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BY CLI MoCA. I /ES^^ANGSTON " Avnvtt^iT'TT^ ^ ----^ _ _--?--A M DijjRSON, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. O??TOI?KI? ia iuor V - : fROM THE SHEEP TO THE MAN, ?sers Captured the Mec?ais at World's Fair, 1893. f WHATEVER THE POSTURE, STYLE AND EASE REMAIN THE SAME. ALWAYS IN SHAPE, AT WORK OR PLAY. We Know What the Trade Demands and We Meet lt hi' \hinu torturers Authorise Us to Give With Every Pair Sold This Unheard-of You may buy a pair of Dutchess Wool Trousers at $2, $2.50, $3, $3.50, $4 or $5 And wear them two months. For every SUSPENDER BUT TON that COMES OFF WE will PAY you TEN CENTS, li they RIP at the WAISTBAND WE will PAY you FIFTY CENTS. If they RIP in the SEAT or elsewhere, WE will PAY you ONE DOLLAR or GIVE YOU A NEW PAIR. BEST IN THE WORLD. TRY A PAIR. FOR SALE BY . 0. Evans & Co, THE: SPOT GASH CLOTHIERS. IOU DON'T ?H0W. DO YOU ?" WHO? Are always away up-to-date, With prices seldom beaten, With latest goods in the State, Which are "out of sight" when eaten. Selling Pickled Shad is their latest fad, And Graham Flour is their pet ; It's mighty hard te beat their lard, And their Hams are the rage yet ; Their Canned Goode the famous "Boyal Scarlet" brand, Many medals have won as purest under the sun, And Blanke Bros. Candy finest in the land, For sale by H. B. FANT & SON, who give the best goods for the "mon." Phone 89. Free City Delivery. Fine old Apple Vinegar. ucMR d TR I CH I FLUUIf. I ? \ j-= . Y S?KKEL G??HANTEKD. Onr MU? write? na that we, upon tbelr re r tponsihility, "may guarantee everv Barre: of Dnan A Ratliff a's Faney Patent, gndt RatliuVtt ?-.nt?nt Dean'* Patent, Dean & Ratline's Choice Family, and Dean & wi'?V'8 Standard, end that they mean every word thev say.". Thia ie a gilt edge "notf*. and we stand ready to make it cooa for them If yon can get. a guaranteed '".sr at thu ramo prsoe a?a wild-cut article, why not buy the one that ls guaranteed ? We want to Kuy that we have the Cheapest line of Shoes in town-all new styles, Bress Goods of all kinds, and Light and Heavy Groceries, j*??jlt a poor man's pocket book. All wt eek is ? tria?. DEAN & RATLIPFE. a,,**" lonies owing un for- GUANO will plea-e coree forward at oooa and close Wsfcoants t.y Note, aa we require J his lo he dene hy May Ut. D. & R. 0TTON IS CHEAP AWt> SO ABE CffltOCBBIEU. LIVE AND LET LJVB IS OUR MOTTO ! have a ohoice and select Stock of Jr'AMILT and FANCY GROCERIES. ^Miii^ 0f almost everything you may need to eat. Our Goods are fresh, P bought for cash, mm will behold as low as the lowest. Please give me before purchasing your Groceries. Thanking all for past favors and soliciting a continuance of the same We are yours to please, O.F^.BIOBY. CUBA RECOGNIZED BY THE SENATE. Minority Report Prevails By Large Majority-A Sol emn and Memorable Occasion. WASHINOTON, April 1G.- The United States Senate bas spoken. Its vole?is for ?rar. War until the SH li ron flag of Spain shall have been furled in the West ern hemisphere and furled forever Its voice, too, is for the Indopendeuco of tbe infant republic of the gdm of the An tilles. .tFreo Cuba and tbe independonce of tho inland republic" was tho shibboleth of the Senate throughout tho four days of debato which ended to-night. While tho vote was decisive, it ls just to say lt was not final. Testimony of discord-alni08t foreboding in their tone-were soundori. This foreboding wan not due in any sense to anxiety about the result of tbe impending conflict. It was prompted by a fear lest, if the action taken by tbe Senate should ultimately be accepted as final, this government might become In volved In complications that In futurei years would prove serious. At 0 10 o'clock to ni iib t the Davis reso lutions-those reported from tho commit tee on foreign relations, amended so as to include the recognition of the Republic of Cuba, wore passed by a voto of 07 to iii as a substitute for the resolution adopted by the House of Representative?. All day long tho contest waged with an earnestness, energy, ability and elo quence seldom ?quailed even in tho Sen ate of tbe United States. From 10 o'clock this morning until tbe moment of tbe final voto tho intensity of the interest did not?bate for an instant. Under the agree ment limiting the duration of the speeches, except in specified instances, to 15 minutes, every Senator who HO desired had an opportunity to express his views. No less th-n 25 Senators addressed themoelves to the momentous question under consideration during the day and I while, under the rule, elaborate argu ments were impossible, tho speeches were characterized by ur impassioned, force and eloquence rarely beard In or out of the halls of the American Con gress. It was not until the first vote-that on the amendment of Mr. Turpie, of Indi ana, providing for the recognition of the island republic had been taken-that the Se?ale was brought faoe to face with the tremendons importance of Its action. The ecene in the chamber of many his torio debates was one of incomparable solemnity and impressiveness The gal leries which had been filled apparently to their utmost capacity throughout the day were messed with brlttisntiy attired wo men, and men distinguished in all walks of public and private life. On the floor was every member elected to th?) Senate, save one, Mr. Wallhall, of Mississippi, who wa?, again detained from bis seat by Berioua illness. So deep was bis patriotic interest in the pending question, however, that he notified Mr. Spooner, of Wi aeon ein, with whom he was paired, that be c.mid not deem it fair to hold him to the pair and would, there fore, release bim in order that he might vote. The test vote, quite naturally, was on the amendment offered by Mr. Turpie recognizing the independence of the Cu ban republic It prevailed by a majority of 14. the vote being 51 to 37. By politi cal parties tbe vote was cast as follows: Yeas-Republicans, ll; Democrats, 23; Populists 7-, Silver Republicans 5. Nays-Republicans, 32; Democrats 5. Herc was the individual vote: Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Baker, Berry, But ler, Cannon, Chandler, Chilton, Cloy Cock roll, Daniel, Foraker, Gallingor, Harris, Holtfeld, Jours (Ark.), Jones (Nev.). Kenny, Kyle, Lindsay, McEnery, McLaurin, Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Mason. Mills, Mitchell, Money, Murphy, Nelson, Pasco, Penrose, Perkins, Petti grew, Pettus, Quay, Rawlins, Roach, Smith. Stewart, Taller, Thurston,?'.TUi mau. Turley, Turner, Turpie, Vest, Whit? and Wilson-51. Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Barrows, Caf fery, Catter, Clark, Collum, Davis, De* boe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Faulkner, Fry?, Qear, Gorman, Gray, Hanna, Hana brougb, Hawley, Hoar, Led co, McBride,, McMillan, Morgan, Morrill, Platt (Conn), Platt (N. Y.), Pritchard, Proctor, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Warren, Well ington, Wetmore and Wolcott-37. Upon the final voto the alignment of parties was quite different from that on thoTurpio amendment. An analysis of it follow .<: Yeas-Republicans, 2-i; Democrats, 31; PopnllstP. 7; Sliver Republicans, 5. To tal, 07. Naya-Republicans, VJ; Democrats 2. Total 21. The resolution as finally agreed upon by the Senate is aa follows: Joint resolution for tbe J ecognition of the independence of tbe people and Re public of Cuba demanding that the gov ernment of Spain relinquish ita nutbori . ty and government in the island of Cuba and. to withdraw Ita land and naval forces from Coba and Cobon waters,and direct ing tho Pt oMdoot of tho United States to neo the; land nud naval forces of tho Unite? States to carry these resolutions into effect: . Whereas, ibo . abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three year? In the Island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of tb? United States, havo been a disgrace to Christian civili zation, culminating as they have in tbe destruction of a Unite J States battleship, ' h;.f? . ;'--y:- .... .. . ' with 2<?i of Ita officers nu^erew, while oh a friendlyjvis?t in the harbor of Habana, and cannot longer be} endured, as bas benn sot lorth by the President of the United States In bin message to Congress of April ll, 1898, upon which tho action of Cougre?.? waa invited; therefore, Resolved, by tho Senate and llouce of Representatives of tho United Slates of America, in Congress assembled, First. That tho people of Cuba are and of right ought to bo Tree and independent, and that tho government of tho United Staten hereby recognizes tho Republic of Cuba as tbe true and lawful government of that island. Second. That it is the duty of the United States io demand, and tho govern ment of the t'nited States d>ea hereby demand, that tho government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and govern ment in tho islam! of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. Third. That tho President ol tho United States be, and he is hereby directed and empowered to use tho entire land and na val forcea of the Unitod States and to call into actual service of the United States the military of the several Staten, to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect. Fourth. That tho United States hereby disclaim any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or con trol over said island, except for the paci fication thereof; and assert their determi nation when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people WASHINGTON, D. C, April is-The Sonato resolution ns if passed that body went to tho Housa today. It was con curred in with tho exception of the clause recognizing the insurgents' independ ence. It went back to the Senate rind that body insisted upon ?is original reso lution and both Houses sgrcod to a con ference. The conference is now in session and both houses will reconveno at 8 o'clock to-night, determined to settle tho dead lock and Bend the resolution to tho Presi dent. Whatever decision U reached, it mean.') war. Tho 8panlsh minister herein furnish ing transportation to all Spaniards to re turn. Four hundred left Tampa 'o-day for Cuba to join the Spanish army ou the Island. Secretary. Alger has decided to call out the militia from tho Southern States for tho army of invasion to go to Cuba. General Miles leaves to-morrow to es tablish temporary headquarters In At lanta. At ll p, m. to-night the House and Senate deadlock over the Cuban resolu tion still continued. There seems little chance of any agreement being readied to night. The House refuses for the third time ta accept the Senate resolutions. The dead lock continues The House takes a re cess until midnight. WASHINGTON, April 19.-After one ol tho hardest fongbt bettie* between ihi two houses known in many years Con gress at an early hour this morning came to an agreement upon the most momen tous question which it has dealt with lu c third of a century. The Cuban resolution was passed, and will be sent to the President this morning Ita provisions mean the expulsion o: Spain from the island of Cuba by tb? armed forces of the United Staten. Then were many roll-calla in both houses, am each body held tenaciously for its owe resolution. Tbe conferees had great didi culty in agreeing. Tho urn-, conierencei showed a determination on the parto tho House not to yield a single point, am it was only after u long consultation witt the House leader? that they agreed to el low tho little words "r.re and" in the firs section of the Senate resolution, whicl deolared that the people ot* Cuba are am of right ought to be free and independent Tho resolution ns finally adopted ls tba reported from tho Senate committee oi foreigu relations with the addition of th fe urtu section, known as tho Telle amendment, disclaiming any inttntioi on the part of tho United States to acquin Cuba. Tho resolution cannot bo ?eut ti tbe President until after it ia signed iv tbe presiding oflloers to-morrow The auxiliary force of Invasion ?c ill h asido up nf Souther u troop?. Secretar; Alger, at a conference with army officer, to-day, so decided. The present plan is that the army of in Vision and occupation shall consist of th regular army, reinforced by tho nationa guard from the Gulf and South Atlanti States. ' This decision was reached inasmuch a it ia believed that tbe Southern men wil hi better able to withstand ibo danger o the climate of Cub i The military from tho Northern uni Weste, u States will bo scattered along lb eoast and used to arm the forts and ocas defence*. General Lee leKUfi?d before the wa board that there is no excessive dango to American troops on the island occur ring from the climate. The death rate among the Spanish arm; is dna to the fact that they are badly, fed and there are no sanitary arrangment perfected in camp life. The present intention of the war de partment is to land an army of not lea than 40,000 men in Cuba, hair of wblc! will bo composed of the rogulars, the otb era from the national guard or tho South ern States. - . ?? ? - ? Beware of Ointments far Catarrh tbs Contain Mercury, aa mercury will Barely destroy tim sense cf srae and completely dorauire tb? whole aystem whe catering it through tbo mucous surfaces. Sue articles should barer bo ns=d except on prescrit tiona from reputable physician*, aa tho daniay they will do fa ten fold to tho good you can pou bl j- doriTfl from them. Hall's catarrh Cure. mani factured by F. .T. Cheney A Co', Toledo, o., cot tains BO mercury, and ta taVen internally, aclin directly upon tan btoad and mucous surfaces i fe ayatem. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure I euro you got tho genuine. IlWtsken interna'!' and made In Toledo, Ohio, by ' F. J. Cheney A Ci Teetkopnlals free. ASrsoM by IVoggUts, price 75c. per bottle* Sampson * Fleet te Move on Havana. NBW YOHK. April l-l.;-A special to the Timex from Washington says: j The plans for tho joint land and na rai attack on Havana have been prac tically decided on. They have heen the subject of deliberation of a num ber of meeting? of the naval strategy board of councils of thc joint war and navy boards, and of conferences between the governmental and milita ry circles. From the first it was con sidered absolutely essential that there should be a joint movement of the land and naval forces nf the United States against the Spaniards in Cuba, and thc only thing lett for discussion was the I best course to be pursued in carrying I out this plan. One difficulty that bas continually presented itself is thc fact that the navy is ready for an advance on Ha vana within an hour after the declara tion of war, while thc army could not possibly throw any considerable force in Cuba in less than IS hours. Should the tleet of Capt. Sampson wait until the army is ready? has been asked. Or should it, aa soon as war was de termined on, proceed to carry out its inductions and invest Havana from the sea. lt is now decided that the fleet will at oocc move on Havana, invest it and at the same time hold open thc Flori da straits for thc free transportation of tho troops to the island. A part of the tleet will bc employed for this purpose, as well as to keep open the gulf to the ?rest of Havana for tho like purpose. As soon as the army is ready, which will be within -IS hours, a considera ble- body of troops will be thrown into the province of Pinar Del Kio, in the neighborhood probably of Bahia Hon da, and au advance upon Havana will be begun at once. Tho fleet will co operate with the land forces from the moment they land in Cuba, and both will attack Havana simultaneously. Even if thc resolution finally passed by Congress does not recognize thc present republican government in the island, the pian of the army is to unite with the armies of Gomez and Garcia as allies against the Spaniards, lt is probable that troops will be sent to join these revolutionary annies in Puerto Principe or Santa Clara, or that ships will bc sent to transport sonic of the Cuban troops to the vi cinity of thc Capital. In any event an effort will bc made to co-operate at once with thc armies of tho revolu tionary leaders in the work of driving thc Spaniards out of the island. With tho establishment of a stable and in dependent government in free Cuba, the army will have nothing to do, at least in the preliminary part of thc campaign. The war denartmcut is certain that Gomez and Garcia have respectable armies in the eastern part of the is land. This conclusion is based upon the fact that they have been able to hold back the Spanish arms and even to win notable victories against some of the best officers of Spain. These revolutionary troops, aided by some American regulars and supplied with anns and ammunition, will bc able, it is thought, to do very effective work against thc soldiers under Blanco and Pando. As soon ^s war is declared the war department will issue upon the call of the president orders for the enlist ment of at least 150,000 troops. At first there was some talk of 40.000 volunteers being sufficient for the pur pose, but it will soon bc found that this number would not be sufficient to keep up thc garrisons along thc coast, together with a body of troops suffi ciently large to defend the country from invasion. It would not be nt all adequate to the task of supplying rein forcements for the army of occupation, or of forming a nucleus of a still larger army for any operations on a larger scale than is now contemplated. Certainly not less than 50,000 troops will bc called for at once, and 150,000 men wili be assuredly organized with in a short time after the opening of hostilities. Orders for tho organiza tion of a croat volunteer force ore now prepared and can be issued instantly apon a declaration of war. Until war is declared or recognized as existing nothing further can be done. As soon as it is declared, with a clause in the resolution authorizing the organization of a volunteer army, these orders will be transmitted to the proper quarters and at least 175,000 men will bc ready to respond to the call of the president to go wherever thc government thinks it advisable to send them? Fitz Lee's Modesty. WAKHINUTON, April 14.-(ico.Fit? hugh bec to-day declined the honor of thc reception tendered him. When the committee waited upon him to-day to receive his final decision he began his speech of declination in a charac teristic manner: "book here, boy?," he said in a matter-of-fact tone, "I haven't done a thing that cither one of you, or any American citizen, would .not have done, and I don't seo why there should bc any fuss made about it. Now. I don't want yon to think T am ungrateful, for I am not, but 1 have studied over the matter and feel satisfied that it would bc better not to have the reception. 1 do not for an instant want anybody to think that I wish to put myself forward, and 1 must decline your kind offer." One of (?cn. bee's most intimate friends said that one reason for his not wanting tho reception was that he recognized the fact that ho occupied an official position and felt a hesitancy in accepting any formal domonstra tiou on this account. STATE NEWS - Oconcc County has 100 delhi- ; quent tax -payers. - A case of smallpox is reported al . Johnston, in Edgcficld County. - (?round i^ being broken at Edge- ! held for the base of a monument tn j the Confederate dead of Edgciicld. Mrs. W. C. Whitney, of New York, gave ??5?0 to tho Episcopal Church in Aiken on Easter Sunday. - 1'Moreuco io to have a third to baeeo warehouse this year, ami it i~ to be thc largest in South Carolina. KM) by 200 feet. -- Chains of torpedoes are being put down in Charleston harbor, so as to block the advance or any hostile ves sel in ease nf war. - Mr. doha M. Mos.-, who was formerly a clerk in thc store of Mr. ll T. Scurry. ..f Walhalla, was killed in thc explosion of the Maine. - The clerk nf the State Pension Hoard stales that neatly all the coun ties have sent in their lists. There are live, however, on the laggard list. These are urged to send thc. lists in without delay. - Thc Penitentiary officials say that convicts are coming in slowly ' from the recent spring terms of court. Charleston sent a big batch of 28. Tlic county chain gangs get five con victs to the Penitentiary's one. - The Baptists of our State had 7 I missionaries and colporteurs at work last year. They occupied Oil stations - 51 of them in the country and 42 in towns. Besides these ministers, the Board employs 4 colored preachers for work among the colored people. - It is reported that Ben. Tillman will take a hand in thc interest of Col. ll. B. Watson who is a candidate. If Ben. docs take the stump to advo cate Cohmel Watson we may look for a hot time this summer. ''Your Uncle G coi gc" docs not relish t he iden of a combination trying to double him anf1. will doubtless make greater efforts ?han ever before to get elected. - Darli* gt ni News._ Prank Cox, of Greenville county, xas seriously injured Saturday while stacking plank. A pile of ?roon hoards suddenly toppled over on him and he was borne to thc .mound with ?.tMHJ pounds of lumber on top of him. His bick was dislocated and his lower limbs fruin his hips down were para lysed. The Milite Democratic Convention will bc called together in May. They will re organize then. It is probable that the executive committee, when elect cu, will muer the campaign to begin early in .June. There are now .ir? counties, and it will require nine weeks to make the rounds, provided they lose one day in the week. - An employee ol' th? Pulton Hau and Cotton Mill. Named A. V. Yonne, was instantly killed while repairing some machinery which necessitated his placing his hoad between the spokes of the fly-wheel which started up and caught him, breaking his neck and crushing his head. Ile was about .15 years old and leaves a wife an J four children. - Mr. Henry Pricks was in Wal i halla Tuesday. He will bc 99 year* old on the Otb day of .lune proximo. He resides with his daughter, Mr?. Massey, twenty miles from Walhalla. He walked to Walhalla from her home on Monday in little over half the day. He was horn within four miles of the present site of Walhalla June 9th, 1799. Ile lived in this section until a fes years ago. when he. went to make his home with his (laughter on Tuguloo river. He says he never ha? rode on a train. Ho prefers walking. A number of his friends in Walhalla, who are always glad to see him, tried to get him to ride on thc train from West Union to Walhalla depot, and offered to pay his fare. He. declined with thanks, Haying the train might runoff thc track, that he might get hurt, and then he could not walk. Ile is wonderfully well preserved and does not appear to bc over seventy j years old. He got a shave and went i to the gallery of Mr. G. W. Eaton to ! have his picture taken. He Pays this \ is thc first time he has ever had his likeness struck. - Keovrr. Courier. War, War, War ! 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