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■Nif —t"—rr^* * 1 it ■ The f^LOREN© Daily TTmes. Vol. IV FLORENCE. S C.. THURSDAeNING, AUGUST 4, 1898. No 286 Sheaf Oats for sale in any quantity. Delivered in your yard Cheap for cash. Apply to Wm. R. Barringer. Cool Soda. THe DRUG STORe.i Apple Glace. y Pop, g It re am Soda, | PEPSIN. | Coviton & Jones. For thcjpast years I have Jilted prescriptions for the people of thh city and cottnty, at all hours, day and night, doing so* willingly. I a»i still doiny so. Residence comer Cheeres and Coil streets. Wood s Turnip Seed. FRESH SUPPLY JUST RECEIVED. Soil!)' Of tllS lll- rietift,all of which are adopted to the toil of this and tur- roundiny counties. Golden Ball. Purple Top. Ruta Baga, Cow Horn, Amber Globe, Seven Top. DA Rill. I will sell in any quantity from 1 ounce to 10 poumls. Darby the Druggist. PORTS RICO AMD PEOPLE THINGS OF 1NTERESJ ABOUT THE ISLAND 1' ■ Manner* and Customs of the Inhabi* tants—Leading Cities, Population and Resources—Treated Harshly by the Spanish, no Wonder the Amer icans were Welcomed. According to a Porto Ricon now in New York, the latest estimates of the population of the island put it at about 900,000 of whom 140,. 000 are peninsulares or natives of Spain, and from 13,000 to 14,000 foreigners, mostly Frenchmen, Italians, Germans, Englishmen, and Americans, other nationalities being very little represented. The native population is composed of two-thirds whites, descendants of Spaniards and people of other Eu ropean countries, and one-third negroes and mulattoes, or people of mixed blood. The mode of life is very similar to that of the European countries, except for some slight differences due to the hot climate. Fashions for men and women alike are in troduced from Spain, and espec ially from Paris and London. The well to do in the principal towns dress just like people in European countries, men wearing woolen clothes all the year round. The young women dress very elabor ately, and all wear hats, the Span ish mantilla being worn only by 'elderly women. In the small towns men dress after the fashion of the cities, but wear linen fabrics, , - - •'t* Tare considered a luxury, and are worn on holy days and Sundays only. Laborers and farm hands do not wear coats or shoes. They do not care to do so, and, if they did, they could not afford to; as their wages are very small. Life at San Juan and the other principal towns is very monoton ous, the only amusements being fetreta, or concerts by the military bands twice a week and theatrical performances three or four even ings a week, matinees being given very seldom. The theatres are owned by the cities and rented to European companies traveling through the island* at so much an tvening. ■ I - The principal towns of the island are San Juan, the capital on the north coast, with 31,250 inhabi tants; Ponce, on the south coast, with 44,500 inhabitants: Mayaguez, on the west coast, with 29,500 in- * habitants; Aguadilla, on the same P , coast, but more to the north, with 14,000; Areeibo, on the north v coast, with 9,800 inhabitants; Hu- macao, Arroyo and Fajardo, al’ seaports. Other important inland towns are San German, Yuaco and r Guayama. The population of San r Juan is that of the town and its suburbs, but that of the other towns named includes all the in % habitants of the districts, that is to say, the country around the town San Juan, built on a small island connected with the mainland by the San Antonio bridge, is quite beautiful city, with straight bu’ Harrow streets and many fine build ings. It has several public insti stitutions and colleges, several churches 2hid seven small parks among them the Plazuela de Santi ago, with a very good statue of Co lumbus. The city is lighted by gas supplied by an English com pany and by electricity supplied by a local corporation. There eleven newspapers of all kinds, the princi pal one being La Correspondence, a daily political paper, with a cir culation of about 1,000 copies, which is equal to that of the other papers combined. There is a local telephone company, but no water except that of the cisterns. A res- evoir was projected, and the plan ' approved by the government e 50 years ago, but owing to raanana system it has not been [fa.- yet. The history of the Spanish ad ministration in the island is one of cruelty and corruption. The Span iards began by exterminating the native Indian population, which some historians place as large as 500,000 in less than a century, Every branch of the administration of the island is conducted under a system of corruption, the law is constantly violated by the Span iards and the natives are deprived of their rights. At elections the Spanish or Conservative party al ways wins, notwithstanding the fact that it is in a large minority. The liberty of the press is un known. Articles printed in the Madrid or other Spanish papers at tacking the government cannot be reproduced by any Porto Rican paper without the editor being pun ished, even if the article in ques tion has not been considered ground for prosecution in Spain. No more than 19 persons are al lowed to meet in any place on the island without special permission •i the government, and a represen tative of the mayor of the town must attend meetings to see that nothing is done or said against the integrity of the nation. Licenses are required for every- hing, even for a dancing party. These are some of the things which caused the people at Ponce to cheer the Americans who took possession of the town.—New York 3un. A SERIOUS PROBLEM. WHAT IS TO BE DONE THE PHILIPPINES. IN Boils Indicate Diseased Blood. If not cured they lead to car- juncles and running sores. Boils, or their more aggravated orm of carbuncle, surely indicates a diseased condition of the blood, which should have prompt atten tion on the appearance of the' first symptoms, or they may lead to more serious diseases. Eat the pest you can get, and freely use Botanic Blood Balm Vlrs. W. A. Steed, The Great Question is the Attitude of This Country Toward the Insur gents Should the Spanish Forces Surrender to Me^itt. There are Many Difficulties. Washington, Auf* 3.—An inter esting question and one of vital importance to the administration is the attitude to be assumed by the United States towards the Philippine insurgents in the event that we reach an agreement for the suspension of hostilities with Spain. It is stipulated in our peace terms that the United States military forces shall occu py and establish a military form of government over the city of Manila and the bay with the sur- rounding territory. This involves an immediate surrender of the Spanish forces, not to Aguinaldo, but to Gen. Merritt, and there ia some apprehension that the inanr- gents will resent this very bitter ly, and that it will be necessary to expel them forcibly from the ter ritory described. Beyond this it is said in some quarters that pend ing the decision of the peace com missioners as to the future of the Philippines, the United States will be morally bound to maintain statu quo in the islands at ia In other words, having deprived Spain of the means of resisting the outalanght of ^ ‘ " tlielalt er'Trom continuing Kong, that all prisoners jy Aguinaldo, the insurgent Including Monks, are “treat- (h perfect humanity,” and reports to the contrary are ;ly false. STi BOARD of control. PENCILLED PICK-UPS. IN PERSONAL heir Work Te»terd»y »■ of I.och! Interest. tale Board of Control met yesbiy morning and disposed of consifdde business. A great manYbtters and petitions were presefi and received the consid- eratioff the members. A itmunication was received from Imonsville in regard to the board’ipposed withholding of the town's fere of profits. No such action | been taken by the board, and to lust the matter the letter was rutted to the county board of Florence a ship] contain ordered will now Bom* Local ami Seine Mot* Hut all Inter- oat to the Rentier. Up to the hour of goiny to press 's The Times had received no war news. Yesterday afternoon at 5.30 o’clock the Times received a patch from the gentleman >0ME ARE OUR OWN PEOPLE AND SOME ARE NOT. fh dis- who j i o_.it' mill 150 mu! do Many Tiliwu* <ii 1 .11 Mlves mi IMeasure lo Hear of Their Movement*. from a barrel of malt Florence were found to alcohol, and the board E confiscated. Constables e required to send sarn ies of alfcko stuff which they may 1 vent their warfare. There ie a lack of information in Washington on many impor tant points as to the conditions in the Philippines. For instance, it is not known, even if approxi mately, how extensive the revolu tionary movement has been thronghont the vast group of 1,200 islands and among the large population, estimated to aggregate (B. B. B.) I between 8,000,000 and 15,000,000. of Augusta, I If the revolutionary movement is Ga., had boils for several years I general and extends to very many past, as well as a carbuncle over 0 f the islands, the task presented the right eye. This spring she to the United States military and felt the symptoms of boils coming I naval authorities will be one of on again. While sewing she I great magnitude, in the event that would prick the skin with her it is decided to be incumbent upon needle. The little sores would J U s, not to restore Spanish sover- fester. •he took two bottles ofl Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) and was entirel cured, and she] passed the spring without the an noying boils and possible return eignty where it has been lost, but to prevent excesses and ontrages at the hands of the insurgents. San Frauoisao,Aug. 3.—A spec ial to the Chronicle from Cavite, ereafter. ml. Liquor-Chipped into this State C. O. D.' ^ with drait through bank or n firms or to parties with wronainitials used, will be considered V violation of the law, so shipped will be sent to the damping jStyte, Aug: 4. iods- furnishes the paper with war news stating that the wires were down and that he received nothing him self until after 4 o’clook. This statement is made for the benefit of our readers. There will be a special sale at the tobacco warehouses to-mor row. Since there has been no sale for the past few days, a large amount of the golden leal will be upon the floors of the several warehouses. This sale will proba bly be larger than that of the open- ing day, and a large crowd is ex pected. The tobacco buyers are in Tim- monsville to-day, attending the tobacco break at that point. Miss Mattie Strauss delightfully entertained her friends last even-: ing in the parlors of the Central Hotel. Progressive whist was the feature of the evening. The Bard of Tailholt is is in town. We shall not tell his name, but he is somewhat known to fame _ by those peculiarly refreshing pro- ’ ’ ductionsFof his m ~ Editor Appelt ol the Manning Times passed through Florence last night on his way to Colum bia. Mr. H. H. Husbands spent terday in Charleston. The friends ol Captain J. S. Beck will be glad to know that he is doing as well as could be hoped. Capt. Beck, as is known, suffered a stroke of paralysis some weeks ago and has since been confined to his bed. Gen. James Norton, candidate for congressional honors ; is spend ing the day in Florence. Mr. Clarence Nettles, Quarter master Sergeant ol the Independ ent Battalion, U. S. V., was in city this morning Miss Nellie Bristow, who has been visiting some time at Paw ley’s Island, returned home morning. Misses Nettie and Lucy Evans, Messrs. H. C. Riley and Death dfMiss Clara Ward. Miss CUra Ward died at her home in Darlrngton on Tuesday after a abort illness, and was buried to-day. Miss Ward was the eldest daugh ter of J. J. Ward, Esq. She was a bright, attractive, noble young numbeted her friends Darlington is in woman, am bv the scoi| deep sorroi The Yelldw Store is on Dargan street oppofte Salzbacher’s. Fe er Situation. Washing! n, Aug. 3—General Shafter rep< ts the fever situation as follows fo August 2: Total sick 4,290; tota fevers 3,038; new cases of fev : 594; cases of fever returned to luty 705. deaths 11. of a carbuncle. Her blood was re-1 dated Jane 29, sayt: “There are lieved of a poison matter by B. B. J u ine little Spanish gunboats scat- B., which is a powerful blood I tered about this and the Caroline remedy. group of islands, and when Manila J. D. Watkins, Blakely, Ga., hu been stormed Admiral Dewey writes: “Old sores covered my w iH tarn his attention to their entire person and itched intensely J capture or destruction, night and day. For several months “It is probable that two of the I could not work at all. I com-1 vessels sunk by Dewey’s fleet may menced the use of Botanic Blood I yet be raised and rendered ser Balm (B. B. B.) and began to | viceable.” grow better the first week, and am now sound and well, free from sores and itching, and at work again.” Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) is a scientific vegetable compound used by Dr. Gilman in his private practice for blood diseases such as old seres, scrofula, boils, blood poison, etc. It cured so many people that it was put on the mar ket 17 years ago and is for sale by all druggists at $1.00 per large bottle. It has always enjoyed a large sale because it cures! cures! cures! even after everything has been tried in vain. It cures because B. B. B. drives the poison out of the blood and body. Book of cures sent free of charge. Blood Balm Co , Atlanta, Ga. Look for the Yellow Store when J you come to town* AGUINALDO IS HUMANE. Washington, Aug. 3.—The state department has been advised by United States Consul Wildman, at Th« Be Remedy for Flux. Mr. Tohn lathias, a well known stock dealer >f Pulaski, Ky., says: “After suffeingfor over a week with flux, an my physician having failed to reli ire me, I was advised to try Chan erlain’s Colic, Chol era and Di; rhoea Remedy, and have the pie mre of stating that the half of o : bottle cured me.” For sale by 11 druggists and med icine dealerq Aug. Dwelling Florence. Store. ouse for rent, west . pply at Lake’s Drug House for Sale. My house and loi for sale on reasonable terms, situated on coruer Pine street and R. R. ave nue. For terms apply to Mrs. W. D. Roscoe. A 3 d6t. Dry Goods, Clothing Shoes and Men’s Furnishing Gods. r. a rhod4 PROPR Opposite Sulzbacher’s. The writer of these lines tried a spin on the new bicycle track yes terday afternoon. He never saw a bicycle track before, and, there fore, can make no comparisons, but this track is a good one. Work is progressing on the grand stand and when completed it will be neat and commodious. Now for Labor Day. At seven o’clock this afternoon there will be a practice meeting of the fire department. The Hook and Ladder and Hope Steam En gine teams will participate, and will thus begin to perfect them selves in the part they are to take in the Labor Day celebrations. Hucklen’i Arnica salve. The best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satis- tion or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by T. D. Rhodes & Co. •lOO-Br K. Deletion’* Anti Diuretic May be worth to you more than $100 if you have a child who soils bedding from incontenence of wa ter daring sleep. Cures old and young alike. It arrests the trou ble at once. $1. Sold by F. U Lake, Druggist. A Narrow Eacape. Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E. Hart, of Groton, S. D. “Was taken with a bad cold which settled on my lungs; cough set in and finally terminated in Con sumption. Four Doctors gave me np, saying I could live bat a short time. I gave myself up to my Savior, determined if I conld not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My husband was advised to get Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Goughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles. It has cared me, and thank God I am saved and now well and healthy woman.” Trial bottles free at T. D. Rhodes <fcCo’s Drag Store. Regular size 50c. and $1.00. Guaranteed or price re funded. 1 General Insurance Agency SANBORN CHASE. Fire, Life k Accident lignraiee. Mr. and Mrs. B*. W. Butler, and Miss Marian Nettles will leave to morrow morning on a visit to Wil mington, N. C. Mr. Dave Gregg, of Claussens, is spending the day in the city. We are pained to hear that Mr. C. E. Britton is quite ill. Miss Julia Allen and Cadet Hen ry Allen went up to Darlington this morning to attend the funeral of Miss Clara Ward. Messrs. John A. Chase and B. 4. Rucker are in Timmonsville to day at the tobacco break in that city. Mrs. E. J. Buxdt is visiting atives in Sumter this week. Misses Mary Clyde and Georgia Hodges, who have been visiting their aunts, the Misses Draughn, returned to Bennettsville last night. Miss Clyde Draughn is visiting relatives in Marlboro. Ice Cream I .^‘7 ! E '7A j Darby's j Afternoon KbeumatUm Cured In a Day. “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarkable and myste rious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents. Fold by F. U. Lake, druggist, Florence. For hand sewing machine. Sale. Second First-class condition, turn at C. D. Bray’s. On exhibi* About one month ago my child, which is fifteen months old, had an attack of diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting. I gave it such rem edies as are usually given in such cases, but as nothing gave relief, we sent for a physician and it was under his care for a week. At this time tjie child had been sick for ten days and was having about twenty-five operations of the bowels every twelve hours, and we were convinced that unless it soon obtained relief it would not live, Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was recom mended, and I decided to try it. I soon noticed a change for the better; by its continued use a com plete cure was brought about and it is now perfectly healthy.—C. L. Boggs, Stumptown, Gilmer Co., W. Va. For sale by all druggist* and medicine dealers. Aug.