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PEACE OVERTURES. The Spanish Cabinet Informs ths Public that There is a Prospect of Peace. Madrid, July 28, 4 30 p m.-At /tte close of the robinet council to? day the following s^mi-official note was issued : "The French ambassa dor at Washington, daring the after? noon of the 26th, presented, in be? half of the Spanish government, a ?Bieenage to President McKinley, with tee view of bringing the war to an ?cd and make known the conditions of peace. The government bas re ceivad information that the message oas been handed to President Mc? Kinley, who replied that he would ..consult with his council of minist?re, and requested M. Cambon to come to tfce White House again to confer with him " The Spanish officials declare that the published extracts from the note ?re incorrect. TEE CUBAN DEBT BUGBEAR London, Joly 29-The Daily Graphic this morning points ont that there is a probability of an interna (ional question arising over the diffi . cali? of dealing with the Coban debt, fMoce a majority of the Spanish bond f&olders are Frenchmen SATISFACTION AMONG PEOPLE OF SPAIN. ?LondoL. Juiy 29-The Madrid ode ot of the Mail, re? king on the "feeling-of satis fa?? on and relief the peace overtures have produced," says : "There is little probability of popular discon? tent, and none at all if Spain is allowed to retain the Philippines and is not compelled to pay indemnity. The altitude off ike people makes the ohances of?ao Carlos small More .over, the '(/artists are s%\d to disagree ?boot the advisability of rising, the Marquis de Oer ralbo and other lead er? opposing the step. Nevertheless, ft is feared that Don Carlo? will insist apon it 'AIL RIGHT A8 TO ALLIANCES. landon, July 29 -The Daily Mail -says thia morning; "With the re? markable speech of United States Senator Davis, of St. Pan!, two peo pie bave buried the past. Senator JDavis' speech is a final and complete -answer to the speech of Mr. Cham? berlain at Birmingham "England bas no need to go whin ~?ng for an alliance For some years ?sutil ber navy bas been strengthened, .the ?wer tea possessions of America rarest be r eid more or lees on soffer ?ace, bot. with the certainty 'that the British fleet is on the side of our kinsmen, all peril to the United States vanishes " SVANIARD3 ARE INDIFFERENT London. Joly 29-The Madrid ?correspondent of the Daily Telegraph .sa^sc "However unpalatable tue terms-of peace may be, they will not jgrrovofce the slightest disturbance in ?Spain, where listless.indifference is "predominant *' BERLIN DOESN'T THINK WE'VE WON OUR SPURS London, July 29 -The Berlin cor respondent of the Times says : "The terms of peace which America im poses occasions surprise here, as much too hard Th?- National Ga selie remaries ?bat the United States {?ave ?ot woo a victory signal enough ?to w*(*ra?t such hard terms and ??spre*ees the opinion that ibe prospect* of peace are, io conse ^goence, gli>on?y * The Tia?*a, commenting editorially upon the suggestion of the National Gazette that the United States have ?ot won a victory signal enough to warrant the hard terms they would impose, saya : ' This suggestion from would-be friends of Spain shows that these critics pctirely fail to grasp che military significance of America's ?ea power Only by prompt and ?traightfoi ward dealings with Presi tient McKinley can Spain hope to prevent the fruition of American im? perial policy in the Pacific, the ad? vantages of which even peace loving, -moderate Americana cannot ignore " German Fleet at Manilla. London. July 27.-The Berlin' cor ?respondent of the Times says : "The "Cologne Gazette in an article, evi? dently inspired, says it would be difficult to claim compensation for the Soases of German firms at Manilla, because, tbongb Spain is officially eistrese of the Philippine, she has ?o voice there, but when a settled government bas been provided for tfce islands theo Germany will raise a daim. The Gazette says also that Geriaauy has a fleet at Manilla for no ot&ec purpose than to protect Ger? aum interests while anarchy reigns." Tfeerei3n'ta weak point aoywhere about tfce Waite Sewing Machine-M. B. Riedle sells them. War ia sewing macbioes, bat the "White" &C victorious. On To Porto Rico!. A Number of Large Trans ports Bearing Gens. Haines and Brooke and Many Troops Leave. ; Newport Newe, Va, July 28. I With the exception of the Fourth j Ohio regimen!, the Second brigade of j the First army corps, in command of ! Brig. Gen. Haines, sailed for Porto I Bico this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Gen. Haines and his staff and the Fourth Obio regiment are on the auxiliary cruiser St Paul, and it is not likely that this ship will leave Old Point before daylight to morrow, as there is yet a large quantity of supplies to be loaded on the cruiser. The transports that got off are the City of Washington, Massachusetts, Seneca and Koumania and the aux- j iliary cruiser St. Louis The exped?- j tion was divided as follows : Massachusetts-Ambulance, signal ! corps, headquarters corps, Troops A and C, New York cavalry and the city troop of Philadelphia, including 805 men, 33 officers, 454 horses, 423 moles, besides the wagons St. Louis-Third Illinois regiment, Coi. Bennett and staff. Roumaoia-Four batteries of light artillery, the batteries being A of Missouri, A of Illinois, B of Pennsyl? vania and the Twenty-seventh Indiana battery. On this transport there are 19 officers, 700 men, 319. horses and 72 mules City of Washington-A detach? ment of the Fourth Pennsylvania regiment of 23 officers and 612 men Seneca-A detachment of the Fourth Pennsylvania, consisting of 24 officers and 611 men Gen. Brooke, com man di De the First army corps, aud his staff took, passage on the St. Louis. Batteries A and C of Pennsylvania and two troops of cavalry from the same/State did not go with this ex? pedition, but expect to sail with Gen. Fred Grant's brigade next week. The First Kentucky regiment vanguard of the Third brigade, First division, First army corps, in com? mand of Gen. Fred Grant, which is to make op the second Porto Rican expedition from Newport News, arrived here from Ghickamanga to? day, and is now in camp on the site where Camp Haines stood beiore the departure of the Second brigade troops yesterday. Geo. Grant arrived on the last train, traveling io a private Pullman coach with his staff. The Third battalion of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania arrived late thin even? ing, and will be followed by the Third Keuiucky and the Sixteenth Indiana.. Shatter as to Turning Away Ships. Wasbiogroo, Joly 27 -The war deparrweot rbi.-* afternoon made ponlio che following dispatch from Geo. Sb?f ter, io respouse to a query by the de part meo f as to ships being toroed away from Santiago : Sannago. via Hayai, Joly 26 Adjutant General United Statec Army, Washington : Pres* reports not rrue. I only know of three ship-having arrived, on?? from Kingston, the other from the L a : red States. The Brairoo has sold its oar go ; one of the others, a ship from New Orleans, has sold only a part of vs, and and I am told is going away tonight I think he will sell before be leaven The trouble is they did not expect to pay a> y doty, aod arrived here with? out money The Spanisn customs as applied to Spanish subjects bas only been .collected, and the 20 cent per ton, as ordered by the secretary. I dis covered this moroiog an attempt oo the part of the nuuoioipal authorities to col? lect a iocal tax of 40 cents per 1,000 kilos, in ibis instance amounting to $2, 500. [ bad already settled tth matter by ordering i's non-collection. The fact is, rbere is no money here to do business, aod merohaots are very tim? id ab- ut purchases, fearing the effect of the Red Crops supplies, who really are feeding the towo. The New Or? leans mao, for asaistaoce, brought 29 head of cartis, which he sold at $85 per head ; the person buying kills one a day. selling the meat at 70 cents per pound. O' coasse ooly a few people buy Tbe first week we were here people were starving to death, and I -biak a few now aro aying from tbe effeet of starvation, I am positive, however, th nt tbe customs have been honestly admioiscertd Shaffer, Major General. Discovered by a Woman. Another great discovery hus been made, and that, too, by a lady in this country. ''Disease asfened its clutched upon her aud for seven years she withstood ita ?everest, tests, but ber vit?I Organa were undermined and death seem? ed imminent. For three mouths the coughed incessantly, and could not sleep Sbe finally discovered a w xy to recovery, foy purchasing of us a bottle ot Dr. King's N-;w Dit co very for Consumption, and was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night : and willi two bottes, has been absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus writes W. C. Hamoick ? Co , < f Shelby. N. <:. Tri.il ? bottles frea at J. P. IV. DeL'Ttoe's Drug Store I llegular size 5Uc ai.d Si. Every bottle guar anteed. 4 The First Regiment Ordered to Join Lee, To Move to Jacksonville in Next Forty-Eight Hours. Special to Tb? State Cb ioka manga National Park, Joly 27 -At last our dearrst hope is grati? fied. We leave here within 48 hours for Jacksonville to join Geo Lee. Affair* wert looking gloomy to-day indeed desperate, wheo ao order was received from Quartermaster G*n Li9e requesting z list of officers, men and horses, in order to prepare for trans? portation. However, we were afraid to hope ; afraid that the order's signifi oanoe was lacking, but two boara later a request for a furlough was returned from Geo. Sao*er's headquarters with the information that be was no longer in charge of us, as we bad been trans? ferred to Gen Lee. Adjt. Tompkins repaired to the gen erais headquarters at once to confirm tbe information. Gen. Sanger told him that we would oertainly go to Jacksonville, rjossibly within 48 hours. Col. Alston has wired Gen. Lae for orders. My, but isn't the eolonel happy, and didn't those boys yell I The? were beard over a mile away We are all rejoicing. Men aod officers who have been de? tailed to tbe division hospital and headquarters are being returned to the regiment. Wood Krider rested well last night, and the physicians are now hopeful that he will recover. Heavy rains since Sunday, and little work accomplished WILLIAM BANKS. Expect to Move at Once. Chiekamauga Park, July 28 -Offi oial orders have been received "rom Gen Wade instructing us to join Gen Lee at Jackson ville. The or dur came at 9 o'clock last night, when tbe band vras serenading Col. Alston. Speeches' ?rete mad? by Col Alston, Col. Till? ellan, Maj Stokes aod Maj Earle, ?od for over ao boor tbe crowd went wild carrying tba offi sers on their shoulders and barraning for Lee, Alston, Till? man abd tbe Palmetto State. Two days' traveling rations will be issued to morrow and we will doubtless bs io Jacksonville before Sunday, thence where we hope to tbe front WILLIAM BANKS Offers From Other Staten to Help Souttt Carolina. Tbe State of to day published rbe following offers of troops from other States to enable South Carolin? to fur? nish rbe troops nailed for by tbe Presi? dent' and prefaces the same with some remarks-wbioh we copy: Sou'b Carolina is getting plenty of advertising jost now. but it is not of tbe kind that tbe State wants, or that wili likely do ber people very imooh good Sbe is still behind in furnishing the number of men called for by the President under bis second prue ama tioo for troops, ?od this fact is known the country over It is not a pleasant or eoviabte position for a prend oom mooweaith to occupy, bot Sooth Caro lina is occupying it nevertheless at present, and with no prospeot that it will be vaeated very soon. If Governor Ellerbe feels inclined to go outside the State to get enoogb men to complete tba Second.Regiment be will have no trouble in doing this, aa he receives offers from various seo fions of the country almost daily ten? dering aa many men as may be neces? sary to fill South Carolina's quota The iatext offers are tbe following, which reached the executive offiae yes tcrday : Sacremeoto, Cal.. Joly 21. GOT. W. H Ellerbe, Colombia. S C. Sir : I see by the newspapers that your State is short of men in the Sec ood regiment We have a regiment of 12 companies and one company ol: light artillery We offer our services as a whole or as maoy companies &s you want. If you want us. wire me. Yours respectfully. Byron N. Hubbard. Goshen, Ind,, July 25, 1895 Gov EHerbe, Colombia. S. C Dear Sir : ? can furnish a company, battalion or regimeot if allowed to ileot two highest officers Tbeie is no obaoce of a call froo* the governor of this State oo tbe sreood call. Roping you have a place for us, I sro, Yours truly, Harry S, Schilling. Adjt. Gen. Watts has received the following offer from Pennsylvania : Pottsville, Pa , July 24, 1898 To Adjt. Geo South Carolina : Dear Sir : I saw in oar newspapers that your State is still short of volun? teers I have a full company of good men who will go any place I go. S's if yi u need a company let me know at once ; it will take me two or three ! days to get the men ali together All I ask is tree transportation from Potts ville to any place you may wish me to cojie. I have at least SO meaiber* of j the State guard. For my military rec . ord write Adjt. Gen St^way. Harris I burg, Pa.; Brig. Gen F J. Magee, j Wngbtsville. Pa ; or John Oweo, oap ; tain Co A, Eighth icgimcut. P V I , i DOW at Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va I reniait' youts. 1 John Fertig. Contracts About Closed. Hobson Has Practically Com? pleted Arrangement for Raising the Coton. New York, July 27 -Lieut. Hob son arrived here early from Morris town, N. J., and went at once to the offices of the Merritt Chapman Wrecking company in Wall street, where he was in close consultation with the officers of the company fur two hours At the end of the conference he said that the contracts for the raising of the wreck of the Cristobal Colon were about concluded. "The contracts, of course, must be approved by the judge advocate gen? eral of the naval construction board/-* be said. "They are not fully com pleted. I gc to Washington to night and will know more about my future plans after I have seen the officials there. The air bags with which it is proposed to raise the ship will pro bably be constructed by a rubber company in New York. "They will measure about six by 15 and will have a capacity of about 13 tons each Pontoons ot the size required to assisi in raising the ship will probably be constructed at once " Just before leading for Washing? ton Lieut Hobson, speaking of the raising of the Colon, said : "The cost will be about half a million dollars There are only six pontoons in this country that ? can get and those ? have. Four are in this city ; the ether two belong in Boston To? gether they have a lifting power of about 12,000 tons I wanted enough to have a buoyancy of 25.000 tons, but I will use rubber bags, which can be placed in the vessels and then inflated This will give me addi t iou al lifting power. If it is not enough more pontoons must be built 99 Part of the necessary outfit, the lieutenant thought would be ready to start from Norfolk Friday. Another installment woutd follow in four or five days ? -IIB? -4 These Cubans Favor Annex? ation. Atlanta. Ga.. July 28-Atlanta harbors many Caban refugees, sod Dearly ail of rheta favor annexing the island to the United Stares. Many of them were banished from tbe island x year ago by the Spaniards, aod tbe} confident ly expected to ret ur o soon. Dr. Fraccisoo Pla, oue of the ffloit prominent refugees in town. ?aid : -*I have always believed that aooexa ttoo meaoi the salvation of Coba, aod while the vast majority of oartve Co bao favor ao iodepeodeot goveromeot. there are great numbera who are for aooexatioo B Lorenz had this to say : "I think tbs majority of the Cabaos ou toe island favor a governmeo; of their ovo, bot I should be sstie6ed with ao Amer? ican form of government, ss I believe it would work great good'* Eugenio Crabb : ? am for auoexatioo, and I t?tend going back to Coba wheo peace has bceo restored *' Those wbo have given the matter aoy tboagbt at all fator at least ao American protectorate. "The majority io Cuba,*' said anoth? er refugee, "are for iodepeodeot govern? ment, but we who have livvd there for aoy length of time aod have studied tbe American form of government are of tbe opioioa that aooexatioo would be tbe best thing for the island " Yellow Jaundice Cured? Suffering humanity ehould be supplied with ever?, mouos possible for its relief. It is with pleasure we publish th? following : "This is to certify that I was a terrible sufferer from Ye! low Jaundice for over six montht, and was reated by some of tbe best physicians in our. city and all to no avail. Or. Bell, our drug gist, recommended Electric Bitters ; and after taking two buttles, I was entirely cut vd. I now take great plea?ure in recommending them to aov person suffering fruin this terrible mal? ady. I am gratefully jours, M.A. Hogatty, Lexington, Ky." Sold by J. F. W. Deloruie Druggist. 4 BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALVE. The bent Salve in the world for Out* Brai-eae, Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum. 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Those Dreadful Sores They Continued to Spread in Spite i of Treatment but Now They are Healed -A Wonderful Work. "For many years I have been a great sufferer with varicose veins on one of my limbs. My foot and limb became dread? fully swollen. When I stood up I could feel the blood rushing down the veins of this limb. One day I accidentally hit my foot against some object and a sore broke out which continued to spread and was exceedingly painful. I concluded I needed a blood purifier and I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. In a short time those dreadful sores which had caused me so much suffering, began to heal. I kept on faithfully with Hood's Sarsapa? rilla, and in a short time my limb was completely healed and the sores gave me no more pai l. I cannot be too thankful for the wonderful work Hood's Sarsapa? rilla, has done for me." MES. A. E. GILSON, Hartland, Vermont. Hood'ss parilla Is the hest-in fact the One True Blood Purifier. 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Notice is herem given that in accordance .aub an Act of the 1 emeral Assembly, the books for the registration of all lega-l? quali? fied ?otera, ?nd Tor the '?duiog of transfers, ?c , will be opea *t the court hoosp, bevweeo the hours of 9 oVIock a. m , md 3 o'clock p a?., on 'he ?r-it Mondar of each mooth, and for three -uccessi*e days, ontil thirty da}3 net'ore 'ba nest genera', election Mioors who ?hali necorae of ?ge dorinjr that period or' thirty days, shall be ?-ntiti*-d ro registration before the book9 -?re c osed, if otherwise qna?Sed S. F. BURROWS, Coa'rruao T. D DcBOSE. Clerk. J. M. KNIGHT, May IS. Supervisors of Registration ARE YOU NEEDING AN IRON SAFE? HATING BEEN APPOINTED GEN? ERAL AGENT for the Alpine Fire and Burglar Proof Safe Company. I am preparrd to cfFer liberal terns to tbo?e who are in ne-*d of a good sal." Fr?- pricey und rernjS address J. A. RENNO, M'-h .4 Sumter, S. C MAW WANTED. 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