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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 - : EgQf? THE SHEEP TO THE MAN. ?SCPS Captured the Medals at World's Fair, 1893. WHATEVER THE POSTUKE, STYLE AND EASE REMAIN THE SAME. ALWAYS IN SHAPE, AT WORK OR PLAY. We Knew What the Trade Demands aud We meet lt. Thc Manufacturer?; Authorize Us to Give With Every Pair Sold This Unheard-of WARRANTY. You may buy a pair of Dutchess Wool Trousers at $2, $?..50, $3, $3.50, $4 or $5 And weacxthem two months. For every SUSPENDER BUT TON that COMES OFF WE will PAY you TEN CENTS. If they RIP at the WAISTBAND^ WE will PAY voa FIFTY CENTS. If they RIP in the SKAT or elsewhere, WE will PAY you ONE DOLLAR or GIVE YOU A NEW FAIR. BEST IN THE WORLD. TRY a PAIR. FOR SALE BY TEE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. War, War, War! Ve are at war with HIGH PBICES CHEAP STUFF, A3V? OTJR RICES ANO QUALITY WILL WIN ! il RVPATK CnnP iirimm juli HUI nm ?UliUl ,u uun" SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, ?enting Our Specialty. CALL AND SEE US. W. D. SIMPSON * CO. COTTON IS CHEAP AND SO ABE 0BOCMBHS6. - . ' LIVE AND LET LIVE IS OUR MOTTO ! WE have a choice and Belect Stock of FAMILY and FANCY GROCERIES, fisting of almost everything you may need to eat. Our.Goods are^ fresh, *e bought for cash, and will be sold ns low as the lowest. Please give rae *H before purchasing your Groceries. Ihanking all for past favors and soliciting a continuance of the same We ?re fours to please, Gr. F1. BIGBY. The Latest Developments in the War Between United States and Spain. PRESIDENT CALLS FOR 125,000 MEN WASHINGTON, April 23 -Tho Pr?sident to day issued 'ho following proclamation calling for 125,000 troops to serve two years: Ii;/ thc President nf the United Staten -A J'roc tarnation.: Wbere;:?, a joint rnsolutiou of Congress was approved on tho 20th day of April, l!S9S, entitled "Joint resolution for th? recognition of thu independence of tho people of Cuba, demanding tho govern ment of Spain relinquish its authority and government of the island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land und naval forces from Cubu sud Cuban waters, and direct iUK tho President of the United States to URO the land nud naval forcea of the '. United States to carry these resolutions into effect." Whereas, by an Act of Congreas enti tled ''An Act to provide for temporarily increasing tho military establishment of th? United States in time of war and for other purpo-es," Bpproved April 22, 1808, the President is authorized, in order to raise a volunteer army, to issue his pro clamation calling for volunteers to serve in tho army of the United States. Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the United States, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Consti tution and lawn, and deeming sullicjent occasion to exist, have thought tit to call forth, and do hereby call forth, volun teers to the aggregate number of 125,000 in order to carry into effect the purposes of the said resolution, the same to be ap portioned, as far as practicable, among the sevt-rai States and Territories and the District of Columbia, according to impu tation, and to servo for two years, unless sooner discharged. The details for this object will be im mediately communicated to the proper authorities through the war department. In witness whereof I have hereunto yet my band and caused the Beal of the United Siates to oe allix ed. Done at the City of Washington, this twenty-third day of April, A D. 1M)8, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-second. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. By the President: John Sherman, Sec retary of State. WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Presi dent to-day called upon the people of the United States for the first time in thirty years to manifest their martial strength, this time the call being upon a united people to go forward to battle with a for eign foe. The Secretary of War created a new army corps. The two taken to- j getber, with other news of to-day, showed that the regular army will soon move on ? Cuba, and that meantime the volunteers Will be equipped and dri led The Preai- j dent's proclamation, while actually is- ' sued, was not certified to the Governors j of the State! and Territorien, and will not j be until Monday. The reason is two fold. In the first place, the war depart ment desires to avoid destroying tho pres ent organization of the National (>uard, which is to be called into service first The Guard regiments are composed of twelve companies, and being officered more numerously than the regular army regiments would have to bo changed to correspond to the anny organization in order to comply with the Inw as lt exists. The pending Hull bill, however, provides for meeting juBt snob ?? emergency, and '?, permita the use of the. National Guard as ' as organized. This consideration ia itu- j portant, inasmuch as many of (he Na-j lionel Guard have voluntoertd only un- ! der condition that they umy servo as now I organized. The a<:tual consideration i wych influenced the department In post- i poning the certification of the call until ? Mondayish desire to (pake ?ur*? that ! by the quarter man ter and commissary departments for transporting and feeding the largo number of men called for. This is no light task, as the volunteers must be taken by the government al a certain point In every State, where they are col lected by the Governors. Telegrams have been coming from al most every section of the country to Sec retary Alger from Governors uud militia officers, conveying information as to the length of time, surprisingly short in many case?, that would be required by them to gather their forces ready for mus ter. The meo &.* fast as mustered io by regular army officers in the various States will be brought to one of the three great depots, namely, Washington, Rich mond and Atlanta, where they will be organised to meet tbe requirements ot modern army tactics. The fact that kich mond is named as />ne of these points is taken in some quarters ss an evidence that Fi th ugh Lee is. to receive a volun teer commission, either as one of the four major generals or one c f the nine briga dier generals provided for in the volun teer bill, for lt ls believed that it was largely at hts instance that Richmond was selected as one of the points of con centration. In anticipation of the certification of the President's call a vast number of tele grams and letters have- begun to flow in upon Secretary Alger offering the ser vices of the senders as volunteers in tho army. So numerous are these communi cations that the Secretary has been obliged to request the press to notify the people that such communications should be directed to the Governors of their re spectivo States and Territories, as he bas DO author Hy uuder the law to accept vol unteers d?roctly. Tho formation of a grand army corps in tho department of ] tho Sooth, with headquarters at tho i IhroB Qulf pmts, is evidence that th? government is to move upon Cuba at i once with til? regular army, leaving tho | i volunteers just called for tn he disciplined j i and worked into shape for futur? UM* in j tue campaign. Tho formal order for tho creation of thin army division, issued at : the war department at tlie do?? of nflice hourn, isas follows: Headquarters of tho Army; Adjutant General'* Ollie?, Washington, April 23, 1N>S.-General Ordern: Hy direction of tho Secretary of Wmr tho following orders (if the President ar? pnhhshod for the in formation and guidance of all concerned: 1. Tho United StateH troops assembled ! in the Cuiokamauga National Park will j form un encampment lo bo known as ; Camp George H. Thomas, and will con stitute, temporarily, an army corps un der tho command of Major (louerai John h. llrooke. The corps will consist of ono dividion of cavalry, ono division ol in fautry and one brigade nf light nrtillery The cavalry anti infantry divinion*, will each bo composed of not moro than tinco brigades, consisting of three or mont t regiments ?ach. Tho artillery brigade ; will bo composed of two battalions, each I comprising livo batteries. Tho corpa j commander will assign the ?enlor officers ? present for duty with each arm to the command of divlsionsand brigades. 2. The infantry regiments con cent ral ed at Kew Orleans,1 La?, Mobile, Ala., sud Tampn, Fla.; areeo' stilled divisions un- , der the command of Hrh;, (?en William1 It. Shailer, Brig. C?en. John J. Coppin ger and Brig. (i?u Jamts F. Wad?, re- | speetively. Tho division commanders . will form their divsi es into brigades and assign the sonior officers present lor duty to command them. By comtna'jd ol Major (Jen Miles. II. C. Corbin, Adjutant Grnerni. While it is the purpoHO of the war d? partaient to secure only National Guards men as far as possible under this fir?t oall for volunteers, yet in Staus whore | thore are no National Guards, or where the number falls below the quota fixed in the cal I the States will be ex peeled to sup- ; ply the volunteers regardless of their 1 ck of organization. In fact this must be done under the law. On the basia of to day's call for 125,000 men the various States and Territories, iuciudiug the District of Columbia, will be called upon to supply each the f??llow iug number of volunteers: A Inhams 2,500, Arkansan 2,025, California 2 138, foh?rado 1,298, Connecticut 1,(507, Delaware 341, Florida750, G-nrgia 3,>74, Idaho 232, lllt noi> 6,003, Indiana 1 .'102, Iowa 3.772, Kan sas 2,778, Kentucky ?1.407, I ouisiaiia 1, U40, Maine 1.250, Msryla? d 1,042, Massa chusetts 4,721, Michigan 2,308, Minnesota 2,874. Mississipui 2,257 ?i-s..iiri 5.411, Mentana 524, Nebraska 1,409. Nevada 13*. New Hampshire 752, New J-rsey 2,002, New York 12,513, North Carolina 2,5<4. North Dakota 401, Ohio 7.231, Oregon 829, Pennsylvania 10,709, Rhode Islam! 710, South Dakota 745, Souih Carolina2,230, Tennessee 3.0G0, Texa* 4 229, Utah 425. Vermont 034, Virginia 2.913, Washing ton 1,178, West Virginia 1,389, Wisconsin 3,174, Wyoming 2.U, Ariz na 181, District of Columbia, 449, New Mexico 380, Okla homa 143. Tho navy department was considerably excited to-dsy over a va*t number of ru mors, which carne from ?ll sources, re specting the seizure of ships. At the close of tho day Secretary I.ong said that he bad a notice of only one seizure so far, that of the Buenoventura, already re ported. It has not yet been dutermined what disposition tn make of this ship, nor has lt been decided to ordef her before a prize court. No purchases of ships were made during the day, but all the energies of the department are bent toward the speedy equipment of those already ac quired. It is not believed that any offi cial notice has been received hy the de partment concerning tho blockading squadron, although rijsld adhesion to the rule of not giving any news ns to tho movements of ships micht havo prevont pd knowledge bf any such dispatch from leaking out. HAVANA April 23 8.30 p m.-YeMor ilav afternoon nt. 4 4\ o'clock the eerv.ii pbnre signalled that a fleet had been Mlghud on the eastern side of the inland. It was said to bo without any colors to show its nationality. At u p. m. the semaphore signalled that lt was the United States fleet which was in sight and at G. 15 p. m. a red (lng was run up at the signal station, warning jims wore fired from Morro Castle and ifterwa'ds from Cabanas fortress, adjoin ing it. This causf d excitement through out the city and waa tho fw*t real note of tear. When the first signal came fiOlti the semaphore station, n Britinh schooner which was in the harbor put to sea . Sho ivas immediately followed hy tho Gor nau steamer Item u? Some time after ward the American steamer Saiatoga put .o eon. The cannon ?bota from the fortress itirred up the regular troops and volun * eera throughout Havana and its vic!ni - ,y. and there was a rush to quarters. The lignai gunn from the fortifications echoed o the palace and . h rough the streets, :?u?iog people to rush from the houses vlih the result that all tboroughfarea vere soon crowded with excited inhabi anu. There waa no sign ot alarm any where. The Spaniards are confident that lavana ls prepared for any eventuality md they have great faith lu the strength >f their fort? batteries, etc.. and in the ef ecti veness of their heavy artillery. An this dispatch is sent the civil and nilitary authorities of Havana aro in con ultation at the palace, and evory precan t?n poatdble to the Spaniards ban been sken to guard against a night surprise, md to resist an attack if bombardment is om men ced. Throughout the evening the scenes of nthuslasm continued in the harbor dla riots, and San I?*uro avenue was full of fiitfll'-tftCV 'lr V? - ? lt. V. " . . l?M>pl(? who shouted deti toce itt tho dis- I td-.i American fleet. i It \v:is ?y, '.i inuit d this tn filing that there wer?" '15/4fO t<> '10,000 H.. D tiiuler irma i? Havana prop? r Th? district DUtsidc. of Havana ai llio aa mo M in o was held by tin? battalions ol engine -,?-. HAVANA. April S'., *J a. m -MorroCas tle openod tire on tin- lighting Miuatlroti atthe United status at ll o'clock last night. About ten shots ?ere sent io tho [lirectiou Of ?air ship*, hut n<?t ono ,,f them took e fleet, un<l no shots were fired in return. Tho Spaniards hud apparently seen the lights <?f tho New York while the latter WHS signalling to it ship ol the squadron. Tho (iring was reported by the officer nf the deck, Knsign J.H. Kdle, to ('apt, Chadwick, who was asleep at the time. The young officer , naked the captain in somewhat excited tones whether the Now York natl not helter discontinuo signal ling j VXo.'VmuUered ("ai t. Chadwick; willi lim utmost e >< loess, "there is no ut.-i ty for stopping I he sitrnuls l io ahead. ' Later Capt. Chad wick was on tho for ward luidge, wheoco lu? watched the tongues <-f Hames shoot out from Mono Castle. Hi? glanced in tin? direction of tho Spanish fort!fica!ions for a few sec onds, anti thou turned his huck on them in silent contempt, and went hack to his bed, perfectly certain tba Spaniards could do no damage at livo miles, which was the approximate distance of th? tlxgxhip from Morro Castle. Another officer sa;d: "The Spaniards probably became nervous and decided they could not sleep without some, fire works. They can't hit anything any way." Thero was no excitement on hoard the tlagsbip during Morro Castle's futile at tempt at gunnery. Tho discipline was fpleudid. In fae!, at this hour many peo plo on board the flagship do not know that Spain's first guue of wur have been tired, aud that th? New York was their target. KEY NVKST, April 24.- Another prize was brought in this monning by the United Slates gunboat Helena, Com mander W.T. Swinburne. She turned nut tu be the Spanish steamer Miguel Jovtr, bound from New Orleans for Bar celona, with a cargo amounting to about ?2,000 tons of cotton and grain. The Ha nan* ?gents of the Miguel .iovor are Bar bollo ?fe Co., 43 Cuba street, bhe bas a capacity ol ?.fuW tous, triple expansion engines anti itu electric lighting plant. Sh? ls classified A 1 by the Lloyds. Ensign Christy, with a crew of lt? from tho cruiser Detroit and four from thc ling-hip, brought into port C.. afternoon the captured Spanish steamer Catalina, Captain Patio, 3,41>1 tous, which left Car [liz Merell 7, anti was bound from Now Orleans to barcelona via Habaos, foi which latter port she waa making whet taken. Tho Candida was captured abott I o'clock this (Sunday ) morning, 12Hillel from Habana. She was taken by tin cruiser Detroit. When ?he first shot wa' fired her captain made H desperate ?Hol lo escape his pursuer, and tho chase wai prolonged for eight milos. Finally J solid shot brought her to. She is carry lng a cargo of 0,000 bundles of staves. Monti.i: April 24.-A special from Hi loxi, Miss., says the revenue cutter Wi noua fr un Mobile captured th? Suatiisl Steamer Saturnina at Ship Island, Miss but likely will have to remain in quar miine with the pri/.o until the limo ti quarantine detention is oat to-morrow o next day. The Saturnina i" from Sag? to ship Island, Captain Zuclaga in coin maud, 1 87(> tous. NKIV YoltK, April 2."?.-A dispatch t the Press f rom Key West says: The gun boat Wilmington to day captured th Spanish schooner Candid ia, with a deel load of charcoal intended for Habana where st ls extremely valuable for fuel At this writing th? dishing is bearii); lown tin a schooner lo tho southeast Tho breeze is slow, and while she has ni ill sail, the Gushing will overhaul he diortiy. She has tho start, but tho Cusli ng bas the steam. Tho torpetlo boat Porter to-day car tnrod tba Spanish schooner Antonio, lc len with sugar for Habana. The Antoni n?n ?eut io Key West willi ri prize cre? >ffnur men under Nuv. i Cadet Dulloisi HAVANA, April 24, Noon -During th jarly morning the Morro Castle battent iperied fire on thc fleet, but without th dight est effect. There have beon n sasualities among our forces up to th lour of writing, and not a single shot lu leen fired against the batteries. LONDON, April 2.">.-The St. Potersbnr lorrespnndent of tin? Haily Telegrapl elegraphiug Saturday, says: "Kmperr Vich?las to-day granted an audience I he Spanish ambassador, Duke Da Ti lames, and discussed witii him thoCuha juestion at great length. A conf?rent if tho ambassadors of tho Powers on tl: object of Cuba has been held at lue foi ?ign office and well-informed persons di liare that Russia will support Spain." The Berlin correspondent of tho star lard says: "Germany will take no ttej ?rfjodle.ial to the United State?:, nt irobably Join in any intervention" c Ipain's behalf, it is evident, therefor hal tho meeting yesterdHy (Saturday) dresden, between Emperor William ai Cmperor Francia Joseph signally falk r? bring (?er in soy into lino with A list ria It is announced that tho Princa Vales held a council day before yestertb t Marlborough House on bebalfoftl {neon for tho purpose of approving tiru I'tb? neutrality proclamation. It issu os.ed that the proclamation will I trictly in the lino of precedents, callii ttenlion to the British Foreign Unlit aent Act, and warning British subjec gainst blockade breaking oraidiugtl elllgerenls in any way. The coalb uestion will be met by a provision th elligerents will be supplied at ?ritii crts with not more o al than ls nut lent to oarry them to the nearest port tielr own country or some nearer desi nation, ?nd no mont ?nal will Im supplh il '.o th? sam?? vessel within months, except hy special permis-ion. Armed ships will ho prohibited from .'.irrylug prizes ?11(0 British putt-, in iduding ?{?os? 01' ibo ?oioni< s, i n M 1 winni ?, Tenn.; April ?I. l'hickamauga .'.u k was visiteo! to-day Ly nt l?as( |."?,ooo peoplu. Ml ilo> regular trains running into Chattanooga were jammed willi ?ight-se?rH from th? sur rounding country, and an occasional ex cursion train was crowded lo tho doors. 1 l'.xira trains w?r? run to ttl? park as ol . ? ten aa possible to accommod?t o th? , throngs anxious to sen tho hluo eoaied j United status warriors. Th? camp! grounds of th? *<&th infantry and of th? I Oth ami IO;h cavalry, all colored troops, ! attracted t lu? colored people, and thous* ands of them lingered near tho t? nts all day. laughing and ?hatting with the sol diers. Th? unloading nf troops which arrived 1 lat? yesterday afternoon and last night, a ia) many of whom wer? compelled to staj io tim railroad yards uti account ol a partial blockade ot tin- track, was lin is hod tiefoio noon, and then lb? now arrivais wer? sent tu 'ho pm |". < ino full r?giment of infantry arrived to-d.ty, thc 7th, Irom Kort Logan, Colorado, originally des tined for New Orleans, lt. wascommand ed hy Col. Bonham, ami consisted offiM) men and ntllner* tn'all. They were sent out to th? park during th? aflurno m and unloaded. Battery lt, of th? 4th artillery, from .1 ackson Har racks, Louisiana, 7? men and six guns, also arrived dining the (hy. (Quartermaster Gen. Loo will move his ollie? and headquarters to Chickamaugn Park to-morrow, where in future li? will transact all business connected with (Jen. Brooke's army. A ? ? j t <?en. Sheridan, ol (ten. Brooke's stall', will also move to the park. Asa result of several oneonnters which convivial troopers have had with Chatta nooga police, one of which resulted in the wounding of two negro civilians, the sol diers in future will have to leave theil sidearms at tho camp when allowed leave of absence. JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April 2/?.-A special to the rimes-Union and Citizen from Tampa says: Government ntticiah here havo made arrangements looking ti an invasion of Cuba. Twenty of tin leading Cuban physicians have been en gaged to go to Cuba with tho army fron this city, arni twenty hright young men who speak l'.ugliah, will accompany then as interpreters. These arrangement: wero made to ?lay. Tho otlicers ol' th? post were very busy on Important'mat lera and a number of thom went to For Tampa, where they spout tho day ii consultation with President IL B. Plant Vico President F. (f.. Drown ami Capt James W. Fitzgerald, the siiperiniendeu of tim Plant Mteatuship Lino. This con aiiltalioti was mainly over tho transporta lion of troop-? from fhla olly to K?y Wus and Havana. The officers mid? dos inquiries regarding tho capacity of th various boals of tho Heel and UH IO wini accommodations they offered io tho mei whilo en mute. Th?? boats were m eu* ured and everything was gone over.i detail, Superintendent, Fitzgerald doin all in his power lo make mailors dear t the otlluera. Meshy Wants to KaLc a Regiment. SAS FRANCISCO, Apjil '22.-Col. Joh S Mosby, of guerilla fame, who ia now resident ol this city, has wired to Gei Miles for authority to raise a battalion 0 regiment of volunteers for special servie in the front. Thc Call to Anns From the ] Prcsi dent* COLUMBIA, S. C.. April 2."?.-Hoi is tho official announcement (if tli President*.-! call for South Carol i ti volunteers. Il is less than was c; peeled and will badly scatter the ?Soul Carolina troops so the annouuccuici is made to-uight. WASHINGTON, April 25, 1898. To thc Hovernor of South Carolin; Columbi ?i, S. C.: Thc number of lro<?ps]o?rnm yoi State, under the call of tho Presiden dated April 23d, 1898, will he or regiment and one battalion infanti and one heavy battery of arti lier lt is the wisli of thc President th: the regiments of thu national guard ( State militia shall boused as far : their numbers will permit for tl reason that they are armed, cquippi and drilled. Please wiro as carly ? possible what equipments, amman lion, arms, blankets, tents, etc.. yi have and what additional you will r quire. Please also state when troo| will be ready for muster into Unit?. States survice. Details to follow I mail. IL A. ALGER, Secretary of War. Immediately upon receipt of tl above call (?overnor Kllerbe sent tl following telegram in reply: COLUMBIA, April 1898. lt. A. Alger, Secretary of Wa Washington, I). C. Your telegram received. Soul Carolina will respond t" the call the President. Will furnish inf?! mation requested :n soon as pract cable. W. If. KLLKUBB, (?overnor. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh th Contain Mercury, in mercury will surely dent roy Iba ??-nue of inn mid completely derauRfl toe wtmlo ?y?>lera wr, mtnrlne lt through the inucoua mirlares. Si krticlt-s ehoiihl i ? vcr bo us d except, OD preset lions from reputable physician* as tbndarni they nhl 'In i* ion fold to tho g>.od you can poi tily'denve from tliem. llail'bi aiarrn Turn mai riicturrd by K.J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, O, c lat ns no mercury, and is taken Internally, actl llrecily upon tun blood and mucous surfs* tn ?..o system. In buying llatl'a ratarrh (Hire mr? you gel the genuine. ItUtjkcn interna ind made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. CUansy A < read moolala free. M'S ?td by DrugglsU, price 76c PT bottle. Sou i h ('uni] ina to thc Front. Wc agree most heartily with tko \i w N'?llci.nin<i /'nsf 'that'"the '.oe for argument ngaiusl war has ron . 1 ;.. that ''rightly or. wrongly, we nv ia for it," iitui that it is now otu lut y ''to bring tho 'struggle to an .arl) ami successful termination." "An unsueei ssful war wimbi bu :t fa: worse thing fur the United Slates than a successful une. and u war of mu? kind or other wc now must have." The President has issued his procla mation calling for one hundred aid twenty-live thousand volunteers, and South Carolina should furnish ita full quota, whatever that may be, and re i-pond to every call that may hu wade now ami hereafter upon it for utcu and means with which lo prosecute th struggle. We sh ill <lo all that wo can to sup 1 >rt thc (?ovcninictit, ut Washington, thc navy on thc sea and tin? army in thc field in their ii If j ir ts !.? achicTC victory for tho American artus. Thc longer thc test of battle is delayed thc worse it will bc for us. Instead nf waiting for six weeks he fore making au ad vaneo on Cuba, as suggested in tin; dispatches on Saturday, thc ad vance should bc ordered in six days we wish it would begin in six hours. What thc country wants now is that thc business shall bc finished with the least possible loss ol' time. When tuc demand for war was being urged with frantic earnestness by thc Jiu goes at Washington, it was said that thc United States would whip thc light in twenty-four hours. That was six weeks ago. and we are told now that si\ weeks inore ol' preparation will bc required before thc army will hu ready to invade ('nba: and thc President has issued a cull for volun teers to serve in the United States anny for two years unless sooner dis charged. Thc time limit is too great, and, now that we must light, wc want to get through with it. If thc strug gle shall bc carried over into thc next commercial year, the losses to this country ure beyond calculation. No ono will question thc perfect ' loyalty" of thc Now York Tribune to thc ( Jovernmcnt and thc old flag, and what it says will probably be ac ccpted as sincere, as follows: 'Thc Nation is not enthusiastic in the common and baser sense, over this war with Spain, lt, has not wanted thc war. lt docs uot want it. lt. has tried every honorable means of avoid ing it. liven at this late moment it would welcome a means of averting it. Hut the war is being forced upou it, and it meeta it, not with wild enthu siasm, not with rejoicing, hut with sadness ut thc dire necessity, and yet with absolute confidence in thc justice of its cause, and with that serene self continence that is thc best assurance of success.'' We agree with the Tribune that, thc country does not vr.nt war and would welcome a means of averting it; but wc do not agree with it that thc war has been forced upon it, except by Congress and thc newspapers, and that there has been any sufficient cause for it; but right or wrong, just or unjust, it is hero and it must he waged by the United States with only one object in view-victory, with only one spirit animating thc people-sacrifice, with only one watchword-duty. Only one result is possible, and South Carolina must have its proper place in tho pic ture; not in horse play for thc benefit of children; not in newspaper hysterics, and official windmills, hut in tho ranks and wherever there, is lighting to he done. The sooner it is over the better, and no efforts should he spared to cod it. before tho opening of thc next com mercial year. : Thia war with Spain, as wc have said, will not bo like tho war in this country more than thirty years ago. The only interruption of our ordinary vocations will bc in our foreign trade. There is no North or South in this struggle, except as it, shall appear iu results, after the conflict is over, hut the whole country, all thc States of thc Southern Confederacy and of the United States, arc equally responsible ..... f..- ?1.:..t?_ t...i f iiOu ?in .nt. m.. jrit.it MI nm, uuv IUI 11.3 success. Thc present business is fighting. Tho harder and hotter the fighting thc sooner the restoration sf peace and good order to Cuba and ts our own country.-News and Courier. _. _ - .-m - Mr. K. L. Koche died io Charles ton, S. C., on ISth instant. Ile was well and favorably known throughout the State. Ile was commissioner of South ('anilina in charge of the South Carolina exhibit at both thc New I Means and Atlanta Expositions. Mr. Huche was for a number of years secretary of thc South Carolina Agri cultural Society and was phosphate inspector for thc ."-'tate for several rein. - Thc State librarian is receiving numerous requests' for copies of thu new acts just now. but has to give all applicants the same answer-that J\e.y arc still In the hands of the State printer. The law requires the icts to bc out thirty days after thc adjournment of thc Legislature. It is two months -ince that body ad journed. It is stated that thc acts tv i ll probably be ready for distribut ?os Lue first of next month. Thc syndicate that recently leas? .'d the obi Dorn gold mino at McCor mick seems to have ample faith in the profitableness of their investment, [.'or some time past they have had a arge force of hands working day and jight sinking a shaft on a very prom sing vein that has been newly di? lOTered.