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Congress Did Thursday. ? PRESIDENT EM POW D TO CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. mtiye Authorized to Pro? >it Export of Coal and tfaer Articles Til! Fur? ther Notice. icgton, April 21 -Three im t measures were passed bj the ibis afternoon, all of whioh rel .te y to the national, defeoso. The y civil bill, whioh has been pend? er two weeks, and whioh carrie? a amount of money intended to be ic the strengthening of the COLO - coast defenses, was fiaally passed, ?aval appropriation bill was in teiy taken np and practically ?ted, although pending the c ia iii an amendment oonoeruing ! of armor plate, the bill was ; io order that the measure ly increasing the military es ant of the United States inj war might be considered. After discussion the bili, as emended ! oommifctee, was passed. A joint j rion was adopted giving the Pr? si power to prevent the exportation ral and other war material. before adjournment it became among senators on the fbor Wal tb al I of Mississippi, ? bad been ill for several weeks, was The formal announcement of bis wis not made, but will bs - when te convenes to morrow. Merrill of Vermont secared the of a bill to restore to citisso ?he Uoited States Mrs. Ns ?lie Sartoris, daughter the late Pnisi friiBt, who forfeited her citizen - by her. marriage to a sa ojeo t of j ?tai?. Qsay of Pennsylvania intro? th?, following resolution: "That is hereby authorized, in axion.sud with s ooh limitations s as shall seem to him ex , to prohibit the export of coal material used io war from s oy of tho United States until other ordered by Congress. the sundry civil bill was laid senate, the consideration be j agreement under the five minute Mr.. Mosey of Mississippi said he noticed io a morning paper ;he ,t that the state department had naced that there would, during the ouching war, be co privateering by United States, and that this govern - would abide by the treaty of Peri's I? 1856 Money said that be could not be? the President bad taken such ac 61 But," he said, "it is areli gb that the powere delegated to Prendent ba clearly defined here now. The power to issue letters ?arque and reprisal belongs exclu to congress. Neither the Uoited nor Spain is signatory to the of Paris.", number of amendments were mada tbs sundry civil bill, sud it was theo nival appropriation bill was laid before*the senate. The bill as it puss Ked icehouse carried $38,014,058 :- As it was reported to the senate it fro $46,277.558. oar FLEET LEAVES KEY WEST. Signaling Continuous and Monitors Move Out To? % ward Flag Ship. Key West, April 21 -At 12 o'clock this afternoon the recall guns boomed from the fleet, ordering all the officers ?sd mes were who ashore to rejoin their ?hip* fortbwi h. At nightfall, however, there, bad been ao movement of tho fleet, and {sers not likely to bc any before morn? ing, ss tbe Cincinnati and Marblehead bave been ordered to the docks to rake tm ?cal an i water. Ai 7 o'clock this morning Capt. .Saapsoo bad received no orders from Washington relative to failing. He expecting some suoh instructions. Toward midnight a hurry mesiage ashore ordering several off eera is flagship oo board immediai ely At 12:30 this morning there was no movement on tbe part of the fleet, but liing was still progressing and ire were many signs of activity. No oaval mea were theo ashore. At that ihoar oas of the Cincinnati's stewards -who bad missed the regular boat went - oat ia % hired craft lt was said that fas. fleet wat under orders to sail at 4 ^o'clock. -2:25 a. m.-The warships ljisg in ibo inner harbor are apparently draw* fag aearer the flagship. Two are now moving out. They are thought 13 be ?tas- monitor Amphitrite and the gun? boat Helena The signalling is con tlauous, and the searchlights ol? the iowa and New York are industriously sweeping the waters of the outer bar? ber. "Washington, April 22, 3 p. m. After the cabinet meeting to-day the 'resident announced that war was He orders that war be pr os ecu t mary. He signed tba??der BLANCO ISSUES A MANIFESTO. TO ARMS, SAYS BLANCO, TO FIGHT "ETERNAL ENEMY." Tile Insurgents Reject Propo? sitions. Habana, April 21 -The Oficial Gazette publishes an extract of the following manifesto : "The general government of the isl ~ and of Cuba to the inhabitants of the island of Coba : "Without any reason or legality, without the least offense on our part, and at a time when they received from os only proofs of friendship, tbe United States are forcing us into war jost at the moment when quiet? ude began to settle over the country, when production was flourishing, commerce taking courage and peace approaching with the cooperation of ail classes and all parties under the new institutions granted by the "mother country. - '.Such a proceeding is without pre? cedent in history. It evidently man . ifests the bogus politics cf the repub? lic, demonstrating the tricky plans and purposes that have always been nourished against Spain's sovereign ty io Coba, which the enemy has been conspiring for nesrly a century to destroy. Our foes now carry their I hypocrisy and falsehood to the ex? tent of demanding immediate peace in a war provoked and sustained by themselves ; her prudence and mode? ration have been of no avail to ; Spain, though she bas carried her concessions to the extreme limit of toleration io order to evoid a rup tore. "She still deplores this state of af? fairs, but she accepts it with all the energy inspired by a gloriousna tional history sud the pride of her people, a pride which will never yield to the stranger's haughtiness, nor consent to see Spain's right and reason trampled upon by a nation of nobodies. If the United States wants the island of Cuba let them come and take it. Perhaps the boor is net far distant in which these Carthaginians of America will fled their Zima in ?bis island of Coba, which Spain discovered, peopled and civilized, and which will lever be anything but Spanish. It is our torn to have the honor of defending ber and we will know how to do it with decision and an effort many a time put forth I count upon you for this with absolute certainty. I believe there is no sacrifice you sre not prepsred to make in defense of the national territory, whose integ j rity is sacred to all Spaniards of whatever origin I am sore that every one in whose veins runs Span ish blood will respond readily to the call which, in these solemn moments I address to gil and that all will group themselves around me to con tribute as much as they can to repel a foreign invasion, without allowing dangers, sufferings or privations to weaken the heart of courage. "To arms, thejs. fellow countrymen, to arms ! There will be a place {ot all in the fight Let all cooperate and contribute with the same firmness and enthusiasm to fight the eternal ene? my of the-. Spanish name, emulating the exploite of our ancestors, who always exalted high their country's fame and honor. To arms ! Cry a thousand times "Viva Espa?a." "Viva El Rey Alfonso XIII," -Viva la Regente," "Viva Cub*, always Spanish. "Your Governor General, . Patnon Blanco " ; The government has accepted the i proposal of Nicholas Tamiu & Co , an American concern, to arrange for a supply of water from Paita and Colon j The contract will be signed imme j diateiy lt is looked upon as a good business arrangement from both standpoints. At a meeting yesterday of (he di rectors of the Spanish bank it was agreed to declare compulsory the ac? ceptance of paper money at its value on the day of its presentation, and estates receive it at the previous day's value The movement of troops continue, and there are daily conferences of the generals and the Spanish admi raia at the palace. It is currently reported here that the insurgents have declined to con? fer with the delegation of the colo nial government which was sent to treat with them for peace on the basis of a broader form of autonomy. It is added that the insurgents will only accept Spanish generals as me diators. The announcement of the United States' ultimatum to Spain caused great enthusiasm at the theatre last night, the audience making a belli cose demonstration against the Uni ted States. Fortress Monroe, April 22.-The Flying Squadron did not sail last night as expected The original order was countermanded at a late hour and the squadron was directed to await fmther orders. The squad? ron is ia readiness to sail immediate? ly apee tho receipt Fighting Smallpox. What the Columbia Board of Health is Doing. Colombia, April. 20-Tbe Smallpox io Colombia is receiving decidive aod emphatic action. The ?bole situation waa canvassed and it WPS decided to have compulsory vaeo?Datioo, which is to begin at once. The B ?ard was thor? oughly reorganized at the outset* Tho new members, Dr. J. VV Babcock, J. S Moore and J. S. Muller, were sworn into office The reorganization was ef? fected by the election of Br A Earle Boczer, as president ; Dr. O E. Thom as, as vice president, and T. T Talley, as secretary. Aldermen Kirie, Robort son and Denoan, as a committee of city couocil were present. Or. Boozer submitted bia report?t to the total cost involved in the handling of the trouble siooe the seoood out? break, showiog it to be $390 up to date Tbe board had taken. tbe precaution to Sod out the legal status aa to its au tbority to enforce compulsory vaooioa? tioo, and a legal opinion was presented from Mr J S. Muller io whicb he quoted thc law aod authorities aod gave it as his opin? ion that the board bad absola'e author? ity to enforce a rigid system of vacci? nation. It was brought cut later that the board also bad authority, to bring before the mayor and have severely punished any person who interfered io in any way with the health officers or soy ose else charged with the vaccination. Dr. Babcock related to the board tho history of the spread of the disease in Birmingham, Ala. saying tbst the Alabama State law did not permit com? pulsory vaccination, and ?3 a result thc local authorities were usable to stamp out the disease, except et great cost The general experieooe was that the colored peop'e bated to be vaccinated, and avoided it io every way possible. He said tbey were dealing with the same disease in Columbia. Things hud reached that stage where it was time to call a spade a spade, and he thought compulsory vaccination should be estab? lished at once. He soggesied ?hit the board not only do this, but that they get a map of the city, keep it on file in the clerke cffise.a* d that ali dao gar s pota, wherever a case breaks ont and the exaot location be marked oo the map The members of the committee from couocil presented 'their views of the situation to the board, very muob the same as at the ccucoil meetiog last eight There was considerable: discussion as to the formuiatioo of a general plan of operation aod the cost thereof, whicb led up to che coanimous adoptioo of .he fellowing resolutions offered by Dr. Bibcock : Resolved, first That in the opinion of the board a mild for?a of smallpox prevails io this community, but that there is nothiog alarming io the situa? tion Resolved, second That io order to prevent farther spread of the contagion that compulsory vaooioatioo be en? forced in Colombia. Resolved, That upon convalescence of ail iofectious cases reported to this board tbe premises occupied by such oases be disiofeoted under the direction of ibis board ANOTHER RESOLUTION The following offered by Mr. Moller I was alon adopted : Resolved, Tba: tba city council he requested to co operate with this board and authorz; with this board to make iU-.h arran ge m ei: ts and contracts with physicians and others and to ai 8k 3* purchases of material aod appliances as tiny may d?*em neces'ary io stamp? ing oui the contagious disease now pre? vailing io this city and that the couo esl he rq usted to faraieh all necessary funds fi.tre'or G >od micbiou from $10 no at Rj.n<i!?-'9 Qnli'y ?9 fi.-9t coQSi?eradcD of the White naactiiop Washington, April 22 3p m-As soon as the President signs the Dec? laration of War. the call for 100,000 volunteers will be issued. Sagasta's Defiant Address. Madrid, April 19 via Paris, April 19 -The supporters of the Govern ment in both houses of Parliament met in the Senate chamber at 5 o'clock this afternoon Sanor Sagas ta, the premier, addresssed them as follows : ' The times are so grave and the circumstances are so exceptional that acts and not words are necessary to face the present difficulty. Attempts are being made to 6ully ths glorious history cf Spain by infamous c*lom ny The different Spanien Gov eraments have done their utmost to avert the war to which we are being provoked We have now reached the limits of concession, compatible with honor and territorial integrity We consented to the last concession at the instance of th* Pope and the the Powers We yielded, but now attempts aie made upon our honor, and meances directed against our ter ritory. That is a thing to which Spain will never consent (Applause.) This is cot the moment to trace a parliamentary programme, but the moment to unite ourselves, as our fathers have done, in the face of an odious attempt against the integrity of our territory. The in? sult offered us to-day is the most in? famous that has ever been offered 99 (Prolonged applause ) Continuing, Senor Sagasta coun selled the rapid constitution of the chambers in order to accord to the government the means to defend the country's interest "Spain.97 he added, ' will not allow a parcel of her territory to be taken from her with impunity ; nor will she be a party to any traffic for her (, possessions." (Prolonged and enthu? siastic cheers greeted the speech ) The ministers met to day to modi fy the speech from the Throne, in conformity with the situation. Senor Silvela, leader of the 6issi dent Conservatives, when addressing bis party, declared it "inopportune to formulate a political programme." He evoked the memory of the late Senor Canovas del Castillo, and de? clared that he and his party would aid the Goveroment by voting as should be necessary for the national defence, without any opposition, al though making note ot the reeponsi biiity incurred in order to iavesti gate it, if need be, at a more op? portune lime He declared also that the dissident Conservatives would respect whatever financial arrange? ments the Government might enter into, no matter what these might cost, as it was the "only m*oT?s of secur ing later on peace with honor." Spain Must Choose Now. j The r?solution Soally agreed upoo bj the two houses of Congress, aod seot to the President to day, are in such form that he ?rill unhesitatingly approve them The Senate jaata ot { opposition have been forced to yield their assumption of the Presideotial function of recognition or non-recogni? tion The declaration that the people of Coba "are*' free and independent, is ao expression of opinion which wili have as much force aod iofiueooe as tbe opioion of any other debating society Although the resolutions go much farther th?o was desired by the Presi dent and the House, there is no reason to believe that the President will not ptomp'iy approve them, cow th?t the recognition clause is eliminated It is clearly within thc province of Congress to make war, and the fe:m of declara? tion foroed into the resolution by the Seoate H io eff :ct a declaration of war It lta7fs the President no alternative The House refution would have left ao opportunity to negotiate peace while Uiit-g the ar^y and navy to compel peace But Congress bas assumed (be responsibility of precipitating war, and the President wilt leave it there, while obeyiog the war resolution to tbe let? ter. Bat, after all, the whole Congress? ional debase since Wed&esday ia*t bas b:ea ever details and methods. OJ the maine ??sue, the forcible intervention of the Uoited States to stop the war io Cub*, Congre..9, with almost unanimous voice, is heartily ic accord with tba Prenideot. The temporary division io Congress will KOO be forgotten, and it wiil appear ?bat every department cf the goverLJtirot is responding cordially to the dominant sentiment of thc people that Coba most be free. Tbe responsibility shared for the last ten days with .Congress is now shifted again opon tijfis shoulders of the Presi? dent Having exhausted diplomacy, he i* now armed with a mightier weap? on. His policy is fully vindicated be? fore the people He has s.-cured the au'hcrity which be asked, and in se? curing it bas maintained the integrity of the executive <ffice and of the Con? stitution. That Mr. McKinley will wisrly, firmly and patriotically exercise bis new power of intervention is guar aoteed by the consummate pr ode ncc and ; wisdom wi>b which he has managed I this momentous iesu* bitberio. : Spaio new most realize ?hst business j ?3 intended It is .for ber to say wheth? er ?be will peaceably withdraw from an island which she bas forfeited by her cruelties and oppressions, and eo avoid j forcible expulsion. Thc time for her ! to choose will bc very short -N. Y ! Mail and Express - The South io Front ? if it is the determination of the war ! department to form an army of Cuban 'invasion cut of Southern soldier?, it ie i not likely that it springs from any dis j position oo the part of the North to j ?hirk Go the other hand we thick j tbat the admioi^tr?tioo believes thal ! the number of soldiers to be called out j will be small, that the number of places in the army will be far less than the number of volunteers and that it will be showing a preference to the Soutb ! by allowing Southern m?u to do the j fighting. Without regard to the causes i of the war and the effect cf the war di ! r< ctly upoo the Sooth, we believe that ! if there must bc war, tbe Soutb should j push to the front and do as much of the i fighting as possible A demonstration : to tbe whole country that the South is ! not only willing to fight under the ; ?tars aod stripes but is valuable to the : whole couotry as a soldier producing -ectioo would be of great value to the : South If the South should be so for ; t?nate a* to reap the chief honor of a ! victory ovi-r 8pai??. teaching North, j West pol Et? that the cation may i le*o apon bor in time of need, it would I be greatly ho!p'ui to the South poliii ! cally and otherwise In saying this, ; we are not speaking from a sentimental I standpoint Sentimentally, the South ! is rich and great enough bat in a war : with Spa?n the sectiou which has the ! front place in the ranks will be in luck ! The South will puffer industrially dur ; iog the war, no matter what cectbn pro? vides . the fighting men-Greenville i News The happiest indies are those U3?n? the ? White sewing machine. j The "White" is the beat oe earth. i If jon wast year machine made new, ! bring it to Randie. If T on waot a good, honest sewing machine trade, see Randie. Tillman's Good Work. j Senator Tillman is doing good work ! in Washirgton for South Carolina He is a whole team in himself and loses no opportunity to advance the interests of his state Arnon^ o'her things, we note that he has taken a great deal of interest in the Port j Royal naval station, which has been ' kicked and enffed about by the fed eral authorities as if it was never worth serious consideration, although Port Royal harbor is deep enough and big enough to float the combined navies of the world, and its location on the South Atlantic seaboard would seem to indicate that it is the one place above all others that needs a first claps dry dock We presume that Senator Tillman deserves more credit than any other man for the in? crease in ine appropriation for that point of $85.000, as passed by the house, to $330.000.-Yotfe Yeoman. HOARDING. HAVING TAKEN the House on Kaia Street second door sotub of the N;xon Hu use. I am prepared to acc&u ?mod a te a lew jeguUr boarders, and also lodging and raeaia to transient customers. Terms reasonable. Mas. W. B. SMITH. Sept. 8-_ Money to Loan. ON FARMING LANDS if af y payments No commissions charged. Borrower pa/8 actual cost of perfecting icau. I J teres t 8 per cent JOHN B. PALMER & SON, Feb. 8-Zm. Columbia, S. C. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. C ty and County Depository Transacts & general Banking business, a;ec bas A Savings Bank Department, Deposits of $1 and upwards received In? terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per anon*. Payable quarterly, on first days.cf Janaarv, April, July and October. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTHj W. F. P.HAMB, Cashier. President. Jan 13. . The Largest ai? Most Complete Estai?Dent Sift Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH] BLINDS. Moulding & Building Material office and Warerooms, King, opposite Can? non Street, CHARLESTON* S. C, ?3S~ Purchase cur make, which we guaranty superior to any sold South, and thereby pave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16-o TO SUFFERING HUMANITY. THE MEDLIN CHALYBEATE SPRING, located at Donbar, S C , is LOW the airrictioo of sufferers from Indigestion. Dys? pepsia, Rheumatic affections, Kidney Trou? bler, Bright's Dise/.ee, Drrpsy, Catarrh and all skin dieeasee^froai ?be fact, wherever the water has been used for these diseases, it has reliewd, and when usad sufficiently, it bas cured. ^ It is being used for all the diseases men? tioned above, all over the country. This water bas been analysed by Prof. M. B. Hardin, South Carolina State Chemist, and found to contain the following Medicinal properties : Sodium Carbonate 898 Potassium Carbonee 274 Calcium Carbonate 571 Magnesium Carbonate 344 Iron Carbonate (Ferrous) 1 411 Manganese Carbotate Trace Copper Carbonate Trace Potassium Sulphate 041 Sodium Chloride 1 347 Alumina Trace Silica 2 391 7 277 Ammonia .02 parts per million. Albucaenoid Ammonia 08 " " We bar* glowing testimoni?is from people a!l over the country, and frcm people in your own town. Among them ibe Rev C. C* Brown, A. W Cresswell, F. B Grier, et al., If you are suffering, and want relie?, and cure, come and eee me. I an; here to supply you ibis water, and take your orders, cr to make arrangements wilb you for visiting the Spring, where ample accommodations arc to be bad, at low prices. J. E. WILSON, Dec 15-3m Sumter, S O. Claremont Lodge No. 64 i F. I THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Ciaremout Lodge, No 44, A. F. M.. will ba held on Thursday Keening, May 5, at p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly L. S. CARSON, W. M. Attest-H. C. Mosts, Sec. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. THE STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR CF FBGI3TBATIC?, SUMTER CCUKTY. SOUTER, S. C., May I, 1897. Notice is hereby given that in accordance Mith an Act of the General Assembly, the books for the registration of all legally quali? fied voters, and for the issuing of transfers, 4c , will be open ?t the court house, betweca the hours cf 9 o'clock a. m , and 3 o'clock p. m., on the first Monday of each month, and for three euccessiTe day9, until thirty days before the next general election. Minors who shall become of age during that period of thirty days, shall be entitled to registration before the bocks are closed, if otherwise qualified E. F. BURROWS, Fbi. Supervisor of Registration. ARE YOU NEEDING AN IRON SAFE? HAVING BEEN APPOINTED GEN? ERAL AGENT for the Alpine Fire uud Burglar Proof Safe Company. I am prepared to offer liberal te ma to thoee who are io reed of a good safe For prices and terms address J. A. RENNOj M'h24 Sumter, S.C. Sprin These two words emphasize a neces? sity and indicate a remedy. SPRING - the season when the blood is most impure as a result of the win? ter's closer confinement, higher liv? ing, slower action of the kidneys and liver ; when humors of all kinds, boils, pimples and eruptions are most liable to appear; when the weak, languid condition of the whole bodily structure demands and wel? comes help. S?EDICINE- that to which the millions turn at this season-Hood's Sarsapa? rilla. The original and only prep? aration especially adapted to the present needs of the human family ; that which makes the blood pure and clean, as shown by its thousands of wonderful cures ot dreadful blood diseases; creates au appetite and cures dyspepsia, as shown by its " magic touch" in all stomach trou? bles; steadies and strengthens the nerves, as proved by people for? merly nervous, now calm and self possessed, thanks to Medicine Only those who have been relieved of great suffering can fully appreciate the gratitude with which the testi? monials overflow written in favor "of Hood's Sarsaparilla. "C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Maps.: " Gentlemen :-" I think it my duty to let the world know what Hood's Sarsapa? rilla has done for me. I was all run down after having typhoid fever acd could not get anything that would do me any good. A friend told my husband what a wonder* ful medicine Hood's Sarsaparilla was for weakness. I had become disheartened, but my husband persuaded me to try a few bottles of this medicine. Before I had finished the first bottle I was a great deal better. I had a good appetite and was able to do some of my housework. When I had taken the third bottle I was sound and well. I had been troubled with little sores on my hands and face, and Hood's Sarsaparilla cured these," MART J. SINGLETARY, Blue Springs, Fla. Sound and Well. " I had a scrofulous sore on one of my limbs which troubled me for years. I bought a few bottles of Hood's Sarsapa? rilla and began taking it. I am now sound and well and able to do a good day's work." NATHANIEL PENNINGTON, Domino, Va. Hood's Sarsaparilla is The Medicine For You Because of what it has done for others ; because you ought this spring to take that which will do you the most good. Hood's Sarsaparilla rica's Greatest Medicine^ because it cures when ail others fail. J3e sure to get Hood'*.