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We are sure of several thiugs We are sure that we can serve you promptly, efficiently, carefully. We are sure that we can show you an assortment of stock that is without a peer in magnitude and quality. We are sure our mechanical facilities are so simple and complete that your special orders will get best attention here. We are sure that our prices are worthy of investigation. Doing a big business with big facilities, cuts down the cost. We are sure that you have not thought over that building question as it deserves. We are sure that we can satisfy you in every respect. CLOTHING FOR 30 PAYS! WE HANDLE GROCERIES. Tiufl»§tawiriber(a v Elista: CHAS. F. DEGEN, Manager. A. CLARY Oppo. Citizens Bank, Waynesboro, Georgia. THE HOLTON BLOCK !L BURNS n, i/i! Destructive Fire In the Cot ton District. PROPERTY LOSS REACHES $100,000 An Accident at the Pumping Station Temporarily Cut Off the Water Sup ply, Eut It Was Restored in Time to Prevent Flames Spreading. Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 19.—Fire in the cotton district of Charlotte early today destroyed the Holton block, causing a loss of $100,000. The prin cipal losers are: H. G. Link, groceries, $30,000; R. H. Field, groceries, $15,000; B. K. Bryan, groceries, $8,000; Oglesby Bros., dry goods, $3,000; J. H. Sloan, cotton fac tor, $1,000. All were insured. The fire broke out in Oglesby’s store at the corner of Trade and Col lege streets. An accident at the pump ing station temporarily cut off the water supply, but it was soon restored m time to prevent the flames spread ing beyond the Holton block. injunction Suit Is Dissolved. Raleigh, Nov. 16.—Two weeks ago the Cumnock Coal Mine company, which several months before had transferred that property to the Chat ham Coal and Iron company, applied to Judge Purnell here for an order to restrain the latter from selling any bonds, alleging that it had sold soma and had used the money to meet cur rent expenses and not in paying off a mortgage debt. The matter has now been adjusted and the injunction dis solved at the request of the applicants, ; who are Philadelphians. The output j of coal from this mine will by tjie end j of this year be larger than ever before, j OLD MAN MURDERED COTTON FIRE IN ALEANY. Found In Dying Condition In a Sa vannah Park. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 18.—Samuel T. Baker, a highly respected citizen and confederate veteran, formerly of Eeau- fort, S. C., was found unconscious in Colonial park about midnight Saturday ‘light with a fractured skull. Parties who found the old man lying near one of the walks reported the matter to the police. ju.e was at once removed to the barracks and physi cians summoned. Later he was taken to his home at 416 Hull street, where he died yesterday afternoon without having recovered consciousness. Mr. Baker for years had been em ployed as bookkeeper for the Lyons Grocery company, and yesterday col lected $800. This, however, he had turned over to his employers. It is the theory of the police that some one knew of his collections and hoped to find the money on his person. He left the store at about 11:30 o’clock at night and went to a barber shop. After getting shaved he started homeward, going through Colonial park as the shortest route. That was the last seen of him until he was found in a dying condition yesterday morning. The body had been robbed of a watch, chain and other valua bles and the pockets turned wrong- side out. There were evidences of a struggle. The spot where the body was found is about midway between tbs police station and the county jail and is with in hailing distance of both. Warehouse and 25,000 Bales Go Up In Smoke. Albany, Ga., Nov. 16.—A. W. Muse & Co.’s cotton warehouse, with about 25,000 bales of cotton, was destroyed by fire last night. The building and cotton, except one or two lots of cot ton, belonged to individuals pretty well covered by insurance. The fire department emptied over 6,000 gallons of water on the fire in the vain en deavor to put it out. ALBAN’S TROOPS TACK iNSURi itN Carry Modern Quick Firing Guns With Them. REBELS STRONGLY INTRENCHED Warehouse and Cotton Burned. Vienna, Ga., Nov. 16.—Smith & Wal ton’s warehouse, with its contents, was destroyed by fire here at an early hour yesterday. Nearly 800 bales of $1,COO,000 BRIDGE CONTRACT, The Artistic Woodworkers. News of a Decisive Government Vic tory is Confidently Expected This Week—Liberals Poorly Aimed and Have Small Ammunition Supply. Colon, Colombia, Via Galveston, cotton were destroyed, involving a loss n ov . 19.—General Alban, with a force j adequate. American Company Will Erect Twen ty Steel Structures in East Africa. Philadelphia, Nov. 19.—The Ameri can Bridge company, of this city, has secured a contract for the construc tion of twenty steel bridges along the line of the Uganda railroad, in East Africa. The amount of the contract is about $1,000,000. Several English and conti nental firms offered bids, but the Phil- i adelphia company was not only the ; lowest bidder, but they guaranteed ! the completion of the work in a short er space ot time than its competitors. The new bridges will replace wood en structures which were built sev eral months ago and found to be in- of over $25,000. The property was only partially covered by insurance. The loss will fall mostly on farmers who were holding their cotton for higher prices. The origin of the fire I is unknown. of 1,100 men, well armed and sup plied with ammunition and having cannon and modern quick firing guns Portion of Stcicn Diamonds Found. Portland, Ore., Nov. 19.—Seven dia mond stick pins, valued at about $200, With them, has started to attack the ; -were picked up cn Park street and insurgent forces, which are strongly ' have been identified as part of the SUMMONED IN POISON CASE. RURAL DELIVERY IS- WANTED. Cotton Crop 180,000 Bales Short. Raleigh, Nov. 19.—The collected re- j ports from this state as to the pres- j ent cotton crop show it to be 180,000 J bales less than the last crop. The ! farmers know how pitfully small the | crop is. They are unable to under- ] stand how the manipulators keep down the prices. Last year, for the first time, the farmers had the upper hand, and cotton was high early in the sea son, with a big crop. This year they are in the grip of the manipulators. Crusiied By Falling Pole. Tampa, Fla., Nov. 18.—Harry Solan, foreman of a gang engaged in raising ^ telephone poles for the Peninsular j Telephone Company, was seriously in jured. The gang was at work rais ing large poles on Sixth avenue when one of them slipped and fell. It caught Solan and crushed him about the back in a most painful manner. He was at once taken to the Emergency hospital. pQOOQOQOQO Newton County Making an Effort In Thjs Direction. Covington, (fa.., Nov. 19.—The pros pect of a rural free mail delivery for Newton county seems good at present. Congressman L. F. Livingston has been working hard to obtain this ser vice for Newton county for several months and feels sure that his plans will succeed. The postofflee depart ment has sent out two agents from Washington, who are investigating the claims of this county for a rural free delivery. To establish this system in New ton about 35 or 40 mail carriers will have to be employed. A conservative estimate made by those who are fa miliar with the working of this sys tem shows that $17,500 more will be turned loose in this county by the new system than by the delivery sys tem now in operation. If Newton county obtains this service it will be the only one of the kind in the south and one of eight in the United States. Sensation at Memphis In Which Wid ow Figures. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 19.—The sen sation sprung yesterday in the grand jury’s investigation of the poisoning of C. G. Hooks, a Main street book merchant, was the summoning of his widow to appear Wednesday morning. The summons was issued upon the intrenched at Ckorrera. Half of Gen eral Alban's force left Panama in large launches towed by the Colombian gun boat Boyaea. The remainder march ed overland. These forces are to combine and make a front and rear attack on the insurgents. Chorrera is only one good day’s march from Panama. Ceneral Castro accompanies General Alban. General $10,000 diamond collection stolen Sun day night from A. W. Loewenthal’s room at Portland hotel. No arrests have been made in the case, but de tectives are steadily at work. Darmstadt Museum Burned. Darmstadt, Nov. 19.—The great building erected by the Darmstadt Mu seum societies, which was opened with great ceremony October 6 by , . , , . , Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, was de theory that she was about to leave Luego is in command of the insurgent . Btroye( j fcy £ re ear j y t ^j g Three Children Burned to Death. Raleigh, Nov. 20.—Yesterday after noon while Mack Blalock and his wife, colored, were at work on their farm near here their house caught fire and was destroyed. They had left locked in the house their three children, all of whom were burned to death. Crazed by Cheap Cotton. Raleigh, Nov. 16.—A negro farmer became crazy on the street here yes terday on account of the low price of cotton and became so disorderly that his arrest was necessary. He fought two policemen like a tiger, was sent to the asylum. DANISH WEST INDIES. He Stepped Into Live Coals. “Wheu a child I burned my foot frightfully,” writes W. H. Eads, of Jouesville, Ya., “which caused horrible leg sores for 30 years, but Buckleu’s Ar nica Salve wholly cured me after every thing else failed. ” Infallible for Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Sores, Bruises aud Pilea Sold by H. B. McMaster at 2c c. Scheme of Magnate Morgan. New York, Nov. 19.—According to the London correspondent of The World, The Daily Express publishes a rumor that J. Pierpont Morgan is negotiating for the purchase of one of the largest of the British shipyards, where he can build 21-knot steamers. Sale of the Islands a Foregone Con* elusion—Price Agreed Upon. New York, November 19.—Dispatch es from Copenhagen stating that the Bale of the Danish West Indies has nearly been concluded contain noth ing that has not been known in diplo matic circles for several months, says The Tribune’s London correspondent. The sale is regarded as a foregone conclusion, as the price has been agreed upon, but the Danish govern ment is deliberate in its methods and scrupulous about providing every pos sible safeguard to business interests in the colonies, especially the sugar planters of Santa Cruz. The Ameri can minister at Copenhagen, himself of Danish descent, has found it diffi cult on this account to hasten nego tiations. WHEATON SHOOTS HOULIHAN. the city for her health. Hooks, according to an expert, was poisoned with arsenic. Ground glass was also found in his stomach. The grand jury yesterday had be fore it a man who said enough arsenic j was found in the stomach to have killed twenty men. forces, though Domingo Diaz is the nominal head. The Liberals claim that they pos sess a stronger force than the gov ernment’s, but it is generally admit ted that they are indifferently armed and poorly supp’ied with ammunition. Nev.'s of a decisive government vic tory is confidently expected this week. General Alban’s marching orders were kept secret until the moment the j troops were ordered to move. A ma jority of the troops which arrived here Sunday last on board the gun boat General Pinzon will remain at Panama in order to garrison the city. morning. Servants employed about the building were burned to death. Treasure Amounts to $1,000. Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 19.—It is now asserted that the treasure found by the Grand Cayman turtle hunters in October last amounts to $1,000 in old Spanish gold coins. The money was buried in a reef off the island of j Jamaica. It has been sent to Mobile for sale. Ticket Dealers’ License Raised. Charleston, Nov. 16.—The anti scalping audience adopted by the city council for the exposition period is not popular with the army of ticket dealers which had been sweeping to ward Charleston. Out of 23 ppplica- tions the city assessor has only is sued one license, but it is expected i that many others will be issued af- . ! ter January 1. The license has been Large Shipment Leaves Guayra on i an( j was entirely cured. Da Witt’s ARMS FOR INSURGENT3. Modern Surgery Surpass'd. “While suffering from a bad case of piles I consulted a physician who advised me to try a box of De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve,” says G. F. Car ter. Atlanta. Ga. “I procured a box i raised from $200 to $500, and dealers j opening now will be required to pay I the entire $200 for the rest of this i year. Jewelry. If you want Something real fine and stylish in Jewelry, Sil- verw are, Cut Glass, Clocks, Diamonds, go to & Jewelers, Augusta, : : Georgia. Seven Years In lied. “Will wonders ever cease?” inquire the friends of Mrs. L. Pease, of Law rence, Kan. They knew she had been uuable to leave her bed in seven years on account of kidney and liver trouble, nervous prostration and general debility; but “Three bottles of Electric Bitters enabled me to walk,” she writes, “and in three months I felt like a new per son. ” Women suffering from Headache, Backache, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Fainting and Dizzy Spells will find it a priceless blessing. Try it. Satisfaction is guaranteed. Only 50c at H. B. McMaster’s, drug store. Negro Arrested for Assault. Dalton, Ga., Nov. 18.—Will Collin, a negro, has been arrested in this county for assault, one of the first perpetrated in Whitfield county in many years. The victim was Sirs. McPherson, a white woman, living near Carbondale. The negro was first taken to Dalton and placed in jail, but on Sunday afternoon was spirit ed away and taken to the Rome Jail, as the whole community was wrought up and a lynching was threatened. Ex-Mayor Matthews Dead. Roberta, Ga., Nov. 18.—Hon. J W. Mathews, ex-mayor of Roberta, Ga., died Saturday morning. He was chief promoter in the upbuilding of this town. Not a Dissenting Vote. A perfect laxative! That is the unanimous verdict of the people who use Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pep sin. 50c and $1 00 sizes. Sold by h. b. McMaster, Waynes boro, os< R* Q- MillBDf A Raging, Roaring Flood Washed down a telegrank line which I Ohas. C. Ellis, of Lisbon, la., had to re- I pair. “Standing waist deep in icy wa- I ter,” he writes, “gave me a terrible ! cold and cough. It grew worse daily. I Finally the best doctors in Oakland, Nob., Sioux City aud Omaha said I had Consumption and could uot live. Then I begau using Dr. King’s New Discov ery and was wholly cured by six bot tles. ” Positively guaranteed for Coughs, Colds and all Throat and Lung troubles by IL B. McMaster- Price 50a Venezuelan Steamboat. New York, Nov. 19.—The Tribune’s Caracas correspondent says: A large shipment of Mausers and cartridges has left Guayra on a Venezuelan Bteamboat for the Colombian insur gents. President Castro’s position de pends on the success of the latter. All Venezuela, even his ministers, oppose his policy. The revolutionists under General Juan Pietri are gaining in the state of Carabobo. Snow Falls In Columbia, S. C. Columbia, S. C., Nov. 19—It has ^ _ ____ been snowing ^here^ since^ early this p Urc j- iase war ma terial and to pre vent the purchase of such material by Special Colombian Commission. New York, Nov. 19.—Among the sengers who arrived today on board the steamer Allegheny from Savanilla were General Diego de Castro, spe cial commissioner of Colombia, and his secretary, Antonio L. Armenta. General De Castro says his mission is Witch Hazel Saive is a splendid cure for piles, giving relief instant iy, and I heartily recommend it to all sufferers” Surgery is unneces sary to cure piles. De Witt’s Witch QazeiSalvo will cure any case. Cuts, burns, bruises, and all o'her wounds are also quickly cured by it. Be ware ol counterfeits Money For Public Library. New York, Nov. 19.—Peter Reid, a wealthy millman, has given $50,000 for the erection of a public library to the city of Passaic, N. J. The municipal ity has formally accepted the gift. morning and the Indications are that it will continue throughout today and tonight. This is the first snow that has fallen in Columbia as early as No vember. the revolutionists. He will go direct to Washington to consult the Colom bian minister. To Operate Reed Mfrie. . Concord, N. C., Nov. 16.—The gold mining business in this county is at- Hardlng Resigns Hio Office. Raleigh, Nov. 16—The Rev. Natha- nlel Harding, who has been superin- tractiag very much attention this fall tendent of education of Beaufort coun- and a]so _ what is more to the point, a ty ever since that office was created, large amount 0 f capital. The old Reed 26 years ago, tenderd his resigna on m j ne> f amous as the locality where yesterday. I the 7-pound piece was found many years ago, will be operated in a short hrslcias Tentifisa. ‘•I have taken Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and have never used anything in my iif“ that did me the good that did,” says County Physician Geo W. Scroggs of Hall county,Ga., “Being a physician I have prescribed it and found it to give the best results.” If the food you eat remains undigest ed in your stomach it decays there and poisons the system. You can prevent this by dieting but that means starvation. Kodol Dyspep sia Cure digests what you eat. You need suffer from neither dyspepsia nor starvation. The worst cases quickly cured. Never fails. H. B. McMaster. time by a Massachusetts company. The Meadow creek mine, where so many rich nuggets have been picked up lately, is in the vicinity of the Reed mine. Big Mortgage Filed. Sandusky, Nov. 19.—The United States Telephone company has filed a $1,000,000 mortgage here to the Cleve land Trust Company on all its prop erty in Ohio. Union Men Taken Back. San Francisco, Nov. 19.—According to The Examiner, three more machine shops in this city have taken back their union men cn the 9-hour sched ule and an increase of 2% cents per hour in wages. Pergonal. Will ihe lady who fell in a swoon last Thursday, in front of the post- office, call at our store? She suffers from Biliiousness, Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin will surely cure her. Sold by h B. McMaster, Waynes boro; H.Q Be!!, Millen. Bad Feeling Had Existed Between the Two Men. Savannah. Nov. 19.—John F. Whea ton, a member of a prominent family here, yesterday shot Thomas Houli han, a mail carrier. The shooting oc curred on Habersham street, where Wheaton was a lodger at Houlihan’s house. For some time there had been ill feeling between the two because of alleged attentions that Wheaton had been paying his landlord’s wife. Yesterday afternoon they were both. at the house. Wheaton claims that! Houlihan was advancing upon him with an uplifted bed slat when he fired. The wound will not prove fatal. Wheaton was arrested. 1 CITY TREASURER SUSPENDED. Philadelphia Editor Dies. Philadelphia, Nov. 19.—T. Henry Martin, publisher and editor of The Daily NeWs, died today of hydrostatic pneumonia, following a surgical opera tion. Mr. Martin was 38 year? of age. He was president and secretary of the Pen and Pencil club for several years. He also served one year as vice pres ident of the International League of Press clubs. Explosion Kills Two. Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 19.—Oliver Dodge and Frank Wilby were instant ly killed and Frank Lancaster, of Cleveland, and Pearl and Robert Nice- werner were seriously injured by an explosion of dynamite in a quarry. They accidentally exploded the dyna mite. SlOO Reward SIOO. Burglar Shot and Killed. Seattle, Wash., Nov. 19.—T. D. Rush, a burglar, was shot and killed early today while attempting to open the safe in the Northern Pacific ticket office. Reliable and Gentle. “A pill’s a pill,” says tbe saw. But there are pills and pills. You want a pill which is certain, thorough aud gentle. Mustn’t gripe. De Witts’s Little Early Risers fill the bill.Pure- ly vegetable. Do not force but as sist the bowels to act. Strengthen and invigorate. Small and easy to take. h. b. McMaster. The Children's Friend. You’ll have a cold this winter. Maybe you have one now. Your children will suffer too. For coughs, croup, bronchitis, grip and other winter complaintr'OneMinuteCough Cure Dever fails. Acts promptly. It is very pleasant to the taste and perfectly harmless. C. B. George, Winchester, Ky, writes “Our little girl was attacked with croup late ! one night and was so hoarse she could hardly speak. vV T e gave her a few doses of One Minute Cough Cure. It relieved her immediately and she went to sleep. When she awaken next morning she had no signs of hoarseness or croup. H. B. McMaster. The readers of this paper will be pleased to earn that there is at least < ne dreaded dis ease that science has been acle to cure in all itsstages.andlliatisCatarrh. Hail’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a consti tutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucoussurraces of the system, thereby de stroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in do ing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer one hundred dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Ad dress, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists 75c. Philip Gerst of Buffalo, Charged With , Misconduct In Office. Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 19.—Mayor Diehl today suspended City Treasurer Philip Gerst from office. In the notice of suspension the may- ‘ or charges Mr. Gerst with misconduct in office and with having kept ina_. curate and false accounts and specifi cally charges that from the accounts of the city treasurer the amount of > cash on hand to the credit of the city is $50,000 in excess of the actual . amount. The examination of the treasurer’3 accounts, which have been in prog- ; ress several days, will be continued. ^ f Relief in Six Honrs. * Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease re lieved in six hours by New Great South- American KidneyCure. It is a great surprise on account of its exceedingpromptness in re- , lieving pain in bladder, kidneys and back, in male or female. Relieves retention of water almost Immediately. If you want quick re- ; lief a.d cure this is the remedy. Sold by H. B McMaster. Druggist Waynesboro, Ga. ; Mother and Child Cremated. \ Centralia, Ills., Nov. 19.—Mrs. Mary ! Mannering and 4-year-old daughter, J Edith, were burned to death at Xenia. The child caught her clothing afire j from the stove and the mother in try-j ing to save her was fatally burned. ^ Gold for Shipment. New York, Nov. 19.—Gold engage ments for shipments on Thursday were made at the assay office today. The first sum announced was $1,000,000, half of which was for Ladenburg, Thai- man & Co. Gall on n« when In the city. Choicest Offerings. .... Diamonds, Watches. Gold and Fina Plated Jewelry, Rich American Cut Glass, Lunoje China, Bic-a-Brac, Etc, tw You are cordially invited to visit our our beautiful store—Nothing finer in the South. Polite attention—Prices right. A. J. RENKL, Jeweler,