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Vol. IX- No. 204.
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THETiBSTMTIR
SPANISH FLEET COMPLETELY
-' ANNIHILATED.
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Goes Dm Before the Terrible
Assault of Commodore
Dewey’s Fleel.
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Havana Will Be Taken Soon
and Spain Will Accept
the Inevitable. \
Washington, May 2—Advices from
Manila aay that al 6:30 o’clock Sun
day morning the American fleet, an
.der Commodore Dewey, engaged in
battle with the Spanieh fleet, and after
•five hours hard fighting completely
annihilated the entire fleet of the
Dob*.
The American fleet entered the Ma
nila harbor at day break and stationed
itself opposite Ar city where the gUne
from a fort opened fire on the them.
They then shifted their position to
one nerfr Cavite, and engaged in a
fierce fight with both the sorta »\nd
the Spanish fleet x
The engagement waa terrific and
after its termination the en'ire Span
ilh fleet was destroyed The American
fleet suffered the loss of one vessel, but
its name is unknown
Commodore Dewey theu requested
the British consul to convey a mes
sage to the Spanish governor geueral,
.demanding the surrender of the torpe
does and guns at Manila, and the poi
.session of the cable offices, saying that
tiulees these terms were complied with
he would at once proceed to bombard
dhe city.
It was not thought al first that the
'governor general would accede to the
-demand of Commodore Dewey, but
■the President and cabinet have just
received information that he hrs sent
a flag of truce to Dewey It is said*
io have been done under the advice of
the British consul, who thought it
best to surrender the Pbillipioe Is
lands without a bombardment of
Manila.
The charts show that the harbor en
trance is do- lessjhan five miles
but it is by no means certain that
mines have not been placed in the in
ner harbor, and it was a plucky un
dertaking for Commodore Dewey to
enter this harbor without spending
some time in cautious exploration and
countermining.
Manila has a population of 160,000
people, no that it probably would be
very difficult for Commodore Dewey
to spare enough men from his fleet to
maintain possession of the town unless
the can arrange to secure the support
erf the insurgents, with whom he is
understood to be in communication.
No matter xhat happens it is not
expected that the commodore will
bombard the town todjy, if at all, for
it is said at the state department that
except in a great emergency he will
follow the dictates of international law
and give notice of from 24 to 48 hours
of his intention to begkr a bombard
ment, in order that non combatants
may retire from danger
The large English and German in
terests in Manila, it is thought, will
"weigh with the commodore and cause
him to give notice commonly commu*
L, nice ted prior to a bombardment.
It is admitted io Spain that their
flset has.been completely destroyed,
*nd that it is only a question of hours
when the Americans will absolutely
occupy Manila.
It is estimated in Madrid that the
Spanish lost 400 men killed. They
say that none of their warships sur
rendered and -hat the majority went
down fighting with their flags floating
exultantly in the emoke-laden breezes,
while some Were sunk by their com
manders in preference to being cap
tured by the Americana. / _
Cable communication with Manila
is interrupted, as the operators have
fled for their lives
- The newspspera of Madrid comment
ing upon the utter defeat of the Span
ish fleet at the hauls of Manila, agree
io saying that yesterday was a “sad
but glorious day for Spain ” They
urge the people lo be Calm, and to
allow nothing to shake their confidence
in future triumphs of the Spanish
arms.
The first effect of the victory of
Commander Dewey’s fleet is Washing
ton ia expected to result in great ac
tivity in Cuba. The enthusiasm
an gendered by the success
at Manila has placed the war spirit of
the Americans at the high pitch and
given the Spaniards a corresponding
ly.,
There is talk this morning of allow
ing Admiral Sampson’s guns to be
turned on Havana at once and that as
soon aa General Shafter’s force of in
vasion is landed there will be lively
times in Cubs.
The victory has Increased the confi
dence of the naval officers and spread
a belief that the fortifications about
the Cuban capital will not long with
stand the onslaught of our battleships.
Another reason for the advance now is
said to be a desire to bombard Havana
at once so that this task may be over
before the Spanish squadron now in
the Atlantic reaches thia aide.
The Cubans here say Gomez will
have bis army ready to co operate
with the fleet by Wednesday, and with
the munitions of war to be carried to
them by the invading army there will
be no lack of arms and ammunition to
insure a successful land attack oo the"
Spanish.
Chairman Cannon, of the appro
priation committee, today reported
and the bouse passed an urgency de
ficiency bill appropriating about $36,-
000,000 for war expense. It was ex
plained that volunteers would be paid
from the time of enrollment and their
expenses from their homes to the
place of enrollment borne by the gov
ernment.
The president has in course of pre
paration a proclamation which will be
hsued within the next day or two,
fixing the status of Spanish subjects
in this country.
Generally speaking tbs proclama
tion will make it known that such
subjects are under suspicion, and it is
believed will announce that stringent
measures will be taken to prevent
their hindering a speedy and success
ful conduct of a war against the king
dom of Spain.—?—
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List of letters remaining in the Griffin,
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Persons calling will pleae say “advertised”
and give date. One cent must be paid on
each advertised letter.
MAIdB LIST.
George Bailey, W. D. Bowden, Pender
Gross Early, W. E Giddings, Esq., Ben
Heywood, Nat Hightower, J. P. Lewis,
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Miss Margenle Blanbugg, Mrs. J. P. Ba
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Childs, Mrs. C. T. Foster, Mrs. Adline
Green, care S. J. Thomas, Miss Louise
Mollie Smith, Mrs. E. J. Wrlcb, Jen
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David J. Bailey, Jr., P. M.
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9BIFFIN, &EORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1898.
THE GREAT BATTLE.
BY W. E. H. SEARCY.
As men rush forward to do battle
for ibeir country, and the cause of
humanity, they should not forget that
the gr/atest battle>n this life is in
behalf of their own spirits. He alone,
is free who ruletb his own spirit, “and
be that ruleth his own spirit is greater
than he that taketh a city” (Proverbs
16:32) We go upon the gory field
where leaden rain has stricken down
the very flower of our brave and cbiv*
alrous youth, and a pall of sadness,
even in the midst of victory, settles
around the heights of triumph. We
do battle with the adversaries who
seek to rule our spirits, we rise in the
scale of life and being as wc conquor, '
and when victory pearcbes on our
banners its chaplets are woven ; about
our brows while Angele of heaven
sing peans of praise for our delivei"
ance. The gory field brings triumph
among sorrows, but the battle on the
field of personal warfare brings victory
amidst the glorious ecstacies of rejuvi
nated life. When the breath of'spring
wreaths chaplets on the branches of
the trees and a new song comes into
the mouth of the feathered ’songster
which nestles among the new born ,
bowers, we have a faint symbol of the
glory of a spirit set free.
Let us consider the great battle’ for
the mastery of the spirit. Man has
two natures—an animal nature and a
spirit nature. The animal nature is
represented by tbe Greek word Pneu
ma. St. Paul says (1 Tbes. V: 23,)
“I pray God your whole spirit (pneu
ma) soul (Piuche) and body be pre
served blameless <&c.” The spirit na
ture is that in us which is of tbe
breath of God, tbe immortal part,
capable of endless progression, and ,
eternal felicity. We lay up in store .
for tbe spirit nilure, knowledge and,
whatever tends to magnify and purify
our inner being. /The animal nature
is that part ot us •wWtalx we possess-i®-
common with other animal life. We
lay up in store for the animal nature
the good things of this life. For it we
fill our barns, and our coffers, and
-stuff ourselves with the pride of life.
Listen .* Luke XII: 19 says: fl wi l
say to my soul (Psuche)aoul, (Psucbe)
thou bast much goods ( laid op for
many years; take thine ease &o.”
But Godssaid, “this night thy soul
(psucbe) be required of thee.” Tbe
rich mao gave up bis animal life that
night, but his spirit (pneuma) went to
the tormenlings of conscience for an
ill spent life. This man bad tri
umphed in the animal life; but alasl
had lost the great battle for the cons
trol of his spirit.
How different was tbe career .of that
poor man who bad lain at bis gate.
His psucbe bad had no enjoyment*,
no triumphs. It lay in tbe dust of hu
mility at the entrance to wealth, where
itcould view the magnificent splen
dors of earthly grandeur, without
reaching more than its crumbs. But
be ruled bis spirit. Ha took it from
tbe downward road of animal enjoy
ment and placed it in the path of
spirit life, and when be died the angels
bore him away to tbe happy resort of
Abraham, in the para'dise of God.
How true that mysterious passage
of Matthew, X :39: “He that findeth
bis life (psucbe) shall lose it, and he
that loseth bis life (psucbe) for my
sake shall find it.” Bishop Kendrick
says: “By a paronomasia (a play up
on words) life is used in different
senses. Finding and enjoying your
animal life you lose life (your pneu
ma). Losing your animal life you
find life (your pneuma) ” This was
beautifully illustrated in tbe careers
of the rich man and Lazaras, just re->
ferred to.
The battle, then, is between the ani
mal and the spirit natures of man, and
be who would rule his spirit and be a
hero in tbe battle of-.life must
subdue bis animal nature. Anything
that tends to put the animal nature
on top must be avoided aa one would
avoid tbe deadly upas.
It may be no harm tu take a single
drink of alcohol into the system, but
it is a seed, feeding an appetite that
has debased thousands of men and
sent thousands to perdition. Said one
of Georgia’s moat distinguished sons
to me the other day: “I feel that I
could drink and be safe from tbe ter
rible disease of alcoholism, but every
body wbo has been lost in that meal
strom of death thought the same way,
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arW if they are mistaken I might be
also, so I am with you.”
-Where was a triumph—the mastery
ofwbe spirit—tbe ruling of tbe spirit—
a qpfusa) to be led to destruction by an ,
animal desire.. The gratification of any
undioly desire is sowing the seed of de
struction. He who would -be the
highest type of man must abstain ,
from everything that his base and ig> 1
noble nature seeks to entangle him
unlawfully with. Triumphing in that
he triumphs in the greatest battle,
lives in tbe atmosphere Os spirit life, <
and dying pa?sis to "realms of tbe
highest felicity.
Think of this, brave soldiers, as you
go out to battle for your country.
Don’t forget your own great battle for
your own spirits.
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