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unDUC BIDS !*S 4IE OF AUGUSTA L C. H1TNK, Pm. r. O. FORD.Ca.h**. CAPITAL $350,000. vJS–XfA *} * - $90,000. -Mss* The Best Advertising Medium in the State. VOLUME XII. NO. 24. I. 8 . BUSSEY. J. F, CARSWELL. BUSSEY A CARSWELL, Wholesale Dealers •xxar— Plantation and 609 Family Broad Street, 3 AUGUSTA, CHAS. F. B IKER. JERKY T. SMITH. BAKER – SMITH, Cotton Factors, WAREHOUSE, ON REYNOLDS, CAflPBELL AND JONES STREETS. Augusta, Gra. CONSIONflENTS OF COTTON SOLICITED I J. RUTIRFiD 1ND (Mini!. DEALERS IN Portland and Rosendale Cements, Plastering Hair, AND BRICK, XjXIVSE;, CORNER OF WASHINGTON AM) REYNOLDS STREETS. AUGUSTA., m C3rJ3L. T. P. FAGAN, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Fine =:=Whiskies, H. – H. W. Catherwooril’s Famous Pure Rye Whiskies. 919 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. WHEN IN AUGUSTA CALL ON 1111 i 717 Broad Street. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN STATIONERY SUPPLIES. ALSO PRINTERS AND BINDERS Mailorders shall have prompt and careful attention. DO YOU EVER ORDER ANY Whiskies or Wines? Well, If You Do, Why Not Try Paul Heyman, 306 and 308 , WASHINGTON STREET, AUOUSTA, OA.? H£ WILL SU-RELg PLEASE gOL*. S. G. LANG, 5ANDERSVILLE, GA., -HEALER IS hm, Boilers, Saw ills, Grist Bills, Baltins. Pips Fata, Bailer Feeds, steam Ganges, Etc. MANUFACTURER OF Flooring, Coiling, Balustors, Moulding, Mantels, Column Post. All kinds inside Builders’Material and Finishings,Etc., Lead,Paints and Oils, Repairer of Engines, Gins, Boilers, saw Mills and all kinds of Ma chinery, Etc. WRITE FOR PRICES. S. G. LANG, Sand^rsville, Ga. - THE Bays Interest PUNTERS Accounts on Deposits. LOAN AND Solicited. |!»|( °A15iv. NG:> Chbs. L. President. C. C. Hans', Howabd, „„ Cashier. Gibson ...... .......... ............. /, WISDOM, JUSTICE AND MODERATION. GIBSON. GA., FRIDAY. MAY 9, J902. SLAYING THE MOROS Americans Forced to Begin Fight on Rebels in Mindanao. OCR ULTIMATUM WAS IGNORED Bloody Battle Began in the Storming of Two Forts—Our Troops Vic tors, But Many of Them Wer# Wounded. A Manila special says: General Da vis, in command of the American forces in the island of Mindanao, ca bles that his ultimatum has not been answered, that ht§ tflfekkrtfigef has not outposts Were fired upon this morn ing. The troops advanced and shelled Moro fort, but did not capture it until the infantry reached the ditch. This fort was strong and well defended by 300 men. Fort Panda Padto was then sur rounded tthd heavily shelled. Heavy firing continued as the dis patch was sent. General Davis also reports that Lieutenant Henry S. Wagner, of the Fourteenth infantry, has been serious ly wounded and that two other officers were slightly wounded nnd that twenty enlisted inert w$¥fS Wounded. This is the substance o'f a brief ca ble missage from the field. Chaffee Tells About Battle. The war department received a ca blegram from General Chaffee, dated May 3, which contained the following: “After much effort to talk with Dat to Bayfth, Brigadier General George W. Davis demanded May ist that thd murderers and hurtst-s he given up or the flfttlb send a peace delegation to talk with him by noon of May 2. Mes sage was delivered noon, May 1. Mes senger has not returned at 11 o’clock, May 2. During the night our trobps were fired upon, but did not reply. The Moros again fired upon our troops the morning of May 2, Squads went out and drove off the approaching MO ros. At 11 o’clock the troops attacked and took fort 4k 'ft loss. Three hundred which yards beydy auafcfiieL is tyo*!>9£ fort, our troops Dis patch from General Davis says our troops surrounded the fort at 3 o’clock. Firing In progress at 5 o’clock. About twenty men wounded; also First Lieu tenant Henry S. Wagner (General Da vis' aide) and Lieutenant Josman (Twenty-fifth infantry), former seri ously. SENATOR HANNA INTERVIEWED. Talks to Associated Press Represents, tiv# About Miners’ Troubles. Senator Hanna, in an interview at Philadelphia Sunday with a reporter for the Associated Press,-.characterizes the situation in the anthricite coal re gion as extremely delicate, and for that reason said it would be unwise for him to express an opinion as to the probable result of the meeting of the executive committee of the United Mine Workers for three anthracite dis tricts called for next week at Scran ton, Pa., by National President John Mitchell, Senator Hanna said he had been awaiting a report from the subcom mittee of the conciliation committee, but that Mr. Mitchell’s statement had anticipated it. The work of the concil iation committee was ended, said the senator, when it brought together the operators and the representatives of the miners’ union and he added that nothing more could be done unless there were some new developments. “I want to emphasize the fact,” tinued Senator Hanna, ‘‘that the con ference between the operators and miners were satisfactory. Three con ferences were held and the,proceed ings were conducted in the llest splr its. I think the operators formed a favorable and him impression credit for of Mr. honesty NJItchell and gave sincerity In his efforts to change the conditions of the miners. On tfie other hand, Mr. Mitchell appreciated the con sideration shown him and the Interests he represented. STOCK BROKERS GO TO WALL. Failed to Meet Obligations in Wall Street and Collapse. A New York dispatch says: The de velopments of the latter half of last week in Wall street in connection with the stocks of the Dominion Securities Company the Rutland Railroad com pany and the Hackensack Meadows company resulted Monday in the an nouncement , in rap ,. d succession . of . the suspension of stock, exchange broker age houses. The first firm to declare inability to meet obligations was Offenbach – Moore. KING PARDONS AMERICANS. Officers of Cruiser Chicago Given Their Liberty in Venice. The king of Italy has pardoned the officers of the United States cruiser Chicago, who have been imprisoned at Venice. They were immediately hand ed over to the United States consul, from whose charge they were transfer red to the Chicago, which was ready to sal). Chew “Hatchet” TOBA00O. The Best On Earth. The tags are redeemable in very handsome and useful premiums, Call on your merchant, ^ho will show you the list and other premiums for your tags. Robert Harris – Bro., Ileidsville, N. C. PAINTS. —fflr For Everything ifkints See Is or Write Us. Cold Water Paints. Wall Finishes. Enamels. Varnishes. Lead. Linseed Oil. : Ready nixed Paints. Gold Paint. Household Points. Floor Paints.' buggy Paint» And Paint for every pur pose from a cfihir up to a cotton factor, . J.B.DiiTBM–Ge • j AugttstW, Ccr.-* •*'. A German author hau published a dictionary of cuss words. Ho lias found 25,000 of them. If they are. all German it will be pretty hard to keep that language from spreading. THE WORLD'S GREATEST FEVER MEDICINE, Fcit- all forms of fever take John son’s 100 times Chill and Fever Tonic It is bettor than quinine and dors in a single day what slow qui nine cannot do in 10 days. It’s splendid cures are in striking con. trust to the feeble cures made by quinine. Costs 50 Cents It It Cores. NOTED DIVINE BADLY HURT. Rev. Dr. Palmer, of New Orleans, Run Down by a Trolley Car. At New Orleans, Monday afternoon, Dr, P. M. Palmer, the distinguished Presbyterian preacher of that city was knocked down by a trolley car at St. Charles and Webster streets and per haps fatally injured, Dr. Palmer was trying to cross St. Charles avenue when the car ran him down. His arm and leg were broken. The World's Greatest Cure for Malaria. X. For all forms of Malarial poison irife 'Ionic. take Johnson’s MM?*rial Chill and poison- Fever A taint of ing in yom* hhiod rnenitsmlsery and failure. Blood medicines can’t cure Malarial for U is poisoning. The antidote Get. bottle JOHT4SON’S to-day. TONIC. a Costa 5c Osfits {f [t Cures. LIQUOR PARTY FORTHCOMING, New Political Organization to be Launched at Meeting in Louisville. Tho Jmcal organlzation whlch is ow beJ (ml throughout the TJnlted stateg b the aUled branches of the liquor industry will be formally launched at a meeting in Louisville, K month, which will be the largest gathering of representatives of the liquor interests ever held in the United States. cure Malarial poison!ng. The an tidote for it is Johnaon'M Toole. Get a bottle to-day. Costs 50 Cents If It Cures. % f 9 PROF. P. M. WHITMAN, 209 7th St., Augusta, Ga l T£ST CO for all defects of Si 3 ami WAR KANTS them. while Lenses cut into your frame you wait. US tells if you need t medicine c c i SOUTHERN RAILWAY. *iSr 6h Condensed Schedule in Effect June 16, IBJj). fc ; ; ...... Uol , “‘ T=£s ^ iaily. Daily IASTE11N TIKE. Daily sz mm : mm L*... Charleston .. . Ar -4ee®CM 8 78*p ISp “ Summerville “ .. .. 8 “ ...BrftueMlle... " £ C09p 683p 4 lilp Ar 17 .. .iSiotitef......I.r Gduidm:.,,,.ht 0 40. 260p ..... Tfep'llOPit Ar~.. .Cpl umW a~...t . 7 10a *0<>P J)20p 7 8 7 8 lop 08p Sip* 25p 10 11 11 9 7 916a 9 00a 40a 60: 07u 00a Bln t Lv... Ar.An "... “ “ “.......Aiken......" .... . .BranclivlllS.., .Blackvllle.....i* tSiSwIfotph ywtaun.jl.Tjv Bamberg Denmark .... .... • • ■ a " mm§M 3 60Gp 083p SK trains 7f8Wl"~ih addition To ttufobove Charles- servio. NW. 18and ll)fun dally between S-jitfrive tlo)n)«WS r,M *. m.; arrive Ashe WMJfais–%3rSs rnake rlUso eonr.eAlMiiS #t OolumWa With through trains between Plovlda points and ~ .....n V> .Daily ho.16 No: 0 fiSv©!' tWo-UINo-M ? Dally Double Diitly S-rvii-ci.'Diilly UOOp Lv .. Charleston .. Ar ~8 ISP 1”” ■SgirS? 166a “ . . Brauohvillo .. “ "“Up 260a “ ..Orangeburg... “ B 7 00a “ ... Columbia ... Lv 0 60ft “ .. Greenwood .. “ 1 19 65a 2 45p Ar . ..Abbeville... Lv lf»0a (HOP U40a BUfth Ar ..Aud^lUOrt ... Lv 10 45a 445p 1 2 20i> 4 15p Ar . iGreenville. Lv tolsn 5B0P EX Bun. Ex. Sun only Sun. Lv. Ar. Augusta ....... ...... / l« ™ 0 B0a 6 30p TBUhlllS........ Knniltil-svll]#..., (lit : :::: 8B2p " 8 49p Lv. Tcnuillo ...... 6 40ft 860p B10p " SandftrsviHe... 6 60a 4 0up 8 BOP 2Sp Ar. Augusta..... 0 00a 7 10p 8 Dally Daily Mix. Dally [Cx.u Mix Doily Ex sn Lv. Savannah.. . 12 30o 12*5p " AUemlais..... OUOn 4 26ft “ Barnwell.... 4 IBs 4 OOp 7 28ft BOO* “ Blaokvllle... 4 38a 4 21 p 10 16a 7 46s Ar. Columbia.... 0 10a 006p 11 46a Daily Daily Mix. Mix. Daily Ex su Ex su ox Mo Lv. Columbia. 11 26a 1 20a G 10a Ar. Blackville.... 107p BOUa 1016a 4 50p “ Barnwell ... 1 21 p I) 16a 11 30a 8 40p “ Allendale..... lOOp «15p " Kavannah..... SIBp 810a J Atlanta and Boyond. KUharlvBton... 7 00a 5–0p Ar. “ Augusta .... 11 61a lOSOp Atlanta...... 820p 5 00a Lv. Atlanta..... 11 OOp 5 90a 4 OOp Ar. Chattanooga 5 45a 9 46a 84«p Lv. Atlanta.......................... 6 40ft -JOA Ar. Birmingham.................. 11 36a “ Memphis, (via Birmingham)... 805p Ar. Lexington............. ......... COOp 6 00ft " Cincinnati....................... 7 80p 7 46a' “ Chicago.......................... 7 15a 6 80p Ar. Loulavtllo ijouls 780p 7 40ft " Bt. 7 04a 0 OOp . Ar. Mom p lila, (via ClmtIanooga) 7 lQp 7 40a To Ashevillo-Clnoinnatl-Loulivilla. EASTERN TIME. Dally Daily !7v. “ Hateahnrg Augusta.................. irffip 1207 9 flop .............. a Lv. Charles ton ..............T 700a im Lv. Columbia (t’nlou Depot) 11 40a 6 80ft Ar. Bparlanbura ......... 810p 0 60 a “ Asheville .............. uss 1 " Knoxville................. Cluoinanatl.............. 7 20p " 780p 746 * " Louiavl lle (via . Telllco)... To Washington and the East. Lv. Augusta.......~.......... m " Batesburg....................... 4 40p 12 07ft “ Columbia (Union Depot)....... 6 66p 216a Ar. Charlotte....................... OlOp 946a Ar, Danville...... . .. . ID 51a 15«p Ar. Kiohmond I'm TM Ar. tVashington........ 7m <3»*cw-*ao “ Philadelphia......... Baltimore P». H. B 9 12a “ um “ New York. 208p Atlanta, Sleeping Oar Auguata, !*ine between Ohftrleston and via making counootlons al Atlanfa for all points North and West. Solid Trains between Charleston and Ashe ville. Pullman Parlor Cars nnd Drawing Room Bleeping cars between Charleston and Ash* vi: It-. Conneclions at Columbia with through trains for Washington and the East; alaofor Jackson ville and all Florida Points. FBANK 8. GANNON, J, M. CULP, Third V-P, Se Gen. Mgr., Traffic Manager, Washington, D. C. Washington, D. a GEORGE B, ALLEN, Dlv. Pass. Agt., Charleston, 8. O. vr a. TURK, 8- H. HARDWICK, Asst. Geu. Parr GA* Agl.i Atlan tjq Cl MB N ■« REPAIRS SAWS, RIBS, BRISTLE TWINE, BABBIT, –o., FOR ANY MAKE OF GIN. ENGINES, BOILERS AND PRESSES And Repairs fer same. Bhaftlng, Pulleys Belting, Injectors, Pipes, Valves and Fittings IRON WORKS 4 SUPPLY CO, AUGUSTA. «A. ; SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR. PUBLIC CONFIDENCE I To win it, stocks must substantiate advertising assertions. We realise this, and yon will always find adrertised goods as good as the telling wonld lead yon to believe—and many time* far better. Every department is bright with New Fall Goods, larger stocks are offered for selection than ever before, and, a* usual, our prices are the very lowest possible. HEAD OUR PRICES, AND YOU WILL BE CONVINCED r Ladies’ Kid Buttons...... ,.75ots Ladies’ Dongola Buttons. ..$ 1.00 Ladies’ Vici Kid Buttons.. .. 1.25 Ladies' Cincinnati Custom Made Ladies’ Frenoh Kid Hand-sewed Button ,. worth $2.60 anywhere. 25ots Infants' Kid Button........ Children’s Kid Spring Heel... 50cts Buff Bals and Full Line Union Made Shoes and Hats. WE GIVE PREMIUn DISCOUNT CHECKS. The Great Eastern Shoe Co. R. G. TARVER, Manager. 901 Broad Street. Ship Your Cotton To M. O’DOWD’S SONS – CO, Cotton Factors, Corner Reynolds and Ninth Streets, AUGUSTA, GA« We give personal and‘undivided Attention to the weighing and gelling of cotton. Liberal Cash Advances Made On Consignments. • ; Fall iaon–Kakh in jdne Wi | • A %*vm. Thrifty farmers need Stndebaker Wagons, Oliver Chilled Plows, Tiger Disc Harrows, Gantt Cotton Planters, Gantt Guano Distributors, Planet Jr. Cultivators, Caldwell Cotton Planters and Cox Cotton Planters . DAY – TANNAHILL, Augusta, Georgia. The World’s Greatest Fever Medicine. For all forms of fever take JOHNSON'S CHILL AND PP.VER TONIC. It is 1U0 limes better than quinine and does in a single day what slow quinine cannot: o it 1U days. It’s splendid cures are in striking contrast to the feeble cures made by quinine. COSTS SO CENTS IE IT CURES. The Cotton Factor Business OF S. M. WHIT/NEg Lately deceased, at Augusta, will be continued under Tit Sane Name and Same Plats as Heretofore, and patrons will receive the usual prompt attention and liberal treatment heretofore accorded. North Corn Whiskey Direct to Carolina At $1.59, $1.75, $2.00 and $3.00 Per Gallon. SAVING niDDLEGEN’S PROFITS. All express charges paid by me on Packages of 2 gals, or more. cull j our order and wrl)e for dosci-iptlvo circulars of Mines and llrandirs. Terms Cash With Order. REFERENCES—Commercial Agencies or auy merchant here. J, H. woolley, CherryvillB, H. C. 12 March , ’02 Alexander – Alexander. COTTON FACTORS. Augusta, Ga. ■ lailroai » AUGUSTA, GEOBOIA. Giro* ayecial UUniion 5» ridaftl Dopoftit Aoeovnte. I B VITO J. W. Whitcley, Publisher. Gents’ Buff Bala and Congress, . solid....................... $ 1.00 Gents’ Satin Calf Bals and Cong., best..... • • • • • 1.60 Gents’ Genuine H 8 Bals. and Cong..................... 2.5C Gents’ Tan Bals Vivi – Willen Clf. 2.00 worth $3.00. Boys’ School Shoes, all solid.... 75ots School Shoes, the best... .$1.00