The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, May 03, 1898, Image 2
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Sabhcrlptlon Moo 12 Months, 51.50
LATHENS, S.C.May 3, IStt*.
Tho Situation.
Our lioot in tho East Is anxiously
watched. It is understood to be near
Manilla, of the Philipines, whore too
the .Spaniard has a powerful tleet. A
fight Is .thought to be Imminent. Ad
miral Dewey Is our Neptune in these
waters.
Our troops are fast concentrating at
Tampa and this Is a strong Indication
that a movement of some sort is meant
upon Cuba. I
Captain Sampson's squadron uiyosts
Havana, Mat.mzas and other Cuban
Torts. It is probable that bo will i
bombard and open a Port East and
North of Havanna aud clear the way
for tho landing of a force to oopporato j
with the insurgents and in this way
complete the investment of Havanna
by land and by sea. Thus tho island
must soon eapitulato without much
blood. The whereabouts of tho Span
ish squardron recently at the Cana
ries and tho Ho Yerd Islands and its
movements are unknown. Should it
be sent West to American waters, of
courso a battle would follow. Com
mander Schley occupies a tactical posi
tion at Hampton Roads with the Ply
ing Squadron and can go to the relief
of Sampson or meet any demonstration
on our Northern shores.
Thus it will be seen that the situation
Is Still Simply one of "dreadful pi o
paratlon"?and has not matcrla.ly
changed sinco our last Issuo.
Thoro is still whispering of inter
ference by European Powers in the in
terest of tho Don, but the Eagle,
smooths his feathers complacently.
Got ou your map, locate the Phil
ipines, Cuba, Canaries, Cadiz, Bar
celona, the Straits of Gibralter, Ilump
1 toads. Key West and Tampa and yon
have a fair idea of tho expected points
of attack and defence.
May 2: We have advices that a great
naval battle was fought at Manilla on
Sunday morning. Our Heel arrived
there on Saturday night and next
morning engaged with the batteries
on the Ports nod Spanish Xavy. The
Flag Ship of the Spaniard was burned,
two cruisers sunk and several blown
up. It is further reported that Ma
nilla has been taken. The report
seems wrll authenticated thai the Span
ish fleet has suffered a great disaster
With great loss of life. Details of
American loss must be awaited. Our
Meet is probably not seriously hurl.
The Reconcentrados.
Some concorn is ox pressed by Igno
rant or misleading newspapers that
with Cuba blockaded tho reconcontra
Oob will fail of supplies sent them and
that they may porish. But an order
was made that these might return to
their homos. Thoroforo they can fall
behind Gomez's linos. Our Govern
ment surely can koep one Port upon
on tho Island through which supplies
may reach them. If there Is no re
treat for them behind Gomez, thon
the people of this country have been
badly fooled and Imposed upon. If the
reconcontrados aro Spauiarda and not
in sympathy with the aocalled patriots
then they take thoir chaneos with
the Dons. Surely wo aro not to fight
tho Spaniards and support thoir old
men, women and children.
(Jen. Garlington.
Maj. E A. Qarlington, of the regu
lar Army, has been made a Brigadier
and will probably be assigned to com
mand Ihe South Carolina troops in the
fle'a. lie is the highest ranking
Southern officer in the army?a native
of Nowborry, and son of the late Gon.
A. C. Garlington, who was reared in
this county. Maj. Garlington has had
exporionco in the Service and In battle,
distinguishing himself, and Governor
Ellerbo did well to ask his promotion
and assignment to command the troops
of hlB nat ;ve State.
A Side Issue.
"Paper bullets of tho brain" roach
farther than torpedo missilos. "Cuba
libro" shots from tho Columbia
"State" have converted the Charles
ton News and Courier near the "bat
tloinents of the Battery" and tho little
Greenville News at tho foot of the
Piedmont escarpment. And mark you
what a bloody minded thing is "oscarp
mont," and tremble. These surely bo
parlous lime..
Spain has tho following important
out-lying domain?the remains of her
once imperial territorial proprietary:
Cuba the bono (tho llesh Is gono) of
contention; Porto Kico. a neighboring
Island, with half a million Inhabit
ants; the Phillplno Islands. Those
last aro situated Kant of Southoru
China, a group of a thousand, tho
principal of which is Luzon, tho
population of tho whole about sovon
millions. T;ioy aro of various races,
the pure Spaniards boing about leu
thousand. Manilla is t o capital. The
Islands are namod after Philip of
Spain, and have been governed by
that ECingdoui for ovor three hundred
years, with an iron hnnd. They are in
robelllon now . Should they throw off
the dominion of Spain they aro In
capable If civilized govornmont (ac
cording to Western standards). At
this writing wo havo a fleot in Phil
lplno waters, and tho Spanish a licet
of about oqual power. A collision Is
hourly oxpected?Manilla, tho Capital
and chief port is a city of 200,000
very rich and boautlful, tho streets as
Htright as an arrow,,Macadamised , with
granite sldo walks. In 1702 it was
capturod by tha English and the
Spaniards paid live, millions to rodoem
the rich inerchandiso t hen in the Port.
So thoro is somothing to fight for?
besidos Cuba.
Tho rank of the two Infantry militia
Generals In this Stato becarao an Issuo
between Gon. Kiohbourg, of Colum
bia and Gen. Andorson, of Charleston.
It has been decided in favor of tho
latter. Which has volunteered first
haa not been deoidod .
It has been reported in somo of tho
papers that South Carolina la behind
tlio other States in offering services
to the t'nltod States to light Spain .?
If this stntemont is truo tho eauso can
not bo imputed to lack of patriotism
or courge.for in theso attributes South
Carolinians aro not excelled by any
people, north, south, oast or west. The
cause then must bo looked for in an
other direction, Perhaps it is because
thoy have not boon made to under
stand just what it is about, and possi
bly havo convictions that it was alto
gothor uneallod for and unjust: that it
is a war of tho jingoes and that tho
jingoes ought to do tho lighting. If
our country was being iuvadod by a
foreign foe South Carolinians would
bo among; the ITrst to spring to tho
front, but there appears to bo a con
sciousness deep down in their hearts
that this war might have been
avoided and th honor of the country
persorvod untarnished. They have
watched tho process and tho progress
of its Rotting up, thoy havo watched
Spain's olVorts for peaco and they can
not find it In their hearts to shout
themselves hoaiseor to rush headlong
in whore jingoes fear, or alone ought
to tread. If therefore South Carolina
is backward in coining forward it doc
not imply thatshj is lacking either in
patriotism or courage.?Edgofleld
Monitor.
All this is very well. In part it is
false in logic, Tho question of con
sotonee docs not enter tho matter. Tho
country has declared for war "Old
there ends tho responsibility, if tho
country is wrong the matter of right
res's with the country.
Tis certain every man that dies ill,
the ill is upon Iiis own hoad: tho King
is not to answer for it.1'
Wo advise no ono to "volunteer."?
We simply say that it is honorable,
probably tho highest duty a man in a
life's career can bo called upon to dis
charge?that of a soldier. Every man
should judge for himself. Only those
who havo not dependents?important
environments at homo-should volun
*teor. Thoso who voluntoer are under
stood to do so to light for tho country
? and whether thoy aro called upon to
meet the sharped go of batt le or not,
the motive being tho sanio tho honors
and recognition aro tho same. Wo
think It li too late now to inquire how
or why wo have "awaked tho Ood of
war" and trust that this State's con
tingent of volunteers will bo promptly
forthcoming.
Harry, the King before Harlleur:
"In peace, there's nothing so becomes
a man,
As modest stillnoss and humility,
Hut when the blast of war blows in
our ears,
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I seo you stand like greyhounds in tho
slips,
Straining upon tho start. The game's
afoot,
Follow your spirit, and upon this
charge
Cry?God for Harry! England and
st. George!"
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"And sword and shiold,
In bloody field, doth win Immortal
fame."
The Michigan Legislature doesn't
propose to have any creditor take
snap judgment on any follow who en
lists to tight Spain and happens to bo
in debt. A bill has passed exempting
from execution property belonging
to those who enlist for the six months
after their discharge .
What a pity our Legislature is not
in session.
Two good square knock down fights
?tbo casualtio? reported ? and tho
leaders are known. The whites of tho
oyo toll the talc. Re-organi/.ation fol
lows as naturally as water finds its
level. Leaders in battlo aro born, like
poets,?not made.
Madrid, April 20 --Gen. Blanco, in
Iiis report of the bombardmont of
Matan/.as, says tho French and Aus
trian consuls have entered protests, on
the ground that no previous warning
was givon.
The faot is that the Dons fired first
from their bittories. Besides our ships
wero without tho three miles co.; at
limit.
Thoro was little troublo over in
Georgia, Governor Atkinson selected
his commanders and thero the trouble
ended.
Tho Secretary of War lixod Char
leston as rende/.VOUS for South Caro
lina volunteers and Governor Ellorbo
asked to chango it to Columbia. Co
lumbia is farther from tho soat of war.
If tho picturo of Sagasta (Prime
Ministor of Spain| going the rounds of
the papers in this State should roaoh
eyeshot of that gentleman there
can be no early cessation of hostilities.
Tho Washington dispatches aro giv
ing out the plans of our poople for
holding Havana against tho Spaniards
after wo arc in possession. Whore
there is wheat there must be chaff.
It remains to bo settled who knocked
off tho chip from tho others shoulder.
If you get a leg knocked off, there Is
ho question about tho generosity of
the republic.
"Private John Allen' la in no clan
gor of a successful rival.
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Dr. B. F. Posey, Druggist, sal* Agopt,
f?aureus, S. C.
loo Pills $i; ny mail.
FREE?A bottle of the famous Japanese Liver
Pellets will he given with A $1 box or more of Mag
When war is raging civilians are
small potatoes. A Captain is a eiggor
man than a Governor or a 1 fnltod states
Sonat'T ur tie- President. The Unmans
ha I it- inter anna silent leges?tho
laws aro not heard in the midst of
arms. And oven now tho prohibition
convention and the approaching State
Convention arc rarely mentioned.
Card Is advancing and other provis
ions, and it is the part Of wisdom to
nurse the pigs and the corn patohos.
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Congress* is engaged upon the ques
tion of the "sinews of war " The big
guns and tho '..ig ships count, but the
matter Is the big money. Honds,
green-backs and silver aro Bubjoots of
Legislative consideration, a million
u day Of more will bo about the puce
Indicated by our preparations.
Governor Taylor, of Tenn., and Cov
er nor Atkinson,of <;eorgia are seeking
Brigadorships and desire to command
tho troops from these states. Taylor
Is an old soldier and will probably
succeed. He must "lay down the lid
dlo and the bow."
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The President will call for ton thou |
sand colored troop-, to conio from tho I
South Atlantic and Gulf Coast?sup
posed to be Immune from yellow fe
ver.
There is more Catarrh in this
sod inn of tho country than nil
diseases put together, and un
til tho last years was supposed to
l>o incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronoucod it a local
disease, and prescribed local reme
dios, and by constantly failing to
euro with local troatmont, pro
nouoed it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to bo a constitu
tional disease, and thorofore re
quires constitutional treatment'?
Hall's Catarrh (Jure,manufactured
by K. .J. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
Ohio, is the only constitutional
euro in tho market . It is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops
ton teaspoonful. Ii nets directly
on tho blood and mucous surfaces
Of tllO syst em. They oll'er 0n0|
Hundred for any ease that it fails
to cure. Sond for circulars and
tost imonials. Address,
tJmW" Sohl by Druggists, 75c.
? ?
Your friends may smilo
But that tired feeling
Means danger. It
Indicates impoverished
And impure blood.
This condition may
Lead to serious illness.
It should be promptly
Overcome by taking
I! nod's Sarsaparilla,
Which purifies and
Enriches the blood,
Strengthens the nerves,
Tones the stomach,
Creates an appetite.
And builds up,
Energizes and vitalizes
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Be sure to get
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in death, unnecessary. Why endure this terrible
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$1 Box. No Cure, No Pay. SOC. and ft a bo*, 6 for
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OINTMENT, 25c and ,ri0o.
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creal MVl'R and STOMACH KKGULATORsiad
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to take; especially adapted for children'* Ott, $9
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Kort? l 1*11*1 '.I.M INK I'RliSH jAPANHJUt PllM
t'CKH Ibl s.d.- only liy *
Dr. B. F. I'osoy, Druggist, sale Agent,
Laurons, S. 0.
Hood's
CurO all liver ills, IuIhmis- ? ? ?
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fl Sir^le Fact
OUT WEIGHS A
THOUSAND CLAIMS!
Come and get the facts about
Columbias
Victors
and Waverlys.
Drop us a postal and get cata
logue and prices.
S. M. & E. H. Wiikes & CO.
Laurens, S. C, Mar. 14th, 1898.
H^???i?l<* Ilm I
-For
War, War*
Not Uncle Sam's
WAR. hui tho War wo aro making on Hard Times, and we aro do
term i nod t<> win. Wo now have tho largest stock wo havo ovor car
ried, and notwithstanding tho Tact that nil woolen goods and loathor
guuds have advanced considerably, wo aro prepared lor it with a
Mammoth stock with 110 advance.
Clothing For all the Peoole :
Good all-Wool Men's Suits, at $:{..">(>.
Qood all Wool Boys' Suits, at 1.00.
Young Mon's Businoss Suits, at 6.00.
Good Business Suits, at - - .">.<>?>.
Nobby Dross Suits, at - - - 7.50.
Pino Dross Suits, latost stylos, 10.00 to $22.50.
Good Knoo Pants for Hoys, at L0 cents por pair.
Good wool Knoo Pants, for Hoys, at 26 cents.
'The largest assortment .?f Clothing for men and hoys in upper South
Carolina. Wo ask every ono to inspect our stock and see for them
solves.
GENTS' FURNISHINGS!
All tho up-to-datenovoltios in Shirts?white Shirts, Nogligu Shirts,
Collars and Cut Vs. Bvorythiug new in Neckwear.
The Shoe Store of Laurens.
Loaded down wit h the best assortment of Shoes ever shown in our
city. We ask every man, woman and child in Laurens and Laurens
county to visit our Shoe store and take a hade at our stock. All tho
late toes in shoes, all tho new lasts in Tans, Vici Kids, Dongolas, and
Call". The nobbiest line of Oxford Slippers for ladies and children on
the market. We are prepared to shoo the pooplo, and want you to
come and see us and givo us a fow minutes and we can convince you
that, wo are prepared to knock out Hard Times in the first round.
Remember, we will take* pleasure in showing you through our stock
whether you are ready to purchase or not, "Honest goods at honest
Prices and honest Dealing" is our motto. We will not bo undersold
by any house in the State. Call and see for yourself, at
Davis, Roper & Co.'s
Famous Clothing, Hat and Big Shoo Store.
Laurons, S. C, March 14, 189$.
THAT OUR
Sprit)^ Stock
Is larger and choapor than ever. Our orders woro placed
boforo tli*
War Clotifls
bogan to gathor and will be sold at the LOWEST prices pos
sible.
J. K. VIinter & Son,
Headquarters lor Lowest Prices and liest Vahles.
Great reduction in price of
Glenn springs Water at The
Laurens Drug Co, Kennedy
Bros., and Dr. B. F. Posey's.
$1.75 per case, bottles to be re
turned.
Jl IST
OPENED
Another lot choice styles in
Colored Organdies.
Also plain aitVj (inured Black
Mohair for Skirting.
See these goods at
W.G.WILSQH&CQ.
Our Stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Milli
nery, Shoes, Clothing and
Furnishings
is now complete. In every Department you van lind the Latest
Designs and Stylos, such as was nevei belorc seen in Laurens?
You arc cordially invited to call and inspect our Mammoth
Stock.
Laurens Cotton Mills Store
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