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Vol IX No. 186.
THS PRMIDXIT’B MESSAGE.
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It Wm Transmitted to Congress
I Yesterday Afternoon
■ president McKinley sent to congress
yesterday afternoon bis long delayed
message 00 lb ® Coban situation and
1 t he destruction of the United States
I battleship Maine.
It is a very lengthy document, and
deals with tbe matter in an exhaustive
and patriotic manner, and declared
the war as conducted by Spain not
civilised warfare, but one of extermi
nation, and the only peaee it oould be
get was that of ihewildernes* and the
| grave.
He shows bow such a warfare has
injured tbe commerce of this country,
and that as long as it lasts thousands
will starve daily and the United States
I will be forced to continue supplying
the destitute reconcentradoes with
food.
He recognises that tbe issuance of
a proclamation of Deutrallyjby which
process the socalled recognition of
belligerence ie published, oould, of
of itself, and unattended by other ac
tion, accomplish nothing towards
the instant pacification of Cuba and
tbe cessation of the misery that afi.
flic is the island.
Nor brom the standpoint of experi
ence does be think it would be wise or
prudent for this government to recog*
nixe at tbe present time the independ
ence of tbe so called Cuban republic.
Such recognition is not necessary in
order to enable the United States to
intervene and pacify the island.
He says the forcible intervention cf
tbe United States as a neutral, to
stop tbe war according to the large
dictates of humanity and following
historical precedent where neighbor*
tng states have interfered to check
the hopeless sacrifices of life by inter
necine conflicts beyond their borders,
is juetifitble on rational grounds.
The luug trial has proven that the
< object for which Spain has waged the
war cannot be attained. The only
hope of relief end repose from a condi
tion which can no longer be endured ie
tbe enforced pacification of Cuba.
In tbe name of civilization,in behalf of
endangered American enterest which
give us the right and the duty to
speak and to act, the war in' Cuba
must stop.
"In view of these facts and of these
conditions I ask congress to authorize
and employ the president to take
measures to secure a full and final
termination of hostilities between the
government of Spain and the people of
Cube and to secure in the island tbe
establishment of a stable governunt
capable of maintaining order and ob
eerviog its inter national obligations
ensuring peace and tranquility and the
security-el its citizens, as well as our
own,and to use the military and naval
forces of tbe United States as may be
necessary for these purposes.
"And io the interest of humanity
and <0 aid in preserving tbe lives of
tbe starving people of the island I re
commend that the distribution of food
and supplies be continued and that
an appropriation be made out of tbe
public treasury to supplement the
charity of our citizens. The issue is
now with tbe congress. It is a solemn
responsibility. I have exhausted every
effort to relieve the intolerable condi
tion of affairs which is at our doors.
Prepared to execute every obligation
imposed upon me by the constitution
and the law, I await your action.
"Yesterday, and since the prepara
tion of the foregoing message, official
information was received by me that
tbe latest decree of the queen regent
of Spain directs General Blanco, in
order to prepare and facilitate peace,
to proclaim a suspension of hostilities,
the duration and details of which have
not yet been communicated to me.
"This fact with every other perti
nent consideration will, I am sure,
have your just and careful attention
in the solemn deliberation* upon which
you are about to enter? If this meas
ure attains a successful result, then
oar aspirations as a Christian, peace
loving people will be realised. If it
fails, it will be only another justifica
tion for onr contemplated action.”
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NOTICE OF ARMISTICE
1 Spanish Minister Presents Document
to the State Department.
1 Washington, April 10.—The Span
ish goverment, through its minister at
Washington, Senor Bernabe, tonight
1 delivered an important official docu
ment to the State department stating
that the armistice which the qneen
regent of Spain had commanded Gen
eral Blanco to proclaim today was
without condition*:
This communication cleared up the
misapprehension on the mast vital
1 point of Spain's concession, namely,
that tbe armistice wae without condi
tions. Tbe nose was received by tbe
state department alter the first cabinet
meeting and was one j>f tbe
main subjects of consideration'
at the second cabinet meeting
held tonight. Although the
Spanish note was surrounded with the
usual secrecy of official negotiations,
the following summary of its contents
Was secured :
“The Spanish misister in* Washing
ton, deeply impressed by the numer
ous errors which seem to have obtain
ed credit in public opinion in Ameri
ca in regard to the Cuban question,
considers it bis duty to call again the
attention of the secretary of state of
tbe United States to the following
points:
" 'l. Her majesty, tbe queen regent
of Spain, desirous of ending the trou
bles which are desolating Cuba, has
commanded a suspension of hostilities.
General Blanco has been ordered to
proclame today an armistice without
conditions. He will determine later
the duration and details of the armis
tice so as to carry out the generous
intentions of her majesty and the
wishes of the friends of peace.
“2. Her majesty's government has
granted to the island of Cuba institu
tions as liberal as those enjoyed by
Canada under < the British flag. The
Cuban chambers will meet on tbe 4th
of next May. It will be their duly and
privilege to put into practice and de
velop these institutions. In addition
to this Cuba is represented in tbe par
liament at Madrid.
"3. Public opinion in this country
appears to ignore tbe fact that tbo loss
of the Maine was immediately followed
by official and reiterated expressions
of condolence from her majesty, tbe
queen, from her government, from her
charge d’affaires in Washington and
from tbe authorities in Havana; all of
which tended to affirm the horrors
which this diaster bad caused to arise
in Spanish hearts, as also the sympa
thy felt for tbe United States govern
ment and navy for tbe American na
tion. #
“Tbe Spanish minister feels confi
dent that he can cotint upon the cour
tesy and sense of justice of tbe United
States government to enlighten public
opinion upon this subject.
"4. As tolbe cause of Ibis lamenta
ble disaster, it resolves itself into a
question of facts which can only be
settled by material proofs. Tbe Span
ish minister reiterates the assurance
that bis government is ready tn sub
mit the question to experts designated
by the maritime powers, whose con
clusions are in advance accepted.”
Musical Tonight,
Tbe ladies of the Dorcas Society
will give a musical at tue Olympic
Theater this evening, beginning at
8 o’clock. The best musical talent .of
tbe city has been employed an excel
lent program arranged and an enjoya
ble evening assured all those who at
tend.
A small admission of 25 cents will
be charged, and the receipts will go
to improving tbe Baptist church.
Go out and spend a pleasant evena
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their noble work.
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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 12,1858.
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A Pretty Picture-
Hera is a pretty word painting from
Gov. Bob Taylo-’a lecture on the Fid
dle and the Bow:
"I think paradise was the very
dream of God, glowing with ineffable
beauty. I think it wae rimmed with
blue mountains, from whose moascov
ered cliffs leaped a thousand rainbows
from the son. I think it was an archi
pelago of gorgeous colors, flecked with
green isles, where the' grapevine stag
gered from tree to tree, as if drank
with the wine of its own purple dus
ters; where peach, and plum, and
blooded cherries, and every kind of
berry bent bough and bush and shone
like showered drop* of ruby end pearl.
I think it was a wilderness of flowers,
redolent of eternal spring and pairing
with birdsong, where dappled fawns
played on banks of violets, where leop
ards, peaceful and tame, lounged in
copses of magnolias, where harmless
tigers lay on snowy beds of lilies, and
lions panted in jungles of roses. -77
"I think its billowy landscapes were
festooned with tangling creepers,
bright with perennial bloom, and cur
tained with sweet-scedte.l groves,
where the orange and tbe pomegran
ate bung like golden globes and ruddy
moons. I think its air was softened
with tbe dreamy haze of perpetual
summer; and through its midst there
flowed a translucent river alternately
gleaming in its sunshine and darken
ing in its shadows. And there, in
some sweet, dusky bower, fresh from
the hand of his creator, slept Adam,
tbe first of the human race; Godlike
in forip and feature; Godlike in all the
attributes of mind and soul. No mon
arch ever slept on softer, sweeter
couch, with richer curtains drawn
about him. And as be slept a face and
form, half hidden, half revealed, red
lipped, roeeobeeked, wbiteboaomed,and
with tresses of gold, smiled like an an
gel from the mirror of his dream; for,
a moment smiled, and so sweetly that
bis heart almost forgot to beat. And
while yet thia bright vision still
haunted hie slumber, with tendered
touch an unseen hand lay open the
unconscious flesh of bis side, and forth
from tbe painless wound a faultless
being sprang; a being pure and blith
some as the air; a sinless woman,
God’s first thought for tbe happiness
of man- -
“There was not a painted cheek in
Eden, nor a bald bead, nor a false
tooth, nor a bachelor. There was not
a flounce, nor a frill, nor a silken
gown, nor a flashy waist with aurora
borealis sleeves. There was not a curl
paper, nor even a threat of crinoline.
Raiment was an afterthought, tbe
mask of a tainted soul, born of origi
nal sin. Beauty was unmarred by
gaudy rage. Eve was dressed in sun
shine, Adam was clad in climate.”
At the Y.M.C.A.
The arrangements for tbe joint en
tertainment to begiven by the Eu
phradean society,of the Neel Institure,
and the Ladiea Committee are pro
gressing nicely. The following pro
gramme has been prepared:
Music—Mise Elizabeth Mills.
Prayer.
Reading—Miss Lucia Starhes.
Debate—Resolved that Cuba should
be annexed.—Affirmative, Lucian
Goodrich, Warren Neel, Utis Cum
mings; negative, Jce Mosely,. Walter
Barnes, Jno. Gamble.
Music —Miss Alice Hasselkus.
Recitation —Miss Annie Kimbrough.
The price of admission ie 10 cents
and tbe proceeds will be appropriated
to the school library and the Young
Men’s Christian Association.
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Election of Officers and Delegates-
The congregation of St. George’s
Episcopal church on Sunday elected
the following officers for tbe ensuing
yeak:
Senior Warden—J. M. Kell.
Junior Warden—S. Grantland.- (
Vestrymen—Wm. Thomas, F. G,
Bailey, J. M. Mills, W. K. Howard, D.
J. Bailey, Jr., J. R. Johnson, A. S.
Campbell.
Delegates and alternates .to tbe dio
cetan convention, which will be held
in Savannah, beginning May 18,1898,
were elected, as follows:
Djlegatee—-S. Granlland, J. M. Mill?,
D. J. Bailey, Jr.
Alternates—W. K. Howard, F, G.
Bailey, W. B Reeves. >
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What a Man Eats
The Royal Statistical Society of
Great Britain bas been calculating tbe
amount of food eaten by an average
mao who lives to be seventy years old.
He will eat between 14 and 15 tons of
bread for one thing..
Tyro compartments of an English
roil way car would bold the giant pota
to, cu| io halves, which this man
would eat, but no one man could
carry the ba)f.
Half a million peas, requiring a pod
four miles long’to hold them, a carrot
twice as big as a donkey, enough let
tuce to carpet a twelve room house,has
sides smaller vegetables too numerous
to mention, would be eaten.
If a man ate nothing but beef, be
would consume a bullock weighing
over 18 tons and standing 15 feet high
and would likewiebjeat five tons of fish :
•nd 10,000 eggs
Four tons of sugar, three quarters
of'« ton of salt, a ton of batter and a
oheese weighing nearly 300 pounds
would be consumed, together with
one hundred tins of mustard and fif
teen pounds of pepper.
Tbe solid food taken in a life-time
would be nearly fifty-four tons, and
th* liquid would be 1280 times a
asan's weight. If all this was of the
oodaUtency of a frothed egg, it would
be 20 as big as the man,
and if the iofal amount of sustenance
was converted into mechanical power
it would be equal to lifting 87,600,000
tons one foot high.
A cigar-smoker consuming half a
dozen cigars a day for fifty years has,
if all were lumped together, a cigar
sixteen feet long and two feet broad,
weighing a ton, and requiring a steam
engine to create a through draft when
it is lighted. A pipe smoker would
use half a ton of tobacco.
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