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* ! \ I J w .... THTJIUjOW S. CAR 1 c*K, / ^ Family Ifetotp&pcr : Fur the Promotion of the Political, Soctal, Affricultural and Commercial Interests. J TERMS: $1.50 a 1 kab. EDITOU AND fllANAOKtt. ) ) I'ATABI.K IN ADVANCX. st-jvti-.iit-?KlY kimdh" ?,aN().\s'I'ki;, s. - I'Kii, " ~~~ f\T ~ THE WHITE '1 . FEATHER a McKinley Rons From Responsibility. LEAVES CONGRESS w To I>?*aI Willi the Whole MatterA Flood of Resolutions. War Fro | >urations Continue. pn Washington, l>. C., Mnrli if.i. nf ?There was a tlon?l of Culian re- s solutions in the senate today. Thev were all introdueed more )( as a warning to the e\eeiitive than with any hope that they would ne | promptly noted upon. Senator Ka\vlinir>" resoiulious, j Htm 1-oraker s nti< I I' rye s were f lot for forcible interv<*iit ion and I'DI Allen's for the recognition of , w 11 ( 'it I Mitt independence. M KIM.K^ S|" ItltKN 1>KIlS. 41 r( Washington, 1). (\, Ma:elt lis. i inv ? The president decided this af-! tlie ternoon to send a ines-sipe to eon- am press and turn over the entire re*, matter practically to ombres*;. ' sp? He feels himself helpless. The an* foreipn atTairs committee will i am meet tomorrow t<? take action on Ian one of the resolutions. War pre* a s partitions lie'ively continue. Sen-' ] ator Mason mtide a sensational rcj plea for war in tho senate. Kiotsjhis are anticipated mi Havana. in m ? m - u n i SIGSIIKK IN WASHINGTON.'of not ' upturn or the 1 u>st .Maine is Wei- | ino coined I?y Ins Neighbors. sen of Washington, March li'.h?Cap- dot tain Sigsbec, of the wrecked lh Maine, arrived this morning from j Co Havana at 7 11 o'clock, accompa nied by Paymaster Kay, Chief on< Knginecr Ilowell, Naval Cadet ni} llolden ami I)r llonelierger. The gri captain was immediately driven Cu home. Ilia neighbors on both I sin sides of the square on which he Ke lives, had profusely decorated their J ma residences with flags and bunting. tha The captain went to the navy de- the partinent an?l reported his arrival, j fac and in the course of conversation arc saul ne had not yet received any assignment to duty. Ho would! I>e ready, however, as soon as he; could get his wardrobe replenish-1 ?d, to go anywhere. 'the ?* ? ? the Another Warning. tai ? ; the Tlio 4war scare' should l.ave C'u more interest to tho Southern is | farmers than to any other class of the people in the United States. If I col war comes, higher price's for corn, aeh meal, tlour bacon and all food <?u .stuffs .will como with it. The pui Southern farmer who does not e?f produce enough for himself, his go family and his stock to eat will dc| surely suffer. There's no doubt an aNtut it. Our farmers have l?een vol warned in time. If they do not sta raise wheat, oats, corn, barley, vegetables, hogs and cattle in abundance this year the) will have the only themselves to hlatne.? ah Greenville News. tin let 'I am descended front ono of the l>e*t families in the city,' as the young man who had been kicked m down stairs by her father remark t>? d upon reaching the landing. rr oo ftfMt.-li on liiiuiau mmio n *r 4>>w? * .?! aw kio-'k, cureu in so mlnnt*** it by Wool ford's -sanitary ? otlon Tlila 441 n*?ver fall* Hold bv J K Vaokay A _ Co., Druggist. l>anosai?r, rt C 1 R E A L BELLIGERENTS. Congressman Resigns to Raise a Regiment. TIIKRK ARK OTIIKKN h<> Declare an Intention t?? Fol-j low His K\ani|)lc-.(\>l. Iterrv, ??f Kentucky, Wants to Ki?rhl. New York, March ? Re-i . sentative Roliert I' Rroussnrd, Louisiana, has tendered his liquation to the governor of his itc, to take elToet immediately on a declaration of w iv niili :ii11. says the W*:i>?liin??!i ? ??:*pondent of the Ilerald. Mr I iroii?>:iri| !. ft for his home Louisiana wlier he ? x j?;*?"ts to mi a regiment which he will nmatid in the event of war, ieli lie says is sure 1 <> eonie. I 11:i\ e heell ill receipt of hllll ?ds of letters from eili/.ens in 'district,' said li??, mllcrmo ir services incase of hostilities, 1 I lrive derided to organize a 'intent of my own. I have d\cn and voted, and will speak I will speak and vote for war, 1 I am willing and anxious to k up my vote and words with word or musket.' Mr l'lroussard is not the onlv iresentativo who lias annoiineed intention of ?_'iviiio up a seat the house for a sword and hluo iforui. Representative Sul/er, New York, was the lirst to an-| tnee that ho would raise a reg; j lit in his district, and Kepre itatives Colson and Berry, both , Kentucky, here expressed their erminulion to go to the front. : e latter was a colonel in the nfederate army. '1 am very anxious,' said col . I Berry, 'to take a regiment of ' old men, their sous and their indsons, it may t>e, ami go to | ha with them. We would soon >w what American soldiers and ntucky sold'ers at that were; de of. We would show them ; it the men who fought under j i blue and the gray, who stood , e to face with American bullets, j i not afraid of Spaniards.' Colored Troops Wanted. A special from Washington to, > New York Herald says that in 1 * event of the necessity of de | ling I'nited States troops for j invasion and occupation of ha during the rainy season, it prohahlc that the main hody of i army will he composed of tired troops. Such a plan, i Is the special, is being sonsly considered by the war dortinent and should the number colored soldiers now in the re. Iiir s<?r\ ire l?o inswllieient, the pnrtmcnt has ns-m ranees that , adequate number of colorod lunteers from the southern ,tes can he counted on. If you undertake to anawor al > unkind things that are said out you, the probabilities are1, ?t you will not have much time t for anything else. A Woadn fat DliMTtrf. Th* lut quarter of a century rcoorda any wondcrftil diaoovcrlca In mrdicin*, it nona that hare acmn.r>lia)ir<l mora for imanity than that itrrllng old household rocdy, Mrowna* Iron Hittcra. It aami to (itain the vrrjr element* of good health, id neither man, woman or child can taka without deriving the greateat benefit, rowna* Iron Hitter* laaoltl by all daalan. rfltjnw fv- Cttto SIXTY HOI KS. (iivento Spain t?? I>erlare l'w Km'--l'nless 1 he Oastilian (iovernment Knuckles to the I H'tnnnd War is a (Vrtainty. Washington, P. , March .'3 McKiiilcv lias ?rivcn Spain si 1 y hours to say whether On shall he free. Snjja-ta cables this afternoon, nothing luit absolute freedom w satisfy this oovornmeiit. MeKi ley replies that independence the only solution. Washington is wild with excil ment in anticipation of Sj ail reply. Three more war-hips sailed fr? Spain for t uba, two armor rruisers and one torpedo boat <i si r<ivei. Spain this afternoon orders t immediate mobilization of all ot er ships and by these steps it presumed that Spain will tijzht. Itailey introduced a resolution fill* llfilKO linlar 4 ?... ?? '?.*? I\ ? 11^ III /.III \ i nde pendenee of Culia hut the I publicans vie'ded 1<> McKinho pica for time to hour from Mn rid and tin* resolution was rul out of order and the ruling si tnined. 'I'lte republicans are not willi for the democrats to take t initial i ve. Several patriotic speeches wc nne'o today. 1'rospects of war stronger n< than at any time heretofore. RAH FOR NKW YORK. Tin1 Hmpire State Leads tho l'i cession. Albany, N Y., March 31.?T empire state of the I'nion is i termined to bo ready for whate\ may come. The assembl" toil voted one million dollars for a w emergency fund for the state mi tia. New York has an unusual well equipped militia force u this appropriation will put it a war footing. Artillery and Cavalry on t Move. Kl Reno, O. T., March 20. Twelve pieces of Held arti 1 lor mostly twelve pounders, tin (iatling guns and six Ilotchk guns, with a small number artillerymen, were moved fr? Fort Reno today, and are now route to the South Atlantic con presumably Mobile, Ala. Co pany A. Captain liar ret t, a Companies F ami II, of the Ten Infantry, and two troops of t First Cavalry, Major Kskrid^ about <100 men in all, were i ported for movement to night tomorrow. It is also icport here that several other conipani of the First Cavalry, have bo ordered from Fort Sill to Mrs Noble* Commuted. Atlanta, (?a., March .'11. T death sentence of Mrs Nobles v? commuted today. So Cure ? So i'uy. I'Ih is the >v*v nil ilriiKglfttft IHlOVKtVH TAHTKI.KSH < HI I IONIC fur Chill* an.I Malaria. It i 'niply I roe ijuuine In a UMel-e? foi love it \ilulla prefer It i?llt*r iiaiiaeatingtonlc*. Price, 60c j' DECLARATION OF WAR Expected Monday or Tuesday Governors Notified to lluve tin Naval Militia in Readiness? State I >e|>ai t men! the Centre o] Interest. xl?a Washington, March d 1.? A de j. el.nation of war is expected Moil ... <luv or Tuesday. Memhers of Con I ;rless in a position to know tin . ti itli say that no hope is held I?v those informed, that Spain's ropl\ to this eowntrv's demands will la Le*, sv.isf.aetor\. There is to he ih is \ fiil tli'-r diplomatic eorrespondenei >111 < * '''tan ipiestion. A presi . dilitial nie-sa^e. it is believed, ed I I WB sent to Congress Monday. This has been a day of nnxiom he ',,r Spain's reply to the ehlnands ol the I'nited States eon telmlalin<jr the termination of the ,s 1 . w?r in Cuba, and the iudependenei o lathe island. < )n that reply, it 1,1 ft wl h universally believed, the issiu lie la ween peace or war would la "I!dt1 fide 1, unh'ss some new and mi ' s j ex as-led considerations arose t< , I a tponc the matter further. Ihn ed \ k. 1 d?KlV Wllllld meet tiio oppositioi ofB'ongrcss. The gravity of tin sit i;ition was felt in all nlliciu ng | j ?11 liters. It was not a delay ol ra id development, as when tin wi \ preparations were followinj. in apid succession, hut the ten si< i was even greater from tin DW , . , ... u< ertainty that prevailed, am the^ feeling that Spain would no concede the complete indpendenci of Cuha. The White House continued ti ? he thronged with congressional leilders, anxious to learn from tin President what his course was t< h(L The general view convoyed e" | bv these leaders, after tliev had I V ' J 'cr * been with the President, waa that H- ,1)0 ex iccted to have definite ro ' ii r plies from Spain in time to pre Kent the entire subject to Congresn by next Monday. The State Department was the ?n centre of interest -throughout the <lav, as it was there that Minister Woodford's dispatch, announcing Spain's attitude, was to l?e ro iceived. Congress will wait until Monday ? before any action is taken. I'hc '.V< President has asked delay until "ec that time, and assurances have ,S!J i been given by those in charge of ?' affairs that thero will bo nothing >m done until then. ,,n Tho most important action tash ken by the Navy Department to. "i* day was the determinat ion to have n,l the naval militia of tho several dh States prepared for immediate he service, .should this be found nee '*> essary. T'.iis conclusion was the r0' outcome of a conference of the or members of the naval strategic n-l ' . ... . - uu rronni during the afternoon. ix't,PS tern will he sent to the <? rvernora <>n and to the Adjutant Generals of 'e? all States where there are them to not in motion tho maohincry for drilling and equipping the Slate organization* promptly m> they ho i may l>e ready within a few hour*' ! notice of a call to arm*. Aaaiai tant Secretary Roosevelt has charge of all mattera pertaining to tlx naval militia, and he feel* that "* the reaponae to this request will t be hearty and prompt rra i ncoiiiiiiffiic* or witter oui.ntl <*cp slopped immediately Ly DalrK Oktchon's anti Uiukktic <u h children anil adult* alike ?Price, old by J F M??lr?'- A <'o., DruKa'K1 Lancaster, 8 GMdne Cnr fcr PltdMr*! SPAIN ANsWoHS,j"< MR IS I II M I N e H I. Alleged Outline of Contents. V* f . , ; Says Spain (lives No Direct Au-'0f(< swer Im11 Argues She Should in t<i Herself he Allowed to of N Propose Terms. Dud . i 1 ? . Washington, March .'11. Spain's ^ ' oHieial reply to President McKinlev's latest demand in the Cohan ' situation was reeci\cd in \Vashin?r. . , . disci ton toniirht. An anxious party, > comprising most of the cabinet ' and .'v* vera I friends of the admin- M" 1 Vit i istration, waited till late in the ... . , . well evening in expectation ot developinents. Ahoiit half-past P> the 1 ' i . i had ' message bewail to come, in cipher, ( jf \ ' and the wmk of translation was i . n b h > v hc"tin at once. It was otliciallv i i . . ' o t S ' stated.however, that no intimation ^ ' as to the nature of the replv could ..... , ' resu be divulged tonight. out New York, April 1. \ special 1,1X1 .. i i were dispatch from Washington t.> in?? World, timed 'J ii in., jjives tin* Xlls following outline of Sj tin's reply ' ' * 1 to the note presented hy Minister u"u ' I W oodford: ^ ' I "Spain neither nceedes to nor '' ' f deelines President MeKinlev's 'M ' l?y | propositions. ' J 'She makes counter nr?ruinent " ' that Spain should herself lit-allow U 1 ed to propose terms as to what ' should he done remirdin<r her own t territory: that the I'nited States """ 5, should not do so. *' ! rest ' T11K ANONYMOl'S LKTTKK. "U' I was . Coc 'The Allowed Plot to Plow l'p the j Maine as Dctuilcd in a hotter , I i . her. Sent to Consul General . . i kern Lee?Thtee Men, the i stun Letter Says, Did the J not Job for $<>,000. .. the> i! . b*r Washington, March 29.?The ^ei i most interesting feature of the t( publshed report of the Maine . testimony issued from the Gov- j ,4 'eminent Printing Office today, L, . was the famous anonymous letter c I ' ! mentioned in the evidence of 1 ! cr Henry Diuin, the clerk of the j American consulate at Havana, j. The letter was received by Gen' eral Lee a few days after the ^ Maine disaster. It is ?lated Febi rttary 10th, 1898, and signed 1 "An Admirer." It is in Spanish 1 written by a fairly well educated ('>Vf person. The certified translation , ? . take is as follows: 4,It should l>o remembered that at dawn of the day of the terrible 'l< catastrophe,an individual was kill- S " ed in a small boat, together with V another who was found wounded and it prisoner. They were going about the cruisers Maine and Al phonso XIII, and as the said in-j 'l , dividuals are of the worst ante- Ada cedents as harbor thieves, I have, "" interested myself in investigating * what connection this occurrence , could have had with the explosion Up | of the Maine, and 1 hayo discover- icon ! cd that those two men, together ^ 0R,'I ^ with another, who is called Pepejono }, Taco, had Ixxight in a hardware ; |)js store in Mercados street, Calla la (j(M Marina, a hose such as is uscd~T7y j trin divers,, and they left Kegla in a has small ln?at which they placed un- *m der the wharves of Santa Catalina, *ien ire< , and they were loitering a!>out j > mora than an hour and a half, (}u r while Pepe Taco, ?ho is a corker and a diver, probably the best in | Undersell AH Otiies In Groceries. LIST IC > : minis k rami luted Knuar for 1 minis Ii>?lir urown Hu^ar 1 00 V'T" Wo have tlio cheapest lino hewiu?* Mini Smoking Toliaeeo iwn. A Isu wo osifry :i nioo line otions. siirli :is handkerchiefs, ios' and (louts* 1 lose, <'to., oti * ??. "lioi'i'.v A: I t?*ot i) parts, did Iho work to brinjj it .tin; explosion of the Maine. It the data 1 wont to Co<j;lii and ivorod that the family of tlit? I iii'in who lived in t lie iit most try in a house in Kodriirue/. sta street, Had moved to a furnished one on (lo'.abort id. There I learned that they atrreed with some inerehants luralla street, for the work of rinur up the ship for the sum it.ooo K-J.ooo in advance and other sj ooo after seeing the It. Hut a-^ thev did not eome of the adventure xci'v w 11. n?f hren att:u-Uoi 1 when they i* retiring, the result of wliieh the dentil of one, who left his h in the hoat, and another one llded, the third one has not >cnted himself to eolleet the of the inonev, and it eould ii'o ha lily seeretly done, that liayiuii him the rest that the ?rs will not now pay him, he ihl deelare the truth of ali this, one whom 1 called the third he diver l'epe Taeo, who is loundcd, who is nodouhtnfraid iresent himself to collect the In Manilla street, they tell was the place were the business arranged with Messrs (iarcia ujeuo, > innsuso, .Munhona others whom I do not remeinThe man who is arrested is ig administered morphine eontly to sea if he will die and give evidence, so as not as r express it, spoil the alfair afit has come otf so much to r taste. 1 certify that the ahovo is a i copy. Signed) "ADMIRER." eutenant Commander I'nited tates Navy and Judge Ad volte." 'rain, the consular elerk, stated is evidence that an effort was e to ascertain the authenticity fiis letter, although the conto was handicapped, having ecret fund. The witness disced, however, that flic name e Tttd), must have been a mis , as the man mentioned died a days before the explosion took e. Witness thought Ihc name ild have been IVpe Rnnjuin, died a couple of days after explosion. A Nurro?v lw*npe. hankful words written b\ Mrs i H Hart, of Gorton, S I). hn tnknn with a bad coM which led on my lung*: I) ?etora l? ino up, saving I could live a short time. I gave myself to my savior, determined if 1 Id not stay with my friends on ih, I would meet my absent s above. My husband was ised to get Dr Kind's New covery for Consumption, ighs and Colds. I gave it a lI too, in all eight bottles. It cured me, and thank God I saved and now a well and Jthy woman." Trial bottles e nt Crawford Bros' Drng Store iegnlar size 50c and $1.00. arrnteed or price rafunded. l^T c p.