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* 1. ... , V>f 1 . I~~ V m cirsl ■ET- $ . JKP JHmM I • •- . ' • *■■. # •■ . ■" ‘ ^ -, The RCoRENe .Vi HI LY OL. IV PLOKKMCE. S C. THURSDaAq, APKIL 21, 1898. No. 197 FIRE INSURANCE. THE LARGEST AND MOST LIBERAL COM PANIES IN THE WORLD. WM. R. BARRINGER, agt. OFFICE AT CENTRAL HOTEL. I was readaig a of Cbambwrlam’s and Diarrhoea Worcester Eut« which leads me to con truthfully su any remedy equal and diarrhoea I I to ime more than o to cure the worst self or children.'— i Popomnke City, b ail druggists and t ers. pent 1 holera n. the cently, is. I r need r'colic r had doses my- troud, sale bj dea'* ?S; Darby The Druggist. Purity There areno Flles —" In my Store. ICE-CREAM Aft»*rno' > n. and tny Spe chls, At all times 4 4 Darby The Druggist. // ^ 5 IE ■11111®*?'*" CRISIS FAST APPROACHING!) iforth Atlantic Squadron Ordered • To Cuba to Begin Hostilities. SPANISH FLEET IN PERSONAL b SOME fl?.2 OUR AND SOME ARE OWtOPLE Her Majesty’s Words Inaudible But Patriotic. MOVING. declaration of war mo mentarily EXPECTED. Minister Woodford leaves for Franee— Cuban iMurgants refuse to treat with Spanish Representative#—Gen eral tee Thinks the War will Last Two Weeks. Special to the Daily Tlmss. Washington, April ai.—4.20 hThe ^orth Atlantic ron,'under Ccmmodore Sampson, has been ordered to Cuba to begin hostilities. VOLUNTEER BILL PASSED. The volunteer bill passed the Senate to-day, but with the time service reduced.' ( COAL EXPORTS FORBIDDEN. All coal exports have been for bidden. Madrid, April 21.—2.26 p. m.- Senor Polo y Bernahe cabled the nature of the American ultimatum to Spain before leaving Washing- ton yesterday. SPAIN SEVERS DIPLOMATIC RELA TIONS Before Minister Woodford could present the ultimatum to the Span- ish authorities in Mad: id this morn ing he was notified that Spain had severed diplomatic relations with the United States WILL LEAVE FOR FRANC* Woodford will leav for France to day., WAR EXPECTED. Washington, April 21.—3.26 p m.—A declaration of war is mo mentarily expected. DECLARATION OF WAR ADVISED. The strategic board of the army advises that war be declared At once and the president thinks like wise. INDEPENDENT INSURGENTS. Havana, April 21—3.26 p. m— The insurgents refuse to treat with the representatives of the Spanish government. * SPANISH FLEET COMING THIS WAV. '-The Spanish fleet has left Cape Verde Islands. It is thought here that it will strike the American ' t. J.EE SAYS TWO WtEKS. ington, D. C, April ai.— —Congressmen think war will last two months. General Lee says weeks. it will Ust two ton. i Vb *> Co ie and go *:.d du m-d tt tiivee a* Pl^aunrel of Tbelr Movement 1 Mr. J. T. Sholar is u iming Mr. Z. monsville. I. Kershaw jE Tim- yman SPANISH MINISTER LEAVER. Washiagton, April 20.—Tlic . Mr. W. E. hinklea, of Spanish minister, accompanied by 15 in Clt ^‘ six members of his suriT iel'i Wash- Mr. A. J. Friar, of F^estville, ington at 7.30 o’clock to-night, and is i 1 the city, the Spanish government thus ter- . D ** vt T - mmated ,t. diplomatic represem*- ^ in Co , um ^ a tions in the United States. Ibe minister and his party Jell by the Mr. Pennsylvania road, going No£h- last ward to Buflalo and Su? nt last Henry M Wiilcol night in the city. spent M. Me ce to.-' M 'ckxirftoiaorrow morning j Mr C f W G asqae, of Char the Spanish Officials ^Wiil lie 0,1 ton, was jn the city iRst night British soil. They will stop for a: _ tt w ^ L i dav or two on the Canadian side of • Mr. F. H. McEachern, a popp- Suspension Bridge, jtnd will^theu drummer was in the city yester • still increasing in popularity. Don't pay 35c. for your coffee when 25c. will buy coffee just as good—noth ing superior to it, at J. F. Stack- 1 lev’s. i V | The first group of the Ladies’ - Aid Society of the Baptist church, wdl serve ice cream and strawber ries to-night at J. J. Cox’s furniture store. Call around and patronize the ladies in this worthy cause. Several car loads of water melons from Florida passed through Flor ence yesterday. The Southern Express Company is doing a rattling business just now and Mr. K. C. Barrett is giving our truckers every possible con venience in handling the immense uhLoi truck t! AMID WILDEST EUCITEMEHT. THE YOUNG KING BESIDE HER ON THE THRONE. ‘‘.AUhousli i» Dirk ind ijloo*j Future 1 1b Before u« the Diflicultieft are »•* Beyond our Power!-—We truat ia God that we Shall Overcome the Baai‘lt>is and I'njaBt Attacks Made l'pou Ur,.” Madrid, April 20.—The opening of tho Spanish corks to day was a magnificent higbt. All the wealth an l beauty ol Madrid gath ered in the Senate, where every available foot of space was occupied. Large bodies of troop# were drawn up outside the building, including the 1 ■ l,llin 1 dragoon wm& At- spend some days at Toronto. Fn -m tkere they go to Halifax, to take an ocean liner. While the jniuister is on this side of the border he Las the protection of the passport* is sued late this afternoon* by the State Department, at his request, following the delivery of a copy ot the President’s ultimatum to Spain. day. Mr. John Crosawell, a wellk#own traveller, spent last niftht in the city. Mr. F. P. Cooper, of the; Colum bia State, was registered at the Central last night. WAR PLANS WELL L' ID. Washington, April 20.—The next move must now be made by Spain, according to the depart ment officials. If the Spanish government takes a view, as might possibly be concluded from the action of its minister here to-day, that in language and terms the congressional resolution is insult ing f it may promptly hand Mr. Woodford his passports, upon re ceipt of this communication, and thus bring the negot ations to the crisis and cause a breech of di- PKNC1LLED PICK-UPS. Some Local auil S<me Not, Hut #1! «f luter- est to the Ituu.i^r. The rose is red, The Tim i s i» too, Put iu an ad. and yt.u’ll ibid it true. If' you want to-o iy’e news to-day. read the Daily '1 xMes. Caboose No. 5,014 of the Wil mington and Weldon railroad is flying the United States flag. • Evangelists Grumpier and Wil liams will open their revival meet ing to-night in the tent on the old Graded school lot on Irby street. Every merchant who has adver- 12 pounds good clean Rio cofiee for $1.00 at J. F. Stackley’p. We are offering & 50c. tea better than ever. Try a sample at J. F. Stackley’s. Hoffmeyer’s window presents a war like scene to-day. There are soldiers formed in battle array, cavalry and artillery companies and out on the waters you get a very good idea of Uncle Sam’s navy. All the small boys should call at Hofftneyer’s to see the sol diers. Hoffmeyer says “Cuba must be free.” presellV ia full A wild cheer at itie carp* were Strawberry ice cr^am at Darby | the Druggist’s this afternoon. Observer Speaks. Mr. Editor:— The citizens of our beautiful little city endeavor to show themseives to be enter prising and patriotic to the out side world, but not to the people ut home. They like very much to eee a good daily pap> r kept up by a firm of enterprUing young men, hut dislike very much to patron- ize that firm, by either subscrib- plomatic relations within the m xt i . ~ - - the other ! t,se ^ ^ nows that the money spent ^g to, or advertising in, the paper in advertising is n >t lost, and that 1 straight newspapt r advertising is better than all schemas twenty-four hours if on hand, it should neglect to return a satisfactory answer before Satur day noon, that line of police will be quite as effective as positive ac tion. inasmuch as it would amount to a refusal of the dem u nds of the United States. In suen case the President would proceed immed a tely to the use of the naval and military forces of tne United States to execute the will of Con Some want the enterprising firm o pay out money for dispaches to put on the bulhain board for them o read free of cost. A uuwipap ir cannot be run on friendship—al though the piper appreciate fneuUh— l ut it takes money, and. unless the citizens come forward and show their patriotism, by either sutacribu g or advertising, the newspaper will have to ceas'-- Yet, those same people will pat ronize some man who has a b.otter or other fake ad for oar merchants. The “bard times” crowd cannot At a meeting < f Csinp A- J. Huole, Sous ot Confederate Veter ans, held last ni.^ht Miss Mary McCall of this cLy, daughter ol the late G»o. E. McC-ill, wae unanimously elec ed soonsor Conductor W. L. Jones ami En gress. How. this will be done, gineer J. J. Jennings brought the what steps shall first be takep, or soldiers from Rocky Mount to Flor- whether Havana shall be block- ence and Conductor H. M. Brunson aded, or whether an attempt shall and Engineer John Meadors carried afford ki speud 10 cents a week ot bV^/.’l/rgolor “tl th ' m 10 Charle8ton yesterday. „p., e pock., ch«g., to a M ,.t ,u troops to Havana under cover of There are over 300 bicycles in a bombardment by a fleet, are all use in Florence, matters of mere speculation. The • experts of the army and nav/have Fifty-five car loads of troops laid their plans with the greatest passed through Colurdbia to-day detail for the future, but they do bound for Tampa. not hesitate to say that any attempt . . - - - The Epworth League meeting at the Methodist church to-morrow night will begin promptly at 8 o’clock. Members are urged to note this. to make these public in advance, to the manifest advantage of Spain, would be actual treason. There was a disappointed crowd at the depot last night when the soldiers failed to arrive. jamous General Insurance Agency or ® SANBORN CHASE, Fire, Life & Accident lasHraiice. p. a uar > a !J 0US ^ ioclu J»va Flavor coffee, at 25c. per pound, is npare up-building a home eutnrpnie That same hard-up crowd, though, depend upon tb0 H citiZ'4us of this city for a livelihood, yet they dis like very much to assist our citi zens m making a live paper for a live town. Some of onr business men pre fer taking the evening paper pub lished at our neighboring towu instead of assisting those at home from whom they seek patronage Observer. 2 30 p: m. an nounced the arrival of the queen re gent, who was driven to the antes palace in a state coach and escorted by a deiachraent of Life Guards. The cheering was taken up within the building as the queen regent entered, the cheers be mg accom panied by enthusiastic c; ies of Viva Alfonso treed” “Viva Espana!” a really tumultuously p. trie tic de monstration. The queen regent read the speech from the throne while seated, with the young King A iouso on her right and the premier, Scnor Sagas- ta, standing near tho king. Her Majesty's wsrds wen inaudible to all but those in her immediate vi cinity. The reading was 'reeled throughout with cries of “Viva Es- panal” A wonderful picture whs pre sented by the queen's entourtrage, consisting of most ot tbe highest personages in Spain, in brilliant court,'military, naval or pakce ini- tor ms. At the close of her nnjesty’s speech there was renewed cheering, after which Premier Sugasta de clared the cortes opened, and the queen regent and the boy king, ac companied by the court, left the building, amid another' wild burst of enthusiasm. The queen regent concluded as follow's: “Although a dark and gloony uture is before us, the difficulties are not beyond our powers. With our glorious army, navy and the united nation before foreign aggres- rion, we trust in God that we shall overcome . without stain cd our honor, the baseless and unjust at tacks made unnn «»*• All the up to date styles in Ox ford ties, Oxford slippers and strap sandals can be fonnd Bultmann’s shoe store. 2t d a 20. made upon us.’ *—■- ^BL— - IMM In Bis Hour*. Distressing Kidney and Bladd et diseases relieved in six hours by the New South American Kida e y Cure.” This new remedy i* <* great surprise on account its exceeding promptness m f e ‘ lieving pain in the bladder, kid neys, back and every part of the urinary passages inmale or lemale. It relieves retention of watei and pain in passing it almost immedi ately. If you want quick relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold by F. U. Lake, Druggist. F orence, S. C. St si®*** 1