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ONE CHANCE I !Bnt .Admiral Cerver; That C The following additional particulars of the destruction of the Spanish squadron while attempting to escape from the harbor of Santiago de Cuba have been received: Commodore Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn, had her usual position at the extreme western end of the line, ten miles from the New York and Texas. It is a peculiar fact that he should have been in proper position to direct the movements of his flying squadron against the Spanish fleet which he had bottled up in Santiago harbor six weeks before. As a matter of fact, the entire American fleet was much further off shore than usual when the Spaniards made their appearance this morning. With the exoeption of the bambard ment yesterday morning, which re salted in knocking down the flag on . Monro Castle and the supposed silenc ing of the batteries, which opened fire again this morning, as usual, the navy had done little recently to attract interest here, and the officers and ?rews themselves were watching the developments of the operations being conducted by the army, which had succeeded in reaching the very gates of Santiago, after an enormous loss in killed and wounded in the fighting of the past two days. It was not believed that Admiral Cervera would attempt to eseape from his perilous position at this late day, but it was supposed that he would keep his ships in the harbor to shell the advancing Ameri- j can army, and that if Santiago fell he would blow up or sink them before j permitting them to be captured by the fleet lying outside. The Spanish Admiral's real plans, however, were plainly not anticipated. He accepted the one chance open to lum-that of running the gauntlet of the powerful men-of-war lying in front of the harbor and saving his ships for future service by dashing out of the trap in which he found himself and going to some other field of opera tions. There seemed to be but one chance in a hundred that he would be able to make the move successfully, but he took that chance, and while great piles of naval architecture now ground to pieces on the rocks a few miles from Where he started tell the mournful story of his failure, there are none who applaud his conduct more than the American officers and seamen who Beut his ships to destruction. It was about 9 o'clock this (Sunday) morning when the flagship Infanta Maria Teresa passed under the walis of Morro Castle and steamed out to Bea. She was followed by the Cristo bal Colon, Vizcaya arid Oqucndo, and ; last by the torpedo boat destroyers Furor and Pluton. The lookout on the American vessels, which were lying five or ten miles off the entrance to the harbor, sighted them immedi ately. Most of the American cruisers were at the usual Sunday morning quarters, without thought of anything . as surprising as the Spanish fleet getting past the sunken collier Merri mac, which they had been deluded into believing effectually blockaded the exit. There was great excitement at once and very rapid action along the American lines. The signal for full speed ahead was run from' bridge to engine room of every ship and the entire fleet commenced to move in shore toward the Spanish, and the great twelve and thirtcen-inch guns of the ^battleships and the smaller batteries ou the other vessels fired shot after shot at long range. AB the ships ran in towards the shore it soon became evident that the Spaniards had noe come out to make an aggressive fight, for they turned to the eastward as soon as they had cleared the harbor and started on their race for safety, at the same time sending answering shots at ?he Amer ican ships as fast as the men could load and fire the guns. The Brook lyn, Massachusetts, Texas, Oregon and Iowa were nearer the Spaniards than any others of the American ves sels, but still most of them were too far away to get au effective range. They crowded ou all steam, however, in preparation for the chase, never stopping their fire for one moment. The Gloucester, a fast little yacht that cannot boast of any heavier bat tery than several 6-pounders and 3 pounders, was lying off Aguadores, three miles east of Morro, when the Spaniards came out. At first she joined in the attack upon a large ves sel, and then held off some, Captain Wainwright concluding to reserve his efforts for the two torpedo boat de stroyers in the rear. The Gloucester steamed after them when they appeared and chased them to a point five miles west of Morro pouring shot after shot into them all the time. Her efforts bore abundant fruit, for to her belongs the credit for the destruction of both of the destroy ers. She fired 1,400 shots during the chase, and it was not long before both destroyers were on fire and plainly disabled. Notwithstanding this, they N A HUNDRED. a Availed Himself of Chance. both returned the Gloucester's fire, and a rain of small shells fell all around the yacht. The Furor evi dently determined that she would not stand the fire any longer, and she put about and headed back for Santiago. Then the Gloucester simply smothered I her with shots from her rapid-fire j guns and running like the wind, forced her to turn around and again head westward. Smoke commenced to rise from the Furor's sides and she put in towards the shore. Before she had gone far what was left of her crew abandoned her and took to the boats, reaching the shore later. By that time she was a mass of flames and was drifting about helplessly. The Pluton was in the same dis tressed condition, and was also head ed for the shore, running up along side of a low bluff, where she soon pounded to pieces and finally broke in two completely. It was a most dangerous landing place for her crew and but about half of them reached the shore alive. The Gloucester did not go any fur ther west, but lay off shore, and sent in a boat to the assistance of the crews of the destroyers. It did not take the flames long to reach the Furor's magazines,1 and there were two terrific explosions, probably of the guncotton on board of her, which blew holes in her bottom, her stern sunk immediately, and as it settled in the water her bow rode straight into the air, and she went to the bot tom in perpetual oblivion, giving out a hissing, scalding sound as she dis appeared below the surf. Meantime the larger American ships were gaining on the Spanish cruisers, and a storm of shot was passing be tween the pursuers and the pursued. The American fire was so rapid that the ships were enveloped in thick clouds of smoke and it was impossible to tell at a distance which vessels were doing the greater execution. The Brooklyn and the five battleships were keeping up an incessant fire upon the Infanta Maria Tertsa, the Vizcaya and the Almirante Oquendo, and the latter were returning it bravely, though with no success. The Spanish gunners seemed unable to get the proper range, and many of their shots were very wild, though a number of them fell dangerously near to the mark. The guns of the battery just east of Morro also took part in the game and their shells fell around the American ships. Many of them struck the upper works of the fleeing Spaniards and must I have resulted in killing and wounding I many of their men. The Spanish ships had now reached a point about seven miles west of Morro, and a mile or two beyond the place the Furor was burning and the Pluton broken in two against the cliff. The flagship and the Oquendo were the first to show signs of distress. Two 13-inch shells from one of the battleships had struck the Maria Teresa at the water line tearing great holes in her side and causing her to fill rapidly. The Oquendo suffered about the same fate, and both ships headed for a small cove and went aground 200 yafds from the shore, flames shooting from them in every direction. The officers and crew must have been aware of the fate which seemed to be before them, but it was not until the ships were on fire and enveloped in flames and smoke that the men ceased firing. The Gloucester, after sending a boat ashore to the Pluton, steamed along the coast to where the armored cruis ers were stranded and went to their assistance. There was danger from the magazines and many of those on board jumped into ?hc water and swam to the shore, though a number were unable to reach the small strip of sandy beach in the cove and were thrown against the rocks and killed or drowned. Many of the wounded were lowered into thc ship's own boats and taken ashore, but this task was a most diffi cult, one. The Gloucester had all her boats out, and one seamen swam through the surf with a line from the Maria Teresa, making it fast to a tree on the shore. By this means many on thc flagship, including Admiral Cervera, lowered themselves into the Glouces ter' s boats. The wounded were taken to the Gloucest?r as rapidly as possi ble, and the lower deck of the yacht was soon covered with Spanish sailors, mangled in limb and body by thc bursting of shells. The Gloucester's crew gave the wounded men every attention possible. The shore was soon lined with those who had escaped from the Infanta Maria Teresa and thc Almirante Oquendo. There were still sonic men on both vessels when thc fire com menced to reach the magazines and the boxes of ammunition lying on thc decks. A do/.en or more explosions followed. SARGE PLUNKETT. All Praise for the "Woman's Relief Society" Movement. Atlanta Constitution. The organization of "relief socie ties" indicates that thc ladies are getting a little enthused, and when they do then we may look for a war sure enough. The work on this line reminds us of the "Wayside Homes" in the days of the Confederacy. We had forgotten these homes till the organization of these relief societies brought them to mind, Every old Confederate will re member these wayside homes and what a blessing they were in their day. There was a splendid one in Atlanta and at all the great railroad points, but the best one, according to the talk of those days, was at Macon. The mission of these homes was to receive the soldiers, sick and wound ed, and give them a place to sleep and j something to eat when the bad sched ules of those days threw them to lay over. But for these homes thousands would have suffered, but as they were run every old soldier felt at home there and they proved one of the greatest blessings. Especially did the "Wayside Home" at Macon do a great part. The trans-Mississippi depart ment covered all the country west of the Mississippi River and there was no more communication between this side and that than there will be be tween us now and some country held by the Spaniards. These "homes" made it a special pleasure to take care of soldiers on this side who were en tirely cut off from their friends and home, and the people of Macon being especially active on this line, caused much praise to be given the city, and I venture that it is most lovingly re membered till yet by thousands who received the kind attentions for which these homes were instituted. Besides these "homes" at every prominent railroad point, there were bands of women that met every train at almost all the towns. When the train stopped at almost any station, provisions and water was passed into the cars, and it was a god-send to the soldier and a sacrifice by the women which has never been forgotten and never will be till the last man that wore the gray has passed over the river. Those acts of the noble Con federate women can never be apprecia ted by those who never felt the stress of those days. All through Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and the Carolinas these "homes" existed, and the cus tom of the women to meei the trains was kept going, but Virginia surpass ed them all and everything. Never will an old Confederate forget the wo men of Virginia. They never tired, and from the beginning to the end they never saw the day that they would not share their last crust with the soldier. I verily believe that there never was such people in any land as the people of Virginia during that war-and every Confederate sol dier will bear me out. When the bat tle raged around Richmond the women crowded the streets doing whatsoever they could. All their linen was torn up for bandages, they filled buckets with water that the soldier might dip a cup as he marched, sausages were handed to men as they double-quicked through the town, these and many, many other good deeds were perform ed and never fagged through all the war. At that time there was not so much organization as there is now, but the work of the "sisters of char ity" through those years showed us what organization can do and I am glad to see it begin, though I have ever claimed that there was too many societies. As we go along preparing to take care of the soldiers there is especially >nc other class that should be remem bered. I mean the poor mothers with little children. It has not come to the point that many of these poor women with little children are compelled to be left alone, but the time may come, and perhaps you could find a few now if you will look-no doubt there are some in At lanta, and they should bc given your most loving attention. I can tell you that war is hard on poor women left alone, and they never have, and, I fear, never will receive the attention that they should. There is no excite ment for these women-they must re main at their homes and take care of the children, und it is they that will need y?ur attention much more than does the soldier in the field. This is a great government, and it will feed and take care of its soldiers; but thc poor women will draw no rations: there will be no hospitals for them, and there will be mighty little honors for thcrn in the wind up. I can speak most intelligently on thc hardships of women left alone in war times, for I knew much of their home life in the days of the Confed eracy. I call to mind a night I spent in thc heat of July, 18?H. The horn was blown from thc house of my near est neighbor, and this was a signal that help was needed. There were mighty few white men at home, and T knew this horn was being sounded by a lone woman. When I arrived I found thc mother weeping und a pretty little girl very near to c Perhaps it would not have b( hard upon the mother but f< memories that the little girl st by her appeals: "Mamma, do tell papa to co his little Anna-she is so sic sick." So it went for all the night mother weeping and the little gir "Do come, papa; do come, yoi tie Anna is so sick." The doctor came and said that. had typhoid fever, and would 1 for a long time. The mother wrc the soldier father, then in Virg and told him all the story-hoi little girl was so sick and of hov called for him. The father tried for a furlough, but it could n< had, and his little Annie died, i understanding why her papa die come. What that poor mother si ed can never be measured by wi but she was but little thought i the great bustle and excitement ol war. Let the poor women of this have much of our consideration cannot get too much. While I was reading about th? vance upon Santiago, a thou! memories rushed upon me to rt the advance of the army upon At ta. It was a little strange, but contemplated the fleeing of the S] iards from the Cuban city, the bia of houses and the tumbling of WJ at every turn there came to m fresh as the day the efforts of an cat to save her kittens. The fire driven this old cat from place to ph but every time she carried her kitt< So, after she had skeltered thro the crowds with a kitten inhermoi then to return and appear again ? another kitten, that the fire-fight had ceased to scare her and she '. gained a respect almost human for devotion to her young. Driven fi block to block, she was at last cut and given up for lost, when she peared at a window of the burn building and with a kitten in 1 mouth leaped for the street. Ev? man was a fireman in those days, a some one caught the old cat as i came to the ground and saved cat s kitten. I never knew what became them, but I am sure there was neve braver fight than the fight she made save her young. If we are to have a war, I am gi to see the women begin to get < thused, for surely there can be not ing gained unless the women are in SARGE PLUNKETT. - Mr. C. B. Bush, president of t Gilmer county court, tells briefly 1 experience with an epidemic of bloo flux in his family. He writes und date of October 8,1896, at Aubui W. Va. : "During the past summ we had three cases of bloody flux our family which we cured in less th one week with Chamberlain's Col: j Cholera and Diarrhoea Bemedy. j some instances there were twen hemorrhages a day." This remet j never fails to cure the worst cases ! bloody flux and all bowel complaint and every family should keep it hand. For sale by Hill-Orr Drug C - General Joseph Wheeler great distinguished himself last Frida He was to have commanded the Ame ican centre. He was too unwell, hoi ever, to assume his post at the openii of the fight, and General Sumner coi manded in his stead. Unable to re oncile himself to the idea of remainir in his tent while serious work w; going on, at ll o'clock the old gener got into an ambulance and started t the front. After a short distance th ambulance met some wounded soldier being borne to the rear on litter; f Immediately General Wheeler got oi of'the ambulance, and against the prc test of the surgeon in attendance, ai sisted the wounded men into thevehi cle. Then he mounted his horse an started again for thc front. The mei who witnessed the incident burst int frantic cheers, others took it up, an all along the line there were hurrah for the old Confederate. By noon although still very ill, General Wheel er had established his headquarters a the extreme front and centre of th line, and he held his position durinj the balance of thc day. - A father was lecturing his son oi the evil of staying out late at nigh and rising late in the morning. "Yoi will never succeed," he said, unlesi you mend your ways. Remember, thi early bird catches thc worm/' "Am what about thc worm, father?" sai< thc young mau, sneeringly. "Wasn'i he rather foolish in getting up so cal ly?" "My son," said the old man "that worm hadn't been to bed at all he was only getting home." The young man coughed. mm ?? mmm - "'No," she said, "you don't real ly love me." "Yes, I swear I do," hf protested. "I love you with all inj soul. I would ask you to be my wife tomorrow if I were properly situated." But his plea was useless. She had studied human nature, and kuew that when a man is really in love he doesn't Stop to consider whether he can afford to marry or not. - Put your system in healthy con dition if you would bc fortified to re sist yellow fever. Prickly Ash Bit ters, the System Cleanser and Regu lator, is thc proper remedy. Sold at li van s Pharmacy. - No man can climb higher than his highest ideal. AU Sorts of Paragraphs. - Plenty of beer in the summer means little fire in the winter. - Three-fifths of the Spanish sol diers in Cuba are under 25 years of age. - "What is that which, though black itself, enlightens the world ? Ink. - The State of Texas is about 75, 00D square miles larger in area than Spain. - There are 51,000 breweries in the world, and about 25,000 of them are in Germany. - The man who gets drunk with out suffering injury is not overbur dened with brains. - Women are not having a real good time unless four or five of them are talking at once. - Some babies are brought up on the bottle, and a good many men are brought down by it. - Havana's defences are said to be very formidable, and the Spanish army of 120,000 men very strong. - He must be a person of very in significant standing who is always standing upon his dignity. Win your battles against disease by act ing promptly. One Minute Cough Cure produces i m mediate results. When taken early it prevents consumption. And in later stages it furnishes prompt relief. Evans Pharmacy. - Ever since Rebecca met Jacob at the well, mothers have been taking their marriageable daughters to water ing-places. - We are commanded to let our light shine before men; the man with the red nose keeps his light shining before himself. - The highest tree in the world is at DudenoDg, in Australia. It is a gum tree. It stands 450 feet high, and is still growing. Hick headache, biliousness, constipa tion and all liver and stomach troubles can be quickly cured by using those fa mous little pills known aa Dewitt's Lit tle Karly Risers. They are pleasant to take and never gripe. Evans Pharmacy, j - No man is so miserable but that his neighbor wants something he pos esses, and none so mighty but that he wants another's aid. - Egyptian figures, found on obe lisks, mounted on two-wheeled vehicles showed the Pharaohs had some idea of a velocipede. - "Do you expect to hear often from your husband?" "Yes; he said he'd write, and I made him promise to give his letters to some other man to mail." - There is a limit to the work that can be got out of a human body or a human brain, and he is a wise man who wastes no energy on pursuits for which he is not fitted.-Gladstone. - Barnes-Do you believe there is such a thing as pure patriotism ? Shedd-Of course there is. There is Howes, for example. He is willing to serve his country as a colonel, and he doesn't insist that he shall be sent away from home, either. - "Does your wife do much fancy work?" "Fancy work ? She won't even let a porous plaster come into the house without crocheting a red border round it and running a yellow ribbon through the holes." - "I have a ten-year-old boy," said Oobang, "who can read and under stand Greek." "That is nothing," re torted the Ukerdeck. ' 'I have one the same age who washes his face in the morning without grumbling." ? Speaking of the what-would-you do-if-you-were-a-man question, it was an unfeeling woman who said she sup posed she would make a fool of her self like any other man. - A Topeka lady engages a lawyer by the year, and pays him a stated sum for attending to all her legal work. During the last seven years he has se cured five divorces for her. - "This is the fourth time you have asked me to marry you," said Miss Cayenne, rather impatiently. "How often do you wish me to refuse you?" "Well," replied Willie Wishington, "I think three times quite sufficient." j Seven Ways of (jiving. First, the careless way. To give something to every cause that is pre sented without inquiring into its merits. Second, the impulsive way. To give from impulse-as much and as often as love and piety and sensibility prompt. Third, the lazy way. To make a special offer to earn money foT benevo lent objects by fairs, festivals, etc. Fourth, the self-denying way. To save the cost of luxuries and apply them to purposes of religion and charity. This may lead to ascetism and self-complacence. Fifth, the systematic way. To lay aside as an offering to God a definite portion of our gains-one-tenth, one fifth, one-third, or one-half. This is adapted to all, whether rich or poor, and gifts would be largely increased if it were generally practiced. Sixth, thc equal way. To give to God and the needy as much as we spend on ourselves, balancing our per sonal expenditures by our gifts. Seventh, thc heroic way. To limit our own expenditures to a certain sum, and give away all the rest of our income. This was .John Wesley's way.- Dr. A. T. Pearson, in thc Pres byterian Review. Veterans Want 50,000 Melons. Fifty thousand big, ripe, juicy wa termelons for the 50,000 veterans are wanted by the Veteran's Reunion As sociation, and from letters received at headquarters yesterday, it is evident that the melons will not be missing when the veterans come the Atlanta. During the war days in Atlanta, when shells were dropping into the streets and cannon balls were crashing through the house tops, veterans sat about in the shade of the trees, and while they cleaned their guns with one hand, they ate Georgia water melons with the other. Georgia wa termelons and the war are mutually to many who were in the battle of At lanta. "This is a fact," said Colonel Wad dell yesterday in talking about the melons. "It would be a disappoint ment to the veterans to invite them to come to Atlanta without assuring them that they would have all the watermelons they could eat, and we are not going to disappoint them, either. I want the Constitution to publish our appeal to every water melon grower in the State of Georgia that we want melons of all sorts and and varieties, as well as shapes and sizes. We have already been promised several car loads, but this will not be enough and we want more. Just say that one of the best and most accep table donations to thc entertainment fund will be a car load of nice water melons." The melons will be served at Ex position park and it is quite probable that since the melon movement has reached its present immense propor tions tuat a part of one of the days of the reunion will be set apart and an old fashioned watermelon cutting will be given, at which patriotic speeches will be made and martial music ren dered.-Atlanta Constitution. - At Seoul, Korea, there is a cur few law for men. It is obligatory for every man to retmrn to his home when the huge bronze bell of the city pro claims it to be the hour of sunset and the time for closing the gates. No man is allowed in the streets after that hour under pain flofogging, but the women are allowed to go about and visit their friends. YELLOW FEVER. A Few Wort of Warig. Persons who may be exposed to yel low fever and others living in districts liable to be infected by it will find that timely and intelligent preparation is the best means of keeping this dread ful malady out of the family. Sani tary regulatious in the household are of the first importance. Clean up all refuse matter, decaying vegetatiou or cesspools. Drain off ponds, pools and sinks. Burn vegetable offal from the kitchen. Eat nothing but light, whole some and easily digested food, avoid ing green or over ripe fruits and vege tables. Lastly, be sure that the blood, stomach and bowels of every member of the family is in healthy condition. Irregularities in the system, such as indigestion, constipation, torpid liver, invite disease to enter the body, and in the case of yellow fever, renders its progress more virulent and deadly. This condition can be speedily remov ed and pure blood, good digestion and regularity in the bowels re-establisheoT by using Prickly Ash Bitter:?, the great System Regulator. The fre quent use of this remedy in doses suited to the age of each person will maintain perfect health in the family. Get a bottle at once while the fever is yet afar off, use it faithfully and reg ularly. Prompt action NOW in put ting yourself and family in condition to resist the disease germs may spare you suffering and sorrow. Prickly Ash Bitters can be obtained at Evans Pharmacy. THE BANK OF ANDERSON. ---- . We Pay Interest on Time Deposits by Agreement. Capital.$165,000 Surplus and Profits - - 100,000 Tata! ----- $265,000 OFFICERS. J. A. BROCK, President, .los. N. BBOWN, vice-President. B. F. MAULDIN, Cashier. DIRECTORS. J. W. NORMS. W. FANT. N.0.F?RMKK. Jus. N. BROWN. J. A. BROCK. J G. DUCWORTH. J. J. 1'RKTWKLL. J. M. SULLIVAN. B. F. MAULDIN. Haring the largest capital and surplus of any Bank in the State outside of Charleston, we oller depositors the strongest lecurity. This applies to our Savings Department, where wo pay interest, as well as to active accounts. We loan to regular depositor customers at our lowest rates. Private loans arranged without charge between our customers, and other investments secured when desired. With twenty-five yearn experience in banking, and with unexcelled facilities at our command, we are prepared tu give satisfaction in all business transactions, and will, as heretofore, take care of the interests of our regular customers at all times. LOST STOCK. LOST, mislaid or destroyed five Shares of the Iron Belt Building and Loan Association of Roanoke, Va., Certificate of Stock No. 2930, Series R. All parties are warned not to trade for paid Stock. JA8. W. POORE. Belton, S. C., May 18, 189S-2m. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against toe Estate of J. C. Williams, deceased, are hereby notified to present the same, properly proven, to the undersigned with in the time prescribed by law, and those indebted|to make payment. O. P. WILLIAMS, A. B. SHIRLEY. A. N. CAMPBELL, Administrators, .lune 22, LS!>S 52 3 Cotton, like every other crop, needs nourishment. A fertilizer containing" nitro gen, phosphoric acid, and not less than 3% of actual will increase the crop and im prove the land. Our books tell all about the subject. They are free to any fanner. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York, j ICE-COLD ICE-ICE. customers and the general public will take notice that Elias Single ton is no longer in my employment. I have employed a reliable man to sell Fifth for me. so please give him your orders. I have been in the tish business for nine years and have always tried to give satis faction, and will appreciate a continuance of your patronage. I handle all kinds of Florida Vegetables and Fruits in and out of season. 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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 struct the flow of the water therefrom, or otherwise damage the roads by throwing rocks, brush or other obstruction in the side ditcher, 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 plv with the law. W. P. SNELGROVE, Co. Sop.