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READY CASH SALE. READY CASH SAL Just at this Season we are particularly in need of Ready Cash. Those possessing same can exchange it for rare bargains. WEITE GOODS. Fine Dotted Swiss, Regalar price 15c, ready casb sale Ile f " 18c, " " 15c ?? ** 20e, " " " 16c 14 " 30c, M " " 22c Extra quality 35c Dotted Swiss, ready cash price 27c. 62-inch white Organdie, worth 30c, ready cash sale 22Jc. 72-inch white Organdies, worth 35c, at 27$c. 72-inch extra quality 60o Organ e, ready cash price 46c. Solid colored Organdies, all shades, worth 18c, ready cash price 13Jc. 42-inch Madras Cloth for Shirts and shirt waists 15c goods, ready cash price 12c. SHIRT WAISTS. j PARASOLS, PARASOLS. A pore White Linen Waist-very | We have special inducements in this 8well and stylish, a $2.50 article, j tine. ready cash price $2 15 60c Parasols, Ready Cash Price 48c .We make a specialty of $1 Shirt 75c 4 .*-., .-.. *' " 63c Waists and nave positively the best $1-25 *' " *. " 97c and nicest assortment, on the market 150 '? " "$1.33 Our 50c Shirt Waists are all that 2.50 " " " " 1 93 they should be and more than you ! 3.00 " .. " " 2 49 could reasonably expect for the price 4 00 ? .? " .? 3 49 SUMMER NOVELTIES. $1.25 white silk Parasol, 98c Organdies a' Orleans, fancy and ??? J' ~ ^ , ? ti solid colors-10c goods, ready cash 5 00 Tan Chiffon Parasol, 3 25 price gic 5.00 Dresden Silk Parasol, 3_.37 Organdie Lisse, a desirable sum 4.00 Pongee Silk Parasol, 1.98 mer goods, sellling everywhere at 15c, Ail styles, black and natural wood ready cagh M,0 12jc ' handles. French Organdies, 25c is the reg? ular price, ready cash sale 18c. DRESS GOODS. 1 lot Novelty Suitings, worth 25c at 19c yd 1 lot 30c Novelty Suitings. 22c yd 1 lot Qovert Clothes, regular price 40c, ready cash sale 34c The most desirable goods for bicycle and out ing suits is the Covert Cloth 1 lot Novelty Weaves, 40c goods for 34c Our entire line of 50c Dress Goods Novelties, for the ready cash sale 39c Wash Silks, ready cash price, 22c a yard. CHILDREN'S SAILOR HATS. A choice line at 25c. 50c Child's Sailor, ready cash sale, 38c Extra quality Child's Sailor 48c Ladies' Sailors with black and white bands 25c A choice line of black and white sailors, that can't be beaten at 75c Ladies' mixed straw Sailors, worth 65c, at 50c Ladies' Crash Bicycle Eats-A novelty, ask to see them, 47c CLOTHING. Our line is loo extensive to enum? erate prices, onr line runs from $5 to $25, embracing the celebrated St rouse & Bros , square shoulder per? fect fitting goods. We offrr a special discount on ali clothing for this Ready Cash Sale Children's Wash Suits See the line we are offering MEN'S WEAR Men's Negligee Shirts with sepa rate cuffs, 50c Men's $1 Shirts, colored bosom, separate cuffs 87c Men's 85c Shirts, colored bosom, separate cuffs 67c Men's $1 Shirts, colored all over, separate cuffs, 92c CRASH HATS. The leader for spring The larg est assortment in Sumter. For tais sale 45c / Crash Alpine Hats 25c .T. RYTTENBERG- & SON? J. RYTTENB ERGr & SONS. WEDNESDAY, AP?lL 13, U \ ^MM^MMmmmwmmmMWHHnaOM The Sumter Watchman was tot io 1850 and the Trite Southron in J ?%e JPatc&ma? aft<2 Southron not tae combined circulation and infix if both of the old papen, and is 8 festly the best advertising medim Sumter. F?tsh cigb Lse is a greater maa to io the eyes of the American pe than President McKinley or A Hanna. Unfortunately for Ame : bei has sot the opportunity of the nor the real power of the seoou< dictate a policy that would meet i the support of the free-thin ki o g usbought Aaa erie*os. . Cl all the disappointing sails : April foo?s we have erer heard of, P ident McKinley's message ia the gr? est For more than a week the cot try has been kept on the tip-toe of ai tous expectancy awaiting this messt to outline a policy for the conn try, the very least, if it did not finally s decisively ??ettie the entire tron?le, a what do we get when it is de ii vero* Nothing, absolutely nothing. Of the weak, wobbling, pitiful maaikit J^eKioiey is the most shining* expone of the species yet evolved by u o to wa circumstances. He expresses no opi ion, .fitters no thought and makes i maggeatioo worthy of comment, exce te ask for power that no single, mi 'saoald have under a democratic form government. He leaves everything I Congress--a very proper proceeding rs true, but he merits no oredit fi doing so at this late day, for he. hi discredited himself, debauched tl coaotry aud deceived Congress by hi disgraceful and inexcusable delay. H - has played a bunco game on the coot try,- by declaring that be waa acting i aceordaocs with a well-defined polio that would bs outlined in his message And the message turns out to be mer twaddle ; a snare aod a delusion ! The Newberry delegation to th Prohibition convention . will presen the name of Hon. George S. Mower a a candidate for Governor. Mr. Mowe is a good man and would make a bette -.Gaver?or than many men who h av? occupied the position, bit he could not bs elected, and the prohibitionists, whe *sem to nave eogaged some of the re? gular politicians to manage the cam paigo, will probably fight shy of bim. Mr j Mower did himself a great injustice aod practica!iy ended his political career when he permitted his same to be used by the clique that attempted to defeated Chief Justice Mciver at the last see si OD of the Legislature. The Democratic parry, so-called, io the Sute of South Carolina,'is io reality not a political party but a political asso? ciation of a half dossn politioal partie* that maintain a loose sort of unioo as a protection against negro aod RODO bli can domination. action of the State Executive Committee, at its meet? ing last week, io deciding that the candidates of the Prohibition party may run in the Democratic primary demon - strated beyond question the truth of the assertion. A Prohibitionist is a Pro? hibitionist,-bot a democrat also. His allegiance to the democracy ?9, however, altogether secondary to that be owes tbs Prohibition party, aod be retaios his connection with the Democratic party only, for protection aod benefits to be de? rived. As it is with the Prohibitionists so it will be with other factions that claim or may claim to be integral parts of the so called Democratic party. The Executive Committee by its action has admitted io explicit terms that the party is oct a compact organization but an association made up of disagreeing aod warring ?l?ments. Tba Executire opportunity to pat ao eod to the opera- j tiop of organised factions within the parry tamely surrendered to the faction aliste violated a plain provision of the party constitution and invited still greater factional diff?rence?. The nest convention of the sooalled Democratic party should repeal the section of the constitution that was thought to forbid the 80inioatioo of factional cadidates, and adopt a sew instrument to govern the confederation of allied factions of sometime Democrats.. The trouble in the Citadel Academy was a most unfortunate and reg retable occurrence. It was un fortunate for the institution and unfortunate for the students participating in it. Regard? ing the occurrence from the present point of view we are of the opinion that Cantey precipitated the whole trou? ble by meddling with things wbieh did not concern him. He was entirely too officious and the cadets were naturally incensed against him ; but they were most unwise and reckless in the means ? adopted to gite expression to their coo- J detonation of cadet Camey's ooadoot. ? They attempted to puoish bim by mob law methods, and when they came in direct ooofliot with the authority of the laws they suffered the coosequecoss. They defied the laws of the' institution 'j j and rebelled against the authorities 1 whom they were io duty and honor 1 hen od to obey and respect, and the ? eonsequeaoe was their own punishment. ? j rho penalty oould oot bavs been j, lass, than it was, for the of? fense was great aod flagran!. No ooe san fail to regret the occarret ce or oot 1 to - sympathize with the cadets who brought this severe punishment upon ? themselves ; bot we must admit that , tba Board of Visitors did no more j than the duty that lay before them, and we commend them for performing that duty fearlessly and impartially. Len- ' ieney would have been a great mistake, < and to have condoned the offense of the . rebellions cadets would have destroyed ( the usefulness of the institution now and in future. If the relatives, friends and acquaintances of these ex-cade is should rise op against the citadel and, < ooiting with its loog time enemies, de- i ?troy it to satiate a feeling cf spite, it , will be far better than to lia ve had it , live oa without discipline and without the respect and conudeoos of the peo? ple. Naoea Does Not Look for ^> War. ! Philadelphia, April IC -Emilio ' Nunez, a general in the Cuban army i and a member of the Cuban Junta, who is best known through bis activ? ity in promoting Coban filibustering < expeditions, talked with a reporter , for the Associated Press to day rela? tive to the possibility of the United 1 States not recognizing the independ ? euee of Coba Gen. Nunez: said that ? he has been told by a marj who is ' well informed in diplomatic matters I and who is an intimate of a repre , sentative at Washington of a foreign government that the United States ( will not recognize the independence | of Cuba Gen. Nuuez does not believe there ' will be war between the United i States and Spain He firmly believes that Spain will yield to all the de? mands made by? the United States. "It would be suicide for ber to go to war," he said, "with the few good ships that she owns. Spain would not only lose Coba, Potto Rico and the Philippine Islands, but would have to face a revolution at home that would be dif?cuit to put down On the other hand, if Spaio should yield she will lose only Cuba, and the revolution at home, if one should be started, would not, in my opinion, amount to much." Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has received the greatest o<Ation ever accorded an American cMzeu At every sta? tion between Jacksonville ard Wash? ington immense crowds met bis train and thronged around for a sight of The Fight is On. ? Congress Determinad on lix mediate? Definite Action. Washington, April 12 -"The Pre ideot is aatborij ed, directed aod ea powered to io ter rene at once to rcs toi peace oo the icilaod of Coba and se eure to the peopls thereof a firm, stahl aod independent government of tbei own, aod is authorized to ase the arm aod oa?al force? of the United State to secare this end." This substantially is the resolntioi agreed opoo by the Republican mern hers of the foreign affairs oommitei of the honse to-night. The meeting was held at the residence of one of tb? members and did not adjourn till i very late hoar. s Before finally deciding opoo thc wordiog of the resolotioo as given above, the committee carefully consid? ered several other forms. Information was conveyed to nba committee, how? ever, that tbe rest lotion was demand? ed, and several members beaded by Mr. Smith of Michigan, made the contest for the resolntioD that was finally agreed opoo. To all intents^ and par poses it is the resolution offered by Mr. 3 m it h, himself. It is the in ten tr. 3 of the Republican members, now that an agreement bas been reaobed, to ell in the Democratic members of the committee to-morrow morciog and to make a report to the boase as soon as it convenes at noon. The single resol ation agreed upon by the Republican members will be intro iuood by a preamble reciting the con? ditions existing oo the island of Coba, the faots as known concerning the de? struction of the Maine and briefly makiog a stroog io diet meet against Spain for ber conduct off affairs on the island The preamble will, in an epito? mized form, folios* very closely the Hoes of the President's messege, but that portion of it referring lo the Maine disaster will take stronger groood titan did the messege. It was stated late to-night on high authority that an arrangement has been practically effected by which the resolution may piss both bouses to? morrow It is understood that the for? ego affairs committee of the bouse ind senate will occfer before the as? sembling of congress for (be purpose of perfecting an agreement whereby (ba Forsker r?solu ioo will be submitted for tbe other r?solutions It will be modified by the elimination of tbe sec Hid paragraph, wticb recognizes Cu? ban independence, and otber (flight changes made to conform to the decis? ion reached by the committees. To? night the members of the sooate com? mittee believe that the resolution will pass both houses by a practically unan? imous vote. It is said that if neces? sary a continuous sitting will be had io the senate in order to secure final aotioo during the legislative day of Wednesday. Tbe Foraker resolution as originally introduced, is as follows, the second section, however, is to be omited : Bi it resolved by the senata and the house cf representatives of the United States of America : 1. That the people of the island of Cub* are and of ri<;bt should be freo and independent. 2 That the government of the Unit? ed States hereby recognizes the repub? lic of Cuba as the true and lawful gov cnmc J of that island. uat the war Spain is waging against Coba is so detractive of the commercial and property interests of the United States, and cruel, bar? barous and inhuman to its character as to make it the duty of the Uoited States to demand that she at once withdraw ber land and naval forces from Cuba and Coban waters 4. That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is. author? ized, empowered and directed to use, if necessary, the entire land and naval forces of the Uoited States to carry these resolutions into effect Spain Declares War* Intervention by United States is an Act of War. Flying Squadron Sails Under Secret Orders. Madrid, April IB.-Cabinet decides intervention by the Uniied States an ict of war and makes preperatione icoordiogly. Washington, April 13.-Foreign re lati?os oommittee reports resolution for immediate ioterveotion and expulsion from Cuba of Spanish troops. Pr?ta? ient given power to enforce r?solution. Senate and House issue address de? bouncing Spain. Fortress Monroe, April 13 -FlyiBg ?qasdron ssiis under sealed orders this if ter oooo. Difficult Task of tbe Foreign Relations Committees. ; Washington, April ll -The foture jf the relations of the Uuited States wnh Spain and to Cuba now rests wi;h Jong ress, tbe representative body of the American peopie. What course the elected meo composing tc will pursue cannot be foretold tonight. T&e for ;igu committees of both houses now lave the subject in t?eir control, and ifter doe deliberation will report to ;beir respective branches what they consider should be the attitude of the United States oo the grave question presented Early action by tne com? mu?es is expected,, but exactly wheo iv may be looked for is not now deter? minable. The full responsibility of the subject ffas placed upon Congress wdeo Presi lout McKinley to day transmitted to tt i carefully prepared and aoxiouaij awaited message relattog io our defo? liations with Spain as to its warfare in Juba and drawing therefrom his per? sonal conclusions aud recommendations No message in recent years, not even [bat of President Cleveland on Vene? zuela nor President Hurnson oo Chile, laosed such widespread interest. That it did not or?ate profound enthusiasm nay have be6o due to (he faot that its nain features had been accurately fore? casted io tbe Associated Press dis? patches, or to a disappointment among bone who wanted Cuban independ? ice and immediate reprisal upon Spain for the dectructiou ot tte Maine. DIVERGENT VIEWS. For a long time a large majority in boto houses have favored recognition of the independence of Cuba ; for more than two years, as voiced in r?solu- j lions parsed by Congress, the recogui- i lion of belligerency has been sought. Both uf these propositions were an? tagonized iu the message, and conse? quently in ibis regard the message did nut accord with the majority senti-! ment. Tue message left Cougress very ! much at sea, because of the disparage? ment in views between it aud the exe? cutive-an obstacle hard to surmount, unless, as now seems poasiole, Con? gress sees its coarse to lie io accord with tbe President's recommendation It is generally believed the President would bave been authorized to int veoe with the army and navy ha< oot been for the concluding paragra] of the document, wbicb announced lares; phase of diplomatic negotiate The Seoate'eoromitiee on foreign lati?os immediately went into sessh but reached no debVtte conolosi< From the fact that the Republic members held a oocsaltation after I meeting adjourned, aod what was m regarding it, the inference was dra that some strong measure wax nee? sary in order to carry any aotiotn the committee through the Senate WAR STILL TALKED OF. A declaration of war was talked i aod a declaration that the people Onba should be free, coupled with t thorization to the President to brit this about by armed intervention, w suggested It ts well knowe that ai proposition advanced will be met the Senate with an amendment d daring the independence of the pre ent Cuban government, and to frame a resolution as to carry a m jority of the Senate and at the san tim? meet the recommendations of tl President is the result which th? fo eigo relations committee is trying ?eeora. The temper of the House could B be accurately determinad, but there, i in the 8eoate. the proposition for Cuba independence bas to be met Any r port from the committee on foreign a fairs that does cot carry with it th feature will be antagonized by a amendment, and the prospects are tht nearly all the Democrats and man Republicans would favor it. EtTori have been directed all day toward ac tion which will secure the solid suppoi of the Republican organization an Republican majority of the House. T this end the Republican members c ?be House Committee, to whom th message was referred, were io coofei ! enee doriog the day and night AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Even at the White House ther was a lull iu the excitement whic has centered there for the last fori night. The President saw several c his cabinet advisers early in the day bot there was no cabinet meeting The message left the White Hons shortly before noon, in order to read Congress promptly on its assembling and this done, the President joine< his famiiy at lunch with evident satis faction at having the tremendoui strain and barden uf recent days in ; measure removed There was an as peet of holiday gaiety surrounding the White House, as Easter Monda} was observed as usual by the egg j roiling gathering of thousands o children iu the grounds in the rear o the executive mansion. The Marine Band furnished music for the young sters. SPANISH MINISTER SILENT. The Spanish minister, Senor Polo, remained at the legation during the I day, sending and receiving many dis? patches and conferring with his ad visers He cabled the entire Presi dent's message to Madrid, except the historical references of General Grant's message, Texa6, etc. The minister said he must decline to make the slightest public allusion to the President's message, as any remark from him would be inconsistent with his position It is known, however, that Senor Polo is keeuly seusitive to the language of the message What its effect will be upon his service here is not known, for no word has yet come as to the effect of the mes sage upon the authorities at Madrid. Up to to night Senor Polo had re ceived no instructions to withdraw, nor was there any intimation of such instructions At the other embassies and lega Mons the message aroused the great? est interest, but it cannot be said that it was received with satisfaction. ! In other high diplomatic quarters so me question was expressed as to the portion of the President's message in j which he speaks, in the name of ci vi i lization, of the duty c. stopping the ; war in Cuba, and the intimation was I made that the great powers of Europe, I so far as they represented civiliza I tion. did not support this view ex j pressed by the President. There has been no further general I conference between the ambassadors j and ministers of the powers, uor is I there any present indication of fur '. Iber action from that quarter SITUATION UNCHANGED. No new diplomatic phases of the questions developed to-day at the ; Slate Department. Secretary Sher? man said he would not be surprised . I if the Madrid csble report proved ; j trae that Minister Woodford was i j about to leave Madrid. At the same i i time the State Department was with j oat advices that this step actually had been taken. The War and Navy Departments , continued their active preparations ! to day. While eventualities are be ? j ing prepared for, the sentiment in j army and navy circles is that war is not so imminent as it seemed to be a few days ago, It can be stated on authority that no consideration has yet been given to the withdrawal of the United States fleet at Key - West, as the administration holds that the situation has undergone no change which makes this withdrawal neces? sary or advisable. The people who are censuring the administration for not having plunged the country into a war with Spain are, we fear, thinking less of what would be best than indulging a fond? ness for fault-finding These same, we suspect, would clamor forth their condemnation were the president and bis immediate advisers to precipitate hostilities. No true patriot would have the national honor compromised Every friend of humanity wishes the barbarities in the island of Goba brought to an end Bat if the delay of a day. a week, or even a month will enable those having direction of our affairs to bring about these re? sults without the firing of a gun, let there be the delay A month of con ference is preferablr to war-which may last much longer ?-Augusta Chronicle PAST the customary Easter eggs could have no better accompaniment than a slice from our sugar cured ham or or dainty bacon. In the meantime we have any delicacy to tempt the Spring appetite-Spring lamb, Spring I broilers, Beef and Pork. Manufacturer and shipper of Sau? sage, order s by mail or wire promptly attended to E. HOG-AN, Telophooe No. 26. TTJOHETsBLOCS'. Oct 25 Master's Sale, State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The Bank of Darlington, plaintiff against Mary J Kelly, John 0. Kelly, David B. Kellys Emma C Welch, heirs at law. and distributees of G. Ben Kelly, deceased, Olivie 1 F Kelly, ll. Baum and Jd. Baum, co-part? ners, doing business w.der the firm name of Baum r~os ; and Dana V Hcar>m, doing business under the name of J. M. Heaton, Agent, Defendants PURSUANT, to tie judgment and order of tbe Court aforesaid, ro-d* in the HOOT* entitled case, I will offer for ?ale at Public Auction, before tbe Court House ?a ihr City cf Sam;rr, County and Stnte afore? said, on toe First Mor.day in May, next, 1898, (b*iog tbe 2d day of enid montb) be? tween the hours of eleven o'clock in the fore ooon H d five ^'clock io the afternoon of said day, the fol-ouing described property to wit: All that piere, careel or tract of ?and.lyirg, beintr and situare n tbe County of fcutnier, and Slate of Sooth Caroona containing one baadre r.nd oinety-eiiht acres, fiore or les?, H.-id bounde.1 ?J follows to wit : North by the l.ods of W. H Kelly, a tl M C Weich : j South nj Lynche* Riv??r ; Sasi hy lund - or ? Mattie Harri* and We-t by ?and* of W. W. I Keily ; bemg t!<e ?Mm'* land deecrioed in the ninrrg-i?e o? G Ben Kelly to J A Kelly the boundaries varying slightly Tern s-Or.e hui: cn#h, balance in one year from the day cf s^le secured ny the bond and mortgage of the purchaser, on the prem? ises with internet from the day of sale. Purchaser to pty for necessary papers and recording. W. H. INGRAM, Master for Sumter County. April 6.