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SOUTHERN RECORD SUCCESSOR TO (JSg : Est * b ‘‘* h « > ;fg) VOL. XXV. Blue Ridge & Atlantic Railroad, Time Table, No. 36 . In Effect Tuesday, Sept. 8,1896. NO 11 No 12 Pass. STATIONS Mixed Mon’y Lai ly, and Except Sat’y ! Sun’y P.M. L\ Ar, P M i 5 45 Tallulah Falls 1 05 6 05 Turnerville i 12 45 | j 0 25 Ana;ndale.. 12 25 ! 6 40 .Clarkesville 12 10 7 00 lJemorest 11 50 7 15 Cornelia 11 35 P M Ar Lv A. M. W. V. LAURAINE, Receiver North-Eastern Railroad Time Table No. a Between Athens and Lula. II ! 9 13 IO Daily. | Dai lv STATIONS Daily Daily P. M A. M Lv. Ar A. M P. M I 8 15 11 05 W Lula N 10 50 8 00 8 32 i 11 22 Gillsville 10 33 7 43 8 40 : 11 36 Maysville 10 19 7 29 9 02 j 11 52 Harmony 10 03 7 13 9 17 12 07 Nicholson 9 48 6 58 9 25 12 15 Center 9 40 0 50 U 40 ' 12 30 iW Athens D o 25 (i 35 ■ M. P. M.; Ar Lv. A M P. M 11 9 12 io Druggists and physicians’ labels printed in two colors for $i.oo per iooo at the Record Job office. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. jjDl Oft Oaadaasstl Schedule of Passenger Trains. In Effect February 27th, 1898. Ves. No. 18 Fat.Ml Northbound. No.12 No. 38 Ex. No. 88 Dally Dally. Sun. Dally. Lv. Ar. “ * ” “ ** Atlanta, Norcros*..... Buford....... Gainesville... Lula.......... Cornelia......11 Atlanta, C. R.T. T. 1005 10 10 7 850 9 60 80 36 58 26 a a a a........ a a a........ 12 2 2 100 00 22 42 m p p p ocoo-a-»o»o<*. O'U‘U l ■q-U'Q d > 1 27 v a Lt. Ml Airy.....11 80 a 5S8SSSSiS58;BE?8Sj ** Toccoa.......1160a g 80 p r}VV9>»Vt>V99P* ** Westminster 12 81m ........ ** Seneca....... 12 62 p 4 15 p ** Central...... 1 46 p .... " Greenville... 2 84 p 5 22 p M Spartanburg. 8 37 p 6 10 p “ “ Gaffneys..... Blacksburg 4 20 38 p 6 7 44 p .. 4 p 00 p •* ” Gastonia..... King’s Mt.... 503 6 26 p........ Ijt. Charlotte.... 6 30 p........ 8 22 Ar.Greensboro 982 p p p 10 43 p Lv. Greensboro. 10 60 p .... Ar. Norfolk..... 7 85 a .... Ar. Denvllle .... 11 26 p 11 61 p 1 85 Ar. Richmond .. 6 00 a 0 00 a 6 25 p Ar. “ Washington. Baltm’ePRR 6 43 a ...... >-><S asass 8 00 a..... “ Philadelphia 10 16 a 3 ...... » •• New York .., 03 » Fst.Ml V«i. No.lt Southbound. No. 33 No. 37 Daily Dailr. Daily. Lr. fesr*!: N. V..P.R.H l9 lo a P : 8 0 81 50 a a 6 V p P “ Washington.. 11 13 a p Lt. Richmond... 12 00 m 12 00 nt 1200 nt Lt. Daavllle..... 6 15 p 5 60 a 605 a EvTSforfolk 16 00 p Ar. Grsensboro.. 8 60 a Lt. Greensboro 7 82 p 7 05 a & Lt. ax. Char lotto ... 10 00 p 0 26 a a Gastonia.... 10 49 p “ Blacksburg King’s Mt.... - 11 31 plO 45 a .. " Gaffneys..... 11 46 p 10 58 a - - 8partanburg. GreenviUe.... 12 28 26 a 12 11 30 34 a 1 a p *• Central....... N»17. " Seneca ....... a 'i'33 p “ Westminster. is Sun. “ Toccoa....... 8 26 a 2 p “ Mt. Airy..... ** Cornelia...... •• Lula.......... 4 15 a 8 18 p a “ Gainesville 4 85 a 8 87 p .. ** Buford...... - Norcross..... 5 26 a...... Ar. Atlanta, E. T. 6 10 a 4 55 p a A r - Atlanta. C. T. 5 10 a 8 55 p *'A” a. m. *‘P" p. m. “M” noon. *‘N” night. Nos. 87 and 88—Daily. Washington and South- western Vestibule Limited. Through Pullman sleeping oars between New York and New Or¬ leans. via Washington, Atlanta and Montgom¬ ery .and also between New York and Memphis, First vie Washington, Atlanta and Birmingham. class thoroughfare coaches between Washing- meals ton and Atlanta. Dining cars serve all en route. Pullman drawing-room Norfolk. sleeping Close can between Greensboro and COMFORT, con¬ nection at Forfolk for OLD POINT arriving there In time for breakfast. Noe. 36 and i»—United States Fast Mail runs solid between Washington and New Or¬ leans. via Southern Railway. A. A W. P. R. R-, and L. * N. R. R.. being composed change of baggage for car and coaches, through without passengers sleeping of all classes. between Pullman New York drawing ana room oars Montgomery. Leering New Orleans, via Atlanta Wednesday and and Sat¬ urday, Washington tourist sleeping each will run through a car between Washington and San Francisco without chfttiw. No*. 11,87. Richmond 68 sad 19-Pullman Charlo sleeping vl» Dsnrilie, ears between and northbound to, Nos southbound Nos 11 and 37, 88 and IS Nos. 17 and IS, be Tbs Air Line Belle train. daily tween Atlanta and Cornelia, Ga., ex- J$AN K 1 Y-P. &ANNON, Mgr., J. M. Traffic CTLP M ( Third & Gen. Washington, g ft D. C. Washington, D. C. W. A. TURK, S. H. HARDWICK, Gen’l Pass. Agt , Ass t Gen’l Pass. Ag’k. Washington. D. C. Atlanta, Ga. $*§£ d.m.snelson. JDeplish Office in Davis Building, Doyl- street. Toccoa. Ga. W. H. Sanders Contractor ail'd Builder, For further information call at Record office. - - - GE 0 by •» M We Have Too JTany Goods For the HARD TIMES IN GEORGIA If you have the Cash we will sell you Goods of all Kinds Cheaper than you Can get them Elsewhere. i * Come and see for Yourself. I t RUSSELL, MULKEY ^ CO. y % 45 Bflf i /J m &■> m m- • * •• . .1 .1 SEAGOING BATTLESHIP MASSACHUSETTS. The Massachusetts is a 15 knot ship and cost f8, 020 ,000. She displace* 10,388 tons of water, has 9,000 horsepower and carries four 13 inch, eight 8 Inch, four 8 inch and 30 guns of smaller size. THE ULTIMATUM Secretary Sherman Issues a Statement Incorporating the Note to Woodford and the Re* ply From the Minister. Washington, April 21—The fol¬ lowing statement of the text of the ultimatum to Spain was issued to¬ day by Secretary Sherman : “On yesterday, April 20, 1S9S. an o’clock a. m., the department f state served notice of the purpo- •s of this government by deliver¬ er to Minister Polo a copy of an nstruction to Minister Woodford nd also a copy of the resolutions wissed by the congress of the Unit¬ ed States on the iSth inst. Aftei ae recei pt of this note the Spanish ninister forwarded to the state de- »artment a request for his pass- >orts, which were furnished to him on yesterday afternoon, “The United States misister at Madrid was at the same time in- to make a likecommunica- ; on to the government of Spain. This morning the department re- ceived from General W oodford a “/ Know Not What the Truth May Be, I Tell the Tale as ’Twas Told to Me.* 9 TOCCOA, GEORGIA, APRIL 29, I898. telegram, copy of which is hereunto attached, showing that the Spanish government had broken off diplo¬ matic action on the part of the Uni¬ ted States. Following is a copy of the instructions to Woodford: “April 20, 189S—Woodford, minister, Madrid : You have been furnished with the text of a joint resolution voted by the congress of the United States on the 19th inst. —approved today—in relation to the pacification of the island of Cuba. In obedience to that act the president directs you to diately communicate to the govern- ment of Spain said resolution with forinal demand of the government of the United States that the gov- ernment of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from the is- land of Cuba and Cuban waters. In taking this step, the United States hereby disclaims any dispo- sition or intention to exercise sov- ereignty, jurisdiction or control over said island except for the location thereof, and asserts its de- termination when that is accom- plished to leave the government and control of the island to its peo¬ ple under such free and independ¬ ent government as they may estab¬ lish. “If, by the hour of noon on Sat¬ urday, 23d day of April, there be not communicated to this govern¬ ment by that of Spain a full and satisfactory response to this demand and resolution whereby the ends of peace in Cuba shall be assured, the president will proceed without further notice to use the power and authority enjoined and conferred upon him by the said resolution to such extent as may be necessary to carry the same into effect.’ (Signed) Sherman. “To this the fpllowing reply was received from Minister Woodford today : A 4 A Madrid, April 21, 1898, (re¬ ceived 9:02 a. m.).—Sherman, Washington : Early this (Thurs¬ day) morning immediately after the receipt of your open telegram and before I had communicated same to the Spanish government, the Spanish minister for foreign affairs notified me that diplomatic relations are broken between the two countries, and that all official communication between their res¬ pective representatives have ceased. I accordingly asked for my safe passports. I turn legation over to British embassy and leave for Paris this afternoon. Have notified con- i (Signed) “ ‘Woodford. 5 j) su s j Prompt Action of Congress. j Washington, April 25—The fol- lowing bill, reported by the foreign j affairs committee today, in the lower passed house im- c f congress was j mediately and without division : “A bill declairing that war ex¬ ists between the United States of America and the Kingdom of j Spain. “Be it enacted, First, That war be, and the same is hereby, declar- e d to exist and that^war has existed since the 21st day of April, A. D., 189S, including said day, between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain. “Second that the president of the United States be, and he is hereby directed and empowerd to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States' the militia of the several states, to such extent as may be necessary to carry this act into ef¬ fect.” M’KINLEY’S PROCLAMATION. Notice to the World" of Blockade of Cuban Ports. Washington, April 22—The fol¬ lowing proclamation announcing a blockade of Cuban ports was issued today. A Proclamation : By the President of the United States. Whereas, By joint resolution passed by the congress and approv¬ ed April 20, 1898, and communica¬ ted to the government of Spain, it was demanded that said govern¬ ment at once relinquish its author¬ ity and government in the island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters; and the president of the United States was directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia ot the several states to such extent as might be necessary to car¬ ry said resolution into effect, and, Whereas, in carrying into effect said resolution, the president of the United States deems it necessary to set on foot and maintain a block¬ ade of the north coast of Cuba, in¬ cluding all ports on said coast be¬ tween Cardenas and Bahia Hondia and the port of Cienfuegos on the south coast of Cuba : Now, therefore, I, W illiam Mc¬ Kinley, president of the United States, in order to enforce the said resolution, do hereby declare and proclaim that the Lntted States of America have instituted, and will maintain a blockade of the north coast of Cuba, including ports on said coast between Cardenas and I H fS m Y m UN v* <• * i r a p>‘, «K- i 1 TT T n ♦ *1 : ft/TTzff. s ARMORED CRUISER BROOKLYN, The Brooklyn is the navy’s greatest cruiser. Her speed is 20 knots, her displacement 9,271 tons, and she cost about 18,000,000. She carries eight 8 inoh, twelve 5 inch and 20 smaller guns. Bahia Hondia and the port of Cien- fuegos on the south coast of Cuba, aforesaid, in pursuance of the laws of the United States and the law of nations applicable to such cases. An efficient force will be posted so as to prevent the entrance and exit of the vessels from the ports aforesaid. Any neutral vessel ap¬ proaching any of said ports or at¬ tempting to leave the same with¬ out notice or knowledge of the establishment of such blockade will be duly warned by the commander of the blockading forces, who will indorse on her register the fact and the date of such warning, where such indorsement was made; and if the same vessel shall again at¬ tempt to enter any blockaded port, she will be captured and sent to the nearest convenient port for such proceedings against her and her cargo as prize as may be deemed advisable. Neutral y *. 1 vessels 1 lying 1 * in • any „ of c said ports at the time of the estab- lishment of such blockade will be allowed thirty days to issue from. In witness thereof, I have here- unto set my h xnd and caused the SUBSCRIPTION, ?i.00 A YEAR NO. 24 . sea l of the United States to be af- fixed, Done at the city of Washington, this 22d day of April, A. D. 1898, and of the independence of the Uni¬ ted States the one hundred and twenty second. William McKinley. By the President,—John Sher¬ man, Secretary of State. GENERAL GARY QUITS. Retires from the Cabinet on Ac- count of Bad Health. Washington, April 21.— The president today sent this nomina- tion to the senate : Charles Emory Smith of Penn¬ sylvania, to be postmaster general, vice James A Gary, resigned. Postmaster General Gary resign¬ ed on account of ill health. The Pennsylvania senators were con¬ sulted before Mr. Smith's appoint* ment was made. \ j ( ____ Cape Town, April 22.—Promi- nent Americans on the Rand have o^red the United States consul here to raise 2,000 troops and to pay for their transportation to any destination the American govern- ment may designate.