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KEOWEE COURIER. PU?LI8HIC) KVEHY iHUHOOAV MOHMNJ. -BY JAYNE?, SHELOR, SM,T!jL*"3?.*Ck' K. 'j'. J A YNK8, I ,..," , J D. A. BMiril, J. W. KU Kl.Oil, f 1 1 I J. A. 8TK0X. GUDOCniPTION, *1.0u PtnyVNNUM. ADVERTISING RATEO REASONABLE. WALHALLA, S. C. : Tlll'ltMI?.tY, li'liu, U8, (808. Tho Hsu-dens of War. At noliino dining tho Inst twenty years could ?var Jiavo boon Inaugurated ?rbon Un Jmrdons would havo horno moro heavily on Hie meat masses than at tho present. For tho last four years we liavo groaned under a linaneial panie, tho result of which has paralyzed tho in dustries of tho whole nation, (with the possible exception of tho very wealthy,) and especially those of tho South and W?st< The volume of money bas been BO contracted that, the products of in dustries would scarcely repay tho ex penso of production, lt may bo possible that there is more money in the nation than we estimate, but if true, it ls in the hands of the wealthy few. lt certainly is not in the hands of the masses or in circulation. Of lato years the Govorumont has found great difficulty in realizing money for its current expenses in time of poaco. With war, and increased taxes incident thereto, unless some reform of our cur rency is devised w hich w ill placo in cir culation mor? money, many must su flor. "We bavo very little hopo for such reform from tho present National Legislature, but as this is election year it is possible lo mal e such changes in the personnel of Congress as lo alford some relief. lt behooves us not to ho so engrossed in the war as to forgot that self-preserva tion demands that wo give some atten tion to polities. While our noble sons light for national honor let those remain ing at home protect individual interests at the polls and all may be well. D?mocratie Conven!lon. The convention of the Democratic party of Oconoo will meei in the Court House in Walhalla next Monday, May 2d, for tho purpose of reorganizing tho party for tho coming campaign and sending dele gates to the State Convention, to meet in Columbia. Several of the clubs have met ami elected delegates, but some have not met. at al). This next campaign is to bo ono of importance to the stale, and one in which ovory citizen should interest him self. Much dissat isfaction has been mani fested of late with the conduct of thc Government, and the cost of its adminis tration. The voters should not now be lukewarm about tho choice of the oftl COrs who make and administer the laws, and grumble afterwards. If we wish a change in tho laws for tho purpose of economy, now is thc lime lo make our demands and secure (heir enactment into law. All reforms must come from the ballot-box. Wo notice that the Center Club passed .XCSjduJjpns asking for the continuation of fiie primarY rU'Clion for the nomina tion of allstate ofllcors. This is correct, and we see no reason why all ollicers of the Stale should not he elected hy Ibo direct, vote of the people. We feel as sured that toso elect all ofiicers would bo infinitely better than a continuation of the log rolling which is practiced by the members of the Legislature. Reform in this direction would he a great improvement. A reduction in the amount of money to be raised hy taxa tion is needed and should he secured. This year is the lime for action. The Prohibition Ticket. Since the convention, held hy the pro hibitionists, in Columbia the 12th of April instant, lhere has been much dis cussion in the papers of tho State as to w hether the ticket suggested hy the said convention can he voted for in the com ing primary and have their tickets counted under the present, rules govern ing the primary election. There ought to bo no such .question. If the rules of tho party can be so construed, then the Sooner such rules arc; abrogated the hotter for the Democratic; party. We have too much foolish law in the party any way. Tho solo object of the primary should be to ascertain ibo will of the majority, and any rule thal restrains the voters in expressing their choice is un wise and will eventually work harm. Hut. who will assert that there are not rules made to govern tho primary elect ion which tend to suppress the real will ol" tho majority ? What good reason can be given for not allowing a candidate to announce himself ai any limo before HU? election and be voted for and have his vote counted, or the people vote for a man not asking for ellice at all, and elect ing him if they choose '.' Many a time it has been wisely said that tho ollico should seek the man and not thc man the ollico; but the rules ol' our election say no vote cast for one not a declared candidate can h counted. Wo can only see protection to politicians anil candi dates in these rules. There certainly is none to the mass ol" voters. It would be a good idea to "nave, the State Convention at its next, session re peal all its many rules ami laws and simply doline wit" eau vole, and provide for a fair tabulai ion of llio votes cast, and leave the voters to do the rest, ami a more friendly spirit will spring up for tho primary and with no detriment lo the system. The War with Spain. it is ovulent, that every State in the i Union will furnish its quota of volunteer soldiers for the t ailed States army in tho war with Spain. The supply of vol unteers is far in excess of the demand, lt. has roached the point already that it is safe to volunteer, so far as danger to lifo or limb is concerned, for several months. The 125,000volunteers, together with the regulars, will make an anny of some lftl,0(io soldiers, lt is not probable that any of the volunteers will see ("nba before next fall. They will go into camp of instruction at convenient points in tho South and he drilled dining Hie summer, while tho navy is doing its work on tho high seas. [t seems lo be the policy now lo lei Ibo navy do its work in blockading Havana and furnishing food and arms to the i II surgen ls, so as to enable I bein t o co-ope rate on land with ibo Hoot on the water. The rainy season in ( 'nba will soon begin, and it would be unwise to mass a large army of American soldiers there at this .icasoii. The proper cour.se w ill be adopt ed of letting the Spanish soldiers wrestle (his suminer with I be diseases that pre vail in Ibo eilies and low lands, and await, tho developments! incident lo blockades, naval engagements and ag gressive action hythe insurgents a ft r Going well fed and equipped. In Hie meantime our citizen soldiers will have become disciplined toni seasoned lo army life. They will then be no longer raw recruits, hut regular soldiers, ready for Offootivo aeliol). Hel?le tho lime comes for th em to depart for (hi ba, the war may ho over and Spain driven from that oppressed Isle. Who knows? It ah nady begins to look that way. lint, since so few will bo required lo conduct the war to a successful conclu sion for American arms, there is no occa sion for excitement or the slightest inter ruption of business of any kind. Tho prudent man will go about, his business as usual. If there is to be any difference il tthoidd bo in the direction of greater energy and industry in the pursuit of daily avocations. This i.s no time for idlers in any department of business. There is something for all lo do while the few go to t he front lo do tho lighting, if it has to be done. Hy far the largest army must romain at homo to till the soil, run tho loom, keep Hie ofllcc, lire the forge, buy and sell, ami see that busi ness niovesin its ordinary channels. This is tho best way to support the Covern rnont In tho present emergency ami to bring success to our cause, ll may seem commonplace and prosaic, but ibis is far bettor than standing around making patriotic speeches and light inj; imaginary Spaniards over two hundred miles away. Volunteer if you must, enlist, if yon can, fight if V?>u meet a Spaniard but, by all moans, keep cool and attend to your business until Unolo Sam (iuds bigger business for you. Meeting of tho?rand Lodge Kulglits f . i ?*f Houor. Tho Statu Grand Lodge of tho Knight* of Honor of South Carolina met ir*, au mini BC88?011 in Columbia on Wednesday and Thursday of last weok. Tho soo sions were all most harmonious and plea sant and no time was wasted in disposing of tho work on hand. Tho following aro Homo of tho most Important items passod upon by tho (?rand bodge, which rocoivod its carotid attention : Tho Committee on Kinnimo recom mended that tho (?rand Lodge sot asido ?1,000, if BO-much bo necessary, to moot tho oxpoii8os of kooping ft Stnto {Solicit ing Agont in tho ilokf. This w?? adopted. The samo committee rep or tod that it bad carofully oxaminod tho book? and uccountn of tho Grand Roporter and tho Grand Tr?asuror and had found thom In a most satisfactory condition. Tho Committee on Koturns stated that the reports of subordinate lodgos showed a decided improvomont on last year's record. Tho Committee on Por Diem and Milc ago reported that lt) lodgos were ropro Bontodat tko mooting and that the pay rolls amounted to $000.30. Supromo Vico Dictator, John P. Shan non, who was present, entertained tho Grand Lodge for an hour and a half with an elaborate, oarnost and instructivo ad dress, dealing with tho aims, object* and benefits of tho Order. This ad dress was listened to with niarkod at tention, and it Itt thought that it will do much good throughout tho State Or ganization. Tho (Land Lodgo, by a rising vote, unanimously tendered Mr. .Shannon a vote of thanks for bis ad dress. The annual election of Grand Officers was held resulting as follows: Hast Grand Imitator, J. F, Holmes: Grand Dictator. W. A. Tomploton; Grand Assistant Dictator, M. F. Konnedy: Grand Roportor, L. N. Zoaly; Grand Treasurer, J. T. Robertson; (Land Chap lain, A. Buist; (Land (?nillo, J. A. Ver non; (irand Guardian, J. R. Lowis: (.rand Sentinel, J, B. Bonner; (Lana Trustees, J. G. Tompkins, IL C. Moses, M. A. Smith. Representativo to Supremo Lodgo for two years, W. .\. Tomploton; alt?rnalo for two years, M. A. Carlisle; al tomato for one year, .J. W. Todd. Orangohurg Lodge. No. 1,102, carried off both prizes offered. Tho first, offorod by (?rand Dictator Holmes, $26. was for the largest increase in momborsnip from April I, 1807, to April 1, 1808. Tho sec ond offorod by (Land Roportor Zoaly, $10, wak for the largest number of initiations from September I, 1807, to April I, 1808. The Hist was presented by ex-( Jovernor Sheppard of the Advisory Board of tho Supreme Lodge, and the second hy Mr. Shannon. Roth were presonled with re marks highly complimentary to the Or angeburg Lodge. They woroaccoptod in behalf of the lodge by Mr. A. Lathrop, who said ho expected to seo his lodgo ahead again at t ho next annual mooting. The iiowdy-eloetcd (irand Ollicors were then installed by Messrs. Sheppard, Shan non and I., W. Perrin. Tho customary resolutions of thanks to the railroads,hotels, ti o Knights of l'yth i;in of Columbia and the local lodge of the Knights of Honor were i-dopted. Tlie next meeting of tho (Land Lodgo will be bold in Columbia on tho third Wednesday in April, 1800. The following standing committees were appointed: On Laws and Supervision-L. W. Per rin. M. A. Carlisle, L. Shorfcsso. On Finance-W. 1'. Anderson, A. F. Calvert, II. Kytlenberg. This was the 2iid annual session of the Oarnd Lodge of this popular Order, and it was harmonious and pleasant through out. Walhalla Lodge, Seneca Lodge and Westminster Hodge wei. ably and faith fully represented in tho Grand Lodge by Messrs. J. W. Ilolleman, J. L. Smith and I W. P. Anderson. Thousands ol' Women are dragging out r. weary, misorablo exis tence, because they do not fully realize what is tho matter with them. They know that they have "female weakness," but they do not really appreciate what that means. They do not know that to this one trouble is traceable almost all of their bodily ills. They consider it a diser.se by itself, and if they have also neu ralgia, nervous headaches, biliousness, kidney troubles and other things, they see no connection botwoon then, and the derangements of a strictly feminine iia t.iiro. Busy and overworked physicians often treat these things as separate ail ments, w hen the wholo trouble has tho ono source. Tho reproductivo organs are so important a part of the body that when they are out of order, the whole system is deranged. Whatever illness a woman has, she will dowell to look thoro for the cause. A great many women knowingly neglect themselves, because they dread the telling of their troubles to a physician and tho subsequent "ex amination" and "local treatment." All Ibis is needless for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has been found to perfectly and permanently restore lost strength and promoto regularity of functional action. Cross Roads Items. (/'noss ROAOS, S. C., April 20.-Somo in our cominunify report their fruit all killed, while others have a full crop. Tho small grain is tine, and we have moro sown in this section than for seve ral yours. The farmer:, are getting on nicely with their work. Most of them are through planting. Some few, who planted er. ly, are having to replant. Misses Leila dones and Corrio Tray nuiii, of Piedmont, arc visiting Mr. A. H. Tannery's family. Mr. Wade Armstrong and sister, Miss Maggie, returned last, week from a short, visit, to relatives near Salem. Miss Seppio McDonald is sponding a few days in our midst. Mr. Horace Stone and sister, Miss Kita, from near Seneca, visited friends here Ki nlay and Saturday. Wo had the pl ea s uro of attending a so ciable last Friday evening at thc resi dence of Mr. A. P. Tannery, given in honor of Misses Corrio Traynum and ; Leila .Iones. Mrs. M. J. Harris, of Laurens, S. C., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. II. Finley, Mr. Tom Singleton and sistor, Miss Sallie, of Mt. Tabor, visited relativos and friends here Sunday and Monday. Chis, Mr. Singleton is a "candidate" and will need only ono vote. V. Valuable to Women. Especially valuable to women in Browns' Iron Hitlers. Backache vanishes, licuditchc disappears, strength takes the place ol weakness, and thc glow of health readily comes to thc pallid cheek when HUH won derful remedy in taken. Fur sickly children or overworked men it has no equal. Ko home should ha without this famous remedy, browns'Iron Mittem io sold by all dealers. "Marie," he cried passionately, as he threw himself at. the feet, of the rich widow, "will you be my wife'/" "Yes, John," she murmured, putting her arina about bis nook, "lt, means the sacrifice of my fortuno, for my income from my late husband's estate ceases at my sec ond marriage; hut, my love for you is .nub -" "Marie, I cannot, accept, tho sacrifico! lt is too much I I willi be a brother to you !" Pugh Jones now says that for the Cu llan war all the Baptist niggers aro to be called out first, because the Baptists arc accustomed to lighting on water ami this is to be r water war. Hugh further says I hat the Methodists will not be called out at all, as they cannot light, on waler. Kdgclichl Advertiser. "I feel it my duty to give you a truthful statement ot what Chumhoriftin's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy did," writes d.S. Collins, of Moore, 8. C. "I had a child about, two years old, that bad the diarrhjpoa for two months. I tried all the best, known remedies, bot none gavo the least, relief. When this remedy caine to hand, 1 gavo it as di rected, and in two days the child was completely cured." Sold at IL B. Zim merman A Co.'s, Westminster; W. .1. Lim ney's, Seneca; .1. W. Boll's, Walhalla, Drug Stores. The President Calis foi Lincoln Hy tho President of tho United State?: A PROOL Whereas, a joint resolution of Con April, IKlkS, entitled "A Joint Resolut* onco of tho people of Cohn, demanding its authority nud govornniont of tho Isl naval forces from Cuba and Cuban wat United States to uso tho land and na these resolutions into etVeet;" and Whereas, by au Act of Congress, < rarity increasing tho military establish) and for other purposes," approved Ai in order to raiso a voluntoov army, to I tool's to sorvo in tho army of tho Unite Now, thoroforo, I, William MoKii virtue of tho power vested in mo by th ing suflleiont occasion to exist, havo t call forth, volunteers to tho aggregate elToot tho purposo of. tho said rosolutio practicable, among tho sevoral States ai bia, according to population, and to charged. Tho dotails for this object will bo ii authorities through tho War Dopartmo In witness hereof I borounto set m States to bo afllxod. Dono at tho city of Washington, t the indopondonco ol tho United States I (Soal.) by tho President: JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary of SI Formal Declaration WASHINGTON, April 2">.-Tho fo Affairs Committee in the Lower lions; diatoly and without division: ,lA bill declaring that war oxlsts hi tho Kingdom of Spain. Do lt onacted, "First. That, war ho, and tho saim war has existed since tho 21st ?lay of A tween tho United States of Amorten an "Second. That tho President of t directed and empowered to uso tho ont States, and to call into tho actual servit several States, to such oxtent as may bc Tho Senate went into secret session Mr. Davis moved to take np tho House bill hy adding a fow words which tho S Tho Senato agreed to tho House \ Rotations Com m?tico woro dropped. South Carolina's Q At last tho call for tho volunteer li from tho War Department. Though a by mail, it carno by wire about 7.1") o'c prompt response to the call of the Pres this Slate loave no doubt. Here is a cc The Govornor of South Cai dina, Cohn The mimbi v of troops from your dated April li.'ld, IStIS, will be one region heavy battery of artillery. It is the wi of the National vimird or Si ate militia will permit for the reason that, they ar w iro as early as possible .s hat, equipine otc, you havo and what additional y< troops witt oe ready for muster into tb low by mail. Immediately upon receipt of tho a lowing telegram in reply: lt. A. Alger, Secretary of War, Wash in Your telegram received. South ( President. Will furnish information rc Prizes Captured by American Fleet. KKV WKST, April "?2.-Tho cruiser Nashville has captured the Spanish steamer Kuena Ventura, for Rotterdam, having oil board a cargi) of lumber. She was on her way from tho coast, of Texas. Tho United States Hoot was about. 12 miles off Sand Key light house this morning at 7, when the Spanish mer chantman was sighted, bound north. The gunboat Nashville ran her down and put. a shot across her bows from the .l inch pun on tho port side aft, manned by Lieut. Dillinghnm. Tho Spaniard ignored the shot, but another, clo;;;;;- to her bows, brought her to. A prize crew under Ensign T. P. Ma gruder was put aboard. Capt. f.ucar raga, in command of her, was astounded. Ho did not know that war had been de clared, but when informed of the state of affairs ho shrugged his shoulders and ac cepted tho situation philosophically. KKY WKST, April 24.-Another prize was brought, in this morning by tho United States gunboat. Helena, Com mander W. T. Swineburne. She turned out to bo tho Spanish steamer Miguel dover, hound from Now Orleans for Bar celona, with a cargo amounting to about. 2,000 tons of cotton seed and grain. The Havana agents of the Miguel dover are Balcello A- Co., .!.'! Cuba street. She has a capacity of 5,500 tons, triple expansion engines and an electric light ing plant. She is classified Al by Lloyd's. Monil.K, Ai.A., April 2*1.-A special from Biloxi, Miss., says tho revenue cut ter Winona, from Mobile, captured tho Spanish steamer La Gununa at Ship Is land, Miss., at 1 o'clock to-day, but likely will have to remain in quarantine with tho prize until thc time of quarantine detention is out, to-morrow or next day. Tho name of tho seized steamer is now learned for tho first time, lt is Satur nina, from Sagua to Ship Island, Xuclaga in command, 1,870 tons. KKV WKST, FLA., April 21.-The licet captured another prize yesterday after noon, tho schooner Mathilde of Ha vana, laden with ruin. The schooner was taken by the torpedo boat, Porter, alter a lively chase, lim ing which a num ber of solid shots were brod. A prize crew from the llagship was put on boan! the schooner, hut no ship could be spared to tow her and she was brought into Key West in tow of the Associated press dispatch boat Dauntless, which arrived about midnight. The Dauntless reports that tho fleet, has been divided. Tho Nashville and the Machias or Cas tine sailed west at IO o'clock yesterday morning, while tho Amphitrito, the Puri tan, tho Cincinnati and the Castino or Machias sailed east, later. The rest of tho licet at 8:30 o'clock in the afternoon was blockading Havana, which is distant, ten miles to the southward. About, d::5() p. m. on Sunday Capt. Chadwick sent Chief Knginoor C. J, Mc Oonnelly this message: "(Jot up all the steam you can. A steamer has been sighted and tho admiral wishes to cap ture bor." Tho New York was soon tearing through the water at a rapidly increas ing speed, and was fast leaving the squa dron in the rear. Away in tho distance, close under the mist co vor eil od hills of ('nba, midway, between Havana and Matanzas, could he seen tho outlines of a large steamer bead ing to tho eastward. Then the old cry of "a chase," "a chase" re echoed fore and aft. The officors and tho crew of the New York gathered on her decks, eagerly watching tho llagship churn through tho blue water, foaming white at her stern, until she was making about IS knots. The admiral paced the forward bridge as calmly as if waddling a potato race. it. was evident that the Sp.mia vd was doing her best to get away from 'bo cruiser, and was heading in nearer and nearer to the coast, hoping to find safety in shallow water where tho war ship would not dare to follow her. When the Spaniard was about three miles from the shore and about, a mile from tho New York an H inch gun from the cruiser's forward turret suddenly belched out a stream of fire, accompanied by a crashing report. It. wan imly meant as a warning shot, hut. the steel projec tile went, ricocheting over the water in dangerous proximity to the Booing mer chantman. The echo of tho report had hardly died away among Cuba's hills when the Span lard hove to. About ten minutes later the Now York was near her. In the dis tance a few lonely looking houses could bo soon perching on a wibi looking bceeh. A pr I zo crew, commanded by Lion!. K. K. Capehart, and composed of Assistant, Kngincor Neall, four marines and a boat's crew, all well armed, wore lowered over tho side of the cruiser and, amid exultant cheers from their comrades on hoard the Now York, they pulled over to the Span iard, which proved tobo thu Pedro, of Bilbao, an oxcellent prizo. In addition to tho abovo if is reported that tho Algonquin captured and towed Into port two Spanish ROIIOOIIOIH. . Hure Voiu?itrees than in 18?1. WASHINGTON, April 23.-Tho Presi dent to-day issued Ino follow Pug procla mation, calling for ono hundred mid twonty-Hvo thousand troops to servo two yours: AM ATI ON. igross wes approved 011 tho 20lh doy of un for tho recognition of the indopend that tho Govorimionlof .Spain relinquish mid of Cuba, and withdraw its land and ?era, and directing tho President of tho val forces of tho United States to carry mtitled "An Aot to pr?vido for tompo nont of tbo United Statos in timo of war nil 242, 18Dt<, ino President is authorized, Ksuo bis proclamation cnlling for volen ti States : doy, President of tho Unitod States, by o Constitution and tho laws, and dcoin hought, Ot to call forth, and horoby <lo number of 125,000 in order to onrry into n; tho sanio to bo apportioned, as far as id Territories and tb.e District of Oolum sorvo for two yoars, unless sooner dis nincdiatoly communicated to tho propor nt. y hand aral causo tho seal of tho United his 23d day of April, A. 1). 1808, omi of tho ono hundred and twonly-Hocond. WIT LIAM MCKINLEY. ate. of War by Congress. bowing bill, roportcd by tho Foreign a of Congress to day, was passed iinino )twoou tho United Stales of Amorica and otc. : ? is hereby, declared to oxistj and that pril, A. 1). 1808, including said day, bo il the Kingdom of Spain, he United States bo, and ho hereby is. ire land and naval forces of ibo United io of tho Unitod States tho militia of the ) necessary to carry this Act into effoct." to-day on receiving tho I hmso war bill, i war bill and then to amend the llouso Ol?ate committee had agreed upon, ivar bill. Amendments of tho Foreign tuota of Volunteers. loops from this State has boon recoived nxiously awaited all day, and expected lock last evening. That lhere will be a idont the events of the past few days in ipy of tho call : WASUINOTON, D. C., April 25, 1808. alda, S. C. : Slate, under tho call of the President, int and ono bat talion of infantry and ono sh of tho President that tho regiments shall bo used ns far as their mimbe?*?' e armed, equipped and drilled. Please ids, ammunition, arms, blankets, tents, nv will require. Please also state When c United States service. Details to fei lt. A. A LC KK, Secretary of War. hove call Governor Kllorbo sont the. fol Coi.UMllIA, S. C., April 25, 18!>8. gton, I). C.: landina will respond to the call of tho quested as soon as practicable. W. IP KPPKK1SK, Governor. KEY WKST, FLA., April 20.-The Span ish auxiliary cruiser, Panama, which sailed from New York last Wednesday with a big cargo of munitions of war for Spain and a largo number of Spanish refugees was captured thirty miles from Havana by tho light house tender Man grove. The Mangrovo tired three shots before the Spaniards surrendered. Two other Spanish prizes wero cap tured this morning by ships in Captain Sampson's licet. An American Hark Captured. The American hark Saranoc was cap tured by Spaniards near Philippine Is lands on April 2tlth. She had Hill) tons of coal on hoard. The Nations to Remalli Neutral. WASHINGTON, April 2(1.-Conditions in Washington are rapidly settling down to those of actual war. Notice carno to tho Stale Department from the four quarters of tho globo to day showing that tho nations aro, as a rulo, prepared to assume an attitude of strict neutrality' as between the Unitod States and Spain in tho present struggle. In most cases they were in answei to the identical note sont out yesterday by the State Depart ment to all United States embassies and legations instructing them to inform the governments to w hich they woro accredited that war has existed since April 21st. (Heat Britain always has taken an ad vanced st,.i.o' in tho principios of neu trality, i o that it was with great interest, that the news was recieved hero of the terms of the neutrality proclamation is sued in Pondon. On the whole the oflloinls aro disposed to take the view that a strict adherence by (?rent Hritain to these rules will be rather moro advantageous; to the Unite!1. States than to Spain, particularly as we aro now operating in the naval sense (dose to our own base of supplies and jil all probability soon will cut Spain o IV from the two bases she now has in the neighborhood of ('nba. Spain's Troubles Increase. i NKW YOI?K, April 25.-Spain's dangers from within aro becoming fully as grave as those from without, says the Madrid correspondent of the World. Tho war with the United Slates prom ises to cost her tho last of her colonial possessions in tho West Indios. Hut no ono can tell w hat will be tho result of her rapidly increasing dornest ie troubles-the cabinet crisis, t he dissen sions among statesmen and warriors, the intrigues of tho Carlista, tho plotting of Weyler and Homero Kobledo and the popular agitations. The street, demon strations in the capital and elsewhere have assumed such a threatening charac ter as to cause tho gravest concern to the (jilleen and her Go vorn mont. All these political dangers are aggra vated by the financial disturbances in Madrid, and a dozen principal towns in the provinces marked by an alarming' run on the silver reserve of the Hank of Spain, a fall in tin; prices of securities of every kind and a rise of exchanges send ing the gold premium to 75 per cont. These things have made tho politicians and everybody else pay less attention to the news from America and Cuba, start ling as it is. The press advises the people to desist, from demons I rations, which become inex pedient and dangerous. The newspapers attribute the financial panic to the 11 (.brew bankers and speculators. It is impossible to describe how hitter the Spaniards are against the Knglish, and the feeling increases OVOry day. "England is the only Kiiropoan power," tho Spaniards say, "that is paralyzing the energetic action of tin; ot her count lies to force America lo take her hands off Cuba " This finding is fostered by continental diplomacy, which encourages Spain to hope I hal, the power? will interpuso as they did between Japan and China and between Turkey and G rocco, to provont any oxcessivo settlement after tho wai tlist could damage the finances of the in stitutions of Spain. Spanish Fleet Near Our Shores. I.ONIiON, April 27. lt, is reported from Madrid thal, tho Spanish fleet bas been at sea for some days, and the news of tho bombardment of American coast towns is expected at. the Spanish capital before long. It is confidently looked for. Tho licet left Cadiz several days ago and the world apparently lost sight of f lu? ship? from tho very day they sailed. H. is reported that, three Spanish ships have run the blockade into Havana and Matanzas carrying, supplies and ammu nition. KUY WKST, FLA., April 27, 1:10 p. m. Tho Spanish steamer, Ambrosio Bolivar, captured by the monitor Terror today a few milos out fi'om Havana, had $(i(),(H>(> in Spanish silver aboard, ill addition to a cargo of bananas. She was brought In hero by Gunner Martin and a prize crew. It is truo wisdom fot* every body to talco n thorough oourse of Swift's Spuoifio just nt thia soason of tho yonr. The blood is sluggish and impoverished, and tho system ls full of impurities which should b? eliminated. In addition to thoroughly cleansing tho blood, and toning up tho system no as to avoid loss of appetite and a g?n erai run-down fooling in tho spring, S. S. S. HO strengthens and bi iii? IM up ivs to fortify against tho many forms of dangerous illness that abound during tho hot Bum mer season, lt is a vory small matter to tu?ko this precaution but it .1 muiron health and strongth ati summer. Swift's Specific &S.S? Blood in far ahead of all other remedio for thia purposo. It is a real blood remedy which promptly purihos tho blood and thoroughly renovates the entire system, tonos and strengthens tho stomach, and renews tho appetite. It is tho only safe tonic, being purely vogo table, and tho only blood remedy y a ar ant ced to contain no arsenio, sulphur, mercury, potash or other mineral nubstanco, which ?H of so muoh importance to all who know tho injurious effects of these drugs. Nature should bo assisted by na ture's romody, S. S. S. Talco S. S. S. and be well all summer. Tho torr!tory once owned by Spain in immense, lt included .Spain, Portugal, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and Transylvania, nearly all the northern half of Africa, tho continent of .South America, (-'entrai America, Mexico, and all of North Amer ica south of a lino running from Savan nah to San Francisco, the West Indios, and a great many others isles. Hy mis government, and oppression and extrava gance, she has lost practically tho whole ol' this vast territory. About all that is left her are Spain, (mba, and tho 1'hil lipino Islands. Fifty-two car loads of regular troops passed through Columbia last Thursday on t heir way to Tampa, Fla. They wore in seven trains and passed at intervals of a half hour. Two regiments of them were from New York. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I? WOTTO mi. ?F'IKi . r. \V. M. WHEELER, tho Groon rville Photographer, will bo in Walhalla about Ma;/ Otb for a few days. Ile will be prepared to make all tho latest styles ol Pho tographs and finish them up-to date in every respect. 4-28-08-17-tf Bibles And I have just received a new supply of Teachers' Bibles.- Testaments. ; These Hooks rango in price from ldc. io $3.50. If you are interested, call and look at them. The price is as chea]) as you will find anywhoro. W. J. H JE INT ii] O.A., ?-?. C. Summons for Relief. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I COUNTY OK OCONKK. ( IN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, .lohn 1). Vernor, Plaintiff, against Margarot I. Gibson, Pinckuoy Freeman, Noah Owens, Henry L. Owens, Perry Owens, Austin Owens, Amanda CrutU moy, Mahala Turner, John Owens, Week Owens, Willie Owens, Tully Owens, Clarisa Doohy, .lannis Owens, Li'/./.ie Owens, Pena Owens, Mitchell Heliums, William Heliums, .lames Ilollams, Nan Hallams, Lillie Ann Jof foison, itobort Hollams, Pena Ilollams, Lany Hid lams, Mary Talley and noil lah Owens, D?tendants. SUMMONS KO ll ItKI.IHK-(COMPLAINT Nor SKKV Bl>.) To tho Defendants above named: Yoll are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, which was (Hod in the ofllco of tho Clerk ol' tho Court of Common Ploas for the said county, on tho 27th day of April, A. I). 1808, mid to Borve n copy of your answer to the said com plaint on the subscribers, at their ofllco, on the Public Square, at Walhalla Court House, South Parolina, within twenty days aftor tho service hereof, exclusivo of the day of snob servie; ami ii you fail to answer the nom pla 1, within tho time aforesaid, the Plaintif! in this indien will applv ).> the Court for tho relief demanded in the complaint. Dated April ?mil, A. I). 1808. I L. S. I .1 A M KS Si: \ no UN, C. C. P. J A YNES & SIIKLOR, Plaintiff's Attorneys. To the Defendants above named. You, and each of you, will please fake notice that tho summons and complaint in this act ion were Hied in the ellice of Clerk of Court of Common Pleas in amt for Oconce County, on tho 27th day of April, IMUS; that tile object, of this action is the foreclosure of a mortgage of the promises described in the complaint exe cuted by tho Defendant, Margarot I. Gib son, to D. Riemann A Son on the Vid day of February, IMHO. JA\ NES A SH FLOP, Plaintiff's Attorneys, .Walhalla, S. C. April 27, 1808. 17-22 It 1? ?aid ProBldont MoKlnloy will Issuo neall te? iG.GOO oolcred volunteers, to form o colored army cori?. Legal Notice. STATK OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTV OK OOONKK. IN COMMON PLEAS COURT. Butler Vaughn, ot al., Plaintiffs, against Sallio Vaughn, ot al., D?tendante. I TPON homing tho petition of tho KJ IMniiiiii?H in this uut??n, p??iy??g that somo suitable poison bo doslgnnted to bo guardian ntl litom for tho Dofond ants A. R. Argrovos, infant, cud tho hobs of Evalino Farnior, doconsod, whoso Chris tian namos mid whereabouts aro unknown and supposod to bo infants uudor tho ugo of twonty-ono years, nutl who havo no gonoral or testamentary guardian within tho State, mid who havo boon duly made partlos by publicat ion : lt is ordorotf, on motion of II. A. If. Gibson, nttornoy for tho petitioners, that J. W. Sliclor, Esq., au attornoy of this Court, bo, and is hereby, designated to bo guardian ad lltom for said Infnnt do fondautB with all tho powors npportain ing to tho position, unloss said infant defendants or some ono in thoir bohalf sholl procuro tho appointment of a guar dian ad litom for thom in this notion within twonty days from tho sorvico of a copy of this ordor upon thom, oxoluslvo of tho day of sorvico. It is furthor ordorod that a oopy of this ordor bo sorvod upon said int'nn: do fendants by publication. In oaso they cannot bo found wi I hin this State. February 8,181)8. JAMES ALDRICH, Presidie." Judge. April 28, 181)8. 17-Ow Bids for Building* Bioyole and Base Ball Park. rill IE Commilteo aro ready to rccoivo J. bids for building tho Walhalla Bioy ;)o and Paso Dall Park. Specifications furnished on application. File cash bids vt once with us. WM. J. STRIPLING, J. C. NEVILLE, JR., JAMES H. DARRY, Committee April 14, 1808. GRAYj?AGL? CRAY EAGLE is a woll-brod Jack, sired by a thoroughbred Rlack Spanish .lack, his dam is a nativo Kentucky Jon nett. His colts aro finely shaped, with long, keon heads, mostly blacks ami bays. No short hoads or (fish faces, and, never as yet, shown any bad colors. Ile will be at Richland this season. For particulars apply to J. J. BALLENGER, Richland, S. C. April 14, 1808. lm Notice to Executors, Adminis trators and Guardians. H1XKCUTOUS, Administrator? and Iii Guardians will tako notice that un der the law they aro required to make to tho Judge of Probate an annual ac counting of tho estate in their hands bet ween the Hi st ?lay of January and tho first day of July in each year, and upon failure to do so forfeit all dalma for com missions, and aro furthor liable to (lue and costs. E. L. 11 ERNDON, Judge of Probate for Oconoo County, S.O. April 14, 1808. 14-4t TB Mit ami Pay Claims. J>^V.YS FIXED. BY Resolution of tho County Hoard of Commissioners tho Svporvisor will audit and pay claims for load work on the Hist Monday and third Saturday in each month only. Persons wishing this class of claims audited will take notico of this order. No accounts will bo au dited or. any other days except by tho full Hoard. J. W. SI1ELOH, Clerk of Hoard. April 14, 1808. Civil Engineer and Surveyor. - ? - < A LL CIVIL ENGINEERING or SUR VEYING business ofllciontly executed. Orders left with Jaynes A Sholor will re ceive prompt attention. RKBI'KCTFUM.Y, I. H. HARRISON, Walhalla, S. C. February 3d, 1808. 5-1 yr. II O TJ S13 II O 1^T> I^UItTS" I'S Ii UV ? ?-OOIJS. ,,m-IGT JUST RECEIVED A FULL LINK OF FUR NITURE, SPRING COTTS AND EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR FUR NISHING A HOUSE. GIVE ME A CALL AND I WILL S A V K YO IJ MONEY. G. A. Norman. 4-12-08. U P-T ? -DATE GROCERY STORE AND - General .*:f/ ? Personal Attention to Customors. 4-21-08-4m w KV m ) E havo bought out tho T. E. ALEX AN DIOR Stock of Goods and expect to run thom off at ( X)ST FOR Cvj\ \ <^ !l" (,xt?0l>t' Groceries, for tho next sixty days. Don't fall to como and get ?OHIO of the Hargaius beforo they aro geno. Vi:UY IlKBI'KOTPUM.Y, W. J. SCHRODER & COMPANY. February 24th, 1808, Company. Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Hardware, Groceries, Etc. OUR SPRING STOCK ?H now coniploto und wo cnn offor you Homo vory nico goods nt roftl low prices. Wo luivo established a bargain counter and wo aro adding groat bargains to it daily. 20 pieces Hamburg Edging, ? couts nor yard. 100 pair Ladies' Bleached Undorvesls oidy 10 cents por pair. A groat bargain Corsets, ?T*l fA KJKJ?. D?UO. A perfect Fit guaranteed To ovory Customer in tho K. & ii. CORSET. Bay State Shoes and Slippers from $1 to $4 per pail Cooking Stoves and Ranges. If you arc needing a Cooking Stove or Hange, wo want to sell you Sheppard's Excelsior. Wo guarantoo ovory stove and range to give perfect, sat isfaction. Whoo, you are needing anything in our lino call and see us. You will always timi ?mr stock coni ploto. Wo soil nt one price and that tho low est. Wo treat you courteously. A satisfied customer is our host adver tisement. Our constant, aim is to give you the best goods at bot tom prices. Wo make your interests ours. Your child will be served as cheaply and politely as yourself. A comparison of our goods and prices will convince you that you should trado with us. / \< Wo control tho following ?fflhbto brands and guarentoo ovory / )!\ m fiele: Hay Stato Shoes, A- / <s Ballard's Flour, Sheppard's "\\ Cooking Stoves and Hanges, j \ Clausa Scissors and Shears, Hakor & Young's Crescont Roasted Coffee \ i Y 9 ll O Song. A^V^J1: want, your Iradi; and in exchange we will try to give you better values each time you coom. Do yen trade with us, if so, wo hope you are pleased (we are). If not, call and seo ns and got our prices. Don't buy your COTTON H O ICS until you have Been oms. Wo think wo can please you in a good IIOIC fora small prico. Bring your wife and daughters with you and hit us sell them a nice Dress, Hair of Shoes or Oxfords, Holts, ?fee, while you pick out things for tho farm. Call often. March 17, 1898. y\ fd, Dress Hoods, ('apes, Blankets, Hannels, Undorwaro and all Wt at w hat, they actually cost and less. We must reduce st ock and wo expect pi i to do the work. Tho goods aro only half soason old. Kvorything now, frosh desirable stock, but it. is our rule not to carry over goods from ono season to other; therefore we offor thia sacrilloo sale. If you are going to buy only vory tlo it will pay you to investigate our goods and prices. Tolling r?ductions in Men's ami Boys' Clothing. They aro not counter \v but fresh and good as gold. If you will come ami give us a trial wo will show ' for how little money First (Mass Clothing can he had. There is going to he cold weather yet, but we are determined to close tho Win Soason and proparo for Spring and Summer. Thanking our friends for their liberal patronage din ing the past, and aolieilh sham of their custom during the present, year, and wishing you all a prosper year, wo aro sincerely, WALHALLA, S. O. ? WESTMINSTER, S. January *20, IR/fe,