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.. "* ' '''' ' ' ' ^ ' ''' '''''' ' ' ^^^^^^ W -.-__ - . ~..- ^ ---=== BT CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDEKSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1898. VOLUME XXXIH-NO. 61. ?JL t We feel there is no price too close, no quality too good, for those who spend the result of honest toil with us ; and to suc ceed in giving them the best values it must be done on a Cash basis all around. Remembering it's brick by brick that builds a house, it's penny by penny that builds a comfortable Bank account, and it's dealing with us that gives you chance of starting a saving fund of your own. Our ?tock of Hot Weather Goods, Is strictly up-to-date, consisting of SUMMER UNDERWEAR, STRAW HATS, NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, And light-weight GOATS and VESTS. Prices right, too. Remember-Spot Cash. No Goods charged, and zraoney baek if you want it. . Evans &. Co, THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. War, War, War ! We are at war with HIGH PRICES AND CHEAP STUFF, AND OUR PRICES AND QUALITY WILL WIN ! ?EPAIR SIP ? mum SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 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MICH.SJ ALL COLORS KEPT IN STOCK BY PBBESS OF TEE f AB. Off Guantanamo, Cuba, Friday June 1U.-The invasion of Cuba by the American forces began to-day. Six hundred marines have pitched their tents about the smoking ruins of the outer fortifications of Guantanamo and the stars aud stripes for the first time float from a Spanish flagstaff in Cuba. To Capt. Clarke and the battleship Oregon belong the honor of accom plishing the first successful land.ug of the war. Forty marines from the battleship went ashore this morning and occupied the left entrance of the bay until thc troopship Panther ar rived with 600 marines. These, under command of Lieut. Col. ll. W. Hunt ington, arrived at o o'clock and within half an hour they had burned the buildings of the Spanish camp and had set fire to the miserable little vil lage which crouched on the beach under the hilltop of Guantanamo. Mole St. Nicholas, June 12, 8 p. m. -Hunting'.on's marines were contin uously engaged for thirteen hours until 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, fighting Spaniards, Guerillas and reg ulars ut entrance of Guantanamo har bor. Americans finally landed rein forcements. Spanish loss believed to be heavy. We lost four killed and one wounded. Our advance pickets unaccounted for. Among our dead is assistant surgeon John Blair Gibbs, >ome Richmond, lately practicing in New York City. Cape Hayden, June 12, 10:30 p. m. -Eight thousand Americans, accord ing to a private dispatch from Port au-Prince, have landed very near Santiago de Cuba. t he United States auxiliary cruiser St. Louis arrrived at Mole St. Nicho las to-day. Washington, June 12.-Under com mand of Major Gen. Shafter, the first division of the United States array will sail tonight from Key West for Santiago de Cuba to besiege and cap ture that town. The array transports, 30 in number, left Port Tampa yester day and are now at Key West. The convoying warships, believed to number between 16 and 19, will be ready for the voyage by nightfall, and with this powerful force there is no longer reason for apprehension that the transports can be attacked success fully by any Spanish warships, even if such should have escaped the vigi lant search of the naval commanders at Key West and off Havana. It is believed here that the sally out of Havana of the three Spanish gunboats was intended to create the impression that they were prepared to go out to attack the transports. If so, the plan miscarried for the crafts were detected immediately by Commo dore Watson's cruisers and driven back pell mell into Havana harbor under the protection of the guns of the shore batteries. Even if these boats had escaped they could have done no damage, for the size of the convoy furnished for the troopship is sufficient to warrant belief that they would have been speedily destroyed should they have had the courage to make an attack upon the fleet of American ships. The Spanish gun boats are not of formidable character, not one of them being the equal in power to the smallest of the American cruisers, or even of such gunboats as the little Bancroft, which may be used as Gen. Shafter s flagship. Every precaution has been taken by the government to ensure the safety of the troops en route to Cuba. The uaval war board'was in session to-day making the final preparations for the disposition of thc guard ships. The transports will fjje kept as closely to gether as safe navigation will permit and the warships will be disposed ahead, astern and on either flank. The fleetest scouting vessels will be thrown far out in advance of thc transports, and in order to ensure against an attack from thc rear some of the vessels, such as the St. Louis, perhaps, will linger far astern ready to signal the heavy armed cruisers at the first sign of an approaching foe. The stately battleship Indiana, it is ex pected, will lead the procession of ships, which will be the most numer ous gathered in American waters since the civil war. The troops should arrive off Santi ago by Wednesday night, supposing the fleet proceeds at eight knots speed, and landing operations should begin by Thursday, for Cen. Shafter will not keep his men cooped en shipboard a moment longer than necessary, lt is not, believed that they will be land ed ut. Caimanera, the point on Guan tanamo bay where the American flag now flies over the head of Sampsons marines, ai that place, while well adapted to serve as a naval base, and as a harbor of refuge for thc American warships, is not particularly well suited for the beginning of military operations. In ten days time, unless unforeseen obstacles are encountered, the move ment upon Porto Rico will begin. The war department has been in close communication by telegraph with Gen. Miles at Tampa, and all the necessary instructions have been given to the commanding general for the military forces to be used in this part of the campaign. Gen. Miles in turn has been consulting Generals Coppin ger and Lee at Jacksonville, giving the necessary detailed instructions, and all is so near ready that were some essential supplies on hand the expedi tion could start within 24 hours. The navy department has been ad vised of the purpose of the army, and ? the war board to-day was making ar rangements to supply the convoy fleet. This will be of a more formidable character than that which goes with the Santiago expedition, for the plans contemplate a joint attack upon San Juan fortifications by the anny and navy, and these fortifications are so powerful that heavily armored ships only can bc sent against them, at the beginning. Therefore, it is believed that Sampson's battleship* will head ! this fleet. j Tampa. Kia.. .June 12.-Thc expedi tinn that sailed from herc to Key West prior to going to Santiago, was made up of nearly 20 regiments of regular infantry, of from 500 to 550 men each, including besides the regi ments of thc Fifth army corps, four regiments of infantry that have been in camp at Mobile, and which formed part of Major General Coppinger's command at that rendezvous. The total force of regular infantry was about 11,000. There were also two regiments of volunteer infantry, about 2,000 altogether, the Second regiment of cavalry from Mobile, 500 men, and two squadrons each from the First. Third, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth caval ry, about 3,000 men ; eight troops of volunteer cavalry, taken from Roose velt's rough riders, 560 men ; four batteries of light artillery, 300 men and 16 guns ; two batteries of1 heavy artillery, 200 men and 16 guns ; the battalion of engineers, 200 men ; sig nal and hospital corps, etc., about300 men, a grand total of about 17,000 men. The regulars were practically picked men, as not a single recruit was taken, the regiments carrying only the old seasoned tnops. Adulterated Fleur. One of the best provisions of thc war tax bill, as the Senate passed it, is one which requires every barrel of "adulterated" or "mixed'* flour to be stamped with a four-cent stamp, and to be plainly marked or branded "mixed flour,"' together with the true weight of the package, the names of the ingredients contained therein, the name of the manufacturer or packer, and the place where manufactured or packed. There could not be a juster tax. lt is not a tax on the poor man's food, as some of its opponents tried to make it appear but a wholesome piece of legislation from every standpoint. Most of the adulterated flour which is sold so largely in this country now ts a vile compound which should be discouraged and exposed by every means possible. In the debate on the provision to which we have referred Senator Mason read the following circular from a North Carolina firm addressed to a firm of millers in Pennsylvania: (The York Maunfacturing Company, paints and wood fillers, 112-114 Fay etteville street.) Greenesboro, N. C., May 7.-Gentle men: We invite your attention to our mineralize, which is without doubt the greatest existing discovery. There is no flour mill man who can afford not to use it, for several rea sons: Your flour will be much whiter and nicer. It does not injure the flour in any way, is not at all injurious to the health, and by using mineraline you realize a margin of from $400 to $1,6U0 on each car load you use. To secure a low freight rate, we mark it "ship stuff." We can furnish you mineraline free on board cars, your station, for high grade flour, for $20 per ton, for medium grade flour at $16 per ton, fur bread meal at $8 per ton. For a high grade flour use 15 per cent mineraline, for medium grade flour use 12 percent mineraline, for bread u*e 12 per cent mineraline, and for feed meal use 18 per cent mincra liue. We furnish all our customers with a mixer free of charge This machine will distribute completely any proportion desired, and costs nothing to attach. All you have to do is to bore a hole in your elevator pipe, clamp on the machine, attach a cord to run it, fill up thc hopper, and set the feed to the proportion desired. Enclosed find sample of our minera line for medium grade flour. You cannot afford to let your com petitor beat you in both quality and margin. We would be glad to hear from you. Very truly yours. The York Manufacturing Company, Hy M. K. H. Messrs. Fisher & Miller, Huntingdon, Pa. An analysis of the mineraline ad vertised in this circular was made by the firm to which the circular read by Senator Mason was sent and shows that the adulterant is nothing but ground clay, 75 per cent of which is iusoluble even in acid. The other adulterants of flour which will bc reached by the war tax meas ure are barytes flour or ground rock, which increases the weight and adds to the whiteness of the flour with which it is mixed, and the must com mon one of all which is known as corn flour from which the gluten and sugar have been extracted and bleached with sulphuric acid. Many States have laws forbidding thc sale of adulterated food products, but goods manufactured in States hav ing no such laws may be sold in any State in original packages. The Supreme Court of the United States has held that the sale of such goods can not be interfered with by State laws, as that would be an inter ference with inter-Btate commerce. It is not in the power of Congress to prohibit the sale of adulterated food products but congress may use the taxing power of thc government to discourage food adulterations, and that is what it has very properly done in regard to adulterated flour. - Coleman Gibson, the 15-year-old son of John Gibson, who lives in Paris Mountain Township, Greenville Coun ty, was struck by lightning Sunday afternoon and instantly killed. OUR SOLDIER ROYS. Happenings of Interest to Home Folks Concerning Anderson Volunteers At Chlckamauga Park. CAMP GEO. H. THOMAS, CiriCKAMAUGA, GA., .June ll, 18!>8. This has been a red letter week for thc 1st Regiment S. C. V. On Mon day evening, before we left Camp Ellerbe, thc Governor made u; a very affecting speech, and as we passed through Columbia thousands of men. women and children crowded the side walks and waved handkerchiefs and cheered. When we at last got on board the train thc boys talkcd^from thc windows of the cars to the crowds that thronged the union shed. Final ly, the train moved slowly from the shed and the people yelled themselves hoarse as it steamed away. From Columbia to Augusta, at every station, great crowds gathered and cheered us on our way. When darkness had settled down bonfires were built at the stations along the route, and the people gathered around these fires and waved their handker chiefs and yelled as thc train passed by. There were four sections. The first two carried Companies A to F, under command of Col. Tillman; the second two carried companies G to M, under command of Col. Alston. The first two sections came over the S. C. & Ga., and tuc seond two over the Southern. Before we left Camp Ellerbe Mr. E. M. Scott was transferred to the regi mental band, and it was a good selec tion, for Mr. Scott is a musician of j the highest order. A day and night were consumed in making the trip from Camp Ellerbe to Camp Thomas. Along the route, between thc "coffee stations," we ate "hard tack," Boston baked beans and corned beef, and enjoyed it. We ran through 3ome very pretty scenery and about dusk on Tuesday we reached the end of the railroad, and, unload ing our tents, camp utensils and bag gage, we placed them on the wagons that were waiting at the depot for us and marched three miles over one of the dustiest roads I have ever seen in my life. In places the dust was actually over our shoe tops. On each side of the road for the entire three miles there was almost a continuous string of men and tents, and the soldiers assembled there cheered us as we passed. Notwithstanding our disagreeable march, I never heard a murmur of dissatisfaction from any of the men, and when we were dismissed the men rolled up in their blankets and slept on the ground wherever they happened to be. Camp Thomas is as pretty a place to camp as one could wish for. About a hundred yards below thc place where Company C is located is the famous Chiokamauga creek where our fore fathers fought and died before us, and it is one of the prettiest streams I have ever seen. It is a strange freak of fate that the 1st Regiment S. C.V. should bc in the same brigade with a Miuncsota and a Penna lvania Regiment, the sons of men who were the enemies of our forefathers thirty odd years ago. Wc are on the friendliest of terms with the northern regiments, who are a fine looking lot of men. There are now encamped at Camp Thomas about 50,000 men. I neglected to mention in my last week's notes that Company C presented Captain Watkins with a sword before we left Camp Ellerbe. He was much affected by this evidence of the regard which his men held for him. Lieut. Grant has been very sick for several days, being threatened with pneumonia but, I am glad to state, is now well again. On Thursday night Col. Alston, Lieut. Col. Tillman, Adjt Frost and Major Earle each made short but elo quent address.s to the men of 1st llegimcnt S. C. V., aud while the other speeches were good Col. Till man seems to be endowed with the same magnetism that his famous uncle possesses, and waa cheered over and over again. Mr. Milledgo Bonham has been ap pointed Sergeant Major of thc 1st Battalion. I understand that uniforms for the 1st llegiment S. C. V. will be given out to day, and if this is true, the men will oertainly be glad to get them, for camp lifo has about ruined what clothes the boys brought with them. Thc uniforms supplied to each man consists of one suit of brown duck, ono blue suit, one hat, one cap, two blue flannel shirts, two suits of underclothing and one pair of shoes. Down below Alexander bridge on Chiokamauga creek, where a fierce battle was waged during thc civil war, is a large spring of pure, c ld water, and although this spring is fully a mile from camp there is a constant stream of men with buckets goin?2 there all day long. There are other springs nearer camp, but the water ia this spring is so much better than the others that thc men do not regret the long walk to obtain it. Just back of Capt. Watkins' tent is a large tree that some time in the past has been shattered by shot and shell and it still bears the scars. And many of the large trees throughout the camp bear traces of the tenible hail of iron and lead that occurred here during the war between the States. Several of the men have found Minie balls and worm-eaten tent stakes and broken swords, all route evidences of that awful struggle. JAS P. KILLEBREW. --mm I ?mt - STATE NEWS. - It is said there will be seven can didates for Governor. - Rain is needed in nearly every section of the State. - The Board of Health?has declar ed the smallpox epidemic at an end in Columbia. - President McKinley has appoint ed David Hemphill, of Chester, Chief Quartermaster with thc rank of Major. - Senator A. H. Dean, of Green ville, who has been solicited by his friends to run for congress, has decid ed not to enter the race. - Mr. A. B. Watson, of Pudge Springs, has thirty acres in tomatoes this year, and expects to put up 50, 000 cans of peaches. - Mad dogs are numerous in the Alexander and Crew Creek sections of Pickens county. Those G dogs that have been bitten by them are being killed. - Rewards of $50 each are offered for Harvey Lackey and Bill Yeargati, Laurens county convicts who escaped from the camp of W. Holmes Hardin, Jr., Chester county, on June 4th. - A small child of J. M.Stewaru, who lives above Pickens, fell in a pot of boiling water last week and was very badly scalded. It was doing very well at last accounts. - G. W. Whitman, of Jonesville, was in town last week. He is now riding a wheel and says he is going to make the campaign on it. He says that is one hobby he is riding and an other will be the placing of all Sta;e colleges on the same footing with free schools, charge no tuition at all. He says he is going in to win the Gover norship this time.-Spartanburg Spartan._ - There are only two ?ases of small pox in Newberry and both have beei promptly isolated. Energetic meas ures have been taken,vaccination made compulsory, and there is no fear of the probability of spread of the dis ease. - Mr. E. L. Yates, near Lone Star, possesses a freak chicken, which ha* four well developed legs, though only two are used by the foul. Two legs grow between the regular legs and are useless for walking purposes. The chicken ought to make a great scratch er. - The smali grain crop is reported to be very fine throughout the State. - J. R. Tolbert, a white Republi can of Abbeville county, has* been ap pointed collector of customs of the port of Charleston, and General Bob Smalls, colored, has again secured the collectorship of Beaufort. - The Daughters of the Confeder acy of Spartanburg have passed a res olution offering a medal for the best sketch of "Spartanburg County in the civil war," to be written by a student of Wofford College, provided the fac ulty of the college approves the propo sition. A committee called on Presi dent Carlisle and made known their offer. - The building boom that started in Aiken last year is still booming. It is estimated that over $200,000 was expended on new buildings and im provements during the year '97, and this year already improvements aggre gating in the neighborhood of $75.000 are now underway, and the year is not half gone. - The Charlestoa News and Cou rier publishes a dreadful statement to the effect that Mr. Mike Hair, wife and son died of smallpox in a thickly settled portion of Saluda County with out attention of any kind-utterly abandoned to their fate. That the old lady, who was in a precarious con dition, wanted water and the old man, in helping her to the bucket, fell, with his wife, when both expired. Six doc tors were seutfor, yet none responded. The paper calls for some merciful protection for the people of that section. The smallpox in that local ity must be of a very virulent type, as other deaths have occurred from the same malignant disease with no help afforded from either local or State of ficials._ _ How's This. We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case'f Catarrh that cannot be cared by Hall's Catarrh Core. Wc, the undersigned have known F.J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and balieve him perfectly honorable io all business transactions and finan.-. dally able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. WEST A TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. WALBING. KIHHAS & M AK vis, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo, O. HaU's Catarrh Cure ia taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces or the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per Mottle Sold hy all dru/gLtta CM FTT7UTIGH IFF UL/H. 111L/11UU11 1/L/lvj THE MAN OF THE HOUR, Makes plans to advauce ou the Spanish array, and wipe then from the faoe of the earth. Our plans are already made, and we are daily doing away with the high price syntem used by our competitors. The knife has been used by us in cutting prices, and to-day THE RACKET STORE - Is given up to be the CHEAPEST STOKE IN ANDERSON, Dreaded by competition and Imitators. SEE OUR LINE OF CHEAP CLOTHING. Men's Suite SI. 98. A Splendid Suit for $2.98. Boys' Suits 50e. Men's Good Jeans Pants 35c. Will give you for 75c. any style Ladies' Shoe you want. Children's Shoes 15c. up. Just out of t'ght our Men's Shoes of all grades, &e, I Si DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS WE STILL LEAD. Ginghams 2?c. yard, Cheese Cloth 2*c. yard, one box Laundry Soap le. Best, two Cakes for 5c Our Millinery Department is the cheapest you ever heard of. Away with high prices ! MOQUE & LUCAS. THE RACKET STORE. Cheapest in the 8tate. BRIGHT-BUYERS-BUY BLANKE'S-BON-BON-BONS. A well-selected lot just received-the best retail bulk Candy money wm bay. Another barrel of White Wine special pickling VINEGAR, To arrive this week. Send around your Jug and try some of our five varie ties of HOT WEATHER SYRUP, guaranteed not to ferment. Largo 3-lb Cans of GRATED' PINE APPLE at 15c. or two for 25c. A special bargain for a few days. Big lot of superb assorted CRACKERS and FANCY BISCUITS. Trv then while fresh. KINGAN'S KELIABLE HAMS. Always soft and fresh. Boy your Hams from us. A-iid-Chocolate-Creams. Phone 89. H. 3. FANT & SON.