The Florence daily times. [volume] (Florence, S.C.) 1894-1925, April 22, 1898, Image 1
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FLORENCE. S C. FRIOA'ijENING. APRIL 22, i89fc
FIRE INSURANCE.
THE LARGEST AND MOST LIBERAL COM
PANIES IN THE WORLD.
WM. R. BARRINGER., act.
OFFICE ATCENTRAL HOTEL.
SPANISH YESSELCAPTURED!
War Exists, and Formal Declaration
Will be Made Tc=morrow.
CUBAN PORTS BLOCKADED.)
I
I wrs ng
of Ohaii)ht*r!aii»
and Diarrhoea
Worcester Eutse
which Iwads me JriU
can truthfully
any remedy tqu
aod diarrhoea
to use more thm
to cure the wora *e nitli mv
self or children.’. A. Stroud
Popomoke City, For eale b\
all druggiate auiedicine deal-
era.
No. 198
av^rti^-enient
lie. t/holera
[tedy ui the
recently,
this. 1
never used
it for colic
|ve never had
or t.vo doaes
lOV
FLEKT ACTIVE.
West, April 21—At 12
_ _ ! o’clock lias afternoon the recall
PRESIDENT SIGNS PI’OCLAMA-’guns boomed from the fleet, ordei
TION TO THAT EFFECT.
Minister Woodford aud StatT are Safe
France—Filibustering Expedi
and men who
to rejoin their
ships
ing ali the officers
were asliorc
forthwith.
o ... 1 At nightfall, however, there bad
tions Fitting out to aid Gomez—Call j ^ 1 oeu n .° mov
in
Issued for 100,000 Volunteers—Spain
Calls out 30,000 Reserves.
(HperUl to ItM Dally Tin es.)
Washington, April 22.—1 p. in:
—President McKinley saya that
■tpaiu must take the initiative
CRISIS IN
there
morning,
cement of the fleet, and
is not likely to be any before
• - ant ^
ns the Cincinnati
A War Poet’i spiration.
William Allan, heal, mamber
d parliament and i ardent advo
cate of an Anglo-i iricun alliance,
whose songs are v ly known and
popular among th< nrking men oi
the north of Engla wrote to-night
the following syi ithetic verses,
entitled
“JOHN HELL ANlNCLE SAM
John Bull hatfonaei tie boy,
Who ran away fro ioim ;
The hardy fellow, ft f joy,
Loved in the West roam
He had the daring o is sire,
He had his genius, a;
And though henasst through storm*
of fire.
He all the stronge rew.
Fighting little Sam*
I’lucky little Sam,
A world to be for uilkind free.
Saw pushingliuletm.
John Bull once triedpstop his growth
But Satn hit out afiioe:
«** to so-purirdToKE
... .1 it si a . «
SPANISH MINISTKV.
Madrid, April
22-1
B wvun iwiwrRct) was loth.
And ceased the yoilb to bounce.
To manhood's lusty tree and vim.
ii.. - ? r
... p- m —
LCr,B 1 ,,,n th « Spanish ministry i e
eared. J
woodkord's train stoned.
At^\ alia do-id minister Wood-
HE PROTECTS HIS 1 STAFF OFFICER.
The Spanish police boarded the
rain at Hondaye, and attempted
o arrest Alareno, a member of
ninister Woodford’s staff, as a
Spanish subject. Woodford pro
moted him, biockii g the railway
:arriage door, and saying that he
iouid be taken only ay force.
SAFE IN»FRANCE,
Woodford and his entire staff
ire now safe iu France.
AMERICAN FLEET LEAVES KEY WEST.
Key West, April 22—1 p. m.—
Nearly all of the veeseis of the
North Atlantic Squardron left
these waters this niorruitg presum
ably for the Caban coa t.
THE I%RST CAPTC RE.
P-
Marbleuead have be
the docks to take on coal and water.
At i o clock this inornii g Capt. ( Heg/ew at frcedoil’fi aall,
Sampson hpfl ’ received no orders And millions went tJwor?bip him,
from Washington relative t > sail-1 Une^Sam^
ing. He was expecting tot.:e such Glorious Uncle ini , ,i
instructions. ’ From sea to sea greai hrav# and free,
Toward midnight a hurrv mes-1 Spread daunilws bVlc
Darby The Druggist. \\ ^
/
Purity
There are no Flies
In my Store.
ICE-CREAM [ VK “ V
AftTnonn.
Soda and my Specials,
At all times.
Purity
L/
Darby The Druggist.
IN PERSONAL VEIN
exclamation was, “Purn
what’s the matter now?”
it,
rr.
>0ME , r;> I OUR OWN PEOPLE ^ ll °Li colored citi/en, hearing
N ,r i SOME ARE NOT the rumor of war with Spain, ap
plied for the position of cook to the
array. ‘‘What experience have you
had?’’ he was asked. “1 war. in
the Confederit army, sub." he re
plied; “dut is, I had d« position of
cook, but ter tell de truth, I didn’t
l wuk at it. “Why?” “Dey wuzn’t
nuttin’ ter cook, sub.” '
Mr
in the citv
ic nml t;o unci *i<> Vl iuy Tinm f
It <Mve* m» I’lrasui'e lo Hear
<>f TL.ir Muvetuentii.
H. B. Bloom, of Sumter, i s
oi
Wilming-
*«- iiLill v Jllt JV 5- j
s.^ge came ashore ordering several John Bull wan prouqai
officers of thf! flaorulii,-, nr* K../... 1 :— I This messsge to him sends;
UearBam, of me you fire a pari,
with prouiiand loving heart,
m f th c flagship or/ hoanl
mediately. At 12.30 morniua! 01 ni eyou f .re a
thero wag no movemcntlm Uit £ Uni. w ^._^ al1 b* 1 H.ends.
'progressing and there were many) W'ewill not care a dini.
signs of activity. No naval men j 1 "ion Jack of Joiiji.
° ‘ , | The Stars and Stnprfs of dam,
were then ashore. At that hour ghgi, ru i e pgbe on laiHijfandpea,
one of the Cincinnati’s stewards 1 Three cheers for Jopn and Sam.
who had missed the regular boat
went out in a hired cra‘t. It was,
said that the fleet was under orders j J ,)neB
to sail at 4 o’clock.
2.35 a. m.—The warships lying
in tho inner harbor aypar mtly ; — o—r ---
draw’irg nearer the flagship. Two i Society of the Baptist church thank
are now moving out. They areRhe public in general for their gen
Mr. B. F. Penny,
ton, is in the city.
Prof Chas. B. Smith, of Wofford
College, was in town to-day.
Mr. J S. Husband has returned
from a trip to Wilmington.
Senator II. M. Stackhouse, of
Marlboro was in the city to day.
Miss Mary G. Gregg, of Mars
i Bluff, was in the city this morning.
Mr. J D. Montgomery, of Ma-
, rion. was at the depot this morn-
jing-
Dr. Rice, President of Columbia
Female College, was in town to
day.
Comptroller - General Derham
paid our office, a pleasant call this
nwrniafito
I
Ice Cream Sola Covington &
A t aril.
The ist group of the Ladies Aid
— * -
thought to be the monitor Amphi-
trite and tho gunboat Helena.
Tho sigucUimr is contiiioouB, and
the searchlights of the Iowa and
New York are industriously sweep
ing tho waters of the outer harbor.
Gilbert 'Walden To-nifcht.
Mr. Gilbert Walden, who will
appear at the school building to
night, paid the Times office a
pleasant call this morning. His
, euterruinment will be for the bene
fit the. school and will begin
erous support last night, especial-
y Dr. Darby for a churn of
sherbet, also Messrs. Chase, Cox
and Rose, and “Editor’ for kind
ness.
Key (Vest, April 22— 3.08 n. i . t n , ,
. „ . . ‘ ! promptly at 9 clock
n.-The America^ fleet captured j 1 Mr Waldeu rec ,
i Spanish freighter th u morning.
AID FOR QORMEZ.
New Orleans, April 22.—3.08 p.
m.—Several filibuster.ng expedi-
are being titb d out to go to Cuba
to aid Goimez ai d th( msurgeute.
WILL BLOCKADE HAVANA.
Washington, April 22.—3 08 p
recently gave an
entertainment in Camden, and
here is what Dr. J. Thus. Pate who
is well known iu Florence says of
him-:
“Gilbert Walden, the justly
celebrated elocutionist, gave an en
tertainment for the Camden Li
i brary and Lyceum Association o
; which I am president. His enter-
i tainrnent was humorous, instruc
tive and delightful. It was thor-
IT 1 —j live rtliWA VAVai^A**.* " ——
—A notice to the nations cf tae , ough jy en j oye( i by a u present.
. * • . a! ~a mm* ill i i l, ^firwA ic* c nn hi
from Cumber^Bridge
The Doctor reports
much better.
Mrs. Goldsmith and Mrs. Hud-
son who have been visiting Mrs.
Walter I. Herbert have gone over
to Sumter.
Rev. Thos. Dixon, of New York,
was in Florence a short while to
day. Mr. Dixon will lecture at
Darlington to-night.
Mr. Wm. Hoffmeyer returned
rom Columbia last night where he
has been in attendance at the
grand lodge Knights of Honor.
~TTs?"~mgTTt T
his mother
United States Senator E. C.
Walthall, of Mississippi is dead.
Rev. G. H. Waddell, Superin
tendent of the Epwortli Orphanage,
will preach at the Methodist church
ou Sunday morning and evening.
Post-master General Gary has re
signed on account of ill health, and
Mr. Ohas. Emory Smith, editor of
the Philadelphia Press, takes his
place in the president’s cabinet.
A. J. Uoole Camp, Sons of Con
federate Veterans, of this city has
two representatives on the staff of
Brigadier-General C. A. Durham,
Commander of the 2nd brigade, to
which brigade the camp belongs.
They are Sanborn Chase, Coramis-
and B. Gl Gregg, M.
- The «■>-
m
earth that the American fleet will
blockade Havana will be sent to
day. This notice is required by
international law.
DECLARATION OF WAR TO-MORROW.
A formal declaration of war will
be made to-morrow after the time
limit named in the ultimatum has
expired.
SPANISH RESERVES CALLED OUT.
Madrid, April 22—3.08 p. m.— i
* *
have heard elocutionisis on both
sides of the Atlantic, and Mr.
.Walden loses nothing by a com
parison with them. It gives me
pleasure to commend him to those
who wish a pure and attractive
entertainment.” ,
Joel Chandler Harris, “Uncle
Remus,” says, “His conceptions
of negro character—half humor
ous, half pathetic—and his intona
tions are the best I have ever
heard.”
General Admission, 25 cents
Culled at CartersvHle.
The supposed torpedo that was
found near this place on last Sun
day morning haa created a greater
sensation than any occurence ol
late It was found abrut 10 steps
from the road by n negro boy
Dr. G. G. Palmer haa it in charge
at present and will send it to
Washington in a few d.ys to be
tested. The full details will ap
p«ur in our items of the next is
sue.
Ml. C.T. Hayuie has erected f
new store on Front street which
adds very much to the aqpearance
of our town. It will bn occupied
by Mr. Morris millinery
Messrs. W. L. Rose, and A. M
Huggins, of Fair Hop\ passed
. through our town Saturday even
j ing ou wheels making their way to
’ Florence. I
In passing through the St. Paul’s
community we notice some great
improvements on some of the to
bacco farms. Among the build
ings in course of construction is a
large two story pack house on the
plantation belonging to Mr. I. J.
Newberry. We glory iu the success
of our energetic young farmers.
Our tobacco men seem to Re de
lighted with the out look of the
Florence tobacco market. We hear
there is to be another ware house
At Darby’s this afternoon: “Cu
ban Soufle” and Banana Cream from
the fruit.
PENCILLK1) PICK-UPS.
Some Local and Seme. Not, lint all *>f Inter
est to t he Keadttr.
It has been suggested that all the
stores close up memorial day. Let
some one make the move and give
every one a chance to honor our
dead heroes.
The tent meeting opened up last
night.
There are a sufficient number 0!
returned Klondikersin this country
to lick Spain, and they are just in
the right mood to fight, too.—Den
ver Post.
Madrid, April 22—3.08 p.ra.— 1 ^uciai .j ,
. , , „ , children, 15 cents ; reserved seats, built at that place. Competition
Thirty thousand reserves hate been , M ccnts ; > 0 . c|ock „ the hour . u tll , of J m , tk ," p
a !» IQ
Coca-Cola
J onus.
at Covinston &
called out.
100,000 VOLUNTE»R3 CALLED FOR
Washington, Aprb 22—3 50 p. m :
—A call for 100,000 volunteers
was issued ibis after noon.
BLOCKADI PROCLAMINATION SIGNED
President McKinley 1 as signed
a proclamation to blockade alL » .» *_ . .. ,
Cuban ports. I * ,re > ® Accident ksunwee.
General Insurance Agency
OF
SANBORN CHASE,
April 18.
All the latest soda drinks die
pensed at Covington & Jones-
12 pounds good clean Rio coffee
for $1.00 at J. F. Stackley’p.
We are offering a 50c. tea better
than ever. Try a sample at J. F.
Stackley’s.
He is a poor citizen who sends off
or what he can buy to the same ad
vantage at home.
An opportunity will be given in a
few days for all to volunteer who
wish to fight.
Mr. C K. Davis of Marion was
happily married to Miss Laura
Brockington yesterday afternoon
at Kingstree, the home of the
bride. Rev. James McDowell, of
Manning, performed the ceremony.
Our congratulations are extended.
War will soon be raging between
this country and Spain and if you
want to keep posted you had better
subscribe to the Daily Times.
A miller in Indiana fell asleep in
his mill, and bent forwad until his
hair got caught in some machinery
and was yanked out, and of course it
awakened him, but his first bewild
pointraent
ed.
Note, please, that Gilbert Wald
en’s entertainment at the school
building to-night will begin promtlv
at 9 o’clock. Those who attend ser
vices at either the Baptist or Meth
odist church can therefore reach
the place in plenty of time.
Mr. A. H. Simon of Co. E. 13th
nfantry, is a nephew of Mr. A. A.
Cohen, of this city. Mr. Cohen is
in receipt ol a letter from him tell
ing of the ovations he received
while passing through the south on
liis way to Tampa, Fla.
The ladies of the Baptist church
netted $12.00 last night at. the en
tertainment. This money is for
the organ fund.
Pine-apple Glace and Lolly Pop
at Covington & Jones.
Our famous Mocha and Java
Flavor coffee, at 2oe. per pound, is
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-
.ey’s.
RUeumatlini Cared.
My wife has used Chamberlain’s
Pain Balm for rheumatism with
great relief, and I can recommend
it as a splendid liniment for rheu
matism and otLer household use
for which we have found it valua
ble.—W. J. Cuyler, Red Creek, N.
Y.
Mr. Cuyler is one of the leading
merchants of this village and one
of the most prominent men in this
vicinity.—W. G. Shippen, editor
Red Creek Herald. Fur sxle by all
druggists and medicine dealers.
Belief in Sis Hoar*.
Distressing Kidney and Bladder
diseases relieved in six hours by
the New South American Kidney
Cure.” This new remedy is *
great surprise on account of
its exceeding promptness in re
lieving pain in the bladder, kid
neys, back and every part of the
urinary passages in male or female.
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 4*. U. Lake, Druggist,
F oraace, S. C,
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