bc bought usually for Sox less than 15c, a pair for this pale only 2jo. You are cordially iivited to inspect our many Bargains offered to you during this SPECIAL SALE, which is to con tinue for a short time only. Yours truly, LESSER & CO., UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE. /