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k LAN^ \ t sa.r vol. vni. Til I NOON TO-nAY. I 1'I.TIM ATI/M (II YES SEA I > THAT MUCH TIME. 4. . : If She Refuses Its Demands tl Fleet and Army Will at Once Start for Cuba?Alters (Jets a Historic Pen. Washington, April '20.?Tl v. president signed the ult-iuiatuin 1 ^ " Spain immediately after signit the joint resolution at 11:24 a. 1 The ultimatum was sent to Spai at 11:*50. It is reported that tl ultimatum has reached .Madrid. The ultimatum gives Spain in til Saturday noon to reply. AV001 t . 1 mf ford bids good bye to tbe dipl matic body. Polo v denial i . ' asked for passports when show u tli.' ultimatum. PT 'fJn> Spanisli minis! r l'oio Uornabo loaves this alUmoo: \Y< dford ha?*now <1cided to r< in in in Madrid until dismKse. !! has been tol I to demand li a pa-port if tSa *asta' i plv i- ui ^ favorable TI.o ultitn; ' inn ?[U s the r lotion of cor.gre ; .ad n Spain that her army must h.a Cuba and lv-r navv Cuban x aniiaine.Hat? iy I i' S; iin do< tu reply and notify President M Kin! y by torJay noon of In intenti n to with Iraw 'roop * 1 io-t''i'! s will I'lhv lire. TI y/%J?ficei at 1\ y \\ -I will bloekai Culm. T- vi ;y 'hat is n > ; in # " % ^oui'n will with the aid of lar have of vol nft n\s sent to j: vade lie island. >m >':ivrnstii\s pooch last night d< prived 1110 president of the la hope I hat there might be pent with honor. Spain will not make any eoi i i cessions looking to avoidance ? ? A* war. The ultimatum was prepart by Assistant Secretary ol St a Day, who went over it with I're ident Melvinley before his sign tare was allixed. Day said the ultimatum ha boon transmitted to Madrid, a dressed to M inister Woodford,wl will deliver it to the Spanh government. V All the members of the cabin ? ^-jvero present at tho signing ol tl wnf resolution ordering Spain ^or s ?' < An ordinary pen was used ai the president's name signed in firm, bold hand, 'l'he pen w given Secretary of War Algm* a souvenir. All tlie members of the cabin -.1. 1.1.1 1 j 1 . - ? mmiimv nun*: :u u v i 'i"\\ n i ) :' cn-s I'liu-rp -iu'v ni'Msnri' ' .'J p. in.? it nporloil i!i Spain 11.;> !u -n ; .i * ' n <? tcI?>ii>11 of J i 11)<* i;. .'<!<>ii<l;i Tlinv i r? i "v. I i:i |?r anti<?ns for war. Wlion tin- vo ii lit nor 11 i 11 pa--sos to <lu\ I in* pro AA iili llt Wl' l ! -I!" a rail thou-an ! in i Si nator '< "i !;or in ?{^r Miis allornnoii. ail Ilia! it ! < i. 5 Into to ivo ('ii'ir.ii iiul ^ a,li 'iwUMIIC. cc h v? a i.Nursesf iroiii llio HHIovt V iinim; tcliool goinn on tin- Iroi 1 i " | s v f ^ASTF JL JL:-; I Laxcas' The fSj?;iuisli cnnsui hero w not leave until Minister I'o N <|uils Washington. Colonel William F. Cody's si ; vices have been accepted by tie to eral Miles, of the army, in t event of hostilities with Spai Colonel Cody visited Washing land was soon after in conferen with General Miles. Colon ,e i Cody, or "Buffalo Bill,"'as he 1? I best known, is expected to K ! placed in charge of the caval " ! scouts who will .accompany I 1,1 ITiitcd States infantry to Cuba. 1(1 'J'lie personnel of his iminedia : command will be larirclv made i * t" j of cowboys from the Sotithern li of the We.-'"in states, includii .1 im Mit?:hell and tins I'lil, )!? Texas; Phil Smith and (bur I Scott, ol Arizona, and a u !tr. ined Ogallalu and Brule Indi, yj scouts from the bit lie Bit; 11 o K Basin ol Wyoming and South P L'" kola. i In I lie house to day. (biairni; Hull ol tIn* military commitl 1 asked thai the volant -or bill 1 called no for immediate considc 1 at ion. No objection was mat. S i the house has gon into cot mil I ee of the whole lo take x 1T I ho President MeKinley has ur# ; immediate action on the volu toor hi li. The indications are thai \ 101 it vuluiiU or hill will ho ; . - oh { lay ?n?l that an important o: ' , upon tho midtia will he made t le , morrow. i The China squadron of 1 Oiled v,o?t< t ii..Y has i.ci stripped fop action and is roady i?- tho derlaralion o ' war to s\vo< sl olown upon the Philippine ! i land-'. The shins have > " '< ' . , ; painted jxrav. rIM ... l * - > f . i i in' nu.ir i Mi)iini .Mir.ISI 1 .Woodford's house was increasi to day. American consuls i hrou^ | out Spain are preparing to lea\ 'd ' Naval officer* lavor taking(-u p. hy a land force. tli*? batteries o! s ' lloef to blockade the harbor. The Spanish minister to <1; transferred to the French enib; sy all official records and effet 1 1,1 | which lie cannot take with hi | Secretary of War Aljrer a io rioncod this niorninjr that eve di i eommanil of regulars had start South. Many havinir hut a sin . I run have already arrived.?('< niultiu lioconl. ie 18 STA'I'I i'K OlIlM, CITY *>* Tol.KIX), 1 1,1 CAsI iifXI V, (1 I 'll V S K .1 I IIKM.I UUllUS c till tliat In- l-i in nenlor partner of iho liria of P .1 Ciienei Co . doing bdHlOMt 1 '1 City <>f Toledo,Co ;i t\ ami Slate afori'i ml. m<l tliat -..ii.1 lin. v 1>.iv Hi** sum ? f (INC III sl?l{KI? l)i)|,I.\ ... for oafh ami vt-ry fast f 1' \taiiiiii Hi t , lOt bo CUVI I liy IIAII.S ( \ 1 Willi 1 '1*1(1 I'H ANK J. ClIKNl 1 r Hi 111 o . . !' ! . . A. I' I * .7 ' A. \V 1.1,1 \-I )N*. NotaryPul 1! <"?' irrti Ciii" . rniillv ciii : *. ml . .-a : 1 < I' .1 I IIKNKV 0. CO., Talodi S ...1 I . . ini-'-M t , Inc. . v ISoh I'ii^ltir's 31 i' N;i !iviilc, ! 1111.. Atoil lit). ' (jowrnnV Taylor t > lay -cut I " i'- lluv. iny teleyr.;:n 1 ? 1'j\ : '.v MeKinley : * i? n :n <e iih.i your call Tor volunteers. 1 i blue ami the gray will in rcli I ' I ' li r in!o 11111!i* under < > e <l! >ry keeping >fcp to the niu oI Y ankee I)oodlo' and I >ix i jo | aii 1 the fur will lly and the oar it. j will trein'ole." V t ? \ ( 1 ^p> l^T- ' SI vM I-WREKLY. fKR, S. C. 7SATIT RDA} ill UOTFOIMYAlt. lo The Capital City Anxious For )r . The Fray. 11- j |K. A. K. in News and Courier. n. Columbia, April -"J.?The war :>n i fever is growing >n Columbia. It co is probably more intense in the el ('ajiital City than in any other is' place in the State, and this is be largely, no doubt, due to local I. . ry I inlluences. lie! Tlie militia of the State is much interested in what will be extejpected of it. Very many in:p quiries have been received in reel; lation to the demands likely to be tig j made upon the South Carolina <>l troops. Very little lias been go gathered oi a definite character w from the press dispatcher, until an this morning the Washington r 11 correspondent of The News and 1.1 Courier indicated that the State troops would be expee'ed, in all j j. '.ikeliho. 1, to defend tin1 State. {,,.j it. lie :ht be stated that as|K, suranc - have Icon received that | in ease there be any war the I,, j South Carolina troops will not ,, bo It* i out in tile cold, and there ,,,i will 5; as much for them to do "1 as those of any other Stale. It e(j has furtihdr been assured 111:t n. j there will be no New York or i Mnssaehu -eU.-' or other troops |le -eat here to defend the coast of 0. South Carolina, and if there is to ,]| ' any d letiee of the coa.-t bv any other than the regular army ''it will be bv the troops of the .State of South Carolina.I sn A military officer, well up in I iiis scrvie. . in talking about the ?' matter In day, thought the generality of responses to a call for volunteers was very liable to be ... exaggerated, and that there were er l!(]1 not near'so many anxious to go h- to Cuba in a volunteers corps a> ( iiti_!il be thought, although he I ' t '>'1 t'-Mii^ii' ;i !!!<.>!?( "! Vollit COl'S a mi^ht respond. The general opinion is that i' the South Carolina troops are IS .1;> called upon in their present or in.; f;anizod condition, with suhn-i stantially the same oilicers in rv command, there will he a hearty and almost unanimous response, ',1t and the soldiery and citi/ens >1-1 . . , . I won hi respond to a man lor any call to defend the coast of 1 his or any other Southern State. At all even's South Carolina will d>> the j ' 'S her lull sliare, and evervhodv III- I 7 " ,js knows t hat. ( iovornor Kllorhe is :inviini<i t< " kmow what is to no'dono, and is ready for any Irav. They'll Never (Jo Hack Then. Madrid, April U<>.?Spanish newspapers today are wry war 'i iri 1 o ie 1 fie or -ws r>; t lie Spanish vessels composing the Spauisi. squadron at ("adiz have 1 vowed 1 adore the shrine of the n Virgin not to urn unless vie , lorious. he ...... M. 1.. Vocinii, ( amoron, 1'a? says "l ',J wu-i a siiift-rtT for ton yoar*. trying most. all K'lals of pile roiiiodies, Ion ;ic itliont smvess. Do Wit l'a Witoli . | Ilazol Salvo was roooiiimondoil to mo. I used olio laix. It has a I too tod a porj[, | uianonf euro." Asa pormanont cure for pi lo> I < \V ill's NVitoh I la/el Salvo , lia? no equal. < 'rawford Bros. - -t- .. > TER] r, APRIL 23, 18()cS. I NTltKNUTll or THK VI? MY. It Includes About 2,500 OHicers :tnd 25,000 Men. The strength of the l.'nited I States nrtny for many years has i been fixed at 25,000 men, exclusive of the officers. These were divided into 10 regiments j of cavalry, 5 of artillery and 20 of infantry. | Recently this arrangement was u{-set by tho law creating two | additional regiments of artillery, which has increased tho force by | about 1,200 men. < )f the infantry, there are olhcers and J5.58S men, of the cavalry,l"s officers and a.sOS men and of the artillery, *1S."? officers and 5,000 men. In addition 510 officers and 2,700 men were on the general stall", signal corps, cadet corps, hospital and ambulance corps 11' war follows the present crisiB it. is likely that General Merritt will take active command of the troops in ti.e field, us next ia 'rank to General Milo?. Although a West Pointer ho is anotlu r who , won rapid promotion in the Civil w? r. When if broke out he \v a a second lieutenant of cavalry. When it eud ul iie was a majorj general of volunteers, his coinI mission even antedating that of General Mifos. Most of his reputation rests upon brilliant cavalry dashes with Sheridan, h and Custer being that leader's chief aids. Estimates of the number of Spanish troops in <'uba vary, but !... u.. . ... r i:~~ itivv.* i *4111^ m i 1/ m i ii 1i u hi M l mi; there are about 50,000 fit for active service, nearly double the strength ?the I'nited States army. "A word to the w :>o is sullicient" and a word from the wise should bo sufficient, but you ask who are tin; the wise ? The e w ho know, 'l'he ol'r repeated experience of trustworthy persons may bo taken for knowledge. Mr. \\ . M I'i-rry says (JiinmberiaiiAs (' iii^h Remedy gives better satis, faction than any other in the market, lie has been in th -drug business at Klkton, Ky., for twelve voars: has sold hundred* lot' bottles of this remedy and nearly ;ill other rough medicines manufactured, which shows conclusively that Chamberlain's is the most satisfactory to the neopie, and is the best, For sale by F. Maekey A- Co., and 11. C I lough A- ('o. Tabernacle Hunted. London. April _"!?Spurgoon's Tabernacle was de l roved by fire this afternoon. Tin' Uaplist chapel. known as Spurgeon's Tabernacle, or the Metropoli! .1 r .liernaele. to give it tie- proper iiatn , was sitmtfed at .Newington lb. > dose to the Flephant and Castle, in t!:e t ? ..f i i .. i 'Mil IK I II I '.I I * U1 l/IIKI Ml, A 111 > If . I as the Surrey >i I? of the Rivei Thames. li was opened in iSnl and was niado famous 1?v Rev. (.'has. lladdon Sjuiryoon, \vh( died in 1 SI'-. The rnhcrnaclc had ahonL ?(> mission ..halls ami schools, in addition to almshouse; connected with it. Kev. Thom e Spurueon. brother of the distill jruishod div'ne. is the pastor ol the Metropolitan lahernacle having occupied that position since 1 St> t. I ? F m Tsp ' J?- JL JLrzis^ 9 NO 5. -~-':j^zrax.em'Jive ~ ,' Bb ' *,?&! , E ' i lids 4 ?! I ira tho 13^ ok? ** Then probably the kidneys**f!:a t?io Gteool"? b'fcjj Then probably the lungs. ' 'itei ?.o iSao ifiofateZ' S Then probably rheumatism. No matter where it is, nor what . ' kind; you need have it no longer. It may bo an hour, a day, or a vear oh;: it must vi !<1 l ? 0I> jlpfg ^'-4/a\L/J ^sA If^-St^1? : ' gj^ ^ I. '; !'.? it yea tilt foci it ; > thin., warn.in,;. KtrenythH It Quiets congestion; draws Ottt i |<i inflammation. M ^ " r:w faster. A rev: combination of pew ^ remedies. Mode ft k - now jg 7!. Vriunijii of Modofn Medical B 'i rf cfcl I'/- t of years of ['I 1 . ! i.vlt t'.o cheat it ia a r v crful aid toAycr'a ( horry P6CW'a t jrc.i in tl treatment of all throat r->i ami 1 : ' -C r.a. f-vM ' ' ' ' tl'e F'omnch, it stop# j nai. i a. I ...itint;; ovtr the , /m\ I. .'.v ; . it . i'run pact 1 colic. |-?V .. I i. ! i \ r ti:^ small: f t'.t bncjc, I \j>)/ n rem< v< i congeg'.u n lrom tho r--. kMt 1 ;!'. . trcav-.httns | \ I For > U\y :.M nrugfrlstfl. ! ) I J. ('. Ayor Oo., l.owcll, Ma33. f J" -^Nw A "* -- ? ?? >1 ih HlMWl' .itiMjfci An Oriental Love T<*st. This tale i-> told in the Orient, ! sovs Short Shits. A ladv one I , . clay louml a n an following J[ior and asked why he did .so. T lis reply was : ' You arc very beautiful and I , :i111 in love witli you." , f. r "Oli, you "think liif^Toiti.Xi'u!, do you ? There is my sister over jthete. You will tinil her much more beautiful than I am. (fO and make love to her."' f < >ii learning this the man went to see the sister, hut found she was very ugly, so ho came i:i an angry mood and asked the lady why she had told him a lalsehhod. She t hen answered : Why did you tell me a false hood The man was surprised tit this accusation and asaed when ho hud done -o. 1 lor answer w is : <i ' oti .-ant you loved m . If tout lal heen true you would'not , I I i\.- aim ; > make love to another " i w nui'iij. ' r&9,TnRiA Por Infants and Children. ' Kj U:- s> :ia:.j ' ' fTZ I: ca , t!ittT '6/- ?rl'/p?j ,s. \JP It ia irreat leap from if old ^?j." > ioneil doses <>)' hlue-ma-< iimVi ^ J >r i physios to the pi on sail I \? fOv I' ' 3' f j l;no\vn as 1 lolV it t's I.it t !e 1'arly r^- :"j I Tlioy euro constipation, siok Imnditi * \r* ? and biliousness. Crawford l'.ros. vor Tn l ure CoiislI|uitton l orevrr, Tsit'e Cus aids i aiaiv ("a!liartlc. 10c i riV I If C. C. C. fast 10 cure, druggists rpfumt pione .. . h" t