Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BY CLI MoCA. I /ES^^ANGSTON " Avnvtt^iT'TT^ ^ ----^ _ _--?--A M DijjRSON, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. O??TOI?KI? ia iuor V - : Talk! Wc had rather tell the truth about our Goods aud sell f ou next year than to exaggerate and sell you to-day. Bye-and-bye you will learn how satisfactory it is to deal tfith 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 tenter marks. Thats Serge ! Our kind is blue, extremely light weight, single-breasted Snits $900, $1000, $11.00 $12.00. You will be asked at least $1.00 more for them at credit bouses. The newest styles in STRAW HATS AND NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. Summer Underwear, too. Remember-SPOT CASH. No Goods charged, and your money back if you want it. ?KS! SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. rar. War, War ! e are at war with HIGH PRICES CHEAP STUFF, PRICES AND QUALITY WILL WIN ! OTTfl rm ? ????? ???? IS COMPLETE. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. ting Our Specialty. OAJUIL, ANO SKE TJ? W. D. SIMPSON * CO. CUBA MUST BE FREE ! If von want to enlist at once and at a good salary apply to - - - 3D- O- BROWN Sc BIRO., And they will assist you. IF you don't want to enlist, but want to buy your Goods for tho least *,ae> apply to D. C. Brown & Bro. Wo will sell 200 Barrels Straight Flour at.$4 76 250 Barrels Beat Family Flour at. 4 25 60 Barrels Good Family Flour at-. 4 00 70 Barrels Low Grade Flour at. 3 80 We handle HAY, CORN,*OATS, BRAN, and all Heavy Groceries, 1 'J[c selling them below all competition. On SHOES and DRY GOODS we are headquarters. Come and see us. D. C. BROWN & BRO, Next to Poet Offico. PROGRESS OF THE WAR. The Latest Developments in the War Between United States and Spain. Ilomhardment of San Jiinii. i PORTO Rico, May 13.-Admirai Sampson, after having pounded t>o vigorously against thc old walls of the fortifications of San Juan, now walks thc deck cf his flagship a conqueror. There were indications last night that thc admiral had grown tired of waiting for thc fleet which never came, and that he had decided upon the alternative movement of reducing Porto Rico. The ships, riding grandly upou thc watci ; kept maneuvering for position, and when sunrise could be discerned, a swift messenger went j belching iorth from one of the guus of thc Iowa, aud sent terror into the hearts of the inmates of thc Morro whose history in I'orto Hice is fully as repulsive as that of its namesake in Cuba. It was with grim face, full of deter mination, that Captain Robley D. Evans found himself commissioned to send shot and shell into the midst of the hated Spaniards. No sooner had the Iowa's sizzling messenger reached its destination than the guns of the Indiana were trained upon thc fortifi cations. From the slowness with which the first answer came hack it would appear as if thc garrison must have been asleep, and even when the shells from the American vessels must have aroused them to full wakefulness, their answer was feeble, and as the walls began crumbling around them they ?uu?uOiicu ihuir guns, und Sun Juan lay at thc mercy of Admiral Sampson. The work was so quickly done and with such little resistance that thc officers of the fleet coule1 scarcely believe that the end had come, but with no enemy in sieh*, w'th no re sponding shots, it was useless to con tinue thc fight. This ending, how ever, was in strange contrast with tho impudence and insulting messages which thc Spanish officers have sent during the last day or two. They would not surrender, but showing their teeth in white rage, hissed tue challenge. "Come and take us if you can. The people of San Juan who could get away have been seeking the interior for a week past. It vra3 well kuowu there that a conflict was at hand; that thc bombardment of thc city was inevitable, whether the Spanish fleet came or not. Admiral Sampson did not wish to go any farther than the reduction of the fortifications. That accomplished, the end of Spanish power in Porto Rico has been brought about. It brings with it, however, the necessity of providing for thc pub lic safety, for with the destruction of Spanish authority, demoralization reigns in Porto Rico. This will make necessary quick action on our part in order to prevent excesses which the lawless may commit. During the ten days which the fleet of Admiral Sampson has been at sea, it has been closely watched for every move. It was confidently expected on Sunday last that the Cape Verde fleet would be met somewhere on thc north coast of Hay ti. As a conse quence the fleet kept in battle form and pushed its way slowly SO a;.' to prevent an unexpected meeting and to be ready for auy emergency which might come. As Monday and Tuesday of this week passed away, it brought thc conviction that the Spanish fleet must not be in these waters. Admiral Sampson, steaming clear away from the shore of Porto Rieo, passed the island and weut considerably out to sea, until he became thoroughly satis fied that there could bc no fleet sn this side of the Atlantic. Then he made up his mind to take possession of Porto Rico, and his fleet was turned toward the bay of Sau Juan with thc result already told. An incident of the day was the cap ture of- the Spanish steamer Rita hy tue Yale. Tho Rita was disposed to be saucy, but it was no go, and she had to surrender. John Gary Evans. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 14.-Ex Governor Johu Gary Evans has "pulled off'* a commission in the army. With thc aid of Senator Till man the Ex-Govcrnor has been ap pointed an assistant adjutant general, with thc rank of captain. His ap pointment was sent to the Senate last Thursday, but there was a mistake iu the printing of his name, hence his South Carolina friends did not recog nize him in his new military title. He arrived here to-day and was in consultation with Senator Tillman. The Ex-Governor comes from a mili tary family and he will remain here until he receives his commission. Acini and Courier. Hen. Joe Wheeler will he in Com mand. TAMPA, PLA., May 18,-General Joseph E. Wheeler, the old Confede rate cavalry leader recently commis sioned major general of volunteers, will command the rimed States cavalry in the Cuban army of invasion. Geo. Wheeler reached herc to-night from Chiokanianga under orders from Gen. miles and reported to Gen. Wade. He will at once take command of the cavalry which it is expected, will bo. organized into a brigade to morrow. Progress of Hie Muster. I WASHINGTON, May 15.-War dr [ partaient officials arc gi at ?lied at thc ' progress made ia mustering tho forco : of 125,000 volunteers called for by the j President. The reports received up j to this morning indicate that 05,000 ; volunteers have been mustered into , thc United States army, and, in thc opinion of Adjt. 'ion. Corbin, the work of mustering will bo completed by the end of thc present week. While some of the volunteers are well equipped, the majority are not. Tele grams, that have been pouring into the adjutant general's ofliec all day, in response to orders directing volun teers that have already been mustered in to proceed to one or another of thc points of mobilization, indicate clear ly that the troops aro by no means ready for the field. One field com mandant wired tho department that his command was in complete readi ness for service, except that ho yet lacked guns, gun carriages, horses, ammunition and uniform. Many of the volunteers have gone into the State camps without sufficient or proper clothing. Arrangements for thc expedition to j the Philippines are being rapidly con cluded by the war department. Re ports receive up tn a late hour to night indicate that 11,000 men selected for the expedition from volunteer forces in tho country west of the Mississippi River, will be prepared to innvciu a few days. Ad jt. Ocu. Corbin is of the opinion that in tho neighbor hood of 11,000 of these will finally qualify for the expedition. A Palmetto Prophet. Ex-.Judgc T. J. Mackey was in Washington last, week, where the wise men and warrior leaders of the nation were, more or less, gathered together. A. dispatch gives his predictions, in troducing him as Captain Thos. J. Mackey, a captain of engineers in the Confederate army, who did splendid service in the construction of the for tifications at Richmond and other points, says that in 1800 he made a thorough examination of Morro Castle, and the plans thereof, drawn by him, arc in thc war department. Judge Mackey will no doubt go to Cuba in a very short time as an engineer in the United States army, and he has been endorsed by numerous ex-Confederate officers, as well as some nf the best known Union generals. Ile takes a very different view of the probable length of the conflict from that gener ally entertained. "I think," said he, "'that our war with Spain will extend over a period of three or four years, and possibly much longer. To achieve final victory we will be forced to land an army on Spanish soil, and that will bring on the greatest battle in tho annals of history. A quarter of a million of mon will be engaged on either side. The taking of Cuba and Porto Rico, instead of marking the termination of the struggle, will only bo in its incep tion, and the enemy is wise enough to have discounted the loss of this terri tory. Spain has a population of 10, 000,000, and is a war like race. Un less we administer a crushing blow on their own soil they will not stop fight ing for the next thirty years." A Saving Clause. Kditor Watterson, the search-light of Kentucky journalism, has discover ed that nobody in the south need be al ann rd about the high price of wheat or the manner in which tha produce gambler? pitch that price up whenever they please. Thc brilliant and of times level headed editor says: "The high price of wheat and flour is hard on the pockets of tho house keeper, but it need not hurt anybody. What's the matter with cornbread? Properly cooked, it is a most palatable and nourishing article of diet, and thc only wonder is that its use is not more general. It is more digestible than the wheaten loaf aud is equally adapted to thc requirements of thc laborer and the man of sedentary habits. Tho negro farm hand in thc south lives and works thc year round on bacon and corn ;ipone," and there is no moro vigorous man than he. A little more cornbread and a little less ' of dyspeptic biscuit would bc a real gain to the nation. Let us Fell our wheat abroad and ;oin in consuming that grain which flourishes Itere in its greatest perfection. Xo working man need suffer because the price of flour has gone so high." True. No sweeter bread than that 'made of corn meal, nono better for the physical comfort and strength of man has ever been devised. Judgment and skill arc required to make thc best cornbread and eggbrcad, but those qualities are possessed by every housewife and cook in the south. If tho wheat manipulators continue to play football with the material for hjseuit, Ictus snap our fingers ut them .md devote ourselves as a people to the bread of which corn meal is the main ingredient. It can be made into a hundred tempting, palatable and wholesome forms, lt is cheap and there is no better food obtainable. Atlanta Journal. How's This. Wa ofter Ono H nod red D?llen reward for any CAE o ' I C&tnrrh that cannot bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. We, tb- undersigned hare known F. .T. Cheney for tho laat 15 yea?, and believe him perfectly honorable In all builnoM transactions and finsn dally able to carry out any obligations made by thalr Arm. WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggist*, Toledo, O. WAUUKG. KIN-NAN A MAUVIBT, Wholesale Drug gist*. Toledo. O. HaM's Catarrh Cure U taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of tho syMem. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle Sold by all druggists. STAU: M:WS. N. Ci. li ?nzalos, Kditor ol' Tin? State, has gone to Cuba. - Tho small pox is spreading over Sumter county- mostly among the colored. - The State Dental Association meets at Harris' Lithia Springs duly 12th, i:Uh and 14th. - South Carolina now has ITi corni ties and it will take !? weeks for thc candidates to visit each. - Fire destroyed $15,000 worth of business property in Winnsboro. S. C.. May 7. Insurance $7,OOO. Much damage was done in Flor ence. S. C., May ti, by a severe storm. No lives lost, but several persons hurt. - . Luther Henderson, son of T. ll. Henderson, who lives in Hutler Town ship, Greenville County, was accident ally shot and killed last Sunday morn ing. - The Democratic County Conven tion of Saluda endorsed Col. 1?. 15. Watson for Governor and the Marl boro Convention endorsed Governor Kllerbe. - Tho Columbia Evening liecord is conducting a coupon contes . It oilers a sixty dollar silk Hag tn the volunteer company receiving the largest number of votes. - The bani, stable, two horses, three mules, a carriage, buggy, wagon, and a lot of corn and fodder ol' S. Ii. McBell. iri Grccnvil.e County, were destroyed by lire Sunday morning. Nt? insurance. The lire was ul' incen diary origin. - On account of ill health Mr. Thomas Addison has been forced to retire from the management ol' the Columbia Register. He has been suc ceeded by Mr. W. McB. Sloan. We wish both outgoing and incoming managers abundant success. - Dr. Sydney Divings, of Spartan burg, was found guilty of murder and recommended to mercy for killing Tom Trimmier. He committed suicide by severing an artery in his leg with a case knife. He was clearly an insane niau from drink and opium. - S veral of the graduates of Clem son College have obtained places as electricians in thc navy. Thc position is an important one, but there is not much future to it. However, thc boys were anxious to get a chance somewhere, and they have taken this. - John T. Stewart shot his cousin, W. Oscar Stewart, on Eastatoe, in Piekens county, Thursday', ?th in stant, inflicting a dangerous wouud in right side. It is doubtful whether Oscar Stewart will live. Johu T. Stewart has been arrested and lodged in Piekens .jail. - Last week Messrs. .J. C. Wallace and W. W. Dixon, attorneys for Mary Anti Wallace, entered suit against Union county formic thousand dollars damage, for injuries inflicted upon their client about two year? ago by a mob of "black caps,' who took the woman out and severely whipped her. Six of the ''cappers' were con victed to IS months each, but upon appeal a new trial was granted atid later thc cases were nul prossed. - On last Friday afternoon our town was visited by a terrific wind storm, which was very destructive to property in and around town. The Methodist church steeple was blown off and completely demolished. The Baptist church as, also, the several colored churches, were more or less damaged. The Opera House was unroofed at the west end, and the scenery and piano were injured by the rain. A ??ood many tenant houses, trees and fencing were blown down in every direction. - Marion Star. - A bolt of lightning struck thc residence of Dr. W. I. Dargan, in Towns street, Sunday afternoon, and did considerable damage. The plas tering was torn from the wall in the hallway and also in an adjoining room. Several shingles were also ripped from the roof. Strange to say no one in the house was hurt or the least bit affeoted by the presence of the mys terious power. The rooms were all filled with smoko that had about it the odor of gunpowder. - (trrenvitft; - Mrs. Betsy Beaver, who lived near Dudley, in Chesterfield county, died last Tuesday night after a short illness. The old lady only lacked a few days of being 101 years of ag??. Thc big celebration of her one hun dredth annivcr.-ary. which was held last year will bc well remembered. At that time she was enjoying excel lent health and walked lo the church, a distance of about one mile from her home, where the celebration was held, She had many relatives in this country who used to enjoy the big family re unions at her birthday anniversaries. -Laitcanter Ledger. ANDERSON'S HONOR ROLL The Muster Roll of the Men who form Company C, of the First Regiment, S. C. V., X'nited States Army. Below is given tho muster roll of lite Anderson Volunteers, tho third Com |?;iuy to be sworn iuto tho service of tho Dui tod States. This Company took the oath of allegiance last wed:, and will bc known as Company C, Pirat Ucgimcnt S. C. Volunteers. I*. S. A. ti ere is thc roll : COM M ISSI ON Kl) O V PICK KM. I lon ry H. Watkins, Captain, lawyer, Anderson, married. Joseph ll, (?rant, First Lieutenant, lawyer, clarksvillo, t?a . single. Joseph N. Hrowu, .Ir , Second Lieutenant, druggist, Anderson, singh'. N ON-COM M ISSI ON K1) OF FIC15 RS. William 1?. Nicholson, First Sergeant, morchant, Anderson, single. ICdward I. Johnson, <eeond Sergeant, oil expert, Memphis, single. Stephen 15. Leverett, Jcrgeant, student, Moscow, single. Benjamin M. Sullivan. Sergeant, teacher. Pel/.er, single. Jobu C. Acker, Sergeant, student. Helton, singlo. t'liarl*<M W. Coiilrv, Sergeant,etudont, Spartanhurg, single, .lohn S. .Murray, .Ir., Corporal, insu ranee agent, Anderson, single. Kichard 8. Div ver, .lr.. Corporal, oloetriciau, StHrr, hinkle. Henry C. Martin, Corporal, farmer, Aaron, single, (leorgo F Maker, Cot ?toral, teacher. Anderson, single. Charlea F Power. Corporal, clerk, Anderdon, single. Luther 15. Talc, Corporal, farmer Moscow, single Joseph .1. Trowbridge Musician, salesman, Anderson, single. Leon 1*. Hrock, Musician, hook-keeper, Due West, single. John P. Tatt) in, A rt i (leer, funner, Wallialla, single. .John C. Kohltins, Wagoner, horse-trader, Andorson, singh*. PK IV AT ICS. Newton Acker, farmer, Helton, singlo. Samuel Adams, carpenter, Redmond, single. Paul 15. Ayer, horseman, Anderson, Ningle. Thomas ll. Bigliy, engineer, H.men Path, ?ingle, .lames ll. Hrown, clerk, Iva, single. Prue ll. Hcrriss, fartnur, Holland's Store, single. Walter, C. Hnrris, farmer, Mountain Creek, single. Robert ll. Cheshire, clerk. Anderson, si nulo. Will W. Cochran, drummer, Ameiicus, (.?it., single. Daniel P. Coley, farmer, TowiivllU?, married, .lames A Dillingluun, liveryman, Kainui, (.a., sin^lo .lohn Dodd, mill operativo, West Union, singlo Joseph I. Dodd, clerk, Anderson, single. Adolphus A. Duncan, machinist, Seneca, single Baylis D Karie, clerk, Anderson, single. Preston C. Pant, printer. Andoisnu, single. Clyde N. Pant, larmer, Helton, single. Kohert'I'. Feltmati, larmer, Hartville, single. Allied N. Pori uno, brick mason, lVI/.er, single. Jell'erson (tumbrel!, farmer, Hones Path, Kingle. I>a A. (?iles, chirk. Anderson, single. I'd wa id O. Cordon, farmer, Hoi toil, single, Guy T. ti rove, telegraph operator, Amiernon, married. AI mon C. Hall, fanner, Honen I'at h, single, .lames L Hall student, Anderson, single. Samuel D. Harper, farmer, Anderson, Mingle. Primus D. Henderson, salesman. Anderson, single. Stephen F. Hoover, druggist, Kershaw, single. William N. .lolly, weaver, Pendleton, singh? .lames P. Killebrew, printer, Palgeilold, single. (leorgeW. King, farmer, Anderson, single. I au in O. King, larmer. Andorson, single. Thomas H. Lee, Jr. stock dealer, Creen wood, single. Jay W. Madden, farmer. Pendleton, single .Ino. W. Martin, laundryman, Anderson, single. Reuben M. Martin, student, Anderson, Mingle. Wade H McCee, clerk Anderson, single. Jacob R. Miller, student. Anderson, singie. Hamilton A. Moore, machinist, Ksgle (?rove. (?H., single. Huller T. Norris, farmer. Tolley Creek. Kinnie Thomas M. Norwood, carpenter, Anderson, single. Henjamin H. (> Shields, weaver. Anderson, single. Charlea Poore, clerk. Anderson, single, lamest IL Poore, clerk, Anderson, single. Walter H. Pratt, salesman, Greenwood, Hinglo. Prank J Rhody, farmer. Mantua, Ala., single. J rn?. T. Hose, farmer, K muni's, single. 15tua P. Hudiseal, farmer. Turnersville, (?a., single. . Thus. K. Rowland, farmer. Ki nani's, single. Edgar M. Scott, farmer, llrusby Crock, single. Noel H. Sharpe, salesman, Anderson, single. Wm S. Sharpe, farmer, Anderson, single. Kubin C. Sheraid, farmer, MofTatsville, single. Herman M. Simpson, farmer. Honer Hath, Gingie. Luther C. Smith, farmer, Hurdine, single. Marseills M. Stewart, derk, Anderson, single John T. Stewart, insurance agent, Anderann, single. Frederick Taylor, engineer, Helton, single. Thomas K. Vaudiver. Jr., farmer, Anderson, single. James R Vaudiver, Jr., farmer, Anderson, single. John E. Wood, weaver, Anderson, slng'e War on Prices. OUR DISSOLUTION SALE Hus attracted quite a large number of cager purchasers, expressing great satisfaction over tho unusual low <iuotatious and high grades we aro offering. More especially have they appreciated our first - SPECIAL SALE DAT On Tuesday last, which has proven a success beyond our most sanguine ex pectations, notwithstanding that some of our competitors seem indignant over our m cl hods of doing business, denouncing tia as an - UNSCRUPULOUS FIRM Because our effort* have baeii crowned withjsuuussi by an appreciating pub lic, who always know real, genuine, honest Bargains when they get them? Furthermore, the mime of Lesser lias been known for over forty years iu Anderson and surrounding territory. Xever, in all those years, have we ever assumed dictatorship over any of our competitors, always maintaining friendly and humaue relations with all others engaged in business here ; but now that a most unholy war by an ambitious dictator bas been waged against us, we beg leave to announce in u moat polite and. emphatic manner lo any firm or finns who, by arrogance or conceit, imagine to inaugurate despotic ruling in this community, that we aro American born, County raised, Demo cratic in our way ol' thinking, and that we will never submit to others man aging our own business. IVe shall continua our Special Sale Days on Tuesday, As well as any other days we may sic fit to select,{without asking for the coment of any of our competitors. L>.'k out for our new nd. next week. Very respectfully. LESSER & CO., UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE