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THE MORNING CALL. VoL IX No. 178. WAR IS PROBABLE. SPAIN'S REPLY TO M’KINLEY’S DEMAND IS AN INSULT- That Government Evades the Question Directly and Makes a Desperate Fiifht for Time- Washington, April I—The reply of Spain is eaid, in effect, to be: The independence of Cuba means the parting or cre»ion of Spanish ter ritory which cannot be done without the consent of the Spanish cortes, which is. not in session and will not be in session until April 24, and conse* quently no definite answer can be re* turned to the demand of the United States until the cortes assembles. Then a counter proposition is sub mitted that the Cuban matter shall be settled upon a basis equitable among nations. The United States is asked to give Spain time to treat with the Insur gents, and ascertain what can be done in the nature of a peaceful settlement. Senators who know the nature of the reply say it is a very shrewd piece of diplomacy and made for its effect upon the world at large. It is considered by all as a flat re fusal of Spain to accede to the demand of this government, and the president authorized Assistant Secretary of State Day to communicate te the Madrid government that it was unsatisfactory. The president is already drafting a message to congress and it is thought be will practically turn the matter over to that body with the suggestion that the time has come for armed in tervention. I aI! hope for a settlement upon a peace basis has been abandoned, and the crisis will come within a few hours. Dr. Francis A. Thomas Dead. Dr. J. M. Thomae, of this city, on yesterday received tbe sad intelligence of tbe death of his father, Dr. Francis A. Thomas, which occurred at Sparta about noon, just as he was dining. His death was not wholly unexpected, as be has been an invalid for several years past, though mentally very vig orous; The passing of this grand old man at the age of 83 takes away another of Georgia’s landmarks; for Dr. Thomas graduated with honors at the Univer sity of Virginia in tbe class of ’35, and bis entire life has been given to prose cuting and ennobling the profession which he adorned. He had prepared for college by that noble educator, Dr. Carlisle Beaman, who taught in Mt. Zion, Hancock county, and early im bibed religious precepts, which he held as being necessary to the practice of humane profession. It is a good man gone^and the skate at large will mourn his loss. Dr. J. M. Thomas left last night to attend his funeral, but no arrange ments had been made before his de- - parture. Dr. Thomas leaves five sons and one daughter, Mrs. A. J. Petryman, of Tais botton, Col. L W. Thomas, of Atlanta, Prof. W. P. Thomas, of Dalton, Messrs R. H. and F. G. Thomas, of Sparta,and Dr. Joseph M. Thomas, of Grifljn. Chattanooga Fire Festival. The program of the Chattanooga Spring Festival, on May 3rd, 4th and sth, offers a rare combination of at tractions. Among them are three > grand parades, two splendid concerts, a half dozen firemen’s contests, tbe reception of the King of the Festival, tbe crowning of the Queen of the Queens, bicycle races upon the colise urn track, besides a multitude of other attractions hardly less interesting. The railroads have given half fare rates,and there is every assurance that there will be an immense crowd present. The Griffin fire boys are contem plating taking a hand in the festivities When Traveling Whether on pleasure bent, or business, take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, os it acts most pleasantly and effectually on the kidneys, liver, and bowels, prevent ing fevers, headaches, and other forms of sickness. For sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading druggists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company only. Everybody Says So. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of tbe age, pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation pnd biliousness. Please buy and try a box pl C. O. c. to-day; 10,25,50 cent*, bold and gwswupteed to cure by all druggists. T- ——r —-r • v Bl Kdueate Your Boweli With Cai carets £ a A h JU£, lc ; ?, ur ® constipation forever. 25c. If C. C. C. fallf druggists refund monsjr* THE JURORS Who Will Serve at the August Term Spalding Superior Court The following is a list of grand jurors for the August term, 1898, drawn in open court at the January term: I. N. Drewry, J. Q. Boynton, J. A. Brooks, C. W. Henderson, W. R. Ballard, G.W. Freeman, Walter Ellis, J. B. Mills, J. J. Mangham, E. H. Calloway,« G. H. Steele, W. H. C. Hammond, J. N. Storman, T. J. Clark, A. W. Blake, ( J. F. Ogletree, B. H. Moore, J. R. Lindsey, W. A. J. Welden, J. P. Buchanan, P. S. Parmalee, J. B. Bridges, J. P. Nichols, H. T. Coppedge, Wm. Anderson, L. P. Blanton, W. W. Champion, Henry Amoss, J. H. Keith, M. O. Bowdoin. TRAVERSE JUROKS—FIRST WEEK. Chas. Pailie, J. M. Dingier, C. H. Westbrook, J. W. Murphy, T. P. Moore, M. F. Swint, J. W. Starr, D. A. Oxford, J. P. Sawtell, J. C. Brooks,' W. R. Hanleiter, R. W. Hamii, I. H. Kendall, A. E. Futral, Jno. W. Lee, J. D. Touchstone, A. F. Gossett, C. M. Biles, R. L. Lynch, ‘ T. A. Bolton, J. G. Rhea, J. P. Vaughn. A. W. Greer, E. E. Farmer, M. J. Evans, H. C. Cumming, H. H. Whittington, W. P. Manley, J. T. Ellis, A. 8. Murray, W. R. Ballard, W. T. Futral, W. J. Futral, J. J. Childs, B. H. Evans, J. T. Robinson. TRAVERSE JURORS—SECOND WEIK. R. F. Strickland, C. G. Mills, W, J. Grubbs, J. F. Wise, T. S. Stephens, W. A. J; Welden, T. B. Baird, 'Emanuel Ison, E. D. Duke, W. H. Bailey, Joshua Hammond, Ira Slade, M. A. Thomas, J. O. Prothro, J. M. Rivers, W. P. Bowdoin, A. E. Hinesman, 8. M. Apples, E. B. F. Welden, H. C. Burr, C. D. Ballard, J. B. Bell. J. J. Thornton, J. F. Payne, Z. M. Patterson, A. B. Cleveland, B. C. Head, C. H. Dickinson, W. B. Crowder, E. C. Smith, Seaton Grantland, E. S. McDowell, Q. A. Waldrop, Charlie Evans, Johnson Boyd, 8. J. Bailey? Make Me a Man. . Onward, roll onward, oh, Time, in your flight; make me a woman that’s clear out of sight; give me the bloom ers and breeches and shirts—let me out of these horrible skirls. A whisk er-producer invent if you can, give me a head that grows bald like a man ; grow a tobacco that won’t make me sick, and learn me to chew ala man very quick. Let me, oh, let me, drink whiskey and swear, bet on the chick ens and back the fleet mare ; stay out at night, bold office and vote; take in the town and a six shooter tote ; sit in the buzzard roost if I choose, play baseball, football and wear these base ball shoes. Onward, roll onward, oh, Time, quickly fly; make me a man or else help me to die; this world as it is fairly fills me with me woe, but were I a man, 'twould be heaven below.— Sandwich. Sunday School Convention. I have met many of you Sunday School people the past year, and hope to meet you at Gainesville April 18tb, 19th and 20th, at the State Conven tion, and trust I will see as many new faces there. Consider this a personal letter to you. If your school has not appointed delegates, please have them do so at once and send me their names. Reduced fare and entertainment. The best Sunday School workers in tbe United States will be there. Some of the County Presidents will tell you how they make the work a success. If you are a live, up-to-date Sunday School worker, you cannot afford to miss this practical convention. If you are not a live, up-to-date worker, visit this convention and become one. Less play and better work is the great need of the hour in tbe Sunday School cause In attending the convention, every time you buy a railroad ticket get a certificate from agent. Yours for better work, J H. Miller, Field Worker, Marietta, Ga. By order President and Executive Committee. 'k JFtx. A , Tha fte- , simila XTy ,/ fry, ,s s S Ar-rv ,Ter f of /-cMcAtU vrw* Seed Corn. Genuine Tennessee Seed Corn for sale. Apply to C. A. Jones, at R. F. Strickland & Co.’s. GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1898. Cleveland’s Reward- Some of the things for which Mr n Cleveland was bitterly assailed, not only by republicans, but also by ooms of the papers us hie own party, when g be wae president, he is now being com n mended for by the same papers. Foi instance, all tbe jingo organs of the country jumped on him when he re fused to pay any attention to tbe reso lution adopted by congress recogniz ing the belligerency of tbe Cubans. He knew very well that to recognize ’ the Cuban* as belligerents wouldn’t do them any good unless in connection with a policy which would have pro voked a war with Spain. He did not believe that the beat interests of tbe country would be benefitted by war aud he was strong enough to pursue a conservative course and keep tbe country out of trouble. Another thing that is being recalled and commented on now is that it was under Mr. Cleveland’s first administra tion that the policy of building a new navy was inaugurated. If Mr. Cleve land had not taken tbe initiative in that matter the country might now be so poorly supplied with naval vessels that it wouldn't dare to have a strong foreign policy or even to resent an en croachment upon its rights. It is now being recalled also that Mr. Cleveland was condemned for is suing bonds to maintain the gold re serve, and yet if be bad not done so congress would not have been able to appropriate $50,000,000 for the nation al defense without providing addition al sources of taxation or issuing bonds. It must be gratifying to Mr. Cleveland to be praised by those who not long ago were among bis bitterest enemies. —Savannah News. Progress of the South. A cause which cannot afford to face the facts must be on its last legs. The candid man, who wants to know tbe truth, cannot understand why those who claim to be statesmen and re formers persist in efforts to deceive the people. On his recent tour through tbe South Mr. Bryan drew a gloomy pic ture of tbidgs, and tried to convince the people that the South was going continually from bad to worse. But a publication issued from his own town, the World-Herald’s year book, Contains a lot of valuable statis tics in regard ti tbe South, gathered from official sources, which tell another story. It shows that farm assets in the South increased 37 per cent, from 1880 to 1890 ; that capital invested in manufacturing in the South increased 156 per cent, between 1880 and 1890; that the value of manufactures ins creased 100 per cent, between 1880 and 1890; that the wages paid to factory bauds in the South increased 192 per cent, between 1830 and 1890; that the number of cotton mills increased from 180 in 1880 to 425 in 1894; that tbe capita! invested in tbe cotton mills in the South increased 385 per cent, from 1880 to 1890; that the number of looms increased 374 per cent, and tbe num ber of spindles 352 per cent, in that lime; that tbe capital invested in cot ton seed mills increased 756 per cent, and that the increase in iron produc tion was 327 per cent. All this occurred under the despised gold standard. No country, no section, at no time in the history of tbo world, ' ever made a better showing than this. So far as Georgia is concerned, with 1 a liberal local policy, there seems to be 1 no reason why the future should not ’ bring greater rewards. *?et us invite capital to invest among 1 us. It will give employment to the ■ poor. We want to hear tbe music of r the mills in every community .f—Macon * Telegraph. i t How’s Thia! i We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward ■ for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. 1 F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F, J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe 1 him perfectly honorable in all business i transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Kruax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, ) acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. , CZLS X- C-TLIA. The lie- _ miu xir w j Ed a rate Your Dowell With Ca»c»r«r»- Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. <Dc. 25c. If C. C- C, fail, refund money. Royal make, the food pure, f. wholesome and dellcimis. 4 e POWDER Absolutely Pure t 3 * r *OV*I BAKIHO SOWMR 00., MW YORK. ) ■-- ... ~ Raising Cotton’s Prices. I The Philadelphia Inquirer believes I that the new plan of bonded cotton * warehouses as described in Manufac r turers’ Record will result in better * prices for cotton. Commenting edito- > rially upon the plan the Inquirer says : * "It is a movement of importance to ) both north and south, since it can > hardly fail to help establish firmer * prices for cotton ; and as cotton is still tbe chief American product of export * better prices for cotton mean greater * wealth in this country., a quicker ab*> ’ sorption of tbe American securities | held by European capitalists, a prompt -1 er establishment of American financial independence and greater freedom from the danger of English financial panics, to which our habit of borrow* ing subjects this country, often with disastrous result. “Tbe bonded warehouse will provide tbe farmer with means for raising working capital, while it takes away the necessity of breaking the market for cotton as soon as the crop is ready.” if OTV® ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts : gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, > Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head 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 and agreeable substances, its i 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 1 wishes to try it Do not accept any > substitute. - CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAM FRANCISCO, CAL ( iaitmiLU. KT. M£W TOM. ML » rr— » t ! nr® f rl u 3 ■ OLw e Svf ( KfcbJjp* / / jCFF I ip) I V f trZ&zjP P I, e A FRIENDLY CHAT About Furniture aud Home Furnishing!. g ’ of all kinds for summer cottages and for t city homes, reveals the fact that our fine 1 stock of Bedroom, Parlor, Library, Dining Room and Kitchen Furniture is the popu lar favorites with people of artistic tastes who want tbe latest designs and exquisite upholstering in Furniture. An inspection of our stock will be sure to result In a ju- * dicious choice. ; CHILDS &GODDARD. HAVE YOU BOUGHT ¥our Easter Suit ? Il Not, Why Not P OUR STOCK WAS NEVER MORE COMPLETE. 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 MOST CHOICE THINGS WILL BE SOLD. . COME WHILE THE STOCK IS FULL. A SPECIAL BARGAIN - $7.50. A NUMBER OF STYLES AND FABRICS AT 17.50 THAT WILL COM PARE FAVORABLY WITH ANY $104)0 SUIT SHOWN IM GRIFFIN BY ANY OTHER HOUSE. WE INVITE COMPARISON. 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