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* ~ '& * t ctt ? 115 %lJIi I mil I Pflr i ii | if! jlgi, THUllLOW S. CA.IITER, I Family *\'c:?'6p<zpcr : /\?r <A?s Promotion of tfle l*oli$cil, Signal, Ayrunltural and Commercial Intervals, } ILUMS: $1.50 a i i:\il Epitob and auwaokii. v _j__ > Pataiu.k is adyamck. n.i tori. ~~ i,an(;astkkT<s..(?.j h i> i97~^*PS ~ ~ eTf ~ (iUV. ELLERBE WILL Slil COMMND OUR TROOPb. x,, iie Believes War Willi Spain is, Almost a Certainty. ' ''1 TALKS FULLY AIMHT Sl i t' WS1H ATI ON. son TlflC i'h" Oulor.s lie lias Alrowly Is- I, c sued to the St:tt" Y ilunt". i' . Troops- Other Prepura. 'The tions Brin?j Made. tal;i 1 he St.it", ! i>111 iiist. / p!a; At hist ths governor of S mth of Carolina conn out uno?|iiivoeally, ! ' iys !io hrllevo, v. ir 1 ; iiievii . o'e, an announces his intention to order In*' out t!i State troops tin? moment sho they are need"d, mid declares that ?L iho wiTI himself Irani the State" Tin - il liors L ? t i 1'iM i'. This is to thoi lirst tim the Governor lias spoken up and it is thought t!i it he has lnul \Yh soma a Iviees. pist List niuht he uivethe pi ess t lie hio! following interview: '"!iri 'Governor, what do you think of tiio DfosDoet of war with ' | Iran Spand ,r l" ' 'Will* is ji ver v s nous mutter . * to I :m I should not :it :uiv tunc be un1:1,1 dorl ikeit ?L for special una wit sullicient reasons. If. however, . ... . ... ,. the itm o i.irt of ii I 11 r v 'l Inut . . . I wet the Sptoi-'i j/overiini rut is re?- , . , . foil ponjti'ilo f ?r the blowing up of tIn* ? ... . II on Maine it serins to nm that war is ^ inovit i'i'o. The :ir? 11 y act of . .... e ~ till 11.<; la j lives ot 2-ji? unsuspuct- ( t. * in^ V;n-p-i.i-tn ? ' i n:?n wkilq quiet- ^ ^ &/'*" ly asleep in a frioauh part should . . not bo treated liirhtlv by any , the nation of Courage. l lio eouser- , bro vativo policy which has- been pur- ^ sued by the administration is to be much commended. I Not kIf war be declared aid you are ... . . ? -cully I upan what <1 > you propose the to do? cup 41 would order out the State f . ? fro' troops immediately. J live 4Ilow many men could you put ^ out on short noticel' ! . I si x 41 have about 5,000 armed and Al ! the equipped, who would respond to a ^ ( tnnn and tijjbt a circular saw to i i ? i Wli* -protect the honor of the Amen-I ,. , . I I'J?'1 can flag. |th<j 4\\ Ih? would you put in com* i I he mand? ,, , , ninj 4If tho trooiwi of mv Stute are, 1 rou< put in tho tield I will take com- ^ trvuvnd myself, I have ordered Ad- , . . i?- # .. cha intant General \> atts to fully . , <?ut , e?pnp every company anil direct tho captains to recruit their com f< jinnies to the numbers required.' ' w<>i tue. Hits' Preparing Torpedoes. Jy?h hcni * ?? ? * * - - 1 * iiunrpui i) iv. l.t .Uurcll 10.? ji'"' The ordnance bureau has shipped 4oU 20 Whitehead torpedoes from the *n,: Bliss Works, of Brooklyn, to the torpedo station here, and u simi-, lar consignment will Ikj made, Ma; daily. These torpedoes will t>o nst .assembled into onttits, ready to bo 227 shipped at any moment. pre A basket of carrier pigeons from tho training station loft has been shipped to league Island for the |nm ernisers Minneapolis and Coluiu 0i() sent Battery (J, second artillery at ^ Fort Adams, will leave this morn. ting for Fort Waren by train. Battery I), second artillery will go to Dutch Island, Saturday. """" " l.S'l JSP" f tch on Ininmu inmwt on tmm*s ilotr* a it all' ?io"K, cured in 1*0 minuter. 4?r Wool ford's Mattitary tolion. Tills ouver falls. Hold t?> J K .tfnekey Jk Co., Druggist. UuoaitMr, H C 1*^1 [)T TIlROrnilTIlK Hit rro W(ini:in Atrociu!i>]v dered I?v :i White Man. c*i:i 1 to 1 lit; State. 'nion, March II. ? A nkijiiT and utroeiotu in o miinittc l ahc.it i .?. ? thwart of lli |i!:i irnoon bet we 'it 4 and o*. Inni'dl! i v, V c ' followi:i ? U t!;" n at the iu'|tu1 1: \irnhill and I'.iis \ yin<* aiv.I 111>?.''11 j* >\ "/ rv?* J ?t U,? till ' |V \V . h.Mtr, v. 111*n i' : 'a1 . ??lf voti do i'i ' the pillow i ' hi J* : wttiics^V". ft. < n n n left th ' h ' a'i v> the t'o.id a ho'il l't v icn they heard l lie rej?ort ol. they all lopped .v ! t i ce 1 back: saw TurnhUl : w Jirouii'i ine rorti r , so; ho IimI his pistol I d. Ilo hjiltorl and w:ivc< >1. which the witm >o :i hocUon for thorn t<? mil, 1ml none v.onl,. lie on down the road am no<sos " atcliod him i. f y could hco him. They it bad; into t! 1; >11 lid tlio vvniDAll Is i::_; oi r don I: the hull ha I en It-ft eye and ruin out n !; or ! > isc oi' the skull, lent li.uidko umzilo til tlx ?a 3^ tvdibrr Smith & \V irh barrel, was vci'y clo< eye of the Woman, as hod \\ -. lushes urnl skin ure po* nt. iff Turnbill came here tli Carolina uliout a year was employed us distill* \V K Rav distillery. II ifd a I'uhin about 300 ; n tlio sti I house. The w d with him. Turnhill isji ut 24 or 25 years of uj?e, i feet hi<_di, a little stuopc shoulders, hair li?rht, w y thin, li^ht-colored moust i dressed in a hlack sack it jrray pants and brown forefinger of left hand cu " i last seen of liini, he was Z in the direction of the il lending toward Sa ujjh of course lie could nged the direction after ge of siijlit. ??.?tr,.oi i amiv I'mhartlo, tin ulfrftil ru-1| it-i it 'tiweovorv ?i pleasant and rr'rc?liunr I e. Mcl C> illty and posltivel nevk. liver mimI Ii iwp'h cIch entire systein, dispel edds, tneho fever, habitual ?'oii8ti|i bithnisiiesH I'leits- btiv hii K of I' C i' today; 10, .>"? 50 c I an t i( 11' t 11-? I i.i ni ru li ?gl*tH ? Col T .1 Lipscomb was el yor of the city of Coin Tuesday by it majorit votes over Mayor Sloan sent incumbent. -Nathan Willis, convictc rder at the recent term o rt for llorry county, has .enocd to Ihj handed Fr il 1st. ' IlHVllltlneiIRt* ?f w:*t?*r Mill stopped iinnitslittitUy by l)j '( IION'S \ NTI DM'KKI IC ilr-ii and amlts alike ? I'ri bv J F M <k Co , l)ri rwUr, H Hdren C-v for Pitch**** Cai loreo Cn *or Pitcfear'f UN- THE STATUS OF M?r-' THE TATE They Would Not be 5 ia Case of W? WOULD CALL VCLi j.,? , v i ,,i. , . ' ! \ t in v's Ibmki # !>v i s i) . *: \'e\v Yo:k .. v I . p,. . v.. J Li-, ,| . ; 1 'V Tim v .r ! ' > *?-l! . it i . , A m- t . > number nn?i ' in m war. mi r!it ' , : "on^li i i.:?tof ".i ll .. t m * ; n;.m a i . 1 !H I of a . ' flH'iI, , cm>ni)<):n jirmv or t? is Ik* , .... imib'.-, (?1 Imliliim a>'C. T t.m .. . . 1 ,vc!'v man niiistciv?l n iu < . * , ... vieo in cm1 of war w 1 In- , . , inn-'. >ii'nn11 l<> oxaiiu took ,. :iii nrinv Mirsjjeon. i wine . . ' , 1) m neeonie vei v fxclu' t'l.-n . . . , , . . 1 lie rhoice or !n> hoi I tin tailors since our last > >i' a* 1 MT.IV t.? !; s ill l|)( !>t " >11 i . 'VdilM he compose ! ( ami , . , CMOlCe Sv't OI IIU'Sl. A i tlun , unmoors were muster tercel . . , i " . rtct' MIS \vi?uM urow t the , ? " . . less, ^tivere. 'wl . >^ "" .^'.1 rnTnu hasthe tQietnken C8MOI1 . men in the national u >0 In . , ... . " (irjintii/.i'il Mate militia, ' eve . . : pre-seil ml > seni?*o nex vtkr-1 . , regular army, !?ut sum . ease. Al tlie first Uuirle from . .. . ..." iin"!iim <>i tin' mililm v ago elmnec to volunteer, bu lT Jit draft is ordered uo I o oe- . will bo required to tiik< yards | . .... against his desire. Mei hiimii, unw 111 m?rl v lire not want* t man * . make tin' poorest son lie ihout ,(j :n MII.ITIA NOT KKCOUN ith a There will ho no sue aclm; the service as the mili coat, event of the next great hat; a foreign power. It t off. illegal for President ] run- commander in chief of rail- and navy, to order the 11 ntiio, side of our houndariet have purpose of invading Spa tting tory or any other foreig No governor would bo by law to honor the I . m?? call for militia. Toavo f complications, therefc y on President would acton th "riire tlon thoro is no mili 'Htlon r?f the States The re?? 1 l r v ! . . , **111rv proving insufficient, he v " 'call upon governors of J a certain number of v Organized bodies of mil ected volunteer in a body 'nbia themselves already < N every man consenting. t'M* from an<l including the colonel down would Ihj by governors of the Sta d of in and bodies of volunt f the for the President is res Wl N]>|M>lllMllg I ldny, officers. DBAfTH AND BOUN1 The war department ki'?V- J,i,ro<l n diagram divii <'u mi State into districts, and <luota tro might be drafted into aei ouch should volunteers toHa | sufficient. Before a di \ofa ; he ordered in a dintri . &olm;h < c it- full <|uut;i, bounties tin ,t I_ J would be otl'eiad hv the federal li:u Iklljiim. {government. and perhaps 1?y the ve: 1 'nolnlo. ree ecogivizcd,5,?-lue *?rsosm; ^ i fghips ?i!"i red Inanities In men Mil- l>uI *d | ' i \Y!i e.LT '<> Volunteer. Men in thus.) foe <Ifl " I n ?wn to ie -i ive boon ti >i '\1TT?T?PC S t? :.:.<?() from the foe JM ijLiilO , . , . -el loea1. 1!! ;' . sill A"'-15--, fc,'.in< times as <:rent as nuhl I'Q.flp i s... d These S , .. voi,...'-ns uh<, 1 nl MR* ': . ear I v^H iv a i-nu'ld war* t! - iv|ui:--d number of men ion that t* '\ib wmild then I. r --ert-d \u I < very .<f f w i . $ :m.k \.ma-NT:-:KUN. . , ntr t> est nnat* ^ v^.io, in L . vnluiit or your sor ie drafted vit: et the tile-t eali for all nddi- ,:l1' inergenev. tUMi to the army, yon may stand ' the udi'l- 51 ol t" eider the ranks if von h : mnotmeed ure b tween twenty-oneand thirty "" ?e rais" an ytafr . n! pin 1 eh iraeter and n million' habits. ::Mo bodied., free from 'lo diwe o, i ?t le-^s ,hnn live feet and ! '. into set' J four inehes tall and between 12* M,f" ith Soain 1 ?oid I'.mi pounds in weight. If 1,10 r \ . i nation bv t VOU flu sure aliove live feet ten T'" ncle Sam inch' 1 ' I -fht. ?>r wi-i^h above "ll tvo as to I fit p: one, v >u ran enter the uu' 'Mors auiu iimu-w < MM Mi i'V. Mil Hit till' ,var. The cavalry. i Iiomi are tin* n juire ' i? tlio tiehn nionta fur A'l.traure to tin- l-euulai' u" f u vn' nnuy? : ! . would remain in s greuje: lores diiiin ; tie iuiisUm in?jf of ed in tin* VoluuU "> Until ti i sliotiid lie ' ll f ladJT Mill pujj?e<l In with iijsuliioiont speed. U M / Thou ^JC^o^^tioub^.iii.L-ua.urd "u 10 popular, l<*> aye wo.iKJ be made loss cxaet- ~H idea that ing. I:i yront etner^eney I lie '' untal, tho tijzhtiui; would doubtless !>o vtr?*t ' I * - . . , # would ho cooii from oiiihloon to loriv live. t sifter the j The restrictions in regard t<> is not the weig:u would perhaps he changed, ' ' csillevery hut very henvy men would not !?e ' .ill h:iv? a accepted. Kat men do not make it until :s us good soliliers as lean men. The (1 militiaman j war department has prepared a ''' j the field < tahle showing wlmt it considers to 1,1 i who go he the correct proportions of m< [>d. Tliev ( height, weight and chest measure-j lul rs. ment. If you correspond very!00. izkd nearly to these you may consider ' ' , , yourself of military physique. A s,? li arm of * ... '? ;< ., ' man f> feet -1 inches tall should tia in the | oll| ... weight 12.s pounds, should have war with 1 qj1( , , . a chest measuring .32 1-2 inches, won lit he t 11 |,(i MeKinle without hreath and a chest ex i ., ' pan-don of at least two inches, the army 1 . , ..... . A man 5 fed 10 inches tall shouM nilitiaout i for the wt''^h pounds, should have a wo nisli torri ?^0s^ measuring 115 inches when pa; , . without breath and should have a of n domain. , I chest expansion of at least 2 1-2 rar , . - inches. Similarly, if ho bo 6 feet j to resident s ... 1 inch tall, he should weigh Utilise id ]M>ssible: , , , 1, >re the lM,un,'H> should measure 30 1-2 he inches around his chest after of leiammp* . breathing out and should have a rui itia in any . , chest expansion of at least 2 1-2 i In olnr nrmv . ' . .... . inches. \Y eights between these an would lust, ? States for a,C ?,von l),0portionate measure- j $3* . . I ments for the other details irrn olunteers. . . ' In the event of war many re- cia litia might | . J . , .. ' inurements prescribed for enlist- tar ami oner , * , , . , ment in tlie regular army during tru organized, , peace must be eliminated. ror iim Officers : , , , ... , , instance, it would be impossible vol > lank of # , 1 , for you to enter the armv now .f appointed \ J . | , you are married, if you are not to to cain- J . . . . .. . , a citizen ot the United States or a yoi own nut i , candidate for citizenship, orifiolli orved the . ' . 1 ,, . you cannot si>cak, read or write tan ill general , .. . J . * the bnglish language. Married tict men and foreigners would readily sor be accepted as volunteers in case offi has pre |0f war, and it would count for ant ling each |ittlo whethet a private could sor lias calcu- j reud write or not. his ops which Similarly, in the navy certain enc vice from restrictions would have to lie eli prove in- niinated in case of war. Males raft would may the navy if they are thi ct slow to between 14 and 35 years old. In the ii' of war tho maximum lit, wuiilil i!'?ul?tU?ss !>: raided in irs. According i<> the printed ;uIations, parsons enlisted in naval servieo nue.l lie ml' ro d i'mine. intelligent, of pertly sound and !n iltliv eonstitu n. free from any p!i\ sioal dei> ni' malformation, an 1 not ijeel to tits." l'l..\<r:s ioi: 11:;; r. ?v. s. ' i in (n'l'iir ?*i tne event ol r. 5toy- hetween i'*> and > . To he p. drummer i>:>\ r W!i:tl I i)'' Vl?rV pH'tU?',1 U'vjee, viviiiu' :?rent or I rt?-d irnardian 1 AN"it 1* simi consent and limy **ii*<*r* ill:1 navv to ?rvr airenliros, hut thev must ho 'of ?Mst frame, intelii^tm;, of p?-r t!v sotmiiI and healthy oonsiitun," and free from a lon<r iid. of vsieal dofeets. A hoy !4 mud asiuv, 11<>t it* ;s tiian I tVrt lu's, Mol It'-.s than T11 in<h, and whil<> hrrut hstiijr n-itilly "i i*t have :i clii'st measurelit m<11 K -ss than 2-? inches. I i 1 lie 1 *r? .' lit mi! ! I I'm* volunteers, -.rivit trouMc ill 1 ! e:lt|Se?l 11V tll(> who (' bilious to enter the tiohl ak*crs an i not as otili tr** 1 men. irinj* tlit* 1 ito v.ar nnnoynnr' s eau-ed by tho mustering o) 'ii by ? nmpanics. ! ? the nexl wit war 11?c? government wouh llbth'ss have t?? talco the <]ll>>t:imi dill-rent sections ?>various ites, in turn, eorps an.l nrmie.Ihout particular regard to the iles iroili which they might lie. Having been mu-t ered into the vice of the federal government, e governors of the separate ite.s would have no authority r them- -not even over th (tenants, captains, majors and onels which the government _dit have originally eoniimsne?|. Volunteers from the I>is t of Columbia would lie culled directly by the l'resident, but ?se from the Territories through i territorial governors. AS TO PAY. r? begin with, each volunteer uld, of course, get the same ; as now allowed the soldiers the standing army of equal ik. The pay might be raised onorAirage new recruits, but it .cry likely that it would ever lowered. To reduce the pay the troops would mean the nnution of the esprit do crops, tho land servieo you would, aenlisted man, earn from $13 tc t a month, according *o yout ido? whether a private, must n, wagoner, artificer, saddler, tier, blacksmith, corjajra', rnpetcr, sergeant or sergeant jor. If enlisted in the navy it would receive from $If? t<j *, according to runs. There would he little chance of tr becoming a commissioned cer in a future war of itnpor ico, unless you might be an of'r of militia or a graduate oi no military institution. An cer ignorant of military tactic* 1 appointed for political rcn is would do more damage tc own army than body of the tmy equal to his command. It is only in the world of dreamt it we have tho raint>ow without > storm. ; We Undersell Mi OiUs !i Groceries. i . C Y*. T .fc<: >, r IS jir ?l! '<? I -i U V;l 'i II1 :i! ?* '. s-l'Ui' I". if 1 "'I J' ji<? Itl'ln I!11" tir??WII 1 OU ' We ii:iyi' t'ii> cV'ir '' i . ItlO <: I' ( lii'U i :tu I ?'>. in V i " in town. AUo wo any :i i.: .'ir it' Nution .. sttoll ; liiui-!' s, Litdios* ;n. l (?? !:?>* ir. ' .. If 1 ; A n { (' t'\ : i 1/ u' (' i >i ! >< *! Work. \ : In Ivo11S1 I . \Y:> >ii. Wi iL Sua in Will 1 'u. Troop-; to tilt' ' on->t. Washington, IMii 17. Nino a<Mitinnnl warships havo ir.'cn oniero'l t > report iniiu?'.Iiatelv to Sieani in South m m wators. The eourt of irnpiirv ha- tin! lie<l its work, :m<I a naval oi'tirer ion rnuto to Washington wit!; tho report. Two v ar hips ha . e )> : ? i h- - ht , from Italy. s A oanor ;l m orient of troops ^ to Snvanr ill, Key We-t, Am i > nsl Imp aofl ,,, .i ; row. Madrid, March IT.- -.\n oi'li, < i::I stat ::i? . S( ..i - n;1 , of in?j!liftin !s tit it the Maine was hiowu up 1?v accident. i in* 'government wiil resent any demands for redress or indemnity. Havana, March 17 A tetter written by Weyler to a friend, which lias been made jtuhlic, says he prepared Havana harbor for the reception of American gun boats and that America was afraid to send them during his reign, knowing the punishment. Washington, lb ()., March 17. ?Senator Proctor made a report to the senate this afternoon. lie ; says the reports of sutTcring are not half as bad as he found it. The report created a tremendous sensation. Nothing, it is believed, can hold congress in check. Washington, lb C., March 17. . A bill putting the standing army in shape for war will be introduc ' ed tomorrow. sj A SI* ICC IA L MESSAC.K Will ho Sent to Congress hv Mekinlev. >, Washington, March 17. ? Sec! rotary of Ihe Navy John I> Long i stated todav that the report of the naval hoard of inquiry, which PI examined into the caune of the , wreck, will accompany a special message to congress from President MeKinley, dealing with tho I question. c....^ 1 i .it?T r. a ir*9t ?/?/ f, Hv llstntf "TlIK (iKKAT Sorrii I AMKHIC.VN KlDNKY I lltK " Til IK new remedy i- it meat surprise nn a<! count < f Its exweilmi' promptness in relieving pain in the Kidneys, Bladder I ami Hack in ma 0 01 female. ! relieves retention of water and pain in pa-i?tiiK it almost immediately Save \ yourselves by u*i>ur this marvelous eure I la use will prevent fatH> eonsequence* in almost all eases hv its threat alterative atnl healing powers, "^old hy J F Maeke & Co , /,alienate I ^""SUBSCRIBE NOW.