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The fJoRENeE D A1LV Times. Vol. IV FLORENCE. 8 C.. MONDAY jVENING. APfilL *5. 1898. T~* No. 200 FIRE INSURANCE. THE LARGEST AND MOST LIBERAL COM PANIES IN THE WORLD. WM. R. BARRINGER, agt. OFFICE ATCENTRAL HOTEL. l— I was reading a advertisement j of Chamberlaiii'aColic, Cholera ami Diarrhea* femedy in the Worcester Enteprise recently, which leads me to write this. 1 can truthfnlly sir 1 never used any remedv equa te it for colic and diarrhoea Have never had i to use more than no or two doses to cure the worst case with my self or children.-W. A. Stroud, Poporaoke City, Nd. For sale by all druggists and medicine deal era. Darby The Druggist. t here are no Flies Tn my Store. ICt CREAM Soda RVKHY Afternoon. and tn) Specials, At all times. Darby The Druggist. SAMPSON’S FLEET IS SILENT. 18 ™ 'THE GRAND OLD MAN DYING. Forts of Havana and Matanzas Vainly Send Forth Their Missiles. WAR RESOLUTION PASSED. TROOPS TO ASSEMBLE POINTS NAMED. AT s : •r £ Portugal Itequested to Make Spanish Ships Leave (Jape Verde Islands— has resigned. The City of Paris Again Escapes— ceod him. Secretary Sherman and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt resign—Insur gents Start Forest Fires in Cuba— England Proclaims Her Neutrality . (Special to the Daily Tiroes.) Washington, April 25.—3.30 p. m.—No vessels are now aliowec to enter New York harbor between sunset and sunrise. ENGLAND NKUTKAL. England has proclaimed her p,eotrality in the war between Spain and the United States. jf AND STILL T«EY COME. The torpedo boat Somers has been ordered to leave the Daven port dry docks at once. She has a good crew. CONG HESS WILL DO IT. President McK’nley has re quested Congress to declare war. 18 THIS TRUE? The navy department to-day re ceived information that the Span ish fleet is making for the Ameri can coast. AMERICAN FLEET' FIRED ON. The guns of Moorro Castle fired on the American fleet again this morning. / SPANISH SHIPS MUST LEAVE. Portugal must make the Span ish fleet leave the Cape Verde Is lands to-day or be considered an ally of Spain and an enemy of the United States. The ultimatum to this effect, which was sent to day, demands an immediate reply. Later it is stated that Portugal will order the Spanish ships away when war is declared. PROBABLY NOT TRUE. It is reported.that the New York and St. Louis liners, while doing scout doty, sighted Spanish ships off New York. ROOSEVELT RESIGNS. Assistant secretary of the navy Theodore Roosevelt has resigned He will be made a brigadier-gen eral in the army. Rear Admiral Walker will succeed him. FLEET AT HONG KONG SAIL*!. Washington, April 25.—3.40 p. m ,—The American fleet at Hong Kong has sailed. IS FORMATION DISOREDiAd. The navy department discredits the information it has received that the Spanish fleet is speeding - toward the coast of America. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT. This evening the war depart ment will notify the various States of the number of troops each is expected to furnish and will also name the points at which the troops are to assemble. CITY OF PARIS ESCAPES. TheCiiyof Paris, about which so much concern has been felt, sailed around Scotland and thus escaped the Spanish ships. SHERMAN RESIGNS. Secretarv of State John Sherman >0ME F.R2 OURiOWN PEOPLE AND SOMEflRE NOT. * tti-j anil ko*k1 do Many Tliinv* and It Gives u* Ilrasura to Hear of Tlirtr .VovamenU. Mr Maitland Chase is in the city to-day. Mr. Geo. Brothefs spent yester day in the city ] Mr. Sanborn Chase is spending ' the day at Aiken- Rev. E. T. Hodges returned from Kingstree this morning* William Ewart Gladstone Passing Away Rapidly. but one year old and can already j IS EIGHTY-EIGHT YEARS OLD. balance herself on tins wheel and he is having a suil smaller one! made for this littU rosebud of a THE NEWS WILL BE RECEIVED girl. If any town or city in the; WITH GREAT SORROW. State has a rider younger than this, we would like to know some- ; thing about it A man Whose Wonderful Record has Judge Day will suc- WAR REVENUE BILL. The war revenue tariff bill will be reported to-morrow and the democrats given a chance to offer amendments. FOREST FIRES IN CUBA. Havana, April 25.—The insur gents have started forest fires in Cuba. WAR RESOLUTION PASSED. Washington, April 25.—4 45 p. m—The house of representatives unanimously passed a resolution to-dav declaring war. This reso lution is now in the hands of the Senate committee whith will re port it to the Senate at once. AMERICAN FLEET STILL SILENT. A dispatch boat from the North Atlantic Squadron reports at Key West that no bombardment of Ha vana has yet begun. HAVE PIT NOTHING. The forts at Havana and at Matanzas Are at the American ships whenever they come in sight, but up to this time have missed their targets altogether. Mr. K. P. Cannon spent yester- > Ed. Long, the heauwaiter at the /■ *Tsj : * :i '“ Coast Line restaurant has some beautiful petunias exhibited to day with his family ia this city. Mr. W. M. Davis a well known Charleston drummer, is in the city. Mr. Willie McMillan is running the pile driver on the Chadbonrn railroad. Mr. H. B. Bloom, chief of the Sumter fire department, is in the city to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert K. Gilbert returned Saturday night from their bridal tour. Mra. E. L. iugton, D. jkert, of Wash isiting her sister, rt left for Ben- iug to attend LEO BLESSES SPAIN AND IS NEUTRAL. London, April 26.—The Rome correspondent of the Daily Mail says: “Cardinal Rampolla, the papal secretary of State, declares that the Vatican will observe the strict est neutrality. The pope desires prayers only for a speedy conclu sion of peace. He considers the singing of te deums for victories an utterly uncorg'uous proceed ing. The Rome correspondent of The Standard says: “Thequeen regent asked the blessing of the pope upon Spanish arms. His holiness replied that he sent it from the heart and hoped to see a vindica tion of Spain’s rights which had been trampled upon.” GERMANY WILL BE HANDS OFF. Loudon, April 25.—The Berlin correspondent of The Standard says: “Germany will take no steps pre- judical to the United States, nor probably, joiuTn any intervention on Spain’s behalf. It is evident, therefore, that the meeting yester day (Saturday) at Dresden, be tween Emperor William and Em peror Francis Joseph signally failed to bring Germany into line with Austria. ORDERED CAPTURE OF PARI*. Madrid, April 24.—11 a. m.—It ia said that at the meeting of the Spanish cabinet instructions were issued to effect the capture of the American Liner Paris. Pineapple glace and all kinds,of ices at T. D. Rhodes & Co’s. Rev. W. I. Her nettsville this m a religious tdeetii| Mr R C. Brauch and children, of Wilmington, haabeeu on a visit to Mrs. M. L. A Gardner. ’Mr. J. M. Jeffords, a section master on the W. C. and A. rail road, was in the city to-day. Mrs. Irvine K. Chase, of Nash ville, Tenn., mother/of Mrs. B. Rutledge is visiting the latter. Mr. E. W. Wood is in Columbia to-day. Was called there ou ac count of the death of his father. day on the porch oi the eating house. Ed is prepared to root plants of all kinds at a small cost for any one desiring same. Old Party—-Is the editor in ? Office Boy—Nope. Old Party—Where is he ? Office Boy—Dunno; committed suicide last night. Old Party—Heavens I Is it pos sible? What for? Office Boy—Took a tombstone on advertising and couldn’t see any other way to get the benefit of Piue-apple Glace hud Lolly Pop at Oovington & Jones Banana ice cream made of fruit, at T. D. Rhodes <fc Co’s. the X’OMES l/r a TO-DAY. At Darby’s this afternoon: Chocolate Cream. Pure Ice Cream Soda at Oovington & Jones. PENCILLED PICK-UPS. Some Looal’aDd Seme Not, But all nf Inter est to the Reader. You can shout it from the housetop, You can shout it from the atespls, But if yeu shout it through the press Tis heard by far more people. The passengers of No. 32, the north bound passenger train, Sat urday night purchaaed 20 copies of the Daily Times to get the latest war news. Gained the Admiration of the Whole World will Soon F.nter Into an Eternal Best. (Sliedul to ll»r Daily Times ) Washington, April 25.—WilliaRi E. Gladstone, England's grand old man, is dying. He is 88 years old and the record of his wonderful life is known to all men. The news will be heard the world over with pro found sorrow. Everybody is now realizing that the Daily Times gives the latest war news. Fee Doe County Cnee Before the Supreme Coart—Referee Wanted. When the State supreme court meets this morning the Pee Dee conuty mandamus case is to be called. The matter provided for in the recent order of the chief justice has been attended to. Last night Attorney G. G. Thompson of Florence arrived in the city. He comes to appear before the court to day, being attorney for the peti tioners, and it was stated last night that he would ask for the appointment of a referee to take testimony.—The State, April 25. Ice cream soda for sale at T. 1). Rhodes & Go’s. Our famous Mocha and Java Flavor coffee, at 25c. 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- ley's. Alwnyt Chnniberl aln's Cough Remedy Proves Effectual. There are no better medicines The regular annual meeting of on the market than Chamberlain’s. stockholders of the Florence Loan and Investment Co., will be held at the law office of J. P. McNeill, Esq., to-day. We have used the Cough Remedy when all others Jailed, and in every instance it proved sffectual. Almost daily we hear the virtues of Chamberlain’s remedies ex Messrs. P. A. ^Villcox, J. I. Me- tolled by those who have used Neill and \\. F Clayton left on (tbem . This is not an empty puff, the N. E. R. R. for Hinson’s this p a i(j for at so much a line hut is morning. These three well known voluntarily given in good faith in and popular attorneys are engaged the hope that suffering humanity on three railroad cases to-day in - * Judge W. W. Graham’s court. Florence has the smallest and the youngest bicycle rider of the State, this being the little daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jaeger, and she in between two and three years old. Mr. Jaeger had a spec ial email bicycle built for her, and the little tot excites the attention and admiration of every one when she appears on the streets. Although this diminutive wheel is probably the smt Ueet ever built for use, it is too large for Mr. Jaeger’s youngest daughter, who is may try these remedies and, like the writer, be benefitted.—From the Glenville (W. Va.) Pathfinder. For sale by all druggists and med- ciine dealers. We are offering a 50c. tea better than ever. Try a sample at J. F Stackley’s. All the latest soda drinks dis* pensed at Covington & Jones !2 pounds good clean Ri 0 coffee for $1.00 at J. F. Stackley’s. Subscribe for this paper. FIVE PRIZES CAPTURED. Key West, April 24.—Another prize wss brought in this moraing by the United) States gunjioat He lena, Commi Spanish steamer Miguel Jover bound from New Orleans for Bar- oelona. with a cargo amonnting to about 2,000 tons of cotton and grain. Key West, Fla., April 24.—The Catalina was captured about 4 o’clock this (Sunday)morning, IS miles from Havana. She was taken by the ermser Detroit. When the first shot was fired her captain made a desperate effort to escape his pursuer, and the chase was prolonged for eight miles. Final ly a solid shot brought her to. She is carrying a cargo of 6,000 bun dles of Steves. Mobile, April 24.—A special from Biloxi, Miss., says the reve nue cutter Winona from Mobile captured the Spanish steamer Saturnine at Ship Island, Miss. The Saturnina is from Sagua to Ship Island, Captain Zuclaga in command, 1876 tons. New York, April 25-A dispatch to the Press from Key West says: The gunboat Wilmiuton to-day captured the Spanish schooner Candidia, with a deck load tf charcoal intended for Havana, where it is extremely valuable for fuel. The torpedo boat Porter to-day captured the Spanish schooner Antonio, laden with sugar for Ha vana. The Antonio was sent to Key West with a prize crew of four men under Naval Cadet Duboise. WILL RUSSIA SUPPORT SPAIN ? London, April 25.—The St. Petersburg correspoadent of The Daily Telegraph, telegraphing Saturday, says: “Emperor Nicholas granted an audience to the Spanish ambassa dor, Duke de Tanamee, tad dis cussed with him tbs Cuban ques tion at great length. A confer ence of the ambassadora of tho powers ou the subject of Cuba has been held at the foreign office, and well-in formed persons declare that Russia will support Spain.” Coca-Cola Jones. at Covinston dr Qeneral Insurance Agency OF SANBORN CHASE, Fire, Life & Accident lisnmee.