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THE MORNING GALL.
ffnL IX. No-193.
RESOLUTIONS
, A(J JBKD VPOK BY CONGRESS
** TEBTKRD4Y.
Signed by Speaker Heed and Vice
president, and will be Signed by
President Today.
April 19.—The Cuban
rMO lution as agreed upon by the sen-
B te and house at 2 o’clock this morn
{nß breaking a 12 hour deadlock, was
Zed by Speaker Reed at 12:06
o’clock this afternoon. It was carried
immediately to the senate and at 12:32
n m the vice president affix-d his sig
nature-
The cabinet was called in special
wggioa this morning to frame the ulti
matum to Spain—a declaration of war
—and adjourned until 3 :30 o’clock
President McKinley anngfloced that
he would sign the resolution at the
tame time the ultimatum to Spain is
prepared for his signature.
The two Will be practically one act
and signed simultaneously.
* Soon after bis signature is affixed to
the joint resolution, which’ every one
here expects is the prelude to war, Mr.
McKinley will notify the Spanish gov
ernmenl that he has signed the reso
lution and that its provisions require
that Spain shall immediately withdraw
htr land and naval forces from Cuba
and surrender her sovereignty over the
island. His notification likewise will
state that the United States expects a
prompt compliance with its termA
The time within which Spain will be
required to make answer to this ulti
matum will be determined upon this
afternoon, but it is not unlikely that
24 or 48 hours will be the lime limit,
probably the latter.
It is not improbable that this final
message to the queen regent may be
communicated through Senor Polo,
the Spanish minister, although this
point also will be left to the decision of
the cabinet '
Under any conditions it is thought
that an advance movement of our na
val forces will be delayed not more
than two or three days at the longest.
Every one connected with the ad
ministration realizes that war is to be
expected as the result of our ultima
tum, and from tbit time forth the
president and the members of bis cab*
inet, it is said, will act as a unit in the
execution of a most vigorous policy.
The cabinet was in session an hour
and a half. At 12:30 an adjournment
was taken until 3:30, after a decision
was reached to prepare an ultimatum
to Spain, the ultimatum and the Cu
ban resolutions to be signed simulta
neously.
w There was a difference of opinion as
to the length of time that should be
given to Spaniards within which to
reply to our peremptory demand for
an evacuation of the island of Cuba.
One or twn of the members thought
that 24 hours would be sufficient, while
a number of others suggested 48 hours.
Jt was not with a view to giving
Spain any particular consideration that
Mr. McKinley favored two or three
days time, but in bis opinion it would
take that lime to put our army and
naval forces in position so strike a de
cisive blow.
The complex wording of the resolu
tion, it is said, will make it a matter
of some difficulty to frame an ultima
tum that will cover the points of the
resolution in a satisfactory manner,
and it may be late tonight before a
satisfactory document can bs decided
upon. It is understood that the reso
lution will nut be signed, whenever
received until the ultimatum is also
ready for signature, the purpose being
that two may be made one act.
As thecortes meet is
probable the ultimatum will be sent
in time to be placed before that body
on its assembling Ilia not thought,
however, that any effort will be made
to have it reach Madrid at any partic
ular hour.
The cabinet meeting it was learned
during the afternoon, practically set
tled the question as to how many
volunteers shall be called for to sup
plement the regular army in their op
eration* in Cuba, the conolusion be
ing arrived aAfhat the president shall
call for 80,000 men of the national
militia
Secretary Alger, after this decisior
was reached, repaired to the war de
partment and sent for Major Genera
Miles and Adjutant General Corbin
A conference lasting nearly an
Otr was bad as to the means ts
B. ’ ’• •'’
bs employed to give effect to the
decision of the president and the cab
inet, Considerable progress was made
in outlining the plan to be followed,
but owing to the complexity of the
subject all the details could not be ar
e ranged at the first conference.
The Spanish minister here, Senor de
Barnebe, will begin bis departure from
the .United States tomorrow. He will
a practically sever all diplbmalic rtla
„ tions with this country this afternoon.
. It is understood officially, that as
a soon as he receives official notice of
5 the fact that the Cuban resolution is a
j law he will not await further formal!-
2 ties on the part of the United States,
~ such as giving him passports, etc., but
will himself take the initiative toward
I departure
At the Spanish legation today the
r office is practically closed and hasty
preparations are being made for the
t shipment of books, papers, etc.
, Lateb —At 9:30 p. m., the presi-
, dent had not signed the resolution, as
the ultimatum was not ready for his
t signature, and it is not thought he will
do so before
The Report Denied. *
Washington, April 18—The story
that it has been determined to put the
Southern militia to the front, and
make Southern soldiers hear the brant
t of invasion of Cuba, is vigorously
t denied by those in authority.
> Among the visitors at the capitol
I tonight is General Alger, secretary of
war. I have just seen General Alger.
When I asked him about the alleged
( plan to make up the army of invasion
by taking the regular army and the
( southern militiamen, while the mili
tary f?bm the north and west are kept
in this country to guard the coast
General Alger first laughed as he ex*
I plained the absurdity of the story, and
| then, growing serious, said: “There
is absolutely not a word of truth in
' that. No such plan has been deler
. mined upon, aud there has been no
idea in the minds of any of those in
authority of placing upon the soldiers
of the South any burdens that are not
( shared equally by the soldiers from
other parts of the country. The fact
is I have had more than enough appli
cations from northern soldiers to go
into this thing to make up several
such invading armies as would be
necessary in Cuba. They will share
the burdens, as wall as glory that may
come, with the men of the north. You
, may quote me as denying emphatical
ly that any such plan as you mention
has either been formulated or contem
plated.”—Jos. Ohl in Constitution.
Arrested in Atlanta-
The Call a few days since contain
ed an account pf the arrest'ln Atlanta
of Mari >n Wallace, who was wanted in
i this city for running a blind tiger
shortly after this county went d»y.
His brother, PbilT was engaged in the
■ business with him, and the case,which
was the first to come up under the new
order of things, attracted considerable
interest, and was worked up by Officer
’ Phelps.
The Wallace Brothers when arres
’ ted waived trial and demanded indict-
I ment by the grand jury and were
placed under bond for their appear
aroe at court.
That was the last heard of them un
til a few days since when Phelps,
s ....
while in Atlanta, arrested Marion and
brought him back to Griffin.
' A telephone message from Capt.
* Slaughter, of the Atlanta force, was
i received in Ibis city last night stating
th>t Phil had ppep arrested in that
rcity and would be held until an offi
cer from Griffin could come for him
5 Officer Phelps will leave this morning
’ for the prisoner and is sure he has
sufficient Evidence to convict both
t parties.
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» Whether on pleasure bent, or business,
’ take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs,
- as it acts most pleasantly and effectually
on the kidneys, liver, and bowels, prevent
j ing fevers, headaches, and other forms of
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OKIFFIN, 9EORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNIN&, APRIL 20, 18#8.
THE RAIN YESTERDAY
* Damages Hanleiter Chapel to the Ex
tent of $25.
Yesterday morning there was con
( eiderable rain aod wind in and about
( the city.
I Vegetation was refreshed by the
rain, but Hanleiter cbapel suffered the
loss of a portion of its Weatherboard*
( ing and a section of its steeple.
[ It is estimated that the damage can
be repaired at a cost of about $25, and
that it will entail no hardship by delay
on the church.
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Learning a Lesson.
Every congressman that is demand
ing war, and who knows anything
about the army and navy, knows that
we are not prepared for war. We are
well enough prepared probably to car
ry on a successful war with Spain, but
it we were as well prepared fnr war as
we should be Spain would not engage
in a war with us. She would find a
way to honorably comply with our de
mands, because she couldn't do us
any harm and would have to yield to
our demands after a war, besides suf
fering great damage to her army and
navy II is because she thinks she
can inflict injury upon us that she is
manifesting a firm position.
Congress has been importuned time
and again within the last ten or fif
teen years to- reorganize the army,
strengthen the navy and provide ade
quate coast defenses On the plea of
economy it has proceeded with the
building of a navy very slowly, appro
priated very small amounts annually
for coast defenses and has done noth
ing towards the reorganization of the
army. No later than last week the
House refused to consider favorably
the bill reported by Representative
Hull for the reorganization and in
crease of the army. It is well known
that the present organization of the
army is antiquated and will have to
be radically changed before the army
can be brought up to a high state of
efficiency.
In neglecting our means of defense
on the plea of economy Oougrew "hai
not been economical, because the
cost of preparing for a war with a
weak power like Spain will be much
greater than preparing for almost any
emergency when no war was in sight
would have been. Congress has al
ready voted $50,000,000 for national
defenses and that money will have
been spent in all probability before
war has been begun, and there will be
little to show for it. Ships are being
bought at exorbitant prices, many of
which may turn out to be of little or
no practical value. The guns that
are being purchased may answer for
an emergency, but it is doubtful if
they are exactly what we want for
coast defences or for our cruisers. We
have neither the arms nor ammuni
tion required for a large army. In
the burry of preparing for war we
have to take what we can get. Nat
urally, tbpre is great waste. Millions
of money will be spent for which little
or no value will be received, and this
condition of affairs is due wholly to
the economical policy of Congress
which swiftly occuring events are
proving to have been an extravagant
policy. We are learning the differ
ence between true and false economy.
—Savannah News.
Griffin’s Sanitation.
i Hon. W. B. Hudson, who a short
! time ago was appointed sanitary in
■ spector for the city, says that he finds
the city in most sections remarkably
free from filth, but in others he is con-
; strained to say that there are evidences
> of criminal neglect, so far as comply
i ing with the sanitary ordinance is con
cerned.
His report before the council will
clearly define his work aod the condi
’ tions, and will be of interest to all, as
» it will be
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Low Bates to Norfolk,Va., Account South
ern Baptist Convention.
Account of the Baptist conventions at
Norfolk, Va., May 5-13. the Southern
Railway will sell round trip tickets May 2
to 6, inclusive, limit 15 days from date of
sale, at half rates—one fare for round trip
($15.50 from Griffin). Rates open to every
one. Best service. Excellent Schedules
via Southern Railway.
For fall particulars address,
8. H. Hamdwick,
A. G. P. A., Atlanta.
l Randall Clifton,
T. P. A., Macon.
C. S. Warm, T. A., Griffin.
Royal makes the food pare,
ROYAL SAKINO POWDER CO., HtU YORK.
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The Volunteer Troops.
In the event of war it is interesting
to know what disposition will be made
of the slate or volunteer troops. It is
a matter that is at present engaging
the attention of the Georgia military,
in view of the fact that the troops of
this state may be called to the front at
any time. At present the Georgia
troops, both white and colored, num
ber 4,500/ including the naval re
serves A recent order, however, calls
for the enlistment of more men, and
the object is to increase the number of
troops in this state to about 9,000. Os
this number Macon can . already con
tribute about 250, and with the new
enlistments perhaps 500.
In case war is declared it is probable
that the Georgia troops will be ordered
to tfie coast at once. The idea at pres
ent is to use the greater part of the
army to protect tbe large cities of
the coast. Requests have come from
Boston, Newport, New York, Philadel
phia, Charleston, Savannah, Bruns
wick and other cohst cities asking for
the garrisons to serve as protection
against any threatened ■ invasion by
Spanish troops. It is likely therefore
that this plan may be carried out.
Meanwhile the regular army will be
mobilized at Chickamauga paik, ready
Co move to the seaport for invasion of
Cuba or Porto Rico at any time.
TEe president ha* decided that
should it become necessary to call for
volunteers he will follow the precedent
set by Abraham Lincoln in 1861 and
call upon the states to furnish their
quota In this wk/ none of the states
will be discriminated against, and at
the present time he expeets to get a
regiment from each state, with the ex.-
ception of Pennsylvania, ..New York,
Ohio and Illinois, which will be re*
quired to furnish two, the cities of New
York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and
Chicago furnishing tbe extra men in
addition to the state at large. The
governors will be allowed to designate
tbe state militia to be sent to the front
and these will be inspected and drafted
into service as nationol volunteers, be
cause, under tbe constitution,(the Na
tional Guard, as such, has no exist
ence outside of the borders of the
state. —Macon News.
OKB BNJOYS
i Both the method ana 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
’ many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
| Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
f cent bottles by all leading drug
> gists. .Any reliable druggist who
r may not have it on hand will pro
-1 cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
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