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THE MORNING CAT J.
Vol IX. No. 174.
COL. J. P- SAWTELL SICK.
ah unexpected stroke of
paralysis yesterday.
While in the Best of Health This Vet
eran Editor and Newspaper Man
Experiences a Shock.
Seldom han Griffin had a greater
general shock than was experienced
yesterday just before noon, when it'
was learned that Gol. J. P. Sawtell, the
senior proprietor of the Morning Call,
had been stricken with paralysis.
In bis usual good health he had ap
peared among bis friends,and with his
friend, Col.W. E. H. Seercy, Sr., drove
out in the country. As they neared
Mr. W. V. Maddox’s house Col. Saw
tell was stricken, and in the language
of Col. Searcy the sad affair can best
be given.
Col. Searcy says: “Mr. Sawtell was
driving and was in very good spirits,
and we were conversing pleasantly,
when all unexpectedly Mr. Sawtell
made an uninteligible statement and
seemed conlused, I immediately took
the reins, and Mr Sawtell became aick
at the stomach and .vomited. I
fl
thought at first that he had been
stricken slightly with paralysis, but
when he became sick I thdught it was
bis tobacco that had made him sick.
This occurred jnst beyond the Fuller
place. I drove immediately to Mr.
Maddox’s. Mr. Sawtell recognized the
Maddox house, and when asked if that
was Maddox’s said ‘yes.’
On arriving at the house he attempt
od to speak to Mr. Maddox, but could
not do so; he attempted to get out but
could not move his right side. He
was taken in the bouse, and physician
and friends called from Griffin.”
Among the friends that hastened to
Co). Sawtell’s bedside were Air. Henry
C Burr, Col. W E. H. Searcy, Jr.,
Mr. R. H Drake, Mayor Will D. Davis,
Capt. A. J. Burr, Mr. H. W. Goddard
and bis immediate family.
Everything that was possible to be
done was accomplished by his physi
cian, Dr. J. F Stewart, and those who
surrounded bis bedside. In the after
noon he was brought to the city and
is resting easy as possible. While his
condition is not critical it cannot be
regarded lightly by hie anxious friends.
The Stone Age In British Columbia.
When I arrived on this coast in 1854,
the Indians generally made and used im
plements of stone, such as arrow and
spear points, knives, adzes and axes, and
continued to make and use them for years
after that. The materials they used were
chert, jade, a black and gray slate and a
dark and gray basalt. I think I may have
seen the process of making these articles
when I first came here, but am not cer
tain. However, I know pretty well how
they were made, at least by the Indians In
habiting this island. A black bearskin
was spread on the ground with the hair
side down. Then a flake of chert, of jade
or of basalt, first roughed out by striking
two pieces together, was held on the bear
skin between the fingers and chipped into
shape with another stono or a bone by
gradual pressure. In this way they soon
formed very perfect arrowheads, some hav
ing points as sharp as a needle.
The base of the weapon was worked out
by simple pressure, then inserted in the
cleft shaft and securely held in its place
with pitch, asphaltum or a glue made of
fins of the halibut. The larger spearheads
were usually made of slate, split into
flakes, worked out and then rubbed until
polished. Their adzes and axes were made
of chert, jade or basalt, and were of vari
ous shapes and sizes. Some of them were
finely finished and polished, while others
were rough and ill formed. One class of
them were evidently made to be used by
holding in the hand, but the great major
ity of them had handles of some descrip
tion.—Antiquarian.
Food Wrapped In Paper.
Articles of food that are damp or juicy
should never be left in papers. Paper is
merely a compound of rags, glue, lime
and similar substances, with acids and
chemicals intermingled, and when damp
is unfit to touch things that are to be eaten.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The fie- /)
Tyhee’s Fortifications.
Our country’s defenders are now at
Tybee, Georgia’s greatest Seaside resort.
One heavy battery in charge of the
immense coast defense guns. One light
battery; 55 trained horses. Fortifications
rapidly nearing completion.
Get ready to visit Tybee, to enjoy all
the pleasures of this delightful resort, and
see the new fortifications.
Excursion tickets at low retes will be
on sale during the summer. Announce
ment as to rates, etc, will be made later.
J. C. Hails, G. P. A., Savannah, Ga.
Educate Your Bowel. Cucrcti
la; sSi?’ constipation forever.
25c. If c. C. C. fail, drufxiats refund money..
, M’KINLEY SENDS
IN MAINE REPORT-
I
PRESIDENT TRANSMITS VER
DICT OF THE COURT TO THE
HOUSE AND SENATE
But Spaniards Are Not Mentioned li
Connection With the Disaster—Tin
Findings Referred to Foreign Rela
tions Committee Without a Word oi
Debate.
Washington, March 28.—The presi
dent today sent the following message
to congress:
To the Congress of the United States—
For some time prior to the visit of the
Maine to Havana harbor cur consulai
representatives pointed out the advant
ages to flow from the visit of national
ships to the Cuban waters, in accustom
ing the people to the presence of our
flag as the symbol of good will and of
our ships in the fulfillment of the mis
sion of protection to American interests,
even though no immediate need therefor
might exist.
Accordingly, on Jan. 24, last, after a
conference with the Spanish minister in
which the renewal of visits of our war
vessels to Spanish waters was discussed
and accepted, the peninsula authorities
at Madrid and Havana were advised of
the purpose of this government to re
sume friendly naval visits at Cuban
ports and that in that view the Maine
would forthwith call at the port of
Havana. This announcement was re
ceived by the Spanish governm.ent'wjth
appreciation of the friendly character of
the visit of the Maine and notifica
tion of intention to return the courtesy
by sending Spanish ships to the princi
pal ports of the United States. Mean
while the Maine entered the port of
Havana on Jan. 25, her arrival being
marked with no special incident besides
the exchange of customary salutes and
ceremonial visits.
The Maine continued in the harbor
of Havana during the three weeks fol
lowing. No appreciable excitement ex
citement attended her stay. On the
contrary, a feeling of relief and confl.
deuce followed the resumption of (he
long interrupted friendly intercomw.
So noticeable was this immediate enec't
of her visit that the consul general
strongly urged that the presence of otur
ships in Cuban waters should be kept
up by retaining the maine at Havana,
or in the event of her recall, by lending
another vessel there to take her plane.
At 40 minutes past 9 in the eyenjng
of Feb. 15 the Maine was destroyed by
an explosion, by whioh the entire for
ward part of the ship was utterly
wrecked. In this catastrophe two: pffi
cers and 264 of her crew perished, thbse
who were not killed outright by her ex
plosion being penned between deckb by
the tangle of wreckage aifd drowned-by
the immediate sinking of the hull.
Prompt assistance was rendered by the
neighboring vessels anchored-in the har
bor, aid being especially givbn by the
Spanish cryiser Alfonso XII and the
Ward line steamer City of Washingtoh,
which lay nbt far distant.
Wounded Cared For.
The wounded were generously
for by the authorities of Havana., ths
hospitals being freely opened to them,
while the earliest recovered bodies 6f
the dead were interred by the mfijjdci
pality in a public cemetery in the city.
Tributes of grief and sympathy
offered from all official quarters of the
island.
The appalling calamity fell upon the
people of our country with otufijjfig
force and sos a brief time an intense ex
citement prevailed, whiclj, in a commu
nity less just and self controlled than
Oto's, might have led to hasty l acts of
blind resentment. This spirit, how
ever, soon gave way to the calmer pro
cesses of reason and to the resolve to in
vestigate tne facts and await material
proof before forming a judgment as to
the cause, the responsibility, and if tiie
facts warranted, the remedy due. This
course necessarily recommended itself
from the outset to the executive for only
in the light of a dispassionately ascer
tained certainty could it determine the
nature and measure of its full duty in
the matter.
The usual procedure was followed, as
in all cases of casualty or disaster to na
tional vessels of any maritime state. A
naval oourt of inquiry was at once or
ganized, composed of officers wall quali
fied by rank and practical experience to
discharge tlfb onerous duty imposed
upon them. Aided by a strong force of
wreckers and divers, the court pro
ceeded to make a thorough investigation
on the spot, employing every available
means for the impartial and exact deter
mination of the causes of the explosion.
Its operations have been conducted with
the utmost deliberation and judgment
and whHe independently pursued no
source ormf ormdtion was neglected and
the fullest opportunity was allowed for
a simultaneous investigation by the
Spanish authorities.
The finding of the court of inquiry
was reached after 23 days of continuous
labor, on March 21, inst., and hav
ing been approved on the twenty
second by the commander-in-chief of
the United States naval force on the
North Atlantic station was transmitted
to the executive.
Verdict In Brief.
It is herewith laid before the congress
together with the voluminous testimony
taken before the court.
Its purport is, in brief, as follows:
When the Maine arrived at Havana
she was conducted by the regular gov
ernment pilot to buoy No. 4, to which
was moored in from 5 W to 6 fathoms of
The state of discipline on board and
the condition of her magazines, boilers,
coal bunkers and storage compartments
are passed in review, with the conclu
sion that excellent order prevailed and
that no indication of any cause for an
internal explosion existed in any quar
ter.
9RIFFIN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1888.
At 8 o’clock on the evening of Feb. 14
everything had been reported secure
and all was quiet.
At 9:40 o’clock the vessel was suddenly
destroyed.
There were two distinct explosions,
with a brief interval between them.
The first lifted the forward part of
the ship very perceptibly; the second,
which was more upon, prolonged and of
greater volume, is attributed by the
court to the partial explosion of two or
more of the forward magazines.
The evidence of the divers establishes
that the after part of the ship was prac
tically intact and sank in that condition
a very few minutes after the explosion.
The forward part was completely de
molished.
Upon the evidence of a concurrent
external cause the finding of the court is
as follows:
At frame 17 the outer shell of the
ship, from a point feet from the
middle line of the ship and 6 feet above
the keel when in its normal position,
was forced up so as to be now about 4
feet above the surface of the water;
therefore, about 34 feet above where it
would be had the ship sunk uninjured.
The outside bottom plating i$ bent
into a reverse V shape, the after wing
of which, about 15 feet broad and 82
feet in length (from frame 17 to frame
25), is doubled back up in itself against
the continuation of the same plating ex
tending forward.
At frame 18 the vertical keel is broken
in two and the flat keel is bent into an
angle similar to the angle formed by the
outside bottom plates. The break is
now about 6 feet below the surface of
the water and about 30 feet above its
normal position.
Mine Caused Wreck.
In the opinion of the court, this effect
could hlive been produced only by the
explosion of a mine situated. under the
bottom of the ship at about frame 18
and somewhat on the port side of the
ship.
The conclusions of the court are:
The loss of tha Maine was not due to
negligence on the part of any of the
officers or members of her crew.
That the ship was destroyed by the
explosion of a submarine mine, which
causeiwthe partial explosion of two or
more of her forward magazines, and
That no evidence has been obtainable
showing the responsibility of the de
struction of the Maine upon any person
or persons.
I have directed that the finding of the
court of inquiry and the views of this
government thereon be communicated
so the government of her majesty, the
queen, and I do not permit myself to
doubt that the sense of justice of the
Spanish nation will dictate a course of
action suggested by honor and the
frienly relations of the two govern
ments.
It will be the duty of the executive to
advise the congress of the result, and in
the meantime deliberate consideration
is Invoked. William McKinley.
In neithei- senate or house was there
any debate on the reference of the presi
dent’s message and other documents to
Committees having charge of our Cuban
relations.
Findings as Sent to Congress by Pres
ident McKinley.
The following is the full text of the
report of the court of inquiry:
Key West, Monday, March 21.
After full and mature consideration of
*ll the testimony before it the court
finds as follows:
1. That the United States battleship
Maine arrived in the harbor of
Cuba, on Jan. 25, 1808, and was taken
to buoy No. 4, in from to 6 fathoms
<Jf water, by the regular government
pilot.
The United States consul general at
Havana had notified the authorities at
the previous evening of the
intended arrival of the Maine.
2. The state of discipline on board the
Maine was excellent, and ail orders and
regulations in regard to the care afid
safety of the ship were strictly carried
out.
All ammunitions were stowed in ac
cordance with prescribed instructions,
and proper care was taken with which
ammunition was handled.
Nothing was'Stowed in any one of the
magazines or shell rooinS which was not
permitted to be stowed there.
The magazines and shell rooms were
always locked after having been en
tered, and after the destruction of the
Maine the keys were found in their
proper place in the captain’s cabin,
everything having been reported secure
thafr evening at 8 p. m-
Ths temperature of the mjd
shellrooms #ere taken daily and re
ported. Thq only magazine wMch had
aq. undue anftqht of neat was the after
10-tpch magazine, and that did not ex
plode at the time the Maine wks de
stroyed.
Tun torpedo warheads were all stowed
in the after part of the ship under the
Wardroom, and -neither caused nor par
ticipated in the destruction of the
Mhfoe.
The diy-gun primers and detonators
Were stowSu in the cabin aft, and re
mMe from the scene of the explosion.
wage •Was carefully looked after on
boftd the Mothe to omriate danger.
Grtfat-Care Exercised.
Varnisheg. dryers, alcohaj and other
Opipbustiblesrof this nature were stowed
on or above the main deck and could not
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County Executive Committee.
The members of the executive com
mittee are requested to meet in the law
office of Col. W. D. Carhart, over the
Griffin Savings Bank, on Saturday,
April 9th, at 10 o’clock a. m , to attend
to business of importance.
A. W. Walkkh, Chairman.
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List of letters remaining in the Griffin,
Ga., postoffice, week ending Mar. 26,1898.
Persons calling will pleae say “advertised"
and give date. One cent must be paid on
each advertised letter.
MALE LIST.
A. W* Crookshowks, James Corley, H.
H. Culpepper, Bud Dagenhart, L. P.
Flemester, A. J. Hunt, To the Agent of
the Immigration and Investment Bureau,
8. J. Jones, William Lindon, Owen Ma
lone, Hon. R. T. Nesbet, John T. L.
Smith, Bell Thomas, Henry Thomas, Wil
lie Wilson, George White, col.
FEMALE LIST.
Miss Love Becker, Miss Magneria Blan
tonburg, Mrs. Amanda Collery, Miss Let
tie Cook Edwards, Miss Idler , Miss
Jennie Jones, Miss Kattie, Miss Luler
Mrs. Becky Mitchell, Mrs. Mary Phillips,
Mrs. W. T. Stepe, care A. B. Prothrow,
Mrs. Genie Smith, Miss Senor Taylor,Mrs.
W. 8. Williams.
David J. Bailey, Jk., P. M.
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, The county registration books are now
open at my office In Haaselkus’ Shoe Store
and all qualified to do so should call and
register.
They will close twenty days before each
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T. P A. Celebration at Savannah, Ga.,
April 20th to 23rd.
. Account above occasion, the Central of
‘ Georgia Ry Co. will sell round trip tickets
’ to Savannah at rate of *7.53. Tickets on
> sale April 19th with final limit April 23rd.
J. C. Haile, G. P. A., Savannah.
’ C. S. White, Ticket Agt, Griffin.
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' 1 spool machine cotton Thread (200
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