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THE EVENING GALL.
Vol. X. No- 192
SCROGINS HEARD FROM
After Leaving' Griffin He Went to
Birmingham, Alabama
0. it B.Gogin-', wii > made .-.a !; a
ioiH tx from the J dim* m
JLiuae lnit Friday night, hm bi • n
located in Birmingham, Ala.
Yesterday moruing R.v Mr. Davis,
a Presbyterian minister of Atlanta,
came to Griffin after Mr. Scrogiii’s
valises and clothing which he left
scattered over bis room when he took
bis hasty departure.
Mr, Davis says he lias known Mr
Scrogins for many years, and that lie
belongs io one of the best f - nilies in
Kentucky.
He is a gentleman of Culttiro and
refinement, and was educated for the
ministry. He served in this high
calling as a Presbyterian minister for
several years, but owing to deafness
and failing health he was forced to
give up his charge.
Mr, Scrogins is of a very nervous
temperament, and Mr. Davis thinks he
was suffering from mental aberration
when he left the city last Friday.
In his letter to Mr. Davis, asking!
him to come to Griffin and settle bis
debts (which only amounted to 50
cents, for his night’s lodging), Mr,
Scrogins said he walked from Griffin
to some station on the Central rail
road, where he took the morning train
for Atlanta, and from there he went to
Birmingham.
It is thought Mr. Scrogins became
very excited over the much discussed
lynching of Sam Hose, and in bis ner
vows condition his mind was tempora-
■ rily unbalanced
During his short stay in Griffin his
conduct was above .reproach, and all
who met him will be glad to learn that
he was what they thought him to be —
a perfect gentleman.
Tne Money Question.
The Republicans are saying that
next winter Congress will settle the
money question The Republican par* !
ty has not done anything yet to re- ■
deem that portion of its last national I
platform which deals with that ques- j
tion The chances are that it will do I
nothing until after the next national I
election, if then, for two reasons One I
is there are’wide differences ofopin- 1
ion among Republican* as to the kind
of financial legislation which would :
come.nearest to meeting the wants of I
the country, and the other is that the |
Republican leaders are afraid that any :
financial legislation at this time would '
hurt the chances of their party in the !
next presidential election. They are!
going to make a showing of doing I
something, however, and a bill will be
introduced into Congress a' the be*
ginning of the next session, which will I
offer remedies for some of th" finan- :
cial evils complained of. The commit*
tee appointed by the Republican cau- I
cun of the lloti*e to frame a financial j
!• ■ wi.l meet at Atlantic City h r that
purpose today. Il is understood that
the committee is in favor of there*
commendation made by the President
in his message, namely, that when I
gold is paid by the treasury for green- I
backs the green backs shall not be !
paid out again except for gold. Ini
that way it is hoped to get rid of what j
is called the end ess chain, I
1 here is one thing the committee
ought to put in its bill, ami that is a ;
provision bv which the country could
■
get more paper currency when it is
needed. Recently there has been a
great dearth of currency of that kind.
Another thing it should do is to pro*
vide for an evener distribution of the
money. That can be done probably
by providing for banks having smaller
capital than is now permitted to na*
tional banks There are sections of
country where there is very little mon
ey, and where it is impossible to bur*
r, »w it o n good security, even whin
high rates of interest are < ffered
1 !''■ t Hi" is h irdly ri, • • yet for a
radical currency reform bill, and the
passage of a bill of that Kind need not
I' - loolji d for at the coming session of
-■ingress, but reform currency legiela
-son cannot be delayed very long The
'•eniand for it is steadily growing
stronger, and party leaders recognize
tire fact that it is a question of only a
yery short time when something wi l
have to be done.
For Backache use Stu
art's Gin and Buchu.
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BANDITS IN CUBA.
u Their Depredations Make a Rural
Guard Imperative
• i Havana, April Is.—Gen Nodar se,
I heretofore friendly to Gen Gomez,
i ! resigned today as commander of the
I Cuban troops in Havana province,
, j announcing that he sides with Rodri*
, I guez against Gen. Gomez.
i Gomez will have another interview
with Gen. Brooke tomorrow. The for
mer says the utmost energy must be
J shown in suppressing brigandage The
j appearance of bandits is causing much
harm to business and has even affect
ed the price of stocks. The immediate
organization of a rural guard isimper
alive.
Additional details have been receiv
ed of the attack on the town of Cai*
mita, seven miles from Havana, by
i bandits Friday flight. The attack was
made at 9 o’clock by a band of armed
bandits, who took advantage of the
fact that the only garrison there con
sisted of 8 Cuban soldiers under com
mand of a sergeant. The Cubans made
i a desperate resistance, but were overs
! powered. The bandits numbered over
thirty.
One Cuban soldier was killed and
three others were wounded. The ser
geant was carried off a prisoner. The
bandits thoroughly plundered the town
and committed many outrages upon
the inhabitants.
Gen. Pedro Diaz next morning sent
a party of 100 Cuban soldiers under
command of Col. Mosaics to Caimito,
but when they arrived there the out
laws had gone. Before leaving they
burned several bouses Col. Morales
set out in pursuit of the outlaws.
About three miles from Caimito the
Cuban sergeant was found by the
roadside, where his captors had left
him seriously wounded,
Gen. Morales overtook the bandits
on an estate between Caimito and
Guayabal and attacked them. There
: was a hot exchange of fire, resulting
I in the killing of two of the bandits and
' the flight of the others. Gen. Delgado
iis confident that with a force of 200 j
i Cuban soldiers he will be able to either j
.capture the bandits or exterminate
i them. Col. Morales’ force continued
,in pursuit of the bandit.-, but a report
i comes that all traces of them have
i been lost.
Remarkable Rescue.
I Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield,
! 111., makes the statement that she
I caught cold, which settled ou her
j lungs : she was treated for a month by
j her family physician, but grew worse.
: He told her she was a hopeless victim
of consumption, and that no medicine
could cure her. Her druggist sug-;
gested Dr. King’s New Discovery fori
consumption ; she bought a bottle and j
• to her m. light found herself benefitted
I from first- dose. She continued its use
j and after taking six bottle, found her-
I self sound and well ; now does her own
I houseworkUtnd is as well as she ever
I was Free mai bottles of this Great
Discovery at Harris & Son’s and Car
lisle A Ward’s drug stores. Only 50c
and SIOO, every bottle guaranteed.
For Bladder Troubles
use Stuart’s Gin and Bu
din.
,— _
Five Shots fit n tins Meter. sl7.
Billy Klingler, one of the transfer clerks
i in the county auditor’s office, was the vic-
I tirn <>f an amusing series of circumstances
■ the other day He lives on Vine Street
I hill, and a policeman lives next door.
Just as he was about to leave for his work
I in the morning the policeman’s wife sent
for him and showed him a note from her
husband, brought by a messenger boy, I
stating that he had forgotten his revolver |
and requesting her to take the cartridges I
out and give it to the boy to bring to him.
She told Klingler that she was unable to
remove the cartridges and asked him to
please do so He tried, but also failed.
Finally be took the revolver down to the
cellar and th cd the five shots at the foun
dation wall, and then, returning up
stairs, gave the revolver to the boy.
As Klingler was going down stairsagain i
he was met by an excited man, who w ild- I
ly exclaimed that there had been gas ex
plosions in the cellar. The man owned the |
shoe store on the ground floor of the build- '
ing and said that his store was full of ,
; gas. An investigation developed that !
Klingler had tired all five bullets into the
gas meter on the wall and that gas was
leaking at a dangerous rate, threatening
to a-phyxiato everybody in the house.
Plumbers were sent for and the leaks were
. finally stopped, but the next day a gas bill
came to Klingler. The amount of the bill
was JI". —Cincinnati Enquirer.
C A. S T O m A. .
Bears the Ih3 Kind You Have Always C: '.
For Gravel use Stuarts
Ginund Buchu.
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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1899
INDIANS IN THE ARMY
I Believed That They Will be Usefol as
Scouts tu New Possessions-
, Washington, April 18—The war
, department ban entered on a new de
parture in regard to enlisliments in
directing that able bodied Indiana be
recruited (or the regular army Word
to thia tiled has been sent to tl.e
Carlisle Indian School and to recruit* I
ing stations in the west. Some years
ago the war department decided that
the experiment of making soldiers out
of Indians was a failure, and the few
companies of ledrkios that had been
formed were mustered out of the ser
vice. It was found that the Indians
did not take kindly to the rigid discip
line of military life and had a habit
of tuning oft' to join their families
whenever they felt so inclined. The
intention in regard to the new Indian
recruits is to eend them t, Cuba,Porto
Rico and the Philippines, where their
superior knowledge of scouting and
woodcraft would be of considerable
benefit to the white soldiers. They
will be regularly enlisted and required
to engage in drills, marches and all
the routine of a soldier’s experience.
There will not be any organization
composed entirely of Indians. Those
enlisted will be distributed among va*
rious regiments.
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satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by J. N.
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Signature
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, April IS —(Special)—
And the fighting still goes on in the
j Philippines. Our troops whip the
Philipinos and take a town every day
or two,but as soon as they leave the
town —it would require 100,000 men
on the island of Luzon alone, to per
manently garrison all the towns —the
Filipinos occupy it again. And this
■ sort of thing is likely to go on indefin"
itely. It is not surprising that men
ire beginning to ask each other how
long the people of this country will be
willing to put up with this sort of
thing. The question is pertinent.
Not satisfied with trying to deprive
; him of honors rightfully belonging to
I him, the Navy Department has ignort d
tbe request of Rear Admiral Schley—
he has at last got his commission as
Rear Admiral—for sea duty, arid
practically placed him cm the shelf for
the limo being, by making him a
member of the Naval Examining Board
in Washington, while Sampson, lb©
man he ranks, is in command of a line
, squadron.
Secretary Alger had hardly got set-
I tied again in his chair at the War
I Department, before he made pubiic a
new dtfiance of those republicans who
have been trying to persuade Mr Mc-
Kinley of the wisdom of throwing
Alger overboard, regard!:-e of w! at be
might tell of the campaign of 9G.
This challenge of Alger indicates his
belief that hie I o'd on Mr McKinley
is strong enough to keep him in the
| Cabinet, no matter what happens He |
Haiti : “Since 1 entered tin ('abn.d, I !
have not considered risq :;ng; the I
matter has never b en in<ntior<d to
me by the Presidei t, ai d 11 ,ve no I
iiitenti. i) of nsigning. If the purpose i
of the constant repm'-s that I will|
i leave the Cabinet, is to tire out the
President and mys.-ls,. those responsi
ble for them are very much mistaken,
I they don’t know their men.” It is an
open secid that many promimnt re-
I publicans are working to force Alger
out of the Cabinet. They are willing
to drop him easy by letting him take
the Ambassadorship to France, or any
other dipion atic position, under this
government, but they in-st that be
j -ball be asked t resign if he w ill not
Wherever a few Log headed repub
licans gather just now, the subject of I
bow the party can get the idea that it
is too favorable to trusts, out of the
heads of the voters, is apt to c -me up
for discussion. At a gathering (•! sev
eral republican Senators, in W asbing
ton, this week, one of them said : "1 ;
»
RoVal
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum
SAkrm Baking powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day. |
ROYAL BAKING POWOtR CO.. M.W YORK.
must confess that I do not consider
the political outlook over b ight for
the Republican party The spring |
elections were not encouraging. The I
Toledo election I regard as most sig*
nificant. Sam Jones, the independent
candidate for mayor, got almost as
many votes as hie republican and
democratic opponents combined.
What does it mean? I believe it is a
condemnation of trusts and monopo
lies. The republican party is in a
very perilous position. It has appar
ently been captured by the trust barons
and monopolk te. Unless we can shake
them off, I believe it will be next to
impossible to elect McKinley, or any
one, on the republican presidential
ticket next year.” Another republican
Senator present said : ‘‘The sentiment
against trusts is certainly very strdng
throughout the West, and I agree with
you that we must do something radi
cal in order to disabuse the impression
in the public mind that the republican
party is a party of tru-is, It will not
be an easy thing to do, however. Even
if we put in a strong anti trust plank
in our platform next year, the fact that
the campaign will be in the bands of
Mark Hanna and other trust mag
□ atees, will render our declaration
against trusts almost, farcical.”
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dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
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TABLETS,
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i BE SURE
j YOU HAVE ONE OF
THOSE FLORAL SETS FOR
I FLO WERS, AT
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24 HILL STREET.
City Tax Notice.
Tax fi faa for city tax for the year
1898 have been turned over to me
for collection. Cali and settle the
same at once or levy and sale will be
made. E. I. ISON,
Chief of Police.
LF. Strickland# Go.
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I NEW LINE OF
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1,000 pairs, all styles, for men,
women and children. Every Shoe
marked in plain figures at manufac
turers cost This is a nice line of
Shoes and we save you 25c to SI.OO
on every pair. Come early before
your style is sold.
R. F. STRICKLAND & CO.
We are making special low prices
on Toilet Articles and Lamps Pure
Drugs always at bottom prices.
N. B. DREWRY & SON.
Watches Free to Young People.
The firm of Forshee & Co., Ink Manu
facturers, Cincinnati, Ohio, have adopted a
novel plan for the introduction of their
Mew Idea Writing Ink. They are giving
away a fine stem winding and stem setting
watch to each boy and girl who sells 14
pints ot their New Idea Writing Ink at
the introductory price of 10 cents a pint
(ink is worth 50c.) They don’t want you
to send money, simply mention that you
saw the notice in this paper and they will
forward you the ink prepaid, and when it
is sold, you send them the $2.40 you get
for it, then they send you the watch free
(prepaid). This is a splendid opportunity
for some of our young people to easily earn
a watch. They also have other valuable
presents for the introduction of their inks.
We intend to use the inks in our office.
K, 11. TAYLOR, M. I). J. F..STEWART, M. I).
DRS. T&YLOR AND STEWART,
|g Physicians and Surgeons.
Office hours from Sa. rn. to sp. m. 1 A
physician will always be in our office
during that time.
: Plumbing, ;
Ji] Roof Guttering,
O Tin Roofs p
P] . h
Repaired and r
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; 16 Hill Street. ;
FRESH MEAT,
Well selected, is worth considering in
every household. We keep on hand
the best and largest stock of
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and in fact all kinds of Fresh Mi at to
be found anywhere. Give us your
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FRESH FISH always on Lund.
Also a first class RESTAURANT
in connection with the market, in
which we serve tip top meals at all
hours.
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'trial subb’-ripti"!)orv.fol h«-nd it the i n.
’■•r 3OC. Regular pm esf p« r year. It is an il
u.str.iti’.i, M'liii-tiiontlily n. 1, of lb to J 2 pageA.
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><n n< 1, Ga-mp ae Information. W oman's De-
M MINT, i >1 <>■ . |\.l 1 > I>l FAN I MINT.
Itylor’s I,ote Letters to the Public are of «.pe-
ili 't r 1. s, ; coi ■ fr< * . Agents Wanted'
PRFF I ION. etc. anysu t
I I* « v. '■> v. I *»■ • •* enough new Rubs« rib
•rs at our regu) r r •!■ to <*uu..i the r»-;yuiar price
■ f the article s. t. 1 <■ will tflve fre« bicv !•-,
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Mention Griffin (Ga.) Morning Call
Fine Chickens For’Sale.
I Lave for sale full breed Minorcas, War
horse and Shawl-neck, Cr< -cd Garreau-’
Burd Ph n ”■ P ' <
w-ttn..•-<•. 1,.. i. v.vh breed. These
birds are select, E. L. Itimr.n
Summer Homes' Folder, 1899.
Mr, W. A. Turk, General Passenger
Agent of the Southern Railway, is collat
ing information f.r Summer Homes’
Folder for the ensuing Summer, giving
the name- 1 of proprmtors, post office ad
dresses, at <>r near what station, convey
ance uswl, number of guests, terms per
day, w< < k and in,nth. This information
will be printed in an attractive form and
a large edition published and distributed
by the vuriov. agents of this immense
system throughout all sections of the
country. Persons contemplating taking
boarder'- for the ensuing summer are re
quested t'l apply to the nearest railroad
agent f r blank to be fill'd out giving the
above information, and forward at once
to IV A. Turk. General Pa-enger Agent
Washington, 1). C., so that it may reach
him not ‘ater than April Ist.
e anything you invent or improve; also get 5
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j for free examination and advice. *
'BOOK OH PATENTS fee before patcut. f
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5 Patent Lawyers. WASHINGTON, D.C. $
Furniture Repair Ship
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John T. Boyden has opened an
Upholster Shop, and will do all
other General Furniture Repairs
ing, and Guarantees Satisfaction
on work and prices. Please call
and see me.
JOHN T. BOYDEN
19 1-2 Hill St.
DR. 11. L. LI A NES
DENTIST.
, Office upstairs in building adjoining, on
the north, M Williams <fc Son.