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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 (Coatinued on Fourth Page.) CABTOTLIA.. fit fw- . liuiis s, 1,81 Mgmturs ( S’ / , _* T *7_. fl/ ' "J 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. I Royal makes tha food pare, w 6 AkiKS POWDER Absolutely Pure SOYAI. BAKIHO FOWOCH CO., MW YORK. letteb list. 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. wot ONB ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acta gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head i aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy ana agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent,bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL LOUISVILLE. KT. NEW YORK, N.I, • We would like to i make your old Buggy as good as new, or give you a new one ; for it. i Hand-made harness i H.P.EADY&CO. t . ■ ——— Registration Notice. , 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 i election. T. R. NUTT, T. C. 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. To Coro Constipation Forever. Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic l»e or Sc. If C. C. C. fall to earc, drugsiata refund money. HAVE YOU BOUGHT Tour Easter Suit ? It Not, Why Not P OUR STOCK WAS NEVER MORE COMMUTE. MORE NOBBY THINGS ON OUR COUNTER THAN EVER BEFORE. EASTER WILL SOON BE HERE. NO NEED-TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO BUY, SOME OF .THE MOST CHOICE THINGS WILL BE SOLD. COME WHUiE THE STOCK IS FOLL. A SPECIAL BARGAIN - $7.50. A NUMBER OF STYLES AND FABRICS AT |7JO THAT WILL COM PARE FAVORABLY WITH ANY *IO.OO SUIT SHOWN IM GRIFFIN BY ANY OTHER HOUSE. WE INVITE COMPARISON. NEW NECKWEAR, NEW HOSIERY, NEW HATS. THOS.J.WHITE Clothier, Furnisher and Hatter. r — ! lll V. ll .JS=BggsggaS» R. F. 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