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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. F When Traveling » 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 . sickness. For sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading druggists. Manufactured by __ the California Fig Syrup Company only. ; CASTORIA For Inftnts and Children. 0 Tbsito- . .- •tali* “ * >• tow/* i. « - Q Kdncate Your Vowel* With CucartU Cindy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. O Oc.SSc. ItC.C C. fail, druggists refund money. 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. 1 - 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 r . , vzxr? i'onta.. f rubs- / _ r • 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. IIHIIIIHA I . , 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 . 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