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IMKi ■ ;jbuc The Rlorense D^ily TTmes. Vol. IV. FLORENCE. S C.. FRIDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 25, 18AK. Xu. 151' FIRE INSURANCE. THE LARGEST AND MOST LIBERAL COM PANIES IN THE WORLD. WM. R. BARRINGER, aut. OFFICE ATCENTRAL HOTEL.' IK PERSONAL VEIN S' IE ARE OUR OWN PEOPLE AND SOME ARE NOT. Th y Com« mod go RUd do Many Thing* nod It QlVM ua Fleuurn to Uenr of Their Movement*. Mr. B. C. Ealey wa« in town la^t night. Mr. Jaa. Doughen of Palmetto w.t8 in town to-day. Mr. J. N. AUehraud is spondiug tt day in Charleston. Mr. J. J. Conyers of Snmter was in che city this morning. Mr. J. W. Cannon has been on a visit to Timmonsvitle. Z. T. Kershaw, Esq., spent yes terday in TimmonsTiUe. Editor B. 0. Bristow of Kiug- •troe was in town to-day. Mr. F. 8. Hoag of this city has been on a visit to Middle, Ga. APPROACHING MEETING. DIVERS AT WORK. The Reason Mr. Lems McCall of Darlington was in the city this morning. Mr Louis Cohen of Charleston has been on a visit to Florence. Mrs. B. H. Rucker and children It for Darlington this morning. Prevargllen* Will Begta Ne»* Week for it* Opening on Snodny, March 6. Mr. J. E. Schoolfield, the noted and successful evangelist, will be gin a meeting at the Methodist church, thia city, ou Sunday, March 6, that ia, just a little over one week from to-day. Mr. Van Pelt, who accompanies him as choir master, will be here next Thursday night at wuich time a prayer meeting and song service will be held. After the prayer meeting he will organize a choir, and on the following two nights, Friday and aatnrday, there will be singing and prayer services. This work ia in the way of prepa ration for the next week, and all the Christian people of the town are earnestly urged to attend these preparatory services. Mr. Schoolfield will be on hand in time to begin Sunday. Don’t fail to see Stackhouse’s horses and mules before buying. Local Pickings Rev. Dr. M. M. Kinard of Co lumbia, president of the Lutheiau Synod of South Carolina, ia ex pected in the city Sunday. He will preach to the Lutheran con gregation at both services, morn ing and evening. But the CftUteof the Matue’* Ife slru't ivu Is Still Unknown Washington, Feb 24.—Rumo-a of startling discoveries iu the wreck of the Maine were le** fre quent, but there Were enough of them ntill afloat to-day to warrar t Secretary Long in making this statement to the newspaper men as he left his offic*: “Summing up the situation, I should say the navy d< partawnt knows to-day nothing more about the cause of the disaster than it did five minutes alter the receipts 3° pc*r cent ol the 1're ini- 0 s'X ti ' ,tdi ‘ P ‘ , ' h '■ 1)lai “ ««» y.■« aro now ptyHj in Th. secretary*, attantiou wa. some other Company. drawn to the published Ktat^meot from Captain CroWinshield, chief — "" • ■" " of the bureau of navigation, had MILITARY ACTIX 1TY just arrived at Tampa, Fh.., on the Montgomery from a trip to Cuba, where he hsd been inspect ing the prospective coalng stations near Matanzas. The secretary's comment was simply this: “Captain Crowinshield has not besn to Cuba. He has been olT with his boy on matters not in any wise connected with the busi ness of the navy.3 I am writing so many Life Insurance Policies, is that the times arc so hard. I he business man knows that it it is hard tor him to get along, it will almost be impossible for his wife and little ones to esrn a livelihood when lie is gone unless he provides lor them with Life Insurance. State ITutuai Life Assurance Co. 1 can save you from 20 to Sanborn Cbase, Gen’I Agent. Tlie fiowruinriit 1# Prep arltm for \\ lintever Mn) Happen. Chicago, Feb. 24.—The Tribune has the following from Washing ton : “I d > not propose to do any thing at all to precipitate war with Spain. Dp to the present I do not think war is either uecie- sary or inevitable. 1 would be Until the couclmion of .the in- lu * 1,1 ni - v ‘buy, however, it i did vestigation of the.court of inquiry ,,r ' t P 1 ‘l ,arH or the uturi. lire at Havana, the principal bueinoea ls grave * n( * policy of the navy department in coll . | ot thn a<iininistration wi ! b. Diction with the Maine, will term.uerl almost entirely by re late to the conduct of the wreck ing operations. Captain Lemly, the advocate genera), who thie branch of work iu nmnediato of the administration will be d«- the J course of events from time toj time. There is no nuceaaity of j alarming the people, but congress must be ready to assist the ad* charge, to-day received from the Marrit and telegrams m >i>istratiou without makiug too Cham' an i many inquiries ns to the course of wrecking company at New York c, u reut events.” stating that the steamer Merrit i^°.‘ v 8H1, , lUO , r c '‘ l ' t )<l upon and wracking lighter Sharp had I hm* m order to ask some serious in sailed for Havana, and that, the tug Underwriter with the chief would leave New York Saturday for the same place. The only exact information received by the Sen have J few days with his parents iu thia ceived another lot of fine horses city. | and mules. | “H avai i a> p # b. 24, Long, Secre tary Navy.—-Wreck ing tag R ght iA.m arrived yesterday. Bogins work to-day. Much iucumhuriug [metal must be blasted away iu Mr. Jas. Stackhouse of Marion I w * “ “T detail. Navy divers down aft, has been on a visit to his son in but had . b een repeat * Leveu days, forward, four days. thisidty Cd Tw U n e q d n Wn ; ^ k , t n Bodies of Jenkins and Merritt not 7 1 “Well. IU h a rd l H rk hnt Tnhn f0QQd T wo unidentified bodies of crew found yesterday. Aft [ and mules. Owe Resowrce Left. (Chicago Times-Herald.) A farmer whose eon was an Mr. L. H Mearee who hae been quite sick for eeveral days ie out again. I A farmer whose eon was an ap St.ckhoa.e of M.ri0D P licant (M » PO"itio. under the „i,it to hi. .on in Government, but had been repeat edly turned down, said: “Well, its hard luck, but John Rev. C. D. Maun of Providence J has missed that civil service exam- wes i» the city a short while yee- amination again. It looks like teruay morning. they just won’t have him!” “What was the trouble?” Mrs. M. R. DeBerry of Timmons- “Well, he wuz short on spellin’ ville is visiting at tho home of an > geography, an’ sorter back- Mr. Theodore Kuker. (ward on history, an’ missed purty fur in mathematics.” “What’s he going to do about it?” “I .dunno. Times hard, an’ I reckon he’ll have to go back ter teachin’ school for a liv- Mrs. J. J. McCown spent last ni ?ht iu the city with the family of tier son Mr. J. W. McCown. Mr. R. C. Gregg has been ap- p inted agent for the New York Life Insurance Cc., and will travel the State. Dditor Chas. F. Saubnry of B nuettsville passed through F crence this morniug en route for Charleston. Mr. W. W. Dick the travelling! salesman for Hsrby & Co., whole sale groesrs, Sumter, S- C., was in! tht city this morning. Mr. J. W. Ragsdale has been •i: c in bed at South Carolina Col it gi for three weeks, but we h will soon be up again.- m usville Enterprise. Ir. S, 0- Walker wil. l“*va for G tfuey City to-night, I he cotton s.msou being about over. Mr. Walk er uformed us this morning that h* bought while in Florence this pMt season 6,000 bales in compartment filled with detached, broken and buoyant furniture and fittings, mud and confusion. Spanish authorities continue of fers of assistance and care for wounded and dsad. Every thing that goes from wreck to the United States should be disinfected. • * u* | Wrecking company should provide "U™* -*Uor this. Surgeon of the Maine, Astor, consulting with others recom mended that all bedding and . .clothing should be abandoned. Standard bred trotting horses for Might go to acclimated poor. Un- questions as to the policy of the administration, President McKin ley, with the utmost frankness, has uttered, the above words. There is now no doubt of the fact with Spain. It does not follow that war will come, but the activi ty in both the war and the navy departments is too unmistakable to be concealed- The president and bis cabinet mute in the belief still, in spite of all evidence to the contrary, that the explosion of the Maine was the resnlt of an unfortunate accident, but to recognize the fact that the contrary may prove true at almost any hour, and that if it is shown, even inferentially that Spain had a hand iu the catas trophe, there will be but one thing to do, and that will be to seize the island of Cuba by force of arms. At no time since the war of the rebellion has the military branch of the government been so active as it has to-day- Hloo«l I'uikiiii l'tm*<l There is no doubt, ucoord iig to the many remarkable cures per formed by Bonnie Blood Balm (“W. B- B.”) that it is far the best tonic and blood purifier ever man ufactured. All otheis [isle into insignificance, wlun compared with it. It cures pimples, ulcers, skin diseases, ai d nil mnnner of blood and skin Ailments. Buy the best, and don't throw your money away on ctil uitutes. Try the long tested and old leliablo B. B. B. $1.00 per large bottls. For sale by druggists. A HAD CASE or I! in. Three years ago I contracted a blood poison. I applied to a physician at otic , and his treat ment came near killing me. I employed an old physician and thou went to Kentucky. 1 then went to Hot Springs and remained two mouths. Nothing seemed to core mu permanently, although temporary relief was given me. 1 returned home a ruined man physically, with but little pros-* pect of ever gelling well. 1 was persuaded to try Botanic Blood Balm.LEL-lL.R- every nicer. Z. T. Hallikton, Macon, Ga. For sale by druggists- Feb. sale by Stackhouse & Son. W antes. A second hand safe at once. Florence Harness Co. hope -Tim- Kemoval Notice. This is to inform my patrons and friends and the public in gen eral that my place of busines* ie now between Lake’s and Bultman’s less fittings and equipments might be towed to sea and thrown over board. Will take all imnediate responsibility, but invite depart ment’s wishes. Shall old metal of superstructure and like be saved? Friends of theduad should understand that we are its the top ics. Chaplain Ubndwisk, charged j with all matters relative'to tie dead. His conduct is beyond Don’t know whatadportsj I’or 8i»l« The following legal blanks are or sale at the Times-Messenorr office: Bill of saio, note and bill of sale, lien on crop, agricultural ease and lien, hen and mortgage, note and chattel mortgage. Also magistrate’s blanks. Chambcrlatn’a Cough Itetiicdy Alwaja Prove* i:tfe<‘<>iul. There are n:> better medicines on the market than Chamberlain’s. We have used the Cough Remedy when all others failed, and in every instance it proved effectual. Almost daily we hear the virtues of Chamberlain’s remedies ex tolled by those who have used them- This is not an empty puff, paid for at so much a line, but is voluntarily given in good faith, in the hope that suffering humanity may try these remedies and, like the writer, be benefitted.—From the Glenville (W. Ya.) Pathfinder. Mr. J. H. Winburu the photo grapher is in Florence for a few days and at the tent in Bout of the Times-Mebsesgek office. He offers you the best of work and an excellerft premium given with every dozen cabinet photographs For ptrticnlars call at the gallery | For aale by all druggists and med- stores on Evans street, where I ami praise better situated than ever before to are being printed butthe intensely serve the trade. in big tent. —■ ■ - — •» ♦ Not Always L'uUcrstood. ’A fact of ten overlooked, or not al ways understood, i» that woman suffer ns much from distressing kidney and bladder troubles as the men. Tin- womb is situated back of and very , close to the bladder, and for that rea son any distress, disease or income- j nienre manifested in tin* kidneys, icine dealers. C. H. Barringer. 3td-Feb.24. [active representatives of the pre^s , ^,.0 bladder or urinary passage is of- bere have been very considerate ot I teni by-mistake, attributed to tenia Ie (if COtiOll. m° and my position. (Signed) “Hig#bek,” Secretary Long i mined lately answered Captain Sigsbee,approv ing all his recommendations. He was directed to have Lieutenant wtOO-Dr R. Detebon’a Anil liluivtlr May be worth to you in re than $) 0 if you have a child who soils be ding from incontinence of wa ter during sleep. Cures old and young alike. It arrests the trou ble at once. $1. Sold by F. U L- Le. Druggiat. ( otton seed hulls and meal al- wu ou hand and for s*h at the warehouse at Sash and Blind Fac to* v. See me before buying Or- de~i left with M. K. Saails * ill be pr -aptly filled. ^ D. H Hamby. FRn3-8m-d&w. Frank Sherwood was down town to-day, the first time aiuce he had his tussle with cholera morbus. ^ tv He says ho drove 30 miles after he I Wainwright, the executive officer was was taken, fnd never came so f Mti , nake arrangements near dnng id his life. After thu ’ when he goes ont in the conutryj he will take a b -tile of Chamber lain’s Colic, ChoTra and Diarhoea] Remedy wi'h him—Mitsouri Val ley (low a) Timep. For sale by all 1 druggists und raid cine dealers. Feb, | weakness or womb trouble of some sort. The error is easily made ami may be as easily avoided by setting urim aside for twenty-four hours: a sediment or settling 1* evidence that your kid neys and bladder need doctoring. Il'j you Lave pain or dull aching ml he' back, pass water too frequently, or scanty supply, with smarting or I Mini-; ing,—these are also convincing proofs of kidney trouble. 1 f you have doetor- benefft. try l>r. Kilmer’s Itch on human, mange on horses, dogs and all stock, cured in 30 mimutes by Woffort’s Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by F. U. LAKE, Druggist. Florence, S. C. with the wreckers for the disin fection of everything sent to the c.of« " ‘od without benefit, try unuea ciaiee- , Swamp-Boot, the great kidney remedy. -w*- ; The mild and the extraordinary effect • Stackhouse & Son can sell you a ! will surprise you. It stands thehtgh- fine horse or mule at bottom fig-lest for its wonderful cure*. If you take a medicine you should take Mu* urf>s » At druggists fifty cents andone •••- —dollar. You may have a sample bottle Cettou seed meal and hulls for ftm | pamphlet, both sent free by mail, ■alo at Oil Mill-^Orders left at upon receipt of three two-ccnt stamp* my offic. will U» prompt ou.n- £ "JJ" tion. send your address to I r. Kilmer A Oo., Cotton seed wanted at Oil Mill. ; Binghan.piou, X. Y. the proprietors R. C. CoMMANOEB of this paper guarantee the genuinc- ness of this oiler. tf * • 1 XOUNDl WB m loafer sapply our seeds to dealers to sell aiois. At the same time, any one who has bought our seeds of their local dealer during either 1896 or 1897 will be sent our Miaul of •* Everylhlo* for the 0ardM w ter 1698 CDCC provided tliey apply hy tetter rRCC and give the name of the teal atrchist fron whan they bought. To all others, this magnifi cent Maioal, every copy of which costs us Jl ceate to place in your hands, will be sent free on receipt of 1# «ats (stamps) to cover postage. Nothing like this Manual has ever been seen here or abroad; it is a book of 2M pages, contains 500 engravings of seeds and plants, mostly new, and these are supplemented by ♦ full size colored plates of tno best novelties of the season, finally, OUR ‘SOUVENIR” SEED COLLECTION will also be sent without charge to all appli cants sending 10 cts. for the Mauaal who will state where they saw this advertisement. Win Rcctiv* N* Atuatba. Peter Henderson&Co J., OuandtS t NEWYORK