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BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1898. VOLUME XXXIII---NO. 52. Wc bad rather tell tho truth about our Goods and sell rcu next year than to exaggerate and sell you to-day. Bye-and-bye you will learn how satisfactory it is to deal Lith us It i? tne future we are building for. Men Suits! ILined and unlined Suits of a cloth that doesn't muss r^ily ; that if soiled cleans easily ; that if wet doesn't leave .ater marks. Thats Serge Our kind is blue, extremely light weight, single-breasted suits $900, $1000, $11.00 $12.00 You will be asked at least $1,00 more fer them at credit louses. The newest styles in WW HATS AND NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. Summer Underwear, too. Remember-SPOT CASH. No Goods charged, and your Roney back if you want it. 0. Evans & Co, THE1 SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. ar, War, War ! h are at war with HIGH PRICES AND CHEAP STUFF, AND OUR, PRICES ANO QUALITY WILL WIN! KTi?m A rn nnnn mm mt ? tomtit SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, enting Our Specialty. CALL, A.TSU ?EE XJ? W. D. SIMPSON *CO. CUBA MUST BE FREE ! ii yon trant to enlist ai one? and at a good fialary apply to - - - r>. o. qBjao"W"isr & BBO., And they will assist you. & you don't want to enlist, but ?Mit to bur your Gooda for the least *T apply to D. C. Brown A Bro. Wo will ?ell 200 Barrels Straight Flour at . :. $4 76 %0Bar?UBestT?milyFlourat.. 4 25 5X) Barril? Good FamilyFlour at...... 4 00 70 Barrels Low Grade Flour at.. 3 50 We handle HAY, CORN, <?>AT?, BRAN, and all Heavy Groceries, ^e wiling them below all competition. ? ; ?? 8HOH8 and DRY GOODS we are headquarters. Come and see us. D- G. BROWN & BRO, Nest to Post Offico. ? ????-.?ll::' '. .,? - "? . ; :. ...*.-,-. . - . |.V ?'?iWi ' ' >r . ."<.'."'; . ' S ? " ." " THE BATTLE OF MANILA. Story told by Officer who was There Under Fire. CHICAGO, May 7.-The Chronicle h.is the following: Hong Kong, May 7. Commodore Dewey's flag lieutenant, Thomas M. Brumby, arrived at Hoog Kong this morning on the United States revenue eutter Hugh McCul loch, with the lirst official news of the greatest naval battle of modern times, that at Manila harbor. The offieial dispatches were at once forwarded by cable to thc 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 iu it. They said that Spain's fleet of ten vessels was wholly de stroyed. The Reina Maria Christiana, flag ship of the Spauish squadron, was the center of attack at the beginning of the actiou, and under the hot lire poured in on her from the American ships, (jhc was soon burning from stem to stem. Admiral Montejo, thc Spanish ad miral, was e 'lupelled to escape in a small boat to the Isla de Cuba, anoth er of the Spanish vessels, and as soon as his flag was hoisted the guns of the American fleet were turned on it arid 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 the vessels of the Americati squadron crept inside the bay through a supposed maze of mines and torpedoes. They were not observed by any of the watchers on the Spanish garrisons until some stray sparks were emitted from the fuuncl of thc 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 Spanish fleet at the beginning of thc engagement was with all small craft iuside Cavite harbor, which is pro tected by stone and timber breakwa ters, and thc larger ships maneuvering off Cavite and Manila. The Ameri can battle line was led by the flagship Oly inpia and the ciuiser Raleigh. The Boston. Baltimore, Concord and Pe trel ana thc 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 the American squadron was discov ered, the Spanish fleet immediately opened fire, supported by the Cavite forts. The Spaniards fired the first shot. The challenge was given by the Reina Maria Christina. The Olympia replied and at once thc entire Amerioan fleet was in action. The Spanish ships did not hesitate in their fire aud the Cavite batteries let loose their heavy gunB. 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. The Hugh McC'ulioch 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 the 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 thc Spanish fleet and in the Cavite fortifications on land. The American on1 ./Baltimore at one period of the engagement received the brunt of the enemy's fire and suf fered the moBt of any vessel in the American squadron. From five to ten tons of the enemy's shots took effect cn thc Sall .mure, but none oz her of cor s or crew were seriously bart. AB soon as the Spanish admiral left the Reina Maria Cristina and boarded the Isl? de Cuba, the fire was directed at the latter mercilessly, every 8-inch gun on every ship joining those of the flagship. The Isla de 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 meo. The American commodore then directed a bot fire against the batteries. This * was a surprise to Admiral Montejo, who ap parently thought himself secure un der the guns of the Cavite fortifica tion. - A little boy waa coming home with his mother from church, when he beard ber saying that the sermon was not worth much. The little boy im mediately turned around and said, "Oh, mother, what eould yon expee? for & halfpenny?" How's This. We oder OM Burdred Dol?an reward for any ?MO f Catarrh tau MD not ba cured bj UeAVa Catnrrb Oar?. We, lu* underilla rd bare koowa P.J. Cb ency for tao ast is years, aud believe bios perfectly honorable ia all tasines? ttaoaacttosa and finan ?lally ?bl? to carry out any obiifattoae toado by their, fi rm W?*T & TROAS, Wholesale DrogtrlsU, Toledo, O. Waunro. Knut** & HABT?, wboltoalo Drag? ciato? Toledo, O. . flau* Catarrh Cure la taken Internally, ocUos directly noon the Mood and mucous ?urrace? of abo ay?tem. T?? tl menial* coat free. Price 7Sa> par bottle Bold by all dru?sbta. War Talk In Washington. WASHINGTON, May 8.--Sunday was far from bciug a day of rest at thu Statt*, war and navy departments, and so many officials and clerks ?were en gaged at their desks that one of tho officers was compelled to remark apol ogetically: "Wo 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 sud con sulting with Second Assistant Adee, so that the department might be 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 thc naviga tion bureau had almost a full force at work. Thc bureau of yards and docks was also open, and 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 tho account re ceived of thc engagement at Manilla, but the officials are perfecting all arrangements for sending Dewey thc supplies and repair outlit he may ueed. If any news has been received from Admiral Sampson it is not of a char acter that eould be made public with out, endangering the suotesst'ul work ing of the plans of the strategy board. Ii. may bi- stated positively, however, that so far tht department has heard nothing of an engagement or of any thing a;.preaching one between the fleet and the Spanish forces, lt is expected by the officials that there will be nothing like thc delay experi enced in the case of the Pnillippiue tight in hearing from Admiral Samp son iu case of au engagement in thc Weet Indies. Without in any wise admitting that Porto Ilieo is Sampson's objective point, it is pointed out that eveu allowing tho Spaniards the re tention of cable communication from that island io thc outside world, there is an independent cable connection from St. Thomas that caunot come under Spanish control, running as it does through thc 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 thc ships under Sampson's direct command the officials feel little doubt of the t?ue cessful outcome of a tight between his force and thc Spanish flying squadron. Outside the flap ship New York, which is partly armored, all of the vessels with Admiral Sampson, with one exception, ure full ironclads, uud moreover their armor being full nickel steel, iiarveyized, is so superior to the armor of the Spanish cruisers that it is calculated thut nine inches of it is fully equal 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. Uen. Corbin were hard at work. There are outward evidences of a change of plan for thc 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 spent some time in conference with Gen. Miles going 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 the general's ante-room, to bc used to pin to maps in following out the progress of the troops in Cuba. Adjt. Gen. Corbin was one of the busiest Dieu in lue 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 now in progress in every State and Territory. Tho Adjutant General is highly gratified with the Bplendid response that has come tc the President's call for volunteers, and at the good work being done by the army mustering officers, as evi denced by telegrams he was receiving from them. Troops to Ge to Coba. WASHINGTON, May 8.-The Wash ington Po?t ?o-E?errc~ TT??? say: Between 60,000 and 80,000 men will be landed on Cuban soil at once. They will wear the uniform of the United States, and they will not re turn until they have defeated the Spanish forees on the island and the American flag floats as proudly over Habana as it does over the ruins of the Cavite fortress in Manila harbor. Thia is the idea of the military ad visers of the administration, and the President ha? approved the plans. The first section of the army to in vade Cuba will be the 15,000 or 18,000 troops now assembled at New Orleans and Tampa. 9hey 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 60,000 volunteers, who will b{? concentrated at southern po?ts aa quickly as the trains ean carry them, and will be transported as fast as the necessary ships can be collected. It is estimated that it will take at least 300 vessels to move this immense amy to Cuba. Nearly everything that floats has already been secured by the government, and last night the wirea were hot in all directions direct 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 bo 2,000 wagons at Tampa and 12,000 mules. Several hundred ambulances will also be hur ried to Tampa. They may bo needed. Battles are not all like the one which Has jost been fought iu Manila har bor. Mojor-Uencral Lee. The ontire nation will hail with ?m- i t h u s i as m thc announcement that I'ros idcut McKinley has determined hi ap point Fitzhugh Leca major-general of volunteers to load one of thc divisions of the army intended for service in Cuba. The appointment is prc cnn noutly proper i'or.?t wo reasons of con vineing cogency, t?eneral Loo conics of a race ol* soldiers, and is himself a soldier of approved valor and ciipaci ty. He has served his country as consul general at Havana in a manner that demands recognition at the hands of thc government. Tho appoint ment, moreover, marks, as nothing else could do, thc complete and eter nal reconciliation of thc sections. lt is to he hoped that thc president will couple the name of (jordon with thc name of Lee in the list of major generals. The chief of thc Confeder ate veterans is as good a soldier as ever fought, and as noble a man as ever breathed. No mau in this coun try has done more than General (Jor don to fan thc Hame of the passionate patriotism which is the south's dis tinctive note at thc present crisis, (?ordon possesses thc combination of caution and dash which is needed for the speedy termination of thc war. Thc appointment of Lee and (Jor don would complete the most glorious page in the country's history. The speetaele now presented by tho Hine and dray commingled is the perfect fruit of the lofty magnanimity which tirant displayed at Appomattox. His tory presents no companion picture to this. Our civil war was the most tremen dous iti thc annals of history. In the end millions of Americans had to sur render principles for which, through four years of incessant combat, they had stood ready to sacrifice their lives and fortunes. Yet, within a brief period wo t? nd t he leaders of tho van quished scctiou taking their places in cabinet aud legislative assembly, while men like Lamar and Jackson gave authoritative interpretation to the laws of the country from thc bench of its supreme tribunal. The feuds bred of European civil wars have deiied time ? 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 by an American president, it would thrill thc southern heart like the blast of a bugle.-Nexo Or len ns Times-Democrat. There Will he nu Hush to MOTO From Tampa. TAMI-A, FLA , May 8.-Capt. J. H. Miley, seoiur aide to Major General Shafter, left Tampa very quietly last night for Washington, and to-morrow will report jbo 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 Weston Friday with officers of the American block ading squadron, Major Gen. Shaffer's recommendations as to the pinn of campaign in thc contemplated Cuban invasion and plans of Lieut. Col. Lud low, chief of engineers, regardi?g for tifications, etc., at the point of landing in Cuba. Capt. Miley will return to Tampa immediately after his mission is accomplished, lt is almost certain that no move in the direction of Cuba will be made from here for some time. Much yet remains to bc done before everything is in readiness for tho em barkation. Thc 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 tho week before this work is accomplished. But outside of thc delay in the preparations, no American troops will be landed on Cuban soil until thc question of superiority on the Atlautio is settled between Admiral Sampson's squadron and the Spanish fleet, and settled decisively. High army officials ?L?ake iuia 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 takeB place no one here believes that orders to move will be received. Services were held at both tho Tampa and Port Tampa grounds to day by thc regimental chaplains. There was no drilling and thousands of the soldiers attended the services. The oermons 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 terday and are now in camp here. Should theso reports prove true, it is very probable that a rigid quarantine will be established. - The Madison (Ga.) Advertiser Bays: 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 tho old gentleman had just killed. Talk about the ^ Armenian massacres, Cuban atrocities, Maine disasters and murders galore, but this is a crime that equals them all. There is a hot place io h-1 reserved for a scoundrel who would deliberately steal the meat intended to sustain the life of a dear, cid, superannuated greacher, who is almost deaf and lind." > ( STATE NEWS. - A poste-Hice lias been established in Darlington County called Cuba. - Constable S. (?. Lafur has been appointed Chief State detective ol' up per Carolina by the governor. Snow is reported to have l'alleu in tKoiiee County last Saturday. At Highlands, N. C.. it was two indus deep. Several months ago there were twenty-three '"original" package stores in Spartanburg. Nowjthcrcaro three. - S. K. Garrott, editor of the I lorry fiiiffju-Htlrnt, is nie only South Caroli na editor who has volunteeredsfor tho war so far as reported. T- Thc upper portion of Marion j County was visile? by a'serious hail and wind storm last week, which was very destructive ti> the crop* in gen ; eral. - Tlier?' was one casu <?f small-pox ] developed at Newberry on Saturday, : and it was taken in charge by the . health authorities and removed on ; Sunday night to the pest house. The five-year-old daughter of Mr. J. A. Horne, in the Kirksey's section, fell out ol' a rocking chair Monday af ternoon und was killed instantly, liri neck being broken. -Cf wn wood In ' di * . - The eruptive disease prevalent in Columbia has been declared by Dr, I C. V. Wertenbacher, of the United States Marino hospital service, an ex ? pert on epidemic diseases, to be genu ! iuc small pox in a mild form. - The Lancaster Ltd ger ways that I Congressman Strait has been serious)] ! ill in Washington. His attack* was ol ! au apoplectic nature. He came hmm Thursday, but has been confined t( his bed ever since, j -Thirty-six years Friday, Orr'* j Regiment of Rifles, comprising th? ! finest body of volunteers that eve; left any country, was moved from Sui livan's Island and started to Richmond Gol. J. Foster Marshall was in com maud. Dissoluti $10. Worth of Staple Dry Shoes and Gents' To be sold In order to change our bu the following rednctions in a 50 pieces of Colored Dresi DRESS Goods, in the latest und new GOODS, cst Spring fashions, regular ly sold tor 48c. per yard Dissolution price 19c. 25 pieces of Black All Wno DRESS Cashmere, 40 i nelie* wide GOODS. a? excellent quality, regula price 50e , for this sale 20< 100 pieces ol' fine Printe? WASH Lawns, goods never sold a GOODS, lusa tuan 12c. ami 15c, ou special price for this sale 5c Choice of 200 pairs o CORSET extra fine quality Sa BARGAINS teen Corsets, all ueatl; trimmed, un exception ally good quality, worth $1.00 am 81.25, to go at 47c._ Spring Shirt Waists, mad LADIES' of French Percale, witl WAISTS yoke back and pouch fronl in plaids and stripe^ rea value $1.00, for this sale 47c._ Very fine Not tin ghan LACE Lace Curtains, regula CURTAINS price $1.00, worth twic the money. Dissolutioi Price 48c. 300 Ladies' Fine Lenthe LADIES' Belts, latest styles, regula BELTS price 25c. each, for thi ?ale only Qc. ""''fl Men's Fancy Shirts, in th MEN'S newest and greatest designs SHIRTS strictly up-to-date, made o Garner's Fine Percale, ii all sizes and colors, cut full and wei made, for this sale 39._??*?gg 150 pairs of men's strict MEN'S ly All-Wool Trouser* TROUSERS which could ewer b bought elsewhere fo less than 82.00. Dissolution Price 97( 150 dozen Men's Felt Hat? MEN'S ot high grade, all the late? HATS Spring Styles and ehadei regularly sold for $2.0( Dissolution Prico 97c._ Our entire line of Men' MEN'S Suit? to be sold actual! CLOTHING at New York Coat. Ton are cordially invited offered to yon dnring this SP tinue for a short time only. ir UNDI 'i'ln; Columbia Hospital Associa tion is in receipt of a gift for $100 for the hospital from Mrs. George Smith. Thc sumo unfailing friend?has also renovated and refurnished room No. f>. the room in thc hospital she has taken under her own special ear?:. - Forest lires arc beginning to rage agaiu. On Sunday a hotly of woods I belonging to YV. M. Banister, who I lives six miles below Greenville, near Itccdy Uiver factory, caught lire aud thirty fight cords of timber were de I Btroyed. Nothing could be done te quench the conflagration. - Mr. Robert 10. Lee, Jr., of Fairfax County, Va., a son of Gen. Wm. ll. l?\ Lee and grandson ol' (Jen. Ilnbort hi. Lee, has accepted an invitation te bli tho anniversary orator of thc Ab beville (S. C.) County Confederate Survivors' Association. Mr. Lee is said to bc an eloquent speaker. .The new County of Himberg ma le, the following rather remarkable record in her Criminal Court I'Viday: Charles '/issett was convicted of mur ! der for the killing of Stark Witaon, I both white. Iii ll Kice was convicted j of murder, with recommendation le i mercy, for killing Hen liradloy, both I' colored. James Murduugb was con victed of manslaughter for killing . William Haynes, both colored. - Mr. Jim. li. llolliday, who lives in Westminster, shot and killed Grun dy Sullivan, colored, Saturday morn ing, April ?50lb. Sullivan came to his house, raised a row and drew a pistol, and was persuaded away by his uncle, but told Mr. llolliday that lie would come back and -kill him. Mr. llolli day, not having any weapon, sent to a neighbors and borrowed a ri Qc. In a very short time thc darkey retu-ned, brandishing his pistol and making all kinds of threats, whereupon Mr. llol liday stepped out and lifted the top of his head oif with a bullet from his ri fle. The jury of inquest exonerated Mr. llolliday. Mr. lloll'dny was ta ken to jail and will bc released un writ of habeas corpus. I lin bond was Ox od at $1,000. ion Sale 1 Goods, Furnishing Goods Regardless of Price, .siness we have decided to offer ll Departments : 400 pairs Men's Flue Shoes, MEN'S in Bais, aud Guigress, sold SHOES regularly for 83 60, cannot be bought elsewhere within 25 per cent of our reduced offering, now for this sale only 82.23. Men's Fine Calf Shoe?, Laee MEN'S and Congress, Goodyear SHOES Welt, regularly sold $3.00, for Dissolution Hnlo 81.95. 250 pairs Men's Fine 8hoes, MEN'S ia Hals, and Congres*, guar SH0ES anteed to be all solid leather, the very beat material used in the manufacture, regular price 82.00, Dissolution Price 81 48. 300 pairs Men's Satin Calf MEN'S Shoes, seamless, sewed oakthe SHOES London toe, all size.*, usual el . ? I v eold for 81.75, Dissolution t> 1 Prioe 81.23. f, I ! { 400 pairs Men's Black ?tad Men'8 Tan Calf Shoes, all leather Sh0B8 counters, guaranteed to be solid through and through, regularly sold for 61.50, for this sate onlv 97c. 500 pairs Ladies' Dongola Ladino' Kid Shoes, hand-sewed, Pai SOOBB ' eut Leather Tips regularly sold for 82.50, Dissolution Price 81.50,_ 475 pairs Ladies' Genuine Ladias'.^ Dougola Shoes, guaranteed Shoes all solid leather, insoles and outer soles, in all siz^s and latest toes, always sold for 82.00, Dis* solution price 81 23._ 450 pairs Ladies' Fine Don Lad?08r gola Shoes, Patent Leather Shoe?. Tip??, with ??esible solea, hand-worked button-holes, regular price 81.50, Dissolution Price 97c. Our entire line of Slippers Ladles' to be sold * at a sacrifice. Sllppsrs Call and see them._ Men's extra fine C atoa Sos, Meil'8 cannot be bought usually for SOX less tliab 15c, a pair for this palo on'y 24n. to inspect our many Bargains ECIAL SALE, which is to eon? Yours truly, LESSER & CO., SR MASONIC TEMPLE.