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BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. _ ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARYS 1899. VOLUME XXXIV-NO. 34. A Few People Got offended because we refused to sell them G oods on credit. We wish to say to these people that i f we charged Goods to any one we would be glad to have their names on our books. We don't wish to make enemies; on the oilier hand we wish to .make friends. We have refused to sell on credit some of the be3t people in Anderson County ; not because they would not pay their debts, (some of them could buy us out and not feel it,) but because we do a SPOT CASH business, as we can sell Goods cheaper that way. So you see it isn't a question of how good you are for your debts. We want these good people (who got ofiended) to come in and let us show then the prices we make on ?ood Goods They will quick: y see that we couldn't make such LOW PRICES If we sold on credit. No, we charge Goods to no one. We sell strictly for Spot Cash, and if you are not sat?fied with any purchase you make here, we will cheerfully give you-your money back if you want it. Isn't that fair ? HOW ARE THESE FOR LOW PRICES : Think of the best pair of Jeans Pants you ever bought for $1.00-then come to us and we will give you the same value for 75c. This lot of Pants is worth $9.00 a dozen wholesale, but we found a manufacturer who had too many. He needed money. That's our reason for offering these Pants at 75c. Twenty-five dozen Broad Brim Planters' Hats, the same Hats that other Stores sell you for $1.00, Evans' price is only 75c. WE SELL IT FOR LESS." vans SL CO, THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. D. S. TANDIVER.E. P. VASDIVER. WE ABE STOCKED AND LOADED ON FLOUE, COFFEE, MOLASSES, TOBACCO, RICE. SUGAR, LARD, And, in fact, all kinds of First Class Groceries, and want any part or all of your trade, promising our very best efforts to please in price and quality of Goods. We are strictly in it on High Grade Charleston Guauo, Acid, Kainit and Muriate of Potash. See either of us or Mr. J. J. Mapr before buying. VANDIVfiER BROS. P. S.-All Notes and Accounts of the late Firm of Brownlee & Vandi ver will be placed in the hands ot an Attorney for collection in a few days. ?-Off 1 i's ttl TARMINT. The Cough and Cold that irritates and torments is relieved with TARMINT. 25c. and 50c. Johnsons Headache Powders. Relieve Headache aud Neuralgia. 10c. and 25e. Infant Talcum Powder, For Rheumatism ?.nd Neuralgic Paius rub with oui- .... Nerve and Bone Liniment. It is the 3EST. 25c and 50c. Johnsons Worm And Liver Syrup. Removes Worms, is pala table, safe and .-ure. 25c. An elegant Toilet Powder. Prevents and relieves chapping and chafing. Hold in bulk, any quanti ty. 60c. per pound. Landreth's Seeds. .lust received. Fresh and new. ILL-ORR WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES. Washington, Feb. ll.-Gen. Otis hail another victory to record this morning and, though the action before Caloocan did not result in as heavy a loss to the American side as the battle of last Sat urday and Sunday morning, it.is be lieved to have boen quite as important in results. Caloocan is on the line of railroad connecting Manila with Malo los, the insurgent capital, and it may be that this capture of the first named town will make it possible to advance rapidly by rail upon the insurgent headquarters if it shall be deemed ne cessary to force the lighting and under take the capture of Aguinaldo. The ! officials here were encouraged to-day I by Gen. Otis quotation of the opinion j of credible persons. Filipinos, it is un : derstood, to the effect that Aguinaldo j no longer has the power to keep the insurgents under his lead, as this points to an early submission of the insur 1 gents to the American government. .None will be allowed to come to Manila, however, until they have laid down their arms for good. As for Aguinaldo, it is now believed that he will refuse to the last to make terms that would meet with the approval of Gen. Otis, and that when the insurrec tion falls through he will make his escape to the continent rather than re main in Luzon. SOME yuna: FIGHTING. Manila, Feb. ll, 2:30 p. m.-Early to day the monitor Monadnock and thc cruiser Charleston began dropping shelis into the rebel camp between Ca loocan and Malabon. The enemy's sharpshooters in the jungle on tile American left had been particularly annoying since daylight, so the Third artillery drove the rebels out of the jungle at noon. Bass, an artist representing Harpers Weekly, was shot in the arm yesterday. The loss of the enemy is estimated at fully 00 killed and wounded to one American killed or wounded. THE INTENSE II EAT. Manila, Feb. ll, 5:25 p. m.-The heat to-day knocked out many more of our men than did the Filipino bullets, espe cially in the marsh lands north of Mala bon, where the Kansas Regiment was stationed. Fully a score of them were taken to the hospital. Among the incidents of the day, it is claimed that Privates Hartley and Fitch, of the Thirteenth Minnesota Regiment, were both wounded in the legs bj' the same bullet, and Private Mitchell of Co. B of the Kansas Regi ment, while assisting a couple of men to the rear, was shot in the left arm. The railroad is now open to Caloocan and supplies for the troops are being forwarded by rail. THE CAPTUI?E OF CALOOCAN. Manila. Feb. ll, 11:1.') a. ni.-Thc fol lowing additional particulars regard ing the capture of Caloocan have been obtained: Tile insurgents had been concentrat ing their forces for days at Caloocan, and Maj. Cen. Elwell S. (?tis. the American commander here, determined to attack them. He instructed his commanders accordingly and requested the assistance of the naval foteosundor the command of Rear Admiral Dewey. Maj. Gen. MacArthur reported that all was ready, and at '?> o'clock he received the following message: The commanding general orders you to go ahead with the programme. (Signed) BAKIIY. The attack began immediately. The monitor Monadnock and the cruiser Charleston shelled Caloocan and the country north ot' it for half an hour. Gen. MacArthur's artillery also did effective work from a hill in the rear. Brig. Gen. Harrison Gray ?Mis, with his brigade, consisting of the Kansas Regiment, the Montana Regiment and the Third artillery, regulars, acting as infantry, advanced handsomely, push ing forward in the face of the Filipino bullets as cheerfully as if they had been snow balls. The enemy was utterly routed, and fled to the mountains. At (? o'clock "cease tiring" and "re call" were sounded. The troops were then well through Caloocan and north of it. Gen. MacArthur established his left at Caloocan and strengthened Iiis lines for the night. By the capture of Caloocan the con trol of much of the lolling stock of the Manila-Dagupan Railroad was obtain ed. The city is now quieter and business is better than at any t ?nie since I lie outbreak ol' hostilities. The American losses yesterday were three men killed and 32 wounded. Among the latter are gallant Lieu;. Col. lirucc Wallace ol' the Montana Regiment and a lieutenant of the Second ca val ry, who was shut through Hu; ! en.ir while lending :i elonore across t lu- open ground. Tiie enemy lost heavily. MANILA, Feb. 12, -1 :.">() p. m.-Contra ry to general expectations, all is quiet along t he eut ire line. Not liing has hap pened no l<> I his hour to dist ml' I he peace ot' Sumhn . lu Manila the inhabitants have gen erally recovered from tlie alarm "occa sioned 1>.\ the fear of a native-uprising, and i;ire resuming I heir ordinary oili ness. The shipping interests are naturally suffering, since then have been no clearances foi Philippine ports for a weeli. but on I he ot her hand, loreign shipping luis increased, especially LY?r Hong Long, every steamer bou thither being crowded with timid rei gees. FIG HT FK?M Tl IK .ILNlM.E. Despite this quietude many are as rag whether the problem is not still 1 from solution. A week ago those w took an optimistic view predicted ti the terrible lessons just administer to thc rebels would settle the quest i of Filipino independence in short < der. But this prediction has not be fulfilled. As a matter of fact the re els are now scattered throughout t country bushwhacking, except at Ms abon, where they are gatheredin for? Even there their methods savor mc ot' guerilla than of civilized warral every bush and clump of trees fumis ing a cover for their sharpshooters. Unfortunately, for miles around t land is studded with bamboo jung and open spaces are few and tari] tween. This affords the natives, w fight better under cover, a distinct a vantage. In many places the jungle so dense, that the eye cannot penetra it. and only by the Hash of their nfl are the whereabouts of the enemy inc eated. THE AMERICAN ADVANCE. Under such conditions it is remark ble that thc American casualties shon be so few, while tin? number of de; found in the brush after every skirmi testiiies to thc precision of our (ii Last week there was not ;i single d? without fighting, but the America steadily advanced, carrying everytliii before them, and gradually inereasii their semi-circle, until now it sprent fan-shape front four to ten mil around Manila, thc waterworks beii the most distant point. TWENTY-FIVE HUXDl?EH FILIPINOS KILLED. lt is now known that the Filipii loss is fully 2,500 killed, with wound? vastly in excess of that number, an thousands are held prisoners. All th has been achieved at .the cost of I Americans killed and 2~>7 woundci There are two Americans missing an unaccounted for. SUMMING Ul*. No fewer than 10 of the native vi Inges have surrendered or been cai tut ed. Several have been destroyedb< cause their houses harbored men, fr? quently disguised in female attire, wi) shot from windows and roofs at til American troops. Many rides and a to of ammunition have been seized. A might be expected, there has been looi ing in the outskirts, but it has bee done in direct violation of orders. The only incident that has broke the quiet of the day followed thc ai rival of the German first-class cruise Kaiserin Augusta. When she salute Admiral Dewey this afternoon a repot spread rapidly that the American wai ships were bombarding Malabon. 1SATTLEFIELDS VISITED. To-day crowds have visited th scene of last week's lighting. All th roads front the city were througe with vehicles. But beyond burnct villages and the new mounds in th fields there was little to bc seen. . close inspection showed that most o the enemy's dead had remained ai the i posts to the last, as the bodies were us nally surrounded by empty cartridges while in the trenches, wherever ther were no dead, there was little and of ten no ammunition. Among the distinguished prisoner captured in Manila since thc outbreal ol' hostilities ar Capt. A. (J. Escandido Aguinaldo's private secretary; Capt. E P. Veraguth, Cid. Martin de los Heye and Senor Tomas del Rosario, a mern ber of the so-called filipino congres in session at Malolos. A few mino Filipino oilicials are also in custody. A? ioN'i I LL? i's WO UK. Washington. Feb. 12,-Thc following cablegrams were received at the wa department to-day: MANILA. Feb. 12. Adjutant General, Washington: Reported that insurgent representa tive at Washington telegraphed Agni naldo to drive out Americans befor? arrival of reinforcements. The dis patch received at Hong Kong and mail ed at Malolos, which decided on attacl to be made about 7th inst. Eagerness of insurgent troops to engage precipi tated battle. Very quiet to-day ol lines from Caloocan on north to l'aua\ on south. Yesterday small reconnoi tering party 12 miles south of city firer on, two men slightly wounded. Tw< insurgents with arms captured. Allah of the 10th, MacArthur's division ven successful. Fnei ay's loss considerable: have collected rodead bodies: more nol vet discovered. Insurgents reported to bc gathering force twelve miles north on railway, 1ml evidently per plexe?!. $100 Reward. $100. Iii. readers of this paper will li? pleased lo I,-:irti thal i ?HT.-is-.il leasl on? dreaded disease thal sci ence li 1- I.II aid? :<. eur? ?II il - singes. Mini Ulai Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure i* tho only posi tive cur? now known i" I ho medical fraternity. Catarrh lining a constitutional disease r?i| 'ires a constitu? ional trottinent. Mall's Catarrh Cure is l-Akcn internally, acting direelly upon Iii? Idood and mucous sur laces of Hie system, thereby de stroying the lou tidal iou of Iii? <U ease, and ir i v i 11 ^ the pa lieut strength hy Uuilding up Ino constitu tion and assisting ualurc- in doing ils work The proprietors haw to much f-ilh in ii- curative powers, thal they oller (?nc I lund ral Collars for any case thal ii i;iil- lo cur?. See,; lor list ul tcs ' : uintlbls Halt's Fan ?ly Fills are Hi? hest Cheap Printing. Law I'ric I's.ni 'i'? cents a l'agi.*- Gooil W'ni K. i .(uni ! 'aper. I 'romp? i slivery. Minutes cheaper than al any oilier liouse. Catalogues in the besl style. LE you ha. ve j trio tin i? lo do. ii will be to vom im? i esl to write to the Fu ss and Banner, Abbe A ill?-. S. C. LE. A LETTEIt FROM CUBA. HEADQUARTERS '2nd S. C. REO. HAVANA, CUUA. Dear Mr. Editor: For the informa tion of your many readers who may have loved ones in Cuba will give you a few notes. As is well known wc arrived here oh Jan. i?th, 1890, and have, therefore, just been here four weeks to-day. We came on the transport,' "Roumania," which. I am glad to say is, going to be converted into a sea hearse for carry ing those that have and will die in Cuba. We have all hoped before that we would not return on it and much more do we hope so now. A great many of the boys were real sick coming over. The hi st night the 2nd and 3rd Bat talions spent in camp they were not able to put up their tents, and asa consequence were thoroughly soaked, and, as our father wrote, it reminded him of many such nights spent in the valley of Virginia. Cuba is the most beautiful country in the world, and. with proper care and development, would equal the Garden of Eden. We are surrounded with beautiful green hills covered with great tall palms, and in t he valley they are now cutting sugar cane and hauling if to the mill. I often wished for a camela large enough to take in the whole scene. The climate is I believe unequalled anywhere. Right now we go without any coat. In the middle of the day it is very hot, still in the shade it is delightful, as we have a good breeze right oil'the Cull' of Mexico, and at night one blanket is sufficient, except just before day two is often re quired. Cuba will eventually knock Florida out as a winter resort, and some enterprising mau can make a for tune by building a hotel on one of the many hills surrounding Havana. The boys are delighted so far. and you can see crowds with their knap sacks going and rambling, for any way you go there is something pretty to see. Right near us are immense ba nana and pineapple orchards. The pineapples are planted between the rows of bananas. Von cannot imagine how delicious a pineapple taken ripe from the tree is. Bananas are scarce, as old Weyler destroyed all the farms he could lind. Oranges are plentiful and better than those from Florida and are cheap. Within sight of our camp, which is upon a beautiful hill, nine miles from Havana and one-fourth mile from Quemados and Mariano, can be seen the rendezvous of the Cuban soldiers. A great many are quartered there now. Within a mile can be seen a couple of the famous Spanish block houses, and wire fence. They are certainly works of an ingenious brain, and could never be taken with infantry, but a little artillery could knock them out in short order. The 7t h Corps Chief Engineer says their block house system around Havana is one of the finest piecesof engineering he ever saw. Voa must not believe everything you see in the papers in regard to Havana and Cuba. For instance, the corres pondent of the New York Journal tele graphed his paper that one of our boys had died of yellow ?ever. As a matter of fact he is still living, and has never had yellow fever at all. Tin; health of the boys is as good as it was in Savan nah, and far better than Jacksonville. In my Company we have only one man in hospital. There is not a case of yel low fever in the Regiment. Mothers and fathers should not worry on that account, for 1 believe where we are located isas healthy as anywhere we could be. The boys are not allowed to go to Havana except with an officer. Anderson County is pretty well rep resented by officers in our Regiment, and they area credit to their Regi ment. There is Captain and Quarter Master C. C. Sullivan; 1st Lieut. H. R. Cox, Co. A; '2nd Lieut. Charles S. Mc Cullough, Co, A: 1st Lieut. K. C. Hor ton, Co. G; '2nd Lieut. W. N. Scott. Co. K; and J. J. Trowbridge is Chief Musi cian. Captain Sullivan is on?' of the busiest men in the Regiment. Lieu tenant E. R. Cox has often been detail ed for special duties, and in Savannah was Provost Marshal Quarter Master. Lieutenant Horton has been appointed manager for the Regimental Exchange, and a very responsible position, too. The Exchange is strictly a dry one, and does not sell beer or any strong drink. All the boy.-?ire trying to learn Span ish but are making slow progress. From our Camp we CHI see the place where the famous Maceo was killed, also Moro Castle light. There are many rumors as to how long we will be here, bul all are with out foundation. Senator Tillman atnl all the Representatives are trying lo get us out. <'ol. .Iones thinks wc will mil be here more than two mouths .rc ai least, .-md right herc iel me say that Col. Jones;is hy far the most lovett man in Cain]). Me certainly looks after the boys, and does every I liing in his [iou er for i hem. The kodak men are doing a rushing business. Lieutenant U.S. Dowling has resign ed and will rel urn home. \Yo arc milch pul out lo. t he mails coming so ii regularly . ( i xi-: < ? i TIII: !'?. n s. A big combination lins advanced price on K :t r bed Wire, ?ind no doubl will make another nd wince sena. Sullivan Hard ware Co., with tho reaiy CHM!), bought five eur.loads atinad he-oro tho rino, and will hold tho oom lunation down in this section for awhile at Irmsr. Two car loads jus; reca? ved alo!': prices. STATE .NEWS. - Two stores and several dwellings in Seneca have been burglarized re cently. - The Board of Control has passed $25,000 to the credit of the State school fund. - An epidemic of measles has been prevailing in some sections of New berry County. - About ten farmers in the neigh borhood of Trenton will plant tobacco instead of cotton. - A few nights ago a negro in Charleston attempted to cremate his wife. He was arrested. - Gen. McCrady's first volume of the History of South Carolina has at tracted wide and favorable attention. - The Abbeville cotton mill is to put on a night force at an early day aud the capacity of the plant will be doubled. - The snow-storm visited every section of the State, and much dam age is reported by the truck farmers ol' the lower section. - Mr. John B. Alverson died at his home, near Campobello, Thursday Feb. S, from thc result of a simple accident-a cut on his foot with an axe. - There arc probably a dozen cases of small pox in and around Sumter, but there is no panic whatever, and the authorities hope to check the dis ease at once. - Senator John W. Daniel, of Vir ginia, has been invited to deliver the commencement address at Erskine College this year, and it is believed that he will accept. - Gen. M. C. Butler is to be re tained in the United States army as Major General, with headquarters at Washington. President McKinley can't get along without him. - JP. Keese has been appointed Auditor for Oconee County. Mr. Keese is well known to the people of Oconee County. He has been en gaged in merchandising at Oakway for the last five years. - South Carolina is entitled to 30 delegates to the international Sunday School Convention, which will meet in Atlanta in May. They must be elected or appointed by the State Sunday School Convention. - Charleston is getting ready to draw 7,000,000 gallons of water a day from the Edisto Kiver at a point 30 miles from the city. Scientific exam ination has shown that the water is remarkably pure and fit for all uses. - Some of the large plantations on Savannah river, in the vicinity o? Bordeaux and "Wellington, are entirely without tenants this year. A great many negroes have emigrated from that section to Mississippi this win ter. - The Winnsboro News and Heroin' says that all commissioned officers of Co. C. 13t!i Regiment, McGowan's command, S. C. V., C. S. A., are still living, and all of these officers, except one, saw active service from 18G1 until the surrender at Appo mattox in 1865. - The annual report of the State Board of Control has been printed. Thc year's business has been a good one. Thc net profits for the year were ?438,921.05. The amount in the State Treasury December 31 was $46,073.24:. The total expenses of the Board were ?84,390.01. The State's share of profits from beer and hotel privileges was $26,740.04. - W. T. Thompson, of Sumter, will begin shipping asparagus from his truck farm within a few weeks. He has five or more acres, and it is just coming into full production this year for the first time. If he deinonstrate.3 that asparagus can be profitably grown here on a large scale o'.her farmers will plant it, for the demand is always in excess of the supply. - Rev. M. M. Boyd, the veteran Methodist minister of Laurens, has reached his 93d birthday. "Uncle 3Iark," as he is familiarly called, has long been a conspicuous figure in Methodism in this State. He has nos preached within the past two years, but still enjoys good health and is able to visit among his friends a great deal. He gives every promise of living to a full century. - The Diocese, the of?c::al organ of the Episcopal Church in this State, recently discontinued because its edi- ' tor, Bishop Capers, found its publica tion too great an interference with his duties, is soon to be revived. The Greenville convocation of the Church, with the Bishop's approval, will, in March, reissue the paper, guarantee ing its publication. The new editor is the Rev. Mr. Bratton, of Spartan burg, the Rev. W. S. Holmes being associate editor and Capt. Edmund Bacon agent of the subscription de partment. It is felt by the Bishop and many others that this paper is too essential to the life of the diocesan agencies to be permitted to die. .The interest of the members of this church whose organ the diocese is. is invited. M L CARLISLE. L. H. CARLISLE. on North Main Street, two doors from Post Office. HAVING opened the above we beg to solicit the public patronage for everything in the line of Fancy and Family Groceries, Fine Tobacco, Fine Candies, Fine Cigars. We propose to keep on hand'a complete line of Fresh Groceries at all times, s > by dealing with us you get Fre*h Goods at very low prices. Free delivery to any part of City. Yours to please, _CARLISLE BROS. $3070O BICYCLE FOR 25 CENTS." IF you don't believe it come and see us and we will tell you all about it. This is the way to do it : Buy a Coupon from our Agents, (Messrs. Leroy Sadler or Frank Pearson,) and send it to us with 82.50, and get a Book which contains ten of these Coupons, which you must sell for 25c. each to your friends, and when they have bought Books, as you have done, you get a 830.00 Guaranteed High Grade 1899 Bicycle. If you do not un derstand drop in and we will be pleased to explain our plan, and also show you the greatest line of Wheels in the city.; THOMSON CYCLE WORKS. Over Post Office. Thone No. 115. M. MATTISON 9 AGENT, ACCIDENTlll ?UIlilli Uli. Call for nice Calendar. Office always open. WE have bought the entire Stock of J. P. SULLIVAN A: CO. and will continua business at tho same Stand, tlavintr bought this Stock at a considerable discount, wo are in position to give von BARGAINS in GROCERIES, And wo i'an soli you Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods, Notions, Etc.. At and below original cost. When you ?re in Town wi* want you to mako head quarters with us a id feel just like von uro ?it home, and we will treat you tho best wo know how, talk about these things, and have a lively time on tho Corner. Wc know tim; we cnn save you money, and all we ask is that you give us a chanco. We will carry a cou) pl Ate line of General Merchandise. Wc will have a 1 't of Xow Coods in a law days of all kinds. MOORE, ACKER & CO. My friends and oki ctistomors are invited to call on me. I will be glad to serve them in auv way I can. P >n'l forget where 1 am-at .). P. Sullivan it. Co's. Stand on tho Corno:-. OSCAR MOORE.